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T the last meeting of the Eastern Pennsylvania District Conference, the following resolution, of vast significance and importance to the entire membership, was adopted:

WHEREAS, Some of the Paint Manufacturers of the country in their endeavor to dispose of their products, resort to such unfair statements in their advertising, such as: "any woman or child can apply our product, services of a mechanic not required," and numerous other misleading, unfair and false statements, and

WHEREAS, This works an injury to our trade in general and not only deprives bonafide contractors and journeymen of work which rightfully belongs to them, but lowers the standard of our trade and minimizes the skill which we have spent years in acquiring; therefore, be it

Resolved, That we, the delegates to the 23rd quarterly session of the Eastern Pennsylvania District Conference of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, in convention assembled, this 29th day of October, 1922, in the City of Pottsville, Pa., condemn this unfair method of advertising and strenuously insist that these misleading statements in advertising the materials used in our trade be discontinued; and be it further

Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent to all of the Paint Manufacturers, Secretary of the Master Painters' Association of the State of Pennsylvania, all Local Unions of the Brotherhood in the State and one to the General Secretary of the Brotherhood for publication in the monthly Journal; and be it further

Resolved, That we urge the fullest cooperation with such firms as do not resort to these unfair methods of advertising.

Some very interesting information was supplied by General Vice-President, Joseph F. Kelley, who acted as president pro tem. at the meeting. Brother Kelley stated that in localities where strikes had been conducted and where the movement had received a set-back, that they are now coming back and regaining the things which were temporarily lost. Boston has again estabi lished the 40 hour week. In Chicago the painters were the only craft of the building trades that did not accept the Landis award. Favorable conditions elsewhere were cited. Brother Kelley spoke on the necessity of creating a defense fund that will be adequate to take care of the needs of local unions on strike. He advised the delegates not to get discouraged on account of the small attendance at the meetings of the Conference, stating that a number of the local unions have had their treasuries de

pleted through strikes. "This is the most critical period in the labor movement on account of the opposition of the organized employers," he said.

He also declared that it is a mistake for the members to think that the "save the surface" campaign is only an employers' proposition. It is of as much interest to the members of the union as to anyone, and all should boost the movement. He spoke about the Workers' Health Bureau and urged that all local unions support the movement.

In addition to the resolution previously cited, the following resolutions were adopted:

WHEREAS, In some of the cities within the jurisdiction of the Eastern Pennsylvania District Conference it has been necessary for some of our local unions to put up a strenuous fight against the onslaught of the employers for the so-called "open shop" with the result that they have depleted their treasuries and in some instances the membership has been reduced to such an extent that it has become necessary for them to drop behind in their tax to the Conference, a few owing as much as six or nine months' tax; therefore, be it

Resolved, That all local unions affiliated to the Eastern Pennsylvania District Conference that owe capitation tax that have become in arrears on account of strikes or lockouts shall be placed square on the books of the Conference to October 1, 1922. On motion resolution was adopted as read,

WHEREAS, It appears to be a hardship on some of the local unions affiliated to the Eastern Pennsylvania District Conference to send their delegates to meetings of the Conference on account of the distance and the inaccessability of some of the cities where the Conference is held, in some instances causing loss of time for the delegate; therefore, be it

Resolved, That some city, centrally located, that will be easy of access to all local unions affiliated, shall be selected as a permanent meeting place for the Conference.

On motion was received and secretary was instructed to send the question to the affiliated local unions for a referendum vote, and to get the consensus of opinion of the local unions as to what city would be the more easy of access to all locals.

During less than 33 years' use in national trade unionism the scope of the union label has extended from a single industry so that it now includes more than fifty crafts in North America, whose products enter into almost every article of household and personal use.

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Utica, N. Y., Dec. 11.

Ta meeting of the Executive Board, New York State Painters' Conference, held at Utica, N. Y., December 10, there was significant action taken on two important subjects.

The Board instructed President Wilhelm to appear before the Executive Council of the State Federation of Labor at their next meeting in Albany on December 12, for the purpose of having the spraying and health bills incorporated in the Federation's legislative program and on Brother Rander's suggestion, President Wilhelm also was instructed to cooperate with representative of District Council No. 9 as that body also contemplated presenting a spraying bill and thus avoid duplication and possible confusion.

Another important action was that of the Board going in favor of the constitutional amendment, now being prepared at the general office, relating to the Defense and Journal funds. All locals in the state were urged to support same when submitted to a referendum vote.

Proceedings of Meeting

The other proceedings of the Executive Council of the New York State Conference follow:

On motion of Brother Doyle, President Wilhelm was instructed to oppose that part of the educational program of the Federation dealing with intermediate schools, separate budgets to be controlled by School Boards.

Brother Doyle suggested changes in the compensation laws, which President Wilhelm was instructed to present to the Executive Council, as follows:

Under the article dealing with temporary partial disability, to strike out the words "but shall not exceed $3500.00."

