The Carpenter (March, 1927)

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NS n i it lh | CML | Wee w\e Published monthly by the United Brotherhood of Car- penters and Joiners of America, at 222 BR. 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 1108; Act of. Oc- tober 3, 1917, authorized on July 8, 1918. Volume XLVII, No. 3. i a N \ I iW 1, at at \\ < Lit5 AW g \4 vie \ -_ — f ~ yf SUNN { Stee ——= = ae, i H\\ Wi | | \h i I \ \ I Llc /,\ N\ dh Me u t 1 let

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It’s NEW and FREE! , We've got out anew edition of the Sheetrock Time Book. Full of useful information in handy form. Tables for quick figuring, short cuts that save time and - prevent costly mistakes. oom for time records. Not for sale, but FREE to any carpenter. Just fill in and mail the coupon below. You're welcome! Sheetrock comes in standard sizes: 34 in. thick, 32 or 48 in. wide, and 6,7, 8, 8%, 9, 10 ft. long UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY GENERAL OFFICES: Dept. 4, 205 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Ill. Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. SHEETROCK FIREPROOF-—-INSULATING © _ Made by the United States Gypsum Company Bumneeeeentacenennsennenanecsens \f oi] this coupon todays*sssseccnsccccnsucccuucacccacas , . United States Gypsum Company Dept. 4, 205 West Monroe Street, Chicago, III. Send my SHEETROCK Time Book to— (Name)..... plete Address).............. Sheetrock is inspected and approved as an effective barrier to fire by the Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc. 4 oes Bt a *

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This is “the time- tested gypsum wallboard Sheetrock is time-tested. Sheetrock is made right —for the carpenter and right for the owner. It’s a standard building material. Light and easy to handle. Saws and nails like lum- ber. Once up, it’s up to stay. Firesafe. Pure gypsum rock cast in broad, high sheets. Cannot burn, ignite or transmit fire. Permanent. Enduring as the solid rock from which it is made. Will not warp, bulge or buckle. Insulating. Saves fuel; winter-warm and summer- cool. . Takes any decoration. Smooth, unbroken surfaces assured by the exclusive Sheetrock Reinforced Joint System. No other wallboard, gypsum or any other kind, offers all these advantages. Look for the USG Sheetrock brand, on every shect——eneen> | Let us send you a sample of Sheetrock and full information. Mail the coupon. Sheetrock is inspected and approved as an effective barrier to fire by the Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc. UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY General Offices: Dept. 4,205 West Monroe St., Chicago, Illinois * UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY . ° General Offices: Dept. 4, 205 W. Monroe St., Chicago, Illinois ~ = Please send me your data on the new Sheetrock Reinforced Joint > = System and other special information on Sheetrock. - eS PR Mares abe ees Fee Sen ORs mene. © RRR ead : : + = ; i] 6 ORM Rees. pid eek latetien espe se lcwepoing pea ge tease ia : . ‘ 1 Sheetrock comes in standard sizes: ¥ inch thick, 32 or 48 inches wide and 6 to 10 feet long SHEETROCK Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. FIREPROOF..:INSULATING Made by the United States Gypsum Company

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ae tee Sn WE KNOW car- penters — prob- ably you do too— who are making a lot of extra money re-roofing when building jobs are few and far be- tween. They are laying Eternit As- bestos Shingles. Right over the old roofs. This method cuts time —prevents' trou- ble. Eliminates dirt and litter. Pleases the home owner because it saves money for him and at the same time provides a double roof that keeps out the heat of the summer sun and keeps in the heat in winter. Kternits are easier to lay. They are uniform in size and thickness. Stronger, tougher, more resilient. They’ll stand more rough handling with less danger of breakage than other asbestos shingles. The reason No slack times for this is—they are not cast or moulded. They are laminated— built up, layer upon layer, from long’ fibered, South African asbestos and highest Portland cement. Then compressed under tremendous pressure. In your neigh- borhood right now there are many home owners wondering what to do about the leaks and weaknesses which winter dis- closed in their roofs.- Show them that — a new roof of Eternits right over the old one will solve their roofing prob-. lems once and for all. Ask the Eter- nit dealer, too, if he hasn’t a roofing job for you to do. Fill out and mail coupon today for instructions for laying Eternits showing how easily and simply they’re applied. Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. grade cs " ‘ 4 Fin tee YER ne Ved amc tn” eee ie ASBESTOS SHINGLES ETERNIT, Inc., Dept. C, 15th and Locust Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. Boston—St. Louis—New Orleans—Jacksonville Please send me full details about Eternits. Nam Street City SOR ary Gre ae eh A nat | Please be sure to give your dealer’s name here “4 : ee "hia

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Shetain Look — our Name “Hardwood Products ~ Corporation” printed on the top edge of every door from our Factory. OP ERE ST RO OORT ae TER BOBBIE SERIE TARTAR WO GP BBN Rs eR econ RRR EE a0 y : pe eae Pe. ‘ La : s 3 OUR DESIGN N-8oo0 NEENAH, WISCONSIN MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH QUALITY pwoop Propucts CorPORATION - ee ae foe ee

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PN ne ete Ft ga LS we oe Are \ ae Bes, 7? . z VAUGHAN VANADIUM A HAMMER You'll Swear By! The feel of it! The swing of it! The sturdiness of it! The beauty of it! No hammer like it, or as thoroughly satis- factory to the skilled carpenter. claws that hang break them. _ Head is forged in precision dies from a solid bar of special-analysis Vanadium alloy steel and scientifically heat treated. Its long, powerful Vanadium claws grip any- thing from a brad to a spike. Their sweep or curve makes pulling easy. Face and sides are Hand- crowned to prevent marring woodwork in match- Shaved ing or fine Cabinet work. Second= A patented adjustable oF growth ‘pansion wedge makes the : handle hang on like grim HICKORY death. Should the wood Handle shrink, a smart rap on the wedge with a nail-set drives it a bit deeper. Note how the barbed wings of. this steel wedge guided by the copper pins, sink into the wood in opposite directions. Tests by Underwriters Laboratories, Chicago, showed that this wedge adds 900 pounds to the holding power of the head. Handle is made from selected second growth hick- ory—hand. shaved. Its ‘swell’? where you grip it, makes it easy on the hand, and its slenderness at the top gives it a flexibility that takes away all the jar. How to Get One First try your favorite hardware dealer. If he hasn’t the Vaughn Vanadium hammer—labeled like the one in the picture, accept no substitute, but have him send to his jobber for one. If this is not convenient, send us $2.25 and the name and address of your dealer, and a Vaughn Vanadium Hammer will be sent you by parcel post, prepaid. Pg ss ts Mah cyt N & BUSHNELL Soe oder foe MANUFACTURING COMPANY us. . ake of’ Fime ‘Toots 2ii4 Carroll Ave.~ ~ Chicago, Ill. U.S.A. Quick-grip}| on. You’llnever

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. ’ . aT. x ty oe <5 % _A New Principle in Saw F iling! a New Model a A way to keep saw teeth always even F aS, Power ss H _— on new saws—or to bring irregular Drive, on [ H f- CQ cae teeth quickly back to perfect align- ment—has been perfected by Foley engineers, as announced in the Jan-. nary issue of the Carpenter. By an ingenious new principle the saw is automatically jointed each time it is filed. This is only one of many fea- tures in The NEW = FOLEY Automatic ™ SAW FILER | No other machine or the most expert hand filer can compete with the New Foley Automatic. It files cross-cut and rip, back, panel, mitre box and other hand saws; meat saws, band saws and cireular cross-cut saws. It will retooth saws perfectly. pedestal or bench type. Sharp Saws--Better Work-=More Profit The Foley Automatic operates with a speed ae z and accuracy that will astonish you. Think eS what it would mean in a season’s run of jobs to always have sharp saws,—fast true cut- ting saws. You’d do 100% better work—more work—get your jobs done on _ time—please your customers—and have a very handsome increase in your profits at the end of the year. Your Satisfaction GUARANTEED New Model . F=-3 Hand Drive. You can use the New Foley for 50 days on your own jobs. Test it on all kinds of saws. If after this fair trial you are not satisfied, if the machine does not do what is claimed for it, all you have to do is let us know and your money will be refunded. The big spring build- ing rush is opening up—you need the New Foley on your first job—so mail the coupon now for all the facts. Here’s a proposition where you can’t lose. ¥ FOLEY SAW TOOL Co., Ine. 451 Foley Bldg... 919 E. Lake St... Minneapolis, Minn. Please send me full details 6n the New Foley Saw Filers. GMO Pictere Ns Fane ne 8's) ha as ook keine ae ee (Write your address plainly in margin) ag ay 4 73 a * < ee) ~~ s7 i eh

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yeh. w= the best screen jobs MADE this Spring —use Jersey Copper OUR most profitable screen jobs are those on the finer homes. Why not get your share of this business? You can get more than your share! But, first, remember that owners of the better-class homes are de- manding more durable screens than those made of steel cloth, either painted or metal coated, which rusts out in a year or two. Offer these home ownerts screens of Jersey Copper—the nationally advertised screen cloth made of Roebling copper wire, 99.88% pure. You will be surprised at the busi- Examine Jersey Copper in the roll—at your hardware merchant’s. If he can’t sup- ply Jersey, write us. We will . tell you where you can get it ~ andsend youa free bookthat will inform you about cope per for screens. ness you will get. And you will add to your reputation as a dependable mechanic. For Jersey Copper Screen Cloth alone is woven from Roebling Wire. It has extra strength and stiffness due to the special Roebling process. No alloy lessens its durability, as in the case of so-called “bronze’—a mixture of copper and zinc which lacks the uniformity of pure copper. Advise your customers to use 16-mesh (recommended by U. S. Public Health Service). Most peo- ple prefer the Dark Finish—nearly invisible in screens, and stays that way. The New Jersey Wire Cloth Company 620 South Broad St., Trenton, N. J. All Grades of Wire Cloth Made of All Kinds of Wire . es ey Copper INSECT SCREEN CLOTH RO. £ BE ENsGy ‘CeO P PB Rook WLR Eve 9:9 . 8 8 % PURE =

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>: . See how easy it is now for any Carpenter to get ahead in the building game. Nowhere else does such simple training count forso much. Nowhere else are there so many countless thousands of openings as there are with contractors, builders and real estate firms, who are constantly calling for practical men who can read blue prints. Seven billion dollars will be spent this year for building. Trained men are ata premium in this gigantic industry. Untold thousands are needed at steady salaries far above the wage scale. DAYS EASY TRAINING PUTS YOU ON THE WAY TO A BIG-PAY “BLUE PRINT” JOB O longer is it necessary for carpenters to spend years learning all the ‘‘mys- teries’’ of blue print plan reading. For now you can get the blue print training in three months that has taken others years to pick up ‘‘on the job.’’ We train you at home in spare time by the fascinating ‘“blue-print method’’, with lessons that are as easy to read as your newspaper. You do not need more than a common school edueation. There is no hard, grinding study—the whole course is just like playing some in- teresting new game. SIMPLE AND EASY AS A-B-C These plans and lessons come to you from the oldest and largest school of building construction in the country. This is the kind of training that IF YOU LIVE IN OR NEAR puts men quickly into the $5,000 to $15,000 a year jobs, and in con- CHICAGO tracting businesses of 4 i their own. You learn Visit our School” for | from actual blue print Builders, open day or | pnians—from practical et A thousand men |} j}yilding experts. You oe Sugg edlP iad learn how to read all the same - training at the plans—estimate all home, by mail. Same the costs -and super- plans; same tessons; | VSe the entire construc- same instrutors. The tion of a building. You Coupon brings all facts | learn everything a fore- Free. man, superintendent or te contractor has to know. CHICAGO TECHNICAL SCHOOL For BUILDERS _ Dept. C-180, Chicago Tech Bldg. 118 E. 26th St., CHICAGO, ILL. i A BIG-PAY JOB — OR YOUR OWN BUSINESS With this quick, easy training, the building field is wide open to carpenters who want to be- come foremen and superintendents—or who would like to go into business for themselves. Burgert, Ill., stepped into a Foremanship at a 200% in- crease in salary. Clifford Scholl went from la- borer to Ass’t Superintendent in 8 months. Mar- chand, La., writes: ‘‘“My salary is now increased 196%.” After finishing his training, Baker, Ohio, made $3,800 clear profit in 3 months as a Con- tractor. Depke, R. I., increased his salary T00% in 12 months. If you really want more money—if you hope to own a business of your own—if you want quick advancement in the building business—de- cide now to get this training that you must have for a real success, : FREE Book Simply mail the coupon below for an intensely interesting Free Book, ‘How To Read Blue Prints,” and full information. See what amazing op- portunities open up for you in the seven billion dollar building field. Simply mail the coupon below. | ig & Chicago Technical School For Builders, J } Dept. C-180, 118 E. 26th’ St., Chicago, Ml. ; s Send me without obligation your free book, ‘‘How To 8 f Read Blue Prints’’ and full details of the course and J 4 the opportunities in the Building Field. It is under- 8 : stood that no salesman will call on me. - ae ' ' PING hiss Ss es ak hist wm sacl ree as aes Des Ss ee le i ' ' @ Adress as Sis a tb Sen ee os a eo ee '] i I ' CNG i ~ aiscteenin ielind Cy State <i. eckiecnesnieeeiell i aes AFRANTIC CALL FOR MEN WHO CAN READ BLUE PRINTS — And Run Jobs ...at $4,000 to $12,000 a Year | 1 |

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Theres No Doubt About tt-- » DURUNDUM Is THE Paper for FAST, ECONOMICAL FLOOR FINISHING HE experience of one Floor Finisher is typical of hun- i dreds of others. He has been in the game since the days of hand scraping, and, after scraping had passed into the discard he used -Speed-prits Garnet Paper—until: a month ago, when he gave -Speéd-grits Durundum a trial. ‘Then he quit Garnet! His trial roll of Durundum cut so much faster, lasted so much longer, and finished so much better, that he is now using Durundum exclusively. HERE is no doubt about it— -Speed-prits Durundum is THE paper for fast, economical Floor Finishing. If you are not already using it, you should investigate this re- markable paper. Conveniently located stocks will give you prompt, efficient delivery service. FREE At no cost to yourself, this coupon will bring you full information on this newer, better way of Floor Surfacing. We will also give you the name a of your nearest dealer. LOOK FOR THIS TRIANGLE * es TRADE MARK xe ol? we 8 Manninc Aprasive Co., Inc. P. 0. Drawer 74 TROY, N. Y-

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oe ilies ‘ “a ¥ GETTING BY does not mean GETTING ON When the final check-up of your profit on your jobs is made, will it show JUST EVEN or A FAIR PROFIT Carpenters all over the world tell us that the FLUOOR SURFACING MACHINE is the real means of their “Getting On.” It pays them a bigger return on their investment than any other labor saving device. It is always ready to do a floor job at the right time—it saves the work of several hand scrapers—does it better and faster. It never brakes a. down in the heat of the work because it is of the : highest quality and workmanship—it is easy to operate and can be handled by any man on the job. It also fur- nishes a means of keeping a steady income rolling in by resurfacing old floors when new building is slack. . Qe Own you own “American Universal” floor surfacing machine and be independent in all ways. Fill out the coupon and mail it in at once. No obligation at all. Guy 1D ‘ ae ; , i A The American Floor Surfacing Machine Co. \ 522 So. St. Clair St. \ \ Toledo, Ohio Send full information about the American » - Universal (522) C1 I am a builder. ’ r]. I am a carpenter.

