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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
SEEKS CIVIL SERVICE SAFETY
Organization Wants More Money to
Strengthen Its Machinery.

Reorganization and strengthening
OF the machinery Of the Civil Service
Commission is urged by the execu-
tive committee OF the National Serv-
ice Reform League, which is meeting
in Atlantic City
Action was based on a report OF
special committee cooperating with
the Council of. National Defense. II
is declared the commission has met
the burdens imposed upon II and
has guarded the merit system.
1t is feared. however, that increased
demands might break down the sys-
tenn, and an increased appropriation
of 100000 for the commission and
the appointment OF an agency to CO.
ordinate all demands for civil en-
ployes is urged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
Pay tribute to 4Poet Of the sIerra..-

Californians now in Washington,
with other admirers OF Joaquin Miller,
the late Poet of the Sierras," will
gather about the Miller cabin in Rock
Creek Park next Sunday afternoon
to pay annual tribute to the memory
Of the famous writer. The program
will be under the auspices Of the local
California State Association
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01

Judge G. willrich. former United
States consul to Quebec, lectured be-
fore members and friends OF the Cairo
Red Cross unit at the Cairo last night
on QUAINT Old Quebec" The lecture,
followed by q dance. yielded a large
sum TO be devoted TO the Red Cross
work.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
rakola Chapter GIveI 1917 Revue.

The 1917 Revue" including four
numbers, Tom Thumbs Wedding,
Giddy Girls, Old Maids Convention,
and Life Pictures, will be presented
for the beneft Of the Takoma Chap
ter, No. u. Order OF the Eastern
Star, at Takoma parish hall tonight
and tomorrow evening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
ron Dance. at Flower Festival.

Folk dances OF France, Denmark,
Germany, and Sweden, AssweII as sew
eral OF America. were given by eighty
boys and girls OF the Washington City
Orphan Asylum yesterday afternoon
at their annual flower festival. The
exercises were held on the asylum
grounds and were directed by Miss
Virginia Littleton and z. Muth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
Knight Boost Bond sale.

A Liberty bond booster meeting
will be held this evening by the
knights OF Columbus in their hall,
COG e street northwest.
After the meeting q Liberty loan
booth viii be opened In the lower
hall Of the building. and will remain
open daily until June Is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
MIssIoNARY DIES IN CHINA.

News of the death OF Miss Mary
baltimore, 4 missionary who has
spoken in this city several times, in
Tool<er Memorial Hospital Soochow,
China, Tuesday. has been received
here. Miss baltimore is survived by
two brothers. David baltimore, of
the department of languages in the
Chinese University, and Alexander
baltimore, who il a school teacher in
China Interment will be in the
Orient.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01

Features of the United Confederate
Veterans Reunion will be explained
to Camp III at a meeting in Confed-
crate Memorial Hall at 1880 o'clock
tonight. Col. Robert n. Harper will
be the speaker. Members of the camp
are expected to attend in uniform.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01

he gave them his wallet. containing
$3.50. and a small diamond ring.
When he returned with the candy
the men were gone. He gave the
police good descriptions of them. His
first acquaintance talked with an
Italian accent, and the second might
be a Spaniard, said Savage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
VIII Sing LA MarseIIIaIse.-

A French evening" is TO be held
tonight at O'Clock by students In
the Central High School La Mar
seiIlaise" will be sung in French
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01

SettinE-up exercises and calisthenics
under the direction Of Prof. Maurice
Joyce featured the FIRST meeting OF
the lately organized aircraft guard IN
the parlors Of the Ontario apartments
last night. Another drill will be held
next Thursday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01

A queens pageant will be present
ed by the Woman wage Farmers As
soeiation tonight at the John Wesley
church, Fourteenth and Corcoran
streets northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
watchmen To Eject.

The Federal watchmen's Union viii
elect officers for the coming year al
meeting to be held tonight at O'Clock
at the Moose Hall. Seventh and u
streets northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
VIII Re Wet Pointer.

William W. Barton. son Of Major F.
A Barton. L. S. A. and nephew Of MT.
and Mrs. Isaac Cans, will enter this
years class at the West Point Academy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
w., P,.,,,nt PIayerr to sInE.

