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THE WASHINGTON TIMES. MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1916.
NEW CLERKS' UNION
PLANS FOR PENSIONS
Reclassification of Work and
Salaries Sought by Federal
Workers.
A pension plin ami a reclnssincntlnn
of work and of alats In th Govern
ment sorvlco Is to bo ought bv the
new clerks' union.
Immediate effort I to te ronnV bv the .
union to get a ictliement plnn upon
which all employer enn runvt, so con- J
coited action inny bo taken for pen- j
ulon. Hlmllnr unn'nlmlty la to be
sought an a rcrlasxlfliatlin of theserv- .
Jco to obtain smullcr and moro fm
quent promotions. , I
The constitutional committees of the,
union Is to meet tonlpht nt the tempor
ary headquarters, In the Ourgy hull J
In, in a ttotoment today. President
H. M. McLnrln snvs the constitution
will' be so drawn as to niako the union
support tho will of a msjdrlty of tuo
thlrda. or threo-fonrths na mav bn de
termined. This will be done to avoid
the criticism In Congress thnt tho em
ployes themtlvp do not know what
they wapt when It cornea to pension.
Question of Form.
Mr. McLnrln said:
"Congress has already shown a dis
position to seriously consider the
adoption of some form of retirement.
tp and the question now uppermost Is
wnat is me Dest form, ir tne em
ployes will get together, work out a
satisfactory plan, agree 'to It, and stick
- together In their efforts to have same
adopted. It will go through.
"The condition of the department
service now la most deplorable both
from a humane view and from the
standpoint of efficiency. A reasonable
retirement provision would not only
relieve Intolerable conditions now ex
isting In regard to the hardships of
having to force old people to come to
work and work or to starve, but would
actually save the United States money
every year.
"By such a scheme the number of
clerks could and would be reduced at
once, and those retained In the serv
ice would be able to render much
more efficient and rapid service be
cause of their youth and enthusiasm
and ability to move quick and think
quick.
"A provision for retirement of Gov
ernment employes can be made which
will be fair to all employes, care for
those who have devoted their lives
to the service of the country, and ac
tually save the United States dollars
and cents every year.
"Our organization Intends and will
exert every effort toward a unified
movement for retirement,
"At tho present tlmo two clerks or oth
er employes will sit side by side, both
doing exactly tho samo work, and yet
one tray rocelva a salary several Hun
dred .dollars more than tne other. Seni
ority in many" cases has had this effect.
Consideration, should be clvcn to senior
ity, but npt to this oxtent.
Change in Conditions.
"The scale of salaries now paid to
Qoevrnment employes' was fixed when
conditions In tho departments did, not
anywhere nenrly approximate conditions
now. In the olden days all of the clerk
considered themselves to a degree of
flclal or officers of the Government,
honored by being connected with Gov
ernment .work ; and thev received sal
aries sufficient to enable them to live
up to his self-respect. The economic
chankea have lowered the value of such
salaries Until now, a man who receives
tl.OOn or Jl.200 a year fan with very
great difficulty exist with his family,
but he has no money to spend for pleas
ure nor enjoyment nor to lay aside for
the education of his children or for his
own old iifttt.
"The Increases of pay are so larso
that they must necessarily be very In
frequent lly this long hiatus between
promotions tho employes are often
forced to lose hope, ambition and Inter
est In life ; and then the promotion nev
er ccmes us his work deteriorates,
"If the Increases were smaller and
more frequent the esprit d'eorps would
be much better, tho employes would bo
encouraged moro often by promotions,
unci the officials would be enabled to
lcgulate more in accordance with value
of work tho salaries paid.
"A number of the newer departments
have adopted this method of more fre
quent and smaller Increases In pay and
they now get the most satisfactory woi k
and employes."
Former Cadets to
Hold Mass Meeting
Gathering Thursday Night to Plan
for Organization of Mili
tary Companies.
A mnssk meeting of former menihe'rs
of the High School Cadets of Wash
ington, looking to the future orennlx
tlon of seeral military (ompanlee, haa
been called by the liv-Hlch Hrhnnl (?..
dets Association for Thursday night.
The meeting will be held In the as
sembly hall or tho Uuslnosa iliirh
Hchoot.
Aa soon as thoc companies are or
ganized, a request will be made to the
' Bcnrd of Education for the use or ca
det equipment and the drill hulls in
tho evenings. An application for en
rollment Mlth the National Rifle As
sociation Is also contemplated.
A feature of the meeting Thursday
night will be a lecturo on modern meth
ods of warfare by an oflleor from the
Ilnglneor Corps. United States Army.
The organization, It Is said, will not
bo a Juvenllo body, tho ex-hlgh school
cadets being found today in the ranks
of business and professional Washing
ton men. Among some of those who
will attend the meeting Thursday night
are: Superintendent of Police Pullman,
Bolltha J. Laws, Assistant District At
torney, and Benjamin J. Harlan, chler
clerk of tho Public Utilities Commission.
