The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-14


tanned at a comparatively small cost
per capita.
Wellington, \. 1.-THE court of ap-
peals here has finally declared the
strike OF the slaughter-house men and |
their sympathizers illegal. The men |
who participated in it are, the court
holds, violating the award of the court
Of arbitration. and may be fined or i'm
prisoned.
st. Paul, Minn.-Articles of incorpo-
ration of the National Cooperative
mercantile company have been filed
with the secretary of state. The COM
pany has an authorized capital stock
of 100000 and its headquarters are
to be in Duluth. One Of the incorpora-
tors is Morris Kapten, Of Duluth, who
has been prominently identified with
the striking miners of the iron range.
The new company is to be operated 4
in behalf of the miners, it is said.
ST. Louis, Mo.-Because of the de- I
lay of a telegram due to strike condi-
lions, Lawrence P. Daley is loser OF I
$4,000 A colt which was named
after him ran at Sheepshead bay The
price was 40 to /. The trainer had
$500 of Daley's money with instruc-
lions to play it when the time was
right, the only proviso being that he
should receive Daley's consent The I
trainer wired Daley advising the bet.
/ The message was delayed until after
/ the race the colt won.
/ Chicago.-An appeal was sent to
/ President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor to end
the dispute between the United Broth
erhood of Carpenters and the Amalga-
mated Woodworkers' union, which re-
suited in the strike of 700 carpenters
at the plant of the Brunswick Bake
Collendar company. The company
took no sides in the conflict, but suf-
fered great loss on account of the
fight within the unions themselves,
and this led to the appeal by Superin-
tendent John G. Shank
Boston.-Boston Cigarmakers' unions
financial report for the first six months
of this year shows that in that time it
paid for the advertising of the blue
label Of the organization $6,6S7.59.
During the strike of the cigar factory
shippers nearly the entire member
ship Of the union was idle, and S.
925.50 was paid for out-of-work bene-
fits. The donations voted to organiza-
tons amounted to $2,232.50. OF that
sum $475 was given to the Moyer-Hay-
wood defense fund, $500 to the cigar
makers Of York, Pa, who were out on
strike, $3.50 to striking team drivers Of
Boston, $500 to Belgium's cigarmakers
and 5000 to Boston Ladies Garment
Workers on strike.
Louisville, Ky.-President Henry
Fischer of the Tobacco Workers
union, who makes his headquarters
here, has secured the adoption of a
resolution by the central labor body
of this city which, if it becomes eff
fective generally, will render strikes
upon public utilities impossible. The
resolution provides for arbitration of
, all disputes between public utilities
companies and employees, and makes
it compulsory when not voluntarily
agreed upon by the parties in the con-
troversy by making it a part of all
ordinances conveying rights and priv
ileges to individuals or corporations
wishing to operate public utilities.
President Fischer believes that the
plan if adopted will work no hardship
to the unions involved and will pro-
tect the conveniences of the public
New York.-The success Of the Mis-
[ souri, State Federation of Labor in the
: matter of obtaining the enactment of
a number of laws for the protection OF
3 the interests of labor has attracted a
i great deal of attention In the east
> New York-To take effect October
, 1, it was announced an increase in
wages for Long island railroad tele-
graph operators, of about five dollars
> a month has been granted. Both tow
ermen and station agents are gamers,
T and many of the men who had been
1 promised an increase Of five dollars
will now receive an increase of ten
l. dollars. The increase is the result OF
8 a recent conference between the rail
5 road officials and a committee OF the
l. telegraphers. The company also will
:. in future employ three men at each
tower, 1uSIGdu VI AHO dS a. pACoSAl
q and there will be three shifts OF eight
5 hours each A new block signal sys
: TEN, said to be the invention of a
s Pittsburg man, is being tested on the
l. road. By this system a cartridge viii
r be exploded If an engineer falls to see
l. a danger signal and attempts to rur
y past it The explosion also viii record
g on an indicator when an engineer has
neglected to observe a danger signal.
t. Jersey City, n. Women have
o started novel organization. To es
J. tablish school to instruct womer
e how and where to spend their money
> most benefcially for union labor vii
e be one of the features Of the body, be
sides boosting union labels and en-