The morning times., 1895-08-23
AUTH ON THE UNFAIR LIST
Action Of the D istriot Assembly in
the Case Of the Butchers,
Delegates Urged to Be Active III work
Ing for the Big Excursion-Do-
ings of the Locals.

| NO. TO, h. or L., was held last night at
| Plasterers' III all, there being large
number of delegates in attendance. Mas
ter Workman w. H. &. Simmons presided.
The near approach OF the general assembly
OF the knights of Labor, which will be
held IN this city, engaged the attention
of the meeting among the first items Of
business. The coming assembly is the
| most representative body OF labor in
| America and its tionsa and conclusions
will command the attention OF the country.
The local district assembly elected its
delegate to the convention last night,
Master Workman Simmons having been
| chosen, with Mr.. E. F. Pywell as alternate
A committee was also selected to make
| the arrangements for the reception of the
| delegates.
| A report was had from the executive
| committee on the trouble between Mr..
Nicholas Auth, the butcher, and his en-
pioyes. The butchers have non-union men
| employed, this being the cause ofthe dispute.
| The butchers declined to comply with the
request that only union men be employed.
| They urge in their defense that they have
to walt orders from the boss butchers asso-
citation, and If any member violates the
orders he Will forfeit $500 deposit.
| This excuse was not satisfactory to the
| executive committee, which decided that
Mr.. Auth be placed on the unfair list.
| The delegates to the District Assembly
were therefore requested, in accordance
with this action, 10 declare the decision
of the executive committee before the
local assemblies, and to bring it promi-
nently to their attention.
The delegates from the Eccentric Associ-
alton OF ofEngincers called the attention the
assembly to the excursion proposed to be
| given on Labor Day for the benefit of the
widows of the CurniCe- workers whose death
| occurred through an accident in June last
The assembly took official notice OF the
excursion by requesting and urging dele
! gates to have as many tickets disposed of
as possible in the various assemblies.
| one OF the special features of the pro-
| gramme for the entertainment of the ex-
cursionists will be a bail game between
the team of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing and that of the w l. l.
! Butchers Assembly, No 6,341, re-
! ported through its delegates last night
that they VIII turn out in fun force on
Labor Day, They VIII be costumed in
black, with white busters and white
beavers Their emblem will be pair of
| sausages crossed A rose VIII complete
this unique boutonHcre.
The assembly adjourned al II p. IN.
| The Washington Hranch, Granite Cutters,
held i IS regulhr monthly meeting last
night.
The committee appointed at the last
! special meeting 10 tee Grard Marshal Me
| Hugh WITH reference tosa matter connected
! with the Labor Day parade, reported that
| Mr.. McHugh bad positively refused TO
! acecde TO their request. The Granite
| Cutters then unanimously decided not to
! participate in the parade.
Before adjourning the following reso-
luton was passed:
Resolved, That the Washington Branch
Of the Granite Cutters National Union So
| licitS the press TO cooperate with the
workingnen in the District n their efforts
to secure a repeal of the, contract law, and
the passage of a bill, looking to the con-
struction of public buildings by days work,
at the maximum rates OF wages prevailing
in the respective trades in the District"
TheNationalAs ssociation Of s team ard Hot
| Water Filters and Helpers, local branch,
No. 10, met last night at the han, No.
| 1914 E street northwest. 1t was decided
| that the ends of the trade would be better
| met If the helpers were to be organized
| into a separate and distinct organization.
This has been tried with great success
in New York, and the plan works to per-
fection. Every steam filter is allowed
| one helper, according to the rules Of the
craft, but some oftGe bosses takeadyan;age
OF the fact that the helpers are not thor
! oughIy organized, and take On two or more
helpers for every skilled workman. This
will be done away with if the present
plans are carried out.
number of the steamfitters brought
their helpers together last night and an or
ganization of the helpers was perfected.
Joseph Mockabee was elected president
and Martin McGarvey secretary All help
ers in the city are expected to join, and
those desiring TO become members can com
municate with either of the above gentle
men or come next Thursday to 1914
steret northwest.
Communications were sent by the Steam
filters to Wells, Newton & Company, of
New York, contractors for the heating ap-
paratus in the new Corcoran Art Gallery,
stating that non-union nlen are being en-
ployed on the work and asking that the
matter be attended to-
The repairs being made at the Deaf and
| Dumb Asylum are, it is claimed, being
done partly by n6nnnion labor and the
| authorities were notified There is some
doubt as to the standing Of certain men on
the Heurica Brewery ard an investigation
viii be asked for
The card system will be put in operation
September ard from that time all union
men will be required to carry a card bearing
the stamp OF the Building Trades Cornell
In the future 10 man working for less than
S3 a day can ko!d membership in the Steam
Filters Association.
The meu are hoping that the
report that the Master Steam Fit
ters will organize is true The
bosses are enthusiastic over the method
pursued by the steam filters and several
OF the employers have stated that they won't
have man working for them who does
not belong II is, they say, both to the
interest of employer and employe that the
steam filters belong to the association
The Master Steam Filters Association
will from present indications soon become
reality i II this city and several OF the bosses
have siguiffed willingness to join. The
of bosses can alone deal intelligentiy with
their grieI uces and delegates and com
mittccs from each association can meet
aud adjust differences.