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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1916.
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Nominee Points to His
New York Record.
PAST GUARANTEE OF FUTURE
Government by Two Houses,
, Not Three, Advocated.
ADAM SON LAW IS. SCORED
Wilson's - Reference to "Unshackled
Business" Met With Declaration
That Anti-Trust Act lias
t
Not- Been Clarified.
OMAHA, Oct. 16. Charles E. Hughes
declared today that there had been no
'Invisible government" in New York
while he was Governor of New York,
and that there would be no Invisible
government of the United States if he
was elected President. He addressed
an audience that crowded the Omaha
Auditorium to the doors. .
"I think, indeed. It might be said,"
Mr. Hughes asserted, "that the present
Administration has been in large meas
ure an Administration of unofficial
spokesmen, of mysterious Influences.
"And I can say, In entire good humor,
that I desire government through two
houses and not three."
( Administration Vigorously Assailed.
Mr. Hughes assailed the Administra
tion more vigorously than he has done
before for the enactment of the Adamson
law. declaring that It was . "un-American
and absolutely without justifica
tion e-er to surrender either legislative
or executive power to the demand of
force, either by capital or labor," and
declared that the plain people of this
country should rebuke the Admlnlstra-
tion "for its surrender to force."
, President Wilson's reference to "un
shackled business" made In the same
hall on the President's recent visit here
was answered. with the declaration that
there had been "no clarification of the
anti-trust act." and by the nominee's i
- assertion that he was "amazed at any
such claim as there has been put for
, ward."
"Problem Evaded Is Problem Solved."
The Administration's Mexican policy
was cited as answer to the declaration
that the country had been kept out of
war. The charge . that a vote for
Hughes meant a vote for war was char
acterized as a "monstrosity."
What Mr. Hughes characterized as
the Administration's "weak and vacil
lating policy" was attacked. "
"Someone told me today," Mr. Hughes
said, "and-It seems at times to be the
case, that the motto of the present Ad
ministration Is "a problem avoided Is a
problem solved."
The nominee faced a house that gave
liim a three-minute cheer of welcome.
Every seat was taken and all the
standing room In the rear of the hall
was crowded, many deep. In the gal
leries at the far end of the hall there
were at times confusion and Interrup
tions, which the nominee took, in one
Instance, to mean an attempt to heckle
him on the Adamson law.
Heckler Is Answered.
"There has been a whisper back
there In the gallery," Mr. Hughes said,
"of someone. I think, who wants to
know my views on the Adamson law.
I don't propose to leave here until I
tell him."
The nominee reiterated his attack on
the Administration for. the enactment
of the law. closing his speech with it.
The crowd stood, waved flags and
cheered.
"It. is & me for taking account of
ptock and ascertaining what is really
for the best interests of the American
people." Mr. Hughes said. "When we
attempt this critical examination we
are met by various pleas. I confess
that I am not only surprised but
amused at the character of some of
these pleas.
"For example, it is now said in sub
stance that .if I am elected to the posi
tion of executive , responsibility , for
which I have been nominated it will
result in installing invisible govern
ment. The fact that I was an opponent
of invisible government was my title
to public confidence, and it was be
cause I was an opponent of invisible
government that, not according to my
lilrlno- i .1 .-. 1 j ,
-xmue,. kiucu aeanibL my aesire. l was
nominated tor the Presidency of the
United States.
Invisible Government Denounced.
x niioir niai we are in constant
danger or subversion of the principles
or government, and I desire to sav
that as there was no invisible govern
ment in the state -of l"ew York when
I had the honor to hold executive re
sponsibility, there will be no Invisible
government In the United States if I
have the honor to hold the position of
President.
"I believe In government through
constitutional agencies. I believe in
government through the recognized of
ficers of government according to the
Intent of the Constitution and the
statutes. I think, indeed, it might be
said that the present Administration
has been in large measure an Admin
istration of unofficial spokesmen, of
mysterious influences, and I can say
In entire good humor that I desire gov
ernment througn two houses and not
three.
I mast with the suggestion thatsthe
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HUGHES
ENEMY
MINISTER TO SIAM
RESIGNS HIS POST
WILLIAM II. 1IOIIMBKOOK WILL
KETTJRX TO ALBANY. -
Climate in Orient Not Conducive to
Health of Children Visit Will
Be Made In East.
