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The Washington times., 1919-12-13

s IA 7m1aetAa of tAousa1ds ~ CIV.
srnnsnt employees may not only b
Increased. but the salaries Of thou
sands of others may be reduced as the
result Of Recommendations to Con.
gress BY the Join commission on re-
classification of salaries.
Such q possibility this morning
threw an entirely new light upon the
course Of the reclassifcation commits
sion, which in the past several days
has discovered among glaring inc
qualities in salaries paid Government
employees that while the salaries of
some employees are sometimes 100 per
cent higher than those OF others
doing the same class Of work, the
average strikes what Is regarded in
some quarters ~as q fair salary"
Cases Are Cited.
In further tabulations Of salary
statistics presented to the commits
sion this morning by Lewis Merriam
questonnare statistican, it was shown
that a salary of a senior research
culture is S1,250, while with the Ship
ping Board and the Emergency Fleet
Corporation the salary for the identi-
cal class of work 10 $4,000. There are
scarcely two departments paying the
same salary for a similar class of
work In the trAnslating service. A
like condition was discovered in
study of salaries in the telephone
operating service.
The tabulations Of M. Merriam
show that the average salary paid
senior research translators is 81 800.
This does not include the bonus.
which would raise the average to
81 $40.
In the telephone operating service,
figures of which were made public
yesterday, II was disclosed that while
the lowest salary paid a chief op-
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Necessity of Continuing Con-
servation in Capital Empha-
sized by Hines.
TRAIN SERVICE TO RESUME
Merchants Appealed to Use
SparingIy Of Heat
and Light.

Despite the removal today Of fuel
restrictions placed upon Washington
consumers, the Importance Of con-
tinuing the conservation Of coal il
being emphasized by Director Gen
eral Hines, now in charge Of the
Fuel Administration, and local au-
thorities.
The production Of coal ever since
the beginning of the coal strike has
been under normal, with a conse-
quent loss in production Of approx
mately 5000. 900 tons Of bituminous
coal s- ss-.-ss,- r,-s.~s,r ,rs,--sAs~--
Predict New Shortage.
Unless consumption is held IN
check. In order to make UP the lost
production. 1t was predicted today
by Government authorities that anoth-
er shortage Of coal win result be-
fore next summer.
Charles ]. Columbus. secretary of
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. appealed again today to
local merchants to be sparing with
their use of light, heat and power. in
order that business would not again
be interrupted by the possible impcsi-
ton Of further restrictins in the fu-
ture.
In this connection, the buying pub
lie of Washington is urged to CO.
operate with the merchants 40 that
the latter may not be unduly bur-
dened in the handling Of the holiday
trade. Christmas shoppers are being
appealed to to shop now"
Commissioner Brownlow today is
sued the following statement:
The citizens, merchants and
manufacturers of the District are ask
ed to continue the conservation Of
coal as much as possible during the
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TAKE BELL-ANs BEFORE MEALS And
-Advt
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
SALARIES Of
us. WORKERS
TO Be EVENED
RecIassification Commissions
Proposals Would Put Pay
On Equal Basis.
SOME TO GO UP, SOME DOWN
Jones Introduces Resolution in
Senate Asking Exten.
sion Of Time.
SOME TO GO UP, SOME DOWN

Senator Jones Of New Mexies.
chairman of the Congressional
jeint coanissioa On rselsssiAea-
ten Of salaries, yesterday after
neon introduced . ioint ressla-
ten in tie Sesate asking feg IN
extensisa a tine to conplete
The work sf tie eeaaissioa un-
III ne3 lstsg tAsn March Il. IL
In ersstins tie cemnIssisn ~
Januaxy Il - ths date to repoFt
% C>agress.
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
Today
Mothers and Brood Mare.
Biggest CircuIations.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
(CopyryGht. l1ll)

