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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-28
HUGE WAGE BOOST
TO BREAK RECORD
Advance Expected Next Week
Will Aggregate S2Oo,ooo,-
600 Is Belief.
AFFECTS MORE THAN MILLION
Railway Wage Commission Re-
port Contains Sweeping
Salary Increases.
AFFECTS MORE THAN MILLION

WASHINGTON. March @7.-Thc big
gest wage increase in the history OF
the nation is expected 20 be announc ed
next week by W. g. McAdoo. director
general OF the railroads
1t will aggregate more than $500
100000. il is reported. and will affect
more than 100000 men and women
employees of the countrys transporta-
tion systems.
Save for fcw minor details. the
report Of the railroad wage commits
sion. which has been working for
months on the task Of wages and liv-
ing conditions. is completed. 1t bears
sweeping recommendations for salary
increases. and these, without doubt.
will be given the approval OF the
director-gencral. The report will be
next few days.
Perhaps the most striking feature OF
the report is that it gives direct con-
aideTation To the rank and nlc OF en-
p!oyccs. who have laborcd for years
without any apprec!able increases in
their wages. Lacking the organization
and strength OF the brotherhoods, they
have pleaded lost cause" as far as
audible recognition of their complaints
from railroad officials is concerned.
On the other hand. however, organ
ICED labor !s recognized by the com
mission in handsome fashion, and one
which is designed to weld the union
men OF the railroads into complete l.
satisfied branch OF the industr? The
wage increase announcement Will be
doubly enhanced to the employees be-
cause ii Is retroactive from January
|. 1918. This means that each en-
ployce whose pay check assumes
greater dignity because OF the be-
nif!cence OF The government, Will be
entitled 20 the amount; of his increase
from the first CT the year.
COMMISSION SILENT
on CONTENTS OF REPORT
The wage commission has stead
fastly maintained silence both as to
the amount OF the Increase it has rec
omnendcd and the manner In which
the salary boosts will be apportioned.
One report. though lacking official an
nounccmcnt. has been to the effect tina I
a lump sum increase, based on tho
average yea-ly wage. is the suhsta nee
Of the recommendation.
Latest railroad statistics show the
average wage OF employees. exclud Ing
general and division officers 10 be
SSCS.C9 gear. Oa the basis 0. an
Increase which would make the aver
age wage $1,000 year tho aggregate
would be s?l3,aa3.5s4a3. Such an In
creased, it is SAID. is not unlikely. cs-
pec:aily in view of congressional action
in Increasing the pay or post-o:icc
employees.
The increase is not expected TO affect
either general or division officers, cX-
cept for isolated cases. because they
ds class receive an average annual
salary IN excess OF $4,000 each.
y portion at least OF the money
saved in reducing what the direct tor
general deemed excessive executive
salaries. Will go toward making the
little fellows" better able 10 meet
the high cost OF living.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-28
WAR NOT YET OVER
Secretary Lnnc Snys Offensive Drive
Shows TenfOns Stiii Have
Energy.

WASHINGTON. March o7.-"The war
will last much longer than any OF us
imagined" said Secretary OF the In
terror Lane to-day, appearing before
the House Water Power Committee tc
urge speedy action on the admlnIst ra :
tion's hydroelectric development bill.
THE news Of the past few days
shows a tremendous energy still left in
the Tcuton. Ii Is apparent that the
end of the war Is far distant"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-28

Count SIC Limur Mnrries New York
Girl, and VIII Spend Honey
moon In California.

