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fur- «5 .-w
Youvan't expect a fellow with
the brains of a goose to do any
thing else but sell his freedom for
a turkey.
WE always find that the fellow
who will knock a union man for
his activity, as a rule never does
much for organized labor himself.
Watch this point closely and see.
WoE to the man or set of men
who tamper with the Workmen's
Compensation Law. Organized la
bor in Ohio will not s and for any
trifling and will fight to a finish
any person who opposes it.
AND they tell us that some of
the factories are receiving orders
and are sending for their men to
come to work. Can it be a fact
that prosperity is coming Didn't
think that big business would stand
for it as long as Wilson is prfsi
dent.
No my dear reader, it is not the
labor unions in the wrangle with the
A. J. Yawger company about the
High and Main street bridge. It
is the commissioners and the Audi
tor, but they are not fighting for
the same reason that the labor un
ions did. Oh no, not by a jug full.
WE ARE told that so far nothing
has been done by the County Com
missioners to build the proposed
new tuberculosis hospital on the
Infirmary Hill. A hospital of this
kind is a necessity and it should
be built without delay. Every
workingman, woman and child in
the county is heartily in favor of
the n«w hospital. It is important
as any bridge or institution in the
county and we do hope that the
Commissioners will start the hospi
tal immediately.
WORLD 0FU80R
The Typographical Union of Los
Angeles, Cal., has renewed for an
other year the old wage scale,
which will apply to newspapers and
job printing offices.
The Brotherhood ®f Boilermakers
and Helaers has renewed an agree
ment with the Kentucky and In
diana Terminal Company, which
carries an incieass of one cent an
hour and a betterment of working
conditions.
Members of the Typographical
Union at Detroit, Mich., have been
locked out by the Frederick
Stearns Company after a contin
uous record of twenty years'
friendly relations with these organ
ized workers.
The Steam Engineers' and the
Stationary Firemen's Union at Ro
chester, N. Y., have adjusted dif
ferences that have existed between
them and a large department storel
•or over a year. A contract has
b«n signed .nd «^|l
and firemen will
ployed.
The call for the fourteenth an
nual convention of the Washington
Sta*e Federation of Labor, to be
held in Olympia, Wash., January
18 to 26, has bteu issued. The
gathering promises to be an im
portant one, as the many problems
that now confront trade unionists
in the northwest will be acted
upon.
Strikers Pledgi Loyalty.
Gloversvills, N. Y. Jan.
At the meeting of English andl amination.
are granted." |is
These workers who were unor
ganized at the time, went on strikel
last August. They have received
no wage increase for seventeen
years. The New York state boardl
of conciliation and mediation in
vestigated the case and agreed theirl
requests were warranted. The A.
F. of L. has been assisting thel
strikers and organized them in lo
cals, and has assigned Organizerl
Flett and Wyatt to assist. At thel
Philadelphia convention of the A.
F. of L. the executive council was|
instructed to issue an appeal forluken
funds, to be devided oetween these]
strikers, the Atlanta 'extile work-l
eri and the copper miners of north
ern Michigan.
Government Will
Settle Strike.
Washijgton, Jan. 8.—federal
intervention in the strike
the
between
coal operators and
miners ofl
ordered Tuesday!
by Secretary of Labor Wilson
in the Colorado strike, were
Dan
iel J, Keefe, labor expert and for-1
Martial Music.
Aeroplanes,
Submarines,
Gory stains,
Smithereens!
Zeppelins
Bombs to drop.
Horrid dins,
Wish 'twould stop!
Shott and shell.
Noise galore!
War is hell,
Nothing more.
Shape your views
For the press,
Call it news.
What a mess!
How they shoot
T'other ones.
Dumbum shoot
From their guns.
Uncle Sam
With this stuff
They'd flim-flam.
But he's tough
So they'll find
Spite of fizz
He'll just mind
His own biz.
Laundry Workers Organize.
Chicago, January 8.—Laundry |carned
Report of Advi
sory Committee
0
.lutions adopted at -ee.ings of|ges.,ons offered nor the ,ensul^lthe
striking glove cutters condemned I discussion. The results of the de
and denied rumors that any of the liberation of the committee are
various nationalities were prepar-|embodied the following resolu
ing to abandon tl|e strike and re-|ti°t}S:
turn to work. I Resolution No 1, Physical E*-
workers in this city are organizing,! mission/
and at a recent meeting, which wasl Of the twelre members appointed
well attended, the advantages ofl en your committee eleven were
trades unionism was shown by able I present at the final meeting, and
speakers. |each resolution given above re-
MUS^I GOmOliSSiOil
o! Obio.
