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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-03-16
MILL NEWS

The mill men OF the union sheet ant
tin mills of the country are now work
ing under their former scale OF 1914
lis. The report Of the committee o.
examination of the sales-sheets OF tht
different mills have not completed the
work, but it is stated, from reliable
source that the above is true, especial
ly on the sheet mills. 1t will be re:
membered that during the business
depression in the latter months of
1914 and the beginning of 1915 the
mills were not operating to capacity.
The union mills especially could not
compete with the trust, as paying a
high wage and compelled to sell, so
it is alleged, at, and often below the
cost of production to retain their es-
tablished trade. The agreement sign
by the company with the Amalgamated
Association contained clause, that
at any time during the scale year,
during just such business depression,
a vote should be taken for re-ad1ust-
ment of wages if manufacturers asked
for same. In the early part OF the
year such a conference was called by
the manufacturers, and after proper
proceedings, the men voted on the
proposition, on two occasions to- reject
and vnally, the third time to accept.
The reduction on the sheet mills was
from 13c down to &c, on the tin mills
from SC down to &c. The higher the
wages, the more reduction received
When the scale of 1856 was signed
on July list, the hatcher and double1
on sheet mills got back practically all
Of the reduction received. The pres
ent scale Is on the sliding basis, SC
that on January LIST, according to ex
animation of sales sheets, the men or
the sheet mills received four per
cent increase, but not on the tin mills
With the present raise every man or
the sheet mills is receiving at leas,
the old 1914-15 rate of wages, and pos
sibly little more. Little was learned
of the tin mill rate, but it is almost
an assured fact from market quota
ton and the steady demand for tir
plate that they will receive materia
advance above the base.
Vice President Larkins of Martins
Ferry, has been at Niles and Pitts
burgh In the interests Of the A$socia
ton this week.
Whltaker-Gtessner Tin House.
The past week seven pots worked
part time, four idle entirely on account
Iof gas shortage. The double jumbo
coke and stack did very little the past
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-03-16
laugh|if's e Furnaces
lob Replaced With New

1t was learned the past week that
very extensive repairs will be- started
about the first of the coming month
at the Laughlin Tin Mill OF Martins
Ferry Ohio. These repairs Will cost
thousands of dollars and it will take
a. period of from three to six months
to complete them. ..'
Everyone of the twenty three fur
naces will be torn down and be re-
placed by more modern and up=tezdate
ones. The new system of water
standings" will be installed
1t is the intention to put in this
work six mills at a time, thus allow
ing the balance Of the plant to operate
which win give the idle men ans0p-
portunity to get some work when men
ON the mills operating wish to take q
day OF. It is estimated the work
Of razing SIX furnaces; rebuilding and
putting In the water standings will
take from a month to six weeks. SO
that the period for the work COM
pleted will be at least six months
It is the intention Of the company
in doing this work to RHt each sheet
furnace In direct line With the rolls
and to make the distance from FUR
mace to rolls Just the correct distance
for the advantage Of the men. The
water standings will materially add
TO the comfort Of the men. IT Is un:
derstood no new men are being hired
At the plant, as the men ille WHINE
these repairs are being made win be
sufficient standing turn men The
mills are working full timeanl it i
said with plenty q orders ahsa
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-03-16
ASSEMBLY AGAINST
TELEPHONE RAISE

Sunday the Ohio Valley Trades and
Labor Assembly too kaction against
the proposed raise Of the telephone
companies.
The79uestion was brought before the
Assembly by Chairman A.. v. Fisher
Of the Legislative Committee, and at
ter some discussion the Assembly
Dassed a. motion reaffirming its stand
previously taken, as in favor of mer-
ger if it were not accompanied by a
raise in rates, but opposing raise in
rates.
committee was appointed with
authority to represent the Assembly
in working with. any movement that
may be inaugurated looking toward
organized resistance on the part OF
the telephone subscribers against an
increase in telephone charges
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-03-16
Assembly Endorses Raising
Fund To Cover Deficit In
Pollack Monument Fund

original intention-to restrict the do
nations to members Of organized labor.
:: A. IL. McNamara.
Secretary Corcoran last week re-
cefyed q 81 donation from A. T. Nc
Namara, who viii be remembered as
an active spirit inthe local Labor
movement twelve years ago, and head
of the Machinists during their strike
here then. He enclosed q dollar, and
took occasion to say that during that
strike Mr.. Pollock gave $3.50 to the
strike fund of the Machinists, and also
contributed to the support Of the bust
ness agent. the local being unable TO
support one. He was sent 8 Memorial
Certificate.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-03-16
Timers Get
Wage Raise

