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New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
RR. lncreasesUrgedto to Cover
43% Increase In Living Cost
D0afo round o'' 'o93 Rail Employees Receive Between $50
and sos Month and That 80 Per Cent of Men
Get Less Than $lOO Month

WASHINGTON, May s.-Briefv stat
ed, the railroad wage commissions
study of conditions showed that tho
cost of living had increased since 1915
approximately 43 per cent 1t there
fore adjusted the wage scale of en-
ployes recommended to Director Gen
eral McAdoo so that the amounts added
to the monthly pay should cover this
increased cost.
ut has been a somewhat popular i'm.
preston that railroad employees were
among the most highly paid workers."
says the report, "but figures gathered
from the railroads disposed of this be-
llef: Fltty-one per cent of all employees
during December, 1917, received $75
ceived S100 per month or less.
Even among the locomotive engi-
ncers, commonly spoken of as highly
paid, preponderating number receive
less than $110 a month, and this COM
pensatlon they have attained by the
most compact and complete organiza-
tion. handled with full appreciation
OF all strategic values. Between the
grades receiving from $3.50 to $3.50 a
Hoiilu tnere IS included less than 3
per cent of all the employees (exclud-
ing ofticials), and these aggregate less
than $4,000 men out of grand total of
100000.
1868 in $50 to s65 Glass
The greatest number of employees
on all the roads fall into the class re-
celying csu, between $50 and s65 per month
GS1, $3.50, while within the range Of
the next $40 in monthly salary there
is a total of 312,761 persons In De-
cember. 1917, there were Hiatt clerks
receiving annual pay of 5000. or less.
In 1917 the average pay of this class
was only s56.77 per month. There
were 270,S55 sectionmen whose aver
age as class was S50.31 per month,
121, 900 other unskilled laborers whose
average pay was S5S57 per, month";
1926 road freight brakemen and flag
men whose average pay was $1O0.17
per month, and 16,465 road passenger
brakemen and fagmen whose average
pay was S91.10 per month.
"These, it is to be noted, are not pre-
war figures. They represent condi-
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09

tions after year of war and two years
OF rising prices. And each dollar now
represents IN its power to purchase q
place in which to live, food to eat and
clothing to wear, but seventy-one cents
as against the 100 cents Of January /.
1916. That there has been such stead
fast loyalty to the railroads and so
slight disposition to use the lever of
their necessity and their opportunity
to compel by ruthless action an in
crease of wages is not without sig
without public recognition"
few concrete instances of the new
rates compared to the old will serve
to illustrate the effect of the recon-
mendations. Men receiving So per day
in 1916 will<b paid $2.82, SO men will
be increased to $4.23, 81 men to $500,
s5 men to s6.05. Employees paid $75
per month in 1916 will be raised to
S10575, $85 men to $119, $10O men to
to $l53, $3.50 men to $174.25, and 5000
men to $216.75.
How Hourly Pay Is Raised
The employe who received 20 cents
an hour for an eight-hour daJ will
get 29A cents an hour, 30-cent men
AZ II cents, 40-cent men, Sc cents, So
,
70-cent men 50, SO-cent men, 90Ea and
90-cent men 90. The increases in hourly
rates cease at $1.19R.
Employees who are now paid on the
mileage basis arc to have their mile
age rates increased us follows:
Road freight engineers and motor
men, 151z per cent; road freight fire.
mer and helpers, 341z per cent; road
freight conductors, 20A per cent; road
freight brakemen and fagmen, 80 " per
cent; road passenger engineers, brake
men and motormen, 11A per cent; road
passenger fremen and helpers, 28%
per. cent; road passenger conductors,
15h per cent; road passenger bag
gagcmen. 3S14 per cent; road passenger
brakemen and fagmen, 80 1-3 per cent.
The report was signed by the entire
commission, which was composed of
Secretary Lane, chairman; Charles c..
McChord, also a member of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission; Justice J..
Harry Covington, Of the Supreme Court
OF the District of Columbia, and Will
lam r. Wilcox, former chairman of
the Republican National Committee
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Declares Editorial Alleging
Discrimination Is Aimed
Directly at Him
IF True, Pm Unworthy
Colonel Refuses to Comment
but Says He Will Reply in
His Own Way
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune

