Oklahoma State Labor News (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, January 4, 1907 Page: 1 of 4
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OKLAHOMA STATE LABORNEWS
VOLUME U
Official Organ of The Central Trades and Labor Assembly of Oklahoma City.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK LA., | A Nl" A K V 1 li'07
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SAHUEL (lOriPERS, President A. F. of L.
A Cigarmaker and the Acknowledged head of all Labor Organizations
Central Trades and Labor Assem-,
bly met In regular session Thursday
evening. L. C. Huey presided. A
g<H)d attendance being out, as this
was the night that the election of of-
ficers was to be held.
The chair called to order promptly
at 8 p, m.
The regular order of business was
I transacted and then proceeded to new
business.
Election of, ofrice r* was in order,
president being the first nomination
in order. The names of L. C. Huey
of ClgarmaUers' Ivocal N'nion No. 4T.0
was placed in nomination. Then that
of A. 1>. Murlin of the Typographical
I Union No. 283. Votes as follows: U
'C. Huey. 14; A. 1). Murlin. lli, the
majority or votes cast being in favi r
of Muriln and thus the honorable
C. Huey in the chair announced that
A. 1). Murlin was duly elected. Th*
next was vice president. O. W. lut-
her or l/ocal Union No. 27.1 of Car
penters and Joiners or America. Mr.
linker, alter a number <>t names wkj
| withdrawn from the race, accepted
the ofrice or vice president. Financial
secretary and treasurer being the next
Ofrice t.i elect, the names of II. Cash
of the Typographical Union No. 28.1
and J. L. Schlemmer of the Leather
Workers was nominated, votes re-
sulting in favor of 11. Cash, the pres-
ent officer In charge, and was duly
elected to olHce. Recording Secretary
H. A. ISoone, of the Stage Employes
was nominated and seconded to elect
lldother Boone, by acclimation. H. A.
lloone was duly elected to till 're
office of secretary, a very responsible
ofrice.
POPULAR PRINTER ELECTED AS
HEAD OF OKLAHOMA CITY'S
LABOR HOSTS.
The new president, Mr. Muriln, Is
a young man. 20 years or age. who
moved to this city some months ago
rrom Sparks. Okla.. where he had
been running the Sparks Review, in
which he fearlessly championed the
cause of the worklngmeti. He sold
out at Sparks in June to accept the
.editorship of the ready-prints at the
Western Newspaper Union In this
city and immediately identified him
self with the local typographical union
U-ss than three months ago he was
elected a delegate to the Trades As-
sembly, and his election to the high-
st executive ofrice in that body within
in so short a time. Is a fine colli p l-
ment to his ability and activity In
labor circles*.
In accepting the honor Present
Murlin made a brier speech, in which
he said that while he was not a can-
didate for this responsible position,
he believed with William J. "ryan
that the office of president Is one
which no good citizen should declin. |
He urged charity, efficiency and con
servatism among the laboring classes
and pledged his best energies to ad-
vance and perpetuate the good wel
fare of the laboring interests of Ok
lahoma City.
Mr. Murlin is on who regards con-
servatism as the one essential force in
labor movements In this advanced
age, believing that where there is re-
sponsibility there is no room for pet-
ty personal strifes and uncompromis-
ing revengeful radicalism, lie says
that the secret of the future welfare
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ice. , I ()r organized labor Is not embodied In
Yr reading clerk the name of Don l7allon al(lnl,. neither In a moral
Orr of the Pressmen s Union No. .. ... i-w*
REV. s. r
Member of Local Union 276, who eav
nURPHI: Y
the address of welcome at the New
ting of Carpenters.
THE DEADLY PARALLEL.
I Labor.
The American workingman receives
Capital. I$4: 0 a y ar with which to iuvp bis
Many of the fasnionnida women cf family of five.—18th ti. S. Labor Re-
\f wnort snend $2 70 • a year on, thoil poit. 1 , .
