Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-10-26
Assembly Hears
Injunction Echo
uh.O Matter of Lifting Costs Of Case
Form Men is Con-
sidered.
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BUSY SESSION OF
ASSEMBLY SUNDAY
..h;tration Committee Unable to Do
Anything With the
BARRIERS.


Barbers-
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An echo of the decision granted
nv Judge Dayton against the strlKing
lnemen four years ago, when the teie-
Rbone companies secured an lnJnncron
during the strike, came up Sunday at
tba , Trades Assembly, when there was
sD ronort on the matter of relieving the
sour local linemen of the costs in the
c es assessed against their property.
CHAIRMAN Ryan, of the Special Com
roittan reported that he had taken up
tho matter of the local linemen, who.
u-oro made defendants in the injunc-
tion suit brought by the Bell company
ogainst the linemen during the strike
rho costs in the case were placed
against the men individually, and they
have ever since been appealing IN
vain to the national head of the Elec-
trical Workers to relieve them Of this
claim of costs, which today hangs over
their homes. 1t was promised that the
matter would be taken up at the con-
vention of the organization, but this
was not done. 1t was explained Sun,
day that the reason for its not being
hrought I'D was the miscarriage of a.
letter The local boys, following in
structions. mailed letter to r. b.
nolan executive officer, but this letter
was not received by him until 5 days
after the convention, and he says that
he did not bring up the matter because
of lack of data. On motion, the As
semblys committee was continued,
with Instructions to lay detailed data
before the |. B. E. w. executive board.
Electrical Workers Report.
Electrical Workers No. 141 reported
that the American Electric Co. had
been declared unfair by that Organiza-
ton, and the Retail Clerks reported
the F. W. Woolworth Co, 5 and ~
cent store.
Labor Picnic Report.
The final report of The Labor Day
committee was read. II sh0Wed totaL
receipts of S754, and total expenses OF
sl22 leaving a balance to the credit OF
the Assembly of $532. To this must be
added s1.1O to be received yet for
tickets and $1,000 to be received from
the City & Elm Grove Railway COM
pany.
Organization Committee.
The organization committee report
ed on the visit to the HorseshOers Un-i|
ion, and that that body had promptly
voted to affiliate with the central DoQys !
Legislative Committee.
The legislative committee reported
that they we're still waiting for proper
information with which to report on
Senator VIM. E. Chilton's betrayal OF
the Labor class by breaking his cam
paign pledge to support an Employers
Liability law.
BARRIERS Matter.
Acting Chairman Gallagher reported
the Arbitration Committees visiting
the four BARRIERS reported as unfair.
He said that frank Ritter, on Tenth
street, wouldn't even show them the
courtesy to listen to what they had 20
say At MeGee's shop, 1858 Market
street, and at the shop of Cumber-
lands, 18th and Market, both colored,
the committee was met with an abso-
lutte refusal to unionize their places.
This was also true of Henry kronen-
weth, 642 National Road, who said /
that he had been unfair for SO long
that he thought he would continue.
The Assembly accepted the report OF |
the committee and advised the bar
bers to go the limit
The Auditorium COMMITTEES.
The committee reported carrying
out the Instructions of the Assembly IN
the Market Auditorium matter, ana
that the local unions were all making
it very plain that they would not pat
ronize the occupants of the building II
it is erected by non-union labor.
No Meeting.
The committee also reported That II |
had been unable so far to have meet
ing with Mr.. Schmulbach in regard 70
unionizing the engine room Of the
Schmulbach building.
Non-Labeled Goods.
A delegate reported that he ha0
been in Kraus's and Neuhardt's IN
quest of a hat, but was unable to tnd
one bearing the union label.
Belmont Report.
Fraternal Delegate Zottz reported
the Belmont Assembly's endorsing the
action Of the Ohio Valley in the mat
ter Of the "padlocks" and the Market
House Auditorium proposition. An
other 1000 Mcnamara buttons were
ordered and 500 stamps.
Sisters of Good Shepherd,
The Sisters of the Good Shepherd
replied to the Assembly's letter OF |
sympathy sent last Sunday. The flrst
letter-of the kind received by them,
The Sisters thanked the Assembly cor
dlally. A committee was appointed,
consisting of Delegates Fisher, Hogl
and Lenkard, to purchase donation OF
silverware for the Home.
The linsiy Scholarship.
The Linsly Institute reported to
the Assembly that the young man Sc
lected by the Assembly as beneti-
eiary of the Pollack scholarship had
not appeared. 1t transpired that the
young man preferred to remain at the
public High school on account of the
commercial course obtainable there.
The matter was placed in the hands Of
the trustees.
Expenses.