The Cotton Factory Times. — 1914-08-28 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

YORKSHIRE COTTON INDUSTRY  GENERAL RESUMPTION OF  SHORT TIN, TRZ RUM  NOTES BY THE TYKE.  Carleton and Skipton were strangely exeit,l on Saturday last. A trial at Skipton Petty S'eEstons resulted in a verdict of wilful murder sgilin. Harry Eltier, a weavar employed at the cotton mills in Carleton. the vietizn being a Skipton weaver of the name of Guerin. It appears the men were in the vaults adjoining the Devonshire Arms in Skipton, when an excited argument amen about a strike that occurred at Pried:kid a quarter of a century ago. The men agreed to fight it out, with the rertult named.  Although nothing too been heard of the son of County Councilor Dugdale, who is held up iv Germany, another member of the firm, Mr. .Meadowcroft. has had folile intimation of his nephew'. whereabouts. This came about in a rather interesting way. A member of the Yorkshire Cotton Operatives' A..sociation. rambling over to Haworth, cared in a public there, and the conversation of the company turned on the war. One was relating about a Haworth lad who was held up in Berlin. but who had got a communication home through first writing to a friend in Holland. The Soveerby Bridge man said he knew a lad who was held up in Berlin also, and it turned out that the letter which had come to Haworth made reference to this youth alto. The cotton operative, on getting back to Sowerby Bridge the FOTO night, gave the information to Mr. Meadow' croft. who went over to Haworth the following morning, and interviewed the parents of the young man who had sent the letter from Berlin. The contents assured Mr. Meadowcroft that hi: nephew was under the care of the American r...mbassy. ** * *  Last Friday, with a few exceptions, the whole of the members of the Elland branch were entitled to a week's stoppage pay, this being over and chore the sixty-one hours recognised as Wakes week Aoppage. At the Halifax branch the spinners and twiners at J. M. Rown,an's, Lee Bank Mills, had alao six and in some eases eight days' stoppage pay. The spinners and twitters at Salterhebble Mills had seven days' stoppage pay. At Carleton. Skiptcim the mule spinners, ring spinners, and cardroom operatives had a week's stoppage. in addition to the holiday of sixty-one hours for Wakes week, and they a!so were paid the allowance as per rule. The large wean 11,' died had restarted on the Monday after the holidays, but e.arly on TllePriay morning there was a breakdown in the engine. and the weavers were all thrown idle for the rest of the week. They received their breakdown pay allowance front the Skipton Weavers' Association.  This week has seen nearly all the Yorkshire ootton mills resume work, although in most cases it will be only for a few days per week. The Ripponden Cotnmercial Company's mills are, however, still closed down, and this firm is one of the two largess in Yorkshire. Crowther', Lower Willow Hall Mills, Sowerby Bridge. are also closed for another week; also Bower's ntill in Barkisland. The Yorkshire Cotton Operatives' Association are impressing upon their members the necessity of sigiung the vacant book whilst unemployed. so as to enable the association to make a successful reclaim from Government under section 100 of the Unemployment Insurance Act.  A representative meeting of public bodies in Sowerby Bridge Wa F. held on Monday evening to consider the bend means of meeting the distreas which is :ikely to at in the town consequent on the large amount of unemployment. A committee was formed, including representatives from the Employers' Association, Trades Council, Friendly Societies, Tradeemen's Association. butchers, •licensed victuallers, farmers. Guild of Help. Di, trict Council, Education Committee. and Board of Guardian representatives. The Trades Council selected their three representatives, which included Herbert Wild (cotton operatives). Janie, Sidsiall (moulders), and Harold Jowett (workers' union). The committee of the Yorkshire Cotton Operatives' Assoeiation have decided to keep all their members in full benefit. during the time that any of them are called upon to serve with the Army or Navy during the present war crisis.  Messrs. Cree.ley's Dean Clough Mills, Halifax. have the distinction of having already furnished forty-6or of their workmen to sart, with Ili. Majesty's forces at home and abroad.