The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-12-11

moved to this city the national head
quarters of the Brotherhood of Paint
tiers, Paper Hangers and Decorators
of America. At present the headquar-
tiers are in Lafayette, Ind, but it is
regarded as probable that at the ap-
preaching convention of the organiza-
ton an effort will be made to capture
the headquarters for Indianapolis.
There are at present in this city the
international headquarters of the
miners, the carpenters and joiners, the
teamsters, the bargers, the typograph-
ical union, the bricklayers and masons
and the bridge and structural iron
workers.
Indianapolis, nd---Notices have
been sent out from national head
quarters in this city of the Bricklay-
ers' and Masons' International union
of the forty-second convention of the
organization, which will be held in
Boston beginning January 10. The
rules governing the election of dele
gates, deputies and alternates are set
forth at some length in the notices,
and the hope is expressed that each
local union of the international will
be represented at the convention by
at least one delegate.
Cincinnati-About the most impor
tant questions to be handled by the
forthcoming convention of the paint
ers. decorators and paperhangers,
here, will be that of the establish
ment OF a home or old-age pension, or
both whether they shall increase ex-
listing benefits or add new ones;
whether it would be eXpedient to es-
tablish a national sick benefit, or a
fixed strike benefit.
New York.-The necktie workers of
New York, most of them girls hardly
past school age, to the number of
5000, went on strike recently, having
demanded a ten-hour day, sanitary
shops and an increase of two cents on
each dozen ties for each class of help.
Most OF the neckties of the country
are made in New York, and it takes
quite number of workers to make
one tie.
Salisbury, N. Cone hundred and
fifty machinists and 80 apprentices
walked out of the Southern railway
shops at Spencer. The strikers con-
tend that the foreman of the round
house is unnecessarily severe, and
after presenting their grievances to
the officials and insisting upon his dis
charge without satisfactory answer,
walked out.
Pittsburg, Pa.-Puddlers of the Re-
public Iron and Steel Company are to
receive increased pay for December
and the remainder of November. The
scale will be based on a $1.40 card.
1t will net puddlers $3.50 per ton in
comparison with the last rates of
$5.37h. Finishers will receive an ad-
vance of one per cent. during the next
ten months.
London, Eng.-The Railway Clerks
association. an important trade union
organization of the clerical workers of
British railways, has decided to afili-
ate with the Labor party by a MAORI
ty of more than three thousand. At
the previous biennial periods-1907
and 1905-the clerks voted against
joining the Labor party.
New York.-A report issued from
the executive board of the United
Brewery Workers of the United States
shows that there are under the juris-
diction of the general body 1928
members, distributed in $3.50 locals and
1877 branches.
Boston.-John Philip Sousa has vol
unteered his services to again lead
the monster band at the annual con
cert of Boston Musicians Protective
Uni A Z Of Fol
hundred members of Boston Musicians
union will form the concert band.
Boston.-Boston branch of the Anal
gamated Society of Engineers has
voted to cooperate in every way in
the organizing work of Boston machfn-
lists lodge 264 and it's intention to ask
for a general 20 per cent. wage In
crease for all men on May l next
Washington.-Repo comes from
Australia that the strike of the coal
miners there has practically stopped
the shipment of wool to the market
points, the railroads refusing wool
shipments owing to the congested con
| ditions on their lines.
Cleveland Drank Krug, .presi
dent of the local Iron Molders union
| died from bullet wound in his head
| He was waylaid and shot outside Su
| perior avenue saloon. The police say
| they know who shot him. Krug leaves
| a wife and three children.
Concord, Mass.-Bishop Parker, iI
an address at the annual convention o
| the Episcopal diocese here, declared
| that low wages, especially to women
was the greatest cause of crime.
| New York.-The striking pie makers
| of New York are carrying on theil
war for better wages and working con
| ditions by means of cooperative
| bakery which is meeting with consid
cradle success.
Barre, Vt-The Granite Manufac
turing association has locked on
| 1000 men because $50 cutters refused
to use the pneumatic hand surfacer,
| pow machine which the wOrkarS So,