THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C , WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 1, 1921.
TWO-THIRDS OF
(Conti
nued From Pare One.)
uvrkm, president of the Chicago,
, 01 kee and St. Paul Kaiiroad. "The
$ ,,ls in sood faith asked for and
3iU .Ji that the labor board would
DeL ,i,i.-.-Hrn rtf waersa pfillii-Qlont
aKp ' ..,i,.anr.a which it sTa.nt.nd nn
on 1920. mat aavance proved
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,t ihe rate of $800,000,000 a
,vhpn the railways were handling;
cent.
0LY TAKE AWAY HALF.
.TV reduction autnorizea oy tne la
h.viid to be made on July 1 is just
r l0JI" ,-, ihia sum."
nil' OIH'
nrpsident nf thp CM.
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fiivft esiern jruuiway, ueciarea
lie jn the cost of living and in wages
"f.hrr industries would justify an
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i an tilt ;n" """""i
H that the financial condition of the
ir, n.Ks mid the condition of general
:!.rps demanded it."
,onFKKI WAGE REDUCTIONS ARE
Si I LT OF COMBINED HEARINGS
June 1. Wage reductions
TWO PRETTY HATS FOR SUMMER WEAR
c11-' . . 1, . 13.. T nV. Trt..I
resulted from a combined he'ir
"'invoiving 104 railroads which filed
ntions 10 cut tne wases of one or
Ire classes of employes. The hearing
on on April 18 and the labor and
;, rv representatives were each
3.'ntP(l week to present their
:rlP The final date for submitting
3'i&eire w'as pet for Iay 16 and tilB
larrl ? D('n at work on tne cas3
nnctantly since that, date.
Reduction in the wages of laborers
oilier industries and the declining
'fSt of living were set forth by the
Jlroads as the basis of their plea for
wer vase scales. The winter slump
1 busir.ess materially hastened action
tne endeavor to cut down the conn-
rv'S railioau paj ivn onu inan xati-
" j officials declared before the board
hit then reacts wuum u in. me nam?
4 receivers unless immediate relief
Tas provided.
BEGUN IN FEBRUARY.
The campaign for lower wages was
bfgun in February when Brig. Gen.
V. Attf-rbury, vice-president of tho
Pennsylvania Lines, first demanded
right to hire unskilled labor at
jbe rate prevailing in each road's ter
Vorv. General Atterbury brought his
demand to the board during the hear.
on rules and working condition's,
irhich the board has not yet disposed
-f At the same time, General .Attev
tory demanded immediate abrogation
of the rational ship crafts agreements,
ifhich. he declared, would further ro
iw? the railroads' labor bill by $300,-
The board, however, took . no action
n the demands at that ' time and it
ns not until the following month that
Jistriot wage cases came to the board's
ittention. The Erie Railroad and tha
Sew York Central Lines then tbo't
steps toward a reduction by present
ing the matter to their employes. No
agreement was reached, however, and
he disputes finally reach the labor
board.
Provisions of the Transportation Act
if 1920 require that, before any dis
pute is referred to the Labor Board,
both employes and employer shall
have made a sincere effort to effect
a settlement. In case no agreem -nt i
can be reached, the case may be refer-1
rert to the board by one or both par
ties. The board then summons the d's
putants and holds a hearing at which
bch sides are given opportunity to
present their arguments.
I I REFUSED IMMEDIATE CUTS.
Followinar their hearings. tht "F1p
which had alreadv nut a reduction in
face, was ordered by the board to
restorp the formpr ratps and tho TJ.
York Central was denied permission to
make an immediate reduction, pending
a hearing of the merits of the dis
pute. Defeat of the efforts of both
roads to cut wages was then the sig
nal for a deluse of cases whirh 'npt
to pour into the board's office, ilea Hz I
:r? the futility of attempting a separate
owing on each dispute, the board
nrabined all the cases for the hearing
which resulted in toiav'? decision.
After only one-day's dsli'cevatim, ihe
board made public a re-nitU'.-i on Mav
i stating that p.-o .nj conditions
justified a re-adjustme t downward and
at a new wage ird-.-r would te :s-
paea on or about Juns J, tc he tp.ec
tive July 1. The deete'en. however, ts
I not as comnrehensiv? as that " whlc
Panted the $600,000, ')') wag.-j ir.crese
w rauway workers on July 20, 1920. Re-
OWions under tnrlav'c rfor-ioinn uHll
Active only for the classes of 3m-
FJies named by the railroads wh'ch
disnutes nrinr tn Anril 18 xnrt
hich appeared in the hearing bein-
s un cnat aate. The increase last
wr affected all so-called Class I
rasas, including nearly 00 of th.i larger
:ail systems of the country.