'sThe Stars on the Flag" will be
sang tonight by the Mount Pleasant
players and the Kebler Dramatic
Club at a vaudeville performance d.
rected by Ethel H. Bartlett at the
Wilson Normal School.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01

The Sunday School of John Wesley
Church, assisted by Miss Eva VIZ
Einia Johnson's School OF Music, VIII
give a musicale at the church tohisn'
At S o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
INJURED PUTTING OUT FIRE.

William A. Gordon, jr.. was treated
at Georgetown University Hospital
for burns suffered while extinguisb-
ing a FIRE in his fathers home. 1923
Q street northwest, shortly before 10
o'clock last night. His condition is
not serious. The property damage
amounted to $40.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
r.a.r,tIon Meet. Tonorrow.

The Federation Of Citizens Associa-
lions will meet in the board room OF
the Municipal building tomorrow
night
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01

O'Clock under the auspices OF the
knights OF Columbus. The cornerstone
will be blessed by the Rev. James r.
Mackin, rector Of ST. PauIs Church.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01

The laying Of the cornerstone Of the
new St Anthony parochial hall will
take place Sunday afternoon at $50
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
Come on Over, See
My Corn Fall OFT"
Il Put Drops Of 'Gets-It' on Last
NiRht-Now Watch"

~See-all you have 10 do is to use
your two fingers and lift the corn
right on. That's the way Gets-It'
droos TSen he com non Un ao o0Ix
shrIvels, but loosens from the toe,
without Affecting the surrounding
flesh in the least Why. it's almost 4
pleasure to have corns and see how
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
CONCERT TO-DAY

BIZ U. s. SOLDIERS HOME BAND,
AT THE BAND STAND, AT O'CLOCK,
EMIL A. FONSTAD. Asst. Director.
MY Country. It's Of Thee"
March. ''Semper Fidelis". Sousa
Overture, Guy Mannering'' Bishop
Aorceau. ''Traumerei' .......... Schumann
CReQuest.l
Potpourri. Songs Of Scotland" -. Lampe
Humoresque. oh. You Beautiful
Doil -..-.--.-...-.---.----s -.sbAhpe
Waltz suite Forget Ne Not
wAldteufel
Idyf ssI1ove and KiSses'' Harris
Finale Beau Ideal''.................S ousa
The StAr-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
LOCAL MENTION.

Don't FORGET the Wednesday and Sat.
urday Dances at St James Hotel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
White Mountains

Four hundred square miles of peaks and
forests. Dozens Of resorts with every
facility for rest and recreation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
CHILD WELFARE
 CONGRESS HERE
 HOLDS ELECTION
Rocky Hill Woman Elected to Presidency of Moth
 ers' Organization.

Officers for the Connecticut Child Welfare Congress of Mothers in an- |nual convention here were elected yes- terday as follows:
 President, Mrs. George Brinton Chandler, Rocky Hill; second vice president, Mrs. B. l.. Mott, New Ha- ven; fourth vice president, Mrs. Os- good H. Wells Middletown; treasurer.
 Mrs. H. M. Barnard. Rovky Hill; re- |cording secretary, Mrs. H. Wooster Webber, Ivoryton; councillors, Mrs Calvin Russell. New Haven, Mrs. J. e. Phillips, Waterville; registrar, Mrs
 E. F. Belden, Rocky Hill. h Committee-Ways and means, Mrs. w. B. Warner. New Haven, education Mrs. Leo H. Herz, New Haven; af1ilia- tion Mrs! Frank O. Jones, Hartford; legislation, Miss Leila Osborne. New Haven: printing, Mrs. A. L. Wizard,
 New Britain; press, Mrs. Mary F. Field, West Haven; literary inforna- tion, Mrs. F. B. Street. East Haven; child labor, Mrs. Vernon H. Hodges New Haven; finance, Mrs. W. K. Ack- ley, East Hartford; membership, Mrs S. Wales Dixon, Hartford; interna- tional work Mrs. Frances Sheldon Bolton, New Haven; household eco monies, Mrs. A. B. Merrill. Walling- ford; literature for children, Mrs. E. c. Perkins, New Haven; child hygiene, Mrs. G. Clarence Woolley. West Ha- wen; welfare, Mrs. J. A. Traut, New! Britain; juvenile court, Miss Susan C., O'Neill, Waterbury; magazines, Mrs. o. F. King, South Windsor; speakers exchange, Mrs Truman J. Spencer Hartford; peace, Mrs. J. Gardiner Haines, West Haven.
 Mrs F. J. Goodwin of Litchfield gave an interesting address this morn ing on "The Connecticut Junior Re- public.' A revision of the constitu- tion with the election of officers and the reports of the committees of var ious clubs composed the principal parts of the business the morning. The convention closed this afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
(By Lee Pape)


