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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR JAMES J. DAVIS, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ETHELBERT STEWART, Commissioner MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis VOLUME XX JANUARY TO JUNE, 1925 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis CONTENTS OF VOLUME XX N O . 1.— JANUARY, 1925 Special articles: Page A pprenticeship in th e building trad es in W ashington, D. C., by M ary C onyngton, of th e U nited S tates B ureau of L abor S ta tistic s. 1—7 H ealth of th e w orkers, by Louis I. D ublin, statistician , M etropolitan Life In surance Co., New Y ork________________________________ 8-14 In d u stria l relations and labor c o n d itio n s: 15,16 T w elfth annual re p o rt of th e Secretary of L ab o r---------------------------E ighth annual ind u strial conference of New Y ork S ta te -----------------16,17 H aw aii— L abor conditions_______________________________________ 18 In d ia— W orking conditions in factories in B u rm a ___________________ 18, 19 F acto ry conditions in th e B om bay P residency_______________ 19, 20 Persia— W orking conditions of in d u strial la b o r___________________ 20 Prices and cost of living: R etail prices of food in th e U nited S ta te s_________________________ 21-41 R etail prices of coal in th e U nited S ta te s________________________ 42-44 Index num bers of wholesale prices in N ovem ber, 1924__________ 45 C om parison of retail price changes in th e U nited S tates and foreign countries_____________________________________________________ 46-48 C ost of living in foreign co u n tries----------------------------------------------49-56 B erm uda— C ost of liv in g ________________________________________ 57 C hina— C ost of living of Tsing H u a College em ployees_____________ 57,58 D enm ark— R etail prices in October, 1923, and O ctober, 1924______ 58,59 Spain— C ost of living in M a d rid ________________________________ 60 Wages and hours of lab o r: C hina— Wages in N an k in g ______________________________________ 61 France— Salaries and trad e-u n io n rig h ts of civil-service em ployees_____ 61, 62 Wages of m etal w orkers and p o rt lab o rers___________________ 62 G reat B ritain — R ailw ay wages an d earnings, 1923 and 1924_________________ 62, 63 S tan d ard izatio n of wages on stre e t railw ay s_________________ 63-65 Ja p a n — W ages in T okyo and O sak a_____________________________ 65 Mexico— W ages in Saltillo______________________________________ 65 Sweden— A verage wages in certain industries, 1913 an d 1923_____ 66 Productivity of labor: Effect of sh o rt tim e on speed of p ro d u c tio n ______________________ 67, 68 France— P roductio n of coal a n d iron m ines an d o u tp u t per w orker, April to June, 1924___________________________________________ 68, 69 M inim um w age: M assachusetts— R ecent wage o rd er______________________________ 70 N orw ay— Prolongation of m inim um w age a c t____________________ 71 Woman and child labo r: F ederal control of child lab o r: A list of references, com piled by L aura A. T hom pson, librarian, U. S. D e p a rtm e n t of L a b o r___ 71-101 A nnual re p o rt of U nited S tates W om en’s B u re a u ________________ 101, 102 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis HI IV i W T l N T S O F VOLUME X'X Labor agreem ents, aw ards, a n d decisions: A greem ents— p ageBrick and d a y w orkers— K enosha, W is______________ r„ ______ 103 C arpenters— C hicago____________________________ 103-105 H otel and re s ta u ra n t em ployees— C leveland___________________105-107 L ongshorem en______________________________________________ 108 Awards and decisions— Decisions of R ailroad L abor B oard— Seniority: A cco u n ta n t____________________________________________ 108, 109 110 Chief clerk to assista n t su p e rin te n d e n t__________________ Chief in freight office___________________________________ 110, 111 M ach in ist_____________________________________________ 111, H 2 R oadw ay clerk________________________________________ H2 S tatistical clerk________________________________________ 112, 113 113 T rain d isp a tc h e r_______________________________________ C lothing w orkers— B altim o re_______________________________ 114, 115 S hirt in d u stry — New Y ork C ity _____________________________ 115 S tre e t railw ays— B oston____________________________________ 115-119 D enm ark— A greem ent in th e dairy in d u s try _____________________ 119, 120 E m ploym ent and unem p lo y m en t: E m ploym ent in selected in d u stries in N ovem ber, 1924___________ 121-130 E m ploym ent and earnings of railroad employees, O ctober, 1923, and Septem ber and O ctober, 1924_____________________________ 131, 132 E x te n t of operation of bitum inous coal mines, N ovem ber 1 to 22, 1924--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 132, 133 R ecent em ploym ent sta tistic s— Public em ploym ent offices— A rkansas_______________________________________________ 133 Rlinois-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 133, 134 Iow a___________________________________________________ 134 M assach u setts_________________________________________ 134 O hio----------------------------------------------------------------------------135 P en n sy lv an ia___________________________________________ 135 W isconsin______________________________________________ 135 S ta te d ep artm en ts of lab o r— C alifornia______________________________________________ 136, 137 Illinois-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 138, 139 M ary la n d ______________________________________________ 140 M assach u setts_________________________________________ 141 New Y ork_____________________________________________ 142 W isconsin______________________________________________ 143, 144 A ustralia— O peration of unem ployed w orkers’ insurance act, Q ueensland___________________________________________________ 144-146 H o using: G ib raltar— H ousing co n d itio n s___________________________________ 147 G reat B ritain — B uilding societies________________________________ 148 Sw eden— B uilding operations in 1923____________________________ 149 In d u strial accidents and h y g ie n e : D isabling sickness am ong in d u strial em ployees___________________ 150-152 Effect of w orking conditions in steam laundries on h ealth of w o rk ers-. 152-155 Pennsylvania— M edical service in sm all in d u stries in P hiladelphia __ 155, 156 A rgentina— In d u stria l accidents in 1922__________________________ 156, 157 G reat B ritain — In d u stria l poisons an d diseases in factories________157 -159 Sw eden— In d u stria l accidents in 1921____________________________ 160 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis CONTENTS OP VOLUME XX W orkm en’s com pensation and social in su ra n c e : / M issouri and Oregon— Action of vo ters on com pensation law s___ R ecent w orkm en’s com pensation re p o rts— C alifornia__________________________________________________ New Y ork__________________________________________________ W yom ing---------------------------------------------------- .---------------------D enm ark-— O perations u nd er w orkm en’s com pensation la w _______________ Sick funds, 1924____________________________________________ France— F ranco-B elgian an d Franeo-L uxem burg conventions re la tin g to social in su ran ce-----------------Labor law s and court decisions: Decisions as to enforceability of orders of R ailroad L ab o r Board__ L iability of em ployer for acts of in d u strial p olice_________________ U nion rules discrim in atin g ag ain st outside c o n tra c to rs____________ A rkansas— A bsent v o te rs’ law held c o n stitu tio n a l________________ P ennsylvania— R ig h ts of nonresident alien beneficiaries u n d er w ork m en’s com pensation law ------------------------------:--------------------------C ooperation: M anagem ent of coo p erativ e stores----------------------------------------------F arm ers’ cooperative associations in th e U nited S ta te s___________ C ooperation in foreign co u n tries— C a n a d a -----------------C zechoslovakia_____________________________________________ G erm any^ ___________________________________________________ G reat B ritain _______________________________________________ I ta ly _______________________________________________________ L ith u a n ia ___________________________________________________ R ussia------------------------------Sw itzerland_________________________________________________ Labor o rg an izatio n s: A ustralia— T rade-unions in New South W’ales-----------------------------G reat B ritain — M em bership of tra d e -u n io n s_____________________ Scandinavian countries— Alliances of tra d e -u n io n s-----------------------Strikes and lockouts: Belgium— Strike of m iners----------------------------------------------------------C anada— S ettlem en t of coal strik e ----------------------------------------------Conciliation and arb itra tio n : C onciliation w ork of th e D e p a rtm e n t of L abor in N ovem ber, 1924, by H ugh L. K erw in, D irector of C o n ciliation__________________ France-—R esolutions of Superior L abor Council in regard to con ciliation and a rb itra tio n ----------------------------------------------------------Im m ig ra tio n : S tatistics of im m igration for O ctober, 1924, by J. J. K un n a, chief statistician , B ureau of Im m ig ra tio n -----------------------------------------Ceylon—-Regulation of im m ig ran t la b o r--------------------------------------France— Im m ig ratio n to S outhw est F ra n c e ---------------------------------Factory and m ine inspectio n : M assach u setts---------------------------------------------------------------------------O hio____________________________________________________________ What State labor b u rea u s are doing: A rkansas, California, Illinois, Iow a, M aryland, M assachusetts, New York, Ohio, P ennsylvania, W isconsin, an d W yom ing------- https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis V p age 161, 162 162, 163 163-165 166, 167 167' 168; 168; 169, 170) 170, 171 171-173: 173, 174 174, 175 176, 177 177-180 180, 181 181 182 182-184: 185 185, 186 186-189 189; 190 191, 192 192 193 193-196 197, 198 199 200-204 205 206 207 207 208 VI CONTENTS OP VOLUME XX C urrent notes of in te re st to lab o r: Pennsylvania— B uilding-trades stu d e n ts in C arnegie In s titu te , P itts b u rg h ____________________________________________________ C hanges in personnel of A m erican F ed eratio n of L ab o r___________ Chile— C reation of tw o new m inistries___________________________ C hina— T raining soldiers in in d u strial p u rsu its___________________ In d ia— E stablish m en t of em ploym ent b u re a u ____________________ Ja p a n — Survey of labor co n d itio n s______________________________ Publications relating to lab o r: Official— U nited S ta te s__________________________________________ Official— Foreign co u n tries______________________________________ Unofficial___________________________________________________ _ Page 209 209 209 209, 210 210 210 211-213 213-217 217—227 N O . 2.— FEBRUARY, 1925 In d u strial relations and labor conditions: R ecom m endations of th e S ecretary of L abor as to th e B ureau of L abor S tatistic s_______________________________________________ E m ployee p artic ip a tio n in' ind u strial m an ag e m en t________________ M aryland— D om estic w orkers in B altim o re______________________ C hina— R ug in d u stry of P eking_________________________________ Prices and cost of living : R etail prices of food in th e U nited S ta te s_______________________ R etail prices of coal in th e U nited S ta te s________________________ R etail prices of gas in th e U nited S ta te s________________________ R etail prices of electricity in th e U nited S ta te s __________________ Index num ber of wholesale prices________________________________ Average wholesale prices of com m odities, O ctober to Decem ber, 1924, and year 1924__________________________________________ Changes in cost of living in th e U nited S ta te s____________________ Purchasing pow er of farm ers’ incomes, 1914 to 1923______________ Wages and hours of labor: Wages of civil em ployees un d er th e N aval E sta b lish m e n t________ Wage scales of em ployees in th e building trad es, Ja n u a ry 1, 1925— Wage scales of em ployees in th e p rin tin g trad es, D ecem ber 15, 1924, M assachusetts— E arnings of w orkers in m an u factu rin g establish m ents, N ovem ber, 1924_______________________________________ A ustria— R egulation of salaries of civil-service em ployees_________ L ithuania— Wages in 1924______________________________________ M anchuria— F acto ry wages an d w orking conditions in D airen ____ N etherlands— W ages of m etal w orkers___________________________ Spain— W ages in M adrid, 1914 an d 1923________________________ M inimum w age: Saskatchew an— R ecent wage ord ers_____________________________ Labor agreem ents, aw ards, and decisions: A greem ents— Food w orkers— New Y ork C ity ______________________________ M eat cu tters— D ubuque, Io w a_______________________________ Shoe w orkers— New Y ork C ity ________________________ A wards and decisions— R ailroads— Decisions of R ailroad L abor B oard— C lassification of em ployees— B aggagem en---------------------------------------------------------D ep o t a g e n ts--------------------------------------------------------“ S ta r ” p ositions__________________________________ Stock keepers_____________________________________ T ow erm en------------------------------------------------- https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 1_3 3-6 7_9 9-12 13-37 38-42 43-45 45-50 51-54 54-65 65-78 79-82 83-86 86-91 91-95 96 96, 97 98 98, 99 99 100 101 102 102 103, 104 104 104, 105 105, 106 106 10&-108 CONTENTS OF VOLUME XX VII Labor agreem ents, aw ards, and decisions—C o n tin u ed . A w ards an d decisions— C ontinued. R ailroads— Decisions of R ailro ad L ab o r B o ard — C ontinued. Page In te rm itte n t service____________________________________ 108 Locom otive engineers an d firem en______________________ 108-112 M aintenance-of-w ay em ployees_________________________ 112-115 T ypographical union— Tacom a, W ash_______________________ 115, 116 G reat B ritain — W age agreem ent in th e boot and shoe in d u stry of E n g lan d _______________________________ ______________________ 116, 117 Em ploym ent, unem ploym ent, and labor supply: E m ploym ent in selected industries in D ecem ber, 1924____________ 118-129 E m ploym ent and earnings of railroad employees, N ovem ber, 1923, an d O ctober and N ovem ber, 1924_____________________________ 130, 131 E x te n t of operation of bitum inous coal mines, N ovem ber 29 to D ecem ber 20, 1924____________________________________________ 131, 132 R ecent em ploym ent sta tistic s— Public em ploym ent offices— A rkansas_______________________ :_______________________ 132 Illinois_________■*.______________________________________ 132 Io w a__________________________________________________ 133 M assachusetts_________________________________________ 133 Ohio___________________________________________________ 133 134 O klahom a_____________________________________________ P en n sy lv an ia__________________________________________ 134 W isconsin_____________________________________________ 134 S ta te d ep artm en ts of labor— C alifornia_____________________________________________ 135, 136 Illinois________________________________________________ 137, 138 Io w a __________________________________________________ 138, 139 140 M ary lan d ___ » ________________________________________ M assachusetts_________________________________________ 141 New Y ork_____________________________________________ 142 O klahom a_____________________________________________ 143 W isconsin_____________________________________________ 144, 145 U nem ploym ent in foreign countries______________________________ 145-157 C anada—-Organization an d work of E m ploym ent Service. ________ 158 G erm any— U nem ploym ent insurance of seam en__________________ 158, 159 N orw ay— U nem ploym ent, 1919-20 to 1923-24___________________ 159-161 P araguay— A gricultural labor situ a tio n __________________________ 161, 162 Sw itzerland— Law on unem ploym ent in su ra n c e __________________ 162, 163 Housing: Pennsylvania— H ousing needs in certain m un icip alities___________ 164 G reat B ritain — Analysis of housing costs in E n g lan d ________________________ 165, 166 E nglish experim ents w ith steel as a housing m a te ria l_________ 166, 167 Spain— A m endm ent to housing law ______________________________ 168 Industrial accidents and hygiene: A m ended sta te m e n t of com m ittee on in d u strial m o rb id ity sta tistic s. 169-173 T e tra e th y l lead poisoning_______________________________________ 173, 174 A ftereffects of industrial accidents upon w om en__________________ 174-176 Foot defects am ong in dustrial em ployees_________________________ 176 G erm any— In d u stria l hygiene in P ru ssia_________________________ 177 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis vin CONTENTS OF VOLUME XX W orkm en’s com pensation and social in su ra n c e : R ecent com pensation rep o rts— p agf C olorado____________________________________________________ 17gt 179 H aw aii_____________________________________________________ 179 New Y ork__________________________________________________ 180, 181 V erm ont------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 181-183 C anada—-M others’ pensions in O n tario ___________________________ 183, 184 Labor laws and court decisions: Tennessee—-Effect of rem arriag e of widow on child’s rig h t to com pensation_________________________________________________ 185 Labor organizations and co n g resses: F o rty -fo u rth an n u al convention of A m erican F ed eratio n of L a b o r, 186-189 G erm any— M em bership of F ed eratio n of C h ristian T ra d e -U n io n s ,, 189, 190 Ja p a n — New lab o r fe d e ra tio n ______________________________ ‘ ____ 190 N orw ay— C ondition of N orw egian F ed eratio n of T rade-U nions, 1923---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 190, 191 Sweden—M em bership of F ed eratio n ofT rade-U nions, June, 1924,_ 191 C ooperation: C ooperative legislation in th e U nited S ta te s______________________ 192-201 C ooperative wholesale conference________________________________ 201, 202 C ooperative coal m ining___________________________________________ 202 E stab lish m en t of farm ers’ cen tral seed supply asso ciatio n ____________ 202 W orkers’ education and train in g : P ennsylvania—-Apprenticeship in foundry trad es in P h ila d e lp h ia , _ 203, 204 Y ugoslavia— V ocational ed u catio n _______________________________ 204 Strikes and lockouts: Strikes an d lockouts in th e U nited States, Ju ly to S eptem ber, 1924, 205-209 Conciliation and arb itra tio n : C onciliation w ork of th e D e p a rtm e n t of L abor in D ecem ber, 1924, by H ugh L. K erwin, d irector of conciliation,,,,._________________210, 211 Im m ig ra tio n : Statistics of im m igration for N ovem ber, 1924, by J. J. K unna, chief statistician , U nited S tates B ureau of Im m ig ra tio n _____________ 212-216 Venezuela-—A ct concerning im m ig ran ts_________________ ________ 216 Factory in sp e c tio n : M assach u setts_______________-.___________________________________ 217 217 New Y ork______________________________________________________ What State labor b u re a u s are doing: (A rkansas, C alifornia, Colorado, H awaii, Illinois, Iow a, M aryland, M assachusetts, New York, N o rth D akota, Ohio, O klahom a, P ennsylvania, V erm ont, a n d W isconsin) __ 218, 219 C urrent notes of in te re st to lab o r: New Y ork— C hange in personnel of In d u stria l C om m ission_______ 220 220 A rgentina—Im m ig ra n ts w anted for ag ricu ltu ral la b o r____________ Belgium— R eorganization of M inistry of In d u s try an d L ab o r_____ 220 D enm ark— New social a n d lab o r periodical______________________ 221 Publications relating to lab o r: Official— U nited S ta te s__________________________________________ 222-224 Official— Foreign co u n tries______________________________________ 224-226 Unofficial_______________________________________________________ 226-230 , . , N O . 3.— M A R CH , 1925 Special articles: A ccident-prevention plans of th e Illinois D e p a rtm e n t of Labor, by R euben D. C ahn, chief statistician , general advisory b o a rd ______ G erm an M etal W orkers’ F ed eratio n stu d y of th e G erm an a u to m obile in d u stry ; analyzed by Alfred M ay lan d er_______________ https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 1-5 5-22 CONTENTS OF VOLUME XX IX In d u stria l relations and labor c o n d itio n s: Page Second conference of p ap er box-board m an u factu rers on shorter w orking h o u rs ,_____ _____________________ 23-26 L egislative and ad m in istrativ e recom m endations of th e P re sid e n t’s A gricultural C onference_______________________________________ 26-30 France— C reation of a N ational Econom ic C ouncil_______________ 30-32 P rices and cost of liv in g ! R etail prices of food in th e U nited S ta te s .—_____________________ 33-54 R etail prices of coal in th e U n ited S ta te s_______ _________________ 54-57 Index num bers of wholesale prices in Ja n u ary , 1925______________ 57, 58 W holesale prices in th e U nited S tates and in foreign countries, 1913 to D ecem ber, 1924-----58-61 Chile— C ost of living____________________________________________ 62 F inland— Prices an d caloric value of foods, D ecem ber, 1924______ 63 Wages and hours of lab o r: C alifornia— Salaries an d retire m en t provision for firemen and policem en in San Francisco____________________________________ 64 Colorado— W ages in various occupations in 1924_________________ 64-66 M assachusetts— A verage weekly earnings of em ployees in m a n u 66, 67 facturing estab lish m en ts______________________________________ M innesota— A d ju stm en t of salaries of civil-service em ployees in St. P au l______________________________________________________ 67, 68 New Y ork— E arnings of factory employees, D ecem ber, 1924_______ 68, 69 Ohio— W ages in coal mines, 1923—,______________________________ 70 Oregon— W ages in various industries, 1923_______________________ 70-72 Oregon, W ashington, an d Id ah o — W ages in sawmills an d logging cam ps in 1924________________________________________________ 72-74 W isconsin— W age-paym ent p la n s-----------------------------------------------74 C om parative real wages in certain capital cities--------------------------74-81 B razil— W ages in th e building tra d e s ____________________________ 81 C anada— W ages a n d hours of labor, 1924________________________ 82-86 F inland— W ages of farm laborers, 1914 to 1923__________________ 86 F rance— E ight-ho u r day on ra ilro a d s____________________________ 87 G reat B ritain— C hanges in wage ra te s during 1924__________________________ 87, 88 E m ploym ent a n d average earnings in th e iron an d steel tra d e s 88, 89 New agricultu ral wage ra te s ------------------------------------------------90 Ja p a n — Wages in various occupations in T okyo in 1921 a n d 1922__ 90 Mexico— W ages in c o tto n m ills---------------------------------------------------91 Productivity and efficiency of la b o r: R ailroad labor accom plishm ent, 1922 and 1923---------------------------92-95 G reat B ritain— Wages, cost, an d o u tp u t in coal mines, 1923 and 95,96 1924______________________________________________________ Y ugoslavia— L abor supply and o u tp u t of coal m in es------------------96 M inim um w age: R ecent m inim um -w age rep o rts— C alifornia__________________________________________________ 97-99 M innesota_________________________________________________ 99 N o rth D a k o ta ______________________________________________ 100, 101 Women in in d u stry : Oregon— W ages and dependents of women in th e in d u strie s---------- 102, 103 In d ia— E m ploym en t of women in coal m ines-------------------------------104 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis X CONTENTS OF VOLUME XX Labor agreem ents and aw ards and decisions: A greem ents—Page B rickm akers— C hicago______________________________________ 105-109 C loth h a t an d cap m akers— P h ilad elp h ia_________________109, 110 Pocketbook w orkers— New Y ork C ity _______________________ 110-112 Stereotypers— S tockton, C alif_______ 112 S treet railw ays— San A ntonio, T ex__________________________ 113 114 A wards an d decisions— R ailroads— D ecisions of railroad lab o r b o ard — D ining-car conductors— R ules a n d w orking conditions___ 114, 115 R ailroad telegraphers— S ta n d a rd w atch es_______________ 115 R ailw ay clerks— H ours and w ages______________________ 115, 116 R ailw ay clerks— W omen who m a rry ____________________ 116 T rain dispatchers— V acation w ith p a y __________________ 116 Boot and shoe in d u stry — H averhill, M ass___________________ 116-118 C lothing in d u stry — C hicago_________________ 118 Em ploym ent and u n e m p lo y m e n t: E m ploym ent in selected in dustries in Ja n u a ry , 1925______________ 119-129 Index of pay-roll to ta ls in m a n u factu rin g in d u stries______________ 130-135 E m ploym ent an d earnings of railroad employees, D ecem ber, 1923, an d N ovem ber a n d D ecem ber, 1924___________________________ 135 136 E x te n t of operation of bitum inous coal mines, D ecem ber 27, 1924, to Ja n u a ry 24, 1925___________________________________________ 137 R ecent em ploym ent statistics— Public em ploym ent offices— Illinois------------------------------------------------------------------------- 137, 138 Iow a-------------------138 M assach u setts_________________________________________ 138 I39 M innesota_____________________________________________ Ohio----------------------------------------------------------------------------139 139 O klahom a_____________________________________________ W isconsin_____________________________________________ 140 S ta te d ep a rtm e n ts of lab o r— C alifornia______________________________________________ 140 141 Illinois------------------------------------------------------------------------- 142,’ 143 Iow a__________________________________________________ 144 M ary la n d ______________________________________________ 445 M assa c h u se tts..,_______________________________________ 146 New Y ork-------------------------------------------------------------------- 146, 147 O klahom a_____________________________________________ 147 143 W isconsin_____________________________________________ 148, 149 W isconsin— S tab ility of em ployees_____ _________________________ 150, 151 A ustralia— Allowances for tim e lost by building lab o rers_________ 151, 152 G erm any— E m p lo y m en t exchanges for seam en___________________ 152, 153 In d u strial accidents and h y g ie n e : C oal-m ine fatalities in N ovem ber, 1924________________ 154 H ealth hazards in th e m ining in d u s try ______________________ 154-156 R elation of organic d u st to fibrous inflam m ation of th e lu n g s_____ 157, 158 R ecom m endations of Conference B oard of Physicians in In d u stry regarding care of in ju ries______________________________________ 158, 159 Safety p a in t____________________________________________________ I59 M innesota— M ine accidents in 1922a n d 1923_____________________ 160 New Y ork— H ygienic conditions of illum ination in tw o New York C ity po st offices— ....................... ........................... ...................................160-163 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis CONTENTS OF VOLUME XX In d u strial accidents and hygiene— C ontinued. Ohio— A ccidents an d p roduction in coal m ines in 1923----------------W isconsin— F orem en’s safety school in M ilw aukee----------------------C an ad a— In d u stria l accidents in Saskatchew an in 1923----------------C uba— In d u strial accidents in 1923-24__________________________ W orkm en’s com pensation and social in su ra n c e : R etirem en t p ay of F ederal em ployees: L e tte r of Secretary of L a b o r. R ecent com pensation rep o rts— M innesota_________________________________________________ N o rth D a k o ta ______________________________________________ P en n sy lv an ia_______________________________________________ U nited S ta te s______________________________________________ A ustralia— M atern ity allow ances_______________________________________ Old-age and in v alid ity pensions_____________________________ D enm ark— O perations under in v alid ity insurance law -----------------Labor law s and court decisions: L abor legislation of 1924, by L indley D. C lark, of th e U nited S tates B ureau of L abor S ta tistic s_____________________________ L abor legislation of A rgentina, by E th el Yohe Larson, of th e U nited S tates B ureau of L abor S ta tistic s---------------------------------D istrict of C olum bia— S tatu s of G overnm ent em ployee receiving com pensation for d isab ility -----------------------------------------------------In d ian a— A ntipicketing ordinance held c o n stitu tio n a l------------------C anada— In d u stria l disputes inv estig atio n a c t-----------------------------H ousing: A ustralia— G overnm ent aid to housing in New S outh W ales--------D enm ark— H ousing situ a tio n ___________________________________ S outh Africa— H ousing_________________________________________ C ooperation: T he cooperative m ovem ent: A selected bibliography, com piled by Florence E. P ark er, of th e U nited S tates B ureau of L abor S ta tis tic s__________________________________________________________ R ecreation and w e lfa re : N ational Conference on O utdoor R ecreatio n -------------------------------W orkers’ education, training, and re h a b ilia tio n : W ork of Federal B oard for V ocational E d u c a tio n ________________ Ohio— C ivilian re h a b ilita tio n ___________________________________ A ustralia— C om pulsory app ren tice train in g in S outh A u stralia----Spain— Provision for in d u strial ed u catio n ________________________ Labor organizations: G row th of trade-un io n s in th e U nited S ta te s_____________________ Strikes and lo c k o u ts: C zechoslovakia— L abor disputes, 1921 to 1923----------------------------Spain— S trike of m iners_________________________________________ Conciliation and arbitra tio n : C onciliation w ork of th e D ep a rtm e n t of L abor in Ja n u ary , 1925, by H ugh L. K erw in, d irector of conciliation----------------------------Im m ig ratio n : S tatistics of im m igration for six m onths ending D ecem ber, 1924, by J. J. K unn a, chief statistician , U nited S tates B ureau of Im m ig ratio n _________________________________________________ G reat B ritain — Aliens_____________________________________ _____ https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis XI Page 163, 164 164, 165 165 165 166, 167 167-169 169-171 171, 172 172-175 175 176 176, 177 178-186 186-194 194, 195 195, 196 196 197-199 199, 200 200 201—232 233-235 236-238 238, 239 239-241 241 242, 243 244 244-245 246-249 250-258 258, 259 XU CONTENTS OF VOLUME XX Colonization and land se ttle m e n t: Page P an am a and G u atem ala— C olonization schem es__________________ 260, 261 Factory and m ine in sp ectio n : C olorado__________________________________ M innesota____ ____________________________________________________ 262 M ississippi_________________________________ O hio-----------------------------------------------------------O regon------------------------------------------------------W hat State labor b u reau s are d o in g : (C alifornia, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, M aryland, M assachusetts, M innesota, M ississippi, N evada, New Y ork, N o rth D ak o ta, Ohio, O klahom a, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Wis consin, and W yom ing)_____________________________________________ 264-266 C urrent no tes of in te re st to lab o r: T rade-union life in su ran ce_______________________________________ 267 Franco-B elgian lab o r co n v en tio n ________________________________ 267 H a iti— New lab o r office_________________________________________ 267 H onduras— L abor provisions in new c o n stitu tio n _________________ 267, 268 Ita ly — C ost-of-living bonus to salaried em ployees________________ 268 Publications relatin g to la b o r: Official— U nited S ta te s__________________________________________ 269-271 Official— Foreign co u n tries______________________________________ 272-275 Unofficial-------- ------------276-279 N O . 4.— A PRIL, 1925 Special a rtic le s : T rend of em ploym ent of m en an d women in specified industries, by E th e lb e rt S tew art, U nited S tates C om m issioner of L abor S ta tis tic s--------------------------------------------------------------------------------L abor recom m endations in governors’ m essages of 1925_____________ In d u strial relations and labor c o n d itio n s: P rom otion of stan d ard s, by R ay M. H udson, of th e U nited S tates D ep artm en t of C om m erce_______________________________________ E m ployees’ rep resen tatio n in coal m ines an d am ong steel w o rk ers. _ New Y ork— H om e w ork in New Y ork C ity ________________________ B ulgaria— C om pulsory la b o r_______________________________________ Prices and cost of living: R etail prices of food in th e U nited S ta te s__________________________ R etail prices of coal in th e U nited S ta te s___________________________ Index num bers of wholesale prices in F eb ru ary , 1925______________ T rend of prices of building m aterial, building wage rates, and rents, 1919 to 1924______________________ C om parison of retail price changes in th e U nited S tates an d in foreign countries_______________________________________________________ C ost of living of colored farm fam ilies_____________________________ Spain— C ost of living an d wholesale prices in M adrid, D ecem ber, 1923 and 1924-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wages and hours of lab o r: M assachusetts— W ages and hours of labor in m unicipal em ploym ent, Ju ly 1, 1924--------------------------------------------------------- '______________ ■New Y ork— Average w eekly earnings of facto ry em ployees in J a n uary, 1925--------------------------------------Virginia— W ages in various industries, 1923-24____________________ A rgentina— H ours of work of com m ercial em ployees________________ C zechoslovakia— R uling of suprem e co u rt on overtim e p a y _________ France— W ages in th e m etal in d u stry in O ctober a n d N ovem ber, 1924. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 1_12 12-17 18-21 21-26 26-28 28 29-49 50-52 53 54-56 56-58 59-61 61, 62 63-86 86-88 88-91 92 92 92, 93 CONTENTS OF VOLUME XX XIII Wages and hours of labo r— C ontinued. G erm any— Page Decree on eight-hour day in coke ovens an d b la st fu rn aces------- 93, 94 W ages and hours of labor, N ovem ber an d D ecem ber, 1924-------- 94-96 Productivity and efficiency of labor: Increased production th ro u g h im proved m ac h in e ry -------------------------- 97, 98 Woman and child lab o r: Ohio— H ours, wage rates, and earnings of women in in d u s try ---------99, 100 France— A m endm ent of law regulating n ig h t work of women and children________________________________________________________ 101 Labor agreem ents, aw ards, and decisions: A greem ents— B ohem ian-Slavonic T ypographical U nion— New Y ork C ity ------102 C loth h a t and cap m akers— St. Paul, M inn-----------------------------103 L adies’ garm en t w orkers— P h ilad elp h ia--------------------------------- 103, 104 L ongshorem en______________________________________________ 104, 105 M eat cutters, butchers, and packing-house em ployees— R och ester, N. Y _________ i ------------------------------------------------------- 105, 106 P aper hangers— A tlantic C ity -------------------------------------------------106 U pholsterers— New York C ity ------------------------------------------------107 A wards and decisions— R ailroads— D ecisions of R ailroad L abor B o a r d C hange in p ay basis of chief clerks--------------------------------- 107, 108 E ight-hour d a y ________________________________________ 108 M asters, m ates, and p ilo ts--------------------------------------------- 108-110 R e s t_____________________________________ Sleeping-car co n d u cto rs________________________________ 111 W ages— U lster & D elaw are R ailro a d ____________________ 111, 112 C lothing in d u stry — C h icago-------------------------------------------------- 112, 113 C lothing in d u stry — New York C ity -------------------------------------113 C onductors an d tra in m e n ----------------------------------------------------114 E m ploym ent and unem p lo y m en t: E m ploym ent in selected in dustries in F eb ru ary , 1925------------------- 115-126 E m ploym ent an d earnings of railro ad employees, Ja n u a ry , 1925, and Ja n u a ry and D ecem ber, 1924--------------------------------------------- 127, 128 E x te n t of operation of bitu m in o u s coal mines, Ja n u a ry 31 to F eb ru ary 21, 1925_________________________________________________ 128, 129 R ecent em ploym ent sta tistic s— Public em ploym ent offices— Illinois_________________________________________________ 129 M assach u setts_________________________________________ 129 New H am p sh ire-------- --------------------------------------------------130 O hio___________________________________________________ 130 O klahom a_____________________________________________ 130 V irginia____________________________________________ - 131 W isconsin______________________________________________ 131 S ta te d ep artm e n ts of labor—C alifornia______________________________________________ 131-133 Illinois___________ 133-135 Io w a___________________________________________________ 135, 136 M ary la n d __________________________ 137 New Y ork_____________________________________________ 138 O klahom a_____________________________________________ 139 W isconsin. --------------------------- — ------139, 140 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 110,111 XIV CONTENTS OF VOLUME XX In d u strial accidents and hy g ien e: Page M aintenance of in d u stria l h e a lth ________________________________ 141-143 New H am pshire—In d u s tria l accidents, 1923-24__________________ 143, 144 A rgentina— In d u strial accidents, 1916 to 1923___________________________ 144 Proposal for n atio n al lab o r h o sp ita l_________________________ 145 South Africa— R e p o rt of M iners’ P hthisis B u reau ________________ 145, 146 W orkm en’s com pensation and social in su ra n c e : C om parison of w orkm en’s com pensation law s as of Ja n u a ry 1, 1925. 147-149 R ecent com pensation rep o rts— Io w a______________________________________ ________________ 149, 150 W ashingto n________________________________________________ 150, 151 W isconsin__________________________________________________ 151, 152 G reat B rita in ______________________________________________ 152-154 N evada— Old-age pensions______________________________________ 154 Belgian law on insurance of w orkers ag ain st old age an d p rem atu re death, tra n sla te d by Anice L. W hitney of th e U n ited S tates B ureau of L abor S ta tistic s_____________ ..______________________ 155-157 B ulgaria— Law on social in su ran ce______________________________ 158-161 Labor law s and court decisions: E nforcem ent of findings of U nited S tates R ailroad L abor B oard (Pennsylvania R ailroad case)_________________________________ 162-164 A rkansas— E xam ination an d licensing of p lu m b ers_______________ 164, 165 M innesota— “ Loss of e y e ” held com pensable regardless of visual c a p a c ity . 165, 166 M inim um wage law held valid as to m in o rs_________________ 166, 167 N o rth D ak o ta— C o n stitu tio n ality of p en alty provision of w orkm en’s com pensation law __________________________________________ 167 H ousing: New Y ork— H ousing situ atio n in New York C ity ________________ 168-171 A rgentina— E xtension of re n t law _______________________________ 171 H ungary— New m eth o d of housing co n stru ctio n _________________ 171 Scotland— Glasgow housing schem e______________________________ 172 C ooperation: C reation of E astern S tates C ooperative L eague__________________ 173 C o u rt decisions relatin g to cooperative associations______________ 173-175 S tatu s of farm ers’ cooperative business o rganizations_____________ 175, 176 C ooperation in foreign countries— A u stria____________________________________________________ 176 B elgium _________________________________________ _________ 176, 177 C eylon_____________________________________________________ 177 C zechoslovakia________________________-____________________ 178 D en m ark __________________________________________________ 178, 179 F in lan d ____________________________________________________ 179 F ran ce_______________________________________________ _____ 179-181 H u n g a ry ___________________________________________________ 181 In d ia ______________________________________________________ 182 N eth erlan d s________________________________________________ 182, 183 N orw ay______________________________ 183 P o la n d _____________________________________________________ 183, 184 S w itzerland__________ ______________________________________ 184, 185 W orkers’ education and training: M assachusetts— A pprenticeship situ atio n in building trad es of B oston_______________________________________________________ 186 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis CONTENTS OF VOLUME XX Labor organizations: A ctivities of In te rn a tio n a l F ed eratio n of T rade-U nions, 1922 to 1924_________________________________________________________ G erm any— M em bership of G eneral F ed eratio n of Free T radeUnions, 1923_________________________________________________ Sw itzerland— T rade-unionism in 1923___________________________ Strikes and lo c k o u ts: C anada— Strikes an d lockouts in 1924___________________________ Spain— Strikes during 1905 to 1923--------------------------------------------Conciliation and arb itra tio n : C onciliation w ork of th e D e p a rtm e n t of L abor in F eb ru ary , 1925, by H ugh L. K erw in, D irector of C o nciliation___________________ Im m ig ra tio n : Statistics of im m igration for Jan u ary , 1925, by J. J. K unna, chief statistician , U. S. B ureau of Im m ig ra tio n ______________________ D enm ark— E m igration, 1924____________________________________ Factory and m ine in sp e c tio n : New H am p sh ire________________________________________________ O hio___________________________________________________________ V irginia________________________________________________________ W est V irginia____________ 1_____________________________________ What State labor b u reau s are doing: (California, Illinois, Iow a, M ary land, M assachusetts, N evada, New H am pshire, New York, Ohio, O klahom a, Virginia, W ashington, W est V irginia, an d W isconsin)____ C urrent notes of in te re st to la b o r: Census of m anufactu res, 1923___________________________________ R ailroad em ployees’stock subscription p la n ______________________ S u b stitu tio n of m otor for h an d cars for tra n sp o rtin g la b o r________ Suggestion as to best m ethods of securing adoption of safety codes. Second In te rn a tio n a l Conference on In d u stria l W elfare, June, 1925_ B razil— P ublications of M inistry of A griculture, In d u stry , and C om m erce_____________________________________________ ______ P ublications relating to la b o r: Official— U nited S ta te s__________________________________________ Official— Foreign co u n tries---------------------------------------------------------Unofficial_______________________________________________________ XV Page 187 188, 189 189, 190 191, 192 193 194-197 198-202 202 203 203 203, 204 204 205, 206 207 207, 208 208 209 209 209, 210 211-213 213, 214 214-217 N O. 5.