Show RAILWAY WORKERS WORKERS' GIVEN WAGE RAISE Julf Jul- 24 Wages Wages ages of or W WASHINGTON V Y railroad were vere Increased to GS ts cents an Ull hour today toda by b Director Gen General ral McAdoo with proportionate advances ances for assistants and miscellaneous COWl COUR classes in ill mechanical departments I The new rates which are retroactive tt e to last January 1 1 are from C 5 to 13 cents an hour higher than wages sages paid J the these e men in mos most shops un under cr the general wage advance danec allowed two months ago by the director but ut are somewhat less than the labor organizations sought Beginning August 1 I eight hours willbe will vill willbe be recognized as ns a working da day and over time lime Sundays anti and holiday boll holi da day work worl will be paid palt at the rate ate of one and one half times the usual rate Back pa pay will be en shen the tile men as soon as It can be calculated calculate The Tile advances apply to about OOOO men and ant an at ar pl llY ly flatly to nil all lH of o tho the country lest desi ite He local differences prevailing heretofore The addition to the aggregate gate annual Ia pay roll oIl is Js estimated esti mated m at at hearly nearh The advance is tho the Clr first t extensive c modification of or the Ilic new now wage scale and was made on or recommendation of th tile the commission on all railroad wa wages es and working conditions following of t ho cr that lIat high wares Wages paid machinists anti and other mechanical mechanical me me- workers In lit shipyards resulted result result- ed etl in discrimination against railroad shop es The rue new now s scale ale of or W wages was an anI announced an- an I flounced as follows Machinists boilermakers blacksmiths blacksmiths black black- smiths sheet metal workers I and first Class electrical workers workers- 68 cei cents ts per pel hour t Car Cal men and class second electrical workers 58 g cents per pel hour hOUI t Helpers 45 c cents per hour Foremen paid on oa hourly basis basis 5 S Scents cents per ner hour more than respective e crafts C ra f ts I Foremen paid patti on monthly basis increase In Increase irs irs- crease 5 10 10 per month minimum ia 15 amI and maximum 2 20 U. U New rates arc retroactive to January January January Janu Janu- ary 1 J. J HII lOIS S. S De Beginning August August 1 J 1915 el eight ht hour day with time and ant one half for tOl overtime o Sunday work and se seven specified specified holidays hollay I The full Cult t text of or the new lIew order Ordel which deals in detail with methods of or calc calculating lating specific Increases Il will be Is Issued is- is suet sued within the tile next net week The former rolmer for rol provided lI for tor order increase mer wage wn e percentage ge advances with a minimum of or 5 cents an nn hour 11 fo for |