The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-29


It's more than $4,000 servants 1892
each minute in the day.
Nantes. France.-M. Yvteet, = dele
gate to the General Federation of La
Dor. was arrested on charge Of in
viting law breaking when addressing
strikers. He is alleged to have In.
vited the men to "cut buttonholes" in
their opponents.
Chicago-A demand for an increase
Of 12ia cents an hour has been made
by the Freight Handlers union to 23
railroads entering the city. All of
the roads are not affected. as in some
froighthouses the laborers are not or
ganizod. In addition TO the increase
asked the men demand time and a
half for overtime put in and double
time for Sunday work.
Coatesyille, Pa.-Over $4,000 in
coin, or as much as one horse could
haul. was paid out by the Lukens
Steel and Iron company here by a
new system. machine to make up
the pay roll has been installed. Only
specie can be arranged in the new
process of making up the envelopes,
and, as a result the employees were
paid off in gold and silver.
Toledo, O.-One OF the most impor.
tant matters considered by the Anal
gamated convention was a resolution
to change the due system from a
grade to a percentage basis. At pres
ent the members pay into the national
lodge as follows: On $3.50 wage per
day or under, GO cents per month;
$3.50 to IS, so cents per month, and on
everything over s., an assessment of 81
per month.
A strike Of duarrymen I'm Lemont
H., who demand two and one-hali
cents an hour increase, forced six
quarries to practically cease opera
tions. Nearly 1000 laborers were af'
fected by the walkout and the tieuT
may affect the building Of the drain
age canal at Lockport. Twenty-Five
employees of the Lincoln park board
quit work in sympathy when they
heard of the strike. The men were
engaged in loading wagons with stone
to be used for filling-in purposes.
Jeffersonville, Ind.-Following an
advance in the wages of laborers at
the local supply depot Of the quarter
masters department to $50 a month
from a former $40 and $45. there
comes a demand from the women who
are employed to sew at the depot for
a like increase. At the present time
bundles of blouses are being given
out, each bundle containing eight gar
ments, for which the sum OF $3.50 is
paid, while the work has to be perfect
in every detail. Formerly the same
work brought three dollars, and Other
articles have also been reduced re
Gently canvas overalls from $3.50 tC
$3.50 and flannel shirts from four dol
lars a bundle to $3.50
Mllwaukee.-What is declared by
the foundrymen of this city to be the
end of the molders' strike, which
originated last May, came wher
Judge Sanborn in the United States
court declared that a permanent in
junction should issue against the
striking molders of the Allis-C Chalmers
company. This injunction restraini
them from disturbing the corporation
forbids picketing absolutely. forbidi
visits of strikers to houses Of non
union men for purposes of persuasion
and stops all interference with th'
rights of the Allis.Chalmers company
| Picketing of any nature is held b!
the court to be in the nature OF a con
spiracy to injure the plaintiffs bust
ness.
Chicago.--The $50 steam pipe AM
boiler coverers who struck May 1 70
an increase in wages have been mott
/ fed that the will never be reem
ployed. you are discharged foI
ever" was the notice sent the strik
| ers. The latter are affiliated with tn
Associated Building Trades. A CON
mittee has been appointed by tn
board of business agents of the build
ing trades to investigate the failur
of fire proofing companies to properl
safeguard employees by installing ten
porary floors.
The Wakamatsu iron and stee
works, under Japanese imperial col
troll, are nearing completion at a tota
cost of $20,000,O00 AS an evidence G
japanese economy the official salarie
are noticeable. The president get
$1,000 a year, the chief expert 81, 500
the two managers $1,000 each, eigh
experts averaging 5000 each and
clerks and 40 assistants have an ave-
age monthly wage of $l5. All tn
principal machinery appears TO b
English and German makes, exceT
the electric cranes, which are Amer
can made, as also is fair share G
the minor machinery. The works an
the workers houses cover $50 acres,
San Frahcisco.-A fearful labor wa
nearly was precipitated when tn
declartion of the open shop,
lockout End a fight TO the deaf
with unions was considered b
builders and contractors at a col
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