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Show MINIMUM WEEKLY WAGE FOR WOMEN HXEDW $13.50 SAN FRANCISCO, April 22 A minimum min-imum Wei at wage 01 :,u was lixed for all experienced women workers In mercantile establishments in Califor nis today by the siate Industrial wel' i fare commission. This compares with :i minimum wage of ?i'i Fixed In Sep tember, 101T, The new rate is erf. d ! in sixty days Increased cost of liing is tiit reason assigned for the in-i in-i p ase. Thp commission est imatesHio i i rease affects 25,000 womi n Minimum wages for "learners" 20 ears old or over. 18 ypars old or over and lor minor boys and girls were flved at $in, 09, and SS weekly, re-spec! re-spec! ively. Today's order also requirpd at bast two-thirds of (he employe! in any es-tablishmcnt es-tablishmcnt be rated as "experienced," and thai learners' wages be increased every six months until they are re- on I |