Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-08-02

choosing, In order to secure work.
A 40-hour working week is pre-
scribed for workers in drygoods,
department, mail order, clothing,
shoe, furniture, hardware and
speciality stores. Food stores are
allowed a 4S-hour week. Excep-
tons are executives receiving S35
a week or more, and professional
workers. The limited hour rule is
not calculated to prevent emery
ency work, or stop work in spec
ial cases whehe restriction of
skilled labor causes a definite pro-
duetion loss. Employees are ex-
pected to conform to the code, as
well as employers.
Persons under 16 years of age
are not to be hired by employers,
except that persons as young as
IA years can be hired for not more
than three hours of work each day
between z a. m. and z p. M, pro-
viding that the work does not in
terfere with schooling.
The minimum wage is placed at
$14 a week, with the exception of
junior employees under IS years or
apprentices, whose minimum is
$40. Extra help is to be paid at
the rate of at least 80 cents an
hour, to work not more than the
prescribed hours a week.
Article II stipulates that the
hours of business will be from 8
O'Clock a. m. to 6 p. M, except for
the five days preceding Christmas,
and two days for periodical inven-
tory, for all business houses ex-
cept drug stores, gas stations,
cigar stores, confectionaries, res
taurants, beer gardens, and SINH
lar places of public service and
past-time.
Article III is designed to elm
mate many of the evils of compe-
tition. It's main point is the clause
stating that it is unfair for mer-
chants to sell goods at less than
their replacement cost fob. at
place Of sale), plus 10 per cent.
This is calculated to prevent many
cut-price wars, particularly be-
tween the large and small retail
ers. Seasonal ~clearances and sales,
so advertised, Ire to be allowed.
Under unfair competition is list
ed advertising that is misleading
or untruthful. Derogatory refer
ences to the products and methods
of competitors is declared unfair,
and firms r not to consistently
advertise a policy of u~nderselling.
Goods produced by forced or con-
Wet labor in penal institutions are
as unfair. Merchants are
not to encourage trade by free
gift offerings, premiums, trade
stamps, and the like.
Offering of prepayment on mer-
chandise shipments is not count
enanced. A salient point is that
it is unfair for employees to draw
from wholesale stocks that are not
carried in their place of employ
ment. Merchants, likewise, must
not procure for customers or en-
ployes goods at wholesale not car
ried in their own place of business.
Article ", on administration,
says that the association will CO.
operate with the administrator of
the National Industrial Recovery
association in effecuating a sys-
tenn of administration and enforce
ment of this code for retail bust
ness in Montana.
Officers of the state association
are John Lovelace of Bozeman,
president; Otto Breakman of Hell
ena, vice president; Eugene San
den Of Helena, treasurer. A per-
manent secretary is to be elected
at the meeting of the association
August "a at Helena. Directors
named at the recent Helena meet
ing are Harry Buck of Kalispell
L. E. Bunge of Missoula, Charles
Amis of Butte, Russell Strain Of
Great Falls, George Wright Of
Havre, Russell Crieger of Lewis
town, D. j. Cole of Billings