The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, June 13, 1908, Image 8

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    George Feeler Bound Over.
George Pester, who stabbed Wilbur
Goff at Nebraska City last week, was
bound over to district court in the
sum of $1,900. Not being able to
aive bail be went to JaiL Go if is
still confined to his bed, and ts in. a
serious condition.
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San Francisco. Complaints were
received by the building trades coun
cil from the housesmiths. cement
workers, bridge workers and elec
tricians that the ordinance which re
quires that safeguards shall be pro-
Tided in buildings In course of con
struction are not enforced by the au
thorities. It was stated that In the
pest two months eight men in -various
crafts have met death and IS have
been seriously injured because of
such neglect. The matter was re
ferred to the counciEs attorney, who
was requested to take steps to see
that the authorities do their duty in
the matter, and if the ordinances are
faulty to draft one that shall make
provision for the safety of the wcrk
ingmen. Chicago. Charges that the Illinois
Tunnel Company is violating the state
law which requires employers of labor
to report to the secretary of the bu
reau of labor statistics every case of
serious accident sustained by em
ployes while at work were made by
officers of the tunnel employes' union.
The law on the subject provides that
every accident resulting in death or
of a nature to incapacitate employes
for 30 days or more shall be reported
to the secretary of the bureau of labor
statistics within 30 days. Business
Agent Downing declared that at least
two trainmen have been killed since
the tunnel company made its last re
port in February.
Fan River. Mass. The new wage
agreement between the cotton manu
facturers and the textile council, which
will be in force until next November.
became effective. - Under the agree
ment the 25.000 operatives accept a
wage reduction of 17.94 per cent The
mills here have been running on short
time for several months, but it is ex
pected that the production will be in
creased considerably next month. The
cut in this city swells the number of
cotton operatives in New England.
whose wages have been reduced this
spring, to about 170,000.
Chicago. Judge Walker gave a de
cision, based on the lines of previous
ones, notably that ex-Justice Alton B.
Parker of New York, declaring that
men who belonged to a labor organi
sation were bound by its rules and
by-laws, and had no right to try and
disrupt a union because they
dissatisfied with the action of its of
ficials. He refused several dissatis
fied men of the street car men's union
as injunction to prevent the union
insisting uson their discharge be
cause they refused to pay their dues.
Atchison. Kan. -when the car re
pairing department of the Central
Branch shops reopens the Carmen's
brotherhood will not bo recognised.
The men who were employed in this
department before the retrenchment
of February '1 return to work, but
will be paii! on the piecework plan
and not bv tie union schedule. It is
expected that when the other depart
ments of the shops are reopened the
nnirmn vrill not be recognized. The
Missouri Pacific seems to be adopt
ing an open shop policy.
Cleveland. O. Petitions, signed by
54,000 voters, were poured into the
city council demanding referendum on
the franchise under which the Mu
nicipal is operating. Only 13.000
names were necessary. They were re
ferred to a committee controlled by
Mayor Tom L. Johnson, which will
delay a ballot until the next munici
pal election In 1909. Tje strikers will
endeavor to compel an early election
by action in the courts.
K"w City. Mo. The coal mines
in Missoupri. Kansas. Oklahoma and
Arkansas were officially declared re
opened, after an enforced shut-down
of three months. A contract for two
years between the miners and the
operators was ratified in a Joint
meeting in Turner hall attended by
SO operators and 70 miners. The 33.000
miners in the district are all back at
work.
Chicago. Trouble between the
penters union and John Olson, pro
prietor of the Standard Sash and Door
Company. 5819-21 Center avenue, is
alleged by the police to have resulted
in the Incendiary fire which destroyed
the plant. Victor and Thomas Alt
man, brothers, are held on suspicion
that they set fire to the building. They
were caught running from the scene.
Boston. The largest Boston dry
goods firms have agreed to the Satur
day half-holiday system for the four
summer months, dry goods clerks
union 796 reported the other day.
Cleveland. O. At a meeting of the
striking street railway conductors and
motormen, it was voted to continue
the strike against the Municipal Trac
tion company.
San Francisco. The following is
the eliminated section of the tele
phone ordinance which caused the
labor council to adopt resolutions pro
testing against the action of the su
pervisors and asking that the section
be restored:
Washington. Joseph K Ralph, who
has Just been confirmed as director
of the United States bureau of engrav
ing and printing, waa once the head
ot the famous Amalgamated Tnion of
Steel. Tin and Iron worker.
atntord. Masa. sniford granite in
dustry strike has ended with i
yromtse.
Chicago. Carpenters employed on
several buildings in the city which are
using finishings supplied by the Mears-
Slayton Lumber Company, against
which firm a strike is in progress.
were called from their work by John
Brittain. a union business agent.
Judge Carpenter has issued an injunc
tion against the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners restraining
the organisation from interfering In
any manner with the business of the
lumber company. It is said that the
Injunction, however, did not cover the
Amalgamated Association ot Carpen
ters, many of whose members are em
ployed in the construction of buildings
throughout the city.
Washington. There Is considerable
satisfaction in labor circles in rela
tion to the passage by the house ot a
bin to provide compensation to gov
ernment employes who are injured
through no contributory negligence
while employed in hazardous occupa
tions. The bill provides that in case
of injury the wages of the victim shall
be continued for one year unless he
is sooner able to resume work, and
in case of death at the time of acci
dent or death following an accident
the fun amount of a year's pay shall
be divided to his dependent ones
named in the bill.
