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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26
/
Decision Against
Workers
1t Hour and a Half, Finds
For Plaintiff in Cele-
~ brated Case. :
ONLY SMALL AMOUNT
SUED FOR is AWARDED
But Principal. Of the Thing Is Inn.
portant to, Labor in.
the Future.
ONLY SMALL AMOUNT
SUED FOR is AWARDED

In the circuit court Wednesday the
jury found Brewery Workers Union
No. So guilty of unjustly depriving
Joseph Ebeling of employment, and
awarded him damages to the amount
of $40. E1e sued for $4,000. The
action was brought against the en-
tire membership of the union en-
ployed at the Schmulbach brewery
by Ebeling, because the union in
sisted upon his dismissal. Thirty
eight were named, but the six MEM
bers of the committee that waited
on the management preceding the
brief strike of few hours were the
only ones against whom the dam
ages were awarded, the others being
dismissed. The verdict reached. aft
er two and half's days session of
the court before Judge Nesbitt, was
as sfollows: e i
1--WE. the jury, in the case of the
defendants, John Gerlacher,. Joseph
Gehring. Joseph Wolf, Joseph Aem-
bruster, Franz Freide. Phil. Reuther
and William Neidemeyer. find. for the
plaintiff in the sum sof 10, and jim
the cases Of all other defendants not
named herein. we find against the
plaintiff. - 5.ss
Attorney H. w. Houston of Park
Fersburg defended the union men and
John P. Arbenz Of this city repre-
scented the plaintiff against the union.
Mr.. Houstonls mastery presentation
of the case made him many friends
and admirerers among lawyers and
others who saw him in the court
room.
Important Case.
In comparison with what he sued
for, the amount secured by the plain
tiff is ridiculously small. but the pre-
cedent set in the case is deadly tow
ard organized labor. It would APP
pear to indicate that no union has a
right to demand the closed shop.
Ebeling's actions as an employe Of
the .Schmulbach brewery were con-
sidered sufiicient to justify his dis
missal BY the men. and when this
was refused, they struck. Ebeling
sued the union for damages.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26
MORRISON Wis
elected to Represent. Wheeling Ty'
biographical Union at Mtnne-
apolis Convention.

Robert Morrison, treasurer of the
Ohio valley Trades and Labor As
sembly. was elected to represent
Wheeling typographical Union at
the Fifty-sixth annual convention OF
the International Typographical
Tlnion to be held at Minneapolis IN
Anerst The election took place In
The Assembly Hall last Friday. ana
IL the voting hours. between 1nles
and seven o'clock. the place ioohsu
like. 3 cott-Hubbard batfleneld, *
cent that the evidences Of crooAea !
ness. were absent. Bob won Dy s, s
votes oyer George Nagele. Inc
nnien q vote also almost unanimously
endorsed President Lynch. seclssaI :;
HAYS and the other internationai sl
ficers for reelection. I
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26
Editor Dismisses Council and Usss
49, Own Idea to Federal
III { curt,
DIFFERENT LAWS
FOR RICH AND POOR
Says Case Has Cost $4,000 and
He Wants, 1t Brought to

One Of the most remarkable
speeches ever delivered in a court
room was that delivered by Fred D.
Warren at st. Paul, before the Fed
eral court on May 8. Warren, who as
editor, of the Appeal offered a 5000
reward for the capture Of former
Governor Taylor of Texas, then I'M
der conviction for the murder of
Governor Goebel Of Kentucky. was
arrested, charged with sending sour
rilous, etc. matter through the mails.
He was found guilty before the Fed
eral court of Fort Scott, Kansas, and
appealed. He showed that Judge
SanborA, who was to hear his case,
was unfit to be judge, and Sanborn
did not sit, Judge Hook presiding,
and Judges Adams and Reed acted as
associates. Warren dispensed with
the services of attorneys and peladed
his own case in the following remark
able speech:
1 appear before this court in my
own defense because my attorneys
are unwilling to say what l think
should be said. I desire to waive all
that counsel for the defense has said
with reference to the governments
inability to prove that his envelope
was mailed from the Office Of the APP
peal to Reason, of which am edi-
tor. 1 wish to waive all the objec-
lions interposed by my attorneys and
the arguments advanced by them
why 1 SHOULD be given new trial. 1
do not want new trial. This case
has cost the defense $4,000, A
new trial, before a. jury Of my political
opponents, selected by the district
attorneys office from among govern
ment employees, or those who hope to
get federal job, before a Judge
prejudiced against my cause, could
result in another miscarriage Of
justice.
In waving the arguments Of my at
torneys on these points (and wish
TO. say here IN justification of my
course at this time, that the theory
on which this case was conducted in
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26
Miners AGREE
Sub District Mine Workers Accept
Report Of Sub Scale Commit
tee Friday.

