Galveston Labor Dispatch (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, September 4, 1914 Page: 1 of 16
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VOLUME IV.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1914
NUMBER 10
MOST AMICABLE AGREEMENT
‘WANT WORK, NOT CHARITY’
SEVERAL NEW CONTESTANTS ADDED TO LIST
INFORMAL ARRANGEMENTS CARE FOR AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
STANDING TO DATE.
will
Everything is
biggest Labor Day celebration that
en-
that the lights were placed
this the most successful Labor Day • all those who
this section of the country.
in the afternoon at the auditorium
speechmaking,
The parade line will be formed at and two of the best orchestras in the
of the day being done
still many families in Galveston and at a distance, write us fully and
South Texas who do not receive this
your letter will receive attention the
BUSY SESSION OF
referred to the park
and re-
Interest and penalties on delin-
REYNOLDS MADE PRESIDENT
Twenty-first and
(Continued to Page 16.)
Carpenters Notice
Brothers McNally, Young,
Potts,
see
over the
vice president.
Brother Schwartz
0
MARSHAL FOR LABOR DAY PA-
RADE ELECTED AND MANY
REPORTS WERE RECEIVED.
81,450 Votes
5,300 Votes
5,200 Votes
5,000 Votes
5,000 Votes
5,000 Votes
5,950 Votes
7,800 Votes
5,050 Votes
5,050 Votes
5,050 Votes
7,030 Votes
9,550 Votes
7,100 Votes
5.700 Votes
6,050 Votes
5,000 Votes
Galveston, Tex., Sept. 1, 1914.—A
regular meeting was called to order
on the above date and President Fel-
Carpenters Furnish Excellent Ex-
ample of Manner Organized Labor
Endeavors to Carry Through All
Business With Employers.
that feature
Nora Wells, 1114 Twenty Second street. ...........
Mrs. M. S. Hurd, 1414 Nineteenth street............
Miss Mary Lowrie, 1527 Avenue N................
Mrs. Harry Miller, Fourteenth street and Avenue A
Mrs. Tony Traverso, 1628 Avenue G................
Mrs. Chas. Brandt, 1928 Avenue B................
CONFERENCE BETWEEN COM-
MISSIONERS AND LABOR
COUNCIL TUESDAY.
Women’s Label League.
Stage Employes.
Motion Picture Operators.
Printing Pressmen.
Galveston Retail Clerks, 130.
Texas City Retail Clerks, 22.
Cigarmakers.
Ship Carpenters.
Chauffeurs.
Garment Workers.
Boilermakers.
ALBERT LUDGATE,
President
Said President of Labor Council in
Asking Board to Exert Every Ef-
fort to Create New Work for
the Many Idle Here.
Painters, 585.
Bridge and Structural Iron Work-
ers.
Cement Workers.
Electrical Workers,
Steam and Operating Engineers.
Plumbers.
city have been engaged.
Stella’s Orchestra plays from 4 in
the afternoon till 8 in the evening.
CONTEST FOR 1915 HUPMOBILE GROWS
MORE INTERESTING AS ADDITIONAL
CONTESTANTS ENTER FIELD FOR PRIZES
First Division
Galveston Labor Council.
Brewery Workers.
Street Railway Employes.
Carpenters, 526.
Hotel and Restaurant Employes.
Bartenders.
Musicians.
Typographical Union.
Ministerial Association.
Bakers.
Sheet Metal Workers.
Teamsters, 604.
There Will Be Music and Dancing for Everyone That Cares for It From
4 in the Afternoon Till Midnight—Two Fine Orchestras Engaged
and Fine Piano at the Grounds—Concessions Sold and Great
Time Is Surely in Store for Everyone That Participates.
To Fill Vacancy Left by Feltus, Who
Is Out of City—Schwartz Elected
First Vice President—Com-
mittees Appointed.
GALVESTONS’ ORGANIZED LABOR IS READY FOR BIGGEST
CELEBRATION OF LABOR DAY EVER HELD IN THIS CITY;
PARADE THROUGH CITY STREETS FEATURE OF MORNING
Second Division
Building Trades Council.
Third Division
Dock and Marine Council.
Port Bolivar 1. L. A. No. 302.
Boat and Line Runners 438.
S. P. Dockworkers, 385.
Screwmen, 317.
CARPENTERS
RAISE SCALF
And the New Ones Have Made Good Showings, So That Now
AU Are Close—-Not Too Late to Enter and Win One
These Handsome Prizes.
