The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-09-20

months OF last year. he reported
that, exclusive of the funds of the af-
filiated national unions, that have ex-
elusive control over their own funds,
there is $116,114 in the Federation
treasury.
Concrete telegraph poles are the lat
est, and will be experimental with on
an electric power line between Mar
settles and Penn, via Joliet.
The Oklahoma State Federation of
Labor at it's recent meeting adopted
resolution in favor of woman suf-
frage and proposes to make this a
test question in supporting candi-
dates.
Machinists and boilermakers in the
Great Western shops at Des Moines
and Oelwein, Ia, will work nine hours
instead of ten hours hereafter The
men will also receive time and one
half for overtime and Sunday work.
Employees at the headquarters OF the
Missouri Pacific and St. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern Railway COM
panies in st. Louis have been given
an increase of 10 per cent. The num-
her of men affected is some 700.
The American Tobacco company
has suddenly closed down the New
Jersey Machine company, manufac-
turers of cigar cutting and stripping
machines at Newark, N j., by throw
ing 200 employees out of work.
| If the plans of some of the leading
union men in Milwaukee are carried
out new labor organization will be
formed. 1t is to be composed of bell
boys, porters, chambermaids, kitchen
workers and various other help
around hotels.
The srike at the plant of the Bruins
wick Bake -Collender company, Chica-
go. has been settled. the firm agree
ing to hire only members of the Car
penters' union. The woodworkers
will have to join the Carpenters I'M
ion Over 600 men have returned to
| work
| Women have started a novel Ogran-
ization in Jersey City, N. J. To estab-
lish school to instruct women how
and where to spend their money most
beneficially for union labor will be
one of the features of the body, besides
boosting union labels and encouraging
nlen to organize.
the objects and aims of their union
and the labor movement in general;
they must be taught why and where
fore they are organized, in order to
be in a position to think for them
selves and explain these objects and
aims to non-unionists.
between the American Federation of
Labor and national trade unionists of
England. Scotland, Germany, Den
mark, Austria, Belgium, Norway,
Netherlands and other foreign coun-
tries to interchange union cards be-
tween unions of kindred crafts and
callings.
In an address before the Postal
Clerks convention at Peoria, Con-
lgressman Overstreet said that if the
business of the postoffice department
could be as well conducted as is the
business of the Standard Oil company,
one-cent postage would be in force
and employees of the department would
be better paid.
God hates a coward" So does ev-
cry honest man. There is no greater
coward in the wide world than the
man who will knock" another behind
his back and offer him the glad hand
to his face. He is like the dog who
wags his tail and shows his teeth
you can't believe either end.-Balti-
more Labor Leader.
Articles of incorporation on the Ma
tional Cooperative Mercantile com
psny have been filed with the secre-
tary of state of Minnesota. The com
pany has an authorized capital stock
OF 100000 and it's headquarters are
to be in Duluth One of the incor-
pcrators is Morris Kapten, of Duluth
who has been prominently identified
9Th the striking miners of the iron
range. The new company is to be
operated in behalf of the miners, it is
said.
Boston Cigarmakers' Unions finan
cial report for the first six months OF
this year shows that in that time il
paid for the advertising of the blue
label of the organization $6,687. SO
During the strike of the cigar factory