Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-12

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Regular meeting of the Denver Trades
afternoon at o'clock in Painters Union
hall, 1856 Champa street.
James Austin. a colored laborer, en-
ployed on the Colorado National Bank
building, sustained serious injuries Tues
day by falling from a scaffold. He was
conveyed to his home in the city ambu
lance.
The executive board OF the Farmers
Union OF Longmont, Colo, has purcha sed
a site for the construction of a farm
ers' elevator, and will begin work on the
structure next week. The elevator will
be of concrete and will be located be-
tween Coffman and Pratt streets.
Harry f. Hillen, twenty years old, the
notorious kid bandit murderer who ter
rorized Denver two years ago, is to hang
the week of June 90 This was deter
mined Monday when the Colorado su
preme court refused him a new trial.
Justice White dissented.
General Organizer Biggs of the ANAL
gamated Clothing Workers. was in Den.
yer this week endeavoring to revive the
local Tailors' Union and have it support
him in his candidacy for secretary treas
urer. The once strong Tailors' Union of
Denver has about gone defunct since
Brais put through his amalgamation
scheme.
Plans TO raise a $4,000 fund for the
erection of monument in Mount olivet
cemetery to Bishop Joseph p. Machebeuf,
pioneer Denver Bishop, and the Rev. Fa-
ther Joseph p. Raverdy, who worked
with him in early days, are being con-
sidered by Catholics and laymen of Den
yer. The graves of the two pioneer
church workers are at present unmarked.
This has been commencement week in
the Denver public schools. About coo
young men and Young women We're grad
uated from the five Denver high schools
North Denver. South Denver. West
Denver, East Denver and Manual. The
combined number of graduates was the
largest number that has ever gone forth
from the public schools of this city.
October has been fixed as the date
for the great prosperity parade in Den
yer. which is TO be feature of the
International Farm Congress and Soils
Products exposition. The great daylight
parade, typifying the prosperity. re
sources and development OF the West,
will be followed by carnival night
parade and a great masque ball
Charging that the Missouri Pacific
Railway company is guilty of a number
of violations of the federal hours of
service" law. United States District At
torney Tedrow has filed suit against the
road for $1,000, Ii is asserted that the
railroad has been working its operators
overtime on that portion of its line in
Colorado. The penalty is $500 for each
violation.
DR.. William II. Smiley, after thirty
three years OF service in the Denver pub
lie schools. rendered his resignation as
city SUPERINTENDENT of instruction at the
meeting of the board of education We'd
ncsday night. 1t was accepted and Prof.
Carlos NJ. Cole, superintendent of the
public schools at Colorado Springs, was
elected to fill the vacancy, beginning
July /,
DIR. William II. Sharpley, commissioner
OF social welfare. was unanimously
elected mayor of Denver at the meeting
of the city council Monday afternoon.
He was nominated by Commissioner of
Safety Alexander Nisbet and seconded
by Commissioner of Property l.. c.
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