A hundred and thirty miners lam-
one woman had a house built for ilies were evicted from their homes
her dog the exact mod. , c.f a Queen at Yatesboro Pa., during one
Wit! .. , cK-milily lul>. 1911.1. r,ie evictions ,ie^...i !•-■ u
papered and carpeted, and Hues with I the family of Frank Co!ley!ha.IItheir
curtains household goods loaded into a ...i, "
Eveh- morning n worn a j calls (sort 1 by the sherirfs deputies and hauled to
or dog governess) to l.athe, curl and an open field and dumped. As he
perfume the little darling, and then deputi s started with -the. R
take hint out for a walk. He eats out ; Yatesboro band and .!t.n niiners lot 1 -
of silver dish s. and when he Rets the ed a procession and fo lowed to til
stomach ache a specialist U called at field. The evictions continued through
once I the week without Interruption, and
Howard fould has a caw house notwithstanding almost all of'the
•which erst him $250,000, a hen house , families in the town w re evictei,
which c( st iim $130,01)0 and a icnce there was no disturbance at any time.
around ih m both which cost $10 a Many of the families found temporary
running lout. I shelter 111 barns of neighboringiarms
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149, was unanimously elected to or
fice.
For sergeant at arms J. J. Sulllvap
of the Stage Employes was elected Mr
acclamation to the office he Is filllnt,
at the present time and one who has
made an efficient officer during his
term cf office. ,
For trustees J. T. Hess. Carpenter
UIKlHimauvu
obligation' of capital to labor in the
interest of home and society: hut that
labor owes a moral obligation to cap-
ital ill erriciency or service and re
gard for the rlglitB and Interests of
employer, and he urges a closer and
rrtendller relation between employer
and employe. . ,
Prsident Murlin will make bis com-
For trustees J. t iHess Carpenter*: m assignments at the next meet
J L. Schlemmer. Leathei worKe. ,
George IV Depue, Typographical: 'ns. ^ wpU w)shpg th(,
president and secretary, ex-officio oI" | ]y elected officers of the Central
fleers, on this committee. Trades and Labor Assembly and ina>
The meeting was one of !"<•• 1 „vv,,|i the interests or the
throughout, being the rirst | iai,;„-inK man at all times.
or the new year and every one «X- | >-
pressed their views as being we organizations assist its sick
pleased In the choice of the new ! Hv payinR sick benefits,
fleers to ag ,n8la,llng raninK from $3 to $10_ per week, tor
officer to the newly elected president.
D. Murlin. and after the Installing
PUBLIC nEETING
I/ical No. 276. B. or C. and .1. of A.
publicly installed their ofticers New
Years night and gave an entertain-
ment of pleasant features participated
in liv several hundred members and
friends ot union labor. It will not
be amiss to say right here that or-
ganized labor unions should give these
njovabJe social functions oftener. be
cause they draw closer togethei in
bonds of interest the families and
friends of labor. It was an especially
significant feature of the New Year s
entertainment, the presence of I resi-
dent 11 Y. Thompson f the Chamber
rf Commerce. Uev. Whitwell and Miss
Kate Harnard. matron of the United
Provident association. and many
other prtiminent guests all of whom
made short addresses full of kindly
sentiment and suggestion for organ-
ized labor.
Judge Thompson made an especiali>
strong sneecb. He asserted that labor
is wealth, that the cost of raw ma-
terial of any sort have an almost in
flnitesimal in value compared witn
Following these addresses a splen-
lid banquet was served, after which
there wore short talks by members of
the two carpenters' locals. Inter-
spersed by music. It was noticeable
how many took part in singing Amrr-
lca and several of the good old fash-
ioned hymns. The open session was
a success In every way.
UUlllIin io«w
It i* estimated that (hero are 0,000
women in New York who spend $10 -
000 annually on their wardiobea.
J. To ert Moore'* tab'1; expenses
are $200 | er day, which uocs not in-
<liHe his wine.
Mrs. Lara Anderson has a dress she
wm e in London society whieli cost
cno-half million dollars.
Howard Gould is to have a new
country mansion which is to cost
one million dollars.
Mrs. C. W. Mackay 'ip.< a marble
bath tub which cost $50,000.
There are dogs in New York City,
wearing coats lined with ermine and
worth $200 each. A ooeket in each
■containing a fine silk handkerchief.
