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, ; y The pay, of unskilled workérs would | LOWER RAL mE TO FOLLOW HEAVY WAGE REDUCTIONS YContinued From First Page.) ‘ ft would propose 4 20 per cent. re- duetion for everyone employed by the road, from the presi ators 3 be Grought down to conform with the | rates paid in other industries, Ifpos- | adble. Conference® will ibe held with Yhe employees at Oeclvein, Towa, Match 19. About 9,000 men would be affected Dhe Chicago Quincy Railr conference w its ten thousand wu with the view of brin reductions, Hale Ho! announced to-day adjourned un the) road's pr directly befor selves. presentative ext employe rel f about wage president inference | eductions: of The road proposed approximately 8 1-2 nis an hour, | hour.” “Wages mu G. Wells, Vice F st come down,” said A. sident of the Santa re System. “Everybody knows that We will, in a few days, asa start in & general readjustment, ask reprosen- tutives of Maintenance of Way and Shop Workers, especially the unskilled | workers, to come to Chicago and | agree to a more emly wage scale.” The Chicage ck Island and Pa- | cific and the Chicago and Northwest- @rn likewise notified their m t her ager of the Union Pacifi | sentatives f maint employees of th tion of reducin, 2 Wages of skilled labor, is held here. acpi ROADS PAYROLLS UP $2,366,000,000 | Average Wages Have More Than Doubled in the Last Six Years. On July 20, 1920, the and repre- ance of way| ad, on the ques- United Si a Wg Wa Mba Lda Y)y yy L, Wp Wl peent. Railroad Labor Board added $606,- 500,000 to the payrolls of the railroads of this country by awarding wage increases afnounting to about 22 per ‘The plan of the railroad execu- tives is to lop from these payrolls now approximately $1 day for every employee from Presidents and Chair- men of Directorates down. During 1916 and 1917 wage in- creases were granted to workers approximating $350,000,000. During the eighteen months of Fed- [Ss See tration. railroad etal control wage increases amount- ing to $1,060,000,000 were granted by the United States Railroad Adminis- In 1914 the average annual wage of the railroad worker was $814; in 1916 it had grown to $834; it became $1,004 in 1917, and $1,687 in 1919. To-day it ts $1,900, ‘The payroll of all the roads in the United States has expanded from $1,134,000,000 in 1915 to $3,500,000,000 The en Shop ae 7 THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 192 working at No. 21 Wast progress, Magistrate twenty-one, of No. three, of No. A Floor of Complete Nesctihey Girl Strack by Strikers, Upon complaint of Martha Nanke of No, 165 Woodlawn Avenue, Jersey City, that they called her “scab” and “slave” and that one struck her on the jaw for 28th Where a garment makers’ strike five-day workhouse sentences Yorkville Court upon Leah 132 Mast 113th Street, and Bella Romanoff, twenty- 544 Fox Street, Brony Stre is Important Short Cuts in This Era of Worldwide Rapid Transit | . Nosepays of Porch IROCUSES sprout- ing through the turf—sunbeams dart- ing from the sky— Glen Urquhart plaids in the suits, and top- coats thrown over the arm. Spring is ringing the doorbell! Who wouldn't stop at the florists for a gardenia, or a carnation, white or red? The Man’s Shop is as brilliant with new arrivals as the latest steamer’s cabin list. Suits in silvergray herringbones, Lord & Taylor FIFTH AVENUE Spring Outfits for Chauffeurs the Leet Dasari ¢ 36th Street The Man’s Shop Tenth Floor intl or retiring stripes with motifs blue and brown—gray flannels dark or light—checks and overplaids—in the finest Spring woolens pro- duced on English and American looms. Prices down to the new level. Italian, French and English silks in refreshing Spring neckwear— the new low collars—and ready to wear and custom shirts, either white or in this Spring’s stripes and colorings. Hosiery and shoes which will put one in step with the march to Easter. 