ALBANY, Or.. Oct 16. (Special.)
William H. Hornibrook, United States
Minister to Siam, has resigned his post
in the Orient and will return to Al
bany next February.
Announcement to this effect was
made tonight by Fred Nutting, who is
conducting Mr. Hornlbrook's newspaper,
the Dally Democrat. Mr. Hornibrook
tendered his resignation last May be
cause he found the tropical climate not
conducive to the health of his children.
Mr. Hornibrook will visit relatives
in Iowa and Nebraska before resuming
his newspaper work In Albany.
William H. Hornibrook was a prom
inent figure In Oregon Democratic cir
cles prior to his appointment as United
Slates Minister to Siam, which took
place In the Spring of 1914.- He left
Portland for the Orient early In March
of that year and assumed his new du
ties as Minister on June 1, 1914.
Mr. Hornibrook was recommended for
the appointment by Senators Chamber
lain and Lane, and President Wilson
made the appointment, which was rati
fied promptly by the Senate. Prior to
his leaving the state for his new post
Mr. Hornibrook was given a compli
mentary dinner by his Portland friends.
Mr. Hornibrook came to Oregon from
Iowa, He was for four years editor
of the Albany Democrat, a position he
held at the time of hia appointment to
the diplomatic post in Siam.
TRAGEDY BARED IN ASHES
Farmer Kills Daughter and Self
After Setting House on I'ire.
FLASHER, N. D., Oct. 16. That P. B.
Wilkison, a farmer, shot and killed his
daughter, Gladys, and then set fire to
the family home near here and killed
himself was the conclusion reached by
authorities today with the finding of
the two bullet-riddled bodies In the
ruins of the house. A shotgun was the
weapon used.
Domestic difficulties. It was said to
day by neighbors, prompted Mrs. Wilki
son and another child to quit the home
two hours before the fire was discov
ered.
KAISER GREETS AMERICAN
United States Military Attache Re-
celved at Sclionbrunn.
BERLIN, Oct. 16, by wireless to Say-
ville. N. Y. Emperor William, while
visiting Schonbrunn. the Austrian im
perial palace, recently, received Cap
tain Allan L. Brlggs, United States mil
itary attache at Vienna, who is about
to leave the capital, says an Overseas
News Agency- statement today.
The Emperor also received the Aus-
tro-Hungarlan Foreign Minister, Baron
Burian,; the Austro-Hungarian Minis
ter at Berlin, Prince Hohenlohe-Schill-lngsfurst,
and the Austro-Hungarian
Minister ot War, General von Krobatin.
RETRIAL TO BEGIN TODAY
Six Indicted for Land Fraud in Ore
gon Get New Hearing.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 16. (Spe
cial.) The second trial of six men un
der indictment in the so-called Oregon
land fraud case will begin tomorrow
morning in Federal Judge Dooling's
court.
Nat C. Coghlan, chief attorney for
Norman D. Cook, one of the defendants,
cannot be present on account of an, en
gagement at- Los Angeles, but his ab
sence is not expected to delay the hear
ing. The jury disagreed at the first
trial four months ago.
WARSHIPS COLLIDE IN FOG
Berlin Says British and Italian Ves
sels Shelled One Another.
BERLIN, Oct. 16. by wireless to Say-
vllle. N. Y. "A British and an Italian
warship, in consequence of a fog, col
lided in the Messina Channel (between
the mainland of Italy and the Island
of Sicily), Amsterdam reports say.'
says an item given out by the Overseas
News Agency.
"The ships shelled one another and
one was damaged heavily. A. British
armored cruiser was towed to Naples.
Details are yet unavailable."
BIG RANCH BRINGS $16,860
Dean Alexander, in Grant County,
Makes Sale to Simmons Bros.
BAKER, Or., Oct. 16. (Special.)
Dean Alexander has sold his stock
ranch of 1000 acres near Fox, In Grant
County, to Simmons Bros., of Beech
Creek. The price was 116,860, which
also Includes about 80 head of cattle.
The ranch is considered one of the
best ir Grant County, having much
meadow land and running water the
year around. The new owners expect
to put in much more stock.
