IIALIR.IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Take It From Me, These Finishes Are Fine! And the most particular customers we have are always satisfied with the result. Frankly, we cater to the better class of trade,—the people who demand style that is up to date, and a finish on interior trim that is soft and beautiful, and goes well with the draperies, furniture, and other decorations that they are planning to use. Lots of our customers now are using stylish painted furniture in soft blues, grays, and russet brown effects. To make a proper background for a library decorated like this and with wood paneling on the walls, we use Bridgeport Standard Acid Stains in the beautiful, soft, silver grays, and satin browns. These finishes give the graining of the wood a full chance to show its beauty without making it too prominent. And when we do a job, we make the foundation right first of all, by using Bridgeport Standard-Wheeler's Wood Filler Bridgeport Wood Finishing Works IRRITARIANAIAHRAINTAINIATIRRITAINTAINERILITIALLIAINI Owned and operated by Wilmington, Del. Kansas City. Boston, Minneapolis, Twenty-five per cent, advance. Things are moving in old Kentucky. Local Union 410, of Owensboro, has secured an advance of 15 cents an hour. Its previ. ous wage scale was 40 cents, its new wage gcale is 55 cents. Sisters and brothers, we're here to boost, Twenty-five per cent. gain. Local Union 582 has reached an agreement with the Master Painters of Newburyport, Mass. It provides for an increase in wages of 1042 cents per hour. The new scale is 50 cents, or $22.00 for a forty-four hour week. They exploit patriotism for selfish gain, Transparent is their thread-bare game, Labor conscripted ahead of wealth, Dollars more sacred than life and health. Two year peace. After a strike over Sunday, the employ. ers of Madison, Wis., and the members of Local Union 802, reached an understanding and entered into a two year agreement which provides for a union shop and a wage scale of 50 cents per hour. Taking the railroads was a master stroke, -E. E. NEAL, Local No. 1034, Eureka, Calif. FINANCIAL STATEMENT, FEBRUARY, 1918 RECEIPTS The financial statement is closed regularly on the last day of each month. Financial Secretaries will please have their reports at headquarters on or before the 30th day of each month. The following shows all moneys received from January 31, 1918 to February 28, 1918. Each All remember should check this statement and note if remittances made are properly credited. mittances received from February 28, 1918 to March 31, 1918, will appear in next report. 