Denver labor bulletin., 1915-11-13
ers nj Denver regretted to see Mr..
Smythe leave their city.

Members of No. 40 are particularly in
terested in having all Denver printing
executed in this city At the Sunday
meeting OF the union, the president was
authorized to appoint committee, to be
sknown as a Home Industry committee,
which will act in harmony and cooperate
with all fair employers, the Denver Man.
ufacturers' association, and any others
interested. The new committee will con-
President A. p. Knill. and Secretary
Treasurer Frank C. Birdsall.
Charles NJ Westerfield. the Linotype
company's hustling representative. was
in town for 4 short time this week He
has just returned from business trip
along the Union Pacific, and reports
that at Rock Springs, Wyo., he traded
Frank Crumley, of the Miner, out of his
old Mergenthaler Junior in return for a
new Model IA and some boot" The
jump for country office from a Junior
to No. IA is sure some leap.
Horatio Hodgson. a former member OF
No 40, il candidate for postmaster OF
Victor. Colo. His old-time Denver friends
trust he will be successful in his ambi-
tion. For fifty years Mr.. Hodgson has
carried card in the international Typo
graphical union. Some thirty odd years
ago he was president OF the Denver local.
and later was deputy organizer for the
T. T. U. in this state. He was a charter
member of the Saginaw. Mich. union
half century ago. and the union through
all these years has continued its
existence. In 1898 Mr.. Hodgson was one
of those who organized the Cripple
Creek union. and later he was charter
member of the Victor local. During the
Cripple Creek strike he was the CORE
spondent of the Rocky Mountain News.
and his writings were especially noted
for their fairness. Mr.. Hodgson's activ-
ity in Denver printing circles was con-
tcmporaneous with such well known and
respected union men as John Vaughan.
Chester Merritt. w r Montgomery, and
others.
Jimmy Mcnamara of tho W. II.
Ki-tlcr chapel. i somewhat under the
weather this week Tie is ENJOYING a
vacation. and his friends trust he win
soon be himself again. A. delegate 10
the Allied Printing Trades. to the Trades
Assembly and the Union label League.
Jimmy Is favorahiy known to all the
trades unionists of Denver. No. 40 has
had no more willing or effective worker.
q. VI. Ethel. Of the Post makeup force.
departed Tuesday for his old stamping
grounds" at Topeka. Kan. 1t is under
stood he will go on the road for large
Eastern printers supply house and make
his headquarters in the Sunflowcr capi-
tai city. o. NJ. is a hustler and should
succeed.
c. w. C1iristy has taken traveller
and gone TO Chicago. 1t is expected
Charley will return as a full-fledged op-
orator. This, in addition to his well
known ability as a makeup. should quail
ify him as an all-around printer
Sid Adair has returned from Detroit.
Mich, and Is again at the Miller Limo
typing plant Sid reports that he did
not gather an overabundance of "kale"
on the trip. but he garnered in bunchcs
OF experience.
Mrs. Emma F. Langdon. member of
No. 80. and 'heroine of the Cripple
Creek strike" is enjoying visit from
her mother and sister of Pine Bluff.
Ark.
The first and second section of the
Songcrs-Harvey and Paul-have drawn
their cards. Paul is now located in Pu-
eblo. while Harvey is basking in the sun
shine of Topeka, Kan.
F. r. Reese, copycuttcr. called to Lit
tie Rock. Ark. seven weeks ago on ac-
count of the serious illness OF his mother.
has returned to Denver. his mother hav-
ing improved greatly and being on the
road TO complete recovery.
Frank n. Anderson. foreman of the
Times. was away from the helm for
few days the past week. looking after
affairs on his ranch in Ebert county.
Frank says the time is drawing near
when he can supplant the 'hump-hack"
rule and blue pencil for the gang-plow.
Mrs. Kate Williamson. so well known
to Denver printers. is now in Mime
apolis. where she went from Chicago.
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