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Light . «accurate... Rigid Truss Construction Built like a bridge! WAN \ Y AI —— AXIXIVAN Ase HE illustration shows Stanley Alu- minum Level No. 232. Note the six © glasses. Also the rigid ‘‘truss construc- tion.’’ This level should be in every car- penter’s kit. Four sizes: 24, 26, 28, and 30 inches. ACH opening, for level and plumb glasses, is protected by heavy glass covers which keep out dirt and protect the bulbs. Glasses are easily removed. The cases holding the glasses are held by clamps screwed directly to the frame. NLEY STANLEY] \VWyTe ® NO 232 30” * hon eset aR eee

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LEVEL that will remain true and accurate for the remainder of your natural life. This is the Stanley Aluminum Level’ No. 232 — made with the Stanley patented truss con- struction. The Stanley Aluminum Level weighs only 214 pounds in the 24-inch length. It is easy to handle, and is equipped with six ““proved’’ glasses so arranged that no matter how it is taken up, one or more glasses are avail- able to level or plumb. This level is guaranteed against rusting. Each one is packed in an individual box so that you are assured of receiving it in first-class condition. Ask your dealer to show youa Stanley Aluminum Level. The Stanley Catalog No. 34-J shows the complete line of Stanley Tools and includes many tables of value to the carpenter. Ask your hardware dealer for a copy. If he cannot ‘supply you, write to us. THE STANLEY RULE AND LEVEL PLANT NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT New York Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles Seattle TOOL VERY Stanley Tool has the same care- ful design, high-grade workmanship and fine materials that are found in Stanley Planes. The full line includes:— a wh. sees Cessss-1 | HAMMERS HAND DRILLS MITRE BOXES RULES BIT BRACES SCREW DRIVERS BREAST DRILLS CHISELS SQUARES AND BEVELS (Butt Gauges, Vises, Saw Sets, Doweling Jigs, ete.) EXAMINE THE ENTIRE LINE And send for Stanley Catalog No, 34-J

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To get the greatest cutting service from an electric hand saw meant that a small circular blade had to be made especially for this particular purpose. We have made it —the Simonds ‘60’ for general fast cutting and the Simonds ‘59” for unusually smooth cutting. When you get a new machine insist on having a Simonds Blade on it. Don’t accept any ordinary Circular Saw because it will not give you the satisfaction and successful cutting which you can get with one of these special blades. The dealer who sells you the machine can get these saws for you. Replace any ordinary saws you may now have on your machines with the special Simonds ‘60’ or Simonds “59,” Simonds Saw and Steel Co. “The Saw Makers” Fitchburg, Mass. Chicago, Ill, SIMONDS “60°

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ra AMBLER Fireproof Asbestos SHINGLES The Last Word In Fire- proof Roofing Made in a number of sizes, colors and shapes to fit every style of architecture at a reasonable cost, and can be applied by car- penters as well as roofers. We will give you special prices on carload lots which will enable you to secure a lot of business for this valuable type of roofing, thev are FIREPROOF WEATHERPROOF CURLPROOF Rigid Fireproof Roofing NOT Flexible Impregnated Felt. For information write ASBESTOS SHINGLE, SLATE and SHEATHING CO. AMBLER, PENNA. Pittsburgh, Penna. Boston, Mass. New York, N. Y. Cleveland, Ohio Omaha, Nebraska Buffalo, N. Y. Philadelphia, Penna. Milwaukee, Wis. Washington, D. C, Chicago, Il. Detroit, Mich. Wilkes-Barre, Penna. ‘ Minneapolis, Minn. ~ FOR sean iene d and Special Carload proposition, return this clipping. ee ene Se et een sete me eee i ee me nee epee See On mae Sa at asa reed ee ee — a Ee ee Daa tae RE 5 1a Ral pine terial gs gt aig ee alta neha at te ee oa OMNES i. Soe a ae rch e Oe ES Dae whee Ak a Pots Wain sola Stace tye Reuter , ites. tie 5, Oa een a eee eee eee eed eet: I 1 CARP. Sally i eee eer ee RS gS ae ey a ; aN easier lies Las ais eel late Veh ets sepnio @aA kei ey commie Wana wiicn tin gil: deen eh See ie ‘mat ‘ceo Wat ds ees ape ame aaa t Ask for—‘How Jim Built a Business.”

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"How far do you push a plane each day? STATISTICS on daily aver- age plane yardage are not available. It is probable, however, that many carpen- ters swing their planes around the equivalent of a city block—and back again. Are you pushing and pull- ing two pounds of unneces- sary extra weight whenever you use a plane? Two pounds is the very consid- erable difference in weight between the light, keen Sar- gent Auto-Set Bench Plane and old-style planes of the same size. Pushing and pulling, lifting, twist- ing and turning these extra two pounds consume a lot of extra energy in the course of a day. And not one advantage is gained. As a matter of fact the Sargent Auto-Set has other advantageous fea- tures which help to put it in a class alone. The edge-holding cutter of chromium steel may be removed, sharpened and replaced without changing the original adjustment. In Sargent Auto-Set Bench Plane place, the cutter is immovable, non- chattering across or against the grain. This plane can be adjusted for fine or coarse cut without re- moving any part. It is strong, wear- resisting, more conveniently roomy around the grips. See Sargent planes and squares at your dealer’s. Note their fine balance and finish, and see just how the time-saving Auto- Set feature works. Read the table of comparative weights below and mail coupon for full particulars. Sargent Auto-Set No. 718 (18 in.).............. *5 TA IDS.....cce00 NO: 722 C22 Aus). cacs 6 ~— Ibs. Sargent Older Type No. 418 (18 in.).......... Fis; SA atcards No. 422 (22 in.).......... 7% Ibs. Other well-known make (18 in.)................ PG A Rccskixi-ceovevesesoucseacend CO SUED vicenavsies 81% Ibs. *A difference here of 2% pounds SARGENT & COMPANY, Manufacturers, 55 Water Street, New Haven, Conn. Please send, without cost to me, the booklets on Sargent planes and squares. Name Address a CLP ee Oe ET ee oe ee ieee, NS Ce ee te a ee ee ee is >

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Satisfy your YS customers with \e— Iron Bronze Screen Wire Screen Wire Strong Screens that Cannot Rust T WILL pay you to recommend strong and durable bronze screening because the satis- factory service it will give your customers can- not help reflecting credit on your workmanship. Ask your hardware dealer for screen cloth made by any of the following manufacturers. Leading Screen Cloth Manufacturers who use Anaconda Bronze Wire American Wire Fabrics Corp., New York Clinton Wire Cloth Company, Clinton, Iowa John M. Hart Company, Chicago The C. O. Jelliff Manufacturing Corp., Southport, Conn. New York Wire Cloth Company, New York Pacific Wire Products Company, Los Angeles, Calif. Wickwire Brothers, Cortland, N. Y. AANACONDA BRONZE WirE A product of The American Brass Company, Waterbury, Connecticut

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GOODELL-PRATT ~~ < £20, os Drilling through all kind of wood : Easy with Mr. Panch ME Punch is a fast worker. You push. He twists. His automatic return takes up half the effort. His drill points cut clean—through wood, wall board, and plaster—with- out crack, break, or splinter. Quick CLEA N- Mr. Punch "185 is sold by good tool dealers. Price—with 8 drill points, 1-16th to ) 75 11-64th inch ___. ° His magazine handle has eight numbered compartments in which — to keep drill points. HANDLE—Knurled; doesn’t slip. Has individual com- partments in which to keep drill points when notin use, CENTER NUT —Of very hard brass, for long service. FRONT — Hollow brass tubing. Makes tool sturdy, and forms good! base for fine nickel finish. CHUCK—Has hardened steel jaws for fluted shank drills. Shell is extra long and held in place by spring. It can- not become completely un- screwed and lost. EXPOSED PARTS — Pol- ished. Nickled and buffed to bright, lasting finish. Turn the cap to the size want- ed, and out drops the point. With a place to keep them, points aren't so easily mis- — laid or lost. q Mr. Punch is one of the 1500 Good Tools. Cata- log describing them ali will be mailed to any carpenter onrequest. LENGTH — 10 inches. Weight 8 ounces. ree , , yo wh dyna ol ae ball Pie als 2 9 ie ane Die hn a a ail Bg cole Goodell-Pyatt Company, Greenfield, Mass. _ » 1500 GOOD TOOLS

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eal Music rom Real Saws yiOL SSS% USA. Providence Factory NICHOLSON FILE Co. cones F we are to believe the advertisements of certain correspondence schools, we may now learn to draw music from a saw just as it is produced from a well played violin. Doubtless this is true, but we who work with tools are a great deal more interested in the music a saw makes as it sings through a tough piece of timber. Your saw will make that sort of music if you keep its teeth sharp with a Slim Taper File bearing the Nicholson or Black Diamond trade mark. A few strokes ap- plied at the right intervals will keep its teeth biting sharp and sure. Your hardware dealer can supply you with the Slim and Extra Slim Taper Files—also the other saw files made by our Providence Ls \ and Philadelphia factories. Philadelphia Factory G. & H. BARNETT CO. NICHOLSON FILE CO. Providence, R.1., U.S.A.

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DON’T sell color | Color is now combined with — the known sturdiness of Beaver Vulcanite Hexagon Slabs Long famous for their extra service life, their fire re- sistance and their weatherproofness, these slabs now come in four beautiful color blends to match any color scheme. There is the Garnet Blend in warm reds; Ver- dant Blend in tones of green; Tawny Blend in warm browns and tans; and Autumn Blend with autumn colors blended in each slab. These are the original Hexagon Shingles you know so well, with all the original features. They lay quickly—it is impossible to lay them incorrectly — and they come bundled in proper order to insure correct blending. Double and triple thickness on the roof assure weather-resistance. Double butts, emphasized by lasting color, give rich tile-like effect. To help close roof contracts, carry a sample Color Blend shingle with you. Put it through the severe 8 248 AA 44 OA 26 08 46 68 0B 62 68 64 OL Obs OL. Bb bts bts bbs O02 bibs lot, ls bls bes

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without durability ‘Six Daring Tests.’? Show that the felt in this shingle is tough and of full weight—that the mineral surfacing is deeply embedded—that heat and cold can’t warp it—rain can’t soak it—burning embers can’t harm it—sales are bound to result! Your reputation stands on your customers’ satis- faction. Don’t sell color without durability! Specify rugged Color Blend Beaver Vulcanite Hex- agon Slabs! These shingle sensations are backed by powerful advertising in publications read by your prospects —everything is in their favor. Why put time on shingles which offer less? THE BEAVER PRODUCTS CoO., Inc., Dept.£703; Buffalo, N. Y. BEAVER VULCANITE BLENDED ROOFS y ©. SPMD VV DV SDD MDD VD WWW WW WIG

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OTT Entered July 22, 1 915, 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 8, 1917, authorized on July 8, 1918 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 Advertising Department, 25 Third Avenue, New York, N. Y. <5! Wstablished in 1881 One Dollar Per Year Vol. XLVII—No. 3. INDIANAPOLIS, MARCH, 1927 iy Ten Cents a Copy NOTICE The publishers of “The Carpenter” reserve the right to reject all advertising matter which may be, in their judgment, unfair or objectionable to the membership of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. All contracts for advertising space in ‘‘The Carpenter,’ including those stipulated as non-cancellable, are only accepted subject to the above reserved rights of the publishers. | ee The employment of non-union men of our trade is favored by the Lufkin Rule Company of Saginaw, Michigan, who manufacture a number of tools used by carpenters such as rules, tapes, combina- tion squares, trysquares and other meas- uring devices. This concern recently constructed a large addition to their plant on which were employed non-union carpenters. —- ooo

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‘the Carpenters; 23 THE CARPENTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF LABOR (By Frank Duffy.) HEN the last convention of the American ITederation of Labor adjourned in De- troit, Mich., on October 14, 1926, I had served a quarter of a century as a delegate from the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America to the annual gatherings of that body. In looking back I can plainly see the changes, socially, economically and in- dustrially, that have taken place in that space of time, but perhaps the greatest change of all was in the personnel and makeup of the convention. The great majority of the old guard was missing, some had passed to the Great Beyond, others dropped out of active service, but their spirit still remained with us. This was evident from the fact that the pol- icies and principles laid down by them nearly half a century ago were religious- ly and scrupulously observed and ad- hered to in conducting and transacting the business of the convention, so that it is safe to again say the American Fed- eration of Labor is a permanent fixture for good in the life of the nation. Fond recollections brought me back to the days when Sam Gompers and Thomas F. Tracy of the Cigar Makers; P. J. MeGuire and Gabe Edmonston of Mike Carrick of the Painters; Martin Fox of the Moulders; Max Morris of the Retail Clerks; John Mitchell of the Mine Workers; William ®. Klapetsky and Frank X. Noschang of the Barbers; John F. Tobin of the Boot and Shoe Workers; Denny Hayes and John Voll of the Green Glass Bottle Blowers; Frank McNulty of the Elec- trical Workers ae Miller of the Mu- sicians; John Lennon of the Tailors, and many others were active leaders in the labor movement. *°Tis a fragrant retrospection, for the loving thoughts that start Into being, are like perfume from the blossoms of the heart. And to dream the old dreams over is a luxury divine, When my truant fancies wander to those dear old pals of mine.’’ Only a few of the old guard were present at the last convention of the A. F, of L. who were in attendance twen- ty-five years ago and attended every convention since, representing the same organization. I could only call to mem- ory the following: Frank Morrison of the Typographical Union. James Duncan of the Granite Cutters. Jere L. Sullivan of the Cooks and Waiters. C. L. Shamp of the Stationary Fire- men, James Wilson of the Pattern Makers. Andrew -Furuseth of the Seamen's Union, and myself of the Carpenters. Twenty-five years ago the Organized Labor movement of America was com- paratively weak; it only numbered 787,- 5507 members. Now it is strong, active, verile and aggressive, but with all that, just. It is a foree and a power to be reckoned with where avarice, greed and selfishness prevail and predominate. At the present time it numbers? according to Secretary Morrison’s report to the De- troit convention, 2,803,966 members. However, that is not the actual member- ship; it is only the paid up membership and does not include those exempt on account of strikes and lockouts, or out of work, or unable to work, or in arrears, . or those holding honorary membership, on whom no tax is paid to the A. F. of L. It is safe to say that these number at least 750,000 more, which if added to the paid up membership would make a total membership in oe A. F. of L. of 3,553,966. Twenty-five years ago the American Federation of Labor consisted of: 87 National and International Unions. 20 State Federations of Labor. 27 City Central Bodies. 750 Local Trade Unions. 399 Federal Labor Unions, and 13,000 Local Unions chartered by af- filiated National and _ International Unions. . Secretary Morrison’s report to the De- troit, Mich., convention (October, 1926) shows the makeup to be: 107 °#&=x}National and Unions. 4 Departments. 49 State Federations of Labor. 833 City Central Bodies. 380 Local Trade and Federal Labor Unions. 769 Local Department Councils. 29,417 Local Unions chartered by Na- tional and International Unions. International

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* 4, THE CARPENTER ae So it can be seen at a glance the growth, development and advancement of the A. F. of L. within the last twenty- five years, and yet we have those in our midst who try to show that we are going . backward instead of forward. Perhaps that is the trend of their inclinations and that they prefer to see us decline rather than advance. The purposes of the A. F. of L. were well defined by Sam Gompers in his re- port as President of that body twenty- five years ago, when he said: “Ours is an affiliatiom of men of like interests, and of a kindred spirit. It is the natural growth of a sentiment for unity that binds and seals the compact for harmony, fidelity and fellowship. Our cause demands that there is no worker so deep down in the abyss of misery and despair that we dare refuse to extend a helping hand in his uplift- ing; that there is no high pinnacle of grandeur to which the toiling masses should not aspire to attain. “The trade unions are of, by and for the wage workers primarily, but there is no effort which we in our movement can make but what will have its beneficent, salutary influence upon all our people. “The misery of the past, the strug- gles of the present, and the duty of the future, demand that no effort be left untried, that all energy be exercised, and opportunity taken advantage of, to or- ganize the toilers of our country upon the broad platform of the trade union, in full affiliation with the American Fed- eration of Labor. The dim, dismal past, with all its pain and travail, must give way to the better and brighter future for which the workers have borne the burdens, and made the sacrifices that the people of our time, and for all time, may be truly free.’’ These sentiments were again ex- pressed, reiterated and endorsed at the last convention by the Executive Council in its annual report when it stated that: “The trade unions of America are a helpful and constructive force in main- taining and perpetuating Americanism and its free and democratic institutions. ‘‘With the growth and development of American industry and the organization of ever larger units of industrial enter- prise in corporate form there is the im- perative need for a parallel form of or- ganization of the workers in those in- dustries.”’ Of the good that has been accomp- lished, the records of the American Fed- eration of Labor speak for themselves. Working conditions have been estab- lished, agreements have been entered into, wages have been increased, hours of labor reduced, the eight-hour day is now a permanent fixture, the Saturday half-holiday is in force and effect, the. five-day work week is in operation in many places, especially among the build- ing trades, and general living conditions have been greatly improved. The protection of the wage-workers has always been the main issue with the A. I’. of L. and to that end legisla- tion for their benefit in all their avoca- tions of life has been enacted. Jurisdic- tional disputes between affiliated organ- izations have been adjusted, misunder- standings and differences arising from time to time have been satisfactorily settled to all parties concerned. Kindred trades have been drawn closer together, organizing work among wage workers— skilled and unskilled—has been attended to, radicalism in all its forms has been opposed and resisted, resulting in a bet- ter, a greater, and a more healthy and stable movement. Such a record is something to be proud of and should be an incentive to all members to do not only their bit, but their best, and “To keep on keeping on” so that when they reach the end of the trail they can honestly say that they left this world better than they found it. INJUNCTIONS T the Forty-sixth Annual Convention of the-A. F. of L., held in Detroit, Mich., ‘in. October, dent Andrew Furuseth, of = >> the International Sea- men’s Union on the subject of injunc- tions said in part: 1926, Presi- © “The Supreme Court of the United States, in the Arizona case—the proper title of which I have forgotten—decided that the constitutional provisions of the State of Arizona preventing an injunction being issued in a labor dispute was not _valid and was contrary to the Constitu- tion of the United States, because it de-

