United labor bulletin., 1914-11-07
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

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devoted to consideration of the proposed
newspaper scale, report OF which ap-
pears in another column, adjournment
was taken at $50 to meet again to-
morrow at p. m. Several important
matters are to come up, including re-
ports of standing and special commit
tees. and a good attendance of members
is requested by the officers. Last Sun
day about 100 members who never show
up except when scale is under con-
sideration were present and received As
cent rebate checks. In order to play
fair with the union they ought to at
1 tend tomorrow's meeting and get ac-
/ quainted with the regular force work
ing on the union job all the time.
Samuel Woodman, 72 years old, 40
years q member of the union, and ]. F.
Crute, born in Dalton, Ca, "a years
member, made application for admit
tanee to the Union Printers Home last
Sunday. Both requests We're acted upon
| favorably. as they had previously been
Home residents and left of their own
accord.
/. HBig Six" New York Typographical
Union gave a banquet last Sunday
night. with President Marsden G. Scott
and retiring President James NJ. Dun
can as the special honor guests, both
going from l. T U. headquarters at In
| dianapolis for the festive occasion.
Ed L. Knight and A J. Steffen were
elected to membership in No. 40 at last
/ Sundays meeting.
1 Tim Foley again won the Post chapel
/ pool of $50 odd bones this week. He is
laying this easy money aside for trip
/ to Los Angeles next year.
Bill Collins. chief bottle holder, has
/ figured out that if he had won every
pool on the Post since the game was
started eight years ago he would now
have sl3333-33 l-3.
Jake Wander Perel and Ed C. Davis
of the Post chapel figure they will
either become plutocrats or proletarians
/ in the near future. Both possess auto
mobiles and while they work their wives
are endeavoring to invent a plan OF
operating the machines minus steering
apparatus. Up to date the experiments
are said to have been quite expensive,
but a. the ladies have promised in fu-
ture to take to the open plains east
of town there is hope. says Jake, that
by working six days week he and Ed
can carry the burden until the inven-
tion, with millions in it, proves a sue
cess.
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80. who held cases on the Times before
typesetting machines came to Denver,
was in town this week and looked up
some of his old alley mates. He is now
one of the proprietors and managers Of
the National Printing and Engraving
Company OF Chicago, the largest thea
trieal and circus poster concern in the
United States. with branch houses in
half a dozen Eastern cities.
ALI Wolter, an expatriate of the
kaiser's domain, says that soon as
the Germans take Calais they will in
stall KrIpp guns OF Sufficient bore and
force to shoot a company of soldiers
across the English channel and make the
capture of King Georges little island
matter of small moment. He claims
Gus Rooster and Doc" Tanner also
subscribe. TO this opinion.
San Francisco typographical Union
No. 2l has instructed its executive COM
mittee TO prepare statement concern
ing the conditions OF members out of
work. At the next meeting the mem
bers will take a referendum vote on the
question: shall an out-of work distress
fund be established The union bought
5000 worth of Labor Temple bonds.
making all told 5000 worth
The Graphic Trades Club. composed OF
master printers, win give dinner at
the Electric Club rooms in the Chamber
Of Commerce building next Tuesda V
evening. November 10, at 6:30 O'Clock.
II is to be an optimistic" gathering
according TO notices sent out. and all
members of No. 30 are invited. Plates
80 cents each. may be reserved by noti-
flying the secretary. William G. Cham
berlin.
In the Republican landslide Tuesday
Al s. Andrew, member Pueblo Typo
graphical Union No. l.5. and foreman
of the Chieftain, was elected a member
of the State Legislature.