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The Washington times., 1911-01-03
Real Issue in Chamber of
Commerce Election.
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| Every member of the Chamber of Commerce
owes it to himself, to the Chamber, and to Wash
ingtons to consider seriously the candidacy of the
two men whose names have been presented for
first vice president. the only executive Office for
which there is contest
One Of the candidates D. j. Callahan, an esti-
mable gentleman and successful business man
for whom The Times, in common with the great
majority of the membership Of the Chamber enter
tains the kindest feelings but at the same time
man whose business affiliations should disqualify
him for election to such an influential position as
that to which he aspires
Mr.. Callahan is general manager of the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Company. 1t happens
that this corporation is first cousin to the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company, Clarence F.
Norment being president of the latter company and
first vice president of the former
1t also happens that the second vice president
of the Washington Railway and Electric Company
Gen. George H. Harries-is president of the Wash
ington Board Of Trade.
If Mr.. Callahan is elected first vice president of
the Chamber of Commerce, it might be possible
for large interest engaged in rendering public
service to the people of Washington, to control or
exercise strong influence In, both the Board Of
Trade and the Chamber of Commerce.
Such condition would be a continual menace
10 the progressive and independent spirit of the
Chamber
At this time, when the Chamber has accom-
plished much and when it gives promise Of
accomplishing so much more, it cannot afford to
the risk of subjecting its policies to the posi-
bility of public service corporation influence.
man closely allied to public service cor
poration as is Mr.. Callahan would instantly be
recognized untitled to serve the people of Wash
ington in position of public trust to which he
could be elevated only by votes of the citizens.
1t should be equally apparent that such a
is untitled to the individual members of the
Chamber of Commerce, and, through them, the
people of the District, in an Office which has no
official recognition one of public trust but
which, in every-other sense is of that character.
The Chamber of Commerce comes nearer being
representative assembly that any other organized
body in Washington. 1t stands for the common
good. No who might ever be put in position
where his personal or business interests would
fict with the interests of the rank and file of the
organization should be given the power that goes
with the first vice presidency.
The ability Of the Chamber of Commerce to
advance the interests of Washington depends upon
its being kept free from entangling alliances with
any special interest.
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"Yes," he said, contritely; they are hard to
keep. It's cruel world. was taught in childhood
that vice and temptation waited for man at every
street corner, but somehow 1 never seem to get to
the corner-it meets in the middle OF the block,
and by the time l get to the corner forget my
swear-oh.
"a man will get on the water wagon and go
rolling smoothly along, and first thing he knows he
will drop his whip and have to get down and get it.
He will be well-trained and polite man and get a
nice seat this vehicle and have to get of and give
his seat to lady. He will determine to turn over
a new leaf and turn it. and the first thing on the
next page is a lot of advertising of Mr. Wilson,
Mr.. Pepper, and Mr.. Sherwood, and turning
his face resolutey away he fixes his gaze on
a picture of waterfall, only to find sign in
the corner reading, Cascade Highballs! 1 tell
you, my dear, it's cruel world. am not a
drinking man myself but 1 have a lot of
sympathy for the fellows who do"
But there are so many sins that we might
swear of from if we only would" said Imogene.
True as gospel" replied Andrew. There are
hobble SKIRTS. ding-a-ng hats, false hair. bridge
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to accept better position, or to escape
unbearable conditions.
There can be no mistake about these
figures. Civil service employees have been
resigning in increasing numbers year by
year because it has been getting harder
for them to live. The cost of existence
has been going up-you don't doubt that,
do you7 The civil service employees
wages have not been going up. So he has
been quitting.
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What Is Needed

