The Owosso times., 1922-04-21
OTHER LABOR NOTES

At LeghOrn. Italy, striking workmen
attempted to seize the shipyards, but
were repulsed by the police.
Police forces In Great Britain have
agreed to cuts In expenditure which
will mean an annual saving Of about
SIS. .5OOOcO.
The st. Louis < San Francisco Rail-
road company announced that In the
future women employees Of the com
pany who marry will he expected to
resign.
The American Shipbuilding company
declared an extra dividend Of 20 per
cent on the common stock, In addition
70 the regular quarterly dividend Of
1% 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
to cost S2.25O,000.
In New York city 1913 social agencies
have co-Operated I'm relief work foI
the unemployed and have established
central bureau Of registration to
act as a clearing house.
The last of the group Of furnaces in
Farrell, Pa, will be blown within a
day or two, while continued activity
for the Youngstown district was as
sured in official quarters.
The strike Of trainmen on the GeOr-
gia & Florida railroad was called off.
An agreement was reached In a 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. I'll 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 &
Mississippi Valley railroad closed
their shops at Vicksburg, Miss. One
hundred men are affected, $50 to be
retained to look after running repairs
necessary.
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,
Ill. He was born in Scotland in 1841,
and served In the Civil war after COM
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 1,5OO, which will
be constructed by the Bettendorf Car
company at Bettendorf la. The aver
age price was $1,000, against an aver
age of $500 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
than accept 20 per cent cut In wages
Textile strikes are already 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 (W. Va.)
branch Of the Typographical union
employed by newspapers there have
been instructed through resolutions
adopted by the union to refuse to put
into type anything rejecting upon any
other member of the union unless as
surance has been given that the men,
ber will receive ample newspaper
space for his own defense.
Longshoremen of the United States,
the third group I'm the triple alliance
formed I'm Chicago between their union,
the mine workers and the railroad
brotherhoods, are prepared to take
any necessary steps to prevent the i'm
portation of British coal into this cOun-
try In an effort to break the min
ers' strike" This declaration was
made by Joseph =. Ryan, international
vice president of the LOngshoremen's
union.
Increasing shortage Of specialized
workers i'm some industrial lines and
the decreasing number Of skilled men
applying for positions Is regarded as
harbinger Of returning normalcy In
business, in the weekly report Of the
Employers Association Of Detroit
Thirty Danish trade unions decided
on a general strike beginning April l
in retaliation for the general lockout,
which was declared February 15,. af-
fecting nearly all Industries and about
10000 employees. All public works
are being closely guarded, and soldiers
have been ordered to protect voluntary