Oklahoma State Labor News (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, January 4, 1907 Page: 4 of 4
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Okla. Slate Labor News
The
Offic
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Clklahi
in s Newspaper,
tin < )klahouia City
Labor Assembly.
Oklahoma
NORA I. KkOOH,
I Jitor and Proprietor.
107 No
Offic*
Mtienc
th Robinson Street.
Phone 1418
; 1'honc No. 864,
l'l HLlSHRD EVEKV KKIDAY
Knterctl a second-matter Mav 2l t.
I ' (Hi. at the poAtoflice at Oklahoma
( My, Oleta., under the act of Congress
of Man h 3, 1H79.
s'ih'i.':-
.Subscription $1.00 Per Year
Payable in Advance.
The A. F. L. Platform.
1. Compulsory education.
2. Direct legislation through the
initiative and referendum.
3. A legal work day of not inore
than eight hours.
4 Sanitary inspection of work
hop, mine and home.
, 5. Liability of employers for in-
jury to health, body and fife.
1 6. The abolishment of the contract
>yHit m on all public work.
7. The abolishment of the sweat-
shop t> v stein.
• 8. The municipal ownership of
strict cars, water works and gas and
electric light plants for public distri-
bution of light, heat and jM w«r.
The nationalzaiion of telegraph,
telephone, railroads and mines.
10. The abolition of the monopoly
Ayatetn of land holding, and substitu-
ting therefor u title of occupancy and
use only.
11. Repeal all conspiracy and penal
laws affecting seamen and other
workmen incorporated in the federal
laws of the United States.
12. The abolition of the monopoly
privilege of issuing money and sub-
stituting therefor a system of direct
i susance to and by the people.
NOTICE,
To all the local unions of Oklahoma
county of the F. E. and 0. U. of A.
that the next county meeting will b<- I
held in Oklahoma City at tlie Labor j
hall, on .lanuar , 1W07. commencing
at. 10 u. iu. Ail local union* are re-
d to send delegates, as there will
HUNDRED LIVES ENDANGERED.
Thirty-Three Are Killed and Burned
in Railway Disaster in Kansas.
TOPEKA: At least thirty-three
persons lost their lives and fifty-five
persons were injured when two pas
Endorsements
All copy and advertisements must be
in the hands of the editor by Thurs-
day noon t® insure publication in that
week's issue.
Communications of Interest to trades
unionists are solicited. They should
be briefly written, on one side only of
the p;i|ier, and iiiunt reach uh not Uter L( City endorsed the Okla
than Thursday noon of each week, bonia State Labor News at a previous
The right of revision or rejection is re- meeting and recommended same,
served by the publishers. 1 Garment Workers No. 83.
acted. Bro. Hansen, state secretary-
treasurer, will addreHS the meeting. 1
hope that every local will send a full j
delegation, and that every union mem-
ber will make an effort to attend this
meeting.
Let's turn out and build up our coun* j
ty organization, as a good strong coun-
ty union means a success of our local
unions.
N. N. EVANS,
•.tuajSBdjj/Xa«i0.i30R Ajunoo
COALGATE, I. T.
Miss Kate Bernard, of Oklahoma
CI ty, spent the first of the week fn
the city perfecting the organization of
th Union Labor league.
The object of the league Is to en-
courage the consumption of union
made goods and thus discourage the
sweat-shop system and employment
of children In factories. In addition
to this the Coalgate leagu will dis-
charge the duties of a provident so-
ciety an<i will endeavor to relieve tiho
| suffering of the worthy poor of the
I city. During Miss Bernard's stay in
the city she, In connection with a com-
The followliiK local unions have en- mitti •• of the ladles, Investigated the
dorsed the Oklahoma State Labor condition of a number of families
>lews :i their official paper and rer who wero In need, and discovered sev-
0111 men.' same. M'™1 wh° w<'r<' ' laverty. Several
The Bricklayers' Local Union No. 1 <'ase8 of neglected children lnsnfi
Advertising rates made known upon
application.
