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Vol. LXX11 No. 1421 3, 1922 3c Per Copy
PAY OF RAILROAD
HIGHER THAN
Chicago, July 2.?The cut of about
$186,000,000 in the wages of some
1,200,000 railroad employees, which
became effective at the same time
that a 10 per cent cut in freight rates
amounting to about $400,000,000 went
into effect, still leaves hourly wages
measured in actual buying power
Above the wages of December, 1917,
just before governmental control, according
to figures compiled by the
United States railroad labor board.
Machinists, who are amon&r the shon
crafts employees on strike, were cut
7 cents an hour. They averaged 77.3
cents and now average 70.3 cents. In
1917 the rate was 50.6, the newly
hourly rate being 39 per cent higher.
Cost of living, according to board figures,
is 17 per cent higher than in
December, 1917. The board figures
the new hourly rate for machinist 19
per cent greater in real purchasing
power than in December, 1917.
Car men, cut 9 cents an hour, now
have an average hourly wage of 64.4
cents as compared with 37.7 cents in
December, 1917, the board figures
show. This represents a net increase
of 71 per cent in coin, an advance of
45.7 per cent in actual purchasing
power 6f the hourly wage, the board
maintains.
Average hourly earnings of machin^
ists, according to the board's figures,
are 15 cents an hour less than under
the peak rate established by the board
in May, 1920, but the real value is
figured as 7 per cent greater due to
the drop in the coat of living.
Average earnings of car men are
figured as 16.6 cents an hour less then
in May, 1920, but buying power is
given as 3.2 per cent greater for the
same reason.
According to labor statistics common
labor in maintenance of way in
1917 averaged 19.3 cents an hour. It
was chopped 5 cents and now averages
82.7 cent, an increase of about 70 J
per cent in coin and 45 per cent in
Htivinflr nnwor avoi* fKn 101*7 woao
scale. Clerks in 1917, the board's table
show, received 34.6 cents an hour
average. Most of them are cut 3 cents
and now get 58.6 cents an hour, this
representing 70 per cent more than
the hourly rate of 1917 and a purchasing
value of 44.7 per cent higher.
Common labor around stations averaged
22.4 cents an hour in 1917 rose
to 62.1 cents in 1920, was cut to 43.6
cents in 1921 and the new rates 39.6
cents an hour. This, the board contends,
is 77.5 per cent higher than in
1917 and the purchasing value is 61.5
per cent higher.
Signal men and assistants averaged
39.2 in 1917. Yesterday's 5 cent cut
puts the average at 64.3 cents an
hour, the board says, this representing
a wage figured in actual money, 96
per cent higher than in 1917 and having
a purchasing power 67 per cent
higher.
Stationary firemen and engine room
oners average zi.e cenis an nour in
1917 and the latest cut leaves their
earnings at 49.6 cents. This is an
increase of 127 per cent in coin and
is 94 per cent greater in buying power,
the board maintains.
The national industrial conference
board has made a comparison of the
new wage rates with those in 1914,
? using its own cost of living index. It
placed the average earnings of the
four main groups which had their
wages cut at about 19 per cent higher
than in 1914, measured in buying
power.
Grace Missionary Society
The missionary society of Grace
will moot MnnHo \r
afternoon at the church parlors at 5
o'clock. Mrs. C. T. Murphy,
President.
Bandits Kill Woman
Washington, July 3.?Mrs. Thomas
Cheney, Mexicon born wife of an
American employe of an American
company operating in the Tampico oil
region, was killed by Mexican bandits
June 29 when she recognized their
leader, according to reports today to
the state department from Consul
Shaw at Tampico. The department
made immediate representations to
the Mexican government.
Four Million Dollar Fire
Baltimore, July 3.?A fire which
^ swept the Locust Point river front of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad last
night caused a damage estimated at
$4,800,000 and seriously threatened
the Public Health Service Hospital at
Fort McHenry.
> , m Pickets
Sett to
New York Strike Centers
New York, July 3.?Several contingents
of pickets were sent to the
strike centers in New York district today.
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Miss Elise Barry is spending the
week~With friends in Union.
MEN IS
IN DECEMBER, 1917
FLAMES DESTROY
GRAIN ELEVATORS
Baltimore, July 2.?Lightning
struck the roof of one of the several
big grain elevators at the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad's tedminals at Locust
Point and in a few minutes the
immense structure was in flames.
