The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-23
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The International Glove Workers
association has voted to increase its
per capita tax twenty five per cent
The purpose of the increase is to or
galize unions in The smaller cities.
The Central Federated union of
New Yorl, has decided TO hold the
usual parade ON Labor Day.
Since the Workmen'a Compensation
act came into force in Great Britain
the membera oi the Dockers' union
have received by Way of legal award
for accidents $ls6.OO0.
In the United States. The state of
Pennsylvania especially, there is no
union label more counterfeited than
that Of the cigar makers
Il Is estimated that probably 10000
or more men ON The railroad line
between New Yor kand Chicago have
been laid OF or put on shorter hours
since January T. because Of the ne.
uchment policy of the railroads.
In addition to the Bricklayers and
Masons International Union the
brotherhood OF Railway Clerks are
taking referendum vote To decide
whether o. not the order shall be
affiliated with the american Fedora
ton of Labor.
Governor Patterson ot Tennessee
has issued % call for a conference OF
textile manufacturers aud labor rep-
resentatives ia all Sou hern states TO
be held i'm Nashville I'm October. to
consider the question of child labor
and female hely in shops and facto.
RIGS. with the view of adopting uni
folm laws that viii ba agreeable aud
just to the respective parties in in-
terest.
The struggle of the Lithographic
Artists. Eugravegs and Designers
League with the National association
of Employing Lithographers. which
began "a year ago, has JUST been ended
as result of the Abandonment of
the fight by the union.
The national convention OF machn-
lists OF the United states. Canada and
Mexico Is to be held I'M ST. Louis,
commencing September Q. The organ
ization has membership of more than
10000 and is considered one of the
strongest strictly trade organizations
OF America
Great preparations are being made
for the entertainment of HE delegates
to the annual convention of the Ma
tional Association of Letter Carriers
Wnich is to begin us sessions at Can
ton, Ohio. ON l4abor Day
A siXhour day for AN composing
room employees on newspapers is being
asitated by the Typographical Society
of Melbourne Australia. "A resolctlon
10 that effect having been brought be-
fore that organization
The last legislature of Wisconsin
decided So Dlace before the people "a
proposition to decide by popular vote
whether they viii have state print
ing nlant of their own and the prins
ers are sctiye in behalf of the new
plan
The twenty third annual Gession Of
the Trades and Labor Cmmcl VIII
meet af Winneocg September l6.
One OF The most vital questions to
come before he convention WIFI Doe
tha of immigration
Twelve thousand dregsmakers and
ladies tailors Of whom 600 were
women and girls. recently went on %
strike for better conditions in Vienna,
Austria Altef nine daYa the dispute
was settled favorably to the strikers
For the hrst time Co the history of
coal mining m Indiana several hun.
! dred miners We're recentlv fined 81
per dny each for eight d1ys f0r an
unauthorized strike by thos organ
/ i2ation.
THE TEXAS WONDER.
/ Cures al kidney. Bladder aud Rheu
matte troubles Sold by an druggist
or two months treatment by mail foI