Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-11

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 Victoria, N s. W-Trouble is threatened at Hebburn and other New South Wales colieries unless the non unionists there join the Miners Fed erati0n.
 Philadelphia. - The Pennsylvania railroad, owning to difficulties ill sc curing men, has raised the age limit for those seeking employment from 3o 1 to 45 years.
 Utica, N Y.--One of the earliest records in the United States of a pro- test against convict labor occurred at 8 mechanics convention, held in this city in 1884
 Norfolk, Ea.-The union printers have made q demand for an increase in their wage scale of $3.50 per week. The increase is based on the in creased cost of living.
 Philadelphia. The Journeymen Horseshoors International Union has raised the per capita tax to 2o cents a month and adopted the stamp sys- tem fer the payment of dues.
 Philadelphia. = The increase Of wages of ten per cent. to all the eAl- ployes of the Reading railway system whose salaries were less than $200 per month affected 25000 workers.
 Ottawa, Canada-AIuch interest is being shown by tabor over tie new bill introduced hH Minister of Labor Lemieux i'll parliament, and which will make it a crime to strike or for em- ployers to lock out their men. Philadelphia. - The Philadelphia Central Textile union has decided to urge all it's affiliated organizations to prepare at once to demand an increase in wages and set a definite time when higher wages must go into effect in the textile trades.
 Washington on-The postal clerks are moving to restrict their working time to six days in any one week. They also demand that six hours work at night be considered equivalent to eight hours in the daytime. They likewise ask for an annual increase of $100 in wages, ranging from mini mum of $500 year to $1 400.
 
 be held here the latter part of Feb ruary between employers and repre- sentatives of labor. The National Civic federation officers are making the preliminary arrangements. Presi- dent Roosevelt agreed to meet w. H. Mallock, the English lecturer on so- ciology, who is to be one of the speakers at the meetings. Portland, Ore-There has been in augurated by trades unionists, an or ganiZation known as the Moyer-Hay wood league It's members will raise funds to help defray the expenses of the trial of the men named who are being held on weak charges of the murder of former Governor Steunen- berg. They have been awaiting trial in an Idaho penitentiary for year, and it is due them that they be given | a speedy trial.
 New York-It is stated that the first official appearance of Gov. Hughes at a social affair was when he was the guest and speaker at smoke talk by the Albany bricklayers' union. He emphatically declared his belief in the principles of organized | labor and it's work for the betterment of their fellowmen. Labor should be 1 fairly treated, he declared, and he also stated that when labor gets together by honorable means, it is a good thing, not only for the workingman, but for the country at large.
 Chicago-Benjamin Meyer, 19O Blue Island avenue, was fined $1O0 and costs by Judge Newcomer of the Harrison street municipal court for the illegal use of the cigarmakers' blue label
 Philadelphia.-The 6O,00O textile workers of this city have been virtu- ally assured an increase in wages of 10 to 15 per cent. This announce ment was made by the Upholstery Manufacturers association, composed of nearly all the upholstery firms in the city. The schedules go into effect February 1. The increase affects all branches of the trade.
 Boston, Mass. - The firemens 1 committee to endeavor to secure an amendment to the smoke nuisance law so as to relive the firemen of danger of fine or Imprisonment. Un- der the present law if heavy smoke issues from chimney for six minutes or more the fireman can be fined $100. In not one case out of 100 is the fremen in charge, but is under orders, and there are, the union of ficials say, thousand and one things beyond his control, so he certainly should not be held responsible.
 San Francisco.-Trade unionists are watching with much interest the outcome of the proposed union trad ing stamp project at Chicago. If adopted and successful at Chicago it is highly probable that the plan will be tried at San Francisco.