5.00 2.00 1.00 1.25 2.50 10.40 2.50 .36 3.75 4.00 3.75 292 1.50 3.75 3 2.50 1.70 1 82.20 1.50 85 19.20 2 11.80 6.15 86 12.60 3 10.20 .50 87 16.80 5 14.20 5.00 88 21.30 6 2.50 89 31.50 7 47.30 90 8 51.30 92 29.20 9 1.50 94 21.00 10 109.00 16.00 96 25.30 11 370.10 97 13.80 12 2.50 98 24.20 13 18.00 5.00 99 13.80 14 10.20 101 70.70 15 44.70 102 455.90 16 16.80 103 21.90 17 34.65 1.00 104 9.00 18 15.60 105 7.80 19 255.60 12.50 106 55.90 20 5.10 107 3.90 21 24.60 6.15 108 15.60 22 10.10 2.50 109 103.00 23 53.40 2.00 110 18.50 24 9.30 111 60.40 26 101.00 6.75 112 53.50 27 164.00 30.00 113 28.20 28 8.70 5.00 114 12.60 29 22.85 2.50 115 154.50 30 56.50 116 13.60 31 121.00 117 7.50 32 8.40 118 34.10 33 32.40 119 24.30 34 11.60 3.30 120 12.30 35 3.40 121 67.00 36 47.50 2.50 122 18.90 37 181.60 2.00 123 32.20 38 15.60 124 10.50 39 48.30 5.50 125 41 55.10 126 13.80 42 31.40 127 137.40 43 34.60 128 40.80 44 64.30 10.50 129 36.90 45 24.00 130 61.20 46 107.80 2.00 133 22.50 47 106.40 134 176 14.60 2.50 177 4.20 5.00 178 16.10 179 15.60 1.50 180 212.30 9.75 181 59.30 182 14.10 2.50 183 11.70 184 572.40 2.50 185 9.00 5.60 186 458.30 187 67.60 188 19.90 3.00 189 16.50 190 138.60 191 209,10 193 28.95 194 451.30 2.50 195 136.90 1.15 196 6.00 197 21.90 198 37.40 199 4.20 200 14.10 9.56 201 50.50 202 100.40 203 18.30 3.75 204 18.30 205 28.60 206 82.10 5.00 207 12.40 1.80 208 11.40 2.50 209 19.90 210 4.20 211 213 93.00 .50 214 34.50 215 33.50 216 6.00 217 8.15 218 47.30 .25 220 10.65 221 18.60 222 5.40 223 13.50 17.751 225 45.60 5.00 226 31.90 229 8.10 229 8.90 230 84.50 232 10.20 15.00 233 47.00 3.561 234 12.90 235 7.20 5.00 236 7.10 237 116.20 238 20.70 240 30.90 241 49,20 2.501 242 89.90 243 18.00 2.75 245 5.80 246 63.00 247 44.30 218 21.90 249 60.40 2.50 250 68.70 5.90 251 8.10 2.251 252 17.95 253 53.00 2. 20 254 11.70 5.25 256 8.65 5.901 257 154.30 258 51.40 259 3.50 1.00 260 32.70 261 2.50 262 3.90 263 2.70 5.00 264 3.90 265 69.10 266 6.90 5.00 267 2.10 4.65 268 16.20 269 33.90 271 3.00 272 8.40 273 52.10 274 30.50 275 221.40 2.50 276 4.50 7.50 277 56.20 7.50 280 30.10 4.75 281 32.70 1.00 282 33.60 2.501 283 19.10 284 14.40 286 35.70 287 66.60 289 3.60 290 11.10 291 13.50 354 4.20 1.66 355 5.20 338 5.70 1.50 359 47.70 362 6.60 363 30.60 364 4.50 1.00 366 5.70 1.78 367 9.30 2.251 368 146.50 369 6.75 370 61.10 8.62 371 21.90 372 7.50 373 8.70 374 18.00 375 12.60 5.00 376 32.80 4.10 377 9.10 380 15.30 381 9.50 3.711 382 6.70 383 10.80 384 4.20 385 21.20 386 5.10 387 23.10 2.501 388 9.60 1.20 389 4.00 390 7.50 391 63. 