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THE OREGON DAILY 'JOURNAL. PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 7. 1917.
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RETIREMENT
FOR
PLAN PROPOSED
AGED U. S; EMPLOYES
Five Thousand Now Under
Federal Civil Service Are
'-,.70 Years Old or Older,
MANY PROVE INEFFICIENT
' Original tt Estimated About $1,780,
" . OOd, But rUa IS to Have BTltMB
" ' Secern Self Supporting.
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; "Washington. D. C. March 7.
(wabhington: bureau of. Tfin
'JOURNAL.) Five thousand employes
i' iiib jeaerai government uuuer fivii
service are 70 years old or older. Many
ftf hrh ar ftnt morn than 50 nr Ptt
: .; efficient, others 25 per cent, and Sdhle
perhaps wholly inefficient merely 16
..." the Way of the workers.
Congress could refuse appropriation
r. tor" old eftiployes, of course, and ad
ministrauve ornciais nave power io
Jremove those who may be charted with
Inefficiency. But cofigress wilt not
i refuse to appropriate pay for employes
because age has in varying degree de-
tractM from the service they can Irive.
Administrative officers hesitate to turn
dut the old men and old women, many
of them wholly dependent on what
thev receive. partly because of hu
rhanltarian feeling add partly because
of political pressure and the criticism
l that would follow.
Annuity PI
. ;,'.- What ia tn.be done?
Proposed,
The senate
; committee on civil service and re
trenchnaent. after a study of the prob
i i em, -has given its answer in a bill re-
t ported by Chairman Pomerene for a
1. system of annuity retirement. TUe
i purpose is to make deductions from tn
pay of employes to provide them with
,i half pay after they reach retirement
Age Of 70 years.
,.' Th conditions this legislation is
designed to meet are growing more ag
V gravated each year. Civil service first
; gained headway in this country ,unde
the first administration of President
j Cleveland. Other presidents have added
I to tha number of employes in the clas
' alfled service, until now nearly all
clerks and employes of lower grades
are protected from removal except for
J cause.
"Problem Grows "With Tsars.
Tha problem of the old employe has
i growh with the years and now the
committee says the conditions due to
superannuation "have become almost
.?jlntoleraible." While there will be some
t first coat -to the government In start
;t ing tha aystem of retirement, it is ar-
tued. that improvement of aervlee will
; compensate for the cost, while in later
- years the plan will be entirely self
j sustaining.
t Th bill provides for monthly dedue
J tiOn .from pay of all classified em-
: pioyes, -except postmasters, of sums
1 sufficient at compound interest to pur-
; chase from the United States a life an-
nulty after retirement.
. una amount deducted would vn rv
wfth the rate of pay, not exceeding 8
- "V per cent. The annuity would eaual
one-half the salary, but not more than
: '.$600 a year.
' Sums deducted would be kept to tha
separate account of each employe and
. Invested in .government bonds, farm
;lban bonds, or other interest bearing
"securities of the nation, state or mu
nicipality. V Details of Proposed piaa.
i It Is estimated that an employe en
- terlng at the age ofi 25 would pay 4
, per cent Into hia annuity. At 48 he
. would pay 8 per cent and at E0, 15 per
'tent..
' " Retirement at 70 would be compul
sory except upon certification of the
: s head of the department that tha em
ploye is efficient and desires to re
. 'main, whereupon two years moremay
bei allowed, with a further extension of
. , two years under like conditions, man
ning T4 the utmost limit for employ
- raent,
V In. .case of death or resignation he
ifer teaching the age of retirement, a
sum equal to payments and accfued in.
Atcrest would be paid.
. ; ' Pull annuities would be riven onlv
' ' after an employe has served at least,
-.
CORVALLIS DEBATERS WIN- FROM STATE UNIVERSITY .
r4 jiff A " "InsH v rXv
Members of the Oregon Agricultural college debating team, from let
Basler, Bernard Mainwaritig and E. V.
t to right:
McMindes.
Robert HelchartV. I.
Oregon Agricultural Colifse. Corval-
lis, March 7. The Orjegon Agricultural
college debating team that last Friday
evening won the first . contest ever
takeh by that institution from the
University of Oregon. , will represent
the college in the debate with Wash
ing State on the question of compul
sory arbitration of disputes between
railway companies and their employes.
The teams win also divide to oppose
each other fa an extension debate to
in the Marshfield district. The mem
bers are: Bernard Mainwaring. New-
berg; K. W. McMindes, Loraine: R.
Reichart. Corvallis. anK V. I. Baaler
Grants Pass.
BUILDING OF ELEVATOR
VERY FIRST ESSENTIAL,
SAYS VHEAT GROYER
Central Oregonian Says Port
land Must Have Public Ele
vator to Get Tonnage.
