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Evening star., 1914-02-20
|ESPRA|SES PLEA
TQPENS|ON CLERKS
Texas Representative Admits
Argument by New Yorker Is
Best He Ever Heard.

After Representative Martin Dies of
Texas. admittedly til" greatest enemy the
civil service retirement and pension plans
have III Congress mad neard Daniel Gold
schmidt, d one-tAousand-fo four hundred
dollar clerk in the New York city post
office. talk about the terrific struggle that
some government employees nave 70 keep
the Wolf from the door. TO-DAY, the Texas
representative, IL member of the com
mittee on reform i'll the civil service, de
clared that the Goldschmidt argument for
civil service pensions was the best he had
ever heard. This admission from Repre-
sentative Dies almost augurs change OF
heart on the part of the man who has
that government clerks lead extravagant
lives ard are spendthrifts. hoping that
the government will provide for Old ase
where the individuals have falied to do
So
The argument which made SO great an
impression Mr.. Dies and the other
members of the committee was almost
solely cost-of-livine essay. delivered as
a part of a hearing before the civil serv-
ice reform committee Of the House
i can itemiZe every cent ] have spent
for the last seventeen Years, said Gold
schmidt. Il have not had salary in
crease in nine years. and | have not been
able to save one cent i'll ten years. |
have 1Wo children. TO whom ! hope to
give a decent education but the struggle
with salaries based on conditions of
thirty-nine Years ago. and still demand
that government clerk shall make a
presentable appearance
Evening star., 1914-02-20
House May Yield.

II he appears in Congress and makes a
plea for his lesislation-and he has been
told that It Will be necessary for him so
to do-the chances are calculated to be
In favor of the House Yielding to his
plea. although 1t would he done grudg-
ingly, it is said. and with many murrnurs
of dissatisfaction,
In the Senate it is expected to be diff
ferent. IT is even possible. il was hinted
today. that II may be necessary for the
Presidents supporters to send the repeal
bill to n committee other than the com
mitte.. on interoceanic canals.
IL is said there can be mistaking that
the President will be called upon to tax
to the utmost his power of persuasion
and benevolent executive influence to bea
down the opposition to his will which is
daily growing i'll the Senate.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
Funds to Fight Ticks.
Victoria Hotel to Go.

NEW YORK, February aO.-rhe vic.
toria Hotel. at Broadway and 27th stree,
popular for many years as Headquarters
of army officers visiting New York and
more recently of labor leaders, Is to make
way for twenty-four- r-story office and
loft building, to cost $1,000, 600 The hotel
will be closed next week. 1t was erected
in ISL.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
Powder Blast Kills Seven.

GLASGOW. Scotland. February 10
Seven workrnen We're killed. a large
number injured and many buildings
destroyed today at Ardeer by an eX-
plosion al the Nobel gunpowder works
Evening star., 1914-02-20
CARRIES MILLIONS
FOR AGRICULTURE
Department Reorganization
Also Provided in House Ap-
preparation Bill.

