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The Washington times., 1919-11-18
Central CITIZENS
APPOINT CHA|RMEN

Chairmen of standing committees
to serve for the ensuing year were
appointed when the Central Citizens
Association met in the North Capitol
Street Savings Bank last night.
Thomas J. Donovan. president of
the association, was made chairman
of school committee, with DR.. J. J.
Kilroy and J. l.. Holland. This is a
special committee which will call
upon Ernest J.. Thurston. superin-
tendent of schools, some time this
week. 1t is understood that in Sc
lective studies in the high schools
minor credit is given students in
some studies and in others major
credit. The association is desirous
that uniform credit be given in Sc
lective studies and will confer with
superintendent Thurston to discuss
the possibility of this change being
Itade
p. j. Callan was appointed chair
man of the membership committee.
Mr.. Callan will have charge of this
associations participation in the I'D.
c. Organized Citizenship" drive. 9th
ers on this special committee to
aid in the drive are John Mcmahon.
L,
ert II. McMackin, William Hollohan,
b. F. Rover, Charles Durand. Al Hol-
lander, Robert a. Dore, w. f. Slack,
Adam Offenbacher. j. +. DriscoII,
Maurice Sheehan, James Richardson,
DR.. ]. J. Kilroy. DR.. D. d. MuIcahey,
William Defibaugh Joseph Dank-
haln, John J. Allen, w. Scott Brady
and James Sullivan.
This association is endeavoring to
increase its membership by 100 per
cent. The present membership IS
14O. The membership committee will
meet at the home of President Dono-
van. 1G3 street northwest, Saturday
night to begin active work on the
campaign to secure new members. A
house-to-house canvass probably will
be conducted.
The following men were appointed
committee chairmen and were au-
thoriZed to appoint the personnel of
their committees: =. ]. CaIlan. mem
bership; Robert II. McMackin. streets
and Sidewalks: j. l.. Holland, police
and fire projections; DR. J. J. Kilroy.
legislation; r. A. Door. railways; Dr.
ID. ID. Mulcahey, health and santa
tion. and T. J. Donovan. schools.
The Washington times., 1919-11-18
URGE NEW HOSPITAL
AND SCHOOL SOON

To learn the status of the Gallinger
Municipal Hospital and the new East
ern High School, erection of which
has been delayed by the war, a special
inquiry will be conducted by the
handle Highlands Citizens Associa-
ton. This was decided last night
when the association met in the
Randle Baptist Church.
The association will ask the Dis
trict Commissioners when these two
buildings will be erected. Congress
has appropriated 5000 900 for the hos
pital which is to be located in south
east Washington and S25O,OO0 for a
new high school in that section. In
crease in cost of labor and material
has made ii impossible to build with
the present appropriation.
The association is anxious that the
Commissioners ask Congress to fp-
propriatc additional funds, that Ihe
two buildings can be erected next
year.
The association is going to ask the
Commissioners to include in their
estimates an appropriation to pave
Minnesota avenue from Pennsylvania
avenue to Good Hope road, Anacostia
The Anacostia Citizens Association
has urged this paving for many
months.
Plans for participating IN the "Dis-
trict of Columbia Organized Citizen
ship" drive were completed and sew
eral teams were appointed to canvass
Rsndle Highlands.
DIR. Benjamin +. Woodward, pre- ST.
dent. presided last night.
The Washington times., 1919-11-18
JAMES F. OYSTER
HEADS TRADE BOARD

Capt James +. Oyster was elected
president of the Washington Board OF
Trade yesterday afternoon at a meet
ing of the board of directors. Cap
tain Oyster succeeds Walter A.
Brown He was elected by a large
plurality over the former president
and John Poole.
Other officials elected yesterday
were E. c. Graham, first vice presi-
dent; Thomas Bradley, second vice
president: ]. Harry Cunningham, sec
retary; Walter II. Klopfer, treasurer;
E. c. Brandenburg, general counsel.
and William NJ Shuster. assistant sec
retary,
The new president has been identi-
fled with civic activities in Wash
ington for many years. He was the
president of the Board of Education
for six years, and the president of
the Washington Chamber of Com
merce for two years. He also has
been active in the interest of local
merchants, and is now q director OF
the Federal National Bank.
The board of directors voted to ad-
nit George NJ. Bell and {. A. Mae
Crea as members. Brig. Gen. r. d.
Simms solicited the aid of the or
ganization in recognizing the Dis
trict national guard.
The Washington times., 1919-11-18
THIRTY new CARS
SOON in OPERATION

