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LABOR NOTES OF INTEREST
It was only necessary for the Car-
penters of Birmingham, Ala., to take
a few days vacation In order to gain
an increase in wages up to 52'^ cents
per hour. Practically all contractors
-have signed up. The building trades
in this city are well organized and
this fact helped the carpenters very
materially.
A three years' contract has been
entered into between the master
painters and the Painters' District
Council of St. Louis. The scale for
the term is ou a step-rate plan, the
last year going to G2Vi cents per hour.
The Klectrical Contractors' Associa-
tion of the Wheeling, \V. Va„ district
have signed a new agreement with
union electrical workers for a period
of three years. An arbitration clause
is included in the contract and the
wages to be paid are from 5U to
cents per hour.
Danville, 111., carpenters have won a
strike, caused by the submission of
a new contracting, which provided for
door, blind and interior finish factor !
ies in Chicago have received an ad-1
vance of X cent per hour. Another j
concession given the wood workers
in the Saturday half-holiday for six
months in the year instead of three
months.
Business Firms That Believe In Reciprocity
WE MAKE
About 400 union painters of Kansas
City went on strike April 1. The
painting contractors, who are mem-
bers of the Master Painters' Associa-
tion, refused to accede to the demand
for a new wage scale of 60. cents per
hour. A few independent contractus ^
have signed. For the past two years J
the wage scale has been " 0 cents an; I
hour, and the painters decided they j
were * entitled to an increase. The $
Sign Writers' Union, however, is not
involved in this contest.
HELIOTROPE AND CHOCTAW FLOUR
OKLAHOMA OITY MILL Pb ELEVATOR OO. Oltlnllomn City
BE CONUNI Willi YOUR WAGtS j
The Bessemer Foundry and Ma-
chine Company has granted to the
machinists in its employ an increase
of 1 cent an hour, making the scale
40 cents. Union labor is exclusively
employed in every department of the
plant.
The strike of the train hands 011 the
Middle division, Pennsylvania Kail-
road, main line, comprises about one-
By the Rev. Charles Stelzle..
It wus a great preacher that Bald
it originally. There probably never
was a greater than he, with the ex-
ception of Jesus. At any rate Jesus
said of him a few days after he
preached that sermon, "among those
that art* born of women, there is not
a greater prophet than John the Bap-
tist."
But what did he mean? Did he
imply that tiiere should never be a
strik" or a demand for better condi-
a live cents per hour increase. The half_ of the employes. The men are lions? Some unfair or ignorant aglta-
strike was of short duration and the
Building Trades Council rendered
valuable assistance. The painters of
the same city are on strike and have
excellent chances of winning as did
the carpenters.
The shingle weavers to the number
of 3fi0 are on strike in Ballard, a
suburb of Seattle, Wash., following a
refusal of fifteen mlllB to concede the
scale of wages. The strike is general
and all mills are closed. The revival
of the union spirit in this section fs
due to faithful work of organizers
among the men in this poorly paid
industry.
The electrical workers of Decatur,
111., have won a strike and an increase
of wages after being out fpr three
days.
Track hands, to the number of 500,
employed on the five divisions of the
Pennsylvania railroad, centering in
Sunbury, Pa., have secured a twenty
per cent raise in wages without strike.
The membership of the Molders'
Union of Erie, Pa., lias now reached
1,300. The molders are fighting to
secure better conditions, and the In-
ternationa) Union, which has charge
of the contest, has made a brilliant
success in interesting the non-union
men employed in the foundries. The
strike is being just aft vigorously
prosecuted now as it was in the be-
ginning, and earth week chronicles
an increase in membership of the
molders a*id some additional foun-
dries 011 strike for better conditions.
demanding $1! a day, they now receiv- tors have insisted that tin1 Bible and
ing $1.06. the church teach this doctrine, and
1 they have flung into our faces with
The Bricklayers and Masons' Union j scorn the text of John the Baptist,
of Texas put into effect their $1 aj declaring that it is vicious and de-
day raise in wages 011 the tirst of' grading. Some employers in history
April. This advance makes the \v:ige have al-o quoted this Scripture pass-
scale of the "bricks" $7 per day. The age, in order to point out that the
bricklayers in Texas are thoroughly Biljle teaches absolute subservience
organized as a result of steady and1 of the part of the employe to his em-
persistent work. The state organiza- plower.
tion has gathered practically all the, j am reminded In this connection
non-union bricklayers into the fold. ! of the smart young man who insisted
. that the Bible itself says "there is no
word Repentance. And it was noted
that this repentance had particular
reference to sins committed against
men. As the preacher proceeded the
people began to ask, "What shall we
do then?"
