United labor bulletin., 1910-09-22

and cigareets. 1886.
In compliance with action taken by
congress as a result of the Cherry, H.,
mine horror. the federal civil service
commission has arranged to hold an ex-
animation Oct Is to select foremen for
mine rescue stations.
In addition to the first station at Pitts
burg. substations have been established
at Knoxville. Tenn: McAlester, Okla;
Seattle, Wash, and Urbana, III.
The bureau of mines intends to estab-
lish other branch stations in the chief
mining districts. and at least one fore
man will be required at each place. The
pay is to be from 81 1,0s0 to $500 year
Applicants will be considered only if
they have had experience in coal min
ing, and are thoroughly experienced in
underground work. No one under %
years old or more than 49 years will be
chosen. Physical ability will count 40
points and training and experience 60
points in the selection.
Harry Kelley, bushes sagent for the
Chicago Bricklayers union, dropped
dead in a corridor on the second floor
of the Chamber of Commerce building.
Death is supposed to have been due to
either apoplexy or heart disease. He
had just left the elevator and was walk
ing down the hall when he fell to the
floor.
Demand the Union Label on all pur
chases, and get IT.
| A Labor day lesson was presented in
all the public schools of San Francisco
on September .. by order of the board of
education.
Several officials OF the San Francisco
labor movement have brought suit for
criminal libel against Harrison Gray Otis
OF the Los Angeles Times.
c. ]. DoIan, a former member of the
British parliament, is toiling without
pay at a factory in St. Louis to prepare
himself to return TO Ireland and estab-
lish a great shoe manufacturing industry.
Sept. was observed in churches
throughout the United States as Labor
Sunday The ministerial associations in
655 cities, representing over 125 Protest
ant church organizations, formally OBJ
served the day.
All construction work in Bakersfield
Cal, was tied up Sept l as the result of
strike of 400 carpenters. The Build
ers' exchange refused to grant the car
penters raise from 81 to $3.50 for eight
hours work
All unorganized employees of the Mis-
souri, Pacific at Pueblo, Colo, received
an increase of per cent. when they got
their pay envelopes on September l. The
increase is general all over the system,
but does not AFFECT the organized work
men.
Attorneys for the Metal Trades Coun-
Gil of Los Angeles applied on Sept. l to
the supreme court for a writ of habeas
corpus to secure the release of Louis
Karlson, serving a 100 days sentence
for contempt of court in violating an in
junction.
Provision will be made by the Austral-
ian Federal government in the estimates
for probably $1,000 for payment toward
the costs of the unionists who fought
the Harvester excise case in the Fed
eral Arbitration court. and subsequently
in the high court
Practically every wheel of the Los
Angeles (Cal) Pacific railroad was tied
up on Aug. % and all traffic was inter-
rupted through the walkout of 20 men
who quit work because of the refusal OF
the company to grant their request of an
increase in wages from sS5 TO $50 a
month.
AS an outgrowth of the metal workers
strike in Los Angeles the Union Labor
Temple Cooperative Grocery was opened