Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-22

in the United States, has been founded
at Leesville. La.
In order that they may put in every
day possible in the coal mines, miners
in Pennsylvania are readily excused
from serving on juries.
The average weekly earnings of fac
tory workers in New York state were
$3.50 in August, representing an in
crease of SO cents in comparison with
the preceding month.
Industrial establishments located in
Lancaster county, Pa, probably have
more American-born white employees
than any other county in the country.
In 1921, of 2J.393 employees, 24,62o
were A~merican-born whites.
Trade unions are playing an i'm
portant role in the current drive for
fusds of the Hebrew immigrant aid
society, the chief sheltering and FRO
tective agency of American jewry.
the present campaign. labor organi-
cations have already pledged almost
5000, 900.
Real wages wages measured in
terms of purchasing powerl in the
British textile industry in 1921 were
below the pre-war level, according
to a comparison by the international
labor office.
An increase of II per cent in the
number of workers on the payrolls
of the II biggest industries of New
Orleans during August. as compared
with July, was reported by officials
of the New Orleans association OF
commerce.
Seventeen thousand metallurgical
workmen Of Bilbao, Spain, who went
on strike May Is, 1922, upon the en-
ployers' announcement of a 20 per
cent reduction in wages have return
ed to work.
Abolition of the 12-hour day is ex-
pected to be brought about in 40 con-
|tinuous industries as n result of the
revelations of the committee on
work periods of the American engi,
n~eering council of the Federated
American Engineering Societies.
The agreement between the Chicago
Association of Merchant Tailors and
the Chicago local of the Journeymen
Tailors' Union of America. which ex-
pired on October !, has been renewed
for another year.
Laundry work was. one Of the most
hazardous occupations in industry IN
PENNSYLVANIA during the first SIX
months this year on the basis OF acci-
dents covered by the report of me
workmen's compensation bureau. OF
a total of 1926 industrial accidents
| reported up TO July l last. 1851 oc-
CURED in laundries, the largest mum
| Der in any single industry.
A campaign to raise S150,0oo among
union members of Greater New 1orE
| for the establishment Of labor-ownec
| stores selling merchandise bearing
union labels has been decided on by
the Central Union Labor Council OF
Greater New York. The money viii
| be raised through the sale of mer'
chandise coupons redeemable at tht
stores. One such store, a haberdash'
| cry shop. is already in existence.
Increased activity in the cotton SPIN
! ming industry during August, as com
| pared with July. was reported by tht
| census bureau. The number of active
| spindle hours was given as S~,033,Ou2,
| 100, an increase of more than 9SS,OO0,
600 over the preceding month. Al
1 though three cotton spinning states
showed declines in the number of &C
| tive spindles. the losses were slight
| and not a single state was reported al
| showing reductions in spindle hours.
The A~malgamated Clothing Worker:
! and the Cleveland Clothing Contract
| ors' association composed OF - con
tracing firms, have reached an agree
ment providing for an average increase
of Is per cent in the wage scale,