Although deluged by rain in the
terrific storm prevailing, the flames
spread rapidly. Nearly the entire
city fire department, including fire
boats, was quickly at work, but the
nre continued to spread, soon enveloping
elevators B and C and pier
5, all of which were wrecked. The 1
elevators contained over 500,000 i
bushels of grain which, with 60 carloads
of export tobacco on the pier,
was destroyed. The railroad company's
loss is estimated at between 1
$3,200,000 and $4,000,000. Several
firemen were injured or overcome, by ,
heat and smoke.
The American Sugar Refining company's
big plant and other valuable
property on the south waterfront ]
| were untouched. Anumber of
freight cars were burned. Several i
vessels were scorched before they
J could be towed out into the harbor.
Denies Reports that Japan
Is Evading Naval Treaty
Tokio, July 3 (By the Associated *
Press).- -The admiralty today issued f
formal statement flatly denying re- 1
i cent reports that Japan was evading
the Washington naval treaty by in|
creasing the construction of auxiliary
\ ease's. The statement, which outlined
a tentative auxiliary program
also announced that Port Arthur was
taken from the Russians, in Russo
Japanese war be abandoned as a naval
port.
Six Railway Shop Craftt
Outlawed by Labor Board
Chiego, July 3 (By the Associated
press).?Six railway shop crafts un1
oris which went on a strikeWHti 9
were outlawed by the United States
Railway Labor Board today. In a formal
resolution the board declared the
unions by their action forfeited all 1
rights before the board as railway employes,
that new organizations of
shopmen taking striking men's jobs
should be formed to report shop employes
in disputes before board.
A Sad Death
Mrs. Ophelia Mosley, wife of Mr.
Joe Mosely, dropped dead at her home
at Monarch Saturday at 11:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Mosley bore her troubles with
great fortitude and even up to hei
death she was always trying to help
ner nusoana ana cnnnren. sne was a
mother of mothers, brave, fearless,
true and to help her neighbors was
her delight. She was a faithful member
of the Putman Baptist church and
although some distance from her girl,
hood playgrounds, she had her heart
set on things above. Everything lovj
ing hands could do was done for her
but God only spoke and she responded.
Her going away is indeed sad for she
leaves a small infant only two months
old.
The funeral services will be conducted
by Rev. H. Haydock and interment
will be at 12 o'clock today
at Putnam church.
Many beautiful floral gifts were
sent by loving friends. She has one
sister, Mrs. W. E. Hudgeson and John
Lawson, George and Haven Lawson,
brothers, and her husband and the following
children: Brice Alexander,
Mrs. Jeter Stepps, Glenn, George, Viola,
Cole, Lucinda, Frank and Ethel
Mosley, her small infant; also her
fothpr Mi* Hlnnn I nwann oil onrviv.
ing her.
We extend our sympathies and in
this say hour may we say to her children
and husband, "Be ye also ready
for in such an hour as ye think not
the Son of Man cometh." C. T. C.
i Conference Celled
By President
Washington, July 3.?Only a possible
proposal by the administration appeared
today to offer any prospect for
the break in the deadlock faced by the
bituminous coal mine operators and
the miners officials on the meeting for
the third joint session of conference
called here by President Harding.
Just prior to assembling conferees
Secreary of Labor Davis let it be
known he is prepared to press the
adoption of the plan which he broached
at the initial meeting Saturday.
i To the Peoole of Union Countv
Do not kill your dogs suffering from
nervous diseases or crazy diseases.
Call on me and I will give you something
for them.
Dr. R. R. Jeter,
j 1421-3tpd Telephone <>9^
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WOMAN BATTLES I
WITH ROBBER
Mrs. Ethel Harmon, wife of Dr. S..
E. Harmon, fired several shots at a <
masked robber last night shortly af- 1
ter 10 o'clock at the Harmon home, t
1820 Sumter street. Mrs. Harmon I
fired one shot as the man opened a i
d6or and looked into the room and 1
the bullet hit the door facing. The i
intruder ran down the steps and the c
brave woman sent another bullet that
plowed its way through the rear e
screen door. Running to a window, t
Mrs. Harmon saw the robber going t
around the house and she fired a shot t
at him as he was making a getaway, i
Detectives Kelly and Allen responded t
to the call and they were given the do- 1
tails of the attempted robbery. i
Officers said the robber entered the i
house by breaking a glass panel in a j
door and turning the inside knob on ]
the lock. The appearance of a room t
on the first floor showed that the
thief had inspected everything there t
before he proceeded to the second floor j
where members of the family had re- <
tired for the night. Mrs. Harmon said l
she heard a noise in a room across the I
hallway and when she looed out of j
her room she saw a man wearing a <
mask peep out of a door. She said she i
fired point blank at the form and he <
said in a "bluffing" tone, "Hand me
your pistol. It's a woman and I will ?
