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DNESDAY, MABCH 8, 1919
ailroads and Employees
Differ Over Questions of
Vital Importance to People
ICAGO, March 8. —The railroads
he employees do not agree as to
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leaning of the referendum vote
by the members of the four
brotherhoops on all railroads
j United States representing close
i,OOO employes on 528 lines. These
are the Brotherhood of
MMotiv.e Engineers, the Brother
of Locomotive Firemen and En
ien and the Brotherhood of Rail-
Trainmen and the Order of Rail
’onu ductors. The referendum in
js the officials of the brotherhoods
ter into negotiations with the
' representatives, provided the
of the vote is favorable.
i brotherhoods announce that the
on is that of the eight hour day
tn.e and a half for over time, sim
p conditions which prevail in
other lines of industry.
railroads say that the issue
rot mean the coming of an eight
working day, as contended by
oployees, but rather an increase
per cent over present wages for
me amount of work, and an in
t in many cases of 87 1-2 per cent
er-time as compared with pres
ses. The demands pertain only
ight and ont to passenger ser-
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The proposition on which the men
voted were divided under four articles.
The first pertained to road service and
provided that 100 miles or less, or
eight hours or less shall constitute a
day, with overtime beginning at the
expiration of eight hours on runs of
less than 100 miles, and as soon as 100
miles have been run on longer trips,
overtime to be computed at one and
one half times the prorata rate, no one
to receive less than naw receive ofr a
minimum day. The second article re
ferred to yard and switching service,
the minimum for eight hours a day to
be not Less than now paid for ten
hours a day all over eight hours in
any twenty-four hours to be paid for at
time and a half rates. Articles three
provided that eight hours or less at
the present pay for ten hours will con
stitute a day for "hostlers,” the men
who prepare locomotives for runs and
care for them at terminals. The final
article guaranteed the employees the
right to retain any rates of pay or
schedules in effect January 1, 1916
which are preferable to the new sched
ule.
The railroads prepared a statement
of their view of the situation in
which they said "To allow the increase
would add $100,000,000 a year to the
I operating expense of all the roads of
the United States for the benefit of
men whose average pay day was in
cerased from 30 to 42 per cent from
1903 to 1914, while the wages of the
western engineers were further in
ctrased in 1915.”
The roads further contended that
the men made no allowance for the
' difference between railroad and indus- -
trial service. They pointed out that
the railroads engineman or trainman
is guaranteed payment for a full day,
!no matter how few hours he works
| and receives pay for more than a full
day if he works more than either the
established miles or hours. In most
lines of industry’, the railroads hold,
( the employe does not receive a day’s
i pay for less than a day’s work and
ordinarily he cannot earn more than a
. day’s pay without working more than
I the regular number of hours. Further
the roads contend that terminals are
located generally so the distance be
tween them can be made in approxi
mattely ten hours, and that therefore
the running time can’t be reduced to
conform to the demands without re
ducing the tonnage of trains and
thereby depriving the roads of effic
iency in operation, or by building new
terminals at enormous expense, tl
also was claimed thaA there have aris
en no new conditions demanding larg
er rates of pay since the present rates
were fixed by arbitration under federal
laws.
The unions formally denied the
arguments of the roads and in explain
ing the reasons and motives for their
demand said:
“The eight hour day movement is j
based wholly upon the justice of a
work day of reasonable hours that will
permit the men further to seperate
the dead line between work and wages.
The railroads say in effect that men
( who have put in a few years of rail
road service have worked themselves
cut and will not be accepted if they
lose their positions. If men are work
ed out in a few years under present
service conditions, the demand to ex
tend their wage earning years is fully
justified.
“Overtime in roa dservice is due al
most wholly to the practice of rail
roads overloading trains so that they
fcannot make their mileage within
their time limits. The railroads are
doing this for profit; they do not deny
it, and they propose to demand extra
service at the sacrifice of the health
and future earning ability of the men
they should pay .extra for it. The pay
ment of overtime applies with particu
lar force to yards where the com
panies can regulate their work so that
r.< overtime need be made.”
