Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL

/ A novel plan to boost the sale OF
war savings stamps is being operated
in many newspaper and job printing
composing rooms thruout the l. T. U.
jurisdiction. 1t consists of forming
pools by which members of the chapel
buy a number for amounts ranging
from 10 to 80 cents, with weekly draw
ings, those holding the lucky num-
bers receiving stamps of a 50 ma
tured value. Two of these pools were
formed in the Denver Post chapel last
week, the numbers being sold at 25
cents each. Miss Mabelle Jordan and
John Oliver were the lucky winners.
The plan proved so popular that this
week three pools are being formed
and three So stamps are to be drawn
and added to that many war savings
books. Other chapels have caught the
idea and it promises to be taken up
in other newspaper and job chapels.
Hundreds of printers will thus become
interested in adding to their war saw
ings account, and come under the thrift
habit spell.
J. b. Royce, for many years secre-
tary of Pueblo Typographical Union
No 175, has moved to Denver and is
now employed at the Smith Brooks
office.
/ Comrade l. D. Hosman, formerly of
this city and l. T. U. delegate from
No. 40 TO the Cleveland convention,
is candidate for president Of New
York Typographical Union on a third
party or socialist ticket.
Laramie Typographical Union No
775, organized one year ago, has Just
negotiated a new wage scale calling
for 81 per week increase. For the
next year job men, hand men on news
papers and machine operators will re-
ceive S27 per week for day work and
$50 for night work. Contracts have
been signed with all shops in that city
and the local boasts of a 100 per
cent membership. ED" Latimer, for
merly of the Denver Post composing
room, is president of No. IT'S. Frank
J. Pulver, l. T. U. representative, as
sisted in the negotiations.
Cheyenne Typographical Union has
closed contracts for a new scale which
became effective yesterday March
l5J. The new contracts call for an
immediate increase Of $3.50 per week
all around over the expiring scale, and
an additional 70 cents per week IN
crease on both January ]. 1913, and
January ] 1920, bringing the maxi
mum up to $50 for job and newspaper
journeymen lday work., foremen,
S32; night work journeymen, S33, and
foremen. $50. There are two non
union shops in the Wyoming capital
city, but plans are now developing
that is hoped viii soon bring them
into the fold.
Fred A. Cantrall Of the Post limo
type force is in California visiting a
son who is in one Of the coast harbors
on United States warship. having
enlisted in the navy some months ago.
Fred Briedeustein, son Of L. r.
Breidcnstein Of the Times chapel, was
home this week on n five-day fur
louuh Fred is enlisted in the Forty
ninth ambulance corps, stationed at
Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa. He
appears in fine fettlc and has gained
considerable in weight since joining
the army.
Albert f. Hill Of Nashville has been
elected president Of Typographical
Union No. 20 for the eighteenth con-
secutivc time IL is no surprise TO
those who know him that this is true.
And in those eighteen years he has
been trusted with the presidency of
the Nashville Trades Council dozen
times or more. and last year was cho-
sen speaker of the senate by unani-
nous vote. He is also president of
the Nashville board of education.
Surely Nashville is proud of this man
who is not only trusted by organized
labor, but the people generally. Mr..
Hill is editor and owner of the Labor
Advocate, Nashville's labor paper.
/ 4 letter from Frank C. White, now
working in Seattle. Wash. announces
the death of his wife there last week,
to which city he moved from Denver
some time ago in the hope that Mrs.
Whites health would benefit thereby.
While in Denver White was employed
at the Robinson Printing Company Of
flee, and many friends here will re-
gret TO learn of his bereavement. He
came to Denver from New York.
W. E Dillon. congenial stoneman
and makeup of the Carson Harper
chapel, called Wednesday and renewed
his subscription. Said he was on his
annual inspection tour of all the good
printshops in Denver. so we of The
Bulletin printing plant feel highly
gratified.
Sam Green. for the past few months
in the Post ad room, has pulled his
slip and accepted the foremanship of
the Boulder Miner.
LES" Kaiser is back to his first
love-Denver town-having forsaken
his sit" on the Colorado Springs Ga
zette to "buck the slipboard" on the
machine side of the Post.
Charles f. Cole, former well
known Colorado printer, has been
unanimously reelected president of
No. 256. Great Falls, Mont This
makes the fifth successive term for
Mr.. Cole. If he keeps up his lick"
he will soon be in Secretary Birdsalls
class. However, Birdsall has about