The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-31


reported that Its Office at Goldheld.
New, was closed and would remain
closed at night time hereafter until
proper protection could be AFFORDED It's
operators. The service to Goidfield
was suddenly broken and il was re-
ported that a delegation OF miners
had called upon Operator Shiveley.
and ordered him to leave town imme-
diately. While the Western Union
has not been definitely informed re-
garding Shiveleys movements, they
believe that both the operator and his
wife obeyed the order of the miners.
Nalleytield. Quebec.-The Montreal
Cotton company. whose 1000 employees
went out on strike for an increase of
ten per cent IN wages. announces that
1t viii refuse to accede to the demand
OF the men, and is prepared to close
the mill
Cleveland. O.-With the view OF
further strengthening the Internation-
al Molders' union, the organization has
adopted considerable constructive leg.
islation, and has made some radical
changes in its constitution. Chief
| among these Is the increase in the
fees from % TO IS cents per week.
| BY this means an addition to the
strike fund, which win amount to over
200 per cent, will be made. While
1 thus clearing the decks for action in
the event of strikes the association
has gone on record as favoring concil-
iation and conferences between en-
| ployer and employee.
| London, England.-One Of the most
J serious situations in the shipbuilding
/ trade in many years has arisen as
result of the sudden strike of the
calkers in the yards of the Armstrong;
Whiteworth company in Newcastle.
The Shipbuilders Employers ASSOC
| citation ordered q lockout Of $4,000
platers, riveters, calkers and unslilled
laborers. and bulletins to this effect
We're posted in the shipyards in Bare
row, in all the yards along the Tyne
and the Clyde, and in Belfast. The
lockout is to begin August "a
Hot Springs. Ark.-The fifty-third
annual convention of the Internation-
al Typographical union adjourned to
meet next year in Boston The meet
ing is universally pronounced the most
important yet held. A resolution was
adopted approving and referring to
referendum vote plan FOR pensioning
members over 60 years of age who
have been in the union for 20 years.
and are disabled from earning a live
lihood. The amount of the benefits is
to be four dollar per week This is
the same proposition which Joseph j.
Dirks of St Louis SO strongly urged
at the previous convention.
Chilicothe, Mo. = The Burlington
Railroad company was found guilty OF
a charge of violating the eight-hour
telegraphic law and was fined $500 by
Justice Grail. An appeal was taken.
This is the first conviction obtained
under the law passed at the last ses-
sion of the legislature and which rail-
roads declare conflicts with federal
statute
Pittsburg-The Republic Iron and
Steel company and the Western Bar
! Iron association have agreed TO the
scale approved by the board OF con-
Citation and the agreement between
, the Amalgamated Association and the
, manufacturers will be signed within
a few days.
: Cincinnad.-The latest addition to
| the Cincinnati labor organization is
the Mixers union, which has re-
: ceived a charter from the American
Federation Of Labor. It is composed
of men who do the actual work In
: supplying the city with milk
Pittsburg.-Conciliati as a meth
: of Of settling disputes between capital
! and labor was given another boost
: by the final sesderent Of the wage
scale Of the At4al gamated Association
Of Iron, SteH. 4n1 Tin Workers When
!. the two wage scale committees could
!, not agree it was decided to submit
the whole matter to arbitration. A
! board was chosen and went into ses-
sion about three weeks ago at Cam
bridge Springs. The arguments sub.
mitted by the workers had the most
weight with the arbitrators and the
: decision was finally rendered In their
/. favor.
: Boston.-One Of the most sweeping
: labor decisions rendered in Massachu-
sets was handed down by Judge Gas
kill of the superior court. He holds
: that labor union has right to fine
:. any member who does not accede to
: the demand of the union and quit
work in an establishment where q
r. strike is In progress.
: Ottawa, Canada--A regulation has
: just gone into effect in Canada which
prohibits the employment Of children
a under IA years of age in factories IN
= der any conditions. The age previous
" fixed was Is years.
i Scranton, Pa.-The Harvey silk
! mills have entered into an agreement
- with their striking girls to give them
= a nine-hour day. with q Saturday hall