CITY WILL HELP
THE UNEMPLOYED
MANY OF THE ENTRANTS HAVE MADE A SPLENDID
SHOWING DURING PAST WEEK AND INTEREST
HAS BEEN ON INCREASE EVERY DAY.
has ever been held in Galveston. The [
Labor Day executive committee at
its last meeting went over the final
District No. 3.
Miss Lillian Schmidt, Brenham, Tex........
Miss Nettie McMahon, Texas City..........
Miss Anna L. Lege, Texas City............
Miss Ethel Woods, Seguin, Tex............
Miss Kittie Donelly, Port Bolivar...........
District No. 2.
Mrs. C. O. Wallace, 1910 28th street.........
Mrs. W. T. Hawes, 1910 28th street.........
Mrs. Otto Flake, 2612 Avenue ............
Miss Lena Boening, 336 1 ................
Miss Emma Muehe, 3519 Avenue G.........
Mrs. Wm. Mihoval, 3615 Avenue H..........
number to the vanishing point, there- I
by helping your sum total of votes !
There will be no
The property owners on
details of this big affair; the last re-
ports were had from subcommittees,
the drawing for positions in parade
line were had, the route of the pa-
rade was carefully gone over and
affirmed, and there was nothing left
undone that should be done to make
if you have not yet received a re-
ceipt book, let us know at once, as
country warning men to stay away
from Galveston if they are seeking
over the state publications
readily show.
Get in the Race Now.
To those who have thought of
into effect Aug. 29. This agreement,
which was so amicably reached and
which forms such a good sample of
the efforts of organized labor to al-
ways prevent friction and difficul-
ties, is reproduced in full below:
lieved in doing something to care
! for the citizens, but said he favored
making the men show a pell tax re-
ceipt before they were given work.
Mr. Norman asked the city attorney
where the emergency fund of the
city could be used for this purpose.
up and put in
PARADE FORMATION WILL BE COMPLETED AT 9 O’CLOCK
MONDAY MORNING AND AT 10 THE LONG LINE WILL
BEGIN ITS MARCH THROUGH PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
STREETS OF GALVESTON.
every worker is entitled to plenty of
receipt books, sample copies, etc.
From the way contestants are at
work next week should show some
i interesting gains in the voting.
tions, alterations or corrections to be
made, were adopted as read.
A communication was received
from the building trades department
of the American Federation of La-
bor answering a previous letter re-
garding the Carpenters and Joiners
of America and advising the council
to disregard same by order of the
heads of families, and it is for these
that we most need the extra work
we are asking you to provide.”
Mayor Fisher stated that he had
talked to Mr. Fricke about this pro-
osition a few days ago and that
though he did not know what was
contemplated by the heads of the
10 o’clock Monday morning at corner
of Strand and Twenty-fifth street
when the route as outlined above will
be followed out, the parade turning
back after circling the monument at
Twenty-fifth and Broadway and re-
'turning to the Labor Hall on Tre-
mont street, between Market and
Mechanic streets to disband.
The positions of various councils I
and affiliated organizations will be
just as shown in the table of divis-
ions printed above, the different
matter was
various city departments he thought ing printed and sent out all
the request an opportune one and
that the city ought to exert every
eur people.
“We would ask the city to do all
that it can to create more work at
which these men may be employed.”
said Mr. Young. “If you have any
work that is to be done soon we
would ask that it be done now so
that the workmen needed may be
given employment. This is being
done all over the country and I want
particularly to call your attention
to Hoboken, where the icty commis-
sion has created all kinds of new
work for the unemployed of its city.
in readiness for the , councils and organizations carrying . the members and their friends at-
-olahutie- that banners which will show their places. ! tending may do just as they please
The parade forms the big morning : and enjoy themselves to the fullest
feature of this day of celebration, ; extent.
but the afternoon and evening are j At the last meeting of the Labor
intended for enjoyment and pleas- j Day committee the subcommittee on
ure, and there has been arranged a J grounds reported that the grounds
most excellent way of caring for the ; had been cleaned
hours from 4 in the afternoon till | shape; -
midnight. , an +h.
that it was his disposition and he j
felt that it was the disposition of all
members of the commission to do
whatever was in their power to re-
lieve the istuation.
President Young of the Labor !
Council then again addressed the
board, saying that bulletins were be-
here are citizens and home owners,
matter as The Dispatch, and it is
certainly well worth the price of the
subscription. Really, The Dispatch
is the largest and greatest weekly
newspaper in Texas, as a glance
Commissioner Sappington stated
Building Trades Council.
