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APRIL, 1906 Editorial- Labor's Proclamation Be a Part of this History Making Epoch Senatorial Courtesy John Burns, M. P., on Trade Unions Labor's Grievances Allen Allen 20 C. $2. 00 1 C"N 12 CANS During the month of April we 2 ounces NET will sell ALLEN'S Paste is a sure preventive of CORRO SIVE DISEASE. It saves time and money a wireman should never PARTRIDGE WIRE GAUGE be without it. Send for sample can, 20 cents. AND CALIPER L. B. Allen Co., Inc. ~!~ufadurer. with 1324 Columbia Ave. Chicaao 97z Warren St., New York 4-incb slide SOLID GOLD $5~OO made by GEORGE PAR.TRIDGE & SON, England. PRICE , $5.00 Pcstage paid. Gold Plated - $2.00 Small Solid Gold Buttons - .75 Match Safes" I. B. E. W.,, - .25 Copies of Convention Proceedings - - .25 . Copies of Constitution - .05 The Chesapeake (B), Potomac Telephone Company NOARK OPERATING IN FUSES Maryland, District Represent the highest develop of Columbia ·and ment in Protective Devices for electric railway and power circuits. Adjacent Counties The fire hazard is greatly reduced of West Virginia while the efficiency is increased by the use of these Fuses. Ask nearest branch for more facts. A Comprehensive System H. W. Johns=nanville Co. Manufacturers of Asbestos and Ma~nesja Pipe and BoBer Covt'rinZ:5. Asbestos i?ackin29. Roofin2'. Etc. New York MHwaukee Chica2'o Boston An Efficient Service Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburr Cleveland San Francisco Los An&:eles Seattle Kansas City A ReasonabJp ''lte Pian '- Minneapoli. Little Rock Ne", Orleans , THE ELECTRICAL WORKER Don't let any dealer sell you a subsitute for the" HEADLIGHT!"· ticket and be sure." C. J. BARNETT. "They can't- fool me! I AL WAYS insist. on· having the genuine ." HEAD LIGHT." J. S. RICE. Mr. Barnett and Mr. R ice run t h e ma&,nificent flyer ~ CUB~N SPECIAL" . recently in.talled on· t-he lllinois Central R. R. LARNED CARTER &. CO. Makers, Detroit, Mich. 2 THE ELECTRICAL WORKER BENJAMIN " NATIONAL WIRELESS CODE CLUSTERS " STANDA~D " '" " , -, ,.-, Wri"te for , Catalog 8-16. ' . Aro-8uTst. Style '0 2 S. B E JAM .. N E LEe T IU ~ M F O. ~ o · . _, " . ..~ , ftan f'rancl.sco " " ..... '. ~ ~ Save Commutator :.. - """ Prevent Sparking Permanently Lubricating Send for " Send for ORDER FORM ORDER-FORM " ~ , ~ . ' National Carbon Co . Cleveland; Ohio , " " . Outwear All Others Low in Resistance Non·Cutting INDEX TO ADVERTISERS. " Page::. Allen L.B. Co. Inc ....................................... 2d. Cover Alphaduct Co ....................................... ;.... 59 American' Electric Lamp Co ........................ , .. :.... ~ .. 61 Benjamin Electric Mfg. Co............................... 2 Blake Signal & Mfg. Co .......................... : ... : . 6i Blakeslee. Forging Co., The ..................................' 62r Bossert Electric Construction Co ..................... '.' .'. .. 54 Brookfield Glass Co ...... '.' ......................-. •. 64 B~yant Electric Co .................... '......... ,; : ...... ,.. 54 Buffalo Rubber Mfg. Co., The .................. , ~ ..... 4th Cover Bunge•. Otto ... ·..................................... :.;, ... '. - 63 Campbell Electric Co ...................... : ........•.. " ...' 64 Central N. Y. Telephone and Telegraph Co ................ ,.:. 63 Central Union Telephone Co ........... ; .... ;............. 62 'Chase-Shawmut ·Co ... '" ................. '...... :. : .'. .... 64 Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co., The ............ 2d Cover Chicago Telephone Co ............................,; ......... : 61 , Cincinnati Tool . Co ..................................... 4th Cover Cleveland Armature Works................................ 55 Cleveland & Whitehill Co................................... 64 Crouse-Hinds Co ......... _.. : .... _.......... _. ; ...... '. • . 62 Crown Woven Wire Brush Co .......................... 4th·Cover Detroit Leather Specialty Co ........ : .... ; ..........,....... 60 Dunton, M. W; -& Co' ............................... : .. '. 61 Eastern Carbon Works.. ..................................... 54 Electric Controller and Supply Co............ 60 Finck. "V. JM. & Co ..... ·............ : ............ ·........ 57 Gleason. John L........................................... 62 Hansen. O. C. Mfg. Co .........................· ... '. 58 Hart Mfg. Co ............................... :............. 61 Hemingray Glass Co., The ............ ,'.................... 60 Johns-Manville Co ...................................... 2d Cover Kaercher, J B ................................. _......... 2d Cover Klein & Sons, Mathias .. : ... ·............................... 59 Larned. Carter & Co ......... '..................... '. .. 1 Lord Electric Co .................................• ,: .. :..... 54 Lowell Insulated Wire Co ............................... 