Last Friday the members Of the
Fifth sub district of the United Mine
Workers voted by referendum on the
report Of the sub scale committees
negotiations with the operators. This
report was turned down by the dele
gates in convention. but the mem
hers. by referendum on the following
day. sustained the committee. and
the mines are resuming. The vote
was S.491 for the report and 2,547
against, the proposition carrying by
q majority of 944.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26
Warren Tells Judges
Labor Is Wronged

the lower court was over my virorous
protest)-I do SO to put the issue
squarely before this court: Is the
mailing of this envelope with its offer
of reward, printed in red, for the cap
ture and return to the Kentucky au-
thorities Of Ex-Governor Taylor, I'M
der indictment at that time for muir
der, a violation of federal statutes?
Stripped of all legal verbiage and
technicality, that is the issue here
and no other.
My attorneys argue in the brief
submitted that the indictment. is de-
fective. 1 doTnot pretend to know
about this. Twill say, however, that
I have no desire to have my sentence
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26
v. v. Wood Co.
is DECLARED
inf AIR
rs DECLARED

Last Friday night Carpenters
Union No. 8 of Wheeling declared
the planning mill contracting firm
of The w. w. Wood Co.. and on
Wednesday evening this action
was endorsed by Ohio Valley
District Council of Carpenters,
comprising all the union members
Of the entire Wheeling district.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26

The Wheeling Traction Company,
not satisfied with securing. for
nothing, a franchise worth millions
Of dollars. is impersonating the
gorged hog with his feet in the swill
trough, and refuses to even employ
union labor at union wages in its
power plant. $
The council committee. acting un-
der the instructions of the Wheeling
Traction company, voted, on last
Monday evening. against the clause
offered by the Engineers and Fire
mems Unions and the Ohio Valley
Trades and Labor Assembly-which
clause would have compelled the
company to employ union labor in
the operation Of its power plants. BY
a. vote of eleven to three the modest
request Of Union labor was spurned.
For many years the Engineers and
Firemen's Unions have been endeav-
oring to unionize the power house of
the Wheeling Traction Company, but,
though spending much time and mon
eyrin the long continued efforts. fail
ure has been the only reward. The
men working for the company in the
capacity Of stationary engineers and
Ffiremen were apparently crushed AaIl-
til they did not even believe that
their lives were their own. and their
actions indicated that they had been
given to understand that their join
ing the union would cost them their
jobs. Finally, however, they agreed
to join. 'if Mister Nagel said they
could" and then the committees
called again on Mr.. Nagel and asked
him to give them that assurance. He
is reported to have said: ''Why,
----- -------- them; why don't they
join the union If they want to! I
won't stop them!" But still the
union was unable to enroll them,
AND THEN IT WAS DISCOVERED
THAT NAGEL WAS PAYING THEM
FIFTEEN CENTS A DAY ABOVE
THE UNION SCALE TO KEEP
THEM OUT OF THE UNION!
When the Wheeling Traction Com
pany got its late franchise, by meth
DDS which still smell, Labor made an
effort to include a clause for. the en-
ployment of all Union Labor.
Through some error this was not
presented in committee; but in open
council afterwards, and the amend
ment was defeated. the only union
clause being the one secured preyi-
ously by the conductors and motor
men, for themselves.
Labor was defeated. and accepted
the explanation of councilmen that
the amendment should have been in
troduced in committee, and so, when
the company applied some weeks ago
for a supplementary franchise per-
hitting the erection of a pumping
station, the unions and the Trades
Assembly presented the union labor
clause before the joint session Of the
Ordinances and Streets, Alleys and
Grades committees for adoption.
COuncilmen Untrue.
! Thus taking councilmeh at their
word, Labor found councilmen who
did not care much for their word.
A joint committee. representing
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26
May Drag Jurisdiction
Scrap Into Wheeling
., n. threatens to Compel As
a. sembly to Dust Flints and
Stogie Makers.
ALTERNATIVE, 1 70 crNTRAI =
:. a. y
Delegates Opposeu 9y, ~ protest
to Heads.

