= OFFICIAL IN MEMORIAM Bro. Joseph E. Corbett, L. U. 48, Worcester, Mass. Bro. Monci B. Stewart, L. U. 902, El Paso, Texas. Bro. Wm. A. Kurner, L. U. 91, Wheeling, W. Va. Bro. H. R. Conners, L. U. 98, St. Joseph, Mo. Bro. Geo. D. Warren, L. U. 98, St. Joseph, Mo. Bro. Ovidio Germani, L. U. 848, New York, N. Y. Bro. Chas. Seaholm, L. U. 848, New York, N. Y. Bro. W. E. Fraley, L. U. 57, Birmingham, Ala. Bro. Hans Wennessen, L. U. 186, Minneapolis, Minn. Bro. Wm. Thompson, L. U. 188, Seattle, Wash. Bro. J. McClosky, L. U. 127, Alameda, Cal. Bro. John Carlman, L. U. 184, Chicago, Ill. Bro. John Mather, L. U. 102, Cleveland, O. Bro. George Hempler, Jr., L. U. 892, New York, N. Y. Bro. Frank Gentle, L. U. 892, New York, N. Y. Bro. Claude A. Jones, L. U. 892, New York, N. Y. Bro. Alfred Hettekemmer, L. U. 191, Chicago, Ill. Bro. Edward McBride, L. U. 679, Brooklyn, N. Y. Bro. Mogart M. Mertes, L. U. 274, Stockton, Cal. Bro. Chas. F. Hill, L. U. 39, Lowell, Mass. Bro. Joseph Wiss, L. U. 408, Hackensack, N. J. Bro. Frank Fix, L. U. 515, Buffalo, N. Y. Bro. Jason Fuller, L. U. 62, Schenectady, N. Y. Bro. Joseph W. B. Morton, L. U. 519, Newport News, Va. Bro. Chas. Bergler, L. U. 699, Pittsburg, Pa. Bro. Wm. H. McNevins, L. U. 892, New York, N. Y. Bro. James Howarth, L. U. 89, N. Hudson, N. J. Bro. James F. Morrison, L. U. 856, Muskogee, Okla. Bro. Louis Rehfeld, L. U. 499, New `York, N. Y. Bro. Frederick Ehrhardt, L. U. 89, N. Hudson, N. J. Bro. Louis Adelman, L. U. 1011, New York, N. Y. Bro. Mathias Schnyatynsai, L. U. 1001, New York, N. Y. Bro. E. S. Moore, L. U. 476, Youngstown, O. Bro. Walter Busby, L. U. 294, Fresno, Cal. Bro. Jas. Wesley Harrison, L. U. 243, Beaumont, Tex. Bro. Wm. E. Wolff, L. U. 134, San Francisco, Cal. Bro. Robert Cochran, L. U. 134, San Francisco, Cal. Bro. John Sutton, L. U. 368, Washington, D. C. Bro. Benjamin F. Shaw, L. U. 250, White Plains, N. Y. Bro. John Deuben, L. U. 147, Chicago, Ill. Bro. C. L. Walton, L. U. 127, Alameda, Cal. Bro. Wm. Gauss, L. U. 6, Pittsburg, Pa. Bro. Lewis Scholl, L. U. 345, Philadelphia, Pa. Bro. Thomas Walker, L. U. 69, Utica, N. Y. Bro. Ernest Hansbourgh, L. U. 1058, Alexandria, Va. Bro. Timothy Sloan, L. U. 11, Boston, Mass. Bro. C. D. Swaitz, L. U. 98, St. Joseph, Mo. Bro. F. P. Couch, L. U. 419, N. Yakima, Wash. Bro. John Fanning, L. U. 590, Cranford, N. J. Bro. Arthur J. Solari, L. U. 1044, Boston, Mass. Bro. James L. Clark, L. U. 1026, Columbia, S. C. Bro. Geo. J. Chestnut, L. U. 935, Tulsa, Okla. Bro. J. Cook, L. U. 889, Brownsville, Pa. Bro. John Woodman, L. U. 814, Englewood, Bro. Alonzo B. Welsch, L. U. 380, Lancaster, Pa. Bro. Harry Dean, L. U. 637, Chicago, Ill. Bro. Geo. N. Gulick, L. U. 195, Providence, R. I. Bro. Phillip Lund, L. U. 194, Chicago, Ill. Bro. Paul Kirchofer, L. U. 202, Los Angeles, Cal. Bro. J. B. Bryan, L. U. 585, Galveston, Tex. Bro. John Erickson, L. U. 194, Chicago, Ill. Bro. Herman Hulswitt, L. U. 50, Cincinnati, Ohio. Bro. Robert Fairweather, L. U. 989, Newark, N. J. Bro. Howard S. Clark, L. U. 181, Cleveland, Ohio. Bro. John C. Cottrell, L. U. 833, Beverly, Mass. Bro. Frank T. Hall, L. U. 466, Glens Falls, N. Y. Bro. Daniel Sullivan, L. U. 44, Lawrence, Mass. Bro. George Weirich, L. U. 905, Bronx, New York, N. Y. Bro. Thos. E. McNulty, L. U. 75, Fall River, Mass. Bro. Robert Purtill, L. U. 1035, Jamaica, L. - I., N. Y. Bro. Clarence A. Warren, L. U. 62, Schenectady, N. Y. Bro. N. Christensen, L. U. 150, Rochester, N. Y. Bro. Chas. Heuhn, L. U. 52, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Bro. Emil Behrens, L. U. 499, New York, N. Y. Bro. Peter H. Johnson, L. U. 236, Franklin, Pa. Bro. Harry Shight, L. U. 198, Uniontown, Pa. Bro. E. W. Artsman, L. U. 90, Springfield, Ill. Bro. Edmond J. Peabody, L. U. 37, Detroit, Mich. Bro. Edw. McNeil, L. U. 11, Boston, Mass. Bro. John Wilson, L. U. 285, Rome, N. Y. Bro. Wm. Webb, L. U. 242, Orange, N. J. Bro. Gilbert Carpenter, L. U. 580, Saratoga, N. Y. Bro. Clarence Van Evera, L. U. 818, Suffern, N. Y. Bro. Fred W. Ide, L. U. 497, Port Chester, N. Y. Bro. Peter Weinand, L. U. 275, Chicago, Ill. Bro. Walter Madsen, L. U. 180, Oak Park, Ill. Bro. Sam Gretts, L. U. 666, Appleton, Wis. Bro. Hugo Dummer, L. U. 392, Milwaukee, Wis. Bro. A. S. Anderson, L. U. 194, Chicago, Ill. ERROR. The "In Memoriam" column in the January issue of "The Painter and Decorator" contained the name of Brother Thos. C. Henson, of Local 447, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This was an error; we are glad to report that the brother is alive and well. WATCH YOUR BENEFITS. Local Unions in Arrears. Any L. U. becoming two months in arrears for per capita tax to the General Office shall at once be notified by the G. S.