— MAY, 1925 Special articles: Efficiency an d wages in th e U n ited S tates, by Jam es J. D avis, U nited S tates Secretary of L ab o r_______________________________________ 1-5 Coal situ atio n in Illinois, by E th e lb e rt S tew art, U nited S tates Com m issioner of L abor S ta tistic s____________________________________ 6-13 T ren d of occupations in th e pop u latio n , by M. Z. Jones, of th e U nited S tates B ureau of L abor S ta tistic s________________________________ 14-22 In d u strial relatio n s and labor c o n d itio n s: L abor passages in th e P re sid e n t’s speech to tex tile m a n u fa c tu re rs_____23, 24 P resid en t Coolidge a n d th e laboring m a n ________________________ 24, 25 E xperim ent of protocolism in th e w om en’s g arm en t tra d e s ____________ 26-30 R educing labor tu rn o v e r a t coal m ines_____________________________ 30, 31 E m ployee rep resen tatio n on ra ilro a d s______________________________ 31, 32 M issouri— R ep o rt of N egro In d u stria l C om m ission_________________ 32, 33 C hina— Socio-economic conditions in tw o villages__________________ 34-36 G erm any— R ecom m endations of m edical facto ry inspectors as to rest periods_________________________________________________________ 36, 37 G reat B ritain — An experim ent in m ine m an ag em en t in W ales______ 37 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis XVI CONTENTS OF VOLUME XX Prices and cost of living: p age R etail prices of food in th e U n ited S ta te s__________________________ 38-59 R etail prices of coal in th e U n ited S ta te s____________________________ 60-62 Index num bers of wholesale prices in M arch, 1925__________________ 63-65 Average wholesale prices of com m odities, Ja n u a ry to M arch, 1925__ 65-74 Iceland— C ost of living, reta il prices, a n d b uilding costs in R e y k ja v ik . 75, 76 Wages and hours of lab o r: W ages and hours of lab o r in m etalliferous m ines___________________ 77-83 Wages of seam en, Ja n u a ry 1, 1924_________________________________ 83 New Y ork— A verage w eekly earnings of facto ry em ployees in F eb ru ary , 1925-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 84, 85 N o rth C arolina— W ages in various occupations, 1924_______________ 85 D enm ark— W ages in various industries, 1924______________________ 86-88 France— W ages in O ctober, 1924__________________________________ 88-96 G reat B ritain — H olidays, w ith pay , for wage e a rn e rs__________________________ 96, 97 W age rates, A ugust, 1914 an d D ecem ber, 1924________________ 97-99 H aiti— Wages in various o ccu p atio n s______________________________ 100 Productivity and efficiency of la b o r: Illinois— P ro d u c tiv ity of lab o r in selected coal m ines_____________ 101-103 C anada— Produ ctio n p er m an in coal m ines of N ova Scotia an d of th e U nited S tates, 1908 to 1924_________________________________ 104 C hina— F lour p ro d u c tio n ________________________________________ 104, 105 Women in in d u stry : Effect of in d u strial em ploym ent on h ealth of w om an w o rk ers_____ 106-108 M inim um w a g e : R ecent m inim um -w age rep o rts— M assach u setts______________________________________________ 109, 110 N o rth D a k o ta ________________________________________________ HO Mexico— M inim um wage law of San Luis P o to si_________________ 110, 111 Labor agreem ents, aw ards, and d e c isio n s: A greem ents— A laska R ailro ad ____________________________________________ 112-114 Bus tra n sp o rta tio n — New Je rse y ____________________________ 114, 115 C hauffeurs— St. Louis, M o ________________________________ 115 M achinists—D uquoin, 111___________________________________ 115, H 6 Steam an d o perating engineers— D etro it, M ich______________ 116, 117 S treet-railw ay em ployees— Pom eroy, Ohio___________________ 117 A w ards and decisions— R ailroads— D ecisions of th e R ailroad L abor B oard— B aggagem en----------------------------------------------------------------- 117, H 8 D ining-car co n d u cto rs__________________________________ 118, 119 R e p re se n ta tio n ________________________________________ 119,120 S tatio n a g e n ts_________________________________________ 120 S w itchm en____________________________________________ 120, 121 T elegraphers _ ____ 121 C lothing in d u stry — New Y ork C it y _________________________ 121-123 S hirt in d u stry — G reater New Y ork__________________________ 123 E m ploym ent and u n e m p lo y m e n t: E m ploym ent an d earnings of railroad employees, F eb ru ary , 1924 and Ja n u a ry an d F eb ru ary , 1925______________________________ 124, 125 E x te n t of o peratio n of bitu m in o u s coal mines, F eb ru ary 28 to M arch 28, 1925--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 125, 126 E m ploym ent in selected in dustries in M arch, 1 9 2 5 . . . _______ 126-137 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis contents of VOLUME XX Employment and unemployment— C on tin u ed . R ecent em ploym ent statistics— Public em ploym ent offices—Illinois________________________________________________ Io w a __________________________________________________ M assach u setts-------------------------------------------------------------M in n e so ta _____________________________________________ N o rth C a ro lin a ________________________________________ Ohio-__________________________________________________ O klahom a_____________________________________________ W isconsin_____________________________________________ S ta te d ep artm en ts of lab o r— C alifornia______________________________________________ Illinois_________________________________________________ I o w a __________________________________________________ M ary lan d __________________________T---------------------------M assach u setts-------------------------------------------------------------New Y ork_____________________________________________ O klahom a_____________________________________________ W isconsin_____________________________________________ N o rth C arolina— P lacem ent of th e deaf, 1923-24------------------------U nem ploym ent in foreign co u n tries--------------------------------------------F rance— O perations of public em ploym ent offices------------------------Sw itzerland— Federal law on u n em ploym ent in su ran ce----------------Industrial accidents and h y g ien e: In d u strial accidents in th e U n ited S tates in 1924-------------------------Q uarry accidents in th e U nited S tates in 1 9 2 3 ----------------------------A ccidents an d d eath s from occupational disease am ong electrical w orkers______________________________________________________ Lime d e rm a titis_________________________________________________ M enace of te tra e th y l lead to garage w o rk e rs,-----------------------------Effects of brass d u st on in d u strial w orkers----------------------------------Effect of noises on th e hearing of w orkm en---------------------------------S anitation in th e m odern b a k e ry ------------------------------------------------In d u strial health p rom otion in sm all p la n ts--------------------------------Illinois— In d u stria l accidents in coal mines, 1924— --------------------New Jersey— In d u strial accidents and diseases, 1923-24--------------C anada— F a ta l accidents, 1924----------------------------------------------------------F a ta l accidents in N ova Scotia coal mines, 1908 to 1924-------In d u stria l health program of a p ap er m ill--------------- l -----------G reat B ritain — F a talities in m ines in 1924----------------------------------India—-Fatal accidents in m ines-------------------------------------------------Workmen’s compensation and social insurance: R ecent com pensation rep o rts— M a s s a c h u s e tts ,,-----------------------------------------------------------------N ev ad a____________________________________________________ New Jersey ___________ ,-------------------------------------------------------O klahom a__________________________________________________ Virginia— Public in stru ctio n as to w orkm en’s com pensation---------A rgentine-B elgium — W orkm en’s com pensation co nvention-----------Czechoslovakia— Sickness, in v alid ity and old-age insurance law ---- https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis XVII Page 138 138 138 138, 139 139 I 40 140 140 141, 142 143, 144 145 146 147 148 149 150, 151 151, 152 152-165 166 166, 167 168-171 171, 172 172 172, 173 174, 175 176, 177 177-179 180 180-182 182, 183 183-185 185 186 187 188 188, 189 190, 191 191» 192 193 193 194 194 194-198 XVIII CONTENTS OF VOLUME XX Labor law s and court d e c isio n s: P age O klahom a— “ C u rren t ra te of w ag es” law declared u n co n stitu tio n a l. 199 P ennsylvania— Old-age pension law held u n c o n stitu tio n a l________ 199, 200 C anada— C o n stitu tio n a lity of in d u strial disputes in vestigation a c t. 200-203 H ousing: Pennsylvania— R eduction of housing accom m odation th ro u g h de m olition of h a b ita b le dwellings in P h ilad elp h ia_________________ 204, 205 G reat B ritain — Progress an d cost of housing________________________________ 205, 206 Value of b uilding c o n stru c tio n ______________________________ 206, 207 C ooperation: Illinois— C ondition of cooperative m o v em en t____________________ 208-210 R ussia— C ooperative conditions_________________________________ 210-214 C ooperation in certain foreign countries— A rg en tin a__________________________________________________ 214 C zechoslovakia_____________________________________________ 215 I ta ly ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------215 215 S co tlan d ___________________________________________________ South A frica_______________________________________________ 215 216 S p ain ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 216’ 217 W orkers’ education and train in g : Ohio— G raduatio n of b uilding-trades apprentices in C leveland____ 218, 219 A ustria— P rotectio n of ap p ren tices______________________________ 219-221 G reat B ritain — Plans for increasing apprentices in building tra d e s. 222 Strikes and lo c k o u ts: A rgentina— Strikes in Buenos Aires, first half of 1924____________ 223 Belgium — Strikes an d lockouts in 1924__________________________ 224 F inland— L abor disputes in 1924________________________________ 224 225 Conciliation and arb itra tio n : C onciliation work of th e D e p a rtm e n t of L abor in M arch, 1925, by H ugh L. K erwin, D irector of C o n ciliatio n _____________________ 226-229 Im m ig ratio n : S tatistics of im m igration for F eb ru ary , 1925, by J. J. K unna, chief statistician , U nited S tates B ureau of Im m ig ra tio n ____________ 230—234 Factory and m ine insp ectio n : A rizona___________________________________________________ _ 235 M assachusetts_________________________________ _ __ __ 235 M innesota__________________________________________________ 235 New Jersey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------236 Ohio---------------------------------------------------------------------------236 What State labor b u re a u s are doing: (Arizona, C alifornia, Illinois, Iow a, M aryland, M assachusetts, M innesota, Missouri, N evada, New Jersey, New Y ork, N o rth Carolina, Ohio, O klahom a, Virginia, an d W isconsin)__________ 237, 238 C urrent notes of in te re st to labor: C ondition in foundries in 1924_________________________________ 239 239 Congress of P an A m erican F ed eratio n of L a b o r_________________ C hina—D ifficulties in com pilation of sta tistic s ___________________ 240-242 N orw ay— P rofit-sharing schem e_________________________________ 242 P ortugal— C reation of N atio n al Econom ic C ouncil____________________ 242, 243 R ight of association_________________________________________ 243 Publications relatin g to lab o r: Official— U nited S ta te s_______________ * _________________________ 244-246 Official— Foreign co u n tries___________________________________ 246-250 Unofficial----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 250-253 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis CONTENTS OE VOLUME XX N O. 6.— JU N E , 1925 Special articles: T he in d u strial roun d tab le for conciliation in labor disputes, by M ar cus M. M arks, form er p resid en t of th e B orough of M a n h a tta n ._ A new experim ent in education for w orkers, by H arold Coy, teach er of English, C om m onw ealth College, M ena, A rk-------------------------In d u strial relations and labor conditions: B ulgaria— R esults of com pulsory la b o r---------------------------------Prices and cost of living: R etail prices of food in th e U nited S ta te s-----------------------------------R etail prices of coal in th e U nited S ta te s________________________ Index num bers of w holesale prices in April, 1925-------------------------W holesale prices in th e U nited S tates and in foreign countries, 1913 to M arch, 1925______________________ ________________________ B razil— C ost of living___________________________________________ Mexico— C ost of living of A m ericans in M exico--------------------------P eru— C ost of living, 1913 to 1 9 2 4 ...,___________________________ Wages and hours of lab o r: F arm wages in Illinois in April, 1925____________________________ New Y ork—-Average weekly earnings o ffacto ry employees in M arch, 1925_________________________________________________________ G erm any— W age increase in th e m erch an t m arin e-----------------------Y ugoslavia— R egulation of hours of la b o r-----------------------------------Productivity and efficiency of lab o r: H andling 168 tons for every to n pro d u ced ----------------------------------B elgium — P roductio n and o u tp u t in coal m ines and coke ovens---P oland— Coal prod u ctio n in 1922 an d 1923---------------------------------Spain— W ages, pro d u ctio n costs, an d o u tp u t in coal m ines of Oviedo Province___ _________________________________________________ Woman and child lab o r: Fam ily sta tu s of breadw inning women in four cities______________ New Y ork— H ealth of w orking children in New Y ork C ity ----------------------H om e w ork of children under facto ry a c t-----------------------------Labor ag reem en ts, aw ards, and decisions: A greem ents— F u r dressers— B rooklyn, N. Y ---------------------------------------------Ladies g arm en t w orkers—-New Y ork C ity ----------------------------M ineral w ater w orkers— New Y ork C ity ------------------------------P ainters, decorators, an d p a p er hangers— W estchester, N. Y._ Q u arry w orkers— Concord, N. H ., an d R o ck p o rt an d Lanesville, M ass____________________________________________________ Sheet-m etal w orkers— P itts b u rg h -----------------------------------------S treet railw ays an d busses— T ren to n , N. J ---------------------------T ruck drivers and chauffeurs— C hicago--------------------------------T ypographical union— Lowell, M ass________________________ A wards and decisions— R ailroads— D ecisions of R ailro ad L abor B oard— D ining-car d e p a rtm e n t em ployees---------------------------------D raw bridge te n d e rs____________________________________ M asters, m ates, an d pilots— H a m p to n R oads d is tric t-----Passes to expressm en___________________________________ T elegraphers— C orning, N. Y ------------------------------------- j.R ailroads— Decisions of T rain Service B oard of A d ju stm en t for W estern R egion______________________ ________________ https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis XIX Page 1-10 10-11 12 13-33 34-36 37 38-40 41 41, 42 42, 43 44 44, 45 46, 47 47, 48 49-53 53 54 54, 55 56 57, 58 58, 59 60, 61 62, 63 63 64 64, 65 65 65, 66 66, 67 67, 68 68, 69, 70, 71, 69 70 71 72 72 73 XX CONTENTS OF VOLUME XX Labor ag reem en ts, aw ards, and decisions— C ontinued. A w ards and decisions— C ontinued. Page C lothing in d u stry — R ochester, N. Y ------------------------------------73, 74 A wards of In d u stria l Com m ission of C olorado----------------------74-76 G erm any— Collective agreem ents in 1923------------------------------------76-78 N etherlands— W age agreem ents in m erch an t m arin e_____________ 78-82 E m ploym ent and unem ploym ent: E m ploym ent in selected industries in April, 1925_________________ 83-96 E m ploym ent an d earnings of railro ad employees, M arch, 1924, and F eb ru ary an d M arch, 1925____________________________________ 96, 97 R ecent em ploym ent sta tistic s—■ Public em ploym ent offices— Illinois_________________________________________________ 97 Io w a ___________________ 98 K an sa s________________________________________________ 98 O klahom a_____________________________________________ 98 P en n sy lv a n ia __________________________________________ 99 S ta te d ep artm en ts of labor— C alifornia_____________________________________________ 99, 100 Illinois_________________________________________________ 101, 102 Io w a__________________________________________________ 103 M ary la n d ______________________________________________ 104 105 New Y ork_____________________________________________ O klahom a_____________________________________________ 106 W isconsin_____________________________________________ 106, 107 G reat B ritain — E xpenditures on unem p lo y m en t in su ran ce___________________ 108 C o m parativ e loss of tim e th ro u g h strikes an d u n em p lo y m en t- 109, 110 In d u strial accidents and h y g ie n e : A ccidents a t m etallurgical w orks in th e U n ited S tates in 1923____ 111-113 Coke-oven accidents in th e U nited S tates during 1923____________ 113-115 L ead ste a ra te poisoning in th e ru b b er in d u s try __________________- 115, 116 H eadache am ong w orkers using d y n am ite in stone q u arries_______ 116 In te rn a tio n a l Congress on In d u stria l A ccidents an d D iseases______ 116, 117 C hina— Phosphorus poisoning in m atch facto ries__________________ 117, 118 W orkm en’s com pensation and social in su ran ce: M issouri— New com pensation law _______________________________ 119-121 R ecent com pensation rep o rts— C onnecticu t________________________________________________ 121, 122 Id a h o ______________________________________________________ 122, 123 K an sas____________________________________________________ 123, 124 K en tu c k y __________________________________________________ 124, 125 N eb rask a__________________________________________________ 125 T ennessee__________________________________________________ 125, 126 W est V irginia______________________________________________ 126, 127 U niform m edical provisions for w orkm en’s com pensation acts in th e U nited S ta te s_________________________________________________ 127-129 Spain— Social in su ran ce_________________________________________ 129 Labor law s and court decisions: C o n stitu tio n a lity of in d u strial co u rt law of K ansas, by Lindley D. Clark, of th e U nited S tates B ureau of L abor S ta tistic s________ 130-136 R estriction of m ark etin g of building m aterials as affecting in te rsta te com m erce____________________________________________________ 136-138 L abor legislation of A rgentina, by E th e l Y ohe Larson, of th e U nited S tates B ureau of L abor S ta tistic s______________________________ 138-143 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis CONTENTS OP VOLUME XX XXI H ousing: Page Building perm its in principal cities of th e U nited S tates in 1924._ 144-159 C alifornia— S an itary surveys in Los Angeles-------------------------------- 159-161 New Y ork— R ep o rt of S ta te housing com m ission_________________ 161-165 C ooperation: Sum m er course of A m erican In s titu te of C ooperation------------------166 D evelopm ent an d operation of cooperative bakeries in th e U nited S ta te s________________________________________________________ 166-168 C ooperative health clinic________________________________________ 168 Progress of F innish cooperators of B ro o k ly n-------------------------------- 169, 170 C ooperation in foreign countries— C zechoslovakia_____________________________________________ 170 F in lan d ____________________________________________________ 170, 171 G erm any___________________________________________________ 171 G reat B ritain ______________________________________________ 171, 172 R ussia_____________________________________________________ 172 Sw eden____________________________________________________ 172 Sw itzerland________________________________________________ 172, 173 Labor organizations and congresses: T rade-union organizations in foreign countries— B ulgaria___________________________________________________ 174 C a n a d a ____________________________________________________ 175 C zechoslovakia_____________________________________________ 175, 176 J a p a n ______________________________________________________ 176, 177 N eth erlan d s________________________________________________ 177 M eeting of In te rn a tio n a l F ederation of W orking W om en__________ 177, 178 In d ia— A ll-India trad e-u n io n congress___________________________ 179 Strikes and lo c k o u ts: Strikes and lockouts in th e U nited S tates, 1916-1924------------------- 180-190 C hina— Strike in Jap an ese mills in S h an g h ai----- -------------------------190 G erm any— Strikes an d lockouts in 1923_________________________ 190-194 Conciliation and arb itratio n : C onciliation w ork of th e D e p a rtm e n t of L abor in April, 1925, by H ugh L. K erwin, D irector of C o nciliation_____________________ 195-199 Im m igration: S tatistics of im m igration for M arch, 1925, by J. J. K unna, chief statistician U nited S tates B ureau of Im m ig ra tio n ______________ 200-204 Factory and m ine inspectio n : K an sas___________r -------------------------------------------------------------------205 What State labor b u reau s are doing: C alifornia, C onnecticut, Id ah o , Illinois, Iow a, K ansas, K entucky, M aryland, N ebraska, New York, O klahom a, P ennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, W est V irginia, an d W isconsin____________ 206, 207 C urrent no tes of in te re st to lab o r: Oregon, W ashington, an d Id ah o — E m p lo y m en t in logging cam ps and lum ber m ills_____________________________________________ 208 V irginia— Decisions of In d u stria l C om m ission____________________ 208 Azores— E m broidery in d u s try ____________ _______________________ 208, 209 U ruguay— S trike in su ra n c e ._____________________________________ 209 Publications relating to la b o r: Official— U nited S ta te s__________________________________________ 210, 211 Official— Foreign countries______________________________________ 212-215 Unofficial________________________________________________________ 216-219 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis o https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis U. S . D EPA R T M EN T JAMF" J Sec BFvE A U 0 , X .\» O E ary AOR ST A T IS T IC S ETHELBERT STEWART, Commi..ioner MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW INDEX TO VOLUME XX https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis JANUARY TO JUNE, 1925 WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1926 V https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis INDEX TO VOLUME XX— JANUARY TO JUNE, 1925 N ote .—This is a subject and author in d e x . Except in special cases names of places are used as index heads only in connection with official publications (not periodicals). Names of places appear under specified subjects. A Accident hazard. (.See Hazards: Accident.) Accident insurance: Piige Bulgaria. Provision, social insurance act, March 6, 1924.,._____ __________________ Apr. 159,160 United States. Legislation, specified States, 1924____ ____________ ______ . ________ Mar. 183-4 Accident prevention: Eighth Annual Industrial Conference, New York City. Addresses................... ......... ...... Jan. 17 International congress on industrial accidents and diseases, Amsterdam, 1925__________June 116 -17 Illinois. Plans of the Department of Labor (Cahn)__________________. ____________ Mar. 2-5 Massachusetts. Report of division of industrial safety, 1922-23--------------------------------Mar. 264 5 Milwaukee, Wis. Safety school for foremen........................................................................ Mar. 164— New York State. Laundries......................................................................................... ........ Jan. 154 Sweden. Safety paint_______________________ _____ _______ _______________ ____ Mar. 159 (See also Safety codes; Sanitation and working conditions.) Accident statistics, by industry: Coalmines. Great Britain. Fatalities, by cause, 1924_________ _____ _______ _____ May 188 -----Illinois. Report, 1924............ ....................... .............. ...... ......................................... ...... May 182-3 -----Nova Scotia and United States, 1908 to 1924--------------- ------------------------------------May 186 -----Ohio. Report, 1923.......................................... - ..................... -......................................... Mar. 164 -----United States. Fatalities, November, 1924_____ :______ ___ ____ __________ _____ Mar. 154 -----Virginia, 1923-24....................................................................................... .......................... Apr. 203-4 Coke ovens. United States, 1922,1923_______________________________________ June 112,113-15 Electrical workers. United States. Fatal accidents and deaths from occupational disease, 1922-1924............... ........................................................................................................—........ May 172 Metallurgical works. United States, 1923........................ .....................- ............. ............ June 111-13 Mines. India, 1923........... .............................................................. - ....................... ............... May 188^9 -----Minnesota, 1922, 1923_____________________________ ______ ____________ _____ Mar. 160 Quarries. United States, 1922 and 1923..-...................................... ................... . May 171-2; June 112 Accident statistics, by locality: Argentina, 1916 to 1923..................... ....................- ................ .................................... Jan. 156-7; Apr. 144 Bombay Presidency, 1923.............. ....................................... ............. ...................................... Jan. 19-20 California. Report, industrial accident commission__________ _________ ____________ Jan. 162-3 Canada. Fatalities, industrial groups, 1923 and 1924------------- ------------ -------------------May 185 -----Saskatchewan. Report, 1923-------------------- ----------------- --------------------------------Mar. 165 Cuba, 1918-19 to 1923-24............................................. ............................................. ................ Mar. 165 Illinois, 1918 to 1923.......................— ------------ ----------------- ------ ----------------------------Feb. 1-2 New Hampshire. Report, 1922-23, 1923-24............................................ ................................. Apr. 143-4 New Jersey, 1923-24----- ------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------May 184 New York. Aftereffects of accidents upon wom en...-------- ------------------------ ------ ------- Feb. 174-6 -----Workmen’s compensation cases, 1922-23.......................................................... .................. Jan. 163-5 Sweden. Specified industries, 1921....................... ........................... .................................... Jan. ISO United States. Reports, various States, 1923 and 1924............. ............................ ............ May 168-71 (See also Workmen’s compensation and insurance.) Agreements. (See Collective agreements; Conciliation and arbitration.) Agricultural conference. (See Congresses, conventions, etc.) Agricultural cooperative associations: Laws of various States__________________________ _______________ - ................ ...... Feb. 198-201 (See also Cooperation.) Agriculture: Cost of living of white and negro families, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas, 1919.............. Apr. 59-61 Governors’ recommendations, 1925, specified States------------------------------------------------- Apr. 12-13 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Argentina. Immigrants wanted for labor....... ...................... ........ - ----------------------------Feb. 220 England and Wales. Minimum wage rates, 1924................................................................... Mar. 90 New York. Purchasing power of farmers’ incomes, 1914 to 1923-------------------------------- Feb. 79-82 Paraguay. Labor situation----------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ Feb. 161--2 (See also Farm products.) https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1431] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Page Alcohol factories. Denmark. Wages, 1924......... .......................-.................. ...... ....................... May 86 Alien influence in Great Britain. Registration---------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- Mar. 258-9 Aliens. (See Immigration.) All American Cooperative Commission. Report. Cooperative coal mines--------------------- Feb. 202 Allowances. (See Mothers’ pensions.) Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America. New Jersey. Agreement, 1924------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- May 114-15 May 117 Pomeroy, Ohio. Agreement, 1924-------------------- --------------------- ------------ --------------San Antonio, Tex. Party to agreement, July, 1924..--------- --------------------------------- Mar. 113-14 Trenton, N .J . Agreement, 1925------------------------------------------------------------------------ June 65-6 Feb. 102 Amalgamated Food Workers of America. Agreement. Wages and working conditions........ Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America. Dubuque, Iowa. Agree Feb. 102 ment, wages, and hours........ ................................. -.................. -....................... ......................... American Federation of Labor: Changes in personnel________________________________________________ _________ ^anConvention, 1924_____________________________________________________________ Feb. 186-9 American Institute of Cooperation. Educational course in cooperation................................... June 167 American Museum of Safety. Award of accident-prevention prizes-------------------------------Jan. 17 American Railway Agents’ Association. Railroad Labor Board decision. Representation.. May 120 American Railway Express Co. Decision of RailroadLaborBoard.Depot agent----------------- le b . 104-5 American Shoe Workers’ Protective Union. New YorkCity.Agreement-..... ........................... Feb. 103-4 Ammonia (See Poisons and poisoning.) Anilin. (See Poisons and poisoning.) Anthrax. (See Diseases, specified.) Apprenticeship: Barbers. Nanking, China---------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------Jan. 61 Apr. 186 Building trades. Boston. Apprenticeship situation---------------------------------------------— Cleveland. Graduation of apprentices..... ........... ................................ —........-........... May 218-19 -----England. Plans for increasing apprentices.............................................. ...................... May 222 -----Washington, D. O. (C onyngton)............. .................. .............................................. ...... Jan. 1-7 Jan. 119 Dairy industry. Denmark. Wages, collective agreement............. ...................................... Foundry trades. Philadelphia___________________________________ _____________ Feb. 203-4 Fur dressers Brooklyn, N. Y. Agreement, 1925------------- ------ ------ -----------------------June 60 Match factories. Peking, China------------------------------------------------------------------- ----June 118 Rug industry. Peking, China. Wages and working conditions---------------- ----------- Feb. 9-12 June 65 Sheet-metalworkers. Pittsburgh, Pa. Agreement, 1925----------------------- ------- ---------Apr 106 Slaughterhouse employees. Rochester, N. Y. Agreement, November, 1924-------------Austria. Protection of apprentices, pre-war and postwar conditions------------- ------- -----May 219-21 China. Soldiers trained in industrial pursuits------------------ ----------- ------------------------ Jan. 209-10 South Australia. Results of compulsory training--------- ---------------------------------------- Mar. 239-41 Arbitration. ( See Conciliation and arbitration.) May 235 Arizona. Mine Inspector. Report, 1923-24................. .....................................................1........ Arsenic. (See Poisons and poisoning.) Arseniuretted hydrogen. (See Poisons and poisoning.) Associated Leather Goods Manufacturers of U. S. A. (Inc.). Agreement, June, 1924........... Mar. 110-12 Australia: Commissioner of Maternity Allowances. Report, 1923-24---------------------------------------Mar. 175 Education Department of South Australia. Results of compulsory apprenticeship train ing_____________________________________________ _________ ________________Mar. 239-41 Mar 176 Pension Office. Old-age and invalidity pensions, 1924— ....... ................... ......................... Autogenous welding. Oregon. Wages, 1923..................................................... ............. ........... Mar. 71 Automobile manufacturing: Germany. Study, German Metal Workers’ Federation------------------------------------------ Mar 5-22 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Automobile repair shops. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Automobile-tire industry. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Awards. (See Collective agreements; Conciliation and arbitration.) B Bakeries: Development and operation of cooperative bakeries, United States............................. ........ June 166-8 Sanitation in modern bakeries, United States........................ ........... .................................... May 180 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries, and occupations.) Banks and banking. Labor banks. Report, American Federation of Labor, convention, 1924. Feb. 187 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1432] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Barbers: Page Apprenticeship. China (Nanking)............................................................... Jan. 61 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Belgium: Ministry of Industry and Labor. Reorganization, 1924.............. ....................................... . 220 Jan. 193 National Joint Mining Commission. Strike settlem ent........ ............... ............................. Benefits. (See Health insurance; Sickness insurance.) Benzol. (See Poisons and poisoning.) Bibliographies: Child labor (Thompson)........................ ............................................................................ j au 7i _iqi Cooperative movement (Parker)............ ........................... ................................................. Mar. 201-32 Bituminous coal. (See Mines and mining.) Blacksmiths. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Bohemian-Slavonic Typographical Union. New York City. Agreement, September 1, 1924. Apr. 102 Boiler makers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Bonus, cost-of-living: Jan. 194 Canada. Coalminers. Basis of strike.................................................................................... Italy. Salaried employees___.................. .................................................................... Mar 268 Bonuses and premiums. Netherlands. Ships’ ofldcers, agreement, 1924.................................. June 79 Bookbinders. (See Printing and publishing.) Boot and shoe industry: Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) England. Collective agreement, wages and working conditions, 1924.................................p eb. 116-17 Germany. Hours, extent of overtime, December, 1924................... ............. ............. ........... Apr. 96 Massachusetts. Decisions of Haverhill Shoe Board, 1924..____ ____________ _______ Mar. 116-18 New York City. Collective agreements, provisions__ ____________ _____________ _ Eeb. 103-4 Bottlers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Boxes, paper. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Boxes, wooden. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Brakemen, freight. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Brass dust. (See Dusts.) Brazil. Ministry of Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce. Publications____ __________ Apr. 209-10 Brewing industry. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Brick and clay workers. Collective agreement, Kenosha, Wis., 1924_____________ _______ j an 103 Brick and tile manufacturing. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Bricklayers: Apprenticeship. Washington, D. C ......................................................... ............ ................ Jan. 2-4 Hours. (See Hours, specified industries and occupations.) Wages. (Sea Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Brickmakers’ District Council No. 1 . Chicago. Party to agreement, May 1 , 1924................. Mar. 105-9 Brotherhood of Dining Car Conductors. Decisions of Railroad Labor Board.. Mar. 114-15; May 118-19 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Wages and working conditions. Decisions of Rail road Labor B o a rd ....------------------ ----------------------------------------------------- Feb. 108— 12; Apr. 111-12 Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Wages and working conditions. Decisions of Railroad Labor Board____ __________ _____________________ Eeb. 108-12; Apr 111-12 Brotherhood of Maintenance-of-Way Employees. Rules and working conditions. Decisions of Railroad Labor Board...................................................... ................................. 112-14 Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paper Hangers of America. Union rule, decisions j an_171 of courts, District of Columbia and New Jersey...... .................................... .............................. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen: Decision of Railroad Labor Board. Baggagemen__________________ ______________ M ay 117-18 -----Representation of yardm en............ ........................ ........... .................. .............. ............ May 121 Wages........................................................... ......................... ....................... ........... .........May u 7_18 Brotherhood of Railway Clerks: Decisions of Railroad Labor Board. Classification of stock keeper, Toledo, O hio............ Feb. 106 -----Depot agent, Miami, Fla.............................. ...................................... .......................... . 104_5 -----Representation, Union Pacific Railroad_______ Mav 110-90 — Seniority right*................................... - ........................... ... ' , t I S Brush makers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Budgets, family. (See Cost of living.) Building: Gibraltar. Proposed plan of city council....................................................................... j an 147 Sweden. Report on building operations, 1919-1923___ ______________ ______________ j an 449 United States. Permits issued in principal cities, 1924__________ _________________ June 144-59 (See also Housing.) Building costs: Iceland (Reykjavik). Cost, by item, 1914 and 1924— . ......................................... .............. May 76 New York City. Report State housing commission, March 6, 1925.................................... June 163-5 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1433] INDEX to VOLUME XX Building laborers: Page Australia. Wage award, allowances for time lost.................. *........................ —..................Mar. 151-2 (See alsn Budding trades.) Building materials: California. Restriction of marketing as affecting interstate commerce. Court decision. June 136-8 England. Relation of cost to total cost of housing----------- -------- ----------------------------Eeb. 165 Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923-------------------------- --------------------------------- --------------J an- 66 United States. Chart, trend of prices----- -----------------------------------------------------------Apr. 55 -----Wholesale prices. Index numbers, various dates, 1890 to 1925..