Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-02
OTHER LABOR NOTES

OF a total of 196,205 wage earners
In Rhode Island, S3,2O4, or a little
more than 42 per cent, are employed
in the textile industry.
During the past seven years an
average of at least four men have lost
their lives for every million tons of
coal mined in the United States,
Striking engineers and fremen en-
plOyed by grain elevator companies at
Chicago agreed to accept a cut of 20
per cent in wages and work fortyeight
hours a week instead of forty-siX.
The monthly tonnage report of the
United States Steel corporation showed
5,117,S6S tons Of untitled orders on
hand June 80. This is a decrease from
untitled orders on May 81, which were
5,4S2,4 tons.
Twelve tons of ore yield no more
than 100 milligrams Of radium. More
over, to get that 100 milligrams takes
three tons of hydrochloric acid, one
ton of sulphuric acid, five tons of So
dium carbonate and ten tons of coal.
At Pawtucket, r. l., three plants of
the Anchor Webbing company resumed
running On July after closing down
on June 70 and announcing an in
definite closing Now, it is announced,
the mills will resume with new wage
schedule.
Wage reductions amounting to ap-
proximately $2,0O0,0O0 a year went
into effect July II in all paper mills
of southwestern Michigan. About 5000
workers In ten mills at Kalamazoo
and 5000 workers in other plants are
affected.
Today there are more than 400 oil
refineries ip the United States, with
an aggregate daily capacity Of nearly
100000 barrels. Texas leads all the
other states with more than 20 plants
completed. Oklahoma Is second and
Pennsylvania third.
The plant of the Woodard Manu-
featuring Co, at Owosso Mich. resumed
operation on a basis of SO hours a
week instead of 40, as it has been Op-
Grating for months. Improved condi-
tiOns in the retail furniture business
warrant the increased production, it Is
announced.
The Building Trade association OF
Portland, Maine, has declared an open
shop policy. Their action follows a
strike declared by the members Of The
carpenters union on June after the
contractors had ordered a reduction In
pay from 81 to so cents an hour. AT
the time, the men agreed to accept 81
cents.
At Montreal, Que, 300 pressmen who
struck recently for higher wages re-
turned to work upon the advice OF
George L. Berry of indianapolis, inter-
national president of the union. He
told them it would be serious mis-
take to continue the strike in view Of
prevailing industrial conditions. The
men returned under the old contract
The wages of mOtormen and con-
ductors employed by the Youngstown
& Ohio River Railroad company Oper-
ating an interurban road between East
Liverpool and Salem, were reduced
five cents an hour in an award an
nOunced by tWO-man arbitration
board. The old scale ranged from So
to 65 cents an hour. The new wage is
retroactive from July l.
Chicago carpenters engaged in con-
struction work returned to their jobs
thus ending the tieup in the building
trades OccasiOned by their inactivity
This decision was made at a meeting
of the carpenters district council. The
men 90 back at their old Wage-$1.25
an hOur-pending a referendum vote
to be taken to decide whether the car
penters will accept the tentative agree
ment entered into between their dis
trict council and the Associated Build
ers.
The Sharon Steel Hoop company
took the lead among Independent steel
companies of the Youngstown district
in announcing a further wage reduc-
ton, expected for some time. The new
cut makes the wage for common labor
thirty cents an hour, with no over
time. 1t became effective July 16, the
date when the Bethlehem Steel COM
pany's reduction to twenty-seven cents
took effect and also when the United
States Steel corporations elimination
of overtime became effective.
More than $20OOO,0OO worth of pub
lie and private work to be done in
Akron, Ohio, this year will be handled
by Akron men exclusively.
A working day of six hours with in
creased wages is the latest demand of
five local unions of the Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen in Toronto. The
officials claim that the demand for a
shorter working day is made simply
and solely to help out the unemploy-
ment situation. At present the men
are earning from 81 to 05 cents an
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