The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, October 09, 1909, Image 8
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NEBRASKA'S SELECT HARD-WHEAT FLOUR Wilbur and DcWitt Mills THE CELEARATED LITTLE HATCHET FLOUft RYE FLOUD A SPECIALTY Telephone vs Doll Yhone aoo, cAuto l4Sg 145 SOUTH 9TH, LINCOLN, NEB. aooooeoooHXxaoooa Your Cigars Should Bear This Label.. , 3 union-mad Osara. ,1 It is insurance against sweat shop and tenement goods, and against disease. Indianapolis, Ind. Frank Dully, general secretary of the United Broth erhood of Carpenters and Joiners, is sending to the delegates of the United Brotherhood to the American Federa tion of Labor and the building trades department of the A. F. of L. the calls for the next conventions of the two bodies. Mr. Duffy is a delegate to both. The convention of the Ameri can Federation of Labor will be held in Toronto, Canada, beginning No vember 8, and will continue until the business before the convention is fin ished. The convention of the building trades department of the American Federation of Labor will be held in Tampa, Fla., beginning October 11. Representation in the convention of the A. F. of L. will be on the follow ing basis: From national or interna tional unions, for less than 4,000 mem bers, 1 delegate; 4,000 or more, 2 delegates; 8,000 or more, 3 delegates; 16,000 or more, 4 delegates; 32,000 or more. 5 delegates: 64.000 or more, 6 delegates: 128,000 or more, 7 dele gates, and so on, and from central bodies and state federations, and from local trades unions not having a na tional or international union, and from federal labor unions, one dele gate. The basis of representation in the convention of the building trades department is along the same lines as for the American Federation or Labor. , Detroit, Mich. Union seamen throughout the great lakes region are rejoicing over the announcement from headquarters of the International Sea men's Union of America that the or ganized seamen of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts will give financial sup port to the sailors, firemen and cooks on strike against the Lake Carriers' association. "An unceasing fight un til an honorable peace is secured" is the slogan that has been sounded among the striking marine workers for months and the aid promised by the employes on ocean vessels has given renewed hope to the men who are fighting the employers' associa tion. All unions of sailors, firemen and cooks on the eastern and western coasts, it is declared, have decided to back the lake unions to a "winning finish." The strike has been in force since May 1 last, the total number in volved being 10,000 men. Indianapolis, Ind. A complete reg istry system of the membership of the International Typographical union is to be established at international headquarters in this city. The new system, which will be of the card in flex type, will show the name of each member, the union of which he is member, whether he has been expelled or suspended, and is so if he has been reinstated, and various other details To each member will be assigned an individual number. As an example of the manner in which these individual numbers will be utilized in case traveling card is issued to a member it will bear the number of that mem ber shown in the records at interna tional headquarters, instead of bearing the consecutive number of the card at present. - v Boston. The strike of Boston plas terers' union, which began July 29, has been settled. The men struck for wage Increase of five cents an hour, which would make the new union rate 65 cents an hour. All the employers but the members of the master plas terers' association agreed and their men remained at work. In fact there were few, if any, men out of work at any time during the strike. Under the terms of the agreement a wage rate of 62V4 cents an hour goes into effect at once and the 65 cents an hour rate will be paid on and after March 1 next. An agreement was also signed. Washington. Secretary Frank Mor rison of the American Federation of Labor, received word that by an al most unanimous vote the United Brotherhood of Carmen, comprising employes of many of the big railroads, at its convention held at Atlanta, Ga. decided to affiliate hereafter with the American Federation of Labor. At present there is in the federation the Car Workers' International union and it is said to be probable that steps will be taken to amalgamate the two associations. Boston. Large gains in membership and finances of the Lathers' union were shown by the reports of the of ficers at the second session of its in ternational convention in this city. President William J. McSorley of Cleveland recommended in his report that biennial instead of annual meet ings be held. Boston. Boston bricklayers' and masons' unions learned last week from International President William J. Bowen, General Secretary William Dobson and ' First Vice-President Thomas R. Preece, that the big St. Paul union has Joined the Interna tional Washington. John. P. Frey, editor of the Molders Journal, and B. A. Lar ger of the United Garment Workers' of America are the fraternal delegates to the British Trade congress-i Boston. Boston cabinetmakers' and millmen's union sent $50 to help the strikers in Sweden. Indianapolis. Ind. It Is orobabl that a convention of union clear ma kers of Indiana will be held this fall as the result of a circular letter that has been sent out by Cigar Makers' Union No. 215 of Logansport, Ind. The Logansport local suggests that local unions of the cigar makers In the state sending delegates to the South Bend convention of the Indiana State Federation of Labor instruct their delegates to arrange for a meeting of cigar makers' delegates. It is thought the cigar makers' . delegates to the State Federation will make arrange ments for a state meeting. The un satisfactory condition of the cigar .in dustry in the state is assigned as the reason for a " meeting, iif order that the thing may be discussed "and some plan to remedy present conditions for mulated. It Is suggested In the cir cular that it might be well to