Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-20
cTIARDSMEN IN EMPLOY
or MANY FIRMS WILL
STAY ON WAGE ROLLS
reinstatement in Positions Also
promised When Men Return
From Duty Along the
Border
cry oFF1CEHoLDERs SAFE

e,ores and corporations In Phiadelphia
stores Ii, rovrolls of tens OF thousands
WIN lac have arranged to excuse all en-
Q, ~. called TO duty on the Mexican bor-
,rbev will pay the mon while they are
~ ,ho service of their country and VIII REIN
.,ote them when they return
r,ose concerns in which this decision
~ On into effect includes Gimbel Broth
" tbe Wanamaker store, the U. q. |. and
tbe following companies OF % wn,cn teorge
~ rarle .Tr., is president: Finance Com
- u, ~ pennsylvania, Real Estate Trust
Pny pennsylvania Warehousing Com
oo,pd n,i and the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining
Company
,nAvEs OF ABSENCE GRANTED.
posides these, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Aas granted an indefinite leave OF absence,
i,bout nav, to its employees who are men,
". - tho units called out Mayor Smitht
s,s,a,nent that the municipal employees who
@ affected by the mobilization, call will
and their places waiting for them when
.hav return, and Postmaster Thornton's
declaration that such employees VIII be en-
.,,isd 10 a leave of absence. so days of
ss;ob thew will receive full pay for. Then,
~ the managers of Cramps, Baldwlns.
tho Brill Car Works and the Midvale Com
Many said they would cooperate freely In
allowing their employees leave, despite the
fact that any great exodus was Dounu TO
disorganize their working forces and ham
per the filing of orders.
Approximately 100 employees of Gimbel
trotbers' store who are members of Com.
many H. 1st Pennsylvania Regiment of the
National Guard will be given an indefinite
leave with full pay and future reinstatement.
This announcement was made last night
Nv Ellis A. Gimbel, who declared that his
men were ready, enthusiastic and patriotic.
REGIMENT FROM GIMBELs
Company II is made up entirely of Gimbel
.mployes Recently the members Joined the
National Guard as a unit under Captain
Ceorgo W. johnson. About a week ago Mr..
Gimbel said that his firm held patriotism
above business at a meeting of the EN-.
nloves. and that the formation of a unit in
he plan of national preparedness was not
only sanctioned but heartily encouraged by
the members of the concern. At that time
MIR Gimbel presented flag to the company.
John Wanamaker also announced that
the employees in his stores in both Philadel.
mia and New York affected by the mobiliza.
lion call will receive full pay and relnstate.
ment
p. r. r. MEN IN GUARD.
The Pennsylvania Railroad, which has
promlsed an indefaite leave without pay,
has AIS out of its 10000 employees on the
lines east OF Pittsburgh enrolled in the Ma
tlonal Guard At the expiration of military
duty, according to an announcement made
yesterday by the railroad company. the men
will be reinstated in their former positions.
They also will be permitted to continue
membership in the voluntary relief fund
during their period of service. Full credit
will be given for the time on military duty
in computing their pension allowances
Mayor Smith. In regard to city employees
In the National Guard, said:
'Any employe of the city government
who goes out to defend the American flag
Will find his place waiting for him when he
comes back. l cannot promise that the city
win pay his salary to him while he is gone,
but intend to discuss the question with the
Law Department and Councils Finance
Committee"
Postmaster Thornton is compiling a list
Of his men who are connected with the
militia He estimates that so in the pos
tai department are members of the National
Guard. AS the Postmaster understood it,
these men are entitled to leave of absence
and their positions held open until they re-
turn. Every man is entitled to 80 days
leave with full pay every year and also
90 days for sick leave with full pay. II
was Mr. Thornton's view that these two
months will count in the time the employees
are doing duty in the National Guard.
When it became likely that the National
Guard might be called on to patrol the
Mexican border, the Western Union Tele-
graph Company issued instructions that
any of its employees who were included
among those called and have been in the
ccmpany's service year or more, would
be entitled to half pay while doing military
duty. This decision, however, was reached
with the proviso that their half pay, added
to the Government pay, did not exceed their
full salary in the company. In such cases
they viii be entitled TO an amount added
f1t11ap nj fNDN hat Ntril
total compensation.
Full pay will be given employees of the
du Pont Powder Company for the time they
are In the service of the nation. An order
70 that effect was issued yesterday at the
Wilmington Office of the corporation.