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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-17

sale of advertising space on a portion
of the back OF this magazine. which
is distributed free 60 thousands ot
picture play fans weekly. that Rlc,ins
viii permit his continuing in school.
and incidentally ON the gridirou for
kendall next wear.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-17
Pottery Bowls for
Table Decoration.

Flat Bowls and some
on stand. We have
them in blue. yellow,
green, pink and ivory
with lnsets to match.
Regular price from
$50 to $500. tomor-
row at. HALF PRICE
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-17
$3.50 Nut Bowls
"a 81 nA

Ut SI. no.
Heavy base Mahogany
Nut Bowls with nickel
plated or copper era ker
in center; $3.50 values
tomorrow at ..Sl.9S
$3.50 Shaving stand
at Si.25.
II w nickel stand
with best quality bev-
eled mirror, soap and
brush holder; $3.50
value stomorrow
at. .sD
Automobiles.
The Light Six" roller
bearing, easy steering
Automobile, large size
car, priced at. .Sii.9S
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-17

Madam Hendren Dolls
are character dolls
possessing remarkable
originality Il the kid
dies go crazy over
them. There are boys
and girls, Dutch and
| II d ia n maids and
many others; CSC dolls
. tomorrow at .... iSc
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-17

with silk shades in all
the late and popular-col-
ors, tomorrow your choice
AZ ONE-TllIRD less than
the regular price.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-17
Italian Steamer Eludes
Eight Submarines While
on Trip Across to u. S.

NEW YORK. Dec. Eight
enemy submarines, all of which
We're successfully eluded thru
warnings received from patrol
boats OF the entente powers i'm
perilled the voyage of the Italian
steamer Giuseppe Verdi, which
arrived here today from Genoa,
Italy.
Two Of the submarines Captain
Lugui Zannoni related, were
lying outside the port of Genoa;
three were reported off Naples,
one was off st. Michaels, the
Azores. and the other two
along the usual Mediterranean
sea route between Naples 'and
Gibraltar.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-17
Sewing Stand at 9Sc.

Sewing Stand at 9Sc.
Just what IN OF h @ T.
wants. A depository
for her threa stray
pins, needles and ma
terials. where she can
find them when she
wants them. A $50
folding sewing stand
tomorrow at ... 9Sc
Tea Sets.
For children parties
G ps and saucers,
plates, teapots, sugars
and creamers to the
set, sets priced
from .....15c TO zoe
Mahogany Bud Vases
at Half Price.
Assorted heights in
Mahogany Vases with
glass insets. We have
sold over one hundred
of these vases at SIPS
to S1.15. There are IS
left and offered at
HALF PRICE.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-08

costs more to live today than It did ten
years ago and the fact that the existing
standard OF salaries was fixed m 1854
Is evidence enough that it Is full of In
equalities Ny sympathy goes out to the
man of family who Is trying to support
them on a small salary and 1t is but Sim
pie Justice Tor the government to follow
the example OF most large corporations
and grant increases"
Civic associations and individuals are
lending their support to the movement
and members Of Congress have been
flooded with letters urging support for
higher salaries.
Representative Nolan does not intend 10
give up his fight for the 50 a day mimi
mum wage bill, even though Congress
sional leaders feel that It would be better
to grant graded increases. There is a
very strong sentiment for the Nolan bill
among members OF the House and II II
should be called II seems reasonably GER
tain OF passage.
Government workers throuehout the
country receiving less than s. per day
are very active and scores OF petitions
advocating the bill are being received
by Congressman daily. Its passage IL
opposed by some leaders because II would
necessitate a complete revision Of the de-
partment appropriations and there Is not
enough time before adjournment for sucn
revision.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-08
HUNGER BELEAGUERS
j. S. WORKERS. FAMILY
Hardships of Federal Employees House
hold Described by Wife and Mother.

