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I: ! 1 ! MB uiiiiGOw STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON MORE THAN HALF- ' ' REFUSE TO STRIKE . (Continued from page 1.) their men pending the labor board rules decision. - : : Jcwfll Wim Victory. The action was said by the chiefs to ha?e been almost a per soanl Tictory for Mr. Jewell, who has been fighting a walkout for a week. It also was said to pre clude the possibility of the Am erican Federation of Labor tak ing any serious part of the pro posed strike, the "standard" unions belonging to . the , federa tion while the . Brotherhoods are Independent .. The shop crafts decision which admittedly was instrumental in bringing about the action of the two other groups, was reached after turbulent sessions of the conference committee of 100 last ing several days. V MlwIoiuM-y Work Effective " By last night, however, the mis sionary work done by Mr. Jewell and EFFICIENCY :v.', ' -'' The success of a business man usually depends on the maintenance of his health -so . necessary. In that es sential, clear-cut manner of thinking and 'deciding Im portant issues. . ' Without proper' eyesight no man can be himself.. No man , can : think when.1 that sickening' headache ' caused from overworked eyes per sists in papptng hts TiUlity. Softer all It's the eye that count' for efficiency.' ' MORRIS OPTICAL CO, 204-211 Salem Bank of Commerce Building Oregon's Largest Optical Institution v. SALEM, OREGON Phone 239 for appointment and others since the brotherhoods strike call, had shown its effect and the committee of 100 had been brought into line with a no-strike policy. A special committee was ap pointed to draft a new report. This committee worked late into night and today presented a new resolution. H 3a ted debate en sued, but after more than three hours of argument the resolution to stay on the job for the present went through. More than 500 general chair men, arriving today to hear ths committee's decision, left for their homes tonight to explain the committee's action to their mem bership, jf Shop Rules Protected "We ars. oot in any position-to go on strike at this time." Mr. Jewell declared at a meeting of the chairmen this afternoon. "To strike on the proposition of a wage reduction alone, with our shop rules on the altar of sacri fice, would be suicide. "Don't be tricked into follow ing along in a strike you cannot settle in a manner favorable to yourselves. Move cautiously and wait until the whole question o! wanes and working conditions is before you " Mr. Jewell pointed out that the strike authorized by the brother hoods was predicated on the fact that train service men had separ ate rules of agreement with each railroad. The shop crafts have no such agreements. Wages Technical Ttea.son "The real heart of this strike Is the-contest over rules." Mr, Jewell said. "The brotherhoods strike was technically called on the July wape cut, but in their settlement with the railroads thfe fight will be over present rules which have been built up by years of practice and through negotia tions under federal control. "The shop crafts rulQs under federal control were made into a national agreement which the labor board is revising. Already they have issued 2 4 substitute rules and laid down part of the issue which we will have to meet, We have not yet committed our selves on that subject. When all the revised rules have been pro mulgated by the board then wa will again assemble the general chairmen and seek a remedy to rights which have been taken from us. Tactics Not Acceptable "When the present crisis ap peared, the shopmen were in a position where the big four had thought they could drag us along with them. We put the question up to them, 'If we go along with you does It mean that there won't be any settlement until the set tlement is satisfactory to all?' "The brotherhoods answered that we couldn't expect them to MEMORIAL BUILDING ERECTED IN WASHINGTON. -IT 4 4 y?v ,-v sir- 'WMJ h i B ; 9 U LLL M JAM ruMiWMb . mt i irtfii VI c nrrroEER 23. 1921 DlliNlAl -aiviv.t,'v' "i :T TO BE ' i i DEBITED MONDAY ! Commercial Club Will Con sider Proposed Crossing Near Fair Grounds bers of the committee .are! Fred A Erixon. chairman; W. BJRm son Joseph Baumgartner, fT. e, McCroskey, August Huckestein TrH PRvne. The commit- ee -s apW-d by R. 0.Sneli-Uhem. ing. chairman of tbe 'ffJ' e . ft ment of the Commercial emu, t j There are such things as tei of joy. but few people ever 'ihe great Nainal llemorial Building to be erected in Washington as a national tribute ui American soldiers; sailors, aviators and marines that took part in the world war. On November 14. three days after the third anniversary of the signing of the armistice, the cornerstone will be laid. Mrs. Henry F. Dimmock president of the George Washington Memorial Association, which is to sponsor the memorial building, Is