40 392 45.50 393 10.00 394 10.00 2.50 396 4.00 398 17.60 2.50 399 5.10 400 17.40 2.50 401 14.70 402 61.30 406 15.50 2.30 407 30.60 2.75 409 43.80 410 6.30 411 31.90 3.60 413 32.10 10.70 414 7.50 415 7.20 416 4.20 .50 417 16.30 3.2 418 7.80 3.00 419 10.30 420 26.10 421 5.70 1.80 423 6.50 424 426 76.20 2.50 429 12.90 1.26 456 34.10 .50 457 7.80 458 4.20 459 15.70 460 52.50 10.50 461 7.20 462 15.00 463 17.70 2.50 464 10.80 9.50 465 12.80 466 18.50 467 18.60 468 3.30 469 44.10 471 16.70 2.50 473 8.40 474 30.80 475 23.70 476 91.10 477 6.30 478 7.20 479 480 37.70 481 132.10 482 4.65 483 18.90 484 3.90 485 19.80 2.40 486 33.75 487 39.60 488 5.70 489 10.30 5.00 490 206.40 491 163.40 1.00 492 7.50 493 6.40 494 5.10 1.00 496 11.40 497 29.20 50.40 500 9.00 502 49.90 2.00 14.10 505 507 38.90 508 29.90 509 6.90 510 158.30 511 512 21.30 5.00 513 13.50 3.95 514 24.80 515 22.10 1.00 519 37.50 521 7.15 522 18.40 524 10.50 525 13.50 526 14.40 527 23.30 .50; 498 504 5.00 2.25 2.50 .25 .50 51.30 48 78.00 137 99.40 49 59.80 138 28.10 50 165.10 7.50 139 23.10 51 221.20 9.50 142 14.10 52 52.30 144 23.20 53 70.30 145 15.30 54 . 45 146 7.20 55 20.20 9.50 147 339.80 56 12.50 .50 149 9.70 57 32.00 150 129.10 58 8.40 151 87.50 59 56.90 152 15.00 61 126.10 14.00 153 8.40 62 47.35 154 11.10 63 6.90 155 24.00 64 3.40 156 39.00 66 37.20 158 15.60 67 48.60 159 9.70 68 11.50 160 2.70 69 55.10 161 14.70 71 10.31 1.99 162 3.30 72 149.00 1.00 163 7.70 73 45.30 164 28.00 74 10.80 165 9.30 75 58.15 5.00 166 55.90 28.20 8.50 1 167 28.70 78 2.50 168 6.90 79 138. 20 7.50 169 33.85 80 34.10 2.001 170 16.80 81 30.00 1.00 171 23.40 82 33.70 172 70.00 83 7.20 173 84 2.50 175 24.90 6.90 294 47.50 298 17.40 299 21.00 303 13.50 308 310 2.40 314 32.30 317 11.10 318 64.00 2.00 320 4.80 323 1.60 324 33.30 327 20.50 333 17.40 335 5.70 337 8.70 339 314 6.60 345 217.00 7.50 346 15.20 347 8.90 2.20 348 25.20 5.00 349 72.60 2.00 350 4.80 351 16.10 352 430 58.50 431 6.90 435 27.30 23.70 442 300.00 1.00 443 33.10 1.00 34.70 448 34.60 3.60 449 11.70 3.75 450 7.20 452 31.70 7.45 453 11.70 3.50 454 130.88 455 39.90 528 139.60 2.50 529 3.00 530 27.00 531 13.80 532 9.90 1.00 533 15.30 5.00 534 18.00 ........ 535 12.00 1.00 538 11.70 1 on 539 11.40 13,50 540 8.60 541 33.00 544 11.40 545 39.50 546 5.10 549 52.20 550 6.00 2.50 17.30 15.00 10.75 15.45 3.75 4.15 6.80 1.00 2.25 2.50 1.15 2.50 2.50 3.50 794 703 601 552 4.80 553 38.60 554 11.70 555 18.80 556 "25.30 557 2.40 558 6.90 561 10.80 562 32.00 563 49.20 564 8.70 565 6.95 566 4.80 567 17.20 568 21.00 569 14.20 570 9.40 571 9.30 578 5.40 579 8.10 580 31.20 582 5.40 585 17.00 586 19.50 587 44.40 589 3.90 590 9.60 591 46.80 592 3.90 594 8.70 595 16.40 596 20.90 597 11.40 598 2.10 600 14.40 3.00 602 5.40 604 6.00 605 13.30 608 6.60 611 9.60 612 22.90 613 25.50 614 2.10 616 14.40 617 9.90 618 3.60 619 7.80 621 9.00 622 623 23.10 624 30.70 625 7.80 626 3.30 627 17.30 628 4.80 632 633 12.30 634 42.60 635 6.00 636 35.10 637 143.70 638 29.00 639 39.10 640 5.70 641 16.10 642 21.60 643 18.20 644 9.90 645 18.30 646 21.90 647 648 22.40 650 23,50 651 9.30 652 2.70 654 10.40 655 