United labor bulletin., 1910-06-23
LABOR OTES
NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST
GATHERED HERE AND THERE

NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST
GATHERED HERE AND THERE.
Allen e. Wark of Electrical Workers
No. Ill has been appointed organizer
for the third district of Colorado and
New Mexico for the International Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers.
| Fourteen machinists have been dis
charged from the Santa Fe shops at La
Iunta on the grounds that they were at
tempting to organize. The A., 7. & S. F.
has been a non-union shop for the past
five years, since the strike in 1905.
"Tramping With Tramps" was the sub
ject of lecture by w. G. Henry of Cali
fornia, who spoke Sunday night at s
o'clock in Industrial Workers of the
World hall, at 1017 Nineteenth street.
B. P Kernahan has been chosn finan-
cal secretary of Electrical Workers, No.
Ill, to fill the unexpired term of Charles
Murdoch, who was attacked and fatally
beaten two weeks ago, while driving on
South Broadway
and uniforms bearing the union label
So thoroughly does the union sentiment
prevail in that town that even the fire
department horses wear shoes with the
union label
E. F. Stanley was chosen president,
and John Lindstedt chosen vice-presi-
dent at the last meeting of Engineers
No /. H. S. Peregrime, recording sec
rotary, and James d. Mitchell, financial
secretary, were reelected, and w. s..
| Weaver was chosen treasurer.
At the election of the Bookbinders
| Tuesday night of last week, George War
rem was chosen president and Henry
Domke vice-president. The recording
secretary, Charles l.. Crabb, and the
financial secretary, Andrew Nelson, were
reelected by unanimous vote.
A 100000 permit for the erection of
the A. C. Foster building at Sixteenth
and Champa streets has been issued to
the building company, which has already
started the work of excavation, and this
is the largest permit which has been is
sued this year. The Foster building will
be IL stories high and absolutely fire.
proof in every respect.
At meeting of railroad employees and
operating officials at room II Union sta
ton recently it was decided to hold the
first observance of Railroad day in Den
yer on or about Aug. 20. w. w. Hall,
president, and F. d. Elliott, secretary of
the Denver branch of the American Rail
road Employees and Investors associa-
ton, will have charge of the arrange
ments.
The Iron holders. union is beginning
comprehensive insurance plan that is
likely to enlist the entire trade The
start is being made in Ohio, where 500
members will incorporate under the
laws, and then one state after another
will be attached to the organization The
molders claim they will pay benefits of
$500 to $1,000 at less cost than any in
surance company in the world
Local No. So, Brotherhood of Carpen-
tiers and Joiners, at its last meeting re-
elected W. j. Higens president; w.
Stocker and c. E. Mann were also re-
| elected recording ana financial Secre-
taries. William Layl was chosen vice
president and C. S. Buck and w. 1.
Moody were elected to the board of trus-
tees. AS a result of a feeling that Bust
ness Agent Hayden has not carried on a
sufficiently aggressive campaign, Arthur
Brown was chosen to succeed him on
July IL, by a practically unanimous vote.
The public is hardly aware of the fact
| that there is in existence a working
mans sick and death benefit society,
with headquarters in New York, that has
membership of $4,000, and surplus cap
ital of over 100000, in which there is
not penny of graft. Members pay in
Is to 25 cents week, receive an aver
age of Sc per week when i'll, and in case
of death their families receive $1,000.
The organization is wholly controlled by
German worl1ingmen, but they have just
voted to admit English-speaking men,
bers as well.
HALL FOR RENT.
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reasonable. Apply Britannia Hall. 1892