Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-01
Iona Newspapers
OILED STREETS.

has been q lite-saver for many a City
owing to the unusually dry weather
and consequent dust. However, IT
seems that streets should be properly
prepared before oil is applied. Several,
streets have been oiled whose sur
faces were very rough, The good effect
Of the oil is lost because Of this. The
municipality of Cedar Heights has se-l
cured the best effect from the use of
road oil that has come TO cur notice
this year. With the exception OF "a
few spots the road was in prime con-
dition for the application OF oil and.
what was formerly known as the Whit
ney road is now as, good as "a pave
ment. !
WHATS WRONG NTH HARDING?
tAlen Miller in Washington Democrat
He may even be elected, but from
the time he goes in TIL he goes out.
he will have bitter fight made on
him. Something is wrong somewhere,
or he would not have the opposition
Of all the preachers in Iowa.
And i, is not question of whether
he drinks glass Of liquor now and
then, but a question Of how he lines
up On the liquor issue. And tos say
that he did not know how hiss com;
mitteemen stood on the question. is
also begging the question. IL Bill
Harding is so silly as to appoint men
to all important committees without
Knowing their views. then he is not
smart enough to be governor.
Ed Meredith. has always fought the
saloons and he is consistent on that
issue. He is a big constructive Iowa
man. and the preachers are practical
~ all for him. Somehow or other
you may try TO rub 1t out if you want
to, but the fact remains, Meredith has
the swing and Harding has not. Hard
ing may be elected but It Will be at
the greatest cost Of any governor Iowa
has had.
Somehow. he has got into the posi-
ton Of Taft in 1912, in position
where it is no longer test OF party
fealty whether you vote for Harding
or not. Rather, it seems almost credit
able to be against him. And on that
account We would not have the office
at the cost it Is to him.
A RAILROAD EIGHT HOUR DAY.
IDes MONIES Capltal.l
So much confusion exists In the minds
of the public over the demands of the
railroad brotherhoods for an eight hour
day that in justice to the workmen in
| other pursuits who have been contend
ing for an eight hour day for years,
the difference needs to be explained.
TrainDien are paid upon dual
standard. At present it is ten hours
or 100 miles. That is, If brakeman
works ten hours or less he gets full
days pay, or ii his run Is 100
| miles or less he gets a days pay II
he works overtime he is paid either by
the excess hours or the excess mileage.
| Whichever one amounts to the larger
sum.
The New Republic explains the pres
ent wage and the proposed wage by an
| ingenious table. 1t takes cents as
| the basic rate per mile and 40 cents as
| the overtime rate. Thus If a trainman
was out ten hours, and had run of
any number of miles up to 100, he
would receive the minimum wage OF
81 II he was out twelve hours, he
would receive 81 plus two hours over
tim., or $3.50. If the trip took twelve
hours and the mileage amounted to
125, he would take the extra twenty
FIVE miles at 4 cents mile for his
overtime, amounting 10 Si.u1, anu MS
days wages would be s5
| Under the proposed new scale the
basic rate per mile would be the same
cents. But since the standard das
is eight hours, the minimum days wage
81, or 80 cents an hour. the time and a
half for overtime would be rs cents an
hour. Therefore when trainmar
worked ten hours he would get 81 plus
/ $3.50 for the overtime whereas above he
| got 81. II he worked twelve hours he
/ would get 81 plus SO, instead of $4.st
i III tine above schedule in the twelve
/! hour trip of 125 miles, he would still
take the IS cents an hour overtime
or 81 for the day. instead Of computine
by the extra mileage because 1t woult
mean greater wages.
The brotberhoods. say In defense o
J their claim for the eight hour day tina