United labor bulletin., 1915-01-30

the secretary's office on Monday, Feb
ruary 25 This is an illustration OF the
prompt payment of !. +. L. benefits
No technicalities. no delay. In addition
10 the 400 paid by the l. T. U. Mrs.
Jones received the local burial benefit
OF 800.
Bill Tanner OF the Post chapel is now
satisfied of The Bulletins wide circle Of
readers. Two weeks ago there appeared
in this paper statement OF cash
Christmas donations TO Secretary Doyle
OF the United Mine Workers for children
OF strikers in the Trinidad district or
course Bills name was printed in its
full dignity. William Tanner. being one
OF the contributors. This week be re-
ceivcd letter from woman living in
sheridan. Wyo.. saying she had read OF
hi. generosity ia The Bulletiu and
wanted to know when he was going to
make good on some mining stock for
which she had sent check several
u.ars ago. Bill declares there must be
some mistake or another Bill Tanner.
for. while he Is willing to fess up TO
many high crimes and mi-demeanor-,
never vet has he defrauded 4 woman,
particularly in Wyoming.
President Frank J. Pulycr. a- |. T. u.
representative. went TO Pueblo Wednes-
day morning to assist the committee OF
No lis in negotiating q scale with the
daily new -papcr publishers of that city.
He viii then go TO Salida for the pur-
pose OF organizing new union, Tor
which petition has been received. and
later pay an official visit to the old es-
tablished typographical Union No iss
at Leadville.
Secretary J. Charles Deus reports that
Cripple Creek Union No. 221 has affil-
lated with the lntcrmountain Typo
graphical Conference. and will have =
delegate at the Salida convention next
August
Dana Knox. machinist at the Western
Newspaper Union office. who left Den
yer on Monday for trip East in the
hope Of rcraining his health. was strick-
on unconscious at Kansas City and tax.
en- To a hospital. His wife was notified
and left Tuesday morning for Kansas
City.
The second annual meeting OF the
Missouri Valley typographical Confer
ence was held in Kansas City last week
with 10 delegates present I. T. L.
Secretary Treasurer John W. Hays de-
livcrcd an address. The following off
Gers were elected for the ensuing year.
George \. Millar OF Kansas City, presi-
dent; Frank II. Cox of Omaha. secretary
treasurer: l. G. Ball OF Wichita, first
vice president. +. NJ Willet OF Okla
homa City and Frank NJ. Kasrar OF
Sioux City were also elected vice pres
idcnts.
Frank Willard writes from New Or
n
little change. General Harrison Gray
Otis of the Los Angeles Examiner l.
helping the New Orleans publishers by
furnishing linotype operators. The
union and the publishers each arc dig
ging trenches and artillery OF the strong
est character is being placed in position
by both sides.- says Frank. OF the 300
men locked out there has not been a
single dcsertion.
Joseph Stoppe is still confined in a
hospital ut San Diego, Cal.
w. l.. Stitt. chairman of the griev-
ancc committee, is pcevcd because he
fears the standing joint arbitration
board provided for in the new contract
with the daily newspaper publishers
threatens to cast his hitherto over
worked committee into the realm of in.
ocuous dessuetudc."
Copies OF "A Historical sketch OF CO.
lumbia Typographical Union No. l0l,"
covering the century from 1915 to 1915,
have been received in Denver. 1t is an
interesting book, telling Of the progress
made by Washington printers. and was
complied by Secretary George @. Sell
bold
Harry Parker has gone to Santa fc.
N. NJ, as manager for Dick Gilbert, a
local prize fighter. II successful in New
Mexico they will travel over to Old
Mexico and settle the question of who's
the champion scrapper.
Eugene A. Swan is now doing the ma
chinist stunt at the Western Newspaper
Union plant.
George Allen has resumed operations
at the News after u rest period of
something over year. George was
properly introduced to the force by
Chairman Ralph Csylor last Sunday
night.
William A. Nccdham, employed at
Smith Brooks some years ago, and
known to many members OF b. T. u.
No. 10, died In Council Bluffs, Iowa,
last week Of nervous breakdown, aged
80. After leaving Denver he became