NOTES FROM THE UNION PRINTERS HOME.

Exhibitions of moving pictures, since the first given on November 13, have been continued on every Sunday evening, and in an announcement bulletined by Superintendent Deacon a day or two after the second trial of the machine the residents were pleased to learn that this form of diversion was to be provided as a regular Sunday night entertainment during the winter season. The program is varied on occasions by vocal and instrumental selections, Miss Henrietta Deacon (daughter of the superintendent and matron) rendering illustrated songs, Master Proctor Deacon, with piano solos, and Al G. Cotton (a resident member of New York Union No. 6) by selections on the violin, and on which instrument he displays more than the ordinary skill. Early in the series the superintend ent added to the evening's entertainment a view of the Home pictures shown in several of the cities in the east while on his lecture tour early last spring. Members of the local typographical union, and including their family relatives, are cordially welcomed as guests to these entertainments.

Eugene M. Portner, master mechanic of the Home institution, began the construction of the boiler house addition to the steam plant on the last Monday in November, and it is believed that the structure will be completed and in proper working order on or about the first of March. The new building joins the eastern side of the laundry and engine and boiler rooms (and which was erected in the summer of 1900) and is to be of the same plan and architecture. It will be commodious for all purposes intended and will comprise the boiler department, carpenter's shop and capacious coal bins. The dimensions of this new addition are 34 by 78 and is of Castle Rock lava stone and brick. Superintendent Deacon, daily, and Trustee McCaffery, weekly, exercise general supervision of this new improvement, and W. O. ("Billy") Edwards, resident member of St. Louis Union No. 8, is handy man to the constructor on this latest undertaking, as he is on all other work, and his services are highly commendable. "Billy" Edwards was a representative of St. Louis Union No. 8 to the Pittsburg convention of the International Typographical Union in 1886 (twenty-four years ago), the session at which was presented the combined check of $10,000 by the late George W. Childs and Anthony J. Drexel, and which was an inspiration to the membership, at that time numbering about 24,000, to erect a building (now the main structure) for the superannuated of the craft.

Thanksgiving day was an enjoyable one at the Home institution, beginning with the holiday feast at noon and ending with a pleasurable entertainment in the evening, given on the pretty sectional stage in the library and which had been placed in position on the day previous. This stage is perfectly equipped with proscenium arch, platform, scenery, wings, footlights, etc., and was first used on the occasion of the dedication of the new library building in February and during the week of the annual session of the board of trustees in

September, 1910. The entertainers on the evening of the holiday, with two exceptions, were sanatorium patients, and it is not "stretching it" to remark that their performance was creditable. Bertram T. Wheatley, organist and choirmaster (since resigned), of St. Stephen's Episcopal church, and Mrs. Wheatley rendered piano and vocal solos, and Fred Phillips (New York Union) in recitations, and Harry Jacobs (Denver Union), mandolin solo, pleasingly entertained in the first part of the program. The second part was that of a rollicksome sketch, entitled "Subbing for the Doctor," and was largely made up of "horse play." Joseph A. Cunningham (Albany Union), enacting Dr. Columbus (not Christopher, M. D.); Fred Phillips (New York Union), as Jake (his darky servant), and Ben E. Ragland (Denver Union) as Dew Nogood (a darky professor); Messrs. Harold Cue (Seattle Union), B. Derendinger (Toledo Union), A. G. Cotton (New York Union), and Olaf Sievertsen, as the patients, were uproariously funny in their imitations and kept the audience convulsed every moment that they were in the limelight. Many of the townspeople were present by invitation and all declared that they had spent a pleasant evening. Stereopticon views of the Home buildings (interior and exterior) were also shown for the edification of the visitors.

William W. Munsey died of tuberculosis in the hospital of the Home institution on December 4, and his remains were later forwarded to relatives in the east. Deceased entered the Home as a member of Chicago Union No. 16 early in August and was in the advanced stage of the disease. He was in the thirty-third year of his age and is survived by a widow and other relatives.

