Galveston Journal (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, December 7, 1906 Page: 2 of 6
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Official Organ of Galveston Labor Council and Affiliated Unions.
Time of Union Meetings
SECOND
THIRD
FOURTH
SUNDAY
Labor Council
Labor Council
MONDAY
Entered at the Postoffice in Galveston, Texas, as second class matter.
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDA Y
Ry. Trainmen
FRIDAY
Bakers
Teamsters
Bakers
SATURDAY
-retary, 2017 Avenue H.
CIGARMAKERS No. 216.
eousness and decency.
I. L. M. & T. A. No. 310.
Then I read an item in “The Tailor’
coming.
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tion verifies the first part of this assertion. The mem- made by one of our late statesmen.
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tions.”
that.
The time limit for paying 1907 poll
tax is drawing dangerously near, and
Owing to demands from the main-
land for extra copies of last week’s
Journal containing the Auditor’s quar-
terly report, we run the report again
this week.
Carpenters
Longshoremen
Cooks & W’t’rs
Carpenters
Longshoremen
$1.00
•50
Laundry Wkr’s
Bricklayers
T.C.L. No.636
Brewery Wkr’s
Laundry Wkr’s
Bricklayers
T.C.L. No.636
Machinists
Label Learue
Switchmen
Bartenders
If he were living in the Lone Star
State today, enjoying our unparalleled
climate, natural advantages and pros-
perity, he would readily change his
mind.
it behooves members of organized la-
bor to get a move on and pay their
poll tax.
STREET R’Y EMPLOYES No. 78.
Meet first and third Monday night
at Carpenters’ hall.—M. V. McMahan
president; W. A. Smith, 2606 Avenue
K, secretary.
BROTHERHOOD RAILWAY TRAINMEN.
Meets 2nd and 4th Fridays at Cooks
and Waiters hall.—J.C.Sears, president;
C. H. Bronson, secretary, 3815 P.
GEO. P. TREBOSIUS, General Manager
HARRY WEIMAR, Editor.
LADIES AUXILIARY TO LOCAL 28
Meet 2d Tuesday of each month, 2 p.
m., at Cooks & Waiters hall.
Marine Firem’n
Tinners
Painters
Oystermen
Plumbers
Carpenters
Retail Clerks
Dockworkers
B. of L. F.
Cooks & W’t’rs
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Carpenters
Retail Clerks
Dockworkers
B. of L. F.
Cooks & W’t’rs
Barbers No. 62
Marine Firem’n
Tinners
Painters
Oystermen
Plumbers
Bookbinders
St. Ry. Em-
ployes
PRINTING PRESSMEN.
Meet first Monday night at Cooks &
Waiters’ hall—M. E. Shay, president;
Henry Beneke, sec’y, 705 Church
BREWERY WORKERS.
Meet first and third Friday nights at
Cooks & Waiters’ hall—R. Marquardt,
President; Tony Ochs, Secretary, 34th
and F.
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WOMAN’S LABEL LEAGUE.
Meets the second and fourth Wed-
nesday nights of each month at Cooks
& Waiters hall—Mrs. A.Walstein, pres-
dent; Mrs. Larsen, Center, between
Market and Postoffice streets, secre-
tary.
Kampe, financial secretary and treasur-
er; William Falkenhagen, recording
secretary; John C. McCauley, business
agent.
MUSICIANS NC. 74.
Meet first Sunday morning at Cooks
& Waiters’ Hall—C. Haughton, presi-
dent; Wm. F. Braunsdorf, Secretary,
507 Twenty-first street.
BAKERS No. 251.
Meet first and third Saturday nights
at Cooks & Waiters’hall.— Wm.Hans,
president, 2222 Ave. G ; Albert Weber,
financial secretary; Tony Caruso, label
secretary; E. E. Paysse, recording and
corresponding secretary,2705 Btoadway .
TEX. CITY LONGSHOREMEN NO. 636
Meet 1st and 3d Friday at Labor hall,
Texas City. John Graf, president. New-
man, secretary.
MACHINISTS.
Meet second and fourth Wednesday
nights at Cooks & Waiters’ hait.—
C. D. Bercard, president; Geo. F. Bow
man, secretary.