The agricultural appropriation bill,
carrying funds aggregating S1S.941, ,ts0
and proposing many radical changes, in
Guiding a general reorganization Of the
Department of Agriculture with a view
to co-ordnating its various activities, was
reported to the House today by Chair
man Lever of the agricultural commit
tee. The report accompanying the bill
breaks all records for comprehensive
ness. The proposed scheme of reorgani-
cation would include the weather bu-
reau.
The bill would change the name of
the bureau Of statistics to the bureau of
agricultural forecasts and would in
crease from $4,000 To S.6o.000 the APP
propriat.on for the new office of markets.
The bill proposes a specific appropria-
ton OF $3.50 for the office of public
roads The total includes $4,000 for
investigating the best methods of road
making especially ordinary sand-clay
and dirt roads: S38,26o for investiga-
tions of the chemical and physical char
acter of road materials and S60pO for
field experiments in the construction of
high-elaSS roads.
For Land Segregation.
For selection. classification and seq
resation of lands within national for
ests that may be opened TO home
stead settlement and entry, 100000 Is
proposed and $4,000 additional to sur
vey and plat lands chiefly valua BILE for
agriculture in national forests. For
investigation and improvements Of
grasses, alfalfa, clover and other for
age crops. $175.000 is proposed.
other proposed items include estab-
lishment OF new weather station at
Neah Bay. Washington; Importation of
e-dale sheep from New Zealand
for breeding purposes; eliminating of
powdery scab disease in potatoes: in
vestigation of diseases in ginseng; in
vestigation of the causes OF the death
of thousands of wild ducks annually
in Salt Lake valley. Utah To protect
migratory birds. $4,000 is proposed.
To explore and investigate possible
and other natural fertilizers. s36,5O0 is
proposed, $4,000 of which would in
clude erection of a laboratory at Arl-
ington. Va. ito study fixation and at
mospheric nitrogen by electrical meth
DDS.
The two o-hundred thousand dollar APP
preparation for fighting forest fires is
cut down TO 100000, and the apuro-
pFlatlon 10 COMBAT the chestnut bark
disease is reduced to $4,000. For in
vestigations and experiments in dairy
industry s256.490 is proposed
Funds to Fight Ticks.
For cattle tick work in the south s4oo
ot1 is proposed. an increase OF S1,aN
of which SoU.oto is to be used In liv.
stock demonstration work in the tick-free
areas: testing of the waste, tensile
strength and bleaching qualities OF cot
ton as standardized by the government.
100000. an increase of $4,000 For in
vestigatlon of the cane sirup and beet
sugar industries, $41.495 liz proposed.
The bill would appropriate $500. 600 for
meat inspection, an increase OF 500 oG0O,
and would extend inspection to reindeer.
The old congressional free seed distribu-
ton would be continued. An appronrIa-
ton of $251 900 for purchase. propa eation
and congressional distribution of valu-
able seeds, bulbs and plants is proposed.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
Rate Per Vessel Ton.

II IS d question OF 1.2u PEI net vessel
ton-each lot cubic feet -of actual earn
ing capacity of American ccastuise ships
passing through the canal. That means
hat whether iue cargo is coal and iron.
lumber and rough goods. or silks and
jew@ry the tax applies an added eos; OF
transportation.
1t IS claimed that Jhe imposition Of that
tax iS clear gift to transcontlnental
h"ads. which viii he protected III the /
eiEhts to that extent. tonsressmen n
iion the soItn aud vest claim that the
Panama canal waS constructed III re-
sponse to sentiment demanding water
competition wita Jhe railroads.
rh. south and west have always been
foremost IN supporting legislation for Az
isthuiau. canal. The Mississippi! valley
s'een getting ready IL s-iare III the added
eolj,rn" Of commerce expected IRON the
opening of tie ranal
The Pacific coast wanted Ma lama 5
coal and iron. North aHd Soutu Carolina 5
cotton goods and the east wanted Cali
rDrnia's fruits and grains. The middle
west expected its vast wheat. corn and
hog crops To find wider distribution
through cheaper transportation. \ big
boom in water-borne transportation on
all sides anticipated.
The democratic platform, it is claimed.
recognized This wide spread feeling il
and Reasonable concession 10 strictly
coastwisc shipping u there was 10 de
bate on that proposition il IS explained
by the statement that il vas never con-
tempisted tha, the range ment should
be otherwise.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
In Other Departments.

