The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-24

Of $4,000.
Washington-In the United States
100000 servants attend the wants
Of 100000 who believe that the
Homework should be done by others.
Indianapolis, Ind.-The Internation-
al Typographical union now has
membership of little more than 50,-
900 distributed in the United States
Canada and Mexico.
San Representative of
labor and capital in the building
trades are discussing a proposition to
settle upon a scale of wages for three
years.
Vienna, Austria.-Twelve thousand
dressmakers and ladies tailors, of
whom 5000 were women and girls, re-
Gently went on strike for better con-
ditions. After nine days the dispute
was settled favorably to the strikers.
Minneapolis, Minn.-Building con-
tractors all over the northwest are
crying for carpenters, brick and stone
masons, plasterers, paperhangers and
electrical workers at wages ranging
from $3.50 TO $3.50 for eight hours
work.
New York.-A large number of tall
ors went on strike recently for recog-
milton Of the union, nine-hour day,
/ ten per cent. increase in wages, and 8
/ signed agreement with the contrac-
tors. The tajlors say their average
wages ranged from $12 to SIC a week
/ last month.
indianapolis, Ind.-A formal agree
ment has been reached between John
Mitchell, president of the United Mine
/ Workers of America, and William d.
/ Haywood, secretary and treasurer of
the Western Federation of Miners, for
an interchange of cards between the
two organizations.
Milwaukee, Wis. - The Federated
Trades Council, at q meeting passed
resolutions opposing the big fine i'm
posed against the Standard Oil com.
pany by Judge Landis The resolu.
tons say that under present business
conditions the people will eventually
have to pay the fine. The only rem
edy, it Is declared, is in government
ownership.
Wilkesbarre, Pa-The report Of
President Nichols, Of the United Mine
Workers union at the convention
showed falling of in membership for
that district of upward Of 81 900 fol
the past year. Despite this, however
the report says, the union has done
more effective work for its member:
and maintained it's strength for Z
much longer time.
Pittsburg, Pa.-After being on strike
for about one week the demands o.
the men employed by the Mononga
hela Coal & Coke company, on the
: docks at Elizabeth, were granted ane
they returned to work The men asked
for an eight-hour day. The settlement
will also affect the same class of EN-
ployes at Dravosburg and McKees
port.
Berlin, Germany.-Letter carriers II
Berlin begin on salary of 900 marks
"a mark equals 23.8 cents, with al
allowance in addition of $50 marks
per year for rent, and receive but
|
They work IL hours day and the av
erage weight of mail delivered daily
is $50 pounds, except when the Amer
I lean mails arrive, which increase it tt
) 300 pounds. Appointments are made
by examination and preference is Civ
en- to those who have served in the
: German army.
London, England-Steam Engine
Makers society of Great Britain haC
127 branches at the close of 1906, al
increase of seven in the year
4 Ottawa, Canada-The statement /.
made that not less than 10000 labor
ers will be needed in Canada this sea
son for the construction of new rail
roads.
London. Eng-The wages of tht
4 coal miners of England and Vale
. were increased by five per cent. from
: the first "making-up" day in May
$ This is the second advance of five pc
cent this year, the previous one goinl
into effect on the first "making-up
day in January. The two increase
are said to add about nine cents pc
I ton to the cost of mining the coal.
J. Ottawa, Canada-The average an
: nual salary for male teachers in tn
dominion is $486, while the femal
: teachers receive s245. The highest sa
aries are paid in British Columbia, tn
j males receiving s677 and the female
1858. The lowest salaries are paid t
the male teachers in the province {
Prince Edward island. where they n
a ceive s246, while in the province {
5 Quebec the female teachers, receiy
/: the lowest pay, s13s
London, Eng.-Omcial figures fc
1905 show an increase in the nunbe
: of passengers of British origin VIII
left the United Kingdom for place
! out of Europe, as compared with 1870
t the total being 325,O36, as against 262
: OFT.
London, England.-British Pos
mems federation held its sixteenth al