ting evidence in an endeavor to send the officers and prominent defense working members to jail for contempt of court, has finally closed and the referee is endeavoring to digest the immense amount of evidence (?) procured. This firm has been sorely tried during the last three and a half years, and, with its business fast fading away, has endeavored in many ways to get a foul hold of its worthy antagonist, but to no avail, and today the ravages of disease plainly show their impression on a once healthy constitution, and it is but a shadow (financially speaking) of its former self. The third annual label fair, under the auspices of the Brooklyn Central Labor Union, will be held at Labor Lyceum, Willoughby and Myrtle avenues, Brooklyn, May 15 to 23, inclusive. Samuel Thompson, who is chairman of the printing committee, and J. R. Cameron are representing No. 6, and are bending every effort to have a booth that will be a credit to the largest local in the International Union. May 17 will be printers' day. According to Mr. Thompson, a worthy exhibit will greet the eyes of the visitors, with a show of moving pictures, etc., and as it is just previous to the annual election of No. 6, it is anticipated that the various candidates will be in attendance to grasp the hands of the voters. In fact, it is intimated that the candidate that does not attend will lose a golden opportunity. The cause is a good one and should receive the support of every union man. The striking hatters have been granted exhibit space gratis.

There is one matter of vital importance to the typographical union that should be taken up by the various locals and the St. Joe convention, i. e., a more thorough investigation of the qualifications of candidates for admittance to the typographical union. Nothing will weaken a labor union more than incompetent workmen. Today, with the large out-of-work contingent and more incompetents than it is healthy to have, we should take warning and safeguard our interests by adjusting our laws so that each candidate for admittance shall prove his competency before he is admitted. Confidence in the word and letters of recommendation is too often misplaced. What should be had is the practical part, and the sooner the typographical union gets down to that business basis the better it will be.

One of the best arguments yet made for the priority law was that of B. L. White, of Salt Lake City, who is an anti. He says that in an office in Salt Lake City operators produce from 65,000 to 75,000 ems of nonpareil in eight hours for $5 to $5.50. Just think of it-setting type at the rate of about 7 cents a thousand, when the piece scale in that city calls for 1I cents per thousand. Mr. White and others in the west should endeavor to curtail this nerve-racking speed, where one man does two men's work, at the same time undermining his health. It would be a serious blunder to abolish the priority law, and it is the opinion of the writer that many of the loudest howlers would be the first to weep in a short time after its abolition.

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James Tole will seek re-election as president of No. 6 in May next. President Tole "made good" from the day of his installation. Hardly a month has passed during his administration that one or more (and more often several than one) proprietors have been convinced of their error in running the so-called "open" shop. His administration has been a clean-cut one.

The management of the Herald, finding the ventilating plant put in several years ago at considerable expense was not producing the results desired, has spent a good deal of money in chang ing it, replacing the old motors with more powerful ones, and instead of pumping fresh air into the building, the motors are reversed and the foul air is drawn out. It is anticipated that much better results will be attained.

There is a rumor in circulation that Miss Elizabeth Holmes will enter the delegatorial race this year. Miss Holmes is well known, having trav eled extensively. She was a visitor to the Boston convention last year.

James Wade Walker, a member of the Amer ican chapel and for some time a practicing attorney, has withdrawn from the firm of Heinzelman & Walker, with offices in the New York Life building, and is now located at 24-26 Stone street, with Asa Bird Gardiner.

A testimonial banquet to Public Printer Samuel B. Donnelly was given at the Broadway Central hotel, Sunday, March 28. The dinner was in charge of the following officers and committee of arrangements:

Chairman, Charles M. Conlon; vice-chairman, Leon H. Rouse; treasurer, Jerome F. Healy; committee, Charles J. Dumas, Marsden G. Scott, Patrick H. McCormick, James J. Murphy, Charles Francis, B. Peele Willett, Julius W. Lindblow, William H. Van Wart, Oswald Maune, Charles J. O'Brien, Alex Ferris, S. Oppenheimer, James M. Cunnion, Samuel Thompson, William F. Wetzell, D. F. Ryan, Harry Fichtel, Joseph Hirschfield, Thomas Coloe, Richard Caldwell, Benjamin Harrison, James Tole, Charles M. Maxwell, George Stein, Hugh McAtamney, James M. Donohue, Vincent Costello, Barnet Greenberg, Hugh C. Curry, George P. Christie, William Brennan, James J. Kenny, James Griffon, Fred L. McCann, John M. Fitzpatrick, James Keaveny, Richard Watkins, John J. O'Connell, Frank Eames and Nathan New

man.

