Denver labor bulletin., 1917-07-14

investigate our former townSman and
vice reformer, George Creel. You re-
member when George was made police
commissioner of Denver by Mayor
Arnold? Sure, he is the very man who
wanted our policemen to use hypno-
tism or suggestion in place of shela-
lahs to curb riots and make street cor
ner mashers move on. By some leger-
demain George was appointed chief
censor of the press shortly after the
war was declared, and was so tickled
with the job that he overlooked censor
ing hos own hot stuff. His Fourth of
July thriller of how the United States
transports, carrying soldiers to France,
were beset by whole flocks of German
U-boats in midocean, which resulted in
untold submarines being sunk without
loss of man or horse on the Ameri-
can ships, has landed George in a sea
of trouble. Senator Penrose and other
curious members of congress are fear
full that George is trying to organize
thrill trust at expense of Uncle SAM
uel. In the meantime our friend
George has been shorn of his author
ity to either censor or thrill, having
retired to the peace and comfort of his
Long Island home.
COLORADO is going to celebrate her
L. forty-first birthday anniversary,
August 1. The o. P. has received
letter from "Sons of Colorado" So
ciety suggesting that the event be
made a great day of patriotic history,
unlimited and stupendous, equal to all
past efforts combined; day of thanks
giving to Almighty God for His mani
fold blessings; day to pay tribute
to the splendid men and women of this
l.a4l
their unrivalled, dominating spirit of
truth and loyalty, patriotism, sacrifice,
and marvellous achievements, from the
first arrival of trappers, Indian scouts,
and fighters, pioneers and families who
made possible this, the Centennial
State" saved to the Union by its fight
ing sons of 1862, and their sons of
1898; who, to the honor and glory of
their country, were the first to unfurl
the Stars and Stripes upon a foreign
shore that heralded peace and freedom
splendid sons who did voluntary serv-
ice on the Mexico border in the alkali,
and fields of cactus in 1916, down to
this, the month of June, 1917, the most
glorious month in all our states his
tory, the month of joyous sacrifices,
unparalleled generosity, acts of devo-
tion, love, heroism, and obedience to
our nations call upon the part of our
great army of noble men and women
and their $4,000 sons, vho wrote an
other page in history. June 5, 1917. A
is to be held, followed by basket pic
mic and speakingrat City park. This is
a program which ought to gain the
approval of every Denver citizen.
HERE'S one the o. P. clips and
III prints for the especial edifcation
of John f. Collett, official staff art
critic of The Bulletin, who draws pay
for reading proof on the Denver Times:
When authors get together they like
to tell their experiences with proof
readers, writes Elizabeth Jordan in the
New Jork Journal. At such times |
usually speak up for the proofreader.
know something of his side of the
matter. even know one author who
wholly rewrites her stories on the
margins of her galley proofs!
Kate Douglas Wiggin tells a good
story illustrating how critical Bos-
ton proofreader can be.
In one of her stories she had written
this sentence:
"Rebecca sat by the window, chop
ping hash"
The proofreader put an interroga-
ton mark after it. Then he added,
in pencil, this suggestion:
"As hash is the finished product, was
she not, instead, chopping meat or
potatoes ?"
When the author rallied from the
effect of the comment, she wrote her
answer under the question:
"There is psychological moment
when the meat and the potatoes blend
into hash. 1t was this moment / had
in mindi"