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The Washington times., 1916-12-26
Complain the Elght-Hour Day
Granted Union Is
I IIIusory.
WOULD EARN SMALLER WAGE
No Restriction Placed Upon
Men Being Worked =
Overtime. ~

That the switchmen's Union was
signaliy defeated instead OF being
In any degree victorious through the
arbitration award OF an cight.hour
day, is the opinion of labor officials
here. -~
This arbitration award shows con.
c.usiyeiy the. wisdom OF the refusal
Of the railway brotherhoods TO arbi.
trste The oighthour day, according
to brotherhood officials who are In
Washington In connection with ef.
forts to perfect the Adamson law.
and the Newlands Investigation. The
award. they say, proves their stand.
and the individuality OF submitting
this principal TO arbitration.
Depends on Employers.
Analysis OF the switchmen's arbi.
tration award shows that they did
not obtain In fact the eight.hour day.
but that the fixing OF the day Is left
TO the railroad yard employing the
men, these officials point out.
IL was explained that instead OF
getting the shorter day. and the In.
creased pay asked, the men are In
the position OF either having to &c.
cept lower weekly wages for an
oight-hour day, or working ten hours
a day TO get the advantage OF better
pay.
Here Il how the award works out.
as explained by an official OF one OF
the brotherhoods here:
The men asked. frst, for q work
a 81 IwA
that forcmen be paid so cents an hour
instead OF ~ cents. n lO-cent increase,
and that helpers he paid a. cents an
hour instead OF % cents an hour
tthepe are the maNlmumsD: and third.
that time and half time be paid for
all work done IN excess OF eight hours
In any twenty-four.
Pay Increase Iiiusery.
The award provided for a Hat or
horizontal increase In pay OF cents
an hour. n provided for an light.
hour day, but carried the additional
pro- ision that overtime be paid Mt
the regular hourly rate.
Consequently. there II no penalty
for compelling more than eight hours
service. man formerly making 90
cents an hour Tor n ien-hour day got
N,Oo day. with tho cents an hour
Increase he viii make In an eight
hour day but sa.so n day. Therefore.
hc viii lose 30 cents n day II the
clght-hour day II put In force. lie
must work nine hourE to make his
present seal. 81 daily pay. spd OBJ
tains a higher daily wage only ~ he
In compelled or permitted 10 work ten
hours a day. when tho Increase IL n
substantial one OF so cents a day.
The same ratio prevails for men
making tho smaller hourly wage.
The brotherhood official further
pointed out that yardmasters will
probably. under the award. II IL II sp-
proved, work out a scheme OF work
ing two eight hour shifts. This
would give sixteen-hour-a day
working time instead OF twenty. and
would result In q net saving OF $50
q day on the two crews, with a-.ninl-
mum OF three men working In each.
Thousands Affected.
The switchmen's union has no local
Organization In Washington ana
none OF Its officials are In this city.
The organization 10, however. affiii-
ated with the A. y. OF l.. Men en-.
ployed In the yards OF fifteen or
more railroads In the East and Mid
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
THE oPTIMIsT.

Doc ito patient with broken leg)-
How are you this morning?
Patient--oh. cant kick.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
GUNS BUSY AoNo sommg.

PARIS. Dec. 26.-Active artillery
action Christmas night on the somme
front In the Lihons region was re.
ported In today's statement.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
FOR WAR SUFFERERS.

4 masquerade ball will be held a,
Convention Hall on February ~. 10
raise funds for the Hebrew war SUI.
ferers, under the auspices OF the
general relief committee OF Wash.
ington,
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
BREAD FAMINE FEARED.

BUESos AIRES. Dec. 26.--Fesr az
a bread famine increased here today
when there were additions TO the
ranks OF striking bakers. The situa
ton. as 90 settlement OF the strike.
remained unchanged today.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
WANTS AVENUES FOR TRADE
Citizen Would Bar Private Car In
Busy Streets.


