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Federal Inquiry or
Railroad Strike?
Faced by demands from the conductors, engineers, firemen and brakemen
that would impose on the country an additional burden in transportation costs of
$100,000,000 a year, the railroads propose that this wage problem be settled by
reference to an impartial Federal tribunal.
With these employes, whose efficient service is acknowledged, the railroads
have no differences that could not be considered fairly and decided justly by such
a public body.
Railroads Urge Public Inquiry and Arbitration
The formal proposal of the railrpads to the employes for the settlement of
the controversy is as follows:
*'Our conferences have demonstrated that we cannot harmonize our differences of opinion and that eventually the
matters in controversy must be-passed upon by other and disinterested agencies. Therefore, we propose that your
proposals and the proposition of the railways be disposed of by one or the other of the following methods:
1. Preferably by submission to the Interstate Commerce Commission, the only tribunal which, by reason of its
accumulated information bearing on railway conditions and its control of the revenue of the railways, it in a posi
tion to consider and protect the rights and equities of all the interests affected, and to provide additional revenue
necesaary to meet the added cost ot operation in case your proposals are found by the Commission to be just and
reasonable; or, in the event the Interstate Commerce Commission cannot, under existing laws, act in the premises,
that we jointly request Congress to take such action as may be necessary to enable the Commiasion to consider and
promptly dispose of the questions involved; or
j, By arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Federal law” (The Newlands Act).
Leaders Refuse Offer and Take Strike Vote
Leaders of the train service brotherhoods, at the joint conference held in New
York, June 1-15, refused the offer of the railroads to submit the issue to arbitration
or Federal review, and the employes are now voting on the question whether
authority shall be given these leaders to declare a nation-wide strike.
The Interstate Commerce Commission is proposed by the railroads as the
public body to which this issue ought to be referred for these reasons:
No other body with such an intimate knowledge
of railroad conditions has such -n unquestioned posi
tion in the public confidence.
The rates the railroads may charge the public for
transportation are now largely fixed by this Govern
ment board.
Out of every dollar received by the railroads from
the public nearly one-half is paid directly to the em
A Question For the Pubiic to Decide
The railroads feel that they have no right to grant a wage preferment of
$100,000,000 a year to these employes, now highly paid and constituting on!v
one-fifth of all the employes, without a clear mandate from a public tribunal that
shall determine the merits of the case after a review of all the facts.
The single issue before the country is whether this controversy is to be settled by an
impartial Government inquiry or by industrial warfare.
National Conference Committee of the Railway*
ELISHA LEE, Chairman
P. R. ALBRIGHT, Gen’l Manager
Atlantic Coait Line Railroad.
L. W. BALDWIN. Gen’l Manat".
Central oi Georgia Railway.
C. L. BARDO, Gen’l Manager.
New York, New Haven A Hartford Railroad
B. H. COAPMAN, Vice-President.
Southern Railway.
S E. COTTER. Gen’l Manager.
Wabaah Railway.
f E. CROWLEY. Asst. VicePresUent.
New York Central Railway.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Preaching next Sunday at 11
a. m. Ten members to be receiv
ed and a number to be baptized.
Also sermon at 8 o’clock p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m, Come
and fail not.
L H. MILLER.
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A Bit of Advice
First —Don’t Delay. Sec
ond —Don’t Experiment
If you suffer from backache; head
aches or dizzy spells, if you rest poor
ly and sre languid in the morning, if
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unnatural in appearance, do not delay.
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convincing proof of their effectiveness j
than the statement of a Jackson wo-;
man who has used them and willingly
testifies to their worth?
Mrs. Gordon Carmichael, Oak St.,
Jackson, says: “Kidney trouble caused
me a lot of suffering. I had pains all
through the small of my back and they
were especially severe in the morning.
The kidney secretions were also un
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Flyless town has few funerals.
G. H. EMERSON. Gen’l Manat"
Great Northern Kaihviy.
C. H. EWING, Gen’l Manager.
Philadelphia A Readi e tt.iilvray
E. W.GKICE. Gen'tSupl. Transp.
Chesapeake A Ohio Railway
A. S. GilElG. Asst, to Receivers,
St. Louie A San Francisco Railroad.
C. W. KOUNS. Gen’l Manager.
Atchison, Topeka A Santa Fe Railway.
