ST. JOSEPH, MO.

The latter part of April Secretary-Treasurer Hays visited St. Joseph for the purpose of completing arrangements for the big gathering in August. The distinguished guest was met at the station by a committee and taken to the hotel in an automobile, and, after luncheon, Mr. Hays lost no time in looking over the city for convention headquarters, and making arrangements for printing and a hall.

The Hotel Metropole was selected as the headquarters, and the Auditorium, one block and a half above the Metropole, is where the convention will hold its sessions, it having a seating capacity of 7,500. There will be no crowding of the dele

Saturday or Sunday, August 6 or 7, 2:30 P. M. -Take trolley cars at Third and Jule streets and proceed to Lake Contrary, where the committee will arrange for a game of ball, in all probability, between teams of the newspaper league. Refreshments for the women at the Lotus club from 6 to 8 P. M. Reception to the visitors from 8 to 11 by Auxiliary No. 6. At the Casino, from 8 to 12 P. M., general get-together meeting of delegates, ex-delegates and visitors, with entertainment, refreshments and music. Cars to the city at any time.

Monday, August 8, 9 A. M.-Opening session of International Typographical Union in Auditorium. 2:30 P. M.-Ride over city, visiting the different

gates, as the arrangements committee has borrowed from the school board large school desks for the use of the delegates, which will give the convention a congressional appearance, and at the same time allow each delegate a place to keep all his books, papers and souvenirs without interfering with his colleague. The American Printing Company was awarded the contract to print the daily proceedings.

Now that Secretary-Treasurer Hays has finished his work, and left to the convention committee the other details in looking after the delegates, ex-delegates and visitors, the committee is holding meetings nightly preparing for the entertainment of their guests, and have formulated the following program:

As it is expected that St. Louis will entertain a large proportion of the delegates coming from the east, north and south either Friday or Saturday, the date of our get-together will depend on what No. 8 undertakes.

parks, Lover's Lane, Jesse James' home and other places of interest, stopping for refreshments and convention picture.

Tuesday, August 9, 9 A. M.-Convention. 1:30 P. M. Take side-door Pullmans at Francis Street Station for "mulligan" at Waterworks park. (Pirates, Wampus Club, Zing-Zins and Indians join expedition at Ray's branch). Return to city on

train.

Wednesday, August 10, 9 A. M.-Convention. 2 P. M. (Ex-Delegates day).-Take trolley cars for Lake Contrary. All concessions open to badgewearers. Bathing, boat riding, racing, sailing, motor boating, athletics, etc. Fish dinner in park at 6 P. M. Cars to city at any time.

Thursday, August II, 9 A. M.-Convention. 8 P. M.-No. 40 celebrates its golden jubilee (program to be arranged later).

Friday, August 12-All day session of convention.

INTERIOR VIEW OF CASINO, LAKE CONTRARY, ST. JOSEPH, MO., WHERE "GET-TO-GETHER" WILL BE HELD.

Saturday, August 13-Convention will complete business and adjourn.

As soon as the list of delegates is received circulars and other printed matter will be forwarded, giving them all particulars.

The delegates and visitors will expect several surprises, but as the Wampus Club and Zing-Zins have all such matters in hand until the meeting, we can not at the present even hand out a tip.

The personnel of the convention committee is as follows, and those desiring any information in regard to the arrangements, etc., can write the chairmen or any member and same will be attended to: Ben F. Hill, chairman; Charles Rhode, secretary, box 453; Sylvester Grogg, treasurer and chairman hotel committee, room 39 Ballinger building; F. O. Martin, chairman badge committee; F. E. Gilmer, chairman entertainment committee; E. M. Taylor, chairman souvenir committee; J. E. Murphy, J. P. Clark, Will J. Jones, U. Grant

The big show given in the Auditorium by the convention committee was a grand success, but the weather was against the undertaking the first week, and at the request of the business men the committee continued the show the second week, but the elements were still against us. Nevertheless, with an expense of nearly $5,000, we came out to the good.

The woman's auxiliary deserves much credit for the the members worked during the entire way show, and from their efforts many dollars were placed in their treasury to help entertain the women in August. The auxiliary booth was in charge of Mesdames Rhode, Graham, Clark, Curtis, Dennis, Jones, Murphy, Cahill and Miss Cathcart, president.