-T., and failing to settle all arrearages within twenty-one, days from date of such notice its members shall not be entitled to benefits except where the local union is on strike or locked out, or for equally sufficient reasons is given an extension of time in which to make payments. Section 15 of the Constitution. Unions two months in arrears on closing monthly accounts January 31, 1918. 152, 163, 203, 279, 317. 342, 353, 357. 405. 428, 429, 470, 503, 510, 523. 576, 610, 667, 677, 678, 702, 748, 789, 801, 810, 859, 864, 883, 890. 903, 915, 922, 937, 955, 957, 997, 1000, 1020, 1024, 1038, 1050, 1055. LOCAL UNIONS ORGANIZED, JANUARY, 1918. 980, St. Louis, Mo. (Furniture Finishers) 981, Salina, Kans. 1017, Sheffield, Ala. 1027, Magnolia, Md. 1031, Baxter Springs, Kans. wore spectacles. Two front teeth missing. Probably goes under an assumed name. Forward any information to Mrs. M. Roper, 627 Georgia St., Vallejo, Calif. James Daley, age about 52, dark complexion. When last heard from he was in Philadelphia. I have information that will be a benefit to him. Hugh W. Burns, Box 375, Naugatuck, Conn., or Philip Daley, Beason Falls, Conn. FINED. Bro. Al Grist, member of Local No. 62. Schenectady, N. Y., fined by Local No. 1061, Atlantic City, N. J. Bro. S .M. Allen, member of Local No. 92, Pasadena, Cal., fined by Local No. 92. EXPELLED. Bro. W. W. Jones, member of Local No. 76, Wichita, Kans., expelled by Local No. 856, Muskogee, Okla. DUE BOOKS LOST. Of Bro. Wm. H. Smith, card No. 91278, member of L. U. No. 52, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Return to Thos. MCA. Walker, Labor Lyceum, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Of Bro. A. L. Bayley, card No. 57150, stolen in Tulsa, Okla., Feb. 4, 1918. Forward to A. L. Bayley, 414 Shartel Ave., Oklahoma City, Okla. Of Bro. I. Klang, card No. 84741. Return to Wm. A. James, Sec. Local No. 230, at 380 Sumner Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. IS YOUR LOCAL IN THIS LIST? DELINQUENT LOCAL UNIONS FOR OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND The financial secretaries of the locals listed below are not complying with the law requiring them to forward their day book sheets to the General Office. All owe sheets for October, November and December, many for a longer period. The failure of secretaries to forward day book sheets deprives members of all protection of their right to benefits should their due books be lost or destroyed. Scan the list; if your local is among the delinquents, see that the secretary does his duty or that he is removed from office. Read the law: The Law. "Section 131. The Financial Secretary shall receive all moneys paid into the union and shall enter all payments in the official duplicate page day book as furnished by the G. S.-T. He shall forward to the G. S.-T. the duplicate sheet or sheets taken from said book within the time and in such manner as provided in Section 238. Financial Secretaries failing to comply with this 70 Lakewood, N. J. $1 Portsmouth, N. H. 95 Bicknell, Ind. 136 Waukesha, Wis. 190 Bridgeport, Conn. 212 Rockland, Maine 227 Saskatoon, Sask., Can. 232 Corning, N. Y. 265 Chicago, Ill. 279 Thermopolis, Wyo. DECEMBER. Provision of this section shall be removed from office by the General Executive Board. ******"' "Section 238. ******He (the G. S.-T.) shall also establish and maintain a Financial Secretary's duplicate page day book system which shall show the amount of money paid and the dates on which such payments were made by each member. Said duplicate page day book shall be the official day book of this Brotherhood and shall be procured by Financial Secretaries from the G. S.