SNOW HEAVY IN MICHIGAN
Shipping on Iake Superior Takes
: Shelter in Harbors.
CALUMET. Mich., Oct. 16. The
heaviest snowstorm of any Autumn In
the past ten years prevailed in this
section of the copper country today,
and at noon two Inches had fallen.
All shipping was forced to seek
shelter, and Lake Superior was de
serted by boats near this port.
WILSON SAYS CRISIS
IS FACED BY NATION
Democrats Held Only
Hope of Progress.
RIVALS' MOTIVES QUESTIONED
Opposition Leadership Pic
. tured as in Conspiracy,
"INTERESTS" ARE ACCUSED
President Tells "Independents" Op
ponents Want to Pnt Army and
Navy Behind Their Enter
prises in Mexico.
LONG BRANCH, N. J.. Oct. 16 Presi
dent Wilson today told a. delegation of
Independents, comprising the Wilson
volunteers, that the Democratic party
Is the only instrumentality now at
hand for the enactment of "genuine,
humane, just and progressiva legisla
tion."
The members of the delegation came
here to tell the President they planned
to campaign for him "from the Battery
to Buffalo" in New York State, be
cause they felt he had giver the Nation
"a square deaL"
Led by Amos Plnchot and Rabbi
Stephen S. Wise, of New York, the dele
gation remained with the President
longer than an hour. He talked with
the delegationjn the reception-room of
his Summer residence. Shadow Lawn.
Progressive Union Desired.
The President declared the time has
come for America "to unite her pro
gressive forces." He said the leaders
of the opposition want only three
things, "the scalp of the present Con
troller of the Currency, John Skelton
Williams: to get control of the bank
ing system of the country, and to put
the Army and Navy of the United
States back of their financial enter
prises in Mexico and throughout the
world."
"The problem "that America has had
to face for some time," said the Presi
dent, '"has been to unite and organize
her progressive forces. They have been
present in the Nation for & long time.
They have been running like undercur
rents. They have been asserting them
selves here, there and elsewhere In
sometimes unexpected quarters, but not
until four years ago did they disclose
their numerical forces."
People Desire Progress.
Dissecting the Presidential vote of
1912, which he called "striking." the
President said that of the more than
15,000,000 votes cast, 10,000,000 were
cast for the progressive candidates and
programmes of the campaign, repre
sented by the Progressive and Demo
cratic parties. Of the remaining 6.000.
000 votes only 3,500,000 were cast for
the Republican candidate, a most ex
traordinary manifestation of the desire
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Column 1.)
AMERICAN AVIATOR
HONORED IN DEATH
FHKNCH . CROSS PINNED ON
DXING MAN'S BREAST.
Norman Prince Wounded in Aerial
Duel in Which He Protected
Comrades In Great Raid. ,
PARIS. Oct. 16. The" Cross of the
Legion of Honor was pinned -on the
breast of Norman Prince, the young
American aviator, as he lay on his
deathbed in the hospital at Gerardmer,
in the Vosges. Prince had taken part
In a. great aerial raid, which had been
followed by a stirring fight in the air
between the) entente .allied aeroplanes
and German machines. He suffered In
juries In the head which apparently
were the direct cause of his death.
Though wounded In the aerial duel,
the American pilot kept his tun going,
warding off hostile craft which had
ascended to attack the French bom
barding squadron. He remained long
In the air. coolly facing the tire of the
German machine guns. Finally, in at
tempting to land, he struck an aerial
cable, a, mischance, it is thought, be
ing due to the injuries that he had re
ceived In the tight. He- was picked
up unconscious and died apparently
without suffering. -
Comrades of ' the Franco-American
aviation corps, accompanied by several
French pilots, arrived at the Gerard
mer Hospital today to make arrange
ments for the funeral. Charles Prince,
an uncle, received a special permit from
General Joffre. the French commander-in-chief,
to proceed to Gerardmer, but
arrived after the aviator had died.
COAST GUARD RESCUES 9
Crew Battles-for Hours to Save Men
on Scow Adrift on Lake.
MANISTEE. Mich.. Oct. 16. After
several hours' struggle with the heavi
est sea in months, the Coastguard crew
from this place succeeded late today in
rescuing P. T. Daily, a contractor, and
eight workmen, who were carried out
into Lake Michigan on a derrick scow
which earlier in the day broke from
its moorings here.
