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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1914)
I rxarc six " M13D1?0TOT MATT TttTOUNE, MEPKOKD, QKYuYQN, MONDAY, yOVTCMTWK. HO, 10M ARBITRATE WAGE DIFFERENCES m TERN RA1 LRQADS ClUCAaO, Kov. 30. Arbitration ot the dltforcnccs over wanes and hours of employment ot 08 western tallroads and tholr 56,000 onRlncmon began licro today beforo n board of nrbltrators tinder the provisions of Uio Nowlands act. It Is recorded as tho most Important enso thus fnr to como under tlio law. In a TRcncrnl way It Is stated that tlio whro Increases nought by tho men is about 10 per cent. They wore rep resented In court by Warren S. Stone, grand chief engineer of tho nrothcr liood of Iocomotlvo Engineers, and William S. Carter, president of tho lirotherhood ot Locomotive Fireman, and Knglnemen. The railroads were represented by tho 12 committeemen of the ManaKors' association, assisted by legal counsel. The evidence, It was prcdlctod, will bo largely statis tical, although It Is probable that about 40 witnesses, divided equally between tho two Bides, will bo heard, Tho arbitrators aro W. L. Park, and W. Byram, roprescntlnc tho rail roads, F. A. Burgess and Tlmotny Shea for tho Employes, and Judge Poter C. Prltchard and Charles Nagel nppolntcd by the government. The board of arbitration today se lected Judge Peter C. Pritchnrd ft ohainnnn nnd II. S. Mitstend of Wellington, secretary J nn Pn" inR statement W. S. Stone, grand chief engineer of tho Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, presented the enso of tho employes. Stono rreseats Cmo In his opening to tho arbitration Mr. Stono reviewed the conferences which have preceded tho present ar bitration of the wngc nnd servico dif ferences between tho railroads and their employes. Ho laid great stress on tho hard ships suffered by tho men, their long hours of service, their hazards and their responsibility. He said thnt they were entitled to better servico conditions nnd higher wages than tho railroad managers were inclined to accord them. He said the. wage movement of the employes was begun two years ago, and that Inter it was decided the lirotherhood of Locomotive Firemen nnd Enginemcn should work with the lirotherhood of Locomotive Engin eers in the presentation of tho re quests to tho rnilronds. lie told of counter-propositions submitted by the railroad mtuiugors nnd of tho joint conferences last winter which culminated in the agreement to arbi trate. Mr. Stone insisted that an- award of tho board of arbitration should not deerenso the present wage rates nor impose less favorable service condi tions on tho employes. l)ccrilcM Hardships After describing tho hardships of the men in tho cab and noting thnt traffic each year is bccomin moro congested, that each year tho public demands faster time nnd better serv ice; thnt each year larger locomo tives are built and henvior tonnage hauled, the chief engineer said: "And it must not bo overlooked that all of theso increased burdens full on the same men, their number not having been increased for the purpose of di viding thin work and responsibility." Summing up, Mr. Stone said: 4,Vo shall endeavor to show that during tb.e post twenty-four years the western railroads have mado remark able gains in productive efficiency by tho insinuation of locomotives of greater tractive power. By tho elim ination of curves and reduction ut grades, rcmarkablo increases in train loads have been wade. Tho burden of ull these economies in tho interests of railroad investment is borneby tho men in tho transportation service. Kffect on Trainmen "The effect on engineers and fire men has been three-fold. Their la bors nnd responsibilities have been increased; their nroductivo efficieiiov hits been increased erentl". but their earning ennacitv. oven nt the slightly increased rutes of payment, thov have received, has declined. "Wo hope to show thnt these rail roads, not satisfied with the present hard conditions, which have reached tho limit of humnn endurance, aro in tending to add further to existing train loads, thoreb" increusinf tho !n bors nnd responsibilities of the en gineers and firemen." Quoting a statement, of the railroad managers last June, in which it was pointed out tluit increase in tho ex penso of railroad operation through complinnco with tho emnloych' re quests, would In tho long run make the puhliii suffer, Mr. Htuuo mid: "Jl I i of rodiiug to sen llilx chnngo in sentiment, but It U only when some qullon of lHrviMi of wage of cm plnyo U concerned Hint thuy become i)lull0ii fi;- t)i imi'-iirrVriug mb. U, A IIUl" K"ii f flimiii'liil 'lr MlM WU epUH rfoliio mil loud lllld place a burden on tho public which generations yet unborn will have to bear, and you hear not even a whisper of the rights or Miffcnng of the pub lie." ltnllnuiuV Viewpoint Attorney James M. Slioenn, re tnined by tho railroads, said that he would reserve lus opening statement until tho presentation of evidence for the employes informed him what line of defense would be required. He ndded: "We will contend, of course, that the present rate of pay i full, fair and adequate. Vvv have no quarrel with Mr, Stono n to the high clus of men required to run locomotives nor do we uestton their responsibilities and the arduous nature of their du ties." He said wngvs were adjusted in 1010 by mediation nnd arbitration, and that while in his view the present arbitration should have to do only with changes in the Inst four years, Mr. Stone's opening remarks concern ed the increased responsibilities nnd hardships winch have leeloH'il mii the last twenty-five venrs, and most of which the railroads assumed were dulv considered in 1010. KIEL PREPARED FOR MACK KIEL, Germany, via Berlin, The Hague nnd London, N'ov. 2l A jviir of gray submarines lie along the dock where the sonderkla.