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“nied equal rights to others. In other words, it was what is called, in the state legislatures, by the name of special leg- islation. ‘My conviction is, that the remedy is as plain and as easy of understanding as anything that happens in occupations or conducts of daily life. There is noth- ing wrong with the use of the writ of injunction; there is nothing wrong with the properly applied power of the equity court; there is nothing wrong in pre- venting a jury trial where an injunction properly issued, has been violated. We have been dancing around trying to find a method through which this usurpation could be stopped, and as a matter of fact it is not a difficult thing to find. When the Clayton Act was passed I told the convention that it was granting more power to the judiciary than it had ever had, and that we would find it out before we grew much older. Well, the Supreme Court passed upon that in the machin- ists’ ease, the Duplex case, and there wasn’t one single thing that I had ex- pressed as fearing that the Supreme Court did not justify. ‘What is the remedy? No court will consider anything over which it has no _ jurisdiction, and when you attack the use of injunctions in labor disputes you are tilting against wind mills. The thing to attack is,the jurisdiction of the court. The Constitution does not give them jurisdiction, it has been obtained through crawling slowly, little by little, over the field of jurisdiction, taking a little now and a little again until it has displaced government by law in every direction when the equity court feels so disposed. “How do they arrive at it? The equity court came to us in exactly the Same way as the writ of habeas corpus. In England the jurisdiction was limited to protection of property, where there was no remedy at law, and it grew out of a new bill of rights signed by William and Mary when they became joint mon- archs of the British nation. When it came to us we added the word ‘‘ade- quate.’”’ Then we added the word ‘‘com- plete,” so as to make it ‘adequate and complete remedy at law,’ and now we exercise jurisdiction and it reads ‘No better remedy at law.’ “Tet us see what the Constitution of the United States says about the matter: ‘The judiciary power shall extend to all eases in law and equity arising under kind of a proposed.bill. I went back to 30 THE CARPENTER the Constitution and the laws of the United States made in pursuance there- of.’ But what is the thing upon which jurisdiction rests? The destruction or danger of property. When the political economist began to study political econ- omy he went to the merchant, the man- ufacturer and looked at his books and found the cost of production and dis- tribution divided under different heads— real estate, buildings, machinery, all tangible property. He had the cost of that and the cost of labor, putting it on an equality with tangible property—and there he taught us to use the expression, ‘the buying and selling of labor,’ treat- ing labor power as property. “Labor power is not property under any definition that law ever knew, be- cause it is not transferable. The prod- ucts of human labor, yes, but human la- bor itself, no, because it lacks the one essential of property, that of being transferable. It grows with the growth of the child or boy or young man, it lessens in sickness and it ceases at death, and no one inherits it, no one can buy it, no one can sell it without buying or selling the body in which that labor power is. It can’t be divided from the body. “So that the real trouble is the misuse and the extension meaning of the word “property.” Therefore, the only way in which you are absolutely sure of reach- ing your goal is by legislation, because that is the particular province of the legislative branch to determine the jur- isdiction of courts. The Constitution provides for a court and lays down its jurisdiction, and then it says that the legislative branch may establish other courts, and determine their jurisdiction, so that if you want to reach these things you must attack the question of juris- diction and have it determined and lim- ited by the legislative branch of the government. What really constitutes property and what is the real jurisdic- tion of the equity court? When you do that you will be through with the ques- tion of the misuse of the equity power. ‘Now I don’t think that it is a simple or an easy thing to do, not at all. Mr. Gompers, just before his death, showed me two drafts of laws that were de- signed against the misuse of the equity power. I went to my room and read them and wrote an entirely different ~ 1 .'’ 7 * GET cad hap i ate

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o . Se THE CARPENTER Gompers and I said, ‘Here is what I would do, and it contains the meat of the question, although it. may not be drawn in the proper language.’ ‘““After reading it over he said that if there was no objection it would be tried, and he sent me to Senator Pepper for the purpose of getting him to put it in shape and introduce the bill and fight for it. I said to Senator Pepper: ‘Here is a rough draft of an anti-injunction bill. It is on an entirely different line from anything that has been proposed so far. In this proposed draft we under- take to limit the jurisdiction and not. to interfere with the judicial power. As we understand it, the judicial power un- der the Constitution, once granted, can- not be curtailed on questions coming be- fore the judge, but the legislative branch has the absolute right to curtail juris- dictions, to change jurisdictions, to abolish the entire judiciary outside of the Supreme Court of the United States if they so feel inclined.’ “He said, ‘To the last I agree entire- ly.’ I said, ‘Why not to the fact that the legislative branch has the power to limit jurisdiction of the equity court, as well as of every other court? If it has the power to destroy the equity court outside of the United States Supreme Court itself, it necessarily follows that it has the power to limit it and to pre- scribe the boundaries for it.’ ‘Well,’ he said, ‘there is certainly something in what you. say that is worthy of con- sideration.’ “He spent a considerable amount of money of his own sending to all the courts of the United States for copies of injunctions issued. Finally, he made an address to the Bar Association ad- vising the judiciary or the bar going over to England to study what they were doing in England and see whether or not there was any manner in which they could domesticate the injunetion—in other words, properly control it for home consumption. “When I discussed the question with -him again he had turned a complete som- ersault because he recognized without the slightest question of a doubt that in ‘this had been found the right way, and in a-way that, once enacted, the Supreme Court would never undertake to inter- fere with either the Supreme or any other court. “So that the method of approach is - not to speak of injunctions in labor disputes. “Who is a laborer, anyway? Do you mean to say that a judge, a merchant, or a newspaper man is not a laborer? Is a laborer only the man who uses his hands? But if labor is the use of human faculties as defined in hu- man law, for the purpose of doing any- thing except play, then you place upon the same identical plane the lawyer writing a brief, the newspaper man get- ting out the paper, and the digger of a ditch. They are all using their creative faculties for the purpose of doing some- thing *that is useful for humanity. “So that there is no question that as long as you hold it upon the question purely of labor disputes in the narrow sense, you will meet nothing but defeat at the hands of the courts, becausé you are then interfering with their judicial power, which you cannot interfere with under the Constitution. If, on the other hand, you will recognize that labor is the use of the human faculties for every other thing except play or amusement, then you will get a bill drafted on the. lines of jurisdiction that will stop the use of injunctions for the purpose of pad- locking, for the purpose of interfering with writing, for the purpose of inter- fering with the right to work, for the purpose of interfering with your right to organize. The trouble comes in the construction that is put on “Jabor’ and the eternally false philoso- phy that labor is property. It can’t be, unless man is property. “You must deal with this thing more fundamentally than you have dealt with it before. You have complained of the hurt and forgotten the knife that made it; you have complained of the pain and forgotten the cause of it. I am asking you today to give the most serious con- sideration to this question, because un- less you can dispose of it right—and you can dispose of it right if you go at it fundamentally and directly — you had better not try to dispose of it at all. The most necessary thing for you to do is to do what those who fought for re- ligious freedom had to do, what those who fought for political freedom had to do, it may be necessary for you and me and everybody else to say to the judge, ‘I refuse to answer any of your questions or deal with this thing at all, because I deny your jurisdiction,’ and take the consequences as they may be.” the word

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> » ae THE CARPENTER COMMUNISTIC ACTIVITIES seathing denunciation of the efforts of the Soviet Government to destroy the American Federation of Labor was made by President Green of that body at *s Forty-sixth Annual Conven- tion, held in October, 1926, at Detroit, Mich. He said in part: “It seems that at each convention of the American Federation of Labor we are called to pass judgment upon the question here involved, and thig not- withstanding the fact that it is the well known settled policy of the great hosts of labor as represented in the American Federation of Labor that it will not lend its approval to any proposal to recognize the existing government in Russia until it first quits making war upon the American Federation of Labor. ‘““‘We have no objection to the kind of government the Russian people may set up or that they may support. “We grant the peoples of every nation throughout the world the right of self- government. “If the people of Russia believe in communism and the communistic phil- osophy, if they believe in the rule of autocracy and a dietatorship, then we accord the people of that great country the right to live under that form of gov- ernment; but we object most seriously to the attempt that is methodically and systematically being made, in season and out of season, to crowd down the throats of the liberty-loving people of America the Russian philosophy, and that is what we protest against. ‘Tt seems that the trade union move- ment of our country has been selected as the object of attack; it seems that our movement has been selected princi- pally by those who control the Commu- nist Party in Russia as the instrumen- tality and the vehicle through which they seek to establish their form of gov- ernment here. ‘‘May I read to you the declaration of the Executive Committee of the Com- munist Internationale located at Mos- cow. It is as follows: ‘Tt is of extreme importance to the life and growth of the Communist Party that its members as a whole realize bet- ter the necessity of more offensive work in the labor unions, the capture of lead- ership of the labor unions. The capture of leadership of the labor union masses is vitally necessary, not only for the Communist Party at this time but also for the ultimate victory of the revolu- tionary struggle. The capture of the la- bor unions is our first and foremost task. For this purpose the Communist Party advocates that every communist be a union member, to organize a communist faction in every union, to expose the officials of every union, (whatever that means), to make fights in elections for officers of unions and delegates to con- ventions.’ ‘In conformity with that specific in- struction the representative of one branch of the Communist Party in America sent a letter broadcast through- out the land just prior to this convention instructing their members to elect dele- gates to this convention, not trade union- ists, but to elect communist members of the left wing. ‘The servant heard his master’s voice, and in conformity with the autocracy set up in Russia the echo was heard and he spoke, carrying out those specific in- structions. Again it orders: * “At all conventions to introduce sys- tematic and well prepared campaigns against officers.’ “There isn’t an officer of a respons- ible trade union in this convention that has not felt the effect of this poisonous propaganda. In every convention of practically every union affiliated with our movement these men are there with their poison undermining the standing, the character and the good name of the officers of the American Federation of Labor. . “They seem to assume that if they can destroy confidence in the officers of our unions, if those surreptitious attacks will succeed they will destroy the union it- self. The Communist Pxecutive Com- mittee again says: ae “*To arouse the masses to take up strikes and wage movements and to then skillfully utilize such movement for political ends. To oppose the amalgama- tion of labor banks and labor insurance, to make use of independent, dual and rival unions, to promote general discord and hatred and contempt for the existing order of things, foreign born.’ “We have had some evidence of this in the city of New York. especially among the

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THE CARPENTER **A communist elected or appointed to any official position in a union is under strict control of the communist organ- ization and the immediate instructions of the party faction in the union. The communists also have an elaborate plan for establishing shop nuclei or commit- tees to work in similar lines in shops not organized; in fact, the whole Commu- nist Party is now organized as a shop nuclei. Only unemployed communists can belong to the Communist Party un- less they belong also to a shop nuclei. “Are we to be deceived? Are we as wise, experienced men with our eyes wide open to accept the sophistry of men and nurse to our bosom until it is warmed into life a reptile that would sink its fangs into our body and destroy us forever? ‘That is what the trade union movement must decide and that is what it must face. “A short time ago a celebration was held in honor of the great apostle of com- munism, Mr. Lenin. These meetings were held in the city of New York on the second anniversary of the death of Lenin. The press reports that one of the speakers was Charles Krombein and he declared that though Lenin was dead his spirit still lived and that an offensive instead of a merely defensive agitation was being started against capitalism. “William C. Weinstone, General Sec- retary of the Workers Communist Party of New York, also urged those present to establish a Soviet government in the United) States. They understand their instructions. He condemned the present labor leaders for urging employers and employes to get together, declaring that a civil war of the classes was the only way by which the end could be accomp- lished. “The audience arose when Benjamin Gitlow entered the hall and when he came forward to speak he described Wall Street as ‘the home of the most arro- gant, capitalistic system of all.’ He told of the work being done to gain control of the trade unions. “M. J. Olgin, communist author, speak- ing in Russian, said that Lenin’s ideals were better realized today than they were when he lived. Other speakers told of what is being done among the child- ren and of the movement to get recog- nition of Soviet Russia by the United States. “AN the speakers appealed for sup- port of workers in ‘bringing the day when the red flag will be the national emblem and the White House would be painted red.’ Sy “Here is a report of Mr. Tomsky, who, | understand, is very important in what they call the trade union movement of Russia. In arguing for the centraliza- tion of power in the Central Committee in Russia, he said: ‘““*We must also repeat what we have said more than once. orders of the All-Union Congresses—a section of the party—and of the All- Central Soviet Trade Unions and of the All-Russian Central Soviet of Trade Unions, as the organ directing from Congress to Congress and working under the direct control of the Central Com- mittee of the party, under its sleepless observation, must be obligatory for real- ization locally. I consider it my duty to recall that the international work, like all work of the All-Russian Soviet of Trade Unions, including the interna- tional, has been carried on under the direct control of our Central Committee of the party.’ “There is no doubt about this work being carried on radiating from Moscow out into all the world, a direct attempt to control our trade unions and through that control to substitute the philosophy of communism with its class warfare and its violence, for the philosophy of the trade union movement as we under- stood it since its foundation. 13 “T repeat again that if Russia wants to be Russia, if it wishes to be commu- nistic, if it wishes to live under a dic- tatorship and an autocratic form of goy- ernment where freedom and liberty are neither practiced nor the words known, then, so let it be with Russia; but let it be within the confines of their own na- tion, and until they change their policy of vicious propaganda’ among our trade unions I am of the opinion that the trade union movement of America will vigor- ously oppose the recognition of that gov- ernment by the government of the Unit- ed States. “This is our movement; we have come along the pathway of progress through all these many years; we know from experience what the record is. It is our philosophy, it is a part of our souls, our lives, it is something more than per- _functory membership in an organization. “The trade unionist feels his organiza- All directives and

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ied oe tion, he feels it so deeply that he cannot command language that would adequate- ly express his feelings. “His devotion to this cause is great any many have given their lives in de- fense of it. “And are we, to whom have been given the Ark of the Covenant, are we, the ones who maintain in our possession the virtues of our movement, to risk it now for sure destruction if those who would destroy it have their way by wel- coming into our midst a stream of poi- son that would destroy our whole move- ment? “Tt was Abraham Lincoln who said in the most striking sentence that human ears have ever listened to: 24 THE CARPENTER **You can fool some of the people all of the time. you can fool all of the peo- ple some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.’ “And so I say. paraphrasing that statement, that there may be those who can fool some of our trade unionists all of the time, who can fool some of them part of the time. but who cannot fool all of them all of the time. ‘*‘My friends, we are face to face with a momentous decision. I have respect for the judgment of those who differ with me, but it seems to me when the very life of our movement is at stake that there should be no difference of opinion regarding the course we should pursue.”’ COMPANY UNION REPLACES BRUTE FORCE Bee N discussing the ‘‘com- pany’ union recently in the Typographical Jour- nal, Joseph HE. Cohen Says: “The company ‘union’’ is the up-to-the-minute effort of unfair employers to undo the work of trade unions. It means that the days of brute force are, for the time being, held in check. Not that autocratic judges with ready injunctions against strikers are wanting or that they no longer even hint that the right to strike is doubtful. Not that policemen’s clubs fail to be di- rected toward the anatomy of workers who refuse to enter abominable shops. Not that legislators and executives can not be found who would not drive labor into voluntary servitude. “But today these manifestations are rather few and far between against a past custom which, in a free country, should always have been honored more in the breach than in the observance. Nor is there any guarantee that, in a pinch, the Danbury hatters’ outrage might not be invoked as a precedent. “Tt may be assumed then that more covert and artful methods are to be re- sorted to against the labor. movement. One of the outstanding manifestations of this nefarious plan is to coerce em- ployes into considering themselves in- side a company “union.” “While in no sense a union, it is com- pany property. Because of that it has the mighty financial backing of the com-— pany. What is more to the point, the stupendous capital of the larger cor- porations which is so hostile to trade unions foster and organize company ‘‘nions,’’ “If at any time these corporations wish to be considered fair to their em- ployes, the way to show it is to give them a free hand to join bona fide unions and deal with them through union repre- sentatives. “For it is as true now as it always has been that labor can take care of its interests by helping itself. “It is notable that the corporations which have been consistently antagonis- tic to the labor movement are now herd- ing their employes like automatons into the company ‘union.’ It means, of course, that the trade unions are up against the most powerful combination of capital. “It is certain that labor has its eyes wide open to the serious situation which it faces. This is no skirmish, but a first-class encounter. And there is. no question of the outcome. “To suppose that labor can be de- feated is to surrender to the fear that humanity is to sink into some form of slavery, whether benevolent or malevo- lent, whether lost in poverty or veiled with ‘comfort. That is, indeed, a sorry view. “Tt is nearer the line of historical - change to find the world always tend- ing to further “approaches to freedom, and to see in the labor movement the engine for development into industrial democracy.”

