Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 223, Decatur, Adams County, 20 September 1923 — Page 4

DECATUR RALLY DEMOCRAT ■■t — I Publish** (vary Ev.n'sq C«c«p* Sunday by THS DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO J. H. Uellw-Pres. and Gen. Mgr E W. Kampe—Vice-Pres. A Adv. Mgr A. R. Holthouse —Sec’y and Bus. Mgr ■nterod at the Postoffice at Decatur Indiana, *a second class matter Subscription Rates Single copies ~ ••• 3 cents Ono Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by csrrif<r >5.00 One Month, by mall 35 cents Three Months, by mail >I.OO Six Months, by mall »L 76 On* Year, by mall .1 >3.00 One Year, at office >3.00 (Prices quoted are within Orst and second sones. Additional postage ad ded outside those zones.) Advertising Rates Made known on application. Foreign Representatives Carpenter A Company, 123 Michigan Avenue, Chicago Fifth Avenue Bldg., New York Clt? N T Life Building, City. Me Freight rates on coal have been lowered about thirty cents a ton. It comes down more slowly than it went up some how or other but the fact that it is dropping instead of continuing an upward trend should be of some importance. .1.. , -• Governor Plnchot of Pennsylvania who stopped the coal strike, will be a candidate for the republican nomination for president, it is announced in various papers. His entrance may start several others and Secretary Slemp may have a busy time ahead of him yet. You can buy a lot or a home at auction at the Industrial rooms next Tuesday night and they will go at real bargains. The Home Builders will liquidate their assets ami you artf 1 thus" given an opportunity to own a home. Better plan.to place a bid on one of the lots or residences and own your own. Destruction by the recent earthquake in Japan was perhaps the most terrible on record. In the great city of Yokohama, evary house and every building excepting live, including the beautiful buildings of foreign consulates, was leveled and there is much doubt that the city will be re-’ bullt as it is planned now to dredge a channel through that section and make Tokio a great seaport. The tax levy as fixed for the corporation of Berne is one dollar. Geneva is eighty-two cents and Decatur is seventy-six cents, showing that the officials here have made a real effort to get down to the lowest cost of maintaining a city. Washington township also has the lowest levy in the county for township purposes. It costs money these days to operate government. Oklahoma seems to be putting on their own style of “Constitution Week" celebration. Governor Walton insists there can be but one government and that he will fight the “invisible" government to the end. The legislature has called themselves into special session for Wednesday and they declare they will impeach Walton. There are a hundred legal tangles arising and in the meantime the state, untler martial law, is suffering in a business way. The state highway commission last year used about six million dollars, this year they will have eight million and next year about fifteen million. Added to the large sum used this year will be the gasoline taxes and the increased automobile taxes ami even on top of this the road tax for state purposes will be increased. Something must be done and soon to check the rapid increase of expenditures anil this must be done of course without injuring the roads. In other words, there are many who believe the same results or practically so, can be obtained at much less cost to the people of the state. It's the most important item of taxation these days and is increasing and it is urged that the co-operation of every citizen to get best results at least cost be given, Gi* • t few cane of fryit, jellies or j?ms to the new county hospital The of Women Voters is

