The Labor Advocate, 1915-08-07

Hut Guy Hecker Held On To Docu- incut Until the Nuptial Knot Was Tied. Guy Ilecker, of the Electrical Work ers, came very nearly ncing short cir circuited - cuited circuited in his attempt to get married hursday, but finally made the proper connection. Ilecker had procured a license to marrv .Miss Delia Xolan, which he did, the Rev. Haefner perming the cere ceremony. - mony. ceremony. After the wedding, Guy was not as careful of the license as he had been before the ceremony, and lost it. It was found by George Schick of 132 West McMillan street, who iimneditcly got busy to find the owner, so that Decker's execution might not be delayed. Schick made inquiries at the Build Build-ing - ing Build-ing Trades Council and was told that Decker already had been wired and the lights turned on. When Decker later turned up at headquarters he had to "buy for the bunch," and in turn was presented with a kitchen cabinet by the Building Trades Council and a purse of gold by his friends. The presentation was made by Patrick Mcllugh. Carmen Hear Interesting Labor Talks By CiiAKi.r.s 11. Sampson. The first regular meeting in August was called to order by President Jones, on the 3th, at O-.ao a. m. Holl call showed all officers present. Minutes of ordered naid. The auditor's quarterly report was pre- semen aim uuu iicu. I The Picnic Committee made its report on cash received from July 1.. to August -. r, i f ;,.;,. t;,-L-ntc K'.M.nrt m; Labor, made quite an instructive and interesting address before the Central Corned. Tuesday evening, August It. Under the head of New Business and Welfare of the Division, several very good talks were made. It certainly is gratifying to hear the membership get upon "the floor and express their opinion. Makes Closing; Address. The closing address was made by Brother George Gray, Executive Board member, from llartwell Station, and is in part as follows ; "Mr. Chairman and Brother Members: It is not often that T take the floor to make a lengthy talk, hut this morning, while silting here and listening to the men around me express their views upon various matters pertaining to our laliors, our city, State and county, I could not help but compare the state of affairs that exists now with the conditions that ex existed - isted existed three years ago. . "At that time I believed that men had the right to organize, but 1 must con confess - fess confess that I did not realize the great bene benefits - fits benefits to lie derived from organized labor. At that time we bad a body of unorgan unorganized - ized unorganized men operating the cars in this city. One man did not know the other, and apparently did not care to become ac acquainted. - quainted. acquainted. We looked upon the man from another station as a stranger, and was i not interested in his wellare. "We saw him today working upon ins car; tomorrow lie was gone. If we had seen him on one particular run for a vear or so we might notice his absence in a casual way. hut we never thought to inmiire what had become of him. In fact, we did not care, because we were j onlv interested in staying on the job I ourselves. Todav that condition is chanucd. We meet in this hall, we dis discuss - cuss discuss 'conditions, and if a man meets with reverses and is in bad circumstances, or lie has been uniustly dealt with and it can be proven that a mistake has bee" made in dealing with his case, we tand ope and all ready to extend to him a helping baud and treat him as a brother. Arc Not Sflllsli. "This i as it should be. We should not be selfish and live within ourselves exchisivelv, but we should be in touch with our fellowman, know what ails him, (Continued on page 5)

Thomas J. Donnellv. secretary-treasurer of the Ohio State Federation of Labo.", containing a call for the annual cnti- vention of the Federation which will meet at Mansfield. O., beginning Mon- day. October 11. A communication iroin the Building Trades Council of Portland, Ore., re regarding - garding regarding elevator construction which in involves" - volves" involves" electrical workers, iteamritters. iron workers, machinists and plumbers, was laid over until the next meeting. The Labor Day Committee reported progress and business agents reported business fair. aoor f-y Fight Drys That the union men of Cincinnati will not see thousands of their fellow wrk- j ers thrown out of positions in trades in j which they have spent their lies In the wave of temperance sentiment in ! Ohio without protest, was shown I burs- dav night. i An organization called the Hannltun 1 County Home Rule League wa formed and it will at once begin to combat the forces of the prohibitionists. Thomas McManus, president f Cen Central - tral Central Labor Council, was elected chair chairman: - man: chairman: Joseph Burner, secretary, and William Lickte, treasurer. Headquar Headquarters - ters Headquarters will he established at 140 Walnut street. About September 1 an active campaign of speaking will be begun bj the trade unionists of the city. KIGHT-Iiorit WOKK DAY Grunted I5y Shops hi Xi'W Machinists' Ollleial Say York, New York. J. J. Kcppler. Vice-Presi dent of the International A.sso.ciation ot Mnrti,:.,;t n, iMrtitttri.il Wpilnesrlm that j but may be made public later when the i general (.ampaigii that has been insti tuted by the machinists lor the eight eight-hour - hour eight-hour dav is further advanced. William 11. Johnston, International President of the Machinists, who arrived today from Washington, was in consul consultation - tation consultation with officers of the local unions, and a conference, at which President Johnston will meet the general organ organizers - izers organizers from all New England States, will be held at Hartford. Conn.. Sunday This conference will be followed by sim similar - ilar similar meetings in different parts of the district each week. The situation, with respect to the Gar Garvin - vin Garvin machine shops here, where several hundred men are out, and the Bliss plant in Brooklyn, where negotiations are in progress, is unchanged, Kcppler asserted. "The net result to. date of the eight eight-hour - hour eight-hour campaign that was begun at Bridge Bridgeport," - port," Bridgeport," said Kcppler, "is that thousands of working men and women have been benefited throughout the Eastern States with increased wages and better hours. While comparatively only a small num number - ber number of these persons arc machinists, the employes in other branches of work where machinists are employed are shar sharing - ing sharing in the benefits of the campaign of our organization."

