The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-13

CnlcagO-OH1clal announcement IS made that a pension system will be put into effect the beginning of next year for all officials and employees of the Rock Island system The pension system will be under the management of a board, and in connection with the system the Rock Island has estab- lished an age limit which shall govern original employment No inexperi- enced person more than 45 years of age will be taken into the service of the company. No pension is to be less than $20 month and none more than $150 a month. All officials and employees who have reached the age of 75 years must retire, and the em- ployes who are in the operating serv- ice may be retired at 65 years of age. In order to be entitled to a pension an employe must have been continu- ously in the service for 20 years.
 Fall River, Mass-The fortieth semi-annual profit-sharing dividend was paid to the operatives of the Bourne mills. The rate is four per cent. on the total wages earned by the operatives for the last six months of the year. In July, per cent. was paid. The late George A. Chace was the founder of the plan to pay a cer- tain percentage of the profits earned by the mill hands The scheme was put into effect in 1889, and only once has a dividend been omitted-during the strike of 1904 To secure a co-opera- tive dividend an employe must per form faithful and continuous service for six months before the declaration of the dividend. The dividend de- clared meant payment to the op- eratives of about s15,000
 Boston-E. Frank Moorhouse, pres ident of Boston Painters union II, was elected delegate of the A. F. of L. by the international convention which completed it's sessions at Gin cinnati recently. The convention de- cided that wherever an A. F. of l.. building trades section exists the To- calls of painters, decorators and paper ate with it. During the past four years the international has paid s350,000 in death benefits and for wives funerals. The new system will require at least 40 per cent. of the entire per capita tax. It was stated that during the past four years the international re- ceipts were S3,250,000 and the ex- penditures sS56,000
 London, Eng.-Fighting against the opposition of men workers in all trades and many other almost unsur- mountable odds, the women of Great Britain have formed an organization known as the Woman's Trade Union League, with which 201,70 women were affiliated in 1907. Reform in the truck" and living in systems, under which women were treated unfairly by payment in goods and lodging in stead of money, better wages and few strikes are some of the things the women's organizations have accom- plished, while they have gained repre- sentaton in the Trade Union con- gress, which represents the entire la bor class of Great Britain.
 Carbondale. Pa.-Nineteen employ es of the Delaware & Hudson rail- road shops were discharged because they weigh less than 150 pounds, and it is expected others under this weight will lose their positions. The men declare that an order recently has been issued from the headquarters at Albany for the discharge of all h0 oh han 150 pounds or are over 45 years Of age. The weight limit is said to have been fixed owing to the idea that n mature man weighing less than 150 pounds does not possess the physical strength to permit him to do a nor nal mans daily work.
 Philadelphia.-Th John R. Stetson Hat Company gave S100,000 to its A. 600 employees. To each of the 1.192 girls there were given box ofscandy and pair of gloves. To men who have families, 1,964 turkeys were giv- en. To these who are in need of homes and had shown thrift were pre- sented 34S shares of building and loan association stock at $450 share. The gifts included 65 gold watches and 57 gold chains and fobs. With the new year, more than two-thirds of the employees find that they have an in crease of ten per cent in their wages.
 New York.-The New York city street car employees, who have been morganized for years, are now be- ing organized by the Amalgamated Associations of Street and Electrical Railway Employees.
 Boston.-Considera progress is hai,,sx odl, in tho form tiNn of a e u,