Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-10-01
OTHER LABOR NOTES

than clerks
Belgium is alarmed over the dis
position Of her skilled mechanics and
farmers to seek homes in the United
States
A grand total of 8,64O,OOO,OOO but
tons of all kinds are made in this
country each year, which is 80 for
each person.
In Montgomery, Ala, the Alabama
court of appeals has ruled that coun-
ties may work short-term convicts on
the public roads.
A readjustment of wages for the 75,-
600 United States navy yard workers
will be considered by a special board
appointed for the purpose.
Under the terms of the latest wage
increase granted to railroad en-
| ployees, the men will receive 115 per
cent more than they got in 1914
A tremendous industry is founded
upon the use of more than 2OO,OO0O00
| feet of wood every year in the manu-
facture of musical instruments.
The average paid-up membership of
| the American Federation of Labor for
the last year was 4,078,740, an in
crease of 819,672 over the previous
| year.
Between 1000 and 1900 tons of
| steel is being hauled away by motor
trucks from the great steel mills in
| and around Pittsburg Pa, every
working day.
1t is estimated that from July, 1914,
| to July, 1913, there were approximate
| ly 100000 women entrants in indus
try in Great Britain. This number is
exclusive of 100000 women who came
from domestic service and smaller
work shops.
The Dunn Worsted company at
| Woonsocket, r. l., announced that
its plant would close for two weeks.
Four hundred employees are affected.
| Dull market conditions are given as
the reason for the shutdown. The Lip
pitt WOolen company's mill, employing
400 will also be closed for three
| weeks.
The textile industry of France en-
ployed about 1SS,0O0 men in 1914, of
whom only about 8 per cent had re-
turned by July, 1919. Last December,
! however, more than 33 per cent were
back at work, or about four times as
many as in July. Six times as many
miners were at work in December as
n T11IX nd tXIrinn n a n.
ware and metal factories.
Street car motormen and conduc-
tors of the Cincinnati Traction COM
pany were awarded an advance Of nine
cents an hour in wages They will
receive 80 cents an hour hereafter
with a nine-hour day instead of a
ten-hour day. They also will receive
| time and a half for overtime instead
of double time which they requested.
Four thousand miners are idle and
% of the 81 mines in Muhlenberg
county, Kentucky, have suspended pro-
| duction, according to reports to the Of
fee of the United Mine Workers of
America at Central City, KY. A strike
for higher wages of coal miners, said
to number 300, tied up the mines, it
was reported. Operators in the coun-
ty estimated coal production is re-
duced at least 25,O0O tons a day.
Settlement of the strike of 5000
coal miners in the Brafton fields
(Pennsylvania) was announced by the
department of labor. The men re-
weeks. Officials of the department de-
clned to state the basis of the settle
ment except to say that "an agree
ment satisfactory to both miners and
operators" had been reached after two
days of conference with concilators
of the department.
The claims of the British railway
unions for increased wages, based
largely upon the relatively higher
standard of wages prevailing among
other classes of British workmen and
not on the usual ground of the in
creased cost of living, has been con-
sidered by the national railway wage
board and awards made in the form
of general increases ranging from 81
cents to S1S3 a week in London and
industrial districts over rates now pre-
vailing. The Unions had asked for
fiat increase of $4.S7 per week.
Treasurer HAYS of the International
Typographical union gave his report,
showing the total assets are $685.
9O3.5O The union has 74,719 members
and their total earnings for the year
were So, 2,13O,091 an increase Of 40
per cent over the previous year.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, in pursuance Of profit sharing
policy, announced more than month
ago, began paying to employees all
over the world nearly $2,0O0,0OO. This
additional remuneration represents a
share of the company's earnings dur.
mo tho first Six months Of 1920