The following deaths of members of No. 6 were recorded: Clifford St. John, January 25; Emma

C. Snover, January 26; Herman Heerdt, January 26; Frederick P. Roos, January 29; A. Gundelfinger, February 2; Patrick L. Denver, February 8; F. W. Thompson, February 11; Joseph Miller, February 19; John Fitzpatrick, February 21, and John L. Hope, February 24.

At the regular monthly meeting of the Herald chapel, on Sunday morning, March 7, a beautiful Seth Thomas clock was presented to Fritz Berger, to show the appreciation of the members for his untiring efforts on numerous occasions in the past to make the social affairs given by the chapel a success. Mr. Berger has given up much time after working hours to produce specimens of the printing art for the outings, dinners, etc. William Wetzel made the presentation speech, in which he cited the many sacrifices by Mr. Berger, which have done so much to make these occasions so pleasant. The clock was of glass and gold, and contained the inscription, "Unser Fritz, from the Members of the Herald Chapel, March 6, 1909." William A. Lenehan, of the American, is a candidate to represent No. 6 at St. Joe, and, according to his card, will endeavor to have the priority law wiped off the book of laws.

Harry Geary, assistant foreman of the Evening Telegram, is spending a few weeks in Bermuda. A student in the International Typographical Union Course in Printing informs the writer that the course, which costs only $20 in easy payments, is worth $100 to any compositor, no matter where he is employed; also, that it is the master stroke of our organization.

Secretary Charles M. Maxwell will stand for reelection in May next. He needs no introduction, and past performances are sufficient recommendations for his candidacy.

The Union Printer made its appearance on March 18, after an absence of three months. The publishers make a plea for support from the membership of No. 6. Its style of makeup was somewhat different than formerly and made a far neater appearance.

Vice-President Cassidy will seek re-election. He has done much good work during the past ten months, and has won many friends for his untiring defense work. WILLIAM MOUNCE.

SPOKANE, WASH.

Circulars are being sent out by Uncle Sam soliciting printing of stamped envelops, the postmaster of each town or city being obliged to act as the "main guy" to grab all the printing he sees in sight for his respective territory. The envelops are heralded as being printed free of charge, which at the price asked is a fact, with the price of the stock thrown in. For instance, a good six and one-half envelop will be delivered printed for 62 cents for 500. This is less than the stock can be bought for in the west in case lots, and the small printer is not, as a rule, buying envelops in case lots. The graft, of course, is in the stamps, and the small printer, who owns his own home and is paying taxes, must submit to this outrage of our government; and the local merchant, after receiv

ing the aforesaid circular, looks on his printer as a sort of friendly sneak thief, and wonders if he is being robbed on his other printing in the same proportion as on his envelops. All kinds of induce ments are offered by the government to secure this work, such as a week's time for delivery, pay on the instalment plan, etc. The master printers of the country should at once refute this insult to their trade by the action of this assistant postmaster-general, or in time his subordinate will come out with a circular offering to print dodgers and business cards for the crossroads merchant. Let our government printshop be used for the purpose for which it was intended-government printingand keep out of this niggardly business it has entered into to rob the poor, down-trodden printer, who might make a living on his presswork, printing envelops at 75 cents per thousand.

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this right is taken from him by our great United States government. For shame on you, Mr. Postmaster General!

The trade situation here is still bad, and the larger job shops are working but five and one-half days a week, and with a small force at that.

