Evening star., 1917-03-20

day or over, 25 cents per day increase !;
| barn men in the company's service one
year or more shall receive 20 cents per
day increase.
| Road department employees: En-
| ployes receiving under 81 per day. 15
| cents per day increase: those receiving
So and over per day, 20 cents per day
| increase.
''substation employees: Twenty cents
per day increase"
Capital Traction Men Aid Strikers.
The Capital Traction men at their
two meetings yesterday voted that all
regular men on that line shall pay 81 a
| week. and all extra men, 81 a week, to-
ward the strikers reserve fund 50 long
as the strike lasts.
A statement issued by the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company to-
day says: Service, both day and night,
Is now practically normal" 1t also is
stated, The company feels that the
able to operate adequate service. and
disorders and damage to its property
have about ceased.
The union men scout this view. They
say the strike has only begun. They
profess to be optimistic about the out
come.
Notice to Commuters.
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company posted notice today to holders
of Communication books that 1t will redeem,
at proportionate value, all unused portions
of Communication books issued during the
present month. The company issued a
statement in this regard, as follows:
while the company is under no legal
obligation to take this action, 1t does
so with desire to treat all patrons
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patrons of the company are IN no way
responsible for the Irregularities and
interruptions to service during the past
week which are also due to causes en-
tirely beyond the control of the COM
pany.
THE company has doubt that
some few persons who are boycotting
the road will take unfair advantage of
the liberality of the company's offer to
get their money back, but it prefers to
take a liberal position in the matter.
The company's new contract will pre-
vent future occurrences OF this kind,
for the reason that all loyal men and
all new men now being employed agree
not to strike or to quit work in
body"
Form of "Tag Day" Planned.
Wives and sisters of strikers are
planning a sort of strikers tag day for
tomorrow. They are being assisted by
Mrs. Jessie Hardy MacKaye, Mrs.
Charles Edward Russell and the other
women of the northwest section who
are planning a series of parlor meet
ings to help organize boycott.
At every point of intersection Of the
lines of the two companies tomorrow
a past eboard box for coins, and a sign
inscribed. Feed a strikers baby" The
idea will be that the contributors will
walk and give the nickel to the
utes Will be given a white tag with the
single word walk" printed on it
Two OF the parlor meetings are plan |
ned tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
1871 31st street. and the
other at the home of Mrs. Adelaide |
Neale. in the Woodley apartments on
Columbia road. Thursday morning |
Mrs. Rafael Zon will hold parlor
meeting at her home In Takoma Park |
Railway oficials Make Statement.
officials of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company contend there is no |
strike. A statement given out at the |
company Offices today refers to the notice |
posted at all carhouses defining the
status Of conductors and motormen as
follows: |
THE order provides that all conductors |
and motormen who remained in the serv- |
ice during the strike will retain their |
seniority in pay and schedule runs: that
pfoyed on and after March II will be en-
titled to pick scheduled runs. according
to seniority fronIsMarch 12;; That any cob.
ductoE or motorman who Is reinstatedl
after March 12 will receive pay accord
ing to his length OF service before March
IL, but will select schedule runs dating |
from time that he reported for reinstate-
ment.
THE signing of Individual contracts is
not made compulsory, but trainmen re-
turning to work who fail to sign the con-
tract will receive the old wage scale
Individual Contract Terms.
The individual contract provides
against strikes, but does not prevent any
employe from resigning as an individual
at any time If he desires The company
that a public service corporation
whose duty is to furnish uninterrupted
and efficient service to the public should
not be placed in a position where its en-
ployes may strike or quit work in body
without regard to the public convenience.
"A number of the striking conductors
and motorrien signed contracts and
are coming in rapidly and are being
instructed as fast as possible. Under
the conditions now existing new men
coming in are able to get regular runs
at once. whereas ordinarily they have
to serve as extra men for several
months.
The management is agreea.bly sur
prised at the large number Of new ap-
plicants for work and is confident that
it can build up its permanent organi-
zation quickly.
Service, both day and night, Is now
practically normal
Regulating Sale Of Tickets.
The company has received from Maj
Pullman. superintendent of police. a
letter calling attention to the prohibit