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WEST VIRGINIA BANS LOAFING
Rich and Poor Alike Must Work at
Least SO Hours Weekly, Says
New Statute.

Charleston, w. Va.-All loafers look
alike to the law in West Virginia. A
statute just passed by the legislature
provides that every able male between
the ages of sixteen and sixty must
work at least Sc hours weekly at
"some lawful and recognized business,
profession or employment"
This hits 'em all, both great and
small. The law is effective, no matter
how big an income any individual may
enjoy. Students are exempt during
school session. Violators may be fined
$1OO or be put to work by the state, in
which case their dependents get the
small wage allowed.
The purpose of this law is to make
every able-bodied male do something
useful during the war.
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Some Pretty Suits for Midsummer.

Nothing can supplant the suit, so 1t
is the earliest arrival in the fashions
Of each new season and it's story is
a serial with chapter added every
little while. But we have arrived at
the last installment for the summer
of 1917 and rejoice in happy ending.
Wool jersey cloth queens it over it's
comrades, but nevertheless serge, taf-
feta, gaberdine, tussah and some new
weaves in silk make strong finish.
There is no new departure in style
to record in the new summer suits,
but coats indulge in few little va
garies in cut Of the collar, adjustment
Of pockets and shaping Of the skirt,
merely by way of variety. The cape
collar, similar to that shown in the
picture has increased in size so that
it falls over the top of the arm, but is
trimmed into sloping revers at the
front. There are attractive models of
checked wool bound with braid, and
belts and patch pockets remain much
So evidence. But there are a few
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Now is the summer of the separate
skirt at hand, with sports skirts and
street skirts and tub skirts ready for
the hot weather, that is overdue, and
silk skirts for more dignified dress.
Hardly wardrobe but has an example
of each of these. Tub skirts, in heavy
cottons, are smartly tailored, with big
patch pockets, buttons and machine
stitching to give them the proper finish
for street wear. They are shown in
pique, poplin, galatea cloth, basket and
other heavy weaves. In the same kinds
of cloth, stripes and figured patterns
give room for play Of the designers
fancy in sports skirts.
That fancy appears to have strayed
pocketward and to have fingered there.
Especially in sports skirts in plain
color the pockets the thing that pro-
nounces the skirt as destined for the
shore or camp or the link. Some of
these pockets are so large that they
look like panniers and suggest that a
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hat might be carried in one and a
sweater in the other. Mostly they are
moderately large, square-patch pockets,
and occasionally they are made in a
fanciful shape.
White cotton gaberdine is liked for
many of the new sports skirts to be
worn with bright-colored sweaters.
Khaki, with brass buttons and fastened
uniform pockets makes the correct
hiking" skirt. For country club wear
there are white wash satin, tub silk
and heavy linen skirts.
Machine stitching in vivid silks lends
the required dash Of color to white
silk, and bindings in contrasting color
with large pearl buttons distinguish
the linen models.
Taffeta silk in black, or dark colors,
with colored stripes. was introduced
early and remains popular for after
noon skirts. The skirt pictured is
shirred at the waist and has a sash
and bag of the silk.
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TRUSTS HIS FOE; IS SHOT IN BACK

and Christopher Charles of Brooklyn,
knelt beside him. Paul lay on his
back and there was a smile on his lips.
You are not badly hurt, are you,
Jimmy?" asked his friends.
There was no reply, and they turned
the body over. The bullet had pene-
trated the heart and death must have
been instantaneous.
Wounded Attend Funeral.
After that, any German showing
fight was ruthlessly bayonetted. Those
who surrendered were spared, although
their trip from the front to the rear
was far from pleasant.
After the position had been thor
oughly cleared out, the legion mem
bers retired, bearing with them Pauls
body. Every man who could attended
the simple funeral. Even wounded
men hobbled out to the improvised
cemetery.
Paul had been decorated for bravery
at the battle of Belloy- on
the Somme, in July, 1915. At that time,
single-handed, he held a sector of a
trench after his seven companions had
been killed.
Someone once referred to st. Louis
as a German city.
That's not true" exclaimed Paul.
"It is no more a German city than
Paris. True, there are Germans there,
but you find Germans everywhere.
You will find that st. Louis will send
over some mighty pOOd So1diorS,
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St. Louis Mans Generosity to
Enemy Costs Him His
Life.
IS VICTIM OF TREACHERY
"Fighting Jimmy" Paul, First in Front
Line of Enemy, Is Mourned by
French Foreign Legion-Even
Wounded Attend Funeral.

