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Middletown transcript., 1907-07-06
ODESSA

Joseph Hanscom, Of Baltimore, is visit.
ing at the home of Mrs. D. Gilch.
! Mrs. George E. Coppage was the guest
| OF friends In Sudlersville on Sunday last.
John Keegan, of Atlantic City, N. j., is
visiting bis parents, NJ. Keegan and wife.
Miss Margie Eaton. of Port Penn, is the
guest OF her sister, Mrs. Harrison Vande-
grift.
Miss Marion Miff1in is entertaining her
cousin, Miss Rachel Mifflin, of Ridley
Park.
Miss Ethel Webb is spending sometime
at Taylor's Bridge, guest of her friend Miss
Hilda David.
Mrs. Il. Shape, of West PhiladeIphia,
spent this week at the home of Miss
Lizzie Morris.
Mrs. M. E. VoshelI, of Smyrna, is
spending sometime at the home of Mrs,
Eliza Appleton.
Moody Stevens attended the funeral of
bis uncle John 7. Moody, in Wilmington
on Sunday last.
William Wagner, of Philadelphia, is
spending sometime here, the guest of his
friend Alvin Rose.
William Townsend, of Delaware CITY,
spent Sunday with his parents, George L.
Townsend and wife.
Oliver c. Stevens who has been travel
ing through the south, is spending some
time at his home here.
Master Milton Phillips left on Monday
for Delanco, N. J., where he will visit his
aunt, Mrs. George Kumpel.
Stanley S. Stevens and wife, of Della
ware City, were the guests of his mother,
Mrs. Alfred Stevens, on Sunday last
Mrs. Harry Long and children, of Viii.
mington, are spending sometime at the
home of Theodore Long and family.
Miss Louise N. Corbit has returned to
her home here after spending sometime
with friends at North Adams, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Davis entertained
on Sunday last Fred Davis and wife, Miss
Emma and Clyde Davis, all of Whining
ton.
Miss Mary Mcclellan and Raymond
Young, of Chester, Pa, spent Sunday last
with her grandparents, John Morris and
wife.
Mrs. Laura Skellenger and daughter
Lou, of Wilmington, spent Sunday last at
the home of William H. Ecctes and
family.
Pierson B. Stevens, of Philadelphia
spent Thursday and Friday of this week
at the home OF his mother, Mrs. A.
Stevens.
Mrs. Warden Humphreys and daugh-
ter, of Wilmington, were entertained at
the home of John Watkins and family
part of last week.
Mrs. R. ]. Foard who has been spend.
ing sometime here, guest of relatives, re.
turned to her home at East Orange on
Friday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. G. Webb entertained
on Sunday last Mr.. Wilmer Stats and
wife, of Taylor's Bridge, and Miss Edith
CHM and Elmer Price, of the Levels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph N. Armstrong en-
tertained on Sunday last their sister Mrs.
Earl Baum, of Delaware City, and Mrs.
Katherine Brice, OF Philadelphia, Pa.
The Appoquinimink Tribe, Imp. Order
Of Red Men will attend the NJ. E. Church
in body tomorrow Sunday ).morning,
and Rev. D. ]. Given will preach special
sermon to them. The members of this
order are requested to meet in Red Mems
Hall promptly at 10 o'clock, the service
beginning at 1890. The public is cor
daily invited to be present.
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THIS rs ALL WRONG

If there be one better way than another
to ruin town, it is for those who live in
it to go about apologizing for its existence.
There are some who are always ready to
say, by their actions at least, that this
place don't amount to much. They will
tell you that the town is dead /; that no
one would think Of stopping here that
some town adjacent is more respectable.
more enterprising, has better people.
better enioyments, is ahead Of Us IN
everything. This is all wrong. Even If
it be true, no one should ever admit it.
when it comes to making a comparison.
Every good citizen of this town, should
take special local pride in all that Der.
talns to home. The schools, the churches.
the amusements, the business, pleasures.
the picnics, the celebrations, in fact every
thing should be looked on BY our own
people as good as can be gotten up else
where. The town that says 1--WE can"
will always succeed. The town that SAYS
"Oh, l don't know, ! don't think it will
amount to much" is never Of much
force. II you have no local pride, borrow
some.
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ENGINEER KILLED AT TOWNSEND
Randall A. Spindler Jumped From Ms
Train to instant Death

