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The Medium of Organized XaborPand Guardian of the J?orkingman's' Interest.
VOL. 3 NO;J5.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10, J9I7.
PRIC M A ; YEAR
NEWS' OF THE
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Several New Points Called ,Out--Members of ' the Union Doing Effec
tive Picket Duty Additions Made , to Membership Roll at r
Every Meeting General McWade Returns Petition
- Circulated Among "Scab" Clerks by Officials.
After two weeks have- elapsed since
the members ot .the Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks, walked out of the A. C.
Ii. offioesjwhlctf meant ultimate victory
for the Brotherhood in-its struggle with
the railroad system for the rights of its
employes, during which time the gov
ernment representative sent here to
bring,about,a settlement of the trouble
was absoluteiyliguored by the railroad
Kmpahy and returned, to Washington,
where be made a report of the conditions
of thejitrike; the government has again
'sent the, same representative back. - to
this city in a last effort to settle the'
strike. - - ' .
'-. ( "As a counter to the actof the gbverri-s
raept.in sending the, representative
back to the city to bring about a settle
men t,' the officials of the A. C.: , have"
been circulating a petition among the:
- "scab'' clerks during the week for their
signatures, appealing, to the govejn
nen not to interfere In the struggle
between the Brotherhood and the A. 0.
Ii.: railroad, and -grant to the clerks
their constitutional and human righ ts,
. Tb&t to withdraw - their representative
Xcaxn the scene of action and leave them
to the "tender? mercyjbf their Indus-
" trial masters. But our Uncle Samuel is
looking out for the interests of his peo
ple, and we fear that petttlon will find a
cozy corner in some government waste
basket. ' 7 -
During the week many points along
:.s4ne Ai C. L. system have - been called
rroat by the ctnion and freight traffic is
badly congested iver the entire sys
tem V. - .. "
As -"wq "stated last week, - notvf ith
stazfding the appeal of the faithful
"scabs" who remain at work, if the A.
C. Li. does fnot come' to an agreement
with the Brotherhood . of railway clerks
in .a few days the government will
force a settlement, as there has- been
much government material delayed in
delivery on account of the general con
gestion. , - - '
Am to our classification - of the faith
fuls as ''scabs' we prefer our readers to
the definitions given by; several au
thors in their strike jingles. -
During the past woek the strikers
have beeh doing some very effective
picketing, and have won over many of
those who remained - at work when the
strike was first called. .
Unions Endorse Stand Taken by
Railroad Clerks 7"
The following endorsements by the
various trades unions of this city of the
organization movement by the clerks of
the A. C. L.. system, as a protest against
' invasion of their ' rights to organize as
American citizens, by the officials of
that railroad; were adopted at special
meetings held during the week: 4 '
- "The Wilmington Trades Council
'hereby ; wish- to express ourselves as
endorsing the action, of the lQcalRail
way ClerksMJnion and also the Carpen
ters and Joiners' TTnion ln their stand
for human rights and pledge them our:
loyal support, i t ; ".- - :
' WiLMINGTON TRADES COUNCIL"
- "Whereas,. We,, the: members of the
members of the Amalgamated Associa
tion of Street and Electric Railway Em
ployees of "America, Local Divisibn 708,
of the city "ot -Wilmington, K. Cm are
strong believers in the rights of. all free
men to organize for their uplift and ad
vancement; "and, whereat w believe
that the Atlantic Coast Line oflicials
have over-stepped their rights in.forcing
their employees to walk out because of
having become members of the Jiroiuer
hood of -Railway; Clerks; and are .there
by, resDOhsihle for. the. conditions pre
vailing in their; freight department.
which has caused- much delay in deliv
ering material that is "essential In
government work in preparing to wage
ai - dftmocracv and
humanity, - ' . ; rv w. ."- J
"Therfore, be it Resolved, That. we,
ciation of 'Street andElectric Railway
Employees, in meeting assembled, do
"dereby extend our moral and financial
support to them in their efforts to'main
their fundamental American principles
(Signed) . 1
Amalgamated Association of Street and
v Electric Railway Employes of.Amer-
J ica Local Division No. 708.? - s
; r'We, the undersigned members of the
Wilmington Typoraphieal Union, com
scientiously feeling that e are sacrific
ing no 'degree of patriotism, which we
have proven by. our actions in the war
for "democracy, do hereby pledge our
most loyal support to the-lbcal Railway
Clerks? Union in their noble fight for the
principles which our organization stands
for (Sigued) , . -
W-E. Aud, Q. W. Cameron, L. L. Jones,
v Henry L. Hewlett, D. E. Dixon, G.