Philadelphia. Anthracite miners.
numbering 140.000 men. are to be
given steady employment and not a
day win be lost to them if the rapidly
maturing plans of the operators' agree
ment under which the miners are
working expires on April 1 next and
it is the desire of the operators to
store before that time not less than
10,000.000 tons of various sizes of
hard coal in anticipation of any pro
longed disagreement over the terms
of the next wage contest.
"Any person, company or corpora
tion engaged in the business of sup
plying telephonic service in the city
and county shall upon demand furnish
within 20 days telephonic service of
the classes or kinds specified in this
ordinance, without discrimination,
qualification or restriction as to em
ployes of subscribers or otherwise, at
the same rates to all persons, com
panies or corporations who shall elect
to take or use any of such classes or
kinds of service.
' Chicago. Members of the Commer
cial Telegraphers' union are again
talking strike. They are planning
a general tie-up of the wires at the
time of the Republican national con
vention in June, it is said. They fig
ure that the moral effect of a strike
at such a time may produce results
within the convention hall which
might be repeated later when the
Democrats meet in Denver, and bring
about a governmental - investigation
of conditions.
Cleveland. O. According to a state
ment given out by Chief of Police
Kohler. four striking conductors and
motormen have confessed to taking
part in the dynamiting ot street cars
in various parts of the city. These
men are now in custody. It Is also
stated that a number of other arrests
in connection with the dynamite out
rages win be made. Cars on nearly
all lines were operated on practically
normal schedules.
Sterling. 111. The Keystone works
of the International Harvester com
pany has increased the working hours
from eight to 13 hours a day. and the
company Is serving supper in - the
plant. The extra hours are necessary
on account of the increase In hay tool
orders.
Guthrie. Okla. The house and sen
ate passed senate bill No. 81B, which
provides for a penitentiary term for
any employer who refuses work to
an employe on account of the latter
belonging to a labor union. The bin
also prohibits Plnkerton detectives
from working in the state.
Boston. Boston Stereotypers union
advanced the arrangements for the
convention of the International Stereo
typers and Eleetrotypers union.
which is to he held in Boston in
gust. It elected James J. DeUagana,
H. J. Lewis and William Weston as
its delegates.
Boston. The call for the New Eng
land convention of u:e metal polish
ers", buffers platers' and brass and
silver workers "" has been is
sued. It will be In this city July 5.
The Boston unions are requesting the
international for a permanent Boston
organiser.
Pa wtucket. R. L Notices were posted
in the thread nulls of the J. ft P.
Coates Company that the mills would
operate only four days a week. Some
time ago they went on a five days a
week schedule. About 2,500 hands are
affected.
Chicago. James Durbin, treasurer
of a street car men's union, was at
tacked by three aimed men. who
overpowered him and gagged and
bound him to to a fence. Then they
took from him S3S5 which he had col
lected from members of his local.
Pittsburg. Pa. A wage scale op
erative until March 31. 1909. affect-
ins 40.000 miners in the Pittsburg dis
trict, has been signed.
(g No better. Hour sold on the TJncoIn market.
Every sack warranted. We want the trade of
Union men and women, and we aim to deserve it.
If your grocer does not handle Liberty Flour, 'phone
us and we will attend to it. Ask your neighbor
how she likes Liberty Flour. We rety on the
recommendation of those who use it.
There IS a Dress Shirt Made With
The Union Label
It sells for a Dollar and bears the Label of the UNITED
GARMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA
UNION
INDIANAPOLIS
SHIRT
MADE
Insist on Getting THE MODEL
and if your dealer will not get it for you, we win send shirts, carrying'
charges prepaid, to any address in the United States or fy for SI each.
We make laundered negligee shirts with cuffs attached or detached;
also coat shirts. Pleated bosoms in all patterns and styles, if you want
them. , . , ,
THE MODEL Royal Bine Shirts
are indigo dyed, fast colors and so warranted.
MODEL SHIRT CO., CESoE
New York Office, 350 Broadway
LYRIC THEATRE
Kifeft 33 P. U.
Em! 7-45 ft S3
POLITE VAUDEVILLE
LiBCtii's Papilir PlJjkoct. Prices Balcsrj iQe, Lmr flwr Ks
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Shsss Coring Ttis Strip
are made by Union Labor and
Fair Employers agreeing to arbi
trate all differences.
Believers m Industrial Peace
and Fair Treatment of labor,
should ask their shoe dealer for
shoes bearing this stamp.
The product of Fair Employers and Fair Labor merits
the patronage of all fair minded persons.
Ask your dealer for Union Stamp shoes, and if he can
not supply you, write '
BOOT AND SHOE WORKERS' UNION
246 Summer St., BOSTON; MASS.
II j?GREEN GABLES V
Tho Dr. BenJ. F. Dally Sanatorium
Lincoln, Nebraska
tFw non-contagious chronic diseases. Largest,
best equipped, most beautifully fnrat.shcd.
Your Cigars Should Dear This LabeL.
' Gold Found in Turkey Crop.
Half an ounce ot pure sold
found In the body ot a turkey killed on
a farm on the Tarwine river. Victoria.
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It is insurance against sweat shop and
tenement goods, and against disease. ...
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