-T. Financial Secretaries shall send to the G. S.-T., without delay by registered mail, and with their monthly reports, the duplicate sheet or sheets taken from said book******** The General Executive Board has been patient and wishes to avoid being unnecessarily severe but unless the sheets are immediately forthcoming, the offending financial secretaries will be removed from office, as prescribed in Section 131 of the constitution quoted above. 859 Piqua. Ohio. 881 Greensburg, Ind. 937 Somerville, Mass. 971 Wilmington, Del. 997 Downers Grove, Ill. 1055 Vinita, Okla. 1056 Marion, Iowa. 1062 Savannah, Ga. 1074 Boston, Mass. 1087 New York, N. Y. NOW FAIR. The Allied Wall Paper Trades report the unionizing of the Prager Co., of Brooklyn, N. Y., an addition to the growing list of fair firms manufacturing and jobbing wall papers. "STAY AWAY." Perhaps one hundred requests have been received at the General Office that members be notified to stay away from different cities where trouble is expected this spring, or where Government work is in progress but not ready for painting. Some years ago the "stay away" list was abolished. First, because it grew so long that it lost all value it might otherwise have had and, second, because we found it served as an invitation to non-union men, who imagine they have a better chance to pick up easy money where trouble is anticipated. All members are urged to remain in their home cities, at least until the spring demands are conceded. No traveling member is welcome where a strike is in progress or where trouble is expected. Neither does it help matters for men to apply for work at a shipyard before a wage award has been made. Men who register with the Public Service Reserve will be notified from Washington when and where painters are needed on Government work. The Journal will publish the settlement of all demands for increases, so that members will be able to judge whether or not it is advisable to seek work in any particular locality. The plan suggested will work out for the best interests of all concerned. LETTER INTRODUCING PROPOSED To the Officers and Members of Local Unions of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America— Greetings: WHEREAS, The laws of the Brotherhood relating to board expenses and the shorter workday are being violated by abuse of the Clearance Card system, as it now exists, by members of local unions taking out Clearance Cards and working for home employers outside of the jurisdiction of their local union or District Council. Local Union 11, of Boston, Mass., asks that your local union endorse the following proposed amendment to the General Constitution and lend its aid to place this amendment in our National Constitution. If your union endorses this amendment please notify J. C. Skemp, G. S.T., of your endorsement, as it has to be endorsed by twenty-five local unions repre senting at least five different states, provinces or territories. Thanking you in advance, we remain, DONALD H. C. MACINTYRE, President L. U. 11. JOHN T. CASHMAN, Recording Secretary L. U. 11. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE GEN ERAL CONSTITUTION. Submitted by Local Union No. 11, of Boston Mass. To amend Section 57 of the National Constitution, so as to read: No Clearance Card shall be granted to a member leaving the jurisdiction of his Local Union or District Council to work for his home employer where board and expenses are required to be paid by the employer; nor shall a member be compelled when so working to take out Clearance Card till after the expiration of sixty days, but if a Union or District Council exists in the town or city in which he is employed, he shall register his name with the local secretary on or before the first regular meeting. Unless so temporarily working for an outside firm a member must belong to the local union in whose jurisdiction he is employed. No member taking a Clearance Card shall be permitted to work for any firm from the jurisdiction from which Clearance Card is taken till after the expiration of sixty days from time Clearance Card is taken. A member making application for Clearance Card shall be required to