8.40 656 12.40 658 19.90 659 3.90 1.001 662 663 7.50 665 .45 668 6.00 5.10 682 10.50 5.001 683 19.80 684 15.30 3.40 685 26.70 686 7.00 689 16.80 692 18.30 24.20 6.60 707 709 715 25.00 721 12.30 729 3.90 16.90 733 8.10 734 6.90 735 5.80 2.501 737 12.30 738 12.30 740 9.65 .50 741 5.40 742 4.80 744 12.90 751 757 3.00 759 13.60 761 3.00 766 3.00 5.95 790 3.60 1023 9.00 7.50 791 17.40 4.75 903 3.00 967 1025 3.30 1026 9.20 793 2.50 5.00 905 250.00 3.50 969 2.10 1027 10.80 9.30 906 4.80 9.70 970 32.40 1029 3.90 795 12.80 1.90 908 2.40 972 10.80 1030 31.20 2.30 6.00 796 8.40 909 12.00 974 11.10 9.75 1033 6.00 2.50 799 15.90 911 3.30 975 7.10 1034 11.60 800 5.10 912 3.30 2.75 978 12.90 1.00 1035 3.00 801 2.50 913 1036 9.30 2.50 981 6.10 1037 5.60 2.00 805 10.30 916 11.40 1038 7.80 12.25 806 76.30 920 2.00 4.60 1041 3.30 810 24.00 927 96.60 985 10.25 5.00 1042 46.80 10.18 12.50 811 4.20 929 20.60 .60 986 7.50 3.00 1043 17.55 813 52.50 930 13.30 .25 987 5.40 1044 62.30 2.50 3.30 814 19.60 9.70 932 1045 7.50 1046 22.65 11.55 816 8.40 935 124.10 4.00 991 7.50 1.00 1047 113.50 8.00 817 11.80 936 27.60 .25 994 9.00 1048 14.10 6.50 819 7.40 938 3.00 995 3.70 5.00 1049 12.00 820 22. 20 939 14.70 996 9.60 3.05 1050 9.90 940 1051 15.20 822 10.10 942 7.5011002 3.30 1052 12.00 7.50 4.50 823 15.22 8.00 943 14.80 1003 3.60 1053 5.40 824 19.10 5.251 944 5.70 1004 10.10 1058 3.90 5.35 826 4.20 2.50 945 6.30 1005 8.70 1060 8.70 5.00 827 3.00 946 8.10 2.06 1006 41.30 1061 36.90 2.50 5.00 828 10.20 5.00 1063 40.80 2.25 1008 7.20 5.00 1064 2.70 830 150.44 3.50 950 27.00 1010 16.50 1065 5.10 1.25 .75 831 44.20 951 6.40 2.50 1011 817.00 38.26 1067 1.80 832 7.90 953 3.60 1012 17.00 1068 .50 2.50 833 23.30 954 4.80 4.75 1013 6.30 2.54 1073 31.10 5.00 834 19.70 956 7.50 1074 30.60 5.00 5.00 836 3.30 958 1075 6.30 1078 6.90 1.00 838 3.20 961 73.00 1017 10.00 1079 3.00 1.25 839 1.00 962 4.00 9.00 1018 34.50 1081 12.00 24.001 841 8.10 963 9.60 1082 7.30 5.00 842 6.60 964 16.80 1084 6.10 1085 2.30 844 12.50 1086 11.50 1.601 845 3.65 1.7* D. C. 1 Pittsburgh, Penn. $ 2.50 846 24.70 ..75 12.00 5.00 3.00 848 273.50 5.00 D. C. 14 Chicago, Ill. 9.22 850 1.90 D. C. 19 Bergen & Passaic Coun- 2.50 29.75 854 9.50 Refund D. C. 13575, J. H. Welsh. $ 300.00 327.43 $25,369.42 $1.593.02 PROTESTED CHECKS MADE GOOD. 212.00 28.30 7.05 872 4.20 L. U. 365 Herkimer, N. Y. 17.80 7.15 874 81.20 L. U. 427 New Orleans, La.. 9.30 1.00 875 7.80 5.00 L. U. 434 Grand Island, Nebr. 1.00 876 8.70 5.00 L. U. 612 Norfolk, Va. 35.40 1.00 877 8.60 L. U. 638 Camden, N. J. 25.00 879 3.00 L. U. 665 Pine Bluff. Ark. 6.90 880 30.50 6.00 L. U. 688 Chicago, Ill. 20.30 882 7.80 L. U. 774 St. Louis, Mo. 39.90 885 7.40 L. U. 892 New York, N. Y. 445.30 887 10.50 L. U. 943 West New York, N. J. 13.80 1.10 889 5.40 L. U. 983 Bisbee, Ariz. 9.60 891 4.11 L. U. 992 Brooklyn, N. Y. 778 3.00 130.90 892 32.50 893 17.10 $995.50 RECAPITULATION. $ 25,369.42 7.50 896 9.50 2.50 Total supplies 1,593.02 3.00 897 20.40 2.50 Total protested checks made good. 995.50 899 7.90 4.50 900 9.20 $27.957.94 Note.