Paris.-Generosity toward the en-
emy cost the life of James Paul of
st. Louis, a member of the famous
French Foreign legion. Paul was
known as "Fighting Jimmy" and he
never failed to live up to his name. To
be called one of the bravest men in
the legion is a great honor, and that
was an honor held by "Fighting jim
N.Y."
Twenty-four hours before one of
the general attacks by the French in
their recent offensive in Champagne.
Paul was sent out with a body of
picked men to IVORY" the Germans
first line with bombs.
Paul was the first man over the par
apet and got safely through, together
with several other Americans. After
trying in vain to keep off the attackers
with machine guns, the Germans scut-
tied into their dugOuts. Paul, who was
in advance, threw dozen grenade
into a dugout and called upon the
skulkers to come out.
Victim of Treachery.
Only one German appeared. He
threw up his arms, shouting "Com-
rade." assuring Paul the rest of the
men inside were dead. Without taking
the trouble to search the man for hid
den weapons, Paul turned to another
dugout. The instant his back was
turned the German drew an automatic
pistol and fired. Paul fell backward
Just as his fellow legion members fol-
lowed.
The German fell with bayonet
wounds in his body. Two" of Paul's
best friends, Arthur Berry Of Boston
The Benson signal., 1917-06-23
Raise Flags Underground.

Shenandoah, Pa.-At the Draper col
liery the other morning the inside en-
ployees raised two American flags 1000
feet below the surface in the mammoth
vein gangway in honor of two of their
workers, Edward Phillips and Robert
Hahn, who have enlisted. One flag
was set floating at each chute from
where the men worked. Every en-
ployee Of the inside workings was
there.
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pocketless coats and others with Rhe
widened hip effect. Serge suits are
almost always very plain.
The summery suit pictured is of
chiffon taffeta in an indistinct check.
The coat is the usual length, but
makes a new departure by it's turned
back fronts, trimmed into heightened
points at the bottom. The skirt is
set onto a short yoke and has slight
drapery or fullness at the hips.
Light gray and oyster she'll white
are shown among the smartest jersey
and silk suits. A cool-looking model
is of oyster white tussah bordered
with a narrow band in black and
white check. The checks are large,
and a single line of them finishes the
edges of the coat and the sleeves.
They are not extended about the bot
tom of the coat, but cover the reverS.
The Benson signal., 1917-06-23
ITALIANS BUILD FINE
ROADS IN ALBANIA

ROme.-Thanks to ItalO-AuS-
trian rivalry, after the war AL
bania will have the best system
of wagon roads of any Balkan
state, Greece and Roumania in
cluded.
A few days ago a new road,
45O kilometers long, connecting
Santi Quaranta with Saloniki,
was opened to the public. The
road is a monument to Italian
labor and engineering. Over 300
kilOmeters lie through high
mountains and deep gorges. A
motor car can cover the distance
between the two cities in about
20 hours.
In few days a new piece of
road, 40 kilometers long, will
be opened to the public and will
connect Avlona, on the Adriatic,
with SalOniki.
The Benson signal., 1917-06-23
Rodin Gets Aztec Sculptures.

Mexico City.-Reproductions of some
of the more famous examples of Aztec
sculpture have been sent by the Mex
lean government as gift to Rodin, the
French sculptor. Rodin in return has
promised to send reproduction of one
OF his works to be placed in the Ma
tional Academy of Fine Arts.
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Grain and Flour at Minneapolis.

