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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17
1900 YeOnen (F) POuting
Because August l Will
See Them as Civilians

were promoted to yeomen third class,
remaining in this position for three
months, when they were given an
examination for yeomen Cd second
class, working up finally into the
position of yeomen I'D first class. A
very small percentage Of the women
were promoted to the position OF
chief yeomen. In some cases the
women were not promoted at all, not
due to their being Ineligible, but be-
cause OF the order which stopped all
promotions a little while after the
signing of the armistice.
In the Redistribution, therefore,
which comes when the women return
to their civilian status, there will be
some cases where women will earn
the same pay as their comrades TO
whom they were previously subordi-
nate in the department There are
also some cases where unfairness on
the part OF those, who mark will
have an unfortunate influence on the
status of the ex-yeomen CFO as
civilian clerks. This idea, however,
is secuted by the majority, who main
tain some cases of unfairness are
bound to arise in any such large
undertaking.
The question OF pay does not seem
to play such an important part in
the minds OF the yeomen (F). No
definite wage scale has been decided
upon yet, 1t was stated, but the ma
jority OF the workers will lose in
salary, notwithstanding the bonus OF
$40 which they will receive as war
workers Of civilian status. There
will be some who will gain by the
change, and both losses and gains
will not be great. II was pointed out
that while there were a great many
women who enlisted for purely patri-
otto motives for the work as yeo-
men (F), there are a greater numbe
who are dependent upon the salaries.
That the mastering out OF the yeo-
men CF) will mean a loss in efficiency
esprit -de-corps, and a valuable asset
to the navy in the type Of women en-
ployed, has been shown by the in
formal statements by the naval offi-
GERS who have charge Of the yeomen
(Fl. Among those who have pub
IicIy gone on record as being in favor
OF keeping the yeomen I'D in their
present status are Admiral Clark,
Judge Advocate General; Admiral
Earle, Chief Of Ordnance; Admiral
MCGOWAN, Supplies and Accounts:
Captain Leigh. Bureau of Navigation:
Commander Mccain, Navigation: Cap
tain Loftin, Naval Communications,
and Commander Muir, Navigation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17
SPEEDING UP SLOW SELLERS
THE MERCHANDISE MAN

lie why these waists at $3.50 were
a better buy, and in the end the
sales of this department increased
so per cent.
Do you know why?
1t was not because Of the clever
ness of the advertising copy, its
position in the paper, but because
the public wanted to pay more for
a crepe-de-chine waist if the rea-
son given was a logical one.
| based my procedure on that
old and time tried reason, that it
is not the price, but the reason
for the price, that makes or breaks
the sale of any article. Imagina-
ton. too, played an important part
in the solution of the problem,
and I mentally created a waist at
a price based on a logical reason,
that my survey proved women
would buy, and the results as
stated above showed that / was
right.
What did in the waist depart.
ment I did in others and before
one year had lapsed red figures be-
came almost extinct and slow sell
ers were exceeding the speed limit.
In my next article I will show
how merchandise is ofttimes placed
in the wrong department. and
though from its nature is really
a part of the merchandise of that
department. tripled its sales when
put in another department as far
removed from its rightful place
as the North Pole is from the
South Pole.
1870 h. Wh~c!"r Spn9irn fS. Inc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17
NOLhN SURE WAGE
BILL WILL PASS
Believes House viii IndOrse So
Minimum Measure BY Large
Majority.

