Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1926, Page 4

| SEES PUBLIGRGHT [ o GNOREDBYBILL |, s o — e How Emploves 90.00 Manufacturers” Heads Says I, s » 144,00 wvew Rail Labor Measure H 15123 ' Is Faulty. i 86.40 106.67 120.00 a0.s0 20 a0 $450. $60 .00 $150.00 00 200.00 150.00 00 88,00 390.00 324.00 360.00 130,00 ould Fare Under Retirement Bills THE EVENING WASHINGTON, STAR, SALAR $1.800 or | $300 $1.006 $1,600. wore. 240.00 $270.00 $5 $560.00 §360.00 ’-;1.;3‘: 300,00 5u8.23 5552 600.00 | 80000 35756 BIa0u 1$00.90 ! 21000 000 500 60 360.00 .00 | | 360,00 860.00 604,44 680.00 8336 680.01 680.04 8.00 360.00 0.00 100,00 480.00 45000 340,60 324,00 800.00 300.04 504.00 40,00 840.00 ! 504.00 { $80.00 0000 STK.00 17000+ 472,36 $40.00 504.60 o0 50,00 G00.00 180,00 180,60 1444 384,00 $38.59 S0889 S0 00966 1.040.00 o 648.00 64%.00 44800 8400 960.00 1.080.00 i 945,00 1.080.00 1,080.00 | 648.00 545.00 645,00 | 87111 9956 | 980.04 1, | 648,00 | 20222 1 | nrovides fc = average salaly. not e by number of e | A H provides by n = average salary. not exceeding $1.600 numbe veors of e i Offers Amendment e 40 H erv offe - the measures are now heing held { N reg | the employes ymmeree Commis have power to wnend ANNUITIES TOO LOW. WITNESSES ASSERT. IN PENSION HEARING Steward, presi- ional Federation of <. He suggested that allow Federa) ch places as the Philip- tire earlier because of ow has nearly 400,000 wom { cc n in excess of the men flares ss of the lines. L dly new and embroidered, as are the collar and cuff sn deep or ¢ silzer T he threads. the solr olor note of the gown «Women's Section Types of Our *35 Dresses—We’d Like You to See Because we want your opinion ot our group of street, afternoon, tea, dinner. and evening dresses. A selection which is our particular pride—we believe it meets the demand of Washington women for a fashionable “one-of-a-kind” dress moderately priced. These dresses have so much worth for so little money —we know vou will have to see them to believe. Thr, Hecar Co-F STREET prior tirement Representative Joa J | AMissouri by > opposition Representative Ma ve pointed out that the pending| ation would e Manlove of bught up thia question by noe | ore, give some | calling attention to the fart th ers who retired | | eru1 thousand Government w prior to 1 with no a ity ! | Who happened to Le of retirement | © Another interesting hit of testtmony | axe when the first Jaw tas passod | vesterday afternoon. was offared no were placed on the annuity roll fm- ' Dr. A. H. Thom aied medlately wit it having made Y t the end | Pavments 1o the annuiry fund und would | Represen H. Alec ernmen G country rd ir tow 1 sress is o disposed he knows of | tative Manlove asked Rol orn, spokesman for 300,0 r employes throughout the | 15 o hat his attitude would he purpose show that 0 years there would be no of the Goverr * contri uding *“‘those faithful serv. fund. Dr. Thompson said the annuity | Government who went out | roll would re: ak at the end| ice before this retirement | Of 30 years 000 receiving i ablished | nuittes. Under existing law emplo: es jcontribute 213 per cent of thelr sal-| rowth of Fund. larfes to the annuity fund. Under the | n replied that it would | proposed legisiation they wo ne thing to do and that if | 315 per cent. AMr. Alcorn, who speaks for the Hollywood grecn crepe, showsng the neu raglan shoulder yoke—deep shaped belt and cufis formed of tiny tucks and horssontal bands. While the cream lace coller and furu-backs at zwrist arc adorably worked in flower shades and gold threads. Section, Third Floor.s | heads. D. ¢.. FRIDAY JANUARY 15 e e Ly N tional organizations of letter &druerfi.g postal clerks, typographical employes, | {pressmen and navy yard mechanics, made an urgent plea to the joint com- mittee to seek early enactment of a the Stantield-Lehlbach measure, being supported by the employes. and the Garber-Harreld bill, being urged by the Interior Department. Computing Service. The witness testified he had no ob- jectlon to the Garber-Harreld pro- vision that the perfod of service be | computed exactly. In the other bill aore than 6 months would be counted year and less than 6 months would | be disregarded. Mr. Lehlbach asked Mr. Alcorn if he favored the Garber clause for repeal of the present discretionary power siven department heads to grant two- vear extensions to employes after they i reached retirement age. Yo, 5ir,” the witness answered. “I believe the best interests of the Gov-| more liberal law., | _Representative Lehibach questioned | | Mr. Alcorn as to his views on the | ) several points of difference between | | —_— | William Stahl Vice President and Robin Hood Secretary of Co-operative Press. Two Washington men were elected officers of the Co-operative Press Club, an organization of agricultural writers of the country, last night at the annual banquet of the associatien, which was held at the Lee House in conjunction with the fourth annual man he is still able to perform his : R Sutics eeteatly ™ Btahl was elected vice president and Robin Hoed, director of public in % g - & formation for the national council of that the only vital difference hetween | (RTRECOR for the national councl of he two blils is in the \?