The Carpenter (June, 1925)
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PW WALDRON 757 ROUTE 4 BURNSIDE CONN Published monthly by the United Brotherhood of Car- penters and Joiners of America, at 222 E. Mich- igan St., Indianapolis, Ind. One Dollar per year. En- tered as second-class mat- ter, July 22, 1915, at the Post Office of Indianapolis, Ind.,under Act of Congress, Aug. 24, 1912. Acceptance for “mailing at special rate of postage. provided for in Section 11038. Act of Oc- tober 3, 1917, authorized on July §, 1918. Volume XLY, No. 6. « Ml TEAM — hae
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Nowf—a four-in-one sheathing! - Patented inter- locking lap edges assure a solid,wind-tight joint Gyp-Lap, the new sheathing perfected by the United States Gypsum Company, serves a ‘fourfold purpose. It is first of all one of the strongest, most last- ing sheathing materials ever placed on the market. Being made from gypsum, it is also a splendid insulator—helps keep buildings cool in sum- mer, warm in winter. Gyp-Lap backs up clapboards, stucco or brick veneer with an effective fire-stop. Because it is made with an interlocking, wind- US proof joint, Gyp-Lap makes building paper unnecessary. U.S. a = Gyp-Lap comes in large sheets which are Gypsum | rock dealer sells it. Mail coupon for sample Dept. 404 >, and descriptive folder. : 205 West Ky Monroe Street Chicago, Il. Please send me a sample and folder tell- ing about Gyp-Lap. 5, UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY O General Offices: Dept. 404, 205 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Ill, TRADE MARK REGISTERED Pp The FIREPROOF Sheathing BS se ne ee
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ee "25e : a _ BY os, “ae —? . _ *{ can run my Bulldog furnace steady for fourteen days in normal weather conditions on the actual cost of fifty cents.”” So writes F. R. Redetzke, of Cleveland, North Dakota, and he adds: “‘Hard to believe is it? That’s what some of my neighbors thought until I showed them! We have an unlimited amount of grain screenings in this country. That’s the fuelI am using.” That’s what the Bulldog does with about the lowest grade fuel you can think of! Here’s what it does with coal: 2 1-2 Tons Heats 5 Rooms **There is no heater to compare with the Bulldog. I burned 2% tons of coal last winter and heated 5 rooms and bath.’’—Walter y, Gloucester, Mass. No Money Down! Comes Completely Erected. The Bulldog‘is sent to you for free inspection. Then, if Satisfied, you make only small monthly payments at our remarkably low price. Write today! Don’t miss this - chance to cut down your fuel bills! Jvstalla Bulldog Furnace. It comes to you completely erected — goes through any door—fits any height of sneeese ES and n fact hive mn 3 Y Home for a Week! Heats Seven Rooms Instead of One! **Your letter received asking about the Bulldog Furnace. We have had ours in about six weeks and so far it does all Babson Bros. claim forit. We have seven rooms, four on the first floor and three on the second, and it heats them fine. We find it takes @ little more coal to heat the whole house than it did to heat one room with a stove using chestnut coal.’’—J. B. Smith, 19 Elm St., Somerville, N. J. r Cuts Coal Bill in Half **I had a hot air furnace in our 7-room house before I got the Bulldog and our house was always cold. With the Bulldog it only takes half as much coal and we had weather below zero, and the house was nice and warm in the morning when we gotup. We never have the draft on more than half an hour at a time, and it has the place red hot. It —o the fire all day in mild weather.”’ —Jess T. Conrad, 1211 W. Arch St., Shamokin, Pa. You Install It Yourself. his Bulldog in 28 minutes! Don’t put up with the old fashioned stove heat or some outworn furnace — when you can so easily get the greatest advance in scientific heating at an astonishingly low price. The Bulldog burns almost any kind of fuel, from hard coal to cheap screen- ings. Keeps a wood fire over night. We have factory connections in both east and west and ship-from the ae install it yourself in less than two hours! . B. Keater, of Libertyville, N. Y., says he installed = : ; GUESS SRE RASPES EEO ESR Eee eee eee Send for Free Book B® | > n2:,pe2:, 38 19th St. and California Ave., Chicago, Ill. Without obligating me in any way, please send m e pear free catalog and special offer on the Bulldog peless Furnace. nearest point. Learn how to have all the heat you want—where you want it—and Save money! Remember the Bulldog is different—and better! Complete combustion of gases save 25% of your fuel bill. Exclu- sive Gable-Top Radiator receives ai] the direct rays of the fire. clusive oblong fire-pot is not only ideal for coal, but enables you to keep a wood fire over night. Remember—the Bulldog is sent for Name..._------..-----------------------n2--22nnnnn n= oo ee inspection—then small monthly payments at an amazingly low Price! Send for Free Book TODAY ! tdbess DA §S 19th St. and California Ave. °9 Dept. A-169 Chicago, Ill. BABSON BR
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re wy tilt ———t'= MAIL COUPON FOR FREE BOOKLET Celotex for summer cottages pays you in three ways Now, for the first time, cottages that have the usual comforts of the city house, yet ean be built easily and quickly at small expense. Celotex Insulating Lumber makes them possible. Celotex has, first of all, insulating or heat-stop value several times as great as that of wood. It keeps out the beating rays of the hot summer sun—and keeps in the heat generated to warm the cottage. You can profit by using Celotex to build summer cottages in three ways. First: Tell your customers these desir- able advantages—you will interest them and get more jobs building Celotex cot- tages. Second: You will make real money on every job. The large size boards, light in weight, are easily sawed and nailed—you finish the job more é INSULATING LUMBER , : _ “There is a use for Celotex in every building”’ quickly. Celotex is applied direct to the studs and joists as interior or exterior finish or both. Third: Celotex. also builds you good will—a carpenter’s greatest asset. Satisfied customers will recommend you to friends and prospects. Prepare for this profitable work by sending for information and complete specifications re- garding Celotex Insulating Lumber; these _ book- lets are free to carpenters. They contain interesting and simple rules which should be observed to obtain the best re- sults. These books have many blue print cuts and pictures illustrating every use of Celotex. Send the coupon for these valuable booklets. THE CELOTEX COMPANY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MILLS: NEW ORLEANS, LA. Branch Sales Offices: (See Telephone Book for Addresses.) Boston Los Angeles Pittsburgh Cleveland Miami Portland, Ore. Dallas Milwaukee Salt Lake City Denver Minneapolis San Francisco Detroit New Orleans Seattle Kansas City New York St. Louis London (Eng.) Philadelphia St. Paul Canadian Representatives: Alexander Murray & Company, Limited, Montreal Toronto Halifax Winnipeg Vancouver THE CELOTEX COMPANY Dept. 26, Name. a5 4. 645 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. Mireet. 5525 Please send me the general book and specifications on Celoter without charge. City «2.66.
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‘ ee SR ae o%. Barrett Shingles Barrett Roll Roofings “Better Homes from Old Houses’’ gives ideas for remodeling old-fashioned houses into handsome modern homes. Thousands of carpenter-contractors are putting this Contractors report very definite savings in the cost of laying shingle roofs — with the new Barrett Giants! These Giants are larger than ordinary shingles (12”x14”"). Comparison with ordinary individual shingles shows 196 fewer shingles and 392 fewer nails per square. Here’s a cut of practically one-half in laying costs. You'll find these rugged shingles 100% right for re- o — a soooeeee and more profit per job— with Barrett Giants! roofing jobs. No need to rip off the old shingles. You can lay Barrett Giants right over almost any worn-out: roof. Time-saved—expense saved—the litter of remov- ing old shingles entirely done away with! They’re handsome and fire- safe—surfaced with ever- lasting mineral in moss green, soft red and shadowy blue-black. Ask your lumber dealer to show you Barrett Giants. ROOFINGS A Valuable Free Book practical book into the hands of cwners of old houses—and supplying the labor needed when the alterations start. sample copy—it’s a business builder. Send for your THE BARRETT COMPANY, 40 Rector St., New York. Please send me free sample copy of your business-building book—‘Better Homes from Old Houses.” The address of my building supply dealer is given below. Your Name oeeorrvreeereeeeeeereevoeeteeaeeeeee eee eereeeeeeeeeeereeseeeeeeeee eeeeoeveeweereseetereeeeeeeeeeereeeeioeeeeeeeanese Your Dealer’s Name Deéaler’s Address os. 0k Ft ees ESS Srecte.
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_ Price $1.65inU.S.A. ">, 2.00 in Canada. WHY DEVELOP A GLASS gt aes HELLER LINE Mechanic’s Tools FILES | RASPS STEEL An epoch marking im- provement in the Ham- mer Industry. HELLER’S Shock Absorbing Hammer Featuring 1. A rubber cushion liner between the handle and hammer head. Set under extreme pressure, thus preventing any loosening whatever of the handle as the rubber cushion takes up all shrinkage. 2. Long Life—free from handle break- age. 3. A rubber cushion liner eliminating shock and vibration to the arm. A steady day’s work will prove this assertion. Try the new hammer and then your old fa- vorite. 4. Finest Heller Hammer Steel. 5. Drop forged and hand finished by ex- perienced craftsmen. 6. A handle of finest selected second growth hickory procurable. 7. A rubber liner serving as additional pro- tection for work around electric wires, etc. Have your Hardware dealer supply you. If he is unable to do so, mail us your Money Or- der with his name, specifying weight and style hammer required and we will send direct to you. Heller Brothers Company Newark, N. J., U. S. A. Good Tools Since 1836
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| HOW TO READ BLUE PRINTS Mh [Tf pit / are “mam tl im en if ai FROMELEVATION Fisons-2 e? {ff a ID . He 7 Sipe ELEVATION Ficure-| Chicago Technical College A Practical School lor Practical Men TUN N Rn hrm BLEVATION OF PIAS Piven ' seereeeeees M hive Reon ? aol Figune6 = Six ROCM BunGALew Wrawens Ds ran or irene Wr PLeMing rhe Breer: Rote drm bade WT. Waopen Ancwitect» Praene-? 201 £ ONTeRONT Vine ~ Pieure-+s a : CHIEAGS ty Reaping Estimate Bot Lisson NPI FIRST FLOOR PLAN & Money Goestothe . Man Whe KNOWS Blue Print Plans---and ‘these 2 Books. Mail the Coupon Don’t send a penny. We want every Carpenter to have these 2 books and blue print plans at our expense. ‘‘How to Read Blue Prints” is the name of one book. It’s a free lesson in Plan Reading prepared by the Chicago Tech. experts. The other book tells why ‘‘the big money goes to the man who knows” and explains the practical Chicago Tech. method of training men in the building trades for the jobs that pay most money—or for a business of their own. Mail the coupon —and the books will be sent you free, at once. Train--in spare time--to make more money Pian Reading, Estimating, Superintending, Construction We train you by mail | Chicago Technical College. Dept. 639, Chicago Tech. Bldg., 118 East 26th Street, Chicago, III. Please send me your JFree Books and Blue Prints for men in the Building Trades. Send postpaid to my address below. Write or print name plainly. This is the time to make up your mind if you are satisfied with a scale wage, or if you want a salary. Decide if you want to be bossed—or want to be the boss yourself. More knowledge will qualify. you to direct other men—or have a busi- ness of your own. Be an expert in Plan Reading, Estimating, Superintending, and Construction Methods. Then you wiil double and re-double your income. Chicago Tcch. Experts are prac- tical men. ‘They’ve been through every angle of plan reading and construction work. They will train you—by mail—in a short, simple course. You can take this course in your spare time. Hundreds have become superintendents, or built | a money-making business of their own this same way. The Chicago Tech. Books tell all about it —what others have done. and what you can do. There are big jobs waiting for the man who knows. Mail the coupon now. | INGINO So cs ve 2 eee ee ee Address @eeoeoeeeee?eCertc5e*ee#eseee¢e342c5§c§coseeeeee#eeees CY oeae ceensesesies State oo. 4 > Occupation: 3405.4 «sa 3 eS ees Os ne x
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What Every Carpenter Ought to Know Did you ever stop to think that ordinary “paint” can spoil the finest job a carpenter does? Every carpenter ought to know something about wood finishes. Every carpenter ought to know that “Johnson's” means the finest pro- tection his work can have. Try it yourself! There’s always some job about the home or shop and we want you to know JOHNSON goods. Then you can talk turkey to Brother Painter and know what kind of treatment your work is noe Here’s Our Offer to Any Member of the U. B. of C. & J. $402> <== Value for —» *18°° A gallon each of six standard JOHNSON products — materials you have use for every day—$28.00 worth for $18. 50, freight prepaid, plus— FREE—A $0.00 Weighted Polishing Brush (with sand- ing attachment )—a necessity in the home and on the job— wherever good floors are laid. FREE—tThe famous JOHNSON Portfolio showing the complete effect of 36 different finishes on all the actual woods now in general building. (Value $3.00). And our Manual of Wood Finishing that tells how it is done (value 25 cents). These two books belong in every car- penter’s hands. This assortment consists of one gallon each :— Johnson’s Perfectone Undercoat Johnson’s Glocoat Enamel Johnson’s Permacote, Flat Wall Finish Johnson’s Floor Varnish Johnson’s Flat Varnish Johnson’s Floor and Finishing Varnish An opportunity never offered the trade before. Yet why not? It is your work that is made or marred by the finish. Take advantage of it NOW! S. C. Johnson & Son, Dept. C. 6, Racine, Wis. | **The Wood Finishing Authorities’’ Enclosed find $18.50 for which please send me | immediately, all transportation charges prepaid, I | your $40.25 special offer to members U. B. C. J. bee eS A oe ee I BO ee OC8TT SSA ee ee ia ee L0¢at NO is oes 5
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|| A Carpenter Did This | with “Super Cornell” Once a Garage — Now an Apartment earpenter in Evanston, Ill., assisted by our free Plan A Service has made a most attractive five-room apart- ment out of a garage using the new extra-thick ‘‘Super Cornell’ for all walls and ceilings. If you like to tackle remodeling and making-over work like this, we can help you by designing the paneling. This enables you to handle the whole contract with the profits which surely are worth while. Just give us the room dimensions with location and size of doors and windows and we'll furnish you with the necessary blue prints. All we ask is that you use “Cornell” or “Super 4° Pe Cornell” to do the job. Use the coupon. o> R x0 7. eo, » 738 @ *4 See CORNELL WOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY =; /& S 3 : E %° General Offices: ae 7 SES = Owe >: — 190 N. State St. Pe ind Ale ae “y es ao = Oi St ee nS F SS 23 .° Pikcago = eee lor 2 Ss
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OU pride yourself on good work —just as we do on good tools. The main idea at Millers Falls has always been to make tools you will respect. Millers Falls Hand Drills, for example. A complete line of them—to suit any kind of work or any preference. No.5 is popular with many carpenters. They are all described—with the latest improvements—in our new catalog. Ah dil nl Sots Copy sent on request MILLERS FALLS COMPANY Millers Falls, Mass. 28 Warren Street 9 So. Clinton Street New York Chicago The better the tool, F the better the work; 3 the better the work, the better off the workman.
