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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-30

raised amid luxury and among girls whoss
wealth is counted by millions and millions
going into trade once disgrace is now
BENG raised TO high honor.
But what about marrying? This Is a
question society hardly dares ask. VIII
"er job interfere With Adeleites securing
a husband? Yes and no To be brutally
truthful. this step will not bring any mil
Iionalre husband TO camp On the Sedg-
WICK doorstep. But neither would such a
man nave gone out OF his way to seek her
IN her former life. AS rule, like seeks
like. and during the years following her
debUt when she was just butterfly no
rich suitor besought the girl to marry him.
Neither VIII the male butterfly who needs
to marry a nice steady income infest her
trait but the man, young in years. who has
his way 10 make. will undoubtedly be at
tracted by her pluck and ability, to say
nothing OF her charm and he will not hes
itat" To WOO her during her butterfly
hours. He would have been afraid to at.
tempt II when she was fretting her soul
out trying to make both ends meet but
now that Adelaide Sedgwck has shown
her world what she can do marriage must
certainly find her some day In the mean
time society is encouraging her to have
all the pleasure she can in her free hours
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X TlSS ADELAIDE SEDGWICK, the
MI younger dau shter of the fashion.
able Mrs Harry Sedgwick OF Leuoy
and New York, is the first young woman
Of the ultra-aristocratic class of America
to become an honest-to.g goodness workint,
girl. Miss Scdswick driven by the shrink.
ING fortunes of her family and 10th TO
give up her fashionable amusements. has
gone to work to provide herself with the
dresses and other equipment necessary to
compete in these amusements with her
very smart girl friends
She is most literally working girl by
day and n fashionable society belle by
night. Formerly when maid of this high.
est social stratum lost her money and had
TO toll for living, society dropped her, bu:
the war and other things have changed
societys attitude in this respect
Frankly, though. even Miss Sedgwick's
close friends were amazed 10 hear that she
mad taken place as designer Of gowns
and hats, and when the necessity arises.
as saleswoman in a smart Fifth avenue
shop. OF course, society has known for a
long time that the fortunes Of the Sede.
wick family had been steadily decreasing
but no one realized just how seriously the
great war had encroached on Mrs Scdc-
wick's income. Her daughter. however,
fully realized it and would have taken a
job two or three years ago but her mother
begged her to wait until she had made her
debut and had enjoyed at least one season.
out.
Then there is always the hope in every
mothers breast OF a rich and speedy mar
riage. But Adelaide did not marry in her
nrSt season Then the and
she went TO France us a war worker. This
solved her problem for time. but the
armistice brought her home to face all the
complications encountered when one tries
TO make one dollar do the work OF fifty
For several months she designed dresses
and pretty lampshades and feminine knicE-
knacks, but a few weeks ago she decided
that she needed more money than sucn
amateur work brought her. and off She
went to get a money making job in an
honesttog goodness shop.
OF course. society gasped-a way so.
ciety has even in these modern days
for, after all, being a Sedgwck means
great deal socially. Whole towns in New
England have been named for the early
members Of the family. who came to
America with the Puritans, or Pilgrim
Fathers, and to be a Sedgwck in New
York, Newport and i.enox has always
meant wealth and all that goes with it.
The idea Of a Sedgwck going out to work
every morning at 0 o'clock, punching
time clock and getting pay envelope
every week did not fit in with society's
ideas.
Oh. the questions that were asked the
pretty girl! For Miss Sedgwlck really is
very pretty and attractive, with large blue
eyes, chestnut hair and lovely pink and
white checks.
The first question her friends asked
was, But why do you do it? You can
,ay home and live quietly"
And her answer was. 81 do IL because
need me money. l am tired of making
over ciothes ana struggling to keep up ap.
pearances. | am a modern girl and tho
war taught me that | am happier when
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the beginning to let Adelaide have her
own way She suggested that they might
spend their lives in the old home in Lenox,
where they would not need new clothes
nor to entertain
But Adelaide said mo" The old-fash-
toned theory of girls sitting at home max.
ing over their clothes, retrimmng last
years hats with the aid of dyes and doing
without decent shoes and furs was all
wrong. II would rather" Adelaide has
said more than once. have one new dress
n season and pay for it than make over
six out Of the old clothes packed away in
the LenoX garrett"
The SedgwiCk family has n wonderful
coat OF arms and centuries old motto but
Adelaide has adOnted some new ones The
crest is neat little pay envelope bnlgng
with new green bills. and the motto is,
Make money and spend it,"
Undoubtedly her father, the late Harry
Sedgwick, would have cut Adelaide of
with shilling il he were alive to-day. A
working girl in the family would have
been such a blow to his pride! And there
is no doubt that the dignifed Mrs Robert
Sedgwiclt and her aristocratc husband
have taken their niece's action very much
to heart.
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1t is not fair to give away state secrets,
and ones weekly wage is the most secret
OF all secrets. so Miss Sedgwick preserves
a canny silence on this subject 1t is
known. however, that she draws a good
salary and pulls down" fine commission
on every customer she draws to her shop.
Which Is one reason why Miss Marion
Tiffany and others Of her many friends
are shopping madly.
To tell wee bit OF q secret, 1t was
really Miss Tiffany who persuaded Miss
Sedgwick 10 take this particular job Be-
ing granddaughter OF the late Theodore
Havemeyer. she has a nice sense of bust
ness. and during the months that Miss
Sedgwlck was sewing her fingers off MAX
ing things at home, friend Marion urged
her to strike out and go after real money
In the end her advice was taken. and
now Miss Tiffany gathers her friends to-
gether and steers them in lunches into
Miss Sedgewick's shop and arms In the
beginning they all made party OF II and
gggled and gossiped over each article
tried on, but suddenly the shoppers found
that Friend Adelaide was one person from
to s. with an hour off for lunch and n
very different somebody after punching
the time clock on her way out at s.
They found that she seriously intended
to keep business and pleasure on two dis
tinct levels, else, naturally. she would not
make good as highpriced "saesady."
Just how Is ii going to he humanity possible
for one highly bred girl TO lead dual life?
Society asks. what about going to the
races? And how about playing golf at
Piping Rock Club or playing about the
Long Island pleasure grounds where you
have always had so much fun?
No Miss Sedgwick cannot go to the
races, for they are strictly daytime af-
fairs.
When society asked Mrs. Sedgwick IL
1t was really true that Adelaide made her
own clothes that lady replied Eyes, AIDE
laide has always had clothes sense She
can make the most wonderful dresses out
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ready answer. do YOU
expect to drop all your
friends, cut out all So
cial life and lead a
humdrum workaday
life"
NO, indeed. I shall
accept every dinner and
evening invitationl like.
| can't so TO lunches
and teas, but they are
awful bores, anyway.
Then she added. by
keeping myself physi-
cally fit shall be able
TO keep my JOB and
have a good time in the
bargain"
This last is also very
modern. The girl who
does not keep hersel.
fit for her job never
gets very far ahead.
And Miss Sedgwick has
gone into her work
very seriously. She in.
tends to make good as
a saleswOman and later
start in business for
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doing real, honest work. And. any.
way. It's the only way I can make
money"
Miss Sedewick has the correct
modern philosophy To her mind
there is something stultifying in iiv.
ing on her mothers depleted income
and doing odd jobs for her friends.
She appreciates the dignity OF labor,
the satisfaction OF doing big lob
in big, fearless way, and her first
PAYDAY was the happiest day of her
life. She says it was, anyway!
Society's second question found =
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CONGRESS TO WORK
ON OLD H. c. |. THIS
WEEK WITH V|G0R
Palmer Instructs All His
District Attorneys to Push
and Prosecute All Cases
of Profiteering