. Tho officers of the Association are
Waltor C. Kathbone, president; David
Uornot, first vice president; B. Clarke,
second vlco president; John B. Harvey,
treasurer, and J. B. Jonos, secretary.
Advertising Men Will
Recruit New Members
The advertising men's section of the
Itetall Merchants' Association will meot
nt 8 o'clock this evening to launch a cam
ralgn for new members for tho Asso
ciated Advertising Club:, of the World
and to arrange for representation at the
annual convention of the clubs In Phila
delphia late In June.
A feature of the convention will bo
tho efforts of each of the delegations
present to guln advertising and public
ity foi their respective cities. Washing
ton expects to tako a prominent part In
this portion of tho progiam.
Tho boaid of governors of tho rte'ull
Merchants' Association will meet at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Suffragists May Form
Party to Beat Their
Enemies in Congress
Powerful Sentiment Seen In Congressional Union to
' Organize Wbmen to Vote as a Unit and
Defeat All Wh o Are Not En
thusiasts For Them.
Will thsre soon be a woman's party
organized?
This question Is being sharply agttatod
among woman suffrago leaders because
of the situation In Congress wherein
there Is every Indication that the suf
frage amendment Is doomed to failure In
this session.
As a matter of fact the Democratic
leaders have already docreed the fail
ure of the Susan B. Anthony suffrs&a
amondment this session. '
The suffrage leaders aro not united as
to what course they ought to pursue.
But .in the Congressional Union for
Woman Suffrage there Is powerful senti
ment In favor of a movement for tho
formation of a woman's party, to be
formed primarily In the suffrage States,
dui not conunea 10 mat territory, ah
the plan Is now being discussed, tho
proposed woman's party would form a
powerful opposition to the dominant
party
Hold Democrats Responsible.
This fnovemont Is based on tho Idea
that the Democratic party, being the
party In control of the Government,
should be held responsible for tho
courso of Its leaders In preventing fa
vorable action on the suffrage amend
ment.
Yhether the woman's party Is formed
or not, there Is no doubt that the Con
Kresalonal Union wilt tako an active
rart In the l16 campaign. Tho plan
proposed, If there Is no actual forma
tion of a party, Is to line up tho suf
frage roups In the suffrago States and
haw them throw their votes whero It
will most help the suffrage oaue.
None but Congressmen or Sonutors
who aro enthusiastic for suffrago wou'd
receive support
Whether nn effort would be made to
dethrone the Democratic party Is not
dearly Indicated, but this Is Intimated.
Would Pro'd Candidates.
Under this group plan, at the least,
members of Congress would be kept
prodded up to active efforts In behalf
of suffrage, and any candidate of a luke
warm sort might expect to be left at
home
Miss Anne Martin, of Nevada, who
heads the national legislative commit
tee, working In concert with tho Con
gressional ynion. In an Intervlow urges
that women make use of their political
power as a group. Just as labor has done
with success In recent years. She speaks
out for solidarity of women In a politi
cal 'way. In other words, fche would have
womon vote and work unitedly and side
track men opposed to suffrage and elect
to offlco men for suffrage.
The same treatment would be given to
parties as to individual candidates.
SAYS SUFFRAGE IS
GAINING IN SOUTH
Mrs. Minnie Brooks Reports In
creasing Sentiment for Cause.
Mrs. Minnie Brooks, who returned to
Washington yesterday from a trip in
the South, reports Increasing sentiment
among women in that section In favor
of woman's suffrago by Constitutional
amendment.
Blie visited cities in Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, in
the Interest of the organization worK
being done oy the Congressional Union
for Woman's Suffrage,
In Atlanta she conducted a street
meeting, said to be the first of Its kind
ever held there, at which a number
of recruits were secured.
Assisted by Miss Mary Kendall, of
Baltimore, who was recentl appointed
an organizer for the union, Mrs. Brooks
will condiet a series of street meotlngs
in Washington during the spring and
summer.
In April, Mrs. Brooks will go to North
luronna to conduct meetings in i-on-gressman
Webb's district. In pursuance
of the union's olan to bring pressure
to bear on "antl" Congressmen in their'
own districts.
Gen. Young Reaffirmed j
As Soldiers' Home Head
Secretary of War Baker has reap
pointed Lieut. Gen. b. B. M. Young,
retired, aa governor of the Soldiers'
Home. This will be General Young's
third term of three years.
It was the first appointment made by
Secretary Baker since assuming office.
General Young roso from a private to
tho highest rank In the army.
FORUM NEEDED TO
SAVE DEMOCRACY
Federal Commissioner of Edu
cation Points Out Need of
Discussion. Among People.
LODGE TO CONDUCT
A RUMMAGE SALE
St. John's Chapter, No. 18, to Open
Headquarters Thursday.
A rummage sale will bo conducted by
St. John's Lodge, Chapter No. 18, on
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of
this week, at 171SH Beventh street
northwest.
The chairman of the committee In
charge of the sate will be on hand at
that address early Thursday morning
to receive contributions, especially old
rubber, from members of the organiza
tion and their friends. A number of
large contributions aro expected.
