Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22
GARMENT FIRM
MAY CLOSE ITS
SHOP IN NEWARK
TrouviIIe Superintendent Says
Company Is Likely to Leave
Because of Strike.
GIRLS PAID OFF AT NOON;
PAYDAY AT OTHER PLACES
Lewis Company Asks for Po-
lice Protection-Quiet at
Other Places.

Nathan Kramer, superintendent Of
the Trouville Shirtwaist Co, at II
Austin street. suggested today that
the firm might move out of the city,
but refused to make any definite
statement, Eighty of the 100 opera
tives employed by the firm have been
on strike for several days and the
dozen or so who remained at work
were told yesterday to take their be-
longings from the shop.
The front door of the factory was
padlocked today until almost noon,
when the office was opened up and the
strikers were paid off. Rumors tina.
the firm intended to move either 30
Jersey City or Hoboken have been
rife since the strike started and were
particularly strong last night after the
girls at work were let go.
During the payoff today Superin-
tendent Kramer was asked about the
matter. 81 won't say a word" he
said. 81 won't say we are going or
that we are not going" When he was
asked whether he knew the intentions
of the firm he replied, Yes; ! know
Just what is going to happen, but 1
won't say"
The non-union cigar strikers at the
factories of Seidenherg q Co. and the
Union American Company were paid
off today without incident. Little
business was done in either factory.
Police reserves were sent to the fac
tory OF the 7. Lewis Cigar Manufac-
turing Company, in Norris avenue,
today at the request of the firm,
although no attempt seemingly had
been made to extend the strike of the
ola
industry TO the big plant
One Girl Discharged at Lewis's.
The call for police protection was
sent in after delegation from the
500 girl employees had waited on the
foreman and had been discharged for
formally demanding an increase of
five cents per hundred for rolling and
an equal increase for the bunchers.
One of the committee to be dis
charged was Lena Celtzer, of POI
Belmont avenue, woman of thirty,
who had been employed in the Lewis
factory for six years and was one of
the most shillful of the force. When
she left the factory she went 'Down
Neck to the Union American factory
10 urge the girls there to stand firm
and to assure them that more than
GOO girls from the Lewis factory
would he out ON Monday.
Abraham |. Lewis manager of the
Lewis factory, said this noon that he
had gone through the factory per-
sonafy today and had not found D
single girl who was dissatisfied with
conditions as they existed. Every
thing was harmonious. he said, and
all assured him personally that stril<-
ing was the furthest thing from their
minds. because they realized that
they had good jobs.
When he was asked about the
Celtzer woman, he said that, come to
think Of it. he did find one girl this
forenoon who was doing her work in
such a slovenly fashion that he had
discharged her for incompetence. He
said she was Il beginner,
Members of the Essex Trades Coun-
ell who have been advising the strik-
ers from the Seidenberg d co. fac
tory i'm Central avenue and the Union
American factory at Union and Mar
ket streets, are anxious that the girls
in the big shop remain at work for
the present at least, but a consider
able portion of the roller girls want
to Join the girls from the other shops.
IJN'l y lllllE W H. 'i'iif'l lPDNl INtth.
where seven girls were arrested yes
terday charged with assaulting two Of
the girls who refused to join their
ranks. Mamie Korngold, i'm charge of
the pickets at this factory, said that
none of the strikers had gone back,
but that four of the thirteen girls who
worked yesterday had not gone in to-
day.
Not many of the strikers put in an
appearance around the factory today,
apparently being tired out by yester-
days activities without a headqnar-
tors. The room which was placed at
their disposal Thursday by VI. Com
minis, next door to his saloon nj Mar
ket and Ferry streets, WAS again
placed at their service today, and
Commins said that they could have
it and welcome so long as the strike
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