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Convention opened Monday, Nov. 13th, 22 we had asked President Wilson to in Baltimore, Md., and after being wel­ recognize the Constitutionalist govern­ comed by the Governor of Maryland, the ment. On October 19, 1915, official ac­ representative of the Mayor of Baltimore, tion was taken by which the Constitu­ the President of the Maryland State Fed­ tionalist government was recognized. eration of Labor, Hon. Wm. Wilson, Sec­ "During the following months, Presi­ retary of the Bureau of Labor, the Presi­ dent Gompers kept in touch with the dent of Baltimore Federation of Labor, representatives of the labor movement got down to work with the least possible of Mexico through correspondence and delay. through conferences. Practically a full delegation from all In the spring, when conditions had its affiliated bodies was in attendance at ariRen that seemed to make war between first day's session. Mexico and the United States inevitable, The report of the Executive Council the understanding between the labor contained much matter of vital interest movements of the United States and' to the movement as a whole. Your dele­ Mexico took on LUore definite form and gation believes that certain parts of that was again instrumental in throwing light report is notpworthy as information to upon the influences and the agents that our membership. First the portion of were trying to create war sentiment and rpport featuring our international rela­ the seeming necessity for intervention tions vlith :\IexicD. in the affairs of :.vIexico, and was able It was a matter of surpl'ise as well as to help bring about an adjustment of pride to the d8'egateR to note the ':ery misund('rstandings with()ut resorting to important pa,-t played hy the American war. Federation in lhe pTesen'ation of psace When war seemed most imminent, on between the two countrieH at the most l\'Iuy 23, 1916, President Gompers sent an critical period in the recent controversy. invitatioa to the labor organizations of Tha fllll power of the labor movement Mexico agking them to send representa­ of this country was exercised to prevent tives to pal'ticir:ate in a joint conference the wholesale shedding of the blood of with repl'Psentatives of the labor lllove­ tha workers of :Joth countri('s. ment of the United States so tl:at they Representativps o~~ :COllor from Mexico m:ght eOI!sidel' the condi:icns that at \Vashing::on wei'C) in eontinuous touch seemed likely to bring a~out WitI' anil with the E~ecutive Council of the A. F. c::rry baek to the ll!aSS of ~ll:' p"op1e of L. as the following extracts from re­ of both countries ,.hom they ~'epn'sented port will show: information that would convey to them Mexico. the real sentiment of the people of hoth "In our report to the San Francisco nations and enable them to know the convention we gave an account of the elementR and conditions attempting to friendly relations that had heen estab­ drive both countries into war. lished between the labor movement of It was firflt planned to hold this con­ Mexico and that of the United States ference ,in an American eity on the and showed how that relationship had border between the two countries, but been helpful in preventing intervention the labor movement of Mexico acted in­ hy the United States in the affairs of stantly and sent representatives to the Mexico. \Ve reported that on September border line without first informing our 292 THE JOCR)JAL OF ELECTRICAL

headquarters of their action and our order releasing the American soldiers. agreement upon the definite time for the "On the next day the following tele­ conference. It was, for lack of time, im­ gram from General Carranza was re­ possible to assemble a representative ceived: group to confer with the representatives "'MeXico, June 29, 1916. of the Mexican workers at Eagle Pass. "'Samuel Gompers, President American It was arranged that Mexican workers Federation of Labor, "\Vashington: should send representatives to "\Vashing­ "'In replying to your me:.;sage dated ton to hold a joint conference with the yesterday, I would state that the govern­ E. C. of the A. F. of L., which was to ment in my charge has ordered the lib­ hold its regular meeting in Washington, erty of the American soldiers whom the June 26. Mexican forces took as prisoners in Car­ "The representatives of the Mexican rizal. Salute very affectionately. workers who met with the E. C. were "'V. Carranza.' L. X. )lorones, S. Gonzalo GarCia, rep­ "On authority of the E. C., President resEnting the Casa del Obrero Mundial; Gompers sent the following telegram: Edmundo E. Martinez, representing the "'"\Yashington, D. C., June 30, 191G. Federacion de Sindicatos Obreros de la "'General Venustiano Carranza, J:;'irst Republica Mexicana; C. Loveria and Chief, Constitutionalist Government, Baltazar Pages, representing the organ­ Mexico City, Mexico: ized labor movement of Yucatan. "Du,'ing this conference, which was in ,. 'Your telegram of June 29 received part quite informal, the representatives and laid before the Executive Council of the lI.lexican labor movement dis­ of the American Federation of Labor in cussEd very freely industrial and polit­ session at Washington, and we express ical conditions in Mexico and the growth to you our appreCiation of your order and progress of their various organiza­ releasing the American soldiers and thus tions. Considering the fact that the or­ helping to clear the way for a mutually ganized labor movement of Mexico dates honorable settlement of any differences only from the time of Madero, progress existing between the governments of the in development there has been most ex­ "Gnited States and of Mexico. traordinary. The local unions are affili­ "'Samuel Gompers, ated to the two national organizations "'President, American I<'ederation of which were represented in the confer­ Labor.' " ence. A representative of the Mexican labor .... -"While this conference was being held, movement attended the convention and relations between the "Gnited ,States and if present indications count for anything Mexico became acute. Our government there will be a close affiliation between had issued an ultimatum demanding the the workers of Mexico and the United immediate release of American soldiers. States that will be productive of good As no response had been received from for all and we may hope soon to see General Carranza, First Chief of the Mex­ our International represented hy many ican government, responsible govern­ Locals in Mexico the same as we are mental officials had become extremely now in Canada. The workers in the anxious. It was at this time that a re­ state of Yucatan, Mexico, are now pretty quest was made to President Gompers well organized and in position to bloom that he make a personal appeal to Gen­ out when peace comes to their war­ eral Carranza to release the United ridden country. States soldiers. Mr. Gompers sent Gen­ Another matter that caused much dis­ eral Carranza the following telegram: cussion was the decision of the Supreme "'Washington, D. C., June 28, 1916. Court of Massachusetts that labor was a "'General Venustiano Carranza, First commodity, an article of commerce, and Chief, Constitutionalist Government, therefore subject to injunctions and the Mexico City, Mexico: operation of the Anti-Trust law. The "'In the name of common justice and discussion on this matter became very humanity, in the interest of a better un­ warm. A resolution waK presented call­ ., derstanding between the people and the ing on all organized labor to resist such government of the United States and ruling of any court wjth all their power. Mexico, for the purpose of giving the This discussion brought a bitter attack opportunity to maintain peace and avoid by one of the Baltimore daily papers the horrors of war, upon the grounds of (The Press) on President Gompers be­ highest patriotism and love, I appeal to cause of his advice to resist to the ut­ you to release the American soldiers held most such a ruling from any court. In by your officers in Chihuahua. his discussion on this matter he made "'Samuel Gompers, use of the phrase, "'Resistance to tyranny ""President, American Federation of is obedience to God." The utterances Labor.' were of course distorted into anarchy and "That same evening 'extra' papers an­ quite a row raised over it, but the reso­ nounced General Carranza had issued an lution passed. WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 293

A resolution to appeal to the U. S. A contest for office of Secretary of the Government to place an embargo on A. F. of L. was promised, John W. Hayes wheat was also discussed at great being a candidate against Frank Morri­ length, in the course of which it was son. Both of Typographical Union. shown that while the price of breadstuffs ,But at the eleventh hour Candidate were soaring to unprecedented heights at Hayes withdrew from the race. home, the bulk of our wheat, corn and Your delegation attended an open other foodstuffs were being hoarded for meeting and smoker given by Local 28 shipment to Europe at war prices. The of Baltimore and were entertained roy­ resolution was adopted. ally by that Local Union. Local No. 27 Many resolutions were presented deal· also held an open meeting which . the ing with remedies for the high cost of delegates to Building Trades convention living and Wetz, the egg king, or the bad attended and a good time enjoyed by all. egg, was roundly scored. Space forbids Your delegation, while interested in all recounting all the matters taken up the legislation presented, did not intro­ under this head. duce any measures, but were on the job Militarism also had its day. It brought each and every session to see that no forth a large crop of oratory and received legislation inimical to our interests was a full measure of denunciation when the passed. convention considered a resolution call­ Numerous cases of jurisdiction were ing upon Secretary of War Baker to curb brought up, none of them affecting us, the agitation for military training in the except the appeal of the Blacksmiths for public schools. The resolution was jurisdiction over all welding. This would adopted by the convention. affect the electric welding machine and Early in the convention a resolution we protested, as did many other trades. was presented providing that on the Sat­ His appeal was not granted. urday half-holiday the convention as a Tha seceding organization of Garment body go to Washington to view the new Workers again tried to obtain some rec­ home of the A. I!'. of L. and to congratu­ ognition and got some that they did not late President "Wilson in person on his desire. A resolution denouncing them re-election. In accordance therewith the as strikebreakers was adopted by the entire convention went by special train convention. to Washington and enjoyed the distinc­ Your delegation remained until all the tion of having White House custom set business of the convention was done, the aside for their bpnefit. For 20 years the officers elected (no changes made), and White House rule has been no receptions the convention adjourned sine die. on Saturday for anyone. President Wil­ son set aside this rule and met each of Fraternally submitted, the delegates personally. Edw. F. Kloter, After a tour of the new home of the Frank Fisher, A. F. of L. the delegates returned to F. J. McNulty, Baltimore. Jas. P.· Noonan.

ONLY A BOOMER LINEMAN. Only a boomer lineman Round the curve with warning whistles Hailing from no one knew where, Ahead on the gleaming rails Couldn't guess when he landed, A wee little figure toddled, And nobody seemed to care. Unmindful of engine wails. For boomers come and boomers go A glance told of· deadly danger, When the harvest fields are bright Hearts of the crew went cold . Coming like birds from the Southland 'Twas Bessie, the section baby, And passing like ships in the night. Blue eyes and curls of gold. He had "hroke" across the Summit Over the engine tender And where the snow-capped Cascades Through the gangway like a flash stand, Scrambling from cab to pilot Seen the plains of far off Texas In l~ager panting dash, By the silvery Rio Grande, Midst noise of grinding brake shoes Knew the white lights of old Broadway Through hissing of steam and air, And California's Golden Gate. The boomer's arm encircled Had tried the "pass" at Skagway, A babe with krinkly hair. In the northland's vast estate. lIe was only a boomer lineman Down through a valley at sunset, But the light in mother's eyes Close of a summer day. 'Vas like the glory preachers tell us Nature was looking its grandest, Will be shining in Paradise. Song birds singing their lay. As she thanked him for her baby, Swiftly the train was speeding He looked on the wee one fair Banners of smoke floating high, And said, "I've a baby sister Softly around the tree tops With blue eyes and krinkly hair." Home and dear ones close by. J. H. Neville, 294 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL

IN MEMORIAM

MOTHER-IN-LAW OF ORSON SMITH. Whereas, It has pleased our Heavenly Father to call from our midst the beloved mother-in-law of our brother, Orson Smith; Resolved, That we of Local Union No. 159 take this means of expressing our heartfelt sympathy to our brother and relatives in this their hour of grief and sorrow; Resolved, That we bow our head in prayer to Almighty God, that her soul may rest in peace eternally; and be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the family of Orson Smith, also to the Official Journal of the I. B. E. W. John Spoerl, Wm. Neff, Frank Henna, Committee.

MOTHER OF H. W. EGGLESTON. Whereas, The Almighty God, in His infinite wisdom, has deemed it wise to call from her earthly home the mother of our true friend and brother, H. W. Eggleston; therefore, be it Resolved, That we, the members of Gatun Local No. 677, I. B. E. W., take this means of expressing our heartfelt sympathy; and be it further ., Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the International office to be published in the Official Journal of the Brotherhood, and thrct they be placed upon the minutes of our Local. Leonard H. Stockman, W. O. Baxter, 'Vil!iam G. Xaylor, W. F. Lailer.

BRO. GEORGE W. SCRAFFOR~ 'Vhereas, Local Xo.· 267, I. B. E. 'V., has been called upon to pay its last tribute of respect to the memory of one of its most worlhy memhers, Brother George W. Scrafford, who died Oct. 16, 191G. Brother Scrafford heu,:kC'!ling to the Divine command has gone to that undi>lcovered land from whose bourne ll:> trav­ eler returns. Strieken' down while still in vigorouR ['nd glol'iou3 l'Jan!lOod, he was a lOJl~ and patient suffpH'r. RiA nohle Qualities', his kindly, buoyant sp;r:.t, his light heart and deep affeet:on will ever remain fresh ill the llieJ'.!Ory of H'ose who knew him best; and, Whereas, We reeognize that in his taking away LCC2J No. 267 h:ts lost an cflteemed worthy memlJe~, the country a good and loyal citi,wTI. :md the home a devoted and faithful husband and father; therefore, be it Reflolved, That the membeI's of Local Xo. 267 extend their deepest sympathy to the family, relatives and friends in their hour of grief; and be it further Resolved, That our charter be dl'appd in mourning for a period of thirty days afl a token of respect to his memory and a copy of these resol:J.tions be sent to his bereaved family, be spread upon the minutes of our Local and a copy be sent to our Official Journal for publication. B. A. Cawley, }J. 1]. I}o:J:'oat, E . .T. Fanf', A. Chrh;tensen, H. E. Hayner, E. Tullock, Comm:'.ttee. WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 295

MOTHER OF WILLIAM FINLAYSON. Whereas, It has pleased our Heavenly Father to call from her earthly home the mother of our loyal friend and brother, Wm. Finlayson; I therefore, be it Resolved, That we, the members of Gatun Local No. 677, 1. B. E. \V., take this means of expressing our heartfelt sympathy; and be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to. the International office to be published in the Official Journal of the Brotherhood, and that they be spread upon the minutes of our Local. F. W. Hallin, v\T. F. Lailer, A. M. Horle, A. E. McGroner.

MOTHER OF HENRY ENGEBRIGSGTON. Whereas, Almighty God in 'His infinite wisdom has called from our midst the mother of our respected friend and brother, Henry Engebrigston; therefore, be it Resolved, That we, the members of Local No. 231, 1. B. E. W., take this opportunity of expressing our heartfelt sympathy; and be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes and a copy sent to the International office for publication in the Official Journal. L. W. Batlin, Fin. Sec.

STEWART E. RADFIELD. Whereas, It has pleased the Almighty Ruler of the Universe in His dispensa­ tion of Divine wisdom and mercy to summon from the ranks of the Brotherhood our friend and brother, Stewart E. Radfield; and, Whereas, We mourn the loss of one who in life was a true friend, a loyal man to our organization, and who was a credit to his craft who was always ready with a pleasant smile and a word of greeting. His departure leaves a vacancy that will be deeply felt by the L. U. 185, 1. B. E. W. and his friends. And while we humbly submit to the will of Him who has mercifully relieved our brother of his suffering therefore, be it Resolved, That we extend our heartfelt sympathy to his relatives and friends; and be it also . Hesolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent to the bereaved family, and that these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the Local and that a copy be sent to our Official Journal for publication. Resolved, That our charter be draped for a period of thirty days. Ford L. Oleson, E. 1. Adolphson, Committee.

MOTH ER OF BRO. HERBERT E. GAGE. Whereas, It has pleased the Almighty God, in His infinite wisdom and mercy, to call from this earth the beloved mother of our respected friend and brother, Herbert E. Gage; be it Resolved, That Local Union No. 418, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, extend to Brother Herbert E. Gage and family our sincere sympathy and condoh'nce in their grief and loss. We can only acknowledge that the affliction is God's will. Truly the great central sun of their household has gone down. Let us hope, however, that in the golden summer of another lifC', children, mother and father will gather again in a sweet reunion, where partings are unknown. The days seem dark and gloomy now, but we trust sunshine will come to them through their relatives and friends; be it further Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes, a copy sent to Brother Herbert E. Gage and family, and a copy published in the Electrical Worker, the official journal of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Workers. Dan C. Wallace, Press Secretary. 296 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL

DAVID MORAN. Whereas, The Almighty God in His wisdom has deemed it necessary to re­ move from this earth our beloved Brother David Moran, he being electrocuted by grounding on 2,300 volts at Meriden, Conn., August 8, 1916; and be it Resolved, That we, the members of L. U. 655, take this opportunity of ex­ pressing our heartfelt sympathy; Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be placed on file in the minutes of this L. U. and published in The Official Journal of the I. B. E. W., and that a copy of these resolutions be suitably arranged and presented to his family, and that the seal of this L. U. be attached thereto. Chas. S. Wright, Thomas Franklin Nicholson, Franklin W. Pardee, Committee.

WIFE OF BROTHER GEORGE DUCKESNAY. Whereas, It has pleased our Heavenly Father in His infinite wisdom to remove from this earth by death Mrs. Geo. Duckesnay, the beloved wife of our true and loyal brother, Geo. Duckesnay and be it further Resolved, That although taken from those who loved her most dearly, her name still remains in our memory, and L. U. 185, 1. B. E. W., takes this means of expressing our heartfelt sympathy to her bereaved husband, and this testi­ monial of our sympathy and sorrow be made a part of our records and a copy be sent to our Official Journal for publication. Ford L. Oleson, E. 1. Adolphson, Committee.

MOTHER AND SISTER OF BROTHER E. W. ENSIGN. Whereas, The sudden and unforeseen call of our Heavenly Father has re- ., moved from our midst the beloved mother and sister of our esteemed brother, E. W. Ensign and, Whereas, We, the members of Local Union No. 363, acknowledge infinite wis­ dom, justice and mercy of our Creator be it Resolved, That we extend our sincere sympathy to brother and son in his hour of bereavement. And be it further resolved, By the I. B. E. W. Local 363, that we hereby ex­ press sorrow and sympathy in the loss he has sustained. Be it further resolved, That this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this Local and that a copy of same be furnished to our sorrowing brother and father. Charles Granger, Recording Secretary.

BROTHER WYMAN NELSON. Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God in His infinite wisdom to remove from our midst our beloved brother, Wyman Nelson; and, Whereas, Brother Nelson was a true and loyal member of Local No. 455, a good mechanic, and a brother worthy of the title; and, Whereas, Local No. 455 realizes that they have lost one who was deep in the affection and friendship of everyone who knew him; therefore, be it Resolved, That Local ~o. 455 commend his spirit to the mercy of Almighty God, and extend to his family and loved ones, in this, their darkest hour, the deepest sympathy and truest feelings of fellowship; and be it further Resolved, That our charter be draped in respect to his memory for a period of thirty days; and be it further Resolved, That these resolutions be spread on a page of our minutes, a copy sent to the family of our esteemed dead, and a copy sent to the official publication of our Order and to the local papers. Miami, Fla., Dec. 6, 1916. A. B. Bailey, W. L. Roberts, J. M. Quarterman. Committeee. WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 297

WIFE OF BROTHER GEORGE SCOVILLE. Whereas, The Ruler of the Universe has, in His most infinite wisdom, reo moved to the land of eternal rest the beloved wife of our esteemed brother, George Scoville therefore, be it Resolved, That we, the officers and members of Local Union No. 483, Inter­ national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, do hereby extend our sincere and heartfelt sympathies to our friend and brother in this hour of his sad bereave­ ment. James Sutton, Jno. P. Feuerstein, J. W. Silver, Committee.

BROTHER DAVID DUVAL. Whereas, The Almighty God, in His infinite wisdom, has deemed it wise to call frnm our midst our beloved brother, David Duval; and, Whereas, Brother Duval was a staunch believer in the cause of unionism. having been a charter member of this Local, so that his memory will always be cherished by the members of this Local.

Resolved. That we, the members of this Local, extend to his 0 family our deep­ est sympathy in this their hour of bereavement and be it further Resolved, That our charter be dralled for thirty days, a copy of these resolu_ tions sent to the bereaved family, a copy sent to our Official Journal for publica­ tion, and a copy spread on our minutes. Frank L. Connell, George S. McBrien, L. H. Barrowclough, Committee.

BROTHER JAMES G. PULLIAM. Whereas, Almighty God has removed from our midst our brother and fellow worker, James G. Pulliam; Whereas, Local 349, I. B. E. W., and the entire Brotherhood has lost one of the most sincere workers in our ranks, a man of sterling worth and unimpeachable integrity; therefore, be it Resolved, That Local 349, I. B. E. W., extend to the relatives of our deceased brother our heartfelt sympathy; and be it also Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the relatives of our late brother, as a slight token of the esteem in which we held our brother; and be it further Resolved, That we drape our charter for sixty days. W. L. McRae, J. C. Moody, W. B. Abell, Commitee on Resolutions.

MOTHER OF BROTHER A. J. DOUaLA'J.

Whereas, The Almighty God, in His inOn~.ic Wifd .;;;. i. , :...,~ .;:~d it best to call from our midst the mother cf our respected fri()~d and brother, A. J. Douglas; therefore, be it Resolved, Thut we, 'the members of Local Union :-ro. 510, I. n. E. W., take this opportunity of expressing cur heartfelt sympathy, and be it fur~her Resolved, That a Cf1JlY of thcf;e resolutions be sent to the International office for publication in the Official Journal. J. T. Simpson, 3413 Ave. P, Galveston, Tex. 298 THE ]OCRNAL OF ELECTRICAL

SISTER OF SAM KENNEDY, L. U. NO. 66. Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God, in His infinite wisdom, to call from this earth Mrs. Christy King, of Dorchester, Mass., a sister of one of our most true and reRpected members, Sam Kennedy; therefore, be it Resolved, That Local 66 tenders its heartfelt sympathy to our bereaved brother through our Official Journal. W. P. Boyer, Secretary.

BROTHER JOHN R. THOMAS. Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God in His infinite wisdom to take from this world of care to his everlasting rest our dearly beloved friend and Union brother, William R. Thomas, having suddeniy called him from his daily labors while in the prime of his splendid manhood and enjoying excellent health and, Whereas, Our departed brother and highly esteemed President of Local Union No. 77, 1. B. E. W., had, by his self·sacrificing devotion to the cause of labor and his untiring efforts for the uplift of humanity, endeared himself to the heart of every member of the Electrical 'Vorkers' organization with whom he came in contact, and won for himself an enviable place in the estimation of the organized workers of this community, at last losing his life through the very channel that he had striven to safeguard his Brothers against and, Whereas, The departure of this loved one, while leaving sweet memories and a shining example which all might well follow, takes from our midst a tenderly affectionate husband, a loving father, a devoted son, a fond brother, a true friend of all mankind. thf'reby leaving an aching void in many, many hearts now; therefore, be it Resolved, That we, the members of Local "Cnions Nos. 77 and 46, of the Inter­ national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, in regular session assembled, tender our most kindly sympathy and condolence to the sorrowing relatives and friends of our dear departed Brother, in this their time of great bereavement, and commend them to the tender mercy and compassion of the Great Father of us all, who alone is able to comfort them and bear them up in this hour of great affliction; and further be it - Resolved, That these resolutions be embodied in the records of our meeting, a copy sent to the sorrowing relatives, the Union Record, and to the Interuational Worker. Unanimously adopted by Local Union No. 77, this 23rd day of October, 1916, and by Local Union No. 46, this 24th day of October, 1916. Committee: Rex O. Hubbard, Harold Forrest, Charlie Cross, Local "Cnion No. 77. George McGillivary, W. H. Woolley, H. G. York, Local Union No. 46.

BROTHER OF BRO. J. R. MULLIKIN. Whereas, The Almighty God, in His infinite wisdom, has called from this earth the beloved brother of a true and loyal brother, John R. Mullikin therefore, be it Resolved, That we, members of Local "Cnion No. 491, bow our heads in sanction of Him we dare not dispute; and, be it further Resolved, That the heartfelt sympathy of the members of No. 491 be extended to Bro. John R. Mullikin and his relatives; and be it Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be sent Bro. Mullikin, spread on the minutes of this meeting and sent to our Official Worker. J. H. Carnes. Fin. Sec. L. "C. No. 491. WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 299

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Official Jeurnal of the NOTICE. INTERNATIONAL H. E. Millenger, formerly a member of Galveston, Texas, has after being found ELfCTRICAl WIRKUS AID IPERUIRS guilty and after the Local of No. 59 had Pulilished Menthly done all in its power to treat this man fair and square, placed a fine of $100.00 F. J. Ye;Sulty. Supervialng Edlter. against him for working in an unfair shop CHAS. P. FORD, Eliitor, here, and from which he refuses to quit. This man has carried three different Reisch Bldg.. Springfield, Ill. cards and this information is for the benefit of the Brotherhood in case he EXEOUTIVE OFFICERS. tries to get his fourth card. Local Union lDtemational Pre.ident F. J. McNulty No. 59, Dallas, Tex. Reisch Bldg., Springfield, Ill. Through some misunderstanding there International Secretary Obu. P. Ford appeared in last month's Worker the in­ Rei»cb Bldjf., Springfield, Ill. formation that all the switchboards, panel lDternatioDll1 Trea.urer W. A. BOIfllIl boards, cabinets, etc., made by the Stan­ 114 Reliance Bldg., Union Sq., New York Oity. dard Mechanical Equipment Co. were now carrying the I. B. E. W. label and mte ....tional Vice'PreMi4ent G. K. Bugnlazet were made by union men. I was in­ Reisch Bldg., Springfield, Ill. structed at our last regular meeting to international Vk..,·Preoident Jamel P. Noonan notify the Brotherhood through the Relscb Bldg., Sprlng1ield, Ill. Worker that this is an error. Local No. !BtematiGnal Vloe·President L. O. Graaaer 59 is working on an agreement with this 21511 Higb St., Oakland, Oal11. firm now, but up to date has not signed up and has no men working for this con­ cern. Through some one's trust several DfTERNATIONAL EXE

NOTICE. To All Local Unions: All members are requested to avoid This is to notify all members that one this city, as work is dull at the present Jack Hardin, a member of L. U. No. time and many members are unem­ 155, I. B. E. W., of Oklahoma City, left ployed. Oklahoma City on or about Nov. 18, Edw. Nothnagel, 1916, owing several of the Brothers and Rec. Sec. Local Union No. 26, Wash_ his room rent to the extent of several ington, D. C. weeks and L. U. 155 is holding up his traveler and requests that if this man NOTICE. endeavors to work in the jurisdiction of another L. U. that he will be given the Owing to arising difficulty in our jur­ treatment that his conduct has warrant­ isdiction we have strictly placed in ac­ ed, as this L. U. considers he is not en­ tion Sec. 8, Art. 14. As a due fact we titled to any consideration from the have 30 per cent loafing. This move was members of the Brotherhood until he sanctioned by our International Presi­ straightens up. dent. I am fraternally yours, Request of L. U. No. 155. Louie Pile, R. S., No. 278. WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 301 001 EDITORIAL I~ TO OUR We wish you each and everyone a Merry Christmas and MEMBERS. A Happy New Year. May you and yours enjoy your just share of the good things that comes with the YULE TIDE each year. If we are blessed with plenty we should not forget the great multitude of the human family that are in want, and in our moments of joy stop and give consideration to them. The law of human nature is innate; it affects us a11 more or less in the same manner; so we cannot help but sympathize with our less fortunate brothers and sisters who through circumstances over which many of them have no control will have added misery to contend with during the holidays. They wi11 suffer more during this period than they do at other times of the year for the reason that the chimes of the Yule Tide will bring back the fond recollections of the past when they too enjoyed the Christmas holidays with those they dearly loved amid hap­ piness and plenty of the good things of the season. We should all do our share to alleviate such misery as much as possible on Christmas day, and what we do in this respect let it be done without unnecessary noise or publicity, keeping in mind that while poverty can and does make us dependent upon charity, it does not make us immune from what might be termed the unnecessary pride that we all have to a greater or less extent in our make up. It is not so much the value of what one gives to charity that counts as it is the heart and spirit that goes with it. Weare not to be expected to give more than our means will afford, but we should surely give something, so we can sit down to eat our Christmas dinner surrounded by those that are dear and near to us, knowing that we have, with a willing heart, contributed towards the happiness of some less fortunate human beings on that day-the one day in the year that each man and each woman should extend the hand of good fellowship to their brothers and sisters throughout God's great universe and do everything within their power and means to make it for all the human race A Bountiful and A Merry Christmas.

STAND BY Ignorance of the law is not accepted as a valid excuse THE LAW. for the violation thereof. Law is not vindictive. It is exact­ ing. Most everyone tries to interpret it to suit their own purposes and for that reason courts and officials are necessary for its enforcement. Laws for the government of a labor organization are as much of a necessity as are laws for the government of a city, state or nation, for without laws no institution can successfully exist. Some laws are bad ones and inadequate for their purpose, but that is not the fault of the courts or the administrators, consequently they cannot be held responsible for their effect. A great jurist once said the quickest way to get rid of a bad law is to enforce it. The average human being believes in justice and raises his voice in protest against the punishment of the innocent. 302 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL

Some members and local unions are prone to call for and insist on the enforcement of the law when it suits their own ends, but howl in con­ demnation against the officials if they are asked to or instructed to conform to a law when they figure obedience will cause them any inconvenience. During our experiences as officials we have seen local representatives mis­ represent conditions to the 1. 0. in order to get an official letter from the 1. 0. endorsing their actions. Once they have such a letter in their posses­ sion they read it to their local union members but never read the corre­ spondence they sent that brought the answer in question. For instance, we receive a letter or telegram informing us that the members of a local union have been locked out by their employers and asking International support. We answer, "That lockouts are considered legal difficulties and Inter­ national support will be given." What other answer could we send under such circumstances? If our members were locked out it is a positive fact they had absolutely no chance to conform to the laws governing difficulties with employers and were not responsible for starting the difficulty. Surely a labor organization mu& stand by and support its members that are locked out without warning, even though we may have the maximum number of legal difficulties as defined in our constitution on at the time. If we did not consider lockouts as legal difficulties, our antagonistic employers would have a very easy time in disrupting our local unions whenever it suited their purpose, as all they would have to do would be await their chance to find the 1. B. with the constitutional number of difficulties on hand, when they would lock out the members of a local union or unions, knowing that a lockout could not be considered as a legal difficulty. So our position must be steadfast and positive on the question of lockouts. We have found, however, when we or our representatives have reached the scene of trouble that instead of a lockout having occurred a strike has been called in viola­ tion of every law in our constitution governing difficulties with employers and invariably find the strike has been engineered by a few of the members who have kept the membership in ignorance of the true facts in the premises. When we ask the leader or leaders how they figure out an unconstitutional strike is a lockout, we are informed that that is the way they interpret it; and for the reason they have our letter or wire recogniz­ ing a lockout they hold the difficulty is legal, and demand that we call out in sympathy the members of other local unions who may be working for the same employers in other cities. They care not how disastrous such actions may be to those local unions nor do they figure we have no right in calling members out on strike in violation of the law nor that such local would be right in refusing to obey a call to strike unconstitutionally. Strikes are serious matters and we consider we would be abusing the power delegated us were we to allow sentiment to govern our official acts in calling them or spreading them when they are called in gross violation of the law. If our members would insist upon the law being followed before a strike occurs, in at least a great majority.of the cases it would be unneces­ sary to strike at all. No representatives or executive board has the right to call a general strike. That right lies with the members themselves and cannot be taken away from them by any officers, local or International. We intend to do our duty in such cases as referred to, no matter how they may be colored by those directly interested. An officer must be guided by the facts, not sentiment manufactured to suit the occasion. '\Then threatened with difficulty, follow the law. Do not forget that one member WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 303 has the right to demand the law be adhered to. If you, dear reader, have to stand in your local union alone in defense of the law, do so without hesitation. By so doing you will not alone be doing a duty to yourself, but you will be doing a fundamental duty to your fellow members, your local union and the International Brotherhood. Do not stand for misrepresenta­ tion to the 1. O. Insist on the facts being made known no matter whose toes you may have to tread on in doing so. The 1. B. will be with you and your local union when right and will fight to a finish in defense of those rights. All the 1. O. requires is that the laws be followed before strikes are called.

