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Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-10
Civil Service Reform.


When standing committee on
civil service reform was first ap-
pointed by the executive board of
the General Federation of Wom-
ems Club, some conservative clubs
felt doubtful of the wisdom of this
policy. "The civil service will lead
us into politics." they said. This
was in 1902. In this year OF grace,
even the most conservative mem
bers know that the path of civil
service reform leads straight into
our homes. 1t does not mean nee
essarily stereotyped system of ex-
amlnations. 1t does mean efficiency
in the public service.
Our civil service is the outward
and visible sign of our government.
1t is the proof that our government
is not remote and impersonal, but
very near and personal, and as the
visible manifestation of the govern
ment the civil service affects every
citizen every hour OF every day for
good or for ILL.,
The civil service affects us in the
houses we live in. Their safety and
healthfuiness depend upon the eff.
cheney OF the building inspector and
the plumbing inspector. When these
civil service officials are appointed
for their political activities rather,
than their knowledge of building and
plumbing, our health and our COM
fort suffer. Our losses by fire far
exceed those of any other country,
because the average building put up
by some contractor with a pull is
mere fire trap. Laws regulating light
and drainage in tenements are easily
cvaded by contractors who find it
cheaper to give contribution to
the party in power, thus ensurlng a
complaint inspector, than it is to
build with TO dark rooms, water On
every floor, and fire escapes that are
fire proof.
The school houses, in which Our
children pass SO much of their time,
are tco often neglected by the
building inspectors. Not so very
long ago, Il public school houses N
one of orr largest cities were re-
portct as having no fire escapes, two
had no water on the premises, and
many had doors that opened in
ward.
Dc you remember that public
school house in Cleveland that
burned down some years ago with
great loss of life? Investigation
showed that the building never had
been inspected; that the stairs were
narrow, and the doors opened in
ward. The Inspector had either
been too busy with his political du-'
ties to examine the building or too
ignorant OF the building laws to
make the required examinations
Imogen 3. Oakley.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-10
Biennial Plans.

Mrs. Littleberry ]. Haley OF Bir-
mingham. Ala, who is in Omaha
attending general federation board
meetings, will be in Des Moines
Saturday, according to the following
announcement in The Des Moines
Register, January 4:
Mrs. Littleberry ]. Haley of Bir-
.singham, General Federation OF
Somens clubs director from Ala
bama. and chairman of the Golden
Prairie biennial program commit
tee, will be in the city Saturday to
confer with the local biennial COM
mittee, Mrs. Gardner Cowles, chair
man.
In her honor a luncheon will be
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-10
RECIPES.
Minced Meat on Toast.

2 cupfuls meat.
2 cupfuls sauce.
teaspoonful extract of beef.
Take the lean part of leftover
roast beef and chop finely or grind
with the coarse grinder. Add
enough water to make proportion of
one cup OF sauce to one cup of meat.
Add leftover gravy and extract of
beef. Stew a little while season
and thicken to the consistency of
medium sauce. Pour over toast, or
put toast sippet around the dish.
Meat Pie.
Cut the lean meat from cold roast
in coarse pieces and stew in water
to cover until tender. Season nicely
and thicken to tn consistency of
medium sauce (add extract Of beef
or leftover gravy for favor). Put
meat and gravy in baking dish and
cover with biscuit crust Bake in
hot oven until nicely Drowned, about
IS minutes.
Sailed Meats.
Cook meat (cold roast, pot roast,
or meat rolD cut in medium thick
slices, dipped in egg and crumbs.
and Drowned. Serve with chill sauce
or ketchup.
Escalloped Meat.
Take lean part of leftover meat
and chop fine, add water to mois-
ten and extract of beef for added
favor, Put in a pudding dish, cover
with mashed potatoes. leaving the
surface rough, and brown in the
oven.
Apple Porcupine.
6 red apples.
Z cups mincemeat.
e cup almonds.
Core apples and scoop out CEN
ters. Fill the cavity of each apple
with minCemeat. Stick the almonds
i'll the sides OF the apples, letting
them stick out in all directions like
the quills of the porcupine. Place
in baking dish, pour on a small
amount of water and bake.
Oatmeal and Fig Cookies.
2 cups rolled oats.
2 cups flour
| teaSpoontul salt.
Il cup butter.
a cup sugar.
q cup water.
Fig Sandwiches.
Cook fig marmalade and sugar to
a paste. WATERS are put together
in twos with filling between.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-10

Cook fig marmalade and sugar to
a paste. Waters are put together
in twos with filling between.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-10
Social Settlement.