‘A’\h(‘d of com- tions of the Nation, was re.slected pusingthe ‘amount ot annulty ‘and |yl S, My SO, NS e clected the question of whether extensions of | & (. was slect 5 unley me should be allowed by department | ojyyy, " o ©lected president of the The banquet was a lvely affair for the 60 writers present and many public officlals were made the butts of Jokes. Chalrman Lehlbach then observed Edward J. Gaynor, representing 50, 060 letter carrlers throughout the country, testified in support of the sStanfleld-Lehlbach bill. Trophies Awarded. Four trophies were awarded to agri- cuitural writers for meritorius work {n promoting the co-operative market- ing movement. The Lowden trophy, offered by for- mer Gov. Frank O. Lowden of Illinois for the best agricultural house organ published last year, was presented to Fred Wilmarth of Oklahoma City, | Okla., who 1s editor of the Oklahoma | Cotton Grower. The award wus made Marquis of the Bureau of ral Economics, who formerl was editor of the Country Gentleman The trophy, given by Judge R. W, | Bingham of Loutsville, Ky., for the t |best feature story on the movement was awarded to R. H. McGrew of San Francisco by Dan A. Wallace, brother of the forruer Secretary of Agriculture and editor of the Farm (St. Paul, Minn.). Advertising Award. LUTHER EXPECTS CABINET T0 BE READY TOMORROW Negotiations Give Fair Promise of Success—Demands Ministers With Authority. B the Associatec Prees. BERLIN, January 16.—-Dr. ifans Lu ed upon by President von denburg to organize a sov aent, expefts to have his cabin onstituted tomorrow His negotia. tions. continued throughout the day, £ive fair promnlse of success. Both Dr. Luther and Gustav Strese. ann are firm in their demands that | the Reichstag parties which identify themselves with the new governmen' new The Sapiro trophy, offered by Aaror shall designate only such representa | sapiro. marketing legal eoune tives as cabinet members as possesr awarded for the best advert complete authority and the backing|let on cn-operas of their respective parties. Dr.|won by Miss Luther is wholly dieinclined to appoint | Angelas | \ ministers who merely function ar|Robert Tin i ‘stool pigeons,” as he belleves was T the case vith the German -National members of his previous cabinet. Jation Dr. Gessler is reported to be un editori +illing to accept the portfolio of m! bl ister of defense, although his Deinn cratic friends are urging him to agres 8 1o reappointment. tor of Farm Sesrs Roeb seler McMille and Firestds FIRE DISRUPTS CABLE. |TRANSPOLAR FLIGHT | Western Union Lins to London via| 10 BE RACE OF NATIONS Newtoundland Interrupted. | PORTLAND, Me January 15 .—All cable service by Western{ Unlon from New York to London via | Canso and Hearts Content, Newround land, on lines through Portland, and all of the company’s telegraph trunk lines through Maine were temporarily interrupted lust night by a fire in the U. S. Will Endeavor to Qutspesd Britain, France, Germany, Nor- way in Program Announced BY the Asscciated Press. Wash., January 16.- d Wilkins transpola 'he | fiBht s & race of nations, with v main office of the company here. The | ! ¢ tons, & fire, which apparently started from | United States endeavoring to ou iring in the basement, wus confined | SDeC t Britain, France, Germans 10 the basement and first floor, but all {404 o o .-1‘1. - A \?f ‘"ix-a ol business was suspended. The loss was | Sth told the Young Men's Dusinies estimated at $50,000. R e & ounts fom b 2k G o7 ] train Wi ltion are being assembled, he added within an hour a wpecial train’ was | {ion ¢ beink assciobled, he uddes started from Boston with emergency | i nent equipment ready to ship to Seward o { Saturday ————— e Capt. W 16 =t with { three pl. is expected Seatti: RUBBER LAND BOUGHT. |within % week or 10 days. | Earl l{'*.xnn:m.inmual photographe % {for the flght, points out that U. S. Company’s Holdings in Su-|pedition is the first to : matra Extended. oo pole;aazting ther expansion of the United States Rubber Co.’s holdings of rubber-grow- ing lands in Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, was announced vesterday by C. B. Segar, president of the com- pany. The new addition of 5,700 acres | was acquired December 9. Negotia- | ONEWAY FROM™M BALTIMORE tions are pending for other areas ag- INCLUDIN® MEALS gregating 12,600 acres. Excluding the area under nogotl tion, the company has rubher-gr It is estimated that only ! womar Statemo ,in 80 in China can read Itol IAMI ing properties of 124,014 acres, ] e | ASAA 1T | TEN-TEAM FOURTEEATM NLEW YORK, January 15 (®).—Fur- i { Among the Hindus the the year is celebrated with the god of wisdom. itu- ated in the Dutch East Indies and fn | Malaya. Sixty-eight per t of the | an planted areas are producing, vielding | approximately 20,000,000 pounds of | rubber last year. ! . lent Aecommodations will lable on the S. S, Mary ems sailing— JANUARY 2Ist frem BALTIMCRE | - % 112 \utos Carr per 100 1h- Il | Pete Macias with his oun i N Sl R 8 W | 65 tere denes’ masic | | ailing from Balto_Feb. i Tel Frank. 139 for reservations from ten to thrae. 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