Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-06-23
THE B. F. GOODRICH COMPANY
Notice to Employees Enlisted in State
Military and Naval Organizations.

AKRON, ONO June ZU' 1915.
The executive committee of the b. +.
Goodrich Company issued the follow
ing notice to their host of employers:
In order insofar as possible, to re-
lieve from financial worry those of our
employees who are subject to military
duty and also as an expression of de-
sire on the part of this company to
make substantial recognition of thi'
opportunity to cooperate with its en-
ployes in carrying out its share of the
common duty of all to answer the
tional call for military assistance, the
policy of this company will be as fol-
lows:
This announcement applies to all
employees of this Company formally
enrolled as members in good standing
in any state military or organization
at midnight, Monday. June 10, 1916
and who are accepted by the proper
military officers for active service in
the present Mexican crisis. In case
of orders being issued by the military
authorities requiring the services of
employees mentioned above for actual
military duty, necessitating absence
from the regular duties of this Com
pany, compensation will be awarded
as follows:
After allowing being made for pay
ment for service by the Government or
State, or from any other source, the
direct result of military service, -
Company will pay as military compen-
sation the difference between such
sources of income and the following:
To all married and single men con-
tributing regularly to the support of
actual dependents, two-thirds (2-3) OF
their average salary or wage, based
on their previous average salary or
wage earned during the three months
preceding their absence.
To all single or married men not
contributing regularly to the support
of actual dependents, one-half Q-2) of
their average salary or wage.
Thus, an employee with dependents
whose average wage for three months
has been 500 per month, and who re-
ceives SIS per month from the Gov
eminent. will be granted military COM
pensation from this Company $51.66
per month.
Payment of military compensation
will be paid direct to the dependents
designated. or upon the request of men
without dependents will be held in
trust by the Company until the return
of the employee The period of absence
on military duty will not be consider
ed breach in the continuity of service
as affecting our life insurance or pen
sion regulations. but such time of alb
sence will be included in the Com
pany's service record of each employe
the same as if he had not engaged in
military service During such alb
senec of an employee, the life insurance
issued to him by this Company will re-
main in full force and effect.
Discrimination will not be made in
any manner against any employee upon
his return from military service and
as far as possible, arrangements will
be made for each man to return to
his former position
The above conditions will apply to
employees whose extent of absence is
one year, or less, continuously in state
military or naval service, but the priv
ilege of the Company is recognized to
make such modification, extensions o,
abrogations OF these conditions at any
future time as may appear advisable.