Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-07-23
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International union, is a straight nu-
merical one, number being assigned
to each member OF the organization.
In connection with this. there is
complete registration of the member
ship OF each union in alphabetical or |
der, and this will be corrected from |
the weekly reports of financial secre- |
taries, giving the names of transferred,
suspended and dropped members, etc !
The individual card OF each member
in the registration. by subordinate
unions. will be shifted as required,
but the record card in the straight
numerical system will remain station
airy and will never be removed from
its original position as long as the
member retains his membership In
the organization. BY this method
there will be complete and separate
record OF the membership OF each sub
ordinate union, besides the base card"
OF the straight numerical system. The
number assigned each member Will be
carried on that members working
card, on all travelling cards Issued and
on all certificates OF deposit
New York.-The New York state
council Of the Brotherhood Of Carpen-
ters and Joiners has drafted an
amendment to the state constitution
to be presented to the Legislature of
the next session providing for COM
pulsory compensation for carpenters
injured at their work. The amendment
provides that one-sixth of the annual
taxation for the compensation fund
shall be levied on the workmen, three
sixths on the employers and two
ask all candidates for the legislature
how they stand toward such a meas
ure before election. The Brotherhood
OF Carpenters is one of the largest or
ganizations in the American Fedora
| tlon Of Labor. There are about 10000
members in this city alone.
Indlanapolls.-Th general officers
| of the United Brotherhood of Carpen-
I ters and Joiners, with headquarters in
this city. are engaged in getting up
their reports for the next biennial
convention of the organization, which
will be held in Des Moines, Ia, next
September. 1t is believed It will be
shown that the organization has a
membership of 100000 In good stand
ing. This would mean total mem'
bership of about 275,000. At the last
convention. in 1908, the membership
in good standing was 17S,503. It is
announced that the organization is in
first-class condition, and that condi-
tions in general are good at the pres
ent time.
Indianapolis Hughes, presi-
dent of the Indiana State Federation
OF Labor and chairman of the prison
labor committee OF the federation, ex.
presses himself in favor Of proposi-
ton to have big apple orchard at the
reformatory at Jeffersonville. Ind. In
speaking of this proposition. he said
that by this method a number of In
mates of the institution, who are in
the nature of TRUSTEES. could be oc-
cupled without in any way competing
with organized labor, and at the same
time bring in a good revenue by the
sale of the apples.
Montreal-The Canadian Pacific
Railway company filed with the labor
department at ottawa an acceptance
of the conciliation committees award
in the wage dispute with Its conduc
tors and trainmen. The Grand Trunk
company has deferred action. The Is,
900 conductors and trainmen of the
two railroads will have strike vote
They claim the proposed 20 per cent
of wage increase is insufficient, and de
mand the scale now obtained on most
American trunk lines.
Boston.-Twenty-five hundred EN-
ployes Of the Boston & Maine Railroad
obtained an advance in wages ranging
from to 20 per cent. at conference
between a committee and General Su
perintendent c. E. Lee. The employee:
affected are baggagemen, station men
receiving and delivery clerks, check
ers and freight handlers at all sta
tions outside the Boston terminal dl
vision.
Martins Ferry. O.-The LaughllI
sheet mill OF Whitaker, Glessner
Co, employing 1900 men, was CLOSED
by strike of a large majority of thu
Iaen refusing to work with others whit
refused to pay a ten per cent assess
ment for strikes. The double house
from which the mill workers wer'
, evicted was dynamited. No one wa
, injured.
, st. Paul, Minn.-St Paul Carpen
+. ters' union. acting upon the recon
I mendation of the building committee
, has decided TO buy lot and will u
/. timately erect building of its own.
Detroit-This city has been chosel
as the city for the 1911 convention o
the stereotypers and electrotypers
who were in session in Omaha, Sal
Francisco made a strong bid for tn
convention, but compromise was eI
fected whereby the convention will g
TO the Golden Gate in two years.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. painters an
decorators membership 5.100J hel
THAR conference recently In Vienng