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Show Provides For Compulsory Compul-sory Education of Alaska Children "Washington. May S. The bonate has passed the Jones bill providing for the compulsory education of Alaskan Alas-kan children. The bill would require every child in Alaska between the ages of eight and sixteen years, whother of white or mixed blood to 'attend one of tho United States public schools, or some other school where English is laushL Exceptions aro mado In the cases.ot children forced to work to support their parents or guardians. ' oo The general secretary of tho United Textile Workers of America gives out the statement that 25.000 textile workers have recently received an advance ad-vance of 10 per cent In their wages. This advance was secured without strike. The btatlon agents signal men, operators op-erators and signal maintainors o tho Rennsylvnnla, Reading, Now Haven. Boston & Maine and other eastern railroads aro preparing to demand increases in-creases in wages of about 13 per cent . oo In tho factories of both Spain and Hungary children usually begin work at' the -ago.' f 10 years. i . , y ; ' ' " |