Minneapolis.-Flou patents,
$14.25; 1st clears, $12.75.
Rye-$2.44 @2.46.
Barley-$1. 1.00@1.45.
Bran-$26.0OW27.00
Wheat-July, $2521a; Sept, S1.94;
cash No. l Hard, $3.17 u @ 1922; No. l
northern, $3.07 u q 3.121a No. north
ern, $3,O2h q 3.O71a.
Corn-No yellow, $1.63 @1.641a.
Oats-No. 3 white, 66@67c.
Flax-$3.10@3.15.
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Chicago Grain anu PROVISION MnrI

Chica gov red, $3.50;
Nos. red and and hard, nomi-
nal.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, $1711k@1.73; No.
8 yellow, $1.72@1.73; No. yellow.
SLIP.
Oats-No 8 white, 87a4 069Ac;
standard, 6S1a 0U6912c.
Barley-$1.14@ 1.45.
Timothy-$5.500
Clover-$12.00
POrk-$3S.35.
Lard-$21.35@ a 21.45.
Ribs-$2060M2135
Potatoes-New, La, Tex. and Ala,
1925 $50; La, white, 1925 q 3.35; old,
$2.90W3.15.
Duluth.-Linseed-O track, $500; to
arrive $500; Oct, $3.50 nominal.
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Dry Flint Pelts.

Wool pelts, per lb. ....... 34@ 35
Short wool pelts ......... 300 80
Butcher shearlings, No. 10
No. z murian shearlings O5
Bucks, saddles and pieces at value.
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Kansas City Produce.

Kansas -Butter-Creamery, SIC;
lists, 35c; 2nds, 34c; packing, 311ac.
EggS-1StS, 29c.
Poultry-Roosters, lac; hens, 1SAc;
broilerS, 26c.
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New York COtt0n Prices

New York.-Cotton-July, 24.GS(Oct.,
PATS. Middling, 25.25e
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MISCELLANEOU MARKETS.
Metal Market Quotations.

New York.-Lead-Spot, 12@121Ac.
Copper-Electrolytic spot and near
by, $33.OO@34.0O, nominal; 3rd quar-
ter, $29.5OW3 5000
Tin-Spot, $61OO@61.25.
Bar Silver-77c.
Copper-Casting, $29.871a.
ST. Louis.-SpeIter-
London.-Bar Silver-39 1/16d per or
Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates, 500
$17.00 per unit. Crude ores, 900, $500;
259o, $9.40 q 1900; 1919, $500 1U.UU per
unit.
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LATE
MAR K IT
UOTATION MS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DENVER MARKETS.

Cattle.
steers (pulp fed) good to-
choice ..................11 .11.75 q 1890
Steers (pulp fed) fair to
good IL. 90 % lilo
Heifers, prime ........... 1915 @ 11.50
Cows (pulp fed) good to
choice ................... 1000 o. 1915
Cows (pulp fed) fair to good 5000 9.75
Cows, Gamers and cutters. $500 $50
Veal calves ...............12 .50@14.25
Bulls 7.50@10.00
Feeders and stockers, good
to choice ............... 9.50@10.25
Feeders and stockers, fair
to good NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $500 9.25
Feeders and stockerS, COM
mon to fair .............. 7.5O@S.5O
Hogs.
doou mugs ..ss.......s 1910 W Ao'' 1"
Sheep.
Opl ing ldIUS .1f.0UW 1o.1o
Shorn ewes ............... $3.50 $50
Shorn lambs .............. .13. 90 @ 1850
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Green Sailed Pelts.
Calf and Kip, Green Sailed.

Calfskin, per lb. .......... 26@ %
Horse, No. 2 .5.O0W5.50
Kip 1870 20
Deacons, each ............ $50
SlunKS 0OW ~
6rdnU0O
Horse, No. 1 ............. 800 @ $50
Glue and Pony z. 90 Q2.50
Colt ....... 500 rs
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Green saltel. Cured Hides. etc.

