The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08

members from other manufacturing estsb-
lshments.
iron Molders' Unions Nos. II and 5s Will
have their annual picnic at New Columbia
Grove to-day.
The Foundrymen's Helpers Union held a
special meeting last week TO initiate large
number OF applicants.
The Core Makers Union has succeeded
in getting nearly all Of the fOundries in the
city TO sign the scale. granting 22lz cents an
hour.
An effort is on foot to consolidate the two
local unions OF plasterers. The union d.
vided about FIVE years ago and two organi-
cations have since existed.
About 600 brewery workers will go on a
special train 10 Cincinnati this morning TO
attend the fftieth anniversary OF the Brew
cry Workers Society of that city.
\ number Of the local unions in the city
have decided TO pay in lump sum the per
capita tax for the benefit OF the Labor
Temple fund instead Of paying II on the in
stallment plan
Resolutions protesting against the action
of the County Commissioners in denying to-
bacCO TO the old people at the poor farm
will come up at the meeting OF the Central
Labor Union tomorrow night.
1t is said that the national board Of ar
bitra ton Of the Founders Association and
the international Iron holders Union de-
cided in favor or the union IN the strike
at the lockwood Manufacturing Company.
business agent covert, OF the CNIuCNIldi
Iron Workers Union, is devoting his time
10 organizing men within the fifty miles
Jurisdiction. and Is now working Ander-
son. Greencastle, ElwOod, Alexandria and
Marion.
Miss Lille Hausman. of the Laundry
Workers Union. and August Brown. are TO
be married June H. This is the fourth
wedding from the ranks of the union In the
last two months. 1t is thought that this
showing will give an impetus 10 the growth
Of the union.
The eighth annual convention of the In
terna tional BOOkbinders' Union will meet
in the Statehouse on Tuesday. About l5O
delegates are expected and about as many
visitors. State Auditor William III. Hart, a
member Of the Typographical Union, VIII
welcome the convention.
The Cab Drivers Union will adopt its new
scale OF wages tonight The cab drivers
have been getting 30 cents for trip TO
Crown Hill, and the new scale Will give
them 50 cents. 1t is likely that no attempt
Will be made to regulate the hours OF regu-
lar men. Extra men who have to wait for
trips will be taken care of. 1t is said they
sometimes make no more than 81 week,
and not more than IS or $40.
Edgar A. Perkins, president of the State
Federation of Labor. Business Agent
CLARA of the Amalgamated Woodworkers'
Union, and Edwin +. Gould went to Shelby
Vile last Tuesday night to address a mass
meeting of the unions in that city. The men
there were organized into one union and
as result of the meeting it will be divided
into four branches. The change will be
beneficial. There are 1850 men available for
membership in Shelbyville.
The following committees have been
named TO serve Typographical Union. No. l,
for The ensuing year: Executive, j. ID. Mar
win, Harry Fox, ]. 2. Cherry. William Sha-
Ter and G. +. Betz: finance, William A.
Greene. G. ]. Gary and John Steffen; burial.
Frank Eddy, Harry Wilding and G. +. Nc
Kee: delegates TO Central Labor Union,
John +. White. Harry Slough, Mrs. o. p.
Toph, Frank Beadle, L. p. Mccormack and
Edgar A. Perkins: delegates TO the Allied
Printing Trades Council, Thomas Ash
Frank Beadle and w. II. Nichols.