putting on a campaign to secure ti full larder of canned goods for the hospital and its a worthy cause in which every housewife in the county r should gladly Join. Its your hospital r and its one you can be proud of. The r fruits and Jellies will be used to pror vide appetizing dishes tor the patients there during the next year. No one knows who those patients 8 will be and its the duty of all of us s 0 to help prepare for them. The room 8 at the corner of Monroe and Second 0 5 street, formerly occupied by the Old ® Adams County bank, will be open the J i rest of the week and members ol the league will be there to receive your contribution. Don't overlook this chance to do a splendid act and one which will be greatly appreciated. - ...... o There is a tendency to tit clothes more snugly about the hips, and in some cases there is a decided suggestion of curve about the waist. 1 ~~° The People’s Voice 1 Editor: Your attention, no doubt, hos been directed by the public press to the understanding existing between the employes and the management of the Pennsylvania Railroad System, for settling controversial • matters, commonly referred to as the Employes Representation Plan. This plan has been in effect for a period of two years, during which time a spirit of sympathetic understanding, mutual co-operation and fair play has prevailed. Realizing that the transportation problem of today is of vital in terest to your organization we invite your indulgence to a brief outline of the conditions existing dluring the period of Federal Control of railroads and at the present time, with respect to the relationship existing between the employes and the management. on our railroad. In order that the situation may be entirely clear it is necessary that we refer briefly to the relationship between ourselves and the management prior to federal control. At that time our affairs were locally settled satis faetorily between ourselves and management, free from influence outside of our particular sphere. With the federalization of railroads during the war maybe the only plan of meeting and dealing with the thousands of employes was the plan of federal union ism. but we know that the encouragement given this method for the settlement of disputes disturbed a good many equilibriums nicely adjusted for each particular district, and supplant ed them with standardized, inflexible nation-wide provisions, which, in our experience, simply led to endless lit! gation and ill-feeling. The centraliz ed adjustment bureau of the railroad administration was compelled to es tablish regional sub-boards of adjustment to keep abreast of complaint. Thus we had several Iroards of ad judication, each applying their interpretation to a standardized regulation, with the resulting chaos of opinion and decision. We, employes of the Pennsylvania system, being unused to this state of affairs, desired a method of settling our affairs among ourselves —between those who are peculiarly able through contact to understand and have sym pathy unreasonable uniformity of nationalization, which is actual practice, has proved to be pernicious. We agreed to and are how fostering the proposition that we are serving the public, ourselves and management best by keeping our own house in order through a constitution based on five principles and perhaps later six, namely—1. Steady employment. 2. At a good wage. 3. Time for recreation. 4. Opportunity to elevate myself in my employment. 5. A voice in determining the rules and regulations under which I should work, and eventually — 6. A fair division of profits, after a reasonable wage has been earned and a sufficient amount paid to capital to attract it to an expanding business. Under this program representatives of the clerks were elected and charged equally with management for the con summation of peaceful settlement of ( disputes. From the first absolute | honesty of purpose and fairness pre- '] vailed on both sides. In midsummer, 8 1921, a working agreement was nes gotiated between ourselves and the management ; and an association known as the Northwestern Region Clerical Employes’ Association was es- ' tabli; lied, separate from and entirely t free from suggestion or domination by I management—-tin exclusive dub of our own. Representatives are elected r annually by secret ballot, the clerks | first having subscribed to a nomina tion for the candidate they prefer. On s division auff each Grand Divi-

