The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-21

president of the Massachusetts state
branch Of the American Federation OF
Labor, who was one Of the three prom
inent labor leaders assaiIed by an in
sane man IN the statehouse. died at
the Massachusetts, General hospital
Dennis d. Driscoll. secretary of the
branch, whose condition is considered
critical, was reported as slightly i'm
proved. John A. Steele. who did the
shooting, was arraigned in the munich
pal court. and at the request Of the
states attorney his case was con-
unued one week. bail being placed at
100000
Chicago.-Plans for the establish
ment Of correspondence and techni-
cal school of national scope for the
education of apprentices and Journey
men printers were taken up when the
apprenticeship commission of the In
ternationai Typographical union be-
gan a two days conference 1t is
planned to establish technical schools
in the large cities and to establish
travelling school of lectures. charts.
and diagrams, which viii be sent TO
the smaller local unions in turn. The
object is to raise the standard of work
and ability among printers and press
men.
Mexico City-Mexico. which for
years has been free from the question.
is to have her labor problem. This
was made evident when it was an
nounced that a meeting of delegates
from various branches of labor
throughout the republic will be held
in January. 1t is planned by certain
= of the newly created labor leaders
81 to organize a great union society SINH
; lar to the American Federation of La
: Dor of the United States. At present
railway workers and cotton mill opera
: tives are the only branches of labor
organized.
S Minneapolis, Minn.-As a means OF
). inducing a good attendance Of men,
e bers at its meeting, the Millwrights'
!, union has adopted a novel plan. AS an
g inducement to members to turn out to
e the regular meetings it has been de-
+ cided to have a drawing at each meet
e ing, which will give some member q
t receipt for a months dues. Names of
D on slips and handed to the secretaryA
a and at the next regular meeting one
of these will be drawn. In order to
g get the prize a member must be pres.J
Q emit -
IS Duluth, Minn-Duluth is now in
y volved in a fight for the open shop in
r. the building trades. About 1900 men
e have been locked out by the con-
l. tractors The trouble is the result Of
d the employment of non-union men by
ID the American Bridge company. Tho
E. building trades alliance threatened to
e call out all union men. The con-
g tractors anticipated their move and
locked out all men. The fight is di-
r rected against the alliance rather than
G the unions
= Altoona, Pa.-Seventy-fve thousand
4 union railroad men on Go lines east Of
e the Mississippi river are voting on de-
q mands for shorter hours and more pay
to be made on the line arrangements
p this month The decision may cause
4 or prevent a monster strike in jan
A. uary The ballots are to be counted
J. in Chicago, beginning on December %.
10 Holyoke. Mass.-The American
n Writing Paper company, which oper-
ates a score of mills in this vicinity,
O. has announced that several will be
n closed on account Of a curtailment in
d orders About 200 hands will be af.
feeted.
g Brazil, Ind.-The demand for coal
81 in this state has been falling of the
a. last few DAYS. The Brazil Block Coal
ar company has only one mine at work.
q Similar reports come from the BIZ
of luminous district This is the first
H. time in many years at this season that
~ the companies have closed even tenn.
q porarily any of the large mines in this
he district
u Cobalt, Canada.-The president OF
the Miners union who was recently
At. arrested on the charge of melting the
h. miners TO strike, in violation of the
a Canadian industrial disputes act, was
he found guilty and sentenced to si1
of months imprisonment.
Oh Butte. Monty an overwhelming
vote, the Miners union has accepted
We the reduction OF wages from 81 tc
ce $3.50, in accordance with the con
ne tract that the scale should lie ss.5l
lis when copper is below is cents and
Is. 81 when it is above
If Washington.-The British ambassa
dor has suggested To the department
be of state that owing 10 the existence .
Iy industrial depression n Care Towa
be persons seeking employment n
a warned against migrating to TIA
place.
as Lynn. Mass.-Notces were postet
OF at the works of the General Electri,
X company December { to the effec
to that the $500 employees would re
Mt ceive their Pay and that the works
IT. would close on Friday and Saturday
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