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WE-NLrJAY, VIDE.1 Till'-; OTTAWA KHBE THAI )I1I-.J()1 UNAL. PAGE THKts RAILROAD BOARD OROFR n 8 HOUR DECISION HITS HALF MILLION MEN KMPLOYfcD IN MAINTEN ANCE OF WAYS TIME AND A HALT BEGINS A P T t H TEN HOURS WORK. I ARM? OOSSlP;OUU L fl D U R com SPONDINTS TKATMATOOMW NOTUItfiCSl EAST DIMMICK Mr. and Mm. j,0mUi Hajteq)oh WulthOIll w -i ,;.!. I i ot Mr, .! Mi" Frril Ni wcoiiiiT Bui In . Mr. ;i:.d Uri i:hn.rk- 1 1 v. -1 1 t Peru HI HE Chicago, Dm, i; iluy in utioltshml; ii Tim i-illMt II: liil'l Ighl liuur l bun fiiKi.tMi i iiiainMiiii-iv i: w..- or-i ploycs of the couiitr mil' ads : tprtluy iu n dectaioo o( ths i ' 1 1 : ; i st.au i railroad labor board. The board iulii that tin and u hull for n i'1'litli'1 li.ili -lot h uutii toil hours' havo ooeti workad. al though I'iKht hours shall still consti tute a day's worn. Ball road unions havo bitterly apposed novoi of a iimi l:ir tort atti nipted by railroads act lot Indcw'dli'Mtly of tho board. The decision bnt-ouuM effective Kr I-! day. Telephone, telegraph und signal MiUpoMOi m$n uro Included In the decision wiiich, tor the first tlmi, caastfloa them Ith tr m kmen. Tlnio and a hull for Sunday work m ui mi eliminated, hut the decision or dors payment for three hour1; for Ui" ilrat two hours' work on Sunday,' If tho omploya afffotad works lain than eight hours Employea called from regular jobc and L.mt on ei!ieri...i-ii'-y matters, such as wrerk i, a h ni's and tho like, will be paid a: the rate of eight horns a day Instead of re attiring extra pay for sleeping hours i etwnet) to at tylght and c in the morn in i . ailroada BflB mpoir.fired to mi v; an agreement with employes, ;n.i'f in for rjhoTter hoars so that Unem ployment will be avoided. Tho for mer national atjroemout proiil.-l for .it-'ht hourt ot work to be paid lor every day. RaQroada also are em powered to reach an agreement as to the starting lime t shifts umi em lilov'V meat hour Agree". rut Affected, The Ixing if the ten-hour basts fori (lie ba m -r.t of im-rlimo ! a radii ,il ik-uartiiro from mot. although it for a larire nunib of way employes fcag" Kany:; The i aavlngf i r.iim.ii "d thousands, of dOllBi rail load., The deri don broadly hint that the I board is ready to hea applications for wu. i fedmat'ou from tho rail roads and applkntiors for Increased pay Tom Ihe or: ions. Rulff On Million. . It points out that, working -.. mont:i affecting more than 1,000,000 railroad employee, half of the total numler employed, have horn dls apr-"d of within forty-five day .' thi withdraw al of the recent strike ord r It is empowered to act only aftei the railroad.-, cm! lli-.'ir employe Bavi failed to reach an agreement, and n rq callt rs at tbi c. i. nt. bell It Bund')'. Mre, WWllam Kdgecomb and d;u; let.-, Aran: and M'l S mi I tl .-. r Troj (irave, ritltod Mi nor Friday, Ml i Kdith, Kl ii Cratu flpfnt hr Ii1 mi of flu I lira. Mr. and A!;-::. Blatter and totally of La Sgllo culli r,' at tho home or Fred x ..coiiii r. Mi.-). Tht mas Bti vet; - op, mi Slavti and Mrr .; ' ry CunlO pr, gsd Mr. Goto of Dtlea eaJttd I en Mrs. Mary Dunlap Sunday. ! ii ) ag work with Mrs. AJlaa Otiki way. ' .Mrr. ujodons Hartshorn returned home Momhy from a two wcokg' lsit with in v eluter, Mrs Going, at Riverside, .ii i , i bi hiniiit and culldti D ol ni it Mi idots visit! i in r brothi rs ami i I.e. ni, the Knaffs, Hundaj . Mi . Hi rin rt Hurl ihorn and fcfrs llfri -I H irtshi rn v.i re caller al the .Insi ;di Kinii f hone Moadi v. fl.r, umi Mr-. Hharl Blacs ami i in ily visited frli tul in Dn tu Bun . and tifft. mi...