State Is Poor
Stock Raiser
PARIS, March 8. —Opposition news
papers are exposing the fact that the
State is a poor stock-raiser. It is
shown that there are now in the hands
of the State 10,000 beef cattle and
about 5,000 milch cows and it requires
50 functionaries ana 1,000 soldiers to
guard this live-stock. The cost is esti
mated at 65 cents per capita of stock
per diem.
GREAT MASS OF PROOF
REPORTS OF 30,000 CASES OF KID
NEY TROUBLE, SOME OF THEM
AMERICUS CASES.
Each of some 6,000 newspapers of
the United States is publishing from
week to week, names of people In its
particular neighborhood who have
used and recommended Doan’s Kid
ney Pills for kidney, backache, weak
kidneys, bladder troubles and urinary
disorders. This mass of proof includes
over 30,000 recommendations. Ameri
cus is no exception:. Here is one of
the Americus cases.
D. J. Stevens, blacksmith, 314 Spring
street, Americus, says: “The kidney
secretions were too scanty and irreg
ular fai 1 passage. I suffered from sharp
pains in the small of my back, some
times for three days at a time. Part
of this time I was in bed, bent over
and not able to straighten up. I suffer
ed from rheumatic pains a great deal,
too. I took about one box of Doan’s
Kidney Pills and they helped me.”
Price 50c at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan's Kidney Pills—the same that
Mr. Stevens had. Foster-Milburn Co ,
Props., Buffalo, N, Y,
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refreshing; because they appreciate the absence
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I unpleasant cigaretty after-taste!
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tl ~~~' breahs without p teanng of tobacco smoked straight. And the quality is so
the tin foil, which , * J
> int ° apparent men do not look for or expect coupons
or P rem * urns 1
I I Once you know the delightful mellow-mild-
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WhkWCT I f can srn °k e them without a comeback — you’ll
I I choose them against any cigarette at any price!
Camels are sold everywhere in scientifically sealed packages,
B ■ V ( Vy Wfear 30 for 10c l ° r ten Packages (300 cigarettes) in a glaasine-
■ paper-covered carton for fl.oo. We strongly recommend this
1 H XI e fl jr carton for the home or office supply or when you travel,
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Americus Owes a Duty to Her
Y. M. C. A. Which is Necessary
The brilliant campaign Macon is
making to hold her Y. M. C* A. is at
tracting attention all over the state.
The people of Macon have realized the
benefits to be derived from such an in
stitution and they are going to fight to
hold their magnificent plant. And the
people of Americus should feel about
their Y. M. C. A. as the residents of
BOH
■k Practical
for the care of baby from
~ birth to three years old. “How
Long Should Baby Nurse,” “How Of
ten,” "Overfeeding Dangerous," "Hurt
ing from the Bottle." “Baby's First Tooth."
'Summer Care of Baby,” are a few of the sub
jects treated in this free book, which will be
mailed to any mother asking for it.
Write for it today, giving name of your dmggiat.
C. J. Moffett. 26 First *ve., Columbus, Ga.
ATTENTION
AUTO
OWNERS
Do you know that it will save you
money to have your damaged tires re
paired before the place gets large?
Take a hint from us and have your
vulcanizing work done right. All of
our repair materials are made by the
"MOHAWK” Rubber Co., them akers
of the highest-priced tire on the mar
ket. We can therefore GUARANTEE
svery job done by us.
"Vie are here to serve you.”
Americus Tire & Rubber Co.
Dan Chappell, Mgr.
pposite Postnfftce * Phone 66
J. A. DAVENPORT
INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS-THE VERY BEST
The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, a Mutual Company, is
absolutely the best for the policy holder, as all of the profits are return
ed to the Assured in Dividends.
FIRE : TORNADO : AUTOMOBILE : ACCIDENT : HEALTH
PLATE GLASS : STEAM BOILER : BANK BURGLARY : BONDS
Macon.
