Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-27

characterized as Infamous" The c. F. u.
adopted the resolutions. which provided for
the appointment. Of committee to argue
against the bill at a hearing in Albany to-
morrow An effort will be made to have
the hearing postponed for two weeks to en-
able the opponents of the measure to pre-
pare detailed arguments in support OF their
contentious.
An echo Of the controversy between the
c. F. U. and the Stage Hands organization
about the refusal of the stage hands and
musicians to strike against the Metropoli-
tan Opera House in behalf Of the Chorus
Singers Union was heard when delegate
of the Actors Union got the floor. He ac-
cused an official Of the Stage Hands Inter-
| national Union with having informed the
stage manager of the Hippodrome that the
charter of Chorus Singers Local No. 10 had
been revoked by the c. F. U. and the Amer
| lean Federation of Labor, when no such
action was taken by either organization. 1t
was decided to inform the Hippodrome man
agement at once that this statement was
incorrect and to ask Hart whether he ac-
tually made the statement.
Announcement was made that mass
meeting under the auspices of the c. F. U.
would be held On March IA in behalf of the,
defense of Haywood, Meyer and Pettibone,
the officers Of the Western Miners Fedora
ton indicted on the charge of numbering
Gov. Steunenberg in Idaho. The c. F. u.
regards the indictment of the men as an in
justice.
The bill providing for an investigation
int, the status of woman in industry has
been passed by Congress with an appropria-
ton of $3.50, 900, one-half the sum asked for.
While the advocates Of the measure declare
that the amount is insufficient they are
pleased to think that start has been made
There was fear that the investigation would
be placed in the hands of the census bureau
instead of the commissioner of labor. Pres
ident Roosevelt seems to have settled that
point by directing the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor to have the inquiry con-
Quoted underline supervision of Commits
sioner Neill. 1t is said that those inter-
ested in the employment of women and
children made strong efforts to have the
| matter turned over to the census bureau,
which would have resulted in an enumera-
ton instead of an investigation.
/ The object of the investigation is not only
to find out how many women are employed
| in gainful occupations in the country, but
to learn how woman's invasion of the in
dustrial field has affected the wages of
men and what effect such an invasion has
on the health and morals of the women
who are destined to be the mothers of the
future workers The subject opens up a
broad field on which no reliable Informal
/ ton is obtainable now. Mr.. Neill has shown
sympathetic interest in the subject, and
if the investigation is conducted under his
direct supervision it will be as thorough
and complete it can be made with the
limited amount of the appropriation.
A cabiegram from London, England,
says the successful revolt of music hall
followed by a similar uprising among the
actors.
The new movement manifested itself at
the annual election of the Council of the
Actors Association, at which the reform
party, led by Granvine Barker who runs
Shaws plays at the Court Theater, and
Henry Ainsley, the husband of Susanna
Sheldon. got control of the council. making
u clean sweep of the old members, includ-
ing Lawrence Irving.
The chief item in the program of the new
| council is to establish as the minimum SAL
airy $40 week. with several other ameo-
rations of their hard lot. The leaders of the
! revolt look. in the last resort. to strike of
the stage hands against managers who
refuse the concessions demanded.
In the course of an article "Gompers
and the Socialists" Editor William Upton
Talbot of the Trades Unionist says:
'Of course we have no sympathy with the
recent attempt by socialists in New York
TO discredit President Gompers of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor in connection with
the movement to render assistance to Moy-
cr, Haywood and Pettibone, held in Idaho,
under questionable circumstances, on a
charge of being parties to the murder of q
former governor of that state. We are
sorry, too, that this intelligent and we'll
meaning body of American citizens should
show a disposition to call hard names in
the course of their propaganda and to sus-
pect and impugn the motives of all who do
not agree with them.
Eve confess we do not think the social
lists always show the manganimous spirit
of true Americans in their warfare ON Pres
ident Gompers.'
Secretary Frank Morrison of the Amer
lean Fedora ton of Labor has gone to Nor
folk, Va, on business connected with that
organization. 1t is said his trip to the Vir-
sinia seaboard is in relation to a proposed
exhibit of the A. F. L. at the jamestown
exposition.
A labor union at San Francisco composed
largely of former soldiers has passed reso-
lutions strongly favoring the restoration of
the army canteen lin the interest of men,
not theories.
The annual returns to the state depart
ment of mines Of Pennsylvania for 1906
show that 557 mine workers We're killed
in the anthracite region and 464 In the
bituminous regions Of Pennsylvania dur
ing that period. OF the 557 killed in the
falls of coal, and Of the fatal accidents in
the bituminous regions 292 were due to the
same cause. The fatal accidents in the an
thracite regions in 1905 numbered GA, and
in the bituminous region 419.
Word comes from London that the trade
of 'steeple jack has received as re-
crut pretty English girl. 1t is related
accomplished the extraordinary feat of
ascending a church spire go feet high in
the teeth of gale of wind. w. LarkinS,
the steeple jack of Bow, had undertaken
to ascend the spire of All Saints. Hereford
the highest in the west of England. Miss
Elsie Helms of West Dene, Whitecross
road, Hereford, the daughter of one of the
churchwardens, volunteered to accompany
him. The ascent was made by means of
steeple- jacks cradle.
Wednesday was market day, and a
great crowd watched in thrilling suspense
the ascent of the swaying cradle. Traf-
fic was entirely booked by the crowd
every member of which stood stock still
until the girl had gained the summit. de-
seconded again. and reached the ground safe
and unharmed.