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The Washington times., 1906-03-19
RETIREMENT PLANNOT
EQUITABLE, SAYSCLERK
Proposition as Suggested by Association
Would Interfere Sadly With Employees
While Chiefs Would Go Scot-Free.

Government compelled the husband AMI
father 10 provide against a strange
doing the same2
Why should a clerk who is WORKING
his or her way through colfege-an1
there are thousands such-baVe this
burden added 10 their already hard lot
Even the chiefs. themselves. complai-i
because their salaries are not larg
enough 70 enable them 10 live com
fortably, And yet they seek to add an
other burden TO the student clerk VINO
has not only his ordinary living ex-
penses TO pay. but his college expenses.
we'll
And why should he be deemed such q
charitable person that a kind govern
ment should withhold part OF his sal
dry and apply II in such a manner th2'
he would derive no benefit therefrom
whatsoever. The Government exists for
the people and not Ihe people for the
Government" And II a man can be
better citizen as doctor. or lawyer
government will assist rather than
hinder him in becoming such.
we are told that We have No kick
coming, as we viii obtain promotions
sooner II may be true that clerks who
are getting $500 a year and up. Will
receive promotions nOticeably sooner
But how about the great mass who are
receiving less And even were u true
10 Us fulleSt extent, IS not a 'laborer
worthy Of his hire2 II clerk iIls a
81 go place. ought ne not 10 receive the
81 .2O0 free from All tribute 10 any cause
Ne are told that we do not have 70
pay the assessment; that we can get
ont that there are thousands Of pee
pie willing 10 take our positions al less
pay And yet the chiefs do not seem
TO understand that there are thousands
OF people willing 10 lake their positions
a. less pay. and with no provisions be
ing made for their old age.
In view or all this, people may won
der why the clerks do not voice their
obj jectiOns. The answer is simple
Whether the bill becomes a law or not.
the clerks are dependent on the favor Of
their chiefs for promotions. The chiefs
are IN favor OF the bill Does il need
a prophet 10 foretell the result Of All
open objection on the part OF the clerk ,
Can YOU blame them for their silence
The younger clerks do favor the re
tirement Of the aged and inca spacitate1
clerk but they do nos. and cannot favor
any plan whereby they are deprived OF
their earnings. with not one chance IN
a hundred OF deriving benefit therefrom.
and in countless cases with not one
chance in a hundred thousand
Respectfully submitted BY
CLERK.
washington. March is 1896.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
Hope for the Board.

Let the Board of Education be
heartened by the news from the
West. There is another educational
board, with other troubles, and
troubles far greater than those with
which the District board has had to
grapple
The students of one of the high
schools Of Pittsburg cannot be made
to study Girls, as we'll as boys,
are wont to sit the Iive-long day, a
far-away look ia their eyes, and their
mouths watering. Why the malady
Because there has been put in opera
ton, in building adjoining the high
school, pie factory. Throughout the
daily session of the school odors from
this pie-ery, tantalizingly sweet and
alluring, are waited into the school
rooms until the students are virtual
ly living in a seductive bakery, but
one bereft of pies
Imagine the Board OF Education
of the District of Columbia solemnly
seeking a solution Of the difficulty,
Following precedents the findings
would necessarily be:
l. The pie factory is a nuisance:
wherefore, students must continue to
occupy the contiguous high school
building; or,
.. The charges against said pie-ery
are hereby dismissed; and the super
intendent is ordered to remove the
scholars 10 a building at least two
miles distant from the present sloth-
breeding site.
Here we find r valid argument
against the establishment of light
MANUFACTURES" in the District of Co
lumbia.
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THE EXILED SHAMROCK.