Especial Dispatch to The Tribume)
WASHINGTON, May S.-Postmaster
General Burleson to-day made the fol-
lowing statement with reference to the
editorial signed by Colonel Roosevelt
which appeared in this mornings pa
pers:
"Ex- President Roosevelt in the news
papers this morning made the follow
ing statement:
"'During the last wear the Admin
istration has shown itself anxious to
punish the newspapers which upheld
the war, but which told the truth about
the Administration failure to conduct
the war efficiently, whereas it has failed
to proceed against various powerful
newspapers which opposed the war or
attacked our allies or directly or indi-
rectly aided Germany against this
country, as those papers upheld the
Administration and defended the in
efficiency
This statement taken in connection
with other published statements of Mr..
Roosevelt is manifestly aimed at the
administration of the postal service
l. is either true or false. If true, | am
utterly unworthy of trust and should
be scourged from Office in disgrace If
false, right thinking men and women
will form their own opinion of the man
who uttered it. Its truths or falsity is
easily demonstrable.
II invite Mr. Roosevelt to name the
papers or magazines which have up
held the war, but which told the truth
about the Administrations failure to
conduct the war efficiently which have
been punished by the Postoffice De-
partment. l invite Mr.. Roosevelt to
name the newspapers or magazines,
powerful or otherwise, which have op-
posed the war and attacked our Allies
or directly or indirectly aided Germany
against this country in such manner as
to violate the law which have not been
proceeded against by this department.
Failure on the part of Mr.. Roosevelt
to respond is to admit his inability to
do so"
Colonel Roosevelt last night declined
to comment on the Postmaster General s
statement until he had an opportunity
to read it in full. He said that when
he had seen the entire message he
would answer it's statements in his own
Way
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Cites rotzky' s Case
AS Need for Missions
|Conversion of Bolshevik Leader
Here Would Have Saved
Russia. 1t Is Contended

eff we had had more missions on the
East Side we could have converted
Trotzky, and then he never would have
gone back to Russia and betrayed the
Allies"
This statement was made by the Rev:
the American Tract Society, at its an
nual meeting yesterday at the Marble
Collegiate Church. DR.. Swift made q
plea for more home missions and for
more religious reading matter for the
military cantonments. He declared
there had been many complaints be-
cause of the lack Of religious and up
lifting books provided for the United
States soldiers and sailors.
The American Tract Society has dis
tributed 5,352,393 pages of reading
matter in the last year.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Makers New Gun Honored
Decorated With Legion of
Honor by French Govt

PARIS, May Second Lieutenant
Job, director of a military chemical
laboratory, and Lieutenant de Capherr,
attached to a military chemical sec
ton, have been decorated with the Le-
gion of Honor for Exceptional ser
vices"
The first of these services was in
discovering and perfecting a new gun
body, greatly increasing the effect of
the fire of certain classes of artillery,
and the second was for making the
manufacture Of this body 3 succe2s.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09

have been paid out during the year
ending December 81, 1917, to officials
receiving $4,000 a year and more.
Merely Justice, Report Says
"a sufficient increase should be
given to maintain that standard of liv-
'ng which had obtained in the pre-war
period, when, confessedly prices and
wages were both low. And upon those
who can best afford to sacrifice should
be cast the greater burden.
"The magnitude of this amount
(S298, ,0O0,000) is not staggering when
the whole expenditure for wages upon
the railroad (nearly S2,000,000,0OO is
considered, and whatever it's effect
upon the mind may be we regard such
an expenditure as necessary for the
immediate allaying of feeling that
cannot wisely be fostered by national
inaction, and as not one dollar more
than justice at this time requires. 1t
will make hard places smoother for
many who are now in sore need. 1t
gives no bounty. 1t is not bonus. 1t
is no more than an honorable meeting
Of an obligation"
Scale of Wage Increases
amount based monthly pay up to $3.50,
where the increases stopped. Under SAG, the
increase recommended was a fiat $50 per
month From $46.01 to $50, the recon-
mendation 43 per cent, other increases
being:
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Senate Committee
Is Deadlocked Over
Airplane Inquiry
Question of Open Session
or Secret Investigation
Causes Dispute

Especial Dispatch to The Tribune)
W WASHINGTON, May S.-The Senate
Military Affairs Committee is dead
locked over the question of holding the
aircraft investigation in open session
or behind closed doors.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman of
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Fire Record

IL :30--576l Broadway: John Burns: slight
!:l0-ll5 Division It, owner unknown: slight
A;o0--263 West 4lst St fire In awning Pochef 4
Co trf1inH
10 los Rvtngton st, Porc & Co.. 5000.
10:45-4ls East 55th st Charles Cayanagh; slight
Il 29-5s7 West ls0th ST.; Charles Amise; slight
la:l5-s5s Wsst 5lst St camo Martone; unknown.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09

