Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-25

strike held up the machinery or con grcssional legislation. The house com mittee stenographers refused to work because the accounts committee re- duced their compensation from 25 to 15 cents folio. The sugar trust in vestiGation committee had to adjourn. The committee on accounts. which had been following out the house Demo- cratic program of economy, immedi- ately began to arbitrate with the ste nogra phers. Outside stenographers were employed to help the regular re- porters of the salaries committee. The reduction of pay would save about $5,O00. Chairman Lloyd of the ac- count committee said if the regular re- porteis interfered they would be dis missed.
 New York.-The Havemeyer re- fnerias of the American Sugar Refin- ing company in Williamsburg have shut down and 5000 men have been thrown out of employment. Overpro- duction Is said to have caused the shutdown. Nearly all the men affect ed were without money and for hours their wives besieged the offices of the company, begging that work be given the 1len. Joseph E. Freeman, secre7 tary of the company, said that it was usual to shut down the refinery, for a few days at this season of the year, and that the concern would be soperat ing again soon. 8s4u t.Gttis
 hington.-Capital and labor got along very well together in the United States during 1911. There haS! been talk of liquidation of 1aboFfl and talk of strikes, but there has been lifls, tie of either, excepting in sporadic. eh- tirely unconnected instances. ThRrs has been no big strike. TheistriEes of the affiliated shopmens crafts on the Hartman lines came to an issue, and the workmen have apparently: lost, but it was not an important .mattef,s .ex1 cepting for certain signifcanciesi; tor the future that may be seen In 1t, 5EflaH year 1912 opens with very little spros7 pect of labor troubles.
 Ottawa, Canada.-Ninety-fve fatal and 191 serious injuries to work peo- pie were reported to the Canadian de- partnlent of labor during November. In October there were 344 accidents, fatal and nonfatal and in November, 1910, there were 4O7. There were il killed in the railway service, Il in the agricultural pursuits and 12 among un- skilled laborers. The largest number of nonfatal accidents occurred in the metal trades, namely, 45.
 Boston.-F;fteen hundred longshore- men, embracing all the men employed in loading and unloading foreign yes sells on the Boston water front, struck when demands for an increase in wages were denied. Vessels of the White Star, Leyland, Hamburg-Ameri- can and Allan lines were deserted, with partial cargoes aboard, and it Is probable the sailing schedules of sev- eral will be interfered with.
 London. Eng.-Considerabl unrest prevails among British postal em- ployes at the present time. The post master general recently refused an inn mediate inquiry into their wages and conditions of work, but stated that the government was prepared to appoint a commission to sit in 1913 after the board of trade inquiry into the cost of living was concluded.
 Victoria. B. C.-Although there are 2,000 men employed on the streets, laying 50 miles of paving, and other public work, and while the building permits issued far exceed those, of a like period year ago, still there are a greater number of men unemployed than ever before in the history of the city.
 Bradford, Eng.-A new arrangement has been arrived at by the woolcomb- CTS and gas workers by which the two unions will recognize each others members, so that the gas workers may obtain employment as woolcombers in the summer time, and the woolcomb- CTS may work as gas workers in the winter.
 Glasgow, Scotland.-Scottish steel makers have lodged an application with the board of conciliation and ar bitration for reduction of workers wages by 2h per cent. Meetings of the employees are to be held to con sider the situation.
 London. Eng.-The executive com mitteemen of the various railway mems unions in England are being urged by the new branches ill various parts of the kingdom to hasten tha step toward amalgamation.
 Portland, Ore.-The city council au- thorized Mayor Rushright to appoint 8 committee of business men to conduct series of cooperative shops, where the profits would be distributed among the shareholders-the public
 Louisville, Ky.-After controversy extending over~ period Of thres years, settlement has been reached with the firm of J. A. Lancaster 3 Go, cigar manufacturers, and the loca. union of cigar makers.
 Camden. N. 1.-The public servies corporation of New Jersey announced that 1t will increase the wages of ifH notcrmen and conductors 1scent ali hour. About $500 men are affected.
 Fresno. Cal.-The Labor Council