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HLXTY.KKaiTH YKAltKO. 7 ' i MU.KM. OltrXiO.N. TUfltSDAV .MOKMV;;, MAY p. ItflH " '. ... T PIUCK FIVE CKJfTS
BIG U.S. GUNS
OPEN FIRE IN
TOUL SECTOR
Shells Sent Over Montsec at
Heavy German Batteries
Enterprising Troops Satisfy
S Curiosity
(JUIET
REIGNS DUE TO
INCLEMENT WEATHER
Renewed Artillery Action
Thought Prelude to Next
Drive at Lines
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 8. -American heavy
artillery was fired today for the first
time io Ihe sector northwest of Toul.
After several weeks spent in prep
aration, the American artillerists,
having picked out targets in the rear
of Montsec, reported that they were
ready to open fire a con pie of days
ago. Rat for reasons not disclosed
the guaa were not fired .until today.
About forty big shells were sent
over Montsec at the heavy German
batteries comDosed of 203's caDtured
from t,he Russians which had been
firing for some time, especially at the
American battery positions. 5 .
FALL OX ADVANCED. POSTS.
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
OX THE FRENCH FRONT, TUES
DAY NIGHT, May 7. The official
French report of the patrol action in
which the American troops in the
Lorraine sector of the 'battle- front
carried out a brilliant little opera
tion on May 5 in the vicinity of the
hamlet of Anservlllers shows the
wonderfully enterprising spirit of the
American troops.
The report says the Americans
whose activity, never relaxes and
whose audacity is remarkable, want
ed to see what the Germans opposite
them were doing. At 3 o'clock In
the morning of May 5 without a artil
lery, preparation; three American pa
trols left the-village of anservlllers,
which Is in the entente 'allied lines.
Two of the patrols took a position
on the right and left' flank whelle
the third, composed of eight men un
der command of lieutenant Cassidy.
executed a. clever turning movement
and entered Anservlllers hamlet from
the rear and, fell upon the German
advanced post. ; ;
The patrol fired onlr one shot and
tfc'n attacked the Germans with
trench knives. A fierce struggle en
sued the Germans using the butts of
their rifles against the , American
viM Th flrht ended with the
tn0 1
pnth nr two Germans and
wounding of their corporal, who
ith three other men were brought
tack "to the American lines. There
were no casualties among the
Americans. ; :'"'''
MORE SQUADRONS OUT.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FItANCE, May 8. At least three
new German squadrons of pursuit
lirnlanM ha vt been sent Up to the
American troops in the Toul. scctor.l
for the purpose or stranng: inero. c-i
cording to informatioa , received; to
day. The exact composition of the
squadrons baa not yet been definitely
established, . .. . : . vi.. -
There was no aerial activity today
is it was raining heavily. ; i
QUIET PREVAILING.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 8. Reports received
from , all the fronts on which the
Americans are engaged with the ex
ception of Picardy, said that quiet
Trevalled tonight, principally be
cause of the bad weather.
The artillery activity was normal.
t:thoug- the enemy was using a few
fas shells Intermittently on the
'Luaeville sector. " . i
FORCES BECOMING STRONG EU
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. May 8. Except for artil
i rr firing and patrolling there Is
''--tie new In Picardy. .
. Lvery day the Americans become
' -onger. Apparently they are better
trtrenched than the Germans, who
K being continually harassed, day
I nljtht. Desnite the enemy's
tf avy expenditure In gas he has ob-
u aea no advanuge in this sector.
The weather has been unsettled
'or several davs. preventing much
I-antry activity. There have been
pf ' aerial encounters. One of the
A: fritfln nattnla last nlffht pneoant-
re4 and enemy working party? They
s-ct the sentinel and rushed the
vr'ray, but later retired owing to
l"9 enemy's superiority In numbers.
A letter, freshly written, found
the body of a German killed by
Americana in Picardy, discloses
J effectiveness of the American
, The letter foUows:
Here we He! Lie In a village
a has been completely demolisn
' 1 ty artillery fire. , The vUlage is
r r Moatdidier. '
, dare not show ourselves. We
; ' In the cellar. We have to go
set our food at night. Th last
1 1 went out with a detail which
I Deputy United States
1 Food Administrator
I Caught taking Bribe
San Francisco. May 8.
