United labor bulletin., 1914-04-11

Pete Van Hekken this week resumed
his run as dining car conductor on the
Colorado & Southern between Denver
and Amorilla, Texas
With the Chicago Grand Opera Com
pany and the Chicago White Sox Base
ball Club in Denver this week at the
same time a three-day snowstorm was
not surprising.
Organizer J. p. Mckinley of the Hotel
and Restaurant Employees Alliance and
Bartenders' International League organ
lied mixed local of these crafts at Ra-
mona, Colo, last Sunday.
William Ryan, recording and eorre-
spending secretary OF the Bricklayers'
Union. was able to be down town this
week after two weeks illness, which
confined him to his home.
Working people are invited to attend
a free lecture tonight at the Auditorium
by David Goldstein ON Christianity VS..
Socialism II is given under auspices
of the Knights of Columbus
Labor Commissioner Ed Brake spoke
at Lafayette on Monday night and ad-
dressed q large mass meeting in the
Opera House at Colorado Springs, pre-
sided over by Mayor McKisson. on Tues
day evening of this week.
Vic President Ed Anderson of the
State Federation of Labor went over to
instituted new Trades and Labor As
sembly. chartered by the A +. of l..
Five local unions are affiliated.
r. r Means has been chosen secretary
OF The Labor Temple department of the
Trade and Labor Assembly by the board
of governors. Regular meetings of the
department will be held every month
hcnorforth. or oftener If necessary.
FL Morrow and Ed Mahou. represent
ing rir Amalgamatei Association OF
STREE and Electric Railway Employees,
with heldquarters i'm Detroit, were in
Colombo Springs this week to adjust a
difficulty between the street ear men
and the company.
H,lp the Bakers Union in it, organiz-
ing ampaigu by insisting upon getting
unioH label bread from your grocer or
deHvery wagon. A list OF union label
baloc.Aops. with phone number, will be
found u this Issue OF The Bulletin. Show
it to YOUR grocery man.
Edmonton. Alberta, Is considering the
commission form OF municipal govern
meni aud the secretary of the charter
commission writes to President Earl r.
Hoags of the Denver Trades and Labor
Assembly for information as TO how the
plan operates in this city. i.
w. W. Hayden, a member of the
Blacksmith's Union. has established him.
self at l629 Curtis street. where he is
engaged in the curio and razor-sharp-
ening business. Mr.. Hayden is well
known to the trades unionists OF the
city and will make success OF his
new vocation.
Miss Harriet johnson. for seven years
employed in the Kistler company bindery
department and member OF the Bindery
Nomen's Umon. left yesterday for six
months trip to eastern points. After
visiting relatives and friends in Kansas
City for six weeks. Miss johnson will go
to Detroi, and Chicago.
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| torney and law partner of Senator
| Thomas. died in John Hopkins hospital
at Baltimore Monday of tuberculosis of
the bladder. Bryant was one of the
best-known attorneys in the West and
/ q prime factor in many of Denver's mu-
uicipal reform measures.
senator Charles s Thomas has writ
! ten to President Earl X. Hoage of the
| Tudes Assembly saying he is emphati-
cally oppose' TO any increase in second
| class postal rates. resolution calling
OF representatives and senators in Con-
grrss to oppose this movement was
adopted at recent meeting OF the As
sembly.
| VI. II. Ropkey. foreman of The Bulle-
TINS high power mechanical department.
has evidence of the painstaking honesty
OF the Mountain States Telephone com.
pauv. When the operator gave him the
| wrong number on the pay-as-you-go
pbone and he had to hurry away. the
nickel was returned by special messen-
ger in sealed envelope.
senator Helen Ring Robinson is visit
| ing the Huerfano aud Las Animas coal
like districts this week, collecting data
| for an eastern magazine article she has
been commissioned to write. The sen.
atorita" will no doubt find sufficient ma
terial to print several good stories of how
the miners are oppressed by John d.
Rockcfelhr's agents.
lin tRubel Ferns. former wclter-
weight and lightweight champion pugilist
OF the world. now a national organizer
OF the United Mine Workers of America.
came to Denver this week from his home