The sun., 1901-08-26
Attempt to Secure Local Work
men to Break Strike.
EFFORTS UNSUCCESSFUL
Efforts and Prizes for Labor Day Cele-
bratiOn at Shellp0t Park.
More BARRIERS Join
Union.

% A committee of the United Labor
League on sports for Labor Day, Mt
Shellpot Park, has about completed ar
ran genients and some interesting events
are scheduled. The committee which
consists of Ferdinand $. Martin, Emil
Maurier and John Wetherill visited the
3 park on Saturday last and laid out the
grounds. There is to be an amateur AMI
novice class in each event The events
will be as follows: First event, 1oU yard
dash, watch fob from Finn Bros. novice
not yet arranged for; second event, high
Jump, pair trousers by Wright 4 David
son Co.; novice class. pair trousers by j.
~. Mnllin X Son; third event, 240 yard
dash, umbrella by Joseph Davidson
novice, umbrella by Brand Bros; fourth
event, throwing is pound shot. pair
bscycle trousers by j. Warren Bnllen.
novice, hat by Howard d. Springer:
fifth event. running broad jump box Of
cigars by Il. Il. Rawnsley; novice, box
Of cigars by l.. L. Mann; sixth event.
pole vault open to all, necktie by ID.
Ross X Son; seventh event. hop, step
and jump, silver pitcher by l..
Thomas Il CO.. novice. half tlozen pair
stockings by Charles Story There will
probably be several more prizes that
hnte not been arranged for as vet
sit meeting Of the journeymen bar.
bers at No. 504 Market street yester-
day afternoon six applicants were re-
8reive,l for membership. Joseph Schora.
President of the local International AS
sociation of BARRIERS, presided ANY bar
bcr shop that does not close at 8 o'clock
tonight will be considered n non-unon
shcp and will be placed on the unfair
list. The name Of the proprietor Of snch
n shop will also he reported TO the United
labor League and through that source
all other labor unions will be notified of
the matter. At the meeting yesterday
Frank Bacon, Herman JoEes and vii
ham Shockley We're appointed com
mittee to attend the meeting of the
Bnitec Labor League next Sunday after
noon Frank Eacon. W lillian = .cislry
and NJ. ;. Carney We're appointed n con-
mittee to select permanent quarters for
the association. The BARRIERS will hold
another meeting tomorrow night.
Fhe following advertisement appeared
in one Of the local afternoon papers IN
Friday:
Backsmiths, boilermakers and ma.
cflnists for railroad shops out Of town.
Good pay and permanent position for
compctent men. Transportation furnish
aed.s Gall between . n. m. and u. M.
Meriitt House. w. Il. GORDNER
a pr lminent union mnehli:st ami mem
ber of the Wilmington Lodge of Machin-
lists, called ON Mr.. Gorlner at the Aicr
ritt House en- Saturday morning MS an
applicant for job. The local mac hiEst
m this manner found ont exactly who
the man represented and what he want
ed. lie said he wanted men to work on
the Southern Railway in . number nf
cities in the South and admitted thar
there was a strike on there and that the
men We're wanted to take the strikers
plnces. He offered from $40 10 s..aO
Rer,day and transportation for competent
smaehinSts. Mr.. Gordner said that
he sent number south from another
city. who represented themselves to 70
mnchinists. but when they arrived it was
learned that they were only helpers As
far MS could he learned he was unsuccess-
fnl m his attempt to secure scab labor
in this city.