Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-05
Indianapolis.-Pre Lynch o1

napolis.-President Lynch of the international Typographical union, in his report to the annual con- Vention of the union. recently held, found as the result of careful figuring that the average wage of the mem bers of the union for the fiscal year 1910-11 was $973, or almost round thousand, and an advance of $20 over the preceding year. Since MT. Lynch made his report the United States census bureau has issued some bulle- tins on wages, although the complete compilation has not yet appeared. Comparison of the figures under con- slderatlon show two things-how union printers stand in relation to other wage esrners, and just how much a thousand yearly income is.
 Washington. - The United States Supreme court sustained the Oregon ten-hour law for women and decided that state can constitutionally pro- tect women workers on the grounds that the future of the race and the general welfare of society may be con- served. The courts of Illinois, Michi- dan, Louisiana, Virginia and Missouri have supported similar legislation in behalf of working women, and the courts of California, Washington and Ohio have, at the present time, cases of like character under considera- tion.
 
 Lawrence Mass.-The strike of ap- proximately 10000 textile workers in this city, which has been in force more than two weeks, seemed likely to resolve itself into a long struggle. Representatives of the various mills | issued statement to the effect that they Will have no further negotia- tions with Joseph J. Etter of New York, the strike leader, and that the demands of the strikers committee for an increase of 15 per cent in wages, the abolition of the premium system and double pay for overtime cannot possibly be granted.
 shington.-President Gompers of | the American Federation of Labor, be- fore the Senate Committee on Educa- tion and Labor, attacked manufactur. CTS in general because of their oppo- sition to an eight-hour workday Mir i Gompers said that nothing would give greater impetus to industry and to expansion of trade than the eight hour day. He also insisted that it would better the relations of employ CT and employe. < Norfolk, Va.-Mes shanics at the Nor folk navy yard, who had further re- sisted the signing of time cards under scientific management plan at the yard determined to sign and to re- turn to work. This ends the contro- versy. The men acted upon advice of the committee which was indorsed by local commercial bodies.
 London, Eng.-In an official report the British seamen's union states that it's income is now $5,O00 a week and that the seamen's wages have been in- creased by the last strike by some $40 or $50 per annum. A new program of demands Is being drawn up which will be presented to the ship owners this year.
 El Paso, Tex-Strikers numbering 2,500 in the Santa Eulalia district in Chihuahua have returned to work without getting their demands. Act ing Governor Gonzales went into the district and gave the agitators orders to leave. The striking workmen i'm mediately returned to work
 Seattle, Wash.-Councilman Oliver T. Ericksons proposed charter amendment, putting into effect in Seattle the single tax method of rais- ing revenue. was approved by the committee of the whole of the city council for submission to the people in the March election.
 Portland. Ore.-The Portland city council has authorized Mayor Rush right to appoint committee of busi- ness men to conduct series of CO., operative shops, where the profits would be distributed among the share holders-the public.
 Springfield, Ill.-Chief Factory h. spector Davis has issued statistics showing that the enforcement of the ten-hour law for women in Illinois has cost hotel men not less than $50.000 month since July 1. when the jaw went into effect.
 Indianapolis. legislation which will make lawyers who aid in the formation of industrial combina- tions in criminal restraint of trade equally guilty with corporation mag mates is proposed by Governor Mar shall.
 Boston.-Sheet Metal Workers union 17 last week accepted com promise offer on its scale. By the agreement the wages will be $4.20 day from date to January 1 next, when they will increase to $4.40 day.
 Boston.-The special board of arbi- tration appointed on the wage scale requests of Electrical Workers union 103 granted it its requests for $4.40 day for journeymen and $40 a day for helpers. The employers had been