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FREELAND, PA., MARCH 23, 1903. OFFICIAL REPORT. Anthracite Coal Strike Commission's Summary of Awards. Following is the commission's owr summary of the awards made: I.—That an increase of 10 per ceni over and above the rates paid in the month of April, 1902, be paid to ah contract miners for cutting coal, yard age and other work for which standard rates or allowances existed at thai time from and after Nov. 1, 1902, ana curing tile life of this award; the amount of increase under the aware due for work done between Nov. 1 1902, and April 1, 1903, to be paid or. or before June 1, 1903. n.—That engineers who are employee In hoisting water shall have an increase of 10 per cent on their earnings be tween Nov. 1, 1902, and April 1, 1903 to be paid on or before June 1, 1903 ami from and after April 1, 1903, nnc during the life of the award they shal have eight hour shifts, with the same pay which was effective In April, 1902 and wile re they are now working eight hour shifts the eight hour shifts shall be continued, and these engineers shall have an increase of 10 per ceni en the wages which were effective it the several positions in April, 1902. Hoisting engineers and other engi aeers and pumpmen, other than thos* employed in hoisting water, who arc employed In positions which are man ned continuously shall have an in crease of 10 per cent on their earnings between Nov. 1, 1902, and April 1, 1903 to be paid on or before June 1, 1903 and from and after April 1, 1903, and during the life of the award they shall have an increase of 5 per cent on the rates of wages which were effective In the several positions in April, 1902 and in addition they shall be relieved from duty on Sundays, without loss ol pay, by a man provided by the em ployer to relieve them during the hour* of the day shift. That fireuion shall have an increase of DO per cent on their earnings be tween November, 1902, and April 1 1903, to be paid on or before June 1 1906. and from and after April 1, 1903 and during the life of the award tbej shall have eight hour shifts, with tin same wages per day, week or month as were paid in each position in April 1902. All employees or company met other than those for whom the commls sion makes special awards shall be paid an increase of 10 per cent on theii earnings between Nov. 1, 1902, and April 1, 1903, to be paid on or before June 1, 1908, and from and after April 1, 1903, and during the life of thh award they shall be paid on the bash of a nine hour day, receiving therefoi the same wages as were paid in April 1902. for a ten hour day. Overtime it excess of nine hours in any day to be paid at a proportional rate per hour. Rolntu Method* of Payment. lll.—During the life of this aware the present methods of puyment foi coal mined shall be adhered to unlcs.' •hanged by mutual agreement. In all of the übove awards it is pro vlded that allowances like those mad ■hall be paid to the legal represents tlvos of such employees as may havi died since Nov. 1, 1902. IV.—Any difficulty or disagreemeu arising under this award, either as to its interpretation or application, or In any way growing out of the rela tions of the employers and employed which cannot be settled or adjusted by consultation between the superintend ent or manager of the mine or mines • and the minor or miners directly in terested. or is of a scope too large to be so settled or adjusted, shall lie re ferred to a permanent joint committee to be called a hoard of conciliation, to consist of six persons, appointed as hereinafter provided—that is to say, if there shall be a division of the whole region Into three districts, in each of which there shall exist an organization representing a majority of the mine workers of such district, one of said board of conciliation shall he appointed by each of said organizations and three other persons shall be appointed by the operators, the operators in each of said districts appointing one person. The board of conciliation thus consti tuted shall take up and consider any question referred to it as aforesaid, hearing both parties to the controversy and such evidence as may he laid be fore it by either party and any award made by a majority of such board of conciliation shall he tiuul and binding on all parties. If, however, the said fcoarU is u.nuble to decide any question submitted or point related thereto, that question or point shall he referred to an umpire, to be appointed, at the re quest of the said hoard, by one of the circuit judges of the Third judicial cir cuit of