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Antroducing The FREE-O-DUST SUPER SURFACER In presenting this new floor surfacing machine to the trade we sincerely believe that its realization means an achievement that is revolutionary. Among the outstanding features that insure the superiority of the FREE-O-DUST Super Surfacer are,—greater cutting speed, total elimination of all vibration, which insures a mechanically perfect and uniform finish, can be operated right up to baseboard without shifting the drum or using a small side drum, and as indicated by the name of the machine, —FREE OF ALL DUST. Our unique dust collector and vacuum fan construction collects every particle of dust EVEN WHEN THE MACHINE IS MOVING FORWARD! No retrac- ing by backing up in order to take up the dust. This last feature alone unquestionably marks a very important progress in floor sur- facing machine development as it will multiply the scope and possibilities of the floor sur- facing business. It will also protect the health of the operator by preventing him from inhaling the poisonous substances that often accumulate in wood flooring. This is partic- ularly true when resurfacing old floors. Sold on 5 days trial and money back guarantee if not thoroughly satisfied. Write for free literature and full information. ELECTRIC ROTARY MACHINE CO. 3835 W. Lake St., Chicago, U. S. A. Manufacturers of floor surfacing machines for 20 years
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It figures your angles, then cuts accordingly 7s mitre box is to the carpenter what a protractor is to the architect —a handy tool that does your angle- figuring for you—does it right, and saves time and trouble. It’s equipped with a framing scale that reads both right and left from 90 degrees. If, for instance, you want to cut a rafter for a 3-foot rise in 12, you set the indicator on 3. The scale, to- gether with the arc, graduated in de- grees, on which all angles are indicated, makes it easy to cut at exactly the angle you want. This box cuts at any angle between 45 and 90 degrees right or left. An extra attachment enables you to cut at more acute angles. It’s the only all-steel mitre box made. And it’s trussed like a steel bridge— won’t bend or break. Equipped with a 28 x 5-inch back saw, which can be locked at any angle. Steel bottom plates are scored to pre- vent slipping. The stops can be regu- lated to saw to any desired depth. Other good tools for carpenters If you haven’t a copy of the Goodell- Pratt Catalog No. 15, send for one now. It’s free to carpenters. The catalog ‘shows the entire Goodell-Pratt family of 1500 Good Tools—many of them, like this all-steel mitre box, are of special interest to carpenters. ‘GOODELL-PRATT COMPANY GREENFIELD, MASS., U.S. A. Makers of Mr. Punch GOODELL- PRATT 1500 GOOD TOOLS
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wa ee ins 10 Spoke Wheels Riveted Leg Braces Steel Leg Shoes Handle Clamps Double Cornered Trays j 5” Cold Rolled Aales Malleable Axle Brackets : Self-Oiling Bearings Clear Maple Handles Flush Riveted Spokes Strong in Every Part ' 1A Suitable Type For Every Wheelbarrow Service : There is no item of equipment which is more important than the wheel barrows on a building job. No piece of equipment receives less care or more abuse. None which gives more constant annoyance and expense than poorly made, cheaply built, shaky, squeeky barrows. The Sterling barrow is built for hard service. It is strong, rigid, well balanced. It is equipped with self-oiling bearings which help the wheeler, and save the barrow. If your dealer won’t supply you we will. Bulletin No. 38 tells the Sterling story. Sterling Wheelbarrow Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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E look for thista Every roll of Jersey Copper Screen Cloth is marked by this tag. Look for it, because it is your guarantee that you are getting Jersey Copper Screen Cloth made of copper 99.8% pute. Jersey Copper Screen Cloth has extra stiffness and tensile strength due to the special Roebling process by which the wire is manufactured. This unusually stiff wire is used exclusively in Jersey Copper Screen Cloth. So, in order to assure yourself that your screen jobs are going to be of the greatest durability (copper 99.8% pure) and serviceability (stiffness and tensile strength comparable with that of steel), look for the Jersey Copper Screen Cloth tag. j Send for a booklet which tells all about copper for screens, or ask your dealer for a sample. THe New Jersey Wire CLotH COMPANY 620 South Broad Street Trenton . New Jersey Made of Copper 99.8% Pure © Copper. Screen Clot "1
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li[l@]_20URI KEY-SET STORE FRONT CONSTRUCTION [ai] Bystanders always remark on how easily Zour Indirect Key-Set Windows and Store Fronts are installed. The public remarks on their handsome appearance. The owner finds them safe and dur- able. For these reasons, Zouri Store Fronts are business-getters for the man who installs them. Free—our big, free, illustrated book showing the newest and best styles of modern windows and store fronts, also thoroughly explaining the popular Zouri Safety Key-Set construction. Write for your copy today. NX AX WW "="' QW 16 : 301 LA Deny KC" AL WAST Ue SI SIR” Factosy and General tsiFaae 1608 East End Ave. : Chicago Heights, III. Carpenter's ‘ FOR THE MAN WHO PREFERS A BLUE qi veg OVERALL WE ARE NOW MAKING THEM FROM HEADLIGHT SPECIAL WEAVE BLUE DENIM LOT 140 The Best Denim Ever Put Into.an Overall Also Made of Extra Fine Quality TOUGH WHITE SAIL CLOTH LOT 320 Features Four big nail pockets Patented safety rule Three pockets in one on _ Pocket. the bib. Safety watch High back protects cloth- pocket. Memo book pock- _ ing. et. P sacil pocket. 2 side hammer straps. Two big front pockets. Chisel or putty knife Double cloth at the front. pocket. Mail your order to our nearest rama if your local feelin Dealer cannot supply you. LARNED, CARTER & CO. World’s Greatest Overall Makers DETROIT, sie eteaet -, SAN hgh ora Loe RT HAMBOY,N. J. TORONTO, ONTA : MY GUARANTEE TO YOU If, when this overall is completely worn out, you do not think that Headlight Carpenters Overalls are better, moreconventent and will —— any other overall made, I will give ae back your money. Beware o, ‘émitations. and the Genuine, New York Office: 5-7-9 Union Sq. Chicago 0 Office: 653 S, Wells Sty
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Write for these two — they tell you about the BEA partial payment plan Home owners, store owners, building owners are anxious to re-roof, remodel or repair on Beaver’s easy payment plan. The carpenter who offers this great convenience gets the lion’s share of the work. Yet he assumes no financial responsibility for payments—he gets his cash at once. The carpenter doesn’t worry about collections. Under Beaver’s financing plan all such matters are taken care of for the carpenter. MAIL THIS NOW! =>— 4
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0 tad ot booklets TODAY great opportunity offered b VERS As ao ee ee ee we v S for home improvements Such a convenient plan for home owners lets down the bars to a great new market for live carpenters and con- tractors. By using it you can have work ahead for 4 yourself and your men the year around. at | & Surely, you want to know exactly howtoprofit bythisremarkable - @ P plan. All details are given in the booklets shown above. Mail TH EAVER the coupon now. Get these books. Read them. Learn exactly O obRODUCTS how to go ahead and get the business under this plan. » pent Hed 2 uffalo, N. Y. ?: Gentlemen: Please send m e your booklets telling me i = : 4 how I can get business by using 7 4 your partial payment plan. ‘Name E @ LD. 20. O40 ED O0 Ltr bb. Olen beolon boon» OG OE gy BEET OR8 aeennesnnevvneentserneernnenannncnennncrnneeen EB IG sis coin ican eens a wate. so SS es ee 2 2 ee ES
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GUPPOSE you have just completed a Ruberoid Giant-shingle job— What benefits have you derived? 1.—A saving in labor—136 fewer shingles to handle and lay per square and 272 fewer nails to drive. 2.—A saving of time—Ruberoid Giants are the only heavy individual shingles with the self-spacing feature. » 3.—On a reshingling job you escape the dirt, the time and the trouble of remov- Ruberoid Giant-shingles ing old wood shingles, for Ruberoid sta TB. et ete ¢ F ‘ y are slate-surfaced Giants are especially adapted to laying in sage-green, tile-red or right over them. steel-blus, What benefits has your chent obtained ? 1.—A better roof—60 pounds heavier per square than the usual, standard-size in- dividual shingle. 2.—A more durable roof—Ruberoid Roofs are still giving excellent service after thirty years’ use. 3.—On a reshingling job he saves the ex- pense of ripping off old shingles and cleaning up afterward. | Try Ruberoid Giants on your next roofing job. | The coupon is for your convenience. RU-BER-OID GIANT - SHINGLES The RUBEROID Co., CARPENTER 95 Madison Ave., New York City Gentlemen: Please send me without obligation a sample and full information regarding Ruberoid Giant-shingles. eS a i ey ss ska ab 63 64S 3.00 cas eS ra ee paves s wa 66 uw tae ee ;
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7 Carpenters want the best saws, not only because they cut fast and easy, but also because a good saw helps make better work. That applies to Simonds Blue Ribbon line. How your arm senses that satisfied feeling when you grasp the handle of a Simonds—and that feeling of Jor Smoother Cuttin Simonds Blue RibbonSaws. appreciation as the keen edge goes through the cut—straight and true. without a falter or muscle-wearing tug.—That’s a Simonds. Our 71 straight back saw shown here is a popular style of carpen- ters’ saw, although there are several other styles of the same high qual- ity to pick from. Tell your dealer you want a Simonds Blue Ribbon Saw | Simonds Saw and Steel Co. Estabished 1832—Fitchburg, Mass. IMONDS
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> ( ) () ( ) EASTER ( > ( ) ( ) ( ) (>A () GENE ( ) ED () ED) CED () <ED- ( He'll be still at the end SIZE for size, the Sargent Auto-Set Bench Plane is lighter than other iron planes. But this isn’t the only reason why the carpenter who uses it conserves his strength. The way it cuts through toughest wood—smoothly, rigidly—and across or against the grain or over knotty surfaces—saves energy and oftentimes temper. going strong of the day Cutter is of edge-holding chromium steel. It may be removed, sharpened and re- placed without changing orig- inal adjustment. Those who stick to old favor- ites will find the Sargent 400 line (illustrated here also) the finest planes of this type ever made. See Sargent Planes at your dealer’s. For bookletwrite SARGENT & COMPANY, Manufacturers 55 Water Street Sargent Auto-Set Bench Plane ools Hardware New Haven, Conn. Iron Bench Plane No. 714 rath <e ae: I! sntedatetunnty Sargent Adjustable ge ar rere | |
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Here’s a hatchet you don't have to rewedge See that the hatchet you buy has a red-handle, with a black head. Then you will know it is a Plumb Hatchet, with the Plumb Take-Up Wedge that keeps heads tight. With a blade tapered for fast, tireless cutting and balanced for true, easy strokes. Forged of a steel that Plumb -armor-plate methods temper and toughen for years of use. And the Take-Up Wedge, (ex- clusively Plumb) keeps black head and red handle working to- gether for years! FAYETTE R. PLUMB, INC. Philadelphia, U. S. A. Instantly, with a turn of the wrist, you re- tighten the head of any Plumb tool. V-shape of wedge expands wood of handle against all sides of eye, all the way in. Look for Red Handle Black Head DOUBLE LIFE EXCLUSIVELY NOUOQM EE PLUMB Color Combination registered as trade mark in U. S. Patent Offiee Hammers Hatchets | . Files Sledges Axes ©
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Disston Mitre Square No.11 Two tools in one. An accurate try square, and an efficient mitre square for marking 45° angles. Tempered blade of Disston-made Steel. Nickel-plated iron stock, at- tached with heavy steel rivets. Square is true inside and out. Made to the standard of your Disston Saw An accurate mitre and a sturdy try square are combined in Disston Mitre Square No. 11 WO tools in one! Disston Mitre Square Disston Adjustable 5 2 Plumb and Level No. 11 gives you in one tool an accurate The Disston No. 16 is a popular 45° mitre, and a reliable try square. Saves model with carpenters. Has Disston f adjustment — positive and simple. time. Speeds work. perated by scre ood. i t t out o . j order, Disston quality throughout. All metal! The blade is made from Disston Steel, tempered the Disston way. Nickel- plated iron stock is permanently fastened with heavy steel rivets. 2 Made by Disston — the maker of your saw. And made with the same exacting care. You can trust the Disston name on a tool ie . DISSTON Disston Mitre Square No.10 a8 Of 2 SaW. For those who eateg # wood Z = : ae ge ene Dee aah wack, For the saw is the standard in the Disston Rose ith oie Works. Every tool must meet that standard es ar itleone to bear the Disston name. screws. It pays to use Disston tools. Henry Disston & Sons, Inc. ' Makers of “The Saw Most Carpenters Use” Philadelphia, U. S. A. DISSTO mia wwe SAWS TOOLS FILES
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a AN CDUVUTUVUAAAEEA UT FNNUUTOUUOEOOENEQOUTTOTEOOU HV OGHEGUORONOOUATOOOGEORUGEHOGUNEORTEOOGEOOOOROOEEEEO THEE CTT Entered July 22, 1915, at INDIANAPOLIS, IND., as second class mail matter, under Act of Congress, Aug. 24, 1912 Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103, act of October 3, 1917, authorized on July 8, 1918 CARPENTER A Monthly Journal for Carpenters, Stair Builders, Machine Wood Workers, Planing Mill Men, and Kindred Industries. Owned and Published by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, at Carpenters’ Building, 222 E. Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Indiana cease 51 stabli hed in 1881 One Dollar Per Year Vol. XLV_—_No. 6. INDIANAPOLIS, JUNE, 1925 Ten Cents a Copy That the open shop is now favored by the Stanley Manufacturing Company of New Bri- tain, Conn., who manufacture a number of car- penter’s tools, known as the Stanley tools, was a declaration recently made by Mr. Stanley, Jr., an officer of the company at a conference held with Representative Charles N. Kimball and Business Agent McGrath at the plant of the company. This concern is constructing a large building at New Britain. . The contractor is the Aberthaw Company of Boston. Non-union car- penters were found on the job. On complaint of Messrs. Kimball and McGrath, as representa- 4 tives of our organization, Mr. Stanley arranged the conference, and to their astonishment made the above declaration.
