United labor bulletin., 1914-09-12
PRINTING TRADES
TYPOGRAPHICAL.


the largest attended in several months.
Rumors that the newspaper publishers
would submit a new contract was the
cause of many new faces in the hall.
The proposition arrived all right and is
epitomized in another column. Much
of the afternoon was taken up in read
ing the l. T. U. convention reports of
Delegates F. L. Pferdesteller and Joe
Seller. and of the Intermountain Typo
graphical Conference and State Fedora
ton of Labor convention at Pueblo.
Work in the newspaper offices has
been at the lowest ebb in many years
in Denver. A number of situations have
been laid off on the News and Times
in both the machine and floor divisions.
In the job shops some improvement is
reported, due principally to work incl
dent to the elections.
Delegate and former President +. L.
Pferdesteller returned Monday in time
to view a part of the parade. Before and
after the convention he made an ex-
tended visit through Eastern sections,
including a visit to his old home in
Michigan Mrs. Pferdesteller aecompa-
MED him and both report having had a
most enjoyable trip.
While the military parade judges did
not award prize to No. 40 in the la
Dor Day parade. the 3Uo marching mem
bers received Favorable mention all
along the line. especially from the ladies.
At Sundays meeting Martin I-acher
introduced a motion that the printers
withdraw from the State Federation of
Labor II was defeated bv an almost
unanimous vote.
Percy Webb. employed by the gov
ernment on an Indian reservation in
Arizona is visiting his brother. A. w.
Webb, linotypist on the News. Ace
had no trouble in demonstrating to the
visitor that the Denver reservations hold
out more charms than the waste places
OF the arid region from whence he came.
President Frank J. Pulver has been
the recipient Of many congratulations
since his return from Salt Lake City
over the favorable manner in which he
handled the book and job strike there
a. I. 7. L. representative
There is some mystery As TO what be
came Of Heine Schluter after the Labor
Day parade. as he did not reach Lake
side. though il is understood he engaged
an auto for that purpose
Neal F. Foruuer. son OF :. A Forquer
Of the News chapel. made application at
Sundays meeting for apprentice mem
hership. Neal is also employed in the
News composing room
Fred Thomas. having been dropped in
the Times retrenchment campaign. has
transferred his base of operations TO the
Post ad room.
John f Collett. official art critic on
The Bulletin staff. after giving the spe-
cial souvenir Labor Day edition the four
times over. pronounces it an editorial
and typographical triumph. John found
a lower case l2-point 90 upside down
in the half-page ad of the Colorado q
Southern railway, but said that mas
much a. this slight error was discovered
only by the aid of his high power proof
reading glass no crit scism would he
forthcoming on this account.
C. II. Peterson of the News ad room
returned this week from his fruit ranch
in the palisade district on the Western
slope This is the first year the Young
orchard bore any market fruit and
c. II. is sanguine he will soon have a
money winner. He brought back a big
crate of fine Elberta peaches. the token
of Eli +. Sherman. publisher OF the Pal
isade Tribune. and thev were distnhut-
ed among the hungry News printers. In
addition to being the publisher of a
flourishing country paper. Sherman i
also the possessor of a profitable fruit
ranch and Is said to be gathering in
riches. which nobody in Denver who
knew him regreats. Sherman was at one
time foreman of the Rocky Mountain
News and represented No. 40 as a dele
gate to the Toronto convention.
James C Woodward. mayor of
Atlanta n member of Atlanta Typo
graphical Union No. IS, has been accord,
ed recognition for his services in the
city government which no one has been
accorded in the past 20 years. and not
A.t - shvAfa
bling metropolis. by being nominated for
mayor without opposition. or will be
nominated under those conditions sep
tember 10 at the city primary. This Is
a distinct compliment to Mayor Wood
ward and to organized labor OF the city
and the state. for he has always been
known and heralded as the representa-
tive of the laboring people in every cam
paign in which he has been involved.
Uncle Jim Woodward has served the
city as councilman. alderman and mayor
almost continuously for a quarter of a
century. and was elected councilman
from the Third ward while he was
sticking type" ON the Constitution.
nearly 25 years ago. Since then he has
been in many contests. nearly all bitter
in the matter of politics; but he has. in
success and defeat. both of which he has
tasted in the various years of his use
fuluess to ths city. retainedfthe whole
some respect of all who know that his
chief aim and object has been Atlanta's
advancement and the interests of all the
people.--Atlanta Journal of Labor ut
may also be added that Jim Woodward
was member of the first board OF
trustees of the Union Printers Home.l
While testifying before the United
States industrial commission at Los
Angeles this week. Harrison Gray Otis
stated that when young man he was
member of the Typographical Union.
Asked by Commissioner O'Connell why
be ioined tho union the general said.