m, work under the other departments
III! Goethals said VIII be handled in the
same general way using present forces
- carry on the work. and pruning out
rom time 10 time as conditions gradually
title down to the permanent basis.
1T will thus be seen. said he. that
Il permanent organization viii be a
tveiopnlrpt an adaptation OF the pres
..Tf organization TO permanent needs by
s,3idu.tl changes as they arr prectIcable
nd advisable. There viii be some delay
= pawn of accrued leave due April |.
rhe office force will he heavily taxed TO
repare neW forms. new appointments TO
over the new conditions OF emp ynent.
md II will take probably two or three
months to calculate the accrued leave
iue the nearly 400 GOLD employees and to
Execute the necessary papers and voucf-
.rs to make the payments. II will not
1e practicable to start this work until
Spril I, and II u expected to get out this
special roll not later than July /. but in
.he meantime payments Will oe made to
employees who's service may he term!rat-
Evening star., 1914-02-20
OFFERS TO REORCAN|zE
FIRE FIGHTING FORCE

/. Edward F. croker. former chief Of the
of the Witnesses at the trial of Deputy
Chief Andrew j. Sullivan on charges of
inefficiency and neglect of duty preferred
by the Commissioners. has written the
District heads offering for a reasonable
fee to submit recommendations for
reorganization Of the local fire depart
ment on IAN up to date and efficient ba-
sis.
1t is unlikely that an answer will be
made to the communication until the
trial board in the Sullivan case has sub
mitted a report, according to a state
, ment by Commissioner Siddons this aft
ernoon.
Il do not know how far-reaching that
report will be or how confined, for that
matter" said the Commissioner. 1T is
sufficient to say at this time that no
matter what the extent of the report or
| findings of the trial board, it is fair TO
ourselves to state that we might reason
! ably indulge the presumption that If a
reorganization of the fire department is
necessary the Commissioners of the Dis
! trct of Columbia are capable of handling
| the matter.
Letter From Croker
| The letter of eX-chief Croker who is
nov president of the National Fire Pre-
| vention Engineering Company is as fol-
! lows:
| In view of the recent trial of Deputy
/ Fire Chief Sullivan, together with state
ments made by Chief Turner. ! would
| be most pleased to have an opportunity
| of taking up with your board PROPOSE
| ton of a thorough inspection of your de-
| pa rtment with view of furnishing you
with a proper written report and recon-
| mendations for a reorSaniZat ton of your
department on an up-to-date and efficient
! basis. including the services of a retired
officer of the New York fire department
| to properly instruct your men in every
ding of horses. tools, apparatus, etc,
issuing of proper manual governing dis
cipline, etc.
There is no doubt, from fire stand
| point, your department Is very much in
| need of such service. and for reasonable
! fee ! would be glad to take charge of
! placing your department on most eff
| ficent basis
! A meeting of the Sullivan trial board,
which consists of Capt. Mark Brooke. as
sistant engineer commissioner. chairman:
, Charles +. Nesbit. superintendent of in
I surance, and Joseph c. Sheehy. chairman
! of the excise board, will be held at i
| O'Clock this afternoon. A verdict in the
case is not expected before next week.
| Mr. Nesblt expects to leave the city to-
| night for Pittsburgh, where he Is sched-
! uled to deliver an address before a meet
| ing of bankers, but he will return by
| Monday to resume consideration Of the
| evidence in the Sullivan case with the
! other members of the board.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
CALLS MARYLAND
MEAN AND SMALL
State Automobile Club Asks
End of Discrimination
Against District.
| APPEAL is DIRECTED
! TO THE LEGISLATURE
Only Commonwealth in Union t,
Refuse Roads to All, Osborne
I. Yellott Shows.

\ campaign for the repeal of the
present discriminatory automobile laws
of MARYLAND has been instituted by the
Automobile Club Of Maryland the menu
bers of that organization taking the
stand that the existing laws. which
work serious hardships and often
times embarrassment on motorists from
the District Of Columbia who stray
over the line into Maryland. reflect on
the state.
Osborne ]. Yellott. in a lengthy
presentation of the matter. calls atten-
ton to what he terms the states
sense of greed VS.. the states sense Of
dignity and self-respect. and refers
TO the retalfatory ordinances estab-
lished few years ago by the commis-
sioners of the District of Columbia and
later rescinded on the urgent request
Of members of the Automobile Club Of
Maryland. of which Mr. Yeilott is a
member and counsel
Evening star., 1914-02-20
Some Work Long Hours.

