Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-04

the United States gave it's unanimous approval to the employers liability E law enacted by congress in 1905 to take the place of a similar act de- clared unconstitutional The decision marks an epoch in labor legislation. The old common law, hedging in the rights of employees, is displaced in several particulars by the statute as approved. Notable among these is the abolition of the fellow servant doctrine and the substitution of law making employers liable for the negligence of an employe resulting in injury to an interstate employe. Eur ther1nore. it frees the employe from .contributory negligence" in many 1n- stances and limits the effect Of the doctrine in others, and likewise in many cases liberates the employe from assuming the risk when he enters en- ployment knowing the danger in his employment.
 St. Louis. - The taxicab drivers walked out because their demands for 50cent increase daily for 12 hours work and an increase of 10 cents an hour overtime pay were refused. Or ganiZer McArthur said every taxicab company in St. Louis granted the unions demand except the St. Louis and Columbia companies. These com panies are operating cars with non union chauffeurs he said. TaXicab companies have been paying chauf- feurs $2 day, 25 cents an hour over time and percentage collected over certain amounts.
 Chicago.-Chicago's policemen and f1remen won victory recently, when the City Council Finance committee allowed them 10 per cent. increase in salary, but the striking physicians of the health department, demanding an increase. to $S3.33 month, found their hope shattered when the com- mittee fixed their salaries at the old figure, $6606 a month. The patrol mems salary will be $1,320 8 year henceforth. "A policeman is worth $1,400 or nothing" said Mayor liar rison.
 Baltimore, Md.-Statements made by interests closely identified with the Mount Verpon-W Woodberry Cotton Duck company are encouraging to the mill hands employed in the factories at Woodberry, Hampden, Alberton, Md, and other places where it's mills are located. From these statements steady employment throughout the whole Of this year is practically as- sured to this small army of willing laborers.
 Chicago-A move for establishment of a loan fund for working girls of Chicago was inaugurated by the Busi- ness Educational league. Working girls" said Mrs. Katherine Abbott, president of the league, could bor- row money from this fund at legal rate of interest and repay it on the installment plan. If they cannot re- pay the money, and we find the case to be deserving one, We will simply charge the amount to the profit and loss account"
 Long Beach, Cal.-With the munich pal water system, municipal water frontage, docks and railroads; muni- cipai band and bandstand, and municipal comfort station about to be built, the next move contemplated by the city is the establishment of municipal moving picture exhibition, where the school children and other young people of the city may be pro- vided with free entertainment.
 Chicago-Professiona nurses em- ployed in city hospitals of Chicago, are "employes" under the meaning of the 10-hour law for women, and the city must not permit or suffer them to work more than 10 hours day Judge William N. Gemmill found the city guilty Of violating the law and i'm posed a fine. of $25 against the mu- nicipality in each case brought against it by the state.
 San Francisco.-The San Francisco Working Women's S association has been organized for the purpose of ef- fecting the enforcement of all existing laws that affect the rights of working women and other women, and to watch proposed legislation to the end that the rights of women should be recognized by the lawmaking power and that none of those belonging to them should be abrogated.
 Washington.-Notw the fact that Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, re- ported to the Atlanta convention the highest paid-up membership ever at tained, the months of October, Novem- Der and December, the first three months of the new fiscal year, reveal a still further increase in paid-up membership.
 Columbus, O.-One-half of the en- ployed persons in Ohio were affected by decrease in wages during 1911. according to the annual report of Labor Commissioner Fred Lang. Only 25 per cent. got better money than in 1910. The free public employment Of flee placed 47,903 persons at an aver age cost of 2S.7 cents person.
 San Jose. Cal-A labor council building is projected for this city to cost about $40,000. More than 40 bids