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Show uu LABOR NEWS OF ALL COUNTRIES There were 191 industrial accidents recorded hy the Canadian department of labor during January, of which LOO , were fata! The greater number of fatalities were in the mining and rail-, rail-, R a y service The American Mine Safety association asso-ciation has been formed to work for a reduction in the number ol deaths in (mines and quarries throughout the countn and the relief of more than sixty thousand miners injured each year The British government has de-iclared de-iclared its Intention of placing Its Ipr.nting orders only with such firms I that employ their workmen .-ibt hours per da. Following this the i London count', council decided to have its work done where the maximum maxi-mum weekly wor ktime is fifty hours B, C. Lewis of St Louis, has a plan to establish a $10,900,000 woman's town on his 12.0n0-acre ranch at At-ascadero. At-ascadero. Cal . and plans include a home for each woman, palng employment em-ployment and incidentally a won college. New York, under the recommendation recommenda-tion of the 6tate factory Investigating commission. Is considering hills not only to prohibit child labor in canneries can-neries and tenements, but to reorganize reor-ganize the factory inspection department depart-ment as an industrial commission with a greatly increased staff of inspectors in-spectors Y ith a view to stimulating tho members of the label section of the San Francisco labor council in the habit of wearing clothing bearing the uu 'on label, a prize of a $1 merchandise merchan-dise order will be awarded to each one who attends the meetings wearing wear-ing not less than seven such labeled garments. The Japanese government has In view the preparation of a bill whi fa If passed, will compel employers to divide amongst workers who have not been engaged In anv stoppage of work during the year, a certain percentage per-centage of the net galas, at tho end of the year |