The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-02

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Indianapolis, Ind.-A bulletin has
been published calling the attention OF
trainmen and other employees of the
Wabash railroad to the fact that the
company will not tolerate the drinking
Of whisky or any other intoxicants by
men in the companys service. The
order is signed by the division super
intendents and with the result in the
showing made in the March bulletin
of merits and dement's assessed
against employees which show that so
/ per cent. of the black marks were
given because of the use of intoxi-
cants. There has been a rule on the
Wabash that employees shall abstain
from intoxicating liquors and it is the
opinion that men under them needed
q reminder.
Chicago.-Organized labor of the
nation raised it's voice in protest
against what 1t terms the inimical at
titude of the United States supreme
court and, in resolutions threatening
political retaliation, demanded of oon-
gress that various pending bills be
enacted into law. The meeting of pro-
test in Chicago was part of program
outlined by the American Federation
of Labor, following the decision of the
supreme court which held that labor
unions were amenab1e to the provi-
sions Of the Sherman antitrust law
Similar meetings were held in all the
large cities throughout the country.
Samuel Gompers was the principal
speaker at the New York meeting.
Albany, N. Y.-Practically one out
Of every three union men in this state
was idle at the close of 1907, according
to bulletin of the state labor depart
ment. In New York city the percent
age was 34.2, as compared with 1927
for the rest of the state. On this
question the bulletin says "The worst
conditions at the close of the year ap-
pear in the building. clothing, metal
and tobacco trades, with percentages
of idleness Of 42.1, 1876, 800 and $50
respectively. One exception to pre-
vailing conditions appears in the print
ing trades, with a percentage of idle
ness (11.D which compares not I'M
favorably with previous years."
Birmingham, Eng.-Greatly disap-
pointed with the recent award, which
failed to give them the advance in
wages for which they asked, the Ma
tional Society Of Amalgamated Brass
workers and Metal Mechanics. at q
meeting instructed it's general secre
tary to give notice to terminate the
existing arbitration arrangement be
} tween that society, the Employers as
ISOLATION and the board of trade. II
was stated that there we're in Birming
ham 5000 or 1000 brassworkers, ex
: elusive Of women.
Cumberland, Md.-The street rail
way strike inaugurated upon the re
! fusal of the company to reinstate two
, of the men discharged on account OF
, gambling in the companys car barn
, office, was settled. The company
, agreed to reinstate the men upon con
, dition that there would not be a repe
: tition of the abuses complained of, and
J. that there would hereafter be a strict
I enforcement of the rules of the com
: pany against drinking, gambling, etc.
, Chicago Representative of the
, employees of AZ western railroads anC
, a committee of general manager:
Y who have been trying to settle theil
. differences over the 16-hour railroad
Z law have succeeded in coming to
a final agreement. The principal con
. tention Of the railroads that they hat
Q to pay two days wages in som,
. cases to obey the law was settled sat
. isfactorily, both sides making conces
. sions
y Madison, Wis.-The Wisconsin Fed
y GRAFTON Of Labor has decided to tax
= no part in the fight which is beinj
a waged between the Prohibition an,
q Prohibition forces. This decision
. is reached in response to a statemen
. that in some localities the wage work
. ers are being asked to join the wis
Q consin Liberty league and contribut
y to its support. The executive commit
v tee at its meeting Endorsed the actio
y of the Federated Trades council +
= adopting an AUTHORIZATION resolution
O Washingto1.-That Italians, espe
. cially northern Italians, are much 4
. demand on the farms of the souther
. states is the claim made by T. V. Pow
y derby, chief of the division of infol
y nation of the bureau of immigration.
= Pittsburg, Pa.-The pudding ful
Q naces of the Spang & Chalfant con
q panys mills at Etna resumed opera
. tons on three eight-hour shifts Thi
. will give employment to 200 men VIII
= have been idle two months.
London, Eng.-In 26S trade union
y in England, with a membership {
$4,000. there are 41,000 workmen OF
of employment, equal to ga per cen
z. A year ago the percentage of unen
ployed was 3.9 per cent.
- Superior, Wis.-The laying down {
n. tools and the stopping Of work b
l. every one of the 5000 members of |,
m Dor unions affiliated with the stru