The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
TROUBLE SETTLED BY STEEL WORKERS American Trust Work Will Resume This Morning TOP BEAMS RAISED Flags Were Yesterday Hoisted 26S Feet Above the Sidewalk.
 LaBarre Injured by
 Falling Brick
TOP BEAMS RAISED

After being out yesterday from noon un- til o'clock, the steel workers and metal | workers, as well as other iron workmen employed on the American Trust and Saw ings banks new skyscraper settled their disagreement and everything will start today as usual.
 After the steel beams had yesterday been placed on the twentieth story Of the skyscraper and as Old Glory was wait ed to the breeze, the metal workers called off the steel workers of the building in & sympathetic strike.
 l It was stated by one of the officials, after the strikers were appealed to in vain for Information, that in placing the fire proof window frames the sheet metal workers claimed it was their work the work of men of an allied craft, while the carpenters claimed it was manlfestly their work as the remaining parts were wood. The disagreement could not be settled on the building. The contractor was ap- peaed to, and Superintendent A. Y. La Barre said he did not feel like settling | the question.
 "EverYone on this building is a union man." he explained, and this work Is union work so you must settle your per- sonal affairs without my aid.' It finally terminated in the sheet metal men walking off and the steel workers be- ing called off in sympathy. The hosting engineers also left and Superintendent La- Barre himself acted as hoisting engineer during the afternoon.
 l At noon the steel workers and their fels low craftsmen filed down to a union hall. held meeting for two hours and 1t was later announced by Superintendent I.a- Barre that the men had agreed upon the proposition and would return 10 work this morning.
 The conclusion of tne matter was of great satisfaction to the contractors as the work on the building has been bad record so far as time is con eerned MT. LaBarre said yesterday that the bad weather during Novem- Der and December almost ruined the beginning of schedule and but for that the steel men would have long since been through with their work
 As 1t is we will get through with the steel work in very short time now" he said yesterday. T look for the steel work 10 be completed in no more than 10 days. Monday we ex- pect 10 remove the derrick as the steei beams are all up and the riveters will have very little to do after that. For the past few weeks we have done splendidly and we hope to get through now without further delay"
 When the strike took place yester- day rumors were ahoat that Mir. La Barre had been assaulted by some un- known man upon the work. He was hit in the face by a brick falling from the sixth floor which would unquestion- ably have caused him serious injury had fl landed squarely upon him. As 1t was the brick only grazed his face, skinning him very badly nrd spillipg blood over his shoulder. Inquiry brought the statement from the official that the brick, he thought. had acci- dentally fallen from the sixth floor and grazed him. He laughed at the sug- gestion that any of the men had thrown the brick.
 It was stated yesterday that beams had been placed on the twentieth story, reaching a height of 26S feet above tho sidewalk. Flags were attached to the beams as is universal custom on skyscrapers when the top beams are set in place.