United labor bulletin., 1914-01-10
PRINTING TRADES
TYPoGRAPHIcRlS


than at any time since DIR. John c.
shaffcr of Chicago bought up and con-
solidated three of the daily papers.
Compliance with the resolution is left
to the patriotism of the regulars
Chairmen are to keep schedule and
those who do not observe the five-day
law are to be reported at the next
union meeting.
There will be neither ball, banquet
or smoker given by No 49 this year.
All propositions TO spend money on
festivities was voted down at Sun
days meeting. With so many men out
of work there was deemed to he no
call fer abnormal exhilaration.
Marsden G. Scott and Charles E.
Hawkes., both of New York. are the
only announced candidates for presi-
dent of the /. T. U. to succeed James
NJ. Lynch, recently appointed labor
Commissioner of New York.
Martin Lacher of Denver Is an
nouIced In the January Journal as
candidate for trustee of the Union
Printers Home. There are thirteen
other aspirants for the honor. includ-
lue IN
Springs for reelection
Ellis Gregg of the Post chapel has
returned from an oyer-the-holidays-
trip to his ranch and reports the crop
OF snow SURPRISINGLY superabundant.
Ellis saws II the dry farmers don't get
rich this year II will be because they
don't know how to figure.
If,-ta fs
urging that 10c per week be assessed
every member of the !. 7. U. TO sup
port the Western Federation Of Min
ers in continuing the Michigan copper
mine strike.
Should the proposition now being
agitated to remove the ]. T. L. head
quarters from Indianapolis be adopted,
an administration building will prob
ably be erected on the Union Printers
Home grounds at Colorado Springs.
That is the logical place for the in
II you are a member of any printing
trade union you are eligible to mem
bership in the Allied Printing Trades
Benefit Association. See special an
nounoement on page five Of this is
sue.
Apprentices winning prizes in the
November competitive contest were:
Frank z. Graves. MCGUIRE Printing
Co. first prize: Louis A. Shepherd,
Robinson's. second. II. Flint, Stott's.
third. This year the prizes awarded
each month will be, for first. six
months subscription to Inland Printer
and 81. second. three months sub
scription and 75 cents: third. pair
tweezers or brass line measure. The
grand prize for the apprentice making
the most credit points during 1914
will he a scholarship in the l. T. L.
Course in Printing.
Dave Coleman writes from Los An
seles that Art Schroeder. formerly OF
Denver. is In very poor health on n
ranch near Oakland. being unable to
work. He says former President Will
lam II. King is In l.. A. but not work.
ing at the trade. and Tim Foley passed
through on his way TO Frisco. Among
other former Denver printers there he
mentions n. ID. Burchfield.
George S. capps. known to all the
old-time printers OF Denver, is now To-
Gated IN Marshfield. Ore. and working
at the business.
George ]. Walter. one time foreman
OF the Globe Printing Company here.
is now working in Salt Lake City.
George G. Wells is also in that city,
and owing to i'll health has made appli-
cation TO become resident of the
Printers Home.
Al. Stone. formerly machine fore
man at Smith-Brooks. but foremaniz-
ing in one of the big shops in Hous-
ton. Texas. remembered his many
friends here with neat Christmas and
New Year cards.
John Sass of Kistler's was a picture
OF hard luck this week. He was sub.
poenaed for jury duty in the County
Civil Court Monday, good fer two
weeks. but got excused. When he
showed up at the office to go TO work
he was. with five others, laid off in
definitely. IL was then too late Tor the
jury JOB.
Bert warfel of i<istler's. who has
been on the sick list for a couple OF
weeks. was able to return tc work
Monday.
The Index, organ OF the Baptist
Church I'm the South. Rev. b. J. w.
Graham. editor and publisher. has dis
charged its union force of printers
and prcssmen. with the statement that
hereafter the office will be conducted
under non-union conditions. The rev.
erend publisher then insulted the un.
ion members by asking them to come
back as non-unionists and scab on
themselves. Some OF the men had
been working on the paper IS years.