get rid of her." Mrs. Harmon stood
her ground and the man made a dash
for the staircase. She stepped into
the hallway and sent another bullet in
the direction of the fugitive. The leaden
ball bored a hole hrough the screen
door through which the robber made
an exit.
Mrs. Harmon made a good guess
when she thought that the man would
run around the south side of the j
dwelling. She ran to a window andi
arrived there at +Via **?- ?l-1 '
??- - vm? ?<iiic vuc ivuurr j
was almost immediately under the ,
window. She fired another shot and
watched the bold thief as he disap (
pearei in the darkness. City detec- (
tives were called to the home but they }
found< no evidence of the robber hav- 1
ing been injured. The officers said (
the bullet marks in the house showed -{
that Mrs. Harmon had taken deliberate
aim and fortune smiled on the
frhja^. Tb? mask hid. thefacs fd the J
ronber and it is not known if he was .
white or black.
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Comptrollers of t
Currency Issues Call 1
Washington, July 3.?The comptroller
of the currency today issued
a call for the condition of all national
banks at the close of business June 30.
Express Train Leaves Track
Atlantic City, July 3.?At least six
are killed and 75 others injured, hah'
of them seriously, early today when
the Camden-Atlantic City express left
the rails at the Winslow junction, 37
miles from here and rolled down an
embankment.
Battle Still Raging
Dublin, July 3 ( By the Associated
Press).-?-One afternoon battle in
Sackville street is still raging at this
hour. The insurgents are responding
vigorously to the machine gun bombardment.
Freight Office Closes
The Southern Railway freight office
will be closed all day tomorrow,
July 4th.
Kelly Sewing Club
The Kelly sewing club will meet
Thursday afternoon at 3 p. m. at
the home of Mrs. Jack Holcombe.
A canning demonstration will be
given and every member is urged to
be present as the canning lessons are
of vital importance right now.
Miss Mahala Smith,
County Agent.
Bank Closed for Fourth
The Bank of Union will be closed
tomorrow, July 4th, on account of
legal holiday.
Notice Odd Fellows
Swannanoa Lodge No. 99 has a special
program for Wednesday night,
July 5th. Come and bring your wife.
R. L. Cromer,
Ray Buraey, Secretary.
N. G. " 7-3-6pd
"Nobody Will Starve,
Nobody Will Freeze"
New York, July 3.?Asserting that
"Nobody will starve, nobody will
freeze," even the ugh the strike of the
shop crafts union hold continue to October,
officials of the American Association
of Railway Executives announced
today would maintain "hands
off" policy, leaving each road to ex
tricato itself from the strike. '
DELIVERY V OLD (
COTTON JrTlONAL
- Members of the wuth Carolina
Cotton Growers' Cooperative associa- n
;ion are not required-jb turn over to t
he association any ^ftotton grown ft
jrior to this year, sajk a statement e
ssued by the assoc|4Bon yesterday.
