United labor bulletin., 1914-06-20
TOLD In A
FEW LINES

X FEW AlVES
-Four large electric fans have been in
stalled in the Building Trades Club new
ball room, 20 that the evenings there are
now as pleasant as gliding on the lake
at City park.
Miss Mary C. Porter. teacher in the
public schools and member of the State
Women's Minimum Wage Commission,
has gone to Caldwell, Idaho, TO spend her
summer vacation.
All -four locals affiliated with the
Brewery Workers Union have voted to
participate in the Labor Day parade, and
the members will appear in appropriate
uniforms, with a float
Pueblo Street Railway Employees Union
this week affiliated with the State Fed
Grafton OF Labor. This recently organ
ized body of live wires will be ably rep
resented at the next state convention
Charles +. Wadsworth. manager of the
Western Newspaper Union III Denver,
was highly honored this week oy the
annual convention of the Court OF Honor
in st. Louis, being elected supreme vice.
chancellor.
Postmaster Sherman s Bellesfield of
Pueblo was in Denver this week attend
ing the annual meeting of the Colorado
Association OF Postmasters He made a
speech at the Albany hotel banquet
Tuesday night
Frank Mcllenney, executive board
member OF the International Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers Union, with
headquarters at indianapolis, was in
Denver for three days this week and
then went on further west.
Denny Fallon, former business agent
of the Binding Trades Council. now re-
siding on a ranch near La Sale, north
of Denver. host an infant daughter this
week from brain fever. The funeral was
Leld in this city Wednesday.
Deputy City Clerk Clarence Moor
house received a telegram Thursday an
nouncing the death OF his father, aged
20. at Mt Clemens. Mich, from pneu-
monia. Clarence recently made a visit
back hone with his parents.
Pete Van Hekken has resumed his
duties a. dining car conductor on the
Colorado 6 Southern between Denver
and Childre-s, Texas. but always drops
in at the Trades Union Club when in
town to meet his many friends
Attorney General Fred Farrar j. in
Trinidad assisting attorneys for the coal
operators in prosecuting striking miners
indicted by a G. F. & I. hand picked
grand jury. charged with every crime
on the calendar except committing the
Ludlow massacre.
Secretary- Treasurer W. T. Hickey
states that the call for the annual con-
vention oi the State Federation of La
bor. to. meet in Pueblo August IL. will be
issued a6ont June p. He predicts this
year, session will be the largest ever
held by the Federation
John b. McGuaran. former president
OF the old board OF city supervisors. WAS
this week appointed surveyor general for
the district of Colorado by President
Wilson at an annual salary OF $500
McGuaran was indorsed for the place
BY both Senators Shafroth and Thomas.
Charles Alaux. .Ir. secretary OF the
Frederick local. United Mine Workers
writes that the coal miners OF Northern
Colorado are becoming steady purchasers
of Pure Gold smoking tobacco. This
company is giving 10 per cent ~ it,
Colorado sales to help the tent colony
residents.
lr int. frskt nf Z h.s
campaign against statewide prohibition
are having considerable printing done in
union houses. but persist in letting all
the mailing contracts 10 non-union mail
ers This work should be either all
union or all non-union to b. consistent
IN play for votes
Dan cupid is on the job day and night
in Denver this blissful June time of
love and weddings. and the record prom
iscs 20 surpass all previous perform
anccs OF this hustling kiddie- Last June
1924 marriage licenses We're issued. while
mp to this writing 225 have been written
bv the clerk. with the month only about
half gone.
The board OF engineers has awarded
the firin of Seerie 4 Narnum the con-
tract for constructing the foundation OF
the ColfaN.Larimer viaduct- Contracts
for the superstructure We're let last
week. Construction work will begin by
july Wrecking firms are at work dis
mantliug buildings and clearing away
everything in the path Of the viaduot.
Following an annual custom, joint
memorial services for the departed mem
bcrs OF the Brotherhood OF Railway
Traimuen and the Order of Railway Com
ductors will be held Sunday afternoon at
. o'clock at Odd Fellows hall. l5ia
Champs street. The Ladies' AuSiliarie>