The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-27

court of errors of Connecticut has
granted a new trial in the case of
the state against Frank MCGEE. organ
izer for the iron molders' union. who
was found guilty ON charges of intimi-
datiOn- The case arose out of the al
legged action of MCGEE in attempting
to influence men at work at the Mac
Lagoon foundry during a strike about a
year ago The case in the common
pleas court was tried in the latter part
of October and the accused was found
guilty on three counts and was &C
quilted ON the fourth A sentence of
four months on each count was given
From this trial the case was appealed
and a new trial was granted
London. Eng-Out of a total of
Sos.1Sa workers in clothing factories
1880 were women the female tail
ors numbering ie.oss to 1884 men.
Out OF a total of los. 4Ss employed in
boot and shoe factories s1.469 were
women. and out of Is. $50 lithographic
printers e.s5S were women In ex
ploSiyeS factories there are 5.5sS wom-
en- employed out of a total of 1914,
while e.S41 out of a total of 1s.431
persons employed at bottling beer are
women There are also s5.6OS women
included in the total of S4.112 work
erS in tobacco. snuff and cigar fac
tories
Madrid. Spain--The question of
child labor is being agitated IN Spain
Under the Spanish law children be-
tween ten and IA may not work more
rr.<1r, -r
Adjustments. nor more than eight
hours a day in Offices Now a decree
has been passed forbidding the en-
ployment of boys under 16 and women
under Is in a number of trades
deemed injurious to health Chemical
works. glass works. the manufacture
of ether. of celluloid and of explosives
and the handling of lead OF arsenic
colors are among the forbidden fields.
New York--A decrease of more
than $4,000 in the number of idle
| freight cars during the latter half of
May is shown in the fortnightiy report
of the American Railway association
just issued but dated May ~ On
that date there were SS1.779 idle
freight cars against {e4-s75 on May
Is the date of the previous report
| This makes the second consecutive de
1 crease in idle cars. the previous re
port having shown reduction Of
about 5000 cars from the maximum Of
41s-sSS. reached on April -
| jefferson City, No-The supreme
court en- banc. declared unconstitu-
uonal the eight-hour teleeraphers'
Law passed by the last Missouri legis-
la1ure The eight hour telegrapherS'
Law came to the supreme court from
Johnson county where the circuit
court QuaShess an Information fled by
the prosecuting attorney against the
Missouri Pacific Railway company foz
working Herman Mccain, IN opera
tor. more than eight hours IN 4 day
San FTancisco-There is a move
ment to organize all the laborers ol
the several departments of the munich
| paligy into q new union The men O;
the IRE department have asked the
labor council for Information upon
the subject of forming a union, Il
work On lines similar to the various
unions afniiated with the council
Edinburgh-The Scottish Trades
Union Congress passed resolutions II
favor of old-age pensions and in favol
of compulsory Intervention in labos
| disputes The gathering was very
haxy about labor representation, buI
wished labor policy for the benefit
of workpeople-
New York--Ffgures given out June
i by the immigration bureau show
that only 15s.0e7 immigrants arrived
during the first five months of the
year. as compared with SIS. SIS during
the same period of last year. The de
partures from this port last weel
reached the total of S11 995-
II Reading. Pa--On the heels of sus
pension of work at the locomotive
shops of the Reading Railway com
pany the order went forward to re
duce the hours of work in the road
hours a week More than 1000 meE
are affected
Il Pawtucket, R. 1.-The five mills O
the ]. & p Coates company. limited
in this city and Centralville have re
sumed a schedule of five days a week
which was in effect up to a few week:
ago. when a four-day schedule ruled
About 1000 operatives viii be al
fected.
II Minneapolis, Minn.-The Minnes0t,
State Federation of Labor will petition
the prison board to discontinue shoe
making at the state penitentiary a.
soon as practicable. and representa-
tives of the Boot and Shoe Workers
Union are now preparing the appeal
San Francisco.-The Bakers Uniol
has appointed committee to prepar'
recommendation to the internatiOna
convention that is to meet in Octobe
! to erect home for aged and disabled
members of the organization
Helena. Mont--Word was received
here by telephone that the Montans