NEW YORK. March 21.--Miss Ethel
Crockcr, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam III. crockcr. was married to day
to Count Andre Marie Adrian dc I.imur.
OF Paris. The ceremony was performed
by Mgr. l.avsllG. rector of ST. Patrick's
Cathedral. at the residence OF the
brides parents The groom, who Is
an aviator OF the French army, has
four weeks furlough. lie and his
bride VIII spend their honeymoon in
California.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-28
SlNKINGS INCREASE
Sixteen Hritish Vessels Over 1000 Tons
Sunk nnd Twelve Smaller
ShinN.
IBy Associated Press.1

ny -AssoCii'cd trcSS
LONDON. March 27-Submarines and
mines have increased their weekly toll
OF British shipping, The Admiralty's
report shows that in the last week
twcnty-etght merchantmen were sunk,
sixteen OF the vessels being 1000 tons
or over and twelve under that ton
mage. Ono flshiag vessel was lost
Nineteen merchantmen were unsuc-
rcssfully attacked. The arrivals at
ports In the United Kingdom numbered
2.471: sailings. 2.4SS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-28
Lord Heading ]. Checrcd.

NEW YORK, March 27.--"Wc have
withstood the attacks of the enemy
We have held our line under .circum
stances which may we'll rebound 10 tn c
credit OF any nation" said Lord Read
ing. British ambassador TO the United
States. in an address to the Lotus Club
Tonight, which was chccrcd 10 the
echo.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-28
|Ei'LORES INJECTION Oh
PtRTISANSHIpI IN WAR

senator Williams deplorcd partisan
Zip in the war. and said: The Ec-
iblcan party as whole has been
,triotic and true to the country"
Republican Leader Galiingcr inter
iptcd to suggest that as Mr. Davies
as not a member Of Congress his
utudc could not be recorded on the
cI,cmore resolution. He intimatcd
bat Senator Williams would vote for
~ candidate. provided he was a
emocrat.
II assume the Vice President is on
&c stump in Wisconsin," said Mr.. Gal
ngcr because Mr.. Davies is Demo
at"
Proceeding. Mr. Williams said there
too much pcssimism in the coun-
"" and even ii Paris were captured
.e two English speaking races would
ylally win.
why can't we hold up our hearts,"
asked. instead Of coming in abou:
nee week. in apparently pre-
lred and preconceived way, for the
irpose OF throwing doubt on the efl-
C. cy of our government machineryo
Its day when we ought to be
aising the success of our allies ANA
'.crican boys. and instead the nation
presented the spectacle of debate
bout how many airplanes we have"
Senator Fall. Of New Mex leo. Repub.
can. interrupted with the remark:
THE only politics that has been in
c,ed has been by the Senator this
ttcrnoon. His entiro speech is OF
ol;tics."
This Is absolutely Incorrect" Sena-
,r Williams replied. II have attempt
to avoid partisan politics. which
rgcly have been induced by partisan
otives."
sSROOT'S SPEECHES
AS PATRIOTIC DOCUMENTS
Senator Curtis. Republican whip"
llowed with a defense of Rcpresen-
tive Lenroot. He declared that the
ireau OF Public Information had cir
lated the Wisconsin Representatives 8
Continued on Second PaSe.)
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BERLIN REFERS TO "sI.OWLY
PROGRESSING ATTACK
TBy Associated Press.

BERLIN. March 27 (via I.ondon).--
On both banks Of tho Somme our army
is engaged In slowly progressing
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-28
ILLIAMs CALLS 1T POISONOUS
GAS ATTACK on SENATE.

