Oklahoma Labor Unit (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 8, 1913 Page: 4 of 4
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New York Garment Workers Win
Their Contest.
Had Been In Pro|jresi Since Early In
January, and Was Marked by Ex-
cessive Bitterness—Cleveland
Labor Conditions.
New York.—The garment workers'
strike, in progress here bince early
In January. Involving ui its height
150.000 or more workers, was olliclally
declared off The workers accepted
the manufacturers' terms, which In-
eli.tied a raise In jay, revision of cer
tain working conditions. arbitration
us to hours and the opt'ii shop prin
<i|le. The settlement was announced
by .Marcus M Marks of the National
Civic federation, who has been active
in Ihe long-drawn-out labor trouble in 1
trying to bring manufacturers and
wi.rkers together. The strike, which
was called tbo llrdt of the year by the
raiment workers, paralyzed practical-
ly the entire garment industry of the
eily for weeks. Woting In which
women were prominent was frequent
during the height of the trouble
( leveland, ().—Reports showing ' rd at th
Cleveland to be free from labor trou- | ed the officials of thu
hies were made at tho annual n
Ixis Angel's, Oal.—California state
Industrial accident board Is preparing
a hill to submit to the state leglsln
ture, which piovldes for compulsory
compensation for injured workmen,
and which embodies all the best fea
tures of similar bills proposed or en
acted Into law by other states.
^an I ranclsco.—-ijy referendum vote
the Commonwealth Club of Callrornla.
employe rs' crganization, has In-
dorsed resolutions favoring the exten
siou of workmen's compensation to all
employments and legislation for mu-
tual Insurance on compensation risks
Columbus Ohio.—The Ohio couiinls
siouer of state labor statistics rccom-
im mis reduction from nine to < Ight
hours as u workday for women, and
urges a specific law permitting worn-
ii to be employed only at such work
j as will not unlit them for motherhood
Indianapolis—Prompt and strenu-
: oils action against Ihe proposed elght-
hour hill for women and the minimum
uy,,e I iw, which will toon come up
i"r consideration In the Indiana iegis
the program of the Indiana
lli tall Merchants' association.
**'■ 1-oule.—Amalgamation of St.
I.ouis local, International Association
<>r Journeymen Steamfltters and Help
crs. with that of tho United Assocla
t of Plumbers, CnsAtters, Hteam
Utters and Helpers is predicted
many union men in 3t. IxjuIs.
San Francisco—A resolution adopt
Itochester convention direct-
American Fed
ration of l.abor to arrange an A. K
GOV. WILSON IS
IWABE PBESIDfNf
MANY THOUSANDS WITNESS HIS
FORMAL INDUCTION INTO
OFFICE
CEREMONIES ARE IMPRESSIVE
New Executive of Nation Takes Oath
on East Portico of Capitol After
Marshall Becomes Vice-
President
by
of L. exhibit to be
Panama cxpoEition
1915.
New York. After
displayed at the
In this city
Mfchteen months
lett. president of the Industrial Ahko- i be
elation of Cleveland; Philip Frank el, st.a
ins of the executive board of the
Building Trades Kmploycrs The pre-
diction that the coming year would
bruik all building records was alro
made. A review of the past year s I of Inquiry Into labor condl Ions h7\ew
wcrk was given by W II. McAllister. York state, thirty.,wo bill n he n
chairman of the board. C. A I art- -er, *t of men nnd women workerswi"l
Asso-| be recommended for passage bv the
e factory investigating eommis-
fceeretary of the Metal Trailes asto- uion
elation and C. A Rutherford. presi- Washington.—A resolution adopted
sneakers IU"ld,,r,i' Exchange, were at the Rochester convention directed
i , ,, ' officials of the American Fed era
l-ondon, England.—Makers demand Hon of Labor to arrange an
■ I hours a week, with a minimum I., exhibit for the Panama exposition
wage of eight dollars a week or the 1 in Sun Francisco in 191 C!iP°8ltl0n
P«ealty Of striking. At present. It Is Trenton N I 1Th,
men' ar^w kl" *'h"r" h,'s uPhel,i constl'.ut3Imv ome
men are working 100 hours for lire j , n.ployers' iiabllity law of 19,1 one
|of 'he four Important reform meas-
of produce, with markets In the large ' ' Ala-Alabama leases
consuming centers, was approved bv
tbo New York ugricultura, societies ' I of" mining "This' has'mlX^Textrome
By the provisions ol I |y difficult for the r„it, d Mine Work-
crs to maintain nn organization
i "os,on—Estimated wage increases
1 "8 n roRuIt of the ,'fr(,rts "f the Hoot
representing i and >lu e Workers' union, approximate
f2,200,000. and decreases In hours
amounting to many thousands
By EDWARD B CLARK
Washington, March 4.—Woodrow
Wilson of New Jersey is president of
the United States and Thomas Riley
Marshall of Indiana is vice-president.
