Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 216, 20 July 1920 — Page 1

RICHMOND PA 6 VOL. XLV., NO. 216 Palladium. Est. 1831. Consolidated with Sun-Telegram H07. RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 20, 1920. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS

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NEW MEASURE FOR $175,000 DELAYS ACTION Council Increases Appropriation for Turbine but Postpones Final Action for Two Weeks.

ARGUMENT IS BITTER A new ordinance Increasing the appropriation for a 5,000 k. w. turbine unit at the rnunlrirpal power plant from 100,000 to 175,000. which sum is insufficient to cover the approximate coat of the improvement, according; to statements made by representatives of the city administration, failed of passage at the city council meeting Monday night because a necessary unanimous vote could not be obtained to suspend the rules for the adoption of the measure. Councilmen Evans and Stegman voted against the suspension of rules. As a consequence consideration of plans for increasing municipal plant production will be held up until council meets again, two weeks hence. Became Entangled. Those who attended the council meeting were entertained by frequent disputes, but they had a difficult time keeping pace with the proceedings. Parliamentary procedure eventually became so ensnarled that a newspaper reporter of long experience with councilmanic affairs secured permission from the presiding officer, Councilman Williams, to interrogate council to determine the status of the proceedings. Debate was featured by a clash between City Attorney B. C Robbins and Councilman Ford. A representative of a company which recently contract ed to install a coal storage device at the municipal plant had just concluded a statement refuting a charge made in council a week ago that the cost of the equipment, $44,000, was $20,000 more than it was worth, declaring the sales price represented a profit of only 15 per cent, when the city attorney took the floor and asked Mr. Ford to j conduct a cross-examination n ne was not satisfied with the statement. Wants Him Satisfied. He said he wanted Mr. Ford to have a thorough knowledse of the deal, otherwise he might sit around his chop and complain to callers that all the facts were not revealed. Mr. Robbins referred to Mr. Ford as a "gossip". Ford denied that he had been responsible for the charge that the city had not received a fair deal in the purchase of the coal storage device. The presiding officer finally ended the dispute and remarked that it be a good plan to provide a set of boxing gloves for future council meetings. Council took up the question of increasing the municipal plant's capacity, which the power users of the city have been vehemently demanding for over a year, by adopting a "get together" resolution, framed in accordance with City Controller Bescher's urgent plea that the legislative and administrative branches of the city government bury their differences and act for the best interests of the community. But when the meeting had adjourned council and the board of public works were just as far apart as ever. Calls for Conference. The resolution, introduced by Councilman Walterman, called for a conference of council members, board members, city controller, superintendent and engineer of the municipal plant, Howard Gluys. former plant engineer, local manufacturers familiar with electrical machinery and, "if possible," members of the Indiana Public Utilities Commission, for the purpose of considering plans for installing additional equipment at the plant. Prior to the adoption of this resolution council was reminded that the turbine unit the board desires to contract for was recommended by an ex pert electrical engineer employed by the city to ascertain necessary plant Improvements, and that the chief engineer of the state utilities commission had indicated that the improvements contemplated were necessary. Revokes Decision. A few minutes after council had decided that no plant improvement policy should be formulated until a general conference could be held, it revoked its own decision by adopting a resolution that the board should advertise for bids for equipment for a turbine unit, the installation to be made by the city, and bids for a unit with the installation to be made by the contracting company, and that it was the sense of council that the city phould make its own installation of the unit. Then, to the amazement of the spectators, council executed another about face. It adopted a resolution to the effect that if the board thought best and the board does to contract for a turhlne unit with the installation to be made by the contracting company and tlie council would acquiesce and provide any additional sum necessary providine the proposed appropriation of $175,000 was Insufficient to meet the cost. Defeats Appropriation. After this third resolution had been adopted an unsuccessful effort was made to pass an ordinance appropriating $175,000 for plant improvements, under suspension of rules. Board members declare that the chief engineer of the state utilities commission, who must pass upon and approve any improvements for the city plant, has made it quite plain to them that he can see no advantage In the city purchasing the various parts of the proposed unit and then having the unit installed by local talent. In other words the commission engineer advocates the complete installation of the unit by the contracting firm, thus giving the city a guarantee that the work will be satisfactorily done. The majority of the councilmen have made it quite plain, however, that (Continued on Page Four)

