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DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL. FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1921 Personal Mention Miss Stacy McWhorter was a week-, end guest of homefolks. T. L. Pittman was an Atlanta visi tor Tuesday. Tucker and Miss Marjorie Upshaw motored to Atlanta Tuesday. Mrs. C. S.. Foster, of Atlanta, was a week-end visitor to Douglasville. Ernest Sayer and Fred Giles have gone on an automobile trip to Flor ida. LOST—In the road between Villa Pica and E. P. Strickland’s store at Lois Mills, Douglasville, one 30x3Va automobile tire. Had tag bearing name of L. C. Shipp, Rockmart, Ga. Find er please leave with Banks Brothers, Douglasville, or notify W. A. McBray- cr, Temple, Ga., and receive reward. GOOD HARNESS OIL AT J. CONNALLY’S. WANTED — NICE COUNTRY HAMS. WILL PAY MARKET PRICE. STEWART BROTHERS. Our expert optometrist, Mr. Chas. A. Green, will be here again on Fri day, May 27th. If you are having Eye troubles that require Glasses, , don't fail U> see him. J. L. Sclman & Son, Douglasville, Ga. KODAKERS, send your films to Joe C. McCarley for developing. Dr. C. M. Hunt, of Austell, was in town Tuesday afternoon. R. C. Smith, of Greensboro, Ga., is with the Fenners & Merhcants Bank for a short time. Misses Mae Hindman and Nell ■Chandler, of Atlanta, were guestsi of Mrs. Cora Hindman Sunday. ( Miss Katherine Burns, of Carroll ton, spent last week-end with Mrs. W. R. Thomason. , Mrs. W.eyman Barron is a patient at the Flat Rock Sanitarium, where she underwent an operation several days ago. The Douglasville baseball team plans a fast game when the Buchanan club makes its appearance here Thurs day afternoon. The many friends of Mrs. S. A. Griffith will be glad to learn that she is improving after suffering a stroke of paralysis recently. Mrs. P. D. Edwards, of Atlanta, is a patient at the Flat Rock sanitarium, where she came to recuperate after an operation in an Atlanta hospital. The many friends of Mr. J. F. Marlihman will regret to learn of the death of his brother at Cuthbert, Ga. Mr. Marchman went to the funeral and remained in Cuthbert several days. Dr. R. A. Rainer, dentist, with of fices in the Hutcheson building, has announced his intention of moving to Newton, Miss., though not before the first of July. The freinds of Dr. Rainer and his wife will regret his leaving Douglasville. 10 cigarettes for 10 cts Handy and convenient; try them. Dealers now carry both sizes: 10 for 10 cts; 20 for 20 cts. Cj fl CninrBWrwl \ff ^ < yry\AJ>y tuZcc-x.4- (/i)' UTi.CC What You Get In — good, serviceable wool fabrics-fine tailoring-- correct style--at much lower prices. Paying the “Higher Price” Elsewhere Gets You No More Clothes Satisfaction. -WHERE YOU GET THE MOST FOR YOUR MONEY- l *15 to *25 $ 30a»d $ 35 •7 Decatur St. 70 Peachtree St. TWO STORES IN ATLANTA S3 Store* in the U. S. A. IN WASHINGTON Excessive Labor Costs and Work ing Conditions Chief Causes of Trouble. NO CONTROL OVER EXPENSE Prices and Wages Fixed by Govern ment Leave Little Scope for Management. Washington,-D. (’.—In testifying be fore the Senate Committee on Inter state Commerce in the general Inves tigation Into the railroad situation, witnesses for the railroads contended that: (1) The costs of operation are ab normal, owing chiefly to wage scales established by the government which exceed wages paid for similar -work in other Industries, and to wasteful labor costs, often for work not done, en forced upon the railroads by the so called "National Agreenfonts.” (2) That 1)7*2 cents • out of every dollar of operating expenses in 11)20 were at prices fixed directly by the government, or by general market con ditions and over which the railroad managements had no control. (3) That the general business de pression was not due to the high freight rates, hilt to tlm lack of Inly ing both here and abroad. One of the most striking facts brought out in the testimony present ed by the first witness, Julius Krutt- sclmitt, chairman of the hoard of di rectors of the Southern Pacific, was the following, in explanation of the chief reason for the increase in op erating expenses since 15)1(5: "The labor hill of the carriers in 11)10 (which was before the Adamson law took effect) stood ut $1,4HR,,77(1,31)4. In 11)20 it was )?3.(5!)S,21(l,3ri1, an In crease of $2.221),8H!).!)r>7. “The Incrcasp by years since 1010 has been as follows: Increase in 1017.. liter IMS. .$270,905,748 . 874,331,209 . 229,315,081 . 855,087,919 .$2,229,839,057 I before the Increase in 1010.... Increase in 1020.... or an aggregate inert since 1010 of Exhibits were pi committee showing that for the rail roads of tjie whole country, increased expenses in 1020 over 1015) were as follows: Actual expenses for 1020 $6,163,138,341 Actual expenses for 1011). 4,667,774,131 Inc. for 1020 over 1011).$1,495,364,210 Mr. Krultschnitt, in showing how little control the railroads had over necessary expenditures, said: “Sixty-four cents out of every dol lar of operating expenses wore, in 1020. paid out to labor, and the wages of labor are fixed by the government. "Fifteen cents tint of every dollar of operating expenses was paid for materials and supplies at prices fixed the government. “ i. "“c and one-half cents out of every dollar was pairj for other ex penses incurred h.v the government in the first two months nf 11)20. “A total, therefore, of K2 1 /& cents out of every dollar of operating expenses for 11)20 was paid out at prices direct ly fixed by the government. “The remainder, up to 97!