The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-18
BLACKSMITHS GO
OUT FOR HELPER
Di scharged for Wrangling
With Assistant Paymaster
Committee Waits ON Master Me-
chanic and Garry Case 10 Of
ficers of Union.
REMARK ABOUT wHIyE COLLAR

Because ], Carroll. assistant TO
Paymaster w. Newell, wore stin
collar and shirt and refused to accom-
odate blacksmith helper in the To-
cal Illinois Central shops. the Illinois
Central blacksmith shops are Idle to-
day and the entire force OF 81 black.
smiths and helpers Is out on strike.
II Is said that Il means either the
removal Of Carroll and reinstating the
helper or continuation OF idleness
In the blacksmith shops The entire
shops viii be affected seriously II the
matter Is not remedIed Immediately
MAY have my check now?" C
r. Ayeritt. the helper. asked of Car
roll as the latter walked towards the
door OF the master mechanics office
TO pay OF the clerical force. The
shops all over the system are paid by
the assistant. who goes through then
and pays each man. where he works.
Averitt worked just at the west end
OF the blacksmith shops at the
"shears" and had lefs his place. Car
roll ordered him back to his place
ana Averitt took offense at the way
In which the order was given. He
then remarked on Carrolls attire and
said because Carroll wore white
shirt he though, he was better than
working men. Carroll Is alleged 10
have replied that he had better be
careful with his language or he might
lose his Job. To this 1t Is alleged
Averitt stated that he would not lose
much II be did
Following this an order from the
master mechanics Office came. dis
charging Averltt. Then a committee
was appointed to walt on Master Me
chanic r. J. Turnbull and have Aver
itt reinstated.
The committee was composed OF tn
following: John Smith, Mack Penn,
T. c. Goodman helpers; Barney Is
C.earey. J. Ed Smith, Lindsay l..
Lock, blacksmiths. Master Mechanic
r. J. Turnbull refused to put Averit,
back to work
Following the report to the union
the entire force Of helpers walked out
and refused to work the remainder OF
the morning The blacksmiths at
noon quit and aid not come back. This
morning neither blacksmith nor help
or showed up and the sho was idle.
Mr. Turnbulrs Statement.
81 do not know why the men walk
ed out and have sent for the com
mittee for conference as soon as one
can be arranged" Master Mechanic
Turnbull stated II have not been no
tilted that a strike had been declared
and consider. that the agreement
which Is not yet 60 days old, to hav
been broken by the employees. The
agreement gives employees power to
appeal To higher authority. and this
course was not pursued was In
formed that Mr.. Carroll. who pays on
in consecutive order. had started IN
to pay on the Office first. Had he
stopped to pay the helper on It would
have been a great deal of trouble To-
run through several hundred checks
and this is why Ayeritt was told to
return TO his place and that he Car
roll would reach him later. ! am In
formed that Ayerltt told him that be
cause he wore stiff collar and shirt,
or something TO that effect, he need
not think he was better than the
workman. and when warned that 1t
might cost him his job to talk so in
su,tlngly, he is said to have replied to
the paymaster that he would not lose
much
"A man who talks like that can
not remain In the employ of the road,
and that is why | refused to reinstat,
him. The helpers and b.acksmiths
had the power to appeal, and should
have done so, then a complete investi-
CATION could have been had In higher
circles
"As TO the action Of the black
smiths. | am surprised. | considered
that they went out at noon yesterday
to have a meeting. but did not know
they intended to strike. This morn
ing the matter is looked upon as a
strike. and II 10 unfortunately the
wrong move for the men to make"
Foreman jerome smiths Statement
Foreman Jerome Smith. OF the
blacksmith shops. explained that the
blacksmiths and helpers were organ
lied nationally In one order known as
the International Brotherhood OF