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22 THE CARPENTER PAY AS YOU ENTER—IT IS BEST i UYING things without % paying for them, is be- coming a habit with thou- sands of people in all . walks of life. Ten, or “a even fifteen years ago, they would not have dreamt of obligat- ing themselves to the installment plan as they do today. The feeling then was to bite off no more than one could chew, and that was conducive to a sense of self-respect and independence. It was living within one’s means, and not taking a mortgage on the future, which might have to be paid off at the price of standing for a lot of things in the way of mean treatment. The time payment system is rapidly becoming almost a mania, and it is fraught with a good deal of serious: men- ace to the interests of trade unionists. Certainly if they allow themselves to become involved in it very deeply it is dangerous. Some might say they did not see that it has anything to do with trade union- ism one way or another. But it has, and in this way: If a trade unionist is up to the eyes in debt, which he can only pay off by relying on his wages coming in the same each week, that debt acts asa goad to make him hang on to his job at ail costs. If his employer should come along and cut his wages five cents an hour, or even ten cents for that matter, he is not ina position to resist with the same power that he would have were it not for that debt. And if hundreds of his fellow workers are in the same condition, then that is reflected in the lowered resistive force of their union. The result is they will likely give way to the demands of their employers, who may know full well the position their workmen are in in this respect. They know that the mass of working men are scrupulously honest, and will pay their debts to the last penny. And some of them do not scorn to use that knowledge to reduce their pay rolls. That is one of the sinister ideas lying back of many of the profit sharing plans one hears about; to get the workman in- volved financially, believing that if that can be done he will prove easier to handle when it comes to reducing his wages. The time payment system, besides that aspect of it, is a sign of the times. It is the outcome of a consumers’ market which, in a cash sense is already supplied. The point of saturation has been reached, and beyond that point purchases are only made by going into debt, and taking a chance that the fu- ture will pay. In the normal way of buying and sell- ing, most of the things which are sold today on the installment plan, are really ~ sales which rightly belong to a future date. But production is becoming ever more rapid, and on larger scale. To meet it comes the ‘‘high-powered’’ sales- man, assisted by the natural desire of. the prospective buyer to possess what he has for sale. Leaving the future to take care of payment seems quite easy, compared with the longing for the article. Then the deal is made and the shackles are on. Many a trade unionist has rued the day he walked into such a trap, when he has afterwards realized on the job, or at his union meeting, that it has robbed him of his full power to resist threatened encroachments on his wages and general working conditions. He has found himself chained by debt to his job. It is in no sense a good or self-re- specting condition for him to be in, — It is not necessary to make a com- plete and blanket condemnation of the installment system. If a man use it very judiciously, not biting off more than he can chew, and so that he can see his way clearly out of any deal he goes into, then all well and good. But absolutely, and without any equivoca- tion whatever, if it in any way tends to curb his militant regard for his trade union principles, thereby making him a weak link in his union, then he should leave it alone entirely. a The Boss Was Out Short-sighted Lady (in grocery)— “Ts that the head cheese over there?” Salesman—‘‘No, ma’am, that’s one of his assistants.”’ ee ee rah | Ee ee ae ee oe ene ony i ee
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THE CARPENTER 23 1925 BUILDING PROGRAM SHOWS INCREASE 2 HE April volume of build- wy, ing contracts was. the largest monthly total on record, according to F. W. Dodge Corporation. Con- tracts awarded that month in the 86 eastern states (which include about seven-eights of the total construction volume of the United Statés), amounted to $546,970,700. This was an increase of 14 per cent over Mar¢éh, and 13 per cent over April of last year. Last month’s record included the fol- lowing items:: $256,414,300, or 47 per cent of all construction, for residential buildings; $95,432,400, or 17 per cent, for public works and utilities; $63,- 968,900, or 12 per cent, for commercial * buildings; $46,567,900, or 9 per cent, for industrial buildings; and $33,154,- 600, or 6 per cent, for educational build- ings. Total construction started during the first four months of this year has amounted to $1,623,540,000, compared with $1,515,0438,200, for the first four months of last year.. The gain is a little over 7 per cent. Of the $108,000,000 in- crease to date this year, $52,000,000 represents the gain in public works and utilities projects. In addition to the increase in actual work started there is also a big gain in prospective work. Contemplated new projects reported in April amounted to $760,207,600, an increase of 25 per cent over the amount reported in April of last year. ONE CRAFT, ONE UNION—A PERSONAL TRIBUTE (By A. Journeyman.) C26 RIOR to 1923 I worked at my trade as a carpenter in Canada, and was al- ways a member of the United Brotherhood from the time I became a jour- neyman. I was what might be called fairly good in the matter of attending meetings of the Local, which was in one of the largest of the western cities. In a modest way I did my part, hold- ing office from time to time, and not missing many chances of bringing stray ones into the fold. During that time I always thought of the Brotherhood in its international sense, and took part in many a verbal battle in favor of it as the one organization. of our craft for the American continent. I did that because it seemed to me just plain horse sense, from the stand- point of my interest as a carpenter and a working man. Later I was to realize the complete and true value of that con- ception. : In 1923 trade conditions in the lo- eality in which I lived had become very poor, and like many more of my fellow members, I came to the United States, bringing my family with me. Also, in my pocket was my member- ship card and clearance, all paid up and in order. I came to one of the largest cities in this country an absolute strang- er, with the need of going at once to work to take care of my family re- sponsibilities. Then I realized to the fullest extent the blessing and practical meaning of belonging to the organization of my craft, which was international in its scope, service, and influence. Without it I should have been help- less. As it was, when I landed at my destination I went straight to the head- quarters of the local’ District Council, and deposited my card. I did not have to tramp the streets, a stranger looking for a job, nor did I have to ask my fel- low member, the Business Agent, for a job. After he had taken charge of my card he asked me if I was ready to go to work. I surely was, and said so. There- upon he gave me a job to go to, at nearly twice the wages I had been getting the year before. More than that, I being a stranger, he went out of his way to take me to the place where the job was, and showed me the easiest way to get there from the temporary lodging I had taken. That’s what I call real service, true brotherhood, and international frater- nity. I do not imagine my experience -
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24 THE CARPENTER is any different from that of many others who have come south in recent years. But I was deeply impressed with it, for it proved to me in a practical way what I had long believed—that one or- ganization of all the members of our craft, is the best and only sound policy for the carpenters on this North Amer- ican Continent. The proof of the pudding is in the eating—I have had my share, and it was good. CARPENTERS’ TEAM WORK IN FLORIDA (By Chas. A. Poore, L. U. 993, Miami, Fla.) 7 HERE is nothing that has been done in the last forty years by the frater- nal societies, and _ the unions that has shown : a greater advancement in civilization, than the establishment of homes for their dependents. The Home at Lakeland can be made self sustaining. Its location is ideal, even in our be- loved Florida, and we consider this Home site among the hills and lakes, surrounded by citrus groves excellent. What better spirit can man show to man, than to place him in such an en- vironment in his declining age? And all this through the principle of co- operation. Here in Miami we have a little co- operative ownership, and it is proving really interesting and valuable’ to us. We secured a site for our carpenters’ hall. The lot cost us $6,090 cash. We dallied along until the hall we were renting at $70 per month was let to a non-union concern for repairs, when there came an agitation to move. We owned the lot for five years be- fore we decided to build. Then we ap- pointed a building committee with authority to secure a loan to build with. The Chairman of the committee went to the President of a bank in Miami, and he refused to loan to the Carpenters’ Union, but said he would buy the lot, ~— and offered $20,000 for it. But we got_~ a a loan, and erected a building three stories high, 47x106 ft. on the ground. The Carpenters’ L. U. 993 has had a home for thirty months, and in another five years they will be free of debt. At present the building is valued at $100,000. With the business interests of Miami going strong for ‘‘open shop’’ no one knows what the condition of our union would have been if we had not pushed this move to a conclusion. As it is, it has been pointed out through one of our daily papers that the more the open shoppers fight the unions, the better en- trenched the unions become, and refer them to the home we have estab- lished. CHILD LABOR IN CHINA <s HILD labor in the Peking ss rug factories is the sub- \ ject of a special study in asupplement to the Chinese Social and Pol- itical Science Review. Attention is called by the workers to the fact that the Peking rug industry, like many other industries in China, is in a state of transition from a small shop to a factory basis. Most of the rug shops are owned by individual pro- prietors with small capital, and neither employers nor workers have any form of protective organization. The shops are dark and overcrowded. with no attempt at sanitation, and the workrooms serve also as dormitories for - the workers. The working hours are ap- proximately those of daylight; only three shops in Peking are working less than 12 hours a day. Almost three-fourths of the employes in this industry (it is stated) are ap- prentices, who as a rule receive their food and clothing and a very little money, but no regular wages. The boys are brought in from the country at the age of 11 or 12 years, and sometimes younger, to serve under a contract for three years. During this time they are entirely un- — der the control of the shop owner, living — in the shops in which they work and receiving no moral or educational train-
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THE CARPENTER 25 ing and no physical care. Large num- bers of them contract tuberculosis and other diseases. : The system, add the writers, is practi-’ cally one of indentured child labor, Moreover the apprenticeship is practi- cally a “blind alley” and for most of the boys there is no future, as, when the apprenticeship period is completed other boys are brought in to take their places.” HOW INDUSTRIAL SOIL IS FERTILIZED SSESIG business continually #% points to the ‘modest’ dividends paid by many corporations aS an answer J. to the frequent charge of “i excessive profits. The Wali Street Journal uncovers the hypocrisy of the modest dividend claim by calling attention to the disposition of the net profits of the United States Steel Corporation during the last twenty-four years. The corporation ‘earned’ $2,027,- 176,664 net for stock, but only paid out in preferred and common dividends $1,176,473,763. What became of the difference amounting to over $800,000,- 000? The corporation “plowed it back’? into its plants, which means that 42 per cent of the net profits was used to en large the business. : When this “‘plowing back’? began, the common stock was not worth much, but with the earning capacity of the cor- poration’s plants increased by the “plowing back’ process, United States Steel common mounted away.above par, and the interests which own it have cleaned up millions of dollars. - Declaring modest dividends and plow- ing large portions of earnings back into plant equipment is one of capital’s clever, devices to conceal profits and disarm. sf Ss? public opinion, a An Epic of the Soil Oft did the harvest to their*sickle yield, Their id oe oft the stubborn glebe has roke ; How bowed the fields beneath their sturdy stroke! Let not ambition mock their useful toil, Their homely joys and destiny obscure ; Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow’r, And all that beauty, all that weaith e’er gave, Await alike th’ inevitable hour. The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If memory o’er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle and fret- ted vault, Eee The pealing anthem swells the note of praise. But knowledge to their eyes her simple page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne’er unroll ; Chill penury repressed their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul. Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear}; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learned to stray 5 Along the cool sequestered vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. —From Gray’s Elegy in a Country Churchyard. 2 Horse Sense Charlie—That horse knows as much as I do. Matty—wWell, don’t tell anybody. You = : “might want to sell him some day. Then Why Not In The U. S.? Argentine passed a child labor law ap- plying to the entire country on Septem ber 30, 1924. Under the new law 14 is the minimum age for employment in any industrial or commercial establish- ment. Children under 18 may not be em- ployed more than six hours a day and 36 hours a week—a higher standard than exists in any State in the United States. Night work and employment in cer- tain dangerous occupations are prohibit- ed for boys under 18 years of age and women of all ages. a e An Appropriate Appointment Brother Travis H. Lynch of Tonopah, Nevada, has been appointed a member of the State Board for Vocational Hdu- — eation, Mr. Lynch is Financial Secretary of Tonopah L. U. 1417,. and is well known in Nevada as an active worker in labor circles. ——_______ Look Out For Stolen Tools Brother V. Alberts, L. U. 1212, Cof- feyville, Kan., at the beginning of last month had his entire kit of tools, marked ‘‘V. A.” stolen, and would ap- preciate any news as to their where- abouts, ;
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26 THE CARPENTER THE WISDOM OF PAYING DUES IN ADVANCE (By F. A. Silky, Financial Secretary, L. U. 2049, Los Angeles, Cai.) realize the importance of keeping their dues paid up in advance. Following are the reasons why dues should not only be paid RR up to eats: but should be paid in advance: As soon aS a member lets his dues run behind, he automatically deprives himself of the benefits which the Broth- erhood wishes to bestow on him, no mat- ter how long he has paid his dues in the past. When a member is out of work, or sick or dies, that is when he needs as- sistance the most. In view of that fact, every member should set aside enough for the payment of his dues at least three months ahead. The matter of paying dues by the month is poor policy, because during that month he may possibly be out of employment, and due to the fact that he is financially embarrassed he may get in arrears with his dues and just at that time, if he is not paid up, he automati- cally cuts himself off from all benefits. A member owes it to himself and to his family to make provision for sick- ness and benefits when he is in a posi- tion to do so, and not wait until he is in dire circumstances and when it is absolutely impossible to raise the money to pay his dues. If any member would inquire of the Financial Secretary, he will find that there are many members who are re- sponsible for themselves and family be- ing in a needy condition just because he has been negligent in this one matter —namely, his dues. Now, take this to heart and see to it that you do not only keep your dues strictly up to date, but at least two or three months in advance. By doing this you will possibly save yourself, your family and your Local from an embar- rassing position. WORKS COUNCILS IN THE UNITED STATES: S35 NDER the title of ‘‘The *s Growth of Works Coun- cils in the United States: A Statistical Summary,”’ the National Industrial ; Conference Board of the United States has published a brief re- port containing information regarding the number, status and distribution of works councils in operation. In the United States there are now over 800 works councils in operation, covering over 1,000,000 workers. This represents a rapid and practically con- tinuous growth from 1917 to 1924, The growth from 1919 to 1924 was as follows: 13; Wisconsin, 11. No. of Councils No. of Workers Year in operation covered 1919 225 391,400 1922 725 690,000 1924 814 1,177,037 The number of works councils in the State of Massachusetts rose from 11 in 1919 to 31 in 1922 and 105 in 1924. States having more than 10 councils are: New York, 60; Washington, 45; Illinois, 39; Ohio, 30; Pennsylvania, 30; Connecticut, 28; California, 27; New Jersey, 19; Maryland, 18; Minnesota, There were 302 councils which, owing to the large area covered, could not readily be divided by States. a Union Dental Clinic Members of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union have estab- lished in New York a successful dental clinic which has given 30,000 treat- ments at a cost of $70,000. Profits will be invested in more equipment and ex- tending the children’s free clinic. The clinic is run on the co-operative plan. Tools Stolen At Mattoon, III. Brothers D. C. Woodward and L. Jen- kins, of Mattoon, Ill., L. U. 347, in April suffered the loss of all their tools by theft. Those of Brother Woodward had the initials ‘‘D. C. W.’’ on them. —_—_—____q 500,000 Members For 1925
