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The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
Clerks Salaries Stationary
While Lawmakers Get Raise

Congress recognized the increased cost
Of living in Washington for members Of
the House and Senate In 1909 by grant
ing an increase of $500 in their annual
salary.
This increase is In addition to the al
lowance Of 20 cents a mile for railroad
fares, s125 per year for stationery, a sub
stantial allowance for telegraph expenses,
1850 for the services OF a secretary, Of
hce quarters In buildings worth nearly
so, 10000. and other perquisites that
made 1t possible for a member Of Con-
gress to devote his salary largely to per
sonal expenditures
When Congress was instituted in I7ss
the salary was fixed at So q day for each
day Of attendance at the sessions. In
ls16 the pay was advanced to 1850 O
year, and shortly afterward q revision
made the compensation s. a day during
sessions and 50 for every twenty miles
Travelled for attendance.
In 1885 the salary was fixed at $500.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
A Sidewalk Reverie.

Tonight I stood and watched the crow,
Race up and down the walk;
unused upon the things saw
The noses dipped in chalk.
I marveled at the damsels' clothes
Or at the lack OF them; ,..
A few scant yards Of silk or gauze
With ever-rising hem.
And as gazed on maid or dame
My eyes were most intent
Upon their noses bleaehed 50 white
wondered what 1t meant.
It IN behooves me to deride
The sex deem most fair;
But what I cannot fathom is
Just why they powder there.
Twas ever thus since time began
And 50 twill ever be;
Dame Fashion rules with iron sway,
We bow to her decree.
Mrs. j. w. f. in Philadelphia Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

The action of Judge William C.
Hook, of the United States Circuit
Court in Kansas City, yesterday in
declaring the Adamson eight-hour
law unconstitutional cannot reason
ably be called victory for the rail-
roads or the trainmen. Judge Hook
himself declared, after making the
decision, that his action was merely
to rush the case to the Supreme
Court of the United States as rapid
ly as possible" 1t seems unlikely
that the Supreme Court will render
a final decision on the law until after
January I, when the law becomes eff
fective. Therefore, it is being stated
in official circles, President Wilson
may recommend to Congress such
amendments to the Adamson law as
will postpone the rapidly approach
ing crisis in the relations between the
railroads and their employees. 1t is
becoming more and more apparent
that the nation is not looking to the
roads or the workers but to the Pres
ident for final peaceful settlement of
the trouble.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
Industrial World Generous;
Federal Workers Neglected

to the number OF 100 increased 10 per
cent
The Glove Manufacturers' Association
Of the State Of New York, q blanket in
crease from to Is per cent for all en-
ployes.
The Cotton Manufacturer Association
OF New England. q 10 per cent increase
affecting 1900 employees.
The Aitken. Langley. and Seminole
cotton mills Of Augusta. Ga, with q 10
per cent increase for Loo employees ap-
proximating $425. 900 q year
The City Of New York with budget in
creases for lS.4ss employees that will total
s.. .lE7.lso The greater part OF this gain
goes to policemen. hremen, street
cleaners, and men on small salaries in
all departments.
Having these conditions in mind, the
government clerks feel certain that Con-
gress will see the justice of their re-
quest and grant increases that will
make the task of making both ends met
simpler one for the Federal employe.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

As evidence that the rest of the
country has realised the increased prices
the clerks point to the fact that wages
for more than 10000 employees have been
increased during the past three days, and
s5O.0oo.0oo in increases in salaries has
been granted by the business world.
Some of the largest Of these are:
The United States Steel Corporation.
with a horizontal increase Of 10 per cent
affecting 10000 employees and increasing
the payrolls $220oo.ooo q year.
The American Woolen Company. with
an increase that affected 5000 hands
In New England and New York.
The Eastman Kodak Company. with in
creases for all employees receiving less
than SO per week.
The Westinghouse Electric Company,
with a II per cent increase for 1000 en-
ployees.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, q per cent increase to all en-
ployes drawing less than 800 q month.
The coal miners in Harlan County. Ga.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