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a! sion three representatives are elected e ■ from among the clerks to handle com n troversial matters with the management of their respective divisions. y These committeemen selected through il a majority vote of all clerks, choose e from among themselves three mem- ). bers who constitute the Regional Adv Justment Committee. When an honest difference of opinion exists and local r ‘ divisional settlement is thus made 8 impossible, a Joint submission is pres pared reciting the agreed upon facts, n the contention of the management and j the contention of the local committee, which is rewarded to the general su--1 perintendent and the Regional Adjuste ment committee for adjudication, e Should an honest difference of opinion r still exist between these latter parties s the Regional Adjustment Committee and the General Superintendent pre- ' pare a joint submission to the General Manager, who again hears the argument of the Regional Adjustment Conmittee. As a final court in equity a Joint Reviewing Committee is established, consisting of four representatives of the Clerical Association and four representatives of the management, who hear and decide finally any appeals that pass the general manager. Note particularly that we aye equally represented with management, having absolutely an equal voice through the preliminary procedures i and in the final determination before . the last court of appeals. For the management’s opinion to prevail two , clerical members of the Joint Review- . Ing Committee must be convinced of the correctness of the management’s . position, a two-thirds vote is necesi sary to finally settle a dispute. For , the Clerical Association to win two members of Management must be I convinced. In our experience to date, we have reached an amicable adjustment on all disputed questions and it has been unnecessary, so far as our association is concerned, to carry a case to ’ the final court of appeals, the Joint ■ Reviewing Committee. We call attention to the fact that the intimate relationship between ourselves and management and the close contact' both have with circumstances surrounding or causing any dispute to ■ arise provide us with preferential means for the settlement of such dispute. The real purpose of both sides . is, however, to so conduct ourselves that cause for dispute shall not arise, md with true purpose, the causes are lisappearing. ’ At the present time there is a9O per cent, membership in our Associa- ’ tion and at our last election 80 per pent of all clerks voted. The outlook and its relationship to you: There is no dispute existing be--tween ourselves and management at. he present time that we are not confidently certain can be composed between ourselves and management, and the result of two years’ contact with and participation in management as it affects us has cultivated a reliance in ourselves and the management that precludes even the suggestion of our Inability to mutually settle any dispute that may arise, thus leaving our membership, which consists only of actual employes, free minded to assist I management in the handling of your’ business unhampered by the animosii ties, prejudices and ill-feeling usually created by non-emplcye, professional agitation. The supreme court has held that it 1 ; was not a transgression of constitu-1 i tional law for either the railroad or' i the employes thereof to attempt among themselves to settle their af-| ■ fairs unaided by federated union of- , ticials, who are the chief complainants igainst our Association and its purpose, as you will perceive from the ■ voluntary 90 per cent membership dis- [ play of satisfaction among actual • workers. The court has said that you, the public, arc the judge ct the proper , relationshill between employer and employe, and we submit the foregoing outline of the two periods of our experience for your comparison in the confident belief that you will agree f with us that the industrial democracy that we have established on thej • Pennsylvania railroad system meets I squarely the requirement of the Transportation Act and the public’s right—i the essential co-operation between 1 management and employes to provide > efficient operation-*-and should be left free from nndesired interference from s sources unable to be other than harmI Jul, to continue to improve our rela- - tionship with our management so that f you may benefit from our respective 3 desires to provide better and more ■ transportation. Should any question still remain in - your mind as to details of operation of b this program we invite you to call i upon our nearest representative to u enlarge upon the above explanation i- or to clear up any point of doubt that y may <2su>J. They are, and their loca-i y tion fe: •f E. H. Vjojand. timekeeper, superin-' d lemient s office, Ft. Wayne, ind. s V.’. ',i. Lounsbeiy elerl , trainmast i- er’s office. Ft. Waytc in 3. n R. E. Shirk, clerk, ti eight office, 1- Decatur, Ind.

* ESOY * SCOUTS |\*/| (Conducted by National Council of tbo Boy Scouts of America.) BOY SCOUT COUNCIL MEETS With the great out-of-doors, symbolic of Scouting, as a background, the National Council of the Boy Scout* of America convened for Rs thirteenth annual meeting at the Boy Scout camps, at Palisades Interstate park, N. Y., the largest boys' cumjt* in the world. I’roiulnent men from all purt* of the country, distinguished in the field of church, school, education, uud business, came together to discuss the furthering of boy welfare through the Scout method of citizenship training and character building. At the time at the camp were some boys, who had a chance to act as hosts to their distinguished guests. Among the members present at the meeting was the lion. Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy, who addressed the convention. *T am strong for the boy scouts,” said Roosevelt. “They are building manly men, men who won't whine at a little hardship, men who are game to sacrifice themselves for the good of the country and their fellow citizens. "Camping builds you up in strength, and builds you up in character. The selfish man in camp shows up right away. You will know the bey who reaches for the best piece of bacon in the pan. There is no better way of finding out the whiner than In camping. He is the boy who doesn’t want to finish the hike because he has a blister on his big toe. Then there is the careless boy, who runs around while supper is being cooked and gets sand in the frying pan. In peace or in war, the man who has been a scout will come through 100 per cent.” I At the conclusion of the address, the delegates rose and stood In silent toast to the memory of his father, that Great Scout, Colonel Roosevelt. Gen. John J. Pershing spent one morning during the meeting Inspecting the 28 camps wliich make up the entire unit. “The camps are wonderful," he said. "I consider the boy scout movement one of the great movements In America today. lam impressed by the manly bearing of the boy scouts, and their democratic attitude towards each other and their superiors. “I would not introduce military training into the boy scout movement if I could. I believe the work you are doing is perhaps more broadening than that which would be given under a military -regime. In any event you are teaching boys the right thing—to be good citizens. I “I cannot speak too strongly in praise of the boy seout movement. I have always been enthusiastic and am much more so since my experience today.” BOY SCOUT ROUNDUP CLOSES Upon the death of President Harding. the roundup which was being conducted by the Boy Scouts of America tc secure 100,000 net increase in membership was brought to a close. This roundup was one of the many evidences of the practical interest of President Harding in the work of the Boy Scouts of America. Under the conditions of the roundup effort the : President was awarding a streamer to i each troop and to each local council, and presenting a personal letter to ' the president of every local council earning 25 per cent Increase in membership over a stated time. Chief Scout Executive James E. West explained that the death of the President automatically brought the roundup to an end, as it would manifestly be impossible to carry out the terms and conditions under which the roundup was inaugurated, for any further effort. All those who have qualified up to date will receive the awards as promised. He further explained that the result of the roundup lias brought In an increase of 83,058 scouts end 21,787 scout officials, or a net gain of both of 104,845, thus giving the Boy Scouts Os America a total membership of 1 617,952 men and boys. This he characterized as a splendid tribute to the ; interest and activity of the late president. FOR GOOD CITIZENSHIP "I am glad to indorse the boy scout movement because of its value lit stimulating in boys right conduct and the proper appreciation of the duties and responsibilities of life. "Such an influence at this impressionable age is a great heip in establishing the habits of good living, and will do much to insure good citizenship for the future.” —Redfield I’roetor. Governor of Vermont. GRANDDAD'!" AKES "SCOUT TEST , Scout David Locus of Lawton, Okla., has made g scout enthusiast of bls grandfather, F. M. Howe. The two to- i getfier recently passed the seout merit jbadge test for cycling, by riding 50 miles on bicycles tn less thetn ten hours. I JOne of the requirements of the test is I that some one accompany the scout taking it. Scout l*>cus invited hi* granddad. Mr. Howe stated the morning following the trip that he never felt better in ius life.uuxd .that he w ould Lke U> make the trip again,