He -Answered, "He that hath two
coats, let him impart to him that hath,
none; and he that hath meat, let him
do likewise." Will you note, by the
way, that he said "two coats," not
"six." Then came the publicanB—
the government grafters of the day—
and said to him, "Master, what shall
we do?" The preacher answered,
"Exact 110 more than the law de
mands." Finally came the soldiers
often the brutal representatives the
policemen—of a loreig.. -overnment;
men who were following the examples
of their superiors by robbing the
working people. It was a case of graft
which was very much worse than any-
thing unearthed in our day. "And
what shall we do?" they asked. And
John the Baptist answered: "Do vio-
lence to no man; neither accuse any
falsely; and be content with your
wages." The emphasis is on the. word
"wages".
The Canadian Institute of Mining Cod." But when he was compelled to
Engineers, recently in session in Ot-j look up the reference, he discovered'
taw a* passed a resolution jstrongly I that what the Bible really said was. ...wa8 1,ot 'J1161"*011 to t(>ac1' ,lin'
urging the government to establish a1 "The fool hath said in his heart,'
department of mines, in view of the I There is 110 God.1
remarkable development of the min
ing industry in the Dominion. It is
pointed out that the time is here when
a separate department should be cre-
ated for its benefit.
in every generation
should be content with their wages.
It was intended to teach that these
Something like this Aleck are the brutal, conscienceless soldiers should
men who twist the Scriptures so as to, I10t frolll s „„
produce all sorts of economic absurd-, p(10piei paI|l of |)od|ly ,nJurv
ties, warping out of their true mean- that wllicll („d ,u„ rlghtfun'y beIon'K
! ing the greatest and most beneficent t0 them in that „ m,,lt ml(,
Hereafter the employes of Decatur,
111., will work eight hours a day at a
wage scale of $2. Heretofore the men
have had to work ten hours a day.
The city commissioners will also em-
ploy union labor exclusively 011 all
city work.
teachings of Christianity.
A controversy is 011 between the
trolleymen and the Northern Ohio
Traction and Light Company, of
The Teamsters' Union of Troy, N.
Y., with a membership close to 1,000,
has been successful in securing a new
agreement with the employers. The
organization was recently formed, and
its charter list has not yet been
closed, "but a sufficient number of
members has been secured to assure
the perpetuity of the organization,
and a committee was appointed for
the purpose of securing an increase
in wages. This committee, after
three days conference, secured the
agreement, granting tin
! this money to the
But let us look for n moment at the the government,
circumstances under which the words
were spoken and the persons to whom
they were addressed. The story Is
found in the third chapter of the
Gospel by Luke. The fearless preach-
er who afterward was beheaded be-
cause he dared denounce the reigning
monarch for his sin—was speaking to
a great multitude that had come out
tq hear him. The burden of his mes-
sage was summed up in the single
wages received from
The words "be con-
tent with your wages" must be viewed
in the light of the spirit of the entire
address. No on#— not even the most
radical agitator can • successfully
deny that the preacher was making a
fight for the poor and the oppressed.
And so, instead of degrading the
toiler, this injunction is actually a
plea for fair treatment for the man
who was powerless to resist oppres-
sion.
OKLAHOMA CITY BUILDING TRADES
COUNCIL
Composed of delegates of the various
crafts of the l-ulMiru; trades. Meets ev-
ery Wednesday night 212*4 W tteno.-
C. E. Chaddoek, pres.; S It. Smith, sec.
Phone Walnut 7225
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
No. 48—n. I... Blades, Sec.. Pox 37!
Wood, Wire and Metal Latliert No. 20
-W <\ Griffith, Sec.. 7 S Dewey.
International Molders' Union of W. A.,
No. 382 It Roach, Pros , Noel Hill,
. 209 W. Second.
