Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-25
Ask NEW CONTRAST
Harrigan Given Proposed Pact
Which Carmen Favor
EXPECT coMpANY's ANSWER

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company's General Manager States
He Again viii Confer With
Mon - Arbitration Clause
! Changed In New Draft
Des Moines.-Officlals Of the street
car mems union have submitted the
Droposed new contract to General
Manager ]. r. Harrigan as basis
for assotiations which may com.
msnce next Monday. The principal
changes made by tho union in tho
existing contract have to do with the
lnvestigating Of cases wherein EN-.
Dloyes are discharged, and with arbi.
tration.
Nr. Harrigan had made public NO
statement % to the course he will
Dursue. but the union committee say
that he has agreed to meet them
Monday or perhaps before with full
authority to act.
It 10 held by the union men that
under the proposed contract no seri.
ous trouble will arise again. such as
grsw out Of tho Hiatt case. They
Say that BY the terms Of the new
contract there can never bs another
"Hia&t case"
h The Oldest section with reference
g arbitration provides that III any
1nvsAatiAsa a,loA, hntvo>m Ita nvnnlovoa
who are members Of the amalgamat.
ed association and the officers OF the
company, - TO the performance Of
ths terms and conditions Of this con.
tract and the question cannot be
settled by the grievance committee
and the company officers then such
question in regard to the performance
of the terms and conditions Of this
agreement shall be submitted to sr-
bitration.''
The new section provides that II
any question arises which cannot be
adjusted by the company officers and
iAs association officers, that the ques-
fioa shall be arbitrated by suSmitting
the same to Q board of arbitration" !"
The phrase performance Of the
terms and conditions of this con.
tract" Is omitted in the new agree
Aent the phrase being in conten-
uon In the present controversy.
In the case Of an employe who
feeis himself aggrieved 1t the action
o tbe company. such as discharge.
Ans old section provides for q full
49, 6oDplsts investigation by the
gsnsr1l manager and superintend-
sAt, or either Of them. and II found
NJ at fault, he shall be reinstated
and paid for all time lost"
Tho new section provides that III
The suspensiOn is sustained by the
general manager and superintendent.
or either Of them, and the employe
feels himself aggrieved by the action
Of the officer or officers. he may take
The matte5 up with tho association
Ter adjustment. as provided herein"
W1ll oMer $500 For smIteh's Arrest.
a reward Of $500 will probably be
offered By Governor Carroll for the
arrest Of Charles B. 2mitch and his
confederate In the shooting OF Guards
man Hamaker at Anamosa reforma-
tory and the jail delivery there. The
state board Of control will make for.
nal request to Governor Carroll to
sHer that reward.
Reports from Warden Barr to the
hoard of control are that Guardsman
Hamaker will live. The bullet passed
through his liver and lodged in his
back. It has not beer removed. At
tending physicians say that Hamak-
sF's grit and cheerfulness will be .
large factor in bringing him through.
Work On Pardon Cases.
Recommendations In tho cases OF
t1iSo prisoners in the state prisons
win probably be made to the govern
o. the last Of this week The pa
Sole board has Just completed trip
70 both Anamosa and Fort Madison,
whore hearings were conducted. and
during tho past two days. additional
Hearings were granted In the Offices
oe the board at the state house. A
report 10 expected in the case of the
Raansberser boys. up for murder
alleged to have been committed in
Hardin county. Senator Berry. of the
eoasd. stated that the case Of "Bilr'
Richards. former United States mar.
ehaa has not been considered.
Ten Thousand Dollars Asked.
Judgmsnt Of $4,000 is asked OF
the Northwestern railroad in q petit
tion fled In the district court by
Archie Madison. Of Ankeny. Madison
elaims that while passenger on ono
el the company's trains he was Is.
ssa1aed By man named Brewer and
tAae % the result Of the encounter
he lost IN eye. Brewer was intoxi-
cstsd and swearing, he declares.
Madison asserts the company rs at
fault In permitting Brewer to board
the train while intoxicated and in
that the conductor of the train did
not come to his rescue when he was
assaulted.
gMose 70 Fees "6iil" Rlehards.
Friends and attorneys Of "Bill'
Rlchards are making last desperate
effort before the state board of pa
role 70 secure his release from the
stats penitentiary at Fort Madison.
II 10 doubtful II they will be success.
lul. Judge r. NJ. Hunter of Ottum.
~, appeared before the board to ar.
que for the release Of the prisoner.
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