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Labor and the Saloon.
STAGE EMPLOYES.
R. J. McKee, President, 410 20th St.,
Galveston; J. A. McPearson, I1r9Mau
ry St., Houston ; C. J. Miley, Secretary,
1302 Hadley St., Hadley St., Houston;
H. A. Denny. Treasurer, 2715 Jackson
St., Houston.
dent, 33d M} ; Chas. T. Thompson, 2d
vice-president, 10th, Strand, A. Harry,
financial secretary, 1921 Strand; J. D.
Cox, recording secretary, 13th and B.
SICK COMMITTEE
Gust. Akerstrom, ch‘n. Center House;
John Frankovich, 1128 Ave. K; Tom
Bewens,302 20th ; V. Cossper, 36th and
Postoffice; Louis Larsen, 2627 Ave. C;
H. G. Hernandez, 37th and Postoffice.
BUBSCRIPTION RATE«|
One year (in advance) ....................................................................
Six months (in advance)................................................................
Machinists
Label League
Cigarmakers
Switchmen
Bartenders
T.C. Screwmen
Screwmen
Ry Trainmen
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BARBERS No. 62.
Local No. 62, J. B. I. U. of A. meets
u. A. Plumbers no. 200.
Meet 1st and 3rd Thursdays at C. &
W. hall; George Wilson," president;
Walter Freeman, recording secretaryr
W. H. Schutte, financial secretary,
1201 avenue H.
S. P. DOCK WORKERS.
Meet the first and third Tuesday
nights at Longshoremen’s hall, 22d
and Mechanic streets.—O. A. Ander-
son, president; Geo. A. DeQuoy, 21st
and Market streets, secretary-business
agent.
Galveston Labor Council Officers
Meet second and fourth Monday nights at Cooks and Waiters
Hall—Clarence Haughton (Musicians), president; Harry Weimar
(Printers), first vice-president; R. Marquardt, (Brewery Workers),
second vice-president; Henry Rabe (Carpenters), corresponding and
recording secretary; B. F. Sherman (Barbers), financial secretary; C.
A. Gehret (Barbers), treasurer; Phil Simon (Clerks), reading clerk;
Loujis Ricci (Cooks and Waiters), guardian.
<TRADESLASECOUNCILP
rent out Texas and live in hell,” is
a statement reported to have been
LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN.
Meet first and third Tuesday
nights at Cooks & Waiters hall—Wm.
Miller, master; P. A. Reagan, secre-
tary, 2720 Broadway.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS.
F. W. Peters, president, 3213 Avenue
J;G. A. Munro, recording secretary,
1012 20th; Ed. McRoberts, financial sec-
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As a means of “teaching young idea
how to shoot” the “Scout’s Revenge”
at the Grand last Sunday night has
all the pedagogues in the country
skinned a block.
James Nolan, formerly connected
with The Journal, is again holding
down his old position with the Trib-
une.
with reference to a set of resolutions
unanimously adopted by the Federated
Trades Council of Madison, the pas-
sage of which must have required con-
siderable nerve. Here are some of the
paragraphs:
“Whereas, the excessive use of intox-
icating drink is detrimental to society
in general, and especially so to those
who depend upon their daily labor
for means of support for themselves
and families, and is recognized as one
of the greatest obstacles to the happi-
ness of the toilers of this country;
.therefore, be at
“Resolved, That the time has come
when organized labor having the ad-
vantage of concerted action, through
organization, should take the lead in
favor of decency and sobi iety and
take a firm stand against any excesses
that breed poverty, lead to crime and
destroy the happiness of the home;
and be it
“Resolved, That, realizing that ‘we
are our brothers’ keepers,’ we declare
it our' duty, when seeing a weaker
brother tempted to intoxication, to as-
sist him by precept and manly ex-
ample to resist the ruinous habit that
he may be preserved to society as a
good husband, a good father and a
good citizen.”
TEXAS CITY SCREWMEN.
Local No. 704 meet 2nd and 4th Thurs
days of each month at I. L. M. & T. A.
hall at 7130 p. m. President, H. W. Pike,
Secretary, U. M. Herbert.