state whether or not he is leaving the jurisdiction of his Local Union or District Council to continue in the employ of his home firm in some other jurisdiction. A member obtaining and using Clearance Card in violation of this law shall, upon proof of such violation, pay to the Local Union issuing the card a fine not exceeding $25.00. A Local Union accepting a Clearance Card shall at once notify the Union from which card is issued. A member of the Brotherhood who visits a city or town in search of employment shall deposit his Clearance Card with some official of the Union within forty-eight hours after his arrival. A member failing to observe this law will be liable to a fine not exceeding $10.00 or to suspension. Endorsed by the Massachusetts State Conference at the January session, 1918. DONALD H. C. MACINTYRE, President L. U. 11. JOHN T. CASHMAN, Recording Secretary L. U. 11. CORRESPONDENCE GOOD NEWS A series of winnings. I am sending a little good news from Local 1044 (glaziers), of Boston. On January first we started on a new agreement with the sash shops of Boston, covering the inside men. It provides for a reduction from 9 to 8 hours per day, for the 44 hour week, for an increase in wages from 40 cents per hour to 45 cents (from Jan. 1, 1918, to June 1, 1919) and for a union shop. Another bit of good news is that on Jan. 14, we held our second annual ball in aid of our sick fund. It was a grand success both socially and financially. It added about three hundred dollars to the fund. We have 16 members serving the colors and the local is keeping them in good standing. D. M. MAHONEY, F. S. L. U. 1044. A Florida victory. An increase in wage in mid-winter is rather unusual, but springtime comes early in Florida. For several years the trades unions of Tampa have had an up-hill fight. The cigar industry dominates the city and the manufacturers are bitterly opposed to trades unions. This has influenced public sentiment generally, but organized labor has never yielded an inch and the turn in the road has now been reached. After being out for a few days the employing painters and Local Union 88 reached a compromise satisfactory to both sides. The scale until April 1st is $4.40 per day; from then on, $5.00 per day. Establishing record. Local Union No. 973, of North Bend, Ore., believes it is in a class by itself. When it held its first meeting on April 30th, 1917, it had ten members who were receiving a wage of $3.50 per day; it steadily increased its number until it now has twenty-four members in good standing, one application under consideration and two in the hands of members. On an average, more than 50 per cent of its members have attended each of the weekly meetings of the local union. That important business has been transacted is demonstrated by the fact that its wage scale is $5.00 per day of eight hours, time and one-half for overtime and double time for Sundays and holidays. The local union owns the furniture and the fixtures in the hall of which it is sole tenant. In the nine months of its existence the local has granted ten clearance cards and received six, granted one withdrawal card and suspended two members. Its finances are in excellent shape. It has made donations to the amount of 50.00 to good causes; it owes no money and has a comfortable balance in the treasury. Local union No. 973 is the only craft organized in Southwest Oregon; that means a big country. The local would like to hear whether any of the big fellows can beat this record made single handed. A February settlement. Local Union 1042, of Manchester, N. H., has secured an increase in wages and a reduction in hours of labor. The new scale is $3.60 per day and hereafter a week's work will be forty-four hours. A compromise. Local Union 15 and the employers of Pawtucket, R. I., have reached a satisfactory compromise of their differences. A new scale with an increase of fifty cents per hour goes into effect May 1, 1918. 25 per cent. increase. All the contractors of Abilene, Kansas, have signed the new agreement with L. U. 604. It provides for the eight hour day and a wage of 50 cents per hour-an increase of .10 cents over the scale of last year. |