Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-09
Bill Posters
BY JOE TAGART.

BY JOE 1AGARI.
Bill Burnham writes from Camp
Macarthur that he is working hard to
obtain those little gold stars that go
on your sleeve.
Doc" Garnett writes one of the
most interesting letters that it has
been my lot to receive. From France
he tells both sides of it, the serious
and comic. / would sure like to re-
produce it here, but want of space
will not permit. Closes by saying
that he will be glad when the fire
works is over and he is back in the
good old U. S. A.
Joe Keener writes from Seattle that
he is undergoing a forced vacation on
account of the ''flu." Says he is not
working, as he saved all his money
this summer.
"Col" Hincklin writes from Pitts
burg that he has closed with the big
gest one on earth (the Barnum show
and signed up with another big one,
the United States War Exhibit. He
says that he made Seattle this sum-
mer and Joe Keener had taken the
fatal step, but Joe says nothing in
answer. Is it bashfulness?
Joe Burkhardt, Denver's wizard,
was up for examination yesterday and
passed all o. K, which means another
star for our service flag in the near
future.
Bill Nelson is back at work after
four weeks struggle with the "hu"
Charles Saunders is convalescing
after a. bad attack of the "fu." Says
that he always was willing to try any
thing once. But no more "f1u" for him,
as 1t came near being curtains" this
time.
f. R. Gerson, who has been in from
Fort Logan on a furlough during
Charles illness, leaves again for the
fort Saturday.
W. B. McGinnis, who signed up with
the Sells-Floto car No. l at the start
of the season as one of the brushes
and was later advanced to ticket audi
tor, writes that he has been spend
ing his time at his home at Chilli
cothe, Mo-, fishing and hunting, but
expects to leave for ST. Joe to go back
to the brush until the red wagons start
moving in the spring.
The Newhouse shop is just one
mess of hustle and business these
days and nights. He is putting out
drive and has all the agents of the
theaters, including Tappin Fonrow,
Charles Curran and Patsy Gallagher,
and the pick of the Denver bill post
ers working for him. There is some
thing worse than the "fu" circulating
among the Denver bill posters. After
one season trouping they fight shy of
the brush, as they all want to be bill
ers. l claim it is the hook worm,
but they say nix. Which leaves me
defeated.
The following clipped from an East
ern paper should be food for thought
for the aforesaid brothers: Luna
Park, New York, recently engaged
three young women to do its bill post
ing. The women are not only giving
satisfactory work, but have been ad-
mitted to full membership in the local
branch of the International Alliance
of Bill Posters and Billers.'
The Hall shop has much more work
than it can easily handle, and the boys
are working night and day and man
age to keep the stuff a-moving Bus
mess at the Curran shop is moving
steadily along in spite of the short
help obstacles met with. Foreman
Springer says every day that the war
is over Il guess he means over there).
He also says that the theaters are
going to open when.
Kid Osborn (himself) says he is
looking for more money, as the price
of baby clothes have gone up. Yes,
it is girl.
Talking about opposition, we sure
have it here. While it is not as neatly
done as in the days of soap and yeast,
it will do. We are all brothers under
one banner, but don't work for one
man. He works for Newhouse, while
him, he works at the Hall shop.
Enough said.
The Denver theaters are going on
their fifth week of darkness with the
outlook of another week to stay home
and cuss the kaiser. The Curtis
street houses are all being redeco-
rated and renovated. The Paris opens
under the new name of the Rivoli with
a twenty-piece orchestra. The vaude-
vile houses, the Empress, Orpheum
and Tabor, are piling up acts that will
cause these houses to open with the
greatest headline bills that the Den
yer theater goers have ever witnessed.