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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-14
ORECLERKSW WILL
GET $16.5OAWEEK

All women and girls employed IN
mercantile establishments in Wash
ington, such as department stores,
ETC., will receive, after November 1. q
minimum wage of $3.50 a week. ac-
cording to an announcement Of the
District minimum wage board.
This means that the store girl has
come into her own" No longer is
she the $35o q week clerk but now
is In a class with the workers In the
Government departments.
The board in its investigation found
that one-half OF 4,609 women en-
ployed received Less than So q week.
The board gives this weekly
budget: Room and board, including
lunches. $3.50; clothing, 50. and sun
dries, including laundry, sickness,
dentistry, oculist, amusements, Vaca-
ton, car fare, and other incidentals
For q learner" the wage is placed
at $3.50 per week and for more than
three and less than seven months ex-
perience $1450 per week.
The wage board was composed Of
three representatives Of the public,
Clarence Wilson, chairman; Judge
Kathryn Sellers, Mrs. Newton d.
Baker, wife OF the Secretary of War;
three representatives OF the employ
ers. George De Neale, Philip King,
and Louis Meyer, and three represen-
tatives OF the women workers, Miss
Ina Courtney, Miss Mae Dobkins, and
Miss Mary Sullivan. and the three
members Of the minimum wage board.
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ANALYZING YOUR TRADE SOURCES
THE MERCHANDISE MAN

section Of the city couldn't be
made to patronize the store.
That's all very well" said the
Research Manager, "but you won't
get very far, because the same
condition that is so marked in your
trade source prevails in the cir
culation department Of the news
papers in this town, and in order
to know just what paper it is
best for you to make your drive
in for this trade, find out from
each newspaper its home, stand
and street circulation in each Of
its agents territories"
There will be one and maybe
two which show amazing strength
in the East section, and they will
be the one for you to work with"
A few days later, the adver-
Using director had before him 4
carefully compiled survey of the
different newspapers, and he
found out that by retaining one
of the two strongest mediums to
appeal to the trade in the stores
strong section, and using a So
called weaker paper, which had
the best of the circulation uues-
ton in the East, he could accom-
plish that which the president de-
sired.
One years time the cash and
charge customers from the East
showed a substantial gain over
any previous year, while that of
the West maintained its steady
pace.
Aside from the fact that this
store spent less advertising money
in percentage than ever before, the
survey opened up a new field for
intensive direct work which brought
in most satisfactory results.
Tomorrow we will take I'D the
study of pricing merchandise and
show by acutal examples how
wrong pricing from psychological
point of view has often been re-
sponsible for unsatisfactory sales.
leeler Syndicate, Snc.
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INDEX j. S. CLERKS
AS TO IMPORTANCE
Living Costs Also to InfIu.
\ ence Redistribution
Committee.

Two measures to expedite the cIas-
sihcation OF positions in the depart
mental service in Washington have
been put into operation BY the joint
Congressional commission on the re-
classification Of salaries OF Govern
ment employees, it was announced to-
day.
One is a system OF departmental
charts whereby every position under
the heads of departments and bu-
reaus is classified according to it's
importance and its connection with
the general service. Among the charts
which have already been made is one
for the United States Compensation
Commission. Experts are at work to-
day on charts for the War and Treas
ury Departments, two Of the biggest
items in the chart system.
Because Of recent changes in per-
sonnet, the War Department chart
will give the experts the greatest
trouble, 1t was said at the offices OF
the commission today. The Treasury
Department, with it's constantly in
creasing pay roll, is another Govern
ment agency which will require I'M
usual and painstaking skill to classify
under a chart.
The other measure expected to fur
nish the commission with much Valu-
able data i5 a bureau to keep tab on
the high cost Of living in the District.
This bureau will record every in
crease in the price Of food and other
necessary articles.
The data obtained by this bureau
will furnish the commission with a
basis for computing the new wage
scale that will be recommended to
Congress next January.
Daily conferences with representa-
tiVes from the State, War, Navy,
Treasury, Commerce and Agriculture
departments will be held this week
to obtain data and figures on the
classification Of positions.
The commission announced today
that the question Of salaries will not
be taken up until the classification Of
positions is finished. This will require
several months yet,
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.14RODDERIES HERE
WITHIN "a HOURS