/j» cents, was for materials and supplies, pur chased at prices fixed by general mar ket conditions and beyond the power of the railroads to control." To Illustrate how labor costs were inflated h.v the “National Agreements” entered into during federal control, fixing rules and working conditions, the following examples were cited: 1. The Here Marquette Railway wan compelled iu pay $!»,264 in back pay to four employees because their titles under these agreements were changed by a decision of the Director General, while the nature of their duties and the volume of their Work remained the same. 2. A cur repairer on tlie Virginian paid |1,000 for work lie for him to do. When he became < titled under his "seniority rights" to he re-employed, he received hack pay and overtime. , 3. The Shop Drafts Agreement pro vides that when '.employees sire re quired to check in and out on their own time they will be paid for one hour extra sit the close of each week, no matter how few hours they may have worked. Thin rule in the first y i months of l!i2() cost the railways f6.fi00.000, or .at rate of fl3.000.000 a > •■nr. •i. <m tlie t hesapeake &. Ohio Rail- road piecework car repairers decreas ed 41.4 per cent si rid airbrake repair- per cent and the output ,as cm nown 24 per cent; and in a ouch-cleaning .yard at Denver the equired was increased 28.8 per and the output decreased per Southern Pacific employees, whose sole duty was to keep watch on stationary engines and to stop the engine in case anything went wrong, wer^ recisissiflcd by Director General tin* Ssil-t Lake division being given back pay of $2,281. another $2,004, another $2,000, another $2,002, and six others amounts varying from $1,500 t. $1,000. 7. Hnder the present classification rules of the shop crafts, in order to change a nozzle tip in Hie front end ..f a locomotive it is necessary to call a boiler maker and his helper to open the door, because that is boiler mak ers' work; to call a pipeman and his helper to remove the blower pipe, move the tip. because that is chin to b tip. Questioned by Senator Poindexter, Mr. KruttscUnitt stated that these in stances might he increased indefinite ly and were characteristic on railroads of the country, as a result of the “Agreements*’ left over from federal control. Ship and Sail un der the Stars and Stripes to all parts of the world You can travel, or ship your goods to any part of the world on American owned and American operated ships, flying the American Flag. American shins are modern and preferable for passen- ger and cargo. President Harding says: "We know full well we cannot eell where we do not buy and we can not sell successfully a'htrt wt do Operators of Passenger Service Admiral Line, 17 State St., New York, N. Y. Seattle to Yoko hama. Kobe, Hongkong,'Shang hai, Singapore, and occasionally to Manila and Hawaii. Matson Navigation Co., 120 Mnr- ket St., Snn Francisco. Balti more to Havnna, Panama Canal, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Hawaii. Munson Steam Ship Line, R2 Beaver St.. New York, N. Y. Now York to Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, and Buenos Airew. New York and Porto Rico S. S. Co., 11 Broadway, Now York, N. Y. New York to Porto Rico. Pacific Mail S. S. Co., 45 Broad way, New York, N. Y. Seattle Yokohama, Kobe, Hongkong, New York, N. Y. Now Havana and Spanish pnrtH Vigo, La Corunu, Snnlnmlcv, CJijon, Bilbao. Sale—Stool and Wood Shlpii Steel steamers are both oil/ and coal burners. Further informa tion may be obtained on request. Free use of Shipping Board Films — Four reels, free on request of any mayor, pastor. For sailings of freight ships to all parts of the world, and all other infor mation write to (J. S. Shipping Board WASHINGTON, D. C. Are you in need of glasses? If so, ee our expert optician, Mr. Chas. A. Green of the Chas. A Green Optical Co., Atlanta, Ga.' He will be here again on Friday, May 27th. J. L. Sel- man & Son, Douglasville, Ga. NEEDLES and shuttles for any kind of machine at Joe C. McCarley’s. LOST—Open face Elgin watch, gold filled case, Roman figures on dail. Lost somewhere in Douglasville. Finder re turn to J. M. Thornton or the Sentinel office. Suitable rew'ard. Do your eyes blur at times? Do they hurt after reading? Are there frequent headaches? These are dan ger signals adn you should seek the advice of our expert optometrist, Mr. Chas. A. Green, who will be here again on Friday, May 27th. J. L. Sei- man & Son, Douglasville, Ga. Wanted—Man with team or auto to sell our products in this county. Men and women for city saleswork also wanted. State whether you prefer city or country work. Mention this pa per. McConnon & Company, Winona, Minnesota. j 'YyiOtML. •• You best have'“luck” when you GO AFTER it right. :;{ A sure way to find luck is to BANK YOUR MONEY regu- ••• larly and add to your balance. w The more money you have the more POWER you have —power to invest or expand your business andemploy oth- •: ers to work for you. is j;j Start a bank account with us, or INCREASE the bal ance you already have. I’d. walk The pleasure is worth it. There’s no sub stitute for Camel quality and that mild, fragrant Camel blend. The fellow who smokes Camels, wants Camels. That’s because Camels have a smoothness, a fragrance and a mildness you can’t get in another cigarette. Don’t let anyone tell you that any other cigarette at any price is so good as Camels. Let your own taste be the judge. Try Camels for yourself. Afewsmooth, refreshing puffs and you’d walk a mile for a Camel, too. It. J. REYNOLDS Tobacco Co. Winston-Salem, N. C.