TIIE ALLIANCE HERALD. FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1921
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DUE TO RECEIVE
.WAGE REDUCTION
JtAlLROAD LABOR BOARD TO RE
VISE WAGES DOWNWARD
Orer a Million Rail Workers Affected
by the New Scale to Be
Announced June 1
The United State railroad labor
tmard has announced its intention of
1-evisinif downward wages of more
than 1,000,000 unskilled rail workers
effective July 1. The amount of the
decrease will be made public on June
1. according to press reports.
The board also announced that it
Xfould hold hearings June A regarding
proposals by the roads to decrease the
ivages of other classes of employes
fend would also make its decisions in
these cases effective on the same date.
A similar decision on skilled workers
rould affect approximately 2,000,000
tnen.
The announcement, which said "re
t'uing conditions Justify to some ex
tent, yet to be determined, readjust
tnent downward or wages, was un
expected and came only a few hours
sifter the close of the hearings, which
liave been in progress since early in
April.
On July 20. 1920. the board In
creased the pay of all classes of rail
way employes approximately Zi per
rent, or about $00,000,000 a year,
Several months ago several roads an
nounced pay reductions averaging
about 20 per cent for unbilled em
Ioyea. The workers appealed to the
board, which decided that the roads
-could not make summary reductions
kut must first hold conferences with
their men and then if no agreement
rould be reached, submit the case to
the board. '
Many Appeals.
Practically every large road then
held conferences with its unskilled em
ployes and when the employes refused
to accept cuts, carried the case to the
board. About ninety-eight cases were
thus appealed and the board decided to
hear them as a unit
The roads pleaded that they were
being forced to pay more for labor
than they could employ it for in the
pen market; that reduction in the cost
of living justified a reduction in wages
that they wished to reduce their rates
for the benefit of the public but could
not do so while forced to pay a war
time Kcale of labor.
The employes charged that the ft
Jiancial embarrassment of the roads
was due to gross mismanagement;
that increased rentals had practically
nullified any decrease in other necessi
ties and that the wages were below
those paid in other lines. Railway
officials expressed themselves as being
pleased at the boards statement anu
expressed the opinion that the same
conditions which it was found applied
to unskilled labor would uUo be ap
plied to skilled workers.
No Comment to Offer,
Officials of the Burlington and other
railroads in Lincoln had no comment
to make Wednesday on the announce
ment by the rail board that it would
. recommend a reduction in wages of
railway employes to keep pace with
the dwrensing cost of living, says the
Lincoln Star.
At Burlington headquarters it was
said that' the general understanding
was that the rail labor board would
not make its recommendations public
before June 1, and that it was im
possible to make any definite plans for
revision of wage schedules until such
information was at hand.
Officials of two of Omaha's principal
railroads, the Burlington and the Uni
on Pacific, are rejoicing at the decision
of the railroad labor board to revise
downward wages of unskilled rail
rail workers and hold hearings June 6
on proposals by roads to decrease
wages of other classes of employes,
says the Omaha Bee.
The two roads are in entirely differ
ent positions on the wage reduction
problem, but officials of both predict
the board's decision will aid in an
amicable solution.
The Burlington has met with all
classes of its employes and utterly
failed to negotiate any decreases. It
has now submitted all wage decrease
questions to the labor board, and is
devoting its attention to revising
working rules effective under the na-!
tional agreement. i
In Chicago the Burlington Tuesday
met with signal men on rules. It has
met with unskilled employes and pro
gress is reported.
Officials of bath roads say every ef
fort will be made to arrive at under
standings on new rules before July 1,
when national agreements will be ab
rogated by the labor board.
Issues involved in the revision of
rules are numerous, and include over
time questions and classifications.
Burlington officials here say the rule
making it impossible for a man in one
tlass to perform any other work is one
ot the most objectionable rules under
the national agreement.
Recognize 8-Hour Day.
'We are recognizing the principal of
the eight-hour day in our negotiations
on rules," said C. L. Gray, assistant to
General Manager W. F. Thieholf, of
the Burlington. "We believe, however,
that the men should be paid pro rata
for the ninth and tenth hours of work,
und after the tenth hour time and a
half. This applies particularly to un
skilled employes, as machinists, even
before the national agreement, were j
paid overtime after eight hours' work. .
Un the other hand, some classes,
section laborers, for example, never
got punitive overtime until govern
ment control. This clasa probably will
continue to get overtime under th re
vision, at it did during the existence
of the national agreement."