Friday evening of last week the
Master Sheet Metal Workers Associa-
ton signed the new wage agreement
of the Sheet Metal Workers Interna-
tional Alliance No. 131, known as Tin
ners."
Negotiations have been on for prac-
tically two months, but at no time
were relations strained In fact the
only digerences were upon minor mat
tiers which were introduced in the
hope of lettering conditions in the
trade for all concerned.
The new scale carries an increase
from $3.50 to 81 per day for the first
year. and 1920 day for 1917. A Sat
urday half holiday is granted. with
eight hours for the other week days. =
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-03-16
COLD SPELL HOLDS
BUILDING WORK BACK

The cold spell is having the effect of
holding back buildino operations.
There is a considerable amount of
work about ready to start in this vicin-
ity, but it has been impossible to be-
gin 1t on account of the weather. AS
a result many men of all the crafts,
and particularly Carpenters, have been.
having some days of enforced idle
ness. ~.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-03-16

Window Glass Workers have by ref
erendu11 vote accepted the wage in
crease Of seven and one-half per cent
offered by the manufacturers. This
nuts the window glass workers about
100 percent better off than they were
a few years ago, when they had Sc
yereiy suffered as a result of the intro
duction of the window glass blowing
machines
These splendid results have come
under the administration of President
Joseph n. Neenan, who has been won
derfuilY. effective as president. By
his advice, the men accepted reduc-
ton after reduction in the early stages
of the competition, until they brought
the machine operators to the point OF
bankruptcy, and made them willing
to listen TO reason. Now there is an
established price for selling window
class which enables hand manufactur-
ers to produce probably, and has re-
turned the workers wages to the old
standard
That the men appreciate president
Neenan's service is shown by the fact
that in the referendum election just
held he Wss the only candidate re-
ceivfng a. majority Of votes over all
opponents. All other officers must be
voted for again.
President Neenan IS nov ADVOCATING
the changing Of the federated skilled
cfaft,s plansof the organization to an
industrial plan, embracing all the
workers in the industry, in hand and
machine plants, skilled and unskilled
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-03-16

Sunday the Ohio Valley Trades and
Labor Assembly endorsed the plan OF
the Pollack Monumental Memorial
Committee. to circularize the local
unions to raise the balance necessary
to complete all payments on-the Poi-
lack monument previous to Its unveil,
ing on Labor Memorial Sunday. :
This action followed 3 talk - the
Assembly by H. P. COrcoran, who mas
been secretary and treasurer Of the
Committee during the ten years O
labor In connection with bringing tne
plan to a successful conclusion.
Only few hundred dollars are ye!
needed to complete all payments. ana
by the locals each giving little 4
win enable the completion within tns
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-03-16
NlcKERSON
: YOUNG CHILD DIES

Loretta, the 20 months old child
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Nickerson, died
at 1890 o'clock SATURDAY. morning at
the family home in McMechen, of
pneumonia, following an attack OF
measles. The funeral was held Tues.
day afternoon, conducted by Rev.
Wender, of the Church of God, the III
termenf being at Stone Church GENE
terry, Elm Grove The father is a well
known street car man, and secretary
of Division No. 1903. The parents have
the SYM Nv of their wide circle o:
friends.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-03-16
Suffrage Tea
And Musicale

A Suffrage Tea and Musicale will be
held by the Triadelphia District or
ganization at the home of Miss Alice
S. Kelley. at Elmwood on next Tues
day, from 2 to 5~o'clock in the after
noon. Miss Mary Clifford will pre-
side at the piano, Miss Gladys Dester
will sing, Miss Marie Ames will give
a short talk, and Mrs. Flora Williams
will render a suffrage song. There
will be tea and light refreshments A
silver offering will be taken for the
cause.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-03-16
Martins Ferry Engineers
Suscribe For Majority

Martins Ferry Stationary Engineers
have subscribed for the Majority in
a body. More than 300 members are
thus put on the list and will begin re-
ceiving their paper next week.
This will be splendid news to the
Majority supporters, and great en-
enlargement to the efforts to have
the entire trade union membership of
the Valley subscribe for the Majority.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-03-16
News of the
Iron and Steel Mills.

