journals. Let us all join in making it the best, the Journal from which all models will be based.

We are very much interested in the information that has appeared in the last three issues, namely, the strength and durability of cables, hydraulics and the traction machine. There are many other subjects of interest which I hope will be disseminated during the coming year.

What has become of M. O'Brien, Jr., of Boston, and his articles on historic Boston? The Boston tea party is familiar to most of us, but let's hear of some of the elevator constructors' tea parties of No. 4 during the long evenings.

Local No. 6 held its regular election December 15th, and nearly all the old officers were re-elected. W. F. Hopkins (otherwise known as Hoppy), president; Thomas Allen, vice-president; C. E. Dunn, recording secretary; G. J. Husak, financial secretary; J. A. Cryder, treasurer; our new executive board are E. A. Johnston, G. J. Husak, M. M. Kidney, B. I. Burkhart and Mat Lilley. These brothers will pilot Local No. 6 through its troubles for the next six months and they certainly have plenty of work mapped out for them, as we have an agreement before the employers, which has not yet been signed.

The Pittsburgh district has been cursed with more than its share of jurisdictional fights during the past year, which have centred around the new William Penn Hotel. Local No. 6 loafed five weeks on this job in sympathy with the lathers. The carpenters, plasterers, bricklayers, marble setters and engineers are on strike on that job now.

It is peculiar that the organizations cannot get together and settle these disputes or leave them to their international bodies to settle. I believe that it should be a very important factor for each international to try and settle jurisdictional disputes in the various cities and keep the men working. We know that every strike

costs money. It also costs good hard money to maintain an international body as well as our locals, and every time a strike is declared against a contractor, the more bitter he becomes against organized labor. So let all the international unions get together and devise ways and means of ending this petty squabbling.

We would advise all members to keep away from Pittsburgh until further notice. About 60 per cent. of the members here are working. The Arcade job is tied up at the sixth floor and no trades working on it. The court house is going slow. The B. and O. Railroad and the Lake Erie Railroad new freight houses are just starting.

Pittsburgh has long been known as the Smoky City, but has outgrown its misnomer. Had any of our brothers dropped into the city during December they would have been very much delighted at the electric display in all the down-town streets, which had been placed for Electric Prosperity Week (the first week of December), and through the activity of our Chamber of Commerce was continued all the month. It was a display long to be remembered, and hereafter any one dubbing us "the Smoky City" will be a sure sign he is looking for trouble, and the goods will be delivered to him.

Our city council has passed an ordinance providing for one chief and two elevator inspectors. This is not what we hoped for, but it's a start in the right direction. We have been assured that nothing but card men would be appointed to the positions.

Wishing our Journal, the international officers and members of the I. U. E. C., on behalf of Local No. 6, a Prosperous and Happy New Year. No. 6. C. E. DUNN.

WASHINGTON, D. C.

Our semi-annual election of officers, for the term beginning January, 1916, was the most harmonious we have ever held. Every one appeared

to be in good spirits and were voting as a unit for those who were elected. We certainly hope that this sirit will prevail, and that the incoming administration will continue to receive the united support of the members in the transaction of business devolving upon them.

President Charles Crump was reelected without opposition and will again preside at our meetings in his energetic way. Let us encourage him by backing up his decisions. When he gives a decision or places a fine against one of our particular chums, let us not try to discourage him by overruling his decision or remitting the fine, but rise and show him that we are with him, by reprimanding our chums for violating some rule that compelled the president to rule as he did.

Vice-President Thomas Holleran, the able assistant of our president, was also re-elected without opposition. This was exected, as Tom can claim every member as a true and staunch friend.

The financial officers, Brother Barbee, financial secretary, and Brother Whiting, treasurer, were also reelected without opposition and will be on the job as they have in the past.

Brother Smith declined nomination for another term as business agent and Brother Glick received the unanimous vote of the local for the position. He is new in office, but has taken an active interest in business and we believe he will make an effi

cient officer.

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Fraser used his end of the guide as sort of a monoplane to keep his feet dry. Boyington did not to notice the added weight on the other end, but kept on at the same pace.

The offices of recording secretary and correspondent to the Journal will be filled by the writer, who will continue in his humble way to do the best he can.

We have had a committee at work for several months getting ready to entertain the delegates to our next convention in 1916. Preparedness is the slogan of the committee, and judging from the results already obtained, they will be prepared to welcome any number of guests. This being the capital of the nation and also the headquarters of the A. F. of L. and other international unions, we desire to have the honor of entertaining the largest and most successful of the I. U. of E. C.

In order to realize our hopes we need the co-operation of all the locals. We would suggest that the members of each local make a New Year resolution at their next meeting, pledging themselves to send a delegate to the next convention. We know that as a rule the elevator constructors need no urging to make them attend to local business, but when it comes to sending a delegate to the convention the local treasury may not be in a condition to allow them to do so. To eliminate this only obstacle, appoint a committee to devise ways and means of sending a delegate and let the committee adopt the slogan, one delegate to Washington in 1916. Be a booster and make a motion to appoint this committee at your next meeting, if your funds are low at this time.

Washington is centrally located, has a splendid climate In September, and has very many interesting attractions of which we will tell you in another issue of the Journal.

