New Britain herald., 1915-08-25
MORE STRIKES AT.
 BRIDGEPORT PLANTS
Several Hundred Workers at
 Acme Shear Co. Walk Out
100 QUIT AT CRANE SHOP
Mrs. Scully Vigorously Denounces Fashionably Dressed Woman for Telling Girls It Was Shame They Were Called Out.

Were Called Out.
 Bridgeport, Aug. 25.-The approxi- mately 5000 workers on strike at various plants in this city for shorter hours, increased wages and other changes in working conditions receive accessions today by the Walkout of sev- cal hundred at the shops of the Acme Shear company, and an additional hundred at the No. plant of the Crane company in the west end. . The strike at the Acme Shear com pany occurred when the demands of buffers and polishers for an eight hour day with the pay that they have been getting for ten hour, was refused The factory is running but is crippled. After the walkout Secretary Dwight c. Wheeler of the company issued a statement in which he said that if the strikers demands were granted it would mean that the company would have to go out of business in a short time.
 500 Men Now Out.
 The hundred men who struck at the Crane company's shops make the to- Cdl out there dDOuJ OUO. At the AID and E. Henkels Lace company's fac tory about hundred women and girls are out for an eight hour day and fifteen per cent increase over the wages they have been receiving for ten hours work.
 The strikers at the Bias Narrow Fabric company who are asking for shorter hours and increased pay in a statement given out today said that the efficiency system esta blished at the plant a year ago had doubled the company's output and that the em- ployes were doing much more work now for the same wages they received at that time. They also enum erated a number of other cnanges they de- sired in the shop.
 Conferences Prove Futile.
 Conferences between officials of the Garfield Rubber company and it's workers have so far failed of a sat isfactOry settlement. Today the com pany offered a nine hour day with pay for ten hours. This was rejected, however, as the men want an eight hour schedule. Further confer ences will be held during the day.
 George J. Bowen, business agent for the local organization of the In ternational Association of Machinists said today he did not look for a fav- vorable answer to the demands of the men, as the company had already discharged the shop committee.
 Ripple of Excitement.
 A ripple of excitement was caused at mass meeting of woman strikers to1o foC woman, said to be charity worker appeared in the hall and went about among the strikers telling them, it is said, that Tt was a shame Mrs. Scully had called them out" When this was reported to Mrs. Mary Scully who is an organizer for the American Federation of Labor, she took the platform and vigorously denounced the woman for making such remarks.
 Freight Handlers Strike.
 About no freight handlers employ ed at the Whiting street freight yards of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad struck today for an increase in wages. About thirty-five lOIice reserves were called out to guard against disorder in the affected district.
 The truckmen ask for an increase from $1.75 a day to $2 and the leaders from $1.S5 to $2.25.
 Foster to Take Charge.
 w. H. Foster, superintendent of freight for the New York division of the road, has come to the city to take charge at the freight house. The strikers held meeting during the af- ternoon to organize.
 Will Grant Demands.
 Superintendent Langennegger of the Crown Corset company stated this af- ternoon that the Crown company and the George c. Batcheller Corset con- pany will agree to the demands of their girls who are out on strike. The chief demand is the eight hour day and six hundred employees are out.
 The buffers of the Edwards and Holmes plant of the International Silver company, today refused to 80 back to work because the manage ment refused to recognize the union Every other demand was granted
 The Ives Mfg. company agreed to- day to give fifty hour week with an increase of fourteen per cent. in wages.
 Can Take Vacation.
 President kipp of the Salts com pany is said to have told the workers that he was going or a two weeks vacation and advised the men to re- turn to work pending efforts to adjust the differences. This the strikers de- clined to do and are said to have told MT. <ipp that if he could take va l cation they could too.
 A strike of about 20 men occurred l