ingman could not see his way to give up 50. cents for the show. The Forbes Lithograph Company is one of the largest losers. Boom the label!

Darius Minshull, superintendent of the Boston American composing room, known to printers from Atlantic to Pacific as "Dick" Minshull, and who has been connected with the various Hearst papers throughout the country, is receiving the congratulations of his numerous friends on his forthcoming marriage. The ceremony will take place in September, in Boston.

Capt. E. J. DeFreitas, ex-vice-president of No. 13, has again been distinguishing himself as a lifesaver. While a lady was enjoying the sea bathing at City Point the other day she got in the way of a large crab, that promptly got "stuck on" her toes. The lady became hysterical, and would have drowned but for the promptness with which Captain DeFreitas came to her aid. She was treated at the emergency room, but had later to be removed to the city hospital. One more leg on that Carnegie hero medal for the captain.

Lee L. Stopple, of Dallas, Texas, well known all over the circuit, made a short sojourn here, then continued on his way to St. John, N. B., where he will spend the summer.

Charles Rolfe has resigned the night foremanship of the Globe, after a service of thirty-seven years. L. F. Fisher, who has been Mr. Rolfe's assistant for more than twenty years, is his successor. Mr. and Mrs. Rolfe are at present on a tour of England. Stanley Grant is promoted to a night foremanship and David Byford has charge of the forms. Mr. Rolfe is the last of the original staff of the Globe, the others being the late Stephen Booth and R. P. Boss, former day superintendent, who retired several years ago. In accepting his resignation, the Globe management sent Mr. Rolfe the following letter:

MY DEAR MR. ROLFE-It is with deep regret that I accept your resignation as night superintendent of the Globe composing room. Your faithful service during the thirty-seven years you have been employed on the Globe has always been ap preciated by the management, and we shall certainly be glad to place you in some position on your return from the trip abroad, which I understand you are about to take.

There is no improvement in the condition of Henry McMahon, ex-president of No. 13. His disease is progressing in a manner which seems to preclude any chance of his recovery.

Willard Small, president of Newark Union, an oldtime member of No. 13. was in town during the month renewing old acquaintanceships.

Boston is not likely to see a Labor day parade this year. This method of celebrating the day has been gradually losing in popularity, and present indications are that a picnic or some such gathering will take its place.

The new City Record is out, the first number being issued from the city plant Saturday, September 14. As its price is 5 cents weekly, or $1 per year, it is not likely to rival the largest circulation very soon.

The second in a series of picnics held by a

coterie of sports from the American chapel, known as the Farmers' Alliance (alias the Independence League), was held on the Canton farm of Al Leeman, August 15. Various hair-raising stunts were performed on the track and field, and a ball game furnished amusement to others besides the players. Frank Flanagan, the genial treasurer of No. 13, made a home run with his finger, but redeemed himself in the corn-eating contest. Hot corn and various other refreshments, both solid and liquid, were served.

The Boston Herald editorially notes the fact that the army officers responsible for the program of the war game, being conducted around Boston at this writing, recognized the eight-hour day by establishing the hours for maneuvers from 5 a. M. JOHN MITCHELL.

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BURLINGTON, IOWA.

As announced in the August number of THE TYPOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL, the newspaper scale in Burlington has been increased $2 a week. The negotiations for the new scale were conducted mainly by correspondence, the interests of No. 75 being handled by the scale committee, composed of former Secretary C. W. Herchenbach, former VicePresident J. H. Harrover, and Ernest Kurrle. The correspondence would be a revelation to those narrow bigots who decide the labor question in the seclusion of their libraries, and invariably announce that organized labor is in the wrong. The entire correspondence, which was somewhat extensive, was marked by courtesy, consideration and fairness on both sides. A number of amended propositions and counter propositions were submitted, but not a discordant note was sounded, and the negotiations were concluded without the least exhibition of bad feeling. When the writer, as president of No. 75, called at the Hawk-Eye to exchange signatures to the new contract, he was asked by Business Manager Waite for an interpretation of several clauses of the new rule. This was given, with the remark that the typographical union never made unreasonable demands. To this Mr. Waite assented cordially, remarking that he had never known No. 75 to ask anything unreasonable, and that his relations with the union had always been pleasant and agreeable. Some of the most unreasoning critics of organized labor are men who never had contract relations with a trade union.

