Evening star., 1933-07-26

Steel Co. and for $50 employees of the
Gary Screw and Bolt Works.
The Inland Steel Co; the Youngs-
town Sheet g. Tube Co, Indiana Har-
Dor: the Empire Oil Refinery; the Shell
Petroleum Corporation and the Sinclair
Oil Refinery. East Chicago: Standard
Oil Co., Whiting: Lever Brothers Soap
Factory Hammond. and Universal Atlas
Cement plant, Burlington, all wired re-
ports of wage increases and time ad-
justments. Fort Wayne factories and
mills made preparations for acceptance
OF the new code The Wayne Knitting
Mills placed a. new schedule in effect
The owens Illinois Glass Co, Terre
Haute. pledged acceptance for their
400 employees.
Auto Companies At Work.
From Detroit cana news of the plans
of The national automobile industry
which last year employed 1000 600 per-
sons. The directors OF the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce
were at work on a code. The automo-
tive parts and equipment interests have
adopted a 40-hour minimum week and
Accent minimum wage rule, Smaller
industries throughout Michigan fol-
lowed the lead of the larger groups.
Their wires flowed in at the Whlte
House in a consistent stream. Printers.
retail grocers meat dealers. department.
stores Joined in the demonstration OF
support The Grand Rapids Association
of Commerce and the Detroit Champer
OF Commerce and Retail Merchants
Association sent pledges Tor raplu-
fire campaign OF assistance.
Ohio's Industrial centers fell in step
with the Presidents program, and prom
ises of support came from representa-
tive leaders. The Fisher Brothers GO.
and the Great Atlantic g. PACING 1es
Co, Cleveland, announced they Would
employ from 900 to l,lOO addltlonal
salespeople. The Cleveland Retail Mer-
chants Board telegraphed support. Ihe
American Steel & Wire Co. reported
Is per cent pay increase for offlce WORK
ers. retroactive to July 10. From the
Youngstown Steel & Tube Co, Youngs-
town; the Proctor & Gamble Co, soap
manufacturers. Cincinnati and th= ONO
Steel Foundry. Lima. came heartenIng
word More than 200 firms at Columbus
promised aid, and 80 merchants at War
rem declared that they would sign the
blanket code From Akron came mes
sages from the Goodyear Tire & Rub
Der Co.; the Firestone, General and
Seiberling Cos; the F.. w. Albrecht Co.
and the Retail Merchants Association.
The Niles Metal Products Co. and the
Stevens Metal Products Co. Lima. an
nounced a 40-hour week and 4O-cent
minimum wage.
Wisconsin also was in step. The
Phoenix and Hole proof Hosiery Cos,
Milwaukee, put their plants on re-
formed basis. The Wisconsin Shoe Re-
tailers Association pledged support.
The Trico Fuse Manufacturing Co. an
nourceo its adherence to the President
program. and the Delta Manufacturing
Co swung into line.
From Missouri came pledges from in
dividual firms and Chambers OF Com
merce. The Hannibal Chamber of Com
merce wired: Many firms are reor-
ganizing work schedules to provide ad-
ditional employment. At Kansas City
representatives of local industry met to
vote confidence in the administration
plans and to join in the battle. Nine
Joplin lumber and building material
dealers adopted new scale.
From all parts Of the West and South
came thousands of kilograms, repre-
senting the response OF business and
professional leaders, investors and en-
ployeS.
Groups Join Hands.
Among the large industrial organiza-
tions pledging support to the President
are the following:
General Motors, Cudahy Packing Co..
Warner Bros. General Food Corpora
ton. Gillette Razor Co.. Thomas A,
Edison Associates. Northwestern Rail-
read. Fisher, Bros. Carnation Milk.
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Fire
stene, Gensral and Seiberling Rubber
Companies: Birmingham Merchants
Association Pacific Northwest Feed
Association. Pacific Coast Curtain
Manufacturers, Fort Smith, Ark, Fur
niture Manufacturers.
Lancaster Manufacturers Association,
American Steel & Wire Co, Proctor u
Gamble Co., Akron Retail Merchants
Association, New York Life Insurance
Co. Wisconsin Shoe Retailers Associa-
ton. City Business Club, Philadelphia;
Wayne Knitting Mills, Fort Wayne.
Ind; Owens Illinois Glass Co., Phoenix
and Hole-Proof H siery Companies.
National Association OF American
Seamen. Philadelphia Heating &
Plumbing Contractors. Wrigley Chewing
Gum Co. Grigsby- y-Grunow Radio Co.,
United States Independent Telephone
Association, American Association OF
Creamery Butter Manufacturers. 1nstt-
tute of American Poultry Industries,
Geometric Tool Co.. New Haven. Conn;
Shoe Lace and Braid Institute. Inter-
national Association of Beauty q