Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-13
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

yer dailies, carrying an increase of SO
per week, was adopted at last Sun
days regular meeting of Typograph-
ical Union No. 40. The report of the
scale committee was approved with
comparatively few changes. If agreed
to by the newspaper publishers, the
\ new scale becomes effective January
25, 1918, when the existing three-year
contract expires. At present the
scale is $3.50 for evening papers and
s31.50 for morning papers. Follow
ing is the section adopted in the pro-
posed new scale:
"Sec. q The weekly scale of all
persons employed in any capacity
whatsoever in offices using typecasting
typesetting devices or linotypes of any
description, except as provided in Sec
ton of this article, shall not be less
than s34.50 per week on evening pa
pers and $3.50 per week on morning
papers. Provided, this shall not be
construed as preventing unusually
competent workmen from receiving in
creased remuneration"
Another section adopted provides
that newspapers operating under this
scale of wages shall pay weekly sum
equal to one-haf of 1 per cent of its
total composing room payroll to the
secretary-treasurer of Denver Typo
grdpnlcal Union NO a. Sdlu sum 10
be transferred to the secretary-treas-
urer of the International Typograph-
ical Union and be converted into the
old-aRe pension fund of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union"
This would inaugurate by practice a
theory long prevalent in printing trade
unions that after an employe has worn
himself out in the service Of publish
er, the publisher should pay something
toward keeping him off the scrapheap.
The committee was authorized to
enter into negotiations with the news
paper publishers for a signing up of
the new scale.
A fine class of new candidates for
membership presented themselves be-
1 fore President F. L. Pferdesteller and
received the obligation, as follows:
Arthur L. Carnahan, james F. Barth-
/ olomew. Charles T. Radford, Harold
E Berberich. Dal Deniston and Miss
! Frances n. Tandy. to full membership,
and Cliff C. Baldridge Of the Times
chapel to apprentice membership.
/ Announcement reached Denver this
week of the marriage in Boston,
/ Mass, of Miss Laura Newell, daughter
of Fred c. Newell, linotypist in the
/ Western Newspaper Union chapel, 70
D
well known in Denver musical circles,
being an accomplished harDist. Dur
I ing the past summer she filed engage
ments with chautauquas in several
/ Eastern states, and was a soloist for
a time with Sousa's band. Mr.. White,
[ the groom, is an assistant instructor
at the New England Conservatory of
Music. Fred Newell went East to
attend the wedding ceremony.
Emil Klunker, for eight years en-
i ployed on the correction bank of the
Post. rendered his RESIGNATION this
week and will seek work on a less
strenuous job. ~
There is report current in print
ing circles that the Colorado Herold,
Denver daily German paper, is to con-
vert itself into an English language
morning paper and considerably en-
large its equipment.
Pete Rose of the Post chapel has
been bunked. His wife traded his
ear-old automobile in as part payment
on a new and larger machine this week
and had it registered in his name.
Henceforth Pete will be tame when
taking mountain park joyrides.
Fred L. Girton. well known to Den
yer printers and formerly employed
on the Post, is now stationed with the
officers reserve corps at Fort Sheridan,
near Chicago.
Theodore Bowles, son of E. W.
Bowles of the Post chapel and n stu
dent at the state university at Boul-
der, had two ribs broken in an automo-
bile smash a few davs ago. He is now
at home, with his body encased in a
plaster paris cast.
Charles Burris, apprentice in the
Post chapel, left last week with the
( Colorado draft contingent and is in
training to be soldier at Camp Funs-
ton.
! Harry Davenport. hank man in the
! Western Newspaper Union chapel, is
the proud papa of an 81 pound boy.
Mamma and baby are doing nicely.
! During a tense moment while the
newspaper scale was being considered
in committee of the whole last Sunday,
Merrill Fish of the News chapel arose
to a point of order and said: 81 am
/ just informed that at end of the sew
enth inning the score stands, White
/ Sox 7. Giants Q" Then he sat down
and the debate proceeded in more
optimistic tenor.
| Sam Greene has returned from So
journ in Arizona and is working in the
ad department of the Post.
John Simpson. for several years
telephone makeup at Brock-Haffner's.
has severed his connection with that
firm and has gone to the Wahlgreen
Printing company.
Robert (''Bob") Hetrick has ended
his summer vacation and accepted a
situation with the Wepf Printing COM
pany. The Saxon six, however, is still
on the job.
George P. Nichols of Baltimore, one