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THE CARPENTER 27 BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR MEXICAN WORKERS EXICO is today guided by the belief that the work- ers must be given the full- est opportunity to im- prove their conditions, C. Ae A. Vargas, labor attache to the Mexican embassy at Washington, D. C., told the recent annual convention of the Workers’ Education Bureau, held in Washington, D. C. “Rifteen years ago the political con- stitution and the law-making bodies of Mexico were significantly silent on the matter of labor legislation,’’ said Vargas, who continued: “Our present Constitution, the out- come of the revolutionary period, states quite clearly that the workers have the right to organize for their own protec- tion; provides adequate safeguards around women and children engaged in gainful occupations, and establishes well known and generally recognized prin- ciples of labor legislation. “It will ever be to the credit of the Mexican trade union movement, also born out of the last 15-year struggle for freedom, that after the inevitable and necessary period of agitation that fol- lowed its birth, it settled down to the orderly task of building up its organi- zation to deal intelligently with the problems of the wage earners and watch diligently and demand observance of the labor principles embodied in the politi- cal Constitution adopted in 1917. And it will ever be to the credit of the Obre- gon and Calles governments that they gave the wage earners the opportunity to develop their organization and place it in a position to be a wholesome and influential factor in shaping the des- tinies of Mexico. ‘Unlike the old regimes, the present government is guided by the well found- ed belief that Mexico can not be pros- perous if her wage earners are not given the fullest opportunity to improve their working conditions and raise their econ- omic, social and intellectual standard. “It is guided by the conviction that one of Mexico’s paramount needs is to cut deep into the percentage of illiteracy. § Accordingly, school facilities are being extended throughout the country as much as the revenues permit, While ap- propriations for military and naval pur- poses are being steadily reduced, those for educational purposes are being in- creased. “Special attention is being given to the needs of the rural population, and besides the purely elemental or primary schools, there are now hundreds of agri- cultural and vocational schools, and ex- perimental farms established through- out the country, in striking contrast with those regimes which concentrated on the higher courses of a purely gram- marian education for the few and com- pletely ignored the every-day, practical needs of the native population of the country in the matter of education.” Touching upon relations between Mexico and the United States, Mr. Var- gas paid a warm tribute to the work of the late Samuel Gompers in fostering better feeling between the peoples of the two nations. The speaker said: “Ror inspiration in the task of hu- manizing international relations let us all turn to the memory of that great champion of labor and humanity, Samuel Gompers, the late President of the American Federation of Labor. Be- cause of his devotion and unremitting efforts in promoting a friendly under- standing between the peoples of the United States and Mexico the memory of Samuel Gompers is very dear to us Mexicans. Therefore, we say to you, the work of promoting enduring peace and friendliness between the United States and Mexico should be made a part of the program of the Workers’ Education Bureau, and there is no better way of achieving that, we .believe, than by faithfully interpreting to the American people the ideals and the aspirations of the people of Mexico.” | Old Age Pensions Adoption of three new old age pen- sion laws, in California, Wisconsin and Nevada, thus far in 1925, and the crea- tion of official commissions in four addi- tional states to study the problem of old age with a view to legislation, show substantial gains in the movement to re- place the poorhouse system with home care of aged dependents, according to a report published by the American Asso- ciation for Labor Legislation,
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THE CARPENTER IT MAY SOUND ALL RIGHT—BUT sisting of ashes and water has been invented by an architect of Horten, Nor- / way. It is predicted it 7 4%: will smash construction cost. aa concrete is the name of the material, according to a report issued by the American Chemical Society. RES UILDING material con- Its report, in part, says: “The raw materials that enter into the making cf gas concrete are mainly cement, lime and ashes from bituminous alum slate used for burning the lime. The ashes are ground very finely with lime and are then mixed with the neces- “After mixing with water the mass is cast into low-walled molds, which are filled only half full. After some time the mortar begins to rise and soon will reach © the level of the molds. ‘Tt is allowed to harden somewhat and is then cut into bricks of any shapes or sizes, which are finally hardened like the ordinary concrete bricks. It has a crushing strength of approximately thirty kilograms per square centimeter and a very high insulative power against heat as well as sound, nearly like that of wood, “Phe bricks are cheap in production, as the greater part of the raw materials sary amount of cement and a substance —the ashes and the water— costs forming gas when mixed with water. nothing.” | a VERY GOOD ADVICE There is something of sacredness about the contents of a letter. The writér often reveals more of himself on the written page than he would in direct conversation. This revelation of course, is designed only for the eyes of the correspondent. In this country a wholesome respect has been built up for the sancitity of a letter but it is not so respected in many other countries where the opening and reading of sealed mail becomes, at times, so prevalent that the practice has_ earned the appelation ‘“‘cracking seals.” The average American would be filled with wrath and the timid soul would shrink with horror at the thought of a third person, and a stranger at that, reading his ‘‘personal correspondence.”’ Yet, that is exactly what happens to 21,000,000 letters a year and will con- tinue so long as letter writers fail to put teturn addresses on their envelopes. When a letter, without a return ad- dress, can not be delivered for any rea- son, it is sent, after a certain time, to the Dead Letter Office. There it is opened and read—not for the possible scandal it may contain— but with a view to finding some clue which will enable forwarding on to the addressee or returning to the sender. Out of every five letters received at the Dead Letter Office such a clue is found in one and it is sent merrily on its delayed way to one or the other of the two persons most interested in its disposition. The other four are de- stroyed. Every person knows his own address and if he would put it on the envelope, the contents would remain inviolate and the letter would be returned with notice of non-delivery.— United States Post Office Department. Take Notice Mr. Frank Duffy, Secretary, | United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Carpenters’ Building, Indianapolis, Ind. Dear Sir and Brother: We have received information from officers of National and International Unions in Detroit, Cincinnati, Chicago, and Toledo, that cheeks which they have endorsed upon request of L. A. Sterne have been returned to them marked ‘‘No Funds.” We are advised that Mr. Sterne in re- questing this favor represented himself as being connected with the office of the American Federation of Labor at Wash- ington, D. C. This is to advise you that while L. A. Sterne was employed at headquarters for a number of years, he has had no con- ‘nection with A. F.. of L. headquarters since 1921. Yours fraternally, FRANK MORRISON, Secretary, A. F. of L. a Keep Your Dues Paid Up
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NEW YORK BUILDING FIGURES During the first quarter of the current year construction started in New York amounted to $165,283,000, a decrease of 41 per cent from the first quarter of 1924. The comparison is not as serious as the figures indicate because the first quarter of 1924 was one of the most ac- tive in the building history and must not be regarded as a normal condition. March building contracts in New York City amounted to $48,556,500, accord- ing to F. W. Dodge Corporation. While this was a 26 per cent increase over Feb- ruary, it was a 63 per cent drop from March of last year, which had the largest monthly building total on record. 2 THE MAN WITH THE HOE (By Edwin Markham.) Bowed by the weight of centuries, he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face, And on his back the burden of the world. Who made him dead to rapture and despair, A thing that grieves not and that never hopes, Stolid and stunned, a brother to the ox? Who loosened and let down the brutal jaw? Whose bate! _the hand that slanted back this bro Whose reek blew out the light within this brain ? Is this the Thing the Lord God made and gave To have dominion over sea and land; To trace the Stars and search the Heavens for power To feel the eile of Eternity? Is this ve Dream He dreamed who shaped the And pillnted the blue firmament with light? Down all the stretch of Hell to its last gulf There is no shape more terrible than this— More ee with censure of the world’s blind ee — More filled with signs and portents for the so More fraught with menace to the universe. What gulfs between him and the seraphim! Slave to the wheel of labor; what to him Are Plato and the swing of Pleiades? . What the long reaches of the peaks of song, The rift of dawn, the reddening of the rose? segue iy dread shape the suffering ages 00 Time’s tragedy is in that aching stoop; Through this dread shape humanity, betrayed, Plundered, profaned and disinherited, Cries protest to the Judges of the World,— A protest that is also prophecy. O masters, lords and rulers in all lands, Is this the handiwork you give to God, This monstrous thing distorted and _ soul- quenched ? How will you ever straighten up this shape. Touch it again with immortality ; Give back the upward looking and the light; Rebuild it in the music and the dream; Make right the immemorial infamies ; Perfidious wrong, immedicable woos? O masters, lords and rulers in all lands, How will the Future reckon with this Man? How answer his brute question in that hour When whirlwinds of rebellion shake the world? How will it be with kingdoms and with kings— With those who shaped him to the thing he is— When this dumb Terror shall reply to God, After the silence of the centuries? THE CARPENTER PRESIDENT GREEN’S VIEWS William Green, President of American Federation of Labor, statement declares the ‘“‘decision of the Supreme Court of the United States re- garding the powers and constitutionality of the Kansas industrial court is a clear vindication of the position regarding the Kansas Court of Industrial Relations taken by the American Federation of Labor,’’ and ‘“‘completely destroys the Kansas industrial act.’’ ‘While I have not had an opportunity to study this decision carefully,’’ he said, ‘‘my impression is that it most clearly establishes the principle that wages, hours of employment and working con- ditions in private industry can not be fixed by law. ‘Through the decision compulsory ar- bitration has received a death blow and voluntary agreéments .and voluntary bargaining between employer and em- ploye is firmly and, we hope, perma- nently established.” —$<$<___Q—— TO TORNADO SUFFERERS To assist any member whose home was destroyed in the recent tornado in a section of the middle west, Brother O. D. Bartow, Box 523, Woodbury, N. — is willing to permit the use of his pat- ented concrete construction process, by any member proving his membership in the United Brotherhood. Brother Bar- tow claims that his process will enable buildings to withstand tornado con- ditions. | the in a ———————__—__ Qa. Ecclesiastes Teaches Unionism “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his — fellow, but woe to him who is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him, and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.’’ 5 ag a eee ee He Went Up On High Ben Higgins never would be passed. He bragged his car’s endurance. He passed six cars with backward glance, His wife has his insurance. __ —_ Oc“ The Union Label is a priceless gift of power and helpfulness.
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Editorial UU THE CARPENTER Official Journal of THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA Published on the 15th of each month at the CARPENTERS’ BUILDING Indianapolis, Ind. UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF (CABPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMBERICA, PUBLISHERS ; FRANK DUFFY, Editor ‘A SUBSCRIPTION PRICE One Dollar a Year in Advance, Postpaid ee SE OONaeao=*=- The publishers and the advertising agent use every possible precaution avail- able to them against accepting advertise- ments from other than reliable firms, but do not accept any responsibility for the contents of any advertisement which ap- pears in “The Carpenter.” Should any deception be practiced by advertisers at any time, upon members, their duty is to immediately notify the Post Office au- -thorities. Therefore, address any com- ;plaints to your local Post Office. ee INDIANAPOLIS, JUNE, 1925 So That’s That ~OMPULSORY arbitration of indus- trial disputes, together with the fixing of wages and working hours by law, has been declared unconstitu- tional by the Supreme Court of the United States. The issue was decided recently, in the form of a case referred to the Court, from the Kansas Court of Industrial Relations. The Kansas law creating the court was a notorious pro- duct which made its appearance during the term of Governor Henry Allen, and from the very beginning was opposed by Organized Labor. The law was- supposed to relate to what those charged with its administra- tion pleased to call “essential indus- -tries.” In its practical working, it was a powerful instrument to deprive organ- \ OT €: TTT sp pian 2 ; : — nomena ized workers of the material improve- ment in their wages and living condi- tions, to which they had established their right by virtue of organizing them- selves for that purpose. Furthermore, it was destined to have the effect. of sapping the militancy of labor unions, by legally depriving them of the need of struggling for the object for which they were formed. A labor union, like an individual, is kept ‘‘fit” by exercise, meaning, the necessity of keeping continually alert and vigilant, to protect itself from the impositions and encroachments of in- fluences which would tend to make it “flabby” and “‘soft.’”” That was only one of the insidious effects of the Kansas law. Another was, that it worked against the organization of working men, because the non-union man could lean up against the excuse that the court had the first and last word in de- ciding what he should do with his labor, and the price he was to get for it. The action of the Supreme Court has done more than give a knock-out blow to the Kansas product. It has squelched ideas of the same principle being em- bodied in legislation by other states. Of course, to students of the subject, it was no new thing making its first ap- pearance in the industrial world. Aus- tralia for years has been saturated with that kind of legislation, much to the regret of the workers of that continent, where fines and imprisonment are. the punishments for disobeying its man- dates. Canada, from 1907 until this year. had a law of somewhat the same kind, and which was the object of keen and sustained criticism at the annual con- ventions of the Trades and Labor Con- gress of Canada. In its day, somewhere about 1912, it was seriously investi- gated in its workings by a representa- tive sent specially to Canada by the British Government, with a view to the possibility of similar legislation being enacted over there. The proposal was opposed by the trade unions of Britain, and it was allowed to languish into ob- livion,
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THE CARPENTER 31 It all comes back to what old-time members and students of labor union history have long since known. Don’t trust your interests as workers to poli- ticians and legislators. Anytime they start talking about their solicitude for the welfare and advancement of Or- ganized Labor, it is time for union men to stay up nights if necessary to watch what they do. For the most part they have no regard for Organized Labor, when that would run contrary to the economic interests of those who furnish campaign funds and other election ma- chinery. Let the trade unionist keep his mind and understanding clear at all times about this business of who is his best friend. The meeting hall of his union, the faces of his fellow members, and an ordinary mirror, will show him his real friends when it comes to protecting his material interests as a workman. Leg- islation is a very dubious, and certainly a second rate and treacherous substitute for those things. His union is his only real protection, and its fighting power is best maintained by him realizing that. He has been fooled often enough by legislation. Labor A Tabooed Subject HOSE profound persons to whom : the duty of writing the official histories of nations has been as- signed, have made a consistent practice of ignoring the part which labor organ- ization has played in the industrial and social life of peoples. The workers, and their struggles to raise the standard of their daily lives, would seem to have been beneath the contempt of these academic scribes. The result is, that the young student ean learn nothing of this from the or- dinary text books, which are considered suitable for his tender intelligence. At least one American educator is of the opinion that this is a deliberate and in- tentional policy. Prof. Edward O. Sis- son, professor of Philosophy in Reed College, Portland, Ore., hds written a book entitled ‘‘Educating For Freedom,”’’ and in the course of a chapter called “Educative Use of History,” finds occa- sion to remark as follows: “Most of this history was sub- - merged even while it occurred, and little record has ever been made of it until our own day. = “It is only three or at most four generations since laboring men were indicted in both England and the United States for daring to unite for the purpose of raising their wages and improving their conditions of life. “But these feeble beginnings of labor organizations certainly proved to be one of the most potent seeds of history now to be reckoned with by everyone who desires to under- stand his times. “Yet even now our school in- struction practically ignores the whole movement; the most trivial and inconsequential topics get more space and consideration. “In the education of an Ameri- can citizen in the twentieth cen- tury, the history of labor is far more worthy of a quarter or a semester of study than the history of any foreign country, not except- ing even Greece or England. “One of the grave defects of his- tory as it is written and studied today is its prevailing silence and neglect toward this great and grow- ing interest.’’. The learned professor has not made any remarkable discovery, and doubtless would be the last to claim that he had, but in devoting a portion of his book to bringing this to the attention of those who will read it, he will likely be the cause of some seeking deeper knowledge on this subject than they might have done but for his mention of it. To those who have been in close touch with the question it has long been real- ' jzed that the so-called comrses in econ- omics, which are given in the great uni- versities and colleges, are not based up- on the fundamentals of economics at all. They are more often specialized lines of instruction, designed for the es- tablishment in the mind of the pupil of a certain viewpoint which will fit in with the current economic thought of the day. The true and everlasting fundamen- tals of economic knowledge are land and labor, and the economic structure of any age is, at bottom founded upon the ap- plication of human labor of hand and brain to the natural resources of the earth. From thence and thence only comes .all -real wealth, no matter
