The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-09

charge the open meeting held the previous
week was read and approved. Routine
business was then attended TO after which
several reports were received all tending
TO show the good standing OF the local
and bright prospects for a large increase
In membership.
MAcHINIsTs MEET.
The Blackstone Valley Machinlsts'
union held a very well-attended meeting
last evening in the Labor Temple. Paw
tucket. The principal topic OF discussion
was the matter OF the demands soon TO
be made on the master maohinists. At the
meeting one week ago 1t was decided 10
make a demand for a nine-hour day and
So per day. but as yet this demand has
not been forwarded To the master ma
chinists
Business Agent Hughes said that he ex-
pected that another week or ten days
would see things I'm readiness for the for
NAL communication OF the request of the
union to the master machinists. and when
forwarded will ask for a reply by June
l. The demand will be sent to the national
head OF the Machnists' union for sane
tion
STRIKE STILL ON AT PAWTUCKET.
The men who struck at Fales & jerks
are still out, but IL they take the advice
OF Business Agent Hughes they will re-
turn 10 work. These men struck without
consulting the union Ito which none OF
them belonged and they are now seeking
to have the union come TO their aid and
pay them the strike benefit This OF
course. the union cannot do and the men
are advised to return to work.
Had these men Joined the union some
months ago. when they were asked. and by
their dues and initiation fees contributed
TO the funds of the union, they would
not now be on strike, or IL on strike
would not be denied the benefits of the
aid fund
BARRIERS UNION TO PROTEST.
The BARRIERS union OF Woonsocket has
sent a communication to Chief OF Police
Boston complaining OF certain violation of
city ordinance. The union notifies the
chief that there Is one barber on Main
street who viii not close at IL O'Clock
Saturday night and that the Social dis
triot barber shops are open until
o'clock Sunday morning This ordinance
relating to closing places of business at
Ill O'Clock Saturday nights WAS practically
forgotten until year or. so ago, when
the BARRIERS union made complaint to the
chief OF police OF its violation. Proprie-
tors OF barber shops were then notified
to conform TO the ordinance.
VISITED CONTRACTORS.
The Journeymen Carpenters union OF
Woonsocl0et held a meeting Tuesday even
ing and admitted Ave new members and
initiated one candidate. The wage ques-
tion was considered. and George Grand
champ was appointed delegate to visit
the contractors in charge OF the build
ing of the new mill of De Surmont a. Sons,
on the island opposite the Alice mill, and
also Bishop q Co, n charge OF the
new Montrose mill being built on East
School street. Mr.. GTandchamp said yes
terday that he had visited the represen-
tatives OF the contractors and the matter
OF wages had been discussed. He said
that they were willing to pay their car
penters So a day, but they told Mr.. Grand
champ that they took the privilege Of
classifying the men. Mr. Grandchamp
told the representatives that the union
did not expect that men who were only
apprentices should be paid the wages Of
ffrst-class men. but said that the union
agreed to having contractors pay men ac-
cording TO their worth. Differences were
amlcaply settled
LOOKS LIKE LEE FOR JAMESTOWN.
The vast number of votes put in by the
friends OF Lee yesterday was sufficient TO
pun him ahead of his nearest competitor
by some 10000 votes. This seemed to take
the heart out of a number and they drop
ped out. 1t looks now as though he
would have a walk-over
LABOR NOTES.
In some states the machinists unions
increased nearly 800 per cent during
1906
Fourteen new unions have affiliated
with the Minnesota State Federation OF
Labor since the first OF the year.
Many members of the United Asso-
citation OF Plumbers. Gas Filters and
Steam Filters are urging that the or
ganization establish home for the
aged and inflrm
The "full crew" law has passed the
Indiana legislature and has been signed
by the governor It provides that
freight trains of more than 80 cars
shall have crew OF FIVE. This legis-
lation was secured through tho efforts
OF the Brotherhood OF Railway Train
men, and they are making the same ef-
fort in other states.
The Hanstead coal mine of the Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western Coal
company. which has been idle since the
strike OF 1902, when the mine filed with
water after the pumpmen struck, will
continue operations about the mddfe of
May.
Between eoO0 and 1000 union black
smiths, machinists, boilermaksrs. iron
workers and others engaged in the metal
trades In San Francisco and Oakland
struck May for an S-hour day There Is