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Urges No Special Plan.

In urging a retirement system for gov
eminent clerks, DIR. Jordan made it clear
he advocated no special plan-either
straight-out pension or contributory
How many would that affect favorably
now2' he was asked
about 10000 are ready to retire at
sixty-five years of age" was the answer.
Executive orders, DR.. Jordon explained,
prevented the workers in the departments
from laying their trials and tribulations
at the doors of Congress for redress.
'You want the same right that other
citizens have?" suggested committee
man.
Yes, sir, inherent right" DR.. Jordan
joined in.
Both Senators O'Gorman and Pomerene,
members of the committee, asked questions
about the proposed plan. William Jen-
nings Bryan, a member of the COM
mittee, listened attentively.
Messrs Morgan and Stengle distributed
to the democratic platform makers card
on which was printed the civil service
plank of the republican party, and they
pleaded for the democrats to do more for
the government clerks than the repub-
leans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-27
Life Guards at Sea.

I've pledge the democratic party TO
the enactment of a law providing that
seamen shall not be compelled to endure
involuntary servitude. and that life and
property at sea shall be safeguarded by
ample equipment of lfe-saving ap-
pliances and full compliments of skilled,
able-bodied seamen to operate them.
I'VE pledge the democratic party TO
the enactment of law creating a De-
partment of Labor. separate from any
existing department. with a secretary at
its head having seat in the President S
cabinet.
I'VE pledge the democratic party to
the enactment OF a law providing that
employees of the government shall not be
dismissed nor denoted for petitioning
Congress for the enactment of laws to
redress their grievances or to improve
their conditions.
I'VE pledge the democratic party to
the enactment of a law by Congress. as
far as the federal jurisdiction extends,
for a comprehensive and generous work.
mems compensation act.
1--WE ple6l, the democratic party to
submit Institutional amendment for
to the states for the abso-
lutte suffrage of women co-eq9al with
men. y. D. ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-27

Senator Gore Of Oklahoma was stand
ing in the lobby of the Belvedere yester-
day when he was approached by Ma
tional Committeeman Martin J. Wade Of
Iowa The blind statesman recognized the
voice of the Iowan and put out his hand
for a shake
: Now that / come to think OF IT," he
said as his arm, slipped around to Mp.
Wade's shoulder, Wilson and Wade
would make a nice combination. The sic.
gan has a good. musical sound" -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-27
Reciprocity Law Attacked.


ers' Association. Representative A. w
Rucker of Colorado, a democrat, attacked
the reciprocity law, saying that the
stockmen and farmers were united in
opposition to it. He also contended for
an adequate duty on sugar and declared
that never had there been such a mis-
homer the farmers free list bill of the
last session of Congress
Albert 8. GrigR Of the American Civic
reform Association urged a declaration
against polygamy. but was rather sum-
marily disposed Of
Congressional Delegate Quezon of the
Philippine Islands urged Philippine indie
pendence.
Delegate Barry Irwin of Hawaii wanted
change in the homestead laws Of those
islands
Delegate Strong Of Alaska demanded
the reopening Of the Alaska coal lands.
DR.. Llewellyn Jordan OF Washington.
George L. Morgan and others appeared
in support Of civil service plank pro-
Vldlng for approximation.
Edward ]. Cahill of Chicago advocated
deep waterway from Chicago to the
Gulf Of Mexico.
Eugene S. Ives of Arizona asked for a
declaration in favor of an extension of
the time for the payment Of lands under
reclamation projects.
State Senator William Green Of Ohio
asked for a pronouncernent in favor OF
the better protection Of mine workers
Mr.. Beckham of Kentucky presented 4
plank to restrict the presidency to one
term. {
In the interest Of the retention OF zour
own home seekers in the United States.
Representative Taylor of Colorado urged
modification of the political conserVa-
ton policy. especially condemning the at
titude of Secretary Fisher of the Interior
Department. He declared that the ex-
tensive reservations of the west are main
enue." and said: IF the the democratic
party would take more interest In this
question SO vital to the west 1t would
get more representatives from that Sec
tion.
More Battleships Opposed.
Representative Gregg Of Texas, ranking
democratic member of the House commit
tee on naval affairs, urged against. tho
building Of any more battleships this
year, and asked that the democratic eau
Gus of the House be sustained on that
point.
Prof Irving Fisher of Yale College, DR..
Darlington of New York and Senator
Owen of Oklahoma spoke in advocacy of
an independent national health bureau
and ex-State Chairman Miller of Iowa
against it,
Bishop Alexander Walters and other
negroes asked the committee to reaflrm
the declaration of 1872 in favor of justice
TO all ''of whatever nativity. race or
color"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-27
NAMED TO WRITE
PARTY PLATFORM

