The day book. [volume], January 22, 1914, LAST EDITION, Image 24

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RAILWAY UNIONS' BENEFITS'
MAKE U. C. . LOOK SICK
Unions and union jnembers of the
surface and elevated railway organ
izations paid out for their sick and
disabled,, for the burial of their dead
and the relief of distressed families
last year the sum of $119,640.17. This
is the total which will be reported in
their official paper, the Union Leader,
this week.
More money was spent by these
unions in taking care of their mem
bers and families needing relief than
the United Gharities has been able to
raise, in a two months' campaign
among Chicago business men.
.While the total contribution by all
millionaires and corporation mag
nates and merchants, and manufac
turers to the United Charities' fund
for 1914 is hovering below $100,000,
the street railway workers raised the
past year through voluntary collec
tions for distressed members the sum
of $26,575.17,. This money was all
given free-handed in nickels, dimes
and quarters (sometimes a dollar)
by conductors and motormen.
Each week the Union Leader runs
a column or two of cards and notices
from Bill or Jack or Dan, eaoh card
or notice saying something like this:
"I want to thank the members of
Division 241 (or 360) for the $56.20
collected for me while my children
were sick."
"Bill" Taber, secretary of Division
241, said: "We take care of our own
people. No investigations by charity
organizations are needed. The fel
low workers of a distressed member
know vrhen there is sickness or death
in a family and -when they bring the
necessary fund .that has been col
lected, they do it with real human
sympathy and fellowship."
Funeral and disability benefits paid
by the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway Em
ployes and the locl divisions the past
year amounts-to .$85,900"; funeral ex
penses, $3,418 strike benefit, Divi-
sioh '24-l-, $3,747; a total -of $119,
640.17. o o
STRIKEBREAKER IS ARRESTED
FOR BEATING STRlkER
A miniature Calumet has. been dis
closed by the arrest of Max Herfht
man, 24, strikebreaker for the North
western Cap Company, 227 W. Van
Buren street, and Baer Bros., 229 S.
Franklin street, for brutally assault
ing. Abraham Vilk, 620 S. Halsted
street, who was picketing the unfair
shops for the union.
Vilk was standing at the corner of
Van Buren and Sherman streets,
picketing the Northwestern -s'hop,
when1 Hechtman is alleged to hava
struck Jrim with an iron bar across
the face, injuring his eye and cutting
his head:
Hechtman was up before the muni
cipal court yesterday charged with
assault and the case was continued
until Jan. 29.
The Northwestern. Cap Company
and Baer Bros, signed a year's agree
ment with Local No. 5, Capmakers'
Union in July, 1913. Last November
they broke the agreement, declared
open shop and locked, ou the union
men.
Thirty-five men .were effected by
the lockout. '
The union picketed the unfair
shops and the bosses have only eight
scabs at present. - .
The three Hechtman brothers are
said to have volunteered to act as
strikebreakers. The bosses opened a
shop for. them af Van Buren and
Sherman streets, under the name .of
Hechtman Bros.
Max Hechtman and a-:scab named
Cohen; have been intimidating the
union men since that time.
Cohen had Abe Goldman, a union
picket, Hrrested .Tuesday, The case
will come up before Judge Fake
Jan. 27.
During 191? more ihan 42,0O(i
births were recorded in Philadelphia,
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