The evening world. Newspaper, September 5, 1918, Page 7

f McAdoo Order Raises Wages MILON SHARE $15,000.00 RAL PAY BoOsT of Lower-Paid Workers Dollar a Day. WASHINGTON, Sept million railroad employees, including all clerks, track laborers and main- tenance-of-way men, are to receive 5.—Nearly a| wage increases of $25 a month, the equivalent of $1 a day, or 12 cents an hour, over the pay they received | last Jan. 1, under a wage order is- sued to-day by Director General Mc- Adoo, Advances ‘are effective as of Sept. 1. This order, affecting half the rail- road men in the United States and adding approximately $150,000,000 to the annual payroll, represents the second largest aggregate wage in- crease ever granted. It is supple- mentary to the general railroad wage order issued nearly four months ago, Providing for about $300,000,000 in creases, and for the classes of em- Ployees affected, it supplants provi- sions of that order, Most of the employees covered by | the new order have m consider- | ably less than $100 a month, and the) voluntary increase was decided on| by the Director General after invest!- | gation by his Advisory Board of| railroad wages and working condi-| tions of the pay of men doing simiiar | work in other industries. The order specified that eight hours Is to be considered the basic day, but overtime up to ten hours is to be paid pro rata, with one and one-half the regular rate for overtime past the ten hours. Specific rules are laid down for the promotion of employees on grounds of merit and seniority. Other | regulations forbidding dismissal of| employees without cause and pro- viding for hearing on appeal resem- Store Hours: sare W ANAMAKER’S==— A Very Remarkable Sale of ORIENTAL RUGS $73,025 worth (our own valuation, based on our own grades) to be sold for $42,309 Friday Every Rug a Gem Purchased by us from a rug connoisseur who selected each rug individually, critically, capably fine collection the collection is broken up by Laristan Mahal Mahdi +. Muhol Anatolian Mahal Mahal Kermanshah Bokhara Anatolian Anatolian Laristan x x 9. 9 2.10 x 9.10 ft... Die the rules now in effect under Government Civil Service, These ra- | strictions will affect mainly the half- million railway clerks, Thousands of women clerks em- ployed by the railroads are to re- fe the same pa men for sim- lar work, but the interpretation of ‘similar work” is left to executives. Classes sharing in the increases, with the new minimum rate for each class, are as follows: Track laborers, 28 cents an hour, with maximum of 40 cents an hour. Those doing @erical work, train announcers, gatemen, checkers, bag- gage and parcel room employees, train and engine crew callers, oper- ators of office and station equipment devices (excepting telegraphers, whose application for wage increases is un- der consideration), chief clerks, fore- men, sub-foremen and other super- visory forces of the preceding groups, $87.50 a month. Office boys, messengers and others under eighteen years of age and sta- tion attendants, $45 a month, Janitors, elevator and telephone switchboard operators, office, station and warehouse watchmen, $70 a month, Stationary steam engineers and chief stationary engineers, $110 a month; stationary firemen and power house oilers, $90; locomotive boiler washers; $8 cents an hour, with max- imum 50 cents an hour; operators of transfer and turn-tables, 45 cents an hour. Laborers employed in and around shops, round-houses, jons, store. houses and warehor (excepting harbor employees to be provided for | separately), such as engine watch- men and wipers, fire builders, ashpit men, boiler washers, flue ‘borers, truckers, stowers, shippers. coal pass- ers and coal chute men, 31 cents an hour, with maximum of 43 cents an hour; other common labor in these departments, 28 cents an hour, with maximum of 40 cents an hour, In the maintenance-of-way depart- ment, those recetving the $26-n- month or 12-cents-an-hour increases over the pay of last Jan. 1, together with the minimum for each class, are as follows: Foremen of the kinds of work known as building, bridge, painter, signal, construction, mason and water supply, maintainer, and plumb- ing, $115 a month; for assistant fore- man of these classes, and for foremen of classes known as coal chute, coal wharf, fence gang and for ditching and hoisting engineer and bridge in- spectors, $106 a month, Track foremen, $100 a month; as- sistant track foremen, 5 cents an hour the buying. 