Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-20

lOn, on SATURDAY, september TO- III
Arsenal park, Pittsburg. Pa. Presi-
dent Taft, Secretary OF the Interior
Fisher and Or. Joseph A. Holmes,
directors of the bureau of mines will
attend and speak to the miners. The
bureau Of mines have the cooperation
of the Pittsburg Coal Operators
association and the American Red
Cross. 1t is expected that between
10000 and 10000 miners will attend.
Los Angeles, Cal.-Suits aggregat-
ing nearly 100000 in the amount of
damage asked are being prepared by
the union labor attorneys of Los An
geles against Mayor Alexander and
Chief of Police Sebastian. Captain of
Police Haupt, Police Judge Chambers,
City Prosecutor Eddie. the directors
OF the Llewellyn Iron Works, the
Baker Iron Works. the Lacey Manu-
featuring company and others having
to do with the arrest, detention and
trial of the 35 union men who were
charged with a conspiracy to commit
the crime of picketing-
London, Eng-The Associated
Blacksmiths and Iron Workers Of
Great Britain, in it's ffty-third annual
report shows its membership in
creased to almost 5000, the balance in
hard aggregating nearly $4,000. I'm
employed benefit last year was much
smaller and the unions income is
shown as increasing while the expend-
iture diminishes. Superannuated bene-
fit, however, a growing trouble In this
section, as it is in many others, al
most doubled last, year
Boston-Many of the cotton mills
in New England and the southern
states will be shut down for week,
according to information received in
mill circles here. The unsatisfactory
state of the market and the lndepend-
ence day holiday are given as. reasons
for the further stoppage of machinery.
Practically all of the mills which have
their Offices in Boston will curtail their
output during the summer, and many
of them will be idle from June 80 to
July 20.
Chicago.-The Federation of Labor
declared war on two amusement
parks. If the delegates make good
their threats, they not only will with
hold their patronage from the resorts,
but every member connected with a
union and now employed in either
park will be called out on strike
Pickets are to be placed at the gates
and the fight will be prosecuted
through every channel at the com
mand of the unions.
Nottingham, Eng.-The whole of the
building trade of the city has been
brought to a standstill by a strike OF
bricklayers' laborers for increased wa
ges. Last summer they submitted tc
the board of trade arbitrator de
mand for an increase from IL cents tc
II cents an hour. The arbitrator moi
only refused the demand for an in
crease, but deducted walking" time.
New York-The fact that there are
Is 900 girls who work Sc hours weef
in the white goods trade in New Yorf
city for from $3.50 to So a week, Il
expected to result in one of the big
gest strikes ever known in the New
York clothing trades. Demands FOL
better working conditions and higher
pay will be made at once.
Buffalo. N Y.zThe strike Of the
fremen employed on the sand an'
gravel boats was brought to an enc
when the wage increase Of IS a month
asked by the men was granted by thu
owners, after several conferences
They will receive $3.50 a month. will
no work on holidays and double time
on Sundays, when they work
} Canton. Ohio.-Girls employed b,
the Thinker Roller Bearing COMPANY
went on strike because they say thu
company boarded up the windows o
their department to prevent then
J from looking out. This, they declare
interfered with the ventilation an'
} light in their rooms An increase o
S5 cents a day is also asked.
: Berlin, Germany Domestic serv
ants have become so scarce in Ger
many they are able to dictate almos
: any terms to their employers. Tit
dearth of servants is due largely e
Germany's industrial prosperity. which
creates a demand for women and girl
in all branches Of commence and man
ufacture.
} Cleveland, Ohio.-Union labor vii
aid state officers in their campaign
to compel manufacturers TO report al
accidents TO workmen to the stat
/ factory inspector.
! Winnipeg. Mantle latest move Of
the part of the Canadian Pacific rail
way management Is the displacement
Of colored employees and the introduc
ton Of Japanese.
? Washington.--After disastrou'
/ warfare between rival factions OF cleo
tricians. extending over several years
] Fofd comes that through the media
{ ton Of the officers Of the A. F. Of /
! a truce has been declared and that
f meeting has been arranged between
} the two factions.
New York.-The International Gar
ment Workers Of America viii maxi