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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1909)
n it 's worth something to you to know that here's a store where the highest standard of quality is the only stand ard where you can buy in the assurance that every article is the best of its kind where you are sure of getting the best that your money will command. it 's worth something to us to know v5t if that we satisfy our customers and give them big values for their money. This fact is clearly in evidence in the hats shown by us this spring. Take for instance, the Mallory Cravenette Hats priced at three dollars You can pay more than three dollars and not get the same measure of style and real value. Mallory Hats are made of carefully selected fur felt the dyes used are permanent the workmanship so thorough that they will hold shape and color, and re tain their good appearance until worn out then there's that vastly interesting feature of the Priestly cravenetting process that renders them waterproof. Come in and we'll the hat that is most becoming to you. r show you ARMSnMNG CLOTHING COMPANY ' (3oob Glotbes flDercbants Tht "EVER WEAR" Guaranteed Hosiery far Men and Wo TRYING TO AMALGAMATE. Con- Woodworkers r-.d Carpenters ferring to That End. There was a conference between representatives ct the Amalgamated Association of Woodworkers and the United Brothertood of Carpenters and Jo-'ners in Chicago on March 15. The nee ting was held in response to a special request of the executiv coun cil of the American Federation of Labor, and President Samuel Gompers was in attendance. The object r-t the conference is to devise a method 04" permanently settling the quarrel that has been on between the two or ganisations for years. It is thought possible that the outcome of the meet teg will be the merging of the two or ganisations. Unprejudiced labor men who are familiar with the squabbles over questions of jurisdiction between the carpenters and woodworkers are of the opinion that the one organisa tion plan is the only sure cure for the troubles of the past and present. All peace compacts and compromises have failed .to establish friendly work ing relations, and the whole labor movement longs to see the end of the war. THE BARTENDERS. Minneapolis May 10, 1909, should send 23 cents to Frank Morrison, 423 G St.. X. V Washington. D. C. and obtain a copy or the twenty-eighth annual convention proceedings. Once in pos session, they should persue carefully the reports of the various committees, as well as the subject matter offered in the form of resolutions, and they will be better able to perform good service as committeemen of their own convention. Delegates can best serve their constituents by posting them selves on matters connected with our movement, hence the suggestion. Delegates should bear in mind that our general conventions are not festi vals of joy, but are constituted for the purpose of making proper advance ment it means work." The Wageworker is in receipt' of a letter from Jere I Sullivan relative to the State Federation of Labor meet ing, and in it Bro. Sullivan pays this little labor paper a compliment that is greatly appreciated. LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS. With LABOR TEMPLE MATTERS. Will Be Represented By a Live One at the Minneapolis Convention. The fifteenth general convention of the Hotel and Restaurant Employes international Alliance and Bartenders International League will be held in Minneapolis, beginning May 10. The Lincoln local will be represented by a live worker. Charley Benson. The presence of Benson on the floor of the convention will mean that they'll all know that Lincoln is on the map. Referring to the Minneapolis conven tion the Mixer and Server, the official crgan. says: "One of the real handicaps of our conventions is the lack of actual ex perience of those appointed on com tailtees to which may be referred matters for their review and judg ment. Novices can learn, and while we know of no authority, it seems to lis. that the proceedings of the Amer ican Federation of Labor is not only an excellent substitute for a hand-book on the subject, but is an authority so far as usage generally followed in legislative bodies. Delegates-elect to the fifteenth general convention of l!m international union, to be held at Directors Hold First Enthusiastic Meeting for Several Months. It is not dead it has only been sleeping. Reference is had to the Labor Tent pie project. ' Last Monday evening at the labor commissioner's office the first real meeting in seven months of the di rectors was had. Vice-President Cbap !u presided and there were eight directors present. It was unanimously decided to begin where work was dropped last fall, and proceed at once o start