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The Washington times., 1914-07-18
is 1T A FAIR DEAL 7

Enginemen and iremcn on a great
group of Western railroads are SUBJ
hitting to the companies an ulti-
natum, which in effect is that unless
they get their wages advanced forth
with, they will strike and tie Up the
system.
1t comes, of course. just at the
time when the utmost effort of the
transportation agencies is needed to
move the biggest crop ever known.
1t sounds good IDEAL like hold
lup. What are the equities involved :?
Interstate Commerce Commission
tstatisticians work out these figures
as the average daily compensations
Of the classes of employees indicated,
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for 1912:

The three classes of employees
enginemen, firemen, and conductors
who lead the list are pretty regu-
larry heard from with demands for
more wages. In one section or an
other of the country, a great, Or
ganized threat of strike is at least
an annual affair. Last year it was
East; now it is West.
The laborer is worthy of his hire.
With the cost of living high and
going higher, it is comforting to
think that She average engineman
gets SIS a day. 1t would oe crafty
ing to be SUR. that he was about to
get still more.
But what about the trackwalker,
with s1.5O a day? Has not the cost
of living been going up just as much
for him as for the engineer? 1t
seems that in 1902 the trackwalker
wss getting an average of S1.25 a
day; so his increa Sc to S1.50 is an
advance Of 20 per cent. That is a
very modest advance, for that per-
iod. It is not commensurate with
the increased cost of living. 1t is not
as big q percentage of increase as
has been won by the eag;nemen.
In 1902 the enginensen averaged
1884 per day; so the advance to SIS
per day gives them an average ad-
vance of 23 per cent.
Is it quite fair to demand another
big advance for the highest paid
classes Of employees, whiletthe low
est paid are rot getting proportion
ate consideration?
1t looks as if the highest-paid, best
organized, and most powerful classes
of employees were disposed to use
their power to hog the good things.
The public thinks of these in
creases as going, broadly. to 'labor."
But they don't; they 20 to the ia
vored and powerful classes of labor.
There are more trackmen on the
railroads than there are enginenen,
fremen, and conductors. all takenlto-
gether,
That may surprise you, but itssi
the fact. Here are the figures madet
up from the annual reports Of the
railroads to the Interstate Commits
sion showing conditions as of June
80, 1912:
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PLUCK THE FUCKERS!

Introduction of a measure for
abolition of the naval plUcking board
Chords occasion for the suggestion
hat the board is just about the most
demoralizing institution in the navy.
Established with the general pur-
pose of improving discipline and
personnel, it has from the beginning
mad the very opposite effect.
It has kept officers in hot water,
their nerves on edge, their suspi-
cions alert, and their fears always
active.
1t has made men dread the posi-
bility of assignment to tie plucking
board, because no matter how hon.
The Washington times., 1914-07-18
Gospel of Happiness Carried to Sick and Aged, and
Helping Hand Stretched to Unfortunates of
Every Kind by Kindly Illustrations.

Here story about the Sunshine and Community Society Dues
kind deed each day.
These dues not haphazad performances This society of
Washington organized perform definite tasks ranging
from giving grdphophone and automobile rides those
homes aged mutering confined hospitals and
the unfortunate inmates of penal Institutions
Since work. money is the dues paid for membership this
of interests described in this article
The Washington times., 1914-07-18
Does Florence Gray Find Her Father?

