Denver labor bulletin., 1916-07-08
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

TYPOGRAPHICAL.
Last Sundays meeting of d. T. U.
No. 40 was not as well attended as usual
owing to the summery weather and
many outdoor comforts to attract the
members. The session lasted less than
two hours. S. J. Conway was elected
to fun membership, and James T. Bar
tholomew and Paul Bloesch to appren-
tice memberships.
Upon motion it was decided to send
only one delegate to the State Fedora
ton of Labor convention next month in
Colorado Springs. Clint C. Houston was
unanimously elected as the delegate.
l. 7. U. Delegates Robert +. Jones and
Frank ]. Pulver were each voted four
teen DAYS per diem at 81 per day, rail
road and Pullman fares to the Baltimore
convention. Delegate Houston was given
$40 for expenses in attending the State
Federation convention, and s25 was voted
the apprentice committee to do some
propaganda work
President Pferdesteller announced the
appointment of Fred Ross on the ap-
prentice committee in place of Ben
Green, resigned. II. r. Hayes of the
Trade School was made chairman OF the
committee.
bThnl tlAflllIAUH Et.fltA n
of the American Federation Of Labor and
member Of No. 80, was present and
made a brief talk.
Secretary Frank c. Birdsall and
party Of friends spent the Fourth OF
July on Lookout mountain Frank took
along a pair OF powerful field glasses
in order 10 keep an eye on the city to
So that nothing Of a calamitous nature
happened to the newspaper boys who
remained at work in town
The Iutermountain typographical Con
] ference IL in n dilemma Its fourth an
nual meeting is supposed to be held the
Sunday preceding opening date OF the
State Federation of Labor convention in
Colorado Springs. August II. President
Frank Y. Pulver Of Denver and Secretary
/ Treasurer ]. Charles Deus of Pueblo arc
delegates TO the l. T. o convention
which meets in Baltimore that same
week. First Vice President William T..
Reilly Of Colorado Springs also will be
I in Baltimore as a member of the booster
committee to bring the 1917 |. T. u.
convention to the Union Printers Home
city These three officials will hold a
conference in Colorado Springs tomorrow
Sunday to determine upon what is TO
be done under these unusual circum-
stances.
Harry Steinberg has been elected as
chairman and Ed Burke secretary of the
Times chapel. This is a strictly neutral
combination in line with the principles
OF the model chapel The salary OF the
secretary was raised to 30 cents a month
wear ago. which oocasioned a little
criticism. Il being considered by some ot
Of the members rather cNtravagant and
likely to create desire for the office
rather than the office seeking the man.
To forcstall reduction to the former
and more conservative sum of IS cents
a month. the new Officers have taken
hold Of affairs with vim that prom
ise- something doing.
w. c. Hercules is now dividing his
time between working on the News and
selling oil stock. He is succeeding
equally well in both occupations
Arthur MACEDONIAN. managing editor OF
the Times for two years past, and
popular newspaper man with the print
ers. resigned this week to accept posi-
ton as managing editor of the China
Press at Shanghai. China He sails from
Vancouver on July l6. Frank c. Farrar
news editor of the Rocky Mountain
News, succeeds MneLennan on the Times.
Two distinguished members of No. 40
are victims of the record breaking heat
wave. Dick Otis has had all that lux
urious growth of alfalfa scorched from
his upper lip. while Bob Anderson care
lessly removed his hat while standing in
the sun and thus beat the barber out of
several jobs.
There was unusual commotion in the
immediate vicinity of the Post copy desk
Monday shortly after the lunch period.
and a war extra was threatened. Jake
Wander Perel was chopping copy for Bill
Collins, who took day off in advance
felt the added responsibility and 70,
lunch took on supply of Hungarian
goulash, with Bulgarian buttermilk as n
chaser. This was sufficient casus belli,
and for time it looked as tho the
Balkan states row was being staged in
the Post composing room. Next time
Bill will put on a diplomatic sub who
can be neutral for at least one day.
Word reaches Denver that James F.
Garvcy. foreman of the Milwaukee Sem
tincl, who recently suffered a stroke o,
paralysis, is recovering and will soon be
able to resume his duties Jim is wcN
known here, having at one time been
foreman of the Denver Times. His many
friends will be pleased to learn of his
convalcscncc.
Walter Jones is holding down John
Keating's mill on the Times while the
latter is rccuperating from the late heat
wave at Manitou. Keating says Dem
vcr printer would need woolcn under
cwar and an overcoat il he should trans
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