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New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
McAdoo to Revise
Railroad BUDGETS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-Proposed
expenditures of railroads for extern
.slons and improvements this year will
be carefully scrutinzed by technical
and financial experts of the railroad
administration before being apprSved,
according to a plan announced to-day
by Director General McAdoo.
One of the first steps toward pairing
down individual railroads estimates
and rearranging the programme for
capital expenditures is the appoint
ment of committee of railway engi-
neers to investigate Eastern roads
proposals. Similar action may be
taken later to inspect the budgets of
lines in the West and South
The Eastern committee consists of
Francis Lee Stuart, New York engi-
neer, chairman; A. r. Hardin, New
York, chief engineer of the New York
Central; A. c. Shand, Philadelphia,
chief engineer of the Pennsylvania,
and H. A. Lane, Baltimore. chief engi
neer of the Baltimore e. Ohio.
Most railroads now have complied
with the railroad administrations re-
quest to submit their estimates of ex-
pendltures in 1918
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16

ing paid on the Pacific Coast. But they
are not absolutely insistent that their
increase amount to that figure. They
are perfectly willing to compromise
with the government in order to pre-
vent further delay in the shipping pro-
gramme. What they do want, however,
is some assurance that they will be
given some early consideration.
Some of the men here, skilled labor
ers, are not getting even the SA.8S
allowed by the Shipping Board as the
Gaily wage Of a carpenter. They are get
ting as low as $3 day. That is mat
ter that should be adjusted at once
and without further parleying."
There WAS a meeting of shipbuildcrS
in Standard Hall, Port Richmond, dur
ing the afternoon, but it was adjourned
until tonight, when a mass meeting
will be held The meeting WAS post
poned in order that definite informa-
tion as TO the attitude Of the Shipping
Board might be obtained.
Vaughan Appeals to Men
Crawford Vaughan, former Premier
of Australia. gave the ship workers a
straight from the shoulder talk at
the Staten Island Ship Building yards
at Port Richmond at noon that brought
forth cheers and a promise TO act as
missionaries among the workers.
"Traitors" and "slackers" were some Of
the words the Australian, representing
the welfare service of the Shipping
Board, hurled at the men who are on
strike
"Why, the man who lays down his
tools in the face Of this emergency is
a traitor just the same as the man who
lays down his rife" he said. at was
just this thing that resulted in the
| by the Germans during their recent
drive into Italy. Are you men going
to endanger the lives of your Ameri.
can brothers by such an attitude ?'
"Not on your lifc,' was thc shouted
response.
Meanwhile. Exemption Board No
1877. at Port Richmond. sent out notice.
under which 100 strikers who hold in
dustrial exemptions must report fol
examination Monday morning. They
will be compelled to report for military
service at once if, after passing physica
examinations, they refuse to return t.
work.
A misunderstanding arose during thu
day as to thc authority for using this
weapon against the strikers. GeorgC
Callaghan, chairman of the board, sae
that he was acting on Instructions from
Washington in calling these men fo1
examination. Dispatches from Wash
ington, however, announced that The
Shipping Board was discouraging an,
such action on the part of the eXemp
ton board as likely to stir up i'll feel
ing among the men, when it was no
desirable to do so.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Ship Strikers Eject
Labor Leader From
Baltimore Meeting