20 eartt, those reaching retirement age
With less service, te be paid in propor
tion, i
This system would s become self sus
taining, at the end or 60 years. The
first cost to the government would be
about $2,750,000 the first year. In
creasing to over $6,000,000 in 25 years,
then decreasing to the vanishing point.
HAWLEY STATES HIS
POSITION REGARDING
FLOOD RESOLUTION
it does not apply
attempts to run
Washington. March 7. The follow
ing statement was made by Represen
tative W. C. Hawley of Oregon regard
ing the Flood resolution:
"I understand that; H. R. 21052. the
Flood resolution, as : reported by the
committee, states the policy to be im
partially pursued by the United 8tatei
toward all nations, is declaratory of
rights long recognized by international
law, insisting that American citizens
(in their lawful and peaceful pursuits
on the high seas) shall not be unlaw
fully attacked. It applies only to
American ships.
"1 understand that
to contraband, or to
a blockade recognised by international
law, or to any unlawful or illegitimate
acts. It does not cover foreign or
belligerent ships in any way. It does
not establish a new policy.'
"I have felt that ; this administra
tion has not practiced an impartial
neutrality, and If the pending bill does
what it is stated it Is Intended to do,
that is, to maintain bur rights Impar
tially, It will remove cause of com
plaint. I am not for one country or
against another in the great War in
Europe, but only for the United States
and her people. . !
"In all probability the bill confers
no power not already given the presl
dency by the constitution, but being
before congress it must be voted on.
Ur is not in my Judgment an act of
war, or will it reasonably lead to. war,
but rather , will be of material aid In
maintaining peace, for I cannot see
how the nations can Object to our pur
suing our 'lawful and peaceful pur
suits.' . ! .
"I earnestly desire that We continue
at peace with all the .world, and am
Willing to Join in any proper and
patriotic means to prevent war. I in
tend to support the bill unless incon
sistent amendments are added to it.
I can see no reason why munitions,
etc., if they are to be sent from the
United States, should not be carried in
foreign bottoms, t think congress
should continue in session as long as
any danger of foreign complications
exists."
of these lands was expected under
regular land drawing regulations, .nd
to require an initial deposit of $Ji75
to $300 ah acre will plaee an undue
burden on poor landseekers.
Director Davis of the reclamation
service says he does not understand
how these figures are worked out. The
ordinary units for lands of the char
acter involved are 40 and 80 acres.
Taking the larger units, with an es-
Umated reclamation cost of $45 an
acre, the total cost wii be issoo. ana
five per cent of that, for the initial
payment, is $180. No other construc
tion payments are required for five
years.
The law fixes the requirement rrtadi
in the notices of the reclamation eerr-
i-Jce, and It has no discretion In the
wiaHtter. There ara 4300 acrs in the
new Klamath unit, made tillable by
diverting the waters of Lost river
into the Klamath river.
land can b considered as a point of
delivery on army contracts.
Information requested from the de
pot quartermaster. says General
Sharpe, has not yet been received.
Karly in the month request was made
for a report on what the local autnor
Hies can assure tn the way of dockage
facilities and other requirements.
Attention Is called to the fact that
on the recent contract for cement and
lumber for fortifications in Hawaii,
the lumber bids were open for any
Dort. and the greater part of the
award went to Bellingham, Wash., for
delivery at lumber company docks.
Dr. Plamondon Seeks Place.
Washington March 7. Dr. J. Dillon
Plamondort of Athena, Or., Is an ap
piicant for appointment as first lieu
tenant in the army medical reserve
corps.
Eckley C. Ouerln of Mjrrtle Point
has been assigned for duty in Alaska
with the coast ahd geodetlo Survey,
arid has. Just left Washington with his
wife and baby. He will bare head
quarters at Juneau. He has for sev
eral years been engaged in govern
ment topographic work, most recently
in connection with the Maine-Canadian
boundary.
Klamath Lands to Be Opened.
Washington, Mardh 7. Additional
lands of the Klamath reclamation
project, to be opened this spring, will
be entered in accordance with the pro
visions of the reclamation extension
act of 1914, under Which five per cent
of the estimated construction charges
are to be paid in advance. .
The Klamath commercial' club has
written to members of the Oregon
delegation to the effect that opening
Reed Clause "Tickles" Breweries.
Washington, March 7. Congressman
McArthur made one of the compara
tively small minority in the house
which voted against accepting the
Reed amendment on the postofflce
appropriation bill, applying "bone dry
Brohlbitlon to all the dry states, even
though under state law the importa
tion of limited quantities of liquor
for personal use is permitted.
- McArthur says he la willing to
apply the bone dry rule in federal law
td all states that desire .to stop all
Importations, but eould hot support
the . Idea of forbidding shipments
where the- states themselves choose
td permit it.
