Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-08
LYING EXAMPLE
SHOWN TO MADDEN
Mail Carriers Illustrate the Wrong
Which They Say the Govern
ment is Doing Them.
MANY AFTER THE CONVENTION

When Charles H. King, with years
lowering around the seventy mark,
fell on the icy sidewalk last winter
while delivering mail for Uncle Sam
in Omaha, he sounded his own doom
as q salaried man Of the government
Because he could not return to
work in $50 days he was permanently
dismissed from the service. Totter-
ing on weak limbs, the result Of that
fall. the old gentleman was brought
to the platform at the Auditorium
before the convention Of the National
Association Of Letter Carriers and
there presented with a bouquet of
flowers by the local carriers.
That the old gentleman was thus dis
missed from the service and left unpro-
vided for, after carrying mail for thirty
five years for the government, without a
single demerit mark, was stated by Will
william Maher, president OF the local
branch of the Letter Carriers.
"He was Ill for over $50 days some two
years ago." said Maher. He was laid
off then. Finally. when he was well
enough, we succeeded in getting him
reinstated. He carried for a time and
then suffered illness this fall, which LAID
him up again for a longer period. This
time he was permanently dismissed and
cannot enter tho service again because
he f. unable to do the work. The grea'
Government has let him unprovided Tor
We are going to give him this little toker
OF our respect" continued Maher, as he
turned with the bouquet in his hands. "Anc
Mr.. Congressman turning to Congress-
man Martin Madden of Chicago, MI
Congressman, / hope you will see fit tC
do something for this man and his knC
in the service"
Talks ON Pensions.
This dramatic climax followed a mum
Der OF talks and discussions on the sub
ject OF the proposed pension system FOL
civil service employees
Lawrence lie Bron, formerly a oarrtei
Of Chicago, now living with his sons II
Omaha. was then also brought to tn
stage and introduced as another example
of the men whose working years are givel
to the government at a meager salar!
and who are then retired on account o
old age, with no provision for their main
tensnoe.
CONGRESSMAN Martin B. Madden mad
tho principal ADDRESS of the morning
Madden has suffered change OF heart
so he told the convention.
eve come long way since last spok
to letter carriers" said Madden. and h
was enthusiastically cheered
Must Push the Bills.
You have had bills introduced in oon
gress but one would scarcely say tn
bills have been before congress-" sal
Madden. You must agitate these bill
and sec that they get serious considers
ton. We can stand and talk in privat
conventions forever, and yct never 60
action. There ought to be q Joint com
mitte1 Of congress to consider your cas-
And as for you. you ought Co prepare III
ures and make case. Agitation does n
good unless you prepare case with car
full arguments and figures.
Furnish US with the information an
we'll Furnish you with the legislation"
rising vote OF thanks and a rousin
three cheers were given Congressms
Madden at the CLOSE OF his speech.
Three intinerant singers, the Crane
brothers, came In at the noon hour an
entertained the carriers with two songs.
Portland Sends Roses.
Portland, Ore, "the Rose City" throug
it's representatives distributed q roG
badge to the delegates during the morn
Ing
William Kelly, postmaster of Brooklyn
arrived from Denver. He was president {
the National Association Of Letter Ca
riers until he was appointed postmast'
OF Brooklyn a short time ago.
Dallas. Dayton and Seattle are in II
race for the next convention.
W. c. Bouk is busy lining up affair
for the entertainment of the delegatt
and officers of the association at a sp'
cial show at Ak-Sar-Ben den Wednesds
evening. Bouk is secretary of the col
vention committee locally and has hs
his hands extremely full of things TO
for the last two or three weeks. He hi
charge of getting the crowd TO the de
and OF seeing that Samson does not d
YOUR any of the delegates