PENNSYLVANIA MEET I W. W Meael, pf Decatur, Expected To Win Point* At Altoona, P«. Chicago. Sept. 20.—Jinterina over I 200 athletes in the fourth annual outdoor track and Hold meet of the ! Pennsylvania Railroad System at Altoona, Pu., Sept. 22. the Northwestern Region of that line, comprising the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and .Ohio, expects to finish among the first division places. j The Northwestern Region is plac- ' Ing high hopes in its strong contingent of girl sprinters from the Chicago general office who swept the girls’ dashes at tJ»e recent regional championship meet at Grand Rapids, Mich. Following her strikiug performance on that day, Martha Wahl, I a pretty brunette stebo, has been lead ' Ing her team-mates, Helen Goodenow. Helen Swanson, Elsie Kern and Lila Nelson through stiff practice. Holding the A. A. U. junior high I jump record of •’► feet 2 1-2 inches.

Bob Juday. a Ft. Wayne ahopman. has practically been conceded the system championship In that event. He has held It for the past three years. High hopes are being pinned on the performance of W. W. Mesel, telegraph operator at Decatur. Ind., who claims a record of 46 feet in tho 12-pound shot. Leo Dillon. Chicago weighman, who placed well up in last year’s meet, is also expected to udd several points to this region's total. A dependable field of sprinters has been developed this year and will be led by Jimmy Yergy, Chicago general office clerk, who does the furlong in 23 flat and makes equally fast time in the 100. A. F. Drotnpp, Logknsport, Ind., holder of the quarter, half and mile runs titles is one, of the best distance* men on the system and is expected to pull down a fistful of points for the Northwestern region. An aggregation of 40,000 is expected to attend the meet in which more than 1.000 athletes from thirteen states in the Union will compete for medals bearing the Keystone trade-

mark of the Pennsylvania lines. The day’s crowded program win start at 9 o’clock when the proli niin . ary heats in the dashes will lGm . mence us well as the tennis and g o i t tournaments. Events numbering | a field, swimming, rifle and trap N h uot . the fifties and including, track and Ing, tug of war. quoits, horseshoe# tennis and Rolf will be conducted i n the early afternoon to permit th,, playing of the initial baseball gain,, of the system championship series. T ■ So fer we hijint heard o' no United States senator sayin' he'd like t' live in Rushy If he could sell out. Salesmen have long since discarded knockin' th' other feller, but th' habbit is still all th’ rage ‘tnongst friends. —Abe Martin, Indianapolis News A dinner frock of a particularly ■ lovely shade of old rose has a long walsted bodice of satin joined to a ruffled skirt of georgette, the ruffled scalloped to simulate rose petals.