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32 THE CARPENTER how complicated the superstructure of finance and trade above it may be. But perhaps if college students were required to commence their studies of the subject at that point, it might be feared by some of those who have great influence on the policies of educational institutions that their young minds would not thereafter so easily fit into the grooves of thinking which are awaiting them at the conclusion of their studies. To give thought to the existence and work of the labor movement might seem to some to be beneath their dignity. If so, then they are in danger of paying dearly for such purblind contempt. The labor movement is here, and here to stay, as an integral part of the indus- trial and social life of the world, and it would profitably behoove any man lay- ing claim to general intelligence of what is going on about him, to be informed as to its history, accomplishments, and aspirations. | But that there is lamentable lack of that is evident. The average business man, who could tell you the very last thing in the way of information about raw materials, processes of manufacture, markets and so forth, connected with the industry in which he is interested, ,can as as a rule tell one nothing really reliable about labor organization. His attitude is generally one of ill-informed antagonism towards something which he does not in a general sort of way like. : At the best he only thinks of it in con- junction with his pay roll, and not asa powerful economic and _ social force, working to raise the living standards of the mass of the people—that is those who do the world’s work. If his teach- ers had only thought fit to instruct him about it in his-youth, a good deal of mis- understanding, trouble, and expense might have been saved him. Credit Where Credit Is Due ECENTLY a well known public man, addressing a meeting of busi- ness men, said that there was no place for agitators in the ranks of Amer- ican working men as long as so many of those working men owned automo- biles and their own homes. The reason for this, he said was, because working men in America were so much better treated than in other countries. where the agitator of the type he was thinking — of existed. Well, there are agitators and agita- tors, and we take this opportunity of rising in our place and saying that, if American working men in many cases do own their own homes and maybe a flivver too, it is not in any way due to the voluntary generous treatment of their employers. The real and only rea- son is, that they are organized in trade unions which, by agitation of a reason- able and militant kind, have enabled them to establish for themselves wage seales and working conditions which bring them some of the worth while things of life. The credit belongs to them, and not to those who would arrogate that credit to themselves, after it has been made a fact by the constitutional and common Sense agitation of the trade unions of this country. Render to Caeser what is Caeser’s, and don’t let us forget what would have been our lot if these things had been left to the employers’ unions. The trade unionists of this country got what they have got for themselves by their own efforts, and in face of the vicious opposition of employers. . It is only about a century since it was a crime punishable by imprisonment for workmen to band themselves into unions for the purpose of raising wages and improving working conditions. And likely enough, if we abandoned the pro- tective organizations we have _ estab- lished by agitation to do away with that kind of treatment it would not be so long before it would be brought back again. As we said, there are agitators and agitators, and it is sound social and in- dustrial policy to keep alive the agita- tion which has established the trade unions of this country which have en- abled some workmen to own their own homes and flivvers. Until they are all in that position it has not completed its work. And then it needs to keep on holding what it has got. ——$—$ — — — — —— ————_ This Way Out OUR months ago, Mr. Trotsky was invested with the Soviet Order of the Trot, by the dictatorial junta — headed by his friend Mr. Zinovieff, and urgently assisted to take a prolonged vacation in the Caucasus. Now the an- nual Soviet convention at its meeting 5
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i yt - = THE CARPENTER 33 has reversed the process, and Mr. Zino- vieff has had the decoration conferred on him; and Mr. Trotsky has come trot- ting back. Just what it will eventually mean in respect to the economic policy of Russia © remains to be seen. But in the meantime it is a practical demonstration of the playful way these people have of knif- ing each other in the back. As dicta- tors they are of necessity despots, and viciously jealous of each other, besides being hogs for popularity with the mass- es whom in their hearts they so thor- oughly despise. Their race is about run, and they show that they know it, by easing up and making concessions to the great mass of the common people of Russia, whom they have always regarded as so much human material on which to try out their hare-brained experiments. When the whole gang of them have got out or been put out, there will be a chance for the common people of Russia to go to work and lay the foundation of real democratic government and Mr. Trotsky won’t be in the picture either. ——<—<—$ _—_—_—_ a Who Pays The Piper Calls The Tune NDOWED colleges and universities in the United States draw 28 per cent of their income from railroad stocks and bonds, representing a total value of $148,270,993, according to the Bureau of Railway Economics. It is a revelation of the most profound import- ance that these great institutions, which have so much to do with molding the mind of the country’s youth, should de- rive so much support from this quarter. For one thing, it is hardly to be ex- pected that the teachings authorized would be of a character which would tend in even a remote degree to impair the value of those stocks and bonds as dividend producers. In other words, trade unionism, with its policy of striv- ing for higher wages and other improve- ments, which would mean a reduction of those dividends, need not expect to get any sort of a fair show. Indeed, the material offered in those colleges as true, in the way of informa- tion about workingmen and their en- vironment generally, is notoriously arti- zs _ ficial and distorted. What is more, there is some reason to think that not a few of the “learned professors” engaged in : pumping such philosophies into the youth given over to their care, do not themselves believe a lot of what they are required to teach as being funda- mentally true. It is merely a question of bread and butter with many of them, inured to the cynical viewpoint that those who pay the piper have the right to call the tune here as anywhere. Incidentally, the en-- tire teaching profession from lowest to highest grade is poorly paid itself. In the colleges referred to, the children of the workers do not figure among the students. The authorities are conserva- tive and discriminating, preferring to choose their pupils from those walks of life where it is felt that ‘“thigher educa- tion’ will be best invested, and later used as a continued bulwark to privilege and property as represented by the sources of income upon which many uni- versities depend. TO Or Be Ready For the Future HE wheels of industry in Europe are turning more and more every day now in the business of pro- ducing the normal wants of the nations over there, and the markets of the world - at large. It is only from that source that the mighty financial obligations of both victors and vanquished in the late war can be met and liquidated. The effect of it is beginning to be felt everywhere in a feverish and increased competition for trade. The United States with its tremendous home market, plus a purchasing power directly due to the militancy of its trade unions in fighting for decent wage rates, may not ever feel this competition as much as those nations which are stag- gering under a load of debt. But even here it is already being realized to a definite and noticeable extent in some lines of industry. The building trade taken the country over, is aS yet very far ahead of normal times in respect to output and demand. But it will be well for us not to relax one iota in our organ- izing enthusiasm, and every other meas- ure we have learned to rely upon for the protection of our wage standards and general living conditions, - =| ee |
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Official bi Sid call SS = A GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA GENERAL OFFICE Carpenters’ Building, Indianapolis, Ind. GENERAL PRESIDENT WM. L. HUTCHESON Carpenters’ Building, Indianapolis, Ind. Firsst GENERAL VICE-PRESIDENT JOHN T. COSGROVE Carpenters’ Building, Indianapolis, Ind. SECOND GENERAL VICE-PRESIDENT . GEORGE H. LAKEY Carpenters’ Building, Indianapolis, Ind. GENERAL SECRETARY FRANK DUFFY Carpenters’ Building, Indianapolis, Ind. GENERAL TREASUREB THOMAS NEALE Carpenters’ Building, Indianapolis, Ind GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD First District, T. M. GUERIN 290 Second Ave., Troy, N. Y. Second District, W. T. ALLEN 8832 N. Gratz St., Philadelphia, Pa. Third District, JOHN H. POTTS 646 Melish Ave., Cincinnati, O. Fourth District, JAMES P. OGLETREE 106 K. Plymouth St., Tampa, Fla. Fifth District, J. W. WILLIAMS 3948 S. Grand Blivd., St. Louis, Mo. Sixth District, W. A. COLE 810 Merchants National Bank Building San Francisco, Cal. ‘Seventh ‘District, ARTHUR MARTEL *1712: Chambord ‘St.," Montreal, Que., «Can. “WM. L. HUTCHESON, Vhairman FRANK DUFFY, Secretary All correspondence for the General Hxecutive _ Board must be sent to the General Secretary. . Local is located. Vn IMPORTANT NOTICE We are continuously having numerous complaints that members are not receiv= ing our official Journal, ‘‘The Carpenter,” and upon investigation we find that in most cases it arises from the fact that the only address submitted to the Gen- eral Office is ‘‘General Delivery,” and when sent this way, and not called for, the Postmaster sends same back to this General Office at quite an expense. We must therefore insist that the Fi- nancial Secretaries of each and every Local get the correct street address of every member of his Local in good stand- ing who does not receive the Journal, and submit same to the General Office. Careful attention to the foregoing will assist this Office materially in getting our Journal out promptly and to the par- ties interested. Financial Secretaries will also take in- to consideration that it is necessary to call attention on those same blanks to the names of members who are suspend= ed and granted clearance so that their names can be erased from the mailing list in the town or city in whi-’ their If sufficient blanks are not furnished at any time, our attention should be called to same and they will be promptly forwarded. We must also insist that the Financial Secretaries obtain the same information. from all members newly initiated and admitted on clearance, together with those who have changed their address, and forward same to the General Office on the blanks furnished for that purpose each and every month. We also desire to call attention to the fact that it is not necessary to furnish each and every month a complete roster of your membership, and their addresses, ‘only changes in same being necessary. i 2 POE RE SASSI i Kesp '¥Your ‘Dues Paid Up 500,000 - Members - For -1925
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7 \ ; -Corrospondence About Looking For A Job Editor, ‘The Carpenter’’: - The writer is one of a committee of L. U. 115, Bridgeport, Conn., appointed — to make a survey of the ‘‘methods used in seeking a job.’’ It is a contention of the writer, and some others, that the present lack of definite methods in seeking a job results in much wasted energy; and ofttimes does harm. In most localities, men out of work go from job to job seeking employment, and in slack periods this means that many of our craft are going to the same jobs. Maybe some localities have already solved this problem, and if so, details of its’operation will be greatly appreciated. At first though the solution would seem very, very simple via a rotation list, but there are so many varying de- sires, abilities, prejudices, etc., both on the part of the journeymen and with ithe employers, that the plan becomes rather involved. But the writer firmly believes that somewhere in this Broth- erhood of ours will be found a funda- — mental idea that can be whipped into a good, serviceable plan to remedy the present chaotic methods. Isn't this a good subject to bring up under the “‘Good of the Order’’ at the next meeting ef your Local? Fraternally yours, LOUIS ATWATER, P. O. Box 783, Bridgeport, Conn. What Auxiliary No. 28 Is Doing — Editor, “The Carpenter’’: Ladies’ Auxiliary No. 28 meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month ‘in the homes of the members, and do sewing for the less fortunate. We are members of the Federated Club, help ffurnish milk for the schools and at Christmas time several baskets are given to the needy, We piece quilts and have cooked food sales, which are very successful, the proceeds going to our treasury to help carry on our work, —— — rs I q Till i ua t ad ig! UENSUAUUVVUAVAUNUUUUAVOUUAVAVUAAEUUOEHASUATUHUEALN ce SUA ing : .\ Se i120 TTA UTM ye \E CLP OLY On Labor Day we have a basket din- ner at the park for the carpenters and families. Our annual entertainment is on New Year’s night when we have a dinner and program for the Auxiliary and families. We are not as large an organization . as some of the Auxiliaries, but a merry bunch and always willing to do our part to help others. MRS. D. J. RIDGWAY, Rec. Sec, Ladies’ Auxiliary No, 28, Bartlesville, Okla. ——_—————————_ o> Ladies’ Auxiliary No, 21 Wditor, “The Carpenter’’: We have been organized nine years February 8, 1925, and our present mem- bership of 28 is about one-third of the union carpenters’ wives in this city. We meet at the Carpenters’ Hall the first and third Tuesday afternoon of each month. We recently held a social to which all union carpenters and their families were invited. Our membership . committee got busy and six applications were handed in the same evening. We usually have work of some kind to do at our meetings which brings us money for our treasury. There are not many of us but we are on the job. MRS. GRACE B. ADAMS, Ree. Sec. Ladies’ Auxiliary Union No. 21, Marsh- allton, Iowa. —_ > First In Vermont? Editor, “The Carpenter’’; We wish to notify you of our newly formed Ladies’ Auxiliary No. 72. We have twenty-four charter members and nineteen of the brothers are honorary members. We believe we have the distinction of being the first Auxiliary in Vermont. We hold our meetings after the brothers have theirs, and generally have a social hour with refreshments, Fraternally yours, FLORA LORD, Rec. See. Ladies’ Auxiliary No. 72, Barre, Vt.
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ONE HONOR ROLL OF 1924 The year 1924 witnessed the passing of many-trade union executives. These included : Samuel Gompers, President, American Federation of Labor. James J. Freel, President, Interna- tional Stereotypers’ and Electrotypers’ Union. John Voll, President, Blowers’ Association. Edward J. Cantwell, Secretary, Na- tional Association of Letter Carriers. Adam Huebner, Secretary, Interna-: tional Union of the United Brewery, Flour, Cereal and Soft Drink Workers of America. George Nolte, Vice-President, Broth- erhood Railway Carmen. Alex Russell, Executive Secretary, Granite Cutters’ International Associa- tion. Martin J. Conroy, Vice-President, United Association of Plumbers and Steam Fitters. Daniel A. Post, General Executive Board Member, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, for 22 years. James P. Fox, Vice-President, Inter- national Union of Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers. F. C. Bolan, Vice-President, Interna- tional Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers. Chris Evans, former Secretary, Unit- ed Mine Workers of America. The year also marked the passing of T. V. Powderly, one time grand mas- ter workman of the Knights of Labor; Joseph Buchanan, nationally-known la- bor writer and old-time labor editor, and Wm. McCabe of New York Typo- graphical Union, who was grand mar- shal of the first Labor Day parade in the United States, September 5, 1882. x SEY LS ae Glass Bottle Miami, Fla., Celebrates More than 800 carpenters, members of L. U. 1407, Miami, Fla., with their wives and friends, recently celebrated the fourth anniversary of the Local Union with an evening of merrymaking. An address by William Jennings Bryan, good music, refreshments galore and dancing, all combined to make the even- ing an outstanding event among the so- cial affairs of No. 1407. | THE CARPENTER UNITY NEEDED THERE The following table shows the respee- tive memberships of the six national trade union centers which exist in Holland: N. V. V. (affiliated with I. F. T. U.) 179,229 members, or 46.27% of all the organized workers (on January 1, 1923, 43.7%). R. K. V. (Roman Catholic) 101,110 members or 26% (on January 1, 1923, 27%). : C. N. V. (Protestant) 53,967 members or 13.8% (on January 1, 1923, 13.9%). A. N. V. (Neutral) 32,222 members or 8.29% (on January 1, 1923, 10.18%). N. A. S. (Communist) 13,527 mem- bers or 3.48% (on January 1, 1923, 4.8%). | N. S. V. (Syndicalist) 8,110 members or 2.09%. Total, 388,865 members. If we add to the above total of 388,- 865,, the trade unions which do not be- long to any national center, such as some of the clerks’ and shop assistants’ unions, and the civil servants’ unions, we obtain a total of 517,900 organized workers (manual and non-manual). —_——_—_—_———__q—_____—_—- Information Wanted : This is a picture of Charlie P. Humph- reys, who was working in Philadelphia a short while ago, as a carpenter. Any- one knowing of his whereabouts please communicate with Miss Naomi Humph- reys, 210 W. 9th St., Mishawaka, Ind. BS * Bo Isaac Walmsley, formerly of Brad- ford, England, is requested to commu- nicate with Robert Walmsley, 16 Winter St., Haverhill, Mass., when he will hear of something to his advantage. It is be- lieved that Isaac Walmsley was form- erly a member of the Amalgamated Sec- tion of the United Brotherhood in San Francisco,
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‘Chips avd Shavings Japanese cotton mills work 22 hours daily in two shifts, employing female la- bor at night. . * * ok Almost 3,000 women were appointed as postmistresses during 1924. Texas led in the number appointed, with 166. e ak * It is estimated that there are 224,- 000,000 people, or 71 per cent of the entire population of India, engaged in agriculture. ca * x If good judgment and common sense are applied in making purchases, an in- erease in the demand for the Union Label, card and button is sure to follow. x ca * This is the month when we nominate officers of Local Unions for the coming year. Look ’em over now, and select those whom you think will be best fitted for the job. * * * According to reports in the Japanese press, unemployment is very serious in Japan. An investigation made by the Bureau of Social Affairs shows that more than 932,000 workers are out of employment. co ae ok J. J. O’Brien, Vice-President of the Iowa Federation of Labor and for more than 20 years President of the Musca- tine Trades and Labor Assembly, died recently. He was 63 years of age and had been a printer for 40 years. * 3 ok The International Typographical Union now has 2,414 members on its roll of old age pensioners, of which num- ber 61 are women. The pension pay- ments for the fiscal year of 1925 will aggregate approximately $1,000,000. : * * * In Alabama 41.2 per cent of the negro children of school age are not enrolled. In 1920, it would appear, of negro chil- dren between the ages of 10 and 14 years living in rural districts of Ala- bama 28.6 per cent did not attend school; in Georgia the percentage for that year was 32.5; in Louisiana, 40.9; and in Mississippi 26.2. There are now only six states in the United States, besides- the District of Columbia, without workmen’s compen- sation laws, according to a bulletin is- sued by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics giving the status of compensation legislation at January 1, 1925. The deficient states are Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, and South Carolina. * * &* The year 1924 was marked by 18 fewer strikes and lockouts in Canada than 1923, which in turn (together with 1922), had shown the least number of disputes since 1915. Including ten dis- putes carried over from the previous year, there were 73 disputes during 1924. The number of workers involved was 32,494, as compared with 32,868 in 19238, and the time lost was 1,770,825 working days, as compared with 768,- 494 in 1923. k 1K 2 The thirteenth annual meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce was scheduled to meet in Washington at the end of last month. The official call said the main subjects to be considered were: “‘The European Situation, Ameri- can Business Conditions, Commercial Treaty Policy, the Merchant Marine, the Federal Trade Commission, Agriculture, and Congress and the American Public.” From the order of procedure it is evi- dent ‘“‘the public” wasn’t considered very important. 2 ok The National Woolen Mills Company of Parkersburg, West Virginia, makers of made-to-measure clothing for men, for years a union concern, broke its agreement with L. U. 350 of the Jour- neymen Tailors Union of America, on the 24th day of January, 1925, and de- clared for the so-called ‘“‘open shop,” causing a lockout of 187 union mem- bers, men and women. This lockout came without a word of warning, or pre- vious notice, as the agreement with the union does not expire until September 16, 1925, according to a circular issued by the union.
