Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-08
STREET CAR DISPUTE At DIES
MONIES TO De SUBMITTED
TO ARBITRATION. -.
NoN-PARTIsAN BOARD
TO PASS ON DISCHARGES
Cases Of Hiatt, Roberts and Others to
Be Investigated by Committee Of
Three and Decision Accepted by
Managers and Carmen - harriea an
Submits Evidence,

inS INC laet TWO days. was placed
among the remote possibilities yester-
day afternoon, by an agreement to ar
bitrate the cases of Conductors Hiatt
and Bruce and Motorman Roberts The
agreement was reached at a confer
ence between a subcommittee of the
street car mems executive committee
ana officials Of the company
The request for arbitration came
from the union, the concession from
General Manager Harrigan. Under the
terms Of contract, it is stated, each
side, by yesterdays action. binds itself
to abide by the decision Of a board Of
three arbitrators, which Will hear evil
dence on both sides of the case before
rendering a decision.
One OF the arbitratorS will be ap
pointed by the union. one by the man
agement Of the company. and the third
will be chosen by the two already
named. Company officials failed TO
state when the announcement of their
appointment TO the board would be
made. Fred Fay. international organ
izer, who attended the conference, said
that the unions representative would
not be appointed until after the spec
ial meeting Of the car men. which went
into session at L.: 80 o'clock this morn
ing.
Harrisan Explains Position.
Immediately following the confer
ence yesterday. General Manager Har-
rigan stated that the unions demands
for arbitration had been granted
without dissent" In his statement he
assigns as the reason for allowing the
second Hiatt case 10 be arbitrated
thus directly reversing his former ac-
tion, that the present Hiatt case diff
fers vastly from the previous case"
The difference, 1t is pointed out lies in
the fact that in the earlier case the
conductor admitted to Superintendent
Rolston that he had violated a. rule of
the company's. subjecttng him to i'm
mediate dismissal. while in the present
case he denies this.
The union executive body met imme-
diaetly after the conference with the
general manager. but no statement was
issued following their session. except
that they would appoint an arbitrator
as provided In The contract. Individual
members expressed themselves as
pleased with the action Of the COM
pany officials.
The conference. which started at 2: 30
o'clock yesterday afternoon, was re-
quested by the carmen following a
morning meeting OF their committee. In
a statement issued after the morning
session. the lnlonists demanded the re-
insratement of the three discharged
men. and. If this were not granted.
arbitration. The call for tonights meet
ing also was issued at that time.
had failed to prove any of the three ac-
cused men guilty They stated that the
evidence in each case instead of being
presented as claimed by the company
by reputable citizens of Des Moines.
proves TO be purely the unsupported
word Of hired emissaries of the COM
peny, opera lives, as the company calls
them
Union Men Confident
AS evidenced by the Garments morn
ing statement. they are confident that
there can be but one result of arbitra-
ton. The unionlsts state the belief
that the result IS "foregone conclus-
ion In favor Of the discharged en-
ployas."
AT this mornings meeting OF the
street car men, ali evidence pertaining
tive committees independent probe.
and what happened AT the three con-
ferences with the company officials, all
We're presented 10 the men. Before the
end of the meeting a vote was taken to
ascertain the sentiment Of the men,
and the executive committee Will base
any future actions on the result of this
vote.
modate shop ana barn men, who were
working at 1870. was held at 7:30
o'clock this morning. The procedure
OF the earlier meeting.
Organizer Fred Fay, Of Ypsilanti.
Mich, who had charge of the carmen
! during the recent strike arrived in the
city Wednesday evening in response to
call from the local executive COM
mittee. The international board. then
meeting in Detroit, ordered him to Dies
Moines Immediately, following the re-
ceipt Of the request He has been put
in charge OF the situation.
In his statement yesterday afternoon,
General Manager Harrigan gives a de-
tailed list OF the charges against Con-
ductors Hiatt and Bruce. 1t is stated
INdt tHe lOSSil that SIioi tdSc 10 lAlCcii
fares that of Bruce twelve fares. 1t
also is pointed out that Conductor
Hiatt never has been charged with be-
ing two fares short on 1872 passen-
gers" as 1t is claimed has been re-
peatedly stated.
Iowa's wealth Of live stock will he
protected from disease in the future by
one Of the most stringent set OF rules
in force In the United States. The or
dere Of the commission Of animal
health, which was established by the
Thirty-fourth general assembly, were
made public yesterday by DR.. James L
Gibson, state veterinarian, who is
chairman Of the new commission.
II the rules, which are made laws In
fact by the approval Of the executive
council, are carried out epidemics
which in the past have destroyed herd.
Of thousands OF cattle and killed hogs
and horses by the hundreds. will be
impossible DR.. Gibson says the re.
qu!rements will be enforced to the let
| ter.
no live stock will be permitted to be
shipped into the state for dairy o,
breeding purposes except when the an
imals have a clean bill Of health. Al
cattle must have passed the tuberculiY
itest All horses must have been proven