Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-10

The regular meeting of the Ohio Val
ley Trades and Labor Assembly was
called to order yesterday afternoon at
2 o'clock. After reading of the min
utes by Secretary A. L. Bauer, the fol-
lowing credentials were presented and
delegates obligated by President Harry
Hailes:
! Ernest Krumm, of the National Sto-
giemakers' League of America, Garfield
Union No. l.
Geo. Kirkland and James Atwell, of
/ the National Brotherhood of Operative
Potters' Local Union No. 46.
| R. l. McKelvey, of the Brotherhood
/ of Electrical Workers Local Union
No. 142
| John Hile, of Theatrical Stage EN-
ployes' Local No. 64.
j. w Slaughter, of the Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers No. 142.
| Joseph Zoeller, Local Union Glass
| Workers No. g.
j. Tiste, OF Carriage workers No. n.
Under head of legislation, State La
| Dor Commissioner l. V. Barton, arose
and addressed the Assembly for sew
eral minutes in very forcible manner,
referring to House Bill No. 25 chapter
10 an Act concerning free employ
ment bureau, which became a law on
! and after May 18th, and advised the
union to not keep any grievances from
the inspector, that where the law was
| neglected to inform him and the viola
| ton, no matter what it was, would re-
ceive his prompt attention Mr.. Bar
| ton stated that he had been approach
ed at various times regarding the la
Dor laws, and requested that members
of the different unions join in and as
sist him in the distribution of copies
Of the enactment among the various
places they were employed. He had
| brought several thousand copies for
| that purpose. He stated that the
work was too great for one inspector
and that it would take perhaps two
weeks before this district would be
| completed. He was glad to say, how
ever, that in his rounds of inspection,
with very few exceptions, he failed
| to find where the regulations were
| broken. He also asked those present,
when they knew of any manufacturer
| or merchant having bad ventilation
| poor stairways, or places that were
| dangerous to life to those who had to
work, to notify him at once as he had
the courage to enforce the regulation.
| He mentioned about three men seek
ing employment and at every place
| they applied for work they were turned
away, and had he been aware of these
men he could have placed them at once
through the employment bureau He
emphasized the necessity of all cases
being promptly reported. The eight
! hour law through West Virginia he
found all in line except a certain plant.
| In regard to the age of employing
/ children, twelve is the least, but he
found only one case where this had
| been violated and that required deep
! consideration. He referred to a desert
ed woman left with two children. one
! ten years and the other under. and how
they earned for their mother seven dol
| lars per week, an amount sufficient to
| keep them from being on the county.
Assembly offered a vote of thanks to
the labor commissioner and for the lit
erature to be distributed.
Secretary Bauer offered a communi-
cation concerning the regulation of
| taxes and assessments which he had
just received and he took it upon him.
self to write the State authorities re-
garding the matter, as they viii have
their meeting tonight at Charleston.
He did this in order that it could be
brought before the Assembly at their
next meeting. Mr.. Bauer's action was
sanctioned by the Assembly.
Under head of organization a union
of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
with fifty members had been formed
and will send delegate to the next
meeting The Butchers Union No. 7
presented a grievance against one of
their members employed at F. Schenk
& Sons Co., who, after repeated solicit
tations, had refused to pay dues and
fines. 1t was referred to the arbitra-
| ton committee. The barber difficulty
was referred to the organization com
mittee. The National Brotherhood OF
Bookbinders' local No 5 asked that
the Assembly notify book sellers OF
/ Wheeling to discontinue handling
books of certain manufacturers make,
as they had been boyeotted for years.
Secretary Bauer was authorized to no
| titled the book dealers of this city as
| requested.
The following resolution was then
| adopted, after which the meeting adj