+ +
+ "Printers' Ink," the recog- +
+ nlzed authority on advert Is- +
+ ing, after a thorough lnveati- +
+ gation on this subject, says: +
+ "A labor paper is a far bet- +
+ ter -advertising method than +
+ an ordinary newspaper in +
+ comparison with circulation. +
+ A labor paper for example, +
•§• having 2,000 subscribers Is of +
+ mpre value to the business +
+ man who advertises in It +
+ than an ordinary paper with 4*
+ 12,000 subscribers. 4*
4* +
4,4, + + 4,4,4,4, + + 4,4"i, + 4,4,4' +
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. A. F. OF L. lcl1' local unlon No' 13J98
United Brotherhood of Leather
Samuel Gompers, president. | Workers, No. G7.
.lames Duncan, first vice president. Teamsters' Local Union No. 672.
John Mitchell, second vice presi- Brewery Workers' Local Union No.
dent. 359.
Typographical Union No. 283 at their
regular meeting, June , endorsed ine
State Labor News.
Musicians' Local No. 375.
Cigar Makers Union No. 450.
International Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employes.
Carpenters and Joiners of America
local union No. 27G.
Brotherhood of Ellctrlcians, local
union No. 155.
International Brotherhood of Elec-
tricians, local union No. 456.
Woman's Union Label League local
No. 184.
Journeymen Barbers' Local Union
No. 200.
Retail Clerks local union No. 355.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
Statehood Lodge No. 688.
Carpenters and Joiners of Amer-
Tlnners* Local Union No. 124.
James O'Connell, third vice presi-
dent.
Max Morris, fourth vice president.
I)neis A. Hayes, fifth vice presi- New Year brings Joy to many
deut | heart, while there is some that is sag-
Daniel J. Keefe. slxlh vice presi- jdened by the word New Year. Let
us one and all law aside all prejudice
seventh vice and shortcoming and look forward to
clently clothtd, were found and the
energetic little woman went imme-
diately to work to assist them. She
called at the school and asked all the
onlldren who couhl do so to bring all
their cast-off clohting to school and
and they will be delivered to the la-
dles of the league, who will furnish
them to those In need.
The officers of the league are th
following: President, Mrs. Win. Steel;
vice-president. Mrs. L. Bonlno; Mrs.
W. Isherwood, corr spondlng secre-
tary; Miss Pearl Bonlno. financial sec
retary: Miss Angelina Bonlno, treas-
urer; Mis j Lawllss, doorkeeper; Miss
Mary McDonald, sergeant-at arms.—
Coalgate Record.
That Are Manufactured in Oklahoma
City.
There are numerous reasons why
Oklahoma City men should smoke
union made cigars.
First, there are none better made
anywhere.
Second, they are well made in clean
and sanitary shops by well paid union
labor. No sweat shop, Chinese, child-
ish or tenement conditions.
Third, every time you smoke an
Oklahoma City union made cigar you
add to the volume of the city's busi
ness. Build up Oklahoma City in-
stitutions and add to human happi-
ness. The following firms that man-
ufacture the well know brands are as
follows. The following merchants are
be business of Importance to be trans-1 senger trains on the Rock Island rail-
road collided headon fbur miles west
of "Volland, Kan., at 5; 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning.
Dashing through the darkness of
early morn, the heavily laden trains
crashed together with terrific impact
on a sharp curve. As they became
a huge mass of splintered wood and
'twisted iron, fire started and many
helpless victims, pinioned beneath the
wreckage, were literally roasted alive.
Their piercing, shrieking cries of
agony added to the horror of the
ghastly scene as the flaring red
flames from the wreckage lit up the
heavens and aided the uninjured
quickly to begin the work of rescuing
some of the more unfortunate.
Blame for the wreck is placed
upon John Lynes, the 19-year-old op-
erator at Volland. Lynes made the
following statement:
"I had boen awake all night and
was sober. A t about 4 or 5 o clock
the despatcher gave me four orders
—one for the southbound train to
meet two trains at Volland Instead
of at Alt a Vista, as previously ar-
ranged. The southbound train head
ed into a switch and let one train
pass, backed out of the switch and
headed down the main lino without
waiting for the other train.
"I thought It was going to stop to
take water, as trains have been do-
ing. but instead it went by at about
ten miles an hour. The southbound
board was at 'danger,' according to
the lever in the ofice, but the train
did not stop and I ran out with my
lantern, but with two swings across
the track It went out. I then went to
the pump house, grabbed the pumper's
lantern, waved a few times and It
also went out. I called the pumper,
telling him what had happened. 1
went back and told the despatcher
that the southbound train was by and
we waited to see If It was going to
come back or hit the northbound
train. 1 told the despatcher that 1
was coming to Topeka and was try-
ing to get there when arrested."
