The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-09

cut of a great part of their support. as
they depended much upon the work of their
children. Mr.. Sexton spoke in favor OF the
new law.
Secretary W. p. Wilson. OF the United
Mine Workers. left yesterday for Knoxville.
Tenn, to attend a wage scale convention of
the miners and operators of District 10.
which includes the State of Tennessee and
the southern part of Kentucky. The pur-
pose of the convention is to adjust the
wage scale for the coming year. The con-
vention begins tomorrow and continues
throughout the week Mr.. Wilson will re-
main until the close.
Secretary Frank Duffy. of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. has
decided that he will speak at Chicago on
Labor day. During the past few weeks he
has received invitations to speak on Labor
day from about twenty cities in various
parts of the country. Mr.. Duffy made
promise two years ago that if possible he
| would speak at Chicago this year. Presi-
dent Huber will also be one of the Labor
day speakers at Chicago.
/ AhS oONiSOAS JUAN VI DlSbAlNI' VI tic
machinists. was in the city Thursday to
hold conference in regard to the rate
| schedule submitted to the Big Four officials
several weeks ago. The conference was
postponed on account of the illness of
William 6arstang, superintendent of the
motive power of the Big Four shops. The
board left for Cincinnati Friday morning
to hold another conference with the Big
1 off Of o;tx
| The Chicago delegation of printers
| route to the national convention of typog-
| raphers, which will be held in Washington
this week, passed through Indianapolis Fri
| day evening, and were Joined by Joseph G.
Marshall the delegate from the local union,
| and Mr.. and Mrs. c. Z. Mckee. Mrs. Nc
| Kee is the delegate from the local Woman's
| Auxiliary to Typographical Union, No. 1,
| which also holds its nationa. convention in
Washington at the same time. 1t is said
| that the convention will be the largest the
| organization has ever held.
The Central Labor Union will meet to-
| morrow night in it's hall at the corner of
| Alabama and Washington streets. The
| meeting will be of unusual interest,
| number of important matters will come up.
| The election of delegates to the state con-
vention of the Indiana Federation of Labor,
| which will be held in South Bend in Septem-
| ber, will occur. Some discussion will arise
as to the number of delegates to be sent.
| Last year three were elected, but there is
much talk now of sending the full quota of
| five delegates. and this will probably be
| done, as those who objected to the full num-
| Der last year are favor of it now. The an
| nouncement of standing committees for the
| coming year will also be made tomorrow
night.
Indianapolis iron molders are justly proud
| of their former business agent, George
| Custer, now third national vice president
Mr.. Clusters first national mission, which
| was at Bay City, Mich, last week, is said,
| by local molders, to have been one of the
| most remarkable settlements ever made
among the organization. The trouble
| the result of demand, made by the mold
ers of that city for increase in wages
| over the $275 day which they were re-
| ceiving. They asked for So day and nine
hours. which the employers refused to
grant. Mr.. Custer brought about an agree
ment whereby the men were to receive $2.90
| day and work only nine hours. Mr.
| Custer is in the city to-day, having re-
turned from Hamilton, o., last night. He
| will leave tomorrow for Muncie to settle
| a slight local trouble among the niolders.
From now on he will be on the road
greater part of the time. Mr.. Custer has
record Of which he can be proud. In the
| eleven years that he has been connected
with the iron molders he has never missed
making a satisfactory settlement where his
services were brought to bear. He is now
| considered an influential member of the
| executive board, and in all probability will
eventually become national president. His
father was a charter member of the organ
| ization in 1855
| The committees on the Labor day cele-
| brations have been unusually active during
| the past week, and much has been accom-
plished. Grand Marshal George Gordon and
| his aids met Thursday night and outlined
| their work. They desire all unions that
have engaged bands for the occasion to
port at the meeting of the committees this
morning at Morrisons Hail. The pro-
gramme committee, although it has not
| completed the programme of the day, has
decided upon several features of a more
| less amusing order, one of which will be the
| race of union cab drivers and their cabs
and similar race of the teamsters. Other
| features will be battle royal among six
| negroes, wrestling and sparring matches.
! pie-eating contests, baby show and general
| athletics.
| At meeting of the Typographical Union
1t was decided not to wear costumes. as was