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SHOP WORKERS
AT ALEXANDRIA
SEEK ARBITERS
Southern Men's Walkout
Due to Wage Dissatis
faction.
THE HERALD BCHEAT7.
R. E. Knifht * So*
ei-C Kiag Stiert.
Dissatisfied over the recent in
crease In wagr's between S00 and 400
employes of the Southern Railway
shop* in this city today walked out
and the shops are tied up aa tight
as a drum.
The ahops' employe* later pro
ceeded to their hall over the Alex
andria National Bank building and
telegraphed Secretary McAdoo and
als<i the grand lodge of their action.
.Another meeting was held this
afternoon- at 2 o'clock at the same
hall with a majority of the men in
attendance. The meeting was a
short one and at Its conclusion J. W.
Collins, president of Potomac Lodge
No. 580. International Association of
Machinists, stated that no agree
ment had been reached and that an
other meeting will be held at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, at which
time it Is expected that representa
tives of the government, together
with grand lodge officers, will be in
attendance.
Walk Oat la Pretest.
The men deny emphatically that
they are on a atrike. but say that
they simply walked out as a pro
test against the present wages,
which, it is claimed. Is not com
mensurate with the soaring cost of
living. According to the men their
increase ranged from 2H to 4 cents
an hour, while they claim elsewhere
tha increase in wages for similar
work has been far greater.
Among the men who walked out
as a peaceful protest, and who de
clare that they are not on strike,
were boilermakers, machinists, car
men. blacksmiths, pipe titters end
all helpers. For this class of shop
employes the Director General fixed
a minimum rate of pay of fifty-five
rests an hour. The recommendation
of the wage commission was forty
right cents an hour, an increase
from thirty-seven and one-half
cents paid in January, 191$. but Di
rector General McAdoo arbitrarily
rr.i?ed the rate to a minimum of
"Jlfty-flve cents an hour. The old
rale of pay amounted to 197.50 per
month, and the new rate will
smount to I143.AO. an increase of
145.50 in a month's pay.
Mr. MrAdoo'a Intent.
Mr. McAdoo stressed the point
that he hag gone beyond the Wage
Commission's recommendations in
granting an increase in pay to the
men working in the shops on the
hourly basis of pay. and made it
plain that the figures named by him
are subject to readjustment. He
>*id that this was a special phase
of railroad employment which the
Wage Commission did not consider
. narately. but included in its broad
.. for an increase for all em
ployes.
Tee men accepted the situation
n good spirit. They simply claim
that the rate of Increase in their
ray does not bring their pay up to
"the standard established in other
industries, and will not permit them
to meet th*- increased cost of living.
Snnltary Pr#be Inserted.
An investigation into the sanitary
condition of this city was begun this
afternoon by a grand jury in the Cor
poration Court, Judge L. C. Barley
presiding. The jury heard a number
of witneses this afternoon and ad
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
mm ning when further witnesses will
be heard. It is expected that the jury
v. ll report its findings to the court
U.te tomorrow afternoon.
Among 'he witnesses who have been
y jmmoned to testify are Richard Mes
ser. State sanitary engineer: Dr. W.
M. Smith, president of the State
Board of Health: Dr. E. A. Gorman,
citv health officer: Dr. J. J. Garvey.
deputy city heaFth officer..Chief of
Police C. T. Goods and Sgts. William
J. Wilkinson and Wilxner Scott.
The jury was instructed to make
such an investigation by Judge Earlev
when he convented court .this morning
because of the Increase in population
in the city.
At the morning session of court *ne
jury returned true bills in the cases of
fifteen persons for violations of the
State prohibition law and one indict
ment for bigamy and one for larcei;/.
The jury is composed of Copt. W. H.
Sweeney, foreman; Charles H. Calla
han. Charles B. Swan. Robert S.
Jones. Robert I* Payne. Thorns I..
Carter. A. S. Doniphan and George E.
Pickett.
Fnnd to Reaeh *2??.000.
Approximately 5.000 person in this
city and Alexandria County have con
tributed to the Red Cross here which
according to J. Y. Williams thus far
amounts to $16,168. This does not in
clude the 5 per cent to be given by the
wage earners of the Virginia Ship
building plant or the 5 per cent of
the gross receipts to be turned In,by
the merchants from their sales Sat
urday. which will make the grand
total about I30.00O.
