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United labor bulletin., 1911-03-09
W. F. NJ. is VOTING ON CHARTER.

The Western Federation of Miners
subordinate lodges all over the West are
voting on the proposition of accepting
the charter offered the organization by
the American Federation of Labor. The
ballot is by referendum and all lodges
have been ordered to have the ballots in
by April l. No returns have been re
ceived as yet. bet it is certain that the
organization will vote almost unanimous
ly to join the big central national labor
body The officers of the Western Fed
Grafton are in favor of the move from
President Moyer down and their sugges-
tions as to affiliation have been followed
since the move was first started. Just
as soon as the charter is granted the
terms of close relations with the United
Mine Workers will be worked out by the
Western Federation officers.
United labor bulletin., 1911-03-09

forming of a new council until such time
as the A. F. of L. succeeds in reaf1liat-
ing the Brotherhood Carpenters.
1t will be noted that the Bricklayers
and the Brotherhood Carpenters are the
moving spirits in the new organization
and they are the two powerful organ
iZations of the city.
The corporation papers have been eN-
plotting what we have found to be an
untruth that George Hally is boosting
the new council. and this has been used
by the opponents of the new movement
to defeat it. The story is ridiculous
from the fact that the Plumbers are
against the new move, and HALEY is
member of that organization. And
further. the Brotherhood Carpenters are
for the new council and not friendly to
the man who they blame for disrupting
the old council and losing them thou
sands of dollars. The story is ridiculous
and only used to keep the trades di-
vided, and by being divided they are
bound to fail.
The Bulletin is not for either faction,
but as we are on the outside looking in
and can view the situation from an un-
biased viewpoint, We hope that the
trades will come to some agreement
whereby all can act as one organization,
and that can only be made possible
through a new organization.
United labor bulletin., 1911-03-09
A GRAND JURY NAMED.

The Building Trades Council is inves'
tigating its officers. A committee has
been appointed to act as sort OF grand
jury to investigate the activities of GER
tain officials in connection with the new
Associated Building Trades. The recon-
mendation was made by the executive
committee with the expectation that
President Lenhof would be in the chair
to name the committee. President Len
hof was absent. however. and Vice-Presi-
dent Frank Bryan named Delegates Del
lett of the Tilelayers. Moore OF the
Sheet Metal Workers and Moore OF the
Painters. Beside investigating the OH
GERS and members who have been for
the new council. II is believed the com
mittee will also investigate some actions
of members who have opposed 1t. 1t is
believed that when the committee gets
through the air will be somewhat
clarified.
United labor bulletin., 1911-03-09
BILL 1913 OPPOSED.

typographical union No. 40. at their
meeting Sunday. passed the following
resolution in regard to the proposed
change In giving out state printing:
Resolved. By Denver Typographical
union No. 40, that we are opposed to SEN
ate bill No 229. by Senator Carringer. In
regard to state printing. and In favor OF
the law as now on the statute books.
The bill referred to provides that. all
state printing shall be given out at the
discretion OF the state commissioner OF
printing. The members OF the Typo
graphical union believe that the present
system. where all bids are passed upon
by board OF three. gives less chance
for favoritism. The proposed change in
the law would make It possible for the
state printer to let the work to any small
shop In any part OF the state where
there Is n low scale. AS the law stands
now large shops where good scales OF
wages are paid are almost sure to get
the work,
United labor bulletin., 1911-03-09
ASSOCIATED BUILDING TRADES
is THE ONLY WAY OUT
Leaders Claim New Association Will Be
Formed.

