The Omaha guide., 1934-05-09

UNION WINS TWO
BIG u CASES

New York, May Pullman Porters
are Jubilant over two big victories
won thls week over the Pullman Com
pany by the Brotherhood Of Sleeping
Gar Porters and are flecking into
headquarters at POT West 14O Street
TO discuss the matter with their Of
flcials. According to Ashley 1.
the Brotherhood had been rece;vino
Totten, national OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
numerous complaints Of practices bv
railroad and pullman dectives who beat
up porters upon mere suspicion of
losses on cars or on numerous charges
without the slightest evidence, and
plans were made by the organization
and its attorney to be on the alert
for the first case brought to their
attention to put a stop to these abuses.
On Monday April 9th. a pullman port
er, reported to Totten that while re-
celving passengers at Penn Terminal
station on Pullman car XII, train 1876
operating between New York and
White Sulphur Springs, Va, and about
5:3O p M, two passengers with tick
cts for lower berth 6 boarded his car.
left some packages in the berth and
walked back to the terminal explain
ing as they left that they would be
back before the train leaves. While
they were away, railroad detectives
John P. Rothline and Radding walk
ed in the car, charged him with haul
ing contraband liquor and carried him
in the pullman office where they pro
ceeded to intimidate and threaten him.
Later he was taken before district
superintendent O. w. Sneddy who,
according to the usual method. told
him that he did not believe a word he
was saying in his own defense, and
failing to COMPEL him to sign a state
ment accepting guilt, Immediately dis
missed him from the service. When
Carter explained at Brotherhood head
quarters that Detective Rothline had
struck him on his head, Totten sent
him to DR.. Wilkerson, 22O West 1879
Street for an examination and en-
plOyed the services of Joseph B.
Chaitkin, 80 East And Street, an
attorney for the Brotherhood who hail
the officials in court. The report of
Carriers condition made by DR.. Wiki
erson and testimony of other witnesses
in the magistrates court at 9th St
and 9Th Avenue before Judge Landau
resulted in Detective Rothline being
held for special sessions.
and paroled in the custody of his at
torney while a civil suit is now pend
ing against the Pullman Company.
Porters Wife Wins Suit forBenefit
simultaneously Totten received a let
ter from the State Insurance Depart
ment at Albany that the Prudential
Life Insurance Company is ordered
to pay the total death and disability
claim to the widow Of Joseph M.
Green, Pullman Porter deceased. Mrs
Green whose husband had been i'll Is
months before he died reported to the
Brotherhood that the Pullman Com
pany had sent a white representative
to her house and after demanding the
policy, refused to pay any benefit on
the ground that during his illness he
did not pay any premium Totten
explains that the group insurance plan
is compulsory and that the Pullman
Company draws 1920 every month
out Of the pay checks of porters to
pay the premium, so it is quite clear
that any long duration Of illness rend-
ers it impossible for the porter to
nav. Several attempts were made to
secure payment of the policy to no
avail, finally Totten reported the mat
ter to the State Insurance Department
at Albany on january 9th and also
placed the case in the hnds OF Joseph
B. Chaitkin, attorney for the Brother
hood with results Of complete victory
for the widow Of Mr.. Green.
Randolph Returns
A. Philip Randolph, National Pres
ident Of the Brotherhood Of Sleeping
Car Porters returned today from
Elizabeth City, N. C. -(CNS)-
President Emeritus DR.. P. W. Moore,
of the State Normal school and
active head of the Institution for
nearly a half century, died here last
week, aged rs years.