The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-20
To SETTLE MATTER
IN AM|AbLE MANNER
Stage Employees Controversy
With Murray May End
Shortly.
OFFICIALS IN THE CITY
Fourth Vice President of the
Union Talked at Meet
ing of Council.

An amiable settlement of the exist
ing difficulties between the stage en-
ployes and o. G. Murray, proprietor
of the Murray theatre, will soon be
made is the opinion of members of
the Central Labor Council which held
a meeting last night in the T. M. A.
hail. Secretary Ellsworth Bass de-
clined today to give the nature of the
proposals to be made by the council,
saying that at this time it might
jeopardize the interests of the stage
employees and might aggravate the con-
troversy.
1t Is declared by other members that
unless the stage employees belonging
to the union are permitted to work at
the Murray theatre, the musicians who
are also union members will be re-
CURED to quit work in compliance
with an agreement the two unions
have.
SchIageI in City.
Charles F. Schlagel, fourth vice
president of the International Alliance
of Theatrical Stage Employees of the
United States and Canada, is in Rich
mond and spoke last night at the Coun-
Gil meeting. Today he conferred with
Mr.. Murray outlining the intentions
of the union, but nothing definite will
be done, says Mr.. Murray until the re-
turn of Mr.. Davidson, manager of the
theatre. Mr.. Davidson has gone to
New York on business. The mem
bers of the stage employees are only
asking that they be re-instated. There
Is no wage scale to be discussed.
Labor Day Demonstration. a. ~.
Approximately 200 members of the
trades council in Richmond will at
tend the Labor Day demonstration to
be held in Anderson on September
first. The committee appointed Aug
ust 5, and composed of e. J. Fitzgib-
bons, of the printers union, Elmer S.
Lahman, of the painters union, and
Otto Biesman, of the cigar-makers'
union, are enthusiastic because of the
good showing which will be made by
Richmond union men and sympathiz-
ers. Anderson is putting forth much
effort to make this event one never to
be forgotten. The program will con-
sist of aeroplane flights, races of every
kind, big labor parade and other in
teresting features.
Representative union men will be
present from Kokomo Muncie, Marion,
Dunkirk, Laporte, Richmond and other
citie~. Anderson merchants and bust
ness men are aiding the laboring men
In giving this demonstration. The
Richmond men will make the trip to
Anderson on a special Pennsylvania
train leaving here at 6:25 a. m. and re-
turning at 6:35 p. m. The special will
be made up here.
Officials Letters Read.
Letters expressing regret for the
death of Thomas Wiggans, painter,
was received and read by Secretary
Bass last evening before the meeting
of the council from Mayor thinner
man, acting for the Board of Works
and Police Chief l. A. Gormon. The
letters were the results of a resolution
passed at the last meeting declaring
the death of Mr.. Wiggans could have
been prevented if the ambulance driver
had not delayed. Mayor Zimmerman
and Chief Gormon wrote that the 90
currence would never happen again.
Festival Appropriation.
The council passed an appropriation
of $40 last night as its contribution
toward the Fall Festival celebration.
The council will also be represented
inthe p. arade of Thursday of the Fes-
tival.