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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-09-29
II You Reflect Joseph M. Brown,
He Will Serve

Let the office seek the man.
Let us re-elect Joseph M. Brown
If elected he quaW serve.
Now let the Atlanta Journal try to nag Lit
tie Joe into saying that he won't serve, if his
people call on him.
Who put out Yaaacey Carter as indie
pendent, against Joseph N. Broom, the roonai-
nee Of the Democratic parity?
HOKE SMITH DID IT.
Who refused to cote for Broom, the
nomoinee?
SMITH,
What right, then, has he to claim every
body's vote, when there is no proof that
majority of the county units voted for him in
the late Convention?
Hohe Smith has not been legally nominated;
AND YOU HAVE 4 PERFECT RIGHT
TO VOTE FOR Joseph NJ. Brown.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
FIGHT BITTER AGAINST
HART ScHAFFNER ( M
'SWeatshop Clothing Firm Up Against
1t With their slave Driving
Tactics

Chicago, Dec. 22-The Chicago
Federation Of Labor, at its meeting
Sunday, voted to fndorse the continual
ton of the present strike of the gar
ment workers.
The Chicago Sunday Examiner, a
Hearst paper, was severely scored for
a statement published to the effect
that 70 per cent of the strikers had
returned to work
President Fitzpatrick Of the Fedora
ton said that not Z per cent of the
strikers had gone back.
Resolutions we're passed protesting
against the persecution of the strikers
by the police.
The center of the fight is Hart,
Shaffner & Marx, the firm whose tao
tics of slave driving crushed the work
ers into real rebellion.
VIM. Wertheimer's, Schmulbach
building, is the Wheeling outlet for
Hart, Shaffner & Marks non-union
made goods.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
|NOundsViIG Has
Trades Assembly
Enthusiastic Meeting of Delegates Of
Locals Held Sunday
Afternoon.
SIX LOCAL UNIONS
ALREADY IN FOLD.
With Certainty That Wave Of orsani-
zation Throughout City
Will Follow.
Now Moundsyille has a Trades

Now Moundsyille has Trades
Assembly.
At a meeting Sunday afternoon al
Alexander's hall the big step toward
the formation of central body was
taken. Committees were appointed, a
treasury even started, and now all
that remains to be done is the adop-
ton of bylaws. This will be done at
the next meeting, which will be the
first of the perfected organization.
This will be held at O'Clock on the
afternoon of January 8.
The meeting Sunday was called to
torder by Chairman j. J. McVay, and
8. J. Weekly, of Wheeling, business
agent of the Ohio Valley District
Council of Carpenters, was made
chairman of the meeting by unani-
nous choice. He first !. introduced
Walter B. Hilton, editor of the Ma
=jority, and afterward . Rev. Peter
Molyneaux, pastor of the First Uni
tartan church of Wheeling. both
speakers deVoting their efforts to an
exposition of trades unionism and the
necessity. for Labor's closer amalga-
nation. The talks were well receiv-
ed.
The business of the meeting was
then taken up. A show of hands gave
evidence that six local unions were
represented on the floor, and it was
decided to appoint a bylaws commit
tee OF report at the next meeting,
when. upon their adoption, a perman-
ent organization could be formed.
Jess Warner made most efficient
secretary.
Committees.
The following committees were
named:
Bylaws committee: Jess Warner,
Carpenters No. 1858; 1. ]. Lacy. Flint
Glass Workers No. 10; w. F. Pricem
Painter No. 423; p. Downs, Musicians
No. 492; e. ]. Jenkins, Mold Makers
and Cutters No. 50, and George
Schroeder, BARRIERS No. 1893.
Organization Committee: w. john
son, P. Downs and w. S. Richmond.
Finance Committee: J. J. Mckay,
=. Downs. W. S. Richmond and W.
Johnson.
A collection of So was taken up,
which starts the treasury.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
PRINTER SUDDENLY KILLED

At noon Wednesday the body OF
Robert J. Fontaine was found. lying
on the first landing of the rear stair
way of the bnilding t he top floor of
which is used as the Ohio Valley
Trades and Labor Assembly hall He
had evidently fallen from the landing
above, and as the stairway below that
landing is never used, the body had
lain some hours before discovery. In
slant death resulted from his head
striking an obstruction. He had a
Typographical Union card in his
pocket issued by Springfield. Mass,
union and was from New Castle, Pa,
originally. He was so years old and
unmarried. Wheeling Typographical
Union No. 70 took up the matter OF
interment.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
Carpenters Chips