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7 - z s Pi ae are : Sot ed ae S employment, -members of THE CARPENTER aoe INDIVIDUAL WRN its report to the Forty- ¢ sixth Annual Convention of the American Federa- tion of Labor, the Execu- tive Council devoted quite S some space to the methods used by employers to dissuade their em- ployes from becoming members of bona fide trade unions. Such fake methods as employe stock ownership, company unions, pensions, propositions are being resorted to. The committee on the report of the Executive Council called attention to the development and use of an alleged form of contract which anti-union employers are compelling their employes to accept and said in part: the guise of a contract for wage earners, are com- pelled to surrender their trade union membership, and pledge themselves to take no collective action with fellow employes relative to their terms of em- ployment, or to become members of trade unions while remaining in the firm’s employ. | “The employe, as a price of securing or retaining a job, is forced to surrender his right to voluntary association. Such alleged contracts contain a fundamental injustice, their existence constitutes an imminent danger not only to the work- ers but to all the people of the United States. “The employers who make use of them are advocates of the so-called and mis-named ‘“‘American Plan.’ They are powerful organizations. Having applied their right to free asso- ciation and organized their city and state bodies, federating these into na- tional associations they apply the indi- vidual contract to their employes for the purpose of making it impossible for them to exercise their right as free men and American citizens, to organize for self- protection and the promotion of their welfare. “Under “The employers making use of indi- vidual contracts in many instances or- ganize for the specific purpose of de- vising and applying ways and means of preventing their employes from en- joying their equal right to organize. “The individual contract popularly known as the “yellow dog,” is intended insurance and similar = *' - CONTRACTS to so deprive the wage earners of one of their most necessary and essential rights as free men that industrial autoc- racy can be established and function un- challenged. “The Declaration of Independence as- serts that ‘“‘all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happi- ness,” but supporters of the so-called American Plan denounce this basic and divine truth. They deny the existence of equality of rights and of opportunities for all American citizens and announce that employers alone shall have the right of organization in the industrial field. “There is no mutuality in the ‘“‘tyellow dog’ contract. Being devoid of this it lacks the vital essential of a contract. The employe surrenders his right to vol- untary association, while the employer’s right to organize remains undueE eee and unlimited. “There is but one purpose in these contracts. They do not guarantee con- tinuous employment for any definite period of time, they do not guarantee the payment of any specified wage rate. They contain but one specific condition, the provision that in return for the priv- ilege of working the workman will com- pletely surrender the right of taking any collective action with fellow employes, or become a member of a trade union. “Such alleged contracts are contrary to public policy, for their specific pur- pose is to prevent American citizens who are wage earners from exercising an all important right. They are contrary to public policy because they seek through the law of contract to destroy one of the basie rights established by the Federal Constitution. “Such contracts have but one pur- pose, the creation of class rights and distinctions in the industrial field, through the building up of a legal fic- tion that under the law of contract, workman may lawfully surrender the right to voluntary association. The rec- ognition of such contracts as valid in- struments, their application to work- men in general, would soon establish a - condition in industry under which or- ganization would no longer be possible for workmen.

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7. “The employers, through their asso- ciations would dominate the lives of the workers, as thoroughly as the barons dominated their serfs, or as the masters did the peons before the enactment of the anti-peonage law. “The “yellow dog’ contract is a chal- lenge to our American institutions. It is intended to destroy the exercise of a most essential right. Its existence cre- ates a condition which our movement a9 must recognize and prepare to overcome. - “The negro was prevented from being forced into a second condition of slavery by the enactment of the anti-peonage law. No one in the United States can now enter into any contract to work for the purpose of paying debts. Such forms of contract for labor are illegal. The employer forcing one upon a work- man is punished by imprisonment. “The “yellow dog’’ contract is as fully destructive of human liberty as a con- 36 ypeet THE CARPENTER nce of peonage. It shackles the work- men’s hands, it prevents him from vol- untary association with his fellow work- men, it prevents him from having a voice in determining the terms of employment and conditions of labor. It makes him a voiceless human cog in the machinery of industry. It transforms him into a help- less victim, made such so that the em- ployer may establish autocracy in in- dustry. “The American Federation of Labor has always been pledged to vigorously oppose every form of autocracy. It de- nounces and condemns in the most vig- orous terms any system of industry which tends or undertakes to subjugate free men by reason of their necessities or weaknesses. It now calls upon trade unionists to meet this present challenge to human rights and unflinchingly and intelligently attack that form of autoc- racy which is manifesting itself through ‘‘vellow dog’’ contracts.” INDUSTRIAL PEACE (By Wm. Green, President, A. F. of L.) ee N considering the policies @ which tend to promote in- dustrial peace, let us re- view briefly the principal causes of industrial strife S and industrial war. At the teens of modern industrial de- velopment a general. impression pre- vailed that the ownership of industry carried with it the right to control and dominate all the forces of industry. This point of view was widely accepted dur- ing the period when the relationship be- tween employer and employe was that of master and servant. The drafting of wage schedules, the hours of labor which men were required to work and the wage rates which were paid were prescribed by those who owned and operated indus- try. It has been quite difficult to change this point of view. Notwithstanding the fact that many employers of labor and many owners of industry have recognized the principle of collective bargaining there are em- ployers, owners and managers of indus- try who have failed to accept the new conception of human relations in indus- try and who exercise the power of ar- hitrarily fixing the wage rates and pre- scribing the conditions of employment under which men and women must work. This policy and this attitude fol- lowed by some employers of labor con- stitute a prolific source of industrial strife, dissatisfaction and unrest. Industrial corporations and _ trade unions represent a developed phase of industry. As corporations became nec- essary in the furtherance of industrial enterprises so trade unions became nec- essary in order to satisfy the desire of working men.and women to organize for mutual advancement and protection. As the owners of industry exercised the right to form corporations, so working men and women exercised their right to form trade unions. Each group recog- nized that the day of individualistic effort and action had passed and the new day of collective and concerted ac- tion was here. It is significant that the formation and development of industrial corporations and trade unions paralleled each other. From the beginning of organization on the part of employers and employes there has been a manifest tendency in the direction of a more complete and comprehensive form of organization. The working people have shown a dif- ferent attitude toward the organization of employers into corporations and asso- ciations than that shown by many in- S92

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THE CARPENTER 3 7 7. dustrial corporations and employers to- ward the workers’ organizations. Through the enactment of legislation providing for the formation of corpora- tions, employers of labor and owners of industry have exercised the right to form corporations and to organize. The work- ing people have refrained from opposing the formation of these legally constitut- ed organizations. They have long rec- ognized the fact that the function of in- dustrial corporations was but the normal and natural development of modern in- dustry. The workers have expressed their opposition to the use of artificial means in attempting to prevent the leg- itimate growth and expansion of indus- trial organizations. They have expressed themselves as in accord with the form- ation of lawful organizations and cor- - porations on the part of employers. But, notwithstanding the favorable at- titude of labor toward the organization of corporations and employers’ associa- tions, many corporations have refused to recognize the right of working men and women to organize into trade unions. Through the use of their financial and corporate power they seek to prevent the working people they employ from join- ing trade unions. They oppose trade unions. They seek to destroy them and through the pursuit of such a policy they seek to deny their workers the exercise of the right to organize. They claim for themselves the full and complete ex- ercise of a moral and legal right which they deny to others. This is a most aggravated cause of industrial strife, dissatisfaction and unrest. The removal of the causes which cre- ate bitterness, strife, criminal waste and industrial warfare can be accomplished if employers and employes will arrive at a basis of understanding which provides for the recognition of the place which each will occupy in the management, control and operation of industry. task is not an easy one for the hatred and bitterness which has been engen- dered through years of industrial con- flict has left a deep impression upon both groups. It cannot be eradicated in a day but it must be overcome by education, patience, tolerance and the creation of eonfidence between the two - groups. This is the immediate, as well as the future. problem which confronts us all. We must face it resolutely, determined in our efforts to find a solution providing for co-operation and efficient service so tween employers and employes. This’ that the costs of manufactured commodi- ties may be reduced and the standard of living of the workers may be steadily improved. In the peaceful solution of these prob- lems capital must make a_ substantial contribution. It must yield in its hostil-. ity toward trade unions and it must sheathe its weapons of force and auto- cratic control. It must take the workers into its confidence and must welcome the stabilizing influences which collective bargaining brings to industry. It must avail itself of the services which the organization of the workers is prepared to give. Labor stands ready to give to indus- try and to society the benefit of its or- ganized strength and service. Labor, through its trained and efficient repre- sentatives, can assist in the solution of managerial problems and in the adjust- ment of differences which may arise be- The good-will and the moral support which. labor can bring to industry is of price- less value. Absolute industrial peace may be re- garded as an ideal which is impracti- cable and ftinattainable. The complex character of human nature may prevent its realization. It cannot be established in any preponderable degree if those as- sociated with industry are to live in an atmosphere of perpetual hostility. But, . if reason and judgment are enthroned, directing the lives and actions of men, we can establish a relationship in in- dustry which will speed the cause of peace, satisfaction and prosperity. ——_—_———__€——-—- Labor Press Best Advertising Medium “Printers Ink,’ nationally recognized authority on advertising, after a thor- ough investigation on the subject, says: “A labor paper is a far better adver- tising medium than an ordinary news- paper in comparison with circulation. A labor paper, for example, having 5,000 subscribers, is of more value to the busi- ness man who advertises in it than or- dinary papers with 25,000 subscribers.”’ 2 : To Those We Love They say the world is round, Yet I oft’times think it’s square, So many little knocks we get ‘From corners here and there. But there’s one truth in life I’ve found while journeying East or West, The only folks we ever hurt Are those we love the best. We flatter those we scarcely know, ‘We please the fleeting guest, And deal full many a hurtful blow To those we love the best.

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THE BREN. 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 CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA, PUBLISHERS FRANK DUFFY, Editor ee SUBSCRIPTION PRICE One Dollar a Year in Advance, Postpaid 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. INDIANAPOLS, MARCH, 19a Employers and the Five-Day Work Week UCH discussion has taken place regarding the five day work week. At the 1926 convention of the American Federation of Labor, resolutions were introduced and adopted to the effect that labor, as represented by the A. F. of L., should seek a five ‘day work week in industry. When this action of the convention was made pub- lic, the A. I’. of L. was both praised and condemned for it. The majority of em- ployers, however, expressed themselves as being opposed to such a movement. Discussions were made on the floor of the convention by prominent and well- informed leaders of the labor movement, who quoted facts and figures proving that modern methods of production had advanced to such a state where the worker’s power to produce was far: in excess of the real wages paid him. It was further shown that industry, by the use of modern machinery had reached the point where the workers should be entitled to some of the benefits derived from it. While the Brotherhood is interested in the attitude of employers in general to- ward this great economic reform, it is chiefly concerned with the attitude of the employers in the building trades, namely, the contractors. In this respect it should be under- stood that the action of the convention was “to go on record as favoring a pro- gressive shortening of the hours of la- bor,’’ and further recommended that the Executive Council be instructed to con- duct a campaign of education on the subject of shorter hours of labor, and. that every effort be made to present the facts to the public. Organized Labor is sincerely convinced that the five day work week is a forward step and has ad- vanced many economic and humanitari- an reasons upon which its theory is based. The five day work week has been tried in some industries and found very successful. Many arguments have been advanced both pro and con concerning the feas- ibility of the five day work week. It has been said that the five day work week is not practical, that the work of our industrial life cannot be done in five days and that the five day work week is undesirable from several other un- tenablé points of view. In fact the same arguments are being raised against the five day work week that were raised against the twelve-hour day, the ten- hour day, the eight-hour day and the forty-four hour week. In organized in- dustry, the forty-four hour week is al- most universal. One more half day off the week is not going to disrupt indus- try. It may mean a material saving, aside from the human question involved. To many industries, the five day work week will mean a better organization, —_

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ization, THE CARPENTER. Cay +O Saale better engineering and planning, and more system. The building industry is one that will greatly benefit by it. There are no accurate statistics avail- able concerning the amount of time worked per year by the men in the building trades. However, it is admitted that there is much time lost. In some instances one group of mechanics must wait for another to finish and get out of the way. Time is also lost waiting for materials. The industry needs reorgan- and the introduction of the five day work week will go a long way to- ward solving many of the present diffi- culties. Better planning, supplying of tools, machinery and materials together with the co-operation of the workers, will result in their efforts being more telling. Some contractors are condemning the five day work week for reasons already stated. To condemn any theory without a trial is neither fair nor progressive. The: Building Trades Council of New-. ark, N. J., with the approval of the local contractors, are planning to give the five day work week a thorough trial dur- ing the coming summer. Should it prove successful, there is no doubt of its adop- tion. Nothing could be more fair than this plan. ' Recently the National Association of Building Trades [Employers resolved to oppose the five day work week ‘‘as a patriotic as well as an economie duty.” They advance several reasons for this opposition, and one of them is the sea- sonable character of the building indus- try. Answering this, we refer this body to the annual report of Secretary of Com- merce Herbert Hoover, in which he says: “The annually enlarged building pro- gram of the country has been handled in large part by extention of the building season into the winter months; this has had a_ stabilizating effect upon prices and given increasing annual earnings to workers. The price of most building ma- terials has decreased, despite the large increased demand.” Another reason advanced against the five day work week is that it would in- erease building costs. This is one of the contractors’ stock arguments, which is raised on every possible occasion. Every- one knows that labor is only one item in construction costs. The building and housing division of the Department of Me Oe = Barat et. Commerce, after a survey of building conditions, says that labor costs on the construction of the average house amounts to 26 per cent of the total cost. The department divides the other costs as follows: Building materials, 29.3 per cent; land, 19 per cent; contractor, 12.6 per cent; architect and real estate fees, 6.4 per cent; and financing 6.4 per cent. These figures certainly disprove any statement that the five day work week will substantially increase building costs. The 48-hour week was reduced to 44 hours without increasing construc- tion costs. The association further laments that the additional “idle time’’ granted the worker will result in extravagance and result in demands for higher wages. Why should the leisure of the working- man be termed “idle time’? any more than the week-ends of the employer, which often extend over a period of three and four days? Why should a higher standard of living be regarded as extravagance? Our industrial organiza- tion rests upon the principle that high wages are compatible with low produc- tion costs. The building industry should frankly face the problem of doiag its part toward social progress. The diffi- culties can readily be solved and the in- dustry be put on a more economical basis. The various crafts in the building trades are not making the introduction of the five day work week an issue in the industry. It is not being forced upon anyone. Organized Labor hails the five day work week as a most prog- ressive and economic step forward. It asks a trial of the five day work week to determine whether or not it is practi- eal. It asks each industry and each em- ployer to consider this new standard, to determine what are the obstacles, under present conditions, to the five day work week. It asks the employers to accept the co-operation of trade unions in re- moving these obstacles, should they pre- sent themselves. Can the rejection of this proposal be either a patriotic or economic duty as the National Association of Building Trades Employers claims it to be? ———_——-@-- Genuine philanthropy today means the payment of such wages as will render philanthropy unnecessary. .

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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. First 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 TREASURER 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 3832 N. Gratz St., Philadelphia, Pa. Third District, JOHN H. POTTS 646 Melish Ave., Cincinnati, O. Fourth District, JAMES P. OGLETRED 106 E. Plymouth St., Tampa, Fla. Fifth District, J. W. WILLIAMS 3948 S. Grand Blvd., St Louis, Mo. Sixth District, W. A. COLE 810 United Bank & Trust Co. Building San Francisco, Cal. Seventh District, ARTHUR MARTEL 1712 Chambord St., Montreal, Que., Can. WM. L. HUTCHESON, Chairman FRANK DUFFY, Secretary All correspondence for the General Executive _ Board must be sent to the General Secretary. Official Information COR — Ty UTUOUUUUUUUNUATTA TUTE Notice The District Council of Peoria, Pekin and Canton, Ill., wishes to advise all travelling members that there are more carpenters in that district than jobs. Stay away from that vicinity. * ok * Five hundred men idle and future prospects are the poorest in seven years, advises the Palm Beach District Council of West Palm Beach, Fla. A great many carpenters came into that district fol- lowing the recent hurricanes with the result that there are many more men than jobs. Bo BS ok Members of L. U. No. 1419, Johns- town, Pa., are fighting the ‘‘open shop” conditions that exist there. Misleading advertisements to the effect that there is plenty of work have brought many carpenters into the town. Recording Secretary John H. Maurer wishes the true state of affairs made known to our members and advises them to give the vicinity a wide berth. 1K 3k K One-half the members of L. U. No. 792, Rockford, I., are idle advises Re- cording Secretary B. H. Black. There is very little work and future prospects aren’t very promising. Give that vicinity a wide berth. ok BS * There are more carpenters. in Pine Bluff, Ark., now than are needed. Re- cording Secretary C. D. Guest of L. U. No. 576 advises all members to. steer clear of that vicinity. Or Notice The Allen & Wilkinson Lumber Co.. of Bicknell, Ind., has closed its shop and returned our Label to the General Office. Secretary Elva McKain of L. U. No. 1712 reports that union shop work can be secured at the Simpsom Lum- ber Co. —_— Union Workers Donate Services When the Arcadia, Fla., chapter of the Red Cross needed a cottage to con- tinue their charitable work, the mem- bers of L. U. No. 1581 of that place, immeditely offered to construct the cot- 4 |) eee

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THE tage free of charge. Their offer was gladly accepted and the cottage was completed a day and a half later. The CARPENTER among the citizens of Arcadia, who praised them highly for contributing their services to so worthy a cause. members of the Painters’ Local also do- nated their services. This action on the part of the union workers caused much favorable comment The photograph pictured here shows the cottage in the course of erection with the members of L. U. No. 1581 who worked on it. NE rr West. Chester, Pa., Local Celebrates Twenty-fifth Anniversary L. U. No. 1154, West Chester, Pa., recently celebrated its twenty-fifth an- niversary with a banquet, followed by a musical entertainment. About forty members with their wives and families attended the celebration and the affair will long be remembered as a most enjoyable one. President A. Phillips presided and called upon various members for short talks, to which they responded, giving accounts of the early history of the Local. The committee in charge of the affair is to be congratulated upon the success of the anniversary celebration. — Marionette, Wis., Local Holds Smoker Following the regular meeting of L. U. No. 1246, on January 12th, the mem- bers were entertained with a smoker fol- lowed by a buffet supper. A large num- ber attended and dancing followed the supper. Everyone enjoyed themselves and the evening will long be remembered as a pleasant one. The committee in charge of the affair was assisted by the wives and daught- ers of the members. Both the ladies and the committee are to be congratulated upon the success of the entertainment, DEATH ROLL DONALD GLASS, L. U. No. 1846, New Orleans, La. JOHN J. KERRIGAN, L. U. No. 2538, Omaha, Neb. MORRIS DRAZEN, L. U. No. 135, New York, .N; %; Creating all men free and equal isn’t enough, some means must be devised to keep them free and equal.

