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S OF INTEREST TO ORGANIZED LABOR Ove 2000 Ppi I t t E t ion of the ;illetin has he point no longer -int the pa it to our subscrib ie evening. ison it is - usto get r press, in our read s as early LLETIN CK .00 Per Share .SSABLE -' , UNITED MINE WORKERS HAVE PROSPEBOUS YEAR Cleveland, O., Sept. 18.-The an nual report of William Green, secre tary-treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America, contains among other things the following interest ing paragraphs: The average membership of the United Mine Workers of America for the eight months ending July 31, 1919, was 434,967. Of this total 391,339 were paid-up members and 43,648 were exonerated from the payment of dues. This was the larg est average membership in the his tory of the organization. For the year 1918 the average membership was 427,811. The high water mark in membership was reached in March, 1918, when the total was 475,000 in good standing. In March, 1919, the total was 474,451. Mr. Green .said he was confident these figures did not represent the actual membership of the organiza tion and that the total should be much larger. He said he believed many local unions failed to report their full membership. According to his estimate the actual membership probably is about 500,000. It is estimated that between 70, 000 and 80,000 members of the un ion entered the military and naval service during the war, and these men were exonerated from the pay ment of dues, although they remain ed members in good standing. It is interesting to note from Sec retary Green's report that the mem bership has grown from 20,912 in 1890, the first year of the organiza ation, to the half million mentioned above. Not only has the United Mine Workers grown in membership, but its financial condition today, as shown by the report of Secretary Green, is stronger than ever before in its history. The international union is entirely out of debt and on July 31, 1919, it had in its treasury $1,728,906.12. On Dec. 1, 1917, the balance in the treasury amounted to only $209, 747.55. The income in the 20 4 months' period ending July 31, 1919, amounted to $4,092,605, and the ex penditures for that period were $2,- 1 563,446. Commenting on this tsrong finan cial showing, Secretary Green said: "A strong treasury is bound to have a favorable moral influence during wage scale negotiations. It is of immeasurable value, especially in weak- distritts where -operators seek an unfair advantage over their employes. Our organization has a great work to perform and we must be prepared to meet all the demands that may be made upon us. For the first time in many years our organ ization is free from debt and pos sesses a respectable treasury. By maintaining it the hands of your rep resentatives will be strengthened in carrying forward any plans and policies which may be outlined by this convention." POSTAL EMPLOYES CONFER Washington, Sept. 18.-The 11th convention of the National Federa tion of Postal Employes convened in this city under auspices more favor able than at any other time in the history of this organization. Nearly 300 delegates were present. Reports by President Hyatt and Secretary Treasurer Flaherty show an increase in membership, finances and in the spirit of determination to redress grievances under which postal work ers are employed. Philadelphia, Sept. 18.-Denuncia tion of the postoffice's arbitrary at titude toward workers marked the opening session of the National Asso ciation of Letter Carriers. President Gainor declared that "the labor pol icy of the postmaster general is out of tune with modern methods. No longer are the workers' conditions and tenure of place subject only to the whim of the employer." 161 COi . FAlTLITIES Washington, Sept. 18. - Reports to the United States bureau of mines from state mine inspectors of all states except Kentucky show that 161 men were killed during last May in and about the coal mines of the states reporting, as compared with 203 in the same states, excepting Georgia and Oregon, in May, 1918. The 1919 report thus shows a decrease of 42 fatalities from the record of the pre vious year. BOILERMAKERS WIN Omaha, Neb. Sept. 18.--Boiler makers have scored an important victory in their three-months' strike by signing an agreement with the Drake, Williams & Mount company. The minimum rate for boilermakers will be 80 cents an hour and for ex perienced helpers, 60 cents. Help ers with less than 30 days' experience will be paid 50 cents. Provision is made for the settlement of future differences without resorting to a suspension of work. ENGINEERS AYVANCE Omaha, Neb., Sept. 18.