Evening star., 1909-05-26
IN LABOR CIRCLES

The topmost topic in local labor cir
cles. especially among the typos. is the
coming session OF the International Typo
| graphical Union. 1t is expected the con-
vention will carry out number of prof.
! ects. that will mean much to the craft.
| BY virtue Of receiving the largest num-
| Der of votes cast for any one delegate at
! the printers election in this city last
Wednesday Louis r. Taylor will carry
| the credentials from Columbia Typo
graphical Union. No. 1O1. to the conven-
| tion of the International body to be held
at St. Joseph. Mo-, August to IA. and
| he heads a delegation made up of Joseph
G. Whyte. F. N. Whitehead and W. S.
| Schinnerer
Mr.. Taylor was born in Gilman. ILL.,.
| learned the printers trade on the Mon
mouth Daily Gazette and in 1892 became
a member Of Decatur Ull.t Union, No.
2lo. and has worked In various cities in
the west He was working on the Chi
cago Herald when typesetting machines
were Installed In that Office and was a
linotype operator for a number Of years
on that paper.
| He was an influential member of the
chicago Union scale committee. which
obtained an increase for the member
ship. Later he was in charge Of a four
machine plant as a machinist-operator
on the Bloomington Ull.) Bulletin.
| MT faylor took a civil service examin-
a1lon IN 1899 and was appointed compost
! tor IN the government printing Office in
100. After three years on the case he
| was promoted to be proofreader, and has
worked In various capacities In the proof
division since. He served several terms
as chairman OF the proofroom. the larg-
est chapel in the world, and rendered
valuable service for Columbia Union
President Kidd, on his election a year
ago, appointed Mr.. Taylor chairman Of
m M hnr iv
Mr.. Taylor was educated in the public
schools OF Monmouth, ILL.,, and the Uni
versfty OF Illinois at Champaign. While
working at his trade he took the law
in this city and graduated from that in
stitution last June
| Columbia Typographical Union seems
e1ned miIiar1v knnwn tina. "i,,am M. Garrett ia
Billy Garrett. shall be handed out a
square DEAL. At the last meeting of the
union resolutions were unanimously
or statements rejecting upon the honesty,
integrity and character of William M.
Garrett, during his incumbericy as Sec
retary OF Columbia Typographical Union,
House," and that said charges or state
ments have initiated against his employ
ment and injured his good standing in
the community"
i
graphical Union, No. 1O1, in regular
meeting assembled hereby repudiates
such charges or statements with all the
force at its command and further testi-
mes to his successful and business-like
administration as an honored officer of
this union for a period of seven years."
1t was further resolved that a copy of
these resolutions be forwarded to the
President OF the United States by the Sec
retary. under the seal of the union, and
| spread upon the minutes"
The Electrical Workers Local Union of
| this city has a new business agent John
]. Purcell now fills that Office He sue
ceeds Harry Oliver, who has entered the
government service.
H. s. Sutton. in "Just Every Day Life"
says:
That network of wires covering a
New Jersey avenue residence is the
homemade wireless telegraphy outfit Of
Dickman. where the talented young man
is not only In hourly speaking distance
| OF his associates, but in surreptitious
touch with government operators as far
away as Key West"
The union workingwomen Of Boston
have organized a chorus to sing the
songs Of labor. It has fifty nemees~.
| the ranks OF the women and girls who
| belong to the various trades unions Of
| that city. Competent instructors are
| training the chorus.
Sam De Nedrey is developing into a
| base ball fan" He recently editorial
lied in this fashion:
"The printers base ball team that is
| to represent this city in the Chicago
base ball tournament in August is go
ing a fast clip in the Marquette League.
having won all games to date and played
one tie. The trip Of the Washington
typos to Chicago will require nine days.
| which includes one day In Pittsburg on
the return trip as the guests OF Pl.ts-
burg Typographical Union. No. Z. Are
you going?'
A dispatch from Chicago says: THE
typewriters employed at the labor offices
formed a union recently under the d.
| rection Of the various labor officials.
They were promised an afternoon or
and matinee party when the union
was formed. They took the afternoon
the very next day after forming, despite
| the protests of all.