and II remained at that figure until the
Fifty-ninth Congress, In 1909, when the
remuneration was fixed at the present
figure, 1850. Up to that time members
Of Congress were obliged to hire their
own office in outside buildings.
In q similar way the advancing cost Of
maintaining the White House was rec
ognixed by the Congress in 1909 with an
increase to $1,000 for the salary Of the
President and an allowance Of $4,000 q
year for travelling expenses, tc be used at
his discretion.
The first President of the United States
received $4,000 a year. and the salary
remained at that figure until 1s73 when
Congress raised the figure to $1,000
Meanwhile the pay of the government
clerks has remained at the same stand
ard fixed over O generation ago. No Or
ganized attempt has been made to bet
ter conditions, according to officials Of
the union. until the constantly increasing
cost OF living now has made Il absolutely
imperative.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

The American Federation Of Labor has
adopted an extreme position in declaring
its determined opposition to the general
principle of providing for an investiga-
ton before a strike on the railroads of
the country can be called. That, Of
course, Is the idea underlying the legis-
lative plan for dealing with the situa-
ton which President Wilson has prom
ised to press on Congress. Because the
Canadian plan has proved unsatisfac-
tory to labor and perhaps to the rail-
roads themselves is no reason why q
just plan cannot be worked out in this
country Still less Is there ground for
attaching the obnoxious term 'involun-
tary servitude'' to such proposals as the
President may have in mind.-Chicago
Herald.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
Federal Clerks Union Plans
Battle for Increased Wages

be made to have Congress take oficisl
action on the Nolan minimum wage
bill or a horizontal increase OF 5000
q year before adjourning on March 4.
The clerks are fortified with statis-
tics that will show that shoes have
advanced from IS TO so per cent;
clothing has advanced 40 per cent;
hats have increased in price 30 per
cent; table board and lodging, Is per
cent; rents. Is per cent; foodstuffs.
from 30 to 100 per cent; house fur
nishings. % TO 10 per cent; while wages
for % per cent Of the government
clerks have remained at O standstilL
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
Herald's Fight Wins
Substantial" Praise

Editor The washington Herald.
I wish to thank you for the able
editorial In your issue OF this date.
and In doing so / am sure I am
expressing the sentiment Of all
government employees as well a.
other fair-minded readers of your
paper.
As the pioneer. among our daily
papers. in forwarding such q
meritorious movement, all credit
must be given The Washington
Herald, and as the only substantial
means Of showing my apprecia-
ton, request that my name be
placed upon your subscription list
for both your daily and Sunday
issues.
I shall urge wherever possible
that others interested In your
campaign do likewise.
x. D. McRAE,
1000 Monroe street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
Workers' Plea Just.

The Washington Herald today
publishes in its news columns facts
and figures which seem destined to
play an important part in the efforts
of government employees to procure
from Congress the salary increases
that are urgently needed to meet the
higher cost of living.
Government employees in the Dis
trict have gathered statistics, which,
though not exact in some instances,
show very clearly the recent unpre-
cedented increase in the prices of ne
eessities. These figures are taken
from the preliminary reports of liv-
ing-cost increases. The figures are
accurate enough to show in a gen.
eral way the demands made on the
purses of government workers.
The employees have estimated the
following price increases: Shoes, IS
to 70 per cent; clothing, 40 per cent;
hats. 80 per cent; board, IS per cent;
foodstuffs, so to 100 per cent, and
house furnishings, IS to 40 per cent
These figures necessarily are incom.
plete but they probably will approxi-
mate the official statistics on the
increases in the living cost which the
government employees intend to pre-,
sent to Congress.
While these increases have beer
taking place the salaries of about
96 government employees in 100 have
remained at a standstill.
Private employers, however, have
taken cognizance of the fact tina,
ST today does not buy near as
much as it did a few years ago and
newspapers are reporting salary in.
creases in all sections of the country
During the past three days, accord
ing to authentic reports from various
parts of the country, the yearly
wages of about 100000 workers have
been increased approximately $780,
ooo, 900. These reports, of course
concern only the large and well,
known firms and contain no mention
of hundreds of small firms that have
found it necessary to raise the sal.
aries of their employees.
These increases have not beer
given as charity or through an i'm
pulse of generosity. The increase.
represent the solid judgment of busi,
ness men, who know fully the worth
of ST, that new salary scale
is absolutely necessary because of Z
new scale in the cost of living. The
government employees have all of the
arguments in their favor and the
only question to be decided is wheth.
er Congress will be as just to mer
and women whose welfare is in it.
hands as the private employers of the
nation.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

