United labor bulletin., 1913-08-09
PRINTING TRADES
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

present at last Sundays monthly
meeting of Denver Typogra phical
Union No. 40, and as a result some
ATS absent brothers will enrich the To-
cal treasury in the sum of As cents
each President Pferdesteller shed
his coat and appeared on the rostrum
at Horans hall simply bedecked in
new blue jeans shirt and ochre-colored
galluses. The mercury in the ther
mometer was dancing around the
ninety-two mark, which is some heat
for Denver.
With both eyes centered on Ed.
dent asked the orators to put on the
soft pedal, as others present including
himself, desired to disport along the
sandy beaches at Washington park,
where the manufactured sea water
gave rest to tired muscles and over
heated bodies.
Reading of minutes of the previous
meeting was dispensed with, and
Clerk Joe Cunningham looked pleased.
H. w Risley, State Commissioner
OF Printing, was elected to member
ship, as were two other candidates.
Sergeant-at-Arms Charles S. Semper
did the honors. which were of more
than usual interest because he had
just. celebrated his S3rd birthday.
Just to show they were mad at the
weather man majority of those pres
ent voted against parading on Labor
Day. and also declined to purchase
tickets for the event. Other things
transpired that indicated abnormal
tiles.
James A. Conkle was elected dele
gate, without opposition, to fill va
cancy in the Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, delegation, Delegate Fred Zim-
merman had failed to qualify.
Hank H. Ellis of the Smith-Brooks
chapel was also chosen delegate to
the Allied Printing Trades Council to
fill vacancy caused by the resgna-
toin of Paul Dodge.
An attempt to remit dues ot some
of the overworked officers and com
mitteemen was voted down, as was a
proposition to take advertising space
in a daily papers special edition.
What is known as the Denver
amentment" to the old-age pension
law was finally concurred in and No.
49s delegates to Nashville instructed
to push it, Most important change is
to remove restrictions as to eligibility
in securing the s. per week stipend.
Eugene Goodwin's resignation as
foreman of the News composing room
was vetoed last Saturday by the man.
agement and he is still on the OBJ, it is
understood. at an increased pay en-
velope. This announcement was
pleasing news to the fifty or more
members of the chapel and a great
disappointment to some twenty-five
applicants for the position.
Oscar Anderson and Robert M.
Fischer, delegates from No. 80 ac-
companied by their wives, are on
their way to the fifty-ninth I T. U.
convention, which assemblies at Nash
vile, Tenn, next Monday. They are
travelling by different routes and ex-
pect to visit relatives and friends on
the way. Mr. and Mrs. Fischer left
Denver last Saturday and Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson started for chicago
Monday.
Dan Smith of the Pasadena Daily
News is seeing the sights in Denver
this week and called at the Bulletin
office.
Harry Gearhart, formerly with the
Kimball Printing Company, has been
given an apprentice position on the
News.
The smoke ordinance in the Post
composing room has been lifted, and
the boys are again permitted to hit
the pipe, much to their delight.
Thomas P. Nealon, employed in the
composing room of the Western News
paper Union at Chicago, accompanied
by his wife, is spending his vacation
in Denver, visiting friends.
Democratic simplicity has deprived
Representatives in Congress Of their
embossed stationery. thereby causing
an annual saving Of 100000 a year.
The joint committee on printing of the
two houses of Congress is preparing
to launch an extensive investigation Of
the government printing office. 1t Is
asserted that Congress wastes as high
as $1,0O0,000 a year in the printing of
useless documents. 1t is not expected
that any Irregularities will be found,
as the wasteful methods are attri.
butable to Congress itself.
Fred b. Duvall was last Sunday
unanimously elected delegate to the
State Labor convention at Trinidad by
Pueblo Typographical Union. Ed
Drackert's resignation as delegate
to the Trades Assembly was accepted
and George w. Duffy chosen to sue
ceed him.