Reports were received Wednes-
day Of the examinations held on
March 10. The result, gives the
tin mill men a three point raise.
The tin mill card rate is now
1855. Sheet mill men have all of
former reductions restored.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-03-16
DOES 1T MAKE A DfFFERENcE'

The West Virginia Judge whose gal
-lantry would not let him send a pretty
woman smuggler to Jail, changed his
mind next day and sentenced two
other women offenders, neither of
whom was classed as rich or good
looking .-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-03-16
MISUNDERSTANDING

Many carpenters who took clearance
cards from Wheeling last fall when
the work Stacked, aud. went to other
cities, are returning to the city now in
anticipation of the usual increase Of
work in the spring.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-03-16

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The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-27
FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY SIX HowLANDs

y Greens death discovers to the trustees of her affairs how numerous the Howlands the United States They have received hundreds of letters from persons bearing the Rowland name related to HoWands claiming shares fine Sylvia Ann Rowland estate worth about $1 25OOOO This estate released by ety's death. She had life interest in it. The property will be distributed among the descendants of Gideon owand of Dartmouth Mass Various newspapers ol the country have printed tales of owlands their com mm who expect their ships to be berthed by Hetys pass The trustees of the estate have issued statement that will dash many hopes One paragraph says that while many suppose Gideon and Hetty descendants of John, the MayioWer HoWand this Is not true They by another branch of the Rowland Furthermore, say the trustees all the heirs known There 436 of them their titles clear tine books closed and the other Howlands cant get
 look n Ii is of the estates about which there apparently be no Quareng clearly have the investigators marked the lives of lineage.
 There only few of us who don't imagine we have somotug comng from mysterious pot of the distant
 past Thousands of persons give away of hard and per fcc uab money year after year phanasmagorc pursuit of mythical estates Often they do this in spite of official ords that completely nuy their claims It proved profit able to a class of lawyers
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-27
FROM WILSON'S OLD FRIEND.

t"on" Harvey the brilliant editor of the North American
 VoW the man who made Woodrow Wilson governor of New Jersey and president of the United States springs slogan in the October number of his journal "Eughes for America first; Wilson for Wilson firs And then the man who knows the President perhaps other knows him proceeds to the business of crucfyng his hazy theories" and fascna ing 1cuIaon paying particular attention to the fasco in Mexico in these words:
 "SN months have elapsed since General Pershing attempt od the impossible of soldiers have been killed and others captured have been sent back naked or in rags Villa is where he last buried suffering and humated troops held in constant peril football of politics. in long thin line across the desert and overtaxed people called upon to pay $l00O000OO to meet the exgency presidential year, while luatVe joint commission sits occasionally and sails in gttenty under tacit obligation do nothing and to get nowhere before election day.
 Colonel Harvey then quotes Secretary Lansings ominous description of the situation, and adds:
 What may yet happen under inexpcaby senseess will m and obduatc guidance God alone knows But we do insist ron the evidence cited above ansings satemen that this most deporabc and most mOryng occurrence in the annals of American history might and would have been averted by early recognition by Wilson of the fact which we tried desper atcy but Vanly to impress upon his mind that he had been elected president not of Humanity, but of the United States of Alucrica" -... ....
 Wolh! Had he recognized this fact we should not have had the cmdossy hmiang billet douxing with Germany and the Mexican situation would have shamed us But W" would have missed gigantic quantity of Fascinating ar uWjation," which to charm a great many Americans But atuds in the latest nqua adornment usually do charm until too Iatc
 "IIr kept out of War!"
 In reality he sent into and made it possible for treacaeIous enemy to kill soldiers with our own buIIcts
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-27

is highly improbable that German bombs inflicted any thing like the damage in England which the Overseas News Agency reports It undoubtedly exaggerated beyond a req Germany has of obtaining figures of saeh pre- tcntous eXactness But there is doubt that % Xppens keeping the whole George island Qf lear near the hycca Reports probably sent out order bolster up the fakng International News Service which Hearst has been coong to bolster up his very strong pro German attitude
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-27

Henry Fords affections for Miss Democracy don't run deep enough to him to contribute to her support
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-27

If President Wilson would only from behind his rhetoric and then that could the real nan
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-27

The retention of the word 'obey in the Episcopal mar iy of words.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-16
efficiency Course Opens.