' E. Megow, 'Henry A.vStaiW Q- W..
: Curtis, L. W, Lawrence, G. G. Moore,
' j: II. Hewlett, W. O, Tippett, Paul
. VaUghn,Jr.,Wc E. McGhee, S, A. Cro
nenberg, J. W. Booth, J. T. Howard,
, Paul Vaughn, Sr.,W. H. Register, C.
H. Hiiband, W. L. Washburn, J. H,
'Darddn, Chas. L. Swett, J. H. XJurtis,
; B. P. Ozraent, R. W. , Pridgen, G. S.
- Webbj W. G. Perkins,, Roy Dyer,
G. E. Nichols, Thos. E. Davis, R. L.
Pitt man, W. S. Royster, Charles "W.
West."
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i. "Whereas, the'clerks ;of the A. C. L.
Railroad are out on a strike, and, where-',
as, they are striking for all union men,'
as well as for themelves7 the American
principles of Li beftyr be it
, 'Resolved: First, that ' we, as true
union men and women, will never allow
any foe to destroy that Liberty.
"Second: Liberty belongs to all men.
and no one can "deny their God-given
principle.
"Third! That we, as members of Lo
cal 186, 1. PP, A; A. U., do hereby stand
shoulder to shoulder "with the Brother
hood of Railway Clerks, and pledge our
j loyal support to them and to all others
Who stand for the immortal principle of
American Freedom. :
(Signed) ; .
"International Pruiting Pressmen's and
Assistants' Union, No. 186."
UNION BRIEFS.
The American Federation of Labor
convenes in Buffalo, N. Y on Monday.
Organizer James P. 'Ogletree, ot the
Unfted Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America, who. has been here
in the interest of the union, left Thurs-
frtTtnfffl.in TO". Y.i toattend tho
convention of the A. F. of Lv
Brother F. J. F. Richter, one of the
most nonular members of tho Seage
EmDloves Association, 'has accepted a
position as brakeman on the A. 0. L.
Miners' Chief Jesigns.
Indianapolis, Nov. 8. John P. White
has. resigned as president of the United
Mine : Workers of. Am erica; ? and "Vice
President Frank Hayes is now chief ex
ecutive of that organization, while Sta
tistician John L. Lewis succeeds Hayes
as vice president. - ' - : '
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Record Specials
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Tade .Winners
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Uncle; Sam-Starts an Educational"
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V Washington," Nov, 8, Even though
Uncle Sara is spending vast sums for.
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airplanes, cannon and ships these days
,he has just loosened his purs'e 'strings
and handed out nearly, half a million.
dollars to seven States-which have
agreed to work' wtthT him on a joint vo-
cational educational -plan. The gov-
t T - t- -v-
ernm ent's Uotal -amount " available for
this fiscal yeai- is $1,800,000, and as J.he
States must duplicate this sum, it means
that $3,600,000 will be used in; this
country the firstyear to instiil a knowl
edge of industrial training; home co
nomicH and agrjciilturein the youth of
our co.untry. : -
Annual appropriations aeprovided
by Congress until ?1925,' when the seven
million mark be reached."
This ' law tnown a- the : Smith
Hughes vocational training- act was
passed by the' : last "Congress and is in
tended to supplement the publio schools
as it is shown 4 hat only 18 per cent of
America's boysand. .girls . over 14 years
of age are going to school -: 't
This law is enforced by acommission
known as the .Federal Board for "Voca
tional Education, which consls of the
secretaries of agriculture, commerce
aord labor, the federal commissioner of
educations and three private citizens.
The last three are Arthur E. Holder,
former legislative representative of the
A. F. of L., representing labor; Charles
A. Greathouse.bf Indiana, agriculture,
and James P. Munroe, of Massachusetts '
commerce.
To bQild up a solid vocational educa
tional' system and check State boards
from wandering off -into, the field of
faddism, the law provides that before a
State is entitled to federal aid its plan
muct be endorsed by the federal board.
With this "endorsement, the govern
ment, through its v board for vocational
education; will' give that State one dol
lar for every dollar it appropriatesMbr
this purpose. , .
Plucky Girls Raise Wages.
