The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-04

Labor Editor, News-Democrat.
Meetings tonight:
Carpenters. Local o. Labor Temple.
Plaster Tenders, Labor Temple.
Garment Workers. Labor Temple.
Machinists. Local lat, Labor Temple.
Steamfitters' Local 1856. Labor Temple.
Holsting Engineers. iA weybosset
PLUMBERS STILL OUT.
Picket work In the order OF the day
with the Plumbers who are on strike In
this city The 10 shops struck are com
paratively Idle and financial loss on both
about strikes which Is not given that
careful thought that II is entitled TO when
Q strike is threatened, and as rule more
money IL lost and paid out In the efforts
20 break n strike than tho amount or
money in increase asked for by the strik-
ers. The Master Plumbers have had no.
tice enough that the journeymen intended
asking for more pay. and and i would 10 nave nave
figured the increase In on the jobs they
had in view or under contract In TINS
way tho j0urneymen would have obtained
what they wanted, the employers a little
more for their work. and the good-na-
tured general public would never miss tne
few extra dollars on the job. All strikes
could be avoided by adopting the Rocke,
teller plan when more money rs needeu
for expenses: add another cent TO the
price the dear public have TO pay Tor OIL
IL In all in the family. Take out OF one
pocket and put In the other: In TINS way
is philanthropist.
LOOK FOR SPEEDY SETTLEMENT.
The striking cornice makers held an ex-
sGSive pan afses ssns psertaning te TO their demand
for minimum rate scale OF $3 per Gay
When the dangerous and oinicuit hature
OF the cornice makers work nSsri ,aSen
stood that he practically takes his IRE IN
his hand every time he ventures upon tne
scaffolding OF high building. the impor-
tanee OF his work IN putting putt ns, UP tear % them
of and caus, them TO fall On the heaos
OF the pedestrian; when all TINS y taken
into considerable II does seem tnat - d
vices rea,,irins so much skill and courage
HORSESHOERS MEET.
A well-attended meeting OF Local 81.
OF the Horseshoers' union. was neiu ,. Iass
evening in the Labor Temple. One new
member was initiated and one application
was received and handed 10 the investiga-
lion committee. The delegates to the =
and their reports accepted. lot or roS-
line business was transacted before ad-
'ou'"'IMA IMAcHrNIsTs TONIGHT.
Tonight Is the time set by Organizer
Wilson for the final decision in the mat
ter OF striking or not Striking ComIni.
tees from all the various shops nave peeh
heard during the week, and upon tner
MARBLE WORKERS CONVENTION:
The sixth annual convention or
Marble Workers international union
opened yesterday morning at Boston
Marble Workers union hall, Blackstone
and Hanover streets. and VIII continue
through the week.
The San Francisco delegates present.
ed a report yesterday to the enect
that its union had voted not 10 hahole
any finished material unless II bore
the label adopted by the union at last
years convention. and approved az the
last A. f. OF L. convention. The dele
gales Will ask the convention TO take
similar action and to urge all locals
throughout the country 10 notify en-
ployers that non label marble material
will not be set by union marble work
ers.
GIRLS WANT MORE PAY.
The 500 girl cigar factory strippers
determined at their meeting In PAINE
Memorial building last night TO insist
today on the wage increase demanded
by the Cigar Factory Strippers union.
Several small firms and number
of the largest firms have agreed TO the
increase.
THE situation is OF much concern to
the 1900 Boston cigarmakers. as they
will not handle work from non-unlon
shippers
ANIMALS SHOULD NOT SUFFER
Pouring a poisonous substance-the
police think vitriol-over one or the
horses attached TO a dray owned by
the r. g. Brine & J. s. Hilliard COM
pany, someone attempted to injure the
horse during riotous scenes In south
Boston last night. Through informa-
tion furnished Station 6 Officers. VIII
liam H. Tobin of 81 West Fourth street
was placed under arrest charged with
placing the poison on the horse.
LABOR NOTES.
The cover for the Label League
Bulletin is being printed by the Bos-
ton Bank Note company The inside
pages are in the hands of the printer
here and it is expected TO be placed
in the hands of every member at the
meeting Of the Label league on Friday
evening next.
Ten new members were initiated and
FIVE applications were received by the
Cab Drivers union on Sunday
Alarmed at the disclosures OF Gen
erap Sherman Bell relative TO the
Idaho case, mine owners of Colorado
have been sending a startling COM
munication to their friends in Chicago
They seek to squelch the general"
and put him out OF the country IL pos
sible through the medium Of nice,
fat job.