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Craft Probl< ems: il HATTA Building a House LESSON NO. III = (By H. H. Siegele.) Whether or not moving pictures will be transmitted by radio during the life time of the apprentice, does not worry us in the least; we are sure, however, that houses will not be built by radio for a long time, so we might as well go ahead with the house that we started two articles back. Of course, we will bear in mind that science has made many _ discoveries within recent years, the effects of which will live as long as civilization itself, but science, with all of its marvelous achievements has never found a substi- tute for work—and it will be well for the apprentice to remember that if he is to accomplish anything worth while during his life time, he will do it through the medium of work. On the other hand, he should learn early in his career how to attain accomplishments, as a builder, with the least possible expenditures of labor. We have been speaking about work, and that is what we are coming to. The excavators are through with the digging, and the concrete men have the footings poured, so the next thing to be done is form building. Form building is an important part of our trade, and the man who under- stands how to build forms, is a skilled mechanic, as much as the man who can build a stair or frame a roof. We are aware of the fact that there are those who think that almost any- body can build forms—and those people really have forms built by almost any- body; but the results, if carefully ana- lyzed, will be indicative of poor business ability, rather than what they were hoping for, economy. The inexperienced form builder usu- ally goes at form building just as he would go at building a permanent build- ing—forgetting, for the time being, that this work is merely a temporary sup- port for the green concrete, which, af- ter the concrete has set, must be re- moved. Because of this misconception, he uses altogether too many nails, thus, not only ° increasing the cost of erecting the forms, but, as is often the case, doubling the cost of removing them as well. No more nails should be used than just enough to hold the forms in place. Of course, for bracing, and for work where the strength depends entirely on the nailing, plenty of nails should be used. Bearings depending entirely on nails, should be avoided as much as pos~ sible, and defective material should not be used for either shores or braces, By referring to the basement plan, Fig. 16, on which the footings are indi- -eated with dotted lines, and the walls are shown by the continuous lines, we can readily obtain an idea of the amount of form work we kave to do. Fig. 17 is a detail of the hatchway steps. The grade door, is a much better ar- rangement for obtaining passageway from the outside to the basement, but for the sake of economy, and because we did not have the necessary space for a grade door, we have chosen the hatch- way. Concrete, if good cement and good, clean gravel and sand is used, is in many ways the best material that can be used for foundation walls. It has a great compressive strength, but its ten- sile strength has no value, from a prac- tical standpoint, unless it is produced by means of reinforcing, In Fig. 17 we are representing the reinforcing by heavy dots, and a dotted line near the bottom of the hatchway steps. Each footing’ shows two rein- forcing rods. The size of the rods must be determined by the amount of strength necessary—a half or a five-eighths inch rod will answer the purpose for ordinary residence work,
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39 THE CARPENTER This does not involve any extra expense, but it makes a marked difference on the ease of the steps. The cross rods for the steps can even be smaller, and still answer the purpose. The risers of the steps shown on this O ‘a1 “O14 Oo} gana ew ce eee = eas 1@) Fig. 18 is a detail of a double form drawing, are about an inch out of plumb a Par 3 ® | - °o | paws fas E S % 5 (<2) ve} s 8 , o ° ~~ ® bar oT] °° ay B a a at. 8 Cw = = 3 Dw ® | |
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40 THE CARPENTER shown the run on which the concrete is wheeled to the place where it is poured into the forms. By selecting a straight plank to start with at the point indicated by a, it will be an easy matter to straighten out the forms at the top. A brace, such as is shown at k, should be placed at each joint of this starting plank, the purpose of which is to hold the top of the forms in a general line, At 1, is shown a foot brace nailed to a 2x6, the purpose of which is to hold the bottom of the forms in line. The upright, b, should be cut from 2x4 stuff to a length that will work into the build- ing without much waste. The ledger, marked ec, can be a stud- ding cut to the right length. The 2x4 shown at d, is the first piece to be railed into place when the run is built. A pile of loose dirt is represented under the run by the dotted line, dots and loops. The excavator should not be permit- ted to throw more dirt at this place than what is necessary to fill in between the dirt-bank and the concrete wall. The indicators at e, point out the spreaders, and f shows the wires—num- ber 12, bendable wire usually gives the best results. The upper tie-piece is shown at g, and h shows the top plates, The uprights, of which we will have more to say in our next article, are pointed out at i. At j, is shown a nail, which is some- what exaggerated, representing the grade line. A grade-nail stuck at inter- vals of from four to six feet on the grade-line, will be sufficient to guide the concrete man in bringing the top of the wall to a fairly even finish. On Fig. 19. which is another method of forming for an outside wall, the grade-nail is shown on the inside form —the reason for this is that the outside Sites ne YY af Ah PS 1 - \ Lovee t. ? Be Ye ee tid 7 ~AY. ree See S \ NS .Y form is not reliable—it may settle, and thus cause rather embarrassing difficul- ties. | This method of form building is not to be recommended, although, under cer- tain conditions satisfactory results can be obtained with it. The only advantage that it offers is that it reduces the ex- cavating—the labor that is saved on the outside forms, if any, is balanced by the extra amount of labor necessary in bracing both the inside and the out- side forms, | The greatest danger, and therefore the greatest objection, that this method pre- sents, is the danger of the bank caving in, not only while the forms are being
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THE CARPENTER erected, but even while the concrete is being poured. Fig. 20 shows a section of the outside wall as it will appear after the forms have been removed and the space be- tween the dirt bank and the wall has — MITT /, i Tae Tf , = MEAD ~, WA > / 1M A/ A /_—/ ¢ re Zz [TU FY Ss oe ne 2 = WE? 4 15 = Fic. 20, been filled in. The width and the thick- ness of the footing are shown by figures, and the reinforcing is indicated by heavy dots. In concluding this article we want to say a few words to the apprentice. The older heads may know what I want to say, but the apprentice, if he is really in earnest about learning the trade, will listen until I am through. The last illustration shows the forms removed, and since we were taking the lead in the work, the nails have all been taken out, and the lumber carefully piled, at a place where it will be con- venient, when it is to be used in the building. Besides that, each kind, and as near as possible, each length has been placed on a separate pile; thus it will not be necessary, when a certain kind or a cer- tain length of material is needed, to move a lot of carelessly piled lumber, in order to get it. 41. Another thing: By referring to Fig. 20, it will be observed that, not only the filling in has been done, but, the ground around the building has been leveled. We did this because the carpenters will save more, by having level ground to work over, than the leveling of the ground will cost in the beginning—and it will cost less in the beginning, than it will after it has been packed by working over it. If the apprentice wants to enjoy his work to the extent that it will be easy for him to do nis best (if he does not want that, let him lay aside his tools and choose something else for a voca- tion) then he should fix his ideals early —let him say within himself, “I $m going to do my best to reach the very top of the building industry,’’ for with that saying he wiil go a long way toward gaining his ideal. J Building a House LESSON NO. IV (By H. H. Siegele.) In these articles we are dealing with problems, relative to building a house, that seem to us to be important, es- pecially, with the apprentice in mind. It should be remembered, though, that with the phrase, ‘‘that seem to us,’’ we are limiting the subject matter within the bounds of our own experience and judgment. We may handle a situation success- fully, by using a method that we un- derstand, while another man may try to handle the same situation with that method, and fail utterly—whereas, if he would use the method that he is fa- miliar with, he might even accomplish better results than we could accomplish with our method. 4 What we want to say, is that we are not trying to change the proved and well-known methods of the experienced carpenter, but we are endeavoring to point out to the apprentice the most important problems about building a house, so that he can more intelligently choose the methods that will give him the best results, and, at the same time, avoid the ones that are questionable or unsatisfactory. That does not mean that he will ehoose the methods that we ave suggest- ing, we do not want him to do that, but what we want him to do is to inform
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42 himself as thoroughly as he can on the various problems, and then work out a method, or methods of his own, which will give him better service than any borrowed method could. In Article III we spoke about nailing forms—in Fig. 21 we are illustrating a method of nailing forms that is sufiici- : 2-01-20] | | A i 1 PIG eT ent to hold any forms in place. The dots between the dotted lines indicate nails, which in this case are 6 penny common. (Never use box nails, because the heads do not have enough strength to hold for pulling them.) rT I A a TS — —— ap ae ERE eeSae THE CARPENTER the length of the board. At the end of the board two nails should be driven. This nailing is more than what is nec- essary, when the forms do not stand idle long enough for the sun to warp them —if the material is straight, in such cases, a nail at every other bearing is sufficient. SS niin : a At the center of the section of forms shown on this figure can be seen how all the joints have been made on one studding, this is much better than breaking the joints. Fig. 22 shows a section of forms built ———_— Sc nSSSeeRaSRRIONIEE ap ——_—— FAG. 2z: The nails in this case are staggered, that is, one bearing has the nail driven at one edge of the board, and the next bearing has the nail driven on the other edge of the board, and so on through with the joints broken. This makes a good form, but it involves unnecessary - labor, both for erecting and for remov- ing the forms. Moreover, more ot the lumber is destroyed while the forms are
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THE CARPENTER being wrecked, than would be, if the joints were all made on one studding. Usually the man who insists on breaking joints, also insists on using two nails to each bearing —sometimes 8 penny cOmmons, at that. We have in mind one job, it happened to be a by-the-day job. The man that built the forms used 8 penny common Fig. e4. nails, two to each bearing. It was win- ter when the forms were taken down. Everything was frozen hard, besides nailed to stay, plus. Although the weather was cold, it was an easy matter to keep warm —the difficulty was to keep from getting ‘“‘hot.’’ The uprights for the forms that we have just considered were cut to the studding length. Fig. 23 shows the UU Ne") 43 studding length as being 8 ft. 85 in., and the distance between the rough floor and the bottom of the ceiling joists as 9 ft. 1% in. The difference is the amount of space taken up by the bottom plate and the double top plate. A little scheme for marking the stud- ding is shown by Fig. 24. Take a straight studding, cut to the right length, and nail a 1x2x4 on the end as shown at a. Use this studding as a pattern for marking the studding —the end piece must be kept tight against the end of the 2x4 to be marked, in order to obtain accuracy. Being sure of this, mark along the end of the pattern with a pencil, as shown at b. Fig. 25 is a section of the basement wall showing the anchor bolts, some- what exaggerated, that should be put into the wall for the purpose of anchor- ing the coal room partition to the walls. PAGu 26s This is the only substantial way to fast- en a wood partition to a cement or brick wall. Fig. 26 is a detail of the cellar win- dow frame. The sash having three lights, each measuring 10x16, so the width of the frame at the rabbeted edge would be three times 10, or 30 in. for the glass; twice 2, or 4 in. for the stiles, and twice 4, or % in. for the two parting mouldings; over all, 34% in. The height would be, 16 in. for the glass, 2 in. for the top rail and 3 in. for the bottom rail; or over all, 21 in. Fig. 27 is a detail of the cellar door frame. The width of which is 2 ft. 6 in., and the height is 6 ft. and 6 in. We are showing it rabbeted, which is, in many cases, not necessary.
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Fig. 28 represents a section of a con- _ crete basement wall. To the left of which is shown a erack, similar to FAG. 27 cracks that frequently appear on base- ment walls not reinforced with rods. Fi G 28. This crack could have been prevented had the wall been reinforced, in the manner indicated by the dashed lines, with about 1% in. rods. : The basement walls of the house that we are building will be reinforced about as indicated by Fig. 28. We have met builders, who contend that reinforcing en a i. ee! THE CARPENTER has no value in bascment walls, but we can not agree with them, however much we want to respect their opinions. Experience has taught us, that, even though cracks might appear in rein- forced walls, the reinforcing, neverthe- less, will keep the cracks from opening. Of course, our experience is limited toa a locality where the ground is somewhat treacherous—in. localities where a good rock bottom, or its equal, is to be had, reinforcing basement walls perhaps would not be justifiable. If the foundation is firm, the other part of the building, which we will begin to deal with in the next articles, will hold its position throughout many years of usefulness. ——___q————_—__—_——_—__——_— Elevation Pole A reliable method for establishing the various elevations of a building con- structed of brick and reinforced concrete we are illustrating with Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 1 shows a section through a wall of a three story building—the wall is made of brick, while the floors are con- structed of reinforced concrete, Top of Slab Bottom of Slab Top of Window, “Top of Sill Top of Base Fig. 2 shows the elevation pole with the various points marked on it Begin- ning at the bottom and working up, we have: Top of base, top of sill, top of window, bottom of slab and top of slab.
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. truss, has often been discussed. _ Other important points should be ' marked on the pole at the right eleva- _ tions. It will be seen that the pole ex- - tends a few inches above the top of the ' slab. The purpose of this is to keep it _ from becoming covered with concrete or E lost. _ When the forms for the first floor are - being built, the pole for the basement - should be set in place, after the various _ points have been marked on it. The pole _ reaching from first to second floor should - be put in place when the second floor forms are built. _ In the same manner a pole should be _ placed for all other stories of whatever A Built-Up Truss 4 The question, whether a built-up truss has as much strength as a one-member The - quality of the material, rather than the _ number of members, has more to do with _ the strength of the finished product, 4 than anything else. q Where everything else is equal and _ the material used is perfectly sound and + BOLTS 2 oc. Uj i | straight grained, we believe that the ' one-member truss is the most substan- tial, because it is not impaired, as the built-up truss is, by the boring for the bolts. While on the other hand, if the ' material is cross-grained, as is very - often the case, then we hold that a built- - up truss is the better, for it would be al- ' most impossible for the grains of the _ various members of a built-up truss to all run in the same direction; thus if one - member is rendered useless by a season q erack, the other members will still re- tain enough strength to support the load. ; A season erack in a_ eross-grained - member of a one-member truss may re- _ sult in an accident causing much damage THE CARPENTER building it may be used on, All of the important points should be_ clearly marked on the elevation pole. A «nail stuck at each of the points for setting the target on will prove to be a time — saver. From these points all of the import- ant points of each story should be ob- tained. The pole should be located in a place where it will be easily accessible with the leveling instrument. Fig. 1 shows the elevation poles for three stories setting end on end, as they should be when in place. When the building is done the poles are cut off flush with the surfaces of the concrete slabs. to the building as well as to the contents of the building. We are showing a drawing of a five- member built-up truss. The clamps holding the foot of the rafters to the chord should be slightly sunk into the chord to prevent slipping. The beveled washers at the upper ends of the rods should also be sunk into the rafter for the same purpose, A little study of the drawing will explain the construction of this truss. The principal thing about building a truss is to give all butt-joints a full bear- ing, that is to say, the joints should be tight throughout, not as is often the case, open on one side. of material, which we have dealt with above, is another important feature. $$ __ Thinking you should do a thing will never get you anywhere except it is fol- lowed by action. Demand the eet La- bel, card and button. } i Keep Your Dues Paid Up The selection .
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News 7 S Time payment plan to speed sale of asbestos shingles for re-roofing over old_ shingles a st el ll a el alae le al New Johns-Manville Financing Plan will practi- cally double business, say builders and building supply men. NEw YORK, March 24—Asbestos Shingle busi- ness will be increased 100% within the next year by the new time payment plan announced by Johns-Manville is the opinion of leading builders and supply men throughout the country. The new plan gives the owner ten months to pay for a new roof, yet means cash in hand for the applier and dealer on completion of job. TOFS Ss id aarti enced came mma nk i Rl in i al = ere ae “This plan will mean thousands of new jobs for appliers and thousands of orders for dealers,” said -the head of one large company. “Home owners _ who want asbestos shingles on their homes but who do not find it convenient to pay for them in a lump sum will jump at this chance to give their homes the beauty, permanence, and protection of these shingles. I expect to increase my own business fifty per cent.” LT ET TLE The new financing plan opens the way to plenty of new asbestos shingle business for 1925. Com- plete details will be supplied by any Johns- Manville office. o JOHNS-MANVILLE Inc., 292 Madison Ave., at 41st St., N. ¥. City f senvict Branches in 62 Large Cities For Canada: CANADIAN JOHNS-MANVILLE CoO., Ltd., Toronto | JOHNS-MANVILLE Asbestos Shingles and its este S INSULATION BRAKE LININGS ROOFINGS PACKINGS CEMENTS FIRE PREVENTION PRODUCTS
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lA HANDY VOL POCKET SIZE FLEXIBLE COVER inte | = 1600 PAGES__3700 TRADE ILLUSTRATION° | Condensed Contents Audels Carpenters and Builders Guidd w: GUIDE NO. 1 —How to lay out work. GUIDE NO. 3 —How to use the settings 12,71 ! 431 Pages—1200 Illustrations ay to use Fules ana scales. |—How to excavate foundations. aa a 8 _ poligi . xe ; : —How to use all of tha carpenter’s}|__ ild foundations. es How to know the different kinds satin: Seite: caee- S0lo- iiuxtra oe to build : —How to use tangents, and M Ul of wood. i ; How to make water-proof. detailed information cover sla —How to use the different kinds} tions showing specifically how.|_ tow to erect post foundations. sky lights, scafford and hoistit of wood : GUIDE NO. 2 —How to build forms for concrete. : —Complete detailed information : —How to proportion foundation GUIDE NO. 4 on nails and screws. —How to understand carpenter’s} footings. —How to put on wood, fibre ¢ —How circular and band saws} arithmetic. —How to frame houses. metal shingles. 3 are handled. —How to understand geometry. j|—How to set girders and sills. {—How to lay gravel roofs. —How to use the steel square. /—How to understand trigonometry.|—How to frame joists. —How to lay tin roofs. —How to sharpen tools. —How to solve mensuration prob-|—How to construct a well hole. |—How to hang doors. —How to file and set saws. lems. —How to frame a studding. —How to frame windows. —How to make wood joints. —How to estimate the strength|\—How to frame corner posts. |—How to put on siding. —Complete og a regarding| of timbers. —How to lay out and cut braces.|—How to put on exterior t joints and joinery. —How to proportion beams. —How to attach lath to corner posts.|—How to do cornice work. —How to build furniture. —How to use drawing instruments.|—How to frame temporary and|—How to build stairs. ; —How to make a work bench. |—How to read plans. — permanent braces. —How to lath. ———- —How to make a mitre box. —How to survey. —How to frame girts and rib bands. |—How to lay floors. -§ —How to make a mitre shootingi—How to draw up specifications.|—How to set window frames. —How to put on interior trim board. —How to estimate cost. —How to frame partitions. —How to paint. 4 —How to plumb and level work.|—How to build houses, barns,|—How to distinguish various;\—How to give first aid to. S ] —How to use the chalk line. garages, bungalows, etc. types of roofs. ! {njured. .