The delegates TO represent their re-
spective organizations in the proposed
Associated Building Trades of Denver
met at 40 King block Sunday morning to
receive the result of the referendum
vote in regard to the organization of the
new council While the vote on the new
organization was not as satisfactory as
it was hoped for. yet the majority of the
building trades organizations were in
favor of the new council.
The following plan was outlined to
settle all jurisdiction disputes and get
the organizations together commun-
ication was drawn up in the shape of a
resolution and request to the building
trades organizations II follows:
Resolved, That a Jurisdiction commit
tee to be composed of one member from
each craft be appointed to act upon all
Jurisdiction disputes and that their ac-
ton shall be final and binding on all af-
filiated organizations; also that mem
bers shall not be entitled to a seat on
said committee at 4 time when they are
directly interested in the jurisdiction
claim in dispute.
VIII your organization abide by the
decision Of jurisdiction committee under
those conditions?
Please answer under seal and send
representatives to meeting of March IL.
room 10. King block. at $3.50 a. m.
wM. RYAN.
Bricklayers
F. A. BRYAN,
Plumbers.
c. NJ. MOORE.
Sheet Metal Workers,
j. w. HIGENS,
Carpenters Dist Council
]. II. MITCHELL.
Lathers.
Committee.
1t is the firm belief of the principals
in the movement for the new council
that it will be consummated in very
short time While there are those in the
old council who are leaving no stone un-
turned to deefat the move. yet the know
ing ones assert that the old council can
not continue under the present condi-
tions. There is very little building be-
ing done on which the council card men
can be employed and unless some move
Is made along the lines laid down by the
promoters of the new council. the build
ing trades of the city are destined to
ruin. A very few men are responsible
for the defeat of the organization of the
new council. While they are technical
ly right when the authority of their In
ternationals are brought to bear on the
locals, yet there always comes n time in
the labor situation OF any community
when strenuous action is necessary to
success.
The promoters OF the new council be-
lieve that such action is necessary at
this time II is not possible to take the
carpenters into the old council on ac-
count OF their international's standing in
the A. F. OF L., hence there is only one
way out OF the present predicament. the
United labor bulletin., 1911-03-09
WILL BE PARooNEo.

Though guilty of an act that resulted
in death to several Colorado 4 Southern
employees and destroyed COLORADO q
southern property. John w. Reeve and
Erank II Kiser have been promised EN-.
ployment by the Colorado & Southern
II they are released from the peniten.
tiary. Onicials and other employees OF
the railroad company have asked that
the convicts be set free and the state
board of pardons will act on the appii-
cations next Friday.
Reeve and Kiser were convicted OF set
ting a fire in the Colorado 4 Southern
wards at Boulder during strike Inc
flre spread to a car of dynamite ana
caused an explosion that resulted IN the
death of several men. They were com.
mitted to the state prison Tor terms Oh
not less than ten years.
United labor bulletin., 1911-03-09
NEW ORGANIZATION oFFlceReD.
Woman's Trade Union League Organ
ized at Trades Assembly Hall.

At a meeting in the Trades Assembly
hall Sunday Woman's Trade Union
league was organized. This result was
brought about by the effort put forth by
Organizer n. r. Tustison of the central
body. who is getting such good results
in the field that has been SO long neg
lected. Mr.. Tustison invited the wives.
sisters and daughters of union men to
meet at the hall. and with them invited
those to meet who believe in the uplift-
ing of women by securing for them bet
ter conditions.
The meeting was well attended and
the league was organized with the fol-
lowing officers: President, Mrs. Mary
c. c. Bradford. county superintendent of
schools; secretary-treasurer. Genevieve
Miles. state factory inspector: organiza-
ton committee. Katherine Williamson
Mrs. j. c. vetter. Mrs. Gustafson and
Genevieve Miles. This committee was
instructed to visit every local labor
union and the legislative committee OF
the Federation OF women's clubs to lay
the matter before them and endeavor 10
enlist their services in the work The
national organizers will be invited to
come to Denver and speak for the cause.
The league. besides being a factor for
good in the fight for better conditions
for women, will be strong political
body and will work for better laws for
the safeguarding OF the life and health
of the workers.
The next meeting will be in the Trades
Assembly hall on Sunday. March 10, and
viii meet hereafter on the first and
third Sunday at the same place at =
o'clock.
United labor bulletin., 1911-03-09
GO TO GRAND JUNCTION.

The Misses Sellens and Hurley. the
representatives of the st. Louis district
of the United Garment Workers OF
America. who have been in Denver at
intervals for weeks while covering the
surrounding territory. left for Grand
Junction Monday to thoroughly canvas
that town in behalf of the campaign
against the Marx & Haas clothing manu-
facturers of ST. Louis. II is said that
they will be directed to visit other sec
tions OF the United States after their
campaign in Colorado is finished.
United labor bulletin., 1911-03-09
sARrENpERs GRATEFUL.

