Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-09

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| science and Travel, and own ex-
qulslte pictures. Price fifteen cents
Gossip of the oilers
In spite of the opposition of the
russian government. the Duma has
approved of the introduction of fe-
male factory inspectors.
The Canadian membership of the
American Federation of Labor is
ABOUT 93,000, or one-twentieth of the
Whole membership of that organiza-
ton.
About 800 coachbuilders EMPLOYED
IN Dublin. Ireland are on strike.
Their demand is for a minimum wage
for the different grades of operatives
connected with the trade.
The latest report of the Federation
OF Cooperative Societies of Great
| Britain shows that 1870 co-opera-
| tive societies existed at the end of
1912.
There are 2So cities of Great Britain
maintaining municipal marked
houses at a profit and 120 cities
maintaining municipal slaughter
lhouses at q profit,
Ten per cent. of the underground
workers on New York's great new
aqueduct have been killed or in
1ured annually since the work be-
gan.
In French cities street cleaning ia
regarded as important as house clean
ing, and complete and efficient service
Is demanded of the street cleaning
corps
! In some few and special industries
/ carried on in certain places in Eng
land women work as blacksmiths in
the making and forging of chains and
like products.
Almost one-half of the total mem
bership of all the registered trade
unions in the United Kingdom is in
/ Twelve unions, which have an aggre-
gate membership of 1,O15,000.
According to an official report, lis
employers organizations were regis
tered in New Zealand up to the end
OF the year 1912, on account of the
workers arbitration laws.
!
Of1lcial reports show that at the end
! of 1912 there were 621 trade unions in
| AustraHa, with a membership of
4S3'324, of whom 1850 We're females.
out of the 1874, 900 householders in
Switzerland $4,000 are members of
cooperative stores. These co-onara-
i've societies had a turnover of
24OOo,0O0 last year.
! Street cleaners are city employees
and are uniformed by the citv in
Lyons, France, each man being al
lowed one hat year, a can every
TWO years and a full corduroy suit
every three years.
Inc Australian wages board has
flXed the minimum wage of women
workers In the boot trade who have
peeh IN the trade four years. at $500
per week of forty-eight hours. The
minimum wage of women working at
treadle machines. with hot wax, is
fixed at So.
Closed shop agreements. which
make 1t Impossible for non-union
men to obtain work in a given com
munity. are held to be illegal con-
spiracies in a decision by the Su-
preme Court of Connecticut.
Under the law that goes into effect
on october l, in New York, the in
dustrial commission may, at its dis
cretion, permit the construction of
factories of six stories or under with
out fireproof stairways.
The average output of coal to each
person employed in the industry in
the United States is a little more
than 900 TONS in the United Kingdom
260 tons. in Germany 24O tons. in
France 1888 tons and in Belgium 1854
tons.
This month there is to be held at
hief the second Russian Cooperative
Congress, at which there is to be dis
cussed. among other questions. the
part Which co-operatives should take
in the instruction and emancipation
Of the people.
A large proportion of the funds of
British trade unions, at the close of
1911, consisted of cash reserves or Sc
curities readily available, two-f1fths
Of the total funds being in cash or
bank deposits and over a third in
government and municipal securi-
ties.
At a meeting held in New Zealand.
attended by fifty delegates, it was
decided to form a farmers co-opera-
tive organization society; initial can
ital $1,500,000 The purchase of sup
plies and sale of produce are objects
of the society.
or all the males in England and
Wales aged 10 years and upwards. S37
per 1000 are occupied and 103 per 900
are unoccupied. OF all females aged
10 years and upward 316 per 900 are
occupied and 6S4 per 1000 are unoc-
cupied.
The legal department of the gov
eminent has informed the attorney
general of Minnesota that if that
State desires it's share in the Federal
appropriation for good roads 1t must
not employ laborers on such roads
longer than eight hours a day.
During the thirteen years the plan
has been in operation a total of lisp
men have received payments through
the pension funds of the Pennsyl-
vania systems of IS, 1865, 1856 out of
.