BALTIMORE, Feb. 10.--When John
II. Ferguson, president Of the Baltimore
Federation Of Labor, who had been to
Washington to-day to confer with gov
ornment officials, returned tonight and
attempted to address a meeting Of the
striking shipyard workers, they refused
to listen and forcibly elected him.
Mr.. Ferguson, although having no di-
rect connection with the Ship Carpen-
ters' and Joiners' Union, expressed the
belief tonight that the strike would
be terminated by Monday and that the
men would yield to the government ap-
peals.
1t was apparent tonight that leaders
Of other labor unions are trying to
placate the radical element among the
strikers and induce them to return to
work and trust the government to do
the fair thing by them.
The yards here now affected by The
strike are:
The Bethlehem Steel Company, the
Baltimore Drydock and Shipbuildlna
Company, the Coastwise Shipbuilding
Company, the Redman-Nane Company
the Speddens Shipbuilding Company
Booze Brothers, the Ritter Conley Com
pany, Charles l.. Rohde & Sons, Will
lam f. Woodall & Co. and the H. z
Crook Company
In some of these plants only few
men are out, and there is no genera
strike in any of them. But all govern.
ment work is necessarily held up OF
delayed.
Coercion Is Charged
According to persons who have :
knowledge of the state of mind il
which the woodworkers are, an etfor
to force upon the government dec
sion to maintain closed shops in the
shipyards is responsible for the strike
in addition TO determination to goug.
their employers for higher rate o
pay.
Howard NJ. Addison, senior membe,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Senate Asks Reasons
For PeYeless's Disnni,..l

WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-secretar
Baker has been asked to furnish tn,
Senate with information as to the dis.
charge OF Captain A. E. Pereless. re.
serve officer, who made an investiea.
ton Of the Base Sorting Company, ln
and upon whose recommendations as
War Department cancelled contss
with that firm.
The contract. for scraps of eluA
from army uniforms. was made upon
the accommodation Of Charles Eisen.
mag. vice chairman of the supplies com.
mittee of the Council of National De-
fence.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Recreation To Be Provided
For Shipyard Workers

WASHINGTON, Feb. Wholesome
recreation and amusement is to be pro-
vided for the great army of workers
employed in the nations shipyards.
The Shipping Board announced tonight
that 1T was working out comprehen-
slve plan and expected to ask aid in
the work from the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, knights of Columbus,
Red Cross, Young Mems Hebrew Asso-
ciation the Women's Committed and
the state councils of defence in ship
building states.
"The fact that recreation has been
shown as a necessity in the National
Army" said the boards statement,
has made it evident that the welfare
of shipyard workers must be taken
care of in similar way, as the work
they are now performing is as essen
tial. necessary and patriotic as can be
performed"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Minority Report Demand.
Return of Propertie.
Year After Peace
Would Block Wilson
Declare Rate Making Power
Should Rest Solely With
the |. C., G.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA minor;..
report b. eight Republican members .,
the House Interstate Commerce cou
mittee on the Administrator ra;l,o.s
bill. contending that the rate mali.
power should be vested absolutely N
the Interstate Commerce Commiss;o,
and that Federal control Of the ro,
roads should be limited to one yea, a.
less after the end Of the war, was slsd
to-day with the House.
''We shall support the bill.D the p.
port says, but believe it shouls \.
amended in at least two particulars.
"First-The power o. inc Interstass
Commerce Commission granted by tbs
act to regulate commerce as amendoS
over rates, fares. charges and classic.
cations as to commercial traffic shonla
remain uMmpajred
"Second-There should be fixed in III.
bill a definite date for the terminate.
Of Federal control. and this should no.
w iotCA IMAM Oiit year dIlcr The
proclamation Of peace Some of y.
think six months sufficient
As reported by the committee ma.
jority, the bill provides that govern.
ment control shall terminate within
two years after the war and places Il.
rate making power in the hands Of tbs
President. It will be taken up in The
House next week, and may te voted On
By the time the Senate disposes Of ths
Senate committee draft now under con
sideration.
The minority report is signed bv
Representatives Esch, Wisconsin
Hamilton, Michigan: Parker, New Je,.
sey; Winslow, Massachusetts: Dillon.
South Dakota; Sweet. Iowa; Stiness
Rhode Island. and Cooper. Ohio.
supplementary minority report vas
made by Mr.. Parker setting out that as
the bill is now framed no method is
prescribed for turning the carriers
back to the owners. and urging ths.
provision should be made against taxa.
tion OF the governments war business
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16

