The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-07

brought in verdict in the suit
brought by the f. r. Patch
Manufacturing company, of this
city, against % union machinists
10 collect from them as individuals a
Judgment of S2,700 awarded the con-
Germ against Protection lodge OF Ma
chinists as result of damages during a
strike in 1902. The jury held Is of
the % defendants responsible as bona
fide members of the union, This IS the
most important labor case ever tried
In Vermont courts. Judge A. A. Hall
IN his charge characterized it as novel
IN that neither court nor counsel could
IND that one like it was ever tried
in the state.
Washington.-Union labor is de
handing public trade schools instead
ol opposing them. according TO the
leaaers OF Il representative labor or
sahizauons. says the National Society
lot the Promotion of Industrial Edu-
catlon. And, according to the same re.
port tne supposed opposition to the
trade schools is aimed almost wholly
at SCHOOLS operated privately by man.
/ ufacturing corporations. This opposi-
ton TO corporation-controlled schools
is based on the belief that they are
operated for the benefit of stockhold-
ers rather than the pupils, and cheap
en- labor.
Washington. Commissioner of
Labor Charles P. Neil. in the twen-
/ ty-first annual report of his bureau.
i deals exclusively with the history of
/ strikes and iockouts in the United
/ States between the years 1881 and
1905. The gist of the report is to tho
effect that labor has won a small ma
! jority of the strikes begun by il, in
/ whole or in part, while capital has
been equally successful in conducting
lock-outs. Only a small proportion of
either strikes or lock-outs have been
settled either by mutual agreement or
by arbitration.
Pittsburg, Pa.-Cokeworkers are re
ported to be scarce in the Connells-
vile region and the adjoining coke
fields and agents of the companies
have been in the city for several days
/ trying TO secure men. 1t is estimated
that work can be furnished to at least
$500 laborers in the coking fields and
preference is being shown to English
speaking people, as the day when the
Slavs, Hungarians and Italians were
in demand is becoming a thing of the
past in the coke regions. This is also
said to be true in the mines.
Washington is said information
has been received at international
| headquarters in this city to the effect
that the international Association OF
Machinists, at present in session In
annual convention, adopted a resolu-
ton providing that each member Of
the association lay aside one days pay
each year to go into a general strike
benefit and emergency fund. This
movement was Endorsed by the officers
and by the local delegation. It is fig
ured that in few years the fund viii
run into the millions
Washington.-Of the 1864 striker
which occurred during the years 1901
to 1905, a total of 803 strikes, or 5.75
per cent of all strikes, were settled
by joint agreement between organiza-
lions on both sides, and total of 233
strikes, or go per cent. of the entire
number. were settled by arbitration
Of the SAL lockouts during the same
period 66. or 1920 per cent. were set
tied by Joint agreement between or
CARNATIONS on both sides and II, or
, 200 per cent were settled by arbi-
tration.
:. Chicago.-High dues seem to be
necessary these days if unions are to
succeed. This has been decided upon
} by many organizations in the last few
months, and now the Journeymen
: Horseshoers' International union has
} raised its per capita tax from 20 cents
, a month to Is cents. The establish
ment of an international sick and
, death benefit Is being considered, and
this proposition will be submitted to
the membership at once.
: Washington.-Secr Straus OF
the department Of commerce and la
Dor has declined TO reopen the case
! of the European photographers who
some time ago were admitted to the
United States against the protests OF
representatives of organized labor.
Chicago.-Reports circulated recent
~ that the Pullman company had laid
of large number Of its workmen and
contemplated reducing its force furth-
er were denied by Thomas Dunbar.
, the manager Of the Pullman works.
: Washington.-In the last Il months
} through the cooperation of the man
, who wishes to buy labor and the man
: who has labor to sell, the pay of the
) workman in a number of instances has
increased more than Is per cent.
Muncie, Ind.-Glass and other fac.
tories shut down for the summer are
/, gradually resuming operations. Two
, tanks at Ball Brothers plant are now
; in service, and six shops at the Hem
3 ingray glass factory have begun work
3 Other departments viii be added from
time to time.