DECORUM We have tried many times to figure out the reasons AT MEETINGS. why the local officers, generally speaking, never try to memorize the ritualistic ceremonies. It is really a shame how the meetings of some local unions are conducted. The ritual is Greek to most of the officers. They never think of looking at it from one meeting night' to another and not during a meeting unless they have to, with the 'result that they do not know where to look or what to do when it comes time for them to perform their part of the ritual ceremonies. The impression of a newly initiated member towards the local union must be very poor after he has found that the officers know very little, if anything, of the initiation ceremonies. The antics of some of the officers trying to do their part is so amusing to the members that they laugh out­ right just at the time when what is intended to be the most impressive part of the initiation is in progress. It should be remembered that the first impression gained by a new member is a lasting one, and if we hope to have him consider serious the obligation and instructions he receives on joining the 1. B., we must give him the obligation and instructions in an impressive and serious manner. We cannot understand how many of the local officers we refer to take so little interest in the 1. B. ceremonies and work their head off to memo­ rize the ceremonies of their fraternal organization. They think nothing of spending one or two nights a week rehearsing, in order to go through the ceremonies of their fraternal society properly and in an impressive manner. And how they glory in the efficiency they display and like to be patted on the back and eulogized after the ceremony is over. But let any member dare criticize them for "balling up" an initiation in their local union. Then it is a case of "Lay on, MacDuff, and damned be he who crys enough." Oh, no, dear brother, you have a right to honor such men by electing them to office, but you dare not criticize them for neglecting their duty, espe­ cially if you should be physically inferior to them. We hear the cry far and loud about members not attending the meet­ ings regularly, but we seldom, if ever, hear any of those who raise that cry say, "What are we doing to make the meetings interesting to our members?" We must not lose sight of the fact that when a man works hard all day long he does not find any enjoyment in attending a meeting that is con­ ducted without any decorum, in a go-as-you-please, haphazard manner that does not end before midnight, and when it does adjourn the business before it is not completed, with the result that general dissatisfaction preyails. The average member is not adverse to attending the meetings of his local union and staying as late as is necessary to transact the business thoroughly and properly, but they 'will not stand for losing their evenings at home, staying up to the wee hours of the morning listening to a lot of nonsense that is as far removed from the business before the meeting as the sun is from the earth. ------

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If the ritual and constitution is adhered to the business of the average meeting can be and should be finished properly in from two to three hours of an evening. If this prevailed, our meetings \vould be well attended and our members would have interest in them. It is up to the officers to con­ duct the meetings in accordance with the I. B. procedures and laws. They should immediately upon election hold meetings and go through the ritual thoroughly, so that each one will know his part properly and rehearse the initiation ceremony so they will make it impressive upon the new members. The President should enforce the laws and make it clear at the beginning of his term of office that he is the boss of the meeting and hew to the line, letting the chips fall where they may. The law is his guide and so long as he adheres to it the members will stand behind him and support him. Disrupters should be shown no quarter if they do not conduct themselves as trade unionists. They should be removed from the meeting by force, if necessary. If the chairman orders a disturber removed he should be removed, no matter how big or how dangerous he may think he is, for the members want order and discipline and they .vill make short work of any one who comes to a meeting to raise a disturbance, if the chairman issues the instructions. The chairman will not have to make many examples for just as soon as he exemplifies by his actions that he is going to have decorum at the meetings, the so-called and self-styled bad ones will become as m~ek as lambs, and while they will be seen they will not be heard, except when they are in order, and then they will conduct themselves as real trade unionists. Meetings should be started promptly on the hour set and the business transacted in its regular order. If this is done the meetings will be better attended and will be more interesting for the members who want to see the business transacted properly. We often think it would be a mighty good thing for many local unions if we had a law which would, make it impossible and unconstitutional to transact any business after 11 p. m. unless by a two-thirds' vote of the members the meeting was extended after that hour.

HIS MEMORY Local No. 26, of 'Washington, D. c., acts for the EVER GREEN. Brotherhood in decorating the last resting place of the Father of the Brotherhood, HENRY MILLER. The Brotherhood is indebted to Local No. 26 for their timely and appropriate action, as shown by the following resolution: . RESOLVED, That in commemoration of th<' twc-nty-fif'h ann:vprsa"y of --our great and prosperous Brotherhood of Electrical Workprs, a committee of three be appointed from the membership of Local Union 26, and that the Local Union donate a sufficient sum of money to purchase appropriate floral decoration!';. one of these decorations to be a fac simile of the emblem of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the same to be placed on the grave of the first President of the Brotherhood, Henry Miller, in Rock Crepk Cemptery, on the 2S'h day of November, 1916, on behalf of t'Je International Brotherhood of Electrical \Vorkprs, showin'! its respect and appreciation of the service rendpred by him in life, :md wh'"h marl? it possible for the organization to come into existence and to be able to celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary. The noble wO"k to which he so generously g-ave himself goes on and on. The good he has done lives after him. His grandest monument is the love of him in the hearts of those to whom come the fruits of his arduous labors in behalf of humanity. He has carne

.TRAVELING There is no valid reason for a travelin~ member not CARDS. having his traveling card with him. All he is required to do is to ask the F. S. for one and if he is entitled to a traveler he will get it. If he is not entitled to one he has no business traveling and making false statements as to the reasons he could not procure a card before he left the jurisdiction of his local union. A Financial Secretary is not going to refuse a member a traveling card when he asks for it unless he has instructions to the contrary or the mem­ ber is in bad standing and is not entitled to one. The cost of traveling cards has not been raised. All they cost is good standing membership and 10 cents.

ANNIVERSARY Our Twenty-fifth Anniversary was fittingly cele­ CEREMONIES. brated throughout our territorial jurisdiction. The details of the various events held in honor of the occa­ sion by our local unions will be found in the monthly news letters. Let us hope that our progress during the coming twenty-five years will be faster and greater in every particular than it was during the past quarter of a century. Let us further hope that our members and local unions wiII sincerely co-operate with each other to protect the interests of our calling and stand united to a man whenever the rights of the I. B. are attacked, regardless of who may make the attack.

How is your Committee on "Electrical Work for Electrical Workers" getting along? Do they make reports to the local of the work they are doing and the progress they are making? Such committees have a large field of work in the jurisdiction of every local union. Members on such an important committee should either do their duty or resign. Our work is too important to be neglected.

If you are threatened with a difficulty of any kind with your employers, read Article 17 of the Constitution and do not call any strike in violation thereof. Over 90 per cent of the strikes at the very least calculation can be avoided if the above law is adhered to. Honorable peace knocks the Lout of difficulties at all times.

The Telephone operators are still going up in membership; their numbers are increasing every month. We would like a monthly letter for publication in the Journal from every operators' local union, but their press secretaries are afflicted with the same trouble as are most of our other press secretaries and that is "Cantwritis."

If you do not receive the official Journal regularly let us hear from you. I t will only cost you one cent for a postal card and will tell you by return mail whose fault it was that you did not receive it. Do not depend upon anyone else to do this for you ; do it now and you will be sure that it is done. 306 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL

When you send proposed agreements for approval they should be in duplicate so that one of them can be retained in the 1. O. for reference. It does not cost much to have an extra copy made when you have the original typewritten and it will !?ave time and unnecessary delay.

Do not forget to vote for a live Press Secretary at the next election of your local union. Dead ones are of no use to your local union or the success of our official J ourna!. Elect a-Ietter-a-month Secretary and let the 1. B. know your local union is alive and doing business at the old stand.

If you want improved conditions you must pay high dues. It CClsts money to accomplish the desired ends. Your local union cannot run on the hot air some of the cheap members shoot when the question of higher dues is being discussed.

If your local union changes the initiation fee for new members, notify the 1. O. officially and thereby avoid any complications arising over it in the future. The law requires this be done, so follow the law.

Weare in need of volunteers to distribute some organi~ing literature among the nonunion electrical workers in and around your city. If inter­ ested, please address the 1. O.

We are increasing our membership and signing up improved agree­ ments right a.long.

Post-mortems will gain us nothing. Let us let the past sleep in peace and co-operate for better conditions in the future ..

We have the organization, we have the members, we hope some ability; all we need is the good will and unity of action of all members.

Organize the Railway Electrical Workers. If you know where we can organize a local union of them let us know and we will send an organizer.

High Dues, Efficiency and Co-operation are the fundamentals of suc­ cessful local unions.

Do not forget-hand this Journal to some nonunion electrical worker when you are through reading it.

Yes, the 1. O. can furnish you with all kinds of local union supplies. Send us your order.

Every member should have a Constitution in his possession. If you have not one, get one at the next meeting.

NOTICE. NOTICE. If Geo. Ross. formerly of 16 North Any member knowing the present Third street. East St. Louis, Ill., will whereabouts of Hugh Case, last heard kindly write sealed letter to E. C. of in Spokane, Wash.• or Portland. Ore., Krauth, Box 4, Carwood, Ind., will learn will confer a favor by communicating something of important business to him­ with Brother Nels E. Nelson, 7411 Cedar self. avenue. C1eveland, Ohio. WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 307

NOTICE. NOTICE. Owing to difficulty in our jurisdiction If this comes to the attention of F. W. with the Standard Electric Company and George, or anyone knowing his .where­ the Douglas Electric Company, and hav­ abouts, it would be appreciated If they ing the constitutional number of men out would communicate with Russell T. of eml'lloyment, it is necessary for us to Childers, 615 Montana ave., EI Paso, Tex. place in force Section 8 of Article 14 of the Constitution. NOTICE. D. J. Byrne, Recording Secretary Local Union 130, New Orleans, La. We desire to inform all members that 13. C. Collison and Roy McMillin, who NOTICE. have recently been fined for misconduct, have adjusted matters with the Local Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Union. Fraternally, Louis M. Barnes, Card No. 4631, please J. M. Wines, notify his brother, E. M. Barnes, 1506 F. S. Local No. 220. N. Gay St., Baltimore, Md.

L.U. Numbers. 110 163793 163843 111 126669 126698 112 100051 100097 LOCAL Union Official Re- 113 8288 8318 114 740426 740436 ceipts up to and including 116 193663 193691 .. 117 868157 868168 10th of the current month .. 118 841905 841911 119 719784 719813 120 764706 764741 123 628616 628641 L.U. Numbers. L.U. Numbers. 124 310381 310538 1 204523 204643 61 180630 180750 125 146631 146850 2 127 13332 13349 221639 221710 61 317861 317951 128 164666 164762 4 87356 87400 62 106931 106979 129 14247 14250 ~ 194461 194860 63 769197 769218 7 270896 271010 64 129861 129893 130 183436 183496 8 110190 110260 65 217988 218176 133 • • • •• 224070 224081 8 162001 162043 66 140671 140709 131 ••.•. 1020791 1020846 9 184101 184230 67 621450 621464 136 282568 282688 10 4668 4702 69 189419 189661 137 236936 236967 12 :::::1006878 1006903 68 127916 127945 138 233478 233492 13 •• •• • 6927 5940 71 264339 264356 140 14852 14877 14 247921 247941 72 646890 646919 142 120864 121600 15 751991 752017 ·73 376389 376434 142 231001 231606 16 697274 697300 74 7629 7649 143 234989 235005 17 202601 203203 75 258391 268430 144 267683 267881 18 6246 6280 76 549249 649269 145 233782 233796 20 139630 139655 77 228960 229303 146 993201 993228 21 278263 278320 78 7981 8009 148 2342 :n 234256 24 251432 261447 79 227331 227426 149 643336 643360 26 191800 191938 81 294638 294731 151 213771 214238 27 753192 763217 82 530762 530782 153 688276 688288 28 205407 205500 85 268969 269100 154 765211 765231 28 335101 335165 85 326101 326216 155 101121 101200 29 888347 888370 86 299114 299239 157 129559 129664 31 250176 260200 86 352361 352391 161 235666 235680 31 537301 637340 88 9116 9127 162 236187 236199 22 788751 788839 89 9669 9676 163 525273 525326 36 55201 65280 90 153201 153370 164 134453 134516 167 237551 237600 37 _... ~ . 152376 152393 93 108977 109002 a9 186370 186513 96 151817 151876 167 329851 329857 40 715588 715594 97 743789 743799 169 30i-lGOl 303675 41 178253 178393 98 276921 277171 171 237978 237979 42 754839 754855 99 174420 174523 172 16(;077 106704 4".. 165561 165700 100 530103 530133 173 766221 766238 44 252561 252580 101 150905 150930 175 250704 250754 45 119231 119250 102 44864 45000 178 730129 730178 45 308101 308245 102 338101 338126 179 238821 238847 47 142731 142760 103 223551 223737 180 12H92 123570 48 272969 273020 103 ..... 224666 225000 181 192!I21 192956 49 265519 266554 104 ....• 1013691 1013758 184 104430 104468 51 233015 233040 104 261604 261664 185 78123 78138 li2 201652 201750 104 174932 174989 187 270396 270402 52 307351 307471 104 939023 939063 188 706838 706864 54 ..... 734829 734850 104 262201 262346 189 958001 958037 55 •.... 1013086 1013100 104 262057 262200 191 296149 296185 5,'; 308851 308967 105 749496 749640 193 60371 60409 56 966986 967049 106 76001 76066 194 346226 346251 58 270571 270600 107 73952 74012 196 240862 240900 58 323101 323400 108 69131 69160 196 330601 330610 196 160664 160698 .59 271468 271546 109 712121 712142 197 75232 75274 <>0 189696 189600 110 272110 199 781514 781523 308 THE JOl!RNAL OF ELECTRICAL

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L. 'U. NO.1, ST. LO'UXS, MO. stantly Increasing use of electricity, l'leces­ sitating the increase of the number of Editor: workers, we should. before our semi-cen­ L. D. Xo. I, celebrated the twenty-fifth tennial be the largest labor organization anniversary of the Brotherhood with a in the world founded on trade lines. special meeting at Brewery Workers' Hall. '\Te have not yet received the complete The contr".ctors and inspectors were in­ report of the proceedings of the A. F. of L., Yited and nearly all of them were present. cOIlYcntiolls, but from press reports and ,Ye were also honored by the presence of private information, it appears that noth­ Grand Secrctary Ford and Organiller ing' was done to enforce the division of the l\I('Intyre. A. F. of L., at the previous convention and The younger members heard for the first it seems strange that the Brotherhood can ti,,:e Hw story 0> th" TIroth"rhood, its neYer get a representative on the executive victories and defeats and realized how for­ council of the A. F. of L., aRd I believe tunate it was for them that they found we are represented on the board @f the the Brotherhood organized and $6 per day B. T. section. establiHhcd before they began to string­ J. T. Kelly. ,vires. Press Secretary. Brother Hugh Murrin contributed a ------Rplendid letter from L. U. No. 283. on the L. 'U. NO.4, NEW ORLEANS, LA. Historv of the Brotherhood, in last month's ,Yorker. It must have been a surprise to Editor: . a larim numher of our members tN note 1<'01' f;ome years we have had no press that this article came from far-off Cali­ secretary, and as none of the members of fornia, but there are quite a few of the our local seem to care whether we have a pioneerR of the Brotherhood living OR the letter in our Journal or not. I take it upon Pacific coast, and among them some from myself to write and let the others locals Xo. 1. know tlHLt old No.4, from way down South Our secom! quarter century starts with a is still in the land of the living and is united Brotherhood and prosperous times d«)ing splendid, consirlering the number of· and there is no reason why we should not members v:e have. 'Ve have only the line· haye steady growth, and with the con- men and trimmers of the X. O. Ry. & L. WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 311

Co. The meter installers and switchboard to know that when one of us depart this men belong to no union, although we have life we are not forgotten but are mourned tried time and again to get them interested by the whole Brotherhood. enough to join No.4, but all we get is I read where the A. F. of L., is seriously promises. 'Veil, promises never will bene­ thinking of organizing the negroes of the fit them or their families. Xeither can South. By all means do so and the sooner No. 4 help them to benefit themselves on the better. Organize them into separate promises. There never was a man or set locals of their own for until they are or­ of men who could help others where the ganized. ""e have no Wrty of protecting others don't care to help themselves. Just ourselves against them. There are ever so think brothers, some of these switchboard many negro linemen around the southern men get $75 per month and 12 pours per states, the 'Yes tern Union being the day. There are others at the main power worst offender in hiring them. You well­ house who get $90 per month and eight paid brothers of the North, East and West­ hour watches. It is not the officials of the ern states d" n't know wh~t we of the light company's fault as they have told us Southern states have to contend with be­ to get them in if we could and they would tween the cheap-skate variety, and the deal with them as members of our local negro linemen and wiremen. A few in­ only when they became members. That's stances of this sort will show you. There fair and a square proposition. is the Western Union who hire Hikers for L. U. No. 4 had seme of the meter in­ $45 per month and board. Then there is stallers as members at one time but they the Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co., have dropped out. The Rys. Company gave who hire linemen for $2.50 per day and the meter installers a voluntary increase nine hours and in some cases ten. The of $15 per month sometime ago. We then Postal Telegraph Co., is also a believer in only had about four meter installers in cheap labor. Compare these wages with No.4, and a committee on wage agreements what we of the railway company who are was then in conference with the railway organized get and you will have to admit company's officials about getting all of the that considering our size as a local and meter installers better wages. Right then the number of men we have that we have and there was where the railway officials done splendid. told our committee to get them all in first, Not long ago we signed a new contract still they allowed the meter installers this with the railway and light company as $15 per month increase. You can see from follows: Foremen to receive $110 per the above brothers that the officials of the month; troublemen, service me.. and in­ railway company are in no way at fault spectors to rcceive $3.30 per day; con· because the meter men and switchboard struction linemen to receive $3.30 per day tenders are not benefitted in our wage and double time for all overtime, legal agreements. It's their own fault. holidays and Sundays; lamp trimmers to Now a word as to the Officials of the receive $3.25 per day. The above scale N. O. Ry & h Co. From Mr. Curran, the calls for a 9-hour day and a weekly pay president, Mr. Sloan, the manager, and day. The company also furnishes the right down the line they are as fair mhlded gangs with free ice during the summer and capable as can be. Mr. Sloan is al­ months. We also have an accident clause ways ready to deal with a committee from which says that any members covered by No.4, and as busy a man as he is, he will the above agreements who shall become always find time to take up Ilay com­ disabled by accident whilc on the job and plaints that are just. They are not said accident shall not be caused by his against any employees in our line of own negligence or carelessness shall re­ business and employed by the railway com­ ceive full time for all time he was laid up, pany, joining our local. All they tell us up to a period of nine months. We have is get them in. Can anything be more also free transportation to and from work fair? on all lines of the railway company. Can The writer of this was laid up for 11 any local show us any fairer or better weeks with a serious Illness and I want to contract in the face of such competition say for the officials and management of and opposition that we have to contend the railway company that they paid me a with? whole month's wages and for the remain­ We would like and we would also request der of the time of my illness they kept me of the other Southern locals to petition the on the pay rolls at the rate of $11.40 per G. O. to put a man or two in the Southern week. Believe me brothers, I sure did ap­ field and keep him there for an indefinite preciate that act of theirs and it came in length of time and place the Southern mighty handy to me. The above is just states in the Sun where she belongs. There to show brothers that some corporations will be no excuse I promise you for the are not heartless and sou less as some want of material as it is here in abund­ people believe. For when a man or men ance. First of all though whenever the treat their employers right and give them G. O. sees fit to do this we want no booze the service and efficiency for which they fighters, neither do we want a man who is are paying you. Then some employers going to let our girls run away with his will always be glad and willing to help head and heart so far as to make him for­ their employees I .. their hour of Illness and get the purposes for which he was sent distress with both their moral and financial here in the South. What we want is a aid. Guess thr.-re are 'lots of you brothers man who can and will organize and teach who read this will agree with me. the lessonR to the unorganized linemen and One of our brothers, Jake Siebert, a fore­ wiremen of how valuable it is to belong to man of one of the 'trolley gangs is sick in a local union. Now, brothers of the South­ bed at the present time with a very seri­ ern states, get busy on this, the sooner the OUA complaint and the members of our better. local have serious doubts as to his re­ You brothers of the different locals who covery. We would not like to loose him have been on strike and in financial diffi­ as Jake is one of our most consistent culties and who have written N"o. 4 for brothers and was always ready at any time aid, don't feel sore at us because it was to take a ha.. d and do whatever No. 4 re­ not forthcoming. Stop and consider that queste(l him. 'Ye all Aincerely hope and we are jURt a handful of men. Olir initia­ pray that you, Jake, will soon be well and tion is $10; our dues are $1.00, and we have your old self again. men in our local who actually hegrudge us As I read every month's Worker, I am that $1 per month and who would not pay It sincerely sorry to see the number of our if thoy were not compelled to. Out of members who are oither killed outright or this we have to pay hall rent, per capita die from illness. To tho members of their tax salaries of officers, stampR, stationery . families we, the members of No.4, offer and a number of other items; you can see our sincerest sympathies in their hnur brotherR, why as much aR we would like to of sorrow and distress. It is comforting we can't come to· the aid and assistance 312 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL of every local that applies to us; we do the fine for non-attelldance. That law was very best we can and 110 local can do votcd down. 'Vhat is the use of having a more. But understand we are with you good set of officers if the members don't aU and rejoice when we read of any gains see fit for their own sake as well as that you may make. of their families to back them up in what I am sorry we did not have a letter in they do by attending to their meetings. our silver anniversary Worker. Some brothers when they do attend One of the organizers of our Brother­ meetings start a lot of petty bickerings hod, Jim Dorsey, died here some years and show animosity toward olle another ago. Poor Jim, he seell a hard time of it instead of bringing their grievances before during his last years of life on earth. the local in a brotherly and friendly spirit. Some of us here tried to make it as pleas­ Brothers of Xo. 4, let's cut all that out and ant for him as we could. He has a child start the new year of 1917, by electing our here somewhere in New Orleans, a girl. same officers alld giving them our moral She was with some relatives of his wife support and aid in building up No. 4 in­ the last time I heard of her. He has a stead of tearing down and obstructing the brother in Indiana and some year ago that passage of laws which will be a benefit to brother got in touch with No. 4 and re­ us. Lots of you members of No. 4 have quested us to find out the whereabouts of admitted and the balance of you will have his brother, Jim. The writer at that to admit that the officers we have in power time was press secretary of No. 4 and now are the best ever. Then why not from was delegated to the rather painful duty of now 011 give them our best support. You imparting the sad news to him. I was in who never come to meetings don't know touch with Bro. Dorsey's brother for some­ what Bro. King has up his sleeve in the time. He wanted Jim's child to be sent to way of bettering our conditions physically, him as he had means to send her to school morally and financially. What can he or and raise her up without her having to the other officers do if you don't support work. After playing detective and scant­ him? Make a firm resolve from now on to ing around, I finally located the child and attend meetings and see the differenee one put the proposition of the uncle up to year from now. I guarantee you will be them. The turned it down cold, as they proud of yourself and your local in 1918. said if they ill Indiana wanted to do any­ L. U. No. 130, the inside men, seem to be thing for the child they could send the well. I never see any of them as they money to them here in New Orleans and don't visit our local and none of No. 4's they would apply it on her. men go over to see them. Such should not Poor little girl, she was then about 12 be the case as both locals should work to­ years old and was working in some fac­ gether in unity and peace. tory instead of being at school. At that .Vith best wishes from the members of time there were no child labor laws. But No.4 to the members of the Brotherhood thank God we have them now in this state in general for a merry Xmas and a thrice where 1'10 child can work In factory or store happy New Year. under the age of 14 years. When they do I' am fraternally yours go to work they must present a certificate Ed. M. Smith, to the employer hiring them showing they Member of Local No.4, New Orleans, La.. are 14. 'Ve also have a compulsory school law compelling children to attend school. To come back to Bro. Dorsey's child. I L. 11. NO.5, PITTSBl1:BGH, PA. informed her uncle in Indiana about what passed between the child's people here and Editor: also told· him how to get in touch with And here is "just a line or two" from them. I kept writing them sometime after Pittsburgh, on the ground that "every lit­ but they stopped corresponding. The poor tle bit-" etc. child wanted to go to her uncle in Indiana, Nothing startling to report from No. 5 as when she would see me and hear the at this time. Work has been very good conversation her eyes would light up with here up to December 1st, but is now that far-away and longing 10Qk. She dared slacking up a bit, with the "roughing in" not say yes but always said no, and I was on our big jobs about completed. Our powerless to do or interfere. I have since barometer (the F. S. Ledger), shows clear weather ahead for a time, and we still lost track of them all. filld an outsider or two each week, willing When this is read we will be in the New t,. pay good money to enjoy the sunshine Year and No. 4 will have nominated and on the inside. elected officers which I hope and pray will We now have o:Jr local Death Benefit be the same as we have at present. The Fund in opl"lalion, and expect it to prove a ones we have now are the best No. 4 good thing for No.5. Having had several ever did have as they are always on the inquiries from other Local Unions regard­ job. Illg our pJan of operation, we intend to . We have the same old complaint here as publish the Article and Sections of our other locals have; that of non-attendance. By-Laws under which this feature will The few brothers who do attend meeting operate, for the information of all mem­ after meeting and take an interest in what bers, and we will mail a copy to all who is going on and then attempt to pass laws have asked regarding it. which benefit No. 4 are all right until the For the information of his many friends. night the laws are to be put to a vote when I must report that Brother Monte Getz up comes those who are rarely ever seen had the misfortune to break his left leg, at a meeting in a body and they vote' to about six weeks ago, and is still in the tear down the good which the consistent Allegheny General Hospital here. Just and loyal brothers are tryhlg to build. Can another case of bum ladder and slippery anything be unfairer or unjust? It's floor. It was rather a bad break, punctur­ enough to disgust the most loyal member ing the skin, but at this writing is pro­ and make him lose interest. Thank God gressing nicely towards a full recovery our present officers are not of that sort as with no bad results. Brother Getz Is very the harder and stronger the kicks the bet­ cheerful, and is getting better looking each ter they like it. Our president, Joe King, day, due no doubt to good care from his who you all met as our delegate at the St. private nurse, and the rest, and fully ex­ Paul convelltlon is the right man in the pects to spend the holidays at home. right place as it's his delight to have a Brother Gordon attended the Bulldi.g crowded hall. It's also a delight to see his Trades Department Convention ,at Balti­ face beaming with smiles as he welcomes more, and gave us an interesting report each and every brother, and tries In a on his return. Judging from the action pain taking manner to Induce them to at­ taken at that conventloll, it behooves the tend to their regular meetings. It's a pity Electrical Worker to be on guard apinst Bro. King has not the power to place a possible future action, that will tie our WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 313

hands in case of encroachment on our and do something; and all should get to­ jurisdiction. gether and work hand in hand, instead of On December 8th, Friday, L. U. No. 5 that, the only thing they have time to do is gave its First Annual Euchre and Dance, to knock their officers of their unio. where hellceforth, a permanent feature. Origin­ if they would get busy and do something ally intended as a celebration of the to benefit the Local they would fare much Brotherhood's Twenty-fifth Anniversary. better themselves and there would be a lot Our committee found themselves compelled more harmony in the Local. to make the date agree with some open Well, as this is December and the month date in a hall that would hold ourselves, for nomination and election of officers I families and friends. Attendance was by hope all the Brothers that are elected to invitatioll only, and an enjoyable evening office will do their best for the interest of was had by all who attended; some twelve the Brotherhood and have the full support prizes, of electrical household appliances, of the members. were gleefully played for by the euchre Bro. Chas. Little, three weeks ago, met enthusiasts; dancing was a pleasure, owing with all accident and received several bad to plenty of room for all on the floor (and burns and by his condition now I expect it by the way, you should have seen the Irish will be several weeks before he will be trying to "get away' 'with that "~utch able to get out, but we all kope him the waltz" thing, to the tune of "0 du lleber best of luck and hope to see his smiling Augustin.") Much praise is due the com­ face as soon as possible at the meetings. mittee, who so ably managed the affair Well, I won't say any more at this writ­ for us, all in full dress, alld all "on the ing but will leave it up to our new Press job" too. A Buffet lunch was served, but Secretary to start the new year off. no liquors permitted, and so the evening Hoping all the newly elected officers and passed and only pleasant memories re­ the Brotherhood the best of success for the main. lIext year. And now, wishing officers and members Attend meetings and suscribe for The a Merry Christmas, and the Brotherhood Worker. the "best yet" New Year. I remain, Fraternally, Yours fraternally, H. W. P., Bert Chambers. Press Secretary. ------L. V. NO. 28, BALTIMO:BE, MD. L. V. NO. 14, PITTSBV:BGJE, PA. Editor: Editor: The month of December is a great month Not having heard from us, I thought for the preaching of moral sermons. The that I would drop you a few lines to let you birth of christianity, the death of the year, know that Local 14 is still among the liv­ the giving, receiving and buying of gifts, ing. I can't write very much as I do not all go to make men think, spend and make know what to write on. But we had a new resolutions. very nice meeting last Friday. Got one It is well that such seasons arrive at applicant and expect more before long. periodical times of the year and at these 'Ve had with us last meeting four visitors times it is well that we ponder over our .... Imown as Big Mitts Lemon, better known own trials and shortcomings, our successes as Lemings, also Bros. L. H. Henderson, and failures. A. H. Fuller and F. C. Fowler. They In the pulpits they preach things that have been working in this district, but said are very seldom practiced in outer life. they were gOing to leave. We found them In our locals we live the lives we preach four happy-go-lucky fellows. I think as at our work, and a few remarks will not. far as I can remember they came from 67. go amiss on this subject at this time of Our wage scale for North Side Light Plant the year in these pages. at Pittsburgh is same as last year, $4 per Our employers at many places of em­ 8 hours, plant to plant. The trimmers here ployment have made use of pay ellvelope, are going to get $3.50 and lineman helpers the surrounding walls and the publishing the same, I think. We are working for the of bulletins, trying through many catch raise for them. phases, articles and printed preachments 'Ve have not just linemen to climb to impress upon their employees the idea sticks in our local, but some that can of service, production, capacity and aim. shoot a few. I was out four days and the I realize the beauty of trying to foster photo will tell you what I got. Bro. Welty ambition and broadell the minds of men, is on his hunting trip now. We expect to it is a great thing to educate and a won­ haye bear or deer when he gets back. derful accomplishment where successful. This is about all for this time. Hoping but while the brain is being inoculated to see this photo in the Worker, as I with food that works psychologically on r>romised our visitors you would have it in, their actions. food for the inner man which r remain. means nourishing existe!lce in our daily Yours in unity, life is never broached. J. H. Fark, Our present war on food prices with the Press Agent. artillery of one weekly pittance is some­ ------thing we want to know about. Beautiful L. V. NO. 21, PHILADELPHIA, PA. thought of the mind do not satisfy the stomach, and too little food for the stom­ Well, Brothers, I am sorry that my cor­ ach does not help us to digest beautiful respondence for Local No. 21 did not get thoughts of the mind. in The 'Vorker the last issue for some Our one aim at the present time should reason or oth~r it may have been received be to feed the coffers of our respective at the oflice too late. Locals with the totals due them each 'York around here is a little better. I mO!lth so that when heavy ammunition will have noticen in the papers that the powder be necessary for a final charge that our "'orks haye advertised for linemen; outside· supply should not fall short. of that I don't know of anything new but I We are a necessity in supplying a de­ ('an say that there Is not one lineman out mand, we are a demand hI 'supplying a of work around here, so that looks pretty want, we are a want in supplying a ser­ goon, and I think before long it will be vice and we are a service to the users of t1uch better but we can stand a lot of it electricity in every conceivable form. Let Arounn here for I think that Philadelphia us strive to maintain a standard to our i" the poorest paying place in the country. employers, families and selves. ()ne reason Is because it is only about one­ Our Local had a celebration at which fourth organized and Philadelphia will several oratorial effusions shot forth from never get anything until they get busy members of the grand office, they were 314 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 315 delegates to the A. F. of L. Convention not been anyone laid off. The street car which conve1'1es here. A wet night brought and light both have a nice bunch working a fair attendance, refrcshments and talk yet. 'Vell, we have broken in to the Bell was enjoyed very much. Come again. boys and gotten some of them baek in 55 With the many numerous duties that a again, and with patience we (!an get most man has to contend with, the high cost. of of them, I think. Most of them seem to living and the holiday season drawlI~g have the right spirit in them, but still some nigh is it a1'1Y wonder that many worship are a little timid. at the temple of Bacchus, lubricating their We are going to give a little smoker tonsils with glad water and free lunch. next meeting night just to get the boys I am, together as we want to nominate candidates Fraternally yours, fot the next term. The members seem to A. H. Braun, be too busy to attend very regular. We Press Secretary. have a good bunch of ofllcers now but you ------can't ride a free horse to death just be­ L. ll'. NO. 45, Bll'FFALO, N. Y. cause he is a good fellow. Well, if this misses the waste. basket Editor: will try again some time. As the boys are getting in the habit of Yours truly, looking for a letter from Local No. 45 in Press Secretary. each month's Worker, it is up to me to ------get busy and write something, even if it L. ll'. NO. 58, DETBOXT, MJ:CH. is only a short one. Organizer Boyle (Boyle of 81) was a wel­ Editor: come visitor at our meeting last evening While the writer is getting this letter and gave the boys some good advice. If off for publication the labor unions of the they will only remember it and act ac­ city of Detroit are in the throes of a cordingly, you will see old Local No. 45 struggle against the unscrupulous union­ boom, and as he expects to come in here hating bosses. after the holidays to help organize the un­ The fight going on now here is not as big organized, we intend to keep our charter and as fierce as in some other localities open until after Bro. Boyle leaves here. in this country. Three big construction Now every member of 4 t1J,;1t reads this, jobs are tied up and two union carpenters get busy and help build up Local 45 and are in jail charged with murder. There see if we can't get better conditions for the is not the slightest bit of incriminating linemen of Erie and Niagara counties. God evidence against these men but the police knows they need better conditions and and judiciary are harpooning the workers more money. Why, the common laborers as of old. They are functioning as they are getting more than the linemen a,re In very nearly always have, viz: as legal this vicinity. Now all together With a strike-breakers. will. The striking cigar makers, mostly Work around here is fair. All of the women, are putting up a good fight with boys are working, but no new work in several of their members in jail showing sight. their contempt of court by picketing the Bro. McDougal Is improving, also Bro. struck jobs in the face of an anti-picketi1'1g Cunningham. Bro. Len Lenz split his knee injunction. The pattern makers, who were cap open with a hand ax. The doctors doing time for the same "offense", are think it always will be stiff. now out of the work-house.. . Bro. John Cassidy is in the hospital in Thus it is, as it has been in Detroit, and Chicago, and from what I can learn he is everywhere, as long as men have worked in a very serious condition. for wages. Here it is just one of the Last night was nomination of officers, every-day struggles for the better things and it was a very small meeting. It looks i1'1 life. The workers in Detroit are dis­ as though the members stay away, so they contented, and may they continue to be won't get an office. They are content to discontented, for nothing is more sickening let a few of the faithful do the business, and stagnating than to behold a group of then if it dun't suit them they will sta.nd expluited and physieally, "exuaUy and on the corners and knock. me1'1tally starved creatures who are born, I have been asked so many times who who live, and who die, without enjoying the three old members of No. 45 were that any of the better things of life. The strug­ I will give their names and date of initia­ gle is long and fiercH but with Thomas tion here: A. Cunningham, card 6106, in­ Jefferson we believe that ",,-e cannot ex­ itiated March 16, 1894; Thos. J. McDougal, pect to pass from Despotism to Liberty on card 6913, initiated June 19, 1894; Francis a feather-bed." M. Devlin, card 6728, initiated Nov. 17, However, we in Detroit, that is four 1894. One of these members (Bro. Mc­ Local Unions Numbers 17, 58, 481 and 514 Doug3J) belonged prior to that time to of the I. B .E. W., are trying to look upon United Order of Linemen in Salt Lake City, the bright side of life even as dull as it Is Utah. by putting on 0. ball and an electrical I will try and have more news in the display in the most elaborate and up-to­ next edition of the Worker. date "Palals de d,wse" between New York Wishing the whole Brotherhood a merry and Chicago. This affair or function Christmas and a happy New Year, "rawther" is going to be held on December Fraternally yours, 21st at the Arcadia and there i" HO ,jollht W. R. M .. that with the ingenuity and skill that we Press Secretary. aristoerats of Labor possess, it will surpass anything pulled off by the piggi!;hly arro­ L. ll'. NO. 55, DES MOINES, IOWA. gant "bourgolse" of Detroit; from an elaborate, !;pectacular, stupendous, pOint Editor: of view at least. Well, here we go. I Just a few lines But to get back to the class-struggle from L. U. No. 55, As it proves my turn again it appears to us sixteen hundred to say a few words. Well, we are still Rlectrical 'Vork"rs here that as time getting a few new members every month passes the struggle of organized labor and some of the older members arc coming grow!; fiercer, particularly when we look back. We had our annual ball on the 21st up into the iron range in Minnesota. of last month in honor of our 25th anni­ ,\Ve see Carlo Fresca, Sam Scarlett, Joe versary and had a nice time. We did not Schmidt, four strikers and a striker's wife, have j'ust as big a crowd as in previous the mother of fOilr tiny kiddies, putting up years, but I guess we won't lose at that. a lJattle for their lhes in the courtfi Things look good as for work here yet. against the Hydra-heau.:d, merciless, bloody All of the boys are working yet. There has United States Steel Corporation. These 316 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL

cases up on the Mesaba Iron raJ'lge have their attempt to railroad these active union been mentloaed before in the Worker, but men. let us be reminded again and impressed Mayor Gill of Seattle came out pubUcly of the seriousness of this fight. Try and and stated that the vigilantes in Everett realize, every man and woman who reads are the ones who should be charged with this that unless yQU act and act quickly murder and not the Industrial· Workers. these seven union mea and this one woman For this aJld other favorable statements will go into a living death in the peniten­ the "interests" are trying to put him on tiary of Minnesota, for no other reason the bum politically.· as the "interests" did than that of having had the courage to to Governor Altgeld of Illinois when he tackle the biggest combination of capital pardoned the innocent men doing life over in the world. UJ'lless we act the steel the Haymarket riot in 1886. trust will have dealt labor another body­ blow, even harder than that at Homestead One of the members of Local UJ'lion No. and on the Great Lakes in 1908. Even 58 is in jail in Everett and several of our louder and clearer than the roar of cannon locals and members are doing their best and the rattle of machine guns in Europe to help these men out of the clutches of is the voice of orgaJ'lized labor in Italy and Big Business. To big business a real Switzerland demanding that their govern­ labor union is a menace and they do not ments intercede with President Wilson to care what its name is alld we here in De· stop the Steel Trust's attempt to crush troit do not think that the defense of these the lives of these brave men and this brave boys in Everett should be shouldered woman. alone by the militant I. W. W. These men may be convicted and they The Central Body of Hennepin County may not. One thing is certain. It is up (MiJ'lneapolis and St. Paul) have passed to us to act. If we are to save ourselves resolutions and forwarded them to Gover­ and our movemellt from attacks that will nor Burnquist of Minnesota and have crush us standing alone. we must join shown wonderful spirit by forming a de­ hands as other trade-unions are doing in fense league for the benefit of these and the fight to save these men in Washington. others of Labor's prisoners of war. But Many good uJ'lion men have gone to the let us not leave all to those who have had execution block of Capital for only having the courage and iJ'litiative to act ahead the courage of their convictions. More of us. will go. Action is needeil.. and action Not only is this one case to be consid­ damned quick. ered by every union man and woman in Agree with Joe Hill-"Don·t mourn­ the country. In San Francisco six trade Organize." unionists have already felt the opeJ'ling Yours for solidarity. shot of the Employers' Association's open C. C. K. shop fight. They are facing framed-up Press Secretary. charges of murder and one has been sen­ tenced to life imprisonment. Along with Dave Kaplan. who is awaiting trial in Los Angeles. these four remaining men and L. 11. NO. 59, DALLAS, TEX. Rena Mooney. will be convicted as was Billings. on one of the most unjust. pre­ posterous frame-ups ever perpetrated by Editor: the "M. & M .... unless labor comes to their I was certaill.ly pleased to receive the defense. last Worker and read with a great deal of Hell broke loose on Puget Sound on interest the letters published. which ought November 5th when a mob of drunken. de­ to make the members feel proud of their generated. and armed male prostitutes Brotherhood that has progressed so well opened fire into a boat-load of Industrial under the different trials she has had in 'Yorkers of the World. who only wanted her early days. to exercise their constitutional right of Locals Nos. 69. 69 and 448 of Dallas gave free speech. According to accounts of the a joint smoker and banquet in celebration affair in the Seattle Union Record. official of the twenty-fifth birthday of the I. B. organ of the Seattle Trades Council and E. W. Invitations were sent to all the Washington State Federation of Labor. it locals in the state of Texas and several of is a case for every red-blooded man and the locals were well represented. Fort woman in the world to take an interest in. Worth members came over on a special and more than that it is up to everyone Interurban car. forty-one of them. I be­ to dig down and help to defend the men lieve. were present. Several of the old who were on the boat. as they are all timers made talks on the early days of held in jail charged with murder. our Brotherhood and Bro. Frank Swor re­ The lumber barons of the state of Wash­ lated the history of the Brotherhood up ington have an unsavory reputation for to the present time. There was plenty of their bloody manner in settling labor dis­ refreshments. smokes and eats and all had putes. and this time they have more thaJl a very good time; It was a late hour before lived up to their reputation. Forty or fifty we all left for home. of these union men had been beatea up While our entertaiament was in full and deported a week previously without swing I could not but help to think of the even a chance of a trial. The representa­ fact that jf we could get together more tives of "Law and Order" did not even take often and enjoy ourselves. how much bet­ the trouble to prefer charges against the ter we would all &,et along. bury some of men they beatup. They went back about the old grudge and hard feeling. forget two hundred and fifty strOllg and were this petty jealousy and get down to work mowed down with machine guns and high­ together for the interest of the Brother­ powered rifles from the dock at Everett. hood. No local has ever succeeded when The few among them who had guns re­ one side of the hall pulled just the oppo­ turned the fire and when the thing was site way the other side pulled. Altogether over five union men were dead. Sixty were for one object aad let that be for the wounded and two of the law and order Brotherhood. squad were dead and twenty wounded. With the coming of election of officers This is another Ludlow and unless the this is a good thing to remember-elect workers throughout the country answer men who you know will serve the Local the call for help sent out the hundred to its best interest and put men in the union men in jail charged with murder offices who can and will serve you best. will rot there. don't put members in just because they If all the labor unions act as well as are good fellows and who yOU know can·t have the trade-unionists of Seattle. the fill the Office. you will regret it and the Lumber interests will be unsuccessful in Local will suffer. 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Will close for this time. It may be my The other alternative possible is that last letter unless I am re-elected, so wish­ they fired premeditatively into a regular Ing the Brotherhood continued success, I passenger boat from ambush getting the am, Yours fraternally, range from a board which had been pre­ Gus Erfurth, viously knocked off the side of the ware­ Press Secretary. house. New nails have been used In re­ placing this board. Several hundred· armed vigilantes, with L. '0'. NO. 77, SEATTLE, WASH. a machine gun, as I am told, went to the dock to prevel'lt, as they contend, the land­ ing of the boat's passengers; but that their When the Ludlow affair was pulled off real purpose was to kill the unarmed men the citizens of our fair country sat up on the boat Is proved by the fact that no and said, "Is It possible?" Indignation warning was sent to the boat not to land, swept the coul'ltry for a short while and although they had been Informed of its then forgotten. But It was not the last coming; Instead they cunl'llngly waited time for such an act to happen. And It until it was tied securely at the dock and won't be the last. then began their deadly work. In their Our sister city of Everett ·was a scene lust for blood of the 1. W. W.'s they didn't on November 5th of a battle between Ev­ even stop to distinguish between the pas­ erett citizens commissioned as deputy sengers on board. The first shot came sheriffs and members of the I. W. W. re­ from the sheriff and his armed gang-that sulting in seven dead aPld many wounded. will be proved. - This affair had Its start in the Shlngle­ Al'lother posse of entrenched men with weavers' strike eighteen months ago and high power rifies, left mute evidence of the desire of the mill owners of Everett wild shooting, which might easily have hit to rid their town of men who showed a their own men. desire to fight for their rights. They went so far as to try to prevent free speech "Citizens' Committee" Alternatives. on the streets and the "Citizens' Commit­ When all the facts are known the Citi­ tee' tried by force al'ld bloodshed to coerce zens' Committee and the posse they or­ the workers. ganized can take their choice between Following is an account of the battle pleading to manslaughter because of crim­ accounted by Thomas R. Horner, a promi­ il'lal stupidity and incompetence, or to mur­ nent attorney of Seattle, which fully de­ der in the first degree, because of criminal scribed it in an impartial manner: conspiracy to murder in cold blood un­ 1. W. W. NOT TO BLAME FOR FIGHT. armed men, on a regular passenger boat in American waters. Prominent Attorney InvestigatiPlg Case The public has been kept In darkness Believes "Citizens' Committee" Is En­ about the unspeakable cruelty of the Ev­ tirely at Fault In Everett Affair. erett officials and "Citizens' Committee" I. this strike. Colorado and Michigan never (By Thomas R. Horner.) surpassed the outrages that have been per­ So many untruthful statements have petuated on unarmed men in that town been published concerning the I. W. W. and the officials either wink at it or openly trouble last Sunday, at Everett, that ht approve it. the interest of justice the facts should be A few days ago forty-one unarmed me. made known, and when the facts are were seized, taken to Beverly Park, beaten known the public will see that the blame up, bones broken, and then were rushed of the trouble rests wholly on the "Citi­ over the sharp blades of a railway cattle zens' Committee," organized by the mill guard, smearing it with blood to an extent owners to put down by force and blood­ that was revolting. Sixteen were taken shed the Shingle Weavers and LOllgshore. to the hospital and all of them were badly men's strike at that place. injured. This is but 01'1e of the many out­ The r. W. W. did not go armed to Ev­ rages that have been committed and which erett. They were admonished by their the press will not publish. leaders to go unarmed. There may have The Everett officials, grossly partial to been a very few who had weapons, but the the mill owners, state that prosccutions vast number were without them. This are to follow. We welcome an opportunity statement Is proved by a circumstance to show the public where the blame In this that cannot successfully be denied: matter belongs. When the shootiPlg occurred the boat had just been tied to the dock alongside, ----- and about twenty feet from the broad side Mayor Hiram Gill came out the follow­ of the warehouse. There is unanswerable Ing day with a fearless statement to the proof there were at least three parties of effect that the 1. W. W. were blameless and deputies entrenched so as to be compara­ condemned the "Citizens' Committee" for tively safe themselves, yet so they could their part In the disgraceful affair. for rake the boat from three angles. which he Is receiving the thanks from all the falrmlnded people of the state. Of Only Few Bullets From Boat. course those that are opposed to the It is plain that practically all the shots workers getting their just rewards are that were fired from the direction of the condemning our Mayor, but he is one of boat must have struck the warehouse; yet those that as long as he Is right, come the warehouse shows that only a very few what may. It is too bad that there are not bullets came from that direction. But the more men like Mayor Gill In office through­ riddled conditioPl of the boat shows that out our land. the vigilantes fired hundreds of times. The Central Labor Coul'lcil and organized :Moreover, the splintered sides of the ware­ labor throughout the state of Washington houRe Rhow that a number of shots were have united to defend the I. W. W. that fired blindly from the inside of the north are Imprisoned and to move for a Federal warehouse. where some of the vigilantes investigation so that the people will know were ambushed. thus giving good grounds for the belief that when the trouble started where the fault lays. they became panic-stricken and began Our Overhead Law Committee is still marlly to fire through the board sides, aJl.d working with the Public Service Commis­ possibly wounding their own men. At the sion on proposed amendments to the State same time they were firing blindly Into a Law and I will report progress l'lext month. regular passenger steamboat without even We are celebrating our twenty-fifth an­ distinguishing between "the dreaded" I. niversary on the 6th of December with a W. W.'s and the other passengers and mem­ ball and the committee promises the swell­ bers of the crew who were on board the est affair In that line- that the village has VerOPla. ever known. 318 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL

Work Is fair. Most of the boys on the ferent parts of the city to expound our pay roll. Taking in new members right cause and Brother Callan has charge of along aJld attendance Is picking up. \Ve these meetings and Is doing a great deal have started a series of lectures by mem­ of good in this way-as all three of the bers of the Brotherhood along trade lines dally papers are against us. and from all indications they are proving They have just finished Bro. William a drawing card. Pollard's trial, while he was not acquitted, I congratulate you Mr. Editor and the they made a mistrial, the jury was split press secretaries for the beautiful Worker six to six and stayed out twenty-four that I received for November. hours; It lasted from November 24 until \Vith best wishes for the Brotherhood, December 5, inclusive. It was for having I remain, a circular printed called the Strike Breaker. Press Secretary. The Georgia Ry. & P. Co. lawyers did most ------of the prosecuting for the state, while we L. 11. NO. 78, CLEVELAND, OHIO. were amply represented by five of the lead­ Ing attorneys of ths city. 'I'hey have an­ Editor: other case against Bro. Pollard for libel Election is over and as the $1,750,000 to be tried III a few days, before they try bond issue carried we are expecting some him again for the Strike Breaker. They cable construction for the Municipal Light have indictments against "hrmt eight or soon. ten of the Electrical Workers, about ~'rom the talk drifting around the City twenty street car men and Railroad En­ Hall most of this money will be used for gineers and several other men for dyna­ enlarging the central station and very little miting cars and other things. They are for anything else. Well, if we can't get it determbted to convict somebody to try to here's looking at you 38. break the backbone of organized labor in So far as the cable work goes we un­ Atlanta. derstand that the city Is asking for bids We have found in Bro. R. E. Gann's office still and is putting emphasis on quick de­ two dictographs. Bro. Gann is a president liveries. That one company has submitted of the Atlanta Federation of Trades and a bid with a forfeit clause on over a sixty­ Associated Editor of the Journal of Labor day delivcry. But as yet no bids have Daily Strike Edition. His office Is where been accepted. I suppose as soon as one our secret conferences were held regarding is we can count on starting within sixty the strike. The wires led to the office of days thereafter, which will be a relief in J. H. Porter, an attorney, two fioors di­ mind, at least, to the several brothers who rectly beneath Bro. Gann's office. This are not at present employed. goes to show some of the schemes which Work with the Telephone Co. is not rush­ the Georgia Ry. & P. Co. will go too, in ing just now; nor do we hear of the Illum­ fighting us boys out on a strilre. We have inating Co. doing much. As these are not a hard fight on our hands that must be signed up jobs we can't speak with au­ won. The boys never speak of losing. only thority however. how long It will be until we will. Here's There are rumors floating around of hoping It will not be long. work in Akron for the Central Union aJld With Merry Xmas greetings to all the we saw a letter today offering $4.00 In boys on the circuit I will ring off for Columbus, Ohio, by the same company. this time. Bro. McManamee Is off the sick list and Your brother, at present employed as night watchman. J. A. Harper. All other brothers are well for which we gave thanks Thanksgiving. Fraternally, L. "0'. NO. 90, NEW HAVEN, CONN. Press Secretary, L. U. No. 78. Editor: L. 11. NO. 84, ATLAN'J.'A, GA. Haven't much to say this month, but will write you a line to let you know we are still Editor: here and delivering the goods. About 75 per As our Press Secretary has left town, cent of our members are working. The rest and gone to Detroit. and we have not had are getting a day In now and then in the anything In the Worker for some time, closed shops, which have become quite popu­ our worthy President appointed your hum­ lar In New Haven. ble servant to let you hear from No. 84 So far we have managed to sign up all for this month until they could elect a contractors with the exception of a few who Press Secretary. formed together at the beginning of the I guess all the boys know we are on a strike to hold out and fight the closed shop strike down here with the Georgia Ry. & plan. P. Co., aJld are putting up a game fight These few contractors are the least ot our with the financial assistance of the other troubles. The Union ~ontractors have now Locals. secured all the construction work of every The street car men are on a strike with description and are all as busy as can be the same company also. expected at this time of year. This town woke up as It was never Our pickets are still on the job and are awake before. It has taught us a lesson chasing the few rats that are here around that will long be remembered. the city for all they are worth. Several fall' We are making our fight for principle, minded men who happened to fall into the not for more money, nor shorter hours or hands of these open shop agitators, when better conditiol'J.s, but for the right to found a strike was In progress In New organize. Most of the Locals here re­ Haven left them and joined our organiza­ sponded freely and promptly to our call tion and are now working with men who for aid, both In the first and second ap­ have a brotherly spirit and not the cut­ peal and we certainly do appreciate It, for throat system which the scabs In all strikes without funds we would have to give up have to work under such as "I'm getting the fight and go to other towns. mine, to hell with you and the rest of man­ Our strike was called the 12th of August kind." and am proud to say not one of our men Brother Smith Is still with us and gave have g01'\e back, but a cable splicer by the a very Interesting report at our meeting name of Baker. There Is about forty of November 7th. He reported as assisting the us boys still on the job and we are keep­ New London brothers In sliming their ing busy all of the time. agreements with the contractors of that We have with us Brother Callan, a town, with the exception ot the Xew England Methodist Minister, who has given up his FJng-ineerlng company, who we still believe church and Is giving his whole time to to be the main company holding out against our cause. We are having meetings In dlf- us In our flght here. WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 319

Now that New London has fallen in line is requested under the proposed increase. and tied up said company, no doubt Green­ In the new agreement, besides the increase, wich will get busy and look into this mat­ a few changes in the working rules are re­ tel', We wrote Greenwich, but as yet have quested, but they are not of material im~ not had a reply. portance. Well, I am sure when this battle is over the next one, especially In New Haven, w1ll L. 11. NO. 103, BOSTON, MASS. be settled more peacefully, at least from some of the contractors, who have already Editor: stated that they wish they were out of It. After an absence of two months of not It seems they must be tied to the open shop having a letter in the Worker, I will break fiag pole by a bond or something like it. the silence. Having been laid up with As there is nothing more to report with writer's cramps or otherwise not enough of the exception that our roster is now in full the Bull to write about. swing and the names of the traitors, scabs, The abundance of work that has been rats and shysters are being read at all our going on here has suddenly slowed down, and meetings. Later on we will send this roster I guess we will see a regular old-fashioned to the Worker. electrical workers' winter, which is very well Having to close here, I remain sending In known by myoid lodge. 'The Grand Old Or­ five applications for the Worker. Trusting der of Barnacles." those who did not read last month's Worker The Lecal elected a committee composed will surely read this month's. of Steve Murphy, Frank Kelley, E. L. Den­ Faithfully yours, nis, ~larty Joyce, John Smith, Wm. Doyle. J. E. Smith, P. S. James Nichols and your humble servant to make arrangements for the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary to be held Nov. L. 11. NO. 102, PATTERSON, N. J. 28th. After passing a $2.00 assessment the committee found the only hall available to From present Indications It Is assured hold a banquet for the 1,200 expected to at­ that the electricians of this city and Passaic tend was the Ninth Regiment Armory. With will receive an advance In wages to $5 per, the soldiers still in the service and the day, beginning May 1, 1917. Already tWtl- ' Armory In use, we postponed the date to thirds of the contractors have signed the Dec. 20th. On that date all the troops agreement assenting to the Increase, and It would be mustered out. After setting the Is expected that the remainder w11l shortly new date, the committee found that to get attach their signatures to the new agree­ chairs, tables, etc., for so large a setting ment. At present the electricians are paid The only place to get them was at the Me­ $4.50 a day and helpers $2.20. The latter chanics' Building and they were being in will also receive an increase of thirty cents use for the Allied Bazar and following that a day, making their wages $2.50 per day the Auto Show. So up to date it looks as after May 1. If our monster banquet Is off. But we have Peter :Muse, business agent of the Inter­ the old time smoke talk and stag party to national Brotherhood of Electricai Workers' fall on to celebrate the anniversary. After Union No. 102, which includes both Pater­ the first postponement the boys lost all In­ son and PassaiC, with a membership of 150, terest In the affair. said last night: "I haven't heard one pro­ Bro. Frank A. W1lliams was successful in test against the proposed agreement by any landing the position of clerk for the Licens­ <>f the contractors. It speaks well for the Ing Board of Electricians. The one made electrical workers' organization that two­ vacant by Bro. IJert Dallas, who accepted thirds of the contractors have already signed the place as agent of the Department of copies of the agreement. The signed copies University Extension. They both are state <>f the new agreement are in the hands of pOSitions. Bro. W11Iiams was formerly a the contractors and our organization." teacher In industrial schools of the city of The electrical workers as well as all Boston. <>thers in the building trades ratify their Andy Johnson, of houseboat fame, has agreement beginning May 1 of each year. been absent from a great many meetings of There Is a standing agreement between the late for some reasons not known. Jack contractors and the electrical workers that Queeney diu a little investigating and he if a change in the agreement Is desired by found our proud Andy in his cellar building either side they will give six months' notice. a bi-plane from a model he had resurrected. If, after the notice has been given, It Is felt The airship, as I understand, Is almost com­ that the matter should be discussed, a con­ pleted. Rod Gray with his expert knowledge ference between representatives Is called. of automobiles was of great assistance to The agreement being signed on ::\'[ay 1, no­ 3's only aviator. After getting it out of tice must be given before November 1 of the the cellar Andy must be contemplating a preceding year. Ther, if a conference Is jaunt to Atlantic City with his Zepp Lynn. callcd, it Is scheduled for two weeks from Will close wishing all a merry Christmas November 1. and prosperous New Year. I remain, On October 25 last Business Agent Muse Fraternally yours, sent out notices to the contractors calling Major Capelle, attention to the desire for an Increase. To date no conference has been asked. There ------is not the slightest indication that trouble L. 11. NO. 104, BOSTON, MASS. will ensue In this trade next spring. One week after the Union sent notices of the Editor: new agreement their agent received replies In looking over the Journal I see Bro. from two of the largest contractors in the Reid, of Local 609, Is still death on the pre­ field with signed copies of the new agree­ paredness which we had and don't forget ment atta,·hed. Since that time other copies to mention it, and I w1l1 say we have got sig'll"'\ by tlw contl'actors have followed. All to hand It to the brother, for I see by Amer­ of the Passaic contractors readily assented ican Federation of Labor News Where 609 to Ill" rww agreement and the one-third was just out for one day in getting the from Whom favorable replies are expected "jack man" or gang foreman, so I guess he are a 11 located in this city. must of had the bull pup working for the The electr'icians have not received an In­ hog had to move. I only hope a few more of creaHC In wages since 1912, when they were the Local can be able to gO after some of ad\,:m"pd to their I"'esent wage. Last :\Iay, those fellows who never had any experience when all the building trades were granted at the business, for that Is praCticing the substantial increases, they ratified their Journal motto of "Electrical work for elec­ agreement a.s It stood. Newark and Jersey trical workers." City l,wals are now receiving and have for Work Is fair here and quite a few brothers son;e time past $5 per day. Double time for have been fioating in here and most every all overtime, holidays and Sundays included, one is working outside of a few of those 320 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL fellows who cannot leave John Barleycorn tric City at present is 100 per eent organ­ alone and let him get the best of them, and ized. This section of the globe is known that has got some of them so they can't for its future and the largest smoke stack get a job here, but still they will holler in the world. Bro. Potel, chairman of the like a good fellow and say they are not get­ New Year's dance, has things lined up ting a square deal just because the President for a big time. The dance will be held in won't let them have the floor when some one Luther's Hall Jan. 12th. These member­ else is talking and if they get a fine put ship campaigns are good things as we can on them that is the end of that brother. never hope to obtain all that we desire ",e are going to have a little celebration until the men outside of our ranks are one on the night of the twenty-fifth anniversary. of us. Fraternally yours, Just what it will be I don't know, but the M. L. McCarthy, committee is working on it, but am in hopes Press Secretary. we will get a good attendance as the mem­ bers have been turning out pretty good of '0'. NO. 142, BOSTON, MASS. late. Fraternally yours, :r.. H. W. S. Editor: Just stop and think boys and girls how L. '0'. 109, BOCK ISLAND, XLL. proud you all ought to be to belong to the I. B. E. W. with its 60,000 members. I sit Everything is about the same in and down and think what our organizatiol'l has around here. Work is still good; no sign of done for the craft-what would be the pay a lay-off so far this winter. But I think it and how long would be the hours of labor is largely due to the continued good weather. if it was not for the organizing of labor We have been having some of the grandest localS-Well think it over, would you be working 8 or 9 hours a day or would not we:t.t1tj~·109 has a new set of bylaws which the owners be demanding a 10 or 12 hour will go into effect Jan. 1st which I think day and what would be your rate of pay­ will be quite a help to us if they are strictly per day or week. enforced. Now if yOU read the papers you will Our agreement with the lighting company note that the National Manufaeturing Con­ expires early next spring and I hope that ference Board has sent word all along the we get a better agreement signed than we line to fight the labor movement and that now have. The way everything has ad­ they have eight billions of dollars to fight vanced in price one can't make a decent us with and you all want to do your share living unless he gets 50c per hour or over. in giving them a good stiff battle a1'ld if We have quite a few Mother Bell slaves in we all stiek together and do our part the Tri-Cities who are contented to work there is no doubt in our minds they will for 30-35 cents per hour and some of them have a mueh higher respect for the labor for less. And it's no use trying to talk movement and a lot less memey when the unionism to them. Well, I hope they will fight gets underway. soon see their mistake and come join our An ex-president of United States, in a Union-of their own free will. speech, stated "the labor people were de­ We could have one grand organization if mandil'lg too much and that we were a all the wire-twisters would come forth and menace to industries of the country," but it is only of late years that labor was able jOi¥itere hasn't been a boomer this way for to demand anything and get it-but for a long time now. They seem to be giving years the "coupon cutters" and other Rock Island a wide berth, or else there are money elements held the big end of the very few of the brothers ftoatlng. stiek and they held the wage earner's 1'Iose With best wishes to the Brotherhood, fra­ pretty close to the grind stone while they terna lly yours, had the power and when labor banded to­ Geo. P. Travers. gether and made up its mind that it was Press Secretary. a power that was lying uormant and all ------it needed was to wake up and feel its L. '0'. NO. 122, GBEA'.1' PALLS, MONT. power learned how to orga1'lize and how to play the game fully as well as its previous Editor: masters, and when the former pupils put Loc'al 122. Great Falls, Mont., celebrated UP a good stiff game and failed to fall on the 25th anniversary of the Brotherhood its knees as it had in days gone by they \)\ pulling off a smoker. The voltage of began to show their yellow streaks and enjo~'m(mt was sO high that your resis!ance cry baby. ,,"aR of no avail and ,\\Te ,,~ere convInced Now yoU know that every railroad. steam that after short circuit around the hall no or electric, big business corporations is one h>ld any ground to complain. Bro. banded together to protect itself and get Kerma n ",as toastmaster for the evening. the best results and the biggest profits Thp flrRt sppak~r called for was Ed Young, and they say it is solely business, but do pre"jrlpnt of the ),iill and Smeltermen's they give the same name when we try to {"nion. He g-ave a rousing talk on the sell our labor in the same way. Well, you h"nf'fj te; of the organization and the sanc­ may answer the question. tit\' of the l:'nion obligation. He praised The fine system for non-attendance has the ra.ithful l:'nion, scored the slackers made some of the boys dig down and pull v:l"!OPl t:1P orA'anizcd 'workers. as he ex­ up some loose change and some do it prp"""d it. arc compelled to carryon their cheerfully and the major portion put up "j)ouldf'r". and how true it is we are carry­ a big howl-say some me1'l don't care any ing 1"" llnorganized on our shoulders, and more for two bits than you do for your nnt "ply that. how true it is that we do life-only one way to beat the "dig down not make the proper pffort to induce them game" boys is to show up at the meeting to join ollr ranks. When we get to the once in eight weeks and you will be safe. point that " man without a card cannot We have plenty of work and every meet­ join nllr hands in friendship then we are ing we have several applications for mem­ "nin," t" progrf'ss. The refreshmpnts ran bership and from now on we will make ~11 Ih" w,,-y from Ameriean beer to chili an extra effort to have all the luke warm "on (';'1 ton", Bro. Heine Zimmerman gave a boys in line and Join the Local. Some of talk ,dong' the lines of the war and the the boys came in when the fee was low KaisPl'. Frf'derlck the Great, the Italian and failed to pay and stay paid and had kinrr :tnc1Tlllills Caesar and Teddy Roose­ to drop out-they stayed out for a while ,,'1t an') thf' :\lexican war and on the high and then they had to dig and come in as ,.""t ,," living. The Building Trades Coun­ new members at a much higher rate­ eil. !'a,Hr,,,1e County Trades and Labor and in future will pay right up to the ('""nrn and :\'[etal Trades Council were ~~~~tcPut~o:e. we will raise the fee $5.00 in .,"p1l r"prpsented at the smoker. The Elec- WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 32l!

