THE MUSICIANS'.
Prospect Good for Further Enlarging
of Theatrical Fair List.
The indications are that in a very
short time the management of tho
Elite and Joyo theatres will be
"squared" and the musical end In the
charse of musicians. Negotiations
with that end in view have been
under way for "several days with every
lrosect of success.
The Musicians' Union of Kansas
City had a parade all its own recently.
With a magnificent brass band of 100
pieces the musicians marched through
the principal streets of the city, seren
ading the daily newspapers, the prin
cipal hotels and several music stores.
Kine banners were displayed. On
of tbem Informed the public that the
Musicians' Protective association num
bered 60,000 members, and another
stated that union mtrsicians of Kansas
City owned more than $300,000 worth
of real estate. All the music rendered
by the big band was composed by
members of the local union. Now,
wouldn't It be a good idea for the
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union musicians of Lincoln to turn
the same trick one of these fine fall
days?
The dancing season is opening up
and orchestra men are feeling bet
ter. The band season is about over,
save for desultory engagements at
political demonstrations. "We may
toot for Taft, but we'll vote for
Bryan," said one of the musicians
who was in the Taft parade Wednes
day evening.
The official organ of the musicians
is a pretty good "Bryan organ" thes:
days.
A crowd of trades unionists, to
gether with several public men, were
discussing politics under the trees at
Casino Park, last Monday. In the
group were all beliefs, and when Con
gressman Sherwood joined the party
he entered into the spirit of the fest,
by declaring that:
Bryan is the Peerless candidate.
Chafln is the Beerless candidate.
Debs is the Fearless candidate.
Taft (if Teddy dies) is the steerless
candidate. Toledo Union Leader.
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In Labor's Realm
Matters of Especial Interest To and Con
cerning Those Who Do the
Work of
Philadelphia. In response to John
VVanamaker's announcement that
1,000 men would be put to work de
molishing the last section of the old
store to make way for the completion
of his mammoth new one, fully ' 5,000
unemployed mechanics and laborers
gathered around the building. So
dense was the throng that the police
reserves had to be summoned to open
a way for traffic, and only a few hun
dred were given work, the contractors
not being ready to begin the actual
work of demolition on time. Those
turned away took their disappoint
ment good-naturedly and there was no
disorder.
Fair Haven, Mass. Determined to
establish a model mill settlement in
which American factory hands can
live under conditions far nearer the
ideal than ever before, H. H. Rogers,
multi-millionaire oil magnate, has com
pleted plans for a great innovation. In
this city, his summer home, he will
build in the near future a village of
pretty, fine-appearing cottages, and
these will be given outright to work
men who' will agree to keep them a
model. A beautiful park will also be
constructed, also schools and a high
class library.
Paris, France. Three Paris music
hall singers, Messrs.. Mansuelle, Castel
and Pommay, won an extraordinary
suit in the courts against M. Pataud,
who is head of the Electricians union.
The actors asserted that a strike of
electricians on a recent evening made
them lose the amount of their pay,
and claimed damages. The judge sus
tained them, and M. Pataud is forced
to pay the damages and costs.
Winnipeg, Man. To all intents and
purposes the strike of the Canadian
Pacific machinists is a thing of the
past as far as the company is con
cerned, for by importing men from
Great Britain, added to those arriving
from the United States, practically
every position is filled in the various
shops of the company from coast to
coast.
Wesson, Miss. The employes of the
textile mills corporation have present
ed to President Odenheimer of that
company a proposition to accept a re
duction of ten per cent, iu wages until
the depression in the textile industry
is overcome, when they will expect a
resumption of the former scale of
wages.
Boston. The Journeymen Tailors'
union celebrated its one hundred and
second anniversary on September 12.
It claims to be the oldest union in
continuous existence in the country
San Jose, Cal. The California State
Federation of Iabor convention is to
meet here during the week commenc
ing Monday. October 5.
London, Eng. James Kier Hardie is
the founder the labor party, and is
the chief fi:;. ire in the party in Eng
land. He says that the time is ripe
to organize a labor party in Canada,
and that by a better union of their
forces the laborers of America can ob
tain legislation for their advancement.
London, Kng. Steps are being taken
to close the Powell Duffryn (Wales)
collieries iu consequence of the strike
of 6,000 men.
Reading, Pa. The Heading -Company
has posted notices at its locomo
tive and car shops in this city, notify
ing the men that they will work longer
hours. The car shop men, who have
been working 45 hours a week, will
ivork 53 hours. The men employed at
the locomotive shop, who have been
working four nine-hour days a week,
will work five nine-hour days. The or
der affects 2,400 men.
Washington. Uncle Sam is the
country's greatest employer of .labor,
with 1.623.518 names on his pay
roll. Of these 286,902 are in the ex
ecutive civil service; 75,577 in the
postal service; 62,663 are postmast
ers 60,000 are in the army; 38,000 in
the navy; 18,376 laborers in ' navy
yards; 30,000 employed on the Pan
ama canal; 10,000 in the reclamation
service; 25,000 are on the miscel
laneous list and 1,017,000 on the pen
sion list.