Remodeling of lavatories on the second and third floors of the main building was commenced in the middle of last month. The extra floors will be composed of hardwood and the wainscoting is to be of cement. In addition to the foregoing improvement, the system of plumbing many years in use, and which has often proved very unsanitary, will be entirely changed, agreeable to the sugges tions made in this relation in the report submitted to the board of trustees by Superintendent Deacon. These alterations are also being made under the direction of the master mechanic of the institution.

Preparations for an entertainment to be given on the night before New Year's eve, and on the library stage, are in steady progress at this date (December 16). The program is to comprise a scene in the colonial days, minstrels, and an olio. The Home management is interested in this scheme, and all efforts are being made to make of the show a success in every way. Besides those of the sanatorium patients who gave a creditable performance on Thanksgiving night, several of the young woman employes will assist on the night mentioned, and in addition to the Home entertainers, it is believed that a few semi-professionals from Colorado Springs will tender their services on the oc

casion.

The Sunnycrest Sanatorium is the name of the proposed free tuberculosis hospital now in course of construction on the plains and distant two and

a half miles northeast of the Home buildings and grounds. A sum of $25,000 was raised by public subscription during the past two years with the above object in view, but the date of its completion is indefinite.

Thomas F. Leak died in the hospital department of the Home institution at midnight on the morning of December 15 and his remains were sent to a brother in Georgia. Deceased was a victim of pulmonary affliction and gradually declined until the fatal event. He was admitted to the Eome as a member of Baton Rouge (La.) Union No. 25, late in July, and was in the fifty-sixth year of his

age.

Norman E. Mack's National Monthly is the latest acquisition to the Home library. Harper's Weekly is also a new visitor to the tables, whereon can regularly be seen Collier's Weekly, the Literary Digest, Scientific American, Puck, the Arkansaw Thomas Cat and Reedy's paper, the Mirror, published in St. Louis, and one of the most entertaining of weekly periodicals.

Walter H. McKee, for several years past active and prominent in the councils of "Big Six," and Michael Powell, president of Ottawa (Ont.) Union No. 102, in the Dominion of Canada, were elected to membership in the board of trustees and Home corporation on November I as successors to Thomas F. Crowley and Thomas D. Fennessy. The term of each is for three years, until November 1, 1913.

The Misses Higgins, O'Rourke, and Ricketts, nurses of the Home institution, in conjunction with the patients domiciled in the hospital building. displayed a Christmas tree on the evening of the festival of festivals, and its branches were adorned with gifts both useful and ornamental. CHARLES A. GALLAGHER.

Colorado Springs, Colo.

CHARLESTON, W. VA.

No. 146 got its new scale through without a hitch. The scale as to machine men is practically the same as before, but there is a raise of $1 a week for all handmen. The pressmen's union has its new scale all signed, too, for the same period as the printers.

All the shops are busy here, working day, night and sometimes on Sundays-in fact, working quite often on that day.

The long-suffering by-laws came back from International headquarters recently, and at present it seems possible that the galleys the matter was dumped on may be saved and the metal may be used again after melting. They were all right but-. The committee was instructed to reconstruct them to conform with requirements and to give headquarters another shot at them. The sample book of laws sent out from Indianapolis simplifies matters very much and gives a committee a lot of help.

The officers were, in a good many instances, nominated for another term, but a number of new aspirants or conscripts were rung in. The financial secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Kate Synder, wanted

to withdraw from the race for another term, but the members would not hear to it, for she has been the best collector we have ever had.

There was a request at the last meeting for linotype operators, as many as five being needed at one office. The state reports are running heavy now and there is a scarcity of handmen here, employes of the Mail reporting that some table men could also be used.

The state printing contract has been let to the Union Publishing Company. The owners of this concern are Wade H. Guthrie, an active member of the typographical union, and a nephew of former Governor W. M. O. Davidson, who, with Grant Hall, is associated with Mr. Guthrie.