Washington, August 1.-THE
governments fight to reduce the
cost OF living is expected to result
in action In many states this week
to force boarded food ON the mar
ket. while Congress Is debating leg
islstion dealing with the question.
Reports to Attorney General Palmer
trict attorneys to proceed vigorously in
the enforcemen of the food control law
were being obeyed literally. Instances
of the seizure of foodstuffs in ST. Louis,
Chicago, Kansas City. San Diego and
the south. officials here believe. viii
be multiplied in the next few days. Mr..
Palmer directing the campaign from
Washington will go to New York to-
morrow to, confer with the fair price
board for that city.
Senate and House agricultural COM
mittees probably win report this week
1.-The latter committee probably to-
morrow--on amendments to the food
control law giving a criminal penalty
when hitherto has been lacking and
expanding the law to cover clothing.
Cold storage legislation also may be
acted upon by the House interstate
commerce committee.
Consideration of requests by several
departments for appropriations to carry
on work in reducing Of living costs will
be inaugurated tomorrow by the House
appropriations committee. The Senate
District or Columbia subcommittee
will continue its hearings with view
to framing "model' legislation for re-
gulation OF prices
Closely akin to the consideration of
the living cost question will be the
hearings to be started tomorrow by the
Senate interstate commerce committee
on the Kenyon Kenrick bills to license
meat packers. w b. Colver. member of
the federal trade commission, which
has Investigated extensively the pack
ing industry will be the first witness.
Leaders in the industry are expected
to be heard next week.
RAILROAD LEGISLATION
Despite the pre-eminence of the peace
treaty controversy and the high cost
of living question, much other important
legislation faces Congress this week.
Railroad legislation will be pressed in
both branches Before the end of the
week the Senate interstate commerce
subcommittee drafting permanent lesis-
tContinuea ON PAGE Two.)
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AMERICAN AV|ATORS,
ARE HELD IN MEXICO.
FOR LARGE RANSOM.
Bandits Have Set Today as
Limit for Demand of
$4,000, With Refusal
Meaning Death
BY Associated Press

