The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-18

More than 400 members attended the
meeting Of Columbia Typographical
Union. No. 1O1. in Typographical Temple
yesterday afternoon. After a four-hour
session. the following were nominated as
candidates for election on the 18th Of
May:
For president. Jason Waterman and F. c. Roberts
both Of the Government Printing Ofioe; VICE IGe2-
dent Francis Beuzer: secretary. George G. SeiDoid;
treasurer, James Bright, Of G. 2. o; sTgaant-
alarms Eugene Conner and William c. FecAtg
lone 10 DE- elected doorkesper. Otto Erdman and
Mullen @ stoops lone TO be elected trustee. joseph
C. WHITE auditors. James W. Garter. William
Cornish and Louis c vogt three 20 be elected.
For executive committee. book and JOB Offices five
to be- elected. Edward W Mogcock. Albert @
KNIGHT Herbert Newson. Alfred J. Arnold. Eugene
H. Andrew Harry W. Tempar. John B. DICK
man and Charles W Radley, for executive con-
mitfce newspaper Offices tive % b. elected. Harry
q Knarp and Howard A. Harrison. q the Tlmesi
Edwin A. Fraser and Robert J. Mears. Of The
Herald. Charlcs Long and J. G. Cromwell, o. me
star: Bert j.. Wolfe and Orton 7. Pierce. Of the
Post. fCr executive committee, machinists lore U
be elected. Wilson II. Coos
For delegates % the J. 7. L. convention three
10 BE- elected from the g. T.. O. ard one frum down
town chapel. Allen G. Flower, John O'Donoghue
Philip NaChmsn. John A. OuJCn. Robert W. sum
mers and Joseph T. Goodkey, al Of the G. +. o.
A. L. statler. Of the Post. and Percy l. bo"n. o.
/ Judd & Dctueiler's For al-eUuatcs lohccs under
! lie goyerumcutJ. Joseph q. stole Rcune A. Jul
J lien Charles A. Mullen. and William l. Gutci1s
1 fo- alternate jofices not under The gJTerrmeup.
/ John " Allert0n. Of the Times
Seeks 1915 Convention.
DELEGATES are instructed 10 notify the
convention TO be held in Minneapolis
from August Is 70 20 that Columbia Typo
graphical Union will ask for the 1915 con-
veutiOn in Washington.
! The committee on tuberculosis, consist
/ ing Of DR.. James r. Armstrong, F. J..
Ward G. Homer Dooley William Smith.
and Charles Deeming. presented a report
on sanitary conditions OF local printing
Offices. The report showed that . per
cent OF the shops were in bad condition.
II was also noted that IS per cent OF
union printers died OF tuberculosis. caused
By the fumes from typesetting machines.
Prof. ] E Cotton delivered an address
or tuberculosis.
Label Council Organized.
For the purpose Of pushing goods made
by organized labor the Union Label Coun-
Gil was yesterday organized at a well
attended meeting In Typographical TEN
pie Delegates representing more thar
2, 900 workmen OF the various trades were
present The following officers were
elected.
I Charles D. Seals. Retail Clerks Union
president, S Edward Beach. Plate Print
ers' Union. vice president: Luke Z. Lud
low, Bookbluders' Union, corresponding
secretary. Charles Huse. Typographical
Union, financial secretary; W. +. White
head, Cigarmakers' Union. treasurer; "
II. Ryan. Bottlers' Union. sergeant-at
arms. James W. Considine. Sheet Meta
workers Union. James A. Sullivan. Pho
to-engravcrs' Union. and John Schmidt
Bakers Union, were chosen trustees
This council viii be under the !uris
dlction Of the union label trades depart
ment OF the American Federation OF La
Dor. The duties viii consist in adm
members Of all labor unions in the Dis
trict-