Fourteen robberies were recorded
on police records this morning for the
twenty-four hour period ending at 8
o'clock this morning. The thefts com.
prised two automobiles, several ar
| ticles OF jewelry. and q small amount
of money.
A seven-pessenger automobile was
stolen from the garage in the rear OF
the Northumberland apartments last
night. The machine was the property
OF g. NJ. Pollock. The automobile OF
Carey w. Grimsley, OF 1892 Tenth
the rear OF 1912 Tenth street north
west.
Gaining entrance by forcing the
rear window with q Jimmy" thieves
last night stole $50 in silver from the
store OF Lewis Cohn, 40S Twenty
sixth street northwest.
The store of Nathan Rosenblatt, "a
Florida avenue northwest. was en-
tered last night and 81 in pennies
stolen from the cash register.
George +. Morris, manager OF Q
store at Connecticut avenue and Van
Ness street northwest, told the police
last night that his store had been
entered and $25 in cash and several
packages Of cigarettes and candy
stolen.
A watch valued at $50 was stolen
from Alexander Tetlon, 722 Fifth
street northwest, while a purse con-
tanning q small amount OF change
was stolen from the room OF Miss
Lula Watts, Pas Pennsylvania avenue
northwest
other roberies reported were of
small value
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A RETAIL store is conceded to
~ be a complicated piece OF
mechanism, with thousand
and one problems which need con-
slant study and solving.
The Research Bureau, which is
the newest development in scien-
tifc merchandising, has found that
most Of these problems are but
exaggerations of common Difficult
ties and are easily and perma-
nently solved when the root Of the
trouble is located.
One day the research manager
of a large store asked the presi-
dent if he knew to a person which
section of the city gave him the
most trade.
an a general way" said the
president, 81 think most Of it
comes from the West side, but for
the life Of me ! can't see what
difference it makes where the
trade comes from, just so long
as it comes" That's all very
WELL" said the research manager,
"but let's dispense with general
ties and guesswork and find out"
Not long after the research
manager led the president to a
map of the city on which were
colored map tacks. Each one Of
these tacks represented a charge
or cash customer, and told a
palmer story of the stores
strength and weakness than COL
umns Of figures and percentages
had ever been able to do.
The result was so astonishing
that the president called his ad-
vertising director in to see why
more business was not forthcom-
ing from the Eastern section OF
the city.
Off-hand the advertising direct
or couldn't tell but thought that
II a little more money was used
in newspaper advertising, he
could see no reason why that
Copyright, 1919, by v
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-14
SUES MAJOR PULLMAN FOR
$4,000 AS SLANDERER

Slnaderous remarks alleged to have
been made by Major Raymond w
Pullman, superintendent OF police
against George King caused the lat
ter in the District Supreme Court to-
day TO file suit against the superin-
tendent Of police for 10000 damages.
King, represented by Attorney Robert
J. Miller, alleges that April % last
Pullman made slanderous remarks
about him and his place in the pres
ence OF a number OF witnesses. King
was at the time the proprietor of a
dancing establishment in the Old Ma
sonic Temple. At Ninth and f streets
northwest
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D. c. little ITALY
NOWAPLAYGROUND

Little Italy" a section Of wash
lngton known as shots Alley" To-
Gated near First and B streets north
west. has been converted into a mu-
'nicipal playground, with Miss Marion
Ball as alley play leader.
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, supervisor
Of Fairgrounds. made this announce
ment today. For two weeks play
ground directors have been visiting
this alley, where more than 125 chill
dren under fourteen years old live
doing playground work They have
told stories and taught games. so
great was the interest manifested by
the children and their Italian parents
that Mrs. Rhodes has sent a teacher
there all day.
Last Saturday a big party was held
Tor the children OF the alley On the
Senate green. The child leader in the
party was Mary Annastasi, eleven
years old, who is known in the alley
as the Little Mother" Mary is care
taker for all children under two
years Tressa Dileo performed aero
oatic stunts, while Sanderella Ma
nilt helped in playing games
when the party came to q close On
the Senate green. Mrs. Rhodes pur-
nVe gallons OF ice cream and
gave each child in the alley a pIats.
Only few Of the mothers in thu
alley can speak English fuentIy, and
for this reason the section was FAMED
Little Italy Each Saturday ths
Senate green will be used as a play
ground. This is allowed through the
efforts Of Capt. Elliott Woods and
Vice President Marshall.
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STORY 5
Of YOUTH IN
ASSAULTCASE
EagIan, CoIored, Denies He
Was Near Scene of Attack on
GirI-AdmitS He Was in City.