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-27

Of absence from their business, will be
borne by them alone. So,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-27

Under the big portrait OF Champ. CLARK
which hangs i'm the lobby of the. Hotel
Emerson is the legend: r
+. Don't he look like President to your
This is lettered In eold on a background
Of black and rather. sets off the frame an 4
drapery OF bunting. : m.,k -
Clark ranks, took sheet of crumpled
note paper land, scraWled thereon two
words. nasting the paper directly abovs
the inscription, The words were;
"He don't"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-27
GOING CUNNING
FOR GAG RULE"
S|LENC|NG CLERKS

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L.
of the other. DIR. Jordan presented a
petition for plank signed, he said, by
the representatives of about 265,0O en-
ployes of Uncle Sam; the other speakers
announced they talked for 100000 federal
workers, in round numbers.
For Salary Changes.
To promote greater efficiency and the
more economical administration of the
government service. DR.. Jordon urged the
adoption of the plank pledging the demo-
cratic party to a reorganization of the
civil service salaries, the establishment
of an equitable retirement system. the
extension of employers liability laws to
all branches of the public service, the
recognition of tenure of office of civil
service employees during good behavior
and the granting of the right of direct
appeal to Congress for the redress of
grievances.
When DR.. Jordon argued for the reor-
ganzation of the civil service, commit
teeman interrupted to ask:
Does that mean readJustment OF
salaries"
1T means Redistribution. so that the
pay will be commensurate with the
work., replied DIR. Jordan. There has
been no general readjustment since 1So3
Does your plank include the ratification
of the fve-year tenure of office, as agreed
to by the House," Senator Clarke OF
Arkansas asked.
NO, sir replied DIR. Jordan with en-
phasis. 'Our plank proposes tenure of
office during good behavior and efficiency"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-19
Little Stories for Bedtime.
SOME ONE HEARS CF1ATTERER,
THE RED SQUIRREL.
BY Thornton w. Burgess.

trees Of the Green Forest. Every few
steps he would stop to look and listen.
Every time he did this Chatterer would
grow more excited and scold harder than
ever.
Hes up i'm that big pine tree. and l
wouldn't wonder bit but what that coon
is up there. too. 1t wasn't very far from
here that Bowser and ! lost track of him
last night, thought Farmer Browns
boy.
When he reached the big pine tree he
walked around and around it, with his
freckled face tipped up until il seemed
as if he must lose his balance and tumble
over backward. But look as hard as ever.
he could see nothing in the big pine tree.
not even Chatterer. the Red Squirrel, who
always kept the trunk OF the tree be-
tween himself and Farmer Browns boy.
mo coon up there" said he aloud in
a disappointed tone of voice. Then he
carefully looked through the tops Of all
Squirrel following him. jumping from tree
to tree and scolding all the time. Finally
Farmer Browns boy sat down on a great
hollow log to rest. Chatterer came near
er and ran out In plain sight on a branch
right over Farmer Browns boys head
for Chatterer had discovered that the
terrible gun had been left at home. and
he could safely call Farmer Browns boy
all the bad names he pleased.
Scat, you noisy rascal said Farmer
Browns boy. grinning good-naturedly as
he threw a pine cone at Chatterer. Il
wish you'd tell me what became of that
coon.
And all the time, right underneath him
In the hollow log. as Cnatterer well knew.
Bobby Coon was curled up tight and
holding his breath.
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CAN'T GET RID Of HIS lob
New Hampshire Postmaster
Put to All Sorts of In
convenienceS.

At this time. when many employees or
the government seem fearful Of losing
their positions with the incoming admin
istration. NJ. r. Hixson. postmaster ae
East Washington. finds himself firmly
riveted to his job. although he is anxious
to get rid of II. The East Washington
that holds him is not in the District oc
Columbia. but a small village ten miles
from Hillsboro. y. II.
IHxson had heen country storckccper
and postmaster there for seven years. lie
concluded he would remove 20 Massa
chusetts. and SO sold out his business and
sent in his resignation. He also sent his
family ahead TO Massachusetts. The Post
Office Department informed him he could
not go until his successor was appointed
and qualified. unless the Office were dis
continued. and so he waited.
The department discontinued tho post
office. but the inha hitantS OF East Wash
ington put up such protest through
Representative Currier that the depart
ment had to back down and revoke its
order of discontinuance. Hixson then gave
up IN despair. He recalled his fam.lv
from Massachusetts. reopened his store
and is now doing business as postmaster
with grim determination.
The post office IS a fourth-claSS oifics
and the postmaster's compensation
amounts to about SEQ a year. ALTHOUGH
the department set several dates for the
examination of candidates for the office.
no one ever appeared To take them or
seemed TO want the job.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
THOs. J. OWEN & son, AUCT1oNEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE 1NIRo\E Ell


TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE NH RoN Ell
REAL. ESTATE.
BY virtue Of certain deed or trust nult -
corded in Lbcr No. 3117. folio 4nI ct SEQ, OF tn9
land records of the District of Columbia, anu ~
the request of the party secured thfrehS ,he u
ders1gned trustees will sell at pubic anrtinn III
front Of the premises, on MONDAY. HE MI.
TIETH DAY OF DECEMBER. A-D. l1- a
FOUR O'CLOCK PM, the follow ng-iesCr
land and premises. situate in the city or W ASH
ington. District of Columbia. and designated rs
and being the north II feet Sla inches tront on
9th street by full depth of lot numbered niiern
Isl in the subdivision by the trustees Tor IN
Washington City Orphan Asylum OF lots III square
numbered four hundred t40m. rs per plat re
corded in the Office Of the surveyor for the LIE
trict Of Columbia In Libcr J. III. n. at fo!io 80;
together with the Improvements. consisting "i
two-story eight room frame dwelling, known as
1927 9th st. NV.
Terms Of sale: One-thrd Of the purchase money
to be paid in cash. balance in two equal fn>taii-
ments. payable in one and two years. with INFER
est at six per centum per annum. payabe sem,
annually. from day of sale. secured by dced oil
trust upon the property sold. or all cash Al 'ne
option Of the purchaser. deposit at 500 VII
be required at time OF sale. All conveyanclng
recording. etc, at cost of purchaser Terms oil
sale TO be complied with within fifteen days
from day Of sale. otherwise the trustees reserve
cost of defaulting purchaser. after five days ad
published in Washington. II. c.
WILLIAM T. BALLARD.
WALTER HIESTO\.
daf0 oS,,Cb
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Chatterer. the Red Squirrel, is the
worst scolder in the Green Forest. He
scolds at everybody and everything when
ais temper is short. which is most of the
time. Everybody has learned by this
time that when they hear Chatterer
scolding there is almost sure to be some
one else near on whom Chatterer is
sharpening his already sharp tongue.
Farmer Brown learned this a long, long
time ago. and Farmer Browns boy had
learned it, too.
So this morning when Farmer Brown 8
boy entered the Green Forest he grinned
as h heard Chatterers sharp voice way
down near the Laughing Brook
II wonder what Chatterer has found
now; he seems to We more excited than
usual" said Farmer Browns boy.
probably Blacky the Crow or Sammy
Jay has found his storehouse and stolen
some Of his nuts Then, a sudden
thought striking him, he gave a long.
low whistle 1T may be, 1t just may be,
that he has run across that Coon that
Bowser and I lost track of last night. L
believe I'll go down and see.' said he.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-19
7IH0S- ]. OWEN { son. AUCTIONEERS
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE. No 1906 NEW HAMPSHIRE


REAL ESTATE. NO. 1906 NEW HAMPSHIRE
AVE. NV.
RI virtue of certain deed Of trus: duly re-
LAND records Of tie District Of Columbia. and at
undersigned trustees will sell public auction,
in front of the premises. THURSDAY. THE
TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER. AID. 1912
AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the following described
land and premises, situate in the county OF
Washington. District of Columbia. and designa ted
as and being all Of lot numbered one hundred and
fourteen u14,. IN Edwin T. Drinks subdivision
Of lots In block forty seven (40, "Holmead
Manor per plat recorded in Liber No 357s,
folio 81. of the Office Of the surveyor of the Dis
trict of Columbia, together with the improve
ucnts, consisting Of Groom and bath
brick yelling. with hot-water heat electric
lights and every modern convenience: subject to
first deed of trust of $500. due Feb. g. 1915.
at So.
Terms of sale: One third Of the purchase money
he paid in cash. balance in two equal INSTALL
ments. payable in one and two years. with in
terest at six per centun per annum payable
of trust upon the property Sold OF all cash. at
the option Of the purchaser. deposit OF $500
will he required at time Of sale. All conveyance
ing. recording etc, at cost Of purchase. Terms
of sale to be complied with within Is days from
day of sale. otherwise the trustees reserve the
right TO resell the property at the risk and cost
Of defaulting purchaser. after five days adver-
iSement of such resale in some newspaper pub
ALBERT F. FOX
EDMUND X. FOZ.
-C,f I.@y FTr-
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SAYS WIFE Is TOO FAT.
That Is Reason Husband Left Her
Declares Mrs. Mcdowell

