Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-10-22

Berlin, Germany. metal work.
ing employers organization voted to
lock cut the organized worlkmen in tho
trade unless the striking shipbuilders
return to work. The organized metal
workers have been making contribu.
uons to the support of idle shipmen,
and today's action was designed to in.
huence the latter to return to work
or lose one revenue of financial assis.
tance. The general lockout in the
shipbuilding Industry which followed
local strikes has continued for six
weeks. The employers association
gave to the press statement in
which It was said that 60 per cent. OF
the working force of the entire metal
industry would be locked out and re.
main locked out until the differences
with the shipbullding yards were ad.
Justed and sympathetic strikes de-
clared on. The strikes make the esti.
mate that 100000 workmen will be al.
fected.
Greenville, s. C.-The executive
committee of the Cotton Manufactur.
ers' association OF South Carolina met
In this city More than 100000 spin.
dies were represented and because
prices are lower than they we're two
weeks ago and much below the cost
OF production II was decided TO shut
down the mills for one week I'm Octo.
Der. A letter has been sent to tho
other members of the association in.
forming them OF the action taken by
their executive committee and doubt.
less the reduction in October viii
amount to considerably over 1900 900
splndles. as there are 3,70O 900 spin.
dies members of the association.
Philadelphia.-An order has been
placed with the American Locomotive
company for the construction of ten
consolidation locomotives at 21S.OOO
pounds by the Pere Marquette. Car
orders placed during the last week
are as follows: Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe, 1000 steel underframe re-
frigerator cars; Colorado & Southern.
25O National dump cars, and Havana
Central. 100 40-ton fat 100 bottom box
and 125 caboose cars. The Berwind
Lumber company has ordered ten 40.
ton fiat cars. The Louisville & Nash
vile is reported to be in the market
for 100 ballast cars.
Berlin, Germany.-The police and
coal strikers had a series of pitched
battles in the Moabit precinct. Fifty
strikers were wounded by revolver
shots and sword thrusts during police
charges. Twenty OF them were taken
to the hospital severely injured. About
forty police also were wounded while
protecting nonunion men. Thousands
OF strikers stormed the fire station
and the Reform church in Buessel-
Strasse. wrecking the windows and
doors. The police were compelled to
charge repeatedly.
New York.-Samuel Gompers. presi-
dent of the American Federation OF
Labor, appeared before the sub-com.
mittee on immigration OF the conges-
tion of population commission and
caused some surprise by opposing the
plan for the establishment of local
arbitration board for labor disputes,
which has already been approved by
a large part OF the labor organizations
of the city. Mr.. Gompers failed to
give specific objections to the scheme.
Jefferson City, Mo.--The State Fed
eration OF Labor of Missouri has gone
on record as being opposed to state
wide prohibition. owen Miller. presi-
dent of the federation. submitted to
the convention n report on the prohi.
bition question. He denounced the
dry" movement as fanatlcal and dan.
gerous. One hundred thousand men,
he said. would be thrown out Of work
in the state II liquor was barred
Pittsburg for rails have
been placed calling for 10000 tons.
Some Of the western roads have been
specifying little more freely on con-
tracts previously placed and new busI.
ness is pending for 80 900 tons for this
years shipment, including $4,000 tons
for the Denver & Rio Grande. $4,000
tons for the Grand Trunk. 10000 tons
for a southern line, and 10000 tons
for a western road.
London. Eng.-The National Sail
ors and Firemen's union complains
that the ship owners refuse to agree
to the establishment OF a Cancellation
board
San Francisco.-TheS San Francisco
Labor council is organizing union
label league for the purpo-e of in
creasing the demand for the union la
bel
Birmingham, Ala,--The convention
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers meets here October i2 TO IS.
Los Angeles.-A union mems gro
Gerry store was opened in the Labor
Temple in this city recently.
Washington-Europe is far ahead
OF the United States in providing PEN
sions for civil employees.
Berlin. Germany.-It is quite pos
sible that in five or ten years time
the fifty-odd central unions of Ger
many, now numbering 100000 work.
ers, will be organized into Is or 20
hIp tnionc pach Onpn IN all tha uyorL-