International Association of Machinists
—Meets tirst and third Thurnda\ t-lghtc
212'u W Heno. 11. O. Tinner, Pres.;
C. O. Townsend, Sec, 420 W Cedar
OKLAHOMA CITY ALLIED PRINTING
TRADES COUNCIL
Composed of unions employed In print-
ing trades, viz: Typographical, Press-
trier. Assistant Pressmen, Bookbinders,
Mailers, PhOto-Fi^rnvers and Stereo-
types. Meets third Tuesday of each
ni' Uth at Boom 21:' Bassett Bldg T.
R. Blesh, sec., care News.
Oklahoma City Typographical Union
No. 283. -Meet* first Rundav of < acli
month ai Kninhta of Coluiuhus Hall,
corner 11It ntul Broadway, \v H. ('.add.
Pres.: 1 M. Splvey, Sc< .-Treas.: oftlco
100m 212 Basset t Buthllnp. 11 f>1 m N.
Broadway. Phono Walnut 3114-J.
Oklahoma City Printing Pressmen Un-
ion No. 140.—Meets tlrst Moitdav night
of each month at 27*i \\ Main. Bert
Grogger, Pres.; \V P. Albright, Sec., care
Warden Ptg. Co
Printing Press Assistants No. 72.—
Meet 1st Thursday e\ citing in each
month at 16Ms W. Main. Geo. Falrhroth-
er, Pres.; U I. Beede, Sec. R. l<\ p. 10.
lntern.itlon.il Brotherhood
binders, No. 180.—Meets first Tuesdav
caeh month at 27U W. Main Wal
Welch, Pres.; John Ryan, Se<
International Btereotypers and Elec-
trotvpers Union No. 93. Meets tlrst
Monday In each month in room 102.1
state Nat. Bk. Bldg . R;30 p. m S Bay
Evans, Sec., 1314 West 10th St.
International Photo Engravers Union
<>f North America Local No. 50 Meets
tlrst Monday night in each month at f>
West Grand Calvin Person, See-Treas ,
117 E. 6th St.
Bricklayers' International Union No. 1.
—-Meets each Monday night at 304 % W.
Main. Gene Smith, Pres ; Pnseal Bot-
toms, Sec., Box 2K6.
Journeymen Stone Cutters of North
America. Oklahoma City Branch,—Meets
second and fourth Mondays at 212**, W.
Reno. Jas. Shaw, Sec.. Jox 1076.
Sign PnlnterH No. 755,—Meet Friday
night iit 301 We t Main. T. p. Apple-
gate, Sec.. 221 W. Fifth St.
Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers No.
, 124.—Meets every Monday night at 212 >4
Heads ol Kansas Citv's department w. Reno. c. c. Webber, Pres., c a.
Ill ivaln«■> U.w,
When You Go To
St. Louis
you will miss a travel treat if
you fail to ride in the FRISCO
LINES splendid electric light-
ed all-steel trains, with berth
lighted Pullmans and diners
serving FREL) HARVEY
MEALS. By all means go
Via Frisco Lines
The Frisco agent stands ready
to help you plan your trip,
check your baggage through,
etc. See him today. For any
desired i n f o r m a t io n write
either of the undersigned.
C. R. MILLS, (ien'l Agent,
O. 0. JACKSON, D. P. A.,
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Dook-
lay of
Walter
FOR A WAGE PROBE.
Kansas City, Mo., April 24. TIm'
stores are to be summoned to app. ar' "'£*!,??'• ?"c" , _
i, . Brotherhood of Pa Inters, Decorttori
before tin senate wan** commission anrt Pni>erhauK(>Mi Of America. MeetH
'ry Irlday night at 212 Vt \f. Heno.
D. Traylor, pres.; Geo. It Uolnian.
ASSIST FLOOD SUFFERERS.
Washington. April 24.—The labor
press throughout the country chron-
icles many instances of the organize
tions of labor contributing liberally
to assist the members of organized
teamsters labor In the districts that were r.'
Akron, Ohio. The organized motor-! a week Increase In pay. The fan cently devastated by the flood*
men and conductors insist that the 'hat the men have just been organized Among the large contributors w;
minimum scale shall be 25 cents an and secured an Increase of $1 per the Chicago Typographical Union,
hour. The traction company has wee'c ought to lie suiHcient proof to which gave $1,000 for the relief of th'
offered a new seale, the minimum for 'llP unorganized that organization printers In the flood districts. Th
the city men being 22 cents an hour,
and for the interurban men 2:! cents
I0WS WILL PROHIBIT
WORKING OF CONVICTS
when it meets In thin city the latter
part of May. The managers of these
concerns will be asked to.testify rela-
tive to the wages girl clerks receive,
and what steps a store takes to better
the conditions of their women em-
ployes* Tin
bf
Operative Plasterers International As-
sociation No. 170. Meets every Monday
night at 212V_. W. Reno. Ross E Van-
dervort, Fin. Sec., 1603 W. Third.
