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Show ! CANDY SHORTAGE; I PLANTS MAY CLOSE I Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 29. The high . cost of materials and a shortage of ! girls for the plants has created a sc- ' rious situation for Pittsburg candy makers who declare the supply is rap- I idly diminishing. On of the largest ! plants in the country located here has . practically closed down through Inabll- 1 j ity to secure enough help. : oo Woodcarvers at Detroit, Michigan, , asks an increase of 5 cents an hour, effective January 1. oo 1 In 1897 Molders' International Un- j ion had 12,000 members. The present j membership is 50,000. j |