Congressman John I. Nolan today
said that he felt confident his &3-a-
day minimum wage bill would pass
the House by an overwhelming ma
jority when II comes to a vote late
this week.
After several hours discussion Of
the measure yesterday, a record vote
showed the House in favor OF the
measure. A parliamentary move on
the part of Congressman Slanton Of
Texas prevented its being voted on
yesterday.
The Good amendment was knocked
out by a vote of 273 to 81, Indicating
that the House intends to pass the
measure in virtually its original form.
The Good amendment, had IL pre-
vailed, would have meant that a
portion Of the $240 bonus would have
been lost to thousands Of Government
and District employees receiving 5000
to 5000
Luther c. Steward, president OF the
National Federation of Federal EN-
ployes. last night attributed defeat of
the Good amendment to the work Of
the federation, which had, following
approval of the amendment last week,
canvassed each member of the House
and explained that the amendment
would work a hardship on thousands
of the lowest salaried employees of the
Government.
THE action OF the House" Mr..
Steward said last night. bears out
the belief that the effect OF Mr..
Goods amendment was not fully I'M
derstood by most of the members
when they voted for its last week"
A dozen or more amendments to the
Nolan bill were offered during yes
terday's session. but each was voted
down.
Democrats sought to amend the bill
so as to include postal employees
fourth class postmasters, and letter
carriers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17
MAY GET S127,484
ONCANCELEDORDE

Recommending that a Judgment for
s127 .4S423 be entered in favor Of
Maurice II. Eichberg, trading as the
:SstionaI Timber Company, in his suit
.Rainst the United states Shipping
.;oard Emergency Fleet Corporation
an account OF loss of prohts resulting
iron, the cancellation by the Shipping
-3oard OF a contract by which Eich-
1,erE was to have furnished certain
timber. H. L. Davis. Auditor of the
District Supreme Court, today fled
his report.
The report says that the Shipping
BOARD made a contract August ?, 1917,
nv which Eichberg was to furnish the
former with a specified amount Of
timber Of the water oak" and white
oak" variety, for which payment was
10 have been made at the time Of in
rpection.
This contract, the report states was
cancelled by the Shipping Board Au-
,,ust q, 1917, because Of a ruling
against the use of water oak leaV-
ing a lot of timber on Eichberg 8
hands which had been secured under
the terms OF the contract, causing him
the loss of the profits which would
h4ve been his had the contract been
carried nut.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17
PLANS TO CHECK
APPROACH OF FLU

DR.. William c. Fowler, District
Health officer, today is completing
plans for a scientific and systematic
campaign against the spread Of Span
ish influenza, an epidemic OF which
he expects here the latter part Of
September.
DR.. Fowler is trying to procure a
building which can be fitted out and
used as an emergency hospital II
necessary. He has several buildings
under consideration.
The Health Officer is enIisting the
aid of practically all societies in the
District.
If an epidemic does come, DR.. Fowl
er believes the District will be pre-
pared, and that the prevention OF its
spread will be easier this year than
last. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17
MRS. ALICE GEORGE
is WILLED ESTATE

Mrs. Alice George. widow OF Johr
J. George. who died July Z, according
TO his will, hled in the office Of the
register OF willis yesterday, IL TO in
herit the property owned by her hus-
band at 1913 Sherman avenue north
west The widow. who is named
eXecutriX, is also given the money ac-
cruing from life insurance policies
carried by her husband. The balance
of the estate is devised to the chill
dren. John George, jr.; Allen, Edward
and Dorothy George.
William W. White, husband Of Mrs.
Anne p. White, who died December
(, 1918. is named sole heir in his
wife's will and also executor.
Brig. Gen. John G. d. knight. late
District Commissioner. who died juno
9 last at summit, n. j., left an estate
Of 10000. according to a petition for
probate filed yesterday by Mrs. Ger
trude z, knight, his widow. General
Knight left no real estate. Besides
his widow, General knight left two
daughters, Mrs. Louise K. Howell, Of
this city, and Mrs. Evelyn K. Ladue,
OF philadelphia, Pa. Henry z. Davis
IL ATTORNEY 70 10 S~'afe
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17
MAN WITH MONEY
STRANGELYMISSING

