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RAILWAY EMPLOYEES ORDERED TO STRIKE Three Hundred Thousand Men to Quite Work. MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND SHOP LABORERS Decision Announced by Grand Presi dent of Brotherhood in Detroit Following Meeting of General Chairmen to Become Effective on February 17 if No Wage Increase Results. Detroit, Feb. 9.-Orders directing 300,000 i:iembers of the United Bro therhoori of Maintenance of Way Em ployees and Railway Shop Laborers to suspend work at 7 in. . Tuesday, February 17, were going out tonight the various locals of the organiza tion. Decision to order the men out was announred by Allan E. Barker, grand president of the wganlzation, follow ing a meeting today of the general chairmen of the brotherhood. The strike can be averted only if the fed eral railroad administration, before S turday, grants wage increases de nTanded last sumnir. Mr. Barker said tonight. "The orders have gone," he declar ed, "and we would require two or Iree days to cancel them." rnp Thei Simply a l This you will realize try a Brunswick-that is possible only whet certifies that the mak ing the highest stand For tire making is c ter of standards and p plus care. Any maker good tire if he cares fection's price. All men know Brun ards, for Brunswick p: been famous for 74 y< Formulas, fabrics at vary vastly in cost, ments, plies and thic matter of expense. An ations affect enduran< with the maker how f, to go--how much h< to give. For there are no sec ents to hold one back, THE BI Ati Sold ( Cord Tires witd Fabric Tires in "J 'W. J. YOUJ The strike in addition to wage in- N creases requested last summer is to se h cure a uniform rate from coast to l coast. It would affect storehouse em ployees, stationary firemen, stationary U engineers, steel bridge workers, cin- i der pit men and oilers as well as c other members of the brotherhood. 2 In explaining the decision to call a strike. Mr. Barker said tonight: 'The railroads are soon to be re turned to private ownership and we feel that this wage controversy which is wvith the federal railroad admiinis-' tration should be adjusted before they are released. Our representatives have been in conference with the director c general for ten days. . He has not t promised anything and we do not be lieve he is going to do so. We de cided to issue the strike call before t the railroad administration should have opportunity to pas sthe burden t to the private owners of the lines. "The public should know," Mr. Bar ker continues, "that this strike call is not something that has been decided I upon precipitately but dates back to I last July. Wage demands were pre sented to the railroad administration < at that time and brotherhood member I ship authorized a strike to enforce them. We held a strike in abeyance i however, upon the president's request: that lie be permitted an opportunity to bring about a reduction in living 1 costs. He asked for a "reasonable i cime' which he fixed at 60 or 90 (lays. < Whole Secru A Better Tire latter of the Maker' -once you To ascertai a super-tire offers one mi i the name some 200 tires .r is follow- have done. Ards. Then it is a iiefly a mat- the best featu olicies--cost cording to th can build a Once you t to pay per- will understar model tires, i swick stand- expense. oducts have Yet Brunsw ars. same as other d standards saving is on Reinforce- our nation-wi< kness are a We realize d these vari- from Brunsw :e. It rests you that you ir he wishes wick will tell can afford And then Brunswicks. rets nor pat- agree, gives money. UNSWiC-BALKE.COLLENDER~ anta Headquarters: 38 Luckie St. )n An Unlimited Mi Guarantee Basis TE5 S"Driving" and "Swastika" Ski Plain," "Ribbed" and "BBC" S VG MOTOR C Ve have waited six months and there as been no reduction in the cost of ving." The wage demands of the men aver ge 40 per cent. Mr. Barker said add ng, "There are more than 100,000 of >ur members who receive less than $3 (lay. More than 100,000 mechanics L onsisting of carpenters, masons and minters are receiving an average of 5 cents an hour which is about one -- aif the wage received by the same lass of labor in the building trades." The text of the order calling the trike reads:L "A strike of our entire membership m roads under federal control and I hose not under federal control is au horized to take place at 7 a. m., [uesday, February 17, and will apply o storehouse employees, stationary iremen, stationary engineers, steel )ridge workers, cinder pit men and >ilers, as well as all other members of I mirl- brotherhood. The strike is for the ,eneral increase requested last sum ner and in addition a uniform rate 'om coast to coast." The general