Alexandria Lodge. No. 75*. Benevo
lent and Protective Order of Elks has
appointed a committee composed of
H. Friedlander. Thomas N. Dunbarr,
Henry Callan and James B. Martin to
decorate the graves of deceased mem*
ber? on Memorial Day. This organi
zation also is planning for a fitting
cbservance of Flag Day. June 14.
when exercises of a patriotic nature
r?'?!! be held In its home and addresses
r *Tl be made by a number of proml
nt speakers, including army officers.
?nbers of the local Draft Board
completed plans for registering
>3ii in this city and Alexandria
?:> on June 5. who have come of
nee June 6 last. It is believed
.here are between 150 and 200
who will register on that day.
registration will be made In the (
> of the local board on the second
r of the Post office building from 7
m , until t p. m. ?
Owing to the. absence of a quorum
?re was no meeting of the com
on council tonight and that body
.? ijourned over until next Tuesday
r.ight. The board of aldermen, how
ever, held a session and adopted the
new tax license law with a few
minor amendments.
lalaa Prayer Service.
In accordance with President Wil
son's proclamation setting apart
Thursday as a day of prayer, the
Pastor's Association of this city will
hold a union prayer service tomor
row night at 8 o'clock in the Sec
ond Preebyterian Church, which will1
be preaided over by the Rev. W. J.
Morton, rector of Christ P. E. I
Church.
Under the direction of Mrs. K.
W. O'Brien a lawn fete and Greek
* play was given this evening on the
lawa at Washington and Queen
streets Sight Hawaiians from
Camp Humphrey furnished music. |
^ JTfce affair was under the auspices
of Motmt Vonriar Chapter; flSuft
Ura of American Revolution.
In placo of Its annual commiict
m*nt exerclaaa St. Mtrr'l Acadamy
toalfht heM a May f?. p? ^
caaopu* af that inatltatloa. a pro
?*?? of a patriotic nature waa
?v*?
At 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon the
kaal for the Brat at**] ship to be
P'*nt of the Virginia
Shipbuilding Corporation will be
h 14. A "p*clal pre'r'? Will be
Casualty List of
U. S. Overseas Force
| Thirty-eight names ware Includ
ed. In the casualty Hat of the Amerl
jean expeditionary fore* made public
I yesterday.
The llat was divided aa followa:
I Killed In action.- seven; died from
| wounds, one; died of disease Ave'
' rrfd ?'?hteen: missing
one. ' '1"d 0f <Srown?>?.
c"ual!1? <n the American
? r ee a fjl'ow, *"">?< 'o date
Army.
Killed in action ru
Killed in accident .*.* '* *?5i
Died of wounds *"
Died of disease
a 231
.1.101 <
Died from other causes ... 751
fLo?t at sea ' lt?
Civilians ".inilllilC;; * J I
Total deaths "Tsii I
Wounded Hit
Captured WWWW/ *7
Missing: *in action WWW. 236 j
Z0t^l )
, Mo marine casualties were report
ed yesterday. |
Major Rsoul Lufbery. Dieppe.
France, killed In action. I
Lieutenant Walter B. Schafer. Ot-1
tuniwa, low*.- missing In action.
I The list follows:
killed iw actio*.
! s/Ja.J I^0<;1 .t*ufb'ry. Dieppe. France;
Sergt Carl LeForge, Flemingsburg.
|h.y ; Corp. ChrlaUan s. Anderson.
.Spencer. Iowa; Privates Arthur S.
| took. SS. South Wabash avenue. Chi
cago; James p. McKlnney. Batesville.
V ii.iPaVi. D N*brenberg, Drake.
Con!^ * *<>?*>. New Mllford.
DIED ok HOI VDS.
I Private Joseph Ash. 315 Park street.
Lawrence. Mass.
| UlfcD OF DISEASE.
Alexander Dodjre. Aigonac.
Mich. Privates James Burton. Sal
i 'i'ak': A"'ed A- Ferguson. 173
|bt. Nicholas avenue. New York. X. Y ;
vv-fm'1" P?Hem"s"ey. Scranton. Iowa;
?llllam Roe. Russell. Kan.
DIEU-DROWStKG.
Private Mike Shade. Makarova, Vo
ronah. Russia.
