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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-22

Fielder Jones, the old White Sox leader,
has severed his connection with the Che
halls, Wash, mi-professional team. He
did not think he was doing the team any
good, and quit without a release.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-22

.BUTTER-Easy; creameries 2sds7 dai.
ries 23626
EGGS-Steady receipts 52i4 cases q
market. cases included, lodl4; frsts d.
prime firsts H.
CHEESE,-Steady. 153dl6i
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-22
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE

At New Britain-New Britain 4, Spring
field 3.
Al MISUNDERSTANDING %. North
At New Haven-New Haven 6, Hol-
yoke 4
Al Bridgeport-BridgepOr 6. Hartford 6
IA innings: called on account of dark
ness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-22
AT LOWELL

AT LOWELL.
Haverhill ......O 0 2 3 0 0-6-12-9
Lowell ........0 0 2 % 81
Batteries-OToole and Boyle; Whit
ridge and Sullivan. Time. las. Umpire,
Connolly.
AT FALL RIVER.
First game:
Fall River - 800 x-7-lo-o
Brockton ......0 0 % 6-3
Batteries-Lessard and Perkins; Swee-
ney and Lavigne. Time. Isl. Umpires,
O'Brien and KlobedanZ.
Second game:
Brockton ..1 0 0 0 0 ID IL
Fall River .....O 0 0 0 = 9 0 2-4-10-2
Batteries-Sweeney and Weeden; Bedi-
ent and Haight. Time, LBS. Umpires,
O'Brien and Klobedanz
AT NEW BEDFORD.
Lawrence 80 0-6-s-2
New Bedford Il 0 0 0 0-l-7-1
Batteries-Hicks and Sebastian; Bush
elman and Ulrich. Time, 1.50. Umpire.
Rorty.
AT LYNN.
Lynn ............1 = 0 0 l l 1850
Worcester ......O 0 0 0 0-0-S-5
Batteries-Swormstedt and Daum; Mar
tint, Collamore and McCune Time, Oh.
Umpires, Lannigan and Duffy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-22

Detroit .............O 0 0 0 0 90
Boston ..............O 0 0 0 x-4
Two-base hits-Engle, Cobb. Crawford.
Home runs-Karger. Speaker. Sacrifice
hits-Speaker. D. Jones. Stolen bases
Sneaker. Left on bases-Detroit 9. Bos-
ton s. First on balls-Off Stroud 6. off
karger I. First on errors-Detroit |.
Struck out-By Stroud 2. by Karger 4.
Time, l.5s. Umpires. Connolly and KERN.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-22
New York Money Market,

New York, July q
Prime mercantile paper 5A06 per cent
Sterling exchange steady at 4S3.6564S3 IL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-22
Worcester Loses and Is Now
Tied for Second Place:
NEW ENG. LEAGUE STANDING.
TODAYS' GAMES.

-- 80. &
Brockton at New Bedford.
Lawrence at Fall River
Lowell at Worcester.
Lynn at HaVerhill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-22

Who Pitched Brilliant Game for Chicago
Nationals Against Boston.
the batting with two singles and triple
in three times up. Frock was hammered
from the slab in the sixth when the Cubs
scored all their runs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-22

Chicago. July Thrown pitched bril-
liant game against Boston today, win
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-22
Pittsburg Takes Both Games
Away from Brooklyn.
PhiIIies Trim Chiefs ST. Louis
Shuts Out New York.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
TODAYS GAMES.

Boston at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Pittsburg.
New York at ST. Louis.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
Increase Improbable
Is Commissioners View

There is little probability Of an in
crease IN the hours Of employees o.
the District, according to Commissioner
Rudolph
District employees, he said, are fire.
quently called upon 20 work overtime,
and do so willingly and without addi-
tioBaI compensation
Il can see no necessity for an in
crease IL the regular a0urs,' said the
Commissioner In fact, we have no
regular hours. The work Of the Dis
trict government IS such that so much
must be accomplished within stated
time When T. IS necessary for the
clerks TO return TO their work in the
evening they do So There Is hardly a
night but that lights can - seen in
some Of the offices Of the District
building
In view Of this I do not see taat
any good would be accomplished by
compelling employees TO appear half an
hour earlier in the morning OF 10 re-
main a half an hour later in the after
noon
The question Of additional hours has
not been considered formally by the
commissioners. and it is probable no
action viii be taken along this line.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

