will be returned the winners in the battle of the ballots at the November election.

Glad to see President Jennings, of Atlantic City Union, taking up the role of JOURNAL Correspondent. Supposedly Bill speaks by the card when he advocates the International Typographical Union convention there in 1911. Whether the city-by-thesea could handle a gathering of International Typographical Union proportions at a time when the season is at its height is a mooted question. By the way, why does not Scranton, Pa., put in a bid. With such able lieutenants as Organizer Gibbons, Mike Walton, John Collins, Jim Padden and John Donnelly on the job, it ought to be easy for Scranton to procure the financial budget necessary to entertain the convention.

Frank Curran, ex-delegate to the Louisville convention, has started a labor paper in Atlantic City. Here's luck!

No. 2's demon athletes journeyed to Reading last month to cross bats with that union's ball tossers. Both players and visitors were royally entertained, and the stage setting of autumnal tints on Mount Penn made a gorgeous background that was a veritable kaleidoscope of color. Of course, "Philly's" brave laddies won, but that was quite incidental to the spirit of good-fellowship indulged in by all.

Touching on baseball, we rise to ask, Who did the wiretapping on the Boston team in the recent Philadelphia-Boston game at Cincinnati? We have the verdict of that popular printer-umpire, John Dugan, that Boston received the loser's end of the purse by the score of 4 to 0. But some wiretapper sent the score to the Boston Journal as 9 to 3 in favor of Boston. Why doesn't No. 13 tote fair and stop kidding itself?

Manager Evans' babies expect to get further than the curtain raiser in next year's tourney. At least the semi-finals next year, fellows. "Big Six" will please take notice.

With the foregoing, that about winds up the baseball stuff for the season of 1909. JAMES P. BOWEN.

HAMILTON, CANADA.

This last month saw in Hamilton what was prob ably a unique experience-a fire in a newspaper office. The Herald stereotype room, through some cause, took fire, and rather fortunately was discovered before much damage was done. What little damage occurred put them to some inconvenience, and if it had not been for the courtesy of the Spectator, which cast the plates for the Herald, no paper would have been published. The spirit manifested by the Spectator in assisting its contemporary is to be commended, and is one which will have the endorsement of all true union men.

Henry Obermeyer, foreman of the Herald newsroom, has become a benedict, and his fellow employes on the occasion presented him with a tangible token of their respect in the form of a check.

Labor day has come and gone, and while it was not attended by parade and bands, yet we can all say that for Hamilton it was truly Labor day. The

trades and labor council had arranged for a full day's program-sports of all kinds, and one which brought out all classes and served to remind those who were non-union that unionism can play as well as work. The printers were well represented during the day. C. I. Aitchison, a past president of the printers here, was the president of the Labor day committee, and J. Bonner, our present president, took an active part in the day's proceedings. It is the unanimous opinion that the Labor day celebration this year was the best yet.

One rarely hears of the monthly meetings of the union being overcrowded, and last month's meeting was no exception. At 8:20 there was not enough members present to form a quorum. Of course, the business was not really important, only the by-laws to be passed, along with the other business-that's all. The best way to kick is to go to the meeting and do it. Boost the label.

HERBERT HALL.

SPOKANE, WASH.

Printing conditions here are only fair on the job end and not up to the average on the papers. The months of July, August and September were the best of any previous years for the same months in the history of Spokane, both for the jobber and newsy. Things have now dropped back to the . old familiar grind, and the subs that caught on have about all made their get-away.

Labor day was celebrated here with a grand picnic of all the affiliated organizations. Fully 20,000 attended and had a good time. No parade was held. H. L. Hughes, a member of No. 193, and Will Coates, of the pressmen's union, were the speakers.

Genial and generous Frank B. Gregg, proprietor of the Quick Print, gave his employes another of those famous feeds, spread on the imposing stones, August 14. There is not another shop in the country that has a more harmonious bunch under its roof than that of the Spokane Quick Print.

J. R. Morford, of the Shaw & Borden chapel, has been elected secretary of the central labor union.

Secretary Kennedy and family "did" the Seattle fair September 12 to celebrate his thirtieth wedding anniversary. He received a royal welcome from the boys at Seattle, among whom he has many stanch friends. Nick Laumer, president of No. 193, took the secretary's desk for the time being.

Art Purdy, one of Portland's best jobbers, is here and working at the Quick Print.

Several of the oldtimers are getting uneasy and have drawn their cards. O. S. Jones has given notice to have his card ready October 1. Jones is now vice-president and chairman of the executive committee, and his good work will be greatly missed by No. 193.

The master printers of Spokane gathered at the Joseph Borden cottage at Spirit Lake, September 12, and a general "big noise" was had. These affairs of the master printers are always looked forward to with genuine pleasure, and it is the endeavor to

have the last "session" outdo the former one at all times.