I The despatcher says that when
Lynes saw what h .d happened he
wired in: "No. 29 has gone and I
i have gone also."
!THE WORKING MAN;
Can get everything to satisfy their wants
all the year round at
Everything in Clothing
* Everything in Furnishings
5
>0
f*
Everything in Hats
Everything in Shoes
Prices to suit all Poeketbooks. Quality to suit the most
Fastidious.
eyi or thi
i
Oklahoma City.
Prescription Druqqists
301 N. Robinson. Phone 2901
Oklahoma
dent.
William
president.
Joseph F.
president.
John B. Lennon, treasurer.
Frank Morrison, secretary.
D. Huber,
Valentine, eighth
vice
Resolve to devote yourself with
still greater energy In the new year
than ever before to organize the toil-
ers and secure the triumph of labors
cause.
a bright and prosperous year, and
realize there Is a great work to do.
Let each and every member of or-
ganized labor strive to make this a
year of progress and a time when we
are called upon that we may respond
with a cheerful answer and will not
forget my obligations that I have
taken in the American Federation of
Labor to#assist a brother or sister at
all times and will bear true allegiance
to the craft that he represents. May
The best way to l>eKln the new I wo not forget the promises we have
to quit "scabbing" |®ade on starting on the new year, and
LET US DO YOUR
We are Starting in on a New Year
and We Want to Keep You Clean
Palace Steam Laundru
126 W. First. Phone 3.
L. C. TOWLER, Prop.
CHILDREN GET LAND.
Indian Youngsters Born Up to March [ .
4, 1906, Receive Allotments. SB
MUSKOGEE: The act of congress SB
IU..Uv.*, . ..o B ^ which provided that all new born chil- 52
entitled to your patronage. Call for ! dren of Indian parentage of the Choc- S5|
these brands and do your share to-
wards making Oklahoma City a big-
ger and better and a more progressive
city.
year Is to resolve w . .. ,
on your fellow unionists by buying NVJ,on we f,nd
• . , advice or counsel be
nonunion goods. y()ur [e||ow man to a88tst him ami
The crvlng need of the hour Is for "o It with a spirit becoming of a
the workingmen to organise for pro- |lmlon ,min-
tectlon against organized capital.
The above paragraph from the
Weeklv Dispatch ought to he pasted
in the hat of ever, union man and Excellent Argument or Belonging to
laborer In the country. Organization Organized Labor.
ought to be the slogan of every man
who earns his bread by the sweat of i
his brow.
ii brother in need of
kind enough to
HIS GOOD REASONS.
The three
out on striki
thousand printers now
were made a Christinas
This question is answered in a for-
cible manner by W. P. Hicks of North
Carolina, state organizer for the
Amalgamated Wood Workers, in the
Steam Fitters' Journal:
First—Hecause I propose to protest
against any man or set of men steal-
of $ in,000 bv their Interna- lL U"M , "V i.t i « ,i,
ttonal union Think of It! More than rl*ht to health' hon,e and haI
ut on strike and after spend-
ing nearly $0,000,000 to win out they
hiv able to donate $10,000 for a Christ-
mas present for their striking breth-
ren. How can they do it? Listen,
kid: here is the recipe Equal parts,
thoroughly shaken before given—
brains, aggressiveness, conservatism.
u< i e, stlcktoitiveness and
some momv'. This with Davy Crock-
« motto on the union label of the
b««tt;. is the secret of the whole busi-
i) -. i atch on? Push the label.
for the wage earners of
n,i vktinliv bapps Kw
wish for ourselves a con
p the friendly relations of
ar. May the New Vear be
istrial peace, unmarred b\
uid misunderstandings and
w Year find the great own-
•s nearer than ever before
< goal, where all wrongs
;hted and the brotherhood
fact Instead of a dream,
you for year patronage of
>ar, and hope for a contlnu-
through the New Year of
The Woman's Label League will
hold a public Installation on Tuesday
next, January 8, at 8 P- ni.
All members are cordially Invited
to attend.
The ladles are preparing to have
something good to eat and celebrate
their anniversary on that event.