Preceding the sale, on Wednesday
night. Mrs. Buchanan will entortaln the
members at cards, at her home at 901
M street northwest.
Friday evening -of next week, March
21. will be ladles' night. Blx reels of
first-time motion pictures will be
shown, nd refreshments will be served.
The occasion is known as "annual
acquaintance opportunity."
Tho lodgo conferred the E. A. de
gree during a special entertainment
last Friday.
Washington Woman Asks
Magazines for Frenchmen
Miss Florence Becker, of this city. Is
the recipient of a letter from a French
officer attached to the general head
quarters of the French armies, request
ing that old American magazines,
stories of adventure, and sporting litera
ture be sent them.
Maguztncn that tell about the war are
not desired. Any magazine sent to Mrs.
George F. Becker, 1700 Rhode Island
avenue, will be forwarded.
Declaring that the c6mmunlty Xorum
Is the "something' needed for the per
potuatlon of the democracy of the Uni
ted, Slates, Dr. Philander P. Claxton.
commissioner of education, addressing
tho Grover Cleveland Community For
um at the Public Library yesterday,
pointed out the need of bringing the
people together for the discussion of
questions affecting the political and
social structure, ,
Commissioner Oliver P. Newman and
Congressman George Tlnkham of Mas
sachusetts were the other principal
speakers. Both also lauded the com
munity forum movemont.
"The primary necessity for tho per
petuation of America," declared Dr.
Claxton, "Is to establish means by
which public opinion purifies, readjusts,
and expresses Itself. No democracy has
over been known to last more than 160
years. If our democracy Is to be an
exception to this general rule, first of
all the people must be educated.
"Education only starts' with childhood,
and Is far from completod In tho high
school or college, it only begins to ma
turn In adulthood.
"This country needs something to
bring the people together, and tho com
munity forum Is that something. Tho
school house should not only be tho
forum of the community, but the center
of civic. Industrial, and social life. The
highest function qf citizenship Is voting.
The school house should be the polls
to he used by tho people.
"I am speaking not alone for the Dis
trict, but for tho entire country-"
For Johnson (Bill.
Commissioner Newman advocated the
passage of the Johnson bill providing
for the establishment of forums In the
District. Ho cited the great service
that would bo rendered the Commls
sioners of the District by forums,
mainly In furnishing a dependable
means for consulting the desires of the
people, lie declared that this servlco
might be rendered In three ways at
least: through aid In the censorship of
tne -movies," in acting as an employ
ment, and through self-development. In
keeping In touch with ovents of current
and vital Interest.
Congressman Tlnkham told of the
success of tho community forum Idea
In his district during the past three
ears tie advocated tho passage or
the Johnson measure "because tlfe com
munity forum Idea embodies the two
fundamental principles of America, tho
establishment of right of assembly and
the diffusion of education."
"Tho people shall have the right to
use the schools." he said, "for the
schools are owned by the people and are
the logical centers for the discussion of
Important questions."
An extra session for the purpose of
cm reeling crrinin misconstructions
placed on the Johnson bill was held fol
lowing the meeting at the suggestion
of l'rof. K. J. Ward of the Fedesal Bu
reau or Kaucauon."
Meeting Tonight.
Another meeting at which thn hilt will
be explained In detail by Prof. Wardj
and others for the benefit of thosa who
are not thoroughly familiar with it will .
t?.h."W.,h,la eve.n!nP ln th auditorium
of the Business High School. i
William Bliickman, conciliator of tho
Department of I-abor. will be one of
tho principal speakers at the meeting
of the forum next Eundav. The meet
ing v. Ill be held In the Grover neve
land school proldlng tho Board of
Education a net Ions tho use of the
building. In event of the refusal of
Ins riAS wf n tvAvnalt !. ... a a.
1 gshnil irm msiaIImw vuTII ka kU 11..
I Public Library.
Army Corps Meeting.
The twenty-fourth annual banquet of
the Second Army Corps Association of
civil war veterans will be held at the
JMibltl this evening. Many distin
guished members of Congress and war
veterans havo been Invited to the ban
quet. A special musical program will
bti presented.
The Drug, Caffeine,
In Coffee Is A
Habit-Forming Agent
Bulletin 393, U. S. Department
of Agriculture, entitled "Habit-Form-ing
Agents," referring to caffeine and
other ingredients used in the manu
facture of certain soft drinks, head
ache mixtures, etc., says:
"Until recently it was claimed by
some that these agents were harmless
and did not belong to the habit-form
ing group. Later investigations, how
ever, clearly show that this position is
unwarranted."
The average cup of coffee contains about 2J- grains of caffeine.
Mothers give it to their .children and wives give it "to their husbands
unconscious of the harm coffee does to health.
When the nerves cry out, or indigestion, biliousness, headache or heart flutter begin to
trouble, it's time to look to the cause.
An easy, sure way out of coffee troubles is to quit the coffee, and use
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