United labor bulletin., 1914-04-04
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

when Oscar Anderson began circulat-
ing among the boys with neatly printed
cards announcing his candidacy for pres
ident of No. 40 This makes the third
entry for the honor, all having worthy
records for past performances. They are:
Frank ]. Pulver, l. T. U. representative
and chairman of the Post chapel An
thony Knill, delegate to the Cleveland
convention, News chapel; Oscar Ander-
son, delegate to the Nashville conven-
ton, Mcclure Printing Company chapel.
For delegate to the Providence conven-
ton three candidates are campaigning
with cards as follows: Joseph L. Seller,
Smith Brooks chapel F. L. Pferdesteller,
Express chapel, and James A. Connor of
the Post chapel. Formal nominations
will be made at the May meeting and
the election comes on Wednesday,
May 27.
Robert r. Freund, aged 90, perhaps the
Oldest union printer in America, member
of Chicago Topographic No. 0, German
American branch OF the |. I. u, died in
Denver Wednesday morning at the home
of his son, 1927 Umatilla street. Freund
was born at Pressburg, Austria, June l,
1920, where he learned the printing
trade, working later in Switzerland and
Saxony, where he was married, NOV
ing to New York in 1854. During the
Lincoln campaign he conducted Ger
man paper at La Porte, Ind. In 1861
he became resident of Chicago, where
in 1875 he took prominent part i'll or
ganizing the National GermanAmerican
Topographic. In 1879 he was a delegate
to the German American Topographic
convention at Washington and advocat-
ed the eight hour day, which became an
l. d.
first printers to be pensioned by the L.
L. U. under the law adopted in 1908. He
retired from active work in 1898, and
two years ago came TO Denver to make
his home here with his son George, who
conducts furnace and heating estab-
lishment at 1912 Blake street. He is
survived by five children, eleven grand
children and six great grandchildren. In
terment was held Friday at Riverside
cemetery in this city.
A charter has been issued by the In
ternational Typographical Union to the
La Junta Rocky Ford Typographical
Union, organized two weeks ago by Rep
resentative Frank J. Pulver. The off
GERS chosen are: Fred Davis, president;
L, Merton Prill, vice preside5ss HNin
Gault, secretary treasurer; J.. 5. Pearce,
sergeant-at-arms NJ. r. McCauley, /. b.
johnson, W. /. Martin. Eugene Cotter-
man, r. NJ. Still, executive board. OF
which the president is eN-officio chair
man. Regular meetings will be held on
the first Saturday evening of each
month, alternately at Rocky Ford and
La Junta. Those who signed the char
ter roll were; Eugene Cotterman, VIII
Gault, Fred Davis, v. Shumway, L. NJ.
Prill, Percival Son, f. G. Downs, Ed
Daa 7 Irl. = u. Law
Mrs. NJ. X. McCauley, Jack Lacy, Fred
B. Mason, j. a. Sevitz, Int Stanley, w.
l.. Martin and r. VI. Still.
George Mitchell OF the Post returned
this week from visit to his SO-acrc
ranch in Morgan county Says prospects
for record crop this year are excel
lent. He has plowed for % acres OF
rye, % acres of barley Is acres of oats
and has an alfalfa field of Is acres, all
under irrigation. On the ranch are also
30 head of hogs, three horses, five head
OF cattle and other essentials, including
a modern house and barn. George il
some success as farmer. His place is
just two miles from Fort Morgan.
Tim Foley has made so much money
subhing for Bill Collins on the copy
desk at the Post while the latter is rus.
ticatlng in California that Investment
was made this week in garden seed.
When the merchant produced paper
OF onion seed Tim protested that he
wanted young green onions and not the
ripe, developed variety as illustrated on
the Illuminated paper bag He will no
doubt endeavor to grow potatoes on
bushes.
Miss E. F. Murphy, proofreadcr, and
MISS Blanche j.. Theimer, linotypist of
the Post chapel, We're critical surveyors
oi the fashion show along Sixteenth
street Monday night. They are expect.
ed to make demonstration of their re-
spective tastes in the latest feminine
fads on Easter Sunday.
j. w. Bramwood, an old Denver typo
and Tor many years secretary-t treasurer
OF the international Typographical
Union before opening printshop of his
OWL mas been elected president of the
indianapolis Employing Printers' Asso-
citation.
The national prohibition campaign is
heiping the printerman. Forty weeklies
are being established throuohout the
county and beginning the first of next
december national daily viii be issued
at Washington.
George Eisler is now acting as secre-'
tary of the Colorado Social Service
league, new state organization to
take advantage of the initiative and ref
erendum TO promulgate measures for So
cal and industrial welfare. The head
quarters are at 200 Mercantile building.
Frank J. Smith, well known to many
Denver printers when he worked here
seVeraf years ago, is making a splendid
record as general foreman of the Cali.
iornla state printing office at Sacra-
Inento, getting a salary of SO 1000 per
AFTER going to California Frank forrian-
lzed on Los Angeles and San Francisco
papers and was appointed general fore
man OF the state office solely upon his
MERITS ana because of his recognized
executive ability Ho 10. =. At -.