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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-01
Assembly Accepts
Committee Report
0. v. 7. & L. A. Sets Ar5itra-
ton Committee to
Work.
ON TWO SALOONS
REPORTED UNFAIR
Long Session of Assembly Sun
day With Lengthy Dis
CuSSiorl.

The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor
Assembly has put the arbitration COM
mittee to work on two saloons, Theo-
dore Werner's and Finnegan's, report
ed unfair by Bartenders Union No. 292.
This action followed long discussion
begun with the report of the concilia-
ton committee, which stated that the
proprietors of these two places had
practically refused to have anything to
do with the committee. Delegates
present reported conversations with
the proprietors in question, in which
they denied saying that they did not
want the trade of Organized Labor,
but the report of the committee was
accepted unanimously.
In the discussion it was contended
by some that the proper procedure
had not ben followed by the local plac-
ing the firms unfair until the Trades
Assembly had exhausted its efforts,
but it was shown that this had been
done by other locals in the past. Bar
tenders No. 292, however, immediately
made application in the accustomed
manner, and the services of the ar
bitration committee were instructed to
be given upon the presentation Of a
written request from the local.
STRIKERS GET IN FREE
There are some compensations for
being a striker, after all. It entities
you to get in the Trades Assembly's
big picnic free Of charge. This action
was taken by the Assembly Sunday
on suggestion of President Corcoran,
and carried unanimously and with a
vim that showed that all the delegates
heartily sympathized with the tin and
sheet mill strikers.
PROGRESS IN ELECTRIC CASE
The arbitration committee reported
that it had arranged an interview be-
tween the management of the Ameri-
can Electric Company and the Elec-
-rica1 Workers Union and that at the
time Of meeting some Of the mem
bers of the committee had not appear
ed. The union, however, appointed a
new committee, and a new conference
was being arranged.
THARP TALKS
Under the head of reports of fra
ternal delegates the delegates to the
Belmont Assembly mentioned the
Street. Railway Workers matter, and
Everett Tharp, delegate from the Bel
mont Assembly, made a statement Of
the situation, as given in last weeks
Majority.
TO ORGANIZE ICE PULLERS
Delegate Sam Lenkard moved that
the organization committee take UP the
work of organizing the ice pullers in
Wheeling breweries. This carried.
LETTER FOR WIN. HALL,
Secretary Vessel reported that
letter had been received by him from
the New York Ladies Garment Work
ers, addressed "William Hall, care
Trades Assembly" and the Majority
was instructed to make it public.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES
The receipts were $119S and the ex-
penses $4,000.
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sociations to unite with the National
Association for the Study and Preven-
lion of tuberculosis and the Red Cross
Society in the sale Of Christmas seals
and the determination of tuberculosis.
Every effort will be made to discour-.
age the use of local stamps and to
encourage the distribution Of the ma
tional stickers. It is expected that over
$50 anti-tuberculosis associations and
hundreds Of Red Cross societies in
every state of the Union win unite in
the sale of Christmas seals.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-01

Their Eyes
Should Realize That Men Who
Vote Against Them Are
Enemies. 4
STRONG SPEECH BY
PRESIDENT C0RC0RAN
Calls Attention to Antagonistic
Attitude Of C. H. Wat ]
kinS.

I 1T is time that the. working
people of Wheeling should get their
eyes opened and realize that men like
Charles H. Watkins are their bitter
enemies!
Thus spoke President Harp P. Cor
coran at the Trades Assembly meet
ing Sunday afternoon
81 was at the council meeting at
which the franchise Of the Consumers
Electrical Company was passed. he
said, "apd / saw an evidence on the
part of some councilmen toward the
working people that was not justified
by any possible reason. r saw Charles
H. Watkins, of the Palace Furniture
Company, offer an amendment to the
franchise designed to hurt Labor, and
knew that he offered it even against
the wishes of the company applying
for the franchise. 3
when the franchise was in COM
mittee the matter of a clause providing
for the employment of union labor
came up, and the conipany's represent
tative stated that they were willing to
accept the clause, that the company
had always employed union Labor,
with the best possible results, and that
it was the expectation to- continue to
employ union labor
.'Yet, in spite Of that, Charles H.
Watkins, who makes his living by
selling furniture to the working people,
arose in council in his pigmy spiteful-
ness, and asked council to wipe out the
clause providing for the employment,
of union Labor. It, was of absolute
ly no benefit to him to have the
clause struck out. He could not have
benefited from the corporation, for the
corporation did not even ask for it.
It was a personal attack upon his
part j. against the working people of
Wheeling, an attack which in its use
lessness and meanness characterized
his persistent enmity toward Labor
and his consistent subservency toward
corporations during his service in the
Wheeling. city council.
1T is high time, say, that the
working people Of Wheeling should
open their eyes and know who are
their friends and their foes. -
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Organized Men Fittingly
Observe Annual Holiday
Thousands Of Union Members
Will Show Unity For
One Day