26 Mosoul ru : THE EVENING above rate paid laborers whom they supervise. Mechanics in maintenance of way and bridge building departments who were not included in wage advances for shop crafts several weeks ago, cents an hour; helpers and mechanics in these departments, not provided for in the wage order affecting shop men, 43 cents an hour. Common laborers, 28 cents an nour, with maximum of 40 cents. Drawbridge tenders and assistants, pile driver, ditching and hoisting firemen, pumper engineers and pump | the WASHINGTON, Object Is to Unify Time Changing | Practices of Cross Cor nent Railroads, Sept. 6. Standard Time Zones Changes in Michigan, south ledo, Columbus, West Virginia. through Detroit, and Apalachicola Bay, Fla. The | Pittsburgh and thence South. — nti- Heit m to Supply AIL N Blast Farnace Dow LONDON, Sept. 5.~-The of the} ent line extends from Buffalo throw Hoard United States, moving the lines slightly | Trade Journal publishes a remarkable WORLD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1918 STANDARD TIME ZONES CHANGE IS PLANNED To- potassium chloride. Hriatol, Johnson City, Tenn, Thomasville, ¢ United States Co POTASH BY NEW PROCESS, | mentat ma WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 HIP JOINT DISEASE nery to-day was set in| SPINAL CURVATURE FRACTURES, Ete: motion to collect all platinum in the WITHOUT DRUGS, SURGERY OR PLASTER Mint, Nas the tank of gathering Ou wondepll wehedtaapprsshant masred by Record hace as the f mathe od te fovernment sett ae Prof. A. D, LORENT. of Vienna. ers, crossing watehm or fagmen,| Westward, are recommended in & Jarticle showing the Important progres Jamp lighters, add $25 a month to| tentative report made public to-day by| .nich has been made during the war wages of Jan. 1 |the Interstate Commerce Commiasion. Coach cleaners are to receive al minimum of 28 cents an hour, with a} maximum of 40 cents. This is or- The primary object of the changes, which become effective next Thanks- |the production of potash in G ain. One of the most startling sour: at Brit am | " ft M giving if the Commission finally ap-/ii¢ new supply is from blast furnace Siectae home to the action | proves the report, is to unify the time | Sao: fem wRieh potash {* obtained For groups not specifically moen-|Changing practices of cross-Continent heap and simple process consiat ‘a Ne ie aa | ” AA ithe of a an pro tioned among the preceding clagsifi- Tailroads. f an a cations, the standard increases of $25 ordered, run The proposed new boundary between! a month, or 12 certs an hour, were! the Kastern and Central Zones would | from a point near Port resent In the ore and ca Natilized with the emers Huron, Kanes 4s EARLY T# for —and above all Knox. tional qua tained for I. accepted style in stiff hats Fall, Nineteen Eighteen The tradi- lity that has been main- close onto a century. EIGHT DOLLARS Knox Felt Hats, Eight Dollars to Thirty Knox Cloth Prompt registration proves your patriotic eagerness to profit by this opportunity. Do at Sept. 12th. Hats, Five Dollars to Eight KNOX HAT COMPANY 196 Fifth Avenue at 23rd Street The head tells the story—a remarkable one in these days of a great scarcity o1 Oriental rugs of fine quality. The man who picked them is an art collector in one of our big Eastern cities For personal reasons he does not desire his naine to be published. He was compelled to sell his one which he can never hope to duplicate. heard of the prices he was willing to accept, we boug oasis in the desert. Every rug isa GEM. We hope no lover of finely-woven, beautifully-colored, handsomely designed Oriental rugs will fail to see them tomorrow, as