something. Secretary Ihringer promised to have a complete statement ready for the board at the meeting next Monday evening, and a committee was ap ro.'nted to frame up a plan or two tor further procedure. A committee wis also appointed to arrange for a benefit performance if" possible. The uialter of engaging in a gift enter prise was also discussed, but no def inite action was taken. Every director present was in favor of going ahead from now on, and using every effort to enthuse the wage- earners of Lincoln in the project. The board will meet next Monday evening at the labor commissioner's office, and every Monday evening thereafter until further notice. ' The meetings will begin promptly at 7:45. Pushing Their June Meeting Characteristic Vigor. Division No. 98. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, is pushing ar rangements for its big June meeting with characteristic vigor. It prom ises to be one of the biggest events organized labor has ever pulled off in the great and growing west- The date of the meeting is June 29 and 20, and enough attractions are offered to warrant the attendance of every engineer who can possibly get away frcm the throttle. Grand Chief Stone and other grand officers are expected, and invitations have been accepted by the following distinguished men in the labor world: P. H. Morrisey, president A. R. E. fe I. A- W. S. Carter, grand master 15- of L. F. & E. A. B. Garretson, president O. R. C W. G. Lee, grand master B. of R. T. Mrsl W. A. M unlock, grand president of G- I. A. to B. of L. E. The program of entertainment will be varied enough to please all, and rothing will be left undone that will 1 jake for the pleasure of the visiting la'.ies and gentlemen. Special rates have been secured from the hotels. The forthcoming issue of the En gineers' Journal will contain a lot about the Lincoln meeting, the city in general, and handsome illustrations of Lincoln. The following gentlemen constitute t committee on arrangements for the big meeting: H. L. Beatty, J. E. Duffy, J. X. Hyder, W. A. Smith, H. WSggenjosL Mr. Beatty is chairman and Mr. Wiggenjost is secretary. Lood have joined forces with the Reed administration. .The McNulty regime seems to be about on its last legs. Work is opening up in good shape. and the outlook for a splendid season was never better. ' Business Agent Clifford is putting in some splendid licks for the organiza tion. Not only is he lining up new members every week, but he is suc ceeding in securing some concessions all along the line. The local is well pieased with the work he is accom plishing. THE CARPENTERS. ELECTRICAL WORKERS. Will Make Their District Council Meeting a Stem Winder. The district council meeting of the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. comprising Iowa and Nebraska, will ir eet in Lincoln on April 5. It prom ises to be the largest meeting since the district was organized. .The local members are planning to give the visitors a bully time between sessions. President Betz, who lives in Lincoln, assures The Wageworker the meeting vill be large and profitable. The Lin coln local will be represented by W. L. Mayer. Since last report three or four of the largest locals of the entire Brotber- Another Open Meeting but Speaker Expected Did Not Appear. The carpenters held another open meeting last. Monday evening, and although disappointed in the failure of the advertised speaker to appear, the meeting was a success just the same. Senator King of Osceola had been billed for an address, but owing to the press of legislative duties he was un aDie 10 be present- However C. H. Chase and T. J. Kelsey filled in the time very acceptably. General Kelsey talked along general lcbor lines and Mr. Chase read s paper written by Frank K. Foster Both gentlemen were listened to with great interest. The carpenters have kindly given their hall for two meeting f tiii central body's committee, and also for the primary election next Monday afternoon. The fact that No. 1055 has fallen off in membership must not be taken as an indication that the local is los ing ground. The ninety members who are still faithful .more than make up by their enthusiasm and loyalty for any decrease in numbers. Work is reported fair and is" grow- ins better as the season advances. the indications for a rush of work during the coming season were never better. MEXICAN MINERS STRIKE. ...iners of Pachuca. Mexico, have gone on strike because the kind hearted operators wanted them to work 12 hours a . day for the same money that they received for 10 hours. Of course the operators immediately called for troops and Diaz will sooa give another illustration of strike- sciasuing. M For Union Workers Important Happenings in Indastxiaf Circles in This Country and Europe $ 9 Buffalo, N. T. At the