FAILURE TO APPOINT SPECIAL CITY JUDGE PREVENTS TRIALS

It developed Tuesday when two men, Leonard Allison and Gus Kroma, were brought into city court to answer charges of violating the city ordinance against loitering, that Richmond at this time, with Mayor W. W. Zimmerman out of the city on a 90 days' leave of absence, has no city court judge. B. C. Robbins, after examining the statutes, decided that Allison and Kroma could not be arraigned on the charges preferred against them. The two loitering cases constituted the first embarrassment experienced by the city as a result of the mayor abandoning his official duties to leave the city for the purpose of taking treatments at a sanitarium in a nearby town. Mayor Fails To Appoint It was the general understanding the mayor had "with council before he was granted his three months' vacation that the mayor was to appoint a special judge of the city court, the salary of the special judge to be paid by the mayor, with the understanding that the mayor would continue to receive his own salary while absent from his duties. It was learned Tuesday, however, that S. K. Morgan, who has been presiding over city court is not serving as special judge, that he is merely acting as a justice of the peace and is conducting his justice court at the city building instead of his own offices. Has No Authority. City Attorney Robbins, after considering the charges made against Allison and Kroma, expressed the opinion that Morgan is not a special city judge, and that as justice of the peace Morgan has no authority to hear cases involving the violation of the city ordinance. Mr. Robbins cited the fact that under the law it. is provided that, in cities of the third class, in which Richmond is included, council may designate the mayor to serve as city court judge. This action has been taken by the Richmond city council. The law further provides that the judge of the city court shall have "exclusive" jurisdiction over cases resulting from violations of city ordinances. In the event the city court judge, who, in the case of the city of Rich mond, is the mayor, cannot preside over the court for any reason he has the authority, under the law, to appoint an acting city court judge. However, Mayor Zimmerman neglected to do this. DEMOCRATS CONFER TO SELECT MAN TO MANAGE CAMPAIGN COLUMBUS, O.. July 20. Choice of commanding officers for the Democratic battle front and determination of major features of the campaign confronted the Democratic national committee as it assembled today for its first important business session since the San Francisco convention. Wishes of Governor Cox, the presidential nominee, were paramount among the committee members and it was planned to invite him and Franklin D. Roosevelt, vice-presidential candidate, to the meeting, set for 11 o'clock at a local hotel. Governor Cox announced today that Edmund H. Moore. Ohio's national committeeman and the governor's convention manager, had definitely and finally refused the chairmanship of the national committee. The Democratic national committee unanimously adopted resolutions urging ratification af the federal woman suffrage amendment by the Tennessee and North Carolina legislatures. Prefers Moore Although the governor had ex pressed himself for mt. Moore and ar ranged to confer with him before the full committee's session to urge his acceptance, friends of both doubted whether the governor could overcome his objections to taking over the campaign, with its personal sacrifices. In the event of Mr. Moore's final declination, many committee members expected the re-election of Mr. Cum mins. Also on the committee's calendar was the election of other officers, determination of dates for notification ceremonies and general traveling plans for both nominees, selection of headquarters and campaign financing plan. Other Officers The present committee officers, beside Chairman Cummings, are: Vicechairmen, J. Bruce Kremer, Montana, and Samuel B. Amidon, Kansas; secretary. Ed. G. Hoffman, Indiana; executive secretary, W. B. Hollister, Missouri; treasurer Wilbur W. Marsh, of Iowa; financial director, W. D. Jamieson. Re-election of most of these was understood to be satisfactory to Governor Cox. The committee now consists of 53 men and as many women. A majority of the former only were expected for today's meeting and many proxies were on file. The visitors, with other prominent Democrats, were Invited to a buffet Uincheon given by Mrs. Cox at the executive mansion at 7 p. m. Former Ruler of Elks Killed in Auto Smash ALTOONA, Pa., July 20. Thomas A. Herr, past exalted ruler of the Elks end a leading politician of this city, and Elmer E. McGuff, hotel proprietor were killed and four other persons seriously injured early today when an automobile driven at high speed turned turtle near Frankstown. Pa. Among the injured is M. P. McGrath, prohibition enforcement officer in this district. Armed Bandits Get $10,000 NEW YORK, July 20. Three armed bandits held up the cashier of the Borden Condensed Milk company today in front of the company's office and escaped with $10,000.

