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Railroad Workers Wage Inquiry
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Overcoats
and Suits
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co m m o n p la c e in c id e n ts w h ic h re s u lt s ta n d M o n d a y , T u e s d a y a m i W e d ­
in a n e n g in e e r o r fire m a n be in g nesday . <diii t . G o u ld in g , a t r a n s ­
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siders.
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o u ts id e rs , h o w e v e r, are cho sen by th e th e K a n sa s l i l y S o u th e rn R a ilr o a d :
r a ilr o a d c o m p a n y , th a t f lu
b o a rd M o r to n A. Lee. a t r a n s f e r e n g in e e r,
th u s fo rm e d o f r a ilw a y o f f ic ia ls and in C h ic a g o on th e
T h ir d at M o r r ia o u
N o r th w e s te r n '
tw o n e u tra ls c o n d u c ts th e in v e s tig a ­ R a ilr o a il ; (
R. I). Jon es, e n g in e e r
tio n , com es to a fin d in g a n il p u b ­ < n a h e lp e r e n g in e on th e S hasta
lis h e s th e g u ilt o r in n o c e n c e o f th e I ¡v is io n o t
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b e fo re such e m p lo y e is g iv e n an G. Jacobs, an e n g in e e r o f th e E l
o p p o r tu n it y to m a ke a s te te m e n t Paso a m i S o u th w e s te rn R a ilro a d
C. J ha ve w re c k e d som e o f o u r W e s te r
s o m e th in g w o r th w h ile as is e v id e n c ­
re g a r d in g h is side o f th e ease.
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d e c la re d th a t th e p r a c tic t in vogue th a t r o a d : E. J. B a sse tt, an e n g in e e r
r e p lie tl M r . C a r te r , " h u t I w i l l . f u ­
T h e le t t e r sa id in p a r t : “ M a n y m e m ­
a t p re s e n t is f o r th e accused e m ­ o n th e L iv in g s t o n - B illin g s d iv is io n
II V»'I Kf I K L M . P r o p r ie to i
p lo y e to f o llo w th e v e rd ic t o f the to th e N o r th e r n P a c ifie C o m p a n y ; tu r e th e a s s e r tio n th a t h a il th e m en b e rs o f th e M a s s a c h u s e tts W o m a n
Transfer, Furniture Moving
b o a rd o f in q u ir y by a p e rs o n a l a p ­ a n d (). K e a rn s , a S o u th e rn P a c ific been in c h a rg e , n o n e o f th e scan da ls S u ffra g e A s s o c ia tio n b e lie v e th a t th e
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th e C h ic a g o a n d A lt o n . f o r in s ta n c e , in g in B o s to n a n d a ls o in o t h e r p a rts
O rP X C E A M D W A K E H O U 8 E . « 4 -4 0 F I R S T S T R E E T
c ia l to w h o m he fin a lly s u b m its bis N< vada and R o s e v ille , C a lif.
w o u ld ha ve h a p p e n e d .
o f t ile S ta te , e s p e c ia lly as a f f e c t in g
side o f the case.
A ll the se e m p lo y e s b r o u g h t o u t
th e u u e m p lo y e tl, c a ll f o r s e rio u s c o n ­
“Did you e v e r h e ar o f an in s ta n c e .
th e s e v e ra l p o in ts m e n tio n e d in th e
s id e r a tio n .
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M r. K e a rn s ," aske d G ra n d
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ft,re g o in g .
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s p e c ia l c o m m itte e o f th e a s s o c ia tio n ,
S to n e , “ w h e re th e fin d in g <»f a b o a rd
sized th e h a z a rd o f th e gam e, and
r e p o r t o u r deep in te r e s t a m i d e s ire
o f in q u ir y in th e se m a tte rs w a s eve r
I.is fe llo w s o n th e sta n d d w e lt up on
to a id y o u as th e e x e c u tiv e o f th e c it y
re v e rs e d b y th e c o m m itte e o r c o m ­
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p a n y o f f ic ia ls a f t e r ait e m p lo y e had
la b o rs due t o th e h e a v ie r lo c o n to - :
e ffe c tiv e and fu n d a m e n ta l in m e e tin g
m ade h is o w n d e fe n s e ? "
liv e s , a n d u p o n in c id e n ta l p o in ts .
