United labor bulletin., 1914-07-04
PRINTING TRADES
rYpoCRApHIcAL.

SoiumDh frintlng company, lIo5 STOUT
street, and members of the printing
trades are invited to call and see them
in operation. The machines were sent
to Denver direct from the factory in
Brooklyn and are the first of this man
ufacture seen in this city. They are
modelled along Merganthaler linotype
lines, with the same process of assem-
bling and casting, but have a number
of improvements that make for time
saving. Gustaf +. Wallin, representative
of the international Typesetting Ma
chine Company for this section, has
charge of the demonstration, while the
mechanical parts are explained by r. c.
Mccormick OF Chicago, travelling ma
chinist for the company. The machines
are conveniently located on the ground
floor. one having already been purchased
by the Columbia Printing Company.
Work of enlarging the News-Times
composing room was rapidly advanced
this week by removing the partitions
that cut off large corner for a private
office and proof room. When eomplet-
ed it will be one of the most comforta-
BILE and well-ventilated composing
rooms in the city. Superintendent Car
starphen intends to rearrange the "a
linotype machines so that plenty of
to go between. All machines will be
located on the Welton street side of
the office.
The many friends of Herman Schulze
of the News chapel will be pleased to
learn that his wife, who has been seri-
ously i'll for some time with aenemia, is
now convaleseing and has bright pros
poets of complete recovery. At time
when her life was despaired of the at
tending physician made TRANSMISSION OF
blood from a sister which proved the
turning point in her illness.
Regular monthly meeting of l.. 7. u.
No. 30 tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
in Horan's hall. 1921 Cleveland place
There viii be much to interest those
who attend. besides real pickup of IS
cents Come along and see how the new
administration performs.
Work in the job shops and ad rooms
j. at low stage and some Of the boys
are talking OF moving on to more fer
tile fields of operation.
At meeting Of the Post chapel Tues
day afternoon Henry Schluter was re-
elected chairman and Ed c. Davis secre-
tary. both without opposition.
Abe Plunkett has lost a valuable tur-
quoise Roman rolled gold scarfpin and
IS offering liberal reward for its re-
turn.
Mabclle JoTdan has graduated from n
proofreader to a machine sub and Is
now performing on the Post.
A decision was handed down this
week by the I. t. L. Executive Council
in the case of Ed Davidson OF the Post.
where an appeal was taken from action
of the chapel and union in sustaining
the foreman when he gave Davidson a
situation on the machine side while
working ON handset heads. The appeal
was taken by James A. Conkle. who
claimed an injustice had been done ma
chine subs The decision sustained the
appeal. reversed the unions action and
beld that priority could not be held in
one department while working in an
other.
Ed +. Drackert. well known in Den
Yer and Pueblo, writes from Sacramento
Cal. that hs has a longing TO enjoy the
bracing Colorado climate once more and
may return soon.
The seventh annual tournament of the
Union Printers National Baseball
League will be held in Cincinnati during
the week of August IL. August Her
mann. president of the Cincinnati Ma
tionsl League Baseball Club. and an ae
tive member OF c. T. U. No. 3. will en-
terrain the bunch of printer athletes.
According to the New England Bulle-
tin. official report of the New England
Typographical Union. business in union
printing offices in New England during
the month OF April was better than for
many months past The Bulletin. in
tabulating the membership. shows that
a Of T..~.
national Typographical Union employed
in New England. OF this number near
ly 1000 are regularly employed: s3 are
pensioners and 81 were unemployed dur
ing the month.
A new morning paper will begin pub
lication in Dallas. Texas. July l5 The
name of the paper will be the World
and Emmett Lloyd. formerly of Hous.
ton. will be managing editor.
John Kcating, linotype operator on
the Times. accompanied by his wife.
went to Colorado Springs this week for
an extended summer vacation.
Press dispatches of recent date have
announced the passing of the Chicago
Inter-Occan and the Philadelphia Times
to the journalistic graveyard Rumor
now has il that the New York Tribune.
founded by Horace Greeley and for
many years the property OF the late
whitelaw Reid and the accepted mouth
piece of the dominant political party OF
the country, is to discontinue publica-
tion shortly.
In warmly contested chapel election
Tuesday evening the News printers
elected J. Wilkic Moir chairman over
Ralph c. Caylcr by vote Of 81 to -
William +. Cunningham was elected sec
retary without opposition.