there were 175,000 children under 12 years of age, working in the
candy factories alone of New York; that'hundreds" of children only
five years old'were-working.jn the canning industries of Maine; tht
the hours of sonie ofrthose Maine "workitfg babies" were from 12 to
IS per day.
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ENGINEERS MAY STRIKE
. Cleveland, Ohio, April 4. An
overwhelming vote in favor of a
strike of locomotive engineers is
predicted by officials of the engin
eers' brotherhood at headquar
ters hefe today. Ballots ar,e be
ing received daily for the tabula
tion, the result of which will be
announced April 10.
( The result of the vote is ex
pected to be a strong influence in
negotiations for wage increases
between employes and, employers.
At a former conference the de
mands of the men were refused,
and referendum vote authoriz
ing a strike if a final agreement
was not reached was ordered
"Oh, it's cheaper to move than
pay fent,"
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