chairmen of the broth rhood who have been in session here or several (lays were empowered to I >rder a strike by a vote of the union I nembership last. summer. At the con 'ention of the brotherhood last Sep-' ember a strike was postponed in or ler that President Wilson might have . he opportunity to bring about a re luction in living costs. According to t. IN et ofC s Policies n what each maker ist analyze and test -as our laboratories matter of comUbining res and building ac e highest standards. ry a Brunswick you N id how we have built N -egardless of factory ick Tires cost you the u like-type tires. Our selling cost, through le organization. .1 that you expect more icks, and we assure get it. ONE Bruns you the story. you'll want ALL No other tire, you'll Co. Ieage ti 1V d-NotTread ki-oiTed O a nngi.C Pret 1J LESS TI Over 75 F just arrived Spe $25, $27.50, $31 $45, It is a pleas Dresses. V pleasure? Mc oI Ready-to-Wear D nlion officials his efforts have been child uitless. from Original demands of the brother- Aliss I [10d were for an average increase of AI r. ) per cent. the greater increases: to wmild a to the lower luid men. more Washington, Feb. 9.--Action of the nited Brotherhood of Alaintenance of 11 aborers in calling a strike of the iembership was declared by railroad N Ioiministration oficials to be a viola- ti-out on of the union's wage agreeme n t. his agr'eement was sati to provide toa mt no( strike calls shall be made schoori thout giving the railroad admi inis- diftin ation 30l dlays nlotice'. itl were I W All BA BY'S MO1ITlH Eit W ED)S andi k fe ring Fall Riveir. Miass., Feb. 8. -Guy S. . 111 pinker, of Baltimore, atnd Miss Emily inis nowle's, o4f StatlleIy B ridge, England. ag a ecre li mrrietd here th is a fterunoon at 1itt It hlome of Mr. and Mrs. William H. <listrit altersby. '[T' (crem~ony was lit- by thI >rmed'i b~y the( Rev, lHen ry A. A rinok 1brea k tito the IHtgle's St reet. C hrist ian hurcth, andl~ wats attendled by memilbers tihe Batlersbly fail iy ainild a111 eme new ~spalper men'i. ' TAT A congratulatory teleg rain was ie 'ivedl froml Hatlitore from Mr s. Per y Spikert), sister-in1-la1w of the biritd J~ 1r0om, anti wifCe of tile fathier of tihe :Wal The next time a you buy calomet ask for sen. ti ii tipon 1 alotab S Ih yei lls at ltlt (ilitm, i lnlv's The purified and refined reiver: calomel tablets that are conilfr' nausealess, safe and sure. and~ a Medicinal virtues retain. "n,." ed and improved. Sold thait only in sealed packages, the s Price 35c. fail p tihero ty ng~", D-r Al ']AN $1 'retty Spring L for your insp ial Price 3, $32.50, $35, 1 $50, $55, $60. ure to show you Vill you give u Lium B1 epartment. S br~ought. to this corunttry ('our Engband s.eeral dads ag by nowle- .s and Mrs. Spiker said they leave fo Now fork and Haiti,:t tomotrrorw mnorning;. fu llm - _ r 'iitt t -lI ~lSN -- SC E it "' i -York, Feb. 8. Battling its way ""t"$ Ih the ice -choken: watet'rs of n th ng HiIy. thte' politcr boat patrol d rescued the seventy-ton saili a11 es in the Eaist river. n oar tatiii 'apt. leanry \'an W\ienu, his wife mor'e 'a small chidren, whoi werei suf-I t frotm lack of foods andii wa'ter'. :m li teart likes Ishnti thri'e weeks 'in ti ti hats been drifting. ('apt. \'anat said hie hail hitistedl a sigznal otf' 1 is hut that it hadl bieen ignoreid y many tugs whtiich hae e n a't h( ag ice in aF"ushinag Hay. a Countyof Clae'aon l'l('E OF" PA l'lTTIN SA*\1.E.> Na'ker Sike ake..lv ker Parro t''tt,1 a iwood Walikert tall o'thetr petrsons whomsoiuevi': ning. anty right, titlitrs tihet in the ('omplainut in this Itm, D~eendants. l'lCE' IS hIl~lu*EIY G'IVEN, mdiet' andl by virtuet of the pro0 4 of a D~eertee hetio'tfori'e tmade' 5 caisei, tit met irei'ctedt, I will I pulic' autionit, tot the' righest fort en sh, by itnd' throuighi 'my 'Tle lFirst Nationtal Auction At hi 1%0i, thet siamet being saless ubl-idit isioas of thi' propty be 'ertilh'd, ias showna by a surtvy at ter'eof on tile ittn tis olti'e, hte fotllowinug tetrms, to wit:ne i>' t he purceha si ptrice tot be pit! 5, securt'ed bytlt mortgage' of tCIhi' ies Sit purichatsed, with ittntrest r'ate' of seveti per cett. p. r au he sidi nteis tand tiort gage's to n the usual provl.isionts fior attr foes, taixesi, itnsuratnce 1anr1 r- Otn I shiip; the sale' to bi' subljet. to 1i hidis upon the said prioperltyV t'y and1 till of the subditivisionis C, tand upon01 the fur'ther cond111itilt houild the successftul htidet on idl pi'operty or' tiny ptart thereof, romuptly to comply with his biid ti, tshoutld the said hid he ('otn by the undersigned Clerk of )resses Lr ection. 37.50, $4.0,~ these N s that I umnter, S. 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