The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15

fected and more than 5000 men are
out. They demand a minimum wage
of 1915 a week. ten to IL hours for a
days work and one days rest each
week
Observation-Disclosures Law at a meet
ing of the Eight-Hour League of Amer 4
lea was suspended from the office Of /
president on account Of unfavorable |
criticism which he drew on the league |
by his statements on the political sit |
uation in this city.
Chicago.-Peace between the Chi |
cago City Railway company and its |
union employees was established for |
another year when members of the |
executive board of the union and |
President Mitten signed an agreement |
embodying old working conditions and |
a new wage scale.
Boston.-The Chelsea Hebrew car
penters won their demand for the $3.50
a day minimum wage in a few hours
The strike Of the shop and mill hands
is still on at five Greater Boston
shops. The carpenters district cOun
ell has decided that no carpenter will
handle any trim from them on any
job, and the building trades section
Of the c. L. U. has voted to support
the carpenters by trade action on any
job where such an effort becomes
4 necessary.
London. A parliamentary paper
shows that emigration depleted the
population of ireland last year OF
25.91S persons, being 50 per cent. per
1000 of the entire population. The
United States continues to be the
Irish Mecca, having received last year
rs per cent. of the emigration. 1t is
pointed out by this paper that 4,110.-
900 persons have emigrated from Ire
land to various countries and that
this number equals SO per cent. of the
present population of the country.
ST Louis, Mo-As a result of the
agitation fostered by the Missouri
Federation of Labor through its legis-
lative committee, much valuable leg
islation was secured for labor at the
recent session of the general assem-
bly,. The legislative boards report,
just published under the direction of
Secretary Charles w. Fear, shows that
the following labor measures were
enacted: A bill providing for max
imum eight-hour day for telegraph OPP
orators in the state Prohibiting the
employment of child labor in the
state. Providing for an investigation
in order to change the system Of
handling convicts. A bill to permit
the recovery of not exceeding $10,-
900 damages for contributory negli-
gence in case an employee is killed.
A bill requiring that all abandoned
rooms and entries in mines be closed
and sealed for the protection of miners.
A bill providing for the safety OF
railroad employees and other persons
: by requiring all switches, frogs and
guard rails on railroads to be prop
erly locked or filled in all yards. A
bill to rehabilitate the state board Of
Arbitration and mediation by placing
$4,000 to the credit of and board to
, pay expenses. A bill providing for an
/ eight-hour platoon system for ST.
: Louis police. A bill increasing the
appropriation for the bureau of labor
) statistics. A bill to set aside a por-
/, ton of the earnings of convicts in
' the penitentiary for the purpose of en-
Y couraging discharged convicts to seek
2 employment after their release from
! the penitentiary. The report shows
: that several bills aimed at labor were
defeated.
: Chicago new organization of We
/ hicle painters has been organized II
3 is known as the Chicago Carriage
/ Wagon and Auto Painters union. Mel
vim C. Herman was elected president
t at the first meeting of the organiza
> ton recently.
t Chicago.-Four railroads offered the
0 freight handlers an increase of one
! per cent. an hour. The roads are the
Monon, Illinois Central, Burlington
! and the St. Paul. The freight handlers
5 on all the roads entering the city have
: presented demands for an increase O
/ 1919 cents an hour. The offer of one
! per cent. is the first definite result g
:. several days of conferences and will
d according to the rules OF the union, bt
;. voted upon.
d Indianapolis. Ind,-The executiv,
n board of the United Mine Workers o
l. America, Eleventh district, issued /
Q strike order calling about 5000 miners
e to leave the mines and so on strike
t There are eight or ten grievances o
r the miners. The test of strength will
e be made at the Union mine, where tn,
e mine committee would not allow mel
Is TO work because they did not belong
n to the local lodge, though they be
longed to other lodges.
Y St. Petersburg TO an OF
n fetal investigation. embracing the de
e cade of 1SS2-91. the aveSage annua
is wages for male agricultural worke
u in Russia was less than S32. and for
a female worker less than SIS.
le Lansing. Mich-Under recent de