Do you like contrasts?
A brood mare arrives from
France bringing colt seven
nooths old and travelling 'in foal
to Sun Star, winner of the last
aeroy." She had a carefully pad
1sd room on a fast steamer. four
men and a doctor came with her.
She b worth 100000.
In Berlin. hospitals for babies
are in condition to "sicken visi-
tors heart
The mothers, starved, weigh be-
tween seventy-nve and eighty-ive
pounds-nice weight for a nursing
mother.
The babies are "sorrowful little
vithered things"
Twice a week the mothers get
enough butter to spread two slices
OF bread Those with tuberculosis
get pint of milk a day.
You may say, with lofty patriot
ism, TO hell with those German
mothers, let them. starve." But
they did not start the war, and
many OF them lie In the Virchow
Hospital named for . man whose
scientific work has benefited all
the Inhabitants OF the earth and
saved thousands of children in this
and other countries.
How would you Judge an ancient
civilization if you read that in one
place hospitals were filled with
starved mothers and in another a
hsxse, used for gambling and
bought for a fifth of a million,
was taken across the ocean at a
cost OF Thousands, with a doctor to
protect the unborn colt within her?
How do you think real civiliza-
ton, il it ever comes, viii Judge
this period?
The Editor aud Publisher prints
n large type . list of the six
papers in America with more than
500 900 circulation. 1t may inter-
est you to know that w. R. Hearst
owns three of the six-New York
Sunday American, New York Eve
ming Journal, Chicago Sunday
Herald and Examiner.
The ordinary newspaper man
begins peof and sympathizes with
the poor II he succeeds, his news
paper makes him rich: then he
sympathizes with himself and the
others h his class, forgetting
thooe that made him.
Hearst BEGAN rich, began by
fighting for the under-dog. He has
kept it up, and getting richer
hasn't changed him. A few mil
Lies more or less don't change a
useg. Bst from nothing to q few
nnfAtsns chmGes men greatly.
-.
The Washington times., 1919-12-13

Rain this afternooa Ind
fenightp Sunday cioudy
and much colder. Ter
p<rature at 8 q. n, 80
degreeA-
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03
CONSIDER A union
Topeka Teachers Hear A. f. OF
Il. Speaker This Afternoon.
May Turn Grade Club Into a
"Labor" Organization.

Whether school teachers of Topeka
will unionize may depend on the mes
sage L. V. Lampson, secretary and ma
tionaI organizer of the American Fed
Grafton of Teachers, brings to Topeka
this afternoon. Lampson was to ad-
dress a meeting of the grade school
teachers of the city in the high school
auditorium at 4:30 o'clock
An explanation of working and prin-
ciples of the national organization and
instruction as to how a local union
may be organized will be the speakers
theme. The teachers federation is af-
filiated with the American Federation
Of Labor.
Several years ago the Grade Teach
ers club was organized. 1t was in no
sense a union, but merely an associ-
alton formed by the teachers with the
idea of exchanging ideas and talking
over problems of their own. If Lamp
sons talk makes a favorable impress
sion on a majority, it is probable that
the club will be converted into a local
union and affiliated with the national
organization, it was said
Persons in close touch with the
sentiment regarding unions among
! Topeka teachers believe the majority
are against the organization. At any
rate, it is not likely that any step will
/ be taken until after the meeting of the
State Tea acherS' association, November
6, and s, at which time a resolution
will be proposed favoring unions
which do not seek to attain their de-
sired ends by strikes.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03
MAY co The LIMIT
Union Leaders in PENNSYLVANIA
for a State Wide Strike.
Last Resort To Obtain Free
Speech, Press, AssembIage.

Pittsburgh. Nov. S.-Union leaders
in Pittsburgh in the interest of the
steel strike began today to formulate
plans to help secure from state unions
approval of recommendation passed
by the Pennsylvania state federation
of labor which adjourned its special
convention here yesterday.
Featuring h 9 recommendations
adopted in the form of resolution was
call for a wide strike of organ
lied labor as last resort to secure
free speech, free press and free as
semblage.
The state federation may issue such
CALL according to the resolution,
when in the opinion of the executive
council it is deemed necessary to COM
pei respect for law and the restoration
| of liberty as guaranteed by the con-
stitution of the United States and of
the state of Pennsylvania.
James H. Maurer, president of the
| federation, announced today that he
expected no opposition from the in
ternational unions concerning the pro-
posed walkout but rather their hearty
approval Among other resolutions
/ adopted was one urging railroad men,
| miners and steel worker to combine
forces and refuse to make settlement
! that did not include the three unions.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03
Another Industrial Commission
Is Likely in Washington.
Make Real Attempt To Iron Out
Industrial Problems.
B. OF |. E. IN FEDERAL APPEAL
Want Men Not Opposed to the
Collective Bargaining.
First Action Would Be To Set
tie Nations Coal Strike.