While the Wisconsin election i'm
nds between loyalists and dis
|yallsts this poisonous gas attack in
|c senate was due said tho Miss:s-
|2p Senator, mot only on the Repub-
AN side. but followed up on the Dem
rattle side. and just about the time
|, are going 10 determine whether a
IAN OF lukcwarm support OF America
ID the allies or man always pa
|iotic IS to be elected TO the Senate"
Asking IL the coincidence OF the SEN
|e criticism was accidental" Sena-
(r Williams said the Democratic criti-
SIN came frcm those who also have
en somewhat lukewarm" on Amerl-
In questions.
Senator McCunbcr, Of North Dakota.
|;kcd i. Senator Williams was no;
llfair regarding his reference to Rep
l,sen;a;ivc Len-oot as being luke
|arn."
Senator Williams replied that II he
as correctly informed. Representative
cnroot supported tho embargo pro-
|,sa! the McLemore resolution and
|)ted against war with Germany Scna-
\ : Smoot said tina; as a matter OF
c, lIr. Lenroot voted for the war
solution and observed that several
democrats also voted for tho McLcmore
i-oDnSal
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NTTER PARTISAN
| DEBATE FOLLOWS
I0NES'S SPEECH
Ohm Sharp Williams Terms
Ii Poisonous Gas At
tack Oh Senate.
ELOQUENT MlSsISSIPPlAN
DEFENDS ADMINISTRATION
Declares Attacks on Government
tai Policies Came on Criti-
cal Day at Front.
ENROOT'S RECORD UNDER FIRE
OF Campaign On in Wisconsin
Causes Political Discussion to
Break Loose at Capitol.
-0QUEMT MlSsISsIPPlAN
DEFENDS ADMINISTRATION
ENROOT's RECORD UNDER FIRE
OF Campaign On in Wisconsin
Causes Political Discussion to
Break Loose at Capitol.
INV As.ocin,cl p-css

by Associated Press
WASHINGTON. March 2I.--The big
;st partisan breach between Demo-
ats and Republicans OF the Senate
nee the war began developed to-day
bitter debate which followed
ecch by Senator Jones. Republican
| Washington, attacking tho Shipping
'aro. and criticizinG President viii
ms attitude toward Congress.
Senator Williams. OF Mississippi.
,mocra,. accused the Republicans OF
aging politics in behalf OF Repre-
nttIve Lenroot. candidate for tho
nate in Wisconsin. This aroused the
.pahi!cans, and leaders on both sides
the chamber Joined in the fray. sen
or Smoot. Republican. OF Utah. de-
|'crinS an address he had prepared for
morrow. charging the Presidcn,
mSeif with using his high Office 10
rihcr partisan ends.
In MS speech. Senator Joaes declared
|a,emcnts OF Chairman Hurley, of the
!pp!ns Board. were misleading. and
a, German submarines are sinking
ps twice as fast as they can be
| I,nt.
Afier Senator Shatroth. or Colorado
,inocra,. had dcplorcd what he
rTed unfair" criticism OF war o7er-
ions. Senator Williams took the noor
: referred &c the demand Of Senator
Ihnson. Of California, Republican.
s,cTday for "pitticss publicity" re-
riding lack Of American airp,a nes,
d % tho assertion OF Senator Lodge
IAsSachusetts. Republican. tina, the
op!o be told the truth about war CON
iions. remarkinE that these speeches
:rc made on tho most critical day OF
[. German nfIaDciCc
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CONTINUED on Second I'ugo.J
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05

where fuel, it was said, could be had
from local fields.
William Potter, former Ambassador
to Italy and Federal Fuel Administra-
tor for Pennsy sylvania, made public the
appeal he sent to National Admins
TRAITOR Garfield. In part it says:
"Pennsylvania, and particularly
Philadelphia, must have both anthra-
cite and bituminous coal at once.
feel that the great State of Pennsyl-
vania, producing az per cent of all the
coal in this country, has not received
its share in the distribution. | cannot
express too strongly upon you the
urgency of our coal needs to-day. My
duty is to look after the fuel neces-
stiles of this great state, and I want
you to help us in this crisis at once"
Mr.. Potter tonight ordered six light
less nights in Philadelphia instead Of
two.
Industries in cities fringing the an
thracite fields are closed or about to
suspend for lack Of fuel.
In Philadelphia there were further
raids on sidetracked coal trains, peo-
pie helping themselves TO the fuel be-
fore police arrived to drive them away.
Twenty-six public schools were closed
for lack Of heat The weather hovercd
about zero.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05