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Miners of America, No. S76.—M.ets ev-
|)loyes> I he wage commision will ery Wednesday night at 1S'<. w. Main,
begin its work in St. Louis, Mav lath i* Ward, Pros ; Sam Helsler, Fin.
As soon as it has completed 'its in IMTAT"'*"' 4°S W" ph°"e
ve8tigatioil there, it will proceed to Internationa] Brotherhood of Electrical
Kansas City. Not only will the heads JfjE?" m "Vnl'no "a?
ol department stores b * summoned t n" ~ '
• testify but the managers of factories
Des Moines, Iowa, April 24.—After <ts well.
;t long term of years of persistent
effort on the part of the organized WAGE AGE MINIMUM.
labor forces of this state, the legisla-j
ture has enacted a law which pro- Washington, April 24.—Seeking to
Pres ; R s. Smith, Rec. Sec.
Electrical Workers No. 492.—Meets
Thursday night-
Bank Bid*.
Vorhles, t'c
222 State National
Vogell, Prep.; F. K.
Clumbers and Steainfitters Local No,
«',v<'r-V Tinsilay night at
301 ^ W. Main. J. S. Qrlmmett, Pres:
Geo. P. Graham. Sec.
American Brotherhood
an hour, while the maximum wage
is 27 and 2!) cents per hour, respect
ively, based on .length of service.
Bar re
QUARRY WORKERS.
Vt., April 24.—Secretar>
money was seut to the Internationa! 'nl,i,*s a,,(' ,"rminat«,s contract convict ipply interstate powers of govern Workers ifo. l^o^'el^rveVv Tiies^day
Typographical Union to dispose o: ,al,or ln ,,ie Pftnal institutions of Iowa, ment to the regulation of wages and p*ht ^y212^ w> He,no- E- w- Nendo,
together with other funds donated b. ^ «>"/'oWest Urst commenced It hours of employment of female; Tm.rtcT. T..h„
togeth
local unions in other cities
While definite action has not been ',rp(1 ^ - Suitor, of the Quarry Work-
taken by the street car men, it js
known that the 22-cent minimum is
unsatisfactory.
An organization of railway mail
clerks has been formed at Vancouver,
B. ('., comprising clerks of the four
western provinces. The organization
is eventually to be called the Cana-
dian Federation of Mail Clerks.
The employes in the big electric
mill of the Central Pennsylvania Lum-
ber Company, at Sheffield, Pa., num-
bering 250, are on strike. The men
are unorganized.
1223—L. UNIT—Gal. 3—CARSON 4-LVi
BARBERS TO ENFORCE LAW.
ers' International Union, asserts that
the local branches of that organiza-
tion have been unusually successful
recently in gaining concessions and union barbers of this city have begun
securing new agreements. During the a, campaign for Sunday closing. Tin
Kansas City, Mo., April 24.—The
recent past agreements have been i propose to enforce the Sunday-closing l^1(' I)urP°s(J 01 preventing any legis- defined as six
appeared to be an almost hopcl^s throughout the United States, Senator 112982.- Meet e\ i v *^1°* ^at
task, for the convicts of the state had Chilton of West Virginia has Intro ^Manwafrln 'set^* Brown' pres :
f'"' >'"'s b"''n contracted to'duccd a bill prohibiting the shipment 'untt.4 Anocution Joarn.ym.n PinmH-
mauulacturing companies for the pur- in interstate commerce of goods in the ers °fta ntters and steam Fitters* Help,
pose of producing revenue. These prodnetion or manufacture of whieh VA—y^Tu^'uy0"!?* «t
companies were always upon the alert females have been employed at sija04^? W. Main j s. Grimmett, i res ;
and maintained strong lobbies at each wage of less than $!l a week. Under|11' ''a',er' He('' Sec'
session of the state legislature for 'he provisions of the bill a week
International Union of Steam Engln-
is eers, No. 393. — Meets every Mond&y
nte.red into with employers at Mil
ford, N. H., where a three year cot)
tract has been entered into with an
8 per cent increase without friction.
