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81. OF nOSEBlBO REVIEW.
B08EBCBG, OREGON, MONDAY, JUXE 18, 1821.
VOLv X, Xo. 137, OK THE EVENING NEWS.
iFfillTIVE COUNCIL OF THE
y f RICAN FEDERATION LABOR
GOMPLtlt KtPUKI
L Movement Pet.. Success-auiemenuo uenver con
vention Covers a w me Range 01 ouuiecw surais
of Organized Labor Outlined.
ENVER, Colo. J
SccefuTy defended It. posi;
fSSri. ornnucd effort of
Lmlou employers" tne mw.-ui.
tu of the Aerlcao Federation
lubnmieu .dds that
convention here. It aaus uiai
k li for continuance
L. i. iuccessful defense, but
Jf. ,nd consistent progress.
fto tme." say the report, that
r "...i...A mnloveri are still
rJnloni.m .d that in many dlr
Ins the campaign to reduce wages
Snaes What is equally true is
Hhese movements continue with
Wly decreasing vigor and ef
nd that their momentum of
V months ago has been dtssl-
jfere Is need for the utmost vigl
Z and labor can not relax in any
ie effort, but must, on the con-,
t, continue Ub itruggle with all
(ble energv. Intelligence and soll
tj It may. however, find sat
tti'on "d cause for congratula
in the 't that the employers.
Ud as never before, aggressive as
Ebefore and financed as never
fe, have failed so signally and
tompletely in the purpose they
61 1 to accomplish."
e Council's report covers a wide
of subjects and memoes nearij
pecific recoinmendatlons.
fe of sub
art of si
si them are : i
sit the railroad situation be in-
kited by a National Commission
lating of seven representatives,
of the public, the stockholders,
classified labor, with a view to
(amending remedial legislation
ongress.
tut the Executive Council be au-
f ed to conduct an Investliation
a view to recommending at the
convention a policy as a bast
wage measurement as opposed to
present plan of fixing wages in
(Ion to the cost of living,
ist the Federation endorse . a
k resolution to be presented In
treu proposing an amendment to
(constitution under which all
buret finally enacted by con
is would be valid under the con
ation whenever called into ques-
KOMAIVE l I'RISO.V.
tat the Federation take a "firm
td" for the Inauguration of a def
k policy calling for the total ex
on from the United States of
fcneie with all other Orientals, j
(hat the excess profits tax lie re
ted by the federal government
that the Federation oppose pro
kls for new taxes and "leave noth-
undone to defeat the tntroduc
I of a turnover consumption or
is til."
pit the convention approve re
it recommendations by the Feder
flrtde Commission to President
filing that the commission be au
kiied to obtain and publish lnfor
Won concerning ownership, cost,
pi and profits in the basic Indus
P ai a means of "reducing the
p of living hy comDelllna- those
ji tell the ne-esarles of life to ac-
taiiiier profits."
p the convention cnll upon th
"ncsj government "to tne
tlatlre or to cnonerata with Ariv
Jr union nr nations for the pnr
f of a g-neral agreement for dls-
Praent, both f the army and nav
Wfalrs of the world.
8i in view of -an apparently
C'uuea ana systematic cam-,
" by the National Association of
pafactnrsr to conduct a propa
P ia the schools of the country
(furtherance of the mrw.n.ui ,.
JP' the Federation have prepared
'pnleti and literature bearing o
tne Question invw.. . j.i
pn to th. colleges, universities
at schools."
fTltat the Fe-lerstln..
' VM to ! I'nitH Mine Work
P of Atnetfr 11 v- j .
hi... ,c I' uerai prOFO-
That th Vratlon nTiT)n .
inn ivat . - " w
rth. Z-.l 1U I"irpose "the
TV. .
fnrh nf .v. r , " P""nt civilization and. furthermore. Is a
'a, a'r. 2B-. ,Uhor ,oIt,OB of w"ln economic theory
'-" anl iC,, .1 J40 ,n "nd "tterlT without logic or identl-
' In tr.e-t,,', ..,""t e PPort."
