Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-02

tional scope, comprising the Western
Federation of Miners. the United Mine
Workers OF America and the steel
workers of the country, was given by
President Charles II. Meyer Of the
Wetsern Federation of Miners. The
formation OF such union was pre-
sented as an alternative of afiiliation
with the American Federation of La
Dor, In case that organization declines
TO delegate to the western federation
the authority demanded. The most
important OF these demands is that all
men employed about metalliferous
mines be placed under the jurisdic-
tion of the western federation. In
resolution the executive committee of
the miners organization was empow-
cred to meet with the executive COM
mitttee OF the American Federation of
Labor and to complete the details nee
essary to affiliatlon with the latter
body President Meyer and John c.
Williams of Grass Valley, Cal, where
named fraternal delegates to the
meeting of the American federation.
Washington.-In tho United King
dom, as a whole, the average earnings
for an ordinary week in summer were
as follows Bricklayers, IS. so; masons,
$780, plasterers, $50. The earnings
varied considerably. A table shows
the percentage of the number of men
working full time whose weekly earn
ings fell within the following limits:
Under $3.50, bricklayers. 90; masons,
6.s. and plasterers. 5.5; 1920 and I'M
der $3.50. bricklayers, 14.S: masons.
15.5; plasterers, 17.6; $3.50 and un.
der $3.50, bricklayers. 1916; masons.
64.3; plasterers. 3S.3; $3.50 and un.
der 5000, bricklayers, 2S: masons.
11.3; plasterers. 26.3; 5000 and
above. brioklayers. s4; masons. 81;
plasterers. 1913.
Kansas City, Mo-Three women
nurses who testified against the de
fendant I'm the noted Hyde murder
case, 1t is declared, have been boy
cotted by the local doctors union and
have been forced to seek other fields
in order to pursue their calling. II
remains to be seen whether the boy
colt and blacklist will follow them.
I
medical highbrows will probably have
the effect of restraining nurses from
testlfying freely I'm court hereafter.
Anyway, organized labor is relieved
from bearing the brunt of criticism
OF the "un-American boycott" for we
now have evidence that II Is recog.
nized as one OF the ethics OF a learned
profession.
New York.-The big strike OF the
cloakmakers will be a fight to a fin
ish. This was decided the other day
by both the Cloak, Suit and Skirt Ma
kers' union, and the two associations
of cloak manufacturers whose facto-
Ties are tied up. The manufacturers
have united, and the strike Is now
likely to become national ~ its scope,
Recognition OF the union alone was
not the only Issue, The strikers want
better wages, conditions and working
hours. About $4,000 workers ara af.
fected.
New York.-Six thousand tailors
quit work in addition to $4,000 who
we're on strike, in response to red
letter" call sent out by the executive
committee of the Brotherhood of
Tailors, under whose auspices the
strike was called. According to Hen
ry Waxman. chairman OF the district
council of the United Garment Work
eT8 OF America. with which the Bro
therhood of Tailors is affiliated. $4,000
altogether will be on strike In Greater
New York soon.
New York.-The national child la
Dor committee is continuing its work
with aggressive determination. This
committee, with headquarters in this
city. is doing great work In assisting
In protecting children by suitable
legislation against premature or
otherwise injurious employment II
also aids in the enforcement OF laws
relating to child labor. Yearly the
power OF this organization increases,
and much is expected OF II in the fu-
ture.
New York.-At a meeting OF the
Central Federated union It was re-
ported by Secretary Ernest Bohm that
as a result of conference between
the manager of a big tea company
and representatives of the Grocery
Clerks union no objection would be
lnterposed TO the organization of the
clerks In the companys $50 stores
throughout the country.
Washington.-"Org brings
higher wages; higher wages bring
greater spending power to the work
ers; greater spending power means
proportionate increase in business in
every community and more prosper.
GUS times for ALL"
New York.-First-year motormen
of the Third avenue surface car sys-
tenn now receive 24lA cents an hour,
second year 25h, three, four and five
year men 26is and over five years 2S
cents an hour. The conductors fare
one cent less per hour up to FIVE years
service, then receive 26h cents an
hour thereafter.