Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-13
IN OTHER FIELDS OF LABOR

Inc Stlmson Logging company neal
Garden City, Wash, has employed 8
large crew of men and expects to re
sumo logging operations about March
Married women would be given con.
troll over wages earned by them with.
In the home by bill adopted by the
lower house of the New Jersey legts-
lature.
The American coal mine near Vim
cennes, Ind, the largest in the world,
voted SO per cent to strike. Miners in
the Bicknell field voted 95 per cent
for a strike.
Building trade employers of Cleve-
land, O., will make no effort to break
the existing tieup in the building in
dustry through the open shop, it was
announced.
The dock workers strike at Hong
Kong, China, has been called off and
the men are returning to work. ac-
cording to advices reaching the State
department.
The red flag has been raised by the
striking miners on the Rand in South
Africa, said dispatch from Johan-
nesburg to London. Nine more deaths
are reported.
Work Of demolishing the Union sta
ton, gateway to Chicago for nearly
forty years, has been begun by wreck
ers, who started destruction of bag
gage section of old structure to make
way for new Union station construc-
ton.
The number of strikers returning to
work in the coal and gold mines Of the
Rand districts Of South Africa is grow
Ing rapidly and conditions are much
quieter, says Reuters dispatch from
johannesburg. Nearly 5000 men, in.
Guiding officials, are now back at
work.
A strike affecting 5000 coal miners
in western Canada fields is threatened.
Robert Livett chairman Of the scale
committee Of the United Mine Work
ers Of America, declared that a walk
out was possible in the event that
wage reductions announced were put
Into effect. The territory affected is
district No. Is, comprising southern
Alberta and part of eastern British
Columbia.
The number of unemployed In Penn
sylvania has decreased more than five
thousand in February, figures made
public by Q. B. Connolly, commissioner
of labor and industry, show. The fig
ures were compiled from reports of |
the ten employment officers in the |
state. March 1, the unemployed TO- |
tailed 3O8,540, as compared with 3d. |
$50 February 1. Philadelphia showed |
the greatest decrease with approx
mately AGO.
The number of workers in the chief
Industries Of Detroit has almost dou-
bled since March, 1921, according to a
report made public by the Employers
association. An increase of 1894 work
ers was shown for February, as com
pared to January of this year. The
total employed by the 70 manufacture
ing concerns holding membership in
this association was given as 121, 1888,
as against 62,S7S a year ago. These
plants normally employ 100000 work
srs.
Five hundred men who had been dis
missed from Henry Fords factory at
Cork, Ireland, applied for out-of-work
Jay at the employment exchange. They
lad been discharged as the result
II Ford's decision not to submit to
certain stipulations by the Cork cor
'oration in regard to his works in
he city. All construction work and
erection Of machinery and equipment
ave been stopped. It is expected that
he dismissal Of hundreds more will
ollow.
Mason contractors of Lorain, o., re-
ected compromise wage settlement of
1.122 an hour to May and 81 10 for
he remainder Of the year, offered by
n arbitration board representing Lo-
ain bricklayers. Holding out for a
at 81 an hour scale, the contractors
efused to compromise other than to
fer to accept the scale that is ar
lved at in Cleveland. Both proposals
-ere rejected by the bricklayers' ar
itration board. The contractors have
eclared the 81 rate effective.
The Indiana Winona Interurban
ailway company has announced a
eneral reduction in wages. Office !.
nployees are cut So a month and road
EN- and all other employees two cents
4 hour.
Miners employed at the Peabody
oal company's mine, Danville, H.,
oted, 544 to IA, to go out on strike,
'cording to announcement made by
dward Shaw, president Of the Pea /
'dy local. There are 1850 coal min /
s employed in the district, but the /
heers Of many Of the unions refused 4
announce the vote, H