BITS OF LABOR NEWS
Picked Up in Passing by Shears j
and Paste Pot
-Last year in Queensland, according
td' Government Statistician Weldon,
32,158 males and 1,301 females were
engaged in farming,, while 11,529 males
and 11,419 females were, engaged in
dairying. These figures show the labor
employed only. -
Two hundred employees of the West
Albion Slate Company at Port Argyl,
Pa., went on ".strike recently. The
strikers say a cut of 20 cents a square,
"meaning a reduction of as much as 50
cents a day in the wages of some of the
men, has taken place.
Five hundred perrons, including strik-
'ers, strike - breakers, isp jj itators and
policemen, engaged in a riot! on Hal
sted street, Chicago. Nine strikers
were arrested after being severely club
bed. Five policemen were bruised
' The riot came as a development oi
the strike of tailors.
The president of the Prussian Gov
ernment district of Frankfurt has fixec1
the wages of ordinary day laborer?
in the city of Frankfurt and suburbs
as ; follows: Male adults, 72.5 cents
female adults, 60 cents; youthful males
43 cents; youthful females, 33.3 cents
Miners who made a demonstratior
at Eelrscheid, Prussia, against the
blacklist issued by the employment
agencies, attacked the police witl
stones when the officers attempted tc
disperse them. The police charged th(
crowd repeatedly, using their saber;
freely.
The members of the Neath Miners
"Lodge at Maitland (N. S. W.), havin;
considered the advisability of a gen
eral downing of tools until their lead
era are released from jail, their propo
sition to do sowas ruled out of orde:
by the Miners' delegate board.
A street car company at. Warsaw
Poland, "promised to consider the wage
demand of its employees, and a normal
service throughout the city was re
stored.. One thousand strikers who
were arrested have been released.
During the eight months ended Aug
ust, 1909, the total number of Britisl
workers reported killed in the course
,'of their employment (exclusive of sea
men) was 1974, as compared with 187-3
in 1909. The total number of seamer
killed in the same period was 693 in
1910 and 633 in 1909.
Returns received from certain selec
.ted British ports show that during
August 45,188 seamen, of whom 3,755
(or 8.2 per cent) vtare foreigners, were
. shipped on foreign-going vessels. Com
pared with August, 1909, there wae
. an increase of 3,253.
NO USE.
Oh, men, upon a windy day
Don't hang about dear old Broadway
And Twenty-third, 'just to suppose
You'll see some fascinating hose;
Don't let your eyes expectant gloat
The hobble-skirt has got your goat.
.. Puck.
i; WHEEE TBDDY SENT 'EM. -
) While, Teddy was presidertf,. the
.sugar trust was stealing ever a millior
.-' aremk-ia- duties. -Teddy says' -thie
rcks should b- cent . to jail."'-. Ebme
point out that while on', the job -Teddy
sent a, lot f them 6 isifc - campaign
taacsgeirs. rertlana Laid? ?re:s.
Why We Bought These Gtibds
We handle the largest lines of Union Made Furnishings for CentlememoL.
any swre in ine west. , we aia not ouy our unes or union maae Clothing simpiy:
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they were the best lines of clothing, and bore the Union Label. We want to sell
what you want to buy, and we want that to be the very best of us kind obtainable.
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in mis we nave succeeaea getting me very oest. ine laoei is oniy one or ine
many merits of these lines of clothing. They have the merit of being priced right
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FROM HEAD TO FOOT
From Hat to Shoes, and all between we can outfit the Union Man in every-
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made under under sanitary conditions by well paid woikers. We guarantee the
auraoiiity you may juage or tne style ana nt ana raonc. uur real oargain prices
are always right now never in the sweet by and by. The bargain prices others
make when the season is well nigh over we make uhen the season begins. 1 hat s
out business policy, and always has been.
SUITS AND OVERCOATS
FROM TEN DOLLARS UP
A nino rtimiztrmcirz tho ho no tit nt rtnv omnnmirni mnnnnpmont nt nunnou
affairs low rent, close buying for three big stores, etc. ',- 'jZ-..Z
Allow us to suaaest mat now is a seasonaoie ume to seieci inoie Lnnsimas
presents for the male members of your family or the male member of some other
family. This is a little pointer for the women God bless 'em!
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