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Rutland. Vt. After 11 hours deliber
ation the Jury in Rutland county court
brought in a verdict in the suit
brought by the F. R. Patch
Manufacturing company, of this
city, against 23 union machinists
to collect from them as individuals a
judgment of $2,700 awarded the con
cern against Protection lodge of Ma
chinists as result of damages during a
strike in 1902. The jury held 16 of
the 23 defendants responsible as bona
flde members of the union. This is the
most important labor case ever tried
In Vermont courts. Judge A. A. Hall
In his charge characterized it as novel
In that neither court nor counsel could
find that one Mke it was ever tried
In the state.
Washington. Union labor is de
manding public trade schools instead
of opposing them, according to the
leaders of It representative labor or
ganisations, says the National Society
for the Promotion of Industrial Edu
cation. And, according to the same re
port, the supposed opposition to the
trade schools is aimed almost wholly
at schools operated privately by man
ufacturing corporations. This opposi
tion to corporation-controlled schools
Is based on the belief that they are
operated for the benefit of stockhold
ers rather than the pupils, and cheap
en labor.
Washington. Commissioner of
'Labor Charles P. Neill, In the twen-ty-Srst
annual report of his bureau.
Seals exclusively with the history of
strikes and lockouts In the United
States between the years 1881 and
. 1905. The gist of the report is to the
effect that labor has won a small ma
jority of the strikes begun by it. In
whole or in part, while .capital has
been equally successful in conducting
lock-outs. Only a small proportion of
either strikes or lock-outs have been
settled either by mutual agreement or
by arbitration.
Pittsburg, Pa. Cokeworkers are re
ported to be scarce in the Connells
ville region and the adjoining coke
fields and agents of the companies
have been in ths city tor several days
trying to secure men. It is estimated
that work can be furnished to at least
1,500 laborers in the coking fields and
preference Is being shown to English
speaking people, as the day when the
Slavs, Hungarians and Italians were
in demand is becoming a thing of the
past In the coke regions. This is also
said to be true in the mines.
Washington. It is said Information
has been received at international
headquarters in this city to the effect
that the International Association of
Machinists, at present in session in
annual convention,' adopted a resolu
tion providing that each member of
the association lay aside one day's pay
each year to go Into a general strike
benefit and emergency fund. This
movement was indorsed by the officers
and by the local delegation. It is fig
ured that in a fev years the fund will
run into the millions.
Washington. Of the 13,964 strikes
which occurred during the years 1901
to 1905, a total of 803 strikes, or 5.75
per cent, of all strikes, were settled
by joint agreement between organiza
tions on both sides, and 'a total of 233
strikes, or 1.60 per cent, of the entire
number, were settled by arbitration
Of the 541 lockouts during the same
period 66, or 12.20 per cent, were set
tled by joint agreement between or
.sanitations on both sides and 11, or
1.03 per cent, were settled by arbi
tration.
Chicago. High dues seem to be
necessary these days if unions are to
succeed. This has been decided upon
by many organizations In the last few
months, and now the Journeymen
Horseshoers' International union has
raised its per capita tax from 20 cents
a month to 25 cents. The establish
ment of an international sick and
death benefit Is being considered, and
this proposition will be submitted to
the membership at once.
. .Washington. Secretary Straus of
the department of commerce and la
bor has declined to reopen the case
or the European lithographers who
some time ago were admitted to the
United States against the protests of
representatives of organized labor.
Chicago. Reports circulated recent
ly that the Pullman company had laid
off a large number of its workmen and
contemplated reducing its force furth
er were denied by Thomas Dunbar,
the manager of the Pullman works.
Washington. In the last 12 months,
through the co-operation of the man
who wishes to buy labor and the man
who has labor to sell, the pay of the
. workman in a number of Instances has
increased more than 15 per cent.
Muncle, Ind. Glass and other fac
tories shut down for the summer are
gradually resuming operations. Two
-tanks at Ball Brothers' plant are now
in service, and six shops at the Hem
ingray glass factory have begun work.
Other departments will be added from
time to time.
Indianapolis. William E. Blakely,
state factory inspector, has sounded
warning to mercantile companies and
manufacturers of Indianapolis that vi
olations of the child labor laws are be
. Ing found and that the violations must
top or the violators will be brought
Hartford City, Ind. It has been re
ported that President A. L. Faulkner
of the Amalgamated Association ot
Window Glass Workers, would grant
reduction of 50 per cent, in the wage
scale he recently mailed to the window
glass manufacturers. He says: "The
wage committee of our organization
has decided that the present scale will
prevail during the blast of 1907-'08, all
reports to the contrary notwithstand
ing, and as president it is my duty to
enforce said scale, which I expect to
do to the best of my ability."
