The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-15

workers here, all members of the
American union. whereas there are
about 10000 in Antwerp and Am.
sterdam
4 little band Of 80 men and wo.
men shirt makers in Philadelphia
who have suffered from the never.
ending conflict between capital and
labor have solved the problem TO
their own satisfaction. at least, by
pooling their resources. and embark.
ing in a strictly cooperative man.
ufacturing enterprise.
The Iowa Federation Of Women's
Clubs will attempt TO have passed
at the coming legislature bill fix.
ing the minimum wage which depart.
ment stores aml factories shall be
allowed to pay their girl employees.
Since the organization of the re.
lief department Of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad on February 10. 1856. there
have been paid 10 families or mem
bers who have died s7.5ss. 1925. 20 and
to members unable to work sll .1O6..
3O26 a total of $lS,593. 1878.
Labor unions of Greater New York
plan TO erect n large tuberculosis
sanitarium for the benefit Of the peo-
pie OF Greater New York. probably
on thel and owned by the Central
Labor Union at Brooklyn. provided
the present law Is amended and the
consent Of the state board OF health
is granted.
Kaiser wilhelm does not shine as
an employer of labor. on his estate
In Gardiner, In East Prussia. there is
brick works and majolica fac.
tory The best paid men. the mould.
ers, get s cents an hour. laborers
. cents an hour; the working time
is S1a hours.
Concerted action for the formation
of central bureau for remedyine
the evils OF child employment In
the United States was advocated
with such effect at the closing SET.
sion of the Child Labor Congress that
committee was appointed 10 bring
the matter to the attention of con.
grcss
Decided gains are being made all
over the country by the Typograph-
ical Union. The introduction of the
eight-hour day in the pressrooms Of
members of the Typothetae has had
tendency to influence employers
in the direction of a shorter day in
all departments.
In the effort to raise Pcnnsylya.
mia from the ,ranks of the dark
states whore there is no adequate
legal protection for children who
are forced to labor in mines. mills.
and factories. at least four different
bills are being prepared for presen.
tation to the legislature al the com.
ing session.
The annual report OF John WI.
liams, commissioner of labor of New
York, contains some matters of In.
tercst TO unionsts. Under the head.
ing Of child labor It is stated that
upon order Of the labor department
1888 children found illegally en-
ployed were discharged. In 41i cases
employers were prosecuted for such
illegal employment. The falling of
OF child labor generally from the fig.
ures of 1907 was 81 per cent. while
Illegal child labor fell off 81 per
cent. This" says Commissioner VIII
liams, 'leads to the conclusion that
wilful violations Of the child labor
law can and will be eventually Grad.
icated. The report devotes consider
able space to the results OF the first
years work OF the meldcal Inspector
or factories. New York. having
been the first American state TO
provide such an office.
At Racine, Wis, a new employees
benefit association of the J. /. Case
Threshing Machine company en-
ployes has been launched to provide
members with an income when sick
or disabled, and to pay their familir,
in case Of death The Case company
contributes $1,000 aud more, as the
list OF members grow and will keep
the fund safely paying 3 per cent
interest The assessments are to be-
. per cent OF the employees wages /
As TO strikes and lockouts, the
preliminary repoJt of the Bureau OF 1
Mediation and Arbitration notes a
large reduction in labor disputes in
1908, as compared with 1907. In 1905 .
only ljN strikes and lockouts we're .
reported, in which l9,9iS employees .
were directly involved, as compared .