The Devine News (Devine, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 1916 Page: 4 of 4
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Federal Inquiry
Railroad Strike
No other body with such an intimate knowledge
of railroad conditions has such an 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-
ployes as wages; and the money to pay increased wages
can come from no outer source than the rates paid
by the public. - w - " W *
+ The Interstate Commerce Commission, with its con-
trol over rates, is in a position to make a complete
investigation and render such decision as would pro-
tect the interests of the railroad employes, the owners
of the railroads, and the public.
A Question For the Public 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 only
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 Railways
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. i .
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 railroads 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, is in a posi- $
tion to consider and protect the rights and equities of all the interests affected, and to provide additional revenue
necessary to meet the added cost of 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 Commission to consider and
promptly dispose of the questions involved; or
2. 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:
ELISHA LEE, Chairman
P R ALBRIGHT. Gen l Manager.
Atlantic Coast line Kailroud.
L. w BAL DWIN. Gen’I Manager
Central of Georgia Railway.
C. L. BARDO. Gen’l Manager,
New York, New Havre & Hartford Railroad
B. H. COAPMAN, Vice President.
Southern Railway
s E. COTTER Gen’t Manager.
Wabash Railway
P. E. CROWLEY, Asst. Vice-President.
New York Central Rail ray.
All Day Rally at the Baptist Church
Beginning on Wednesday night
July 12th and continuing through
the following day, Thursday; there
will be a Rally at the Baptist church
here.
Programs will be distributed In
a few days. Friends of our neighbor
ing towns,—Moore, Big Foot, Lytle
and Yancey will be and are hereby
invited to attend.
Live subjcets will be discussed
special music and singing directed were burned over and this was one
by Prof Maco. Dinner and supper of several fires recently. The evi-
will be served for all in the base- dence showed that Thomas wanted
ment of the church. I the pasture and was seen setting it
Every member our church should off. His bond was placed at $500
Don’t Flirt With
DEATH
You can’t afford to spec-
ulate with your family’s
health. The best medicine
is none too good.
EFFICIENCY
Science and care are
compounded in every pre-
scription that leaves
The
Lion Drug Store
G H. EMERSON, Gen "r Manavor
Great Northern Kaslway
C. H RWING. Gen"l Manager,
Philadelphia & Keadiac Kail. -y
R. w GRICR. Gen‘l Sapt Trawsp..
Chesapeake & Ohio Kailway
A. S. GREIG. Asst. to Receivers,
St Louis & San Francisco Railroad
C w KOUNS. Gen I Manager.
Atchison, Toneks & Santa Fe Railway.
A w MEMAITER, Gen’t Manager
Wheels - C Lake Erie Railroad
attend these services and a cordial
invitation is extended to everybody
to come and enjoy the day with us.
Watch for program,
C. A. Hornburg
Charged With Burning Pasture.
Jahu Thomas, colored, had prelim
inary hearing before Justice Rober-
son Friday, on a charge of setting
fire to a pasture on or about June
23d, under lease of T. E. Garrett, in
the Jack-oaks. About 400 acres
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N. D. MAHER. Vice-President,
Norfolk & Western Railway.
JAMES RUSSELL, Gen’i Manacer.
Denver a Rio Grande Railroad.
A. M. SCHOYER, Resident Vice-Pros..
Pennsylvania Line West
w. L. SBDDON, Vice-Pros.,
Seaboard Air Line Railway.
A. J. STONE, Vice-President.
Erie Railroad
G.S WAID, Vice-Pros. 8 Ges’l Ma
Sunset Central Lines.
Local Candidates And The Primaries.
Local Democrats, who are inform-
ed have their preferences as to who
shall be elected for State and Dist-
rict offices, and desire to register
their vote for or against Sumission
and for and against the Reberson In-
surance law, and the only way to
speak effectively is through the Dem
ocratic Primaries, which are to be
held this year July 22nd.
Our announcement columns show
no names for county offices, and on-
ly three names of candidates for pre
cinct offices. which will appear on
the primary ballots. Two of these
at least will have opponents before
the November election and and no-
thing locally will be settled.
In view of this fact, a News re-
reporter, this week, interviewed G.
B. Grant and J.L,Bradshaw, the local
candidates before the primaries who
have opponents before the Novem-
ber and each of them agreed that if
those who desire to vote only for
State and district officers in the pri
maries. they did not expect for
them to stay out of the primaries
on their account—in other words
they, while Democrats and believe
in primaries, are not trying to
get advantage of any one and are per
fectly willing to risk the vote in the
November election.
So far no one lias announced for
constable
A TEXAS WONDER
The Texas Wonder cures kidney
and bladder trouble, desolves gravel
cures diabets, weak and lame backs
rhumatism and all irregularities of
the kidneys and bladder in both
men and women. If not sold by
your druggist, will be sent by mail
on reciept of $1. One small bottle
is two months treatment and seldom
fails to perfect cure. Send for tes-
timonals from this and other States
Dr. E. W. Hall, 2926 Olive Street,
St. Louis, Mo. Sold by druggists.
Pigs For Sale:—I have several pigs
for sale. C. A. Duncan, Jr.
Money to loan on farm and ranch
property.
tf Briscoe & Morris
THE BRIDGE FUND
Medina County Commissioners Court
Record of the $30,000. Bridge
Fund and How It Was Dis-
posed of.
The first proposition put before
the County was voted down. The
second proposition carried, but be-
fore the election a committee con-
sisting of Professor Hall and others,
came over from Castroville to De-
vine, asking the voters to help them
out in this election, promising De-
vine they would help them vote
road bonds in return.