Buffalo plant pf the Lackawanna Steel Company, one of the largest of the independent steel concerns, notices were posted of ji reduction from top to bottom, affect ing several thousand men. The reduc tion extends from unskilled labor 10 the highest grade of workmen and o the office force, in the highest Trades amounting to a straight cut of Jen per cent. Laborers have been working on an hourly scale ranging from 12 to 17 cents, and nnder the new schedule all are nut on a flat rate of 12 cents. This was the first announcement of wage reduction since Che heavy cutting of the price of fin ished steel the week before. When .President Clarke gave out the state ment of these reductions from the headquarters at New York, be said they would not affect the policy of maintaining steel rails at $21 a ton. as he did not see how they could be made at a profit any cheaper. Reductions by other steel companies were expect ed to follow. Wilkesbarre, Pa. It is said that .even should the coal operators refuse to grant any of the anthracite mine workers demands there will be no strike until next fan. Men close to the union leaders say the miners would not risk a strike at the threshold of summer, especially tn view of the fact that the operators nave 10.000,090 or 12.000.000 tons of coal on hand.- At the national convention in January it was generally understood to be the sense of the scale committee, com posed of 25 district presidents, that there should be no suspension of min ing, such as there was three years ago, wnether a new agreement was reached or not. New York. AD the locals of the Bricklayers and Masons Interna tional union have been warned by its international officers against ordering any strikes without the sanction of the executive board of the Interna tional union and before any action Is taken looking toward a strike the board must be notified so that the ex ecutive officers may have an opportu nity of trying to effect a settlement without a strike. A member of the lo cal executive board of the bricklayers' Anions said that any local disobeying "this rule will be disciplined. Houston, Tex. A final conference Jooking to an adjustment of the, differe nces of the Southern Pacific railway ind the conductors of the Atlantic sys tem of the road was heard by the .grievance committee of the Order of 'Railway Conductors and Vice-Presi dent Fay of the road. It is learned. however, that whatever may be the "result of the conference no strike will he called, the recent poll of the con ductors employed on the road failing to show a majority or two-thirds favor ing a strike if necessary. New York. The Eastern Pig Iron association, which is made np of the leading iron producers of the east, has practically agreed to reduce the wages of its workmen ten per cent. Similar reductions, it is said, will be made -later on the part of all blast funaces in the country and between 50,000 and .75.000 men will be affected. - Minneapolis. A movement is under way for the organization of a pipe .trades council. A special committee of four has been appointed by the .Plumbers' and Steamfitters" unions. and similar committees will be ap pointed as soon as practicable by the other trades interested Brockton. Mass. The factories of the W. L. Douglas Shoe Company re sumed full activity with the return of .the 425 stitchers who had been on -strike since March 1, causing the en forced idleness of about 1.650 oper atives. At a conference between the strikers and their employers an agree ment was reached, but the terms were pot made public Hazleton, Pa. The nnion painters presented their demands for the en suing year to their employers. The principal demand is for an increase in wages from 30 to 33 cents an hour beginning April 1. It is claimed by the master painters that they do not see ihow they can grant this, because of competition from outside towns, where the scale is lower than here. Beverly, Mass. The plant of the United Shoe Machinery Company In this city has started on full time. For about a year the plant has been run ning nine hours a day and an hour a .day will be added. About 2,600 hands are employed. Roanoke, Vs. J. H. Taylor and W. ;E. Howery announce that they will at once erect a roller mill here witn capacity of 150 barrels of flour a day. Milwaukee. Representatives of the -Milwaukee Brewers association and employes of Milwaukee breweries in conference agreed on a three years' wage scale. Employes wPl receive an increase from 50 cents to one dollar a week, depending upon the class o! work. The increase is about one-half the amount demanded by the work ers. The agreement affects about 7,000 workmen. Cincinnati. starting with a mem bership of more than 100, the Tailors and Cleaners' Protective association of ? this city and vicinity was