The lower salaries should be sufficient
ly high to attract competent persons to
the service.
A sufficient number of grades should
be established to assure frequent promo
tion as a stimulus to high effort.
The higher salaries should be large
enough to obtain and develop the best
executive and expert service
Provision should be made for the
graduation and equalization of salaries
in all departments according to the char
acter and responsibility of the work per-
formed. r ~ { G's.:s Il Il
. What is Congress going to do about
it? Shall the Government administra-
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given this statement of the evils in the
classified service; but no relief has been
offered. The fact that the service is used
as 'mere makeshift" by capable young
men, and that the departments are de-
pendent on persons who are less success
ful in outside business" has not aroused
Congress from its lethargy.
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agree with me
these days. I
am going to
cut it-no,
them-out!"
"Yes, 1 know,
pet, she said,
s y m p a t heti-
cally; you al
ways do make
such nice New
Y ear resolu-
tions, and / al
ways feel sure
that you will
keep them, but
you are SO for
getful.
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A Tip for Congress

1t is worth while to study what the
Civil Service Commission says. If every
member of Congress could be induced to
study it, the injustice of this condition
would soon be remedied.
The service is deteriorating.
g. Efficiency is being cast to the winds.
Capable people are stampeding out of
the service, and others competent to fill
their places cannot be found.
"Lack of opportunity" is the tell
ing characterization applied by the com
mission to present conditions. It drives
out ambitious men and women; it stiles
the ambition and energy of those unable
to get out.
In terms that permit of only one mean
ing, the commission calls attention to.one
Opportunity" that is lacking 1t is the
chance of promotion to higher and better
paying positions.
'"THE HIGHER POSITIONS ARE
NOT USUALLY FILLED BY PROMO
TION," observes the commission. There
is revealed the glaring grossness of pol
iticians using these ':higher positions, /"
which should be the reward for faithful
service, to pay off their political debts.
That explains why there are few "pros-
poets for advancement. -
WILL CONGRESS EVERLASTING
LY KEEP IT'S EARS CLOSED TO
CRIES AGAINST SUCH A FLAGRANT
ABUSE OF THE CIVIL SERVICES
It is three years since Congress was
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Efficiency Has Suffered

And the Government business has
been suffering. Don't take our word for
that. Don't believe what the employees
say. Don't accept the superheated dicta
OF the Civil Service Council or the Civil
Service Retirement Association, or any
body with direct interest.
Dismiss The Times and the Govern
ment employees as common liars, if you
like. Then when you have us all out Of
the way, and are ready to consider some
cold-blooded, scientific, statistical facts,
with all human sympathy and personal
interest carefully expurgated, read this
from the reports of the United States
Civil Service Commission:
y In previous reports the Commission has called
attention to the difficulty of securing and retaining
competent employees The rotation in office, which
critics of the merit system said was insufficient is
now frequent to impair seriously tbs efficiency
of the service.
The proportion of separations exceeds 10 per
cent annually in the departmental service. and in
some branches of the service rises 25 per cent.
This means a serious loss of valuable employees,
who. after they have acquired experience and
become most useful, leave to go in outside employ
ment BECAUSE OF LACK OF OPPORTUNITY IN
THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE.
The higher positions not usually filled
by promotions AND THERE is NOT SUFFICIENT
INDICTMENT for the most capable men to enter
these examinations EITHER IN THE SALARY
Immediately offered OR IN THE PROSPECTS OF
ADVANCEMENT.
The Government service therefore, instead of
offering is thus being regarded as a mere
makeshift by many capable young men who leave it
for private employment at the earliest opportunity
Nearly so per cent of those who are offered
appointment from the eligible registers decline when
their names are reached and about 10 per cent
withdraw from the registers. Under certain exam
nations the declinations amount to one-haf of all
those offered appointment, in the case of male
stenographers and typewriters.
This means in some instances large part Of the
work Of the Commission goes for naught, and that
the departments instead Of securing the best
material able to obtain persons s-who are less
successful in outside business.
Many either will not accept low entrance
salary or. having once entered and finding little
chance of increase. pass out to more remuneratlve
fields of employment
Three years have passed since this
warning and arraignment, yet CON
GRESS HAS DONE NOTHING aside
from increasing the salaries of the $50
out of 1854 positions.
Just think of it! In five years, almost
every salaried worker in the United
States has had his wages increased. But
just 45O of the civil service employees
mentioned have had their wages raised!
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Employees Stampede e
from the Service.