Samuel Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor, was in Cincinnati Tuesday afternoon and night and the veteran head of organized labor in the United States was busy almost every hour of the time. In the afternoon he addressed the con convention - vention convention of Stationary Firemen at Cos mopolitan Hall ; early in the evening he was the guest and principal speaker at ' a reception by the Central Labor Coun-1 cil and later was the guest at a banquet given by the Building Trades Council at its headquarters, twelfth and Wal- nut streets. ilie Keynote ol Air. uompcr s speecn- cs and private conversations was that while labor was fairly prosperous at this I time, owing to the large number ot war orders in many lines from Europe, a stagnation of business and a consequent I lessened demand for labor is certain to' follow the close of the war. For this reason Mr. Gompers urged labor unions , to so strengthen their organizations now that they would be in position to better , safeguard their interests when the pres-! sure was brought to bear on them by employers later. bpeakmg at the I'irenieiis Convention, Air. uompers saui, in referring to tin ,t t"i war will r.avena Jnlioi ?axai:'BiS-wS MWm(V. .-JkiiMt: Pi-i-illts"AVa! lieuiictlnn.s' "When the war in the foreign coun countries - tries countries is over merchants of this country are going to take wii.ntif-..,n ne 4i,.. f.,. : and you union men must make prcpara , ,, ,-,!,,. ,..n,.,. I lions to nrcvent mv reduction in wiires uons 10 prcuit an rcuuci on in wages, which, in my estimation, will be made by employers. Work at present is plenti plentiful - ful plentiful because the merchants and manufac manufacturers - turers manufacturers of the United Stales are export exporting - ing exporting not only munitions of war, but pro visions, such as meat, cattle, grain, agri agricultural - cultural agricultural implements, horses and other necessities. "When the war is over," he added, "there is bound to be a stagnation of business in this country and labor will be cheap. The work of the laborer is being extended at present and when the crisis comes we have to be prepared to light and as thoroughly united as an army. It is a certainty that wages will be reduced or an attempt "will be made to reduce them, because there will surely be a bus business - iness business depression, and if we are not strong enough to light for our righ it will be i a long time before we will regain ti,c , 1 salaries we are getting at present. Gompers urged the firemen to stand with the union engineers in order to strengthen their organization. Other speakers at the meeting were Matthew Comcrford, National President of the Stationary Engineers' Union, and David Evans, Ilusiness Agent. lTi'fes Organization. lie urged the union men to strengthen

the disaster that has taken place? In this connection also let me urge upon vour attention how completely the East Eastland - land Eastland disaster refutes all of the argu arguments - ments arguments that have been urged to bring out j'luendirent or repeal the seamen's act. 1 f , as a nation, we have regard for the value and sacredness of human life, if we esteem human beings higher than property or property interests we shall insist that the seamen's act shall not only not lie weaueneil, nut snail lie strengthened in order to provide greater security for future water tralhe or travel traveling." - ing." traveling." Charge Against Inspei'tnrs. The letter states that the attention of the Gevernment had been drawn to ser serious - ious serious charges against inspectors on the Great Lakes by the Chicago Federation of Labor, which also reported over overcrowding - crowding overcrowding of excursion steamers on the lakes. legislation that is intrusted to inspec tors, the letter adds. A mysterious influence has always operated for the elimination of all inspectors who per perform - form perform their duty without regard for the favor of shipping interests." IJl'TOIIKKS OKGAXIZK. I 'I acoina. Wash. Butchers in this city lave organized and affiliated to the Am algamated Meat Cutters and Iiutcher Workmen of America. OlM'OSrl SrXDAY WOKK. Sacramento. Cal. The Barbers' Un Union - ion Union is opposing Sunday labor and pro propose - pose propose picketing several shop whose pro proprietors - prietors proprietors believe in ccasless toil. IJHKWKKY WOltKICltS ADVAXC1C. Baltimore. Brewery workers have destroyed the possibility of a solid line up against their new scale by the Amer American - ican American Brewing Company signing the new three-year contract. Wages of brew workers and drivers are increased $1 a week. Bottlers will be granted an eight-hour day and engineers and lire lire-men - men lire-men are given a ten-day's vacation an-nrally.

