ROADY KENEHAN. The Editor's attention was called, through the daily press, to the fact that Brother Roady Kenehan would be a candidate for State Treasurer, subject to the primary election, which will be held in the State of Colorado on Tuesday, September 8th. It is the duty of every member of our organization to work for the election of Brother Kenehan, as he needs no introduction to the people, as his past record as an officer of the International Union of Journeymen Horseshoers and as an office-holder in the State of Colorado cannot be excelled, therefore we deem it the duty of all to assist Roady in his campaign, as there are three candidates on the ticket for nomination. If you have a friend residing in Colorado, write him a letter asking his support for the old Roman. PROF. JOHN D. FITZGERALD, It is with pleasure the Editor announces to the members and their friends that Prof. John D. Fitzgerald is the Democratic candidate for State Treasurer of Illinois, and promises, if elected, to give the people of Illinois a businesslike administration. Mr. Fitzgerald was born and educated in Chicago and started at the horseshoeing trade in the year 1875, and has continued in business for himself since the year 1880. It is not necessary to comment at all on the life of Mr. Fitzgerald, as his record speaks for itself, and from this view alone his friends and admirers know him to be trustworthy and capable of filling the office of State Treasurer, and the Editor would ask all of his friends to support Prof. Fitzgerald at the coming primary election, which is to be held on Wednesday, September 9, 1914, in the State of Illinois, and let this be our ambition to always keep the horseshoers to the front. SECRETARY'S COLUMN HUBERT S. MARSHALL, Secretary-Treasurer, Second Nat. Bank Bldg., Cincinnati, O. CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. The International Secretary-Treasurer has furnished all lccals with a sufficient number of the new International Constitution and ByLaws, and every member of the organization should receive one from the financial secretary of his local, thereby keeping himself informed with the Constitution and By-Laws of the organization. INITIATION FEES AND DUES. On the front page of this issue is Article XI, of the International Constitution and ByLaws, which fully explains the minimum initiation fee to be charged by all locals, and the minimum amount of dues to be paid by each member per month. The International Secretary-Treasurer requests all members to pay strict attention to this said article so that any misunderstanding may be avoided in the future. STOLEN LABEL RETURNED. The International Secretary received word from Brother D. J. Roberts, Local No. 15, Cleveland, Ohio, stating that Brother Dennis Corbett, of Local No. 23, Buffalo, N. Y., had collected a stolen label from one John Riley, which was the name he went under in Cleveland, and was known as Murphy in Buffalo. The Secretary would advise all unions to pass this gentleman up, as he is traveling under assumed name and misrepresenting himself. See that they have their traveling card and due book properly stamped before recognizing them, and then you will be right and avoid trouble. VISITORS. We were pleased to receive a call from the following representatives: Gus. Tappe, representing Heller Bros.; Theo. Kellerer, of the Union Horse Nail Company; "Wm. Kane, of the American Steel and Wire Company; Wm. Carroll, of the American Horseshoe Company; P. J. Hickey, of the Powers Rubber Shoe Company; John Straw, of the Dryden Hoof Pad Company; Albert J. Beally, of the Tredegar Company. All are enjoying good health and report business fair. CLOSING OF CHARTERS. The Secretary-Treasurer's attention has been called to the action of some locals in closing their charters for a stated length of time, thereby refusing to allow any one to become a member of their local during the time the charter is closed. Such action is entirely unconstitutional and is against the Constitution and By-Laws of this organization, and local unions are hereby notified to refrain from closing their charter and comply with Article X, Section 1, of the International Constitution and By-Laws. LOCAL No. 6 SIGNS UP. Local Union No. 6, of Philadelphia, renewed their agreement with their employers with somewhat better conditions and the recognition of the J. H. U. label, and things are again moving smoothly in