Washington, Nov. Sailing of a
new industrial conference was under
consideration by President Wilson, and
other government officials today, fol-
lowing the proposals of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers that
IAN industrial commission" be set up
in Washington to settle capital and
labor disputes.
Wilson and other officers of the gov
ernment hold the opinion that an in
dustrial code must be drawn up and
subscribed TO by the workers and en-
ployers, else many serious strikes will
come in the trail of the steel and coal
walkouts, and with no liaison between
labor and the capitalists the situation
will become steadily more acute and
interference with production more
widespread.
Since the original industrial confer
ence dissolved after having split on
the question of collective bargaining.
the president had been considering
calling another. to make fresh start
His list of delegates, it was learned, is
partly made up. The proposal of the
railway men gives him the opportu-
nifty to act.
Engineers Suggestion.
The suggestion of the locomotive en-
gineers was:
'-As a remedy for the present turbulent
conditions we suggest that immediate steps
be taken to assemble at Washington an in
dustria commission that will recognize the
rights of all citizens and is not pledged to
oppose collective bargaining, as this is a
time for deliberate action on the part of
all concerned in a peaceful solution of the
present conditions"
Settle Coal Strike First.
While such an organizations prime
object would be the drafting of an in
dustrial code acceptable to both sides,
of the first concrete problems to be
put before it would be settlement of
the coal strike. President Wilson is
ready to initiate mediation, providing
the miners. first return to work. It
was considered probable the industrial
commission, called at the instigation
Of labor. would be able to arrange a
truce which would insure the nation
a supply OF coal and at the same time
give the president d chance to engineer
a permanent settlement.
Brotherhood's Demands.
It was learned that in proposing the
new conference the railway men had
in mind their own demands, which are
at present before Rail Director Hines.
His reply will be submitted to the rail-
way unions membership for strike
vote.
The brotherhood's proposition will
have the support of practically all cab
| met officers, according to the first re-
action to the suggestion. The broth
erhood leaders had long conferences
with Attorney General Palmer and
| Samuel GOmpers, president of the
! American Federation of Labor, before
/ making public their proposals.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03
CHANCE FOR YOUNG LADY
Italian Counts VIII Provides S1O,-
900 Bequest for Providence
Daughter of Common People.

New York. Nov 3.-WANTED: A
young Lady. twenty years old, mar
riageable and a daughter of the COM
mon people, whose conduct and family
virtues make her deserving of the an
nual interest on 100000
This virtually is one of the provi-
sions of an unusual will offered for
probate today. The only other provi-
sion is that the exemplary young lady
shall reside in Providence, r. I. The
question of beauty is not involved.
The will is that of Count Paul
BaJnotti of Turin, Italy, who died sew
eral times a millionaire last March
1n-the course of his diplomatic career
in this country, he met and married
Miss Carrie NJ. Brown. daughter OF
Nicholas Brown of Providence. whose
family founded Brown university.
Upon the mayor of Providence. ac-
cording to the will, shall rest the duty
of the judges who annually are to de-
eide what young lady in that COM
mundty best deserves the bequest.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03
TEST YOUR BREATH NOW
New York Officers Have Apparatus
To Detect Alcohol on Breath.
Kew York. Nov. s.-Now comes the

New York, Nov. S.-Now comes the
"breathoScope"
Chief Revenue Agent Harry w Ma
ger, in charge of prohibition enforce
ment in New York, introduced the
newest rum detector when he assem-
bled his cohorts in a school for the
enforcement of prohibition in the
customs house here today.
The 'breathoscope" tests the breath
literally. Agents will be equipped
with the apparatus. If customers
wobble when they come from near
beer doors. an agent promptly will
clamp on the "breathoscope," which
looks tike a cross between a gas mask
and an automobile speedometer-and
the ''breathoscope" will register the
alcoholic content of the victims ex-
halations
Agents tried the apparatus out on a
coal wagon driver who imbibed "sas-
safras tea" at North river bar and
then dumped his coal in a sewer man
hole. They said they found the sas-
safras was SO per cent alcohol.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03
HOWAT NOT THERE
State Labor Commissioners Fails
To See Mine President.
Would Propose To Settle Kan
sas Strike Independently.