The Emerson efficiency course OF
lectures viii begin Thursday even.
ing. in the Y. ~ c. A. auditorium.
This is the second year that the
Detroit Technical institute has put
on the Emerson course. The work
Is under the direction Of T. c. Rice.
Wray. who was In charge last year
The lecture Thursday night will he
given by Mr. Rice.Wray and the
meeting will be presided over by
A. Z. Roberts. general manager of
the sto. mfeltzLovoleyl company
There arr 13 lectures In the course
with practical work connected with
each Tickets may be had at the
Y NJ. c. 4. or the Detroit Technical
institute.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-16
CANADIANS WHO
WORK HERE FREE
FROM u. S. TAX

Under the new income tax law
enacted Sept. S. lqlf, nonresident
aliens are granted he same exemp
tion as residents. providing they
make proper return TO all income
received from occupations or in.
ycslments within the Cnited States.
The small salarS and wage Garner
has Deon IN element that is unique
in the collection distrlct under the
jurisdiction OF Collector OF Internal
Revenue lamo, Brady. who has
uany ttae- presented 10 the author
Hies at Washington thc difficulties
aud pcculIaritics met with in the
border cities, md which do not oh
tain I'm any otncr district In the
United states
Mr. Brady representations to the
treasury department on the subject
have finally borne fruit in a conres-
sion applying to persons resident in
Canada IN receipt of small incomes
from occupations IN the United
states. which viii obyiatc the neces.
sity OF thousands Of returns or tho
regular forms provided for the use
e those In receipt OF larger and tax
able returns. This concession is in
the form of certificate OF exemp-
ton. signed by the wage Garner and
filed with his er1ployer. which testl.
fes 10 the facts relative 10 his in
come received IN the United states,
md which the employer ip turn files
in Collector Brady's office. for trans
Iaission TO Washington
Employers II nonresident aliens
will be required tn secure from their
employees these certificates, setting
forth that their income received
within the United States is less than
$4,000 per year, failing which they
are required to withhold the tax or
two per cent and pay the same TO
the collector on demand
Last year thousands OF residents
OF Windsor, Wnlkcrville and other
border towns were compelled TO pay
the tax of one per cent on their
earnings in Detroit
The Detroit times., 1916-11-16
Marriage Licenses

Techl Piernik, IS; Leokadys Point.
kowslSI. %
omer Ferrow. 20. Detroit. Lena
Keilmann, ~. Hastings
John oracthec 30; Catherine Kos-
cielnick. 10
Kemp smith. 30. Detroit: Kate
Brown, 80. Highland park.
Alfred Leadbitter e. Detroit.
9nelia Schafct1ck. %. Westbcnd,
Joe oorolczyk. q; Julie wieranska.
scsids:. sSGlssl'w ~ pylicki. 'n Martha
:. Paul Grota. %. Frances Kozinor,
James Nixon. IS. Pittsburgh; Jennie
Cross. 2b. Detroit
Robert Il. Golden, 20. Laura NJ
Arthur +. Doher,y. %. irene SOCIAL
Jacob Nathan. 81, Eva schwartz
mau, 20.
.Amedee MILLER. 30. Julia e. Hendry.
Israel Losu. g6. ida Frankei. ~
Geerge Trute, 22. Dora Fishlin. 81
chester W WaRgoncr 49, toledo:
Gertrude " Heiuorftnpei 30. same
Albert =. NtssingeL 81; Alice
GeoRheRan. rs
SIMON Ginsburg. si Henrietta
Felnbefg, %.
Ernest H. Bowman. IS. Ruth Rob.
ertson. 40.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-16
STATE SUNDAY
SCHOOLS MEET
Fifty-sixth Annual Convention
Opens In HOl-
land

HOLLAND. Mich. Nov. 16.--The
flfy.sixth annual Michigan state
sunday school convention with hun
dreds OF delegates in attendance
opened it's session in this city Wed
uesday. The morning was largely oc-
cupled with registration and enroll.
ment, and the inspection Of exhib'
its displayed by the various Sunday
schools epresented.
The afternoon and evening were
devoted 10 committee meetings with
an address by tho Rev. J g. Ben
son. on Evangelism and social ser
vice" The 'legates were vel
coined 10 the city by Mayor John
Vandersluis
The Detroit times., 1916-11-16
SHORTAGE
OF CARS IS
SERIOUS
American Railway AS
sociatiOn Estimates
1t At 100000
AUGUST SHOWED
10000 SURPLUS
IN 1908 Surplusage In
u. S. Amounted to
4l3,000

