In Memoriam Whereas, It has pleased the Almighty to remove from our midst BROTHER FREDERICK TEGGE, a member of Local No. 15, I. U. of E. C., of Milwaukee, Wis.; and, Whereas, In view of the loss which our organization has sustained, as a just tribute to the memory of the departed, who has always been a loyal member; therefore, be it Resolved, That Local No. 15 share in the condolence of the family of the deceased brother; that the charter be draped for a period of sixty days, and these resolutions be spread on the minutes of the Local. JOSEPH A. HIPTRING, Recording Secretary. Local No. 15, I. U. of E. C., Milwaukee. PUT AWAY A FEW BUSHELS OF POTATOES. This year's crop of potatoes is one of the largest we have ever harvested, estimated to be over 400,000,000 bushels, or 20 bushels for every American family. Behind that there is also a bumper sweet potato crop in the South, where State officials have taken steps to store this vegetable in modern warehouses to preserve its quality. So we can look ahead and see a plentiful supply of potatoes for the winter at reasonable prices-there will be no such famine as we passed through last winter. This is fortunate. We need potatoes to cut down the cost of living and help us save wheat and meat for our Army and our Allies. The United States Food Administration is taking steps to get these potatoes to the people. During October and November retail grocers throughout the country will conduct a selling campaign on Irish potatoes, handling them at a very moderate profit. Farmers will back up the movement by sending their potatoes to market. Newspapers will urge the public to buy and store potatoes, and the crop will be distributed to the best advantage to all concerned from producer to consumer. Every family with a cellar, or other storage facilities, should put away from three to ten bushels, or more, of Irish potatoes while they are cheapest during the fall. Potatoe storage in the home is fairly simple. The tubers must be kept cool, dry and well ventilated. People often put a supply of potatoes in a closed cellar, thinking to protect them against cold, only to find later that dampness and warmth have caused decay. Heat probably ruins more potatoes in home storage than cold. Potatoes should be put in barrels with a few holes in the side so that they can have a circulation of air, or piled in a bin that is not too tight, or heaped on a few boards laid along the floor. Circulation of air to keep them dry and cool can be secured by opening the cellar windows during the day and shutting them on cold nights. FROM NEAR AND FAR QUITE DANGEROUS. "Yes, sir," said the station master, "safety first has spread all over this country. And nobody that comes to Beaver Hill will ever git in no accidents for want o' warnin' signs about. Just look at that, now." The stranger gazed appreciatively at the sign nailed on a nearby telegraph post. Its stern message was: "It is dangerous to walk or stand on these tracks while a train is passing." -Everybody's Magazine. HOW TAILORING STARTED. The tailor's sign in a little inland town was an apple, simply an apple. The people were amazed at it. They came in crowds to the tailor, asking him what on earth the meaning of the sign was. The tailor, with a complacent smile, replied: "If it handn't been for an apple, where would the clothing business be to-day?"-Everybody's Magazine. ALMOST WON THE BET. Two Irish hod carriers were arguing about their ability to carry their hods safely to the top of a high building. One said he could carry a tumbler of water on top of his load without spilling a drop. And Pat said: "Ach! a tumbler of water! Why, Mike, I could carry you in my hod to the top of this ten-story biuldin' without spillin' you." And Mike said: "I bet you tin dollars you can't." "Done!" said Pat. "Get into my hod." Mike got in, and up Pat went quickly and safely until he came to the sixth floor, when all of a sudden his foot slipped off the rung of the ladder and his hod pitched, threatening to deposit its cargo on the sidewalk seventyfive feet below. But with a mighty effort he steadied himself grasped his hod tight and proceeded to the top safely, where he deposited Mike on the floor of the scaffolding