Brother Ruiz of the Painters, as a
visitor to the council, asked permis-
sion to address the meeting, which
was granted.
It was reported to the council that
President Feltus is now out of the
city and will be for some time. On
Coupons Help Wonderfully.
Contestants are rapidly learning
to have their friends save coupons
for them from each issue of the
Dispatch. This plan helps greatly,
and also advertises one’s interest in
the race. And when your friends
know you are at work in earnest,
they will cheerfully help, and one
can’t have too much aid in a cam-
paign of this nature.
Subscriptions the Thing.
But after all, contestants should
work for subscriptions. There are
ed for arc lights at those corners, j ...
The requests were referred to Com- ; committee for investigation
sublet or do any part of his contract
at piece work, and further agrees to
employ only members of the second
part, abide by the local rules govern-
ing such employment; working eight
hours as a day’s work, and further
agrees, that on and after Aug. 29,
1914, the minimum rate of wages for
Journeymen Carpenters shall be
56 % c per hour. Foremen to receive
62% per hour, overtime to be paid
for at the rate of time and one-half
time.
Labor Day, Christmas Day, Fourth
of July, Thanksgiving Day, Saturday
afternoon and Sundays are to be
street, between
With almost every contestant in 1 Texas that carries so much reading
our great circulation contest showing
J. H. Fricke in telling of the great
need for work for the unemployed
of this city said:
“We know what conditions are
here and we know that they must
continue so for some time to come.
If the European war were stopped
tomorrow it would take a year for
commerce to resume the normal in
all actions of our land. The Inter-
national Longshoremen’s Association
alone has 28,000 idle men along the
gulf coast. Here we will have 95
per cent of our men idle in a short
time and we are asking you to give
these men preference when you cre-
ate extra work to care for the un-
employed. Most of our members
teringthe contest, let us say this
word: Send in your name today—
[ or as early as possible. This is Sep-
I tember and from now on the contest
is bound to move rapidly. Get in
line today—there’s yet time and you
can soon be abreast with the lead-
ers. But don’t delay—do it now. Op-
portunities like this come but sel-
dom, and it may be your opportunity
—it will be your opportunity if oyu
make it so!
^iss M .
"bere Librar,
The Selling Agency, through John
Crossman, in a communication of-
fered a park site for sale to the
city. It is a portion of the block
between Thirty-seventh and Thirty-
eighth streets on the Boulevard. The
roof was referred to Commissioner
Sappington.
The citizens of the neighborhood
around Thirty-fourth 'street and
Avenue O% and those near Thirty-
fourth street and Avenue R% ask-
missioner Sappington for investiga- i port,
tion and report.
GalvestonLaber Dispatch
Official Organ of the State Federation of Labor, Galveston Labor Council,
___________________________ Galveston Building Trades Council and Affiliated Unions
i
executive council. It was received
and filed.
their organization composed of O. D. charity, we are asking for work for
in a remarkably pleasing manner '
and at the same time furnishing
those homes with a weekly news-
paper that will certainly be appreci-
ated. There is no labor paper in
acted vice president and all the oth- 8arding the two schoolhouse jobs,
i eported that it had interviewed the
away with on this occasion.
A report from the Garment Work-
ers at this meeting showed that
considered holidays and when work-
ing said days shall be paid for dou-
ble time.
In consideration of the above the
[party of the second part agrees not
to permit any of its members to dis-
criminate against the party of the
first part, by working its members
for a less scale than is charged by
the party of the first part when
working for individuals. That mem-
bers of the second part desiring to
become contractors must sever their
connection with the local lodge (as
active members) and can not hold of-
fice or take part in any of the de-
liberations.
The party of the second part fur-
ther agrees to recommend to the
public and its affiliated branches the
party of the first part and, whenever
possible, turn building and carpenter
work their way, recognizing them in
the fullest capacity as Master Build-
ing contractors.
This agreement to go into effect
(Continued on Page 16.)
tus being out of the city, the meet-
ing was called to order by Brother House and Jones appointed to —
O. J. Reynolds of the Painters, first the school board and also the plumb-
ing firm of Clarke & Robinson re-
Commissioner Kempner stated
that it was hard to promise defi-
nitely at this time what the city
could do. He thought, however that
using the emergency fund was not
exactly the proper manner, as he
thought that could be used for giv-
ing relief in times of distress, but
not for giving employment to. the un-
employed. Mr. Kempner added that
the city has in view several big con-
tracts and that he thought a con-
ference should be held when the
members of the board and the com-
mittee from the Labor Council could
carefully go over details of the mat-
ter and make some definite arrange-
ments.
