The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-07-06
OTHER LABOR NOTES

At Leghorn. Italy. striking workmen
attempted. to, seize the shipyards. but
were rtpulsed by the police.
Police forces In Great Britain have
agreed TO cuts In expenditure which
/ wifi mean an annual saving of about
/ ss5O0,OOO.
The st. Louis x San Francisco Rail
road company announced that In the
I future women employees Of the com
pany who marry will be expected to
| resign.
The American Shlpbuilding company
declared an extra dividend NJ 20 per
| cent on the common stock. In addition
to the regular quarterly dividend OF
Ia per cent
Representatives Of Henry Ford have
agreed to the purchase from the cor
poration of Southampton. Eng. Of
site for the erection OF a motor factory
10 cost S2.2jO.O0O.
In New York city 1919 social agencies
have co-operated IN relief work for
the unemployed and have established
act as clearing house.
The last Of the group Of furnaces In
Farrell. Pa, will be blown within
day or two, while continued activity
for the YoungstoGn district was as
sured in official quarters.
The strike Of trainmen on the Geor-
gia & Florida railroad was called on.
An agreement was reached In con
ference between officials of the road
and representatives of the trainmen.
Albert Phillips. one Of three labor
members Of the United States railroad
labor board, gave notice of his resig-
nation, effective at once, to the secre-
tary OF the board. III health Is the
cause.
Continued warm weather will mean
hundreds of men will be put to work
In factories and construction work,
within month, according to A. A.
Berry manager Of the Akron (O) state
and city employment agency.
Giving the strike OF coal miners as
a reason. officials Of. the Yazoo 4
Mississippi Valley railroad closed
their shops at vicksburg. Miss. One
hundred men are affected. $50 to be
retained TO look after running repairs
necessary. d,
John NJ. ('Dad'O Hunter. known as
the father Of the United Mine Work
ers' organization In Illinois" and one
Of Its first presidents. died at Streator,
III. He was born in Scotland In 1S41.
and served In the Civil war after CON-
ing to the United States.
The Milwaukee railroad has let con-
tracts for 1900 new box cars. costing
S6,5OO,0OO. The cars will be built by
Chicago firms. except 800. which will
be constructed by the BettendOrf Car
company at Bettendorf. Ia. The aver
age price was 81 600. against an aver
age Of s.. 800 during the war and 81 200
before the war per car.
Lawrence. Mass. scene Of bitter bat
ties In previous Industrial wars was
plunged into another strike when 10000
textile operators walked out rather
Textile strikes are slready In progress
In Lowell and Fitchburg and In many
New Hampshire and Rhode Island
mills. An entire paralysis Of the In
dustry is threatened.
Members Of the Charleston wv. Val
branch Of the Typographical union
employed by newspapers there have
been Instructed through resolutions
adopted BY the union 10 refuse TO put
into type anything rejecting upon any
other member Of the union unless a.
surance has been given that the mem
Der will receive ample Newspaper
space for his owD defense.
Longshoremen Of the United States.
the third group In the triple alliance
formed In Chicago between their union
the mine workers and the railroad
brotherhoods, are prepared to take
any necessary steps to prevent the I'm
portstion Of British coal into this cOun-
try In an effort to break the min
ers strike" This declaration was
made by Joseph r. Ryan. International
vice president Of the Longshoremen's
union.
Increasing shortage Of specialized
workers In some Industrial lines and
the decreasing number Of skilled men
applying for positions Ii regarded as
q harbinger Of returning normally In
business, In the weekly report Of the
Employers Association OF Detroit
Thirty Danish trade unions decided
on = general strike beginning April ]
In retaliation for the general lockout.
which was declared February Is. af-
fecting nearly all industries and about
10000 employees All psblic works
are being closely guarded. and soldiers
have been ordered to protect voluntsrx
workers.