There were five candidates for delegate (two to be elected) in the race, as follows: W. J. Jones, A. W. Beale, Percy Curtis, M. W. Smith and Earl Wing, and the way they all hustled it is no surprise that some also ran. W. J. Jones received the highest vote, and Messrs. Beale and Curtis were tied for second place.

Robert Tompkins, Atchison, Kan., was in the city recently, and will represent his union in the convention, as he has no opposition. He says the

entire membership will accompany him to St. Joseph for the "get-together."

Ed E. Wilson, candidate for delegate in Cleveland, Ohio, had a local postcard man send him 250 cards giving views of St. Joseph. We hope they proved a mascot to him.

S. E. Streeter returned this week from Minneapolis and he reports No. 42's committee hard at work trying to land the 1910 convention.

John Edgar and Jess Richardson came home to vote and were treated very fine by the candidates. J. E. MURPHY.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

No. 1 held its annual "fete" Wednesday afternoon and evening, May 19, on the beautiful lawn about the "Madhouse." As usual, the decorations were all sorts of cards, printed in all shades and colors. The music was furnished by a fair pianist in a nearby department store. This event is held to select from among our talent men capable of handling the affairs and funds of the organization, and, incidentally, to meet the boys with the glad hand. A booth, presided over by an election board, proved a popular attraction, the intention being the selection of the brave "prints" to go to Missouri and show them. "Big Bill" Lincoln and "Shorty" Steffen were chosen, not because of their relative size, but because they got the most votes. Ed Perkins will act as president again, and Charley McKee and Bill Greene will also act in their time-honored capacity. At the close of the affair, refreshments were served in their usual abundance.

A recent issue of the Union, the local labor organ, printed a story that brought to the minds of local printers an incident that happened at the plant of Levey Bros. & Co. fifteen years ago, when it was discovered by the management that a method of carrying "phony" names on the payroll of the composing room had been going on for some time. This was at the time when Levey Bros. & Co. were running on a union basis. For almost four years the plant has been non-union. Investigation of the padded payroll affair resulted in one of the firm and Foreman Connors changing their interests to another establishment, which became known as the Thornton-Levey Printing Company. According to the local labor organ, when Typographical Union No. 1 made its move to put the eight-hour day into force one of the shops that refused to grant the demand was the ThorntonLevey Printing Company. John Connors was foreman of the composing room, and, like a good soldier, John responded to the call. But his staying qualities were not good, and, after being out something less than a week, he returned to his post of duty. The firm has never signed up with the union, and Connors is still occupying his place as foreman. It is known that at one time there were close business relations between Connors and Marshall Levey, a member of the firm, and it has been the general opinion that it was this bond that was the cause of his loyalty. Be that as it may, Connors remained and did his best to meet the re

quirements. Those who know Connors know him to be of a thrifty disposition. Indeed, it was this characteristic thrift that first brought him and Marshall Levey close together and cemented the friendship that has remained unbroken through all the years. Among those who sought and found employment at the Thornton-Levey shop was one John Fraim. Fraim had been a member of the typographical union, but, owing to unfortunate circumstances and a lack of desire to pay his dues, superinduced by a predilection for unfair shops, Fraim was not a member of the organization at the time he asked employment of his old friend Connors. Non-union printers were in demand in those days and Fraim had not much difficulty in landing a job. During the heated days of the strike, when the union was making an effort to dislodge the non-unionists, Fraim was in on a "frameup," but he turkeyed and came near spoiling the job. Yet that is another story, except as it may show that he, too, was loyal to the firm. In any event, Fraim, like Connors, continued to work at the Thornton-Levey plant, and, to all outward appearances, things around the shop were congenial and peaceful. The union ceased in its fight against the shop and the non-unionists came and went at will. But recently there have been developments that indicate that everything was not as it seemed. For some reason or other Fraim dislodged himself from the protecting wing of Connors and has brought suit in a local court, in which the claim is made that he (Fraim) was hired by Connors at a wage of $18 per week, with the proviso that the latter was to retain for himself $3 each week out of Fraim's pay envelop. Judgment for $232, the amount of money alleged to have been paid Connors, is demanded, and the further sum of $250 damages "for time and trouble and mental anguish that the said defendant has caused said plaintiff to lose and suffer." B. F. WHITAKER.