SAN Antonio, Tex, August IL.
Major General Joseph II. Dickman,
commander of the southern de-
rnrtment, ard staff Officers were
in conference late tonight over
reports from Candeiaria. Texas.
that Lieutenants Davis and Peter
son, army aviators, are being heia
by Mexican bandits for $i5,0sl0
ransom, which, army authorities
advised, must he paid Monday TO
Bawkins Fitzpatrick. "a storekeeper
at Candeiaria. under penalty OF
death for the aviators il the
money IN not forthcoming.
General Diclxman said reports
received indicated that the two
airmen came down at the little
town of Dilares. which is ON both
slices OF the Rio Grande. He de-
eiined to state shai steps had
been ralSen to rescue the men. or
whether he had been in commue-
icafion with Colonel George n.
Lnnghorne, commander of the big
bend district. He also said a re-
port of the incident had been teIe-
graphed to Washington.
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NEW YORK CITY CAR
SERVICE PARALYzED
BY GENERAL STRIKE
Over Two Million Workers
Will Swarm Thorough
fares Today EndeavOr-
ing to Reach Work

New York, August 1.-THE vast
subway and elevated system Of
the Intcrborcugh Rapid Transit
company, operating In Manhattan.
the Bronx and parts of Brooklyn
and Queens, was completely par-
aIyxed today by n strike called
last night by r. J. Connolly, act
ing president OF the brotherhood
Of InterborouRh Rapid TRANSIT
Company Employees. The day
passed without violence.
The tie-up. which. begin promptly
at a. m as ordered, with the re-
fusals of crews to start runs from tne
car barns became absolute at a. n. /,
when the last of the trains sent out
before O'clock completed their runs.
were shunted into the barns and aban-
doned
At that hour strikers in the Inter
borough power houses shut off :re
power. causing a temporary stoppase
of traffic on the surface lines OF the
New. York railways and the Manhat
tan spurs of the Brooklyn Rapi1
Transit company. which use INTERIOR
ough power.
Three power houses resumed opera
ton an hour later. however. permit
ting resumption of traffic on these
lines, which were damned throughout
the day, as were the steam railroads.
automo bile trucks. sightseeing BUSES
and boat lines which essayed to take
care of the crowd
With every prospect of a continue
ton of the absolute tie-up tomorrow,
city officials and the public service
were bending every effo..
tonight toward providing emergenc..-
transportation for the nearly 2.506,-
600 persons who will swarm the thor-
oughfares leading into Manhattan
seeking transportation to the places
OF employment
All OF the railroad lines running
into the city have agreed to operats
extra trains at intervals Of from Is
to 80 minutes. and boat lines will op-
crate on emergency schedules
More than 1900 large motor truck y
and sightseeing buses have been
brought into service and operate over
routes corresponding to those Of the
system
The strike which began this morn-
ing was declared 70 far one OF the
most orderly large strikes ever de-
clared. but II Is said by police officials
that trouble might be expected II the
tContInued ON Page Tws.)
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Negro Murders and Then
Burns Maryland Farmer
sssId ps,slsessv 6s