Work in Washington has been fair for the past three months, with all the boys at work. We are looking for a slight decrease within a short

I have just finished reading the December Journal and I certainly do enjoy it. I honestly believe it is getting better with every edition and I will also agree with what Brother. William B. Macalister, of Local No. 5, says in his closing paragraph. We have eighteen locals that have correspondents and they all seem to be too busy to write a little article for their Journal. Brothers, we all like to hear from you, and when I read the Journal every month and the brothers' names at the bottom of the news item from the different locals I begin to know them. I don't know Brother Macalister from Adam, but I generally find him Johnny on the spot in the Journal.

Local No. 19 has elected me to succeed myself as correspondent to the Journal and this is one of my New Year's resolutions, that I will not miss a month during my next term of office without furnishing some little item for the benefit of the Journal readers. We are located about as far West as you can get and our local is small in comparison to some of the Eastern locals, and if little old No. 19 can rake up news for our official Journal, the Eastern locals surely can. So climb in, brothers, and let us help the good work along.

Local No. 19 held their semi-annual election at their last meeting and elected the following officers: William A. Hutton for our next president. Used to be known as "Bill Hutton," when he was in Kansas City.

Andy Chambers for vice-president. Recording secretary, Perry Dashanow to succeed H. H. Montgomery, and Local No. 19 sure owes Brother Montgomery a vote of thanks for the able manner in which he discharged his duties.

F. H. Bitters was re-elected for the fifth term as financial secretary and treasurer, and I feel confident that he will be re-elected as often as the brothers can prevail upon him to accept. That's how strong Brother Bitters stands in Local 19.

Our warden will be Harrison Cole. I half believe Brother Cole accepts that office for the chance of talking to the ladies when they wish to speak before the local.

For conductor we have elected Brother A. C. Vincent. Correspondent to the Journal will be yours truly, and business agent is H. C. Pollock.

The real contest of the evening was in electing delegates to the building trades, the nominations being Parks, Burchfield, Darnell, Dashanow, Thurman and Culver. I don't know what inducements Brothers Thurman and Culver held out, but they finally made a runaway of it.

Our executive board is composed of the following brothers: Alex. Parks, Perry Dashanow, Jim Stokes, Andy Chambers and L. S. Grandy. Trustee, for eighteen months, Andy Chambers re-elected.

On December 30th, at 12 midnight, the States of Oregon and Washington went on the dry list. There are something like fifteen hundred saloons that closed shop on that date in the city of Seattle alone; but it will still be possible for any one to ship liquor into the State of Washington to any resident, providing it is for his own use, and he will also be required to procure a permit from the county auditor, which will cost the applicant twenty-five cents. Then he will be required to send said permit along with his order to the State of California, where all the liquor interests

have moved their breweries, and they can ship back to you.

Each person is allowed so much liquor per year. I think you are entitled to 24 pints or 12 quarts of beer and two quarts of whisky every twenty days. Whatever it is I don't think it will hurt Local No. 19 any, as we have a very sober bunch of members. Personally I don't think much of any law that will prohibit one State from manufacturing an article and allow another to ship that same article into the State which is closed. However, it does not affect me one iota.

Local No. 19 wishes all locals of the international and the international a Prosperous and Happy New Year.

NOTICE TO SECRETARIES OF
LOCAL UNIONS.

Local Secretaries are requested to peruse the Directory of Officers and inform the Editor if there have been any changes made that do not appear in the Journal.

OFFICERS OF THE I. U. OF E. C.

President-Joseph F. Murphy, 312 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Phone, Prospect 820.

First Vice-President-J. C. MacDonald, 386 Harrison Ave., Boston, Mass.

Second Vice-President-A. Eagan,

156 E. 54th St., New York, N. Y. Third Vice-President-W. Snow, 1934 Warren Ave., Chicago, Ill. Fourth Vice-President-F. Cobey, 860 McDougall Ave., Detroit. Mich. Fifth Vice-President-F. W. Doyle, 6560 Odell Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Sixth Vice-President-P. E. Cryder, R. F. D. No. 1, Fairhaven, Pa.. Secretary-Treasurer Frank J.

Schneider, 418 Perry Building,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Delegate, A. F. of L.-Frank Feeney, 708 S. 52d St., Philadelphia, Pa.

LOCAL UNIONS.

Local No. 1, New York City, N. Y. Meets second and fourth Thursdays in month at Brevoort Hall, 156 E. 54th St. President J. F. Murphy, 312 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Vice-President-Joseph F. Cogan,

2241 Chatterton Ave., Bronx, N. Y. Recording Secretary-H. de Granby,

200 W. 136th St., New York City. Financial Secretary-H. V. Volkers, 156 E. 54th St.

Treasurer-Daniel Burke, 156 E. 54th St.

Local No. 3, St. Louis, Mo. Meets first and third Thursday at Unity Hall, 2651 and 2653 Locust St. President-F. W. Doyle, 6560 Odell Ave.

Vice-President-C. W. Hynck, 3440 S. Jefferson Ave.

Recording Secretary-Louis E. Volk, 459 Eichelberger Ave.

Financial Secretary-F. H. Burmester, 825 De Soto Ave. Treasurer-J. Brenton, 3116 N. Ashland Place.

Business Agent-L. L. Schaffer, 3400 Morgan St.

Correspondent to Journal-C. L. Low, 6957 Tyler Ave.

Local No. 4, Boston, Mass. Meets second and fourth Thursdays in month at 386 Harrison Ave. President-Frank Dutton, 6 Wainwright St., Dorchester, Mass. Vice-President-W. Tin pany, 19 Mansfield St., Everett.

Recording Secretary-Chas. A. Dunk, 94 Topliff St., Dorchester.