Mr. Russell told Of New York customs
service employees who work from eleven
to seventeen hours a day. and gave rec
ords of the hours.
II that's so it's an outrage. remarked
a member of the committee.
Mr.. Russell presented to tie commit
tee d copy of bill which Represent
s.tive George of New York inteit.
introduce. 1t provides $500 pension for
clerks of sixty-fve years. and has a
contributory plan worked out, with ad-
vances of salaries.
Speaker Clark, entirely apart from the
hearing today. announced himself in
favor of any self-sustaining civil serv-
ice retirement plan.
Let the civil service employees get
up retirement plan that will stand
actuarial tests. and will be self-sus-
tanning, and l will give it my support.
1t viii be passed. But | am not in
favor of pensioning these employees
out OF the national Treasury
The trouble is that the young men
in the service do not want to help bear
the cost o. retireInent pensions for the
older men. 1t will take lot of wo-
to prepare such plan that will be
acceptab BILE.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
Hark Back to Treaty Debates.

Support is lent 10 that view by recall
ing the discussion i'll the Senate years be-
fore when the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
was UP. Former Senator Bard Of Cali
iorn!a has written letter. corroborated
by other senators, that III those discus
Sions t!4e concurrence of sentiment was
that free tolls for coastwise shipping
could not he subject 10 contravention by
Great Britain.
Thus today there is m the House and
Senate stubborn array of men from
southern and western states. insisting
upon not defeating the long cherished ex-
pectatlons OF their constituencies through
what they term fine-SpUu consldera tons
Of international ethics
Abrog&te the treaty sounds far pleas
anter to them thar repeal the tolls ex-
eiEption- They say that Congress has
spoken once upon tae subject in passing
tho legislation ex"Tnpting American coast
Mise shipping, and spoke with due consd d.
GRAFTON of all the circumstances Moth
ing has arisen since, they say. TO change
TIL. situatioI..
The last &'&nG against the President :
demand Tor tolls Oh American as well
as foreign Slips is expected to be made
IN the Senatt- II is assumed that the
House Will ht more docile to his insist
ence then the upper body
Evening star., 1914-02-20
Order Finally Revoked.

consequently the Automobile Club Of
Maryland took this matter up with the
Commissioners of the District and after
promising that il would use its best ef-
forts to bring about the repeal of the dis
criminatory feature of our law against
the District. finally succeeded in July
1913. in having the Commissioners revoke
their retaliatory order passed in January.
I'VE respectfully submit that this ia a
matter which should not require arsu-
ment in a state whose people have the
CONTINUED on Thirteenth Page)
Evening star., 1914-02-20

is 81 o73, and the average all over the
country is s94S.'
Washington salaries are much higher
than clseW here said Mr.. Dies.
Congress might well take into consid-
era ton the fact that cost of living varies
in different sectiops," continued Mr.
Russell. The government too. requires
that it's CLERKS make a respectable ap-
pearance and the committee would lind
that there is great eXtrava2ance in
the lives of the civil service employees
il il took the trouble 10 investigate.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
Goldschmidt Submits Figures.

