Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19

when the men agreed TO accept 52K
cents an hour They had demanded
/ J6A cents
Chicago.-Many members OF the
United Association OF Plumbers. Gao
| Filters and Steam Filters are urging
mat the organization establish a home
for the aged and inhrm. along the
same line as the typos.
Boston.-An effort to get every man
VINO works for the city into the union
| or his craft or the department union.
| N he Is not mechanic, IL to be made
at once by the new district council OF
| city employees unions
Sacramento. CSl.-Retail Clerks
union, having been unable TO reach
satisfactory decision among it's
members on tho six O'Clock closing
proposition, will not make a demand
Tor such procedure at present.
Milwaukee. Wis-The first union
ever formed among cheeseworkers has
heen organized in Dodge and Washing
ION counties, with 70 members. The
organization was ACCOMPLISHED
through the efforts OF Frank J. Weber
ana charter from the American Fed.
GRAFTON or Labor has been applied for.
Boston.-About so members of
Boston Painters union IL were
forced TO strike against two firms TO
enforce the new 291s cents an hour
minimum for painters and AZ cents
'or decorators, agreed upon between
ne union and the master painters
and established by all but the two
1rms whose men struck.
Philadelphia.-Th bookbinders' in
lernational executive board Is to meet
next month In this city to decide on
me date for its eight-hour workday ef.
tort. The typothetae offered the short
er workday with the open shop. but
mis- was declined. The union wants
both the shorter workday and the
closed shop. which latter It now has
Fall River, Mass-The Manufacture
ers' association OF this city declined
10 grant the request OF the textile
council for a weeks shutdown OF the
cotton mills In August. i'm order that
me operatives might have a brief va.
cation. The manufacturers give as
he reason for their refusal the ina.
biIity to arrange for delivery on con-
tracts
Cleveland, Hngland--Ironstone, min.
"rs nave come 10 terms with their en-.
ployers They have entered into
siN-months agreement and are TO have
an advance Of 81 per cent They are
negotiating with the employers for
ne closing of all the mines at noon
On Saturdays, and also for the An
gust bank holiday being recognized as
a holiday at the mines.
San FrRncisco.-The first eonsign.
inent of steel for the Building Trades
council temple has arrived and the
edihce will be rushed to compilation
President P. Fl. Mccarthy has hopes
mat the structure will be far enough
advanced to be occupied on Labor day.
When completed the building will
have cost 100000. 1t Will be the
most imposing labor temple west of
Chicago
Canton, GA new wage scale pro
YldinB FOR maximum increase TO
both interurban and Canton motormen
and conductors Will be started by the
Northern Ohio Traction and Light com
pany. The wages paid on the city
lines in Canton, Massillon and Akron
will be increased from 21 to % cents
an hour. This advance will be re.
ceived by all men who have worked
for period exceeding two years
Santiago, Chlli.-The government
granted the increase or wages de.
manded by the railway men, and the
strikers returned to work.
Buffalo. n. Y.-An the ore handlers
who struck work at the Buffalo Union
Furnace company were expelled from
me union Sunday night by order OF T.
V. O'Connor. vice president OF the
IsonBshoremen's association This &C
lion was taken because the strike was
IN violation Of the contract made for
them by tho LonBshoremen's union
with the furnace company
Boston Marble workers unions'
sixth International convention was ia
session in this city. Walter V. Price
of New York was reelected grand pres
dent stephen G. Hogan of New York
was again chosen international score
tary treasurer and journal editor Al
bert Goettel OF ST. Louis was elected
Vice president and Samuel jameson OF
Toronto and William Costello OF Chi.
cago executive board members. A mum.
bcr Of perfecting changes were made
in the laws. and All jurisdiction quos
lions woro adjusted to the satisfaction
~ everyone concerned Prison. out
marble was condemned. as was lie
use ia Boston school building work
Boston Union church organ work.
ers. 10 the number Of more than 200.
are on strike. owing 70 the refusal Of
The employers to grant 5thour week
40 wages now paid FOR "a hours The
union includes every organ worker IN
Boston
Butte. M0at--The latest labor trou
bic in Butte has been preoipitatad By
The drug clerks and prescriutioo
clerks The clerks made O demand On
May 25 for general increase OF wsrss
~ t2b a month rho lowest wares 10
be ii9b The propriotors refused. bui
asked for a conference with tho niarha.
which rnf..1r