An article providing for the doctors to be selected by the referee instead of by the insurance companies.

An article providing for an attorney attached to, and controlled by the department.

Secretary Sherman was instructed to write Mr. Lindauer, and request him to discontinue accepting ads, for our book from spraying machine manufacturers.

A communication from the Central Body of Syracuse, requesting the endorsement of James M. Lynch for Industrial Commissioner, was concurred in. The Secretary was instructed to communicate with Governor-elect Alfred E. Smith and request all affiliated locals to do likewise.

Brother Rander requested that resolution marked No. 5, in the proceedings of the Poughkeepsie Convention, be called to the attention of the Executive Council of the Federation. President Wilhelm was so instructed.

Organizers Streifler and Rander were requested to attend the next meeting of the New York State Conference of Mayors in relation to resolution No. 5.

The attention is called to all affiliated locals to the changes in the By-Laws made at our last Convention at Poughkeepsie, namely: That the per capita tax in the Conference is abolished and a flat rate of $1.00 per month for locals with 200 members or less, and $2.00 per month for locals having more than 200 members. This becomes effective October 1, 1922. The yearly fee for District Councils is still $5.00, and affiliation fee for both locals and councils is $5.00.

Local unions and district councils of the Brotherhood in the State of New York, not yet affiliated, are urged to file application for membership at once. Our State Conference can be made a great power for good if our locals in the state help along. have, at present, about forty organizations affiliated with us, and we are desirous of doubling our membership this coming year.

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The organized painter can be made a mighty and important factor in the trade union movement in the State of New York. But we must centralize our power and activities.

A. W. SHERMAN, Secretary.

CELLULOID VARNISH FOR RADIO IS RECOMMENDED.

"There seems to be little data at the present time upon the use of vanishes in the design and manufacture of radio telephone transmitting and receiving equipment," says į F. D. Pearne, chief instructor, department of electricity, Lane Technical High School, Chicago.

"This is probably due to several reasons, among which may be mentioned that the work is yet in its infancy, and with a few exceptions has been carried on by rule of thumb method. More attention has been paid to results than to causes and effects underlying them, especially in regard to such minor points as insulating materials, which have not yet received the attention they deserve even in the large electrical fields.

"When, therefore, the maker of radio parts wants a product for their treatment, he naturally turns to that giving him the least bother. He uses shellac because it is easy to get from any paint store, or can be prepared at home; is easy of application, builds up well, and dries readily in the air. Moreover, it gives a fairly pleasing finish and has many inherent good qualities.

"A better idea, however, it seems to me, would be to use a celluloid varnish, which will dry quickly, is colorless, dries throughout, has a low specific inductive capacity,

good binding and adhesiveness, and low surface leakage. The specific inductive capacity of shellac is considerably higher than that of celluloid varnish."

FIVE ESSENTIALS OF "GOOD" PAINT ARE CITED.

No matter for what use intended, the following five essentials of a good paint may be regarded as of no small importance:

1. That it should adhere firmly to the surface over which it is spread, and neither chip nor peel off. It must be non-corrosive to the material it is used to protect, as well as to itself under long periods of atmospheric exposure and chemical changes. It must form a surface hard enough to resist frictional influences, yet be elastic enough to conform to all changes of temperature, or with a co-efficient of elasticity approximately as near the material it covers as possible. It must be impervious to, and unaffected by, moisture and atmospheric and other influences to which the structure may be exposed.

2. That it shall work properly during its application—a property that depends largely upon the relative amounts of pigment and liquid; the nature of both pigment and liquid also having influences that govern results.

3. That it shall dry with sufficient rapidity. This function depends mostly upon the vehicle or liquid used with the pigment, though the pigment has in many cases an influence.

4. That it shall have proper durability, which is a function both of the pigment and liquid. And as the question of cost is in many cases the governing factor in the selection of a paint, the question of durability may be regarded as the most important one of the list; though it can be imagined that a paint can be durable per se, and not be protective in the strict sense of the word; as can be illustrated in the case of a good paint applied to the surface of a sheet of iron coated with rust. The liquid element in the paint will not absorb or neutralise the corrosion which it covers, but will dry regardless of it, and permit the destruction of the metal to progress beneath its coat.

5. Covering power, by which is meant the power of a pigment to so cover the surface to which it may be applied that its protection from decay is not assured, but that the minimum amount of paint shall effect this purpose.-The Decorators and Painters Magazine, London, England.

VIVID EXPERIENCES RECALLED BY COLOR ASSOCIATION.

That vivid experiences are recalled by their association with color is the experience of a former army officer, who gives an interesting summary of his impressions: During the two years that I was in the army the thing that wore me out more than anything else, I realize now, was the lack of

color-the imagination-killing monotony of an everlasting round of drab uniforms,

I seemed to crave for bright spots of color. I think the reaction from this drabness was the reason why fashions in women's clothing and every other possible object burst into an orgy of riotous colors right after the war. I believe that the psychological effect of color was the subconscious motive behind the wearing of the brilliant colored uniforms of earlier days. Their brightness made war more endurable.

