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Show WORK AFTER SIXTY. The recent order of the President advancing the age for appointment of first, second and third-class postmasters post-masters from 65 to 68 ought to help the whole army of men with silver threads in their hair who complain they are turned away from industry because "young blood" is demanded. In the last few years the expectancy expect-ancy on life has been greatly increased. increas-ed. A man of 50 or 60 or 65 is not as old as a man of that age was considered con-sidered a couple of decades ago. Perhaps Per-haps the agitation old-age retirement pensions, carried on in public service rnd out, may be subtly responsible for the idea that past a certain age a man is no good and his job should go to a youngster. The more such opportunities as the President's order gives the less we shall hear about industry not wanting men past middle age. The more opportunity op-portunity there is for employment the less we shall hoar age retirement pension. And the less we hear about old-age pensions the less industry will bo prejudiced against men old in years only. San Francisco Chronicle. |