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lew ft' i Labor's Field TO CLOSE EARLY EXCEPT SATURDAY CUBRWLS AND MERCHANTS FORM AN AGREEMENT. Retail Merchants Consent to Proposal of Employees, Designating Hours of Opening and Closing and Holidays Will Shut Up Shop at 8 Satur days at 10 p.m. Officers of the Minneapolis Retail Clerks' association are circulating the early-closing agreement for the sig natures of those retail merchants who may care to sign it. The agreement, has been accepted by the Retail Mer chants' association, so practically all the large stores are parties to the compact. In fact, the arrangement was brought about thru negotiations between the clerks' and the mer chants' organizations, which com menced when the clerks made an effort to secure the observance of La bor Day by the members of the Re tail Merchants' association. Altho the clerks will have to forego the pleas ure of celebrating Labor Day this year, they have succeeded in arriving at an understanding with their em ployers which will ultimately result in securing for them much more than might have been if arbitrary tactics had been pursued. Among other things, the agreement provides that the stores shall be' closed on Sundays open at 8 a.m. and close not later than 6 p.m., ex cept Saturday, when the closing hour shall be not later than 10 p.m. stores to be closed on Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christ mas and New Year's Day the night preceding these holidays stores may remain open until 10 p.m. from Dec. 19 to Dec. 24, inclusive, stores are to open at 8 a.m. and close at the pleasure of the pro prietors when Christmas and New Year's Day fall on Sunday, stores are to be closed on the Mondays follow ing. The agreement is to continue in force until Jan. 5, 1906. The entertainment committee of the clerks' association is arranging for an entertainment and open meeting to be held Monday evening, Sept. 19. LABOR AT THE EXPO American Federation Has an Inter esting Exhibit. One of the interesting features of. the Louisiana Purchase exposition, from a labor point of view, is the ex hibit of the American Federation of Labor. The booth is in charge of C. P. Connolly, a St. Louis union printer, and visitors there receive a cordial welcome. In the collection is the first charter issued by the National Labor union, in 1866, from which or ganization the American Federation of Labor of today is the successor, having been organized at Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 15, 18.81. Among the pic tures adorning the walls are those of Samuel Gbmpers, president James Duncan, John Mitchell, James O'Con nell, Max Morris, Thomas I.. Kidd, D. A. Hayes, Daniel J. Keefe and Will iam Spencer, vice presidents of the federation, and Frank Morrison, sec retary, and John B. Lennon, treasurer. Charts showing the growth in mem bership from the formation of the federation and the membership of national and international unions af filiated and those not affiliated are prominently displayed. A- fine pic ture of the Union Printei's' Home at Colorado Springs, Col., together with a group of the officers and executive council of the International Typo graphical union, attract much at tention. Perhaps the most comprehensive display of any' individual or%cniza tlon is that of the Cigarmakers' r^er national union, which is well .worth the attention of students of labor gioblems. A financial statement cov ering the entire existence of the inter national union shows the expendi ture of an enormous sum of money in the interest of the craft, and from the figures presented one mav gain a comprehensive idea of the power for good a labor organization can be when conducted along the lines and business policy of the Cigarmakers' International union. TEAM DRIVERS' CONVENTION Minneapolis Delegate Tells of Meet ing at Cincinnati. Delegate Roaderick, who repre sented the local Team Drivers' union at the convention held in Cincinnati, is home again. Mr. Roaderick re ports the convention well attended and the business transacted is ex pected to be highly beneficial to the membership in general. Thru the abolition of the offices of general recording secretary, editor of the of ficial journal, general organizer, three district organizers and the traveling auditor, the union expects to. save about $35,000 a year in salaries and expense accounts. The per capita to be paid into the defense fund has been doubled, but "this does not mean that dues will be 'increased, as the additional amount Is taken from the general fund. It is .the intention to accumulate a large fund for defensive purposes. The membership of the union is now 175,000, and it is believed this num ber will be doubled in the coming year. TO SET CONVENTION DATE jpovernors of Structural Building Trades Alliance to Meet. It is probable that a meeting of the board of governors of the recently formed- Structural Bulding Trades Alliance- of America will be called Svithin the next ninety