Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-10-01

son of the United States district
court, denied the request OF G. w.
Post Of Battle Creek. Mich. for an In
junction to restrain the American
Federation of Labor and It's officers
and the Bucks Stove & Range com
pany OF St Louis from entering into a
closed shop agreement The court
said sufficient notice had not been
given to the defendants. Attorneys
for Mr. Post and the stove company
we're in court. hut there was no eX-
tended argument on the case. The
American Federation of Labor and its
officers we're not represented by coun-
sci.
Indianapolis are about forty
international unions Issuing union
labels, store cards and buttons, with
an approximate membership Of more
than one-half million, in afiliation
with the union label trade department
of the American Federation OF Labor,
according TO an article in the Ameri
can Federationist. by Thomas F.
Tracey, secretsry-treasurer OF the de-
partment. In addition to these, there
are great many local label depart
ments working under the supervision
OF the central labor unions of the
cities in which they have been or.
ganized.
Washington.-Ten members of the
national house OF representatives
carry regular trades union cards. The
men are: William u. Wilson of Penn
sylVania. miner; w. J. Carey of Wis
consin, telegrapher; w. J. T. McDer-
mott of Chicago, telegrapher; 7. d..
Nichols, Pennsylvania, miner; Carl
G. Anderson of Ohio, nachinist; Isaac
X. Sherwood. Ohio, printer; Arthur p.
Murphy of Missouri. telegrapher; John
A. Martin of Colorado. stenographer;
w. ID. Jameson of iowa, printer; VIII
liam Hughes of New Jersey, lawyer.
Buffalo, N. "a strike OF the
Brotherhood OF Railway Signalmen
on the New York Central system be.
tween Buffalo and the New York ter
minals was declared. The strikers are
employed In the maintenance OF the
signal system, but have nothing to do
with the handling Of the lever. They
claim a membership OF 1000 on the
Central. They demand recognition
of their union. the seniority system of
advancement, and a fiat rate OF .ages
OF $3.50 n day.
New York--The study Of 100 baker
iss IN New York, made this year by
Mary l.. Chamberlain for the depart
.F % 4. Il,
university, shows men working in non
union bakeries for IL hours, six days
a week, Il on Saturday, with not un-
common overtime that stretches the
day TO 16 to 20 hours. and throwing
themselves down to sleep at night
living" that Is, in the shop whore
they have worked all day.
Chicago.-A comparison OF wages
paid in Chicago freight houses in 1902,
with those paid in 1910. Will serve to
show the progress beng made. In
1902 checkers received s45 to $50 a
month; this year they are being paid
$75 a month. Delivery clerks received
$40 a month. against $67 this year:
callers, $3.50 day. against $2.35:
pliers. $l.G0, against $3.50: truckers,
$3.50 day in 1902. against SEQ a
day in 1910.
Vancouver, p. C.-Vancouver sail.
ors are desirous OF improving their
conditions and bringing them up to
the standard of the branches in this
country. According to law the Van.
couver sailors must file any grievance
with the minister OF labor II then
goes TO a board OF conciliation. The
Vancouver men have complied with
the law.
Boston.-An agreement has been
made between the United Brewery
Workers union OF Boston and the
United States Brewers association. by
which the employers will submit to
the union for consideration a plan of
liability insurance for worlSmen. This
is the first proposition of the kind be-
tween an employers association and a
union of employees.
Kansas City. Mo.-Three thousand
union men marched through the
streets of Kansas City in downpour
of rain. Sampel Gompers with Mayor
Brown rode In a carriage at the head
of the procession. Mr.. Gompers was
the principal speaker az the Labor
day gathering at Electric park.
Spokane. Wssh.-Several organizers
are working IN eastern Washington
and Oregon 10 form a farm hands
union, the purpose being to raise the
minimum wage OF laborers to $3.50 for
day OF eight hours.
Berlin, Germany.-rhe headquarters
Of the German trade unions in this
city Is a building covering n full city
block, and four stories high. II is
fully occupied by trade union officials,
Boston Boston has a new union,
one of actors. National Organizer G,
VI. Barry says that the charter list
contains the names OF 106 men, some
of whose names are among the most
prominent in the theatrical world.
Memphis. Tenn.-At a meeting of
the machinists' union, a motion was
made and carried placing a fine of five
dollars on any member who revealed