Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-01

 courts in a suit brought in 1906 against the National Association of Employing Photographers. The action was brought by two printing firms to prevent the association from attempt ing to negotiate their notes aggregat- ing $16,500, given as forfeit against the employment of union labor and the adoption of the closed shop The two firms withdrew from this cove nant during a strike and instituted the closed shop in their plants. They thea brought suit to prevent the associa- tion from negotiating the notes, as- serting that the association was an il- legal combination in restraint of trade.
 New York.-The strike of the laun- dry workers reveals a deplorable economic condition to equal which one must go back to the early days of fac, tory life in New England. The laun- dry workers of New York, mostly women and girls, are forced to labor 12 and IA hours a day under insani- wage scarcely sufficient to keep body and soul together. And similar condl- tions are found in the laundry busi- ness in practically every other large city. Whether the present strike fails or succeeds it will at least have called attention to conditions that disgrace our civilization. s8
 Chicago. total1ing $2S1,- 457 were paid last year by the subsid- iaries of the United States Steel cor poration, according to nnounGenl snt made here. Among other subsidiary companies there paid out the ainounts indicated: American Steel aad Wire company, $s6,536; Illinois. colnpanies, $16,15S; Marquette Range. $4O15i .Menominee Range, s59S;l Mesaba Range, S566; Vermillion Range, $592. Bessemer and Lake Erie railroad, S2,; 120; American Bridge company, ,s1Qs 107; Duluth and Iron Range railroad, $171; Elgin, Joliet and Eastern rail- road, $480. -=4 ti5
 Springfield, Ill.-Members of the four brotherhoods of railroad em- ployes in Illinois and adjoining states will hold a union meeting in this city February 26 to 29. The joint legisla five committees of all the states will also be present to give their views of legislation for the benefit of railroad employees. Warren s. Stone, W. G. Lee, w. S. Carter and A. B. Garretson, the chief officials of the four brother hoods, will take part in the meeting. J. A, Clements, H. H. Colley and w. r. Sheehan comprise the arrangement committed
 Washington.-Th income of the American Federation of Labor from all sources for the last quarter of the year 1911 was $42,634, making total, with the balance in hand of $232,21 according to report submitted to the executive council today by Secretary Frank Morrison. The total member ship of the organization affiliated with the federation for the month of De cember, 1911 was 1,S31,57S, an in- i crease of 11563S over the correspond ing month for 1910.
 Cleveland, Ohio-Members of Cleve land Typographical union are prepar- ing for the entertainment of the large number of fellow-craftsman who will visit this city during the week of August 12 to IF next, when the Inter- l national Typographical union conven- tion will be held Plans are being formulated that thousands of visiting printers will carry away with them fond memories of Cleveland's hospital ity.
 sharon, Pa.-Announcement was made here that the North works of the Carnegie Steel company, which has been idle for IS months, will be ! started as soon as needed repairs are made. The plant consists of one blast l furnace, six open-hearth furnaces, blooming mill and an angle mill It is expected the plant will be running in few weeks, affording employment to i about 200 men.
 London, Eng--Great Britain has celebrated the new year by taking over into public ownership the telephone systems of the kingdom. Thus the British government is now in com plete possession of the public means of personal communication-the post office. the telegraph and the telephone services. Hereafter singleline tele- phones will be had in London at S25 6 year. New York.-A tentative plan to es- tablish a correspondence membership in towns where there are not 6 sufii- cient number to form and maintain Q union is being considered by the iTl- ternational steel and copper plate printers and if feasible win ho adopt ed at the next convention.
 Houston, Tex-So-called striIIs breakers said to number 150 employed in the Hartman line shops here, walk ed out. They declared they had de clined to assent to charge of 50 cents per day for meals. It is said the company had been giving them free board since the inauguration ci the strike here October l9