them were top-of-column, next-to-reading-matter stuff and were evidently a good thing for the newspapers. By the way, it must have cost the Hon. G. Nuts quite a bunch of money to advertise his hatred of union labor.

No. 243 expects to have a delegate at the convention in St. Joe. Several candidates are in the field already.

The label committee called on Manager Loe, of the Home theater, in regard to his having the label put on his show tickets. Mr. Loe informed the committee that his supplies for this year were already printed, but that next season he would see that a label house got the order.

The Kansas State School Book Commission has declared itself in favor of having all textbooks used in the public schools printed in the state printing plant. J. W. HENRY.

LOUISVILLE, KY.

As bad as conditions are pictured about the Louisville situation, and by one called the "Philadelphia of the west," we are glad to inform the readers of THE JOURNAL that all the daily papers employ union men, and use the label on same. While we have more union offices than non-union, we are sorry to say that the non-union offices employ in the book and job line more men than the union ones; but we have more union printers in the city than non-union ones, as 90 per cent of the newspaper printers, daily and weekly, are union. In all the history of strikes in this city in the printing business, the one on at present has lingered the longest. The strikers have proved beyond a doubt their loyalty. Those who used good management have not laid up any money, but they kept out of debt, and laid up what is better, a good name and the respect of their fellow workmen, and have shown to the non-union employers that they can not be deceived with lies, and can not be bought with a price. The non-union offices are losing money and work; those that have work have no printers; those that have men have no work. There is only one non-union office in this city that is employing as large a force as it did at the beginning of the strike. Take the forces of the six leading non-union offices in this city, put them together and pick them out and you could not get enough competent printers to fill the stands at the unfair Morton plant, when at the beginning of the strike every stand was occupied by a competent union printer. The typothetæ has spent a bunch of money, and they have exhausted every avenue to secure printers outside and in our or ganization and have failed. In normal union times only one-fourth of their present employes could get work at the union scale. Is it any wonder they eagerly snatch at the deserters from our ranks and give them positions over the cattle they have been feeding? When a man can not make good in a union printing office, he makes good in these dumps, which proves the theory-that our worst is their best. No. 10 is stronger today than it was in January, 1906; the newspaper and book and job men are more united, and harmony reigns at the meetings, and they are better attended;

union offices are doing better and we have more of them; we have fewer deserters and the strikers are getting more work.

At the December meeting the chairman of the business committee informed the members that twenty-one out of forty of those who were on the strike roll were working. Extra help needed on the daily papers is the cause of this. The union, by vote, gave $25 as a Christmas present to the Home. Besides this, a voluntary subscription is being circulated among the members, which will equal if not exceed this amount. A communication was read from President Lynch in regard to the Union Printers Home postal cards, urging the members to use these cards in their correspondence and help advertise the Home. All union men should do this, as it would be only a small cost and would be productive of great good.

Three active members of No. 10 were elected trustees on the Louisville Public School BoardEdward Gottschalk, of the Ellis-Gottschalk Printing Company; A. C. Domeck, owner of a book and job office, and Dr. O. B. Haack, of the Louisville Herald chapel. We have also a member of the city council, Fred C. Vogler, foreman of the Jobson Printing Company. Col. Jacob H. Haager, formerly an active member of No. 10, and now an honorary member, was appointed chief of police by Mayor Grinstead.

Thomas J. Higgins died December 13, in the tuberculosis ward of the city hospital, age 34 years. He was a tariff printer, and died in good standing in our union. He was the sole support of his widowed mother. Being of a delicate constitution, he did not take proper care of himself, and he contracted the disease which resulted fatally.

Frank L. Rist, of Cincinnati, organizer of the American Federation of Labor, publisher of the Cincinnati Chronicle and a member of No. 3, was sent here by President Gompers to supervise the nomination of officers in the Louisville Federation of Labor on December 8.

The label end of No. 1o's fight has been well cared for by the label committee, and many schemes of carrying on the warfare have been tried out. But there seems to be no better way than persistent use of the sticker. Each case of non-union printing is carefully recorded in a book kept for that purpose, and is then followed up with form letters until results are obtained. Usually it takes two forms before the party is heard from, but good advertising is sent to the parties as fast as the label chairman can get up good ideas. Personal calls are made on people who are known to have their printing done in non-union shops, and those whom we learn are about to contract for work are asked to favor union shops.