§ Journal of any change in their Roster, time and place of 2
§ meeting, addresses, and any items of news relative to mem- •)
€ bers, their families or their union.
GALVESTON JOURNAL.
Publlohed Every Friday.
It is a grand sight to take a trip
through the railroad yards and along
toe wharves here to see the tier after
tier of cotton awaiting the “giant
engines of the deep” to transport it to
foreign lands.
SCREWMEN’S BENEVOLENT ASS’N
Meets second and fourth Friday
nights at their hall, 2022 Mechanic
street.—T. Z. Davis, president; B. J.
Hughes, 827 Avenue K, secretary.
LAUNDRY WORKERS.
Meet first and third Friday nights at
Cooks & Waiters’hall. Miss Rose Con-
norty, president, J. E. Goyes, recording
secretary; Phil. Gainor, financial sec’y.
TO ADVERTISERS—Copy for advertisements must be in
this office not later than 8 a. m. Thursdays to insure the
proper classification.
The editor of this paper is in nowise responsible for the views of contributors to
its columns. Correspondents not identified with organized labor must sign
all articles for publication.
BARBERS No. 100.
Meet first Monday night at Cooks &
Waiters’ hall. B. F. Shermer, presi-
dent; C. A. Gehret, 318 Center street,
secretary.
CARPENTERS No. 526,
Meet every Tuesday night at their
hall, 21st and Market—S. F McBride,
president; Max Roitzsch, vice president
l om Lucas, recording secretary, 3716 G ;
J. A. Johnstone, financial secretary,
2120 O.
CARPENTERS SICK COMMITTEE
R. Schmuck, 1328 M; J. Holland,
2213 K; Paul Wolf, 1525 M ; R. Koeppe,
29th and L; H. Winker, 3223 K; W.
Heidermann, 1114 25th street; J. R.
Pertell, 1201 M} ; Lee Adams, 2823 MM.
TEAMSTER S UNION NO. 604.
Meets 4th Saturday in month, Cook’s
and Waiter’s hall, Tremont St.; Thos.
Thorpe, president; Thos. Dean, sec.
and Treas., 813 7th St.
The reorganization of the local
Painters’ Union has had an exhil-
arating effect upon its membership,
and new local No. 585 is on the high
road to an exceptionally large mem-
bership.
2122 Market St. T. D. Kent, pres’t, 317
22nd street and M. H. Perkins, cor-
responding and financial secretary, 2212
Market street.
Office: Rooms 2, 3, 4 and 5 Prendergast Building, Twenty first and Market
Streets.’ Telephone No. 8
The contemplated organization of
the scab carpenters in Galveston is
a tacit admission that 1 unionism is
necessary to get the best results from
the employe. And the master carpen-
ters are behind the move, too. Grad-
ually the bosses are knocking tne
props from under all arguments they
have advanced against unionism.
BARTENDERS.
Meet second and fourth Thursday
MARINE FIREMEN.
Meet first and third Wednesday
nights at I. L. M. & T. A. hall, 22d and
Mechanic street.—Jas. Davis, presi-
dent; J. B. Davis, 1411 Church street,
secretary.
With every meeting of the different Galveston lo-
cals comes a report of rapid increase in membership.
This speaks well for unionism because it ratifies our
claims that the only protection the working; man has
against plutocratic serfdom is within the ranks of or-
ganized labor; and the non-unionist is beginning to re-
alize the truth of our contention.
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Union Labor always stands by its friends and re-
bukes its enemies. The recent New York State elec-
PLASTERERS
Meet 3d Sunday in month, 10 a. m. at
Cooks & Waiters hall.
SWITCHMEN’S No. 70.
Meet second and fourth Thursday
nights at Cooks & Waiters hall.—T. G.
Fowler, master, 2118 J; E. L. Dailey,
secretary, 4308 E.
The Tribune scores the Switchmen
for fighting their battles in saloons.
Every fair-minded union man will
agree with the Trib, if the report is
correct. But the article smacks very
much of information furnished by the
rival organization.
Harry Michalousky, president, Center
„ House; Frank Wagstaff, 1st vice-presi-
The increase in membership of the
different local unions in this city keeps
pace with the rapidly increasing busi-
ness at this port. All of which goes
to show that our organizers are busy,
and union labor is preferred.
