The Washington times., 1903-11-20
Pensions and Salaries.
Should Latter Be Reduced When For
mer Are Increased?

year, Is attracting wide attention,
and is subiecting Commissioner of
Passions Ware to no little adverse
criticism. Mr. Vaughn is one of the
best known and best beloved OF
Washington citizens, as he has long
been prominent in practical work for
the moral uplifting Of young men.
He Is the founder of the well-known
Vaughn Class Club, OF Calvary Bap
list Church, Of this city, an organiza-
ton fer the education and healthful
amusement of young men, 50 admir-
able III its scope that ii has been
widely copied elsewhere by other
churches.
The reduction of Mr.. Vaughn
therefore Will attract more general
attention than would that Of a less
known man. Perhaps the Commits
sioner had some promotion of this
as he is said to have requested Mr.
Vaughn TO put in application for re
duction of his own salary, on the
ground that he was getting too much.
The Commissioner is original, ii
nothing else. Very rarely, indeed,
have employees of any concern been
asked to make application for reduc-
ton of salary. A serious question Is
involved in this reduction of Vaughn
The Pension Office AYERS that he is n
crippled veteran of the war, who has
long performed valuable services, but
that he has now been reduced To
make room for a younger man. 1t IS
alleged, by way of palliation, that an
increase in his pension more than
coualizes his reduction Of salary. Bur
does not such reduction defeat the
verv object for which Congress grant
cd his increase? Does Congress ex
peet Ware TO keep tab on the pensions
81 such crippled veterans as may he
5, unfortunate as to be in his employ
and reduce their salaries whenever
they may be granted an increase?
The seat of Reed smoot may not be in
danger. but the W. c. T. [. seems TO
intend to strew taeks in it.
When it comes to political somsr-
saults, the Latin-Amerlean republic Is
not the land Of manana, but the lana OF
Johnny on the spot.
When we look at the map Of Tibet We
have a picture in our minds of devoted
companies Of British soldiers travelling
over a country something like heap o..
broken bottles.
..Panamahian'' is the NV term for the
people of the is1nmus. It's defect is
that the only good rhyme for it is
.'banyan," which does cot grow there.
Two professors in the University OF
Nebrs ska have been studying style by
counting the words in sentences by the
hest authors. This is about as sensible
as trat system of astrology by which a
mans fate Is predicted according to the
number Of letters in his name.
The Delegate from Hawaii has two
names. Cupid and Jonah 1t is to be
hoped that the other name of the Cupid
which rules the Senate is not Jonah
Philadelphia must be a more dangerous
hunting ground than has beer. generally
supposed. A ferocious rabbit discharged
gun at a hunter there and killed
dog
A wedding between a Bridgeport girl
and a Syracuse man has been declared
on and the girls parents sent back a
carload Of wedding presents to the
friends of the groom. The merchants of
that town refuse to take them back. and
Santa Claus viii undoubtedly be I'M
usually busy in Syracuse this year
A man in Yonkers says that it takes a
higher type OF woman to be good
Mormon wife than to be a good ordi-
nary wife Maybe. but a system under
which every man can have a good wife
seems 10 be better suited TO the needs
of humanity.
StromboH is said to be active, but
that need cause the State Department.
no uneasiuess; StromboH is not South
American revoluhonist. but volcano in
Italy.
Women at the horse show are said
to have kissed some Of the horses. At
any rate their taste fayors thorough
breds.
Lord Cromer is said 10 write poetry.
Perhaps the "Barraek Room Ballads
were not technical enough TO suit him
The heirs of a man who was lynched
in Ohio have recovered 5000 damages.
and the taxpayers ttin& that there is
not hair so much fun in lynching If you
have 20 pay for it.
Mr.. Bryan might get up "a signed edi-