Highest temperature yesterday. rs degrees tat
4:l5 p. m.): lowest. 5S lat 10 D. m J AVERAGE
49, average saInc date last year Ii: average sans
date for thirty three years. 81. 'AAA'
Humidity
a m.....7a | p. m.....s2 SD Al,
Barometer Rssdinss
e m. .2e.f2 ! p IN. 1913 | D. m. 20. ~
Local 0NAcIal Foreoast.--Fsir sfa rso,sr -.
dsy; Tomorrow partly cloudy ad wa1mer: mor,s,.
ate south winds. bcccEning variable AA's"A's-
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09

239.0l to $249 the increase was fiat amount
sufficient to make the monthly pay $3.50.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09

ord from the Weather Bureau shows temper ati,res
during the last taenty-four hours, In comparison
with the corresponding date a last year:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
Elevator Shaft Col1apses Killing One Man and
 Injuring Another. WIND PRESSURE
 CAUSE OF FALL Workers Employed Near Scene Narrowly Es-
 cape With Lives.

James Johnson, 35, carpen- ter employed by the Pardy Con- struction Company, and resid- ing in Fairfield, was instantly killed, and Edward Lyons, 43, another carpenter, residing at 66 Garfield, avenue, was seri- ously injured shortly before noon today when a 72 foot ele- vator tower upon which they were working at the New Isola- ton hospital, near Hillside Home, collapsed and fell.
 Johnson, when the tower was tip ped over by the high wind blowing, was working upon the top of the structure and upon the massive pile crashing to the ground, he was caught beneath the wreckage. He was in- stantly killed for he had his jaw and neck broken. fractured skull and both legs broken in several places. Lyons suffered severe lacer- ations and bruises and had several ribs broken.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
TO INVESTIGATE
 RETAIL PRICES IN CONN. MARKET

Hartford, May 3.-An inquiry into the hide market in Connecticut is to be made by the Department of Agri- culture and the Federal Trade Com mission This will be done on special representation of Leonard H. Healey, secretary of the Board of Agriculture, which body had been trying to deter mine why farmers are receiving such low prices for hides. A year ago and prior to that, farmers received from 20 to 25 cents a pound. Now they are getting eight or nlne cents a pound and buyers are few.
 With the price of shoes advanced 50 per cent over last year, and leath- CT up 50 to 100 per cent, farmers have been unable to understand why hide prices have decreased. MT. .Healey took up this matter with the Connec- ticut senators and they in turn had it brought to the attention of Secretary Houston of the Department of Agri- culture
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
ROCHE HUNTERS
 WIFE IS GIVEN DIVORCE DECREE

James c. Cameron, formerly of this city, is now fighting the Boche Some where in France" as a member of Canadian regiment, while in the Su- perior Court in this city today, before Judge Donald T. Warner, his wife, May c. Cameron, was asking for di- uorce on charges of inddelity.
 The testimony was convincing, and Judge Warner granted the decree.
 Cameron and May Ostrander of Amenia, N. Y, were married Novem- Der 28, 1913, and hal5 lived in Bridge port for some years. In March of last year Cameron left his wife in this city, and disappeared. Mrs. Cameron complained to the police, and Cam eron was located in Boston through letter received by Mrs. Cameron fom a sister of her husband in Elgin, Scotland.
 After leaving his wife in this city Cameron went to Boston, where he obtained a marriage license and wed girl named Norvel, giving her to understand he was single. He then enlisted in a Canadian organization for overseas service.
 Cameron was charged with bigamy. brought back from Canada on a re- quisition, and tried in a municipal court in Boston July 1s last. He plead ed guilty.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
IMPORTANT AREA OF LAND ON THE SOMME
 REGA|NED BY FRENCH.
WHILE GERMANS DELAY RESUMPTION OF DRIVE FRENCH TAKE INITIATIVE-IN NIGHT ATTACK ON MILE FRONT
 HILL IS WRESTED FROM FOE.

