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United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Appears Before Committee.

Washington.-President Gompers re-
Gently appeared before the postofice and
postroads committee of the senate in ad-
vocacy of the "anti-gag" rule and eight
hour provision passed upon favorably by
the house. He also appeared before the
house judiciary committee advocating a
favorable report upon the employers liza
bility and workmen's compensation bill,
which has passed the senate. President
Gompers also appeared before sub
committee of the senate judiciary COM
mittee urging the subcommittee to re-
port to the full judiciary committee the
Clayton Injunction Limitation bill, which
was passed by the house recently by a
very large VOTE
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Granite Cutters News.

Quincy, Mass.-The Granite Cutters
union at Lewiston and Auburn, Me- has
successfully negotiated new agreement
with contractors which increases the
wage 25c per day and eliminates ma
chine tool, the use OF which is very un-
healthy The Granite Cutters conven-
ton, recently held in this city, changed
the title of their International executive
officer, known as the secretary-treasurer,
to international president. The duties of
this officer remain practically as hereto
fore. James Duncan known now as the
secretary-treasurer. will be known after
July l, 1912, as international president OF
the Granite Cutters association.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Try a Principe de Lees for a good
smoke.
Not Yet Satisfied.

Washington The telegraphic news
coming from Los Angeles reporting in
stances in the Darrow trial, indicates
that the legal department of the govern
ment and the attorneys prosecuting Mr..
Darrow are still in search of some pin
dot" upon which to draw President Com
pers into the controversy. Every oppor-
tunity has been afforded the attorney
general and all his assistants to secure
information at the Federation headquar-
ters and elsewhere, and Notwithstanding
the fact that the department has openly
exonerated the officials of the American
Federation of Labor, there is still an ef-
fort being made to connect them with
some circumstance which might be twist
ed into a semblance of connection with
an unlawful act. The Federation vel
comes all the probes the department de-
sires to institute and when 1t gets
through it will have the satisfaction of
knowing that no official of the American
Federation of Labor had any knowledge
of any wrongful act having been COM
mitted by any one in the famous dyna-
miting cases.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Arbitration Board Selected.

Washington.-The board of arbitration
to settle the differences between the rail
roads east of Chicago and their engin-
eers, has been appointed by Chief Justice
White, Charles P. Neill, commissioner of
labor, and Judge Knapp of the commerce
court. The board consists of Oscar
Straus, former secretary of commerce
and labor, chairman; DR.. Albert Shaw.
editor of the American Review of Re-
views; Otto Eidlitz, former chairman of
the Building Trades Employers associa-
ton of New York; Frederick N. Judson.
lawyer, of st. Louis; DR.. Charles r. Van
Hise, president of the University of Wis
consin; Daniel Willard, president of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad; and P. H.
Morrisey, president of the Employees and
Investigators association. The two lat
ter were selected by the railroads and
engineers respectively. The arbitration
has been brought about through media
ton under the Erdman act. The de-
mands of the engineers are for a stand
ard wage in the entire eastern territory.
The firemen of these systems have also
presented similar demands but no action
has yet been taken, but whatever action
is taken will undoubtedly be predicted on
the award of the arbitration board in the
engineers case.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Senate Rejects House Provision.

Washington.-When the legislative, ju-
dicial and executive appropriation bill
was under consideration in the house of
representatives, a provision was insert
ed limiting the tenure of Office of civil
service employees to five years, with the
further provision that these clerks could
again be reappointed, either with or
without examination. Upon the passage
of the bill it went to the senate and the
committee in charge of the bill in the
upper branch of congress struck out the
provision and the senate concurred in
the committees report. In all probable
ity when the bill goes to the conference
committee the senates action will pre-
vail
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Senator Smith CONGRATULATED.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Smith of Mich
igan, who conducted the investigation
into the Titanic disaster as the chairman
of the senatorial committee having this
matter in charge, has been the recipient
of congratulations from the London
branch of the Amalgamated Society of
Railway Servants of Great Britain. the
action being conveyed to the senator by
letter. The substance of the action of
the branch was as follows: I'VE con-
gratulate Senator William Alden Smith
on the courageous manner in which he
conducted the searching inquiry into the
deplorable loss of the Titanic"
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
LABOR NEWS OF INTEREST
DoINGS IN THE LABOR WORLD
GATHERED HERE AND ABROAD

