WAGES DECREASING
According*- to figures taken from
the report of the Bureau of Labor
wages have been steadily decreas
ing in America for the last sixty
years, instead of having increased
as is so prequentiy claimed. The
study of this report which should
be of great interest to wage work
ers is afforded here:
Examine for a moment some cen
su.; figu: es. covering .he last sixty
years of the history of this coun
try; the total wages annually earn
ed w( re $236,755,464 This gave
an annual production of wealth
an annual per capita wage, of $247.
The totai annual production of
wealth was $1,019,106, 616. This
gave an annual per apita produc
tion of $ 1,064. Under the then
wage rate lain r received as its com
pensation or di tributive .hare of
the annual total of the wealth pro
duced 23.12 per cent; and capital
received for its compensation, or
distribution share of that sane to
tal 76.79 per cent. In 19t0, sixty
years thcrcafetr the figures in that
equation stood a: follow.’: Wage
earners 6,615,046, amount of wages
paid $3,427,038,000. The annual
value of the total wealth produced
by the joint action of capital and
labor was $20,672,052,000. The
average per capita wage was $57 8.
Yet the per cent of this vast pro
file tion paid >n wages, or ilie com
pensation of labor wa^i but 16.57
per cent ot the annual wealth pro-1
duced, while capital had increased
its share of 83.43 per cent. In
this disproportion of tlie wages of
labor, and the piofit cl capital and
social evils ol today. The eensu
further shows that the annual pro-;
dui tion rf wealth increased 195
per cent, wages 109 per cent, and |
that the efficiency and productive
capacity of labor Increased in sixty
years from $ 1,064 to $3,125 per
capita; which i^, more than 300
per cent, while capital as a factor
in the equation of production re
mains as respects capacity, station
ary. It is further shown that while
wages a* measured in terms of dol
lars increased 109 per cent, but
when considered in terms of the
equality of the distribution of the
total values produced there was a
falling off of 6.66 per cent. Thus
there i,5, presented the fact that the
per capita annual wage rate of
$24 7 of 1350 was more equitable
relatively to the then annual total
wealth of $1,019,106,616, then was
the annual - per capita wage
rate of $578 of 1910 to the total
volume of the then annual produc
tion of $20,672,052,000. This must
be so else there would rot have
been disclosed a decrease of 6.66
per cent in the total distributive
share of labor, and an increase of
the distributive share of capital of
6.6 4 per cent, in the mere than
twenty billions of wealth produced
by the joint action of capital, and
labor in 1910. To state the pro
position differently the respective
earnings af labor and capital stood
23.21 per cent to 76.79 per cent of
the total wealth produced in 1850,
whereas the proportion of the earn
ings of these two factors in the pro
durtion of wealth in 1910 was
16.57 per cent of labor, and 63.4 3
per cent to capital. Thus in 1S50
labor got nearly one-fourth of the
toa! wealth then produced, and ca
pital something ntor'1 than three
fourth-. In 1910 labor had loss
than one fifth cf the wealth then
produced. while capital received
moto than four-fifths ot that
wealth.
CHICAGO, Xov. 28.—Picketing
by organized labor during strikes
is legal, according to an opinion
handed down in the United Suites
Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago
which opinion waj signed by its
three judges, Mack, Alschuler and
Evans. Those parts of the opinion
of most interest to organized labo^
are quoted here:
“The right to strike tc secure
higher wages and improved condi
lions of labor i. too firmly estab
lished to necessitate further eluci
dation.
“In the pursuit of a lawful pur
pose to secure a raise in wages,
picketing may be employed, as this
court ha.-s held, to ascertain whom
I he late employer ha-s persuaded
or attempted to persuade to accept
employment and persuasion may be
used to induce them to refuse or
quit the employment.
WINTER
IS HERE AND YOU WILL NEED WARM CLOTHING. WHY
WAIT UNTIL LATER?
Heavy full sized Quilts ..’.$2.50
Heavy Quilts for single beds.1.50
Leather Mittens.2.5c.
Wool Mittens.35c. and up
Heavy knit yarn sox.85c.
Mens high grade Suspenders., 2*>c.
Mens leather faced Gloves..25c. and up
Fleishers knitting yarn, per skein.75c.
Womens heavy wool hose .50c.
AVomens Middys . $1.75 to 4.50
THESE ARE ONLY ,A FEW OF OUR BARGAINS. COME
IN AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.
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Is a word that does not fully express our feeling when inves
tigating a Thanksgiving sale sale we discovered that we could
could offer to the public a better and more complete assortment
of good eats at very close the same prices tl\en we ever did in
the past. READ FOR YOURSELVES.