or tranic TO the capacity OF the
streets is tho solution OF the vehicu
lar congestion problem proposed 10y
Adoiph oppenhclmer. In n letter 20
The sun he says that he believes
there should be a restriction OF pleas
uro automobiles below fifty.ninth
street during business hours. hts
communication follows
Assuming that at great expense
We finally establish an additional pa
rallel avenue or two to lessen th.
present and increasing traffic jam IN
Firth avenue and elsewhere below
Central Park. that an additional TO-
600 or more persons living In or
within twenty or thirty miles from
New York annually buy automobiles
and use them To travel through our
streets at all hours Of the day, would
not this trafric problem still confront
us:
Cause Csske.tiea.
Does Il not seem that the con.
stantly increasing pressure OF the
Ford and myriad other private cars
In business streets during business
hours II a material cause OF trafrir
congestion;
Does IL not seem more feasible TO
attempt to regulate traffic to H.. pos.
sibilitiss OF our streets than To try
TO regulate streets 60 possibilities OF
trafric: Have we forgotten We did
so when some years ago trucks aud
other vehicles which. when not In
use had stabbed In the public street
were forbidden TO do this, and that
this great nuisance ceased at once?
Let US consider business before
pleasure; most OF our Wholesale and
large retail establishments. factories
bridges. ferries, steamship and rail-
way peirs are below Fifty-ninth
street. Business employers and en-
ployes are necessarily there daily
during business hours. say A. NJ.
TO u. NJ. and numberless business
vehicles also.
Osiy Daring Business Hours.
Gould We regulate the private
automobile out OF this section during
business hours without causing their
owners and patrons any material in
jury or hardship: IL seems possible
TO do this. as before the advent OF
the automobile many who now use
them TO travel around the city man
age TO travel otherwise.
Were suggested regula tons adopt
ed the streets above Fifty-inth street
would he open TO private cars at all
hours and those below Fifty-nInth
street at hours when business traffic
is at minimum. However. as the
varied city departments now utilize
automobiles such as ambuIances,
cars. sc. could be permit
ted below Fifty-niEIh street during
business hours without any material
increase or vehicular traffic. bur Il
does seem that the unrestricted use
OF the individual non business auto
mobile in business streets during
business hours Is largely the cause
OF our traffic troubles"
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

has been in Olathe the past two days
in the interest of that school, left
Tuesday for Delta. While here Mr..
Harris was entertained at the Casner
home.
At a meeting of the Democratic
county central committee Saturday II.
p. Steele. a prominent farmer living
near Menoken, was named as candi-
date for county commissioner to sue
coed the late Nicholas Krohn. good
selection.
A merry party consisting of Mrs. A.
C. Lathrop. Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Smith
and daughter. Katherine, and Mrs.
Howard Lathrop motored down from
Montrose Sunday morning and enjoyed
delicious breakfast at the George
Rawson home. All were having such
good time that they decided to re-
main and ascertain if they could do
Justice to chicken dinner, which they
did
About forty young people of the
Baptist church hiked half mile down
the track Tuesday night and had a
wienie roast and watermelon feast
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

Tuesday morning for couple o.
months visit with relatives at theil
old home at Lebanon, Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guptzler, who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. VIII
mot and other relatives the past ten
tended trip to Steamboat Springs, via
Denver.
Mr.. Gard Faken and mother, Mrs.
Chas VanDenBerg and Mrs. John Tee.
slink. all of Crawford, were passen-
gers on the outgoing train Tuesday for
an extended visit in Denver. Omaha.
Sioux City. Iowa, and on into South
Dakota.
There were ten cars of stock ship
ped from the d. & R. C. yards here
Tuesday. The three cars of Ed Han.
son cattle to Liberty, Ind. and six
cars belonging to Gates and Mcmillan
and one car of hogs by r. E. Love of
his own raising.
Lloyd Blackwell and Gene Ash were
uOWn ITOn tne OIL well 10 Speuu tue
weekend. They report the depth of
the well now 5000 feet. they having
added 400 feet to its depth in forty
days. An average of ten feet per day
at that depth is pretty good work for
two men. This does not include few
days taken for repairs during the time.
j. NJ. Swisher returned last Sunday
from a ten days trip to the sheep
Mr.. and Mrs. Gptzler. who have
and Paul Sylvester cut out carload
of their young stock and shipped to
Kansas City. Paul accompanied the
shipment. They had some fine stuff
some of them weighing as high as 115
pounds, and they are expecting to
realize handsome price for them. as
lambs were never known to be as high
as now, good animals bringing around
SO per cwt.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06
Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh that Contain Mercury

as mercury viii surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering IL through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except ON prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by +. ].
Cheney & Co. Toledo. o.. contains no
mercury. and is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure he sure you get the genu-
Inc. IL Is taken Internally and made in
Toledo. Ohio. by +. J. Cheney & co. Tes-
timonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price sc per bottle.
Take Hairs FArriiy pills for eonstipa ton.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06
CRAWFORD.
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(Chronicle.)