The new engraving company, mentioned last month, is now in full swing and has very bright prospects of becoming a great business. The old concern had become so independent that the new project was heralded with delight by the master printers and the public generally.

At the last meeting of No. 193 a new label committee was appointed, and it has entered into the work with a vim that is bound to bear good results.

The pressmen's union has organized a woman's auxiliary to agitate the label and create a demand for label goods.

Organizer Rust has received data from several towns in this state as to the number of men eligible to International Typographical Union membership. Perhaps three towns in the whole bunch could be extended charters if the organizer can show these men where their conditions could be bettered. SAMUEL A. KENNEDY.

SYRACUSE, N. Y.

About seventy-five typos gathered at Pleasant Beach, September 4, where their first annual clambake took place. President James M. Lynch was the guest of honor. Souvenir badges were distributed among those, present, which bore Mr. Lynch's picture. Thomas M. Gafney was toastmaster, and was equal to the occasion. The International president, who was the first speaker, made an interesting address. President Wilkinson and Messrs. Gosnell, Daley, Taylor, Guetig and "Doc" Aberton, of No. 55, were called upon for remarks. "Georgie" Calvert's high dive was one of the features of the day. Jack Rice, of Auburn Union No. 536, was present and stowed away a great quantity of clams.

The report that President Lynch had survived the clambake and would attend the September meeting, brought out a good attendance of members. Under good and welfare, Mr. Lynch made a short but very pleasing speech, during which he advised the members to cast all revenge and hatred for non-union printers out of their hearts and work together for the general good of all. The book and job scale committee made its report, stating that on and after October 4, 1909, the scale will be $16.50 for one year, when it will be raised to $18. Messrs. Wilcox, Brown, Unkauf, Labardie and Hurst had charge of the negotiations, and did their work well. Thomas M. Gafney was elected delegate to the state working. men's federation, which convened at Troy, September 21. President Wilkinson named Norman Sprague chairman of the label committee, to suc ceed John Holland, who has gone to Troy.

A great throng turned out Labor day to witness the parade, and the weather was perfect. No. 55 made its usual good showing. "Big Jim" Lynch marched with his old comrades, and preferred this to a seat in one of the carriages. "Our Jim" was the orator at the Labor day outing at Long Branch in the afternoon, and spoke to a crowd of 8,000. T. Matthew Gafney also let go of a few

golden beads of thought on this occasion, The daily press gave President Lynch's address in full. Messrs. H. Scott, Tague, Dougherty and Utting carried out the arrangements for No. 55's participation in the parade.

President E. J. Walsh, of No. 15, swooped down on the Labor day enthusiasts here and disposed of a large number of tickets for the erection of a labor temple at Rochester.

Robert N. Chapman, of No. 15, was also in town a few days recently. "Chappie" had a good letter in THE JOURNAL last month, and the writer is glad to see that he is changing his ideas along various lines.

Delegate William F. Beard read an interesting report of the St. Joseph convention at the September meeting. Mr. Beard was a member of the committee on arbitration.

President Wilkinson and Chairman Brown, of the executive committee, were instrumental in securing the International Typographical Union tuberculosis exhibit and the International Typographical Union technical school exhibit for the state fair, held at Syracuse, September 20 to 25. Mr. Brown, who acted as lecturer for the tuberculosis exhibit, had this to say: "The exhibit is the most complete thing I ever saw along this line, and the fact that the foremost trade union in the country is putting it on, ought to make people sit up and take notice." The technical school exhibit was liberally praised by Syracuse printers. The newspapers here are making preparations for a big fall and winter business. Rumor has it that the linotypers here will soon ask for an increase in the scale.

M. A. WHITMORE.

ELIZABETH, N. J.

William H. Lawlor, of the Henry Cook print. shop, represented the local Aerie of Eagles at their convention held in Omaha, Neb.

Every local in the state should be represented at the New Jersey State Printers' League meet, to be held in Orange the latter part of this month.

Labor day in this city was very quiet, due, to a large extent, to the long drawn-out carpenters' strike.

A contest for unlabeled matter here ought to be "the right work in the right direction."

The defeat of the amendments to the state constitution was a glorious victory for organized labor throughout New Jersey, which bitterly opposed them. What a great power labor would be if it only concentrated its efforts in one direction on matters of this sort.

John H. Ferguson, of Baltimore, Md., does not seem to take very kindly to my "singing in dulcet tones" of the "city by the sea." Never tried myself out on the "singing" part, but as a "poet" I guess I am not much of a success. I'll try it again sometime. Baltimore and Elizabeth are a long way between drinks. What are you going to have, Mr. Ferguson?

With the coming of fall, work in this city has started on the boom. WILLIAM MARTIN.

in this city. Three years ago he obtained an ap pointment under the state administration at Albany and served through the legislative sessions as a proofreader in the document room, where he was recognized as the best proofreader in the public service.

He is survived by three sons and two daughters.
Watertown, N. Y.
F. H. LEWIS.