Chis statement y/aa nuBe, it was safd,
U. reply to numer0flK<.4n(ll^r'es re~ a
eived from all sections of the state, ri
The contract signedfhy the grow- a
:rs, it was said, left h r optional with I c<
he growers as to Whether they shall ir
urn over any cotton .Aw,on hand to f<
he association. If th^ grower does si
lot care to turn overplus cotton to
he association he trim continue to w
lold it and sell it atTany time and ei
inder any condition fie elects. He tl
riust, however, turn dver all cotton a
jrown by him in the rs 1922, 1923, r<
1924, 1925 and 1926 tp the associa- e
don, the statement iffs. si
Further progress iw the selection o
>f the departments /$i'eads and the
perfection of the working force of the si
prganization will be lhade by the h
poard of directors this week. The I ii
poard is proceeding most carefully, C
t was said, in the Election of all
lepartment heads and employees and ii
s making- careful investigation of H
?ach and every instant#. a
The contract for making the neces- ti
;ary alterations in the old Masonic
;emple, which is to 'fie occupied bylp
.he association, has htfen let and the a
association will probably move into p
ts new quarters withft^ the next two e
veeks. d
The association vfill have no I o
rouble in securing Warehouse accom- <s
modations, it was yesterday, I f<
pwners of warehouse# in every sec- f
don of the state having offered their j<
places to the association. Important d
announcements concerning warehous
ng arrangements OUy be expected
shortly, it was said yesterday. c
Preparations for conducting a vig- n
jrous campaign for new members s,
luring the next two r&Onths are going o
rapidly forward; Tbe announcement I g
:hat the membership l>ooks will be re- 1
jpened has been received with enthu- b
iiasm. J. P. Quinetiy, county agent J
letter received c
n I-.ee county. From almost every o
:ounty tomes word that many farmers
who did not care to sign until u
:he board of directors had been elect- a
?d are now ready to put their names 'i
jn the dotted line. fi
Death of R. L. Ziegler
R. L. Zeigler died at his home at
Denmark Saturday evening and the
funeral services were conducted Sun- t
day afternoon by the Knights Tern- i
plar of Orangeburg. ?
Mr. Zeigler is survived by his wife f.
and nine children. Mrs. Felix Goude- 1
lock of this city is his daughter and j
she and Dr. Goudelock left Saturday f
r n 1. aUahJ ^k/v
tor Ul'IllllUl ft. tu UUCUU UIC 1UIU I ai. \
Ginners Report
The condition of the growing crop
on June 25th wag 71.2 per cent.
Area of cotton in cultivation is 34,852,000
acres.
Total production, 11,065,000 bales.
Swimming Pool Opened
The swimming pool will be opened
tomorrow (Tuesday) at 9 o'clock. Everybody
must furnish own bathing
suit, but no "Coney Island" bathing 1
suits allowed. <
Notice to the Public
1
This is to notify the public and my
friends who were so loyally support- I
ing me, that I have withdrawn from i
the race for sheriff of Union county. 1
This was done when I was elected
chief of police for the city of Union. 1
L. C. Wharton. <
Today's Cotton Market '
Open Close
July 21.56 23.24 1
October 21.45 23.15 1
December 21.30 22.93
January 21.07 22.72
March 20.97 22.55 '
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N. Y. Spots 23.75
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Local market 22.60 i
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Cotton Crop Estimated
At tl,06ft,0e0 Bales !
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Washington, July 3.?This year's
cotton crop will be about 11,066,000 (
bales, the Department of Agriculture
announced in the first forecast of the '<
reason. This is calculated on condition
of 71.2 per cent normal June 25 |
and estimated acreage 34,852.000.
Cotton Jumps $7.50 Bale
New York, July 8.?Cotton jumped
about $7.60 per bale within 10 minutes
after the publication of the first
government forecast figures.
A /
:OAL STRIKE
IS DEADLOCKED
Still deadlocked over the basis foi
egotiating a settlement of the strike
he conference adjourned until next
londay at the suggestion of the govrnment
representatives.
Washington, July 2.?Operators
nd miners of the bituminous fields
emained deadlocked tonight aftei
nother day's session of the joint
inference called by President Hard
ig and admo. lshed to reach a basic
ar negotiating a settlement of the
trike with measurable promptness.
Meeting from 2 ot 4 o'clock today
uth Secretaries Hoover and Davis
ach side vot~J down the proposal of
iie other foi J>asis of negotiation
nd adjourned' until 10 o'clock tomorow.
Meanwhile operators and minrs
are to meet separately to conider
methods of. solving the problem
f the coal industry.
Upon adjournment of today's ses
IVII VIIC v/pciavuis 1CIU1 IlL'U IU LIU? 11
otels while the miners remained ir
i the conference room at the Rec
'ross building with Secretary Davis
Official report of today's proceedigs
was made public by Secretarj
toover in the form of a statement
greed upon by himself and Secre*ry
Davis as follows:
The operators voted down the pro
osal for conferences between miner?
nd operators in the central cometitive
fields alone. The miners votd
down the proposition for indepenent
conferences between miners and
perators in each dsitrict. Upon
uggestions for further separate con
erences of operators and miners for
urther consideration of methods thf
aint conference adjourned until Monay
at 10 a. m.