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. December 10
When John Mcdowell of oo37 North Van
Pelt street was arraigned in desertion
court yesterday on a charge of desertion.
his wife. Mary, testified that he left her
because he thought she was getting too
fat"
He told me-" said the wife. that he
did not want me any longer and gave
that as his reason Mcdowell denied
that he had said anything OF the kind.
He asserted that his wife was the cause
of their domestic trouble. 4 son OF the
pair was called to the stand and testified
that most Of the trouble arose from the
drinking OF too much beer Judge Barratr
postponed the case for a week to give the
pair a chance to settle their difficulties.
They have been married twenty-five
years and have nine children
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-19
THos. ]. OWEN 4 son, AUCTIo>EERs.

TRTSTEEs' SALE OF yAITABLE IN IMFR Hn,E
real. ESTATE, TIIREE-STORl BRICK
DWELLING. A. NJ. l.. NO. %i3l FOt X
TENTH STREET NV.
BY virtue Of certain decd Of t7st. duly re-
corded in Liber No :1S1. folio 2ci seq, IF the
land records Of the District Of Columbia. and Mt
the request OF the party secured thereby. the un-
dersigned trustees will sell at public auction, in
front of the premises. on TUESDAY. THE TlllR-
TY-FIRST DAY OF DEC EMBER, Nd. 1872,
AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the following dc
scrihed land and premises. stuat" in tn" county
OF Washington District OF Columbia. and dcsiC-
mated as and teing lot numbered one hundred
and thirty three i1a3l in Harry r. Wilson's sub
division OF lots in square numbered twenty eight
hundred and thirty six ,2S!,j) OF "A subdivision of
part OF Pleasant Palms. known the ''Mat-
tingly Tract as per plat Of first mentioned sub
division recorded in the office OF the surveyor for
the District Of Columbia in Liner 81 ut folio 40,
together with thc improvements.
Terms Of sale: Sold subject to prior deed of
trust for $1,000. balance over said trust cash.
deposit Of $500 will he required at time of
sale. All conveyancsng, recording, etc. cost "f
purchaser. Terms of sale To ne complied with
within fifteen days from day of sale. otherwise
the trustees reserve the right to resell the prop
erty at the risk and cost Of defaultinC purchaser
after five days advertiser, Mt of such resale In
some newspaper published in Washington. H. G.
$. PERCY THOMPSON,
MORTON j. IUCTIS.
de19-d&ds eSu&hol Trustees
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ADAM \. wEsCHLER. AUCTIoNEER
TRI STEES' SALE OF VALUABLE LAUNDRY
PLANT. LOCATED AT No. 13I NINTH

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE LAUNDRY
PLANT. LOCATED AT NO 13I NINTH
STREET NORTHWEST. WASHINGTON. u. G.
Ply virtue of a chattel deed of trust, dated
October :. 1909. and duly recorded among the
land records of the District of Columbia. in
I.fber 1864. folio 216 seq. and Mt the request
OF the party secured thereby, the undersigned
auction house of Adam A. Weschler. 80 Penn
syIvania avenue northwest Washington. u. c..
OF SATURDAY. DECEMBER TWENTY FIRST
1912. at TEN O'CLOCK A.M.. the furniture.
fixtures. machinery and equipment contained in
the building No Ii1 Ninth street northwest
Washington u. c.. now occupied by the Grafton
Laundry Company. follows: IL tables, rol-
ing boards. l wardrobe. l lot shelving. l lace
curtain frame hand ironing stoves. I
Troy bosom irorer No, s, I draw wooden dry
house. l shirt press. ] No Troy collar and
cuT ironer. Troy collar and cufr dampener,
Watkin :4-in. body ironer ] Shaw shapcr.
Nelson and Kreuter one-half sleeve ironer l ST.
Clair 34-in body ironer, Torrent damp
ener. l economic collar and emf starcher.
Adams collar shaper. l wing point steam turner
j Eclipse edger ! 25-Cal starch cooker. / eye
let punch, l blower, water cooler, chairs
I annihilator manSle, ] clock. l lot betting
pulleys and shaftng, 5 wooden trucks and
baskets. sets oak shelving. Hagen collar
and cun dry house. oak counters. oak roll top
desk and chair. ! hand shirt press, 1 safe.
grinlstone, / water meter. wooden trucks. )
washing machines. 1 iron soap tank. 5 iron
! 6o-h.p. upright boiler. The above described
property will be offered only entirety, and
can be seen only at No. 7S1 Ninth st. w.
Terms cash. WILLIAM w MILAN.
ROBERT +, l.. SMITH.
de1S-d&dhs st Trustees.
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THOS. ). OWEN & son. AUCTIONEERs.