Over 40 lbs, per lb. .......17@ 18
Under 40 lbs. 100 II
Bull and stag ........... 13
Glue hides and skins ...... II
Part cured, 1c less.
Green, &c lb. less than cured.
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Vegetables.
HIDES AND PELTS.
Dry Hides.

Flint butcher, per Id. ......37 @39
Flint fallen ..36 Q3S
Flint bull and stag ........ 19
Flint culls and glue ....... 18
Salt hides 2@3c lb. less.
Horsehides 1/2@2/3 price of green
salted.
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HAY AND GRAIN MARKET.
(F. o. B. Denver, Carload Price.)

Buying Prices-per Ton.
colorado upland ...........2 .21. 90 % 25.OO
Nebraska upland ......... 1000 @23.OO
I'd Bottom, Colo. and Nebr. .19.00@21.00
Timothy ...............2 22.OO@24.00
South Park, choice 23.00D25.00
Gunnison Valley 21.0O@24.00
Straw 5000 100
Grain.
Oats, Nebr., 100 lbs, buying. ...... 2.45
Colo. oats, bulk, buying ......... 2.4O
Corn chop, sack, selling .......... 3.18
Corn, in sack, selling. 3.l5
Bran, Colo, per 100 lbs, selling. .1.90
Flour.
Hungarian patent .............. .6.15
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Eggs, graded No. l net, F. o.
B. Denver ...............31 W32
Eggs, graded No. 2 net, F. ..
B. Denver ................ 26
Eggs, case count misc. cases
less commission ............ $50
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Butter.

Creameries, eX. 1st grade, lb. 40
Creameries, I'd grade, lb. :. 81
HfOCeSS 90 W 81
Packing stock (net) ........ 81
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Fruit.

Apples, Colo, fancy, box. 80. LIS 90 3. 25
Gooseberrtes, Colo, qt. cts. .2.50 @ 300
Goose berries, COIO,. pit. Gus. .I.zo w L. .oO
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Dressed Poultry.

Live Poultry.
(Prices net FOB. Denver.)
Hens, fancy, lb. ............19 @21
Bro1lers per Id. ......... 80
boosters ~ QII
turkeys, 10 lbs. or over ....22 Q24
ducks, young Ia Ql6
Geese OBJ
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-25
Judge William HI. Moore

Judge William Henry. Moore, long
an exhibitor of prize-winnfng horses
at all the leading horse shows In
America and England, and a null
millionaire responsible for the orga-
nization Of number Of the greatest
industrial combinations In America,
was born in Utica, N. Y, sixty-nine
years ago today, Oct. 26. 1848. He
owing to I'LL health, he did not grad
uate. He was admitted to the bar In
Wisconsin In 1872. and later moved to
poration law. When the era of in
dustrial consolidation set in, he and
his brother, James Fl. Moore, became
prominent as trust promoters. The
match trust was his first big venture,
and this was followed by several other
big projects, including the American
Biscuit Company. When the cracker
trust crun1bled into crumbs and went
into the hands of receiver in 1896.
Judge Moore failed for SO. 900, 600. He
Immediately went to work to make an
other fortune. starting with the reor-
ganization of the biscuit company
Then he launched several other trusts
including the tin plate and sheet steel
industry. In 1899 he organized the
National Steel Company. The encore
group" with a combined capital OF
| $187, 100000, was later merged into
a bigger trust the United States Stee
/ Corporation, and Judge Moore turned
his attention to railroads, becoming
the head of a powerfui group Of Wal
Street capitalists.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-25
U. S. PROBE into
BIC BUSINESS
CAPITAL BEGUN
Experts Seek to Define It
For War Tax Levy-Rall-
roads Alarmed.