Weather. Clear with umbrellers, showers without. Spoarts. The h. visibles baseball team startid to have their ferst spring practice out on the frunt street last Toozday aftirnoon, but Flatfoot the cop saw the bats and things and went and stood on the cor ner till it got dark, so the Invisibles Had their ferst spring practice Wens- day aftirnoon.
 Sissiety Notes. Miss Maud Jon siety last Thersday by appeering with grate big Sent Bernard dog named Jumbo wich she got for berthday present, wich almost caused a axsi- dent by setting down on MT. Charles (Puds) Simkinses foot Ever sints the junk man has bin paying members of sissiety sutch lot for old newspapirs, MT. Sam Cross has bin having trubble with his family on account of taking the eevning papers before they get throo reeding it and mixing it up with lot of old papers to sell. Af
 Pome by Skinny Martin
 Bum Wood Sid Hunt startid to sharpin a pen
 cil
 Wich a insurants man had gave him, Wich by the time he got throo try
 ing,
 The pencil had disappeared in shaw
 ings.
 Big Scandal. It Is sed trat Reddy Martin won a book of pomes a long time ago for not missing Sundey skool for a hole yeer, but Reddy Mar tin ses it is a darn lie and declares he will puntch anybody in the face that ses it.
 Intristing Packs about Intristing People. Lew Davis and his sister Emily are considered sutch refined eaters that people awffen invite them to dinnir jest to show their children a good ixample.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
TO-DAY's ANNIVERSARIES.

First anti-slavery society in America formed in Philadelphia, 1775, most of its members being Quakers. Inde- pendence of Hungary was proclaimed 1849, and Kossuth was made supreme governor, but the rebellion was sur pressed by Austria with the aid of Russia. President Lincoln was assas- lsfnated by John Wilkes Booth in a Washington theatre 1865. Russia s victorious war against Turkey ended with treaty signed on this date in 1929, by which the Danubian provin- ces were freed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
BUILDING NOTES

Permits for 29 buildings the aggre- gate cost of which will be fE5,775 were granted by the building com nissioners last night. The permits were;
 Two family house, north side of Richardson street for J. Reuther. !,
 Two family house, north side of Ellsworth street, for w. Ryn.
 Two cottages, south side of Ridge wood place, for Bessie I. Myers.
 Two family house, north side of Ford place, for Charles P. Ramp.
 Brick factory building, north side of Hewitt street. for the Birdsey-Som- evs Co.
 Garage, south side of Fairfield ave- nue, for John Clarkson
 Two story store and tenement building, north side of Fairfield ave- nue. for Edward Duhigg.
 Addition, north side of Summit ave- nue for E. J. Orton. Alteration to Hippodrome theatre. north side of Stratford avenue. for Adolph Reihl.
 Cottage, north side of Chalmers avenue, for Charles Bitzger.
 Garage, 681 Myrtle avenue, for Bridget I. Shea.
 Garage, 2724 Main street, for san- ford S. Hotchkiss.
 Transformer vault, north side of Brooks street for Tie Singer Mfg. co.
 Garage, west side of Kossuth street fer Sarah Hopwood. Garage, west side of Orlan street, for Andrew Hedrick.
 Staircase, to basement, west side of Main street for Sam Weisman
 Store, west side of Main street for Joseph Healy and Hattie Hayes
 Sand bins, east side of Waterview avenue, for F. E. Clark [ Brick addition, south side of State street, for Hyman Silver.
 Garage, 1889 Noble avenue for Lucy M. Wilson.
 Garage, north ide of Maplewood avenue for M. Whitney.
 Two family house, north side of Marion street for l.. Azzaromo.
 Two four family brick houses, east side of Madison avenue for H. B. Salt man.
 Four family brick house, north side O. Capitol avenue for H. B. Saii- man.
 Brick factory building. north side of Fairfield avenue for The Blue Rib- bon Body Co.
 Garage. east side of Park avenue for George H. Edwards.
 Cellar foundation, Shelton and Hall lett street for. Anthony Bober.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14