The police today were ordered to
search for John Trent, ffty-six years
old, OF Seat Pleasant, Nd. who has
been reported missing since last Sat
urday.
Trent was last seen by acquaint-
ances when leaving an office near
Fourteenth and G streets northwest
last Saturday, with a large sum Of
money to pay off several workmen
on houses in the course OF construc-
ton at Fairmont Heights. Police ad-
vance the theory Trent met with an
accident, although inquiry at various
hospitals has failed to find him.
Friends fear he has met with foul
play.
Soon after his disappearance was
noted a futile search for Trent was
made in Fairmont Heights and the
vicinity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17
GEMS AND MONEY
IN THIEVES LOOT

jewellery and sums Of money COM
prised the loot taken in several thefts
reported to the police today for the
twenty-foUr-hoUr period ending at S
o'clock
DR.. J. ". Hollingsworth, 2s15 Four
teenth street northwest. reported the
theft OF a watch valued at $50, while
John r. Patten, Of the same address,
was robbed of a watch valued at S25.
A small savings bank containing
$3.50 was stolen from the home Of
Miss Catherine Harris, 1893 Twenty
first street northwest, yesterday af-
ternoon.
William z. Tippett, OF 1858 K
street southeast, was robbed Of $40
while in GFays court southwest yes
terday afternoon, according TO a re-
port received by the police today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17

THE retail store that does not
have a Red-Figure Depart
ment or Slow Seller in it is
as rare as the dodo bird, yet nine
times out of ten this is a problem
that is merely an eXaggeration OF
the common difficulties.
Just how true this is, was ex-
emplified in a store in which l
was working some time ago.
The general manager laid a
stock sheet of the waist depart
ment before me, then laid the
daily sales record.
I must confess | had never seen
a stranger comparison in all my
experience, and for a while the
problem assumed monstrous
aspect.
So l did some investigating. and
found that the store catering to
popular price trade had fixed $4.98
as their price for crepe-de-chine
waist and the exclusive shops had
decided on $1,000.
I suggested that if we raised
our price of our featured line
and gave better quality we could
do more business.
The general manager said was
crazy, that the public wanted to
nav less not more for merchandise,
but at any rate he let me go
ahead and we put in a complete
assortment of crepe-de-chine waists
to sell at $3.50.
Then l directed an advertising
campaign in which | told the pub
To,,,,r;1
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17
D. c. GUARD IS CUT
FOURTH BY BILL

The District National Guard is cut
to one-fourth its original strength
under the amended national defense
act.
In the proposed new guard will be
one battalion and two companies .of
infantry, one battery of field artillery,
one signal company (outpost), and
one headquarters company OF infan-
try.
District guard officers had expected
that an aero squadron and a tank
corps would be organized in conjunc-
ton with the local guard, but Major
General Carter, chief OF the Militia
Bureau OF the War Department, an
nounced yesterday that no special
units would be organized at the pres
rnt time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17
D. c. LICENSE FEES
INCREASE S41,941

Wade H. Coombs, superintendent OF
licenses. announced today that during
the fiscal year ending July 1, his Of
fce had collected in license fees q
total Of $334371.53. a gain OF ST.
941.1I over the preceding fiscal year.
During the year 1928 license tags
were issued for automobiles and me-
torcycles, an increase OF 1927 taSI
over the fiscal year 1917.
Mr.. COombs states that 1920 oper-
ators' permits were issued during the
last fiscal year. This is practically
the same number as issued last year.
The money collected by the licenss
office came from the following
sources: Motor-vehiele tags, SIS2, 05T:
operators permits. $34. 42O; miscella-
neous licenses. &11T.6SO.O3; transfer
fees. S9l.5O; engineer licenses, SI2S
There were 1O.T2S licenses, other
than motor vehicle issued. during the
last fiscal year. This showed an in
crease OF 1882 licenses over the fiscal
year ending in 1917.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17
EXPECTS SENATE TO.
PASS PENSION BILL

Senator Sterling. chairman of the
Civil Service Committee, announced
before the committee met this after
noon to consider the SterIing-Lehl-
bach civil service retirement bill that
he hoped for early action in the SEN
ate on legislation for pensioning Fed
eral employees.
The bill will be reported favorably
to the Senate in the next few days, he
predicted. He hopes to obtain con-
sideration of il in the near future.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17
PEEP INTO SLEEPING
CAR BERTH COSTS $25

"Peeping Tom" was in Police Court
today.
He was found peeping into a berth
OF a Pullman car in the Union Sta
ton last night.
He said he was looking for a friend.
He paid a fine OF $25.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17
WARN AGAINST .eMAD, DOGS.