M Urre nnmer i ,Dru T rtuel The Police. It la added, "results
Wl.-- h ZiZ. , fTt Un' 1n a ""'enry to classify human he
rshtn ' ln'" (o he mem- Inn nr1 .Ai ..eh
pssirn ai'n., " r.' !h.t .tn, class having a presumotive right taltlon
,,n,Ia oor n riven quantity of Tarlous eommo-iactii
movement for reduction of wages,
the movement to crush our organi
zation, masquerading under the fic
titious 'open ahop alogan, tho wave
of unemployment and perhaps the
moat sinister of all, the revival aa a
part of the general anti-labor cam
paign of the vicious, enslaving Indivi
dual contract by which workers are
bound to their employers In unwill
ing servitude, have been massed and
concentrated against the most poten
tial voluntary movement of the wage
earners of the country. Added to
these have been legislative assaults
and court decisions roost destructive
ln character.
"We have checked the progress of
those who have sought to destroy
freedom through the annihilation of
the organization of labor.
"We call for a great rallying, a
great unity, a great movement for
ward for humanity. The message of
Trade Unionism must be carried to
every corner."
Under heading of "Constructive
Demands," the Council's report reit
erates and reaffirms taht "those con
tributing to production, should have
a part in Ha control," and to this end
It urges "the setting up of conference
boards of organized workers and em
ployers, thoroughly voluntary in
character and thoroughly In accord
with our trade union organization an
means of promoting the democracy
of industry through cooperative ef
fort." "Cooperation should be encourag
ed as an effective means of curbing
profiteering" the report continues.
"To stimulate rapid development of
cooperatives the Federal Farm Loan
Act should be extended so aa to give
credit to, all properly-, organized co
operatives, just as credit now la giv
en to individual farmers. Coopera
tion is no leas vital and worthy of
support than are the railroads which
were given hundreds of millions of
dollars and an area of land equal to
New England to facilitate their es
tablishment. There should be legal
enactment to protect cooperatives
against discrimination by manufac
turers and wholesalers.
"Control of credit capital by those
whose chief interest Is the accumu
lation of profits reiult inevitably in
the open door for profiteering. We
repeat and emphasize the demands of
organized labor that control of capi
tal be taken from the hands of pri
vate financiers and placed in the
hands of a public' agency to be ad
ministered by voluntary and coopera
tive methods.
Turning to thej-ailroad situation,
the Council says, "The operation of
the Esch-Oummins meamire (the
Transportation Act) has created
situation by virtue of which even its
promoters and advocates now freely
acknowledge that absolute failure
and collapse predicted by labor in the
verv beginning.
The report says that the decisions
of the Railroad Labor Board in wage
cases "alive betokened no porgresslve
thought" and It characterizes as
deliberate. backward step" the abro
gation by the board of the national
wage agreements.
"The Railroad Labor Board," thej
report continues, "has made volun
tary agreement a relic of history.
The maximum demands are present
ed in preliminary meetings, with the
board as court of appeal always in
the background. Thus, questions of
Wages, working conditions and hours,
become matters for litigation Instead
of negotiation. Neither party is sat
isfied as Is abundantly evident. Only
a minor fraction of the case present
ed has been decided. Tho break
down is complete.''
- The report goes on to say that It
Is "necessary to look to the future
for the development of a sound con
stmctlve program under which the
nation may be assured of competent
fair and economical operation and
control of the railroads with labor's
right to exercise its normal activities
and .freedom safeguarded
Regarding wages and the cost of
living, the council says the practice
of fixing wages solely on the basis of
cost of living is a violation of the
whole philosophy In progress and
The gates of the state penl-
ten'.lary closed behind Floyd
Honiaine. 18-year-old murderer
of Abe Glvena, yesterday even-
lng. aud the boy, after being
dressed ln, began his sentence
of life Imprisonment. He was
taken to Salem on train No. 14
yesterday afternoon by Sheriff
Sam Starmer. Sheriff Starmer
goes on to Portland aa a govern- 4
ment witness In the cae against
S. M. Vellock. John I son and
Charles Ilrumfleld charged with
conspiracy against the Gov-
eminent.