The following locals affiliated with
the Ohio Valley District Council of
Carpenters will meet this week, Is u
No. 40, Bridgeport; L. U. No. 1867,
Martins Ferry, L. U. No. 1917 Elm
Grove, and L. U. No. 8, Wheeling.
Local Union No. 1853 of Mounds
vile is coming to the front in doing
their part in organizing the Mounds
vile Trades Assembly. Push the good
work along.
Local Union No. II of Bellaire, will
hold their election of local officers
Thursday evening, Dec, 20. All mem
bers are urged to attend.
Bro. Jess Warner is the scribe of
the infant Assembly of Moundsville.
Business Agent E. J. Weekly presid-
ed over the second meeting of the
MoundsVille Trades Assembly.
Bro. Carpenters, are you in good
standing with your local union.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
situation Getting No Better Fast on
bad Order Road"
Steadily.
MAcHlNiSTs' STRIKE
STILL IN FULL BLAST.
Unable to Haul Passengers or Freight
Properly, Road
Suffers.

Baltimore, Md.-Since the resigna-
ton Of General Manager Potter things
around this point have been coming
our way more every day, and we look
lor an early settlement of the strike.
Inc scabs are very shaky and cannot
Oe seen on the street as they we're
heretofore. Passenger engines as well
as freight engines are pounding and in
some cases it is almost impossible to
see engines on account of steam leaks.
they We're one crew on the Sth, two
crews on the 9th and one crew on the
1Vt oVertaken by the 10 hour law on
the first division. This division is but
20 miles long. On the 18th two east
pound crews on this same division
were overtaken by the 16 hour law.
Eng 21Os is running on freight on &C
count of main boxes. All west bound
passenger train sare from hour to
hours and 40 min late. for the last
week. Passengers are kicking on &C
count Of trains running 50 late. u
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
Gertrude Hunt
To Speak Here
Now Assured That Famous Woman
Lecturer Will Deliver Address
in Wheeling.

Gertrude Breslau Hunt of Chicago,
who has won national fame as a lee
turer of unusual ability, will deliver
an address in Wheeling on January "a.
Wheeling Woman's Branch S. p, has
secured promies from this wonder
full woman to. be here on that date, and
the definite announcement will
doubtless create much pleasant antici-
patton among the members of the
various woman's organizations of the
city, and thinking women generally.
And not only the women, but men as
well will be deeply interested in the
lecture. n
Mrs Hunts topic will be woman
and Social Progress"
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
state Convention Call Is Issued

strikes and lockodts; the unfair atti
tude of the courts and the injunction
abuse; the blacklisting and general
peonage system resorted to by mine
owners and others in some sections.
The following bills to curb or elimin
ate these tyrannical abuses and guar
antee to the workers that freedom and
protection provided in the Constitu-
tons of the State and Nation, viii be
presened early in the session and
looked after by President WEIGH who
will be on the ground at the beginning
of the session to take care of our in
terests, and will be up for considera-
ton during our Convention: Employ
ers' Liability Bill, the Guard bill,
the Misrepresentation Bill, the Boiler
Inspection Bill, and several others,
also Amendments to the present Min
ing and other laws, and we have every
reason to believe that we can secure
their passage if given the united sup
port Of organized labor, and with
these great issues at stake we sincere
ly hope that you will unite with US
in carrying our legislative campaign
through successfully.
It is the further aim of the West Vir-
ginia Federation of Labor to cement
all organized labor of our Common
wealth SO firmly that we may meet all
opposition successfully and thorough
ly organize the State, and with these
aims and objects in view, we appeal
for your hearty cooperation and hope
and trust that your body will be rep
resented in the convention.
Fraternally yours,
WIN. F. WEIGH,
President 4
W. SNYDER,
Secretary Treasurer
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
Retail Clerks
VS.. WOO|WOTthS
Belmont Assembly Takes Up Com
plant of BeIlaire Union
Clerks.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE,
TO WORK ON MATTER.
Will Organize TaiIors-Tobacco Work.
ers' President Talks
Good Meeting.