Harding's Manager

HARRY M. DAUGHERTY Harry M. Daugherty, who managed Senator Harding's pre-convention campaign, will be a prominent figure in this year'B presidential campaign. He will be subordinate to Will Hays, who will continue as chairman of the national committee. COMMISSION GRANTS INCREASES IN RATES FOR ELECTRIC PLANT Increased rates for electric current by the municipal electric plant operated by the city of Richmond were authorized by an order of the public service commission, issued today. The commission, in granting the petition of the city, made allowances for increased costs of labor, coal and materials. Lighting rates were increased approximately 24 per cent; municipal lighting rates were increased approximately 30 per cent and a new schedule was provided for current used in cooking. Power rates were increased 55 per cent under the demand schedule and 52 per cent under the increment schedule. Special rates were established for rural service fur nished by the municipal plant. Labor Costs Factor. Increased labor costs of more than 100 per cent are indicated by evidence submitted by the city. Large increase's in the salaries of clerks, engineers, and many other employes were pointed out by the city. The city of Richmond was ordered to set aside annually for depreciation 'iVt per cent- of the value of its depreciable electric property including future additions and betterments, and rules were provided for its depreciation fund. No electric utility purchasing current from a municipal utility should be served at a rate which places on the municipality and its patrons any burden or loss, the order specified. Discusses Liberty Plant. In regard to the Liberty Light and Power company, the order says: "The commission further finds that the Liberty Light and Power company while accepting electric energy at the primary side of the switch board, and offering continuous consumption during the twenty-four hour period, should not be given prefer tntial classification; that the city of Richmond, in its capacity as a public utility, should not render service to the Liberty Light and Power company for the delivery of electric energy to other towns and communities served by it, at a rate that places said municipality and its patrons in the posl tion of bearing a burden or loss; that said Liberty Light and Power company, and its consumers do not in any wise participate in the obligations, elements of hazard, etc., which attach to the city of Richmond and its ta. in the establishment and op eration of the plant; that, weighing all elements, the proposed schedule does not lay an unfair burden on said Liberty Light and Power company, and that there is no necessity for a special classification for rates to other public utilities." NEGRO CAUGHT AFTER FIRING ON SHERIFF EATON, O., July 20. One of two negroes who engaged in a running gun battle with Sheriff George Jones and Deputy C. R. Wehrley, about three miles northwest of Eaton last Friday, is held In the county jail here in default of $1,000 bond on a charge of shooting with intent to kill. The negro, 23 years old, says his name is Samuel Walker, his home Pittsburg, Pa. He claims to be a native of Covington, Ky. Walker and Ed Jones were working on a railway Improvement west of Eaton. They are said to have threat ened to shoot up the camp if they did not receive their pay, which was not available at that time. Sheriff Jones was called. Fires At Sheriff. The sheriff and his deputy started in pursuit of the negroes. One negro fired on the sheriff. A number of shots were exchanged, none taking effect. The negroes eluded the officers. Returning early in the evening to the place where the chase had ended the officers captured Walker in a thicket. After his capture Walker revealed the hiding place of revolver. The weapon, a Colt's Police Special, 38calibre, was wrapped in an old shirt, along with 17 loaded shells. Sheriff Jones also found what appears to be a savings deposit book bearing the name Louis Jones. A balance of $272.84 is shown. The other negro escaped.