The Bartenders' union held their reg
ular meeting Sunday at their hall in the
Iron building. and 1t was most enthusi-
astic. The Bartenders are enthusiastic
over the support they are receiving from
organized labor. The organization is
signing up new bars in all parts of the
city and have added 80 new houses to
their list and they attribute their sue
cess to only one source, says Business
Agent Vessel, and that is the support
the union men are giving them in de-
manding the house cards.
United labor bulletin., 1911-03-09
DENVER PUBLISHERS
DEMAND OLD SCALE
Publishers Ask No. 49 o Refnstate Old ScaIeciafn'
That Assurances Of Representatives We're Not
FuifHed---SIun1p in Output Whom Time
Scale Awarded, the Cause---
Union Not Act.


Iunion
s52o
according
the publishers
SAYS S42 after
and
United labor bulletin., 1911-03-09
INSPECTORS ASSIGNED.

Deputy Labor Commissioner Brake is
dispatching his inspectors for their
spring inspection tour. Miss Genevieve
Miles and John Bible leave for Colorado
Springs Thursday: Daniel Ward goes TO
Pueblo and Patrick Moran TO Irinidau'
The inspectors expect TO be absent ions
onouyh to thoroughly cover the territory
10 which they have been assigned
United labor bulletin., 1911-03-09
VETERAN PRINTER DIES,

Harry c. Teller, veteran printer and
linotype man. who was equally well
known in this state and on the Pacific
coast, died Wednesday night after
weeks illness.
United labor bulletin., 1911-03-09
CONSTITUTION DEFEATED.

In the last few minutes of the sixty
first congress, the ratification of the new
constitution OF New Mexico was defeated
by a tangle In the parliamentary Jug
Cling.
United labor bulletin., 1911-03-09
FREIGHT HANDLERS STRIKE.

Jersey City. N. J.-Nine hundred help
ers and freight handlers employed by
the United States Express company In
this city went on strike Friday last
United labor bulletin., 1911-03-09
Employers LIABILITY
BILL SHOULD BE PASSED
Senator Joyce Bill Believed To Be constitmionaI---
Favored by Many Legislators, VIII Be
Opposed by HInterests"-- Worker
Better Cared for Europe
Than in America.


believed will
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25
Flood in Nebraska.

Omaha, Neb., July 24.-Reports
received in this city from Gage and
Johnson counties. in the southeast
portion of the state, indicate that
section was visited early yesterday
by one of the heaviest rainfalls rec
orded in the vicinity.
From Beatrice comes the report
that the government gauge recorded
q fall of eight inches Of rain and
that the Blue river rose a total Of
twenty-six feet. The Blue river
early yesterday morning rose at the
rate Of three feet an hour, submerg-
ing the railroad yards and endan-
gering the residence and business
districts. in which portion OF the
town considerable damage was done
by the food.
Women and children were rescu-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25
Prairie Fire Threatened.

Iowa City, July 24.-Fire start.
ing from carelessly thrown match
burned field of shocked barley on
the Cedar county farm of Henry Ne.
gus, president of the Commercial
Savings bank of Iowa City, and
threatened the destruction of the
farm buildings.
A boy walking along the road
lighted his pipe and pitched the
match to one side. It caught in the
dry grass and ran into the field. The
stubble was high enough to carry
the fire from shock to shock, and a
big prairie fire was imminent. A
general call was turned in over the
telephone, and neighbors came with
gang plows. Enough burrows were
turned to check the fire.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25
Frenchman Killed Racing.

Lemans, France, July 24.--The
Grand Prix de France, which was
run here yesterday under the aus
pieces of the Auto club of Sarthe
was marred by fatal accident. The
axle of the machine driven by Mau-
rice Fournier, brother of the noted
automobile racer, collapsed when
the car was speeding more than a
mile minute in an endeavor to ov-
ertake the French driver, Hemery.
Fourier was crushed to death be-
meath the car and his mechanician
was hurled a hundred feet into a
field and seriously injured.
The race drew the largest crowd
since the Wright aviation trials in
1908. The tropical heat subjected
the tires and engines to a tremen-
dous strain, adding greatly to the
interest of the event as a test of en-
durance.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25
TO HAVE NO MORE COLLISIONS

