Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-09-08
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

The Frisco railroad laid off clerks
because less were needed. Freight
handlers and storehouse keepers are
included in the clerks union.
Several hundred members Of the
One Big Union at mass meeting at
Lawrence, Mass, voted to violate an
injunction recently granted the Pacific
mills by performing mass picketing
at the plant.
All departments Of the Farrell (Pa.)
works Of the Carnegie Steel company.
with exception of one blast furnace,
closed because Of scarcity of coal.
Twelve hundred men were thrown out
Of employment.
For the quarter ended In June,
there was a decrease of $4,000 tons
in ships under construction in the
United Kingdom as against year
ago. Also, work had been suspended
on $1,000 more tons.
The United States Coal company
announced its intention Of extending
its coal mining operations at Brad
ley, Jefferson county, Ohio, to Smith
field where two new shaft mines will
be opened and a tipple erected.
The harbor of Sydney, N. S., is
filed with shipping clamoring for
coal and the piers are working "A
hours a day. Double shifts are on
the steam shovels at the big coal
bank at Glace bay, loading for Sgd
ney.
The Philippine government took the
first step to maintain interisland serv-
Ice, which has been paralyZed by the
shipping strike, when the collector Of
customs authorized British freighters
to carry cargo and passengers from
all foreign ports.
Striking shopmen Of Wymore, Neb.,
observed tag day and one business
man paid $50 for a tag. The strik-
ers expect to obtain enough money in
this manner to pay their expenses.
Some Of them have been chopping
wood near Wymore in preparation for
winter. /
A 100000 numbering and logging
plant in Lincoln county, on the Cen
trail Oregon coast, idle for several
years, has been placed In operation
by the Pacific Spruce corporation,
which has acquired it from the govern
nent. It's estimated output capacity
s 100000 feet Of lumber a month.
General Manager J. T. Loree Of the
Delaware & Hudson averted a strike
If members Of the four brotherhoods
1t Binghamton, n. Y, by notifying
he leaders that the D. & II. would
,oncede the demands made at a mass
meeting of the brotherhoods and i'm
nediately dismissed the armed guards.
Henry Ford has purchased for ST.
100000 a site for an assembling plant
It Hegewisch, Ill. The plant to be
rected is to cost $10,O0O,OOO, it is
aid.
Onion port workers of Vera Cruz,
iexico, declared boycott against the
pierce Oil corporation, because the
ompany's refinery there had been
losed. The workers allege that the
ompany has refused to indemnify for
1er employees who are out of work.
Reopening of the Emma mine, one
f the zinc, silver and lead producing
roperties of the Anaconda Copper
fining company, Is announced About
25 men will be employed on the
roperty. 1t had been shut down
lnce January, 1921
Curtailment of operations of three
teel mills, throwing 2,700 men out
work, on account Of coal shortage
'as announced at Youngstown, Ohio
Some sections of the working popu-
ition Of Lisbon, Portugal, went on
trike in protest against the increased
ost of bread. Government authorities
,ok measures designed to maintain
rder and protection for workers who
i'd not obey the strike order.
The American Steel Foundries plant
East Chicago began operation at