Now see if every Press Secretary will FBOM A MEMBEB OF LOCAL 156. have a "notice" in the Jalluary Worker; let UB see what the book will look like In the November issue of the "'Vorker" with a line from every Local in the I note that there are distinguishing fea­ Worker. tures of the November issue, aside from Yours respectfully, the fact that it is commemerative of the­ John J. Daly, twenty-fifth anniversary. of the organiza­ Press Secretary. tion of our grand Brotherhood. First, the cartoon on page 234;· second, those excel­ lent editorials, and third, the many excel­ lent letters from the different Press L. tJ. NO. 146, DECA'1'tJB, ILL. Secretaries. Let us hope that all of this· good work continues indefinitely. Editor: I would like to see more letters in the Just a few lines to let the Brotherhood "'Vorker" each month, and I would espe­ know that Local No. 146 is still on the cially like to see more from some of the· "Old Timers." m~ccOrding to our last financial report we I send Xmas greetings to all members have had a successful year and have pros­ with the wish that each and everyone pered. We have taken in several new mem­ will begin the New Year with a resolve­ bers every meeting alld lining up a few to make the "I. B. E. W." the grandest of our old members who have dropped out. labor organization in America! Business was rushing before the holi­ Sincerely and fraternally yours, days but has dropped since then and I Robert G. Wright, guess a few of our members will get their (Old Crip). annual vacation. Denton, Tex" Dec. 7th. I noticed on the cover of our last Worker that last month was our twenty-fifth anni­ versary and the old saying is "United we L. tJ. NO. 163, WILKES-BABBE, PA. stand and divided we fall," and if there is any union blood in a man he ought to get Editor: out and show it. By this I mean, that in In order to be prepared for the eight-· the next twenty·five years we ought to hour movement that will be launched In boost our membership to a million if pos­ the spring, it is necessary for the linemen sible alld then could proudly get up and and all other Electrical 'Vorkers employed say, "I did my part towards the Brother­ by the Public Services Corporation in the, hood." valley to become members of the Brother­ Well, I guess I will close and wishing hood; because the essentials necessary for the brothers a Merry Xmas and Happy successful negotiations with the employers New Year, I remain, is thorough organization, wise leadership· Fred Gretsch, and conservative action. I contend that Press Secretary. to a great extent, if the employers knew 1311 East Condit St., Decatur, Ill. that their employees were thoroughly or­ ganized and properly lead, they would con­ cede to fair and reasoaable demands· 111- L. tJ. NO. 155, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. without strikes; but after the fight starts, right or wrong, and regardless of how well organized the workers may be, they will Editor: fight to the full limit of their resources. Well, brothers, as it is time for the My contention on this matter is only rea-· Press Secretary to get busy, I will try and sonable judgment from all other compari­ write a few lines. sons; and if the worker ever expects to'· As there is no special news, I won't take get anything that is fair and reasol'lable in up much space. There is nothing new return for their labor, they must be thor­ going on around here to speak of. But oughly organized the year in and year out all of the regulars are Oil the pay roll, and and continuously on the alert and prepared several of the fioating brothers have been to move at the proper time any way for' able to land their name on the pay roll achievements. So if any floating brothers are coming Our agreement with the contractors ex­ through this part of the country, stop oCC pires January 31. 1917, and our Conference· and gi ve us a call, we may be able to land Committee is prepared to meet the con­ you something, if not, we will let you try tractors shortly after the holidays and we sleeping in a bed, and give you three shots have requested the contractors In" general at the pie ticket, al'ld start you on your to appoint a like committee, but a com­ way well fed. You will always find a mittee from the Electrical Association is warm welcome with No. 155, if you come more desired. However, we will let the clean, but you must be paid up, "and have matter up to the contractors at this par-· the little green ticket right with you." ticular time. We surely have had our share of sick­ Our celebration of the twenty-fifth anl'll­ ness anrl accidents in No. 155 this summer versary of the Brotherhood was postponed and fall. Bro. AI. Wollar is recovering from November 2Rth, on account of us not slowly from his tower wagon fall, and Bro. bein!\" able to rent a suitable hall on the· J. ,V. Murphy is still in a very bad shape datc. until our regular meeting December in El Paso, Tex., also Bro. Hugh Cole left 7th, and we expect a largc attendance and , us last week for tl e southern climate for a goorl time for all. 'Ve are also holrllng his health, he has been sick for some time. an open meeting on Thursday, Dec. 28th, Bro. Wm. Nelson, who had a pole to fall and we expect to see some of our fioating with him six weeks ago, is now able to brothers that wiII be home for the holidays get about again. Bro. Chas. Pettit, a mem­ in attendance. ber of L. U. No. 69, who has been here Our sixth ball and electrical display with us, has just came out of the hospitaJ, waR hf'lc1 at Hampton Hall on December he has been down for seven weeks and IS 5th, last, and the electrical rlecorations was still in bad shape at this writing. Bro. arlmirerl by all that attended and rleclared Chas. Baker, who has been down sick for the bpst ever see" In this community and three weeks, is about the same. It was a great success from every view I guess this will be all for this writ- point. It was one of the showings that helped to put our Local In the front rank in?''what is the matter with the Press of ol'ganized labor In the valley, and the Secretary of L. U. No. 118?" general committee deserves great credit Yours fraternally, for their Rplenrlid co-operation and activity Chas. B. Franklin, anrl managem('nt of affairs. It was the Press Secretary. first ball aJld electrical display held by our" 322 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL

Loeal in tt'n years, but we expect to make n-l'hicag-o, Ill. . .•...... •...... •. 1.00 it an annual affair from now on. 84-Atlanta, Ga...... • 1.00 'Vork is very good and all of our mem­ 305-Fort ,Vayne, N. Dak...... • 1.00 bers are working at present. 1:,.· -~'lIl\\"lUk"e, '\·i~ ...... 1.00 It was vcry gratifying and inspiring to la-Doyel', X. Y...... 1.00 r<',ul of tlle great accomplishments of the G77-CriHtohal. C. Zoo ••••••••••••••••• 1.00 pioneer of the Brotherhood ill the last issue 470-Havcrhill, :\ra~s .••.••.•..•...••. 1.UO of the Journal and further great accom­ 296-Berlin, N. H...... 1.00 pli"llluents arc in store for the Brother­ J. ~\lorgenthal,,'·' lij;stl'ict Council Pres .. 1.00 howl a!Hi al"" many more anniversaries and 1-' ..1. ::-IcXulty, Iut. Pres...... 1.110 1.I00ster events. L. C. Grasser. Int. V.-Pres...... •• 1.00 ,nth l.I,,;;t wishes and success for the J. P. Noonan, Int. V.-Pres ...... 1.110 Brotherhooci, I remain, G. ::\1. Bugniazet, Int. V.-Pres...... " 1.00 Fraternally yours, Chas. P. 1<'ord, lnt. Sec'y ...... 1.00 Anthony (Love) LYl'Ich, l'rtLt()rntLlly yours, Press Secretary. :\1. Slegelbaum. ------Chairman of Dance Committee. L. U. NO. 180, VALLEJO. CAL. L. U. NO. 192, PAWTUCKET, B. X. E

Secretary of the Ohio State Federation of mostly contractors and related to one an­ Labor; H. H. Stewart, General Organizer other. The lathers were mostly con­ Sheet ::Uetal 'Vorlwrs; Henry Ott, Phil tractors and some of them were related to Fisher and others whose little talks were some of the plasterers and all the locals very intl'resting and much appreciated by except plumbers and electricians had ev· all present. erything to gain and nothing to lose. We Although the evening's entertainment didn't expect any good ourselves from the was being well taken care of by artists B. T. Council but hoped to be able to help secured hy the committee, we believe that the rest. efforts of our members along the same line The results are we have several non­ deserves notation. The vocal services of union contractors who are getting fat off Bros. :l\Iiller and Borgeding were more than the work we are compelled to leave be­ appreciated. Popular selections rendered cause of petty difficulties somewhere. by Bro. John Geysen were well received Lincoln Steffins, who is a friend of As­ and left with us the impression that sistant Commissioner of Labor Post, who· Johnny is in a class by himself when re­ in turll is a friend of Geo. Hughes of this ferring to the vocal possibilities of the city (erstwhile member of the English Par­ average wire patcher. liament) and who represents the consum­ Those who failed to remain to see Bro. ers at his own volition at the Central Guy Hecker in the soul dance possibly will Body gave us a free gratis lecture in Labor hear of it with many regrets. The featur­ Hall one night last month (Nov. 28th). ing of "Fatima Browl'" of said brother He purported to talk of and for Mexico> was the novelty of our evening's entertain­ but ill reality he showed up conditions in ment and in stating that professional art­ America by comparison with conditions ists appearing at our most popular show there and some of them weren't In our shop, the Olympic, have nothing on Guy, is favor. For instance, Carranza claims we putting it mildly indeed. don't know what freedom is up here for In conclusion concerning the anniversary we are compelled either to work for wages the writer can voice the sentiments of all and conditions offered or starve il'l Mexico. present that we were more than glad that Its different down there, if you don't like were able to "lower our dignity enough your job you can take up Command lands to mix with the average electrical worker" until somebody offers a job to your liking. on such un occasion as this has been. That would have been an awful blow to' Having just passed through another Rockefeller in Colorado, wouldn't it? Electrical Prosperity Week means much to 212 and the community in general. Re­ Yes, we celebrated our twenty-fifth an­ gardless of who the real promotors of this niversary and in fitting style, as it becomes affair must be, we admit that we profit as a law abiding Kansas. much as anyone by it. Last year after a Somebody did a dirty trick to the H. B. week's cdebration along the same line a Howard Co., whom we are on strike "\virc your home" campaign ""l'as instituted against, they slugged his piper on a scab­ which rmmlted in one fair contractor alone job and the joke of it Is we don't know receiving more than 150 contracts to wire who the sinner is. Aside from that we old residences, besides the increased busi­ are all happy and hope you are the same. ness of our other contractors, which with­ Respectfully yours, out question came from the same source. In all it has enabled us as a local union J. R. Woodhull, to review the past year as one of the Press Secretary. banner years of our career, as far as steady employment is concerned. And our one desire at present is that history repeats itself in this one respect at least, to enable L. IT. NO. 258, PROVIDENCE, R. L us to corral enough work to give each and every member of 212 that which he is Editor: more than justly entitled to, a full pay Being late In the month for my writing envelope for the entire 52 weeks of the for the Worker, I haven't much to write on. comin". ]917. or at least haven't much time to write as Local No. 212 through their humble ser­ much as I would care to, but I will express vant wishes to convey to each and every my appreciation on the result of the presi­ member of the 1. B. their choicest greetings dential election and to save time and space for a merry Christmas and best wishes for I will express it in the following words: a prosperous and successful New Year. "The presidential election of 1916 was a Fraternally yours, great victory for Organized Labor against E. Simonton, Wall Street and CapitaL" I say the fight Press Secretary. is on, Labor is fast coming to its own. May ------it continue the good work, that the good work so ~'ell and bravely began In 1891 be L. IT. 226, TOPEKA, KAN. kept up, and may the old-timers that took part at that eventful convention in that Editor: Our anniversary number of the. Journal great progressive city live to see that their was a work of art and something to be hard work and sacrifices were not in vain. proud of. I wonder if we can advance as 'Vork iR slackening a little bit in Little far In the next twenty-five years as we Rhody, although every member Is working , have done in the past. Also how man:v of and bCRides a now hiker put on to work us will be here and receive th3 fiftieth every now and then. \Ve don't expect any anniversary number. laying- off of men this winter and we would And after doing all this wondering it not care much if they did, for there is would be no more than right to wonder plenty of work nearby. if we will still be proud of our advance­ I read the letter of Press Secretary of ment1' twellt:v-five years from now, or will Local Xo. 79, of Syracuse, N. Y. I wish to we have "ke'letons in the closets that we state t.hat I am in accord with every word won't want brought out. It's all up to us, he writes except where he says that a Local isn't it, to make the record, what will it must take in grunts to grow. I could never be? see through that, but keep up the good' Six months ago Topeka was a good town work in your Local and in the 'Vorker for as far as in "ide wiremen's condition" were we all benefit by It. concerned. Since thell, a Building Trades With best wishes for the Brotherhood at Council has been formed out of partly or­ large, I am, ganized carpenters, tinners, lathers, plas­ terers, hod-carriers, painters and stone Fraternally yours, cutters and well organized plumbers and F. E. Pruolx, .. electricialls' locals. The plasterers were Press Secretary. 324 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL

:L. V. NO. 285, PBBV, IND. it could be and I think that It would be sound policy to have the same amended, but I cannot admit that the prin&lple of E

It's going to break you. It's up to you, each and time again as these few men, three and everyone of you as Individuals, to make I think, are the only ones who do not carry this pledge and stick to It. Don't try watch­ a card. For our labor and efforts they all Ing the other fellow, but make It a point to gave about the same answer, 'H-, we don't watch yourself. need any d- card to hold our job. Another Another topic that one could rave about one spoke something like this: "Why I am until his ravings caused the mutt who Is getting GOOD MONEY. I don't want any­ raving against his Local, to cease his rav­ thing to do with It." Ing against and commence raving for, and And Brothers, down here for working 3,100 that is' cut out the two factions. The card hot In all kinds of weather we get 30c per men and the union men. hour. Wonderful, Isn't It? I am referring There Is little doubt that all Locals have to the line department, and I am holding these two factions present within their or­ down one of those 30c per berths myself. ganized body. Wouldn't It be grapes if we It Is hard to believe that a grown-up can't could eliminate the knocking, the raving, understand that Organized Labor stands for the yellow element that Is displayed by more than one man's job. "card men" and transpose It into the true Now, men and brothers, with the new blue, boosting, uplifting qualities found In year just ahead, let's everyone of us, when the "union man?" Brothers, this would wel­ we go to buy, if it is possible to get what come the greatest uplift to this organization we want with a Union label on it, let's go that could be desired. I would that I were the step or two farther if necessary and get capable of expounding on this subject, with the goods with the label on it. You know such fluency and grandeur that I could con­ It Is all right when you see It. vert every man In our midst into a full­ I believe all our members are working fledged, clear-minded, boosting union man, now and every line of work around Colum­ and when we get union men in place of card bia looks better for labor than the last few, men we will hear more of the good old so we should not complain. Every Thursday golden rule, "Demand the label." we have a house full, but we will gladly The boys here are fairly strong on the crowd and make room for any green ticket side of union men, but we still have a few man who drops this way. Brothers, until card men to convert and will say we are next month I will leave you. I hope we will putting forth every effort to make these con­ all be sitting pretty when the next Journal versions. comes out. The F. D., D. M. & S. R. R. recently made A. R. Weston, a cut of six men for the winter, but this cut Press Secretary. Is only part of the regular schedule practiced by the "He Dri" each winter. Two of the brothers left for parts unknown, while the L. IT. NO. 396, BOS'!E'ON, lII[A~S. other four had jobs awaiting them else­ where. One of our brothers, a member of the Editor: committee to work with the organizer upon The prosperity of which we hear so much his arrival here, thought he would practice on all sides seems to be doing the usual up a little, so got out and brought in one stunt, that is building up large bank ac­ more recruit into the fold. In fact, this Is a counts for those who get on the inSide, very common occurrence here, as each of us and by some means (whether legal or not) consider ourselves sort of an evangelist raising the price of food and other neces­ toward Local 372 and anyone of our Union sities, from fifty to one hundred per cent men can always be found loaded with an since the present war in Europe. application blank ready to shoot It at the Does anyone who thinks at all suppose first prospect we stumble onto. that these increases in prices were the Two new goat riders last session and one result of individual actions? If so why In for the next. In fact, we want to hear should it be necessary for the Federal old obligation read so many times that we Government to cause an investigation of all will know it by heart. How about it, these high prices and the causes thereto Iowa? Get in line for that oragnizer. No doubt most of the readers of this We've got work for him and lots of it. Get letter will say, that the cause of the high your material ready so he can work on 'em. prices is the close' co-operation of one or Yours for Organized Iowa, several groups of speculators. Does this Neff Maynard, carry a lesson to the unorganized electrical Press Secretary. workers? Will the' men and women who earn their daily bread, by the sweat of ------their brow, ever attempt to orga!lize and L. IT. No. 382, COLl1MBIA, S. C. get some of the prOfits that more right­ fully belongs to them? Will the employees Editor: of those large corporations who, by their L. U. No. 382 wishes you a merry Christ­ powerful combinations of capital and In­ mas and a happy New Year. And that with fluence, control certain lines of industry, the new year, your contract with this and and set a~ naught the will of the people, that company or shop makes conditions for ever realIze the power that lies within the electrical worker better. For the first their reach? time in years, L. U. No. 382 has a contract Perhaps the Injustice that Is being dealt to present to the Columbia R. Gas & Electric out ill the form of the present high prices Co., and boys, the way we have men lined may awaken enough men and women with up this time, I am sure we will come out red blood in their veins to act as leaders with flying colors. What we want is closed to those who do not know how to get re­ shop for station operators and linemen. The lief. Do we not, see in every newspaper, Inside wiremen had a fair contract this more or less of the result of combinations year, and with the new year they will have sometimes called Trusts? Are we, so blind a much better one. If we have success, we or dull that we canllot realize why these will let you know In the next Journal. We combines and Trusts are formed? lIlust have taken lots of time on this matter, we be the victims of the colossal selfish­ thrashed every clause out on the floor, and ness, or shall we build up an organization, have not been hasty on deciding any part the strength of which will command the of the contract, and I fully believe that attention and respect of the world when every member of old 382 is just like one man, the rights of its members are at stake? so stand pat Is going to be our motto. If Brothers, sisters, yOU who have read the we don't get what we ask for they will letters relating to the history of our own sure have to show us why. In the line de­ I. B. E. W. of the hardships al'ld discour­ partment there are two men we couldn't get agements endured by the founders and to come In. The Local offered to pay two­ early members, who blazed the way for us thirds for them, also offered to do the same to follow, surely the very least yOU can ... for a meter man. We have tried hard time do is to help in every way possible, the 326 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL

building up of our membcrship and con­ his re-election, and the California labol' dit ions of ,\vag-es aI... rl emplo;y'lncnt. Iltovement iH prowl to say it has done its lIow long "ould H talw to organize all share. In our state eleetion, we have sent ele.::tl'icn.l \Yorhul's, if each mCHluer pcr­ our Goyernor, Hiram 'V. Johnson, to the sistl'ntly n.,d (1l11e1.l~· mall" it a point to 1:. S. >;l'lIatc, anti all I can say now of him. bril1~ in at least nne nc\v n1t~lnb~1' a. month? iH to keelJ your eye on him, for he will do 'Vake un tho timE' is at llanO. when 'we as mtwh goo,l as LT. S. Senator as he did as should ;;ath"r in H,e harvost aml be pre­ Governor of CnJifornia. parl'ci fur the f1l1ur ... In our municipal election the Chamber of 'Ve have fifty thousansay I will not be the only one who always been enough sturdy members, who will miss his writings. In reading his No­ were found true to their obligations of vember article, I somehow got mixed up membership in the I. B. E. W. to preserve with the writings of Jack London, who just the records and landmarks for the proper died here in California. guidance of our present and future mem­ Wishing all a merry Christmas and a bership. The attempts whieh were made happy New Year, in the first five years of No. 396 to better Yours fraternally, the conditions of its members met with H. Zecher. maYlY disheartening results, nevertheless the progress that has been, though it came slowly, came surely just the same, while L. 11. NO. 424, DECA'1'UB, :ELL. it required patience and perseverance it has been worth aU the time and thought Editor: as witness our conditions to date. Dear Sir and Brothers: Local No. 424. Regarding our conditions, rate of pay, has had a quiet and satisfactory month etc., Xo. 396 desires that it be known that since the wage controversy has been settled any Local of the 1. B. E. W. desiring and those of the craft who are sufficiently knowledge of the same may obtain it if recovered from their Thanksgiving dinner requested as per the constitution. are looking forward to a good Christmas. Dig into the State and :Municipal Laws We are all busy at odd moments selling and Ordinances of your locality and take tickets for a "movie" show which our en­ advantage of aU you can. Keep in touch tertainment committee has arranged for with your Legislators and city or town December 15. On January 17, we are to officers that you may appeal to them when give a dance on one of the best fioors in necessary. Be on friendly terms with the Decatur and are anticipating a good crowd general public, you don't know the strength for both occasions. I might here inform of its support until you have lost it to the brothers that the 'movie' show is a the other fellow's advanta;;-e, and remem­ good source of revenue for a local and ber that there is no organizrttion that can also the show owner, if the boys work a or will get you the conditions of wage and little while they are at it. We are able to work that organized Labor ,,0,1'). If it has secure a moving·picture house which will bad features to your way of thinking, get se:!.t about 200 for an evening show of six on the inside and let us know about it. g'ood reels and an I. B. E. W., operator for Don't lose any opportunities. as low a price as $22, and we have never In closing, the members of No. 396 are had a show which has cleared a profit less reading with interest the letters of the than $50. Of course, the boys have to sell Press 'Secretaries, keep them coming P. S., quite a few tickets to make this a success, we can't all expect to get in a letter each but as we have a railroad shop to sell in month but we can keep trying, don't be a we find it no trouble. . quitter. I am F,Jad to see that the letters in the Fraternally submitted, Worker which urge the members to ask Albert H. Nichols, for the label are doing quite a bit of good . Press Secretary, among the boys here. We have a good Cable Splicers No. 396. many merchants here who now have almost nothing in their stock which is not union L. U. NO. 404, SAN FRAliCISCO, CAL. made. Our company, with whom we have our agreement, which governs most of our men, E(1~or ~he election is now over the entire is doing some little work in the way of labor movement rejoices at the re-election of additions to their present electrical equip­ Prp.siilent Wilson. By receiving the unani­ ment and I cal'l see an occasional new job mous support of the labor movement of the in sight for some one to maintain this country, it surely was the largest factor in stuff. .. WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 327

The Twenty-fifth Anniversa.ry cover on back as the charge against McTuitt was our copy of the 'Yorker was certainly a found not true, and owing to my long good piece of work and all the articles services and excellent work, they would contained in it are encouraging for us t() reconsider the charges against me. 'VeIl. all work forward to a still better tweJlty­ believe me brothers, I sure wanted to know five years to come. Here's to you all, what the charges were so on going to brothers for continued prosperity. Whaler to find out something in regard to Yours fraternally, the crime I had committed, was informed Frank M. Pumpbrey, by one T. Perkins, who acts in the capacity Press Secretary. of bookkeeper arid everyone else's busi­ ------ness thought it might be a bright idea to see the plant chief lirst. 'VeIl, what I said L. l1. NO. 445, BATTLE CREEK, lI![[CH. to him could not be printed, so what's the Editor: use? So on seeiQ,g Whaler he stated that Here we come at last boys. Old 445 is the charges were the company's business back on the map after an absence of a and that anything relating to the present little over a year, and I believe with the trouble would never be discussed, but that bunch we have in line now we are going if I wanted to go to work, why go ahead. to keep it there. The boys are all hustlers I stated that I would rather wait until our and we aim to keep our membership going charter came and I would come back with up. wha~ I was laid, off for trying to get. I guess the fellows must think I have a So ln the meantime they got some few special line of hot air. Anyway. at elec­ well in fact three men, so by the time the tion they handed me this press secretary charter came, we had three new members, job. I noticed too that somebody tried to as the three new men came across as it slip in a few "dry" votes. But they didn't was four to two in our favor. I went back get by. to the company, but was informed by Everyone seems to be busy around here Whaler that talking unionism to anyone at present. The Citizens Telephone Co., o~ the job would result in me being canned. have quite a gang working, and Mother Smce then I have the dope on two mem­ Bell is keeping some of her children from bers who will be at the hall next meeting. starvation. The Consumers' Power Co., tied Whaler also called up the Light Company the tin to a couple of linemel'l, but they and tried to have the boys over there went to work for the Citizens Telephone Co. canned, but as there's an ex-brother on the The inside boys are all 'working, and ex­ job with a withdrawal card, also being cept for paying four prices for everything superintendent, he said some very plain we buy we can't kick. American cuss words. Also called the light Well, boys, by the time this gets into boys il'l and told them that there was print it will be getting well along towards prospects of a raise from $3 to $3.50. So the time when we are all supposed to make on being requested the Light Company now those good New Year's resolutions, al'lQ pays $3.50 for eight hours the Phone Com­ along with promising our wife or sweet­ pany pays $3 for eight hours. The joke heart that we will never drink, smoke, was, the boys who were laid off, collected chew, swear or work again, let's do one one month's pay as all hands were on thing; let's all resolve that not only will monthly salary. I also received time I we duplicate in 1917, the good work done was off until I was notified to return, but by our organization in 1916, but that we was told on my return that the monthly will use our best efforts to double it. basis was abolished. We have at the Well, this being our first tryout at this presel'lt writing sixteen members in our ink-slil'lging job, I think I will let bad local and expect to have everyone between enough alone. Try to do better next time. Key West and Palm Beach by Xmas, Fraternally yours, though we will have to dig pretty hard to Theo. H. Edwards, do it. We were assisted by the Bros. Haw­ L. U. No. 445. r~~:i. Taylor and McKay in installing our ------There is no new work here, but the L. l1. NO. 455, l!I[XAlI![[, FLA. Light Company seems to keep the boys go­ ing. I am going to try and keep account Editor: of those who blow in this wintcr with the Well, as we are a new local here and as goods as there was not a single one came I suppose all press secretaries on their first in last winter. job generally spill their tale of woe, so here There was a plentiful supply of work goes. Things at the Miami Phone Co., were near Willies. We have four members fine until we got together and asked for a working at West Palm Beach. charter here. Of course, as usual, one of We are meeting Sunday mornings until the signers of the charter application we can get straightened up some. Bros. chal'lged his mind real sudden, said to me Hall and Hosick were added to our roll next morning that he thought we should call of members 01'1 travelers. The shop take the matter before the officials after boys here are in fine condition, and also being told that it was to our interest and have agreements with all shops as we not of the company's interest that we were hope to have with the Phone Company in working. He cat-footed to H. T. Wheeler, the near future. our manager, saying there was to be a Well, as my howl is nearing an end, I real strike called the next Saturday. So will try and let the brother locals know Saturday, all who were on the list, got a our standing from time to time. I remain, Beat note saying the slate is now ahead Fraternally, a few hours, you may layoff until further A. B. Bailey, notice, Signed W. A. Raymond, plant chief. Press Secretary. So Monday Bro. McTuitt with Bro. Evans, as a committee, waited on M. H. T. to find ------out why the company had laid us off so L. 11. NO. 457, ALTOONA, PA. sudden. They reported back, saying that there were charges against us and would Editor: be given a hearing Thursday P. m. Later 'Yell, Brothe:'s, we are still doing a little we found out why the Thursday. The busmess, but it is a very little. In my last compaJlY's attorney was away on his bi­ letter I said we were not going to celehrate monthly fishing trip so Thursday back the our twenty-fifth anniversary, but at our committee wpnt and were informed that the meeting on the 13th we dedd,"1 to Ollen our charges I!I.gainst three of the brothers-to­ charter and also hold a smoker on the 28th. become, as we had not received the charter 'Ve mailed out 27 invitations to non-union UP to that date, were discharged, as the men in our district nnd only two of them charges against them were found true, were present. 'Ve can't get them interested and Bro. ::.IIcTuitt and myself could eome for some reason or other, they give us all • 328 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL

kind of promises, but that is as far as it cause someone asked you to jOin and you goes. It sure gets your goat when they tell did so just because you wanted to be with you they don't have the money for initiation the boys? Or because of the insurance fee and then yOU cut down on the price and you get? still they won't come. If so, theft we are not real Brotherhood 'Vork has been good in Altoona so far men. If we become members because in and we are hoping it will last all winter. union there is strength then we should en­ We were glad to hear that our nearest deavor to get others to think as we do and neighbor (Johnston) received a very sub­ we should use every fair means of induce­ stantial increase and some of our non-union ment to get them into the Brotherhood. friends noticed the fact too, for one of them So many of us think or seem to think told me that our Local was no good, or we the Interftational officers should do the would get them a raise like that and believe work that we should do ourselves. 'Ve are me I told him a few things before he got independent mt'mbers and have a perfect away from me. right to our own say and suggestion. If I suppose that w!ll be enough for this time your thoughts are worth talking about tell and I hope I will have better news next time. them to all through the 'Vorker and maybe With best wishes for all, I am some one who is a real Brotherhood man Fraternally yours, can help you. Let us get together and be Geo. W. 'Voomer, real Brotherhood men in spirit and ill Recording Secretary. truth. Let us send our troubles to one an­ other through the Worker. May it be IUled L. 11. NO. 477, SAN BEBNABDINO, CAL. from cover to cover with good suggestions. Member L. U. No. 491. Editor: After being on strike since the 11th of THE WILL OF A SCAB. last August, we are glad to report that Locals No. 440 of Riverside a-nd No. 477 Know all men by these presents: That of San Bernardino, Cal., are still on the I, a Scab, being of sound mind and hard job. While the situation remains pretty heart, do hereby declare this my last will much the same, we are satisfied with the and testament: I leave to my wife one progress we have made and feel sure that wash board, one tub, one well-worn clothes we will win in the end. We hear that the wringer and one old clothes line, believing Southern California Edison Co. and the that she will find them usefUl after I am Pacific Light and Power Corp. have at last gone. To my friends I leave the memory agreed to sell their holdings in the city of of my indifference and unusual selfishness. Los Angeles to the city of Los Angeles. And To those who solicited my membership that the Southern California Edison Co. will in the Brotherhood I have recollection of take over the holdings of the P. L. & P. my continued refusal. To my childreft I Corp. in this district. That being the case leave some threadbare garments, well-worn our troubles seem to be over with the Pacific shoes and an empty cupboard. The re­ Light and Power Corp. But what about the mainder of my property, consisting of some Southern California Edison Co. At one time dilapidated furniture, doctors' bills and we had practically every electrical worker sundry debts, I leave to my relatives' share in their employ in this district, a member and share alike. My fear of the wrath of of L. U. No. 477. But since they started a just God I cannot leave and this I take their crusade against the Brotherhood. and with me. I leave to posterity this epitaph: preaching their doctrine of the good old "He provided not for his OWft; not even Edison spirit, as they call it, we have one those of his own household. possibly two holding membership in L. U. (Signed) A Scab. No. 477. But to show that there will be no dis­ L. 11. NO. 500, SAN ANTOmO, TEX. crimination on our part, there will be I be· lieve a schedule of wages and working rules Editor: presented to the Southern California Edison As it is the 7th and I am stili in ben Co. for their approval, between now and the from a fall I received on the 25th of last first of the year. month. I was taking down a dead loa" Sorry to have to report that one more of and was guyed four ways but somehow or our ex-members has gone wrong. Fred other one of the side guys gave away and French, ex-member of L. U. No. 440, laid let the pole fall with me; it was about a 'off one day by the city of Riverside and went 50-foot pole. I am tryiftg to let the Bro­ to scabbing the next day for the P. L. & therhood hear from Local Xo. 1)00. line­ P. Corp. in West Riverside. Can report that men's local. I was elected pre"s se<'re­ two of the P. L. & P. scabs have seen their tary last month, though through some mistake and come off the job, they are A. cause or other I failed to get any letter Breswter and Ed. Daugherty. into the Worker in time. You will all par­ The Southern Sierras Co. is very quiet don my poor excuse this time as I am still just now in this district, farther down the in bed yet and my eyes are on the bum valley the scabs are fighting among them from the fall I can hardly see at all and selves and having trouble with the foremen, I am very weak too. I love to write when I hear. And the company is talking of I am O. K., but I am not. as yet. The lo"al returning to the monthly basis. That is as meeting I attended we had a good bun"h you may know, one of the main causes of and it seemed as if they were all taking the strike in the first place. more interest than ever before. I notir.e We received the following donations during a lot of good work Bro. Grasser has been the month of November, of which we were doing through the coast country; may God very glad to receive: be with him to help to serve him there as L. U. No. 46, $43.00; L. U. No. 200, $10.00; did he here. Well, Brothers, as my eyes L. U. No. 584, $5.00; L. U. No. 361, $10.00; are going shut on me I suppose I han hel­ L. U. ::\0. 329, $3.35; P. D. C. No.1, $60.00; ter cut things short this time. I only wish San Bernardino Central Labor Council, I could write a long letter of interest. $50.00. With best rel:'ards to Olle and all the I. B. Trusting that you will find space for this E. W., I beg to remain, in The Worker, I beg to remain. Fraternally yours, Yours fraternally, W. B. Colwell. R. H. DuBois. Press Se"retary. L. 11. NO. 491, HOPEWELL, TA. L. 11. NO. 510, GALVESTON, TEXAS. Editor: Editor: Brothers, have you ever asked yourself Anniversary number of Journal received Why am I a Brotherhood man? Is it be- and note with pleasure that letter from thi~ WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 329