the United States, whose de cision shall be final and binding in the premises. The membership of said board shall at all times be kept complete, either the operators or miners' organizations hav ing the right at any time when a con troversy is not pending to change their representation thereon. No suspension of work shall take place by lockout or strike pending the adjudication of any matter so taken up for adjustment. Provlfoti For Check Welshmen. V. —Whenever requested by a ma jority of the contract miners of any colliery, check welgliman or check* docking bosses or both shall he em ployed. The wages of said check weighman and check docking bosses shall be fixed, collected and paid by the miners in such manner as the said miners shall by a majority vote, elect, and when requested by a majority of ■aid miners the operators shall pay the wages fixed for check weighman and check docking bosses out of deductions made proportionately from the earn ings of the said miners on such basis as the majority of said miners shall de termine. Vl.—Mine cars shall lie distributed among miners who are at work as uni formly and as equitably as possible, and there shall be no concerted effort on the part of the miners or mine work ers of any colliery or collieries to limit the output of the mines or to detract from the quality of the work perform ed unless such limitation of output he in conformity to an agreement between an operator or operators and an or ganisation representing a majority of said miners in his or their employ. VII—In all cases where miners are paid by the car the increase award ed to the contract miners is based up on the cars in use, the topping required and tiie rates paid per car which were in force on April 1. 1902. Any increase in the size of car or in the topping re quired shall lie accompanied by n pro portionate Increase in the rate paid per car. VIII. — The following sliding scale of wages shall become effective April 1, 1903, and shall affect all miners and mine workers included in the awards of the commission. The wages fixed in the awards shall be the basis of and the minimum under the sliding scale: For each Increase of 5 emits in the average price of white ash coal of sizes above pea coal sold at or near Now York, between Perth Amboy and Edgewater and reported to the bureau of anthracite coal statistics, above $4.50 per ton f. o. b., the employees shall have an increase of 1 per cent in this compensation, which shall continue un til a change in the average of said coal works a reduction or an increase in said additional compensation hereun der, but the rate of compensation shall in no case he less than that fixed in the award—that is. when the price of said coal readies $4.55 per ton the compen sation will be increased 1 per cent, to continue until the price falls below $4.50 per ton, when the 1 per cent in crease will cease, or until the price reaches $4.(50 per ton, when an addi tional 1 per cent will he added, and so on. Monthly Computation. These average prices shall be com puted monthly by an accountant or commissioner named by one of the cir- , cult judges of the Third judicial circuit of the United States and paid by the ■ coal operators such compensation as the appointing judge may fix, which j compensation shall be distributed nmoug the operators in proportion to the tonnage of each mine. In order that the basis may he laid i'or the successful working of the slid ing scale provided herein, it is also adjudged and awarded that all coal operating companies file at once with the United States commissioner of la bor a certified statement of the rates of compensation paid in each occupation known in their companies as they ex isted April 1, 1902. IX.—No person shall be refused em ployment or in any way discriminated against on account of membership or nonmembership in any labor organiza tion, and there shall he no discrimina tion against or interference with any employee who is not a member of any labor organization by members of such organization. X.—All contract minors shall be re quired to furnish within a reasonable time before each pay day a stntemen of the amount of money due from them to their laborers, and such sums shall be deducted from the amount due the contract miners and paid directly to each laborer by the company. All employees who paid shall be furnished with an itemized statement of account. Xl.—The awards herein made shall continue in force until March 31. 