, T ile a u t h o r itie s o f B o s to n ,
W e r e s p e c tfu lly u rg e
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M r. Jon es fu rn is h e d th e s e n s a tio n a re ta k in g up th e p ro b le m o f tin e tn - t h a t th e e x a c t n a tu r e o f tile u n e m ­
p lie d M r. K e a rn s , " th e sen tence im ­
posed an d p u b lis h e d by th e o f f ic ia l o f th e w e e k w h e n he s h o w e d th e p lo y m e n t in th a t c it y w ith a v ie w o f p lo y m e n t c o n d itio n s in th is c it y be
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in q u ir y h o a rd a lw a y s has h e ld ."
j r e s p ir a t o r w ith a lo n g r u b b e r tu b e o f r e lie f.
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t h r o u g h th e tu b e fr o m a r e s e r v o ir in t u n it y , n o t c h a r it y . I t is w i t h in o u r se cu re d fr o m c e r ta in la rg e e m p lo y ­
p re s e n t h is side o f th e c o n t r o v e r s y 1
Named Shoes are frequently made In Non-Union Factories
tile e n g in e , w h ic h passes th r o u g h p o w e r t o f u r n is h b o th w o r k a n d o p ­ ers o f la b o r, la b o r u n io n s , la b o r e x ­
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th e r e s p ir a to r , in o r d e r t o s u rv iv e
no m a tte r w h a t it s name, unless it bears a
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fu se fo r th e absence o f the Union S ta m p
a r y n e a rly t w o y e a rs a g o a n d n a r ­
had p re p a re d th e fin d in g s o f an i n ­
r o w ly escaped w it h h is life .
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v e s tig a tio n p r io r t o g o in g th r o u g h I ’ t ge lo c o m o tiv e w h ic h he w a s o p e r- ! c cts ° f c h a r it y an d, as a co n se q u e n ce ,
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p lo y e d .
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h o o d s in t h is c o n n e c tio n u n o f f ic ia lly
“ I am f ir m ly o f th e o p in io n t h a t it
F o r th e n e x t th r e e a n d p o s s ib ly
e x p la in e d t h a t th e c o n t r o llin g r e a ­ t h in g w as w r o n g a n d h a d n o te d th a t is p o s s ib le t o a id th e n e e d y w ith o u t
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m a n n e r is t h e ir fe a r o f h a v in g to M r Jon es, “ I th r e w m y c o a t o v e r i i f th is can he d o n e it is th e
p r o p e r I S u b -c o m m itte e s f r o m
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lo c a l u n io n .
ca n s h o w t h a t an e m p lo y e o r an in t w o a n d b a c k o u t. D o w n in th e
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to a w a rd th e c o n tr a c t f o r th e e o n - s h a ll In ­ to c o -o p e ra te w ith th e u n ­
A n im a l H u sba ndry, D a iry in g , H o rti­
w o u ld ha ve a b e tte r ch a n ce t o o b ­ w a s a b le to s ta n d a n d I w a lk e d s t r u c tio n o f t w o
to r p e d o
b o a t d e ­ e m p lo y m e n t c o m m itte e o f th is C o u n ­
culture, P o u ltry H u sb a n d ry, Insects,
ta in a fa v o ra b le v e r d ic t and th u s o tiiy a fe w fe e t w h e n m y lo c o m o tiv e s tr o y e r s t o th e F o re R iv e r S h ip b u ild ­
P la nt and A n im a l Diseases, C re a m ­
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b ru s h e d b y m e a n d 1 fe ll fo r w a r d
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in g C o m p a n y . T h e h id o f th is c o n ­
ery M anagem ent, M a r k e tin g , etc.
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O th e r fe a tu re s o f th e pa st w e ek a lo n g s id e th e tr a c k e n t ir e ly u n c o n ­ c e rn w as lo w e r th a n t h a t o f a n y p r i ­
Hume Economics, in clu d in g C o o k ­
on ce d o n a te such sunt o f m o n e y as
s c io u s ."
w e re th e f o llo w in g :
in g . Home N u rsin g , S an itatio n, Sew­
v a te y a rd . In p re fe re n c e to s e n d in g y o u r tr e a s u r y w i ll a f f o r d a n ti tu r n
in g D re s s m a k in g and M illin e r y .
P e tty o f f ic ia ls o f r a ilr o a d c o tn p a n -
T h e w itn e s s sa id th e t r a in t n o v d th e w o r k e ls e w h e re I h a d th e o p p n r- sam e o v e r to th e c h a ir m a n o f th e
Commerce, in clud in g Business Man­
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lio s - u n e m p lo y m e n t c o m m itte e .
agem ent. Rural Economics, Business
jo b s th a n th e y d o fr o n t t h e ir re g u la r in th e tu n n e l h a lf dead.
T w o a t ­ to n s h o u ld ha ve t h is w o r k .
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