Actual hunger along with many other
hardships. Is depicted in a letter to The
Washington Herald written by the wife
of a government clerk who is striving
to provide bare necessaries for her family
Of eight With snow white hair at the
age OF a and broken by the unequal
struggle for a mere existence for herself
and family. she describes in simple words
the sacrifices and privRtion made neces-
sary by inadequate compensation for
Uncle Sans workers. The letter follows:
Editor, The Washington Herald: Will
you give a little space in your
most excellent columns to a few thoughts
from the wife OF "a a day government
employe, who has been laundress, char
woman, paper hanger. painter, cook.
seamstress, housekeeper, ETC., for a fam
lily Of eight for nearly thirty years.
I am A years old. My shoulders are
stopped and my hair Is white as snow,
because "a a day salary has forced me
to perform all Of the duties mentioned
and keep my family from hunger and
their naked bodies hid from the world
Now that prices have doubled during
the last two years we have had to make
many sacrifices. Every other morning
my family of eight have nothing but
boiled rice for breakfast, and fried rice
for luncheon.
l was only 15 years old when married.
At A l look so or more. all because "a
a day will not house and feed eight peo-
pie. pay the inevitable doctor bills, buy
school books, coal. etc.
We seldom ride on a street car. We
take one paper only. and that is really
more than we can afford.
Ny husband never drank a drop of
liquor or beer. He has always handed
me his pay envelope, and I have never
wasted one copper cent We have Just
existed.
The manager of the diet SQUAD in Chi
cago says a person can live on 81 cents
day. He did not figure on coal or
gas to cook the food, nor on the wages
of the cook. Most anyone could take
twelve times 81 cents, or S3.72 and feed
twelve persons, by using that 81 cents
for food alone. But I defy him or any
one else to take 81 day and provide
eight people with shelter. heat, food.
clothes, books. doctor bills, omitting va
cations and pleasures. It cannot be done
without suffering by all.
My family is proud. People think we
are very poor. We are, on 81 a day
income, but heretofore we have been
able to keep it to ourselves.
l pray to God salaries may be in
creased, especially those Of such rren
as my husband, who is steady, faith<l
has not a bad habit and never had. Yet
1t Is not unusual for his family to 20
to bed hungry because of present prices
WIFE OF A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYF
WHO VOTED FOR WILSON
The Washington herald., 1916-12-08
SENATOR BERT FERNALD
-ESPOUSES CLERK CAUSE
New Member from Maine Fayors Cen
erous Salary Increases.

Senator Bert M. refnald. the new SEN
ator from Maine, IL an out-and-out ad-
.yocats Of q more generous policy to-
ward the government employe, especially
In the matter of salary.
.An Intelligent man in the government
service cannot possibly support himself
and family on 1900 year and provide
the necessities Of life," Senator Fernald
Yesterday declared. Then he launched
into the intricate explanation Of what
q 900 Q year and less can buy at the
prices which now are eating up the
monthly pay-envelope.
Expressing himself as heartily in sym
pathy with the plan afoot to grant an
Increase Of so q month to employees re-
ceiving 1900 and less, Senator Fernald
said he was In favor OF making the
increase larger.
Not only the man who gets $1,000 but
the man who must support a family on
s, 900 a year should be considered as
WELL" he added significantly.
IT always have been an advocate of
good salaries for Federal employees"
said Senator Fernald, "and I am ready
to advocate any measure that would be
Just and would work a real benefit
have been looking into the Nolan bill.
but have not had an opportunity yet
to study It as carefully a. ! would
wish before expressing an opinion about
It"
The high cost of living 10 an due to
the war In Europe, Senator Fernah BE-
lieves. and an embargo on food-stuffs
Is the last thing for which he would
stand. In the meantime. however. while
the high cost Of foodstuffs continues It's
aerial Night, he believes the government
employs should be given at least a
wage that can meet something more
than the bare necessities of life.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-08
4 BAD BREATH
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get at
the Cause and Remove 1t

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the SUBJ
stltute for calomel,. act gently on the
bowels and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets. The pleasant, sugar.
coated tablets are taken for bad breath
by all who know them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act gen.
tly but firmly on the bowels and liver,
stimulating them to natural action,
clearing the blood and gently purifying
the entire system. They do that which
dangerous calomel does without any of
the bad after effects.
All the benefits of nasty, sickening.,
griping cathartics are derived from DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets without grip
ing, pain or any disagreeable effects.
DR.. F. M. Edwards discovered the
formula after seventeen years of prac-
tice among patients afflicted with bowel
and liver complaint with the attendant
bad breath. ...
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets are pure
~ a vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil you will know them by their
olive color. Take one or two. every
night for week and note the effect.
Oc and 2sc Der box. All druggists
ADJ.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-08
ACCEPT A U. S. JOB?
why, NOTHING Doing
This Man Laughs at Ofer-Says Garb-
age Collectors Make More.

