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United labor bulletin., 1913-07-19
Contractors Must
Obey Ordinances
CITY ATTORNEY STEVENS REM
pERs OPINION.
Laborers Get Increased Pay and Vic
lators of Law Will Forfeit Their
Contracts.

City Attorney l. n. Stevens. has
given Commissioner of Improvements
John B. Hunter an opinion in which
he holds the ordinance compelling
contractors on city work TO pay
wages fixed by the city and obey the
eight-hour day, to be valid, and that
contractors who do not comply with
these conditions cancel their own
contracts.
A committee of organized labor
men waited up Commissioner Hunter
last week and complained that sever
al contractors on city work were not
observing the ordinance, and were
paying laborers only 81 per day when
the law specifies that $3.50 for a
day of eight hours shall be paid 1t
is understood the contractors have
agreed to be good in the future.
Following is the text of the legal
opinion given by Mr.. Stevens:
"The ordinance authorizing the i'm
provement contracted for is ordin-
ance No. 200, series of 1912, and the
ordinance fixing the rate of wages to
be paid laborers in the city anc
county OF Denver is No. 15I of the
series of 1912 Therefore, the con-
tractor had notice, both by the para
graph contained in the contract above
referred to and by reasons of said ord
nance No. 157, which was in full
force and effect at the time OF the
execution OF said contract, what
wages he would be required to pay
laborers when he entered into his
contract
at has been brought to my atten-
tion that there is some question as to
the legality of the said ordinance,
which fixes the rate of wages to be
paid laborers where it is to be as
sessed against the property in the inn
provement district. In reply to that
desire to say that 1 am of the opin-
ion that the ordinance is a valid one,
but, aside from this fact. 1t is law
OF the city and county, duly enacted
and l believe that, as officials of the
city and county, it is incumbent upon
us to attempt to enforce such laws un-
til they have been held void or invalid
by court of competent jurisdiction.
In view OF this. therefore, l would
suggest that the proper plan for you
to pursue is to notify the assignee of
said contractor of the provisions of
United labor bulletin., 1913-07-19

A meeting Of the Joint Labor Day
Committee was held Monday night In
the Building Trades club and initial
plans made for the big celebration on
Monday. September 1. Tho Joint COM
mittee is composed Of five represen-
tatives each from the Trades and Ln-
Dor Assembly and the Building Trades
Council. J. G. Bulger OF the Trades
Assembly was unanimously elected
president. and J. r. Gilmer Of the
Building Trades Council. secretary
and treasurer.
1t was decided to submit the mat.
United labor bulletin., 1913-07-19

new duties Immediately following the
1. T. u. convention at Nashville next
month. 1t is further reported that
Lynch's appointment satisfies all the
warning political factions in New
York.
John Mitchell. OF the United Mine
Workers, was first named for this
position, but the state senate refused
to approve. After the senate ad-
journed Governor Sulzer again named
Mitchell, but the New York Court of
Appeals decided he was disqualified.
holding him TO be n legal resident of
the state of Illinois.
Mr.. Lynch has been president of
the /. T. u. for thirteen years, having
been elected seven times. His pres
ent term would not expire until n
year from November next, First
Vice President James NJ. Duncan of
Brooklyn. N. Y. will fill the presi-
dency until the next referendum elec.
tion.
While President Lynch's duties
have required him to maintain q
temporary home at Indianapolis, l. t.
u. headquarters. he has retained his
legal residence at Syracuse, N. ".
where he worked as printer before
being elected head of the printers
organization.
His appointment as labor commits
sioner is for four years and the sal
ary Is $4,000 per year. 1t is one OF
the most important appointments In
the New York state administration
and Mr.. Lynch is in every way quail
flied to fill the position.
United labor bulletin., 1913-07-19