39th Street Express Elevators Without Stop Are the Express. Elevators to The Man’s bea at it Lord & Taylor | MUI ' HMMM R& COMPANY | —TWO STORES— (22-24-26 West 34th Street 6th Avenue at 16th Street CLOSED On Account of FIRE In Our 34th St. Showrooms WILL RE-OPEN MONDAY. See Sunday’s World, American and Times for Announcement of the MOST AMAZING FIRE SALVAGE SALE. AT BOTH SPEAR STORES. PRICES AS LOW AS 20c ON THE DOLLAR Remember bth aimee for Quality Furniture 20 Extra Salesmen Wanted. MW WM VLA | you Monroe fis “New York Styles America oSV2 = QUALITY, FIT and STYLE. Price much Spring Overcoats of For- Ipss than elsewhere | bg oa! ae yh | a for equally high | ¢ 1 ye . viely at HALF last season's price. grade clothes, SAT- ISFACTION’ AL - WAYS OR MONEY BACK. wre ikke and Dress i | [SaGS YG ates The New Spring MONROE TWO PANTS SUITS are revelation of VALUE. This new ECONOMY idea of ours KEEPS TWO SUITS ALIVE where formerly one SUIT DIED OF OVERWORK “THE EXTRA PAIR DOUBLES THE WEAR AND CUTS YOUR COST IN HALF” Monroe clothes cost you less because you buy them —direct from the maker —via eur lower rent Upetaire shops trem America’s Largest Clothiers NO CHARGE FOR ALTERATIONS. MANHATTAN BRONX 42d_ Street, cor. Broadway en Ave. at 149th St. 50 E. 42d St., cor. Madison ROOKLYN Nassau St., cor, Frankfort 5 Cortlandt St., 413 Fulton Street 14th St., cor, B'way opp. Acad. Music §87 Fulton St. at Flatbush rn wie 34th St, cor. Broadway ah 46th Street and Broadway he chatty 8 59th St, at Columbus Circle , Si ae "e Market 125th St., cor, 7th Ave. aul RANT, N. ¥—Cor, N. Pearl & 181st St., cor. St. Nicholas Av. stl Lackawann: for. Light & OOD things from 9 sun- shiny climes poured into @ single glass for The Coca-Cola Co. Atlanta, Ga. u : | Bac! “k hurl you? Can't straighten) harmless and doesn’t burn or discolor TO-~NIGHT up without feeling sudden paing,| the skin dl |sharp aches and twinges? Now listen! Limber up! Don't suffer! Get a Tomorrow Alright That's lumbago, sciatica or maybe! small trial bottle from any drug KEEPING WELL—An NR Tablet |from a strain, and you'll get blessed | store, and after using it just once | relief the moment you rub your | you'll forget that you ever had back |with soothing, ‘penetrating —“St./ ache, lumbago or sciatica, because (a .vegetable aperient) beacon st | Jacobs Oil.” Nothing else takes out! your back will never hurt or cause sight will cep = ed |soreness, lameness and stiffness so|uny more misery. It never disap. toning and strengthening your di- quickly. You simply rub it on and! points and has been recommended for b gestivn and elimination, out comes the pain, It is perfectly! 60 years.—Advt WHY CHILLY WEATHER ‘BRINGS RHEUMATISM Says skin pores are closed and uric acid remains in blood. Rheumatism is no respecter of ages sex, color or rank. Lf not the most dangerous of human afflictions, i Jone of the most painful. Those s ject to rheumatism sho uld eat Jali s kee ane oo ACB TE Fortify the system against Grip and Influensa by taking Grove’s “7 Laxative Bromo tablets which destroy germs, act as a tonic laxative, and keep the system {n condition to throw off attacks ef Colds, Grip and In- fluenza. Be sure you get BROMO: | The genuine bears this saneent Noveligation By BIDE Gee? IN THE AIGAT WATCA Begins next Monpay in the EVENING WORLD Grom the now dappearin the Century o) Aid SaeRRTE Raa Daan 8 of pure water Rheumatism is caused by uric acid generated in the bowels and the blood, It is the absorbed into lood of this impurity In damp and , cold weather the skin pores are closed, thus forcing the kidneys to do double work, they be come weak on? sluggish and fail to uric acid, which keeps * and circulating through ventually settling in the causing stiffness, called rheumatism. s of rheumatisur get from any pharmacy about feu> Jounces of Jad Salts; put a table- spoonful in a gh drink before breakfa This is “and Th and pa soreness At the first twi of water and ch morning 0 eliminace Juric 4 g the kidneys to normal action, thus ridding the blood of these impurities. Jad Salts is inexpensive, harmless, ind is made from the acid of grapes | and lemon juice, combined with lithia, Jand is used with excellent results by |SUNDAY WORLD WANTS | WORK MONDAY WONDERS !is’thcumatism Aaya” “"* "udest play Ai tre 4 4A -———————