Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-16

PENNSY To LAY OFF
2,5()0 MORE MEN
Reduction to be M de
Brings Total up to
10000
STOCKS LOW RECORDS
New iurk and New England Factor
ir~ Reducing Forces Working
Hears Reduced in Many Factories

philadelphia, Nov. lG.--Thc Penn
sylvar'a Railroad viii lay off $500
more mcn--l,0O0 Of them on the
Philadelphia division. within the next
I'VE DAYS, according to announcement
'odsy tv the compsny.
T." Philadelphia Division extends
ercm ,out:iAe this city to Harris
h,ms.
Fift"nr aundrcd cf The employees
vil! - lad OF in the Central Penn
,"ly.n'a tl:v.sion, which comprises,
T-i;Iiar%HHrt, Snnbury, E!mira and
I';he sS"h ykIl division. At williams
aort wi,c"e il is announced 505 will
GO. he majority will he car shop
enplo"eS..
S..n.v the end OF October there has
,o"n > tn%2l Ect reduction Ct more
han $4,000 employees Of the Penn
:ylvaN:a system, NEST of them east
+ PITTSBURGH.
iNew York, Nov. l6.--For the
:'cvar.h consecutive session since
the r. Io" tial election the stock
?,arka: v.as nervous and unsettled
T@ain today, mainly on the further
, -lc:i-.s o.. @f speculative accounts,
rh;ch a1rloi 10 the new low records
,f or" - three wears past.
Parking conditions improved over
he week end. rs shown by the easier
rat. for call money, but develop
,cr;s Otherwise were OF the same
hsnorra";ae character that influ-
need tn market Throughout the
uonto These consisted manly Nsf
.dv:crs indicating that the process
r h,is.nas readiustanent throughout
he roua-"r was making greater
,"oca7e with Increased curtailnent
,f manufactured articles.
From Albany came Associated
"rcss rr"Grts that 100 shopmcn en-
7'ovpl bv the New Yorl: Central
Rai'rond Company ar The West Al
'anr> ren:i" sho'~i and 100 other
"@!7i"," will h. laid OF tonight.
The ro$ton and Albany Railroad
onStef = notice hat 70 Der GENT Of
IS working FORE Of $50 IN Albany
vouli y. made idle Wednesday.
R"~o,;< from Snr;rmfrld. Mass,
rrrc T. thr effect hat the WcaIing-
''ouSc T'r"tr;c and Manufacturing
"omr"nE "r<tariav nut into effect
y; f-or' II 70 Is hours wrel in
Is working schedule affecting
800 "mplov"s. It The same time
he More nroo Forge COMPANY, Of
Springfield, abolished it ei@ht-hnur
! 1"ht shift. laying off betwcca Ih0
. 10 mcn The Wrstin"aouS" Co.,
i wa= sai|i, expects T. avoid reduc-
ior - n. nImbrr or its em'p'oyes.
.Ad"'""% frcr Worcester, Nassa-
''rsc--s. said the Norton Company
manufacturers of abrasives, y"ster
Iqy -rgrt.i \ iO-homr week for its
: ,r,1rre: b"causr "f reduction Of
usir"rs. The C"aton and Knight
Manufacturing Com"any, belt and
nather m9kars. is PIT on five day
haSis. Ire Bradley Car Works has
ut Il; forces from l.G0o 10 500 men,
nd .hp W!,;:ta!l Garnet Mills are
..osed cnriroly :or week At least.
From Riid"ford, Marie. the Pep
oerri and York Cotton Mills, en-
pIoyinn 5000 persons. w"re report
n as having ;aa,iguratcd a working
schedule of three days week to
! continue until further ncticc.
Chicago. Nov. 1G.-Chicago bakers
were summoned 20 City Hall yester-
day rs RUssc!l Poole. Secretary Of
the Councils high cost Of living
! committee. and urged to red'','" fire
price OF bread from = ccrts Tor Il
pound loaf to 70 cents.