Operative Plasterers No. 80, in car
riages.
Bartenders International League No.
292, in carriages.
SEVENTH DIVISION
Division Marshal L. c. Ice.
Industrial division, floats, carriages,
wagons. displays, etc.
PARADE FORMATION
The formation Of the parade will be
as follows:
First division: On. Chapline, right
resting on Sixteenth.
Second division: On Twelfth, right
resting on Chapline.
Third Divisions: On Fourteenth, right
resting on Chapline.
Fourth Division: On Fifteenth, right
resting on Chapline.
Fifth Division: On Sixteenth, right
resting on Chapline.
Sixth Division: On Eoff right rest.
ing on Sixteenth.
Seventh Diyision On Chapline, right
below Sixteenth.
LINE OF MARCH
The line of march will be as follows.
Sixteenth to Market, to Tenth, to
Main, to Twenty Fourth, to Chapline,
to Twenty Second, to market. to Tenth,
to Main. and disband
VEHICLES
Vehicles will be permitted only in
line after all marchers, union mem
bers riding at the end of the Sixth
division, and all business vehicles in
the Seventh division.
AIDES WILL REPORT
The Two aides to sthe Chief Marshal
and the. seven Division Marshals will
report at, o. ". T. & L. A. Hall at 8
O. clocksa. m. Labor Day morning.
Copy amusements. from posters.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-01
ARMORED AUTOS
FOR DEPUTIES

Peoria, Ill.-Organized labor in this
city will be given the opportunity to
get look at armored autos. at the
state militia encampment, which COM
mences just outside of the northern
limits of the city today.
The automobiles are similar to those
used on the scenes of the street car
strike at Columbus. o. They are ar
mored with steel and are equipped
with gattling guns, which the handles
operating them claim with much gusto,
can NOW down more men in q minute
than the ordinary Springfield rifles.
The. automobile maneouvers are ex-
.pected to furnish the spectacular fea-
lures of the encampment.
The "Sissie" First Regiment, nuin-
herring $40 men, the Seventh Regiment
with 800. the Second with 760, and
the Eighth with 450 men left yester-
day for the encampment.
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Activities In
= milwaukee
By Gard D. Thompson.


We propose here to enumerate some
of the more important activities OF the
Socialist government in the city, Of
Milwaukee,
We do not claim that the Socialist
are are the only ones to whom credit
Is due: Some of these measures are,
of course, a part Of the general pro-
gress; but in every case the sturdy
group Of Socialist officials have been
the determining element, the deciding
force.
The measures mentioned have either
been already accomplished, or at least
well started on their way.
A municipal electric lighting plant.
Preliminary steps for comprehend
sive municipality owned street car sys-
tenn.
Bonds issued and site being selected
for commodious interurban and ur-
ban municipal street car depot and
civic center.
General policy of the depression OF
railroad tracks, already accomplished
on the south side and under way on
the north side.
Workingmens' homes being provided
for through comprehensive scheme Of
city planning and plating.
Plans begun for the. diversion Of the
city sewerage from the lake to septics
banks in outskirts of city where 1t
is to be reduced according to modern
methods and afterwards disposed Of
as fertilizer.
Elimination Of the evils Of the pri-
vate contract system in public works
direct employment by the city being
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Tin Plate Workers
Continue The Strike
Saw Amalgamated Settlement
Will Have No Effect in
Tin House.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
is MOST EMPHATIC
Consider All Unfair Who Re-
turn to Work in the Tin
House.

