The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-28

nected with the government bureau
of immigration, extensive railroad
building in Italy. the approach OF the
presidential election and scare head
lines in the newspapers, aside from
the financial furry. are the causes for
the present exodus Of aliens from the
United States. mo alarm need be
felt because of the ebb in the tide,
he SAYS. There is more work TO dc
in this country than there ever was
before. there is a necessity for men
and women 10 do 1t. and the first
months of the next year will see
return Of aliens, who will be able to
find remunerative employment in this
country"
Brockton. Mass.-The shoe factories
of the George f. Keith company. IN
Campello. Middleboro and North
Adams which have been in operation
but six hours daily for nearly month,
have been ordered to resume a full
time schedule. The factories employ
/ upward of 5000 hands. The Churchill
! and Alden shoe factory has also re
sumed operations on a full time SEIZED
ule. This concern employs about 200
Pittsburg. Pat Is understood that
! the big plant of the National Tube
company, at McSIeesport, will be
closed down Notices have been post
ed to that effect, 1t is said, and the
closing will throw over 10000 EN-
! ployes out of employment.
Washington.-In the case of Buck
/ Stove Range company, of St. Louis,
against the American Federation of
Labor. involving the right of labor to
boycott business houses which labor
organizations consider unfair" 10
them, Justice Gould, of the District
of Columbia equity court, granted a
temporary injunction sought by Presi-
dent Van Cleave, of the stove com
pany, to prohibit the federation from
continuing to boycott the concern
pending final settlement of the case.
ST. Louis.-Members of the Rail
road Conductors Order and of The
brotherhood of Trainmen are working
together in formulating demands
which they expect to make. and {
!
crease in wages is now in progress
The movement involves $4,000 EN-
ployes on 65 different lines east of the
Mississippi Besides increase in pay
radical changes in the rules of serv
ice are to be demanded.
Washington.-Tab prepared b.
the London board of trade show tina
the United States now mines NOR
coal than any other country, the tota
being 10000, 900 tons, as compare
with 250.000.000 tons in the Unite
Kingdom and 1876. 100000 tons in Gel
many But the production per head
still higher in England. America ais
consumes the most coal.
Denver, Col.-Of1cial indorsemen
of the miners strike at Goldfield wa
5 given by the executive board of tn
Western Federation of Miners. TIL
following telegram was sent
. Charles II. MaeKinnon, president {
, the Goldfield Miners union "Execl
7 tive board recognizes justice of you
4 position VIII render all possible a
= sistance."
Poughkeepsie, n. Y.-Because of til
rush of orders, the 700 workmen at til
t De Laval Separator works in this eli
I have been ordered to work overtim
: the factory being run until mir
O'Clock every night. The company d
not reduce its help during the inanci
. stringency. Extra men have also bee
added to the working force.
=, New York-It has been learned TIL
IS the executive heads Of 65 railroad
/ including practically every system
Importance in the United States, ca
= of the Mississippi, have decided not
! grant demands made upon them son
. time ago by an association Of all Il
! unions of railroad workers, with 4
a exception of the Brotherhood Of Loo
or motive Engineers. That organiZatiC
has always maintained an independe
position in labor disputes.
# Washington-Th cotton worke
r of the United States, at one time Z
As lowest paid of all workers in the te
S tile industry, are now receiving d
;. highest wages ever paid since Z
days of the civil war and the highe
~ paid during normal conditions.
re New York-More than 80 per eel
III Of the stereotypers and electrotype
il of the United States and Canada a
as within the ranks Of the union VIII
n in some of the larger cities every nj
at the trade is a member Of the unto
! Washington.-The United Stat
ke bureau of immigration is preparing
fl enforce the alien contract law mo
vigorously than before, with view
h keeping out Of the country many unc
lie sirable persons.
no Clayton, y. 1.-THE series OF lo'
= motive speed tests conducted by I
= Pennsylvania railroad ended, VII
- electric engine No 628. owned by I
~ New Haven road, attained speed
il a little over go miles an hour. II
ice was, however, still short OF the recC
Of ynaGa rvr steam LOGON