Denver labor bulletin., 1915-03-27
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Mn Harry v. Parker has moved her
notiee and fancy work store to 1895
Humboldt street, where she will be
p1sased to see. all her former patrons and
ispeelered to supply the wants Of many
4e<ular meeting of the Denver Trades
and Labor Assembly tomorrow Sunday
aftsrnoon at O'Clock, Painters Union
halL corner Eighteenth and Champa
streets. Some important committee re-
pogte to be acted upon. All delegates
urged TO be present.
Dick Gilbert, Denver fighting waiter,
was defeated in his bout with Knockout
Sweeney OF New York in Havana, Cuba,
1nat Saturday night. The press dis
| patehes say Dick got the Alacing Of his
career in the twenty round fight on
George Bacon and Frank Eggs of Pine
have started restaurant At Shaffer's
crossing in the Platte canon district near
Golden The firm name IL Bacon and
Eggs The following sign has been
placed in front Of their place of bust
meas: Bacon and Eggs, Short Order
House No Talking During Meal Hours"
Mike Herman has resigned his job as
janitor OF the Building Trades club and
left Wednesday for his old home in Man
etowce, Wis, where he expects to re-
enter the ship building profession. -
Mike viii be missed by the boys, who
had grown to love him for his amiable
disposition.
! Robert A. Long was elected justice
Of the peace by the city council Toes
day BY a vote of four to one, Commits
sioner Thum casting the dissenting vote
Long, who at one time was city attor-
ney, will succeed Benjamin +. Stapleton,
whose resignation. to take effect April
!, was iiled with the city clerk Monday
Fifty thousand dollars for the loss of
an eye is demanded by Ernest Fred, an
iron worker, from the Colorado Iron
Works company and DIR. Edgar F. Con-
ant, company physician, in suits filed
in the district court. Negligence is
jury and against DIR. Conant for the man.
ner in which he treated the eye.
The city building inspection depart
meut i preparing to prosecute property
owners who fail TO comply with the
building ordinances. Walter Rice, chief
building Inspector. announces that re-
cent Investigations show many people
have erected buildings without securing
permits from the city. Rice declares
! they Will be brought into municipal
court and fined. as warning to others
. who may be contemplating such action.
Raymond Robins, Chicago's noted So
Geological worker, addressed gathering
. Of ministers, business men and local re-
, former at the Auditorium hotel Tues.
, | day night. lie urged the estabIishmeni
: / OF phdek Of recreation for workingmer
: TO take the place of the corner saloon
. when Colorado goes dry on January
! next. This sort Of neurotic paternalism
, is not likely TO make hit with Denver
. working people.
Last year the pension fund of the Den
yer city firemen paid out $l6, ,l09.90 in
death and disability claims and widow
: and orphans and retired firemen's pen
sions. There are now twenty -four WON
en- and children and fourteen retirct
!. firemen maintained by the fund. Last
I year IL funds gross increase wal
! es4,75a72. made up of taxes, $ll, ,9s7 .65i
. . inferred on taxes, $94-53; firemen's an
: nual han receipts, ss,25O-39; salary de
ductioua, e2,7l7.50; bank interest
&l36.s5s inveAtment interest, s7,s77, ans
E donations, <3sS.