Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-07
SOUTHERN ROADS
SIGN AGREEMENT
WITH TRA||NNEN
Coast Line, Central, l. & N"
NJ C. & St, |, and Sea-
board Among Those Who
Are Parties to Settlement

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Railroads
of the southeastern section Of the
United States and brotherhood or
CARNATIONS of conductors and train
men today signed an agreement
settling all outstanding differences
between them and extending present
wages and working regulations until
October 81, 1928.
The agreement was reached at a
conference between officials of the
lines and head of the Order Of Rail-
way Conductors and the Brother
hood Of Railroad Trainmen.
Conclusion of an agreement in the
southwest, it was said, practically
concluded the process of getting
agreements between the two labor
and all of the larger
railroads in the United States, west
ern roads as a group, and larger,
lines in the east individually having
signed up previously. The South
ern railroad, the only large line in
the southeast which did not partici-
pate in today's conference, has an
individual agreement.
In addition to agreeing to main
tain the present rates Of pay and
rules the southeastern agreement
provides that all disputes over wages
and working conditions now pending
before the railroad labor board, sub
mitted by either party, shall be
withdrawn. Committees Of the Ia
Dor organizations and arrangements
of individual railroads were given
authority to take up and consider
elimination or modification of local
rules effecting efficiency Of railroad
operation or pay Of employees during
the tenure of the general agreement.
The contract was signed in behalf
of the railroads by L. A. Downs,
vice president of the Central Of
Georgia, as chairman Of the railroad
and l.. E. Sheppard,
president of the Order of Railway
ConductorsJ and w. G. Lee, presi
dent Of the Brotherhood Of Railroad
Railroads asserting to the agree
ment were the Atlantic Coast Line,
Central Of Georgia, Chesapeake and
Ohio, Louisville and Nashville, Mo-
bile and Ohio, Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis; Norfolk and
Western, Norfolk Southern, Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac,
Seaboard Air Line. and Terminal
companies and Union Station COM
panies, at Jacksonville, Savannah,
and Memphis. a -
GIVEN TIME
TO FILE THEIR ANSWER
CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. )@Counsel for the strik
ing railway shop crafts today were
given another tWenty-four hours to
file their answer to the govern
ment's suit for a nationwide perma-
nent injunction.
Ronald Richberg, attorney for the
shop craft leaders, criticized the at
titude of Attorney General Daugh-
prty and Solicitor General Beck and
to read into the record
a long letter to Mr.. Beck, but on OBJ
lection Of Blackburn Esterline, the
assistant solicitor general. Judge
James H. Wilkerson, stopped the
reading.
Mr.. Richberg suggested the court
call in the other two circuit judges
to assist in trying the case, reserv-
ing the right to make a formal mo-
ton to that effect later if the court
rejected the suggestion. He argued
that the governments bill was suffi-
Gent notice on which to call the
other judges, within the meaning OF
the law providing for the filing of a
certificate by the attorney general
The argument will be continued to-
morrow.
The labor board today was con-
sidering several long pending cases
IF the contracting out Of shop work
BY railroads, including the Western
which failed to respond to
citation from the board. The board
held in previous cases that farm.
ng out" Of work was an evasion or
he boards decisions.
The public group Of members OF
he board remained united today on
/ two-cent wage increase for the
of way workers. Con-
sideration of the case, it was beliey-
ID, expected to be resumed tomor-
row. Members of the board are
aolding out for larger increase. A
decision on the two-cent propose!
would necessitate an alignment OF
some of the railroad groups with
he public representatives.
LAWYER is
INVITED TO AGREEMENT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-An invi-
alton that an agreement be reach
ID between the government and
counsel for the striking shopmen as
o the facts in the Chicago injunc-
ion case, was the basis of the pro-
oosal made by the department or
Justice to Donald r. Richberg, at.
orney for the shopmen, in answer
% his request for information as to
he departments attitude regarding
efforts to expedite further judicial
Solicitor General Beck, in a let
err written to Mr.. Richberg follow.
ng the latter's appearance here
Early this week, suggested that the
,hopmen counsel submit such a
statement Of stipulated facts which
he department would consider with
/ view to deciding whether it was
to the government as
| basis for further action.
Acceptance Of such a statement,
Mr.. Beck pointed out, would elimi-
nate the necessity Of taking thou
lands Of pages of testimony and
hus would have the effect of ma
erially Fastening the appeal.
B. & o. SYSTEM SIGNS
UP WITH BROTHERHOODS
CLEVELAND. Oct. 5.-(By the AS.
ISOLATED Press.)--The entire Balti-
more and Ohio railroad system has
signed an agreement with brother
hood organizations Of trainmen and
conductors extending present wage
and working agreements for one
year, it was officially announced at