No. 75 has purchased eight colored plates, being different views of the Union Printers Home, which are now being displayed nightly at the Palace Theater, and will later be put on at the Lyric, which is under the same management. That the patrons of the show might the more readily understand what the views are, Manager Blank had an introductory plate made, reading: "Views of the Union Printers Home, Colorado Springs, Colo., erected and maintained by the International Typographical Union." As the views were put on for the first time on a Sunday, when none of our members were working, No. 75 met at Labor Hall

and proceeded in a body to the Palace Theater to take in the show, all of which attracted favorable mention in the newspapers. The views were recognized by the manager of the Palace as of great public interest, and he gladly took advantage of the opportunity to put them on.

Ernest Kurrle, who for the past five years has held a machine on the night side of the Hawk-Eye, has resigned his position and established a general store at Mount Union, Iowa, where he is followed by the best wishes of all our members. He takes a traveling card, doubtless realizing, as do many nowadays, that an International Typographical Union card is something of value.

The proceedings of the convention were watched with interest here, and both the Hawk-Eye and Evening Gazette printed full accounts of the opening day. GEORGE W. WHITEHEAD.

WATERBURY, CONN.

This session of the Connecticut general assembly will not go down in history for the amount of remedial legislation for the wage earner enacted. In fact, that recommended by the late Governor George L. Lilley and likewise measures of relief supported by various unions have practically been turned down.

But there is one matter that went through expeditiously which is greatly to its credit, and will give Connecticut an enviable place among the states for handling the tuberculosis question. There are to be built and equipped, practically at state cost, eight county homes, where impoverished victims of tuberculosis may be cared for, and through rest, fresh air and nourishing food be restored perhaps to normal health. Governor Weeks has appointed a board of directors to start these homes, composed of men of excellent standing and active experience in handling tuberculosis, and the new departure starts under the best of auspices.

Connecticut, along with her sister states, has paid a tremendous toll in precious lives to this dread disease, and may God speed the day when we will elect a legislature that will put on our statute books laws that will strike most decidedly at the source of this great evil; and we might dare to say with proper education in a few years the excellent county homes would not be needed for tuberculosis patients. F. S. GORHAM.

SOMERVILLE, N. J.

First, last and all the time-use the sticker. Lack of funds prevents the label committee from pushing the label to any great extent.

At the last meeting the assessment for the striking hatters was raised to 20 cents per month.

Remember, "in union there is strength." Start a vigorous label campaign by booming the "little joker."

Statistics show that printers occupy second place as victims of the white plague. There is no subject which demands our attention more than sanitary workshops.

Joseph Lambruskin, machinist in the Somerville

Publishing Company plant, has been appointed by Governor Fort a member of the Somerset county board of elections.

Frank Drobny is the new president of No. 628, and he is presiding with a firm hand. The attendance at all meetings since his elevation is close to the full membership. And there's a reason!

Two more Mergs. arrived in Somerville during the past six months-the Gazette installing a No. I and the Democrat a low-base No. 5. Business is a little dull at present, but No. 628 will soon be working all its members.

The undersigned recently had the pleasure of having the Mergenthaler Company inspect a new model copyholder which he placed on a low-base No. 5. There is every indication of the company accepting same, and yours truly hopes for a handsome "bonus."

Congratulations to Messrs. Williams, Dietrich and Meshick, delegates from No. 320 to the Pennsylvania League of Typographical Unions, held in Philadelphia, June 27. The New Jersey Printers' League was, and is, a big factor for the locals in this state.

During the past nine months the following "excursionists" have visited this burg and mingled with the boys: Fred Meeker, George S. Hutchinson, W. Shrimplin (now deceased), Daniel J. Deegan, E. J. Scott, M. J. Seiler, A. E. Crowling, E. H. McCauley, Rox Jones, John Judge and G. W. Richards. J. M. LAMBRUSKIN.

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ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.

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An incident which created quite a stir among our members was the mysterious disappearance of Hugh Leckie, trusted secretary-treasurer of No. This 377, with about $80 of this union's funds. Mr. Leckie shock to No. 377, a was well liked by the members. Everything in the power of No. 377 has been done to appre hend him, and I am afraid it will go hard with him if caught, as we are not the only ones he will have to answer to, as Mrs. Leckie, whom he has left, has also sworn out a warrant for his arrest for desertion.

The proprietor of the Herald Publishing Company, John A. Bischoff, has been granted the label and is now a warm advocate of unionism.