That the Tin Plate Workers do not
consider the strike off against the
United States Steel Trust Is shown
Inv an official bulletin issued from the
national headquarters. comprised in
resolutions adopted at a meeting of
the executive board last week at
Pittsburg.
THE RESOLUTION
= The resolution is as follows:
To the officers and members Of sub
lodges:
Brothers.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted by the Executive
Board at it's meeting of the 9th.
Whereas, a public impression APP
pears to prevail that the 10 months
strike of the Tin Plate Workers In
ternational Protective Association of
America against the open shop (non-
union) policy of the American Sheet
& Tin Plate Company has been CALI
ed off, and
Whereas, no such action has been
taken by the Association, ana
Whereas, in the present struggle the
Tin Plate Workers Association has
demonstrated that it is unalterably to
the open shop (non-u nion) policy of
the Steel Corporation, therefore be It
Resolved, that we, the National Exec
cutive Board of the Tin Plate Work
ers. hereby declare that the strike Is
still on, and that up to this hour, not
a single local lodge has even sug-
gested the calling off Of the strike,
and be it further {.
Resolved, that all men are considered
unfair to our organization who return
to work in any mill now on strike.
Fraternally yours,
BEN TEAGARDEN.
CHAS. SAWYER, President.
Secretary Treasurer.
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ADJUSTMENTS

Running Horse Race, best two in
three.
Five Mile Marathon Race, starting
Fredrich's Sporting Goods House on
Market. St., where allsentries are to be
made.
Five Mile Motor Cycle Race, open to
all.
One Mile Boys Bicycle Rrce, for
boys under IS years of age.
Foot Race For Girls under 18 years
of age, distance so yards.
Foot Race For Boys under 10 years
of age, 100 yards.
22O Yard Dash, open to all corners.
Six Round Boxing Contest, by two
local boxers.
Comic Boxing Contest In Barrels, by
two popular colored gentlemen.
A Grand Creased Pig Catching Con-
test, free for everybody.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-01
Edison's Message
To- milwaukee

Milwaukee. Thomas A. Edison,
the wizard of Menlo Park, N. j.. sends
his greetings to the Social Democratic
administration of Milwaukee and ex-
presses interest in the movement here
for better homes for the masses. Mr..
Edison has momentarily turned from
his inventions in electricity and the
like to devise plan for pouring con-
crete houses at Yone, operation, by
means of previously prepared molds.
Milwaukee's travelling representative,
Walter Thomas Mills, visited Mr..
Edison at his laboratory and found
him enthusiastic over the efforts to
make Milwaukee a city for the people.
eMy message to Milwaukee is that
hers fsAa great opportunity. The city
can buy land, subdivide, improve it,
and on it build sanitary, comfortable,
beautiful houses for all her people,
which need not cost more than $500
each. At the old methods of construc-
.tion such houses could not be built
for less than scotland then they
could not all compare with the ones
which / am planning to construct.
These were the words of Thomas
a. Edison, yesterday afternoon at his
laboratory in West Orange. He was
speaking to Walter Thomas Mills,
snecial commissioner in municipal in
dustriai enterprises for the city Of Mil
Waukee.
EDISON ENTHUSES OVER MIL
WAUKEE
Mr.. Mills had explained to him the
pians 81 the new Socialist adminis-
frafion III Milwaukee for building
homes for ali the people. Edison AZ
once responded IS above,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-01

Mr.. Mills took pains to explain that
houses, not barracks, houses with all
modern conveniences, with variety,
beauty permanence, as their most
striking characteristics, would alone
be considered. sg
Mr. Edison at once showed the Mil
waukee visitor the model house, sam
pies of the rock, the work Of the plas-
ter molders, where the patterns are
being made for the castings, then the
castings in the milling necessary to
make the joints SO accurate that not a
cross line is to show at any point
about the building, and finally to the
half finished structure, which is riS-
ing into form as rapidly as the molds
are made.
The inventor said: 'grhere is an OPP
portunity to entirely rebuild the
homes of a city, and it will never cost
the city nor the people in the city
anything to do it.
an the first place, do not want a
dollar of profit out of my inventions
Your city can have its use for this
purpose, and then it can sell its bonds,
say at per cent; can build these
houses, rent them at about one-fourth
the present rate, and even that rental
will pay off the bonds in ten years.
And after that the only cost will be
the cost of maintenance, which, he
said, would be practically nothing at
ALI"
eThese cement houses viii be beau
tiful, sanitary, win have great variety
in architecture, cannot possibly burn
up and will last forever"
Walter Thomas Mills has just been
appointed special commissioner in in
dustriaI municipal enterprises" for the
city Of Milwaukee, by Mayor Seidel.
His work will be to visit the prin-
cipal countries and the cities in those
countries where municipal enterprises
have been most largely undertaken
and to inquire into the plans adopted
in making. beginning in such en-
terprises, the methods Of financing
them, the plans FOR their management,
the causes of success or failure, their
elements Of progress, the present trend
of such undertakings, their relations
to city, county, state provincial and
national industry and commerce,
their relations to politics. their effects
upon municipal misrule, upon the con-
dftions Of labor and especially upon the
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-01
Great Crowds win Attend West
Virginia State Fair, Wheeling,
September 18th to 18th.

