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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-10-23
cIeARMAkERs' Conference

Lancaster, Pa, Oct 18.-Represen-
tatives of the Cigarmakers' unions, To-
Gated in the First and Ninth Internal
Revenue Districts of Pennsylvania,
met here recently for the purpose of
formulating demands for an increase
in wages throughout Eastern Penn
sylvania. The delegates from all
points reported that business in the
cigar factories is unusually brisk and
that the time is opportune for a raise
in the wages Of Cigarmakers. 1t was
also reported that several of the man
ufacturers in the First District have
already increased the wages o. their
employees. and it is the purpose of the
organized Cigarmakers to make the
increase genera if possible. There
has been no material increase in Nthe
wages of Cigarmakers in this part of
Pennsylvania Ffar many years, and It.
is felt that the present movement is
entirely justified, as trade conditions
fully warrant such move. Even the
non-unionitsts, it was claimed by those
in attendance at the conference, are
in accord with the present movement
and VIII cooperate with the unions in
furthering their demands. In fact, the
increasing membership attested by
the representatives indicates that in
the near future there will be very few
Ron-union workmen in the great cigar
centers of this state The outlook is
better than ever before in the history
OF this section Of the country.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-10-23
TENNESSEE LABOR LAWS

Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. 18.-The
recent extra session of the legislature
passed q number of labor messages,
which have been vaIiantly contended
for by the organized workers the
state. There were seven bills Id al
which passed during the closing hours
when it seemed that there was but
little chance to secure any legislation.
The laws secured are as follows: A
law to regulate and liuit an hours OF
labor of children and females to SO
per week, this law to be effective jan
uary 1, 1914, and a 57-hour limit to
become effective Januory /, 1916 the
children affected under this act to
be under 16 years OF age. A law pro-
viding supplies for first aid to the in
jured in all mines of the state, law
providing for organizing and maintain
ing rescue crews in the mines; law
providing for fire escapes on work
shops and factories that are two
stories and over in height; a law pro-
viding for semi-monthly pay days for
corporations and concerns maintain
ing commisaries; law providing for
the reporting of accidents to the De-
partment of Workshops and Factory
Inspection, an dto prohibit the use of
any part of the report as evidence in
the courts except for law violation
cases. Another bill passed was that
strengthening the child act in con-
formity with a recent Supreme court
decision -
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-10-23
PREssMEN HOPEFUL

San Francico, Oct. 2S.-The Labor
Clarion in its last isse. says: Another
week has passed in the strike of the
pressmen and feeders and the employ
ers are still bemoaning the fact that
competent stfake4breakegs are about
as scarce as water In the Desert Ut
Sahara. There are not in all the Of
ices combined enough coanUefent
men to properly man one respectable
office, and the break from the ranks
of the unions that the employers ex-
pected as soon as funds got low has
failed to materialize. There has not
been a single desertion. and this has
spread gloom throughout the Franklin
Association. Contributions to the
strike fund are coming in sufficient
amount to meet all strike benefits and
that this condition of affairs will be
continued until the strike is won is
assured by the action taken by the
Labor Council in requesting affiliated
unions to levy 10-cent per capita
weekly assessment" III
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-10-23
VIENNA ALARMED.

London, Oct. Emigration from
Austria-Hungary to the United Stafes
and Canada is increasing so rapidly
that the authorities in Vienna and
Budapest are taking steps to check it.
The shortage of recruits this year for
the armies of the dual monarchy is
said to be about 100000. The farmers
are also complaining about the lack of
labor, SO many able-bodied young men
having migrated. 1t is asserted that
more than 10000 liable for army SER
vice are now in Canada, and not one
responded to the recent summons to
return. The rivalry between the Aus
trian-American and the Canadian-Pa-
cifc companies, the latter of which
early this year established service
from Trieste, has resulted in more
transport facilities and cheaper fares.
1t is also understood that the Italian
government proposes to stop the Ital-
ian emigration to America both North
and South. and divert it to Tripoh.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-10-23
INJUNCTION RESTORED.


