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1912-12-14
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Gontributed to The Daily News eres JUDGE SAYS MEN DON'T HAVE 10 WORK Suit for Goatees Because Carpenters. Refused to Handle Non-Union Ma- terial in Building. An important judgment iyn Supreme Court business agent of the trict Council of the hood of Carpenters and Joiners was com in any fo Wusitiens agent-of the un- recently went to a place placed in the buildings and the members of the union would be asked, to handle material, ;with the result all quit work. The firm in commenced a sult against the a contempt of Court in the Injuriction- Seize in renderifig his deci- o: thatthe courta could not liberty to do so. It was held, fur thermore, that if in this case the.car- ters desired to comply. with, thelt rul s and regulations of the union there was no Jaw to.prevent them d gt; ing so, and the defendant was within Wis rights in informing them that the material was non-nniow, material. It yas also held that f-the defendant wont to the members of his union and warned them not. to . continue to Randle the material tt. would be against the rules of the,union and punishable by. fines; This was not 2 violation of the injunction. The mo- tion to pinish for contempt was dis- missed with costs. UP, UP, UP, GOES PRICE. OF LIVING Price of Food Stuffs in Oct- ober. Jumps 4. Per Cent. Over Same Month Last Year. Gcloper; 1912, 189.1; September, 1912, 182. October, 1911, 128.9. TI numbers are percentages int each case of the aVerage price I vel prevailitis faring (the wecade . 1890-1899 the period selected dy the, Department of glabor of the Deininion as ard of comparison throughout ts to- Crestigation, into wholesale prices. me, 255 articles, -caretully selected vio represent Canadiah production and consumption, are intluded in the cal- culation, The rise during October wag dus to Amportant declines 4n wheat, oats, thay, potatoes, linseed ofl, hops and malt, being offset by considerable advances in milk, eggs, iietals, nretal products and earthenware. Flax, corn, cattle, beet, mutton, eheess, evaporated apples, stigar, gliicose, maple sugar, cotton, tarpentine, and yubb r were also lower, while ad- svanc s were made in barley, . Beas ye, Togs, dr aaed hogs, bacon,.:hams. alt Pork, butter. salt mackerel, -fall apples, grapes, peaches, plums, lem- ons, oranges, tomatoes, oatmeal, mo- asset, pepper, raw siik, jute and thessians, hides, coke, spruce: deals, white-lead, opium, soap and. rope. The past month is reported by the Canadian Journal of Commerce to have witnessed the igreatest move- jaient in the wholesale trade in tho) ory of Caniax, The chief feature of the rise dir- ing the past year occurred in the groups: Animals and Meats, Dairy, Products, Hides, Leather, Boots and Shoes, Metals, and Implements, while emsiderable declines occurred in Grains, and Fodders, Fruita. and Vegetables, Liquors and Tobacco. Pes te ee eee cof CINEMATOGRAPH * IN LABOR FIELD In connection with the sup- Pression of sweated labor among women and girls, the British Federation for the OUP ithe country. oh fe te ake te he te ae Tho, anhual conferen6e of the Labor Party, had been arranged to be held in on January 29 and the two days, will be held in London ihatend, the date remaining the-same: Phe change has been made necesiary by the-certainty that. Par- Mament will be Still sitting at the end jot January. There was a similar change of arrangement for a like and a charter bas the company which proposes to, div- ide a capiial of 250,000 into twenty- :+An interesting Judgment as bear- ing upon the applicability of * the Workmen's Compensation Act was rendered by Mr. Justico Dunlop fi the Montreal Superior Court. . The sult was that of Raffaele Patmlert v. the Grand Trunk Railway, the plain- tiff seeking recovery of 1,999.00 dani- Ages on account of the death of Eis father who was killed on February) Sth, 1911, while working for the mpany. The Company contended ag the plaintiff was a minor un- teen years of age they. were Hable only under the Saas of Workmen's Compensation Act to the extent of such sum as would pro-, vide for the intenance and educa- Of the boy until be had reached The, judge hela salary oft the sapaaael oF 1,878. plus 25.00 funeral . expenses, and damages. were awarded to the extent of 1.908,00. The Portland, Me..-branch ofthe Carmen's Union of America at-a fe- cent meeting decided to make a de- mand on January. 