IN FKKSH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Celery, Local and Outside Cranberries, Cucumbers and Hot
Springs Vegetables, Casaha, Peers, Malaga and Tokay Grapes,
Grapefruit, Oranges and Apples
IN HELPERS 1<» V GOOD DINNER.
Oyesler cocktail sauce, Maraschino Cherries, dried herbs
and mint sauces.
IN DELICACIES FOR THE FRILS OF V GOOD DINNER.
Spiced fruits, Olives, ripe, and green, H. M. Mince meat,
Pumpkin, Fruit and Plum Pudding Suited Peanuts, Peacans, Pin
enrts, Filin rts and Brasils.
TO WASH DOWN THE DINNER WITH
Orange and Apple Cider, Near Beer. Champagne Cider, ’ted and
White Grape juice, Appleju and Logoju.
TO LINGER ON Optimo Cigars, Polet Fresh Roasted Coffee.
With every thanksglvingorder we will donate free of charge
a special Thanksgiving blend of Fresh roasted Coffee.
All items above have been specially marked for this occasion
in extra special offer we willcall your attention to the Hollowing
Stuffed Olives per pint 25c. Mixed nuts per ll». :!<><•, Mixed
sweet Pickles per pint. 20c.
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Polet’s Stores
“Undoubtedly picketing r.nd per
suasion would interfere with plain
r ill's conduct of its business in that
it would make it more difficult for
it to retain old employes and to
hire and keep new ones. Indeed
the very act of striking ofter, ser
iously interferes with that free and
unrestrained control and operation
of the employer's busine-s which
the plaintiff here alleges as an ob
ject of the conspiracy charged; but
the lawfulness cr unlawfulness of
the strike is net to be tested by
uch incidental effect of it.
"The laborer may be s'rictly
.vilhii his rights although he ob
structs free and unrestrained con
ro! and operation of the employer's
business. The right to strike must
carry with it by implication the
right to interfere with the employ
er’s business .o a •crtaic extent.
But whether the interference with
the business is lawful or unlawful
depends upon t7:e facts in each
case.
“In so far as the decree (of the
ERESH REINDEER MEAT.
From the Fred Larson Herd.
Rutchered only ns orders are re
ceived. Sold only in half and whole
carcasses. For whole rare esses 18c.
halves 20 cents per lbs. Send your
orders tinder address Fred Larson,
Nome Post Office.
WE CAN DO IT.
For Hr*t clut.a work ana pron pi
delivery ph me Main lrtl and tin
People's Steam Laundry *‘11 e> h
and get yonr laundry.
W. J. WILLIAMSON Prop
Anything In the Due or Job work
at the Industrial Worker Office.
Satisfaction assured.
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has the ’argest
and only 0 feet
Rath Tabs ir Nome.
You’ll get it right in the Worker.
MRS. It. M. SKID!.Kit
Hits Opened First Class
REPAIKINC KSTA RLISIIMent
FRONT STREET. Next door to The
Emporium
We tire here to please old and
new patrons. We do the best
CLEANING, IMtESSI.NG,
ALTERING & REPAIRING.
First class workmanship.. Gent
lemens anil Ladies Clothes.
Clothing cleaned, pressed, altered
and repaired at the Nome Tailoring
Co., .next door to Segersf rom and
Hagen's.
ROWLING ALLEY REOPENS.
The Rowling Alley next door to
the Eagle saloon is now open foi
business. Everybody--cordially in
vited to come and enjoy themselves,
lower court.) restrains all picketing
an:l all persuasion and all interfer
ence with the plaintiff's free and
unresira’ned control of its plant
i and the operation of its business
it transcends the limit of proper
restraint of defendants from doing
lawful act* as indicated herein.
“The decree of the district court
is reserved with direction to modify
same, and to enter a decree, in ac
cordance with the views herein ex
pressed."
The decision reverses a decision
of the United States Di trict Court
of Hast St. Louis, 111. The test case
was brought in the suit between
the American Steel Foundries and
the Tri-City Central Trades Council
The lower court enjoined the
Trades Council from Picketing the
plant of the Steel Foundries Com
1 pany, which injunction the higher
1 court holds wa$ too drastic in ac
tion.
WEATHER REPORT.
U. S. Weather Bureau.
Nome, Ala ka, Nov. 28, 6 A. M.
Temperature: Max. —12, Min.
—17.
Barometer: 30.478 inches.
Weather: P. C.
Wind. N. 3 miles per hour.
Precipitation: None.
Nov. 28, 6 P. M.
Temperature: Max. 4, Min.—12.
Barometer: 30.457 inches.
Weather: Snowing.
Wind. N E. 8 miles per hour.
Precipitation: Snow.
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publication of application therefor
Bring your forfeiture notices to th*
Industrial Worker
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