the National Association Of Manufac-
turers" replied Mulhall. "They were
trying to bribe Gompers at that time
What was the Washington cam
paign?" asked Senator Reed.
Il was given to understand that j
was to report to Emery, who was in
charge of the lobby work"
What was the work." =
I'VE were to work against any Ia
bor bills that came up"
Trails to White House.
Former President Roosevelt and
Vice President Sherman, according to
Muihall's testimony, were converted
to the Manufacturers views. particu-
larly as to an amendment proposed to
the Sherman antitrust law by the
American Federation of Labor that
sought to exempt labor unions from
its operations. Mulhall was invited
to the White House by Roosevelt, be-
cause re was recognized as repre-
sentative of Speaker Cannon and
other leaders of the House and Sen
ate" The association made it a
point to defeat candidates for the
presidency in conventions of either
party who in any way favored labor
legislation. He also said Taft prom.
ised to put an officer of the Manu-
facturers' Association in his cabinet
during the campaign of 1908.
Mulhall advised President d. NJ.
Parry on March 10. 1908. as follows:
Il have had several interviews with
Speaker Cannon, James S. Sherman,
Littlefield, Bar.holdt and several
other leaders OF congress. in the last
ten days. and all those gentlemen
assure me that there will be no labor
legislation at this session of con
gress."
United labor bulletin., 1913-07-19
Vessel and Hines
Want Presidency
Full List Of Assembly Candi-
dates Named Sunday
Legislative Committee Will Make In
vestigation Of Women's State
Eight-Hour Law
NOMINA CATIONS.

Following were the candidates
placed in Nomination at Sundays
meeting Of the Trades and Labor
Assembly. election and installation
to bf held Sunday, July "a:
Prtsident-Fred Vessel of the
Bartfnders' League and Ed J.
Hines, typographical Union.
yhe President = Henry Lavoe.
Painters Union.
secrstary-J, f. Bedford. BARRIERS:
W. q Welsh, Horseshoers, and r.
E lPuderback, Bakers.
Financial Secretary Margare
Noo4an. Garment Workers
R4eding Clerk-T. o. Spacy. Bar
bera and C. H Hooper. Iron Mold
Lilrarian-Grace Bucks. Garment
WORKERS.
orkanizer : Earle Hoage. Press
s9geant at Arms-F. w. Hamil-
DSSgissepsr Sissspp mR and Ell, M dlasI Harrison. on
garEUakers.
BoRrd pirectors-Henry Ameyor.
Lithographers. and Charles Horn
Delegaies State Federation of
Labof-tthree to be elected)-John
Compton Stage Employees; Earle
HoAxt, Pressmen. Clarence Cox.
Waiters: II. NJ Mum, Painters;
Milhm Koch. Beer Drivers; J., n
Typokraphieal: T. o. spacy. Bar
berss 1 c. Harrington. Typographi-
cal. Mary Maple, Bindery Women.
II. = Louderback, Bakers: E. ].
Milief. Engineers, and Margaret
NoouHn, Garment Workers.
United labor bulletin., 1913-07-19

that portion of the men have re-
turned to work.
The lumber dealers declare they will
not sign, and the commission men are
trying to handle their business by
having the office employees do the
driving. One plan OF the lumber men
is to compel purchasers of material do
their own hauling.
AT meeting of the union Tuesday
night thirty-seven new members were
added to the roll. The Team Drivers
Union was organized about six
months ago.
United labor bulletin., 1913-07-19
waters Adopt
New Agreement
Will Become Effective in
Denver August l
All Hotels and Restaurants Will Be
Asked to Sign; Indorsed By Trades
and Labor Assembly