Waterloo, July ga signalling
device designed absolutely to pre-
vent railway wrecks, so far as col
lisions are concerned, soon will be
manufactured in this city by the
Teletopograph Signal company,
which is capitalized at 100000.
The officers are as follows: Presi-
dent, Clinton L. Bopp, formerly OF
Hawkeye, who is the inventor: vice
president, w. H. Sorg of Hawkeye:
secretary, M. Murray of Jesup;
treasurer, M. N. Bopp of Hawkeye.
This promises to be one of the
largest manufacturing enterprises in
the west, and the signal is expected
to revolutionize railway operation.
The literal meaning of the name
of the appliance is that of auto
matte train dispatching. The midi
cation system shows the location OF
trains at all times. In forming tue
teletopograph and associating it
with instruments and relays, togeth
err with circuit for operating, the
various devices are SO arranged that
the teletopograph is placed at the
station, in the engine cab or at any
other desired point, corresponding
to the track instrument, in such q
way that it will indicate at al
times the position of the various
trains as they pass over the system.
The teletopographs are arranged
to be placed in the railroad stations,
hotels and other places of public
utility and are all to be actuated
simultaneously from the same cir
cult. Four main line wires are nec-
essary and plurality of track wires
are provided. AS the first train I'M
locks the relay wire at the first sta
ton it will lock the relay at the sec
ond station and hold the same lock-
ed until the train has arrived at or
passed the third station, whereby
the relay at the second station will
be unlocked. This action is contin-
ued for the full length of the sys-
tenn, SO that the stations ahead of
the train will know the position at
all times, and the stations in the
rear will be free for operation by
succeeding trains
The unique device has been thor
oughly tested and found to work
perfectly. 1t is claimed that the
cost of installation will be very rea-
sonable.
Clinton L. Bopp, the inventor. is
young man who has given the
subject many years of close study.
He has worked as an inventor ever
since he was IL years of age, and
has acquired most of his knowledge
through practical experience, al
though he has taken special work al
Upper Iowa university and at Iowa
State college at Ames.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

Pittsburg, Pa, July 25.-In a riot
yesterday between miners Of the
Mansfield mine of the Pittsburg Coal
company at Glendale, an isolated
portion of Allegheny county. three
constables, two county detectives
and a score of miners We're injured,
several fatally. Fourteen men and
one woman have been arrested. All
We're held in $1,000 bail on a
charge of rioting.
Three of the injured are suffering
from bullet wounds. The others
We're either stabbed, stoned or beat
en- with clubs.
A factional dispute, an outgrowth
of election trouble among the offic-
ers of District No. 5, United Mine
Workers of America, has been in
progress at Glendale. Yesterday
three constables arrested a miner
who had almost beaten another to
death. The news of the arrest
spread rapidly.
When coming from Glendale
an isolated country to Held
elberg the officers were attacked.
They fired into the mob, but were
soon stretched out unconscious from
a bullet or club.
During the fight two county de-.
tectives arrived. One of these drop
ped with his face crushed from a
huge stone, while Detective 1nskipt
sustained fractured skull. The
prisoner, foreigner, was shot
through the head by the men VINO
.ried to rescue him.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25
Physician in Auto Smash.

Marshalltown, July 24.-An un-
usual way of receiving news from
long distance was observed here yes
terday when B. Fraley, an Albion
merchant, reached this city in his
automobile from Memphis, Mo-, aud
reported that he passed an overturn-
ed automobile, five miles south Of
Memphis, that bore a Marshalltown
pennant. At :. the next farm house
he came to he learned that the car
belonged to DR.. J. R. Billiard Of
this city. No one was injured. The
car was damaged somewhat. DR..
Billiard, wife and two children left
this city a week ago today for
Kirksville and Memphis.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25
WAS ACTING WITHOUT A NET