chasing of Liberty bonds to assist the
government in the prosecution Of the
war
"We stand ready and willing to fur
the memorandum as presented to your
Mr.. Blackman under date OF February T.
1918, wherein the services of our en-
tire organization were offered to the
United States Shipping Board to assist
in carrying out their programme Of ship
building4
"And /. personally, stand ready and
willing to assist in bringing about a
condition that would be satisfactory
and just for our membership"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16

could only be guessed at originally was
that at that time the land at Hog ISL
and had not been acquired. and. Sec
ondly. it could not be thoroughly sur
veyed and tested for the purposes
planned. may here say that the price
paid for the land. about $4,000 per
acre. compared very favorably with
that Of adjoining lands. THE yard
contains about 900 acres.) The Ameri-
can international Corporation owns the
land and receives from the government
rental for its use. The government
has the right to purchase thesland at
cost from the corporation st the ter
mination of the contract.
Summary of Work
"By way of summary and to deal
categorically with the main points that
have been raised in criticism, ] may
say:
a. The land was bought by the
American international Corporation
for $4,000 an acre, which is price
comparing very favorably to the price
of other lands in the same location.
Not one cent Of profit was made by
any one connected, directly or indirect
ly, with the American international
Corporation out of this purchase
"The land was not purchased from
any intermediary, but from the owners
direct, who had held it for one hun
dred years
"2. The comparison which has been
published as to the salaries of certain
of the employees now and before IS mis-
leading. 1t was necessary to take men
out of permanent positions and place
them on what they knew could be only
temporary job, involving, moreover,
not only discomfort but increased liv-
ing expenses and separation from their
families and accustomed surroundings
Moreover, no increase was made IN
any ones salary unless and until 1t was
approved by the government authori-
ties in charge.
No Interest in Fee
''3. The only profit which the Ameri-
can International Corporation receives
is the fixed percentage on the com
pleted ships. 1t has no interest what
soever in the fee of per cent which
is being paid to sub-contractors for
the erection of the yard. In other
words. there are two entirely separate
transactions-~on the building of ships.
for which the American International
Corporation receives Il fee; the other
the erection Of the yard, for which the
American international Corporation re-
CelNeS no lee WHATSOEVER, DuL iOI WHiCii
the contractors who are carrying out
this work are receiving rather less
than the usual fee.
"a. The running value of the 120
completed ships, in actual dollars and
cents of revenue to the government
without counting the effect Of the
tonnage on winning the war, is $1,000
600 month. 1t will, therefore, be
seen that the essence of the task was
to push forward with all possible
haste, even though that involved in
creased expense
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
May Draft Shipworkers
At Wilmington Plants

WILMINGTON. Del, Feb. 15.-Three
hundred United States regulars arrived
in Wilmington to-day and at once be-
Hollingsworth Corporation and the
Pusey e. Jones Company. Both are
under Federal direction, although their
respective activities are controlled by
the company officials.
1t was intlmated here that draft of
the workmcn employed by them might
be made by the government as means
Of continuing work
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Hutchinson Denies Intent
To Hamper Government

William L. Hutchinson, head Of the
United brotherhood of Carpenters and
Woodworkcrs Of the United States, ar
t!ved last night from Washington. He
was shown an extract from a telegram
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Saws Men Are Patriotic

"The United brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners OF America are
composed of patriotic and loyal citizens.
thousands OF whom are now serving
their country. many others have sons
who are in the service. Millions of dol
lars have been invested by our organi-
zation and our members in the pur-
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-04-18

