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


Fall River. Nassau attempt i h.
ing made by New York commission
houses and selling agencies to induce
New England cotton mills to curtail
production during the next three
months because of general markat
conditions in distributing centers An
agreement calling for a shutdown ~
all the print-cloth mills here for two
weeks. between now and April l. is in
circulation among the min treasurers.
but the plan is meeting with opposi-
ton from some of the mills which
have sufficient orders TO keep going.
The agreement proposal will not be
binding unless signatures representing
a majority Of the spindles are So
cured
Denver. Col-The executive board
of the Western Federation of Miners
has officially called of the strike in
the Cripple Creek district of Colorado.
inaugurated August IL, 1903 1t was
this strike which resulted in the
declaration of martial law and the
deportation of union miners, keeping
Colorado in a ferment OF excitement
for many months The reason for the
present action is that Cripple Greek
is now in need of skilled mine work.
ers. and by calling off the strike many
union men employed in less favorable
/ places may go to Cripple Creek and
accept work without violating their
union pledges.
] New York-Samuel Gompers. presi-
dent of the American Federation of
4 Labor served notice upon employers
that attempts to reduce wages at this
time will be fought to the utmost
( He delivered the ultimatum in an ad-
dress at a dinner of the Civic Fedora
ton. attended by 500 persons, at the
Hotel Astor. John Mitchell also in
cluded in his speech a similar warn
ing to employers.
New York-It has become known
that the finance committee of the
United States Steel corporation has
decided to send out notices recalling
the recent order to cut wages. These
reductions were in some instances to
!. amount to 80 per cent, while the av-
. erage was to be considerably more
; than ten per cent. These orders were
J to have taken effect January l, 1908.
Lowell, Mass.-The Merrimac wool
en- mills of Dracut, which were to
have resumed work after being =
! down for nearly a month, are
silent. owing TO a strike that develG
among the weavers. Enough of e ~.
refused to work to make il impEacti
: cable to operate the plant. Tho
I starikers claim that wages have been
e reduced.
j Racine, Wis.-The Case Plow COM
pany has announced that 1t Will
d start up the plant, employing 400 men.
r. and running ten hours a day. The
s plant has been closed for four weeks.
c The Lichell-Lewis Wagon company,
will start its plant a week later. en-
II ploying 1000 men
s Webster, Mass.-Several big indus
G tries of this town have curtailed
e working schedules and sone of them
c have closed altogether. The Chase
If mills of the American Wooden COM
L pany, employing 600 operatives, are
IL working four days a week.
S. Washington Hansbrough, of North
Dakota, proposes an increase in the
le maximum salary allowed rural free
,e delivery carriers from $1,000 to $1,000.
" He gave notice of an amendment to
@ the post Office appropriation bill to
,e that effect
i'd Plainville. Mass.-The Whiting e.
al Davis jewelry factory, which has been
IN practically closed for three weeks,
called their operatives back to work.
at Pittsburg. Pa-Employes of the
ia United States Steel Corporation who
NJ subscribed for the preferred stock IN
st der the provisions Of the profit shar
n ing plan of 1902 will receive an extra
No dividend of something like 60 per cent
he of their holdings.
be Berlin,-Difflcultie are in store aol
o. German housewives. The fatherland's
On army OF servant girls - 1900, 00C
Mt strong-is to be organized into q
union under the militant Leadership
re Of the powerful Social Democratic
he party.
* st. Gainesville, O.-The state chilt
he labor law was declared invalid by tn,
he circuit court sitting here. The cas-
est was that of the state against T. A
Rodefer Of Bellaire, who was charges
ut with employing boys after legal hours
rs BOston.-Since October / the mem
re bers of the operative plasterers' unioE
lie have been working under the scal'
an which gives them $3.50 day as TIT
n minimum. an increase of 40 cents
es day.
to Chicago-As a result OF the easin
re Of the financial situation and retur
OF TO normal conditions, several aundre
lie. workmen returned to work at til
plant of the Mills Novelty company.
60 Joliet, Ill-The Phoenix Horsesho
he works, employing 400 men. closed 70
en- an indefinite period because OF q SUI