A nat refusal to go to work for the
government on q salary Of $50 q month II
made in the following letter, which was
forwarded to the Committee on Labor for
filing with communications bearing upon
increased wages:
The Officer Commanding U. S. Signal
Corps, Fort Mason, Cal.
Sir-I respectfully inform you that I
have been notified by the district secre-
tary Of the United States Civil Service to
report to you relative to a vacancy as
skilled laborer.
In reference thereto. I wish to state
that ] am at present temporarily en-
ployed. and, even II such were not the
case, l would be unable to accept the
appointment at $40 per annum, as the
enormous increase in the cost of living
land even funerals) makes It absolutely
impossible for working man to live
near the standard that should be observ-
ed by the citizens OF the richest and now
most prominent Countrywide United
states Of America-unless he receives a
minimum wage Of 50 a way.
The most common class Of unskilled
labor q refer to those employed sweep
ing the streets and collecting garbage in
public parks). receive 50 a day.
NOT A GOVERNMENT EMPLoYE.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-08

District OF Columbia are considered In
the plan for general increase now being
worked out.
Today the representatives of the clerks
will seek q conference with Representa-
tive Fitzgerald, of New York, chairman
Of the House Committee on Appropria-
tions. They desire a private hearing be-
fore members Of the committee at which
they can state their case informally at
length,
To Pass on Draft of Bill.
Tonight the board Of representatives Of
the Federal Employees union will meet
In Perpetual Building Hall and act on
the program to be advanced at the short
session and to pass upon the draft Of
the bill for retirement legislation pre-
pared by the legislative committee. II
this bill Is accepted It will be introduced
in Congress at once.
The executive board Of the Treasury
branch, F. z. u, will meet tonight and
appoint a committee to wait upon DIrec-
tor Ralph. of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, with reference to having
him make a recommendation for an In
crease that will give the 200 women
operatives OF the stamp perforating d.
vision Increases to 800 a year These
women work on sheets OF gummed
stamps and are required to perforate
Loo sheets an hour. The work 10 Of
The most laborious kind They are paid
s626 year. The operatives in every
other division OF the Bureau receive q
minimum OF 800 a year.
The encouragement which the move
ment for higher wages has received has
brought hundreds Of new members in
to the Employees union. which Is direct
ing the work. More than 100 applica-
tions were acted upon by the member
ship committee last night, bringing the
total membership up to more than 1000.
kftchin Favors Increase.
Majority Leader Kitchin told a commit
tee Of employees consisting Of H. M. Nc
Larin. Jere Connolly, owen p. Kellar, John
8. Beach. Joseph s. Hurley. q J. New
myer, Florence Etheridge and Lillian
keathley, that he was In favor Of rails
ing the pay Of employees.
Il want to see the government pay its
employees enough money so that they can
the delegation. Il belive that We should
see to this"
Representative Kitchin advised against
too radical an increase that might arouse
opposition. He pointed out that in some
sections Of the country there 10 an i'm
preston that government employees have
sinecure and that this feeling may In
iuence certain members Of Congress-
Representative Gallivan. of the Appro-
priations Committee, declared he heart
lily supported the movement to increase
salaries and that his support in the COM
mittee could be relied upon when the sal
aries are under discussion.
I'VE can all agree he said that II
The Washington herald., 1916-12-08
SYRUP OF figs
FOR CROSS, SICK
FEVERISH Child
If Little Stomach Is Sour, Liver
Torpid or Bowels
Clogsed.