shovn In ths insert. do that, and when they pot a sat isfactory settlement tbey would return to work. When men sit down at the table with you and look you in the eye anq tell you that when they pet theirs, they'll leave you and let you go your own way, then i tell you, you had bet ter; go your own way first. Selfish Pui pose Seen "The brotherhoods counted on our trade Union spirit to go along with them. But when their co operation in that spirit fails to go beyond their own group, then we must take care of ourselves. "Wq feel the injustice of a wage decrease without a corre sponding reduction in rates; that is profiteering at the expense ol our living standards, but the pen ding question of rules is of even greater importance." Tired Feet vriMiunu" Massage gently with soothing luemholatum Cools, rests and refreshes receivers representing the United States court are in charge of the property and instructed the fed eral marshal at Houston to em ploy such special deputies as the ! court might consider necessary. j It was indicated no legal steps ' were for the moment under con- j sideration touching upon fhe call ! of the "big five" broihorhoods for a strike. All direct dealines with i the railroad unions, so far as the ! government is concerned, stiil re-' main in the hands of the railroad i labor board. Ilates Kffeclive TS'ov. 20. j The rate reduction is the most j sweeping issued by the com mis- j sion in several years, aDd on the ! jobs have been received. Mr. Go forth paid, among which volun teers are businessmen and em ployes of Tirms of cities touched by the road. Every department of the rail road, the general manager said, is represented among the men vol unteerins: to take out mail and passenger trains. Freight Service Assured Freight service will te resumed over the lines of the International & Great Northern railroad within !S hours, it was announced late today by E. G. Goforth, general manager of the road, following the walkout at noon tdoay of ap- A meeting will be held Monday night at the Commercial club to her u reri.it from a committee appointed to llok into ttte fcas- j bilUv pf constructing an over-1 head viaduct over the crossing o- j the Sriuthern Pacific railroad near tbie fair grounds. It is bnderstood official.? of the state highway department will at tend and explain just what the enginN will approve and why a viadurt s much superior to the construction oi a raaSo under neath the tracks. It is thought that ty action of the Commercial club in bringing the matter before the public ser vice commission a hearing may be heard at an early date. It is the two roads, the racifc highway and SUverton road, crossing the railway tracks that has caused so much trouble and expense to the Southern Taciac and it! is understood railway of ficials iare in favor ot the con struction of a v:aduct. A report of the committee win be read at the Monday night meeting and upon the report o this committee, it is tbouuht the matter win b m . ; public service commission. Mem- CITIZENS OF SALEM: f --v.. You are herehy warned 'not to read The; Tort Hc News It ii printing a story by Sinclair Lovis, exiled 4aIN STREET." It a bptall,; frank story and will shock you. . r t ked others, and has been bitterly; It lias sloel criticized.' I ; The storv is about you and a lot of, other eood ( ?) Saiem people. It strips you and them to the naked hide. It shows ua all up in a manner. to make us winae. It is not a "nice' story ; DO NOT READ IT! f. t -F.W.J. 462 State Street V ( t . , 1 . . r-AA T P O XT t.nlnn commodities named, which const!- T i i . x. - ,' . , V,"-" brakemen and switchmen, mera- i bers of the Hrotherhood of Kail- road Trainmen. Grain Rates Reduced WASHINGTON'. Oct. 2 2. Fed eral action affecting the railroad strike situation was taken today by two government departments when the Interstate commerce commission ordered freight rate reductions on grains, grain prod ucts and hay in the territory be tween the Mississippi river and the Pacific coast and the department of justice issued Instructions for the protection of the property of the International & Great Nor thern railroad la Texas where a trainmen's strike started at noon. The commission's decision, in a cas brought by 22 western states aid a number of national and farm organizations, did not deal directly with the impending strike, but was considered sig "nUfcajnt ; in presentation of pros pective future resumptions of railroad operating expenses as a basis for its rate-making activity. ! f Receivers in Charge j fin (the International develop iment.i department of justice took Icogniiance of the fact that the tue a heavy percentage of railroad traffic throughout western terri tory, amounts to one-half the in creases allowed in 1920. These were 35 per cent in the western groups territory. The commission also ordered rates on coarse grains, including com, oate and ! others, fixed at 10 per cent below ! the level on wheat in new sched- j ule, while rates on grain prod-1 ucts are to be altered to fit th? new basis. Railroads were or dered to have the new schedules ready by November 20 at the latest. Operation Xot KconomJcal Commissioner Potter, one of the three members who concurred in the action of the full commission, without accepting the opinion that "savings made in the matter of wages and costs" since 1920 en tirely justified the prain reduc tions, held that. '!tboaesatings with further prospective savinfs do. in my opinion, justify on findings.