Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-24
washlngtOn.-Thls statIsticaI state

ing the extent 10 which industrlai In
surance has been carried in Germany:
OF total population of 63,S79, 900 peo-
pie, S.99S.47S males and 3,436,S12 fe-
males were insured against the conse-
quence Of Illness. They were insured
In 28,449 Insurance Offices in all parts
Of the empire. Against accident were
insured 14.S54 900 males, and 1913, 900
females. Against complete invalidity.
or inability to work, were insured TO-
707.100 males and 4,737,200 females.
There were 5,540,S25 cases of illness
dealt with. 1.021,16S cases of accident
and 115,2e4 fresh pensions for invalid
ity in addition to the existing 9S3,354
pensions Old age pensions numbered
in all 130,643. The income from insur-
ance was 91.59S.S00 marks flour
marks equal roughly 81, OF which
AIS. 407,700 marks were contributed by
the employers and 342,076,3 300 by the
workmen. The imperial contribution
was 51.5O0,700 marks. The total ex-
penditure was sos, 924,200 marks.
New York; general lockout OF
members OF the amalgamated sheet
metal workers in about ESQ buildings
In New York and vicinity went into
effect and will be continued until the
strike Of the sheet metal workers on
about thirty buildings is called on or
until the buildings are manned by
new men. The employers have start
ed to man the buildings with new
men. The metal workers strike.
which is against carpenters doing the
work Of setting iron and steel doris
and trim, Is in violation Of an agree
ment. the employers say. The lock-
out extends not only throughout
Greater New York but also to build
Tugs in Jersey City and Hoboken-
Ch,cago.-Organized labor In Chi
cago IS to have home. Negotiations
are being made for 99-year lease on
a lot at 245 West Madison street. The
lot has 90foot frontage and depth
Of 100 feet 1t is covered by six
story brick building which will be pur-
chased and remodeled at cost Of
s250.000- The building win be known
as the Labor Temple. 1t will contain
halls for union meetings and Offices
for organizations Circulars outlining
plan for financing and managing the
building have been sent to all unions
in the city. The idea was advanced by
the electrical workers.
London. England.-It is recorded
that more than so years ago clerks en-
ployed in the government service in
London established the first civil serv-
i've cooperative store. The instanta-
neous success Is said to have induced
the immediate establishment of CO
operative institutions In most cities In
England and these are described as
prospecting to such extent that there
Is usually surplus to be distributed
among the members In the form of
dividends, while living expenses are
considerably reduced throughout the
year.
Pottsville. Pa.-The tri-district con-
vention of the United Mine Workers
adopted resolution condemning the
boy scouts as an organization OF the
capitalistic class and declaring that It
teachers the boys of the country to be
militant. Another resolution adopted
declares that the United States Steel
corporation is prosecuting the McNa-
mara case in Los Angeles. charges
that they were kidnapped and de-
nounces the judges and other officers
who were connected with the arrests
of the McNamaras
Hammond, Ind.-The open shop in
Gary was given a backset by Judge v.
s. Reiter in the Hammond superior
court. The court refused an injunc-
ton to Contractor Ingwald Moe OF
Gary. who sought to keep j. II. Nc
Clay of Hammond from interfering
with the construction of q building.
The owner had given the contract to
Moe. sub-contractor. who was threat
ened with boycott unless union men
werc employed. Moe had refused.
East st. Louis, Ill.-Twenty United
States deputy marshals relieved the
local police as guards OF the Illinois
Central property during the strike.
The railroads also dispensed with the
services of the special guards. Fed
eral Intervention is the result OF Judge
Wright's recent permanent Injunction
order restraining the strikers from
damaging the property. At the car
shops II was said 200 men are working
where $50 we're employed before.
New York.-The percentage of
deaths from tuberculosis among all
workers exposed to metallic dust is
36-9 per cent; to mineral dust. 2s.6
per cent; to vegetable fiber, dust,
2S.S per cent; to mixed animal and
other forms of dust. 32.1 per cent: to
street dust, 25.5 per cent. and to or
ganic or dust coming from the articles
being manufactured, 20 per cent.
London, England.-The taxicab
drivers who struck recently because
Of a quarrel with the proprietors OF
public taxicabs over the drivers al
legged retention Of extra" fares
reached temporary agreement with
their employers and. pending a perma-
nent settlement. returned to work.
New York.-"Any employer" says
Rev Father Bernard Vaughan, who
does not give living wage or en-
forces excessive hours Of work for his
employees is a sweater, and the sooner
he is taken by the scruff Of the neck
and shown the Hudson river the bet
ter"
City OF Mexico.-Wages for unskilled
labor in Mexico. which ten years ago