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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
WAGE INCREASE is
ALLOWED R. R. MEN
Advances to 1,939,399 Employ
eeS, Based on Living Cost,
Totals $3OO,O00,O0O.
M'kD0O MAY NOT APPROVE IT.
Report of Commission Submitted to ri.
rector General Results in Protest
From Four Principal Broth
erhoods.

Washington, d. c., May 9.-Railroad
employees to the number of 1,939,399
will receive wage advances ranging
from ] to 43 per cent to the lowest
paid workers, the total aggregating
$3OO,00O000, according to the report of
the railroad wage commission submit
ted to Director General McAdoo.
MIR. McAdoo Is expected to adopt
only part Of the recommendations and
probably will make number of diff
ferent alignments In deciding what
wage increases shall be granted.
In general, the Director general ad-
vocates higher pay for most classes Of
workmen to enable them to meet In.
creased living costs, but he has been
represented as favoring proportionate-
ay larger increases for some classes
than for others now making the same
pay. He also is strongly opposed to
granting wage increases which might
disarrange the general scheme of pay
existing throughout other Industries.
Leaders to Protest.
The leaders of the four principal
railway brotherhoods found on ex-
aiming the report that they had
been recommended for less than half
the increases they had asked of the
railroad homogeneous before govern
ment control started and which they
repeated before the commission. Their
demands had been for an average of
somewhat less than 40 per cent and
Increases for them average less than
20 per cent.
Some union leaders who anticipated
that the commissions recommends
lions would not be for as great
amounts as they had asked already
have appealed to Director General Nc
Adoo TO amend the proposed scale to
give them higher pay. Others, how
ever. virtually have agreed to accept
the report.
The wage advances, which range all
the way from 81 to S34 a month, are
increases above the amount Of pay
each employee was receiving on De
cember 81, 1915. Employees who have
received advances since that date will
benefit now to the extent of the differ
ence between their present wage and
that fixed by the wage commission.
The net cost of the additional pay
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
Business Mind.

A prominent indianapolis banker,
thinking to practice Il little conserva-
ton, took five Liberty loan colored pos
ters home to his four-year-old son to
use as playthings telling him they were
Liberty bonds. The boy, evidently in
heriting some Of his fathers own BUSH
ness ability, started out in the neigh
borhOod to sell the bonds" for
nickel each. He succeeded promptly
In selling all FIVE, and brought the quar-
ter to his father to buy a Thrift stamp.
indianapolis News.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16

to the railroads IL ESTIMATED at $685..
100000. This is exclusive of the esti-
mated deficit of $S00,000,000 in govern
rnent operation Of the railroads this
year, as a result of which Director
General McAdoO contemplates ad-
vancing passenger rates at least 2h
per cent and freight rates possibly as
much as Is per cent.
Based on Living Cost.
The scheme Of wage advances adopt
ed Is based on an inquiry into the
cost of living, which the commission
found has increased approximately 40
per cent to the average railroad EN-
ployee receiving $50 a month.
The commission favors shorter
average workday, presumably eight
hours, but decided that in the war
emergency the nation could not afford
to put into effect a reform that would
slow down the war machinery and
discriminate against other classes OF
workers being called upon for great
sacrifices
Rates of overtime pay are not dis
turbed and the increases are adjusted
to the mileage basis of compensation
Of some employees, road engineer,
for example, receiving an increase of
liz per cent in his mileage rate. A
scheme of applying the increases to
piece work and overtime therefor Is
also provided.
An important feature OF the report
was the recommendation that where
the same service is rendered the pay
shall be the same, without discrimina-
ton as to sex or race.
Report of Commission.
The report of the commission, con-
sisting of Franklin X. Lane, secretary
of the interior; Charles G. McChord
J. Harry Covington, and William X.
Wilcox, is an exhaustive one. In part
the report says:
"The requests which have come to
us for wage increases, would, II fully
granted, involve an additional outlay
In wages of somewhat over ST, OoO,00O-
600 per year In excess of the wage fund
Of last year, which exceeded $4,000,
100000. Some asked for an increase
of 100 per cent in their pay, and from
this they graduated downward to 10
per cent None were satisfied with
their present wages.
"An unprecedented call had come for
men of certain trades In connection
with the new industries that had been
created by the war In Europe, and this
long before our entry into the conflict.
Machinists and iron workers Of all
kinds found themselves to be essential
to the great munition plants and day
labor of the most unskilled character
rose into high demand.
Cut of Those Not Needed.
"The commission recommends that
during the period of government con-
duct Of the railroads no salaries paid
to officials who are not essential to
the operation of the roads shall be
charged as part of the operating ex-
penses.
"There should be constituted q tri-
bunal or tribunals to continue the
study of railroad labor problems, COM
posed In part at least of men expert
enced in this kind of work, for con-
ditions are ever changing
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
Shakesneare. Planarist.