At Marlboro, N. H., a similar agree
ment was secured, but as the result
days of eight hours "efaryat 2,21/6 Reno*
C. A. Light, Sec-
lav., the constitutionality of which i:i,iou ,hal wou'd disturb the manufac each, and provides a penalty of .,uu American Federation of Mn.iclan. Ko.
has been passed upon by the Supreme 1 l.,n 1S u",!0 employed contract con fine or three months' imprisonment ?7S.—^Meeta ^ 1 Sunday_«.f . i« h month
Court of the state of Missouri. This v icts- Organized labor to a very great for each violation, each week that
any person shall be employed in vio-
Following a refusal of a few con- ! from year to year, with a minimum
tractors to pay a wage increase from wage scale of $3.50 per day. The
$2.60 to $3 a day, the organized hod local branch at Cleveland, Ohio, also
carriers of Wheeling, W. Va., have gained 2.1 cents per day without any
gone out on strike. A number of con difficulty. All of these local unions
tractors have, however, signed the have an eight-hour day, with time and
new wage scale. \ a quarter for overtime and double
time for Sundays and holidays.
General Organizer Hugh Frayne has
of a fifteen-day strike. In Mt. Waldo, spected in St. Louis. The barbers
Me., another agreement was secured, will have the assistance of the prose
t arrying with it an increase of 1 cent cuting attorney of the county, as well
per hour. At Raymond, Cal., another as the city officials, and where viola
settlement was secured which runs tions occur prosecutions will be im
mediately commenced.
is the only city in the state where has been responsible for the
barbers work on Sunday. For the c"h^ge in sentiment, and the final
past, ten years the law has been re- abolition or what can only be termed
to any sovereign state.
:it 128 >4 W. (Iran.l,
H t>. Grout, Sec.
Shaw, Pres.;
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
RAISE WOMEN WORKERS.
Chicago, 111., April 24.—The con
stant agitation being carried on for
a living wage for women workers has
had the effect of causing the Crane
Company to announce that it had in-
creased its minimum wage to
for a working week of fifty-four hours,
a disgrac<
BACON AND BARTLETT BILLS.
Washington, April 24.—In the sixty-
second congress Representative Harr-
iett and Senator Bacon, both of Geor-
gia, introduced in the house and sen-
ate bills identical in character, aimed
to give the labor and farmers' unions
lation of this act being deemed a sep-
arate offense.
Roster of Unions
AMERICAN FEDERATION Or LABOR
Headquarters, 801-809 G. St. N. W.,
Washington, D. C.
Journeymen Barter*' International
Union of America No. 200.—Meets second
ami fourth Thursdaya of each month at
30iu T,T "tin. SV. 'I*. Pebworth, Pre* .
J. R Gi-ea , Cor A Fin. Sec., 108 N
Robinson.
CiffiU' Ma era' International Union No.
450.--Meet# every first Friday of each
month national Bldg., M. Iv Forsyth,
sec.
Teamster* Union No. 341. — Meets
every Friday night at Fagles' hall.
Wm. Hammond, Pres ; John A. Denny,
Sec.-TreaH.
Theatrical Stage Employes Interna-
tional Alliance No. 112.—Meets every
tions not in restraint of trade. Unions
have been declared by court decisions
to come under the operation of the
Sherman anti-trust law, although it
has been clearly shown that the
Cleveland, Ohio, April 24.—Memo- "it is not the result of the senate *ia,,lers ol the law never intended
rial services were recently held in commission inquiry on vice cases," de- '',at organizations of wage earners
Friday evening at fi:30 in Metropolitan
President. Samuel Dumpers, Clgarmak- Theatre building. E. U. Frwln Pres
the right to exist as legal comblna- Frank -r-n"-!"nal ■ .V"'0?/ Secretary. Ohaa. Nlckle, FY
Morrison. International
Ree. Sec.
Sec.;
just organized a promising nucleus
of the men employed in the automo-
bile garages of New York city and a
charter has been issued. There are ...... _
between 4,000 and 5,000 men employed th>s city in honor of the late Harry clared the manager of the employment :,I1<1 'anners should become actionable
in this class of work, who now work D. Thomas, former busines agent and department of the Crane Company. ,II1('er l',e statute. These bills will
from thirteen to fifteen hours a day. secretary of the Cleveland Federation "We have been making an investiga have strong support in the sixty third
seven days a week, and receive from of Labor, as well as secretary of the tion of our own for some time, and congress, and as the platform declara
$11 to $12 a week. Ohio State Federation of Labor. A
- large number of unionists attended
JSSS Ty,...
graphical Union; Treasurer, John B. Len-
non. Journeymen Tailors' Union of Am-
erica, Bloomington. III.
