The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-15
Two COMPLAINTS
ARE DISMISSED
IN LABOR CASES
Charges Against Richmond
Casket Company and Ollie
Mcclure Co. Dismissed.

Labor complaints against the Ollie
and Mcclure company and the R1ch-
mond Casket Factory company were
dismissed at the request of Labor Or
ganized Miller, the witness from the
Richmond Casket Factory and Organ
izer Smith at the War Labor Board
hearing Friday morning.
The complaint against the Rich
mond Casket factory was dismissed
because of the good attitude of ]. H.
Mills, president. 1t was explained.
Mr.. Miller said 1t would not be neces-
sary for the War Labor Board to con-
slider the matter as agreements could
be reached by the cooperation OF Mr..
Mills and his employees. Mr. Miller
and the witness said Mr. Mills had
said he believed in unions as they
were the only protection for the lab
oring man. Examiner Bland asked
that women In the factory be shown
the consideration the War Labor
Board grants to women in industry,
and that as soon as an agreement Is
reached between Mr.. Mills and his
employees the War Labor Board be
notified.
Paul Smith. national labor organizer,
said the complaint against Ollie and
MCuulTc plduJ was OloulIooC0 a. AC-
quest Of the employees. who do not
wish to appear.
Charles Griffith, former employee of
the Simplex Tool company, made
statements showing unrest at that
plant. Griffith was a member of the
committee which went to Mr. Feick
at the Westcott Hotel in August to
make adjustments at the plant. He
said that at that time it was agreed
between the committee and Mr. Feick
that there would be an increase OF
from cents to IA cents on the hour
with time and one-half for overtime
and double time for Sundays and hol-
idays Griffith said that so far as
he knew Mr.. Feick never went to the
Sixplex plant. When the pay en-
yelopes were received no one received
over cents. They are now working
ten hours day with no overtime.
Agree to Wage Cut.
Mr.. Griffith said that Mr.. Porter.
superintendent, called a meeting and
suggested that the employees go back
TO a pre-war basis with with an eight
or ten hour day at prevailing wage.
with IL hours pay for overtime. The
employees held a meeting last night at
which time they agreed to the cut in
wages for eight hours providing they
have time and one-half for overtime.
and double time for Sundays and holt
days, it was said
William Miller, A. Ellis and John
Linthicum were witnesses testifying
as to conditions at the Louck and Hill
plant. Their testimony showed that
sanitary conditions at the plant of
Louck and Hill are in bad condition.
They testified that the employers do
no collective bargaining, that com
mittee went to the employers and
asked for ten percent increase and
William II. Roller. former employee
OF the Starr Piano company, was put
on the stand this morning to testify as
20 his discharge when he refused to
sign an individual contract. Roller
was a pattern maker in the depart
ment at the Starr Piano company in
which propellors are made. He was
member of committee which sub
iuitted a proposed proposition to the
company, which the company refused.
He said that the foreman came to him
and told him to get Off of the COM
mittee. This he refused. A paper
was brought to him by the foreman to
sign. 1t was also passed to the other
employees. This paper stated that the
undersigned would be willing to work
on the next contract with the same
conditions, wages and hours that now
existed The paper was signed by
other employees but Roller refused to
sign and twenty minutes otter he was
1t was refused The employers pro-
posed a plan which was pIaclIcsl.. a
bonus and which the employees refused.
~ No hn mi hn JNln nj
ii was stated
A statement from Lcuck and Hill