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...working, here are three suggestions for alleviating the present state of affairs and setting journalism on new paths of glory: 1) Let every editor argue persistently for fair pay and a reasonable future security for his good men. 2) Let every newspaper of any size either fire or pension the high-priced ornaments and incompetent fuddy-duddies who now clutter up the place. Replace them, if they must be replaced, with ambitious young men who will work. 3) Tear down most or all of the schools of journalism and set the inmates to studying English, history, literature, economics, foreign languages...
Aging Alfred now spends most of his time in Florida. He became a newsworthy figure again last year when he started a pension fund for Delaware's deserving aged. He is an able engineer, has invented many a powder machine. He is an able musician, likes a violin. Once he organized and conducted a band at the powder-works, composed stirring marches. The Marine Band recently tried to get copies of them but found he has given up music, destroyed his manuscripts. His hobby now is his yacht Alicia (named for his second wife), designed...
...butler named Cross, of Colney, Norwich, England, 73 years old and retired on a pension, who remarked: "Whatever I get will be a godsend...
...received the degree of Bachelor of Sacred Theology in 1875. After being ordained deacon in 1875, and priest in 1876, he became Rector of Grace Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts. In 1893 he was consecrated Bishop of Massachusetts, resigning the office and title in 1926. He is president of the Church Pension Fund, chairman of the trustees of St. Mark's and Groton Schools, and a member of the National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Harvard...
...Chairman Will Wood of the House Appropriations Committee railed against the mounting costs of "War Relief." Before the National Red Cross meeting appeared Frank T. Hines, Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, with a bundle of statistics designed to shame veterans out of their demand. He showed that since the first pension bill in 1789 the Federal Government has paid out about 13 billion dollars for veteran relief, of which more than five billions went to World War men. The U. S. he said is now spending about $845,000,000 per year for all veteran relief, of which...