Sapulpa7 Okia., Nov 6. Plucky tele
phone girls tied up the .system of the
Soii th western-Bell Tel ephone company
and forced that corporation establish .
a minimum wage of $40 a month in
stead " of the former average rates of
$5.10 and'$6 a week. ,
At . a pqblic meeting in the court
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house J.rade unionists and other citizens
gave pledges that would guarantee the
girls a weekly strike benefits and it. was"
declared that no homes should be open
to st rikebreak ers. For a week Sapu 1 pa
was without telephone service and citi
zens drove five miles to secure long"
distance service. v " f
OUR ADVERTISERS.
Please mention this paper when patronizing
advertisers.
Try an order of those; delicious Nor
folk oysters as served'at the Coast Line
Cafe. They are fried in Norfolk style
and are fit for a - kingthe finest to be
had anywhere. Don't fail to try them.
See the attractive.ad.: of Sellers New
Cash Grocery on" the sixth' page. They
aronow open for business withVa com-;
plete line. of groceries-.; at ; Front and
Dock streets.
Bon Marc he offers navy blue- serge
and silk dresses for $12.95 to $22.95; be
ginning Monday and; continuing until
the 17th. The "alet begins at 9 a.-iio,
.See ad. on the 6tL page , :
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The Wilmington:Purniture Company
invites Becord readers to visit thejr
store. , See th eir attractive; al. on the
sixth page today,-;r -
' "-Sue Gar , of 'Eastover S; C. who has
been under treatment of Dr. Nielsen,
hai returned to.-her home completely
cured by the' Doctor's .wonderful treat
ment
Always insist on the union labeL
Only One Contractor, : the Naoll Shipbuilding ; Company.1 Fails to Acf
, .-cept tfie Carpenters' Terms More JThan .One' Hundred 'Men A; i .
- Waited Ofit ftf Akk Naull
- " ' J Settlement Expected.
Mon day ' m orn ing, November 5, the
trade movementof the Carpenters: and
Joiners' local union became effective
and, as had been anticipated by the
leaders of the organization", "every con
tractor in this, vicinity employing the"
m e to bers ,of tb e organization gran ted
the conditions embodied kXn the. m'ove
raentr the eight-hour day,, 50 cents an
hour, t ime and half .r ti me for o verii m e
and double time for. work on. holidays
and Sunday s except the Nauil Ship-
build! uk Company, whose plant-is on'
Eagles Island, "where about 100 mem
bers of the union walked but. . . :L
- Muc4i ; has been said . by Uioe un
friendly to -orgauized labor abont the
act of. the "carpenters : In . demanding
the 8-hour -day - and an increase to 50
cents an hour being unpatriotic, but
when it taken into consideration that
the Naull Company; is a private con-:
cern an& that the govern ment ; is in
need of thousands of carpenters, at better-wages
and with far -Jtetter cou'di-,
tions, on emergency work, it appears to
us that the carpenters are, doiujf their
patriotic duty when they' accept such
employment; ' - . - '''
There has also been several rumors
that the Naull Company wouFd move
the work to other-points or shut down
for an indefinite period, .but we have
been informed on : good authority that
it is very probable that the trouble will
be amicably adjusted in a few. days;
and work resumed on the vessels now
under construction.
SoMilBiicastoini Fail?-
The Fifth Annual SoutheastenfFair,
which opened in this city on Tuesday,
and which was participated in by enters
prising representatives ot ten counties,
complefely eclipsed all previous Jairs,
and was indicative of the great progress
made by our people in all lines of in
dustryespecially.in agriculture and .live
stock: raising. ; "
So many and. interesting were the ex
hibits, that it was almost impossible for
our representative to do justice to all,
but we mention several, of those that
were the most attractive : , V , , - ' -
Food exhibit of New Hanover county ,
by farmers and truckers. ' '.' ;
'Country Store" exhibit, by the So-'
rosis Society. - ,
. The Cattle" and Poultry, exhibits were
of the highest class. i y .
Educational Exhibit. ;
Exhibit of U. S; Bureau of Fisheries-
ihe uses of shark meat and other fish as
an aid in winning thei War. '. ' :. i ; ;!
The exhibit of toys by J. H. .Rheder
& Co. was one of the finest. V'-l
John S. McEachern Sons bad an ele
gant exhibi t of seed s andrains?P ; -
"M.; W. Divine's display ot paints and.
oils was of the highest.order. ; r '-j.,-
Amdng .the leading automobile exh br:
ite;w!re;theJS
mington MotoFCompah
8, ' ' and" the Willys-Overiand ;byV th e
Cannon iAuto Company. The $2200
prize-winning Willys-Overland car. was
one' of. the handsomest ever exhibited
in the South. -
Most attractive "exhibits were'those of
'Morning "Glory r and VNi,0.' coffees.