The big brewery interests appear to
be "tickled to death" over the adop
tion of the Reed amendment. They
have sent in numerous congratula
tions, apparently In the belief that
states permitting limited Import aion 9
will hereafter go wet in order to shake
off the "bone dry" effect of the Reed
amendment.
Prohibition leaders are Just as con
fident that their cause will go march
ing on, and that no dry territory will
be lost because congress has voted to
make it drier.
A prominent warehouseman and
wheatgrower.of centFal Oregon declares
that it Is Portland's next move.
In a letter to C. W. Myers, editor of
Pacific Interstate, he takes Portland to
task for its failure to make "proper
mducements for the business to be
done through your port." He decries
this City's inertia and says that the
only way Portland can get- bark the
tonnage it has lost Is to do "what
other cities have done for shippers.
One of the first essentials is to build
a public elevator.
'There is no reason why there should
not ba twice as much grain shipped
from your city as there Is from the
eoumd cities," reads the letter. "Port
land is almost directly west Of the
grain-raising district of the three
northwest states, and .Portland is not
as far from the Paclfio ocean as
Seattle from Cape Flattery. All the
railroads leading from tha grain dis
trict into Portland are built on a water
grade. A freight train turned loose
anywhere in the wheat-growing district
will move to Portland by Its own mo
mentum. Why do the railroads haul
the wheat over the Cascade mountains
to Puget sound, at so much bigger x-
Facilities Report Not In.
Washington, March' 7. Renewal of
asu ranees that the quartermaster-general's
department . of the a.rmy is not
prejudiced against Portland as a port
of supply Is given in a letter from
General Sharpe, the head of that de
partment, to Senator Chamberlain, in
Which he says he expects early ar
rangements to be made whereby Port-
4. Days Only
TODAY
ThurscUy
Friday
and
Saturday
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Leahy, Archer
& Butterworth
Singing Comedians.
& Mack
Comedy Impersonations.
The Joers
Dutch Comedians.
Dan Roby
Blackface Comedian With
Bagpipe. .
v 1 n ii in n - - 11 si m ir i -L'- -n -
Continuous
1 to 11 p. tn.
Daily,
Children
'Under
lOYeara
Admitted
v Fred to
Matinees
(Except Sat
and Sun.)
! When
Accompanied
PRESENT A DRAMA OF PASSION AND THE SEA
-An Absorbing Story,
WITH MYRTLE GONZALES, GEO- HERNANDEZ AND
VAL PAUL ; : :
Full of intense Scenes atid Action
Crater Lake Gets Increase.
Washington, March 7. la tha gun-
dry Civil bill this year the appropria
tion of $16,000 for Crater Lake na
tlonal park, aside from road construc
tion, is an Increase of $8000 over last
year.
The road apropriatlon for construc
tion and related purposes, is $50,000,
less than half of the estimates sub
mitted. The bill sets aside this money
In the following language:
"For continuation of a Wagon road
and the necessary bridges through the
park, together with a system of tanks
and water supply pipes for sprinkling;
and for maintenance, repair and oper
ation of two horse-drawn, passenger
carrying vehicles, to be expended
under the direction of the secretary
of war, $30,000."
Mother's Light Was
' Kept Lighted in Vain
86a Betnras After 4wenty Tears as
Corps Ught Baa Burned Dariag
Every Hour of Darkness.
Kenosha, Wis., March 7. (1. N. S.)
Mat Ernst is coming home today. But
the light which for 20 years his mother,
Mrs, Afary Ernst, has kept burning In
an upper window every night, to wel
come him, has been in vain, for Mat is
dead. His body is en route from Sac
ramento, Cel., where It was found and
identified by one of the infrequent let
ters he was In the habit of writing
home from all parts of the world, and
which he had not mailed when death
overtook him.
Twenty years ago Mat went to seek
his fortune. He promised to return,
and the light set for him that night
burned brightly during every hour of
darkness thereafter.
"Mat might drop in some night, and
I don't want him to think his mother
has forgotten him," Mrs. Ernst ex
plained.
Navy in Marketer
Tools and Materials
Commerce Ohambar Kaoeivss tpetiffU
cations for Machine SapHes fox
Cosstractioa of T ess els.
Indicative of the work opening up
at the Pacific coast navy yards, speci
fications have been received by the
Chamber of Commerce calling for all
eorts of tools and materials for con
struction Of vessels and machine shop
appointments.
Bids Will be opened by the bureau
of supplies and accounts of the
navy department at. Washington on
March 27.;
ror the Bremerton - yard are re
quired: 2000 pounds of white lead
1500 pounds of sal ammoniac, 100 gal
lens of varnish. 1S0& yards of bleached
muslin, 1000 gunny sacks, t chain
blocks, bit braces,' 96 soldering cop
pers, 66 steel rules, 60,0 boxwood
rules. 365 folding rules, and 16 bench
vises.