Lee Savage made business trip to
Hotchkiss Saturday.
Gale Maher marketed two loads of
fine hogs in Hotchkiss Friday last.
w. ]. Osborne left on Monday for
Crested Butte with load of fruit.
Custer Mcleod and w. L. Savage
have returned from short business
trip to the Paradox country.
Henry julius. wife and family have
returned from the Paradox valley and
will spend several weeks here visiting
relatives.
Jack Taylor and wife motored to
Paonia Thursday evening and II. E.
Welborn accompanied them.
Mrs. A. ]. Aver came over from
Paonia Monday and will spend the
week with her husband at the home
ranch.
Mrs. Lee Savage and baby jeanne
are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. w. l..
Savage while Lee is shipping his cat
tie to Kansas City.
Miss Leta Wilson came from the
Virginia Flats last Friday and will
attend the Crawford school. She will
stay with Mrs. Eastman.
Charlie Brewer left on Tuesday for
Aspen where he has work in the mines
going overland with his team. Jack
Rumble went with him seeking work
John Hoseman and his niece. Miss
Pietsch. moved down from Dyer Fork
this week and have taken up their
residence here for the winter.
Roy Edgel and wife (nee Alta Nc
Kissen) and baby girl. came in Tues
day night and will visit for few
days with Mrs. Edgel's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Jim McKissen.
Mrs. C. NJ. Bass left on Tuesday fol
Kansas City. Mo, where she will visi
with relatives for several months be
fore going to her new home in Arizona
Mrs. Bass was accompanied to Hotch
kiss by Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Browne
and Mrs. Vim. Hopkins.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

After the eats all played games and
sang old and new songs. About 8
o'clock the merry gathering broke up.
all declaring that the evening had been
a most happy one.
Last Sunday G E. Clary received
the sad news of the death of his
mother. Mrs. Bell Clary, at her home
in saltwater. Oklahoma. With the
death of his mother occurs the first
break of a large family circle. Mrs.
Clary leaves to mourn her loss a hus-
band and eight children.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06
tfIerald.

H. F. Dent has this week moved
into the brick residence on the corner
of Hotchkiss avenue and d St.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Weaver and Mr.
and Mrs. weyrauch OF Austin. were
guests at the Briney home Sunday.
Walter Maher took charge of the
Crawford hack line few days this
week. while Custer Mcleod made a
business trip to the Paradox country.
The Mcmillan boys won the relay
races the first two days OF the Mont
rose fair. and lost IN the Fridays
race by a small margin.
Mrs. ]. w. Adkins and son Bruce
and daughter. Mrs. Ernest Webb. left
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

(Champion.l
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
C. d. Kirker Wednesday night.
Born-Sunday. September oath. to
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Howe. at Coalby-
boy.
Mrs. F. S. Cook went to Glenwood
Springs last Saturday.
Walter January went to Ouray
Wednesday for further relief from
hay fever.
Chas. Cook is home from Red Cliffe
where he has been at work this sum.
mer.
Apple picking commenced Monday
but lack of boxes has been a serious
handicap.
A baby girl arrived at the Henry
Stolte home last Saturday. All con
cerned doing nicely.
Mrs. p. II. Ryan. of Breckenridge,
Colorado. is visiting at the Phil Wes-
ten home this week.
Gas. Keller returned this week from
Oklahoma. where he has spent the
last couple of months.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Sweinhart, OF
Eckert are enjoying a visit from the
formers father. who arrived wednes
day.
Ed Bull has been filling his silo
this week. making use of his auto
engine for running the cutter.
Gene Hubbard of Cory, has con
tracted for the purchase of some ap
Piles this week for cash.
DIR. Taylor and bride. from Telluride
are spending their honeymoon on
Grand mesa this week
John NJ. Smethurst arrived last
week from Chicago to visit relatives
and look after property interests.
Art Lowell is preparing to leave
Saturday or Monday for Lincoln, Neb.
where he may remain. He viii travel
overland
Roy Thompson and Curtis Lymine
are now travelling by motorcycle
having obtained the new possessions
this week.
Miss Genevieve Walsh returned
home last Friday from Delta. where
she has been guest In the Kimble,
home for several weeks.
Miss Georgia Weston departed Sun
day for Hanna. Wyoming. where she
has accepted the position as teacher
OF one of the grades In the school
At an adjourned regular session
last Friday night, the town counci
} a vote of to /. Some minor change.
} were made in the published notice.
Mrs. Allen Besgrove was taken I,
the Delta hospital Tuesday night ant
underwent an operation for acute In
testinal trouble. Late reports sa,
that there is hope for her recovery
r Mrs ]. H. Davis and Miss Berths
Davis left Wednesday for Crippl,
Creek and Denver for short visits
: From the latter place Miss Davis viii
20 to her home in Kansas.
3 MIR. Reynolds and family arrive,
5 Wednesday from Missouri with a ca
4 of chattels and are now located on tn,
. crum ranch. for which Mr. Reynold
' Recently traded.
2 Mark Beard and sister. Miss Anna
5 we're Cedaredge visitors Tuesday. Mr.
Beard still keeps company with can,
? since his serious attack OF rheuma
/ 'ism several months ago.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06
ADEQUATE FEDERAL WORK.
MEMS COMPENSATION
LAWS.

