The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1915-02-11
COAL MINERS BACK AT WORK
Pennsylvania Company Announces Re.
sumption Of operstions-orders
for Pig Iron Being Received.

Connellsville, Pa.-Following a visit
of Otto j. Wendlandt and John Hop
kins, officials of the American Manga
nese Manufacturing company of DU'
luth, Mimi, to the plant of the com.
pany at Dunbar, announcement was
made that the Freeport coal mines OF
the company, at Dunbar, will be opened
at once, giving employment to 200 men,
II that following the meeting of the
directors in Philadelphia work will be
pushed on another furnace, with the
object of having 1t ready by July 1.
One furnace is now running. It was
stated that the business outlook is
bright. An order for 5000 tons of pig
iron was received a few days ago.
Many smaller orders are being re.
ceived.
London. The total reduction
shown in the number Of male work
people in England employed as be-
tween July and October is 1917 per
cent, which is almost precisely equal
to the percentage of workmen who
are shown by the figures to have
Joined the military and naval forces.
Consequently it would appear that in
the aggregate there has been no in
crease in the unemployment Of male
workmen, though Of course, certain
employments have fallen off, while 9th
ers have absorbed additional labor.
The proportion working short time,
however, has been considerable,
though this percentage has fallen from
26 in September to 17.3 in October.
Melbourne, Australia.-The Austria
liam Workers union, which is n of
the most powerful organizations in
the commonwealth, at a recent con-
ference decided that the future wages
of the farm hands of Victoria and
South Australia should be according to
a certain schedule. In the agricultural
section it is provided that 48 hours
shall constitute a weeks work, such
hours to be from 1880 a. m. to $40 p.
M. on five days of the week and 7:O5
a. m. to noon or Saturdays. Overtime
work shall be paid at time and a half.
Chicago.-It is reported that the
legislative committee Of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers and the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen are
preparing to offer at the next session
Of congress bills providing for a maxi
mum of a ten-hour day and other
in the present laws. The fed
eral law now restricts the service OF
.rainmen to 16 consecutive hours.
rIv d0Iblo tho mon omD1ovad now
it is estimated, would secure work if
the bill were passed.
Observation-Disclosures approving
central labor union bank in this city,
aid authorizing the appointment of a
committee to confer with representa-
for working out the details OF
the plan were adopted in convention
at Peoria recently by the Information
al Association of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers. Twenty-seven labor or
CARNATIONS maintain headquarters in
Indianapolis.
Chicago.-During 1914, according to
a report just issued, $125, 900 was paid
out among Chicago's $4,000 street rail-
way employees in sick and death bene-
fits and for funerals. OF that sum,
$4,000 was paid by the Amalgamated
Association of Electric Railroad EN-
ployees and $4,000 represented volun-
tary donations by members to those
who were not entitled to benefits. The
union pays a death benefit of $500.
London.-The sun of $73,76O was
distributed at the twenty-ninth profit
sharing among the employees of Sir
William P. Hartley's jam factory, Ain
tree. Since the Inauguration of the
scheme a total sum of S379, 800 has
been distributed. Sir William P. Hart
ley intimated that he would add a fur
Their sum to the workers pension fund
which he started five years ago, bring
ing his donations up to $4,000.
San Francisco.-The California In.
dustrial accident commission has
made an offer to the California Metal
Producers association that 1t will ex
tend unlimited state insurance to mine
owners If they will guarantee the state
an annual premium income of 500,
900.
San Diego, Cal.-Electrical workers
have raised wages from S4 to $4.5(
per day, to take effect March l next
This increase applies to inside wire
men. All contractors have agreed t
recognize the union and employ onl!
members Of that organization.
st. Louis.-The average annual sal
airy of the 1854 public school teach
ers of Missouri for the school yea
% 500 aEEA or