ings he can work continuously for
about four hours before he must rest.
Then If he can rest fer a fun hour ne
can do good work fC- about three hours
more. AS Il is nosv we 50 TO work
late, work but three hours, and stop be-
fore we are tired, rush out and back
within but thirty minutes 50 that we
get no rest Then we play out at about
4 O'Clock and soldier" TIL 40 aru
leave the office completely exhausted.
There is no necessity Whatever for
everybody going to work at exactly the
same tipe, and all trying 20 come 70
work on the same car II each office
was permitted 20 fix its own time TO
begin work, il would not be necessary
for everybody 70 try 70 ride on the
last car.
From my experience elsewhere I am
sure / could do more work and better
work for the Government If the hours
for work were arranged differently.
Yours very truly
WILLIAMS WEIGH.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
Says Married Women
Should Be Dropped

To the Editor Of The washington Tines
When the QuestionO Of economy comes
before the committee, and the ak IS
hanging over the heads Of many faith
fui employees. why don't they slft out
the married women who have retained
their positions in All the departments
under the Government The majority
OF these women hold positions that
man with family ought TO occupy.
They braE. Of the homes they are buy
ing, wear diamonds, fine clothes. etc.
and are the first ones 70 cIamOr for a
promotion
Many Of them have husbands who are
also drawing q comfortable salary from
Uncle sam, others are In business or
have a good income from other re
sources.
In the recent shake-up at the Treas
ury Department many single women
who had great RESPONSE iliUy On them
were denoted OF dismissed. or have dis
uIssal hanging over their heads, while
The married women, several Of whom
under my observation were drawing
Sl.-f0 per aunuU, were uumoiested-
IL IS coming 70 pass now that q Won
an who Is drawing from $50 to Sl.fa
per aUnum OF mVre refuses 20 give up
her position when she marries- She
sees others do IL. and she thinks she
mas the same Tl-Ir 70 save snug In
tie sum Al Uncle Sans expense
According 60 my idea. 7 think it would
lee g. great saving IF these places were
filed BY deserving persons who could
40 the work just as vel, = not better
Government clerks who see the same
thing going on IN their department
VIII agree with me
A GOVERNMENT CLERK
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
FIRE NAN THROWN
FROM HOSE CART

Responding TO an alarm for a fire
at 2s7 Twelfth street northwest early
today. No. : hose cart crashed into an
eastbound Capital Traction car at
Twelfth and L streets northwest
Private Rowling r Benham was
thrown from the step Of the huse
wagon and painfully. but not seriously.
hurt on the left leg and right arm He
was treated at the Garfield Hospital
The car and wagon were both slightly
damaged
The FIRE, which was caused by an
overheated stove, was in the home Of
Matte Kicks, a negroes Twenty dol
lars VIII cover the damage
A fire in the kitchen OF the home Of
Selma 8TaEruder- a ueETesS. at 5S3S
Dent place, shortly before 3 O'Clock this
morning, did $40 damage 1t Is be
lieved the blaze started from an over
heated range
4 gas jet coming in contact with a
lace curtain started q FIRE which did
se1o damage 20 the American House,
63S Pennsylvania avenue northwest, yes
terday afternoon. The building IS
owned By DIT. Ford Thompson
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
Politics In Step
TIC Lengthen Hours

To the Editor o. The Washington Tines
The proposed Iengtheniug OF the
working hours of Government clerks
is a measure OF political expedielCy,
due directly TO results o. the recent
elections, and the desperate anxiety OF
the Administration TO stem the tide Of
national discomfort. as expressed IN the
SURFACES Of the people The shibboIeth
OF economy" IS an appeal 10 the sup
posed desire Of the voters for a more
thrifty official policy, and is the an
swer the Republican leaders are max
ing 70 the Democratic howl Gnent
-'extravaEarce-- In the campaign Of
indiscriminate and calauitOUs econ
0my''-Otherwise expressed in the re-
cent ruthless slasbinE OF the annual
estinate-the extension Of the hours
OF work is merely incidental but 10
the army Of Government clerks this
incident" Is a disaster fraught with
huge consequence
II is a pity the Government clerks
have not an efficient organization and
an able leader II they had. they
might instead Of tamely permitting
their happiness and welfare to be ssCrf-
feed to the exiSenCies Of politics. fight
this question to the issue, with the
slogan, nine to four"
A DISINTERESTED OUTSIDER,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
Why Not Have Clerks
Sleep At Departments?

