Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-29

~ parIment store emplOyeS mas
~ been inaugurated by the Joslin
\ Dry Goods Company. 1t is the
first big store west of Chicago to realize
that the beauty and dignity of music has
an important part in the lives of those
who toll behind the counters and il the
workrooms. Therefore, a choral societ 2 OF
seventy-five chosen voices from among
the 600 employees has been organized and
rehearsals began this week. In due me
public demonstration, perhaps III the
City Auditorium, of their ability to ing
and sing well. will be given. Just low
there is a great tuning up of the pesi
and visitors to the store have little lif-
ficuty in picking out the warblers. i NJ
Stoll. the genial manager of the ore,
is taking silent part, but helping lst
the same. j. J. Joslin, founder OF the
store. who has always cultivated ia ont,
in others as well as himself, is suspe ted
of spreading the choral society larm
among the employees. Anyway, he mas
been elected president of the club, nd
will be assisted by an executive com IT.
tee of employees consisting of S. J. Sv ct,
+. H. Collins, Mrs Muzetta Jordan, Miss
NJ. n. Hodgkins and Miss Pearl Ii IA.
bee. 1t is planned by the society to
visit the various charitable institut uns
OF Denver to spread sunshine and 10y
with their music among the unfo tu-
mates. During the summer the society
will be heard upon perhaps several Ca
sions as feature number on the pro-
gram with Innes' municipal band at ity
park. The singers are represented by
high salaried buyers, cash girls. Italian
porters and every department of the big
store. The o. p. felcitates the Jo-lin
employees and the thoughtful manage
ment upon this pleasing method of break
ing the monotony of the usual workaday
life. 1t will no doubt serve as an IN
spiration to employees in other large es-
tablishments.
NJ II. Ropkey, travelling representative
in Colorado and Wyoming for the Nler-
genthaler Linotype company, writes the
! o. p of having discovered a prehistoric
relic OF the old printshop days in the
office of Editor l.. \. Zalinger OF the
Holly Chieftain. Ropkey is elated at the
discovery, for it not only renews faith
/ in the ancient proverbs and jokes OF the
country printing office, but establishes
confidence in the economic rules prevail
| ing in the Holly Chieftain office and
of Friend Zalinger's ability to eventual
/ Iv pay for Il new model linotype he has
purchased. Il have found in this of
flee" writes Ropkey, tina old printing
office towel we used to know when a
devil 1t stands alone when dry and has
not come in contact with water for over
nine years. Notwithstanding the Arkan-
sas river flows near by. The original
fabric OF cloth. OF course, is gone, bur
the years accumulation of dirt and CRIME
keep the original shape, and sign pasted
on the wall reads: Don't break the
towel The Injunction is religiously
obeyed by employees and visitors, for the
relic is one OF Zalinger's most treasured
office fixtures 1t is believed this + the
same towel Ialinger used when he ran
the South Denver Eye. nearly a score ol
years ago At that time he often rai
the towel thru the press rollers to get
sufficient ink with which to print tho
paper
Capture of Dublin by the Irish thi.
week was a mere incident compared with
a ruption brewing in Denver between
certain elements OF the Dutch and Irish
The other day when John T. Connolly
that patriotic son of Erin. and business
agent of the BARRIERS Union, was tempo
rarily absent from his office in the Club
building. two adherents OF the kaiser.
Harvey L. Garman and Ralph G. Noser.
| made a call and left "A written challenge.
Thinking perhaps this would not suffi-
ciently rile the peace that comes with
age, they iuxtapOsed the letters and fig
ures on Johns hand made bulletin board.
a labor saving device in which the busi-
ness agent takes an especial pride. They
made it read ''Office hours from | to
2 Il m Always leave some blaruey for
the BARRIERS secretary" When the q.
p. called at the office next day. John
was mad from bow to helm, and was
preparing to lay in a supply OF com
bustibles that are usually forbidden I'M
der strict police regulations. Harvey
and Ralph have not been as far down
town as Arapahoe street since friends
informed them OF preparations being
made by John to wipe ont the nsper-
sions cast upon his unfailing attention to
office duties.
Boulder hardware merchants have cx-
hausted their supply of picks and shov-
els. Five thousand men are working in
the tungsten mines at Netherlands abOut
eighteen miles out OF Boulder, and Ia
borers are receiving from $3.50 to - per
day, and more are in demand. Prexy
Farrand of the State University com.
plains that the students are deserting
their classrooms to go hunting for turc
sten ore which at present prices is max
ing new crop of Colorado millonaire-
The town of Netherlands is Just now q
reproduction of the old gold boom days
of Leadville and Cripple Creek. Peopl,
are paying from 81 to 80 per night foi
rest in chairs or sleep on pool tables, oI
occupy space on the floor in hote
office or hallway. Stories are told ol
! Col in Eau