Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 133, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 October 1921 — Page 13

UNION CHIEFS ASK RAIL HEADS i FOR WAGE TALK Jurying Strike Vote in Pocket, Conference Sought ✓ in Controversy. STONE SENDS LETTER CHICAGO, Oct. 14.—Railroad union chlirfs, carrying a strike vote In their pocket, today asked railroad executives meeting here for a conference to discuss the wage scale and employment conditions. Warren S. Stone, acting on behalf of the unions, sent a letter to the railroad executives meeting at/ the Illnckstone Hotel, asking that a Joint nee ting be arranged. The executives informed Stone that his proposal would be taken up at the executive's meeting, called discuss further wage reductions for the men in order to allow rate decreases. COMPLETE STRIKE PLANS. In the meantime the union chiefs were in session at the Great Northern Hotel, completing plans for their strike, called to start Oct- 30. According to the plans mapped out by the union heads, men on all lines will not be called out at once. The Nation’s transportation system has been divided into ten groups for strike purposes. Workers on the roads comprising one group will be called out first. Then If the management refuses to confer with men in view of bettering wages and working conditions, workers in the next group will be called out, and so on down the line until every one of the 2.000,000 union workers are out and the Nation’s transportation system is tied up. KAIL CHIEFS AnO PLAN STRTKK. are the railroad union chiefs who called the strike and mapped out the plan: W. S. Stone, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; L. E. Sheppard, Order of Railway Conductors; W. S. Carter, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers, and T. C. Cashen, Switchmen’s Union of North America. W. G. Lee of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen was not In the city and did not sit In on the sessions. The big brotherhoods have the backing of members of the Federal Shop Crafts who are affiliated with the railway department of the American Federation of Labor. All union men will act together in the crisis, it has been decided by their leaders. The union vote was taken In protest against the 12 par cent cot In wages which took place July 1, on orders of the United States Railroad Labor Board. Since then, however, several men high in the councils of unionism have stated they would not use their powerful club unless another attempt was made to cut wages. Things moved rapidly to a head following the news that was given out by the unemployment conference In Washington that leaders in the Administration favor a reduction in wages so that freight rates may be slashed in an effort to stimulate stagnant business conditions. EXECUTIVES CO.VFEB WITH HA KDING ET. AL These rail executives, leaders of those now in session here, conferred with President Harding, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and other Administration leaders In Washington last week: T. Dpwitt Cuyler, Samuel Rea, president of the Pennsylvania system ; President Smith of Ahe New York Central, President Holden the Burlington and Julius Kruttschnitt, chairman of the board of directors of the Southern Pacific. Following the conference In Washington came the call for the meeting of railroad executives In Chicago. The executives plan to ask the United States Railroad Labor Board for a 19 per cent cut In wages in addition to the 12 pe. ’ cent that was ordered last July. The original petition presented to the labor board by W. W. Atterbury, vice president af the Pennsylvania, asked for a 20 per cent cnt. This would have brought wages to the level they were before the board granted the big boost In pay in July 1920. The railroad board, however, granted cnly a 12 per cent. Now, executives wish the rest of the cut they asked for and state that unless It Is granted many roads will go broke and It will be Impossible to cut freight rates for which the farmer and business men all over the country are clamoring. Executives are mum on the vote of their employes. Even though a railroad strike is averted, which seems highly Improbable In view of the trend of events, it may be months before there can be relief to business In the form of reduced freight rates, it was believed here. The executives plan to ask the Interstate Commerce Commission to cut rates after the railroad board has acted on the proposal to cut wages. Following presentation of the wage cut petition it Is likely there will be hearings of both sides of the controversy which will last for weeks, after which the board will make Its decision. Not until then will freight rates be cut and then, only, if the decision of the board favors 1 wer wages SEE EFFECT MOVE IN Strike ultimatum WASHINGTON, Oct lA—The ultimatum of the railroad workers, hurled at their employers today in Chicago, ting Oct. 30 as the date for a general strike, was a move for effect because of the beginning of the meeting in Chicago of railroad executives In the opinion of official Washington. Senator Cummings. lowa, chairman of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, which is investigating the railroad problem, today reiterated his belief that the railroad executives will reduce freight rates either before they attempt to lower wages or at about the same time. They realize. Cummins said, that they must depend on pnblic opinion in the rrescnt emergency, and to alienate it by cutting wages and not rates would be disastrous to them. But neither will the railway workers ruin their cause by striking over the , question, Cummins predicted. SHOP WORKERS WIN SWEEPING VICTORY X j CHICAGO, Oct. 14. —Railroad shop workers today won a sweeping victory be- i fore the United Railroad Labor Board. The board handed down a decision refusing to approve of the petition of rail- j road executives that all shop work be ; placed on a piece work basis of pay, in- I stead of an hourly rate. The Northwestern railroad, acting with } Sore Throat or Mouth Yoa should keep the throat and mouth 1 clean and healthy. Any disease that j attacks the canal through which must I She food we eat, the beverages we ; and the very air we breathe is a I Venous matter. TV hv neglect Sore Throat i or Sore Mouth when TONSILINE makes it so easy for you to get relief? TONSILINE is especial! v prepared for that one purpose. TONSILINE does its full duty—you can depend upon it. Keep a bottle in the house—where you can get I! j it quickly when needed. 35c. j'J and 60c. Hospital Size, SI.OO, L| lour druggist sella TONSILINE. \\