The delegates to the Belmont Cen
trail Trades & Labor Assembly held the
last meeting for the current year at
their hall in Bridgeport last Sunday
afternoon, and after being called to or
der by President Snyder, proceeded to
take action on several important mat
ters up for consideration. The first
thing brought before the Assembly
was the trouble between the Retail
Clerks Union and the F. W. Wool
worth Co.'s store in Bellaire.
Delegate Hughes, as chairman of the
special committee that investigated the
matter, brought in a report showing
that they had done all they could to
come to an understanding with the
drm. This report was received and
the special committee discharged.
After a lengthy and animated discus
sion, in which quite a number of dele
gates participated, President Snyder
appointed new committee of three to
act ID conjunction with the executive
committee of the Assembly and the
Clerks Union. in taking the necessary
steps to settle this controversy.
Denour1ce Clarence Watson.
Delegate Hughes also reported on
the last meeting of the o. v. T. & L. A.,
10 which he went as fraternal delegate,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
BREWERY WORKERS ELECT

At the Sunday afternoon meeting
the following officers were elected by
Local Union No. 3d.. Brewery Work
ers:
President, JOS Wolf; vice president.
Chas. Kalkreuth; corresponding secre-
tary, H. Baumann; financial secretary.
g. Klotzer; treasurer Chas. saidler,
Jr.; local executive. VIM. Niedermeyer
II. Baumann, VIM. Strobel, Chas. Seid-
Ter. Jr.. JOS. Wolf; joint local execu-
tive. H. Baumann Cha.s seidler, Jr.,
John Kress: Trades Assembly, H.
Mapes, Philip Reuther, q. McCready,
Alfred Edwafds, Wn. strobel,l
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
SGab Iron Work
Being Put In by Two Local Concerns
In Spite Of Union
Protests. =

Two local concerns are placing nom
union steel construction in spite of
the protests of Local No. 20. Structural
iron Workers Union.
The Wheeling Mold and Foundry
company is having a building erected
by McClintock and Marshall. whose
representative is here now. Actual
work on the structure Is promised
soon to begin.
The Richland Coal Company. a
notorious foe to union labor. is having
a tipple built by the American Bridge
Company. that other notorious enemy
of decent living conditions for the
workers. The steel for this was pro.
missed to be shipped by December 10th.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
Lynch Says Its
Up Workers.
Rooseveltss Talk ls TWaddIe-MOr<-
ers Must Work Out Their 6a
Own Progress.

The following letter has been re-
ceived from the president of the In
ternational Typographical Union:
New York, N. Y, Dec. II, 1910.
w. B. Hilton,
Editor Majority,
Wheeling, w. Va:
The Colonel in his Hartford speech
said he wanted to see industrial re-
forms carried out, not by the men
who will gain by them, but by the
men who will lose by them" -
The phrase sounds well, but to the
wage Garner it will not stand the test
Of practical application. One employer
may be fair and broad minded, but
competition sets the pace under which
ne must produce, and for this reason
the conditions of employment in his
factory may be just as onerous, just
as exacting and just as inhuman as in
any similar industrial establishment
conducted purely from profit stand
point. So that, after all, it is for the
toiler, through association in trade un-
ions, to work out his salvation, to
establish fair wage and fair condi-
lions of employment despite ''the
men who will lose by them"
The driving force behind industrial
reform is the trade union. Others as
sist, the trade union initiates.
Fraternally,
JAMES M. LYNCH,
President International Typographical
Union.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
.BARIENDERS GIVE
new YEARS SMOKER
On Occasion Of installation Of Officers
Hold Public Meet
ing.

On New Years Day, Sunday, Janu
airy l, 1911, Bartenders Local No. 292
Bartenders International League, will
start the new year with an open meet.
ing, social session and smoke talk, to
which organized labor generally is in
vlted. Local speakers will be secured
| for the occasion and good time is ex'
pected.
At the meeting last Sunday officers
for the coming year were elected and
at the New Years Day meeting they
will be publicly installed. Following
are the new officers:
President George w. Prettyman.
Vice President Joseph Schlick.
Treasurer-James r. Kyle.
Secretary and Business Manager
u. L. McEntee.
Recording Secretary-Wm. E.. Brel-
lon.
Inspector-Wflliam Slack.
Chaplain-Willia Woke.
Inside Guard-William Kilver.
Outside Guard-Harry Hamm.
Trustees-Wm. Wiedebusch, David
CIeary, John Shaughnessy.
Delegates to o. v. T. & L. A.-Chas.
McEntee, Joseph Schlick, Ed. Neu-
hardt, william Reed, Clarence Rem
lnard, Ed Lloyd and George Armstrong.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
Painters Fix
WageIScale

Tuesday evening. Dec. q. Painters.
Decorators and Paper Hangers No. 81
of Wheeling. will hold special meet
ing to decide upon the wage scale for
the coming year. Whether the paint
ers will ask for an increase in COM
pensation is predetermined, and will
only be known after the meeting, but
the great increase in the cost of living
is making many favor more wages.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
Molderls Conference
H. j. Ninness and Charles CuIbertson
Leave to Attend Columbus
Meeting.