The annual meeting OF tho Oma-
ha Social Settlement association
will be held Saturday noon at the
Chamber of Commerce with
luncheon at II o'clock. A meeting
of the Board of Trustees will fol-
low. Reports will be given and
election of board members will take
place. Mrs. Marie Left Caldwell
will speak.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-10
Associated Charities.

December was an unusually busy
month for the Associated Charities,
not only because of stimulated scrv-
ice for Christmas, but because of
the fuel shortage. Mrs. George
Doane, general secretary says that
1850 visits were made during the
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-10
CLUB DOM

given at 1880 o'clock at Hotel
Chamberlain to which the local
board invites all club women in
terested in the approaching biennial
to attend. 1t is not improbable that
other state directors Wi accompany
Mrs. Haley to Des Moines from
Omaha, where they will attend this
week the midwinter session at
which the biennial plans will be
formulated.
While in Des Moines Mrs. Haley
will be the house guest of Mrs.
Homer Miller, director for Iowa.
Attended Pershing Luncheon.
The officers and directors Of the
Omaha Woman's Press club had
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-10

Capes, Muffs and
$19.75 Pieces at s 9.sS
$1,000 Pieces at S14.6
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-10
month and $50 families received
help. There were 385 applications
for relief and 672 Office interviews.
League of Round Table.

Alpha chapter, League Of the
Round Table, will meet for luncheon
with Mrs. George Condor, 1920
Lothrop street, Saturday, January g
They will study the origin OF books
of the old testament and Thomas
A. Beckett" by Tennyson.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-10

table at the luncheon at the Cham
ber of Commerce in honor of Gen
eral Pershing, Thursday. Those
present were Miss Belle Dewey,
Mrs. Miles Greenleaf, Miss Rose
Rosicky, Miss Bess Mahoney, Mrs.
Keene Abbott, and Mrs. Myron
Learned.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-10
H C l. Conference.

Mrs. NJ. H. Blackwell of the
Omaha Woman's club, railway mail
service, who was among those at
tending Governor McKelvie's con-
ference at Lincoln Thursday on the
high cost Of living, says about 500
women attended the meetings, more
than half that number being from
towns over the state. Twelve wom-
en- were present from Omaha. Gov
ernor McKelvie addressed the
gathering in the morning, and dur
ing the afternoon talks were giver
on foods and clothing. 1t was
agreed to inaugurate state thrift
campaign to eliminate useless buy
ing. Committees will be appointed
70 determine but not fix, fair prices.
Governor McKelvie said that in
creased production and elimination
OF uneconomic methods of distribu-
ton would help solve existing eco
nomic evils.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-10

for the organization, using the
American flag in the figure.
Mrs. Bacon spoke Friday after
noon at the Fontenelle on "Ameri-
canization," before Omaha teachers.
Evening star., 1920-01-03
EMPLOYEES GET PRIZES
FOR IDEAS PRESENTED
w. r. & E. Co. and Potomac Power
Officials Make Awards for
Month of December.

To obtain the cooperation of the
employees in improving service both
on the street cars and in the lighting
business, the Washington Railway
and Electric Company and the Potomac
Electric Power Company have in
stituted q plan of offering monthly
prizes for the best suggestions from
the workers.
Officials of the companies announced
today that during December. the first
month of the plan. $50 suggestions
were offered by employees and nine
prizes of SIS. SO and IS awarded.
These prizes will be awarded each
month and at the end of the year
800 will be given the employees of
either company who made the best
suggestion during the twelve months.
First prize in the electric light
company last month was awarded
Miss A. v. Gowans. who suggested a
method Of improving the handling of
monthly bills. She received SIS.
In the railway company first prize
went to J. A. Hegarty. who made sew
eral suggestions for rerouting of cars.
He was given SIS.
Other prizes were awarded as fol-
lows: Norman H. Barnes. light COM
pany. two suggestions. SO: NJ. F.
Cook, railway. IS: E. c. Grin. rail-
way, IS; ]. H. Jones. light company,
IS: M. e. Sands. railway. IS; William
Voshell. railway, SIS.
Suggestion boxes have been placed
in all buildings used by the two COM
panies.
Evening star., 1920-01-03
POULTRY SHOW CLOSES
TONIGHT WITH AWARDS
Rhode Island Red, Grand Cham
pion-Other Prizes and
Blue Ribbons.