Situation in Rail Crisis at a Glance CHICAGO, Oct. 14.—-The railroad crisis at a glance: Heads of the railroad brotherhoods, the most powerful laber unions In the country, have issued a strike call for Oct. 30. The strike will come unless employers reopen negotiations on wages and working conditions. The call was issued after a count of strike votes disclosed that the majority of the 2.000,000 railroad workers were in favor of a walkout. < Railroad executive* meet in Chicago to recommend that wages be cut approximately 10 per cent so that freight rates may be reduced. The decision to ask the United States Labor Board for another cut in wages, in addition to the 12 per cent slash effective last July was made in face of the strike vote of the employes.

other lines, had asked for abolishment of the principle of paying straight time for work in shops. It had been one of the most bitterly contested cases before the labor board. , The board held the men should be paid on an hourly basis and eight hours shall constitute a work day. However, if the carriers and the employes agree that the work shall be paid for on a piece work basis, it will not be a violation of the board’s order. The board upheld tpe railroad’s contention that shop workers should be forced to undergo physical examinations to determine whether they are fit to do the work. This also has been a bitterly contested point between the railroads and the anions. v The seniority rights of employes must be upheld, the board announced, except in cases where they leave one kind of : work, on their own request, and engage In another class of labor with the same company. Baby Lynx Sleeps With Ranchers Son GLENWOOO SPRINGS, Colo, Oct. L John Marston, a fruit rancher in the Grand Valley, recently captured a baby lynx and has made a household pet of ihe animal. It is so tame that it sleeps with Marston’s 6-year-old son and follows the boy about the ranch like a dog. THEATER CHOCOLATES. LONHO.k Sept. 30.—The law forbidding sales of chocolates In theaters and shops after 8 p. m. Is now under attack. Candy manufacturers want the hour extended to 9AO p. m. HUGE CROWDS DRAWN DAILY TO EXPOSITION (Continued From Page One.) workers with half holidays on Saturday to attend the exposition. Under direction of Captain Frankltn, three hundred Boy Scouts will assist In guiding the children through the exposition. The exposition will close at 10:30 Sat-

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1 urday night and notice has been sent to I all exhibitors that they are expected to 1 remove their displays Sunday morning at 1 8 o’clock. ! Award of first prize for best exhibit In the Industrial Exposition has been given to E. C. Atkins Company, according to a report received O. B. lies, chairman of the manufacturers’ committee of the Chamber of Commerce, from Roy Adams, chairman of the booth contest committee. The HomerjMoKee Company was a close second. Prest-O-Lite, third, and LaFayette Motors Company, fourth; Charles F. Rretzman. fifth; Crown Chemical Company, sixth; J. D. Adams Company, seventh, and Plttman-Moore Company, eighth. One of the particular features of the winning exhibit was the illustration of the various uses of saws. A musician performing on a saw attracted considerable attention. The prizes, which will be awarded this evening by Mr. Adams and his committee, are: SIOO for first prize, SSO for second prize, $25 for third prize, and $lO each for the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth. Every one of the 383 exhibits were graded by the committees of Judges on four separate points, as follows: Presentation of selling points, 30 per cent. Educational value to professional buyer and to the general pnblic, 30 per cent. Originality of exhibit, 20 per cent. Attractiveness or beauty, 20 per cent. It was the original intention to have 1 the Judging done by delegates attending ; the National Association of Purchasing i Agents’ convention, but it was found im- j possible to get the* delegates to take the two days' time necessary to work through the exposition and to grade each exhibit. The grading on the presentation of selling | points was done by N. A Gladding, H. C. Howard and W. A Capertou. JUDGES VTEW MANY POINTS IN EXHIBITS. * The judges on the educational value to professional buyer and to the general pub j He, were Horace E. Ryan, Paul Porter j and Howard Utile. The originality of the exh.oits were i passed on by a committee composed of T A Carroll, Maurice Lipson and Paul Q. I Richey. The attractiveness or beauty of the ex-

