The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, June 20, 1908, Image 8

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Wa-shiasaou. The employers' Habit
sty act of ISO, which the I'nited
Spates supreme court in January last
held repugnant to the constitution of
the I niied States and noaenforeible
in" she states is held constitutional as
to the District of Columbia by the
court of appeals. In an opinion by
Chief Justice Sbenard the court de
clares that as the legislative power of
congress is plenary for the district its
power extends to the regulation of all
commerce of whatsoever feature that
nay be carried on within its bound
aries. The decision was rendered on
the appeal of Christiana Hyde, admin
istratrix of Richard Hyde, who sned
the Southern Railway company to re
cover C3mM for the death of Hyde,
an employe of the company. The
amount of recovery tinder the statute
is also heM to be unlimited and unaf
fected by the district code, which
limits recovery for a death to J19.0OO.
Btcston. A movement is on foot in
the United States Garment Workers
Vaion to bring about amalgamation
with the International Women's Gar
atent Workers" Union. members;
the Shirtwaist and Laundry Workers'
Union. 3t.Mv members, and the Jour
neymen Tailors' National Union. -2.-
members. The United Garment
Workers' Union now has a member-'
snip oT If amalgamated with
its allied trades, the membership
would reach upward of 130.0. and
advance the union to the third largest
national organization affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor.
Victoria. B. C Thai a labor naion
is liable for damages if it calls its men
oct because a workman is not a mem
ber of the union, is a decision ren
dered by Jndge Laamann in the coun
ty court here. Graham, a Calgary
stonecutter, member of the local union
at that aace. refused to submit, to a
working test by the Victoria, union,
which notified the contractor it would
call the men oat unless Graham was
discharged. Because of his loss of
employment Graham sued the anion
j for S5e. and judgment was given in
; his favor, the court holding the anion
!" had exceeded its legal rights.
Chicago. Judge Carpenter ordered
. three men sent to the county Jail for
' SO days because of violations of the in-
junction issued in his court against
i the restrict Council of Carpenters and
Joiners of America in behalf of the
' Mears-SIaytoa Lumber company. The
men were charged wish contempt of
j court for disregard of the writ issued
J oa complaint that members of the
cnion were injuring the business of
j the lumber company.
Pittsburg. Pa. During the past 17
1 years over 23.0M men have lost their
: lives in American mines. Figures like
j these show that the earth exacts
heavy price for the treasure she gives
np unless the greatest care is taken
to prevent disaster, for. while many
of the accidents are unavoidable, the
majority could have been preveuted.
It is to be hoped that the next 1
years wul not present such a gory
recocd.
St. Paul. Minn. The St. Paul as
sembly did not elect delegates to the
state federation convention this year.
believing that the money could be
used advantageously in local organi
sation work. Officers of the state
body will try to induce the St. Paul
central body to reconsider its action.
Rochester. X. Y. Unions of retail
clerks, hodcarriers and roasoa tenders
and building laborers were recently
installed here. Other unions are in
process of formation, and it is ex
pected that Rochester will have at
least half a dosen healthy labor or
ganizations and a strong central body
when the work there is completed.
Cleveland. O. Cleveland tailors are
interested in a move that is being
widely discussed to amalgamate or
federate four or five international
unions in the clothing industry. "If
plans go through.' said Business
Agent Brais. "we will merge about
ISO.OOv workers employed at manu
facturing clothing. The printing,
building and metal trades have their
industrial federations, and I see no
reason why the clothing workers
should not follow In their footsteps.'
Columbus. O. K. Corrigan of Hllls-
boro. Tex. of the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas railroad, succeeded la breaking
the deadlock over election of oncers
in the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers and was chosen assistant
grand chief. Harry Murray of San
Luis Potosi. Mex was elected first
grand assistant engineer.
Cleveland. O. Steam engineers are
making a strong effort to introduce
eight-hour shifts in packing bouses in
place of 12-hour shifts. "The Cleve
land Provision company agreed to
make the change, but there are half
a dotea other concerns that refuse to
reduce the honrs of toil. The engi
neers will advertise them.
Memphis. Ten a. Labor men are
planning again to have representation
in the Tennessee legislature. It is
likely a plan similar to the one adopt
ed two years ago will be again adopt
ed this year. In order to secure the
choice of organised labor as to who
shall represent it in the legislature.
Sheboygan. Wis. Reports that the
Sheboygan Chair company and the
Excelsior Wrapper company would
shut down temporarily- oa account of
slack business proved to be unfounded
and both plants will continue to run
wih the same force as has been on
duvy for some time.
Indianapolis. Ind. The election of '
officers of the International Typo
graphical Union was officially an
nounced, as follows: President.
James M. Lynch. Syracuse. X. Y-;
first vice-president. J. W. Hayes.
Minneapolis. Minn.; secretary-treasurer.
J. W. Bramwood. Denver;, agent
union printers' home. George P. Nich
ols. Baltimore; delegates to American
Federation of Labor, Frank Morrison.
Chicago; Max S. Hayes. Cleveland. O.;
Hugh Stevenson. Toronto. OnU: T. W.
McCullough. Omaha. Neb.; trustees
union printers" home. Anna C. Wilson.
Washington. D. C; L. C Shenard.
Grand Rapids. Mich.; Thomas McCaf
fery. Colorado Springs. CoL The total
vote for the candidates for president
was 21.07 for Lynch and 13.341 for
H. S. Hudspeth of New Orleans.
Lima. O. Both the C, H. & Dl and
the Lake Erie a- Western steam roads
reopened their shops in this city, giv
ing employment to 34d mechanics. Or
ders at the Lima Locomotive and Ma
chine company and the Ohio Steel
Castings company are reported oa the
increase, and these two industries are
gradually adding more men. Tha
Deisel-Wemmer Cigar company has
resumed full time, and is employing
1.10 cigarmakers. in addition to sub-
faeiones at Van Wert and Waaakn-
neta. while the Tony Zendr cigar
companies here and at Kearan are
again on full time.
