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-of+4, nd Iohn Lennon, Gontributed to The Daily News KEY TICKERS STRIKE? WILL INVESTIGATE LABOR CONDITIONS President of Re Railway Con- ductors Member of Com- mission on Industrial Re- lations, A. B. Garrettson, president of the Order of Railway Conductors;- James O'Connell, vice-president of the A. oa from Chicago is to the there is great restlessness ieee tes telegraph operators. throughout the States and that 4 strike ds not an improbability: The , executive officers of the Commercial Telegraphera Union have held a con- ference for the purpose of insisting upon the reing t of operators who have been for joining the Union, NOTES FROM THE LABOR WORLD The Dundee, Sotland, carters hay 5.15 90.88 oat Bre Dyan ae - pivot covet ih Cipteant tc Wain ok lkatcets at Westminster, B. C, has been granted an increase of 1 per thousand. urer of the same body, are labor's three representatives on the United States Commission on Industrial Re- lations, appointed by President Taft. This commission is directed to in- auire into the general condition of tabor in the prit the United States, including agricul gt; ture, into existing relations between employers and employes, nto the conditions of sanitation and safety of employes and the provisions for pro tecting life, limb employes, into theif ations of employers ners, and the 3 ations up ployers andj Eight hundred New York chauf- feaurs aye secured an advance in wages to 2.76 for twelye hour work. : send in the Trades and Labor Con oy disputes, cillatory is oe dust dustries, lu hi CFIVE KILLED Cieveland carpenters have to 50 cents an hour to take effect president and com pri 15, ta of the Northum- Association, reports ew was the most serious recorded in Northum- Phere were 36 fatalities and jecidents. The average of compensation paid for jes was 820 and for minor ac- 20, making total of 228,- is there were 64 accidents per. persons employed, last year were 179. RAILROAD FINED aas0. future be engaged a term of five years. Ten thousand Bari, conditions and wages. igh Valley Railroad has guilty of seven viola- hours of service act of st laws by the Court ands fine of 350 has bill in the federal house calling day on all public works. GANADIAN UNION BES UP GHOST fational tion Could Not Bock the United Gar- ment Workers and Quits. News comes from Toronto that the Canadian Garment Workers Union fins passed in ts checks, A company in the manufacture of shirts, overalls, etc., it Is said, was sponsor yy thia o-called Canadian unton- This firm formerly employed mem- ber of the United Garment Work- ers of America, and placed the label of this organization upon its product. Later, it is alleged, the ent was violated by the firm Canadian Garment Workers Union organized and a, bogus union label was placed upon the product. This proved to be a disastrous undertak- ing, and the Canadian union has suc- Cumbed, and it is understood that negotiations are now in progress to return to former. conditions, whereby the company cah have the right to ube the Iabel of the legitimate or- ganization holding the jurisdiction over this class of the talloring trade, A movement ts afoot in Paterson. N. J., to establish the eight-hour day in the silk industry and affiliated in- been granted an increase of from 46 cents The A. F. of L. is at present com- cultural laborers and peasants have gone on a strike at Italy, to better their Working Alphonse Veryille, M. P., has again given notice that he will introduce a the adoption of an eight-hour work the United Garment Workers of Am- erica. ELECTRIC SAFETY PmANeTs Congressman Cox, capebkcameet of Ohio, succeeded in securing an. amendment to the legislative, execu- tive, and, judical appropriation bill, setting aside the sum of 15,000 to enable the Bureau of Standards to: investigate methods of preventing death by lighting and other forms of electricity, and to prescribe a uni- form system of electric safety ap- pliances. on ALL THE MEN AWAY FIGHTING. In the course of the hearing of a case at Middlesbrough the defense setup was that. the . steamer Patras, the subject of the proceed- Mediterranean ports.. She had been Yoaded by Women, as all the men were engaged In the war. They had oyerloaded the vessel angi there were, no men to take out the excess cargo. The Greek captain was fined 100 pounds. From the London Telegraph. for Lout notice on, November 25, 4ngs, had taken in a cargo of ore at gt; THEY DON'T Jt The. Winaipes Volce, tn tts Christmaa) dumber, got off the following as an editorial lead- er: SA Merty Christmas. Peace. gn Earth, Goodwill, to Men, Three More Dreadnoughts. The wentiments and the facts dan t jibe, do they? SOME ADVANCE IN WAGES. All the peratives in the hollow ware industry of the Bi who have been on strike for the last six weeks, are back at work as the. result of hav 2.50 for the women: (for a week of 54-houre) is qastired at the works which previous to the strike remained outsidp-the agreement of last June, WAS SIKC; WAS CANNED. A strike in which nearly a thots- and workpeople are concerned has occurred at the ingham Foun- dray of W, T. Avery, weighing ap- paratus manufactirers. About three: hundred youths and:men struck with- gflevance being. the alleged victim- uation of tfatle union official who had been away through illness. When he returned, it is stated, he was in- formed that his place had been filled. Bren tate tS NOW THE TOWEL PASSES oeatentes The common towel has been ordered abolished from rail road cars,,vessels and all other. interstate: vehicles, and from railway stations, by Secretary MacVeagh, of the United .States Treasury De- partment. This action. fol- lows clos ly the sbolitign of the common drinking cup from. use on interstate trans- poFtation lines, and the order has been. fssued in conform- ity with the recommendations of the National Health Bur- eau, 3 PEEP EERE ES + +e ca + e te 5a + se ia - eS + te + + + * dob bteb be beh bbb bb thelr . Doings of Interest to Wage Earners MILITARY SERVIGE FOR THE WOMEN Those of Denmark Would to the Battlefield in for the Ballot. Avfight for the Introduction of mil- itary servie