Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-18
GENERAL LABOR NEWS.


the cOuntry's glazed kid.
Six million cords of wood were
turned into shipping cases last year.
Philadelphia's more than 700 textile
manufacturing plants employ more
than 225,0OO workers.
The New South Wales board Of
trade has fixed the new basic minimum
wage at "a 5s, which is an increase of
IS per week.
Washington union carpenters de-
cided to accept scale of $1.05 per
hour from organized master builders.
They returned to work.
A minimum wage for salesgirls en-
gagged in mercantile occupations has
been fixed at $3.50 per week by the
North Dakota WOrkmen's COmpensa-
ton bureau.
In Winnipeg, Canada, 16 times as
many dwellings have been erected
during the first six months of this
year as were erected during the same
period Of last year.
Choosing between an indefinite shut
down and a decrease il wages, about
1000 employees Of the Slater & Sons
wOrsted mills at Webster, Mass, re-
turned to work on full time, accepting
Is per cent cut in pay.
The Whitinsville, LinwoOd and
Saundersville cotton mill, Whitins-
vile, Mass, has announced that it
would operate on a fOur-day working
schedule beginning at once. Dizziness
Of the cotton market was given as the
reason.
Although a general strike to last
fOrty-eight hours was ordered to be-
come effective at Rio Janelro, Brazil,
by the city's labor federation, there
were virtually no signs during the
day that the workers were complying
with the order.
Employees of the power house Of the
Atchison (Kan.) Railway Light and
Power company received notice they
have been granted an increase of %
per cent in wages by the Kansas court
Of industrial relations. The increase
is retroactive to May 1.
A noticeable increase in the num-
Der of applicants for work was re-
ported by d. ]. Dunn, superintendent
Of the bureau of the state department
Of labor at Kansas City. The supply
Of jObless men exceeds the demand,
the superintendent said.
Metal workers to the number of
$4,000 went on strike at Barcelona,
Spain. The trades unions are dis
cussing striking Immediately in sym
pathy with the metal workers, who
demand increased wages. The bakers,
electricians and water works employ
ees decline to participate.
1t is imperative that Australia ap-
point representative to Washington
to. develop trade relations and place
Australia's point of view before the.
United States government, when nee
essary, Sir Joseph Cook, minister Of
the treasury, told the house of repre-
sentatives at Melbourne.
The Silecia mills in North Chelms-
ford, Mass, a branch of the United
States WOrsted company, announced a
cut in wages of Is per cent, to become
effective at once. The reduction is
attributed by the company to condi-
lions arising from the inability to dis
pose of its goods on hand and the lack
Of orders. The plant has, been oper-
ating recently with slightly more than
half its normal force of 900 hands.
Wood for tennis racquets requires
at least five years. seasoning-that is
TO say, it requires to be kept for five
years in the rough timber state before
being cut up for use. Wood for pi-
amos is kept, as a rule, for 40 years
before it is used.
Forty indianapolis labor unions
participated in thS arade October 25
in honor of Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation Of
Labor The union men escorted Mr..
Homners from his hotel to TomIin-
son hail where he was the principal
pH0' er a. a mass meeting.