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‘to sundown. Wants Pension Paid Now Editor, “The Carpenter’’: I read Brother Traugh’s letter in the December, 1926, issue of “The Carpen- ter,’ and I surely think he is right. I too, am one of the old men. I start- ed to work in 1885 and received 40c and board a day, working from sunup The following year I re- eeived a dollar a day. I am now 59 years old, and having suffered several minor accidents, am unable to earn a living at the trade. Joined the union October 14, 1901. Have always kept my dues paid up and will try to keep them paid as long as I can earn enough money to do so. I think something should be done for the carpenters that are unable to earn a living. I believe that all old carpen- ters unable to hold a job should be paid a pension and given a permit to work at whatever they are able or go to a home and do whatever they could there. In the old days, when we first started the union; our wages were very small. Today the younger carpenters receive from $8 to $12 for eight hours work, while we old carpenters are unable to get a job. Our due book says if we fail to pay our dues for three months we are out of all benefits, and if we owe for six months, we are suspended. I agree with all Brother Traugh says and I hope our General Executive Board will do something soon for the needy old carpenters and not permit them to die for the want of something to live on. Jonas Shepler, Connellsville, Pa. —$——— _____ Home and Pension . Editor, ‘‘The Carpenter” I am of the same opinion as the brother of Cuyahoga Falls, O. There is too much delay in the paying of the pension. When this matter was carried by ref- erendum vote every man was delighted, expecting a home or pension for the old - earpenters, but now you hear nothing x ZR OUTUUACAEO TATE TM iy ZY \\ wet VEC PDO about it. True, there was no mention in the call as to the time the home would be built, nor the time the pension paid. The pension should be paid, regard- less of the home, for it takes time to . build. There is more talk about the de- velopment of Florida today than any - other part of our land, and it is praised sky high. I hope it will come up to the standard of our expectations. Gold is not the only thing that glit- ters. You can transplant any old tree, but growing and thriving thereafter is another question. If Florida is as stated by our worthy President William Green, the wonderful land and fountain of youth, surely that is the place to go, and if good for the old, why not for the young? Why not have our Headquarters there, and our officers, thus saving some- thing in superintending the plant? I have been a member in good stand- ing of L. U. No. 299 since 1890. Presi- dent of it, President of District Council, President of the Building Trades Coun- cil in Hudson County. I am not able to work now and God only knows what would have become of me if it had not been for my good children. If the $20,000,000 paid out last year by the A. F. of L., of which we are part, went part way to a more worthy cause than ours, I would like to know it, and yet it may be that all that is re- quired is to let our officials know our case. Hugh Roberts, L. U. No. 299, Lyndhurst, N. J. An Open Letter To Brother Roland Hill . Keditor, “The Carpenter”: I feel sorry in a way that you put such a strained personal interpretation to a strictly impersonal discussion. I agree with you that, as far as I know, Brother Stoddard is a fine man who has done in his life-time more than his share to improve the working conditions of the wage class. I am sure that I should feel pleased to have Brother Stoddard for a personal friend. So much for that!

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‘ical. work, THE CARPENTER I differ from you in every other phase of this discussion and I am more than glad to discuss these mechanical differ- ences with you in “The Carpenter’ for the benefit of the members of the craft. In any skilled trade, there are two different kinds of accuracies; one is a mental, mathematical accuracy that ex- ists only in thought and the other is mechanical accuracy of materials as they are prepared by us for a place in the construction. The former accuracy can be, and what is more, positively must be both clear and correct. That is, the first necessity for accurate mechan- is clear, accurate thinking. With the dimensions or facts in mind, exactly as they ought to be in construc- tion, then comes the execution of these facts in the way of fitting pieces into their places. This latter, at best is only approximate accuracy; for no man liv- ing, ever did or ever will cut or shape or fit a piece with absolute accuracy. Those who spent a life time of training become wonderfully accurate, but they never do attain to absolute accuracy as. they must do in their thinking. There- fore, let me suggest this rule for ap- prentices: learn to think clearly and ac- curately. Approximate thinking will not do. If any directions or rules must be used, they must be clear and correct, otherwise mistakes and poor work re- sult. Muddled thinking work. And that is that. On one occasion I read Brother Stod- dard’s book through at one time, I read it slowly, trying to see clearly through what it said. It was a hard, half-day job. When I was done I turned the pages over to discover if I could find anything advocated there in the way of working rules that could not be solved more sim- ply by a few mathematical principles. As I conceive them now these principles are similar triangles,. ratio and propor- tion and squares and roots. This is a rather pretentious array of mathematical puzzles but they are not so bad after all. Now my contention is: the mastery of these few principles, out of which these rules are made, is much easier and simpler task than trying to learn and remember the numerous rules, such as authors of various books are giving us. means muddled - There you have it. All right, Brother Hill. We're off. You take the side that Brother Stoddard presents and I will take to these few principles as the easiest and quickest way for a man of ordinary intelligence - to comprehend the mathematical princi- ples of the trade. Only, please, no per- sonalities, only mathematical principles! With best wishes, both to you and to Brother Stoddard. : . Joseph Reed, L. U. No. 814, Madison, Wis. ——<—$___¥§__Qqa—_—______—- A Defense of Brother Siegele’s Methods Editor, ‘‘The Carpenter”: In the January issue of “The Car- penter’ there appears an article by Brother Geo. McMurphy of Tacoma, Wash., wherein he severely criticizes Brother Siegele for teaching the appren- tices the method of stepping off rafters, although he admits that this method is technically correct. as, ‘Shang overs, obsotele,’’ete. Yet I dare say if a carpenter is not thoroughly ~ familiar with the stepping off method he will never make a worth while roof framer. Now, mind you, I am not saying that a carpenter should step off his raf- . ters on the job when there is an easier way to obtain the desired measure- ments, but the principles of the mite co off method he must know. There appears in the same issue an- other article by me as to how to frame Brother Jones’ roof. For this kind of work a carpenter must know the step off method or he will most likely | get stuck. Furthermore it is mighty handy to know when cutting jack raf- ters, especially when one finds dormers to be framed in the jacks. I consider it wrong that an instructor should be criticized in front of his pupils, anvhow. The pupils in this case are our apprentices, and I take it for granted they receive ‘‘The Carpenter’ as we do. It is pretty hard for the uninitiated mind to grasp the problems as presented, no matter how simple, yet if they are told that, what they are trying to learn is obsolete, will they have faith in their in- structor? Therefore, I think criticizing an instructor should be done privately, and you apprentices try and _ follow Brother Siegele’s instructions. He is all right. Henry Waltke, L. U. No. 612, West New York, N. J. 2) A Glimpse of the Old Days Editor, “‘The Carpenter’: While rummaging around recently in some old papers of my father, who He uses such terms

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was a building contractor in this com- - munity years ago, I found one which 1 thought might interest you and, per- haps, readers of “The Carpenter.” On a sheet of ordinary detail paper, 17 x 22 inches, is a floor plan, three elevations, section and printed specifications and contract _all done, in a neat hand, with a pen. The floor plan shows a living room a5 0 x t3° 0”: ‘Kitehen, 13’ 0” x.9" 6” and two bed rooms 8’ 3” x11’ 6”; a eloset 1° 6” x5’ 6” and a front porch 5’ 4” x 16’ 0”. The contract shows that my father received $375 for the job. The date is not given. However, I can remember when oak dimension lumber and sheathing would be delivered, by local sawmill men, on the job for $8 per M. Poplar siding sold for $20 per M. and red cedar shing- les for $2.50. Some time books among these same papers show that carpenters worked eight hours then—eight hours before noon and eight hours after. If a man worked at all before noon, he got credit for a half day; likewise for the after- noon. If he worked as much as 200 days in a year, he brought his time book around to dad’s shop on New Year’s Day and drew $200 and was happy. The time book shows where one man drew $325 one year, but he must have been an extra good man and worked inside on the rainy days. He received $1.25 per day. I am enclosing a copy of the specifi- cations on the house mentioned. If you think it suitable copy for “The Car- penter,’’ you are at liberty to use it and I shall be like the lad described by the poet: “There’s one joy comes fresh with re- peating, | That you hope the gods never will stint. Call it vain if you will, but still it’s a thrill, — | When you see your own efforts in print. You may think that the subject is trifling, That the wording is hackneyed and worn; But you read o’er and o’er, then sean it some more, "Till you searece can believe that it’s yourn.”’ Anyhow. even if you do not think this Suitable copy, I have had lots of fun THE CARPENTER a . t writing it and it costs only two cents to send it to you. Lyman Wisely, Pres. L. U. No. 1944, Coulterville, I. Specifications Set this house on sand stone blocks, Six feet apart; all good sound rock. For sills, you double 2” x 8”; Spike well together, true and straight. And then spike on a 2” x 4”, As bearing for the joists, first floor. Two feet on centers floor joist space; They are 2” x 8” well spiked in place. The ceiling joists are 4” x 2”. For studding, 2” x 4” will do. 16” on centers space the same, Double at all corners and door frames. Rafters are framed with 4” x 2”; Two foot spacing for them will do. All stuff above, of which we’ve spoke And sheathing too, of good sound oak. Siding is poplar, ‘‘Select’”’ grade; Shingles, red cedar, the best that’s made. All outside finish is cypress stuff, Select grade is good enough. All doors are No. 1, white pine; Windows the same, of which they are 9. All inside finish, clear kiln dried stuff; Yellow pine is good enough. But, if the contractor so choose, Quarter sawn oak he may use. Plaster; two coats, patent stuff. Any old brand is good enough. Build on a bracket one brick flue; Three feet outside the roof will do. All hardware finish to be old copper. Behind all doors place a rubber tipped stopper Windows; one lock, one lift, no more, A mortise lock on every door. Painting; is done by the owner man. He will do it up the best that he ean. If there is anything else not on the plan, Do it too. Edgar Allen Longfellow, Architect. _ > — Portage, Wis., Local Hold Get-Together Meeting On January 5th, L. U. No. 1344, Port- age, Wis., held a get-together meeting to which non-union carpenters were in- vited. Stories and old-time experiences were the topics of the evening, to which many members responded. Later in the even- ing a buffet supper was served. Four new members were initiated into the Local during the evening, and it is hoped these get-together meetings will —

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Te oF i 7 : ; 3 | . : a } . arrangements THE CARPENTER serve to cement closer the bonds of brotherhood among the members of the Local. The committee in charge of the is to be congratulated upon the success of the affair. oe Kingston, Ont., Local Holds Smoker The members of L. U. No. 492, Kings- ton, Ont., Can., held their annual smoker in Labor Hall on January 10th. A large number of the members were present and a splendid program was enjoyed. General Representative Pat Green was the principal speaker of the evening and he delivered a very interesting address on the conditions of the trade throughout eastern Canada. Business Agent J. H. Fisher also spoke. Following the ad- dresses refreshments were served. The committee in charge of the ar- rangements is to be congratulated upon the suecess of the affair. _O Appleton, Wis., Local Celebrates Silver Anniversary On January 12th, L. U. No. 955, Ap- pleton, Wis., celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary with a banquet, followed by a smoker. Two hundred guests were present, including the delegates to the Trades and Labor Council. The banquet was prepared and served by the wives of the members. President Fred E. Bachman of the Trades and Labor Council was the prin- cipal speaker of the evening, and he con- gratulated the Local upon its record of twenty-five yvears of endeavor, growth and progress. Other speakers included Brother Carl Lolper, the only charter member present; Vice-President W. Eggert of the Trades and Labor Coun- cil and President E. J. Wright of the Fox River Valley District Council. Altogether the evening was a most enjoyable one and the committee in charge of the arrangements is to be con- gratulated upon the success of the an- niversary celebration. 2) A Good Idea L. U. No. 148, Canton, O., has de- vised a means of retaining the interest of its members during the winter months, by appointing an entertainment committee whose duty it is to prepare a program for its meetings. The nature of the entertainment is not divulged un- til it is presented. The first program was_ presented shortly before Christmas. It consisted of a varied musical program, followed by a boxing exhibition. The entertainment proved a huge suc- cess and the committee is to be congrat- ulated upon the success of its efforts. a: : Ladies’ Auxiliary No. 72 Editor, ‘‘The Carpenter’: Our Auxiliary recently put on a mem- bership drive and obtained ten new members. On January 14th we gave a supper, followed by a dance, as a wel- come to the new members. Everyone had a very enjoyable evening. We have two regular business meet- ings and one social meeting each month. All our members work in harmony, each doing her share, One evening each month we hold some sort of an entertainment. In this way we make enough money to pay our ex- penses. If other Auxiliaries wish to know how to interest the men in their activities, our advice is to feed them. It has been our experience that the men are always ready to come to a supper. : With best wishes to other Auxiliaries. Bessie M. Holt, Rec. Sec. L. A. No. ‘72, Barre, Vt. 2) Ladies’ Auxiliary No. 94 Hditor, ‘‘The Carpenter’’: Our Auxiliary has 55 members and is growing in strength each day. Recently we gave a social to the mem- bers of Carpenters’ L. U. No. 993. About 500 guests were present and a varied musical and. speaking program was en- joyed. The Auxiliary presented the Lo- cal with a flag, which is the largest flag in Miami. Mrs. John Klaus, Chairman of the committee, made-the presentation and President H. O. Cook of the Local responded, stating the Local will always be proud of the flag. The affair proved a great success and the committee in charge is to be con- gratulated upon the success of its efforts. Mrs. John Klaus, L. A. No. 94, Miami, Fla. See EEEETEEEEnIEEInEEEEnIEEInEn. ° ctnInEEEREnEREREERERIEEEEEEEEEET ; Ladies’ Auxiliary No. 129 Editor, “‘The Carpenter”: Ladies’ Auxiliary No. 129, Champaign and Urbana, Ill., was organized in March, 1924. Our meetings are held on

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A ee eg ae oe te We Boa te 8 Th. oe MS A 7 1 eee ~ ‘| : § the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Occasionally we have social gatherings, some for carpenters and their families and others open to friends. We give other entertainments also, consist- ing of card parties and dances, On December 7th, L. U. No. 44 gave a dinner to its members and friends. The members of the Auxiliary helped prepare and serve the food. The guest of honor and principal speaker of the evening was First General Vice-Presi- dent John T. Cosgrove, and he paid high tribute to the activities of the Auxiliary. On December 21st we gave our Christ- mas party for the children. Each child was given a present and some candy and - fruit. At present we have not as Many mem- bers as we should have, but we hope to increase our membership in the future. All ladies who aye eligible should join with us, as they are part of the car- penters family and our aim is to help the carpenters in any way we ean. Mas. W. A. Durham, 129, Champaign-Urbana, Il. lL. A . No. 4). eRe Eee IRS % BNE EM BEET Vi oe Information Wanted Information is wanted regarding the whereabouts of Kmil Frederick Peters, of whom the accompanying photograph is a good likeness. He was last heard from on January 19, 1925, from Los Angeles, Cal. He is described as being 56 years of age, 6 feet tall and weighing from 185 to 195 pounds. Anyone know- ing his present whereabouts, kindly com- municate with his wife, Mrs. EE. F, Peters, 536 Ridge Ave., Youngstown, O. ———__—_---————- “Good Driver of Men’”’ Carpenter foreman (union) ; good driver of men, for large job of concrete forms, ete. Address, Box 424-J. Star Office. | 4 This advertisement recently appeared in the “Help Wanted” column of a daily THE CARPENTER newspaper published at Washington. That any contractor in these enlightened times should have the nerve to advertise for such a foreman or boss seems unbe- lieveable. A ‘“‘good driver of .men!’’ Where does this ruffian think he is liv- ing—in Russia, Africa or some _ other benighted country?” How could he have the effrontery to put such an ‘ad’ in a newspaper published anywhere in this land of freedom, especially in one pub- lished at the capital of the nation? Such an “ad’’ would not have aroused much attention a hundred or even fifty vears ago, but appearing now, in 1926, it denotes that the advertiser belongs to a past age-—an age when “good drivers of men” were very common, when hu- man slavery existed, and when a “‘Si- mon Legree’’ was found in nearly. every industrial plant. Those brutal days, thank Heaven, are gone, and we are only reminded of them when some incident like the one we have described is called to our attention. That this advertiser for a ‘“‘good driver of men” did not sign his name to his “ad’’ shows his cruel and cowardly na- ture. Why he should specifically de- mand a union man to do his dirty work for him is beyond our comprehension. Union men—real union men—cannot be hired to do that kind of work. That sort of thing—‘‘driving’ workers—is di- ametrically opposed to trade unionism. It was to wipe out just such industrial brutality and slavery that trade union- - ism was established. Moreover, union workers don’t have to be ‘‘driven.’’ Trade unionists in every line of industry are recognized now as the most indus- trious, efficient and intelligent workers, and, consequently, union employers are not compelled to advertise for foremen who are ‘“‘good drivers of men.” Says “The Trade Unionist,’ published at Washington: “We do not know who inserted this advertisement, but we do know that it is just such concerns as the one respons- ible for its insertion that is the cause of most of the trouble in the building industry.’’—Ex. a The per capita wealth of Polk County. Florida, in which is located our Home at Lakeland, is $4,767.85. This is the highest per capita wealth of any county in the world.