The civil service employees of the Gcv-
ernment ought to get together and offer
prize to anybody who could find a great
employment field in which conditions are
so deadening to ambition, so devoid of
inspiration, so hopeless of real opportun-
ity for the future, as they are in the classi-
fed civil service
On December "a The Times printed an
editorial entitled "The Clerks Claim to
Living Wages Maybe it was so long
as to call for an apology; but there is evi-
dence that it was read, despite it's length
The story of the wrongs of civil service
workers is not to be told in short meter
Somebody who had courage to read
that editorial through mailed the page
containing it to the editor of a great ma
tional magazine in New York.
The editor read the article and then
dictated a letter to his Washington rep
resentative.
"0f course" he said, "these state
ments must be overdrawn; but if there are
conditions which warrant complaints even
approaching these, the condition is a dis
grace to the Government, and the whole
country ought to know about it,
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A Speaking Record.

Here is the record of how civil service
employees have fled from injustice and
drudgery in the past eight years:
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tive instruments always be byword and
a joke, merely because Congress is too in
dolent to correct evils that everybody else
can see?
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Editor Didn't Know.

The magazine editor was sure the
statements must be exaggerated. That is
because he never was in the civil service
and never lived where he was compelled
to know about it.
The statements in fact were only a
mild suggestion of the injustices which
are imposed on the Government clerks.
Not merely the Government clerks in
Washington, but civil service employees
, everywhere.
There are 1854 people in the classi-
fed civil service. Only 25,351 of them
live in Washington. The Times must not
be accused of making it's fight merely to
get bigger budget dumped into this
town. 1t is fighting as much for the en-
ployes out of Washington as for those in.
Here are some more facts that per-
chance will jar that magazine editor who
was sure that "Of course, these state
ments must be overdrawn.'
In eight years, 147 ,547 positions under
the Government have had their salaries
increased.
But only $50 of the positions thus in
creased we're under civil service,
Were the civil service people denied
increases because they were already get
ting all they needed, or all they were able
to earn elsewhere, or all they were worth7
Hardly. Read these figures:
In the last eight years 91,04l people
have resigned from the civil service.
Whyf Because they got better positions
elsewhere.
They got better salaries, or more
agreeable working conditions, or better
opportunity for advancement. In most
cases they got all these at once.
Half of Them Resign.
That is, almost exactly half of the
average number of civil service employees
during that period have resigned because
they could better themselves elsewhere.
Is there any other employment in
The Washington times., 1911-01-03
uVT JELL, love. did the Bromo Seltzer help
Wv you?" asked Imogene, anxiously, as she
smoothed his feverish brow with her
cool hand.

"Sit there on the arm of my chair, honey, and
ting old. Somehow the eggs in the eggnog don't
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Lack of Promotion

One of the latest criticisms against the
civil service system comes from special
committee representing tile National Civil
Service Reform League, which reported:
The evil effect of the lack of a promotion system
and of filling the higher administrative positions
through political patronage is clearly seen today in
the excessive number of designations, which in 1907
reached high as 1929 and during the last year
11,153.
1t is well recognized that it is the best of the
new appontees who resign after few years service
and at the period of highest usefulness to the DEPART
ments, because private business offers them better
opportunities of promotion and more satisfactory
career.
One marked result of the introduction of the
competitive system has been that it has produced
men of such high capacity that they are unwilling
to remain but short time in the classified service,
circumscribed as it is at present
1t was urged by this special commit
tee that new legislation is necessary to
open the higher administrative positions,
such as the chiefs of bureaus and the as
sistant secretaries to classification. It was
explained that these positions are purely
administrative, have. nothing to do with
determining the policy of the Government
and therefore should be removed from
politics and made the rewards of faithful
service.
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When man has a position paying a
living salary and offering opportunities
for the future, be will not resign unless
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What 1t Means.