While several headquarters detec-
tives and policemen are piecing to-
gether a chain of evidence which they
believe will lead to the arrest of the
negro who assaulted four women, the
work of running down several clues
which the police have had on hand is
progressing steadily today.
The detectives have conferred their
investigation on Forrest Eaglan, col
ored, twenty years old, who was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by police
Of the Seventh precinct on informa-
ton furnished by former comrades.
Eaglan, who was formerly q caddie al
the Kirkside Country Club, was in
the vicinity where Miss Mary Saund-
ers, a war worker was assaulted on
July 8, according to information re-
ceived by the police.
The negro, however, denies that he
was in the vicinity, and detectives
today began their investigation to
trace his whereabouts on the day the
crime was committed.
Was Here On Day.
Inspector c. l. Grant, chief Of de-
tectives questioned the negro yester-
day afternoon. The negro said that
he was in this city on the day the
assault was committed.
Detectives today are trying. to es-
tablish this fact and the negro will
be questioned further this afternoon.
Lewis Randall, colored, twenty-ons
years old, who was arrested reveral
days ago after he had been oVerpow-
cred by Detectives Kelly, Sweeney
and Scrivener, will also be questioned
this afternoon.
After questioning Moses Kregg, a
negro. arrested by police OF the Fifth
precinct, the police are confident that
he has no connection with the as
saults.
Scene Still Searched.
Police headquarters was the scene
of great activity this morning. Eacn
of the detectives assigned to the case
were in possession of a clue to be run
down and started out early this morn
ing on their investigation.
The search in the vicinity Of the at
tack on Miss Saunders is still being
made by detectives from Montgomery
and armed civilian members
Of the Home Defense League.
Police officials are confident that
the flend who attacked the women
will be apprehended. and a minute in
vestigation is being made by the score
OF detectives assigned to the case to
apprehend the negro.
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MCCORMACK WILL
SING FOR ST. JOHNS

Jehn Mccormick will sing at the
benefit concert Of the st. Johns Col
1ege extention campaign at the Ma
tional Theater. July "a.
Arrangements to obtain the serv-
foes of the noted tenor were not COM
pleted until today and the cam
paigners are enthused greatly as they
now feel the success OF the beneft is
assured.
Negotiations are now on with sew
eral other singers OF international
reputation and IL is expected the pro-
gram will be one of the most at
tractive ever offered here.
The receipts for the fund continue
10 be encouraging and il is expected
that by the closing date, July rs.
the full amount OF $4,000 will be
reached.
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COMMITTEE FAVORS
RETIREMENT FUND

The House Committee on Reform
In the Civil Service at a meeting to-
day, voted to report favorabIy the bill
by Chairman F. r. Lehlbach, creating
a retirement fund for employees of the
civil service.
Chairman Lehlhach also was d.
rected to report with the bill an
amendment to include American en-
ployes Of the Panama Canal above
the grade OF laborer, superintendent
Of United States national cemeteries,
botanic garden, ana the Library OF
Congress. These classes were not in
cluded in the original bill.
approximately $500 employees in the
Panama Canal are affected, and sew
enty-five superintendents OF national
cemeteries.
for retirement in the civil service
have been introduced in the present
House which means that many MEM
bers Of the House are already COM
mitted to the principle.
The LehIbach bill has the indorse-
ment OF scores OF organizations in
GLIDING the Federation of Federal EN-
ployes. American Federation Of Labor
Under its provision the minimum
pension in $3.50, and the maximum Is
$T20.
The bill provides that the civil sery-
ice employees pay into the general
fund 2h per cent OF their salaries,
which will provide three-eighths Of
the fund. II was first proposed that
the Government pay half, but later
agreed that the Government should
pay hTe-eights and the employees
three Fights.
An employee will receive a pension
II incapacitated for service after hf-
teen years. The maximum pension
will 60 to employees with thirty years
service to their credit.
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N0N-PARTISANS WILL HEAR
UPSHAW ON NATION LEAGUE