Pittsburg, Kan, Nov. 3.-The Kan
sas coal mining field is quiet today.
the shutdown of shafts and strip pits
being complete. No disorder of any
kind has been reported from any part
Of district number IA U. NJ. w. A.
John H. Crawford, state commits
sioner of labor, returned to Topeka
yesterday after having failed to see
Alexander Howat, district union pres
ident, who did not return to Pittsburg
until late this week.
He came here to discuss with How
at the propos to attempt a settle
ment of the strike in Kansas apar'
from the national strike. In mining
circles Crawford'S mission was consid-
cred absolutely futile. altho there are
some who believe that HOwat, in view
of his strange attitude two or three
weeks ago, may be willing to make a
move to put the Kansas miners al
work.
Pittsburg was full of miners Satur-
day. There was no disorder or excite
ment in the gatherings on the streets
however.
John H. Crawford. state labor com
missioner, returned today from tht
Pittsburg district. He said the mine:
were closed but that the strike wa:
being handled in an orderly manner
No disturbances have occurred in the
southeastern Kansas district. Trou'
BILE is not anticipated except in even
of troop action or an attempt on the
part of the operators to open mines
Even then, officials believe. trouble
may be averted.
Commissioner Crawford will prob
ably return to Pittsburg Tuesday IN
an effort to bring about a conference
with Howat and the working out o.
some plan for Independent disposal O.
the Kansas situation. Refusal O
heads of the national organization t
entertain this plan has given little
hope that the support of Howat MAJ
| be expected.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03
R. c. DRIVE IS ON
hree-Cornered Eight" To Get
in Reports Develops.
First "ReturnS" To Be Counted
Tomorrow at C. of C.

Already the 1920 Roll Call of the
American Red Cross has developed
into a three cornered fight in Shaw
nee county. On one side of the tri-
angle are drawn up the mems teams
canva ssing the business districts of To-
peka; on another the women'S teams
soliciting in the residence districts,
and on the third side are aligned the
captains and workers of the country
school districts.
Each class of workers got away
with running start at 10 o'clock this
morning and it has already developed
into a nip and tuck contest to turn
in a final report first. This is the first
campaign in which women workers
and the rural district teams were
under way the same time as mems S
teams, and both the country districts
and the women are sending in rival
claims to precedence.
As a special inducement to the coun-
try district captains to complete their
work quick and at the same time hold
it to the standard of membership re-
ported last year, honor flags are Of
fered to every country school district
which returns the same number or
more memberships than last. This
honor flag will be for display in the
district school house and will consti-
tute year long badge of humanitar-
ian achievement.
Official beginning of work for the
business mems teams came this noon
when all captains and workers were
gathered at the Chamber of Commerce
| for the first pep" luncheon of the
| drive. The second luncheon-the first
with reports from the team-will be
| held at the Chamber tomorrow moor
and it is expected that the teams will
| have more memberships to report
| than they did at the same time last
year.
The business men captains have ha6
| trouble in enlisting sufficient worker.
| to push the drive to a rapid conclu-
sion. but r. r. Baer, county campaign
| director said today that it is his be-
| lief that the necessary workers will
be forthcoming before tomorrow Il
was called to the attention of the
! business men today that last year they
were ready enough to support the
| drive with their time and their money
| but that this year they seemed to have
| the idea that six hours work for the
/ Red Cross is too much to ask.
| DR.. Edmund James Kulp delivered
| the pep" talk at the luncheon thi:
noon, speaking particularly of the
nursing service to be instituted by tht
Red Cross as a part of its peace time
| program. He said that it is thru thi:
| nursing service that the Red Cros:
/ hopes to hold high its record o.
| motherhood
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03
TO CUT Off TRAINS
Passenger Service To Be Cur
tailed on Railroads.
Director Hines Gives Regional
Heads Full Power.

Washington. Nov. 3.-One of the
first effects of the strike has been
the curtailment of passenger trains on
some roads. Director General Hines
has given regional directors wide dis
cretion in this matter as they are in a
position to survey the coal needs of
their respective districts. Freight
service will not be disturbed unless the
coal shortage becomes serious.
A survey of all the coal stocks had
by railroads under direction of the
railroad administra ton is under way.
The administration also is gathering
figures on the quantity of coal at sea-
board intended for export but which
has been ordered held to be used by
the railroads if necessa nv
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03
H0VN V HNH
State May Work Double Shift
at Prison Mines.
Convicts Only Hope in Ayerting
Institution Shortage. J
DANCER IN A LONG SIEGE
Credits to Prisoners Who Help
Double Production.
Fuel Billed to State Now Seized,
kimball Declares.