CONVENTIONALITIES.

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The visit in St. Louis by delegates and visitors en route to St. Joseph was appreciated greatly by all who haven't the gout or a grouch. The first feature of the program was an inspection of the great Woodward & Tiernan printing plant, and, while some of the visitors thought it rather "out of line" to visit a printing concern when they were trying to forget about such things for a time, they very soon began to sit up and take notice when the interior of this great model printing leviathan was brought to view. Such rows upon rows of presses, such stacks of beautiful product from these machines, such magnitude and harmony about it all, that the onlookers could grasp only minor details, but all said emphatically that they would not have missed it for the world. If there is any greater printing shop in the country than Woodward & Tiernan's, those Missouri boys have got to be "shown." Tom Costello, a Mergenthaler operator in the employ of the concern, and well known to many printers throughout the country, was one of the guides to the visitors. second regular feature was a visit to University City, the model industrial town which Lewis has succeeded in making a marvel of beauty and usefulness in a very few years. Here again things were built on such a scale that the visitors were fairly astounded. A point of great interest was the building in which is a perfecting press that prints the Lewis Company's publications, with sufficient webs attached to turn out 5,000 printed pa pers per minute! Mr. Lewis personally conducted the party. Of course, a sojourn in St. Louis would not be complete without a visit to the great Anheuser-Busch brewery and bottling works, and the party was taken through by guides and shown the tremendous working details of the establishment. The day was rounded out at Riverview Park with a fine dinner and general good time. President Hertenstein, of No. 8, presided at the post-prandial exercises, which were of an entirely informal and happy character. A fine dancing pavilion was at the disposal of the visitors. The St. Louis committee left nothing undone in the matter of entertainment, and if grateful remembrances of delegates and visitors is anything to them, the St. Louis boys have it in full measure. Kansas City Union, through its committee, also entertained visitors on the Saturday before the convention, and showed the real article in the way of hospitality, one of the features being a dinner at the Savoy Hotel.

The entertainment features at the St. Joseph convention were all that could be expected, more especially of a city of its pretensions. Lake Con

trary and its environs furnished a spot of much beauty and interest to delegates and visitors. Here the opening function of convention week was held the get-together-eat-and-drink fest at the German Inn on Sunday evening-and all who participated had plenty of time and space in which to enjoy themselves in renewing old acquaintances and making new ones. It was a great night, and wound up with the omnipresent get-together slogan, "Hail, hail!" The trip to the water works on Monday was a "corker" in the way of a hill climb through 100 degrees of heat, with accompanying exclamations of "The Rocky Road to Dublin!" "Pike's Peak or Bust!" "Climbing Up Zion's Hill!" etc., but after reaching the apex discomfort was forgotten in the flow of all kinds of refreshments and good-fellowships. The big picture taken on top of the hill was a beauty, and here, also, many sporadic groups of old and young timers had their pictures "took." The Lotus Club ball at Lake Contrary was avowed a complete success by all participants, and, in fact, the enter tainment part of the convention showed a liberality and care of detail that was fully appreciated. The St. Joseph arrangement committee was fully up to requirements. Its chairman, the veteran Ben Hill, seemed positively ubiquitous, and all its members were right "on the job." The membership of old No. 40 can congratulate itself on a most successful issue.

The contest for entertaining the 1910 convention was spirited, but Minneapolis won decisively and everybody was satisfied. Atlanta sent a hustling bunch, headed by Delegate Bob Whites and Ed Sutton, ably assisted by Press Huddleston, mayor pro tem. of Atlanta; Dr. Braselton, one of her leading physicians, and others. Salt Lake was well represented by her delegates and others of the west; and if anybody doesn't think Billy Dennett is a good press agent, he ought to have been at the convention to see the "spread of canvas" and unique manner of advertising the Mormon City as an International meeting place. Mr. Dennett's duties as chairman of the laws committee handicapped him, but every one at St. Joseph assuredly knew that Salt Lake wanted the persimmon, and wanted it bad. The Minneapolis aggregation was a "peach." Headed by President Andy Henderson, the Minneapolis and St. Paul delegates, and a whole bunch of hustlers from the Twin Cities such as Cody, Herbert, Deacon, Hanrahan, Holcomb, Reynolds et al.-they simply carried the day by storm. Minneapolis headquarters at the Hotel Metropole was the Mecca of the tired and thirsty, who could lounge in the big chairs and "chew the rag" to their heart's content. The Minneapolis room certainly was a popular place, and their representatives were as busy and genial a lot of fellows as you could wish to And those that know best say the Minneapolis feature of the St. Joseph convention is as a piece of punk to a giant firecracker compared with what may be expected next August. Whew!!

meet.

Gen. "Pete" Kelly, of Chicago, and his "Saskatchewan Thunderclouds" gave the most pictur esque function of the week, when, after nomina