Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-28

PLAN PENSION TAX

oEI.ANONA CRY. iab "a
bui TO pcustJa orphans. dopcndoo'
old 'cl',. crlgplo.. "!.'; people and
'oth.; so-callei objects ~, charity has
been introduced In the house by Rep
reseutnt.ye ". X. Dunn Ot Potta-
watomie county,
The hill pgoHdo' - clever scheme
OF raising the pension fund by icvying
''ponsion tax on all ublc-hodIod
people between the ages Of 81 and 90.
and IN addition 'hcrct" u a: mill
state levy.
Representative DUNN hNs prepared
the following explanation of his bill:
THIS hIll provides tor pension not
TO exceed $40 per month for peo-
',lr totally hiud. and permanent Grip
,Hcs, who were residents "f this stat"
"u, year prio, to the passage of this
ty;. ur Wh" may los" their sight or
N,.o'uc crippled within the state any
time hereafter. to pay IA" sUm of
$500 and pension OF ten 'slO)
dollar. per month To- the widows of
r,rJ" officers, Ur guards killed IN
'.';n,unr," ~ their duty, with an
,tt ,I"nt' pension Oi 81 pet month
frg 'i' second Ind' ,hi'i minor child
e.. -"oh widow. and n" sam" amount
4" WilrN," mothers /" INDECENT cir
Iui.4'ur,'s, Wi'h minor children with
-" 'N."p.'tn - tue $500, to pay
III" 'Irn ~ net ~ exceed ~ per
m"n'a 30 "I"hrn 'hildr.a VII" h"N"
uN income ul ''"r,'tN. ~ pension "i
nUt ." exceed SO per month ~
man and wtc over the age ot u"
wears W." 'ly" nn p'prv'tv: 4
Tension p; No. :" exceed $40 per
mouth to man and VIE, "t'y me ~"
, ~ ~ N'nT" Whn have 10 property ~
Income. and seven ''u U''-hhi! dol
lars - .;'l per Ii".'h I" .,.i "!i p'''
. SON vh" I. single. ''i -. ~ income.
" u'u,lLr. = iorNr'rOr. ~ rau.
.,"ls a p'Nsi'E ;lN 81 -. - uur year
"r lcu,l" h.'v''n ~" ~" -; - ard
-. ana - add.'I"H il''''". - one
n,,' II IN, mi'l state levy. The"
we 'pN,. should race "n or present
I.'H'l'iuu InG valuation ay.;"N.-
ir.,.'N one ui'l'"u dollars tor 'h'
y, ..u fu'I ,4'nuuiiNl. II" bin
provides ~. pension fund n;r fou;
s.plitt" funds, and fho efficient Glts,
- pensioners permitted IL rn'l'ci
l''r ~" ns,iIu'i - the different
funds which t. - follows
Thirty rcv cont funds axe seq as!i"
;n Ir known as fund No. I: - r''
cent tor fund "" .. ~ per cent TO-
N'i NJ. : !" per cent for fund No. !.
Tho n,ilI people and urrogtUu''
widow. are assigned - No. !. orphans
.t'd ,ripp!cs - fund No >. old as" -
fund NJ. and No. l. an emergency
fund tn be paid To tA" crmmuriN
tina, IL devastated ~ dg"uih. floods
- storms, mine explosions; cor
'nI,UUS diseases. etc.
u the state does not take cIrN ~
~. unfug.Uuat" people who hay" II"
r'.IJs ~ support they 90 III need ~
s0'u" Cha.I'8hi, Inclined person who
takes car" "f them. Scme Oh" Ia,
=" provide tor our orphans. some one
hts - provide Tor the blind and The
crippled, ani some one has tn take
.,Ir ~ us when We grow old, aNi oui
'I'.i.lt grows dim, ana our step
go slow, and We can no longer hold
"u' Owl IN the fight of NE. and wlN
''.''d not 'hc E'eat state Uf Okla
h".'t take care ot Tho unfortunate,
- "a pension: We can pension thCrI
.mH'l cheaper than wc can ptoyiio
for them Any other way. For Illus.
- 'i'!r", the statistics show that SO
,.s's ffou SO 10 SO per child
pHr month to maintain the Vr'han
children IN an orphan Home, and
thes" ro'nCs arc maintained Is the
charitable people ~ the s'a'c. u
't'so orphan children could hc il,i Il
vers.ou of SlI per month. one-third
ms much as /; costs ~ keep. them IL
an orpAan home, they would have no
trouble IN obtaining good homes
among their pooier relatives. or
friends and where the conditions
would bc far better for the child. and
grown people abhor the thoughts of
having 10 go to the poorhousa OF
some home for the eld people when
they grow old. and they are no longer
useful in life. Even our old confed-
crate soldiers do not like to stay at
the confederate home where they can
have every comfort, because they
want TO spend their last days with
those who are near and dear to them.