The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-22

AGAIN FAILS
TO APPEAR
MOtOrman Still Too iii
to Testify Before
ArbitratOrs
DOCTOR NAMED
TO EXAMINE HIM

Il refuse 10 go ahead. have ask
ed Tor an adjournment as matter
OF common courtesy. and if the
board doesn't desire to grant me
hat, III withdraw"
The speaker was James V. Gun
bingham. representative OF the
street car employees on the arbitra-
ton board appointed TO pass on the
case OF Motorman Peter j. Whaling,
" hose discharge led TO the recent
strike. For moment II looked as
though the arbitration proceedings
were up IN the air bur the timely
arrival OF kilograms from w. ID. Ma
hon, international president. who
WIZ called ont OF town Tuesday. and
whose absence led 10 the near break.
caused Mr. Cunningham to recon
slider.
With the exception OF this little
furry, the Friday morning session
was featureleSs. Motorman Whaling
again falling TO appear. +. W. Cas-
p
and Jay c. Hayden. secretary OF the
board OF street railway commission
ers, were delegated TO go to Whai-
ings house and find out when he
would be able 10 appear. They
found him IN bed and apparently
very much under the weather lie
had tried TO get up this morning, he
told them, but the doctor had sent
HIM back to bed
The board appointed DR. w. X.
Chittick To make an Independent eX-
animation of Whaling and report to
the board II is hoped that he may
be able TO appear when the board
convenes again at 1880 o'clock Mon
day afternoon.
In the absence OF an explanation.
Chairman Couzens was somewhat
nettled over the non appearance OF
Mr.. Mahon, who has conducted the
mems side OF the case. lie could
not understand IL. he said, as Mr..
Mahon had assured him by tele-
phone that he would be on hand
Friday morning.
Cunningham objected 10 going
ahead. declaring that he didn't pro
pose TO assume the dual responsible
ity OF presenting the mems side oil
the case and hearing il also.
Mr. Couzens suggested that Presl-
cent Anderson. of the union, could
present the mems side of the case
IN tie absence OF Mr.. Mahon. AS a
matter OF fact, Neil Mcclellan, sec
rotary treasurer Of the local, was al
ready on the stand giving testi-
mohy under Anderson's questioning
AS TO the work Whaling had perform.
ed for the union, when Cunningham
nade his objection. But Cunning
ham stood firm for an adjournment
and il was at this critical juncture
that the kilograms came from Mr..
Mahcn In Cincinnati
one of the messages was 10 Mr..
Coz zens and explained that he had
r,issed his train. Thursday night.
The other was TO Mr. Cunningham.
In both he suggested that Cunning
lam act In lis stead as representa-
tive OF the men.
Mr. Cunningham stated that he
would prefer not 70 assume the add
cd responsibility, but offered no oh
Iccticn TO the boards taking the
testimony of Secretary Mcclellan.
Mcclellan showed from his books
that Whaling had drawn $50 from
the union in January, s44 in Febru.
AIRY. and $40 in March. for work he
had done for the executive board,
such as collecting the monthly
cards. overseeing the picking OF
runs. and serving on special com
mittees. The purpose of this was
to rebut testimony introduced by
the company TO the effect that
Whaling was laid off several times
during this period In other words,
the union will claim that. instead
of being laid off, Whaling was of
for the purpose of working for the
executive board. and the fact that
he was So cmDloynd will he cited