James A. Wood, deputy United
States food administrator for
Nevada, was arrested by de
partment o' ii'stiee officials
here today for bribery on the
charge he had accepted $500 In
part payment of an alleged dej
mand upon the South Fork
Flour Mills of Elko. Nev., for
$50 a month for alleged pro
tection 1n their handling of
flour and wheat under the fed
eral food act. '
Wood, according to the fed
eral authorities, was trapped In
a local hotel Tuesdav through
the use of a marked. $100 bill.
When; confronted with. the.
evidence they said t Vy had in
their posseslson. Wood was
quoted by the officials as hav
ing stated he haJ planned to
take into his ennfirieneA tYia Atk-
, purtment of justice In a scheme
10 prosecute the mill company
officials for alleged attempt to
bribe a government officers.
v
NINE GUNNERS
ARE KILLED AS
SHELL EXPLODES
' . ....!" ' ' '
Accident Near Fort Worth
Wipes Out Entire Gun Crew
and Part of Second
WARNING TOO LATE
" ' -
Soldier Attempts to Force
Charge Into Trench Mortar
Many Narrow Escapes
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 8 -Nine
American- gunners were kied
and seven injured more or less seri
ously near Benbrook, a few miles
west of Fort 'Worth, when a three
inch shell exploded at 3 o'clock' this
afternoon. One gun crew, comprised
of members of the headquarters com
pany of the' 141st infantry, was en
tirely wiped out -and a second crew
from headquarters companjr ' of the
14 2d infantry-: suffered heavy cas
ualties. ; v . -
Six of the men were killed Instant
ly: and three; died within a-sWt
time after the explosion. First re
ports that two trench mortars had
exploded were erroneous. ;
Aii aiiciuptuiL ine p&rt 01 a gun
ner to force a shell, which apparent
y did not fit, down a trench mortar,
is believed to have been retnnihe
for j the accident. Sergeant Norman
Bow, a Canadian, who is an assistant
instructor for the Stokes trench mor
tar; said tonight he saw a soldier at
tempting to force the shell and that
he attempted to warn the' gunner.
The explosion came too quickly, how
ever. Dow was slightly wounded by
a fragment of the shell.
The list of dead follows:
First Lieutenant Allen J. McDavM.
Overton, Texas.
Corporal Wharton .Jones, San Mar
cos, Texas. '
Corporal William P. 'Applegen,
Elena, Texas.
Corporal W. J. Ellis. Abnene, Tex.
Privates: Morgan C. Sanders, Ab
ilene.TTexas; Euclid Simmons Hen
rietta. Texas: John Webber. Mem
phis, Texas; Dewey Tillman, address
not announced: lacy 11. juangiey,
Waelder. Texas. ;
. The wounded, except - Sergeant
Bow of the British army, were all
from Texas.
General E. St. John Grebble, com?
manding officerat Camp Bowie, was
standing less than ten yards from the
scene of the explosion with his two
aides. Captain Houghton and Lieu
tenant. Russell. They were unin
jured. Lieutenant Colonel Metcalfe,
division suregon. and an enlisted
man also, stood near by. The enlist
a man was instantlv killed, but Met
calfe was uninjured. The bodies of
some of the victims were literally
blown to pieces.
Zlare Prooertv of 1. W. W.
Confiscated by Officials
cpiTTi.R Idr 8 Checks fos
,nm. ati to aezreeate several thou
sand dollars, together with a qunat-
Ity of books and -derense stamps
h etzod late today by federal
jvfrioiaia hA nnened two safe deposit
boxes Tented to the local branch of
the Industrial Workers ox tne worm.
T. uifnr was said to have been
rv,. a in Connection with- 23 alleged
.omHM nf thA organization who
were ordered held under $2000 ball
mr a nearine before .United
et.taa nnmmltsloner RJ W. McClel
land here. Three of the 23 are al
leged to be enemy aliens, while zo
.i,aH with hAlne draft evaders.
n.rret nt disorderly conduct have
been preferred by the police against
OVER 500,000
U.S. SOLDIERS
SENT ACROSS
Forecast in January Now Sur
passedEvery Man Fully
Equipped Before Departure
for France
LARGER NUMBER TO
. GO BEFORE SUMMER
1. '
Baker Finds Plenty of Ma
chine Guns of Both Light
and Heavy Types
WASHINGTON. May 8. More
than a half million American soldier
have been sent to France. Secretary
Baker today authorized the state
ment, that his forecast to congress in
January that 500,000 troops would
be dispatched to France early in the
present year now . had been sur
passed. .
