The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-13

new 1OTh.-F OlIOWlUS the SIrlhe OF
500 Italian trackmen on the New York
Central railroad movement has been
started to organize the 100000 or
more Italian railroad employees all
over the United States and bring
about higher scale Of wages. At the
head of this movement is Michael Syl- |
vester, of Chicago, who is here man
aging the strike against the New York
Central.
Montreal Quebec.-The strike of |
$50 carriers employed by the Domin- |
ion Transport company has ended, the |
company meeting the demands of the |
men for an increase in wages of Is |
cents per day, making the rate $1.75. |
Berlin.-Germany's labor famine, an
aspect of her prosperity, has become
so acute that it has been found ueces-
sary to impress peasant girls into the
railway service as plate layers and re-
pairers.
Kansas City, Moi the State Fed
Grafton of Labor plans materialize, no
factory or industrial concern will en-
ploy any child under 16 years of age
in any capacity, unless the circum-
stances surrounding the child are such
that it is absolutely necessary that he
work for living. That is the Mis-
souri, law, and the executive commit
! tee of the State Federation of Labor
is planning a campaign to enforce
that law.
Pittsburg, Pa.-Capt Robert Holden
has been investigating factory employ
ment and the labor situation in the
south. He says it is not true that
there is a scarcity of labor in the
south. There is an abundance of work
ers, but the mill owners will not pay
a living wage and the men refuse to
work for less. According to Capt
Holden the workers of the south are
beginning to exercise the power of
unionism.
Hazelton, Pa.-Operations at the
colliery of G. M. Dodson & Co., at
Beaver Creek, were tied up by
strike of the drivers, who asked for
an increase in wages from SLAB to
$1.50 day. About 400 men are af-
fected by the suspension. The COM
pany asserts that the drivers violated
the award of the strike commission in
leaving their work before sending
committee to the superintendent of
the colliery.
st. Paul, Minn.-In order that they
may market their products and save
to themselves the commission owners
of cooperative creameries in Mime
sofa have organized the Minnesota
Cooperative Diaries association. The
members of the association will ship
their butter to a central exchange to
be established, probably at Chicago.
1t is estimated that butter makers of
the state last year paid to commits
sion men between $1,250,000 and ST.
100000. Of the 900 creameries in the
state 681 are cooperative. Fifty of
the cooperative creameries are repre-
scented in the new association.
Chicago.--In an appellate court
: opinion holding that an award OF
$1,000 damages to Jacob n. Gibson
in his suit against the Fidelity Cas-.
! ualty company Of New York was not
excessive, Judge Jesse Holdom cen.
sured John A. Post, general manager
of the casualty company. Gibson was
: injured by accident while working for
the Union Drop Forge company, which
: had its employees insured by the cas-
ualty company. Post caused Gibson
to be discharged, and it is charged
/ that he said: IF l can l will prevent
: him from obtaining employment
} Gibson sued for $4,000 damages and
secured judgment for $1,000.
, Newark, n. J.-Ten thousand car
| penters have made demand for in
crease in wages. The carpenters IL
the employ of the Master Carpenters
association, about 5000 in number
l will have their request granted. Or
/ January 1 their pay was increased
) from $3.50 to $3.50 day, with j;
l promise to receive IS a day July l
: The employers will keep faith will
: them. On the other hand, the 400
5 carpenters in the employ of independ
!, ent firms have been refused the in
r crease, and they are on strike.
: New York.-W. z. Klapetzky, edito
] of the Journeyman Barber, the officia
t organ of the BARRIERS of the Unite
0 States, has been elected one of tn
/ two delegates who are to represen
q the American federation of labor at tn
0 British trades council that is to NEE
/ next September in England. He j
the man who suggested the idea c
S organizing a journeymen BARRIERS
union. This was 20 years ago, wl1e
5 he was a journeyman barber in Syrs
G cuse, n. Y. The organization of II
/ day, with a membership OF 10000,
;. due in a greater measure to his ind
o vidual efforts than to any other ma
identified with the BARRIERS union.
Butte, Mont-All of the girl oper;
tives of the Rocky Mountain Bell Tel'
;, phone company struck in sympath
q with tho striking Iinaman 0f Tdah,