Washington, Oct. 25|The Bureau
of Internal Revenue of the Treasury
Department. began its efforts yester-
day to reach a determination of what
constitutes capital in order that the
corporation and excess profits taxes
provided in the war revenue bill may
be imposed.
Representatives of the railway ex-
ecutives of the country appeared yes
terday at a secret hearing before
Commissioner Roper, chief of the in
ternal revenue bureau, to aid the bu-
reau in reaching conclusion in re-
spect to the capitalization of rail-
roads. The main point made was that
surplus should certainly be counted
as part of the working capital of rail-
roads.
After the hearing it was learned
that no statement will be issued as &c
what shall determine capital until In
dustries of all sorts have been inves
Atigated thoroughly. Announcement
will then be made of the official un
derstanding of what shall constitute
capital for all kinds and conditions o.
business.
Business men are beginning to ex
hibft alarm over the situation, as the.
fear the government in its eagernes
to make the war revenue act yield a
much as possible may be too strict il
their definition Of capital Cutting
down capitalization will add yer,
Observation-Disclosures ssEaazpoin$sd out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-25

For one thing the income will app
pear to be a very much higher per-
centage of the capital than Is figured
by the companies themselves If the
capital is cut down. Also If surplus
is not permitted to figure as q. part
of the capitalization of corporations
and companies it may be taxed as in
come. In the latter case it might
appear that some railroads are earn
ing. more than per cent. on their
capital, which would therefore make
them subject to the excess profits tax
in addition to the corporation taxes
To hasten the investigations OF the
Bureau of Internal Revenue Secfe-
tary McAdoo announced yesterday
that he would appoint an excess profits
advisory board to assist the Commis-
sioner of Internal Revenue in COZ
STRUNG and applying the excess profits
provisions of the new law. The move
was made, it was explained, to 'ad-
minister the new law effectually with
the least possible Inconvenience to the
public, to business and to taxpayers
generally The personnel of the new
i board will be announced in few
days. It will consist of seven mem
bers. They will be men of wide busi-
ness experience. including an expert
on economics and taxation.
! The main duties of the new board
will be to analyze the excess profits
| provision, advise in drawing up the
regulations to carry it into effect and
| digest suggestions coming from the
i business interests of the nation.
! In addition ts the excess prafts
advisory board Mr.. McAdoo announce
ed also that an advisory board OF legal
review will be created to be compon-
ed of attorneys of considerable e.
perience. This board will advise IL
bureau of Internal Revenue on all Of
the problems of law expected to arise
in the administration of many obscure
positions of the new act
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-25
BOTH ANNIVERSARY
WEST END CHURCH

A unique feature Of the opening
service in celebration OF the 30th an
niversary of the West End Congre-
gational church, on Sunday, will be
the presence on the platform of the
surviving charter members. Deacon
Joseph w. Northrop will give his
torical sketch covering the work of
the church since its founding.
On Tuesday evening, Rev. William
Horace Day, D. D.. OF the United Con-
gregational church. will address, a
mass meeting In the church auditorf-
UNI. Two former pastors of the West
End church, Revs. w. L. Bennett and
W. I. -Maurer, will Also speak.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-25
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
Ry Lee Fa2e,
The Park Ave. News.

The Park Ave. News.
Weather Lamp. incloodwing the
ferst letters.
Militerry News. Kumpinny B was
drilling in the empty lot last Satidday
AFTERNOON wen the newl fat boy in
the next book, being nootral, went
past with baskit full of groceries,
and Kumpinny B followed him all the
way home to see that he dident send
them to Germinny, wieh he dident.
Suddin Dissapeerents. Sid Hunts
fox terrier Teddy has stopped scratch
ing al of a suddin. Sid Hunt saying
they stop bitinlg him about this time
evry yeer, but not knowing ware they
go to.
Not AL Together
Pome by Skinny Martin
I got bran new fountain pen,
Being less Expensive than some
think it is
carry it in my inside pocket
But my fingers is ware the ink it is
Sissiety Notes. Miss Maud Jonsons
cuzzzin Fannie stayed at her house
last Satidday and Sundey, witch if she
wasent so skinnie and dident ware
glasses and had all her teeth in, she
| mite be very beautiful.
Miss Elizabeth Green is going
| GROUND with a cold in the nose.
| wy not insure your papers frun
| blowing all GROUND the alley? Fol-
| 2 cents week we will make the ash
1 men put the lid back on your asl
cans wen they get throo poking il
them. The Lew Davis and Ed Wer
nick Ash Can Insurants Kumpinny
patented. Advertisement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-25
New York Celebrates
Completion of 120
Mile Water System


