Denver labor bulletin., 1918-08-24
Printing Trades

reacned DenVer from the i. L. U. con-
vention held in Scranton last week.
Proceedings of the first day came to
The Bulletin Office after the convention
had adjourned and no proceedings of
other days have arrived. The roster
of delegates shown by the report of
the first day is much smaller than
usual, due to the war. Many unions
were not represented. Victor Ber-
gers name does not appear on the list
of delegates reported to the conven-
tion. This pro-German had himself
elected delegate from the Milwau-
kee News Writers Union, but the Wig
orous protests which were registered
by scores of local unions evidently had
the effect of keeping "Limburger" at
home.
A. ]. Woods, son of Secretary-Treas-
urer Woods of st. Louis Topographic
cal Union No. 8, arrived in Denver
this week. For some months past he
has been holding down a situation in
Tulsa, Okla.
Fred Breidenstein, son of C. R.
Breidenstein of the Times chapel, who
has been with the medical department
at Camp Dodge, and Norman E. Ward,
son of F. j. Ward, also of the Times
chapel, with the medical department at
Camp Kearny, sailed for France this
week to join the American expedition
ary forces.
Lieutenant Alvan C. Phelps and
wife are in Denver visiting relatives.
The lieutenant, member of No. 49,
who has been in training at Fort Sill,
expects to sail for France in a few
weeks.
Fire in the composing room of the
Western Newspaper Union last Sun
| Il i L. II
little damage. The fire originated near
metal melting pot where boy had
been casting linotype "pigs" the night
before. Cement floors and ceilings
prevented the fire spreading to other
parts of the building. None of the
machinery was damaged. The fire lad
| dies did good work and extinguished
the blaze among some old frame type
cases and metal boxes in short order.
George A. Bayless, member of Dem
yer Bookbinders Union, leaves next
week for Camp Lewis, where he will
go into training to join the march on
to Berlin.
dad" Anderson, foreman of the
Times, is fiivvering thru Wyoming and
expects to visit his son while away.
James Wall has been made me-
chanical superintendent of all depart
ments' of the Denver Post.
Ellis Gregg, one of No. 49's most
proficient white collar farmers" has
returned from his ranch, where he
! served as harvest hand.
Phil Horan of the Times chapel ar
rived home safely this week after
Fording the state. We claim this as
original.
John w. Keating and wife have re-
turned from Colorado Springs. Re-
ports that after thoro inspection of
the new Broadmoor hotel, it measures
up to press agent accounts.
John Neal, machinist on the Post, is
the papa of baby girl which arrived
Mrs: Neal and daughter are doing
nicely.
o. X. Chapman, one of No. 49's
delegates to the 1. T. U. convention
at Scranton last week, was appointed
by President Scott as member of the
organization committee.
Ira Stevens of Wichita, Kan, where
he represents the Intertype Machine
Company, is visiting friends in Dem
yer this week. Besides Denver, he
formerly worked in Sioux City, Lin
coin and Des Moines.
When the pulp and paper depart
ment of the war industries board re-
Gently requested publishers to cut out
all free copies, the Denver Post can
Gelled the long standing privilege of
employees obtaining free copies as they
passed out thru the office Chairman
Harry Wander Perel wrote to Chair
man B. M. Baruch of the war board,
inquiring if the order was intended to
include employees of a paper. Inas-
much as this matter may be of gen.
eral interest to newspaper printers,
the reply from the board is published,
| as follows:
Washington, Aug. 16, 1918.
"Mr. II. Wander Perel, Chairman Dem
yer Post Composing Room, Dem
yer, Colo.
"Dear Mr.. Wander Perel: We have
your inquiry of August II about re-
ceiving free copies of the Denver Post,
| and in reply we would quote to you
Item No. of our ruling under date
of August 5:
Discontinue giving free copies to
| anybody except for office working cop
les, or where required by statued law
in case of Office ADVERTISING
"Exceptions: Comics NAV ha oivan