DANVILLE, ILL.

Eugene Anson, an oldtime printer who had the misfortune to fall under a freight train at Danville Junction, while on his way to Washington, D. C., suffering the loss of one leg and part of the other foot, is recovering nicely. He was formerly a member of Columbia Union No. 101. He has a son and a daughter residing in Washington.

J. F. Stevens, from Oklahoma City, has started a labor paper here and is meeting with good success. He is getting out a nice, newsy sheet, and has the support of all the unions in Danville and vicinity, most of the unions subscribing in a body for the Record. Mr. Stevens is a printer and understands the business, and will make the Record a paper that labor unions of Danville can be proud of.

No. 230 nominated officers at its last meeting, and the increased attendance has awakened an interest in union affairs that has not been experienced in Danville for many years.

With the nice, balmy weather has come the spring fever, and the fishing fever has seized most of the members. J. F. BARTLEY.

There are several of us in Baltimore who are earnestly interested in the advertisement of the label. We know our task is a mighty one, but we have resolved to so strenuously agitate, organize and educate that ere long the majority of women in Baltimore will know why they should, and will, demand the product of union labor. The woman in the home (possibly the home of a union man) who spends money earned under union regulations for goods that have been made under the most unfavorable conditions, may not be directly affecting herself or her husband, but she is prolonging the struggle of the workers for better conditions. Every time she makes a purchase she becomes an employer, and works for or against her own best interests. It is inconsistent for the wives of union men to be the employers of non-organized labor. It is regrettable that in this matter many women have been rather indifferent, notwithstanding the fact that through organization the natural breadwinner of the family has been able to command better wages, shorter hours and improved conditions. Better wages mean more home comforts. Shorter hours for the breadwinner mean not only better health for all, but shorter hours for the housekeeper.

The union label is by far the most effective weapon in the hands of trades unionists today. If union men and their families would buy only such goods as show the label, the result would be far more helpful to the cause than any strike could ever hope to be. According to statistics, child labor has increased 333 per cent within the past ten years. This fact alone should inspire women to a determined effort to do their part to prevent the employment of children. They can do this by persistently demanding the union label. It will not be found on any article made wholly or in part by a child.

The successful candidates for delegate to the International Typographical Union convention at St. Joseph, Mo., were: Edmund M. Evans, of the American and Star chapel, and Arthur S. Harding, of the Kohn & Pollock chapel. The gentlemen elected received 348 and 242 votes, respectively. Both are active members of No. 12 and have been widely congratulated on their victory. The gentlemen elected to serve as alternates are: Messrs. Maurice J. Hyland (227 votes) and Edgar Gosnell (220 votes). There were no other candidates for election this year, the officers of the union being elected in Baltimore every two years.

Edward B. Cromwell, chief proofreader on the Baltimore American, died at his home, 742 North Fulton avenue, on the evening of May 7. Up to the very hour of his death Mr. Cromwell had been enjoying perfect health, beyond a slight bronchial trouble, and his sudden death was a great shock to his family and his host of acquaintances. Mr. Cromwell was born in Accomac county, Va., 54 years ago, but came to Baltimore at the age of 9. At the age of 15 he entered the employ of the American and at his death held the record for continuous length of service in the composing room of that paper. He was a trustee of No. 12,

and a member of the Ben Franklin Relief Association. His funeral took place on the afternoon of May 10. Services were conducted by Rev. John W. Owens, pastor of Franklin Street United Brethren church. The pallbearers were A. A. Hall, E. T. Sheil, William J. Crouch, John S. Watkins, George J. Foster and George B. Masterson, all chapel mates. A delegation from No. 12 attended the funeral. A large number of floral designs were sent the deceased, among them a cross of roses, carnations and lilies from the American and Star chapel. Interment was in Druid Ridge cemetery.

