Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-15
PETTY JEALOUSY
CAUSED REPORT
SAY PLUMBERS
Local Journeymen Deny That
Strike Was Ordered, or Al
legged Meeting Which Orr
dered II Was Ever Held.

statements mmdc today BY promi-
ncni members OF the tycal plumbers
union show that The strike reports
printed ~ the l1stancc of Earl Bow
dlch president ~ the local srrA MIA
iion OF plumbers, we're canked hy
difference Of opinion ~ 10 whether or
no. there was union IN Albuquerque
Tuesday afternoon. Bowdlch. the lai.
est man elected 70 iill the chair OF
the Alhuaueruuc plunbers' local. made
q statement. az BIZ own request. VA
which hc announced that strike had
been called BY urdcf Of a union nicei
ing held -the night besorc. and on ad-
vice OF national officer. against
lloeman and Aver and the Whitney
COMPANY. the latter being ene 81 the
largest firms engaged IN plumbing
work IN albuquerque
We made this staicmeni In the pres
ence of Witnesses. aud AZ his state
mcnts had always been reliable Il was
accepted on its face value. AZ !, hap.
epned Iiowdlch stated that the strike
had been called by order OF q meet
lng held Tuesday night,
That meeting was never held ac.
cording 10 two other members OF The
total enrolment OF four.
Bowdleh Tries to stop Work.
Tuesday. plumbers say. be instruct.
cd iourneyman working for the
whitney company that strike had
been called by q meeting of the local
The man investigated. through sew.
cral other men, and found that the
III n...I1 mla
tendance Of two men. and a probable
attendance OF one. the president. Ia
view oi this he refused 10 quil work
IN official of the Whitney company
stated that there was no strike, that
his company had not been notified Of
any strike. that h. had investigated
ami found that aeemsn and Aver had
NOS been notified of a strike. and that
no men had atopped work for either
arm. he also stated that the pubii-
cation OF a strike notice had injured
his business, and that he Thought In
fairness Il should be withdrawn.
strike Not Denied.
This afternoon. walter l.eeldy,
former officer OF The plumbers local.
and a strong union man. denied thar
there was any strike. but laid the re-
port ri Bowdschs door, "ll0wdich IL
jealous OF some men who heve secur.
cd work here" he said Il came back
from san Franci1et nttes the sebfem.
Der strike. ana go, INV io0 back agwin
with the WhltneY company, he WAS
Jealous He told me that | should
have stayed there, and given sone OF
the others chance NJ work
The whitney company official re-
fofrcd "a above stlfed that i.nckly had
been given a ioh after the strike be-
cause he was good WORKMAN. and
tho company desired 40 show IL good
faith In the settlement which was ef-
fccted.
'BoWdlch was soina away, and want
I'd To- stir up nidble." said one ~ the
nlumbsrs. 'Thorc II me- plumbers 10
cal here. and he knows n For months
have not attended meeting. I am
% sick aiid tired ~ the actioa 81 som
Of the officers,
Plumbers Uuion Brokcn
There are lust four journeymen
piumbt ~ here" ne said. and u takes
eight 10 hold a charter. We still have
ours. hut that II because nothing def
'f'f' fet'" 'N'n HfhNff rum N'st'NNtAf-
tiers. The plumbers union here was
broken when ~ many journeyman
opened shops OF their own after the
Soptemoer strike.
Al prescott. aowdirh. the president
If the union. when u was realty al
union, u IN saJta ". having nonq
tnere the same day he startsd thaI
strike report, james Cole. The secre
tnry. Il working ~ a brakeman; VIII
liam Cote. a ,ourneymnn. 4 IL Fort Dc-
hance. and thefe are three Journey
men wofAins here for different hFmk
now. Thexe are Isrnri Putnam. WALL
tor LsekltH and I'd corcoran.
A. Moskow,ch. charged with HES
gally selling lsguor. who had hear
ing Friday. was today discharged hy