United labor bulletin., 1913-07-12
THE OPTIMISTIC
PHILOSOPHER


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God pardon us all for the triumpps
we feel
When fellow goes down; poor, heart
broken brother,
Pierced to the heart, words are
keener than steel,
And mightier far for woe or for
veal.
Were it not well in this brief little
journey,
On over the isthmus. down into the
tide.
serpent,
Ere folding the hands to be and
abide
For ever and aye in dust at his
side?
Look at the roses salutlng each other;
Look at the herds all at peace on
the plain
Man, and man only, makes war on his
brother.
And dotes in his heart on his peril
and pain
Shamed by the brutes that go down
on the plain.
Denver has been holding its own as
a summer resort city during the past
two weeks of torrid weather. While
the thermometer here has at times
registered "a in the shade. a glance at
the snow-capped mountains serves to
cool the blood and put soft pedal on
the pusle. Visitors to the city from
across the Eastern plains glow with
pleasureabla joy when they reach this
haven of comfort. Then there are the
many shady parks within the city's
gates to invite those in search of rec
reation of a satisfying nature. While
the toll of heat victims over the coun-
try has been unprecedented, not sim
gle death has been caused in Denver
by the stress of hot weather.
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Denver people find more enjoyment
in life than those of any other metrop-
oils in the country. On the Fourth OF
July 10000 residents went to nearby
resorts. while at least 10000 visitors
came in from other cities of the state
Taking the daily papers estimate for
it, $4,000 people visited Overland park
TO see the 200-mile motorcycle race,
according to the Post, which provided
the sport; 10000 were at Lakeside to
see the Roman carnival; 100000 at
tended the Berkeley lake mermaid
swimming contest, SO says the News.
which officiated at this event; 5000
attended the Republicans swimming
sports at Washington park: 10000
fans sat through two baseball games
at Broadway park, and at least 10000
people saw the fireworks display at
City park in the evening, so says ev-
erybody who were there. The Tuil-
cries at Englewood had one of the
largest crowds and best programs In
that favorite resorts history. Bowle's
Grove at Littleton was the scene of
many private picnic parties. Down
town theaters and the movies took
care of 25,000. Other places of amuse-
merit had their full quota of holiday
pleasure seekers. Not a single seri-
Gus accident occurred to mar the day.
Albert K. Hill, editor of the Nash.
vile Labor Advocate, who seven years
ago succeeded the Optimistic Philo-
sopher as general representative OF
the International Typographical
Union for the Southeastern States,
is now president of the Board OF
Education of that city. At
meeting of the board last week dele
CATION from the Carpenters union ap-
peared and presented the printer-edi-
tor-president with a new hand-worked
gavel, suitably inscribed. and fres-
coed with speech highly compliment
tary of Mr.. Hills record as union
labor man. Albert has been mem
ber of the Tennessee Legislature, and
the prosperity of the Advocate has
enabled him to make two tours OF
Europe. Notwithstanding all these
honors, he will never be satisfied un
til delegates to the /. T. u. convention
at Nashville next month return to
their respective homes declaring that
the bold-faced type of Southern hos
pitality extended was the very last
word in the line of home spun cordi-
ality.
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without ]. ]. fisherman, the Pueblo
labor movement would be as a buzz
wagon minus a spark plug. He is al
ways at the front when work is doing
for any of the local organizations. AS
a member of the Cigarmakers' union,
he is recording. financial and label
secretary and treasurer Of the local
international funds. fisherman has a
unique record. In addition to being
elected to the seventh term as secre-
tary of his local and the other offices
in that organization, he is a member