Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1929, Page 18

18 HOUSE IS URGED 10 PASS DALE BILL, Appeal Made for Liberalized Retirement Law for Gov- ernment Employes, ‘How the Army and Navy, the Foreign Service and the Lighthouse Service and “' the Bupreme Court justices enjoy more liberal retirement laws than the rest of the Government employes get under the Civil Service retirement system and how many municipalities have placed .+ their workers under more generous pro- + visions is being brought to attention of ! all members of the House by Robert H Aleorn, chairman of the joint confer- nee on retirement. House leaders have promised to al- , low the Dale bill to liberalize the re- » tirement law to come up for a vote in ! the House soon after Congress re- assembles, next Thursday. This meas- ure has already passed the Sel , and practically the entire membership of | the House is pledged to support it. Mr. Alcorn, representing more than | + 300,000 Government workers, has been | in conference with the civil service « committees of both House and Senate, \ with officials of the Pension Bureau and | + other officials concerning the liberalized | provisions, which it is claimed will ac- J tually save the Government meny mil- lions of dollars annually. Systems in' Other Countries Cited. A world-wide survey of retirement | ¢ systems in other countries, in States | « and municipalities and in private in- | dustry has been made for the benefit * of Congress by the joint conference on ! retirement, and summaries presented to « every member of the House by Mr. | _ Alcorn. = He today called attention to the fol- 3§ dowing facts: s In the Army and Navy when an offi- cer is about to retire he is promoted | ® one grade higher in order that he may 3 ‘take advantage of the higher compen- # sation on which his pension si basea. A sailor may enter our Navy and remain for 15 years and then retire on $86 and some cents a month. A soldier can go in for enlistment in the Army and retire on $30 a month | pension. | In our foreign service the retirement age is 65, with 15 years service re- | I Heads Scientists , | | | | | DR. ROBERT ANDREWS MILIKAN, | Salifornia physicist, the new president | of the American Assoclation for the | Advancement of Science. He was elected | at the annual meeting in New York. bers that the systems are all contribu- tory exect that of Detroit, Mich., which | is non-contributory. Five out of the {eight cities listed have voluntary tirement at age 60, two at age 55 ai one with no stipulated age requirement Pittsburgh, Pa., has voluntary retire- | ment at age 60, with 20 years’ service requirement. | The maximum annuity is $1,200, and | the contribution of the employee is 215 | per cent of his salary, or a maximum of $6 a month. | In Boston there is compulsory retire- | ment at age 70, with voluntary at age 60, with no stipulated service require- | The maximum annuity, after| 15 years' service, is one-half of the average salary received during the last | The minimum annuity, | after 15 years’ service, is $480. | contribution is 4 per| cent of salary. £ Baltimore, Md., has a system sind- {lar to that of Boston. | San Francisco_has voluntary retire- | ment at ages of 60 and 62, with 30 years’ and 10 years’ service, respectively. | ‘The minimum annuity is $450. The employe’s contribution, based on age and sex, varies from 2.87 per cent | of salary to a little over 6 per cent. In Chicage the retirement age is 55, with at least 10 years’ service. The maximum annuity is $1.800. ‘The employe contributes 3.25 per cent | of salary. In Philadelphis the voluntary retire- | ment age is 60, with 20 years' service requirement. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C; TUESDAY, TJANUARY T,_— 1929.” CHINESE CUSTOMS REVENUE REPORTED Last Year's Collections Total $53,- 927,460, an Increase of $8,906,- 035 Over 1927 Record. By the Associated Press. SHANGHAI, January 1—The in- | spector-general of Chinese customs announced today that the revenue for 1928 totaled 82,332,000 Hankow taels, equivalent to approximately $53,927.460. This was an increase over 1927 of approximately $8,906,035. ‘The report stated that all foreign loan and Boxer indemnity obligations secured on the customs revenue had been met in full, the expenditure under this head amounting to 57,388,000 Shanghai taels (836,728,320). The inspector-general added thaf' interest and redemption of all domestic loans secured on canceled }m;!lemnmu had likewise been met in ull. Full payment was further made of the interest on those domestic loans which are secured on the customs surplus and service of which is under the control of the inspector-general. Redemption payments were met on several of these latter loans, but insufficiency of revenue surplus prevented this item from being paid in full and such payments there- fore are still behind schedule. Practically all Chinese ports con- tributed to the increase revenue, but Shanghal easily headed the list, e Military authorities of England have recommended to all soldiers and their families Systematic inoculation against epidemic colds. @he Foening Htar o B o ABOVE SIGN DVERTISENENTS f RecEIVED HERE Petworth Pharmacy— Ga. Ave. & Upshur St. Is a Star Branch Office You can feel perfectly free to make use of the facilities of The Star Branch Office when you have Classified Advertisements for The Star. These Branches - are established in practically every neighborhood in and around Washington and are maintained expressly for the convenience of patrons of The Star Classified Section. No fees are charged for Branch Office service; only reg- ular rates. WoobpwARrD & LLOTHROP 10™11™5F AND.-G.STREETS _— JANUARY SELLING Philippine Gowns At the special price of $1.45 Of exceptional magnitude are the savings offered in this event. And the gowns—you can hardly appre- ciate until you see them, as the workmanship, ma- terial and every detail is most exceptional at even JANUARY SELLING Lily of France Sample Garments, $3-95, $4.95 Manufacturer’s co-operation makes these prices pos- sible. Step-ins, side-hooks, clasp-fronts, and Duosettes in brocade, satin, treco, imported and do- mestic elastics. Lily of France Clasp-Front Girdles, $5.95 quirement. with a maximum annuity of $5,400. The employe contributes 5 per ‘cent of salary. um of $4 a month. _Our. Supreme Court judges may re- y's new retirement law, BY tire at age of 70, service requirement of | enacted April 7, 1928, allows voluntary AUTHORIZED 10 years, Annuity is full salary, with |retirement at age of 55 years. There is | Step-ins, Side-hooks and Corset-Brassieres, $4.95 Lily of France Duosettes, Very Special, $9.75 The maximum ‘annuity is $1,200. s contribution ‘is 4 per higher prices. DISPLAYED Our own fine Nainsook in pastel shades We shipped the nainsook for these lovely gowns to The Star prints such an over- no_contribution. In our lighthouse service the volun- fary retirement age is 65, with 30 years’ service requirement and annuity 30-40 of salary. There is no contribution by employes. The New York State retirement laws Tetire a Congressman on $6,000 a year after 20 years' service. Age Requirements Discussed. compulsory retirement at age of 70. 8 per_cent, according to group, age and sex. The service requirement is 20 years. Detroit, Mich., has a system which is non-contributory. The city pays the entire expense. There is a service re- quirement of 25 years, with no stipu- lated age. However, if an employe has reached the age of 70 years, he may retire provided he has had 15 years’ In the following comparison of mu- nicipal retirement systems, Mr. Alcorn calls the attention of the House me ‘Woopw service. The maximum annuity is $900. 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