United labor bulletin., 1913-10-25
Chicago Pedagogues Petition Au-
thority for a Raise in Sal
aries Paid to Them.
MAKE OUT A STRONG CLAIM
Advance Would Seem to Be Justified,
and Superintendent Has Matter
Under Consideration-WeaI
Pennsylvania Manufacturer
Remembers Employees in
His VIII.


Ella F1agg Young. superintendent of
schools. for an increase. The petit
tions were presented at the meeting
of high school principals. In addition
to the salary problem basket ball as
a major sport was discussed. A petit
ton signed by 25S members of the
academic teaching force pointed out
that teachers OF technical subjects
who had extra laboratory hours to
take their time had been awarded an
increase OF 20 per cent in salary;
that many teachers of academic sub
tects had been ausyae1 I similar in
crease because OF extra classes;
that teachers of academic lines for
merly taught four and not five classes
and supervised a study hour, and that
they should also be awarded labora-
tory hours and receive an increase of
20 per cent in salary.
Easton. Pa-The will of Herman
Simon. the silk manufacturer of this
city. who died September p, and
whose mills in Easton and Uaion Hill,
n. J., conducted under the name R.
G. H Simon, employ 5000 operatives,
has been offered for probate The
value of the estate is not known, but
it has been placed at over s10.o00.oOO-
By the will, 100000 is left to head
men of the mills and other employees.
To Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Simon, the
widow, are bequeather the houses In
Easton and Union Hill, with their
contents: $4,000 and the proceeds of
the testator's life insurance 1t Is
directed that the residue of the es-
tate be divided into 1000 parts.
napolis.-Members of the Brick
layers. Masons and Plasterers' Inter
national Union of America have
voted not to affiliate with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, according to
announcement made at the headquar-
tiers here by William. Dobson. general
secretary of the international. Out
of a total membership of S2,351 only
20.35I votes were cast. and of these
only 1875 in favor of afiliation-
Gary. Ind.-The Gary steel works
beat the worlds record for one day in
the production of steel billets. over
2.542 tons Of billets were turned out.
During September the billet mill pro-
duced over IS. 600 tons Work is being
rushed on two new slabbing mills for
the local company. costing s1.000,0O0.
New York-Investigat OF the
New York state bureau OF industries
and immigration began recently to in
vestigate the 1000 labor camps, hous-
ing more than 100000 immigrant la
borers.
washington.-James O'Connell. one
of the members OF the federal indus
trial commission. hae been president
of the International Association of
Machinists for more than twenty
years.
London-The British labor party
has brought a bill into parliament pro-
viding halliday holiday per week for
the agricultural laborers. as well as
the establishment of wages boards.
misunderstanding to the cen
sus figures for 1909, there are 5.1S6
steam laundries in the Uaited States,
employing an average OF i0e,4S wage
earners.
Lancashire. Eng-Cotton mill en-
ployers decided to close all the mills
from October 20 until the strike of
workmen at the Beehive mill is set
tied.
London.-The industrial movement
of New Zealand is composed OF. rough
ly. 10000 trade union members, in a
population OF a little more than 1.00o.-
ooe.
st. Peteursburg-The Metal Work
ers union OF st. Petersburg. Russia.
has. during the last six months. reg
istered $500 new members.
Berlin. = Compulsory insurance
against sickness. accidents. disable
ment and old age has been introduced
In Roumania.
London.-In England the wages of
the miners have been forced upward
about s7H per cent in from SIX to
eight months.
New York-Rochester. n. Y, labor
unions plan to break ground for the
erection OF labor temple in January
of next year.
st. Petersnurg-F1ve years ago the
organized workers In Russias wood
working industries numbered less
than 10000.
Providence. R. I.-Employes OF the
street railway company In Provf-
dence. R. l.. have formed an organira-
ton.
-Clockmaking In the Black
Forest of Baden and Wurttemberg
now employs $4,000 persons.
London,-Metal workers In Birming-
ham. England. have secured mini
mum weekly wage of $3.50.
London.-Last year there were L.
S5e.24i workers employed In fac
tories In Great Britain.
Madrid.-Spanish miners demand q
legal minimum wage and provision for
thu aged and disabled