H. ]. Ninness, representing Wheel
ing No. 1854, and Charles Culbertson,
Bellaire No. ISL, will
leave January 1st to attend the Colum
bus and Vicinity Conference of Union
holders, at Columbus, O. The confer
ence embraces about % unions, of
which West Virginia has two, at
Wheeling and Huntington. The con
ference will consider matters affect
ing the holders of this district, and
will be in. session a day or two.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
TWAS WALTER LARkINs,
NOT CHARLES GRAHAM,

In the last issue Of the Majority ap-
peared reproduction Of a circular
being passed among delinquent Cres-
cent mill workers. to which the name
of Charles Graham was appended.
This should have read Walter LaFkins
The item was taken over the telephone
and the instructions to use the name
OF the district vice president were
mistaken for the lodge president.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22

/ Credentials are herewith enclosed.
The original to be ertained by the dele
gate and presented to the Secretary
upon opening Of convention and the
duplicate to be field out Immediately
after the election Of delegate and
mailed to the Secretary, Frank w.
Snyder, Box $50, Charleston, W. Va.
We most earnestly urge all Unions
to elect delegates and be represented
at the coming Convention, SO that we
will have the strongest, most powerful
and beneficial convention ever held in
the history of our Organization. Cues
tons Of the most vital importance to
the labor movement Of the State will
be acted upoi and every union should
show the greatest interest and lend
their aid and assistance in advancing
the cause of the wage earners.
The last Convention was so impress
led with the progress made in 1909 to-
ward securing Labor legislation that
the constitution was changed so that
the coming convention could be held
during the 1911 session of the legisla.
ture, SO as to- bring all the pressure
at our command tosbear upon the mem
bers of that body in order to secure
the passage of, fair and just labor
legislation for the protection of the
lives, limbs and homes of the toiling
masses.
The labor unions In West Virginia
have had a hard struggle to retain a
foothold in the State and has praeti-
cally gone as far as it can under exist
ing conditions, being menaced by the
notorious Guard and railroad police
evil; the unrestricted importation into
the State of armed thugs and strike
breakers recruited from the slums Of
the world. during the progress Of
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
REV. MOLYNEAUX'S
CHRISTMAS SERMON

"The Coming Of Christ" will be the
theme of Rev. Peter Molyneaux's SER
mon Christmas morning. The SER
will deal not SO much with the birth
of Jesus, as with the birth of the
Christ spirit in the human heart and
its triumph in society. The services
will be held at II o'clock in the Board
of Trade Assembly room. All are
cordially invited to attend.
The full text of this sermon will
appear in these columns next week.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
Molders Union

Molders Union No. 1854 at its regu-
lar meeting Tuesday night elected
the following officers:
President, Cornelius Barlow; vice
president, AL Dinwiddie; recording
secretary. H. Gardenhour, financial
secretary, Victor Meyer; correspond
ing secretary Herbert J. Ninness i
treasurer, Roland Jones, doorkeener,
John Winan; inductor, Al Stenger;l
trustee (1S months), Cornelius Bar
low; delegates to Tardes Assembly.
Herbert J. Ninness, Victor Meyers, AL
Dinwiddie, Jack Winan. H. Garden
hour. The officers win be installed
lat the second meeting in January.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
FIints Get
Agreements

The following wage agreements are
ronorted by the American Flint Glass
workers Union:
The Lockport Glass Co., Lockport,
N Y. has agreed to operate its mould
shop in strict conformity with the con-
ference agreements at the commence
ment of the season of 1911-12.
The International Silver Plate Co.
and the ]. ]. INLAND Cut Glass Co., of
Meriden, Conn, have agreed to oper-
ate IS hours week, to recognize the
shops committee, to offer no objection
to the union and to reinstate all men,
bers on strike without any discrimina-
ton to their membership in the or
ganization.
This ends the Meriden contest.
The Crescent Cut Glass Co.. of New
ark, N. j., has agreed to operate ac-
cording to our conference agreements.
Agreed to supply so pounds of alum
dunn each month.
The Pairpoint Corporation Co., of
New Bedford, Mass, has agreed to rec
ognize our shop committee and our
Union, and to give the cutters SIS hours
week.
All of the above are extraordinarily
important in the Cutting Department,
as they effect some of the very largest
cut glass concerns in this country.
Local Union No. "a established a
move on 300 on a straw jar, weight
52-oz., height 81 inches, width AZ
inches, capacity 44-oz. Presser $3.50,
finisher $500, gatherer $1.70, four
boys.
Local Union No. SO established a
move of $50 one mould, 800 two
moulds on colonial napkin ring, cali
ed Chipindale set ring, polygon
shape, 2-in. in diameter, IN in. long,
weight 4-oz. Toothpick wages.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
All Unions Urged to Have Representa-.
tives at the State Fed
Grafton.
WANT GREATEST MEET
IN STATES HISTORY,
Bring All Pressure at Command to
Bear Upon Passage Of
Labor Laws.