for women is in pro- grees by the women of Denmark ax Sequel to thelf expected victory in the struggle for woman's suffrage. he Danish parliament, they believe, ing women the yote this winter, and many. women are beginning to ask What will become the organiza- tions which, forms the parpose of securing the enfranchisement of wom n, bave provided many of them with interesting and sometinies Iu- thoress, suggests a solution of the difficulty by advising them to start a campaign for the training of Danish, girls in nursing and commissariat work. She argues that this is the only fair thing for women to do. ip exchange for the vote, since men are compelled to give military service for the rights which they have Jong en- Joyed. Miss Gad shows from the conditions in the Balkans how an efficient corps of trained women could take care of the nursing and provisioning of an army much* better than the work is done at present. - 30,000. WILL STRIKE. The members of the Christian Labor Union, Prussia, numbering 30,000, have yoted to strike on Jan- uary .2, the strike affecting the Sasr Coal miners... The. other Catholic Unions, includitig 15,000 members of the so-called Berlin wing, voted to await the fulfilment of the mine own- ers promises for higher wages. RUMORS OF BIG STRIKE. Rumors are to -the effect that a big strike is imminent. to eliminate sweat shops and to obtain better workings conditions and the eight- hour. day for approximately 170,000 clothing? makers across the border. Committees aretst work: endeavoring to reach an amicable adjustment, but 0 far have been unsuccessful, By a focal Trades Unionist FINE OP 19,000 Much interest has been aroused by the action of the State against the Diamond Match Company at Oshkosh Wisconsin, for fines of 19,900 alleg- ed to be du tor violation of the child labor This is the first action of the Wiha ever instituted. As rule child 1abot proseciitions have been carried op amd the employer fined nominal sui. IRE UP IN ARMS the ic of Petrol 16 to 26 Gents Per mn; NOTES FROM THE LABOR WORLD : New York has 29,038 union carpen- The London, England, taxi cab. dri- vers are preparing for a fight against the proposed increased In the price ot petrol supplied to them. Petro bas gone up, rapidly during the last the employers have. ih consequence intiniated muust pay 26 cents per gallon instead of 16 cents. The men state that tho a daily wage is only a little over Jar, They are not paid a the cab owners, but are all deduct a quarter of their total Under the new order 30 cents for petrol out of ft. The emp are entitled to make the increase up- der the conciliation agreement Af Qilich.) corsetmakers tion laws with authorized inspectors, Ther are 969 Toca unions with a tmembership of 75,914 in the Brick- layers and Masons International Un- ton. The Tramways Company of Edin- burgh, Scotland, has provided a rifle Fange at Shrubhill for its empleyes. Portionate increase in the price of Petrol to drivers if the trade prices * Tose over 12 per cent. The men's leaders declare that the The United States has eighty-elght establishments producing gold and silver ieaf, which give employment to 1,553. workers. Of- the seventeen- thousand odd in the common- wealth of Australia, over fifteen thou- sand are owned by. the government: miles..of railways Milwaukee working girls are or ganizing co-operative buying-clubs-to: the Sfomises to b come popu- Teduc the cost of living and movenient lar throughout the entire West. The International Brotherhood Railway Maintenance of Way and to erect a permanent building. Phe British Columbia Federation Labor will hold its third annual con- Yention at Victoria on Monday, Janu- ary 13. The Alberta Federation will convene in Medicine Hat in the early summer. The abolition of Sunday labor ded by the Swansea, England, men, and at forr works trike is in progress most of the men General being in the Workers of Laborers Union. em- ployes has decided to move its head- quarters from St Louis to Detroit, * last March, which permitted a pro- fact that petrol has risen almost 70 per cent. in price renders the award invalid. There are about seven taxi cab drivers in London, and the building of a strike fund has already been begun. lt; COMMISSION GOVERNMENT. At an election in Duluth the peo- ple of that city yoted overwhelming- ty to establish in that fty the com- mission form of city government. The plan carries with it the fuitis- tive, referendum, and recall, The general public and trade unions were instrumental in securing the adoption of the new form of city government. ot ft : TAKES 40,150 MEN According to advices from officials Canal, the construction force was the: the end of November. There were 40,159. men at. work, of them 5,816 were American. citizens..Qm the con- struction of the lock-gates, 4,000 men were employed. is Hungary has women hodcatriera. in charge of the work of the Panama IANYTHING IN THE nig OF vorrrr* 4 orp reece LLL OSLIL GLEE OOOO OS IFS. Busy B's were called. Busy Bs. we are. We are lt;busy looking ce the wants oe our r customers. No mafter how large the order, no mafter how urgent the request, the Busy B's can satisty you,. and will deliver your order to any part of the city. OUR RECENT-FIRE INCONVENIENCED Us. WE HOPE THAT.IT DID NOT INCONVENIENCE OUR. NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS. WE HAVE A COMPLETE LINE OF GOODS WHICH GO TO MAKE UP A FIRST-CLASS HARDWARE STOCK, BOTH WHOLESALE AND RE ACTNESS THAT HAS AT TIMES CAUSED SOME OF OURCUSTOMERS TO WONDER. WE CAN DO THE SAME FOR YOU. WILL YOU LET US? Busy Bs.- Phone No. k IRNIE BROT Wholesale ar TAIL, AND WE HAVE FILLED ORDERS WITH A PROMPTNESS AND AN EX. largest in the history of the Canal at. 4 Anders HAR ar ree ai i: Tickets issi tic Trips on : and limited t with privileg Finest equi ing Cars, Dini partment-Lib ial Limited SPECIAL T. ICE in conne dates of depa: agent. Tick Lines. For full inf apply-to L.A Medicine Hat 1
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Image 1250 (1912-12-28), from microfilm reel 1250, (CU1744843). Courtesy of Early Alberta Newspapers Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.