the Quaker City. It is gratifying to know that the label has at last been recognized by the Master Horseshoers, of Philadelphia, and we feel safe in saying the label will produce better results in the coming year than has been accomplished in the pas: in Philadelphia. WALTER EARL LOW. Editor Horseshoers' Magazine: I would be very grateful to you if you would please locate through the union Walter Earl Low. He belonged to the Horseshoers' Union in Minneapolis, but left here in July, and when I heard of him last was in Cleveland, Ohio. Now I am his wife and cannot find his whereabouts. He deserted me, and I have one little girl, and I am in poor health and unable to work. I understand that he has straightened up his accounts with the union here in Minneapolis only two weeks ago, so is in good standing. I do not want him to know that I am looking for him, so did not go to the union here. Hoping you will favor me with an early reply. MRS. WALTER EARL LOW, 2908 Pleasant Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. SEVEN OF OUR LARGE DELEGATES AND "LITTLE HUGO." JOHN T. KANE, Local No. 4; BERNARD MALLOY, Local No. 7; HARRY DUNLAP, Local No. 23; B. L. JONES, Local No. 45; ITEMS FROM LOCALS DETROIT, MICH. Editor Horseshoers' Magazine: Herewith I enclose a list of winners of prizes at our outing at Tashmoo Park on Horseshoers' holiday. The judges, who officiated and were highly commended for their fair decisions, were: Tony Breen, Frank McCarthy, John McGinty and A. J. Stephens. List of games and prize winners at Horseshoers' twenty-first annual outing, August 15, 1914: 1. Boys' Race (under 9)-1st prize, Wm. Wilson; 2d prize, Al. Allen; 3d prize, Louis Schwartz. 2. Girls' Race (under 9)-1st prize, Anna Marx; 2d prize, Viola Newman; 3d prize, Dorothy May Fritz. 3. Boys' Race (under 14)-1st prize, Tony Pulte; 2d prize, Cal Brinker; 3d prize, Paul Buckley. 4. Girls' Race (under 14)-1st prize, Bernice Farrell; 2d prize, Mabel Kortz; 3d prize, Barbara Wilson. 5. Young Ladies' Race-1st prize, Mary O'Rourke, St. Louis, Mo.; 2d prize, Frances Bauer; 3d prize, Carry Waterman, Cincinnati, Ohio. 6. Married Ladies' Race-1st prize, Mrs. Fahner; 2d prize, Mrs. Hunt; 3d prize, Mrs. Sullivan. 7. Fat Man's Race-1st prize, Tom Duggan; 2d prize, Ed Bane; 3d prize, Con. Raddatz; 4th prize, James Mack. 8. Old Masters' Race-1st prize, Ed. Bane; 2d prize, Homer Flannery; 3d prize, Alois Bialk; 4th prize, Jack Dunn. 9. Young Masters' Race-1st prize, Jas. Ryan; 2d prize, Tom Duggan; 3d prize, Dave Wilson; 4th prize, Peter Miller. 13. Three-Legged Race-1st prize, Krapf and Revoir; 2d prize, Abe and Herbert; 3d prize, Higgins and Charbonneau; 4th prize, Miller and Wilson. 14. Hammer Throw-1st prize, Archie Gaines; 2d prize, Dave Wilson; 3d prize, Russell Neumann; 4th prize,-Harry Stradtman; 5th prize, Peter Miller; 6th prize, Fred Krapf; 7th prize, Joe Hickey; 8th prize, John Nimm; 9th prize, Tom Duggan; 10th prize, Dick Heinze. 15. Tug of War-Won by the Masters. 16. Commercial Men's Race-1st prize, Tony Breen; 2d prize, John McGinty; 3d prize, A. J. Stephens; 4th prize, Frank McCarthy. The day was an ideal one for an outing and the attendance good by both Masters and Journeymen. All events were closely contested and general satisfaction was expressed on all sides. Tony Breen and John McGinty were tied for first place in the Commercial Men's Race, and the second heat was won by Tony Breen by an eyelash. The base ball game, which went ten innings, was declared a tie by Manager Joe Hickey and Umpire George Donnelly. Dave Wilson starred by bunting the ball with his head, and Pete Miller struck so hard at a ball the bat slipped out of his hand and struck the second baseman. Taken as a whole the Horseshoers of Detroit put in a very enjoyable day. With best wishes I remain, Fraternally yours, THOMAS O'ROURKE, CLEVELAND, OHIO. Editor Horseshoers' Magazine: Local No. 15 and Master Horseshoers, of Cleveland, celebrated their annual holiday at Meyer's Lake, in Canton, and a very enjoyable day was spent. We had a very pleasant trip in our special over the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad, and both railroad and park officials did everything possible to make our day one never to be forgotten. We also met up with some of the brothers from Youngstown at the park. Immediately upon our arrival a base ball game was staged between the Journeymen and Masters, who, strengthened