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be nailed to a ridge board. Common Roof Framing (By H. H. Siegele.) LESSON VIII The last problem in the lesson pre- ceeding this one, showed how to take a fraction of a step in stepping off a hip or valley rafter. We were assuming that the rafters met each other at the comb, but in most instances, especially on hip roofs, the rafters are framed so as to We will say that the ridge board is 15 inches thick, which would mean that the run of each Fig. 41. side of the roof has been cut down 13-16 of an inch, and that would mean that not only the common rafters would have to be cut shorter, as much as 13-16 of an inch cut off the run would equal, but that the hip and valley rafters, too, would have to be cut shorter on the same basis, which would be the diagonal dis- tance of 13-16 of an inch and 15-16 of an inch, or, as shown by the illustration, Fig. 41, 1% inches. The 1% inches would have to be taken from the last step, relatively, in the same manner as the 93-16 inches were added to the last step, explained in Fig. 40 of Lesson VII. How to obtain the diagonal dis- tance of very short distances is also il- lustrated by Fig. 41. The bevel square is set to a 45-degree angle, by setting it so as to intersect with 5 on the body of the square and 3 on the tongue— this position is shown by dotted lines. (4 and 4, 5 and 5, 6 and 6, or any other figures that will cancel each other will do as well.) After the thumb-screw has been tightened, slip the bevel square for- ward to the proper point, which in this case is 13-16 of an inch, or half the thickness of a 15% inch ridge board. The run of the hip rafter per foot run of the common rafter, taken on the body of the square, and the length of the hip rafter per foot run of the common raf- ter taken on the tongue of the square will give the side cut of the hip rafter; that is the cut that fits against the ridge board. The plumb cut has been illustrat- ed in a previous problem. The run of the hip rafter per foot run of the com- mon rafter is equal to the diagonal dis- tance of 12 and 12 on the square, or 17 inches. So we take 17 inches on the body of the square. But to obtain the figures to be used on the tongue of the square we will have to ascertain the length of the hip rafter per foot run of the common rafter, which is illustrated by Fig. 42. Here we find that the dis- tance between 17 on the body of the square and 8 on the tongue, is 18% inches, or nearly so. This being equal to the length of the hip rafter per foot run of the common rafter, we take these fig- ures on the tongue of the square in or- der to obtain the side cut of the hip or of the valley rafters. By referring to Fig. 43 it will be seen that the tongue of the square is only 16 inches long (some squares have longer tongues) so by dot- Fig. 42. ted lines we have extended the tongue to 20 inches, in order to make the illus- tration clear. It will be necessary to ex- tend the tongue of the square at least to the 18% inches, either with a rule or otherwise, so that the right position of .the square can be obtained. After the

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: : EO Sa e ee . | Bee) Sas THE CARPENTER Se square has been placed in the proper po- the position shown at A, when we will es sition, the figures to be used can be re- have 12 on the body of the square and duced to the extent that the tongue will 13% on the tongue of the square. The Fig. 43. be long enough to use for obtaining the angle being just the same as when the - side cut. Fig. 43 illustrates how this is figures 17 and 18% were used. The done. The square is slipped to the left tongue in both instances gives the cut. 18:22 oP 20-19 8 8 OHA BS ee Fig. 44. until the figures 12, or point a, comes to Vig. 44 shows two more methods of point b. In other words, the square is applying the square to obtain the side _ 4 pulled to the left until the tongue reaches cut for hip and for valley rafters. We ~“

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=e RE ae THE CARPENTER have seen in the explanation of Fig. 48, that the run of the hip per foot run of the common rafter, or 17, on the body of the square, and the length of the hip rafter per foot run of the common raf- ter, or 18%, on the tongue of the square would give the side cut for the hip or for the valley rafters. But the tongue not being 18% inches long we reduced the figures until the tongue was long enough. A very simple method of reducing the figures to be used is shown by this figure (44) with the square in the position shown at A. In this case 17 and 18% have each been divided by 2, bringing the former down to 8% and the latter to 93%. Hence, 8% on the body and 9% on the tongue of the square will give the side cut of the hip and valley rafters. Having thus reduced the figures to be used for the side cut, it is an easy matter to increase both figures to the 51 extent that the figure on the body of the square will be 12, or the base-figure. To do this it will be necessary to move the square forward 3% inches, or until the figure 12, pointed out at a, reaches point b. This will bring the square in the position shown at B, with 12 on the body and 13% on the tongue, or the same figures we obtained by reducing the figures from the original figures to 12 and 13%. After the side cut has been obtained the bevel square should be set to the proper angle and used for marking the remainder of the rafters. This is shown to the lower left of the illus- tration. We are giving herewith a table dealing with the various cuts of hip, valley and jack rafters of various pitches. we do not like the table method of roof framing, tables, nevertheless, are good aids for the beginner to prove his work. TABLE II 3 3 S5C8 S ee E 4 ar ad Ce aS * aC EE a ae © 3 S ~ tw & a eHS Ss of seal te 3 a beg Qu + b oD = ® a0 oe 2 oe om q yen! 5 g qH ~ ee % at ~ Sa8 ak =o fa T. 4 se wh Inches. Cut. Inches Foot Top. Cut 4 12 and 12% 17.46 17 and 4 17 and 17% 5 12 and 13 17.72 17 and 5 17 and 17% 6 12 and 13% 18.02 17 and 6 17 and 18 <i: 12 and 138% 18.38 17 ‘ang: +7 17 and 18% 8 12 and 14% 18.78 17 and 8 17 and 18% 9 12 and 15 19.23 tt? and -s 17 and 19% 10 12 and 15% 19.72 17 and 10 17 and 19% 11 12 and 16% 20.24 17 and 11 17 and 204% 12 12 and 17 20.80 17 and 12 17 and 20% — 13 12 and 17% 21.40 17 and 13 17 and 21% 14 12 and 18% 22.02 17 and 14 17 and: 22 15 2 and 19% 22.67 17 and 15 17 and 22% 16 12 and 20 23.34 17 and 16 17 and 23% 17 12 and 20% 24.04 17 and 17 17 and 24 18 12 and 21% 24.75 17 and 18 17 and 24% Fis Agia Sen BAe erates Regarding Brother Jones’ Roof Problem With interest have I followed the discussion and different plans sent in regarding Brother Jones’ roof and am surprised at the few plans so far sub- mitted, particularly when considering that this discussion has appeared in “The Carpenter’ time and again. Now, I would not call all the other sketches faulty like Brother Dye of Gloversville, N. Y., does, although I do not consider his plan any better than the rest, but will let the results obtained by my way of framing, speak for them- selves. Now, if I were called upon to frame this roof, I would go about it in the following way. As no figures were given, I am supplying my own. Virst, I ror measure the distance While j =

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ie J \ Sera! FR ae TTR ee ee a 1p e _*, p + « oats ‘ . \ of the plates at their widest points, which in this case would be plates A and F. Let’s say the distance is 24 feet over all. Second, I would determine the pitch of the roof, which in this case, let’s Say is a half pitch, or in other words, the rafter rises 12 inches in 1 foot of run. Third, ’'d decide what sort of over- hang I would want, open rafter or boxed in. In my plan I figured overhang to be boxed in. Fourth, I’d determine the distance be- tween plates A and B, which in this case, let’s say is 2 feet and the distance be- tween plates F and D on parallel lines, to be 18”. Now then, as I stated above, the width of the building is 24 feet at its extreme points or plates, That gives the com- mon rafter (C. R.) a run of 12 feet 11°6 a4 (I | 4 | Tt 7, Hiki eae Fs Pee es from plates A and F to the ridge pole, and a run of 10 feet from plate B to the ridge pole. (Let us picture these jack rafters as common rafters, it’s easier to eateh the idea.) And a run of 11’ 6” from plate D to ridge pole. As the ©. R. rises 12” per foot, start- ing at plate A it will have risen 2 feet when it passes plate B. Therefore, I frame plate B 2 feet high- er than rest of building and plate D 18” THE CARPENTER higher than the rest of the building for the same reason. Now, the raised plate B (study main plan), does not start at plate C, but 2 feet away from it. Neither does the raised plate D stop at plate E, but continues another 18” so it willsupport valley 3. Valley 3has twoseat euts, one on raised plate D, another on Em. Seat cut at hip 1 is simply framed to a run of 10’ 0”, while hip 2 is framed to a run of 12’ 0”. Of course, C. R. No. 3 has 2 seat cuts. One at plate A, an- other on the raised plate B. The only difference is found in the boxed in over- hand at plate B, it is 2’ 0” wider and at plate D 18” wider than in rest of build- ing. But this, to my mind, enhances the beauty of the building rather than detracts from it. ) The results are as follows: First, and above all, a uniform roof is obtained. I do not believe that it. ever was the intention of the architect to have the building crowned with such a chopped up roof like the other brothers show with their plans. Second, It saves lumber, at least a hip, a valley and some sheathing. Third, it saves quite a bit of time. Fourth, study the lines of overhang and note the really pleasant lines this particular roof lends to itself. If open rafters are desired, roof has to be framed somewhat different, at plates A, B, and D. If anyone is interested enough, I will gladly send another plan. This is after all only a plain roof, and nearly all rafters can be framed on the ground, which cannot be said, when you strike a roof with intersecting pitches. | Henry G. Waltke, LeU. .No. 612, West New York, N. J. ke * ok In reply to Brother J. Jones, L. U. No. 131, Seattle, Wash., of “Who Can - Frame This Roof?” in the issue of June, ence!

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rs Onn gt) a ie fies ‘ : THE CARPENTER 1926, we find that Brother Gustav F. Koehler, L. U. No. 842, will produce the proper shaped roof, but the roof framing he has illustrated in the August issue causes a greater loss in strength than is gained in his framing plan, un- less the added hips are practically four times stronger than need be if the roof was framed in another manner. As to Brother. J. A. Gillespie, L. U. No. 228, the roof he has planned in the is- sue of August and also Brother Edwin Front EKEVATION J. Dye, Gloversville, N. Y. We find that the roof of Brother Gillespie cannot earry out a continuous pitch, thereby having a small odd shaped gable to be po) May taken care of, whieh would be unsight- ly and unmechanical. Likewise with Brother Edwin J. Dye in issue of December, we find that a AN ( Ut AN Right Side Elevation. deck so small with such odd shaped in- tersections would be equally detrimental to the good appearance of such a roof. Under separate cover you will find my idea of framing this roof of J. Jones. Making all parts of the roof the same pitch and correctly intersect, please Lert Sipk ELEVATION note on drawing the backing at the points of strain lettered from “A to L” inclusive. Not as a matter of challenge, but for the welfare of the readers of “The Car- penter,”” I would be glad to read of a e in Me NIRS Rear £LevAtionv better framing plan than I have for the sole purpose of learning the true funda- mentals along this line. Hoping this will be as instructive to others as the information I obtain from ‘The Carpenter’ is to me. Chas. H. Wert, L. U;. No. 1862, Lewistown, Pa. a Answers To Brothers Shaw and Kretzmer In in November and January issues of our Journal these brothers gave rules to obtain the radius to strike a segmental arch. In the old country we used a sim- ple and easy remembered rule. Square half the chord, add square of yrise, divide by twice the rise; this gives radius. 5 times 5 equals 25, add 16, equals 41, divide by 8, gives 5% feet, or 5’ 11%”. If you have inches or parts of + BF vere”, tae

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inches reduce to lowest denomination, then bring answer to feet and inches or part of inches. Another method. Let A B be given chord C D rise, with radius C D, describe % circle, divide D E and C B into any number of equal parts, say 3. Join 2.2 - and 3.3, divide A C and C B into 38 equal parts. Set a bevel to agree with 2.2 in % cirele, mark same on 2.2 right and Be ee oe. oe ese eB left of center, length of both to be equal; do same with 3.3, put nails at A 3, 2D, 2.3 B, bend a thin strip against these nails and mark the curve, this will be accurate for any height or span. Thomas Cabena, New York, N. Y. ok 3K * I am interested very much at all times in the Craft Problems published in our Journal. In answer to Brother Kretz- mer’s method of getting the length of a rod to strike a segmental arch, I think he has a better and more practical meth- od than Brother R. Shaw, Brother Kretzmer says square half of span, di- vide by rise, add rise, this equals di- ameter, half of diameter equals radius. I have laid out many segmental L. U. No. 488, arches in the past, and I think I have an easier rule to remember. It is thus: Square half the span, square the rise or height, add these squares together and divide their sum by two times the height. Formula: .L squared plus H squared divided by 2 times H equals R. L. U. No. 64, THE CARPENTER 5 times 5 equals 25; 4 times 4 equals 16; 16 and 25 is 41; 2 times 4 equals 8: 41 divided by 8 equals 5% feet, or 5 feet, 1% inches. P. S—I cannot see or understand where there is any diameter of radius to a segmental arch. G. Beeler, - Louisville,. Ky. is ae ae In the November, 1926, issue of our Journal, Brother Shaw gives us a meth- od of finding the radius of a segmental arch. His method is correct, but blind to those who do not understand algebra. Brother Kretzmer’s rule for finding the radius of a segmental arch works out eorrect,- but a little mistake was made in figuring, 5% feet does not equal 5 feet, % inch; 5% feet equals 5 feet, 1% inches. May I suggest a rule for finding the radius of a circle when you have the chord and height of segment given. nee CHORD Rule: Where the chord of the are and the height of the segment are known, to find the radius of the circle, add the square of one-half the chord to the square of the height of the segment and divide the sum by twice the height of the segment. % of 10’ equals 5’; 5 squared equals 5 times 5 equals 25; 4 squared equals 4 times 4 equals 16; 25 plus 16 divided by 2 times 4 equals 514’; ¥% of 12 equals 1%”. : M. Crouse, L. U. No. 97, New Britain, Conn. 2 ——-__—-- Answer To Brother H. W. Logeman Sweating windows, as you express it, may be prevented by boring a few holes Fig. 1. (about 3”) crosswise near the bottom of the sash. fee ee = . he "EM ee eee

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THE CARPENTER Also plane out or groove out the upper side of the stool near the window, this Fig. 2. will serve as a small canal to drain the water to the holes. Vig. 3. I am sure this will help, but during cold nights the holes are liable to freeze up. See A, Figs. 1 and 2. T. Gerling, L.-U. No. 226, Portland, Ore. Answer To Brother Cliff Brother L. C. Cliff of L. U. No. -1, Chicago, writing in the January num- ber of ‘“‘The Carpenter,’’ gives the defi- nition for dimension lumber as, pieces that are dressed on one side and one edge or S IS and I E, the brother no doubt has confused the two words, i. e., dimension and dimensioned, the latter is a term used for all lumber that has been run through a planer and brought to a certain size in two directions, name- ly ‘‘width and thickness.”’ But the word “dimension” is a trade term for all light and heavy framing, whether it be in the rough or dressed, a 2” x4” in the rough as it leaves the saw and may measure 2144” x 414” is dimension lum- ber, but not dimensioned lumber. Now, we will run it through the plan- er, it now measures 1%” x35” and conforms with the measurement set for dimensioned 2x 4’s by the National Lumber Dealers’ Association, it is still dimension lumber, and also dimensioned lumber. A 2” x 6” is dimension lumber, but..a/ 1" <6": te not; @ 27 -x: 12" ts alee dimension lumber, but a 1” x 12” in not, the term ‘‘sized lumber’? is more gen- erally used than the term ‘‘dimensioned lumber.” C. A. Carrier, L. U. No. 448, Waukegan, Il. oO ——-_ Figuring Board Measure . In several of the recent issues of ‘‘The Carpenter,” I have seen many both long and hard ways of figuring the board measure of lumber, so I'll try to give a short and easy method, although not en- tirely my own. Take, for instance, a piece 4” x 8” x 18’ and use the cancellation method that the school kids learn early in the pri- mary grades. However, I arrange the figures in a little different or shorter way, thus: 4 times 8 times 18 divided by 12 when cancelled equals 48 board feet. If you have forgotten this method use a little longer and harder way with- out cancellation. Thus: 4 times 8 times 18 divided by 12 equals 48. In other words, multiply inehes in thickness by width in inches, by length in feet and divide by 12 always. when the thickness comes in fractions of an inch. Thus: 2%”: times 8” times 18’; thus: 5 times 8 times 18 divided by 2 times 12 when cancelled equals 30 board feet. Another problem.