Mr. Goldschmidt presented figures show
lowest possible cost of living in New
York city for a government clerk These
figures for a year are; Rent, $23l %: food,
S473.13; clothing. 15s.U; fuel Sl642
lunches, $3.50: dues, 81 s.; medicine,
IS. .s3; ice, S1S.23: car fare, S23 ~; house
hold supplies, s3;'.21; all other miscellan-
eous, SO. 20 This totaled $1os5. 10. and
represented the bedrock requirements for
ID family of five.
This is bed rock he explained You
will notice il provides nothing for emer-
aencics. births. deaths or Sickness
Il shouldn't think you'd want any
births" remarked a committeeman,
those figures are too near the average
salary.
And you can't have eggs very. often at
that rate" added Mr.. Goldschmidt Mr.
Dies and Representative Lobeck entered
thereupon into discussion of the vary
ing costs oil eggs.
1T is not only the cities where the cost
of living has increased" " said Representa-
tive Dies. but the country towns have
felt it,
Clothes cost less than they ever did, =
said Mr. Lobeck. Il know, for I sold
EN- for years.
Are women's clothes cheaper?'' asked
Representative Scott of Iowa.
When you We're a boy, and a woman
bought silk dress. ii was the talk of
| the whole county, retorted Mr. Lobeck
Women buy stuff nowadays that was
never heard of Ia my boyhood"
Evening star., 1914-02-20
Favors Contribution Plan.

Mr.. Goldschmidt favored a plan incIud-
ing retirement from the government serv-
ice at sixty-five years. with a contributorv
feature so that the government would
not be making a straight pension and in
creased salaries.
There are at present 6.a23 clerks in
the service who would be retired under
a sixty hve-year law, he said One In
every fourteen clerks in Washington is
superannuated
William Il. Russell. president Of the
United States Civil Service Retirement
Association, another New York man, ap-
peared in favor of the contributory pen
sion plan. He based his talk somewhat
on the Increased cost Of living:
THE time has come when Congress will
have to meet this issue,' he said THE
average government salary in Washington
Evening star., 1914-02-20
WEATHER.

Snow tonight and Satur-
day. with moderate northeast
winds.
FULL REPORT ON PAGE SEVENTEEN
Evening star., 1914-02-20

(Continued on Thirteenth Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-24
ENTERTAIN PHARMACISTS
city To ENpcnd $3.50 in Welcoming
Visiting Convention.

The Council Committee on Advcrtis
ing and Enterprises voted last night
to appropriate $3.50 to aid I'm the en-
tertainment of the state Pharnaceuti
cal Association. which meets In this
City next September. Councilman
Rogers. alone. voted against the ;tp
preparation. holding the opinion that
1t was bad policy for the committee
10 spend money in entertaining State
conventions.
When Il motion TO appropriate $3.50
for this purpose was made at the last
meeting Of the committee by Alder
man Mitchell, ii was defeated. rresi
dent Adams. OF the Board OF Alder
mon. at that meeting took the stand
adopted last night by Mr.. Rogers, that
the funds at the committees disposal
were intended primarily for adNertis-
ing outside the state with the idea of
attracting TO this city new capital and
new industries.
In voting last night for Mr.. Mitchelrs
amended motion providing for an APP
propriation of $3.50. Councilman Rat
cliTc served notice that il was the last
time he intended TO vote for an APP
preparation for a State convention.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-24
SIS, 1000 TAVERN "STEAK"
WON BY KING ClAUSMAN


Cleveland. o. July ia Chicago
,rotter ana driver gained ALI the
King Clansmnn. driven by Dick Mo
A..la.honn.. landing the $4,000 Tavern
event OF the meeting. II was pro-
nounced by the old timers AS one OF
the heaviest betting faces in the his
The first heat. but tired, ana King
TIansman was much the best ia the
next three. l.assic McGregor being ut-
steady.
The talent got {. jol, in the open
they played Sellers -. but the peldiur
failed mioerably. aud Beth Clark won
after losing q hew; 10 Fay Richmond.
Mahomet watts was favorito for The
2:ls trot, and Won in straight heats
from the Geers' n, ~. stake candi-
Beth Clark, blk. m. frst; Fay Rich
inond. &. &. second br. Nj, ch. a.. lhird.
frank Patch sellers -, John -, Tnly
Baughmnn also started Bes, time,
2:1J / 4.
The Tavern steal. value. $500
br. h., first; McCloskey. hr. e. second
Lassic McGrcgor. br. m, third. Hazel
itaing, Mont Ferris also started Best
Mahonet Watts. b. Ia, FIRST; Harvey
Gibbs pr =. second; Tho, Comet, N
and The Temprcss also started Best
time. EOS IL
~ class; pacing; purse. $1,000 Gun.
petorrest. br. H., second; Ella Mackay,
blk. m. third. Laura Patch. View
pointcr, Little Director, Major Onr
Eonney w. ana Tom King also started.
because OF darkness. and viii be run
tomorrow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-24
WILL BRING BUYERS HERE
FROM FREDERICKSBURG
Itichmond. Fredericksburg aud Poto-
Innc railroad Announces Spe-
ctut E.xcurSiOnA,