ForMafe Island are required: 35.
000 pounds dry asbestine. 1200 pounds
putty, 12,660 pounds sheet lead at one
variety and 7680 of another, 23,953 as
sorted bolts. 1000 stdd bolts. 19 chain
blocks, 724 twist drills, 1608 padlocks,
ES0 tons steel rivets. 80 brass base
safety treads, and 2900. pounds iron
and steel washers.- '
New Guard Arrests r-
Officer Without an
Identification Card
4 Week Island. 111. March 7.
After dinner last nignt.coionei
George W. Burr, commandant W
at the Rock Island isrsenai.
t started to walk around one of
the big manufacturing shops.
A new guard halted him at the ft)
4 point of a gun and asked for s)
his identification card. II had M
none. Despite the fact that the
commandant endeavored te ex- It
m plain his identity he was placed W
under arrest and looked up in J
the cell house. It was some
m tint before the guArd' mistake
was discovered and colonel
t Burr released. He commended 41
t the act of the guard. )
m
MACCABEE LADIES
ENTERTAIN GUESTS
pense? That la up to Portland' to an
swer. I am sure that if Portland will get
busy and put tip a system of grain ele
vators. ther will not be the leaat bit
of trouble in renting alt th apace
available. Th country elevators
should b built with cleaner and smut
machinery, so that all grain, when
hipped to terminal buyers, may be
sold and graded without being unload
ed. Then It would not be difficult for
th terminal buyers to get the best
prices for th grade that th wheat
represents.
"Our company has gone to big ex
pense In installing facilities for han
dling grain In sacks, if bulk handling
will benefit the farmer, we are ready
to Chang our warehouse into an ele
vator and handle the grain in bulk for
our customers. Just as we have done In
the past in sacks."
s'V'-..tj
A?
t
land has to bestow on dlstlnguUhrd
guests. 8 he Was delighted with her
reception and has le many w
friends among the 1. O. it.
Cider With Too Muoh ?
Kick Is Confiscated.
Salem, Or.. March 7. K. A. Schu-
binger'a cheese factory on the Asylum
road wa raided, last night by. peput
Bherlff Bowers and Constable VrAy
and Six barrels f apple cider which
nad a kick, to it, equal 10 7 U per
cent alcohol, were seised. Ki-hnblhicer
was arrested and later released on $i00
cash ball. His hearing will t held be
fore Justice of the Teace .Webster to
morrow morning on a charge of violat
ing the prohibition law.
Stop Pain! Rub
Neuralgia Away
Instant relief from nerve tor
ture and misery with
"St. Jacobs Oil."
Mr. Anna O. Hoi the of Mtukegnn,
Mich., past grand commander
Ladles of the Maccabees.
The three hives of the Ladles of
the Maccabees in this city Were
busy during the past week receiving
and entertaining theif past grand
commander. Mrs. Anna O. Holthe.
Mrs. Holthe was extended hospi
tality by the commercial ctur and
shown all th wonderful scenery Port-
nub this soothing, penetrating oil
right into the Sore, inflamed nerves,
and like magie neuralgia disappears.
"St. Jacob's Oil" conquers pain. It Is
a harmless "neuralgia relief which
doesn't bum or discolor the skin.
lon't suffer! It's so needless. Get
a small trial bottle from anv drug
store shd gently rub the' 'aching
nerves," and In just a moment you
will b absolutely free from psin and
suffering.
No dlfferencfc whether your psln or.
neuralgia is In the fee, head or any
part of the body, you get instant relief
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President Wilson Is
: Upheld,' Lane Is Not
Pendleton, Or.. March 7,-Tbe Pen-
Ldleton Commercial rlub last 'evening
strongly and unanimously indorsed
the stand of President Wilson for
armed neutrality. Telegrams were
Sent td the president expressing ap
proval of hia action, and pledging the
loyal support of the community.
Another telegram was sent to Sena
tor' Lane expressing, in dignified yet
positlrH langUaget disapproval of his
recent opposition to the president's
measure, and assuring him that in his
Stand he did not represent, his con
stituents. 1
Federal Dry Law Is
Subject, of Dispute
Aberdeen, "Wash.. March 7. There ts
a wide difference of opinion among at
torneys and officers of the county was
td the application of the federal dry
law to this state. Some claim-that
th federal law cuts out the Issuance
of "permits for llqnor, but the prosecut
ing attorney holds that he does not
know.- not having the law at hia elbow,
and that he win not stop the issuance
of permits! and will await the action of
federal authorities. Meanwhile many
is
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