SOLONS DRAFT MODIFIED TAX LAW MEASURE Agree on Curtailing Ten Million Dollar War Memorial Appropriation Proposed by Governor Goodrich. BOOST TEACHER'S PAY

(By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. July 20. Still without definite plans for tax legislation, the special session of the Indiana general assembly today went into its eighth day with no end to its deliberations in sight. A caucus committee of senate and house Republicans met again this morning to resume the drafting of a tax bill, a task at which they have been working since last Friday. Drafting of a compromise bill on tax legislation which it was believed would be acceptable to members of the Republican majority in both houses of the general assembly was almost completed by Senator Kiper, of Boonville. While drafting of this measure was being completed Republicans of the house caucused on the war memorial project advocated by Governor Goodrich. The caucus recommended to the ways and means committee that the legislature appropriate $2,000,000. Increased Teacners' Pay. A bill providing for approximately a 30 per cent increase in the salaries of school teachers was passed this morning by the house by a vote of 79 to 0. The bill was sent to the senate. Representative Edgar T. Laughlin, of Davis county, speaking on the bill, declared that its provisions for a minimum wage of $800 yearly would indirectly result in rural schools being held in session eight months each year instead of six. The house passed 81 to 2, the bill of Representative Malott of Lawrence county, restoring to county treasurers and auditors the fee of $5 per day for attending meetings of the county board of review. Leaders are hopeful that once the tax problem is solved the special session can be adiourned withmit Hoiav Various plans are under consideration Dy the caucus committee to take care of the situation created by the decision of the simrcmo rrm-t 1oslafin invalid horizontal increases made by me state tax board in 1919 assess ments. AWARD ACCEPTABLE TO RAIL EMPLOYES Sentiment among some Richmond employes of the Pennsylvania railroad seemed to indicate that increases in pay granted Tuesday will prove acceptable. They added, however, that acceptance or rejection rested with the railroad men's committee now in conference at Chicago. Frank Irwin, president of the Central Labor Council and secretary of the blacksmith's union, said th? when he attended a conference of railroaders at Chicago last week, sentiment was that a 20 per cent increase would be accepted with protest, but under 20 per cent would be rejected. "I believe, said Irwin, "that Richmond men will accept the increase granted. Should the committee at Chicago refuse acceptance, Richmond men will fall in line. Should the majority of railroad men strike, Richmond men would do likewise." Several railroad clerks interviewed believed the increase granted them would prove satisfactory. Yard brakemen and conductors would not express an opinion. They said they would abide by the decision of the committee in Chicago, even though dissatisfied with the increase. SHAMROCK LEADING AT END OF 10 MILES (By Associated Press) SANDY HOOK, N. J., July 20. Ten miles of the 30-mile triangular course covered, the challenger Shamrock, rounded the first mark ahead of the American defender Resolute, in today's international cup race. Shamrock turned the first mark at 2:28, saluted by the excursion fleet, which blew great blasts. Resolute was 600 yards astern. Shortly after 9 o'clock the wind began to freshen and prospects for a real race began to look up. The wind had weights to it and the off-shore fishing fleet heading off toward the Cholera banks had a heel to it. Weather Forecast For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau. Fair tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures Yesterday. ! Maximum 75 Minimum : 57 Today. Noon 77 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Fair tonight; Wednesday warm and probably fair, becoming unsettled. General Conditions Moderate temperatures now prevail from the Mississippi valley eastward, while the hot wave which originated over western Canada is spreading southward and now covers the plain states. Minimum temperatures as follows: Kamloops, B. C, 94; Medicine Hat, 92; Miles City, Montana, 98; Pierre, S D.: 94; Dodge City, Kansas, 90; Phoenix and Yuma, Ariz.. 112; Abilene, Tex.. 104. The coolest place in the United States or Canada giving regular reports was Stone Cliffe, Ontario, 40 degrees.