Pittsburg. An order has been sent
out from the headquarters of the Penn
sylvania Railroad company to reduce
expenses. This, however, will not af
fect the improvement work that is to
be started this fall. Reports made
headquarters show that the ex
penses in the operation of the system
this year are enormous greater than
ever before In the history of the com
pany. It is proposed to reduce ex
penses at least $1,000,000 a month,
this reduction to cover every division.
Antwerp. The strike of the dock
laborers of this city, which began
last June, came to an end with a vic
tory for the Federation of Ship Own
ers. At a meeting of the strike lead
ers it was decided that the men
should return to work unconditionally
at the terms of the employers. This
strike has brought about a coalition
among the ship owners of the world
for mutual protection, which in the
future will make a shipping strike
an extremely hazardous undertaking.
Pittsburg Announcement was
made that the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing company is lay
ing off about 1.000 employes. Officials
of the company, however, say the .dis
missal of these men will not Impair
the productive operation of the plant.
It has installed new machinery and
erected a new shop. In these opera
tions, they say a large number ot
men were employed whose services
are now no longer required because
the Improvements are completed.
Washington. The statistics compil
ed by the interstate commerce com
mission for the year ending June 30.
1906, show that the number of per
sons on tbe pay rolls of the railroads
of the United States was 1,521,355.
The total amount of wages and sal
aries paid to employes during the
year was $900,801,653. The number of
railway corporations was 2,313, and
the total single-track mileage 244,363,
of which 3,971 was operated by receiv
ers.
Galveston, Tex. The strike of the
Southern Pacific dock workers has
ended. The steamship company had
250 negroes at work on the wharves
and was bringing in more negroes
daily. The strikers saw they would be
replaced by negro labor and at the
solicitation of the citizens' committee,
decided to work at the old scale ot
wages. The company made some minor
concessions, but the wage scale re
mains unchanged, 30 to 45 cents an
hour.
St. Louis. A general strike of the
shoe workers of St. Louis, in sym
pathy with the strike of the shoe cut
ters, was declared. Nearly 30,000 work
men are idle. At a secret session of
the executive board of the union the
act of the workers in striking received
official approval. The St Louis Shoe
Manufacturers' association also met
in executive session, and the members
refused to disclose what plans were
formulated.
Chicago. Printing pressmen of Chi
cago s local, No. 3, votea unanimous
ly to go on strike Oct. 1. The demand
is for an eight hour day with the same
wage as with the present nine hour
day. The strike will Involve 1,260 Chi
cago pressmen. The strike is likely to
be widespread, involving all of the
territory east of the Mississippi river,
as well as Canada. Pressmen in the
western states have already secured
the eight hour day.
Pittsburg. Declaring that the abort-
age in the supply of miners is caused
by internal strife among the men and
accuslnK President F. J. Feehan of
introducing Socialism into the Miners'
union, Patrick Dolan, the ex-president
of District No. 5, which Includes all
western Pennsylvania, with 35v000
members, has announced his candi
dacy for the presidency.
Terre Haute, Ind- President Van
Horn of the Indiana Miners' associa
tion has revoked the charter of tbe
local lodge of 200 members at Heck
land for refusal to restore to the
lodse treasury $5 for each member,
which amount they allowed them
selves for Fourth of July spending
money.
Washington. The loss to the coun
try caused by strikes during the 20
years from 1881 to 1900 inclusive,
amounted to 2,789.160 working days,
or 7,641 years, equalling nearly one
third of the entire Christian era. The
total direct financial loss reached the
enormous sum ot $500,000,000.
San Francisco. Edward J. Brandon,
of this city, third vice president of the
Bricklayers and Masons' Internation
al union, has resigned from his posi
tion to enter the contracting business,
and will -be succeeded as third- vice
president by Joseph P. Duffy ot Saa
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ITS SILVER ANNIVERSARY.
Lincoln Typographical Union No. 209
Will Celebrate Same.
At its October meeting Lincoln Ty
pographical Union No. 209 took pre
liminary steps toward the celebration
of its silver anniversary, which event
v.-ill be reached February 25, 1908, for
on that date the union will have been
organized twenty-five years. ,
A committee of five from the union
-was appointed to act with a like com
mittee from Capital Auxiliary No. 11
to arrange for holding a banquet and
ball on that date or as near that date
as circumstances and conditions will
permit.
It is the intention to give a banquet
to the employing printers of the city
with whom the union is on friendly
terms, and it is expected to'-have pres
ent the international onion executive
RUBBER SALE
15-1-4 Off
On all our immense new stock of
rubber goods.