In the Court of Appeals of the State of Maryland the United Garment Workers' Union has won its suit involving the illegality of blacklisting. In the evidence presented in this case, which has attracted considerable attention, it was shown that the Baltimore Clothiers' Board of Trade had addressed a communication to the "Clothing Manufacturers of Baltimore," requesting them to refuse employment to one Joseph Wilmer because they would like to make an example of him." When suit was brought by the union in Wilmer's behalf, Judge Elliott, of the lower court, charged the jury to bring in a verdict nonsuiting the plaintiff, because, he held, the plaintiff was not injured by the letter sent to the members of the manufacturers' society. However, after the court of appeals heard the case, the trial lasting several days, Judge Henry reversed the decision of the lower court, holding that the blacklisting letter did inflict injury and that its tone showed malice. Judge Henry also held that the use of malicious means and interference with a man's effort to obtain a livelihood are condemnable and actionable. While the opinion of the court is in its chief aspect that the use of the blacklist constitutes a liability for damages, a noteworthy victory for organized labor, its importance should not be overestimated, for, on the other hand, we have the United States Supreme Court handing down a decision which pronounced as unconstitutional a law of congress that prohibited carrying corporations from discharging employes because they belonged to unions, and in the same decision decisively declaring it to be the right of employers to hire and discharge at will, either with or without reason. The employe as yet has no adequate guarantee, legal or otherwise, against blacklisting.

In a recent very interesting contribution to THE JOURNAL, C. W. Pafflow, of Washington, D. C., sets the date of the first strike at 310 B. C., when the public pipers called a strike at Rome and departed to Tybar, because the censor had forbidden them to feast and carouse in the Temple of Jupiter, which had always been one of their privileges and prerogatives. But my esteemed brother must have overlooked the revolt of the Hebrew brickmakers, which occurred in 1490 B. C., because they were required to make bricks without straw. Time has effaced the concomitant incidents, but history records the event.

One of this city's daily papers recently published a savage attack on J. V. Bourland, a chancery court judge out in Arkansas. It seems that some

time ago, at a public dinner, Judge Bourland said he'd never give a corporation an injunction against a labor union, and followed up his statement recently by ordering the receiver for the Hiawatha Smokeless Coal Company either to employ union men exclusively or to sell the property. The learned editorial writer who dug this scurrilous screed from a prejudicial mind, calls on the Arkansas justice to resign and brands his words and acts as "silly and inane." But trade unionists all over the country will join me in saying, "Heaven send us more such silliness and inanity, and more judges like Judge Bourland."

A laudatory article, illumined with a four-column cut of the Union Printers Home, at Colorado Springs, appeared in the Baltimore American, issue of May 2. The writer called the Home "unique among the humanitarian institutions of the world," and further says, "where, twenty years ago, there was nothing but barren prairie, the grounds have been converted by irrigation and landscape gardening into one of the continent's beauty spots." A short history of the foundation of the Home is given, and the management is praised for the attention which is being given to the treatment of tuberculosis, and the methods employed by them in the successful battle with the "white plague" is quoted as attracting attention all over the country.

Armed with letters of commendation and recommendation from President Taft, Vice-President Sherman, the entire cabinet, about forty governors, sixty mayors, a hundred or so of congressmen and senators, and a great many clergy, labor leaders and manufacturers, P. H. Scullin, secretary and general manager of the National Industrial Peace Association, a western organization, has opened a branch here, and has informed your correspondent that if the press and public support the movement in proper shape the headquarters will be moved to this city. The plan of the association is to have all labor troubles submitted to arbitration. In many cities it has managed to avert any number of threatened strikes. All the literature I had an opportunity to see bore the label.

In response to a recent appeal made by the labor unions, many ministers held special labor services in their respective churches Sunday, May 9. Rev. H. Frank Rall, pastor of the First Methodist church here, sent a special invitation to the members of No. 12 to attend his evening service on the above date, when his subject was "The Church and the Man That Works." Those who attended, and there were many, were particularly interested in that part of his address in which he said: "The church is interested in the program of labor, in the plans of organized labor for the bettering of conditions here and now. She is not unconcerned because this is a matter of hours

and wages no more than she is unconcerned in matters of tenement houses, streets and sewers. How shall she teach purity to families so housed that decency is almost an impossibility? How shall we call men to the higher life when conditions of toil dwarf the child, take the woman from