Principal Demands of Leading Unions

Demands for substantial wage Increases for nearly all classes of the 2,000,000 railroad employes have been pending since late last summer, said a union official here today. There demands, first presented at different times to the railroad administration's board on wages and working conditions, were unsettled when government operation of the railroads was ended, and in turn were referred to the railroad labor board, which was created under the transportation act. . Some few of the classes of organized employes have not pressed formal demands but have Insisted that their wages be increased if advances were granted other related classes of workers. The Demands. The principal demands of the leading unions follow: Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Passenger brakemen be increased from $120 a 30-day month to $150 for 26-day month; baggagemen be increased from $124.80 for 30-day month to $160 for 26-day month; assistant conductors be increased from $144 for 30-day month to $179 for 26-day month, freight brakemen in valley territory be increased from $4.08 to $5.08 a day with 10 per cent increase over these rates whenever the grade exceeds 1.8 per cent; yard foremen or conductors be increased from $5.33 to $7.20 a day; yard helpers or brakemen be increased from $5 to $6.90 a day; switch tenders be increased from $4 to $5.90 a day; also time and one-half for all Sunday and holiday service and a guaranty of 26 days a month for regular employes in all classes of service. Conductors' Request. Order of Railway Conductors Passenger conductors be Increased from $180 for 30-day month to $225 for 26day month; through-freight conductors be increased from $5.40 to $7.65 a day in valley territory, with increases in the mountain rate from $5.81 to ?s.47 a day; local-freight conductors be increased from $5.92 to $8.38 a day in valley territory, with increase in mountain rate from $6.26 to $9.13 a day. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Road freight firemen to be increased an average of $1.84 a day over present rates; yard freight firemen be increased an average of $2.25 a day over present rates; passenger firemen to be increased from present average of $4.31 a day to $6.50 a day. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. While presenting no specific requests, notice was served that the engineers desired increases proportionate to any increases granted other employes. Extra Pay. All road employes, as "distinguished from yard employes, in the four foregoing organizations, generally grouped as the Big Four brotherhoods, now get proportionately increased daily pay when they make mileage in excess of 100 miles, and in freight service get time and one-half for the time consumed in excess of what would be required on the guaranteed speed basis, which is two and one-half miles an hour. Switchmen's Union of North America Foremen or conductors be increased from $5.33 to $7.50 a day and $8.00 a night; helpers or brakemen to be Increased from $5.00 to $7.00 a day and $7.50 a night; switchtenders to receive same rate as helpers; time and one-half for Sundays and holidays. Mechanics' Pay. Maintenance of Way and Enginehouse Laborers Rate of all mechanics in the maintenance of way department to be increased from basic rate of 53 cents an hour to uniform rate of 68 cents an hour; rate of all track men and other laborers to be increas ed from rates running from 28 cents to 40 cents an hour to uniform rates throughout the United States of 50 cents an hour. Most of these em ployes now receive 35 and 40 cents an hour. Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America An increase of approxi mately 10 cents an hour for each class of signal employes. Pay of Clerks. . Brotherhood of Railway Clerks An increase of at least 20 cents an hour retroactive to January 1, 1920, and in addition the re-establishment of dif ferentials between certain classes of employes; also immediate elimina tion of the existing 43-cent an hour maximum rate for freight handlers, and other labor in freight houses, storerooms, etc., and time and one half for Sundays and holidays. Order of Railroad Telegraphers That rates received by telegraphers on the Southern Pacific system, which were said to be practically the highest in the cocuntry on any important railroad, shall be taken as a basis, and then an increase of 17 cents an hour added to rates so established; also increases to approximately 85 cents an hour for employes now receiving 67 and 72 cents an hour. FIRST PREBLE WHEAT BRINGS LOSER $2.60 EATON, O., July 20 First delivery of Preble county wheat of the 1920 crop in the local market was made by Harry Loser, farmer, residing near Eaton, to the elevator of the Eaton Farmers' Equity company. The delivery amounted to 250 bushels at $2.60, the opening price of the local market. The grain was of fine quality and tested 60 pounds to the bushel. Manager William Schlientz of the Equity company, stated that the company had taken in up to today approximately 1,000 bushels of new wheat. The local market was off 5 cents, at $2.55, Monday. Manager Schlientz is of the opinion that there will be further decline in wheat. He estimates the average yield in the county at 15 to 20 bushels per acre. The equity company recently purchased the J. H. Musselman elevator. Manager Schlientz states the company contemplates remodeling the elevator and adding other new buildings this fall.

