Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-20
WORLD OF LABOR.
Detroit has 5000 unionists.


Chicago steamftters get S3.75 a dav
Single taXism is booming in Detroit.
Duluth is to have a union label ba-
, Ear.
New York colored walters will or
ganize.
New York laundry workers demand
10 hours.
England has 1888 union boot and
shoe workers.
Southern Confederacy of Labor" is
talked of.
All state printing in Montana must
bear the union label.
A Colorado judge declared the eight
hour law unconstitutional.
-Four hundred New York cigarmak-
ers won strike against cut
A bill before the Maryland Legisla-
ture will abolish trading stamps.
New Ravens City Council talks of
establishing municipal paper
A proposed London hotel will ac-
commodate 800 boarders at 2 cents a
night
Typographical Union has more
members than any body affiliated with
the F. of L.
Ney York woodcarvers work eight
hours. Some receive $2.75 and the
best men get 81 a day.
Washington Cd. CD social clubs that
have a bar must pay the regular retail
liquor license.
The Brewery Workers have in the
past year issued 3,2S7,000 labels and
1914 show cards.
Detroit merchants asked The Alder
men to protect them from outside nom
paying auction schemes
Thirty Chicago woodworkers went
on strike because their employer re-
fused to recognize the union.
Cigarmakers' Union 149, of Brook
Ign Borough. has refused to indorse
the labor bills of the American Ted
Grafton of Labor.
Frisco laborers say they will strike
on election day if the day is not made
a legal holiday. They will strike to
vote
st. Paul's Municipal Reform League
is composed of unionists. Politicians
who oppose labor's interests will be
eXterminated.
The employment of a boy to do gas
fitting \and plumbing work caused a
strike at Chicago Of workmen in the
building trades
There is no power-driven machinery
employed in the manufacture Of arti-
Giles of commence in the Western PEN
itentiary of Pennsylvania.
The proposed garbage cremation
plant at Boston, it is ascertained Will
be put in charge of union engineers
and fremen at schedule wages
New York book and job printers get
SIS per week and work 91a hours
Urder the nine hour day. which II to
l vxri1 na
asked.
The National Union Of United
Brewery Workmen has donated 500 to
a member who broke his leg by fall
ing from a railroad car while in search
of employment.
A New York bakers union has de-
cided to give each of its unemployed
members a free ticket for an enter
ment on Washington birthday, AMI
so cents besides.
The Ben Marche, of Paris, probably
the worlds greatest department store,
shares it's profits with its 5000 en-
ployes. They are also fed at the ex-
pense of the firm.
A new union of cigarmakers has
been organized in New York by the
Socialist Labor party in opposition to
the cigarmakers' unions affiliated
with the International Union.
A new system of stereotyping has
been perfected in New York, which
will make sadder havoc in this branch
of the business than Mergenthalers
did in the printing trade.
Mr.. James H. annon, ii Boston
Chapel No. ,, of the Typos. was pre-
scented with puse of SIS on Tuesday
by his fellow workmen. He has been
sick for the past four months
In regard to the Mayor scheme TO
have a labor man without a vote, but
with voice in the Boston Common
Council there seems to be a decided
division of opinion among labor men.
Shall Massachusetts legislation
with reference to hours of labor be
changed to meet conditions in the
South and West?" was discussed I'M
der auspices of the Boston Christian
Social Union on Friday last.
Patrons of New York Chinese laun-
dries will take a lively interest in the
success or failure of the bill that has
been introduced in the New York Leg
islature by Assemblyman Eagan re-
curing all laundry checks to be made
out in English, with Arabic figures
Plumbers of Cleveland may refuse
to take out licenses and may still
work at their trade The law requlr-
ing them to apply for a license and
undergo an examination is unconsti-
tutional SO Judge Kohler, Of the
Common Pleas Court of Summit
County, has decided.
At a smoker given by Detroit boss
BARRIERS it was complained that the po-
lice were not acting fairly in the mat
ter Of Sunday closing. Even police
officers themselves, and one of the as
sistant prosecuting attorneys, are
shaved on Sunday declared w. II.
Green a Michigan avenue barber.
Mr. Choate says that the law is su-
nerior to medicine 1t is not. For
Mr. Choate has himself laughingly re-
marked that he could be bought to
take either side of case. You could
moi hire a great doctor to kill pa
tient But you can hire the greatest
LAWYER to kill justice,-New York
Journal.
Pomona (Cal.) ordinance permits
h,t two saloons in the town. The re-
tail Iiouor license is $1,000 a year
town has COCO inhabitants), and the
saloonkeeper must furnish approved
bonds to the amount of $4,000. Only
one bartender may be employed IN
each and he must meet with the ap-
nrovsl of the City Councilmen.
\ reduction of - per cent. in wages
i AM community means that the
III 80 ,,oonla of that community