Local was in it. Since writing you, am out number that the printed word is by tar glad to say that members for some cause the more powerful as an educational factor. or other have woke up and up to present In my last letter I stated that I wanted writing we have had with few exceptions to make some suggestions along the lines every member present at meetings. of organizations. Will try to make them as Things are quiet here and will be until clear as possible and wish that if any other after the New Year. Had several visiting member has anything along this line that Brothers amongst us past few weeks, but he either add to or subtract from what I they did not stay long as there is not much have to offer. doing at present It seems to be pretty generally known that If things go as they should will have the time for organizing the electrical in­ some good news for the next issue of the dustry about the country is at hand. It also Journal. Let us hope so anyway. Thanking is pretty generally understood that our In­ you for this space and h0ping to see this ternational Organization is not in a position in next issue of Journal, I beg to remain at this itme to put enough organizers In Fraternally yours, the field to properly take care of this de­ T. E. Reese, mand. What then, Is there that we as an Recording Secretary. organization can do to substitute for the regular routine? Couldn't some arrange­ L. 11. NO. 514, DE'1'BOl:'1', MXCB. ments be made by which the International Officer could have on their list some names Editor: of members that have somewhat a knack for While we may have moved we're here organizing, who could be sent out into the "jussa" same. But then, it really don't field as men with the tools to work at the matter much where we go. the mails run trade, who could be put on the payroll of pretty much all t straight and everything else that didn't seem to awaken a spark of life in might pertain to any new Local. It seems 90¥:, per cent of our Press Secretaries. Cer­ that some sort of an arrangement like this tainly a wonderful showing. If this repre­ could be brought to a head. These men sents the sentiments of the officers and could fioat from one place to another at the members of the Locals unheard from Is it direction of the International Office and go any wonder that they have not the conditions wherever they are most needed or until on the job which they think they are en­ such time as the new Local is able to take titled to, care of its own affairs. By so doing mem­ bers could be obtained from some of the The edlt:orial in the November Worker larger and older Locals who have gOl'le entitled "Select Competent Officers" should through the mill and who have the tact and be read by every new member of the organ­ organizing ability to carryon this kind of Ization and if the suggestions contained work successfully and at the same time not therein would be adopted and applied to the have to work at the trade for less money office of the average Press Secretary the re­ than they would have to at their original sults would be that the size of the Worker place of employment. After this system had would have to be doubled or trebled in a been tried out awhile and if found to be a comparitively short time. I miscalculated success, these men could be kept on the the number of locals somewhat as published move about the country from place to place in the last Worker through error in figuring and keep up a constant current of agitation the same number of Locals to the page, wherever they went. Or perhaps a regular which I later found to be Incorrect. How­ route could be laid out for them by some­ ever, this time, when I count them, I think one in the International Office, who would I am near the fact when I see 662 Locals have this work in charge and who would (counting subs) out of which 64 breathed. be in touch with all parts of the country Six hundred Locals nearly, that I say ought on the matter and he could arrange it so to be glad when the next election of officers perhaps to have one or two or whatever is over with. number would be necessary, of National reg­ The subject matter of the editorial en­ ular organizers, whose duty would be to titled "Perfect Organization First" should get into the different fields and build up also be generally read, especially by every the Locals already started by these men new member and lots of the older ones too who would go ahead of him and get them -though I believe a lot more could be added ready. These men could go into an organ­ along this line. A large number 01 new ized town or territory under cover as to members are taken into our organization that who they are, until such time as they suc­ know but little about unionism, and most ceed in their plan. If the prospects are of us will have to admit that the chances such that there Is no change for a success­ of lea.rning more about It In the average ful Local they could leave and tackle the Local are very meagre. In fact the longer next place. It will be seen that this plan they stay in some, the less they know. be­ would involve but little expense on the part CRuse of the nonsense of subjects discussed. of the International organization and would The question then before us as an organiza· be !lable to double the present membership tion is-whose fault is It-theirs or ours? in a comparatively short time because, as My o/Intention Is it's ours fully as much as most members know. that there are a large theirs. To begin with I firmly believe that number of places that are unable to support our Journal should represent the best in an organization because of the fact that labor journalism that could be secured. By there are not enough men in the places at this I refer to editorial policy-the corres­ work at the business to pay expenses. These pondence section as represented by the could be organized by the District plan or Press Secretaries is not considered as a part organization which we already have pro­ of this. In the editorial department proper, vided for. For Instance we could take a I believe that we should aim to reach the cluster of small towns in a county or two highest possible level of perfection to be and locate the Local meeting place In the be attained, and it It would be impossible to most central town and between the num­ secure It from within the organization we ber affiliated, they could arrange to employ ought to get It without. But It should be a business representative, either permanently done, bceause it has been proven time wlth- or temporarily. If It is only necessary a 330 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL part of the time, perhaps arrangements could born agitators and organizers, and the thing be made with the International Office for the for the organization to do Is to devise way" service of one of these special organizers and means by which this talent could be above mentioned. made use of. It may be seen that In this way the out­ Now this is only suggested as a n outline lying Locals could be put In such shape as for some real constructive work while the far as Local conditions are con cerned, that time is ripe, and if anyone else can im­ they would not be so' inclined to migrate to prove on it let us heal' fr'om them in the the larger industrial centers where they are following Issues of The Worker. Let us get taught by constant newspape r advertisement every electrical worker that Is worth It, In that wages are so-called, "high" and espe­ to the organization, while the time Is ripe. cially during times of trouble, when the boss Yours for a 100 per cent I. B. E. VV. will pick the "sma ll town" boys to take E. W. Grogel, the places of the men involved. Press Secretary. By increasing the wages and shorten­ ------Ing the hours in the smaller towns together L. U. NO. 518, MElUDIAN, MISS. WiUl more aJild more job control, wll\ doubt­ less have a decided tendency to keep these Editor: men out of the floating element. Not that Well just a few lines to let you all know that element is necessarily an objectional what we are doing down in Mississlppl_ one, but there is a very decided difference Just at present there Is not much doing.

GBOUP OF MElIIIBEBS, EMPLOYES HOME TELEPHONE CO., LOCAL UmON NO. 518, lIIDllUDJAN, MISS. between those coming from the larger clUes The Cumberla nd Telephone and Telegrapb and those coming from the 'hlc\( town s." Co. h as j ust put In some underground cable So any sort of education that these men but they are through now. I work with the could get a long lines of organizing in their Home Telephone Co. although I am not a districts will be energy well expended on member of the union now. I expect to be our part. soon. I will present you here with a pic­ My reason for suggesting that the trans­ ture for publication, beginning at the right portable organizers be Installed as the FI­ fi rst Is the wire chief, next is the manager, n ancial Secretaries of all new Locals Is that next Is a lineman, next is the author of the proper start be made In keeping the this piece a flunky, next a lineman, next is finances of the Local straight from the the foreman of the construction gang of the start. which is a very Important part of the Home Telephone Co. 'Ve here in our town organizing proposition. Many a Local goes have just emerged from the city election hay-wire through Its finances going on the wherein we had for mayor one candidate. a bum, or even they be kept loosely. It the union man and the other non-union man, financial end of the Local Is In good shape and we did as we ought to have done elected everything else will come along In propor­ a man whose every heart throb beats in the tion. These men should be fa miliar with Interest of the man who labors. this end of the game and hold office until Yes, the man who Is In sympathy with the such time as their successor has been prop­ man who labors Is usua lly found upon the erly trained and broken In. right side of justice that one thing indicated So It may be seen that by this system the qua lity of head a nd heart is not liable of carrying on the organizing end of the to go wrong when In times of stress nor game, that It could be done on little ex­ when passion's waves runs high. pense, the campaign could thus be carried Well, In order that my epistle does not right onto the job directly, and the Locals get t00 lengthy, I will knock this short and could be instructed In the carrying on of go In. the most necessary part of the work. This suggested I tself to me through the fact ot Yours for the cause. coming In contact with many good men In Fraternally yours, the organization who are more or less natural C. E. Pratt. WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 33]

L. '0'. NO. 584, T'O'LSA, OXLA. next six months. Moore & Scott did not have 300 men on the payroll last May; now Editor: they have over 2,000 and launched their first Well here we are again with a lot ot steel hull In October with another hull of .space to fill and nothing to say. My term 10,000 tons almost ready gnd two othel'S as Press Secretary will expire with this Issue under way. and perhaps I will be succeeded by a more As a result of the "Law and Order Com­ able scribe. mittee's" work of the San Francisco Cham­ Local No. 584 celebrated the anniversary ber of Commerce, in trying to establish the by giving a smoker and feed followed by a open shop in that city, a law prohibiting ·

€xistence. He spoke a few words, too, on :r.. 11. NO. Sa, BOSTON, lIIlASS. the work of Drother Smith, Business Agent, at which the members cheered Brother Editor: Smith long and loudly. At the close of his A welcome step in the progress of our Hpeech, Brother Dowling received great local has been attained by the appointment applause. of a conference board of telephone oflicials Brother Dowling. as toastmaster, called to meet our adjustment board at stated in­ upon Brother Smith to make a speech at tervals, This has met with universal ap­ the close of which he was once more loudly proval among our members who now feel cheered. In his remarks Brother Smith more than ever confldel'!.t that our griev­ stated that he hoped we would have a bal'!.­ ances will be speedily settled. It surely quet ","cry year, which was heartily con­ is an acl,nowledgment of our strength curred with b~' all of the members. when the company is willing to go half Brother Dowling then called upon Chair­ way, and a formal reeognition of the union. man Cummings of the Entertainment Com­ A number of new members are e!!.rolled, mittee. Prcf'Hent Luddy was next called and an effort has been launched to induce upon. He ('omplimented the committee 01<1 ones to attend the meetings more reg­ upon the worl. they had done In preparil'!.g ularly. If all affiliated with organized the banquet. He also spoke on our new labor would only exert themselves to keep agreement which he said was about ready in touch with their own interests, how to be presented at our next meeting. much greater power it would be in America Next to be called upon by Brother Dow­ to-day. 'Ve all eX13erience the same diffi­ ling was Brother G. 'V. Colony. Brother culty. \VIle!!. danger threatens, we are one, IIushion, wh» was annoul'!.ced as the but when we consider ourselves safe we ":'Iayor of Chinatown" was then called forget that some other may need our co­ upon. His remarks were made in that well­ operation. So it is that the lukewarm known, clever way of his which sent the members retard our efforts, and then do whole membership into uproars of mirth, the complaining because so little is done .. again and again. Judging by present indications our Jan­ Brother Philip Mohr was called upon a!!.d uary dance will be a great success. The introduced as the first president of Local combineil work of Locals Nos. 202 and 8a 696. He was greeted with great enthusi­ should !!.et a tidy sum for our sick fund. asm. The next and last to be called was Fraternally, Brother John Creedon. Mary E. Lynch, At about one o'clock the banquet broke Press Secretary up, after having tendered the committee in charge a vote of thanks. :r., 11. NO. 17a, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. With best wishes to the brothers of the Brotherhood and wishing the International Editor: Brotherhood, all success, I remain, I have not written a letter for the \Vorker for such a long time I am ashamed Fraternally yours, of myself and as you read on you will Henry J. Levy, probably understand why I say "ashamed" Recording and Press Secretary. and here's where I hope you will forgive me, and if you should, I will feel thankful. Local 1\0. 17a is quite young and of course its membership being girls, mostly :r., 11. NO. 723, :PT. WAYNE, XN». young, but lean and our excuse for our leanness you will unearth as you dive into this poorly written letter. But hark! we hear the boys are marching, the whistles Members of L. U. No. 723, Ft, Wayne, tooting, and the band playing (it sounds join with me in wishing each and every like), In uniEln there is strength, a!!.d be­ member of all the Local Unions a merry yond the slightest doubt there is and lots Christmas and happy and prosperous New of it, as Local Xo. 17a has found out. A Year. few months ago we could not reason with Owing to the resignation of Bro. A. C. ourselves, nor believe that unions had Berger as Press Secretary, I was elected force. 'Ve girls, weak and exhausted from to fill his shoes. Bro. Berger is an untir­ constant work in a telepho!!.e exchange, ing worker for organized labor, he being answering calls all day for hardly enough Recording S,,(!retary of the Ft. Wayne in wages to clothe ourselves respcc·tably 1<'ederation of Labor and a member of the and just enough food to remind us that Bxecutive Board, whlch takes up much of the country still produced eatables. his time. He also has a new arrival at his How couhl we reason for ourselves, our home which will keep him out of mischief betterment, we did not understand the when not otherwise employed. world as our fellow brothers did, because Organizer Bennett from the International we could not get in touch with the com­ o[fice htl" hcen in Ft. \'('ayne for the past pany, there was ,"ery little hopes of ever two rr:onths. :'Ir. Harry Hunt, of Detroit, bettering ourselvf's as far as wage!'l were DistricL Council Organizer for the lalre concerned. The longer we stayed with the states, 113..id ~~H a viuit and ga.ve quite an company the better !'lervice they re"eived, intcrf'sting t~lk. h~lt \,.pe poor girls received. nor gained any h"f'(l'y~y f0T nul' o,yn bcnent. So:ne one The "Lin"mcn's Annual Ball" propo"i­ said why not jOi!!. the union. DAXG! there tion was h,.ought up at the last meeting, was a whif and trouble !'leemed to be in the iHit no tic-finite arrang-ements were made wind. That woril sounded like nothing to u!ltil tlw E"-t"rta;nment Committee can get our ears. We did not consider a union. to~.. :;etb~ll'. \Ye were ,:\'irls and nothing but men in our After the regular meeting December 1st town belonged to unions. \\,ho ever heard the nwmhers enjoyed a "Dutch lunch" with of tel "phone operlttors having a union. A Presid,mt Coolican aeting as toastmaster union someone !'laid would better our con­ in honor of the 25th anniversary of the ditions, anrl if anyone needed betterment, I. n. of E. "Y. Long live the 1. B. of E. \V. we girls dii!. Some of the members of and may we all live to help celebrate hcr Lo~al :1\0. r.39, 1. n. E. 'V., brought proof golden jubilee. of sister lo"als. We began to see a light, .\g-ain wishing you all a merry Christ­ So we joined the brothers and received a mas, prosperity, health and happiness in charter and have been easing along with our few members to start until one or the New Year, I beg to remain, the other got in line and to-day our mem­ Fraternally yours, bership is 95 per cent strong, strong in A. J. Offerle, force as I can truthfully state, that No. Press Secretary. 17a members are true, loyal and royal to WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 335

[ .836 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL the cause. You can ask our Brother aJld tem. On the arrival of the rat and ratters, General Organizer D. L. Goble, who is members of Local No. 639, employed by the with us in our (what). Now you no doubt compal'lY also walked off. The rats started osmell a mouse; your sense of smell is cor­ to use the ringing key for fair, phones were rect. \Ve have walked out; yes, sir, left ringing all over town and parties answer­ the board, every last one of us, and the ing were informed that their phones were last few days has proven every member working again after being dead from 10 a. ·clean and white, royal and loyal. m., November 24, to 2 p. m., November 25. \Ve were ul'lderpaid by the Texas Long \\-e were busy as a bunch of bees, all of Distance Telephone Co., and asked for a Local 17a and the four of No. 639, who raise "ome four months ago without re­ came out, Parties calling cel'ltral and find· sults, with the exception that they prom­ ing 'Vaco scabs they forgot to put the re­ ised a raise. That was all we ever re­ ceivers on the hook with the result that ceived ,"as tlH~ promise. That raise ,vas the rats and ratters had to close down and to have been here last June and as .Tune send for more help. Yes, indeed, they were was so rar gone we decided not to take compelled to clm;e down as perhaps the rat chances on that promise ever catching up wire chief knew nothing as to pennants on with .Tune. The company had promised the line. and brokel'l that promise the same easy Organizer D. L. Goble, who is handling way they had made it. I could write a the situation to the entire satisfaction of 1>ook of my idea of such a company, who everyone concerned. However, we find worked the sap out of girls and paid sala­ him a hard taskmaster and we are only too ries that would not even dress, let alone glad to render him all the help possible 'feed us. And right here in good old Texas, and the longer our strike lasts the more that state you hear so much of. determined are we to win. Read the facts and be your own judge. The company made us an offer or rather Here is our scale, paid up to November 24, they said they elM (by messenger) as they the day we quit: seemed afraid to meet us poor little girls

Name. Free service. Minimum wage. Lel'lgth of service. Pay. E. \V ...... 2 months ...... ,$18.00 ...... 35 months ...... $36.00 :~1. 'V ...... 2 months ...... 18.00 ...... 29 months ...... 36.60 N. S ...... 2 months ...... 18.003 months ... 16 months ...... 28.00 Mrs. F ...... , ...Experlenced operator ...... '" ..... 24 months ...... 30.00 R. B ...... Experienced operator...... 8 months ...... 30.00 L. 1\1. ••.••••••• Experienced operator. '" ...... 9 months ...... 24.00 L. \V ...... 4 months ...... 18.00 4 months ... 11 months ...... 24.00 .Mrs.G ...... 4months ...... 18.002months ... 6months ...... 20.00 Mrs. S ...... Night chief operator ...... , 5 years ...... 36.00 B. W ...... Day chief operator ...... " ...... 10 years ...... 51.00

We girls were docked for all time not al'ld make us the offer in person. Some-. ,actually worked, while men working on body must have been ashamed besides my­ jobs on monthly basis received full time. self. Can you guess dear sisters and Supervisor had been in employ of com­ brothers? If you can't think again. The pal'lY 35 months, was sick two weeks and company's offer was $25 to start and a 'received no pay. maximum of $45, without an agreement We asked for an increase as follows: with our local. They would not grant recog­ Beginners to be paid a minimum of $22.50 nition of our ullion. Now if we had ac­ 'per month, with an increase after three pected, it would only meal'l a few weeks months of $2.00 per month, the maximum and we would have been let out one by one, wage to be $50.00 per month. This wage, until all were gone and then what? well, 'small as it is, was rejected by the com­ you know, pany with the result that we failed to This Is December 6, the doctors are continue to answer calls at 10 a. m., No­ using their phones to answer sick calls but vember 24. };Jvery member and two girls not a drug store phone in use. We offered not yet members left the building. That the company free service (before the rats leaving the building reads easy to some of al'ld ratters arrived), to answer sick and you, but for 17 of us operators to quit our fire calls without pay. They put our offer jobs without car fare in our slim purses off because they knew the scabs were com­ and our small checks not in sight. Easy ing. And the joke was on the company be­ or not easy, it was either starve working cause they had to close down a few hours or starve without work and believing it later. We are making a pea.ceful fight and far easier to starve idle than for the com­ there is not a case of a wire cut, unless pany and some of us had almost starved the scabs cut them as they have done be­ 'from ol'le month to ten years on that job. fore I am told. So we quit for want of morC' but little wages. What did you say? What are we The entire labor movement-union labor ,doing? just staying at home counting the of Port Arthur is with us including the hours roll by? Not on your life. Not people as yoU can see by the phones in while the scabs are on the job. Scabs? yes, mourning all over town. scabs; little girlie ratters from the Waco I am sending our photos which I hope -office; real skirt wearers, raised up some will find space In our good Worker. Also other place than in Texas; real female the photo of members of No. 639, who scabs. Now we know there are men scabs came out when the scabs arrived. that are not really men, just plain scabs, It has beel'l unnecessary up to this time but the idea of girl scabs and in the to call upon Bro. Mud for financial aid good state of Texas. Say, somebody please and here's hoping that the strike will come wake me up, I must be in a dream. We to a close with No. 17a the winners in the expected mel'l scabs, but they are ratters near future and we will not have to call sure as I live, I heard their voice when on Bro. Mud. she said number, when as a picket I called up over one of the 15 phones working out With best respects to better and more -of 1400, and she answered that the party lady locals, had the receiver off the hook. Yes, indeed, We remain, the 1,385 receivers were off the hook at S p. m., Saturday, November 25. The girl L. U. No. 17a, Port Arthur, Tex. ratters with some men rats arrived Satur­ day afternoon November 25, and started the Miss Marguerite Welstrolfer, exchange going; yes, sir, started the ays- Ree. Secretary. • If ...

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GBOlTP OF STBIXXNG OPEBATOBS, POBT ABTHlJ'B, TEXAS. Top row, left to rlght--Mrs. Gr11Iltb, Bernice Ware, Marquerite WeiBtroffer, PrsBident; Plorine Antone. Front row, left to rlght--Ethel Curry, Janette Smilh, Na.nn1e Smith, Bosa Burch, TUlle JoneB, Mrs. Portune. Kembers, not in lllct~ro-­ :LawreJ10e Weber, Yola. Non-members, not ~ lllctUl"e-LU1T La. ' Noue, Ethel _artman, JIIIrs. I,eo Sta.llleT. 338 THE JOL;R~AL OF ELECTRICAL THINGS ELECTRICAL

An electric welding outfit used to weld there is less heating, with fewer brushes the ends of fire tubes in locomotive boil­ to take care of. ers has recently been perfected by the engineers of a large electric company. Vertical Motors. In every vertical motor one of the two Time signals sent out from the Gov­ bearings must carry the downward ernment radio station at Arlington, Va_, thrust of the revolving part, while the • as a rule are received less than one­ other serves merely as a guide and hundredth of a second later in every re­ withstands the side pull of a belt or ceiving station in the country. thrust of a gear. The construction of A new power plant which will include the latter bearing is a very simple mat­ a dam 100 feet high, cost $100,000,000 ter, but too much attention cannot be and develop 2,000,000 horsepower from given to the former. In well built vert­ Niagara rapids has been proposed by ical motors for A. C. induction service engineers and the proposal sent to the this bearing is the upper one. The con­ Canadian Government for approval. tact takes place between broad flat sur­ faces that are kept constantly flooded An electrical hotel from cellar to roof with circulating oil. The supply of oil has been built in Rupert, Idaho. is absolutely automatic, and the range between the largest amount and the Semaphore signal arms will be re­ smallest amount on which it will oper­ placed on the 440 mile electrified stretch ate satisfactorily is very great. In fact of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul these motors will run until the supply railroad with electrically illuminated sig­ of oil is practically used up. We know nals for use both day and night. of instances where bearings of this sort have been allowed to run for a year President Wilson gave the wireless practically without attention. flash which bathed the Statue of Liberty Most apparatus that operates on alter­ on Be,dloe Island, New York harbor, in nating current changes the character of a flood of light on December 2nd. Funds some of the current so that while "alter­ to install a permanent system of lighting nating," or flowing back and forth rap. on the statue, the gift to the United idly, it does no work. The tendency of States of 400,000 citizens of France, were apparatus thus to prevent part of the provided by public subscription. current is a disadvantage technically The first 1,200 pair lead covered un­ known as low power factor. ,Such cur­ derground cable for telephone purposes rent does not consume any additional was recently laid in Boston, Mass. power or cost anything, but it requires that the lines and all the machinery be Slip Ring Motors. made larger to allow it to pass without Slip ring motors are in general similar causing excessive heat. With a power to squirrel cage machines. This con· factor of 50 per cent the generators, the struction is adopted for larger sizes of lines and all other apparatus must be induction motors to enable external re­ of large capacity, double that otherwise sistance to be inserted and so obtain required for handling the useful power. large starting torque and avoid heavy Hence central station owners object starting current. The rotors of the slip strenuously to supplying current to mo­ ring motors are wound with flat copper tors of low power factor. strips placed on the edge. ThIs makes Small motors up to five horsepower, a very rigid construction and uses the like lights may be turned on abruptly slot space to the best advantage. The by a switch. Larger ones, on account of coils are wound in a manner that re­ their weight, must be set in motion grad­ duces the connections to the smallest ually by some kind of a starter. For number possible. They are consequently squirrel cage motors of between five and easy to repair in case of accident. thirty horsepower the star delta starter, The best brushes used with these ma­ a device for momentarily changing the chines are made of a composition of cop­ manner in which the sections of the per and carbon. These brushes not only stator winding are connected to the line have very low resistance themselves but so that the effect is like starting with also have very low contact resistance. only a little over half of the line press­ This low resistance gives them large cur­ ure. For motors of over thirty horse­ rent capacity and consequently very few power the induction starter is recom­ brushes per ring are necessary. As a mended, which reduces the line press­ result the total friction is smaller, and ure. For starting slip ring motors are- WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 339 sistance is used through which the rotor carbons have been cleaned and the line circuit is closed. wires again attached, the trouble is Magneto Call Telephone Troubles. either in the wiring between the protec­ These troubles occur on farmer's lines tor and the pole or out on the line in and systems connecting private lines, the wiring or apparatus of a telephone etc. on the same circuit. Look over the wir­ How to Make Te8t.~. ing and line carefully for a place where 1. Turn the handle of the generator. two wires have been fastened under one This should cause the bell to ring. staple. Never put two wires under one 2. Take a short piece of wire and st~ple. If you do not find any trouble connect one end to one line terminal and WIth the wiring, look for a place where the other end to the remaining line ter­ the telephone wire comes in contact with minal. Now give the generator a few a tree or the ground or where one wire turns. The generator should turn touches another. slightly harder and the bell should not 2. You cannot ring anyone, your gen­ ring. erator turns easily. Your bell rings 3. Leave the short piece of wire con­ when you turn the generator. Look for nected to Line 1 and 2. Take the reo a loose connection at Line 1 or Line 2 of the telephone set, at the protector or ceiver off the hook and hold it to th~ ear. '1 hen talk into the transmitter or where the inside wiring is connected to move the switch hook up or down wi1:h the outside wires. If the trouble is not the other hand. You should hear sounds f0.und at these points, look for a broken in the receiver. wire or poor ground connections. If the above tests show the telephone 3. You cannot ring up anyone. Your to be in proper working condition, re­ generator handle turns easily. Your bell move the short piece of wire mentioned does not ring when you turn the gener­ above, connect the two line wires where ator. they belong. Look for a loose connection or broken wire in the telephone set. It may be How to Clear Trouble. t~at one of the wires to the generator is If the telephone set does not work disconnected or one of the line wires and properly the trouble may be in the tele­ one of the ringer wires may be loose. phone, in the interior., 'Wiring of the building, the ground connection or out Testing the Telephone. on the line. To locate the cause look 4. You cannot ring other bells on line for a description of the trouble in the very well. Your bell rings when you turn headings listed below and follow the di­ the generator. rections given. . Look for a loose connection where the 1. You cannot ring anyone, your gen­ lIne connects to the protector or at the erator handle turns hard. Your bell ground rod. It is possible that the does not ring when you turn the gener­ trouble may be due to a poor splice in ator. When testing to find the cause of the line wire or to contact between th~ this trouble be sure to leave your re­ line wires and trees. ceiver on the switch hook. 5. Your bell does not ring. Other First disconnect the two wires, which bells on the line ring. enter the telephone set, from the line Look for a broken wire or loose eon­ terminals and screw down the connec­ n.ection in the wires coming from the tions on the wires coming from the ~Inger. If the connection and wire are ringer_ Turn the generator handle; if it In good condition, see that the ringer is turns easily and the bell rings well the properly adjusted. trouble is not in the telephone set. Then If you cannot get the bell to ring in connect the line wires to line 1 and line • any way, it is possible that the fine wire 2 terminals and disconnect the line wires used for winding the coils is broken or from the protector, leaving the wires to burned out. If this trouble has occurred the telephone set attached to the pro­ new ringer coils will be required. ' tector. Turn the generator handle. If it 6. You can hear others. Others can­ turns hard, remove the carbon blocks not hear you. from the protector and try the generator Look for a loose connection or broken again. If it turns easily clean the carbon wire coming from the transmitter or bat­ blocks by rubbing them together and !ery. Try the two short wires connect­ then brushing them off. Put a thin piece Ing the batteries. See if the connections of mica between them and put them back to the induction coil are correctly made. into the protector. Now try the gener­ If. this examination does not show any­ ator again. If it turns easily, -properly thIng wrong, thump the under side of the connect the line wires to the protector transmitter by the hand. If this fails to and see if the telephone set works prop­ improve matters, the trouble may be due erly. If the generator turns easily when to a poor battery. The cells should be the line wires are disconnected at the tested. When a battery is to be replaced protector, but turns hard again when the be sure to put fresh cells and replace 340 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL all at one time. Never connect a fresh and with as few bends as possible from one to old ones. the protector to the ground connection. Ground Connection. Ringer Adjustment. Take an iron rod about five or six feet The armature should be so adjustea long by one·half an inch thick and drive that the clapper ball has a movement of it into permanent moist ground near the one·sixteenth of an inch. To obtain this building. Connect a copper wire to the adjust the stroke. ground rod and to the ground terminal The gongs should be set so that the on the protector. For this purpose a clapper ball strikes but does not rest single conductor and smaller than a No. against them when thrown to either side. To change the position of the 18 B. & S. gauge should be used. It is important that these connections should gongs loosen the clamping screws. be properly used, otherwise the protec· Protectors. tor may be made worthless. In order to Protectors are used for the purpose of make a good connection at the ground protecting the telephone apparatus from rod, twist bare wire around the ground lightning, electric light and power wires rod five or six times and solder. The and should be located at a point where ground wire should be led as directly the wires enter the building.

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Local No. 374 of Augusta, Me., has been Another link in the chain of telephone successful in negotiating a new wage scale operators has been by the installation of for its members. Inside men have obtained an operator's local at Greenfield, Mass., the eight- (8) hour work day and an in­ whose jurisdiction also coverS Northfield, crease in \vages of 7Sc. Linemen obtained Deerfield and Turner's Falls. The Local an increase of 50c per day and a reduction was organized by Organizer St. John. in working hours from fifty-four to fifty.

Through the efforts of Organizer God­ The strike of Local Union No. 84, Atlanta, shall the railroad electricians in the South.­ Ga.. against the Georgia Light and Railway east are rapidly coming into the fold, it is Co. is still on and being fought in a most expected they will be included in the next gallant manner by the members of the agreement between DiviSion No. 3 of the Local and organized labor in Atlanta. Railway Department and the Railroad Business Agent Pollard of the Local has Company's operating in this territory. been on trial for his life the jury dis­ agreed by a vote of six to six. The terrible crime Bro. Polard was accused of was distributing strike circulars and was in­ Local No. 237, Niagara Falls, N. Y., as­ dicted under an old Georgia law enacted sisted by Organizer Boyle, have adjusted during the reconstruction period following their grievaJ!lce with the Hooker Chemical the civil war. Co., the Alkili Co., AustiJ!l Co. and the Brass Co. and union shop conditions estab­ lished. Local l;nion Nos. 179 and 639 have called a strike against the Texas Long Distant Phone Co. The Port Arthur labor move­ ment and the public in general are strongly The Electric Lock Operators on the New in sympathy with the strike. Organizer York Barge Canal have received a charter Goble is in charge and reports that only from the Brotherhood. The canal extends fifteen of the subscribers in Port Arthur from Buffalo to Troy, N. Y., and the Local are using the service and early settlement when brought to its full strength will is looked for. number somewhat over five hundred mem­ bers. Organizer Dowling is engaged UpOJ!l the work. The recently organized telephone oper­ ators of Toledo, Ohio, have been called upon to defend their right to exist and a strike has resulted. The usual vicious at­ Local No. 583, EI Paso, has adjusted the tempt to destroy the organization has been differences that existed between the Local started by the employer, the Home Tele­ and the National Telegraphone Co. Organ­ phone Co. Strikebreakers have been brought izer Goble assisted the Local Union. in and housed in Toledo's best hotel The Secor. They are transferred to and from work in steel caged automobiles resembling rat traps or monkey cages. Injunction Local No. 366 of Lewiston, Me., recently proceedings have been started by the busi­ adopted a new wage schedule which was ness men to compel the company to re­ accepted by their employers, increasing the store service. If the injunction is procured wages of linemen 50c per day and redUCing it means substantially a court order to their working hours from fifty-four per employ strikebreakers. Every resistance week to fifty. And an increase of 75c per known to organized labor is being offered day was obtained for inside men and a and the prospects for aJ!l early victory reduction in working hours from nine to looks favorable. eight. WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 341

Elementary lessons in Electricity and Magnetism ....