$1.80 3 Ot. Comb. Syn. and Water
Bottle J1.49
2.00 4 Qt. Comb. Syn. and Water
Bottle 1.59
1.25 2 Qt. Ft. Syrfngs er Bottle. . .99
1.35 3 Qt. Ft. Syringe or Bottle. . 1.09
1.50 3 Qt. Flannel Cov. Bottle... 1.19
1.40 3 Qt. Plain Water Bottle - 1-09
2.00 Bulb Syringe 1... 1.50
3.00 Whirling Spray ............ 2.19
2.50 Goodyear's Ladies' Syringe. 1.75
1.00 Bulb Syringe .80
1.25 Rubber Gloves .80
Invalid Cushions, Ice Caps, Bath Caps,
Complexion Bulbs, Brushes, In-
RECTOR'S
fant Syringes, Etc
officers and others prominent in typo
graphical affairs, as well as every man
who was a charter member at the time
the union was organized.
- The disposition of the membership
is to celebrate the union's silver anni
versary in a manner befitting the oc
casion and its place as the leading
trade organization in the city, and if
the spirit manifested at tbe meeting
when the subject was introduced is
any criterion, the event will be one in
which, the membership may well take
pride. ,
The Wageworker hopes that every
Iran belonging to the union will take
hold of the enterprise and boost it to
a successful and glorious consuniation,
for it will, if properly carried out, be n
big thing for the organization and will
materially advance the interests of .the
union in more ways than one.
Let us all push to make the silver
anniversary celebration something the
people will not forget in a hurry.
HAMILTON IN TOWN.
Federation Organizer Come to Town
To Giye Things a Boost.
M. Grant Hamilton, general organ
izer of the American Federation, ar
rived in Lincoln Wednesday to take a
glance . over the local situation and
lend what assistance he could in tight
ening up the lines.. This is not Ham
ilton's first visit to Lincoln by any
means. In 18S7 he was initiated into
Lincoln Typographical Union. He
still carries his union card, of course,
and he rather likea to point to the
fact that, he joined the union in Lin
coln. Fy several years he has been
a Federation organizer and has been
wonderfully successful in his work.
"I see that you boys are going to
build a Labor Temple," said Hamilton
while in the Wageworker office. . "It
will be the best thing you ever done,
It will be the making of -unionism in
this city. That has been the experi
ence everywhere. Seattle has a tem
ple, and already they have outgrown
it and are preparing to add the fourth
story to it. I hope you will succeed
beyond your expectations."
For some time Hamilton has been
interesting himself in the Farmers'
Union movement, and he Is strong in
his .endorsement of the ... movement.
I find that all we need to do to en
list the aid of the farmers in our cam
paign for unionism is to explain to
them just what our objects are. They
have gained their ideas of unionism
from the Associated Press stories of
strikes and riots. They welcome the
truth. The Farmers' Unions in the
southwest are growing rapidly, and
they are already givfng us splendid
aid." -
The Wageworker is trying to pre
vail upon Hamilton to spend a couple
ot weeks in Lincoln and assist In pick
ing up a lot of loose ends. He can
find plenty of room for work among
the street railway men, the sheet me
tal workers, the retail clerks, the gar
meat workers, and other crafts.
POINTER FOR SOME DRUGGIST.
A Little Scheme Whereby He Can Win
Trade of Union Men.
It is reported generally that it is
almost impossible to find a trust-made
cigar in the city of Danbury, Conn.
It is further reported that druggists
throughout the east are rapidly dis
continuing the handling of trust-made
cigars and throwing" out the stands of
the National Cigar company.
And that reminds us that some Lin
coln druggist could make a ten-strike
by discontinuing the sale of all brands
of non-union cigars and handling only
cigars that come in boxes with blue
labels attached thereto. By doing
this, ' and making the fact widely
known among union . men not men
who carry union cards, but genuine
union men that store could work up
a big cigar business and at the same
time' capture the drug trade of these
same men. Wouldn't that be trade,
worth having? " ' ''!
Let. some druggist who sees -this,
and who has an eye to business, think
it over. :
GETTING BUSY.
A - dispatch from Louisville states
that the executive committee of the
International Tobacco Workers have
decided to leave to a vote of the union
tbe question of whether or not there
shall be a general strike in Tall' the
factories, of the American .Tobacco
company, commonly . known ' "as. the
tobacco trust." There are between
55,000 and 60,000 members of 'the
union in the United States and Can
ada. The committee has also been
passing on the cases of. tobacco fac
tories accused of 'being surreptitiously
in league' with the American Tobacco
company, but using the union label.
The. committee decided to take the
union label from sixty or seventy of
these factories.
POORER THAN THAT.
C. W. Post says that the money, get
ters of America build up their brains
by feeding on Fostum, Gripe-nuts and
other dope. Rockefeller, as the apoth
sis of dough chasers, however, posses
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Gruber to Quit Burlington.
J. M. Grubber, general manager of
the Burlington system,' is to leave the
Burlington to take a position on the
Great Northern. ' .
Into court.
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