United labor bulletin., 1914-04-04

Plant flower seeds in your back yard
and make the home cheerful to the ris-
ing as well as the setting sun.
Reserved seats for the Chicago grand
opera engagement at the Auditorium
next week range from So to $50, all
the 81 seats in the gallery having been
sold out.
City Auditor James +. Markey re-
turned home Tuesday, much improved
in health, from trip to California and
is again able to resume his duties at
the City Hall.
The federal Commission on Industrial
Relations will hold sessions in Denver
during the latter part of this month.
Hearings will also probably be held at
Pueblo and Trinidad.
Mrs. j. X Radley writes from Colo
rado Springs that branch of the Colo
rado Women's Liberty League is being
formed in that city and that a large
membership will be enrolled
Forty employees of the city tax assess
or's office, mostly girls, this week passed
the civil service examination and will
continue to hold their Jobs. Therefore
much rejoicing at the City Hall.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hoffameier has organ
lied a Denver branch of the Colorado
Liberty league, with over 200 members.
Meetings will be held every Saturday
afternoon at l025 Larimer street.
General Organizer p. ]. Mckinley of
the Bartenders, Cooks and Walters In
ternational Alliance was in Walsenburg
this week perfeeting an organization of
mixed local of cooks and walters. q,
s. G. Fosdiek, formerly secretary and
business agent of the Denver Writers
Union, is doing well on his ranch near
Sterling and writes that he is working
overtime putting in his spring crops.
Denver merchants are making the
most magnificent Easter display ever
shown in the West and the way people
are spending money for fine duds indi-
Gates that the so-called season of hard
times has been releeated TO "inocnous
desuetude"
George Allen, the musical impressario.
who also fills in occasionally as a lino-
type machinist, has been having a num-
Der of rude jars to stir up his young
life recently, all on account of the atti-
tude Of the city fathers along certain
lines.
The Southwest Trade, monthly mag
azine in the interest OF retail merchants.
Joseph II. Toulouse, publisher and man
aging editor, has moved from Albuquer-
que. y. NJ, to Denver and is being
printed by the Western Newspaper
Union.
Commissioner of improvements John
i. Hunter this week declined TO accept
the appointment OF chief engineer 10
the Public Utilities Commi ssion. but will
act as consulting engineer m arranging
for new municipal water plant. IL
such construction j. finally determined
upon.
An ordinance was introduced at the
City Council meeting Monday by Com
missioner Thum which prohibits the
sale or giving away OF cigarettes. cigar
cite papers or tobacco TO any person in
Denver under 10 years of age A fine
Of from S25 to $500 for violation of the
law is imposed
The action of the Joint Executive
Board of Bartenders, Cooks and Wait.
ers declaring the Silver Grill restaurant,
at a29 Seventeenth street, unfair has
been indorsed by the Denver Trades and
Labor Assembly. The management has :
refused TO confer with committee look
ing TO installing union cooks and wait.
ers.
State Labor Commissioner Edwin V.
Brake will address labor meeting to
be held in Burns opera house at Colo
RADIO Springs next Tuesday night. He
will discuss the southern coal strike and
relate the personal Investigations made
of the situation. The meeting is to be
under auspices of the Federated Trades
Council.
l. A. Cavanaugh, former chief clerk.
has been appointed commissioner of sup.
plies under City Commissioner of ii,
nance Claire J. Pitcher, to fill the place
OF Charles +. Reed, resigned. +. j. Moul-
ton of the assessors office was named
to succeed Eugene Kennedy as assistant
chief clerk.
The initiatory dance given by the
Boot and Shoemakcrs' Union Saturday
evening last at Normal hall was very
enjoyable. Organizer Hamilton of the
Trades Assembly was boosting for the
occasion and says he soon expects TO
have this new organization going in
good shape.
Chief Boiler Inspector talso chief
smoke inspectorl r. G. Moser is a very
busy man these days. In addition to
looking after his city duties, an occa.
siona! trip for his International. look.
ing after his individual fences. wisen.
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