Tho secretary chose his words
about the troops in France with the
utmost care.!' He would not amplify
the statement In any way and espe
cially -asked that the press refrain
from speculation as to what figures
his guarded reraorks covered or as
to what possibilities of early further
Increase In 'the force on the other
side there might be.
More To II Available.
There have been repeated official
announcements, however, that the
government is belnding every enerzy
to rush men across to back up the
allied lines In France and officers
directly In charge of the transporta
tion have expressed satisfaction with
the progress belnr made. There is
no doubt that the present force of
American troops there represents
only a small part of the total strength
that will , be avaUable Mor emplo;'
ment by GeneraiFoch before the
summer fighting ends.
There are Indications .ton, that the
war department has adhered strictly
to its policy of equipping fully before
his departure "every man sent across.
That is the first consideration in
checking off supplies of clothinz and
arms. Mr. Baker's recent study of
the whole ordnance program wan
founded on his desire to see just
what the situation was in this slow
est element of the war preparations.
Artillery Lewi Preying.
His conclusions as to machine guns
follow on the heels of pessimistic
statesmen ts by members of congress
In this Tegard. In discussion of tho
production of Browning machlna
runs, contracts for other types both
here and -abroad apparently have
been lost sight of. These contracts
preceded the placing of orders for
the Brownings ana mat suppiy was
rieftirned to meet the emergency un-
ti the new gun was available In quan
tities; .....
The present practice of brigaami?
American units with Krencn ani
British divisions, it is pointed out,
makes the artillery question less
pressing as an immediate independ
ent supply. . .
1,227,000 imiiieti.
Ao i-osult of a personal Investl-
ttnn.of msrthine gun production
during the past few days, the secre
tary announced that there is no pres
ent shortage of light or heavy types
of these weapons either in France or
America and no shortage is in pros
To date 1.227.000 Americans have
been called to the colors under the
selective service act. Provost Mar
shal General Crowder today gave this
flzure as the approximate bh-uS
of the national army.
WANT WH EAT KL1M IXATF.O.
. -Tr -f B f!niintV fOOd
administrators of Washington in
conference nere iou7 wnu
m a , .Imlnlittalnr for
Washington, adopted a resolution ffP-
pealing to an wno - ---
no wheat for food until after the
next wheat narvesi.
GRAIN IS SENT
TO SWITZERLAND
-
WASHINGTON. May 8. America's
determination to feed the Swiss pop
nlatinn desnite obstacles interposed
by Germany was made plain today
when the state department gave oui
a communication to the American
minister at Berne declaring grain
ships were on their way under naval
convoy prepared to force passage
through the submarine sone. "J
Th note was selnt for publication
tn Switzerland to ' relieve anriety
thr a the food suonly. It disclos
ed that the United States decided to
Amt-w th anhmarlBA blockade after
the German government declined to
guarantee sare passage, ior grain
.KinAnntil thfM mnnthi' time had
expired in whlclTr notify submarine
commanedrs.
Shasta Limited's Name
to e Dropped Jane 1
After' June 1 all names for pas
senger 1 trains i will be eliminated
throughout the entire country and
trains will be known only by num
ber, according to Information at Un
ion Pacifie headquarters. The or
ders emanate from Washington and
fancy names are said to be adver
tising. Twentieth Century Limited. Broad
way Limited. Pennsylvania Limited.
Overland Limited. Kooky Mountain
Limited. Dixie Flyer. Seminole: Lim
ited. Itoyal Palm. Shasta Limited.
North Coast - Limited and similar
glittering names will be abolished.
PORTLAND MAN
TALKS TONIGHT
George L Ranch and Sergeant
Major Christy Thrift
Stamp Speakers
A patriotic rally to be held at the
armory tonirht will' be addressed by
George L. Ranch of Portland on the
subject "Salem After the War." Mr.
Haurh will b accompanied by Ser
geant Major Ff B. Christy, a returned
member of the Canadian expedition
ary forces, who has seen service
"over there.- and has twjee been
wounded In the defense of . de
mocracy. Preparations ate being .made at
the armory to care for a capacity
house. The returned men have . al
ways been well greeted and listened
to in Salem, and they have always
had a message worth while listening
to. Admission Is without charge.
The committee in rharee has also
planned some musical numbers to
add to the spirit of the occasion.
Mrs. Hallie Singes Durdall will sing,
and Miss Elisabeth Levy will con
tribute a violin solo.
