Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-19
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

Henderson (Ky.) parties have pur-
chased a large tract Of land In war
rick county, near BOOnville, and In
short time will start operating large
strip mine.
The German government is dls-
missing $4,000 railroad employees
. which is expected to reduce the loO,-
1000 100000 marks deficit in the bud
get by 15,OOO,OOO,OOO marks.
A seven-hour day for office workers
has been substituted by the Bulgarian
government for the present eight-hour
schedule. The new shift will be from
s o'clock to 3, eliminating the custom
ary two hours for lunch.
The Australian government will pay
a bonus of So pound on the weight OF
all airplanes, not including the engine
manufactured in the commonwealth, In
order to encourage the industry In that
country.
Official announcement was made that
the LaBelle plant in Wheeling, w. Va
Nof the American Sheet and Tlnplate
company will resume in full, with 6oo
men, after a shutdown of six months.
Officials declared the prospects excel
lent for steady run.
A bill relaxing immigration restrlc-
tions so as to permit greater amount
of common labor to come in was IN
troduced in the senate by Senator
Reed (Rep., Pa.). The bill Increases
the present 3 per cent quota to per
cent. It changes the census basis,
however, from that Of 1910 to that
of 1890.
Comparing the increase and de-
crease of employment Of twelve OF
the leading industries Of the country,
the bureau of labor statistics In re-
cent report shows that eight showed
increases and four decreases as COM
pared with the same month OF a year
ago. The automotive industry shows
an increase of 21.2 per cent.
Approximately 35 carpenters, en-
ployed in the construction of the new
addition to the Gibson hotel at Cincin-
natl, left their jobs by authorization
from their national headquarters In
Indianapolis. The carpenters alleged
that while they were home over the
weekend the metal workers Installed
metal window frames, which they
claim is their duty.
Peace has again been established In
the pottery industry, which has been
upset for nine weeks by strike, with
the announcement that the men would
he granted an increase in wages OF
41-5 per cent. The new agreement
went into effect January l, and Will
continue until October l, 1924. The
strike was voted in a referendum when
the manufacturers rejected Overtures
for a per cent wage increase last
August
The British textile and clothing In
dustries continue to show fewer un-
employed than any other Industries
IN Great Britain. Trade unions in
the woolen and worsted trades, with
an aggregate membership of 12,28O,
state that at the end of last month
there were only 14O unemployed
(which is equal to IL per cent, the
Smallest percentage Of any industry
The average percentage for all indus
tries was 14.4.
The coal mines in the Evansville
fInd.) district have been working more
than rs per cent Of normal time and
the car situation continues to get bet
ter from time to time. A few of the
operators report that they have been
able to get practically an the cars that
they wanted.
The worlds production II coal in
the first half of 1922 was greater
than In the corresponding Heriod of
1921. Total output was abUut $685.
100000 tons. Continued for twelve
months, this rate would yield l.137,-
100000 tonA