hibits was graded by a committee composed of Carl F. Walk, Ferd Hollweg and James IL Lowry. In addition to the eight winners, hon orable mention was given by the committee of judges to ten other concerns. The winners and those given honorable mention with their gradings are shown below : K C. Atkins A Cos —— • 97 5 The Homer McKee C0mpany........ 95.3 Prest-O-Lite Company 90. Lafayette Motors Company ... 88 Charles F Bretzman 87.1 Crown Chemical Company 86 5 J. D. Adams C0mpany.............. 86.4 Pittman Moore Company 86 Tndpls. Engraving and Elect Co—.. 85.9 C. C C. A St. L. Ry 85 8 Interstate Car Company 85. Indiana Oxygen Company .......... 85. Kahn Tailoring Company 54 9 Kingan Company —84.5 Paper Package Company ... 84.5 Dilling A Cos 84. Leedy Manufacturing Company.„... 83 Pearson Scott Company 82.4 Tho committee in charge of the grading of the exhibits was composed of Mr. Adams, James H. Dougherty and H. T. Griffith. Each exhibitor will be given i certificate signed by O. B. lies and by John B. Reynolds, general secretary of the

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Chamber of Commerce, setting out his exact grading on each of the four points. The Advertising Club went on record as indorsing the continuation of the industrial exhibition another week. President Sando called attention to the fact that thousands of people have been unable to get into the exhibit, and are being turned away daily. “The show has been a tremendous success,*’ said Mr. Sando, “ and it is realized that it would be of much advantage to the exhibitors, and of great advertising value to the city, to continue for at least another week. It speaks volumes for the Chamber of Commerce and those who are back of the jrrangements for the exhibit that the show is drawing these tremendous crowds and that there is such strong demand for its continuance. A vote was then taken and the Advertising Club members were unanimous in recommending that the exhibit continue for another wee A BOND TANGLE HOLDS UP WORK ON THREE POOLS (Continued From Page Owe.) has conferred with him. This is considered a very encouraging indication, since the park board's difficulty in disposing of securities during the past two or three years has been based chiefly on the fact that individual citizens did not offer to buy direetely, leaving the field entirely to brokers, who, after they had included" their commission, were able to offer less than par for the bonds. The park board is prohibited by law from selling se eurtities at less than par.

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Upon hearing Mr. Lowry’s report of the prospective private purchaser the board ordered a chart of all its pending acquisition resolutions prepared so that it might advance all of them to the point ol' bond sales as fast as possible. The board adopted a preliminary resolution for the acquisition of a right-of-way of extension of Pleasant Run Parkway from Shelby to Prospect streets. The strip to be acquired includes land on both sides of Pleasant Ran and varies in width from 50 to 500 feet. Appraisement and the preliminary hearing constitute the next step in the acquisition, which is net expected to be completed qntll some time late next summer. No estimate of the/ cost of the property to be taken could be given, Mr. Lowry said, but it will be something under $1,000,000. This is the first step in the extension of the parkway from Garfield to Ellenberger Parks. Later another resolution (or acquisition of property not already owned by the city between Prospect and East Washington streets will be adopted. The later acquisition, when completed, will pave the way for extension of the Pleasant Run main interceptor from Keystone avenue to Irvington, thus solving the sanitary problem created by the dumping of sewage Into Pleasant Ran all the way from Irvington to the south side. The interceptor will be laid on the boulevard property, thus eliminating the cost of a separate right-of-way. The interceptor itself will cost between one and two millions of dollars, it has been estimated. OFFER IN EAST RIVER DRIVE RIGHT OF WAY. Richard Coleman, attorney for the Askren estate, which owns the property upon which the Riverside Amusement Company’s amusement park is located Just east of Riverside Park In Thirtieth

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resolatlM for this last December. Mr. Coleauto was asked to put his proposition spm paper and Mr. Lowry was instructed to sketch the city's requirements for the extension of the boulevard. The extension eveutusUy will connect Thirtieth street with Maple road, it is planned. A contract for construction of the new bridge over Pleasant Rnn east of Ritter avenue was signed with Todd A Reid and date for completion fixed at Jan. L

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Mr. Lowry said the board hoped the work will be advanced far enough ft>r the roadway to be open Dec. 15. Letters from the social service department of the city hospital and residents of the Indianole . Park neighborhood, praising the work of the recreation department among children at both places, were received by R. Walter Jarvis, director of recreation, read to the board sad approved.

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