The morning times., 1895-09-05
WORKERS TO INVESTIGATE
Pioneer Assembly to Find Out
About the Pearl Laundries.
PARENT OF CUT-RATE PRICES
Engineers TO Wait Upon the Commits
sioncrs Concerning District EN-
ploye who Holds Two Positions.
Barbers Consider John f. Gerhold's
Case-Indorsemento of The Times.

The Laundry Workers bega II last night
an investigation into the question or who
or what cSta blishments II the city are
behind what is known as the Pearl laun-
dries. These Pearl laundries are nuwn
TO the others as cut-rate establishments.
This question was brought up at the
meeting of Pioneer Assembly, TO l29o,
the Laundry Workers Union, and waE dis
cussed at length. 1t appears to be the
opinion OF the members or this assembly
thatit is either the Swiss or the Yale laundry
which is the parent Of the Cut-rate estab-
lishments. After a full discussion the
assembly passed a resolution CALI ng on
the Federation of Labor and District
Assembly, No. 66, X. OF L., to help them
in theinvestigatiUn, with vie W OF removing
these Pearl laundry signs.
The situation to the average laundry
worker seems to be that some one or more
establishments in the city are charging
two prices for laundering by charging the
common rate at headqua rters ana maintain
ing the cutrate establishments to catch
another cha aCter OF trade.
The assembly last night elected Mr.. Fritz
Hermann and Miss Maggie Ryan To complete
the number OF delegates TO the District
Assembly.
Master Workman Simmons and Worthy
Foreman CufT were present and made brief
addresses on the line or work To be pursued
by this assembly, and spoke words OF en-
couragement and good cheer to the audience.
The assembly received committee OF the
Barriers Assembly, who had come TO pledge
1t their assistance in directing whatever
work they could To the iauDdries repre-
sented by the meeting.
The bylaws were then discussed, but
owing to other matters of business which
occupied the time OF the meeting the further
consideration and adoption Of these laws
We're deferred until next Wednesday night.
a committee from the Eccentric Associa-
tiOn or Steam Eng ineers VIII to-Cay call
upon the Commissioners with reference to
the case or Joseph Culley, janitOT OF the
high school. Ii is claimed by the associa-
tIOn that Culley draws two salaries, one
of SO from the District and another from
the lexington company for working in the
power housc. The committee will demand
an investigation and insist that III these
times one man should not be allowed 10
~ IL tw2 g29d pia,ees one of them being IN
A largely-attended and enthusiastic meet
| ing or the HorSe-shoers' Union was held last
/ evening at Biclick's Han, No. 737 Seventh
| street northwest.
The regular business disposed Of tie
| thankSUf the union was voted 10 The Times
for the interest taken in making Labor
/ Day success, and also for the use Of the
/ III llplaCedat edlsposal alOfthcHOTse-ShOer
/ a vote or thanks was also rendered Mr.
; b. YOungling for the use OF the large
United states rlag carried in the paraGc
/ 10 Mr.. Thomas j. Fisher for accommoda-
/ tons III connection with the construction
oftheir float and the Veuson Express Com
/ pany for the use Of horses and wagons.
/ The action OF the Federation OF Labor
/ and District i sSembly, GO, h. OF l., in
/ placing Nick Aulh. butcher, on the unfair
/ list, was unanlnIDuSlytndorSed.
AS Il constant reminder OF the placing Of
! the lexington Railway and its branches
| OH the unfair list I4Hc o. 81 VIII tie m
posed ON each member for every violation
/ Of the agreement
Three new members were initiated
( M -.
/ Master George W. Brown presiding. The
! first business taken up was the case OF
! John + Gcrlold, who has advertised him
| self aS q knight OF nine years standing and
/ that he employs none but first class white
/ BARRIERS. Master Workman Brown stated
I that Mt. GCTIOld became a knight ID 1883 ,
| but has not been in good standing fortwO
/ years and that be does not employ any
| union BARRIERS The meeting closed with
hearty endorsement Of The Times.
The regular meeting OF the Paperha ngcrs
/ was held last evening at HarTi S'HalI. corner
. Seventh a nd ID streets northwest There
was large attendance.
The greater part OF the time was occu-
/ pied in hearing reports of standing com
/ Labor Day.
The action OF the Butchers Union in
placing Nick AUTH on the unfair list
| was una nimOusly inGorSed 1t was also
/ decided that the members should re-
quest their grocerS not to patTu nizS Mr.
/ Auth, and n case they did to withdraw
| their support.
-Four new members were initiated
! A largely attended meeting OF Columbia
! Lodge, No. ia, International MachinistS
| was held last evening at MCCauley'S Hall
Pennsylvania ayeme southeast.
An invitation to attend the lecture by
| Rev. Or. Alexander Kent, of the Peoples
! Church next Sunday on the 'InCarCeraticr
of Eugene V. Debs. was heartily received.
Two applications for membership wer,
received and ten new members Were init
| ated.
After the initiation short speeches Were
| made by Messrs Whitman Chambers snf
others After the speeches refreshments
| were served.