The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-18

cant by the retirement OF President p.
Murtha, who has moved to Philadelphia.
IL was decided 10 adjourn until Friday
evening when a joint meeting will be
held with the Ladies auxiliary in the hall
at 27 Westminster street. A full attend
ance Of members is requested.
COST OF LIVING INCREASES
The average housewife Is beginning
to wonder when the increase In the
cost OF living will stop. Prices on
most staple articles have been increas-
ing gradually but steadily for some
time and wives OF factory employees
within the past six months say that
the increase in wages does not nearly
onset the increase In the cost OF liv-
Ing.
The cost of butcher meat. house
wives say, is greater now than II has
been for many years and they have
either to cut down the daily supply
or leave butcher meat alone some days
in the week. Even fruit is more ex-
pensive now than IL usually is at this
season. butter and other commodities
are away up in price and the cry is
where is all to end.
Taken all In all IL Is doubtful IL
many would prefer to go back 10 the
former wages and the former prices.
money one way as the other. but they.
as a rule, prefer TO have the larger
wage coming In even IL they have TO
pay out all the extra money received
to meet their weekly expenses.
FALL RIVER NOTES.
At the weekly meeting OF the spin
ners' executive committee last night 81
was paid for accident and one new case
was reported The sum OF 81 was
paid for stoppage allowance Consider
able routine business was transacted.
The Carders' executive committee met
last night. The weekly financial state
ment showed that Sc had been paid dur
ing the week for accident and $36,6 90 for
stoppage allowances 10 members from
Border City mill, No. 2. The delegates
who attended the meeting OF the Wo-
mans Trade Union league in Boston last
Sunday. made their report. One new claim
for accident allowance was presented and
ordered paid. 1t was decided to run an
excursion to Crescent Park, Aug. 81.
npn Tmosfy ssay Sr 'hs
Patrick OConnell. member of the execu-
tive committee Of the New York Fire
mems union, and President A. Nj. Hud-
dell OF the Boston Central Labor union.
were in Fall River yesterday. They were
on their way to this city. where there 10
a dispute with the Brewery Workmen's
union over the new contracts, the Brew
cry workmen endeavoring to keep the
firemen and engineers who are employed
in the breweries and TO sign q scale or
wages for them. The firemen have con-
tract with the managers OF the brewerles
separate from the Brewery Workmen's
contract but some OF the hremen have,
IL is claimed. been forced into the Brew
cry Workmens union.
The Weavers' executive committee lis
tened last night to the report OF the meet
ing OF the emergency committee OF the
United Textile Workers on the EFFORTS 10
get a conference with the manufactur-
ers on the question OF a standard length
of cuts for print cloth. ARRANGEMENTS
were made for the special general meet
ing which is TO be held tonight 10 act on
this matter Ten applications for mem.
bership were received and accepted ana
% applications were referred TO the gem
erai meeting pending investigation. Two
transfers were allowed. The weekly
financial statement showed that $50 was
paid during the week for death dement's.
Secretary Whitehead reported that two
claims for balance of wages due have
been settled In full.