launched . j recently. Chicago. Five hundred iron ship builders and boilermakers emaioyed by the Chicago Shipbuilding Company, South Chicago, went oat oa a strike -against a tea per eeac est fat nz. The entire shipyard was tied sa by the strike. The average wage paid , tbe men is $2-50 and $3 a day for sin hours. SupC J. EL Timnt left Barried ly for Cleveland. It was rumored: that he win confer with the aaiaoot cf tbe company's yard there about seal ing strike breakers to Chicago to take the places of the m cm strike-. AH of the strikers are members of the Boilermakers and Iroa Shipfeaeders nnk The walkoet was preeipfeated when the company posted a notice an nouncing tbe wage Aedactioa. No rea son was given for the cat. Boston. Mass. The Associated Hat Manufacturers, declaring that Laatsca & Hubbard, mannfaetarers of this city who recently reorganized aad es tablished a anion factory, are oper ating to the injury of the uaaaaxaes urers. organization, brought soft fa the United States cUcuit court to re strain the I-amsom tc Hubbard con cern from using the oaioa label. The firm of Lamsoa & Hubbard, incorpor ated, a member of the manafactarers" body, was one of the companies affeet ed by the hatters general strike. Two weeks ago tbe corporation west cat of existence, transferred its basfsen to the Lamsoa 4b Hubbard Company of Mainev withdrew from the national association and took back its met est the union basis. Pittsburg. Pa. Tbe cancellation erf th continuous working agreement by the employers with the Amalgamated workmen, notice of which has already been given, is takes by workmen ta the great Pittsburg district to mesa, a cut in wages, beginning July 1. There was an important meeting of the AaaJ gamated people at tbe headquarters, and after it was ever President P. J. McArdle of the Amalgamated associa tion said: I dont think the opera tors will ask us to accept any redac tion of wages before Jaly 1, tat it seems that they are determined to do it then." Berlin, Germany. Is Germany fa 1900 only oae unioa had over SjOOO women members, femr uaJoo had over 2,000, bat less than MOO. 1 had less than 2,000, and 27.000 1 had no women members. In 199. the anions of factory workers, metal work ers, tobacco workers and textile ers included over 10.000 wo bers each, three other waioas had over 5.0OO. bat less thaa 10.000, six onions had over 2.000, bat less thaa M0. and 23 onions had less thaa 2.000 women members; the remaining 27 anions consisted exclusively of met. Stockholm, Sweden. The Fritters" Trade union in Swedea has arranged a new tariff agreement, which extends to all towns la the coon try, aad will be in force for five years. It settles for that period the wages and work ing rules for the compositors, mackiee managers, printers' assistants, both male and female, and apprentices. As compared with the o!d general tariff, which ran out on December 31 last, there are Increases la wages averag ing 10 per cent. Carson City. Ner. Gov. Dickinson has called a conference of tbe labor organizations of tbe state to ask their advice and suggestions in regard to a ' number of important bills affecting la bor that may be acted upon- by the leg islature. Reading, Pa. F. C. Scohak. presi dent of the Reading Iroa Compaay, Is sued a statement in which he said that there has been a great deettse la the price of tbe various products man ufactured by the compaay. Owing to this condition he announced a redac tion in wages in the different depart ments of from to IS per cent. The puddling basis will be at tbe rale of $3.75 per ton. Tbe former rate was $4.50 a ton. Stockholm, Sweden. The gov em inent has ordered a general censas of the unemployed, la which local author ities, labor bureaus and trades-wnioa officials will co-operate. The state of trade is very bad just now in the larg er towns like Stockholm. Jfaimo. Gothenburg, etc Most anions have more than ten per cent of the mem bers unemployed Chicago. Semi official announce ment is made that the S. St &. Com pany will shortly construct one of the largest and best equipped psckinar houses and canneries in the country. It will be located somewhere ia the rapidly developing southwest, either Oklahoma or Texas, but the point ha not yet been selected. Philadelphia. A proposition to es tablish a death benefit fund of $30 ia the Coopers International union, re cently submitted to the subordinate unions for referendum vote, has beea carried by a vote of 1.152 to 1.W1. The general executive board is prepartnx rules to gotert the distribution cf such benefits. Washingt-m. Should the plans of the United Association of Journeymen Plumbers, Gas and Steam Fitters suc ceed, these industries win all be tc der one head, thus making the anioa one of tbe largest belonging to tbe American Federation of Labor.