The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-22


cents an hour They had demanded
56A cents
Chicago-Many members of the I
United Association Of Plumbers, Gas
Filters and Steam Filters are urging
that the organization establish a home
for the aged and infirm, along tho
same line as the typos.
Boston.-An effort to get every man
who works for the city into the union
OF his craft or the department union.
If he is not mechanic, is to be made
at once by the new district council of
city employees unions.
Sacramento, Cal-Retail Clerks
union having been unable to reach
a satisfactory decision among its
members on the six o'clock closing
proposition, will not make a demand
for such procedure at present.
Milwaukee, Wis-The first union
ever formed among cheeseworkers has
been organized in Dodge and Washing
ton counties. with rs members. The
organization was accomplished
through the efforts Of Frank j. Weber
and charter from the American Fed
Grafton of Labor has been applied for.
Boston.-About so members of
Boston Painters union II were
forced to strike against two firms to
enforce the new 291a cents an hour
minimum for painters and AZ cents
for decorators, agreed upon between
the union and the master painters,
nd 1ich oil ba
firms whose men struck.
Philadelphia-Th bookbinders' in
teTnational executive board is to meet
next month in this city to decide on
the date for its eight-hour workday ef-
fort. The typothetae offered the short
er workday with the open shop but
this was declined. The union wants
both the shorter workday and the
closed shop, which latter it now has.
Fall River, Mass-The Manufactur-
ers' association of this city declined
to grant the request of the textile
council for a weeks shutdown of the
cotton mills in August, in order that
the operatives might have a brief va
cation. The manufacturers give as
j the reason for their refusal the ina
! Dility to arrange for delivery on con-
i tracts
+ Cleveland, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. min
( ers h;Eve come to terms with their en-
ployers. They have entered into a
siXmonths' agreement and are to have
an advance Of 81 per cent They are
negotiating with the employers for
the closing of all the mines at noon
on Saturdays. and also for the Au-
gust bank holiday being recognized as
a holiday at the mines.
San Francisco.-The first consign-
ment of steel for the Building Trades
council temple has arrived and the
edifce will be rushed to completion.
President p. H. Mccarthy has hopes
that the structure viii be far enough
advanced to be occupied on Labor day.
When completed the building will
have cost 100000 1t will be the
most imposing labor temple west of
Chicago
Canton. GA new wage scale pro-
viding for a maximum increase to
both interurban and Canton motormen
and conductors will be started by the
Northern Ohio Traction and Light com
pany The wages paid on the city
lines in Canton. Massillon and Akron
Will be increased from q to D cents
an hour This advance will be re
ceived by ali men who have worked
for a period exceeding two years.
Santiago, Chili.-The government
| granted the increase Of wages de
5 manded by the railway men. and tht
strikers returned to work
Buffalo, n. Y.-All the ore handler!
who struck work at the Buffalo Unior
{, Furnace company were expelled from
the union Sunday night by order Of 7
+ Y O'Connor, vice president of TIL
( Longshoremen's association. This &C
: ton was taken because the strike wa
: in violation Of the contract made 70
/ them by the Longshoremen's uniol
: with the furnace company.
Boston.-Marble workers unions
sixth international convention was i
session in this city Walter V. Pric
/ of New York was reelected grand pres
d ident, stephen g. Hogan of New Yor
a was again chosen international secrt
+ tary-ueasurer and journal editor, A
t bert Goettel Of St Louis was electe
e vice president, and Samuel Jameson {
5, Toronto and William Costello of CHI
n cago executive board members. A nun
It Der Of perfecting changes were mad
e in the laws. aud all jurisdiction que.
4 lions We're adjusted to the sausfactio
d Of everyone concerned. Prisoner
If marble was condemned. as was 1t
use in Boston school building work.
Y Boston.-Union church organ worl
d ers, 70 the number of more than 20
II are on strike. owing to the refusal {
le the employers to grant a 54-hour wee
If at wages now paid for "a hours. Tt
$, union includes every organ worker
re Boston.
Butte, Mont.-The latest labor tro