The Lovett Printing Company has just finished a city directory for Ironton, Ohio, which bears the union label.

John Hunter has his road map, studying the short cuts to San Francisco, and figures that with the speed he can make by using O'Sullivan rubber heels on his shoes he can get there nicely. No other candidate has appeared so far.

D. C. LOVETT, Jr.

LOUISVILLE, KY.

The Chicago correspondent in the December JOURNAL quotes the chairman of Chicago's label committee as saying that "he thinks foremen and compositors should place the label on all ordinary commercial work, giving the customer the chance to mark it off if he does not want it." If THE JOURNAL readers will get out their September issue and look on page 201 of the supplement they will find "Proposition No. 70, by Robert Irick (Louisville)," covering the subject precisely. The proposition was killed by the Minneapolis convention. The last sentence of the proposition could have been omitted by the laws committee. In my humble opinion, the convention made a serious mistake in not placing the suggestion in our book of laws. Hundreds of customers of union shops, when approached with the question why they do not have the label on their printing, tell us that they gave the job to this and that union shop and that the label was omitted through the union printer's own carelessness. What caused me to write that proposition was a case where a second order of a job was given that had the label on and the printer, in resetting the job, omitted the label. That was but one instance of the necessity of some legislation to remind some of our careless printers of the fact that it will serve our interests well if all try to use the label on everything. It is to be hoped that the San Francisco convention will act favorably on a similar proposition.

The printing commission in the last week of November awarded the different state printing contracts as follows: First-class work to the Frankfort Journal Publishing Company, one of the union shops in Frankfort; second-class work, which includes blank books and blank forms, to the nonunion Globe Printing Company of this city; thirdclass work to the Courier-Journal Lithographing Company; fourth-class work, covering the supply.

ing of paper to the three firms named, was awarded to the Louisville Paper Company. Albert E. Hill, of Nashville, was present at the meeting of the commission at the time of the awarding of contracts and put up such a strong fight against the Globe that a string is said to be tied to the second-class contract. The commission is said to have made up its mind to fully investigate the conditions of the Globe Printing Company before finally letting the contract, which the Globe seems to have successfully knocked down.

Secretary Max Traut was re-elected delegate to the Kentucky State Federation of Labor, which meets in Lexington during the week of January 914, 1911. When the state federation was reorganized last January he was elected secretary-treasurer. During the year the reorganized body has paid off all the debts of the old body, and during the session of the legislature, with the assistance of the central bodies, secured the passage of the bill which limits a day's work on the public works of the state of Kentucky to eight hours. The year 1910 was started with a deficit of $60.93; there is now $148.85 in the treasury, and seven new organizations affiliated since the last meeting. Several more have promised to come into the fold at the Lexington meeting.

The railroads are beginning to send agents around to us with literature asking our delegates to San Francisco to go over their lines. Now is the time for officers of subordinate unions to get busy with the sticker and impress the railroads that the union label means something to the members of the International Typographical Union.

May Blossom Honey Company is the name of a new corporation now being organized to manufac ture a cough medicine bearing the name.

Its pro

moters are friendly to the printers and are using the label on all their printing. Judge A. T. Burgevin, in whose suite of rooms in the Louisville Trust Building No. 10 maintains its office, and who has successfully prosecuted several of its cases against non-union firms, is one of the chief promoters of the new concern. If your druggist does not handle May Blossom Honey tell him to address the company at 657 South Seventh street, Louisville, Ky.

John Donahue, who deposited an Indianapolis card two months previous to his death at the tu berculosis hospital sanatorium, at Valley Station, died of tuberculosis on November 28. The International death benefit more than paid the funeral expenses, and the unexpended balance was turned over to his sister.