When wind and rain make tulips bloom,
And Johnny-jump-ups come to sight,
And into every country room
Float orchard blossoms, pink and white,
l see the shamrock in the rain,
An emerald spray with dewdrops set,
Like Jewels on springs coronet-
So fair. and yet it breathes of pain.
The shamrock on another shore
Sprang from a rich and sacred soil.
Where saint and hero lived of yore.
And where their sons in sorrow toll.
And. here. trausplanted, It TO me
Seems weeping for the land il left.
The brilliants that all others see
Are tears drawn from it's heart bereft.
When March winds. wandering TO and
fro,
Shake sparkies from the crocus buds,
And promise, as they shrek and blow,
Sweet summer. with its scented floods,
The lovely shamrock in our land
At twilight droops its tiny leaves
Il feel it's tears upon my hand7-
For the old springtime weeps and
grieVes.
MAURICE FRANCIS EGAN.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19

products of the farm, together with
wastes of all kinds, which would be
turned into money
From the consumer comes the
strongest demand for this change
What householder would not prefer
an illuminant far brighter than kero-
sene, equally as safe, and perfectly
clean, particularly if IL could be had
at a materially smaller cost? De-
nstured alcohol is such an illumi-
nant. And if the internal revenue
tax were removed, its wholesale cost
would drop from $245 per gallon to
mere fraction of that sun. II
would be much cheaper than kero-
sene. Moreover. with the removal OF
the tax, denatured alcohol would be
used very extensively as a fuel for
gas engines. Keeping in mind this
use, together with Its efficiency as an
illuminant. we come now to the op-
position.
The loss of revenue is. OF course,
the first argument with Congress.
Although the reduction of govern
mental receipts would not be over
ten millions of dollars, probably not
more than five. Congress would not
think. ordinarily, of saving the
amount from appropriation bills
from a fifty -million-dollar river and
harbor bill, for example But Secre-
tary Shaw has added his Endorsement
to that already given by the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue and by
the Secretary of Agriculture. Further
more. the President has express
ed his approval of the plan to Rep
resentative Hill OF Connecticut, an
ardent advocate of the repeal meas
ure. Therefore, the revenues do not
seem TO be imperiled
The wood alcohol industry-an
artificial industry which exists by rea-
son Of Federal encouragement and
legislative proposal. But such COM
paratively small industry would not
be considered as against the manu-
facturers in varied lines. the farmer,
and the consumer.
1t is openly asserted by members
of Congress that Standard Oil in
fiuence will be used TO kill the re-
peal bill. 1t may get through the
House, but the measure is not ex-
pected to make much headway in the
Senate; for there, it is contended, the
influence of the trust is potent. Ac-
cepting the suspicious of Congress-
men favoring the legislation as true,
the issue presented is that of the
Standard Oil in opposition TO the
manufacturer. the farmer, and the
consumer. 1t will be an interesting
test.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19

To the Editor OF The Washington Tines:
Sir In a recent isxua OF The Times
there appeared an article in regard 10 a
bill presented, or 10 be presented. 10
Congress by the Civil Service Retire
ment Association, in which IL was said
that all clerks were in favor Of the bill
as there described The bin provided
for the payment of a sum. annually,
based upon f7le clerks age. Ia reference
thereto / desire to can attention to a
few remarks by a clerk who is not in
favor OF the bill.
Ii IS safe 10 say that IS per cent OF
the chiefs OF divisions and heads or
bureaus are men who have reached or
passed the age Of ffty. These men are
getting old. They see Immediately be-
fore them "old age" and ''incapacity-"
What is more natural than that they
should favor any plan whereby ;hey,
oy paving a stated sum FOR a few years
,and in a great many cases, very few
years. might be maintained when Father
I1me has robbed them OF their youthful
strength and vigor?
on the other hand, we have the clerks.
hundreds Of them. who are laying by. al
safely investing their surplus earnings
against a dependent old age by e7lu5W-
fnent insurance. and still otn@r hun
>ireds who are attending schouis ard
colleges. fitting themselves TO leave TIE
service and 10 battle with the WOrld-
Why should that little which clerk
caa save be taken from him to support
some one else who has been Joc much Of
d spendtnFift 10 save anything Why
should the amOInt thus saved, which,
at his death. would go TO support ms
widow and children. be reduced 20 help
some stranger
As / understand H. the bill makes NJ
provision for the clerk who resigns, fOl
the clerk dismissed with cause. for thS
clerk who dies before reaching the age
os retirement. and can the advocates OF
the bill claim that a mans duty 10 q
stranger IS greater than his duty q
his family
Why should clerk who has provided
for his old age by insurance, and WhC
is striving hard on his small salary u
pay his premiums and 10 make both
ends meet. be compelled TO reckon an
other item Of expense against his
meager incOme2 Must he give up hi:
insurance. If so. what is TO become OF
his family at his death2 Must his fam
iIy face the poorhouse because ths
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
Lesson for La Follette.

