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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

ing Is miracle which they them
selves can't explain when you ask
themI OF course, many drawing
these salaries live at home and
"piece out'' the family income
As to Household ,
Account Systems
Any woman who says she "can't
keep household accounts" thereby
disqualifes herself from keeping a
checkbook, tool For 1t is no more
difficult. Women show an eager ia
cility in the fine art of managing
checsbook, and an account book is
not only just as easy. but under GER
tain circumstances family accounts
can be based on the checkbook. II
every last bill-with the exception Of
very petty items-is paid by check,
it's an easy matter to classify the
items-food, rent, clothing, operat-
ing expense, amusement, education
and savings-at the end of the
month, and in moment you have
the sum total Of what you spent for
each. Bills and receipts for cash pay
ments must be kept together then,
and there's no chance of more than
very small discrepancy.
But there are two other methods
almost as simple and much neater.
One IS the household account book
and there's large family Of this de-
vice! You can get household &C.
count books of the blankbook va
riety, small enough to slip into q
handbag, for about 25 cents, and
then onward up to the more detailed
systems for elaborate households,
where you have twelve or fifteen col.
umns detailing expenditures.
Then there is the card system Of
account keeping. This has the adj
vantage Of being always available.
You can slip the whole system into
your handbag when you go shop
ping and make the entries on the
proper card while you're waiting
for your change or for your parcel
to be wrapped up. The Tribune Insti-
tute Budget System of Household
Accounting by cards, printed in 1916,
is still popular, and the card head,
porting Business Women
Weekly Salauw
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

be systematic gtvera There should
be. some allowance, too, for illness.
Indeed, the Department Of Labor
gives an estimate Of to per cent
of incomes between 5000 and $4,000
per annum as being spent for medi-
cal attention in some Of the large
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
Chinese Tea Started High
And Stays There

Food prices are said to have
shown . rs per cant increase between
1915 and the present time. This
percentages varies IN many districts,
oxcept on somc Of the staples, where
there IL a known fixed price. But
there arc many Items which season
ally SHOW an tporcsse in1excsss ot tbaa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
Ge standard (Ox5 inches
these suggested

cities. The small Income must double
to shold it's own"
Therefore, if you add merely the
same percentage as 1915 to the esti-
mate for the 1920 budget, it is found
that an actual total Of nearer
5000 a month is needed to main
tain the same standard that $1OO
purchased a few years ago! Or, to
put it differently, you ought to have
twice as much income to-day as you
had in 1915 if you want to live on
the same scale of comfort, or, at
least, not less comfortably.
If your income was $4,000 in
1915, it ought to be $4,000 now
if it was but $500 then, it should
be $1,000 at least now, and the gov
eminent estimates that family Of
five-that is, the statistical family
of two adults and three children
requires a minimum Of $2,262 q
year. Only bachelor maids and
men can live OH less, and even they
cannot indulge in luxuries on
lower income.
Salaries
And Wages
Now, how many people do you
suppose are compelled to manage
somehow on less? We have heard
lures and Necessary 1920 Expenses
thly, Family of Four
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

food, light and heat and the barest
minimum of clothing. In these
lower income groups il becomes i'm
possible to provide margin for
necessary medical attention, and
snusements or educational ex-
penses are beyond the question.
There are many families in this
class that can't manage the price of
q movie for weeks or months!
When we come to the more cheer
ro1n p..xyn.. e. E.;I.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

some preference as to how It, shall
be spent. It's possible within this,
income to spend twice as much for
rental in order to have old-time
commodious quarters, or double the
allowance for food. But even $780,
600 year isn't a Limousine income
as OF yorel Nor will it provide for
the family such extreme iuxuries rs
fur coats and elaborate wardrobes
if there's an eye for the savings ac-
eount-as there ought to be on this
generous income.
Variations For
The Subufbanites
The budget for the $4,000 a year
family is divided on the assumption
that it is city family, paying rent.
Il it is a suburban, committing FAM
lily owning it's own home there
would be different adjustment.
The item Of rent would amount to
half or less-as 1t would include
taxes on property and cost of COM
mutation only. These two items
are equivalent to rental in such
instances. But operating costs
would be- much higher. The home
owner has larger fuel bill, for
he must pay for house heating, an
item from which the city dweller in
the steam-heated apartment is free.
The home owner also has a some
what larger expense for lighting
and miscellaneous service for oc-
casional repairs and upkeep of
home. Unless circumstances are
unusually favorable, therefore, the
home owner would probably not ef-
feet any actual saving on, the items
of rent and operating expense.
The operating expense on this In
come must, of course, be low. It
includes a very modest allowance
for heat, light, telephone and, if
there is anything left-which is
doubtful-to cover the cost Of &C.
casional outside cleaning help.
On the other hand, the family
with the $1,000 income can make
provision for regular household
help on the sum allotted for operat-
ling. This family has also the means
Budgets for self-sul
Budget on s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
New Budget for the 1920 Income and Out
Revamping the Old Income to Fit the New Prices

