Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-04-30
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Philadelphia now has more than
2,50O female candy workers.
Women trade unionists in Great
Britain now number more than 1000
600
Manchester, Eng. has more than
5000 workers whose ages range from
seven to fourteen years.
Light and power are supplied to 1GG
surrounding villages from single
central station in Germany
More than 10000 wage-earners are
employed III the more than $500 candy
factories in the United States
A general strike of "a hours was
called at Naples, Italy, as a protest
against the election Of wOrEmen who
had seized two factories.
Union cement fnishers OF ST. Louis
will be given wage increase Of from
80 cents tc $1.25 an hour beginning
April ], It was announced. This Is the
fourth local building craft to be grant
ed wage Increases this week
Women in Kansas working in fac
tories will have an eight-hOur day and
a minimum wage of $11 q week for
experienced workers. The Industrial
welfare commission has approved the
ruling of the state factory board for
this maximum day and minimum
wage.
Trainmen Of the Capital Traction
company, Washington were awarded
an increase in pay of 5 cents per
hour and other employees of the com
pany were given a fiat salary increase
of 10 per cent under an agreement
signed by the workers and the com
pany.
Danger OF a new railway strike in
Italy has been eliminated by the gov
ernment granting railway workers and
employees of factories a seven-hOur
day All railway men have been given
extra pay of 200 lire per month 1end-
Ing definite settlement Of their de
mands for higher wages.
All yearrOund work has been de-
manded by the anthracite cOai miners
in the conference Of the subcOmmit-
tee of miners and operators appointed
10 negotiate a new wage agreement.
The miners declare they must have a
60 per cent increase in wages and
work throughout The year to meet the
high cost of living.
The International Timber Workers
union will make a formal demand for
a n irlt IL,
Jandro. organizer for the union. The
demand is 10 he issued from the head
quarters of the international and will
include workers from the tree to the
market in three states Wisconsin,
Michigan and Minnesota
Miss Hazel Farkasch. secretary and
special investigator OF the North Da-
kOta Minimum Wage commission. in
report just made public, recommends
$16.25 as the minimum wage for eX-
perienced woman mercantile employ
ees, office help. Mattresses, telephone
and telegraph operators, al the rate Of
$271 day. or 81 cents an hour
A bill which Will provide for fixing
~ liIIiliiiluliI Nd-C iOi h'lllNIl N'IhVl'N
In Nova Scotia Is to be brought for
ward in the house Of assembly by the
provincial government during the
present session. Announcement 10
this effect was made in the speech
from the throne. bun nothing is yet
known as to the exact nature of the
legislation. Another bin which the
government Will introduce will extend
the provisions Of the Workmon'S com
pensation act.
A new army retail store has Just
been established at Cramps shipyard
in Philadelphia, and already 1ONo
employees are taking advantage of
the low prices at which they can Sc
cure foodstuffs. wearing apparel and
household necessities.
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America hold their biennial con-
vention In Boston, May TO- according
to notices received at Chicago. The
Chicago membership of $4,000 will
send a delegation second in size only
to that of New York. Nationally the
has $50 900 members.