The meeting is In the Interest of
the war savings stamp campaign for
the city of Salem. It Is scarcely
realized by the general public the
important part these baby bonds are
to play in the financing of the great
war. Heretofore the campaign, has
been carried on through the schools
almost entirely, and the impression
has been gained that it is largely a
children's affair.. But the assigned
job for .the war savings stamps is
to raise two billions of dollars, and
this, as a committee' member points
out. is no "child's play." - . '
The .talk arranged for Thursday
night, however, will ' have a much
wiaer application than "a mere ex
hortation to buy savings stamps. Mr.
Kauch win touch upon a war phase
that is perhaps little considered. In
the heat of the day's -events, namely,
what Is to happen In the several com
munities at the close of the conflict.
RANKS OK L tA
SPLIT IN COURT
ROOMQUARRE
Attempt to Give Jurors Peri
odicals of Organization
Brings Rebuke
PAPERS MAKE THREATS
Vanderveer .Arouses Ire of
Radicals Bailey Gives
" . Testimony-
CHICAGO; May 8. A split in the
ranks or the Industrial Workers of
the World, 112 of whom are on trial
for seditious conspiracy, resulted to
day when 'counsel for .the defense
threatened to withdraw . from the
case unless an attempt by the radi
cal element .to practice sabotage
against the federal district court is
halted immediately.
Judge K. M. Landis had Just
warned the defendants that further
attempts to place I. W. W. periodicals
where jurors might find them will
not be tolerated when George F.
Vanderveer, chief counsel for the
defense, and a conservative leader,
stepped before the prisoners and
shouted:
"If any rriore papers are brought
Into this building threatening this
court In event of a verdict of guilty,
we c.uit."
Hurried conferences of defendants
who Jad just been given a recess
were held, but radical members of
the group, out on' bail, said they
could not guarantee atainst organ
ization propaganda finding its way
Into court.. .v - ,
"Aren't you making love to the
government. Vanderveer? asked one
of t radicals.
"We -have .been patient too long
with your radical moves.: and one
more means the end. he replied.
The publication to which Judged
Landis called attention, the Indus
trial Worker of Seattle, warned the
court, government prosecutors and
llurors that 200.000 menhers are
awaiting. the verdict and "will re-
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PEACE TREATY
FOR RUMANIA
IS FINISHED
Provides for Demobilization
of Army, Separation of Do
brudja From Country , and
Restoration of Land
RIGHT OF COLLECTINQ
RIVER TOLLS GIVEN UP
Central Powers Can Place
Warships on Danube Re
' ligions Given Equality -
AMSTERDAM. May 8. The peace
treaty signed by Germany anL her
allies with Rumania consists ot eight
clauses. The first restores peace;
the second demobilizes the Rumanian
army, except tea divisions, two re
maining as protection- for the fron
tiers of Bessarabia, and eight, in
Moldavia... the total not to ' exceed
20,000 Infantry and 3200 cavalry.
The 'third clause separates Do
brudja from Rumania and restores
to Bulgaria Bulgarian territory
which fell to Rumania by the treaty
of Bucharest in. 1913. Rumania
cedes to the central allies that part
of Dobrudja north of the new Bul
garian frontier lines to the mouth
of the Danube. The frontier is rec
tified in favor of Austria-Hungary.
State property In the land ceded
by Rumania passes without Indem
nity, to the states which acquire the
regions. The inhabitants, however,
shall have the right of option and
emigration.
The fourth clause deals with In
demnities, the signatories of the
treaty renouncing all claim to reim
bursement for the costs of the war,
but 'special arrangements are to. be
made for damages caused by the
war.
The evacuation of the occupied ter
ritories is taken up In the firth
clause, while the sixth provides for
free navigation of the- Danube, .Ru
mania surrendering the right to col
lect toll on ships . navUatlO the
river or entering ports. - The central
allies have the right to keep war
ships virtually anywhetf In the river,
Equality of all. religions in Ru
mania Is provided for in clause seven
while the eighth clause has to do
with the economic relations of Rur
mania with the central allies. These
will be regulated by separate agree
ments, which will go into force sl
multaneously with the peace treaty.
Complaint of Telegraphers
Union Under Advisement
WASHINGTON, May S. Hearings
were held today by the war labor
board on the complaint of 'the' Com
mercial Telegraphers' Union . of
America that its members are being
discharged by the Western- Union
and Postal Telegraph companies be
cause of their union affiliation and In
violation of the war labor agreement.
The case was taken under advise
ment. , ...