rs per cent Eggs at 81 dozen, but
ter at IS cents pound, diminutive
loaves Of bread at IA cents and many
varieties Of canned goods are beyond
that limit. AS for the table delica-
cies, one may look as a cat at q
kingl or course, If you're Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

moneyed arisuocracy you may not
vince as you pay $1.25 pound for
mushrooms that used to be SO cents
as Johnny's mother does. when she
pays rs cents for a box of dates
that used to cost only 10 cents!
There's only one thing l know of
that hasn't been affected by the up
ward price range, and that is Chi
nese tea. In the same little shop in
Chinatown I buy a pound of deli
ciously fragrant China tea in the
same kind of plain paper bag, tied
with plain white cord, and selling at
the cornfortingly same plain price
Of 81 a poundl 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

Auxuries Of apparel perform
amazing aerial stunts In the matter
y Prices. Nor are they propelled
oyany percentages, They soar where
ney list In the realm Of dollars
ana the cents eontemptuously added
!" the price represent merely tax.
= duplicate Of mans knitted mrf-
aef that l once bought for $3.50
"as displayed at 1880 (fncluding
var tax. About two years ago
purchased silk dressing gown in
shop that has a reputation for
charging fairly good prices. 1t cost
20. Wandering in one Of the
eneaper stores a few days ago l saw
Similar garment---but It's price
*ss $7ol
VI course. one can endure life
sHnout silk dressing gowns and
Aai1ed mufacrs. But once on a
Ane one could occasionally indulge
= kuch luxuries. Now, they cut 80
aespiy into tho average income that
aassss thy are shut out from ones
assases soms neccssarfes Will be
laekingl =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
When 1915 and
/ 1920 Meet

Before working out a suggested
budget for 1920 it may be interest
ing to look up your 1915 income and
proportion Of expenses for the vari-
GUS items, add to them the percent
age Of increased costs, and then see
whether your income has kept pace
with rising costs of living. To H.
!ustrate:
Food, we are told, increased Is
per cent, rent about doubled; ope-
Grating costs increased as per cent
and the average Of the advance in
mems (1S8 per cent? and women's
clothing (162 per cent? is an in
crease Of 100 per cent,
Here are the figures showing the
expenditures Of a family of four
with an income Of $100 a month in
1915, and also what their income
ought to be in 1920 IL they main.
tain the same standard of living and,
therefore, have to pay increased costs
Comparison Of Actual 1918 t.xpens
= Income Of 500 Nor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

ana the two prexninent neces-
~s1'ss--sheEter and food--must be
s :. Tor first There are means
Z .s,'fcumventing the high prices Of
.Dsa'ne' = you can't pay. 1920
n'ess Tor clothing yoI can manage
s1a lass yssYs garments. psrhapa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
Even Shoe
Substitutes Go Up

"Put soles and heels on these
not leather ones, just one Of the
substitutes" said humbly, but
firmly, to the shoemaker. "sYou
have that. composition material,
haven't you?-it's rubberand cement
and cork and other cheap things. -
"Yes'm," said Giuseppe, obediently,
have 'em ready for you by to-
rnorrer morning-s2.75." 81 gazed
at him, repeating stupidity. "Why
s2.75?-those shoes only cost 81
brand new. Anyway. you used to
put on soles and heels of real leather
for $780," he shrugged his shout
ders. "Prices up--leather up-sub-
stitutes up-everything sup" Going
down the street l. had a, mental de-
bate over the Economy, of repair
ing old shoes-until I,saw the self
same: pumps. in a shoe window
marked 5000!
Shoes, however, are only a drop in
the huge price-increase wave.
Women's clothing has gone up more
than 1862 per cent since the days
when an eminent but mere man de-
clared that we were suffering only
from the "cost of high living" Now,
With modest desire for warmth,
one pays $3.50 for a neat cloth coat
that once upon a time was sold fol-
s45. Do you remember when you
considered a four dollar street glove
rather a luxury?. Now you pay that
much for a glove that once cost
about half the price or less. If you
had the. shirtwaist habit you used
to be able to buy a neat separate
cloth skirt of good material for
$40 or s15.. Now yon see the same
grade of skirt, with the same un-
obtrusive little tag, marked, Oh, say
from $50 to $50.
Mems clothing has increased
about 1873 per cent in the same
period, according to statistics of the
department. Of Labor. Smart suits
Tor men-and they were well made
Dy. reliable neutrality-suspicious.
sold for as. low as $50. But to-day
the saiaried man whose income
hasn't jumped parallel to the wage
earners' has to shop around bit
1sr- his clcthes-and finally effect q
painful divorce from SIS or so!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