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Inside trade information for Carpenters, Builders, Joiners, Building Mechanics and all woodworkers. 3700 actual examples of efficient construction work with new methods, ideas, solutions, plans, systems, short cuts, time and labor saving suggestions, new ways that cover the entire ‘theory and practice of the subject illustrated by sketches and forms, all specific and practical. Audel’s Guides give you the short cut, professional in- / | formation you want. No need to guess or take chances. Aff NEW IDEAS and METHODS--SHORT CUTS ~~ How to Use the Steel Square CRS RRNA NY PRI DE LEE BE PS ae AN Na (Example From Audels Guide No. 1) As an example of the thorough and practical way in which each subject is handled, there are 52 illustrations and dia- grams and 47 pages given over to the different uses of the steel square. Many carpenters use the actual pages of the book as a hand guide in their daily work Here is a specimen illustration (reduced size) and the descrip- tion that goes with it. Rules 12, 13 & 17 on the Steel Square The lines radiating from division 12 on the tongue of the square to various points on the blade as seen in fig. M, are inclinations corresponding to the various roof pitches. The {2 inch mark on tongue and mark on blade opposite pitch desired is used to obtain cuts for common rafters. For octagon, or hip rafters use mark 13, or I7 respectively. In fig. §S, the square is seen applied to a rafter with the 12 in. mark on tongue and 18 in. mark on body at the edge of the rafter corresponding to # pitch of common rafter. The inclinations A, and B, of the tongue and body of the square with the edge LF, of the rafter give the correct angles for bottom and top cuts for % pitch when placed in position; that is, when A is horizontal and B, vertical or plumb. ‘ce 4% 08 6 @ 2 i "2ccNSEFUL INFORMATION SHANSY work that I ever FORM Zs. ae ‘Reasonable Price’’ I find the Guides ery Satisfactory. The knowledge in them is much great- er than I anticipat- ed. A very conveni- ent size and price is 0 reasonable that every carpenter should possess a set. —Ralph M. Collem- er, Lowell, Mass. "Good For Profes- sional Carpenters” J E : came in contact/['o Karn More, Learn More” is a true saying that ap- ~> a ee ic plies to carpentry work. The better a man is iwi OY wid aa ing mechanic needs|With practical working knowledge, the larger will yery day for refer-|be his share in the great amount of money that is aY ce. I wish tostatejnow being spent for building. These four wo ss ea we ees practical assistants give you, step by step, WA AS > Sse ) Gintendent who can/a progressive study course in modern ‘YZ OPS, SS” A wo KS ao" ° Naitord to be without|carpentry and house building. S r oo eae SY
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All Woods Look Alike To The “Red Devil” Bit Hard or soft woods are no match for the ‘‘Red Devil’ Auger Bit. Made with a sin- gle scorer placed opposite the one cutting lip, which re- duces friction fully 50%. Pulls itself in—no pushing. No. 2400 — shown above. Made from- 3-16ths_ to 24-16ths inch inclusive. All dealers sell them. Send 80c for a sample No. 2400 10-16ths in. size. Mechanic’s tool booklet free SMITH & HEMENWAY CO., INC. Mfrs. of ‘*Red Devil’’ Tools 271 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Mortises Like This are Easily Cut with The New Improved nionMortiser Cuts t Pegte scrMortise in & Mituute or wo You can cut mortises five times faster and easicr and a hundred times bet- ter with the Champion Mortiser. No chance of spoiling the stock once the machine is properly set. A most val- uable and economical tool to have on the job no matter where you are. Easily carried. Cuts a mortise per- fectly from 3” to 14” wide and any length from round hole, to 6” slot. Can be used on stock 4” to 2%” thickness. Year's guarantee with each machine. Complete with choice of any iwo bits (4” to 3”) $40.00 f. 0. Db. factory. Additional bits up to 13” furnished at $2.00 each. Carpenters and contractors everywhere Send for the Champion. If use it. not Satisfied after ten days’ trial, return machine at our expense and get your money back. We also make motor-driven - models for = use in larger buildings etc. Send for circular on this and our hand driven model. COLGAN MACHINERY & SUPPLY CO. 306 Hayden Bidg. Columbus, Ohio. Get the New Model Ideal — Floor Sander on Our Easy Payment Plan You can get an ‘“‘Ideal’’ at once for it out of your profits on our time pay- ment plan. Many men have taken advantage of this offer and made enough to pay for the machine before the first installment was due. Why can’t you do the same? We want to tell you all about this plan, and show how we will help you start a floor surfacing business. Merely mail us a postal card, saying, “Tell me about your Easy Payment Plan on the Ideal Sander’. We will do the rest. Every day’s delay means money lost. Don’t putitoff. Write us now. BOETTCHER CO. 440 N. Peoria St., CHICAGO. FREE This Lufkin Steel Measuring Tape —as illustrated—is a necessity to any carpenter or contractor. We are giving it free to introduce our carefully Triple Tested Aluminum Ley- els. Recommended by all building foremen for their lasting accuracy. Your initials engraved on level without chargeif re- o quested. and pay Bb Send Now—Prices eon Level—12” —$2.75— 18” — $3.75 — 24” — $4.40 — 28” — $5.95. Send Y oney order, Name and Address and by return parcel post you will FS) “Me GAA receive all charges prepaid, one of these \ fine aluminum Levels and a free Steel Measuring Tape. ALUMINUM LEVEL CO. of America P. 0. Box 5064. KANSAS CITY, MO. HE / A fr to ! ae sigand ™~” AT WHOLESALE PRICES Are you overlooking the profit that ~~ goes with Tile Work? | Any mason or carpenter can install Tile. We 4 <a furnish complete instructions with every order. Our Tiles are of the finest quality and we have a large variety of colors and patterns to choose from, Our Ceramic Mosaic Floor Tiles, Glazed g Wall Tile and tile trimmings are sold direct { to you at lowest prices. : WRITE FOR CATALOG AND PRICES | Lloyd Floor & Wall Tile Co. P. O. Box 5064-A, Kansas City, Missouri. Nothing less than 21 Bake and Sapphire jewels is good enough for the Burlington masterpiece. Quality and Style Adjustedto second—temperature isochronism — positions, 25 year gold strata case, in 100 designs. - Unsurpassed bee rock-bot- [fh $1 down brings fit Smee YOur choice. Balance in small y\\r7pil k “monthly sums. os pease te today for Send For PRES Book Burlin ‘ton Watch Book — Find out about this big special offer made for alimited time! Burlington Watch Company Dept. A-169 | 19th Street and Marshall Boulavess Pe sembici Hlinois tom prices.
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Here’s A Better re Tigh JOB For YOU! : \ Na Sd \\ \ vax » | a ‘ iy: \ \\ ay 4 : ¢ meus te erie bok: ter now. Better jobs are coming along for the carpenter, build- MORRILL SAWSETS eee Yep + must be trained for this ay m, work. Now is = time = H : | ou to plan for one of these goo Set Saws Just Right Yim Wy Jobs. tentn Blue Print Reading : YAN and get the training. You can do “Saw Points’’ Telling You ‘‘How To Joint, Set, Yip |\i 1 ¥ it in spare time. Write for par- And File Saws.’’ Sent Free Upon Request. Sui ticulars today. Learn how to earn wal more money and become a foreman. CHAS. MORRILL, Inc. af} §=©Columbia Cor. School 96 Lafayette St. New York. "Dept. C-27, Drexel Bldg., Phila., Pa. Taintor Positive Saw Sets have Set the Standard and Set the Saws for over a Quarter Century. Are they setting Your saws? If not, talk it over with your Hardware Dealer. TWO STYLES, REGULAR No. 7, and No. 74 WITH DOUBLE PLUNGER Send for Book: ‘‘Care of Saws.’’ Free to members of the Brotherhood. Taintor Mfg. Co. 95 Reade St. New York City. K g E MEASURING TAPES and FOLDING RULES Used for over 40 years where quick and accurate work is done. High quality without high price! Ask to see our com- $KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. ee we d aeeeowr NEW YORK, 127 Fulton Street, General Office and Factories, HOBOKEN, N. & \AECHIGAGO = ST. LOUIS.“ SAN FRANCISCO MONTREALS ig iumior Convertible Level Accurate, simple to operate and reasonable. Before YOU Buy Send for our instructive Circular E. It is free. TRANSIT GEIER & BLUHM, Inc., 672 River St., Troy, N. Y. Transit in 10 Seconds The “INTERLOX” Thinks Invented by - Sree Man Don’t use a stick or guess at a measurement. rT ” P Quick, accurate, durableandrustproof. Useit once Interlox eee = Slide Rule and you will never work without it. Write today for liberal selling inducements to mechanics. MASTER RULE MFG. CO., INC. 841C East 136th St., New York City "¥°* Doth inside an ents measurements A poor nail set looks much like a good one. And any maker can say his set is best. That’s why we GUARANTEE every SYRACUSE Nail Set. Crucible steel costs 60 to 100 per cent. more than open hearth steel, but we use it exclus- ively. Send 25c if your dealer doesn’t carry. RACUSE WISE DRILL CO. Syracuse, New_York es Py wnt” \{ Grnacu us> ) EXTENSIBLE DOOR JAMB GAUGE A new tool invented and placed on the market by a union - carpenter which is used in setting door jambs to square jambs at bottom and gauge opening to desired size from 2’ to 3’ 6”. Locks in place by means of thumb nuts. Can also be used to measure glass in sash, width of enclosed stairs, risers and treads. Blades serve as ‘“T’’ squares for drawing table. Made of clear maple. A very serviceable tool. Price $2.50, postpaid. HALLBERG AND JOHNSON, Box No. 185, Galesburg, IHinois.
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For Absolute Protection Use The An extra security on glass doors, as key may be turned once backwards, locking bolt so it can not be forced or knob turned . without proper key. THasily installed on any door. Ask your dealer or write us direct. INDEPENDENT LOCK CO., Leominster, Mass., U. S. A. Level'sPlumb Better-Quicker— Own Your Own _Aloe Convertible Level and Transit Combined ; z e. Increases Your Income > This instrument will add immeasurably wy to your efficiency and will do more to in- crease your business, income and prestige than A ad investment you ever made; it will pu ut youin the bigger builder class. The Aloe Convertible Level is the world's best—a combination of both level and transit and quick- ly converted to the use of either. Takes sights either aboveor below the horizontal. Absolutely accurate—satis- fies the requirements of the most ex- acting. An aid to lasting success. You Learn lo Use It in an Hour No technical knowledge necessary, No Easy Monthly Payments a Al L Cou PON TO DAY Sraple and Penile fosteaciion Book,tie | , Just $5.00 brings it to you at once-fr ‘4 e trial. t ed, e * ‘ as PRR wm aga as A. S. ALOE CO., 624 Olive St., St. Louis,Mo. cluded free with every level, you can im- mediately put the instrument to. work. So | balance in small monthly payments. Transit position; _& easily and quickly converted. caf simple anyone can use it. For leveling foun- Write For Free Book ee on ithont ay ation. pend met patter 8 book, dations, walls, walks or curbings--to run Our free book--‘‘Be A Bigger Builder’’ the Aloe Convertible Level and details of your easy straight lines or boundary lines--in sur- etal you how to increase your income-- payment plan. veying lots and fields--plumbing walls, | how to gst the profitabie jobs. Write for ehafts, trestles, posts and pillars, etc., etc. | this book today. A. S. ALOE CO., 624 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. Le Ree rs Nee RE TS Se ig Po Se Sea T Speen, can Soe MAKE EXTRA MONEY with an | IMPROVED SCHLUETER Rapid Electric, Ball Bearing, Floor Surfacing Machine Carpenters everywhere are getting jnto the floor surfacing business with this handy, easily op- erated, rapid, automatic machine which costs but little and does the work of six men. Requires no previous experience’ to operate and does its work faster and better than any machine on_ the market. Surfaces close up to the baseboard with- out use of edge roller. A Five Year Guarantee which has proven satis- factory to 20,000 users covers each machine. Write for prices and 5 day free trial offer. Lincoln=Schlueter Machinery Co., Inc. 230 West Illinois St. Chicago, Ilinois. Hand-Made Adze. There is no adze made that will wear longer or stay sharp longer than White “Old Fashioned’ Quality adze. Ask your dealer to see one. Be sure itisa White. Write for catalogue. THE L. & I. J. WHITE CO. 15 Columbia St. ee ee N. Y.