The nine men were nearly eight
miles out in Lake Michigan when the
Coastguard reached them.
DRY CHICAGO" PLANS LAID
Campaign for 1818 Launched at
Luncheon of Federation.
CHICAGO. Oct 16. Plans for a cam
paign to make Chicago "dry" In 1918
were formally announced today at a
luncheon of the Dry Chicago Federa
tion. Fifty thousand dollars was
pledged to carry on the campaign.
It is planned to submit the question
to a, referendum vote In the Spring
of 1918. Ex-Representative Hobson, of
Alabama, spoke at the meeting at which
the campaign was launched.
LABOR TEMPLE DESTROYED
Structure Erected at Anchorage at
Cost of 12,000 Burns.
ANCHORAGE. Alaska, Oct 16 The
Labor Temple, the largest log build
ing in Alaska, built last Winter by the
Alaska Labor Union, was destroyed
last night by fire caused by a defective
flue.
The loss is $12,000.
SHOT FULL OF HOLES.
M'
NO CITY EMPLOYES
TO BET MORE PAY
Budget Committee De
cides on Rigid Rule.
UNANIMOUS VOTE IS CAST
Commission Government De
clared on Trial.
FIRST CUT TOTALS $32,000
Major Tells Critics All His Demands
Are Legitimate, but Council
Must Say Which Cannot lie
Granted Next Year.
Hopes and ambitions of city employes
for salary increases next year were
knocked dead by the City Council yes
terday at its opening session as budget
committee to consider estimates for ex
penditures next year. A motion was
unanimously adopted lopping off all
proposed Increases at tho outset," The
total of proposed increases was ap
proximately $32,000.
The anti-salary-rlse motion was
made by Commissioner Daly at the out
set of the session. As the motion was
presented it was lronolad except that
It provided that where positions are
consolidated and one or more persons
dropped the remaining employes who
take up the additional work may be al
lowed increases.
Rlcld Kroiomr I'rgcd.
Commissioner Baker at the beginning
of the session declared that it is up to
the Council as a whole to get down to
"brass tacks" and cut out all fringes.
"Commission government is on trial,"
he said. "Just as certainly as -we go
ahead and increase the cost of our gov
ernment. Just so certainly will the peo
ple overthrow this form next Spring.
"As far as employes are concerned.
It would be unwise to grant increases
In salaries. It would be to their detri
ment, because If we allow increased
expense now it Is going to bring on an
overthrow of our government and a
cutting of salaries that would be far
worse for the employes than the good
that would come from slight Increases
now." Mr. Baker suggested the cut
ting out of all proposed increases "right
on the Jump."
Exceptions Are Provided.
Mr. Daly made the motion to that
effect with the consolidation of posi
tions and consequent fncreases of re
maining employes appended.
It was decided that the practice of
the city providing for. maintenance of
privately owned automobiles used in
the city service should be discontinued
and that the city would provide cars
where they were needed. The Commis
sioners each arranged to present a list
of the machines that will be needed to
do away with the private cars. The
question of letting all departments
have general use of all cars so as to
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GRANT LAND IN 3
COUNTIES CRUISED
L. L. SHARP MOVES HIS STAFF
TO ROSEBCRG.
Prediction Made That Area Will Bo
Heady "for Entry Sooner Than
Government Hipected.
ROSEBURG. Or.. Oct, 16. (Special.)
With the classification of the rail
road grant lands completed in Jose
phine. Jackson and Klamath counties.
L. L. Sharp, chief of the field division
of the Northwest, arrived in Roseburg
today and established headquarters at
a local hotel. Douglas County has ap
proximately 675,000. acres of grant
lands to be classified, and Mr. Sharp
is of the opinion that nearly 60 days
will be required to complete the work.
Camps are being established and the
cruisers will begin work later In the
week. One crew will be stationed in
the vicinity of West Fork, another near
Tiller and a third crew west of Rid
dle. Two other orews will work in
the vicinity of Glendale. Each crew
is composed of 11 men, six of whom
are experienced cruisers. As fast as
the classification work is completed
In one part of the county the crews
will be moved and camps will be es
tablished elsewhere.