Washington. Almost ose-talf of all
the women wage-earners in the United
States are under IS years oe age.- and
more than SS per cent, axe under Si.
There are 204 different occupations
in which women are engaged shoulder
to shoulder with the man toiler. The
occupations in which the women en
gaged outnumber the men are; Mu
sicians, teachers, boardiag-house keep
ers, launderers. nurses, servants, wait
ers, stenographers, bookbinders, gtove-
makers. hosiery and silk-mill opera
tives, dressmakers, milliners, seam
stresses and textile workers.
Chicago. Thousands of steel mill
hands in South Chicago celebrated
wth jubilation an announcement that
the Illinois Steel company ' expects
soon to re-engage for steady employ
ment the 7.000 men laid off last faU.
The rush for steel to build new sky
scrapers and railroad' bridges is ex
pected to cause a demand for the
capacity output of the mills within a
few weeks. The strocraral mill has al
ready been opened and all its lM old
workers are back at their machines.
Ottawa. Canada. The Dominion im
niigratioB department has sent a cir
cular to steamship companies 'and
booking agents announcing that the
only classes of immigrants wanted in
Canada at present are experienced
fa-m laborers, farmers, farmers finan
cially able to take homesteads or buy
lands, and female domestic servants.
It says that the demand for railway
labor is filled for this season.
San Francisco. A movement has
been started in Sonoma county, Cali
fornia, to have all producers form an
organisation for the portection of
mutual interests. This movement has
for its purpose the securing of a
place in this city where all products
can be shipped direct and be disposed
of without having to pay a commis
sion to the middle men for handling
the goods.
Columbus. O. Grand Chief Warren
S. Stone and Assistant Grand Chiefs
F. A. Burgess and E. W. Hurley, all of
Cleveland, were re-elected in the Bro
therhood of Locomotive Engineers:
Ash Kennedy. Winnipeg. Man, was
chosen assistant grand chief to fill one
of the new offices. He will represent
Canada. The proposition to employ
counsel by the year was voted down.
Birmingham. Ala. With the re
sumption of mines, furnaces and other
industries 8.000 men who have been
idle or practically so for several
months, got back to work. Twenty
five hundred resumed in mines and
coke ovens. The others will follow as
the furnaces are stocked with the re
sult of their labor.
New York. By the decision at
James J. Murphy, president of Typo
graphical Union No. 6, members of the
Franklin Association of Pressmen
operating automatic feeding machines
will receive an increase of $2.59 ' a
week ia their scale of wages, to take
effect oa July 13.
Reading Pa. Owing to a general de
crease in the demand for anthracite
coal, the Reading company's Schuyl
kill collieries closed down for three
days. It is believed that a weekly
suspension of three days will be in
augurated for part of the summerr-
Hnntington. W. Va. In the Elkhorn
and Pocahontas coal fields more than
2.000 miners, who have been idle ow
ing to slack business, resumed work.
One thousand will be put to work in
the Thacker and Matewan field after
an idleness of five months.
Columbus. O. John H. - Baker of
Columbus. Ol, was elected grand guide
of the International Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, the contest be
ing between him and P. A. Tucker of
Brooklyn. N. who has held the po
sition for the last two years. Grand
Chaplain George Dority of Boston was
reelected by acclamation
New York. New York. New Haven
& Hartford Railroad Freight Handlers"
Union No. 70 is dissatisfied with what
its members regard as unnecessary
lay-offs by that road, and has appoint
ed a committee to confer with, the
management.
No better flour sold on the Lincoln mafe-ff.
Every sack warranted. We vraxA 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 rely on the
recommendation of those who use iL
j BARBER S FOSTER J
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
INANAP(XJS
MADE
SHIRT
Insist on Getting; THE MODEL
and if your dealer win not get it for yon. we win send hirr. carrying
chirg-es prepaid, to any address in the United States orCauu for J 1 cart
We make laundered negligee shirts with cuffs attacned or detached;
also coat shirts. Pleated bosoms in all patterns and styles, if you wraat
tbem.
THE MODEL Royal Blue Shirts
are indigo dyed, fast colors and so warranted.
MODEL SHIRT CO.
CENTURY BUIUKXC
New York Office. 3SO Broadway
LYRIC THEATRE
ISSaee 3:tl P. M.
Eraiis 7:43 4 3X3
I POLITE VAUDEVILLE
i , Limit's PiptUr PUibttse. Prices lalcttj 18c, Lner Rmt 23s
SOSTOOSOSOSOSOSOSXl00OSOSOOS03OSOuO
WORKERS UNION
UHOHffASIS?
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Sfccss C::ri:2 This St: j
are made by Union Labor and
Fair Employers agreeing to arbi
trate all difference--,
Believers in Industrial Peace
and Fair Treatment of labor,
should ask their shoe dealer for
shoes bearing the stamp.
The product of Fair Employers and Fair Labor merits
the patronage of all fair mmded persons.
Ask your dealer for Union Stamp shoes, and if he can
not supply you, write
BOOT AND SHOE WORKERS UNION
246 Stmmir St., BOSTON; MASS.
The Dr. Den. P. Dally Sanatorium
BW son-contagions- chroaic diseases. Largest;
f w
best equipped, most beaatifnlly famished.
Your Cigars Should Cssr TfcU LabeL
It is insurance against sweat shop
tenement goods, and against disease.
and
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