Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-13
IN LABOR CIRCLES
SWITZERLAND.

The printers in this city are discussing
a novel plan recently adopted by the
typos Of the Erie, Pa, Typographical
Union to secure a larger attendance at
meetings during the heated term 1t has
been suggested that a similar scheme
be resorted to by Columbia Typographical
Union. The executive committee Of the
Erie union evolved the plan of Offering
some feature each month that would
bring the members out in larger numbers
at the regular meeting
Beginning with the July meeting last
Thursday evening. every member entering
the nall was given a ticket containing a
number. At the close of the meeting a
drawing was held and the holder OF the
lucky ticket received a gold watch charm
emblematic OF the International Typo
graphical Union, a trinket that will he
highly appreciated by the fortunate win
ner.
Not only have union workmen the cali
but no man who cannot show a union
card In good standing has the slightest
chance to break into the force va artisans
who are erecting the buildings for the
ONO valley exposition. which will he
held at Cincinnati from August ~ 10
september "a. About a dozen buildings
will be erected on the banks of lne caual
IN the rear OF Music Hall for the ac-
commodation Of various kinds of exhio-
Its and amusement enterprises
In order to avoid all questions as TO the
standing OF any contractor in any kind
OF work connected with the exposition,
Claude Hagen, director of amusements.
under whose supervision the buildings
are being erected, decided to employ all
his men directly instead of letting out
the work by contract. In this way he
has been able to secure highest class OF
union men. he says. with the result that
work has progressed rapidly and salts
factorily. so that there is not the slight
est doubt that all the structures will be-
completed some time before the date set
Tor the opening of the exposition.
Speaking OF his experiment in taking
charge of the entire construction work
himself. instead of letting il by contract.
Mr.. Hagen, who has designed and built
some of the largest amusement enter
prises in Europe and America. said:
II find this method of construction
more satisfactory than any 1 have ever
engaged In. L don't have to wait on con-
tractors to finish one lin of work
before / can start on something
prospective labor difficulties | am en-
ploying none but union men. and that
means that / am getting men who are
intelligent and experienced in their sew
eral crafts. Under these conditions the
body is satisfied. and we'll have the ex-
position fully completed some time be-
fore the scheduled inauguration of the
enterprise
Labor Commissioner Hiiv.r of Mis-
souri, makes a plea for aid to the I'M
employed. At the same time Director
Harris OF the state free employment bu-
will need 10000 harvest hands this year
double his earlier estimate.
IF I have to walk barefoot and pen
niIess out of Portland. If the wheels of
every mill and factory stop. the union
shall not win this strike" The statement
was made by NJ. c. Banfield. president OF
the Employers Association, and he was
speaking in reference to the team drivers
strike.
J. w Smart. union labor representa-
tive of the city and president of the
garments union, is the only candidate
whose name appeared on the primary
ballot in the freebooter election who
will not be given a place on the official
BALLOT at the final election for the MEM
bers of the board to frame a new char
ter for the city of Oakland, Cal
The strike of the three hundred Yon-
kers, y. Y, motormen and conductors
was suspended last week, after a hear
ing before Justice Keogh in the supreme
court, and the men. who had been out
since June Is, returned to work. Justice
Keogh has agreed to adjust the matter
the trolleymen will abide by the decision.
What do you think of this for a
specialty?" said man who knows the
ms and outs Of Long Acre Square in
New York. There are carpenter shops
in this neighborhood where the chief
source of income is boxing chorus girls
hats. It's become pretty much of an in
dustry since the hats grew so large that
they couldn't be tucked into trunks.
The girls when they were about to start
on the road used to drift into express
offices with handboxes under their arms
and ask to have them shipped just as
they were But the express companies
can't accept packages so flimsily hung
together. The agent would direct the
girl to a nearby carpenter shop to have
the box Grated and that's how the bust
ness grew. Oh. the carpenters get about
fifty cents a job and in the course OF a
week those half-dollars make quite q
neat pile"
Jacob Boyers. twenty years old and