Columbus, O., Jan. 8. 1915
Gentlemeu:
Your advisory committee ap
pointed under your resolution of
October 26, 1914, on the subject of
Workmen's Compensation, has
been meeting each ^eek for a
period of approximately 2 months
A number of resolutions have been
offered, covering proposed changes
in the law. We do not think it
well to burden your CommissionI pensation law:
Res.|with a report covering all the sug-
American cutters it was resolved I whereas, It has been reported I death of her common-law husband. I
that "we do not intend to break I
tQ yQur commjttee that
the strike and are determided tol^£ physical examination udoptcdIis cause for compensation
stay together until our demandsl
by certajn empioyers
being used as a meansof
The Italian strikers declared I inating unfairly against certain em-Ijured by a fellow-workman. As
their confidence in the generalI ployes and is resulting in their be-l®au^e^ and killed by another while
strike committee and pledged them-1 ing unfairly discharged by reason |iQ course of employment. Death
selves to remain out until their de-l0f alleged physical disability I from another cause does not abate
mands were granted. It was fur-1 Resolved, Taat we recommend Ia
iher resolved that "we give this as| that a thorough investigation oflvious injary.
same pjsition and "strongly pro-l taken under the guise of physical) which is compensatible.
tested against such rumors, whichl examination and also for the pur
have been spread bv the enemies! pose of ascertaining and reporting!
of the workers."
as to the effect of this practice from]
the viewpoint of public pclicy.
Resolution No. 2. Occupational
Diseases.
Whereas, The Legislature ofl
the State of Ohio has requested thel
State Board of Health to submit al
report upon
pensation for occupational diseases
until th(. Sute Board of Health
snbmits it, report
Resolution No 3. Medical
Compensation.
We recommend that in section
42, line f, after the words,
torY
desig-l
nated by the Secretary to under
take an amicable adjustment of the
controversy.
tites.
HUNDRED DOLLARS," the fol-1pany
lowing be inserted: l^e
finding of facts being made! agreed to
Resolution No. 4. Responsibil
ity of Contractors.
Eveiy person in the service of
any independent contractor or sub
contractor who has failed to pay
into the state insurance fund the
amount of premiums determined
and fixed by The Industrial Com
mission of Ohio for his employment |and
of this act, shall, for the purposes
of this act, be considered as the
ministration of the Workmen's
Compensation Law. The business
methods employed by it in the con
duct of the department, its desire
to give an equitable interpretation
of the Workmen's Compensation
Law, working in practically an un-1
ceived the unanimous vote of all I
members of the committee present.
(Signed) J. H. Krantz.
Thos. J. Donnelly,
L. M. Burnett,
Arthur Muhlman,
John Moore,
A J. Stevens,
Ctass E. Vaughn,
W. H. Stackliouse,
J. H. J. Upham,
Dudley Kennedy,
James I. Boulger.
The state industrial commission
has made the following interesting
rulings iu cases where workers are
entitled to relief under the com-
wben biUen a while in
course
of employment. After
^(quitting regular w#rk and injured)CtnU,
while on way to paymaster's desk
to draw money. Foreman while
on duty shot by a discharged em-|
ploye. Common law wife is en
titled to compensation in case ofI
the system! Apoplexy, superinduced by over-
in the State I Quitting work a minute before time!
c^a'm
a reply to the insinuations in thel the entire system of physical ex-1 killed immediately on his arrivail the state industrial commission, la
press that there was a probability! amination be made for the purposel®11 premises of his employers.I 50r unions and employers in ihis
of a break in the ranks." I of ascertaining whether such un-l^ea' prostration while in thelstate will oppose amendments to
The Hebrew strikers took thel fair advantage of employes is beinglcourse employment is an injury I the workmen's compensation act in
,he question of occu-IOr 'bey sigh
pational diseases of employes ofll ^or days gone by,
this Slate, and whereas, said State!
upon the question of com.
discrim-lto change clcthes and playfully in-| W. R. Smith, Paper Makers' Un-
*or compensation for pre-
The Bright Lexicon.