Randall A. SpindIer Jumped From ~
Train to Instant Death
While the fast freight train OF Wliici
they had charge was speeding down TO-
Pennaylyania railroad about ! o'clocl
Thursday morning, Engineer Kanoal
A. Spindler, aged As years. OF NO. z1'
West Twenty-second street, Wilmington
and his fireman Charles Ellengworth
of No. AT East Fourth street, also OF thai
city, jumped off at Townsend, the engi'
neer meeting instant death, bis neck being
broken by the fall and the fireman sus'
tanning cuts and bruises about his entire
body which will confne him to his nome
for sometime. Spindler leaves WIDOW
and two children. He had been in the
railroad service for twenty-five years ana
had been operating an engine for twenty
years.
The accident is the most peculiar ana
mysterious that has ever occurred on the
Delaware division. It is peculiar from
the manner in which the engineer went
to bis death and the fireman to such ser
ious injuries, and mysterious from the
fact that the motive that caused the
engineer to leap to death will never De
known. Ellengworth jumped from the
engine because he saw Spindler jump on.
He ecan give no other reason for his action.
The train of which they had charge is a
fast freight and is known as D. !. AS the
freight approached the station at Town
send another freight train, butone which
was slower than the D /, had pulled into
a northbound siding to permit the other
to pass. It is thought that Spindier
imagined he saw a red light which he
took to be the rear end of freight train
just head of his own locomotive.
However, as the freight drew into the
station Ellengworth saw the engineer
suddenly shut off the power, apply the
brakes with all the force of which they
were capable and then spring from his
seat in the cabin and jump to the ground.
Ellengworth was busy about the fire box
at the time and thought his engineer had
seen train directly ahead of them. AS
the freight was moving at high speed
he knew they could not stop within
very short distance, SO, not wishing to
be caught in any wreck, he, too, jumped
to the ground.
Spindler was killed instantly His neck
was broken by the fall, and it is thought
that he struck the ground on the back
of his head. Ellengworth was tumbled
along the tracks for some distance and
was cut and bruised in numerous places
about the body. The train came to a
stop of its own volition after it had
slipped along the rails for several hun
dred feet, with the air brakes clamping
the wheels and causing showers OF sparks
to fly from them.
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A MARRIAGE CEREMONY

We do not know where the Fredericks-
burg Free Lance got the following, but it
is good enough to be reproduced. In
the northwest part OF our country there
lieys well known Irish magistrate. A
man of liberal education and full quota
of genuine wit. A short time ago jim
and Bet, a colored pair, called upon the
squire to be united for better or worse.
The Squire having been notified of their
coming prepared and actually used the
following ceremony:
"Jim will you take Bet,
Without any regret,
To love and cherish,
Till one of you perish,
And is laid under the sod
So help you God"
All being answered in the affirmative
by Jim the'squire turned to Bet and said: /:
"Bet will you take Jim
And cling to him,
Both out and in,
Though thick and thin,
Holding him to your heart,
Till death do you part?"
Bet acquiesced by modest bow OF the
head, and now the happy pair was dis
missed as follows:
Through life alternate joy and strife.
| now pronounce you man and wife,
Go up life's hill till you get to the level.
And salute your bride, you black rusty
devil"
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TEACHERS ELECTED

The Board of Education of Townsend
held meeting Monday and reelected
the staff of teachers for the ensuing school
year, as follows: Miss A. r. Lawson. prin-
cipal; Miss Helen Start, first assistant;
Miss Catherine Ratledge, second assistant;
Miss Anna NJ. sharpless, teacher Of the
primary department.
Monday evening The school commits
sioners Of the town Of Odessa elected
Miss Frances =. Husbands, principal.
and Miss Marian Miflin teacher Of the
primary departments The intermediate
viii be supplied with tsacher when .
suitable one presents herself.
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DELMAs IS OUT OF rHAw CASE