--------Jan. 45; Feb. 51, 53, 61-2; Mar. 57-8; Apr. 53, 56; May 63, 71-2; June 37 Building societies Great Britain. Membership and finances, 1919-1923.................. Jan. 148 Building trades: Denmark. Various occupations, wages, 1924--------------------------------------------------------May 87 England. Plan for increasing apprentices..----- ---------------------------------------------------May 222 Germany. Wages and hours, 1924______________________________________________ Apr. 95,96 Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923---------------------------------------------------------------------------Jan- 66 Apr. 186 United States. Apprenticeship. Boston------------------------------- ---------------------------------------Cleveland. Training courses and graduation___________________________ — May 218-19 -----------Washington, D. C_____________________________ J aD- l -7 -----Student enrollment. Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh----------------------------------------Jan. 209 (See also specific occupations.) Bulgaria: June 12 Compulsory Labor Department. Scope of work.-------- ---------------- -------- ---------------Superior Labor Council. Compulsory la b o r..----------------------------- ------- ----------------Apr. 28 Bureaus of labor. Legislation, specified States, 1924---------------------------------------------------Mar. 183 Butchers’ Local No. 95. Rochester, N. Y. Agreement, November, 1924------------------------- Apr. 105-6 Button makers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) C Cabinetmakers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Cahn, Reuben D. Accident-prevention plans of the Illinois Department of Labor------------Mar. 1-5 California: Industrial Accident Commission. Workmen’s compensation report, 1923............... ........ Jan. 162-3 Industrial Welfare Commission. Minimum wage report, 1919-20, 1921-22------------------- Mar. 97-9 Caloric value and prices of food. Finland, 1924-------- ------ -----------------------------------------Alar. 63 Canada. (Saskatchewan). Bureau of Labor and Industries. Report, industrial accidents, ^923 _______________________________________________________ Mar. 165 Candy, chewing gum, etc. (See Confectionery.) Canning and preserving. (See Food canning and preserving.) Car repairers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Carbon dioxide. (See Gases and fumes; Mining; Poisons and poisoning.) Carbon monoxide. (See Gases and fumes; Mining; Poisons and poisoning.) Carnegie Institute of Technology. Students, building trades------------- ----------- .--------------Jan. 209 Carpenters: Apprenticeship. Washington, D. C ---- ------- --------------- - ............. - ------ -------------------Jan- 2-4 Hours. (See Hours, specified industries and occupations.) Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Carpenters’ District Council. Chicago. Party to agreement---------------------------------------- Jan. 103-4 Carpet factories. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Carpet weaving. Persia. Working conditions of weavers-------------------------------------------Jan. 20 Carriage repair works. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Carriage makers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Cartage Exchange. Chicago. Agreement, 1925----------------------- ------ ---------------------------- June 66-7 Carton makers. Output. Eflect of short tim e..----- ----------- --------------------------------------Jan. 67-8 Celluloid goods. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Cement industry: Apprenticeship. Washington, D. C ------------------------- --------------- --------------- ------ ----Jan. 2,4 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Ceramic industry. (See Pottery industry.) Ceylon. Government report, immigrant Indian labor------- ---------------- -------- ---------------Jan. 205 Charts, diagrams, etc.: Employment in manufacturing industries, 1914-1924—. ---------------------------- ------ --------Feb. 129 Housing distribution, United States, 1921 to 1924---------------------------------------------------June 148 Retail price of coal, United States, 1915-1925---------------------------------------------------------Feb. 41 Retail prices of food, 1915 to 1925....... .....................------- ----------------------------- ------ -----Jarl- 27; Feb. 22; Alar. 39; Apr. 35; May 44; June 19 Trend of prices of building materials, building wage rates, and rents, 1919-1924............. Apr. 55 Wholesale prices, all commodities. United States, 1916 to 1925........................................... May 64 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1434] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Chauffeurs (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Page Chauffeurs’ Local Union No. 405, St. Louis, Mo. Agreement with undertakers, 1925______ May 115 Checkoff. Brick and clay industry. Kenosha, Wis. Collective agreement.......................... Jan. 103 Checkers and cargo repairers. Portland, Me. Wage provisions in agreement......................... Apr. 105 Cheese factories, cooperative. (See Cooperation.) Chemical industry: Hours. (See Hours, specified industries and occupations.) Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Jan. 45; Wholesale prices. United States. Index numbers, various dates, 1890 to 1925............... Feb. 51, 53, 62-3; Mar. 57-8; Apr. 53; May 63, 72-3; June 37 Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. R. Co. Decision of Railroad Labor Board, February, 1925.. Mar. 114-15 Child labor: Amendment to Constitution. Governors’ recommendations___________________ . Apr. 12 Federal control of, list of references. (Thompson)........ ............ ...................................... j an 7i_ioi Legislation, specified States, 1924...................................... ............................ ......................... Mar. 181-2 Report, American Federation of Labor. Convention, 1924...___ _____ _____________ Feb. 187 Argentina. Protective law, 1924.___ . . . . _____ . . . _____ ____________________ June 138-9 France. Night work, law regulating_________ ___________________________ ^ pr iqj j an. 19 India (Bombay Presidency). Employment statistics________ _____________ _______ Minnesota. Report, division of women and children, 1922-1924_____________________ Mar. 265 New York City. Court decision, home work of children....... ........... .................. ................ June 58-9 -----Health of working children..______________ _________ __________________ _ June 57-8 (See also) Minimum wage.) Child welfare. Governors’ recommendations, 1925...___ _____ ________ ____ __________ Apr. 16 Child’s right to compensation. (See Decisions of courts.) Chile: Ministry of Agriculture, Industry, and Colonization, creation of.................. ...................... Jan. 209 Ministry of Health, Social Welfare, and Relief, creation of__________________________ jan. 209 China. Bureau of Economic Information. Difficulties in compilation of statistics............... May 240-2 Chinese army. Industrial training of soldiers, Province of Shansi______________ ________ Jan. 200-10 Chlorine. (See Poisons and poisoning.) Chocolate factories. (See Confectionery.) Chrome ulceration. (See Diseases, specified.) Cigar makers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations: Tobacco industry.) Civil-service employees: j an qj_2 France. Adjustment of salaries....... ............ ...... .............................................................. (See also Public employees.) Clark, Lindley D.: Constitutionality of industrial law of Kansas..................................... .................................... j une 139.9 Labor legislation of 1924......... ............................................................................................. ...... Mar. 178-86 Classification of employees. Railroads. Decisions of Railroad Labor Board....... ............ ...... Feb. 104-8 Clay products. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations: Brick and tile manufac turing, Clay products, Pottery.) Cleaning and dyeing. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Clerical employees. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Clothing: Chile. Expenditure for, manual workers and office employees............................................ Mar. 62 United States and certain foreign countries. Cost of, index numbers, 1914 to 1924............ Jan. 54 (See also Cost of living.) Clothing industry: , Arbitrator’s decisions. Chicago.............................................................................................. Apr_112-13 -----New York City. Pay for holidays........................................... ....................................... May 121-2 -----------Piece rate for buttonholes.......................... ..................... ...................... ................... May 122 —-------- Request for additional contractor____ __________ _____________ __________ Apr. 113 -----------Work sent to nonunion contractor......... ................. ............ .................................. May 122-3 Stoppage of work, arbitrator’s statement. Rochester, N. Y . . . .......................................... . June 73-4 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Clothing industry, men’s: Collective agreement. Cloth hat and cap makers. Philadelphia, September, 1924...........Mar. 109-10 -----------St. Paul, October, 1924......... ................... .................................................. .............. ^ p r. 193 Decision of arbitration board. Baltimore. Trimming m ethods......................................... Jan. 114-15 -----Chicago, November, 1924.................................................... ............................. ................ Mar. 118 -----New York City. Shirt manufacture. Division of work............. ................. ................ j an. 115 -----------------Violation of agreements............ ........... ............................................................... May 123 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations) https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1435] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Clothing industry, women's: lage June 62-3 Collective agreement. New York City, 1925...,.-_________________ ___ ____________ -----Philadelphia. Ladies’ garment w orkers........................ ............................................. . Apr. 103-4 Protocol experiments in garment trades....................................... ........................................... May 26-30 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Wholesale prices. United States. Index numbers, various dates, 1890 to 1925................... Jan. 45; Feb. 51, 53, 58-9; Mar. 57-8; Apr. 53; M ay 63, 68-70; June 37 Coal. (See Mines and mining; Retail prices.) Coke oven* Belgium. Total production and output per worker, 1913, 1922 to January, i925................. June 53 United States. Accidents, 1922, 1923....... ...................................................................... June 112,113-15 Collective agreements: Boot and shoe industry. England, November, 1924.............................................................. Feb. 116-17 -----New York City. Provisions............................. ............................................................... Feb. 103-4 Brick industry. Chicago. May 1, 1924________ _______ _____ _________ __________ Mar. 105-9 Brick and clay industry, Kenosha, Wis. Check oil, arbitration, and wage provisions---Jan. 103 Bus transportation. New Jersey, 1924_____________ _____________ _____ __________May 114-15 Carpenters. Chicago. Arbitration, wages, hours, etc.------------------- ------ ------- ---------- Jan. 103-4 Chauffeurs. St. Louis, Mo. Agreement with undertakers, 1925------------------------------May 115 Cloth hat and cap makers. Philadelphia. September, 1924________ __________ _____Mar. 109-10 —— St. Paul. October, 1924___________ _____ ________________ ________________ Apr. 103 Clothing industry, women’s. Ladies’ garment workers, New York City, 1925.................. June 62-3 Coalmines. Canada. October, 1924----------------------------------- ------------------------------- Jan. 193-6 Dairy industry. Denmark. Wages, working conditions, and a rb itra tio n ..:.._________ Jan. 119-20 Engineers, steam and operating. Detroit, 1924-------------- --------------------------------------- May 116-17 Food workers, New York City. Confectionery branch, wages and working conditions.. Feb. 102 Fur dressers, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1925________________ — .................................................... June 60-1 Hotel and restaurant employees. Cleveland, 1924............................................................. Jan. 105-7 Longshoremen. Gulf and Atlantic ports..................................... .............. ............................ Jan. 108 -----Portland, Me., and Hampton Roads, Va., October, 1924.................... .......................... Apr. 104-5 Machinists. Duquoin, 111., 1925.---------------------- ------------------------------------------------ May 115-16 Meat cutters, butchers, and packing-house employees. Rochester, N. Y. November, 1924................................................................................................. - ........................................ Apr. 105-6 Merchant marine. Netherlands, 1924.................. ............................. ...................... ............. June 78-82 Mineral-water workers. New York City, 1925..................................... ............................... June 63 Painters, decorators, and paper hangers, Westchester, N. Y., 1925--------- ------ -------------June 64 Paper hangers. Atlantic C ity...................................... ................................... ........................ Apr. 106 Printers and publishers, newspaper. Lowell, Mass., 1925....... ....................... ..................... June 67-8 -----New York City. September 1, 1924............... ............. .................................. .................. Apr. 102 Pocketbook workers. New York City. June, 1924......... .................. ................. ............ . Mar. 110-12 Quarry workers. Concord, N. H., and Lanesville and Rockport, Mass., 1925.................. June 64-5 Railroads. (Alaska Railroad), 1925.................................................. ...... ............................ May 112-14 Sheet-metalworkers. Pittsburgh, Pa., 1925........................ ................................................... June 65 Jan. 62 Shipbuilding industry. Francejm etal workers and port laborers--------------- ------ --------Stereotypers, Stockton, Calif. Arbitration, hours, wages, November, 1924........................ Mar. 112 Street-railway employees. Pomeroy, Ohio, 1924. - ................................................................ May 117 -----Trenton, N. J., 1925............................................................................................. ................ June 65-6 -----San Antonio, Tex., July, 1924................................... ...........- ........................................... Mar. 113-14 Truck drivers and chauffeurs. Chicago, 1925--------------------------------------------- ---------- June 66-7 Upholsterers. New York City, September, 1924...................... ............ .............................. Apr. 107 Germany, 1923........................................................ - ------------------------------ -------------------- June 76-8 Great Britain. Holidays with pay................................... ............................. -....................... May 96-7 Norway, 1923......... .................................................... ............ ................................................ Feb. 191 Colonization schemes in Panama and Guatemala.......................................................................... Mar. 260-1 Colorado: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Factory inspection, report, 1923, 1924............... ...................... Mar. 262 -----Wages in various occupations, 1924....... ............................................................................. Mar. 64-6 Industrial Commission. Awards, coal mines and steam and operating engineers............. June 74-6 -----Report, workmen’s compensation ................................................................................... Feb. 178-9 Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. Employees’ representation............................... ...... ........................... Apr. 21Commercial employees. Argentina. Hours of work......................... ......................................... Apr. 92 Commonwealth College, Mena, Ark. Education for workers..................................................... June 10-11 Company police. (See Police.) Compensation insurance funds. (See Workmen’s compensation and insurance.) Compilation of statistics, difficulties encountered. China.......... ........... .................. .................. May 240-2 Compulsory work. Bulgaria........................... ...................................................................... Apr. 28; June 12 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1436] i INDEX TO VOLUME XX Conciliation and arbitration: Page Industrial round table for conciliation in labor disputes (Marks)_____________________ June 1-10 Jan. 199 Resolution of French Superior Labor Council___________________________ _______ __ Work of the United States Department of Labor (Kerwin).............................................. . Jan. 197-8; Feb. 210-11; Mar. 246-9; Apr. 194-7; May 226-9; June 195-9 Boot and shoe industry. Haverhill, Mass. Decisions of Haverhill Shoe Board, 1924__ Mar. 116-18 Brick and clay workers. Kenosha, Wis. Collective agreement________________ _____ Jan. 103 Building industry. Australia. Wage award. Allowances for time lost............ ................ Mar. 151-2 Carpenters. Chicago. Collective agreement..................................._____ _____________ Jan. 103-4 Coalmines. Wage awards, Industrial Commission of Coiorado........................... . ........... June 74Clothing industry. Chicago. Decision, absence without authorization............................. Apr. 112 -----New York City. Decision, pay for holidays....... ............................... ................ ............ May 121-----------Decision, piece rate for making buttonholes.............................................................. May 122 -----------Decision, request for additional contractor............................................................. Apr. 113 -----------Decision, work sent to nonunion contractor........................................................... May 122-3 -----Rochester, N. Y. Stoppage of work..........................._................................. ...... ........... June 73-4 Clothing industry, men’s. Baltimore. Decision, trimming methods......... .......................Jan. 114-15 -----Chicago. Decisions of board, 1924............................. .................................... Mar. 118; Apr. 112-13 Printing and publishing. Tacoma, Wash. Arbitrators’ decision, wages and hours......... Feb. 115-16 Railroads. Conductors and trainmen manning construction train. Decision_________ Apr. 114 -----Decision of Railroad Labor B oard.................... Feb. 104-8; Mar. 114-16; Apr. 107-12; May 119-20 Shirt industry. New Yor City. Decisions of arbitration board.............. ............ Jap. 5; M ay 123 Steam and operating engineers. Denver, Colo. Award of Industrial Commission.......... June 75-6 Mar. 112 Stereotypers. Stockton, Calif. Collective agreement, November, 1924............................. Street railways. Boston. Wage award, 1924........ ................................................ ............ . j an. 115-19 Concrete workers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Confectionery: Collective agreement. New York City. Wages and working conditions.......................... Feb. 102 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Conferences. (See Congresses, conventions, etc.) Congresses, conventions, etc.: Agricultural conference, President’s, recommendations......................................................... Mar. 26-30 All-India Trade-Union Congress, 1925.............................................................................. ........ June 179 American Federation of Labor, 1924.......................................................................................... Feb. 186-9 Central associations of Danish sick funds, congress, 1924................ ........... ........................... Jan. 168 Conference Board of Physicians in Industry. Recommendations regarding injuries____ Mar. 158-9 Cooperative League. Report on management of cooperative stores............................. ...... Jan. 176-7 Federation of German Christian Trade-Unions, twenty-fifth anniversary........................ . Feb. 189-90 Fourth Cooperative Congress, wholesale societies, 1924............................. _........................... Feb. 201-2 Franco-Belgium labor convention. Immigration agreement, 1924........................................ Mar. 267 Industrial Conference of New York State, 1924........................................ ............................. Jan. 16-17 International congress on industrial accidents and diseases, Amsterdam, 1925....................June 116-17 International Federation of Working Women, 1923................_................ ......... .................... June 177-8 International Welfare Conference, June, 1925................... ................. .................................... Apr. 209 National Conference on Outdoor Recreation, 1924...______ ________________________ Mar. 233-5 Pan American Federation of Labor. Convention, 1924. ROsumO of principal labor reso lutions........................ ............ ............................... ............. ................................................... May 239 Paper box-board manufacturers, Washington, D. C., 1925................................................. _ Mar. 23-6 Serb-Croat-Slovene Chambers of Commerce. Report on vocational education................. Feb. 204 Connecticut. Board of Compensation Commissioners, report, 1923-24...................................... June 121-2 Consumers’ cooperation: Laws of various States.............................................. ............................................................... Feb. 197-8 (See also Cooperation.) Contract of employment. (See Labor contracts.) Convention (agreement). (See Social insurance.) Convict labor. Legislation, specified States, 1924....................................... ........................... . Mar. 186 Conyngton, Mary. Apprenticeship in building trades in Washington, D. C............................ Jan. 1-7 Cooks, family. North Carolina. Wages, 1924........................................................................... May 85 Cooperation: Cooperative movement. Bibliography (Parker).................................................................... Mar. 201-32 Educational course, American Institute of Cooperation.......................................................... June 166 Legislation, specified States.................................................................................. Feb. 192-201; Mar. 185 Argentina. Center of cooperative studies established................................. .......................... May 214 Austria. Retail consumers’ societies, statistics, 1923........................................................... . Apr. 176 Belgium. Agricultural and consumers’ societies, operations................................................ Apr. 176-7 Canada. Consumers’ societies and marketing associations, statistics, 1923......................... Jan. 180-1 Ceylon. Cooperative societies, 1923.......................................................................................... Apr. 177 62751°— 26— — 2 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1437] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Cooperation—Continued. Czechoslovakia. Farming societies, 1923.........................- ................................. - ............. — May 215 -----Raiffeisen credit societies, operations, 1919 to 1922.............................. -............................ Apr. 178 -----Statistics, 1922, 1923.______ __________ _____ — ............................ -...............Jan. 181; June 170 Denmark. Business, by type of society, 1923 and 1924........................................... ............ Apr. 178-9 Apr. 179 Finland. Consumers’ credit, and dairy societies, statistics, 1923.............. .......................... -----Wholesale sooiety (O. T. K.), sales, 1918 to 1924........ ............ — -........ ........... ............... June 170-1 France. Wholesale and other societies, statistics, specified dates............ ............................ Apr. 179-81 Germany. Cooperative societies, statistics, 1923 and 1924---------------------------------------June 171 -----Labor bank organized, 1924................................ ............ -.......................... ........-........... Jan. 182 Jan. 184 Great Britain. Agricultural and fishery societies, activities, 1922, 1923------------ ---------------Consumers’ societies, activities, 1923.------ --------- -------------------------------------- ------ Jan. 182-3 -----Industrial societies, activities, 1923....................................... - ........- ................ ................ Jan. 183-4 -----Wholesale society, operations, 1924..................... June 171-2 Hungary. Cooperative societies and their unions, operations, 1923.................................... Apr. 181 India. Statistics............................................................................ ........... ........... ---............... Apr. 182 Italy. Agricultural federation, development, 1893 to 1923-------------------------- -------------Jan. 185 -----Association of Italian People’s Banks, report, 1923---------- ------------------------- --------May 215 Jan. 185-6 Lithuania. Cooperative societies, statistics----------------------Netherlands. Wholesale society, activities, 1923-----------------Apr. 182-3 Apr. 183 Norway. Union and Wholesale of Norwegian Consumers’ Societies, data, 1923........... . Poland. Cooperative societies, number and membership...... ............................................. Apr. 183-4 Russia. Cooperative conditions, 1924------------- --------------------------------------------------- May 210-14 -----Cooperative unions, regional. Sales, 1922 to 1924---------------------- -----------------------June 172 -----History and statistics________________________ _______ Jan. 186-9 Scotland. Wholesale society, 1924............................ ........................................ -........... ........ May 215 South Africa. Agricultural and trading societies, 1923------------------------------- ------- -----May 215-16 Spain. Federation of Catalonian Societies, activities----: . ..................... ............................. May 216-17 -----Federation of Cooperative Societies, business, 1924--------------------------------------------May 216 Sweden. Cooperative Union and Wholesale, sales, 1924--------------------------------- --------June 172 Jan. 189 Switzerland. Activities of societies, 1923.............. ............. ........... ........... ........... ................ - —•Development of movement, 1917 to 1922...... .............. ................ .................................... Apr. 184-5 -----Union of Swiss Consumers’ Cooperative Societies, report, 1924....................................... June 172-3 United States. Agricultural societies. Federated Seed Service, form ation...................... Feb. 202 -----Bakeries, development and operation-------------- ------------ -------------------------- ------- June 166-8 -— Cheese factories, report, 1924.............................................................. ........... ................... Jan. 178 -----Development of farmers’ cooperative business organizations, 1913, 1922, and 1924----- Apr. 175-6 —— Eastern States Cooperative League, creation, Feb. 22, 1925—^........................................ Apr. 173 -----Farmers’ Cooperative Associations. Reports, 1924---------------Jan. 178-80 -----Insurance. Organization of Union Cooperative Insurance Association by electrical workers....... ................................................................................................-................ ........... Mar. 267 -----Livestock marketing associations, report, 1924-------------Jan. 178-80 -----Management of cooperative stores.......... .......... Jan. 176-7 -----Marketing associations. Loans under Federal warehouse act------------------------------Jan. 180 -----National Cooperative Wholesale Federation, formation, 1924.......... Feb. 201-2 -----Illinois. Condition of cooperative movement.-------------..M a y 208-10 -----Minnesota. Court decision, Four County Farmers’ Mill CooperativeAssociation.. Apr. 173-4 -----------Health clinic, Franklin Cooperative Creamery Association, Minneapolis______ June 168 -----New York (Brooklyn). Finnish Cooperative Trading Association, progress of.......... June 169-70 —— Ohio. Cooperative association, coal mines, 1924------------ ----------- ---------- ----------Feb. 202 -----Pennsylvania. Welfare association, Philadelphia street railway company . ................. Feb. 6 -----Tennessee. Court decision, Dark Tobacco Growers’ Cooperative Association........... Apr. 174-5 Cooperative League, Fourth Congress. Report on management of cooperative stores............ Jan. 176-7 Cooperative stores. (See Cooperation: United States.) Coopers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Copper mills. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Copper workers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Coppersmiths. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Cornell University. Report. Trend of purchasing power of farmer’s income, 1914 to 1923__ Feb. 79 Cost of living: Australia. Index numbers, 1914 to 1924.............. ......................................... ............ ............. Jan. 50,55 Austria. Index numbers, 1921 to 1924................ ....................................................... ...... Jan. 51, 53, 54,55 Belgium. Index numbers, 1914 to 1924........................................... .......................... ............. Jan. 50 Bermuda. Food, rent, and lighting costs, 1924----------------- ------------------------------------Jan. 57 Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). Average prices and index numbers, specified articles, specified dates............. .......................... ........... ....... ......................... - ..........................-...................... June 41 Bulgaria. Index numbers, 1921 to 1924.................................. ............................................... Jan. 50 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1438] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Cost of living—Continued. Page Canada. Index numbers, 1914 to 1924........... .............. ...... ........___....................______ j an. 50, 52,54,55 Chile. Distribution of income by items of cost___________________________________ Mar. 62 China. Family budget....... ................................__________ _________________________ M ay 35-6 China (Peking). Employees of Tsing Hua College______ ____ ______________________ Jan. 57-8 Czechoslovakia. Index numbers, 1921 to 1924___....... _______________________________ Jan. 51,54 Denmark. Index numbers, 1914 to 1924_____________________________________ j an. 54, 53, 54, 55 j an. 50 Egypt. Index numbers, 1914 to 1924............................... _______ ______________________ Finland. Index numbers, 1914 to 1924______________________________________ j an. 51, 53, 54,55 France. Basis of salary increase to civil-service employees____________ ____ _________ j an. 61-2 -----Compared with wages, 1911, 1921, and 1924_____ ______________________________ May 93 -----Index numbers, 1919 to 1924......... ........................................ ....................................... j an. 50,52,54, 55 Germany. Index numbers, 1920 to 1924_________ ______ ______________ _____j an. 50, 52,54,55 Great Britain. Basis for wage scale of boot and shoe workers___________ ____ _______ Feb. 117 —— Index numbers, iron and steel trades, 1920-1924_________ ____ __________________ Mar. 89 j an 54 Greece. Index numbers, 1914 to 1924______ _____________ ________________________ Hungary. Index numbers, 1914 to 1924_____________________________________ j an. 50, 52, 54,55 Iceland (Reykjavik). Budget for family of five, specified periods____________________ May 75 India (Bombay). Index numbers, 1919 to 1924...............................................................j an. 51, 53, 54 55 Ireland. Index numbers, 1922 to 1924_______________________________________ j an. 5i( s3; 54, 55 Italy. Index numbers, 1918 to 1924____________________ _____________________ j an. 50 52 54 55 Mexico. Americans’ families__________ ___________ ____________________ _____June 41-2 Netherlands. Index numbers, 1920 to 1924_____________ ___________________ _____j an, 54 54 55 New Zealand. Index numbers, 1914 to 1924_____ _______________________________ j an 50 52 55 Norway. Index numbers, 1915 to 1924_____ _________________________________ j aEL 54 53 54 55 Peru (Lima). Average prices and index numbers, food articles, 1913 to 1924______ _____ June 42-3 South Africa. Index numbers, 1914 to 1924_______ _____________ ___________ _____j an 54 54 55 Spain. Index numbers, 1914 to 1924_________________________________ ___________ j an 54 53 Spain (Madrid). Index numbers and wholesale prices, December, 1923 and 1924............. Apr. 61-2 -----Working man’s fam ily................................................................ ...................... ........... . j an 60 Sweden. Index numbers, 1916 to 1924................. ........... .................................. ............ j an 54 53 54 55 Switzerland. Index numbers, 1921 to 1924...........................................................................j an 54 52 54 United Kingdom. Index numbers, 1914 to 1924 _______ _________________ _____ j an. 54 53 54 55 United States. Changes. By item of expenditures, specified cities, 1914 to 1924............ . Feb. 68-78 ---------—• Total cost, specified cities, 1920 to 1924___________________________________ Feb, g5-7 -----Colored farm families, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas, 1919.............. ........................Apr. 59-61 — Index numbers, 1914 to 1924................................................................. .....................j an. S0) 52; 5^ 55 Cost-of-living bonus. (See Bonus, cost-of-living.) Cotton manufacturing. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Court decisions. (See Decisions of courts.) Coy, Harold. A new experiment in education for workers....... .................................. ...... ........ June 10-11 Creameries. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Creamery association, cooperative. (See Cooperation.) Credit unions: State laws authorizing_______ ____ __ _______ _______..................... .......................... 493.7 (See also Cooperation.) Cuba. Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, and Labor. Report, industrial accidents, 1923-24-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mar. 165 Cutlery and tools. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Czechoslovakia. Statistical Office. Reports, cooperative societies, 1922, 1923..............Jan. 181; June 170 D Dairy cooperative societies. (See Cooperation.) Dairy Workers’ Association. Denmark. Party to agreement........... .......................... ............. Jan. 119-20 Danish Mutual Dairy Associations’ Organization. Party to agreement................................... Jan. 119-20 Davis, James J. (Secretary of Labor): Efficiency and wages in the United States.................................................... ...... ................... M ay 1-5 Letter calling conference of paper box-board manufacturers, 1925_______ _______ _____ Mar. 23 Letter relative to retirement pay of Federal employees._____ _____________ _________ Mar. 166-7 President Coolidge and the laboring m a n ................... .............. .................... ................ ...... May 24-5 Deaf. Placement of. North Caroline, 1923-24................................ ............ ......... ..................... May 151-2 Deafness. Effects of noises...... ..................___............................... ___......................................... May 177-9 Decisions, arbitration. (See Conciliation and arbitration.) Decisions of courts: Absent voters’ law. Arkansas_____________________________________ ____ _______ j arli 473.4 Antipicketing ordinance constitutional, Indiana.......... ...................................................... . Mar. 195-6 Child labor. New York City. H o m ew o rk .................................. .................. ................. June 58-9 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1439] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Decisions of courts—Continued. Page Cooperation. Minnesota, Four County Farmers’ Mill Cooperative Association................ Apr. 173-4 ------- Tennessee, Dark Tobacco Growers’ Cooperative Association......... ......... ................. Apr. 174-5 “ Current rate of wages ” law, unconstitutionality. Oklahoma . . ......................................... May 199 Examination and licensing of plumbers. State law void, Arkansas---------------------------- Apr. 164-5 Industrial court law of Kansas, constitutionality (Clark)-------------- --------------------------- June 130-6 Industrial disputes investigation act, Canada, invalid-------------------------------- Mar. 196; May 200-3 Industrial police. Liability of employer for actions---------------------------------Jan.170-1 Minimum wage. Law as to minors held valid, Minnesota---------------------------------Apr. 166-7 Old-age pension law, unconstitutional. Pennsylvania------------------------------------------ May 199-200 Overtime pay. Czechoslovakia----- ---------------------- ----------------- -------------------------Apr. 92 Railroad Labor Board. Enforceability of orders................................................... Jan. 169-70; Apr. 162-4 Restriction of marketing of building materials as affecting interstate commerce------------- June 136-8 Union rules. Discrimination against contractors, District of Columbia and New Jersey, - Jan. 171-3 Workmen’s compensation. Constitutionality of penalty provision of law, North D akota.. Apr. 167 -----Effect of remarriage of widows on child’s right, Tennessee— ------- --------------- -........ Feb. 185 -— Loss of eye compensable, M innesota.-------------------------Apr. 165-6 ----- Status of Government employee, District of Colum bia.-----------------------------Mar. 194-5 Workmen’s compensation law. Rights of nonresident aliens, Pennsylvania------------------ Jan.174-5 Decisions of Railroad Labor Board. (See United States: Railroad Labor Board.) Decorators. Westchester, N. Y. Agreement, 1925........................... ............. ..................- ........ June 64 Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co. Decision of Railroad Labor Board. Hours. June 72 Denmark: Feb. 221 Social Ministry. New monthly periodical (Socialt Tidsskrift), January, 1925....... ............ Workmen’s Compensation Board. Report, 1922,1923........................... ............. ................ Jam 167 Department of Labor. (See United States: Department of Labor.) Department stores. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Dependency. Oregon. Women supporting dependents, specified industries, 1924------------Mar. 103 Dermatitis. (See Diseases, specified.) Dining car conductors. Rates of.pay and basic month, Railroad Labor Board decision......... May 118-19 Disability. (See Accident statistics; Sickness statistics.) Diseases, general: Industrial workers. Exposure to occupational diseases............................... ...................... Jan. 10 ----- Philadelphia........................... ........................ ................ ........- ........... -........... -........... Jan. 155-6 International congress on industrial accidents and diseases, 1925-------------------------------- June 116-17 List of diseases and pathological conditions, revision-------------- ------ ------------------------- - Feb. 169-73 Morbidity records, benefit associations............ ........... ........................................................... Jan. 150-2 Occupational diseases in New Jersey, 1923-24................ ............................. ........................... May 184 Diseases, specified: Anthrax. Oases and deaths, Great Britain, 1903 to 1923 ----------------------------------------Jan. 159 Chrome uleeration. Cases and deaths, Great Britain, 1918-1923---------- -------- ----------- Jan. 158-9 Dermatitis. Cases, Grear Britain------ ------ ----------- ---------------- ------ — ........ -............... Jan. 159 Epitheliomatous uleeration. Cases and deaths, Great Britain, 1918 to 1923------------------ Jan. 158,159 Foot defects. Industrial workers................. ............ ........................................... -................ Feb. 176 Headache. Workers using dynamite in stone quarries-------------------------------------------June 116 Hookworm. Paraguay, effect on laborers............ ...... ...................... ................................. Feb. 161 Influenza. Frequency rate, 1923.............................................................. —............................ Jan. 151 Jaundice, toxic. Cases and deaths, Great Britain, 1915-1923.............. —.............................. Jan. 159 Lime dermatitis. Clinical reports, tunnel miners................................................................. May 172-3 Miners’ phthisis. South Africa. Report of medical bureau-----------------—....................... Apr. 145-6 Necrosis (gangrene). Cases in radio-active luminous paint plant, New Jersey.................. May 184 Pneumonia. Deaths, electrical workers, 1922-1924................ ........... .................................... May 172 -----Hazards to industrial workers, New York........................... ............................................. Jan. 10 Pneumonoconiosis. Relation of organic d u s t......................................................................... Mar. 157-8 Silicosis. Miners, South Africa.