Denver labor bulletin., 1918-08-10
Cigarmakers
BY J. W. SANFORD.

BY J. W. SANFORD.
The month of July showed slight
falling off in our membership and we
have a few members out of work due
to disturbed conditions in our trade on
account of uncertain prices of leaf to-
bacco and proposed increase in tax on
cigars. We believe that conditions
will adjust themselves and our trade
return to a normal basis soon.
The M. & o. brand of cigars has
been taken over by the Friedland
Cigar Company and the popularity of
now on. Nothing but the best tobacco
will be used in its manufacture and
the smoker may continue to enjoy a
home made label cigar as of yore.
The Every Puff Pleasure" will be
exemplified in these goods.
Herman Eisenstein, for several
years a member of No. 129, has taken
charge of an important department
with the Bon /. Look mercantile house
in this city. Herman has a way of
falling into good positions due to his
exceptional qualifications for any kind
of work.
Harvey Schamel, for many years an
active member of this union, is con-
went an operation for appendicitis one
day last week.
An old time member of No. 129,
Vaclay Prazak, met with an accident
the first of this month which resulted
in his DEATH, In some manner which
seems to be a mystery he was crushed
to death in an elevator at the Denver
Post while in the performance of his
duties as Waterman. He leaves
widow and several grown children.
The funeral was in charge of Bo-
hemian society of which he was a
member. Prazak and his wife came to
his trade of making cigars until re-
Gently. The family has the sympa-
thy of our entire membership.
Hank Achenbach, after fourteen
years absence from Denver, dropped
in on US one day last week. Hank
has been located in Joliet, ILL.,, since
leaving Denver. He expects to visit
with us for month or more
William Willers left last week in
search of war work and a card from
him states that he is employed in
this class of work at Omaha. Bill
reports the heat several degrees warm
er than any he experienced in Denver.
Cheer up, Bill, it will be cooler this
winter.
John Lange tried his hand at car
penter's helper up on the Moffat road
last week, but resigned under the i'm
preston that his increased heart beats
might have tendency to shorten his
life. His next move will be to lower
altitude.
Jack Shively writes US from Los
Angeles that trade is dull and many
of our members are working in the
shipyards and other essential occupa-
tions.
Label goods are the rule now in
most every show case in Denver, in
stead of the exception as formerly.
Call for label cigars; you will find
them up to standard.
Hessler"s Single Binder, Ranger,
Sierra Cruz, High Altitude and a few
others are made by machines and
cheap labor and do not bear the label
of the Cigarmakers. Encourage liv-
ing wage conditions by calling for la
bel goods. Quality, workmanship and
price are the main features of these
goods last mentioned. We do not
recommend the others.
"Our Girls" the Tobacco Strippers,
are out with tickets for their picnic
at Elitch's Sunday, August 25. The
classy manner in which they always
do things will be in evidence on that
occasion A number of valuable prizes
have already been secured by them
for the various contests that they are
arranging for. Don't let this oppor-
tunity for good time slip your mem
ory. Chicken fanciers, please take no.
tice.
Mrs. ]. Berkebile writes from Ohio
that she is having such a good time
that she may not come back until snow
flies.
J. E. Falkenhan put in several
weeks at the United States recupera-
tion camp, but quit this week to take
job in wholesale paper house where
the work is easier as well as nearer
home.
Julius Krause spent two weeks va
cation fishing up Platte canon. Owing
to the fact that Krause is built after
the pattern of Sandow, he is able to
make his fish stories stick.