The catch-penny circular sent out by the third assistant postmaster-general, soliciting printing on envelops in 500 lots, does not hear the union label. Get busy with the stickers, boys.

The lockout at Coeur d'Alene is still on, and No. 193 is watching the situation closely. We can stand it as long as the other fellow can.

President Laumer, of No. 193, was endorsed as a mayoralty candidate by a meeting of the members held immediately after the regular meeting in February.

Tom Heskett has sold his printshop to J. Evans, a member of the local pressmen's union. W. H. Beyer, of the Spokane Printing Company, has sold his interest to Col. Hinkley, his partner, and will go on his ranch for the summer. Howard Folsom has sold out his interest in the Farner Publishing Company, but will continue the Mercantile Press, which was the job part of the aforesaid company.

At our February meeting an assessment of onehalf of 1 per cent was levied on the earnings of the members to assist the hatters in their gallant struggle to maintain the recognition of their union label. This will amount to about $85 per month.

The Labor World has outgrown its quarters. It is now equipped with modern machinery and has one of the finest plants in the city. This concern is controlled entirely by the different unions of Spokane.

William S. Campbell, an employe of the govern ment printshop at Washington, D. C., has bought out the Farmer and Homeseeker, of our city. He has taken command and is getting out a very creditable publication.

Printers coming this way expecting great things at the A. Y. P. fair must remember that this institution is still on the unfair list.

I. C. Crow has installed his printing office he recently brought here from Steptoe, and it is his intention to publish a weekly sheet.

George Kurtz has bought a job shop and is doing some nice work. This makes a new shop every

month for the past six months. That's going some for Spokane.

The county commissioners recently passed resolutions that the union label should adorn all county work. Two rat shops here immediately enjoined them, and the decision was with the commissioners, who claimed the shops in question had no competent help and were in no way fitted to do any county work in a satisfactory manner.

Guy McGreer will please communicate with his mother at Oklahoma City.

Since my last letter the following cards have been deposited: Robert B. Bierley, J. A. McKinnon, C. F. McDonald, H. G. Stahl, Hugh Blake, W. G. Phillips, F. W. Hunt, N. S. Gale, O. F. Hopkins, W. H. Beyer, J. J. Caswell, W. G. Flanagan, Phil. L. Axling and Charles Cole. These have gone on their way: R. G. Chambers, C. F. McDonald, J. A. McKinnon, Theo. Stanton, J. B. Boyd, James Hartnett, H. G. Stahl, W. G. Flanagan, N. S. Gale, E. L. Parkins, Hugh Blake, Charles Knapp and William Brown.

SAMUEL A. KENNEDY.

NEWARK, N. J.

Another exhibit of printing is to be held in the free public library, and, according to the prospectus, it will be more comprehensive in scope than its predecessor of last year. What lends an added interest (sort of more color) to the affair is the fact that No. 103 and the master printers' association are behind the venture, at least so far as the financial end of it is concerned. Two prize competitions are announced, one a booklet cover and the other a diploma, in each competition prizes of $25, $15, $10 and a book on "Typography" being offered as incentives. No. 103 and the master printers' association will go halves in the payment of prizes. Space is to be reserved for a display of art and novelty work from local specialty houses, and the Carteret Book club, a local bibliographic society, will exhibit rare volumes from the presses of Caxton, Morris and others. A feature of the competitive offers is the prohibition of ornaments, but permission to use the union label is granted. Just another chance to show how well the label can look on a class of work which has ignored it more or less in the past.

Newark will be the next stopping place for the tuberculosis exhibit now in New Jersey, and No. 103 is up in the front ranks of the general committee of 100 who have begun an active campaign against the "white plague." Chairman Balentine and his committee have made arrangements for a comprehensive display of the work conducted by the International Typographical Union, featuring the Home at Colorado Springs.

Again the city reports, amounting to about $5,000, will bear the union label. The Essex Press, the successful bidder, was the only union house competing against the three non-union bidders. The city manual goes to one of the nonunion concerns, but through a provision of the advertisement under which bids were secured the binding must be done in the city, which means that

it will be done in a union plant, the bidder not being equipped for the work. The binding represents two-thirds of the cost of the entire work.