In another column of this paper
appears the annual announcement,
to which the people af this COM
munity look forward to with anti
cipation an pleasure the date OF
the State Fair at Wheeling This
year the dates of big educational
and amusement enterprise are
September 18th to 18th, and will
be conducted upon a more elabor-
ate scale than ever before.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-01
To
The B. 9. B.
Official Records Of Old Organ
ization Shows Steady
Growth.
SULLIVAN WRITES
LETTERS TO THARP
Shows More Charters Every
Month Than New "Un-
ion" Can Boast

lV1 vail 0VCAOt
That there is absolutely nothing to
the new brotherhood Of Bartenders',
is shown conclusively by the official
records of the bona fide Organization,
and Hotel and Restaurant Employees
International Alliance. A letter had
been turned over to the Majority re-
ceived by A. r Of Z Organizer E. e.
Tharp, received by him from Jere L..
Sullivan, secretary treasurer Of the
real union. which includes a copy Of
The official record. This shows IS new
locals organized so far this year in
the old information, 50 Of which are
Exclusively bartenders. All the
president of the "Brotherhood' claims
Is four locals, and not one Of them
lis recognized by the central body in
its city as bona fide trade, union.
The letter. in part, follows:
About every so often some one with
segregation hug and a friendly editor
to give them space, manages to shoot
this International to smithsreens; at
least on paper they accomplish that
much desired purpose; but we just
Keep on going the same as we have for
years, securing the co-operation Of the
real Labor Editors and their fellow
union builders, the organizers of the
American Federation Of Labor, and as
result Of our combined efforts, we
are able to keep our shibboleth flying
and the words thereon stand out as
clear as they ever did, and read
watch us Crow and Brother, we are
doing exactly what our shibboleth
calls for growing and doing it with
the cooperation Of the men who think
and work for iabors cause, the organic
ers and the labor editors as well as the
active trade union members who are
making union labors cause their life
work.
When any one asserts that the bar
tenders throughout the country have
decided to pull away from this Inter
national Union, they are talking thru
their last years straw hat, in fact are
giving publicity to something that IS
40 Far removed from the TRUTH that
Halley's comet with all Of Its speed
wouldn't catch up to 1t for several de-
cades to come. II ever There are not
80 many International Unions in this
broad land that can point to q record
Of fifty charters issued since the New
Years Bells tolled off the. entrance Of
Nineteen Hundred and Ten, its easy
to make statement, but we are ready
r. law the consignment right down in
'front.' 81 you-to in fact deliver the
real yard wide and all wool goods.
Look over this list, we call It
OUR ROLL OF HONOR
JANUARY 1910
" 4o4 Chicago, Ill. (West Side)
M POI Haverhill, Mass
3 2lS Streator, III.
|B 416 Canandaigua, n. z.
FEBRUARY. 1910
M 81 Oklahoma city. Okla.
b 169 Hamilton, Ohio.
N $50 vallejo, Cal.
3 s5s Hot Springs, Ark.
IL 2si worcester Mass.
VS. s75 worcester. Mass.
MARCH,. 1910
|B es5 Welisburg, w. va.
3 BIC Aiamosa, Colo.
3 3osI Chicago Heights, III.
3 6l7 Miami. Ariz
NJ III New Orleans, La
8 $50 Hamilton, Mont.
sos Hinton, w. va.
APRIL. 1910
/ B $50 ottawa, I'll.
- 2SS Easton, Pa
" $50 wichita Fans. Tex.
M I'll league, Tex.
/ B $50 Marion, III.
| q 47s The Dalles, ore.
lB 16z Little FANS. =.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-01

The Sixth regiment Of Toledo. on
being relieved from duty at Columbus,
made up purse Of $500 for the fam
lilies Of the street car strikers.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-01

OF the $1,000 miners affected BY the
strike order in the Missouri district
about $500 are in Kansas about $500
in Missouri. 5000 In Oklahoma ana
about 5000 In Arkansas.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-01

Charles Fear editor Of the Missouri
Trades Unionist published ct Joplin.
has been unanimously nominated tor
the legislature in his district BY the
Republicans.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-01

Charles H. Meyer has been re-elected
president of the western Federation
of Miners by a large majority.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-01
Boost /! Boost /!
Boost !!
Parade Starts
Promptly At loan
Wood wire and Metal Lathers No

