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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
BY GEORGE r. WALES.

United States Civil Service Commissioner.
IN its last annual report the Civil
Service Commission expressed the
opinion that an amendment Of the
i retirement law providing for OPP
tional retirement after so or IS
years of age and 80 years of service
would prove a governmental economy.
Such an amendment would increase
the efficiency of the service in two
ways: Cd BY relieving it of employees
whose efficiency is impaired, although
not to the extent of total disability,
and CD by allowing the prescribed re-
tirement age to be sufficiently high to
permit the retention of the more vigor-
Gus members of group beyond the
age when the weaker members should
leave the service. AS employees differ so
greatly In physical and mental vigor at a
given age, any retirement age prescribed
for a group will be either too high or
too low for most of its individual mem
bers. Retention of the most vigorous
is provided for by the continuance pro-
vision of the act; but failing employees.
unless totally disabled, must await the
prescribed age, to the detriment of the
service.
No Abuse Likely.
The difference between salary and
annuity would afford ample protection
against the excessive use of an optional
retirement provision. Under the pres
ent law, the average annuity is $721.39,
or So per cent of the average annual
salary for the last 10 years. No annuity
can exceed two-thirdS of the salary, or
$1,000. Few employees who feel able
to continue at work would be permitted
Ilryk al In
optional retirement at such reduction
Of income.
That optional retirement would not
burden the retirement. fund Is indicated
by the fact that although some depart
mentS have not favored continuanceS
and many employees arriving at retire.
ment age are not fit for retention. over
go per cent of all employees who reached
retirement age during the fiscal year
1928. or whose prior continuance ex-
pired during that year, are continued on
certificates of appointing officers tndi-
eating unimpaired, or only slightly i'm
paired, efficiency.
In the executive departments 1t is
learned informally that from 95 per
cent to practically all employees, on
arrival at retirement age, wish to re-
main, If they are at all able to do so:
except that in the field branches under
the Post once Department the per-
centaSe willing to retire Is somewhat
greater.
Unauthorized Continuance.
The act of March 3, 1927, which re-
moved the requirement that contin-
uance in the service must be authorized
30 days before reaching retirement age,
only partially relieved the employe Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
NON-MACNETIC VESSEL
HUNTS COMPASS DATA
Experimental Cruise Gathers Informa-
ton on Variation i'm North Atlantic.
Carnegie Out Since May.

Note-Ldst May the non magnetic
ship Carnegie Of the Caroente Insti-
tuition Of Washington left port on a
three-yedr cruise to make magnetic
surveys of the oceans. Before it re-
turns, it tCiI hare travelled more
than 100000 miles and hare Uisited
eUery ocean. The investigations haze
to do primarily NTH carnations in
the compass needle, and also NTH
the collection of Udrious oceono-
graphic data. This is the SeUenth
cruise of the Carnegie, and the
fourth under the command of Capt.
J. p. Ault, member of the depart
ntent OF terrestrial magnetism, Dho
has t0rttten the following running
account OF the UoyGge in the North
Atlantic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
BY VANCE WYNN.

= ALVIN COOLIDGE leaves the
White House in a few weeks, a
man in his physical and
4 mental prime, SO once more
the question arises:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
BY HENRY w. BUM.

.HE following is brief summary
of the most important news
of the world for the seven
i days ended January 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20

CONTINUED on Filth Page.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
Unauthorized Continuance.

The act of March 3, 1927, which re-
moved the requirement that contin-
uance in the service must be authorized
80 days before reaching retirement age,
only partially relieved the employe Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
BY ALBIN E. JOHNSON.

n ORE than so per cent Of the
Nu questions discussed by the
IV fifty-third Council of the
i League of Nations at Lugano
.lirArtIv fuxoIyad 4ba TTNifad
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-12-18
Delhi