The fight on the Wine and Spirit Bulletin, while we have not yet succeeded in getting the publi cation into a union office, is nearly won now. The persistent efforts of the label committees during the past month have had telling effect on its publisher, and if the label committees will only keep up the good work for a while we will win. The executive board of the National Model License League, of which the editor, George R. Washburne, is a member, meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The label men should keep hammering at the directors of the model

license league to get them to use their influence with Mr. Washburne and aim to have their letters reach the president, T. M. Gilmore, 406 Commercial building, this city, a day or two just previous to such meetings. Keep the good work up, boys, and get others to help, especially central bodies and liquor associations and dealers. Persistency wins.

W. R. Hickman is a candidate for delegate to the San Francisco convention. He has cards out with the union label printed in gold bearing the inscription, "Our Gold Nugget." Mr. Hickman represented No. 10 at the St. Joseph convention, and for three years filled the office of JOURNAL correspondent.

The United Trades and Labor Assembly of Louisville, Ky., will give a ball on the evening of December 19 for the benefit of James H. Watson, one of our members, who, on Labor day, met with a most unfortunate accident while performing duty on the Labor day committee. He was driving a nail in some of the paraphernalia. The nail bounded back and struck him in the eye. Several weeks later it was necessary to remove his eye in order to save the other from being affected. The members of the local woman's union label league will assist in making the ball a success by selling coffee and sandwiches at the ball and turning over all the proceeds to the fund.

In the suit of the International Typographical Union versus the Kentucky Printing Company, Charles H. Parsons and Joseph W. Gross, brought by the chairman of our label committee, we have won every point of contention thus far. Some time ago Judge Miller decided that the defendant must answer the question whether he had taken any jobs on which the union label was wanted since he surrendered his labels. In his deposition on the same day the defendant admitted that he did. It is alleged that the Kentucky Printing Company held a label out when the firm became non-union and that that label was used on a job. The defendant's demurrer to the suit was also overruled. ROBERT IRICK.

GLENS FALLS, N. Y.

We are off again for another prosperous year1911-with President Lyman Burnett in the chair. The members extended to our retiring president, E. C. Fort, their appreciation for the manner in which he conducted his duties for the past three terms. Mr. Fort expressed himself to the members, who heartily endorsed his remarks. After the meeting the old and young enjoyed a variety of eatables. Of course, the "wit and smoke" was not dispensed with.

The executive board has decided to have a large business calendar for the year 1911, which will be delivered to the merchants of the city. The calendar will be a neat and attractive design, with a large halftone cut of the Home, and will carry the names of the label shops.

Harry Babcock, who has been on the makeup stone for the Union Bag and Paper Company, has a "sit" with the Glens Falls Post-Star. Mr. Bab

cock received some literature from James Lull, who informs us that work throughout the New England states is flourishing.

Frank La Barge, of the Post-Star, is on his job in front of the "iron toy." Frank went through the "Merg" college in Brooklyn for knowledge.

Joseph Nesbitt, superintendent of the printing department of the Union Bag and Paper Company, with wife and son, will enjoy a visit to their native city, Baltimore. Mr. and Mrs. Nesbitt are residents of Hudson Falls, N. Y. Mr. Nesbitt has charge of one of the largest printing departments in the bag line in the United States, and is held in high esteem by the employes of his department. J. A. TRACEY.

ALAMOSA, COLO.

Although only one month old, and organized in a town of 5,000 inhabitants, Typographical Union No. 676 has a membership of thirteen, with one or two applications coming up at the next meeting. We have also signed up all three of the newspaper offices here.

At the December meeting the undersigned, who organized the union, resigned the presidency and Edgar Bell was elected to fill the vacancy.

There is a loud, insistent demand for the label here, and the railroad men are standing by us nobly.

There is only one linotype in this jurisdiction, but from the talk of improvements going around, I judge there will be others before another year rolls around.

The writer will visit his former home down in old Virginia this month. H. C. FORWARD.

PROVIDENCE, R. I.