Washington, July 2.?Bituminous
al production in districts operating
lotwithstanding the miners' strike
bowed a slight falling off last week
n account of railroad congestion, tlu
eological survey reported today
'he figure of 5,361,000 tons reachec
y the output for the week ending
une 24, it was not likely to be exeeded
by the later period totals
hough anthracite production, which
fas comptetety stopped Dy wks. w&iK
ut April 1, recovered very slightly
The "continued expansion" of nonmion
soft coal production in certair
cres inKentucky and southern West
Virginia, the survey reported, has
inally taxed the capacity of railoads
serving them.
Union Wins Another
The Union Mill ball team defeate<
he Oaklai^l team at Newberry Sat
irday in a one-sided game by tin
tcore of 7 to 4. The features of thi
^ame were a beautiful catch b;
rhompson in the ninth and the urn
tiring. Epps secured four hits out o
our tries. This is the fourth straigh
ictory for Union.
Union goto to Whitmire for a dou
)le-header tomorrow in celebration o
he Fourth. Both these games shouli
)e interesting as Whitmire has an en
liable record this year and Union ha:
vorked njne local boys into a gone
;eam. Fowler will pitch the morninj
rame and Murphy the afternoon gam<
'or Union. A large number of Unioi
fans is expected to attend thesi
;ames.
PERSONAL MENTION
Miss Emma Inman has retumei
from an extended visit to friends i;
Greenville.
Miss Kathleen McGee of Anderso:
will arrive this week to visit Mis
Maude Goforth for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Barrett have re
turned to their home in Spartanburi
ifter a visit to their mother, Mrs. N
P. Parker.
Miss Myrtle Blalock has returned t
rjer home in Landrum after a week
:nd visit to Miss Lilian Sumner.
R. S. Cl.ilock has returned to hi
home in Landrum after a few days
visit, to relatives here.
Miss Estelle Haile left today for th
mountains of North Carolina to spen
the remainder of the summer.
. Mrs. Byers Greer and children o
Pacolet are the quests of their fath
sr. Judge J. M. Greer, on Sout
Church street.'
Mrs. W. M. Butler, who is attendin
the summer school at Furman Un
versity, is spending a few days at he
home near Carlisle this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bishop an
?mall daughter were in Union toda^
lb* little girl has been sick but i
improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Vassey Howard ar
[>ccupyin<? apartments at the home c
Mrs. L. W. Woodruff on South Churc
street.
Bomar Gault of Spartanburg was
business visitor to Union today.
Mrs. Preston B. Barnes has returr
ed from a visit to Mrs. Charles Merri
in Spartanburg.
Postoffice Open One Hour
Tomorrow being the Fourth, tli
postofHce will be open one hour onl
from 12 to 1 o'clock.
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TRAINS WILL C0NT1N
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McCORMICK BOY
DROWNS IN RIVER :
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McCormick, July 2.?Albert Free-1 '
j land, the 18 year old son of Mr. and 1
. Mrs. 'J. M. C. Freeland of Plum 1
Branch, was drowned about 1 o'clock | 1
this afternoon while in bathing with
, a number of his chums in the Savan- 1
, nah river at the old Ferguson ferry, 1
jihnlit fnnr i?iloc fw I>1..... u..... ..u
liiivQ iivm A IUIII LliaiU'U.
The young man, in company with 1
several of his friends, had walked '
about three miles to the river to go 1
in swimming in water very little over
his head and only a few feet away
from one of his friends, whom he '
' I
caught as he was sinking. l'he
friend, believing that the drowning 1
boy was only diving and playing, 1
made no effort to save him. The |
. young man nearest Freeland stated 1
[ that he thought Freeland was only
I playing at the time and when Free- ]
land caught him he was almost exhausted
and he also came near be,
ing drowned.
The water at this point is very J
swift, and, although relatives and
friends were soon notified and the
river for some distance down had
, been scoured at dark, tonight the
body of the drowned man had not 1
been found and it is thought that it '
was carritJ down the river ahead of
I the searching party.
The Ferguson ferry has been abandoned
for some years as a ferry and
. the road leading to the landing has
, reached such a stage that travel upon
it is almost impossible and this accounts
for the crowd of searchers i
not reaching the scene sooner. The
t searching party will continue to- (
, morrow in their efforts to find the
body.
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's Baseball at Monarch
Baseball, Monarch will play Coml'
pany E, of this city, a double header
^ July 4th, at Monarch Park. Game'
^ starts 110 a. m. and 4:30 p. m.
