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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15

with an entrance gate and an exit gate,
affording double the facilities for handling
the crowds that there were last year.
Street car platforms have also been built.
The old skating rink has been remodeled
and will be used as a dance pavilion all
summer, and the management has added
an Illusion show and a helter-skelter to
the amusements, both of which promise
to be patronized literally.
All of the old concessions have been
thoroughly oVerhauled and made as good
as new; the buildings all painted and put
in condition for the season, and other
similar repair work done
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15
QUIET SERVICE
FOR THE DEAF

%. J.Whilden, deaf missionary from
Baltimore, Md, will lead a missionary
service for deaf people Tuesday night at
the Church of the Advent.
This is the first large public meeting for
deaf people that has been held in Biz
ninsham. although they have enjoyed
their own entertainments and religious
meetings in private homes.
The Church of the Advent will be per-
fectly quiet No sound of voices will
raise the echoes in the loft, but DR.. Will
den will reach the minds and spirits of
several hundred people, addressing them
with his fingers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15

community at large would know that
there was provision made to help IN
such emergencies
I might continue to make many other
suggestions in this connection, but what
of them If the powers that be do not
favorably respond. J. B. COpBS-
Birmingham, May IA, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15
Fifteenth ward Mas. Meeting

"A mass meeting of the residents of
West End, Elyton and Graymont, form
ing the Fifteenth ward, has been called
for clock Tuesday night in the West
End city hall. The object of the meet
ing is TO indorse candidates for alder
man and other offices. and full attend
ancc of the voters in the ward is de-
sired
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15
Articles Of Incorporat,o.

Articles of Incorporation for the Shades
Highland Land company, a new real es-
tate company to establish In Birming-
ham, were filed yesterday In the office
OF the probate court The authorized cap
ital stock of the company is 1000, OF
which amount $4,000 will be paid when
business is begun. Officers and incorpor-
ators are. e. N. Hamil, president; F. N
Bedingleld, vice president; J. A. Turnip.
seed, secretary and treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15

Marriage licenses have been issued as
fellows from the Office of the probate
court:
J. 4. White of Wylam to Miss Ida
whitehead.
John Hurst of Birmingham to Miss
Nobel Mathews.
A. B. ParlSes of Birmingham to Miss
Corrie Bell Scott.
George G. Clasen of Birmingham to
Miss Anna May Hallman.
o F. Dobbins of Birmingham to Mrs.
Rosa Bland
Neal Frederick of Birmingham to Miss
Mary Lincoln.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15
Meeting Mt Wylam

A protracted meeting was begun today
at the Wylam Baptist church which
will continue throughout the week. Meet
ings will be held each day as today, a
morning service at II o'clock and an
evening meeting at o'clock. The pastor,
the Rev. II. r. Schramfn, is In charge
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15
Kline VIII Play Hoppe

New York May Hilary P. Kline
of Philadelphia, the present title holds
er at 1872 balkline billiards, has agreed
to meet Willie Hoppe for the worlds
championship on May 26 in this city.
The game will be 500 points for the
championship emblem and $1,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15
BABB RELEASES TWO
Dick and whitney Go to the Rock
Island Club

Manager Babb of the Memphis team
has released Pitcher Frank Dick and
First Baseman Mort Whitney to Rock
Island. Ills, of the Three / league. The
men leave the club today for their new
berths. This brings Memphis to the IA
man limit.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15
Triple Play Made

The Bijou Boosters defeated the
Browns Hill Sluggers in close game
by the score of s TO g. The feature of the
game was a triple play made unassisted
by Buckskin. Batteries: Scherer and Dem
mis-; Scheusler and vaughn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15
Alexander Is Married

The report that Robert H. Alexander,
who shot and killed A. 0. Liddon Friday
afternoon, was unmarried, is mistake.
Mr.. Alexander has been married for Is
years, and lives at 1101 Tenth avenue,
ani1fh
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15
HIGH school win.