Better working conditions, shorter
hours and an increased wage scale
are the demands to be made upon all
the hotels and restaurants of Denver
August 1. The new schedule was
read at Sundays meeting of the
Trades and Labor Assembly and
unanimously indorsed, which means
that if fight is necessary to estab-
lish the agreement, the union wait
ers and mattresses will have the solid
] support of organized labor in this
city.
International Representative ]. P.
Mckinley, who has been stationed in
Denver since the recent convention
here of the Hotel and Restaurant
Employees International Alliance,
stated that present conditions in
Denver in this class of work are
about the worst in the country. Wait
ers were working in hotels and cafes
twelve to eighteen hours per day,
seven days in the week, for as low
as IS per week. He also said agents
had been sent to Chicago, ST. Louis,
and Kansas City to induce walters,
defeat the unions forthcoming de-
mand, but predicted these emissaries
would meet with little success, as the
hotel and restaurant employees of
those cities are well organized and
working under much better condi-
tions than prevails in Denver.
Merger of Organizations.
plans for m or,a11,-,.;1x, - a.
various organizations of cooks, wait
ers and mattresses in Denver and
throughout the state, under the BAN
ner of the International Union, are
now under way. which will give a
total membership in Colorado of
about 1900.
One of the new features of the pro.
posed agreement is that a six-day
week will be inaugurated in all ho-
tells and restaurants. This will fur
nish employment for many walters
and Mattresses now idle and insure
at least one day Of rest to all en-
pIoyes.
Representative Mckinley reported
that a number of hotel and cafe pro-
prietors had already expressed a
willingness to sign the agreement on
August 1, and he did not anticipate
any serious trouble in putting it into
operation.
Two Separate Schedules.
Before presenting the schedule to
the Assembly. it had been ratified by
the local unions. Two separate
agreements are proposed-one for
men and the other for women-and
are in brief as follows:
Men-Not more than ten hours
work each day.
In hotels, $50 month salary, one
day off each week, on pay; single
days, $3.50 each; emergency work
dinners, banQuets, etc.-s2 and IS, de-
pending on circumstances: after-the-
alter work, 81; no special work to ex-
ceed three hours: for each extra
hour, so cents.
In cafes, $3.50 week; one day off
each week on pay.
| In restaurants, s12 week; single
days, $3.50 each; balls, fancy dinners,
etc, s5 each Also ten per cent on all
champagne orders.
Women-Not more than eight hours
work each day.
Weekly salary OF $3.50. For two
meals in a single day, 81.
Paragraphs are also inserted per-
tanning to white dresses. linen suits,
dress suits. etc. The new bill will be
presented employers at once.
United labor bulletin., 1913-07-19

With field of thirteen candidates,
nominated on the thirteenth day of
the month. TO fill three places as dele
gates 20 the State Federation of La
Dor convention at Trinidad, and con-
tests for every important office, the
meeting OF the Trades and Labor AS
sembly Sunday afternoon. when the
government thermometer on top of the
Boston building registered ninety-nine
in the shade. was a genuine sizzler.
Many new delegates and several
old-tlmers presented credentials,
passed the test OF the label commit
tee as having four or more labels on
their wearing apparel. were obligated
and seated. Stenographers, Type
writer's, Bookkeepers and Office As
sistants Union No. 1891, Denver's
baby labor organization, with a mem
bership of $50. made application for
affiliation. which was granted. The
delegates are James Kirwan, Mrs.
Alice Clark and Miss May Costello.
The arbitration committee reported
a conference with President McGill of
the Denver Western League Baseball
club in reference to selling home
made blue label cigars at Broadway
park instead of non-union smokes
made in child labor factories of the
East. Mr.. McGin said he would
look into the matter"
Labor Day Invitation.
Colorado Springs Federated Trades
Council extended an invitation to the
Denver labor organizations to visit
that city on Labor Day and participate
in n big parade and celebration. In
view of the fact that arrangements
are now under way for the annual OBJ
seryance here, the invitation was not
accepted.
A call for election of delegates to
'Jhe eighteenth annual convention of
the Colorado State Federation of La
Dor. which convenes at Trinidad. Mon
day. August is, was read. 1t was
voted to send three delegates and to
allow each $50 for expenses.
Salaries of all Trades Assembly Of
ficers for the next term will remain
the same as at present
Owing to the absence of Treasurer
Fritz Henning from the city. Finan-
cial Secretary Margaret Noonan was
designated by President Hines to re-
tain all funds of the assembly pending
an audit of the treasurer's books by the
finance committee.
Violation Of Eight-Hour Law.
Delegate F. w. Hamilton of the
Laundry Workers Union and Chair
man Q. p. Harrington of the Public
Institutions Committee. charged the
Laundrymen's Association was vio-
lating the women's eight-hour law by
working employees nine and ten hours
per day. They also charged Deputy
State Labor Commissioner Edwin ".
Brake had given permission to the
non-union laundry propriotors to work
ten hours per day during the week OF
July 4.
Delegates Ell NJ. Gross and r. f.
Croskey, who are connected with the
State Labor department. denied that
any specific permission had been
granted for working in excess of eight
hour They said, however, that upon
n showing OF the laundrymen that an
emergency existed by reason of the
Fourth coming on Friday. and all the
employees desired a full holiday, no
prosecutions had been made, and that
United labor bulletin., 1913-07-19
HOTEL EMPLOYEES ORGANIZE.