The shoe exhibit otWm.' Otersen-was
very attractive. -'" -v - . .
1"; There were many other exhibits that
were worthy of. mention and were a
credit to those- presenting them, but on
account ol limited space we cannot give
afullist.v - - - V. ;-f,
.-'-Many valuable prizes were given byi
the fair committee to the exhlbitors;r;
v -The fkir closed last night-after one of
the most successful events in the history
of the association,-- and imuchv credit is
due th officers of the association and
the, respective committees for . their en
terprising eflforts to boost the industrial ,
and jagricultural progress of our secUbn.l
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Shiovarrl
at an Early Date . ,
Asheville Central Labbr Union: Did ;
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Asheville, N. C.,Nov 9.With V to-, . x
tal of $8,900 to its "credit, the commit- '
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tee -representing the. Central Labor
Union in ; the flying squadron selling r
Liberty bonds made a- good report toj - - -the,
Central .Labor Union f this cityl" -i
President Hemphill appointed hs com- r
mitteei from ."tlie- various' " locals, - and' v
While mrnyoftho men -.nanaed -could' j
npt get. away from: tlietr work to give.-, :
full-time to .the selling of bonds, all - ;
U worked as', much '.as thev could after .
hours; . - The employers '" of "the men -named
foied.w.Uh the' moment r'
wherever it wus possible; t)ut on ac- V"Y
count .of pressing work it wasjmpossi- '
'ble for some of the me.n to get oflf Sev: -
erat m e m De rs oi in e .. u n ions su os.cn Dea c
for bonds" before , the committees "were "
appointed and these .amounts did not, -,
show lip oh tbecommittee's work; -
Other union men were in the territo--:
Ties allotted iopaeriemByand sub
scribed through theWthis, tooj de
tracting from the'.to.talwhjchthe cen-;
tral committee hoped to turn In, " ."A
. The - Street Carmens unions - of this -city,"
bought $500 " worth : of Liberty 5
Bonds. - This does not nearly representr
the amount of-bonds boughtXy the ln--dividual
members of that organisation r
for near all of :' the boy s . are now credl- v
tors of Uncle Sam. , "-. r "
EcMpses
;Evenills oil rPastt"-Ycai?.
STREET CAR STRIKE v
: IS STILL UNSETTLED
Chattahcx)gfa Men Standing: Firsm
For R ights of Collective - .
J - ' Special to The Record.
Chattanooga, Tenn. j Nov. '9. Qhatta- -
nooga union men say - the strike situa - f ;
tion is iu a more hopefi 1 condition-now " .
than, at any time'sihee the second strike-, v
WasljealledenS t the
company ;broke iss' contract.? Tho com-:-pany
.has attempted to-keep the officers , '
xf;tbe uhtofrolm;! mem "
bers of th e or -
by r getting- out an. injunction against the . ,
rvt . fTt t u "1 - 4 .....
omcers; a . x ne auornpy jor ioe men .says.
the right of free speech has been denied...:-' ..
them by the r terms of tho injunction; T . ,
The Chattanooga Nea published thc "
statement of the inen,' together with the".-: ;
writ of injunction. - " " - -'
T. feenneriy'of Knoxville, was
ordered by the Department of "Justice ' . .
to investigate the; strike- conditions in-, . ,
Chat tanoogay . an d so ra e ,f ol k s ; i n ti mated .
that he was trying: td find an I. W. :co'n-" -"
nected withHhe strike. , i L i
.'General Mana has -been
censiderihg theadvisability of . placing -"
wnienOnaactfsS It- is ; . -
said he threw,. outta feeler . to see how' .
the people of ChatfanOoga would take to (
the idea. The people . didn't take so-V 1
.that plan was abandoned. J-
r' There is-very; little trouble hi Chatia-
nooga now,, it is'saidr' A green'motoV- '
;man, some of themen -claim, turned a:
car over -at a 'irW, - injuring, several :'
people. The company, officials clai;ned
the tracks bad been greased.: Themcn r.
are standing firtnt-jana " there is at p res- - "
eut noTindication.of.au early-settJemeiir.-The
people in - general-arc supporting '
the men. , s i'i - -V. i ; - -.'
" Mrahd Mrs. W.FBoesch; 513 So
Fourth- street : were rvisitedjuy the stork. ;
during the .past week, ; who' presented ,
them with a baby. Jcoyl -May -he ba
blessing to them and'grow np. to a'.nianr
nood oi uselulness to nis eomury;
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