1, 1913, for a wage increase of nearly sixty per c nt- The; Unfon is ina prosperous condition and steadily gaining, The members of the union claim that the wages of 20 ents an hour, paid in Portland, president of the American Federation of Labor, has held that position thir ty years. His first election to that of- fice Was in 1882. He is member of the Clgar-Makers International Un- fon and was one of the organizers of the federation. The annual report of the Dominion Department of Labor-notes an upward tendency in wages, bttended by an Increase Je. th: Soet.ot Ivins: Phe Industrial Act ia indicated by the fact that in five yeare one. hundred and twenty-four disputes in which it was invoked have arisen, and only in fourteen did the conciliatory proceedings full to pre- vent strike. The Leeds, England, scavengers have struck work in ody. Application had been made for a minimum wage of ixpenco an hour for what is Known 8 the old men s gang. and thie was pee The Carpenters, Bricklay- ers and Others Will Am- algamate Forces in Eng- land. A conference was hold at, Essex Hall, B.C, of representatives of un- foas admitting workers engaged i the building trade to consider the re- sults of the batlot taken by twenty unions on the subject of amalgama- ton on scheme prepared in July: sided, and the proceedings were pri- vate. At the conclusion it was stated by Mr, C, W. Bowerman, M. P., the: majority in favor ot the principle of (lon. It was decided that the varlous un- fons should be invited to, send repre- sentatives to another conference for the purpose of drawing up a full scheme of amalgamation. The unions which Have decided to Join the movement are tho Amalgam- ated Carpenters and Joiners, Man- chester Bricklayers, Plumbers and Stonemasons, National. Union of Builders Laborers United Builders Laborers Laborers, National Union There are 1282 labor unions in Massachusetts, ateording to a report Just Issued by the Bureau of Statis- Yes, and they have 191,038 members, whom 174.899 are men and 16,1 women. This shows an In rease in 4911 over 1910 of 2728 members, but. a decrease in the number of, female members. The Boston unions are re ported to have 70,636. members. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SELL, WE WANT TO SELL IT. os agziit pili hae ott eter istod IF YOU WANT TO INVEST WE. - SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE. t to Wage Earners PROSPECTS. NOT BRIGHT. Sr The Laethbriage Ssrreatbaceal has the following to say in the Inst tesao, of the Dominion Labor Gazette: Labour was well employed dur- ing October, The demand was great- er than the supply and higher wages were offered than in the previous month, This ref rs particularly. to farm help. Goai miners are in de- mand. Labor in the building trades 1s stendy: at present, prospects for tho future are not bright. HOLDS CUT FINGERS ON. Caught by a heavy piece of steel Which fell upon the fingers of his right band while he was working the Muskegon (Michigan) Boller fohason had thi them almost cut off. He put them back Inoplace and held them there until a physician arrived. They were sewed back in place and it 18 not be- The latest development in the Northeast Lancashire building trade dispute a the lodsing of demands by' the laborers for increased wages and extra overtime pay. They claim the rate of 7d per hout, with double time for Sunday, Christmas Day and Good Friday, and time and a half for other holidays. Eightpene an hour fs being demanded on behalf of the plasterers. By a Local Trades Unionist -SOGHLIST WS KOT ECE pie ciate Withdrow, om May: Rel whe 4 oralty- M: Lost on at 774, a When it was eeh that the lection of a Socialist candidate for Mayor was Imminent at the receat election in Minneapolis, . D. Gould, one of the two partisan candidates for May or withdrew in favor of his oppons ent, Wallace . Nye, who. thereupon was elected by 2,774 over the Social Ist candidate, Thomas Van Lear. 'Th however-elected two men. i Candidate Van Lear had proniised 60 cent. gag by a municipal plant if the eas company failed to cut i Price. He promised also to.furnish electricity at S'cents per io. hour, Many municipal and govera . ment, ownership projects were incor porated in the Socialist platform. In the middle of the week before the election there was a conference of the two non-Soclalist candidates and their Ieading'' sapporters, and Gould announced that he would with- draw to save the city from a Socialist victory. The, campaign was then ifhandled- for Mr. Nye on non-partisan fines, The whole of the workmen employ a at the Ynsfelo Colliery, Treher- Dert, numbering upward 6f 1,000 mer came out on strike As'a protest, leging that ten of their number had not -recelyed: back. payments claim- wider the minimum, Complaints have byen made: that the amount of overti : worked? gt;at the Government Torpedo: Factory. al Greenock, Haglana, has been exe s sive, andthe Prades Council: Will ask, that an-officlal inquiry. be: instituted witht the view: to rearranging, or, if