Senator La Toilette loves a farm, and
mas a nice one in Wisconsin. He also
loves a good horse. and has had some
in his day He tells a story now and
then when it fits a situation. as it often
does. of an experience with one OF HIS
men.
He was 4 faithful old chap" says
the Senator. and ! liked him and trust
ed him with a good deal OF responsible
work
"One day. some years ago. ! had TO
go away from home, and l said TO
him. Charlie, l am going away for a
few days. and / want you to take espe-
cially good care of the brood mare In
:he boXstai-'
:. Yes. sir. he replied; IN take the
best sort Of care Of her
when | came home. the first thing I
did was 10 60 and look at the mare.
She was rovSh-coated and saunt. knew
she had not been looked after. and /
taxed Charlie with it.
:" See here ] said. you did not take
good care of this mare. as / told you
You're right snapped Charlie back,
I didn't do a thing TO her
'' Well. what on earth do you mean p
] said. Why didn't you take care of
her7'
.. I didn't think. sir. that was why
Why didn't you Think ] demanded.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
Standard Oil p" and Congress.

Since February. 1908. when currency
was given to the report that the
Standard Oil Company had brought
direct pressure TO bear on certain
Senators, in order TO defeat the Mel
son legislative proposal giving the
Commissioner of Corporations power
over corporations doing interstate
business-sinCe that episode there
has ever been more or less specula-
tion as TO the influence Of Standard
Oil In Congress.
The American people now have an
opportunity to measure the extent
of that influence.
Consideration is being given by
the House of Representatives to the
proposition of methylated or dena-
tured alcohol for use in the industrial
arts free of internal revenue taxa
tion. Denatured alcohol is undrink-
able alcohol OF course. there are
persons so depraved that they would
not hesitate TO drink it. Those indi-
viduals would drink alcohol from jars
containing anatomical specimens,
even kerosene. But Congress is not
expected TO protect such depravity;
therefore. any opposition TO the legis-
lative proposal by temperance folk
is misguided opposition.
America is the only country of inn
portance that imposes a tax on de-
natured alcohol 1t is used very eX-
tensively for manufacturing purposes
in the United States today, and this
despite a tax of $2.07 per gallon. But
while there is a great demand for the
repeal of the tax from manufacturers
of all kinds, il is not from this favor
ed class that the strongest argument
comes.
The farmer makes the demand also.
With the tax removed and the use
of denatured alcohol greatly enlarged,
the farmer would be much benefited.
The price of corn could never fall
to a very low figure; a fine market
for beet-sugar molasses, now worth
next to nothing. would be provided;
above all, there would be profitable
use to which crop of unmerchant-
able potatoes could be put Estimate
cannot readily be made of the by
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
Worth Many Times ST. 900.

Two considerations should move
the subcommittee of the House Com
mittee on Appropriations to report
favorably the recommendation of the
District Commissioners that 81 900 be
allowed for school gardens. The
first is that the movement has the
general support of the community
whose children are concerned. The
second is that the movement promises
practical results out of all proportion
TO the amount of money asked.
Disregarding the first consideration
for the present, il is hoped the sub
committee will weigh the second
with special attention. There is
hardly any city in the United
States which needs school gardens
more than the Capital. Its school
buildings are not only unpretentioHs
architecturally, but are only hall
provided with play-space and have
been altogether without appropriate
settings. The one spot where the
beauty of nature and the Joy to be
found in growing things can have
the widest possible influence-the
school yard-has been in Washing
ton a slice OF sun-baked mud.
Up to this time, not a cent Of the
school fund has been available for
garden use. That work which has
been done has been done without
money. II is only a promise or an
earnest of the results achieved in
other cities where allowances have
been made. Yet ii is not in any
sense ineonsiderable. Out of 124
buildings 120 have made gardens. In
lexington, for example, the parking
space in front of the school had
been a clay wash for ten years. The
children brought rich soil, prepared
it for grass seed. and then asked for
a fence to protect their work. There
was no fund available for a fence.
At recess the pupils secured the
neighborhood and brought back 19l
old brooms. which they sawed TO
equal lengths. drove into the ground,
and fastened with wire. Before
school closed last June those pupils
saw the clay wash converted into an
excellent lawn.
That is the work for which Con-
gress is asked TO allow the District
81 900 of the Districts general fund.
1t is a work which may reasonably
be expected to arouse in our chill
dren a capacity fer deriving pleasure
from simple things, to foster the en-
joyment of outdoor life. to teach re-
speet for the property of others, and
so to lead on TO the very best kind
of civic improvement. 1t is worth
81 600 many times over, and IL the
House subcommittee has difficulty in
finding such a sum for the work, let
il withhouId-as the President has
suggested as 10 playgrounds-some
of the customary allowances for
street extension in projected suburbs.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
MONDAY EVENING CLUB
WILL DINE AT 7. M. C.. A

