United labor bulletin., 1913-07-05


August, party owing to less employ
ment during the holidays. They in
creased in the dark months and were
, fairly level from November to March.
One of the most striking facts. how
ever. related to the days of the week.
Accidents were fewest on Mondays.
the number rising steadily to nearly
80 per cent. more on Friday, while on
Saturday they fell to 70 per cent of
Mondays number. There was mark
ed increase of accidents between 10
and 12 in the morning and between
and 5 in the afternoon, the heaviest
toll being between 10 and IL in the
morning.
Sacramento, Cal.-Proponents of the
California workmen's compensation
and insurance bill have definitely
to an amendment exempting farm la
borers and domestics servants from its
compulsory feature. Organized labor,
through its legislative agents. is recon
ciled to the exemption, sharing the
general belief that the farmers will in
time see the advantages of the com
pensation system and elect to come un-
der the law.
Indianapolis.-In the United States
circuit court here, Judge Anderson re-
fused the Injunction asked for by mern-
bers of Typographical union No. of
Pittsburgh to restrain the executive
council of the l. T. U. from suspending
the local for refusing to pay certain
moneys. Judge Anderson claimed they
had not exhausted all means within
the organization, and until they did so
had no standing in a court of equity.
Youngstown, O.-The wage commit
tee of the United Sons of Vulcan pre-
sented their wage scale to the officials
of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube
company The new scale calls for a
fiat rate of seven dollar per ton for
pudding for the year beginning July
1. This is an advance of one dollar
per ton over the scale year which
closes at the end of June. No answer
has been given by the company.
Ipswich, Mass.-Testimony regard
ing wages at the Ipswich hosiery mill
where the fatal rioting occurred was
introduced at the riot trial. Christi
ania Panageopoulu, sixteen years old.
testified she had worked in the mill for
year and a half at a weekly wage
of $1.50, sometimes ten cents less, but
never a nickel more" Poulitsa Bizou.
employed at the min for a year, said
she received about 81 a week.
Capetown. South Africa--The min
lister OF railways in South Africa has
received deputation of the locomo-
tive drivers and boilermakers' repre-
sentatives and parliamentary members
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him the complaints of the railway men
against the new working conditions
which introduce piecework in the
Transvaal and reduce the daily wage
in Natal by so cents per day.
Milan, Italy.-A general strike of the
workmen of all trades was proclaimed
here as protest against the condem-
nation to prison of 18 workmen who
were arrested for various offences dur
ing the recent strike at the ironworks.
Thus far, quiet has prevailed, but some
of the more desperate OF the men cut
the gas pipes in one district
Ipswich, Mass.-The defense sprang
a sensation in the cases of the 19
persons charged with rioting in con-
nection with the recent trouble at
the Ipswich hosiery mills, when it pro-
duced a witness who testified that
Nicolletta Paudolopoulou. killed dur
ing the disturbance. was shot by a
policemen.
New York.-The Federated Council
of shop and mechanical trades organi-
cations of the N. Y. N. H. g. II. r. r.
system has asked for conference re-
garding the disbursement of the IN
per cent wage increase recently grant
ed and the establishment of mini
mum wage figure for each trade
Worcester, Mass.-Joseph NJ. Cold
well. Industrial Workers of the World
leader of the strike at the plant of
the Draper company at Hopedale, was
found guilty of uttering menaces and
threatening speeches, and sentenced
to three months in the house of cor
rection.
Cleveland, O.-W. B. Premier. secre-
tary and treasurer of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, condemned
as untrue the allegations that the
brotherhood's system forced green
engineer to take charge of fast ex-
press train.
New York.-Industrial Workers of
the World desire that May 1 be observ-
ed as Labor day instead Of the first
Monday in September. the date author
lied by the American Federation OF
Labor.
Lurgan, Ireland. = Weavers and
winders have struck in consequence OF
the refusal of the owners to accede to
their demand to Increase their wages.
London.-Minimum wage legislation
In England and Australia has. it 10
said. doubled, and sometimes trebled.
the former wages of women employees
Washington.-Five states have pass
cd Iawz limiting the working hOura in