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


Ottawa. Canada-The returns for
the four months OF 1907 show a total
immigration into Canada from all
sources Of a little over 10000. CON-
pared with $4,000 for the first four
months OF 1906.
Boston.-Boston upholsterers' union
So won the first case of its kind in
this city when BENJAMIN Scheinfein
appeared before Judge Wentworth in
the municipal court and on two counts
of coercion was fined $25 on each
count He was charged with coercing
two employees of the Globe Upholster-
Ing company. Barnett Rackoff and
Louis Leib, into a verbal agreement
not to join labor union as a condi-
ton Of their continuing in his en-
ploy.
Washington.-A statistical report
just issued by the department of COM
MERGE and labor states that during the
/ 25-year period from 1881 to 1905 there
were 36757 strikes and 1916 lockouts
in the United States. The number Of
/ persons who went on strike was
e,72S04S, and those locked out num-
bered 1921. The total number OF
people thrown out of work because OF
strikes and lockouts made total of
/ 9,529. 434, and 80 per cent OF these
were males, on whom others were de-
pendent
Pittsburg, Pa-The American Fed
+ Grafton of Labor has not announced
/ definitely as to when organizers will
be sent into this field 10 launch the
new body Of brewery workers which
it is proposed to place in the field
against the United Brewery Workmen.
who have been expelled from the or
T ganization. Despite reports To the
contrary, it is learned on the best OF
authority that the engineers and fire
mems unions are not at present max
ing any active campaign either. En-
+ gineers and firemen employed in the
breweries who are not members OF
either of these unions are being re-
ceived as fast as they show a disposi-
ton to come in, but no effort, as yet.
is being made to break up the brewery
workers organization.
Colorado Springs, Col-Secretary-
Treasurer Brentwood, in his report to
the International Typographical con-
vention, shows that the collections
for the year ending May 81. 1907, have
reached the enormous total Of 81 $780,
90491, and the expenditures s1.642.-
441.94, leaving a balance in the treas
ury of $296, 86297 There was also col
lected during the same period. for the
support of the Union Printers home.
SCI ,931.4o. The secretary-treasurer
shows that the expenditures from the
burial fund for the year reached the
sum of $39,270. The average age of
, death of printers for the year was 467
years. 1t is proposed to build an adj
dition to the Union Printers home.
and the fund for this purpose is known
as the Cummings Memorial fund.
There was in this fund on May 81,
1907, $12,91044 This amount repre-
sents voluntary contributions by the
membership The net cost OF trans
acting the general business of the or
ganization, excluding the conduct Of
the eight-hour campaign, has been
only $16,026.63. The average cost per
member has been 37.TS cents; the av-
erage cost of officers salaries has
been 1902 cents. The total cost of
the eight-hour campaign and its at
tendant strike up TO May 81, 1907, is
shown by the secretary-treasurer to
have been 1888, 05S11 The receipts
and disbursements of the information
al organization from 1891 to 1907 are
s4,934.318.56 and $4.659, O3721, respect
lively.
London, England. Yorkshire Min
ers association resolved recently to
apply for a further advance of five per
cent. in wages.
Victoria, 3. C.-The steamer Tartar
brought adYices from Toxic that five
emigration companies have combined
to fill an order fer 5000 contract labor
ers. for which Canadian railway com
pany has made application for railway
building work in British Columbia.
Indianapolis, Ind.-For the first time
. IN the history OF coal mining in In
diana 300 miners were recently fined
one dollar per dag for eight days FOL
an unauthorized strike at Linton b.
their organization. The aggregate o.
the fines. S2.400, will 60 to the Sum
nit mine owners.
Reno, Nevada.-The Carpenters IN
ion has declared a strike agains
the Reno Builders association becaus,
they claim certain contractors are en-
desvoring TO make Reno an open-shol
town
Pittsburg, PAN increase Of TIVE
: cents per hour has been granted to al
: motormen and conductors Of the Ale
! gheny Valley Railway company. This
viii bring their wages to % cents PEI
hour
New York.-The first general strik
in y years Of the United Hatters O
America, involving about 10000 me
! throughout the country, is now Hkel,
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