Carpenters Union Triumph Expands West Coast Reach
Indianapolis dispatch from International Labor News Service reports the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners has solidified its presence in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County California, ending mixed crews and launching rapid improvements. In San Francisco, a grand jury probes alleged conspiracies by Builders Exchange Industrial Association and Building Material Dealers Association to restrain trade, while the union vows to press its fight against anti union tactics.
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International Labor News Service
Indianapolis
Ind
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California
San Francisco
Grand Jury of
Builders’ Exchange
Industrial Association
Building Material Dealers’ Association
Grand Jury
Thomas Doyle
Brotherhood
Labor Queries on the American Federation of Labor
A Q and A style summary explains AFL conventions in Detroit 1890 and 1899, British Trades Union Congress delegates attending in 1804, and AFL aims to aid the labor press. It notes the 1923 stance on old age pensions and current council work, and states AFL support for limiting hours for children and women but not for adult men in private industry.
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American Federation of Labor
Detroit
A. F. of L
Trades Union Congress
John Burns
David Holmes
Labor Press of
America
Executive Council
Federation
Organized Labor
Quick eating harms future strength say union leader
Edward Flore, general president of the Hotel and Restaurant Employes' International Alliance, warned that quick eating in sandwich and automat shops is fuelling an unhealthy race and urged abandoning hurried meals for stronger future generations.
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Minneapolis
Edward Flore
International Alliance
Far in Distance Williamstown Institute Skeptical of Chemis try Substitutions
H Foster Bain former director of the bureau of mines warned at a Williamstown meeting that chemists fantasies of substituting for metals in industry are unreliable. He urged the public not to trust a coming era of substitution and stressed the need for technicians to work with lower grade materials as necessity arises.
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Williamstown
Mass
Institute of Politics
H. Foster Bain
Bureau of Mines
Metals permanent in character said expert
The speaker argued metals remain enduring, not vanished after use. He noted eighty percent of rail steel returns to the melting pot within fifteen years, illustrating metals’ recirculation and lasting value.
Harvard economist predicts Ripley exposes utility financing
New York reports Professor William E Ripley of Harvard will renew his attack on big business methods by exposing how public utilities are financed. He claims consolidations shuffle stock for profit, use fictitious prices, and issue inflated values while the public is neglected. He urges full disclosure to stockholders and warns insiders control firms via non voting stock.
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New York
Wm. E. Ripley
Harvard University
Harvard
Ripley
Gold and Silver Miners Organizing in Northern Canada
In the Golden North workers in Ontario and Quebec gold and silver fields seek union organization led by McLelland of the Machinists Healey of the Stationary and Hoisting Engineers and W. G. Powlesland, VP of the blacksmiths. Mines have paid over 150 million in 25 years yet miners face long hours low pay and deadly silica dust. Living costs are high and tool sharpeners earn 3.76 to 4.96 a day versus 5.60 to 6.40 for railway workers. The Northern Miner predicts doubled profits in two years from efficiency gains, while companies resist organization and wage demands.
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International Labor News Service
Montreal
Ontario
Quebec
Golden North
McLelland
Healey
W. G. Powlesland
Semiskaming
Canada
Northern
Printers Win Wage Raise for Chicago Newspapers
Chicago newspapers workers secure a weekly raise of three dollars for first year with one dollar more in the second, and five dollars in the third year, totaling sixty three dollars weekly for day shifts and thirty six eight dollars for night shifts. The agreement roots to May twenty two when the prior contract expired.
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Chicago
Typographical Union No. 16
Oki
If Shipowners Hire Skilled Men Hard Times for U S Shipping
The United States needs skilled officers and seamen to compete at sea. Proponent argues lax training and low wages in American vessels hinder performance versus British and European crews. Calls for reform, better examination, and opposition to selling the fleet to foreign owners.
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U. S
World
United States
England
Europe
New York
Southampton
Leviathan
Majestic
America
Uncle Sam
Uncle Shylock
Reopening of the Leonard Shop at Hamilton’s High Street
The Leonard Shop at 106 High Street in Hamilton reopened last Saturday after a fire destroyed the Ward cafe. Hundreds visited the newly remodeled store with an entirely new stock of women’s wearing apparel and millinery. Union labor completed all renovations, per manager Lo Wy. Dial and contractor Dengal’s orders, and the shop seeks continued support from local families.
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High Street
Hamilton
Ward Cafe
Lo Wy. Dial
Texas vagrancy law used to legalize peonage
Fort Worth reports that the vagrancy statute and a fee system in Texas enable peonage, with charges filed by C. W. Woodman of the U S labor bureau against South Texas cotton growers. Cotton pickers say they are sold to farmers and arrested for swindling when they stop work. Woodman says no Texas law permits holding a man in employment.
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Fort Worth
Texas
C. W. Woodman
United States Labor Bureau
South Texas
Woodman
Gased worker sues Standard Oil for 200000 damages
Newark New Jersey Henry Callis former employee of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey sues the firm for 200000 claiming exposure to tetraethyl gasoline fumes left him bedridden since 1924. He alleges no warning no protective gear and inadequate ventilation during refinery experiments where several workers died.
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Newark
N. J
Henry Callis
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Calles
Chicago Musicians Win Strike and Sign Three Year Pact
Chicago’s 3000 union musicians return to work after a four day strike against 400 moving picture and vaudeville theaters. The three year contract raises weekly wages by 2.50 for years one and two and three dollars in year three, with rehearsal pay rising from two to four dollars and potential arbitration on theater orchestra reductions. Union officials from AFM aided negotiations, highlighting a strong morale and public support, as attendance shifted to movies without live music during the walkout.
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Chicago
Mslciane
Moving Picture
Union Ffiials
John G. Camble
Joseph N. Weber
American Federation of Musicians
Chicoe
James Cy Teville
Richard’ Green
Geonan Browne
Washington weighs how to water down pure food law
A state department memorandum warns that opponents seek to water down and weaken federal pure food and drug law enforcement. The analysis traces past debates on the food adulteration act and the ongoing risk to consumer protection, noting industry pressure and political hurdles ahead of Congress.
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Washington
Hewi
Department of Agricultre
Finst
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Coolidge
United States Shipping Board
Furuxeth
Shipping Board
Henry Mord
Joseph A. Wise
Iternational
Labor News Service
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Iidike
Third and
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