The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-17
WANT HALF HOLIDAY
FURNITURE CLERKS SEEK
TRADES COUNCIL AID.
Plan to Put It Up to Employers Next
Year, If Not Soon-Public
Comfort Stations.

The furniture clerks in this city have
started a movement for a Saturday half
holiday, and the member of organized
labor will be sought to help them in their
efforts to secure 1t.
An appeal for assistance in obtaining the
half holiday was made by several of the
furniture clerks at a meeting of the Essex
Trades Council last night. 1t was claimed
that, az a majority of the big stores are
now closed Saturday afternoons during the
summer months, there is no reason why
all should not close.
Frank r. Sharp, president of the Furni-
ture Clerks Union, said that, while it had
not been decided to make an effort for the
half holiday this year, yet it would be
made next year, and he believed 1t would
be well to have the members of organized
labor unions made acquainted with the
furniture clerks intentions.
A strong plea was made by several of
the delegates that steps be taken to have
the municipal authorities erect public com
fort stations throughout the city. JohnlH.
Mclean, who is chairman of the munich
pal committee, said that the commit
tee had the matter under consideration and
in a few days all OF the officials of the citv
that were in any way interested In the
matter would be requested to use their
efforts to see that the needs of the public
be attended TO with as little delay as
possible.
Henry Hebeler, OF the Steam Engineers
Union, called the attention of the
municipal committee to a foreman en-
ployed at the ]. S. Mundy machine shop,
in Prospect street, who Is also a special
policeman and laced the nippers on a
member of the Engineers Union one
morning this week, then ~telephoned to the
police station, but the police refused to
arrest the man, because he had not COM
mitted any breach of the peace.
Hebeler said that the engineer was
accused of interfering with some of the
men in the shop, where a strike has been
In progress for several months by the
machinsits. Hebeler claimed that the fore
man not only has a badge, but also a re-
volver, a blackjack and a pair of nippers.
He said that the police commissioners
should be made acquainted with the fore
mans actions and try to ave the special
policeman's badge taken away from him.
The municipal committee was requested
to look into the matter.
The arbitration committee made a prog
ress report on the engineers troubles with
the Hill Bread Company, as it was be-
lieved that all of the difficulties could be
adjusted in another week.
A financial report was submitted by the
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone protest
conference. The report showed that $685.
had been received for the defense fund
and $651.66 for the agitation fund, making
a total of $1,347.53. OF that sum s675 had
been sent to the Western Federation of
Miners, $3.50 for two meetings in theatres,
$181. 50 for printing. $40 for speakers, $94.25
for advertising and $67.S9 for incidentals,
making a total of 81, 1883, leaving a bal
anee on land of $107.70
John T. Callahan was appointed a mem
Der of the municipal committee in place
of John H. Wallace, who resigned.
Cigar Makers Union No. 1873 invited the
delegates to attend its twenty-sixth an
nual picnic to be held at Kurz's Colosseum
tonight.