wheeling to have 0ual OenC1oA
Labor Union and is the old Ohio val
,ou Trades and Labor Assembly 70
he disrupted?
THAT this is probable would appear
,,om circular letters which are be-
,aa received by Wheeling local
Unions from the American Fedora
ron of Labor, in which Secretary
rronk Morrison states that they
.bould affiliate only with recognized
body Of the A. F. of L. Y
II was the cause of warm and
lengthy discussion at the Trades AS
comply meeting Sunday, and of the
manv delegates who spoke not one
favored aftiliating with the A. F.. OF
l. at the cost that would be required,
The oustlng of the Stogiea Makers and
Flints Delegate Sims said that in
tho event that the Typographical
Union was forced to affiliate with
another central body in this city
that it could not resist. but that It
would. be impossible to secure dele
gates who would attend; that the
union would simply pay per capita
tar to the two central bodies and
send their delegates to the Ohio Val
lev Assembly. Many others spoke
along the same line. and the dele
gates were considerably incensed
over the introduction of this disturb
ing question of "afiiliation" again,
when all was peace and harmony and
progress. "a ~ ~ 4
The trouble, which has spurted
periodically, and which Morrison now
threatens to drive through to COM
clusion, dates back for many years.
The Ohio Valley. Trades and Labor
Assembly is older than theFederation
of Labor. and later. when 1t was
willing to affiliate. the A. F. Of I. re-
fused to grant the charter because
the Stogie Makers were IN the As
sembly. Now the Stogie Makers
and the Cigar Makers dwell harmon
iously together in Wheeling. and the
Stogie Makers do not make ciga 9
and the Cigar Makers have made no
apparent effort anywhere to organ
ize the stogie workers. but the In
ternational Cigar Makers claim CUR
isdiction" over the stogie business,
and Gompers Is himself a, cigar
maker, and hence the ruling. The
Flints matter is more recent, the
.Flints Withdrawing from the FEEDER
alton over and being prevented from
retaliation by the Bottle Blowers,
who claim Jurisdiction. According
to the laws of the A. F. of l.. no or
ganization can be received containing
members, jurisdiction over whom is
claimed by an organization already
affiliated. So, in the event that the
A. F. of L. carries through its threat
here, it means the dissolution Of the
Trades Assembly and the formation
OF new central body, or the GUST
ing Of the Flints and stogie Maksrs.
As there is no local trouble between
the crafts affected, it would appear
to be an entirely and unnecessary
proceeding to stir up the trouble
here and make possible the wiping
out of all the good effects Of all the
labor for thirty years.
About all Wheeling locals will pro
test to their heads against this &
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26

Members of the United Brother
hood Of Leather Workers ON Horse
Goods decided by. referendum vote
recently that they would ask the en-
ployers for an eight-hour day and.
several wage concessions, including
an increase equivalent to Is per cent
in all prices for piece hands and the.
same pay as at present for workmen
employed by the week.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26
Continued on last psge.)

Formerly the wages for members
Of the Furriers' Union in New York
ran as high as $50 per week, but
owing to increased competition be-
tween employers the pay has
dropped to So, s12 and SIS. respec-
lively, among those who are unorganz
lied. The union is striving to get all
men on its rolls, when a demand will
be made for a reasonable advance.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Mrs. william E, Davies will give a
musical entertainment for the bene-
fit of the Christ Lutheran church en-
Mozart Hill, Tuesday June u Re
freshments of all kinds will be
served. (silver Offering at the
door,
Mrs. Davies reputation is sufficient
to assure large attendance by per-
sons who are confident that they will
be well repaid. AS
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26
Announcement that the bos

Announcement that the boss bar
bers of Boston, Mass, are about to
form an employers organization re-
ceived the approval of the Eastern
BARRIERS Union 1872 recently, and It
was voted to offer the employers Of
their members the free use Of their
hall Tor meeting purposes,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26
Against Clause.
J TIE RESOLUTION

The following resolutions will be
intFeduced at the next session of the
Ohio. valley Trades and Labor As
semhly and referred to every local
union I'm the city for adoption:
's4Vhereas Elected city officials
who disregard the just. requests of
the working people and who give the
benefit Of their power and influence
to interests antagOnistic to Labor,
are false to their trust inasmuch as
the Working people; by their greater
number, elect every official, and
s1Whereas the workers are the best
asset 6fany city; therefore; be it
..s'ResO1Eed That this body declares
itself unalterably opposed to the
reelection Of amy official of the city
Of Wheeling who has shown by his
attitude That he is opposed to Organ
lied Labor; and we call upon all our
members % use every effort to de-
feat such candid ates.'''s
NNGSHNNXANWA<
the Unions and the Assembly, appear
ed before the joint council commit
tee and asked for the insertion in
the Traction supplementary franchise
Ola clause providing for the en-
ployment of union members. in the
operation of the power plants Ed
ward w. = Dailer. council member
from the First ward, himself a mem
Der Of the Bar Tenders Union, and
employed at Probes, introduced a
clause as substitute" which, pro-
vided for the erection of the pump
house building by union men,. This
would of course have been all righy
as an amendment. but as a.substitute
its only object was to kill the real
thing for which the unions were con-
tending. It was accomplished. The
substitute passed. But SO anxious
were the councilmen to show their
rantipathy toward Labor, or So brill
family bright was that shining parli-
amentarian who occupied the chair,
DR.. Megrail, that the union clause
that had been killed by the sNbsti-
tute was again put, and again killed
VIZ Eleven to Three. II
For one thing, however. Megrs4l s
cleverness gave the counci1men an
opportunity to line up and show that
they were against Labor. They
showed 1t. Three Of them voted for
Labor and eleven against. Among
the leaders of the Anti-Labor and
Pro-Traction crowd was that man
who has signalized his Traction serv-
ice in Council by perpetual opposi-
ton to the demands of Labor, though
he makes his living in the Palace
Furniture store by selling to Labor
Charles H. Watkins. The lineup, for
and against. is given here:
Against Labor. vi
c. H. WATKINS, SEVENTH
WARD.
/, ADAM KALTENBACH. THIRD
WARD. s
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26
Labor Wins