International Ladies' Garment Workers.
Washington-The annual convention
of the International Ladies' Garment
Workers was in session the week of
June 3-S at Toronto, Canada. Secretary
Frank Morrison of the American Fedora
ton of Labor was in attendance and de-
livered an address before the conven-
ton, as was also John B. Lennon, treas
urer of the American Federation of La
Dor. The International Ladies' Garment
Workers since the strike of two years
ago in New York city and vicinity have
a membership close to 100000.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Novelty Leather Worker..

Washington.-In the June l issue of
the Weekly News Letter. under a Chi
cago date, II was reported that the
Leather Workers" have secured an
agreement with their employers and all
differences adjusted. The item should
have read Novelty Leather Workers"
The organization known as THE Leather
Workers on Horse Goods" has been on
strike against the saddlery firms in Chi
cago for some time, but no settlement
has been reached with the saddlery
firms
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Complaints Against Compensation Law

Galesburg. Ill.-The Labor News of
this city is authority for the statement
that the compensation law which recent
ly became effective in Illinois is develop
ing some features destined to work an
injury to those whom it was framed to
protect. 1t is stated that the large en-
ployers of labor who elected to come un-
der the provisions of the law, are insur-
ing their employees and compelling them
to pass a rigid examination and discharg-
ing those who are not good insurance
risks; also wedding out the old men be-
cause they are not good risks and be-
cause of advanced years more liable to
accident. The Labor News observes that
this condition of affairs presents such "a
serious problem that solution must be
reached in the immediate future. else in
justice be done to a large number of
workmen in this state.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
MIGRATORY Workers.

San Francisco.-The organization of
migratory workers, which began over a
year ago at the instance of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor and the Calf
ornia State Federation of Labor, is diff
ficult problem, but the efforts expended
have begun to show tangible results.
There are locals of migratory workers in
this city, in Oakland, Richmond, Stock
ton, San Jose, Fresno, Bakersfield, Los
Angeles and Riverside. The member
ship of the San Francisco local reaches
1000, while that of Oakland is 1000.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Indiana Miners Resume Work.

Indianapolis. = The Indiana miners
have accepted the agreement tentatively
made at Terre Haute and work has been
resumed. The question over which much
dissatisfaction was aroused was the fact
that the miners insisted upon a weekly
pay day. In the settlement, however,
this demand was withdrawn and agree
ments reached on all other points at
issue.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Milwaukee Street Carmen.

Milwaukee.-Wage increases amount
ing to $4,000 annually has been volun
tarily granted by the Milwaukee Elec-
trio Railroad company. This voluntary
increase is the direct result Of the effect
of the Amalgamated Association OF
Street and Electric Railway Employees
to organize the men upon this road
which resulted in a strike. 1t is stated
that the wage rate for carmen in Mil.
waukee is below that of cities of like
size, with conditions still very unsatis.
factory
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Securing Data on Referendum.

Washington.-The Atlanta convention
of the American Federation of Labor di-
rected that the executive council make
an investigation into the subject of in
Producing the election of officers of the
American Federation of Labor by the
system of initiative and referendum,
that is, by the direct voting of the mem
bers of all affiliated organizations, and
to report the result of the finding to the
Rochester convention next November.
Agreeable to that direction, there has
just been forwarded an explanatory let
ter and question blanks to the national
and international organizations of this
country, together with the city central
bodies and state federations. Blanks
have also been forwarded to recognized
organizations in foreign countries. When
those question blanks are returned and
the data compiled it will not only be in
teresting, but will be of great value in
determining the question at issue.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Plumbers Win Aaain.

