Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-16
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In this city The work was started
July q and required the services of
thirty-five additional clerks. II is
complete and conveniently arranged,
being of the crossindex type. with
the card of each individual member
arranged both alphabetically, as
to the name OF the member.
and numerically. as to the number
that has been assigned to the member.
There are about sevsnty-one thousand
names OF members, and because OF the
double system of indexing this means
about one hundred and forty-two thou
sand cards. The system was arranged
because of the mortuary benefits that
are now being paid by the interna-
tional. The payment OF these benefits
was begun July /, and already about
thirty claims have been paid. The
benefits range from 500 TO 5000. ac-
,cording to the length of membership
I'm good standing. and the average is
about SITS. II is estimated that there
will be about one and one-h6lf deaths
day. The assessment a member for
this fund Is 12h cents a month. That
the organization is in good financial
condition is shown by the fact that
It has banked in this city $4,000; In
Chicago. $4,000: in New York. $50.
900, and in Albany, 100000.
New York.-Offcial annou cement
was made that new labor party for
the city of New York, taking in all
fits boroughs. had been formed. 1t Is
the first municipal labor party to be
formed since the Henry George cam
paign of 1886. when the old United
Labor party existed and Manhattan
was known as the c. of New York
and Brooklyn was a separate city. The
decision to form the party was taken
at meeting OF labor men, including
prominent delegates OF the Central
Federated Union, on July 2S. and the
Official report was that the new party
had taken form and shape under the
name of the Federated Labor Party
Of New York City, with James II.
Hatch, chairman of the New York
Building Trades Council, as president,
and Edward l.. Hannah, general secre-
tary of the International Union of
PAYERS, Rammermen. Bridge and Curb
Settlers, as secretary-treasurer.
Chfcago.-Judge X NJ. Lands, um.
pire In the controversy between 29
members OF the structural bridge and
iron workers union and the contract
inS firm of John Griffiths & Son, fined
the union 5000 and ordered the strl-
kers back to work. The men resumed
their duties and the union IS arranging
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employed on an addition of a State
street store and started a sympa-
thetic strike on the claim that ma.
chinists were doing the work OF ele-
vator constructors. The contractors
had a specific agreement that there
should be no tieup on the job. After
an arbitration board, which took the
dispute under consideration. had failed
to agree, Judge Lands was prevailed
upon to act as arbitrator. The Judge
held that the men should have re-
mained at work while their differences
were being considered.
Washington-Mem OF the
settlement of differences between rail.
way telegraphers and their employer,
the Southern Railway company. which
nearly caused a strike last March. and
which we're settled by arbitration.
we're formally filed with the district
Supreme court, as required by statute.
The findings Of the board OF arbitra.
tion. which were made public several
months ago, were that ten consecu.
tive hours, inclusive Of a meal hour,
should constitute a working day In Of
fees employing only one man each:
nine hours in Offices employing two,
and eight hours in Offices employing
three OF more; that the men should
have Sundays and legal holidays off
with pay. and that wages should be
Increased practically eight per cent
Mr.. Dermody, for the men, dissented
from some OF the details OF the settle
ment
London, Eng.-The officers OF the |
Seamen and Firemen's union have is
sued circular to the members OF the |
organization urging that a general |
strike be called. The circular de. |
clares that the seamen are the only |
slaves left In the world today-the |
only workmen that are liable to Inn |
prisonment for quitting work The |
secretary of the Ship Owners Fedora. |
ton. when his attention was called to |
the circular. said that the threat OF a |
strike did not merit the slightest no. |
tice, as the union represents but a |
mere fraction of the seamen.
New York.-The cost OF the pro.
tracted cloakmakers strike In this city |
is placed at $3.50 1000, 900, in statement
issued by the employers. The state.
ment says: "The effect of the six
weeks which the cloakmakers have
been without work is beginning now
to make itself felt among the strikers.
The 10000 men employed In the trade
earned before the strike a weekly wage
OF about 81 100000. Their loss now