by grade of coal and that all red tape
would be cut, and that coal dumping
and delivery could be facilitated.
The labor situation was reported to
have improved to the extent that gangs
are now standing idle at some of the
terminals waiting for coal to come
from the mines. Shipments to tide
water were slow yesterday, and re-
ported way below normal.
Hotels Short of Coal
Representatives of several of tho
biggest hotels of the city conferred
with Mr.. Peters and several reported
that their supplies were nearly gone.
A number Of the big hotels, Mr.. Peters
said. were getting along on a hand-to-
mouth existence, so far as fuel was
concerned Mr.. Peters would not re-
veal the names of any OF the hotels
that are hardest pressed for fuel.
A representative of the Demarest Es-
tate, which owns a dozen office build
ings on Fourteenth Street, called on
Mr.. Schley yesterday. saying that un-
less he could get fuel Immediately his
buildings would have to be closed.
Mayor Hylan yesterday announced
that Mrs. James Selvin, jr.. 254 West
Seventy-sixth Street; Mrs. Howard
Dufield, ia West Twelfth Street; Mrs.
Georgine Iselin, 405 Park Avenue, and
Miss Teresa R. Donohue, SIS East Sixty
ninth Street, had volunteered to raise
a fund of $4,000 for the purchase and
distribution Of coal to the poor of the
city. They told the Mayor that they
had already raised $4,000, and that
there would be no difficulty in raising
the full amount. The women will have
their headquarters in rooms of the
Business Mems League, so East Forty
second Street. and will begin work i'm
mediatclv
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05

fragc, saying that it is inevitable, any
how, and the Republican party might
as we'll have the credit for a stand in
ITS favor This has been worrying the
western Democrats, and it is partially
due to their drive on their Southern
colleagues that there have been such
nroads on the Solid South as have
been outlined
The danger to the Democratic party
is outlined in a remarkable statemen,
made tonight by Senator Hollis, o,
New Hampshire.
Il am Il Democrat, representing in
the Senate the only Eastern state that
voted for President Wilson in 1915,
ator Walsh, Of Montana, at Democratic
headquarters in Chicago in that cam
paign. | stayed with the Democratic
platform from its first draft till l fin
ished reading it to the St. Louis con-
vention.
"The woman suffrage plank was no,
in the first draft of the Democratic
platform of 1916; it was not recon
nended to the full committee on reso-
lutions by the subcommittee that con-
Gucted hearings. The Senator who cast
| the deciding vote against it in sub
committee is now ready to vote for
the Anthony amendment.
But the full committee on resolu-
tions put the suffrage plank into the
platform. and there it stayed throug,
the only contest in the Democratic
! convention.
"And it stayed there because Of q
very forceful and practical speech BY
Senator Walsh. of Montana, who showed
to the convention that the Democratic
party would need the votes of states
/ having woman suffrage in order to re-
/ elect President Wilson. Our expert
ence at Democratic headquarters in Chi
cago in the campaign, and the result
of the election, showed that his position
was sound No party could have elected
President in 1916 without an indorse-
ment OF woman suffrage in its plat
form.
But, you say. that plank was not for
national suffrage, but for suffrage IN
the states. Very true. And my answer
is that Judge Hughes wou d have been
elected if the Republican platform had
been for national woman suffrage. You
may draw your own conclusion about
the next campaign"
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. presi dent
of the National American Woman Suf-
tragc Association, has received a mes
sage from Governor Whitman of New
York. as follows:
II believe that the proposed Federal
amendment providing for equal suffrage
should be passed, and believe, too, in
the event Of its passage, that it will
be ratified by at least three quarters of
the states. The State of New York. by
an overwhelming majority. has given
the vote to its women, and ! think that
it is the wish of our people that our
representatives in Congress should sup
/ port this measure.
"CHARLES +. WHITMAN"
Mrs. Gait maintains that the Repub
lican Governor of New York is but one
of many Governors, Republican and
Democratic, who stand ready with simi
lar tcstInOnT
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05

