Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06
EXPELLED FROM UNION
LEADERs OF ACADEMY AND KER.
MANS oRCHEsTRAs.
Action Taken at Special Meeting To
day-Natfonal President Coming
10 to Washington.

Inc musicians Strike is still on at the
Academy Of Music and kernan's Lyceum
theaters, and music was furnished at the
maunees at both Houses this afternoon by
alleged non-union players
An important meeting of the board or
directors OF the musicians local, No. l6l,
was held today at $40 Pennsylvania avenue
behind closed doors. There was full at
tendance of directors it is said. and at the
close of the session President William j.
kerngood of the Musicians Union stated
to Star reporter that the board had by
vote expelled from membership in the local
Richard Wagner leader. and Charles H.
Schofield, piano player. at Kernans, ana
Charles Wright of the Academy orchestra.
on the charge of violating the laws OF the
organization by playing in an oFches'fa
with nOn-union musicians.
The board also, by vote instructed the
delegates of the musicians local to the
Central Labor Union to make appllca-
ton to that central body to have Kerr
mans theater placed on the unfair list.
Why similar action was not taken in re-
gard to the Academy was not stated.
National President Coming.
Joseph Weber the national president OF
the American Federation of Musicians. is
expected to reach this city tomorrow,
when 1t is said by the local musicians
that steps Will be taken to bring about an
amicable settlement of the strike diff
culties
Leading members of the local are hopeful
that such termination will result from
the visit of President Weber
Mr.. Max Sturm, musical director OF the
big Beauty Show now performing at
kernan's, declined this afternoon to play
with the orchestra there. He explained
that he had just been handed an official
r Shin0tOp union
informing him of the expulsion from that
body of Messrs. Wagner and Schofield and
advising him Ito act accordingly Mr..
Sturm is member of New York City
Union. No. 80.
Manager Lyon of the Academy and Man.
ager Eugene Herman both stated this af-
ternoOn that they would not yield to the
demands of the union. and the members of
that body are apparently firm In their de-
termination not to -recede from their posi-
ton. '1
Mr.. Wagner's Position.
Mr.. Wagner, who was present at the
board meeting today when he was expelled
from the organization, explained that his
employment at Kernan's Theater was IAN
individual business transaction" He added
that he was receiving full union pay and
was under contract with the house, and
doubted the rights of the union to eXpel him
under the circumstances. He is one of the
old members and past pr esident of the To-
cal, and seems to keenly regret the action
taken by the board of directors.
Manager Herman said today that he is
in favor of trades unionism and always has
been. an 10
But l will not yield in this fight he
added. Il will practice playing on the
base drum and cymbals. announce myself
as musician and start another musicians
union. with myself as a member, and then
I'll see that things go right
Manager Chase denied that any discrim-
ination had been made in his favor by the
Musicians Union3 as had been intimated,
or that he was paying his men condition
ally. Il have never seen committee from
the union, nor have | ever talked to any
manager in his city about wages to any
employees, che said. 1.-The leader of my or
cheStra came ID me last spring and said.
My men want 81 week more pay Dur
ing all that year the orchestra had played
for scores Of difficult acts and had done the
cues well that not a single comp laint
was uttered against them by any actor.
When I get men as good that l want
to keep them. so 4 said last spring that
they could nave the increased pay. There
seven men in my orchestra besides the
leader. and they do just what l want them
to do. That kind OF service is worth 81
more a week than any one else is paying,
and I am paying $50 becatrse the service
get is worth it, go