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
I have been IN the departments for
good many years, and an more than
glad TO work until O'Clock. Why not
give each clerk a cot Of some kind and
have ali Government departments called
apartments And let US all go down in
the kitchen and dine and don't mind
anything about our families Take from
our salaries the cost or lodging and
board bill and give the rest TO those
who are getting from $50 20 $1,000 O.
year Those getting $3.50 work about
three months IN the year L have 10 gec
10 work now at O'Clock a. m. and IL
there Is an order for the department TO
open at $50 a m, that means for me
70 come TO work at $50 a. n. I think
L YER hard, but we viii have 20 stand
it. ] nave a family 20 support
INOCDONTNOME.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

tentIon to the fact that the effort 10
economic seems always TO begin at the
Government employe-" Economy as
principle" is praiseworthy, but &c
should always be exercised IN a hui
maulJarlan way There are many use
less eXtravagan practiced by the
Government that If looked into and
remedied would annually save immense
sums, IN comparison with. which the
saving Of an extra half-hour's work
by the present clerical force is iusiE-
glfiCant-
To illustrate: The new Agricultural
Building IS very poorly heated The
heating plant is made 10 do duty, not
only Tor the two wings now completed
but for the greenhouses which are To-
Gated several blocks away, and for
numerous rented buildings In the Op-
posire direction The heat IS conveyed
oy pipes buried in the ground for long
distances The course of those pipes
can be traced at the present time
tsluCe the reCenc snOWstOrG) by the
wide strip OF sod or ground surface
that has been cleared Of snow by the
heat that has escaped in transit from
the underground pipes. The appalling
waste Is evident TO even the casual Oh
server
The fupractIcabu'ty Of adequately
heating from a central plant buildings
located at such distances apart he's
been fully demonstrated by actual fu-
lie attempts at army posts years ago
and d seems incredible that an up-to-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

ton ere long Circumstances. death,
sickness, etc, have prevented me from
saving any money I feel that I can't
i've long, and If 7 had a small pension
(enOuEh 10 buy bread, I would go % the
country 20 1--we in a CABIN, near aCQuain-
tanCes. and wait for the end
II Congress wouIJ only pass a con
tribUtOTy pension law giving Us old
men a very small allowance, Il would
be q g0dseud. Why should they wait
to get opinion Of a lot OF able-bOdied
clerks. who are able to continue on with
their work. and who expect a large
sunni Let them pass a law AZ once and
give Us who can't hold on until another
Congress, a small SUM Oh. 50 many 1f
us Gre willing 10 take a little enough
to keep us from the alunsECuse- Tt IS
not what many want; g. IS what We
can get: and So many OF US are willing
70 take a very small sum I do hope
Congress may help US before this ses-
sion adjOurus. and give rs a small
amount. God VIII bless them for SO
doing A CLERK
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
How Longer Hours
Affects Messengers

TO Tire Editor Of The weshiustan Tines
I would Ike 10 say q word IN behaI:
Of the messengers IN the Government
departments, who work eight and nine
hours as IL IS and j. there Is to be
added another half hour 10 the work
day OF the deparLrreuts- The reSSeu-
gers VIII be compelled 90 work as much
as ten hours a day which Is strictly in
violation OF the eiElt-EDUT law.
The messengers have to be at the Of
nee 10 make ice water. sweep and dust
three or four rooms. and have every
thing i1 shape bE . O'Clock, and 20 do
this they have 10 get 20 work By I-59 OF
not later than s O'Clock, and as IL is
they can't give the rooms the proper
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
Continued from First Page)

