Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-17

Grated Union, protested against the sys-
TEN among some trade unions of driv-
Ing an honest nottingham to become q
non-unionist or thief simply because
he cannot afford to pay the enormous
initiation fee demanded BY them. Del
egate De Greet, of the New York City
Carpenters Union, had been speaking
about the Brotherhood OF Carpenters.
who admitted men to membership for
an initiation fee Of SIS. MY union" he
said, docs not need more members.
and We have raised the initiation fee to
So"
. The executive board of the Minnesota
State BARRIERS Association met last
week in st. Paul AT it the board de-
clared its right and the right OF every
barber TO refuse to shave or do work
for colored people If he desired to.
Charles Charleston has brought suit
for damages against George A. Rogen-
tine. OF Saltwater, for refusing 10
shave him. He claims damages to the
amount OF $500. We do hereby pledge
ourselves to support our brother. the
vice president, George A Rogenfine, in
his suit brought against him for alleg-
ed damages for the alleged refusal to
serve colored man in his place Of bus
mess and be 1t further resolved that d
committee of three be appointed to Sc
cure counsel and conduct this case, or
any other similar case, that may be-
brought against any of our members,
and that the funds needed for these
cases be raised by the State associa-
tion
An attempt to place the New York
Central Federated Union in position
where it would have absolute control
of all the organizations affiliated with
it in the matter of strikes and agree
ments with employers by the introduc-
ton of two amendments to the constt-
tuition was defeated at the meeting OF
the central body last week. The first
amendment provided that the central
body should be empowered to order
sympathetic strikes on behalf OF any
unions affiliated with it. As the Gem
tral Federated Union has affiliated with
Ii unions with a united membership OF
more than 100000, this amendment, tx
passed would have given 1t more pow
err than any other labor body OF its
kind in the world. The delegates OF
the building trades declared that IL IL
was passed all the building trades un-
ions. representing 10000 members.
would leave the body. The second
amendment would have given to tho
central body the power TO pass upon
all agreements between affiliated un-
ions and employers 1t was declared
to be as radical as the first, and reject
ed by a sweeping majority.
In Denver the street railroad COM
pany mas seen the handwriting on tha
wall and has interpreted 1t correctly.
1t realizes that the days of high street,
car fares are limited, and 1t has very
wisely listened to the appeal OF the
working people for reduction and put
the fare down for a three-mile limit
within specified hours OF the day to one
cent This, says the Cleveland World,
Is probably the lowest fare made In this
country and is equal to some OF the re-
auctions that have been made in Euro
pean cities. The six-for-a-quarter rate
has prevailed in Washington. A six
for-a-quarter rate prevails in Montreal
and Toronto, with the eight-for-a -quar-
ter rate morning and night. On about
one-third of the mileage Of Toledo the
rate is five tickets for 8 cents one hour
morning and night. In Detroit the
eight-for-a-quarter rate prevails on all
the mileage of the city morning andA
night and on about one-third Of that
mileage the rest OF the day. except
from S p. m. to 5;45 a. m. when the
rate ON this fractional mileage Is six
for a quarter. In Chicago. not only
has the Calumet Electric Railway just
reduced its rate for the distance OF
about four miles from oixty-thirsl
street to South Chicago to "a cents,
but the Chicago General Railway some
time ago resumed its former rate of six
tickets for a quarter, and made fur
Their reduction on its two branch Inca,
each about two miles In length, to IL
tickets for quarter