Union Label Trade* Dept.—Thos F
Tracy, Sec.-Treas . Ouray Building,
Washington, D. C.
Metal Trades Department —Albert J
S?rr??' .HeC ;Tr,P,'iS ' °uray BuildinK aftfrnnon at 316 W. Main Mrs
Washington, D. C. Wolfe. Pre Me stella Rush,
Building Trades Department—Wm. J 1037 W. Fourth
C Elliott,
Journeymen Tailors' Union of America
No. 31.— Meets first Monday of each
month at 113^ N. Robinson I). Pois-
mer, Pres; P. Talbott. Sec. 1126 W.
Sixth.
United Garment Workers of America
No. 83.—Meets each fourth Saturday
Bessie
The discharge of four men who at the meeting, and each speaker paid
tempted to unionize the two factories tribute to the loyalty and ability of
of the United States Glass Company Harry D. Thomas. A memorial fund
at C.lassport, Pa., resulted in the walk- to pay off the $700 mortgage on the Qf the Carpenters' Union, Painters
out of about 1.100 skilled and un- Thomas home, to erect a monument and Paperhangers' Union and Build-
skilled
Spencer, Sec-Treas., Ouray Building,
Washington, D. C.
Railroad Employees Department — A
B. Lowe, Sec.-Treas., 3900 Olive St., St.
| . Louis, Mo.
we have decided to give the girls the ti011*5 of the dominant party pledge il Mining Department—Frank J Hayes,
increase." I(J the enactment of legislation of this fpoMs,aind.State L'fe BullalnB' Ind'an-
character there must either be a re I '
BUILDING TRADES STRIKE. 'iemption or a repudiation of party oklahoma state federation or
The members 'declarations. labor
_______________ at 1022 State National Bank Building
CMCIT... Oklahoma City, Okla. Phone Walnut vs;.
SMELTERMEN STANDING FIRM.
International Brotherhood of Eeather-
workers on Horse Goods No. 67. Meets
every first and third Friday nights of
eat li m«>nth t M usi- ian.s' Hall. Joe
Fisher, Pres . W. W. Calhoun, Se- y-
Treas.
Journeymen Horseshoers Onion No.
183.—Meets first and third Monday night
>f each month at Murlln's Shop J. R
Wright. Pres ; D. E. Mil len, Sec
Bakers and Confectionery Workers No.
77.—Meets first and third Saturday
night-? 212% West Heno. B. F. Chris-
tian, Pres ; A. Rueb, Fin. Sec.
Order of Railway Condnctors.— Meets
at 10:30 a. m., second and fourth Sun
.. ... npnvpf < ..It. inril ')a Tho I f «u r. x'rice, i_oaigaie; ^nn v.-rres- days In each month. Odd Fellows hall,
of money to the credit of Mrs. Thomas higher wages. The ciarpenters de uen\t\. loio., Apin _i. ihestrih. Jdenr juhus pieii. Knid; Third vice 500 w. Grand, w. L. Aker. chief con-
been started by the Cleveland maud a.uniform wage of 47>.4 cents at ,llp (il01"' smelter in this city is President John Kirk, Coalgate: Fourth ductor; It A. Davis, Asst. Chief Conduc
Ottawa. 111.. April 24.
Executive Board. -Prfsldent, «' «' Yflc-
in the Glassport and South to the deceased, and to place a sumj inR Laborers' Union are on strike for - Fred°^ahPHce''coalVate'-^nd^^Pre"1,
Side factories of the company. A of r ~ * "" '"• * |j J ""If' A,,r" "A -rrl'" 1 ■ • - •• '•
total of 300 skilled workmen were on has «•«•••• i nmuu a.uuuoru. "• .... „. - ■ Vice President, n >•. Erllsh, Harts tor; E. W. Vance. Sec. and Treas
Federation of Labor. an hour, a raise of 5 rents over the:"1111 l.lDorers lia\.' been ie h,orne; Fifth Vlre In- Hent, Q \v I.ind- Brotherhoofl of Locomotive riremen
previous vear. with foremen's wages feivniK a minimum uf $1 7 . a day to|«ay,_ JI.^eyvllle^^ecretary-Treasurei and Enfrlnemen No. B88. — Meets every
to be increased to !.r, cents. The maximum of $2.65. The Western
strike when the South Side factory's
strike threw out of'work 800 unskilled
men. The strikers are demanding a
25 per cent increase and better sani-
tary conditions, and the reinstatement
of the discharged men. The organ-
ized men are members of the Amer-
ican Flint Glass Workers' Union.
