Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-26


ternational Typographical union, made
by philanthrOpic. Colorado woman.
whose name Is withheld. has caused
a halt I'm plans for immediate building
OF the Cummings memorial addition at
10000 cost This addition as planned
will practically double the size of the
main building. The 100000 dona-
tlon. however. is a nucleus TO secure
cottages on the grounds for the fam
lilies OF iniirm or aged inmates. The
constitution 81 the order VIII be
amended 20 admit OF this innovation.
At present 1875 families are interested.
This will admit of war on tuberculo-
sis that cannot be well waSed now.
with close proximity Of aged and sick
patients in one building Tents are
used llmitedly I'm fair weather. but
this is not permanent. rs cottages
should be a fund much larger than
the 100000 may be secured b. philan-
thropic donation, possibly for con-
struction and endowment OF COLLEGES.
New York.-Thc question Of a strike
of printing pressmcn and press feed
ers I'm cities where recent demands OF
the union for an ciSht.hour day. with
Increased wages. have not been grant
ed, is now being decided by refer
endum vote of the members of the In
ternational Prc5smens and Assist
ants union. The vote was ordered by
President George t. Berry OF Cincln-
natl, following tAc completion OF an
agreement entered into between The
New York locals and the New York
lTinters' league, comprising about so
firms of employing printers, which be-
comes operative November 10. and
will last until January /, 1909. BY the
terms OF this agreement the employees
will work eight hours a day and the
pfessmen will receive an increase in
their wages OF one dollar a week,
making their wages S23 The feeders
signed a scale OF SIG per week last
March and will not be affected Gnan-
cially.
New Orleans.-About 500 longshore.
men and teamstors went on strike
here on the river front, when the
crews OF the Leyland line and Austro-
American line steamers started stow
Ing cotton I'm vessels The strike was
expected. the steamship agents having
failed to make an agreement with tho
cotton screw men. Othor union labor
ers besides the screw men, longshore-
men and teamsters are interested and
it is probable that 5000 men. repre-
senting practically every class OF la
Dor along the river. will become in
volved.
Wheeling. ~. Va.--Judge A. G.. Day.
ton. In the federal court here sen
fenced John Beymer. striking tele.
phone lineman. and his wife to 90
days for contempt OF court. Some
time ago the court granted an inJunc-
ton against the strikers. Two days
later Beymer and his wife were ar
rested. Their offense consisted OF
calling nonuniou men "scabs." Judge
Dayton scored labor unions for at.
tempting TO interfere with the right of
man TO work IL he chooses.
Brockton. Mass.-John r. Tobin. ma.
tional president OF the Boot and Shoe
Workers union. with which the w. L..
Douglass Co. had a working contract,
has sent letter TO the striking last.
ers Of that concern announcing that
unless they went back to their places
Immediately they would be liable to
1'ce aCd suspension from the union
Gae strike OF 25O men followed the re-
fusal CT tho company TO recognize an
officer Of an Independent organization
secretly formed
Wabash. Ind.-The 200 employees OF
the Pioneer Hat factory walked out
pending an agreement on the new
schedule OF prices The hat factory
employees are the best paid OF any in
Wabash and the strike is severely felt.
There is no attempt to make the plant
nonunion, but the men declared to
work no longer unless the schedule do.
oided upon by the union is signed.
This Nathan Meyer. the proprietor.
refused.
st. Louis.-Thc Joint executive
board OF the ST. Louis Union OF Retail
Clerks International association has
inaugurated a movement to enforce
the Sunday closing law against retail
stores in 81. Louis and for the eight
hour workday
Washington percentages of
the total number Of strikes in the prin.
cipal industrial states last year were
as follows. New York. 2T75: Penn.
sylyania. l13I: Illinois. Csc, Massa.
chusetis, 7j5. and Ohio. COG. OF the
strikers 25I2 per cent Of The total
were I'm Pennsylvania. 2f1j In New
York; 1891 iu illinois. SO I'm Ohio
and 5.2j in Massachusetts. In these
states tne creates, number Of lock.
Ouis also occurred
Sharon. pa Three hundred ton
mage employee OF The South Sharon
sheet mill OF the American Sheet and
Tinplate company have been Informed
81 Al increase in wages az - per cent
effective Sept The advance is I'm ac.
eordance with .ho sliding scale. and ~
BIS said that am tho sheet worker
in the employ Of The United States
Steel corporation are affected
Boston AS a result Of conference
held between the Boston & Maine
railroad officials and the union 500
employees in tbe freight. baggage. Sic
nal switch and crossing departments
have secured an increase Ora wages