In Its customary statement OF car
shortage snd surplusages. issued
Tuesday, the American Railway as
sociation gives The car shortage In
the United States Nov. /. as l0s.0l0
cars. The net shortage Sept 80
was 60.691. and Sept I 1873. as
compared TO a net surplus Of 9762
cars on Aug. l.
Compa -isons are also made for a
period OF seven years. showing that
preceding the middle OF August his
year, thee had been a continuous
net surplusagc OF cars not In use
on American railroads, except for
about one month In 1909. three
months. l. 1912, and one month in
1913, and in March this year
In 1903 there was at one time q
surplusage OF over $4,000 cars. and
al no tire during the year were
there less than 100000 idle cars
In 1909 the maximum net sur
plusage VAS 3325l3 In 1910 the
maximum was nearly l43 600 for
July 6. and there was thruout that
year net su'plusage OF at least
1000 cars not requisitioned by ship
pers Fur 1911, surplus cars mum
bered on March - over 207 600. and
there wag AZ nu. time during tn
year less than 10000 cars standing
IDLE.
In January 1912 there was a nc
eurplusaga Of approximately 10000
f'rom Noy"mbc~ 1913 until March
i9i6 there waa q continuous sur
plusage &. cars ihe number run
ming in October 1914 to over 200
when tha nplres became SO large
hat the american Railway associa
Ten stopped compiling them Com
rilation was resumed on Feb. /
1915, whea idle cars still numbered
over 279 600
The number Of freight cars owned
by the railroads OF the country in.
creased during that same eigh,
years from l,9eI557 on July 1, 1907
10 2.f47.!,1 on July /, 1916.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-16
SEEKS AID FOR
GIRL STRIKERS

To help the girl cigarmaRcrs OF
Detroit who have been on strike
since June. and of whom several
have been sent to Jail for contempt
of court for violating injunctIons
against picketing. President p. J..
Ward. OF the state Federation of
Labor. has sent out an appeal to
all trade unions In Michigan asking
for contributions. The action OF the
5000 girls In refusing to- return TO
work under the present schedule
has been Endorsed officially by the
state federation.
Many of the girls have been alb
sorbed in other occupations since
the beginning OF the strike, becom-
'ng overall makers and working In
corset factories.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-16
MOrtuary

william >. Coonan son of
William and thr late Bridget Coon
an and brother ~ Mac, James.
Julia. Leo snd Mrs Frank T.
Jones. Funeral from his residence,
6s9 Brooklyu-aVc, Thursday at
$50 and - peter and Pauls cathe-
\ dral al o'clock Funeral by autos.
Nov Il. 1915, at residence.
222 Columbus-ave. Helen Maria
IT T.. suddenly Nov.
12 1916 at Birmingham, Ala
father Of Lillian nnd Mabel l'u-
neral and burial m Geneva, y. Y"
ou Thursday
Spokane. wash. Wilhclmna. moth
cr OF Edward A. Bertha. Augusta
g.. Louise NJ Moyc Mrs g. n.
Couls and Mrs T.. \. Eisele. lu-
neral az Saginaw Mich, sunday
afternoon. Nov. 10, 1916.
Dieu, Windsor. Anna, beloved wife
of George ". Radcliffe Services
Thursdny. ltth INST. $50 y. M at
the residence OF her lister, Mr.
Murray Ca mpbell. b6 Windeli-aF".
Tntermcnt Woodlawn cemetery.
RoTu Nov. y. 1915. Joseph. beloved
husband Of Mathilda. and father or
Clarence. Mildred, LaOna, Corinc,
RAYMOND. Joseph and Irene, and
brother OF Mrs. Anna Walsdof
Mrs r welland. age 40 years Fu-
neral from residence, SIS Orleans
50. Thursday AZ $40, and 81 Jo-
seph church at O.
SHAW Nov, 10. 1915. at her late
.rcsidcuce. So Chope-pl. Harriet be
loved wife OF Henry Charles Shaw.
and sister OF Mary A Morris, and
mother OF r. &. Shaw, OF Akron, o.
and Bertram Shaw. Of Los Angeles,
Cal Leonard shaw, of Miami. Fla
Lionel shaw. OF DsYic. Fla., and IN.
n - shaw. Miss 4. G. Sha ", Mr
81 B and Harold Shaw. OF detroit
Funeral from above residence,
Thursday afternoon at 80, 70 81
Matthias church at q intetncnt
Ht WoUdiRwn via autos.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-16
WANTS GASOLINE
SOLD BY GRADES

John 9. McCabe. in report 10 the
common council On regulation OF
gasoline sale and diIution. recon-.
mends that dealers are required TO
sell gasoline by grades. 10 prevent
the roisting IN The purchaser AZ the
rure product combination OF gaso
line and Kerosene He wants such
regulation embodied in an ordinance
The report went e. the common
council committee on ordinances.