II Carranza's weakness is the true ex-
PLANTATION of Mr.. Cabrera's singular tao
tics, It would be better to say so frankly,
even II in confidence to the American
commissioners only. So long as his at
titude of dissent to a practical agreement
Is unexplained we are at liberty to an
nounce that the real reason is Carranza's
inability to control his own people, to
govern his own country. to give or fulfil
guarantees of peace and order on the
Mexican side of the border. If the ex-
peditionary troops are really the prop
that sustains his infirm authority, that
unsavored fact would enable us to under
stand why impatient insistence upon
withdral gives place, at the critical mo-
ment, to refusal of assent to the only
plan by which it can be accomplished
New York Times.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
NAVAL ORDERS.
ORDERS TO OFFICERS.

URDEHS To UFFICEhb.
Commander A. Q. Kayanagh, to command
Maryland.
Lieut.. Commander ]. NJ. Enochs, to command
Caesar
Lieut.. II. @. Fuller, to Rhode Island.
Lieut.. T. withers. jr., to Maine.
Lieut.. II. W. Kessler to command Chicago.
Lieut. W. L. Beck. to aid on stan. commander.
reserve force. Atlantic Fleet
Lieut.. Gunior gradel w. N. Cory. to Washington.
Lieut.. 0unior erade) J. L. Oswald. to navy re-
crutng station, Jackson, Miss.
MOVEMENTS, OF VESSELS.
Arizona sailed for Newport. November q; Baiti-
more sailed for New York, November q; Brooklyn
sailed for cruise. November 70; Pennsyirania sailed
tor New York, November q; San Francisco sailed
Tor New York. November q; Texas arrived at
southern Dhn Grounds November y; Vermont
sailed for Chaxlsstm. NoFemb9 q.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

Without training in statecraft or
diplomacy, Karl Franz Josef mounts
to the throne of Austria as Emperor.
He takes the place of Emperor
Franz Josef at time when the ma
tion needs the strongest man it can
boast to guide its course in the whirl-
pool of war Students of European
politics express the belief that the
new Emperor will be swayed to such
an extent that Kaiser Wilhelm will
be the real ruler Only time will tell
whether there is truth in such belief
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
DOGS TRAIL FEUDIsTs.

Lexington. KY, Nov. 22-After a pur-
suit of twenty-four hours led by a pack
Of hounds. Henry Miller. his three sons,
NIlgus, Morton and Wiley, Samuel Combs
and Kash Gamheart, were all arrested
In Breathitt County, the Kentucky feud
center, today. and held in connection with
the assassination Of John Spurlock.
Spurlock was found dead on the road
side last Saturday night. The men pur-
sued for his alleged murder are alleged
to be his announced feudal enemies.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

Agriculture; Jay Fraley. Commerce.
and e. J. Newmyer. Of the Department
of Agriculture. chairman.
This committee will take charge of
presenting the present condition OF
the government clerks to Congress in
conjunction with the ofacers of the
union and the Legislative agents Of
the American Federation Of Labor.
Bills to cover the improvements de-
sired will be introduced at the coming
short session. but the main fight will
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

Twelve employees of the Chicago
health department yesterday began
two weeks experiment intended to
show that person can live properly
on 40 cents a day, says a news dis
patch. The experiment is designed
to prove that a person can exist by
spending only 40 cents for food in
every twenty-four hours. The Chi
cago board of health should inquire
of some of our underpaid govern
ment employees if the board officials
want to know the minimum cost at
which a person can live.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

We are paying for the war, not to the
extent that Europe pays. but far more
than we care to pay. Whenever an article
of value is destroyed anywhere the world
is poorer. Daily this truth comes home
to US. 1t makes 1t clear that every
American, no matter what his station,
has his interest in peace. Whatever re-
adjustments follow the settlement, the
cessation Of hostilities will be Of benefit
to us as well as to the nations which have
furnished men for the battles.-Boston
Globe.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