-The total receipts with the exception of receipts from special funds, which are applied direct, or from sale of supplies, which are applied to the Supply Fund, or in making good protested checks, which are credited to the General Fund, are divided among the remaining funds as follows: General Fund, 124 per cent.; Journal Fund, 12 per cent.; Organizing Fund, 10 per cent.; Defense Fund, 15 per cent.; Death and Disability Fund, 50 per cent. EXPENDITURES, FEBRUARY, 1918 GENERAL FUND. Heat, light and water. 41.93 Nightwatch and janitor.. 43.80 Hedrick, Geo. F., G. P., services 150.00 Skemp, Jos. C., G. S.-T., services 150.00 Clerks' services 563.00 Auditing committee 14.00 A. F. of L. tax, January. 741.16 N. B. T. Dept. tax, January. 282.35 Canadian tax, January 23.81 Postage 370.66 Telegraph and telephone.. 29.07 Refunded money 29.58 Protested checks redeemed. 84.60 Miscellaneous expenses 11.00 Election expenses, committee. 1,273.45 Insurance 31.02 -$ 3,839.43 ORGANIZING FUND. Organizing local unions........ 126.60 Rander, Wm., services and expenses 266.10 Shea, W. G., services and expenses 247.90 Vance, Jos. F., services and expenses 256.51 Gallagher, Wm. J., services and expenses 220.42 Uhl, Gus, services and expenses 175.82 Melaven, Jos. F., services and expenses 242.94 Hunter, Jos. P., services and expenses 279.10 Bahlhorn, Jos. C., services and expenses 200.04 Leslie, Frank, services and expenses 242.69 $ 2,258.12 F., P., 25.00 50.00 300.00 50.00 50.00 125.00 300.00 50.00 300.00 25.00 50.00 75.00 300.00 25.00 250.00 25.00 50.00 50.00 300.00 75.00 100.00 300.00 75.00 300.00 150.00 50.00 300.00 300.00 50.00 200.00 250.00 250.00 300.00 200.00 100.00 75.00 250.00 50.00 300.00 50.00 300.00 250.00 300.00 50.00 50.00 300.00 250.00 75.00 100.00 75.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 250.00 50.00 50.00 300.00 200.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 50.00 300.00 50.00 300.00 100.00 50.00 75.00 300.00 300.00 75.00 100.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 200.00 584.00 39.75 -$14,023.75 116.05 219.73 259.81 DEFENSE FUND. Hedrick, Geo. G. expenses Finan, John M., 1st G. V.-P., services and expenses. Kelley, Jos. F., 2nd G. V.-P., services and expenses.. Cullen, Chas. A., 3rd G. V.-P., services and expenses. Clarke, Jos. F., 4th G. V.-P., services and expenses. Swick, Clarence E., 5th G. V.-P., services and expenses. Scott, Adam E., 6th G. V.