The labor standard., 1918-04-15
GREAT SAVING BY
 EARLY CLOSING
National Secretary Tells of Re- suits in the WindoW-Glass
 Industry.
ESTIMATES ON SUSPENSION
He Looks for Shortage of About Half the Yearly Output-Worsted Mills Advance Wages-Labor News
 in General.

in General.
 With the first operating period al- lowed manufacturers of window glass by the fuel administration ended and the closing of 45 such plants, largely distributed through Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, John R. John sen. secretary of the National Associa- ton of Window-Glass manufacturers, said the early-closing order resulted in n great saving of fuel, labor and freight The suspension. Johnson says, resulted in the saving of 45O.OO0 tons of coal. 18.OOO freight ears and $500 werkmen. The loss to the glass blow CTS. he says, will approximate $3,OOO,- GO. The shortage of window glass, he estimates at 5,5OO,OOO boxes, or about half the yearly output.
 The Wagner Electric Manufactur- ing company of St. Louis operates at full capacity when the majority of 25O0 workers, men and women, re- turned to work after being out on strike for several days. 1t was said by the union leaders that several workmen were refused work when they reported for work, and there were rumors that another strike would be called. Company officials admitted that several men were not al- lowed to 20 to work, but explained that the men reported late and that it had been a rule of the company fer considerable time that anyone who was late should lose half a days work. The strike was settled through tho efforts of Maj. W. c. Rogers of the ordnance department in Washington, who has charge of inspecting the mu- Mitions made at the Wagner plant.
 A labor union made up wholly of ne groes was organized at Chicago by col ored employees of the stockyards and packing plants. About 500 attend ed the meeting and 300 became mem Aers. The union will not affiliate with the American Federation of Labor, nor any other central or national or- ganization. It's name is the Ameri- can Utility Labor union, and locals will be established in every city that has a packing plant, beginning with Omaha.
 nm(Ap calkers in the Puget Sound u ding district have consented to
 equal number of apprentices
 M2e. according to-wortI re- ceived by the shipping board. The number of calkers must be more than doubled if the wooden ship program Is put through. The calkers previous ly had refused to work with appren- ticea.
 The Atlantic mills, the largest of the independent mills in Olneyville, R. l., announced a new scale of wages in ef- feet. The mills employ about 2,SOO hands. The Lymanville and the Gen. tredale Worsted mills employing close to HOO operatives, also announced a raise in wages. The Centredale Worsted operates four mills and the Lymansvi1le one.
 There were 2,521 strikes, 2S3, ,4O2 men idle and 8,2s5, ,519 days of produc- ton lost in the last six months, ac- eording to the report issued by the na- tIonal industrial conference board on strikes in American industries in war tirne. Increased cost of living, it is said, has proved one of the important causes of many of the strikes.
 The strike of carpenters. machin- ists and electrical workers at Hog Is land shipbuiIdfng yard was satis- factOrily adjusted. It involved a little more than 5000 men, who had struck because they had been paid only time and half for overtime. The question of overtime wages, it was claimed, was misunderstood.
 Abolition of the nine subtreasuries and an increase of $10 month in the salaries of government employees earning from $4SO to 5000 year are provided for in the legislative, ex- ecutiye and Judicial appropriation bill as it was passed by the house. The measure, which carries total Of S69,' 600 900, now goes to the senate.
 Four additional states filled their quotas of shipard volunteers, the labor department announced. They were Vermont. Ohio. Utah and Massaehu- sets. A total of 22O,0oO mechanics are known to be enrolled. The full auota of 25O,oOO Is expected to be reached soon.
 Union textile girls at Mahoning City Pa., have secured an increase in pay and union recognition.
 The SusQuehanna Galleries compan, has appointed the first woman weigh master in the anthracite region.
 The six-hour day will be put into eff: feet in April at Lever Bros, one of thu worlds largest soap factories at Liver pool, England, it was stated.
 The South Carolina state Legislature adjourned without empowering the state executive to suspend the labos laws of that state. The governor ask cd for this power.
 One thousand feather boa workers