wonder if whipping would res
tore a pair of mangled legs once
they have gone beneath the Car
wheels.
The evening efforts Of a MAORI
ty of our boys and girls is entire
ly unsatisfactory. This complaint
is lodged with especial emphasis
against the pupils of the grammar
grades. Why parents should al
low their boys and girls to fre-
quent the streets and engage in
enterprises other than study dur
ing the evening hours is beyond
our understanding.
The big event last week was
when the Four Minute Men gave
their speeches. The judges for
this special occasion were Mrs.
Hatwan, Miss Peshek and Mr..
Kostpl. The contest was lively
one i'm each Of the various grades
and the judges had a hard time ar
irving at their decisions. The fol
lowing were awarded diplomas by
grades: Fifth. Anna Petrik,
Sixth, Adolph Bouska, Seventh,
Georgiana Gardner, Eight.
Adolph Zdenek, High School,
Edward Petrik.
In addition to getting diploma
suitable for framing, each winners
name has been forwarded to Wash
ington, where further record
will be made.
The pupils of the various grades
were asked to make special re.
port concerning Mr.. Koenig's
Red Cross address of last Friday
and it is really surprising how
much some of the pupils were
able to have gotten up and report,
Albina Petrik and Alice Skor
pix have originated new scheme
to win thrift stamps, by taking ad
vantage of the vacancy in janitor
force at the school house. They
have taken over the work former
ly done by Henry Jezewski and
are proud Of their new position.
We never yet heard of anybody
who had a will. but what their
was way for that will to conquer
all obstacles.
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Tabor School Notes.

This is the last week of the
eight month and examinations
are in order throughout the
grades.
That was a timely remark made
by the editor i'm Il recent issue of
the Independent concerning the
proposition Of putting a tunnel be-
meath the railroad track for the
passage Of school children. The
Principal has promised the boy OF
boys found climbing the freight
trains sound whipping, but, we
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-04-18

Retailers are not to sell more than
one-eighth Of barrel Of fl Dur (243 lbsl
at one time to any town customer,
and not more than OEe-half bbl. TO
any country customer at any one time
Exception: The special rule permit
ting the sale of -four TO the rurul GUS
toners west of the Missouri river, eX-
cept in Gregory county, is not to ex-
ceed one barrel quantities. In no
case to sell wheat products without
the sale OF an equal weight OF the
"SubStituteS".
All pure corn, rice, oats barley and
buckwheat products, containing no
wheat, shall lie considered "SubSti-
tutes" for wheat -four for the pur-
pose Of wheat conservation rules,
whether these products be canned,
puffeds faxed or in any other form.
Pvtatoes shall not be considered a
Substitute except in the form of flour.
Home made coin meal is now con-
Statfed substitute.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-04-18


James Pechous left for Sioux
City Wednesday.
Jos. Kreber bought Heider
tractor, 1920, and three piows, of
Glynn Bros,
Vaclav Teutsch Of White Rjver
is visiting his uncle FIR. " Ko
courek this week.
Mrs. Jenkins of Platte, niece
of Jos. Melichar, spent last week
at his home visiting
Mrs. Mary Green and son, HUI
bert, of Creighton, Neb., are visit
ing at the home of DR.. Blezek.
Thos. J. Wagner has been i'll
for the past week, but he is get
ting over it at the present writing.
Ladies who wish to do work for
the Red Cross can obtain wool for
socks and sweaters of Mrs. Vac.
Mach.
We understand that twelve men
will be drafted from Bon Homme
county April 27 and seven more
May 1st.
Adolph Janda and his wife of
Lesterville boarded the train here
Wednesday morning for Sioux
City.
Mrs. Vellek of Scotlrnd came
down Tuesday for a visit with her
son, Charles, and daughter, Mrs.
John Hatwan.
Miss Mary O'Leary after a pro-
longed visit here with her aunt,
Mrs. Bodine, returned to her
home in Timber Lake Monday.
A dance for the benefit of the
Red Cross will be given on the
farm of Chas. Zitka, Sunday eve
ming, April 81. Good music and
cordial invitation is extended to
all to come.
The common barberry harbors
the. black rust spores and sends
them out to infect the wheat.
Next Friday, April 26th is Arbor
and Barberry Eradication Day.
FIR. Kocourek received word
Wednesday that his mother near
Tripp has had stroke Of apop'e-
ky. Frank drove over their with
his family toe same day and re-
ports that her condition is improv
ing.
The big third I liberty Lean
drive started M0uiay under diffi
culLie>, hul is ge'lirg nn vel o.
acc, ut of the rain, the roads
were put out Of commission and
the district committees were una
BILE t. 60 out.
A basket social for the benfit of
the Rel Cross and Soldiers Recrea
tion Fund will be given at the
Freidel School 9 miles south and
"a mile west Of Lesterville on Sa-
turday night A pril goth Ladies
are requested to bring baskets,
Josephine Klosterman, Teacher.
The dramatic department OF
the Sokol lodge will give Bohe-
mian play at the Society hall,
Monpay, April 80. The curtain
will be raised promptly at $3.50.
A dance will follow the play. Mu-
sic by the Sok oil orchestra. A COZ
dial invitation is extended to all
to attend. Adv.
Prof. Ko enig for the Red Cross
gave fine. talk here last Thurs
day afternoon. Friday evening
Lieutenant Gov. McMaster OF
Yankton spoke or Liberty Bonds
His reputation as speaker die
not dissappoint smd his speech
was a classic. A lsrge number al
tended both speeche IS.
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At the Movies!
5 reels Of good solid
entertainment
SUNDAY
Don't Miss it!