days. Minne apolis has a representative on the board in A. G. Bainbridge, who was felected second vice president of the ihew organization. The board of gov ernors consists of one representative jfrom each of the affiliated building Irade unions, who is also a vice pres ident of the alliance. I Buffalo has been selected as the iplace for holding the next conven- CURE FOR FITS ON TRIAL. Here is the fairest offer ever made tto the sufferer with epilepsy or fits. Just deposit $1.50 with Voegeli Bros, jjprug Co., corner Hennepin and Wash ington avenues and corner Seventh tstreet and Nicollet avenue, and get a 'bottle of Elixir Kosine. If it does hot *help you and show that its continued Suse will effect a complete and lasting jjcure, get your money back. 9 Voegeli Bros, will take all the risk. jFThey are well known and reliable, and Ithls offer they make will be faith Ifully carried out. Elixir Kosine will ^positively cure epileptic fits and all .Sfelrnilar nervous twitchings and spas modic affections, no matter what the Scause. If it does not, Voegeli Bros. Swill return your money. It is th only Sknown cure for fits, the only remedy Sfor this disease that costs you noth ing unless it cures. Price $1.50. Mail Borders filled. I For sale by the Elixir Kosine Co., ^Washington, D. C. or by Voegeli Bros. Drug Co., corner Hennepin and ^Washington avenues and corner Sev- ,**-tb street and Nicollet avenue. tion of the alliance, but the date has been left for the board of governors to decide. This action was taken in order that a time might be chosen which would not conflict with the conventions of the various crafts in terested. Labor Day In St. PauL" Stillwater Carpenters* Union will march in the Labor Day parade, at St. Paul. All other Stillwater unions have been asked to participate and some will accept. A gold badge, donated by the St. Paul Car penters' Union, will be given to the. union having the greatest peo-qentage of its mem bers in the line of march. $120 will be awarded in prizes. at Harriet island will follow the parade. 2 for 1 Trading, Stamps i Fall Furnishings New Fall Shirts, starched bos- oms, light or dark grounds, fancy figured, cuffs attached or detached, at $1 and $1.50. Beautiful new Neckwear, in brocaded silks and satins, large squares or derbies, all the new fall shades, offered at 50c. Smart new Fancy Vests, in all the new fall shades, at $1, $1.50, $2.50 to $4. of picnic, TheAsum Planning Winter's Work. The entertainment committee of the Woman's Union Label League will meet next Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Lou Owens, 316 Nineteenth avenue S. Plans for the coming winter will be dis cussed and programs will be outlined as far as possible. The committee will open the winter campaign with a program in one of the downtown churches. Factions Are United. A charter has been granted to the In ternational Photo-Engravers' Union by the American Federation of Labor, and the former have applied for membership ...,ir, u2i-5Y^- ~4- f^-i s_ij ww^JW afftfl gPWBs^re^^ Friday Evening, m?mmmSmmmmM THE"-MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL: s, ,\sr .T^-' ,-i Double amount Saturday in every de partment, of. the .celebrated S. &/: H. Green Trading Stamps. Beauti ful premiums given away daily to collectors of these stamps. v in the compact between the allied print ing trades. All differences. between the Int&rnational Typographical Union and the photo-engravers have been settled sat isfactorily, and the two faotions are united. The new arrangement provides that should trouble arise in the photo engraving trade, which might involve the Typographical Union, the latter shall pass upcJn the matter and settle the dispute if possible. Machinists Are Assessed. Owing to strikes on the Santa Fe rail way system, in Chicago and in other places, it has been found necessary by the Inter-national Association of MaohmMs to levy a general assessment of $1 upon the membership. The Santa Fe and Chicago difficulties alone involve upward of 7,000 men, and for the past two months the international has been paying over $10, 000 a week. The membership is 75,000. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of W:: .fW/K* -/J: Boys' 2-piece and Norfolk Suits, in cassimeres, tweeds, worsteds and cheviots at choice, $3.50. Boys' fine high grade dress Suits in black or blue clays, serges and thibets, serge linirlgs, finely tailored, at choice, $4.95. Children's Novelty Suits, in blue, brown, red serges, Buster Browns with knickerbocker trousers, at $2.95, $3.45, $3.95 to $5.95. Carpenters Plan Picnic, Carpenters' Union, No. 7, will hold a picnic at Lake Harriet in the afternoon of Labor Day. Asifeature'of the program will be an address by Rev. Carl D, Thomp son. Rossiter's band has been engaged, and a program of sports, music and speeches will be provided. A special in vitation has been "extended to the mem bers of the Woman's "Union Label League to participate. Want 1905 Convention Here. William L. Krussow and F. Schuette ^A.A.A.A.A.