Because OF the unusually large
number OF mad" dogs reported to
the District Health Department dur
ing the last thirty days, warning
was sent out today for the public of
Washington TO be careful when
around dogs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17

CATHOLIC WOMEN To MEET.
The Catholic women's Service Cluh
will meet tonight at o'clock at Its
headTua-ts~s Sai - st-~Nt pNrtN-r
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17
Graded As "Landsmen.-

The yeomen III while in the navy
were graded as "landsmen," the low
est grade given, yeomen (Fl third
class, second class, first class and
chief yeomen. the latter being the
highest grade which they could at
tain.
Some Of the women enlisted as
"iandsmen" and afte" TO u~~rtN7
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-17
FOR LITTLE MONEY

and practically no effort capable 1aun-
dresses, good cooks and efficient maids
are secured when you advertise in The
Times
WANT AID PAGES.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-07-12

TO limit its power to attack other ma
tfons.
II. Can any nation withdraw when
| it wishes? Yes. The league is adyi.
sorry and cooperative, not coercive
13. Does the league put, peace above
justice and national honor? No. 1t
puts reason before violence.
IA. Does not the league take away
the constitutional right of Congress to
declare war? No. The league can adj
wise war; Congress alone can declare
war.
10. Does it destroy the Monroe Doc
trine? Exactly the contrary. For the
first time in history the other nations
recognize the Monroe Doctrine and ex-
tend it to all the world.
16. Does it not interfere with trea-
ty making powers of the United
States? No. 1t is a treaty. We can
make any treaty we please.
Il. Would we have had the Great
War if we had had this league? No.
That war cost the world over 100000
lives and $200,O00,0 100000.
is. OF what Importance is the
league? 1t is the greatest deed of
mankind in the history of the world?
10. Has not any one right to OBJ
ject to the league? Yes. This is q
free country. Any one has a right to
any opinion he chooses.
20. Why is the league so bitterly
opposed by few? Because unforttl-
nately any treaty or league must be
made by the President, and a Presi-
dent is chosen by a political party, and
many members of the opposition party
think they must decry whatever he
does
Copyright, 1919, by Frank Crane)
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-07-12
GRANTWOOD NOTES

Among the many festivities rendered
to the graduating class of the local
high school was the dance and recep-
ton given by Miss Alleine Mulligan, a
member of this class to her class
mates of 10 at her home, Edgewater
avenue in the Edgewater section.
The gayety kept up until the wee
sma' hours of the morning and several
soldier and sailor guests of the Misses
Mulligan, invited for the occasion,
added to the enjoyment of the forty
or more guests.
Miss Mulligan took the part of
Mrs. Brown in the famous senior play
and was also member of the class
book editorial board.
farewell party was given to Mrs.
J. Driver of Washington avenue on
Friday evening prior to her departure
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-07-12
THE A 3 c OF THE LEAGUE OF
NATIONS.
BY DR.. Frank Crane.