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Sl'QAR Id REDUCED.
PORTLAND. June 13 A in V
4 cent reduction in the price of
sugar following an eastern d-
cllne. brought the best grades
down to $7.15 per Back whole-
sale, a new low record for four 4V
years. v
a
Four Women to
Face Murder Charge
(Ry Associated Press!.
CLEVELAND, Jun 13. Four
women were formally charged with
tne murder ot Daniel F. Kaber, who
was stabbed 24 times by hired assas
sins in his Lakewood borne two years
ago. Mrs. Erniina Colavlto, midwife.
made the startling revelations that
Mrs. Eva Catherine Kaber, the
widow, and Marian McArdle, daugh
ter, and Mrs. Mary Brlckel. mother
of Mrs. Kaber, were concerned in the
hiring of the two assassins. She
aid the assassins were permitted to
go through the house before the
murder was committed to get the
location of the rooms, and that
Marian McArdle played the piano to
deaden the noise of the footsteps.
Yankee Reported
Killed In Dublin
(By Aanoclated Press)
LONDON. June IS. A Dublin
dispatch reported Thomas Rush. 35
years, said to be an American navy
pensioner, shot to death yesterday at
Llsacul, near Castle Reagh. by the
crown forces.
SUIT FILED AGAINST
PORT 1DFUMPQUA
Taxpayers League Brings Suit
to Prevent Issuance of
. Bonds.
CLAIM ULTERIOR MOTIVE
Bonds Desired Only for Benefit of
City ot Keed.iport and Promoter
Warren P, Heed, According
to Amended Complaint.
BALL GAME PLAYED.
Two exciting ball games were play
ed yesterday, one at Yoncalla be
tween Yoncalla and Oakland and the
other at Riddle between Riddle and
Sutherlln. Yoncalla won from Oak
land by a score of 14 to 6 and Riddle
defeated Sutherlln 14 to 4.
Claiming thbt the proposed issu
ance of $25.0000 additional port
bonds is only an act on the
part of Warren, P. need to benvflt the
city or Reedsport exclusively, J. N.
Hedden. Fred Assenbeluier and
Frank" Wells, who claim to be repre
sentatives of the Taxpayers League
of the Port ot Umpqua, have filed an
amended complaint in the circuit
court setting forth a number of new
allegations. The original complaint
.was file don May 20, but the amend
ed complaint contains many addi
tional chargos.
The defendants named are Warren
Reed, J. R. Browne, Arthur Wal
ker. W. F. Peck, Joseph Peck, the
Schnelloch Bond company and Frank
Snepard, president of the Power and
Equipment company.
The complaint states that ReenB-
oort Ib dependent upon the lumber
Industry for Its prosperity, and that
when the decline ln lumber prices
forced the mills to close down. War
ren P. Reed, founder and promoter
of Reedsport,- and the acting presi
dent of t he port commission, devised
tho plan of Issuing port bonds to
stimulate work over the period of
depression. Subsequently. It Is
claimed, at a clandestine meeting an
ordinance was voted authorizing the
Issuance of $250,000 bonds In addi
tion to $200,000 already Issued, the
ordinance carrying an emergency
clause to prevent referendum.
The Complaint charges that all
meetings of the commission were
kept secret sad that no opportunity
was given for- remonstralors to be
present. At following meetings It Is
charged the bonds were ordered sold
to the Rnlph Schnelloch company at
rate of $50.01, while the market
at the time was taking bonds at $98.
A contract was also entered into, it
Is said, with the Power and Equip
ment company for the construction
of n $80,000 dredge.
This dredge, the plaintiffs declare.