This is of the things that the fourth nstalment
of The Million Dollar Mystery tells about OF it
scheme get the poor girl into the hands of the
spiraors. But she fools them. Florence is very wise
young girl for who has been outside boarding
school, And she outws the Black Hundred The fourth
instalment appears The Sunday Times and forms
of the links that will bind certified check for $4,000 in
some ones pocketbook. 1t might be yours-you
can tell
The Washington times., 1914-07-18
30, 1912:

Add up the first three classes-the
high-paid groups, the aristocracy of
railroad labor-and you have a total
of III, 1866 men paid the high wages
of enginemen, fremen, and conduc-
tors.
But there are 363.c2S trackmen-
the class whose average wage is put
down at $3.50 per day!
More than twice as many of the
S1.5O-a-day men as the high-paid
classes
Is it fair, then, that the public
should be called upon to pay ad-
vanced rates in order that the SIS
and 81 mer may get more wages,
while the sl.50 men get none Of the
benefit?
If the railroads of the country
want to make 4 stand against such
unfair demands by the powerfully
organized classes of employees, we
can tell them how to do it:
Let them figure out just how much
the most favored classes are de-
handing. by way Of advance in
wages, at this time.
Then let them increase the wages
Of the least favored classes by just
enough to absorb that total amount,
and appeal to the general public to
stand by them.
The public will do Il; and there
will be no strike and tie-Ip, either.
The public rather likes q square
The Washington times., 1914-07-18
ActivitiesOf.
Society
By JEAN ELIOT.

INVITATIONS have been received
here from Mr.. and Mrs. George
i Harvey for the wedding Of .their
danshter. Dorothy. to Lieut.. Mar
cellus Hasans Thompson. Coast Artii-
lery Corps. U. s. A.. on August Il. at
their summer place, Gorjalma. Deal
N. J.
Mrs Charles w. Russell and Mia.
Lucy RUSSELL wife and daughter of the
former American minister to Persia.
have gone to Orange. Va, to spend the
summer.
Mrs. Joseph Crawford and Miss caryf
CrawfcId. who spent the eariy summer
at the Chevy Chase Lodge, have zone To
Sarresansett Pier for the remainder Ct
the season.
Mrs. William Phillips has arrived in
Washington from. her summer home at
Beverly Farms. and Is spending Q short
time with Mr.. Phillips at their house IN
Sixteenth street. Mr.. Phillips viii re-
main in town this weekend.
Washington Is deeply interested. In the
engagemsnt Of Miss Helen Lonsstreet
Boyd and Ensign Edward o. McDon-
nell. u. 8. N, which has recently been
announced by James Boyd. Of Haver-
Ensign Mcdonnell Is the son. Of Mrs.
Mcdonnell and the late Eugene 'McDon-
nell, of Baltimore.
DIR. j. A. c. Chandler. superintendent
of education of Richmond, Va. accom-
panied BY Mrs. Chandler. their 'daugh-
tiers and Miss Mckee, are touring to
Atlantic City. and are making q brief
stay in Washington. While here they
are guests at the Hotel Powhatan.
-. - se.t
John Shelby. Of Lexington. KY who
Is associated with the Lexington, Herald.
by his daughter. Miss
Christine Shelby. is guest At the Hotel
Powhatan.
Miss Violet Kinds and Miss Bryan. of
Tenn, are making brief
visit to friends in washington. and are
guests at the Hotel Powhatan-
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Miller and
daughter Charlotte. Of Brooklyn. N. Y.
will be the guests Of Mrs. Fannie Gold
stein Tor TWO weeks.
Mrs. George Peabody Eustis was hos
tess at a luncheon yesterday at her
place at Newport Her guests included
Mime. Riano, wife Of the Spanish AM
bassador, and Mrs. Chandler Anderson,
Of Washington.
Mrs. e. II. G. Slater. who has recent
ly arrived at Newport from Europe,
opened her enlarged dining room last
evening with dinner in honor Of Sir
Arthur and Lady Herbert. Of England.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Chaplin will sail
from New York today to spend the
remainder of the summer in England.
Miss Emma Smith. Of the Burling-
ON. is spending month at Rye Nortn
Beach. N H.. visiting her brother and
Mr.. and Mrs w. Scott
smith. at Tower Cottage.
-
Miss Lillian z. Williams. of Ccicago.
who has been the ruest Of her brother.
Continued ON Fifth Pase)
The Washington times., 1914-07-18
r---Fresh, Hot or
Plain?