BiX-By the way, old chap who was
II who cried: "a horse, horse! My
Kingdom for n horse :"
DiX-Why, don't you know? That's
what Absalom said when his horse ran
under "A tree and left him hanging by
the hair to a limb. | thought every
body knew where that came FROM
Boston Evening Transcript
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
The Secret.

Mullins observes that. while married
men contend that their wives cannot
keep "A secret, these men themselves
are just as bad"
He tells Of married man who but
tonholed him ut the club and told him
lot of gossip. Don't let this go any
further, Henry" he said earnestly.
Certainly not" said Mullins but
how did you chance to hear it?'
"Oh, the wife. of course" responded
the other. she's just like all women
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
Army peserters Captured.

Murphysboro, H. May 1l.-Ge0rge
twenty-four years old, who
was being hunted as a dcserter from
Camp Taylor, KY. was captured IN the
Pine hills Of Union county. j. b.
Walker, his father and his mother
and three sisters were arrested fol-
lowing the finding Of a set of counter
feiter's tools in their house In which
Young Walker was hiding.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
SHIP LOSSES CUT IN HALF
Official French Statistics Show That
ALLIES Are Overcoming
U-Boat Menace.

Washington, May 10. - Official
French statistics on the submarine
warfare received here in n dispatch
from France show that the total losses
Of the allied and neutral ships, includ-
ing accidents at sea, We're approx-
mately only one-half as great during
April this year as IN April, 1917.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
Cuticnra Heals Eczema

And rashes that itch and burn. II
there is a tendency to pimples, etc,
prevent their return by making Cuti-
cura your daily toilet preparation. For
free samples address, "Cutcura, Dept
X, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap %, Ointment % and 50.-Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
Wilson Sees "Blue Devils"

washington. May 15.-Presldent
Wilson received SO French Alpine
troopers known as the blue devils"
who arrived here on Monday afternoon
on their tour Of the United States for
the Red Cross.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
People In Finland STARVING.

Copenhagen, Mny 1.-THE people
Of Finland are starving because no
food is reaching that country from
Germany, according TO reports received
here. People are said to be dying In
the streets Of HelsIngfors and viborg.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
Wnmen for u. s. Araenal

Rock Island, ILL.,, May 15.--Duplicat-
ing the action Of Great Britain, the
employment OF women In the work.
shops Of the arsenals Of the United
States was begun Monday at the Rock
Island arsenal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
u. s. Cadet Falls 70 Death.

Fort Worth. Tex, May 13.-Cadet
Harry J. Myers Of Bucyrus, O., crash
ed to instant death when he lost CON
troll Of his plane while making q spin
ming nose dive from an altitude of / 900
feet east Of Hicks field, near here.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
Star German FLYER Killed

Amsterdam, Hol., May 15.--Lieuten-
ant Geigel star Bavarian alrman,
has been killed on the western front,
according to the Cologne Gazette. He
was credited with 10 aerial victories
I'm France.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
Gen. Mahon TO Quit Ireland

London, May 13.--Lieut. Gen. Sir
Bryan Mahon commander in chief of
the forces in Ireland. announced pab-
licly on Thursday that he was to leave
Ireland He said he did not know
who his successor would be.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
Leaders Meet Kaiser.

Copenhagen, May 14.--German
Chancellor Won Hertllng and Foreign
Minister Won Kuehlman have gone to
Emperor Karl's headquarters, where
the Austrian and German emperors are
expected to confer on their arrival,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16

London, May 15.-British troops
after capturing Kisput in Mesopo-
tamia pursued the Turks 20 miles to
the northward, says an official state
ment issued by the war office on Mon
day afternoon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16

The United Suites has more than
six times the railroad mileage of any
other country.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16

Or. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels. AID.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
No Case.