Congressman William D. Upshaw
OF Georgia will speak on the league
OF nations covenant before the d. C.
Non-Partisan League OF Nations Com
mittee At the Shiloh Baptist Church
at s o'clock tonight. Prof. E. X.
George. Y. NJ. c. A. lecturer, will
speak and show a number Of slides
on the war.
A meeting OF the committee at the
North Carolina Avenue Methodist
Protestant Church last night was ad-
dressfp by Senator Atlse Pomerene Of
Ohio
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1T, OF course. the salaries OF Gov.
eminent employees.
"A $40 bonus was granted to some
put there are thousands who did not
get this and it is obvious that this
Is an unfair state Of affairs.
Many members OF the association
are said to have been aRitatinr thIs
move for some time. When the com.
mlttees have been selected various
ways in which to bring before Con-
gress the necessity for adequate
wages for servants OF the Govern
ment will be formulated.
We have found that $3.50 a week
70 the Ieast a woman can support her
SELF on, said Mr.. Columbus, land
washington business men are goine
10 ask Congress where a Government
employe with a family, be II large or
small, who only gets around $40 OF
$50 week, gets Of"
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THREE BOYS FACE COURT
ON HOUSEKEEPING CHARGE

The cases OF James Steel. Robert
Jamison. and Raymond SisIer. three
Washington boys charged with house
breaking, were continued before
Judge Mcmahon today. The date for
trial was not set.
They are charged with stealing
$4,000 worth OF valuables from homes
in Washington, Chevy Chase and
Cabin John. They denied none Of the
thefts 20 detectives.
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District Dealers Will
Fight For Pay Increase
To Government Clerks

A ~aign which will only stop
when Sss has granted an in
crease in ny to Government en-
ployss will be undertaken by the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation, a resolution empowering its
president to carry this out having
been adopted at a meeting OF the
board of governors today.
According to Joseph A. Berberich,
president of the association, the cam
paign which has been waged in the
last few years for suffrage in the Dis
trict will appear spasmodic compared
to the one which the association is
about to inauguTate.
Washington merchants realiz, I"
he said, that the purchasing power
Of the dollar has deprecated 40 per
cent in the last two years-and with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-14
AUTO UPSETS;; GIRL
WAR WORKER DEAD
Miss Helen N. BroaS Killed
When Automobile Strikes
Telegraph Pole.

The third Washington girl to b.
killed in traffic accidents on State
roads near the District in the past tel
days met her death last night al
Chestertown, Nd, when the automo-
bile in which she was a passenger
skidded in an attempt to avoid strik-
ing another car.
She was Miss Helen N. Broas, TWEEN
ty-four years old, of $50 Massachu-
sets avenue northeast, q graduate OF
Eastern High School and a war
worker in the Treasury Department.
According to her mother, Mrs. John
II. Broas, today, she was instantly
killed when the car struck a tele-
graph pole and she was thrown out.
The other four occupants of the
auto were thrown to the ground and
slightly injured. The father of the
dead girl has gone to Chestertown,
where an inquest was held last night.
certificate of accidental death was
issued by the coroner. Mr.. Dodd.
Mrs. Broas said that her daughter
had been to Colchester beach, Nd, to
spend the day on a weekend trip.
She probably was returning to catch
the Baltimore boat enroute to Wash
ington, when the accident occurred.
With her in the car were Miss Edna
Breese, Of 1919 Allison street north
west; Norma Crouch, and Charles H.
Eshman.
Eshman was operating the car when
IL turned turtle" He had been with
Miss Broas, whose body was immedi-
ately taken to the Voshell House.
owned by the father of the driver.
where she had been stopping. Eff
forts to save her life were to no
avail
Her father, who works at the Gov
eminent Printing Office, will bring
the body home tomorrow. Funeral
services probably will be held at her
home, but interment will be at Ellen
Vile, ". Y.
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D. c. EMPLOYEES TO
FROLIC AT BEACH

Tomorrow IS a big day for en-
ployes Of the District government.
An excursion to Chesapeake Beach
Is 10 be given, and as guests OF honor
will be Commissioner W. Gwynn Gar
piner and three hundred soldiers from
Walter Reed Hospital.
Also, Edward NJ. Dawson and Will
liam +. Franklin, committee on the
excursion, have planned an elaborate
program for the day.
The excursion is given by Local 50,
an association of municipal employees
affiliated with the Federal Employees
Union.
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REV. SIMON P. W. DREW IS
PRESENTEDPURSE OF $1,000