Come and help to build up an or-
ganization to assist the working men
taw, Chickasaw, Cherokee and Creek
Italian nations, who had been born
since the adult rolls closed, up to
March 4, MU6, and were living on
that date, should be given allotments,
has given the commission of the five
tribes a tremendous amount of work
to do in allotting them. Nearly all
of this enrollment work has been
completed.
On the Cherokee roll there have
been added 2,301 minors, to the Choc-
taw roll 815, Chickasaw 279. Creeks
736, total 4,131. There are yet
Tbe Working
Man's Choice
""as*"for" g'ewds 0 beaHng8 the "union ! Pending a number of cases In each of
label at all times.
CUBAN CAR HERE.
to ultlmat
will be vi
of man a
•We thank
the past \
ance of it
1907.
UNION MEN.
Patronize the merchants who adver-
tise in your paper. The Journal is
appreciated by merchants who arc
in sympathy with the workers' cause
or who look for the business of the
wage earner, and they use its adver-
tising columns. There is hardly a firm j
in this city that could stand out open-
ly and say It did not care for the ^ hellishness; more
workingmen s trade, bithonest worn,.n neatly dressed and less
be mentioned of business men who ,f women overdressed; more live,
have nothing but hard words to hand j|0vini; hust,anlis and fewer dirty,
pine
Second Hecause I want plenty of
good food In my craw along with the
sand that is there, and I want to see
my fellow man have the same bless-
ing.
Third—Hecause I am not afraid to
line up with my fellow workers and
make an honest demand for that
which l« our heritage.
Fourth—Hecause I am opposed to
filth and ignorance and in favor of
health and knowledge.
Fifth—Hecause I think more of an
honest heart under a ragged shirt
than I do of a block-headed Individual
with a bank account.
Sixth—Hecause a union man Is j
never disrespected by anyone except |
a lot of red-eyed, money-grabbing in-
dividuals with more money than kind-
ness. ,
• Seventh Bscsuss whsn I pay my
I dues into the union 1 feel that 1 am
stirring some thickening into a bowl
j of soup for some poor, hungry, half-
clad woman or child.
, Eighth—Because I had rather be
, unpopular with a lot of double-chinned
dough-heads than to show the white
feather to my fellow workmen.
Ninth—Hecause 1 believe It is bet-
ter to give than to receive and by
' eing a union man I am giving my
money and influence to. those who de-
. serve and should receive It.
Tenth—Hecause T am In favor ot
more bread and less brutlshness;
more pie and less punk; more homes
and less shacks and loss cowards ami
criminals; more health and happiness
Exhibits From All Parts of Cuba to
Be Seen Here.
A muoh '!v painted and .lecorated
car arrived in Ihe city via the Choc-
taw. Oklahoma & Gulf and now stands
west of Broadway on the Rock Island
tracks. It is the car containing the
exhibits from all portions of Cuba and I
is known as "Cuba on Wheels." This |
exhibit contains the various classifi- j
cations of tile following: Agricultural,
preserves, fruits, vegetables, minerals, j
manufacturers' • xhihits. wines, woods.)
scenery, consisting of oil paintings
and photos, and fish and game.
There is also relics from the" United j
States battleship Maine, which was
sunk in Havana herbor, and a collec-
tion of miscellan - ous novelties from j
Cuba. It Is a very attractive exhibit,
pleasing as well as very Instructive, j
NOTICE
Hro. N. N Evans or I, one. is inistak-1
en about the date of our Oklahoma j
County, Farmers Union meeting
which will be decided by the record
book when we meet, but as he has sent
each local secretary notice, by mail. I
will withdraw in favor of one day,
January r . loo".
SAM H. WALTON. Tresldemt.
the nations where the commission has
I not finally decided on the applications.
| in theseapplications the status of the
| parents are the chief guide to enroll-
ment. The next consideration Is the
proof of birth of the child. The par-
ents make the application for the
children and file on allotments for
them But they first have to be ap-
pointed guardian, and have to submit
imple proof of all their claims.
Every Overall wearer knows what a good pair
= of overalls is—that is why hundreds of thousands S
of wide awake union men buy
| New Stale Shirt and Overalls
Union-Made Overalls. DO YOU?
Manufactured at =
I 18 - 120 N. Broadway
! New State Shirt & Over-1
all Mfg. Co.
A Bayonne, N. J.. man tells of an
animal with the head of a rat. the
body of a cat and the tall of a squir-
rel. His wife is looking up liquor
cures In the magazines.