She-"How can you prove you are a
conscientious obiector?' He-'I don't
have 10 prove it, | admit It,"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16
Important 40 NNothera

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
Cor infants and children, and see that It
Bears the NJ <<~--=-------s=.--'~
Signature ofLsM|TZNLzSI
In Use for Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-16

Xenophon r. winey, appointed by
Governor Gardner of Missouri to I'LL
out the unexplred term Of the late
United States Senator Stone, has just
been sworn in. Mr.. Wiley Is a we'll
known Democrat and has been men,
Der of the board of election commits
sioners of st. Louis.
The Twin City star., 1918-10-26
Historic st. Marqaret's.

St. Margaret's, Westminster, where
the British house of commons att
tended service on the anniversary Of
the declaration Of the war, has the mis-
fortune Of being reduced to relative
insignificance as building by its
mighty neighbors, st. Stephens and
Westminster abbey, says Christian Sci
ence Monitor. 1t would look immense
In country town and something ap-
preaching cathedral in village. st.
Margaret's in the days when Crom-
well ruled at Whitehall was patron
lied by q number of devout MEM
bers Of the Long parliament, who used
regularly to attend service at six
o'clock, in the morning to hear the
seven preachers who officiated in rota-
ton for salaries of f3O0 each. The
west window was presented by a num-
ber Of Americans in memory Of Ra.
leigh.
The Twin City star., 1918-10-26
Mans Creative Force.

Mans highest virtue is always as
much as possible to rule external cir
cumstances, and as little as possible
to let himself be ruled by them. Life
lies before us, as q huge quarry be-
fore the architect; he deserves not
the name Of architect except, out Of
this fortuitous mass, he can combine.
with the greatest economy, suitable
ness, and durability, somN form, the
pattern Of which originated In his
own soul. All things without US -
nay, I may add, all things WITHIN
us - are mere elements; 'sus deep in
the inmost shrine Of our pEture lies
the creative force, which que Of these
can produce what they were meant
to be, and which leavex Us neither
sleep nor rest, till in one way or an
other. without us or Within us, this
product has taken shaps'-Goethe.
The Twin City star., 1918-10-26
IN [>1rI[[llrllElI.-IdHT. [lnl
HELPED KILL RASPUTIN

Col. Stanislas Lazavert, who came
to America to report to President VIII
son on present conditions in Russia,
says he is one of party Of six that
fired from the colonel's automobile the
shots that killed the notorious monk,
Rasputin. The machine was standing
outside the residence Of Grand Duke
Dimitri Pavlowski. In the party were
the colonel, Grand Duke Pavlowski, an
other grand duke whose name he would
not mention, M. Tuchotone, M. Purish-
koch and Captain Of the Guards Prince
Yusoff.
The monk was killed because he
was considered to be employed by Ger
man money to influence the czarina
In bringing about peace between Rus
sia and Germany, and it was from
patriotic motives that he was removed.
Colonel Lazavert Is a Pole, but
held a commission In the medical
service Of the Russian army. After
the killing of Rasputin, the flight of
The Twin City star., 1918-10-26
Anxious to Compete In America and
Canada When Sport Is Resumed
After End of War.

Joe Wright Of Toronto, the famous
stroke oar and former captain Of the
Argonaut r. c., has returned to the
Canadian city after coaching the men,
ters Of Havana club for the races
for the championship Of Cuba. The
crews instructed by Wright won the
four-oared race, and a single sculler
also won, while his eight-oared crew
finished second. The Cubans are anx-
ious to compete in America and Can
nda when rowing is resumed after the
iuns are beaten.
The Twin City star., 1918-10-26
PREFERS wife TO THRONE

In answer to pleas that he desert
his bride Of humble birth, Crown
Prince Charles of Roumania replied
that thrones are so unstable nowadays
that he preferred the certainty Of hav-
ing the wife he wanted to the chance
Of losing the succession.
The escapade Of the crown prince
in going to Odessa and marrying Ce-
ellie Lambring the daughter Of
major In the Roumanian army, reopens
the question of the Roumanian dynas-
tic succession. When King Ferdinand
heard of the marriage he ordered that
the crown prince be- given IS days.
solitary confinement for absenting him
self without leave from his garrison.
The king sent an emissary to
Bender, Bessarabia, where the young
couple were spending their honeymoon,
with instructions to try to undo the
nuptial knot, but to no avail. The
bride refused to part with her wedding
ring and the crown prince declined to
The Twin City star., 1918-10-26
(By e. A. BATCHELOR.) }

