The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1917-05-24


nounced az q patriotic meeting Of en-
pioyees az Quincy. Mass. that a gen
eral increase Of wages at the plant
was being arranged. He said the COM
pany was breaking all records in work
accomplished in its efforts to hurry
construction Of United States naval
vessels.
McCurtain, the million-dOllar coke
oven plant Henry G. Frick and asso.
ciates erected y years ago at Fort
Smith, Ark, which never was operat-
ed, has been leased by an Oklahoma
corporation. Abnormal demand for
coke, due 10 the war, is responsible
for a revival Of the industry. The
plant has 200 ovens.
Union labor at Philadelphia has
dropped its opposition to nonunion
men and has appealed 10 them 10 help
the government mobilize all available
mechanics for work at the arsenals
and navy yards.
The cost of food in Canada has gone
up about 70 per cent since the war
began, according to figures compiled
by the department Of labor. II has
risen about 81 per cent in Great Brit
ain.
Pittsburgh (Pa) Electrotypers'
union has secured a three-year con-
tract Wages are increased 81 a week
Immediately and a total Of 50 a week
during the life Of the agreement.
The military preparedness bill passed
at Albany, y. Y, is designed to bring
2500O0 working boys Of the ages Of
sixteen to eighteen under the compul-
sorry military training act.
Proprietors of mills in South Caro-
lima are spending S1,OO000O a year in
the improvement of living and work
ing conditions. South Carolina has
well-enforced child-labor law.
There has been an increase of u
per cent for Canadian press telegraph
ers and about per cent for CONNER
cial telegraphers employed by the Ca
madam Pacific railroad.
A 10 per cent advance in wages will
be paid miners in the Tuscarawas
district, It was announced, following
a meeting of the Tuscarawas operators
at Columbus, o.
Additional facilities for giving re-
turned soldiers technical training to
fit them for new occupations in civil
life have been provided In Montreal,
Canada
The judiciary committee Of the Con-
necticut general assembly favOrs bill
that will end TIE practice of import
ing armed gIlrds during strike times.
A scheme has been devised in Man
chester, England, to indicate by a
shop window sign businesses which
are being carried on by soldiers wives.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany has announced that practically
all employees will be paid on a basis
of eight hours for a days work.
Reports recently made In England
on the manufacture Of war supplies
stated that more and better work was
obtained on eight-hOur shifts.
At the recent municipal election at
Hamilton, Canada, three representa-
tlves Of organized labor were elected
to the city council.
Packers in Winnipeg, Canada, are
Offering bonuses and stock in com
panles to keep their employees from
organizing.
Walthamstow (England) council has
decided to give preferential employ
ment to discharged soldiers on the
tramways.
The Massachusetts state board Of la
Dor and industries has ruled that wOm-
an coremakers may not lift more than
25 pounds.
The Chicago & Alton has announced
that all section men on the system
will receive an increase of 10 cents
day.
About 30 per cent Of journeymen
BARRIERS are victims Of pulmonary tu-
berculosis.
China has only one physician trained
along modern lines for each 10000 in
habltants.
The first strike Of American work.
ers (sailors) occurred in 1902 in New
York city.
Painters Of Dundee, Scotland, have
gone on strike for more pay and short
er hours.
More than 10 per cent Of New York
working women are married.
Eldorado (Kan.) painters have Sc
cured an eight-hour day,