Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-25
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Wage Increases rs Per Cent
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Daily for Outside.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, August Is (by
the Associated Press).-A supplement
monthly men employed at the mines
in Indiana receive q substantial in
crease was signed late yesterday by
the Joint wage scale committee Of the
Indiana coal operators and miners.
the new schedule to be In effect from
August Is. 1920. kilograms advising
of the finding, and ordering the men
to return to work were sent to all
officials and members Of all local
unions of district No. II, United Mine
Workers of America.
The telegram sent to the officials of
all local unions in the district follows:
ITO the officials and members Of all
local unions Of district No. II, United
Mine Workers Of America: Joint COM
mittee has agreed on Is per cent for
all inside day labor or present wages
received and $3.50 per day for all out
side day labor and monthly men, ef-
fective as of August 16."
Increases Agreed Upon.
The increases granted follow: -.
First. that the day wages now
being paid to inside men and boys be
increased % per cent.
Second. that all monthly men and
outside day mems wages be increased
$3.50 a day.
Third. that any extra time paid day
men and monthly men directly or in
directly for any reason shall continue
to be paid.
Fourth. that this revised schedule
OF wages shall be effective as of Au-
gust 16."
All the mines in Indiana were idle
Tuesday with the exception Of three or
four small ones. on account Of the dis
| satisfaction Of the day and monthly men
with previous awards made at Washing
! ton, which they held were unfair to the
day men in proportion to the pay re-
i
| all, mines will be back on regular sched-
| ule before the end of the week.
11.OOO Workers Benefited.
1t is estimated that II, 900 mine work.
ers in Indiana will be benefited by the
| supplemental wage contract. Day men
| who receive S. a day will receive $3.50.
The increase to trapper boys. who have
cents day. Others who will be paid
more have been receiving the following:
! Motormen. $3.50: drivers, 1925; punch
machine men, 500; chain machine men,
$6.51.
| Wage Conference Today.
| COLUMBUS. Ohio. August 25-Ohio
| coal miners and operators will hold a
vice president Of the Ohio Mine Work
| ers. has announced. Wage negotiations
| will be taken up where left oH~by the
| recently disrupted Cleveland scale con-
l
! nounce what wage demands they would
| make, but it was understood that they
would be substantially the Same as those
presented at Cleveland-$z per day in
| crease for day men and 10 cents per ton
for tonnage workers.
CHICAGO, August 25.-Agreement on
the wage scale for day men in tho
Illinois coal mines is expected today.
| following the meeting yesterday Of the
| joint scale committee Of sixteen repre-
sentatives Of the miners and operators
| with eight on each side.
The committee argued for hours over
! the question of collecting the strike PEN
atty from the miners. Operators were
reported to have declared the collection
of the penalty was the one issue they
| would fight to enforce. although they
were willing to compromise on other
| points.
KANSAS CITY. August 25.-ofacia1s
of the United Mine Workers Of America
from Kansas. Missouri and Arkansas
met here today to decide the amount of
wage increase which they. plan to
ask. According to Alexander Howat,
president Of tho Kansas district, an in
crease Of approximately $3.50 a day.
bringing the wage for day and month
workers to $3.50 = day. will be asked.