The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-09

SSueu against organized LABOR was
granted at Philinpi. w Va. by FEEDER
Il Judge Dayton. The injunction,
which is temporary, restraints John
president; r l.. Lewis. vice
president, and the district officers OF
the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea from organizing or interfering In.
any way with about 1000 nonunion
miners employed by the Hitehman
Coal company. Glendale Coal company
and the Richland Coal company, To-
Gated In the Wheeling district A
final hearing in the case viii be held
in Parkersburg, W. Va. soon.
Washington-Chief Justice Cla-
haugh, OF the District OF Columbia
supreme court, issued a rule. on appli-
cation Of the Buck Stove & Range
company, of ST. Louis, against the
American Federation of Labor 70
show cause why an injunction should
not ISSUE against il and its subordi-
nate organizations. The purpose of
the writ is to prevent the publishing
OF the company's name on its We
Don't Patronize" list and in other
ways harassing the company pend
ing the hearing of the equity proceed
ings instituted last August.
Superior. Wis.-What is claimed to
be one of the most successful coop
erative societies in the matter of men
carrying out a contract throughout the
year is claimed to be the Superior
Stevedore association. It has just an
nounced another raise Of wages at the
dock work and 1t is paying common
labor 321s cents per hour for night
work and is paying 80 cents for the
same kind of labor for day work. This
is the highest rate that common la
borers have ever obtained in this Vi
cinity.
London of women of
various types and grades Of society
assembled at Manchester 10 promote a
national union for women workers, to
discuss plans for the betterment OF
woman's position, to protest against
the small wages paid them in proper
ton TO mems, the woman's maximum
being the mans minimum, decided the
unskilled woman worker couldn't or
ganize because too poor to accumu-
late funds; therefore that trade union
ism holds out no hope.
New York.-The growth of the Web
Pressmen's union as now organized,
has been phenomenal The first inter-
national convention of the trade was
held In Brooklyn, n. Y, Is years ago.
There were 10 local unions represent
ed at that convention by is delegates.
At the convention at Brighton Beach
last summer there were 220 local
unions represented by upward Of 300
delegates, a remarkable gain, allowing
for the natural expansion of the print
ing business.
st. Louis.-The American Steel COM
pany's plant in East St Louis EN-
ploying 900 men, is expected to close
down November Is. Officials of the
company admitted that the plant
would be closed, but would not specify
any date. The pay roll amounts to
nearly a million dollars year The
same company has a larger plant at
Granite City, Ill, but no movement
/ has been made to close it.
New York.-It is said that the In
, ternational Association Of Machinists
has adopted a resolution providing
l that each member Of the association
4 lay aside one days pay each year, to
4 go into a general strike benefit and
9 emergency fund. 1t is figured that in
e A few years the fund will run into the
millions.
h Denver CoL-For the first time In
/ the history of unions Of the United
n States, japanese laborers were pres
g ent as recognized delegates at a con
i venuon of union men in the annua
8 meeting of district No %, Unitet
/ Mine Workers, recently held here.
Montreal, Canada-Labor union
l. are to petition the Ottawa and Quebe
governments that in future all gov
= eminent construction work throughou
G the provinces be given only TO uniol
J. men at current rates of wages.
o Berlin, Germany.-Count Won Poss
dowsky-Wehner, minister Of the II
/ terror of Germany. has undertaken tn
n preparation OF scheme for the mali
K tenance of persons out of work Will
Lucy are ScchluS eLupiog iAACAA~'
n Lodz.-All the workmen, numberin
n 1000, employed in the spinning mill
belonging to M. Silberstein, who wa
q recently murdered, have been arrest
s. ed More than 300 of them VIII Q
Of expelled from Poland.
a. Prescott. Ariz - The Humoold
e. smelter ceased operation on instru'
lions from Boston. Inability to rails
re funds with which TO keep the plant
sr operation is given as the reason 70
the shutdown.
a Erie. pam unsuccessful attemI
d. has been made to settle the strike
K the machinists in the repair shops
of the Erie railroad, which began sever;
in months ago. against piece work,
lg conferences between representative
of the strikers and General Manag'
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