The?e dogs wear collars set with dia-
monds and rubies, valued at hundreds
of dollars.
It's luxury madness his made .\'ew
York the only American citv in whi -h
$100,000 fetes and dinne-s have been
given. New York can bO''.st of dinners
that cost $500 a place, and where a
gold plat service wag used costing
$50,000. It is the only American city
that can boast of a $10,000 nod.
The Countess Casteilano (Miss An-
na Gould) has a bed valu3d ut one
million dollars. t
Young Bradley Martin spent $40,000
on his wedding costume.
but some were compelled to remain
the open field for a few days unf.il
tents could be provided by the Minns'
union.
One woman gave birth to a babe
within one hour after her furniture
had been sct in the street. A number
of evicted women had babies from
three to ten days old—Pittsburg Daily
Herald.
The worklngman's wife is compel!'11
to ciothe her entire family on one
hundred dollars a year.—18th U. y.
Labor Report.
The workingman has but about $ 1 -•
with which to clothe his family for
one year—18th I . S. La Dor Report.
Many American workingnien are
homeless and bed! ss.
The American workman has out
$12.20 for vacations and amusem^ms
in a whole year.—U. S. Labor Report.
"Thirty years ago there were 1".-
000 windowless rooms in New York:
today there are 360,000, in which hu-
man beings are bred, born- and die,
like dogs.'—(Jacob Riis in How the
Other Half Lives.")—Exchange.
Federal Union
On last Wednesday evenin. January
3, a body of men was gathered to-
gether by H. G. Spurlock, a former
member of a Federal Labor Union at
Amarillo, Tex., and met. at the office
cf The State Labor News at 307 North
Robinson street.
This being the 3d or January and
this brother was very much Interested
in organizing the Workingmen In Ok-
lahoma City deserves much credit
and Is making a good start for the
new yei
of the president U C. Huey resigned
from the chair. Brother Huey has
been a member of .he Central hade,
and Labor Assembly for over seven
years and an efficient officer at all
times- one who has the interest ot
union principals at heart first, las ]aVa "by lalKir unions aggregate a
and all times. vast sum yearly.
A. D. Murlin made a short address j efforts or labor unions are not
and mentioned the fact that he was | onti| pd alom, ((, ,ncri.as|,1;; wages
new member of the CenUal Tia | ^ s|lor|,.nlnK th„ workday but
Assembly and he trusted that each | . . (|(|t ,n diverse directions In an
and every one of the members would . educate and elevate the
assist in the upbuilding of the labor ln(1jviaual, protect his life, limbs and
movement In 1907. 'health and make his home happier,
l'nder the good of the order some promote the highest type ol .'it
periods covering rrom 5 to 20 or more j jn'ustrated by staling that
weeks or a year and It Is not a= "" estimating the value < r the building
proceeding lor labor unions to assist . ^ w(<|.e th(,n asse,nhled in. at $KV
the sick and needy who are not mem- M|)- t)l(, vaiue or the clay that went
l)ers. All manner ot deserving and I ^ ma,.p ()l(! i,ric-U before labor was
charitable enterprises number tneii I expended upon il was only about
well wishers and generous contrinu- j /lonta «hn lumber and iro
tors among the labor unions. In slcfc
L. C. Huey, the A. F. of L. organizer,
was awaiting to organize the body of
men and this was done in a very short
Tinitestmai in > ...« .time. This Is the banner organlza-
the finished product, the result of la- Hon of 11107 and is one that is grow-
■ • • — "•- |nK Eighty names was enrolled as
r*|it uuru ■■
.five cents, the lumber and Iron about
tors among the labor unions. In sick game but the brick, stone and
and death benefits alone the amount^ | ume, cement, lumber and iron repre-
senting labor products cost several
thousand dollars, added to which was
the wages of the stone and brick ma
sons, the carpenters and all other
classes of labor expended upon the
building. Judge Thompson stated he
was heartily in favor of unionism, and
said that the position of waee earners ;
today was due to the working out of j
the eternal principle that the labor Is !
members in this new organization.
This is a good start, for the working-
men In the new year.