we've been through in this cold sn,ll
disc" fai"
The fireman Y no lost his life vos-
terday Vas Johr J. Erein. Of Eneino
Company g.. He was pinionel henna,h
a col aps'ng floor IN the third storv Of
a bu1ldlrg at 3oa-309 Fas. Forty-third
Street Manhattan. The building =
I've STORY loft structure was occun,od
oE FREEDMAN Brothers. manufacturers
Of picture frames.
Frein, together with severa, o.ho,.
l,remen. was working in the front of
tho building shortly after II o,c,o.l
whom the fire started. About noon -
safc IN tho fourth story crashed
through the undermined flooring .. ~ =
rear of the building, carving t),r en-
tire floor with it. ~
hree hundred girls, WORKING y, .ha
s,pting Exchange of tho New VIZ
telephone Company. ct Houston AMI
wooster streets. remained at thoir
s"l'rhboards while Il fire blazca IN =
s,A story ioft building Just across the
street Yesterday morning. The build-
ing at ioS-i 81 Wooster Street. was or
cnplea by the Grown Paper Box Com.
pany. >-''''
FIRE lmperils United States Mails
'irc. was discovered at 1915 last
n'eht IN the five story loft hujldine. on
I we northeast corner Of Howard and
'rosby streets. Three alarms wo.s
turned IN They brought four satcr
towers. equipped with searchlights. to
augment the regular rc-nshtiny an
paratus.
The first floor of the building cast
OF the burning structure on Howard
street il occupied by Postotfice Sub
station No. &. For time it vas
feared the fire would spread. and
postal employees threw mail they were
sorting into leather bags. preparatory
to taking il to a place of safety.
tmbers from the burning build;no
set Ire to the roof of the paper boz
factory conducted by Charles r. Wine
on on crosby Street. north of the blaze
ms blaze, however, was quickly cx.
tlngushed
Families who occupy q tenemen,
house at No. 9 Crosby Street. Two
doors from the building where the FIRE
started, we're ordered out bv chez
henlon. Reserves from three pol;ce
precincts were called TO handle tho
crowds ''i'
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
100000 Thrown Out
OF Work by Cold Wave

Inc big downtown restaurants reported
mat hot water was at a premium, and
their patrons ct breakfast and lunch
con sat at table IN their ovcrcoats.
Offices were SO frigid that clerical
forces worked In their wraps.
We use about 1000 tons Of coal
day. said Mr. Gillham, "ard we have
been unable to get anything like that
quantity out Of our storage yard, ow-
ing to the ice In the waterways.
Reserve Reduced 10000 Tons
During tie month of December' our
coal consumption was $4,000 tons. We
were ablo to get from the mines only
$4,000 tons. The difference came out
to 10000 tons.
"Unless the weather moderates aud
permits us to set fuel out Of storage
the condition will rapidly develop into
absolute paralysis"
The weather also showed more pro-
nounced effect upon household finances
and the pantry yesterday. Butter
reached the famine price Of SO cents
pound Wholesale the highest since the
retail commanded from 76 to 80 cents
doSen; what vegetables there were
10 be had were frozen or frosted.
Quantities which were not thrown away
were dumped on the market for wha.
they would bring.
Vegetables Frozen Solid
Out Of eleven cars Of Florida lettuce
received at the Pennsylvania Railroad
docks yesterday, six were rejected by
consignees. The cars were sold to out
side bidders, and out of the lot about
six hundred baskets Of qualities that
usually are quoted at $2.25 at this
season were sold at from 6 to 10 cents.
Carload after carload Of fruits and
vegetables, unloaded finally after days
Of waiting to give priority to fuel, were
found to have been frozen solid.
With shells rupturcd like water pipes
by the cold, about 20 per cent OF the
eggs coming in from the Middle West
during tho last six days have been
frozen, according to experts of tho
Urner-Barry Company. Wasted for the
most part because Of leakage that ac-
companies thawing, these eggs, worth
Gle cents each, represent q daily loss.
it was estimated, Of approximately
100000
Cold weather during the last month
has so curtailed egg production thar,
according to market reports yesterday,
the storage reserve, aggregating $780,
coo cases Of thirty dozen eggs each, on
December l, has been reduced 20
260000 and men in the produce trade
declared that, because Of the dcadcning
effect Of the cold upon hens, no in
crease either in production or in re
ceipts in the New York market might
be expected for at least q month
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
Cox BLarncs Garfield
For Coal Shortage
In Eastern States

