Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-02
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

place, PROMISES 10 De 1uil OF thrlllS.
The newspaper scale committee will
have something interesting to report.
Conferences have been held this week
with the Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation, and what was done is likely
to be revealed to those present at the
meeting. Another top liner is the
nomination of candidates for /. T. U.
offices for the referendum election in
May. Official ballots containing the
names of all prospective candidates
will be provided for facilitating the
voting. President Pferdsteller prom
ises to expedite the great volume of
business in order that members may
get away in time to attend their favor
lite Sunday evening church services.
Ben Tamplin is now regular fix
ture on the copy reading desk of the
Post editorial rooms and this week
resigned his job as a linotypist. Jack
Oliver was made a regular operator
to fill the vacancy thus created Thus
do men live in order to receive earthly
rewards.
Walter Sissler, an old-time Denver
printer, then rancher in Nebraska.
and later a wanderer among Idaho
printshops, has been admitted as a
resident of the Union Printers Home.
Fred o. Cantrall, son of Fred A.
Cantral of the Post chapel, has been
promoted to the dignity and emolu-
ments of chief petty officer on board
the naval steamship Rainbow, operat-
ing in the Pacific ocean with head
quarters at San Francisco. The Rain
bow is mother" supply ship for
submarines.
Phil Johnson, formerly a well known
Denver printer, now of San Francisco,
is a candidate for l. T. U. auditor.
Phil was delegate to the convention
in Colorado Springs last August and
spent several days with former shop
mates in Denver.
Carl Adams. brother Of Neal Adams.
machinist on the Post, has decided TO
make Denver his future habitat. COM
ing from the old family home at Grand
Rapids, Mich.
The sixth annual banquet Of the
Colorado Pioneer Printers viii be held
next Monday evening. February !, at
the Metropole hotel Plates are 81.
and the feast is 10 begin at 6 o'clock
Members Of No 49 and their wives
are invited. Phone reservations to
Tom Egan, Main 29l6 .
Says Eileen Murphy, proofreader on
the Post: God alone can save Amer
lea II Ireland and Palestine are made
free by this war. and the Irish and
Jews return to their natal lands. There
will then be no politicians or finan-
ciers left in the United States"
A telegraphic message announcing
the safe arrival in France of Second
Lieutenant Bayard Brooks, formerly
a member of the composing room staff
of the Rocky Mountain News. was re
ceived this week by his wife of 27ll
Stout street. Lieutenant Brooks stated
in his message that he was in fine
physical condition, had enjoyed the sea
voyage across, and no submarines
We're sighted en- route. He is n mem
Der of the field artillery division of
the army and obtained his commits
sion at the recent examination held
for officers at the training camp at
Fort Sheridan, Ill.
0 The Colorado Springs Gazette has
recently installed a Model Il Mergen-
thaler. The same office has ordered
n monotype keyboard and caster, and
it is proposed to put the non-distribu-
tion plan in operation in its ad room
upon the arrival of the new machinery
/ Fred NJ. Chilson of the News chapel
was some grand prize winner at the
poultry and pet stock exhibit held in
connection with the annual stock show
last week. He carried off twenty rib
bons on seventeen entries, including
three specials, eight first and six sec
onds His entries consisted of New
Zealands and Covies Chilson's en-
tries also have won prizes this season
at Colorado Springs and Canon City
/ Not bad for beginner in the chicken
fancier business.
At meeting of the Denver Ex-I
! T. U. Delegates Association Monday
afternoon II was decided to give an
other of those informal social dances
soon after Easter. President August
| Rooster. Secretary John f. Collett and
/ Dance Master Thomas ]. Duffy were
named as committee to make the
arrangements.
w. A. Collins has extended his in
spection tour of the nation from Salt
Lake City to Chicago, but doesn't say
when he will return to dear old Den
YER"
After manipulating linotype at
Smith-Brooks for many years. Charles
f. Barngrover is now subbing on the
Post.
A Model Ia Merg. is an addition to
equipment of the Pueblo Chieftain.
Cripple Creek Typographical Union
! has signed new scale contract that
gives members of that union So per
week increase all around. The new
contract is on the step-increase plan
81 increase Immediately, 81 in six
months and the third raise of 81 in
one year. The maximum of the scale
will be: Day scale. handmen (news
and job), S24: foremen, S27; opera
tors, S27. Night, handmcn, S27; fore
men, $50; operators, $50. Machinist-
operators will receive So per week
| above the scale for attending one ma