We are doing wonders here in advertising the label. Everybody is doing his share of the work in seeing that everything not bearing the label is sent back with a sticker attached. Every member has a book of stickers, and when he runs out he makes application for more.

Some few months ago the city's legal advertising was awarded to two papers-one daily, which carries the "little joker" at the head of its editorial column, and one weekly, issued on Sunday, and which is antagonistic to unionism. Heretofore all the papers have had their share of the city advertising, and in awarding same to these papers cut out two other papers, which employ none but union help and also carry the label. This was done, it was said, by the city council to cut down

ST. PAUL, MINN.

Minneapolis in 1910. Hurrah!

Quite a stir is on here over a booklet advertising St. Paul, published by the publicity bureau, which gets money from the city and from the business men. The engraving was all done outside of town, and it is said the contract, which was given to a non-union firm, was awarded to one of the highest bidders. We are out for an investigation.

Early in the morning of August 3 fire broke out in the plant of the Daily News and caused considerable damage to the presses and stereotyping machinery. Fortunately the composing room escaped with trifling damage. On the afternoon of August 5 a second fire broke out and practically destroyed the entire News plant, with the exception of the linotype machines and a few cases of type. The News is now being issued from the abandoned Pioneer Press plant, which was placed at its disposal by the Dispatch Printing Company.

Beginning with September, a raffle will be held at each regular meeting, two prizes being given. The first prize will be an International Typographical Union watch charm and the second an International Typographical Union button.

Louis Schneider has resigned as foreman of the Dispatch. W. Reece, of Baltimore, is superintendent of the mechanical departments, and W. J. Rouleau is now foreman.

The McGill-Warner Printing Company will at once begin the erection of a modern building at Ninth and Wacouta streets. The structure will cost $75,000, will be three stories in hight and Occupy a space of 80 by 200 feet. The concern is the largest job printing plant in the city.

The trades and labor assembly has refused to seat delegates from the beer wagon drivers' union, which recently severed its connection with the teamsters and affiliated with the brewery workers. The sooner the American Federation of Labor positively decides this jurisdictional dispute, the better for the peace and welfare of organized labor.

Labor day will be observed at the state fair this year by St. Paul and Minneapolis unions. Bishop Robert G. McIntyre, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, will be the orator. The bishop is a fine speaker, carries a card in the bricklayers' union, and is a delegate to the assembly from that union. J. C. O'Hara has gone to Chicago; W. J. Eich is camping at Bald Eagle lake; Paul Coe has come back to town and says he is here to stay, and Jimmy O'Donnell has again gone to Grand Forks. JOE MAIDEN.

WORCESTER, MASS.

Freeman M. Saltus, editor of the Worcester Labor News, is receiving the congratulations of his many friends in the labor movement over his recent appointment as a member of the Homestead Commission, which was created by this year's legislature for the purpose of studying the question of opening up land in the suburbs of large cities and aiding worthy and honest wage earners to establish homes.

Mr. Saltus served his apprenticeship in the office of the Burlington (Vt.) Free Press, when, shortly after his "graduation," he was made assistant to Foreman A. H. Duhamel.

He joined Burlington Typographical Union in 1891, and held his membership in that union for

several years while engaged in another business. He returned to the case in 1895, and the old union having returned its charter, he aided in forming the present local, No. 346, and was elected its first financial secretary. He resigned that office a few months later to accept a position in the Burlington postoffice, and did not resume work at the trade until 1901, when he deposited his card with Springfield Union No. 216. In Springfield he was vicepresident of the local, delegate to the central labor union and chairman of the Phelps Publishing Company chapel.

He came to Worcester in 1903 as assistant makeup on the Telegram and worked in that office until March, 1906, when he founded the Labor News.

In 1904 he was elected president of No. 165 and held that office until May, 1906. From October, 1905, until May, 1906, he was also the union's

business agent and the International's local representative.

Mr. Saltus was elected delegate to the Toronto convention in 1904, also a delegate to the New England Allied Printing Trades convention in 1908, and also was a delegate to the central labor union for five years.

His devotion to the local union and the entire labor movement has been uppermost in his mind, and his efforts through both personal work and the Labor News have been recognized by all the leaders as a most valuable aid in building up the cause of labor in Worcester.

Mr. Saltus is much pleased over his appointment, greatly appreciates the splendid endorsements he secured from local bodies, and starts on his new duties feeling that he possesses the confidence of every trade unionist in Worcester.