Awarding of prizes will mark the
close Of the poultry show at the Pal
ace Hall. GA E street. tonight.
The grand champion of the show, a
Rhode Island red cockerel, owned by
Elisha Hanson. will be the first dec
grated. In addition to the gold medal
sweepstakes. eight other ribbons will
be placed on this cage.
Next will come a white Wyandotte
hen. owned by Elwood Taylor of this
city. In the pigeon section of the
show ribbons will be put on the cage
of one of the smallest birds in the
show, owned by George P. Hart of
Baltimore, and another on the display
of fantails. owned by Elisha Hanson.
H. S. Lincoln of Riverdale won the
loving cup on barred rocks. and A s.
Riddle of Takoma Park won in both
the white rpington and buff Minorca
and black Wyandottes, while Elwood
Taylor and H. S. Langdon split the
prizes on white Wyandottes. L. B.
Olmstead and w. E. Criser were the
victors in buff Orpington alley.
Next year it is the hope OF the Of
ficials to obtain a larger hall for their
exhibition.
IF we can get the space" said
Lewis T. Miller, president of the as
sociation. I'VE can easily pen 1000
birds. We had to turn down almost
as many entries as we accepted be-
cause of lack of room. Nevertheless
we have great variety represented
and some of the best birds in the
country in each"
Evening star., 1920-01-03
DENIES CONNECTION
WITH PROPAGANDA

Emiliano Lopez Figueroa, an attor-
ney of New York city, testifyinE to.
day before Francis J. KearfuI. coun
sci for the Senate committee investi
eating the Mexican situation, denied
having any connection with Mexican
propaganda in this country or with
plans OF Mexfcans in the United
states to obtain the release on bail
or American Consular Agent Jenkins
at Puebla.
Challenges Jurisdietion.
Figueroa challenged the commit
tees jurisdiction to subpoenae hin,
on the grounds that he was an alien
resident, declaring it "a violation of
international comfy, as well as
courtesy, which this country owes TO
an alien resident to compel such An
alien resident to testify concerning
matter respecting his country"
reports received recently by Sena-
tor Fall of New Mexico. chairman of
the investigating committee, alleged
that Ffgueroa and other Mexicans in
this country sought to obtain Jenkins
release Tor the purpose of deridine.
the state Department and that he. TO-
gether with Rafael Nieto and a Nun
per or others, after a conference in
New York sent a telegram to I,uis
Cabrera. minister of finance. in ref
erence to the subject.
Figueroa denied any connection with
Jenkins release on bail, but said Ne
knew of the telegram being sent ana
of it's contents i''i
Evening star., 1920-01-03
|''BILLY'' SUNDAY A VISITOR HERE
TODAY ON HIS WAY TO NORFOLK
Evangelist, Full of Pep, Makes Hurry Call
at Post Office, White House and
Police Station.

oase ball park used to be where the
city post office building now stands.
Now I want a taxi to go over and
see old joe" said Billy" suddenly
springing up.
Uncle Joe Cannon?"
No, old Joe Tumulty," answered
Sunday.
A taxi was called and "Billy" and
Ma Sunday were soon at the White
House. where they greeted Secretary
Tumulty. After a short exchange of
greetings the taxi sped back to the
city post Office and Mr.. Sunday pick
ed up his grips and made for the
Union station.
They made their train just in time.
but before leaving Billy" Sunday
said he wanted to thank the city of
, Washington, and declared it was the
same good old town." He seemed
particularly pleased with the uses to
which the BILLY" Sunday tabernacle
had been put since he left it.
During his stay in the capital
Billy" also dropped into police head
quarters to see "how the devil was
acting in Washington"
They've got him on the run yet"
ne declared, as he sped out of Maj.
Pullman's Office for his automobile.
And they'll keep him on the run as
long as this bunch Of cops and crook
grabbers stay on the job. Bye-bye.
I've got to catch that train for Nor
folk. That's the stage for my next
antl-hell struggle"
Evening star., 1920-01-03
HOMEMADE DRINKS
PERIL, EXPERT SAYS
Cause Stomach Diseases,
Warns Chemist Adams, Fol-
lowing Analysis.

