The Forrest City times., 1907-05-31

Tlsl cams. CTS GAlel no" ae- Lst .-. f#=se- z6e9 names.
 #Hastau Union labor is renewing ia.eEest in q proposition 70 establish a labor temple here.
 N#waHkce-The Ameriean S4c.etE Of Equity will be represented at taa convention of the Wisconsin State Federation af Labor a Madison Jaly I7.
 Minneapolis. MIHn--s na3 1sa 6t tte Brotherhood of Railway Carmen vas instituted recently Tho m.m.5E. ehsF is almost wholly from -he @z3 shops
 Minneapolis Mf8u-A #ree.a. com mi,tea from the Team OaHe#z Hai#a is iayesrieat!ng the feasihIa-E 0. he union going into the feed 1#=.aa-5 ea the cooperative plan
 Portsmouth, O.-Because ef q strike of sttehels tho Seiby shoe fae-JF@ shut down. throwing 2.peo i-7Hie oat of employment The sttcehezs de- mand an increase iu Waa#s
 Knoxville. Tenn. - Carpenters have cached an agreement with tbe cog tractors whereby the carpenters VIII receive 30 cents an hour. nine hours day and union shop conditions.
 Washington-Mo attention Is to be given southern states By the Amer jean Federation of Labor. which is planning To build up stronger labor movement in that section Of the coun- try.
 Kenosha. Wis-The plant of tHe \ R. Allen Sons tanHery. one cf The principal members of the Central Leather company. is tied Hp by general strike. Twelve hundred mea walked out
 Pawtucket, R The weagers. who have been on strike. have voted to return 1t the increase offered by the proprietors The operatives asked for all advance of one cent yard. and they have accepted one-fourth cent
 Great Falls, Mont.-Electrical work. CTS maehinists and B2aeksmi.hs. who recently Welt on strike, have signed contract fer five years Ali the smeIt- CT employees are no# back at work and a- ase bound by fve-year con. tracts.
 Minneapolis, Minn-A joint meet ing of the four unions ef Steamftters and Steamtitters Helpers of tAis city and St. Paul decided that an effort should be made to get the 1908 meet ing of the international body for Min neapols
 on.-Patternmakers League of North America spent $g.300 in organ. ization work in the eastern coast states last year. and since that time new members of the union have re. ceiyed $200000 in wages as a direct result of that work.
 Davenport Ia - Trouble in the building trades of Davenport. Rock Is land and Moline resulted in 800 ear penters being locked out by the Tric- fly Contractors association, which has decided 10 stand for the open shop. All construction work was shut down.
 Berlin-The Master Builders asso- ciation of Berlin and it's suburbs de cided unanimously to lock out all ma. sons, hricklaXefs and assisting build. ing workmen- Over 100000 men are affected by the decision This move ment, which threatens to be one of the greatest ever known in Germany arises from the demand of the men Tor an eight-hour instead of nine. hour day.
 Philadelphia. The international Union of Herseshoers of the United States and Canada was organized in IS75
 Los Angeles. Cal=rhe Electrical Workers union has doubled lts mem. hership within the last six mantls The locM k composed exclusively of tiuemen
 Washinston-Th Central Labor union recently passed a resolution to the effect that the various trades con neeted with the body. and not belong ing to the building trades. be induced again to take up She question of an allied council of miscellaneous trades anu loI III "Ii ui -dHlZaIGn To be known ae the Allied Labor League of fho Central Labor union.
 Chicago.-lf present plans are car ried out this c.ty Vttl have a unjon hotel, built bf union men exclusively all its furnishings and appointments 10 be union made and every person employed, From be#boys to manager shall be members ot labor orgaafza- tions Il k believed that the )abor mionists oi Chjeaeo. regular residents and trans.euts. who live in hotels ars sufficiently numerous to make a very large hotel a success.
 Denver. Gol-Au attempt VII soap be made bv he union sartendqfs to inaugurate an osshthour day One thine which wil. initiate agains. ,Fa movement is ahe fac that The b3r. tenders 1T that eirz have ne separa,4 union. bm We affiliated With the cooks and walters.
 Fresno Cal-srah.emen recently formed a union and have bat in #cer. tain demands fol better conditions The stable owners are not Vnffno fa