There will be some interesting ath '
? letic stunts pulled off during the day i
M. W. Gregory will serve a first
class barbecue at the Monarch ball
" park, so come prepared to spend the
day and have lots of fur> 1418-3tpd
Mr. and Mrs. II. T. Howard and Mr.
ie and Mrs. H. V. Howard and children
iy will leave Tuesday for a ten days'
stay in the mountains of Virginia.
IDE TO RUN
UtDlESS OF STRIKE
Chicago, July 3 (By the Associated
Press).?Railway strike interest,
A'hich centered over the week-end in
i walkout Saturday by the shopmen
today turned to the development de_
R'ntioilf un/tn tKn nnnvooo ?
1IM. vuittaoo Ul UL-IIUIL
?f the strike vote or 400,000 of the
Maintenance way employes and the
iction by their union officials.
Two days of the strike of the shopnen
failed, according to reports, ?o
nterfere seriously with the transpor
tation or produce of definite statement
a number of men out. The railroad
abor board merely marked time pending
developments.
Chicago, duly 2 (By the Associated
Press).?aRilway executives, union
labor leaders and the United States
railroad labor board marked time tolay
in the country-wide strike of shop
nen, while train service continued un.
nterrupted by Saturday's walkout.
B. M. Jewell, head of the shopmen,
who ignored the orders of the labor
ward to appear before it and explain
his strike action, spent the day at
union headquarters receiving reports
from all sections of the country
While he refused to give any figures,
he asserted that the walkout was
practically 100 per cent."
Railway executives, however, claimed
that probably less than 90 per cent
>f the 401,000 repairmen had joined
the walkout which began at 10 a. m.
yesterday. Because of the Sunday
holiday, they said, they had been unible
to make a complete check of their
shopmen but that train service would
wntinue regardless of how many laid
iown their tools.
With the union leaders refusing to
treat with the labor board, the railway
executives asserting that the dispute
was entirely between their former
employees and the government,
imd the labor board assuring the full
protection of the government, interest
in railway circles was centered on
Detroit, where the executive council
of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance
of Way Employees will meet
tomorrow to canyass the strike ballot
of the track men. Hope was expressed
by the rail executives that
the maintenance of way men wouid
not join the walkout.
Mr. Jewell today explained that he
ignored the labor board's summons
because the board failed to exclude
from wage reduction hearings almost
30 roads that had in part or wholly
violated rulings of the government
tribunal which, he said, has caused
railroad employees to regard the
board with no slight misgivings.
"Practically all of these 80 roads
violated decisions of the labor board,"
Mr. Jewell said, "yet they were included
in the wage reduction hearings.
If the board had ruled that
these roads were not entitled to participate
in these hearings the respect
of railroad labor for the tribunal
would have been increased materially.
Railroad labor would then have looked
upon the board as a tribunal willing
and ready to deal out justice. If this
had been done, the officials of the
shop crafts could have gone to the
men with this as an argument and
averted the strike. But this was not
done and postponement of the strike
was humanly impossible.
"In the first place, my appearance
before the hoard could not have rec,,w?,i
ti,.. ? j
should haw subpoenaed officials who
signed the fclegi in) authorizing: the
strike. Only tho-e men could recall
the order. If 1 have done any sum
thing I would have forfeited my office
itn mediately.
"Justification of my refusal to obey
the summons is seen in the fact thai
the men are now on strike, without
bloodshed or loss of life and are upholding
law and order. If 1 had gone
before the board there would have resulted
misunderstandings which would
have ended in chaos among the shop
crafts organiza.it n."
Mr. Jewell said the announcement
of the results of the shopmen's strike
ballot would prob dm he made public
tomorrow following a meeting of the
executive council of the union. He
said that since the strike order went
into effect he has received numbers
of telegrams (ontirming reports that
the walkout is almost 100 per cent
i flfective. One of the telegrams, he
declared, was from the national headquarters
of the Brotherhood of Hailway
Car Men of America and said
that this organization was 100 per
cent responsive to the strike order.
T. B. Betenbaugh
Stricken with Appendicitis
Mr. T. B. Betenbaugh, who has
charge of the city tractor engine, was
stricken with appendicitis this morning
and was carried to Wallace Thomson
hospital for an operation.
A paper tape measure is being roll- ed
into German bolts of cloth. This
permits the salesman to tell at. a
glance the measure 'of cloth remaining
in the bolt, thus economizing labor
and time. The tape is marked otT
in yards and meters.
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