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CANADIAN RAIL PAY ISCUTT0PER CENT Board Holds Slash Justified, With Conditions Opposite [ Those When Scale Rose. B the Associated Press MONTREAL, December 3.—An Ot- tawa dispatch to the Montreal Gazette £4) is ‘understood application of th= two major Canadian railways for s 10 in the pay of work by a conciliatior has been granted adian Pacific and Canadian nes atked the d affect about 27 . cision 18 in the hands of the riment of Labor. A minority re- Bort of the men's representative on the rd is expected, the réport stated. Loss in Revenues Cited, In the majority report the chalrman and the companies’ member review the roceedings of the inquiry which was #ld in Montreal November 16 to 26. The report crystallizes the case for the railway companiés in two paragraphs “l. The unfortunate and serious financial conditicn with which the railways are faced because of the heavy and long-continued falling off in their Tevenues urged that the on of 10 in & beiter pesition he purchasing power of their rates cf pay’ than in 1920, when wages were at their peak, or even than n January, 1930." Canadian National Has Deficit. The report stresses the eontention of the railways that “if it is admitted that under certain changing conditions, as, for instance, increases in cost of Mving and increases in rallway earnings, in- creases in rates of pay are justified— and this is admitted, as evidénce to be placed before the board will show such inecreases to have been granted—it is submitted that if such changing condi- tions are altogether reversed it must likewise be admitted that decrease in | Mies of pay upon occasion are also justified.” ‘The financial condition of both the | Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railwy are reviewed. It is shown that for the nine months of the present calendar year the C. N. R. has an income deficit of $70,959,781. an increase of $18,000,000 over the deficit for the corresponding period of last year With regard to the C. P, R, an! | analysie of its position disclosed the | rate ‘of return from rail operations on | investment in the railway property in 11930 to have been only 3464 per cent. For the nine months of -the current calendar year the return on invest- ment has been 1328 per cent Employes Want U. S. Scale. | The employes’ position is summed up in the following | “1—They urged that increases or decreases in the cost of Mving are not the essential or determining factors in justitying an upward or downward scale of wages “2—They contended ‘that Canadian railroad men should receive the same wage rates as similarly classed employes, with whom they are closely related, on the American side of the international | boundary’; “3—They critcized the accuracy of th~ deductions drawn by the railways from the cost of living figures used by ! them, and furnished the board with an estimate of decreases in cost of living prepAred in a different way Thy further urged thet ‘they have already sufferad in practical effect a cerious Ae- crooce in earnings, and using toe rail- road’s Own measuring stick, a decrease greater than ths reduction in cost of | living “As regards their first contention, we | are of the opinion that while, of sourse, there aré other important factors to be | considered, changes in the cost of liv- ing are an important factor in the ar- ranging of rates-of pay.” Nearly 248,000 people attended the |annuzal ideal home exhibition in Glas- gow, Scotland, recently. o PERMIT 52 LI FeBest Oil inthe Antocrat Motor Oil is richer in oiliness—gives a stronger protecting film —a tremen- dously strong, toughened pis- ton ring seal—smoother motor performance — greater power life—more mileage. 2 BAYERSON OIL WORKS COLUMBIA 5228 —longer Try Autocrat the mext time you meed oil, and judge its advantages for yourself. 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NEW YORK, December 3.—A one- year closed season on duck shooting, as a means of conserving the wild fowl, has been suggested to the American Game Association, More than 400 officials of various game organizations heard Dr. T. Gil- Lose Much Women Ugly Table Tells Howpages: it v S bert Pearson, president of the Na- C. A. Hayden, president of the Cana- tional Association of Audubon Societies, | dian Fish and Game Protective Asso- declare the situation in the Mississippi | ciation of Calgary, Alberta, said that lley so acute that renewed pleas|while Canada breeds most of the con- Government moratorium on was necessary. He asked that weelthy conservation- ists be enlisted to obtain needed feed- ing grounds. A Etter, game com- missioner of Saskatchewan, Canada s ed that munitions and weapon rs provide the funds to reforest such sanctuaries. Paul G. Redington, chief of the United States Biological Survey, said heavy concentration of ducks in_four or five places along the Illinois River this Fall had led to the belief that no shortage existed, whereas a survey showed only about one-fourth of the | usual number had visited the area. He said a distinct shortage of water fowl had arisen cent of the birds killed are shot in the United States. He urged a con- rvation program in which both coun- es should share equally. A Federal hunting tax of 81, in ad- dition to local hunting license fees, for purchase of water fowl refuges is to be discussed at the conference today. Japanese footwear is becoming pop- ‘ulnr in Jamaica, = Phileco e and Girls Should Weigh If you're f: move the cau KRUSCHEN an id 1 mineral salts SALTS 1d of 6 is function properly. 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