Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-10-08
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wages Of the 500 mechanics employed
at the Washington navy yard will be
made during the present calendar
year An announcement to that effect
was made by Beckman winthrop, act
ing secretary OF the navy. The pres
ent schedule Of wages at the local
yard was established January l last
on the RECOMMENDATION Of the regular
wage board. That board was com
posed OF officers OF the navy, and, in
accordance with naval regulations, was
required 20 base the schedule OF wages
on the wage paid for similar work in
private establishments I'm the vicinity
In the performance of that duty the
board considered wages paid in private
establishments In Washington, Alexan-
drla Richmond. Baltimore. Harrisburg,
Wilmington and Philadelphia.
/ Spring Valley. Il-After twenty
three weeks suspension and strike
the six mines OF the Spring Valley
coal mining district. which include
shafts in this city Ladd. Dalzell
Seatonville and Marquette, were
placed I'm readiness to resume work.
Three weeks time will be required
for repair work Nearly onefourth
OF the 1000 miners have sought work
in other coal fields since the mines
closed. II is feared there will be a
heavy shortage Of labor as many will
not return
New York-Hugh Frayne. who
was appointed general organizer OF
the American Federation Of Labor In
place OF Herman Robinson now Com
missioner OF Licenses. will try his
hand at organizing the drug clerks.
This has been tried before several
times with unsatisfactory results.
II was stated that drug clerks have
TO work fourteen 10 eighteen hours
day for $l4 to $1s a week Juniors
are paid Sc to $40 week
San Francisco Labor leaders in
this city have been discussing the ad-
visibility OF establishing a banking
institution to be controlled by organ
ized labor They argue that two
hundred labor organizations Of the
city have sufficient funds I'm the va
rious banks TO put such an instltu-
ton on firm foundation.
New York.-Rhode Island state
branch. A. F.. OF L.. has decided on
political activity campaign TO secure
the enactment into law of labors
Just requests and the election to office
OF men friendly 10 organized labor
Remember your friends and defeat
your enemies is to be its campaign
slogan.
New York.-Owing TO the high cost
OF living the International Jewelry
Workers union decided to ask for an
Increase OF 25 per cent I'm wages
from all the manufacturers I'm the
country The American Federation
OF Labor has given the union jurls-
diction over all metal badges. fobs,
and metal jewelry
Chicago Extension OF the ten hour
law for women so that It will include
hotel and restaurant employees and
workers I'm mercantile establishments
probably was demanded at meeting
OF the Women's Trade Union league.
The meeting was a conference OF
women trade unionists from all parts
OF the state
San Franclsco.-One Of the biggest
events In western labor circles during
the last few months was the San Fran
cisco laundry workers securing n CON
tract for an eighthour day for three
years. The gain will affect / 600 mem.
bers, mostly girls
Berlin, Germany The concentra.
tion Of kindred trades goes steadily
forward In Germany. In May last the
three unions. transport workers. 96.-
623; lockers. 22.O36, and seamen and
flremen l0C04, at congresses field in
Hamburg, decided TO amalgamate.
Boston.-Stationar Engineers union
16 and down town Mercantile Engi-
neers' union 263 have agreed upon
Joint wage schedule to be presented
70 the employers of the engineers OF
one general line.
London, Eng-The British Seamen's
union is waging a fight for better con
ditions for its members and the fierc-
est labor struggle in history is pre-.
dicted. involving every maritime port
in the old world
New Hork.-Since 1870 to the pres
mt time, period of 40 years the state
Of New York has placed 2l2 labor
laws on its statute books. The great
er part of these laws were enacted
since 1894
Dallas, Tex-Texas unionlsts de-
mand a law requiring all the railroads
in the state that control or operate 500
miles or more TO erect suitable hos
pitfalls and maintain them for their en-
ployees
st. Paul, Minn.-The Carpenters
union of st. Paul. acting upon the rec.
ommendation OF the building commit
tee, has decided to buy lot and will
ultimately erect building OF it's
own.
Baltimore, Md.-The Maryland legis- !
lature has passed law requiring that