The Delhi School faculty and the
Delhi business men and their wives
were entertained at banquet given
by the August Bonner Post, No. 800
at their legion hall in Belview on
Thursday evening, December 10.
Dan Miller of Belview was Delhi
business visitor on Thursday.
Mrs. Harold Butcher spent We'd
nesday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. R. Jones, at Redwood Falls.
G. N. Bergh of Madison was a
Delhi business caller one day last
week.
Misses Evelyn and Florence Eren-
berg and Miss Grace temple were
Redwood Falls shoppers on Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Simpson of Bel.
view were ealing on Delhi friends,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Starr enter
tanned Mrs. STAIRS nephew, Robert
Fisk, and wife of Jeffers on Thursday
and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Stewart, Mrs
c. E. Cobleigh and Miss Theo Jensen
| of Redwood Falls attended the Pres
byterian Ladies Aid dinner and baz-
aar held last Thursday in the church
parlors.
DR.. Penhall of Morton was a pro-
fessional caller in Delhi on Friday
The Women's Missionary Society
of the Presbyterian church will meet
Thursday, December 10, with Mrs
H. c. Engeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Bunting visited
on Monday with Mr.. Bunting's broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs
David Whittet, at Redwood Falls.
Rev. and Ms. E. E. Test were
guests last week Tuesday of friends
at Belview.
Little Douglas Sorenson had the
misfortune on Friday to slip and fall
on the ice and break his arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Borg were call.
ing on Belview friends on Friday.
Miss Freda Johnson spent Satur.
day at her home in Redwood Falls.
Mrs. w. E. King of Redwood Falls
was the guest of her parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. A. L. Leonard, on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Samuelson en-.
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Zorr
and Mrs. Walter Zorn and son, Doug.
las, of Vesta on Friday.
I Mrs. Victor Seifert and little sor
returned home last week Wednesday
from Redwood Falls hospital.
Miss Isabel Stevenson left Satur
day for Minneapolis where she viii
be employed as a nurse.
M. HI. Sandager of Belview was &
business caller here the first of the
week.
Miss Vera tAlhers succeeded in sur
prising her mother, Mrs. E. D. Hart
last Friday evening, it being Mrs
Harris birthday anniversary. Abou
a dozen friends stepped in and helped
her spend the evening very pleasant
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-12-18


truck load of hogs nSaturday.
Mrs. E. Mogenson is slowly i'm
proving.
Art Manning and Ross Davis came
out from Redwood Falls on Sunday
and with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Davis
and spent the afternoon and evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Davis and
family.
Rev. Alexander attended the aid
supper at the p. A. Palmer home on
Thursday afternoon.
The Seaforth schools close on Fir
day for the Holiday vacation.
Joe. Bertzel was a business visitor
at North Redwood Saturday evening.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-12-18

An item in an Eastern paper in
forms us: "Miss Mahagan was spok-
en- of as the operation sensation Of
Europe last summer" More sinned
against than SHINING evidently-she
might have monopolized the entire
conversation.-Ex.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-12-18
Sheridan & SeafOrth

Church services at $3.50 the coming
Sunday.
Rev. Alexander of Vesta called on
]. C. Johnson one day the past week.
Joe. Troske drove to Tracy with
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-12-18

ly. Miss Albers served a two course
luncheon at the evenings close.
The Eastbound train Number IA
on them. & st. L. that formerly had
the leaving time of 1890 P. M. now
leaves at 1858 A. M. The West
bound train leaving at o'clock here
after will leave at 2:10 P. M.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-05
REASON By Ff 1ASBIs