Room after room, I hunt the house
 through.
 Spend my whole day in the quest "ho
 cares?
 Heart fear nothing, Tor heart thou
 shalt find him.
 -Not the trouble behind him.
 Ten to one it's the man head over heels in his work who is accused by his family of neglecting them. A man knows he hasn't a lifetime to work In and make good. If he looks ahead at all, he reasons that golden apples are usually tossed to a man Detween 70 and 40: and it's his business to catch them. After that he must climb, tum- ble and get many a hard knocK Tn hls endeayor to grasp them. The man doesn't have time to think or plan during his working hours. It's after he gets home at night that ne must do all these things. If he must have talks with other men to advance his interests he cannot intrude them during business hours. He must per- force take his chance to ind them at their homes or club for brief con- sultation.
 I'm going out to see a man," falls upon angered ears. You're always going out to see some man on SUD- posed business, thereby neglecting your family" his wife sneers.
 The husband doesn't want to worry her over the problems which confront him. He takes refuge in silence. The aggrieved wife tells her friends and kin folk how she is neglected. One more venturesome than the rest may hint at the possibility of some heart affair in the case. A woman should be chary about accusing a man of neglecting his family unless she is sure of her ground. A young me- chanic whom I knew of came into just that same kind of censure. John has changed entirely his wife told me. '"The first year. we were wed, every time I wanted to go to the moviesl he took me- Now have to. go alone, while he actually sits at home and alone and enjoys that solitude. Even ings am at home he starts out to see a man, refuses to tell where he has beer or with whom
 Tired by the insinuations of her friends and thinking that he was not true to her the foolish young woman put a detective on his track. Then the WnOlo tn1nS ne HaQ been trying so hard to keep from his wife came out John had got up an invention and used the money for which he had. worked overtime to patent it. He had spent his evenings going from one sin- fuential friend another, pleading with them to help him place in on the mar ket He believed it time to confess all when success came. Then his wife would be proud of him.
 Of course the men who grab their hats and saunter eagerly down town have not such an excellent reason. put on her bonnet and started to sec They are the men whose wives tire of the marriage bond. What if a wife put on her bonnet and started to see the town after dinner? What would become of the home? The husband would be the first to raise a great hue and cry over it.. Would he grant her the same privilege he takes himself? I hardly think so. It is dangerous, from whatever angle you look at it, for a man to neglect his family He never neglected his counting nights. Those weer special evenings he never missed, The wife should be dearer inN his home than the sweetheart was in hers. VI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
SuperfluOus Hair Now Removed Roots and All! New and Instantaneous Home
 MethOd)

A boon to women troubled with superfluous hair is the new phelactine process. It is totally unlike the ldepil- atory, electrical and other methods heretofore employed for the removal of hairy growths. It is the only thing that enables one to remove the hair completely-roots and an-in ones own home. without the ssA1stanee of an expert. The result cannot be doubted for the user sees the hair roots with her own eyes.
 A stick of phelactine, with easy di- rections can be had at any drug store. It is entirely harmless Ca child could safely eat iD, odorless and non-irri- tating. Always sold under money back guarantee. It is an instantaneous method and so thorough that the skin is left perfectly smooth and hairlus, bearing not the least evil dence of its former disagreement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
WOMAN OWN LAWYER.