The IHiilding Trades Council, at its regular weekly meeting, Thursday night, took the wise step, which it should have taken many weeks ago, of taking the Western and Southern Life Insurance Company off the unfair list and rein reinstating - stating reinstating it as fair to union labor. It is extremely doubtful if the West Western - ern Western and Southern ever should have been drawn into the jurisdictional contro versy anion the trade unionists which, pi tn its heinir declared unfair. he light between the unionists was trivial j and should have been settled among i themselves and the contractor without , bringing the employing company into the light. It was the contractor, if any one, not the insurance company, which was at fault. The action of the council came as a relief to many union workers who are carrying policies in the Western and Southern and who were on the eve of being forced to cancel their insurance. TO L'UCK "SAFKTY KIKST." Francisco. A committee, of which, Coroner Lelanel is chairman, is with the State Industrial Accident Com mission in its "safety first campaign. Other committees are considering safety rules for boilers and engines. AGAINST TKXKMHXT LAUOK Albany. X. Y. A committee of the State Constitutional Convention favors an amendment to the organic act prohib prohibiting - iting prohibiting the manufacture of goods in New York City tenements. This amendment would leave no doubt as to the police power of the state to handle this ques question. - tion. question. GKAXTKI) wagk ixckkask. Fall River. Mass. The strike of plumbers and iteamfitters has ended, the employers signing the new agree agreement - ment agreement which gives the journeymen and their helpers an advance in wages, the union shop and Letter working condi conditions. - tions. conditions. The strikers were away from the shops a week, and the minimum rate to be paid to the journeymen will be $ I..VJ for an eight-hour day. Widow Gets Award From

daughters of Daniel Fanning, of High - I.-ind avenue. C nciuiiati. "alining was an employe of the Cincinnati Gas and Elec tric Companv. He was injured in Jan January, - uary, January, 1014, and died last December. As the company carries its own risk under the Workmen's' Compensation law, it must pay the award as ordered by the Commission. Nearly $5,(100 in State compensation was awarded by the Commission today as the result of elevator accidents. To Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan, of Youngs Youngs-town, - town, Youngs-town, parents of seventeen-year-old Thomas Morgan, who was crushed in the elevator of the Vindicator Publish Publishing - ing Publishing Company, June 14, 1013. the Com Commission - mission Commission gave $1,ST-, to be paid in weekly installments of $(!. The sum of $:i,120 was given by the Commission to Mrs. Bessie V. Schamp, Akron, widow of Richard Schamp, who was killed July :i, lOl.'ie in the elevator of the Schaefer Schaefer-Black - Black Schaefer-Black Company, Akron. This will be paid in weeklv sums of $10. Mrs. Nettie Welch, of Rogers, Colum Columbiana - biana Columbiana Countv, received an award from the Coniniiss'ion of Sl,fi04, for the death of her husband, Edward J. Welch, an employe of the Elk Run Company, who was killed by a fall of dirt on July 14 10ir,

Gompers also criticised the local Car pouters' Union for withdrawing from the Central Labor Council, stating that if the carpenters had remained affiliated with the central body it would have helped strengthen organized labor in this city. He then told of his start in unionism. saying that he became a union man in Pittsburg in 1880, and has ever been faithful to the cause since that time. Allium! those present besides the guest of honor were : Joseph Ctillcn, Frank Kist, editor of The Chronicle; Tom An derson, John D. Fryc. James Wilson, Joseph 1'roebstle, Matthew Lomerford Charles Wirmel, W. E. Myers, editor of the Labor Advocate; William Gustin, i Thomas Mugaviu, Thomas McManus, Doc. Mullen, Jerrv Sullivan, Herbert i Marshall, William G. Shea, M. Radke, ' William Ryan. Joseph Ilruner, Henry1 Ott, I nomas J. Donnelly. Guy Decker, Writes President Wilson. While President Gompers was in the cny a co iv ol a letter lie nau sent to President Wilson urging that the Federal 'investigation of the Eastland disaster at ,. . . ::..

the war is over there will he another panic in the United States, which will be greater than the one of lfl()7. Last night President Gompers was the guest and principal speaker at the Cen Central - tral Central Labor Council. Tie spoke of the LADIES TO HOLD RAFFLE The Ladies' Auxiliary Xo. 3, of Plumbers' Union No. 50, will hold a grand raffle at the picnic of the Plumb Plumbers' - ers' Plumbers' Union at Avoca Park August 1.1. The following prizes have been do donated - nated donated : Math tub, Walter Mullen; shower bath, Andrew J, Murphy; wash stand, Thomas J. Dyer, FISCHER ON VACATION Vice-President Phil Fischer of the Building Trades Council', is awav on a two weeks' vacation. Mr. Fischer is among the Northern lakes. As no word lias been received from him, it is as assumed - sumed assumed that he is saving all his fish stories to relate verbally when he returns.