The Monday Evening Club will give
a dinner tonight in the Y NJ c. A. A
number of well-known speakers will par
ticipate in the program. and the guest
list will number the fun membership of
the club and many OF its supporters and
friends.
The club is composed OF charity work
ers of the District and has been in
existence seven or eight years
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
BLIND MAN BLOWN UP
KNEELlNG IN AGONY

WASHINGTON. Pa, March l9.-Huri-
ed from his bed by an explosion of nat
ural gas; bathed in flames which scared
him from head to foot. and unable to
grope his way from the room, John
Young, aged sixty-nine, blind man. was
found i'm his room kneeling in prayer
and writhing in agony
His wife Law beside him with her
nightcIothes burned from her body. ana.
en- account of injuries received when she
was thrown from her bed, unable TO help
herself.
The explosion was caused oy the igni-
ton of gas escaping from a leaking
nose while Young ard mis- wife were
asleep.
Albert Mossbery. who roomed in the
house. discovered the pair enveloped in
flames. and had them sent To a hospital
Physicians say that neither can recover.
The house was destroyed by the blaze.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
OLD MULE is SAVED;
OWNER OUT OF JAIL

PITTSBURG, March 19.-"Ef yo' sends
me up. Jedge. Rsstus will starve 10
death. for dere haint no one to care
fer him but me.
This plea saved James w. Cole, ne
gro. from Jail sentence for drunken
ness
He ia proprietor of an ash wagon.
'Rastus' is an ancient mule, which fur
nishes the motive power for the wagon
Rather than have Rastus suffer the
panzs of hunger, and perhaps turn his
hoofs TO the sun, Magistrate Negley
discharged Cole, but warned him against
indulging too much again while he had
the care of a mule with a good appe-
uta.
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ALL SIGNS INDICATE
GREAT SNAKE SEASON

STROUDSBURG, Pa. March 1s.-J- X.
owen. State lecturer on the San Jose
scale. delivered a lecture I'm the court
house here, and incidentally made an
appeal for dead snakes in the interest
of zoology and to help along the work
of Prof. H. A Surface at HARRISBURG
This. from all accounts. IS TO be a
great snake season. The warm winter
weather has made the reptiles shed
their winter coats early and an abun-
dant supply is expected. Several Monroe
county snake dealers will begin work
as soon as the present snow disappears.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
Whisky in Politics.

Whisky. as a factor in politics. is the
real thing. according TO a story that is
being told by Congressman from the
south these DAYS. This Congressman
saws he has a friend in Congress who
will be opposed for the denomination
next summer by an ex-COngressman
who lost the Job because he went out
and campaigned for II while drinking
TOO much
AS preparation for the coming cam
paign saws the story. the defeated man
has sent out circular letters saying his
physician has pronounced him as com
pIetely cured Of the drink habit
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
HOUSE PAINTER SWINDLED
BY TAKING TITLE OF DUKE

PARIS, March ia handsomely
dressed officer. calling himself the Duke
D'Estrees. and commander of the es-
cort of the President of France. was
arrested on the street today and charged
with disorderly conduct. Investigation
showed that the fellow is a sharper
and has lived for years by swindling
with the fake title and forged proofs
of nobility The police inquiry re- ealed
that the dukes real name is Mason
and that his original profession was
that OF house painting.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
BUFFALO BILLS SHOW
NOT ALLOWED IN PISA

ROME. March 19.-The plans of Will
liam F. Cody. Buffalo Bill. TO give n
wild west exhibition in the town OF
Pisa have been frustrated The town
council refused to permit the horses
used in TIE show 10 enter the city on
account u an alleged epidemic which
il was feared might infect the re-
nowned Pisan breed OF animal The
local shopkeepers are furious over the
action of the town council. and have
hled a protest against the prohibltlon.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
When Greek Met Greek.