When the State goes dry,
And the saloons are closed,
And nowhere booze for sale,
Will the boys cut loose
And drink grape juice
And get a souse on ginger ale.
And win their
Board of Health has not yet com-l! Will they pine to hear
pleted its sui vey nor presented it
spirits droop?
The splash of beer,
And the sound of the gladsome|
cloop.
report:
Resolved, That it is the sense
of this committee that no action belj (1*°°^ it np in the dictionary. Wei orranted awards to the following:
had to.)
on or beforc
evicted.
necessary medical, nurse and hos-1 demand of the operators in
Eastern Ohio, which has continuedl pital services and medicines exceed I eastern section for a lower rate! agent $100 for violating the "loan
since April 1 last without prospect I the amount of $200 the Commission! than that agreed to beteen thelshark" laws, the State Supreme
of
settlement, was
I additional amounts upon a satisfac-l and Central Ohio. This rate waslers a deadly blow, according to
by
tner Commissiouei General of Im-|and upon unanimous approval by I on the miners' promise that itlloan agent was fined because he
migration, and Hywel Davies, al the Commission. Sach finding ofl would be enforced throughout thel required a railroad emplope to give
coal operator and former mediator facts to be set forth upon the min-| state, and the present strike is
or occupation, or to e.ect to pay|and congested housing conditions
compensation direct to his injured Iare Sreater factors in the increase
and the dependents of his killed I insanity than is the vice and
employes, as provided in section 22ld*ss'Pat'on
to a
explored American field of indus-|insanity
trial accidents and insurance, Iinstitutional
should be mentioned at this time |^on8 *or
thc
members of the Com
rePort
on
employe of the employer who haspust
"the
We commend the work of thel „ru u s
I While the number of insane per
Industrial Commission the ad-1
Bsons
THIS LABEL IS ALWAYS IN THE
BEST CLOTHING. HATS AKX
HABERDASHERY
Compensation Law Extended.|organizers and Busi
mss Agents.
1
Will Evict coal Miners.
Cleveland, Jan. 8.—A coal com-1Safe Co., Hamilton.
pany in this city, operating minesl These awards of the commission
in eastern Ohio, has served notice I
were
on striking miners that they mustl0f the Ohio Workmen's Compen
TWolvacate h°uses owned by the com-lsati0n Law
JaDuary
15
or
Unless in unusual cases, wherein I The strike has been on tor se/-| Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 8.—By re-
I it is clearly shown that the actual I eral months and was caused by alfusing to ieview the verdict of a
made with employers.
The strike has been endorsed by|
the United Mine Workers.
Fast Life Causes Insanity
Washington, Jan. 8—The stress
strain the
keener competition
according
by
Dr-
J0SePh
A-
in8ane in
Hill
institutions,"
issucd by the
entered iuto a contract, whether!Bureau*
written or verbal with such inde-l In the six years" from 1904 to
perdent contractor unless such em-11910, covered by the report, there
ployes, or their legal representa-l was an increase of 25 per cent in
tives or beneficiaries elect, after ia-1 the number of insane persons re
jury or death, to regard such inde-l ported. In the same period the to
pendent contractor or sub-contrac-ltal population increased only 12
tor as the employer. I per cent.
Federal Census
is increasing, there
is an in­
crease in the methods of caring for
these unfortunates. On this sub-[
ject the report says:
"At the same time there has!
been a great improvement in the
aKencies
for
discovering cases of
and
bringing them under
cara- These
lbe
institu-
to give a praise that has been welll010^ generally accessible, not only| recently announced that there wouid
by the increase in the number of
such institutions, but also by the
improvements in the means of
transportation and communication.
Bead The PRESS
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DR. E. L. HENES
DENTIST
Over Beeler's Drug Store, 134 High St.
O S K
Charles E. Vaughn, A. F. of L.
Residence, 721 Buckeye Street
Home Phone 890 A.
Timothy Rowan, International
Molders' Union, Residence, 989
Aye Bell Phore403
Swain B. Corson, Carpenters'
and Joiners' Union, No. 637, Resis
dence 107 Brosey Ave., Bell Phone
ion, Residence, Hotel DeArmond.
Home Phone 31. Bell Phone 31.
Will Oppose Changes In Law.
Coir tubus, O., Jan. 8.—Accord-
A night watchmanl iDg tQ Thomas Duffy, member of
favor of the liability insurance com
panies at the coming session of the
legislature. The state officials pre
dicts that both employe and em
ployer will join the commission in
insisting that all proposed amend
ments to the law be seperated from
the proposal designed to allow the
private insurance companies in.