-se uiehts were moored during their lact visit to Kiel. The worships anchored in the fiord wear war paint nnd have their torpedo nets riuged. A Red Cross flag flies from the imperial yacht club. The skylights in the shipyard buildings have been blackened to pre vent lights from wi.hin being seen by hostile nvintors and for a .similar rea son placards in hotel rooms bear the request thnt the shutters o the win dows be closed before any lights arc displayed. As a further precaution apaiimt at tacks by nir craft, machine guns have been posted in inconspicuous jwsi- tions on the roofs of the higher build ings nnd occasionally sentinels may bo seen on the tops of high struc tures. A broad expanse of fortifica tions and barbed wire entniiglemcnts is traversed hero nnd there when one is driving on the outskirts. These precautions have been taken against nnv possible attack on the all-important Kiel canal by air or land. Otherwise tho Kiel of these days of warfare appear little differ ent from the Kiel of ordinary times. CONDITIONS STOCK EXCHANGE L N OHA AN hero today from New York. He was j bonnl. Ho was one of tlio oldest missed at !l o'clock Sunday morning , captains in tho New York-New Or am! passengers assumed he fell over-1 leans pasHcmrer service. NEW YORK, Nov. 30.- The bond market opened dull nnd listless on the New York stock exchange todav the first full dnv of trading of any sort since the iwehum'o was closed on July J10. 1'nusual interest was mani fested ainuiiir brokers who thought that the two-hour sessions of Satur day did not afford a full test of con ditions and feared that there might be a general tendency to liquidate by foreign holders. Nothing of this sort developed dur ing the first quarter hour of trading. For a full minutes nfter the opening the ticker remained silent; not a sin gle bond was sold. Five minutes af ter the oneniti" gone only nine bonds with n face value of $0000 had been sold. The market appeared to be in a state of staiMintioii. I'nited States Steel fts rose ' ' to !)03t Southern Pacific convertible Is and Distillers' securities fs were off 's. sellini at 80a4 nnd CuilU respect ively. Westinihouse conveitiblcs de clined 3 points and Central Pacific -Is declined ll1-' points. All fears of a flood of liquidation from nbrond seemed to vnnish within the first ounrter of an hour. Indica tions were that the second dnv of un restricted trading in bonds would be much like the first. UTILITY BOXES alio, 36-ln. long, IS In. high, 16 In. deep. Fitted with castors, handles nnd binned lid. Theso chestR nro mado ot eednr and are Intended to bo covered. Every homo needs ono or moro of them. This Is your opportunity to gut ono clienp, Wo ot ter thorn ut $-.7i1. Pacific Furniture G Fixture Factory 113 !$OUTH HOLLY BT11EET. BAGLEY'S APPLE JUICE A healthful hourehold bevorngo, pasteurized and put up In sani tary cans by new process. Absolutely freo from preservatives. Clear pure Julco from sound clean apples. Buy It by tho caso or can; al ways sweet and fresh. A drink for all tho family any month In tho year. BAGLEY'S APPLE BUTTER Hns purity, flivorand prlco to recommend It for your vine ih a con venient, tasty, table delicacy. ANk your grocer. THE BAGLEY CANNING CO. TAIiKNT, OltF.OO.V. Mr. Diogones with his lantern may not have been able to find an honest man but YOU can find lots of good Lumber cheap at MEDFORD LUMBER CO. Fir nnd Third Streets Tlio School of Modern Method. MEDFORD H, II. I1AUMAN II. I. VA.NUUjDKH wmmefamift "m j Collcuo llulldliig. .11 North (Irnpo .St. Hay and Nlxht School Now Pupils May Untor at any Tlmo HusIuchs, Hlmrtlinnd i(nd KiiKlbih Connies Night School '1v1tion iiatks hy tiii: .month $5.00 NKV YOKK, Nov. 30. The New York eoffeo exchange opened todnv for unrestricted trading after having been dark four months ns the result of the Kuropcnn war situation. Opening prices were 130 to 1-10 points below the cloMng bids of July 30 nnd the market's tone was steady. TIPPERARY SONG HMD m NAVES WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. Secre tary Daniels todav expressed ap proval of the action of Lieutenant Commander P. T. Evans, commanding tho naval training station at New port, It. I., in forbidding the singing of "It's a Long Wv to Tippcrnry'1 by naval apprentices. Secretary Daniels said as "Tippcrnry" was the marching song of the lliitit.li forces, that it ought not to be sung or played by American sailors, no more than should tho "irarseillaihe" or "Wacht nm Ithein." JIM HILL CONTRIBUTES $50 000 TO COLLEGE HELENA, Mont., Nov. 30. An nounccmcut was made today by Bishoo John P. Carroll of the Helena dioceso that James J. Hill of St. Paul has given him a check for ."jO.OOO for the endowment fund of St. Charles college in this city. LADIES! SECRET 10 DARKEN GRAY HAIR Bring back color, glou and thickness with Grandma's recipe of Sage and Sulphur. Common garden cage brewed into a heavy tea, with sulphur and alcohol ndJwJ, will turn gray, itre&ked and faded hair beautifully dark and luxuri ant) runovo every bit of dandruff, atop sculp itching and falling hair. Hiring tho Kage Tea and Sulphur recipe at home, though, la troublesome. An easier way is to get the ready-lo-use tonic, catting about CO cents a largo bottle, at drug k'yeUTs Sage and "Wyeth's Bace Sulphar Ilalr llainedy,'1 thus avoiding a stores, known lot of muss. as faded balr la not sinful, we all oWre to retain our youth ful appcaranoo and attractireiuxM. 11 While wispy, gray, darkMiIng your hair with WyeUt'rJ Saga and Hulphur, no one can Ull, because It doe It so naturally, m evenly, u lust dampen a stongt) or soft brush with It and draw this throuub your hair, 7 (M. 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