REAL ESTATE. BEING THE THREE
STORY AND CELLAR BRICK DWELLING.
No. 261s X STREET NORTHWEST:
STREET BY DEPTH OF 109 10 FEET.
TO 27-FOOT ALLEY.
BY virtue Of a certain deed OF trust. duly re-
corded in Lfber 1900. folio 321 ct sea-. Of the
land records of the District of Columbia. and
at the request Of the party secured thereby. the
undersigned trustees will sell ut public auction.
in front of the premises, ON FRIDAY. DECEM-
Der TWENTY SEVENTH. 1912. AT FOUR
O'CLOCK PM the following described land and
premises, situate in the city OF Washington. Dis
trict Of Columbia. and designated and being
original lot 10 and the east feet inches front
X street of original lot Is by the depth
thereof In square B. together with the improve
ments.
Terms Of sale: One-third of the purchas Sc
money to be paid in cash. balance in two equal
instaIlments. payable in one and two years. with
interest at per centum per annum. payable
semi-annually. from day of sale. secured by deed
Of trust upon the property sold. or all cash. at
the option OF the purchaser A deposit Of $500
will be required at time OF sale. All conveyance
ing recording. etc, at cost OF purchaser. Terms
of sale TO be complied with within 15 days from
day of sale. otherwise the trustees reserve the
right to resell the property at the risk and cost
tisement Of such resale in some newspaper pub
!ished in Washington. D. C.
WILLIAM E. EDMONSTON,
500 5th st. NV.
WILLIAM II. SAUNDERS.
de14-d&ds eSu&hol Trustees.
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YOUNG GIRL BEATS" WAY.
Georgia Lass, Missing Some Time,
Found IFS Miles Away.

Triton. Ga. December 1?-Ocls
Davis, the ten-year-o girl who disap-
peared from her home i'm Triton recently,
was found yesterday at the home of an
uncle at JalSin. Ca. after she had travel
ca 175 miles without railroad fare.
When the girl disappeared the local
public school children We're excused from
their classes to join police officials in a
search for her.
1t developed the grill boarded an At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic train
yesterday morning. She was put off at
Omega. Ga. but climbed into rear
coach the train started. At Thomas
vile. Ga. she boarded another train for
Jakin, Ga
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-19

In our next Sunday Magazine: "Cour-
age" a poem. by Herbert Kaufman. ii-
Illustrated by Joseph Clement Coll; ''wom-
ans Opportunity" by Mrs. John Hays
Hammond. illustrated by NJ. I. Blumen-
thai; Little Sully's Big Day. by Sewell
Ford, illustrated by +. Vaux Wilson;
'Disposing Of Emmy" by Frank X. Fin
negan. illustrated by Danman Fink; The
Begam's Judgment" by Michael White.
illustrated by w. T. Benda: santa
Claus Understudy," by Cosmo Hamilton,
THE Vanishing Harem," by Ivan Nsrod-
ny; a double-page center by James Mont
gomery F1agg, entitled I'VE Can't AFFORD
Presents This Year." and another INSTALL
ment of THE Man Who Was Lost" by
Maude Radford Warren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-19

So. walking as carefully as he could,
SO as to make no noise, Farmer Brown s
boy stole down through the Green Forest
to try to surprise Chatterer. the Red
Squirrel. and find out what he was max
ing such a fuss about But 1t is seldom
that Chatterer is caught nappinf. His
eyes are as sharp as his tongue. He saw
Farmer Browns boy before Farmer
Browns boy saw him. and at once scam
pered away from the hollow log on the
edge of which he had been Dancing up
and down with rage, while he kept peep
ing inside and scolding something in
there Now he scampered as fast as his
legs would take him to the tallest and
thickest pine tree and ran up to the very
top, where he was safely hidden by the
thick green top. Then he began to scold
again. but this time he was scolding at
Farmer Browns boy
Very. very carefully, for all the world
as II he was treading on eggs, Farmer
Browns boy crept along between the