Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13

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such a rats of pay would bring the
night workers, at s6.55 per diem, un-
der the prohibition of advances on
wages of $4,000 or more a year. This
is the ruling the controller of the
treasury, w. w. Warwick.
C. c. Holmes of the Calhoun &
Holmes plant, Eighteenth street, is at
home this week fighting it out with a
case of lagrippe.
Harry II. Smith, linotype operator
on the Post, is at Mercy hospital suf
fering with cancer of the stomach.
His condition is reported to be serious.
H. c. Koehl of the W. n. u. is con-
fined TO his Edgewater home with an
attach of meningitis.
Henry Michelstetter. at one time
foreman of the Des Moines Leader and
later of the Sioux City Journal, was
last week elected commissioner of the
Corn Palace City on n labor ticket.
The laborites elected their mayor,
Rev. Wallace NJ Short, by 1881 ma
jority, as well as w. r. Hamilton for
commissioner.
Otto F. Thum of the Union Print
ing Company thinks he slipped one
over" on the regular editor of The
Bulletin last week. Mr.. Thum called,
delivered his compliments and paid his
subscription during Houston's alb
sence.
Turning an Eastern trip to double
purpose. Governor julius c. Gunter.
/ while 10 Washington 10 attend n con-
/ ference Of state executives called by
/ Secretary Lane, ably and willingly
l lent his assistance 10 committee Of
/ the Denver Typothetae which had
| journeyed to the nations capital in
] .H 80 81, as "a of the
extra war printing which Uncle Sam
is doing The government printing
office at present is wholly unable to
\ handle the printing Of the nation.
/ Many additional orders have been go
ing to Philadelphia. New York, Chi
cago and other large cities. The Den
yer Typothetae believes some of this
surplus should be distributed among
Colorado's printeries. The Typothe-
tae's committee found Governor Gun
ter in Washington at the opportune
time and he helped TO lay the states
claim before the proper departments.
II is believed that eventually Colorado
will receive large orders for war print
ing.
The management of the San Diego
Union last week notified all members
of the composing room force of 25
cents per day increase. This is the
second increase Of a like amount vol
UNFAIRLY granted SINCE the last con-
tract was signed in that city. Several
former Denver printers are now on the
Union.
The Bulletin Office was honored Mon
day by visit from John W. Clark,
member of Columbia Typographical
Union. Washington, d. c. Mr.. Clark
has long been in the proofroom of the
government printing office, and car
ried friendly greetings to Secretary
+. c. Birdsall, John Bucher, the writer
and others from printers in the larg
est printing office in the world. Mr..
Clark has made an extended tour of
California, and is now on his return
trip. On Sunday he was visitor at
the Union Printers Home and was
much impressed with that institution.
Monday evening he departed for Chi
cago, where he will visit former
president of No. 40, w. +. (Kid)
Shields.
Harry Hagadorn, resident at the
Union Printers Home from Seattle,
Wash. was in Denver this week, look
ing up old Kansas City friends. in
cluding Winnie Bowlcs, Howard easier
and others Hagadorn is so far inn
proved in health that he is contem-
plating vacating the Home this spring.
b. S. Marshall of the Times chapel,
accompanied by his wife, left for San
Diego. Cal, Saturday night. Mar
shall's health has been failing for
some time, which made the change
desirable. He shipped his fiivver and
will tour the coast thoroly.
G. Gus Crawford attended the fun
eral of one of his twin grandsons,
aged II months, at Limon, Colo, last
Saturday.
II. A. Mcintyre, member of the
Typographical Union and well known
labor leader of Pueblo, spent several
days in that city last week. He is
now in the employ of the govern
ment as United States deputy mar
shal, with headquarters in Denver.
George w. Moore, employed in the
Times ad room for the last two years,
picked n situation at Glen Rock, Wyo.,
to which he motorcycled this week.
Horace Spanogle and w. j. Ashley.
situation holders on the Express, have
the automobile accessory business at
Fort Collins, Colo.
Douthat, the infant daughter of
Leroy Firebaugh of the Times proof
room, died Friday last. Interment
was at Crown Hill. The sympathy
of n large circle Of friends goes to
Mr.. and Mrs. Firebaugh.
| f. ID. Kesler met with painful
accident in the nd room of the Post
Tuesday. In saving linotype slugs,
the grip on the machine slipped and
the first joint Of Kesler's left thumb
was nearly severed. Surgeons hope
to save the digit.
A souvenir edition Of The skir-