Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-03

June Is, Rutland. VT, international Asso-
| citation Of Marble Workers.
June 28, Belleville. Ill. International AS
| ISOLATION Of Glass House Employees.
July (about), Chattanooga. Tenn. Bro
| therhood of Boilermakers and Iron Ship
| Builders Of America.
July 4, Chicago. ILL.,, Amalgamated Leath-
| er Workers Union Of America.
July II. Marietta. Ohio. American Flint
Glass Workers Union.
July II, Buffalo. N. Y, Glass Bottle Blow
| ers' Association.
| July II. st. Louis, Mo-, Stove Mounters
International Union.
July IA. milwaukee,. Wis. Internationai
July 16. Springfield, Mass. American wire
Workers Protective Association.
July 10. st: Paul, Mimi. Commercial Tel
egraphers Union of America.
|. August 1, Cincinnati. Ohio, international
Brotherhood of Transfers.
August 2. Chicago. ILL.,. International
Glove Workers Union of America.
August 8, st. Louis, Mo-, International
Typographical Union.
August 8. ST. Louis. Mo-, International
Stereotypers and Electrotypers' Union.
August 8, Washington, d. c., Information
al Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen.
August IL. San Francisco, Cal, Shirt.
Waist and Laundry Workers International
Union.
September. st. Louis, Mo-, international
Union of Elevator Constructors.
September II. Baltimore. Md. Cigar
makers International Union OF America.
al Union of Steam Engineers.
September IL. Indianapolis, Ind. Interna-
tional Union of United Brewery Workers.
September 49, Milwaukee, Wis, United
Brotherhood of Carpenters.
October 3, East st. Louis, ILL.,, Wood,
Wire and Metal Lathers.
October 3, Paducah. KY, International
Union Shpwrights, Joiners and Caulkers OF
America.
October 4, Louisville, KY, Journeymen
BARRIERS International Union.
October 10, Trenton, N. j., Amalgamateo
Rubber Workers Union of America.
October 10, sandusky, Ohio. Coopers' In
ternational Union.
October II. st. Louis, Mo-, international
Association of Car Workers.
October 10, Lowell. Mass, United Textile
Workers of America.
November, New Brunswick, N. j., Nation
al Print Cutters Association of America.
November Ii, San Francisco, Cal, Amerl-
can Federation. of Labor.
December 5, San Francisco, Cal, Interna-
tional Seamen's Union
December 5, Pittsburg. Pa, National ALI
ance of Bill Posters and Bllers of America
James Wood. president of the Cigar Max
ers' International Union. is in the city to
look after the interests of his organization
in regard to a bill before Congress known
in labor circles as the anti-coupon DILL Inc
feature of the measure Is the proposed pre-
vention of the establishment of gambling
schemes to sell alleged poor-quality cigars
by trust concerns. Mr.. Wood explained to
Star reporter, as an example of this meth
cd of advertising and making sales, a
scheme whereby $142. 500 was offered recent
ly in prizes for the most nearly correct
guesses of the output of cigars in this colln-
try, the condition of entrance into the con-
test being that the gueSSer must present
coupons showing that he had smoked one
hundred cigars of certain brand made by
the business house promulgating the
scheme 1t is understood that the orsanizr-
ton of about 260 independent cigarnlakers
which was recently formed Is going to
fight such methods. Mr.. Wood viii present
his side of the case before the proper COM
| mittee of Congress in few days.
President James O'Connell of the Inter-
national Association of Machinsts Ie-
turned from Chicago yesterday, where ne
went to interview the officials of the Santa
Fe Railroad Company. for the purpose of
making working agreement with that sys.
tenn for the coming year. It was agreed
by both parties to postp me the conference
until March.
Mr.. O'Connell has been somewhat under
the weather on account of an attack of the
grip during the last few days. If he is
well enough he intends to go to New York
city either tomorrow or Friday to see he
officials of the New York Central road the
Southern Pacific and probably the Lake
Shore and MICHIGAN Southern. in regard to
several long-standing maste:s There is a
question of wages to be set.l I'd for employees
on the branch of the South ,,l Pacific that
runs between Ell Paso and San Francisco.
Ohio suburb of C1evellnj. and this will
be discussed with the Lake Shore and Mich
igan Southern officials. 4AbSes a year ago
one of the largest and most modern rail-
road machine shops in the world was es-
tablished at Colinwood.
Mr.. OConnell's secretary said yesterday
that the business Of the machinists emil CO
the labor movement is 1bout stationary at
present, there being few small strikes On
throughout the country AMI the number of
reductions In time recently secured Being
small
The Central Labor Union has arranged
| to hold the first of a series of mass meet
| ings for the discussion of the open-shop
question at Typographical Temple, Febru-
airy "a This question has been brought
into prominence by the efforts Of employ
ers' associations to set up the open shop,
and particularly by the action Of the Chi
cago Employers Association. 1t is not
now known when the next meeting will be
held nor how long the series will be con-
tiEued
The condition Of trade for December Is
reported by 1437 organizations is an aggre-
gate membership Of 1875 626, of which IL
per cent Is unemployed. In the preceding
month 1. 119 unions, with a total member
ship of 65, 922. reported AZ per cent idle.
During December charters were issued to
nine central bodies. eleven federal labor
unions and eight local trade unions.
President Gompers of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor expects to sail for Porto
York February 13. AS stated in The Star
last week. he will make a thorough investi
CATION of the labor conditions in the
islands
WAR REGARDED AS INEVITABLE