---— Another article which has been go-
lf I owned Texas and hell, I wouiu ing the rounds of the labor press bears
came under my eye the following state-
ment in President Gompers’ annual re-
port:
“There is a constantly growing de-
sire among our membership to hold
their meetings in halls on the premises
of which there is no sale of intoxi-
cants. There is, however, in nearly
all centers, a dearth.of sufficient halls
suitable for meeting rooms other than
those with saloon attachments.
“In the interest of sobriety and mo-
rality, I again urge that this conven-
tion strongly recommend to our affil-
iated organizations throughout the
country that they inaugurate a move-
ment which shall permit the use of
our public school rooms for the even-
ing meetings of our labor orgamiza-
COOKS AND WAITERS.
Meet first, second and third Tues-
day nights at Cooks & Waiters hall.—
L. Mazo, president; Recording Secre-
tary, Gus Woehleke.
John H Harrison, president; Olaf An- first Tuesday night in each moqth at
derson, vice-President; William H
“The Causeway proposition is not
dead, only sleeping.” Rip Van Win-
kle was in the same fix. But when he
woke up he found himself up against
it—forgotten—and his artillery in a
badly dilapidated condition.
BAY FISH AND OYSTER MEN.
Meet first and third Thursday
nights of each month at Screwmen’s
hall.—O. A. Anderson, president; Mike
Megna, vice-president; H. A. Solie, Re-
cording'and corresponding sec’y, 704
Avenue F
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TINNERS LOCAL NO. 144.
Meets first and third Wednesday eve-
nings in each month at Cooks & Wait-
ers hall. Frank Gay, president, 3310
O; A. Bisby, recording secretary
3806 Avenue P.
BRICKLAYERS No. 1.
Meets first and third Thursday
nights at Carpenters hall. Jas. Kennedy,
president; James Broughton, 2923
Avenue H, secretary.
Cooks & Waiters’ hall.— J. Elsenbrech
president; J. B. Miller, 1915 Strand,
secretary.
(By the Rev. Charles Stelzle.)
In looking over the labor papers that
have come to my office recently, I
found some of the finest material for
a campaign against intemperance
among workingmen that I have seen
anywhere. This simply confirms the
statement which I have frequently
made that the labor union and the la-
bor press are great forces for right-
A mighty fine suggestion,
The disbandment of the Woman’s
Auxiliary to Typographical Union No.
28 is to be regretted, but under the
circumstances no one can be blamed
lor it. The contribution of the con-
tents of their treasury toward the erec-
tion of a monument to be placed in
the union’s lot in the cemetery is a
laudable one, and No. 28 should see
to it that enough is added to the
amount to place a monument that all
unionism can look upon with pride.
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Officers and members are requested to notify the Galveston |
the title, “The Union Annex to the
Saloon.” I wish that I had the space
to give it in full. I saw it last in
the "Horseshoers’ Magazine.” But read
these lines:
“In the East it has spread over the
whole labor movement so that it forms
the rule rather than the exception. I
refer to that damnable, soul-weaken-
ing, debauching annex to the meeting
hall—the saloon. Must this mighty
giant—labor—demean itself forever by
carrying around upon its back the sa-
loon, as Sinbad, the sailor, carried
the old man of the sea? How long
is the gin mill to continue to be the
ante-room? Come up on the mourn-
ers’ bench, boys, and tell the whole-
some truth.
“Labor would find a regeneration;
the stimulus of a greater conception
of its dignity and mission would come
to it, if it would divorce its meet-
ing halls from saloons. Indeed, if
we are to agitate for municipal own-
ership of one thing in particular, it
would serve labor’s interests better,
and would be a boon to society in gen-
eral, if the erection and maintenance
of public meeting halls in each city
ward was to be advocated and agitat-
ed for.”
There were many other similar arti-
cles and editorials, all of which proves
that President Gompers is simply ex-
pressing a sentiment which exists
pretty generally in the world of labor,
and all of which indicates that organ-
ized labor is moving steadily upward
and onward.
____________ T.C. Screwmen
Brewery Wkr’s Screwmen
TREASURER’S REPORT.