WOIXDED 'EVKHKIV.
[ Serxt. Elijah Pettla. Gordo. Ala.:
jCorpornls John (1. 1*1 rnt. Mount Olive.
M'SS.; Oro D. Oekerman. Koleen. lnd.;
1 ?~i"" v" Qulck' 104 Sou"1 Parker!
st?-et, Kansas City. Mo.
I Wagoner Dexter J. Leclair R F
D. io7, Albany. JC. y
Privates Foster R Barry. McKees
Port. Pa ; Timothy J. Callahan Gort
darlng, Ireland; Roy A. Carter." Punx
sutav.ne*. Pa ; Jnmes A. Holland ??
Decra w street. Brooklvn N y ? 'Ar
thur M. Hubbard. 124 Frank street.
! New Haven. Conn.: William Kearns.
i?uS Atlantic avenue, Morris Park. N.
Y ; Omar E. i.ahue. 615 Thompson
street. St. Joseph. Mo.: Herbert J.
Lewis. MaMen. Jta*s.; Ben Moats.
Oslesby. Texas: Herman H. Reich.
Bloemcr. W!*.; Samuel Schwartz. 1397
South Millard avenue Chicago; Jan
VIP. k j4 Michil!a,> xvenue. Detroit.
Mich.; Michael T. Wilman. Ashland.
PURELY PERSONAL
I Harry Adam* hes enlisted in the
Ambulance Corps, nnd will report in
; a few days to his station at Al- I
jlentown. Ta.
j Mlssr.eone Murray, of Philadelphia. I
is Msiting friends In Washinston. I
II F.rf'1. D Young. of Springfleld. Ill '
jls In Washington on business.
| J- F. O'Rrlen. of St. Louis. Is In
Washington for a few dayr.
.-.R H ?nnis wi" l*#ve Washing
ton in a few days for Bangor. Me.,
whei e he will spend the summer,
JUrb*r- of ,hl? c'ty. is in
^ew lork on business.
Mrs. j j Mansfleld. wife of Hon.
, ' J Mansfleld. Representative of
>ne Ninth Congieeslonal District of
Texa-r left for her home in Colum
ous.. Texas. on Sunday, accompanied
n> her younsest daughter. Mia
Ja<?uelln Mansfleld.
Miss Grace Chalmers, of the Treas
ury Department, returned last week
1 \u.rrl*d tr|I> '<> her former
home In \ ermont. where she was
called on account of the Illness of
- relative.
Mr. Carroll Bone, of the PostoBl. e
| Department, has resigned on account
ior 111 health, and will shortly re-"
turn to his home in Seattle. Wash.
George Martindale. of the Govern
ment Printing Office, has returned
to work after a short illness.
Frank F. Parmer, of Richmond.
>a.. Is in the city for a few days
Enfhiett M. Whit* Is visiting his
Md H. ."* L " hltc- " Cambridge,
.i ,?,v * to return about
the 15th of June.
[GERMAN HOLD
OH FDR TRADE
IS ABOLISHED
Americanization of Industry
Announced by Alien
Property Custodian.
Successful "Amerlcanlsatlon" of
the German fur Industry, which for
years maintained a strangle hold in
this country, has been accomplish
ed, tt was announced , yesterday by
A. Mitchell Palmer. Allen Property
Custodian.
Arrangementa have been practi
cally completed between Mr. Pal
I mer and the Fur Merchanta* Credit
! Association of New York, whereby
aeveral million dollars, repreaentlng
I the interests of the fur barons of Lelp
|xig, will be taken over by Ameri
lean merchanta. and the money turn
| ed into the United States Treasury.
Eetablle* Ifew Iadaatry.
"The negotiations." Mr. Palmer'a
statement aays, "will root out for
ever the laat German dollar in
vested In the fur business In this
country, turn loose the American
furrier from the control of the
Leipsig cabal and establish a great
j new industry here in America."