I stand for adequate Federal
workmen's Compensation laws.
dealing not only with the EN-.
Pioycs OF Government. but with
those employees who are engag.
cd in interstate commerce. and
are subject to the hazard OF in.
jury. so that those activities
which are within the sphere OF
the constitutional authority Of
Congress may be dealt with un.
der q suitable law.-From Mr..
Hughes speech Of acceptance.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

c. w. Brewer. who had been visit
ing relatives and friends in Gunnison.
returned to his newspaper. the Cedar
edge Champion. last week and is shov-
ing the pencil even more vigorously
because of his vacation.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

]. II. Kellar returned to Cedaredge
last week from Oklahoma. where he
had been called to attend the funeral
OF his brother. q police officer killed
while attempting to arrest criminal.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

Mrs. ]. f. Mcconnell. OF Tongue
Creek. was called to Vincennes. In
diana. last week by the sad news d
the death of her mother
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

Henry Boggs, of Redlands mesa
is enjoying visit from his father. OF
Kansas City.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

Joe Kastning, of Redlands. left las
week for Pueblo. where Mrs. Kastnins
has been receiving medical treatment
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

More or less people are coming In
all around. looking for property or
locations. This country is moving
up-getting on the map.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06
, NEARBY NEWS NOTES. =.
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Henry Boggs, of Redlands mesa.
is enjoying visit from his father, of
Kansas City.
A. Lobach and family have moved
from Eckert to Cedaredge to spend
the winter.
The Cedaredge West Slope reports
an apple tree in bloom on thhe An
dreen place.
Miss Bessie Clark, of Delta. has
been visiting Mrs. Percy Houts, on
Redlands mesa.
Mrs. w. L. Miller, of Eckert. was
Delta visitor last week, the guest
of Mrs. l. C. Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gaddy, of Eek
ert, have moved to Grand Junction to
make their home.
MrS- Lee savage, Oh CraW1Ord. was
visiting her brother. William Wood, on
Redlands mesa. last week.
]. NJ. McCune. of Redlands, started
his apple picking last week and esti
mates his crop at 1000 boxes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mcconnell, OF
Iowa were recent visitors al the Pack
ard home on Surface Creek.
Mrs. Mary Schraft. of Tongue Creek
was recent visitor with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Hussey, of Austin.
Mrs. Cowen and Mrs Michie were
visiting friends in DnlIa last weet
from their home on Tongue creek.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

A. Lobach and family have moved
from Eckert to Cedaredge to spend
the winter.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06
HoTcHKIss.

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The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

The Cedaredge West Slope report
an apple tree in bloom on thhe AL
dreen place.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

Mrs. Cowen and Mrs Mrchie weri
visiting friends in Della last weel
from their home on Tonguc creek.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

Miss Bessie Clark, of Delta. has
been visiting Mrs. Percy Houts, on
Redlands mesa.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

Mrs. Mary Schraft. of Tongue Creek
was recent visitor with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Hussey, of Austin.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

Mrs. w. l.. Miller, of Eckert. was
a Delta visitor last week. the guest
of Mrs. l. C. Hall.
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06
CEDAREDGE.