; In accordance with Its policy of eon
dilation the board heard the state
ments or both parties la executive
'session and will give no publicity to
the constrovesy until it has been set
tled. Women's Club Federation
Convention Adjourns
HOT SPRINGS. Ark.. May 8. The
fourteenth biennial convention of the
General Federation of Women's clubs
adjourned finally here tonight with
the completion of a program that in
cluded as speakers Dr. Anna Howard
Shaw, Dr. Esther Lovejoy of Port
land. Or., and' George W. Simmons,
of StLouls. Mrs. Newton D. Baker,
wlef of the secretary of war, san a
number of war songs..
At today's business session a reso
lution was presented to the conven
tion and referred to the executive
board with! power toact. urging for
women of the nation "representation
at the peace table when the Issues
of the war have been settled and
the nations' of the earth gather for
a survey of .the future." .
.. A resolution approving pniform di
vorce laws was not presented, t- '
FOURTH KKRRIS SHIP LA UN' CI IK
TACOXIA. Wash.. May 8. The
fourth Ferris type rhip built for tho
Emergency Fleet corporation Iry the
Seaborn Shipbuilding company was
launched this afternoon. It was
christened the Cheron by Elizabeth
Raker, the 13-year-old daughter of
Ir. and. Mrs. Frank S. Baker.
SUSIKCT IS ARRESTED.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 8. Harry
Rhebek. according to the police.
I. v. w suspect, was arrrsiru. on
hlp here today by" federal authorities
en a charge. of setting fire to the
schooner Minnie A. Calne. In Ade
laide. Australia, last September.
Shebek was a cabin boy on the
vessel.
. ,.. i I
V, S. Newspapermen Are
Ordered Expelled as
"Pernicious Foreigners,,
I
t
WASHINGTON. May S. j
Unofficial advices received here I
tell of an order for the expul-
sion from Mexico by the Car- f
ranza government of Robert IL I
Murray, the representative of
; the committee on public lnfor- 1
- t m m "
: luauua in Mexico, wno, in uai
capacity, has been tn charge of
the work conducted by the
Americas 'government to offset
German propaganda.
At the same time, the unof
ficial advices say, one of the
correspondents of the Associat
ed "Press in Mexico City, W. E.
Welgand. was also ordered to
leave. '
The expulsion of both men. It
Is said, was ordered under the
.thirty-third section of the
Mexican constitution which pro
vides for the summary deporta
tion of 'pernicous foreigners'
without trial or hearing. -
POLICE SUSPECT
GANG MAY HAVE
" LINE ON SALEI.1
Portland Auto Thieves May
Have Regular Organization
at Work Here
BOLD METHODS ARE USED
Jack Walker Just Ready to
Pummel Intruder When
He Escapes
Clarence Blondell, 15 North Lib
erty street, laj mourning the loss of
a perfectly good automobile tire
which was taken from the back' of
his machine while he was visiting at
a home on Nineteenth street recent
ly. ; A description of the tire, which
had been run! but about 800 miles.
was turned into the police station
and efforts made to Identify the
tire if it Is turned In td any of the
second hand men or junk dealers.
- The officers are guessing as to
whether this sort of stunt is being
worked by Salem youths or whether
Salem has a branch office of the or
ganized gang that has been operat
ing extensively in Portland."
Hold Thief Scared.
Another case that recently came
to the attention of the officers was
me experience or Jack walker, re
siding on North Thirteenth street.
He was aroused by a peculiar noise
from the street In front of his home
ia the small hours of the sight, and
looking out saw a man In the act of
pushing his big Hupmoblle down the
street. He hastily threw on an over
coat, darted out of the house and
made a fox sprint after the thief
By the time Walker overtook the car
he found the man had climbed Into
the machine and .was trying "to ma
nipulate the starting gear. Walker
made a lunge at the grand larcenee
over the front of the car, but the oc
cupant twisted himself loose from
his grasp, tumbled over the other
side ot the car and beat it jwithout
regard for the speed limit. In his
haste he left behind Kim his hat and
a key which were turned over to the
police, together with a vague descrip
tion of the thief. The hat bc the
trademark of the Salem Woolen
Mills store, but unfortunately did
not have the owner's initials on the
band. I .
' Clever Method VneA.
For ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain the automobile thief is
peculiar, and it' will fee the part of
wisdom for owners of autos. motor
cycles and bicycles to take no
chances in leaving J their machines
where thieves can operate undetect
ed. There are cases on record where
thieves, disguised as garage men lo
greasy overalls, have walked up to a
group of automobiles under an elee
trie light, made a pretense of 'tink
ering one or them, climbed In to test
the starting apparatus, and then
driven quietly away without attract
ing attention. It is equally easy for
a thief to walk up to a bicycle on a
business' street after nightfall and
boldly ride away before the eyes of
passersby. A theft of this sort was
evidently made at Eugene lately, as
the police received a wire from that
city , yesterday informing them that
a Harley-Davidson - motorcycle had
been taken Lherw, the rider heading
north, with rj probability of pass
ing tnrouzn tiAirm.
WiUielm Confers Iron
Cross on Chancellor
BERLIN, via. London. May 8. It
Is -officially announced that Em pe.ro r
William conferred the Iron cross.
first class, on Imperial Chancellor
von Hertling on the occasion of the
conclusion of peace itn Rumania.
INCREASE OF
$20Ar,10NTH
IS PROPOSED
Railroad Employes Receivin z
Less Than $250 in Decem
ber, 1915 Recommended
for More Pay
APPRENTICES ARE K0T
INCLUDED IN CHANGE
McAdoo Now Studying Re
portWill Make Dechica
Within Ten Days
WASHINGTON. May S, All rail-
roada employes whose monthly pay ia
December. 1915, was less than i:S0
a month have been recommended for
wage increases by the railroad ware
commission.
The recommendations, if adopt.!
by Director General McAdoo. woali
give the workers flOO.OOO.OOO In
back pay to January 1 and would add
ZZS8.Q1Z.71 8 to the payroll as cf
1917. a net increase of 115021 per
cent.
Wage advances proposed, however.
do not represent net increases over
existing pay but are based on the
month of December, 1915. In otfctr
words any Increase which may have
been allowed by individual roads
since that time roust be deducted.
. Reduction Not Permitted.
"As to thoee who have received
such Increasea, the report says, "we
advise no other course than that the
scale be adhered to. for It has its
foundation In principle and not ia
the compelling force of unusual com
petition. In no event, however,
should there be any reduction la
wages from those now otUInlnr.
The railroads must, however.
maintain their employment of work
ers, and If, by meeting fairly, as here,
the needs of the time, this end cannot
be secured, there must be aiiowel
play for other forces other than there
we .have recognized. '
. IVrreotacee Differ.
Flat Increases of 120 a month are
proposed far all employes except ap
prentices receiving 148 or less, sal
all others up to 8239 would get ad
vances ranging from 43 per c't
downward to 4.C per cent, the small
est increases going to those with tt-i
highest wages. Above 8239 flat la-
creases would be glren to make U-j
wage 8250. . Apprentices frocf 12 t-
21 years old would receive only tire
fourths of the recommended in
crease and those below 18 years
one half.
In the application of the scale, tbe
wage rum with the place, so that the
men who have been promoted slm
December, 1917 -shall receive in
creases applicable to' the new place
and not to their wages In that month.
Men discharged since January 1 shall
receive their share of the retroaetfe
pay for tffe time that they worked.
wotne Are Inrleded.
Mr. McAdoo is studying ihe re
port, which was made public tonight
and will decide what Increases stall
be allowed, probably within ten days.
It is considered certain that he win
not -adopt ia fall the commission's .
recommendations. The' commission
based, Its recommendation on tbe
monthly pay of the men. but tbe
rates of Increase were arranged for
all classes of employes, whether pild
by the month, day, hour or number
of miles.
An Important feature of the r export
was the recommendation that where
the same service is rendered the pay
shall b the same without discrim
ination as to sex or race.
Overtime pay and hours of serv
ice should hot be disturbed during
the war, the eommlssloa reported la
suggesting that an exhaustive study
be made of both subjects. It was re
corded, however, that a "standard
day of reasonably limited length is
as much a part of the measure of
justice with the working men as Is
his rate of wage.
Tribunal Propoeed.
Permanent tribunal to. continue the
study or railroad labor problems and
to adjust many grievances presented
to the commission, but which it was
unable to take up. were proposed.
With the comment that its Inquiry
showed substantial readjustment of
the salaries of railroad .officials
would promote the efficient opera
tion of the roads, the commission
added: . -
"Some salaries may well be abol
ished altogether, others greatly re
duced, while In some cases of lerser
paid officials, an Increase would be
warranted.
A total of f30.000.000 was round
to have been paid out daring the
year ending December 31. 1917, lo
officials receiving 85000 a year and
more.
The commission stated Its guiding
principle In recommending Increases
In the following words:
Kxpenditare Xereity. .
A ruf flcient increay should b
given to maintain that standard of
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