(By e. A. BATCHELOR.)
American sthletic sports are serving
q double purpose among French SOL
diers. Primarily introduced for the
amusement Of the Poilus, the Yankee
games have resulted in improving the
performances Of the men in purely
military duties. Naturally the Y. M. G..
A. Foyer du Soldat, which has charge
Of this work, is feeling proud.
Throwing Hand Grenades.
AS a result Of playing baseball, the
soldiers at camp where ]. A. Nelson
represents the Red Triangle athletic de-
partment are throwing hand grenades
40 meters, instead of the average Of
30 that prevailed before the Yankee
national game was introduced.
An increase of ten meters in the
range Of one Of these deadly missiles
means more "good Boches," because,
The Twin City star., 1918-10-26

as the plainsmen used to say about the
Indians, the Frenchman says that the
only good German is dead one.
The men, in addition to throwing
farther, are also throwing more accu.
rately. Some of them were many feet
"off the target" before they were In.
troduced to baseball.
Interest In Other Sports.
In addition to baseball, basket ball.
volley ball, association football, GRO.
quet and tennis are flourishing. The
French fighters are taking such inter.
est in these sports that some days more
soldiers will appear than can be &c
commodated with the facilities at
hand. Only when the days artillery
program has been Of such an exhaust.
ing character that It has taken all the
mems "pep" is there any lack Of at.
tendance on the playground.
The Twin City star., 1918-10-26
Saved by Collar Stud.

An American artillery officer was
trying his new gun on t;'e Hun, when
q large. spent shell-splin'cr caught him
In the back of the neck.
He eoolly extracted bis collar stud
from his shirt and gazed on 1t re-
flective,y.
II guess that shell wns one Of
Krupps," he muttered. "0ee. but it's
good thing you were made In Con
necticut, you beaut!"
The Twin City star., 1918-10-26
CROWDER A MISSOURI BOY

Five miles west of Trenton, Grun-
iy county, Missouri, stands village
called Edinburgh, which was once a
fiOurishing town, but Is now rapidly
passing away. Here Enoch Herbert
Crowder, now provost marshal general
Of the United States army, was born
April II, 1850. His birthplace was
log cabin similar to the two or three
still standing in a more or less dilapi-
dated condition just to the west of the
village. His parents, John 81. and
Mary G. Crowder, were in humble cir
cumstances at that time, but they were
Of strong and sturdy stock and they in
stilled into their son those qualities Of
manhood that have enabled him to rise
to one Of the most responsible posi-
tions In the army Of the nation.
General Crowder's early education
was received at an institution at Edin-
burgh called Grand River college, at
that time the most prominent educa-
tional institution in north central
The Twin City star., 1918-10-26
new PASTIME FOR SOLDIERS
Now Planned to Equip Training Camps
With Pool and Billiard Tables
and ParaphernaIia.

The New York Association Of Bill
Hard Room Owners has started to
raise money to equip army camps and
naval stations with pool and billiard
tables and paraphernalia.
Contribution boxes have been
placed in all the rooms in Greater New
York. Contributions will not be So
licited, but it is expected that patrons
Of the rooms will be generous in their
donations.
The Twin City star., 1918-10-26
COACH AND WIFE IN SERVICE
Grant Ward Is at Great Lakes Station
-Mrs. Ward as Third Class
YeoWoman.

Grant Ward, formerly assistant foot.
ball coach at Ohio State and later
head of the Columbia department of
recreation has a family 100 per cent
In the war service. Grant himself is
at Great Lakes in the naval training
school and Mrs. Ward few days ago
left for Norfolk, Va, to join the navy
as q third-class yeowoman. Her clerical
services will relieve Q man for active
duty on the sea.
The Twin City star., 1918-10-26

Will Have Charge at Pelham Bay,
Where Jackies Are Quartered-
To Succeed Leonard.