The instant that the oath-taking cere-
monies at noon today in front of the
capitol were completed, the Democrat
ic party of this country "came into its
own" again after an absenoa if six-
teen years from the precincts of exe-
cutive power.
A throng of many thousands of peo-
ple witnessed the newly elected pres
Ident's induction into office. Nine-
tenths of the members of the crowds
dollars a week.
New rork.—A scliem-
Minneapolis.
a new ordinance no girl under the age
of sixteen years may take part in any
public theatrical unless she has
consent of twelve women
sk many organizations.
New York.—Officials of the Commer-
clal Telegraphers' union are working
unceasingly to bring about a condhlon
whereby it will be possible to success
ruily Increase wages and better work
ins conditions.
London, England —A strong move-
ment for amalgamation is afoot among
t'm thirty-eight different trade unions
in the printing trados In England
I he unions have an aggregate mem-
bership of 77,161..
Brooklyn.—Justice Riackmar. In the
supreme court, has handed down a i
decision declaring that the fifty-four
hotn law, applicable to concerns em
ploying women and children, is con
stitutional.
Brooklyn, N. Y.—Justice Riackmar,
In the supreme court, has handed
down a decision declaring that the 54-
hour-law, applicable to concerns em-
ploying women and children, Is con-
stitutional.
Ontario, Can.—Consideration Is be-
in? given by the provincial govern-
ment of Ontario to a pension scheme
n>r its employes, and a bill may be in-
troduced at the coming session of the
if-giflature.
I'd In burgh Scotland—The Aseocia-
<lfJr?1".!?°ld<'r8 of Alloa' Sc< -
u.d. nnd district, has obtained an ad
br.nC;,°,H25 Cent" " w„l*h
lyings the standard wage up to is
cents *n hour.
na^"-?* A"hs,trl« - There are in Vlen
"J I... IS cabinet makers The
™ ln*,,me °f ,h" c;'binet '"«>«
era Is at present 64ii hours weekly
r>714 hourR In the
[ Bacon of Georgia, and three members
of the congressional committee of ar-
rangements.
The admission to the senate cham-
ber to Witness the oath-taking of the
vice-president was by ticket, and it
Is needless to say every seat was
occupied. On the floor of the cham-i
ber were many former members of
the senate who, because of the fact
that they once held membership In
that body, were given the privileges
of the floor. After the hall was filled
and all the minor officials of govern-
ment and those privileged to witness
the ceremonies were seated, William
II I aft and Woodrow Wilson, preced-
ed by the sergeant-at-arms and the
committee of arrangements, entered
the senate chamber. They were fol-
lowed immediately by Vice-President
elect Thomas R. Marshall, leaning
upon the arm of the president pro
tempore of the senate.
I he president and the president-
elect sat in the first row of seats di-
rectly in front and almost under the
desk of the presiding officer. In the
same row, but to their left, were the
vice-president-elect and two former
vice-presidents of the United States
Levi P. Morton of New York and Ad'
lai A. Stevenson of Illinois.
W hen the distinguished companv j
entered the chamber the senate was i
still under Its old organization. The i
oath Of office was immediately admin-
istered to Vice-President-elect Mar-
shall. who thereupon became Vice-
President Marshall. The prayer of
the day was given by the chaplain
of the senate, Rev. Ulysses G B
Pierce, pastor of All Souis' Unitarian
church, of which President Taft has
been a member. After the prayer tho
vice-president administered the oath
of office to all the newly chosen sen-
ators, and therewith the senate of the
United States passed for the first time
in years into the control of the Demo-
cratlc party.
GEORGE H. KLEIN
dehocratic candidate for
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS
HAVE BEEN CLOSELY IDENTIFIED WITH THE INTERESTS
OF OKLAHOMA CITY FOR THE PAST TWENTY YEARS
YOUR SUPPORT WILL BE APPRECIATED.
ELECTRICIANS GET INCREASE.