Following is the official call sent out
Labor convention:
for the West Virginia Federation Of
Charleston, w. Va. Dec. IS, 1910
To the City Central Bodies and Local
Labor Unions of the State of West
Virginia:
Greeting
Fellow Workers: In compliance
with our Constitution you are hereby
notified that the Fourth Annual Con.
vention of the West Virginia State
Federation of Labor, will be held in
Stephenson Auditorium, Y. M. C. A.
Building, Charleston, w. Va, com,
mencing at 10 O'Clock, a. M, Monday,
February goth, 1911, and continuing
until the business of the Convention is
completed.
The baiss of representation as pro
vided in Article w, Section /, is as
follows:
Section 1. Central Labor Unions
shall be entitled to one delegate. Lo-
cal unions shall be entitled to one dele
gate for each 100 members and one
additional delegate for each majority
fraction thereof, and no local shall be
entitled to a delegate whose member
ship does not exceed five." )
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22

Three Engines:
Work Of One

scabs quit and seven out of town scabs
went to work in the last seven days.
Cumberland, Md, >Dec. 11-Eng 1911
hauled in with left back wheel broke
OF.
| Connellsville, Pa, Dec. Eng 1863
working in yard is leaking at piston as
though she was devoid of piston pack
ing and pounding very loud. Eng 1927
went west leaking at all fou rcylinder
heads very badly A crew was called
ito help east, using eng. S44. when they
cot on engine and tried to move her
they failed. Upon examination they
Ifound eccentfics and blades broken.
Eng 1884 working in yard with valves
badly out and2 leaking and pounding
VERY badly. There is such a great de-
Inand for power that crews are called
lto take out engines that are on the
road coming to this section, the crews
therefore making many hours before
lengines arrive. Eng 27O1 coming from
Int. Clair shop gave up train and was
hauled in here with broken rocker arm,
nring examination Of the valve gear OF
Ifhis engine it was discovered she had
links Of different dimensions. Eng
l1511 while being taken to Mt. Claire
lshop dropped main wheel at Hyndman.
lrhe following is q verbatim extract
/ meme fla;lu no1rier az
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
Engineers Hear
Interesting Talk
Harry Fuhr Delights Members With
Exposition Of Signal Wiring
Subject

At last Fridays meeting of the En-
gineers Local No. 131, Harry Fuhr,
chief engineer at the Schmulbach
Building. interested the members
very deeply by talk on the subject
of electrical wiring. Signal systems
was the particular point elucidated. AT
the next meeting Of the union dele
gates to the Trades Assembly and to
the State Federation Of Labor win be
elected.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
CHRISTMAS HALF HOLIDAY
FOR WHEELING BARRIERS

BARRIERS in Wheeling will get only a
half holiday for Christmas this year.
Owing to the fact that the real Christ
mas observance of Christmas comes
on Monday, ii has been deemed mad
visable to keep the shops closed all
day, which, with Sunday, would make
two days in succession for whiskers
to grow, so the shops will be open Mon
day morning until II o'clock and on
Saturday night until II o'clock, the
usual closing hour.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
Hayes Coming
President Of Glass Bottle Blowers Will
Visit Local Branches
Soon.

D. A. Hayes, president of the Glass
Bottle Blowers Association, will be
here in January. He stops here on a
tour and will visit the local branches
on both the Ohio and West Virginia
sides of the river. His projected visit
is arousing much interest among the
bottle blowers in this vicinity, and he
will doubtless be greeted. with large
meetings,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-12-22
M.ANpREWs LEAVES

Anthony McAndrews. president Of
the Tobacco Workers International
Union, did not leave the city last Fri
day, as was announced. but was de,
tained several days longer By bust.
ness connected with the organization.
He left Wheeling Tuesday on bis
way to Louisville.