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The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

Lee Savage made business trip to
Hotchkiss Saturday
The Delta independent., 1916-10-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mcconnell, OF
Iowa were recent visitors al the Pack
ard home on Surface Creek.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-12-29
MANY ATTEND OPENING
OF new CITY HALL
Hundreds Braved the Stormy Night to Partici-
pate in Opening Exercises City Has Hall
Of Which II Can be Justly Proud.

Several hundred ef Montpelier
citizens braved the windy weather
which prevailed last Saturday night
and attended the formal opening OF
the new city hall. Long before tho
hour for the exercises to begin the
auditorium, which comfortably holds
$50. was filled to Its capacity. and
late eomera had 10 content them
selves with inspecting other por-
tions OF the building.
Al $50 o'clock Mayor sneddon
called the audience TO order and af.
ter selection by the orchestra. he
introduced Bishop Hoff who gave a
short but pleasing address OF wei.
come. The program was rendered.
as published last week, with the ex-
ception Of two musical numbers
The exercises closed with an inter
esting ten-minute talk by ]. r.
o'Connor.
The seats were then removed from
the auditorium and those Who cared
to do so enjoyed themselves at dane
Ing. Others found pleasure in stroll.
ing about the building, and many
were the expressions of delight heard
over the fact that at last MONTPELIER
had a building which the citizens
could call their own--a place where
public gatherings OF all kinds can
be held, as well as q permanent
home for the city officials and q &C.
cure place for the storage of the
clty's records. and last but not least.
home for the free public library.
Punch was served during the eve-
ming in the council chamber and
the visitors partook of II freely.
We had planned this week TO
print a view Of the city's handsome
new hall. but owing to the rush OF
Christmas work Photographer Rine-
hart did not have time to get a pho
to from which to have an electro
made. This will be done later on
Suffice to say Montpelier can to-
day boast Of having the finest hall
OF any city Of its slze In the west
and tho Examiner cannot refrain at
this time from callIg attention to tho
fact that It 10 in a measure rssponsI-
bic for tho building having been
erected. AT the convention at which
the present city officials we're nomi-
mated. we insisted upon the adoption
OF set OF resolutions In which were
enumerated a number OF policies
which the candidates we're asked 10
carry out. As a member OF the com.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-12-29

/ mittee on resolutions at that con-
vention we drafted the resolution
pladging this administration TO sub.
init to vote OF the qualified electors
the question as to whether or not
the city should Issue bonds for lh0
purpose Of erecting q city hall. Tho
administration carried out that
pledge and on the itth OF last March
the voters. by large majority. said
they were In favor OF the bond issue.
Acting upon this authority the adj
ministration proceeded 10 secure
plans of building which could be
erected with the money al ia dis
posal-s2b.0O0. The plans of the
building az 1t stands today we're
drawn by Boyer a Rogers. the well
known Pocatollo architects. The
contract for the erection of the build
ng was also LET to a Pocatsllo man,
!. =. Murray, who has erected a
number Of the Gate Clty's best hual-
ness blocks He placed the con
struotlon ia charge Of his partner. j.
n. Marshall. and but fuw more com.
poteut builders are there IN Idaho
today than Jack" Marshall. He
took pride In seeing TO II that the
architects plans wer carried out To
the most minute detail.
With all due respect to other
flrms that bid on tho erection OF the
hall, wa feel that II was fortunate
for the city that Mr Murray'a bid
was the lowest. We have been per
sonaliy acquainted with him for 20
years. and know that he In yet 10
have his first trouble over any build.
Ing that he has erected. Montpe.
'lier's city hall will stand as another
monument to the honesty and Rblll-
~ OF that sturdy old scotchman. !.
F. Murray.
The present administration IL 60
be@eonEratulated. upon having so
faithfully carried out the wishes OF
the people of Montpelier In this mat
ter. By giving 10 thom a structure
that will answer the purposes Of Tho
city long after each ono of those
whose names are engraved upon the
corner stone have passed from this
earthly sphere 10 that mansion In
the skies--that house not built With
hands
A detailed description OF the In
terior OF the hall will bo published
as soon an We can secure a cut OF
the building.