----- ---------------- ------------ - ........... ........... ........... ..........APr. 145-6 Tuberculosis. Deaths, electrical workers, 1922-1924------------------------------ -----------------May 172 -----Effects of organic dusts---------------- ------------------------ ------------------------------------ Mar. 157,158 -----Hazard to industrial workers, New York------------------ ------- ------------------------------- Jan. 9-10 -----Miners, South Africa..................................... ....................................................................... Apr. 145-6 Disputes. (See Strikes and lockouts.) Distillers (“ sake”). (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Docks and harbors: Agreement, longshoremen, United States. Gulf and Atlantic ports— ------------------ . . . Jan. 108 -----Hampton Roads (Va.), October, 1924.............................................................. ............... Apr. 104-5 -----Portland (Me.), October, 1924............ ...............................................................................- Apr. 104-5 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 11440] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Domestic and personal service: Minimum wage, North Dakota. 1922-1924....____________________ _____ ________ Study of domestic workers, Baltimore. Women’s bureau....... ........................... ............... Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) (See also Hotels and restaurants.) Dressmakers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Drug stores. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Dublin, Louis I. Health of the workers........... ...................................... ..................................... Dusts: Effects of brass dust on industrial workers____________ __________________ ______ _ Kinds used to prevent explosions, coal mines. Hazards.............. ............. ............................ Relation of organic dusts to fibrous inflammation of lungs ............................................... (See also Poisons and poisoning.) Dutch Ship Owners’ Association. Collective agreements, 1924................. ........... ................... Dyeing and finishing textiles. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations: Cleaning and dyeing.) Dynamite. Headaches caused by use of, stone quarry, Iowa....................................... .............. Dyers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations: Cleaning and dyeing.) Page Mar. 100 Feb. 7-9 Jan. 8-14 May 176-7 Mar. 155-6 Mar. 157-8 June 78-82 June 116 E Earnings. Changes in selected industries_____________________ ______________________ Feb. 123-4 Eastern States Cooperative League. Formation, February 22,1925___________ _______ _ Apr. 173 Economic council, national, creation of. Portugal_________ ______ ___ ________________ May 242-3 Education: Building-trades’ apprentices, Cleveland, Ohio.......................................................................May 218-19 Need as remedial measure against industrial hazards_________________________ _____ Jan. 12-13 New experiment for workers, Commonwealth College, Arkansas_____________________ June 10-11 Workers’ education. American Federation of Labor Convention, 1924_______________ Feb. 188-9 Efficiency: Foundries. Handling 168 tons for every ton produced............................ ...... ....................... June 49-53 Labor efficiency and wages, United States (Davis)................ ................. .............. ............... May 1-5 Eight-hour day: Railroads. Decision of Railroad Labor Board............................................... ....................... Apr. 108 Argentina. Law, 1924................ ................. ............................................................................ J une 140-1 Jan. 103 Chicago. Carpenters. Collective agreement................................................... ..................... Czechoslovakia. Court decision on overtime pay..................................................... ............ Apr. 92 France. Railroads. Administrative decree, 1925____________________________ _____ Mar. 87 Germany. Decree prohibiting overtime in coke ovens and blast furnaces________ _____ Apr. 93-4 United States. Establishment, steel works, Colorado Fuel & Iron Co________________ Apr. 24-6 Wisconsin (Kenosha). Brick and clay workers, collective agreement........ ............. ........... Jan. 103 Electric light and power: Accidents and deaths from occupational disease, electrical workers, 1922-1924............ ........ May 172 Apprenticeship. Electrical workers, Washington, D. C____ ________________ _____ Jan. 2,4 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Electrical machinery, apparatus, and Supplies. (See Wages, specified industries and occupa tions.) Electrical workers. (See Electric light and power; Wages, specified industries and occupa tions.) Electricians. (See Electric light and power; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Elevator constructors. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Embroidery industry: Azores (Angra). Development of............ ............................... ........................... ........... ........ June 208-9 France. Wages, 1911, 1921, 1924.................................... ............................................. ........... May 90 Emigration: Apr. 202 Denmark. Statistics, 1923 and 1924............. ............................................................... ........ (See also Immigration.) Employees’ representation: Bleachery, Wappingers Falls, New Y ork.......................................................................... . Feb. 3-5 Coal mines and steel works. Colorado Fuel & Iron Co.................................... ................. . Apr. 21-6 Railroads. Decisions of Railroad Labor Board_________ ______________ ______ ____May 119-21 -----Speech (Gen. W. W. Atterbury), Industrial Club, Chicago......................................... May 31-2 Street railway company. Philadelphia. Cooperative council.................... ........................ Feb. 6 Employers’ associations: Denmark. (See Danish Mutual Dairy Associations’ Organization.) Great Britain. (See Manufacturers’ Federation.) Netherlands. (See Netherlands Employers’ Federation of the Metal Industry.) United States. (See Master Butchers’ Association of Dubuque; National Association of Builders’ Exchanges; Shoe Manufacturers’ Board of Trade of New York; and United Typothetae of America.) https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [ 1441 ] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Employment: Page Effect of Industrial employment on health of woman workers_______________________ May 106-8 Iron and steel trades. Great Britain, 1920-1924______ _____ „_____________________ Mar. 89 Trend of, men and women in specified industries (Stewart)________ ____________ ____ Apr. 1-12 Employment agencies, public, United States: Legislation, Federal and State, 1924.............................................................. ........... .............. Mar. 182-3 Arkansas. Activities, 1924___ ____ _____________ _________ ________________Jan. 133; Feb. 132 Illinois. Activities, 1923, 1924, and 1925.. Jan. 133-1; Feb. 133; Mar. 137-8; Apr. 129; May 138; June 97 Iowa. Activities, 1924, 1925...........................................Jan. 134; Feb. 133; Mar. 138; May 138; June 98 Kansas. Statistics of operation, 1924______ _________ ______ ________ _____________ June 98 Massachusetts. Activities, 1924_________________ Jan. 134; Feb. 133; Mar. 138; Apr. 129; May 138 Minnesota. Industrial Commission. Report, 1922-1924_________ ________________Mar. 139 -----Statistics of operation..____________ _____ _____ _______ ____________________ May 138-9 New Hampshire. Statistics of operation____ _______________________ ___________ Apr. 130 North Carolina. Bureau of labor, placement of deaf, 1923-24________________ ______ _ May 151-2 -----Statistics of operations, 1923-24_______________________ _________________ _____ May 139 Ohio. Activities, November, 1924, to February, 1925. Jan. 135; Feb. 133; Mar. 139; Apr. 130; May 140 Oklahoma. Activities, 1923, 1924, 1925..................... . Feb. 134; Mar. 139; Apr. 130; May 140; June 98 Mar. 266 Oregon. Activities, 1922-23, 1923-24____ _________________________ ______________ Pennsylvania. Activities, 1922 to 1924___________________ ________ _ Jan. 135; Feb. 134; June 99 Virginia. Statistics of operation, June to Sept., 1924________ ____ __________________ Apr. 131 Wisconsin. Activities, 1923, 1924, 1925.................... . Jan. 135; Feb. 134; Mar. 140; Apr. 131; May 140 Employment agencies, foreign countries: Canada. Activities, 1919-1924______ ____________________________________ ______ Feb. 158 France. Operations, 1917 to 1924_________ _________________________________ ____ May 166 Germany. Decree establishing, for seamen______________________________________ Mar. 152-3 Jan. 210 India. Establishment of employment bureau__________________ -------------------------Norway. Activities, 1919-20 to 1923-24.___ _____________________________________ Feb. 159-61 Employment bureaus. (See Employment agencies, public.) Employment exchanges. (See Employment agencies, public.) Employment offices. (See Employment agencies, public.) Employment statistics: Logging, lumber, and sawmills. Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, 1925_________ ______ June 208 California. Various dates, 1924, 1925__________ ________________ ________________ Jan. 136-7; Feb. 135-6; Mar. 140-1; Apr. 131-3; May 141-2; June 99-100 Illinois. Various dates, 1924, 1925__________________ _____ ______ _________ ______ Jan. 138-9; Feb. 137-8; Mar. 142-3; Apr. 133-5; May 143-1; June 101-2 Iowa. Various dates, 1924, 1925___ __________ Feb. 138-9; Mar. 144; Apr. 135-6; May 145; June 103 Maryland. Various dates, 1924, 1925.................... ..........• _____________________ _____ Jan. 140; Feb. 140; Mar. 145; Apr. 137; May 146; June 104 Massachusetts. Various dates, 1924, 1925___________ ____________________________ Jan. 141; Feb. 141; Mar. 146; May 147 New York. Various dates, 1924, 1925..................... ..................................................... ........... Jan. 142; Feb. 142; Mar. 146-7; Apr. 138; May 140 Feb. 143; Oklahoma. Various dates, 1924, 1925_____________ ______________________________ Mar. 147-8; Apr. 139; May 149; June 106 United States. Bituminous coal mines___________ _____ ________________ _______ Jan. 132-3; Feb. 131-2; Mar. 137; Apr. 128-9; May 125-6 -----Chart. Index of employment, June, 1914, to December, 1924_____________________ Feb. 129 ——- Railroads. Various dates, 1923, 1924, and 1925._________ ______________________ Jan. 131-2; Feb. 130-1; Mar. 135-6; Apr. 127-8; May 124-5; June 96-7 —— Selected industries, November, 1924, to April, 1925—__________ _________________Jan. 121-30; Feb. 118-28; Mar. 119-35; Apr. 115-26; May 126-38; June 83-96 Wisconsin. Various dates, 1923, 1924, 1925_______ _________ __________ ____________ Jan. 143-4; Feb. 144-5; Mar. 148-9; Apr. 140; May 150; June 106-7 (See also Employment agencies; Unemployment.) Employment statistics, foreign countries: Germany, automobile industry, 1924_______________ ___________ _______ _________ Mar. 21 India (Bombay), 1919 to 1923__________________________________________________ Jan. 19 Engineering trades. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Engineers: Apprenticeship. Hoisting and portable engineers, Washington, D. C.......... ...... ............. Jan. 2 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Engravers, wood. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Epitheliomatous ulceration. ( See Diseases, specified.) Examination and licensing of workmen. Legislation, specified States, 1924.......... ................ Mar. 179 Expenditures. (See Cost of living.) Export statistics, automobile industry, Germany _____________________________________ Mar. 20-21 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [ 1442 ] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Eye injuries: Pag« Compensation. Loss of eye compensable. Court decision, M innesota............................ Apr. 165-6 Effect of illumination, post offices, New York C ity ................................................... ........... Mar. 160-63 F Factory inspection. (See Inspection; Sanitation and working conditions.) Factory workers: Canada (Saskatchewan). Minimum wage order, 1924......................................................... Feb. 101 New York. Average earnings, by industry, December, 1924, to March, 1925_________ Mar. 68-9; Apr. 86- 8; May 84-5; June 44-5 Farm labor. (See Agriculture.) Farm products: Study of margins and costs in marketing apples, United States Department of Agriculture. Feb. 81-2 United States. Wholesale prices. Average and relative prices, various dates, 1924____ Feb. 55-6; May 66-7 -----------Index numbers, various dates, 1890-1925___ ______________________________ Jan. 45; Feb. 51, 53-4; Mar. 58; Apr. 53 ;May 63, 65; June 37 Farmers’ Cooperative Associations. (See Cooperation.) Farmers’ incomes. (See Purchasing power of money.) Fatalities. (See Accident statistics.) Fatigue: Causes and effects of, woman workers, industrial employment..................... ..................... . May 107 Laundries. New York. Effect of working conditions.......................................................... Jan. 154-5 Mar. 19 Federation of German Automobile Dealers. Memorandum, protective d u ties..____ _____ Federation of German Christian Trade-Unions. Twenty-fifth anniversary, 1924_________ Feb. 189-90 Federation of Labor Unions in the Eastern Part of Japan. Organization....... .................. ...... Feb. 190 Fertilizer works. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Fish oil and fish guano manufacture. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Fishermen. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Fishery cooperative societies. (See Cooperation.) Firemen. San Francisco, salaries and retirement provisions, 1924______ ___________ _____ Mar. 64 Firemen, locomotive. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Flour and grist mills: Production, primitive and modern methods, C hina.____ __________________________ May 104-5 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Food canning and preserving: Minimum wage decree. M assachusetts.._______________________________________ Jan. 70 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Food: Items used in comparison of real wages and quantities consumed, different countries____ Mar. 76 Brazil (Rio de Janeiro.) Average prices and index numbers, specified dates....... ............... June 41 Chile. Expenditures for, manual workers, and office employees............. ........................... Mar. 62 Finland. Prices and caloric value, 1924................................................................,...... ........... Mar. 63 United States. Wholesale prices. Average and relative prices, various dates, 1924,1925... Feb. 56-8; May 67-8 -----------Index numbers, various dates, 1890 to 1925............................................ ............ ...... Jan. 45; Feb. 51, 53; Mar. 57-8; Apr. 53; May 63; June 37 United States and other countries. Retail prices. Index numbers, 1921-1924__________ Apr. 57-8 Food industry. (See Confectionery; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Food prices. (See Retail prices; Wholesale prices.) Foot defects. (See Diseases.) Forty-four hour week. Favored by American Federation of Labor. Convention, 1924______ Feb. 189 Foundries: Apprenticeship, foundry trades, Philadelphia................... . ................ . ................................. Feb. 203-4 May 239 Conditions, United States, 1924..................... . ................................. ...................................... Handling material in production of goods.................................. ............................. ............. June 49-53 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) France, National Economic Council. Creation............................. ..................... ........ .............. Mar. 30-2 Franco-Belgian and Franco-Luxemburg agreement. Social insurance, ratification............ . Jan. 168 Freight transportation. Railroad labor accomplishment, 1922, 1923....................................... . Mar. 92-5 Friendly societies. Great Britain. Membership and finances of building societies_________ Jan. 148 Fuel and lighting: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). Average prices and index numbers,specified dates___________ June 41 United States. Wholesale prices. Average and relative prices, 1924, 1925________ Feb. 60; May 70 -----------Index numbers, various dates, 1890 to 1925-------------- --------------- ------------------Jan. 45; Feb. 51, 53; Mar. 57-8; Apr. 53; May 63; June 37 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1443] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Fumes. (See Oases and fumes.) Fur industry: Page Agreement, fur dressers, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1925.......................................... .......................... June 60-1 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Furniture and house furnishings: Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) \ Wholesale prices. United States. Average and relative prices, 1924,1925............Feb. (53-4 i; May 73— 4 G Garages: Tetraethyl lead hazards................................................. ............................................ .......... Wages, 1923. Oregon.................... ....................................... , ............. ............................ . Gardeners. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Garment trades. (See Clothing industry, women's.) Garment workers’ union, international. (See International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union.) Gas fitters: Apprenticeship. Washington, D. C .............................. ......................................................... Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Gas industry. (See Hours, specified industries and occupations; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Gases and fumes. Mining. Hazards from various gases................... ....................................... . General Federation of German Free Trade-Unions: Membership, 1922 and 1923........................................................... ........ ................................... Study, weekly hours of labor................ ................... ............ .......................... ........... ........... German Metal Workers’ Federation. Study of automobile industry, Germany. (Maylander). Glass industry. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Glaziers. (See Hours, specified industries and occupations; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Glove makers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Governors’ messages, labor recommendations, 1925............................................................. .......... Granite and stone trades. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Great Britain: Home Office. Report, statistics of compensation, 1923_____________ _________ Inspector of factories and workshops. Report, 1923.................................................... ...... Registrar of friendly societies. Report on building societies, 1922____________________ Green, William. President of American Federation of Labor, election........................ ............ May 174-5 Mar. 71 Jan. 2,4 Mar. 156 Apr. 188-9 Apr. 95-6 Mar. 5-22 Apr. 12-17 Apr. 152-4 J a n .157-9 J a n .148 J a n .209 H Haiti. Labor office, creation of................................................................................................... Hat and cap industry. (See Clothing industry, men’s.) Hat makers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Hawaii. Governor’s report, 1923-24. Workmen’s compensation statistics.......................... Hayhurst, Emery R. Values in maintenance of health....... ................................................. Hazards: Accident. Industrial workers, New York.......................................................................... Health. Mines........ ................. ...... .................................................................................... (See also Diseases; Poisons and poisoning.) Health: Clinic established, Franklin Cooperative Creamery Association, Minneapolis.............. Effect of industrial employment on woman workers.................. ...................................... Industrial health program of a Canadian paper m ill........................................ ............ Industrial workers, New York (Dublin)........... ................ ............................................... Laundry workers, New York State. Effect of working conditions................................ Painters, decorators, and paper hangers. Agreement, 1925....... .................. ................... Promotion of, in small plants.............................................................................................. Values in maintenance of industrial h e a lth .............................. ....................................... Working children, New York C ity ................................................................................ . (See also Medical and hospital service; Recreation.) Health hazards. (See Diseases; Dusts; Gases and fumes; Hazards; Poisons and poisoning.) Health insurance: Denmark. Sick funds, 1924.................................................................................................. Philadelphia. Street railway cooperative council...... ........................................ ............. Hearing of workmen, effect of noises on...... ........................................... ........... ....................... Heat and light: Chile. Expenditure for, manual workers and office employees....... .............................. United States and certain foreign countries. Index numbers of cost, 1914 to 1924____ (See also Cost of living.) https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [ 1444 ] Mar. 267 Feb. 179 Apr. 141-3 Jan. 9 Mar. 154-6 June 168 May 106-8 May 187 Jan. 8-14 J a n .152-5 June 64 May 180-2 Apr. 141-3 June 57-8 J a n .168 Feb. 6 May 177-9 Mar. 62 Jan. 52,53 INDEX TO VOLUME XX Page Heel builders. Output. Effect of short tim e .-.................... ...... .................... .......................... Jan. 67-8 Hides and skins. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Hod carriers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Holidays: Great Britain. Provisions in collective agreem ents........................................... __............. May 96-7 Mar. 180 Legislation, specified States, 1924__________________________ _______ _________ ____ Maintenance-of-way employees. Railroad Labor Board decision..__________________ Feb. 114 Home work: New York City. Construction of factory act................................. ....................................... June 58-9 Study of situation_____________________________________________ ______________ Apr. 26-8 Honduras. Institute of Social Reforms. Establishment and powers, 1924________ ________ Mar. 267-8 Hookworm. (See Diseases.) Hosiery and knit goods. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Hospital service. (See Medical and hospital service.) Hostlers. United States. Railroad Labor Board decision...... ........... .............. ................ ........ Feb. I ll Hotels and restaurants: Collective agreement. Cleveland_____ ____________________ ____________________ Jan. 105-7 Minimum wage order. Canada (Saskatchewan), 1924________ ____________________ Feb. 101 ■ Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Hours, general: Governors’recommendations, 1925______________________________________________ Apr. 15-16 Resolution of American Federation of Labor, 1924. Limitations__________________ J__ Feb. 189 Hours, miscellaneous industries and occupations: Argentina. Restriction of, eight-hour day laws_________________________ _________ June 140-1 Massachusetts. Legislation, 1924_______________________________________ _______ Mar. 180 Yugoslavia. Decree, 1924.______ _________ ______ ______ ________ _______________ June 47-8 Hours, specified industries and occupations: Automobile industry. Germany___________________________ _____ _______ _____ Mar. 11-13 Bakers. Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923___ ______ ______ ___________________________ Feb. 100 Boots and shoes. Germany. Extent of overtime, 1924__________________________ Apr. 96 Bricklayers. Canadian cities, 1923, 1924_________________________________________ Mar. 82-3 -----Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923___________________________ •_____________________ Feb. 100 Building trades. Germany. Extent of overtime, 1924_____________________________ Apr. 96 Carpenters. Canadian cities, 1923, 1924________ _____ ______________ _____ ______ Mar. 82-3 -----Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923________ _________ ______ _________________________ Feb. 100 Carton makers. Short time, effect on production._______ _______ _________________ Jan. 67 Chauffeurs. St. Louis, Mo. Undertakers ’ agreement, 1925___ _____________________ May 115 Chemical industry. Germany. Extent of overtime, 1924...___ ____________________ Apr. 96 Coalmining. Canada, specified occupations, 1923, 1924..____ ______ _______________ Mar. 85 Coke ovens and blast furnaces. (See Eight-hour day.) Commercial employees. Argentina___ ________ ___ _____ _______ __________ _____ Apr. 92 Electrical workers. Canadian cities, 1923, 1924_________________________ , _________ Mar. 82-3 Factories. Manchuria (Darien)_________________________________ _____ ________ Feb. 98 Feb. 100 Gas industry. Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923_______________________________________ Glaziers. Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923___________________________________________ Feb. 100 Heel builders. Short time, effect on production______ ___________ _______ ________ Jan. 67 Hotel and restaurant employees. Cleveland, collective agreement___________________ Jan. 105-7 Labelers. Short time, effect on production____________________________ __________ Jan. 67 Laborers, building trades. Canadian cities, 1923, 1924____________________ _________ Mar. 82-3 Laundries. New York State_____________________ ___ _________________________Jan. 152,153 Longshoremen. Collective agreement__________________ ______ __________ ______ Jan. 108 Lumber, logging, and sawmills. British Columbia, 1924__________________________ Mar. 85-6 Marble setters. Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923___________________ __________________ Feb. 100 Meat cutters. Dubuque, Iowa. Collective agreement____________________________ Feb. 102 Metal trades. Canadian cities, 1923, 1924___________ ________________________ ____ Mar. 82-3 -----Germany. Extent of overtime, 1924_________________________________________ Apr. 96 Metalliferous mines. United States. Average full-time hours, 1924___ ______________ May 78-83 Metallurgical industry. Spain (Madrid), specified occupations, 1914, 1923___ ____ _____ Feb. 100 Mineral-water workers. New York City. Agreement, 1925_____ ______________ ____ June 63 Municipal employees. Massachusetts, 1924__________________ _____ ___________ _ Apr. 63-86 Painters. Canadian cities, 1923, 1924................................................ ................... ................ Mar. 82-3 -----Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923------l _________ __________ _______ _____________ ____ Feb. 100 Paper box-board industry. Shorter workday, arguments concerning........................ .......... Mar. 23,24 Plasterers. Canadian cities, 1923, 1 9 2 4 ...................._*__________________ _________ _ Mar. 82-3 Plumbers. Canadian cities, 1923, 1924__ ____________________________________ Mar. 82-3 Printing and publishing. Canadian cities, 1923, 1924.............. ................ ........... ................. Mar. 83-4 -----New York City. Agreement, September 1, 1924._____ ________________________ Apr. 102 62751°— 26------ 3 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1445] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Honrs, specified industries and occupations—Continued. Page Printing and publishing. Germany. Extent of overtime, 1924------------------ ------------ Apr. 96 -----Spain (Madrid), specified occupations, 1914, 1923..----------------------------Feb.100 June 64 Quarries. Concord, N. H., and Lanesville and Rockport, Mass., agreement, 1925______ Railroads. Total hours, by occupation group, 1922, 1923-----------------------------------------Mar. 93 -----Canada, 1923, 1924--------------------------- ------- ------------ ------- -----------------------------Mar. 84 -----France. Decree establishing eight-hour day, 1925-----------------------------------»Mar.87 Rug weaving. China (Peking), 1917_____ ______________________________________ Feb 11 Seamen. Netherlands. Agreement, 1924__________ ________ _____________ _______ June 80-1 Shoe industry. Germany. Extent of overtime, 1924________ _______ ______________ Apr. 96 Stonecutters. Canadian cities, 1923, 1924.____ _________ _________ _____ _________ Mar. 82-3 Feb. 100 Stone industry. 'Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923..._____ ____________________ _____ ____ Street railways. Canada, 1923, 1924------------- ------ -------------------------- --------------------- Mar. 83-4 May 117 —— Pomeroy, Ohio. Agreement, 1924_____________________________ -----San Antonio, Tex. Collective agreement, July, 1924------------------------------------Mar.113 -----Trenton, N. J. Agreement, 1925_____________________________. ______________ June 66 Stucco workers. Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923-------------------------- ---------------------- ------Feb. 100 Textile industry. Germany. Extent of overtime, 1924............ .................. ......................... Apr. 96 Tile layers. Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923....... ............. -....................... , ____________ _____ Feb. 100 ■Woodworking industry. Germany. Extent of overtime, 1924..._____ ______________ Apr. 96 (See also Eight-hour day.) House-furnishing goods: United States. Wholesale prices. Index numbers, various dates, 1890 to 1925_________ Jan. 45; Feb. 51, 53; Mar. 58; Apr. 53; May 63; June 37 (See also Furniture and house furnishings.) Housing: Argentina. Railroad employees, loans from retirement fund................................... .......... June 143 Denmark. Housing situation, 1922, 1923, 1924____ _______________ ________ _____ Mar. 199-200 England. Experiment with steel as housing material___ _____ ____________________ Feb. 166-7 -----Movement to reduce cost............................................................... Feb -----Progress and cost of housing........................................................ Ma Gibraltar. Proposed plans_______________ ______ _____________ _____ _____ ____ Jan. 147 Great Britain. Building construction, value of__________________ _________ _____ May 206-7 -----Building societies. Statistics, 1919-1923__________________________ ___________ Jan. 148 Hungary. New method of construction_________________________________________ Apr. 171 New South Wales. Government aid__________ ________________________________ Mar. 197-9 New York. Activities, Finnish Cooperative-Trading Association of Brooklyn________ June 169-70 -----Report, Commission of Housing and Regional Planning, 1925_____________________ June 161-5 New York City. Report of tenement house commissioner_____________ ______ _____Apr. 168-71 Pennsylvania. Needs in certain municipalities_______________ ____________________ Feb. 164 -----(Philadelphia). Reduction of accommodations_____________________ May 204-5 Apr. 172 Scotland. Glasgow housing scheme______________ _____________ ________________ Mar. 200 South Africa. Statistics, building activities, 1923, 1924_____ _____ _________________ Spain. Amendment to law________________ _________ __________ _____ _________ Feb. 168 Sweden. Apartments erected, 1916-1923________ _____ __________________________ Jan. 149 United States. Building permits in principal cities, 1924___________________________June 144-59 Hudson, Ray M. Promotion of standards________ i _________________ _______________ Apr. 18-21 Humidity, laundries. (See Sanitation and working conditions.) Hydrogen sulphide. (See Gases and Fumes.) Hygiene. (See Health; Sanitation and working conditions.) I Ice manufacturing. ( See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Idaho. Industrial Accident Board. Report, 1922 to 1924________________ _______ _____ June 122-3 Illinois. Department of Mines and Minerals. Coal report, 1923-24........................... . . May 101-3,182-3 Illumination. (See Lighting.) Immigration: Argentina. Agricultural labor, legislation urged__________________________________ Feb. 220 -----Provisions of law and decree________________________________________________ Mar. 191-4 Ceylon. Regulation of immigrant labor________________________ ______ ____ _____ Jan. 205 France. Methods of recruiting agricultural laborers_________ _______ ______________ Jan. 206 Franco-Belgian agreement, 1924____ ____ _______ _______________________________ Mar. 267 Great Britain. Influence of aliens________________________________ _____________ Mar. 258-9 Guatemala. Colonization agreement ^gvith Czechoslovakia, 1924..________ __________ Mar. 260-1 Panama. Colonization of German settlers______________________________ ________ Mar. 260 United States. Report of Secretary of Labor, 1923-24..................... ............................... . Jan. 15 -----Statistics, October, 1924, to March, 1925 (Kunna)______________________________ Jan. 200-4; Feb. 212-16; Mar. 250-8; Apr. 198-200; May 230-4; June 200-4 Venezuela. Exclusion act, 1923........................................................................ ..................... Feb. 216 Import duties and statistics, automobile industry, Germany_________ ________ ________ _ Mar. 20 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1446] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Index numbers: Page Method of computation....................................................-...........................- .................. ........ 56 Real wages, comparative values, in various capital cities, 1924....... ................................. . Mar. 80 (See also Cost of living; Retail prices; Wholesale prices.) India: Bombay Presidency. Report on administration of factories act, 1923................................. Jan. 19-20 Chief inspector of mines. Fatalities in mines, 1923------------- ------- ---------------------------- May 188-9 Commercial Intelligence Department. Cooperative Societies. Statistics-------------------Apr. 182 Industrial clinics. (See Medical and hospital service.) Industrial Conference of New York State, eighth annual meeting, 1924.--------------------------- Jan. 16-17 Industrial cooperative societies. (See Cooperation.) Industrial court law, Kansas, constitutionality------------------------------------ ---------------- ------ June 130-6 Industrial democracy. (See Employees’ representation.) Industrial disputes investigation act, Canada, invalid................ - ............................................... Mar. 196 Industrial education. (See Vocational education.) Industrial hazards. (See Diseases; Hazards.) Industrial health. (See Health, industrial.) Industrial police: Legislation, specified States, 1924 ............................................................................................. Mar. 184-5 (See also Police.) Industrial training. (See Vocational education.) Industrial statistics: United States. Censuses of 1914, 1919, 1921, 1923........................... - ..................................... Apr. 207 West Virginia. By industry groups, 1923----------------------- ------------ ------ ------ ----------- Apr. 205-6 Influenza. (See Diseases, specified.) Injunctions. Report, American Federation of Labor Convention, 1924----------------------------Feb. 187 Injuries, care of. Recommendation of Conference Board of Physicians in Industry................. Mar. 158-9 Inspection: Factory. Colorado. Report, 1923, 1924...-------- --------------------- ---------------------------Mar. 262 —— Kansas, Report, 1924______________ _______________________________ _____ June 205 -----Massachusetts. Reports, 1924______________________________Jan. 207; Feb. 217; Mar. 264 -----Minnesota. Reports, 1922-1924, 1925_________________________________ Mar. 262; May 235 -----Mississippi. Report, 1921 to 1923-------------------------------------------------------------------Mar.263 -----New Hampshire, 1922-1924------------------------------------------ ------------------------- ----- Apr. 201, 203 -----New York. Report, 1922-23_________________________________________________ Feb.217 -----Oregon, 1922-1924_________________________________________ —— West Virginia. Statistics, 1923, 1924----------------------------------------------------------- Apr. 204, 206 Factories and mines. Massachusetts. Statistics------------------------------------- ----------- May 235 -----New Jersey, 1923-24______________________________________________________ May 236 ___ Ohio _______________ ________________ _____ ___________ Jan. 207; Apr. 203; May 236 -----Virginia. Report, 1923-24_______________ _____ ______________ _________ _____Apr. 203-4 Mines. Arizona, 1923-24..--------- ----------------------------------------------------- ------ ---------May 235 -----Ohio, December, 1924_______________________________________________________ Mar.263 Insurance. (See Accident insurance; Life insurance; Maternity insurance; Mothers’ pensions; Old-age and invalidity; Sickness insurance; Social insurance; Strike insurance; Trade-union insurance; Unemployment insurance; Workmen’s compensation and insurance.) International Association of Machinists. Duquoin, 111. Agreement, 1925----- ------------------ May 115-16 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Organization of Union Cooperative In surance Association-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar. 267 International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, and Stablemen of America. Agreement, 1925________ _________ __________________________ ___________________________ June 66-7 International Conference of Labor Statisticians. Resolution for comparative statistics, 1923.— Mar. 75 International Federation of Trade-Unions. Report, activities, 1922 to 1924.............. ................ Apr. 187 International Federation of Working Women. Congress, 1923-------------------------------------June 177-8 International Fur Workers’ Union. United States and Canada. Agreement, 1925................ June 60-1 International Labor Office. Comparative real wages in certain capital cities....... ........... ....... Mar. 74-81 International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union: Agreement, 1925______________________________________________________________ June 62-3 Protocol experiment.-------- -------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- May 26-30 International Pocketbook Workers’ Union. Party to agreement, June, 1924---------- ------ -----Mar. 110-12 International Union of Steam and Operating Engineers. Detroit. Agreement, 1924----------- May 116-17 International Union of the United Brewery, Cereal, and Soft Drink Workers of America. Agreement, 1925................................... -.................. -..................................................................... June 63 Invalidity insurance: Czechoslovakia. Law, 1924......................................... - -------- ----------- ------------------------ May 194-8 (See also Old age and invalidity.) Invalidity pensions. (.See Old age and invalidity.) https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [ 1447 ] Mar. INDEX TO VOLUME XX Iowa: ■ Page ' Bureau of Labor Statistics. Name changed to Bureau of Labor------------------ ------------ June 206 Industrial Commissioner. Workmen’s compensation report, 1922-1924------------ ------ -----Apr. 149-50 Iron and steel: Great Britain. Employment and earnings, 1920-1924.----------------------------------------- Mar. 88-9 -----Use of steel as housing m aterial...._____________ <------------------------------------------ Feb. 166-7 United States. Employees’ representation, steel works------------------------------------------- Apr. 24rfi Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Iron foundries. (See Foundries.) Iron mines. (See Mines and mining.) Ironers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Italy. Minister of Labor. Report, cooperative societies, 1921.............. .................................... Jan. 185': J Janitors. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Japan. Tokyo municipal office. Twentieth annual statistics of the city of Tokyo, 1924. Wages, specified occupations, 1921, 1922______________ _______ _________ _________ ______— Mar. 90 Jewelry industry. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Joiners. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Joint Board of the Cloak and Skirt Makers’ Union. Philadelphia. A greem ent................. Apr. 103-4" Jones, M. Z. Trend of occupations in the population, 1850 to 1921.............................................. May 14-22: Jurisdiction. Carpenters. Chicago. Collective agreement-........................................................ Jan. 10A K Kansas: Court of Industrial Relations. Reports. Employment statistics, 1924............................... June 98* -----------Factory inspection, 1924.._____ _______________________ _________________ June 205' -----------Workmen’s compensation, 1924....... ................................. ............. ............................ June 123-4 Kansas City Southern Railway Co. Decision of Railroad Labor Board, 1925___ _______ Mar. 115, 116 Kentucky. Workmen’s Compensation Board. Reports, 1923 and 1924__________ ________ June 124-5 Kerwin, Hugh L. Conciliation work of the Department of Labor___________ Jan. 197-8; Feb. 210-11; Mar. 246-9; Apr. 194-7; May 226-9; June 195-9 Knitting mills. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations: Hosiery and knit goods, Knitting mills.) Kunna, J. J. Statistics of immigration, United States___Jan. 200-4; Feb. 212-16; Mar. 250-8; Apr. 198-202; May 229-34; June 200-4 L Labelers. Output. Effect of short time..................................... ...................... ............................ Jan. 6?-8 Labor conditions: Hawaii. Sugar plantations, 1924.................................................................... .............. ........... Jan. 18 Japan. Survey, social work bureau......... ...... ....................................................... .................. Jan. 210 Labor contracts. Legislation of 1924. Mississippi, Virginia.......................... ................. . . . . . . Mar. 178 Labor costs: Farmers. Comparison with price levels, New York State_________________________ _ Feb. 80 Housing. Specified items, relation to total cost, E n g la n d ....________________ ______ Feb. 165 Labor disputes. (See Conciliation and arbitration.) Labor hospital. Argentina. Proposed creation......................................................... ................ Apr. 145 Labor income. (See Purchasing power of money.) Labor laws. (See Laws and legislation.) Labor organizations, United States: American Federation of Labor. Change in personnel................................................. Jan. 209 Growth of trade-unions in United States, 1880 to 1923_______________ ____________ _ Mar. 242-3 North Dakota. Statistics, 1923_______________ _________________________________ Feb. 218 (See also Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway employees of America;; American Federation of Labor; Amalgamated Food Workers of America; Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America; American Shoe Workers’ Protective Union; Brotherhood ofLocomotive Engineers; Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen; Brotherhood of Maintenance-of-Way Employees; Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paper Hangers of America; Brotherhood of Railway Clerks; Carpenters’ District Council, Chicago; Dairy Workers’ Association, Denmark; International Broth erhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, and Stablemen of America; International Federation of Trade-Unions; International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union; International Union of the United Brewery, Cereal, and Soft Drink Workers of America; Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen; National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives; Order of Rail road Telegraphers; Typographical Union; United Brick and Clay Workers of A.merica.) https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [14483 INDEX TO VOÜCTMË XXT Labor orghhfeations, foreign countries:"' Page' Bulgaria?- Tfadeumion organization: ......... .................. ........... .................................. . June 174 Canada. T^àdem'nion organization__ ___________ ____________________________ _____ June 175 Czechoslovakia? Trade-union organization.1. , , ______ ______ ________ ______________ June 175-6• France. Civil(sefYiGeletûployees. Trade-union-recognition___ _______ ______________ Jan. 62’ Jan. 182 Germany. Labor bank organized, 1924____________________ ____________ ________ Great Britian. Trade-union 1membership, 1920^1923_______________________________ Jan. 191-2’ Japan. Trade-union organization._______ __^ ^-____ ____________________________ j une 176-7 Netherlands. Trade-union nrganl«fttfcwin ____________ _______________ ______ ____.... June 177 New South Wales. S t a t i s t i c s . ________________________Jan. 190-1 Portugal. Bight of association........ ________ ______ -......................... May 243 Scandinavian countries. Formation o f / ' t i - a ' d e t u n i o n ' a l l i a n O e s J a n . 192. (See also Federation of German Christian Trade-Unions;" Fedeiation of-Labor Unions in: the Eastern Part of Japan; General Federation of German Free Trade-Unions; German * Metal Workers’ Federation; International Federation of Trade-Unions; International' Fur Workers’ Union of the United States and Canada; Norwegian Federation of TradeUnions; Swedish Federation of Trade-Unions; Swiss Federation of Trade-Unions; Transport and General Workers’ Union, Great Britain.) Labor recommendations, governors’ messages, 1925..................................................................... Apr. 12-17 Labor shortage. Paraguay, agriculture.......................................................... ............................... Feb. 161-2 Labor turnover. (See Mobility of labor.) Laborers. (See Unskilled labor.) Laborers, building trades. (See Hours, specified industries and occupations; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Lacquerers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Land values. England. Belation to total cost of housing...... ................................................... Feb. 165 Landis, H. B. M. Belation of organic dust to pneumonoconiosis......... ..................................... Mar. 157-8 Larson, Ethel Yohe. Labor legislation of Argentina........................................... Mar. 188-94; June 138-43 Lathers: Apprenticeship. Washington, D. C . . ...................... ............................................................ Jan. 2, 4 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Laundries: California. Minimum wage, 1917-1922..... ............. ...... ....................... , ................................. Mar. 98 Canada (Saskatchewan). Minimum wage order, 1924________ _____ _______________ Feb. 101 New York State. Working conditions._________________ ________ ________________ Jan. 152-5 North Dakota. Minimum wage, 1922-1924....................................... .............................. Mar. 100,101 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Laws and legislation: Agricultural legislation. Beport. President’s agricultural conference................. ............... Mar. 27-9 Cooperation. Various S ta te s.............................. ............. ............. ....................... ............... Feb. 192-201 Argentina. Eight-hour day.................... ....................................................__................ ........ June 140-4 -----Extension of rent law....................... .................................................. ................................ Apr. 171 -----Immigration law, provisions................... Mar. 191-4 —— Bailroad employees’ retirement law modified................................................................... June 142-3 -----Sunday rest law................................................................... June 141-2 -----Woman and child labor la w ............................................................... June 138-9 -----Workmen’s compensation law (Larson)................................•......... .............. ................. Mar. 186-91 Austria. Civil-service employees, classification of salaries and pensions............................. Feb. 96-7 Apr. 155-7 Belgium. Insurance of workers’ against old age and premature death........................... . Bulgaria. Social insurance, act of March 6, 1924, summary............................... ................ Apr. 158-01 Ceylon. Establishment of departments of Indian immigrant labor.................... ............ . Jan. 205 Czechoslovakia. Sickness, invalidity and old-age insurance............................................... . May 194-8 Mar. 87 France. Eight-hour day on railroads, 1925.............................................................. .............. ----- Night work of women and children, regulation of...................... ...................................... Apr. 101 Germany. Eight-hour day, coke ovens and blast furnaces............................................... Apr. 93-4 -----Employment exchanges for seamen.............................................. Mar. 152-3 —— Unemployment insurance, seam en........................................................................ Feb. 158-9 Honduras. Labor provisions of new constitution.................................................... ............. Mar. 267-8 Mexico (San Luis Potosi). Minimum wage, principal features........................................ . May 110-11 Missouri. Workmen’s compensation act, 1925................................................................ ...... June 119-21 Portugal. Bight of association, legal recognition................. ................................................. May 243 Spain. Amendment of housing law .................................................... ................ .................. Feb. 168 -----Beorganization of industrial education................................................. ............. ................ Mar. 241 Switzerland. Unemployment insurance. Act of 1924.....................................Feb. 162-3; May 166-7 United States. Labor legislation, 1924 (Clark)................................................ ...................... Mar. 178-86 Venezuela. Immigration exclusion act, 1923................................................. ......................... Feb. 216 West Virginia. Factory inspection. Amendment, 1928...................................................... Apr. 204 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [ 1449 ] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Laws and legislation—Continued. Wyoming. Peace officers indemnity fund, 1923.......................................................... ........... Yugoslavia. Regulation of hours of labor, 1924...................................................................... Lead poisoning. (See Poisons and poisoning.) Leather goods. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations: Leather industry.) Leather tanneries and dressing. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations: Leather industry.) Leave with pay. Ships’ officers, Netherlands. Agreement, 1924.............................................. Legislation. (See Laws and legislation.) Licensing and examination of workmen. Legislation, specified States, 1924____ ___________ Life insurance. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Organization of insurance association----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Light and power. (See Electric light and power; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Lighting: Hygienic conditions in post offices, New York C ity................... ........................................... (See also Sanitation and working conditions.) Lime and limestone. Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24........................ ............................, .......... Lime dermatitis. (See Diseases, specified.) Linemen. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Linoleum layers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Livestock marketing associations. (See Cooperation.) Livestock situation, report, President’s agricultural conference___________ ____ __________ Loans: Building loans. Spain, provision of decree......... ............................................... ............ ...... Cooperative credit unions. Legislative provisions, United S tates.............. ...... ................ Cooperative marketing societies. (See Cooperation.) Lockouts. (See Strikes and lockouts.) Locksmiths. France. Wages, 1911, 1921, 1924________________________ _______ ______ Locomotive engineers. (See Engineers; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Logging. (See Lumber, logging, and sawmills; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Longshoremen. (See Docks and harbors.) Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen. Wages in logging camps and sawmills, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, 1924................. .................. ................................................................... Lumber, logging, and sawmills: Employment. Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, 1925......................................................... Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) p ag0 j an 100-7 June! 7-8 Jan. 79 Mar. 179 Mar 267 Mar. 160-2 Apr. 90 Mar. 26-7 Feb. igg Feb. 195-6 May 90 j^ ar_72-4 June 208 M Machine shops. (See Machinery and machine shops.) Machinery and machine shops: Increased production through improved machinery, specified industries......... ................. Apr. 97-8 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Machinists: Agreement. Illinois (Duquoin), 1925.................................................................................. May 115-16 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Mail-order houses. Canada (Saskatchewan). Minimum wage order, 1924_______________ Feb. 101 Manufacturers’ Federation. Great Britain. Boot and shoe industry. Collective agreement. Feb. 116-17 Manufacturing industry: California. Minimum wage, 1917-1922___ ______________ _________ _______________ Mar 98 North Dakota. Minimum wage, specified industries, 1922-1924........................................ Mar. 100 Statistics. (See Industrial statistics.) Marble setters. (See Hours, specified industries and occupations; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Margarine factories. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Marketing associations. (See Cooperation.) Marketing building materials, restriction of, as affecting interstate commerce. Court decision. June 136-8 Marketing societies (cooperative). (See Agricultural associations.) Marks, Marcus M. Industrial round table for conciliation in labor disputes.............. ............ June 1-10 Masons. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Massachusetts: Department of Banking and Insurance. Division of Insurance. Report, 1923..... ........... May 190-4 Department of Labor and Industries. Earnings of employees in manufacturing establish ments, 1924.....--------- -------- ------------------------- . . ------- ---------------- ------ -------------- Mar. 66_7 -----Minimum wage report, 1922-23............................. ............................................................ jÆay 109-10 Master Butchers’ Association. Dubuque, Iowa. Agreement, wages and hours___________ Feb. 102 Masters, mates, and pilots. Wages and working conditions. Decisions of Railroad Labor Board. ................. Apr. 108-10; June 70-1 M at makers. (See W ages, specified industries and occupations.) https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1450] I n d e x t o v o l u m e XX Match industry: Pag6 Report on phosphorus posioning, China_________ _____________________ _______ _ June 117-18 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Maternity allowances. (See M aternity insurance.) M aternity insurance: Mar. 175 Australia. Report, allowances, 1920 to 1924. ............ ................ ....................................... Bulgaria. Provision, social insurance act, March 6, 1924_________________ __________ Apr. 159 Maylander, Alfred. German Metal Workers’ Federation Study of the German Automobile Industry........................................................................................................ .................. ............... Mar. 5-22 Meat cutters... (See Slaughtering and meat packing; Wages, specified industries and occupa tions.) Meat packing. (See Slaughtering and meat packing; Wages, specified industries and occupa tions.) Mechanics, electric. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Medical and hospital service: Clinics, industrial. Needed in general hospitals.................................. ................... ............. Jan. 13-14 Conditions and needed remedies in small industrial plants____ _____________________ May 180-2 Health program of a Canadian paper m ill..______________________________________ May 187 Program of Health Council and Tuberculosis Committee, Philadelphia_______________ Jan. 155-6 Apr. 145 Proposed creation of national labor hospital, Argentina.____________________________ Medical provisions, workmen’s compensation acts. United States. Need for uniform me thods.................. ........................ ..................................................... .............................................. June 127-9 Mercantile industry. (See Stores.) Merchant marine. (See Seamen.) Mercury (See Poisons and poisoning.) Metal products industries. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Metal trades. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Metallurgy: Spain (Madrid). Wages and hours, 1914, 1923................... ................................................ Feb. 100 United States. Accidents in ore-dressing and smelting plants, 1923................................ . June 111-13 Metals and metal products: Foundries. Handling operations........................... ...... ........... .................................. ........... June 49, 53 United States. Wholesale prices: Average and relative prices, 1924, 1925............Feb. 60-1; May 71 -----------Index numbers, various dates, 1890 to 1925____________________ ___________ Jan. 45; Feb. 51, 53; Mar. 57-8; Apr. 53; May 63; June 37 Mexican Confederation of Labor. Joint meeting, American Federation of Labor_________ Feb. 189 Michigan Central Railroad. Toledo. Decision of Railroad Labor Board, classification of stock keeper___________________ ___________ ___________________________________ Feb. 106 Milliners. France. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Millers. (See Flour and grist mills.) Mills. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Mine inspection. (See Inspection.) June 63 Mineral water workers. New York City. Agreement, 1925________ _________ _______ _ Miners’ Phthisis Medical Bureau of the Union of South Africa. Report, 1922-23................... Apr. 145-6 Mines and mining: Accident statistics. India, 1923........................ ...........•_______________ _______________ May 188-9 —— Minnesota, 1922, 1923___________ ____________ ______ _______ _______________ Mar. 160 Coal. Accident statistics. Nova Scotia and United States, 1908 to 1924_........... _......... May 186 —— Employees’ representation, Colorado Fuel and Iron Co___________________ Apr.21-4 -----Labor turnover, reduction of.____________________________ M —— Situation in bituminous coal mines, Illinois (Stewart)........... .......................................... May 6-13 -----Wage awards of Industrial Commission of Colorado______________________ June 74-5 ----- Belgium. Total production and output per worker, 1913, 1922 to January, 1925______ June 53 -----Canada. Wages and hours, 1923, 1924________________________________ Mar.85 —— France. Number of workers and output, 1924............................................................... Jan. 68-9 -----Great Britain. Average earnings, 1914 and 1924...___________________ May 98 M —------------------------------- — Fatalities, by cause, 1924....................... —— ----- Wages, cost, and output, 1923, 1924.......................... ................................................ Mar. 95-6 -----Illinois. Productivity in selected mines............. ............................................................. May 101-3 -----------Report, industrial accidents, 1924.................................................................. ........... May 182-3 -----India. Labor supply and employment of women____________________ Mar.104 -----Nova Scotia. Production per man, 1908 to 1924....................................... May 104 -----Ohio. Accidents and production, 1923 ______ _______ ______________________ Mar. 163-4 ---------- Cooperative association, 1924____ ___________ __________________________ Feb. 202 -----------Wages, specified occupations, 1923 .......................................... ..................... .......... Mar. 70 -----Poland. Production, 1922 and 1923_______________ ______ _______ ________ >____ June 54 -----Spain. Wages, production costs, and output_______________________ June 54-5 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923.__________________________ https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1451] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Mines and mining—Continued., Coal. United States. Extent of operation of bituminous mines, November, 1924, to PebPage ruary, 1925______________ ____________ Jan. 132-3; Feb. 131-2; Mar. 137; Apr. 128-9; May 125-6 ------- — Fatalities in November, 1924....... ............................ .................................................. Mar. 154 -----------Production per man, 1908 to 1924_______________ _____ __________________ May 104 -----Virginia. Wages, 1923-24__________________________________________________ Apr. 89 —— Wales. Experiment in mine management_______________________ ___________ May 37 Mar. 96 — Yugoslavia. Labor supply and output, 1923_________________ ____ ___________ Health hazards_____________ __________ ______________________________________ Alar. 154-6 Iron. Prance. Workers and output, 1924_____________________________________Jan. 69 Apr. 89 —— Virginia. Wages, >923-24__ ____ __________________________________ ________ Metal. (See also Metallurgy.) Metalliferous mining. United States. Wages and hours, 1924______________________ May 77-83 Miners’ phthisis. South Africa. Report of medical bureau_______________ ____ _____ Apr. 145-6 Mining industries. Prance. Wages, 1924.._____ ____________________________ ___ Apr. 93 Jan. 193 Strike. Belgium, 1924_______________________ _____ __________________________ ——■Spain, 1924______________________________________________________________ Mar. 244r-5 Wagus, skilled and unskilled workers, Germany____ ______________________________ Apr. 95 Minimum wage: Governors’ recommendations, 1925________________________ ____________________ Apr. 16 California. Report, Industrial Welfare Commission, 1919-1920, 1921-1922______________ Mar. 97-9 Peb. 101 Canada (Saskatchewan). Orders of minimum wage board_________________________ England and Wales. Agricultural workers, 1924_________ 1______________ _________ Alar. 90 Feb. 117 Great Britain. Boot and shoe industry. Scale based on cost of living__________ _____ Massachusetts. Canning and preserving, confectionery, and food preparations________ Jan. 70 — Report, 1922-23___________________________ _____ _________________________ Alay 109-10 Mexico (San Luis Potosi). Law, principal features..______ _________________ ______ May 110-11 Minnesota. Law held valid as to minors. Apr. 166-7 ——Report, Industrial commission, 1922-1924______ _______ ______________________ Alar. 99 Missouri (St. Louis). Chauffeurs. Agreement, 1925.___ __________________________ Alay 115 New York (Rochester). Butchers, meat cutters, and packing-house employees. Agree Apr. 106 ment, November, 1924____________ _____________ ____________________________ New York City. Printing and publishing. Agreement, September 1, 1924___________ Apr. 102 North Dakota. Correction, report, 1922-1924__________ ____ ________________ _____ May 110 —— Wage orders, specified industries, report, 1922-1924____ ________________________ Alar. 100-1 Norway. Commercial employees, prolongation of act______________________________ Jan. 70 Pennsylvania (Philadelphia). Cloth hat and cap makers. Collective agreement, 1924.._ Mar. 109 ——Clothing industry, women’s. Agreement____ _____ ______________________. . . . Apr. 104 Mining. (See Mines and mining.) Minnesota. Industrial Commission. Report, 1922-1924______________ . . . Alar. 99, 139, 160, 167-9, 262 Mississippi. Board of Health. Report of factory inspector, 1921 to 1923_________________ Mar. 263 Missouri. Negro Industrial Commission. Report, 1923, 1924__________________________ Alay 32-3 Alobility of labor: Coalmines. United States. Reduction_____ ____ _______ _______ ________________ May 30-1 Domestic workers, Baltimore_____________________________________________ _____ Feb. 8-9 Stability of employees in Wisconsin, 1923-24_____ ____________ ____________________ Mar. 150-1 Morbidity statistics. (See Sickness statistics.) Mosaic workers. Wages and hours. Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923________________________ Feb. 100 Mothers’ pensions. Ontario. Reports, Mothers’ Allowances Commission, 1920-21 to 1922-23. Feb. 183-4 Motormen. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Municipal employees. (See Public employees.) Musical instrument makers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Musicians. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Naphtha. (See Poisons and poisoning.) National Association of Builders’ Exchanges. Wage scales in building trades, 1925................. Feb. 86-91 National Bureau of Economic Research. Growth of American trade-unions, 1880 to 1923___ Mar. 242-3 National Conference on Outdoor Recreation. Convention, 1924________________________ Mar. 233-5 National Cooperative Wholesale Federation. (See Cooperation.) National Economic Council. Prance. Creation.___ ___________________ _____________ Feb. 30-2 National Industrial Conference Board. Uniform medical provisions for workmen’s compen sation acts________________ ___________________________________________________ June 127-9 National Organization Masters, Mates, and Pilots of America. Wages, decision of Railroad Labor Board______________________________ ____ ____________ ___________________ Apr. 108-10 National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives. Great Britain. Agreement______ ______ _ Feb. 116-17 Naturalization. United States. Report of Secretary of Labor, 1923-24. Revision of laws needed.................................................................. ............................................................................ Jan. 15-16 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1452] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Page Navvies. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Nebraska. Division of Compensation. Reports, 1923 and 1924-------------------------------------June 125 Necrosis. (See Diseases, specified.) Negroes: Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas. Cost of living, farm families, 1919_________________ Apr. 59-61 Missouri. Report, Negro Industrial Commission, 1923, 1924______ ____ _________ ____ M ay 32-3 Netherlands Employers’ Federation of the Metal Industry. Wages of metal workers, 1922,1924_____ __________________________________ ____________ ________________ Feb. 99 New Hampshire. Bureau of Labor. Report, 1922-24. Accidents, employment, factory inspection...................................... ................ -.................. ....................... .........................Apr. 130,143-4, 203 New Jersey: Bureau of Hygiene and Sanitation. Factory and mine inspection. Report, 1923-24.......... M ay 236 Department of Labor. Industrial accidents. Report, 1923-24______ ____ ____ _______ M ay 183-5 Workmen’s Compensation Bureau. Report, 1923-24_________________________ _____ May 193 New South Wales: Jan. 190 Registrar of Friendly Societies and Trade-unions. Trade-union statistics_____________ Yearbook, 1922-23. Housing.......... ...................................................................................... . Mar. 197-9 New York: Commission of Housing and Regional Planning. Report, 1925--------------------------- ------ June 161-5 Department of Labor. Bureau of Women in Industry. After effects of industrial acci dents upon women------------- ---------. . . ------------ ----------- ------------------------------------- Feb. 174-6 —--------Health of working children in New York City-------------------------------------------- June 57-8 -----Working conditions in laundries___ ____________________________ ____________ Jan. 152-5 -----Industrial Commissioner. Change in personnel____________________ __________ Feb. 220 -----------Factory inspection, report, 1922-23______________________ ____________ ____ Feb. 217 -----------Workmen’s Compensation reports, 1922-23.......... ........................... . Jan. 163-5; Feb. 180-1 New York Central Railroad. Employees’ stock subscription plan--------- ------ ------------------ Apr. 207-8 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Decision of Railroad Labor Board, classi fication of towermen__________ _____ ___________ ____________________ _________ Feb. 106-8 Nevada: Industrial Commission. Workmen’s compensation report, 1922-1924............................. . May 191-2 Mar. 265 Office of commissioner of labor. Report, 1923, 1924..................... ....................... ............ . Old-age pension superintendent. Report, 1923-24---------------------- -------- -----------------Apr. 154 Night work: France. Law regulating work of women and children......................................................... Apr. 101 Great Britain. Street railway employees. Wage compensations------------------------------Jan. 64 Nitroglycerin. (See Poisons and poisoning.) Nitrous fumes. (See Poisons and poisoning.) Noises. Effect on hearing of workmen______________________ _____ ______ __________ May 177-9 North Carolina. Department of Labor and Printing. Report, 1923-24. Employment statistics, placement of deaf, wages---------------------------- ------ ---------------------------- May 85, 139, 151-2 North Dakota: Department of Agriculture and Labor. Report, 1922-1924_________________ ________Feb. 218-19 Workmen’s Compensation Bureau. Minimum wage report, 1922-1924_______________ Mar. 100-1 -----Report, 1923-24........ .................. ............................. ................. ...... . --------------- ------ — Mar. 169-71 Norwegian Federation of Trade-Unions, conditions of, and strike statistics, 1919-1923______ Feb. 190-1 Nova Scotia. Department of Public Works and Mines. Production and fatalities in coal mines, 1908 to 1924. Reports, 1924___ ____________ _____________ ______________ May 104, 186 O Occupations. United States. Proportion of population engaged in each occupation group, 1850 to 1921.................................... ......... ............................ .......................................................... May 14-22 Office employees. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Ohio: Board of Vocational Education. Activities............... ...... .................. .................................. Mar. 238-9 Department of Industrial Relations. Accidents and production in coal mines, 1923____ Mar. 163-4 ——■Wages in Ohio coal mines, by occupation, 1923_____________---------------------------Mar. 70 Ohio River Railway & Power Co. Agreement, 1924___ __ ................ ............................... May 117 Oil industry: Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Working conditions, Persia...--------- ----------------- -----------------------------------------------Jan. 20 Oklahoma. Industrial Commission. Report, 1923-24------------------- -----------------------------May 193 Old age and invalidity: Argentina. Railroad employees, retirement law modified---------- ----------------------------- June 142-3 Australia. Pensions under the law, 1924................................................................................ Mar. 176 Belgium. Law on insurance of w orkers...------------- ------------------------------------ --------- Apr. 155-7 Bulgaria. Provision, social insurance act, March 6, 1924___________ _____ __________ Apr. 159-60 62751°— 26------4 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1453] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Old age and invalidity—Continued. Page Czechoslovakia. Law of 1924________ _____________ ____________ _______ _______ May 194-8 Denmark. Operations under invalidity insurance law_________ ___________________ Mar. 176-7 United States. Letter of Secretary of Labor relative to retirement pay of Federal em ployees---------------- - ----------------------- ---------------- ------- ---------------- ------- ----------- - Mar. 166-7 -----Nevada. Operations of law. Report, 1923-24____ ______________ . . . . _____. _____ Apr. 154 -----Retirement of public employees. Legislation, specified States, 1924________ ______ Mar. 183 -----Retirement system for firemen and policemen, San Francisco____ . _______________ Mar. 64 Ontario. Mothers’ Allowances Commission. Report, 1920-21 to 1922-23_________________ Feb. 183-4 Order of Railroad Telegraphers. Decisions of Railroad Labor Board_____________ Feb. 105-8; June 72 Order of Railway Conductors. Decision of Railroad Labor Board. Wages______________ Apr. 111-12 Order of Sleeping Car Conductors. Decision of Railroad Labor Board. Rest periods______ Apr. Ill Oregon. Bureau of Labor. Report, 1922-24. Employment, factory inspection, wages, woman labor---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar. 70-2, 102-3, 263, 266 Ornamental-iron workers. Wage rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925............ ................... ............ ......................................... ............................ Feb. 88-9 Output: Effect of short time, specified occupations___________ ________________ ___________ j an. 67-8 Increase due to efficiency of labor, specified industries______________________________ May 2-3 Coal mines. France. Average per man, April to June, 1924________________________ Jan. 69 -----Great Britain, per man per shift, 1923, 1924_______________________________ ____ Mar. 95 -----Illinois. Actual and possible production, bituminous mines_____________________ May 7-11 —— —— Productivity of labor, 1922 to 1924____________________________________ May 101-3 —— Novp, Scotia and United States. Production per man, 1908 to 1924_______________ May 104 Mar. 96 —— Yugoslavia, 1923.............................. ...... .'_____________ ____________________ ____ Flour. China. Production per worker_________________________________________ May 304-5 Iron mines. France. Average per man, April to June, 1924________________________ j an. 69 Railroads. Labor accomplishment, 1922, 1923____ ________ _______ ________ _______ Mar. 92-5 (See also Production.) Overdevelopment: Coal situation in Illinois, 1923-24.____ __________________________________________ May 6-13 Industrial overdevelopment____ ______ ______________ 1_________________________ May 4-5 Overtime: Automobile industry. Germany. Pay for.___ ________ _________ ________________ May 13 14 Fur dressers. Brooklyn, N. Y. Agreement, 1925_________________________________ j une 61 Hotels and restaurants. Cleveland. Rate of pay, agreement____________________ . . . Jan. 106,107 Ladies’ garment workers. Philadelphia. Agreement______________________________ Apr. 104 Machinists. Duquoin, 111. Agreement, 1925_____________________________________ May 115 Malntenance-of-way employees. Railroad Labor Board decision____________________ Feb. 114 Meat cutters. Dubuque, Iowa. Rate of pay____________________________________ Feb. 102 Seamen. Netherlands. Agreement, July 15, 1924_________________________________June 81, 82 Teamsters and chauffeurs. Chicago. Agreement, 1925......................... ........ .................... June 67 Czechoslovakia. Eight-hour day act. Court decision.._________ ____________ _____ Apr. 92 Germany. Extent, in specified industries, 1924..................................................................... Apr. 96 (See also Eight-hour day.) I* Paint, safety. Accident prevention. Sweden..._________________________ ____„______ Mar. 159 Painters: Agreement. New York (Westchester). 1925.............. ................ .......................... .......... j une 64 Hours. (See Hours, specified industries and occupations.) Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Painters and decorators. Washington, D. C. Apprenticeship_________________________ j an 2, 4 Paper and pulp: Industrial health program of a Canadian mill...... ........ ................................................ ......... May 187 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Paper box industry. (See Paper goods; Wages, specified industries and occupations: Boxes, paper.) Paper box-board industry. Conference, 1925.................................................................. ............ Mar. 23-6 Paper goods: Oregon. Wages, 1923.......................................... ...................................... ............................. Mar. 71-2 Virginia. Paper boxes, bags, twine, etc. Wage groups, 1923-24___ _____ ______ _____ Apr. 91 Paper hangers: Agreement. Westchester, N. Y., 1925........... ...... .................. .............. .................. ........... June 64 Apprenticeship. Washington, D. C ................................................................................... Jan. 4 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Paper Hangers’ Local Union No. 1061. Atlantic City. Agreement_____________________ Apr. 106 Parker, Florence E. The cooperative movement: A selected bibliography..............................Mar. 201-32 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1454] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Page Passenger transportation. Railroad labor accomplishment, 1922, 1923....................................... Mar. 92-5 Patternmakers, wood. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Payment of wages. Wisconsin. Prevalence of different methods.............................................. Mar. 74 Pay-roll changes. (See Employment statistics: United States.) Peanut cleaning, coffee roasting, etc. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Pennsylvania. Housing and Town Planning Association. Survey, 105 municipalities— ---Feb. 164 Pennsylvania Railroad: Employees’ representation. Decision of Railroad Labor Board--------------------------------May 121 Enforcement of findings of Railroad Labor Board, court decision......................................... Apr. 162-4 Pensions. (See Mothers’ pensions; Public employees.) Peru. General Statistical Office. Report, cost of living, 1913 to 1924................ ....................... June 42-3 Philadelphia. Health Council and Tuberculosis Committee. Program for health service— Jan. 155-6 Feb. 6 Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. Welfare association............ .................................. ................ Phosphorus poisoning. (See Poisons and poisoning.) Physical examinations of employees. Industrial workers, Philadelphia................................... Jan. 155 Picketing. Ordinance of Indianapolis against, constitutional...... ............................................... Mar. 195-6 Pipe coverers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Pipe fitters. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Placement work. (See Employment agencies.) Planing mills. (See Lumber, logging, and sawmills.) , Plasterers: Apprenticeship. Washington, D. C ......... ............................................................................... Jan. 2, 4 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Plumbers: Apprenticeship. Washington, D. C ............ ................................-........................................ Jan. 2, 4 Examination and licensing of. Arkansas. Court decision................................................... Apr. 164-5 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Pneumonia. (See Diseases, specified.) Pneumonoconiosis. (See Diseases, specified.) Mar. Ill Pocketbook workers. New York City. Wages. Collective agreement, June, 1925............... Poisons and poisoning: Effect of industrial poisons on health of woman workers........ ................... ............ ......... May 107, 108 Hazards to industrial workers, specified industries..... ........... ...................... ........................ Jan. 10 Ammonia. Cases and deaths, Great Britain, 1913-1923...-------- ---------------- --------------Jan. 157 Anilin. Cases and deaths, Great Britain, 1913-1923------------------------------- —.................. Jan. 157 Arsenic. Cases and deaths, Great Britain, 1903 to 1923--------- ------ ------------ --------------Jan. 159 Arseniuretted hydrogen. Cases and deaths, Great Britain, 1913-1923------------------------ Jan. 157, 158 Benzol. Cases and deaths. Great Britain, 1913-1923------------------------------------------- Jan. 157 Brass dust. Effects on industrial workers----------- ----------------------------------------------May 176-7 Carbon dioxide. Cases and deaths. Great Britain, 1913-1923--------------- ------------------Jan. 157 Carbon monoxide. Cases and deaths. Great Britain, 1913-1923------------------------------ Jan. 157, 159 -----Laundries, New York S ta te ..------ -------- -------- ------------ ----------- --------------------Jan. 154 Chlorine. Cases, Great Britain, 1913-1923.------------- ------------------------------ ------- -----Jan. 157 Dusts (lead, mercury, zinc, arsenic). Mines------------------ ------------------------- -----------Mar. 155 Lead. Cases and deaths, Great Britain, 1903 to 1923.----- ------------ ------ ------- -----------Jan. 159 -----Effect on health of factory employees, Burma----------------- --------------------------------- Jan. 18, 19 Lead stearate. Rubber industry..----- --------------------- ----------- -------- -------------------- June 115-16 Mercury. Cases and deaths. Great Britain, 1903 to 1923-------------------------------------- Jan. 158, 159 Naphtha. Cases and deaths, Great Britain, 1913-1923-------------------------------------------Jan. 157 Nitroglycerin. Dynamite factories and quarry blasting------------- ----------------------------June 116 Nitrous fumes. Cases and deaths, Great Britain, 1913-1923...------------------------------- — . Jan. 157 Phosphorus. Cases and deaths, Great Britain, 1903 to 1923...----- ---------------------------Jan. 159 -----Match factories, China--------------- ------------------------- ------------------------------------- June 117-18 Sulphur dioxide. Cases, Great Britain, 1913-1923----- ------ -------- --------------- ------- -----Jan. 157 Sulphuretted hydrogen. Cases and deaths, Great Britain, 1913-1923-------------------------Jan. 157 Tetrachlorethane. Cases and deaths, Great Britain, 1913-1923...................... ............ ...... Jan. 157 Tetraethyl lead. Hazard to garage workers......................................... ................................... May 174-5 -----Motor gasoline............ ........................ ................... .............. ...................................- ........ Feb. 173-4 Police: Liability of employer for actions of industrial police. Decisions of courts............... ........... Jan. 170-1 Los Angeles County (Calif.). Wages, 1925............................................................................ June 160 San Francisco. Salaries and retirement provisions, 1924..................................................... Mar. 64 Population. United States. Trend of occupations since 1850 (Jones).................................... Muy 14-22 Port laborers. (See Docks and harbors.) Porcelain workers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Porters. