United labor bulletin., 1914-10-17
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

At the last regular meeting of Seattle
Union No. POP a resolution was adopted
providing for securing the support OF
all locals in the states OF Washington.
Oregon. California, Idaho, Montana,
Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and Colorado
in inaugurating five-day law Tor tour
months. and asking the international
executive council for assistance in en-
forcing the action. A copy of the reso-
luton has been received by Secretary
Birdsall and will be submitted at the
next meeting Of No. 40, to be held Sum
day, November !.
Los Angeles Typographical Union has
selected general convention committee
to have charge of arrangements for the
/. T. u. session in that city in 1915,
as follows: A R. Hopkins, w. X. Lock
wood. II. W. bennett, I. D. Fennessy,
William Lucas. Ralph L. Criswelf,
Charles 7. Scott, r. +. MeLaan, Ed A
Sullivan. James NJ. Byrne. William
Hahn, Eugene Staley, William A. Sny-
der, o. 7. Thomas and Seth r. Brown.
While the battle does not open until
a wear from next May, w. Z. Merritt
OF Houston Typographical Union No. 81
has announced his candidacy for secre-
tary-treasurer of the !. I. L. against
John W. Hays.
AIjlburn B. Cressingham, apprentice
member OF No. 40. employed on the
Times and son of w. II. Cressingham,
linotype operator on the same paper
met with a motorcycle accident Mon
dav morning while going to the oiiiee
and suffered fracture OF the lett leg
TIe had headon collision with an auto
mobile at the corner OF 1wentleth anu
California streets. C. f. Hall, employed
in Inc Times pressroom, who was nd
INC the motorcycle with young Crossing
ham. escaped with only few scratches.
Their machine was completely wrecked
and Cressiurham was conveyed to ms
home at Abs Boulevard in the police
ambulance.
George Allen has returned from a
busy session in Chicago and reports that
he found 50 many people on the streets
of the Lake City that he thought all
the war refugees of Europe had arrived
nj the same time he reached there
James I.eath. formerly Of Birming-
ham. Ala. who visited his brother, Joe
Te8tb here about year ago, has been
admitted rs a resident OF the Cmon
Printers Home from Fort Worth, Texas.
Neil Adams. associate machinist on
the Post. Is said to have postponed
rroui.inr event because of dropping ac-
rumulated funds on the Athletics
Course Neil is a game sport and IS not
making @holler,7 but wears dark cir
cles about the eyes and looks sadly sad
President Frank j. Pulver was oil
duty several days nursing sore arm
Frank insists that when General Te-
ctImseh Sherman made his famous re-
mark about war he Fd never been vac
cinated.
NTavbelIe Jordan says it sure did
take and because one of her wings
refuses to flutter is not operating on
the Post this week.
Charles Payne Smith. an oldtime
nr.int.r who has worked in Denver and
been prominent in craft legislation, but
who has been located in Colorado
Springs for some years, paid The buie-
tin cali while passing through on
trip north for a vacation For the past
siy wears he has been deputy city clerk
at the Springs and properly liied 'he
bill. He says The Bulletin is the best
labor paper published.
Another union printer has been ap-
pointed postmaster by President WI
son. Michael O. Haggerty, member OF
No 3le. North Adams, Mass, was
named for the job in that city, with
salary of $500 per year.
The Colorado Pioneer Printers will
dine together with their gentlemen
friends at the Electric club, Chamber
of Commerce building, Monday evening,
October 10. at o'clock. President o
L. smith will act as toastmaster. There
will be music and Speaking.
Homer +. Dunn was incorrectly re
'ported as having become connected with
the keystone Type company in New
York. lie has acccpted position with
the Merganthaler Linotype company a.
travelling salesman in Wisconsin and
Michigan. He will make his home in
Chicago. Since leaving the Hearst pa
pers. Homer has been working on the
New York Herald. and evidently took in
the hall fest at Boston, as he wrote
from there and Is great ball fan. lie
will make good A. a salesman.