sseJd pstvioossv ka
Baltimore. Nd, August ~.
George Peters. 80. farmer or
Arundel. Prince Georges county was
murdered and his body set afire to-
day by an unidentified negro Cath
crime Peters. his daughter. was shot
twice and tnken TO WsshingtOn
hospital.
A posse In searching for the as
Saiiant.
The crew of Pennsylvania train
hound from Baltimore TO Washing
ton left the trnin at Arundel sta
ton Mt the appeal OF the wounded
woman, who had run down from
her home and bent out the flames
Peters and his daughter had been
i'll and confined to bed Other mem-
beers of the family were at church
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Off to Italy

Paris, Saturday, Anrssxt te.-Be-
fore leaving for Italy Tonight Gem
ernl Pershtng told correspondents
that he expected to sail for america
about september and shortly after
his arrival would visit HIS old home
In Missouri and would also GO to
Cheyenne. Wye. General Pershinx
said he rstpId recompend that =
monument be placed at Romanxne.
where occurred the bitterest fight
ing encountered by the American
armies IN the Nense-Argonne hattie.
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Intruder Shot and
Killed by Armed Guards
BY Associated rre.,

Ashland. NY, August I7.-Guards
early today shot md killed n man
who gave the name of Charles
Hammond, of Hanging Rock. ohio.
as he wns approaching the horne OF
Mrs. :. y. Fetter, formerly Mrs.
John G. G. Nnyo. The gasrls had
been posted after Mrs. Fetter had
received letter dcmrndin- that
$4,000 be placed In designated
spot ON pain of having her home
destroyed. They SAFE Hammond re-
fused to obey commands to halt.
Mrs. Fetter's former husband WAS
widely known for his connection
with the development OF Eastern
Kentucky coal properties.
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Federal Fmnlnyes to
Hold Third Convention

Washington. August 1.-THE third an
nual convention of the National Fedora
ton of Federal Employees will be held
in San Francisco during the week be-
ginning September 6. 1t was announced
at headquarters OF the federation here
TO-DAY that the purpose OF the conven-
ton will be 10 increase membership
to promote the interest of government
employees and to arouse our fellow work
ers to the danger which threatens TO
curb or take away toeir guaranteed
rights and freedom
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German Constitution
Effective This Week
instrument Divided Into Two Main Parts, the
"Composition and Ties of the Empire and
s'the Basic Rights and Basic Duty of Ger
mans"-First Part Divided Into
Seven Sections and Second
Into Five

Berlin, Friday August 15The German constitution
which passed by the national assembly after months OF
debate and which became effective this divided into
two main parhe composition and ties of the empire and
he basic rights and basic duty of Germans The first part
consists of sections and the second of five.
of
the Rhg the imperial presidents imperial imperial
legislation and Justice Those of the
Individual of life, religion and religious
concluding the
stituton bears the Transit ion relat
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pLeDen1and That
Treaty Be Ratified
Hitchcock Says Country Wants Committee to
Bring Treaty Out Promptly and Ratfy It,
White House Conference Looms Us AS One
of Main Features During the Week
BY A.s..l..ss Press

Washington, August 17-Wha promises to be of the
crucial weeks of the fight the Senate began
day with the issuance of formal statement by Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska the Senate leader declaring
conditions throughout the country demanded that the be
brought of the foreign relations promptly
ratified
For five weeks Hitchcock
committee controlled by
asserted dealing with the of
During the week. the outstanding
Hitchcock
to a and to anyam
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PARnoNING POWER