Carnegie continues to throw away
his money. He bought a new motor
car the other day.
WHEN IN NEED OF
School Books, Writing Tablets, Books, Stationery, Toys, Dolls,
Kodaks. Kodak Supplies, Typewriters and Typewriter Supplies,
Office Supplies, etc, Call at
Phone 10 VOSBURGHS' BOOK STORE 134 Main St.
I loving husbands
drunken drones.
in return for a generous business pat
nmage. Stand by the business mm
who stand by you. You can purchase I
as cheap and advantag.-ously from the Some people turn over a new leaf
State Labor News advertisers, with as this time of the year—others use t
good treatment thrown in, as from old one for the few days the good
anv or all others combined.
Industry.
resolutions last.
Patronise Home
Patronize Our Advertisers.
Help Your Friends.
Get I'nion Label Goods.
May the dreams of the old year and
hopes of the new be fraught in life s
changes with gladness for you.
NOTICE
The mechanics of the city certainly
appreciate the convenience of lieing
able to rash their cheeks and to make
their deposits Saturday evenings.
These savings have already |M ssed the
100.000.00 mark. This hank, the
PLANTERS & MECHANICS
certainly appreciate this class of
business.
WHY WASHINGTON IS IMMORAL.
Carrie Nation Discovers It Is All Due
to Hugging.
WASHINGTON: Carrie Nation has
discovered the cause of all the im-
morality in Washington. She says it
is due to hugging. Some people call
It waltzing, but she calls It plain every
day promiscuous hugging. She
dropped in on a New Year's ball
given by a temperances ociety and
after watching the dancers awhile she
mounted a chair and made a speech
au.vnst what she termed the new fan-
el"d ways of hugging.
"You young girls and you old wom-
en." said she, "have no more.right to
ling,* squeeze and roll around this
public hall with a man than you have
to go out on the street, grab a man
by ris coat collar, and take him into
your home and hug him in the par-
lor."
! he dancers applauded the speech,
but continued to waltz.
FURNISHED ROOMS. CALLS FOR ALL TRAINS. PHONE 2210
GRANT S HOTEL and RESTAURANT
Regular Meals and Short Orders at All Hours. Open Day and Night.
Regular Meals 20 Cents. Meal Tickets, 21 Meals for $J 00
CIGARS AND TOBACCOS. 128 WEST FIRST ST.
F. W. MILLER TRUNK CO.
See Our Line
Before You
Buy. It Will
Pay You . .
MASONIC.
The officers elected by Oklahoma
lodge So. A. F. & A. M., last Mon-
day nlnht. will be installed Thursday,
De^. 1!7. These officers are as follows-
A. 1£. Monroney* NY. M : S. C. A flu-
strong, S. W.; T. D. Oldftold. J. W.;
Jasper Slpes, treasurer; G. W. Spen-
cer, secretary. The appointive offi-
cers will be Installed at the same time,
being as follows: L. H. Bailey, S. D..
Jack Spain. J. D.: J. U. Blount. S.S.:
S. J. Hasgall, J. S., and C. B. Blckford,
tyler.
ladies, patronize the mercnant who
advertises in your paper.
Reformed football has been pro-
nounced O. K. Now reform the pro-
fessional player.
WICHITA VALLEY ROAD SOLD.
Rock Island System Buys Important
Southwestern Railway.
LAWTON: It Is said that the Rock
Island Railroad company has pur-
chased the Wichita Valley railroad,
that extends from Wichita Falls. Tex.,
southwest to Seymour, Tex., and that
the extension of the Lawton-Chatta-
nooga branch will be made to Wichita
Falls to connect with the Wichita
Valley line.
Trunks at $3 to $100
Suit Cases at $1.50 to $25
Traveling Bags at 50c to $30
Gent's Pocket Books from . . 25c to $5
Gent's Card Cases from . . . 50c to $3
Bill Books $1 to $5
Pass Cases from 35c to $4
Flasks $1 to $5
Collar Boxes from 50c to.$3
Ladies' Hand Bags largest and finest line ever on display in
this section priced at 50c to $15 each.
SPECIAL THIS WEEK-Our regular $6.50 Cow Hide
Leather Suit Cases on sale at $5.00 each.
MILLER'S 130 West Grand
Where Trunks are Made
Trunk Repairing Telephone 1962
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