(Continued from last issue.) the ink vessel by a continuous electro­ 430. Speed of Signalling through phorus, which is itself worked by a small Cables.-Signals transmitted through electromagnetic engine. long cables are retarded, the retardation LESSON XL.-Electric Bells, OlockS, and being due to two causes. Telephones. Firstly, The self·induction of the cir- . 432. Electric Bells.-The common form cuit may prevent the current from rising of Electric Bell or Trembler consists of at once til its height, the retardation an electromagnet, which moves a ham­ being expressed by Helmholtz's equa­ mer backward and forward by alternately tions, given in Art. 405. attracting and releasing it, so that it Secondly, The cable in its insulating beats against a bell. The arrangements sheath, when immersed in water, acts of the instrument are shown in Fig. 167, like a Leyden jar of enormous capacity in which E is the electromagnet and H (as explained in Art. 274), and the first the hammer. A battery, consisting of portions of the current, instead of flow­ one or two Leclandche cells placed at ing through, remain in the cable as an some convenient point of the circuit, pro­ electrostatic charge. For every separate vides a current when required. By signal the cable must be at least partially touching the "push" P, the circuit is com­ charged and then discharged. Culley pleted, and a current flows along the line states that when a current is sent and round the coils of the electromagnet through an Atlantic cable from Ireland which forthwith attracts a small piece of to Newfoundland no effect is produced on soft iron attached to the lever which the most delicate instrument at the re­ terminates in the hammer H. The lever ceiving end for two-tenths of a second, is itself included in the circuit, the cur­ and that it requires three seconds for the rent entering it above and quitting it at current to gain its full strength, rising C by a contact-breaker, consisting of a in an electric wave which travels for­ spring tipped with patinum resting ward through the cable. The strength of against the platinum tip of a screw, from the current falls gradually also when the which a return wire passes back to the circuit is broken. The greater part of zinc pole of the battery. As soon as the this retardation is due to electrostatic lever is attracted forward the circuit is charge, not to electromagnetic self-induc­ broken at C by the spring moving away tion; the retardation being proportional from contact with the 15crew; hence the to the sQllare of the length of the cable. current stops, and the electromagnet The various means adopted to get rid of ceases to attract the armature. The this retardation are explained in Art. 275. lever and hammer therefore fall back, 431. Receiving Instruments for Cables. -The 1nirror-galvanometer of Sir W. Thomson (Art. 202) was devised for cable signalling, the movements of the spot of light sweeping over the scale to a short or a long distance sufficing to signal the dots and dashes of the Morse code. The Siphon Recorder of Sir W. Thomson is an instrument which writes the signals upon a strip of paper by the following ingenious means:-The needle part of a powerful and sensitive galvan­ ometer is replaced by a fine siphon of glass suspended by a silk fibre, one end of which dips into an ink vessel. The Fig. 167. ink is spurted without friction upon a strip of paper (moved by clockwork ver­ again establishing contact at C, where· tically past the siphon), the spurting be­ upon the hammer is once attracted for­ ing accomplished electrically by charging ward, and so on. The push P is shown THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL

in section on the right of Fig. 167. It the latter being formed of a tympanum usually consists of a cylindrical knob or diaphragm of stretched membrane, of ivory or porcelain capable of moving capable of taking up sonorous vibrations, loosely through a hole in a circular sup­ and having attached to it a thin elastic port of porcelain or wood, and which, strip of platinum, which, as it vibrated, when pressed, forces a platinum-tipped beat to and fro against the tip of a spring against a metal pin, and so makes platinum wire, so making and breaking electrical contract between the two parts contact wholly or partially at each vibra­ of the interrupted circuit. tion in exactly the same manner as is, 433. Electric Clocks.-Clocks may be done with the carbon contacts in the, either driven or contlolled by electric modern transmitters of Blake, Berliner" currents. Bain, Hipp, and others, have etc. The receiving part of the instru­ devised electric clocks of the first kind, ment consisted of an iron wire fixed upon in which the ordinary motive of a weight a sounding-board and surrounded by a or spring is abandoned, the clock being coil of insulated wire forming part of driven by its pendulum, the "bob" of the circuit. The rapid magnetisation and which is an electromagnet alternately at­ demagnetisation of such an iron core will tracted from side to side. The difficulty produce audible sounds (Art. 113), which of maintaining a perfectly constant bat­ since the pitch of a note depends only o~ tery current has prevented such clocks the treqltency and not on the form or­ from coming into use. amplitude of the vibrations, will repro­ Electrically controlled clocks, governed duce the pitch of a note sung into the by a standard central clock, have proved transmitting part. If the current vary a more fruitful invention. In these the less abruptly, the iron wire is partially­ standard timekeeper is constructed so magnetised and demagnetised, giving rise­ as to complete a circuit periodically, in turn to vibrations of varying ampJi~ once every minute or half minute. The tudes and forms; hence such a wire will transmitted currents set in movement serve perfectly as a receiver to repro­ the hands of a system of dials placed duce speech if a good transmitter is used. at distant points, by causing an electro­ Rees himself transmitted speech with his'. magnet placed behind each dial to attract instrument, but only imperfectly, for all an armature, which, acting upon a ratchet tones of speech cannot be transmitted by­ wheel by a pawl, causes it to move for­ abrupt interruptions of the current, te> ward through one tooth at each specified which Reis's transmitter is prone when interval, and so carries the hands round spoken into, owing to the extreme light­ at the same rate as those of the standard ness of the contact: they require gentle' clock. undulations, sometimes simple, some­ Electric chronographs are used for times complex, according to the nature measuring very small intervals of time. of the sound. The vowel sounds are pro­ A style fixed to the armature of an elec­ duced by periodic and complex move­ tromagnet traces a line upon a piece of ments in the air; the consonants being paper fixed to a cylinder revolving by for the most part non-periodic. If the clockwork. A current sent through the parts in contact be not too light, and coils of the electromagnet moves the speeh be not too loud, Reis's transmitter­ armature and causes a lateral notch in ~orks fairly as a transmitter, the pla­ the line so traced. Two currents are tmum contacts when clean serving as a, marked by two notches; and from the satisfactory current-regulator to vary the interval of space between the two notches current in proportion to the vibrations of the interval of time which elapsed be­ the voice. tween the two currents may be calculated Reis also devised a second receiver, in, to the ten-thousandth part of a second if which an electro-magnet attracted an the speed of rotation is accurately known. elastically-supported armature of iron The velocity with which a cannon ball which vibrated under the attraction of moves along the bore of the cannon can the more or less interrupted current. be measured thus. 435. Graham Bell's Telephone.-In 1876' 434. Electric Telephones.-The first Graham Bell invented the magneto-tele­ successful attempt to transmit sounds phone. In this instrument the speaker' electrically was made in 1861 by Reis, talks to an elastic plate of thin sheet who succeeded in conveying musical and iron, which vibrates and transmits its' other tones by an imperfect telephone. every movement electrically to a similar' In this instrument the voice was caused plate in a similar telephone at a distant to act upon a point of loose contact in station, causing it to vibrate in an iden-· an electric circuit, and by bringing those tical manner, and therefore to emit iden-· parts into greater or less intimacy of tical sounds. The transmission of the· contact (Art. 346), thereby varied the vibrations depends upon the principles resistance offered to the circuit. The of magneto-electric induction explained' transmitting part of Reis's telephone con­ in Lesson XXXVI. Fig. 168 . shows Bell's, sisted of a battery and a contact-breaker, Telephone in its latest form, and its. WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 343 internal parts in section. The disc D is magnet attracts the iron disc in front of placed behind a conical mouthpiece, to it more strongly than before. If the cur­ which the speaker places his mouth or rent is in the opposite direction the disc the hearer his ear. Behind the disc is is less attracted and flies back. Hence, a magnet AA running the length of the whatever movement is imparted to the instrument; and upon its front pole, disc of th transmitting telephone, the which nearly touches the disc, is fixed disc of the distant receiving telephone is forced to repeat, and it therefore throws the air into similar vibrations, and so reproduces the sound. Bell's Telephone used as a receiver, differs only from the second receiver of Reis in having as its armature a thin elastic fron plate instead of an iron bar oscillating on an elastic support, and in having its central magnet of steel instead of iron. 436. Edison's Telephone.-Edison con­ structed a telephone for transmitting speech, in which the vibrations of the voice, actuating a diaphragm of mica, made it exert more or less compression on a button of prepared, lamp-black Fig. 168. placed in the circuit. The resistance of this is affected by pressure of contacts; a small bobbin, on which is wound a coiI" hence the varying pressures due to the C of fine insulated wire, the ends of the vibrations cause the button to offer a coil being connected with the terminal varying resistance to any current flowing screws F F. One such instrument is used to transmit, and one to receive, the sounds, the two telephones being con­ nected in simple circuit. No battery is needed, for the transmitting instrument itself generates the induced currents as follows: The magnet AA induces a cer­ tain number of lines-of-force through the coil C. Many of these pass into the iron disc. When the iron aisc in vibrating moves towards the magnet-pole, more lines-of force meet it; when it recedes, fewer lines-of-force mee); it. Its motion to and fro will therefore alter the num­ ber of I ines of force which pass through the hollow of the coil C, and will there­ Fig. 169. fore alter the n1t1nber of lines-of-force ~vhich pass thr01tgh the hOllow of the (from a battery) in the circuit, and vary coil C, and wil therefore (Art. 394) gene­ its strength accordingly. This varying rate in the wire of the coils currents current may be received as before in an whose strength is proportional to the electro-magnetic received of the type rate of change in the number of the lines­ described above, and there set up corres­ of-force which pass through the coil. ponding vibrations. Edison has also in­ Bell's telephone, when used as a trans­ vented a Telephone Received of singular mitter, may therefore be regarded as a power, which depends upon a curious sort of magneto-electric generator, which, fact discovered by himself, namely, that by vibrating to and fro, pumps currents if a platinum point presses against a in alternate directions into the wire. At rotating cylinder of moist chalk, the fric­ the distant end the currents as they ar­ tion is reduced when a current passes rive flow round the coils either in one between the two. And if the point be direction or the other, and therefore attached to an elastic disc, the latter is either add momentarily to or take from thrown into vibrations corresponding to the strength of the magnet. When the the fluctuating currents coming from the current in the coils is in such a direc­ speaker's transmitting instrument. tion as to reinforce the magnet, the (Continued in next issue.) . ,'I 344 1\)(.' THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL LOCAL UNION DIRECTORY (m) Kixed. (t) Trimmers. (B) Shopmen. (r.r.) Railroad Men. (1) Lineman. (c) Oraneman. (f) Fixture HangerB. (b.o.) Bridge Operator. (t) Insidemen. (C.8.) Oable Splicers. (t.o.) Telephone. (p.o.) Pidure Operators L.u·l Location. Rec. Sec·y. Addres •. Fin. Sec·y. Addresi. Meeting Place. Meeting Date.

(i)1 St. Louis. Ko••••• E. O. Subm ...... [5236 Vermont Ave.iHubert ~Orri ..on,.i5s53 Gar1leld Ave .• j2661 Lo~ust St ..... IEVery ~esda: (1)2St. Louis. Ko.•••. E. L. Kendall ••••• 13625A.Rebcca St..• IR. A. ~lbson ....•• 1424 S. Jeff Ave .... 2714 Oilve St..•••• ,Every Friday", (1)4 New Orlean.. La.. Paul Radelet ..••••. ,1481 N. Robertson. ,G. Larnck ••••.•••• :23G2 Laurel St., Macabeea Hall .••.• !2d & 4th Weir " I I care Jaa. Howley (1)1 Pittsburgh. Pa.•••• M. P. Gordan ..•••. 607 WebBt.r Ave .•• ,S. D. Younc ••.•••• 209 McGeagh Bldg. McGeagh Bldg .•••. Every Friday (1)G 8&11 Francfaco••••• A. Elken .••.••••••• 2OO Guerrero St ••• ·lp. A. 01i1ford .•••• 200 Guerrero St ••.. Bldg. Tr'des Temp"Every Wed. (1)7 SpringAeld. Kau.. Erbert Ayers .•••••• ,7S Adams St •••• "'IJ. A. Beauchemin'.'lsl Pynchon St ..... Oolonial Bldg.••... jEvery Monda: (i)8 Toledo. 0 •••••••••• H. Ginnis ...... •.. 227 E. Bancroft St...... Swiss Hall •.••••.•• 1Every Monda; (1)1 Ohicaro. m ...... A. M. Parish ...... 1007 ~. Laramie Av. L. M. Fee ...... "12203 W. Monroe St. 5 S. Sangamon St. Every Friday (m)lG Butler. Pa...... J. T. Schaeft'er ..... Box 533 ...... E. A. Reed ...... 241 W. Diamond ... Unit'd Lab'r Ooun. Every Fri. (m)12 Pueblo. 0010••••••• W. L. Nelson ..... Box 70 ...... F. O. Burford .. "'IBOX 70 ...... 3d & Santa ~'e ..... Every Friday. (m)lI Dover. N. J ...... W. B. Maher ...... 19 Myrtle Ave ..... Ralph Ferguson .... 11 Schwarz 1'1.. ... Labor Temple ..... 2d & 4th Frl. (1)14 Pittoburch. PL .... E. L. Huey ...... 1514 Franklin. N.S. G. A. Stockdale .... Box 221. DravoB· 2d Floor. 807 Weh·! Friday. I burg. Pa. ster Ave. I (1)ll.Jersey Oity. N. J .. O. Fiaher ...... 147 New York Ave.lH. HaggBtrom ..... 4431 3d Ave .• New 842 Newark Ave .... ,2d & 4th Tue. I . York, N. Y. ! 1 (1)11 EftDBVille. Ind..... Rex OaBen ...... 11120 E. Maryland .. J. G. Bnll ...... 604 4th Ave ...... 308 Up 1st ...... Every Mond~ (1)17 Detroit. llich. ••••• D. D. McRay••••• 101 (old) Tel. Bldg. John E. Packud ... 301 Old Tel. Bldg. EagleB' Hall, Bag~ Every Wed. & Brooklyn. (i)U OlcbMte!t N. T .... F. Killer ...... 37. Gars... AYe .... J. OeaIon ...... 53 Pansy St...... [paillters' Hall. ..•.. 1st & 3d Fri. (1)45 Bu1lalo. L"I. T ...... F. H. J,amm ...... 1185 Ni.gara st.... W. R. YcLean .... 222 Floss Ave ...... Wub.·Goodell Sts.. 2d & 4th Sat (f)4' !'I<>attle. Waab...... Wm. EI ....rt ...... Rno.31' Lab. Telllp. L. Bertoch ...... Rm.a19 Lab. Temp'ILabor Temple ..... Every Tuesda I (m)47,~lou" City. I..... ~. T C'rc~"~" ..... Ii". Ie ...... o. F. OOnIm ...... 715 W. St...... '102 5th St...... Eve", Tueada '''!''"",Iwn

61 ",pwuk. S. J ...... E. ~. T.ylor...... G. Roae Terrace ... E. Schroeder ••••• 14 Hawth.rne ATe. 2G2 Waablngtou St. Every Wed. (m'~.'·''''"'''II1JN. 0 ...... ":.rl w.·"" ...... '.pn Del ...... D. O. Hagerty •••• 1100 Summit St••• altA. N. Front St.. ,Zd .. 4th Tu (11M;,,... \I... " .... la .... I.... Norto" ...... IIft20 Hich St...... Jas. Fitzcer.ld .... 1359 2.th St ...... Trades A: LaborlJ'rida,r. I Assembly HaU (ml~":"''', l' ...... (,. R. Ki~hh<.m ... lm (lenn&ll 8t .... G. N. Dumbeck ... 2220 Liberty St .... 14th A: Stote ...... Zd .. 4th (!1~7"'.lt I,,,~~ (,ItT... { ... Th,.,,,,,,.,, ... IH"~ .8% ...... W. S. Jrrinc...... IBOX 482 ...... 'Lobor Temple ..... IEYery Tues. (j ...... · ... rr",t. \I.l.·h ...... ~· •. ~ ·.'... t

L.U. I Location. Rec. Sec'y. Addreu. Fin. Sec'y. Address. Meeting Place. I Meeting Date. 'I fl)7J Waco, Tell •••••••• F. B. Womack •••• Box 814 •••••••••••• Olaud Doyle••••••• P. O. Box 814. '" 4th &; Auatin .••••• \Id I: 4th Mon. (i)7J Spokane, Wuh. '" G. J. Scoville ••••• Box 685 •••••••••••• C. R. Marat ••••••• 514 Hyde Blk. or •••••••••••••••••••• lat I: ad Mon. Bex W. (rr)74:Danvllle,I m ••••••• \O. P. Burchan .••• I923 N. Jackson .•.. H. Salrer •••••••••• 15 filinoa, Sta. B. 16 minoa Ave ••••• lst .It 3d Th1lI1l 0)71 Gr'd Raplda, Miell. Wm. J. O'Brien •.• !I35 Straight SW•.. Ohu. Andenon ••• ;30 (\akdale ••••••• jOak• .It Dimion ••• Evel")' FridllJ'. (mllTacoma,1 Wuh •••• Carl Gethe•.•••••• 5439 S. Sheridan R. D. O'Neil•••••• 56(2 S. K St•.••• "' K. P. Temple••••• llst .It 3d Fr\ ~ : 0)77 Seattle, W ..h ••••• Harold Forreat •••• Labor Temple ••••• W. F. DeLaney .•.. Labor Temple .•••• Labor Temple ••••• ,Every Ilondar, (ca}7a Oleveland, 0 .•.•••. Walt. Montague ... 9134 Wade Park Av. Leo A. Connon •.. 1178 E. 84th St ••• Superior Bldg•••• 'IEvery Tues. ""(1)7' Syracuse, N. y ••••.JoseJOb Bennett .•• 214 Seymour St ... IVm. Andrus ...•... 208 Bassett St....• Myers Hall .••••.• Fridays. (m)IOINOrfOlk, Va ••••••• H. J. Kraemer •••• 1907 COUDtz .t., r. J. Gates .•••••. P.O. Btu 232, Nor- Oburch St••••••••• Wednesdays. . Portamouth, Va. folk, Va. (m}ll '3cranton, Pa...... Louis Leach ...... 615 3d St., Dun- John Campbell •••• ,Hickory St., Seran- 123 Penn. Ave ..... ll.t &: 3d MOD j ~~ h (1)12. Dayton, 0 ...... H. L. Spicer ....•. 676 S. Main .••..... :\. Wall .••••••••••.I- 1911 E. Richard St Main .It WllBh .•••.. \'EVery Tuea. {m}84 ~tlanta Ga ...... H. E. Herd •••••••. 27 Inman Ave ••••• J. L. Carver ...... Box 669 .••..••••••. 8G Central Ave .... Every Frida,. (a)1I ~ehenectadr, N. Y. Oeo. Gormley ....•. i08 Crane St ...... O. V. Platto...... 130 Front St .••••. 240 State •••••••••• Every Friday. ae Rocbe.ter, N. Y .. (leo. Ballinrer ..••. H Wilmington St. A. L. Knauf ••••.• 34 WilmiIllrion St. 95 E. Ilain •••••••• E... other WeJ {m}88 Ghillicothe, 0 ..... Edw. Jacuon ..... 95'h E. 2d ...... A. Wacbenachwam. 343 N. High St ••.. Merkle Bldg ..••••. ~2d Tue•. & 4tt i Wed. (m)S',Orawf'dPille, Ind. Frank Preilt•••••• R. R. No. 10 .•••.. ~rank Priest •..••.. 'Route No. 10 .•.... Rm. 13 K. of P. Id I: 4th Thm , Bldg., Market &;, WasRington. I (m)to New Haveh, Oonn. Wm. Dedrick .••••• 366 Whalley Ave •• B. Weymer ...••... 10 Hulbert St .•••.•8 Poll Bldg •.•••. jTUesday. (m).1 Br0W'!'wood, Tex •• R. H. Harward ••.• 1207 Vincent St •.• R.. H. Harward •••• 1207 Vincent St...... (m)" E. LIverpool, 0 ••• Oscar J. Kommel. 118 W. 3d St •••.•• D. W. Green ...... I 1575 Cllobe St ..... Fowler Bldg...... 1st .It 3d Fri (m}M Kewanee, Ill .•••••.....•.••...... •...... ~;oy ZabeL ...... '107 S. Grove St ...... ,lst Thurs. (m}16 ,Joplin, )lo ...... \ll)ert Vella ...... Eloc. Sorvicl' Co., Jas. Barem.re •.... '1';29 Kentucky AYe. 118 W. 8th St..... EveI")' FrIday I ' 15tb St. I I (mlt6 worce.ter, Ilau•. W. P. Gannen •••• !H9 Main St ••••••. O. O. 1l~.try .. '119 Main St ...... 419 Main St .•..••.. ,Every Mon. (l}.7 Waco, Tex ...... R. G. Caldwell ••• Box U~4 ....••••••• R. G. Oaldwell .... '1524 N. 4th St ...•• 104'h S. 4th St •.• IEvery Frlda;r. I (I}M Philadelphia, Pa •• J. P. Heade •••.••• \123 N. 15th St ...•. E. B. COleman •..• \123 N. 15th St ...•. Broad &: Oberry"IEvel")' Tuea. (i)" l>rovidence, R. I.. Chao. F. Smith .•• 33 East St .•••••••• Geo. H. Tburaton. 41 Whitter Ave ... 72 Weyb08set ...... E.. el")' Monday, (1)100 F~.8~0, '?al •••••••. E. H. Billa •.•••••• 1139 Eye St....•••• O. R. RusBeli .•••• 112 Valeria St..... 1139 Ere St...... Every Tue•. 0)1010mclDnab,l O .•••• IBen Lleycl ••••••••• 133 Lyell St ...•.•• A. J. Stayten .•••• I629 Herbert Ave •• 1313 Vme St ...... 2d .It 4th Wed. ,i)I02, Paterson, N. J .... \Robt. Silrier •••.•• '1154 Straight St ... Alvin B('nnett ..... jRout.. Xo. 2, 359 VanHouten St.: Every Thurs. (l)103IIBooton, Ha...... ,J. W O'Donnen""\'~87 Wasblngton St. F. L. Kelley·······1195 :~:e~~:i: :~£: )87 Washington St. \Every Wed 104 BostOIl, H&IlII .•••.• IEdgar A. Le.ke ... 18 Culta St., Wat- J. H. Mahoney •••• 45 Cedar St., cam-'1~87 Washington St. ,EveI")' Wed. ert.wn, Masa. bridge, M.... I (i}IM,Hamiltoo, Ont., C. A. Boond ...... •.• 40 Main St., W .... Wm. Pedder•••.•• ,IO New St...... ,22'h John St. S ••• 2d .It 4th Wed, (m)l .. Jamestown, 1'1 Y •• ,So C. Keller ...... :55 C ...den Plaee •• Robt. H. Ingalsbe'130 Spruce St ...• "19 W. 3d St ••••.••. ,Altemate MOl). (l}ll17,Gr'd Rapids, Mich., R. C. Shiner ..••.. :426 Brainard AYe. H. T. Rathbun •.•• 112 Colfax St. NE.lll~'h Mich. St.:Tueadays. I j I !'."E. i NW. ~ lI18tfampa, Fla ...... IF. C. Owen .••••••• P. O. Box 662 .•••. Frank Chancey .••• ,p O. Box 882 ..... :012'h Franklln •••• l.t .It 3d Tbur (l)IO!1 ROCk Island, Ill •. E. R. French ...... 814 24th St .....•.. W. H. GUDdaker •• ,II&33 W. 2d St.,21.t.lt 3d Ave ••••• 11d " 4tb Moo .. flavenport, la. I (I}U' St. Paul, llinn .••. Oave Bouatedt ..•. 695 E. 7th St...... J. J. Purcell ...... ~t.. Panl. Park, Trades Union Hall 1st & 3d Tbllr.. j • )lllll1papolu;;,)'hrm. I (1)111 ,Denver, OOlo •••••• ,W. A. Fitzgerald .• Box 1061 •••••••.•• J. Johnson ...... Box 1061...... 1517 Lawrence St. ,Every TJI1'rs. I , ! 'S:OO f' m . . (1)11S'Loul.vllle, Ky ..••. W. D. Tucker••••• ~39 S. Fiord St .•• J. F. Ulmer .•••..• '3322 Parkway ...... 1~06 Walm.t St ••••• Every Wed. \m}l1l,Colo. Spga., 0010. T. J. Mackey .•.•.• 521 N. ROi!:er ..•..• A. A. Stanton ••..• 223 N. 16tb St..... A. O. H. Hall ..... IEvery TUe!!. 114iFort Dedge, lao ... O. M. Smiley ...... Tobin Apt•. No.•• E. M. Gulden .•..• 1 N. 18th St .•...•. I. O. O. F. Hall .•• 12d &I 4th Fri (l}l"!Ft. Worth, Tex .••. Oha". Shryoc ...... 1101 Houston St .•. H. S. Broilea ..••. 1901 8th Ave ..•.••. Labor Temple .•••• IEvery Wed. (m)117 IElgin, Ill .•.••••••. J. Costello ...... 723 Cedar Ave ..•• G. W. Hilton •••••• 127 Wasbburn St .. 188 Chicago St.... 3d Thumclay (1}118,Oayton, 0 ...... Joe young .••...••• 19 Potomac ....•••. S. Caper ...... 12 Woodrow Terra. 12 Woodrow Ter.. 2d &: 4th Tu~s. {m)l1t Temple, Tex ..••••. , ,JaR. R. O'Neal.. .. 102 S. 8th St .••••• H. S. 'Sewland ...• 506 S. 11th...•..•• Rm 203 Ruda Bldl(.lst & 3d Fri. (m)UO Lon

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It1 Oonneaut, Ohio •••. I...... IT. J. O·Brien ..••.. 1142 E"ergreen .•.••• !...... 1 ...... (po)l .. Decatur. 111. •••••• R. C. Ward .•••••• 1658 ~. Graceland.IR. E. Heise ....•... '1630 W. Green St"IPowers BUg.• Rm.i2d &: 4th Fri. Av. 444. I (n"" WaRhington. D. 0'11. E. fiJi!. ·d ..... 15S 11th St...... •T. A. Crollill ...... 1"" ..... " ...... ~ortheast Temple. 2d &: 4th Thmt (1.01.' Aurora. llI...... L. R. Cole ...... 19 S. Spencer St ..Iolm Smith ...... 157 Illinois St ... " S. River St ...... ,Ist &: Id f'rI (m)tM Waukegan, Il1 ...... ~'rank Baker...... 1'. O. Box 102. Ernest O. Jones ... !2810 Elizaheth Ave.• 17th & Park, North I1st &: 3d Wed . ~Vipnetka, Jill, I .Zion Cfty, Ill. I Ch!cago,. Ill. ~ (1)t613an FrancIsco. Ca\. B. E. HaylaNd .... 88, Fulton St ...... '". F. Coyle ...... ,1/26 LaSalle Ave.,112 'alencla St .... Every 'l'buno. (lll63'South Bend, Ind ... It. J. Brehmer .....804 XotreDameAv. O. W. Davis ...... ,816 Lawndale Ave. 126 X. ~Iain St ... 2d &: 4th Thuall (1)154 Davenp~rt, Ia ...... 'ym. Thompson"'I'621 ~. 12th St..... !E. B. Ki~g:"'''''1428 B~a. Hall."IEvery Tuesday. (m)176 JolIet, Ill ...... W. E. Crate ...... 125 Comstock St.. Chas. W. Hughes .. '403 .Jeff. St ...... 101 Jefferson ...... IEvery ThunI. (m)177.1acksonville, Fla.. ~I. Foster ...... 331 W. orsyth St.:H. J. Odell ...... ',405 E. Church St .. 41% W. Bay St .. ·' Tuesday ~ve. (1)171 Canton, 0 ...... ~•. Shaub ...... 635.,~':.lJJ~~~.: Mas·,E. Freyermuth ..... i2507 6th St. NW .. Cent. Lab. Hall ... Ijlst &: 3d MOD I ",lJ..LUU, VJ:l.lV. 178lNorristown. Pa...... Peter Toppe ...... 836 Cherry St ...... (m)I80lva~lejO' Cal...... Geo. Hegarty ...... Box 251...... lI. Siegelbaum ..... Box 25.1...... Lahor Temple ... "IEvery Wed. (1)181 UtICa. N. Y ...... A. R. Kearney .... 1004 Blandma St .. L. D. Lacy ...... 938 ElIzabeth St.. Labor Temple ..... 2d &: 4th (to)l82 Ohicago, Ill ...... Wm. Devereux .... 1111 Wilcox St ... John Evoy ...... 3106 W. North Ave. 128 W. Randolph .. 2d &: 4th Ji'rl.. (i)l83 Lexington, Ky ..... C. J. Stallord ..... 323 Columbia Ave. J. '1'. Dillon ...... 185 Jeff. St ...... (m)l84 Galesburg, Ill...... C. lIIcCullock ...... 435 ~Iaple Ave .... "arl Haskins ...... 1187 Monroe St ... Tr'd's Assem. Hallj2d &: 4th Mo (m)185 Helena, Mont ...... S. L. Beckwith .••. Box 267 ...... !Labor Temple ..... 1st &: 3d Tuea 1.'Milwaukee, Wis ...... J. B. Segerdahl. ... 490 Murray Ave ...... (m)187 Oshkosh, Wis ...... ~;llis Nichols ...... 562 High St...... patk Joy ...... 41 Oakland Ave ... Labor Hall ...... 1st &: 3d 188 Charleston, S. C .. Thos. A. Corby .... 362 King St ...... John W. Bense .... 57 Logan St...... '9 Wolfe St...... Every Friday. (m)189 Quin~y. Mass ...... Paul A. Hoyte .... 50' Hancock St .... ,Jas. McKenzie ..... 30 IJtorkeley St.. .. Johnson Bldg., Rm. 1st &: 3d Tu IYollaston, Mass. Rm. 24 (.)180 Newark. N. J ..... V. O·Donnell...... 177 W. 17th St., ~1. R. Welch ...... 30 3d St...... Aurora Wall ...... 2d &: 4th !l E. Orange. (m)101 Everett. Wash ..... Vincent Small ..... 2322 Wetmore Ave. John Worswick .... Labor Temple ..... Labor Temple ..... Every Thurs. (1)112 Pawtucket. R.I... Edward O·Connor.. 79 S. Main St..... Andrew Thompson i lIary St ...... /21 S. 1I1ain St ... '1 1st &: 3d Tu 0)1. Springfield, 111 ..... Geo. Colvin ...... 1215 S. 15th St .... W. H. Sammons .. 916 Governor St ... Red Men'. Hall ... Every Tues. (1)1'4 Shreveport. La..... Chas. Serwick ..... 517 Milan St ...... Percy Elliott ...... 517 Spring St..... Saengers Lab.T·pl.Mon. night. (bo)185 Milwaukee. Wis.... Louis Brandes ..... 405 Albion St ...... Louis Brandes ..... 1405 Albion St ..... 274 3d St ...... 2d Wed. montA 2 P. H (m)11H1 Rockford, Ill...... Ambrode Marelli .. 331 N. Madison .... Jas. Caughlin ...... 224 Miriam St ...... 412 E. State St... Every Friday. (m)lt7 Bloomington, 111... L. W. Dean ...... 80a N. Evans St.. Ed. Emmett ...... 804 S. Summit St. Over 206 X. Center Wed. ni~ht. (m)l89 Oskaloosa. Ia ...... L. J. Haber ...... 1352 East A Ave ... Frank Jameson .... 206 5th Ave. E .... Market & I.t A ... Monday eve. (m)2IMI Anaconda, Mont... W. L. Stephens ... Box 483 ...... A. G. Welander .... lJox 483 ...... Carpenters Hall ... Every Wed. (rr)201 Silvis, 111 ...... E. J. Robbers ..... 225 S. Lincoln Ave. C. O. Vermillion .. 151 15th St...... Eagles Hall ...... 1st &: 3d FrI. 202 Boston. Ma.s ...... Wm. Crane ...... 32 Briggs St.• Wol- A. B. Kingsley .... 9 Rickfield, Dor· 184 Dudley St ..... lst &: 3d H I" "ton. chester. . I (m)203 Flint, Mich...... H. R. Ander.on .... 1930 Beach St..... 10e Roser ...... 424 Chase St ...... IOlymPia Club ...... Monday. (1)204 Springfield, 0 ..... Paul Miller...... 670 W. Jefferson .. Jos. Perry ...... R. R. No.5 ...... Labor Temple ..· ... 1st &: 3d !l (m)2Oe Jack.on MiCh ...... ISam G. Mewsonger 1244 E. Main ...... A. L. Chamberlain. 71~t.'~' Milwaukee j'La~or~I~i~I'JaCkSOI'IE"ery Friday.