Meeting adjourned to moot at Labor
News office. 307 North Robinson, on
Monday night, January 7, at 8 o'clock.
ROSTER.
Federal Labor Union met on last
Wednesday evening at 7:30 p. m. and
organized. L. C. Huey, the organizer
of tin* American Federation of Labor,
perfected the organization as follows:
President. 11. D. Browning.
Vice president, J. W. Davison.
Recording secretary, H. I). Taylor.
Financial secretary. It. G. Spurlack.
Treasurer, It- F. Williams.
l'nder tne goou oi me <"'•••• |Thev promote me iiiKue i «.m«- ' •• t lie eternal principle mat , •• . ,, y Martin.
good talks were made and Miss Kate izenshmlp and the public health and worthy ()f his hire. | 'a* . Wllliam A. Marsh,
Barnard made a motion, seconded by j wel, being. Hev. vVhitwell's address was a most , \\ < . NeighbarM i,
M. C. Forsythe of Cigarmakers No. j lf ,he tithe of the charity wnlch and abounded in good .1. North Robinson.
450 to extend a vote of thanks to the Lrganlzed labor expends and | points. He in well known to be \\ ill meet at W W
retiring otricers for their faithful )he - ~<nnl« was 1! , i.w li.nLnr News office, Monouj,
1 1... it mnionillflrpH thill I ....
reiiiius , , .
services and be it remembered that
pleasant memories still linger in the
minds of the members present and
prosperous year.
Meeting closed in due form to meet
January 10 at 7:30 p. m. Come out
and meet the new officers and become
one of us.
organized labor expends anu iee. iu. tf} }Je Js we), known to ne
the great, mass of the people was , |loa,.tlly in favor of organized labor. ; Labor Now*
extended to organized hibor it would NIlsH Kat(1 j!arnard, a member of
be heard of as a public benefactor. | ,|ie VVoman g T.al.el league of this
P"l> c {"i^'^lat' I the" Woman's * i'.abel league or this | T))(f T,°d, ° and°f.almr As-
never a public menace, and its giea (.jtv waa at her best and made a \ , , , regular session Thurs-
ness and worth, not Its weaknesses sll,(indi(1 address. Coming-in contact «m > ,im| ,,,,. |ir|,ic|pal busl-
-,111.1 excesses, be In the mouths of 118 , w|ttl .,1] forms of poverty In her of- • ,e,I wa the election and
critics. fice of matron of the United Proiri- n. . • • ■
These features are, however, care- aH80eiation. she made a Btrong nsi .l .111011
fully overlooked, and its weaknesses, ^a the members to make condi-I I "'sb en
rate more Injun- L.
CLIMBING THE LADDER.
fice of matron of thf
dent association, she made
P—- 1 « 1 .nlea to the members to mal
I which invariably operate more injul1" tions better for several eli
ouslv against itself than against its * ke* ,T1 19o7 than in the year just
'opponents, given undue consideration I
"There is plenty of room at the top
of the ladder of success, but the |
rounds 011 the way up are well j
crowded." j
,, , „„ The quotation is only a new word-
Many a man would wake up and ^ ()M gaw by a modern wlse. |
find himself prosperous—if he would acre „ was cane.i forth in a .lis- 1
qr.ly wake up. . Icussion of the chances of tlie \uim-
-- ni-n of today compared with thoae
presidenl ,f i-oca, No. 2,,« at their | of thej-t
last regular meeting. ",ssions there is more or less to say
, . , . Of the trusts and how they havf
•I- A. noggesa was re-elected topres-1 'shed the small competitor
If the peopl
ho habitually hang
around the "bargain counters" could
see some of the horrors that exist
where the "bargains" are made they
would stop saving money at the ex
pense of childish lives.
closed. She told of particular eases,
where women and children are woik
ed sixteen and eighteen hours at
wacei barely sufficient to keep body
and soul together. These classes 01
1-ibor arf> or course unorganized. Mi
llir roilowing orflcers:
1) Murlin. typographl-
dent, O. W. Baker, car-
financial secretary, Bernard
,graphical: recording secre-
V lloone, stage employes;
lerk Don M. Orr. pressmen,
llivan, staga
illier
pi tgraiih-
; T. A-Boggess was re-elected to pre -1 small competitor out
ideal of Local No. 200. Sun i"ibr i„ it,.- business world, glv-
Kr«l Kangley is out of town visit- officers In charge of l,oeal No. 200.