The High school baseball team defeat
ed the team of the Republic Iron and
Steel company in a game played yester-
day afternoon at North Haven diamond.
Score, 10 to 0. Only seven innings Of
rlav was necessary. Score by innings:
H,rh school aforementioned. 430 OH 10
r. /. & s. Co. ...... 600 600 o. 0
Batteries Strange and Hancken and
Chase; Atkins and Simpson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15

The leaders of the Anti-Saloon league
have arranged for conference of the
statewide prohibitionists in Montgom-
cry tomorrow. While 1t Is admitted
that the convention will go for local
option plank by large majority, the
state widers are preparing to make a
tight on the floor, and will tomorrow
Test their strength in gathering OF
all delegates who oppose a change In
the laws. 1t is stated that C. c. Whit
son of Talladega will lead them in the
convention.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15

Ingram Lithia is q superb
table water. Phone 103.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15

Hermitage, goth street and I'd ave-.
nue.. Send postal for estimates on
signs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15

Full 40-in. Coronets and worth
all of IS. The "Parisian" Hair
Goods Department shows a new,
better way (for you) Of selling.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-29
holders Get 5
Per Cent. More
Wheeling Stove Molders Get Increase
of Wages on New
Years.

Wheeling district shares in the in.
creased prosperity that will come to
10000 stove molders throughout the
United States, when they receive a
five per cent increase of wages, be-
ginning New Years day. This is the
result of an agreement reached De
cember II, between the Stove Found
ers National Defense Association and
the International Molders Union OF
North America. For some years
these annual conferences have been
held and amicable relations maintain
ed between the employers and en-
ploys. The Spence Baggs Company
in Martins Ferry, and the Bellaire
Stove Foundry, are the two local
plants affected, where forty molders
will be benefited.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-29
Mayor Seidel's Crime.

The daily papers of Milwaukee
threw themselves into, Mysteries over
the orders issued by Mayor Seidel to
the chief of police, during the recent
strike of the garment workers. One
paper went so far as to call the
mayors action almost criminal. Let
us see what this crime is. Here is
the order:
!, Complaints have been made here
that disemployed citizens have been
subjected to abusive epithets and
rough handling by policemen.
whatever may be the basis OF
these complaints, l want it under
stood that no man on the police force
has the right to interfere with citi-
zen who is not violating the law.
81 expect you, as chief of police, to
make it clear to the members OF your
department that so long as citizen is
within his legal rights he should not
be man-handled or insulted.
"Oficers tolerating such tactics and
patrolmen practicing them will be
held accountable.
Hoping that the reports referred to
will, on investigation, prove exagger-
ated."
If it is criminal for the mayor OF
city to issue an order like the above,
then in Gods name let us have Grim
inal mayors in every city in the land
It is really too bad that Mayor Seidel
did not turn deaf ear to the protests
and by his silence allow the police
force of Milwaukee to insult, arrest
and club peaceable citizens. Chicago
has a sample of this kind of mayor
and the result is that several striking
garment workers have been clubbeo
and shot to death, while large mum
Der have been severely wounded.
When Mayor Seidel took the oatf
of Office he held up his right hand an6
swore that he would enforce the laws
1 that he would protect the citizens O
Milwaukee and see that law and or
der was maintained. He was carry
ing out his oath of Office when he is
sued instructions to the chief of police
What did the mayor tell the chief? liz
said. make it clear to your men tina
they cannot man-handle or insult citi
Gems who are within their legal rights
Would not any other mayor, If ne di'
his duty, be compelled to issue tn'
same orders?- Minneapolis. Tribune.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-29
Machinists Strike of 10 Months Ends In Victory
Non-Union Work
On Coal Triple
Jeffries Company Erecting for Lorain
Coal and Dock at
Blaine.

Another non-union job is being at
tempted in the Wheeling district
against the Structural Iron Workers.
The Jeffries Manufacturing Company,
of Columbus, is trying to erect a coal
tipple at Blaine, O., for the Lorain
Coal and Dock Company with non-uA-
ion labor. The boys say that weeks
efforts. by the non-union men has not
made enough work to justify the pay
ment of a foreman's wages, but the
company is going blythely on, trying~
to find men who will work nine and a
half hours a day at 351a cents per
hour and who know how. An ap-
peal by Business agent S. ]. Cuddihy
of Local No. 20, to the president of !,
the Lorain Company at Columbus, met
with a flat turn down.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-29
Seems Queer

