Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-25


Colorado today is Louis Zancan-
nelli, released on $4,000 bond last
~ week from the Trinidad jail after
being imprisoned there for twenty eight
months. The .. Z. met him at head
quarters of the United Mine Workers III
the German American Trust building
soon after his arrival in Denver, where
the happy, smiling miner was surrounded
by stalwart friends who had stood by
him steadfastly thru all this long period
of waiting for the tardy arrival OF JUS
tice in the shape OF an order from the
State Supreme Court. Louie as he Is
famiiarly known among the miners, Is
not large man physically, but he is
giant in the love and fealty expressed
for his friends He is an Italian by birth
and an American by adoption. No one
would ever pick him out from a crowd
as criminal, and his smiling, open
countenance, and frank way of talking
in good American English, is the best
alibi to the charge that he would kill
human being, even under strong provo
cation, unless in self-defense. While in
Denver Louie" was the guest OF John
r. Lawson, executive board member for
Colorado of the U. NJ. w. of A. For
eight months. in the Trinidad bastile,
Lawson and Zancannelli were cellmates,
where a warm and lasting friendship was
established. There is another reason for
this bond of fellowfeeling, as each stand
xsentenced by hand picked juries to life
Imprisonment in the state penitentiary,
sentence being imposed in each instance
by the notorious Judge Hillyer, who was
later discredited and debarred by n rul-
ing of the State Supreme Court. No one
in Colorado, even those who participated
in their conviction, believe either guilty
or that they will ever enter the prison
doors at Canon City. Zancannelli left
this week for Glenwood Springs, where
he will take the baths and boil out the
prison germs. restore his nervous system
to normal condition and get in proper
physical shape. Later he will return
to Trinidad and renew organization work
among the miners of southern Colorado.
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One of the really big attractions of the
Pure Food Show being held at the Audi
torium this week and next is just out
side the main entrance and can be seen
free OF charge 1t consists of half doz-
en- of Denver's prettiest prize young
ladies, who are acting as demonstrators
for the Lindquist crackers in the big
plate glass windows on the ground floor
of the Gas and Electric building They
are members of Bakery and Confec-
tionery Workers Union No. 422, thar
classy young recruit to organized labor
which adds to their attractiveness for
the thousands of men, women and chill
dren who crowd the corner OF Fifteenth
and Champa streets every afternoon and
evening to watch them work, many of
whom enter the building to receive sam.
Piles of their handiwork. These young
ladies are Misses Maudie Carlson, Lily
Watson, Helen Nelson, Julia Popish and
products and are making many converts
for Colorado made goods.
1 Many people see in the petition about
to be filed by Robert w. Speer, making
radical changes in the City Charter and
nominating himself for mayor, n direct
challenge to the Denver Post Should
Speer be elected, and his chances now
look more than favorable, it means the
elimina tion of Messrs. Bonfils and Tam
men of the Post as dictators in Denver
politics and municipal government
Scores of business men look upon this
as the main issue in the pending city
campaign, and are applauding Speer for
his return to city politics at just the
psychological moment. A story is told
in this connection OF how Tammen OF
the Post made overtures to Speer for
peace. 1t was when Speer was making
his tour around the world two years ago
studying municipal government in all
the principal cities he visited Both
were on board the same vessel crossing
the China sea when Tammen requested
an interview with Speer intimating