Ida Melvina Lord, a young woman from Mamaroneck, N. r., was in the superior court yesterday ready to act her own lawyer in the divorce suit brought against her by Frederick s. Lord of this city but the matter was continued. She Is charged with in- fidelity and Jas. Rabbit of Mamaro- neck. is named as correspondent. Mrs. Lord charges her husband with cruel ty. She has filed motion that Lord be adjudged in contempt for not pay ing her alimony as ordered by the court. It was upon this motion that the arguments. were to have been heard today. 1e1sA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
Eight Hours Work For Women Is Rule
 Now In Five States

fNews from Suffrage Headquarters
 Hartford)
 Another state has been added to the four which have eight hour laws for women. This is Nevada where the governor has signed the bill pass ed by both houses of the Legislature, which provides that all women eni- ployed in factories, stores. laundries, hotels and restaurants and in other similar establishments shall not be employed. more tLan eight hours a day. The five states which have this humane and scientifically progressive law are all equal suffrage states. They are Arizona, California, Colorado. Washington and now Nevada. The fact that these laws are in operation in five of the eleven states where wo- hen have full suffrage is the most complete refutation possible of the misrepresentation fndu1ged in by the gists which has caused many working women to be some what afraid of advocating votes for women.
 The Antisl have said on the plat form and printed in their literature that if the women get the vote they must necessarily sacrifice the protec- ton that the law has given them that it would be impossible to have laws giving special protection to wo- men if the women were voters. This is utterly untrue and it's untruth is strikingIy illustrated by the fact that the best protection is given in the states where women vote, and that 1t is in these states that these special laws are passed with least dfrriculty. The theory on which VAese laws are founded has nothing to do with whether the persons protected are vo- hers or not. Legislatures have passed similar laws for men, and the su- preme courts of several states and of the United States has pronounced them constitutional. The question is whether such laws are needed for the protection of the life and health of the class of persons included. Men en- gagged in dangerous or unhealthy trades can be so legislated for. Miners have eight hour laws in many states. Women require the protection of such laws for the preservation of their health, which the law recognizes as being peculiarly important to the na- ton because the working women are the future mothers of the nation. Sci- entific investigations have shown that eight hours as the maximum working day and at the same time to the health and well-being of the worker. In the states where women vote more atten- tion Is paid to questions of women's health and safety and wel1-being, and thes eight hour laws are the result. In Oregon, another state where wo- men vote, the time limit is eight, hours and twenty minutes-the next best law to the eight hour laws.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
WAIT TILL SWEETHEART
 COMES HOME

B. E. writes:-"I have a sweet heart in Ell Paso. He is a member of Ohio National Guard. l wrote him a letter three months ago. Please am I to write again or wait till he comes back? Had his company most a year. When I receive 8 card from him he does not write in a friendly way. I am nineteen. He is twenty-four."
 Do not expect very many letters from boys on the march and unset tied. Better have patience; wait till he comes home. You can often send him a card with a verse on 1t.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
WHICH IS GIRL BABY's COLOR?

Mrs. F. s. S. writes: "As we are readers of morning paper and your interesting articles, kindly inform us which color--pink or blue--is most suitable for our girl baby?"
 Wish you had given the complex ion and mentioned if she's chubby, regular features, wears curls or bow on top of head. For girl baby with light hair and light complexion baby blue is best. If dark-haired and chubby pink is her color.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
WOULD SELL COLUMBUS RELICS

-.-adrid, Spain April 1.-The Duke of Veragua, last descendant of Colum- bus, has offered to the government his family archives. which include the ori- Einal contract between Columbus and Ferdinand and Isabella. He asks a cash payment of $200,00o for these documents, although he has already been offered this sum for the Colum- bus contract alore by an American collector of Hispanic treasures.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
FAINT HEART MEIER
 WON FAIR LADY

G. J. s. writes 1T met young lady in September, 1916. Called on her three times a week. Her mother was friendly and was interested in my seeing her daughter. It looks as if she does not take any interest in me any more. How can I win her regard and visit teadily?"
 If your visits are not discouraged you should not anticipate not visiting her. Continue in her company till then.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
DROP A LINE TO
 UNKNOWN FRIEND

F. s. writes: "A Westerner. un- known, as I am, except here, can l correspond with a friend whom have never seen? Looking over my note book I found the address. Will I drop few lines to this unknown friend as I am lonely, moving about, having lit- tie companionship?
 It is a good idea and may be ap proved of, providing friend has time to reply. as many have not. There are others who might be interested if companions knew each other.