The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-27
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Figuring Your Increase.

T, t,.ur.. the inrrras" n" VIII So
,u,.n .mrluy.. .houli d"!rrnin" III" pay
which his present position 'i''T''o IT.
|, ,rlnpr.. 1918. for If he mas pcrh P'"
,nur,.I or ,lrmni",l. his new waEe IL
la*c,i upon thu 1915 pay al inc p"S,uo,'
,vl,rh H.. now holds. Increases wh''h
lave accompanied promotions. are "''
increases IN tho ":nSc or 'h' NC"
srhedul,. sirrc The w;Lr" runs Win TIC
vIarr." not With the man.
I,,,.k my due unti.r the retroactive
Increases will he srn' I" amy main VII"
has been dismissed from the rahre'"
ecrvir, sirrr January !. or who mas en-
,cr.:d Iho army or navy. lut not |" An
cuplnv" who uuc; voluntarily
I'm jupnrInnI rriTr!fl" con.hin"h III
,,r, dir,rlnr-grncral'n order is thal re-
,Iuc.ious in hours since l"l3 are not 10
u. regarded as increases in pHE' int9
means that employees ~: the four Dro'n-
rrhuods affected hr tm Ad"Ihs"u ac'
arr, IA r..aiy, additions "a top al III"
increases Developed h. that dc'.
An Example.
Lcr instance An engineer VINO nlauH
"a a tay working IN hours in ialh' may
have had his pay Increased 10 81 'or l"e
same number nj h"Cr% under thr Auh'"-
sun act Eut for TIE purposes oil app!
ms. tho r"v seal" tn" - IL C"nSiucrc"
ns 81 4 day IT eight hours. "llh 81 l"f
Two hours overtime. consequently "n'
uav Wi! b. .ncrHas.:l "u the BASES o' -
:, Ia, ami over nir will b" paid ut the
~tln, rG., 1T Increase
~, ,h:s rr!mrirlr train employees IN
,.ir,liny lrcn,l,- +" uf In" leading hro'h-
r,hvnG%. Will receive approximately I've
Inllnwi;- prou"rii"ua;". increases oN'r
!rl:. pay. "r their equivalent When pay
IS basril uu miles "i''rat"d:
Passenger engineers II per ""ni: pas
Svtr"r ircmcn and HELPERS. IS per CENT
passenger conductors - per cchi' pa
ScnErr hagEaGcmcn. ~ per cent pts
srngrr hrakrIHcn anil f!aEmen' ~ per
rent: irr,ght engineers. IL per CENT
freight ilrrmcn and helpers. - PER cent
freight conductors. 90 pr cent ir"!Shs
hrainnr"n and fIugIn"n. 40 poT cent
shes" men also must deduct increase
granted since 1915.
The Eight-Hour Basis.
The recognition Of the cignt-hou'
laSis though important rs pr!ncip'"
docs not materially aN'"'i th" scale nl
TOW wages granted. For instance
man who IN 1871, received So for u ton
n,,Ir doy would nn, g"t $L"3 for len
hours hu, this 81" a.: would be considered
as S:S% fur Il days work 1ciGht hourS)
and 81 cents Tor Two hours overtime.
When rcadjustmcnls arr mndc later IN
,nlyinS possibly extra rates az pay Tor
oycrlirnr, the full effect ui the new
rrincipl" will b"cum" NOR" apparent
Mr. MrAdon explained that although
the wage commission had not recon-
mrnJed adoption uf this princIpl". nc
felt j, lust To do =" both in view 81 Inc
general movement toward recognition Oh
ShGrtrr working day and NOR" Sprcihc-
oI1y because tho government recognizes
,hr principl" in public works and con-
trsrt$
Tho principle Of paying women IN"
M. as men frr rnmparabl" work, anu
negroes the same AZ white mon Tor IN"
same services, III" dlr"ctor-E"n"ral ais"
explained. is III conformity with govern
mGnt policies in other lines OF employ
ment.
The Negro hulc.
Tho negro rule will affect many r0adS
I'm tho south. where negroes are employed
largely as iremrn. trainnen. Switchnen'
E,borrrS, and for other work. This
rule will become effective June J. but
navmcnt Of back wages will not include
Increases resulting from the rule.
, IN addition 10 the rule regarding wo-
mems pay. Mr.. McAdoo sfcclied thht