Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10

mfssionerS, with Congress having ex-
elusive jurisdiction. Congress has au-
thorised retirement systems for the
police and firemen and school teach
ers of the District. of Columbia, which
IRE administered by the District Com.
missioners. There are about 1900 po-
licemen and about 800 firemen, with
some $50 now on the pension rolls.
The police and fremen formerly paid
III per cent OF their salaries toward
their pension fund. but last year that
was increased to w per cent. This
goes into lump sum ACCOUNT from
which here are no refunds II the po-
liceman or fireman is separated from
the service before he meets retirement
conditions. ,...
With the $500 school teachers there
In an entirely different pension sys-
tenn. They buy, their annuity on a
method similar to life insurance rates.
This money they pay is held In indi.
vidual accounts in the name Of each
teacher and is returnable with per
cent interest In case OF. separation
from the service before death or re-
tirement, and in the event OF death IL
returnable to the estate Of the dAceas,
ed. To this self-insurance the Govern
ment adds SO a year for the number
Of years OF service. There are some
500 janitors or laboress subject to an
nuity on the same terms as other Fed
eral employees.
Uncle Sam has provided for retire.
ment OF his veteran employees on &C.
count Of age and long years Of faith.
full service. There are 100000 en-
those in the postal service, The EN-.
ployes pay into the retirement fund q
percentage Of their salaries. There
are now 1880 annuitants on the re-
tirement roll, and for the last four
fiscal years these annuities have to-.
tailed $17,500 900. Last year $500
900 was paid in annuities. Thus far
the United States has not been called
upon to spend any money on this ac'
count from the Federal Treasury be-
cause 1t was able to borrow enough
from the fund created by deductions
from the pay of employees.
In the Department Of Commerce ap.
preparations there is an item for re.
tired pay for the lighthouse service"
This year 1t amounts to about $780,.
900. This goes to persons who have
actually served in lighthouses and on
lightships for 80 years and have reach.
ed the age of IS. The retirement pay
is not to exceed three-fourths Of active
10 years. The average retirement pay
il $50 month. and there are about
200 on the rolls. During the last
session OF Congress provision was
also made that those who become dis
abled through no fault of their own
may also be retired. " r.
I The Employees Compensation Com
mission handles 1900 claims a month,
and the larger portion of them is al
lowed. An employee Of the Govern
ment injured while in the performance
of his duties IL entitled not only to
reasonable medical, surgical and hos
pital attention, but Is also entitled to
two-thirds of his. pay, not to exceed
$66.67 a month. The widow and chill
dren of a civil empioye killed while in
the performance Of his duties are en-
titled. in the case Of the widow. to 35
per cent OF his pay, not to exceed SIS a.
month. during widowhood. and. in the
case Of children, 10 per cent of, the
pay of the deceased until they reach
the age of Is. and thereafter IL it is
proved they are incapable of seA-sup-
port. The roll at the present. time