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Show ONE THOUSAND MEN THROWN OUT OF WORK- New York, Feb. 22. One thousand j men were thrown out of work by the , closing of the Shooter island shipyard ! at Marlneesboro, Staten Island. The yard which has one of the best equipped equip-ped plants in the country, was closed on Saturday night. Explaining, tho reason for shutting down, Robert Le-gerle. Le-gerle. the superintendent, 6ald that the laws here are killing American shipbuilding, and that It was impos: I siblc to build ships at a profit under I thorn any more. I He said the only salvation for Am-1 Am-1 erican shipbuilding must be in pass-: pass-: lng a subsidy law, and until such law j was passed, the plant must remain j closed. |