Denver labor bulletin., 1916-08-26

| SIC comes 10 ABOUT SSOU more, all PAID
by the general committee. As result
of this plan, local unions have no ex-
pense other than what they want to
make for uniforms, banners, floats, etc,
in order to contest for prizes. This
creates the keenest friendly rivalry and
brings nearly 100 per cent of all mem
bers into the parade. In addition, the
general committee designs and provides
each year an original emblematic float
which leads the parade, but is not con-
sidered i'll awarding prizes. A division
of citizens other than organized wage
earners always forms an interesting part
of the parade. As a result of this pol
icy extending over number of years.
the Atlanta Federation of Trades will
on this Labor Day dedicate its new
Labor Temple, costing in all about $780,
900, and there will not be one penny's
debt upon the grounds or building when
the doors are thrown open for the grand
reception to the public.
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Our shop neighbor and everybody's
friend, Halsey NJ. Rhoads, pioneer printer
and newspaper publisher, editor of the
Rocky Mountain Elk, is a candidate for
Denver County representative in the
| legislature, and ought to get the vote of
every man and woman who participates
in the Republican primaries, September
II. He has been grinding out copy, and
good copy, too, for over fifty years, and
knows the wants of the people OF this
state probably better than most any
other man in Colorado, as he has con
Quoted newspapers in nearly every part
OF the state. For six years he was speciaI
field agent for the Agricultural depart
ment at Washington, and during that
time visited every Colorado farming dis
trict each month. There are ~ candi-
dates to be nominated by his party in
the primary election and he has been
designated by the Republican county as
sembly, and there is little doubt he viii
receive more than enough votes to be
| placed among the twelve as a regular
candidate in the November election,
when friends of every political faith
will vote for Halsey NJ. Rhoads. He
| joined Denver Typographical Union No.
| 40 in 1870, and has paid out more money
to printers iii wages than any man who
ever ran weekly paper in Colorado.
! There is not man in Denver more de-
serving of public recognition than Hal
Z sey NJ Rhoads
Hugh Maguire's bright idea to light
the bathing beaches at Washington and
Berkeley parks is going to be realty
next season. Everybody is in favor OF
the proposition, even those who have the
time to 90 swimming in daylight. Last
week while in Colorado Springs, the y.
made special visit to renrose pool in
Monument Valley park, where the light
ing system is operated for benent OF
night bathers. and found it grand sue
cess. Arc lights are placed around the
pool as they call it in Colorado Springs,
but the body OF water is really large
enough to be designated lake. Jolly
parties 90 there every night and disport
in the water with great delight and
benefit to their health. The same plan
would prove equally successful in Den
yer and give thousands OF wage earners
employed during the day an opportunity
to take plunge in the cooling water OF
| the municipal lakes.
e & & e
Notwithstanding delegates to the
| State Federation OF Labor convention in
Colorado Springs were compelled to scat
| ter in order to find sleeping accommo-
dations by reason OF the great crowd OF
| Eastern and Southern tourists, there was
abundant opportunity for mingling in
social pleasures. The great dancing pa
villion at Stratton park was favorite
resort every evening Labor delegates
| gained free admission, while those going
I
to paw % cents for the privilege OF dane
ing. The Stratton estate owns both
the street car company and the dancing
pavilion, and therefore favorl its trans
portation patrons. Then, again, the an
nual street carnival and open air mask
ball Thursday night, under auspices of
the Chamber of Commerce. was enjoyed
by all the delegates particularly those
OF the so-called gentler sex, who fell
right into the spirit OF the occasion 4
| visit to the Union Printers Home also
was an enjoyable event, many of the
delegates, tho living in Colorado, never
having before seen this world famous la
Dor humanitarian institution. The
grounds were at their best, and attracted
especial interest by their beauty and
| fragrance OF the luxuriant flowers. Our
faithful friend, Sam Boil, Home CORE
| spondent of The Bulletin, was on duty
as general director, tho at slight disad-
vantage by reason OF a sprained ankle.
Sam knows most everybody by their
first name, and knew just the places
visitors ought to go. Many admired
the prize herd of IIolstein cows, the
finest in the West, which furnish an
abundance OF fresh milk daily for all
residents and employees of the Home II
was a great week for the 1856 delegates
in attendance at the convention.
& 4 4 4
Colorado climate as cure for the
booze habit is being highly recommend
ed by the Rev. William j. Williamson,
former pastor of the Third Baptist
church Of st. Louis, Mo, who lost his
pastorate because of too frequent and
generous recourse to the wine cup. In
hope of controlling his .hrist he sought
the Colorado Rockies, and has been
spending several months in the hills
| L his week he cnInc To Dcnyer nnd nm