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Show ' EIGHT-HOUR DAY FOR : ! COLT MUNITION PLANT By Associates Prose. HARTKOKD. Conn.. Oct. 2& Major B. S. Oltchell. U. H A., sole arbiter ap- j pointed by the secretary of war to settle set-tle the labor dispute st the Colts Pat- ent Firearms Manufacturing company of 1 this rtty, hue made -the- following award: I Forty-eight hours a week, consisting of j la days of eight hours earn nay. is the 1 new working schedule, becoming effec tlve at once. All time work In excess or eight hours Within any one day or forty-eight houra In the week shall be considered overtime, over-time, payable at the rate of time and one-half. Sunday and holidays, time shall be paid double rates. By mutual consent, the working days , may be Mo lengthened as to permit of a half holiday on one day of each week. j The revision of rates provided In Major I Oltchell'a award ahull In no case op- I erate to reduce waves fo any employe. ; Ten per cent estra shall be paid to night i workers. . I |