The problem of handling poster work in Louisville has at last been solved through the efforts of Chairman Irick. Heretofore no union shop in the city was capable to handle eight-sheet work and to compete with the non-union concerns who could. After a year's pulling on the various union offices sufficient encouragement was given the Jobson Printing and Manufacturing Company to warrant the house spending several hundred dollars for

the necessary materials. The Jobson house prints the tobacco workers' labels and all their advertising, and banners, labels, calendars, advertising specialties, signs, etc., and on January 1, 1909, will be a full-fledged show poster printing house. Practically all the poster work of the last three years has gone out of the city.

Before this issue of THE JOURNAL reaches the membership we will also have a union coupon ticket house, provided the machine that will be sent here does all that is claimed for it. Louisville has an open field for ribbon tickets and theater tickets. Chairman Irick has signed agreements with a majority of the moving picture houses and has verbal promises from all but one house operated by the Crystal Amusement Company, of Nashville, Tenn.

Frank J. Carraro, age 37 years, for twenty years employed on the Courier-Journal and the Times, died at the home of his mother, December 17. On the previous day he went to the office of a local dentist and had the root of a jaw tooth pulled. The wound immediately bled freely. After unsuccessful efforts to stop the flow, the dentist had the patient removed to his home, where a physician had been summoned. Several hours elapsed before the physician was able to stop the flow of blood, and the patient was greatly weakened thereby. Death came a few hours later. He was a widower, and is survived by two children.

Jesse Baner, of Denver, Colo., formerly of Louisville, was in the city last month, visiting relatives in New Albany, Ind., and shaking hands with old friends in Louisville. He is well pleased with Denver, his health is better, the hacking cough has left him, and he said he wishes he had gone there ten years ago. He is employed by the Smith-Brooks Printing Company.

W. R. HICKMAN.

NEWBURGH, N. Y.

Attendance at the December meeting was better than usual, and encouraged the local officers. But why not "let 'em all come?"

Since last report, this local has distributed 5,000 pieces of literature relating to "Butterick's."

The Union Label Bulletin for Orange county, N. Y., is now published in Newburgh, having reached its fourth monthly issue. The editorial department is in the hands of Nelson B. Lent, and the production is creditable in every way. The Bulletin includes in its sphere of influence the typographical unions of Newburgh, Middletown and Port Jervis, N. Y.

The Journal is increasing its plant, and is reported to be booming, owing to the influence of one of Newburgh's leading citizens.

The late lamented Register, after issuing some time under the title of the Democrat, is now being published as the Evening Union, and is making a bid for success.

Nineteen hundred and nine the year for the Hudson-Fulton celebration. The tercentenary of the exploration of the Hudson river by Hendrik Hudson and the centenary of Fulton's first steamboat

on the noble river are to be celebrated in great style, and the Newburgh boys are looking for a share of the good business which is expected to

accrue.

During the recent slack season the Daily News job plant has been overhauled and several new platen presses installed, in addition to improvements in the composing department.

Don't forget the forthcoming banquet. Be just (in time) and fear not.

Also remember that whilst seven members make a quorum, they don't make a good meeting. Thirtyseven would make a better. Are you out for business in 1909? R. BENTLEY.

EVERETT, WASH.

"Who Bucked the Buck? We Bucked and passed the Buck," is the way the Pacific Hardware Company, the Everett Trades Council and the very much alive Typographical Union No. 410 put it up to Jim Van Cleave this month. For the past year members and friends of organized labor have refused to buy Buck's stoves, handled by the Pacific Hardware Company, which have been featured to a good extent in the company's advertising. The night before Thanksgiving, at the regular meeting of the labor council, a letter was received from the manager of the Pacific Hardware Company, stating that hereafter his firm would deal in union made goods only, recognizing the fact that in a well organized town like Everett "scab products" had no sale; and furthermore, that on November 25, 1908, he had warehoused $3,000 worth of Buck's stoves and ranges subject to the shipping orders of the Van Cleave concern, and had canceled all further business dealings with that non-union outfit. That made such a nice Thanksgiving present that all the union labor people ate their turkeys with better relish than usual. Too much praise can not be given the officers and members of Everett Union No. 410, and the strikes and unfair committee of the central labor body of Everett, composed of Sam Allen, of the typographical; H. C. Fiest, of the electrical workers, and Mr. Anderson, of the sawmill workers. There are forty-one unions affiliated here and they work in such pleasing harmony that they accomplish much good.

Work has been good here this fall, owing to the fact that all of the county election printing, which heretofore has been done in Seattle. was done at home this year. This put many hundreds of dollars in the pockets of local employing printers, thanks to the efforts of President Hall, Vice-President Wilcox, Thomas Phillips, Sam Allen, J. F. Powers, Bryant James and others. But there have been plenty of men here to do the work, and there seems a plethora of subs all along the Puget sound country. Tourists will do well to bring along "eatin's and sleepin's."