with, "There, Mike, I've won the bet. Out wid yer tin dollars." "Sure, ye did, Pat," said Mike, "the tin is yours, but whin ye got to the sixth flure, an' stoombled-be gob, I thought I had ye!" IN THE CLASSROOM. Said the professor to a student, "What is the effect of heat, and what the effect of cold " "Heat expands, sir, and cold contracts." "Correct. Give some illustrations." "Well," said the boy, "in the summer, when it is hot, the days are long; and in the winter, when it is cold, the days are short." "How many sides has a circle?" "Two-the inside and outside." "Does an effect ever go before a cause?" "Yes, sir." "Give an illustration." "When a man pushes a wheelbar row "That will do sir. Next-Mr. Johnson." A ROMANCE. She tried to spurn. He wouldn't listen. Now he is hern, And she is hisn. A BLUNDER. It was bathhing time and from the bed room of twin boys came the sound of hearty laughter and loud crying. Their father went up to find the cause. "What's the matter up here?" he inquired. The laughing twin pointed to his weeping brother. "Nothing," he giggled, "only nurse has given Alexander two baths and hasn't given me any at all." The above table is arranged to show the amperes per motor at different voltages for several sizes of motors at efficiencies ob- DEMAND MAYOR ROLPH BARE BOMB FRAME-UP. Labor San Francisco. The local Council, through a special committee, has made a formal request in writing to Mayor Rolph that he investigate the part the police department has played in the Mooney case and what assistance it has given District Attorney Fickert and Oxman. The latter is charged with attempted perjury, and has been rearrested following acquittal last week. "It was the activity of your police department," the unionists say, "which made possible the success of the Oxman perjury plot. "Oxman and Lieut. Stephen Bunner, in whose presence the Rigall perjury story was rehearsed, have been and still are protected by Capt. Duncan Matheson. Your policemen and your detectives recruited and marshaled the band of prejurers who appeared in three cases already tried. "Two months ago you told Capt. Matheson to investigate the connection of the police department with this crime. Capt. Matheson did not obey your orders, and now that Oxman has come to trial he is working with Fickert, Cunha and Oxman in the joint defense of the three. Ready and available before him was the record of the nineteen jurors left over from the old panel, and from whom nearly the entire Oxman jury was impaneled." A country school teacher was cashing her monthly check at the bank. The teller apologized for the filthy condition of the bills, saying, "I hope you're not afraid of microbes." "Not a bit of it," the school teacher replied. "I'm sure no microbe could live on my salary!"-Tudor Jenks. Directory of Local Unions NOTICE TO SECRETARIES OF 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. LOCAL UNIONS. Local No. 2, Chicago, Ill. Meets first and third Mondays in month at Colonial Hall, 20 W. Randolph St. President John Fitzpatrick, 3914 Filmore St. Vice-President-C. Wiltgren. Recording Secretary-William Pease, 1351 Karlov Ave. Financial Secretary-J. Dorack, 1230 S. Avers Ave. Treasurer-D. F. McDonald, 711 Kilbourne Ave. Business Agent-W. Snow, Room 606, 184 W. Washington St. Phone, Main 5354. Local No. 3, St. Louis, Mo. Meets first and third Thursdays in month at Unity Hall, 2651 and 2653 Locust St. President-Fred. Doyle, 6556 Scanlan Ave. Vice-President-C. F. Shulte, 1303 Cardinal Ave. Recording Secretary-Louis Volk, 5235 Financial Secretary-Geo. McLaughlin, H. Burmester, 1902 Business Agent-Louis Schaeffer, 2651 Locust St. Correspondent to Journal-C. L. Low, 6957 Tyler Ave. Local No. 4, Boston, Mass. Meets sec- Vice-President-C. Collins, 19 Ramsey Business Agent J. C. MacDonald, 386 Local No. 5, Philadelphia, Pa. Meets first and third Mondays in month at G. A. R. Hall, Broad and Columbia Ave. P. Fisher, 2516 President-Charles Recording Secretary-William B. Mac- Treasurer-J. S. Irwin, 3637 N. 17th St. Business Agent-Robert Smith. Office 621 Heed Building. 1213 Filbert St. Phone, Walnut 1441. Correspondent to Journal-W. B. Macalister. Local No. 6, Pittsburgh, Pa. Meets first and third Wednesdays in month at |