Show LARGE STEEL MILLS TO START will give thousands of now idle men employment after new years in chicago chicago dec 22 thousands of idle men in south chicago wilt have employment on the day following new years the two largest mills of the illinois steel co will be started then and the entire steel plant for the first time in months will hum with industry it Is the present plan of the company to resume work on january 2 in the rail and steel mills which have been shut down jor a few weeks their reopening will mean employment to at least men the other departments have been resuming operations one by one since ast summer with the big plant in full operation era tion the army of steel workers normally numbering will again be busy the returning workmen will and lower wages and more work in some cases it 3 said the cut will amount to 40 per cent exorbitant DRY DOCK CHARGES washington dec 21 president deat Roosevel ts attention wa called today by aci humphreys of washington to a telegram from some of liis constituents protesting against what is dc clarca to ba exorbitant tonnage rates charged at the Br emerton navy station for the docking and repair of vessels the telegram called attention to a charge of 10 cents i boji for the docking of the steamer tho owners declaring they could havo the work at the british dock at mault for three cents a ion this charge at the american station will result mr humphreys said in a largo amount of such going to ifie arlt ish to the detriment of the |