Another remarkable fact I have noticed is how persistently color associations cling in the memory. Strange as it may seem, almost all of the experiences of my army life have blended into indefinite perspective.

The bright red poppies in the trampled yellow grain fields, the deep colored lights on the sky during an artillery bombardment at night, the exquisiteness of the stained glass windows in the Cathedral of Bourges, the limpid blue of the Mediterranean reflecting in azue the red cliffs of Nice and Monte Carlo, the whirling red and orange costume of a Spanish dancer in a tiny cafe in Bordeaux. Those are the things I remember.

I am certain in my own mind, at least, that the mind thinks faster in colors and that it also remembers longest in colorthat a splash of color recalls vivid memories that otherwise would be lost-The Modern Painter.

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E have many subjects in our immediate surroundings to give us a tone and original color scheme for our daily work, if one will but look around and pay a little attention to them, says a writer in The Decorative Furnisher (New York).

If we go to the water's edge, we may see the fine blending of a mackerel or blue or white fish, from white to grey and to bluegrey, or into a brown on its back. Observe the fins, how nicely they blend into a pink or red. Take a trout and examine the blending of it from a greyish-pink to a decided pink, and by the former to brown speckled with red and black.

While we are at the water's edge, let us turn about and look at the darning-needles; how wonderful they are in color, with the green and brown metal effects on their bodies and wings! Watch all the little bugs and beetles crawling in the sand everywhere, and then get your own original color-scheme from them.

Now look further, and catch a few butterflies. The limon-falter has a greenish-yellow to a bluish cast on the wings, and the grey body in between.

Take the fox as an example; the white, brown, and black-in what fine harmony these colors are!

Take the swallow-tail. How beautiful is the deep brown edged with yellow and blue on the tip of the wings, with the dark brown or black body.

Now, take any flower and pluck off one petal and examine it. See how nicely the blending is on a wild rose, from light yellow to a pink, and from pink into a deeper tone -sometimes strong red. Take the entire centre of the rose and see what beautiful blendings there are in the yellow when you look into the centre of the flower.

Take the daisy. Observe the white, and how beautifully it blends into the yellow and green tones. The yellow button in the centre, how it blends from a yellow often down to a brown or black.

Now take the iris, which grows in your immediate neighborhood. The flower has a wonderful blending from a white toward a blue and from blue to purple.

Step in further on shore and observe the vines and weeds growing in the meadows.

Every plant has its own peculiar green in its foliage. The wild poppy, with its beautiful red blendings and colors with the black and yellow in the centre. Observe the leaf of the poppy. It has a special bluish-grey tone.

Now, step into the garden and observe the color of the tulip, for instance. There is such a variety of colors in it that it is an endless source of study. The leaf of the

tulip, like that of the poppy, has its own peculiar greenish-grey.

The chrysanthemum is an excellent subject in its variety of colors. Always examine any flower by opening and looking inside of it, to get a full view of the blending.

One rose alone will supply you with an endless variety of color schemes. You cannot fail to notice that it invariably starts with white and yellow and tones down to whatever the predominating color of the flower is.

We will now turn our attention to the animal world. Here you find, in most cases, that the white is underneath, and the darker colors are on the back of the animal, where the sun and light strike.

The finest metal effects can be observed on the lower creatures, such as snakes and other reptiles. The color in nearly all of them runs toward a bronze or metal effect, and they are so rich in their blendings that it is well worth while to make a thorough study of them.

Now, let us look about, at our feathered neighbors. First of all, comes our bird of pride and beauty, the peacock. Its entire body has such wonderful colors that by studying and observing them a few moments you will get almost any color-scheme you desire.

Look at the turkey. What wonderful red and blue blendings are on his bill, and the grey and brown on his body!

By looking steadily at the birds for a length of time, their colors will impress themselves upon your mind, so that you can reproduce them at any time you wish to use them.

If you follow up this scheme in this manner you will retain an entirely original color scheme in your work, and will thus secure a marked individuality which will distinguish it from others, as in the case of your handwriting. You will give your customer something original and your ambition will be realized and your reputation will be one to be envied.

PEOPLE MUST ORGANIZE.

New York, Dec. 30.-The coal crisis may force the people to organize to work out a solution, said State Senator Nathan Straus, Jr., in an open letter to Governor Miller. Mr. Nathan says he asked the state fuel administrator how far he was prepared to assist in relieving distress resulting from fuel shortage, and he replied, in substance, "that he was unable to help."

At last summer's extraordinary session of the legislature $10,000,000 was voted the fuel administrator, who was empowered to "do all things necessary to secure to consumers an equitable distribution of availabl fuel at reasonable prices."