organ ize something after the lines of the blue label" leagues in some other states, for the purpose of booming the cigar makers' union label. It Is ap parently the opinion of some union people of this city, who are not mem bers of the cigar makers' organiza tion, that the closing of saloons, by reason of local option, is having a bad effect on the union cigar makers. It explained that the saloon is more like ly than the drug store to carry union label cigars, and that the closing of saloons in many towns means a de creased consumption of union smokes." Chicago. The last shadow of the trouble between the street railway companies of Chicago and their em ployes, which threatened to lead to a strike of great proportions, has passed away. Formal peace under a 3 -year contract was agreed upon at a meet ing between the officials of the com panies and of the unions. The -propo sition made by President John M. Roach of the North and West side lines, which foreshadowed peace, was maae to tne South side unions by resident T. E. Mitten. It was ac cepted by President M. E. Buckley, representing the union men. The new men are given 23 cents an hour for the first six months, 24 cents for the next six months, 25 cents for the sec ond year, 26 cents for the third year ana 27 cents until the contract ex pires, February 1, 1913. TIT tt A tvasmnsran. mere was a queer strike in St. Petersburg, Russia, re cently. The trolley lines of that city nad never, since they began operation, changed their labor schedule. Motor- men and conductors worked 19 hours a day, with every second day off. It recently dawned on the authorities that many accidents might possibly De due to the 19-hour system and a new schedule was adopted, making eight hours a day's work and cancel ing the "off' day. As compensation for the loss of a day's rest the pay was so arranged that the men would receive five rubles more a week than under the old arrangement. In short, the" reform meant fewer hours and more pay, but the conductors and mo- tormen, yearning for the day off, want ed no change and the strike followed. Washington. Labor unions have for a long time recognized the necessity for uniform labor laws among the states. On this point Charles P. Neill, United States commissioner of labor, argues that there should espe cially be uniformity in the laws re garding employers' liability, the guarding of dangerous machinery, In dustrial hygiene, compulsory reports on a uniform basis of all industrial ac cidents and the compulsory registra tion of deaths, showing facts as to oc cupation, etc. He also favors uniform ity of legislation regulating the em ployment of women and children, the hours of labor of all employes In inju rious occupations, factory and mine in spection and all convict-made pro ducts. Hartford City, Ind. The strike of the cutters and flatteners of the American Window Glass Company took on a most serious aspect when 48 strike-breakers arrived here from Chicago to take the places of the strikers. They were met at the train by the strikers and induced to refuse to take the places. The men stated that they had been informed by an agency in Chicago that they could make from $20 to $30 a week and that there was no trouble on here. When they learned that a strike was on and that they had been promised bigger wages than the strikers were demand ing they refused to go to work. Washington. There is a union of hatmakers in Le Mans, France, In which the office of president, vice- president, secretary and treasurer are held by one man. Newburgh, N. Y. At a conference held here a union was effected of the organization known as the Interna tional Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Ship Builders and United Brotherhood of North America. The name of the amalgamated bodies will be the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Ship Builders of the United States. Lynn, Mass. A convention of the Massachusetts Federation of State, City and Town Employes held hero re cently, adopted a resolution in favor of a $2.50 wage and pay for all holi days. , Owned by Stockholders of the First National Bank THE &ANK FOR THE WAGE-EARNER INTEREST PAID AT FOUR PER CENT Tenth and O Streets Lincoln, Nebraska 00000Q00000000030 I WORKERS UNION I II UNI STAMP I jyjactorxjla 1 ffioooeooooooseoc-eoooooooooooo Q Named Shoes are Often Made in Non-union Factories. DO NOT BUY ANY SHOE no matter what its name un less it bears a plain and read able impression of this Union Stamp. All Shoes toithout the Union Stamp are Altcays Non-Union Do not accept any excuse for the absence of the UNION STAMP. BOOT AND SHOE WORKERS' UNION 246 Sumner St., Boston, Mass: r i u muj n- ri T D: o m ' junu r. xuuiii, lies. uiias. u. uaiiit?, ow.-xrcas. o ooae:''cooooooooooooooooo FARMERS and MER CHA NTS BA NK F.rfMi.kJ 1QA1 1STN & 0 STREET . 11 A MTCTi' 10,000 men, women and children to start accounts at this bank of "'--' ONE DOLLAR each and put a dollar a month In the bank. You can do it H you will. Open Saturday evenings from 6 to 7. Four per cent interest. Get Into the habit of having a bank account. It pays. , Open an account today at THE EAST O STREET BANK (?& Chilly Weather . Cheerfulness These mornings make you think of the f ur nace, eh? And coal bills? But what's the use of worrying yet there's lots of time. Chilly mornings and evenings? They can be cured at small expense smaller than worrying and feed- ing the furnace. A Gas Heater Does the Work Attach it to the gas jet in dining room, sit tiug room or bath room. , No work, no worry. A cent or two and the room is comfortably warm, and the furnace out of business for weeks and weeks to come. Cheaper and cleaner and better. With the furnace you must use enough coal to heat the house and most of it wasted these days. The gas heater merely gives you the heat you need, where you need it and when. Ask the Users Their Advice We'll stand that test you ask those who are using the heater these days. Several thous and of them, and you ought to among the num ber. We sell the heaters, good ones, at a low price. Lincoln Gas and Electric Light Go. OPEN 'EVENINGS soaoeooocoe