New York, July 3d.-Harry K. Thaw's
lawyers have given up the idea Of trying
to force District Attorney Jerome to put
Thaw on trial in October. Lawyers Dan
O'Reilly and A. Russell Peabody called
on Acting District Attorney Smyth yes
terday and announced that the appIica-
ton made to Justice Mccall last week,
which was to get court order directing
that Thaw be tried in October. The
lawyers said that they had made up their
minds that Mr.. Jerome has announced
that Thaw would not be tried before Oc-
tober.
Thaw's lawyers said that as yet no
chief counsel has been selected for him.
zone thing is certain" said Lawyer
O'ReiIly, ..'the lawyer who will have
charge Of the case will not be from Cali
fornia.,
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BIDS FOR NEW ROADS
Lively Contest Expected for Work on the
Vari0us Highways

various highways
i Contractors from many sections are
expected to enter into lively contest
for the rebuilding Of New Castle county
highways, the bids for which will be sub
mitted to Levy Court at its meeting on
next Tuesday. Many inquiries have
been received by Highway Commissioner
Price, and Tuesday Mr.. McMapus, the
contractor who built the electric road
from Camden to Atlantic City, looked
| over the ground. Two other contractors
from Central Pennsylvania called at the
Office of Commissioner Price in connection
with the matter.
Nothing now stands in the way OF
the building of the roads, as the bond
issue for the permanent improvement OF
the highways was disposed Of Tuesday,
when Park Terrell, manager of the bond
department of the Columbia Trust Com
pany, of New York, delivered the Sll0,-
600 issue, printed by that firm and pur-
chased by the Equitable Guarantee and
Trust Company, of Wilmington. The
bonds were signed by President Robert
McFarlin, of the Levy Court; Winfield S.
Quigley, clerk of the peace; Robert M.
Burns, county treasurer, and Mr.. Terrell,
for the Columbia Company. The bonds
run out in the following manner: 1925.
$4,000: 1927, $4,000; 1923, 1000; 1929,
$40, 900; 1880, 10000; 1881, SIS 900; 1882,
$15, 900; 1888, SIS, 200, and 1884, $4,000.
In speaking of the new roads, Commis-
sioner Price stated that by the first OF
August the work would be started and
that the roads would all be completed be-
fore winter sets in. Altogether, there are
about % miles Of new roads to be con-
structed in the county in the number
picked for the first to be improved under
the new act. After the contract has been
awarded for the road to be improved, five
days are allowed for the contractor to sign
it and ten days more are given in which
to get to work.
Just before the close OF the Levy Court
Commissioner Hopkins, of the finance
committee, informed the court that the
bond deal which had passed in the morn
ing had been satisfactorily disposed OF.
He stated that the full amount of the
principal, premium and accredited inter-
est had been paid and deposited in the
Farmers Bank.
The monthly bills of the different
county officials were passed by the body,
as we'll as number of other minor ac-
counts.
Highway Commissioner Francis Al
Price reported to the Levy Court that
Theobald Harsch had completed the
building of the Old Faulk road and the
Hare's Corner road extension sometime
ago and recommended that the roads be |
accepted The reports were accepted and
the court will take action later.
Middletown transcript., 1907-07-06
DRAWERS ANNUAL RE-UNroH