"Before the war." the statement
! adds, "the trade of American fur
I riera waa practically nothing but a
collecting and ahipping agency for
, the Germans. Almoat every pelt
taken by American trappers had to
go to Lelpslg before it could be
sold. Leipsig dressers and dyers
were the best in the world. None
could compete with them. Although
London was the world's market, by
reason of the pioneer work of the
Hudson Bay company and far sight
ed English commission houses,
three quartera of the fur ahipped
to London ^?nt direct to Leipsig
for dying and dressing after the
auctions. _
"At Leipzig each year after the
fur was prepared and the German
merchants had fixed the price for
that year. Americana were allowed
to purchase as much as three-fifths
of the entire fur produced for man
ufacture into garments, although in
so doing they were forced to pay
the original coat, plus the expense
of dressing and dyeing, plus a hand
some profit for the Germans, plus
a 30 per cent duty before they got
them back home. They were con
stantly either indebted to the Ger
mans or completely under their
domination."
Some of the larger firms which
have already adjusted their hold
ings under the government agree
ment are the Theodor. Thorer Com
pany. Gaudig & Blum, and M. S.
Ellas. Jr., Inc. Others In the process
of readjustment are the Otto Erler
Company. Fuchs and Company, inc.,
and Eisenbach Brothers.
l\ S. Dyeing Successful.
American dyeing houses are now
operating in New York and St.
Louis, it was announced, and doing
a type of work that stands up as
good or even, better than that of
Germany, y
"Wheivwe war Is ovfr," concludes
Mr. Palgapr's statement, "Germany
will again buy American furs, but
these goods will be bought In the
American market this time, from
American firms, and they will be
American dressed and dyed."
Bequests for Friends
In Karl Vogel's Will
Karl Vogel. who died here May
20. left a will dated March 6 last, in
which he bequeathed quite an estate
to personal friends and charitable
institutions, according tb the docu
ment filed yesterday with Registrar
of Wills Tanner. Formerly' he was
a well-known local musician, hav
ing been a resident of this city be
tween thirty-five and forty years.
Under the terms of his will. Henry
Brandt, of S3 Quincy place, is left
$2,000; Louis Steffel Brandt, of the
same place, gets $500: Charles
Thierbach. $1,500; William Thler
bach. $300; Gu? A. Schuldt. $500;
German Orphan Asylum. $2,000;
Margaret Hauf. $200; Rupperts
Home for the Aged. $1,000.
The residue of the estate is left |
in equal shares to Charles Thier
bach, Henry Schuldt, Henry Brandt!
and Gus A, Schuldt. the latter be- |
lng named as executor.
TAKES 179 TO SEE PLAY.
One hundred and seventy-nine em
Ces of the Bureau of Investiga
, of the Alien Property Cus
todian's office, were the guests of
Francis G. Garbon. director of the
bureau, at a theater party at the
Belasco Theater last night.
Congress Observes Holiday.
Memorial Day will be observed by
both houses of Congre&s. The Sen
ate adjourned after a short session
yesterday, to meet again Friday.
The House will meet today, but
will not sit tomorrow.
Submarine Destroyers
Our destroyers and scout ships are waiting for the sudden attack
or the deadly torpedo?the watch on the Atlantic is on the lookout
for the first indication of hidden danger?it's a fight for life. For those
leading a quiet life at home it is often the unexpected that happens.
It may be that we are mysteriously attacked by pain in our bade
or limbs, lumbago, "neuralgic" pains?shooting anywhere. Back
ache of any kind is often caused by kidney disorders, which means
that the kidneys are not working properly. Poisonous matter and
uric acid accumulate within the body in great abundance, overwork
ing the sick kidneys; hence the congestion of blood causes backache
in the same manner as a similar congestion in the head causes head
ache. Perhaps you become nervous, despondent, sick, feverish, ir
ritable, have spots appearing before the eyes, bags under the lids
and lack of ambition to do things.' The latest and most effective
means of overcoming such trouble is to eat sparingly of meat; drink
plenty of water between meals, and take a single An-uric Tablet be
for each meal, for a while, or until recovered.
Simply ask your ftvorite druggist for Anuric Tablet! (double
strength). If you have lumbago, rheumatism, gout, dropsy, begin
immediately with this newest discovery of Dr. Pierce, who it Chief
Medical Director of Surgical Institute in Buffalo, N. Y. Send 10c
for trial pkf. All druggists, sell large package for sixty cent*.
Dr. Pierce's Pellets regulate and invigorate stomach, liver and
bowels. Compound of May-apple, .aloe* and jalfp. Keto the body
clean inside as well a* outside.?Adv.
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