Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 16, 1910, Page 4

~ RAILROADS ASK FOR MEDIATION Appeal for Action Under the Erdman Act. FIREMEN MAY ACCEPT IT Believed Brotherhood Leaders Will Co-Operate With Railway Officials In the Effort to Adjust the Contro- versy—Date for Going on Strike Is Set, but Officials of the Union Keep the Facts Secret. ‘Washington, March 16.—Mediation under the Erdman act has been re- quested in the controversy that has arisen between the railway lines op- erating west out of Chicago and their firemen and enginemen. The applica- tion for mediation was made by the railroads. The request will be granted. Immediately after Chairman Knapp ot the interstate commerce commis- sion arrived at his office representa- tives of the railroad general managers’ committee presented to him the appli- cation of the railroad officials for me- diation of the trouble. The applica- tion was a formal statement of the lines involved in the controversy and was signed by W. C. Nixon, chairman of the general managers’ committee. The request was for the mediation of the. difficulty that had arisen on the subjects of wages, hours of labor and conditions of employment between the forty-seven roads -involved and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. It was requested in the application that the mediators, Chairman Knapp and Dr. Neill, commissioner of labor, enter into communication with W. S. Carter, president of the brotherhood, with a view to an amicable adjust- ment of the trouble. Ready and Willing to Assist. Chairman Knapp assured the repre- sentatives of the general managers = that he and Dr. Neill would take up the subject immediately and if neces- sary would go to Chicago in an effort to adjust the controversy. The application for mediation made by the general managers’ committee is comprehensive in scope. It includes not merely the question of wages, which is the crux of the dispute, but also hours of labor and conditions of employment. In fact, it covers every phase-of the difficulty that has arisen between the roads and their employes. It is known that representatives of the general managers’ committee have been in Washington for several days prepared and fully authorized to make the application in the form it was presented as soon as failure of the negotiations at Chicago should be in- dicated. It is expected here that the repre- gentatives of the employes will co- operate with the railway officials in . the effort to adjust the controversy, as the labor men have heretofore indi- cated willingness to submit the dis- " pute to the mediation of Chalrman Knapp and Dr. Neill. DATE IS NOT MADE PUBLIC ST Filremen Agree on Time for Quitting Their Employment. Chicago, March 16.—The date and hour of calling the strike of the fire- men on the Western railroads was de- cided on by the union officials’ com- mittee and the committee adjourned without announcing the time when the strike will be called. President Carter of the union said that in his opinion the committee would order the strike regardless of the mediation proposal. If a walkout ia ordered probably 150,- 000 men will be thrown out of em- ployment. ‘While no direct intimation of the time for calling the strike was given by the union officials it was estimated that the date for calling out the men would give them time to reach their homes’ before receiving notice to quit work. - Others may be given a hint not to start on long runs. Many of the firemen are on such runs and some of them could not get back to their start- ing points under ordinary circum- atances in less than four days. Those who have watched the course of the negotiations since the inception are of the opinion that several days at least { will elapse before the strike will go LI into effect in any event. NOT PREPARED FOR STRIKE: Roads in Pacific Northwest Anticipat: Some Trouble. Seattle, Wash,, March 16.—The rail. roads operating in the Pacific North- s west have made no preparations for # strike of locomotive firemen and local officials admitted that the calling out of the men would cause some embar- rassment. T. B. Degnan, general agent of the Great Northern, who handled the fight against the striking switchmen for the roads on the coast recently, said: “A walkout will cause temporary embarrassment, but I believe there will be little difficulty in finding men. Freight service may be tied up for a short time, but I think that we will be able to move passenger trains without interruption.” Conservative estimates of the num- ber of firemen in the state who will be affected by the strike order places it in excess of 1,000. DEFENDS CORPORATION TAX Solicitor General Bowers Submits i i Brief to Highest Court. ‘Washington, March 16.