Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1921, Page 22

FURTHER AL RATE CUTWILLBE ASKED Executives File Brief With Commission Preparatory to Hearing. ‘Executives of the principal railroads of the United States, when they appear before the Interstate Commerce Com- mission in the hearing on the whole matter of rates, which opens December 14, will ask the commission to ascertain whether. until a substantial reduction can be secured in labor and other costs of operation, any further reductlon in rates than that which becomes effective and grain on December 27 can e with due regard to the trans- portation industry. In a petition filed with the commission this question is asked by the executives. Operating Income. For the first nine months of the calendar year 1921 the net railway operating income of the class 1 roads, the roads witl taken as a whole, plead, amounted being but 2 of their properties as set forth in the order raising rates genérally last The result of operations for 1 roads for the calendar notwithstanding four August. will show. received included back mail pay »m__the government for % The roads will contend n the operations for 1920 e considered, there was an deficit before making any for either interest or one actual allowance and is an insistent de- for a reduc- on said. “The reduction and s and products of animals, but on pr lly all otner commodities. sidering this demand and desiring I with it in a sympathetic and ner. it was necessary for nsider the conditions stantial and in many rolling relation to the Revenue Conditions. “It was necessary to consider care- fully the revenue conditions of the carriers themselves, because, entirely aside from the rights and interest of the owners of the properties, the car- rie in so important a relation- vice of the public that it was v y for them to con- sider how far anything that might be proposed would impair their capacity to perform their public service. It srdingly necessary for them to ireful consideration to the effect sposal upon their operating he public welfare and are so | [ revenues. In add 0 to the dropping off inl returns this year, the roads will attempt to show that during Septem- ber more than 16 per cent of 374,431 freight cars: were ing repair: s against a normal of bad order cars of 160,000 They will; claim that under these circumstances, the rate of return of 5% or 6 per cent, fixed by the transportation act for the first_two yvears after March 1, 1920, has not even been approximated, the actual result being less than one- balf the prescribed return. Difference in Wages. The roads will further attempt to show that on January 1, 1917, when the government took charge of wages, under the Adamson act, the labor cost of class one carriers had not in any year exceeded the sum of about $1,- 468,000,000, In 1920, when govern- mental authority made the last wage incre: the labor cost of the car- riers was about $3.698,000,000 for the year, or if continued throughout the' r would have been in excess of 0,000,000 The roads claim in their petition that the recent reduction by the Rail- road Labor Board of wages, estimated at from 10 to 12 per cent, “in no sense sets or solves the problem of labor sand in no way makes it possible bad. order, need- 4! (e bl ol ——ol——— o[ ——=F[c——lc——blc Dl o] OU are not conscious of well fitting, heal- thy teeth. But the mo- ment that a tooth begins to hurt, or is not exactly fitted, you realize its pres- ence in an unpleasant and uncomfortable way. When we fit we insure the last- ing comfort of your mouth. “Beware of delay” DR. SMITH DENTISTS (INC.) 434 7th St. N\W. Over Kresge's 5S¢ & 10¢ Store TROUBLED WITH TETTER A YEAR On Scalp and Body. In | Blisters. Cuticara Heals. “I was troubled with tetter for || about & year. It broke out on my R scalp and then spread over my entire body. Itwasin the form of large, white blisters, and itched and burned so badly that I scratched and made sore i eruptions. My clothing 1] irritated the breaking outon my body. g ‘using Cuticura Soap and Ointment which afforded relief, and after using two cakes of Cuticura Sosp and two bozxes of Cuticura Oint- ment I was healed.” (Sig:ld) Miss Mary Bell, R. 4, Linden, Tenn. UseCauticura for all toilet purposes. Sample Sach Froe by Mall. Address: “Outieura Zad- SR Srep: Distien: 8 andtte. T s, B Coticurs Soap mug. shaves without | LOCAL UNION MEMBERS THINK NEW RULES FAIR Railroad union workers are reason- ably satisfled that the rules and work- ing’ conditions promulgated in Chicago “will be fair and acceptable,” and that many of them will include rules for which unions have been striving before the Railway Labor Board for several ‘months. This expression of opinion was given as the joint bellef of representatives of organized labor among the shop crafts in the labor movement. sVice President J. F. Anderson