Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-15
Labor Day Picnic
A Big Success
Final Report Not Ready But
Good Record Is As
Sured.
WILL CLEAR
MUCH MONEY
Which will Help Pay National
Telephone Case Ex-
-penSe.

WnllG complete report Is lOCS YET
ready, the picnic committee and Presi-
dent Corcoran were able to state to tn ,
meeting of the Trades Assembly Sum
day afternoon that the Labor Day pic
mic had. been a success from every
point of view. Especially 1t is true In
financial sense, for several hundre
dollars profit is sure to be realized
from the event. This money will chief
ly go toward repaying the money boz
rowed by the Assembly to defend La
Dor against the injunction proceedings
brought in Judge Daytons court by
the National Telephone Company. pro
ceedings which succeeded in wrecking
the linemen's union, as fine body OF
men as ever gathered in an organiza-
,tion anywhere.
The complete report may be ready by
the next meeting of the central body,
BARTENDERS' CASE.
The bartenders' matter again took
up the consideration of the Assembly.
The arbitration committee reported
that signatures to union agreement
had been secured from Finnegan's and
Theodore Werner's. Delegates from
the Bartenders, however, stated that in
sote of the fact that it had signed the
agreement, neither had as yet union
lied their bar. The committee report
ed Witnessing affidavits by both sa-
loonists, in which blank denial was
made of the statement previously re-
ported by the Cancellation Committee,
and some question was made by some
delegates as to the prepriety of the
committee taking this action and max.
ing itself liable to the charge of being
used against another committee, The
committeeman, however, denied any
such intention After the discussion.
John J.. MyIes and Chairman Charles
Higgins, of the arbitration COMMITTEES.
resigned, and were followed by Chair
man J. C. Boes Of the organization
committee The chair refused to ac-
cept the destinations, but after action
by the Assembly, appointed as their
successors L. c. Ice, Carpenters NO.
8; Chester Heston, Tobacco Workers
No. 2, and John w. Norrington, Stogie
Makers No. 1, respectively.
McLURE STILL UNFAIR.
The Mcclure hotel was repeated BY
the Stationary Firemen as still unfair,
being still DESTROYS Of having their
firemen work IL hours a day, seven
DAVIS a, week, under sweatshop cond'
lions, for $1.66 per day. 1t was state7
that an effort would be made to hare
union musicians withdrawn from the
house..
STROEHMAN MATTER SETTLED.
The arbitration committee reported
that an amicable adjustment had bee"
reached in the matter Of the structure
iron workers complaint in the erection
of the new Stroehmann's bakery build
ing. This was verified by Delegat%
Young O fthe Structural Workers, VINO
stated that all was satisfactory.
KURNER TROUBLE.
A report ON the troubled between the
American Electric Co. and the Electri-
cal Workers was made by the arbitra
tion committee, stating that Manager
Kurner of the company had agreed t.
a settlement and afterward complained
against the settlement. The comml
tee, whose services were originally ask
ed for by I'M. Kurner, was continued
on the work, with instructions to en-
deavor to bring about a settlement II
possible.
FROM MOLD MAKERS NO. So.
An answer was received from MOO
Makers No. SO in response to an In
ouirv by the Assembly as to the causs
of the withdrawal, the communication
giving the principle reason that the
Assembly had in membership union.
that took the places of mold makers
wherever they could.
FIRE ESCAPE.
The Trades Assembly building is tie
have a fire escape, judging by the let
ter sent by the city officials. 1t was
circular letter calling attention to the
legal requirement for a fire escape or
such a building. The letter was re-
turned to the city officials with. the
mournful news that the Assembly did
not own the building in which 1t me-:
RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES.
The receipts of the meeting were
$4,000, the expenditures $S4.
LABOR EXHIBIT.