yesterday and all the Cabinet officers
would have assumed their part Of the
responsibility for the act.
Inc fact that no such necessity was
round TO exist was indicated by the &C
ton which was taken This simply
authorized any department head who
round II advisable 10 extend the hours OF
their clerks either by requiring them to
report at $50 O'Clock in the morning or
remain at their desks until 3 O'Clock in
the afternoon
Wishes Of Clerks.
Undoubtedly the wishes Of the clerks
in the departments themselves had
weight with the Cabinet in reaching
its decision These wishes were made
clear by the effective and thorough
canvass made by The Times
The clerks had no medium through
which 10 express their preferences. A
few OF them might get the ear Of their
immediate superior and through him
TO the head OF the department. but it
was impossible for anything like fair
representation OF the clerks to make
themselves heard except through a poll
Ing system such as was inaugurated
and put al the service OF the clerks by
The Times.
This idea was indirectly suggested by
the Cabinet Itself. which. following It's
adjournment q week ago. let IL be
known that the members wanted TO
learn tire views Of their subOrdinates be
fore any decisive action was taken
It can be safely said today. that, with
out very pronounced change Of mind
on the pa-t Of the heads Of some OF the
departments. the present system OF
working hours for the clerks viii remain
in effect indefinitely
This viii be for the simple reason that
the Cabinet believes that no greater ef-
hciency would be secured bv a change
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
CLERKS RETIREMENT
BILL IS INTRODUCED

The question of retirement Of Gov
eminent clerks and employees has been
opened once more in the Senate by the
Introduction by Senator Curtis Of Kan
sas Of a retirement bill
Il Is straight pension measure
based not on the contributory plan but
on the payment Of pensions out of the
Treasury
It is calculated the bill, II enacted
into law, would effect a saving Of
$4,000 TO the Government every year.
Il IS figured that many Of the places
from which clerks would be retired
would not have TO be filed, and that
in cases where they would have 10 De
filed, lower salaries could generally be
allowed
The Topping of Of places and the I'LL
ing OF some Of the places at lower pay
1t is figured would bring about the
saving indicated
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
FIGHT OVER WOMAN,
8 BROTHERS KILLED

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 17.-Three broth
ers killed in q family fight over a
woman IS the news received here to-
day from HaeweH. CIeburns county.
Ala, just over the Georgia state line
Whack, Richard. and Alfred Benefited
are dead and according 20 the dis
patches the fight was a free-for-au
struggle that began in a discussion over
Richards wife Sheriff ROweu started
for the scene Immediately. Haeweu is
in a remote district. and details are
lacking.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

date department Of the Government
should have failed to learn the lesson.
Yet strange as 60 may seem, the Agrf-
cultural Building IS not the only in
stance Of This kind Of prodigality that
might be cited
u. the true principles Of COnSc~va ton
OF heat were properly applied tho rooms
occupied by an army Of stigering
clerks might be adequately Wa med at
fraction Of the present expense, and
the clerks therefore would be better
able TO perform their daily tasks
But OF course. this waste must be
met and Il Is very convenient TO have
an army OF clerks Upon whom an as
seSsment can be levied ia order TO
meet IT
] highly appreciate the Eberalitv o.
The Times In afforcSug a medium
through which such abuses can be Civ
en- q public airing.
ONE OF THE SEuVERERS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
Aged Clerk BegS
For Small Pension

To the Editor O. The Wsshlnst-n Tiraes-
Relative 60 pensiou-ng clerks let me
say I am now seventy years old
have rendered good service for the
Government for twenty-five years
am now broken down with disease, and
VIII be compelled 20 surrender my posi-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
Saws Some Clerks
Cannot Keep Warm

To the Editor Of The Washington Tines
Apr0pos of the proposed change Of
Office hours Of the Government clerks,
the dismissal Of 81 clerks from the
Treasury Department and the general
effort on the part OF certain officials
to reduce expenses. I desire to call at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