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1455] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Page Portland (Me.). Longshoremen’s Benevolent Society. Agreement, October, 1924_________ Apr. 105 Portugal. National Economic Council, creation____________________ _______ ___ ______ May 242-3 Post-office employees. Effect of illumination on eyes. Study, New York C ity___________ Mar. 160-3 Pottery industry. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Precious stones. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Prices. (See Retail prices.) Printing and publishing: Agreement. Massachusetts (Lowell), newspaper publishers, 1925........................................ .Tune'67-8 -----New York City, September 1, 1924........................................................... ........................ Apr. 102 Arbitrator’s decision, Tacoma, Washington. Wages and hours...........................................Feb. 115-16 Hours. (See Hours, specified industries and occupations.) Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Prison labor. Governors’ recommendations, 1925........................................ ............................. Apr. 16 Production: Increase in, through improved machinery, specified industries____________ __________ Apr. 97-8 Inquiry into causes impeding maximum production, Great Britain__________________ June 109-10 Cloth hat and cap industry. St. Paul. Guaranty provision in agreement______ ____Apr. 103 May 104 Coal. Nova Scotia and United States, per man, 1908 to 1924....... ...................................... -----Ohio. Report, 1923...................................................................... ................... ................... Mar. 163-4 —— Poland. Output per worker, 1922 and 1923........................... ...................................... June 54 -----Spain. Cost, 1924.......... ....................................................... .............................................. June 54 -----Yugoslavia, 1923.................................................................... ............................................ Mar. 96 Coal mines and coke ovens. Belgium. Output per worker, 1913, 1922 to January, 1925.. June 53 Flour. China. Primitive and modern m ethods........................ .............. ............ ............. May 104-5 Foundries. 168 tons handled for every ton produced_______ ____ _______ ___________ June 49-53 Railroads. Production per man-hour, specified groups, 1922,1923........................................ Mar. 92-5 (See aiso Output.) Productivity. (See Output.) Profit sharing: Norway. Shipping com pany....................................................... .................. ........ ............ . May 242 United States. Plan of Bleachery, Wappingers Falls, N. Y________________________ Feb. 4-5 Protective duties, effect of, automobile industry. Germany__________ _______ _________ Mar. 19, 20 Protocolism. Experiment in women’s garment trades................................................................. May 26-30 Public employees: Austria. Civil-service employees. Classification of salaries and pensions........................ . Feb. 96-7 California. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) -----(San Francisco). Salaries and retirement provisions, policemen and firem en............. Mar. 64 Massachusetts. Wages and hours of municipal employees, 1924........................................ . Apr. 63-86 Minnesota (St. Paul). Revision of salaries, civil service employees, 1925.._____ ______ Mar. 67-8 United States. Report. Employees’ compensation commission, 1923-24........................ . Mar. 172-5 Public employment offices. (See Employment agencies.) Public Health Service. (See United States: Public Health Service.) Public housekeeping. (See Hotels and restaurants.) Public Service Transportation Co. of New Jersey. Agreement, 1924.......... ............................ May 114-15 Purchasing power of money: New York. Purchasing power of farmers’ incomes, 1914 to 1923.............. .......................... Feb. 79-82 United States. Real value of retirement pay of Federal employees, 1924...... ................... . Mar. 166-7 Q Quarries: Headaches among workers using dynamite in stone quarries_______ _________ _______ June 116 France. Wages of quarrymen, 1911, 1921, and 1924................................................................. May 90 United States. Accident statistics, 1922, 1923................................ ............ ..........May 171-2; June 112 - —• Concord, N. H. and Lanesville and Rockport, Mass. Agreement, 1925___________ June 64-5 Queensland. Government report, operation of workers’ insurance act............... ...................... Jan. 144-6 R Railroad Labor Board. (See United States: Railroad Labor Board.) Railroads, U nited States: Alaska Railroad. Collective agreement, 1925......................................................................... May 112-14 Decisions of Railroad Labor Board. Baggagemen......... ................................................... . May 117-18 — Chief clerks. Change in pay basis............... ....................................... ........................... Apr. 107-8 —■ — Classification of employees. ............................................... ................ ........................... Feb. 104-8 —— Clerks, machinists, train dispatchers. Seniority........ ............. .....................................Jan. 108-13 —— Dining-car conductors................... ............ ............................ Mar. 114-15; May 118-19; June 68-9 - — Drawbridge tenders.......................................... ................................................................ June 69-70 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1456] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Railroads, United States- Continued, Page Decisions of Railroad Labor Board. Eight-hour day....... ...... ......................... .................... Apr. 108 -----Employee representation-,............................................................................................. - May 119-21 —— I nterm ittent service.....................................................—.................. ........... .................... Feb. 108 -----Locomotive engineers and firemen. Wages and working conditions....... ..................... Feb. 108-12 — Maintenance-of-way employees. Rules and working conditions............... ................. Feb. 112-14 -----Masters, mates, and pilots. Wages and working conditions .................. Apr. 108-10; June 70-1 -----Passes to expressmen........ ........... .................................................................. . . ................ June 71-2 —— Railway clerks. Hours and wages____*________ ____________ ________________ Mar. 115 -------— Women who m arry. ................................................................................................ Alar. 116 -----Rest.___ ________________ __________ ____ ___________________________ ____Apr. 110-11 -----Sleeping-car conductors------- --------------------------------------- ------------------------------Apr. Ill -----Telegraphers. Hours........................................ ........................... ....................:............... June 72 --------— Standard watches..... ..................... ............ .................... ......................................... Mar. 115 —— Train dispatchers. Vacation with p a y ......... ................................................... ............ Mar. 116 —— Ulster and Delaware Railroad. Wages............................ ............................... ...............Apr. 111-12 Decision of Train Service Board of Adjustments. Conductors and trainmen. Manning of construction train, southeastern region.................................... ......................... ............. Apr. 114 — Seniority of firemen, western region........................ .................................... ................... June 73 Employee representation. (Atterbury)................... ......................................... ^......... .......... May 31-2 Employees’ stock subscription plan............................................................................ ............ Apr. 207-8 Employment and earnings of employees, various dates, 1923, 1924, 1925.___ __________ Jan. 131-2; Feb. 130-1; Mar. 135-6; Apr. 127-8; May 124-5; Tune 96-7 Labor accomplishment, in ton, car and passenger miles, per man-hour, 1922, 1923............. Mar. 92-5 Motor cars for transporting labor............................................................................................ Apr. 208 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Railroads, foreign countries: Argentina. E mployees retirement law modified..... ............................................................. June 142-3 Canada. Wages and hours, 1923, 1924..... ............................................................. ................ . Mar. 84 France. Decree establishing 8-hourday, 1925.......................................... .............................. Alar. 87 (See also Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Railway men’s International Benevolent Industrial Association. Decision of Railroad Labor Board. Working conditions, 1925------------------------------------------ ----------------------- ------ June 68-9 Real wages. (See Wages, general.) Recreation. United States. National Conference, 1924....... ......................................................Mar. 233-5 Reduction works. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Rehabilitation, reeducation, reemployment: Civilian rehabilitation in Ohio— ;_____________________________________ ______ Mar. 238-9 Legislation, specified States, 1924............... ............................................................................. Mar. 184 Work of the Federal Board for Vocational Education. Report, 1923-24------------- ------- - Mar. 236-8 Remarriage ofwidows. Experience of United States Employees’ Compensation Commission.. Alar. 174-5 Rents: Per cent of cost of living in specified countries, 1924---------------- ------------------------------Mar. 78 Argentina. Extension of law............. ......................................... ............ ................... ........... Apr. 171 Bermuda.......................... -................ - .....................-.............................................. 1............. Jan. 57 Chile. Expenditure for, manual workers and office employees............ ........................... . Mar. 62 New York City. Index numbers, 1914 to 1924........... ...... ................ ................. ................ June 162-3 -----Working class apartm ents..................... ....... .................................................................... Apr. 169 Apr. 54-6 United States. Trend. Chart and index numbers, 1919-1924__________ ___________ United States and certain foreign countries. Index numbers, 1914 to 1924— ...................... Jan. 55 (See also Cost of living.) Rest periods: Recommendations of German medical factory inspectors................ ...................................... May 36-7 Street railways, San Antonio. Collective agreement, July, 1924....... ................................... Alar. 113 Restaurants. (See Hotels, restaurants, etc.) Retail prices: Coal. United States. Average and relative prices, specified dates, 1913 to 1925-------------Feb. 42 -----------By cities, specified dates, 1913, 1923, 1924, 1925-------------------------------------------- Jan. 42-4; Feb. 38-40; Mar. 54-7; Apr. 50-2; May 60-2; June 34-6 -----------Chart, 1915 to December, 1924.... ............................................................................... Feb. 41 Electricity. Bermuda, 1924...................... ............................................................................... Jan. 57 -----United States. Determination of demands................ .................................. ................... Feb. 50 -----------Household use, by cities, 1913 to 1924................ .......................... ........................... Feb. 45-49 Food. Australia. Index numbers, by months, 1921 to 1924.......................................... Jan. 48 ;Apr. 58 -----Austria (Vienna). Index numbers, 1921 to 1924................................... ..............Jan. 46-7; Apr. 57 -----Belgium. Index numbers, 1921 to 1924.......... .....................- ................................. Jan. 46-7; Apr. 57 -----Bermuda. Specified commodities, 1924 ........................................................................... Jan. 57 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [ 1457 ] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Retail prices—Continued. Page Food. Canada. Index numbers, 1921 to 1924....... ...................... *....................... . Jan. 46-7; Apr. 57 -----Czechoslovakia. Index numbers, 1921 to 1924__________________.•_______. . . Jan. 46-7; Apr. 57 -----Denmark. Index numbers, 1921 to 1924............ ..................................... ............ Jan. 46-7; Apr. 57 — -------- --------------- — Various commodities, October, 1923 and 1924..................... .................... .................... . . . _ =— Finland. Index numbers, 1921 to 1924........ ................ ...... ................................ Jan. 46-7; Apr. 57 ^ ------— Price and caloric value, December, 1924--------------------. . ---------. . . -----. . . . . . . . Mar. 63 —— France. Index numbers, 1921 to 1924___ . . . . . -----. . . . . . . . . . . . . ------- . . . . . . . . . Jan, 46-7; Apr. 57 ----^ India (Bombay), Index numbers, 1921 to 1924__________ ___________ Jan. 48; Apr. 58 - - —Italy, Index numbers, 1921 to 1924--------------- . ----------. . . . . --------------. . . -----Jan. 48; Apr. 58 —— Netherlands. Index numbers, 1921 to 1924— . — . --------- . . . ------------- . . . . . . . Jan. 48; Apr. 58 -----New Zealand, Index numbers, 1921 to 1924— ------ . ----------- ------------ Jan. 48; Apr. 58 -----Norway. Index numbers, 1921 to 1924-------- . . . . . . . -----. -----------------------Jan. 48; Apr. 58 -----Peru. Average prices and index numbers, specified articles, 1913 to 1924___. . . . . . . . . June 42-3 «---- Sweden. Index numbers, 1921 to 1924.------ ------------ . ------------------------. . . . . . . Jan. 48; Apr. 58 -----Switzerland. Index numbers, 1921 to 1924-------------------. . . . . . . . . ----------. . . . . . . Jan. 48; Apr. 58 —— South Africa. Index numbers, 1921 to 1924----------------------------------------. . . . . . Jan. 48; Apr. 58 -----United Kingdom. Index numbers, 1921 to 1924____________________________Jan. 48; Apr. 58 ——United States. Average and amount purchasable for $1, by years, 1913 to 1925_____ Jan. 24; Feb. 18-19; Mar. 36; Apr. 32; May 41; June 16 --------- - Average costs, 51 cities, specified dates, 1913, 1923, 1924, and 1925 ------------------Jan. 28-40; Feb. 24-36; Mar. 40-52; Apr. 36-48; May 45-58; June 20-32 -----------Averages, and recent changes................................. ............ ................................. Jan. 21-2; Feb. 13-14; Mar. 33-4; Apr. 29-30; May 38-9; June 13-14 -----------Averages, recent dates compared with earlier years-------------------------------------- Jan. 22-3; Feb. 14-16; Mar. 34-5; Apr. 31; May 40; June 15 -----------Charts, 1915 to April, 1925____________Jan. 27; Feb. 22; Mar. 39; Apr. 35; May 44; June 19 — ----Comparison of costs in 51 cities, specified dates, 1913, 1923, 1924, 1925__________ Jan. 40-1; Feb. 36-7; Mar. 53-4; Apr. 48-9; May 58-9; June 32-3 -----------Index numbers, 1907 to 1925____________________________________ _______ Jan. 25-6; Feb. 19-21; Mar. 37-8; Apr. 33-4; May 42-3; June 17-18 -----------Index numbers, by months, 1921 to 1924------------------------------------------- Jan. 46-7; Apr. 57 -----------Index numbers, relative prices, 1913 and by months, 1924............................ ......... Feb. 17 ------- —- Trend in cost, 1890 to 1924 ________ _____________________________________ Feb. 23 Gas. United States. Average and relative prices, specified dates, 1913 to 1924____ ____ Feb. 45 --------— By cities, specified dates, 1913-1924------------------------------------------------------ __ Feb. 43,45 ---------- Chart, April, 1915, to December, 1924-............ ........, ........ ................... .................. Feb. 44 Various commodities. Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). Foodstuffs, fuel and light____________ June 41 -----Iceland (Reykjavik), specified dates......................... . ................................_................ . May 75-6 Retirement. (See Old-age and invalidity.) Roofers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Rope makers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Rubber goods. (See Rubber industry.) Rubber industry: Lead stearate poisoning___ _____ _____________ ______________ ________ ________ June 115-16 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Russell Sage Foundation: Employees’ representation. Coal mines and steel works___ _______ ________________ Apr. 21-6 —— Industrial management_____ __________ ___________________________________ Feb. 3-5 S Saddlers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Safety. (See Accident prevention; Sanitation and working conditions.) Safety codes. Best methods of securing adoption............................. ........................................ . Apr. 209 Safety engineers. Illinois. Achievements and further utilization for reduction of accidents.. Mar. 1, 3, 4 Safety paint. Accident prevention. Sweden_______________ ____________________ ____ Mar. 159 Safety school for foremen, Milwaukee____________________ __________________________Mar. 164-5 Salaried employees. Italy. Cost of living bonus g r a n t e d ______ ___________ __________ Mar. 268 Salaries. (See Wages.) Sanitation and working conditions, United States: Bakeries. Modern conditions._______________________ ___________ _____________ May 180 Decisions of Railroad Labor Board. Dining-car department employees___ ____ ______ June 68-9 -----Rest periods, train and engine service employees_______ _______________ ________Apr. 110-11 Hygiene and safety. Governors’ recommendations, 1925.______ ______________ ______ Apr. 15 -----Legislation, specified States, 1924____ _______ ______________________ _________ Mar. 180-1 Cleveland. Hotel and restaurant employees. Collective agreement................................. Jan. 105 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1458] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Sanitation and working conditions, United States—Continued. Page Los Angeles County (Calif.), Sanitary surveys_______________ . . . . . . . . June 159-61 New York. Laundries. Conditions affecting health (humidity, lighting, ventilation, temperature, etc.)....^ -..^ _______ _______________ __________________ _____ ----- Jan, 152-5 Philadelphia. Survey offered to industrial plants___________- - - - - - ______ ----------Jan. 156 San Antonio. Street railways, collective agreement, July, 1924______ _______ ________ Mar. 113 Sanitation and working conditions, foreign countries: Argentina, Provisions in workmen’s compensation law .^...,.___ ________ ___________Mar. 190-1 Burma. Report of factory inspector for 1923................. ........_____________ .................. . Jan. 18 China. Match factories_______________________________ _____________________June 117, 118 ----- (Peking), Rug in d u stry .-.,____ , _____________ ____ _______________________ Feb. 9-12 Germany, Recommendations of medical factory inspectors________________________ May 36-7 Manchuria (Dairen). Working conditions in factories_____________________________ Feb. 98 Persia. Carpet and silk weaving________________ ______ _______________________ Jan. 20 Feb. 177 Prussia. Industrial hygiene, organization of medical service________________________ (See also Inspection; Lighting.) Sash, doors, and blinds. Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24______________________________ Apr. 91 Satin mills. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Sawmills. (See Lumber, logging and sawmills; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Seamen: Wages, American and foreign. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Germany. Decree establishing employment e x c h a n g e s . ___ ____________________ Mar. 152-3 —— Unemployment insurance, provisions of law__________________________________ Feb. 158-9 Netherlands. Wages, 1924. Agreement_________________________________________ June 81 Seamen’s Union, Netherlands. Agreement, 1924________ _____ _____________ _________ June 80-2 Seniority: Railroads. Agreement, Alaska Railroad, 1925_______ _____________ , ______________ May 113 -----Decision of Railroad Labor Board___________________________________________ Jan. 108-13 — —Decision of Train Service Board of Adjustment for the Western Region___________ June 73 Street railways. Bus operators. Collective agreement, July, 1924__________________ Mar. 113-14 Servants. (See Domestic and personal service; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Sewermen. Wages and hours. Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923___________________ ________ Feb. 100 Sheet Metal Contractors’ Association of Pittsburgh. Agreement, 1925___________________ June 65 Sheet-metal workers: Agreement. Pittsburgh, 1925__________________________________________________ June 65 Apprenticeship. Washington, D. C __________________ _____________________ ____ Jan. 2, 4 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Shipbuilding: France. Wage increase, collective agreement, 1924................... ...... ................ ......... :_____ Jan. 62 (See also Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Shipping Board. (See United States: Shipping Board.) Shipping company. Norway. Profit-sharing scheme............... ........... ............................... ...... May 242 Ships’ officers. Netherlands. Salary, agreement, 1924_______________________ _________ June 78,79 Shirt industry. (See Clothing industry, men’s.) Shoe industry. (See Boot and shoe industry; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Shoe Manufacturers’ Board of Trade. New York, agreement______________________ ____ Feb. 103-4 Shoemakers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Short time. (See Hours, specified industries and occupations.) Sick funds. (See Health insurance.) Sickness insurance: Bulgaria. Provision, social insurance act, Mar. 6, 1924..................... ........... ..................Apr. 158-9,160 Czechoslovakia. Law of 1924____________ _____ _______________________________ May 194r-8 United States. Morbidity records, benefit associations, industrial workers............. .......... Jan. 150-2 (See also Health insurance.) Sickness statistics: List of diseases and pathological conditions_____ ____________ ____________________ Feb. 169-73 United States. Disability among industrial employees_________________________ _ Jan. 151-2 Silicosis. (See Diseases, specified.) Silk industry: Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Working conditions of weavers. Persia......................-.......................................................... Jan. 20 Slaughtering and meat packing: Dubuque, Iowa. Wages and hours, collective agreement________________________Feb. 102 Rochester, N. Y. Wage scale. Agreement, November, 1924________________________ Apr. 106 (See also Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Smelting works. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Soap makers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1459] INDEX TO VOLUME X X Social insurance: _ American Federation of Labor. Convention, 1 9 2 4 . .................................... Feb 188 Bulgaria. Act of March 6, 1924, summary________________ _______ _ ^pr ^5g_g^ Franco-Belgian and Franeo-Luxemburg agreement. Ratification__________ * Jan 168 Spain. Various systems, 1924................................................................ j une J2g M 34_6 Socio-economic conditions in two Chinese villages....... ....................... ’ _______ ’ South Australia. (See Australia.) South Carolina. Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Industries Report 192^ Conditions in textile m ills............................................................................................June 2Q6_7 Spam: Bureau of statistics. Cost of living and wholesale prices in Madrid, 1923 and 1924____ Apr 61-2 Ministry of Labor, Commerce, and Industry, Statistical Yearbook, 1922-23. Wages and hours in Madrid, 1914, 1923............... b pinners. (See Wages, sps&ified industries and occupations.) Stability of labor. (See Mobility of labor.) Standardization: Automobile parts. Work of German Standardization Committee_________________ Mar 17 18 Wages. Demand of Transport and General Workers’ Union. Great Britain, 1924 Jan 63-4 Standards, promotion of. (Hudson)................................................... ............. ...... ,ipr i 8_2i Station agents. (See Railroads.) Stationery goods. Massachusetts. Wages, 1924________ ________________________ Feb. 96; Mar 67 Statistics. China. Difficulties in com pilation.................... ................... ............. May 240-2 Steam fitters: Apprenticeship. Washington, D. C ....................... ............................................. Jan 2 4 Wages (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Steam fittings, steam and hot-water heating apparatus. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Steam railroads. (See Railroads.) Steel. (See Iron and steel.) Stereotypers. Stockton, Calif. Collective agreement—arbitration, hours, wages, November 1924T....... — ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------Mar. 112 Stevedores. (See Docks and harbors; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Stewart, Ethelbert: _ May 6-13 Coal situation in Illinois______________________________ Trend of employment of men and women in specified industries_____________________ Apr. 1-12 Stock subscription plan: Railroad employees, New York Central Lines.................... ................. .................. ............. . Apr_207_8 ___ ___ May 3-4 Railroads, telephone companies, etc_______________ _________________ Stockton Stereotypers and Electrotypers’ Union No. 145. California. Party to agreement November, 1924-------- ------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------Mar. m Stone works. (See Granite and stone trades; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Stonecutters. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Stonemasons. (See W ages, specified industries and occupations.) Stores: California. Wages, minimum, and rate received. Mercantile establishments__________ Mar. 98 Canada (Saskatchewan). Minimum wage order, 1924___ _________________ Feb 101 Mar. 100 North Dakota. Minimum wage orders, mercantile establishment, 1922-1924.___ _____ (See also Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Stove industry. (See Hours, specified industries and occupations; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Street railways: Great Britain. Trade-union demand for standardization of wages__________________ Jan 63-5 Pomeroy, Ohio. Agreement, 1924..................... ....... ................................. ...... May 117 San Antonio. Collective agreement, July, 1924.................................................. ......... Mar 113-14 Trenton, N. J. Agreement, 1925____________ _________ ___________ " " ’ June 65_g (See also Hours, specified industries and occupations; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Strike benefits. Norway. Federation of Trade-Unions_____________________________ Feb 190 191 Strike insurance. Uruguay. State Insurance B ank.______ _______ ____June 209 Strikes and lockouts: Argentina (Buenos Aires). Strikes, first half of 1924___ ___________ _______________ May 223 Belgium. By industry, 1924........................................................................................ May 224 ----- Miners. Wage red u ctio n ............................................................................ _ j an ig3 Canada. Coalminers. Collective agreement__________ _______ ___________ j an 193_g -----Statistics, 1924....................................................... .............. ............. Apr" 191-2 China (Shanghai). Japanese cotton mills, 1925._______________________________ j une 190 Czechoslovakia. Statistics, 1921 to 1923..................................................... ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” Mar. 244 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1460] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Strikes and lockouts—Continued. Page Finland. Labor disputes, 1924............. . ......... .................................... ................................... May 224-5 Germany. Statistics, 1923-------------------------------------------------- ------ ------- --------------- June 190-4 Great Britain. Comparative loss of time through strikes and unemployment....... ...............June 109-10 Norway. Statistics, 1919-1923..-------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Feb. 190-1 Spain. Miners, Asturias district, 1924------------- ----------------- ---------------------------------- Mar. 244-5 -----Statistics, 1905 to 1923...________ ______ ___________ ______ _________ ________ Apr. 193 United States. Statistics, 1916 to 1924.._____ ____________________ ___ Feb. 205-9; June 180-90 (See also Conciliation and arbitration.) Structural-iron workers. ( See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Stucco workers. (See Hours, specified industries and occupations; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Sugar industry: Labor conditions, Hawaii, 1924................................ .......... .................. ................ - ................ Jan. 18 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Sulphur dioxide. (See Gases and fumes: Mining; Poisons and poisoning.) Sulphuretted hydrogen. (See Poisons and poisoning.) Sunday and holiday work: Argentina. Legislative provisions................................ ................. ..................... ................ June 141-2 Germany. Automobile industry. Extra compensation f o r ................................ ............... Mar. 14 United States. Maintenance-of-way employees. Railroad Labor Board decision............ Feb. 114 -----New York City. Printing and publishing. Agreement September 1,1924............... . Apr. 102 -----Philadelphia. Ladies’ Garment workers. Agreement-------------------------------------Apr. 104 Sweden. State Insurance Institute. Industrial accidents, 1921...................................... .......... Jan. 160 Swedish Federation of Trade-Unions. Membership, 1924-------------------------------- -----------Feb. 191 Swiss Federation of Trade-Unions. Statistics, 1914 to 1923-------------------------------- ---------- Apr. 189-90 Switchmen. ( See Railroads.) Syndicalism law, Idaho. Governor’s recommendation, 1925.......................... ...................... . Apr. 16 T Tailors. (.See Wages, specified industries and occupations: Clothing industry.) Tanneries. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations: Leather industry.) Teamsters, chauffeurs, etc. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Teamsters’ and Chauffeurs’ Union. Chicago. Agreement, 1925......................... ..................... June 66-7 Telegraph. (See Telephone and telegraph.) Telegraphers. (See Railroads.) Telephone and telegraph: Minimum wage. North Dakota, 1922-1924-------------------------------------------------------- Mar. 100,101 Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Temperature. (See Hazards: Health; Sanitation and working conditions.) Tennessee. Division of Workmen’s Compensation, report, 1923.............. . . .............................. June 125-6 Tetrachlorethane. (See Poisons and poisoning.) Tetraethyl lead. (See Poisons and poisoning.) Texarkana & Fort Smith Railway Co. Decision of Railroad Labor Board January 1, 1925 . . . Mar. 116 Textile industry: Conditions. South Carolina, 1923 and 1924........— ------------------------------------------------ June 206-7 Convention, 1925. Labor passages in the President’s speech.............. ................................ May 23-4 Hours. (See Hours, specified industries and occupations.) Wages. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Textile machinery and parts. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Theaters. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Thompson, Laura A.: Federal control of child labor, list of references......... ................-..........Jan. 71-101 Tile layers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Tile roofers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations: Roofers.) Tile setters. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Time lost. (See Unemployment.) Tinsmiths. France. Wages, 1911, 1921, 1924.................. ....................... — ........... — -............. M ay 90 Tin workers. (See Sheet-metal workers; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Tobaeco industry. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Trade-unions. (See Labor organizations.). Trade-union insurance. American Federation of Labor. Convention, 1924............................ Feb. 187-8 Trading association, cooperative (Finnish). (See Cooperation.) Train Service Board of Adjustment of the Western Region. Decision. Seniority of firemen.. June 73 Transport and General Workers’ Union. Great Britain. Demands for standardization of wages......... ................. -........-................................................ -................................................... 3anTransport trades. (See Railroads.) 62751°—25----- 5 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1461] INDEX TO VOLUME XX m Page Transportation. Railroads. Motor cars for transporting labor_________________________ Apr. 208 Trenton & Mercer County Traction Corporation (New Jersey). Agreement, 1925 ................ June 65-6 Truck drivers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations: Teamsters and chauffeurs.) Truck Drivers’ Union. Chicago, Agreement, 1925___________________________________ j une 66-7 Trunk and bag manufacturing. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Tuberculosis. (See Diseases, specified.) Typesetters. (See Printing and publishing.) Typographical Union: Lowell, Mass. Agreement, 1925........_....................... .................................................... ........ j une 67-8 Tacoma, Wash. A rbitrator’s decision. Wages and hours.................... ............................. Feb. 115-16 U Umbrella makers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) U nemployment : Australia. Building industry. ' Allowances for time lost. Wage award______________ Mar. 151-2 Austria---------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Feb. 153,157; May 161-2,165 Belgium-------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Feb. 149,156; May 156-7,164 Canada........ ._.................-..........— -------------------------------------------- Feb. 153-4,157; May 162-3,165 Czechoslovakia------------------------------- ------- --------------------------------- Feb. 152-3,157; May 161,165 Denmark--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb. 150_1; 156_7; May 15g_9; 164 Finland------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __ Feb. 151-2,157; May 160,165 France------------ ----------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Feb. 148-9,156; May 156,164 G erm any...-------,------------------------------------------------------------------ Feb. 147-8,156; May 154-6,164 Great Britain. Comparative loss of time through strikes and unemployment_________ June 109-10 -----Statistics and summary of situation___________________ ____ Feb. 145-6,156- May 153^ 164 Hungary-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . . . . . . . May le* 165 Illinois. Bituminous coal mines. Result of overdevelopment_______________ ______ _ May 6-13 Irish Free State---------- ------ ------------------------------------------------------- Feb. 146-7,156; May 154,164 Italy---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb. 150,156; May 158,164 Japan- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peb. 154-5,157; May 163,165 Latvia--------------- ------ ------------------------- . . . --------------- --------------------- --------------- May 160,165 Netherlands---- ----------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------ Feb. 149,156; May 157,164 Norway--------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Feb. 151,157; May 159,164 -----Statistics, 1919-20 to 1923-24_____________________________ ______ _______ Feb 159_61 Poland- ......... ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Feb. 152,157; May 160-1,165 Portugal--------------- ------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------- __ Ma y l6 2; i65 South Africa.--------- ------------ ---------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Feb. 154,157 Sweden------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------- Feb. 151, 157; May 159-60,165 May 166-7 Switzerland. A»tofl924______________ ______ ______ __________ ____ -----Statistics and summary of situation--------------------------- ------------ Feb. 149-50,156; May 157,164 (See also Employment agencies; Employment statistics.) Unemployment insurance: Germany. Seamen. Provisions of law................................. ............................ _ Feb 158_g j une xo8 Great Britain. Receipts and expenditures of funds, 1919 to 1924_______ ___________ Norway. State expenditures, 1920-21 to 1923-24..... ............ ..................... ...... Feb 161 Queensland. Operation of workers’ insurance act______ ____________ __ _ j an 144-3 __ Feb 162_3 Switzerland. Provisions of law......... ........... ................................ United States. Cloth hat and cap industry. St. Paul. Agreement, October, 1924_____ Apr. 103 Ladies’ garment workers. Establishment of fund, agreement, 1925......... ................. June 63 Union of Metallurgical and Mining Industries. Wages, study, 1924____________ Apr 92-3 Union of Ships’ Officers. Netherlands. Agreement, 1924__________________ June 78-80 Union rules. Discrimination against outside contractors, decisions of courts_____________ ~ j an 171_3 Unionization. American Federation of Labor, convention, 1924___________ ______ " Feb 188 United Brick and Clay Workers of America. Kenosha, Wis. Collective agreement_____ Jan 103 United Cloth Hat and Cap Makers of North America: Agreement, October, 1924.............................. ............................ ............. ^ pr 1Q3 Agreement, Philadelphia, September, 1924________________________________ " ” Mar 10o_i0 United Mine Workers of America. Canada. Party to agreement, 1924______ _________ Jan. 193-6 United States: ’ Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Cost of living of colored farm families, 1919................ Apr. 59-61 Bureau of the Census. Statistics, manufacturing industries, 1914 to 1923_____ . . . . Apr 207 Bureau of Labor Statistics. Duties and work, report of Secretary of Labor to Congress.. Feb. 1-3 — Employment in selected industries. (See Employment statistics: United States.) Bureau of Mines. Coal mine fatalities, November, 1924_________________ _ ]yrar 154 -----Quarry accidents, 1922, 1923____________________________________ May 171_2 Department of Agriculture. Development of farmers’ cooperative business organizations. Apr. 175-fl https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [ 1462 ] INDEX TO VOLUME XX United States—Continued. Pag® Department of Agriculture. Report on cooperative cheese factories.................................... Jan. 178-80 -----Yearbook, 1923. Movement of farm laborers........................................... Feb. 80-81 Department of Labor. Recommendations of Secretary as to Bureau of Labor Statistics, annual report.................................................................................-.................................... . Feb. 1-3 -----Report of the Secretary, 1923-24____ Jan. 15-16 Employees’ Compensation Commission. Report, 1923-24------------Mar. 172-5 Federal Board for Vocational Education.Report of activities, 1923-24.------------------Mar.236-8 Navy Department. Wages of civil employees, 1925................. ..................... ....................... Feb. 83-6 President Coolidge. Speech to textile manufacturers______________________________ May 23-4 Public Health Service. Illumination of post offices, New York City-------------- ------ ----- Mar. 160-3 -— Morbidity records of mutual benefit associations________________ _____________ Jan. 150-2 Railroad Labor Board. Decision. Accountant, seniority rights----------------- ------ ------- Jan. 108-9 -----------Baggagemen_________________________________ Feb. 104; May 117-18 ------- — Classification of employees_______________________________ _____________ Feb. 104-8 -----------Clerks. Employee representation______________ ______________ ________ _ May 119-20 -----------------Hours and wages of railway clerks______________________ ___________ Mar. 115-16 ----------------- Married women, railway clerks___ ____ ________ ___________ _____ ___ Mar. 116 ----------------- Pay basis of chief clerks__________ ______ ___________________________ Apr. 107-8 -----------------Seniority rights, freight, roadway, statistical clerks_____________________ Jan. 110-13 -----------Dining-car conductors. Rules and working conditions........ ............... Mar. 114-15; June 68-9 ----------------- Wages and rules------------------------- ------- ------------------------------------------ May 118-19 -----------Drawbridge tenders, classification------------- -------- -------------------- ---------------- June 69-70 -----------Expressmen, passes granted________________________________ ____ ___ ____ June 71-2 -----------Interm ittent service.------- -------------------- -------------------------------------- ------- Feb. 108 -----------Locomotive engineers and firemen. Wages and working conditions....................Feb. 108-12 -----------Machinist, seniority rights---------- -----------------------------------------------------------Jan. 111-12 -----------Maintenance-of-way employees. Eight-hour day----- -------------Apr. 108 -------------- — Rules and working conditions.___ ________________ ________________ Feb. 112-14 -----------Masters, mates, and pilots, wages and working conditions............. Apr. 108-10; June 70-1 -----------Pennsylvania Railroad, employee representation..!