Denver labor bulletin., 1916-10-07
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Philosopher

Jews to office. One can readily imagine
that Mr. Watson regards the appoint
ment of Mr.. Brandeis to the supreme
court as a reasonable act.
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Jack j. Connor, business agent of the
Denver Plumbers Union, was charged in
directly one day this week with being
responsible for the downfall of Ireland.
Needless to state, Jack ''refuted the ale
CATION and defied the alligator" He
was in company with Pete Johns, bust
ness agent of the Building Trades Coun-
ell, which may or may not have pro
voked this calamitous charge. This duo
went to call on a building contractor,
loyal son of the Emerald Isle, with
regard to employing union plumbers on
job. The contractor had never before
faced Jacks smile and misunderstood the
name. not realizing that the plumbers
family had been truly Americanized by
dropping the capital o and single quote
Therefore he said: "The house of OCon.
nor was responsible for the fall of Ire
land over three hundred years ago, and
l have never liked anyone by that
name" Pete explained the difference be-
tween O'Connor and just plain plebian
Connor, so that in the end Jack made
friends with the contractor and union
lied the job.
During the visit to Denver last week
of f. J. II. Won Engelken, director of
the United States mints. he told OF the
present extensive undertakings of the
government mints in melting down the
huge supply of foreign gold that is daily
reaching American shores. In the past
month the United States has inn
ported from British sources alone nearly
$50. 900. 900 in gold, while there has been
a steady flow OF gold money shipments
from France, Japan and China. 1t is the
duty of the mint TO turn this money
into bullion, upon which is issued the
gold certificates of the government. Last
wear the war caused to be shipped to
our shores 1921 100000 in gold. So fai
this year. our net imports of gold have
been about 1915 100000. The month Of
September. Director Won Engelken eN-
planned, shows signs of being a record
breaker.
Delegate Tom Roddy Of Denver Car
penters Union No. 55, who was dele
gate to the nineteenth general convcn-
tion of the brotherhood in Fort Worth
cited an incident in his report to the
union Monday night that is not usually
made a part bf such reports. He told
of how the convention pictures taken by
Texas photographer happened to he
rejected by the delegates. OF course p.e
New York "outlaw" delegates We're not
invited to pose and they were just bit
peeved. But they evolved n scheme to
get even," as the saying goes. The
five hundred or more delegates were
lined up in a semi-circle and the photo
grapher's camera began 10 travel from
left to right. A big steam roller was
quietly pushed up to the end Of the right
semi-crcle, so that when the camera had
completed its round, the steam roller
was the most conspicuous thing in the
picture when shown to the expectant del
egates. There had been so much said
about the administration steam roller
during the session that the incident
couldn't be palmed off as a joke. ANY
way, the driver of the steam roller, used
on street repair work, is said to have
received a new suit of clothes before the
New York delegation left Fort Worth.