The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-13

several buildings in the city which are
using dnishings supplied by the Mears- |
Siayton Lumber Company. against |
which firm a strike Is in progress. |
were called from their work by John |
Britain. q union business agent |
Judge Carpenter has issued an injunc-
of Carpenters and Joiners restraining |
the organization from interfering in |
any manner with the business of the |
lumber company. 1t is said that the |
Injunction. however, did not cover the |
Amalgamated Association OF Carpen-
tiers. many of whose members are en-
ployed in the construction of buildings
throughout the city.
Washington.-There Is considerable
satisfaction in labor circles in rela-
ton to the passage by the house of a
bill to provide compensation to gov
eminent employees who are injured
through no contributory negligence
while employed in hazardous occupa-
tons The bill provides that in case
of injury the wages of the victim shall
be continued for one year unless he
is sooner able to resume work. and
in case of death at the time of acct
dent or death following an accident
the full amount of years pay shall
be divided to his dependent ones
named in the bill
Philadelphia = Anthracite miners,
numbering 10000 men. are to be
given steady employment and not q
day win be lost to them if the rapidly
maturing plans of the operators agree
ment under which the miners are
working expires on April 1 next and
it is the desire of the operators to
store before that time not less than
10, 900 600 tons of various sizes of
hard coal in anticipation of any pro
longed disagreement over the terms
of the next wage contest
ANY person. company or corpora
| ton engaged in the business of sup
plying telephone service in the city
| and county shall upon demand furnish
within 20 days telephone service of
the classes or kinds specified in this
ordinance, without discrimination.
| qualification or restriction as to en-
ployes of subscribers or otherwise, at
the same rates to all persons. COM
panies or corporations who shall elect
to take or use any of such classes or
kinds of service"
Chicago-Members of the CONNER
| cial Telegraphers' union are again
talking strike They are planning
a general tie-up of the wires at the
| time of the Republican national con-
/ vention in June. it Is said. They flg-
ure that the moral effect of q strike
at such time may produce results
| within the convention hall which
might be repeated later when the
| Democrats meet in Denver, and bring
about a governmental Investigation
of conditions
| Cleveland. O-According to a state
/ ment given out by Chief of Police
Kohler. four striking conductors and
motormen have confessed to taking
part in the dynamiting of street cars
in various parts of the city These
/ men are now in custody. 1t is also
| stated that a number of other arrests
In connection with the dynamite out
RACES will be made Cars on nearly
all lines were operated on practically
normal schedules.
Il Sterling. m.-The keystone works
of the International Harvester COM
pany has increased the working hours
from eight to II hours a day. and the
company is serving supper in the
plant The extra hours are necessary
on account of the increase in hay tool
orders
II Guthrie. Okla--The house and SEN
Il ate passed senate bill No. S1B, which
provides for q penitentiary term for
any employer who refuses work to
an employee on account of the latter
belonging to a labor union The bin
! also prohibits Pinkerton detectives
; from working in the state
Boston.-Boston Stereotypers' union
advanced the Arrangements for the
convention of the International Stereo
: typerS' and Electrotypers' union,
: which is to be held In Boston in Au
: gust 1t elected James ]. Dellagana,
) H ]. Lewis and William Weston as
its delegates.
Boston.-The call for the New Eng
land convention of l.-e metal polish
| ers', buffers platers' and brass and
: silver workers unions has been is
sued. 1t will be in this city July 5
, The Boston unions are requesting the
: international for q permanent Boston
T organizer.
Pawtucket. r. Notices were posted
in the thread mills of the ]. & p
E Coates Company that the mills would
l operate only four days a week Some
2 time ago they went on a five days a
; week schedule About $500 hands are
affected
81 Chicago-James Durbin. treasurer
: of a street car mems union was at
E tackled by three armed men. who
, overpowered him and gagged anl
r bound him to to q fence Then they
a took from him $sS5 which he had col
lected from members of his local
oil Pittsburg. PA wage scale op
r erative until March 81. 1909. affect