John F. Gilroy, delegate to the Boston convention, underwent an operation for appendicitis recently, and had a very serious time of it.

Candidates sprung up in bunches at the March meeting. Among those announced for delegate honors are Thomas Millin, sr., and Thomas G. Callen, who tried for it last year and failed. L. D. B. Pruden says he wants to gc; so does Roscoe Menagh. Elmer Throssell is the only one to have passed out announcement cards so far, accompanied by the announcement that he is "now in the hands of his friends." H. Edgar Couenhoven is another very likely prospect. Chris Gaarder has been sizing up the financial secretary's job, and John Daley, even though he has been granted an increase in salary, says he'll not put a stone in his way. No other candidates are so far announced for any of the other nice, comfortable berths which the union affords.

Through the efforts of John M. Lihme and E. D. Balentine, No. 103's delegates to the trades council, a union directory committee was appointed by that body, and in turn it has organized the Woman's Label League, which starts out with a membership of eighty.

A 5 per cent assessment for the benefit of the striking hatters was some of the legislation enacted at the March meeting.

Through the efforts of President Small, the registered apprentices in the book, job and newspaper offices are making preparations for the formation of a junior union, mainly along educa tional lines, though the social end will not be neglected.

Business has been and is continuing brisk.
T. CHARLES PRICE.

WASHINGTON, PA.

W. H. Riley, of Wheeling, president of the National Stogie Makers' League, was a caller on your correspondent recently, and presented us with a pencilholder and a fob watchcharm. The writer is a grandson of the originator of the "stogie" cigar, George W. Black, sr., who first made the "tobie" in this city in 1827-eighty-one years ago.

The Record job plant has installed a new Miehle press, 25x38. A new two-color news press is expected soon.

Am glad to see that one more local is to be added "Where Rolls the Oregon," in Medford, known as No. 559. We have worn the leather apron at the Mail office in Medford and wish to extend congratulations.

On Washington's birthday the first two-colored, all home print paper appeared on the streets of this city. It was the Morning Record.

The Wellsburg Printing Company closed a contract last month for the entire Ried building, on Seventh street, Wellsburg, W. Va., and in the near future will publish a daily independent newsWM. CLARK BLACK.

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WASHINGTON, D. C.

"Speaking of trusts," said Henry W. Weber, chief reviser in the government printing office, "I'm in doubt as to whether we as printers should roast or toast the Standard Oil Company." And then he told me this about the case of United States vs. Standard Oil Company: The testimony briefs and exhibits of the Standard side of the case (printed at the government printing office, which is rather unusual) comprise twenty-one volumes, making 11,352 octavo pages, and include also about 100 halftones and lithographs. Many of these pages are intricate tabular work and numbers of them are printed in two colors. The gov ernment side of the case will occupy about 500 pages, so that the total will reach almost 12,000 pages. In the language of the street, the Standard is "going some" in the printing line, and even if the corporation is a wicked monopoly, it is furnishing considerable copy for the public printer's Mergs. and monos, and the proposition as a whole looks very much like water for the printerman's wheel.

F. C. Roberts, a well-known member of Columbia Union, has resigned his place as a printer in the government printing office and will devote his time in future to the sale of union-made, labelbearing goods. Roberts represented this union at the Colorado Springs convention and has always been an especially active worker in the ranks of No. 101. He is at present one of our union's representatives in the central labor union of this city. I hope he will succeed for two His own success, and that of the idea he represents the use of the label.

reasons:

The new Oregon senator, Mr. Chamberlain, is onto his job in one particular, at least. He has selected a printer as his private secretary, and R. A. Caples, of Portland, Ore., well known in western craft circles, is the gentleman selected.