ORGANIZED RAIL EMPLOYES GIVEN $600,000,000 WAGE i INCREASE BY LABOR BOARD Increase Amounts to About 2 1 Per Cent of Present Rates of Pay and is Retroactive to May 1 , 1 920 Decision Grants Workers 60 Per Cent of Billion Dollar Advance Asked Railroad Officials Declare Wage Increase Means Boost in Rates and Will File New Tariffs With Interstate Commerce Commission at Once Decision of Board Not Unanimous on Sections Sixteen Leaders of Unions Present When Award Was Handed Down Two Million Men Affected by New Pay Scale.

UNION PRESIDENTS REFUSETO OFFER COMMENT

(By Associated Tress) CHICAGO, July 20. The United States railway labor board

today awarded the nearly 2,000,000 organized railway workers wage increases totalling $600,000,000.

Rejecting the demands of the

totalling approximately one billion dollars, the board decided approximately 60 per cent of that sum would be a just increase to

meet living conditions. The award adds approximately 21 per

cent to the present pay schedules.

Railroad officials have declared that any increase must be

followed by an increase in rates and they plan, it is said, to file new tariffs with the interstate commerce commission as soon as

they can be prepared. Whether the award can stave road strike remains to be seen. Every one of the 16 leaders of the recognized unions were present when the decision was handed down. They left at once to hand down the award to 1,000 general chairmen. The union presidents refused to make any comment before the meeting. The board's decision is retroactive to May 1. As the maximum increase granted any class was 18 cents an hour or $36.73 per month, the biggest pay check due when the back pay is made Aug. 1 will be for $110.16. Separate Checks The board provides that the back pay check shall be made out separate ly so that each man will know tne amount he receives from that source. Seven things were taken into consideration, the preamble of the board's decision says. They were: The scale paid for similar work in other industries; relations between wages and the co6t of living; the hazards of the employment; skill required; degree of responsibility; character and regularity of the employment; and any quality or treatment of increases resulting from previous wage orders. Not Unanimous The decision, Chairman Barton explained, was not a unanimous one; some members dissenting on nearly every section. The awards were by a majority vote on each section, with at least one member voting for each award. "The board assumes as the basis of this decision." the award says, "the continuance in fuU force and efTect of the rules, working conditions and agreements in force under the authority of the United States railroad administration. The intent of this decision is that the named increases, except as otherwise stated, shall be added to the rates of compensation established by the United States railroad administration." Ignore Outlaw Strikers Demands of the railroad men who struck last April and formed new unions are Ignored by the board. No reference is made to the strikers or their demands. The board had refused to hear representatives of the new unions. The decision provides that in case of dispute as to the interpretation of the decision that questions shall be referred to the board. The law does not require, however, that either side must accept the award. The decision provides that the daily increase shall be computed as eight times the hourly rate and the monthly increase at 204 times the hourly sched ule. The new railroad unions which called the series of strikes this spring after their members had broken away will submit the board s decision to a referendum vote of their membership, John Grunau, president of the Chicago yardman's association, announced today. WASHINGTON. July 20. Immediately upon receipt of the announcement of the wage award, railway executives here went into conference today to frame their recommendations to the Interstate Commerce Commission for advances in rates to meet the added expense of $600,000,000 to the carriers. Volstead Gets Nomination; Opponent Is Disqualified BENSON, Minn., July 20. Rev. O. J. Kvele, of Benson, is disqualified as the Republican candidate for Congress in the seventh Minnesota district and Congressman A. J. Volstead, author of the prohibition enforcement act, is declared to be the "duly nominated candidate" in a decision by Dls. Judge Albert Johnson, who heard the suit contesting Kvele's nomination. PROBE NAVAL THEFTS (By Associated Press) TOKIO, July 20. The theft of important documents dealing with naval plans from the trunk of a lieutenant in the naval school of Gunnery is reported by the newspapers. On account of th frequent disappearance within the last few months of papers of military and naval value, it is announced that the police will institute an exhaustive investigation.