W. H. SULLIVAN.

CINCINNATI, OHIO.

There is a movement on foot to establish a permanent camp by the printers of this city. The great success of the Enquirer Fishing Club in its annual outings has induced the members to take steps looking toward the organization of a club with a more general membership, with a view of acquiring their own grounds and club house on the banks of one of the rivers in this vicinity and maintaining the camp all year round. "Sure-GitEm" Reising is the chief of the boomers for this project ask him about it.

John Long is a candidate for assessor out at Norwood. He is now at Niagara Falls preparing for the strenuous campaign, but it looks like a cinch.

On August 19 the Cincinnati printers' baseball club arrived home from Chicago. The party of visitors from Boston, New York and Philadelphia, consisting of 110 persons, fifteen of whom were ladies, were met at the Grand Central depot by a large reception committee, composed of members from each of the newspaper chapels, and escorted to cars. They were taken to the foot of Broadway, where they boarded the magnificent Island Queen and enjoyed the twenty-five-mile river ride to Coney Island. It was printers' day at the island, and a very large number of the members of No. 3 joined in making the day enjoyable to the visitors. The visitors were first entertained with a banquet at the club house. During the afternoon a game of ball was played between the New York and Cincinnati clubs. In the evening the party enjoyed a German lunch, at which many pleasant and eloquent speeches were made. Among those speaking were President Garry Herrmann, Mayor Galvin, and Scott Small, public service director. Late in the evening the tired, but happy, crowd returned to the city, and at 2 A. M. the travelers boarded their special cars at the depot and started on their homeward journey amid the good-bys and best wishes for a comfortable trip. There is no doubt that the occasion cemented many new friendships, and the fraternal feeling it aroused will do much toward making events of

a like kind a success in the future. If the baseball fans and bowlers would get together and hold a joint International Typographical Union carnival they certainly would make things hum. While Cincinnati did not win in the baseball games, they certainly made a good "score" with the visitors. In the first game New York, the winner of the Garry Herrmann trophy at the recent Chicago tournament, defeated the Cincinnati printers 8 to 4. The Philadelphia boys played the Bostonians and shut them out 4 to 0.

The United States Lithographing Company and the United States Printing Company, of Norwood, have orders ahead that will necessitate them running a night force for several months.

The new union label license, recently issued by the allied printing trades council, has been presented to the proprietors of the union shops of the city, and the secretary of the council, Mr. Bell, informs us that nearly every shop in town that is large enough to employ any journeymen has signed the new label agreement. While for the time being the new arrangement has eliminated the one-man shop, so far as the label is concerned, it means that in the future the label will become more valuable both to the proprietors and the members of the printing crafts.

At the instance of President Cobb, of Typographical Union No. 3, together with the business agents of the pressmen's and press assistants' unions, a call was recently sent out to all officers of the unions affiliated with the allied printing trades council to hold a meeting at our headquarters for the purpose of adopting some means whereby the members of the printing crafts could become better acquainted with each other and discuss matters of mutual interest to all. As a result of this meeting, arrangements were made whereby an officers' meeting will be held semimonthly to discuss matters of interest to all, and arrangements are now being made to hold a general get-together meeting of all members of the printing trades in the near future.

Work in the book and job offices still remains unusually good for this time of the year.

The attention of all members is called to the fact that the magazines known as the Blue and Green Books, which have in the past been produced under union conditions, are now printed in a non-union office. Please call the attention of all friends of our organization to this fact.

Hennegan & Co., show printers, one of the few lithograph houses of this city, will erect a twostory concrete building in Genesee street, between Plum and Central avenue.

Cincinnati friends of John M. Dugan are glad that his mishap in Chicago did not prove serious. With the passing of the hot weather, the interest in bowling will be renewed, and already some of the boys are warming up at our new headquar ters, "Jimmy" Collins' alleys. They all agree with "Jimmy" that the alleys are fine, after the remodeling, and that if there are no high scores piled up it will not be the fault of the alleys. The raffle of the fine mineralite bowling ball netted a neat little sum. At the July meeting Secretary

Randelys resigned as secretary-treasurer of the league, saying that he did not have the necessary time to devote to the duties of the office. The members were not inclined to let him go. Charles Wolf, of the Monfort team, was unanimously chosen as his successor.

