Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-30

I Chicago.-The report Of Secretary
Frank Duffy to the convention of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters 10
a revelation. Nearly all OF the local
unions have reported an increase in
wages and shortening OF hours when
| ever this result has been attained.
Trade movements of the carpenters
have been general. and In amplifying
| the report 1t Is found that in large
number Of cities there has been an
average increase In the daily wage.
taking into consideration the shorten
ing OF hours without reduction In pay,
OF 1874 cents. On an Appropriated
membership OF 100000 this yields an
advance In wages Of $76,s00 per day.
Computed on 300 working days In
the year, this increase yields s22. 631.-
200 as record for one year When
1t is taken into consideration that the
total sum expended by the Brother
hood In the year under consideration
was only SOL, 1867, 1t is revealed
that the United Brotherhood OF Car
penters is paying dividend to It's
members unparalleled by any cor
porate body engaged In the mercantile
or any other business In the entire
world. II is an argument In favor OF
the organization of the workmen that
cannot be controverted,
Chicago.-Thlrty Transfers en-
ployed by tho Chicago Consolidated
Bottling company at North Paulina
and West Kinzie streets quit work be-
cause the company had put into serv-
ice six large auto trucks. each OF
which will do the work of two teams.
The strike caused alarm to concerns
throughout the city. This Is the
first instance OF a strike OF team
sters because of the introduction OF
auto trucks that have heard Of" said
an officer OF teaming concern. The
introduction of auto trucks is simply
logical development In the trans
portation problem. They will not
throw nearly as many men out OF
their Jobs as did automatic machin-
cry"
New York.-The new 54-hour-week
labor law, which will affect nearly
half a million girls, women and boys
in New York, has gone into effect
The law, which Is an outgrowth OF the
agitation following the Triangle
Shirtwaist Factory fire. affected all
girls and women and boys under rs
years old. It applies to factories, a
factory being defined as amy mill.
workshop or other manufacturing or
business establishment where one or
more persons are employed at labor"
San Francisco.-That all city EN-
ployes are entitled to a slx-day week
in accordance with the state law. and
that there is no good reason why any
city employee should be compelled TO
work seven consecutive days each
week, is the opinion Of Supervisor An
drew J. Gallagher, past secretary OF
the San Francisco Labor council who,
some time ago, introduced into the
board Of supervisors resolution pro
viding for one days rest in seven for
all city employees.
Boston.-The annual report OF the
Boston Elevated Railroad company.
Just isued, reflects the strike which
was called on that system June T.
The worst effect, so far as the COM
panys revenue Is concerned. oc-
Cured during the early stages OF the
strike, when the socaIled strike
breakers" pocketed the greater part
OF the proceeds collected The net
result was a deficit OF $491 600 after
the payment OF per cent on the
company's capital.
Hazleton, Pa.-The llnemen of the
Harwood Electric company. the big
concern that is supplying current
from here 10 towns In this section OF
the state within a radius OF forty
miles received notice of a wage ad-
vance. Heretofore they got $3.50
day and had no limit OF hours. In
the future they will be paid 33 cents
an hour They work no fewer than
eight hours a day. There was talk OF
strike in case the demands had
been turned down.
Chicago.-The Illinois Central Rail-
road company was sued by James II.
Wilkerson, United States attorney,
for violations OF the sixteen-hour reg
ulations for railroads. The prosecu-
lions we're recommended by Attorney
General Wickersham and suggested
by the interstate commerce commits
sion. The suit is Of ten counts and
charges the maintenance OF crews on
trains between Mounds and East st.
Louis, H., for more than sixteen con-
secutive hours.
Bethlehem. Pa.-Good news to more
than 1000 employees of the Alpha Ce-
ment company's employees was the no
tice posted in wk.ch the company
granted 10 per cent. raise in wages.
The men affected are at the Martins
Creek and Alpha, N. J.. plants.
BostoH.-Firms employing more than
so per cent. Of the members of Bos-
ton Upholsterers' Union SO have con-
ceded the new union scale Of
minimum of $21 for the 47-hour
work week. The members are still on
strike at 10 places The strike Is en-
tering its fourth week.
Baltimore Resolution providing
that no member of the Clgarmakers'
International union should belong to