We have squared up all the shops in this village except one-a one-man job outfit, which cuts little or no congealment.

A tourist dropped in here recently who started in backcapping the Home and the priority system.

He evidently didn't know much about the Home being not only the pride of all the printers here, who glory in its management, but that it is the pride of all the union workingmen of this town, regardless of their calling. So much have the pictures of the Home been admired that No. 410 has ordered six of the large sizes, and these are to be framed and placed in the public library, high school, union labor temple, city hall, county building and two other public places where every one can view the pride of all unionism-a monument to the unswerving fidelity to our obligation, and an example for all working mankind.

A. J. ("Patsy") Blair left here last month for the Home, and the letters he has sent back to George Riggins are such as to make all the old boys glad that they have a Home, and are independent of all charity when they get down and

out.

W. C. Hall and John Wilcox were elected as members of the board of arbitration on the new scale, and the matter will be settled as soon as possible. All the boys hope it will be in a favorable manner. We have every confidence in our part of the arbitration board. Organizer Rust was unable to do anything but offer a 25-cent raise, and that is not satisfactory.

After declaring that all his men were incompetent, one employer naively announced that he would grant the provisions of the new scale if the union would permit him to hire and fire all his employes in the composing room.

BARNEY SHANNON.

MOBILE, ALA.

Eyre Damer, ex-president of No. 27 and representative from this union to several of our International conventions, was recently elected a member of the city council on the democratic ticket. Mr. Damer has for a long time been an adviser of trade unionists, but holds no office in the union at this time. He has never sought leadership, but is a student of the labor movement, and believes that the final solution of the problem will be found in thorough organization of employers and employes, and arbitration of disputes. He is a man of broad information and a graceful writer.

Commenting on recent notice in the Mobile Register of the printing of a Hungarian paper from photographed plates of typewritten "copy," the Brooklyn (N. Y.) Eagle says it has been inevitable, since the linotype keyboard was made nearly identical with that of the typewriter, that one of the links between the writers and the readers of newspapers was bound to be cut out, in the interest of speed and economy. The Eagle explains that "an editor or reporter sits in the editorial room and prints his ideas on a typewriter. This printed sheet then goes to a linotype operator in the composing room, who sits at a keyboard and strikes the same letters that the editor or reporter has struck before him, in order to put the editor's words into type metal. Obviously, two men are employed for an opera

tion which might be done by one, if the editor could be made mechanically skilful enough to operate the linotype, or the linotype operator could receive the intellectual training of the editor." The day may come when the "if" will be realized. Indeed, we have some prodigies even in our time. as is shown in the following letter just received here from an interior point in Alabama:

DEAR SIR-Do you need a reliable foreman, good adman, swift makeup or general utility man? I Sober, have had twenty-four years' experience. married, steady. Can dress the paper right up to December, 1908, edit telegraph, write heads, etc. Would want permanent place, contingent on my ability to make good. State salary, when you want me, etc. Yours truly. Reference:

I will come and show you.

The writer is the owner of a very interesting relic of the first half of the eighteenth century, which has been inspected by members of the craft as a good specimen of the work of time long since. It is a copy of Bailey's dictionary, styled "An Universal Etymological English Dictionary and Interpreter of Hard Words," and was printed by A. Neill & Co., Fish Market Close, Edinburgh. The dimensions of the book are 8x5 inches, and two inches thick. There are upwards of 600 pages, and the type is about nonpareil size. The exact date of the printing of this particular book is not known, the title page being lost, but internal evidence shows that the volume was printed prior to the death of the author, which occurred in 1742. Its pages are in some places much discolored with age. The spelling is characterized all through by the long "s," resembling the letter "f," the same being frequently doubled, thus, "ff" for "ss," as in the word "poffeffion." The use of the long "s" was common until about the opening of the nineteenth century. Another old-style feature of the book is the "catch word" at the lower right hand corner of the printed pages, being always the first word on the next page. The placing of the catch word fell into disuse about the same time that the long "s" was discarded. Bailey's dictionary first appeared about 1721, with subsequent editions, and was the work of Nathaniel Bailey, a learned English philologist and etymologist. In the book is found first, the publisher's note "To the Public," in which it is stated that "this dictionary has justly had the preference to every other performance of the same kind, on account of its extensive plan, and the perspicuity and conciseness of its defini tions, which are intelligible to every one who can read the English language." Next comes the "Dedication" to the king and queen, and others, printed in Latin, and bearing the printed signature of the author. Following the dedication is "The Introduction" by Bailey, a very interesting discussion of the language at the time.

