The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-16

holders International union for the
nine-hour day. 1t is only now. after
the shorter workday has been gained
that Edward Fay. first vice president.
of this city, has decided to make the
facts public. The strike began Sep
TENDER 9, when the firms in many
cities. Cleveland among them, con-
ceded the nine-hour day and in some
instances advances in wages as well.
In Cincinnati, Portsmouth and PiQua
and a number of cities in other states f
the men walked out and gradually I
gained their demands. At present I
strikes are pending in the Van Cleave /
(Buck Stove and Range company I
plant, st. Louis, and a few small
places in the Schuylkin valley.
Millinonocket, Me-The paper ma
chine departments in the mills of the
Great Northern Paper company at
East MillinOnocket and at Madison
were closed because Of a strike of the
III machine tenders who demanded
an increase of % cents a day making
$4.25 for eight hours work Forty
strikebreakers were met at the train
by a delegation from the local union
of the international Brotherhood of
Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill work
ers and all but two of them agreed
to leave town. With the exception
of the paper machine tenders who are
on a strike all of the 1,400 employees
of the three mills are members of the
international Brotherhood of Paper,
Plup and Sulphite workers.
Rome, Italy.-Fifty-six thousand
members of the Amalgamated Society
of Italian Railway Employees are pre-
pairing monster agitation to force
! Italy to concede to an eight-hour work
| ing day and one whole days rest
weekly in all departments of the SER
vice, says the London Chronicle.
| These, together with minor demands,
are being formulated with careful pre-
! cisiOn by a commission appointed for
/ the purpose in a lengthy memorial to
be presented to the government on
Jan. /, 1908. The railway men will
give parliament till April / to open
negotiations with the mems repre-
sentatives, for which another term of
three months is assigned as limit.
New York.-Men who are promi-
nently identified with the immediate
and practical operation of the large
railroad systems of the country gath
cred in this city and took counsel with
each other as to how best to curtail
expenses on their respective roads.
The general opinion expressed was
that there will be material reduction
in the outlay for the operation of rail
roads and in the purchase of railway
supplies throughout the United States.
Danville, Ill.-Four thousand miners
employed in the coal mines at Kelly
vile, SteeIton and Westville, towns a
few miles south of Danville. are prac.
tically on strike as a result of the
financial trouble. The miners were
notified that at the time for the regular
bimonthly pay day they would be paid
in checks instead of currency. The
men decided not to go to work until
assured that they would be paid in
cash, and the mines were idle
Shamokin, Pa-Ten thousand Unit
ed Mine workers were idle in the
Northumberland, Monteur and Colum-
bia county district Oct. 20 in honor of
President John Mitchell. At many
meetings prayers were offered for the
recovery of Mr.. Mitchell and urging
him to remain at the head Of the
organization when his present term
expires.
Huntington, Pa-The situation in
the strike of the trainmen on the
Huntington and Broad Top railroad
is becoming more acute each day. No
freight has been hauled on the line
since the strike was declared, and the
two passenger trains now running are
still manned practically by the rail.
road company's clerical force The
entire railroad and coal interests in
the Broad Top region are paralyzed.
| Indianapolis. - The International
Typographical union has issued an
order which states that the "execu.
tive council of the international body,
having made arrangements for the
curtailment of expenses. can now see
Its way clear 20 reduce the eight-houI
day assessment from two per cent
TO one per cent, the reduction beng
effective November "a, 1907
Salt Lake City, Utah-Vice Presl'
lent and General Manager Bancroft
Of the Oregon Short Line said that
all construction work now in progress
IN that road would be discontinued
at once. This will delay the compile
lion Of the Yellowstone Park pTanch
and stop the double tracking Oh the
Short Line. The Short Line Is part
If the Hartman system.
Omaha, Neb.-The Union Pacific
.ailroad discharged 5000 workmen. &C
eording to statements made by Gen
sral Superintendent Park and AS
| sistant to the Vice President T. NJ.
! Orr. The discharged men are from
he construction department. and
: every piece Of construction work on
] he entire system is abandoned