People throughout the county ex-
pected it would take most of the
bond money to build the bridge at
Castroville. 1
Commissioners’ Court issued the 1
$30,000. bonds, after which a con- "
tract was secured to erect a bridge .
across the Medina River at Castro- d
ville, at the price of $14,000. the 0
county making the earth fill by day
labor.
Following this, several petitions
for bridges were received from dif-
ferent parts of the county. Petition
for bridge across the Hondo near
the S. P. tracks was granted and 4
contract tet at $5,590. Verdi .
bridge granted;contract price $2,644. W
Petitions for four other bridges
granted—Seco bridge, Chicon bridge,
and two bridges over the Francisco.
Contract price for these 4 bridges
being $4,837.50, and the balance
of the $30,000. was used for treas-
urer’s commissions and for lumber,
and day labor for fixing the ap-
proaches and earth fill for all the
bridges. The bridge account shows
that all the money was used in
building bridges.
Before the court commenced to
build bridges they passed an order
to seperate the road and bridge fund
and set aside 3 cents of that fund
into a fund known as the Medina
County Bridge Fund, and the court
never did create a precinct bridge
fund. As these bridges were grant-
ed, the cost of same were paid out
of the bridge fund of the county.
There were other bridges petitioned
for in Precinct No. 4; on May 15.
1907, came Seraphin Keller for
himself and others,asking for a bridge
across the Francisco Creek, near the
Shook school house,which was heard
On motion of Commissioner Howard
to grant the request, no second was
received; and on motion of Commis-
sioner Wiemers that the request be
rejected, seconded by Commissioner
Tchirhardt, was carried—Commiss-
ioners Wiemers, Tschirhardt and
Finger voting Aye, and Commission-
er Howard voting Nay!
Devine Business Men’s League,
through a committee, asked for a
bridge across the Chicon Creek on
the Big Foot road. Motion made by
Commissioner Howard to grant pe-
tition received no second. The me-
tion of Commissioner Wiemers, sec-
onded by Commissioner Tschirhardt
be rejected, carried—Commissioners
Wiemers, Finger and Tschirhardt
voting, and Commissioner Howard
voting Nay!
August 17, 1907: Whereas, there
have been various amounts of mon-
ey paid out of the Bridge Fund
amounting to $2,408.56, which
were paid out of a sinking fund
when they should have been paid
out of the Bond Issue. It is ordered
that the five bonds on hand amount-
ing $2,500. be invested in the per-
manent County School Fund and the
said sum of $2,500. transferred to
the bridge fund, to be held as a
sinking fund for the redemption of
Bridge Bonds.—County Records.
Now, hereafter, when any citizen
of Precinct No. 4, desires to know
anything of Commissioners Court rec
ords while Howard was Commiss-
ioner of Precinct No. 4, either go to
him or the Commissioners Court
Records and you will get the truth.
-—Political Advertisement-—
Railroad Time Table.
I & G. N. Railroad Company
NORTH BOUND
Leave - - - Devine . 3,50 a. m
Leave - - - Devine - - 5.29 p.m
soUTH BOUND
Leave - - - Devine - - 10.61 a,m
Leave - - - Devine - . 12.05,a.m
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Lytle Locals
Messrs. David Neal and A. J Gid-
ley from San Antonio came home to
vote Friday.
Miss Jewel Carter left for San An-
tonio Tuesday where she will at-
tend the Normal.
Miss Allie Hethcock of Jourdanton
came in Saturday for a visit with
friends and relatives.
Miss Lottie Manly of Kenedy is
here attending the music school.
Mrs. Starnes and daughter of San
Antonio came Thursday for a short
visit.
Rev. E. M. Lewis left for Sardis
Friday to fill his appointment.
Mr. F. J. Gronde made a business
trip to San Antonio Friday.
Mr. W. P. Riley andtwo daughters
Vesta Mae and Mrs. H. D. Hughes
went to San Antonio Monday.
The e ection on the incorporation
passed off very quietly last Friday
The incorporation was indorsed by -
One of the boys from Maine, on
a small majority.
The Junior B. Y. P. U. and the
Sunbeams were entertained by their
leaders Mrs E. M. Lewis Miss Vesta
Mae Riley and Mrs. T. P. Ware. The
evening was spent in playing games
after which ice cream and cake were
Good Milk Delivered Twice
a Day. 10c a Quart
GOOD BUTTER
EVERRYTHING CLEAN
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TOM CHAMBERS
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served.
Mrs. Otto Dietert of Lytle and
Mrs. F. W. Dietert of Kerrville have
the sympathy of many friends in the
death of their father, Mrs Betran
Beckman, who died at his home in
Fredricksbutt Saturday June 24th
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Dietert, who at-
tended the funeral came by Kerr-
ville for a short visit.—Kerrville Ad
vance.
For Sixty Days Only.
On account dull season, I wil cut
all prices for 60 days as
Watch Staffs
(“ Cleaning
Mainspring
Jewel
Hairspring
8 Day Clocks
Small Clocks
follows: i
$1,00
Shop will now be open every day
WM. J. COLE
Your Home Jeweller.
troop train, asked how far is it to
Laredo, was told it is 130 miles.
He remarked: "Gee! Isn’t Texas
We’ll be a whole week on the road
and nearly half the time in Texas."
Geraldine Farrar in Carmen Sal-
urday night.
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W. L. DuBose & Sons. The Devine News (Devine, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 1916, newspaper, July 6, 1916; Devine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1660609/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.