Thirty newly purchased street cars
each costing $4,000, W Il Ue in opera
tion on the lines OF the Capital Trac-
tion Company within n week, J. II.
Hanna, general manager OF the COM
pany, said today.
These cars are a part of the con
signment of forty purchased by the
company some months ago. The re-
naming ten cars are expected to ar
rive in the city within the next three
weeks.
Five of the new cars were put In
operation last week, and company
officials are waiting for the control
lers OF the cars to reach the city.
These controllers are expected to-
morrow and Immediately will be at
tached to the cars.
The new cars are similar to those
now in operation.
The Washington times., 1919-11-18
NORTH WASHINGTON
ASKS HIGH SCHOOL

That there is imperative need OF n
postoffice and new high school in
the vicinity of First street, Rhode
Island. avenue and T street was the
consensus or opinion of members OF
the North Washington Citizens AZ
sociation, which met last night at the
Gage School
Washington Topham. president or
the association. said he had conferred
with Postmaster Chance urging the
establishment OF the postoffice, anil
that committees would be appointed
to urge upon the Board of Education
establishment of the high school.
North Washington has increased
largely in population in the past five
years. The lexington Citizens As
ISOLATION Is cooperating with the
North Washington Association in It's
efforts.
1t is the aim OF the North Wash-
ington association to have the branch
postoffice erected at the triangle
formed by First and T streets and
Rhode Island E, -ue and the new high
school building on the Government
reservation on Lincoln avenue, near
T street.
The Washington times., 1919-11-18
TELL ]
NEED FOR PAY
Report Filled With Statistics
viii Support Arguments foT
Increased Salaries.

When the report of the Consres.
sional joint commission on reclassiA
cation of salaries Is finally vrfttes
IL will include q ma1e Of statistics
tables.
A large part OF the activity of the
commission Is now being confined u
the preparation of these tables. They
will be the supporting facts of the
numerous arguments presented thu
far for Increased salaries
At each OF the hearings represents
tives OF various groups of emploscs
are stating their reasons for better
pay. But none of them viii be ~
convincing as the statistics b<ina
gathered by the commission Nos &
record is being overlooked
There are tables o fsslsry rroups
according TO length of service. There
are tables Of salaries arranged nc.
cording TO sex. There are averages
and about everything that a statistic
clans brain can produce In arriving
at conclusions.
When these reports are made public
Government employees viii perhaps be
surprised to learn that their salaries
are really lower than they thought
they were.
The Washington times., 1919-11-18
GEORGETOWN CIVIC
BODY HEARS PAGE

ITO most OF rs, Americanisn is a
true religion, which, like other re-
ligions, is manifested more In our
lives and actions than in words" de-
clared william Tyler Page. Clerk of
the House OF Representatives., in a
speech before the Georgetown Citi-
zens' Association, in Potomac Bank
Hall, last night.
Mr.. Page sketched the develop
nent Of laws in this country and
outlined the growth Of patriotism in
the United States. He concluded by
congratuIating the association upon
its rapid development, and its part In
furthering the growth OF George
town.
william l.. Peet, representing the
Federation Of Citizens Associations.
outlined the policy and purpose OF
the federation. He said the contem-
plated affiliation OF the Georgetown
Organization with the larger body
would not greatly benefit the former,
becsuge IL was already a strong as
so-istign. but would help develop and
irnpr, ye the younger associations af-
nllntsF with the federation.
A ling vote of thanks was ten
dered y. A. Bowles for his work as
head OF the Organization during the
last three years. The following were
elected officers: Joseph A. oliver.
president: Albert J. Schuelties, first
vice president: Thomas J. Stanton,
second vice president; Philip Walker,
secretary. and William NJ. Dougal,
treasurer
The Washington times., 1919-11-18
RUNS TO HER DEATH
UNDER AUTOMOBILE

An inquest over the body OF Marion
masulre, nine years old, 1l14 X
southeast, who was killed yes
terday afternoon az the result Of AN
automobile accident at Eleventh and
X streets southeast, will be held at
the District morgue today.
Tne child, according to the police.
ran frora the sidewalk into the side Of
an automobile operated by Thomas ].
Leonard, 1888 Minnesota avenue south
east with such force that she was
thro~n TO the ground and suffered a
fractured skull.
Leonard put the injured child in
his machine and took her TO Proyi-
ience Hospital, but she died a short
time after reaching that institution.
She Is the daughter OF William y.
Mcguire
The Washington times., 1919-11-18
F|REMEN'S RAISE
MAY Be HELD Up