Representative-elect Bleakley. of
Franklin, Pa, says he will fly from
his home to the opening session of
Congress. Wonder whether he will
collect 20 cents per mile, the prevail
ing Congressional rate, for the jour
new.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

It may be assumed from past perform
ance that President Wilson will be as
much stronger than his party in the next
Congress, whatever its political COM
plexion. as he was in the past Congress
and that, except as to purely party meas
ures that may be attempted, he will
have all the support that may be needed
to carry out his policies just the same.
whether majority shall be on the DEM
ocratic or Republican side.-San Antonio
EXPRESS -..
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
CHINESE LOAN ON MARKET.
Subscription to s5,OOO,OOO FInan-
cial Project Opened.

Subscription to S5,OOO,OOO Ftnan-
cial Project Opened.
Subscriptions to the s5,ooo.ooo loan
to China have been opened by the
Continental and Commercial Bank of
Chicago and Chandler & Co., Inc. of
New York and Philadelphia, which
firm has charge Of the distribution of
the loan in the East
The loan is at per cent and is OF
the three-year gold-secured type, Of
fered at 81 1-2 and interest, or price
to yield $50 per cent.
The Chinese loan Is q direct obliga-
tion of the republic, and is secured
by a first charge on the revenues from
the tobacco and wines public sale tax.
The loan Is redeemable in whole or
in part at the option of China on
thirty days notice at q premium of l
per cent during the FIRST year and Ia
of 1 per cent thereafter.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

A vote in the House will be worth
ten in the Senate when the time
comes to organize the Lower Branch
of the Sixty-6fth Congress, accord
ing to the belated returns.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

The Presidential election of 1916
has been won by Woodrow Wilson.
This is the decision handed down
yesterday by Charles Evans Hughes,
former Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court of the United States.
The decision is of sufficient basis for
the settlement of all bets. Pay off.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

The price of pies is going up. If it
prevents some of our leading moving
picture comedians from tossing them
artistically about as a favorite film
stunt most everybody will be willing
to pay the increased price
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

sAorning Game of Golf Occupies
the President" says a headline. No
doubt now that the election no
longer is in doubt.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
AkUsErENn
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NEW YORK HOTEL ARRryAIs.
spsaal to N. w.shanrto. HIM

spend to Ths Wsshinrton Henh
New York, Nov. a--The fonovfns
Wsshingtonisns have registered AZ hoteis
here:
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Woodward q Lothrop-Aiss N. .. col-
lins, women's neckwear, collarr, e,rffs
and ruchings; Mrs. J. c. Nourse, notions.
stationery, art embroideries, lesfber
goods, 1evelry pattsrns, etc, ~ Fourth
avenue. W. Davis. r r7oe.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
Jottings from Jokers

Old Dame-Tinpence a pound for can
dies! That very dear. amt It?
Grocer-Yes. but, you see, they are
dearer now on account Of the war.
Old Dame dn surprise)-Lor' a massy!
You don't say sof An be they a-nghtin'
by candle-nght novf-Tft-B Bits
Willis-I was at Bumps trial today.
Gillis-Bump arrested? Tell me the ae-
cusation.
Whistle was accused of-what do you
call it when q fellow lies for money?
Gillis-Politics, diplomacy or war corre-
spending Life.
Edith-I don't intend to be married un-
I'll after am 90
Maud-And don't intend to be 20 until
after am married.-Boston Transcript
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

Potatoes and eggs are cheaper in
Germany than in the United States.
But the United States still is prefer
able as a place to buy them.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
Steamer Lost in Gale

London, Nov. 2-The Greek steam
ship Marie n. Rousser IL reported to
have been sunk in q gale OF the Eng
lish coast with the loss of part Of her
crew.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
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The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

Discussing the nationwide railroad
strike threat at a meeting Of the nation
al council of the Chamber of Commerce
OF the United States. President Charles
r Van Hise. of the University Of Wis.,
consin, made this pregnant remark: The
public interest is paramount" The rail-
roads are instrumentalities of interstate
commerce Congress has authority under
the Constitution to regulate them, and 1t
has already exercised the authority to
the extent Of protecting the public
against excessive freight charges. 1t
can go as much further as it cares to CO.
Bv the Adamson act it has fixed the
wages of railroad operatives. 1t has de-
cIared itself competent to fix their work.
ing hours per day. There is no reason
why 1t should not make 1t a condition OF
their employment that they shall not by
collective action tie up transportation
the country over, and thus infict meal
culable losses upon the public.-New
York Tribune.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
As TO HURRY AND WORRY.