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Pictured here are two very becoming hats for summer wear. Tha
one is designed for the popular dotted Swiss frock of the present vogue.
It can be made of material to match the frock. This one is red dotted
in white. A bow of crisp white organdy is the only trimming. The
dark hat, on top, is of navy satin. It is a small suit hat trimmed with
ong, white feathers, which go off at a dashing angle from the crown.
Railway. Denver- & Kio Grande, fil
Paso '&. Southwestern, Fort Worth &
Denver City, TV ichita Valley, -International
& Great Northern, Indianapolis
Union, Kansas City Terminal, Kansv
City Southern, Los Angeles . & Salt
Lake, Lake Erie & Western, Fort
Wayne, : Cincinnati & Louisville, . Long
Island, Louisville x .Nashville, Mis
souri Pacific, Northwestern -Pacific.
Pennsylvania Lines, Pere Marquette,
Tennessee Central, western Maryland,
Western Pacific.
NEW HEARING JUNE 6.
A new hearing will be begun June
6 to include - all disputes fii?? with
the board between April 18 and June
6 , and a speedy decisv-n is anticipa
ted in the new case, members of the
board stating that todas decision
would set a precedent for tuf.sequent
decisions.
Under the Transportation Act, seven
factors are prescribed for . considera
tion in determining "just and reason
able wages" of railway emp'oyes. The
board's wage increase de-jisicn de
clared all these factors had been given j
consideration and that the rates estab
lished were considered just and reason
able. The decision at th:; time said:
"The Board has endeavored to fix
such wages as will provide a decent
living and secure for the .h.ldren of
the wage earners opportunity for edu
cation, and yet to remember that no
class of Americans should receive pre
ferred treatment and that the great
mass of the people must ultimately pay
a great part of the increased cost ot
operation entailed by the increase in
wages . .' . . It is hoped that the pres
ent decision, which adds substantial
amounts to present wages, will be felt
to be just and equitable under all cir
cumstances and railroad employes will
accordingly render the best service of
which they are capable. If they will
do this, it is believed the . 'American
people will receive- benefits , far out
weighing the cost of the increases."
Basing their argument upon the
board's declaration that wages as es
tablished by this decision were just
and reasonable in July, 1920, the rail
roads presented a volume of -testimony'
to show that living costs had declined
and that wages in "outside industries
had dropped. The railroad represen
tatives declared wages . should be cut
in proportion.
The employes, while giving figures
combatting the railroads' argument of
lower wages and cost of living, made
their main plea on the principle of -h-.-.
living wage. -The labor men declared
railway workers were underpaid and
attempted to -set up so-called "living
wage" budgets to substantiate their
fight against any reductions. 1
FIFTEEN ORGANIZATIONS.
Fifteen labor organizations, including
the Big Four brotherhoods, together
with the affiliated members of the
Railway Employes' Department, Amer
ican Federation of Labor, represented
case. All of the roads asked reduction
of the common labor wage scale and
numerous carriers asked reductions n
several other . classes, a few of the
roads filing petitions for reductions of
wages of every employe.
The following are the 104 roads:
St. Louis-San Francisco, Chicago
Great Western, Denver & Salt Lake,
Boston & Albany, Boston Terminal,
Pittsburg & Lake Erie, Lake Erie &
Eastern, Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western, Lehigh Valley, Rutland, Gu'f
Coast Lines, Houston Belt & Termin-il
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg, Toledo
& Ohio Central, Zanesville & Western,
Kanawha & Michigan, Kanawha &
West Virginia, Staten Island Rap:l
Transit, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe,
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, Beaumont.
Wharf & Terminal, Ann Arbor, New
York, New Haven & Hartford, Central
New England, Erie ' and subsidiaries,
Central Union Depot & Railway of Cin
cinnati, Lehigh & New England, Chi
cago & Northwestern, Indiana Harbor
Belt, New York Central, Maine Central,
Portland Terminal; Cleveland, Cincin
nati, Chicago & St. Louis and sub
sidiaries; Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis,
Southern Pacific Co., Southern Pacific
Lines in Texas and Louisiana, Grand
Trunk West; Chicago,- Burlington &
Quincy, Illinois Central and subsid
iaries, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific;
Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf; Central
of New Jersey; Cincinnati, Indian
apolis & Western, Boston - & Maine;
New York, Ontario & Western;1 Chicago,
Indianapolis & Louisville; Texas Mid
land, Detroit Terminal, Monongahela,
Great Northern, Buffalo & Susque
hanna, Philadelphia & Reading and
subsidiaries, Norfolk & Western, North
ern Pacific. Minneapolis & St. Louis,
Michigan Central; Nashville, Chatta
nooga & St. Xiouis; Bangor & Aroos
tock, Union Pacific, St. Joseph & Grand
Island, Oregon Short Line,. Oregon
Washington Railroad & Navigation Co.,
Hocking Valley, Pittsburg &. West Vir
ginia West Side Belt; Minneapolis, St.