In Providence interest centers on the new newspaper scale, at this writing still in progress of adoption. Agreements with the publishers expire February 1, 1911. A scale committee was appointed in June and was busy thereafter until November, when it reported, collecting data on which to base a new proposition. The report leaves the piece scale for linotype composition unchanged at 11 cents per thousand for day work and 12 cents for night work. For time work an increase of $3 both day and night is asked, the price for day work being $24 and for night work $27. It is also requested that time for day work be reduced onehalf hour, to seven and one-half hours, corresponding with the night rule. Other sections cover a scale for machinists, rules for training apprentices, regulations covering extra work, subbing and situations, plate matter, overtime, etc. The sessions of the committee were executive and the nature of its report was guarded from the membership until the printed report was ready for distribution. Two special meetings to consider the report were held in December, numerous changes being made. It is planned to revise the report thoroughly before submitting any proposition to the publishers.

Samuel R. Macready has been elected president of the Providence Central Federated Union for

1911, and alsò delegate from that body to the state branch of the American Federation of Labor.

Joseph P. Choquet announces that the first printed copy of his forthcoming novel, "Who Are They?" will be autographed by him and presented to the Union Printers Home library.

"When a thing is well done it is twice done," applies with particular force to the present constitution and by-laws of No. 33, which have continued in effect without change for nearly two years, in Dite of several attempts to amend. At the November meeting, however, an amendment was adopted providing that no meetings of the union shall be held on Christmas, Easter or Memorial day, these being three holidays likely to fall on and sometimes actually occurring on the last Sunday in the month, the regular meeting day.

The Journal and Bulletin have installed another new linotype machine, making three additions to the battery in a little over a year, an increase of 25 per cent. The new machine is a news machine, the previous additions being designed principally for ad work. Still another addition is likely. An increase of $1 per week for jobmen goes into effect January 2, making $17 the standard for Providence. The new agreements continue in force one year. CHARLES CARROLL.

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

The report of the label and advertising committee at the December meeting was quite interesting, and several of the members who were caught in the act of purchasing non-union goods were given a roasting, and their names were read out in meetin'.

The mayor of this city has assured a committee appointed to interview him upon the subject, that hereafter all work for the city shall bear the union label.

Announcement has been made that at the January meeting an election for secretary-treasurer will be held, to fill out the unexpired term of F. W. Horne, deceased. Several parties would like the position, but at present it looks as if Ed Koerps, who so ably filled the position for twenty years, but who gave way to Mr. Horne at the last election, will be chosen without opposition.

Several of the members who are not able to work, owing to ill health, were kindly remembered by receiving substantial Christmas presents.

Work has been quite good in all the offices, with plenty of available men to handle it.

The Alamo Printing Company is installing a new and up-to-date automatic press. This will be the first one in Texas, and if it proves satisfactory will lead to a second one being installed in a short time.

Among those who deposited cards during the month were: W. H. Nuckols, Houston; Harvey N. Hubbard, Los Angeles; Fred A. Croul, Austin; A. V. Irming, Fort Worth; W. L. Bland, Pittsburg.

Entered into rest at his home in San Antonio, on December 4, 1910, after an illness of three weeks, Fred W. Horne, aged 34 years and 3

months. Mr. Horne for the last five years had resided in San Antonio, coming here from Pittsburg, Pa. He was an active worker for the betterment of labor, and at the time of his death was secre tary-treasurer of Typographical Union No. 172. He is survived by a widow and two children. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Odd Fellows. The funeral was held the following day. Interment was made in the printers' burial plot in Cemetery No. 4. The deceased fully realized that life's race had been made, and or. the day before his death requested of some of his fel low workmen, who had called to see him, that they go to the office, turn his slug and write "30" on it. Mr. Horne was a man of fidelity and undoubted courage, always guided by principle, devoted to right and possessed of a deep and penetrating wisdom. Pure in conduct, unassuming in taste, dignified in manner, seeking nothing for himself but ever interested in the welfare of others, he bound them to himself by his own great love. How the world would be enriched had we more of just such men who met duty with courage and patience! They could well afford to lose lightly the ashen crown of the world's applause for the approval of conscience and for a name written in the great book of eternal remembrance. The chapter in his life is closed. No towering monument will mark his grave and commemorate the deeds of his life, but deep in the hearts of those who knew and loved him his epitaph is written, not in words, but by the tribute of the tears of loving hearts, who will forever reverence his memory. L. K. WELLS.

IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO.

In April, 1910, the printers in this city applied for a charter, which was granted. As soon as possible we presented the proprietors with contracts, but were unable to get a hearing, or any satisfactory answers. The history of unionism in Idaho Falls is not as pleasing a narrative as might be written, and many of the boys who travel the west know of the conditions existing here. Some four years ago a charter was issued to the printers here, but after a struggle of about a year, including a strike, the proprietors evidently forced the union out of existence. We are now trying to bring this city back into the ranks.

The conditions here are somewhat cloudy, and we are now waiting directions from Indianapolis.

The Post Publishing Company, while seeming to be on the fence, say they will sign our scale if the Times does, and the Times flatly refuses. The managers of the Idaho Register say they would be glad to sign if they could, but the controlling interests behind that paper will not permit it. The "interests" behind the Idaho register is the C. W. & M. Co., a Mormon concern. The Mormon church is opposed to organized labor, as evidenced by the Deseret News, of Salt Lake.

The object of this statement of facts is to warn all printers of the conditions here, and in case they are offered situations they should investigate as to the conditions. A. C. MCGRATH.

COLUMBUS, OHIO.

No. 5 now has 288 members in good standing and but very few in arrears.

Business was not up to the average during the fall, but picked up at holiday time. Out of ten machines at the Heer plant, but few were kept busy, and other composing rooms were likewise affected.

Bert Beall, who has been on the sick roll for several months, is said to be recovering. He is troubled with a cancer.

The American Publishing Company has placed a new machine with all modern attachments in its plant.

John Atzinger, foreman at the Heer plant, is again on duty, after a serious illness. Mr. Atzinger underwent an operation during the summer and complications setting in caused him to be absent from employment for several months.

If present plans mature No. 5 will at last have a branch of the woman's auxiliary. This is an organization that should have been effected years ago and one that would be of great benefit. The ladies spend most of the money earned by printers generally, and should they become imbued with the label habit, could work much good in that way alone, while their social affairs could be made particularly beneficial.

The Schmidt Printing Company, now operating the Peruna plant, has lately added a modern linotype to its equipment. Together with the doubledeck machine they already had, it fixes them for almost any sized job.

The Capital Printing Company is busy and is turning out a nice quality of work. This is the only union shop on the north side, but there are three small ratteries.

The National Guard Magazine, published in this city, is very much rat, and they have been experiencing a great deal of trouble in securing help.

The amount of non-label matter turned in to the committee and Secretary Bird has not been up to the standard for some time. Members generally seem to have become careless in this respect, which is to be regretted, as the returning of such matter is one of the live wires which keep consumers conscious of the better qualities of union skill. A member speaking on this subject at a recent meeting voiced a sentiment expressed in this letter some months ago, when he urged the placing of the emblem on every job used for advertising purposes. "If the customer don't want the label, let him mark it off in the proof," said he, "and then let's fire the stuff back to him in such quantities that he will change his mind.” All of which is good logic.

Col. William Bateman, printer-philosopher, known everywhere east of Pittsburg, is spending the winter in Logan, Ohio. At one time he conducted the only paper in four counties in Kentucky and roasted a desperado who had killed a man over a dog trade. The gun artist came to town loaded with revolvers and white juice of the corn and, going to the office, pied up a case of long primer, at which Mrs. Bateman was setting type, with slugs from a "fohty-foh." She grabbed a mallet and