While a new German stroke on either the northern or south ern battle front is still delayed, the French have taken the ini-. tiative in the latter field and delivered telling blow south east of Amiens.
 Attacking on a front of more than a mile between Hailles and Castel, Gen. Petain's troops yesterday evening drove the Germans from hill 82, an emil hence of some 250 feet over looking the Avre river.
 They also captured the wood to the east and southeast, immediately bor- dering on the Avre.
 The ground thus gained probably is more valuable than any other of equal area which lies along the entire Somme line. It was at Hailles that the Germans effected their greatest westward penetration in their Aniens drive and at Hill 2S they were within less than three miles of the import ant Paris-Amiens railroad.
 Adding this new terrain to the other high ground taken by the French farther south along the Avre not long ago, an excellent line of de- fense appears to have been taken up by the Entente forces in this region.
 The positions of the French at Han gard and those of the British on the Vi1lers Bretonneux ridge preserve the continuity of the line on commanding ground at virtually all the vital spots north to the Somme.
 In the Villers Bretonneux region as well, there has been a further im- provement of the Entente position, the French gaining ground in local fight ing there last night.
 The Germans stiI are holding off on the Flanders battle front,and the Ger man newspapers are telling the public that the high command may decide not to take Ypres after all, as it's pos-- session is not important.
 The German artillery seems to have turned it's attention chiefly to the southern side of the Flanders salient and last night was bombarding the re- zion along the 15 mile line between Givenchy and Nieppe Wood. In sev- eraI thrusts at this front previously the enemy has been unable to make any substantial headway with the British lines supported as they are by the barrier of La Bassee canal and
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
OF 21
 GERMANS TODAY
 MADE BY POLICE
Alien Enemies in Bridgeport Arrested and Held For
 U. $. Agents.

Headed by Charles H. Lane, agent of the Department of Justice in Bridgeport, and United States Marshal Gallagher, the military squad of the Bridgeport police today started round ing up a batch of 21 enemy aliens who have failed to observe the federal rules governing their movements dur ing the war.
 The importance of this roundup can be judged when United States Attor- ney Thomas J. Spellacy came on to Bridgeport from Hartford to person. ally investigate each case. When seen today at police headquarters he refused to make any statement as tD what the ultimate fate of the prison CTS would be-, neither would he state if there was anything other than the violation of enemy alien rules back of, the unexpected roundup.
 Shortly before noon today the pris- oners began arriving at police head quarters where they are being held under guard until they are removed to the North avenue jail for safe keeping.
 What the final disposition of the prisoners will be was not divulged by government officials when interviewed at police headquarters but it was hinted that all of the men under ar rest will be interned for the duration of the war.
 It was also stated that the watch kept by the federal authorities upon enemy aliens has been doubled since the registration and that the slightest infraction of the rules governing their conduct will be summarily dealt with.
 When the police and federal off, cers started their roundup today, homes and places of business were visited. Men were stopped in the middle of their work and yanked out of factories and hotels, rushed in pa trol wagons to police headquarters and herded in the gymnasium where tContinued on Page Ten.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

Whether or not the strikers will be backed up by the machinists in the larger shops of the city is not known, but it was said today that the ma chinists and toolmakers in the Rem ington. Arms Co.'S plant will hold I meeting tonight for the purpose of voting on a sympathy strike. Twen- ty-two of the smaller shops of the city are effected by today's action. and if the Remington plant workmen also decide on a strike, 900 more men will quit their posts. That the situa- ton is serious cannot be denied.
 The government Department of La bor today requested Samuel Lavit, business agent of the local machin- ists' union to use his influence in pre- venting a Walk-out on the part of the machinists and toolmakers in the larger plants of Bridgeport. J. J. Keppler, a member of the general ex- ecutive board of the International As sociation of Machinists, arrived in Bridgeport today for the purpose of Investigating the situation. Police
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
HATTER'S TRIAL BRINGS LEADERS
 OF LABOR HERE

. Labor men from many arts of the Federation of Labor f1ocked to Bridgeport today to hear the argu- ments before Judge John P. Kellogg in the action of the United States Hat Co. of Danbury against the Hatters' Union, No. 10, of that city in which contempt of court is alleged.
 The case was heard at length before Judge Kellogg early in April. Attor- ney Ralph O. Wells of Hartford rep resenting the manufacturefs, and Thomas M. Cullinan of this city the union.
 The allegation were that members and officers of the unipn had violated an injunction by Judge Howard J.. Curtis restraining them from picket ing the shops of the United States Hat Co. in Danbury, that they had picket ed, and interfered with the employees of that concern in several instances unishment for contempt of court was asked.
 The hatmakers contend that they carefully avoided any violation of the order of Judge Curtis in intent or practice.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
OF IS MEN LISTED AS
 KILLED IN ACTION 13
 ARE FROM THIS STATE
LIST TODAY GIVES NAMES OF g CONN. BOYS WOUNDED-FIVE NEW HAVEN BOYS AMONG DEAD-88
 APPEAR IN CASUALTIES.

