The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-27

uc IcpOll vi Allc DOdlA vi al
ton which was completed yesterday
was signed by the members of tn
Board this morning and filed as pro
yided by law. The full text follows
To His Excellency, the Governor G
the State of Iowa
In Relation to the Dispute Betwee
the Oskaloosa Traction a. Light Con
pany and Local Division No. 524 G
the Amalgamated Association O
Street and Electric Railway En-
ployes OF America, of Oskaloosa
Iowa.
The undersigned, NJ. A. Roberts, o
Ottumwa, Iowa, V. p. Wittenmyer, o
0skaloosa, Iowa, and w. G. Clements
of Newton, Iowa, constituting thu
Board of Arbitration and Cancellation
In relation to the dispute between tht
Oskaloosa Traction & Light Compa
ny and Local Division No. ga of tht
Amalgamated Association of STREE
and Electric Railway Employees OF
America, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, havint
been appointed such Arbitrators ant
Board of Cancellation under Chapter
1872 of the Acts of the Thirty-Fiftf
General Assembly of Iowa, the sale
NJ. A. Roberts and V. p. WittenmyeI
having been appointed by you. the
Governor, and w. G. Clements having
been selected as the third member OF
said Board of Arbitration and Con
citation hereby report:
That on the 14th day of November
1913, we, the members of said Board
met in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and were
each duly sworn to faithfully and i'm
partially discharge our duties as such
Board OF Arbitration and Cancellation
in regard to the matters in contro
versy between the respective parties,
A copy of such oath is attached to
this report and marked Exhibit "A"
The said Board then organized by
choosing NJ. A. Roberts as Chairman
and w. G. Clements as Secretary, and
Miss Vida Laughrey was sworn as
clerk and stenographer, and John j,
Howarth as assistant
S. v. Reynolds and John N. Mccoy.
attorneys, appeared for Local Divis-
ion No. 524 of the Amalgamated AS
sociation OF Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees of America, of Oska-
loosa, Iowa, and Burrell & Dewitt, at
torneys, appeared for the Oskaloosa
Traction & Light Company.
The said Local Division No. 524 of
the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway EN-
ployes of America, filed with the Sec
rotary of the Board their cause of
complaint, in writing, which COM
plant is hereto attached, marked Elk
hibit "B" and returned with this re-
port.
The 0skaloosa Traction & Light
Company, through one of their said
attorneys, ]. A. Dewitt, orally stated
TO the Board the claim and position
of the said Company in regard to the
dispute as hereinafter set forth in
fhe decision. -.
s. V. Reynolds, attorney, on behalf
of the Association, orally stated that
the said Association, and the mem
bers thereof, would abide by the
award and recommendation Of this
Board OF Arbitration.
The Board then suggested that the
attorneys Of the respective parties
agree in writing upon some Of the
undisputed facts in regard to the con
troyersy, and such attorneys then
asked until tomorrow, November Is
1913, to prepare such agreed state
ment OF facts.
On November Is, 1913, the Board
convened, and the parties appeared
by their attorneys and filed in writ
ing a stipulation of facts, a copy OF
which is hereto attached, marked EX
hibit &c" and returned herewith.
Oral evidence was then introduced
by the respective parties, which eyi
dence was taken down in shorthand
by Vida Laughrey, stenographer, and
the following witnesses were sworn
and examined under oath, towit: The
Hon. Byron " Sewers, Mayor of Os
kaloosa; James Oliyerson, President
Of the said Union; Oscar Carstens, Of
Davenport. Special Deputy to the In
ternational President of the Union.
The Board then adjourned unit
November Is. 1913, at 800 O'CLOCK
A. NJ, at which time they resumed
the taking OF oral evidence on behal
OF the respective parties, when tbs
following witnesses were sworn and
examined under oath. towit: s. A
Fox, OF Oskaloosa. Iowa; George
Workman, Ed Edwards, Frank Davis
Homer Hoyer. u. A. Wycon, Clar
ence Garrett, A. B. Anderson, Charlie,
Walker. H. w. Garner, Local Manager
OF the oskaloosa Traction & Light
Company. and the Board, not having
concluded the testimony of the saiC
II. w. Garner, adjourned until Nov
ember 18th at 300 o'clock A. M.
On November IS. 1918. the Boart
again convened and resumed the TAX
ing OF the testimony OF the said II
w. Garner. and also the testimony o
A. L. Stoler. Chief OF Police OF tn,
City OF Oskaloosa. Iowa, also Edwart
Henley, Policeman, John Ruggen
herg. William Hodges. w. r. Camp
field and Theodore Richmond; all o
the above named Witnesses residing
ia oskaloosa except the witness, os
car Carstens.