The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1912-07-27

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Tor women and stopping night work
Illinois and Ohio have gone far in or.
ganizing factory inspection, and Wis.
consin leads in creating an Industrial
commission empowered to make work
places safe and healthful" The
most stringent laws for the protection
OF workmen in building construction
are found in Nebraska, Indiana and
Oregon. The subject of minimum
wage is being considered in Mime
sofa, Wisconsin and Massachusetts,
and Wisconsin Is in the van in work
ing out policy for unemployment.
Pittsburg-The finance committee
of the United States Steel Corpora.
ton has abolished the seven-day week
in all the operations of its plants.
NO exceptions will be allowed save
on the express vote of the committee.
The committee is investigating also
the tWelve-hour shift, though 1t makes
no promises as to what it will do.
What is called the Tong turn" Is like.
wise receiving critical attention. All
OF which seems to promise vast i'm.
provement in the social condition OF
the steel workers, whose great foes
heretofore have been accidents from
machinery and excessive fatigue.
Pittsburgh a conference between
10 representatives of the United Sons
or Vulcan and representatives of the
independent steel manufacturers OF
this district a new wage scale, to 60
into effect July l, was adopted for 1919
and 1913, and calls for Sc per ton and
other prices in accordance. The scale
| was signed for the men by President
J. f. Bolland and Secretary-Treasurer
Michael McCune Mr.. Robinson of the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Compans
and Mr.. Johnson of A. M. Byers G Co.
signed the agreement for the manu-
facturers. f
New York.-Employes of the Brook
Ign Rapid Transit company were no
titled that the company has decided
on a voluntary and unsolicited IN.
crease in wages, affecting about 5000
men, including motormen, conductors,
starters and inspectors The new
rates for motormen and conductors
vary according to length and efilnl
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cents an hour for beginners u 26 \
cents an hour after the fourth kesr.
The average increase is about I'VE
per cent.
Indianapolis Arrangements ale he.
irg completed for the entertainment
OF the delegates to the biennial cen.
Vention of the United Garment Work.
ers of America, which will be held in
this city the week of August 26. A
large number of delegates are expect.
ed to attend the meeting, and 1t ia
the wish Of those in charge of the ar
engagements to make their visit
memorable one.
San Francisco.-At n special meet
Ing of the teachers of the school de- |
partment of San Francisco the follow |
ing resolution was adopted: "Re |
solved, That it is not sound policy to
submit to the people pension amend |
ment to the charter before the legisla
ture will have had an opportunity ia
enact statewide pension act" 4
Minneapolis, Minn.-President C. G.
Goodrich of the Twin City Rapid Tran.
sit Company announced an increase OF
wages to 1000 trainmen, amounting to |
practically 10 per cent. The increase
was madet voluntarily by the com,
pany.
Berlin, Germany.-The value of Ger |
many's total foreign trade in 1911. &C |
cording to advance statistics recently
published in the Imperial Gazette, Civ
ing the corrected values of the imports
and exports by countries, was s4.338y
044,S02, an increase of $302,947,5S2. OF
rs per cent more than the previous
year
San Francisco.-The Bartenders
Union has expelled the members who
refused to leave their employment
when ordered to do so by the union
The union levied a boycott on the
place because a Japanese was EN-.
ployed, and the proprietor refused to
discharge him when ordered to do go
by the union.
New York:-Representatiyes of the
state and national organizations of
the molders' trade have petitioned the
New York factory investigation com.
mission to recommend legislation bro.
hibiting the employment of women in
molding shops of that state.
Niagara Falls.--This morning all thu
men at the Niagara Falls Milling Com,
pany except the boss millers went ont
on strike, when they were denied an
Increase of 81 day. About 40 men
walked out. The company officials
refuse to discuss the situation.
Chicago ]. Brais, general secpe.
tary of the Jouneymen's Tailors'
Union of America, has been nominal.
ed for congress from the Seventeenth
Illinois district on the Socialist ticket
Cleveland, Ohio.--Ths international
of the Brotherhood of Lo.
comotive Engineers has selected this
city as the place for the next conyen.
ion, three years hence.
Boston.--A law has been enacted by
he Massachusetts legislature and
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