^Jt^^lii|l|tj r5ft* Defective Pag H!*i4?,--\.*n'Sfi, jr. t. IYNCH, President.'' jr. L. DICKINSON Secrtnr GEORGE E. OEIBX, Vice President 7 NICHOLSON, 1Ki. A. M. NORDSTROM. Director. Opening of Hats See the Model Warranted at $i.9o. Productions from the best hat makers in this country. The exact copies both in black and colors of the best agency hats. All the latest fall shades in black, seal brown and tan, soft and stiff. Our entire line now on display Saturday for pfiriiiEAPou^ Gentlemen's Fall Attire, Distinct and Exclusive. Showing a complete assortment of New Fall Suits,Topcoats, and Raincoats at $10, $12, $15,$18, $20 $22, $25, $28, $30 $32 unparalleled display gathered from every known fashion center. Every 'new fabric^ every new colory every new cut now shown for the first tirfie. i odel Special" at J, both sojtt^ and stiff." All the|new| shapes in blacks, golden brown and mousescolors. Agj&fociyliiate at $4 and $5 are no better. An immense as- Three Dollars J. B. Stetson's celebrated hats, new i9o4 shapes and colors, at $3,5o, $4 and $4.5p. Pure LamFs W t,4^^^ have been chosen by the Twin City Photo Engravers' Union as representatives to the international convention, in St. Louis, Sept. 12-18. The delegates have been in structed to try and secure the 1905 con vention for Minneapolis. The annual elec tion of the twin city union will be held Monday evening, Sept. 12. LABOR WOTES. Stationary Firemen's union has chosen Daniel Kletzke for marshal in the Labor Day parade. Every member of the Stonemasons' Union is requested to attend the next meeting Aug. 30. The next meeting of the Federation council HdtH Somerset, Boston. Commonwealth Ardnue. Boston's Newest and Most Palatial Hotel. While delightfully situated at entrance to Park and Fenway, and absolutely open and having unobstructed air and view on all sides, the "Somerset" is only ten min- I utes from Railway Stations, Theatres and Shops. The ideal "stopping off" place i for families and tourists en route to and from .the Mountains and Seashore. t?X-.Alffed S. Amer, Manager, Open A.x Restaurant. BOOKLBT. mg&,j F0 SiJ^SKlic ^JfSEN *GS8F6'SW* .1' "KlSSSi'^fi^st 26 ,11904. Ofij^^^w^ are!*uw. Aglow! weave9 every new School SuitsforStrenuous Boys Extra heavy, in 2-piece double-breasted or Norfolk style, strictly all pure lamb's wool, Italian serge lined, taped seams, expanding waist rt% bands, double silk-stitched corded seams, dark plaid mixed ^Jj ^r\js tJr patterns z-piece Suits sizes 6,to 16 Norfolk sizes 6 to 12, choice We're Forced to Expand 1% As we stated some time ago that our present selling space was inadequate for our increas ing business, we now announce that by about Sept. 1 our newly acquired salesroom will be thrown open to the public. This new room gives us 6,800 feet square additional space. 1 Fine Fall Footwear Men's heavy box calf shoes, extra heavy extension soles, kid lined new swing lasts. Opening sale price, $3.00. The renowned "Case Shoes," in all styles leather, button or lace, at $5.00. Men's heavy calf shoes, heavy soles,regular $2.50. Choice, Saturday, $1.75. Boys' staunch school shoes, heavy box calf and heavy soles and strong uppers. Choice Saturday, $1.50. Young men's Suits, in cheviots,, tweeds and worsteds, single or double breasted, at $8.95. Youths' fine dress Suits, in heavy or medium weight blue serges or thibets. The new cut, full shoul- ders, large sleeves, wide lapels, single or double breasted, at $12.50 and $15.00. Boys* Puritan Waists and Shirts in percale and madras, at 48c, 75c and 95c. will be held at Federation hall, St. Paul, Sunday afternoon, Sept. il. There will be a special meeting of the Sheet Metal Workers' union next Wednesday evening. St. Paul unions are taking up the free text book proposition with considerable vim, and a number, have taken favorable action on the adop tion of the proposed system. A few unions have decided that they will not be in line in the Labor Day parade. Among them are the Plumbers' Laborers',- the Glassworkers' and the Painters and Decorators' unions Receipts for the fiscal year ending May 31, 1904, for the International Typographical union were $240,005 and the. expenditures for the Bame period were $252,817.88. A balance remained from the previous fiscal year, amounting to ^s 7 g^\ $49,170, so the past year closed with $36,357.68 in the strong box of the union. Sodawnter Bottlers' union, at the last meet ing, declared the office of corresponding and financial secretary vacant and decided to diviile the duties of the Office. M. Penrith was elect ed financial secretary and H. Keiubeck corre sponding secretary. A. Wolfe was elected to represent the union in the Trades Assembly, and the organization voted to participate in the Labor Day parade. Have no equal as a prompt and positive cure for sick headache, bil iousness, cnostipation, pain in the side, and all liver troubles. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Try them. 4 I I 1 i -Mo-