The one thousand dollar fine and the
six months sentence imposed on Fred
Warren, editor of the Appeal to Rea-
son, very clearly manifests the in
equality of man before Courts of
Equity.
The political bitterness prevailing In
Kentucky is we'll known, and the fact
that Governor-elect Goebel was muir
dered directly, or indirectly by political
opponents, seems firmly established,
particularly so, in the thrice conviction
of Caleb Powers on the charge of MUIR
der in the first degree, and the flimsy
manner in which he evaded paying the
legal penalty.
Governor-elect Goebel was shot to
death while entering the state capitol
in company with two friends. The bull
let was fired by some unknown per-
son" located at one of the offices in
the state capitol building. Governor
Taylor skipped the state and was pro
tected by the Governor of Indiana.
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone were
kidnapped in Colorado and taken to
Idaho.
Rewards aggregating the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars were offered
for the arrest and conviction of Goe-
lbel's murderers.
Fred Warren desired to impress on
the minds of our citizens that grave
Injustice was being committed, and he
Iofered one thousand dollars for the
return from Indiana to Kentucky Of
IMr. Taylor. He printed his offer on
Envelopes mailed from the Appeal Of
lice. He was arrested and convicted
Ion the charge of violating the postal
laws, and win serve his time.
/ Cabel Powers has just been elected
Ito the position of representative in the
UNITED States Congress by the repub
Illicans Of Kentucky.
/ Powers ii Congress Warren II Jail
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-29
CITIZENS ALLIANCE
BOYCOTTS UN|ON|STS

A new application of the boycott
has been introduced into the labor
world. The Citizens Alliance, of
San Francisco, CAL, has placed a
sandwich man in front of the well
known Philadelphia Shoe Company,
at 1926 Market street. On one side of
this banner appears the following in
scription.
do not patronize the Philadelphia
Shoe Company. 1t is union house.
Free Americans patronize open shops
only, where goods are made by free
labor. Endorsed by Citizens Alliance
On the reverse side is written:
philadelphia Shoe Company adver-
ties it sells union made goods. Such
goods are products of closed shops.
Free Americans should not patronize.
Give your patronage to free labor and
the open shop. Endorsed by Citizens
Alliance"
There is no dispute between en-
ployer and employees involved in this
action. The house that has incurred
the wrath of the Citizens Alliance
has an enviable reputation for fair
dealing with all-the public and its
employees. 1t has not taken part in
any industrial controversy.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-29
Plasterers Elect

Plasterers Local No. 80 of the o. P.
1. A. at their regular meeting on Fri
day evening. Dec. %, elected the fol
lowing officers for the coming year:
w. L. Doughertst> President; Elmer
Pratt, Vice president; Geo McKinly.
Sec. Treasurer; J. L. Cortland, Record
ing secretary; E. c. WEIGH, guasd.
Thomas Cannon, Frank st. John
and Henry stoetzer were elected as
trustees, and Elmer Pratt. John Peak
and Henry stoetzer as delegates to
the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor As
sembly.
At the same meeting motion was
passed increasing the death benefit
from $3.50 to 5000. Attendance was
good, and the spirit shown by the
members throughout the proceedings
presages well for the. future Of this
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-29
NO MORE WAGES
FOR THE PAINTERS
Local No. 81 Decides to Allow Pres
ent Wage Scale to Remain
For Year.

There will be no increase in wages
for the painters in Wheeling this
year. Local No. 81, at the called
meeting Tuesday night, decided to
ask for no more money, but to per-
NIT the wages for the ensuing year
to remain as at present, which is
42ls cents per hour, or $40 for an
eight hour day There was decided
sentiment in favor of trying, to get
some more money on account OF the
increased cost of living. but the ma
GRITTY thought the time inopportune to
ask for an increase.
= The following officers were elected
Ed. Meyers, president; Clyde Wilson
vice president; G. Bishop, treasurer;
NJ. Esken, recording secretary; Geo
Gonther, Financial Secretary; Ray
mond Silvey. trustee; o. ochsenbein
conductor; W. Kurner. inside guard
John Fleming. business representa-
tive. Delegates to Trades Assembly
Jos. Thornburg. John Fleming. 7
Kiel, J. 2. Moore. Perry Paxton ant
Clyde Wilson.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-29
POSTPONE
THE SOCIAL SESSION