Paul & Salt Ste. Marie; Duluth South
Shore, Mineral Range, Minnesota & In
ternational, Big Fork & : International
Falls, Chicago & Eastern Illinois; Chi- j
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; Wabash;
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Wichita
Falls & Northwestern; Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas of Texas; Belt. Railway
of Chicago, Baltimore & Ohio Chicago
Terminal, Baltimore & Ohio? Balti
more, Chesapeake & Atlantic; Mary
land, Delaware & Virginia; Central Ver
mont, Chesapeake & Ohio, Chicago
DOG WHICH BIT
BOY WAS RABID
. - '- 1
Charles Caldwell of Avon-
dale Avenue is Taking
Pasteur Treatment.
A dog which last Sunday bit
Charles Caldweli, son of Mrs. T. E.
Caldwell, of 1904 Avondale avenue, has
been pronounced mad by the state lab
oratory of hygiene following an exam
ination of the dog's head. Young Cald
well will begin treatment for . the bite
Thursday.
The head of the dog was turned over
to Dr. W. A. McPhaul, city health of
ficer, Monday and was sent by him
to the state laboratory. He received
notice that the dog had rabies Wed
nesday morning.
The head of a large bull dog,' which
last Thursday bit James Kesterson,
son of J. William Kesterson, of 914
East Third, street, was sent to Ral
eigh Tuesday to be examined. It was
not - believed for a time that the dog
was mad and the owner protested or
ders to kill it. Later developing signs
of madness policemen were called upon
to put an end to its life, however.
Young Kesterson is now undergoing
treatment.
Young Caldwell was bitten near the
knee of the left leg as he was walking
on the sidewalk near his home last
Sunday afternoon. The dog also at
tacked Dr. B. J. Witherspoon, grab
bing at his foot. The bite of the dog
did not penetrate Dr. Witherspoon'3
shoe, however.
Around a dozen people have been
bitten by mad dogs in Charlotte and
the county within the last four months,
one death having resulted owing to a
delay in administering treatment. The
health department has warned people
to be on the lookout for mad dogs as
the . large number of the animals ap
parently at large is causing uneasi
ness among officials.
The son of a Mr. Alexander of the
county, was bitten last week and Is
now undergoing treatment for mad-dog
bite. The animal was killed at the
time but it showed such conclusive
signs of having the rabies that no ex
amination was called for from the
state laboratory.
SIXTY-TWO DEATHS
REPORTED FOR MAY
One hundred and six births and sixty,
two deaths were reported to the city
health department during May, accord
ing to vital statistics compiled Wednes
day. Fourteen of those who died dur
ing the month were non-residents vrlio
came here for treatment.
Tuberculosis claimed eight lives, and
pneumonia six. Six deaths from pneu
monia during May is unusual, it was
stated at the health department.
Causes of other deaths included: ex
ternal causes2; heart diseases, 3; other
diseases of the respiratory system. 6;
diseases of the nervous system ,; can
cer, 4.
The deaths according to agss were
given as follows under 1-year, 6; ! to
2 years. 4; 5 to 10 years. 2; 10 to 15
years, 2; 15 to 20 years 2; 20 to 30 years
11; 30 to 40 years, 8; 40 to 50 years, 6;
50 to-60 years, 7; 60- to 70 years 8; 70
to 80 years ', 4; 80 to 90 years, 1. One
man whose age was abftve 90 died dur
ing the month.
The records show that mre peple died
between the ages of 20 and 30 years
than of any other period of years. ?1
deaths having been reported. The
greatest number of deaths do not cccur
between these ages. Dr. W. A. McPhaul
said, but for sometime, pa.t the depart
ment has received a Dig report of
deaths among people from 20 to 30. Of
the 62 people dying, 29 were males and
33 females. .
GRISSOM WILL SOON
GET APPOINTMENT j
the employes involved in the present Western Indiana, Chicago Junction
Prices have been re
duced. We still give the
most for the money.
