The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-01


Ina Lord McDavitt. in New York Sun.
Boston-The Massachusetts state
convention of the National Association
of Stationary Engineers will be held
in New Bedford, July II and Is.
COvington. Ky.-Judge Cochrane, in
the federal court recently upheld the
law prohibiting common carriers from
discriminating against labor organiza-
tons.
Bridgeport, Conn-Machinists and
tool makers to the number of $50, and
their skilled assistants. in the govern
ment work shops have gone on
strike.
Atlanta, Ga.-The Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen reelected P. II.
Morrissey grand master without op-
position. The other officers also were
reelected.
Chicago.-Through arbitration pro-
ceedings the Elevator Starters and
Conductors Union has secured
raise of five dollars a month in pay
for its members.
st. Petersburg-Ten thousand fac
tory hands at Shuya, Russia, quit
work and demanded the release of the
noted revolutionist, Arzenius, whom
the police arrested.
Cleveland, O-The freight handlers
on the docks of the Detroit & Cleve-
land line struck for more wages. The
men have been getting 1914 cents an
hour and they want 20 cents.
indianapolis, Ind.-President Mitch
ell of the United Mine Workers or
America, it is announced, has been
renominated for the Office and will
permit his nomination to stand.
Philadelphia-The strike and lock-
out of bricklayers and masons in this
city, which grew out of dispute as
to the right of the granite cutters to
set finished stone, has been declared
off.
notwithstanding to advices from
the leading cotton mill centers of
southern New England fully 5000 op-
eratives had their wages advanced
about ten per cent beginning Monday,
May OF.
Atlanta, Ga.-The Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen passed resolutions
denouncing what they termed a con-
spiracy between the governors of
Idaho and Colorado in kidnapping from
their homes Meyer, Haywood and Pet
tibone, and hurrying them into Idaho
for trial, without recourse to requisi-
ton. The resolutions embodied
donation of $500 for the defense of
the accused men.
New York-Twenty thousand tele-
graph operators, members of the Com
mercial Telegraphers' Union of Amer
lea, are getting ready to strike. They
compose, their leaders assert, 80 per
cent. of the commercial operators in
this country and Canada. The strike
will be for straight eight-hour day,
for abolition of the discrimination
which they say is made against mem
bers OF their union and for higher
wages. Every city IN the country will
be involved, but New York and Chi
cago will be the storm centers of the
fight:
Chicago.-More strikes added to the
discomfort in labor circles when $50
machinists and 20 carpenters walked
out because Of differences with their
employers. The machinists involved
were employed at the AlIis-Chalmers
plant and by the Goss Printing Press
company. One hundred and fifty ma
chinists quit at the Allis- Chalmers
shops because they had been refused
an increase of 25 cents a day. Fifty
electricians were thrown out of work
as result Two hundred machinists,
who failed to get a similar advance,
are involved in the strike against the
Goss company.
Detroit, Mich.-A strike OF the Ice
handlers Of this city for an increase
in wages from $3.50 per week to
$3.50, resulted in Detroit being ice
less.
Washington. An organization
which will have control Of all work
ers in the glass trade, whether IN the
window, flint or bottle departments,
| Is the ambitious scheme that some of
the prominent union men have in
view. This idea has been advanced
before and has never met with any
very striking success. but Il is
| claimed that the time IS now ripe, or
nearly so. for its consummaticnS