The proceedings of the Co.
Commissioners appear on page z
Of this issue.
Quite IN xitement was caused
in tcwn Sunday evening when the
accumulated carbon in the eX-
haust pit at the electric plant
caught fire following an explosion.
The fire company rushed to the
scene in time but it was found ex-
pedient to keep water away and
when the carbon was consumed
the fire went out.
Chet Terrence and his family
returned last Saturday from Santa
Monica, Calf, where they spent
the winter months. Chefs health
has improved greatly. The
weather there is ideal and ex-
tremes are unknown. Chet fig
ures on going back in the fall.
A dance will be given in the
Sturma Hall by Jos. Halla, Satur-
day April 27, for, which the celeb
rated Durpby orchestra of Sioux
City will furnish music. This or
chestra is one of the finest in this
portion of the country and not
only draws the crowd, but keeps
it. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all attend. Adv.
The unknown four men who
last week tarred and feathered o.
F. Carlson, the Lesterville drug
gist for his constant disloyal ac-
ton did the proper thing. We
understand that this medicine had
the desired effect and that Carlson
shortly after bought 500 Liber-
ty Bond. We are surprised
that an educated man like Carlson
did not see the light and the JUS
tice in our cause against Germany
and what sound argument failed
to do, tar and feathers accomplish
ed.
Well, sub, it beats the band, or
orchestra, to hear certain people
howl and rave when they get a
dose of their own medicine.
When they have the say in certain
doings and hire outside orchestras
that is real cute, but when some
one pise has the say and does the
same thing, or in other words,
uivee them dose of medicine
they were administering TO someone
else, they not only howl and rave
but spu,ter and yowl. 9essan
us too bad some wlseacreS cannot
have their own sweet way il
everything, outside Of their home
where the poor henpeck has moth
to say at all at all.
Tuesday morning at the Catho
lie church Of this place, Mrgr. E
A. Bouska united in the holy
bonds Of matrimony, two respect
ed young people this place, Miss
Mary Karolewicz andEman NovO
ny. The attendants were Miss A
bina Rezac, u cousin of the groom
and Leo Karolewicz, brother o.
the bride. After the nuptial rite!
in the church the wedding groul
REPAIRED to the home of the BRIDE
parents, northeast of town where
Il wedding feast took place. Th,
bride is "A daughter Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Ludvik KarolewicZ, old ant
respected settlers of this place ant
the groom is a son of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Jos. Novotny, also old pio
neers. Both were born and raise(
| in this community and enjoy tin
frienship of all. They will max,
their home on the farm of tin,
groom, one-half mile south o
town. The Independent join
their many friends in wishing
them happiness.