The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-29
LIMITING HOURS OF SERVICE
Important Amendment 10 Federal Act
Concerning Railroad Employees
Has Been Passed.

! TO the federal act limiting the hours
OF service of railroad employees. II
the amendment Is enacted the penalty
for any violation Of this law would
be not less than 500. The old section
| provided penalties OF mot TO exceed
$500 for each and every violation"
The committee on interstate and for
eign commerce, which favored the
change, reported TO the house that
courts have been known TO assess
penalties ranging from one cent to
$3.50. and that the adoption OF this
amendment will undoubtedly tend to q
strict observance OF the law"
Denver. - Thirty.fve Independent
coal operators Of Colorado have signed
working agreements with the United
Mine Workers of America. Two thou.
sand men are affected. The scale in
force the past year was again ac-
| cepted. The operators asked for the
inclusion OF several clauses In the
agreement for their protection and the
unionists complied.
washing ton.-Among the women
workers there are today 30 times as
many bookkeepers, clerks and Office
workers as there we're a generation
ago; 30 times as many saleswomen,
so times as many journalists, and 100
times as many packers, shippers and
agents, and no less than 200 times
as many women lawyers.
Washington.-The Association for
Labor Legislation called the first
American conferences on occupational
diseases in 1910 and on social insur.
ance In 1912, and announces It is now
drafting bills for a vigorous legisla-
tive campaign to initiate the move
ment for sickness insurance in the
United States.
Ottawa, Canada--A delegation of
trade unionists recently called on Min
lister OF Labor Crothers to urge the
establishment throughout the Domin-
ion OF Canada Of free labor bureaus, to
take the place of private establish
ments and remove many abuses which
have developed under this system.
Washington.-The federal depart
ment of labor is operating bureaus OF
information in IS cities. headquarters
for labor distributing zones, and re-
ports that much effective work is be-
ing done in bringing men and Jobs
together, with steady increase in use
fulness of the bureaus.
New York.-Police Commissioners
Wood Of New York city has arranged
to have patrolmen act as agents In
securing jobs for workers. The patrol
men will report to their respective sta
ton houses all places in their pre-
cincts where workmen are wanted.
Southport, England.-By 1O2 votes
to 20 the Textile Workers association
conference passed a resolution recon-
mending members to support the rails
ing OF the age at which children enter
mills from twelve to thirteen.
Berlin.-Official German statistics
show that the average yearly income
Of the railway maintenance workers
in Baden is $3.50; in Wurtemberg.
$3.50; in Bavaria, $3.50; in Saxony,
1885; in Prussia, $40.
San Francisco.-Between $500 and
5000 mechanics, employees in ship
yards on the Pacific coast, have Joined
the United Brotherhood OF Carpenters
and Joiners of America within the last
few months.
Lynn, Mass.-Arvid G. orlando of
Chicago has been elected grand or.
ganizer OF the United Shoe Workers
OF America, according to announce
ment made Of the result OF a recent
mail ballot.
Tokyo, Japan.-The free lodging
house In HOMO ward has housed $685.
900 persons since its institution, II
years ago. Most OF the dodgers have
been men between the ages Of twenty
and forty.
Ottawa, Canada.-The Canadian gov.
eminent has decided to deport all per-
sons who have been less than three
years in that country and who are
unable to get work.
New York.-Hugh Frayne, general
organizer of the American Federation
VI ldDoi ANcW mdhiuk AL
attempt to organize the Italian labor.
ers in that city.
Belfast, Ireland.-Harland & VOLTS
wages bill at their yard is now about
$7.600.000 per annum. the number OF
men employed being between $1,000
and 10000.
Washington.-The lower house OF
congress has sanctioned an advance OF
Ave cents an hour in wages Of en-
ployes of the government printing Of
nce.
San Francisco.-Stone contractors
pay the following wage scale for eight
hours: Carvers. Sc; stonecutters,
$500: planermen. $3.50; sawyers. S.
Detroit. Mich.-It cost the state Of
Michigan 100000 for the service Of
the troops during the recent copper
strike In the upper peninsula.
Observation-Disclosures compost
tors throughout the country have av.
sraged q two per cent increase in pay
in the last year.
New York.--Journeymen bakers a.
sert that per cent Of the member
ship has received wage increases the
last year.
Brussels.-Belgium grants an old-axs
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