Because of its favorable geographical
location. Mr. Sharp says, the work of
classifying the grant lands In Douglas
County will be directed from the bead
quarters established in this city. Sup
plies "for the cruisers will also be
bought here and carried to the camps
in automobiles. He predicts that the
lands will be in readiness to be opened
for entry earlier than was at first ex
pected. As soon as the Douglas County lands
are classified the cruisers will move
to Coos County, according to Mr.
Sharp.
TWO-CENT MAIL EXTENDED
United States and New Zealand Con
clude Postal Agreement.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 16. Conclusion
of a convention providing for a 2-cent
letter rate between the United States
and New Zealand was announced today
by the Postoffice Department.
New Zealand is approximately TOOO
miles from the eastern coast of the
United States.
CONVICT TOPS HIGH WALL
Braided Twine Rope Vsed and Gnard
Passed at Close Range.
JOILET. 111.. Oct. 16. Ernest Oils, a
sentenced burglar, scaled the 30-foot
east wall of the penitentiary with a
braided twine rope today and escaped.
Twenty feet from where he went over
the wall a guard was on watch with
a rifle, but he failed to see the convict.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tho Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. S
decrees; minimum. 4S degree.
TODAY': Fair; cooler; westerly winds.
rum ir.
Wilson stys democratic party ts only In
t st rumentallty ot progress. Face 1.
Hughes pleads record as Governor In proof
that he Is enemy of "invisible govern
ment." Page 1.
Keen Interest In campaign means Repub
lican success. says Ralph Williams.
Page 13.
Democratic speaker bitterly atisall Mary
Antin for joining Hughes peciaL
Page 9.
Maryland regarded as certain (or Hughes.
Page 5.
UarT
Teutons draw back In Dobrudja, but con
tinue drive on Roumanians In Transyl
vania, page 4.
French honor dying American aviator.
Page 1.
Mexico.
Villa. raWl attended by untold horrors.
Page IT. .
Foreign.
British commission reports on execution of
Irish editor. Pmge '2.
National.
Tumulty says Administration tried to save
Casement. Page 4.
Io mettle.
Episcopalians defer action on changes In
prayer-book. Page 1.
Sentence of Roseburg banker confirmed.
Psge. 4.
Dry farming declared more Important than
irrigation. Page u.
Two negroes lynched at Paduc-ah ; authori
ties fear results of blood-lust. Psge 3.
Southern Pacific cannot make- extensions
owing to financial conditions. Page 3.
Sport.
American athletes add to honors won In
Stockholm. Page 15.
Three big football gamea scheduled tor
Saturday. Page 14.
Mike Bloch. of Columbia eleven, la barred
from further play In league this season.
Paife 13.
Angels grip harder to hold on first place.
Pago 14.
Pacific Northwest.
Clackamas court validates mock wedding.
Page 6.
Ten state Institutions budgets cut by
board to $l.hG-HW. Page b.
Cruise of grant lands completed n three
counties. Page 1.
Minister to Slam resigns. Page 1.
Wilson's stand on suffrage Is Issue, declares
Mrs. William Kent at Corvallis. Page -
Commercial and Marine.
Broader shipping demand lifts potato prices
In Oregon. Page lu.
Wheat higher at Chicago on bullish foreign
conditions. Page 13.
More confident tone in Wall street market.
Page It.
Heavy rtm and actlva market at North
Portland stockyards. Psge 19.
New three-master Ruhr to load lumber here
for Balboa. Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Street railway company to fight for equal
terms with jitneys. Page 12.
Budget committee decides that no city em
ployee will gut more pay. Page 1.
Pendleton opens campaign In Portland for
Normal. Page 7.
Home Telephone Companv defaults In In
terest payment. Paga T.
Clever California hoys who mike agricul
. tural records due today. Page &.
City to abolish office of purchasing agent.
Page IS.
Present prosperity due to European war,
savs E. C. Simmons, bank., of lie la I. back
from last. Page 1 1.
Prices on clothing are advancing rapidly.
Page 10.
Mrs. Alexander says two of board members
are blamed. Page 0.
Va.;hr report. Cat and forecast Page 19.
