Evening journal., 1910-07-30
B. R. 7. RECEIVES
MANY VISITORS
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understanding between you and your
employers.
Highly praiseworthy is the relief
department of your association. The
state makes no adequate provisions
for the widows and orphans caused
! by the many dangers which are Incl
dent to your business.
Your members have the consola-
tion of knowing that if they meet un-
| timely death, by a cident or other
wise, your Brotherhood will go to
their loved one with substantial aid
and relief
May the good work of your asso-
citation greatly increase. May your
stay among hs be both pleasant and
| profitable to you ALL
Handy EulOgizes Unions.
Mr.. Handy was then introduced as
being the nearest man to President
Taft the committee had been able to
obtain Mr. Handy eulOgized trade
unions. He stated that he had heard
capitalists state that unions were
detriment to the laboring class. but
he said IL was due to the workingmen
that the safety brake wasa dOpted
through their concerted action. He
further spoke on the subject OF regu-
lating the hours of labor and on the
wages which have been raised by the
members of the unions through their
organizations. He referred TO the rail-
road as a development OF the road Of
our ancestors with their wagon roads,
stating that the civilization OF the peO-
/ pie was judged by their road or high
ways, whether I'm ancient Rome or this
country. Mr.. Harry declared that as
/ the present road is only a develop
ment il was nonsense to say that they
were private affairs or run for the
stockholders interest alone Speaking
Of government ownership he said that
If the men on the railroads wore uni
forms like the letter carriers the roads
would be more satisfactory to the pub
lie
The speaker concluded by urging
the men 10 stand by their organization
and he urged them to take an interest
in the greatest union - that of the
body polite
Trainmen In sporting Events.
After the speaking the audien
. marched 10 the baseball field led by
2 the Altoona drum corps. and athletic.
5 took place. Owing TO the late hour
hut seven events were contested
b. Three Of them were captured by mem
bers OF the Brotherhood from AL
T toona
4. The events and the winners were IL
4 follows: Fat mems race. time
/, seconds. J. A. McGranary. first A. ],
/. Richardson. second; r. b. Davi.
{ third
s Sack race, time 20 seconds, j. W
a Dean, first; J. T. Creay, second; .
. r. Roe. third
! Egg race, time s seconds, A. b. Nj
d Cardle, first; J. T. Creay, second I
e, F. Dunham. third.
!; Potato race, time 3S seconds, r.
/. Vaughn, Altoona. first; r. W. Stip
q second; a. n McCardle. third
"a Running broad jump. distance
!, feet 4 inches. J. S. Stitch, Altoon
r first; R. f. Dunham, second; Pal
S, Snyder, third.
is 100 yards DASH time 13 seconds,
- - S Stitch, Altoona. first; ]. T. Nj
Nj Creay, second: r. F. Dunham, third.
. The 400 yards relay race was We
d. by a Wilmington team, composed
d. J. 7. McCreay, J. A. Ashby, Paul Sn
TO der and Ray Stats.
rs The trainmen and their guests we
IS. taken on sightseeing tour last mig
a. and the Altoona drum corps parade
lis serenading the newspapers. Later Il
10 Ocrps was entertained by the loc
ar Order of the Moose, at No 7O3 Fren,
I'M street.
m During the evening the MOunta
is Spring Rifles. who are exhibiting
Il Shellpot Park. accompied by the
ill band. serenaded the headquarters
-y. the trainmen. the Clayton House n
10 trainmen presented each rinemi
with a badge