El Paso, Tex., March 5.—The Elec
trical Workers of this city have se-
cured a new agreement with their em-
ployers which embraces an increase
in wages and a minimum standard of
per da>'- The agreement runs for
°"8. y®ar' The new arrangement was
arr ved at without friction, and was
mutually agreeable to employee and
employer. This Electrical Workers-
Union recently left the seceding Inter-,
national Union of Electrical Workers day
tTona? B f'h" ^tSelf WUh the Interna
tonal Brotherhood, recognized by the
American Federation of Labor.
seamen s bill. These editorials have
drawn attention to the fact that the
Senate was extremely active just sub-
sequent to the Titantic disaster, but
after its flourish of trumpets and
noise it subsided and has practically
smothered the seamen's bill which
Was passed by the House last sum-
mer, and no legislation is probable
during thin session of Congress. Whi e
the United States Senate has changed
largely in personnel, there are yet in
that body a numbr of men who need
removing to private life. The sea-
men s bill is a worthy measure and
should have received consideration by
the Senate.
IRON WORKERS IN CONVENTION.
Indianapolis, March 4.—The conven-
tion of the Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers convened in this city on the
24th, aud about 100 delegates were
present, representing unions from all
over the country. President Goinpers,
of the American Federation of Labor,
will address the convention prior to
its adjournment.
KANSAS TO PUNISH BOOKS.
TYPOS WANT MORE
President Woodrow Wilson
have beet, won I were enthusiastically joyful, the other
Brussels. Belgium.—A national tenth cheered with them, as becoming
union of teachers, to be afflli- S°od American citizens watchin- a
ated with tho Belgian labor party K°vernmental change ordered In"
and Federation of Trade Unions, has cordance with the law and the
congress
been established
cently held here.
Lynn. Mass.—Estimated wage
creases as a result of the efforts of
the Boot and Shoe Workers' union ap
proximate f.2.200,000, with deer, ases
in hours amounting to many thou
| sands more.
Kt Louis—The compensation com
mission, ereatcd by th. last general
I assembly of Missouri, has. after near-
ly two ycars, completed the draft of
a bill which it will recommend to the
legislature
I Colorado Springs, Colo.—A ten-hour
law tor street railway employes has
been introduced in the Colorado state
legislature by Representative Kav-
nnaugh, a member of the Street Car
Men's union
London, England.—A strong move-
m. nt for amalgamation Is afoot among
the . different trade unions in the
Printing trades in England The
unions have an aggregate membershiD
of 77,161.
Minneapolis.—Organized in 187'!
nnd at present the oldest labor org:.,/
Izatlon In the state of Minnesota,
stitution.
Con-
The Bible which during each suc-
cessive four years is kept as one of
tho treasures of the supreme court
was the immediate instrument of the
oath taking of Woodrow Wilson Ed
ward Douglass White, chief justice of
m , StateB' held the book ioi
Mr Wilson to rest his hands upon
while he made solemn covenant to
support the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, and to fulfill the
duties of hl8 offlce as weU and ^
to do U8 U 135 Wlth'n h'S powrr
Thomas Riley Marshall swore feal-
ty to the constitution and to the peo-
ple in the senate chamber, where for
four years it will be his duty to pre-
side over the deliberations of the
members of the upper house of con-
gress.
CUTS PUBLIC PRINTER.
Washington, March 5.-During the
consideration of the sundry civil an-
propr ation bill in the House of Rep-
BllnoU h' Co"Kr,'ssmari Fowler of
Illinois made a point of order against
the paragraph stipulating the appro-
priations for salaries in the govern-
ment printing offlce. Mr Fow]er ga(d;
* PaCt °f January 12, 1895, the
'.e ot p"blic Printer was created
with a fixed salary of $4,500. This bill
carries an appropriation for the salarv
of public printer of $5,500. 1 make
« 0rde'' a8alnst 'public print-
the Iff r The chalrman sustained
the point of order, and then Congress-
man Htzgerald of New York moved
to insert in lieu of $5,500 the fixed
salary of $4,500 per annum, thus re-
ducing the salary $1,000 per year.
St. Paul. March 5,-The Typograph-
al unions of this city and Minne-
apolis have decided to ask for an in-
crease in wages and the seven-hour
y on the daily newspapers.
The present scale is $24.50 for day
work and $27.50 for night work for a
week of forty-eight hours. In the new
scale voted the request is for 64%
cents per hour for day work and 71%
cents per hour for night work. This
ts equivalent to $27 for day work and
$30 for night work, for a week of 4;
rTtTrf r T>le scale tor apprentices
called for Is that they shall receive
for the first year's work 20 per cent of
the journeyman's scale, second year 4o
per cent, third year 60 per cent, and
fourth year 80 per cent. The begin-
ning of the fifth year, of course, the
journeyman's scale applies.