organized unions for increases

off the threat of a general rail Increases Granted to Various Classifications CHICAGO, July 20. The Increases granted to railroad workers in their respective occupations follow: Passenger service engineers and motormen, firemen.' helpers, 80 cents per day; freight service engineers, firemen, helpers, $1.04 per day; yard service engineers, firemen, helpers. 18 cents per hour; passenger service conductors, ticket collectors, baggagemen, flagmen and brakemen, $30 per month; suburban service passenger employes, $30 per month; freight supervisors, flagmen, brakemen, $1.0S per day. Superceding rates established by the railroad, the board fixed the following schedule: Yard service foremen, $6.96 per day; helpers, $6.48 per day; switchtenders, $5.04 per day; hostler service, outside hostler, $6.24 per day; Inside hostler, $5.60 per day; helpers, $3.04. Increases for Mechanics The following increase authorized for shop employes, supervisory forces, machinists, boilermakers. blacksmiths, sheet metal workers, electrical workers, powermen, moulders, cupola tenders and core makers, including those with less than four years experience, all crafts, 13 cents an hour. Regular and helper apprentices and helpers all classes, 13 cents an hour. Car cleaners, 5 cents an hour; tele graphers, telephone operators, agents, tower men, lever men, tower and train directors, block operators, and staff men, 10 cents an hour; agents at small non-telegraph stations, 5 cents an hour. Unskilled Labor Scale. The following Increases were granted maintenance of way and unskilled forces: Construction forces, their assistants, section, track, and maintenance, foremen and assistants and mechanics in these departments, 15 cents an hour; laborers in shops and round houses, 10 cents; mechanics, helpers in bridge and building departments, track laborers, common laborers, bridge tenders, hoisting fireman, pumper engineers, crossing watchmen, flagman, lamp lighters and tenders, 8V3 cents an hour. Train dispatchers are given an Increase of 13 cents an hour; yardmaster and assistant yardmaster, 15 cents an hour. The following increase to the established rate for clerical and station forces, store keeper, chief clerks, foreman and other clerical supervisory forces, clerks with one or more years railroad experience, train and engine crew callers, assistant stationmaster, announcers, gatemen, and baggage and parcel room men, 13 cents an hour. Janitors, elevator, and telephone operators, watchmen, employees operating office appliances, and similar work, 10 cents an hour. Freight handlers, truckers, 12 cents an hour, all common labor in asd around station, store houses and warehouses not otherwise provided for, 8i cents an hour. Clerks less than one year, 6 cents an hour; ofrice boys, messengers and other employees under 18 years of age, 5 cents an hour; stationery engine and boiler room employees, were advanced 13 rents for engineers, firemen, and oilers, while water tenders, coal passers receive a 10 per cent increase. In the signal department formen. Inspectors, maintenance signal men. and assistants. 13 cents an hour; helpers, 10 cents an hour. The decision provides that employees in departments and who are properly before the board and not otherwise provided for shall reeelve an Increase equal to that of the nearest respective class. The intent of this article, the decision says, is to extend relief to miscellaneous classes of supervisors and employees, practically impossible of epecifUc classification, and at the same time insure to them the same consideration and rate Increase as provided for analogous service.