Final enactment OF the bin TO In
crease the pay OF members of ths
Washington Fire Department is ~
garded as very doubtful before Do
cember /. II the Senate consents -
the proposed recess OF the House hatx
today until the convening of the nesd
regular session, IL will knock out aa
possibilities of the enactment of th1
bill at this time.
Senator Calder of New York ~
waiting for an opportunity to ssbs
NIT his report from the House bin
TO the full District eomDittee- n0
report win emsody the civi1 ssrvsU1
principles of the police bill. with The
exception that Il will recommend that
the chief of the Fire Department shall
have had at least five years active
duty as a captain or inspector. Thh
clause was inserted tentatively in the
bill at the request OF the firemen
who are strongly opposed TO the 49,
pointment Of fire chief from ctv7
life.
The Washington times., 1919-11-18
EDUCATORS TO HEAR MISS DEAL

Miss Alice Deal, president OF tie
hlgh school Teachers Union. and
principal OF the Junior High School,
VIII address a meeting of the Wash
ington section OF the Association fer
the Advancement OF Progressive Edu-
cation. in the Public Library, Ninth
and New York avenue northwest, Fri.
day night at 8 O'Clock
The Washington times., 1919-11-18
FURLOUGHs FOR YANKs.

Soldiers of the American army Of
occupation In Germany, whose fami-
lies are suffering serious illness or
distress, will he furloughed home,
Secretary Baker announced this
afternoon.
The Washington times., 1919-11-18

gle for themselves. The furniture,
just paid for, went first to buy food
and fuel and clothes. Then the little
house was given UP and the two
moved to the old building by the
canal Then during thirteen months,
while her husband was in the Wash
ington Asylum Hospital. receiving
treatment for his injured spine, Mrs.
Jones and Frank had a hard time, in
deed. And last year, when her hus-
band was discharged from the insti-
tuition and came back home, she Sc
cured a position as waitress in a local
restaurant. During her absence in
the day her husband and the baby
stayed unattended and tried to keep
the home fires burning in an ancient
stove against her return in the even
ing with food for them.
Sacks at Cents Each.
Five and a half months ago a baby
girl was born to the couple. and
little while after that Mrs. Jones
lost her place at the restaurant when
the eating house went out of bust
ness. She was unable to obtain other
work. she says. until she found that
by mending sacks for a grain dealer
nearby, she could earn, with the help
of her husband, Sc a day, Three cents
apiece are paid for mending sacks
and this furnished them with a live
lihood. until recently when the supply
Of sacks diminished.
IF could only get job" Jones
said today. where l could lie on my
back and not have to walk around IL
would be all right. don't want any
charity. what I want Is work. Maybe
IL q doctor could do something for
me could get out and go to work
again-this is the first time / ever
was without Job"
Coal Running Low.
With winter coming, and no coal
to make the fire in the stove, no
money to buy food and clothing for
the children, the husband and wife
are in distress and looking for some
means by which they may be able
to pull through" another winter.
If you visit the family in George
town, you will find a neatly-kept
front room which serves as a nur-
sery for the children and a living
room. There is the middle room
which serves as a bed room for the
entire family. There are two beds
but there Is covering enough for only
one. The kitchen is in the rear, and
the stove SIS burning only during
meal time, for coal is scarce, and it's
better to be cold than to have to go
hungry for want of fuel to cook n
meal.
The Washington times., 1919-11-18
D. c. |SMECCA
FOR FORGERS
Business Men Told Bad Check
Passers Reap Harvest Here.
To Stamp Out Evil.
BY BILL PRICE.