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tae td 1 ee - a r Since cancellation with a little prac- tice can be used to shorten long prob- Jems, as for instance when figuring in- terest, rafter problems, areas, cubical THE CARPENTER contents, ete., it is really worth know- ing. Nils O. Fagerstrom, San Francisco, Cal. ey SESE Information Wanted I would like to know the mechanical way of framing the valley, common and OVERHANG 2 overhang rafters of the gable shown. here. With this gable the weather- boards plumb up with the side of the a ee a as OPEN CORNICE OR RAFTER FINISH house and I would like to know how to frame the ends of said rafters where Back they come together in the overhang. I ~ would appreciate this information. W. H. Bradshaw, Berkley, Va. Ste tee Figure This One This board is ten feet long, ten inches wide at one end and twelve at the other. At what distance from either end should ee eee it be divided so that each part will eontain the same number of square . u « Inches? G. P. Cormick, L. U: No. 98, Spokane, Wash. — $$ Answer To Brother Reilly I, like a lot of other brothers, look forward to the coming of ‘‘The Carpen- ter’’ with pleasure, for some of the dis- cussions are interesting if not always correct. I know Brother Reilly, if I am not mistaken. No doubt he made a mis- take when he tried to tell us how to find the area of a circle. Brother Lurie explains the method to be used, but it ‘seems to me that it might be explained more thoroughly by a diagram. Suppose we take a circle 10’ in diameter and draw a square about it, with 10’ sides. _ The square would contain 100 square feet. Of course, the circle would- con- tain a certain proportion, that propor- tion is .7854-1.0000, so if you square the D and multiply by .7854 you will get the area, 10’x 10’ equals 100’; 100’ x .7854 equals 78.54’ or 78 and 54-100’. There is a mistake in Brother Kretz- mer’s solution of the segmental arch, /0' ° “= which appeared in the January issue. Solution is: 5 times 5 equals 25, divided by 4 equals 64 plus 4 equals 104, di- vided by 2 equals 5%. or 5’ 114” dn- stead of 5’ %”. (Cont. on page 58.).

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D TIMBER IM BER—hardy nor- thern timber—eon- verted into big clean panels that are ready to apply over old, cracked walis or direct to studding. This Panelized Timber—theimproved new Cornell product for insu- lating and beautifying at low cost. Cornell Panelized Tim- ber is a great improvement over ordinary fibre wall boards that you have used. Panelized Timber is thick- er, tougher, stiffer, whiter and smoother. We want you to compare it, point by point, and learn exact- ly why it will now pay you torecommend that this per- fected, new product. be used on your wall board jobs, Surely you will want to be thoroughly informed on the merits of Cornell Pan- elized Timber and how we are prepared to cooperate with carpenters. details and ree samples CORNELL WOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY 190 N. State Street, Chicago [IW 0.0" DB O A RD WO. 0: Db - 8 Oo AR D Panelized Liimber

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Let Your Next Level be ann EMPIRE a a a UN ie ~~ This Level sells for | $=700 That is the one way to free that if you break a glass you ma yourself from level trouble. The can repair it yourself by merely EMPIRE Aluminum with the putting in a new case. There interchangeable vial cases is the are many other types of levels best made and most dependably in the EMPIRE line — both accurate level made. Also, the wood and aluminum. See your level cases are removeable so _ dealer or write for a catalog. No. (E six glass level with inter- changeable vials. EMPIRE L G«B Improved Convertible Level and Transit OWN YOUR OWN The World’s Best to Days’ Free Trial Absolutely complete from factory to you ) Fully equipped. and = guaranteed Spthy Piette Cash or Terms Instrument is insured against Accident accurate, durable & easy to. operate Free Booklet “How to Select, Test and Care for Convertible Levels’ Just ask for full information. Geier & Bluhm, Inc. _ 672 River St., Troy, N. Y. SCREW DRIVERS Matchless, BEST FOR CARPENTERS HANDLES WON’T SPLIT OR LOOSEN, BLADES WON’T BEND OR TWIST IN HANDLE, POINTS WON’! BREAK OR BEND UNDER HEAVY STRAINS SECTIONAL VIEW SHOWING CONSTRUCTION No..94 Matchless Screw Driver Driving 8 Inch Blade Through 6 Inch Size Supporting Four lach Herdyrood Timber CUTS. SHOWING TESTS MADE FROM ACTUAL PHOTOS Man's Weight made only by THE BRIDGEPORT HARDWARE M’F’G. CORP., Bridgeport, Conn. Buy Union Stamped Shoes | We ask all members of organized labor to pur- chase shoes bearing our Union Stamp on the sole, inner-sole or lining of the shoe. We ask you not to buy any shoes unless you actually see this Union Stamp. | Boot & Shoe Workers’ Union Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor ) 246 Summer Street, Boston, Mass. | COLLIS LOVELY - CHARLES L. BAINE General President General Secretary-Treasurer 7

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LAKEL as — SURFACE FINISHER es FINISHING § i FINISHING ff BATH ROOMS id coRNERS || ip A (pe Ae sca CLosETS ek eee LANDINGS AROUND TOILETS RADIATORS IF YOU NOW HAVE A FLOOR SURFACING MACHINE Or Are Going Into The Business YOU SHOULD HAVE THIS INFORMATION PRR alt aE Fully Illustrated Pamphlet Describing This Labor Saving Tool T0-DAY BOURSE BLDG. LAKEL MANUFACTURING COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, PA. Why Carpenters Prefer ‘‘Nationals”’ > 3. Absolutely Dustless 1. Beautiful Finishes ‘“‘National- 2. = hcp ye Up to Quarter- Electric” The “National-Hlectric Floor Surfacing Ma- oun mi ae chine” doesn’t allow a particle of dust to y spovoneein eg ro — escape into the room. This not only protects 5. Sturdily Built your health but also brings you jobs in homes 6 already furnished and occupied. The patented, one-piece, solid aluminum dust pan ¢ is a feature well worth investigating. Write POO cnn for our 26-page catalog. No obligation. 5-day free trial—5 year guarantee One Year To Pay— With No _ Interest NATIONAL SANDING MACHINE CO 541 Vedder Street Chicago, Ill, Sold on Approval “National Jr. Handy Sander’’ Level and Plumb Like The Big. Builders . OWN YOUR OWN-MAKE MORE MONEY | BRINGS IT Makes Money This instrument will : add immeasurably to your effici- ency and will do more to increase your business, income and prestige than any investment you ever made and will put you in the bigger - builder class. Convertible It’s The W orld’s Best ~ oe Can be changed inless The Aloe Convertible Level is the world’s ’ han aminute. No parts best—a combination, of tae ine and — to remove or get lost. s—aatransit an quickly cone Tp ee ““\\ verted to the use of either. wg Complete Very accurate—so ®% Tripod, Case, Trivet, ‘\ simple anyone canuseit. {£ : 4 Plumb Bob, Sunshade. \\ Takes sights either > Instructions included. A! above or below the : 4 . fs horizontal. An aid to lasting success. 1 BESS You Learn To Use It In An Hour : IS) No technical knowledge needed— | Free Trial-Easy Terms @) 7.\ Gve(ojli-[e), iam dejo): 4 no experience neccessary. With | Just $5.00 brings itto youcom- f gue pein and complete instruction plete—on 10 days’ trial. Ifper- [f A.S. ALOE CO.,1824 Olive St., St.Louis, Mo. cacaekat to une ot ieee, itke Atipniein | PeCey satisfied pay the balance Without obligation, send me your (FREE : H in easy monthly installments, Use ook, ‘*Be igger Builder’’. Also par- construction and operation, You can go | i+ Ghije you pay. It earns money ticulars about the Aloe Convertible Level right out on the job and get results fester than the 66s * ) 2 : y monthly pay=- and details of your easy payment plan. immediately. Will do more to bring you shake adtee ane. D D success than years of plodding. A. Ss. ALOE co. 1824 Qlive wet NQUNG iiccicsisnneiicnnien ausspasiniicanosiiniiaaiel A Dd eS Benccernre 29 eben oneveesee ts = seecenaee

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CARPENTERS ALUMINUM VISE. The handiest and most practical vise made for the Carpenter. Its weight is only 234 hs and it is horse by tightening thumb screw. plumb or horizontal. easily attached to end of board or Holds Doors, windows or boards $3.75 Postpaid. J. M. WATERSTON—428 Wosodward Ave., Detroit, Mich. Send for our complete Catalogue No. 25. Don’t Be A Stair-FITTER all Your Life—Learn Hand- Railing and be A Stair-BUILDER. HOLT’S TWISTED HAND-RAILING is from a new “Slant;” not a BOOK, but Handy, De- tached Plates of Practical, Progressive Lessons in the Art. Simplest mtthods ever published ; condensed into a few simple, common-sense Rules and Scaled Diagrams of Practical Work, which the average Carpenter will readily understand—Run, Rise and Hypothenuse—no “fancy” drafting. Specially offered to those having Stair-Building knowledge. $7.50 M. O. or Draft. Copyright 1926 by Burtt J. Holt, Practical Hand-Railer, (“In The Movies’’) 1324 BOND ST. LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 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. The “INTERLOX” Thinks Don’t use a stick or guess at a measurement. Quick, accurate, durable: andrustproof. Useitonce and you will never work without it. Write today for liberal selling inducements to mechanics. MASTER RULE MFG. CO., INC. 815C East 136th St., New York City Invented by a Brotherhood Man The famous “Interlox’’ Master Slide Rule Ce eal gives both inside and outside measurements instantly. “Makes Lock Mortising Easy Why break your back with brace and chisel when you ean cut any lock mortise with the Champion Mortiser in 3 to 5 minutes? No awkward stooping. Just clamp it on and turn the handle. Cuts accurate mortises—any size or depth—with smooth sides and flat bottom. Pays for itself on a single job. Write today for illustrated circular and our special 10-day trial proposition. The Colgan Machinery & Supply Co., 303 Hayden Bidg., Columbus, O. oo Send for our FREE DESCRIP- TIVE PAMPHLET that will tell you why CONTRACTORS AND CARPENTERS in small cities and towhs SHOULD HAVE OUR CARPENTERS’ LEVELING OUTFIT \ Also complete instructions \ on how to use the same. \ COMPLETE \ OUTFIT $22.50 \ WRITE TODAY. B. L. MAKEPEACE, INC. 387 Washington St., BOSTON, MASS. —PRICKE LIST— Label and Emblem Novelties Card Cases (Label) Key Chains Fobs (Label and Emblem) Gavels (Labels) Small Pencils (Label) Carpenter’s Pencils Rubber Tip Pencils (Label) Pins (Emblem) Buttons (Emblem) Rolled Gold Charms (Emblem) Solid Gold Charms. (Emblem) Rings (Emblem) B. A. Badges (Emblem) Cuff Links (Emblem) Match Box Holders (Label) Belt Loop and Chain Pins, Ladies’ Auxiliary (Emblem) Auto Radiator Emblems \ in Ordering These Goods Send all Orders and Make all Remittances Payable to bes DUFFY, Gen. Sec., Carpenters’ Building, 2 East Michigan St., Indianapolis, ind. eB ll ie oF als che A! ~~ S 4 eit ;

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t 7 eee eee — Uo. ow? tractor. Federal Metal Weather Strip Company 4540 Fullerton Ave., Check Your dimensions but use a measuring tape of \& known accuracy. Work with YS K&E STEEL TAPES the sturdy kind with clear ac- curate markings. KEUFFEL & ESSER Co. New York, HOBOKEN, N. J, —~ Chicago, St. Louis, San_ Francisco, Montreal. Safety-Saw The handiest little outfit ever built. BALL BEARING Cuts Any Angle Table Tilts To 45° Table 14” x 17” = Pulley, Belt. $48.50 Write for folder SAFE TOOL MFG. CO., Dept. C-3, Bridgeport, Pa. PLUMBING-HEATING Install Your own Sas Half geste rsgeaee? as7-—-—o—O- Ta Lowest wholesale prices : fi on. Highest quality, Grade ing and Heating A goods, Any Handy Man samamane BY OUR * OWN EASY METHOD. Get aS the best and pay only a ae 3 little each month. cagnene (5a88 Send for FREE book. New bargain catalog just issued. With our cut-to-fit systems you save waste material and high labor cost. 50 years of economical service to home owners, farmers, builders and mechanics. Mil- lion Dollar plants back up our Bonded Guarantee. FREE book gives you the whole story. Write for your copy today. 1 a ee te a kee s 7s sSaS Ree See eeeseer ese ~~ —~ OVER 50 YRS. 144-54 W. Pershing Road, Chicago, III. 1927 Profits For You! Big business is promised for 1927. your share of it? You will—if you go into business for yourself, as a Federal Metal Weatherstrip con- The possibilities in this field are almost un- limited. We have an attractive offer for you. Write today for full details. Will you get Chicago, Illinois Fully equipped with motor, switch, cord and plug for lamp socket. Height, 36”. Length, 26”. Wheels, 12”. Weight complete, 240 lbs. Furnished also for belt drive and with or without wheel guards. This is one of. the many machines for the carpenter shop made by American Saw Mill Machinery Co. {36 Main St., Hackettstown, N. J. Ask for Catalog PLUMBING & HEATING Supplies—96 pages—illustrated. One of the largest plumbing sup- ply houses in Philadelphia offers you a booklet full of bargains in high grade, guaranteed equipment. STANLEY PLUMBING SUPPLY: CO., Inc. 404 North 12th St. Philadelphia, Pa. Buy Direct From the Distributor

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aa )p ate to be proud of When the head of your hammer is stamped “D. Maydole”’ you’re proud to show it to anybody. Before you buy a hammer look for this name—it has stood for the best ham- mer since 1843. The head of every May-= dole is press-forged of selected tool steel. The handle is of clear, second-growth air-dried hickory, put on “for keeps’’. And it’s got a hang that makes it your hammer the minute you take it in your fist. Your dealer carries the Maydole. Look for the name on the head. A copy of our valuable Pocket Handbook 23A will be sent you free on request. Write for it. oi Daly The David Maydole Hammer Co..Norwich NY. 4649 So. Ashland Ave. REG, U. S. PAT. OFF. TESTED _ AND TRIED “REFERENCE BUSINESS” Where good material and workmanship causes your customer to send his friends to you is the most profitable. Get this busi- ness by using “BA YON N E” ROOF AND DECK CLOTH > Write for sample book ‘“T JOHN BOYLE & CO., INC. ESTABLISHED 1860 DUANE. ST. NEW YORK READE ST. BRANCH 1317-1319 PINE ST. ST. LOUIS A PRACTICAL TOOL FOR A PRACTICAL MECHANIC A Combination Straight Edge Level and Plumb THAT (IS Ad- justable and Guaranteed to give the best of results to the user. The UBA is the Ideal Tool for Setting Door Jambs, Wall Plates, Girders, Porch Columns, Floor Joist, and Plumbing Inside and Outside Studs, Parti- tions, Grades and Pitches, Etc. Rust Proof with Double marked Clear or Green Bulbs. PLY YOU. If he is unable to do so, send us his name and Post Money Order and we will send direct te you. Circulars upon Request. Price $1.25 in the U. S. and Canada Size 33x4” UNION LEVEL MFG. CO. Chicago, Hl. IN Canada: have your dealer order from WALKERVILLE HARDWARE COMPANY, Limited WALKERVILLE, ONT. Canadian Distributors