by the appren tice boys and a friend or two of one of the Masters, were able to down the Journeymen in a well played game by a score of 8 to 7. We don't like to offer any apology after a defeat, but as we had made monkeys of the Masters the Sunday previous, slaughtering them by a score of 14 to 0, we were so confident of victory that we did not care how much strength they added to their team, and I suppose our defeat can be contributed only to overconfidence. Mr. Wagner, who was catching for the Masters, received a broken thumb in the first inning, but aside from that and a few bruises and Charley horses developed by the rest of us, the game was completed without serious damage. In the afternoon a series of races were pulled off, which were very amusing, the most enjoyable of which was the old-timers' race, won by Brother Sheedy in the third heat. The old war horses were so anxious for the start that they wouldn't wait for the word, and we thought sure Brother Sheedy would run himself to death before they got away, but the warming up did him good, and I am almost sure that had this race been run before the free-for-all, Sheedy would have been able to land that also, as the farther he went the better he got. The other races were equally as interesting, and taken all in all a better time could not have been expected, and it clearly showed the true harmonious feeling of Master and Journeyman toward each other, and we hope to enjoy many more such outings in the future. Fraternally yours, D. J. ROBERTS. EVANSVILLE, IND. Editor Horseshoers' Magazine: On August 15 about two hundred horseshoers and their families, of Evansville, Ind., and vicinity, also of Princeton, Ind., and Henderson, Ky., gave up business worries and spent the day at Kuebler's Garden, at Newburg, Ind., in making their annual picnic and reunion a memorable event. Special cars left the city at 10 o'clock. The morning was spent in talking over old times and previous gatherings. At 12 o'clock covers were laid for all, the menu consisting of everything pertaining to the German, even to that famous beverage that kept 98 per cent of the boys out of the City Hospital at our last convention, "Cooks Goldblume." At the first table were seated 49 women and one gentleman, Brother Karl Kautzman, and it was one grand sight. Carl looked like a crow amongst a flock of swans. The nutmegs present were A. K. McClosky, Union Horse Nail Company; Mr. Walter Coleman, Standard Horse Nail Company, and Mr. L. Coney, Capewell Horse Nail Company. McCloskey and Coney were trying themselves to see which one of the two could stay at the table the longest. Mack was sitting between the table and the wall, and believe me he did not eat over 15 minutes before that table started to slide away from him, so Coney was given credit for eating the longest. He managed to eat one hour and thirty minutes, After lunch the music was started, A. V. Weyerbacher at the piano and Jimmy McIntosh hit the drums. The afternoon was spent in singing, dancing, games and contests. The contests were as follows, McCloskey, Coleman and Coney acting as judges: No. 1-Pinning the greatest number of clothes pins on the line in one minute. Prize, hand-painted vase. Won by Mrs. Chris. Becker. No. 2-Boys' running race, 50 yards. Prize, hand ball. Won by Master Clarence Huber. No. 3-Horseshoe pitching, Journeymen only. Prize, leather apron. Won by Clarence Crowley. No. 4-Hammer throw, Journeymen only. Prize, leather apron. Won by H. M. Becker, Jr. No. 5-Hammer throw, Masters only. Prize, the hammer. Won by Christ. Wunderlich. No. 6-Pinning tail to donkey blindfolded. Prize, handwork cushion. Won by Mrs. Geo. Schmitt. No. 7--Throwing greatest number of peanuts in hat, distance 12 feet, time limit one minute. Prize, vanity purse. Won by Miss Mary Buckwinkle. No. 8-Threading needle, sitting on jug bottom side up, leg crossed, time limit one minute. Prize, handwork doiley. Won by Mrs. Christ. Wunderlich. Next in order were several songs, including Marx Ritter's famous "Schnitzelbank," sang by all talented singers on the ground. My Irish friend, Thomas Matthews, fell in the chorus, "Yetz Trinken Wir Noch Eins." At 7:30 all boarded cars for home, and say, Hubert, would you believe it, not a single shoe put on in that garden that day. Something unusual, but it's a fact. With best wishes to yourself and all the boys, I remain, Yours fraternally, H. M. BECKER, JR. |