early as possible, before | As soon as we saw the rugs, and It was like coming suddenly across an Each Rug a Quarter to Half Less ne Grade Sale prive | Size Name Grade Sale price $150 x 11.10 ft... .Chinese $1250 $950 175 1 x 14.11 ft.....La an 1600 1200 75 9.10 x 14 ft...... Chinese 1850 1200 | 11.8 ft.......Kermanshah 2500 | x 12.1 ft... Chinese 2250 | x 12.3 ft... .Sarouk 2250 x 14.3 ft. Sarouk 3600 i x17 ft. + Kermanshah 3500 Smaller Rugs | | | | | | 3.6 x 5.9 ft., $50 to $85 grade, for Incorporated 452 Fifth Avenue at 40th Street 161 Breadnway, Singer Building “Bloomingdales 59TH TO 60TH STREET—LEXINGTON TO 3D AVENUE For School Girls Charming Velvet Hats The smaller hat, bel ing, in ¢ k, Alice band and er bow Bloomingdale For school days and days of play, these are the hats that very young ladies look well in. They have been designed to bring out the lovely lines of the face of youth—and they’re made of good, durable velvet. ‘The price, sec, is more than moderate, The large hat, pictured above, has a shirred brim and crown, which means that looks soft and girly. Its onl trimming is a jaunty little button at the top of the crown and a dangling tassel at onc side. Black, brown, taupe, Copen, rose and purple, $1.88. ow, is of black velvet, with a becoming blue, cherry or white. It is finished wit of gros grain ribbon, $1.88, —Main Floor Bloomingdale§ 50TH TO 60TH STREET-—-LEXINGTON TO 3D AVENUE aor They Are, Fellows! . Chinese | $37.50 to $57.50. . Arak | . 10 Fine quality Sarouk rugs, average size 3.6 x 5 ft., nie $150 to $275 grade, for $95 to $195. iclas 14 Fine quali , Kermanshah rugs, average size 4.6 x | 6.6 ft. $150 to 0 grade, for $115 to $195, Chinese Rugs 10-6 x 9 ft., et $100 to $150 each. 6—8 x 10 ft., at $125 to $250 each. 11-9 x 12 {t., at $225 to $395 each. Room Size Persian Rugs 16 Pieces, averaging 7 x 10 ft., $200 to $300 grade, hinese Ilamadan Chinese Kirmanshab Ispahan Chinese Chinese Ispahan " for $125 to $185, Kermanshah 14 Pieces, averaging 9 x 12 {t., $300 to $475 grade, { Ispahan | for $195 to $295, 1500 Shah Abbas | Third Gallery, New Building mnaneemee: || The Hew York World Bits the Pace Extra Trouser Suits at only $9.95 You won’t have to be afraid t around in these togs! They’r of war to a mathematical quiz. Corduroys and fancy cheviots in just the right colors and the smart lines that you like so well. And never forget that the extra pair of trousers means double wear. Both pairs are lined. Sizes 7 to 17 years find a good “match” among 'em 1000 Blouses, 79c Collare attached or neckband | style, Percales in stripes on light. grounds, we've eS ners Floor, ° ce d to resist anything from a tug 1000 Pairs of Knickerbockers, $1.98 Slick a really Y There's often a good coat in your closet and it stays there be. cause there isn’t a pair of trousers to keep it compa These extra knickerbockers are made of corduroys and cheviots—you'll probably Caps Any number of smart caps lete line. Ic & Be com it Will be possible to recover of "years old, excopt thos ~\ tered, must | draft Sent, eoting Every man of eight reqister for the 12. cord business, Now comes the time of the Economy Basement. thoroughgoing Bloomingdale fashion we have set ourselves to it. To add interest to this event, to make it the big thing that we wish it t t hi important Basement event of the seaso: pitt Urteaie Muslin Curtains 69c Pair Muslin Curtains, ruf fled, with Nottingham Lace Insertion Cretonnes Odds Cretonne in ered flower de and well cov ign for Boys $1.85 Fancy mixtures—good serviceable materials broken range of sizes Broken sizes only the lot Women’s Skirts of striped taffeta silk; sizes a Ribbons 9c Yard Short gths of Rik orted | 42 Suits | for Boys, _ $2.85 Clearance of Neckwear We atins anc en's neckw organd ailor collars aud t | High Shoes For Women | $2.95 | Assorted styles, 932 pairs Black, tan and | novelty styles with slight | factory imperfections 24c Yard | ends of "Reefer Coats | It i estimated that | 000 tone num fram blast practically n to forty-five | already re: fovern | to Send for