1900, and any employee or group of em ployees violating any of the provisions thereof shall be subject to reasonable discipline by the employer, and, fur ther, that the violation of any provi sions of these awards, either by em ployer or employees, shall not invalidate any of the provisions thereof. Several Recommendation*. The commission also make a number of recommendations which may be summarized as follows: The discontinuance of the system of employing the coal and Iron police, because this force is believed to have an irritating effect, and a resort to the regularly constituted peace authorities in case of necessity. A stricter enforcement of the laws In relation to the employment of chil dren. That the state and federal govern ments should provide machinery for the making of a compulsory investiga tion of difficulties similar to the investi gation which the commission have made. The commission express the opinion tlmt with a few modifications the federal net of October, 1888, au thorizing a commission to settle con troversies between railroad corpora tions and other common carriers could be made the basis of a law for arbitra tion in the anthracite coal mining busi ness. The commission, however, take a decided position against compulsory j arbitration. On this point they add a quite lengthy commentary, which closes In the following language: "The chief benefit to be derived from j the suggestion herein lies in placing' the real facts and the responsibility for such condition authoritatively before the people, that public opinion may crystallize and make its power felt. Could such a commission as that sug gested have been brought into existence in June last we believe that the coai famine might have been averted—cer tainly the suffering and deprivation might have been greatly mitigated." The Controversy Reviewed. These awards and recommendations constitute the closing part of the re port. The earlier pages, and by long odds the larger portion of the report, are devoted to a review of the contro versy which led to the president's ac tion In appointing the commission, to the appointment itself and to the pro ceedings of the commission during its existence. They review in a general way the production of anthracite coal, refer to the small area of country in which it is produced and dwell at some length on the market conditions and the prices of coal. They also refer to the hazardous nature of anthracite coal mining and give an estimate of the losses occasioned by the strike. Those losses they estimate as follows: To the mine owners, $4(5,100,000; to the mine employees in wages, $25,000,000; to the transportation companies, $28,000,000. The commission says that in making their investigation they have done whatever it was practicable to do to acquaint themselves with the condi tions which brought about this strike. The commissioners also say that, while there have been differences of opinion among themselves, there never has been a time during the live inontlis of the existence of the commission when there was an unpleasant word spoken among them "or any indication whatever of thought or desire of aught save truth and justice." The commissioners then take up the demands of the mine workers and the answers of the mine operators, giving in detail the reasons for the findings. In a general way they say that the conditions of the life of the mine work ers outside the mines do not justify to their full extent the adverse criticisms made by their representatives. They also find that the social conditions in the mining communities are good, and they fail to find that the wages are so low among the miners as necessarily to force them to put their small children to work. The commission also find that the average daily rate of earnings in the anthracite regions does not com pare unfavorably with that in other in dustries. question of Recognition. On the subject of the recognition of me mine woruers union xne commis sion say that they do not consider that this subject is within the scope of the jurisdiction conferred on them. They do say. however, that "the suggestion of a working agreement between em ployees and employers embodying the doctrine of collective bargaining is one which the commission believe contains many hopeful elements for the adjust ment of relations in the mining re gion." Further on they say, "The pres ent constitution of the United Mine Workers of America does not present the most inviting inducements to tlie operators to enter into contractural re lations with it." They express the opinion that differ eneos can best be settled by consulta tions by the employer with "a commit tee chosen by bis employees," but they add that "in order to