Show Standard Oil to Give Its Us 10 0 Wage Raise By International News Newa Service NEW NEV YORK April 1 The Tho Tho Standard Oil on company of New Jerse Jersey tonight granted all its refiner refinery refinery re re- re- re finer finery plant a flat wage Increase of 10 per cent to become effective toda today First class bricklayers bricklayers bricklayers brick brick- layers and watchmen are excepted except- except ed and will be given a 5 per cent increase while lead burners who were recently granted a similar increase increase increase in in- crease will not be he Included The general Increase will affect more than In the states of New Jersey Maryland l Virginia North and South Carolina Carolina Caro Caro- lina hina West Vest Virginia and the District District District Dis Dis- of Columbia It will ulti ulti- he be be extended to the sub- sub K the Standard Oil on company compan of Louisiana which operates in Louisiana Mississippi l Arkansas and Tennessee In addition the officials announced announced announced an an- a new plan of insurance for all employee pensions for old employee who have served the company for twenty five years ears and a plan by bj which the company will pay pap sick siele and death benefits For the first time since the construction construction construction con con- of tho the imposing structure structure ture the Standard Oil on com company pan building on lower Broadway its doors were thrown open at night and the officials of the company compan including John D D. Rockefeller Jr joined hands with the representatives tives lives of or labor I |