United labor bulletin., 1914-08-15
PRINTING TRADES
TYPOGRAPHICAL.


Conference, a temporary organization
which was effected year ago at Trini-
dad during the convention of the State
Federation of Labor, will meet tomorrow
| Sunday at the Congress hotel in Pu-
eblo. Delegates will be present from
Typographical unions of Colorado, New
Mexico and Wyoming. The constitution
and plan of organization as framed in
Trinidad have been indorsed by practi-
cally all local unions in the Intermoun-
tain States, and a permanent organiza-
| tion is therefore assured. Delegates
from No. 40 are Frank J. Pulver, Harry
v. Parker, Clint c. Houston and Martin
Lacher. The temporary officers of the
Conference are Frank J. Pulver, Denver
president; A. b. Condor, Trinidad, vice
president, and j. Charles Deus, Pueblo
secretary treasurer.
C. A. Burton of Fort Worth Typo
graphical Union was elected to the Texas
legislature by big majority in the re.
cent election.
G. Guy Crawford, whose various activ.
tiles have made him a prominent figure
in the prairie metropolis of Limon since
moving there a few months ago, has
been nominated as candidate for JUS
tice of the peace, and promises when
the burg ever had
Boston won the championship in the
Union Printers' baseball league annual
tournament in Cincinnati last Saturday
for the third time. defeating Chicago, III
to 5, after Chicago had eliminated st.
Louis in the morning. Boston won the
first, fifth and this, the seventh, tourna-
ment. Many of those in attendance
went to the /. T. U. convention at
Providence. r. ]. Next years baseball
tournament will be held in Philadelphia.
A letter from the secretary of Salt
Lake Typographical Union says: "A
strike of printers in Salt Lake appears
imminent. Kindly warn all printers
drawing cards from your city 10 remain
away until the outcome is known
g. J. Dutch, a well known advertising
man and formerly in charge of the Den
yer Weekly Post. who disappeared from
a private sanitarium at West Forty
Ninth and Tennyson two weeks ago.
was found dead in a clump of trees near
Clear Creek in Adams county He had
committed suicide by hanging himself.
In publishing an account of the death
OF W. C. Counts. well-known printer
of that city. the Atlanta Journal of
some months ago by being served a poi
son for a soda drink, and since that time
has been in desperate physical condition,
having been unable to take any solid
foe dat all" Atlanta is designated as a
dry town"
Last Sunday nearly 100 residents of
the Union Printers Home enjoyed an
outing at Stratton Park in Colorado
Springs under the chaperonage of the
matron. Mrs. John c. Daley.
According to reports from Providence
r. l.. where the l. T. u. is holding its
siNtiet hsession this week. the anti-ad.
ministration forces met with their usual
initial defeat Monday. when n resolution
to take from President Duncan the
power to appoint the committee on ap
peals was defeated by vote of POS tc
II.
From the unions standpoint, the
printers strike in Tacoma. Wash. for
higher wages has undergone marked i'm
provements the past fortnight. and i,
is reported that the shops outside The
union fold are having trouble securing
'free and independents"
Harvey f.. Garman for the State
Senate and Rufus p. Means for the
House of Representatives are two active
members OF No. 20 indorsed by the Dem
ocratic assembly of the city and county
Of Denver. They will contest for nom
nations in the primaries on Septem-
Der 8.
Secretary Frank C. Birdsall announces
that all arrangements for the grand pil.
grimage to the Union Printers Home,
Sunday. August 30. have been completed
and that. judging from the way the
bunch express their desires. Denver will
be completely evacuated by printers
their families and friends on that day.
Two special trains viii leave Union de-
pot for Colorado Springs at $40 a. m
Elmer +. McClelland of the Post
chapel. accompanied by his wife and
daughters, are camping out near Fort
Collins and report that they are having
most enjoyable outing.
Bert Wilson, foreman of the Post ad
room, has gone over to Routt county for
two weeks vacation. During his ab.
sence Ossie Hover is holding down the
lid.
l. +. U. Representative Frank ]. Pul.
yer is in Salt Lake City this week en-.
dcavoring to adjust some trouble in the
book and job branch.
Only patriotic American airs will be
played by the Typographical band in
the Labor Day parade. National an
thems OF European nations now at war
will be strictly tabooed in the interest
of peace.
Gus koester. Heine Schluter and All
Woltcr mobilized this week and sent
word TO the Kaiser that their services
are ut his command. Said they wanted
to 90 where the bullets nrc fh;clast-
under an ammunition wagon.