Wood Wire and Metal Lathers No
lS4.
Stage Employees No. 81.
Journeymeh BARRIERS No. 257.
THIRD DIVISION
Division Marshal Chester Heston.
Eagle Band of Wheeling.
Tobacco Workers No. 2.
Butchers Union No. Z.
United Mine Workers No 1898.
Eagle Band of Moundsville.
Molders Union No. 1854.
Journeymen Failors Union.
.Leathers Workers No. 6S.
Electrical Workers No. 141.
FOURTH DIVISION
Division Marshal Edward Sims.
Meister's Band.
Typographical Union No. 70.
German Typographical Union NO
Bookbinders No 1853.
Freshmen and Assistants No. 1853.
Carpenters No. g.
Carpenters No. 1877 of Elm Grove.
Opera House Band.
Brewery Workers No. So.
Beer Drivers No. Il.
Plumbers Local Union No. 83
FIFTH DIVISION
Division Marshal John Corcoran Jr
Summers Band
Painters, Decorators and Paper
Hangers No. 81.
Structural Iron Workers No, 20
Potters No. 6.
Potters No. %.
Potters No. 46.
Potters No. &c.
Sheet Metal Workers No. 131.
Hosting and Portable Engineers No
28O.
SIXTH DIVISION
Division Marshal Michael Biz.
Hearthington Band.
& Flint Glass Workers No. s..
Flint Glass Workers (lMoldmakers)
No. IS.
Flint Glass Workers ,(Cutters) No. 5;
Green Bottle Blowers No. 100.
Glass Packers No 1858.
Carriage and Wagon Workers No
III.
coopers No. GA.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-01

The wages of thousands of paper
mill workers in New Hampshire New
york state, Vermont. Maine and Mas
sachusetts have been advanced an av-
erage Of S per cent by the Internation-
al Paper company.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-01

Mammoth Parade the Days Chief
Feature Forty-four Unions
VIII Be in Great Lineup on
Next Monday Sheet and Tin
Mill Strikers VIII Lead Pageant
Grand Picnic at State Fair
Grounds Follows.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-01

All arrangements for Labor Day are
completed. Chief Marshal Harry p.
Corcoran has announced the parade
lineup and forty locals are given
places. The chief marshal, in speaking
Of the parade, said that the picnic
prospects were most sanguine.
The parade he said, weather per-
hitting, will be the very largest in
the history of the Ohio Valley Trades
and Labor Assembly, and the picnic,
from all indications, will be a wonder
full success.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-01

The man who boasts that be works
with his head instead Of his hands
might be reminded. says John Mitch
eli. that the woodpeeker does the
same ana Is the biggest bore e TIE
business
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-01

FIRST DIVISION
Division Marshal Fred Bohn.
Mound City Band.
Prosperity Lodge No. 8, Ama1ga-
mated Association Of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers.
Friendship Lodge No. 2, A. A. Of /.
S. & r w.
Conley's Band of Moundsv1lle
Crescent Lodge No. 8, A. A. of s. &
Il. W.
Manchester Lodge No. 80. Tin Plate
Workers International Protective AS
ISOLATION
America Lodge No. s, T. P.w. i.
sP. Of A.
Follansbee Lodge No. 4s, T. =. ". i.
p. of A.
B SECOND DIVISION
Division Marshal John W. Morning
ton.
Rauch's Band.
Garfield Local No. 1, National
Stogie Makers League.
! Cigar Makers international Union
No. 47S.
International Union of Stationary
Engineers No. 131.
International Brotherhood Of .Sta-
tionary Firemen No. q.
+
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THE LINE UP

THE LINE UP
The following. parade lineup is an
nounced:
Chief Marshal Harry P. Corcoran
and aides. VIM, G. Evaps and John
Fleming.
Escort Of police, Chief Howard Hast
ings In command
First carriage Mayor q. g. Schmidt,
Hal Brues and DIR. T. M. Haskins,
members of the Wheeling Board Of
Control, and State Labor Commission
er r ". Barton.
Second Carriage: Sheriff William
Clemans, Prosecuting Attorney J..
Bernard Handlan, Samuel DeNedrey
and Charles Huggins.
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ONLY LABOR PAPER

In the Ohio valley--The
workshop Of the world
catering to 125, 600 Indus
trial Population.
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tcOntIuued . last page.
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ic'aiI1,'a q ~ p'H.'
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Of any Weekly or Monthly
Newspaper published in
Wheeling, the Ohio Valley
Or West Virginia.
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Continued On last pagel
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Coopers No. GA,