Can anybody fail to understand wha
that means7 1t means that the Govern
ment is deprived of the services of those
best equipped, and left with the Others
on its hands.
Let it not be understood that this
newspaper, or anybody else interested in
the reform of civil service conditions, OBJ
jects to this consideration for the aged
workers, the soldiers, their widows and
orphans. On the contrary, we would have
the Government do all it is doing for
them, but in a manner which, on ole side,
would be better business, land, on the other
side, better humanity. T
We would have the superannuated
faithful retired with the assurance of
ample income for the rest of their days.
That is the way the Pennsylvania rail
road would do in like conditions.
Why should a veteran of the civil war,
who gave his best youth for the nation s
salvation, and has given his manhood
years to it's service, get less consideration
than a superannuated railroad engineer! !
We are wont to boast of the nation s
generosity to the soldiers. The generosity
which keeps thousands of people drudg-
ing at desks when they ought long ago to
have been retired with guaranteed in
comes, is mighty poor subject for boasts.
What Happened Here.
To go back to these figures. In eight
years, 91,041 civil service employees re-
signed.
OF these, 81, 1876 worked in the Wash
ington departments.
That is, there have been almost one
and one-half designations, on the average,
for every position, in eight years.
There are 25,351 of these employees in
the District, and 81, 1876 designations occur
in eight years! Could that record be du-
plicated in any other service?
When you come to the reasons for re-
signing, the answer is easy LESS THAN
8 PER CENT OF THOSE WHO RE
SIGNED GOT OVER $500 A YEAR.
Yes, the answer is easy. A civil ser
vice employe cannot live at the wages
paid by Uncle Sam; he is FORCED to look
elsewhere. He sees no hope under present
conditions of ever being able to get living
wages.
The designations have demonstrated
to the investigator. that conditions are get
ting worse rather than better.
Beginning with 1912 designations inI
1902, the exodus from the ranks of the
civil service reached the appalling num-
Der 1889 in 1907, when general business
activity was at its height and outside en-
ployment offered the largest inducements.
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Half of Them Resign.

That is, almost exactly half of the
average number of civil service employees
during that period have resigned because
they could better themselves elsewhere.
Is there any other employment in
America of which that is true7 We ven
ture there is none in which there is even
approximation to suchNa state.
But to say that half the average num-
Der employed have resigned in eight
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12
Tho Peanut rs a Hog Feed.

The value OF the peanut as hog feeo
has been frequently mentioned IN 'h's
paper during recent years. ou' 'oo
much cannot be said OF its virtues for
this purpose. With peanuts gathered
by the hogs, and little corn-sas
one-quarter of ration'-cheap pork
can be made: perhaps cheaper than
with any other feeds. The pork is
ant to be soft, but this can be correct
I'd nv a short feedin. period on corn
or what is better, bv feeding three
weeks on a ration consisting OF one
mart cottonsesd meal to three parts o
corp,-ssarkyille (Miss) Progress1'
Farmer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12
A Fathers Vengeance

would have fallen on any one VINO a'.
tackled the son OF Peter Bonoy, OF
South lockwood, Mich, but ne was
nowerless before attacks of Kidney
,rouh)e "Doctors could not help hlm' -
he wrote, $50 at last we gave III"
r,oc,r;c Ritters and he improve won
derfully from taking six bottles lt 4,
,he hest Kidney medicine ever saw.
Hnckache, tired feeling, nervousness
,oss Of appetite, warn of kidney trou
bile that may end in dropsy' diabetes
or brigbt's disease. Beware; TAX
Electric Bitters and be SAFE Ever
hottie guaranteed. SOC at All De us
gists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12
Welsh Lady Helps Jennings W. o. W.
Out of Tnns'e.
11,,, If Woodman Circle.
Cedar Grove No. I'll,
;,rc In.