- v.i Frld'ij li ihlD ob rtoeiT- announi Ing tli to Mr u i Mrs. b'loionc rtobiti Ah I 4) I i : lo ill al i brotJx r if iward, .a ROathorstone 'wi Hun day Mr. and Mrs. Kit '. -re ('li- BaturdstfJ a U d a teach org' ratlng in Triumph Baturday. harl'-; VVillshcy and Htlgh Jacg sen iTr. wara business taller in Ot U wg 1 iursday. r: . (Vltx Wallac gnd Ulsa Addle Corey if Tioy Drove appot a few liJrth i f a daughter Qar l " Kuhy I in e him ) ni f., aver, i'i lav I j i-Ms 3 imb 3r, npbil Monday rn in Ii - f i1 Kb r-Hni r hone, i t IW aht n in ii :. r,?lurncd home Thursday frun a few w;f::-i' visit Willi his aunt, Mrs. Hairy l-'ry ml- r, at carto n Cliff, Mrs. Thoinas Stevmson ranr? at a tl mmunlf.y nei ting In Troy Grot f rlday evening. in Ini ' calh '' i In Us t Viliu Btcvoaaon ctt LtlLAND wJch 1h i Gertrude fit org thoppw Tuesday. Bph h ny Ouild will (aim i' i d Wedm .,d:i bj M bt e&tci dames C ll. Decker and D, A. Mculton, Mrs. i.ydta Christopher sad ngphew, Oi mid Uka io('ia r. .. .. iurorg ibop, pVra MuMtgy1 l-ll Miss Vird. He Qrovcr h',,m,. In m Aurora Suuday. Mrs, Ggorgt riiht und baby spent Wodn.oaday with Bornohuuk relatives. llarr) van Ulrk !:u opened a ros U uri nt on the mala troel Mli Mariran.t HaiUlian of Aurora Rpeni a few days the past v. .-.-ij with the h nio Maui. II W, VVotls and famll , i peal Sat Urdny ivlth rclatUi ut Ottawa, J, ll Thafseti was an Aurora pit- i i r Monday. W i Eilnibetti lb Mm- - pmti w'.d nrbdaty with WfctiveH at Bomoniifc, Mr. ..nd Mrs. Alfred inii-son or I u po sr.O'it dpnduy .a lb vi home of Mr. .sad MM, Vlter Abrargsost. Mi. s Anna Bimonson was a c.lil i .. o llQppor .'.ioadav. Mn . ('. li liobl. i n anj ;.o;j Kid in y : i at Satil. d l . ipjijjg in Au to.-a. Dale Thornton of DoKglb -pent Bun d. , ... lib bjg father I: minn Elferylg ... . i - Aurora pas r; or Satu d iy. J, ll. Thon.i'o pad a buuaeaa trip i i i hicaco l-'i Idaj Mro. K. A. Daniel on has returned from a visit with hor ron and family at Ottawa. Mrs. H. W. Wutl a and log Sgm wore Aurora ahopuor.. Baturday. C". A. tStwart of Chicago navo nn trjterastlng address on the co-operu-tlvt rhlpplng of live atook at tho high sphool nmnagUim Thursday evouliiK. V U. Cove made a business trip to Cbli-ago Tuesday. The Young Women's Auxiliary was entertained on Saturday hy Me-iduiiii s i. i Sampsi. i ami lan ton Heiison. Mis. (' 1-:. Koiiinsi ii and son Sidney spent Suturday with fi lends In Au roiii. Miss Kiln Kirkhui was u Sandwich ullcr Monday. Chester JacObSOO made a buaim I trip tt; Chicago Saturday. Arthur Mooiln a, I of riilonno spi n! Haturdgy bt ro At ih ia-. i. mei ting or the Mgaonlc lodge the annual i ctlon of ojlcgri n -iilii d as follows : W M II. G St, wait. a. V. jQ. H, Docker. J. W. C. B. Larson. Treubim r Hi, it Thompson, Ik-rotary W (: i'i.vo. Age&t BtrOUd ipont Sunday with Ills iuuilly at Oregon. Mrs. EUlpb Pierce was a Sandwich i alter Monday. John McCluro has gono to Ottawa to sporj-J tho winter months. Mrs Mllliktn and daughter Mazle of Baker visited at llalpb Hull's over Sunday. Kd Kurl went to Bat svillo, hid., to -.1 Saturday to visit his pari-ita. Tin Musons ad their annual (loc Hon of oOlotrs last Baturday evaning, with the follow lux result: V". M. -Oilier Mosoy. B, w. Fay Cody, J. W. Harley Itogors. Beergtary boslle MoClure, Tri a urer Bai l Mosoy, Mrs. (Jmer Mosey was tho guest of Ottawa relatives Sal urdny und Sun day. Itov. Doughty was on tho sick list for e few days, hut ho is bettor. Mr. und Mrs. Stevenson and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wlllett and children of Ottawa were guests al Frank Roth welter's Sunday. Th- Freedom Lutheran Ladle' Aid served dinner at Mr -. IUggs' salo last Thursday They cleared 60,t8. Mr. and Mrs. Adlao Ryerson of SghdlWlCh were gusgtt at the John ( ii Istopher home part or last week. Tie Hone Buret! i will have a cook ed food sale In Ihe A llev store Sntnr Mr ami Mrs, Frank Parr of Slier!