The general reduction of wages for
unskilled railroad employes, effective
July 1, which was forecast by the rail
road labor board, in an announcement
' Motilay night, will be made the basis
of reductions extending to alt classes
of railroad laborers, it was understood
Tuesday. ' ' '
Although only the cnicago & rrai
Western, the Chicago & Alton and a
fw other roads have requested that
the wage reductions be extended to all
classes, provision was made by the
board in its announcement lor me ru
ing of other petitions up to June 6,
and it Is believed that others of the
180 class A roods will amend their
applications to include shop, train ser
vice and other classes of employes. The
new applications filed up to June ,
the board's announcement said, will
be decided to take effect also on
Julyl.
No intimation was given in the
board's announcement as to the prob
able extent of the cut. Last July the
board increased wages of unskilled la
bor and some other classes 20 per
cent, making it retroactive to May l,
1920.
"The general effect of the decision
will be to retard track work." said S.
M. Felton, president of the Chicago &
Great Western. Disappointment was
expressed by various railroad execu
tives that the cut was to be delayed
until July 1, as by that time, it was
said, the. heaviest part of track re
habilitation work is generally com
pleted. The decision last July affected ap
proximately 2,000,000 men. and grant
ed increases totalling nearly $000,000,
000 a year.
Large assortment of umbrellas.
llighland-IIolloway Co.
Beet Workers Pass
Through Alliance
On Way to Valley
A special tralnload of workers from
Lincoln points east passed through Al
liance Wednesday morning. There
were over a thousand neid woriters on
the special, and these were to be dis
tributed between Bridgeport and Lin-
gle, on the North Platte valley fine.
Thpv will work in the beet fields dur-
Ing the season ana me majority oi
them will return to Lincoln at the
close of the campaign. Twenty-six
cars carried the workers, and a spe
cial bacirage tram comprising thirty-
odd coaches preceded them during the
nitht before.
A stop was made lor some time ai
Alliance, and the workers turned out
into Box Butte avenue to reeu tnem
selves. Nearly all of them carried
lunches, and they roosted on the curb
stones while they ate. ' Business on
lower Box Butte.avenue was good dur
"Kid Craig", Bantam .
Boxer, to Make This :
City His Headquarters
Craig, bantamweight boxer.
Ml that he plans to make
Memorial Day Service
By War Veterans to
Be Given on Sunday
Because a better attendance can be
secured, the services on Memorial day,
to be given under the direction of the
veterans of the Civil, Spanish-American
and World wars, will be 'given
Sunday afternon at 1:30 o'clock sharp
at the Imperial theatre.
All .ex-service men are hereby urg
ently requested to be present, in uni
form at 1 p. m. in front or the Alli;and has managed always to put up a
ance hotel Sunday. The parade will I pretty good scrap.
Craig comes from Billings, Mont,
and has boxed all over the western
country. He weighs 118 pounds, and
is said to be as good a man in his class
as is to be found anywhere. ,
In Montana, Craig is conceded the
champion of that state. His press
records show but one defeat out of
sixty-four ring battles. Once Jack
Rose knocked him for the count, but
a week or so later Craig came back
with a vengeance and trimmed Mo.
Rose to a fare-you-well. Willie Ritchie,
"Kid
has announce:
Alliance nis nea'iquarters, tempor
arily at least, and if he finds conditions
suitable will stick around the city for
ome months to come. He has ap
peared in this city on one or two occa
sions as a preliminary attraction at
some of the big wrestling matches.
form there and march to the court
house and then to the theatre.
Services will be held at both ceme
teries and a complete program will be
published in a later issue. Earl Meyer
is chairman of the American Legion
committee on arrangements.
KEEP-U-NEAT INSTALLS
SOME NEW EQUIPMENT
The Keep-U-Neat has recently com
pleted the installation of an additional
Hoffman steam pressing machine,
which not only adds largely to the
capacity of the plant, but enables it to
handle rush work with more ease.
Chet Bradbury say that while they
don't particularly like their custom
ers to make a practice of it. they car
clean, press a3 "deliver a' suit in '
day'a time, prerided it arrives arounaf
9 a. m. and don't need over three be
line baths. The Keep-U-Neat has al
ways had a remarkably complete
equipment, and the new purchase is
designed to make the service equal to-
that to be found anywhere.
Get the habit use the fiTm boH
safe. 0 VAN GRAVEN STUDIO.
dt'6:
The city manager urges all residents
of Alliance, who are making a clean
un campaign about their premises to
co-operate with the city in keeping the
fiitcnes and drains free from refuse.