Mothers can rest easy after giving
California Syrup of Figs" because in
Few hours all the clogged-up waste,
sour bile and fermentingr food gently
moves out Of the bowels, and you have
we'll, playful child again. Children
simply will not take the time from
play to empty their bowels. and they
become tightly packed. liver gets slug
gish and stomach disordered.
When cross, feverish, restless, see
II tongue is coated. then give this de-
ltcious fruit laxative" Children love
It, and 1t can not cause injury. No
difference what ails your little one
4 full of cold, or sore throat.
iiarrhoea, stomach-ache. bad breath,
remember. a\gentle "inside cleansing"
should always be the first treatment
given. Full directions for babies,
children of all ages and grown-ups
are printed. on each. bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for a 5O-cent bot
tie of California Syrup of Figs" then
look carefully andSsee that 1t is made
by the California Fig Syrup Com
pany." We make no smaller size.
Hand back with contempt any other
fg syrup-Adx
The Washington herald., 1916-12-08
Sees PLAIN JUSTICE
in U. S. PAY INCREASE
Rev. James Shera Montgomery Gives
Reasons for Proposed Raise.

Rev. James shera Montgomery. d. D..
of the Calvary Methodist Episcopal
Church, yesterday commented upon the
proposed increase in wages for District
Employees as follows:
GLADLY do I voice my sentiments in
reference TO this matter, for several rea-
sons.
first, because II is but personal Jus
tice 10 those who are toiling under con-
ditions almost unrighteous. but surely
under conditions Of injustice in their van-
Gus occupations
Second. because this increase Of wages
for all concerned would not in the least
impoverish but surely would enrich this
richest Of all nations.
Third. inssmuch as no worker can be
his best or do his best work under condi
tons OF mental fret and Worry. conoen-
tration under such conditions is simply
out Of the question, hence inferior work
must be the result Of present conditions.
Fourth, there Is no boon for toilers
Ike that Of personal Independence. II
there In 70 be such Independence, ham
pering conditions must be rennedied, and
the remedy. It seems to me. il TO be found
In supplying enough for today ana some
thing for tomorrow or the rainy day. BY
increased wages"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-08
Low SALARIES RAPED
BY SENATOR TOWNSEND
Michigan Member Says Job Paying
Less Than 50 Is Not a Job.

"A Job that is not worth s. a day ought
to be abolished" declared Senator Town
send. Of Michigan. yesterday. "A Job
paying less than that is no job at all.
have not gone into the matter of an
increase for the government employees
very throughly at this time, but do
believe that they should be given an
adequate compensation for the work.
they do.
Seven years ago, when the question Of
increasing the salaries Of Congressmen
came up, I did not support It, because
I believed that the underpaid govern
ment employes-the one who get the
small salaries-should have an increase
before anyone else. OF course, an in
crease should take into consideration
quality and kind of work. length Of ser
vice. and any special fitness OF an en-
ploye. but as l said before, do not
consider any Job that L. not worth -
day fit to give anyone"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-08
j. S. employees THANK
WASHINGTON HERALD
Agriculture Department Branch of
Union Expresses Appreciation.

Resolved: That We express our cordial
appreciation TO The Washington Herald
and to the press OF the city generally
for the effective and sustained support
given the government employees In the
movement for higher salaries to meet
the excessive increase in the cost OF liv-
ing
The Agricultural Department branch OF
the Federal Employees Union last night
adopted the foregoing resolution at its
monthly meeting in Perpetual Building
Hall.
The branch indorsed the action of the
board of representatives in selecting H.
N. McLarin as legislative representative
and voted TO give him its active sup
port
Regular meeting nights were fixed for
the first Thursday Of the month. Z.
]. Newmyer told OF the progress made
by the committees which have appeared
at the Capitol and predicted success in
the campaign for higher wages.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-08
Developments Of a Day
In Pay Raise Movement

Developments yesterday in the
movement for increased salaries
FOR government employees:
ESecretaries to members OF the
House Of Representatives or
ganized to seek an increase from
1850 to 8, 800.
SSenators Fernald, Of Maine;
Townsend. Of Michigan. and Bank
head. of Alabama, Endorsed the
movement for higher salaries.
@MaJority Leader Kitchin in
formed a delegation of clerks he
favored an increase for govern
ment employees and will support
the legislation In Congress.
+sentiment In Congress favors
giving District of Columbia en-
ployes the same percentage Of in
creases as may be granted those
In the Federal departments.
-Membership committee of the
Federal Employees Union admitted
100 new members, bringing the
total membership above the 1908
mark.
eConferences arranged for to-
day with chairmen of the House
committees handling supply bills
to enlist their support
T-Petitions circulated urging the
President to assist the movement
for higher salaries.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-08
THIS CLERK GREW GRAY
DODGING COLLECTORS