The social session planned for
New Years Day by Bartenders Union
No. 292, has been postponed owing to
the inability to secure a hall large
enough for that day. A called meet
ing of the union will be held, how
ever on that day, in the small Trades
Assembly hall. at which officers re-
Gently elected will be installed.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-29
Travis Brothers
New Stand

Travis Brothers have taken over
the. cigar store on Market street
above Fourteenth, formerly owned
by Hannah Bros, the change of own
ership being effected last week. The
genial personality of the new proprie-
tors, and their intention to carry a
full stock of union labeled tobacco
products, is sufficient guaranty that
the business under their management
will grow most rapidly.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-29
The A. F. of L.
Still Growing
o.,.nizer E. e. Tharpe Makes Report
Was Delegate to A: F. OF L.
Convention.

II commenting on the last conven-
49,, If the American Federation OF
rohor We wish to call the attention
81 onr readers to few things that
oroapizer E. E.. Tharpe of Bellaire,
mont;ons in a report sent to his or
norization the Glass Bottle Blowers
Association, from which he was a
delegate: This convention, he says
had 907 delegates, which was the
Second largest number of delegates
over attending a convention of the
F. of L. The largest number ever
coated was at Boston, Mass, in 1903.
nolegates were present this time
from Great Britain, Canada, Porto
pico Cuba and also from the Wo-
mans Union Label League, The Wo-
mans Trade Union League, The
Federal Council of the Churches OF
Christ and two delegates from Inc
American Federation of Catholic So
cieties, which beyond doubt prove
that 1.-The churches are coming to
Labor
Growth of the Federation.
The body now known as the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor was organic
cd at Turner Hall in Pittsburg, Pa,
on Nov. Is, 1881. SO delegates, rep
resenting IS labor organizations with
a total membership of 100000 work
ers we're present. The second session
was held Nov. 21-24, 1882, at Cleve-
land, Ohio. At this meeting Samuel
Gompers was elected President for
the first time. At Washington, D. c.,
Dec. 8, 1885, the fifth session. was
held. 1t was at this convention that
the name. THE American Federation
of Labor was adopted, and the
steady growth of the Federation from
that time on can be noted. At Pitts
burg thirty years ago their were seat
ed Sc delegates, representing 10 In
ternational Unions, IS Local Trade
Unions, and 10 Central Labor Unions
At st. Louis this year we find, 3SI
delegates representing 95 lnterna
tional Unions, % State Federations
81 Central Bodies, SO Federal I'm
ions, l Department and Fraternal
Organizations. During the past veal
charters have been issued as follows
International Unions, 2, State Fedora
-tioRs, /; Central Bodies, 50; Local
Trade Unions, 152; Federal Labor
Unions, So, making a total of charters
issued during the year Of 334. The
Federation today. after being in exist
follows: International Unions, 12Oi
State Federations, 80; Central Bodies
6S2; Local Trade Unions, 431; Fed
ence for thirty years, is made up as
eral Labor Unions, ZIG, making
total of 1888 Charters representing
almost 100000 workers, truly
great organization.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-29
they stood together There were rs
deserters during eighteen months.
Fire Officials.

they stood together. There were %
deserters during eighteen months.
Fire Officials.
Early in October, Crimson, the gen
eral superintendent of the B. & O..
S. w. was dismissed without days
notice. In November, 1910, J. Hair,
the superintendent of motive power of
the Southwestern was likewise dis
missed. During that month, Noyem-
Der, 1910, the only two master me-
chanics of the S. w. were dismissed.
Also two general foremen and two
round house foremen. All this Pot
ter and Harris did in an endeavor to
shield themselves against criticism on
the part of the Inter State Commerce
Commission and the stockholders and
directors of the roads.
Potter and Harris Fired.
Next master mechanics commenced
to lose their positions on the B. & O.
main line This was halted, however,
as some of the moneyed interests
must have gotten tired, as about De-
cemher 10th, Vice President Potter
was released and A. w. Thompson
appointed to succeed him. Next Har=
ris was looking for job. Next con-
ference was arranged. A committee
from the seventeen points involved
being in attendance. After four days
of negotiating the strike was settled
! to the entire satisfaction of every
/ body Every striker will be rein
stated to his old shop and standing
within so days, if the officers of the
organization and of the various lodges
can furnish them.
Everybody is now happy. including
the new company officials, who are
fair and considerate of their employees
as we'll as of the interests of the
company. About $12,OOO,000 was fool
ishly squandered by the company and
the union is not busted" The Ma
chinists' Union spent $4,000, but
have maintained their organization
and can look back to their fight with
the B. & o. with pride for ever more.
~ 1t is to be remembered that Of the
$4,000 expended in strike benefits by
the union, but $25O,OOO came from the
treasury of the international. The re
naming $4,000 was secured from 10
cal lodges as the result of direct ap
Ipeals. All of this went to pay bone
fits to apprentices and helpers, who
had also struck, but who. not being
members of the Union, were rot en-
Titled to regular benefits. Through
4 this help, however, they received theil
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-29
Moundsville Assembly
Holds First Nee ting

