Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-08-29
Demand of Entente Powers for
War Munitions SIackenlng
Perceptibly.
lessons DEMAND FOR LABOR
Thousands Of Workmen Sure to Be
Dropped From Pay Rolls in the Near
Future-SteeI Industry Assumes
Enormous Proportions-Gen-
eraI Labor News.

been sweeping the United States us
the result of the allies war orders is
about to wane. A big slump is looked
for in the business of making NUM-
tons for the entente powers, and, III
fact, has already set in. Thousands
of workmen have been dismissed by
various firms who have closed the
doors of plants created or enlarged for
the purpose of putting out arms, am
munition and war material for Eng
land, France and Russia. Most OF the
contracts let early in the war have
been filled. In many cases there were
no renewals.
Steel men predict that even the I'M
precedented figures established for the
first six months of 1916 will be eclipsed
in the half-year ahead. Up until the
beginning of July the earnings of the
United States Steel corporation and
other steel companies had broken all
records. 1t is believed that the earn
ings of the companies since January
1 are close to $247, 100000, of which
$129,OO0,O00 are probably earned by
United States Steel corporation. There
is no abatement in orders, according
to steel corporation officials. Con-
tracts during the first half of 1916 are
estimated at 100000 tons, of which
the United States Steel corporation re-
ceived 9,915,OOO tons.
The steel mills just now welcome any
decrease in new business, as the tom
mage of untitled orders already ac-
cumulated is unwieldy. For the last
ten months the mills have sold about
100000 tons in excess of capacity.
Not since August last year has the
United States Steel corporation re-
ported a decrease in the untitled ton
mage entered on the books from month
to month. Most of the Independent
steel companies also have had the
same experience of congestion.
Alaska has forbidden the employ
ment of boys under sixteen under
ground in mines; Hawaii has passed
curfew law for girls under sixteen
in Honolulu; the Philippines have pro-
vided for dental clinics in schools, and
created public welfare board to es-
tablish and maintain social centers
and Porto Rico has passed a modern
juvenile court law.
The Lehigh Valley Coal company
has announced plans for one of the
biggest employees welfare move
ments in the history of anthracite coal
mining. Provision is made for free
medical attention and visits and in
struction by professional nurses fol-
10000 employees and total of about
100000 men, women and children.
Following a demonstration by $1,000
men, women and children, with the
president of the United States and
the secretary of the department of la
Dor participating, the new home OF
the American Federation of Labor, al
Ninth street and Massachusetts ave
Gated.
Frisco Cooks Helpers Union, the
Bartenders' Union, the Musicians
Union and all other organizations
whose members are employed in cafes
restaurants and hotels will join in the
~AN~~-
day for all culinary workers.
The Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers
Union of San Francisco will shortly
present to employers new working
agreement which provides for a fla
wage of Sc per day of eight hours fol
all employees and calls for the elimina
ton of the pieceWOrk system.
CALIFORNIA; representatives at Wash
ington have pledged their support t.
the resolution adopted by the Sal
Francisco Building Trades Council
urging a minimum wage for all me
chanics, laborers and others employed
) ON military reservations.
A new automatic telephone ex
change has been opened at Ports
mouth, Eng. 1t is the largest Of it
kind in the country, having 1000 line
connected, or 5000 more than an,
automatic exchange previously in ex
istence.
Miss 1. r. Machean, of Winnipeg
will have the distinction Of being tn
first woman called to the bar in Mani
toba. She will handle the practice o
her brother, Captain Machean, Will
he is absent at the front.
1t is estimated that the increase 4
wages secured this year through tn
: Influence of organized labor will es
t coed $64,O00,OOO and affects 10000
men.
' Silk manufacture in Pennsylvani
s has advanced SO rapidly the last fe'
i years that it now ranks as one of tn
states important industries. With
d % years it has developed from vi
tually nothing to a manufacturing il
terest employing about $4,000 hant
d and representing an investment of pc
z haps $1OO,00O,OO0 in capital.
Portsmouth (Ohio) trade unionis
: are actively engaged in label forwal
$ movement and the demand for labele
goods has increased.
Q The American Federation Of Lab'
!. has issued charter for union
: shipyaTd laborers in San Francisco.