New York has just celebrated the
eomplet1on OF the Catskill aqueduct-
nhis has been completed within the
stipulated time, despite tremendous
difffculties- During the ten years it
wns under construction there was not
= strike declared on any Of its sec
tons From Ashokan dam, in the
CatskiIls, to the furthest distributing
point on Staten Island, the acqueduct
In 40 miles In length. 1t cost $140,-
Doc, 900. but has stepped between the
city and the peril of water shortage
which has impended frequently during
the past few years. Already engineers
are examining the Schoharie watershed,
The next to be drawn upon by New
York city, the development of which
VIII cost more than $40, 200, 900, but
which will protect the city from a
water famine for half a century to
rome. The Esopus watershed, from
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-25
new HAVEN ROAD
employees NOW IN
ARMY AND Navy
Men From Railroad in Near.
ly Every Branch Of
Service.

Practically every branch of the
army and navy is represented by men
of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad company who have
enlisted in the service Of the coun-
try A total of 893 men have volun-
teered since war was declared. This
number does not include the men
who are enrolled in the National
Army. In the operating department
the district boards for service in the
National army and 429 drafted.
The number of New Haven men en-
listed in the military anad naval SER
vice is divided as follows:
United States Army, las; United
States Navy, SO; Marine Corps, 2; Ma
val Reserves, SO; Massach usetts Ma
val Brigade, s; Naval Militia, 81: New
York State Militia, II; Connecticut
Militia, liz; Rhode Island Militia, 10;
Massachusetts Militia, 80; Vermont
Militia, q; Railroad Regiments, 217;
Connecticut 4th Reserves, u United
States Aviation Corps, 8; Hospital
Corps, 81 Recommended. to West
Point, 1; 1st Reserve Engineers. N.
Y, 9; Coast Artillery. 49, Plattsburg
a Miscellaneous, %. Total 500.
The New Haven has kept a most
COmDIGL0 record OIL I1l0 IIl61- hVd1ldDlS
for the National army. A card index
Of these men shows whether they are
married or single, the branch of the
company's service they are in, and the
record before the examining boards.
The New Haven records show that
there are 9,073 men in the operating
department subject ITO the selective
army. OF this number Alba are mar
RED, and 1921 are single with de-
pendents. There are 3,435 men in this
department between the ages Of 81 and
81 who are single and who claim nc
dependents. or this latter number
there are about 500 in the train SER
vice for whom the company would feel
justified in claiming exemption fol-
industrial reasons.
There have already been conduc-
tors, engineers, 62 firemen and SO
trainmen selected for the National
Army. The total number Of men in
the operating department already call.
ed before their local boards is 1888
or over ia per cent. of the total
number of men available in this de-
partment. OF this total 544, or ovel
34.3 per cent have been certified fol
service and 447 drafted-4.9 per cent
of those available for service-2S.;
per cent. of the total called by Ioca.
boards.
Employees of the New Haven en-.
tering the service of the United States
military or naval organizations, either
by enlistment or draft, are consideret
as on authorized leave of absence and
they will retain their seniority rights
If exercized within so days after dat,
of discharge from government servic,
and If their physical condition is sucl
as to permit them to resume theirsfor
mer duties.
| The New Haven has adopted poll
cy Of putting in claims of exemption
only for such men as are indispensa
BILE to operation or those special,
trained. Even in the case of such mel
4 1t is left to the Division superintendent
whether the loss of their service
would be Injurious to the operation o
the railroad. as naturally labor condi
lions vary on different divisions o
the road 81