(1)207 Rtockton, Ca\...... ~'rank Anson ...... 1447 S. American .. Ed. I. Cai\...... 420 E. Wyandotte. Cent. Lab. Council Friday•. (m)2tl8 Burlington, Vt.... 'I'C. R. Franklin .... 237 Elmwoo,~ Ave .. Ernest N. Eldred .. 44 Loomis St...... Church St...... Every Mon. 209 Logansport, Ind ... Gus Miller ...... 916 Race St...... H. E. Smith ...... 1608 Treen St.... Trades Assm. Hall 1st It 3d Fri. (1)210 Atlantic City. N.J'IH. C. Lukens ...... 37 S. Kentucky .... R. L. Stafford ..... 2501 Pacific Ave .. 1801 Indiana St ... !TueSdaY8. No. 12. (1)211 Atlantic City, N.J. Ernest Eger ...... 10 Reed Ave ...... Walt. Cameron .... 1620 Atlantic Ave .. Odd Fellows Hall Mondays. (1)2120incinnati. 0 ...... W. B. Slater...... 1718 Denham St... Arthur Liebenrood. 14 Glencoe Pl. ... 1313 Vine St...... WedDee4ay•• ~. Fairmont, Cinn. . . 0)213 Vancouver. B. 0 .. 1R. N. Elgar ...... 207 Labor Temple. E. H. Morrison .... 207 Labor Temple.Labor TemPle ..... llIlondays. (8)214 :Jbicago, Ill...... 'II. lloover ...... ',4209 W. Van Buren',Wm. A. Gale...... I.;o N. Waller Ave ,Rebman Hall ...... 1st &: 3d Fri. (f)215!POllli:hkeepaie. N.Y.,Geo. Doran ...... i214 Winnipee Ave.I.Tao_ O·Brien ...... 25 S. White St .... Columhia In"t ... _ i2d &: 4th Fri. (1)218 Owen.bom. .Ky •••• / ...... i ...... IE. L. Mitchell ..... 18 Sycamore St... Leahman. Hall .. "12d &: 4th Mon. (m)218i

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(1)223 ~rockton. 101 ...... /' K. F. Morgan •••.• !76 Frankton Ave .• A. B. Spencer ••••. Crescent St.• West Rm. 26. 12& Main"jEvery Wed. Bridgewat"r. Mass. (1)224 New Bedf'd. Mau.jJas. Hanna ...... 42h::~r :!;;.~alr. Jas. Grillin ...... 9 Theatre Bldg ••.• Theatre Bldg •••••• !.Monday •. (1)22& Norwich. Conn .... W. P. Hill ...... 134 Prospect St.... A. R. Pierce ...... 136 Main St., Oarpenters Hall ... 1st & 3d Mon. Westerly. R. 1. IstNew London. 3d Norwich. (1)22& Topeka. Kan ...... Ohas. Maunsell.... 222 E. Euclid Ave. J. L. Lewis ...... 315 Park Ave ...... 418 Kansas Ave .••• 1st & 3d Wed "\:m)227 Sapulpa. Okla..... G. B. Salmans .... liox 645 ...... L. H. Mahood ..... Box 645 ...... Union Hall ...... Every Sunday morning•• 228 EI Centro. Calif...... Earl M. Templeton 548 Euclid Ave ...... (m)2211 Henderson. Ky ..... Eugene E. Scott ... 325 S. Green St ... Joe. F. La Neir ... Care Y. M. O. A. 1.t St ...... Wed. night. (m)280 Victoria, B. C ..... F. Shapland ...... 828 Broughton St. W. Reid ...... 2736 Asquith St ... Labor Hall ...... Every Frida... (1)231 Sioux City. Iowa .. ~;rnest Russell ..... 712 Myrtle St ..... L. W. Battin ...... lOll¥. Jennings St. 6th & Nebraska ... Every Tuesday. 282 Appleton, Wis..... E. A. Killren ...... 1125 ~'ranklin St .. E. C. Driessen .... Box 88. Kaukauna. Trade. & Labor 2d & 4th Tu.... Wis. Oouncil. taa Bridgeport. COnn .. Geo. V. flover ..... 699 Connecticut Av. Samuel Ferguson .. General Delive.·y .. Pattern Makers' Every Thurs. Hall 234 Brainerd. Minn .....J. Sanderson ...... 211 Main St...... E. L. DahL ...... 925 S. Broadway .. Tr'lles & Labor HaJ: ...... (m)238 Taunton. Mass ..... Francis C. Sartoris 41 Clinten St ...... Edwin W. Lincoln Box 53 ...... Bartender's Hall ... 1st & 3d Fri. 23G Streator. ill...... :i. Cate ...... 910 ~. Park St.... John Melody ...... 206 Illinois St., ... Main St...... Every Wed. (1)217 Niagara Falla. N.T ~1. B. Burnham ... 919 Cedar Ave ..... O. V. Barber ...... 750 16th St ...... Eagles' Hall ...... Every Friday. 238 IAsheville. N. 0 .... G. W. Webb ...... 77 Victoria Rd .... O. T. Johnson ..... Box 724 ...... Oent. J.abor Hall .. :Every Thnn. (m)2i1U,Williamaport. Pa .. l. I. Gottschall .... 648 7th Ave ...... 'Jos. Winslow ...... ,430 Birch St...... Myre. Bldg.• Rm.UWednesday. (m)240,Muscatine. la ...... O. Stevens ...... 301 Sycamore St .. IIChas. Erdman ..... 1123 W. Front ~t ••• Labor A ••em. Hall2d & 4th Thur. (c)242; I'ittsfiel~. Mass.... Henry Biron ...... 119 Lin.,·oln St .... Conrad Kline ...... 4 .Harvar~ Pi...... ~. L. U. Hall; .... 12d & ~tb ThUlL (to)244 Lynn and Salem, C. -A. Foster ...... S. HamIlton. Mass. Geo. L. Hall ...... 26a Umon St.• Federal & V. ash., 2d Friday. I Mass. Lynn. Mas~. Salem. Mass. I (l)245'Toledo. 0 ...... D. N. Matheson ... 1206 Front St...... ,Oliver Myers ...... 12435 Detroit Ave .. Monroe St ...... ·Every Friday. (m)24tiiSteubenville. O .... l R. McOo! ...... 1317 Maryland Ave. IE. D. Richards .... ,City Bl?g ..,' ...... '15th & Market ...... Every 2 week.. (8)24~:~~~~~~~~1~s~·. ~.\, ~l.~~el .. ~.e.•. l~~::: ::: ~~~. ~~'.~C~~. ~~~::: I~~"'v ~~~~?~:::: ::I~~. ~~: .. ~~.O.t.'~: .~::,. Ele~:. ~~~: ..~~~:: i~~~ .~.. ~r.I. ~h~:: (m)250,San Jose. Oal ..... D. McLellan ...... 130 N. 7th St .... "IF. O. Edmunds .... 853 S. 8th St ...... Labor Temple ..... 'Every Frld8.J. (m)251iPine Bluff, Ark .... ,J. D. McCrary ..... 1416 W. 5th Ave ... P. J. Tierney ..... :517 E. 2d Ave ..... iLabor Temple ..... 1st Sunday. 252'IAna Arbor. Mich. Clifford Wood ..... 1113 College St.... ,Frank BeardsleY"'1420 Main St. N ... j'l'radCS Council2J & 4th Wed. . I! Hall, ~lain St. 1 254,Schenectady. N. Y. M. T. Northup .... 6 Forest Rd ...... ,F. Hooker ...... Box 441...... 246 State St ...... i2d Wed. (m)255:Ashland. Wis ...... S. J. Talaska ..... R. No. 1 ...... 'IChester Margenau. Care Badll!er E. oOI'Eagles Hal1 ...... '2d Wed. ~i)258:Fitchburg. M~ss ... John Gilmartaln ... Water St: ...... A. F. Robbins ..... 70 Pine St...... Lincoln Hall Annx.2d & 4th Th.u. 2571 Oakland. Calif..... H. J. Henkel...... 3494 HollIS St ..... : Paul W. Brown ... 1229 Rl..

I I erly: JIass. lem, Mass. i i (1)261 Peterboro. Ont.• O. R. Anderton ...... Brownton. P.O ... C. J. Seymour ..... 193 Sndtb St...... Geo. St ...... I2d & 4th W~d. , (i)202 Plainfield. N. J .... Russell H. Hann .. 718 Wall ..ce Pl. ... rno. Schley ...... 1044 Sherman Ave'1224 W. Front St ... 2d & 4th lIon. (m)263 Tiflln, Ohio ...... Oscar Frantz ...... Ft Seneca, Ohio .. :0<. J. Phillips ...... 39 Union St ...... Central Labor Hall 2<1 & 4th Tue.. (m)265 Lincoln. Nebr ..... E. L. Martin ...... 436 N. 27th ...... L C. Wixson ...... 1~25 IiI St ...... Labor Temple ..... 2d & 4th 'l'hUl'. {m)2GO Sedalia. Mo •....• 'IJno. H. Gallie ..... 1011 E. 4th ...... F. W. Miley ...... 20tl & Wash. St·ILabor Temple ..... 1st &I 3d Fri.

dletown, R. I. port. R. I. I (I)26i,Trenton. N. J ..... ;Oris J. Marciante .. 1216 Princeton Av. J. H. Brelsford .... 342; Cleveland Ave. IS' Broad St ...... Every Mon {m)271 IWichita. Kan ...... jRay G. Shelley .... '12015 S. Water St .. Ray G. Shell. ey .... 2013 S. Water St .. 120 N. Market St"llst & 3d ·l:"eI!. (m)372:Sherman. Tex ..... G. ~I. Tait ...... ~28 '!'. Cherry St. A. Pan]ey ...... ~~4 E. Lamar Stp"rJlellt~r .I!all ..... 2d &0 4th IUe\!. (m)273.Clmton. la ...... Ed. Rcbert...... ,A2 3,1 Ave ...... Ed. Salawetz ...... 3~'I) 9th Ave ...... (her 112 Jtel Ave .. 1st Wed. (m)275'Muskegon. Mich ... ,James J. Whitney.~29 !:Southern Ave'''IR. Danninge ...... :43 Jiroch St ...... Western Ave ...... 'lst & 3d Thllt, (m)27G Superior. Wis ..... O. O. Boswell ..... !1915 Bilknap St ... O. E. Eby ...... II304 Baxter Av .....Bellknap & Hugh-:lst & 3d Fri.

1 itt Sts : (1)277 Wheeling. W. Va .. Ro,,, Henden,hot .. 2300 Wool! St..... \!murd 1IcCombs ,51 13th St ...... 1139 Mnrket st.... ;;nn •. 2 ;l. In (m)27S: Paris, Tpxa~ ...... Lrsui.;; Pitt' ...... un X. \Vall st ..... IF. \V. Scaroe1ler .. ~3 E. Austin St .... '.\1t'xnTlI!pr Hlfig .... 'Frl"lny. (to)27' ifitchbul'g. MaliS ... ,LouiR F. Wood .... ,3 Wekh Pl.. Olin· Fred V. Gale ...... 154 Marion St.. 304 ~!ain St ...... 3d Sunda~. I , ~ ton, ~f.U9S. 1 I F'it;.bhur~, l1u~~Q (m)280 Hammond, Ind .... Mr. Armstronl\' .... Htate LIPe Hotel. J. A. Fauver.. .. 318 ::;.bl~y St ...... 509 Hohman ...... WedneRd.~' {m)282 Chicago, Ill...... Wm. J. O·Le,uy .... 5532 S. L()on::. St. ,Geo. Wolf .. "'<>" 3036 :>. l'~l1';;n" St.4351 S. Halsted .... 2d & 4th 11·~. (m)283 Oaklar.d. Cal...... E. 1. Durrell ...... :2398 E. 27tll St .... :Geo. Wagner .. , ... 'lS~3 Ma~'Iloli" St.. 287 12th St...... Frida,.. 284;Pitbfteld, :yasB.••. ,Thos. A. Butler ... ,:3,7J)pxter Ave .•.... ~;!. !1lim!\Yv:th. ••... ' IJ3 Ht·yruonr St.... :~. A. HaH, l::-i.lst & ael \&t:.,:! Ii, I ' "Snrth S1. 285: Ppm! Inr1 ..••••.•. I, Cl<.'ve Anrler:;on .. , ~ao g. 3(1 t..;t •••••• 'I'omer Cleven~er ••. :11.1, E. 311 St ....••• o T!',H1t':-:. COUTl('U H'll B,"pry \10,;:,,/13."1 {m)281 :-0. Adorns, Mass .. j ~'. D. Viens ...... IXl William" "t .... R. II. Harvw ...... 16 ~Iagnolia Terr... I"'l ~!aill ,t...... 12,1 1'1: 4th Frt (m)2UO,Bartlesvllle. Okla'j'L. J. Mosley ...... :207 E. 3d St ...... L. J. Mosley ...... '207 E. 3d St ...... !E. 3d ...... !lst· & 3d We~ (1Il)2I1iB<;>ise. 1n ...... '!:lox 525 ...... 'Main St ...... :tat &; 3i! 'rh,,~. (i)2i2I Mlllneapolis. Minn. P. A. TaDlrCnt ..... 112 Kasota Bldg ... J. D. Hoban ...... 112 Kasota Bid"... noo],', Hall. 43 R-'2d &I 4th 11o". 4th St. I 2N Hibbing. Minn ..... Victor McKuaky ... 325 McKinley St .. Victor McKu.ky ... 325 McKinley St... 3d Ave ...... 2d & 4th S'lr (l)295:Little Rock. Ark... :J. E. Darnell ...... 11222 Penter St..... D. M. Hefner ...... 1921 W. 7th St ... ~'rank·s nan. 3d "IEvery We,l

! I I rpntpT St. (m)296 Berlin. N. H ...... Wm. Keollgh ...... lllO Oole St ...... Ora A. Keith ...... 1759 20 Ave ...... IStnll Blk...... 2d & 4th Wed. (m)~~i~i~~;!~a·O?~~'\;iG~~·: 'j~~~~~~:::: 228 ·ii~~drl~k~· 'si:: :~: ~ee~~~~~~·. ::if~x E~5~Oth' 'si: ::::i4th .t.. ·p;.~~kli~· 'si: i2d ' 'iT." 4th" l-'rl: m)2tI·Camden. N. J ..... Jo.. Tallman ...... 2104 Howell...... A. G. Watkins ..... h16 Urant st...... 1 7th &I Birch ...... ·Every Thurs. 848 THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL

L.U. Location. Rec. Sec·y. Address. Fin. Sec'y. Address. Meeting Place. Meeting Oat 1 3GOAuburn. N. Y •••••• G. Hill .••••••••••• 190 Franklin St •• ..Ivivian A. Lee •.••. IHotel Maiestic •••. 'Oent. Labor Hall .• :2d & 4th We 101 'l'e.

I Chippew. Falls. i i Chippewa Fall.'I· 1 Chippewa ~'alls, . 1 1 Wis. I . Wi". . Wis. . (m)311 Santa An•• Oal ... "E. R. K.jora ...... 1710 W. Wash. Ave. !T. 8. Bunter...... 101. W. lat St..... 14th & Bush St •••• Id & 4th MOl (m)1I11 Wilmin~n. Deia.iR. T. ,...... 1014 N. Adam. St. W. J. Outten ...... 1'3302 Wash. St..... ilO4 Market St ••••• Every Friday. 312 i Spencer. N. C ..... G. N. Oooper ...... 112 2d St...... B. B. Everhardt .. 'IR~.tec~, Salisbury, Eagles' Hull ...... 2d & 4th Mon (m)1I14iBellingham. WaaIl. F. n. Horton •••••. 2005 0 St...... E. P. Walsh ...... Box 45 ...... Labor Temple..... Every Wed. (CI)1I1i Chicqo. Ill...... E. W. Noble ...... 229 W. Vanburen R. .Ii. Oarlin ...... 4029 Newport Ave. 234 N. Clark ...... Enry Tburs. I St. (m).15 Ogden. Utab ...... G. H. J.y ...... Box 44 ...... M. O. Smith ...... ·Box 44 ...... Wuh. Ave ...... Every Tburs. 118 Knornlle. Tenn ... Richard Eva...... 21411 Linden Ave ••• Roy W. worSham.!2825 Rutledlte Pike Gay St ...... l.t '" 3d Frl. 319 lDanville. Ill...... Wm. R. WhiteseIt ,,09 W. Harrison Fred T. King..... 939 N. Hazel St.... 109% E. Main .... 2<1 & 4th .lion I S~ , (m)Ul,Las.ne. Ill •••••••• H. J . .liuener •••••• 1515 l.t, Peru, m. H. B. Anns ...... ·537 Chartera St ••• 1.t 0 mo., 1st St.,lat II Id Frl . ' LaSalle; laat 6 Peat Hall. Peru. (m)U2 lOasper. Wyo...... M. A Ha.. ley ...... 222 Linden Ave ••• R. B. Oarter ...... I132 N. Market St .. ·Labor Hall ...... , 1st & 3d Tue, (m)Ha W. P. Beach. Fla. Joeeph E. Bell •••• ',322 2d Ave ...... Stephen L. Hannon 415 Garrlen;a st .... Clem.till St ...... '.2d II 4th Tuet (m)I24:B!,&zi1, Ind ...... Fred LilIcb ...... ;W E. SJ;>.ttack St.IH. W. Reed ...... i716 S .. Walnut St .. :~ W. Nat. Ave"'i2d '" 4th We.: (111)125 Bmgbamtcm. N. T. Walter Jon.,...... 23 Dennl.on .be.. lA. D. Bam.,...... ,8 BeVIer St...... :State St •.••••••••• ,1d & 4th .lio~ (m)l27 Kalamazoo. Kich •• iH. Connera ...... ,Gen. Del •••••••••• ,Scoti Irwin ...... 1501 Xrom An .... :128 W. Main 1M ... ,1et II ad Frl, (m)12lI0sweco. N. T ..... E. O. Bou~h ...... ' 144 W. Bridge ..... : Frank W. GallagheJ79 E. 8tll. St ...... ,Lltb. Hall, W. I.t St.,lst & 3d Fri. I UtShrneport. La •••• I'W. R. Frencb ..... Box 740 ...... ,Edw. Olwell ...... 'Box HO ... ; ...... Simon Bldg ...... llst & 3d Mo, (1)111 Decatur. Ill ...... L. W. Covert ...... 262 S. Broarlway .. :w. F. Hornbeck .• .'449 E. Prairier ..... :H. Po..... ers Bldg.. ,lst & ad (i)I32',San Jose. Oal ••••• E. Kuehnill •••••••• 438 .liinor Ave ..... IJ. O. Hamilton .... '745 Morris St...... 'Labor Temple ..... 2d & 4th W 1 (1)333i l'ortlsnd. Me ...... 'N. A. Petenlon .... 84 Union St)Geo. Hoodv ...... ,IU3 Forest Ave ..... nongr~ •• 13L o. 0 ••• . 0 ...... i , Westbrooke, Me.1 ., I I (m)lI34:Pitteburg. Ran .... Don I'rencb...... I82 W. ad St ...... !F. L. )!CViekers .. I/I02 W. 3d St...... ,3d & Pine 1't.. .. ,Every Tburs {m)A11 SpringAeld. Mo .... E. O. ][eney...... til. Orchard AYe ... ; H. H. Roberts .... 459 Cherry ...... IDingledin.·s Hall .. i Ev~ry Tu (s)33IUlilwaukee, WilI ... :Arthur J.nke ••••• ,259 Greeley St.... \D. A. Stevens...... 84 53d Ave .• west,Reichenbacll. Hall.. Friday. , I! I Alii., Wis. 137' Pan":~n •• Ran ...... ,E. O . .licG~"'", :311 N. Iltlt St.... O. J. Jo.lin .• : .... 1614 Appleton Ave. I' 1818% Main St ..... 1st & 3d W (m)1IlI DenDI.on. Tex...... B. W. Baldwm ••• 'IW, Herroa ...... , A. T. Hut~hlson. 1536 Gandy St..... Labor Hall ...... {m)aat.Ft. Wm.• Ont.• O. Wm. Raine ...... /BOX 203 ...... 1Geo. Obamberlain Box 203 or Rm. 20, Labor Temple ..... 2d & 4th I ~~ (1)140 /S.cramento. Oat .. G. H. Coale ...... 24011 V St ...... L. T. Weber ...... 2724 J St...... ~abor Temple ..... 2d & 4th {m)141ILivinptoo, Hont .. O. H. Olark ...... 117~ W. Park ..... O. H: Olark ...... 117% W. Park .... W. Lewis St...... 1st & last W (m)B44 Prince Itupert. B ...... J. H. Morrison .... Box 305 ...... Fraser St...... 1st Tuesday. 0., Canada M d {m)345 Mobile, Ala...... J. A. H.ll ...... N. Bascomb Ave... L. C. Lytz ...... 209 Lexington Ave. 'M% St. Franei. St. E""ry on 348 Ft. Smith, Ark.... Joe Bl1mbacher .... 2021 N. J St ...... G. F. Moore ...... Box 126, Route 1 Labor Temple ..... 1st & 3d Th (i)347 Des Moines, Ia .... Ohas. L. Page ..... 1124 Euclid Ave .... W. N. Rodgers .... 1011 Morton Ave ... Labor Temple ..... Every Monday 'm)348 Oalgary, Alta.• O. A. Mcinnes ...... Box 2181...... J. W. Frame ...... Box 2181...... Labor Temple ..... 2d & 4th W (i)349 Miami Fla ...... M. E. Hawkins .... 628 20th St ...... Holley Taylor ..... Gen. Delivery ...... Townley Hall...... 1st & 3d Tu {m)350 Hannibal, Mo ...... Ohas. OOx ...... 314 Fulton Ave .... Harry Baldwin .... 1807 Chestnut St .. 201 Broadway ...... 1st & 3d Th (1)351 South Bend, Ind .. Dwight .Sayles ..... 320 W. Lasalle Av. Geo. Tbompsen ... 908 Leland Ave .... Central Labor H'IHd & 4th Thur (1)352 Lansing. Mich ...... John Swan ...... 226 Smith Ave ..... L. A. L.ggett ...... 904 N. pjne St .... N. Wash. Ave ..... 1st & 3d Fn {m)353 Toronto, Ont., 0 .. Alex Farquhar ..... 50 Fenwick St..... Fred Einboden ..... 46 Ferneh Ave., W. Labor Temple ..... Every Thure Toronto, 0 n t., Canada. (i)354 Salt Lake City ... Ray Gillett ...... Box 213 ...... G. W. Fahy ...... Box ~13 ...... Labor Temple ..... Every. Wed .'m)355 Berlin, Ont.• 0 ...... Ali. Edmunds ...... 163 Schneider Ave. Tmcles&LaborHall 1st FrIday. 0)356 KanBas City. Mo .. C. W. Emery ...... ,14 S. Boeke St. D. O. Horner ...... !1134 Haskell, Kan· Labor Temple .... '12d &; 4tb 'I'll! Kansas City, Kan. sas Oity. Kan. 358 Perth Amboy, N. J. Wm. McDonaugh .. ,218 Shennan St ... Victor L .. ,."en ..... 180 Sheridan St."lsmith & Redor St'j2d &; 4th. Frl "m)360' pt. Artbur, Ont., ('.C. Olmsteall ...... , 58 Ontario ...... i. B. Rllnkle ..... 227 Wolseley St .. , 242 Arth~r St ..... Every Frlday :m)3611 Tonopah, Nev..... '1' Walter Ross ...... : Box 1012 ...... "'jWalter Ross ..... "1' Box 1012 ...... St. PatrIck ...... : 2d & 4tb Fr, (m)3621 Kankakee, Ill ...... W. Eggleston ...... ', 217 N. Rosewood .. Frank G. Schultz. ,677 E. Mulberry St., We.st A~e ...... 12d & 4th ·.m)383I Sarato~a, N. y .... !Chas. GranO'er .... 81 State St ...... , F. J. Ball ...... :122 Van Dam St .. : Phlla. St ...... 2d & 4th Th . 'm)3M' Waterville, Me .•• " Allie E. Herron .... ' 19 Maple St ...... IAlton Williams .... i98 Front St ...... Oarpester's Hall ... ; Every Tb1ll'll (rn)368!Lewiston, Me ...... i ...... I ...... L. A. Powell ...... iI62 Oak St ...... , ...... : ...... (m)307j Easton, Pa ...... , ...... ' ...... RObert Graham. Jr.II048 N. Hamptor; .... ·• ...... I ...... • , I I ' Ave. : tlill!I,S'1 'ndianapolis. Ind .. ' ...... : ...... J. F. Timmon..... IR27 FlPtcher Ave.,Labor Temple ..... /lst & 3d Til, '",)36V LouiBville. Ky ..... L.. o Smith ...... 1912 Mellwood Ave. F. J. Kintner ...... ,3M8 Bank Rt ...... I. O. O. F. TempI. Everv M",,··' .. , ,'370. Los Angeles. Oalit. E. F. Meisenheimer 1026 W. Ave. 54 .•• " fJ. W. Allen ...... ' 150 S'. Beaudry St. Lahor .Temple ..... I Every Tburs. (i :37t: llones.en. Pa ...... H. O. Larim~r ..... 674 Re~rl ,'ve ...... ' l'I. C. Larimer .... , 674 Repn Ave ..... Ruthemnn HalL ... 1st & 3rt Mo .m)3721 Boone. la ...... Albert Oie.kieng .. lS09 Rpnton St ...... J. H. Brumhall ... iRox 4ft4 ...... 716% Kpelpr i'lt ... ,wennesday. '",,173' Logan. Ctah ...... Frank Day ...... Box 292 ...... ·.T08. M<'Murrin ..... Box 292 ...... , Mailt ~ bt S'. 1':, ,2rl &. 4th Thu !m)374'.\"~1"ta, lIe ...... Irving F. Gay ..... 12 Quinby St ...... ,Edgar L. Dowe .... ' ...... 207 Water St ..... il.t & 3d Fri. Im)375' Allentown. Pa ..... Edgar Brown ...... 1;;1 R Lnion St.. C. W. Moyer ...... i231 X. Fountain St.; 729 Hamilton St. / Every Friday : : Bethlehem. Pa , , {m)878; Princeton, Ind .•• .0. W. Finney ..... 52.9 W. Spruce St.R. R. Waltz ...... 417 ~. Hart St .... IFire Dept H,lo Tue.days 377,Lynn. Mass ...... ,.Frank Connell .••• .:Kmg St .. Swamp· O. W. Sh.ttuck ... 463 Chestnut St"'lllunroe St ...... I.t.2rl 3d an

i scott, Mass. ! I" 5th Wed. 378, San Francisco, Oal.'W. Merryweather •• 1912 Potvero Ave... :O. Pearson ...... 3662 16th St ...... 1530 Ellis St ...... iEwry Wed. WORKERS AND OPERATORS. ry €.C' .' ~r 19 349

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(S)3791 San Franci,co, Cal. D. W. Scott ...... 1499 California~ St. A. R. F!tz"e~ald .. 1045 Filbert St...... m)380 Provo, Utah ...... Wilson Peters ..... 1010 W. Centre ~t. R. L. GIlle~ple .... 946 4th E)t. W ..... 44 W. Centre St.. Every Thurs. (f)881 Chicago, Ill ...... J. W. McMahon ... 3351 Belle Plame Geo. D. Griffith ... 425 N. KlDlball Av. 500 S. State St... 2d 01& 4th Wed Ave ..

(1)882, Columbia, S. 0".1 M. O. White ...... 11537 Main St...... J. W. Mann ...... 1537 Main St ...... Main St ...... 00 Every Thll1'!!. m)383: GilleApie, m...... Florien Frey ...... 1 Gillespie, . Ill ...... A. L. HO<,lper ...... Gillespie Ill ...... M:,in St ...... 1st 01& 3d Fri. m)884, Muskogee, Okla.... 1, M. A. Screechllel 439'Warren. Ohio ...... W. F. Randall .... 159 Hartzell Ave ...... Niles, Ohio. m)434 Douglas, Ariz ..... E. Freeman ...... 1267 13tb St ...... M. L. Wright ..... Box 961...... 636 GAve ...... 2d 01& 4th Mon. m)435 Winnip~g, Man., C. A. A. Miles ...... 113 Atlantic Ave .. J. L. MeBride .. , .. Labor Temple ..... Labor Temple ..•.. 2d 01& 4th Von (s)436 Watervleit, N. V:. Harold Farrar ..... 127 Northern Blvd., T. A. Keiser ...... 1131 7th Ave ...... 1565 1st Ave ...... 3d Silt. ev~ .~lbany. N. Y. m)437 I Fall Rh·pr. Mass .. A. W. Lawrence .. 1119 Roelman St... Frank Mullen ...... 101 Adamo Rt...... 8 8. Mnin St ...... !l,,('ry ]\[onelay. (lH39'Akron •. Ohio ...... L. My ers ...... 951 Holloway St... C. B., Werder ...... ,55 W. Long St.:. 'IC, L. U. ,HalL .... ,~vel'Y 'rues. , ~: Rlve.. "I., Oal!f"'1 V. W. Dun.das .... '113081 W. IOtb. St ... C. q. BI!forcl ...... 1152 Romana Drive MechamC's Hall .. V_R"h Tuesday ,,;).42 Schenee·tally, N Y'IHarry LeWIS ...... 13 Pennsylvania St. DaVId RlTIg ...... ! 537 Schtdy St .... " 246 Stnte St ...... '1301 M.onday. r.'!1~3·~{ontgomery. A!a. I ...... J. R. Brooks ...... , 122 Plum St ...... iRe~m~n Holl ..... ·:2d 01& 4th Wed )440 Battle Creek, Mlch.A. V. WoodB ...... '166 Battle OreekAv. F. :\1. LyonR ...... ,202 ~. Wash. Ave. ROClUhBt Hall...... 'Every Monday. mH46 Monroe, ],u .. : ..... :C. C. Sutherlin .... Box 419 ...... O. C. Sutherlin ... iBox 411 ...... iCity Hall...... ll.~ 01& 3d Tu"" 'lI)447Sanelusky, OhIO .... John Schumacker.,1712 Monroe St .... ~1. Broadley ...... 128 Wayne St ...... 'Cooke Bldg ...... 'Fncl"y. "8 I h1138, Texaa ...... W. Loui. Fitch ... llallas Auto Sales ......

. 1 . Co. 14491 PoC'atelio. lel"ho ... A. A. Haley ...... Box 196 ...... P. n. Bullock ..... Box 196 ...... Eagles' HalL ...... Frid.. y e,eni~ )4511 Santa Il::rbara. Cal. Don HUInl'hreuB ... Box 415 ...... 0. L. Peffley ...... Box '15 ...... Painters' Hall ..... 1st & 3d Fri. (iH53111illingR, Mont ...... John Johnstone ... 517 W. 1st St ..... ,John John~tone ••••.117 W'. 1st St ..... Lahor Hall...... 1!,t. 01& 3d 'l'hure 454, llluf'flelol W. va... w. B. Webber ..... r.rnham. Va ...... T. T. BelvIn ...... 233 Prm('cton Ave. Moose Hall ...... 1st 01& 3d Thurs. (1)455 Miami, na...... "1·Joe1 QU:ll'teman .... 139 11th St ...... Toe Quart(,lII:m .. "'1139 11th St ..... "'i']'o",n1ey Bld~· ...... IE,·pry Runday. , , I 10 n. m. )456 "ewHr·n.wi~k.N.J 'Eugene Fraley ...... r;en. Del ...... 01'0. N. DeLaplaine Route No.1, High· Ferloration Hnll ... 2d & 4th ltr{

, , land Park. N. J. ' 1 (i)457 Altoona, I'a ...... Geo. Woomer ...... 219 E. 1st Ave .... O. A. Reger ...... 807 East St ...... C. L. U. Room ... '2d & 4th Mon IH!\'~ Ahe,,1e ..,. Wash ... W. Braekenreid ... ,413 E. 1st St ...... H. S. yerkes ...... , 209 X. Aiopr flt .... NIdI!'. Tra,·]es Hall Wed. eveniDlt s)459 Salt Lake City, A. O. Tomlinson .. :Labor Temple ..... ',Tohn Scoville ...... ,Labor Temple ..... Labor Temple ..... Every Frid3y. I ~tah. • . .! , . 1 )460' ChH'kasita. Okla... Wm. Powell ...... Box 413 ...... ~. D. PhIllips ..... , Box 413 ...... , Hmon Labor Hall .. I1st Wedn"",~.' (i)461 IAurora, Ill ...... Ed. Bach ...... 3.50 Columbia St... J. L. Quirin ...... 1364 Talmo St ..... IOwr B Theatre .... 12d 01& 4th Tu.. )462 Wa~·cross. On ...... J. P. :-

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(mHB7lMiami' Ariz.••••••. F. R. Falby ••••.•• Box 681. ••••••.•••• Terry Tbo~e ...... !BOX S81 ...... IC~~ll. &; waiters'111st &; 3d W, (s)488 Van Nest, N. Y ••. Jos. Dahlstrom .... 4 W. 128th t;t.• Hugh Davitt ...... : 647 Mead St ...... Morris Park Hall.. 2d &; (th W, Xew yor.·. N. Y. I (GO'Bes.emer. Ala..... W. T. Pugh ...... Houte 4. Box 71 ... Roy Minton ...... :203 Elemore St .... !Theo. Lamors' H'lllEvery Tburs (m)(70 Haverhill. M ...... Chae. Gordon ..... 1.\9 \Vebs_ b •.•. Willis Severance ... 490 ('entral St.,"/Labor fe'llple ..... 2d &; 4th I I Hradford. Mass. (m).71 MilIino?ket. Me.... Jos. Xickles8 .••••. Box 6...... ••.•..Tos. Nickless ..... ·1 Box 6 ...•.•••.••... Rus!' Block .•.•.... 1.~ Friday. (m)47( MemphIs, Tenn •••• !J. L. Hart ...... Box 274 ...... H. R. ~fartlll ..... Box 274 ....•••..... 1italIan Hall. ••.... Friday mght (f)476 st. Paul, Minn .... J. F. Keller ...... 185 Rondt' St..... Otto XeIson ...... 894 W'stminist'r St. Trades Union Hall 1st &; 3d 'l'I (1)478 Sagina.... )(feb .... ,Denson Coneley ... Salt St... • ...... D. T. Conlay •.•••. 223 King St...... 413% Genesee Elt .. Tuesday. {mH77 SanBernardino.CaL O. Potter ...... 466 9th St ...... R. Stratton ...... 427 ESt...... Labor Temple ..... Every Tburs 478 Rome, N. Y ...... B. F. Butler ...... 813 ~'Ioyd Ave...... (i)479 Beaumont. Tex .... J. O. Brammer .... Box 932 ...... C. A. Weber ...... Box 923 ...... Trades Ass'blf Hall 2d &; (th Tbu 480 Marshall. Tex .•..• Paul Frahey ...... K Rusk St ..... 0. F. Howell ...... Box 27 ...... K. of P. Hall ...... 2d &; 4th Fr (i)481 Indianapoli8, Ind •• W. Moore ...... 138 W. Wash. Elt. J. L. Campbell .... 138 W. Wash. St. Labor Temple ....• Wednesday. 482 Eureka. Oalif ...... C. A. Robb ...... 2409 UnioL St ...•. Robt. Millen ..•... 21~ CSt ...... Union Labor Hall 1st &; 3d Tu, (1)483 Tacoma, Wash .••. H. V. McCall ...... 1006 N. L>owrence. F. P. Fisher ...... Box 53 ...... 719% Commerce St. Every Monda: 484 Detroit. Mich...... A. G. Ohase ...... 2425 (Jr. BInI. East J. L. Reith ...... 301 Old Telegraph 132 Michigan Ave. li:very Friday. (i)485 Rock Island. Ill ... H. Thompson ...... 1101% 12th olt..... Theo. Evers ...... 24~~ldf9th Ave .••.. Industrial Hall .... 2d & 4th Tu, (1)486 Ithaca, N. Y ...... C. E. Copeland .... 323 Meehav;" St .. C. L. Berry ...... Cascadilla St ...... Redmen's Hall .•.. 1st &; 3d M, 487 Cobalt, Ont.• Oan...... \Ilen Reeves ...... C~~ to'. o. L. &; ...... / ......