A large number OF the friends of Old
Drawers Church gathered together last
Sunday to hold their annual reunion at
the old church. Many came for the day,
bringing lunch with them and eating
picnic style.
Rev. r. L. Hallet, Of Odessa, had charge
of the services, and Rev. Mr.. Allison,
pastor of West Presbyterian Church, Will
mington, preached the sermon from the
text, aye serve the Lord Christ" Col. 8.
"a.
The music was furnished by Mrs. War
der R. Humphries, member OF Mr..
Allison's church choir, and former resi-
dent of this neighborhood, Joseph 1. Glib
son of Odessa, Clarence E. and Frank N.
Pool of Med Douough. Mrs. William Davis Of
Odessa, presided at the organ and John
W. Watkins played the cornet.
At one O'Clock the yearly business meet
ing of the Friends Of Old Drawers" was
held and reelected all the oficers-Presi-
dent, Daniel w. Corbit; vice-president,
John v. Craven. Secretary, Miss 8. Cor
nelia Bowman; Treasurer, George Janvier;
Trustees, Mrs. Lewis G. Vandegrift, Her
bert II. Boyd, Isaac ]. Woods, Clarence
E. Pool and Howard A. Pool, the last
named being the only newly elected
trustee. Plans were made for the two
hundredth anniversary to be held next
year. Herbert H. Boyd, of Philadelphia,
was made committee of one to learn if
it will be possible for the governors OF
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
to be present and take part in that ami
versary,
The president Of the "Friends," Mr..
D. w. Corbit, introduced Mr.. Alexander
B. Cooper of New Castle, who was the
orator of the afternoon. Mr.. Cooper's
address was exceedingly interesting and
is we'll worth preserving.
n. Some of the visitors were Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Janvier, Mrs. ]. F.Boyd, Her
bert Fl. Boyd and D. L. Dunning from
Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Cooper,
J. H. Rodney, Mr.. and Mrs. Manlove, j.
Fl. Rogers, of New Castle; Mrs. L. G.
Vandegrift, Misses Dorothy and Frances
Vandegrift, Christopher Vandegrift,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Cleaver, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R. Humphries, Of Wilmington;
Mrs. DR.. Bellville, Misses Emma and
Julia Clark of Delaware City.
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Cures Blood, skins, Disease Cancer Greatest
Rlnnd Purifier Fraa

If your blood is impure, thin, diseased,
hot or full OF humor, if you have blood
poison, cancer, carbuncles, eating sores,
scrofuia, eczema, itching, risings and
bumps, seabby, pimply skin, bone pains,
catarrh, rheumatism or any blood or skin
disease, take Botanic Blood Balm B. B.
B.). Soen all sores heal, aches and pains
stop and the blood is made pure and rich.
Druggists Or by express 81 per large bot
tie. sample free by writing Blood Balm
Co., Atlanta, Ga. B. B. B. is especially
advised for chrenic, deep-seated cases, as
1t cures after all else fails.
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Parcel Room Service Available at All Penn
sYlyania Railroad Stations
Fol the conYenience of the nnhlic.

Foi The convenience of the public, be.
ginning July |, patrons of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad will have the privilege OF
checking hand baggage and other small
articles in the baggage room at all ticket
stations which do not now have special
parcels checking rooms. A charge Of FIVE
cents for "a hours or fraction thereof will
be made for each article checked, excspt
from Saturday noon until Monday noon
when goods will be held for five cents.
Alter the first "a hours, an additional
charge of ten cents for each additional "a
hours or fraction thereof, with q mini-
mum charge Of 200 per month.
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BASE BALL

Chesapeake City's ballstean, came over
on Monday and defeated the local club
by the score OF to 6. The home team
was without it's regular catcher, which
was responsible for its defeat. The score
by innings follows:
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NOTICE---DIyIDEND

New CASTLE COUNTY NATIONAL BANK
OF ODESSA, DEL.
July Sd. 1907.
The Directors have this day declared
q SEMI.ANNUAL DIVIDEND OF
THREE PER CENT. clear of taxes, pay.
able on and after the 10 inst.
JOSEPH |. GIBSON, Cashier.
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FARMERS ATTENTION

We are prepared to furnish from our
warehouses at Middletown and Bear,
Del, all brands Of Phosphate and Mater
ials by the bag or ton, for Asparagus,
Corn, Tomatoes and all other crops. Also
Limoid and Spraying Oil Get our prices
before buying.
JESSE L. SHRpHRRD
Middletown transcript., 1907-07-06

