Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-07-15
Assembly viii Celebrate
Labor Day With Parade !.
and Wheeling Park Picnic

QItU IutOUI
Delegates who Spoke on Different
Subjects.
sartiebaugh, Hilton, o'Leary, Eb.
berts, Salisbury, Lenkard, cockroft,
Fisher. sonderman, Carroll, Greer,
Eno,i.h. corbin, Calvert, Hesi, Leon
.ru. sanks, Vessel, cumberiidae,
O'Neil.
The Assembly held the regular meet;
ing Sunday of this week, and it prov.
ed to be one of the most interesting
meetings held this year. Due to the
absence of President Higgins, the
chair was filled to the satisfaction of
the delegates by Vice President Greer
with W.. ]. -Ebberts acting as vice
president.
Unfriendly Firms.
Under the head of unfair firms and
products the Butchers delegates
stated that they were dealing with
the Zoeckler Brothers, who are locat.
ed on Main street near 22ud, and who
have a stall at the. lower market, they
claiming that this firm win not use
the Store Card of the Butchers or
ganization, and that they had short
time TO go, as the Butchers were gosl
ing to make fight on them If they
persisted in their present manner.
The Locke Shoe store was reported
unfair to Labor.
The. Sanitary Enamel company. To-
Gated at Elm Grove, is still unfair to
the Molders.
Laundry Workers delegates stated
that there is man driving for the
Smith Laundry Of Bellaire, who has
given the Laundry Workers ample
chance to place him on the unfair list
but he Is given 2 couple sqf Weeksste-
retract all the false statements made
by him, and to assume different at
titude to the members Of the Laundry
workers of Bellaire, or the union. men
of this city will be called upon to-
deal with him, as all Of his territory
is here in Wheeling.
The United Cigar Stores were re-
ported unfair to the StOgie Makers
and the parent organization, the Cigar
Makers Union. So also was the Mill
er Stogie company, Of Bellesyille, Q.
Dayton impeachment.
Secretary Vessel stated that the
Executive Board had started to mail
the letters to the different organiza-
tons soliciting funds to continue the
Impeachment proceedings instituted
against Judge Dayton, and had mailed
2,40O last week.
The committee on the Mother Jones
and John Lord meeting stated they
had organized, with Fred Sonderman
+ president, and had secured the Audi
forum for Thursday and had issued
$4,000 tickets to the various locals
and had store cards printed and dis
trfbuted by the Reese agency. 1t was
shown in the report of the cost that
the Auditorium is costing $500 more
for the meeting than was charged for
previous meetings. -=As.slsf -, - !
Frank P. Walsh Writes.
Aletter of thanks from Frank Walsh
the chairman of the Commission on
Industrial Relations in return for the
resolution of the Ohio Valley Trades
and Labor Assembly, thanking him
for his manly attitude during the hear
ings of that commission; was read.
He stated that the commission Is
receiving congratulations from all
broad minded people of the United
States for the manner in which the
conditions in Colorado were made
public. -
The Union Label.
Secretary Tracy of the Label Trades
Department of the A. F. of L.. in a
communication dwelling upon the
value of the label, stated that all
= trade unionists should use caution
when buying and insist upon the label
of craft making the article to be pur-
chased, and at all times ask for the
store card when making purchase.
Gompers on Colorado.
Samuel Gompers in communica-
4 ton made the conditions in Colorado
. so clear to the delegates that every
effort possible will be made by them
to aid in preserving the labor move
ment Of that state. He showed that
the moneyed interests had complete
control of the state. and the courts
as well. It was clear that an organ.
lied effort to kill the movement in the
state was being encouraged By the
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