Sioux City, Iowa-A new local IN
ion of walters, mattresses and cooks
has been organized in this city with
good charter list. The conditions of
the hotel and restaurant workers are
not good, and it is expected that as
soon as the organization becomes eff
fective efforts will be made to secure
an increase in wages and better work
ing conditions.
United labor bulletin., 1913-07-19
FOR SIGNAL SYSTEM.

washington.-A bill designed to
make compulsory the use by every
railroad of safety appliance and sig
nal systems approved by the Inter
state Commerce Commission, has
been introduced in the House by Rep
resentative Roberts of Massachusetts.
United labor bulletin., 1913-07-19

this ordinance and that you have been
informed that he is violating his con-
tract in this respect. and that. unless
he complies with its terms, you will be
obliged to declare forfeiture and can
collation. of the contract"
United labor bulletin., 1913-07-19

James NJ. Lynch. president of the
International Typographical Union
has been appointed by Governor Sui
zer as Labor Commissioner Of New
York and It is understood that he
will accept the place and assume his
United labor bulletin., 1913-07-19

The victories of labor are being
achieved regardless OF the drones in
he union hive.
United labor bulletin., 1913-07-19
Lynch Appointed
Labor Commissioner

WILL SURRENDER PRESIDENCY
OF THE I. T. v.
Governor Suizer Accepts Judgment
OF Court That Mitchell Was In
eligible For Place.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-27

ceivcrs, as two will likely be retained
one for regular work; the other car
ried in the role of utility man.
Manager Naylor was advised by
Outfielder Sullivan that his brother
is seriously Ill at St Louis with pned-
monia and that it may be several days
before he will report.
Paris has released Outfielders
Besse and Carey and Infielder Merrill.
Infieder Grady White who was with
Cleburne in this league in 1911 has
reported at Paris, also Outfielder Lee
King from the Pennsylvania State
league. The three men released by
Paris will probably go to Durant for
Durant manager has released Catcher
Hornbuckle who was the regular
catcher of the Durant team last year
Hornbuckle is now at Sherman and
may land a job, as Townsend, the reg
ular Sherman catcher, is out of the
game with injuries.
If weather permits, Durant will
play the first exhibition game of the
season today with Topeka as the op-
ponent. Jewell plans to send the fol
lowing lineup against Dale Gears
team: Harrill, 1b, Jewell 2b, Gordon
or Shelton 3b, Harper S., Robinson,
rf.; Tucker CT. Hennessy IT,, Tow
ers pitcher. Younkman and Hooper
will be Durants relief pitchers.
Bonham has released Catcher John
son, Outfielder Luther and Pitchers
Thompson, McGafarity and Hegler.
Fort Worth has released Swampy
Thompson, last years utility man,
Third Baseman Red Murch and Out
fielder George Robinson. Johnny
Frierson is back in Fort Worth await
ing orders from Manager Jennings
of Detroit Press reports stated that
the former Texas Oklahoma Lacquer
had been sold to Chattanooga, but
Frierson has received no instructions
to that effect. He expects to be sent
to the Detroit farm at Providence, r.
l.. for another year, since Sam Craw-
ford and Ty Cobb have signed up.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-27
ARDMORE SCHOOLS
RANK At TOP

George H. Bruce, clerk of the Ard
more Board of Education, received
this morning a letter from A. C.
Parsons, professor of secondary edu-
cation, in which he is informed that
the High School of this city has been
admitted to membership in. the State
Association of Education. Professor
Parsons letter follows:
Norman, Okla, March 20.
Hon. G. II. Bruce, Ardmore, Okla.
"My Dear Mr.. Bruce: take pleas
ure in reporting to you that the Ard
more High School has been admitted
to membership to the North Central
Association of Schools. / am sure
your board will cooperate in every
way with Superintendent Richards to
maintain this high standing.
yours sincerely,
"a. C. PARSONS"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-27
THE KNOW HOW.
To Feed Children and Get Good
Results.

