The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-26

natl, is making extensive arrangements
TO celebrate its fiftieth anniversary
next August. A committee of fifteen
has been appointed to make the .neces-
sary arrangements for the event This
is the first union under the banner of
the Cigarmakers' International union
to celebrate it's fiftieth anniversary,
and the occasion will be made mem
orable one.
A big strike was inaugurated at the
pottery plants at East Liverpool, Ohio,
last week by the national officers of
the Coopers union, who ordered out
$50 union men coopers because some
of the men they were working with
refused to join. the union They are
either Free Methodists or belong to the
"Holy Rollers" whose religion pre-
vents them from joining any union.
Beginning March the Denver
Tramway Co. put new scale of wages
into effect. The men will get "a cents
per hour for the first years service,
26la cents for the second year, %
cents for the third and fourth years.
and maximum of 80 cents thereafter
In other words, an increase of 2 to 3
cents per hour above what they were
receiving.
Sixty moulders went on strike last
week at the plant of the New York
Radiator Co, Utica. N. Y. The plant
is practically tied up and an early
victory is expected An increase in
wages is asked. The strikers held
q meeting last Saturday night and de-
cided- to keep mp the fight until the
company conceded all demands and
signs an agreement with the union
The Kentucky court of appeals has
adjudged unconstitutional the statute
prohibiting the operation of barber
shops on Sunday. The court says
neral laws cover the subject. sHfFic-
iently%, without . special. Legislation
against the trade (which lends so
much to the comfort and good looks
. fhe male portion Of our citizen
ship"
The execute board Of the United
Brewery Workmen of America was in
session last week at the international
al
from unions all over the country were
taken up for approval and never in
the history of the United Brewery
Workmen have conditions looked so
bright and promising.
The convention recently held by the
Bricklayers and Masons' international
union decided to place the question Of
the erection of assnattonaFs hon1e, sim
liar to that of the Printers before The
unions for discussIdn Tor ten srlonths,
at the end of whfchtirpe 1t vii be nut
TO 4 referendum ote of the fndnlbers.9
The United ti6n 70. Of Rea ding.
70. annoupced last Erjdas- tl1at it,
l'motormen ahdE condlsctora woulf bs IN
creased from 10 2s5 cents an hour.
1t has also ASSERTED that theancrease Is
made In the thope ofgtHwarting tl1e3ef-
fort that is now sbeing made to- union
ize the street car employees y q I'll
The state law enacted at the last
Texas legislative session fixing an
| eight hour Worl-day for telegra pliers
has been declared invalid in d decision
by the court of civil appeals The
court contends that the state Law, con-
| fiicts with the national statute which
provides a nine-hour day for dis
patchers.
There Is now on foot firmly organ
lied move for S. cents an hour for
carpenters In Kansas City, MO. 1t has
| the Endorsement OF the Carpenters
District council, The present scale Il
As cents per hour, but the intention Il