The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-23

l The testimony adduced at the trial in no way connected the Old Dominion Tele- graph company with the pool room ad- Joining. The telegraph company pleaded that it is a corporation operating under a charter and independent of what is go- Ing on in the room adjoining.
 A drastic ordinance covering violations of the anti-pool selling law has been in- troduced in the city council. and 1t Is said if this Is passed 1t will preclude any chance of calling races and prevent any possibility of pool room being operated in the city of Birmingham, whether 1t escapes the state law or not. -e-e-4-@A~~-&e-S-s-s-e-oS nection herewith such men, as, in their judgment, are best acquainted with and suited to the work to be performed, ex- cept where men are permanently employed for such work. Biacksmiths and other skilled labor shall make any necessary repairs to machinery and boilers.
 When Absent.
 Ii. Miners absent from their working places for three consecutive days, unless through sickness. In which case they must notify the bank boss or by first having obtained the consent of the superintendent or bank boss, shall forfeit their working places, and men who do not work 20 days in any one month, and who attempt to take advantage of this article, shall be subject to discharge. Any day man ab- senting himself from work one day with out previously obtaining permission to do so from the superintendent or bank boss or who has no valid or reasonable ex- cuse for absenting himself without per- mission, shall forfeit his position or work ing place
 12. This contract is in no case to be set aside because of any rules of the United Mine Workers of America now In force or which may hereafter be adopted nor is this contract to be set aside by reason of any provision In the national, state or local constitution.
 The tniners scale was then read as foI- lows:
 Birmingham. Ala, June 9, 1903. Scale proposed by the United Mine Work
 CTS of America, District 20, Alabama,
 to the Alabama Operators Association.
 We, the committee on scale, beg leave to make the following report for your consideration, that the following contract to remain in force until June 30, 1904, with the old scale prices rules and regulations now in force with the following addi- tions:
 l. That there be an advance of seven and half (71s) cents per ton on both maximum and minimum price of mining
 
 yanced in proportion
 2. That the following day men be placed on our uniform day wage scale viz: Iop eager. .. ..& 02 botloAh eager. 2.2 Boiler makers helper. .. .. .. .. .. .. IFS Machinist's helper. .. .. c. .. =. .. IFS Wasner ehslheer.. zoo Srusner engineer. :. 200 Compressor engineer. e. .. .. .. .. 200 Electrical engineers .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 Boiler water tender .... .. .. .. .... 1.65 boher cleaner lS6 Washer oiler . .. . . . 50 And all men working around the washer not mentioned In this scale to receive $l.S5 Fire boss to receive the same as miner on company work-$2 93 per day.
 3. All inside and outside day labor to be advanced In proportion to the advance in the price of mining.
 4. That eight G) hours shall constitute a days work.
 5. That we have a semi-monthly pay day In legal currency.
 6. No man shall be suspended from work pending investigation by mine com mittee and mine officials.
 '. All cross-cuts and break-throughs be- tween rooms to be paid alr-course price, 8. That a differential of seven CD cents be allowed between machine and pick mining.
 Js present. dockage system throughout the district be referred to the various locals and when any grievance exists the same to be taken up by the district officers for re- vision and adjustment.
 TO- That all dues, assessments and ini- tiation fees be collected through the com pany's office without cost and turned over to the parties duly authorized to receive the same.
 Il. That any employe desiring to leave the employment of any company shall give ten Q0) days notice of his inten- tion to leave the employ of said company, shall receive his money in full to date. Respectfully submitted,
 Scale Committee: Joseph Wolwork, chairman; J. H. Orange, secretary; R. l.. Colston T. II. Tinney, William Fields, E. M. Broom, Ed Browning. J. T. Brady, Joe Sorsby, John Ikord, Q. A. Washing ton. Pat Slattery, Eugene Sullivan. A. L. sharritt Hugh Goodwin. John Lee. R. A. Carew, Alex. Gilmore. T. L. Bryant, William Montgomery.
 B. F. Roden moved that both proposi- tions be referred to a scale committee, but the motion was lost.
 Fairley's Speech.
 W. R. Farley took the floor and spoke as follows
 MT. Chairman and Gentlemen of This Convention: I want to say at the outset of this convention that I hope every one will keep his temper. At any rate, I am going to keep mine. But of all the scales that has ever been presented in the state of Alabama, that of the operators is the most unreasonable. (Voice from the miners: That Is true.)
 "I do not believe and cannot believe that the operators are in earnest when they propose a scale of that character. They ask, gentlemen. that we shall fix a minimum of 371k cents per ton and go back and fix wages at panic prices Why, the actual fact of the matter Is, they are getting s15.50 for No. foundry Iron. Now, MT. Chairman, they tell the convention by their proposition that iron and coal are on the decline. With that statement. so far as I am concerned. we are going to admit. to begin with, that iron has fallen nearly A per ton. But they will have some trouble to prove that coal has fallen at all.
 'When iron, MT. Chairman, is at s15. 50 per ton for No. l, 1t is not the time to come here and ask the miners to submit to reduction in the minimum. The fact is that at $12.25 they made Ss.25 per ton for every pound of iron they manufac-