The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-04

tant decisions in the history of labor
litigation was given in the United
States district court Of southern Ohio
when temporary injunction restrain
ing the International Pressmen's union
from calling. melting or supporting q
strike for an eight-hour day-in viola
ton of contract-was made perman-
ent. The injunction was granted by
Judge A. C. Thompson of Cincinnati
upon the petition Of the officers OF the
United Typothetae of America and
some Chicago and New York printing
houses which already were anected hy
the walkout OF Oct. l. The court heid
that the instigation or the assistance /
of a strike would be direct violation |
of a contract providing for a nine
hour day
St Louis. Mo.-The United States
circuit court of appeals at St Paul
Mimi, confirmed the decision OF the
United States district court OF the
eastern district Of Missouri, holding
that it was proper to enjoin labor or
! CARNATIONS from boycotting a manu-
featuring company by forcing contract
/ ors to discontinue the use Of its prod
ucts or to do without laborers. The
suit was originally brought by the Fox
Bros. Manufacturing company Of this
city, whose goods were boycotted be-
cause they ran an open shop, all
union carpenters refusing to work on
buildings in which they were used.
Sharon Pat is officially an
nounced that the Sharon tin plate mill
of the American Sheet Tin Plate CON-
pany will close down within the next
few days for an indefinite period,
throwing about 1000 men out of en-
ployment. The reason assigned is
want of orders. The company has all
the tin in stock sold, and this will be
, shipped in accordance with the in
structions of the buyers. At the pres
ent time the Sharon plant is the only
large union mill of the company that
is being operated. The Shenango and
Greer plants. containing so mills, are
both idle at New Castle.
. Spokane, Wash.-Wheat growers in
the Palouse belt, south of Spokane,
. where several counties will each yield
more than 9.000,00 bushels Of grain
this season, have organized farmers
: union for the purpose of handling their
product and establishing independent
. warehouses to combat the Oregon Rail-
I road and Navigation company, operat-
a ed in Washington and Oregon as part
of the Hartman system.
: Boston-The clerks at the navy
j, yards will also probably receive a
4 wage increase from congress. Last
a week the heads of departments were
Z. asked to fill out blanks giving the
9 name, work and rate Of pay of each
Il clerk, and also a suggestion for an in
q creased rate. The information is de
I. sired by the Dick commission, which
Q congress authorized to consider the
n subject.
Salzburg. Austria.-The information
al congress of Miners in session here
q adopted a resolution opposing any re
n striction of the output of coal. The
f Americans voted affirmatively
Il resolution in favor Of legal prohibi
r. ton of employment of children under
a IA in mining, or under IS In under
D. ground work, was also adopted.
y Washington.-A dispatch from Hon
d olulu says that the Spanish immi
If grants brought to that city SOM
months ago are giving satisfaction Il
s. all parts of the island where they hav
to gone. For the most part, too, the
a have remained on the plantation
where they went to work first.
Of Chicago.-At the Chicago Shipbuilc
O. ing company's yard at South Chicag
Il. 200 more workmen were laid OF. Thi
ia leaves only 800 men out Of total
b. 1900 employed before the receI
IS. strike, and it is said some Of these wi
IS be let go soon. It is rumored that th
sh South Chicago yard is to be abal
e doned by the American Shipbuildin
Is. company, but the local officials refuse
he either to deny or confirm the report
,r- Boston.-The annual discussion r.
en- garding changes of wages for the dee
re water and transatlantic longshoreme
rk has been begun. Suggestions from tn
affiliated unions and K of L. Assem-
We blies have already been made to Ia
". iongshoremen's trade council. All WI
rs be discussed at the next meetings 2
To- the different organizations, and recon
Mt mendations to the council will be cor
SO sidered at later meeting,
he Duluth, Minn.-Dock men employe
a by the Duluth, Messabe & Mortimer
Oh railway were notified that on NOV
Ike their wages would be advanced z
in, cents a day in accordance with a prom
ed Use made before the strike last sun
til mer. Under the new scale day me
ms will receive $3.50 day and night me
$2.75
Try Glasgow, Scotland.-The executive
en Of the Associated Iron Moioers
IS. Scotland are at present negotiatin
Tvs with the Scottish Employers FEEDER
he ton Of Iron and steel Founders #
ng an advance of one farthing an hou
ou- and. although the first formal demar