There is hot air in general circulation concerning
fresh air than any of the commodities with which Nature
crowds the we'll known Universe Gardner Mack has sampled
pretty nearly every variety of air West East and
ways and has tried lefthanded science with the result
but you read it in The Sunday Times There
different kinds of air breaed than dreamed of in any
bodys philosophy.
The Washington times., 1914-07-18
Learning Standing Still.

Some people say you have to travel to learn but there
is one man in Washington who has stood spot six
DAYS week for thirteen years and he has learned much
of life Its story made up of equal parts of fun and COM
mon sense group of characteristic sketches by Wool
Cowan adds pleasant flavor it Read in the Sunday
Times, and if you don't know the you will want to
him.
The Washington times., 1914-07-18
Too Much Pitcher in Baseball?

That is what the baseball experts asking But more
interesting than their answers the ideas of
number of prominent fans of Washington Many and
women in public eye regular attendants baseball
games and their this aspect of present-day
baseball makes interesting and original commentary
the national game from the grandstand.
The Washington times., 1914-07-18

deal; and the business of regularly
hosting the wages of the SIS men
under threat of strike and tie-up,
while vastly greater numbers of men
must work for $3.50, is not what the
public regards as a square deal.
The Washington times., 1914-07-18
MAIL BAG
(From The Times Readers

Communications to the Mail Bag must
be written on one side OF the paper
only; must not exceed 800 words In
length and must be signed with name
and address of the sender. The pub
LEGATION Of letters In The Times Mail
Bag does not mean the endorsement
by The Times of the opinions OF the
writer. The Mail Bag In an open forum
where the citizens Of Washington can
argue moot questions
The Washington times., 1914-07-18
THE SILVER LINING
EDITED BY ARTHUR BAER.

the old boy to insist on bunk,ng between
the rails.
Well. the shippers OF the cup defend
ers have enough sense not to race in a
fog. Sorry We can't say the same about
the captains of our ocean liners.
Newport reports a shortage OF dancing
men Refer 'em to McReynolds. He's
60. the New Haven men dancing. and
might be able to spare few.
The Washington times., 1914-07-18

To the Editor OF The Times:
In the crusade against the fly IN this
city 1t seems that one very important
matter is being neglected. I refer TO
the inspection Of livery and private
stables. 1t is well known that the sta
bic is the favorite breeding place Of
the fly. The whole population OF the
city may spend their time swatting the
fly and the fly will still be with US un-
less the stables are kept clean.
rigid inspection of all stables should
be maintained by the police. am sure
that the inspection is not what II
should be. for in passing a stable today
the door was Ide open. and apparently
the place had not been cleaned for days.
eere are doubtless other stables In
the same condition. -E
The Washington times., 1914-07-18
THE OLDEST INAAB SCI

Cant see what
good that 40 cent
mileage is goin' to
be to Congress the
next two months.
They amt goin'> no
where"
The Washington times., 1914-07-18
The Greatest Summer Resort.

Do you know the Of the greatest Of American
summer resorts? This place famous for mountain
air or sea bathing it has greater attractions More
notabes are gathered this spot than any other place
the country Even Newport known the capital
cannot ounumber it when it comes to folks of social and
political fame
Read what Mary Edna Moves has written in the Sun
day afternoon Times about this newly discovered resort
The Washington times., 1914-07-18
Amusements.:.

Columbia-"The Girl Ia. Waiting" 2:15 and
s.l5 p.
Ready Honev" 2:lE ar,es!l5 p NJ.
Cosmos-NaudeN lie. afternoon and evening.
Glen Echo-All Amusenents
Chevy Chase Lsks-CoIesrt by section Of
Marine band.
The Washington times., 1914-07-18
Concert Today
By the United States Marine Band
at the White House, S p. m.