Calumet, Mich, Oct. 2S-The injunc-
ton formerly issued against the Cop
per Miners and later dissolved by
Judge O'Brien, has been restored in
effect by the state Supreme court.
The. Supreme court, however, modifies
the former Injunction, the modifca-
ton permitting peaceful parades and
gatherings. That the; courts can do
no wrong seems to be a mooted ques-
ton in the state of Michigan, for the
history of this Injunction shows that
one court first issued the Injunction,
then dissolved it, and then higher
court reinstates the Injunction with
notifications, thus showing that the
opinions Of courts in some instances,
at least, vary as to their power in issu-
ing injunctions.
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RAILROAD WRECKS

Washington, Oct. 18-Recent rail
road wrecks with the usual Fatalities
are selected at random, the following
being only partial list: Two persons
were probably fatally injured and
more than score painfully injured
near Attica. Md, when the Continental
Limited on the Wabash railroad, run
ming fifty miles an hour, ran into an
open switch and collidef with q freight
train. The fact that the passenger
train was composed of steel cars is
believed to have prevented, a greater
loss Of life. Ten persons were serious
ly injured when the engine and five
passenger cars of a PENNSYLVANIA
train were derailed at Garland, Pa,
fifty miles east of Erie, Pa, the cause
of the accident not having been de-
termiped. Seven persons were serious
ly injured when train on the Erie
railroad, near Warren, O., crashed
through a freight train. The wreckage
burst into flames and the injured were
rescued with difficulty "A passenger
train on the Big Four near Co. ulnbus,
O., was partially derailed and two
trainmen probably fatally injured as
result of a collision with a hand car.
The engine was completely oxsrturn-
ed and the engineer and fireman were
caught under the wreckage. "A xstesl
car carrying racing horses, which was
attached to the tprain, is credited with
having kept the passenger coaches
from leaving the rails. Two dead and
eight inbred, several seriously, was
the result of a head-on collision be-
tween two Nickel Plate freight trains
at Fairview, Pa. The trains met at
nigh speed and nearly all the injured
were buried under the Wreckage.
Twenty persons were injured, four
seriously, when the Chicago, MilWall-
kee and ST. Paul, east bound Olympian
train was wrecked forty miles west of
Forsyth, Mont. The train was travel
ing at a high speed and every car was
ditched. Fifteen passengers were in
jured when four cars of a passenger
train on the New Orleans and North
western rolled down an embanment
near Winnesboro, La, spreading rails
having caused the wreck. BY the de.
railing of a Pennsylvania train ON tlt
Philadelphia and Erie division at Gar
land; Pa, two express messengers
were seriously injured aHA number
of passen.. ars badly shaken up. The
train was ditched in the railroad yards
and a broken rail is said to have been
responsible.
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Will PaveN Streets For Auto Owners
While Workers Babies Die of Typhoid

The scheme to jam nearly 100000
worth Of street paving bonds upon the
bent backs of the common people Of
Wheeling for the benefit of the auto
mobile owners and big business in
terests and to make impossible the
erecting of a filtration plant, mas had
a sudden jolt.
At meeting held at noon Wednes-
day, in the form of a luncheon, at the
White Front, and which vas attended
by representatives of various organi-
cations, the requiem of the scheme
was sung. 1t was decided to include
filtration if there were to be any bona
issue at all.
The meeting was the outcome of am
other meeting about one week pre-
vious of the boosters of the Board OF
Trade. AZ that time it was all rugged
up to sail in and boost the street bonds
amounting to $2S2,000 A campaign
of education" was to be. started to
arouse the people, and induce them
to vote for the bonds.
Will H. Colvig, who was present,
suggested the advisability of confer
es, their time was not their own, but
that they would be willing to meet
with any other organizations in the
evenings. The letter explained, how
ring with the other organizations of
the city and his suggestion was out
in the for moi a motion that invita-
tons be extended the Business Mems
association and the Ohio Valley Trades
and Labor Assembly.
AT the last meeting a committee
from the former organization was pres
ent, but the executive board of the
Trades Assembly, after considering
the matter, sent a letter instead, eX-
planning that itlwas difficult for work
ingmen to be present during the day,
owing to-the fact that, being employ
ever that the Assembly would probably
be opposed to any bond issue that did
not contain proVisiol for tra#ion1
plant. This letter was not read at
the Wednesday meeting, the gentle
man to whom it was sent not being
present.
Many Discuss Matter.
The discussion Was launched by
Secretary Roy B. Naylor of the Board
of Trade, arising and nominating H.
P. M'Gregor for chairman, following
winch ne READ the m1nuC6S OF the pre-
vious meeting. Chairman MGregor
called for general remarks, and the
first to speak was George wv. Greig, the
clothing merchant, who seemed to be
interested only in street paving and,-
apparently did not care whether the
water that the workers drank was FL
tered or not !
4 cclvig Makes. Suggestion.
Will H. Colvig followed, stating that
the proper line for the gathering to
follow was to consider ali the things
that the community needed, and then
to decide which was the most impor-
tant. He suggested, as civic improve
ments, street paving, water filtration,
parks and Fairgrounds.
The discussion then became general
but among the speakers there was ap-
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THE PLUMBERS WIN STRIKE.