-Station ary Engineers' union No. 38 is now working under a new agreement which calls for 75 cents an hour for lowpressure heating plants and 85 cents for plants of more than 15 pounds pressure, DR. MANUEL RODRIGUES I 4 il:oi'iiiiiii.. ::.i.. i::.:::.!}i Dr. Manuel Coelho Rodrigues, re cently arrived in Washington from Brazil to begin a year's work.at the Pan American union and the state de partment in furthering the provisions of the agreement reached at the recent conference in Rio Janeiro. WANT SIX-HOUR DAY Wilkesbarre, Pa., Sept. 18.-At a convention of delegates representing mine workers employed in the three anthracite districts of this state, these declarations were made: New contracts to run no longer than two years. Individual agree ments and contracts in mining pro hibited. Increase of 60 per cent in wages above the scale provided by the supplemental agreements of 1917 and 1918. Increase of $2 a 4ay for day men. Uniform wage scale. Work day of not more than six hours from bank to bank for all classes of inside and outside day labor and monthly men. Five days a week, time and a half for overtime and double time for Sundays and holidays. Union shop, with full recognition of the United Mine Workers of America as a party to the agreement. MAKES ADISCOVERY The United Cigar Stores company, ( vhich operates a chain of cigar stores I throughout the country. has adopted i a Sunday closing policy for all stores except those located at summer re sorts. In large advertisements in the daily . press the company announces that "Sunday should be a day of rest." The company made this discovery simultaneously with the growing un-I rest of its clerks and their discus sion of trade union methods. Recently several hundred clerksI employed by this concern in Chicago struck, and this "bad example" is liable to be copied by others. REFUSE MOONEY FACTS Washington, Sept. 18.- -On the ground that publication of such in formation would be incompatible with the public interest, Secretary of! Labor Wilson has declined to furnish the house of representatives with a report on the present activities of the department of labor& in the case of Thomas J. Mooney. The report was requested in a resolution by Con gressman Blanton of Texas. The secretary of labor said that his department has developed clues that lead to the Mooney case and that these inquiries were being continued. TEAMSTERS _AISE WACES San Francisco, Sept. 18.-The1 Building Material Teamsters' union has raised wages to $1 an hour. Rates are now $6 and $7 a day. Petersburg, Ind., Sept. 18.-Team sters at this place have found that' unionism is a good investment. They organized and hourly wages are 15 cents higher. Grafton, W. Va., Sept. 18.-Team sters in this city have organized andt affiliated with the Brotherhood of Teamsters. SECUHE 44-HOUR WEEK San Francisco, Sept. 18.--Nearly half a hundred jewelry firms have signed the union shop agreement of the Jewelry Workers' union. The 44 hour week and an 80-cent minimum are included. OPPOSE LONC HOUBS San Francisco, Sept. 18.-The Drug Clerks' union asks that their long work day be abandoned and ' wages advanced to $175 a month. NEW PAIRTY WILL MEET IN CHICAGO On Nov. 22, at Chicago, the newly e formed Americsan laor party will hold " its first national convention. A call has been issued, which announces q that the basis of representation is to be one delegate from each state and local organization with a menm bership of 500 or less and one dole gate for each 50011 additional members or major fraction. Cont inuing, the call says: "Organizations selecting delegates F shall subscribe to the plan for the formation of a political party of hand and brain workers based upon polit ical and social deliocrlacy embody ing the following: "1. Restoration of all civil liber ties. 1 "2. The national ownership and n democratic management of the means f of transportation and communication. mines, finance and all other monop lies and natural resources. "3. The abolition of excessive land ownership and holding land out of use for speculative purposes." PENSION BILL REVIVED Washington, Sept. 18.-United States Senator McNary of Oregon has v introduced an old-age pension bill 1 similar to one urged by his predeces- U sor, the late Senator Lane. To be t eligible for a pension the person must c be 65 years of age, must have been, a citizen 20 years, and must not have g an income that averaged $6 a week i tor the 12 months next preceding his/ application. a ABOLISH PIECE WORKl Detroit, Mich., Sept. 18.