Jackson, Mich.-The members of the
local plumbers union in this city recent
ly struck for SOC an hour, and before the
day was over more than half of the mas
ter plum.ers had agreed to the scale. A
year ago the master plumbers increased
the price charged to customers for work
of journeyman plumber from 60c to 75c
an hour. The master plumbers agreed
at that time to increase the pay of the
journeymen, but did not keep their word,
hence the strike and the victory.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Try Principe de Lees for q good
smoke.
civil Service Employees. !

Washington.-Preside Taft has given
assent to the committee of civil service
employees to go to Chicago and appear
before the resolutions committee of the
Republican national convention for the
purpose of advocating plank pledging
that party to reforms in the civil service.
1t is reported also that committee will
appear before the proper committee at
the Democratic convention to be held in
Baltimore one week after the Republican
convention in Chicago.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Photo Enqravers on strike.

Seattle.-The photo engravers en-
ployed by the local engraving establish
ments in this city and Tacoma are on
strike against all firms with the excep-
ton of two companies. The photo en-
gravers presented a new scale, which
embodied an increase of soc day, and
practically all men in the city were re-
ceiving an equivalent in advance of the
established scale, but the employers re-
fused to grant the concession asked, con-
sequently a strike took place.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Providence. 3. l.. News.

Providence, R. 1.-The union plumbers
of this city have been granted an in
crease in pay of SOC per day. The hotel
walters have also organized and applied
for charter from the Hotel and Restau-
rant Employees International Union of
Cincinnati The new organization has
over 100 charter members. A local union
has also been organized of the compost
ton rOofers.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Voluntary Raise in Wages.

Toledo.-The Toledo dock managers,
having become alarmed over the rest
lessness and the predicted joint action of
their engineers, firemen and oilers, have
voluntarily raised the wages of these
men So per month. There has been a
sentiment, which was rapidly crystalliz-
ing in the crafts mentioned, of combin-
ing for the purpose of securing an in
crease. The employers, as indicated,
discounted the intended action by the
voluntary increase.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Mediation Bill Reported FavorabI.

Washington The house interstate
commerce committee has reported favor
ably the bill introduced by Congressman
Lee of Pennsylvania. union blacksmith.
providing mediation in coal strikes OF
extending the provisions of the Erdman
law to include both railway employees and
coal miners.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
butcher Workmen Win

Sioux City, IA strike which has
been in progress against the Cudahy
Packing company of this city has been
settled by granting to the men working
in the packing house an increase in
wages. Nearly 1000 men were involved
and the increase received is material
betterment of present conditions.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
rerraza and Mosaic Workers.

St. Paul, Minn.-The Terraza and Mo-
sale Workers of this city and Minneap-
oils, who are on strike for an increase
in wages and improved conditions, were
just recently organized. Indications
point to an early settlement of the diff
ficulty.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Printers Organize.

Waycross. Ga.-An official Of the Geor.
gia Federation of Labor here on an or
ganizing mission has been successful in
organizing the printers of this city. and
all of the printing Offices have given as
surance that they will sign agreements
to pay the union scale and make use of
the union label in the future.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
REYNOLDS Hammers the Nall.

Washington. = Reynolds Newspaper,
published in London. has way of put
ting things that appeals. In the last
issue it has this to say under the caption
Those Who Live in Glass Houses:
who is going to condemn the Trans
port Workers? 1t does not lie in the
mouth of either barristers or solicitors
or doctors to do so. Each of them be-
long to a professional union which boy
colts any individual who does not belong
to it. The doctors are even now organ
izing a national strike because Mr.. Lloyd
George has offered them, under the in
surance act, only double the rates which
they were previously getting in many
cases from the friendly societies"
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Elected President.

Washington.-Austin w. Biggs, COM
missioner of labor of Missouri, was
unanimously elected president of the AS
sociation of officials of Bureaus of La
Dor and Factory Inspectors at the an
nual convention recently held in this
city. E. W. Vance, superintendent of
the free employment bureaus of Okla
homa, was elected first vice president
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Pepper Bill Reported.