omcials of the prohibition enforce
ment section of the internal revenue
bureau. who have carefully analyzed
the contents of o-called home
brewed' beverages, declared today
that persons indulging in these
drinks are subject to the most viru
lent of stomach diseases.
Chemist Issues Warning.
DR.. A. B. Adams, chief chemist of
has devoted considerable time to the
analyzation of samples of "raisin
wine" imitation Jersey lightning
and other homemade concoctions, is
sued warning today to all persons
manufacturing and sampling these
drinks that they are doing so at the
risk of getting ptomaine poisoning
and running the Innings of their
Stomachs and intectines.
"A number of instances have come
to my attention" said DR.. Adams
where persons have Dragged that they
can concoct wonderful drink il
their cellars: it's fine and hits the
spot 1t may taste all right. and &c
down right enough, but when il
reaches the stomach and intestines
there is the very deuce to pay
Where Danger Lies.
I'm order to get alcohol, one mus
change the starchy substances in TIL
wine to sugar. This is not possibl
when one operates a homemade win
brewing establishment. When all tn
ingredients are compounded, tn
amateur wine manufacturer set
out his concoction for several months
The result is a starchy mess which
when drunk plays hob with the diges
tive organs"
In connection with the propose,
federal legislation to govern tn
manufacture, sale and to safeguar
the use OF wood alcohol, Daniel {
Roper, commissioner OF internal rev
enue, is considering a suggestion
from manufacturing chemists that al
manufacturers and dealers in WOO
alcohol be required to place on tn
containers thereof distinctive labe
and to destroy all labels and litera
ture containing the word alcohol.
A number of manufacturers have sug
gested that "woodine," "woodoline
or "greenoline" be substituted TO
wood alcohol"
Evening star., 1920-01-03
MAJ. HETRlCK DIES;
SHOT BY UNKNOWN MAN
omcer, Disclaiming Mystery, In.
zsists Assailant Was Seeking
Some Other Person.

FEW ORLEANS. January 3.-Mai.
Harold S. Hetrick. shot by an uni
destiffed assailant in his home Thurs
dag night. died at local hospital
eaffy today.
Mai Hetrick was shot in the head
when he grappled with man who
ruAhed into his home at 2026 Robert
street apparently in search of an
other person. The intruder fired at
cldse range and escaped when his
victim fell to the floor.
physicians yesterday. after Mai
He&rick regained consciousness, were
hoaBefui that he would recover al
thohgh his wound was regarded as
extremely dangerous. Last night his
coHdition became worse and death
came early today.
Hal. Hetrick steadfastly mainta in
edEthat the man who shot him was
sexxing another person and tina,
ttfre was no mystery connected with
ting affair.
The major was West Point grad.
uare, a native of Kansas City. Mo.
and served as a colonel of engineers
in the National Army during the
Evening star., 1920-01-03

Billy" Sunday, the evangelist, ana
| MA" Sunday paid a short visit to
Washington today. They were In the
! city only about forty-fve minutes.
but they made things hum during that
time.
On his way from Chattanooga to
Norfolk, where he is to open SIX
week revival. BILLY" Sunday and his
wife arrived at Union station at lo:So
o'clock this morning.
Postmaster Chance was sitting In
his Office at the city post office when
BILLY" Sunday 'blew in." wearing q
big, bearskin coat, closely followed
by Mrs. Sunday. Mr. Chance was
chairman of the local BILLY Sunday
committee when Mr.. Sunday held his
revival here.
THAT old tabernacle over there has
proved a blessing to this city, de-
clared Billy" slapping his fur coat
vigorously. The same old pep was
in his speech and actions as charac-
terized them during the meetings
here shortly before the United States
entered the war.
DO you remember this spot, Billy"
asked Postmaster Chance. pointing to
a particular place on the floor OF his
office.
Mr.. Sunday looked blank for a
moment. and then broke into smile.
why. sure!' he grinned. That was
about where I used to stand when
played right field in this city" The
evangelist recalled the days when
Evening star., 1920-01-03
MEMBERS OF CIVIL
SERVICE BOARD AND
CLASSIFIERS MEET
Continued from First Page.)

