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Show CARNEGIE'S CHARITY Steel King Provides for Aged Government Govern-ment Clerk Once His "Boss." WASHINGTON. Mnrcli 5. Andrew Car-rccio Car-rccio lias promised to "stand by" J. H. I ..rnomb a veteran clerk in tho pension ftrc who by reason of advancing years I lma been reduced hi rank and salary. Years ago Mr. Larcomb and Mr Cnrne-worked Cnrne-worked together In a tek-Krah oflJce Pr PUWburg. the former being the "boss." The T old-tTnc frlendbhlp between the two vai brouKht out recently when Mr. men X?T? who is SO vcars of ago. was tell, m h roubles to frlcnd.s Ills salary had UisL beeii cut down to SO0 a year, and In ?Ji,V of his prospccl for th.; future. wWHiffanue"redP Bloomy, ho inciaentally old Sf tho past, lie said that years ago l, 1 i.iv ruirncKle who has slnco prown fnndmo'uX'was one of the "boys" Who worked for hlmjchiir;s knQW . ,f1 J- writer, learned of tho case and .Lterm1m-d to communicate with Mr Car-deterniin Car-deterniin -ii i j , lho fuutli Hce ?ecelved u reply. In which Mr. Car-rrrrie Car-rrrrie " d that Mr. Larcomb at ono time wia ; hl?"boaB." and that he was a mlKhty rood "boB3." Ho siiBgeHted that Mr. Lar-g Lar-g ooii "?r-th Government Horvlce, and COmbtimt ho would provide for him the rfsl of his day It Is understood that Mr Carnegie will glvo Mr. Larcomb a j generous allowance Tho old clerk will sron file IiIh resignation with the Commissioner Commis-sioner of PonslonB. |