Washington.-Chairm w. B. Wilson
of the house labor committee has been
authorized to report favorably the Pep
per bill. This bill provides penalties for
methods usually employed in carrying
out what is known as the Taylor sys-
tenn"
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
EIeht-Hour Law Constitutional.

Sacramento, Cal.-The state supreme
court has upheld the constitutionality OF
the eight-hour law for women in a case
brought before that tribunal in which the
proprietor Of a hotel at Riverside. Cal,
compelled housemaid to work nine
hours per day.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
Duluth Street Carmen.

Duluth.-The street carmen of this
city, assisted by the men active in the
trade union movement. have been able
to secure committee of the employees
an opportunity to appear before the man.
agement of the local traction company
for the purpose of securing a readjust-
ment of wages and working conditions.
The men were unorganized. but were
restless under the small amount of
wages paid and onerous conditions exact
ed by the company. With the company
agreeing to meet a committee from the
men, the only stipulation being that the
committeeman must have been in the
service six months, 1t is thought that an
amicable adjustment will be made.
Try a Principe de Lees cigar for an
,ffor.dfupar emoka
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20

Meet in Trades Unions hall, 202 Quin-
cy block. Open dates. third Monday.
fourth Tuesday, fourth Wednesday. third
Friday. Saturdays and Sundays. $3.50
per meeting
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20

There are fifteen trade unionists in
congress. Let's double the number this
fall.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20
AmaIgamated Glass Workers.

Omaha. - The Amalgamated Glas
Workers have just been successful in OF
ganizing a local union In this city.
United labor bulletin., 1912-06-20

Try a Principe de Lees cigar for an
after-dinner smoke
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-26
RoosEvELrIN THE RACE.

Col. Roosevelt's announcement today
that he will accept the Republican
nomination at the Chicago convention,
il it is rendered 10 him. will occasion
no surprise. 1t has been generally
conceded right along that the Colonel
was in the race. else he would have
put an end TO the vigorous campaign
ing in his behalf The Roosevelt boom
has been under way for long time,
and 1t had the endorsement OF the en-
president insofar that he made no oh
iections. Latterly there has been quite
a general desertion from the BaFol-
lette camp to that of Roosevelt's, SO
much so in fact that the LaFollette
movement has been practically stop
ped. There is good reason for the be-
lief that the Progressives in the party
viii now unite on Roosevelt and that
the contest in the Chicago convention
will be between Taft and his prede-
ccssor.
The breach in the Republican party
widens with the formal announcement
that Roosevelt is i'm the field The Col
oners word skaters the hope of those
among the Republicans who believed
Taft entitled to second term, that
harmony might be brought about, and
il will make Mr.. Taft's chances of cleo
ton much more difficult if he is the
nominee.
The ex-president is still a popular
man with the people. President Taft,
too, has grown in popular esteem and
is stronger today than he was year
ago. The contest between the two win
be an interesting test of Republican
sentiment And in the meantime the
Democrats will lose no time in making
capital out Of the very much divided
Republican party.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-26
National Banking Helped to
Make COuntry's Prosperity

HE present banking system has helped make the prosperity
I of this country. 1t is INDEPENDENT SYSTEM. 1t
~ has enabled every community TO finance itself through Its
wealth and its citizens 1t has freed the pioneer
whether industrial agricultural from the domination of the money
Under character has often been the that has secured
capital for in life,
does great things 1t has furnished money good
gold the world notehoer of national bank has NEVER
LOST A DOLLAR THROUGH THE FAILURE OF A BANK.
And this land today active campaign supported by large
fund.- is being carried change this system that FINANCED
THE GREATEST CIVIL WAR OF THE WORLD, that for
nearly fifty has served the public better and less than
devised has FINANCED THE GREAT
EST PROSPERITY THE WORLD EVER SAW and to subs
for system complicated that the wayfarng will be
LOST IN IT'S LABYRINTHIAN MAZE
PRESENT
CHANGED WITHOUT SERIOUS
CONSIDERATION
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-26
THIS DATE IN HISTORY