NHR HOOVER'S distress over the killing of that
1VQ guarCsman and the wounding of several others
while firing presidential salute at Madison, Ind,
is probably coupled with conviction that the sac
rice utterly unnecessary.
1t is lot of monkey business to blaze away with
lot Of cannon whenever the President visits place.
particularly in time of peace.
Justice Hitz should have sent Doheny to jail for
cursing the court when the jury brought in it's ver
dict of guilty in the of ex-Secretary Fall and
he should have Lawyer Hogan to Jail for loudly
cursing the jury in the courtroom Immediately after
adjournment.
Both of them should have been sent to assist
Mr.. Harry Sinclair, the rising young pharmacist of
the District of Columbia jail
TN his new book, Sir James Jeans, the British
i astronomer announces that the earth was born
out Of the two thousand million years ago. that it.
has had life for three hundred million years and that
in one hundred million years everything will
freeze.
Now that the prince of Wales has become L.
censed fier he should bear in mind that falling off
airplane is somewhat different from falling off
horse.
1t does not increase the countrys respect for law
enforcement for Senator Bease of South Carolina,
who helps make laws for the rest of u.s. to announce
in public address that it is crime to take drink
Of liquor and that he often takes one himself
On the seventh anniversary of his march on Rome,
Mussolini made hot speech to his Black Shirts and
roared the warning to the world: Hands off Itay
Inasmuch as nobody manifests any disposition to
put any hands Italy. the is pure apple sauce.
If Mussolni will only take voice culture, he ought
to go big in grand opera after he gets out OF politics
MYTH Mr. Pantages headed for prison and
w Mrs. Pantages headed for another and Annie
Mcpherson being investigated by the grand jury for
misrepresentation of funds Los Angeles is cutching
the spotlight with both hands.
Queen Maria of Runania passes into eclipse
result OF repudiating her criticism of the politicians in
charge of her country TO her allowance from the
government
You can't take violent position then back up for
financial reasons without losing your appeal.
r H. Hamilton, prominent lawyer of Weatherford
Tex is being defended by twelve other lawyers in his
trial for shooting his son-i1-law.
There's great danger that he viii get them confused
with the juxyI
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-05
He Had It Coming

The senate vote Monday on the Bingham incident
showed the justice of the wide condemnation of the
pending tariff bill as gigantic grab for profits
by the big industries.
Twenty-Five senators showed by their votes that
they could nothing wrong in the action of Senator
Bingham OF Connecticut in secretly placing $4,000
a year lobbyist on the senate rolls, introducing him
into the secret sessions of the finance committee while
it writing the BILL and supporting rates desired by
the Connecticut Manufacturers Association.
We do not pretend to interpret the motives of the
Twenty-Five except to point out that many of them
belong to that wing of the Republican party which has
earned the title 'reactionary" But to six of them
the vote was extremely significant Senators Smoot
Shortridge Reed, Edge Green and Keyes belong to
the senate finance committee and to that majority
which, with Bingham, wrote the bill.
Bingham's unthinking action discredited the
work of the committee whole in the mind of
the country If any member of the senate should have
condemned and resented his actions these six should
have done So But instead they voted soidly against
censure of Bingham.
Senator Blaine of Wisconsin charged recently that
the senate finance committee had been packed" for
eastern industry and against agriculture. 1t does
strange that such like-minded men, almost entirely
from the industrial east and northeast should have
drifted on the committee which boast only one
independent minded Republican
1t does not seem strange, especially in view of their
indirect Endorsement of Bngham's methods that the
resulting bill should be what it $50 outrageousy
unfair and so direct violation of the Presidents and
the countrys wishes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-05
The Wrong Hero

The following appears in one Of the accounts OF
what now is happening in Wall Street:
The limelight is occupied by the bankers and
fnancers who throughout the speculative frenzy OF
the last two years have stuck to tried principles OF
finance"
Nothing to us seems more incongruous Or more
unjust than the way in which the banker as such
has come out of the financial hurricane as the hero
of the piece. For this very simple reason:
In final analysis the banker is the financial leader
of this nation. To him goes the stewardship and
along with it the responsibility. He is well paid.
The stewardship resting with him. he therefore in
final analysis is responsible for the very boom that
brought the crash He did not, as the article
quoted said, stick to true and tried principles Of
finance during the two years that the boom was
growing He permitted the boom to grow
Accordingly matter how much he may have
contributed during the crash toward lessening the
shock he nevertheless is not entitled to be rated
as the only sane person in the madhouse.
Speaking generally the banker is the one force
that should have prevented the initiation. For he
held the purse strings of the nation He did not pre-
vent it. Therefore he deserves no tribute.
And it would be mstake-one that would lessen
very greatly his of responsibility in the future
to let him get away at the finish the noble hero
of the plot, when, matter of fact he is not.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-05
Times Readers
Voice Viezgs

