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

is quitting the labor field to enter
politics. Ii has been persistently ru-
mored that a place in the cabinet of
President Roosevelt awaited Mr.. Nit
chell if he would so afte< II. 7 am
quitting the labor movement solely
because my health is impaired. said
Mr. Mitchell. There is an impression
that l am retiring TO accept an ap-
pointment to some high political OF
fee I wish to say that so far as !
am concerned no tender Of any po1u-
cal appointment has been made to me,
and if such a move is contemplated
1 know absolutely nothing about it
New York.-The Iron Age says;
THE volume of new orders for fin
ished iron and steel is still light and
little improvement is expected during
the current month So far as figures
are available they justify an estimate
during November Of about 80 per cent
of the capacity of the mills. Until
lately the steelmakers were most rad
ical in blowing out blast furnaces,
the United States Steel corporation
now having only 45 per cent of its
pig iron capacity in operation Now,
however, the merchant furnaces are
pursuing the same course in increas-
ing numbers 1t is expected that by
the 18th Of this month the greater
majority of the furnaces in the Mahon-
ing and Shenango valleys will be
| idle"
Marquette, Mich.-Through the eff
/ forts Of organized labor the manufac-
ture of cigars in Marquette prison is
to be abolished. The contract expires
the first OF the year, but the contrac
tors have been given four months
grace to wind up business. The con
victs who have been making cigars
will begin the manufacture of overalls
The garment workers will take up the
fight where the cigar makers left off
protesting against the convicts being
put to making overalls. There were
only 100 of them employed at cigal
making: there are 200 now said to BIZ
employed in the new overall factory a
the prison.
Augusta-The Georgia Federation
of Labor went on record through ar
interview issued by its president, d
P. O'Connell, after a meeting of the
executive committee as deploring tn,
reduction of railroad rates and fare
through legislation and opposing an
further legislation of the kind. Nh
O'COnnelI contends, as does also tn
executive committee, that labor cond
tions in the south have been disturbe
by the legislation, which has cause
shortening of hours, and thereby RI
duction of wages. as well as being tn
direct cause of numbers OF working
men being laid on.
= Appleton. Wis.-The superintendent
? Of the Little Chute Pulp company ha
been fined $63 on the charge of hay
ing in the mills employ boy of 1
years. 1t has developed since TIL
trial that many children below the ag
limit are at work.
: Missoula, Mont-A reduction o
about % per cent of the clerical an
operating forces of the Northern Pa
cific went into effect. Several huT
dred men were laid off here at tn
( roundhouse, the car shops, and il
f train crews.
Youngstown, O.-Work has been re
sumed in the Valley and Brown-Bor
, nell steel plants which were close
} down last week.
Milwaukee.-Sui for $4,000 ha
s been instituted in federal court agains
the Western Union Telegraph con
pany for the alleged failure to delive
a message during the recent strik,
+ The plaintiff is W G. Stumm {
g Staunton, H., who claims that the fai
;, ure to convey to him a message one
+ ing him a position in a mill in Ven
+ zuela, South America, lost him II
, $500 position and a chance for f
ture advancement.
Bethlehem, Pa.-Because of dissa
isfaction with the tonnage scale, i
t stead of the per diem rate Of wage
< most of the expert workmen at Il
. new rail mill in the Saucon plant
: the Bethlehem Steel works are {
+ strike.
e Claremont, N. H.-Instructions ha1
f been received from the Boston off
: of the company ordering the runnir
S time of the Monadnock cotton mil
here reduced TO seven hours dali
Five hundred operatives will be a
fected.
/ Bethlehem. Pa-The strike at tt
- Sauquoit silk mill is sympatheticaI
I growing. One hundred and six Of Il
!. 175 weavers are out, together with
s dozen spinners.
:, Hazelton. PA movement hi
T been started here to raise a fund
:, $4,000 among the United Mine Wor
ers of America as a testimonial
John Mitchell upon his retiremel
from the presidency Of the union. NJ
! Mitchells retirement is due to i
! health 1t is proposed to hand hi
= the testimonial at the national conve
It ton in indianapolis next month.
? ORANGE Mass NorfcnG 0f a rc1r