1885 First Legislative assembly oil
Maryland met at ST. Mary's.
179I-The Bank of Ensland suspend
ed cash payments. owing to the imam.
cial condition of England in conse-
luence Of the long war with France.
lS02-Esek Hopkins, commander-in
hief of the first American war fleet
lied in Providence. r. J.. Born in Scit-
late. X. l.. in 17iS.
1S09-John Howard Payne made his
irst appearance as an actor at tho
Park Theater in New York
1Sl5-Napcleon 1. escaped from Ell
ba.
1S32--The Emperor Nicholas DC
clared the kingdom Of Poland hence
forth an integral part OF the Russian
empire.
lss5--st, Louis received new city
charter
1871 Preliminaries Of peace between
France and Prussia signed at VersaiI-
les.
1S79-W. ID. Simpson succeeded
Wade Hampton as governor of South
Carolina.
l9O3-Richard j. Calling. inventor OF
The Calling gun, died in New FORK
Born In HEREFORD County, North Caro-
lima, Sept. IL, 1918.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-26

clinsd 10 look askanee at any effort
10 reduce the postal deficit by higher
charges elsewhere. Any survey q the
postal department as az present oper-
ated must take cognizance OF the
abuses OF the franking privilege and
the enormous sums paid railroads for
transporting the mails. AS long as
congressman can and do send through
the mails. at the public expense any
thing from seeds to typewriters. the
cost To the public OF ranking Is bound
TO he excessive. As far as The rail-
roads arc concerned there should be
general. comprehensive survey ot
the charges made for transporting the
mails. and there should be a general
reimbursement OF these on a sound Dusi-
ness basis.
After these reforms have been made
II will be time enough To talk OF
higher charges on particular classes
OF mail. provided any further neces-
sity exists. hut il will he found that
much has been done To wipe out the
waste In the department and there
will then probably be no necessity for
depriving the public OF any OF the
postal privileges it now enjoys.-Sagi-
nav Courier Herald.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-26
A WONDERFUL FLleHr-lF

We can imagine how. under idea
conditions a flight could well be mad,
across the Atlantic. and even around
the world. in the new-fangled hydro
aeroplane. BY selecting an opportune
time, when winds are customarily low
and seas smooth. and by using the
largest and speediest' type of hying
machine, IL is possible that, as Mr. At
wood says. the trip across the ocean
could be made in less than day and
a half. The Boston aviator says thir-
" hours would do. Allowing for stops
to replenish the gasoline tank. this
would mean a speed OF about 100 miles
an hour
The plans are all right II the ma
chine is in sight But consider what
a machine it would have to be- 1t
would have to break all speed, dura
ton and passenger carrying records,
for Mr. Atwood hopes to take two men
with him, also lifeboat and a supply
of food sufficient for the whirlwind
night
1t is not a question of men. but of
machines If one capable OF making
100 miles an hour and of carrying 200
IN, 600 nounds can he nrod1tced i'm the
course of the next few months, then.
with good luck. there is no reason why
the first aerial passage OF the Atlantic
should not be achieved. But the if
in the case is a big one.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-26
SECOND CLASS MAIL RATE.

There is probably little prospec:
that the rate on second class mai
matter. including newspapers and ma.
gazines, will be increased one hundre,
per cent, as recommended by Presiden;
Taft. The opposition to this is al.
most certain to be too strong ant
too widespread TO secure for the pro-
posal any very extensive consideration
At present the public gets the oene
of the low rate. II 1t Is increased 1O6
per cent the public will pay the in
crease, and this IL would he 10th TO do
In fact until the two big sources OF
have been reached and some sincere
effort has Oeen made to deal with
them properly the public will be in