Nin line with the suggestion of Rich
mond merchants that one day in the
week bc designated rs Suburban
Day" when merchants will make spe-
ctal efforts to enter to the out -of-towu
trade. the ttichmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad Company am
nounced Yesterday Il series OF trade
excursions 10 bring people here from
fredericksburg and other points along
IT'S route. Much of the trade of pco-
PIE living on this railroad Is now di
verified to Washington and Baltimore.
while local merchants believe that If
they can get the people into the habit
OF coming here they will be able to
snow more attractive variety Of
goods at better prices. The first OF
the suburban Day excursions over the
itichinond. Frederick sburE and Poto-
mae Railroad will hc operated on July
70 Special Efforts will be made
through the Trade Extension Bureau
OF the Chamber Of Commerce to inter
est the merchants Of fredericksburg
anu OF the towns between that point
and Richnond in buying their goods
in this Wholesale market. with the
advantages OF personal selection and
lower freight rates.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-24
WOODWARD HEARING
Is SET FOR JULY 20
" III he Tried Before United stntcs
tominis>toncr on Charge OF
lnpcr-Unuting Officer.

FRANK IL. w oodward, alias Howard
:. Porter, against whom the local po-
ice held charges OF fraud and obtain
iuS various sums of money from a;
number Of Richmond people. but which
They dropped ~ order that the United
states authorities might have AN op-
port"nitN OF bringing him to book on
ihr charse OF forgery aud impcrsouat
,'is = government officer, will Ice tried
before United States Commissioner
MclNin Flegenheimer on July 2g
Inc date OF the hearing became
known Yesterday afternoon when sum
sons were served on several witnesses,
who Will appear against Woodward
AZ that time. The government will
press the charges to the fullest. il, is
understood
woodward is alleged to have forged
ms own name as representative of
me government to certain papers
which ne gave persons who applied
10 nam Tor positions. While awaiting
the calling Of the preliminary hearing
IN the folicc Court several weeks ago
he attempted to saw his way ON or
his cell. and was only prevented by
DetectiNe Gordon Smiths prompt ac-
ton lie was arrested by Detective
Serseants Wiley, kellam and Atkin-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-24
ASK CITY AID
Joint Committees to Inspect Pctcrs-
hurE rmrnpike This Aiternnnu.


a committee OF -four from the Cham
ber of Commerce. consisting of I. 81.
Darlington, President W. T. Reed. T..
G. Laird and Coleman WORKMAN, with
It subcommittee from the Council Com
mtttee on streets composed OF Coun-
Gilman Mills. Alderman Gunst and
Councilman Moore, Will meet at 1870
o'clock this afternoon to make AN in
Spection OF that portion OF the Pc
tersburg Turnpike which a pending
petition asks the Council TO aid in inn
proving.
The committees will meet at Ninth
and Main Streets and 20 out to the
scene In automobiles. The City Coun-
ell of Petersburg has made an appro-
priation Tor the repair OF the road
near it's limits. and an effort is being
made To secure an appropriation from
the Richmond City Council for the re-
pair of the road In Chesterfield Coun-
~ outside the corporation line on the
Southsidc I'm act of the Legisla ture
passed several years ago empowers
any city To make an appropriation for
the repair of roads within :, radius OF
ten miles from its corporate limits.