Hall of Woodman Circle
Cedar Grove No. I'll,
Jennings, La
o.s The officers and members
" r "' Grove. approaching the
% u IN which Sovereisns Lera"
"''' a M.yo and a. O. Patureau nave
~ the differences existing IN ''e
rrnys and brought peace ana nar'no's
on, Of hopeless confusion there eN'''
III ~ + resolved, That Cedar Grove
No 81, extend to Sovereign MIS-
1srab zee MAYO and a. 0. Pa1urea"'
,bsir heartfelt thanks, that when We
".o o great and thriving grove, we
~,.v look to these two devoted sover'
';,,,s az the real founders OF TINS
rrnva knowing that through their Ell
,,.,, ve have conquered dissensio'
ana brought the grove to Il full ""oet
standing OF its benefits It's reSPo"S'
bi;ties and It's future.
Resolved, That II copy OF these res
o]n,jops be sent TO the above ment'one
.ovoreipus and copy spread on GU
minutes, as u mark Of oar apPrec''
,in, for their services so cheerful
and ably rendered to us in our u"
q of need.
folly Zab"Eio. ,,o,,,,;,te
1 Gertrude Marsh Commute
r l.. y. Connolly. }
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
,,1rrrEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT.

EIE'rEENTH JUDICIAL DlSlNloA
COURT.
ST ATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish OF Calcasieu.
No. s34o CIVIL DOCKET
John r. Jarrett VS.. Gulf lace Mill
ing Company Limited
WHEREAS, Lee f. RohiHson' he-
ooi rer Of said Gulf Rice Milling Co.,,
I. ',d Of said parish, has filed his maj ~,
, anoorut and tableau, ACCOMPANIED by
his ne,i,ion, in the Office OF the Clets
ntsaid Court, applying to have sa;u
account and tableau homologa,ea y, II
said above mentioned aud entltleo I've
Ownership. .,,;, ,,tice i.
hereby gwen to all parties lnleres'e" !;
~ show cause, if any they nave, II
wiring. within ten days from tne pun
lication hereof, why said app'ica.'o,
should not be granted, and said nom
olooation made as prayed Tor
Witness the Hon. Winston OVe 'I,o,
mdre of said Court, at Lake Cnafi n
La this 18th day of April a. u
1911. rorooue
Clerk of said Court.
Mccoy, Moss & Knox,
Attorneys for receiver
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12
Colored School We'll Acknowledgment
close Friday, Mny IL.

The Welsh colored school has been
largely attended this session, says
Prof. O. L. Rigmaiden' teacher l"
charge. The enrolment is seventy
five and the average attendance Nus
NAT drouned below sixty-one, since the
first month Of the term.
The school will close Friday May
% and a concert will be given Satur
day night. Both white and eo'ore'
.re invited. Don't fail to turn on
and see what progress is being mad
in this work.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12
pov Stewart Will Preach at rreSDI'
TARTAN church Sunday Morning

Rev. Stewart of Lafayette VINO VIII
aa,iver the, bac calaureate sermon "'
the Auditorium, Sunday evening
Mnv, a. will preach at the PresDyter'
I'm ch,rch at eleven o'clock SUNDAY
morning. \ cordial invitation Is e1
,e,aad to all to attend this service
Rev. Stewart is q preacher OF eS
ceDt;opal power and ability, ana
treat is in store for all who attend
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12
Balked AZ Cold Steel.

"l wouldn't let a doctor cut nj
foot off," said II, D. Ely, Bantam,
Ohio, although u horrible ulcer bod
been the plague OF my life im fasi
Years. Instead | used Bucklea's Al.
nicu Salye, and my foot was soon
completely cured" Heals burns, hlli
sores. bruises, ecz"ma, plmples,
corns, surest pile cure. sc as a
druggists. -
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12
Starts Much Trouble.

If all people knew that neglect OF
consultation would result in severe IN.
yellow jaundice or vlrul en-.
liver trouble they would soon take W,
Kings New Life Pills, and end It, It's
the only safe way. Best for bilious
ness, headache, dyspepsia, chills anc
debility. Csc at all druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-12
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