--Piece g work is abolished by an agreementt i between the Journeymen Tailors' un ion and employers. The union re- a fused to agree to work only for menm- " bers of the employers' association. A n ,$36 weekly minimum is established, g and where women perform the same c kind of work as men they shall be paid the same rates. CIGAR CLERKS PICKET t New York, Sept. 6.-Strikihg l. clerks employed by the United Cigar a Stores company are picketing the f stores operated by this concern. The 1 strikers are affiliated with the Retail f Clerks' International Protective as- 1 socaition and are asking for a $24 q weekly minimum for bieginners, $36 1 for salesmen, and higher rates for N managers. GO-OPS, PAY ODIVIDENOS Springfield Ill., Sept. 18.--The Co-operative society announces a 6 per cent dividend on every dollar ex wended by members. Sufficient funds were set aside for depreciation, and 2 per cent was placed in the reserve fund. Increased membership is also reported. CAN'T STAY UNIONISM Vincennes, Ind., Sept. 6.--In an at tempt to destroy the spirit of trade unionisill among furniture workers, employers granted the Saturday half holiday and raised wages $1 a week. Now the furniture workers are ask ing: "What could we secure if a 100-per-cent union were estab lished?" METAL TRADES UNITE Richmond. Va., Sept. 18.-For the purpose of standardizing wages and working conditions in the metal i trades, these workers have formed the Metal Trades of Virginia, which will hold annual conferences. U PHOLD COLD STORACE LAW Columibus, O., Sept. 18.-The state supreme court has upheld the Smith cold storage law which gives the state the right to seize and sell at public i auction food which has been held inl cold storage longer than the statutes I provides. CEREAL WORKERS CAIN Pekin, Ill., Sept. 18.--The Corn Products company has settled its dis pute with striking cereal workers. Shop committees will be recognized, arbitration agreed to, the basic eight hour day established and wages will be increased. AOOPT 3-PLATOON PLAN Hibbing, Minn., Sept. 18.-City iauthorities have established the three-platoon system for municipal firemen as a result of agitation by the organized workers. NEWSWRITERS UNITE San Francisco, Sept. 18.-Over 100 newspaper writers have organized and will ask for an International Typographical union charter, it is s tated. Today'We Celebrate o - - - --- ------- O Nelson. The weaker natiolns are lonking to day to Columbia. Let her not dis appoint them, on peril (of hi.r exist eonce, by buying yards of imperial mnantles for "protectoratellt over them. For, Columbia herself was once a "weak" nation, onlty stlrollg in deathless resolve for deathless rights. In 1798. there were islands of Ithe sea that looked to Nelsoll for hilp,. and lie ca.me! On Sept. 1S of that year he sent the help they cried oit for to the people of Malta in the iledi terranean. They hlad aIlpaled to Nelson for assistance. alld he sent a Portuguese squadron consisting of 4 ships of the line and 2 frigates, whichll appeared before the capital of the is land Valetta. The name of Nelson will always stir the pulses of brave lmen. The nalme of Nelson carries forever a ro mantic interest onl account of his un fortunate passion for, and liason with, Emma Hamilton Lady Ham ilton--wife of Sir William llHamilton. Hler charms ensinared hinm, a tough British officer of world experience. Her beauty has been celebrated by great painters. Sir Joshua Reynolds and Romney left ius enchanting pic tures of the Irish beauty. Poor "Em ima!" who died in poverty, neglected by Nelson's England to whose care England's Nelson colnmitted her and her child. Horatio Nelson, Viscount i Nelson, Great Britain's naval hero, was born in Norfolk, England, in 1758. He began his career through on uncle who had the post of comnp troller of the navy. The boy had re ceived only a broken education at Norwich. But, again, in history, genius fitted itself out for life's summons. He was sent to tile West Indies; served on a ship that. made a voyage to the Arctic ocean ; sent to the East Indies. On the way homle. after a season of depression, a glow of patriotism suddenly fired the boy, i"I will be a hero, and, confiding in Providence, 1 will brave every dan ger." Nelson always felt that that moment was his "radiant hour." When sent to Canada he immediately attracted attention. His appearance was odd, but the glow of his eye was i noted by all who mnet himn. When the great struggle with France came. his country knew that lie wais a magnifi- I cent instrument for use. In the suc cessful attack on Santa Crux do Ten eriffe he lost his arm. Invalided home, thereafter lie was sent in pur suit of the great French fleet under