—The gov- ernment’s defense of the constitution- | i ality of the corporation tax provision | § of the new tariff law was submitted in printed form to the supreme court ot the United States. It is the work of Lloyd W. Bowers, solicitor general, but bears the signature of his chief, Attorney General Wickersham. Upon it the government will shape its oral defensge of the law_when the corpara: . tion tax comes up for argument, prob- ably on Thursday. The first point sought to be made is that the tax is not a direct tax upon property, but is an excise tax upon “the carrying on or doing business.” The declarations of the statute, as well as decisions of the courts, are relied upon to support this point. The weeping at a weddlng is never 4 real as that which sometimes comes afterward.—Atchison Globe. HITCHCOCK ENTERS CONTEST Says Bryan Is Not a Candidate for Senatorship. Omaha, March 16.—The positive announcement made this week by Gil- bert M. Hitchcock, Democratic can- didate from this, the Second Nebraska district, that he will be a candidate for the United States senate to suc- ceed Elmer J. Burkett, Republican, whose term expires next March, has resulted in a clearing of the political atmosphere. In his announcement, to produce the proof that Mr. Bryan has no intention of entering the senatorial race, Con- gressman Hitchcock says: “One of the considerations which 1 have taken into account before mak- ing this announcement has been the possibility that Mr. Bryan might be induced to allow the use of his name as a candidate for senator. From a knowledge of his plans and from pub- lic annduncements T consider this highly improbable, but on account of the importance of the matter 1 sought a personal interview with Mr. Bryan shortly before he left for South Amer- jca and learned from him definitely that he would not permit the use of his name as a candidate for the ser ate nor accept a nomination.” " Confidence 1s a plant of slow growtl In an aged bosom.—Chatham. One Docto Aas yem doctor about Ayer’s Cherry Pec- to) r throat and lung troubles. hosbipkescribed it for 70years. §-0: Ay°5 00, Have only one doctor—just one! No sense in running from one doctor to another! Select the best one, -then stand by him. No sense in trying this thing, that thing, for your cough. Care- fully, deliberately select the best cough medicine, then take it. Stick to it. 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It is second to none as its records show, It will soon be on exhibition, so that all may may see and examine it, at the Northern Auto Company’s garage. The Grand Prize As the grand prize of this Mammoth Contest q: the Bemidji Pioneer se- ii}i}j‘l\\“l I lected from the stock of Wm‘ Bisiar & Murphy, the TR finest instrument they “‘ \ carry. Kimball Piano, Mahogny Finish, Style 16, valueiat and selling for $450.00; the same may be seen at any time as it is on ex- hibition at their sales- room on Third street. This Instrument is Rock-Bottom Value. District Prize ‘This Beautiful and Valuable A\\\l/// Diamond Ring valued at $100 - and selected by Mr. George T. stones, The stone in this ring is of a blne-white water of the purest lustre, and worth more than Baker from his cho'}ce stock of [$100 Diamond Ring| the value placed on it. Two Nomination Prizes Valued at $20 To the lady whose can- didate receives the highest number of votes will be given her choice of any ~ $10 garment in T. J. 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TWO WAYS TO OBTAIN VOTES There will be a coupon published in each issue of the Bemidji Pioneer, which when Neatly Cut Out, name filled in and brought or mailed to the contest department, will count as ten votes. Votes will also be allowed on all arrear- ages and paid-in-advance subscriptions, either new or old. Votes cannot be purchased—Every Cent Must Represent a Subscription. Names of all subscribers must accompany all remittances. All votes secured on subscriptions are good until the end of the contest, and may be polled at the descretion of the Candi= date or Subscriber. Cash must accompany every order, where votes are issued. VOTES NOT TRANSFERABLE Votes will be allowed on subscriptions secured anywhere in the wide world Contestants will be divided into districts according to their place of residence, or place of business, but may canvass for votes and subsecriptions anywhere. . 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A list of Candidates and their standings will be published each day of the contest from date. All votes will be counted and canvassed by a committee of prominent citizens. Auny employe of the Bemidji Pioneer or member of the employe’s immediate family, cannot participate in this contest. The contest 1s open starting with today. Get busy and gather the coupon votes and get a receipt book and gather subscriptions, as they mean votes. Enter Your Name or That of a Friend Nomination Coupon 100 Votes As the Nomination Coupons are good for One Hundred Votes each, only one of these Coupons will be accepted for one Candidate. Contest Department, Bemidji Pioneer 1 hereby nominate as a candidate in the Be- midji Pioneer’s Mammoth Prize Contest: Name... Address.. Nominated by...... sensine Rominat Your Candidate aad win - i i | i | |- |