necessary, enlarging the works 20 a5 to obviate the need for-overtime. strike at Lianelly tin stamping orks unless three nonunldnists: aye. - dis charged. lt; sbi Sek Of the ior 'thap twenty-five thou- sand. persons employed in the gov- ernment. shipbuilding yards jf. the United Kingdom about- 280. are wo- men. Sale of Damaged and Undamaged Goods - Salvaged from- the fire will be closed out - SATURDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY NEXT In Our Temporary Quarters in the HULL BLOCK A farye Range - Mitts, Sweaters, Collars, Ties, Caps and Hats, to clear at astonishing prices. of Shoes, Shirts, Unglerwear, Peps Werke Come Early, Safe Starts at 2 p.m. Saturday PRICES RANGE FROM 10c. TO 7.50 Py ht bb bee Ee bb Pe Mr. Gould issued this statement: Feeling that some of those whd upparted ie so loyally in the late primary election may have some mis- givings as to the causes and the vo uuntary iaracter of my withdrawal contest, I wish to state de- 480d positively that-such with- was predicated, fist, on a conviction that unless Mr. Nye or myself withdrew the city of Min- neapolis would have a Socialist May- or and all Yie*attendant evils of Socialist admfnistration; second, o1 the advice of many influential friends and business and professional. men of various classes who. in the great- ent apirit of fairness al between elf an finally onctirred it the: opinion that may Witharawat was advisable for the decisive detest of Socialism. After aretul considerar tion lt;T also Concurred In this) opin- fon. Fi 4 ACCIDENTS ARE , ON THE: INCREASE Industrial Mishaps Total 161. for October More Than Same Month in 1911 Industrial accidents oepurring td 520 individual.work people in Can: ada during the month of October, 1912, were recorded by. the Depart+ ment 6f Labor. Of these, 105 wer? fatal and 419 r sulted in serious ii. furies. In the preceding month there were 9 fatal and 419 non-fatal accitent recorded, a total of 508,.and in Octo ber, 1911, there were 192-fatal aud 253 non-fatal. accidents,.a: total of 325. The number, of fatal accidents ret corded in October, 1912;.was theres fore 16 more than In the preceding month, and 8 more than n October dents recorded in October, 1912, wai 4 less. than in the precedi: month, ind 162 more than in. October, Agit, Altogether: there were 12 more In- Custrial accidents recorded: in -Octo- ber, 1912, than in-the preceding thonth, and 161 more than in. the same Month of the preceding year. An: effort is now on foot to drgan- ize all. the colored hotel workers of Washington, D. . The rag-pickers of New York -city Rave organized into a union during November: The Brantford, Ont., Labor Councit favors the establishment of m civic Soulyard, The French are discussing teserv- ing Pablic offices for takers of fam- ilies, Sea eet ot eee 4 THE. OLDEST TRADE UNION Established in. 3812, the London West End Upholster- ers Trade Soctety claims to Be the oldest trade union in existence, It was inaugur- ated at the Upholsterers Arms, Poland Street, West, on October 1, 1812, with twelve members, and recently held its centenary diner at the Drill Hall, Chenies Street West. In 1895 it Joined the Amalgamated Union, but. tn 1905' resumed its separate ex- istence, Me hb ob be ob ob ob ot Weare making the biggest sho suitable Xmas men that we y he attempted in o1 years business er Dressing Smoking Jacket ery descriptior Mufflers, Fitte Bags and Suit And many other a numerous to mentio: COME AND HAVE Turpin The Man's Stone Get the Big Dollar SOME GOO ALTAWAN 100 ft, Block 1, 18 HILL Drvis 1-2 Block 22, 440 e1 50 ft, Block 10, 7 HERALD SU) 75 ft, Block 9, 200 100:ft, Block 14, 31 50 ft, Block 17, 12 75 ft, Block 4, 202 BENDING South half Block 27 Terms. COUSINS AND 50 ft, Block 29, 90 100 ft, Block 9, 31 CENTRAL P 60-ft- Block, wit barn, 1500. T BIVERSIDE 100 ft, Block B, i cash; balance J 50 ft. Block 18, 10 TOWNS 50 ft, Block 68, 20 * 100 ft., Block 35, 2 ; NORTH YU 50 ft, Block 10, 1 60 ft, Block 11, w: cottages, 12 them. 50 ft, Block 1, wi -tages, 4000. T HARRISVI 50 ft. Block 16, 150 ft, corner, Bl each. KENSING 50 e Block 12, 3 50 ft, corner, Bloc Terms. cry va 50 ft, Block 27, 6 HIGH SCHOOL 50 ft, Block 22, 1 COUSINS SUB 120 ft, trackage n: ducts, only 6 25 ft. Block 1, wit ed house, 180 REDCLE 50 ft., Block 106, GAS C REALT Phone 695 ERNEST E. ( LIC. R L Registered A H A. EB. Brow Head Office: Suite : Lethbridge. CHARTERED ACC W. 4 HENDERSON accountants aud Ushed 1882), auditors, Hat, Winnipeg, Medic bridge. A. E. Gibeor partner, Phone 198.
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Image 1128 (1912-12-14), from microfilm reel 1128, (CU1740238). Courtesy of Early Alberta Newspapers Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.