Houston, Tex, Oct. 1S.-The contro-
versy between the journeNmen and
master plumbers has been settled and
as a result 1870 journeymen are back
at work. The first difficulty arose
when the master plumbers discontiE-
ued Saturday morning work, which
was termed by the journeymen a lock
out. During the progress of the
strike the master plumbers adyertis-
ed extensively for non-union Plumbers
but failed to secure the number need
ed. This had the effect of actuating
the master plumbers to seek confer
ence, which ended in a settlensat of
the difficulties noted above.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-10-23
STREET CARMEN STRIKING.

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. 2s.-The en-
ployes of the local traction system are
on strike. It was brought on by the
antagonism of the company against
organization. In spite of the hostility
OF the company, the men organized,
and the usual tactics followed by trac-
tion systems we're put into vogue
Practically all the people in the city
are walking, the public sympathy be-
ing unanimous in favor of the strik-
ing street carmen. This sentiment is
so complete that nearly every individ-
ual seen walking on the streets is
wearing. a card printed in large type,
Strike On; ] Walk" L.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-10-23
cARPE NrERs


Special Agent E. j. Weekly was in
Martins Ferry inspecting the work be-
ing done in the district. He reports
finding only one carpenter. at work
without card; this is a good record
for Local Union 1861
The semimonthly meeting of the
District Council was held Wednesday
evening with good attendance. 1t
was one of the best meetings of the
year, much business being transacted
with very short meeting.
Local Union No 3 is the only local
that will hold meeting this week.
Brother ]. S. Chenoweth, secretary
of Local Union No. 8, has returned to
the city after few days visit with
friends in Muncie, Ind.
Brother Alabaugh, a member of a
Baltimore local, who is representing
the &c. Atkins Saw Company, was in
the city Introducing their brand of
saws to his brother carpenters.
Everything is booming in the car
penter line, the contractors are call
ing for men every day.
A few cards are still in the hands of
the secretary.
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1 parently genera Discrimination t0
follow in the line suggested by MI
| Colvig, most speakers combining them.
selves to queries as to the legal. facts
regarding the street improvement
bonds.
Wallace Talks.
| Most interesting, however, were the
points brought out by Secretary join
Wallace, of the Municipal League. He
l,called attention to the fact that tn.
proceeds of the last bond issue, $685.,
900, had been placed in the Dol a.
Savings and Trust bank without inter.
est, and that some OF it-nobody ccu.G
tell him just how much-was stii
there, and still drawing no interest,
while the people of Wheeling welx
paying interest upon it. He stated,
however, that at least $50, 900 of this
Aad been used to erect reservoir tank
lon Wheeling and Mozart hills, and tina
instead of reserve of 100000. which
the people fondly imagined was sti >.
in bank to be used toward a filtration
plant, hardly $4,000 remained.
Secretary Schwertfeeer
Secretary SchWartfeger, of the Bust
ness Mems association, called to mine
the campaign that was waged for tn
passage of the $685., 900 bond issue
telling how the city officials and Cit
IZens went about in the "educationa
campaign" promising water filtration
the bond issue carried, how it carried
and how the people were deprived Q.
'ltration after all.
A. w. PAUL, Jess Bloch and otherS
spoke, and from questions brought out
oy them, City Solicitor J. H. Brennan
answered that the proposed street i'm
proEement bond issue would make a
filtration plant Immediately impossible
as there would not be enough margin
left of the city's borrowing capacity
to secure funds for such plant. He
also explained, in reply to questions,
that the bonds for street improvements
would count against the cityis bonding
capacity, and this was quite aFhlow to
those who had been arguing that this
would not apply, because the property
owners liability for two-thirds of the
cost.
Walter B. Hilton was called upon
for "a few remarks" and endeavored to
give the workers point of view, de-
claring that filtered water was the
most important question before the
people of Wheeling, and that no other
improvement should be attempted vi
til the people had pure water to drink;
that death and disease lurked in the
Ohio river water, and that the work
ers suffered most, being unable to af-
ford private filters in their homes, and
unable to buy pure spring water.
Sentiment for Filtration.
At the conclusion of the meeting it
was most evident that the sentiment
of those who were open minded and
unselfish was overwhelmingly for fl
tered water before single street was
paved A committee was named to see
iii a bond ballot could be prepared
which would provide for filtration as
well as street improvement, to report
at another meeting week later.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-10-23
Soc ialists Will Organize
Entire Ohio County Now