Late arrivals: Harry Dunham, Ray Salt, P. P. Moseley, J. T. Lovinggood, A. II. Pratt, O. W. Pollard, W. H. Stallings, J. M. Van Fleet, H. J. Gasque. Late departures: W. E. Brown, J. D. McKay, George B. Lee, W. P. Stacks, P. D. Philpott, J. V. Verity and H. K. Doennen.

JOHN J. RUSsell.

ALBANY, N. Y.

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The second meeting (December) in our hall was quite well attended. There was a siderable amount of routine work to go through with, which, with the privilege of the floor granted to three different committees, kept the members in session longer than otherwise would have been necessary. They were all important errands, however, and the speakers were accorded close attention. The first one was P. V. Danahy, president of the board of governors of the new tuberculosis pavilion erected during the past summer by the efforts of the central federation of labor at a cost of about $5,000, and which is now ready for patients. There has been some delay in getting the heating apparatus installed, but that, with other incidentals of making the structure complete, has been accomplished. With the cost of the building all paid for and the structure turned over to the board of governors for the beginning of its work, the question of a sustaining fund presented itself. As it is the desire of organized labor in this city to hold this pavilion for the benefit principally of union workmen, it seemed to be up to the various of unions to provide some permanent manner maintaining it, so that any union man in need of its benefits could secure the same without cost to himself, or with any taint of pauperism connected with it. It was said upon the authority of those experienced in such things that $3,500 a year would maintain it and care for at least ten patients. This approximated a sum per capita equal to cent a week from the membership of the Albany unions, both affiliated and unaffiliated with the federation. The question then arose how to secure this. Some of the delegates to the central body favored increasing the per capita tax upon the affiliated unions to that extent, but as this would require a four-fifths vote of the referendum to make effective, others doubted its practicability, and they in turn favored seeking the same results from voluntary assessments along that line. The matter was still undecided when our December meeting was held, and No. 4 desired to give the voluntary scheme a boost. The visit of Mr. Danahy was in line with this desire, and his remarks, explanatory of the work and needs of the new institution, made the adoption of a resolution, previously prepared and presented at this meeting, an easy matter. This resolution pledged No. 4 to the payment to the treasurer of the board of governors quarterly, in advance, a sum equal to 1 cent per week from its membership, and, in addition to that, another cent per week for each and every member of No. 4 who in the future may need the benefits of the institution so long as he may remain in its care. To reimburse our treasury for this outlay an assessment of 5 cents per month was levied upon our members. The second party to seek the privileges of the floor was Secretary John A. Hamilton, of the Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union, of Albany, who had been invited really by No. 4 to present his union's position in regard to certain matters that have been of late before the local allied printing trades council, His explanation of

some points regarding the pressmen's laws cleared the question considerably that has been vexing our delegates to the allied council, and shows that it is simply a matter that the council must settle among themselves. The third committee was President John J. Dillon, of the label league, who is on his rounds of the various locals working up interest and support for the coming fifteenth annual anniversary entertainment next February. No. 4 voted its part toward the financial requirements of this feature of the league's work that has become in the last few years a function of much value to the labor movement, as well as providing a pleasant evening's entertainment. The appeal of President Lynch for additional funds to complete a needed addition to the Home at Colorado Springs was also favorably acted upon, and an assessment of 10 cents per week for four weeks was unanimously voted upon all members working, to be collected beginning with the first Saturday in January.

Another of No. 4's well-known members has departed this life, the seventh for the year 1908 so far. James Joseph Waters, familiarly known for years as "Bucky" Waters, died after a short illness, December 11. The funeral was held the following Sunday, and No. 4 was well represented.

Norman S. Wood, an operator at the WeedParsons plant, is at this writing seriously ill with pleuro-pneumonia. He is a member of the printers' benefit association, and is being properly cared for in every way.

CHARLES H. WHITTEMORE.

SHELBYVILLE, IND.

At the December meeting, a donation was made to the Volunteers of America of this city, a custom that is observed each year at Christmas time by this union. Several years ago the Volunteers conducted a hospital in this city, and during that period cared for a member of the International Union who had become disabled in an accident. The member was restored to health and released before the members of No. 542 had any knowledge of the fact that an International Typographical Union member had been in the hospital, and to show our appreciation and gratitude for the service rendered by the Volunteers, this donation is made each year, which is used by them in defraying, in part, the expense of a Christmas dinner for the worthy poor of the city.