be entitled to sucli recognition tiie labor organization must give the same recognition to the rights of the employer and of others which It demands for itself and for its members." They add, "The union must not undertake to assume or to in terfore with the management of the business of the employer." They alsc pronounce ndiiitcnahle the contention that "a majority of the employees ol an industry by voluntarily associating themselves in a union acquire author ity over those who do not so associate themselves." The report is to be Illustrated, and h will be accompanied by tin* testimony taken by the commission, but thus fai only the report pr6per lias been print ed. This alone covers eighty-sevei pages of printed matter. PerNlNtent Memory. Norton—l noticed you were very quick to slve up your scat lu the street ear to that lady in black. Hplnks—Yes, since childhood's days 1 never have felt easy when I saw a wo man with a strap In her hand—Boston Transcript. Tlie Advantage of Familiarity. "He never says anything new." "It's more convenient so," answered Miss Cayenne. "People who are dis posed to be considerate are always sure of being able to laugh in the right place."—Washington Star. Congressman 11. W. Palmor has de cided to give the appointment to Anna polis to the young man, a native of this county, who makes the best average at a competitive examination. The kind that cured your Grandfather. DR. 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When you ask your druggist for Father John's Medicine, remember that the SI bottles contain three times the quantity of the 50 ceot Father John's Medicine Cures Coltis and All Throat and Lung Troubles. Prevents Pneumonia. For sale by M. E. Grover, Druggist. RAILROAD TIMETABLES LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD. November 10, 1902. ARRANOBMENT or PABBBNOBR TRAINS. LEAVE FRBELAND. 6 12am for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Phila delphia and New York. 7 29 a m for Saudv Kun, White Haven, Wilkes-Barre, Pittston and Scranton. 8 15 a m for Hazleton, Weatherly, Mauch Chunk. Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Philadelphia, New York, Delano and Pottsville. , 9 58 a m for Hazleton, Delano, Mahanoy City, Shenandoah and Mt. Carmel. I 1 32 a m for White Haven, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and the West. II 4 1 a in for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Al lentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Phila delphia, New York, Hazleton, Delano, Mahanoy City, Shenandoah and Mt. Carmel. 4 44 p m for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Al lentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Philadel phia, New York, Hazleton. Delano Mahanoy City, Shenandoah, Mt. Carme. and Pottsville. 0 33 p m for Sandy Run, White Haven, wilkes-Barre, Scranton and all points West. 7 29 p m for Hazleton. ARRIVE AT FREELAND. 7 29 a m from Pottsville, Delano and Haz -9 12 a m from New York, Philadelphia, Eas ton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Mauch Chunk, Weatherly, Hazleton, Mahanoy City, Shenandoah and Mt. Carmel 9 58 a in from Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and White Haven. 1 1 32 a m from Pottsville, Mt. Carmel, Shen andoah, Mahanoy City, Delano and Hazleton. 12 35P m from New York, Philadelphia, Euston, Bethlehem, Allentown, Maucb Chunk and Weatherly. 4 44 p m from Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and white Haven. 6 33 p m from New York, Philadelphia, Easton, Bethlehem Allentown, Maucb Chunk, Weatherly, Mt. Carmel, Shenan doah, Mahanoy City, Delano and Hazle ton. 7 29 P m from Scranton, Wilkes-Barro and White Haven. For further information lnquiro of Ticket A Rents. KULLIN 11. WILBIIR, General Superintendent 26 Cortlandt street, New York City. CHAS. S. LEE. General Passenger Agent, 36 Cortlandt Street, New York City. G. J. GILDitOY. Division Superintendent, Hazleton, Pa "FHE DELAWARE, AND JL SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD. Time table in effect May 19,1901. Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckley, Hazle Brook. Stoektou, Reaver Meudow Road, Roan and Hazleton Junction at 600 a m, dally except Sunday; and 7 07 a m, 2 08 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Drifton for Harwood, Cranberry, Tomliicken and Deringer at 600 am, dally except Sunday; and 7 07 a m, 2 38 p m, Sun day. Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junotlon, Garwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and sheppton at 600 am, daily except Sun day; and 7 07 a m, 2 3b p m, Sunday. Trainß leave Hazleton Junction for Harwood, Cranberry, Tomhicken and Deriuger at 6 36 a m, daily excopt Sunday; and 8 53 a m, 4 22 p in, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida Junction, Harwood Road, Humboldt Road, Oneida and Sheppton at 6 02,11 10 am,441 pm, dally except Sunday; and 7 37 a m, 311 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Deringer for Tomhicken, Cran berry, Haiwood, Hazleton Junction and Roan at 600 p m, daily except Sunday; and 337 a m, 6 of p m. Sunday. Trains leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt Road, Harwood Road, Oneida Junction, Hazle ton Junction and Roan Ht 7 11 am, 12 40, 6 28 p m, daily except Sunday; and 8 11a m. 3 44 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Sheppton for Bearer Meadow Road, Stockton. Hazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 5 26 p m, daily, except Sunday; and 8 11 a m, 3 44 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver Meadow Road, Stockton. Hazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 649 p m, daily, except Sunday; and 10 10 a m, 6 40 p m, Sunday. Train leaving Drifton at 600 a in makes connection at Deringer with P. R. R. trains for Wilkesbarre. Sunbury, Harrisburg and poiDt* west. All trains connect at Hazleton Junction with electric ears for Huzleton, Jeanesville, Auden ried and other points on the Traction Com pany's line. LU I'HER n. SMITH, Superintendent. WILKESBARRE AND IIAZDBTON RAILROAD. March 21, 1903. Cars leave and arrivo at corner of Broad und Wyoming Streets, Hazleton. as follows: For St Johns and intermediate points. 6 30 a m, arrive St. Johns at 0 66 a m, and return ing leave St. Johns at 700 am ami arrive Hazleton at 7 25 a ra. daily, except Sunduy; For Wiikesharre and iutermediate points, 8 00. 10 00 a in, 12 00 noon; 2 00, 4 00, 6 00, 9 00 p m. dully, including Sunday. Returning from Wiikesharre, leave Ashley Junction for Hazleton and intermediate points 9 4*>. 11 45 a in. 145. 3 45. 5 45, 7 46 and 10 45 p m. daily, including Sunday. By applying to this o'fflco special arrange ments for parlies may be made to bold the last ear from Ashley Junctiou. At Ashley Junction passengers will be transferred to the ears of the Wiikesharre and Wyoming Valley Traction Company for Wilkcslmire, their cars passing that point ever* fifteen minutes. For the information of travelers, to connect with the ears of this company at Ashley Junc tion, passengers should leave Wiikesharre (Court House Square) at 9 15, 11 15 a m, 1 15, 3 15, 5 15, 7 15 and 10 15 p m. 1,000 miloave tickets for sale at this ofliee, and trip and excursion tickets can be pur chased from conductors on curs. ALVAN MARK I.E. General M mager. O. W. Til' "MPSON, Superintendent. A. F. HAUOER, Oeneral Passenger Agent. T EH Kill TRACTION COMPANY. Freeland Schedule. First cur leaves Hazleton for Freeland at 515 a in, then on the even and half hour thereafter. First car Sundays at 600 a ro. First cur leaves Freelana for Hazleton at 5 45 am, then on the 16 nnri 45 minutes after the hour thereafter. First ear Sundays ut 645 Last car leaves Hazleton for Freeland at 11 00 p in. Last cur Saturdays at 11 30 p in. Lust oar leaves Freeland for Huzleton ut 11 15 p HI. Last car Saturdays at 11 45 pm. Cirs leaving Iluzh ton at 000 a in connect With D. S. & S. Kuilroud trains at Huzleton Junction for Harwood, Cranberry,Tomhicken and Derringer dully except Sunday, and 830 a in and 4 00 p tu Sunday. Cars leave Hazleton for Humboldt road, Oneida and Sheppton at OliOund 10 30 a in and 4 00 p m dally, and 7 00 and 3 00 p m Sundays. Cars leave Hazleton for Beaver Meadow road. Stockton, Hazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 530 p in daily, and 9 30 a m und 5 30 p in Sunday A. MARK LB, General Manager. CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY. November 16. 1902. Stations in New York: Foot of Liberty Street, North River, and South Ferry. TRAINS LEAVE UPPIR LEHIGH. For New York, at 8 16 a m. For Philadelphia, at 8 15 a m. For White Haven, at 8 15 a m and 6 05 p m. For Wilkes-Barre, Pittston and Scranton, at H 15 a ui. For Mauch Chunk, Cutasauquu and Allen town, at 8 15 a in. Through tickets to all points ut lowest rates may bo bail on application in advance to the ticket agent at the station. C. M. BURT, Gen. Pass. Agent. W. G. Rosier, General Manager. Coiidy 0. Boyle, dealer In LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC The finest brands of Domestic and Imported Whiskey on sale. Fresh Freeland Beer, Porter ami Ale on tap. 98 Centre street.
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