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morming/ What does it mean to you? Do you jump out of bed, get out on the job for the other fellow? ut on your overalls, and Or do you get out on a job of your own, where you reap all the profits? over. If later years. Just stop a moment and think this you don’t now, you will wish you had in Now is the time to start in business for yourself. We will show you the way to do it. have shown are making Ask us. WITH THIS MACHINE You can do more wood- working than any five * men working with hand tools. It rips, cross-cuts, miters, grooves, dadoes, ploughs, joints, rabbets, bevels, etc. Put it in your shop, or take it out on the job. It runs from any light socket without special wiring. Liberal time pay- ment plan. Write for folder C-3 HUTCHINSON MFG. Those we good, and so can yon. **Handy Hutch”’ CO., NORRISTOWN, PA. MAKE MORE MONEY ON REPAIR JOBS! TAKE a look at the sash cord when you’re called in on any home repair job. Quite likely at least one is broken— and there’s your chance! The SILVER LAKE Handy Package contains 18-ft. of high-grade cotton-braided sash cord. Enough for four new cords. It’s guar- anteed for twenty years when properly installed—and you can do it right. Always carry the Sil- ver Lake Handy Pack- age in your repair kit. It will pay for itself in a jiffy. Use coupon be- low, if your dealer can- not supply you. SILVER LAKE \ COMPANY 316 Nevada St. Newtonville, Mass 7 Silver Lake Co., v4 ‘ , Newtonville, Mass. me a #@ Package. 4 a Name a 2 Address Enclosed is 25c. Send a Silver Lake Handy obile| Automobile NY prigineering Autom bile Aut As Figines rino Enoineer ng s 2 2 1.) Automobile j 5 E nginecrin Hi iy ; et \ G2 GEO) ed Can You Fix it? Repair any auto fault, learn how NOW. You can do it easily in this new simple way. These FIVE BIG Books are up to the minute on automobile engineering subjects; chock full. of little known facts about construetion, oper- ation and repairs. Electric wiring treated in complete. detail—illustrations and diagrams make everything clear and easily understood by anybody. The most interesting and most prac- tical set of books ever written on modern auto- mobile engineering. Whether you want to fit yourself for garage owner, repair expert. or merely wish to know more about your car, you will realize the val- ues of these splendidly bound volumes. This is the new 1926 Hdition with 70 new and up-to- date wiring diagrams. “NO MONEY” OFFER An amazing new plan of distribution brings these books to you for examination without one cent of payment to us. We don’t ask a penny of you, but ship the books to you FREE. Look them over—read them as much as you want to; note the splendid photographs and draw- ings and then if you decide you want them, send us $2.00, and then only $3.00 a month until only $24.80 is paid. That is all; nothing ahs to pay us. If you send Now we will in- clude Consulting Membership — FREE Yes, we actually give you a certificate of mem- bership in the AMERICAN TECHNICAL SOCIETY which entitles you to free consulta- tion on any subject related to Automobile En- gineering. Eighteen syecialized experts are at your disposal—ready at any time to help youw. With this library and this membership you ought to be able soon to know all there is to be known about autos. Note :—In addition to all this, those who send now will be entitled to the services of our EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT with- out charge. We are in daily contact with firms all over the country who need good men and are willing to pay big. This service costs you nothing, Don’t miss this special offer. Send now. ae el le Oe ele hee eaanae # « © -& | American Technical Society, Automobile Division A-336, Chicago, Illinois You may send me your new complete Automobile Engi- neering library (1926 edition) 5 big volumes bound in flexo covers for ten days Free Examination. If satisfied, I will send you $2.00 then and $3.¢0 per month until the special low price of only $24.80 is paid. otherwise I will return them and owe you nothing. °o © 8 eo) 0°08 6 @ Address 8. 6.46.70) Wes 1 6 Ae a SS “ee © es oe © ©@C ee eeeeeeeee ese ON fi EN SS Btate. 3. USES ieee Reference "ee oF ee eer eer eevee eeees eee een es

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A real Finishing Ham- mer—and it’s a Cheney. The extremely slender handle on the Cheney Finishing Hammer —a brand new idea —has a spring which causes quick rebound from the nail. The high crown face on the driving end prevents surface mark- ing. For finishing work you won't find another hammer like the Cheney. It’s just the sort of hammer you’ve always wanted for driv- ing finishing nails. And it pulls ’em just as well as it drives ‘em. Besides, this new Finishing Hammer has all the other Cheney Hammer features, from the tool steel head and the hickory handle with its “Never Slip” grip, to the famous Cheney “hang” that you never can find in any other hammer. It’s a mew one —and a good one. 106-110 LAFAYETTE ST NEW VORK CITY \/ MATERIALS a "These sizes: 20 0z., 16 oz., Il oz ‘Ss HE best of materials go into Germantown Master Builder Hammers and Hatchets—t hat ex- plains why they last so long—even in the hardest kind of service. They are the best that money can buy. If your dealer cannot sup- ply you with Master Build- er Tools write for our cat- alog. GRIFFITH TOOL WORKS Philadelphia, Pa. Hammering away for 70 years. The Path to Profits! The path of the Inm- proved Schlueter Surfac- er is a path to greater profits, larger earnings, and freedom! Be your own boss, and build up your own _ business By With this money- i; making machine. ‘ There are countless op- s, portunities—new floors : SS to be surfaced, old ) floors to be re-sur- \ faced—a nd these . jobs pay good money. ACT TODAY! Write for our interesting little booklet “How to Make Your Dollars Grow.” Use the coupon below. (Clip and Mail today) Lincoln-Schlueter Machinery Co. 230 W. Grand Ave., Chicago, III. Please send me, free, the little booklet ““How to Make Your Dollars Grow.’’ Address

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SHARP TOOL is the pride and delight of every CARPENTER. A good. mechanic se- lects his high quality tools because they are sharp and hold their edge. When you select sandpaper, ask for— BARTON’S ADIRONDACK CRYS- TAL GARNET CAB- INET PAPER, and insure for yourself those qualities you most desire in sandpaper: CUTS FASTER LASTS LONGER GIVES A FAR SUPERIOR FINISH. Get into the Floor Surfacing Business While the Field Is Fresh $40 to $50 a day easily earned with an AUTOMATIC— the result of 16 years’ manufactur- ing experience, Force Feed Lubri- cation —SKF Ball- bearings — Whit- ney Silent Chain — Roller Pressure Regulator — ALL Dust taken up on forward operation with New Vacuum Nozzle. All work- ing parts inclosed. Write today — Let us tell you how to get started in this pay- ing business. Free trial. Write us about “Our Year To Pay’’ Plan, The Little Auto- matic Surfacing Ma- chine (on table) is a wonder for removing varnish from. desk tops, counters, etc., or for all sorts of new work. Wayvell Chappell & Co. 38 Jackson St. Dept. W Waukegan, Iii. : H. H. BARTON & SON Holmesburg, Philadelphia, Penna. Manufactured by— CO. Samples upon request. SAND Scere EVELS STANDARD OF PERFECTION AND ACCURACY Built for the artisan and discriminating mechanic of the craft CARPENTERS ALUMINUM LEVEL No. 24-24” 6 Glasses, $6.00. Also make 26” 28” 30” lengths. Re- versible. Can be used in any position. Will plumb any end or level any edge up. Sand’s Levels Teil The Truth ' Sold by hardware dealers everywhere, or sent direct on receipt of price. Parcel post charges prepaid. Send for complete catalogue. SAND’S LEVEL. & TOOL CO. Detroit, Mich., U. S. A. i

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* oy ee ‘ a] Douglas Fir is— easy to saw; easy to nail; easy to erect; easy to get 3 Soa FIR is timesaving lum- ber. Every time you do cross-cut- ting, tipping, boring or mortising on Douglas Fir you save a few seconds, because | it is easy to work. Douglas Fir is soft enough to take nails readily, yet so elastic and strong that it holds nails tightly and permanently. You can handle and set Douglas Fir in place very rapidly. It has great strength without exces- sive deadweight. One man can carry most any piece of Douglas Fir di- mension used in house construction. A Douglas Fir log is 85 Uniform texture and absence of gummy pitch make saw cutting easy . and accurate. Nails and screws pet cent to 90 pet cent go shrough Douglas Fir smoothly—and heartwood and Douglas fiyjmopthh— and Fir dimension is practic- strength is permanent because of its durability. Douglas Fir has nation- wide distribution. You can get it promptly from You’ll be surprised how little heawy lift- ing it takes to set Douglas Fir joists and rafters. gerade you need ask for it by name. Your postcard request | will bring you illustrated . literature.on Douglas Fir and other important West Coast woods. Ad- dress, West Coast Lumber Bureau, 5560T Stuart Building, Seattle, Wash- ington. You’ll like the ap- pearance of the Douglas Fir that your retail lumber s deliver. ; : | Dou las Fir America’s Permanent Lumber Supply —_— Important West Coast Woods— Douglas Fir - West Coast (Sitka) Spruce - West Coast Hemlock -Western Red Cedar ey ally all heartwood — its. your local retail lumber | yards in any size and | —at a | reasonable price. Simply | 25 up. For 38 years KAROL has sold products of the finest material and wu workmanship. We guarantee every- thing we sell, . Our Peerless Outfit Complete 114. Less Shower Equipment. A Big Seller at a Big Saving INDJYIDUAL ICES Bath Tub $64.50 Lavatory - 30.00 *S Lavatory a j-70 Square Lava- ‘| |: Complete tory Only 7 wat er . +18 x 24 in. 10 in. - back. 17 x 19 in. 6 in, back. Compr, cocks. Nickel plated Nickel. plated fittings, 18 trap and supply pipes to x 21° In.- size, 2.50. floor or wall $1.20 extra. RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE Porcelain Enameled 42 in. Apron Sink with faucets and trap. Complete $ 30.70 | OTHER SIZES UP TO 52 IN. DOUBLE DRAIN BOARD 62 in. Apron Sink Porcelain Enameled, with trap and Comb. Swing Spout Faucet $55 and soap dish Compare Our Prices with Others Hot Water Boilers 700 FT. RATING 71% Electric Automatic WATER Full line of Hot Water and Steam Boilers — Furnaces, Pipes, Radiatorsand Fittings. 42 GAL. TANK OUTFIT Complete—nothing else neces- sary—works continuous without attention. B. KAROL & SONS CO. 800-802 SO. KEDZIE AVE., Dept. 13. CHICAGO SEND FOR COMPLETE PRICE LIST OR YOUR 40B FOR ESTIMATE

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FORGED in Es Prove This Yourself Claws bite into and pull the heads of 60 d nails or brads through a 2.-in. plank. 1. EASIEST DRIVING 2. COMFORTABLE and DURABLE GRIP 3. PERFECT BALANCE ONE PIECE of Fine Tool Steel, Grip of Sole Leather Washers, press- ed and riveted between the shoulder and steel washer. - Guaranteed **UNBREAKABLE”’ by our “Free Replacement’? Tag and SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY or YOUR MONEY BACK Using Estwing “Unbreakable” is Leadership ete lett tht e PPP PETTITTE T IT LTT TTT TTT TTT TET TET ELE TET Teer Show this to your dealer, he will be pleased to serve you. Otherwise send money with order, inclose 15c extra for each tool ordered which pays postage; or pay mail man. C7] Curved Claw Hammer, 12 oz. Head $2, [] * ee ee 16 ““ oS 2. | . sé 20 o¢ 66 2. [| Straight “ 5 os: i L] = ee sé 16 ee r7 7 2. [] «<« sé 20 e¢é sé ab {} Half Hatchet No, 2, Smooth Face 2. f} Scored “ 2. [] Util-ax, 28 oz. with Leather Sheath 3: L} Scout Ax, 240z. “ 2. ESTWING MFG. CO, SARARSSRSS Rockford, Il. | "Dont tell aa. you never had a chance! “Four years ago you and I worked at the same bench, I realized that to get ahead I needed special training, and decided to let . the International Correspondence Schools help me. I wanted you to do the same, but you said, ‘Aw, forget it!’ You had the same chance I had, but you turned it down. No, Jim, you can’t expect more money until you’ve trained yourself to handle bigger work.” There are lots of “Jims” in the world— jn stores, factories, offices, everywhere. Are you one of them? Wake up! Every time you see an I. C, S. coupon your chance is staring you in the face. Don’t turn it down. Right now over 180,000 men and women are preparing themselves for bigger jobs and better pay through I, C. S. courses. You can join them and get in line for promotion. Mark and mail this coupon, and find out how. Se cake ieee te ‘TEAR OUT HERE — — — — — INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS Box 8865-B, Scranton, Penna. Without cost or obligation, please send me a copy of your booklet, ‘‘Who Wins and Why,’’ and full particulars about the course before which I have marked X: OArchitect OPlumber and Steam Fitter [JArchitectural Draftsman (CJElectrical Engineer Architects’ Blueprints LiElectrie Lighting and Rwys. Contractor and Builder Mechanical Engineer Building Foreman CLiShow Card and Sign Painting Concrete Builder Business Management (JStructural Engineer Private Secretary Structural Draftsman C]Business Correspondent Heating and Ventilation (JBookkeeper Plumbing Inspector LStenographer and Typist Foreman Plumber LjHigher Accounting Sheet Metal Worker {JCommercial Law Civil Engineer LJCommon School Subjects C)Surveying and Mapping [(jMathematics Cj English CiElectric Wiring CLlIllustrating L)Telegraph Engineer ()Railway Mail Clerk CL)Telephone Work LICivil Service {)Mechanical Draftsman CJMining Engineer C)Toolmaker LiGas Engine Operating Machine Shop Practice C]Stationary Engineer Chemist [} Pharmacy {)Textile Overseer or Supt. Navigation C]Traffic Manager Salesmanship () Automobiles (J Spanish Advertising J Agriculture French (JWindow Trimmer L]Poultry Raising Radio IGN 2 sooo acc seces ccoccctuudevedpddescdbuceanswaaevensepsauat uty smains termine aamaa—annEn Street Address............ Vogaies opeedadecasecksavanebeveukensvan aclheveackebunie ‘ Gini cidcs (edercndttschelckedbaccdaasubcnee State......... Rasnuneakacniasia antaen Oonupatlon sii; 6 sles Zk sgeudh She acta beac ee . If you reside in Canada, send this cowpon to International Correspondence Schools Canadian, Limited, Montreal

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—~} — \ ams [22 — | MLN NAAT = ||) =| TUTTI Tey) ML NU i ut gn il LLL LLL LESS TROUBLE NO MORE WEIGHTS NO MORE PULLEYS NO MORE CORDS TO BREAK NO MORE SPRING BOLTS USED IN BUNGALOWS, CITY HOUSES AND RURAL HOUSES All carpenters and contractors should become familiar with this proposition. Special discounts to the trade. We are for a limited time offer- ing special discounts to members of the UNITED BROTH- ERHOOD OF CARPENTERS. Fill in this coupon NOW for a SAMPLE PAIR The AUSTRAL SASH SUSTAINER AUSTRAL WINDOW CO., “a 101 Park Ave., 4 New York. Please send me a sample pair of AUSTRAL SASH SUSTAINERS for which I enclose 50c (this covers only actual production cost and postage.) oe, OG. 6. Oe 606 @% 67@ @ @'(O *O0:07.6 @& © 0 a” 6 @ 80 6 6.8 2 @ @ © 8 Ure 0 e' ©.6° 8. 02'S -2 6.8 26 7R 6.8 6199's 8 PB O- eae soente4nenw#eenreen#tee#eeeeee#e### ## *# # # # # # © #® # #©& @ @ @# © # © @® @& ® © ee & et em eeee ee &

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aii meccenneme Easier, Faster Work and Better Results No other sheathing material has the working advantages of Gyplap, the fireproof gypsum rock board sheathing. You can put Gyplap up faster. The broad tongue-and-groove sheets span seven studs at a time. Every sheet is uniform with every other. There is practically no waste. And then the results! Gyplap is fireproof. Gyplap insulates. Gyp- lap strengthens the entire framework of the house. Gyplap costs less to use. Let us send you a sample of Gyplap and an interesting booklet —free. Just mail the coupon. UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY General Offices: Dept. 404,205 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois . 5 Reg. U. S. Pat. Off, q * . The FIREPROOF Sheathing : Made by the United States Gypsum Company | ae Mail this today! TYTTTTIITIITIIITITITITT itt | United States Gypsum Company | Dept. 404, 205 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois | Please send me a sample and folder telling about Gyplap. | Nain: hie ae Ga SE ARS ol ORM NR, < IO a PEA MERE ALO EST AS CS ra Pcttben Pa PREECE, SRR ENOL OE SCA DUAR ESR ote shel agit 4

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oot SAYS O, Boy! This Atkins Saw is a joy to own, and a pleasure to use. It requires no pressure on the blade—all I do is to push and pull easy-like. Man, how it cuts; fast, free, and easy! Ask your dealer for Atkins Silver Steel Saws with Improved Perfection Handle, Nos. 53, 65, 400 or 401. Also many other .pat- terns to select with old style handle if preferred. Remember — Silver Steel — Improved Perfection Handle— 2-WAY TAPER’ GRINDING “The Finest on Earth” Carpenters’ Apron, useful souve- nir, and “Directions for Filing’’ mailed to you for 80c. E,.C.ATKINS & CO. MR. HAPPY MAN: ESTABLISHED 1857 THE SILVER STEEL SAW PEOPLE Home Office and Factory, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA Canadian Factory, Hamilton Ontario Machine Knife Factory, Lancaster N.Y. Branches Carrying Complete Stocks In The Following Cities: Atlanta San Francisco Memphis New Orlesne, Seattle Chicago Portiand.Ore. Poris, France Minneapolis \ Vancouver, B.C.