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It Will B Noted That the Areas of Literacy Bear a Striking Resemblance in
Their Distribution to the Map of the English-Speaking World.
English now leads all other languages in the number of its readers, and
Its geographical distribution corresponds to a remarkable extent with the area
of the world's greatest literacy, and according to Mr. E. H. Babbitt, who
writes in the World's Work, within the century "English will be the ver
nacular of a quarter instead of a tenth of the people of the world, ar.d be
read by a half instead of a quarter of the people who can read.
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of sati-sfaction "is shown when a
deader is recommended by his
customers. It is our happy lot to
say that our oldest patrons are
our best salesmen.
They Know Coal
bought here is always clean and
free from slate, and they
know that a ton with us means a
too never less. Has your expe
rience been altogether of .that
character.
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"Xew York. The exodus of foreign
born laborers continues. Including
the departures yesterday the record
for the year so far is 111.234 greater
than It was in a similar period last
year. The Barbarossa of the North
German Uoyd fleet will take out about
2,000 on Thursday, and the Priniess
Irene, which sailed yesterday for the
Mediterranean, carried away 900. Gus
lav H. Schwab of the North German
Uoyd line said that many foreign la
borers now temporarily employed
would take advantage of the low rates
to the Mediterranean, which will en
able them to spend the time at sea
as cheaply as they could at home.
Only S7.193 immigrants arrived in the
last three months. In the first three
months of last year there were 251,
S61 arrivals. New York Sun.
Boston. In the Massachusetts su
preme court in the suit brought by
nine building and contracting firms of
Lynn. Mass, against the Building
Trades" council of that city, which re
belled against an open-shop order
made by the contractors on May 1.1906.
the court held that "labor unions have
no right to decide an individual griev
ance between employer and employe;
no right to strike against an open
shop -or go out on sympathetic strike;
no right to force an employer to sub
mit to a delegate body of employes in
disputes, and that the present rules of
labor unions governing their investiga
tion into strikes are illegal.-
Washington. The convention of
labor unions in Porto Rico affiliated
with the American Federation of
Labor has declared its intention to
nominate a labor ticket to be voted at
the coming elections, and to organize
a co-operative company, to be capital
ised at $10,000. to enter into compe
tition with the building contractors. It
is proposed to raise the capital by an
assessment of one cent a day upon
the membership of the 4.000 members
in the unions for a period of ten
months.
London. England. The first time in
history that the British public ever
asked parliament for laws to protect
women and children was in the year
IS 00. after an epidemic of fever among
the underground workers. The protec
tion which parliament accorded was to
restrict the hours of labor for children
to 12 and to set the age at nine years
when the child might be employed.
This actiou was the real beginning of
organized protests on the part of the
English unions against established cus
toms.
Charleston. W. Va. West Virginia
unionists have been fighting to secure
the passage in the legislature of
bill making the employer liable for the
unlawful acts of guards, detectives,'
etc The claim is made that the hired
detectives are largely responsible for
the deplorable . conditions that exist
in and arourt' ;jo mines.
Washingtu... The enforcement of
the nine-hour law' for railroad opera
tors wiil practically give every one of
the unemployed members of the Com
mercial Telegraphers a position. If
their strength and the industrial condi
tions justify such action they expect
to ask the telegraph companies for an
advance this summer.
Worcester. Mass. In order to give
work to the unemployed, the direct
ors of the Swedish Cemetery corpora
tion have decided to remove the re
mains of about 500 persons from
their original resting places to a
new cemetery. The work will be given
only to Swedish-speaking heads of
families.
Ottawa. Can. Civic authorities
throughout Canada have been com
pelled to provide work for the unusual
number of unemployed. The Ottawa
government requires immigrants to be
possessed of sufficient money for. their
support until the opening of summer,
and claims to discourage all but farm
and railway construction laborers and
domestics.
Pensacola. Fla. The street car
strike situation here took a serious
turn when a number of strikers at
tacked a car five miles outside of the
city limits and fired a fusillade from
rifles. The conductor was wounded.
Brockton. Mass. Miss Ellen F. Don
ovan, of the Stitchers I'nion, has been
elected a delegate to the Brockton
Shoe Workers' Council. She is the
first woman delegate ever chosen
to it-
Boston. The strike of the members
of the Boston branch of the Granite
Cutters National union has been ad
justed to the satisfaction of the mem
bers. None is now on strike-
Toronto. Can. The electrical ap
paratus industry in Canada gives em
ployment to 4.806 people .with a year
ly pay-roll of $2,489,905.
London. Eng. The referee to whom
the question of a minimum wage in
j the boot and shoe trades in England
was referred has given his award in
favor cf $7.23 a week to the testers
and finishers; the operatives demand
ed $7.50 a week. This award covers
the whole of the Northampton dis
tricts.
j Boston. The Saturday half holiday
' from May 1 until November 1 has
j been decided upon by Boston Journey
men Horses hoe rs" Union No. a. Many
or the employers are agreeable. It is
not expected a strike will be neces
Denver. Announcement was made
in the issue of the Miners Magazine,
the official organ of the Western Fed-
en t ion of Miners, over the signature
of C E. Mahoney, first vice president
and acting president of the organisa
tion, that the executive board has term
inated the services of William D. Hay
wood as a representative of the feder
ation in the field. Last December,
after Haywood's acquittal at Boise, Ida
ho, on the charge of complicity in the
murder of former Gov. Steunenburg,
he was superseded as secretary-treasurer
of the federation. Since that
time he has been employed as a lec
turer and organizer. It is intimated
that the executive board disapproved
of his activity in the advocacy of
socialistic theories.