-! day aft -moon. DeOO. 17. at 2:30. This dan wore gueta it their daughter, wUl be a good chanco to get some Ml I rank .tones, a few days re- good things to eat at a reasonable eantly. price. Mr and Mm, Harold Roots ami son ,u apron and overall party will be of Aurora visited at Oeorgg Hail's I given. In the community house Thurs POt o last Week, day evening, Dec. 29. A small adml.i- FREEDOM sion will be charged. Kvoryon,, la is vited to attend. Please come la tho proper attire and spend a plftUJaat i vi nlng. RANSOM Mr and Mrs. Loslio McCiary autood to La Hi ie Sunday aud spent tho day with the latter' parents. Mrs. Oochonour of Btreator Is her to spend tho winter with ber son Willis mid family. F. R. tiuf,'l spent a couple of dap the past wiK-k In Chicago transacting buatnaai, r' Mleu Amy t:arlson ef Chicago Is vis iting Mr. and Mrs. John (leschwlnd. Knut Walker was a Seneca passen gor Friduy. Mrs. Trtnper and daughter of Sti outer spent tho past work at the home of ber daughter, Mrs. Harley Ingle. Mrs. L. Lehr of Grand Ridge spent a few days with her son Lewis. Miss Kathryn Bosley spent the week lad in Htroutor with Ml: ) Rose Seprsy. Misses Anna Hauorlo and Mlllla Matxen spent Sunday at their homes in Dwlght. Miss Murgaret Allen of Stroator tpont Sunday with hor mother, Mrs. Joo Wallinf. Miss Anna O'Mara expects to leave for Decatur this wock, where she will visit her brother James, the . I! II dun win ap hundreds month for t or it time t be aj;o li iohI lo ihl r.u'i n was .-ri-.f.ui-.ci vo 1 r. Fitters tti'd re . iaioii n-.ont had hoi Th'- decision asserts, however, thai (ler.ni'i .progress already made, neither railroads no reroployes have initiated proceedings for wage oaangea, Tho decision made no now t lies rt gardlng oeuiorlty, flo per cent o( the roadn having agroed with their men on these roles. Th" few disputes on seniority ere referred back to the mo.n and the executives for agree ment Ninety per cent Of the road reported no disputes en promotion rules and tho board took similar action. Tho rule.; on discipline and Trlvanoo i wore rendopted with prac tlcolly uo changes, as there wore vir tually no otspuies. on many rallroadt Srecutlves bad wor ii aprocroents. In : (Band. Tho Boar viioro there has Some of the agrt men ar.il tho man ly parallej to the others wore radi; So Tar as tho those rules are fii if they aro again will not usurp tht tprs before it. i both have begun question. m'n and th. 1 out complete i a lea the rules ties apply only no agreement, ts between tho iota were close dial aareemcnt, to th' Life as I They say men d Dndertthnd women, on striving to make See It. i not ami ram I see many w nu n t worthl tot material, and suoceetllng, too. Thero bs in this something so near to the di vine that I do not seek to understand If. r simply doff my ha I la Its pres ence as I would jD a temple, Louis ville ( urler-Joiiriml, s This Week at 11 ii a ii ich 15 Thur., Pic. Coonie Cor.rad's Orchestra Gents 75c Lady 35c C. W. IRION CO. THE STORE OF THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT AND C. W. IRION CO. (CS If fl tmas Shopping Gtt& Dnng 1 pk sure and Dinia .leiii aiifi (ion in our H&sement to sdrtment 01 to) this community tne ( ann at h (ircii i.u 0 Dr to see as ever tai i town ing them down KJ the largest as een shown in Vfe arc also showing just as many Christina for ihi i:i ov n-ii) as wo aro gift: The items mentioned idea of the variety and assortment. for th 0 CI below give but a brief til cur Christmas s ope 50 T sin I - r j to see a "2 JUiM TELEGRAM from SANTA CLAUS WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM North Pole Dear Children: - I will arrive at Irion's store tomorrow afternoon, December 15 at four o'clock. I want to see you all. SANTA CLAUS .'..T'V J' ft FOR TOE GROWN UPS Writing Papsr Handkerchiefs Beacon Rugs Waists Skirts Bath Robes Kimonas Comforters Hosiery Umbrellas Hand Bags Ribbons Candle Sticks Cut Glass Gloves Rugs I 'able Linen Bath Rugs Towel Set's Beacon Blankets Kpper Aluminum Ware Center Pieces Table Runners Knitted Sets Perfume Table Mats Cellar and Cuff Sets Vestees HsV V Ski --r.. Trains Dolls Doll Cabs Velocipedes Mecanno Tanks Shoo Flys Automobiles Electric Trains Tool Chests Trunks FOR THE KIDDIES Toy Washing Sets Kitchen Cabinets Games Tinkertoys Tinkertoms Machine Guns Desks and Chairs Chairs Doll Chairs Books Climbing Mon keys Dancing Tombos Horses Wagons Tables Mechanical Toys Air Guns Cannons Don't Forget, Santa Claus will be at Irion's tomorrow at 4 o'clock. Only 9 shopping days left until Christmas. . at n"--mnBTns;.- auo