Navy Applies 15 Percent Wage Cut for 68000 Civilians
Secretary of the Navy Denby ordered average wage reductions of about 15 percent affecting 68,000 civilian employees nationwide. Artisans see 18 to 14 percent cuts, technical staff 1 percent, clerks and supervisors 16 percent, and some overhead positions 20 percent. Wages align with local market rates, about 4 cents an hour below railroad trades and 60 cents higher than shipyards. five day week remains temporarily in place.
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Washington
Navy Department
Nimble Legs of Wood Carry Two Quarts Each
John Murphy, famed for his two artificial legs, was arrested in Portland on a bootlegging charge. Hospital attendants, treating a leg chafe, heard a gurgling sound from his stubs. Each leg supposedly held two quarts, making Murphy the most literal minded bootlegger in local lore.
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Ore
John Murphy
Murphy
Navy yard cuts set wage scale after war era readjustment
The wage board reverts to a 44 hour week and fixes first class labor at 41 cents and skilled mechanics at 73 cents per hour. New wages apply for one year from September 16 or until cost of living rises. The scale is 40 percent above prewar pay while living costs are 80 percent higher than 1913. Six hundred civilian workers at Puget Sound Navy Yard face reductions.
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Puget Sound Navy Yard
Rent increase rumors denied by Henry Broderick Inc
A Star report states rents have not increased and will not rise. An office announcement attributed a $2.60 monthly hike to Henry Broderick Inc, but the claim is disputed. The note notes uncertainty about future rent changes amid unspecified conditions. Some unrelated line about sapphires mentions Montana.
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Henry Broderick, Inc
Star
Henry Broderick
Ina
United Press
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Five to seven thousand jobless walk Seattle streets
Five to seven thousand unemployed men roam Seattle seeking work as of today. J H Bhielda chief of the city federal employment bureau warns peak unemployment may come November 1 when fruit and hop harvest workers join the jobless. About 1500 ex service men apply daily at the American Legion office while 100 women seek work daily at the women’s division.
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Seattle
Jobe
J. H. Bhielda
City-Federal Employment Bureau
American Legion Employment Office
George Salzman
American Legion Unemployment Committee
Wisconsin Attorney General rules wife employing servant may join school board
MadisonWisconsin Attorney General Gilman states that a wife who employs a single household servant is considered an employer and thus eligible to be a member of the local board of education’s employing group.
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