United labor bulletin., 1913-01-23

National Jewish Hospital for Consump-
tives, located at Denver. Colo, whereby
patients are to be educated and taught
healthful trades, was made possible at
the annual meeting of the hospital board
at Cincinnati, Ohio Sunday, when an en-
dowment by Mrs. Herman August of
Cleveland Ohio, and Joseph E. Schoen-
berg of New York City for this purpose
was announced. A gift of $4,000 for an
infrmary building to permit patients to
be retained for longer than year was
made by Samuel Grabfelder of Philadel-
phia, president CT the hospital. Numer-
Gus other gifts were announced, includ-
ing $1,000 by Benjamin Altenhemer of
st. Louis. The social service extension
work that is made possible by the endow-
ment of $25, 900 for the Joseph E. Schoen-
berg Memorial trades school was an
nounced in Denver in October, at the
time the new $4,000 building was dedi-
Gated and the Dudley c. Schoenberg Me-
mortal farm, near Westminster. was
turned over to the hospital.
Governor Ammons has appointed Judge
Cunningham, a member of the court of
appeals, to the presidency of that court,
to succeed Judge Tully Scott. recently
elected to a seat on the supreme bench.
A promoter has taken over the firm of
Hally-Elliott Manufacturing company,
manufacturers of Muckum, and will ex-
tend the business of the concern through
out the country. No expense will be
spared by the promoters in giving Muck
um wide publicity. Muckum is used by
plumbers and steamfitters instead of red
lead, graphite and other preparations to
make joints on iron pipe watertight.
George A. Hally will be employed by the
promoters
Denver Stage Employers have elected
Frank G. Lemaster president and Bert
King vice president; secretary, A. w.
Hamilton; treasurer, Samuel Ambaugh;
executive board, E. H. Shaffer; trustees
Tim Akers, ]. c. Stuar and Roy Hilton.
They will hold office for one year.
j. c. Bulger, president of the Plumbers
union, returned from Chicago Saturday,
where he was in attendance at meeting
of the executive board of the United As
sociation of Plumbers and Steamftters,
of which board he is a member.
Deputy Labor Commissioner Brake has
appointed Frank Kratke superintendent
of free employment bureau No of Den
yer. The bureau is at present located in
the state capitol. Mr.. Kratke was for
merly a constable in the office of Judge
Morris. He was at one time secretary OF
the local union of plumbers. He served
the city as a policeman, and was later
mixed up in the election scandals. Bu-
reau No. / is located in the Railroad
building at Fifteenth and Larimer
Streets and Eli Gross is the superintetnd-
ent. 1t is understood that Senator Helen
ring Robinson was given the right to
name the assistant in bureau No. for
her support of the measure.
State Auditor Kenehan has made. d. w.
Beechtel one of his clerks. Beechtel is
a member of Machinists' union No. AZ
R. G. Moser, business representative of
the Steam Engineers, has been appointed
a deputy pure food inspector under Pure
Food Inspector George Bradley, with
headquarters at the state house
Without dissenting vote the state
senate Monday formally endorsed the
amendment to the United States constitu-
ton providing for the direct election of
senators. The measure will go to the
house, where similar action will be TAKEN
The endorsement of thirty-six states is
necessary to make it effective. Garman
introduced the resolution.
Calling a union man from an unfair job
| is not intimidation or violation of the
state anti-boycott law, according to the
ruling of Otto Book, who Friday dis
charged William Ryan, business agent OF
the Bricklayers' union. Ryan was arrest
| ed by Anton Danielson, a contractor, be-
cause he told three union bricklayers to
quit handling the brick used by Daniel
son in the erection of a building at
1 wenty-third and Hudson streets. Ryan
told the men that the brick were made
under unfair conditions in an open shop.
| They left the job. There was no loiter-
ing or force used" ruled Book.
| L. ]. Flore, president of the Cooks,
Walters and Bartenders' International
Union, was in Denver Tuesday, confer
ring with members of the three unions,
| but has left for the northwest. His home
is in Buffalo, N. Y.
At meeting of the auditing board,
held Tuesday morning. Mrs. Inez John
son Lewis of Colorado Springs was ap-
pointed clerk of the board OF equaliza-
ton and S. E. Tucker, who has previous
ly held this position, was appointed chief
| clerk of the state tax commission. Mrs
| Lewis was defeated by Mrs. Mary c. c.
Bradford at the September primaries for
| the nomination, for superintendent OF
public instruction on the Democratic
| ticket.
The Chamber of Commerce of Colorado
Springs has asked Attorney General Far
! rar to desist in his efforts to prevent the
4 Myron Stratton Home from being built
| at Colorado Springs. The chamber be-
| lieves that efforts are being made to rob
the city of the home and have the estate
taken over by the state of Colorado.
Meet in Trades Unions hall, 202 Quin-
cy block. Open dates, third Monday.
fourth Tuesday, fourth Wednesday. third
| Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. $3.50
per meeting.