Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-23
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

representatives of Denver Newspaper
Publishers Association failed to reach
an agreement on the proposed new
scale after daily conferences extend
ing over two weeks. Then the Colo
rado state industrial commission
elected to take up the matter. This
week daily hearings have been held
at the state house. The union COM
mittee completed the setting forth OF
its testimony Wednesday afternoon,
and since then the publishers have
been at bat. 1t is not expected that
any further action will be taken until
the commission hands down an award.
Jake Wander Perel, chief copy chop
per on the Post, boasts of his fiorifer-
Gus (meaning the cultivation of flow
ers) abilities. He has a pretentious
winter conservatory in the basement
of his home, 1925 TETON street. A few
weeks ago he purchased, at war prices,
a supply of "bone meal" to distribute
at base of the plants as a winter food.
One day this week Jake entered the
cellar conservatory to see how his
ferns, rubber plants, etc, were coming
along. He found a various growth OF
grass, garden truck and weeds, and
it suddenly dawned upon him that IN
stead of bone meal' he had fed the
plants with garden seed, which was
rapidly draining the precious plants
of their vitality Now Jake is think
ing of taking correspondence course
in the State Agricultural College.
B. s. Marshall of the Times chapel
has returned from a six weeks vaca-
ton spent at Miami, Fla.
Pueblo Typographical Union No.
l75 has signed a new scale with the
Pueblo Chieftain which carries Sl.95
per week increase and two hours less
work in seven days. Four days the
time is tx hours and three days
hours. 1t is figured this is equivalent
to SO per week raise. The night news
paper scale in Pueblo is now S32.45
per week. The Star-Journal has taken
the evening scale to the national arbi-
tration board.
Grant Garman, son Of Harvey Z.
Garman. former member Of d. I. L.
No. 40, now living in San Diego, has
been made a corporal at Camp kear-
ny. Linda Vista, Cal Young Garman
who enlisted in Denver. has been serv-
ing with the headquarters company
at Camp kearny. He is a graduate
Of the North Denver High school.
Clifford II. Smith. a makeup on the
Post, has recovered from severe at
tack Of rheumatism and is again back
on the job
Frank NJ Sloan, president Of Pueb-
10 Typographical Union, was Den
yer visitor this week, being one of
the tellers appointed TO recount the
State Federation election vote.
Joseph Stoppe, a former well known
Denver typo and /. T. L. pensioner,
now residing in San Diego. Cal, writes
TO have his address changed on The
Bulletins mailing list. and says: The
Denver Labor Bulletin is my most
welcome visitor each week and its
publishers have my best wishes for
continued success
BENJAMIN Barnes. son Of Perry
Barnes. former member Of No 80, now
employed on a daily paper at San
Diego, has enlisted in the United
States navy and is in training at Camp
Lewis, near Seattle. Young Barnes
was an apprentice printer when he
left Denver three years ago.
William McAndries. 2l, Denver
boy. son Of Tom" McAndrics, for ten
years machinist in the composing
room of the Denver Post, is now in the
balloon service in France, having
sailed from New York late in Jan
uary to join the flying squadron of the
United States army. The young man
spent his boyhood in this city, the
family living at the time at l422
York street.
J. Charles Deus. 800 Lake avenue,
Pueblo. Colo. secretary of the Inter
mountain Typographical conference.
writes The Labor Bulletin that his Of
fee has three or four good country
situations "on the hook" Handmen
and operators are both in demand. Mr.,
Deus also has n call for an advanced
apprentice - two-thirder who has
knowledge Of platcn presses, from one
Of the best country Offices in this sec
ton
The Weld County News (union Of
ficeD of Greeley is in the market for n
good neutrality-suspicious..
Ed Pctsch of the Post chapel was
in town this week from his homestead
in Cheyenne county. Ed is not only
n first class printer, but is likewise
some" motorcycle enthusiast. Zero
weather and bad roads did not deter
him from negotiating the 200-mile trip
on his machine.
Gear" Hurd, former foreman of the
night side ad force on the Post, now
travelling salesman for an automobile
accessory concern, is home for few
days. He has recently made trip
that included territory from Denver
to Jacksonville, Fla. He visited many
newspaper offices and reports printers
in demand in all sections.
Ed Sims, formerly of Tulsa, Okla,
and Missouri river points, lately on
the machine side of the Post, is now
permanently located with the Union
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