Denver labor bulletin., 1916-11-25
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

of the American Federation of Labor
/ The election is expected to be held at
Baltimore today. John w. Hays, secre-
tary treasurer of the /. +. u, is being
groomed as a candidate against Frank
Morrison, who has held the position for
many years. 1t is said to be a move
ment to break the combination of what
is known as the big four" in the A.
f. of l., Gompers, Morrison, Lennon
and Duncan. Previous efforts to defeat
Compers and Lennon have always met
with failure, therefore Morrison was Sc
lec:ed for attack at this convention of
the A. F. of l.
Mrs. Blenda Lindquist, mother of
Frank Lindquist of D. T. U. No 40,
and of Albert Lindquist of Portland Ty-
biographical Union, died Friday of last
week at st Anthony's hospital, after
a long illness. Fred Lindquist, husband
of the deceas ased, who is a well known
resident OF the city and member of the
Switchmen's Union, is the only other
remaining member of the family. The
/ funeral services were held at the olinger
chapel. Thursday at 2:3O p. m, inter
ment being in Crown Hill cemetery. De-
ceased had been a resident of Denver
since 1851. Albert Lindquist, the elder
son, superintendent Of the mechanical
department of the Portland Evening
Telegram, came to Denver to attend the
funeral.
/ Carl W. Phillips. secretary-treasurer
OF the Post Chapel Relief association,
distributed $3.50 in dividends this week,
each member receiving s..
Mrs Charles Cheyney. wife of a for.
mer well known member of No. 40. of
Laramie. Wyo.. was in Denver this week
looking for a machine operator, as Char
. lie was too busy on state work to get
away.
William NJ Nelson, head proofreader
l on the Post, is devoting his spart time
writing insurance with the Cashmen-
/ Evans agency. he is proving quite sue.
. eessful and writes policies covering ac-
cident. health. liability, workmeu's com
. PeHsatiou. automobile, burglary, plate
glass and fire.
Miss Blanche L. Thoimor Of the Post
chapel who underwent an operation at
St Lukc'- hospital last week is report
Cd 90 BE- improving and attending physI-
clans give assurance OF her complete
recovery.
Thomas j. EIwelI has severed his
partnership with the Eastwood ElweN
Printing company. and is again en-
ployci iu the Smith-Brooiss office as
makeup.
Charles Mattick OF the Post chapel Is
entertaining a new arrival. a baby girl.
Mother and child are doing nicely.
Omaha Western Laborer: Mrs C. z
Mathews OF Salida. Colo, arrived in
Omaha last Sunday. accompanying the
remains Of her mother The body was
brought from Ariha. Colo. for inter
ment in Forest Lawn cemetery, beside
the remains of the husband.
Phil J. Horan, makeup on the Times,
received telegram Thursday announc-
ING the death of his brother. James F.
Horan. in Salt Lake City. Deceased was
formerly employed in Denver, but for
several years past has been working on
the salt Lake Republican.
One good effect of the Injunction
suits being filed by the railroad compan-
les against the eight hour law is to give
work TO printers. Some of the Denver
PRINT shops have had to employ extra
day and night forces TO get out the
huge briefs.
! A T. Knill of the News chapel is on
the sick list, suffering from nervous
/ breakdown. And some have held that
[ Tony had no nerves
4 Gene Goodwin has resigned as assist
I ant foreman of the News composing room
and will hereafter devote his entire time
to his job office After forty years.
more or less, on morning newspaper
work he has concluded to try daylight
and viii spend his evenings in an at
tempt TO familiariEe himself with family
/ life. Rather late start, but not a
Z hopeless undertaking. His successor has
[ not vet been named.
/ The Denver Express this week in
stalled new model c Intcrtype ma
. chino hoe
/ typccaster. Some progress up on Cher
okcc street,
/ The Greeley Daily Spokesman is no
more. Four union printers lost Jobs and
/ some back wages. The plant was taken
over by creditors and the paper sus.
/ pended.
/ Report has 1T that Mayor Spcer will
resume publication of Municipal Facts"
| tho city paper. first of next year. The
publication was inaugurated when Spcer
was mayor several years ago and dis
continued when commission government
come into power.
Bruce O'Conncll, member of the
I. 7. L., who came to Denver to install
an 1ntertype in the Express office. win
make this city his headquarters in the
future. He will cover the states of
Colorado. Wyoming. Kansas and Ne
braska for the Intertypc company.
The Cleveland Hungarian Typogaph.
ical Union has secured the adoption of
now scale. which carries flat increase
OF 81 per week in the minimum paw. The
wages of hand men will be 500, S23 and
S2i and machine operators S26, s27 and
SOS per week. The scale will run for
period of one year. All employees re-
cciving more than the old minimum are
also automatically increased So n week /
Duluth typographical Union No. 1856