The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-02-08
Cleveland, o-The trouble that has


been pending for some time between
and the Tanner Manufacturing COM
pany has been amicably adjusted and
an agreement signed.
Elmira, N. Y.-Announcement is
made here that the Lackawanna rail-
road has decided upon Scranton, Pa,
as the location for the 100000 loco-
motive shops. Elmira. Binghamton,
and several other cities were anxious
to secure the shops.
New York.-Fifteen hundred cloak
makers employed by Freedman Broth
ers, Broadway firm, are on strike
About one-fourth of them are women
A committee is at work preparing de-
mands. Several smaller strikes of
clothing workers are in progress on
the East side.
Chicago.-Albert Heyman, 50 Dear
born street, was fined 5000 by Judge
Eberhardt for counterfeiting the la
bel of the Cigarmakers' union. George
J. Thompson, the prosecuting witness,
produced thousands of the counterfeit
labels that had been sold by Heyman
to dealers in all parts of the coun-
try.
indianapolis, Ind-The determina-
ton of the engineers and members of
other crafts employed about the mines
to form separate unions was apparent
the other day from kilograms received
from various parts of the Indiana
field. In view of the action of the
convention. President Mitchell and his
lieutenants have no course but to re-
woke the charters of the separate To-
Gals in the Brazil field and to refuse
to issue special privileges to the pro-
testing engineers at Linton and at
other points of the Indiana soft coal
districts.
Pittsburg, Pa.-The American Sheet
ana Tinplate company announces an
advance of two per cent. in wages to
all hot mill tonnage employees in tin
mills. The increase went into effect
January 1. Although fiat wage scales
are signed with it's nonunion sheet
and tinplate workers, the company
has decided to grant these employees
an advance in wages on a sliding
basis, as justified by the present sell
ing price of tin plate and sheets. 1t is
probable that sheet mill tonnage men
will receive an advance of 2.6 per
cent about March 1, dependent on the
average selling price at that time. The
number of employees affected will be
about 1000 tin mill and 5000 sheet
mill men.
Neutrality-suspicious. from Frank
fort state that the number of strikes
in Germany increased steadily during
the three quarters of 1906, amounting
to 247 in the first, 655 in the second
and IT'S in the third quarter. OF the
strikes in the third quarter 140 were
entirely successful. 364 partially so
and 27S were unsuccessful. During
the three quarters 3,515 establish
ments were affected by strikes, of
which SIG were obliged to close down
completely. The largest number of
striking workmen at any one time was
70, 173; that of workmen compelled
by the strikers to quit was 1886. The
total number of striking workmen
was 1874. Lockouts were resorted
to by CAT establishments, 1873 being
closed down entirely. The number of
workmen employed in these establish
ments was 29,25O The number of
lockouts in the third quarter of 1906
was &c, against "a in the second and
67 in the first quarter. OF the 76
lockouts during the third quarter 16
were entirely successful, As had a
partial and IL no success.
Sloatsburg, N. 1.-TWO men are
dead and another will probably die
as a result of a shooting ARRAY at
labor union meeting here. The three
men were attending a meeting of the
Plasterers and Masons' union and a
dispute arose among them over the
blacklisting of an applicant for mem
bership.
indianapolis, Ind.-The convention
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea adjourned. 1t was announced to
the delegates that the old officers had
been reelected. The convention took
state wage agreements with the oper-
ators which were broken off last year.
1t is stated that, as the report of Pres
ident Mitchell was adopted, the execu-
tive board can act on the matter with
out further authority. The election of
officers was conducted on the refer
endum plan among the various locals
within the national organization. The
vote was as follows: John Mitchell.
for president, 71,100; T. J. Lewis, for
vice president, 70.223; w. B. Wilson,
for secretary-treasurer, 70,162. There
was no opposition. President Mitchell
was elected delegate to the American
Federation of Labor.
Cleveland, O.-The marine cooks
and stewards will hold their annual
convention here this year, in March.
New Haven, Conn.-With the be-
ginning of the next term Yale uni
versity purposes to introduce mum
Der of courses for workingmen, com
posing 20 exercises of four hours a
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