WILLIAM Fl. SANTLEMANN,
Leader
March, The Grand Duke OF
overture. William Tell" -. Rossini
(a) Valse petite, "A la Bier
aimee ....................... Schuett
(b) "Humoresque" ............ Dvorak
Grand scenes from "Siegfried'
Wagner
Waltz. Stories of the Vienna
Woods Observation-Disclosures. Strauss
Humoresque. I'm Afraid to Go
Home in the Dark" ......... Lampe
March. True to the Empire
Warnken
The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1914-07-18
Whzt's ON E< Program in
Washington
Today.

National Union-Joseph Henry Council.
Odd Fellows-Drill. Csntoip Washington. No.
l, Patriarchs Militant.
Baseball. Washington vs.. xgevelsnd. Ameri-
can League Park. ; p. m
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r. McKahan. Mrs. Sanford Taylor.
Mrs. G. L. Peckham, and Mrs. j.
Edison Briggs. Mrs. o. Raymond
Evans is corresponding secretary;
Mrs. E. Richard Gasch, recording
secretary, and Mrs. Charles P.
Grandfield. treasurer.
One phase of the society's work of
which Mrs. Knight Is most proud. Is
the help extended to blind children
society the word INDECENT has been
stricken from the appropriation of
5000 annually for the education of
poor children. 1t is expected that
this change will permit the use of
this fund for the education of blind
children. The last census shows
there are twenty-five blind children
between the ages of four and sixteen
years In Washington.
Blind Girl Educated.
The society was instrumental in
sending one child, who became wide
Iy known as Little Evelyn" to the
Arthur School for the Blind at Sum-
nit, n. J. That was the nearest place
at which a child of Little Evelyn's
age, six years. could be educated
Through an appeal in The Times
fund was raised for this purpose.
A school for the blind In this city,
so that the expense Of sending chill
dren away, and the pain of their
separation from families, may be
avoided, is being urged by the So
ciety.
Open meetings of the society are
held at the Raleigh. The board Of
managers meets monthly and vari-
Gus branches hold separate meetings.
The Washington times., 1914-07-18
Jean EliOt'S Letter.

Jean Eliot has written letter about the social set in
and out of Washington which is interesting than
usual and that is saying groa deal The Jean Eliot society
feature of Washington Sunday Times is the best of its
kind in Washington. Be to read it.
The Washington times., 1914-07-18

See that they had to stop the train
when Husrta wanted to sleep. Just Like
The Washington times., 1914-07-18
To tn. Editor OF THE TINES:

To the Editor OF The TINES:
With reference to the Calvert street
bridge and the heavy cars that cross
over. l am informed that these heavy
cars" weigh twenty-five tons, and when
crowded eight, tons ,of human freight
might be added-total. thirty tons As
there are double tracks, this weight
can be doubled to sixty tons
An alarm of IRE might send an engine
along over, or q loaded giant autonooiis
truck, which together with the vibras
tons caused by the rough plankirA
could increase. the immediate strain .
more than 100 tons
This bridge stands about 80 fees
above water. A breakage would be sud-
den and destructive. =
In view Of this possible danger, can
n not be, arranged to withdraw these
heavy cars from the bridge tranic and
only lighter cars be used thereovera
- =. = H. ID. GORDON.
Officials of the office of the Distria
engineer of bridges said today this
there Is no need for apprehension cen.
corning the. safety of the. Calvert street
bridge The heaviest cars. loaded -
capacity. II was stated, do not weigh
more than; thirty tons, whereas test:
show the bridge to be fully capable OF
sustaining cars weighing thirty-one
tons.
The fact that there are double tracks.
permitting two cars to be upon the
bridge at the same time. II was said,
does not alter the situation, az eaes
track is laid over separate truss
"Trailers" are not permitted on the
bridge. The speed limit lis eight miles
an hour. ~ -..
To the Editor Of THE TINES: .-
Thousands of circulars have been sen<
out asking help to Gust Mr.. Newman
from office. The majority of parties
uho, are lighting unjustly the Commits.
sioner appointed by the President and
confirmed by the Senate, are persons
who expect favors from Washington
born would-he Commissioners-which
they cannot expect from an outsider,
an upright and impartial man as the
present incumbent Is He should snd
will retain his position. I never saw
Mr.. Newman. nor Mr. Wilson. nor Mr..
Bryan. but will say that this is the
best administration We have had In
many years. Z. !. q
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-28
Monte Atten, Once Classy
 Featherweight, 28 Today