Mr. Kemmish points out that much of former champ, handled the "Kid" for
the inconvenience arising from back- about a year after Craig was dis-
water in the sanitary sewers and else
where about the streets is caused from
over-zealous cleaners who threw the
refuse in the ditches. The city is mak
ing good progress in cleaning up, ihe
city manager says, and he asks that
co-operation be given him to this ex
tent. Glen Miller and J. S. Rhein went
H-' nff'.rno'w t Broadwater in the
Interest of a good roads meeting to
m tm city, the continued
rains the fore part of the week made
it advisable not to drive in cars.
charged from the navy. The bantam
scrapper has a match or two in pros
pect, and may have something to an
nounce later.
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Gasoline
23ic:
Large assortment of umbrellas.
llighland-IIolloway Co.
The seventh graders held their an
nual party on Thursday of this week.
Lee Basye is at Lincoln on a busi
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ness trip, lie win reiurn next wee.
Rain Coats to suit your needs.
llighland-IIolloway Co.
He was fat, and weighed over 400
pounds, and he was hungry. He read
a sign over a bakery entrance.
"Lunches Served Here" so he squeezed
in.
"Is this where you feed people?" he
asked the busy lady back of the coun
ter. She turned toward him and get
ting more than an eye-full, replied.
"Y-yes.but we don't fill silos."
Yaup
Druunl
ALLIANCE DRUG CO.
A short time ago we were paying 35tf for the same quality
gas. W e buy our gas for dry cleaning purposes in from 300
to 500 gallon lots, thereby getting the wholesale rate of 23V4
cents a gallon.
We give our customers the benefit of this low price of gas
in dry cleaning.
Suits, (ladies' or men's) $1.50
Suits (pressed only) ..' .50
Dresses (plain) Cleaned and Pressed 1.50
Five years of Chicago experience as expert silk and satin
spotter and presser gives us the right kind of knowledge to
handle ladies' fine dresses.
I
MOD
CLEANERS
and DYERS
203 Box Butte
Most Modern Equipped
Phone 18
Best Service
WE CALL AND DELIVER
Av
ing the stay, the Mexicans and Rus
sians buying heavily of fruits and pas
tries. On exceptionally hungry man
purchased six dozen bananas, but
probably divided - them among his
friends who didn't know the language.
' Rain Coats to suit your needs.
' llighland-IIolloway Co.
Park-to-Park Guide
' Out For Road Trip
' To 12 Playgrounds
Increaed road tourist travel over
transcontinental highways is assured,
now tint the man of moderate means
can take his family, and carrying a
tent outfit, live gipsy style the entire
summer in free municipal camps
scattered along the National Park-to-Park
highway. This highway rough
ly circles its course for 6,000 miles
across eleven states to link the twelve
national parks of the west.
Every cross-country highway leads
to the "master scenic loop," which is
dotted not only with 100 auto camps,
but many hotels. In 1920 residents of
Nebraska numbering 10,000 Journeyed
in 2,880 autos to at least five of these
parks Grand Canyon, Yosemite,
Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone and Ra
nier rwhich lends local interest to the
announcements that tourists can equip
themselves free of cost with a road
guide.
This guide can be had by address
ing the National Park-to-Park High
way association, 1G08 Broadway, Den
ver, Colo.
Birthday
Presents
In childhood we called it
"My day" that day which
stands out from all others
-our Birthday.
Childhood passes, but the
Meeting years never take
away that deep-seated' joy
which friendship gives
when it remembers our
birthday,.
Gifts that Last are bonds
of truest affection and
Jewelry, or the articles of
enduring beauty in gold and
silver, are birthday gifts
supreme.
Emeralds, May's Birth stone
in Rings and other jewelry.
$3.00 to $30.00
Ttiiele's
Tie Sttrt With Cuarautu Wiiktut
Rid Tft
aturday9s . B
Suits, Dresses
uyjuig Inducements
and Skirts
Special
.Prices
Dresses
Better
of the
Kind
Twenty-three Special Selections for Street,
Afternoon and Evening wear values up to $75;
all in one group for Saturday, at
28 Special Suits
In wool tricotines, wool serges, covert cloths, Poriet
twills and pretty novelties
All attractive models that have sold up to 69.50
now in one special group at only
.00
12 C
WKJJ
New Wool Skirts at Low Prices
In knife, box and accordian pleats and plain mod
els, navy blue, worth up to $12.50
SPECIALLY PRICED AT jLJ
$5.95
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