Editor TimeS-A piece of cam
paign literature was passed out re-
Gently by Republican worker and
on the front page was a picture OF
the Republican candidate for mayor.
Turning to the last page, the union
label Ioomed up large and clear, and
it is not necessary to add that it
was a good piece OF printing.
II seems passing strange that the
candidate for mayor, managing a
printing Office, doesn't at least have
his own personal campaign litera-
ture printed in his own shop. Is it
possible that the work done in his
own shop is so poor that he doesn't
want to pass it out? Especially,
when for years he has declared from
the housetops, in season and out of
season, that all members of labor
unions are lawless and without the
pale. Isn't it a little inconsistent
that now, when he is a candidate
for political office, he finds it ex-
pedient to patronize the lawless ele-
ment and have his political print
ing done in union shop?
e. o. c.
Second ward.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-05

r AM aware of the fact that the
L general newspaper public takes
very little interest in any phase OF
of the Gastonia situation. 1t never
has assumed the dramatic quality
which came to the Sacco-
case toward it's tragic last act.
1t is easier to grow excited about
men who are on the brink of death.
People on the outside take twenty
years in prison rather lightly.
I come back to the case now be-
cause the public ought to be inter
ested, whether it is or not. And
more particularly want to apollo
gize for having taken an unjusti-
fable parochial position in the
So clumsy was my expression that
I seemed to speak as if the injustice
being done was in some way Pc
culiar to North Carolina or, at the
very most, to the south.
In some respects many OF the
southern states do lag behind the
march of liberal opinion, but 1t
would not be difficult to point out
instances in which justice had been
less than eve'2-handed in every state
of the Union.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-05
WEIGHING Judge Hopkins

The senate judiciary committee should give cart
full study to the facts surrounding the nomination Oh
Richard j. Hopkins of Kansas for the federal bench
President Hoover and Attorney General Mitchell tried
for months to persuade Kansas Republicans TO SUD-
NIT another name for this important post
Hopkins now is judge OF the Kansas supreme
court He is said to be honest and we'll liked. He is
an excellent vote-getter. But some OF the outStano
inc LAWYERS Of Kansas question his fitness for the
federal bench.
There also is question about his having accepted
money from the state Anti-saloon League some years
ago while on the state bench which he says was for
expenses for going to and from dry meetings Inc
Anti-saloon League the w C. T. U. and siNA1ar
xorsas oroues actively supported Hopkins for ths
iudgeship
MitcheITs own inquiry is said to have convinced
him that Hopkins did not measure up to the stand
ards SET nv the President in his announced attempt
to elevate the judiciary.
So the attorney-general informed the President
MANY months ago Hoover then requested the SUBJ
mission of other names expressing his willingness to
annoint an organization nominee But the senatorial
snokesmen, backed by the state G. o. P and Cover
nor Clyde Reed declined to withdraw Hopkins name
The senate's only concern should be the candi-
dates fitness It's only duty is to pass upon his quail
catons without thought Of political considerations
II has wisely. summoned Mitchell before it in this
case 1t may find that new information led the
sttorney-generaI to revise his original opinion But
II NAV find that the bench is still pretty deep in the
patronage slough.
A candid statement from the attorney general may
show what difficulties face the President in his in
sistence upon better judges. An adverse committee
report justified, may rebuke the politicians who
are blocking the President
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-05
Program

TINE report then goes on to de-
Il tail the present situation. The
present program, says the report, Is
receiving hearty support not only in
Washington, but from every state
in the Union.
"From standstill," it says, "the
public buildings project has jumped
to a 5000, 100000 project for the en-
tire triangle between Pennsylvania
avenue, B street and Fifteenth
street. Of this total, $25 5000 has
been authorized for the purchase Of
land.
can appropriation of 100000
has been made for the development
Of the area between the Union sta
ton and the Capitol, including new
highway connections, and carrying
with it authority for the develop
ment of the Mall.
"A $25,000,0 900 project has been
authorized for new municipal
center on the north side of Penn
sylvania avenue.
Another $14,000,000 has been au-
thorized for the Arlington Memorial
bridge and its connections which
include the development of B street
as memorial highway to the foot
of Capitol Hill.
aside from any question of ap-
preparations, the government is
giving full consideration to the i'm
portance of having its work carried
out by the ablest men it can obtain"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-05
A Moneyed AristoCracy