An organization that will include
every magisterial district and election
precinct in Ohio county will be formed
by the Socialists and made effective
long before the next election.
This was made a certainty at meet
ing held in the Trades Assembly hall
last Saturday evening. The meeting
was the regular weekly. assembling of
Wheeling City Branch, but the unus-
ual spectacle&or rather, a spectacle
that would be unusual with any other
poilt1cal party-was presented of a
larger attendance after the election
IMAM at any similar meeting during the
neat OF the campaign Just closed.
Ihe TACT that the Socialists had been
able to hold their normal vote, with
no organization and no money. and no
campaign waged, while the other par
ties lost heavily after spending 50
many thousands of dollars, and having
organization methods that put men at
every percinct polls in the county. en-
; couraged the Socialists to believe that
the working class can carry this coun-
~ II tey but organize so that their
strength can be marshalled and
brought forth at the elections.
viii Have Organizer.
The plan was boosted to employ an
organizer regularly and to establish
guarantee fund for his wages. 1t
was decided to raise $500 in pledges
and to then select an organizer who
will be put permanently on the lob
to bring together the Socialist forces
of the county. The plan is to hold
meetings every night possible through,
out the county and to get regular dis.
tribution of propaganda literature
and to draw upon the $500 reserve
pledges for whatever deficit there
might be after the organizer had work
co. and after all the various methods
had been tried Dances. summers nic
mes and various social affairs will be
gwen as will more serious affairs.
Weekly DiscussIoAa.
= committee. comDrisips Waltsg B
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-10-23
Mou ndsville
Tradea Assembly Meets.

The MoundsYille Trades and Labor
Assembly held a well attended meet
ing on last Sunday DESPITE HE bad
weather.
Oyster Supper.
A committee composed of Jack Nye
and H. Ruhlong was appointed to ar
range an oyster supper to be held for
the benefit of the assembly.
Want Union Clause.
The Legislative committee reported
that they had seen personally the mem
bers of the County commissioners in
regard to the Bell franchise, and they
will take the matter up when it comes
UP for its second reading. The assem-
bly, wants to get union labor clause
inserted in the franchise. The assem-
bly, endorsed resolution asking the
county commissioners to not grant a
franchie longer than 80 years.
Organizer Hays from the printers,
said that he was pleased to see how
the merchants were supporting the
Printers Union by not advertising in
the papers.
The Carpenters Case.
Joseph A. Armstrong made a report
on the carpenters case. Business
Agent Weekly, of the carpenters, sent
written communication stating his
side of the case in brief he said that
Iaen working for Hess said they were
willing to work for less than the scale
after Hess Company, Riggs Brothers
and Cats & Gray had signed up, he
said they could not hold out with the
men willing to work for less and to
keep the men from being scabs he had
the agreement annuled. A carpenter
delegate said that all the men were
working at Wheeling at the time and
only one man offered to go back.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-10-23
CONSTRUCTION SHOWS INCREASE


Chicago, Oct. 18.-An increase in
building construction in the United
States is shown for the first time in
several years, in statistics gathered
from every important city. The fig
ure show total of 21,361 buildings,
costing $69,926,713, under way for the
month of September This is compar-
ed with 20,204 new buildings in the
same month year ago, costing $751;
901, 245. This is general increase of
about 5 per cent, figures for seyera!
preceding years having shown de-
cline in building operations. Chicago
leads the nation in the value of build
ings in the course of construction,
showing an increase of per cent over
last year. New York comes next, Bos.
ton third, and Philadelphia fourth.
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INTERESTING DECISION.