There are more nervous persons
made so by undigeated food lying IN
the stomach than the average indl-
vidual would suppose.
If food remains undigested in the
stomach, it begins to ferment, set up
gas and a large portion is thus con-
verted into poison.
That's why imperfectly digested
food may and often does, cause irri
tation of the nerves and stupor of
the mind-brain and nerves are rea:-
ly poisoned.
"Nly daughter had complained for
some time of a distressed feeling in
he stomach after eating, which set
me thinking that her diet was not
right" writes an anxious and intel
ligent mother.
"She had been fond Of cereals,
but had never tried Grape Nuts. From
reading the account of this predigest-
ed food, it seemed reasonable to try
Grape Nuts for her "asa
"The results were really wonder
ful. The little brain that seemed at
times unable to do its work, took on
new life and vigor. Every morning.
now, before going to school, she eats
the crisp little morsels and is now
completely and entirely well, she
seems to have a new lease on life
no more distress in the stomach, or
headaches, but sound and well every
way" Name given by Postum Co,
Battle Creek, Mich. Read the book,
"The Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter? new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-27
MARCH 27 IN HISTORY.

1632-Canada ceded to France.
lS29-Journey from New York to Bos-
ton was made by stage in twen-
ty-one days.
1S5l--England declared hostilties
against Russia, opening the Cri-
mean war.
lSGl-Scarctty of white sailors caused
Secretary of the Navy Welles TO
advertise for negroes to act as
Seamen
lS98-Maine court of inquiry report:
destroyed by mine"
1903-Twenty thousand operatives in
Lowell, Mass, thrown out of
work by strike.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-27
Personals

w. F. Baker, claim agent of the
Frisco, is here today from Spring
field, Mo.
c. F.. Cochran of Marietta was
here today.
NJ. S. Stdham, visitor from At
lee, was here today.
w. W. Corbin is here today from
Mill Greek.
G.. b. Sloan, leading oil man OF
Oklahoma City and former president
of the chamber of commerce Of that
city is here on business.
l.. F. Lee, the building contractor
who has the Ardmore High school
construction work on hand arrived
here this morning from Sherman,
Texas. Mr.. Lees head offices are
in oklahoma City.
Gaylord Booth, who represents the
Remington typewriter people in this
section arrived here this morning
from Purcell.
Judge S. II. Russell returned to
Ardmore this morning from Marietta
where he has been holding the March
term of the Love county district
court.
W. B. HoggarD, representing the
Warden Printing company of Okla
homa City is here today from Pur-
cell transacting business with some
of the county officers.
George II. Hill, advance agent for
the Madame X" company is in Ard
more today, stopping at tie Randol.
II. s. Lander, the Durant travelling
man, is calling on his Ardmore trade
today.
e. F.. Seifert returned to Purcell
this afternoon.
J. A. Ford of Pauls Valley is an
Ardmore business visitor this after
noon,
f. N. Hadlock stopped off in this
city this afternoon on his return to
Oklahoma City from points in the
territory in this section which he
covers for the Oliver Typewriter COM
pany.
J. B. Smith returned to Durant
this morning.
NJ. l.. lWaldrop is in Ardmore to-
day from Sherman, Texas.
w. A. Evans is an Ardmore busi-
ness visitor from Kiowa.
J. w. Cook is here this afternoon
from Hugo.
NJ. s. Stidham is in the city today
from Atlee.
w. w. Corbin of Mill Creek is in
Ardmore this afternoon.
w. NJ. Kirkpatrick returned to his
home in Fox this afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-27
LADIES TO ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
Two Popular Candidates in The Ard
moreite's Great Contest Will Spend
Scorching Days in Cool Colorado.


Scorching Days in Cool Colorado.
Who does not like to spend their
vacation in the ever inviting noun
tains, especially in the Rockies?
Two of the Ardmoreite's popular
candidates in the great double auto
mobile contest, which starts soon, will
enjoy the infinite pleasures of balmy
mountain breezes this next summer,
and will have everything that their
hearts desire in the way Of vaca-
tion luXuries, and all at the eXpen
of The Ardmoreite.
Get interested, ladies. and learn
more about this big and liberal op-
portunity. Watch for the detailed an
nouncement in The Ardmoreite soon
The big popular voting contest starts
off Wednesday, April 2, and nomi-
nations will be received by the con-
test editor on and after that date.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-27

his men in shape for the two games
with Topeka here Saturday and Sun
day.
Catcher Erwin, who was released
by Fort Worth, arrived yesterday for
a trial This gives Naylor four mel,
Braley, Harts, Jerry Naylor and Err
win, from which to pick his two re-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-27
Political Announcement.

The Ardmoreite is authorized 10
announce COL. A. V. DOAK as a
candidate for the office of Mayor
of the city of Ardmore. Announce
ment is made subject to the action
of the voters of the city at the gen.
eral election to be held April |.