Is wanted only for the purpose of
filling In low marsh and swamp lnnds
at Reedsport in order that the lands
(Continued on page 4)
FLAG HONORS LATE JUSTICE.
Nay, Pauline, the city of Rose
burg has not been officially declared
dead. Officially that feeble spark
of life is still In existence, public
opinion to the contrary notwith
standing. The reason the flag over
the city hall is flying at half mast
is because ot a request that all pub
lic buildings fly the flag at half mast
for a period of 30 daya following
the death of Chief Justice White.
Dorothea Abrahams, of Roseburg.
was given honorable mention ln con
nection with the Clara H. Waldo
prize awards, based on scholarship
and qualities of womanhood. Miss
Abrahams was graduated from the
Oregon Agricultural College today
that profl-
' tmJ dltlea.
t." th, "nl,ftn OT. The council declares
" ftroui-v", -I!' hM Jnat teerlng in food continues.
r, . ... ' i ncexemnlMt t urkii. v., i . a
' " flifricuttT k. 1 wuuimmw pr ascrau
" ''bor srnl . - " wno- reianert continued
more to be recommended tban those
submitted to President Harding hy
the Federal Trades Commission that
there was no Justification for a re
duction of wages. The commission
held that the 'first object should be
to Increase, rather than lessen (he
purchasing power of the ordinary
consumer. '
Regarding proposals of the Trade
Commission that full publicity be
given to the results of investigation
by It of the costs and profits In es
sential industries the report says
that "If the people are In full pos
session of all the facts of costs of
distribution and the profits made on
the necessaries of life, public opinion
would have a powerful effect In re
ducing prices, and there would be no
rnecessity of prosecution under the
Shermin anti-trust law." It Is irtdert
that "It is also believed that In all
legislation providing for the regula
tion of corporations or monopolies
that question of publicity should be
Incorporated.
A considerable portion nf the conn
ell's report Is devoted to a dlscusslor
of America and the Russian soviet
and the council nays that "America
during the year has fully endorsed
the stand of the American Federa
tion of Labor at the Montreal con
Vertion In resolving that the federa
is not Justified in taking any
action which could be construed ss
in asslstnnre to. nr approval nf, in
soviet gnrernment nf Russia as Inn
as that government Is based upon
authority which baa not been vested
;5or mnA ,tTT- roiauerw continued to enarffe an-(in ix oy a popular rpriwnL.nw u.-
M, d from "WgTs reaaonable prlcea," It asserts. "Of , lional assemblage ef the Russian peo-
- .me. Th an tha remedies proposed bob li
IX)NE BANDIT GETS CASH.
ST. JOE, Idaho. Juno 13.
A lone bandit held up E. F.
Smith, cashier or the First
State bank, and forced him to
O give up $3992 and then escaped
to the hills afoot after locking
the caahier ln the vault. The
man had the appearauce ofi a
woodsman, aald Smith, who re-
loased himself from the vault e
with a screwdriver.
DAILY MARKET REPORT.
PORTLAND, .June 13. Cat-
tie fifty cents lower, choice
steers $7.60 and $7.75: hoga
steady, prime light $8.75 and
9.25; sheep fifty cents lower,
east of the mountain lambs
$6.25 and $6.75.
Crest of Flood
Believed Passed
(Py Aaaoclated Press).
PORTLAND, June 13. Unless
thore Is another hot spell, causing a
further rise, it Is believed the crest
of the flood has been reached. The
upper Columbia and Snake rivers are
dropping and the Willamette is sta
tionary, with a forecast of a slow
drop during the next three days.
Admiral Sims to
Return to U. S.
(Ity United Press.)
LONDON. June 13. Admiral Sims
will tell Secretary Denby that he at
tempted humor when referring to
the Sinn Fein sympathizers in the
United Statea as "aaies with votes."
Close frlonds of the admiral believe
that he Is preparing to return to the
United States and face the repri
mand, as he refused to comment on
the exchange of messagea with Sec
retary Denby. It Is believed that he
will place the blame of the contro
versy on the Interpretation of cer
tain passages' ot his speech, claim
lng that further garbling occurred
ln cable transmission. It Is evident
that the admiral is not going to re
tract what he actually said before
the English Speaking Union.