OBEFRE
MARRIAG
E SERVICE
Church Defers Action
for Three Years.
PRAYER BOOK IS NOT REVISED
Pension System for Clergymen
Seems Assured.
$600 A YEAR TO BE PAID
Hymnal May Bo Changed by lClim
lnation of 200 or More Hymns.
Men Are) to Bo Trained for
Social Service 'Work.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 16. Elimination of
the word "obey" In the promise of the
woman In the marriage service was
recommended In a minority report of
the joint commission on common prayer
submitted to the house of deputies ot
the Protestant Episcopal general con
vention here today. The house of dep
uties referred back to the commission
on the prayer book all proposed
changes in the marriage ceremony, in
the catchecism and In tho Institution
of clergymen.
These matters cannot come before
the general convention agala.for three
years.
Minority Reeommr.ds Change.
The minority report recommended
that the present injunction beginning
"wilt thou obey him and serve him." be
changed to "will thou love him. com
fort him, honor and keep him In sick
ness and In health; and, forsaking all
others, keep thee only unto him so
long as ye shall live."
The minority report suggested also
the omission of the words "and with
all my worldly goods I thee endow" In
ther service. An argument advanced
was that the expression "endow" Is a.
relic of old English law. under which
the dower rights of women was guar
anteed, and that today the question in
volved is a civil one, to be taken for
granted.
Many rronheta and Wives Faithful.
It also was proposed to expunge the
expression "as Isaac and Rebecca lived
faithfully together." etc., and merely
say "living faithfully together."
Many regard the reference to those
biblical personages as out of date;
others declare that there Is no reason
why Isaac and his wife should be re
garded as models when there were
many other prophets and wives equally
faithful.
Both the majority and the minority
reports were presented to the house by
Rev. Edward L. Parsons, of Berkeley.
Cal. Among changes' suggested In the
majority report were the shortening of
the ten commandments as read In the
communion services; the elimination of
a specific prayer for Jews and Turks,
It being argued that the present prayer
for Jews and Turks in conection with
Infidels is disrespectful and inaccurate,
"because It is clear Mohammedans is
meant Instead of Turks."
Jpnftlo. System Seems Assured.
The elimination of every possible
alternative In the prayer book was
urged by Rev. Irving P. Johnson, of
Faribault. Minn., bishop-elect of Colo
rado. He said that this is necessary
"for those Ignorant of our service."
Establishment of a pension system
for Protestant Episcopal clergymen
seems assured. Right Rev. William
Lawrence, bishop of Massachusetts, an
nounced at a joint session of the two
houses of the convention.
Bishop Lawrence, who Is leading a
church campaign to raise J5.uOO.OdO as
a reserve for a pension system for the
clergy, presented the report of the
trustees of the fund. He said - two
thirds of this amount had been given
In cash or In pledges of unquestioned
validity.
Widows and Orphans Helped.
The bishop added that he believed
that every clergyman retiring after
March 1. 191T. would be assured of a
pension and that the widows and or
phans of tho clergy would benefit from
the fund. The proposed pension Is
1600 a year for each clergyman, the
present average salary of the minister
being estimated at $1200 a year.
"How widespread the Interest Is In
the movement," said the report. 'Ts
shown by the fact that the contribu
tions are both large and small and
from all classes. The smallest contri
bution. 10 cents, was from a young girl
of Bridgeport. Conn., and the largest
amounts were two pledges of 1250,000
each. Several contributions of $25,000
have been received, one from a promi
nent layman of another faith.. Tlx.
sum of $ 10,000 was received from a
nonbeliever. who said he was not in
terested In the church, but that he con
sidered it good business tor any or
ganization to pension those who have
faithfully served It."
Kvnd Is Conditional One.
The trustees reminded the church
that the acquisition of this sum of
money Is dependent upon receipt of
I5.OJO.000 by March 1. 1917. otherwise
the money already given will be re
turned to the donors.
After the Initial reserve fvnd of
$5,000,000 is in hand, each diocese will
add each year an amount equal to
per cent of the clergymen's salaries.
It was stated "the proposed system is
founded on exact actuarial principles."
The bishop said that the plan lifts
the whole subject of "providing for
aged and disabled ministers of the
(Coociuasd oa Faue Coluuia 1.)