MAWWN154W " ~ Y y \
The ball game on the Fourth between
the home team and the A. @. club Of
Wilmington was witnessed by a large
crowd and up TO the seventh inning was
good clean contest. In the beginning
Of the eighth decision Of the umpire at
second caused considerable kicking, and
the game was ended at that time, with
the score TO 5 in favor OF the Middle
town club. Tie score by innings follows
r
Wilmington A. G. OIL U-o
Middletown A. A. 0 . fl
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The MiddIeteWn Transcript
Mails Close as Follows.

Going Nortb--7.20 q, M, 1906 a M, $50 p.na.
S.4b p. m. and 9p. m.
Going South-S.O0 a.m.. A.l5 p. M, and pm
For Odessa-76.0 q. M, S.SU a. m. IL .SO a. Ei.s
4.b0 p. m.
For Warwick. Ceailton and Earlv1lle S.2u q,
nj, and 4.45 p. m.
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JULY CLOTHES

for men and Boys. Serge
Suits, So to 25; Outing Coats
and Trousers, 81 to $18; Al
paca, Mohair and Thin Coats
so cents to IS. Flannel and
Worsted Outing Trousers, ~
to 81. White and Fancy
Vests 81 to $5. White Duck,
Linen and Crash Trousers,
81 to %. Little Boys Wash
SUITS, SO cents to S.. Odd
Trousers, 25 cents to $1.5O.
Straw Hats, so cents to 50.
Panamas, $4 to $15. Negligee
and Outing Shirts, 80 cents
to $3.50. Thin and Summer
Underwear, 25 cents to fin.
est linen mesh. Neckwear
and Fancy ! Hose, Russell
and Low Shoes, Tennis and
Canvas.
B,sssst Bsssas. MULLINS iist. Ssts''s
Best Wilmington Shoes
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CURRENT PRICES

MIDDLETOWN GRAIN MARKET.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY s.>B. FoARD.
Wheat-No. .95 / Corn
No. 2 80 Yellow, shelled C
Timothy Seed $500 !" cob -. 5F
Clover Seed tb .15 Oats ......,,...... &C
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MTDDLETOWN 7-WTLMINGTON 5

Middletown a. a. 201OO2l 00-6
Chesapeake City 2O0013 Q %
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BrigktW0d
NEGATIVE Wins
W.K. A. DEBATE
Additional HonorS Awarded
to MeSSrs. Peterson and
LockSmur.