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George K. Brandon, one of Columbia Union's superannuated members, died at his home, near Fairfax, Va., on Friday, February 26, age 70 years, pneumonia being the cause of death. many years he was an employe of the government printing office, most of his service being on specifications as compositor and makeup, and among his fellows there was much esteemed. Mr. Brandon was a native of Michigan, I believe, but shortly after the war of the rebellion (in which he bore a faithful and honorable part as a soldier of the union army) he made Washington his home, retiring to Virginia when he dropped out of the active work of the printing profession.

From present indications there will be a numerous field in the delegate race in this town at the election in May. Announcements so far among the government printing office contingent are: L. R. Taylor, day proofroom; Philip Nachman, day monotype section; C. B. Huse, night monotype section; F. N. Whitehead, jobroom; H. J. Redfield, night proofroom; William S. Schinnerer, Record: Joseph E. Goodkey, night monotype section. The number in the "mentioned" and "rumored" columns from the same shop is large. Downtowners who will be in the delegate race are: William

Williams, Post; W. M. Leath, Times; Joseph C. Whyte, Star. The present officers of the union other than delegates will have little, if any, opposition. President Kidd will stand for re-election, and his will doubtless be the only name on the official ballot. He has made a good officer and should be honored with another term. Secretary Seibold and Treasurer Bright will be re-elected without opposition, I believe. More capable officers it would be difficult to find, and the members of our local do not seem to want to make the trial. The minor officers have likewise performed their duties faithfully and can have another term if they want it.

Peter Emsber, on February 10, was married in this city to Miss Blanche Irwin, of Bidwell, Ohio. W. E. A. Hagan died in this city on March 11, Mr. 1909, the death cause being heart disease. Hagan was well known among our membership, having worked on the Post and in other downtown chapels some years ago. Just previous to his illness he had been for some time at Raleigh, N. C. He was 45 years of age.

Columbia Union fared quite well at the hands of the congress which expired on March 4. The increased pay to operators on Mergs. and monotypes (granted last fall by Public Printer Leech) was made a law, the price-and-a-half pay for Sunday work was restored to the employes, and other substantially favorable legislation passed. The price and a half for Sunday work had long been a custom, but, as noted in this correspondence last month, the comptroller of the treasury decided, on January 14, such payments were contrary to law. Public Printer Donnelly lost no time in bringing the matter to the attention of congress, and the printing office attorney, Frank E. Elder, prepared a paragraph for one of the supply bills which covered the matter not only for the future, but also antedated the comptroller's adverse decision, thereby providing for the payment of the extra 50 per cent for Sunday work performed on the one-price scale since January 10.

Cards received during the month were: J. R. Wilson, W. H. Smullen, W. S. Crowdis, Alan B. Keith, C. F. Pandorf, S. L. Lynch, Mark Shields, E. C. Jordan and Alfred Archer. The departures were: Andrew Beamer, F. Heitz, jr., C. A. Howlett, Frank Hoover, A. A. Morton, R. N. Plymire, A. M. Rutherford, F. O. Whitman, W. T. Huber, A. N. Scott, C. E. Roland, H. F. McNerney, W. H. Patterson, R. H. Warren, C. H. Rockwell, W. T. Lee, D. W. Williams, E. Hagenbuckner, C. V. Eckdall, E. J. Smith, James Morris, jr., George C. Greenawald, J. F. Roxbrough, J. R. Wilson and Roy Leonard. Honorable withdrawal cards were issued to O. A. Palmer and L. R. Thompson.

The fund subscribed by members of Columbia Union for the erection of a monument to one of its former presidents, Edwin C. Jones, is all in and amounts to about $250. Mr. Jones was buried at his old home, Emporia, Kan., and the monument probably will be dedicated in that city about the time of the meeting of the International convention at St. Joseph, and this will afford a convenient opportunity to have a representative of

this union at the services. As man and official, Ed. Jones was a craftsman who deserved well of his fellows, and I am sincerely glad that these will show the world in this lasting manner that unionists do not always forget.

The census bill as passed by the lower house of the new congress (President Roosevelt vetoed the one passed in the closing days of the last congress) is about all that could be desired from the viewpoint of union labor employed in the government printery. The feature in the old bill to which much and proper objection was made was that clothing the census officials with power to put the census printing out to contractors. That feature is entirely eliminated in the new measure, and all printing for the census office is to be done where it very properly belongs in the government printing office.