-P., services and expenses.. Beck, M. J., services and ex penses, auditing local union books Legal services New York State Health Associa tion P. D. C. 36, Los Angeles, Cal..... L. U. 1073, San Francisco, Cal. 269.05 295.36 279.47 199.50 242.08 25.00 300.00 300.00 100.00 $ 2,606.05 SUPPLY FUND. Merchandise 353.93 1,051.94 151.76 $ 1,719.42 JOURNAL FUND. Printing, etc. $ 2,849.64 Stencils, etc. 40.30 Postage 243.71 Commission advertising 351.30 Clerks' services 492.33 Articles for journal. 5.00 DEATH AND DISABILITY FUND. 13095 Riley, James A.. 31 $75.00 14090 Duckworth, Moroni R. 465 300.00 14308 Werner, Chas. 14353 Kerswell, Mrs. John.... 186 14485 Meirer, Jos. 720 14503 Smith, Wm. 11 14533 Burnett, Mrs. Robt..... 663 14579 Mains, Mrs. Lewis.... 52 14514 Peterson, Theo. 892 14620 Ayers, W. J.... 151 14636 Welsh, John 135 14657 Trudell, Albert 147 14670 Cohen, Philip 992 14673 Lutz, Isidor 19 14683 Hopper, Theo. 115 14711 Keppel, Henry 194 14733 Olson, Mrs. Gust. 97 14734 Cook, Thos. 46 14750 Kimelblatt, Mrs. H..... 261 14758 Clare, Mrs. Mathews.... 101 14773 Carroll, Wm. 679 14783 Todd, W. G.... 10 14787 Cunningham, John 206 14789 Kramer, Abraham 442 14796 Davidson, John 11 14803 Butler, James 151 14820 Bauchler, Gustave 275 14826 DeRaine, H. C.... 318 14829 Fiscus, Mrs. James N. 912 14830 Frasch, Geo. L... 282 14831 Petitt, Chas. E. 580 14891 Anderson, Mrs. Arthur 637 14835 Berger, Kurt 44 14838 Goebel, Peter 927 14840 Lauer, Joseph 61 14856 Mentzer, Frank 426 14857 Kirby, Neal 73 14859 Galvin, Harry 19 14861 Sharkey, Andrew 489 14862 Borbley, Andrew 308 14863 Bryarly, C. A.. 164 14865 Dunn, John 454 14868 Tulley, Mrs. L. K. 147 14870 Collins, William T..... 192 14871 Farris, H. A....... 80 14879 North, W. D.. 318 14880 Marengo, Raphael 253 14885 Irwin, Mrs. Robert S... 640 14888 Keeling, Thomas F..... 634 14889 Waters, Harry 50 14890 Reeves, James M. 50 14893 Green, Morris 261 14894 Smith, William H..... 338 14897 Fink, Alfred 51 14899 Vanderberg, John 26 14903 Genung, D. D..... 178 14904 Goodwin, Mrs. G. A.. 258 14906 Groseman, Chas. J...... 415 14909 Blau, Chas. 848 14912 Gardner, Tom 194 14914 Albert, Claus 892 14916 Marsel, Mrs. Jacob...... 194 14917 Smith, W. H.. 221 14924 Callahan, John 892 14925 Christiansen, Carl 194 14928 Hettekemmer, Alfred.. 191 14930 Gentle, Frank 892 14932 Riding, Robert 127 14933 McCloskey, J. 127 14934 Morrison. Mrs. Frank.. 296 14935 Carlman, John 184 14937 Wiss, Joseph 408 14939 Coulter, Mrs. J. E.... 113 14944 Germani, Ovidio 848 14945 Seaholm, Charles 848 14948 Corbett, Joseph E. 48 14953 Marther, John 102 14962 Kongsbach, T. A...... 720 14983 Farrell, Mrs. John W. 425 14986 Cash, Mrs. Frank.. 425 14991 Dahm, Mrs. Peter. 101 14418 Olsen, Olaf K.... 300 Clerks' services Supplies 89 300.00 $28,429.05 |