Court decision on injunctions praised by AFL leader
Samuel Gompers says the Supreme Court's stance on jury trials for strikers violating injunctions marks a step toward curbing autocratic judicial power. He credits the ruling for upholding key Clayton Act provisions and critiques lingering use of injunctions in labor disputes.
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Samuel Gompers
International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
President Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Wilson
United States
England
Engliaw
Equity
Federal Court Backs Labor Charges Against Don Chafin
Federal Judge George W. McClintic sentenced Don Chafin to two years in Atlanta penitentiary and a $10,000 fine for conspiring with Tennis Hatfield to run the Blue Goose speakeasy in Logan county. The judge denounced Logan county tyranny and vowed US authority would reach every county to enforce laws.
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Don Chafin
International News Service
Huntington
W. Va
Logan County
George W. McClintic
Chafin
McClintic
Atlanta
Tennis Hatfield
Hatfield
Scores Chafin
United States
Logan
Labor representation on boards faces banker opposition
Samuel McRoberts president of the Metropolitan Trust Company argues that labor representation on corporate boards is fundamentally unsound. He says directors must have capacity and experience to guide policy and warns that inflating labor influence could pressure wage cuts amid global competition.
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New York
Samuel McRoberts
Metropolitan Trust Company
McRoberts
Judge Landis backs jail for nonvoters but skips ballot
Prof Merriam of Chicago University notes in a survey of the 1828 election that former Federal Judge Landis did not cast his own ballot, criticizing the duty he advocates for citizens.
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Chicago
Landis
Merriam
Chicago University
Educators Back Child Labor Amendment Says NAEs Stand
The National Education Association with 140 000 members denounces a Citizens Committee plea and reaffirms support for a constitutional amendment empowering Congress to regulate child labor. J W Crabtree cites unanimous vote at the Washington convention urging swift ratification by the states to end sweatshop conditions and protect children’s health and education.
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International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
National Education Association
National Educaton Association
Ihs
Citizens' Committee
Education Association
Massachusetts Committee
Ufi
Citizens Committee
J. W. Crabtree
The
Representative Assembly
Washington
Congress
Sfort
Childhood of America
Manufacturers’ Association
Citizens’ Committee
Abraham Lincoln
Printers Win Settlement After Five Month Deadlock
Washington reports a five month deadlock ended when a committee of journey men printers agreed to a new wage scale at the government printing office. The settlement, secured with aid from Howard of the International Typographical Union, raises general rates from 86 to 95 cents per hour, with night shifts 16 percent higher and overtime and Sunday work at one and a half times.
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Washington
Government Printing Office
Carter
Columbia Typographical Union
Howard
International Typographical Union
Public Printer Authority
Profits in Corn Products Company Report
New York firm reports net profits of 2 551 for the third quarter this year. Previous quarters show 2 196 278 in the second quarter and 7 969 910 for the first nine months.
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New York
Corn Products Refiring Company
Railroads report stronger September earnings nationwide
New York railroads show higher September gross income at 256,164,604 versus 240,082,489 a year earlier. Net earnings reach 57,261,220 against 46,153,312 last September.
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New York
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