The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-14

teresting comparison, showing what
an hours wages, on the average,
would buy of food in 1906. as CON-
pared with the average during the
decade from 1890 to 1899. The retail
price of the principal articles Of food.
weighed according to family consump-
ton Of the various articles, was lo.I
per cent. higher in 1906 than the aver
age price for the ten-year period; but
taking the increase of wages into &C
count, the purchasing power OF an
hours wages in 1906, as measured by
food was 7.3 per cent greater, and or
full weeks wages "a per cent
greater. The reduction in hours OF
labor explains the fact that the pur-
chasing power of a weeks wages In
creased less than the purchasing pow
er of an hours wages.
Alexandria, Ind.-The 500 striking
Penn-American plate glass workmen,
who went out on strike recently de-
handing pay days every two weeks
on Saturday, have failed to accomplish
anything and went back to work. The
company will perhaps stick to Its de-
termination to pay on the 10th and
25th Of the month, or as near that
time as it chooses. The ten days of
shutdown has been improved by the
factory in making repairs to machin-
cry and buildings.
Washington.-After a conference
with President Roosevelt, Postmaster
General Meyer announced that the
attorney general had completed an
opinion sustaining the Meyer modifi-
cation of the CorteIyou mail-welghing
order, which, it Is stated, will save
the government several million dollars
a year in railway mail pay. The Mey-
er amendment makes Sunday a work
ing day. in all cases where the mails
are carried and weighed on that day.
Hasingfors, Finland-The bakers
went on a strike and the master re
solved upon a new departure. They
invited women and girls to take the
vacant places at the same wages the
strikers had refused. The places were
ton of both employees and employers
Heretofore baking has been a male
pursuit only in Finland. Men and
women here receive exactly the same
wages for the same kind of work.
Berlin.-Letter carriers here begin
on salary of 900 marks( mark equals
23.8 cents), with an allowance in adj
dition Of $50 marks after years o.
service. They work IL hours a day
and the average weight of mai deliv
cred daily is 100 pounds, except wheI
the American mails arrive, which in
crease it to 800 pounds. Appoint
} ments are made by examination anC
J preference is given to those who have
served in the Germany army.
Pawtucket, R. 1.-The scarcity o
help in the mills and factories through
{ out the Blackstone valley Is proving
: a serious Offset to the general pros
: perity resulting from favorable mar
{ ket for the product Of the mills. Mos
Of the factories are being rushed t
the limit, and at the same time ar,
, refusing orders for goods. Nearl.
every trade in the district is expert
encing the same shortage of unskillet
labor.
! Indianapolis, Ind. M. Ryan 0
Chicago was reelected general presi
, dent of the international Association
of Bridge and Structural Iron Worker
: at the annual convention here, owe
/ Dave Jennings of Cleveland. The cor
. vention decided to meet here agai
next year.
Z Shamokin, Pa-The Shamokin an
t Mount Carmel transit line betwee
2 this place and Ashland, which wa
= tied up since last May by employe
going on a strike, has been sold b
the principal stockholders, residing i
t Lancaster county, to coal-region cap
, talists, headed by former Congressma
: E. w. Samuel of Mount Carmel. TIL
road, which is 16 miles long, will b
:, reopened at once.
Pittsburg, Pa-The big Besseme
, departments of the Homestead Stee
l works, as well as the DuQuesne work
) of the United States Steel corporation
3 have been closed. The Dequesne de
l partment will not be reopened. TIL
: Homestead bessemer department vii
be closed for at least 80 days. Thii
# is one Of the first movements at reduc
/ ing expenses.
Q Providence, r. 1.-The Rhodes Is
l. land State Federation of Labor ha
l. petitioned the members of congress
e for the enactment OF a law Whlci
Il would prohibit government bands com
" peting with civilian bands.
o Toronto.-According TO the censu
e returns, wages in Canada have II
< creased q per cent the past nv
years.
n Charleston, w. Va-,-The outlook l
n the West Virginia coal fields for IN
d coming winter is considered grave b
ID the coal operators owing TO the sea-
:, city of miners. In the Pittsburg oil
c. trict, however, both miners and Ope
= / 7Ffri0nS are no