Iowa City, July 25.-Attacked by
vertigo while thirty feet in midair
Florence Siegrist, member of the
Siegrist troupe in Barnum & Bal
ley's circus, fell from trapeze and
was hurt severely here Saturday
night.
She was able to travel early Sun
day morning and accompanied the
circus to Davenport. She may be
internally injured, but the surgical
staff of the circus and the manage
ment denied that her hip was frac-
tured, or her legs were broken.
Miss Siegrist was performing
without a net and thus struck the
ground with frightful violence when
she fell. She was borne to the
dressing room by clowns, and was
later taken to her car. She was un-
conscious for only short time after
her fall, and was able to describe
the dizzy spell that caused her ter
rifying accident with its almost
marvellous escape.
E;pA ,nh uork az thic 0ff1co
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25
CHOLERA
in BOSTON
Asiatic Plague Gains Foothold in
New England Despite
Fight.
THE DECISION is DELAYED
THE DECISION IS DELAYED
Physicians Take Considerable Time
in Determining That it was Ter
rible Disease That Killed
Foreign Woman,

Boston, Mass, July 24.-Aslatic
cholera has reached Boston and
caused one death, while two foreign
sailors, believed to have brought the
disease here after being iii, disap-
peared, and their whereabouts is up-
known, according to statement
given out today by the Boston board
of health.
The victim was Mrs. Tammasino
Mastrodenico, who died Thursday.
She took into her home as dodgers
few weeks ago two sailors, who
are said to have come from an Ital-
ian port. The sailors were i'll and
afterwards disappeared.
The children of the woman are
under observation and the board has
begun an examination of many per-
sons who have come into contact
with the dead woman.
Her house will be thoroughly
fumigated and all precautions to
protect others will be taken, includ-
ing some half a hundred children
who live in the district.
The delay in determining definite
ly that the woman died of cholel
was due to difficulty in recovering
the germs of the disease from the
cultures, the diagnosis being made
possible only yesterday by the re-
ceipt from Washington Of supply
of anti-cholera serum with which
tests were made. Mrs. Mastrodenico,
until she was isolated was attended
constantly by her daughter Mary,
who slept with her.
Tomorrow morning a thorough
examination of all the tenants of
the building where Mrs. Mastroden-
leo lived will be made by DR.. John
D. Long and DR.. J. Mclaughlin Of
Washington, who came here two
days ago when the presence of the,
cholera was suspected. In addition,
four inspectors of the board off
health department have been watch
ing in the north end district for sew
eral days for any possible appear
ance Of the disease among the
neighbers or relatives of the Mas
family.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25
Two Brothers Escape Jail.

Plattsburg, Mo-, July "a
Arthur and Homer Boots, brothers,
held in the county Jail on charges
of highway robbery, burrowed their
way through brick wall to freedom
here early this morning by using a
small iron bar which, 1t is believed
was struggled in to them by a
friend who visited them yesterday.
F. R. Cookingham, held on charge
of bigamy, refused to accompany
them and for four hours pounded
on the bars and yelled before he
could attract the attention of pass.
erby, who in turn called the sheriff.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25
Europe Swelters in Heat.

Paris, July 24.-Paris is swelter-
ing in the worst hot wave expert
enced in twenty-five years, which is
made more severe by the phenomer
al drought, not drop Of rain tav-
ing fallen in month. Tho thcr
mometer has risen steadily for the
last eight days from sc to 81.
To add to the suffering OF the peo-
pie there has been partial break
down in the water system, which
necessitated the cutting OF of the
supply last night. Many deaths
have occurred, the daily average be-
ing six, until yesterday, when elev-
en- were reported
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25
Paid in Full.

Farmers Insurance Company, Ce-
dar Rapids, Iowa.-Gentlemen
wish to express my appreciation OF
the prompt and satisfactory manner
in which my recent loss by fire was
settled and paid by your company
The 5000 insurance on the house,
located in the west part of Webster
City, was paid in full, and now
have the money to rebuild with.
Home companies are the best, and
the Farmers of Cedar Rapids stands
at the top. You will make no mis-
take If you insure in this Iowa com
pany. F. S. Currie, agent,
Yours very truly.
Jacob Ostrander,
Steward at County Farm
Webster City, July IS, 1911.
7-24d3f3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25

ed from the tops of box cars, boats
being used in the rescue work. AS
far as can be learned no lives were
lost
All the railroads were hard hit by
the flood. The Burlington bridge
over Bear creek and nearly all the
trackage in the Burlington, Rock
Island and Union Pacific yards at
Beatrice was washed out or inun-
dated. For a distance of twelve
miles between Dewitt and Beatrice
most of the track is gone. No trains
are running in or out of Beatrice
and it is expected to be several days
before the service can be resumed.