the command of Napoleon for the conquest of Egypt. His victory of the Nile (1798) made him the national hero. After providing for the bloc(k ading of the remnant of the F'rench fleet in Alexandria hlie sailed for Naples. Alas, Naples became a pit faull to him. At Naples he met Emima Hamilton, maid of honor of the queen of Naples. Her enslavement of Nelson; her enlldevors to turn Ilis vast inlfluence into a nieans of bol stering up the kingdom of Naples; the intrigues, passion, foolishness, Nelson's slavery to the rare Irish be.auty--all this can tie read in the Icelebrated memoirs of Nelson. Re turning to England with "Elna," lie would go to ino place where Emnlua was not received, and it became a social scandal. 13ut no human being who has a soul within his breast, can read the magnificence of the final act in the great sea-drama of Nelson'sI icareer, without emotion. It revealsi the true grandeur of Nelson's char- acter. Before the battle of Trafal gars, the fight that was to break the power of Napoleon's plan to desolate the British Isles, Nelson knelt down' in the cabin of the Victory, in prnay Ser, and, oil his knees writing the cod -icil to his last will and testament. committing Entmma and her child to !the solemni care of the English n;a tion. The well-known signal that hie caused to ble run up, "England ex pects every rmaan today to do his I duty!" thrills the imagination. And Nelson's death in the fetid cockpit of the Victory, where every broadside shook the ship from keel to truck, and groans of the wounded and the dying rent the air, "I have done niy duty, thank God for that!" were the last words of the great hero. His body was sent to England. and l interred with pomp and a nation's mourning, in St. Paul's cathedral, London. The (Capit ol at. Washington. On Sept. 18, 1792, the south-east; corner stone tof the north wing of the capitol at Washington was laid by General Washington. The dome of the capitol is the first thing the tourist sees as he approaches Wash-I ington. The domical buildings ofi the world express an idea. The arch itectural origin of the "dome" is inti the twilight of the ages; it is Pelas gian, when the Pelasgic races ruled' in Greece. The most remarkable' example is the tombs, or treasury, of* the kings of Myc:aenae (1200, B. C.), a city which in Ilomeric times was; called the capital of Greece. This was the form adopted by the Jaina arch itects in India. The Saracens adopt-. ed this pointed arch (dome), at Cairo in the first century of the He gira (654 A. l.1 probably after thei style developed in the Byzantine eii pire during the fifth and sixth cetn' turies. Mosqucs of Jerusalem, IDa mascas, Cairo, are magnificent ex amples of "ldomle." A dome mosque is a mosque which is the mausoleuml of the founder. This "aspiring form" as it has been called, is especially impressive in Sancta Sophia in Con stantinople. Such a piece of magni ficence is not to be found elsewhere. in the world. The great dome of this marvelous creation of old Byzantine art is fairly "awful" in its sense of soaring into the' soul of the heavens. St. Peters. ItHoti; St. Paul's London; St. Isaac's. Petrograd, and our capi tol at-Washington, are splendid ex amples of the "'dome" idea. Some of the strikes inaugurated are the result of growing pains and will :ight themselves as the patient becomes conwalescent. - Jackson (Mich.) Squar' Deal. FIND NO DOOM FOR POOR ST. GEORGE (Iy United Press.) London. --- (By Mail.) - Famous 13Britishers will have to hurry up and die if they want to be buried in the national Valhalla, Westminster abbey. There is absolutely only room for six mere, andl lthey will have to be cre llated first, according to R1ev. Canon i. . 11. ('harles, who is in charge of abby graves anld intilernt s. The suggestion cabled from Aaus tralia. that the abbey should be the last resting place of a casket of bones, alleged to be those of England's patrolln saint. St. George of Calppa docia, which were excavated by Australian troops ill Palestine, finds little favor with Canon Charles. "I don't cari 'tuppence' about his bones." he declared emphatically. "Just now 1 a111 lmIre concerned about the remains of England, if the labor troubles don't c(ease. "Anyway, there is only room for the remlains of' six more famousI peo ple in the abbey. I am( trying to se cure additional ground for inter ments; there are sonime old holuses be hind one of our Normllan walls which will have to come down sonic day. I want the space reserved for the interllellt of the famousllS mellnl. There are so many grelt men, nowadays, and there will be so many in the years to cOlle., tlhat