NOW GOING ON
ing thin week.
E. D. Ledgerwood, proprietor of th< . sou in iwe^ieou-i—lj. o. xma.,..
( CJIU'HI mil. Iiunooi, ...... • ■■■ ■ ■ - |
White HouSe shop, is visiting with Helall clerks and musicians are or- |tl|g column are appr. priale for its ^
i Thg Different 'Just Right" Clothes Shop of Heyman j
t ton; *
Cut Prices on All Suits and OvercoaU
ling the average man less of an op-j
I portunity for an independent living.
There is another side to the trust |
I question, however, and this time and
Ed Smith of Purcell was a visitor
during the holidays.
A. B. Grate of Purcell was up and
spent Wednesday with his brother at
Oklahoma City.
J. A. Boggess and wife and son
Frank are visiting at their old home
in Illinois during the holidays.
INDIAN TERRITORY.
South McAlester—D. S. O'Leary
Retail clerks and musicians are or-
11 parade. In the forma'
Ittll opment of these big corpora
unorganized workers is poor. Fan i„ tter chance has been provided
work is done for the union labels. the yoUng man without capital. \
lEmnloyment unsteady dwing to the hs starting absolutely' at the bottom I
season. Cf the 1 wider, than at any other time
in the history of our country
Mr B C Hansen of Shawnee was are offeed for bains ful'iN.i''' (
a pleasant caller at the state Labor 1 brains energy. Intelligence and -
News on Wednesday last. -Mr. Han- seientlcus effort. 1 he salarI.. |
!s 'ii is secretary-treasurer of the to men of ability are enormous, n
Farmers' Union and alsr> vice presi- higher than the same men could make
dent of the Trades and 1/ihor Assem- jn business for themselves w n
bly at Shawnee, Okla Mr. Hansen ,;St capital. The way to them U.
issued forty-five charters to the straight enough. That is tile •
Oklahoma the tmist question that is or N ,lu'
#1 hat
The Oreale.^1 The Kesi Clearance Sale
or \ii \\
Rav Cameron was a visitor at Enid
the liasi week. Something pertaining , Farmers' Jocal unions in tne inw
to unicn matters was related. and Indian Territory the past week, to the ambitious young; man
. ..i . .....ll ,1... fo rniora ill ..niinrlc i\f I t • litdOOr Of
See our 00, $20.00 and $15.00 qq
Suits for '' '
See our $15.00, $12.50and$10.00 a.-
Suits lor '
See our $3.00, $3.50 antl
Shoes for
Se .' our $2.50 antl $3.00
Hats for
$1.90
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matters was related. an>l Indian Territory tne pasi wees. ,ne imo.™ 1
• This speaks well for the farmers In the rounds of th^ ladder of • I
T)ickerson, the popular pro- the new state of Oklahoma. They iire well crowded,need ""V'",' ,s \ ,
f the Threadgill Barber Shop, ]are up and doing. The farmers are ,me from starting to el imo. it i
hnm<> eiuin I .Ho front Thpv ask for itppullflr ladder, and a good cnmoer
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prietor of m. - --
is contemplating a visit home soon.
W. E. Jackson, recording secretary,
is usually at his old place on West
Grand.
Frank It. Blackmar was elected vice
Jl_ ,one from starting ...
Icoming to"the front. They ask for j peculiar ladder, and a g.Kid climber
the label and also ask for their goods ig not Impeded by those aheaa. nor
bearing the union label in return. The ,\,„ H he need to knock them off. * I •
farmers are arranging for a grand will find it easy to climb right past
meeting in Oklahoma City January 5 ,hem. Push, don't knock.
at the Farmers' Local Union meeting. —
.Come out and hear something good. | Organize, fraternize and .federate.
Come and see the many good things you will save money if yon
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