Boston. All danger of a strike at
the shops of the N. T, N. H. H.
railroad system regarding piece work
and the bonus system has been arert
er. The matter was satisfactorily ad
justed at conferences held at New
Haven between Superintendent Hig-
gins of the road and the committee of
the federal council of the shop me
chanics organizations.. The. order . to
introduce the piece work system will
not be enforced. All men who have
been working piece work are to have
day work on application. The men
laid off are to be reinstated as rapidly
as work improves.
Boston. The situation on the B.
M. road is rather one of guessing on
the part of the men. Since the men's
notification that they refused to agree
to the suggested "five per cent, reduc
tion until July 1" plan of President
Turtle's, a general feeling has existed
that the road would issue a five per
cent, cut order and take the chance of
the men striking against it. A meet
ing of the superintendents and depart
ment heads discussed the general sub
ject. To date no order has been issued.
Norfolk. Va. The convention of the
American Federation of Labor desig
nated the second Sunday in May of
each year as labor's memorial day. In
setting apart this day labor recognizes
the great services of the men and
women who have gone to the "great
beyond, and .in their lives rendered
valuable aid in the great uplifting
work of the toilers, the masses of our
country.
London. England. The Powell Duf-
fryn Company has taken a significant
lead in promoting a school of mining
in Wales. At its last annual meet
ing the shareholders unanimously
voted $5,000 per annum for five years
to the miners fund to found a mining
school fund for the University college
of South Wales and Monmouthshire-
Chicago. The brewery workers are
negotiating for a three-year agreement
with their employers. The strikes in
St. Louis and Chicago have been set
tled, although the agreement has not
yet been made. The employers are
trying to get the unions to agree to
the open shop, but that cannot be ac
ceded to.
Chicago. Representatives of seven
ty labor unions met and discussed
plans for the extension of the Chicago
Equity exchange, which will sell prod
uce direct from the producer. Appli
cation was made to the national head
quarters in St. Louis for stock cer
tificates to be issued here.
Chicago. Organized labor through
out Illinois is much interested in the
recent passage by the legislature of
the direct primary law, as it will give
labor an opportunity of putting loyal
candidates in the field men who will
truly represent them.
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Organizers of the
United Mine Workers are now making
a vigorous effort to increase the mem
bership of the union in the anthracite
districts, and are meeting with con
siderable success. The mine workers
realize that their agreement with the
operators expires next April, and are
trying to make the union as strong
as possible when the time for making
their demands arrives.
Washington. A recent conference
between President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor and rep
resentatives of the International Stage
Employers' union, and the Brother
hood of Electrical Workers, amicably
settled the contentions heretofore aris
ing over the jurisdiction over stage
employes operating electrical con
trivances, such as moving picture
shows.
Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania
Cigarmakers' Blue Label league has
started a printing office for the pur
pose of turning out blue label adver
tising matter. All kinds of label ad
vertising matter will be handled and
the profits, if there are any, will go
for an organization fund to be used
among the Pennsylvania cigarmakers.
New York. The international office
of the Hotel and Restaurant Employes'
Alliance and Bartenders' International
League of America has notified all the
local unions that the constitution has
been amended so that hereafter "local
unions shall not exact a reinstate
ment fee in excess of one yea6
dues."
Marshailtown. Iowa. Machinists
employed in the shops of the Iowa
Central railway here struck because
of a reduction of four cents per hour
in the new wage schedule. Machinists
at Oskatoosa. Iowa and Monmouth,
fj No better flour sold on the Lincoln market.
Every sack warranted. We want the trade of
Union men and women, and we aim to deserve it.
If your grocer does not handle Liberty Flour, 'phone
us and we will attend to it. Ask your neighbor
how she likes Liberty Flour. We rely on the
recommendation of those who use it.
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BARBER & FOSTER
There IS a Dress Shirt Made With
The Union Label
It sells for a Dollar and bears the Label of the UNITED
GARMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA
UNION
INMAMAPOUS
SHIRT
MADE
Insist on Getting THE MODEL
and if your dealer will not get it for you, we will send shirts, carrying
charges prepaid, to any address in the United States or Canada for SI each.
We make laundered negligee shirts with caffs attached or detached;
also coat shirts. Pleated bosoms in all patterns and styles, if yoa want
them.
THE MODEL Royal Blue Shirts
are indigo dyed, fast colors and so warranted.
MODEL SHIRT CO.,
New York Office, 350 Broadway
BUILDING
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LYRIC THEATRE
Kafiste 3:63 P. M.
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POLITE VAUDEVILLE
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Shoes Bearing This Sfc-p
are made by Union Labor and
Fair Employers agreeing to arbi
trate all differences.
Believers in Industrial Peace
and Fair Treatment of labor,
should ask their shoe dealer for
shoes bearing this stamp.
The product of Fair Employers and Fair Labor merits
the patronage of all fair 'minded persons.
Ask your dealer for Union Stamp shoes, and if he can
not supply you, write .
4 BOOT AND SHOE WORKERS' UNION
246 Summer St., BOSTON' MASS.
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The Dr. Benj. F. Baity Sanatorium
Lincoln, Nebraska
T For non-contagious chronic diseases. Largest,
best equipped, most beautifully furnished.
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Your Cigars Should Bear This Label
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Union-made Cigars.
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