Washington, Oct. 23.-Has a work
man who is receiving compensation
for injuries the right to refuse to un-
dergo a. surgical operation that will
restore him to health? This question
has been decided in the affirmative by
a jury in Geneva, Switzerland. The
workman met with an accident and his
employer had to pay him compensa-
ton for several weeks, but the doctor
stated that if he submitted himself to
an operation he would be well again
in short time and able to work. The
workman, however, feared he would
die on the operating table and refused
to undergo the operation. The en-
ployer has appealed against the YER
dict.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-10-23
OLD AGE PENSION.

Washington, Oct. 23.-Representa-
tive Lafferty, of Oregon, has introduc-
ed q bill providing pensions for all
persons in the United States who have
reached the age of 60 years and Who
have been citizens for at least sixteen
years, amounting to Sc 9 week. The
measure asks that an appropriation
of $1,000, 900 he provided for its first
year of operations and places the task
of putting the new law into effect upon
the Secretary of the Interior The
law is SO framed that it would enable
all persons to have incomes of $6 a
week while persons having an income
of less than $6 a week would receive
an amount sufficient to bring the
amount up 70 that figure.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-10-23

Hilton, w. A. Peters and A. L. Bauer.
was named to draft a plan to submit,
TO the next regular meeting, prividing
for discussion of civic problms at
each regular meeting of Wheeling City
Branch. The idea is to devote the early
part of the evening to business mat
tiers and have the remainder of the
evening for discussion of municipal.
affairs.
New Members
Eight new members were received
into the organization, the largest nun.
Der of members received at any NEE.
ing heretofore, and this, coming afte4
an election, was hailed by the Soc. al
lists as most encouraging sign.
= Brown Speaks.
John w. Brown, who spoke in Mar.
tins Ferry Saturday afternoon, drop.
ped in alter returning IRON the Ohio
town and, upon invitation addressed
the members on the subject OF or
ganiZatlon. His remarks were wei
received.
The pledge fund is being raised by
the card system. ALI party members
are urged to circulate cards for sig
- 10y Tic o45AO1S dS4SCfA6 " PoJ
any amount they choose in whatever
way they choose, toward raising the
sustaining fund of $500. They agree
TO pay the amount set opposite ,tneil
names In case the money realized
from the efforts OF the organization
together with the organizer, prove in
suHlclent, and then they pay only theil
prorata share. The idea is to secure
an organizer as soon as possible; and
have him work steadily until the mex
election. 1t will likely be arranged t.
have meeting at Fourteenth and
Market streets every Saturday evening
that the weather will permit, q lee
ture upon some particular topic Al
some theatre every Sunday Afternoon
and meetings during the other even
ings at various points throughout the
county.
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Have Started the Campaign.

The Socialists have simply started
the campaign of 1914. They declare
that they viii never give up until the
workers of Ohio county take posses
sion of Ohio county, and use the gov
eminent of the county for the benevt
of the people who live and work here,
instead Of for the benefit OF the idle
owners OF the stocks and bonds who
live IN New York and Philadelphia mad
Europe,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-10-23
WANT AN EDUCATION.

Philadelphia, Oct. pa large num-
Der of young men and young women
have qualified for admission to the
night schools in this city. In fact. the
number reaches approximately $4,000
and they are all employed in the shops
and factories adjacent to the city.
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HoRsEsHoERs ORGANIZE.

Canton, O., Oct. 1S.-The Journey
men Horseshoers of this city have or
gained a union and secured new
scale calling or a minimum wage of
SIS a week. Practically all of the,
owners Of the shops have signed the
nav scale.