Dodging bill collectors made this man
gray-headed. according to the following
letter, submitted in support of the move
ment for better wages for the govern
ment employees:
l have been in the government service
nineteen years and now draw $40 a year.
l thank the good Lord for my excellent
health, for without 1t I wouldn't be alive
today after what I have stood with low
wages for the last FIVE years.
Try as I might, ] couldn't keep ahead
on my salary. 1 was always running in
debt and I am in debt now. 1t worried
me until my hair turned gray lodging
bill collectors, but now 1 don't mind so
much. Like everything else, you get used
to 1t. Now, for my sake and all others
who get small pay, keep up your work
to get Congress to give US something.
You don't know how we are counting the
days until we hear that we are going to
get more money. We certainly need 1t,
but Representative who gets $500 a
year can't know how much HOPEFUL
The Washington herald., 1916-12-08
42,45O GET INCREASES
IN VARIED INDUSTRIES
Nine Large Concerns Announce In
creases in Pay Rolls.

New York. Dec Mime large cor
porationS yesterday advanced the pay Of
employees numbering $3.50. The gen.
eral amount OF advance was 10 per cent.
The Guaranty Trust Company announced
an extra cash 21-2 per cent dividend to
stockholders and $4,000 in bonuses to
900 employees. In addition the directors
declared the quarterly dividend OF 4 per
cent and an extra dividend of l per
cent making a total for the year OF
2 1-2 per cent
Last year the company's dividends on
a $1o,OoO.O 900 capital. or half the present
capitalization. amounted to q per cent.
The dividends for 1916 accordingly are
about two and one-half times greater
than those for 1913.
The Nichols Copper Company, in Long
Island City. employing 1850 has an
nounced that an increase in pay went
into effect November 26.
The Metropolitan Electric Manufacture
ing Company. of Long Island City, also
announces a 10 per cent increase in
wages. half to begin January ! and the
other half April l.
Houghton, Mich. Dec. 7.-Approximate-
ly 1900 Of the 5000 employees Of copper
mines in the Lake Superior district will
participate in 4 bonus of % cents a day
LOT SIX months, 10 DC QlSCrlOuleu on the
first day of 1917.
Manitowoc. Wis. Dec. 7-One million
dollars in life insurance is the Christmas
gift the Aluminium Goods Manufa curing
Company announced would be given to
its employees The plan takes in plants
in this city, Two Rivers and Newark.
N. J. More than 1900 employees are af-
fected.
Watertown. N. Y, Dec. 1.-The Inter
national Paper Company has granted
10 per cent increase in wages to its en-
ployes. There are 11,OO0 men affected.
Holyoke, Mass, Dec. 7.-George w.
Prentiss & Co.. employing 100 persons.
announced per cent wage bonus. The
National Blankbook Company. with 600
hands. announced 10 per cent bonus.
Bangor, Me-, Dec. 1.-THE decision of
the Bangor and Aroostook railroad to
give a bonus of per cent on wages
earned in the last six months to all en-
ployes receiving less than 500 year
Todd today. About 100 employees will
benefit
Pittsburgh, Dec. THE Pittsburgh
Steel Company, with plants at Monessen
and Glassport, and the Pittsburgh Steel
Products Company, a subsidiary concern,
announced an Increase of 10 per cent in
wages. Seven thousand men are affected.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-08
Increase of $500 in Salary
Asked by Solons' Aides

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-08
PAY INCREASE URGED
BY SENATOR BANKHEAD

Senator Bankhead, of Alabama, chair
man of the Senate Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads, favors an in
crease pay for government employees.
II am going TO vote for an increase
in the salaries OF those who get the
smaller salaries" he said. "I am not
going to discuss pending legislation. but
when the times comes I am going to
vote for an increase for the little feI-
lows. I do not favor increasing the
salaries Of those who are well paid at
the present time"