Show E RATES f STE 20 t ER GENT CENT B BURLE Bt BY URLE I so soh Sharp 4 h p Increase in ill Telegraph jS Tolls Becomes CS x Pill l 1 Wage r age Raises Rais s an am Operating crating Costs Blame r ASHINGTON March 29 In 29 Ir In Increase crease of 20 per cent in domes il iz i telegraph rates rales effective April 1 3 RS J-RS is as announced today to ny by Postmaster rai l Burleson inc increase increase n was agreed upon at 3 clin o of the federal wire board an ant ants and ands ando s s made necessary Mr Burleson s in in said to meet the thc at J sed ed cost o of operation occasions occasioned y faA age increases now in effect made tiring t the h e pas past t year i ith t nd d nee ence would rould Le lie e barely sufficient s 1 pr r r this purpose re 6 order n. n affects both government ov m nt J commercial Je i but it war wai jounced that there the o would bo no n Inse IDse In Inase ID- ID ase se In s special pr press s rates for tor- torneS torne'S neSt hews S s' s sel t el s or In charges for lor special wire sed b by pres and news news- tr ers Oder r the order however hoever commer- commer I and government o leased wires will t It charged for at nl an 10 advance of or 20 o per pcr tit ent Tit over or o r exiting rates latos whether such rei res re's be furnished b by a telegraph or ork k telephone under government r fr rf i ur or Ord Order r Mr ord order r follows j The hc following schedule of or domestic telegraph rates sh shall ll be bo cf- cf April 1 J. J 1919 and continue until ord ordered Present rate rale Now New rate 15 2 cents centa 2 2 cents for t r each additional word y cents cents Ci CG cents for each a Additional word i O o- o 3 36 6 2 25 G r t 5 2 I It 1 01 4 42 2 u 3 C 3 S 45 3 35 i S 50 t. f 60 60 o- o 3 r G 4 10 X 5 1 5 i I 6 90 90 6 7 1 7 f r 86 35 Pay pap letters and aid night bight letters shall shalle shalle e e computed as lS at present but charged for or ot the basis of the rat rates os sight messages eS will be bo charged for lor atti at ti Increase of or 20 o per cent cont over o existing tight Ight message rates t commercial and government leased wires sires Ires shall bo be charged for at nt nn an ad- ad cc of or 20 per per over or existing ed wIre wiro rates whether such wires be bo b by a telegraph or a at telephone under government control f t. t S Go C Government 1 puce t. t The he teIo telegraph raph rates for tor domestic jolted States Stales government go tele telegrams rams ire are re Increased ln 20 0 per por cent over the present prest pres pres- ent nt t government nt rate The rate increases herein ordered We ue It necessary to meet the Inca in- in ca a cost of or operation occasioned b by gc Increases now In effect er ct made during dur- dur ing 8 g tb the past year nr and are arc barely barel sufficient suf suf- rit tor tho the purpose r BUrh Ur sons son's order was issued by bye IK We Q e Department ic without comment oth- oth lad thin man tho the explanation that the In- In tease would world not 1101 affect press rates rates' and nd arges on wires leased by newspapers d press associations Increased v. v wages ages for of or all of oC telegraph graph systems un e 1 federal control except at atI I J offices and mes messengers ab o last December 1 Emes Fm- Fm Yes es Ih In service moro moio than a year car and half b lt r ll cd an nn Increase of ot 10 per tent and less than thana a aar ar ar r r- and a a. hlf Ju l C G j per cent 6 b Favoritism aV Charged 0 I Y Postal Official e York arch amot 29 29 n 29 of F ctrl Telegraph Cable company r Js last ve Vel u by Postmaster General 3 was Int Intended to pave payo the wa way I r r r the Increased telegraph rates nn nn- anti ti un d by him today declared Wll Wil- 11 a Deegan former secretary of or B e company lit in a statement tonight r r r. r De Deegan San added that there ther was nOI nal na nO 1 l n need II of Increasing telegraph raph rates rates' the Western Vestern Union was aS administered lly and economically We vo now understated understand wh why a a. week o o today Mr Mr- Burleson seized all the thu raph g-raph lines of or the tho thol Postal Telegraph te tem m and nd turned out td officials Mr r. r t egam lie know wo we had hadeed a eed d to Increase telegraph rates ratos i- i ieh eh n the h. suggestion was taS made malIc to us ua in r 1 BURLESON BOOSTS WIRE MIRE RATES UP OP 20 PER CENT Continued from tram pago 1 i January b by his operating board of ot Western Union and Bell Dell Telephone of officials or of- and his only way or of Increasing them was first to seize our lines Unes It was Impossible for tor tho the Western Union t to Its Us telegraph rates unless VP wp jl did likewise because otherwise all the tho business would Como mo to Us Ua at tim lower rates Tates |