The death of Francis B. Wallace, which occurred in this city on February 26, removes one of the oldest members of Columbia Union. Mr. Wallace was 80 years old at the time of his death, and had been employed in the government printing office for almost forty years as a proofreader, in which branch of our profession he was one of the most capable workers the government ever employed. W. N. BROCKWELL.

TORONTO, CANADA.

Business is booming in all branches of the printing craft at the present time, and as a consequence No. 91 has few unemployed among its members.

At the last meeting of Toronto Union the sum of $25 was voted to aid President Gompers and his colleagues in their appeal against the iniquitous sentence of Justice Wright. Labor men in Toronto fully realize that Messrs. Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison are fighting in the defense of the freedom and liberties of the masses of wageearners on this continent, and can not allow them to fall through lack of the sinews of war. The fight is ours, brethren, and it behooves every labor organization to assist the noble trio in carrying their appeal to the highest tribunal of their country and resist Siberian methods of justice in the western half of our sphere.

We have had in our city during March the executive board of the International Pressmen and Assistants' Union, that made Labor temple its headquarters. The mission of the board was to endeavor to whip into line the members of the local union. A large number of the latter have seceded from the international and formed an "independent" union. Needless to say, they have not the sympathy of No. 91 in the very drastic step they have taken. The whole trouble is, the seceders have secured the short workday at no expense to themselves and are indisposed to pay assessments to enable their less fortunate fellow workers in securing like benefits. It is pleasing to state, however, that a goodly number have remained loyal to the international and have reorganized and elected new officers. Organizer Charters, who intends spending some time in To

ronto, gave an outline of the trouble at the last meeting of the typographical union, asking the moral support of the typos wherever possible.

There was a lively time recently in the Canadian senate over a proposed amendment to the Lemieux act (labor conciliation), to provide that no one but a citizen of Canada could act as a member of the board. Senator McMullan stated the purpose of the amendment was to keep out American labor agitators who might come to Canada and incite strikes. It was stated that for years Canadians had paid contributions to American unions and never a dollar of aid came back. In answer, Senator Cloran declared that there was not a union in Canada that had not received twice the amount from its international that it had paid in. The result was that the amendment got a rude jolt, being defeated by a two-thirds vote. This was a surprising handout from the senate, which generally knocks, rather than boosts, organized labor.

There will be "something doing" at the next meeting of the allied trades council. The sitting delegates from the pressmen and assistants' union are among the seceding bunch, and the reorganized internationals have elected delegates to the council and the credentials will be presented. The "independents" say they intend holding their seats, as they are still Toronto Pressmen and Assistants' Union, although no longer affiliated with the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union. At present they hold all the executive offices in the council, and so a lively time is anticipated.

In the provincial legislature, recently, Allan Studholme, of Hamilton, Ontario's solitary labor member, balked, but without avail, at the government grant of more than $8,000 to the Salvation Army for bringing out immigrants. He said many of the immigrants are brought over by the army merely to starve and make it necessary for some good Canadians to starve. He cited degenerates that were said to have been brought over by the

army.

A most important bill is now before the provincial legislature, which will be of great benefit to labor, organized or otherwise. The principal feature is an eight-hour day to all persons employed in warehouses, factories or shops, all employes of corporations, railways, telegraph companies, etc., except in cases of emergency. Another feature is a minimum wage of 20 cents per hour, overtime pay time and a half, and in no case overtime to be paid at a rate less than 40 cents per hour. All government contractors to pay union rate of wages; said contractors to post schedule of wages for protection of workmen. Another clause prohibits males under 18 years and all females from working longer than eight hours each day. Employers are required to keep record of overtime and produce this on demand from inspectors, under heavy penalty. There are several other features which the writer will not enumerate. This bill is being introduced by A. E. Fripp, member for Ottawa, and if it passes will become effective July 1 next. Should the bill become law, as hoped, the father of the measure will