COMPENSATION BILL SIGNED.
Topeka, Kans., March 4.—A bill has
passed both houses of the legislature
authorizing the state government to
become, its own publisher of text-
books used by the children of the
state, and it is expected that the gov-
ernor will sign the bill. The measure
carries an appropriation for enlarging
the state printing plant to sufficient
capacity to turn out the school books.
\\ hen this plan is in operation the
pupils of the schools will be able to
buy school books at cost.
MURDERER UNWHIPPED.
Rochester, March 5.-Valentine Sau-
ter, the garment shop proprietor, who
brutally shot into a crowd of strikers
in tront of his place of business, kill-
ing Ida Bracman, a union garment
worker, will go unwhipped. The grand
year
against
3906.
Victoria, B. C.-The Pacllic District
. unci! of Electrical Workers is
posed of organizations of the trade in
Or!'0"" B!SU1Sh CoIun'bia. California,
^rc£on and Washington
the'7„ATleB/ Cal'-T"« members of
'.d,,r,?Rr barbprs' «ere
,"d *100 each and suspended from
he union for joining the Imiustria
Workers of the World
Pittsburgh.—The rum of $.-!6S.780.fl2
Pemlon8 during 19li
of the ^ I superannuated employes
ji corporation and all its
' u!r-:H|arv companies
Victoria. B. C.-Erltlsh Columbia
deration of l.abor has asked the
al government to provide text
nocks free of cost to public schools
I ondon Lngland.—British miners
ha e an eight hour d ty fixed law
but outside or London nearly all work-
men have longer hours of labi r
Berlin. Germany. The German Tv-
pographlcal union has now or, 00.
members. 90 per cent of tho printers
employed
es.Yhn MB,0n ~Th'' reOulre <ent. for
establishing proof or ago of childr •„
reoKins employment are
adequate In twenty-three
territories.
Cuelph
the Minnesota Typographical union I were not so simple for It m.
win celebrate Its for,I, ti, anniversary |out-of-door event and the ireat gath-
ering of military, naval and uni-
formed civil organizations gave much
I"™6. than a touch of splendor to tlm
Ceremonies Simple and Impressive.
Doth of the ceremonies proper were,, - —. ...D 6iaml
conducted in a severely simple but ^ury had the case under consideration
most impressive manner. The sur- " no '"dictment was returned and
roundings of the scene of the presi- 2auter llas been released from jail
dent s Induction into offlce, however 1 hus ,he HrinS a shotgun into a
shortly
F(
provinc
Muskogee Okla -A bill has beer
Introduced in the Oklahoma state le-
tslature for the purpose of restricting
the hours of labor for women in t il
a vocation; to eight p-r day
Indianapolis.—The United Brother
j.. . °f £«rp. :„"8 ran!.* second In
ti e benefit n t.ni. it hnving paid
$253,074 30 in death benefits, and tu
225 IC sick benefits last year
Washington.—The cost of food ha
increased enly from three
in 2,000 years, whila war
12 to 20 limes what they
time of Caesar
Dem i i ( olo Cr-lorado women ar
said to l e vading the law forblddln
them to wort
a day bv I; ni
that
scene.
In the senate chamber, where the
oath was taken by the man now vice-
f!.?. "1 of ,he. United States, there
crowd of strikers, with resultant mur-
der, is condoned by officials
to uphold the law.
TIMELY CRITICISM.
Charleston, W. Va„ March 5. The
Workmen's Compensation bill, which
recently passed the state legislature,
has been signed by the governor. This
bill is not considered to be anywhere
near what a workmen's compensation
law ought to be, but is an entering
wedge which will give opportunity in
tne future for amendment, while the
experience of other states in the oper-
ation of effective compensation laws
will probably have a salutary effect.
UNION LABEL SHEET MUSIC.
Seattle, Wash., March 5.—There has
been established in this city a music
publishing house that employs union
labor throughout and is placing the
allied printing trades label upon sheet
music. The Record, the local labor
paper, states that so far as it is in-
formed, this is the only labeled sheet
music printing house in the Pacific
Northwest, and the second in the
United States.