As TO HURRY AND WORRY.
Worry to me is sheerest waste.
For Hurry, too, I've little taste
Save when I meet old Worry grim,
And then 1 Hurry on from him.
tOopuieht, olS.)
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23

EVERY ONE visftiaE washix<te.
remembrance Of the ytsff 10 tSs Un-
tion's Capital. or m . Efff for frfeaIs
at home.
IL ts the aim Of the NsttonnI Reme-.
brahee shop 90 supply such thfngs N
souvenirs that shall have some srfi.tt.
merit.
NATIONAL REMEMBRANCE SHOP.
CAr. Fester's shsp)
1tth Street opp. willard Hst~l
The Washington herald., 1916-11-23
LINE o. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR

Frst printing Of an original poem, written dkJ
for The Washington Herald.
BY John kendriek Bangs.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-09-07
WHITEWASH THAT WILL LAST
Formula for Making Covering Used
by Government on Lighthouses
Maintained Along Coast

To make the whitewash which has
been used for more than ten years in
the White House at Washington and
on the lighthouses maintained by the
government along the coasts, take q
half bushel Of unslaked lime aid Stake
it with boiling water. Cover during
the process to keep in the steam.
Strain the liquid through fine sieve
or strainer and add to it peck of
salt, which previously has been dis
solved in warm water; 3 pounds of
ground rice boiled to thin paste and
stirred in while hot; " pound Span
ish whiting; and pound of glue pre-
vious1y dissolved by soaking in water
and then hanging over hot water. This
Is best accomplished by putting in q
small pail and hanging in a larger one
filed with water. Add gallons Of hot
water to the mixture, stir well, and let
stand q few days covered. It should
be applied hot, for which purpose 1t
can be kept in a portable furnace.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-09-07

A nuw wOr;IS record for distance
| covered in ten hours. carrying pas.
senger was made by Victor CarlstrOm
Of the Atlantic Coast AeronauticaI sta.
tic at Newport News, Va, who made
G61 miles flying in a Curtiss twin mo-
tor lund-and-water machine. His actu-
al flying time was hours and 40 min
uteS. ..
Two firemen were killed and fou.
injured as the result of fire which
did damage estimated at $15O,OOO at
the plant of the Milwaukee Piano
Manufacturing company at Milwaukee.
Senator Charles A. Culberson wor
in the Texas senatorial primaries.
Culberson's majority was $4,000. 'Gov-
ernor Colquitt was defeated by Gull
bersOn.
Fire destroyed nearly score Of
buildings in Occoquan, Va, historic
village on the Potomac 20 miles south
of Alexandria. The loss was $5O,OOO
In a collision between two autUmo-
biles trying to pass each other in a
narrow country road near Fisher, Ill.,,
Miss Jenell Bailey. eighteen years old,
Of st. Mary's, O., was killed.
Two automobile bandits held up and
robbed J. Isbell, driving Standard
Oil company collecting car, Of $1,000
at Detroit, Mich. The bandits escaped.
Capt. f. J. Spratling, F company,
Fifth infantry, National Guard of
Georgia, was shot and killed at the
state mobilization camp near Macon,
Ga. Mrs. II. G. Adams of Atlanta was
arrested on the statements of several
officers that she shot the militia Otii-
Ger.
A bitter attack on the entire Morton
family was made at Delaplune, w.. by
Roger Bayly. husband Of Helen Nor
ton Bayly. in announcing that he Is
broken in health and fortune and Is
about to depart for New York in an
effort to regain ut least the latter.
Mrs. Bayly has sued him for divorce.
The most violent earthquake felt ut
Eureka. CAL. since April. 1906. when
San francisco was destroyed. rocked
the city and northern Humboldt
county.