The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-17
WAGES WILL BE
 PUSHED UPWARD To Compensate for Higher Cost
 of Living SOME BIG GOLD EXPORTS Are Said to Be Certain in the Near Future-Consignmen of Indian Cotton Is Distributed to
 American Spinners
SOME BIG GOLD EXPORTS

1 New York, April 16.-(Special )-In two at least of the greatest industries in the United States 1t would appear that wages are at last to respond to the increased 1 cost of living The Pennsylvania rail- road set the fashion in that line by a
 voluntary increase in the wages of its
 employees of per cent. The other roads are following. some of them, it may be said in passing, with more or less reluc- tance and only after strikes had been | thu eatened.
 Then the United States Steel corpora ton. perhaps the greatest single em- ployer of labor in the country, 1t is an- nounced is planning a general raise in | the pay of it's army of 220,000 employees. | Doubtless other great employers of la bor will follow suit, and the men who work with their hands will get some part of the general prosperity.
 The cotton mill employees will not share | in this upward movement. This is due to the scarcity of cotton and the high price of the raw material with which l they work It is estimated that in the | cotton yarn mills of the country fully | 25 per cent of the machinery Is idle, and the cotton cloth mills are curtailing regularly F per cent weekly in Fall Riv- CT and a much larger percentage in | l goods are made. The knit underwear mills have been curtailng for some weeks, l while the miscellaneous users of cotton, such as the upholstery mills, web manu- | facturers and others, have been curtail- ing rreguarly for the past four months. This situation has been brought about | by the inability of merchants to secure | prices for finished goods commensurate with the sustained high value of raw cot | ton. Last season cotton sold in the neigh berhood of g cents per poundr while, roughly speaking, this seasons crop has | brought from IA to 15 cents per pound | As the average price of the crop for the | past few years has not run much above | II cents consumers of cotton goods have | not been willing to meet the added values | forced by the cost of production. | The American cotton manufacturer hesitates long before disorganizng his | working force, because, unlike his Eng l lish competitor, a curtailment In this | country results in distribution of ope- ratives over wide territory and a quick 1 disorganzation of a working force re- suits.
 That very considerable gold exports | are certain in the near future is gen. orally admitted Already the outward
 
 on the beauty and charm of the most accomplished widow of Paris-Madame du Cast. He touched upon her wonderful horsemanship, her musical genius and her | literary taste.
 | This remarkable reunion was held at the | Cafe Richie, where the evening was brought to a close by Spanish dancers. And now people know that there are some native born Parisians after all frxyiro fa dr1d a suitable bride for Don Jaime, son of the late Don Carlos and head of the Carlists. This is true, in spite of the fact that he is handsome, accomplished, brave and since the death of his father quite rich. Furthermore he belongs to the most royal family in the whole world-that of the elder branch of the Bourbons. Royal princess are not permitted to marry him, because such union might cause the displeasure of Spain. He could have an Austrian arch-duchess. but he wishes to break away from the tradition of mat ing with Austrian princesses. He really
 wants to marry Spaniard, but this Is impossible.
 Apart from Spanish beauties he pre- fers American ladies. But an Amer ican marriage, although greatly to his
 taste, would equally wreck his chances
 of reisning in Spain. For down deep in
 their heart of hearts the Spaniards have not forgotten the Americans. and an American queen would overthrow the
 monarchy of Spain. Besides his queen
 must be a princess of royal blood.
 Plus the x strongly admonishes Don
 Jaime to get married. The Pope was a dear friend of the late Don Carlos legal
 right to the throne of Spain. Moreover
 he has strong-a very strong follow
 ing. Whenever Alphonso and his minis
 ters hold council as to the advisablity
 of separating state and church. as we have donslin France, the Vatican reaches out and holds the sword of Damocles
 over their heads in the person of Don
 Jaime. But who is to marry the young
 Princef