of the In- ternational Association of Machinists, whose specialty Is railroad work, in which_his organzaton stands out as one of the most promnent organiza- tions of employes in the rail shops, de- clared’ that there were 5o far no evi- dences of a departure from the gen- ||| eral rules which would be wholly un- acceptable to his organization. He refused to make a definite state- ment on the precise reception of con- || ditions, however, until he had reviewed | the rules thoroughly. From various authentic sources here, however, the following expressions were obtained, | which may be regarded as accurate interpretations of the typical workers: In the first place, the “open shop” does not enter There has been no the roads since the one-year try-out! of this proposition on the Chicago and Alton road several years ago. when the unions abandoned the project as a practical failure. The “open shop,” used In a fair sense, is, and has bee regarded as the only logical method of | | employment on the roads even by labor | leaders. In the original four big| brotherhoods clauses in the constitu- tions, according to W. N. Doak, repre- senting the Brotherhood of Railroad ; Trainmen here, stipulate that to enter ! the unions an applicant must be sanc- | tioned by one or more of the members, | and that although many are refused i membership, they remain in-the em- | ploy of railroads in harmony with ! union workers. i “This fact that workers must seek ! the union and not the union seek the | man,” said Mr. Doak, “is virtually an | ipso facto agreement to fair open-| shop conditions. i “The savings from the newly pro-| mulgated rules, in reports reaching | this city, we believe to be wholly overestimated.” an official of an in-| ternational union stated. “We do not| take the first report to reach this city | entirely seriously. We feel confident | that the pessimistic tint given to it really’ will turn out to be an opti- mistic tone for the organized work- ers. All in_all, this optimism prevails among Washington railroad repre- sentatives. The men believe that when the rules are analyzed nothing which is inherently hostile to the principles and motives of organized labor will be found. Action “on the acceptability of the rules will not be taken until after the first of the year, according to announce- ment by B.” M. Jewell, president of the rallway employes department, American Federation of Labor, with which the six rallroad shop crafts are affiliated. Because of the shop crafts’ pend- Ing request for a wage increase of 13 cents an hour over present rates, a matter which will come up in re- wional conferences with the roads December 20, it would not be possi- ble to consider the new rules until next month, Mr. Jewell said. He de- clined to make any comment on the rules announced because, he said, he had had no opportunity to study them. for the carriers to afford a reduction in their revenues.” TESTIMONY OBJECTED TO. Charges that testimony given the Sen- ate committee on interstate commerce by railroad officials with respect to the roads’ operating revenues was mislead- ing and that the companies had “jug- gled" their figures to show a reduced not return were made yesterday before the committee by Frank J. Warne, eco- nemist for the Trainmen's Union. Mr. Warne said that the testimony of the officials that the rate of return to the railroads was 3.6 per cent in 1918, 2.6 in 1919 and 3 per cent in 1920, was “absurd.” He asserted that LANSBURGH & BROTHER] BargainG®Floor The best day to bring the chil- dren—we have made ready with Saturd Children’s Gingham DRESSES Neat tailored effects, in excellent quality gingham; wlell finished and durable. Sizes 6 to 14 years sl.m Fur and CO Values and styles are such as usually sell at much high- er prices. 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This account is highly inflated with all kinds of fraudulent charges and bookkeeping entries that do not represent . the OR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE EMPLOYED ||| DURING THE DAY WHO WISH TO MAKE |l SELECTION OF AFTER HOURS, THIS ESTABLISHMENT, BEGINNING WITH DECEMBER 1ST, WILL BE OPEN UNTIL NINE O’CLOCK P.M. UN- TIL AFTER THE XMAS HOLIDAYS. [ELECTRIC | THE ELMER H. CATLIN CO. | Block and a Half Below Pa. Ave. l 309 13th St. N.W. Hurry mother! A teaspoonful of “California” Syrup of Figs today may prevent a sick child tomorrow. If your child is constipated, bilious, feverish, fretful, has cold, colic, or if | stomach is sour, tongue coated, breath | bad, remember s good “physic-laxa- i d Children’s Coats Including Meltons, Velours and Sport Weaves. The good, warm kind, with fur or self collar. Nobby little styles. You + can be proud of your young ones in one of these coats—and the price is only $6.95. Sizes 6 to 12 years. 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