Captain Ed Gary, of the All-Stars, will no doubt bowl with the Commercial Tribunes this season, and we expect his team to be substituted by one from Rosenthal's.

The rumors of new papers in Cincinnati are without foundation.

Arrivals: J. A. Wise, G. N. Farmin, Taylor Freece, F. W. O'Connor, William P. Hughes, Leon A. Kimball, Hugh D. Jarrett, T. R. Heustis, Robert L. Kuhn. Departures: John H. Bruckeberger, Carl V. Eckdall, T. R. Heustis.

Mayor Leopold Markbreit, secretary and business manager of the Volksblatt, died on July 27. The city lost an able and upright mayor and or ganized labor, particularly the printers, a good friend. The composing room of the paper has employed members of Typographia No. 2 for many

years.

The Times-Star intends to raze the structure north of it on Walnut street and erect an addition to conform with its present building. The new addition will more than double the floor space, giving an enlarged composing room, and everything is to be modern and up to date. A cooling plant will also be installed. The Times-Star on August 6 published halftones of President Lynch and Secretary-Treasurer Hays. Accompanying the pictures was a very entertaining writeup of the International Typographical Union and its benefits. Several of the machines of this office have been equipped with new knife blocks, enabling the casting of two-line figures for adwork.

On Labor day the unions affiliated with the allied printing trades council will march behind "Smittie's" band in the parade. With pleasant weather, there is no doubt that the number turning out will be large. The fact that all trades of the council are to march together is an indication that a better feeling exists among them.

The officers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, at present located at Peoria, have written to the mayor of Cincinnati in regard to locating here. Their magazine, which is now published at Indianapolis, is also mentioned as going with the headquarters. The question will be settled at the January meeting of the board of directors.

When the committee in charge of the entertainment of the visiting baseball teams and their friends were looking for bids for the blowout they received one from one of the resorts that early in the season had all its printing done under fair conditions, but later in the year fell by the wayside and gave a good deal of its work to unfair offices. The committee refused to consider the bid and informed the manager the reason for so doing. He immediately made an ascension, but it is needless to say he did not get the contract. Maybe next year he will remember that the label must be used for the entire season.

E. L. Hitchens was elected delegate to the Ohio Federation of Labor, to be held at Toledo in September. The circular issued by the federation contains this paragraph:

There are 2,500 trades and labor unions, with 250,000 members, in Ohio. United and federated together, as they should be, in the Ohio Federa tion of Labor, their power to do good would be irresistible. Employers' liability, initiative and referendum, improved child labor and compulsory education laws, limitation of injunctions, eight hours for women, better sanitary homes and workshops, and, in fact, all other laws that may be considered necessary to promote the well-being of the wageworker and the happiness and proper edu cation of his family, can be had for asking for them. Voting together, these 250,000 men elect their own candidates to every political office in the gift of the state. United as consumers, demanding the union label, every store in Ohio will handle union label products.

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The Post has ordered a new model No. 5 linotype machine, which will shortly be put in operation.

The union pressmen's contract in this city expires on the first of the year, and they are now looking over the field and preparing for a new scale. CHARLES V. WAGNER.

COLUMBUS, OHIO.

"Why not have contracts so dated that they will expire in, say 1918, or some future date?" said an observant member of No. 5, "and then if there should be any trouble similar to the eight-hour controversy, the fight would be a short one, as the employers would be tied up. They could not get rats enough to run the plants, and, therefore, would be willing to do quick business." The scheme has many good points.

Is the priority question settled?

Business prospects look good for the coming

fall.

If any Ohio member knows of an opportunity for a machine two-thirder to become a three-thirder he will confer a lasting favor by imparting the information to the writer.

Fred W. Levering, one of the oldest newspaper men of Columbus, died at his home on West Eighth avenue, August 15, after suffering for several months with diabetes. He was aged 46 years and leaves a wife. Members of the newspaper profession were the pallbearers.

Stereotypers and their families held an enjoy able outing during August. This is one of the most friendly labor organizations in the city.

The Printing Trade News of New York announces, in its July issue, that the Peruna plant of Columbus, particularly the printing department, had ceased operations. This is an error. During the summer the plant has produced millions of almanacs in several languages, besides the large amount of other printing necessary to such a business, and the work is constantly increasing in volume.

The 1910 catalog of the Livingston Seed Company will hereafter be printed by union labor. The firm had been a steady rat patron until it had 1909 catalog printed by a union firm, and

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