AGREEMENT.
[Master Building Contractors, Build-
ers’ Exchange of Galveston and Vi-
cinity and Local Union No. 526,
Carpenters and Joiners of Galves-
ton and Vicinity.
Agreement entered into this 25th
day of May, 1914, at Galveston, Tex.,
by and between the Master Building
Contractors’ Building Exchange of
Galveston, Tex., parties of the first
| part, and the Journeymen’s Carpen-
ters’ Local Union No. 526 of Galves-
ton, Tex., parties of the second part.
I he party of the first part agrees
to respect and fully abide by the
terms of this agreement, as entered
into on the aforesaid date. Not to
NEW WAGE SCALE WENT INTO
EFFECT WITHOUT A HITCH
IN ANY SECTION.
decided gains, and evidently stren-
uously at work, interest in the cam-
paign increases and becomes more
decidedly pronounced. Every one
seems to realize the extreme value
of the prizes offered, and The desire
to own a 1915 Hupmobile is becom-
ing widespread. Most of the work-
ers admit a preference for the grand
prize, although some are looking
fondly on the splendid district I
prizes. However, the old adage, “Aim [
high,” applies here as elsewhere, and
to keep an eye on the big prize may
at least insure something handsome
and well worth while.
i *
effort to take care of its unemployed
and do it right now.
Commissioner Shay said taht he
had doubled the force of workmen in
his department and was using all
the additional men he could.
Commissioner Norman asked how
many outside men came here each
fall fo rthe water front work. He
was informed that about two thou-
sand ordinarily came and that they
were already arriving here every
days. He then stated that he be-
er officers were in their stations. ----------
Minutes of the previous meeting school board members and had a
were read and there being no objec- I meeting with Clarke & Robinson,
when the latter stated that they
would run their own business and
You are hereby notified that all
members of U. B. C. & J. of A.,
Local Union No. 526, will be on
hand not later than 9:00 a. m. Labor
Day, September 7th, at 24th and
Strand Streets, to take your positions
and register for the parade.
AIIAI,, The president ruled that the Car-
I NE- " filialbe penters and Joiners of Galveston are
I II HU LU UUUHUIL eligible to become affiliated with this
The city of Galveston through its
board of city commissioners will do
all that it can to relieve the grave
situation now existing here because
of the idleness of so many men.
This was the unanimous statement
made by members of the board
Thursday evening after the atten-
tion of that body had been called to
the present state of affairs by a
committee from the Galveston Labor
Council composed of President J. H.
Fricke of the Gulf Coast District,
I. L. A., and J. W. Young.
As first spokesman for the com-
mittee, Mr. Young said that where
ordinarily at this season of the year
there are between six and seven
thousand men employed along the
water front, there are today hardly
more than 5 per cent of that num-
ber working. These men are accus-
tomed to live from winter to win-
ter, he said, and the merchants car-
ry them through the summer sea-
son. Now, however, the winter sea-
son is upon them and they have no
work by which they can even make
a living for themselves and families,
much less to pay their debts con-
tracted through the summer months.
Gentlemen, we are not asking for
matters being up for consideration. I Twenty-second streets had in a pe-
A petition from the Galveston , tition asking that the pavement laid
Electric Company asking permission ! there be of wooden blocks instead of
to erect four poles in the city was re- , brick. The matter was referred to
f erred to Commissioner Sappington. [Commissioner Sappington for inves-
A request from Dreyfus & Arnold tigation and report,
to move a house and install a metal
music and dancing for will be plenty of refreshments to be
- . care to tak part. The had on the grounds from these
parade and celebration ever held in first music for dancing starts at 4 stands.
make .their own contracts and. have
no more to do with unions or or-
ganized labor, walking out of the
meeting upon saying that.
The architects stated, said the
committee, that they thought the
plumbing contractors fair until they
(Continued on Page 16.)
•11 L +1 —— -i-1- bd----en
will be the three moonlight waltzes, tion to sell Labor Day official badges
which will be held at 9, 10 and 11 on Monday.
o’clock respectively.
- I A fine piano furnished through
Other than the parade held in the I the courtesy of Thos. Goggan &
morning there is to be no formality ■ Brothers will be placed in the audi-
to the entire celebration. It will be torium grounds for this occasion.
a very simple, informal affair and j (Continued to Page 16.)
