Denver labor bulletin., 1915-09-25

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tion of the Worker" which was
u first-paRe feature of our Labor Day
edition. The poem has been universally
pronounced masterpiece, the most
forceful and strongest ever dedicated to
the toiler. being compared with Edwin
Markhams The Man With the Hoe"
Kern is union printer and author, hav-
ing served his apprenticeship on the
Minneapolis Tribune and joined the
Typographical Union of that city. He
Is neither high school or college grad
uate, but received practically all OF his
education in a newspaper printing Of
flee, aided by reading after the leading
authors, giving his preference to Shakes
pcare. Like most printers he took
post graduate course by touring the
country, having worked in all the prin-
ciple cities west of the Mississippi, in
cluding Denver. Some years ago he left
the composing room and has since been
devoting his time exclusively to litera-
ture, being prolific writer and the au-
thor of many worthy poems and gripping
short stories, which have appeared from
time to time in the national magazines.
He is about 36 years of age. lives in
Minneapolis. is happily married and has
an interesting family.
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lhere are Two beilDoye at tine BfoNn
Palace hotel in this city who have each
held the same job for twenty years, and
claim to hold the record for the United
States In that class of work They are
John A. Kelley and Robert l.. Cain. Both
are reticent about their ages, but those
who know them say Kelley is 10 and
Cain Al. In uniform they look about the
same As they did the day they entered
service at the palatial hostelry. In all
this time they have had one promotion
from 'bcli boy TO head bell hop
that is each is captain Of watch"
dividing the 24-hour day in half between
them, but always ready To respond to
the call Of guest Both are reputed to
be well fixed and they own considerable
real estate In Denver and few ranches
in the country. When asked about their
salary they merely smile and say II =
impossible for a man to be comfortable
on less than 5000 per year. Both admit
that they are comfortable They work
3G5 days in the year. One ha- not taken
a day off in the past five years. the
other went away for vacation three
years ago and was gone eleven months.
since which he has not been absent a day
from his post. IL j. mutually agreed
they have what may safely b. termed
steady jobs"
I: q
In a letter addressed 10 the q. II.
commenting upon AN article appearing in
this column last week. Frederick Neil
Innc-, Dcnver's famous handmaster.
says;
Denver. Colo. Sept Is. 1915.
MY Dear Optimirt: | thank you
very much for your kind mention and
arm particularly delighted that you are
in agreement with the policy of the con-
ccrts. Ny aim ia OF course TO entertain
but II can. al the same timr. create
desire fov good music ] should BE- false
10 my obligation as IN artist II did not
do il. And when you say I have helped
you to an appreciation OF good music.
Il means that thousands Of Others who
have attended the concerts have been
similarly given relish for the good
things. We 20 to the San Francisco ex-
position next month fos seven weeks
IL We had confined our efforts to the
music demanded by my critics. We never
could have secured the engagement. And
having secured the engagement IL IL not
up 20 me" TO let the world gathered
there at San Francisco know that DIN
yer 1. . city Of music lovers. a. IL H.
instead Of a people who prefer the bad
TO tn rood. the hanai to the mcritorious.
n chrome to an oil-paintingf'
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So many unusual things occur In Den
yer that they become accepted by resi-
dcnts a. commouplacc. However. the
record made by Manager Woodward Of
the D~nham thcatcr Is real record for
the town and takes on the dignity OF an
historical event. On Tuesday of this
week the Denham players gave their one
tbousapdth performance. which Is unprc-
ccdented in the history OF theatrical
stock companies in the West. One