The San Francisco call., 1906-12-29
ARBITRATION DOVE
CROWS TAL0NS
Amity Ruptured During In
quiry Into Troubles of
Railroad and Employees
LAWYERS SHOW RAGE

Arbitration may be as strenuous as
the settlement of the difficulties be-
tween the carmen and the United Rail-
roads are to be taken as an example
of the supposedly pacific methods of
solving industrial differences Attor-
ney A. A Moore after being rebuked
by Albert Johnson for his frequent
interruptions of witness retorted
hotly:
Il never knew you before, and will
take good care that / never meet you
again after we are through here
Johnson was on his feet on the in
stant with the retort:
If 1 live. and you live, sir, we will
meet again, and, by heavens, you will
have cause to regret it,
'As to meeting you hereafter-if we
go far enough-that would be impos-
sible, for I don't expect to go down
ward" was the response of the law
yer for the corporation who then
turned to the Chief Justice and asked
that Johnson be then and there repri-
manded for his outrageous conduct"
Justice Beatty, however, refused to
take the part of Moore. and said:
Il won't attempt to decide that
question, but 1 will say that it seems
improper to me for one attorney to
accuse another of not being gentle
man.
We'll. didn't do it," answered
Moore. who seemed in doubt as to
whom the Chief Justice had rebuked.
"Oh. yes. you did," exclaimed John
son, and the incident ended without
bloodshed-
LARGER ATTENDANCE
Several of the Office men of the COM
pany were present with voluminous
statistics for the enlightenment of the
board. and a group of carmen was also
in attendance, all Of whom followed
the testimony with close attention and
an occasional show of feeling. The,
men think that some of the statistics
prepared and submitted by the COM
pany have not been compiled in good
faith. 1t was expected that the case
would be submitted yesterday, but at
the last hour the company placed
clerk, c. E. Chapman, on the stand.
He read a long statistical statement
relating to the probable amount that
the company would have to pay for
overtime If the demands of the men
were to be granted. On cross-exam-
ination ii appeared that the assump
tions on which his figures were made
were gratuitous. If not wholly in error,
as he was unable to point out why
there S0OulQ De more overtime on an
eight-hour schedule than on one of
ten hours, as at present.
These figures are merely theoret-
ical," he explained, in some confusion.
'It is sufficient to know" remarked
counsel for the union, that the wit
ness displays the usual amount of
United Railroads ignorance on cross
examination"
At the last moment before closing
ha M a
lengthy typewritten copy of state
ments made by. men applying for
jobs. These statements included COM
mandatory remarks of the corporation
with whom the gentlemen quoted were
seeking employment Exception was
taken to this manner of introducing
testimony.
SHOWS BAD FAITH
When Superintendent Reglin was on
the stand in the morning he produced
a table including the extra men en-
ployed in March. AS Professor Plehn
had said that he had been unable to
secure this Information in making up
his statistics its appearance at the
eleventh hour was the cause Of heated
comment, and altogether the day was
marked more by bitterness than by
that calm which is supposed to char
acterize a court of arbitration
DR.. w. B. Coffey was called In the
morning and testified that the occupa-
ton of the carmen was one of the
most salubrious employments with
which he was familiar. Having been
at the head of the former hospital
service maintained by the company, he
repeated the testimony which he had
given at the former arbitration pro-
ceedings as to the percentage of NOR
tality among the men, which he said
was low He had no information
to the prevalence of sickness. but dis
cussed some of the muscular diseases
to which carmen were liable, among
which were rheumatism and fiat
foot"
The board meets this morning, and
il is anticipated that the case will be
decided by the arbitrators at the end