Awards Made This Week By
The Industrial Commis
sion Of Ohio.
The State Industrial Commission
G. Bohlander, of 312 Maple Ave.
awarded $260 10 injured in the em
ploy of the Herring Hall Marvin
granted under the provisions
i Blow To "Loan Sharks.
thel
shall have autority to pay suchl miners and operators of western! court has dealt these money lend-
lower court, which fined a loan
the latter operators! lawyers interested in the case. The
not
I a lien on his pay for three years
only a demand for a living wage! amounting to approximately $3,500
but an effort to carry out
pledges|to
protect a loan of $35.
UNION U I I N
The strength of the entire la
bor movement can be increased
faster by donuiriding union ljibel
goods tbiui by any other means.
In this connection please bear
In mind that the factory work
ers and the store and sbop work
ers make np a large part of the
life of any community where
skilled craftsmen are employed,
and If the building trades, min
ers and skilled craftsmen of ali
kinds patronize the union labels
of the factory arid shop workers
the factory and shop workers
can then be strong enough to
protect tlie building trades and
other trsn *s where the union la
bel is pel hups not entirely prac
,4. ticnble in defending and advanc
ing tbeii interests Likewise the
factory workers, by being ag
gressive in behalf of the inter
ests of the so called combative
trades, can help the latter into a
...
j-
position of strength where they
In turn can assist the factory
trades. It iB this sort of reci
procity and cooperation that has
made the labor unions strong
and can make them much
4 stronger.
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STEEL WORKERS' WAGES.
Reduction of Pay Will Be Limited to
Skilled Labor.
EL EL Qary, chairman of the board
insane are becomingl of the United States steel corporation
K
be no general reduction in the wages
of employees at this time. In a formal
statement, however, he said that there
will be some readjustments in the
amounts paid for skilled labor or piece
work, which forms about 10 per cent
of the total labor employed.
An important influence In deterring
the United States Bteal directors fjrom
Let...
X.
Wm. W. Finfrock, Painters'
Decorators' ana Paper Hangers'
Union, No. 135. Residence 308 S.
Second Street. Bell Phcne 1396 L.
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CINCINNATI
putting Into erreci a general reduction
In wages the flrst of the year was the
decision of the interstate commerce
commission grauting an Increase In
rates to the eastern railroads.
Judge Gary points out that there are
already evidences of a change for the
better. His statement reads:
After giving careful consideration
to the subject It has been decided to
make no general reduction in the
wages of the employees of the United
States Steel companies at this time.
There will probably be some readjust
ments In the amounts paid for skilled
labor or piecework, depending upon
special conditions.
In view of the general depression in
business which has been experienced
for some time, decreases In the gen
eral wage scale have seemed inevitable
and imminent, but it has been deter
mined to continue the existing scale
for the present at least, with the hope
that improvements in business will be
realized. Already there are some evi
dences of a change for the better.
Dividend For Mill Workers.
The Bourne mills of Fall River,
Mass., have paid their operatives the
usual semiannual wage dividend, esti
mated at between $3,500 and $4,000.
The dividend was 3 per cent on wages
paid from June 8 to Dec. 5, inclusive,
and all operatives employed fairly
steadily during that period shared in
It
More shared In the dividend than
ever before. This was the fiftieth of
these semiannual dividends. There
has been only one break In them since
they were inaugurated, and that oc
curred during the long strike of 1904
and 1905. wben the mills were shot
down most of the six months begin
nlng with July.
Many Telegraphers Idle.
The officers of the Commercial Teleg
raphers' union report that the telegra
phers are experiencing the worst win
ter they have had for ten years. Ow
Ing to existing conditions large num
bers of them are idle. and. according
to B. Sbrimpton, secretary of the
New York branch of the union, many
of the telegraphers In the employment
of both the Western Union and the
Postal companies who happen to
at work are working part time.
Figure with you, if you ar#
going to build, remodel or
repair anything Estimates
che«r.ftilly given
1026 Dayton St. Home Phone 302-A
be
Big Union Planned.
Preliminary steps have been taken
to organize the 100,000 civil employees
of the city, state and federal depart
ments in New York city. A temporary
organization was formed by workers
from many city departments, and It is
proposed to push the work of organ
lzing the proposed federation on a per
manent basis.