The Texas Coast Promoter is miffed at the award-
ing; of above report to the Journal for publication and
says the county loses $4.95 by the action of the Com-
missioners. It accuses one of the Commissioners of
playing; petty politics. Now, as the Court voted on the
award, and it was opposed by only one vote, we think
the “petty politics” assertion is a heavy draft on the
imagination. The Journal was selected because it is
read not only by organized labor, but by the employers of
labor of all kinds and merchants, bankersand business
men of Galveston county who must of necessity keep
in touch with the doings of labor in order to safeguard
their interests. The Commissioner referred to has but
recently been re-elected to the office (without doubt
upon his past record and merits) and as a majority of
the people placed him there the attack upon him is silly
and uncalled for. In the judgment of three-fourths of
the members of the County Commissioners Court
the Promoter had the lowest bid, and the Journal had
the best bid. “The best can’t be bettered.”
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The member of a union who fails to qualify him-
self to vote is not doing his duty as a union man. The
heads of our international bodies are urging- us to go
into politics and nominate and electmen who are our
friends. These international officers are people who
have given years of their undivided attention to the
cause of labor and they know just what is necessary
to reach unionism’s desired end. Only a short time in-
tervenes between now and the closing- of the tax col-
lector’s books against the payment of 1907 poll-tax.
Do your whole duty; stand by your obligation by pay-
ing; your poll-tax and voting; for men who are friendly
to you and yours. Pay your poll tax.
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If the G. H. & H. railroad is wise it will make
some move toward a settlement of the trouble now on
between the Switchmen and Trainmen in its yard.
Whatever reason is assigned for the trouble there is
no disputing- the fact that had the railroad not dis-
charged the switchmen without cause the strike would
have never occurred. Galveston and .the entire State
is suffering from it now, and the trouble is just started
unless a settlement of the grievance is soon forth-
TYPOGRAPHICAL No. 28.
Meets first Sunday afternoon at
Cooks & Waiters’ hall.—Geo. H. Sla-
ter, president; Geo. H. Kunz, 1606
Tremont street, secretary.
RETAIL CLERKS NO. 130.
Meet first and third Tuesday nights
at Cooks & Waiters hall.—Harry Gear,
president; Phil Simon,secretary,
PAINTERS No. 585
Meet first and third Thursday
nights at Cooks and Waiters hall.—Geo.
F. Weston, President, W. J. Carthy,
Cooks and Waiters hall, 307 Tremont
street, secretary.
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Le Compte C&. Company
(Formerly Dufau Wine A Liquor Co.)
Wholesale Liquor Dealers
and Importers
8826 and 2398 Market Street, GALVESTON, TETAR
Phone 283.
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First, there . Meet second Thursday night at
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Typographical
Musicians
Barbers No.100
Pressmen
St. Ry. Em.
GALVESTON JOURNAL PRINTING CO., Publishers
Clint G. Wells, President. George P. Trebosius, Vice-President.
Harry B. Weimar, Secretary. W. A. Nicholson, Treasurer.
BOOKBINDERS No. 50.
Meet third Monday night at Cooka
& Waiters’ hall.—J. Outerside, presi-
dent; W. J. Browne, secretary, 1315
Avenue C.
"-CYVVCVeU"IVTAAG*
Roster of Uions I
Of all bona fide labor organizations in Galveston, giving
time and place of meetings and address of secretary. 9,
bers of organized labor voted solidly for Hearst, not-
withstanding- the millions of money poured into the
campaign by the opposition to defeat him.
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It would be wise for a few well-posted, conserva-
tive labor leaders in this city to get together and talk
a few matters over that need attention. Bull-headed-
ness and petit jealousies never did any movement any
good and they won’t do the labor cause any good. Let’s
get together—all of us.
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The Citizens’ Alliance of San Francisco tried to
destroy the trades union movement in that city by a fu-
sion of the democratic and republican parties, but the
members of organized labor handed it a large and juicy
lemon by electing- an entire labor ticket. • “Justice is
mighty and will prevail.”
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Perhaps we can get the Houston Post to wakeup
our “sleeping-” causeway. This progressive sheet hus-
tled up an electric park for us. |
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