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si an i Ma ait ei i daa ac The American Woodworker Gasoline or electric 5 = driven. For use on the job or in the shop. Ask for Bulletin No. 81, of these and other profit producers. AMERICAN SAW MILL MACHINERY CO 136 Main St.. Hackettstown, N. J. TRADE ON : Forget the weather —if you’re wearing Sweet-Orr Fast Color Khakis. Work half the day in the rain—the other half in the broilingsun. That combination may flatten YOU but—weather conditions don’t mean a thing to Sweet-Orr Khakis. They’re absolutely fast. Supplied in all popular shades and weights. Pants—Coats—Breeches. And they’ll never rip. You must be satisfied with Sweet-Orr Khakis, or any Sweet-Orr gar- ment you may buy. If not, for any reason, your money back. SWEET-ORR & CO., INC., 15 Union Sq., New York SWEET-ORR CLOTHES TO WORK IN TROJAN COPING FREE CUTTING EASY TURNING FOLLOW THE CURVES WITHOUT BINDING Teeth Filed & Set Oil Hardened & Tempered Guaranteed To Outlast Any Other Brand If your dealer can not supply you order direct. Price 50c per doz. Postage paid WriteforFREEsample. Mentioning Dealer’sname Sizes Medium 1-16” wide. Coarse 3-32” wide Ackermann Steffan & Co., 4532 Palmer St., Chicago, Ill. a a YA. = y 63°’ LONG. FITS YOUR FRAME. LOCK LOOP:
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Prompt Delivery DDED equipment now en- ables us to guarantee full shipments of Perfection Brand Oak Flooring upon receipt of order. The demand for Perfection has increased so rapidly that for the past season we have been scarcely able to keep up with this demand. This growing popularity of Perfection can only be due to the perfect matching, uni- form grading, and our na- tional advertising in the leading home magazines. We have some attractive foldersand a new beautifully illustrated book which we will supply for distribution among prospective home builders, Ask for samples and fullinformation. ARKANSAS OAK FLOORING CO. Pine Bluff, Arkansas 7 tee on the best Floor Surfacing Machine t | There Is No Better Machine Made Than the “Lightning Electric” Floor ¢ Surfacer j If you are interested in Floor Surfacing Machines be sure to write for the literature on the “Lightning Electric” § —the highest quality and * most economically priced floor surfacer on the mar- ket. Willdo the work of six to eight men and do it better. No Old- Fashioned Side Roller The “‘Lightning Electric” will setae a tiokt up to quarter round without the use of the Old-Fashioned and cumbersome side roller. ves NO waves or chatter marks in the roughest floors—will NOT vibrate. Five Day Free Trial and Five Year Guarantee Write for our five day free trial and our five yeas gueree- e wor as ever produced. Costs you nothing to investigate and the j machine pays for itself the first month. A business making proposition for the contractor or individual—write today. National Sanding Machine Company Formerly The Globe Mfg. & Dist. Co. Sales Office: 543-545 Vedder St. Chicago, Ill. PARKS Cabinet Shop Special No.7 $250.00 as illustrated with motor. money on the side with this Parks Put this Parks Cabinet Shop Special No. 7 in your basement. Plug into a light socket. Then turn out all kinds of special work to order—toys, furniture, ecdar chests, radio cabinets, screens, ete. Make your spare hours worth real money—hand bench work is too slow. This Parks, with band saw, jointer, cir- cular saw and motor is only $250. Add $25 for shaper, $15 for lathe, $2.50 for sander. Send for sp€cial circular No. 7. THE PARKS BALL BEARING MACHINE COMPANY 1549 Knowlton Street, Cincinnati, 0. Canadian Factory: 200 Notre Dame East, Montreal, Can. PAR val Deol boaters NG
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so da oat nr hel al ; : : FE FE f whee WEP Penmaes Te CY , | safest «veep Bs wy tT) mir SS ; Ol ian fs EE a eR - a ROOF»? DECK CLOTH : a. SSS! 2 REG U.S. PAT. OFF. . so eS W An absolutely waterproof roofing canvas, for low pitched and flat roofs, also for the floors of piazzas and sleeping porches. Lays flat and stays flat. Will not crack, buckle or peel. No white lead bedding required. Write for sample book “TT? and for one of our repeat memo pads. JOHN BOYLE & CO., INC. ESTABLISHED 1860 ouwe'st. NEW YORK ,,757? or aaa = RRR AY \\ WK SAN aN = BAR When Wood “Cuts Like Paper’”’--- BRANCH 1317-1319 PINE ST. ST. LOUIS T’S an indication that a first-class file has been used to sharpen the saw teeth. The Work Watch of Millions The All-Around Watch of Millions More It Costs Little and Keeps Reliable Time For every filing purpose known to wood workers, there’s the right BLACK DIAMOND File. On a file the BLACK DIAMOND trade mark means---“Since 1863 the Standard of Quality.” Qo MTS G. & H. BARNETT CO 1078 FRANKFORD AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA., U.S.A. Owned and Operated by NICHOLSON FILE CO. Providence, R. 1., U.S.A. Models $1-75 to $11 Soh MEE RPE RS SET RPL EINE pay SOREN PBS Sa GT ese Aah Sos STL aR Ieee peapanefapeesepieg rtp ER it DBE aH EEE SR a saat iy eats
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Wi a I \ h " | Most carpenters swear by Klein’s. They are made for the professional mechanic, not the amateur. A sturdy pair or two of Klein’s is as necessary as a fine saw or a well balanced hammer. They are bought by the fellow who is particular about his tools. Ask to see a pair next time you are in a hardware store. KLEIN: Mathias Chicag — CHICAGO Carpenters Wanted! We want § carpenters, who are anxious to start a business of their own, to handle Federal Metal Weath- erstrips. By represent- ing us in your town, you can make a good income the year around, Carpenters all over the country who are Fed- eral Weatherstrip Con- tractors are making big profits. You have the opportunity of do- ing the same, We have a worthwhile proposition that will interest you. Write us today and _ get’ the details. Pp LIERS Federal Metal Weather Strip UA. 1238-50 Fullerton Ave., Chicago, III. CEDAR SHINGLES HIS is your fight, too, Mr. Carpenter! They’re spending thousands upon thousands to “‘put over’’ sub- stitute roofing. Every Carpenter in the land should consider his bread and but- ter—help promote wood construc- tion—recommend Red Cedar Shingles for roofs, sidewalls and re-roofing. Your name and address on the margin will bring our Grading Rules and other interesting liter- ature. Boost your own game! as|REP CEDAR SHINGLE BUREAU 38 South Dearborn Street ILLINOIS
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TTT Ta ee y PEPE ee ee ee er SUPERIOR SUPER WOODWORKER “THE COST CUTTER” A real woodworker with a swinging arbor and a tilting table that will work fast and accurate for you. Let us send you our new bulletin fully describing the Su- -perior Super Wood-worker. JONES SUPERIOR MACHINE CO. 1262 W. North Ave. Chicago, III. In AComplete Assortment Of Our Most Popular Numbers Look for this display in hardware windows. Genuine Sand’s Levels are worth looking for. Their accuracy and convenience on the job are advantages recognized by master workmen everywhere. Compare Them and You'll Buy a Sand’s Sand originated the spirit plumb and level. Nearly all the improvements since copied -in other levels have been first used in - Sand’s Levels. The first aluminum level on the market was a Sand’s. Sand’s gives you the improvements first. Get a Sand’s Today and Be Satisfied “‘Sand’s Levels Tell the Truth” LEVEL & TOOL CO 5851 Fischer Ave, DETROIT, MICH. IMEC ENS, V & B Vanadium Hammers are the final accomplish- ment of _ fifty- three years of quality hammer manufacture. Made from _ spe- cial V & B form- ula vanadium steel, handled with the finest hand-shaved second growth white hick- ory, and individually inspected — they are uniquely superior. The octagon neck and round faced pat- tern are neat and practical, and the spe- cial non-slip claw firmly grips either a brad or a spike. The wax hole is an additional patented feature, especially appreciated by those who work with hard wood. The patented Vaughan’s Expansion Wedge, with which this hammer is equipped, firmly locks the handle tight —and is absolutely positive insurance of a tight head at all times. A special shaped handle, and carefully designed head gives a hammer of min- imum vibration and nice balance—and a tool of particular merit. VAUGHAN & BUSHNELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY CHa mS Of Fire Toots 2il4 Carroll Ave.~ ~ Chicago, Wh USA,
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Two Incomes Good Salary; Paying Home Work Read this letter from a successful Dobe student ‘As a beginner Iam doing fine. Am earning a salary of a month, besides I made over $450 at home the last o months. The practical drafting training you gave me y Aer put me where Iam in less than six months study. nk. you for all — personal interest and help.’ (Signed) J. B. (Name and Address upon request.) i Guarantees: To train you on practical work under personal supervision until competent as a regular draftsman, and guarantee fur- ther to furnish you with draftsman’s complete working outfit, a special “Chief’s Own” drafting table, and all the instruments you need, just as soon as you become my student—all to be in- Drahecian Cluded in the course without extra DOBE Charge. You May S g O Drafting Earna Course In addition to my other offers, I have made arrangements whereby you may earn a regular $90 drafting course while are my student. I want to offer every inducement to am- itious men anxious to succeed in a big way. Big companies issue calls every day for skilled draftsmen to fill good payin tions. A trained man can be reasonably sure of a good ob allthe time. Write for details, Included! Drafting Outfit Drawing Table Here is the drafting outfit and drawing table which I send ou without any extra charge what:ver, the minute you me my student. You get every toc! you need. The retail price for these articles is approximately $23.00. Read again the letter above. What other students have done, you can do. Write tome. Make your start now. Write for FREE Book everywhere sell gen- Send Coupon Today aa ae Raaer Get this t book—*‘Successful Draftmanship.’’ Send cou- Bits. The Irwin pon for free book today. mark shown below Chief Draftsman Dobe 1951 Lawrence Avenue, Div. A-169 Chicago, Il. THE RIGHT BIT FOR EVERY JOB ALL IN A ee KIT [ Genuine Irwin Auger Bits in sets are time and money savers for the man who uses tools. Time is saved by having just the right bit for every job. Further time is saved because every Irwin Bit cuts swift and true through hard, soft or knotty wood. It’sa bit that holds an edge. Irwin Bit sets are packed in Bor» case or Borkit. Either container protects your set so that it will serve you for life. That’s where you save money. There is a set of bits for every use. Ask your hardware dealer to show you. Irwin Home Set, 6 bits $3.50 Irwin Handy Set, 10 bits $5.50 Irwin Carpenter Set, 13 bits $7.25 THE IRWIN AUGER BIT CO. Wilmington, Ohio Hardware deulers is stamped on the shank of every Genuine Irwin Bit, CHIEF DRAFTSMAN DOBE : 1951 Lawrence Ave., Div. A-169 Chicago,Il. ga Without any obligation to me please mail your book, ‘‘Successful & Draftsmanship,’’ and full particulars of your liberal ‘‘Personal 2 Instruction’’ offer to a few students. n a 2 LS SE ae oe. eR a RE e Seeeeoe2eeo = I] IN iia aicicabchcieenct intcdntemecntnnsannapiwatiscnnsicsat—aqsiesns ~
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The time-tested hammer Thousands of master carpenters have never used any hammer but a Maydole. Take one in your hand and you'll understand why. It has a “hang’’ unlike and superior to other hammers. Its claws are specially designed for maximum grip and pulling power. There is just the right crown on the face. No ‘patent’ wedge is required to keep the handle tight. The first Maydole was made tight in 1843—and it’s still tight. And its press-forged steel head and seasoned hickory handle have a toughness and strength that keeps it as good as new for years. Next time you’re at your hardware dealer’s ask for a Maydole Hammer. See if it isn’t the hammer you’re looking for. We have prepared a valuable pocket handbook 23 ‘‘A’’. We'll send it to you free, if you’ll write for it. The David Maydole Hammer Co. Norwich New York This shows a house insulated with Cabot’s Quilt, ready to receive the outside finish. Russell S. Walcott, Arch., Chicago, Ill. Build your Houses Like Fireless Cookers A fireless cooker keeps hot because it holds the heat. It cooks the food with only a fraction of the heat re- quired in a stove, because the heat in the cooker cannot escape. Cabot’s Insulating &é Quilt 99 keeps the whole house warm in the same way. It insulates the house as the cooker is insulated and prevents the heat of the heater from escaping through the walls and roof. It saves coal enough to pay for itself in two hard winters, besides keeping the house warm and comfortable for all time, and reducing doctor’s bills. “Build Warm Houses It is Cheaper Than Heating Cold Ones” Sample of Quilt sent free SAMUEL CABOT, Inc. Mfg. Chemists 6 Oliver St.,. Boston, Mass. 24 W. Kinzie St., Chicago. : Mail this coupon i Samuel Cabot, Inc., 6 Oliver St., Boston. 24 W. Kinzie St., Chicago. Send me free sample Cabot’s Quilt end H full information : : I | Name. See ee Ee eee | Street. Toe oe j Wain 6 seen eS ae eee ee)
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Only two steps in using Duplex Bridging 1—A_ twist of the wrist and you have a rigid x = shaped bridging. 2—Drive four nails and the job is done. Here’s a Case Where the Best Costs Less! GE DUPLEX Steel Bridging is in every way superior to wood. It is light, rigid, made in one piece, cannot warp or split, and occupies little space. Yet, with all these advantages, it actually costs less, installed, than wood. It can be put up in one- eighth the time, for a twist of the wrist and the driving of four nails is all the labor required. Gone is the old time-wasting cutting, and the driving of superfluous nails. Write at once for sample and illustrated literature THE GENERAL FIREPROOFING CO. Youngstown, Ohio Export Dept. 488 Broadway, New York City— HERE are 44 | Steel Tapes of different kinds, sizes and graduations in the Starrett line. Most of them are made in 4 or more different lengths. All of them are made to one standard of ac- curacy, convenience and ease of reading. Send for Catalog No. 23 “HE”. Gives full de- seriptions of these and 2200 other fine tools. Cable Addr, “‘Genfire-New York” THE L. S. STARRETT CO. World’s Greatest Toolmakers Manufacturers of Hacksaws Unezecelled Steel Tapes—Standard for Accuracy Athol, Mass. The General Fireproofing Co., Youngstown, Ohio Please send me a free sample of GF Duplex Steel Bridging. . ME 6 SS hs
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With the rush of summer building at its height, carpenters and contractors everywhere are putting Wallace Port- able Machines out on their construction jobs a 3 to speed up progress. These efficient, high- * speed precision machines zi a. enable every man to dou-. Sat (i ble or triple his day’s work. On the Wallace 6” Jointer you can do all kinds of finishing and fit-~ Wallace Portable ting—-window frames, 6°” Jointer door frames, interior fin- Zz i ish, cupboards and cabin- Wong Portable Sd shines ets. Many carpenters are making practically all 46ers Uidecrest Saw their own millwork and interior finish with a Wallace Plain Saw Wallace. 6” Jointer and a Wallace Universal Saw. Wallace 16” Band Saw These machines are portable, taking their power wee ee end from any light or power circuit. And they are anit ne all direct-motor-driven—no belts, Wallace 6” Lathe Send for Catalog 402D and price list i) gli Wonder Dise Sander Wonder Spindle Sander Wallace Glue Pot automatic heat control J.D. Wallace & Co. cicaco u's 0 The UBA ‘An Adjustable Combination Level And Plumb That Can Be Applied To Any Length *" Straight Edge Or Board. The Level With An Instant Adjust- ment And Immediate Results. USE IT AND PROVE IT Put Wallace Machines on the Tob! ra No Level Has Ever Been Made Before Combining As Many Advantages As The UBA For Heavy And Light Framing and In- terior Trimming. The UBA Is Durable, Simple, Guaran- teed and Rust Proof. It Is An Indispensable Utility Level And Plumb In All Branches Of gins Size 34x4+ incues. Price $1.25 Order Through Your Local Dealer Or Send Us Your Money Order And We Will Mail Direct To You. Mention Name Of Dealer. UNION LEVEL MFG. CO. 4649 So. Ashland Ave., Chicago, Ill. — You Do Service To Yourself And HEmploy- er When You Put A UBA Into Action. The UBA Is_ Thoroughly And Rigidly Inspected To Maintain The High Standard Of- Quality The Mechanic Insists On. Fin- ished With White Or Green Double Marked Bulbs. In Canada Have Your Dealer Order From THE WALKERVILLE HARDWARE - COMPANY, Ltd. (Wholesale Only) Walkerville, Ontario, Canada. } . 4 a : ; 3
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Le ea ee eee Li ' mi : i You’ll be interested in this Movie! It shows the short cuts used by experienced carpenters in putting up solid, permanent walls of Sheetrock quickly and at low cost. It shows how Sheetrock speeds up the job and increases the carpenter’s profits. It shows how this fire- proof, non-warping wallboard can be decorated without using panels. The General Offices of the U.B. of C. & J. of A. have approved this film. Ask the secretary of your Local to arrange for a showing before your Local. UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY General Offices: Dept. 4, 205 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IIl. The FIREPROOF WALLB OARD Mail this today! United States Gypsum Company Dept. 4, 205 West Monroe St., Chicago, III. We would like to have your special motion picture for carpenters shown at one of our meetings. ee a Beery SNarae Sc ca aaa te a ee a
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SILVER STEEL ESTABLISHED 1857 Modern Methods Make Atkins Saws The Leaders Atkins Saws stand at the head of the list of high grade tools, not only for quality of material but for real. im- provements and patented features possessed by no other make. Sawing Made Easy The patented grinding feature of Atkins Silver Steel Saws provides for the cutting edge to be the same thick- ness throughout, while the back tapers gradually _wedge-shape from handle to point. This *makes sawing easy under all conditions, and at the same time it speeds up production and saves a world of hard work. Improved Perfection Handle This patented handle is furnished on Atkins Nos. 53, 65 and 400. Its dis- tinctive features are a big improve- ment over the old style block handle. Informative literature will be sent you on request. Enclose | 35ce ford high grade nail apron ; | « ask for Saw Sense and souvenir, E.C.ATKINS & CO. | THE SILVER STEEL SAW PEOPLE Home Office and Factory, INDIANAPOLIS,IN et Canadian Factory, Hamilton Ontario Machine Knife Factory, Lancaster N.Y. Branches Carrying Complete Stocks In The Following Cithea Atlanta New Orleans Seattle Memphis New York City Poris. France Chicago Portiand,Ore- Vancouver, B. Minneapolis San Francisco a i