Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-09
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

adjournment was taken at an hour
when those present could promenade
home in the beautiful sunshine, carry
ing away a disposition unruffied by
caustic debates. The newspaper scale
committee, thru Chairman William
thereof were marking time" while
waiting for the state industrial COM
mission to hand down an award" it
having elected without invitation to
take up the case. In the meantime
SGT members of No. 49 continue to
pay their per cent weekly assessment
in order to be prepared for any
eventuality. The "strike fund" has
now reached about $4,000.
Three new members were present
to receive the obligation, they being
Rudolph F. Tyarks, Frank Belmonte
and Ben J. Davis. Five others We're
elected TO membership and will show
up for initiation at the next meeting.
The union voted the following dona-
tions: Denver Federated Charities,
s25; Phoenix Typographical Union,
fund to care for tubercular printers,
$40; Halifax, n. s., Typographical
Union to assist members who suf-
fered in the explosion, S25.
As an evidence of the war spirit"
now pervading the ranks of No. 49, It
was voted, practically without opposi-
ton, to fine any member So for each
separate offense who patrOnizes a non
union restaurant. a month ago a
fine of 50 was placed on union printer
patrons of the Royal restaurant. Now
the danger zone spreads out over the
entire city.
George J. Dryer, young man who
recently affiliated with No 80, has en-
listed in the aviation corps and left
this week for the training field at San
Antonio, Tex.
Ed A. Card of the Post ad room
this week made final payment on a
50 500 home at 1917 South Grant
street. Four years ago Ed moved in
and made the first payment. Now he
feels Independent and can look the
whole world in the face.
!. T. L. Representa- Frank J.
Pulver was called to Laramie, Wyo..
this week to assist the union there in
negotiating new wage scale.
The l. 7. u has issued for distri-
button thru local unions handsome
certificate Of membership card foE
union printers in the service Of the
United States army or navy. Il shows
that the bearer Thereof is 10 be kept
in good standing during the period Of
the war and entitled 20 all benefits
accruing as a member Of the !. 7. [.
The card also serves the purpose of
Identification in case Of injury on the
battle field. No. 40 now has twenty
four members in the service.
George H Astler enlisted in the
navy aviation corps last week and left
r hpr pr-r0
and raised in Denver, having only re
Gently joined the union.
Acting under a resolution adopted
at last Sundays meeting of No. 40,
Secretary Birdsall this week addressed
letters to the Colorado representa-
tives in Congress, urging support of
the old age pension bill introduced by
General l. R Sherwood Of Ohio, for
the benefit of American workers, also
a bill increasing the pay of compost
ors and pressmen employed IN the gov
ernment printing Office at Washington.
Corporal B. A Howard, Company E,
ll5th Engineers, writes a letter to
Secretary Birdsall from Camp kear-
ny, in which he says: Il enlisted IN
the cavalry at Denver, but after
reaching here was transferred to the
engineers. | like 1t pretty well. be
cause there is always something diff
ferent to do. We build bridges, rail
roads, trenches. etc, and then learn
how to blow them up again. Our
day is long. but the working hours
short We get up at in the morn
ing and our days work is finished at
3 p. M, but the real work is between
s and AIS, with an hour and half
for dinner. We have Wednesday and
Saturday afternoons off and all we
have to do Saturday morning is to
stand inspection. Did you know that
young Bartholomew apprentice at the
Globe Printing Co, is in this COM
pany? He came out about two
months ago" Howard is well known
among the younger members of No.
40. all of whom will be pleased to
learn that he Is enjoying his eN-
perience with Uncle Sans army.
Gus Thorson left for Oklahoma City,
Okla. the first Of the week to look
after interests in that state. He has
gone there. it is said, to look over oil
investments. He will give Arapahoe
Petroleum property at Nowata the
once over on his return trip.
Jack Means of the News chapel re
ceived telegram Thursday telling
of the death of a brother in Dallas,
Tex. He left that night for St. Jo-
seph. Mo, the family home, where the
funeral and burial is to be held.
Cheyenne Typographical Union has
gone on record as being in favor of
statewide prohibition by constitutional
amendment. This question is to be
voted on in the general election next
November.
Strother s. Summers of the kistler
chapel is the first candidate for |. T.
U. delegate to the Scranton conven-
tion to visit The Bulletin office on n
card campaign.