Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-10-15
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To Join in a common cause great
hospital could be erected and main.
tained at a comparatively small cost
per capita.
Wellington. n. 1.-THE court OF APP
peals here has finally declared the
strike OF the slaughter house men and
their sympathizers illegal The men
who participated in II are. the court
holds. violating the award OF the court
oil arbitration, and may be fined or i'm.
prisoned
~. Paul, Minn.-Articles OF incorpo-
ration of the National Cooperative
mercantile company have been filed
with the secretary OF state. The com
pany has an authorized capital stock
or 100000 and its headquarters are
10 be in Duluth. One OF the incorpora-
tors is Morris Kapten. of Duluth, who
has been prominently identified with
the striking miners of the iron range
The new company is to be operated
In behalf of the miners. II is said.
st. Louis. Mo-Because of the de.
lay OF telegram due TO strike condi.
tons. Lawrence p. Daley is loser OF
$4,000. A colt which was named
after him ran at Sheepshead bay. The
price was 40 to l. The trainer had
5000 OF Daley's money with instruc-
lions TO play II when the time was
right, the only proviso being that he
should receive Daley's consent. The
trainer wired Daley advising the bet
The message was delayed until after
the race the colt won.
Chicago.-An appeal was sent to
President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation Of Labor to end
the dispute between the United Broth.
erhood OF Carpenters and the Amalga-
mated Woodworkers' union, which re-
suited in the strike OF 700 carpenters
at the plant of the Brunswick Bake
Collendar company. The company
took no sides in the conflict. but suf
Tered great loss on account OF the
hight within the unions themselves
and this led to the appeal by Superin.
tendent John c.. Shank
Boston.-Boston Cigarmakers' unions
financial report for the first six months
or THIS year shows that in that time Il
paid for the advertising OF the blue
label of the organization sc. 6s7. SO.
During the strike OF the cigar factory
shippers nearly the entire member.
ship of the union was idle, and S..
$3.50 was paid for out-of-work bene.
hts. The donations voted to organiza.
tons amounted to s2,23250. OF that
sum $415 was given to the Moyer-Hay.
wood defense fund, $500 to the cigar.
makers of York. Pa. who were out on
strike. $3.50 to striking team drivers OF
Boston. $500 to Belgiums cigarmakers
and 5000 to Boston Ladies' Garment
Workers on strike.
Louisville, Ky.-President Henry
Fischer OF the Tobacco Workers
union, who makes his headquarters
here, has secured the adoption of a
resolution by the central labor body
OF this city which, II It becomes eff.
fective generally, will render strikes
upon public utilities impossible. The
resolution provides for arbitration OF
all disputes between public utilities
companies and employees, and makes
it compulsory when not voluntarily
agreed upon by the parties in the con.
troyersy by making It a part Of all
ordinances conveying rights and priv
ileges to individuals or corporations
wishing to operate public utilities
President Fischer believes that the
plan III adopted will work no hardship
to the unions involved and will pro.
tect the conveniences Of the public.
New York.-The success OF the Mis-.
souri, State Federation OF Labor in the
matter of obtaining the enactment Of
number OF laws for the protection of
the interests OF labor has attracted a
great deal Of attention in the east.
New York.-To take effect October
], IL was announced an increase I'm
wages for Long island railroad tele.
graph operators. of about Ave dollars
month has been granted. Both tow.
ermen and station agents are gamers
and many Of the men who had been
promised an increase of FIVE dollars
will now receive an increase of ten
dollars. The increase Is the result Of
recent conference between the rail
road officials and a committee of the
telegraphers. The company also will
in future employ three men at each
tower instead Of two as at present.
and there will be three shifts of eight
hours each A new block signal sys
TEN, said to be the invention OF a
Pittsburg man, is being tested on the
road. BY this system a cartridge will
be exploded II an engineer fails to gee
danger signal and attempts TO run
past II. The explosion also will record
on an indicator when an engineer has
neglected TO observe danger signal.
Jersey City. N. Women have
started a novel organization To Is
tablish q school to instruct women
how and where to spend their money
most benedclally for union labor will
be one Of The features OF the body. be
sides boosting union labels and en-
couraging men to organize.
vi Paso. Tex.-All firemen on the
chihuahua division of the Mexican
Central railroad went on strike. and
train service in the division was tied
up. As She mails are held up in con
sequence Of the strike, the gov.
crnmcpt is cxDocted to take a hand In