Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-29
STEEL DEADLOCK
STILL UNBROKEN
Intensive Effort by Employers
and Men Fail to Turn
Industrial Tide
TRY TO RUN EVERYWHERE
BY the Associated Press


eorpor=,tionS, union headquarters. pol C
and other sources in the Pittsburgh dis
trict today did nor inGiCato-a subStah- e
tial change in the steel workers strlN';
which has entered upon its second
week.
No serious break was reported at the
large indpncndcnt plant oi the Jones
& LaughIin COMPANY. in this city.
against which the unions had announced
an intpn SivP campaign to shut down the
works. 4 company representative" Sall
that about the same number of men "a
rpported last week were at the WORKS
today. while at union headquarters 1t
was reportcd that fewer workers an
sgercd the whistle than on any other
day since the strike started.
One Big Plan; HeopenN
The PENNSYLVANIA works of the \l-
tionsl Tube Company in this city. clos" /
last week. opened for opc' ion To-Day
but whether production will amount TO
much cannot be stated until late III the
day.
Homestead. Braddork. DnQur>nc and
Cairton plants OF the Carnegie Com
many were reported ns operating on
about the same basis as last week.
though there were conflicting claims by
each side as to the number Of men in
the works.
More Mills Open Today
The American steel and Wire Com
pany announced that the rod mills in its
plants at Braddock. Rankin and Far
rell resumed operations today. The rod
mills were closed last week. The com
pany's plant at Donora. also closed last
week. reported men returning there for
work. In the Cleveland field the com
pany announced the nail department OF
the II. l.. Works began operation.
Reports from Johnstown. Pa. show
no change in conditions there. The
Cambria plant of the Midvalc Steel
Company. which shut down last Tues
day, is still idle and will not resume.
officials say. until Il sufficient number Of
mon indicate a desire to return. The
Lorraine Steel Company. in the Johns
town field. continued to operate. though
strikers claimed it was working with
"oufS a handful of men.
ClaIm More Men Working
AT New Castle the various plants of
the Carnegie Company and the Amcri-
ran Sheet and Tin Plate Company con-
tinued operations. in some instances de
partmPnts showing more men at work.
corporation officials reported
The McKeeSport Tin Plate Company.
at Port Nuc. resumed operations in til"
finishing department with complete
personnel. officials said. The mill was
shut down week ago.
Picketing was done on large scale
IN the lower Monougahela valley. where
the Homestead. Braddock and Rankin
plants of the Carnegie Steel Company
are situated. In some instances. pSpe-
cially at Rankin. the picketing had the
effect of preventing a large number of
men from returning. officials claimed
II did not deter those who had worked
last week and a small number of addi-
tional men. it was said.
The North Mill of the Carnegie Com
pany in Sharon is still closed down. Of
fcials of the Sharon Steel Ioop Com
pany reported that mere of it's en-
ployes had returned to the mills.
Operations at the plant of the Amer
lean Sheet and Tin Plate Company a
Sharon will be resumed tomorrow. of.
fcials of that company said.
The Valley Mould and Iron Work,
at ShRrpsville was today operating every
department. virtually all men havin,
returned to work, according TO the com
pany. The Alice furnace, Sharpsvilc
is also in operation.
One man was snot ana slightly
wounded and three others arrested
when a crowd Of young men is al.
legged to have attacked a deputy sheriff
In the IRwrencevillc mill district Sun
day afternoon. None of the men ron