The members of No. 542 are now assured of the pleasure at each meeting of the union of gazing upon a magnificent picture of the Home. At the last meeting a member made a proposition to present the union with a picture of the Home if it would agree to have the same framed and hung on the walls of the union room. The proposition was unanimously accepted.

In the case of M. R. Montgomery et al. vs. the Liberal Publishing Company, the Bartholomew circuit court refused to grant the prayer of the plaintiffs, whereby they sought the appointment of a receiver for the plant of the defendant. The next step in the case will probably be the trial of the foreclosure suit now pending in the local court.

Bids for county printing were recently adver tised for by the Shelby county commissioners, to be opened and considered on December 16. At the December meeting of this union a special committee was appointed to wait upon the commissioners with the purpose of trying to influence them to award the contract to a union concern. The committee prepared a letter and mailed it to the commissioners, which was read to them when they as sembled for the purpose of considering bids. But one bid was presented, and that came from an Indianapolis "rat" concern. The board decided not to take action at once, and to give the matter further consideration. The local membership is hopeful that the commissioners will decide to reject the bid of the "rat" concern and re-advertise for new propositions, in which case we will make an effort to have one or two union firms submit offers for the work. A part of the county printing is now done in a local union office, but we are desirous of having the entire contract turned out under fair conditions. D. W. AVERY.

TORONTO, CANADA.

So the American Federation of Labor will have Toronto for its next meeting place. Well, this most important labor parliament will receive a right warm welcome at the hands of our different labor organizations. Considerable credit is due to our municipal corporation in landing the assembly here, and also to Publicity Commissioner Thompson, who was "Johnny on the spot" at Denver, and made a personal canvass of the delegates, with successful results.

The death is announced in Winnipeg of R. T. Simpson. Mr. Simpson was for many years a member of No. 91, having held frames in the Bryant Press, the World, and other offices in Toronto. He went west about five years ago. Mr. Simpson's demise will be much regretted by many of our oldtimers.

Our municipal elections are now close at hand, and several members of Toronto Union are aspirants for honors at the hands of their fellow citizens. Ex-President "Jimmie" Simpson is running for a seat on the board of control, being the nominee of the socialist labor party. Messrs. W. R. (Toby) James and A. E. Hacker, late license inspector, are in the game for aldermanic seats on the council board.

William J. Wilson, foreman of the News and an International ex-delegate, has been confined to his bed for some time with a severe attack of pneumonia, and has also been successfully operated upon for an internal trouble. He is now convalescent....Walter Powell, who was dangerously ill, the result of severe hemorrhages last month, is steadily improving in health, although it will be a long time before he is able to manipulate the keyboard....Harold W. Thompson, a member of the executive committee, is confined in the hospital with an attack of nervous prostration.

Robert Elliot, a member of No. 91, and an enthusiastic member of the army medical corps, is a sprinter of no mean ability, which he demonstrated by winning the 200-yard dash from a lot of

amateur topnotchers in the Garrison games, held in the armories. His time was 23 seconds.

A proposition is on foot to pay the chairmen of the larger chapels, either by remission of dues or on a percentage basis. This finds favor with the chairmen affected, although a difference of opinion exists among the rank and file. However, a special committee has the matter in hand, and it will likely be decided on at the January meeting.

The winter thus far, with one or two exceptions, has been very open and mild, and our members' coal bills comparatively light in consequence. Toronto Union has a contract with a large coal concern by which members are able to secure the black diamonds at 50 cents per ton less than is usually asked. This is a new depar ture, and will save an average of $4 for the season to those taking advantage of the coal contract.

Secretary Vodden is at his office once more in his oldtime form after his long illness. He is "all by his lonesome," E. F. Doudiet, who acted very efficiently as assistant for some months, having gone once more into the hum and bustle of the composing room.

No. 91 has fitted up a waiting room in the rear of the secretary's office for unemployed members. This is a great convenience, as it keeps them in touch with downtown printeries, and the secretary can place men when he has a call for help. Fortunately, a very small percentage of the membership is out of employment at the present time.

The Douglas Ford Company and the Toronto Printing Company have amalgamated and will carry on business under the name of the National Press, Limited.

An oldtime printer in the person of James Boyle visited here the early part of this month as the guest of John Armstrong, secretary of the Ontario Labor Bureau. Mr. Boyle was employed

by Dudley & Burns in the early '70s, and, leaving Toronto, became private secretary to the late William McKinley when he was governor of Ohio. When McKinley became president Mr. Boyle was given the Americate consulate at Liverpool, which office he held for several years. Toronto has "grown some."

Mr. Boyle thinks