The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-01-13

prejudice among the Legislators o.
both parties TO anything which looks
IKE civil pension list The same
FEELING exists throughout the country
as Is made known by the thousands
OF letters on the subject which have
been received by senators and repre-.
tehiatiyes from their constituents. The
country, II the letter writer's represent
us Views, seems to fear that II a civil
pension list is once established there
VII be- no end to IT, In other words,
The argument Ii that II the department
clerks are pensioned the day win come
when senators and representatives,
cabinet officers. customs officials and
all other government employees will
be asking for money TO care for them
IN their old age
The friends Of the pension plan say
u IL Intended that no one shall receive
a pension unless he has served the
government for 20 years and that this
VIII DO away with the danger Of giving
pensions TO appolnuye officials who
are not under the civil service.
Ship Subsidy Prospects.
u seems to be virtually assured that
The senate will pass ship subsidy
Dill before this session ends. and It Is
Within the limit Of possibilities that
the house will follow suit Senators
and representatives found out that the
word subsidy" had hurt the cause Of
their particular legislation, aud 30
they avoid II whenever possible The
present senate bill. which Ii fathorod
by Senator Galiinger ~ New iIamp.
shire Is called innocuously, an ocean
Mall Service Measure"
The subsidy which will be granted
TO ship builders n this bill becomes a
law ls an indirect one. but none the
less II N subsidy II provides 4
round sum In payment for mail carry.
Ing service 10 steamships Of different
classes between the ports Of the
United States and ports Of South
America, the Philippines. Japan. Aus
traasla and Panama The amount that
Is To be paid is said TO be sufficient 20
Induce Americans TO build and to put
steamships Into the service. thereby
strengthening the merchant marine
and to considerable measure restor
Ing the American flag to the seas.
Coast Districts Support II.
Ship subsidy In times past has had
stormy sailing In house and senate.
and while the measure IL likely to
make harbor In the upper house nj
The present session. II may be that the
lower house will deny II passage. and
n II docs succeed In getting an az.
nrmatlye vote from the representa-.
tlyos the majority will be exceedingly
small.
Naturally tho strength Of tho sup
port for the bill comes from the coast
wise districts The middle western
members are said to be largely against
the measure II has been a trouble.
some theme for congressional discus.
rlon for years. II has produced one
Investigation because OF editorial
charges brought by advocates Of the
bill against members Of congress. and
~ has been shifted from one commit
tete TO another until finally II was put
back into the committee where II
seems to belong. that on merchant ma
rine. congress certainly will bo 70
lieyed II the bill IL given life or killed
beyond hope OF resurrection. for II has
taken up a great amount Of Legislative
time.
Tho holiday season In Washington
10 one OF cheer In every home which
has the heart to produce II. The Whit,
House always Is joyful at the holiday
time. and II has been especially VI
since families OF children have been In
stalled therein. At every army pos
and on every ship IN the naval serylc,
there are dinners. entertainments ant
general rejoicing from a day or two
before Christmas until a day or two
after New Year enters. This connoc
ton In one paragraph Of cheer at N,
White House and cheer In tho armed
service has brought out White Hous'
army story.
Christmas Tale Of a "snowblrd."
Early in November one year q mar
who had deserted from the army re-
ported at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. ant
gave himself up as deserter. His rec
ord was looked up. and II was found
that he was what he admitted himself
TO be. man who had forsaken IN,
eolors. He was put in the guard house
TO await trial.
Every year In November when IN,
cold weather comes on and the pinch
Of hunger and frost makes Itself fell
a good many desertors surrender them
selves. knowing that they will b
housed and well fed while waiting
trial. and that OF course they may have
some chance OF escaping conviction.
The soldiers call these desert
ers who surrender "snowblrds, A
few days before Christmas the snow
bird" who had surrendered at For
Sheridan became sorry that he hat
given himself up. and so sat down IA
the guard house and wrote an appeal
ing letter TO Mrs. benjamin Harrison
wife OF the President OF tho United
States, and In II he told how repent
ant he was for deserving and what
an altogether dismal thing II WAS TO be
behind the bars in the glad season OF
good will TO men.
White House tradition has II thai