Sunday, January 8, at Alexander's
hail. the Moundsville Central Labor
body will hold it's first regular meet
ing. The committe on constitution
and bylaws will be ready to report,
and with the adoption of that report
the regular life of the baby central
body4will begin. A very large attend
ance is expected, as enthusiasm is
noticeable.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-29
SOCIALISTS TO EFFECT
DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS.

Monday evening, January 2, the So
cialists of Wheeling will meet in the
Trades Assembly hall, 1916 Market
street, and take up the matter of or
ganizing district branches in all the
wards of the city and the magisterial
districts throughout the county. A.
large attendance is expected, as the
sentiment is intenes, for a big battle
and victory is in the air.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-29

ment, made in Nov. 1909, and the new
ly appointed general superintendent
of Motive Power, j. D. Harris, was
very arbitrary and refused to reason
or consider the men or their wants.
The men stood it for six months owing
to the panic, but were forced to walk
out of the Baltimore, Md, shops on
May 18th, 1909, as 81 out of 105 were
to be discharged because they REBEL
ed against the acceptance of piece
work and Harris arbitrary attitude.
Two hundred and twelve men struck
May 7th, 1909.
Every effort was made by officers of
Association to avoid a general strike.
Harris was backed by his uncle, the
third vice president Of the road, who
dared the Association to call a gen
eral strike, and finally the genearl
strike was called on the B. & o. main
lines on June End, 1909, involving an
other 1888 men, making total of 1850
men who stopped work.
First Conference.
After II months conference was
held. Potter and Harris still insisted
that the men must give up without
any assurances at all. They refused
and information was spread broadcast
by the officials that the strikers could
never work for the B. & o. again.
Strike Extended.
On May. End, 1910, the strike was
extended to the B. & o. Southwestern,
subsidiary line of the B. & O., m
volving another 325 men. During the
next six months five conferences
we're held with Vice President G.. L.
Potter and General Superintendent
Harris, but it was the same old story
the men could never work for the
road again unless| they surrendered
Internationally. The men refused
upon each occasion, even though the
public and thousands of union men
declared that their cause was lost
one.
Arrest Union Men. ?
! Vice President Walter Ames and
four members of the Baltimore lodge
we're arrested and charged with con
spiracy and attempts to dynamite p
& o. shops and property. They were
placed under two hunderd and sixty
five thousand dollars bonds, SO had
to lay in Jail. They remained in jail
for six months before a trial was
granted. After the trial lasting q
days, the men were acquitted, even
though they did not have one witness
to testify in their behalf. The jury
brought in its verdict in II minutes.
Men Stood Together.
4 Strikers were charged publicly witt
Everything under the sun. Every in
!fluenee was used ON individuals anC
the men collectively In an endeavol
Ito get them to break ranks. Regard
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-29
No Meeting Of Trades
And Labor Assembly

There was no meeting of the Ohio
Valley Trades and Labor Assembly
last Sunday on account of the day be-
ing Christmas. The first meeting of
the new year will take place on Sun
day, January 8, when the regular
annual reorganization will take place
and officers will be elected for the
ensuing year.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-29
LIPPNAN REWARDS CLERKS

Sam B. Lippman. the well. known
Bellaire merchant, pleasantly sur
prised his clerks Christmas with
neat present, each of them receiving
an extra check equal to a weeks
wages.