The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-07

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henosha, Wis.--Judge f. p. Relden
In the circuit court issued An iniunc.
uon against all the labor unions now
hshtlng the Badger Brass Manufaetur.
ing company. In addition 10 the rank
and file OF the unions. many labor Lead.
ers and special police officers are
named in the injunction. Walter W
Britton, former Social Democratic
candidate for state senator and one
of the most widely known laboring men
IN the state is Included as a defend.
ant. The scope of the Injunction is
wide, and not only restraints from nick.
eting but eajoins from interference
at the boarding houses in which non.
union men are housed. and from boy.
cottlng any grocery or other supply
house furnishing goods to nonunionists
and their families.
New Yorks-Ten thousand men en-.
ployed on the Pacific Coast extension
OF the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad, it was learned here. already
have had their wages reduced Is cents
a day. and have been notified OF a
n
day. These reductions are the direct
result of laying off of men by western
roads, by mining companies and by
other industrial establishments. The
number Of men seeking employment
has been largely increased by this lay.
ing off Of men By the st. Paul. which
for months had difficulty in getting
enough men for work on its extension.
Now it Is getting all the men it needs
at reduced pay.
indianapolis, Ind.-It Is stated that
as a result of the conflict between the
international Typographical union and
National Typothetae over the estab-
lishment of the eighthour workday ap-
proximately 10000 members of the
union are enjoying the benefits of the
shorter hours, while but 1000 or less
are still on strike in the cities OF Phila.
delphia, Detroit, Louisville, Cincinnati,
Chicago and st. Louis Since the begin
ming of the strike, January /, 1906, over
$4,000,000 has been collected from the
membership by assessments and vol.
untary contributions. AMI this in turn
has been disbursed in strike benefits,
and in pushing the label of the organi-
cation and allied crafts.
South Chicago, Ill-Tt was an.
nounced that the Chicago Ship Build
ing company would put 100 zen back
to work on account of tho rush of
repair work coming to the p incl
dental to the closing of tho kping
season on the lakes. This viii make
about go men employed at the yard,
and 100 more will be added within a
/ short time. A year ago the company
employed about 1000 workmen, but
following the strike of last summer ali
new work was transferred to other
yards and the force cut down to 1875
men
Seattle, Wash.-The Great Northern
| officials have announced that the Hill
system has granted al increase in
! wages and time allowance amounting
to approximately sl2 a month. The
days work of telegraph operators in
/ the relay system is reduced from nine
to eight hours day. and Sunday over
/ time is raised from 40 to so cents an
hour. A number Of other concessions
are given the men.
st. Louis. Mo-The strike of St
Louis shoe workers has been officially
called off by the Joint executive board
Of the Independent Boot and Shoe
Il Workers union, and the strikers be-
III gan making applications for re-empIoy-
ment as individuals. About 1000 men,
women and boys were affected at the
time of the walk-out. but many went
back to work during the last few
weeks
Providence--It was announced that
the working hours would be shortened
for an indefinite period by the Gorham
Manufacturing company, the Peace
dale Manufacturing company and the
Valley Falls Manufacturing company.
This shortening of hours is stated to
be made necessary by a curtailment Of
business. About $500 employees viii
feel the result.
Washington.-Th total number Of
men killed while mining coal in the
United States during 1906, according
to statistics gathered by the geological
survey, was 2.061. The number Of
worl6men receiving injuries in this In
dustry more or less serious. but not
fatal, was 1873 during the same Pc
Rod.
Wheeling, ". Va.-The entire plant
of the Riverside department of the
National Tube company at Bedford,
w. Va, near here. suspended opera
tons for the first time in its history.
The plant embraces steel and pipe
mills and two blast furnaces and en-
ploys 1900 men.
New Castle. Pa-The Lehigh Port
land Cement company's plant here en-
ploying 400 men. shut down Il Is
not known when operations will begin.
Washington.-Uni States Consul
Harris OF Smyrna reports that the