Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-27
CENTRAL MmR UNION
MATTERS OF IKPRTANCE CON-
sIDERED HAsT NIGHT.
Charged That Contractors on House Of
fee Building Ase Working Their
Employees Overtime.

Several matters of,dmbDrtance were con.
sidered at the meeting of5the Central Labor
Union, held last night 4ht Trades Unior
Hall, 9Th and G streets snorthwest. Com
plant was made that contractors engaged
in laying granolithic sidewalks, the pave
ments OF carriageways. gutter paving and
the excavating for the House of Represen-
tatives Office buildings were violating the
eight-hour law by working their employees
over eight hours. This allegation, after dis
cussion. was referred to the legislative conn.,
mittee with directions to enter prosecutions
against the offending contractors, If 1t Is
found that they are violating the law.
Mr.. Milford Spohn produced decision OF
the United States Supreme Court. affirming
the constitutionality of the eight-hour law
in a case in Kansas, similar to those
brought up at the meeting last night. This
was the appeal of w. w. Atkin, con-
tractor, from a judgment of the supreme
court of Kansas, declaring the Application
to this case of what is known as the eight
hour law" of Kansas, and affirming the
Judgment of the district court of Wyandotte
county, Kan, assessing a penalty on Atkin
for violation of said law.
A Stenographers' Union.
The announcement was made that
union of stenographers and typewriters had
been completed in this city, and application
for a charter made to the American Fedora
ton of Labor. When the charter is grant
ed it was stated, the new union Will De
affiliated with the Central Labor Union.
Its membership is said to be large, embrace
ing both men and women.
The contention of long standing between
the employing bakers and the Bakers ana
COnfectionerS Union, No. Is, which came
near resulting in several strikes or lock-
outs, was stated to be in a fair way OF De
ing adjusted to the satisfaction OF all the
parties concerned. 1t was reported That a
contract between the boss bakers and the
union would be entered into, and that 1t
would perhaps be reported atslthe next
meeting of the Central Labor Union. Thls
trouble, delegate stated, has been "hans-
ing fire for seven or eight months" and
serious trouble has on several occasions
been narrowly averted.
1t was announced that tomorrow evening
a number of the members of the Washing
ton Union of Sheet and Metal Workers. as
well as members of other local labor bodies,
will visit Alexandria, Va, where the re-
Gently elected officers of the Alexandra
Sheet and Metal Workers Union will be
installed with imposing ceremonies.
Arrangements for Smoker.
The committee on the complimentary
smoker to be given next Monday evening
by the Central Labor Union reported that
numerous invitations had been sent out
They are signed by the following members
of the committee on smoker: E. j. Roche,
Milford Spohn, H. T. LeClair, e. l.. Adams,
J. B. Dickman.
The following business and professional
men and others who rendered service, sub
stantiaI or otherwise, to the central body
in connection with the Labor day celebra-
ton will be invited to attend the function:
Robert Callahan, George S. McCurdy,
Washington POST H. H. Fry of The Even
ing Star, Thomas Rice, the Times; Claude
L off
Rudolph Jose. c. Royce Hough, John {.
Wood, E. r. Alexander P. J. Lockwood,
Frank K Raymond, S. w. Stinemetz, w:
S. Knox, E. G. Shaefer, Major Richard
Sylvester Thomas. b. Walker, Joseph
Grant jackson F. Blair, f. o. McNew, C.
E. Wood Prof J. c. Crossley, DR.: F. Y.
Brooks, Frank A. Sebring, H W. Thomas,
Chas A. Eckstein, Ward Savage, Wells
Harrell, Detectives Sergts, Frank Baur,
Helan, McNamee, Hartigan,s Fathers and
Hewlett.