-' o "The carriers tell ns they ars now paying extravagantly higher prices," he held. "If we may re ly on their statement in this re gard, they are not operating their properties efficiently and econom ically, and therefore, operating costs may be further reduced." MM TELL LABOR STATUS Needs of Various Classes of Work Throughout Northwest Reported Get the Good Habit of Coming to ; Ills Ju S Whenever you need any thing in the way of Automobile A ccessories Don't come here because we happen to advertise a special on any one certain limrof auto accessories; get the habit of always coming here first. Our new big building enables us to give withou t doubt .the best accessory service in the "'city. . ' "! ,' , , . Truck Mirrors in all sizes ind to fit any truck. Coil Protectors For Ford cars a necessary equipment for winter. Keeps the water off the coils. Car Cleaning Our Auto Soap, spon ges, chamois skins, polish, etc., makes it easy to keep the. car looking right. New Crews on Monday HOUSTON. Tex.. Oct. 22. Manning of freight and passenger trains on the International & Great Northern railroad by non union trainmen to take the places of striking members of the Hroth erhood ot Railway Trainmen who walked out at noon today, will start Monday, E. G. Goforth. gen eral manager of the road an nounced tonuht. Earlier this evening Mr. Go forth said freieht service would be resumed within 4S hours, and mat passenger service would bo maintained. More than 300 applications foi PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 22.--Employment office managers in tbe lumber industry of tbe Pacific Northwest reported conditions at today's conference of field and ad ministration officers of the Loyal Lep'.on of Loggers and Lumber men. The conference which be gan yesterday was concluded to cluy. It was preliminary to the semi-annual meeting of the direc tors of the legion in this city be ginning November 21. The conditions reported in field show substantially as follows: Seattle shortage of fallers, buckers, choker setters and all ex perienced loggers and sawmill men above common labor. Hellin-ham Eighteen calls for skilled woodsmen were unfilled three days this week. Tacoma skilled loggers scarce. Grays IITarbor Ready supply rf men but no unemployment pressure of any kind. Spoka'ie .Surplus of men of all kinds and jobs scarce. Columbia River and western Oregon districts condition abo-U the same as reported ' from Gray's Harbor. eastern uregon bomo unem ployment. Central Oregon No unemploy ment. t t Y T T A. I I X I I X X X X X t t I N ew Style s in PRETTY HEROINE OF "MAIN STREET. "V Horns Motor driven horns, exhaust horns, or Stewart 'hand, horns a complete showing of any style. Fire Extinguisher He prepared in case if emergency; easy to operate, low in price. Parts for Stewart speedo meters. Fix it - up now. Kelly-Springfield or Gates super (read tires. We have all sizes and can give you either the pneumatic or. solid tires, Quackenbush Auto j Supplies ': '-i-ni t r Phone 66 ' nuiiu commercial -Dircci - v "Get the Habit" Central Oregon No uncmploy- X III I ment. V1 II , 41 lT II S - - , , v I rui, i ' ...,p...... r.'- y'-, Vtow'I I I? -- f x V X . ( :i v - v . t ) J S i: ill? , H 'l"(' " 'i V i f'L. - - - '.(Vw-i I A I . ? l s ' ! X -v V - ? -A j : 4i - f ! V h ' . j ' . 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If your feet hurt get a pair of these famous Shoes., .brown $ 12; black $10 BERGMAN LOGGERS for men, all sizes, both plain and calked, the highest grade logger made, from i. $9 to $16 BALL BAND RUBBER BOOTS for men, women, boys and children, the best looking rubber boot with twice the wear.. ...... $2.25 to $8 Ii , S .';. : ; ' ' 't ; SILVER CLOTH PUMPS for ladies, the correct thing for dress wear, the very best quality at X.... $12 i ' A: T - ' BALLET SLIPPERS, black or white kid,bo,th for children and ladies, all sizes, and the very best quality I $2 to $2.50 RUBBER HEEL DAY every WEDNESDAY. We put on regular 50c Rubber Heels at Half Price or -L.........25c IHIO J HananShow Selby Shoes Fox Pumpj DnxBaxOil BerianBools; Wikh Elk Boots' Ball BandBoote4 lootAppiiancex 326 Statea-Jicxttokdus!iBa y y y y y y y y y A y y y y y y y y y y y y :! y 4 y y y v, '.y I1 y y y :y y y y 1"-: I t ( 1 1 " v-;v t . r ':;, - ' - - , .. ... , -j-- - - - i - - HMI