me general elections in Australia
S Sase brought sweeping Labor and
socialist sos.a victories. They have i ma
. sO OF ten in the senate ana ma
'0rl'y OF thirteen il the houas.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26

Some Not Present.
Two members of the council COM
mittee we're not present, Earl Petit
cord. of the Eighth ward and Profess
sor Fred Il. Becker. of the Second
ward. 1t is believed that both will
be with; Labor when the matter
comes before Council. Some of
those who voted against the clause
say that they did not so understand
it, and that they would vote for La
before council. Those councilmen
have still. that, one chance to show
whether their sympathies are with
the men who work for living and
who make the prosperity of the city
of Wheeling, or with private outfit
corporation whose business is to
make dividends off the people of
Wheeling. ~
Labor Will Stick. ~
At any rate, Labor is determined
to see the matter through. Feeling
ran high among the Labor commit
tee who were present at the joint
committee meeting, and the follow
ing night, when the first branch Of
council failed to secure quorum.
Democrat or Republican, said
President Harry Corcoran, of the
Trades Assembly, 81 am against any
manlwho votes against Labo'." The
same sentiment was echoed by Sec
rotary Henry B. Vessel of the AS
sembly, and by all the Labor men
congregated in the hall Of the City
building. It was the universal SEN
timent that this case should be car
ried through to the finish. John
Garden tainted them to the effect
that he had voted for Labor before,
only to see Labor lose and that he
voted against Labor this time in the
hope that they could win. The mem
bers of the executive board of the As
sembly believe that where Labor has
lost it has been because there was
not the proper activity displayed
against Labor's enemies, and they
favor an active campaign this time,
against every man who assumed an
unfair attitude against the men who
toll, and who displayed boot-llck-
ing subserviency to Labor-crushing
corporations
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26

The threatened strike Of the street
car men at Columbus. Ohio, has been
averted by arbitration.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26

On the roads in Western Canada,
over $1,000 section men are demand
ing a better scale.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26

British naval bands have been no
titled to demand the regular union
ratus hereafter. H..
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26

Engineers yremen ana .s.s ~
e s e,.ss, g me Delaware & Hudson rsll7
r rosS Company have demanded en u :
crease IL pay aKsrasln A1sss
per cent.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26

Live property Is to be increased In
assessed values twenty-five per cent
in New York City.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26
Council Committee Follows Corporation In
structions Faithfully, Voted
Against Clause.
CITY DADS, ELECTED BY LABOR,
Z. ....' ..' 81 SPURN REQUEST OF TOILERS

- WIN. H. SCHAMBRA, FIFTH
WARD.
JOHN M. GARDEN. SIXTH
WARD.
WILLIAM KNOKE. EIGHTH
WARD. ~
DR.. W. P. MEGRA1L. SEVENTH
WARD.
EDWARD W. DA1LER, FIRST
WARD. ~
H. W. (scoTT) FAIR, THIRD
WARD.
! H.. FRED wYsE, FOURTH
WARD.
JOS. DOYLE, JR.. FIFTH
=. WARD.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26

For Labor.
P. J. scALLEY. FIRST WARD.
JOHN M. RITTER, FOURTH
WARD.
BEN. E. REIMAN, SECOND. WARD.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26

ov 1lp0p pADER In the Ohio yalsy- aD1sr M9T
WV Wv ooo Irdustrial Population
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26

.,orcr nIDnII kTIfN Of any Weekly or Monthly
ADGESl ljIkUULAIIUn publication, publishe In
.n''o 49, the Ohio Valley or West Virginia
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-26

llNNEn nv Belmont and Ohio Valley Trades Assem-
vHHLV " bies; Garfield Stog1e Makers No. Brewery
Workmen No S. Stationary Engineers No lS1 Glass Pack
Me- 1885, Bricklayers Masons No. 8; United Mine
Workers No 1875 Painters Decorators Paper Hangers
No. &c. Crescent Lodge No. 8; N B. of O.. P. No 46,
Plasters No. 80; Carpenters No. and 81 individuals
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