Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1910 — OVERWORKED [ARTICLE]

OVERWORKED

Employes and Monon Is Sued "For SII,OOO Damages. Indianapolis, Ind., June I. Charles W. Miller, United States District Attorney • for Indiana, to-day filed in the Federal Court suits against the Monon for damages amounting to SII,OOO. It is alleged that in 20 specified instances telegraph operators were required to work more than nine hours out of 24, and it is alleged that an engineman and a fireman, between Monon and Indianapolis, were required to work more than 16 consecutive hours, in violation of a Federal statute. A judgment of SSOO is asked for each violation.