Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-10-08

mills In this city have resumed oper.
atlons. II Is expected that they will
run the full schedule OF working
hours. 1t is nearly year since the
mills were operated on whole time.
ana this will be source of consid.
cradle satisfaction to the 81 600 or
more operatives here. While II is
the present intention of nearly all
the treasurers to run their respectiye
mllls the limit next week. II remains
TO be decided what they will do the
week later. Everything depends M
on the character Of the print cloth
market. When compared with other
INES OF Industry. this market shows
/ strength, and prices are higher now
lhan they have been for ONE time
/ rms Is In favor Of the manufacturers
/ the margin between the cost of cot.
ton and the selling values of cloth
is not large
Chicago.-With the object of saw
ing the eyes Of employees and allowing
more leisurely breakfasts. work I'm the
/ general offices of the Chicago & North.
| western railway in Chicago begins at
/ o'dO, instead of eight O'Clock. No.
| uces nave been posted I'm the Offices
OF the company to the effect that after
| October 1 hours for all emplovees
| would be from $3.50 a. m. until . n. m
Ihese hours will prevail until April l..
"hen the present schedule of starting
al a. m. will be resumed.
Washington.-A summary of the 70.
port presented by the bureau OF la
Dor shows that in forty-six New Eng.
land mills investigated 1873 per cent
of all the operatives we're females
over sixteen years of age and SO per
cent. were children under sixteen
years, while in 1852 southern mills
women constituted p per cent. of the
total and children 20 per cent.
Chicago.-Bricklayers in Chicago
receive an hour. 62la cents: in New
YORK. 40 cents; in San Francisco.
S11s cents. Plumbers in the same
cities respectively, get 65, 62b and
20 cents. Carpenters in the same or
der get 56A. 621a and 62% cents:
laborers and hodcarriers in Chicago
80 cents, In New York. 80 cents I'm
San Francisco from 37h to so cents
Seattle. Wash.-Whether paid By the
day or by the month, employees OF
the state of Washington or of any no.
litical subdivision thereof NAV be
worked no more than eight hours
DAY, except in cases Of extraordinary
emergency, is the official opinion OF
the attorney general.
Boston.-Brass Workers and Core.
makers union reports that many firms
nave already agreed TO pay its S325
a day minimum wage rate. and that the
prospects for settlement without fur.
ther trouble are very satisfactory
Los Angeles, Cal.-Fifty unions have
afiiliated with the California State Fed.
Grafton of Labor during the last seven
months. At the next convention OF
the federation practically every union
In the state will be represented.
Berne, Switzerland.-The bookblnd-
ers have succeeded in establishing the
nine-hour day, combined with an i'm.
mediate Increase Of two per cent. and
a former three per cent in two years.
the agreement to run for five years.
London, Eng.-On the wages cues.
tion the miners of France, Germany
and Belgium are all seeking TO secure
wage agreements on similar lines to
those obtained in the British coal fields
of fixed minimum wage.
New York-The International AIN.
ance of Theatrical Stage Employees
now numbers upward OF 10000 mem.
bers, and is reported to be steadily
growing, with local unions in all the
principal cities of the country.
Observation-Disclosures are now
in the making by numerous state and
central labor bodies to take part in
the fall campaigns. especially in the
congressional and senatorial cleo
tions
Melbourne, Australia Western Aus
tralia labor men are out for a labor
daily with great enthusiasm and unan.
unity. At the Bunburg congress IL
was decided to establish one.
St Louis, Mo.-Charles Fear. editor
of the Mississippi Trade Unionlst, pub
lished at Joplin, has been unanimous.
ly nominated for the legislature in his
district by the Republicans.
Melbourne, Australia the
advent of labor to political power in
South Australia there has been a gen.
eral tendency TO increase wages for
municipal workers.
New York. Eighty-seven new
unions affiliated with the Internation-
al Longshoremen's association have
been organized in the last fiscal year
Pittsburg, Pa.-The Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Firemen has appropriated
funds for the establishment Of
course of scientific firing.
New York.-A home is to be estab-
lished in California for the aged and
inhrm members of the International
Marble Workers union.
New York.-Nearly 1000 teachers OF |
Buffalo have applied for membership