Senator CulbersOn walked into tn.
Senate restaurant the other day and sa~ ~
Senator Dulllver sitting at a table vita
some friends. The Iowa man looked Up
as The Texan entered, and said:
Come over here, Culberson, and join
US
Senator CUlbeTSOn crossed the room
and said. Good morning, Senator How
are you?''
Just and reasonable answered Dol
liver. If rot fairly remunerat tive
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
Congressman wadsworth Jared.

Representative Wadsworth OF New
York has received letter from con
stituent Representative Wadsworth
has not Yet recovered. Representative
Wadsworth is of the refined. delicate
type Anything "Gauche. rude and
unkempt Jars upon him. He has been
iarred upon. The letter was as follows
Il write 10 see iff you would give me
S permit TO carry a wepOn as / travel
with a marry-gO round in the Sumer
and we have some pretty tough cranck
TO deal with iff YOU will so oblige
Il remain Yours Truely.'
The Washington times., 1906-03-19

Why. hang IL. 1 wasn't hired 70
think retOrted Charlie Why don Z yCc
do your own thinking
The sheer audaCiJy OF the answer
took nv breath away. and / turned with
out saving another word
The moral or the thing. contlnuec
the Senator. has occurred 10 me more
than once IN my experience with peOp1@
who never undertake 10 do anything fer
them selves -
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
AUTOMOBILE sUNDRIES.

MY brother bought an automobile
here last week. said an angry man to
the salesman who stepped forward 10
greet him. and he says you told him
IL anything broke YOU would supply a
new part Certainly" said the clerk.
What does he want2'r He wants two
deltoid muscles. couple OF kneepans.
one elbow. about yard of cuticle and
left ear said the man. land he
wants EN- right away.'-Motor Field
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
WIFG OF PRESIDENT
BACK FROM NEW YORK
Plans for Spring Entertainment Not Yet Made-Three
important Weddings in April-Count and Countess
Seckendorff Issue Invitations.

Mrs Roosevelt returned 10 Washing
ton yesterday morning at s.45 o'clock
after a short but delightful visit with
Mrs. Douglas Robinson IN New York
during which time she was shown the
most marked attention. She made a
short visit TO Groton. where she saw
her second son. Kermit. confirmed.
Shortly after he- arrival she wit
messed ;he confirmation Of her only
daughter. Miss Ethel Roosevelt. at St
Johns Episcopal Church, when Miss
Helen Tart. laughter of the Secretary
of War, and Mrs. Taft, the young
daughter OF General and Mrs. Greedy
were also confirmed.
So far as known. Mrs. Roosevelt has
no plans yet made for spring enter
tainments, and will eonfne herself L
receiving a few friends at a time as
she has done since the close of the Of
ficia! social season
Jerome Bonaparte has gone to At
Iantic City for a short visit.
Commander and Mrs. A c. Almy. L
8 n, have taken apartments at the
Westmoreland for the rest OF the sea.
son.
The date set for the marriage OF
Miss Zaidee Cobb. Of Washington. and
Cornelius Bliss, jr.. OF New York. is
April IS. thus throwing three OF the
very largest weddings OF Easter right
along together. Miss Marie Mckenns
and Davenport Brown and Miss Anna
McCauley and Charles O'Donnell will bt
married Wednesday. April %. the day
preceding
Miss stella Powers. who has been tho
guest of the secretary OF the Colom-
bian legation and Nine. Triana. has
gone TO New York. where she will re-
main until April Is. when she will sal
for her home in Paris. Miss Powers /:
an unusually attractive girl and dur
ing her visit here made a large mum
Der of friends. She is also an eXcep
tionalIy pretty girl and very accom-
plished-
Mrs Cato. who gave the children OF
the Cairo such A delightful masQue-
rade party Saturday before last, receiv
ed from these children a beautiful gold
bracelet. as token OF their appre-
citation
Mrs. Julian James is entertaining Mrs
Iohn r. Townsend at her home in Con
nectcut avenue
Among the entertainments planned foi
this week is luncheon with Miss Gall