Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-18

an hour has been granted TO the
street car men.
Madrid.-Unionism I'm Spain COM
prises 56,s0o members, distributed
through 3T3 local unions.
Providence. II. L--By refusing the
demand for an increase OF S1h per
cent In wages the Pawtucket Mfg
company lost 500 OF its employees.
Canton. O.--Nonunion bands were
not Disseminated against at the dedi.
cation exercises OF the Mckinley
monument st Canton. September 80
London-The Amalgamated Society
OF British Engineers viii. after this
year, cease attending the trades union
congress. absenting itself for at least
four years.
Copenhagen city Is also az.
fected by strike OF telegraphers. The
women operators have struck for an
advance in pay. The government
agreed. providing the women would do
work similar to that being done by
men. Some of those who accepted
have been put 10 repairing wires.
Clayton.-The general condition OF
the glass trade In South Jersey Is sat.
isfactory. and in some branches OF the
industry IL is n difficult matter TO sup
ply enough skilled men 10 meet the re-
quests of !. the manufacturers. The
business outlook is bright. and com.
paratiyely few who want work are
now out OF employment.
Pittsburg, Pa.-Ten thousand mill.
workers In the Pittsburg district will
get more pay under the new scale OF
prices just announced by the wage
committee OF the worlxmen aud EN-.
~ployers. the change being based on
the selling price of iron for the pre-
vious three months. The average I'm.
crease Will be about ten per cent.
New Haven. Conn.-Frank A. Nc.
Gee, of Worcester, Mass, organizer OF
the international holders union, and
John \. Dunn, secretary OF the local
union OF the craft, were arrested.
charged with intimidation OF non.
union men who are at work in McLa.
CONS foundry, where strike OF 40
men has been in force for some time.
Mahanoy City, Pa.--To terminate a
strike OF motormon and conductors.
which has tied up the line for three
months, business men and retired citi.
zens In the affected district bought
the ShamokinM Mount Carmel electric
railway, which runs 20 miles through
q populous territory. The men Quit
work when the officials refused the
notormen permission to sit down at
their work, custom generally in
vogue through this region.
Wasaihgton.-The annual investiga.
ton OF the bureau OF labor into wages
and the retail prices OF food shows
that In the principal manufacturing
and mechanical industries OF the coun.
try the average wages per hour In
1905 were 40 per cent. higher than in
l9O5; the regular hours OF labor per
week were 0.5 per cent. lower. and the
number OF employees in the establish.
ments investigated was seven per cent.
greater. The average full-time week.
ly earnings per employee in 1906 were
3.9 per cent. greater than In 1905.
Chicago.-Woman strikers among
the telegraphers carried on a syste.
matte campaign TO raise funds for
strike benefits. Lillian Sullivan, IS
years old, formerly a check girl at the
Office OF the Western Union company.
headed delegation OF % young won.
en- who canvassed the city for
money. They sold pencil portraits of
themselves and also spoke before the
meetings OF local labor unions and
solicited funds TO carry on the strike.
Coffeyville, Kan.-The ministers OF
this place have adopted a union sale
OF prices foT conducting funerals, and
they propose extending their organiza.
ton 20 all portions OF the state. Re
Gently one % the ministers was called
To attend a funeral at a nelghborinR
Joint. lie paid his own car fare.
Tired livery team and bought his
own dinner after the funeral. The
result was meeting OF the Minis.
tgiial association and the adoption OF
five dollar fee z funeral or no serv.
ice.
City OF Mexico. TO the re-
cent numerous strikes on the part OF
mill hands and railroad operatives
throughout the Mexican republic. the
government has decided TO take dras.
~ oSNiSh oboibhb llt ieduefb ana dkl-
tators in all cases where the men are
advised to walk out for trivial causes
as has been alleged in the late strikes
II, after investigation, the government
is convinced that the calling OF a strike
IL a mere pretext 10 attain ascend.
aney over the employer, the striking
workmen and the leaders will be ex.
He'd TO prison to the island OF Las Tres
Marias. In the Pacific ocean. 100 miles
OF tho coast Of the Topic territory.
Pittsburg. Pa.-State officers began
an investigation into the claim that
between 1000 and 5000 miners and
breakers now employed in mines are
under the legal age required by the
child labor laws.
Chicago Twenty union printers
started to work NJ eases" which they
have not touched for more than two
years Ia the composing rooms OF the
Faithorn Printing company. The type
settlers were involved in one OF the
longest strikes on record IN Chicago.
which was ended whom the Arm
agreed 70 adopt the eighthour work.
ing day