4th Cover Michigan State Telephone Co.............................. 59 National Carbon Co .... ·................................... 2 North Bros. Mfg: Co ................. : ................... ~.. 56 Osburn Flexible Conduit Co .................... _ .. .. .. 63 Philadelphia Electric Co................................... 54 Raymond, G. H. & Co..................................... 54 Smith & Hemenway Co ................................. 3d Cover Stephens, Wilmot ............................... _. ..' 61 Stodola, J ..... - . .. ........... -' ...... - . 53 Thompson-Sterrett Co ........ : _..... : ................ , . ..;6 Trumbull Electric Mfg. Co................................ 58 United States Rubber Co .................................. · 63 Utica Drop Forge & Tool Co ............................ 3d Cover Yonkers Specialty Co...................................... S9 . ", f;" INDEX TO CONTENTS. " Page. Classified Directory of Local Unions ....................... 52-53 Correspondence ............................... : .. :........ 25-37 Charters Granted in'March................................. 19 Deceased Members .... ,............................. ,...... 37 ~Delinqucnt. Local Unions ................ , ......... ;........ 24 Editorial- "' ' . Be a Part of this History-Making Epoch. 12 Labor's Proclamation ............. ~ .......... .". .... II Senatorial Courtesy Vindicated ................ : ..... :... 13 For Fin.ancial Secretaries ................................ ~. 19 Grand President's Page- , Don'ts for Electrical Workers .......... , ......... ;..... 8 Easy Money, ............... ; ................... : ......, 7 ' ,Labor and 'Politics ......... : ..... .'. ... .. 7. Special Notices ........................................ 6' Where Our Organizers Are ..................... ; . 7 Information Given-vVanted ... ; ...' ... : ............... '. ; . 19 Labor'? Grievances ........................................ 14-15 Letter from Grand Vice President.......................... 8 \ List of Unions that Have Not Sent in Annual Reports.: .... ' 50 Literature- Danger of Low Dues. '.. '........................... : . 24 Fake Financial Advertising............................ .38-40 Moral Value of the Great Decision ...................... 15-16, .The Phenomena of Magnetism.......................... 22-23 The Trade Union as a Business. Institution ............ : .. 41-46 Trade Unionism the Only Hope .... I •••••• ." •••••••••••• 47-48 Trade Unions Living Monuments of Thrift. ............ 20-21 Trade Unions and Finance ........................... ; .. 49-50 Miscellaneous- Advertising the Trades Union ......................... 48 Archbishop Keane Makes DeniaL ..................... 21 Happiness ............................. : ....... ; ...... 46 Resuscitation from Apparent Death from Electric Shock .. 9 Militarism and Labor ............. '.................... 40 The Witness of the Dust .............................. 21 Till We Meet Again ................... ." ............... 37 Poems- . Palace and Sweatshop ............. ~ ............ , ..... 10 Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud ............. 17 '";."?:lJ- ~~~~'!1!1~'tr' ~". ",~ : ~< . THE ELECTRICAL WORKER OFFICIAL JOURNAL of the International Brotherhood of Electrical .Workers .. OWNED AND PUBLISHED BY The:Jnternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Edited by PETER w. COLUNS, Grand Secretary General Offices: 509 Corcoran Building Washington, D. C. OFHCIAt JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL' '., BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D.C., as Second-Class Matter Single Copies, 10 Cents ,Vol. VI. No. 5 WASHINGTON, .».. C., ,A.'pRIL, 1906 $1 per year in advance tC3~~nd President',sPage.. ,: ... , - .,:' . .'::" Special Notice.; qui red to' ~~2~Pt the traveling card of any member when' properly presented, without The attention of all~: Local Unions is any examinai:icin,as to his practical, ability. called to section 5 of art~cl~;'E6 of the Con- ,,~ If a me~b:!,e~"has not been in continuous stitution to wit :/::':;' " 'i,,: "good standm~J01: ~three years ?r more ~e , "i" ",' ..:~, ,~~-;,p~~(f{shall be required· eto pay any difference In Sec. 5· If a member,:h<l~.1'!12t been ;~pr~;;'t,initiation ,f~f! );~ha:t may exist. between that '. three years in good standirig'~iJ1/.the Broth~,,:crpaid by h.i~'~~hen initiated and the iniation erhood and the L. U. to \k.qifli'~~~i.al>p.~ies~;Epf t~~Al:2ta.l::~LJriion to which he applies for for admission has a highethnitiafibij,~fee'f~~ml~~,~8),1'"",c:"·. .. • .". ,~",.',~.,,;, ;'~""',~h>?;tjC> ,:If·a'cmember has been 10 contmuous good than that paid by him WEen Imtlatyd;;,h~¥},~rsfandingfor three years or more then no shall pay the difference before being;,'ild?:QYLocaI Union can require him to pay any mitted