By PARKER ANDERSON,
Copyright 1921, by Xews Publishing; Co.
Washington, June 1. Commissioner
Blair said today that he expects to
make a recommendation for collector
of internal revenue for Nort Carolina
either the latter part: of this or the
early part of next week. Gilliam Gris
som, it is said, will be named for the
place. The commissioner expects to
see President Harding this afternoon
when he will discuss Federal appoint
ments with the chief exectuive. As
soon as tms conrerence is over, m
commissioner will begin to reorganize
the entire department.
TO BE PERSHING'S
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Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord.
Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord has
been chosen as chief executive of
ficer to General Persuing, who on
July 1 will become chief of staff of
the U. S. army.
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Eiird's Big Shoes Selling Event
-Friday-Saturday
If you don't want to pay from seven to twelve dollars for
Shoes don't do it. Get them at Efird's for half that and less, all new
styles and stock. Every pair guaranteed satisfactory or, your
money back. .
Here they are. Pick out the ones you want, then come and look
them over.
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Some of the Women's Bargains Off ered
Ladies' $8 and $10 grey buckf 2-strap and
buckles, or plain strap Pump, military
or baby Louis heel. Special in this sale
at $4.85
Ladies' $10 and $12.50 Brown Kid Ox
fords, military and Cuban heels, plain
and perforated tips. Special for this
sale at $7.45
Ladies' Black Kid Oxfords and Pumps,
all lasts and styles, values up to $12.50,
Special in this sale at 6.85
All Ladies' $7.50 to $10.00 Brown and
Black Kid Pumps and Oxfords, all
styles, now reduced to $4.98
For $3.98 the biggest and best values of
fered in North Carolina in Ladies' Ox
fords. Let us prove it. Remember, the
price just $3.98
Ladies' Black and Tan Oxfords and Strap
Pumps, all sizes, values up to $5.00.
Special for this sale at $2.98 $3.48
Ladies' Congress and 1-strap House Shoes.
Cushion inner sole and rubber heels.
Special sale prices.. $1,98 and $2.48
Ladies' Genuine White Reignskin Oxfords,
military and Cuban heels, absolutely
the best values up to $7.50. Sale
price".-. $4.98 and $5.48
Ladies' sport Oxfords, Brown and White
and Black and White. Some beauties
and the cheapest in town. Special sale
Price - .- $5.48
Ladies' Sport Pumps, white, one-strap
with brown trimming. A good $10.00
value. Sale price $7.45
Men's $3.50 Ventilated Oxfords, all sizes
6 to 11. Special sale price $1.98
Some of the Bargains for Men and Boys
The well-known Kneeland and Reynolds
Oxfords for men. Values up to $12.50,
all styles and lasts. Special for this
sale at ..................... $7.45
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Efird's Special; Pullman Oxfords for men.
We offer you this shoe with the con
fidence that it can't be beat at the
price. Special sale price ...... $5.98
Efird's famous Tuxedo Oxfords in brown
and black kid and calf leathers, English
and blucher styles. Special sale price
only $4.98
Men's Brown Calf Brogue and Saddle
strap Oxfords, absolutely all solid, a
$7.50 value. Efird's sale price $4.85
SOME OF THE MISSES AND CHIL
DREN'S BARGAINS OFFERED
. Misses and Growing Girls' Patent leathr
and Brown Calf Mary Janes, sizes 2V2
to 7. Special sale price ........ $2.98
Misses Black Kneeland patent Mary Janes,
sizes 8 i2 to 2a good $3.50 value. Spe
cial for this sale only at . '. $2.48
500 pairs of Children's Sandals and Mary
Jane Pumps, all sizes from 5 to 2. Spe
cial for while they last in this sale st
only $1.24
The famous E. C. Skuffer Play Oxford,
absolutely the best. Ask the kiddies about
them, they all know.
Sizes 3 to 8, price $1.75
Sizes 8 12 to 2, price
Sizes 212 to 7, price
S1.98
S2.48
Sizes I212 to 2. Price
$2.48
Growing Girls'. Patent Mary Janes, sizes
214 to 7, a . good $3.50 value. Sale
price $2.48
SPECIALS IN MEN'S WORK SHOES
250 pairs of Men's Scout Shoes. Brown
Elk leathers and solid comfort for sum
mer wear. Sale price ........ $1,98
' Men's E. C. Skuffer Oxfords, with or with
out ventilation, a good $5.00 value. Sale
price ........... V.. ........ $3.48
Women's and Boys' Oxfords for summer
wear, the kind that make your feet
glad on a hot day. Special sale price
only
$1.75
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