Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-11-05


as we'll as the helpers OF the Pittshurg
district IS still on More than 1000
men are affected. Every man In the
Pittsburg district with the exception
OF the Jones & Laughlin steel com.
pany is completely tied up, this firm
paying the union scale on all con
struction work done The trouble be
gan when the men demanded an In
crease Of nve cents for both inside
and outside work There is no con
tention between the men and the EN-
ployers in regard to hours, as the
eight hour day exists In this district
Many firms throughout the country
are raising wages and as the men IN
this section have not had an increase
I'm several years, they asked for an
advance on account Of the. high cost
OF living The only other concession
sought by the men is that, hereafter,
two men be employed on pneumatic
tool work this custom prevailing in
the large cities.
Dallas, Texas-The blacklisting Of
employees has once more fallen under
the ban Of the courts The Supreme
Court OF Texas has virtually abolishd
this unfair and un-Amerlcan practice
in the big state over which Il has
Jurisdiction " seems that a brake
man refused to go out with a train In
Texas because the brakes we're dan
gerously out OF repair and tho roadbed
in such condition that complete con
troll Of the train was necessary. Per-
forco, he had TO quit the service Of
the company. When he applied for
his service letter Il was refused him
on the ground that he had been dis
charged for characterization. This vir-
tually amounted to blacklisting, as he
could not obtain employment ON any
o'her railroad without showing a sat.
isfactory letter. He sued the company
and the Supreme court has upheld "A
Judgment for S2,50O in his favor
Fall River. Mass.-The seven big
mills Of the Fall River Iron Works
company, which have been running
only alternate weeks since early In
June. have resumed operations in full.
Fully 5000 operatives are affected by
the order. which is only little less
welcome than that issued a short time
ago for the resumption OF work at the
American Print Works after shut
down of three months. The starting
up of the print works made It only a
question OF time before the iron works
should again put its $4,000 spindles
on full time.
New York-A letter from Andrew
Furuseth. from Copenhagen, states
that federation embracing all ma
tional unions Of transport workers in
Europe had been decided upon by the
congress I'm that city. A committee
was appointed. of which Furuseth is
chairman, to draft a legislative pro
gram for all maritime workers. The
work of the committee will be pre-
scented to all legislative bodies in Eu'
rope.
Davenport. lowa-The Chicago q
Northwestern Railway company was
made defendant on thirtyfour counts
In a suit began here in the federal
court before Judge Smith Macpherson
for alleged violation of the nine hour
law. The case is based on alleged VIC
lations on Northwestern lines between
Clinton, Boone and Westlake, Iowa
The possible penalty is $500 for eaci
violation. making n total of $4,000.
Washington. safety of employ
ees in mines is the subject of mum
Der OF laws The increasing employ
ment OF electricity for lighting ant
other uses in mines received attention
IN Idaho, Ohio and Oklahoma. where
proper insulation and other precau
tlons are prescribed, ventilation, In
spection and the exclusion of intoxi
cants and intoxicated persons are fea
lures OF several laws relating tC
mines.
London. Eng There was a tim'
when a workman In England receive,
cents day as an ordinary wage
when skilled artisans commanded /.
cents a day and when women worke,
in the field at such tasks as reapinl
straw hoeing, planting beans an,
washing sheep for cents a day, an,
a wise student OF the subject has eY
] pressed lne OplnloH lndl lHt hIlllhl
workman OF that day was better of
than he has ever been since,
New York.-Unhlled orders on tn
books OF the United States Steel col
poration September 30 amounted Il
3,15S,l ,l06 tons, decrease of 379,0a
tons during the month. AT the end Q
1909 the untitled orders we're 5.927,03
, tons, and they have been decreasin
! ever since then, A year ago the
were 4.796.S33 tons The minimum rC
|, ported since the steel corporation be
gan business was 3.O27 436 five year
ago n
New York-Thc number OF trade
represented by labor unions in Grea
er New York now exceeds 200, a,
cording to reports gathered for tn
United trades Council Among tn
/, new unions formed during the las
month are organizations among tn
forceps finishers, umbrella makers
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