A\ ashinp;ton, March 4. The Post
in this city has recently printed edi-
torials severely criticising the United
to six fold
are now
were in the
more than eight hours
? stock In the concerns
mploy them
Denver, Colo
Canada.—A branch'of the
American Federation of Musician i h
b "it established here
^°rk. Pa.—Tho National Print Cut-
tors Association of America v. ill con-
vone here April 2G.
Chicago.—Print cutters contemnlate
closrr rmalgamation with allied tnd ;
organizations
Pittsburgh, International moldera
have a total memb; r. hijj of 50.0 )ij.
. . minimum wage
has be, n rdopted by the Denver citv
government of $2.2;, for unskilled h
hor :"„i - t ,.rt for men and teams
" i:sh;txton - Improved child labo-
v 'rp enacted the last year In te,;
of the f, ,r,<en states that held legl*
lative f-r? jons
Washington. <>f all the children or
the I 'lit*d Stal'M up to sixteen year
of age only 12 percen> are In schools
London. I.ngland The statutorv es-
tabllshm, ti. of a minimum wage of at
pound weekly for agricul-
in Eng
Without the risk of danger because
the rush and press of the multl-
Bloomington, III,, March 5—This
city has been selected by a referendum
vote of the International Journeymen
Tailors Union as the plaee for the
next annual convpnHn>
SPRING COLONIST FARES
will be on sale daily March
15th to April 15th, inclusive, to
points in
ALBERTA
ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
IDAHO
MEXICO
MONTANA
NEVADA
NEW MEXICO
OREGON
SASKATCHEWAN
UTAH
WASHINGTON
WYOMING
I RISCO LINES offers you
pi en did allsteel, electric light-
ed train service, and famous
'"red Harvey meal service all
the way. Those who know
most about train service, travel
most via Frisco Lines. See the
earest J risco Agent for par-
ticulars about schedules and
train service, or write the un-
lersigned.
C. O. JACKSON.
D. P. A., Frisco.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
utterly in- ! least one
states and tural laborers is looked for'
laud
Philadelphia. Twenty thousand
wnrVV ,T;PlTrt 1,1 locomotive
werks in this city.
Philadelphia Fifty thousand chil
dren unde, the age of sixteen are at
work In this state.
Raleigh. N c ,\ compulsory school
the° heglsla'ture h"*"
.rr. r - «
tudes it is probable that nowhere
else in the United States at any tlmo
aie there gathered nil equal number
<>r men and women whose names are
so widely known. The gathering in
the senate chamber and later on the
east portico of the capitol was com-
posed largely of those prominent for
their services in America, and
part of foreigners who have secured
p aces for their names in the current
history of the world's doings.
Arranged by Congress
The arrangements of the cere-
monies for the inauguration of Wood-
row Wilson and Thomas Riley Mar-
shall were made by the joint com-
mittee on arrangements of congress.
senate section of this committee
was ruled by a majority of Republic-
ans. but there Is Democratic testi-
mony to the fact that the Republic-
an senators were willing to outdo
their Democratic brethren in the work
of making orderly and impressive the
inaugural ceremonies in honor of two
chieftains of the opposition
President Taft and President-elect
\\ilson rode together from the White
louse to the capitol, accompanied by
two members of the congressional
committee of arrangements. The
Ersrs**"1 a,so rode fr°m
the U hlte House to the capitol and In
the carriage with him were the sen-
ate 8 president pro tempore, Senator
4 V
NEWLYWEDS! COME TO TUCKER'S! WE TRUST YOU
his big furniture house is especially anxious to
know you'll be buying goods right along,
furniture is all high-grade, well-made stuff
serve the young folks just going to housekeeping,
after we've satisfied you thoroughly on your first order.
We beat the town on prices and give you credit if desired.
We
Our
New Rugs-Values That Are Very Unusual
Advance spring shipments are
and we're certainly going to land
the city is value-giving counts.
arriving almost daily
the rug busiiess of
velvets
9x12 Seamless
and pattern:
Hug, fine
$40 value
• .$30.00
1 9nw _ 9x12, new patterns. Rpc
ular $27.50 quality for only $17.50
Body Brussels
ment.
quality
^ xminster
Rxl2; fine assort-
Hegular $20 quality for.$15.00
9x12 Room Size Rugs; desirable nat
terns and quality; worth ,'15;
..$12.50
Axminsters—x 4
pretty
patterns—
splendid quality,
value—for. $4.00
BUY NOW—PAY
LATER,
and i h MAIN
Goods Packed
Snipped to Any
Okla -
Point
homa
•ncowporatsd
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