To Attend College
Short Course
Man Hunt For
Roy Gardner
Still Continues
County Agent II. E. Ilaslott and
family, Dave Huseubark and family
and A. E. Street and family left this
morning by automobile for Corvallls
where they will attend tho Farmers'
week program. The cars bore large
banners advertising Douglas county.
Quite a largo numbor ot Douglas
county farmers will be In attendance
at the program and approximately
Industrial club members will take
tho short course. Several are to go
later ln the week by train.
KELSO, Wash., June 1.1. (A. P.)
The potifto who last ullit sur
rounded the swamp north of hero in
to which a nun said to resemble Roy
Gardner, escaed convict, was aten
sliiikiiuc, this morning were cloMng
In on the surrounded area.
orris H. I'yron, Gardner's confed
erate in the during em ape on the
train early Saturday, wiw iu Jail
here ufter being captured lato yes
terday, lie said Gardu:r forced him
to aid in the escape. He k'ft Gard
ner a short dixtunce south of Castle
Rock.
SEARCH GOES OS.
PORTLAND, June 13. (U. P.)
Following the capture of NoiTU Pj
ron, Guiflner's wl, lata yeMerduy,
tho hunt Is Mill vigorous for the mail
bandit. Pyron's lack ot resistance
was pitiful. He seemed morn afraid
of Caiirtliier tlian afraid of the law
He will probably Iw taken to Mc
Neil's Maud today to serve a long
term for coiintcrfeltliig.
I LVDING IS DIFFICULT.
KELSO. June 13. (A. P.) So
many avenues of escape are open to
Kuy Gardner If he li not In the ling
north of K'lo, tluU the officer late
this morning said finding him would
le dlffliolt. Scon-e of officers and
civilians are taking part in llic
search, which la causing more
rltenient than any man hunt since
the chase fur Harry Trnc). The mo
tor boat which went np the river but
night li-d some to believe that 11 may
have been sent by a confederate
WILL JOIN IfiSSE.
PORTLAND, June 13. United
fttafes Marshal Holnhnn, nf Han
Francisco, pasted through here to
day enroute to Kelso to take charge
of the hunt for Gardner. Pyron will
be) taken direct to McNeil' Island
Beaitaallary,
L. F. Ts Entertain
With Picnic Party
The U F. T. Dancing Club will
sponsor a picnic dinner and dance
this evening at Riddle. The club
members have been looking forward
to this affair, which promises to be
the most enjoyable of all the seasons
dances. It is given In honor of Mr.
and Mrs. S. C. Dartrnui, prominent
club members, who ore leaving soon
for Sali m to remain permanently.
The L. F. T.'s will motor to Riddlo
late this afternoon to . enjoy a
sumptuous picnic luncheon this even
ing at 6:30. Imncmg will be;ln at
8:30 nnd music for the evening will
"be furnished by the Sunset orchestra
WORK TO START AT ONCE
ON IMPROVEMENT OF THE
NORTH UMPQUA HATCHERY
State Engineer In Roseburg Preparing Plans Preparatory to Sub
mining Improvement to Bids Large Log and
Rock Dam to Be Constructed This Summer.
Robort C. Wygant, chief englueor
of the fifth commission of Oregon,
spent the day in Roseburg making
preliminary arrangements for the
construction ot a dam across the
North Umpqua at the site ot the fish
hatchery and for the Improvements
authorized by the fish commission at
the hatchery. The last legislature
authorized the expenditure of ' the
sum of $16,000 in Improvements at
the North Umpqua hatchery and the
work will be started at once in put
ting the plana Into execution.
The main Improvement will be tho
construction of a large dam. The
dam is to he 280 feet ln length and
will be of lor crib construction, the
cribs being filled with rock. The
cribs will be 16x35 feet In size and a
4x12 foot apron on the np stream
face. It will be rlprapped with rock
and will be from 14 to 16 feet in
height. The construction will neces
sitate the employment of from 180
to 200 men for two months or more.