TWO HUNDRED NINETY Amer
l. leans paid taxes on incomes of
one million or more in 1927.
That shows one aspect of pros
perity, and one which is not alto
gether reasSuring.
We are developing moneyed
aristocracy in this country.
What is more, we are developing
a system to preserve it.
In the old days great fortunes
we're less of menace, because as
our grandfatherS said, "only three
generations from shirt sleeves to
shirt sleeves"
With hired experts and great in
situations to manage the estate, we
no longer can depend on that meth
cd of dissipation.
Those very safeguards which
financial genius has provided to
protect the widow and orphan
seem likely to perpetuate the diff
ference between rich and poor.
To put it briefly, American bust
ness is developing a peerage.
When England has her dukes,
earls and baronets, we have fami-
lies with five million dollar incomes,
three million dollar incomes and
one million dollar incomes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-05
Two Detectives

Whatever happens in the outcome of the
city election, the indictment of Coffin now
seems to be unanimous.
More revealing is the fact that ambitious
men will denounce an evil and caress it at
the same time.
In his final appeal for purely partisan
victory, former Mayor Charles Jewett de-
clared that there was to be a new leadership
of the Republican party which would wipe
out the shsme and degradation brought upon
it by Coffin.
And then he urged the election Of Keane,
who permitted the use Of his name to destroy
the city manager law, and of Zimmerman,
known as the most trusted servant of
Coffin.
It was to escape just such inconsistent
appeals to passion and prejudices that the
believers in the city manager movement gave
their time and thought and effort during
the last five years.
They had hoped to make government not
only more efficient but more representative
by eliminating party labels and party appeals
from city affairs.
The opposition of JeWett to the manager
system can be understood. He warned that
the election of Democrat might mean the
distribution of patronage in a way that
would elect Democrats to county and to state
Offices and to congress-especially congress.
Of course, there went with the warning
an implied pledge to Republicans If victor
ious that the jobs would be handed about TO
those who would take special interest, on
nublic time. in the election of Republicans
to these positions.
The escape, of course, must come through
an intelligent electorate who will not yield
to partisan appeals or to party passions
but remake their government on basis that
will permit no Coffin, either Republican or
a Democratic one, to misuse the power ana
patronage of public offices for selfish ana
sinister ends.
In that direction the effort of the League
of Women Voters to rewrite the Constitution
of the state offers some relief.
Still more relief could be quickly obtained
bv so amending" the supreme court that
ifs decisions will not be under suspicion OF
being purely political.
These are two major detectives. When
they are accomplished the government VIII
be safer and the people better protected IN
their rights
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-05
Denied RIGHTS

MOREOVER, there should pc
wi mention made of the gallant
groups which fight valiantly for
their rights IN southern communities
which are all against them.
A correspondent, nettled by some
recent remark in this column about
the surrender of N. Y. U. In the
matter of David Myers, a Negro
football player, asks, What does a
columnist do to display guts?" The
question is not unfair and the an
swer is almost nothing"
I can rail against North Carolina
Justice without fear of tar and feath-
ers. Nor has there been a single
occasion upon which my employer
has said, go slow, Haywood" even
on matters concerning which L
might be considered rabid.
But concerning Gastonia I am not
actuated by any extreme political or
economic beliefs. Surely it yet has
not become radical" in America to
demand that every man should pos
sess equal rights before the law.
T am afraid that in the Carolina
mill country even this position may
be considered Communistic and so
I salute the managing editor of the
Raleigh News and Observer, Frank
Smethurst who has written what
seems to me the most eloquent
comment yet printed on the trial.