SOUTH CHARLESTON, Ohio, Jan. 4.
In an address at a farmers meeting
here to-day Governor Cox Of Ohio de-
clared that the one million ton excess
of coal in the Northwest "occasioned
by the b,lndcr Of Fuel Administrator
Garfield" is responsible in large meas
ure for LACK of fuel in the East and
for transports loaded with supplies for
troops in foreign countries reported
tied up at ports.
The Governor severely criticised the
Fuel Administrator. particularly in re-
gard to Dr. Gariield's reported state
mcnts before a Senate investigating
committee, in which DR.. Garfield was
credited with rcmarking that "thc co1
dtjon in Ohio is psychological.
"Reduced to simple terms, the mean
ing of his observation is that the pco-
pie only thought they We're cold" said
Governor Cox. Eight hundred miles
away he knew they were not"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
Lightless Night Saves
Hundred Tons of Coal

The benefits gained bv New Workers
through the establishment Of "lightless
nights" by the Fuel Administration
have not been purely psychological" !"
as has been charged, according to Off
Gals Of electric light plants.
John w. Licb, vice president of the
New York Edison Company. and Frank
w. Smith. vice-president Of the United
Light and Power Company, both said
yesterday the dimming of signs savcd
about one hundred tons of coal day.
This is only small item, in compari-
son to the city's daily consumption Of
fuel, but it will serve, experts say, to
keep warm 10000 persons who might
otherwise have suffered bitterly during
the cold spell.
The light company officials made
these statements at meeting of the
Broadway Association, members of
which had said they objected to dous-
ing their lights if the benefit was mere
~ psychological"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-05
Fremen Crusted Over by Ice
AS They Fight 200 Blazes in Dav

While the cold continued to grip the
city yesterday, three three alarm fires
IN Manhattan and large number of
smaller, though menacing, blazes
throughout the greater city strained
New York's Fire Department to the
breaking point. approximately 200
fire alarms were sent in from Manhat-
tan, Brooklyn and The Bronx during
tho course of the day.
One fireman was killed and four were
injured at a downtown blaze. Scores
Of others were treated at their posts
tor minor hurts and exhaustion.
throughout the day tne iremcn had
to contend with frozen hydrants and
apparatus otherwise affected by the
cold. Fire hose, frozen stiff, burst
many times under the strain of high
pressure streams.
A wind which came and went spas
medically throughout the morning and
early afternoon. whipped water from
the hose lines back into the faces of
the nozzle crews. so that long ic;cles
soon hung from their helmets. Their
rubber "sllckers,' scant protection
against the chill, were incssed in ice.
The wind flung the spray. too.
AGAINST the walls Of buildings near
fires, where it frozc IN strange designs.
often as dainty as those on Bit of
lace. Streets in the vicinity OF the
blazes were coated with thin. slippcrv
ice which made footing uncertain.
Fire apparatus. even the steamirr
engines. We're white with frost. Layer
upon layer Of ice accumulated on tha
rungs Of tho ladders and made thel,
use perilous. And it was as if cano.
pies of ice had been flung over the
walls of burning buildings. They
glowed like ice palaces in the cold sun
Worst On Record. Says Kcnlon
As he sat down last night to his
tlrst meal III twenty four hours, Chief
John kcnlon characterized yesterday
the climax TO tho worst wcel. in ,ho
history of the department.
We've Tough: a thousand battles in
week and won them all he asserted
"It has been terrible. haven't slept
for seventy two hour stretch-and
there are few of the men who have
Jared better.
THE Fire Department has been doing
superhuman work. Compared to what