The work will be done under con
tract, the material to be furnished
by the state adjacent to the dam
site. The proposed bids for the con
struction will be for the labor In
placing the materials in position and
furnishing the tools, appliance an'
equipment for the completion of the
dam.
In addition to the dam It will he
necessary to build a large number f
feeding ponds, and other additions
in order that the capacity may he
increased. It is estimated that the
new Improvements will more than
double the sire of the plant.
Formerly the hatchery has been
altogether too small. It has been
found after careful exporlment that
there 1 a great loss when small try
are released Into the rivers. When
the small fish are turned Into, the
stream they are not large enough to
properly provide for themselves and
readily fall prey to birds, animals
and other fish. If the fish can he
kept until they are six or eight
inches In length and then turned
loose Into the river, there Is a very
small loss, as they are then able to
nrovide for themselves and to pro
tect themselves much better than
when small. Formerly the North
GIJDK RESIDENT PASSES AWAY,
Mra. Honhla Owen, wull known
resident of Glide passed away at her
home in that vicinity late last even
ing, death resulting from heart fail
ure. Mts. Owen was 5 4 year of
ago at the time of her death. She
had gotten up to investigate
strange noire which she heard, and
upon reaching the door she fell to
the floor. lJite this afternoon no
diflnlie funera larrangoment has
bfji-n made.
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GAVE KltlXK IS CHARGE
C'Vinmlnr unlawful possession of
Intnvl.-nting liquor, a warrant was is
sued from the lo-al justice cnurt to-
ilav for the arrest of J. II. Clay of
Glendale. Clay Is charged with hav-
Ini given a drink 'to a resident of
lint tilsce. The man to whom th
Irink ivns given heenme Intoxicated
It Ik raid, and got Into trouble and
fnl'nTcIng his arrest gave the nam" nf
Mr. Clav as the person giving him
the intoxliant.
The flues at the rnnrt house were
thoronchlv cleaned todar. two chltn
ney sweeps having been employed
k that wrk,
Umpqua hatchery has had only a
very fow ponda where these fish
could be fed and It was necessary to
move the fry aa soon aa possible to
other Ktreams. Aa a result salmon
hatched at this hatcsery have been
taken to the Columbia and Willam
ette river hatcheriea where thoy have
been fed and cared for until matured
sufficiently to permit their being re
leased into the main stream. This
has taken millions of fish which logi
cally should have gone back Into the
North Umpqua river instead of Into
the Columbia or Willamette.
The Improvements, it la estimated,
will more than double the present
capacity of the hatchery and will
greatly increase the number ot fish
In tho river. A large number of
feeding ponds will be built and In
these the fish will be kept until they
are of a size large enough to be re- .
leased Into the main river. The
dam will provide for the extension
of the plant ror many years to come
and will be a very big addition to
the resources ot the county,
ti
Local Cartoonist
Going to Ashland
Bert O. Dates, of the News-Review
staff, will leave Wednesday for Ash
land where he will remain for sev
ere! weeks doing cartoon and Illus
tration work for the "Sap and Salt,"
nowspaper syndicate conducted by
Bert Moses and Jesse Winburn.
These two gentlemen recently ar
rived ln Ashland from New York,
where they havo been engaged in the .
newspaper business for a number of
years. They have built a log cabin
hunting lodge In Ashland canyon, six .
miles above Ashland, where they are
preparing the column feature "Sap
and Salt." They have engaged Mr.
Bates to star at the cabin for a while
to illustrate Mr. Moses'' writings.
The drawings will appear in all of
the metropolitan newspaper of the
United States and Canada. Mrs.
Bates will leave for Ashland the lat
ter part of the week to remain until
Mr. Bates completes hi contract.