____________________________ May 121 -----------Sleeping-car conductors, rest periods------------Apr. I ll -----------Station agents, representation_________________ May 120 -----------Switchmen’s union, representation................................... ............ ............................ May 120-1 -----------Telegraphers. Corning, N. Y ------------------------------------------------------- --------June 72 ---------- -----Standard watches__________________________________________ ______ Mar. 115 -----------Train dispatchers. Seniority rights------ --------------------------------------------------Jan. 113 -----------------Vacations and sick leave with pay--------------- ------- -----------------------------Mar. 116 -----------Train and engine service employees, rest periods_____________ _____________ Apr. 110-11 -----------Train, engine, telegraph, and shopcraft service. Wages_____________________ Apr. 111-12 -----Orders, enforceability of. Decisions of courts________________________Jan. 169-70; Apr. 162-4 Shipping Board. Agreements, longshoremen........... ...............................................Jan. 108; Apr. 104-5 Women’s Bureau. Annual report, 1923-24...-------------------------------------------------------- Jan. 101-2 -----Family status of breadwinning women in four cities______ _____________________ June 56 -----Study of domestic workers. Baltimore_______________________________________ Feb. 7-9 -----Women in Ohio industries._______ _________________________________________ Apr. 99-100 Feb. 91-5 United Typothetae of America. Wage scales in printing trades, 1924, by cities____________ University of Pennsylvania. Apprenticeship, in foundry trades, Philadelphia_____ ______ Feb. 203-4 Unskilled labor. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Upholsterers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Apr. 107 Upholsterers’ Local No. 76. New York City. Agreement, September, 1924............................ V Vacations: Street railways. San Antonio, Tex. Collective agreements, July, 1924........................... -----Trenton, N. J. Agreement, 1925---------------------------------------- -------------------- -----Vacations with pay. Railroad Labor Board decision_______________________ ______ ___ Van Fleet, Judge Vernon W. Address, paper box-board conference, 1925--------- ---------------Ventilation. (See Sanitation and working conditions.) Vermont. Commissioner of Industries. Report, workmen’s compensation, 1922-24_______ Virginia: Bureau of Labor and Industries. Employment statistics, 1924...------------------------. . . . —— Mine and factory inspection, 1923-24__________________ _____ _____________ — -----Wages in specified industries, 1923-24------------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------ Industrial Commission. Publication of decisions_________________________________ Vocational education: China. Industrial training of soldiers..................................................................................... Spain. Decree providing for industrial education____ ___________________ ________ _ United States. Carnegie Institute of Technology. Building-trades students.................... https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1463] Mar. 113 ' June 66 Mar. 116 Mar. 25-6 Feb. 181-3 Apr. 131 Apr. 203-4 Apr. 88-91 June 208 Jan. 209-10 Mar. 241 Jan. 209 INDEX TO VOLUME XX Vocational education—Continued. United States. Legislation, specified States, 1924__ _____ __________ -----Ohio. Civilian training.................................................... ......... ........ -----Work of Federal Board for Vocational Education. Report, 1923-24. Yugoslavia. Report. Ministry of Commerce and Industry_________ Volume of employment. ( See Employment statistics.) Voters’ laws: Legislation of specified States, 1924.............................................................. (See also Decisions of courts.) „ Page Mar. 184 Mar. 238-9 Mar. 236-8 Feb. 204 Mar. 185-6 W Wage claims: Oregon, collections, 1922-1924.............. ............................................................... ........... M ar 266 Wyoming, collections________ _________________________ _____ _______ ___ Mar 266 Wage earners. United States. Proportion in each occupational group, 1850 to 1921________ May 14-22 Wage payment. (See Payment of wages.) Wage rates: Changes in, selected industries________________________________________ j an 12g_g. (Ste also Wages, general.) ^ ^ M ar‘ 127~8; A May ^ 5; June 92-3 Wages, general: Comparative value of real wages in certain capital cities_________________________ Mar 74.3 Legislation, specified States, 1924..._____ ____________________ _________ _____ Mar 17g_g0 Trend of wage rates, building trades, 1919 to 1924______________ _______ _____ *’ Apr 54_6 France. Compared with cost of living, 1911, 1921, and 1924_______ ____ _____________ May 93 Great Britain. Changes in rates, 1923, 1924...................................................................... _ Mar g7_g -----Per cent of increase, 1920 to 1924_______________ _______________________ May gg United States. Labor efficiency and wages,various industries________________________ May 1-5 West Virginia. Yearly wages, 1923, by industry groups__ _________________ Wages, specified industries and occupations: Agriculture. Colorado. Wages, 1924................................................... -----Finland, 1914-1923..-----------------------------------------------------France, 1924.--------------------------------- ------------ -------------------------------- ------------ May g4_g -----Illinois, April, 1925................................................................... -----Japan, June, 1924.__________________ ___________ _____ __________________ ™ j an. 65 -----Lithuania, 1924............................ ......................................... ........ .................. gg -----North Carolina, 1924_________________________________ -----North Dakota, 1923________ _______________________________________ Peb 218-19 Alcohol factories. Denmark, 1924__________ ___________ ____ _________________ May 86 Automobile agencies, accessories, and repairs. Colorado, 1924______________ ________ Mar. 65 Automobile industry. Germany, 1924............................................................................. " M ar 1L-15 -----Massachusetts. Earnings, 1924___________ ____________ _______________ Feb. 96’ M ar 67 -----North Carolina, 1924.._______________________________________________ ’ May 85 Automobile repair shops. Colorado, various occupations, 1924_______________ ______ M ar. 65 -----Los Angeles County (Calif.), 1925_____ _____________ ________________________ j m e 160 -----Oregon, 1923________ _________________________________________________ M ar. 71 Automobile-tire industry. Various occupations. Colorado, 1924____________________ M ar. 65 Bakeries. Colorado. Various occupations, 1924____________________________ _____ M ar 65 -----Denmark. Bakers, hourly rates, 1924_________________________ _____________ _ M ay 86 Great Britain, 1914 and 1924. -------- ---------------------------------------------------- May 98 -----Los Angeles County (Calif.), 1925_________ _________________ _____ __________ 46q -----Massachusetts, 1924...._______________ _____________ _______ __________ Feb_g6; M ar_67 ■---- North Carolina. Bakers, weekly wages, 1924___________ _____ ______ _________ May 85 -----Oregon, 1923, 1924...................... Mar. 71-2- 102 -----Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923____ ’ Feb’ 100 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923._________ __________ _________________________ Jan 66 -----Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24__________________________ Barbers. China (N an k in g )....._____________________________ -----North Carolina, 1924____________________________________ Bead makers. France, 1911 and 1924__________________________ Blacksmiths. France, 1924__________________________________________ -----Japan (Tokyo and Osaka), 1921, 1922, 1924_______________________________ j an. 65;'Mar. 90 -----North Carolina, 1924..................... ’ ivrnv ss -----Oregon, 1923..______________________________________ Boilermakers. North Carolina, 1924..____________________________ Bookbinders. (See Wages: Printing and publishing.) Boot and shoe industry. Denmark, 1924...................................................... -----France, 1911 and 1924.............................................................. -----Massachusetts, 1924......................................... ........................................................ Feb. 95- Mar. 67 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1464] Apr.206 May 90 Ma Ma INDEX TO VOLUME XX Wages, specified industries and occupations—Continued. Page Boot and shoe industry. United States. Earnings, by sex, 1907 to 1924......................... . Apr. 11 -----Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24....................—.................................................... -.......... Apr. 89 Bottlers. Colorado, 1924__________________________________ _____ _____________ Mar. 65 May 87 Boxes, paper. Denmark, 1924_________________________________________________ -----Massachusetts, earnings, November, 1924.............. Feb. 96; Mar. 67 -----Oregon, 1924__________________________-............................... .......................... .......... Mar. 102 Boxes, wooden. Massachusetts, 1924......................................-----------------------------------Mar. 67 Brakemen, freight. North Carolina, 1924----May 85 Brewing industry. Denmark. 1924____________________________________________ May 86 -----France, 1911, 1921, and 1924-----May 90 -----Japan. June, 1924___________________________________________________ Jan. 65; Mar. 90 ----- Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923...................................... .............................. ....................... Jan- 66 Brick and clay workers. Wisconsin (Kenosha), collective agreement.............................. — Jan. 103 Brick and tile manufacturing. Chicago. Agreement, brick industry, May 1, 1924-------- Mar. 106-9 -----Colorado. Brick works, wages, 1924.................................. ..................- ........- ................ Mar. 65 -----Denmark, 1924___________________________________________________________ May 88 -----France. Daily and hourly rates,specified occupations, 1911, 1921, 1924....................... May 90 -----Japan. Daily wages, specified occupations, 1921, 1922, 1924............ Jan. 65; Mar. 90 —— Manchuria (Dairen)....................................... .......................................... -.................. . Feb. 99 -----Oregon, 1923-...................................................................... .......................... - ................ —- Mar. 71-2 ----- Spain (Madrid). Tile makers, wages and hours, 1914, 1923-................................... ...... Feb. 100 -----United States. Tile setters, rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, Jan. 1, 1925...............- ........... - .........................-............. -............. - --------------Feb. 90-1 -----Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24—...................-........- -------- -------------------------------Apr. 89 Bricklayers. Brazil, 1924--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mar. 81 ----- Canadian cities, 1923, 1924.---------- ------------ -------- ---------------------------------- ------- Mar. 82-3 -----Europe and America. Specified cities, 1924.............................. - ............................ ........ Mar. 79 -----Great Britain, 1914 and 1924.............................. ........... ........... ......................................... May 98 -----Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924....................... - ........— ........- ........— ------------------------- Jan. 65; Mar. 90 -----North Carolina, 1924................ .......................... ------- ---------------- - -----------------------May 85 •---- Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923----------------------------- ------------------------------- ------- ----Feb. 100 ----- United States. Bates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925 _________________________________________________________ Feb. 88-9 -----Virginia, 1923-24------------APr - 88 May 87 Brush makers. Denmark, 1924................... .....................— ------ ----------- ------ ------------------France, 1911 and 1924.............................--------- -------------------------------------------------May 92 -----Japan, June, 1924-.-------------Jan. 65 Building materials. Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923-----------------------------------------------Jan. 66 Building trades. Denmark, 1924........................ — ........... ------- -------------------------------May 87 -----Germany, 1924.............. .................................. ---------------------------------------------------APr- 99 -----Japan, June, 1924—. .................... ------------ ------------------------------------------------------Jan- 65 -----Spain (Madrid), specified occupations, 1914, 1923------Feb. 100 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923......................— -----------------------------------------------Jan- 66 -----United States. Specified cities, 1925----------------------------- ------ --------------------------- Feb. 86-91 Bus operators. New Jersey. Agreement, 1924---------------- --------------------- ------ --------M ay 114 Button makers. France, 1911 and 1924 ................—-----------------------------------------------May 92 -----Japan, June, 1924----------^an‘ 95 Cabinetmakers. Denmark, 1924---------- ----------------------------- ---------------- --------------May 87 -----France, 1911, 1921, and 1924.--------------- ------- -------------------------------------------------- May 89>90 -----Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924--------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Jan- 65; Mar. 90 Candy, chewing gum, etc. (See Wages: Confectionery.) Car repairers. Massachusetts, 1924---- ------ --------- ------------------------------- ------- - ........ Mar. 67 -----North Carolina, 1924................................--------------------------------------------------------May 85 Carpenters. Brazil, 1924.------------- ------------ ------ ------- ---------------------------------------Ma^ 8* -----Canadian cities, 1923, 1924------------------------------------------------------------------ --------- M ar- 82-3 -----Chicago. Collective agreement-------------------------------------------------------------------Jan' 103 -----Denmark, 1924---------------------- --------------- ---------------------------------------------------^*ay 87 -----Europe and America. Specifiedcities, 1924--------M ar' 79 -----France, 1911, 1921, and 1924------------------------ -------------------------------------- -............. M ay 89, 90 -----Great Britain, 1914 and 1924................. ........... ........... - --------------------------- ------ -----May 98 ___ Haitij !924______________ _____ ___ ______ _________ _____ ____-------- ----------May 100 -----Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924.........1------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan- 65; M ar- 99 — Los Angeles County (Calif.),1925------------------------------------------------J™ e 199 -----North Carolina, 1924........................................................ .................................................... / Iay 89 - — Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923...................-........ -................................................................... * eD- 190 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1465] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Wages, specified industries and occupations—Continued. Carpenters. United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by Pagecities, January 1,1925................. ............................ .............................. .............................. Feb. 87-8 -----Virginia, 1923-24______ Apr. 88 Carpet factories. Massachusetts, 1924_____________________________ Mar. 67" Carriage repair works. Colorado. Various occupations, 1924......... Mar. 65 Carriage makers. Japan, June, 1924____ Jan. 65 Celluloid goods. Japan. June, 1924____________________ Jan. 65Cement industry. Colorado. Various occupations, 1924............................ Mar. 65 -----Denmark, 1924__________________________________ -----France. 1911 and 1924............................................................... -----Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924___________ ___________________ ________ ___ _____ Jan. 65; Mar. 90 -----Los Angeles County (Calif.), 1925........................... ........... .............................. ............... June 160 -----Manchuria (Dairen)____________ _____ _____________ __________________ ____ Feb. 99 -----United States. National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925 ______________________ _____ ______________________________________ Feb. 87-8 — Virginia, 1923-24................................................. ........ .............. ....................................... Apr. 88 Ceramic industry. (See Wages: Pottery industry.) May 88 Chauffeurs. . Denmark, 1924........... -----North Carolina, 1924.._____ May 85 -----St. Louis, Mo. Minimum scale, undertakers’ agreement, 1925____ ______ _______ May 115 -----(See also Wages: Teamsters and chauffeurs.) Chemical industry. Denmark, 1924_____ May 87 — Germany. 1924......................... Apr. 95 -----Japan (Tokyo), 1921, 1922__________________ __________ __________ ___________ Mar. 90 -----Oregon. Chemicals, soap, paints, and oils. Wages, 1923____ ___________________ Mar. 71-2 -----Sweden. Dyes, fertilizers, explosives, etc. Earnings, 1913, 1923_________ I_______ Jan. 66 Cigar makers. (See Wages: Tobacco industry.) Civil-service employees. France................................................... ....................................... Jan. 61-2 Mar. 67-8 —— St. Paul, Minn., 1925___ ____ ______ ___________ ,......... ................ ............. ......... Clay products’ workers, various occupations, Colorado, 1924__________________________ Mar.65 Cleaning and dyeing. Colorado. Variousoccupations, 1924..................................... Mar.65 -----France. Dyers, daily and hourly rates, 1911, 1921, J924..................................... May 90' -----Massachusetts. Dyeing and finishing textiles, earnings, 1924............ ....................Feb. 96; Mar. 67 — Oregon, 1924.--------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- Mar. 71, 102 Clerical employees. Haiti, 1924__________________ _____ ;_______________________ May 100 Clerks. Los Angeles County (Calif.), 1925 __________ _______ ____ ______ __________ June 160 May 92 Clog makers. France, 1911 and 1924_______________ _____ _______________ ____ ___ Clothing industry. Colorado. Various occupations, 1924.._____ ___________________ Mar. 65 -----Denmark, 1924_____________________________________ -----France. Tailors, 1911, 1921, and 1924_________________ _______________________ May 89, 90 -----Haiti. Tailors, wages, 1924_____________________ _____ ____________ ________ May 100 -----Japan. Tailors, daily wages, 1921, 1922, 1924..____ _______ _______ ________ Jan. 65; Mar. 90 -----New York (South Brooklyn). Naval establishment, 1925_____________________ Feb.83 -----Oregon. Specified establishments, 1924..____ _________ _____ ________________ Mar. 102 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923____________ __________ ______________________ Jan. 66 -----Philadelphia. United States Marine Corps, 1925_____________________ Feb.83 Clothing, men’s. Massachusetts. Earnings, November, 1924_________________ Feb. 96; Mar. 67 —— United States. Earnings, by sex, 1911 to 1924_____________ _____ ____ _________ Apr. 9-10 -----Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24_______________________________ Apr Clothing, women’s. Massachusetts. Earnings, November, 1924.............................. Feb. 96; Mar. 67 ----- New York City. Agreement, 1925_____________________________ June Coalminers. Canada. Agreement, 1924._______________________________________ Jan. 195 -----Canada. Specified occupations, 1923,1924 _______________________ Mar. -----Great Britain. Average earnings,1914 and 1924.______________________ May 98 -----------Wages and earnings, 1923, 1924__________________________________________ Mar. 95 -----Ohio, 1923--------------------------------------------------------------Spain, 1924-------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------June 55 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923____________ ________________________________ Jan. 66 -----Virginia. Specified occupations, 1923-24............................................. A CofEee sorters. Haiti, 1924___________________________ __________________ ______ M ay 100 College employees. China (Peking)____________________________________________ Jan. 57-8 Comb makers. France, 1911 and 1924______________________________________ ____ M ay 92 Concrete workers. Denmark, 1924................................. .............. ................. ...... ................ May 87 -----North Carolina, 1924.................................................................... Confectionery. Denmark. Chocolate factory employees, 1922......... ........................ ........ M ay 86 -----Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924......................... .................................................................... Jan. 65; Mar. 90- https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1466] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Wages, specified industries and occupations—Continued. Page Confectionery. Massachusetts. Earnings, November, 1924 ___________ Jan. 70; Feb. 96; Mar. 67 -----New York City. Cone makers. Collective agreement........ ......................................... Feb. 102 -----Oregon, 1923, 1924..................... .............................. ........................................................ Mar. 71-2,102 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923.____ ___________ _____ __________ _____________ Jan. 66 -----Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24________________ _____ ________ ________ _____ Apr. 89 May 85 Cooks, family. North Carolina. Weekly wages, 1924------- ----------------------------------------- (See also Wages: Domestic and personal service.) Coopers, Denmark, 1924 ______________________________________________________ M ay 87 -----France, 1911, 1921, 1924________ ____ ______ ______________________ __________ May 90 -----Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24..------ ----------- ------------------------------------ ---------Apr. 90 Copper workers. (See Wages: Sheet-metal workers.) Copper mills. Japan, June, 1924__________________________ ___________ _______ _ Jan. 65 Coppersmiths. Denmark, 1924--------------------------- --------------------------------------------May 86 -----France, 1911, 1921, and 1924_________________________________ _______________ May 90 Cotton manufacturing. Japan, spinners and weavers, 1921, 1922, 1924------------------Jan. 65; Mar. 90 -----Massachusetts. Earnings, 1924.................. ...... ................................................. Feb. 96; Mar. 67 -----Mexico. November 1, 1923, to Apr. 30, 1924.--------- -----------------------------------------Mar. 91 ---------— (Saltillo)-------------------- ------------------------- --------------------- ----------------------Jan. 65 -----North Carolina, 1924______________________________________________________ May 85 -----United States. Earnings, by sex, 1907 to 1924--------------------------- ----------------------Apr. 3-7 -----Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24____________ ___________ _____________________ Apr. 90 Creameries. Colorado. Various occupations, 1924 ...................................................... ........ Mar. 65 Cutlery and tools. Massachusetts. Earnings, 1924--------- ----------- ------------------- Feb. 96; Mar. 67 Dairy workers. Denmark. Collective agreement---------------- --------------------------------- Jan. 119-20 Department stores. Colorado. Various occupations, 1924---------------------------Designers. China (Nanking). Satin mills--------------Jan. 61 May 92 Diamond and gem cutters. France, 1911, 1924----------Distillers (“ sake”). Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924------------- J------ ------------------------------ Jan. 65; Mar. 90 May 87 Docks and harbors. Denmark. Longshoremen, wages, 1924............. ................................. -----France. Collective agreement, port laborers, 1924...----------------------- --------------- -Jan. 62 -----------Dockers, 1911 and 1924--------------- ------- --------------- ----------------------------------May 93 -----Japan (Tokyo). Stevedores, 1921, 1922--------------------------- -------------------------------Mar. 90 Domestic and personal service. Bermuda. Servants’ wages, 1924----------- -----------------Jan. 57 -----Haiti, 1924-------- ------- ----------- -----------------------------------------------------------------May 100 -----Japan (Tokyo). Servants, 1921, 1922---------- -------------------------------------------------Mar. 90 Dressmakers. France, 1911, 1921, 1924----------------------Mar. 90 Drugstores. . Colorado. Various occupations, 1924--------------------------------Dyeing. (See Wages: Cleaning and dyeing.) Electric light and power. Canada. Electrical workers, 1923, 1924----------------------------- Mar. 82-3 —— Denmark. Electricians, 1924.--------------------------------------------------------------------May 86 -----Los Angeles County (Calif.), 1925 ------ ------ ------- -------------------------------------- -----June 160 -----North Carolina. Electricians, 1924__________________ ______ ________________ May 85 -----Oregon. Electric light and gas plants, 1923------- ----------- ---------------------------------Mar. 71 —— Spain (Madrid). Electrical workers, 1914, 1923-----------------------------------------------Feb. 100 Jan. 66 —— Sweden. Electrical shops, earnings, 1913, 1923------------ ---------------- -----------------------United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925 ___________________ ______ - -------------------------------------------- Feb. 87-8 -----Virginia. Electricians, 1923-24--------- ------- ------ ------------------------------------------ Apr. 88 Electrical machinery, apparatus, and supplies. Massachusetts. Earnings, 1924__. Feb. 96; Mar. 67 Elevator constructors. United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Ex changes, by cities, January 1, 1925.............................................................. ........................... Feb. 88-9 Embroidery workers. Azores---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ------June 209 -----France, 1911, 1921, and 1924______________________ _________________________ May 90 Engineering trades. Great Britain, 1914 and 1924----------------------------- -------------------May 98 -----Europe and America. Specified cities, 1924__________________________________ Mar. 79 Engineers. Civil, hoisting, and railroad. North Carolina, 1924-------------------------------May 85 -----Hoisting and portable. United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925---------------------------------------------------------- Feb. 88-9 -----Locomotive. Alaska Railroad. Agreement, 1925...................................................... . May 112 -----Railroad Labor Board decision_____ _______________________________________ Feb. 110, 111 -----Stationary. Los Angeles County (Calif.), 1925 -----------------------------------------------June 160 -----Steam and operating. Denver. Award of Industrial Commission of Colorado---------- June 75-6 -----Detroit. Agreement, 1924_____________ ______ _____________________ ______ May 116 Engravers, wood. Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924________ _______ ___________________ Jan. 65; Mar. 90 Factory workers. New York. Average earnings, by industry. December, 1924, to March, 1925___ ____ ______ _________________ _______ ____Mar. 68-9; Apr. 86- 8; May 84-5; June 44-5 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [14G7] Mar.65 Mar.65 INDEX TO VOLUME XX Wages, specified industries and occupations—Continued. Farm labor. (See Wages: Agriculture.) p age Farriers. France, 1911, 1921, and 1924............... ...................................................................... May 90 Fertilizer works. Virginia. W'age groups, 1923-24.............................................. Firemen. Alaska Railroad. Agreement, 1925_________________ _____________ May 112 -----San Francisco. Increase, 1924........ ....................... _.......................................................... Mar. 64 -----Railroad Labor Board decision____ _________ __________ _______________ Feb_ mi Fish oil and fish guano manufacture. Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24...... .................... Apr. 90 Fishermen. Japan. 1921, 1922, 1924..____ _____________________________ 65; M ar' 90 Flour and grist mills. Colorado. Various occupations, 1924__________________________ Mar.65 -----Denmark. Millers, hourly rates, 1924................................ ...... ............. ................. ........ May 86 -----Japan. Millers, earnings, 1921, 1922, 1924............................. ...................................j an" 65; Mar 90 -----Mexico (Saltillo)......................................................................................... ’ j an gs -----Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24,......................... ........................................................... Apr. 90 Food canning and preserving. Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924....... ............................................j an' 65; Mar! 90 -----Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24........................................................... ................. ........... ’ Apr 90 Food industry. France, 1911 and 1924__.................................. ...... ................................... "" M ay 91 Oregon, 1924..................................... ................................................................................Mar. 71_2) 102 Foundries. Japan (Tokyo), 1921, 1922____ _________ ________ ________ _____ ______ M ar. 90 -----Manchuria (Dairen). Wages in iron foundries_____________________ <__ Feb 99 -----Massachusetts, 1924____________________ ___ ____________ ______ ' ___ M ar' 67 Foundries and machine shops. Colorado. Various occupations, 1924.............. .................. Mar. 65 Fur industry. Brooklyn, N. Y. Agreement, 1925-................... June 61 -----Oregon, 1 9 2 4 ................. .................. .......................... ........... ....................Mar. 102 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923_____________________________ Furniture industry. Colorado. Various occupations, 1924 i\/r0r es — Denmark. , 9 2 4 ....................................................................... . ................... 1 . ’ May 87 -----Great Britain, 1914 and 1924................................ ........... ............. . _ May 98 -----Massachusetts, 1924............................................. ...................... - I™ ” ! " ™ ” ” "Feb! 96; Mar. 67 -----North Carolina, 1924. ........................................ ..................................... ........... _ May 85 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923............................................................ ■ ---- Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24______________________________________ Furniture trades. Europe and America. Specified cities, 1924 ............ ............................. Mar 79 Mar' 71 Garages. Oregon, 1923....... ..................... ...................................... ............................ ’ ” Gardeners. North Carolina, 1924.................................... ........................ May 85 Gas fitters. United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925....................................................... ’ Feb gg_9 — Virginia, 1923-24------------------ ------ --------------------- “ " " " " " " " " " " " " " " I Apr. 88 Gas industry. Manchuria (Dairen)_____ ' QQ —°«®». ........-......... .„A:::::::::::::::::::;;:::::;;:;::::;;;: Z: “ -----Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923_______ ________________ __________ ______________ Feb ]g0 May 93 Glass industry. France. Specified occupations, 1911 and 1924........................... ................ — Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924...................... ................ ........................................................ Jan. 65; Mar. g(} Glaziers. Denmark, 1924............. .............................................................. May 87 -----France. 1911, 1921, and 1924._____ ______________ ______ _____May 90 -----Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923____ ___________ ___________________________Feb 1Q0 Glovemakers. France, 1911 and 1924_________________ ____ __________."ÜÜ.ÜÜÜ. May 92 Granite and stone trades. Oregon, 1923_______ ______ _________________ ’ Mar. 71-2 -----Sweden. Stone works, earnings, 1913, 1923______ _____ ___________________ " j an gg Hat makers. Japan, June, 1924..................................................... .......................... j an gg Hides and skins. France. Tanners, 1911 and 1924_________ ________________ M ay 92 Hod carriers. United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by Feb g7_g cities, January 1, 1925........... ............................................. — Virginia, 1 9 2 3 -2 4 ..-..................... ..........................Apr. ¡8 Hoisting engineers. United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925............ ............................................. ................................. ’ Feb gg_9 Hosiery and knit goods. Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924................. .............................. Jan. 65- Mar 90 -----Massachusetts, 1924..................................................................................... ........Feb! 96,’ Mar! 67 -----North Carolina, 1924____ _______________ _______ __________________ May 85 -----United States. Earnings, by sex, 1907 to 1924.......................... .............. ................. . Apr 10-11 Hostlers. Railroad Labor Board decision, 1924 ______________________________ Feb Hotel and restaurant employees. Cleveland, collective agreement, 1924 ______________ Jan. 105-7 -----Colorado. Various occupations, 1924................................................................................ Mar. 65 66 -----North Carolina. Waiters, weekly wages, 1924................... May 85 -----Oregon, 1924..................... — - ................ .....................Mar. 102 Ice manufacturing. Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24............................................................ Apr. 90 Iron and steel. Colorado. Wages of iron workers, 1924. .............................. ....................... Mar. 65 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1468] Apr90 Apr90 INDEX TO VOLUME XX Wages, specified industries and occupations—Continued. Page Iron and steel. Great Britain. Earnings, 1920-1924 ................ ...... ....... , . - T—— Mar. 8Q -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923.......... - .................................................. .............. ........— Jan. 66 — Virginia. Specified occupations, 1923-24-------------------------------------------------------- Apr. 88-9 Iron foundries. Colorado. Various occupations, 1924--------Mar. 65 -----Manchuria (Dairen)............... --Feb-99 Iron mining. Virginia, 1923-24. ................ .........------- -------------------- ----------------------Apr. 89 Ironers. France, 1911, 1921, and 1924------------------------------------------------------------------May 90 Janitors. Los Angeles County (California), 1925----------------- ------- ------------ ------- -----Juno 160 -----North Carolina, 1924____________________________________ — ........... ........... — May 85 Jewelry industry. Massachusetts. Earnings, 1924..------------- ------------------------Feb. 96; Mar. 67 Joiners. Denmark, 1924--------------------------- -........------- ------- ------- -------------------- --May 87 —— Europe and America. Specified cities, 1924----------------------------------------------------Mar. 79 — France, 1911, 1921, and 1924......................-...................................... ........-........-............. MaF 89>90 -----Great Britain, 1914 and 1924------------------- ------- --------------------------------------- -----May 98 ——Japan, June, 1924_____ _____________ -------- ----------------------------- ------- -.......... Jan. 65 Knitting mills. Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24.----- ------------------------- ------ -----------Apr. 90 Laborers. (See Wages: Unskilled labor.) Laborers, building trades. Brazil, 1924----------------- ------- ------------------------- ------ -----Mar. 81 -----Canadian cities, 1923, 1924..--------------------------—---------------------------------- ---------- Mar. 82-3 -----Great Britain, 1914, 1924_______________________________________________ MaF 98 -----United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925a ________________________________ ____ ____ ______ ______ - ......... .. F e b - 8,7-8 -----Virginia, 1923-24______ _____ -..........-...............-..........-------- -------- ------ -........... — APr - 88 Lacquerers. Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924-------- -------------------------- -------------------------- J an- 65; Mar. 90 Lathers. Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924---------- ----------- -------------------------------------------- Jan. 65; Mar. 90 -----United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925....... ............................... -------------------------------------------------------- Feb- 87-8 -----Virginia, 1923-24---------- ------ -------- ----------- ------ ------ ------------------------ - ................ M ar- 88 Laundries. Colorado. Various occupations, 1924....... ................ —................... .................. Mar. 65 ----- Oregon, 1923, 1924----------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------M ar- 71>102 Leather industry. Denmark. Tanners, hourly rates, 1924.......... ..................................... May 87 -----France. Tanning and dressing, 1911, 1921, and 1924----------------------------------------- May 89, 90 -----Japan. Leather goods, wages, 1924---------------Jan- 65 -----Massachusetts. Earnings, 1924________________________________________ Feb. 96; Mar. 67 -----Oregon, 1923_____________________________________________________________ Mar. 71-2 -----Sweden. Leather and leather products, earnings, 1913, 1923-------------------------------Jan. 66 -----Virginia. Tannery products, wage groups, 1923-24............. Apr. 91 Light and power. Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923-------------------------------------------------Jan. 66 Lime, cement, and limestone. Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24-------------------------------Apr. 90 Linemen. Japan, June, 1924---------------------------- ---------------------------------- - --........--Jan- 65 Linoleum layers. Denmark. Hourly rates, 1924------------------- ------------------------------May 87 May 90 Locksmiths. France, 1911, 1921, and 1924.................................................................... -........ Logging. (See Wages: Lumber, logging, and sawmills.) Longshoremen. Denmark, 1924----- ------------------------------------------------------------------May 87 Lumber, logging, and sawmills. British Columbia, 1924..................................................... Mar. 85-6 -----North Carolina. Lumbermen, weekly wages, 1924...................... ..................—............. May 85 -----Oregon, 1923_____________ _____________ _________ _________ ____ - ............. . Mar. 71 -----Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, by occupations, 1924............... — ....................-.......... Mar. 73-4 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923......................................................................................... ... JaB- 66 -----Virginia. Sawmill products, wage groups, 1923-24......................................— —........APr- 91 Machine shops. (See Machinery and machine shops.) Machinery and machine shops. Massachusetts. Machine-shop products. Earnings, ^924 ________________ _______________ _____ ____________ _____Feb. 96; Mar. 67 -----Oregon, 1923..................................................................... — ............................................. M ar- 71 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923.......... ...............-............................... ........ ........... ............. Jan. 66 -----Virginia. Specified occupations, 1923-24......... ........... -........................................... ........ Apr. 88-9 Machinists. Los Angeles County (Calif.), 1925------------------------------ ............. - ......... --June 160 -----North Carolina, 1924--------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------May 85 Marble setters. Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923............ ---------------------- ------ ----------- ------Eeb. 100 -----United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925............................... -....................................................... -........ -............. Feb- 88-9 Margarine factories. Denmark, 1924----- ------------------------------------------------------------May 86 Masons. Denmark, 1924---------------------------- ------------------------- ..........- ------------------May 87 -----France, 1911, 1921, and 1924....................................... -......................................................... MaF 90 -----Great Britain, 1914 and 1924----- ------ ------ ----------- ------------------------------------------May 98 -----Haiti, 1924.............................................................................................................................. M ay 100 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [1469] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Wages, specified industries and occupations—Continued, p age Masons. Europe and America. Specified cities, 1924..,................................... ........ Mar 79 Mat makers. Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924________ . . . __________________ Z ' Z Z ' j a n . 65‘ Mar" 90 Match industry. France, 1911 and. 1924______ M ay 91 ^ Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924.. _ _ _ _ _ ----------- I ------------------ I Z Z Z Z Z Z j a m 65; Mar. 90 Meat packers. Los Angeles County (Calif.), 1925____________ _ June 160 — Oregon, m 3 .------------------------------ -------. ------ --------------------Mar. 71-2 gg Mechanics, electric. Dairen, Manchuria................................. .................... Mechanical service, United States Naval Establishment, 1925_______ „____________ Feb. 84_g Mar" 71-2 Metal products industries. Oregon, 1923___............................................J _____ ” Metal trades. Canadian cities, 1923, 1924_____________________ l^ ar gr,_g ----- Denmark, 1 9 2 4 .....-------------- _----------- ------------ . . . _ ! Z ! Z ! Z Z Z Z Z Z Z May 86 — France. Daily and hourly rates, 1911, 1921, 1924_____________ Apr 93- May 90 92 ^ Germany, 1 9 2 4 .....----------------------'....................... . ..........----------Apr! 95 — Manchuria (Dairen). Metal sm ith s,,,._____ ______________ _______ _______ Feb 99 — Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923____________________________ _________’ ......... Jan 66 May 90 Metal turners. France, 1911, 1921, and 1924_____________________________ Metal workers. France. Collective agreement, 1924_______________________ j an -----Netherlands, 1922, 1924. _______________ _______________________ _ _ F e b '99 -----North Carolina, 1924____________ __________ ________________ May 85 Metalliferous mines. United States. Earnings, 1924____________________________ ” May 78-83 Metallurgical industry. Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923___ _______ ___________________ ~ Feb. 100 Millers. (See Flour and grist mills.) Milliners. France, 1911, 1921, and 1924................................................ ........_*_______ ____ May 90 Jan 66 Mills. Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923__ _______ ________________________ Mining. Belgium. Miners’ strike, 1924_____________________________________ Jan 193 -----Germany. Mine workers. Hourly and weekly rates, 1924________________________ Apr.95 -----Mexico (Saltillo)_______________ _______________ _______________ _ j an 65 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923______________________________ "" Apr 93 Mining industries. France, 1924__________________________________________ Motormen. North Carolina, 1924__............___________________ ____________ May 85 Municipal employees. Massachusetts, 1924........................... .............. ......................... Apr 63-86 Musical-instrument makers. Denmark. Piano factoiies, 1924______________________ May 87 -----France, 1911 and 1924________________________________ -----Massachusetts. Earnings, November, 1924_______________________________ Feb. 96; Mar. 67 May 85 Musicians. North Carolina, 1924___________ ________________________________ Navvies. France, 1911, 1921, and 1924_________________________________________ ” M ay 90 OflSce employees. Oregon, 1924___ ___________ _____________________ , _____Mar. 102 Oil industry. Colorado. Actual wages, production and refining workers, 1924________ Mar. 65-6 -----Japan. Daily wages, oil pressers, 1921, 1922, and 1924............................ j an. Los Angeles County (Calif.). Wages and annual income, oil-well workers................ June 160 Feb. 99 Manchuria (Dairen). Monthly wages, oil-mill workers.____ ______ ______ _____ Ornamental-iron workers. United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925.___________ _____ _________ _______________ Feb. 88-9 Paint makers. Japan, June, 1924____ _________ ________________________ Jan 65 Painters. Brazil, 1924. _______ _______________________________________ "" Mar 81 -----Canadian cities, 1923, 1924.________________________ ___________________ Mar 82-3 -----Denmark, 1924.......... May 87 -----Europe and America. Specified cities. 1924_._....................... Mar. 79 -----France. Daily and hourly rates, house painters,1911, 1921, and 1924 ... ................ May 90 -----Great Britain, 1914 and 1924......... May 98 -----Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924................ Z Z Z ! h n ! 65; Mar. 90 -----Los Angeles County (Calif.), 1925...................... ....................................... ............ ........ j une 160 -----North Carolina, 1924........................................................ -----Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923__________ _____ _____ _______ ________________ F eb 100 ■ United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925______ _____________ ______ ______________ _____________ Feb. 87-8 -----Virginia, 1923-24_______ Apr 88 Paper and pulp. Denmark. Factory employees, hourly rates, 1924_________________ May 87 -----France. Paper makers, daily rates, 1911 and 1924. _____ May 91 -----Germany, 1924.________ Apr. 95 -----Japan, June, 1924______ Jan. 65 -----Massachusetts. Earnings, 1924____ Feb. 96; May 67 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923. ____ _________ ______________________________ ’ j an 66 -----Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24____________ ____ ___________________________ Apr. 90 Paper-box industry. Massachusetts, 1924._______ _______ ________________________ Mar. 67 -----Oregon, 1924.......................................... ” Mar. 102 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 'zzzzzz [1470] 65;Ma INDEX TO VOLUME XX Wages, specified industries and occupations—Continued. Pag 0 Paper goods. Denmark, 1924------------------------------------------------------ -------------------May 87 -----Oregon, 1923,1924.-------- ------------ ---------------- ----------------------------------------- Ahir. 71-2,102 -----Virginia. Paper boxes, bags, twine, etc. Wage groups, 1923-24----------- --------------Apr. 91 Jan. 65 Paper hangers. Japan, June, 1924---------------------------------- ------- -----------------------------Virginia, 1923-24.-------- ------------ ----------------- ------------------ ---------------------------Apr. 88 Pattern makers, wood. Japan, June, 1 9 2 4 . ^ . ....... . , ...... -------------------- ------------- *, Jan. 65 Pavers. Denmark, 1924------------------ -------------------- ---------------------------------------- May 87 Apr. 91 Peanut cleaning, coffee roasting, etc, Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24------------ . . . ------Piano factories. Denmark, 1924______________________________________ _________ May 87 Pipe coverers. United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925___________________________________-________________ J eb- 88-9 Pipefitters. North Carolina, 1924--------------------------------------------- ---------------------- =M a y 85 Plasterers. Brazil, 1924______ _____ _______ . ----------------------------------- ------------- Mar. 81 r---- Canadian cities, 1923, 1924----- --------------- ---------------« ...-------- . . . . . . ---------Mar. 82-3 -r— Great Britain, 1914 and 1924----- ------------- ----------------- ------ ----------------------------May 98 ----- Japan, 1921,1922, 1924...____ _________________________________________ Jan. 65; Mar. 90 -----North Carolina, 1924. _______________________________ -----United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925__------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb. 87-8 -----Virginia, 1923-24---------------------------------------------------Plumbers. Canadian cities, 1923, 1924----------------------------------- ----------------- — .......... Mar. 82-3 ——Denmark, 1924-------------------------------------------------------Europe and America. Specified cities, 1924-------------------------------------------------------Mar.79 -----France, 1911, 1921, and 1924-------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 89, 90 -----Great Britain, 1914 and 1924________________________________________________ May 98 -----Los Angeles County (Calif.), 1925----------------------------------------------------------------June 160 -----North Carolina, 1924--------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------May 85 -----United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, Jan uary 1, 1925........................................................-------- ------------- ------------------------- Feb. 90-l -----Virginia, 1923-24..----------------- ----------------------------------------------- ------ ------ ------Apr. 88 Pocketbook workers. New York City. Collective agreement, June, 1924------------------Mar. Ill Police. Los Angeles County (Calif.), 1925----------------------------------------------------------June 160 -----San Francisco. Increase, 1924---------------------------------------------------------------------Mar. 64 Jan. 65 Porcelain workers. Japan, June, 1924-------------------------- --------------------------------------Port laborers. France. Collective agreement, 1924---- ------------------------------------------Jan. 62 Porters. Japan, June, 1924____________________________________________________ Jan- 95 Pottery industry. Colorado. Various occupations, 1924----------------------------------------Mar. 65 -----Denmark. Ceramic workers, 1924 ------------------------------------------------------ ---------May 87 -----France. 1911, 1921, and 1924_______________________________________________ May 90 -----Japan (Tokyo), 1921, 1922__________________________________________________ Mar. 90 -----Manchuria (Dairen)------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------Feb. 99 -----Oregon, 1923--------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar. 71-2 Power-house operators. Dairen, Manchuria— ----------------------------------------------------Feb. 99 Precious stones. France. Gem and diamond cutters. Wages, 1911 and 1924.............. . May 92 Printing and publishing. Canadian cities, 1923, 1924--------------------------------- ---------Mar. 83-4 —— Denmark. Specified occupations, 1924.------------- -------------------------- ---------------May 87 -----Europe and America. Specified cities, 1924------------------------------------... Mar. 79 ----- France. Bookbinders and compositors, 1911, 1921, and 1924------- ------ ------- -------- - May 89, 90 -----------Stone engravers and transfer makers, 1911 and 1924. ------------- -------------May 91 -----Germany, 1924. ----------------------------------------------------------Great Britain, 1914 and 1924---------- -------------------- ----------..........-.............................. May 98 -----Japan. Bookbinders and typesetters, 1921, 1922, 1924------------------------Jan. 65; Mar. 90 -----Massachusetts. Bookbinders, earnings, 1924.................... Feb. 96; Mar. 67 —— -----(Lowell). Agreement, newspaper publishers, 1925----------------------- ------ --------- June 67-8 -----North Carolina. Printers, weekly wages, 1924----------------------------------------------------May 85 -----Oregon, 1924 (newspaper and job)— ------------------------------- ------ ---------------------- Mar. 71, 102 -----Spain (Madrid), specified occupations, 1914, 1923----------------------------------------------Feb. 100 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923----------------------------------------------United States, by cities, 1924---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Feb. 91-5 -----Virginia. Specified occupations, 1923-24-----------------------------------------Apr.89 Public employees. California (Los Angeles County). County employees and mailmen, 1925________ ________________________________________ ______________________ June 160 Quarries. Concord, N. H., and Lanesville and Rockport, Mass. Agreement, 1925------ June 64 -----France, 1911, 1921, and 1924-----------------------------------------------Railroads. Canada, 1923, 1924------- ------------------ ------------------------------------------ -----Mar. 84 -----Germany, 1924____________________ ________ - ........---.........................—........... —Apr. 95 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [ 1471 ] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Wages, specified industries and occupations—Continued. Page Railroads. Great Britain. Wages and earnings, by occupations, March, 1923 and 1924.. Jan. 63 ——■North Carolina. Conductors, weekly wages, 1924___ ___ _______________ ______ May 85 -------— Firemen, weekly wages, 1924_._............................... ............ .................................... May 85 -----United States. Alaska Railroad, specified occupations. Agreement.............. _........... M ay 112-14 Reduction works. Colorado. Various occupations, 1924___________________________ Mar. 66 Roofers. Japan. Slate and tile roofers, daily rates, 1921, 1922______ ______________ Mar. 90 United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925.................................. ....................... . ................................................ ...... p eb. go_i Rope makers. France, 1911, 1921, and 1924............................................................................. May 90 Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan. g5; Mar. 90 Rubber industry. France, 1911 and 1924.......................... ............ ................................... . May 91 -----Japan. Wages, rubber goods, June, 1924............ ............................................... ........... j an. g5 -----Massachusetts. Earnings, 1924.............................................. ........... .....................Eeb. 96; Mar. 67 -----Oregon, 1923................. ...................................... ........................................ ....................... Mar. 71-2 -----Sweden. Rubber products, earnings,1913, 1923__________________________ Rug weaving. China (Peking), 1917............................... ................. ............ ...... ................ Peb. 10, 11 Saddlers. France, 1911, 1921, 1924.................. ............................ ...... ........... ....................... M ay 90 Salesmen (real estate, etc.). Wages, 1925.__________ _____________________ _______ June 160 Sash, doors, and blinds. (See Woodworking industry.) Satin mills. (Nanking) China, 1924__________________________ _______ ___________ j an. 61 Sawmills. (See Wages: Lumber, logging, and sawmills.) Sawyers, pit. France, 1911, 1921, and 1924______________ ___ ____ ________________ May 89, 90 Seamen. American and foreign, steam and motor cargo vessels, 1924.............. ................. May 83 -----Germany. Merchant marine, 1925............................ ............................................... . June 46-7 -----Netherlands. Agreement, 1924............................................................. Servants. Japan, June, 1924______________________________ Sheet-metal workers. Colorado, 1924.................................................... ...... ..........__........... __ Mar. 66 -----Massachusetts, 1924__________________________________ -----Pittsburgh, Pa. Agreement, 1925.................................................... United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925............................. ........ ............. .................................. ............................ p eb, 90-1 -----Virginia, 1923-24............................................................................. Shipbuilding. Great Britain. Weekly rates, specified occupations, 1914 and 1924............ May 98 -----Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24....................................................... Ships’ officers. Netherlands. Agreement, 1924_____________ _________ __________ _ June 78,79 Shoe manufacturing. (See Wages: Boot and shoe industry.) Shoemakers. France, 1911, 1921, and 1924............... ................... ......... .............................. . May 90 Haiti, 1924----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------May 100 -----Japan, June, 1924...________________________________ Silk industry. Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924...... j an. 65; Mar. 90 -----Massachusetts. Earnings, 1924................................................... Feb. 96; Mar. 67 -----Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24................................................................. Slaughtering and meat packing. Los Angeles County (Calif.), 1925.................................... June 160 -----Massachusetts. Earnings, 1924........................................................... p eb. 96; Mar. 67 -----Oregon, 1923....................................................................................... ................................. Mar. 71, 72 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923....... ...................................... ......................................... . j an. 66 -----Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24................................................................ Smelting works. Japan, June, 1924............................... ................. .................................... . j an> 55 -----Mexico (Saltillo).................................................................................... Soap makers. Japan, June, 1924____ ________ _______________ ___ _____ _________ Jan. 65 Spinning and weaving. France. Daily rates, spinners, 1911, 1924...................................... M ay 91 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923....... ...................................................................................... j an, 66 Stationery goods. Massachusetts, Earnings, 1924.................................................... Feb. 96; Mar. 67 Steam and operating engineers. (See Wages: Engineers, steam and operating.) Steamfitters. United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925................................................................................................. . p eb. 90-1 -----Virginia, 1923-24............................................................................ Steam fittings and steam and hot-water heating apparatus. Massachusetts, 1924_______ Mar. 67 Stenographers. Los Angeles County (Calif.), 1925...................... .......................................... June 160 Stevedores. Japan (Tokyo), 1921, 1922.................. ............................................................... M ar. 90 Stone, clay, and glass products. Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923.......................................... Jan. 66 Stonecutters. Brazil, 1924.................. ................ ........... ..................... .................. t ________ Mar. 81 -----Canadian cities, 1923, 1924................... .............. .......................................................... . Mar. 82-3 -----Denmark, 1924..................................................................... -----France. Wages, 1911, 1921, and 1924.......................................... ........... ........ ................... M ay 90, 92 -----Japan (Tokyo), 1921, 1922_____________________________ https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [ 1472 ] Jan.66 Ju Apr.9 Apr. INDEX TO VOLUME XX * Wages, specified industries and occupations—Continued. Stonecutters. United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, Page by cities, January 1,1925.............................................................. — ................ ........... ...... Feb. 90-1 Stonemasons. Japan, June, 1924............................. ................................................................ Jan. 65 -----United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, Janu ary 1, 1925.......................... -...............--------- ------------------------........... -.................... Feb. 88-9 -----Virginia, 1923-24............................................................... -..........-...................................... APr- 88 Stores. Oregon. Specified establishments, 1924.................. .............. .................................. Mar. 102 M ay 90 Stove industry. France, 1911, 1921, and 1924...----- ------- -------- ----------------------------------Massachusetts, 1924-------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------Mar. 67 -----Spain (Madrid), 1914, 1923................................ - -----------------------------------------------Feb. 100 Street railways. Boston. Wage award............................. ............ ............ ............ ...... Jan. 116-19 -----Canada, 1923, 1924.......................................................... - -------- ----------------------------- M ar- 83~4 -----Great Britain. Motormeri and conductors, wages recommended, 1924.......... ............... Jan. 64 —— Los Angeles County (Calif.), 1925------------- ------- ------------ --------------------- ---------June 160 -----North Carolina. Conductors, 1924------ ------- ------------------- l------ ------ ---------------May 85 —— Pomeroy, Ohio. Agreement, 1924------------------- ---------------------------------- ------ May 117 -— San Antonio, Tex. Collective agreement, July, 1924------------------- --------------------Mar. 113 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923.............................------- --------------- ------- ---------------Jan- 66 -----Trenton, N. J. Scale, motormen and conductors, agreement, 1925.................. ........... June 65-6 Structural-iron workers. United States. Rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925.............. ..................................... ............................ — Feb. 90-1 Stucco workers. Denmark. 1924......... —......................................... - ................................... May 87 -----Spain (Madrid). Stucco plasterers, wages, 1914, 1923............. .................. ...... ............... Feb. 100 Sugar industry. Denmark, 1924------------- ---------------------------------- -----------------------May 86 — Hawaii. Sugar plantations, 1924---------------------------- --------------------- --------------Jan. 18 -----Japan. Sugar refiners, 1921, 1922, 1924------------------------------------- -------- — — Jan. 65; Mar. 90 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923.................................................- ..................... -................ Jan. 66 Tailors. (See Wages: Clothing industry.) Tannery products. (See Wages: Leather tanning and dressing.) Teamsters and chauffeurs. Chicago. Agreement, 1925.----------------------------------- -----June 67 -----Denmark. Teamsters, hourly rates, 1924........ ....................... ........... .................. ........... M ay 88 -----Lk)s Angeles County (Calif.). Truck drivers, wages, 1925-------------- -------------------June 160 -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923.......................................- ........— ........ ............................ Jan- 68" Telegraph. (See Wages: Telephone and telegraph.) Telephone and telegraph. Oregon, 1924---------- -------------------------------------------- ------Mar. 102 Terrazzo workers. Denmark, 1924,....................... ---........... ------ ------ ------ ------ ----------May 87 Textile industry. Denmark, 1924....................... .................................................................. May 86 -----France, 1911 and 1924..------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- May 91-2 -----Germany, 1924. -------- ------- ----------------------------------------------------------- -----------Apr. 95 -----Oregon, 1923--------------------------------- ------- --------------------------------------- ------ ------ Mar. 71-2 Textile machinery and parts. Massachusetts, 1924............................................... ............... Mar. 67 Theaters. Oregon, 1924_______________________________________________________ Mar. 102 Tile industry. France. Tilers, daily and hourly rates, 1911,1921, and 1924-------- -------May 90 -----Japan. Tile layers and molders, daily wages, 1921, 1922, 1924------------------------ Jan. 65; Mar. 90 -----Spain (M’adrid), 1914, 1923............................. — - ------ ----------------------------------------Feb. 100 -----United States. Tile setters, rates of National Association of Builders’ Exchanges, by cities, January 1, 1925------------------ ------------ ---------------------- --------------------- Feh- 90-1 - — (See also Brick and tile manufacturing.) Tinsmiths. Denmark, 1924-------- ------------------------- ------- -....................-......................... May 86 -----France, 1911, 1921, and 1924---------------------------------------------------Tin workers. (See Wages: Sheet-metal workers.) Tobacco industry. Denmark, 1924....................... ...... ............. ........... ....................—........... May 86 -----Massachusetts. Earnings, 1924..................... ............ -.................. ........... .............. Feb. 96; Mar. 67 -----North Carolina, 1924------------------------------------------------------------------Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24......................................................... Truck drivers. (See Wages: Teamsters and chauffeurs.) Trank and bag manufacturing. Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24.............................. ........ Apr. 91 Typesetters. (See Wages: Printing and publishing.) Umbrella makers. Japan, June, 1924..-------------- ------------------------- - ........................... Jan. 65 Unskilled labor. Europe and America. Specified cities, 1924 (building trades)................ Mar. 79 -----France, 1911, 1921, and 1924......................................................- ..........-........................... May 90 -----Haiti, 1924............................................................................................................................. MaF 100 -----M anchuria (D airen) ........ ............ - ............................ ...................................... .............. Feb. 99 -----North Carolina, 1924----------------- ----------------.......................... .................................... May 85 ■---- United States Naval Establishment, 1925------ ------------ ------ ------------------------------ Feb. 84-6 Upholsterers. France, 1911, 1921, and 1924------------- ---------------------------------------------May 90 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis .[1473] M May A INDEX TO VOLUME XX Wages, specified industries and occupations—Continued. Waiters. (See Wages: Hotel and restaurant employees.) Page Watchmakers. France, 1911, 1921, and 1924_____ ____________ _____________ ______ May 90 Weavers. China (Nanking). Satin m ills-..________________________ -----France, 1911, 1921, and 1924.._______________________________ -----Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923_______________________________ Wheelwrights. France, 1911, 1921, and 1924_____________________________________ May g0 Wire-rope workers. Japan, June, 1924_____________________________________________ Jan.65 Wooden-box makers. (See Wages: Boxes, wooden.) Wooden-pipe makers. Japan, June, 1924______________________________________ j ang5 Wooden-shoe makers. France, 1911 and 1924_____________________________________ May 92 Woodworking industry. Denmark, 1924____________________________________ May 87 -----France. Wood turners, daily and hourly rates, 1911, 1921, 1924...________________ May 89, 90 Apr. 95 —— Germany, 1924__________________________________________________________ -----Haiti, 1924-------------------------- -------- -------------------------------------------------------May 100 Japan, 1921, 1922, 1924-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan. 65; Mar. 90 -----Oregon, 1923------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mar. 71_2> 102 —— Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923.___________________________ -----Virginia. Sash, doors, and blinds. Wage groups, 1923-24________________________ Apr.91 Woolen and worsted manufacturing. Massachusetts. Earnings, November, 1924.. Feb. 96; Mar. 67 Oregon, 1924----- ---------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Mar. 71, 72, 102 -----United States. Earnings, by sex, 1907 to 1924_____ _______________________ ____ Apr. 8-9 -----Virginia. Wage groups, 1923-24________________________________ Yeast factories. Sweden. Earnings, 1913, 1923_____________________________________ j an66 Waiters. (See Hotels and restaurants.) Warehouse act (Federal). Loans issued under_____________________________________ __ Jan. 180 Washington. Department of Labor and Industries. Report, operation of industrial in surance law up to December 31, 1923______________________ ______________________ Apr. 150-1 Watchmakers. (See Wages, specifled industries and occupations.) Weavers. (See Wages, specifled industries and occupations.) West Virginia: Bureau of Labor. Factory inspection, report, 1924____ ____________ _________ ______ Apr. 204 -----Industrial statistics, 1923.................................................................................................... Apr. 205-6 - Compensation commissioner, report, 1923-24____________________________ _________ June 126-7 j an. 194 Western Canada Coal Operators’ Association. Agreement, 1924.................. ............ ................ Western Pacific Railroad Co. Decision of Railroad Labor Board_______________ _______ Feb. 105-6 Wheelwrights. (See Wages, specifled industries and occupations.) Whitney, Anice L. Belgian law on insurance of workers against old age and premature death------------ ----------------------------------------- ---------------------------- ------- --------------- - Apr. 155_7 Wholesale cooperative society. (See Cooperation.) Wholesale prices: Australia. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925..._______________________________ _ Mar. 61; June 40 Mar. 59-60; June 39 Belgium. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925_______ Bulgaria. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925...____ Mar. 59-60; June 39 Canada. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925.:_______ Mar. 59-60: June 39 China. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925______________________________ _____ ________ j une 40 Czechoslovakia. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925_________________ Mar. 59-60' June 39 Denmark. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925__________________________________ Mar. 59-60; June 39 Finland. Index numbers, 1913 to December, 1924__________________________ Mar. 59-60; June 39 France. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925____________________________________ Mar. 59-60; June 39 Germany. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925______ Mar. 59-60; June 39 India. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925________ ___________________________________ j une 40 Italy. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925_______ _______ ________________ ______Mar. 59-60; June 39 Japan. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925_____________ ___________________ ______ Mar. 61; June 40 Netherlands. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925____ ___ __________________________ Mar. 61' June 40 New Zealand. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925_______________________ __________Mar. 61; June 40 Norway. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925_________ ___________ .________________ Mar. 61; June 40 South Africa, Index numbers, 1913 to 1925____________________ __________. . . . Mar. 61; June 40 Spain. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925_______ -_______________________________ Mar. 61; June 40 -----(Madrid). December, 1923 and 1924______ _______ __________________________ Apr. 62 Sweden. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925............ .................. ............................................ Mar. 61; June 40 Switzerland. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925___________________________ . . . _____Mar. 61; June 40 United Kingdom. Index numbers, 1913 to 1925.... .............................. ......................... Mar. 61; June 40 United States. Average prices and index numbers, January to March, 1925. Building m aterials..------------ --------------- -------------------------------- -------------------Feb. 61-2; May 71-2 -----------Chemicals and drugs______ _________________ __________________ Feb. 62-3; May 72-3 ---------- Cloths and clothing................................................... .................................Feb. 58-9; May 68-70 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [ 1474 ] Jan J Apr.9 INDEX TO VOLUME XX Wholesale prices—Continued. Page United States. Average prices and index numbers, January to March, 1925. Farm products-------- ------ --------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Feb. 55-6; May 66-7 -----------Foods_______________________________________________________ Feb. 56-8; May 67-8 -----------Fuel and lighting--------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Feb. 60; May 70 -----------House-furnishing goods----------------------- ----------------------------- ---------Feb. 63-4; May 73-4 ----------- Metals and metal products____________________ Feb. 60-1; May 71 ------ -----Miscellaneous group.--------- ------- ------------- ----------Feb. 64-5; May 74 -----Charts______________________ ____ _____ _________ ____ _____Feb. 52; Apr. 54-6; May 64 -----Index numbers. 1913 to 1925____________________________ __________ Mar. 59-60; June 39 ---------- - Agricultural and nonagricultural commodities, 1910 to 1925......... Feb. 53-4; May 65 -----------Building materials, 1890 to 1924----------------------------Feb. 53; Apr. 54-6 Jan. 45; -----------By commodity groups, 1923, 1924, 1925--------- ------ -------------------------------------Feb. 51; Mar. 57-8; Apr. 53; M ay 63; June 37 -----------Chemicals and drugs, 1890 to 1924---------------------- -------------------------- ----------Feb. 53 -----------Farm products, 1890 to 1924_____________________________________________ Feb. 53 Feb. 53 -----------Foods, 1890 to 1924_________ __________ _____________ _________________ --------— Fuel and lighting, 1890 to 1924.____ ______________ _________ _______ _____Feb. 53 -----------House-furnishing goods, 1890 to 1924--------------------------------------------------------Feb. 53 -----------Metals and metal products, 1890 to 1924------------------- --------------------------------Feb. 53 -----------Miscellaneous commodities, 1890 to 1924--------------------------------------- -----------Feb. 53 Wire-rope workers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Wisconsin. Industrial Commission. Report, workmen’s compensation, 1923-24......... ........... Apr. 151-2 Wisconsin Clay Products Co. Kenosha, collective agreement__________________________ Jan. 103 Wolman, Leo. Growth of American Trade-unions, 1880-1923..................... ........................... . . Mar. 242-3 Woman labor: Effect of industrial employment on health------ --------------------------------------- ------ ------- May 106-8 Governors’ recommendations, 1925----------- ------------ -------------------------- ----------- ------Apr. 16 Hours Recent State laws_______________________________________________ _____ Jan. 101-2 Argentina. Protective law, 1924--------- ------------------------------------------------ -------------- June 138-9 France. Night work, law regulating.-------------------------------- -------------------- ----------- Apr. 101 India. Bombay Presidency. Employment statistics...-------- --------------------------------Jan. 19 -----Number employed in coal mines, specified years, 1904 to 1920------ ------ ------------------ Mar. 104 New York. Aftereffects of accidents upon women------------------------------------------------- Feb. 174-6 Ohio. Hours, wage rates, and earnings, 1922--------------------------------------------- ------ -----Apr. 99-100 Oregon. Wages and dependents of women, specified industries, 1924-------------------------- Mar. 102-3 United States. Family status of breadwinning women in four cities-------------------------June 56 -----Trend of employment in specified industries.................................................................. Apr. 1-12 (See also Minimum wage.) Women’s Bureau, United States. (See United States: Women’s Bureau.) Wooden boxes. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations; Boxes.) Wooden-pipe makers. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Woodworking industry. (See Hours, specified industries and occupations; Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Woolen goods. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations; Woolen and worsted manufacturing.) Woolens and worsted manufacturing. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Workers’ education. (See Education.) Working conditions. (See Sanitation and working conditions.) Workmen’s compensation and insurance, United States: Comparison of laws, January 1, 1925------ ------------------------------------------------------------- Apr. 147-9 Employees Compensation Commission, report, 1923-24----- ----------- -------------------------- Mar. 172-5 Governors’ recommendations, 1925--------- ------------------------------------------------------------ Apr. 13-15 Need of uniform medical provisions in compensation acts. Report, National Industrial Conference Board............................................................ ....................................................... June 127-9 Painters, decorators, and paper hangers. Agreement, 1925------------- --------------- ---------June 64 Status of Government employee, District of Columbia.......................................... ........... . Mar. 194-5 California. Report, 1923.----------------- -------------------------------------- ------- ----------- ------ Jan. 162-3 Colorado. Report, 1923.............................................. .............................................................. Feb. 178-9 Connecticut. Report, 1922 to 1924.............. ........... ............. ............. ............. ......................... June 121-2 Idaho. Report, 1922 to 1924...----- ---------------------- -------- ----------------------------------- June 122-3. Iowa. Report, 1922-1924.------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------- -------- Apr. 149-50 Kansas. Report, 1924_______ ________ ___ _— ------ ------- ------------------------------ ------ June 123-4 Kentucky. Reports, 1923 and 1924................... ............................................ ....................... June 12A-5 Massachusetts. Report, 1923............................................................ .......................... ........... May 190-1 Minnesota. Loss of eye compensable. Court decision--------- ----------- ------------ --------- Apr. 105-6 -----Report, 1922-23, 1923-24......................................... .............................................................. Mar. 167-9 https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [ 1475 ] INDEX TO VOLUME XX Pag Jan. 16 June 119-2 June 12 Apr. 15 . ................ May 19: Jan. 163-5; Feb. 180-.' ........... Apr. 16' ----------- Mar. 169-71 -----------May 10: ................ Jan. 161— t ------------ Mar. 171-1 ------------ Jan. 174Feb.18: — ............ June 125------------ Feb. 181-; ............. M ay 19f ..... .......... Apr. 150-1 ------------ June 126— 7 ------------ Apr. 151-2 ................ Jan. 166-* .............. Mar. 186-91. -----------May 194 _______ Apr. 155-7 -----------Jan. 167 Apr.152-4 — — ........... Feb. 179 . Workmen’s compensation and insurance, United States—Continued. Missouri. Exclusive State fund rejected............................................................. ------New compensation law, 1925....................................................................... Nebraska. Reports, 1923 and 1924................ .................................................... Nevada. Old-age pension report, 1923-24.......................... -----Report, 1922-1924........................................ New Jersey. Report, 1923-24............................................. New York. Report, 1922-23__ _____________________________________ North Dakota. Court decision, constitutionality of penalty provision of law. -----Report, 1923-24............................................................... .................. .............. Oklahoma. Report, 1923-24._____________ __________________________ Oregon. Compulsory State fund insurance rejected___ _________________ Pennsylvania. Report, 1923 and 1924____ ________ ____________________ -----Rights of nonresident aliens, court decision_______ Tennessee. Effect of remarriage of widow on child’s right___________ ____ ------Report, 1923................. ....................................... ........ Vermont. Report, 1922-1924..__________ ____________________________ Virginia. Public instruction as to workmen’s compensation act___________ Washington. Report, operation of law up to December 31, 1923...................... West Virginia. Report, 1923-24................................................................. .......... Wisconsin. Report, 1923-24........ ...................... ............ .................. Wyoming. Report, 1923................................................... ................. .............. Workmen’s compensation and insurance, foreign countries: Argentine. Provisions of law and decree_______ _______________________ Argentine-Belgian agreement, compensation to respective nationals________ Belgium. Law on insurance of workers against old age and premature death. Denmark. Report, 1922, 1923......... ......... ............ ............................... ............. Great Britain. Statistics of compensation, 1923........................... .................... Hawaii. Report of governor, 1923-24..................... .......................................... Wyoming: Department of labor and statistics. Wage claims. Collections..____ _____ Workmen’s Compensation Department. Report, 1923...................................... ................ Mar. 266 ................ Jan. 166-7 Y Yeast factories. (See Wages, specified industries and occupations.) Yugoslavia. Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Report on vocational education, 1924... https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Feb. 20f
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