Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-06-25

San Francisco.-There is a move I
ment on foot in this city to establish |
a branch of the Woman's International |
/ Union Label league. The league has |
many branches throughout the east |
and is doing a grand work for union |
made goods. Recently Miss Anna |
/ Fitzgerald. president OF the interna-
tional. sent out an appeal to the wom-
en- OF the country. The association Is
voluntary organization which admits
women to membership regardless OF
occupation. The initiation fees and
dues are within the reach OF all The
chief objects are to promote the sale
and consumption of union made
goods regardless OF craft or calling;
to be helpful In advancing the sale OF
goods made in sanitary workshops; to
secure better wages and shorter hours
for women who may work at trades
not yet organized. and to be helpful in
building and strengthening all labor
and Industrial organizations.
Gary. Ind.-Exclusive of the mil
lions spent in construction work, the
United States Steel corporation is
now paying out to its employees
more than sS.0OO.0OO annually In the
plant in this city. For the fiscal
month from May 10 to June 10 the
Indiana Steel company reported yes
terday that It had paid out $647,00O
in wages TO the steel workers This
does not include the monthly pay roll
of the Universal Portland Cement
company, at Burlington. $4,000; Elgiu,
Joliet and Eastern railway. s147,000;
! American Steel and Tin Plate com
pany, $4,000. and the American
Bridge company. $2S,0OO.
Central Falls, h. IAN agreement
was reached by the striking weavers
of the United States Cotton company
and the officials of the corporation
here by which the strikers will re-
turn to work. Three weeks ago 1870
, weavers struck, and a few days later
, the plant was closed throwing 500
persons out of employment. The
weavers demanded wage increase
5 Of ten per cent and the adjustment
= of several grievances. 1t was an.
nounced that the company had made
no increase in wages. but had remedied
some of the weavers' grievances.
Chicago.-The $1,000 members of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
p men and Enginemen gained impor'
), tant increases in wages amounting To
hundreds of thousands of dollars year
: ly by the decision of the arbitration
q committee which has been deliberat
ing In Chicago. The committee, or
: ganized under the terms of the Erd
t man act, prevented a strike by taking
up the problem. Both sides are
pledged to accept its findings.
. New York.-Like the railroad broth
n erhoods. the Commercial Telegraphers
r union will from this time forward try
to bring about agreements with the
employers. but will not insist on the
:, closed shop. II has established I
Y working agreement with the Order o
a Railroad Telegraphers, by which thu
organizations will not conflict
u London, Eng.-The thirty-fifth an
l. nual report of the British Women
| Trade Union league states that dc
spite the depression in trade the mem
, bership of The afliliated unions ha
r been maintained and in many case
= Increased. The league has a tota
affiliated membership of about $4,000
Columbus, Ono Ohio city or vi
&c lage can enter into a contract with
labor union to employ none excer
L. union labor in municipal enterprises
according to an opinion of Attorne
General Denman, gwen to City Sole
ar tor Houston of Steubcnville, when th
Ia city sought to form such a cOntraC
with the Stationary Engineers uniol
W Pittsburg, Pa.-Thousands of irol
In steel and tin workers In the Unite
,ll States will contribute l per cent. {
their earnings to aid the cause of I'll
~ strikers In the sheet and tin division
Minneapolis. Minn-The electrici
workers have discarded the workin
card and substituted the working bu
20 ton. It is issued monthly and ii
, color is changed each month.
III Seattle, Wash-Organized lab'
an contemplates recommending min
W. hour day and a 54.hour week for wor
!. en- at the next session of the leglsl
~" ture of Washington
re Dallas. Textile state FederatiC
I'm of Labor has decided by large m
jority vote that hereafter all office
OF the federation are to be elected
so- secret ballot
g. Boston.-Another attempt Is bell
m, made TO unionize the hcusemaids
Boston and vicinity and 1t is reports
WI that the movement is meeting wi
lo- success.
an London, England. The 652 registt
cd trade unions of Great Britain ha'
q total membership of l.973,560.
nal Boston Refusals of requests {
nd wage increases were the causes
several strikes inaugurated in Bostc
About 1900 men. including machi
wn lists, building laborers, wharf al
an bridge builders, sheet metal worke
- and cabinet-makers and mill men, we