Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
The Optimistic Philosopher

ney general, is feeling out his chances as
candidate for Congress in the Second
district against Charlie Timberlake, the
present Republican incumbent, and the
only representative of that political
faith from Colorado in either branch of
the national law making body. Ed Keat-
ing is likely to have opposition for
third term as congressman in the Third
(Pueblo) district, as some Democratic
brethren are sore over his sidestepping
the national Democratic legislative pro-
gram upon several occasions. Ben c.
Hillard, in the Denver or First district,
will most likely fall short of an endorse
ment for a second term, as he has been
disappointment to everybody. He has
been recorded as absent and not voting"
when many important measures were up.
Ben has been too busy holding down his
job as factional member of the Denver
school board to pay much attention to
his duties as a congressman. Over in
the Fourth or Western slope district, Ed
Taylor is the only candidate mentioned.
He will be renominated and elected by
the usual big vote, for he is the most
popular and efficient Colorado represent
ative in the House.
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An amusing incident of the Locomotive
Firemen's Grand Lodge convention now
being held in Denver, was the concern of
a mother in Chicago for her daughter,
Mrs. Alvina Pondorf, here with her hus-
band, one OF the delegates. After read
ing a mountain lion" story in the Chi
cago Tribune, she sent number of
kilograms urging her daughter TO take
the earliest possible train for home, be-
fore the lions" running free in the
streets of Denver caught her. However,
Mrs. Pondorf refused to forsake her hub
by and leave him to the ''lions,' so she
is still in Denver. The Tribune story
which caused the furry bore a Denver
date and read as follows: Two large
mountain lions, a male and female, in
vaded the northwestern section of the
city this morning. attacked two persons
and greatly alarmed residents of that
section. The animals are still at large
and squad OF police, armed with rifles,
Is seeking them. While standing in her
back yard. Mrs. +. J. Carlin Of 1929 West
Twenty-fifth avenue was horror stricken
when a lion leaped the fence and started
toward her She fled to the house,
reached the door a few feet ahead of the
lion. and slammed il shut The other
person attacked was ! H. Hubbard Of
West TwcHty-fifth avenue and Meade
street. While pickcting ont a COW this
fled. When last seen the lions were
making for the foothills, seven miles
away" Of course. the writer OF the
story had spent the previous night in hop
alley or some blind tiger.
One of Dcnver's clevcrrst newspaper
men was this week appointed publicity
agent for the city OF Denver by Mayor
Speer. lie is Edgar c. MacMechen, for
number Of years reporter on the Times
and political writer during sessions of
the Legislature. Eddie" may be de-
pended upon to keep Denver in the spot
light and tell the people all about the
achievements OF the present administra-
tion. The position pays a salary OF
81 500 per year, not as much n. he would
receive as n reporter, but the compensa.
tion comes in the relief from worry over
the fate OF good story. lie has been n
student Of municipal problems for years,
and is an authority among the ncwspc.
per fraternity on this subject. Prcviou.
to his coming to Denver, MacMechen
was employed as writer on leading
daily papers in San Francisco and
Chicago.