our new illustrated booklet W., Ale Profi | This case of infantite' moreess. ed. See de seription in éur booklet 162A W. 75th Street, New IPPLED & DZFORMED« cessfully treated thousands of sufferers of Acute and Chronié Jvint and Bone Diseases, Bodily Deformities of INFANTILE PARALYSIS POTTS’ DISEAS! CLUB FEET & Fi 1, GOURDON of Bordeant, ROT' ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE By kis which shows we have ste T PEET York City ALL CARS TRANSFER TO—THE HOME OF TRUTH— loomingdale§ | —_—_——— 59TH TO 60TH STREET—LEXINGTON TO 3D AVENUE fo the Au nted; eve: moved it to the Basement two days, you will have t! | | mt | | | All that are left of our Spring and Summer Suits. gabardines, jersey cloths and serges. Clearance of Dress Skirts, $3.50 wo rious styles and i | 9c Each | | || [ Women’s White | Time for clearance t! we bh it at Basement pric: m markable opportunity of buyin le of the Economy Basement will last for but two days, Friday and Saturday gust Clearance Sales held sway in the upper store. Every regular depart- ry regular department contributed its quota; every regu OMY-DASEMENT | department here. And in the usual be, to make it the most itocks much seasonable ¢ Upstairs merchandise Pillow Slips 33c Each Pillow Slips, velvet with Sofa Pillows 47c Each Laces 13c Yard Nottingham Lace, suit- mercerized Poplin back, Sofa Pillows, made off | able for half sash or full trimmed at both ends| | flowered Sateen with plain} |iength curtains. Slightly with fringe ruffle in pretty col imperfect in the weave. 12! 5c Up to ample Laces Ribbons erste | ea teat esl | eee rte elvet, for aces: Travelers’ Sam- ; ples; shock tenths, auite Satin, Taffeta and , in rs, good | | ableformaking Neckwear,| | Moire. Narrow widths ality; slightly imperfect. | | Boudoir Caps, ete. for Hair Ribbons, Women's Shoes $1.69 Pair Of heavy white Sea land Canvas. Sizes 214 to 6; widths B, C and D, Canvas Shoes 89c Pair Low heels sizes 244 to 5! D and I igh heels; widths, Laces 2c Yard Broken lots of Edges and Insertic A vari- ety of very pretty pat. terns. Final Clearance of Women’s SILK DRES Good and messalines, in black About 75 Silk Dresses in the lot. quality taffeta Not all si: and various desirable colors. in each style, but almost all regular sizes j 50 n the collection, Clearance of Regardless of former prices, out they| About 100 go. Ginghams, voiles and linenes; rege] tailored styles ilar and extra yizes. JUST 49 Women’s and Misses’ Spring and Summer Suits $9.95 Velours, poplins, silvertones, Only 49 in | Blouses Reduced to $2.75 One good sized lot of Women's C Al serge and Blouses; flesh, white and checked terns. Only one of a kind, and slightly mussed or soiled, Odd Lot of Wash Dresses, $2.50| Sports Skirts, 50c last long at soc, gette, Crepe de Chine and fine Batiste SES in all—well fitting, plain ; striped patterns. Won't Seor- pat some Ruchings 4c Yard Ruchings in White and | | Veilings c Yard season's odds and| | 9 and other| | assorted colors—this sea- olors—plain dotted. son's odds and ends. Wemen's American Lady | Corsets 5c Pair Bathing Suits | “$1.50 " st ; ata Only 61 pairs 4 ing jack ‘S51 | bust, long hips, and he black with red trim-| | supporters attached, Sizes | [23 to 30 ~ 39 Suits, — For Small Boys $1.85 Sturdy little.suits, but Talking Machines | at $4.85 | | Well ¢ tor pla inch | with one winding ycabinet. ‘The nderfully nstructed r three 4 in broken sizes only, Children’s Socks 15c Several thousand pairs; white cotton, striped tops, In white only. Clearance Lot | Handkerchiefs | 3'%4c Each Women’s Handker- chiefs: Crossbar and oth- perfect. Women’s Shoes $2.35 Oxfords and Pumps, 300 pairs, in tan, patent leather and gun metal, All sizes, 4,500 Pes. of Jewelry and Silverware| 5c Bar pins, brooches, cuff links, tie clasp combs, barettes, La Vallieres, ete. Also tea spoons, forks, sare | dine forks, soda spoons, ete. All were marked highe some are slightly shop owrn. 88c An extra pair of trou ers often saves buying @ new suit. These are number of colors, 7 to 16 years. Trousers for 96 Boys