The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-10-03

WanamakerS announcement that
1,OOO men would be put to work de-
mOlishing the last section of the old
store to make way for the completion
of his mammoth new one, fully 5000
| unemployed mechanics and laborers
gathered around the building. So
dense was the throng that the police
reserves had to be summoned to open
way for traffic and only few hun
| dred were given work. the contractors
! not being ready to begin the actual
| work of demolition on time. Those
turned away took their disappoint-
ment good-naturedly and there was no
| disorder.
Fair Haven, Mass.-Determined to
| establish model mill settlement in
which American factory hands can
live under conditions far nearer the
ideal than ever before, H. H. Rogers
multi-millionaire oil magnate, has COM
pleted plans for great innovation. In
this city, his summer home, he will
build in the near future a village of
pretty, Incorporating cottages, and
these will be given outright to work
| men who will agree to keep them a
AlouCl. ~ PAIN Will dtoO UC
constructed. also schools and high
| class library.
Paris, France-Three Paris music
hall singers, Messrs. Mansuelle. Castel
| and Pommay, won an extraordinary
suit in the courts against M. Pataud,
+, who is head of the Electricians union.
The actors asserted that strike of
electricians on a recent evening made
them lose the amount of their pay,
and claimed damages. The Judge sus
| tanned them, and Nj. Pataud is forced
| to pay the damages and costs.
Winnipeg Man.-To all intents and
purposes the strike of the Canadian
| Pacific machinists is thing of the
| past as far as the company is con-
| cerned, for by importing men from
from the United States. practically
every position is filled in the various
shops of the company from coast to
coast.
Wesson, Miss.-The employees of the
| textile mills corporation have present
ed to President Odenheimer of that
company a proposition to accept re-
| duction of ten per cent. in wages until
! the depression in the textile industry
| is overcome when they will expect a
resumption of the former scale of
| wages.
Boston.-The JOurneymen Tailors
union celebrated it's one hundred and
second anniversary on September II.
It claims to be the oldest union in
continuous existence in the country.
Vol Co1, s-, fntn
Federation of Labor convention is to
meet here during the week commenc-
ing Monday. October 5.
London, Eng-JameS Kier Hardie is
| the founder ci the labor party, and is
the chief f:sdre in the party in Eng
land. He says that the time is ripe
to organize labor party in Canada,
and that by better union of their
forces the laborers of America can OBJ
tain legislation for their advancement
London, Eng.-Steps are being taken
to close the Powell Duffryn (Wales)
collieries in consequence of the strike
| of 5000 men,
! Reading. Pa.-The Reading Com
pany has posted notices at its locOmo-
tive and car shops in this city, notify
ing the men that they will work longer
hours The car shop men, who have
been working IS hours week, will
work SO hours. The men employed at
/ the locomotive shop, who have been
working four nine-hour days week,
will work five ninehour days. The Or
der affects 2.400 men.
Washington.-Uncl Sam is the
of lah
with 1.623,51S names on his pay
roll. OF these 2S6,9O2 are in the ex-
ecutive civil service; 1851 in the
postal service; 62,663 are postmast-
ers: $4,000 are in the army 3S,00O in
the navy; 1876 laborers in navy
yards; 10000 employed on the Pan
anna canal; 10000 in the reclamation
service; $4,000 are on the miscel-
laneous list and LOTT 900 on the pen
sion list
Indianapolis. Ind-The printing
course established by the Kansas
State Agricultural college was favor
ably commented upon by the Typo
graphical Journal the official maya
zine of the International Topographic
cal union The college is located al
Manhattan. Kan. and the newly estab
| lished course takes four years.
Melbourne, Australia.-The fifty
| second anniversary of the eight hour
| demonstration was held here recently
| Since the beginning of the movement
| organized labor in the colonies has
| made wonderful progress and accom-
| plished great results.
| Rome, Italy.-Under the new labor
| law. promulgated this year by Italy.
| persons of either sex under IL years
| of age are not permitted to engage in
| building operations, outside work OF
| any kind, in mines or tunnels, nor iii
| any industrial establishment.
i Paris. France-The National Min
i srs' Federation of France, with total
/ membership of so 600 men has decided