Colleen Fitzgerald
Passes Away
Miss Colleen Bond Fitzgerald.
daughter of Mrs. M Illy Fitzgerald of
this city passed away yesterday af-
tornoon following an Illness of many
months. She was twenty-one years
of age at the time of her death.
Miss Fitzgerald had been ln the
Mercy hospital for several months
prior to her removal to her sister's
home, Mrs. Chambers, where death
occurred. Miss Fitzgerald has spent
he greater part of her life here, and
has many school mates and others
who mourn her death. She leaves
o survive her besides her sorrowing
mother, a sister, Mrs. Lloyd Cham-
ers and two brothers, Raleigh and
Fred Fitzgerald.
Funeral services will he held to
morrow at 12:30 rrom tne itnnian
Catholic church, with Father Khark-
y officiating. Interment will fol-
ow In the family cemetery at Look
ing Class.
o
Secretary Treasury
Opposing the Bonus
(fly ttntted J'rf
WASHINGTON. June 13. It war
lenrned today that Secretary of the
Treasury Mnllbn will oppose the
granting or the soldiers' bonus mir
ing this session of congress. Mellnn's
opposition developed following tne
announcement of Senntor Penrose
aud olher senate lcsders would con
fer with him regarding tho bonui
bill. Motion's position la aubstan
tlally the same as that of former
Secretary Houston, claiming that the
granting of a bonus and pay Inn
would riangeroiiBly disarrange the
nation's finance.
A favorable report on the ' ad
Justed compensation act," the new
name of the bonus bill. Is expected
this week from the committee.
Of the five features nf the M!!.
Mellon, It Is understood, objects most
to the feature calling an outlay of
money Issuance security by the gov
ernment for ex-ervlce men.
Here IVnm California
Mrs. L. E. Stansrd and grand
daughter, Ceraldlne. of Richmond
California, have arrived In Rosehur
and will spend sevtrsl days visiting
with their friends, Mr. and Mrs
SmIIb Bailey.
A. F. of L. Meets
In Denver With
Big Problems
DENVER, June 13. (United
Press) The 41st annual convention
of the American Federation of Labor
got under way at 10 a. m. today In
the Auditorium here. Ketweon 1000
and 1200 delegate were In their
seat whon the meeting was called
to order. All national officials of
the federation are here.
This is tho third time the conven
tion ha been held in Denvnr and 27
years ago, Samuel Gompers, present
president, war defeated here for that
office. John Mcllrlde was the choice
over Gompers. Since then, the lat
ter has been re-elected each year.
Preliminary work of tho conven
tion has been under way alnce June
8. when members of the Dulldtng
Trades department met to outllna
problems to be placed before the
convention proper. Between 200
and 2"0 delegates were present at
these sesslone.
Other branches of the federation
which met for preliminary work are
'he Metal Trades department; the
t.avol Trades department: the Min
ing department and the Internation
al tabor Pross Association, com
iovd of publisher of labor papers.
Prellirinnrl-s were finished Satur
day. June It.
The Hrltl.ih Trades Union rongret
t represented by two delegates: th
''anadlan Trades and Ijibor congress
by one; Australia, one; Japan, one;
MctI-'O, one.
Veliomlng addresses were made
'nday by Governors O. H. Phono, Col
orsdo; R. D. Carey, Wyoming and
I. r. Rttltter. president of the Colo
rado ederFatlon of Labor, Mavor
Dewey C. Bailey, Denver and Ed
Keating, former congressman from
rolorsdn.
The Convention, according to local
labor leaders, will he one of the larg
est and most Imrnr'ant ever held hv
he federation. Hundreds of resolr
Mons are ,-T?ectod to h Introduce.!
Entertainment for" the delerstes
and their families Include trl-s
through the Pike Peak region snd
nr.iintnln parVs near Dere
Filed I on nf nff!er. wl'h On-"-'
nicked aa favorite for preMe-t '-
! scheduled for the Utter Prt rf
'he week.
Recstonsj ef t cnnvrntlcn may
latt until June 2.
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