While Monte AttelI never accom- plished as much as the more illus trious Abe toward making the name of ,AttelI famous, he was at his best a classy featherweight whose work has delighted a multitude of fans. The little Hebrew boxer was born in San Francisco twenty-eight years ago to- day. He began fighting professi onal- ly in 1903. when Abe Attell was a veteran of three years ring experi- ence. Like Abe at the beginning of his career, Monte was a slam bang. hard-hittfng fighter, and he achieved knockouts in his first three battles. Monte was eighteen when he fought his first long engagements. He met Johnny Began in two bouts, winning one Mn fifteen rounds, and putting Johnny to sleep in the seventeenth chapter Of the second bout Monte had his rising bump of sconceit reduc- ed in 1905, when he lost to Owen Mo ran, the clever English boxer, in twenty rounds, and was knocked out by Jimmy Walsh and Harry Tenny. The following year Monte took the count att the hands of Freddie Weeks. In 1908 he fought a draw with Jimmy Walsh, and the following year Jimmy Began and fought a twenty round. draw with Danny Webster. the English featherwedght.
 Monte's longest battle was fought SI4 XSFAOas SSIl-, carry III lS1D, when Frankie Conley, the Italian boxer, triumphed over the Jew after forty two rounds of hard milling. In Kan sas City that year Monte defeated his old enemy. Jimmy Walsh, and he also got a. decision over young Britt ar Baltimore. In 1911 Monte fought Johnny Kilbane at Cleveland and held him to a draw in ten rounds in Kill bane's home city. little later Monte suffered two. defeats from Al DeImont. at Boston, and lost to Frankie Burns, the Jersey City feath- erweight, at New Orleans. In 1912 Monte challenged Johnny Kilbane, who had taken the featherwe1ght ti- tie away from Abe. The bout was staged in Cleveland, but was stopped by the police in the eighth round Af- ter that Mcnte, like Abraham, began to go back rapidly, and in succeed ing battles. he fell an easy victim to second and third raters. At thei. best the two fighting AtteIIs were pretty good box-hghters
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-28
FRANK MORAN NEVER ATTENDED COLLEGE, SAYS
 PITTSBURGH, MANAGER

PittsburEh. July 2SIrank Moran. the Pittsburgh blonde. who mingled more or less with John Arthur John l son. a brunette of Galveston, Tex, in K E. Davis. the graduate manager of athletics of the University of Pitts burgh.
 Frank, it seems, while on his recent vaudeville tour, was interviewed in various and st1ndry cities of our we'll turesQue tale of bright college days, spent playing on the football teams of the University of Pittsburgh and in studying dentistry at the same insti- tuition.
 Moran is such a pleasant, candid looking fellow that no one ever took the trouble to check hiTn up, but ac- tcordinE to Davis, Frank Is the Doc Cook of the ring. AGr. Davis says:
 Moran never attended the Univers- l ity of Pittsburgh a single day, is not a dental graduate, and never studied dentistry. He never played a. single game of football under the University of Pittsburgh's colors. He never at tended any college, and isn't high school graduate
 "Moran was in the navy for a. num- Der of years and doated into Pittsburgh around 1908. He was a friend of Joe Really, trainer and rubber of the Uni Tersity of Pittsburgh team, and loaf ed around with him. Really had a lreputation as a boxer, and was known as 'eThe Fighting Conductor" being employed by the local street car com pany. Really being around the foot ball team all the time. Moran natural ly hung around,' with him, and at times helped out with. the rubbing af- I ter practice.
 the scrub line was short of men for practice, J. A Moorhead of Yale would put both Really and Moran in the vacant places until sufficient play CTS showed up. Moran fooled around with the squad several weeks in this manner in 1908, and then started to play with a local team, known as the Pittsburgh Lyceums.',
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-28