Warrington business men who
have long been struggling to secure
passage of legislation which will IA
cilitate punishment of passers of bad
checks and aid in stopping a dan
gerous epidemic Of worthless checks
OF all kinds, learned from criminal
experts last night that a great deal
Of their trouble Is due to their own
earelessness in failing to properly
identify persons Offering checks
Clifford Grant, chief OF detectives
OF the Washington police force, de-
ciared Washington to ~ the most
"gullible town in the United States"
for cAshing checks. and the same ac-
cusation was made by W. II. Moran.
chief OF the Secret Service Bureau Of
the Treasury, and John L. Laskey.
United states attorney for the Dis
trict.
The occasion was the annual meet
ing and dinner OF the credit mems
section OF the Merchants and Manu-
fscturer's Association at the Hotel
Raleigh, about the most interesting
gathering ever held by these wide
awake business men. The program
was arranged by J. d. Clarke, of
Lansburgh's. and was carried out
perfectly by David Sangster, chair
man OF the credit mems section OF
the association. and NJ. d. Rosenberg,
general counsel or the organization,
who acted as POSTMASTER
That the bad check passer Is to
have trouble In the future in this
town was evidenced by the presence
AT the meeting OF high officials of
a number Of Washington banks and
declarations by spokesmen OF these
institutions that IL Is their intention.
10 cooperate more fully with business
men In minimizing the work of hab-
itusi bad check manipulators.
Merchants Have Remedy.
whether the proposed bad check
law is or Is not passed by Congress
tne cooperation OF bankers and
business men. with the promised asJ
OF police and prosecuting officials. Is
expected to minimize a more or less
criminal industry which has thriyed
IN this city.
District Attorney Laskey believes
that there Is plenty of law now, and
declared the merhants Themselves
have the remedy In their own hands
" close evaporation with the bank
sers the acuufring of data regarding
tne makers ef useless checks, and
k6ice- ms
Mr. Laskey pointed out that under
ke present laws II Is a criminal Of
ense to obtain anything OF value
1oer false pretenses. He pointed
Sut that while II is true that intent
70 defraud must be proven under
ne present Law, and this is often dif-
ecuft there must be also proof of in
tent 20 defraud under the proposed
new Law.
Washington merchants suffer from
eaA checks passed upon them by peo-
The Washington times., 1919-11-18
Cripple Pleads for Job as
Wife Works for Pittance
And Their Children Shiper
WANTEn-A LII

WANTED-A job. Anyone who can give
Hork 10 a cripple, unable to work, but
who will do anything to earn money to
care Tor fve-yesr-old boy and three
ana @ "a haif-year-o baby girl, notify
The Washington times., 1919-11-18

South of the canal on Thirty-hrst
street northwest, where the cobble
slope steeply to the river below, there
are number of old brick and frame
dwelling houses which stand as re-
minders of the day when George
town was city and Washington a
suburb. Once upon a time they were
the homes of prosperous citizens who
probably chose the site for the view
OF the Potomac beneath
Inc houses still stand, but the view
OF the river is cut of by the smoky
COCKS at the foot Of the hill and
many or the homes are unoccupied.
In One of the Old Houses.
In one of these old houses, which
bears the number 1853 scratched on
the rusty panel of the door with a
lead pencil, lives the family of Frank
Jones. 1t consists of Jones, his wife,
their son Frank, blue-eyed and curly
headed and i've years old, and the
tiny baby girl, just three and a half
months old, whose sole accomplish
ment Just now consists in lying on
her back and sucking the prescribed
contents from a bottle, held firmly in
the clasp OF ten baby fingers, assisted
Oy TWO PINK rect.
Now, although this story has princi-
pally to do with Frank jones, II con-
Germs for the most part little Frank
and his blue eyes and his curly
brown hair, and the little girl who
spends the day working on the m TX
bottle and examining her two pink
feet which she only discovered lately
to be an interesting possession. For
IL was with the hope of obtaining
work and Of caring better for these
youngsters that their father, Frank
Jones, notified The Times this morn
ing that he wanted to insert an "ad"
for work. but that he didn't have
the money to pay for it just now.
The Too Low Arch.
This Thanksgiving will mark the
second anniversary of the day when
Frank Jones, just married and who
had finished the payments on the fur
niture in his little home, drove his
wagon under a too low arch and in
jured his spine to such an extent he
was made a cripple for life.
During the six months he was in
Emergency Hospital his wife, with
little Frank, were left alone to strug-
The Washington times., 1919-11-18

Don't let careless expe,Aftase nn1s
. sieve of Iesr Dsrse- Bsy wtsssy
and Increase your ssvtngs ~ hvsSs-
ting IN War SavtnG StaapA
The Washington times., 1919-11-18
More Than Doubles Rent.