Convicts at the state penitentiary
at Lansing may be taken from the
twine and brick plants and placed in
the prison coal mines with extra
credits for tonnage production, ac-
cording to a plan the state board
of administration considered today to
speed up production and meet de-
mands Of institutions for fuel.
Altho James A. Kimba1. state man
ager, declared today the state has not
as yet suffered thru the coal strike,
he was slow to predict that the insti-
tutions could Withstand a prolonged
shut down of the mines. The one
chance to provide slight relief is thru
the prison mines at Lansing. There
the men may be taken from their reg
ular duties and sent to the mines. In
a crisis, double shifts might be en-
ployed and by using more men from
other prison industries. and Lansing
production might be doubled
Heating Plant Affected.
Except for the prison output. the
state heating plant and several small
institutions must go without coal
Large institutions, including Topeka
state hospital, state university, agri-
buy coal under contract. The 1915
legislature appropriated s325,000 foi
coal for state Institutions. OF this
amount s25,000 was for expenses fol
the fiscal year ending June 80. Al
appropriation of $3.50, 900 for coal and
| freight was made for the current fis
cal year with an equal amount for th(
| fiscal year ending June 80. 1921.
But money is small matter if there
| is no coal to be had. At the presen
| time bunkers at all state institutions
are low. Manager Kimball recent,
| stated, however, that the supply in tn,
hands of the state would maintain tn
/ institutions thirty to sixty days. Con
! tracts have been let for the winte
supply. But if the miners do no
work, contracts cannot be filled.
! Kimball denied today that the rail
roads had seized coal shipped to stat
| institutions. He said no complaint
had reached him that fuel billed t
state institutions had been taken b
the railroad administration.
Lansing Percentage Small.
supply for the state is produced at tn
Lansing prison. 1t is believed, tho
that by directing the employment O
more prisoners in the mines that tn
famine which now threatens severa
institutions may be overcome.
One plan being considered by tn
state board is the esta blishment of
merit system for men sent to tn
mines Each convict who produces ,
ton of coal or works day in the min
would receive a special credit on hi
prison term.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03
WORKING PRISON MINE

McAIester, Okla, Nov. 3.-All is
quiet in fhe McAlester district coal
fields. No miners returned to work
today and It was stated that mine
operators held no hopes that they
would.
The two mines in the state peniten-
tiary will be operated today, accord
ing to reports from officials Of the In
stitution.
Eleven hundred soldiers, composing
the third regiment. are scattered thru
out the coal fields with their head
| quarters in this city.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03
ToDAY's TEMPERATURES,

A cold wave VIII hit Topeka tonlght,
according to word received this after
noon by S. D. Flora, state -meteorolo-
gist BY tomorrow morning the tenn
perature will be down to IS degrees,
with fresh north and northwest winds.
Zero temperature was reported this
morning from Edmonton, Canada.
Temperatures of 10 degrees above zero
were frequent in Montana. Snow was
still falling in Wyoming, Montana and
North Dakotafl. The most of the
northwest was today covered with
snow.
A temperature of Al degrees was
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The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03
MAY HAVE TO BURN CORN
big BIZ" Haywood Jeers at Sioux
City Citizens From /. w. w.
yEirsstoks. II

Sioux City. Ia. Nov 3.-"You may
have to burn some of your high-prfced
corn to keep warm this winter" was
big Bilr' Haywood's jeer at Sioux
City citizens.
Haywood gave a lecture" here yes
terday from the window of 1. W. w,
headquarters after he had been pre-
vented from speaking in a hall.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03
TAKE over Mines!
President Wilson Also May Ask
for Oil Control.
Message Will Go to Congress
Next Month.

Washington, Nov. 3.-After con-
ference with Secretary Tumulty at the
White House today, former Senator
Lewis of Illinois predicted that the
presidents message to the December
session of the congress would contain
recommendation that the government
purchase coal mines, coal fields, oil
wells and oil lands thruout the United
States
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-03
CORN TAKES A JUMP
Six Cents a Bushel Leap on Market
in Chicago.

Chicago, Nov. a.-Jumps of more
than cents bushel in the value OF
corn took place today, and purchas-
ing took on big proportions Break
ing up of the longshoremen strike at
New York together with increasing
anxiety as to whether supplies at ter
ninal markets would be of sufficient
volume TO fill contracts for Decem-
Der delivery, were the chief reasons
for the steep advance December
reached S1.3S, an extreme bulge OF
"a cents.