Willie Jackson is the latest one of
the topnotch battlers to be appointed
a civilian boxing instructor for Uncle
Sans men. Willie received word from
Washington to the effect that he had
been appointed boxing instructor at
Pelham Bay park, where the jackies
are quartered. Jackson takes the
place of Mike Leonard, the old-time
fighter, who filed the position there
for some time.
The Twin City star., 1918-10-26

his hammock and open up his ditty
bag and, spreading all his dress pos
sessions out on deck, submit to q scru-
tinizing inspection. Jack gets his
clothes from the navy storekeeper,
whether in port or at sea. The serv-
ice maintains factories where are
made the blue and white uniforms and
the close-fitting and warm peajacket
overcoat which he wears in winter.
At this season of the year he also
wears jersey or sweater, which is
sometimes gotten from the storekeeper
and just as often is gift from some
organization or the handiwork of
some dear girl.
More Clothes Were Provided.
War has made necessary additions
to the dress Of the sailor. Duty in the
open ocean or the icy waters of the
North sea or in the storm surfs of the
coast patrol has called for additional
and heavier protection. All of this
has been supplied to every man in ac-
tive service, and what is more, the
garments were ready and had been is
sued to the men before they were
needed. Recently on a very cold day,
every station, training camp and every
ship was asked if their men were
clothed to meet the severe weather,
and the answer brought back the
cheering word that all were supplied.
All of the men of the navy operat-
ing during the war under conditions
where there will be more than ordi-
nary exposure have been supplied
with specially designed winter clothing
in addition to that which every man
is required to have. The additional
articles in this special outfit are two
heavy woolen undershirts, two extra
heavy woolen underdrawers, two pairs
Of heavy woolen socks, one blanket
overshirt with hood, one pair woolen
mittens, one pair of heavy arctics, one
pair Of heavy leather sea boots.
These outfits have been supplied to
the entire deck forces Of battleships
and large cruisers, colliers and Othnr
vessels Of train and to transports and
to the entire crews of destroyers, mine
sweepers, patrol boats, and submarine
chasers. It is interesting to note that
these outfits, complete and ready for
use, were on hand for issue long be-
fore needed.
The blanket overshirt is a remark
able piece of protective wearing ap-
parel. Made of heavy wool, it COM
pletely covers the body and is worn
over the other clothing, while an at
tached hood Of the same material goes
over the head. These suits are made
especially for the men on submarines.
Over all Of this is worn weatherproof
suit which also has hood. The heavy
arctics are issued to men on all ships
other than destroyers, and these are
worn over ordinary shoes. For men
on destroyers heavy sea boots are is
sued. The clothing is inspected at
least once each quarter.
The men of the navy, it will be seen,
have every protection against the cold
and the ice of the sea and land. AS
Admiral Samuel MCGOWAN, chief Of
the bureau of supplies and accounts,
remarked, in regard to the winter out
fit worn by deck crews on exposed
duty:
"If sailor had on any more clothes
than he is now wearing he couldn't
walk"
The Twin City star., 1918-10-26
G0ULETT STUDYING AT M. |. T.
d.Famous Bicycle Rider Receiv.
Ing Ground Schooling al q Sea-
plano Pilot.

ALI Goulett, world famous bicycle
rider, who has been stationed at the
naval aer0nautic base at Pensacola,
Fla, for the last eight months, has
Deen appointed to the Massachusetts,
institute Of Technology, at Boston.
He will receive ground schooling
preliminary to instruction as q sea-
Jlane pilot
The Twin City star., 1918-10-26
JOE SHVGRUE TURNED DOWN
Lightweight Boxer Rejected by Sur
aeons at Camp Devens on Account
of Poor Eyesight.

Joe Shugrue, the lightweight boxer,
who was rapidly approaching the
championship five years ago when
stricken with temporary blindness, has
been turned down by the surgeons at
Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, for defec-
tive vision. Shugrue knocked out
The Twin City star., 1918-10-26
My Mordl

A by-product Of the world war In
England has been an enormous de-
mand for baseball paraphernalia. Lon
don and other English cities have
been unable to supply the balls, bats.
gloves, masks. etc.. urgently called for
by the American and Canadian troops
stationed In the British isles and near.
by France.