Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-10-19

the four months OF 1907 show total
Immigration into Canada from all
sources OF q little over 10000. com
pared with $4,000 for the frst four
months OF 1906.
Decentralization upholsterers' union
% won the first case OF its kind in
this city when Benjamin Scheinfein
appeared before Judge Wentworth in
the municipal court and on two counts
OF coercion was fined s25 on each
count. He was charged with coercing
TWO employees OF the Globe Upholster.
Ing company. Barnett Rackoff and
Louis Leib. into a verbal agreement
not to join a labor union as a condi.
ton OF their continuing In his en-
ploy.
Washtngton.-A statistical report
just issued by the department OF com.
merce and labor states that during the
zo-year period from 1881 to 1905 there
| We're 36.Ib7 strikes and 1916 lockouts
In the United States. The number OF
persons who went on strike was
6.72s.04S. and those locked out num-
bered 1881. The total number OF
people thrown out OF work because OF
strikes and lockouts made q total OF
s.52s,434, and 80 per cent. OF these
| were males. on whom others were de-
| pendent
| Pittsburg, Pa.-The American Fed
Grafton OF Labor has not announced
definitely as to when organizers will
be sent into this field to launch the
4 hnnV nf
1t is proposed to place in the field
against the United Brewery Workmen,
who have been expelled from the or
| ganization. Despite reports to the
contrary, II is learned on the best OF
authority that the engineers and fire
mems unions are not at present max
ing any active campaign either. En-
gineers and fremen employed In the
Dreweries who are not members OF
| either OF these unions are being re-
ceived as fast as they show a disposi-
uon to come In. but no effort. as yet.
Is being made to break up the brewery
workers organization.
Colorado Springs, CoL.-Secretary-
Treasurer Brentwood, in his report to
the Int ational Typographical con.
vention, shows that the collections
for the year ending May 81, 1907, have
reached the enormous total OF $685.
SO4.91. and the expenditures $1,642,-
44l.S4, leaving a balance in the treas
ury OF s296.s62.97. There was also col
lected during the same period, for the
support OF the Union Printers home.
$61 .931.4O. The secretary-treasure
shows that the expenditures from the
burial fund for the year reached the
sum OF $39.270. The average age OF
death OF printers for the year was 46.7
years. II Is proposed to build an ad-
dition to the Union Printers home.
and the fund for this purpose Is known
as the Cummings Memorial fund
There was In this fund on MAY 81.
1907, $12,910.44. This amount repre-
sents voluntary contributions by the
membership. The net cost OF trans
acting the general business of the or
ganization, excluding the conduct of
the eight-hour campaign, has been
only $16,026.63. The average cost per
member has been 3T.7S cents; the av-
erage cost of officers salaries has
been 1902 cents. The total cost OF
the eight-hour campaign and it's at
tendant strike up to May 81, 1907, is
shown by the secretary-treasurer to-
have been $9.533,O5S.11. The receipts
and disbursements of the information
al organization from 1891 to 1907 are
s4,934,318.56 and $4.8b9, OS7.21, respect.
lively.
London. Ensland-Yorkshire Min.
ers' association resolved recently to
apply for further advance OF five per
cent. I'm wages.
Victoria. b. C.-The steamer Tartar
brought adyices from Toxic that five
emigration companies have combined
to NIL an order for 5000 contract labor
ers, for which Canadian railway COM
pany has made application for railway
building work In British Columbia.
indianapolis, Ind.-For the first time
In the history OF coal mining In In.
diana 300 miners were recently fined
one dollar per day for eight days for
an unauthorized strike at Linton By
their organization. The aggregate of
the fines. $1,000. will go to the Sum
NIT mine owners.
A'SuoS NcVdua-lne carpenters I'M
Ion has declared a strike against
the Reno Builders association because
they claim certain contractors are en-.
deavoring to make Reno an open-shop
town.
Plttsburg, pam Increase OF two
cents per hour has been granted to all
motormen and conductors OF the Allie
gheny Valley Railway company. This
will bring their wages TO % cents per
hour.
New York.-The lrst general strike
In ~ years Of the United Hatters OF
America, involving about 10000 men
throughout the country, Is now likely.
The strike will be called against the
open shop, which the National Fur
Felt Hat Manufacturers association
proposes TO introduce. The open-sbop
declaration is contained In a resolu-
ton OF the manufacturers to abolish
the union label.
New York.-The recent statement
made that the Erie railroad paid SO.
600 yearly as the price OF peace a.
the macbinists' union 10 declared TO bs
absolutely true.
Texas products is particularly nota-
h1o IN tho hfU uo-, a o,rf...Ta.-N