!. Nnat Is the League OF Nations!
A union of the strongest civilized ma
tons formed at the conclusion of the
| Great War.
=. What is its object?
First, to promote the peace of the
world by agreeing not to resort to
war; second, to deal openly with each
other, not by secret treaties; third, to
| improve international law; fourth, to
cooperate on all matters of common
concern
3. Does it presume to end war? No
more than any government can end
crime. 1t claims to reduce the liability
of war.
f. What will be done to any nation
that makes war? 1t will be boycotted
and otherwise penalized.
D How else will the probability of
war be lessened? BY voluntary, mu-
tual and proportiOnate disarmament,
by exchanging military information, by
providing for arbitration, by protecting
each nations territorial integrity and
by educating public opinion to see the
folly of war.
6. What else does the league pro-
pose to do for mankind? ID Secure
fair treatment for labor, (2) suppress
the white slave traffic, the sale of dan
gerouS drugs and the traffic in war mu-
nitions, CD control and prevent dis
ease, az promote the work of the Red
Cross and 60 establish international
huraauc for nthar cnnSpc that cnpcarp
the human race.
Z. Who are to be charter members
of the league? The United States of
America, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Brit
iSh empire, Canada, Australia, South
Africa, New Zealand, India, China, Gu
ba, Czecho Slovakia, Ecuador, France,
Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, HediaZ,
Honduras, Italy, Japan, Liberia Mica
ragua, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portu-
gal Roumania, Serbia, Siam, Uruguay
and the following states, which are in
vited to accede to the covenant: Ar
gentine Republic, Chilli, Colombia, Den
mark, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay,
Persia, Salvador, Spain, Sweden, Swift
Zerland, Venezuela.
s. What other nations may join?
Any self-gOverning state which will
aGree to the rule of the league, pro-
vided the league accepts it.
8. What agencies will the league
have? % An assembly, composed of
representatives of all the member ma
tons, CO a council of nine, (3) sec
rotary general, (4) mandatory com
mission TO look after colonies, etc, (5)
permanent commission for military
questions, (6) various international
bureaus, such as the postal union, etc,
/ Cd mandataries
10. What is a mandatory? Some
one nation designated by the league to
attend to the welfare of backward
peoples residing in colonies of the cen
trail empires or in territories taken
from them" This is to be a sacred
trust" and in selecting a mandatory
the wishes of the people of the area in
question shall be the principal cOnSid-
GRAFTON.
II. Does the league imply super
nation? No. 1t interferes in no way
with any nations sovereignty except
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-07-12

hour in strenuous efforts to cross the
bay in record time, but only to dis
cover that their efforts were all vast
ed. Both took the incident as a joke,
but are determined to square things at
the earliest possible moment.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-07-12
SNOW STORM LAST
NIGHT IN MAINE,

Appleton, Me-, July ALI the coun-
trySide hereabouts was whitened dur
ing the night by snow and hail. The
hailstones did considerable damage to
the tender plants on the vegetable
farms Mercury in the thermometers
slid down fifty degrees.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-07-12

of the. CEiffside Park Branch of the
Exempt Firemen's, Association, repre-
scented the borough branch at the an
nual convention of the New Jersey
State Exempt Firemen's Association,
which was held at Elizabeth on
Wednesday.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-07-12
for Texas, on July -.

for Texas, on July H.
Among those present were Al
Shayne a popular vaudeville artist
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Milliner, Mr.. and Mrs
r. Rich, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Mas, Mr.
and Mrs. j. Blackwell, Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Driver and others.
She will go via ship to New Orleans
and will board a train at that city for
San Antonio, Texas.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-07-12
APROPOS OF NOTHING
IN PARTICULAR

T IN LOOKING backward a man !
says, Wasn't it mistake
when /, etc" But then he might J
be dead now if he hadn't made !
that mistake"
( (WHICH is the more interest }
( " ing-a book or a journey? !
However, the book brings you no }
hardships. !
+ ,
Z THERE may be natures that !
+ a would rather be gOssiped J
about than not noticed at all. !
Z MONEY and quick percep- J
I AVA ton can make a man of J
( the world out of any man. !
( WHY do window screens al J
+ w ways select the middle of ,
+ the summer to wear out?
+ ElRST scratch on a new suit J
case is the mast painful; J
+ after a little while scratches J
T don't matter. J
I IF ONE has Executive ability J
+ 4 he will have the worry, but )
+ somebody else will do the work. )
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-07-12

Mr.. w. S. B. Dana and Mrs. Fl. Shevin
of Edgewater Heights are spending
the summer at their fine bungalow at
BeachwoOd, New Jersey.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-07-12

The Women's Guild of Grace ?. f..
Mission, Grandview, held an import
ant meeting, discussing many matters
of both social and business interests
for the coming year in the meeting
rooms on Wednesday evening.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-07-12

Despite the fact that the weather
was unusually hot and vacation time
is here, the services at the Grant
wood Congregational Church were well
attended on Sunday. For his topic on
that morning Rev. Cause chose the
Salvation Army slogan, "a man may
be down, but he is never OUT