to the bosom of every federal worker
in the District of Columbia. For in
stance, the question as to the enlarge
ment of the civil service tribunal car
ries with it the placing of represent
atfves of the employees in close con-
nectfon with the commission.
When the reclassification commits
sfon's advisory committee on employ
ment policies first presented it's rec
ommendation to the commission anent
enlargement of the Civil Service Com
mission. Commissioner Wales, who
was a member of the committee.
withheld his signature from this part
of the report.
Establishment of a permanent wage
board and tribunal to carry on the
work of the reclassification commits
sion is another ticklish problem that
closely concerns the Civil Service
Commission. it is generally regarded.
Just how closely this wage board, if
set up, should cooperate with the
Civil Service Commission. IS some
thing to be determined.
Trimming at U. s. Expense.
The question Of a training school
for United States employees is another
being given consideration by the COM
missi oners in joint session. Estab-
lishment of a central agency in the
Civil Service Commission for the
training Of government employees has
been recommended to the reclassifica-
tion commission. Young clerks and
old clerks, in all lines of work, would
receive training, most Of 1t probably
at government time and expense.
Such training functions of the Civil
Service Commission would be along
the following lines: Training classes
or apprentice methods for entering
empIoyAs; means for giving new en-
ployes an adequate idea of the func-
Lee hn h,fr
employees. for greater efficiency in
their work and advancement in their
duties; giving younger employees ex-
perience in their work by rotation in
turn from one part of the organiza-
ton to another; stimulation of new
methods and ideas by means of fore
men meetings, journal meetings.
seminars and the like.
The whole question Of merit promo
tions. sometimes enormously termed
which the Civil Service Commission
naturally is interested and intimately
concerned. Under the proposed plan
of merit promotions laid before the re-
classification commission gigantic
attempt will be made to prevent en-
ployes from getting into q "rut.'
It is generally hoped that under re-
classification there will be no such
cases in the future as that of one ef-
ficient employc of the government
working for forty-three years to re-
ceive at the end Of that time salary
of $1,000.
The questions Of annual leave and
the possible abuse of sick leave priv
jleges were considered at the meeting
held today. Thirty days annual
leave as a legal right, instead of al
lowing it to remain somewhat at the
caprice Of various officials, has been
recommended to the reclassification-
lists.
Evening star., 1920-01-03

A higher educational institution, to
be known as the Research University,
has been established in this city. 1t
grew out of a meeting of the board
of trustees of the National School OF
Social Research last night. DR.. LOUIS
W. Rapeer was elected president OF
the university. 1t is to be located
at 1919 H street.
DR.. Rapeer today stated the pur-
poses Of the new university, and said
that it was the intention to avoid
duplication of work now being given
in other universities here. and that
Research University would supple
ment their work as far as possible.
"A high-class graduate institution, ,,
free from academic traditions, that
will emphasize investigation as wen
as very practical courses for promot
ing the efficiency of professional
workers is very much needed IN the
National Capital, according to my
own and other researches" he SAID.
Courses to BE offered.
1t was announced day courses In So
cial research of various kinds will be
given this year. and next year rest
dent student body will be sought from
ton. The courses are to include per.
sonal and social efficiency, Engllsn and
publicity, short-story writing, eco
nomics, social research, effective busi-
ness correspondence. social psy
chology, sociology. stenography, pup
lie speaking, interpretative reaolns'
commercial research. employment psy-
CHI ology, political science, home-m max
ing and weekly forum for all stu
dents.
tees are former Representative James
T. Lloyd, Margaret Jean Calvin, for-
mer dean of women of the Skidmore
School of Arts: DR.. Roy S. MacElwee,
assistant director of the bureau OF
foreign and domestic commerce, Unit
ed States Department of Commerce;
DR.. Rapeer, former president OF the
University of Porto Rico and profes-
sor of education and social science
in a number Of universities.
81 Advisory COMMITTEES.
The members of the advisory COM
mittee are Robert N. Harper. William
H. Saunders. Mrs. Marguerita 5. Gerry
Representative Clyde Kelly and Fred
Hewitt.
The members of the faculty include
DR.. Lewis r. Alderman, director OF
the educational division Of the United
states Navy; DR.. G. Richardson
brigham, secretary Of the Smithsonian
institution; N. Bryllion Fagin, presi.
dent of the Writer'S League; Mildred
K. Messing of the Navy Department
DIR. Louis Rapeer.: DR.: Gertrude Robin.
son. statistician in the Federal Trade
Commission: Prof. Algernon Tassin
professor of Columbia University; DR.
Calvin c. Thomason of the Navy De-
partment and former superintendent,
of schools of Oregon and Washington
Evening star., 1920-01-03
MEXICO REoRGAN1zEs ARMY.
Carranza and War Minister Have
Conference With Generals.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. January g.
The Mexican army is to be reorgan-
| ICED. according to dispatches reach
ing here last night from Mexico City,
which said a program had been agreed
upon at q conference of President
Carranza and Manuel de Ia Tore,
minister of war, with leading gen.
erals.
AS the first step in this program, the
military school at Chapultepec Is to
be restored for the training Of off,
GERS of the cavalry, artillery and in
fantry arms.