A very interesting debate was held
Saturday evening at the home of Miss
julia Baum, of Brightwood avenue, by
the w. X. A. Debating Society. The
proposition was: Resolved, That the
citizens of the District of Columbia
should be given the right of suffrage, -
and was carried well by each OF the six
debaters. The stan Of judges, composed
of Charles Randers, Louis Scott, and
Mrs. Seaberry LOcksmur, decided that
the negative side. composed Of Miss
Edith Strong Mabel Lorsen, and Harry
Goodwin. had won the argument.
The individual honors were awarded
70 Henry r. Peterson and -Seaberry
LOcksmur. both of the affirmative side.
The third speaker for the affirmative
was Miss Edna At~elL
Those composing the debating society
are Misses Kate Atwen. Ada Van LOr-
sen. Edith Atwell. Cora Bsthmell, AnEa
Mayhem. Mabel LOrsen. Emma Right.
Julia Baum. Edith Strong, and Messrs
William Glatner. Jesse Longiaw, George
X. Remington, John c. Gaas, Mathe "
H. Whiteby. James r Connally, Henry
r Peterson. Harry Goodwin. and Mr.
and Mrs. Seaberry Locksnur-
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chinists have been closed and the official
announcement Of the results are being
sent out 10 the various lodges in this
country, CanaGa. and Mexico, prepare
tory TO taking the referendum vote that
viii begin June 1 and continue until
June 20. after which the returns viii be
sent to the headquarters In this city for
Official count The result Of the vote wiz
be made public some time in July.
These are the official candidates an
nounced as TO be voted for: For presi-
dent, Col. James O'ConnelI. of this city,
present head Of the organization; gem
eral secretary treasurer, George Preston.
Of ia, present incumbent; editor Of the
Journal. .. Douglas Wilson. Of ~. pres
ent editor; first vice president. p J.
COnIOn. OF ia. present incumbent; sec
ond vice president, a H Champion, Of
rs. IN Office: third vice president. J. D
Buckalew, Of 30, in office; fourth vice
president. T. L Wilson. lodge not given.
IN office; NTH vice president, J. J. KEEP
pier, OF 253. q new candidate, and J.. j.
Keegan, present official; sixth vice pres
ident vacant for some time). William
Harmon and A. McGillivary. Of Z; seventh
vice president, Walter Ames. Of 25S. For
the general executive board, James A.
Reynolds, Hugh Doran, II. +. Garrett,
l.. L Tucker, A. +. Ireland. A. o.
Wharton. ]. &. Drake.
For delegates TO American Federation
of Labor, +. Sarber, A. +. Stark, J. J.
Creamer. Thomas Van Lear. George II.
Warner. A. r. Ireland, c. S. Edmund
son. Hugh Reilly. H w. Churchill, and
Thomas Carroll
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VOICES COMPLAINT
OF CANAL WORKERS
Head of Union Says Some
MachinistS Work Ten
Hour Day.

Col James O'Connell. president Of the
International Association of Machinists,
with headquarters in this city has been
in conference with President Roosevelt
and Secretary Taft in regard to the ia
Dor situation as II effects the members
OF the machinists' organization on the
Isthmus OF Panama, in the construction
OF the Panama canal and the operation
Of the Panama railroad. Before Secre-
tery Tafts trip 10 Panama. Colonel
O'Connen had taken the matter up with
that official and with the President
On Wednesday Colonel o Connell had
an interview with Secretary Taft and
discussed the situation, receiving the
assurance Of the Secretary that the mat
ter would be adjusted as soon as i'm
portant data could be obtained from
Colonel Goethals. chief engineer in
charge Of the work on the isthmUs.
That information is in transmission by
mail.
The matter sought TO be adjusted is
that Government employees Of the ma
chiRists' union, doing work for the
canal proper, who receive 65 cents an
hour, do a days service under the
eight-hour law, while worlrmen ia the
service OF the Panama railroad, con-
trolled and operated by the United
States Government, practically are re-
quired 20 do ten hours work for the
same wages.
Another question that Is sought 70
be adJudicated and finally ruled on by
the War Department and the President
is that there shall be no unjust dis
elimination on the canal or railroad
against men who are members Of the
International Association Of Machinists
or other organized labor BODIES.
Colonel O'COnnell says that while the
Government is not officially responsible
for this condition. yet II is a fact that
where a member OF the International AS
sociation OF Machinists has shown any
activity or enthusiasm TO interest his fel-
low workers in the union. the officials,
or some OF them, in the field have dis
eliminated against these men on the
ground that they belong 70 unions and
some men have been discharged there
for. II is admitted by the head OF Jhe
nlachinists' organization that none CT
these officials have ever plainly given
this as their reason for this discrimina-
ton, yet. he says. II Is the basis fer
trouble there, and tends TO make the
men dissatisfied and discrepancies the ef-
flciency OF the whole force, as nearly
all Of the skilled labor on the isthm'- 5
is of the organized type The machinists
are asking for the reinstatement Of the
men discharged for this cause.
II Is pointed out TO the War Depart
ment that where a machinist is work
ing for the canal proper under the eight
hour law. and was transferred TO the
railroad service, which has been done
in number Of Instances, the emplOye
is required TO do twelve more hours
work weekly for the same compensa-
ton that he was paid for that many
hours less work. II is believed that the
matter will be adjusted so as TO bring
both classes Of employees under the
eight-hour law.