1 (IH88 I Bridgeport. Oonn. Robert Winslow ••. 226 Cottage 1St .. '" Albert Walkley .•.. 352 William St... Carpentel"l" Hall ... 1st &; 3d Me {m)489',J!ixoll, 111...... L. O.wens ...... tlterling. IIl ...... ,Geo. E. Talcotte .. 117 W. Water St ••...... : ...... ,...... (ffi)49o·centralia, Ill...... R. B. 1I00re ...... Chas. ~fdfll"an ...... lIetropoiItan Odd,lst & 3d lIc Fellows Hall. / (m)491:l Hopewell, Va...... Ernest ~oad ...... Hopewell. V ...... T. H. Carnes ...... Box 1004 ...... I. O. O. F ...... Monday niIrI (l) 4112: MontreQl. Que.• O. O. Porner ...... 6H Garnier ...... L. Dl!8anteJa ...... 228 Chambord St •. 235 Beaudry ...... I2d &; 4th KOI (mHVlI IJohnstown, Pa ..... Frank Tegler ...... Rear M8 Pari< Ave L G. Powell ...... 625 Linden Ave .... Cor. Washington 2d &; last Tu, I • &; Franklin St. (i)494IMilwaukee, Wis ... Walter Strong ... R52 19th St. . ... Chas. Hansen ...... 373 6th Ave ...... Junge Hall ...... FridaJ· I (m)4!H! I'i~tsfie!rl, Mass. "IH. D. Blass ...... 18 CrosbY Pl .... J. G. LaPoint ..... 146 Woodleigh Ave. C. L. U. Hall ..... Every Tuead (m)4117 GamesVllle. Tex ... A. C. Herrman .... Box 38 ...... ·• .. A. O. Herrman .... Box 38 ...... F. U. of A. Ball .• 2d &; (th 498 IWaterford ~. Y...... •..... (m)499IJouquieres, Que. 'rheophile Allard ... P. n. Box 82, ,TNIn ArC'hnwL. __ .. Box 103 ...... Ccmmerci:ll Hotel. E ... i;ry Fridn I Can. . I Kel1o~umi. (l)lIOOlsan AntoDlo, Tex. Fred Eckert ...... 302 S. Alamo S~ ... H. J. Peterson .... 609 Dewer Blvd ..• Trade. Coun. Hall 2d &; (th W (m)l!Ol Yonkers, N. Y ..... H. Wildberger ..... 119,R. High St., ],T.. Qhas. Teige ...... 173 Hawthorne Av. MS. 4tb Ave ..•.•. let & ad

1 "ernon. N. Y. (f)603Ii3oston, M""...... Geo. Deans ...... 19 Appleton St.• At· A. Steir ...... 7 ~e"her St, Ros· 53 Hanover ...... 2d & 4th II: lautH', lIasR. hndale, MaBs.

(;0)5111 ' Wallace, Idaho.... ,Freeman Bound.:.; ""lllace, Idaho .... W. A. Smith ...... 924 ResidP.nce St .. Trndes & Labori1st &; 3d Sa

1 I, !'Hall. 1 (m)~2O AURtin, Texas ..... :E. E Krause .•••.. SOl W. 37th St .... i Ch&s. :;;preen ...... H08 IIarthan St ... .', ...... :2d & 4th M {r~JoUll."wrence, Mas ••.. Jobn Bartlett ...... 38 Purnham St .•.. , .Tohn G"-llagher .... 310 .Tack .. on ...... Chum her of Com',!" &; 4th T"llu I 'imen:e Hull, ]Jay) I , Stute BlIl;-. ' 523~. Yakima. Wash. ""',,It. Traub ...... 414 X. 4th Rt ...... i~. J. Cl'ee[ ...... 406 S. 9th Ave .... Labor Temple ..... tETe.,. liri

H ,. r ~~m St. ) : ... " . i Cruz &; Watsonvte: " , (116:17 Galveston. Tex .•.• C. ,. Forster ...... 33 ....'he. I ...... IA. E. KIrk .....•... ~gI5 210t St....•... !!. o. o. F. HalL .. Every Fri ,m)528 ~tiIwaukee. WiB •••. "ert Streeter ...... 1826 Nash St ...... Tas. Hagerman ..... 619 LinUll St ...... Catel's Hall ...... 1st Friday. •. m)529 EUl(ene, Orc'g ...... : ...... ' ...... J. P. Williams .... ;Box 281......

530 ?(j(·j,'p-t('1·, .l,i.~ilI1. •• i •••••••••••••••••••• !...... / ...... 1.....•.•...... ••••..•••••••• c ... . (1)532 BilHng"s, Mont ..... 1•..••. · •.....• · •.••. , ....•...•••....•••.. W. T. Gates ...... Box 646 ...... !2813 Mont. Ave .... 1st &; 3d TTl ~;.)1l34 Xew York, ~. Y .• 'I!!,leo. V.rhitf:>rd ..... i 214 Reliance Bldg.. IV. A. Hogan ..•.. '1214 Reliance Bldg., ~'abor Temple ..... Every Thurs. 32 Union Sq. 32 Union sq. (i)535 ~van.ville, In~ .••. (Polk Byrd ...•.•..• 90! Chestnut St ... ,O. W. Levick ...... 71lS U"p~r 2odridge Blk. Fred navie•..•.... 11~ Goorlri!ll!"p Blk. 113 Goorlridge Blk. 2d &; 4th W 545 Ko1;o1l1o. Ir:d ...... C. E. Davis ...... 1037 S. Leeds St.•...... •...•. , ...... , ..•... '(m)647;Fairmont, W. Va .•. F. W. Jefiers ..••.•. Box 96 ...... ,A. C. Michael...... ll04 4th St ...... :1st &; Fairmount .• :lst &; 3d Tu WORKERS AND OPERATORS. 351

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(m)649 Huntington. W.Va.lA. H. Schook ...... 2313 9th Ave ...... Nye Black ...... B06% 28th St...... 7th Ave. & 20th St.llst &; 3d Mon. (m)651 Amsterdam. N. Y'IFIOYd LeBahn ..... 69 Union St ...... Louis Siegle ...... 70 HcOleary Ave .. Church St...... 12d &; 4th Tues. (m)662 Lewistown. Hont •• G. A. Porter...... 213 W. Evelyn St. H. O. Danzer ...... 112% 4th Ave. S .. 219 Bank Elec. Bdg'Every Friday. (m)658 Walla Walla. Wash E. Perry ...... Box 741 ...... E. M. Cruzen ...... Box 741 ...... Labor Temple ..... \'EVery Tue•. (Dl)SS8 N. Westmin.ter. B. H. W. Palmer ...... A. M.Gregor ...... 42; Oak St ...... 0 .• Oanada , (1)660 Pasadena. Oal ...... James H. Paige ... 128 Valley St...... O. P. Rice ...... 589 Buckeye St .... '42 E. Walnut ...... Every Tburl. (m)S61 Montreal. Que •• O. O. J. Ounningham. 6 Broucker St..... E. J. Sinclair..... 5~ 1st A\. Verduml417 Ontario St. E. Every Wed. (l)SM Schenectady. N. Y. Edward O·Rourke .. 1101 Oampbell Ave Wm. 0. Sheffel .... 211 Harri.~n Ave .. State St ...... 2d &; 4th Mon• .Ji)S67 Portland. Me ...... W. Wheeler ...... 211 Brackett St... L. G. Libbey ...... 215A Oongress st. Rm. 52 ~'arrin~t()n ~;Vel'Y Monday. Blk. (m)670 TucBon. Ariz ...... Ted. O. Harbour .. Box 604 ...... Oonlfl'el. St ...... 1st &; 3d Fri. (m)671 Yoakum. Tex ...... A. E. Stephan ..... 312 Lott St...... A. E. Stephan ..... 312 Lott St...... 1st &; 3d Tues. (m)672 Regina. Suk•• 0 .. W. Willis ...... Box 318 ...... W. Willis ...... Box 318 ...... Trade. HI111. Osler 2d Thursday. St. 671 Lake Plaeid. N. Y...... M. W. Green ...... Box 335 ...... 674 Bremerton. Wash .. Harry Calkin...... Box 392 ...... Geo. Waite ...... !lox 461 ...... Pacific Ave ...... 1st Wed. 675 Portsmouth. 0 .... W. E. Miller ...... 828 11th St ...... W. E. Miller ...... 828 11th St...... j,Ohillicothe St ..... 2d &; 4th Mon. 6VO Xenia, 0 ...... Herbert Shaw ...... 1)ayton Ave ...... Orville Tucker ..... W. 2d St ...... Red }fen·. Hall ... 2d &; last Tues.. (m)677 Drumr~ht. Okla ... F. L. Van Hom ... Box 622 ...... O. H. Webb ...... Box 622 ...... Brown &; John.on·s Every Wed. Residence. 10 a.m. (1)678 Englewood. N. J .. Homer W. Has· Continental Ave"lllarry L. Fulton .. 118 Preston, Ridge,'Susquehanna Hotel,2d &; 4th Tues. . brouck.. RiverEdge.N.J. I fI.ld Park. N. J.j Hack.nseck. N.J., (m)67. Globe. Anz ...... Edw. D. Harnngton Box 416 ...... IM. F. Murphy .... 'IBOX 714 ...... (m)6800lym.pia. Wash .... i...... I..... ,...... !OlaUd WOlf ...... 1801.E. 4th St ..... [Labor Temple ..... ;2d Wed. 681 Mornstown. N. J .• jHarry Anson ...... 26 Elhott St...... '.'JOhn H. Wat.on ... Morn. Plams. N.J'iPark Place ...... ,lst &; 3d Mon. 682 ~henandoah. Pa ... W. J. McGrath ..•. P.O. Box B. Lost'A. A. Beckett •••. 'IW' Main St.• Gir. 2d St.• Girardville'l'lst &; 3d Thul, . Cr.ek. Pa. I ardville. Pa. 1 Pa. . (1)683 El Paso. Tex ...... J. T. BIppus ...... Box 1105 ...... 'R. J. Gatlin ...... Box 1105 ...... Kansa. &; Overland.Fridays. (m)684 Tulsa. Okla ...... L. Scal ...... 1010 S. Det.oit .... 'G. C. Gadbois ..... 408 S. Noriolk .. :.'202 S. Main St .... 'Every Tues. (1)681 El Paso. Tex ...... Herbert Flynn ..... Box 606 ...... W. O. Allen...... Box 600 ... , ...... IKansas &: Overland Every Friday. 687 Pottartlle. Pa ..... W. A. Bashoe, Jr .. Schuykill Haven. Robert W. De Long 608 Schuylkill Av.'Oentr. &; Arch St. Tue.days. Pa. (1)688 Lowell. Mas8 ...... Gerald T. Silk .... 916 Varnum Ave ... Geo. W. Congell .. 32 Agawam St..... I. O. O. F. Bldg .. l.t &; 3d Fri. 68V Saskatoon. Sask. 0 J. H. Lathey ...... Box 186 ...... John Taylor ...... Box 186 ...... (1)6111 ~tockton. Oa1...... C. S. E.trada ..... 239 W. Worth ...... A.lOl'faJO ·u 'M 1017 S. Sutter ..... 220 N. Market St. Wednesday. (t)6112 Kan.as Oity. Ho .. Earl Foreman ..... Labor Temple ..... H. S. O·Neil ...... 471e W. Prospect .. Labor Temple ..... lilt & 3d Thur. m)6113 Dunkirk. N. Y .... Samu.l Hare ...... 411 FOl[ St ...... C. R. Harris ...... 57 W. 3d St...... Celltral Ave ...... 2d. &; 4th Tbur. D4 Santa Rosa. Oal.. J. E. Tempson .... 327 2d St ...... Geo. E. Adams .... 635 3d St ...... 2d &; B St...... 1st &; 3d Tues. Lill61S Oakland. Cal ...... O. A. Murphy ..... 715 37th St ...... F. M. Alder ...... 2126 26th Ave ..... 470 12th St ...... Every Wed. ~~ Winona. Minn ..... E. W. Evan ..... ~. !lox 255 ...... Thos. O·Brien ..... Box 265 ...... Thelomonic Hall ... 2d &; 4th Fri. m)6to Iowa Olty. Ia ...... G. T. Rams.y ..... 531 S. Van Buren. Oollege St ...... lst &; 3d Tues. 601 Urbana &; Cham· O. L. Welch ...... 401 E. Sp~fd Av., C. Lewis ...... 508 E. Vine St., 3d ~'loor Hessell l.t & 3d Tues. palgn, lll. Champaign. 111. Champaign, III. Bldg. 2d & 4th Sun. aM Amarillo, Tex ..... G. O. Pidcoke ..... 1004 Pierce St..... H. E. S.cor ...... 206 Grant St ...... 409 Polk St ...... 1st &; lid. Thur. ·m)606.pana. 1l1...... ,G. L. ~filJer ...... 1311 S. Mapl. St... Ohas. P. Gallaher. 117 Ket0hell Blvd.,2d Locu.t ...... 12d &; 4th Tues. G07lShamokin, Pa ..... Thomas L. Burk .. 412 W. Pine St.... David E. ~oth ..... 26 N. Diamond St'llndependent St .... l.t &; 3d Mon. (l)6Ot,spokane. wash .... IA. J. Oakes ...... Box 1777 ...... D. P. ReId ...... 517 Rookery Bllg .. 722% 1st Ave ..... \EVery Wed. m)010,Marshalltown. la .. R. B. Ha.sler ...... P. H. Ri~h ...... 524 :0;. 3d ...... 'ILabor Hall ...... 2d &; 4th Thur. m)OUlAlbuquerque. N.H. Walter Joyce ... , .. '209 N. High St .... W. V. Bue~he .... P.O. BOl[ 251 ...... Painters' Hall .... 1st &; 3d Tbur.. m)Ola;Virglnia. Nev ...... I'Henry Haas ...... J. D. Leavitt ...... :05 S. 6th ...... "'1 Ev. other Tu"". 014'San Rafael. Oal .. H. E. Jorgensen ... D St ...... H. E. Smith ...... 224 H St ...... !4th St...... lat Tuel. m)OlllWorce.ter. Mass ... :Geo. Winchester ... 628 Oambridge St. Wm. Jones ...... 7 Kilby St ...... 35 Pel1rl St ...... 1st &; 3d Tues. (f)017,'San Mateo. oal"'lo. J. Morri.on .... 222 Minnie St.. A. S. Moore ...... 63 N. F St ...... 241 B St ...... 18t &; 3d Tues. San Mateo. Oal. m)Olt,Hot Springa. Ark .. D. J. Pell ...... 138 Ores8 St...... D. J. Peel...... 138 Crest St...... 4 Hagar St. Add. Ev. other Tuee. mail to Box 161. m)620 Sheboygan. Wi.... Thos.E. MacDonald 821 Oakland Ave .. Geo. Weinkauf. Jr. 1737 N. 9th St...... (1)621 Butte, Mont ...... Don McQuiston .... Box 141 ...... W. A. Lomas ...... Box 71...... W. Granite St..... Every Mon. (1)021 Halifax. N. S., O. B. Greig ...... 37 Allan St ...... F.. A. Nickerson ... 12 Maitland St .... Granville St ...... 1.t Tbur. m)02t ~[oncton. N. B.. O. H. V. Belyea ...... 220 Dominion St .. R. R. Buzzell ..... 139 Highfield St ... Main St ...... m)6IO Lethrldge. Alta .• 0 E. Th.obold ...... Box 455 ...... E. Theobold ...... Box 455. Elec. Dep.4th St. S ...... 1.t Wed. (1)131 Newburgh. N. Y ... Leonard Hernnann 316 3d St ...... Edw. McDonald ... 59 William St ..... Ohamber St ...... lat Tues. m)688 New Glasgow. N. M. Ferguson ...... Trenton. N.S .• Oan. L. A. Jordan ...... P. O. Box 1527 .... Provost St ...... lst &; 3d Tue•• S •• Oanada. m)6811 Port Arthur, Tex .. Otto Dean ...... P. O. Box 1221. ... O. O. Smith ...... 516 6th St ...... 'Proctor St ...... Every Mon. m)040 Phoenix. Ariz ..... 0. E. Morrell ...... Box 501...... F. F. Olark ...... Box 501. Lab. Hall 238 E. Wash. St ... 1st &; 3d Fri. m)044 Schenectady. N. Y. E. S. Brown ...... 18 Campbell Ave ... Edw. Hogan ...... 116 Oraig st ...... 240 State St ...... 2d &; 4th Fri. ... 641 Schenectady. N. Y.IJno. N. Mackintosh 15 10th Ave ...... Fred Link ...... 1620 Albany St .... State St ...... Last Wed. ~)04' Sheridan, Wyo .... Lester B. Doane .. L. Box 233 ...... Oeo. E. Haywood .. L. Box 233 ...... Labor Temple ..... 1st &; 3d Fri. (1)047 S0henectady. N. Y.. J. La Munda ...... 312 Summit Av ... R. Tuck ...... 9 Close St ...... 246 State St ...... l.t &; 3d Wed. m)848 Hamilton, 0 ...... Wilber W.igand ... 536 S. Front St ... Frank Venable .... 433 ~. 4th St ...... 2d &; Court St ..... AltemateTues. m)04t;AIton.I Ill ...... Carl Hollifield ..... 730 E. Broadway .. A. S. Cooper ...... 938 Colle~e St .... 3d &; Piasa ...... Ev. alt. Fri m)661IMedford, Oreg ..... Karl Knapp ...... 816 W. 11th St .... E. G. Henselman .. t8 Rose Ave ...... 128 N. Grape ...... [lst &; 3d Sat. 661IMil •• City. Mont ...... Edw. A Laucleman. BOl[ 711 ...... 7th &; Main St .... ,2d &; 4th Tues. (l)66II waterbury. Oonn .. F. H. Marcellus .. Box 461...... E. W. Pier.on ..... 44 Oottage PI.. to N. Hain St ..... IEVery Friday. ~.Albany.I Oreg ...... Ohas. R. Gould .... 82r°S'. 4:;rry St ...... m)6S7[Raleigh, N. 0 ..... Lenox John.on ..... 201 HilJ.horo St ... W. T. Lay ...... 41g S. Dawson ..... Fayettllville St.... lot &; 3d Mon .. (f)668 Little Rock. Arlt .. R. F. Stanley ...... Care Dice Elec 00. R. F. Stoecker .... nice Elec. 00...... 8th &: Main ...... I2d &; Uh Tbur.. (e)'" Ounklrk. N. Y .... E. Lovendoski. .... 17 O~nett St ...... TOI. Portbury ..... 105 Leopard St .... lI33 Lion St ...... 1st &; 3d Sun. "ft.pmOOft I (I)IIGOI WaterbUfY. Oonn .. Thomas J. Cronin 5' lIaple St.• Wat· John Vogt ...... Woodbine St.• Un- E. Main St...... 1st &; 4th )(on.. . ••bury, Conn. ion City, Conn. m)881tHutchin80n. Kan .. L. K. ComRock .... 323 EaRt E. St..... O. E. Munn ...... 727 E. Oth ...... 305 N. Hain ...... 1st &; 3d Tues. (8)882 E. Pittsburgh. Pa. David Keating ..... 7636 Forrest Way. Wm. W. Noble .... 1003 Middl. St..... N. S. Pitteburg ...... Brushton. Pa. 352 f"Y~C/ \C\\ \, THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL

L.U. \ L""ation. I Rec. Sec'y. Addreaa. I!'in. Sec'y. Address. Meeting Place. I Meetin& Oat I I ., I [I I ,m)eM Broo~, ~. y •••• iL~u~ Smger •.•••••• 14~ ,Nev;' Utrec",t. ~obt. H. Lavender 61 E .. 10th St .••.•. Broo~lyn Lab. Lyc.'2d ... fth Frl. (1)l1li Lansmg, MICh ••••• 'li. C. nrowmng ..• jnl E. SCllance St'I~' M. narker .•.... !222 S. Butler St .. 227:-'. Wash. Ave .. 1st &. 3d Tue (i)1III Richmond, Va •••••..•.•.••.••.••••••••..•••••••••••••••••• W. B. Roberta •• "IBellevue Apt•. , 5th 1st ... Broad St•... I~d &. 4th MOl

I . ... 9~ Ste. 'I ,m)Ge8Lafayette, Ind .•••• Wm. Koemer •••••• .1117 N. 10th .••. '" Ralph A. B ..... ssle .. 337 S. 26th St .••.. ,Labor Temple ..•.. ,I.t &. 3d Mo: (i)W Springfteld, 0 ..•.• W. R. Hicka ••••••• 33. Oakwood Pl. .. ~:li" Erhardt...... 326 W. Hig-h St .... ',Labor Temple .•• , .IEvery ~'riday. (1)076 Elizabeth, N. J .••• Arthur M. Cannon. tI60 Dehart PI. .•.• IUanlel A. OIalr •••. 1526 Franklin 8t.... '225 Broad 8t ..•... ,!d &. 4th Thu (m)877 Gatun. O. Z., Pan. W. L. Lailer •••••• Box 542. Cristobal,IF. W. Hallin ...... iHux Illl. cristobaLIGatun Hall ...... 'I"t Saturday. , i ('z .• Pan. I i Cz. Pan. Cri"tubel Hall .... 3d Saturday. (m)680 ~'ond du Lac. Wla. ~'. Du Frunp ...... : JI) K. Amdt St.... 1H. W. Bullard ..... 146 H. Hkkory St'iCar. 3d &. Main .... 12<1 (;. 4th Me! '..l)~1 Wichita Falla. Tex. A. H. Howard ..... IUIJ3 H"ott Ave ..... ",Ill Mclilelhmu ... lllux 777 ...... ,1.8I>ur Hall...... 'Every Vl-ed. \m)68aCarbondale. Pa .... B. E. Durphy ..... '117 Grove St ...... Ileo. O. Burrell .. '151 Laurel St .... "ILabor Temple ..... 'lot &. 3d Tue (m)68t'dodesto. Oal ...... : ...... ~. Welleter Johnaon 111 M~le Ave .... ~abor Temple ..... !Ist &. 3d We, {m)6~ Youngstown. 0 .... ~hchael Moore ..... 17 Lane Ave ...... ~ red SOrth ...... 115 BerlIn St .... "IE. Boardman St .. '12d &. 4th Thu (m)695 Ht. Joseph. Mo .... Ben. Bradford ..... 1809 Pacific: ...... ~m ••. Wail!er..... '12107 Penn. S~ ...... 7~b Edmond ...... 'I!st &. 3d Tue (1)89G.Albany, N. Y ...... lIenry J. Levy ..... 16 Irvmg- St ...... ("lle"ple ...... 138 Hudson St ..... herman Hall ..... 2d &. 4th Tue i lt7 Gary, Ind ...... H. D. Hedden ..... 1167 Sibley St., W. A. McHale ..... ,612 Adams 8t.• S60 Broad, Gary ... llst &, 3d Thw Hammond, Ind. Gary. Ind. 595 Hohman, Ham· ,'.1 ,~ 4th Thur I monrl .li)GlI9 Glouce.ter. MUII"IH'lvest~r D.neerlng,I 18. Wash. St...... Eugene R. Lord .•. 3,81 Wasb. St...... 1&7. Main St ...... 1st &. ad Tu. I I ,m)701Iwhe~ton, nL ...... Ben Lan~kafel~ .... IHmB?ale. 01...... A. W. Busch ...... Elmhurst. Ill ...... MaIn. St ...... ~<.i &. 4th Tbw (702) Hernn. Ill ...... 'lla.an 1.Ittle ...... IHerrm. Ill ...... lJarJ SmIth ...... 303 N. Park Ave ... N. Park Ave ...... EVer) Sunda, {m)703IEdwardBville. m'''I~. H. I!Ollman .... !101 Vandalia St ... O. H. Hotz ...... 214 W. ~Ilion St .. ~ain &. yandalia.2d & 4th ~'ri. (l)704:Dubuque. Ia ...... 'I(,eo. Kennelly .... '12020 Couler. Ave ... l~eo. Dwyer ...... 146 5th St ...... th &. Mam Sts ... llst & 3d Tue .m)708'Monmouth. Ill ..... Fred StuUIlUUl .... llOO5 N. Mam St"'I~_d. Phelbaum ..... 316 S. B St...... W. SIde of Sq ..... !2d

I \ R€>"('re, MaRS, ~ I (to) 3a Springfield. Mus .. ,Maude O. Mansfleld'246 King St ...... Oatharine McQuade 332 Walnut St.... :19 Lanford St ..... '2d ... la.t Tu (to) 4a Holyoke. Mass ..... ·Yary Dal"y ...... ,18 L~'nwood Ave .. ~:lizabeth Doyle ... 20 Miller Ave ..... 1189 High St ...... ,2d &: 4th Th' (to) 6a Worcester. Mass .. Anna M. Foley .... ,37 Temple St ..... lIt'l"n ~'. Boyd .... n6 rpala·St ...... Pearl St ...... :1st &: 3d M {to) Oal~ew Beelf'd. M ...... Ada M. Rohin.on .. ·21l3 County St.... ~Iarion E. Kpane .. '322 Clinton St .... :Union St ...... 'l.t &: 3d Tu (to) 7a,Framingham. M880 Ruth L. Hannon .... SI Arlinifton Rt. .. Pora E. Cozzens .. 61 Hollis St ...... Howard St ...... 1st &: 3d Th Sa 'Roston, Mas...... '.'ary J. O'Connel], 1~9 Oh,'stnut Ave.,IIlIHnchP E. Demp·481 Columbia Rd.,;184 Dud ley St.• 1st &: 3d M

II : :. .Jamai~a Plains., :~ey. ; Dorchester, MasA I• Roxbury, Mass I I \{HflR \ ! I ' ':to) taButte, Mont...... : [l"rthu ~fd1regor .. 715 ~!arylanrl Ave. :W. Granite St ...... La.t Sat. (to)10a·\Iarlboro. Mass ... fIelen Gately ...... ,Routb St...... ! llilllrell If. ~Ian' SO E. Lin"olll St. ';Main St ...... 'Ist .I; 3d Tn I ' nin~. ! (te)lla,Fitchburg, Mass .. :lfarO'aret Reilly ... \\·,,(,," ;;1 ...... \larie Kittredge ... 2 Avo'! PI...... IWallace Ave ...... 2d & 4th }f (to)12a·Concord, Mase .... Margaret Manelleld H~,lforrl St ...... Ilary Bulger ...... OambrIdge Tumpk Yam St ...... 2,1 Monday {to)14ai:-'orthampton, Malf Elizabeth A. Laren 124 S p r in g St... 1lan,arpt 'dalley .. 7 Highland Ave . .'Main St ...... 2d &\ 4th T" I Leeds, MRF!8. ' I ' (to)l&a,Denison. Tex ..... Mabel Bracken •••• 519 W. Mor.,,,n St Tillie llnrt""s .... "1~11 W. Owin« St .. Rusk Ave ...... 1st Monday. (to)lOIl,::lalem. Mas... ••. .llary A. Lyons .... 10 B

i mings '1' • 1 I (to)2lia1 Portland Me ...... 1,Oora H. Smith .... 83 Vesper St...... ~Iap E. Conwell ... 114 Grepnleaf St .... 'Cumberland Ave .. I'. Every W~C! (to)2Ra, Hsnfo(or, Me ...... :W. P. Stanyan .... 148 Essex St...... •. [ ......

PRICE LIST of SUPPLIES

A Yll'licatiun JIIank". per 100 ...... ••...... $ .50 Anl'ar", Oflida\ ~otice of, per 100...... 50 A('tOtlUnt Honk, Treasurer's...... 50 B::11 ,us. S. (;. (iargeL...... ,,) Bull on " S. C;. (small)...... 60 l~nttl;nSt R. G •...... ,...... 50 Buttuns, Cuff, S. G., pE'r l1air ...... •...... 3.75 Buttuns, Cuff, n. G., pl'r pair...... 1.50 l'olllis. sct of ...... 5.50 Book, lIlinut<· ror R. S ...... , ...... 75 Itouk, Day...... 50 Hook, Roll t:aH ...... 50 Charter Fce, fnr Each mt.·mbt·r ...... 1.00 <:harms, Rolled Gold ...... , .....•..... 2.00 Constitutions, per 100...... 5.00 Carbon Pencil, for receipt bonks...... OS Envelop,·s, Oflicial, per 100...... 50 Electrical 'Vorker, subscription, per year...... 25 Ledger, I'-'inancial Secretary's, 200. pages ...... 1.50 Ledger, Financial Secretary's, 400 page~ ...... 2.50 Labels, J\letal, per 100...... 1.00 Labels, Paper, per 100...... 15 Obligation Cards, double, per dozen...... • .25 Paper, Oflicial Letter, per 100...... 50 Permit Cards, per lOll...... 50 Ilins, Telephone Operator's...... 35 Rituals, extra, each...... 25 Receipt Book (300 receipts) ...... • 1.50 Ucceipt Book (750 receipts) ...... 3.00 Receipt Hook, Treasurer's...... 25 U,'ccipt Holders, each... " ...... • .15 ~cal ...... 3.50 Traveling Cards, per fiozcn...... 50 Withdrawal Cards, with Trans. Cds., per dozen. .50 Working Cards, per 100...... 50 "'arrant Book, ror R. Soooo .. oo .. oooo •• oooo.oo .25

Note-The above articles will be supplied when the requisite amount of cash accompanies the or­ der. Otherwise the order will not be recognized. All supplies sent by us have postage or express charges prepaid. Address. CRAS. P. FORD, I. S. _llIlUwmmmml_ We've Made 'em Walk the Plank!!

,,,'J!E'VE been dubbed the Pirates W by the Association Jobbers­ but we've lightened the ship of all dead wood. & explanation of our co-'operative profit--sharing system, showing how we have converted all our energies into creative. and constructive work, together wIth our complete price list of 3fOO different electrical sup-­ plies upon which we can .save you an average of one.. third mailed on request. PITTSBURGH ELECTRIC & MFG. CO. 6112·6120 STATION STREET. PITTSBURGH, PA.