Washington, May 3-The cas- ualty list today contained S8 names, divided as follows:
 Killed in action, 48; died of wounds, 1; died of accident, 9; died of disease, 5; wounded se- verely, 9; wounded slightly, 58; missing in action, 2.
 Missing in actfon-Ldeuts Thomas M Edonz, Cabool. Mo; Horse Shoer Archie J.s Comeau, HaverhiIl, Mass; Privates levi B. Dixon, Di1ley, Ore; Frank M- Hall, R. F. D. 1, Worthwhile, Mich; James NGcKinley Latimer, Wa pakoneta, O; Thuriow Weed Smith, South Bend, Ind.
 Died of accident-GAeuts. Thomas F. Mooney, San Anbonio, Tex; Dins- more Ely, Chicago.
 Dded of wounds---Private Apostobos N Ma9kris, ThessaIy, Greece.
 Wounded severely--Sergt- Eugene IF. Sharkey, Ansonia; Private w. Stewart, Hludson, Mass.
 The list included the following:
 Killed in nsaction-Corporals Elwood ID. Berger. New Haven; Homer A. iHorter, New Haven; Privates Timothy tDriscoll, Bristol, Conn; Arthur W. Burns, South Boston, Mass; Charles wv. Darrow, Guilford, Conn.,; Charles R. Davenport, South Norwalk; Theron Davis, Walden, N. Y; Joseph Dunbar, Medford, Mass; John D. Fitzpatrick New Haven; Elmer G. Linden, Bris- tol. Conn; Albert H. Macdonald Readville, Mass; Frank J. Mendillo New Haven; William O'Sullivan, For estivlle, Conn; George B. Preston Dover, Mass; William J. Schaefer Bristol, Conn; Joseph Tomalonis, Jr, Tarifrvil1e, Conn.
 Died of disease - Cook Bryan J Hire, Lima, O.
 Wounded slightly -Sergts. Walter c. Hughes, Haverhill, Mass; Henr. Ritchotte, Claremont, N. H.; Corps James J. Coogan, New Haven; Geo F. Houlihan, New Haven; Clayton s SQuires, Montowese, Conn; James R Thornly, Fall River; John M. Walk CT, New Haven; Privates Harry L Avery, Buzzards Bay, Mass; Adolpl Blais, Fall River; George Bonfiglio Boston; Henry A. Bouchard, Bridge water, Mass; Fred H. Brown, Rive View, R, l.; Leroy Bulley, Davidson Me; Christopher F. Cody, Hartford John Connolly. Roxbury, Mass; Jas Countie, Johnston, R. l.; Arthur W Denyse, Pelham, Mass; Alexander
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

Brig. Gen. James G. Harbord, who has been Gen. Pershing's chief of staff, has been assigned to a com mand in the field, which he will take over this week.
 These changes are explained as be- ing in conformity with Gen. Pershing's policy of making shifts among the of ficers of the general staff In this process some are sent to the field and succeeded by others who have been on the front and by reason of recent per- sonal experiences are better able to grapple witk field problems.
 This policy also serves to give the general staff officers an opportunity to serve with the troops. All of this is calculated to inject additional energy 10 the activities of the American ex- peditionary forces.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
UNCLE SAM ENTERS
 BAKING BUSINESS

Buffa1o, May S.---Uncle Sam went into the baking business here today to meet a situation created by the strike of bakers in 20 shops in this city. The men demanded a reduction of one hour a week in working time and refused to leave this matter to arbitration.
 mandeered three of the largest local bakeries, ordered them to devote their entire efforts to baking bread, and directed the shops where strikes are in progress to obtain their supplies of bread from the government shops
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

The governors letter is believed by local people to be the result of the investigation into rent conditions in Waterbury and similar letters have been sent to appropriate judicial of- f1cers in other Connecticut industrial centers.
 The letter of the governor recom- mends action looking to two things:
 1-An enforcement of the state
 and municipal public health
 statutes and ordinances.
 2-Maldng it impossible for a
 ''profiteering' landlord to evict a
 tenant, in cases where the na-
 tional interests or public welfare
 be menaced thereby, when 8
 ''reasonable' rent is rendered by
 the tenant to the landlord.
 Of the two recommendation in cluded in the governors letter, the | first affects. action by public officials | only; while the second affects the l course to be pursued by the tenant In a general way, avoiding legal language the following summary in | dicates what tenant affected by the governors action should do. (Continued on Page 16)