Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-25
TYPOGRAPHICAL,


John w. Drake. well known member
of Denver typographical Union. died
last Saturday in the asylum at Pueblo,
after an illness OF several months fol-
lowing a mental and nervous collapse.
The remains were brought to Denver
and funeral services held at 2:30 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon at the Olinger
mortuary chapel. Deceased was a Ma
son of high degree, and the funeral rites
were conducted by that order. Inter
ment was in Crown Hill cemetery. the
Masonic Highlands Commandery acting
as an escort. Drake came to Denver
about ten years ago from Louisville
Ky, where he had served the union as
secretary, and during all of the period
of his residence here was employed at
the Smith Brooks Printing company,
filling the position of proofreader most
of that time. He leaves a sister. Miss
Viola Drake living in Denver, and a
brother residing in Wichita, Kan. De-
ceased was 30 years Of age
Peter Rose, assistant foreman on the
Post. will not christen his new auto
Maud" The machine failed a few days
ago in n bucking contest with an Ala
media street car. Damage To Pete's ma
chine about S35, not scratch on the
Tramway transportation bus. Pete's
boy was driving the Joy wagon, and
escaped injury after being catapulted
some IS feet in the opposite direction
from the contact
VIII II. Hedley. for many years proof
reader in the Robinson office, finally
has refused longer to be an Ismaelite,
and this week took a position as stone
man in the Hoeckel office. VIII is
firmly convinced that as proofreader
L. a
at an |. T. U. convention
| Carl j. Snitzen of the Times chapel,
expert pinch hitter for the Cottrell
bowling team. copped off the individual
series honers Tuesday night by rolling
up score of 573. His high single game
was 2l2, which he made in the third set.
The Duluth amendment to the I. T.
U. laws, providing that three general
auditors be elected from the member
ship, carried in Denver by vote of
l4O to 90.
Mabellc Jordan OF the Post proofroom
4 is visiting on her brothers ranch near
Chugwater, Wyo.
W. H. Cressingham of the Times lin
otype force, is visiting his son Harry in
FL Paso, Tex. Walter Jones is holding
down the machine in Cress' absence.
c. II. Peterson has transferred his
allegiance from the Times adroom to
Wahlgrecn's printing office. However,
Pete is not worrying. as his apple orch
ard near Grand Junction will begin
bearing fruit this year.
The lockout against union printers at
the Church Publishing House of Chicago,
which prints some 200 church periodic
ais, has been discontinued and the firm
has entered into an agreement with
/ typographical union No l6, which, it is
expected, will work out satisfactorily to
both sides. All discharged or locked out
printers We're reinstated. Negotiations
are now under way thru which. il is
hoped. the publishing house may be in.
duced to confer with representatives Of
Pressmcn's Union No. 3 and Bcokbinders
and Paper Cutters Union No. s25. with
a view of reaching an agreement cover.
ing pressmen and birdery workers.
Joseph Stulla, rs, of Cleveland Ohio,
is reputed to be the only linotype opcr,
ator in the United States who trans.
lates the copy before him and at the
same time sets it in type in any one
of seven languages. Stulla was born in
Hungary and came to the United State.
twelve years ago. He has been n prin-
ter for twenty-five years. Stulla trans.
sets f@iEuSi, ttunga~
rian, Polish, Slavish, German and Ru-
manian.
The board of governors of the lnterua-
tional Allied Printing Trades Associa-
tion visited Atlanta, Ca, last week, and
were rendered n banquet at the Piedmont
hotel by Atlanta Typographical Union
No. 4S. Those members of the board
present were President Marsden G. Scott
and Secretary John w. Hays of the 1.
7. u; President James j. Freel of the
International Stercotypers and Electro
typcrs, President Matthew Woll of the
International Photo Engravers Union.
President Charles n. Smith of the Mail
crs Trade District Union, President A.
p. Sovcy of the International Bookbind-
crs Union, and Vice President S. b.
Marks of the International Pressmen
and Assistants Union. According to the
Atlanta Journal of Labor it was one of
the classicst events ever pulled off in