space for six seems inadequate. If we get this 1 space we light have roomn for St. George. Cardiff--'Three thousand Llwynyp il lminers stlrtlck by lisltake when two colmrlades were arrested for non payment of income tax. They had voted not to pay ilncolme tax after April, but finding the men's tax dat ed front September, the strikers re sumled work. mI1..EIEEEEEEl HmllMMARHummHII flhgUmlumuI.ugmulllllga DEMAND THE ( UNION LABEL and be assured it was not made in a sweat shop UNION MADE GOODS AND WHERE SOLD THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE MEN'S FURNISHING SHOP IN BUTTE Cannon's Shirt Shop RIALTO BUILI)ING "You111' osons Frienlld' CHICAGO SHOE STORE 7 8. MAIN ST. Union MadeShoes FOR WORK AND DRESS BRANCH 43 E. PARK ST. 0. K. STORE 24 E. PARK ST. Union Made Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Overalls, Jumpers, Gloves Suspenders, etc. \Ve recongize the fact (liet the way of the worker is the right way. Union Made Shoes for the Entire Family. Golden Rule Shoe Store 39 E. PARK ST. Always the best possible shoes at the lowest pos sible price. ASK FOR HOLSOM BREAD For sale by all dealers Made by HOME BAKING CO. RAISE WAGES 121-2 CENTS Peoria. Ill., Sept. 18.-The Sheet Metal Workers' union has raised wages 121 cents an hour. TO SUI'PIRESS THE REDS. (By United Press.) Melbourne.--(13y Mail.)-A vigi lance committee of 2,000 has been or ganized in the city of Brisbane, for the active suppression of all disloyal ovlllvements. Orders have been issued throughout the state of Queensland to arrest all persons guilty of bolshe vismi. These will be deported. The recent "red" disturbances in Bris hane have caused' these steps to be taken. UNITEI) ('IGAll 'CLERKS PIC('KiET. New York.---Striking clerks eim iloyed by the United Cigar Stores company are picketing the stores op erated by this concern. The strikers are affiliated with the Retail Clerks' International Protective association and are asking for a $24 weekly minimum for beginners. $36 for salestmen and higher rates for man agers. NOTE IN IIOX TII'PPEI) IT OFF. Cedar Rapids, la.--Mrs. Earl Fry of W\est Luis township, Johnson county, bought a bushel basket of peaches for $3.60. In the basket she found a note front a Texas wom an saying the basket had been sold for 50 cents, and asking that she be informed of the cost to the con en mer. IlIT(CHER i'WORKMEN GAIN. Pueblo, Colo.----A new agreement has been signed by Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen's Union No. 565 and the Retail Butchers and Grocers' association. The minimum rate for butcher workmen is $25 a week; es tras, $6 a day for less than a full week's work, and $7 for Saturday. We can outfit you from head to foot at the 34 E. Park St. UNION LABOR AT THIS TIME IS REQUESTED TO UPHOLD YOUR BROTHER AND SISTER IN THE FACTORY BY REFUSING TO BUY GOODS THAT ARE NOT MADE UNDER UNION CONDITIONS BEST IN THE WEST CIGAR Made in Butte UNION MADE Patronize your Union Broth er ,:,il orders solicited and gii, " ompt attention. BEST IN THE WEST CIGAR FACTORY Tel. 5131-M. 28 E. Galena St. ASIATIC CHOLE A IS RAGING IN RUSSIA (By United Press.) Novorissk, Russia.-(By courier to Constantinople.)-An epidemic of Asiatic cholera is raging in this city. During the past week the death rate from the disease has averaged 120 per day. Sixty-five per cent of the cases, prove fatal. Shore leave from ships in harbor has been dis continued. Instructions against the use of un boiled water and uncooked food have been issued, but careless living hab its of the people render them averse to precautionary measures. Physicians of the American Red Cross are treating the crews of for eign ships with anti-cholera serum and have furnished serum for use by the health authorities of the city. BROOM MAKERS UNITE Chicago. Sept. 18.-Officers of the Broom and Whisk Makers' Interna tional union report that 11 charters have been issued during the year. An aggressive organizing campaign is, proposed. BRIDOEPORT STRIKE ENDS Bridgeport, Conn., Sept. 18.-The Columbia Graphophone strike has ended by the company agreeing to reinstate all workers under the same conditions they walked out a montli ago and receive committees of the men to adjust grievances. SAY YOU SAW IT IN BULLETIN Palace Clothing and Shoe Store 53-55 E. PARK STREET Clothing, Shoes and Fur nishings of all kinds with the Union Label MEN'S HATS NICKERSON THE HATTER 112 W. PARK STREET BIG 4 17 W. PARK STREET UNION MADE Hats, Caps, Ties, Work or Dress Shirts, Suspenders, Overalls, Tailoring, and Clothing. WALK-OVER SHOES UNION MADE 40 West Park 8t. SHIRLEY CLOTHES SHOP 14 N. MAIN ST. Union Made Suits al atsia