United labor bulletin., 1914-06-06
PRINTING TRADES
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

Interest in tomorrow's meeting of Den
Yer Typographical Union No. 40 will
center in the installation of the newly
elected officers. +. l.. Pferdesteller will
retire from the office OF president after
two Years service and turn over the
gavel to Frank j. Pulver, who will an
nounce the standing committees and ap-
pointive officers of the union for the
coming year. A large attendance of the
membership will no doubt be on hand.
George A. Tracy, former first vice
president of the international Typo
graphical Union, was elected president of
feating ID. p. O'Connell by a vote of
457 to 36l. Practically the entire Ad-
ministraiton ticket won by similar ma
pjorities. Jesse f. Newman, our old
Denver booster, ran fifth for Internar
tional typographical Union delegate and
lost by Il small margin. The four dele
gates elected are r. J. bennington, J.
W. Kelly, James V. Tonkin and D.. $.
White For international typographical
Union vice president Barrett received
423 votes, Kitchens 322 and Shrewsbury
2G
Leroy Firebaugh, proofreader on the
Times, and family have returned from
a pleasant five weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends in Kansas City.
George Orlando Miller, foreman OF the
News ad room and Beau Brummel par
excellence. left this week for his annual
inspection OF the chorus girls along the
Rialto in New York. His sojourn viii
depend on how long the big roll holds
out
Homer Dunn, formerly of Denver. later
foreman OF the New Orleans Item, from
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charge OF Hearst's American. has been
transferred TO New York and will have
charge of the composing room OF either
the American or the Journal. These two
offices are being separated, the force
of 400 printers having grown too large
for one rlant.
Pueblo Union No. l15 supported the
entire International Typographical Union
Administration ticket and elected the
following local Officers; Delegate to In
teruatioual convention. !. Geary Connor:
alternate, +. = Nullahy; president. ].
Charles Deus; vice president. W. r
Johnston; secretary treasurer. 7. :. Null
lahy; -ergeant-nt-arms. II. NJ Christ
man. members Executive Board, C. H.
smith. ". T.. Johnston, 6. W. Duffy.
Auditing Committee. Madison Walters
A. 7. Deus. J.. n Scott.
Omaha printers defeated J. J. Copen-
harye Tor reelection a. president. chos-
ing L. G. Graham by a vote OF lO4 to
l27. The entire Administration ticket
Won out by good majorities. The Omaha
Western Laborer announced the vote
without n word Of comment. IL wa- an
awful blow to Sadie
Bob Mclean. formerly of Denver. was
elected n member of the board OF dircc-
tors of Los Angeles Union, the entire
local and national Administration tickets
winning a sweeping victory. Retiring
President Ralph l. criswell was defeat
ed for secretary treasurer by J. II. God
frey, the vote being $50 TO l3l. The
international Typographical Onion dele
gates are ii. w. bennett, W. X. Lock
wood, Edward Aloysius and Michael Sui
Ivan.
At special meeting Of the Post
chapel Tuesday afternoon Henry Schluter
Was elected chairman to succeed Frank
J. Pulver. who is disqualified by bein.
elected president. "Heine" will 90 out
for record upon which he can run either
for doorkeeper or international Typo
graphical Union delegate next year.
Webb Burrows of the Post chapel j.
n sober proofreader. so when he came in
Tuesday morning and told of catching
2o-inch rainbow trout in Washington
park lake there was no one who dared
dispute the statement. Besides he had
kodak picture of the fish.
Impressive memorial services were
held Sunday afternoon over the rcma ins
of the fifty-ninc union printers Inferred
in the plot of Denver Typographical
Union No. 40 at Riverside cemetery. The
program arranged by the committee in
charge. c. X Breidenstein. John Oliver
and Mark ID. Tyler. was appropriate in
every detail More than 800 members
and their families Were present Invo-
cation was offered by Rev. orrin w
Auman of Grant Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church The Wolters quartet
rendered several appropriate numbers
and President +. l. Pferdestellcr made 4
brief address. in which was emphasized
the fraternal side of the union. As See
retary-Treasurer Frank C. Birdsall read
the roll of those buried in the plot. a
committee placed wreaths OF flowers
upon each grave A large floral tribute
stood at the entrance of the plot in
memory of the l2i members of the union
who rest in family lots or other GENE
tcries. August Koester. well known
member'o of No. ~, delivered an eloquent
memorial address paying personal trib-
ute TO many departed brothers who had
been active in advancing the cause of
trade unionism.
Tony Peterson. former member of No.
40 and dropped for non-peymcnt of dues.
while working on the Ordway New Era.
was killed last week when the automo-
bile in which he and other members of
the ordway baseball team We're riding
was struck by Santa re passenger
train.
Frank S. Potter Of Smith. Brooks
chapel and wife have the sympathy of
many friends in the death of their three
weeks-old infant daughter from blood