The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-02-20

Indianapolis, Ind.-Thomas L. Lewis
was reelected president OF the United
Mine Workers of America over John
H. Walker of Illinois by a majority of
1920, according to the official report
of the national tellers. The vote was:
Lewis, S3,037; Walker, 66,76S. The
vote for vice-president follows: w.
D. Van Horn, Indiana, 1896; John
Dempsey, Pennsylvania, .30,901; Sam
Pascoe, Illinois, 21,41s;, E. S. McCul-
Tough, Michigan, 1907; c. P. Gilday,
Pennsylvania, GALS; w. H. McClos-
key, Missouri, 6,s23; J. W. Murray,
Illinois, 1914. The vote for secretary
treasurer was: Edwin Terry, Iowa,
42,795; John Fahy, Pennsylvania, A.
359: John w. Maritime, Pennsylvania,
1896; Joseph Pope, Illinois. 32,S93;
John Fogg, Indiana, 11,945 That John
Mitchell is still the most popular man
in the miners organization was shown
by the fact that he received the
largest vote of any candidate for any
office. His vote for delegate to the
American Federation of Labor was
114.572, the next highest being Presi-
dent Lewis, who received 81,813.
Other delegates to the American Fed
Grafton of Labor convention are John
Walker and Frank J. Hays of Illinois,
w. R. Wilson of Pennsylvania, G. w.
Savage of Ohio and John P. White of
Iowa. Following were elected auditors:
John Mossop, Ohio; Harry Baker,
Iowa; Patrick Fitzsimmons, Pennsyl-
vania. For national tellers William
Young and William Fitzsimmons of
Pennsylvania and Arthur Blakely of
Arkansas were chosen.
Danville, Ill-Delegates from all the
unions of the Fourth district of cleo
of Indiana and Illinois, sustained Pres
ident McNeeley of Rock Island in his
removal of F. R. Mcdonald of Aurora
from the Office of secretary treasurer
of the organization at meeting here.
Mcdonald had contested his removal
on grounds that it was unconstitu-
tional, and had refused to turn over
money and books of the association.
He was arrested here early last week,
but gave bond for trial Monday. Nc
Donald, it is stated by officials of the
tied up in his own name.
Indianapolis, Ind.-President T. L.
Lewis of the Coal Miners scored an
effective victory in the miners con-
vention which accepted and approved
the statement made in his annual adj
dress that officers of the Western
Pennsylvania and the Illinois had
stood in the way of his successful eff
forts to rehabilitate the joint inter-
state relations with the operators last
year. Before it was finally disposed
of there was serious clash among
leaders of the Illinois miners with
President Walker and Vice-President
harrington on one side and Samuel
Pascoe and Evan Evans on the other.
Indianapolis.-A demand on con-
gress for a law commanding federal
courts to change their procedure in
contempt and Injunction cases SO that
notice shall be served on defendants
in labor disputes and jury trial af-
forded before punishment is inflicted
was feature of the convention of the
United Mine Workers of America
here
Houghton, Mich.-In the Lake SUI
perior district the big companies are
pushi@g exploration and developm emit
work on their more lately acquired
properties. More men are being taken
only by some of the larger companies.
1t is stated by local employment
agent that laboring men will be at a
premium here within few months.
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Cigarmakers' International union rela-
tive to out-of-work benefits shows that
the business depression of last year
was not SO severe as the depression
of 1903. The report says: During
the former business depression, taking
the three severest years, we averaged
about $170,500 year for out-of-work
benefit In that period the member
ship averaged little more than 81
900. while for the year 1908 we ex-
pended for out-of-work benefit pur-
poses about 100000, with member
ship of about 41,O00.
Ottawa, Canada.--The education de-
partment of Canada will have libraries
formed in industrial centers and re-
quire each to spend at least 500 year
ly for textbooks on the chief trades
represented in the town. 1t is pro-
posed that the department, through it's
travelling libraries, will loan additional
books Merchants will be able to bor-
row these books free of charge, and
those who pass an examination will be
given certificates.
Boston-A New England district
council of Retail Clerks union was
formed at a convention of 80 of the
unions. 81
South Norwalk, Conn.-Positive in
formation was given out by the heads
of hatmaking concerns that all the
shops which were recently struck. by
the United Hatters of North America,
will be started up as 'open shops"
The ord@-r of the Associated Hat Man
ufactr.ers is that no union labels