Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
UNION VICTORY N
ARBITRATION OF
STRIKE SEEN
Judge Chambers Intimates Rail
Officials Failed to Show
Paschal ''PerniC;ous."

Victory all along the line TO- -,.
union men in their controversy with
the officials of the Georgia railroad ,rs.
indicated at today's session Of the board
Of arbitration sitting in the case of
Conductor J. T. PaschaI. The cfia
point won for Paschal was the decI8rs-
ton of Judge William L. Chamber.
that the board was not consilrrfrs
Paschal in his position OF commfrtea.
man, but as an employee of the Geor.
gia road. He intimated that Superir.
tendent Brand had failed to prove hi.
charge Of "pernicious activity" against
Paschal, and said that the board womb
not consider the Davis case.
The railroad also was ordered to nro.
duce the train Sheets for the six month.
preceding the discharge of PAschaL and
blue prints Of the entire system III.
union men hope to prove that virtual,
every employee was breaking the same
rule at this time, but that Paschai dis
not violate the letter of the order re-
lating to the sixteenth hour law.
Clashes between Vice President Mn.
dock and Superintendent Brand oc.
CURED frequently, the two finally being
warned by Judge Chambers. A numbsr
of women were present, Paschaps wifi
being among these, and the court ronn
was crowded to capacity by many rail-
road men,
Assured of Decision.
A sensation was sprung at the open.
ing of the CpGCinn EErbo
clared that the railroad officials wera
trying to delay the proceedings SO tina.
the board could not render a decision
before the 80 days allotted by the arb,-
tration agreement had expired. He
was assured that the decision would be
reached.
In substantiation of his charges that
Conductor Paschal had been unduly
otttcious and obnoxious while acting as
committeeman of the conductors union
Superintendent Brand brought UP the
case Of w. L. Davis, who also was dis
charged because of the sixteen-houy
law. The subject was discussed for
more than two hours, but at last Judge
Chambers declared the board wished to
hear no more of it, thus spelling Brands
contention.
Judge Chambers announced. how
CN el, lIldI DIS II ndu Deen SAID tldt Pas
chal had been discharged for ulterlor
motives the board would allow other
evidence on the subject to come before
1t. Murdoch declared that Paschal
merely was doing his duty as commit
teeman when Brand became lncensed
and determined to discharge him.
Murdoch charged that Brand had de-
termined to get Paschal" and that he
had not even waited for a violation Of
the rules, but had trumped up charges
that resulted in Paschal being dis
charged May 20.
1t was shown that practically every
conductor was breaking the rules, and
Murdoch declared that on every road in
the United States the same rules were
being broken with the tacit consent Of
the officials.
Before the Davis case was ordered
dismissed by Judge Chambers, Muir
dock said:
THE Paschal case is almost similar
to that of Davis. Davis was an eff
Client secretary of the Q. r. c.. and
Brand didn't like 1t. Because Of that
he got Davis job.
I'VE can and will show that Brand
has tried to intimidate officers of the
unions for years"
IL am willing to state under oath that
[ never knew Davis was an official Of
the 0. r. c." answered Brand.