other manner as would bring about the
desired results
Thanking you in advance. and with
assurances that we viii heartily appre-
ciate any and all assistance rendered,
am
Respectfully yours, ---
president"
The Retail Merchants Association,
OF the Washington Chamber of Com
merCe. approve the resolution OF the
Retail Clerks Protective Association.
Nc %, protesting against the move
ment to increase the hours of labor Of
Government clerks and employees
Respectfully,
Jos. STRASBURGER,
president Retail Merchants Asso-"
Merchants Add Weight.
Tie resolution Of the retail clerks has
added weight IL carrying with II the
protest from the Retail Merchants As
scciation- It Is significant that the Gnu
ployers Of the hundreds Of clerks in the
District should throw themselves into
the breach, and aid in a fight for short
er hours for their workers
With no exception the proprietors and
managers OF the biz department stores
and owners Of the majority Of the small
ct establishments who have been asked
for opinions, say the reason they do not
wish TO work their clerks longer than
the employees do better and more eff
Client work when they do not have 10
drag themselves through q long WOTs--
day This has been proved 10 them, they
declare IN many ways, and at frequent
times. when. as at Christmas, il is
necessary Tor the stores TO keep open
from twelve to eighteen hours day
These same employers declare thai 10
the case of employees who are tied
down 10 desks with clerical work, IL
is bad business policy 90 keep them
working longer than from forty 20
for-y-rv-O hours a week They 20 fur
theT and say that Fl il Is bad business
for them. as employers Of clerks, II is
certainly bad business for tie Govern
employees than they do Of their work
men.
Hours IN Private Offices.
It IS pointed out THAI in many OF
the private offices Of the city the
stenographers and clerical employees
are not required 10 report for duty until
o'clock and that their working day
stops at O'Clock the old hour at
which work in the Government depart
neutS stopped for the day
Employers who give these. hours 20
their wOTkmen say they have tried
LONGER hours for their clerical forces
and have found more real work could
be accomplished in the shorter time
Another phase, Il was argued was that
cal workers 10 do extra WORK once or
twice a month, il was done with bet
ter spirit and with an energy that was
NOT the case when the same clerks
were working from half an hour 10
on hour longer every day in the year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
Says Working Hours
Are Badly Arranged

To the Editor o. The washington Tines
The working hours FL the departments
are not properly arranged When q
man goes fresh 10 work in the morn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

attention that they should get. and 20
add another half hour on them would
be unjust Just for ec0nOmy-s sake. the
eight-hOUr law would be Violated by {ts
trainers
MESSENGER. TREASURY DEPT.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

The bill provides for the pensioninC at
$50 year Of any emplOye now in the
Government service who has been con
unuously IN service for ten years. one
objection likely to be made TO the BIZ is
that II makes no provision for empIo yes
who may IN the future enter the service
or in the future may arrive at the age
Of siCty-fve.
Senator Curtis introduced the bill BY
request He win not say at whose In
stance he presented it It is known that
u Is from none Of the organizations in
tereSted in retirement
II has been referred to the Committee
on Civil Service and Retrenchment- Sen
atOT Cummins Is chairman OF this com
mitree, and hopes later TO have his com
Inittee take up the whole question OF
the operations Of the civil service.
The bill is as follows
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
The Curtis Bill.

Be It enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the
United States Of America in Congress
assembled, That any empIoye now in
the employ of the Government
who has arrived at the age Of sixty
five years and has been in continuous
service Of the Government for the pc
Rod Of ten years may be retired upon
appIica ton. and in the discretion OF
the head OF the bureau or department
in which h or she Is employed at an
annuity Of $500 per annum, Provided.
That the place Of retired emplOye
in any bureau OF department shall
not be filed unless the condition Of
the work in the bureau or department
is such as to require the same shall
be done And provided further, That
IhT person SO employed to replace any
en-. ploye retired under this act shall
be paid the average salary Of en-
piOyeS Of the bureau OF department in
which he or she is employed
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-07
Fidelity Improvements Continued

The Fidelity Lumber Co. continues to
improve its plant across the river, and
is getting together one of the best ar
ranged and smoothest working plants of
this part of the Inland Empire. Car
penters are at work on rough lumber
dry shed and the water mains are being
extended through the piling grounds
and yards. The planer dry shed has
oeen completed and the club house for
office employees is occupied.
The addition of a shingle mill to the
plant will probably be made next fall or
winter, and other improvements are
contemplated that will increase the effi-
cheney of the mill.
The influence of the steady pay roll of
the Fidelity is being felt by all business
men OF the town. and it Is perhaps the
largest factor in the permanent. solid
business situation of today.