Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-20

to Washington and finished his apprentice
snip, ana worked al the trade until 1880,
wneh ne became stairbuider, at which
trade ne has been actively engaged ever
SINCE. He has been secretary Of Local
Union NO 100 since 1895, being successfully
reelected to the office semf-annuaIiy He
was formerly a member Of ex-Union No 1,
ana became member Of Local No 100 In
December, 1891. He was one of the dele
Central wh %abor to organize the
as delegate to the carpenters executive
board Of the city
BARRIERS International Union held its regu-
lar semi-monthly meeting last Wednesday
evening at Soners' Hall, 1877 It'll street
northwest The meeting was called to or
der by President Samuel E. Foster and the
committee on candidates reported favorably
on six applications. The candidates were
subsequently initiated.
me agitation committee reported prog
ress and said the outlook was very bright.
The finance committee reported that the
uookS OF the treasurer and financial secre-
Iary were examined and that they were
found to be correct and in splendid condi-
tion The president took occasion to COM
pllment the treasurer and the financial
secretary upon their work.
BY unanimous vote it was decided that
during the week of the G. A. r. encamp-
ment all journeymen shall be allowed to
work after o'clock pm. as long as they
aes1re to. and that all those who are work
ing Tor a stipulated weekly salary shall re-
ceiVe 90 per cent of all the money they
take In after o'clock on October &. Z 8, 8
and 10, and after IL o'clock on Saturday.
october IL. After the latter date no shop
snaIi' IL was agreed, be allowed to keep
open after Z o'clock on week day except
saturday, on which days the BARRIERS will be
aloWed to work until II o'clock.
Inc agitation committee was instructed
10 continue Its work among all the local
unions. and especially to request all union
men afiliated with the American Fedora
tion OF Labor and the Central Labor Union
not TO patronize any shop which does not
! ulSplay a union shop card, or which does
not comply with the rules Of the union in
reference to the closing hours.
A communication from Mr.. Richard Syl-
vester OF the metropolitan police depart
| which he stated that he will be glad to CO.
| operate with the union In enforcing the law
\ IN reference to closing barber shops Sun
day. was read and heartily approved.
| Members Of Local Union No. 3ss Of the
| brotherhood of Painters. Decorators and
Paperhangers. have figured In three strikes
curing the present week. Two Of the three
| StrlkeS remain In force, the other having
been settled.
| Sixteen members and two non-union
painters employed in the engineer depart
| ment of the District government went ont
on a strike Monday morning, demanding
that their pay be raised from s. 50 to s.
| per day. The painters state that all local
contractors are paying 81 day, and they
| feel that the government can Certainly
| compete with private individuals. In a
communication from the District officials
| to the painters union 1t was stated that the
| Dlstrlct government is unable to grant the
| request OF the workmen, as the appropria-
| ton would not warrant it, and that a further
| appropriation could not be secured until
the next session Of Congress. This strike
seem to be satisfied, the District officials
| claiming that the work Is not being deferred
| In the least, while the painters say there Is
| plenty OF work on other Jobs at So day
Trouble developed Tuesday afternoon In
| the work OF repainting the interior of old
| t'ord's Theater. on 10th street, used as q
part or the record and pension division Of
| me war department, and as a result the
nine frescoers and decorators employed
| there went on a strike. The workmen
claimed that the government Inspector re-
fused to recognize Mr.. v. c. Carr, one Of
their number. as foreman Of the work.
while the government officials state that
| Mr.. Carr was employed as a painter and
not as boss. Since the strike was insti-
tuted the government turned tables on the
Workmen. 1nauguratfng lockout against
them. The trouble is still on and the work
Is at a StandStill.
The most important one Of the three
| ing, when thirty members of the brother
hood were called out on strike at the White
House by Daniel Lear, business agent of
the union, because four painters belonging
to the Amalgamated Association of Paint
ers Of New York city were employed on
the contract The brotherhood and the
| amalga mated association are rival labor
organizations. The trouble was brought
| to q close Wednesday, when the contra ctor
| In charge decided to withdraw the amalea-
mated painters. The strikers returned to
| work Thursday. and everything has since
been running along smoothly.
At meeting Of committee of the Gem
trail Labor Union. held last evening, final
| ing at Typographical Temple next Monday
evening in the interest Of the striking
miners. It Is expected that President John
| Mitchell Of the United Mine Workers, with
others prominent in organized labor will
address the meeting.
While the meeting is held under the aus
pieces of the Central Labor Union, q gen.
eral invitation Is extended to the public to
attend and cooperate with the organization
in its efforts to obtain money food and
clothing for the support Of the families Of
the striking miners. The meeting will be
held as a preliminary to q canvass of the
lected and forwarded by the committee In
the meantime those desiring to contribute
are requested to send their donations to
Typographical Temple, 423 street north
west. where they will be received by the
committee.
At the last meeting Of the Central Labor
Union the committee to arrange for the
public meeting and solicit contributions was
! enlarged. 1t now consists of R. E. Cowan
Norman c. Sprague, p. H. Shugrue, John
B. Dickman, Charles w. Winslow, N. II.
Baker, Milford Spohn and H. w. Sherman.
The local Stereotypers' Union, No. 10, has
applied for representatives in the Central
Labor Union. The stereotypers were allied
with the central body from the period of its
formation. but withdrew several years ago
for no stated reason. as at that time and
since the most friendly feeling has existed
between the stereotypers and the organiza-
tons constituting the Central Labor Union.
1t is probable that at the next meeting of
the central body the stereotypers delegates
will be admitted, as in response to a COM
munication from the stereotypers express
ing desire to renew alliance with the Cen
trail Labor Union the secretary was directed
to cordially invite them to send delegates.
The local granite cutters report that the
firm of Vena BILE Bros, who operate granite
ouarries at Lithonia, Ga, have agreed to
employ union workmen in the future. AS
this firm furnishes a large quantity of
curbing used in this city the local granite
cutters are much gratified at the final sat
isfactory result of the efforts of their ma
tional organization to unioniZe the firm,
which has been a question at issue for sew
eral years.
Since the strike of the Brotherhood paint
ers at the White House several days ago