Indianapolis, Ind. The printing
course established by the Kansas
State Agricultural college was favor
ably commented upon by the Typo
graphical Journal, the official maga
zine of the International Typographi
cal union. The college is located at
Manhattan. Kan., and the newly est ah
lished course takes four years.
Melbourne, Australia. The fifty
second anniversary of the eight-hour
demonstration was held here recently.
Since the beginning of the movement
organized labor in the colonies . has
made wonderful progress and accom
plished great results.
Rome, Italy. Under the new labor
law, promulgated this year by Italy.
persons of either sex under 12 years
of age are not permitted to engage in
building' operations, outside work of
any kind, in mines or tunnels, nor in
any industrial establishment.
Paris, France. The National Min
ers' Federation of France, with a total
membership of 80,000 men, has decided
to affiliate with the General Federa
tion of Labor for the purpose of ac
quiring greater strength and influence
over legislation.
Melrose, Minn. A new union of re
tail clerks has been instituted.
the World
Reading, Pa. It is expected that at
least th-ef; anthracite blast furnaces
along ths line of the Reading railway
will be p'aced in operation before the
close of tale month. The one at Tem
ple, belonging to the Temple Iron
Company, is ready to resume as soon
as the business warrants it. In the
Lehigh valley there are 25 stacks,
eight of which are in blast with a
weekly capacity of 8,628 tons. In the
Schuylkill valley there are 15 furnaces.
Of this number four are in blast with
a capacity of 5,551 tons weekly. In
the Lehigh valley there are ten stacks,
three of which are in operation. Those
in blast have a weekly capacity of
2,058 tons.
Nottingham, England. -The trade
union congress passed a resolution
condemning the British workmen who
engaged themselves as strike-breakers
in Germany and the colonies and ask
ing parliament to enact a measure un
der which the organizers of strike
breaking movements, as well as the
men themselves could be prosecuted.
The congress voted down a motion for
amalgamation with the labor party,
which is controlled by the socialists.
Washington. Another big interna
tional union will establish headquar
ters in this city., The general con
vention of the stone cutters voted to
make the president's position a sal
aried one,' so that he might devote all
his time to the organization, and de
cided upon Washington for the gen
eral headquarters.
Wheeling, W. Va. In this city
there are more than forty stogie fac
tories. All of them are union shops.
In them over 800 stogie makers, all
union men, are employed, and, in addi
tion to these, between 400 and 600 ap
prentices, not to mention the several
hundred tobacco workers, employed.
Indianapolis, Ind. With a general
resumption of work in the coal mines
of Indiana, the district officials of the
United Mine Workers are claiming a
victory in their fight with the oper
ators, and that, too, after rejecting the
proposition submitted by National
President Lewis at the recent confer
Wice. '
New York. The Stereotypers' and
Electrotypers' union has been greatly
increased during the last year, in
which seven new locals were formed.
The membership is 3,500 in 92 locals,
and the treasury holds $20,000.
New York. The movement for per
fecting the amalgamation of the vari
ous branches of the Lithographers'
unions into one central body will
mean the merging of over 100,000
members o the lithograph trade into
one organization, which will have
great strength throughout the United
States.
Seattle. Wash. The Alaskau fish
eries now give employment to more
than 5.000 fishermen, the majority of
whom are now organized. A few
years ago there were scarcely any
unionized fishermen engaged in the
large Alaskan districts.
Manchester, Eng. Two hundred
thousand cotton mill operatives have
been notified by the Federation of
Cotton Spinners that a reduction of
five per cent, in wages will be enforced
by the masters. If the spinners should
protest, a lockout will follow, which
will throw as many more out of work
in the other department of the busi
ness. Toronto, Can. The Lodge of Ma
chinists will keep a close watch on
civic contracts affecting the trade.
Glasgow, Scotland. The problem of
unemployment has reached an exceed
ingly acute stage. For 25 years there
has been nothing like the present sit
uation, and it is more than probable
that unless some unexpected revival
in trade takes place, the situation will
havt become intensified by the arrival
of autumn and winter.
New York. At the convention of
the International Brotherhood of Sta
tionary Firemen the by-laws were
amended so as to permit the holding
of conventions annually instead of bi
annually. Next year's convention will
be held at Yonkers, N. Y.
San Francisco. The anti-injunction
committee of the Labor council has
decided to recommend to the 110
unions affiliated with the council to
give as much as possible' to the fund
that is being raised to fight injunctions
and to suggest that, in addition, indi
vidual members contribute to the
same fund.
Fall River, Mass. The Spinners'
union, which had decided to withdraw
from the sliding scale agreement be
tween the unions and manufacturers
of that city, has decided that it will
act with the other unions and con
tinue the agreement.
Clarksburg, W. Va. Primary ar
rangements are now being made for
the annual convention of the West
Virginia State Federation of Labor,
that is to be held in October.
San Francisco, Cal. The Broom
makers' union has taken preliminary
steps in starling a campaign against
brooms made by Chinese and those
made by convicts in eastern states.
Springfield. 111. The secretary of
the Illinois State Federation of Labor
has issued the official call for the
twenty-seventh annual convention of
that organization, which will begin
in Peoria on October 20.
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