Active construction work has start-
ed upon a $60,000 labor temple in
Cleveland. Ohio. The contemplated
COLORADO EMPLOYMENT OF- _
FICES. painters ami paperhangers are seek Federation of Miners is assisting the
ing an increase of 10 cents an hour strikers. '1 lie men have offered to
Denver, Colo., April 18.—The annual, raising the present rate from 40 centh arbitrate their demands, but the com
report of the State Labor Department: to 50 cents. The building laboreri Pan> has refused, and ' Dines back
throws much light on the activities of1 are demanding a raise from 30 cents 'he assertion that ii the men
the labor department of the state. In ] to 32V& cents. These demands hav< not return to work the smelting
the state free employment offices it is
shown that in the three cities where
these offices are locate**, Denver, Colo-
Ollle S. Wilson. Oklahoma City.
Legislative Committee — T.ee
building will be a six-story brick and rado Springs, and Pueblo, 30,787 jobs
will mark the completion of a cam-
paign which opened eight years ago.
Over 4,000 wood workers in 83 sash.
were secured for the job seekers free
of any cost, of which 21.652 were lor
men and 9,135 for women, being an
average of 15,394 per year—1911-1912.
been under consideration for several ',lant W1" h" <'<>«" indefinitely,
months, and the contractors have 1'|pse tactics should always be ex-
been aware of them. While it was I"1""'1' P rt the campaign of the
necessary to strike, it is expected that smelter trust.
matters in dispute will be settled j "You'd better eat slow," said Willie
shortly, as there is much building i0 the clergyman who was dining with
-1- . .. i .1 i * .. , .. ...
Phillips; Clint Tullls, Oklahoma City.
Auditors and Tellers—I . N. Ferguson
Ardmore; M. K. Akin, Shawnee; Alox
Bayorls, Alderson.
CARPENTERS STATE COUNCIL
D. N. Ferguson, pres., H01 10 Broad,
Ardmore: S. A. Prlddy, 1st vice pres.,
407 N. K. St.. Muskogee; W. W. Holt,
sec.-treas., 322 P. St., S. YV., Ardmore;
W W. Woody, Nowata. A P. r*-• 11e11, Ok-
lahoma City. J. S. Hughlett, Tulsa, ex-
ecutive board.
OKLAHOMA CITY CENTRAL TRADES
AND LABOR COUNCIL
Composed of delegates of various* la-
bor organizations of Oklahoma City ,
first and third Friday nights at Odd Fel-
Payne lows' Hall, corner Orand and Walker
Fisher, Pres.; W. E. Blakely, Fin.
Sec.
Brotherhood ot Locomotive ilnglneers.
—Meets every Monday night nt Odd Fel-
lows' Hall. Wm. McKennon, Pre J.
West fall. Sec.
Railway Carmen Wo. 137
nesday nights. 16H West Main.
Meet Wed-
_ . - aln. Hugh
E. Smith, Pres.; J. C. Camnbell. Sec.
Oklahoma BrotherHood of Railway
Clerks.—Meet Tuesdav night 2 7 - W
Main. W. P Howe, Pres.; Dell Decker,
Bee.
International Swltohmen No. 916—
?has Noble. Pres.; R. S. Oldham, Ppe_.
10 E Third.
Meets every Thursday night In Musi- Railway Tr&lamen Wo. 7flf' — W. V
work on hand and in prospect for the : the amil "Mamma never gives more clans T fall ."Grand and RobVnson; *Mont | Morrison." Sec, 824* w. "Eighth.
coming season. J than one piece of pie." T.{ rrf>p If A3re.a.n, ?n- ?f- Boii#rmake i wo. 656—J. J, Mait*.^-
A. Denny, rec. sec.
Tado, Sec., 811 W /frisco.
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