Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-24
DES|EGERS TO SUE
CONCERN FOR PAY
Women and Men Brave Storm
to Maintain Vigil at
Factory.


Laying siege TO the factory of The
Junior Utilities Company. mannfac-
turers of toy aeroplanes, the en-
ployees of the firm today braved the
blizzard in the hope of getting their
pay for Christmas.
Led by Mrs. w. b. Nader. a fore
woman, they had taken turns in
maintaining a watch at the plant
since Saturday, when they say they
were turned away without their en-
yelopes. Even the foot of snow did
not put an end to their vigil.
A committee Of three representing
the entire force of employees engaged
ti.e services Of Charles Herbert
Walker. 4 lcwse., With Offices in the
Union bnilding. and Immediately
brought suit against the concern for
the pay hat was dine them. It is
probable that an attachment will be
made upon the machinery and stoc&
# the company today.
James Huet, chief engineer of the
Tonks building at 81 High street, in
hich the The Junior Utilities Com
rJns had its plant, reid 81 Evening
star reporter today that he would
also take action against the concern
for s67 which is due him, DR.. LEROY
kirkman and DIR. Fl Is Kessiel. both
of this city, who have rendered r1ed-
ic;d service, admitted today that they
had not been paid. Neither had pre-
sented his bill beravse their services
Lad not been finished, but both de-
clared uieir intention Ct l. esenting
their bills at once.
In the meantime while the men and
women are holding down the fort
determined to stay until their back
pay is received, Herbert j. Wood,
president of the concern, is said to
be in Boston trying to raise funds
to pay the employees. Mr.. Wood
whe appeared at the factory last
night for the first time since Friday,
told his employees that he vas hit
just as hard, if not harder, than they
were.
Mr.. Wood shifted all the response
bility upon Anton R~euschler. of New
York, the treasurer of the concern,
who. he claims. has the money. H1
has been unable to locate him, he
said. The New York Office of the
concern is at 81 Union square. The
firm is advertised as the ''larges;
manufacturers of aerial toys in the
world" and has been operating in
this city for three months.
There was considerable excitement
at the place last night when Edward
Weslow, formerly employed as a fore
man, appeared and was ordered out
of the place by Mr.. Wood, who
blamed him for the predicament in
which the concern now finds itself.
Later a number of the girls encoun-
tered Weslow in the hallway of the
factory and a man. whose wife Wes-
low is alleged to have insulted after
making Wood apologize, chased him
through High street to Orange street,
while several of the girls Joined in
the chase, hooting and jeering at
their former superior.
The plight of some of the women is
pitiable. One woman, Mrs. Louise
Mishell. of "a Fairview avenue, whose
husband has been laid up for almost
four months, was the only support of
three small children and has been
threatened with being dispossessed by
her landlord. Another woman, Mrs.
Agnes Smith, of Bank and Wilsey-
streets, has a six-months-old baby
and is having a hard time taking care
of the little one.