Carpenters' Union Growing.
Between 2.500 and 3.000 mechanics
employees in shipyards on the Pacific
coast, have Joined the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners
America within the past few months.
NOTES OF LABOR.
There are 9,000 union painters in
Chicago
The world contains 14,1 IB,611 trade
anion members
Nineteen states allow the employ
ment of children under sixteen in min
ing.
In Iowa tbe great bulk of wage earn
ers average between $12 and $16
week.
A workmen's compensation law be
came operative tn Ontario, Canada, on
Jan. 1.
The Brotherhood of Carpenters has
Increased the salaries of the president
secretary and treasurer.
atnBN.
Hopeless.
Prison Worker—Wouldn't you like
to be something better than a low pick
pocket? Convict- Yes. But den
wot's de use? 1 ain't got de eddlca
tlon ter be a confidence man or de
nerve ter be a train robber.—New
York (J)obe.
8he Was the One.
Trixle a bit late In arriving!—Well
girls, who are you knockbig now
Belle We were ail hurt: but you, dear
—Puck.
Give not thy fongue too great a lib
erty lest it take thee prisoner.—JoariM»
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No. James of the two aliases had
been out six months. Then telegrams
went out to certain officers in certain
cities. How they located James Ward
the government keeps as a secret
Later the counterfeiter was arrested at
Springfield, 111., and his outfit for rais
ing bills/was found with him.
And So another counterfeiter was
caught and put out of business. How
was it done? Simple enough—if you
belong to the secret service. Every
counterfeiter has some distinguishing
characteristic In his work, some little
curve or break in a line that gives him
away. The secret service agent com
pared the new counterfeit with dozens
of old counterfeits. At last he found
the telltale distinguishing characterise
tic. And the rest was easy.
James of the two aliases and a
counterfeiting device had served three
terms before. So there was plenty of
his samples.—Kansas City Times.
STOCKBROKERS OF PARIS.
When They Fail They Are Invariably
Treated as Criminals.
An agent de change (Paris stock
broker) can under the rule of the code
of commerce never be adjudged bank
rupt pure and simple, his insolvency
always involving more or less criminal
responsibility. In the absence of
fraud the penalty is hard labor for a
term, but in case of fraud the punish
ment is no less than hard labor for
life.
The public, however, never suffers
from the Insolvency of aU agent de
change, because his liabilities, no mat
ter what they amount to, are always
taken care of and liquidated in full by
the other members of the corporation,
who contribute obligatorily each year
to a sort of Insurance fund or reserve
for this purpose. Besides, each of
them must before being appointed
make a deposit of 250,000 or 300,000
francs at the treasury, which allows
them an interest of 2^ per cent.
An agent de change, according to
section 85 of the code of commerce,
must not transact any commercial or
banking business for his own account
He'must have no financial Interest in
any commercial enterprise, whether in
his own name or under an assumed
name. He cannot even receive pay
ment or settle any account on behalf
of his clients. The penalty for the vio
lation of this rule may be a fine of
3,000 francs and eventually the dis
missal of the offender.—Exchange.
8ettle Long Strike.
The Murphysboro Paving Brick com
pany of Murphysboro, III., has signed a
union shop agreement with its work
ers. and a twelve years' strike is at
an end.
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TRACING COUNTERFEITERS.
The Secret Service Agents Have
Speedily Effectiv^ System.
Some time ago one of the local
banks caught during the day a coun
terfeit ten dollar bill. It was such a
clever counterfeit It would pass any
body but an expert. The next day ten
or fifteen more of the bad bills were
foui*l In the city.
Then the government's machinery to
protect its currency began to work.
But there was nothing mysterious
about its working. In the office of the
secret service here an official sat all
afternpon smoking and looking at spec
imens of counterfeit currency. Huge
clouds of smoke rose from his pipe.
That kept up all day. The reader of
detective tales who believes the secret
service works in a mysterious way
would have been distinctly disnpitoint
ed. But at last th(^pipe dropped from
the lips of the man^itting at the desk
in the federal building with a whole
pile of greenbacks iu front of him. tie
took up two bills and compared them
carefully. Then he studied them again,
noting every little curve and character
istic mark. He stepped to tbe tele
phone and called the United States
prison at Leavenwortlr.
"Was James Ward, alias Stewart,
alias Nolan, in prison?"