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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1919 Committee Announces Exact Disposition of John Miller Trust Fund; $15,000 in Trust The exact disposition of the John Miller Trust Fund recently raised by public subscription and benefits on the north shore and in Chicago for the benefit of the heroic flagman and his family, has been announced as follows by the committee in charge of the campaign of which Mr. L. Sherman Aldrich of Hubbard Woods is chairman. The announcement of the dispo- sition comprises an agreement en- tered into by L. Sherman Aldrich, in charge of public subscriptions, Thom- as Wise, in charge of theatrical bene- fits and the Tribune Company in charge of additional public subscrip- tions and benefits. The trustees of the Trust Fund, also entered into the agreement, are the Union Trust Company of Chicago and Frederick H. Rawson of Chicago. The agreement states that the men in charge of collections and funds have paid over and transferred to the Union Trust Company the following sums: Paid by Thomas A. Wise ..$4.831.14 Paid by L. Sherman Aldrich.. 6,126.61 Paid by the Tribune Company 4.010.74 The sum paid by Mr. Aldrich has been enhanced by subsequent contri- butions bringing the total amount paid over by the three parties. to more than $15000. The total of the amounts mentioned in the agree- ment is $14,968.69. The total amount, according to the words of agreement "has been received and disbursed in trust upon the following trusts, terms and con- ditions": "The trustee shall hold and in- vest said funds, and such additional funds as may be paid, in such se- curities and investments as they and the survivor of said trustees and successor to the survivor shall deem best." The net income is to be paid over as follows: "The Trustees shall pay over the entire net income to said John Miller, in monthly instalments, but only un- til his youngest surviving child shall attain the age of twenty-one years. Upon the decease of said John Mil- ler prior to such youngest child at- taining the age of twenty-one years, the trustees shall pay the net income to the present wife of said John Mil- ler until the youngest child shall have attained the age of twenty-one years. If both said John Miller and his present wife die before the youngest child attains the age of twenty-one years, the trustees shall | pay and apply such net income in| equal amounts to and for the benefit of the children surviving from time to time of said John Miller until the youngest surviving child attains the] age of twenty-one years. Upon the youngest surviving child]. | attaining the age of years, the trustees shall divide the trust funds, principal and the un- distributed net income into as many shares as there are then surviving of John Miller and his children and one of said shares shall be paid to John Miller and one to each of the child- ren. If John Miller is not then living but his present wife shall be then living, she shall be counted in com- puting such shares and receive one of such shares in the place of said John Miller. If all of said children of said John Miller die before the last survivor attains the age of twenty-one year the trustees shall pay the entire net income therefrom to the present wife of said John Miller for her life, if she shall then be. living, and on her decease and the decease of all of said children without the last survivor of said children having attained the age of twenty-one years, the trustees shall transfer the principal of said trust funds to those persons who would be the heirs at law of John Miller under the laws of Illinois had he survived until such time. The trustees hereunder have un- dertaken to render their services as such as a conrtibution to such fund free of charge, but the trustees shall be entitled to pay out of the principal of such fund all costs, taxes and charges otherwise arising in the ad- ministration of the trust estate and all costs, attorney's fees and ex- penses by reason of their or either of them being made party to any action or proceeding by reason of being trustees hereunder save one arising from their wilful act or that of one of them. In the event of the disability, de- cease, resignation or ceasing to act of one of such trustees, the other shall be authorized and empowered to act as remaining and solo trustee, amd only a single successor to such remaining trustee shall be appointed. Any successor legally appointed shall have all the powers of the original trustees hereunder." The agreement was entered on November 11, 1919, twenty-one into Meat Market Owners Fight Union Demands As Journeymen of North Shore Walk Out v Journeymen meat cutters and butchers of the north shore who were called on strike Monday following refusal of meat market proprietors to agree to the demands of the, Amalgamated Meat Cutters' and; Butcher Workmen's association of North America, left several shops this week. Meat market proprietors in New Trier township made a proposition late last week to meet in conference | with the employes (not representive of the union) for the purpose of hearing possible grievances - and looking toward amicable 'settlement outside the jurisdiction of the Union. The area affected by the walkout of the local union is said to extend from Devon avenue, Chicago, to Glen- coe. One