Horta, < FayaI, Azores, July 2s-- Shamrock Iv, Sir Thomas Iipton's new challenger for the America's cup. arrived here today. having taken seven days and three hours for the voyage from Falmouth. Eng. During her trip. according to those cupboard. the yacht proved herself an excellent seaboat- In hard blows she took the big seas like duck and slipped through the water with great ease.
 Before Sharnoclx bade farewell to ,the EngIish coast Col Neil1, who is making the voyage on board the steam Hyacht Erin. which is acting as convoy on the trhns-Atlantic voyage. presseds the challenger hard in order to test her gear and her ocean rig. Everything was found to be in good order land the little racer made good weather of the hard blow and drench- ing rains+orm she encountered, on the run from Torquay to Plymouth where she anchored for the night. Y
 Thesyacht left Falmouth at 5 o'clock on he&morning of July 21 for her run by way of the Azores to New York. At noon, she was 10 miles west of the I<izatd and then Col. Neill decided to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-28
SHAMROCK ARRIVES AT AZORES
 ON VOYAGE HERE ITO LIFT CUP
Sir Thomas Lipton's Yacht Behaves Sp1endidly and Irish Baronet
 Hopeful of Winning

take, her in tow as a. dead calm had fallen and the tide was setting her back. The same evening the chaI- lenger picked up a breeze and the line was. slipped. The blow soon increased to a. hard north-northwesterl wind which Kicked up a heavy sea in which Sharnrocck made a fine picture as she rose easily to each wave On that day she averaged>1O knots an hour for the 24 hours.
 . It is possible that Shanrocl<'s boom will be taken off while she is here as 1t bangs about so much when she is becaImed. Otherwise the yacht is re- garded as having done we'll and her performance thus far on her ocean voyage has increased the hopes of those on board that she will be suc- cessful in carrying out the purpose for which she was built.
 Captain Turner who is acting as skipper on the trans-Atlantic voyage. is well satisfied with the yachts be- havfor. The half of the crew which has managed the yacht since her de- pafture from England is to be replaced here by the other half who have been luxuriating on &board the Erin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-28
Notes of Amateur and PrOfesSio onaly y4nterest
MARQUARD IS
 UNABLE TO
 HOLD PIRATES

Rube Narquard, hero of the recent tWenty-one inning game in Pittsburgh, had a sudden relapse in the fifth in ming of yesterdays game at the Polo Grounds New ork. and theY Pirates quickly seized the opportunity offered to them and nicked the noted &south- paw for a trio of runs. These three runs proved sufficient to win the sec ond game of the series, for, Bob EIrxnors vsA AileS I[bera1 with his hitsa was stingy with his runs and only once did the McGrawftes mans aged to cross the plate on him. The final count was: Pittsburgh, g.; New York; +
 Manager McGraw was chased from the coaching line by Umpire. Eason when he protested against the ceiling o0t of Fred Merlxle at the plate in the second inning. Merlxle, reached first on a third wild strike and raced around to third when Chief Meyers doubled down the right field line There was only one out at the time and Stock hit a grounder to Wagner. nxarkle who got off to good, start, eaaily slid under Catcher Gibson, ana to all those present-and there were nearly S.O0O-it looked as if the first baseman was safe. However, Eason waved him out and ATcGraw rushed from the third base line and demon-' strated to the arbitrator how Freu had crossed the plate before Gtpson tagged him with the ball.
 When McGraw resumed his coach- fnE he continued his attack on Eason lfritil Nal chased him off the line