He has the right to pardon criminals,
but the granting of amnesty must he
voted by the reichstag
The chancellor will occupy a posi-
ton analogous to that of vice presi-
dent. He and the est of the ministry
The chancellor will determine the
empires foreign policy, bear respon
sibility for the cabinet and in case of
a tie vote in the ministry will have
the deciding ballot. The reichstag is
given the riGht to irnpeach the presi
dent He and the rest of the ministry
Charges upon which Impeachment pro-
ceedings are based must bear the
names of 100 members of the reich
stag before the case can be brought
before the court
The imperial council will be com
posed of representatives of individual
states, which will have at least one
states will be based on population.
No state can have more than two
ftfths of the total number of votes in
the council. Half of Prussia's votes
must come from provincial admins
trations Imperial legislation cannot
be introduced in the reichstag without
the consent of the council, unless the
government ventures to introduce bills
which the reichstag knows to be dis
approved BY the council
Laws may be submitted by pleoe-
settles IL the president desires. A MA
jority vote will nullify the law. The
constitution can be altered by a
quorum of two-thirds of the reichstaa
voting for the alteration by two
thirds majority
The imperial administration IS
placed in control of treaties by indi-
vidual states with foreign countries;
territorial changes and defense of the
realm. German merchant vessels Will
comprise unified mercantile marine.
The new German frontier comprises
customs zones, the income from Which
will be administered by the empire
Provision is made for budget svs-
tenn. and the reichstag cannot raias
sne amount of the budget without
reaching an agreement with the. conn
Gil Imperial postal and Geographic
rates will be determined by the coun-
Continued on Page, Thwe,
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its hearings. questioning Thomas r.
Willard. a writer on far eastern sub
jects. regarding the treaty provisions
which gives Japan control in shantung
province China. Against this provi-
sion, republican senator's declare OPP
position is increasing and they argue
that interest fully warrants withhold
ing committee actions regarding hp
until all the possible facts have been
uncovered. Later in the week four
other witnesses are to be heard.
So that committee consideration may
not be interrupted leaders said the
Senate might have only a brief scs-
sion tomorrcss and then adjourn until
Wednesday. when Senator owen. demo-
crat, Oklahoma. has given notice he
will speak on the league of nations.
Several other addresses also are ex-
pected during the week.
Senator Hitchcocks statement, wired
here from the senator's summer home
at swampscott, Mass was made pub
lie through the local office of the
league to enforce peace
TUESDAYS CONFERENCE
The treaty "a sification situation
the statement said. changed somewhat
during the past week. A new issue
was raised when ! asked the chair
man OF the foreign relations commit
tee and majority members when they
proposed to get action.
Il took this course after consulting
| with a number of senator's There has
| by the committee, 1t has had the
treaty since July 10. For five weeks
| therefore, the treaty has been in cold
storage without a vote q any offres
action
The Senate is waiting. and the coun
! ~ is waiting That every Que knows
--at the enemies of the treaty and OPP
ponents Of the league of nations con-
troll the committee, Every one knows
that they do not control the Senate.
Public sentiment resents the sugses-
ton that the opponents of the treaty
might keep it locked up in committee.
and this greatly delays ratfca tion.r
VOTING THIS WEEK
Mr.. Hitchcock said it was the hope
of the administration forces to begin
, voting in committee this week on pro-
posed amendments preparatory to hay
ing the treaty reported to the Senate
in week for 10 days
1T is of little Importance" the SEN
ator continued, what the committee
does as long as ii does something. l.
| 1t recommends amendments, the Sem
ate will reject Them. If II initiates the
treaty. the Senate viii cure the damage
done The chief harm that the com
mittee can do is in causing delay
Every one now realizes that we are
still suffering from war. and that the
first step toward relief is to satisfy
the peace treaty. The Presidents ad-
dress served to arotse the country 10
the Importance of the treaty ratificl-
ton as one OF the steps necessary to
reduce the cost of living.
He has very properly connected the
high cost OF living with the war H.
mas shown that the first step that must
be taken is the ratification of the
| treaty
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Summary of the News

German constitution effective this
week
Railroad brotherhoods adopt thei-
proposed new wage scale.
Crucial week in revenue fight is
thought to be at hand.
S--Charge Japanese with helping
frame immi gration bill
4-Editorial comment.
5--Obear will be prosecuted for libel.
says Fealy
Billy Parker heard by crowd Of
10000.
s-Ensley company to be organized.
Hum of southern industries.
S-Sports.
s-Brazil has mixture of general
troubles.
18--World markets
France must take lessons TO heart
during peace.
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Railroad Brotherhoods Adopt
Their Proposed New Wage Scale
Adopted the Demands Call
Over Present Wages and STIMULATES That Shall
Placed On Engines of Certain Tonnage and That Mechanical
Suckers Be Installed On
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