Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-20
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL,

make the law reaQ as 1OlIOWS:
Section l2l. Foremen of printing Of
fices have the right to employ help, and
may discharge ~ for incompetency, (2)
for neglect OF duty, (3) for violation of
office rules (which shall be conspicuously
posted), or of laws of the chapel or
union, and az to decrease the force,
such decrease to be accomplished by dis
charging first the person or persons last
employed, either as regular employees or
as extra employees, as the exigencies OF
the matter may require. Should there
be an increase in the force the persons
displaced thru such cause shall be rein
stated in reverse order in which they
were discharged before other help may
be employed. Upon demand, the fore
man shall give the reason for discharge
in writing. Persons considered capable
as substitutes by foremen shall be
deemed competent to fill regular situa-
tions, and the substitute oldest in con-
tinuous service shall have prior right in
the filling of the first vacancy. This
section shall apply to incoming as well
as outgoing foremen."
A day and night force is busy at the
Brock -Haffner plant doing the bills and
journals for the state legislature. Jack
Parker has charge of the night brigade,
assisted by Charles J. Mattick. The
night operators are w. II. Sciple. A. e.
Griffin and George Williams. The day
machine corps consists OF W. s. Dick
son, Charles Ferris and w P. Guild.
Frank McNulty, linotypist on the
Post, is proud papa. It's a nine-pound
boy which arrived "Wednesday night of
last week at Mercy hospital. Mother
and baby are doing nicely
Bob Fischer, formerly linotypist on
the old Denver Republican and once I.
T. U. representative from No. 40, who
has been working in coast cities for sew
eral years past, was recently elected
secretary OF the union at Eugene, Ore.
Rob writes that he has invested his saw
ings in a three acre tract OF land and
expects to cultivate logarberries, goose
berries and raspberries N equal proper
tion.
James A. Mcnamara returned Monday
from Moriarity, New Mexico, where ne
attended the burial Of his father.
Bernard Arnold, an I. T. T.. pension
member Of No. 40, died at Tucumcari.
New Mexico, last Sunday where he was
taken from a train enroute 10 Denver.
4 daughter, Mrs. Nan Wood, resides in
Cleveland, Ohio. Deceased came to Den
yer from St. Paul about two years ago
and had no relatives in this city.
Ray Arnold, of the Post chapel, wa.
confined to his home this week owing
to the wrscking of nerves while wrest-
ling with the dentist.
Elmer F. McClelland. u the Post
chapel. is a grandfather. boy baby
having been born this week to his
daughter at Thermopolis. Wyoming.
Mrs. McC1elland was present to express
the Joy of both grandparents
The Bulletins new moiel 10 linotype
machine arrived this week from the fac
tory in Brooklyn and VIII be installed
today. A complete job printing equip
ment is ordered to be placed in readiness
for work by Februarv l. Everything
new and of the most up-to-date char
arter.
MaBelle Jordan Is reading proof on the
night side at Brock Haffner's during the
rush of state work
r. s Marshall of the Times chapel Is
At home cultivating a closer aequainr-
ance with his doctor In the meantime
Walter Jones is operating the merg ana
aecumulatinG sufficient wealth to com
bat the high price OF coal.
The Good Samaritan. a shop paper
published by the Los Angeles Tribune
chapel contains the following "spor,
item" in reference 10 former well
known Denver printer: "Dave Coleman.
| philosopher. reformer md incidentally n
| linotype operator. made a trip to Tia
Juana in November. Gathering data or,
the operation of the "a &c track and vice
concessions in that Mexican cesspool
! Upon his return to l1s Angeles. Dave
IN the strongest terms condemned the
! place as being the darkest blot on the
fair face of the Southland. LAYING great
stress on the crookcdness of the raccs
Close questioning revealed the principal
cause of Dawes bitterness II seems
that two-year-old mare Belle F. wa,
| picked to win a certain race, and Dave.
scentiug crookedness. md wishing to yet
first hand evidence placed i weeks
salary on Belle. Needless to saw Dave
| got the information he was after 1no
nothing else. Merle Markell was absen,
from the office about he same time and
some of the boys insist that he va,
acting as Dawes caddy,"
Sam Lewis, appointed state printing
commissioner this week by Governor
Gunter, is a former active member of
the Typographical union and took out
an honorary withdrawal card when nc
entered journalism. He represented Kan
sas City Typographical Union at the
|. t. U. convention held at Milwaukee
in 1898. For several wears he has been
political editor of the Denver Post.
+. +. Atz. who cut off the end of A
finger on linotype machine at the
Colorado Herold office two weeks aeo.
says that he caught the piece in time to
save it and will soon return to work
with whole digit.
l. I. U. Representative Frank j. PuI-
yer left Denver Thursday night for
Trinidad, and later will visit New Mex
irn ln,a1s