The fifteenth anniversary OF the
pastorate of the National Cosmopoli-
tain Baptist Institutional Church was
observed by the Rev. Simon P. W.
Drew, colored. last night. Congress
man NJ. o. Mclaughlin Of Nebraska
spoke. and presented DR.. Drew with
q volume OF books. He paid a tribute
to the pastor for his work among the
colored people of the country.
A congregational purse amounting
to 81 500 was presented to DR.. Drew
at the testimonial concert held at the
church.
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Presidents Callers Today

s:45 q. m.-DanieI C. Roper, Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue.
10 O. m.-Senators Z. d. Smith and
Nat B. Dial. both Of South Carolina
1915 q. m.-Senator A. o. Stanley,
OF Kentucky.
1880 q. m--Congressman ". +.
Stevenson, Of South Carolina
10:45 q. m.-Senator Kenneth Nc
Kellar, OF Tennessee, and Senator W.
H. King, of Utah
II a. m.-COngressman Ben John
son, Of Kentucky.
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VAN setback
WILL ENDALL
SCHOOLGIRLS
New Head of Board Of Educ
ton Expected to Eliminate
Friction During Next Year.

An era OF educational reconstfucf
ton" in the public school system Of
Washington during the coming year
is predicted by school officials fol-
lowing the election OF DR.. John Var
Schaick. jr.. to the presidency Of the
Board OF Education.
During the last five months Of the
last school term continuous contro-
versies ragged between the Board Of
Education and organized labor, the
teachers uniona and the Parents
League.
With the election OF DR.. van
Schaick. the critics OF the board con-
slider that victory has been won.
Dr. Van Schaiek Is known to favor
the teachers unions in their demands
Tor a voice in the affairs OF the pub
lie schools OF Washington, and he &
credited by the teachers with taking
an active part IN the Organizations OF
the teachers council.
Has 10000 MEMBER.
The Parents League, with 10000
members. the most powerful organE
zation Of colored people in the Dis
trict has gained for DR.. Van schaicE
the cooperation OF the colored people
OF Washington. This is expected 70
aid materially in the movement for
educational reconstruction"
The Parents League was orRanfzaN
Tor t9e sole purpose Of oustinK Ros-
eoe c. Bruce, colored assistant SUPER.
intendent OF schools. and has been
urging the board to call a hearing IN
which the Bruce case might be ter.
minated.
Officials of the Parents League d.
clare that they are going ahead with
plans to take $4,000 or 10000 colorsd
children cut Of the public schools this
fall and place them in private schools
IN the colored churches unless the
charges Of inefficiency against Bruce
are thoroughly investigated.
The case of Miss Alice Wood. tba
High School teacher sus-
pended for her alleged defense OF Boil
Ihevism, which is now before Ehs
District Supreme Court, will be settled
before the start OF the fall term. it iS
expected.
Sees CaIm Ahead.
Miss Alice Paul, president Of thu
High School Teachers Union and one
II the leaders In the hSht OF the
eachers against the board, Is one Of
hose who believe that the educational
ea will not be quite so stormy during
he coming school year as during the
asst term.
The fact that the Board Of Educa-
ion as a whole concurs in DR.. Van
'chaick's plans was proved when he
vas unanimously elected president OF
he board" said Miss Deal with the
lection of DR.. Van Schaick, the Or
ANIMATION OF the teachers counef.
nd other changes, we expect to see
mooth sailing in public school nat
ers in Washington.
The teachers owe much To ~
eople OF Washington for the active
interest they have taken in the coa-
roversies. and for the support they
ave given the teachers. Withsus
ubltc sentiment behind the teachAra
he night never would have bssn
zon."
While a period Of cooperation -
ween the Board OF Education and
he teachers. unions and other organ
cations is forecast. the Joint eiti
ems committee for an elective school
GARD Is not abating its campaign 10
ave Congress pass a law providing
or the election OF the board by pep
lar vote.
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Don't save for n |Falny day Save,
and there will be ne "ralny days"
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Don't let careless expenditure
make . sieve Of your purse. Ruy
wisely and increase youF money ~
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