United labor bulletin., 1914-02-14
THE OPTIMISTIC
PHILOSOPHER

l may not respect-but i love him
l love him, because he's my friend.
! know he has faults by the billion,
But his faulths are portion OF him;
1 know that his records vermillion,
He's far from sweet seraphim,
But he's always been square with yours
truly"
Ever ready to give or to lend,
And though he is wild and unruly,
l love him, because he's my friend.
/ knock him. l know, but l do it
The same to his face as away,
And if other folks knock-well they
rue it,
And wish they'd had nothing to say.
1 never make diagrams of him,
No maps of his soul have / penned
For 1 don't analyze-I just love him,
Because-well, because he's my friend.
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Down in good old Pueblo town few
of the barber boys are endeavoring to
apply some blue laws of the union to
our old friend and partner in adversely
and affluuence, Ed Anderson, assistant
superintendent of the State Free En-.
ployment Bureau. In addition thereto,
Ed is a vice president of the State Fed.
GRAFTON OF Labor, secretary of the local
BARRIERS Union, treasurer of the Pueblo
Trades and Labor Assembly. ever ready
to fit in niche where willing and eff
cient service is required. On Saturdays
he helps out at the shops during busy
hours when the boys come over from
Bessemer to get fixed up for Sunday
Some Crouch has unearthed a law OF the
union which says that when II member
accepts political job" he must take
out withdrawal card and thereby for
felt any official position or other emolu.
ment he may hold in the organization
For nearly four years Ed has held this
position in the employment bureau. Sc.
curing jobs for out of works, which all
OF Il sudden someone wants to interpret
as political office" The o. p. does
not believe the boys of the Pueblo Bar
bers' Union will stand for any such mar
row Interpretation of law meant only
to apply to those who work the workers
for purely selfish ends Ed will nc
doubt continue to serve his fellow labor
ers as he has done SO unselfishly in years
past.
What privilege to be little girl
and have $50 stepfathers! Especially
when birthdays and Christmas come
around. Think of the loads OF presents
and candy to be garnered up And this
is just the great good fortune that will.
happen to 5-year- old Elaine Serrat. fo-
she IS now the adopted daughter OF
Los Angeles Typographical Union. every
member of which is her stepfather. And
herein is a demonstration of great broth
erhood. Jack" Serrat, Elaine's father.
for many years a union printer in Los
Angeles, has failed in health and will
soon become q resident of the Onion
Printers Home at Colorado Springs
Elaine's mother is dead and when sh.
learned her father was to 90 away she
was in great distress and said her father
could not go unless he took her. There
are no accommodations at the Home for
children and for a time the Los Angeles
printers were in a quandary. Many
members were willing to adopt the
pretty little girl, but she insisted that
she must be near papa. Her tears were
dried when the union as a body decided
to adopt Elaine. Arrangements have
been made with family in Colorado
Springs living near the Home to care for
her. She will be given an education and
every want supplied by her $50 step
fathers. And in addition to this she
will be able to meet. hug and kiss mana
every day.
Ed l.. Doyle. secretary of District l5
United Mine Workers, and his bride re-
turned to town this week, after a pleas
ant honeymoon spent at the indianapolis
convention, and afterward in visiting
relatives in Iowa. As published in The
Bulletin Il month ago, their wedding wa.
the elimination of a romance which be-
gan in the Denver county jail. while Ed
was confined there charged with violat-
ing one of Judge Greeley Whitford"s
coal strike injunctions. Immediately
upon reaching Denver Mrs. DOYLE insisted
OH paying visit to the big stone struc.
ture across Chrery creek, but was some.
what disappointed at the absence of for.
mer Warden Riordan, who played the
part OF Cupid during the jail courtship
in permitting the then Miss Margare.
Iita Bowen to enter the visiting quar-
tiers most any old time, regardless of
rules. The o. p. joins their many friends
in wishing Mr.. and Mrs Doyle a happy
prosperous and peaceful life. The word
peaceful is inserted in the hope that
Ed will now keep out of Jail.
A Colorado editor confesses to being
tired of the job and wants to quit the
game. He is T. j. Wilson, for many
years publisher of little newspaper on
the slopes of Pixies peak during the