H. W. McMASTEK. Gen'l Manager.
Wheelini & LcJce Erie Railroad.
MR. CARMICHAEL IS
NEW SUPERINTENDENT
At the meeting of the Baptist
church Wednesday night Mr. J.
H. Carmichael was elected su
perintendent of the Sunday School
to succeed Mr. F. S. Etheridge,
who has tendered his resignation
on account of business duties.
Mr. W. 0. Ham was elected as
assistant superintendent. It is
understood neither of these gen
tlemen has as yet accepted.
Mr. Etheridge has been super
intendent of the Jackson Baptist
Sunday school for a great many
years and is one of the most erfi
, cient and enthusiastic Sunday
i school workers in Georgia. Mr.
Carmichael has been the capable
and active assistant superinten
dent for several years and if he
accepts the Jackson Baptist Bible
school will have a trained leader
and hard worker.
Mr. Ham is among the best
known of the younger members
of the church and is a splendid
Sunday school worker.
Making The Most Of June
•
To enjoy the beautiful month of June
to the utmost, one must be in good
health. Kidneys failing to work prop
erly cause aches and pains, rheumatism
lumbago, soreness, stiffness. Foley
Kidney Pills make kidneys active and
healthy and banish suffering and mis
ery. Why not feel fine and fit? Be
well! Be strong! The Owl Pharmacy,
adv.
ployes as wages; and the money to pay increased wages
can come from no other source than the rates paid
by the public
The Interstate Commerce Commission, with its con
trol over rates, is in a position to make a compete
investigat on and render such decision as would pro
tect the interests of the railroad employes, the owner*
of the railroads, and the public
NOTICE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION
An act to amend the charter of the
City of Jackson, approved Aug. 8, 19D8,
and the acts amendatory thereto, so as
to extend the corporate limits on the
south limits of said City of Jackson by
adding thereto the Fair Grounds to said
corporation.
Also to amend said charter so as to
give to the City of Jackson and its au
thorities and representatives and au
thorized agents the right to sell and to
extend its water pipes and mains and
electric lines beyond the limits of said
City and for other purposes.
Also to amend said charter of the
City of Jackson, approved Aug. 8, 1908,
arul the acts amendatory thereto, by
amending section 39 of said acts by
striking out the words “fifty” dollars
and inserting therein the words “two
hundred” dollars.
This June 28, 1916.
J. T. Moore, Mayor.
J. A. McMichael, Clerk.
N. D. MAHER. Viet-President,
Norfolk & Western Railway
JAM bS RUSSELL, den’l Manager
Denver <£ Kio Grande Rai'ro and
A M. SC HOY EH, Resident Vice Pee*..
Pennsylvania Line* West.
W. I SEDDON. Vue Pres..
Seaboard Air Line Railway
A. J. S TONE. Vice-President
Erie Railroad
G. S. WAIL). Vice Pres & Ue:s’t Vfr
Suaaet Central Line*
They Let Him
Sleep Soundly
"Since taking Foley Kidney Pill.",
I believe 1 am entirely cured and I
sleep soundly all night.” H. T.
Straynge.
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with a glass of pure water after each
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stiff and aching Joints, and rheumatic
pains duo to kidney and bladder ail
ments.
Gainesville, Ga., Tt. Tt. No. 3. Mr.
H. T. Straynge says: "For ten years
I’ve been unable to sleep all night
without getting up. Sometimes only a
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I heard of for the trouble. Last year
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PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
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VICE PRESIDENT T. R. MARSHALL
JACKSON WON DOUBLE
HEADER FROM L. C. TEAM
Jackson won a double header
from Locust Grove Wednesday
afternoon in the presence of a
large and enthusiastic crowd. In
the first game, which the locals
won 4 to3, the batteries for Jack
son were Newton and Nutt; for
Locust Grove Alexander and
Manley.
With the score 4 to 0 inf avo
of Locust GroVe in the fifth in
ning of the second, game, Finley
scored three men with a three
base wallop. This was the feat
ure of the game. Batteries in
this game were Fears and Nutt
for Jackson; A, Combs and Man
ley for Locust Grove. Umpires,
Childs and Etheridge.
Pneumonia kills over 120,000
Americans each year.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER’S
OAST O R I A