The citizens of Americus should
take more interest in the affairs of the
local Y. M. C. A. than they do.- Just
I how often do you encourage your son
or your brother, or for that matter,
any other member of your family, to
take some part in the manly sports
indulged in by thos« who attend the
classes of the Y. M. C. A. The officials
, of the local association have the good
'of the youth of Americus in their
hearts and they want to see more
beys actively engaged in these .pas
'times which work for perfection men
tally, physically, morally and spirit
ually.
Many New Features.
The men in charge of the gymnas
ium at the Y. M. C. A. have decided to
install wrestling and boxing as spec
ial featur.es and they desire the boys
of the city to learn thoroughly the art
of self-defense. Wrestling is desirable
because it brings into prominent play
muscles that are ordinarily idle.
Boxing comes in for its share of ben
efits to the growing boy because it,
more than any other imaginable fac
tor, teaches him to withstand the
knocks that are bound to come to him
in the battle of life without giving up
v.ith a whine.
The people of Macon have learned
that there is nothing so beneficial to a
community than the Y. M. C. A. And
the fight they are making to hold theirs
is proof enough of that statement.
There is no feature of any city so great
as the Young Men’s Christian Associa
tion and no community the size of
ours should be without one. The As
sociation is next to the Church itself
and their aim is ever to improve the
cendition of the young people. There
is no place so full of the spirit of
Christianity, with the exception of the
Church, as a Y. M. C. A.
Over a year ago the Americus Y. M.
C A. re-opened and since then the
officials have barely been able to keep
the doors open. And if the doors are
now going to be allowed to close, the
blame for wayward boys will rest
solely upon the shoulders of their
parents who sat idly by and let such a
grand institution pass from their
hands. Americus cannot afford to lose
this valuable asset and if they resolve
to go after the matter with gloves off
like Macon is doing, the association
will be saved for the city.
State Secretary McDonald will be in
Americus within a few days and he
will go into the minutest retails con
cerning the condition of the local as
sociation. Americus ought to make a
strong bid to hold the Y. M. C. A. and
Mr. McDonald will be here to aid them
in the battle.
FIRST PRACTICE
IS SCORE 8 TO 4
The Americus High school baseball
s.'uad is very busy these deys.
Tuesday afternoon the boys had
their first match game of the season.
After a rather strenuous time spent
in chasing the horse hide, Coach Holst
allowed two of the teams to have a
merry little scrap. The two nines
chose names of Red and Blue and the
fight was on. After thirty-two minutes
the official scorer announced the
score was 8 to 4 in favor of the Reds.
Practice will be held every other after
noon, as two afternoons in the week
must be spent with the track team can
didates.
PAGE THREE
Seaboard Air Hoe
The Progressive Railway of me Swt
Leave Americus for Cordels, Ro
chelle, Abbeville, Helena, Lyons, Calk
line, Savannah, Columbia, Richmoa<
Portsmouth and points East and South.
12:81 p m
2:80 an
Leave Americus for Cordele. AbM»
rflle, Helena and intermediate points.
5:15 p n
Leave Americus for Richland, Ad
anta, Birmingham, Hurtsboro, Mont
f ornery and points West and North wadi
8:10 p n
Leave Americus for Richland, Ctti
imbus, Dawson, Albany and interme
diate points
10:05 c. m
Seaboard Buffet Parlor-Sleeping Cha
>n Trains 13 and 14, arriving Americas
from Savannah 11:25 p. m., and tar
ing Americus for Savannah 2:39 A m
Bleeping car leaving for Savannah at
3:30 a. m., will be open ter pa«se*-
gers at 11:25 p _i.
For further information apply to H.
P. Everett, Local Agent, American.
Ga. C. W. Small, Div. Pass. Agent,
Savannah, Ga.; C. B. Ryan, G. P. A_
Norfolk. Va.
MONEY
Remember when you
want to borrow money on
your improved farm on long
time that I can get it for you
at Six per cent interest.
The contract carry with
them the privilege of paying
SIOO, or any multiple there
of, or of taking up entire
loan, on any interest day,
without bonus.
J. J. HANESLEY
Lamar Street
\mericus, :: Georgia