The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-10-27

In tho professional service there aro
more teucbers than physicians, more
physicians than lawyers. and more
lawyers than clcrgymcn.
The lowest wages In Germany pre-.
vail In the purely agricultural districts
In the eastern provinces. adjoining
Russia. The highest wages are paid
In the German seaports and in the
industrial centers. The hours of Ia.
Dor are never less than ten a day. and
arc frequently twelve. When 1t is
borne In mind that the necessaries of
life, like meats end breadstuffs. are
as high ard even higher than In the
United States, and that rents OF
houses are nearly II not quite as high
the wages OF unskilled laborers seem
very low to- an American" says United
States Consul Guenther, who Ia sta
toned at Frankfort. Germany.
do you want the eight-hour day
Thut Is the question now agitatins the
printers under the jurisdiction of the
International Typographical union
The membership all over NORTH
America is voting on the question ci
indorsing the Plan TO inaugurate the
eight.hour day In the book End iol
Offices OF the country on Jan. ]. 1906
Reports received at the headquarters
Of the parent body in indianapolis
Indicate that nearly 200 chapels In
New York and Chicago have indorset
the measure, and the local unions
have been instructed to take refer
endum vote. completing the vote not
later than Oct. q, and sending the
result to the International officers be
fore the expiration Of the month.
The semi,annual report of the
Brotherhood Of Painters. Decorators
and Paperhangers has just been sen,
out to the local unions from head
quarters at Lafayette, Ind. While the
decreased activity In the building in
dustry during the year has resulted
in q loss Of membership OF building
trades organizations. tho brotherhood
Is an exception. In the six months
covered by the report 7,412 new mem
bers were added to the roll and 4,244
were reinstated, a total increase o.
/ ,656. During this period, however
10,15i members were suspended. max
ing the net increase In membership
1902. Charters were issued to iifty
one new local unions. According tC
the financial statement the balance
on hand Jan. !. 1904. was SlS,977.O4
and the receipts for the six months
amounted to $40, 1852 and the exper
ditures to $s1, 1,S67.O6, leaving balance
in tho treasury of $l2,3O5.oO. The
death and disability claims paid fol
tho six months aggregated $2l 1925
and the total amount paid by the
brotherhood from March, 1887
amounted to $17aO7515,
James O'Connell. president OF the
International AssOcia tion of Machin
lists, sends out warning to Iocal
unions 10 be careful in their selection
OF officers, because Of the detective
system through which employers are
seeking to destroy the organization
He says: Il know OF no organization
that has been so infested with spies
and spoilers as the International AS
sOciation Of Machinists has been, and
Is at the present time. Why our em
plOyers should be so persistent IN
their efforts TO employ so-called detec
tives to secretly report the business
OF our association Is beyond my com
prehension. Machinists are employed
by several detective associations with
the understanding that they mus,
hold membership in our association
They are advised TO go into our local
lodges. make themselves active in the
Il. 4 l.