employer said today that more than 200 men would probably go out in this territory. Another declared that not many more than fifty would be affected by the strike which has been called. Sixteen master butchers in Evans- ton held a meeting to discuss the situation they must face. Not all owners of markets are affected. One or two employ non-union help. Others employ no help. A few of the absent employers have not yet had notice served on them, and the men are still working. Four or five others have made some sort of a halfway agree- ment with the union, whereby they have been enabled to keep their men pending the outcome of the strike. Bitter feeling against this datter class was expressed at the meeting Tuesday of the master butchers, who are standing hard and fast for the principle of the open shop. Men who had signed the contracts were open- ly referred to as traitors, inasmuch as some of them had pledged them- selves to stand by the employers' organization throughout the fight and never to consent to the demand for.the- closed shop. Will Not Yield From the general tone of the meet- ing, as well as from individual ex- pressions of opinion, it appears cer- tain that the employers have not the slightest intention of yielding to the union demands, and that a contest is to be developed which will test the relative strength of the master butchers and the striking journey- | men. 4 Though some slight apprehension! regarding the outcome was discern-! | Saturday's needs. "ed at the meeting. ible, all the weight of opinion ap- peared to be that the men would re- turn to work in a few days. Em- ployers pledged themselves anew to stand together for the open shop, and vowed to co-operate in assisting each other to conduct their markets while the strike continued. Good humor and confidence featur- ed the meeting and all, feeling of rancor was apparently absent. * While it is the undoubted intention of the employers to go the limit in oppos- ing the union, the striking mén were |" in most "instances regarded indi- vidually as old associates" and no bitterness was expressed concerning them. It was declared that not many had left of their own'volition, but because of the pressure of the union, and be- cause they had feared to be called scabs by\ their fellows. These men it was said, would be returning with- in a few days to seek their old posi- tions. No violence is anticipated by the employers. It was said that the strikers will not attempt anything of that nature, that they are a higher class of men than those striking in Chicago and are not rowdies. It also was said, however, that the only rea- son the men are not returning to work is because they fear slugging. Plans for Employers To keep their stores running in satisfactory fashion while the strike continues appears to be the em- ployers' chief concern, and most of the time was given to a discussion of this phase of the problem. Plans for meeting the difficulty, which were expected to be applied all along the north shore, were devised as fol- lows: Customers will be asked to leave their orders early in the morning, or the night before, and not to expect early deliveries. No orders will be filled on Saturday except those for After the market has closed at night Sunday's orders will be 'put up' and will be delivered on Sunday morning. Employers will co-ojerate with and assist each other by lending extra help to those who have lost most men. Difficulty in obtaining meat ship- ments from Swift and Armour was a new development which arose dur- ing the week and which was discuss- Packing house teamsters are ordered to deliver all their goods, but are net asked to try to force picket lines nor to risk personal violence. ° Teamstery were in some instances stopped by the strikers and did not deliver at all the stores. The man who has been collecting bones and scraps from the markets is in sympathy with the strikers, and the employers last night decided to combine in sending the bones dirsct- ly: to South Water street. The fight will center on the prin- ciple of the closed shop. Employers are not strongly opposed to granting the wage-increase asked. Many de- clared that some of the men were receiving more than the minimum wage, but all insisted on the right to run their own business. They de- clared that the principle of the clos- ed shop is intolerable as applied to business, and vowed that they were determined not to submit to the de- mand that their affairs be directed by a union. While all appeared confident that the strike will not continue more than a few days and expressed them- selves as willing to put up with any inconvenience in the inteim, it seems certain that the outcome is going to depend altogether on the relative de- terminations of the two bodies, which, in turn, will be affected by whatever sacrifices the business men may have to make, on the one hand, and the pressure brought to bear on the workmen because. of loss of wages on the other. ¢ Violets and = "Say It With Flowers" For Thanksgiving Gorgeous Chrysanthemums Beautiful Roses and Carnations Sweet P eas Blooming Potted Plants LEAVE YOUR ORDER EARLY La LST aM DR EBT TT Te JOHN WEILAND 1161 Wilmette Ave. Telephone Wilmette 2128 We Deliver Along the North Shore A Pom Pons in all colors : I WILMETTE SO THE Progressive Grocery A. 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