The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-03-09
KANEY AGAIN
PRESIDENT OF
s. ENGINEERS
Laporte Man Reelected Head
of State Sanitary Men-Pic-
lures of Organization Are
Taken.
DUES ARE DISCUSSED

Edward Kaney, Of Laporte, was
unanimously reelected president of
the Indiana Society Of Sanitary en-
gineers at the Tuesday morning ses-
sion Of the annual conference in the
Commercial club rooms. He will
serve for one year.
Claude McElwaine, of Indianapolis,
was made vice president. Albert
Bachman Of Laporte, secretary-treas-
urer and Reuben Ruston Of Evansville,
sergeant-at-arms. All elections were
unanimous.
Men elected to the two vacancies
on the board of directors and as Of
delegates and alternates to the ma
tional convention. at Pittsburg in
June will be reported by the tally
committee Tuesday night.
Ask Cooperation and Help.
Following his reelection Mr.. Kaney
made short talk. asking the mem
bers Of the organization to aid him in
| the work or organization during the
year.
H. c. Heuck. of Gary, spoke at some
| length on jobbers. He maintained that
| jobbing houses hurt his organization
by selling plumbing fixtures at whole
sale prices. to persons not entitled to
them. He urged that the 1. S. S. E..
take action upon this fact.
! Forecast Big Jobbing Co.
Joseph G. Hays said that the jobbers
were necessary evil"
| w. ]. Woolry, Of Evansville, repre-
sentative Of the Trade Extension
movement, said that the jobber is in
cooperation with the plumber and that
| the latter needs to "clean house" be-
fore placing all blame upon the job
bers.
| Charles Maloney said he agreed with
the talks made by the three men pre-
ceeding him, but added that a huge
iobbing enterprise, backed by the sani-
tary engineers, would remedy all
present evils.
w. M Fawcett, c. H. Hentz and
J. J. Finley will award prizes for the
best window dispay of any Indiana
Sanitary Engineer. The contest is
open until p. m, Tuesday and pho
tographs Of displays will be received
by the committee to that time.
i Advocates Live SaIesmen.
Albert Bachman read a short essay
on "The Sale of Specialities in the
Plumbing Trade" Bachman advocat.
ed the extensive use Of display work
and the hiring Of 'live-wire" statesmen
ncPOTtS OF
The main address of the morning
session was made by Joseph Cannon
of Chicago, a director of the national
organization of Sanitary Engineers
Cannon's talk consisted mainly Of re-
ports of the coference and standardi
zation committees.
Cannon said 1t was we'll as long as
the master plumber agreed to the de
mands Of the journeyman, but when
> the master plumber asked for con
cessions from the national union OF
plumbers, the conference committee
ceased to exist.
Praises Committee Work.
The standardization committee, he
said, has been a success. Cannon also
urged the men to forget petty strife
and go back to their home towns and
try and try affiliatior with the l. S
S. E., so that a big. powerful and
helpful organization CT sanitary engi
neers would result.
J. C. Hays said that Mr.. Cannon was
right, and moved that delegates to
the next annual convention work for g
raise in the per-capita assessment.
Several men were quickly on theil
feet objecting. These men said thai
careful study must be given before
anything so rash as instructing dele
: gates be done. Charles Maloney sale
: lit had already been tentatively con
sidered that the Indiana organization
dues be increased from SO to $25.
Maloney was instructed by Presi
dent kaney to draw up a resolution
. for the afternoon session, in which
the question of increasing the loca
/ dues and the national per-capita ta1
: be considered Hays withdrew hi!
! motion.
, Picture is Taken.
The delegates met at Ninth ant
| North A streets at 1 o'clock and :
: large group photograph of all dele
gates, wives, visitors and members o
| the ladies' auxiliary. was taken.
? Members Of the Women's Auxiliar.
t visited Earlham college Tuesday morn
I ing. The Starr Piano company wa!
l to be visited Tuesday afternoon. A
banquet for the delegates, wives, eux
iliary members and visitors will b.
held at the Y NJ. c. A. at $50 D. m
Tuesday. Following the banquet,
: dance will be held in the Eagles hall
A reception and ball was held IL
the Westcott hotel Monday night; ais.
theatre party at the Murray. Th'
question of training journeyma1
: plumbers was taken up at the Monda,
|, afternoon session. The report of pro
ceedure at the national convention
was read. Protest against the action
! of plumbers unions was made.