The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-03
JUVENILE LAW KNotkiD OUT
Texas Court Declares Is unconstitu.
tionaI--Young Workman Was
Charged With TlaAt.


juvenile court on grounax tssat the de-
PENDANT was under seventeen wars az
age was overruled.
The Swiss labor j. rnal, Mettalur-
giste, gives official statistics showing
that 63,137 munitions workers from 100
factories in Germany ware out on
strike during the first three months Of
the present year, as compared with
about 5000 men from % factories dur
ing the same period in 1916 The rea-
sons assigned for the strikes were bad
and insufficient food and the higher
cost of living.
Delegates Of the workmen at all the
oil wells in Baku proclaimed a general
strike. This action was taken because
the employers have refused the de-
mand of the men that they shall not
discharge workmen without consent Of
the trades unions.
Coal mines that for years have not
loaded any of their product on the
Ohio river are returning to the plan
because of the car shortage. At DilIes
a tipple has been erected so that
barges may be loaded direct from the
mine mouth.
Massachusetts has 206 factories that
make mems clothing, exclusive Of
shirts. In 1918 the 5,S13 workers in
them were paid $3,444,s63, an average
annual wage of $592.61, for turning out
product valued at more than $4,000.
900.
Effective October 1, thus emitting
back pay, all lake steamer employees,
ranging from licensed officers to coal
passers, are to be placed under a new
pay schedule, according to report
from the wage scale committee of the
Lake Carriers association. The min
imum scale will be: Boatswains, $105;
stewards on vessels of 1000 gross tons
and over, $130; stewards on lesser YES
sells, Sis; second cooks, $40; walters,
$50; porters, $50; firemen, oilers, and
water tenders, 500; wheelmen and
lookout men, '$95; ordinary seamen,
$50, and coal passers, $50.
The Russian railway mems strike
has caused the government to decide
to grant the increased wages. demand
ed as from September 1. This will
necessitate an expenditure of $780,
100000 annually, which the govern
ment has decided to meet by a re-
arrangement of railway rates. Stimuli
taneously the government will promuI-
gate a law providing for special food
supplies for railway men, 80
LA strikelin sSeattle'sy wooded ssl
yards, called on September Ia In syEaS
pathy with the efforts of timber work.
ers to obtain an eght-hour day, wad
called off in response to a telegram
from Secretary Wilson of the depart
ment of labor urging the men to take
this course. Approximately 1,5OD men
are affected.
Cuban trade unionism reports much
progress in the Cuban labor movement
during the last year. Many trades
have won the eight-hour day, advanced
wages and improved working condi-
tons.
A state mediation and Cancellation
board, consisting Of five representa-
tives of employers and an equal num-
Der of employed, has been appointed
by Governor Withycombe of Oregon.
A new union of the international
Timber Workers has been formed at
Portland, Ore, and is expected to have
q membership running into the thou
sands in the near future.
Dressed in overalls and working
shorts and wearing heavy leather
gloves, 16 women are working at the
Sacramento shops of the Southern Pa
citic sorting scrapiron. X
The national efficiency board created
by the New Zealand government has
decided that every man and woman in
the dominion must engage in war work
if necessity arises.
One hundred and twenty-one men
employed in Toronto (Canada) air.
plane factories have organized a
branch of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters.
The thirty-third annual meeting of
the city of Dublin Nursing institution
was held recently, when efforts were
! made to standardize the status of
! nurses.
, President e. P. Ripley of the At
Gibson, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad,
urges the necessity for importing d
: quarter of a million Chinese laborers.
, At meeting of the Railway Clerks
Association for Ireland the attention
} of the government was called to the In
: adequacy of the present war bonus
Kansas City (Mo) factory commits.
sioners have ruled that women work.
ing in the factories of that city can
: wear overalls if they choose. r.
One and a quarter million women
are stated to be engaged in mems
4 places on the British railways
All the wooden mills of Berkshire
: county (Mass) have announced a 10
per cent increase in wages.
Officials Of the International Hod
Carriers and Common Laborers union
4 announce that SO new unions were add.
ed during the last quarter.
Salt Lake City (Utah) workers In