OUTE OF PARADE : Form on Strand with the head at Twenty-fifth facing west,
south on Twenty-fifth to Market, east on Market to Twentieth, south on Twentieth to
Postoffice, west on Postoffice to Tremont, south on Tremont to Broadway, west on
Broadway to Twenty-fifth, round the monument back east on Broadway to Tremont
north on Tremont to Strand and disband.
The formation will be Mounted Police, City and County Officials, Orators of the Day.
that account it was thought advisa-
ble to elect a president to fill the
vacancy. First Vice President O. J.
Reynolds was nominated for that of-
fice, the nominations closed and
Brother Feltus was unanimously
|elected.
This election created a vacancy in
the chair of first vice president, to
which place Brother Schwartz of the
Structural Iron Workers was elected
by acclamation.
The committee consisting of
The Queen Orchestra starts at 8 in | they had disposed of all the tickets
the evening and plays till midnight. given them and that they had ap-
Special features of the dancing pointed ten ladies of their organiza-
Church quent taxes were remitted bv the
Last Saturday morning, Aug. 29,
the Carpenters of Local 526 of this
city put into effect their new wage
scale, which gave the workmen a 50c
per day increase in wages. The new
scale went into effect without a sin-
gle hitch anywhere, and throughout
the whole time this new sale was be-
ing considered there was no trouble
or difficulty.
This furnishes us with a most
beautiful example of the way that
organized labor tries to carry put all
of its business with the employers or
with organizations of the bosses,
and shows the earnest endeavors that
members of labor organizations al-
ways make to prevent any friction
when new agreements and contracts
are to be entered into.
The amicable manner in which
this new scale was agreed to and in
which it was put into effect shows
conclusively that when the other
parties meet organized labor in a
business way and use clean-cut busi-
ness methods in all business matters
there is no friction.
The Carpenters held their first
conference over the proposed in-
crease in wage scale early in the
present year. The committee from
, and that everything was in readiness
There is no set program for the [ for the gathering of next Monday,
afternoon and evening, except that i Concessions have been sold and there
there will be ’ ’ ’
Richardson, chairman; C. O. Wal-
I lace, R. E. Draughon and George
Brooks, representing the members of
| the local met with the committee
from the contracting carpenters com-
posed of O. E. Fisher, chairman; M.
C. Bowden and W. H. Janssen, rep-
resenting the Builders’ Exchange on
May 25, and after a conference the
agreement was entered into, effec-
tive in ninety days.
There was no friction in reaching
the new agreement and there was no
friction when the new scale went
paper. You can help us reduce this day it is received.
HUTOHIN0S,
SEALY
AND
EhsKsEatuss OO. *.2-829
BANKERS
Unteezporated
Particulars Are Given.
Our page advertisement, on page
3 of this issue, fully explains the con-
ditions of the contest. Also, it con-
tains nomination blank and free
voting coupon. But if there is any
feature you do not fully understand
phone 409, ask for contest manager
, and he will fully explain it. Or, bet-
ter still, call in person. If you live
“Galveston depends, as you all
know, upon the labor of its vrater
front chiefly for its business among
the merchants, for its commercial
life. Right now these_workmen can
find no work. They can not even pay
their rent and their grocery bills r
the landlords and grocerymen are re-
fusing to carry them longer.
“When work is created for addi-
tional men we believe that it should I
be demanded that they show a poll
tax receipt. We are not asking you
to make work for outsiders who
have come here expecting work and
the poll tax receipt will be evidence
of their citizenship.
“A majority of our water front
working men are the heads of large
families where there are perhaps
five children, making seven in the
family in all. We have approximate-
ly 2,500 workmen who are citoizens
idle today, not counting those en-
gaged in coastwise work on the
Mallory and S. P. docks.” <
HUTOHINCS,
-SH SEALY --
AND
John Sealy Ae H. O. Stein
Maly Hutchinga “ “ ■ Geo, Sealy
BANKERS
Unfeerp erated
work, for there is no work here for '
them, but that thousands of idle men ;
are already in the city.
A motion prevailed that a con-
ference be held on the matter and
Mayor Fisher called this conference j
for Tuesday noon at his office, when
members of the Board, of Commis-
sioners and of the Labor Council
committee will attend.
Other than consideration of this
matter the meeting of the board was i
a very routine affair, only regular |
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