After purchasing the apartment
house in question, this landlord is al
legged to have Immediately raised the
rents OF tenants more than 100 per
cent a month. And this landlord j
dram OF gold might have been real
lied but for the fighting spirit of
two sisters, war workers, who lived
IN one Of his apartments.
These young women refused to
meet the exorbitant increase in rent
And, further, they refused to vacate
when ordered to do so.
Then the landlord hit upon a crafty
scheme. Wasn't 1t his apartment
house? Certainly! Then, couldn't he
do as he pleased? Certainly!
On returning from work the other
night the sisters found the door to
their apartment bolted with a large
paddock. They demanded that the
landlord le t them enter, as their
clothing and furniture were inside.
He is alleged to have refused and to
have told the girls they would get
their property when they paid up the
balance due on their increased rent.
Getting in touch with friend, the
two girls explained the situation and
were told to get in any way possible.
There was only one way, with the
landlord, on guard at the door. II
was the ire-escape. The girls
watched their chance, and then-up
they went into the room.
The Washington times., 1919-11-18
CLIMBS,
So Do GIRLS
Two Pretty D. c. War Workers
Use Fire Escape to 0utwit
Profiteering Landlord.

This is a story OF a profiteering
landlord with hopes of sudden wealth.
of two pretty and indomitable war
workers climbing a gre-escape to
dizzy heights to enter their apart
ment, of padlocks and bolted doors.
a cry of burglars, the police, a faint
ing girl, and then, the villain foiled--
Just as al scenarios should end. But
this Is true story.
And incidentally, District Attorney
Ralph Given holds that a person is
not a second story man" IL he, or
she, uses the tire-escape, roof and
window route to gain entrance to an
apartment from which he, or she,
was elected by a questionable land
lord. In fact, he believes, that a
landlords intentions are far more
mriminaI in this respect than the
tenants.
The scene of this story is an apart
ment on Fourteenth street. The owr-
er, a foreigner, came into possession
of il several weeks ago. His idea
must have been that Amrican for
tunes are massed through real estate,
rather than through the famed iron.
steel and oil deals. But he has learn
ed that, even IL such be the case.
there is the law which must be reg
koned with.
The Washington times., 1919-11-18

TAPT. JAMES r. 0YS-
~ TIE R, prominently
identified for many years
with local civic and COM
mercial activities, who now
head DIS the Washington
Board of Trade.
The Washington times., 1919-11-18

Plans have been completed for
the organized citizenship drive, by
which 1t is hoped to increase the
membership of the citizens asso-
Citations of the District to 25.O0O.
Canvassers will start out this
week to get every man in their
neighborhood to join a citizens
association.
The Washington times., 1919-11-18
Calls for Police.

They were proceeding with their
evening meal when the landlord dis
covered them. He called the police.
declaring burglars had entered the
top floor OF his apartment and were
ransacking the place.
Two detectives were dispatched
post haste. Quietly the G0or to the
apartment was unlocked. The dctec-
tives entered, and there. instead Of
ooting burglars were the two pretty
Young women. very much at home,
Strengthening up their rooms. An
other police mystery was solved.
The landlord began roaring" With
the police to back him up he began
shouting orders. He ordered the girls
to get out" He was sure the pres
ence of the police would scare them.
II did, but not the way he thought.
One of the sisters tainted. The other
stood guard over her, defying the
landlord and the police.
The two detectives reflected for a
moment. They got into touch with
headquarters. They then informed
the landlord that should the girls reg
ister any complaint against him he
would face a jury.
Both young women still are occu-
Dying their apartment.
The Washington times., 1919-11-18

The full text Of the rev District Of Co
umbia Rent Law, with explanatory
notes by the Real Estate Editor of The
Times, has been printed in convenient
booklet form. A free copy is yours for
the asking at the counter Of The Wash
ngton Times.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-11-20
is MARRIAGE DoN'Ts

The Rev. a. l. Ward. lasinr of ths
First Christian church. at s'ranklin
Ind. 10 sermon 70 young wcrien os
marriage. gave IS ~don'ts" Hc said
Don't think you cannot be happ,
nniew| yoa are married.
Dnnf jump Ut tha flra oifsr o
marriage becalisc you fear @ou vii
not set another.
Don't marry man unless he Is wei
spoken of ut home
bf'nt marry man for whom u
Do not have she higlns RES. vot.
Don't marry man simply because
D" s gallant and dashing
Dcn& marry man because hs re-.
members. you with beautiful flowers
Don't marry man who negiecte
his mother and sisters.
Don't marry man TO reform him
Don& marry man who is selfish.
Don't marry q man for his money.
Don't marry man who ridicule
yorr religion.
Don't fnaTgy man who Is crorl.
Dons marry man to spite aDshor
man Or woman.
Don't marry man about whose
'ahhs yoai are not quite certain.