ing Is q miracle which they them
selves can't explain when you ask
themg OF course, many drawing
these salaries live at homo and
"piece out" the family income.
Evening star., 1920-02-22
PRESIDENT ASKED
TO CONFERENCES
High Government Officials
Are Invited to M. & M.
Efficiency ParIeys.

President Wilson, members OF the
cabinet, senators. representatives anu
heads of government departments
have been invited to attend the nrst
of the efficiency conferences OF the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation to be held at the willard no.
tel February "a. % and 26, according
to an announcement made by Secre-
tary Charles J. Columbus last night
While it is stated that the primary
purpose in arranging the series OF
conferences is for the benefit OF WASH
ington, they are expected to have
national Importance. 1t is hoped TO
bring about a better understanding
of retail store problems and just Whal
the use of efficient methods in store
management means to merchants
Shorthand +. Fannon, business expert
of the National Cash Register Com
many. will address the conference
Tuesday on efficient merchandising
His talk will be illustrated with mo-
ton pictures and stereoptcon views.
Roth the talk and the pictures nave
been especially prepared Tor the oc-
casion on recommendation OF the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation. -
successful merchants have found. 1t
is declared. that. from the standpoint
of the customer. service comes nrs'-
customers do not like to wait for
change or merchandise. nor do they
like errors on the part of the clerk:
il is said. The conference rs expected
to show how bad merchandising lea
lures can be corrected.
President Philip King of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa- :
ton will preside at all sessions Ad-
mission will be by card only, wn1ch
can be secured from the secretary
with offices in The Star building.
Evening star., 1920-02-22

a majority of those represented in the
assembly.
In it's last analysis" continued the
California senator. what Mr.. Root
says is this: Go into this thing that's
wrong. Go into this thing that's in
famous. And then, when you cam
amend it at all try to amend it.
do not follow him intellectually or as
leader"
Senator Borah also assailed Mr.
Roots position and declared he dld
not mean to give up his fight against
the league even if the republican ma
tional convention indorsed ratification
with reservations.
Il will go to the people after the
convention is over" he said IL may
not be necessary to hold another con-
vention. though that might happeh'
But in one way or another the peo-
ple viii be asked to say whether they
want US in this league or not:
Senator Colt, republican, Rhode
Island. declared that Mr. Root $ fuh-
damental objection to the league was
that disputes between nations MouaI
not be settled by d judicial tribunal
on a basis of law under the covenant.
but would be settled by the council
of the league on grounds or interna-
tional expediency. He said that Mr.
Root favored starting international
arbitration where The Hague tribunal
left off, and that Root had never op-
posed the league. but had always ia
vored it's adoption with reservations
safeguarding the Monroe doctrine
Senator Walsh, democrat. Montana,
said that Mr. Root desired any equita-
BILE basis of fixing international law
and read a letter from Mr.. Root to
Republican Chairman Hays in which
he advocated the adoption of the Gov
enant, including article Y, for period
of five years.
In reply Senator Johnson. repub-
lican. California. declared that Mr.
Root later changed his ideas about ar
ticle y and the whole covenant and
in a subsequent letter to Chairman
Hays had characterized the instru-
ment as an incredible mistake and
had recommended drastic reserva-
tionS to article y.
Let the treaty remain dead" said
Senator Brandegee. republican, Con-
necticut why prolong the autopsy?
We might as well order the dis
jnfectant now and get this CHASTITY
sight out of the way.
What is this talk about COM
promise? With whom are we com
treaty making. the President? Not
on your life. He at least knows his
own mind. But the Senate. having
done it's part and expressed its
opinion, now proposed to compromise
with itself"
Senator Lodge, explaining his part
in the compromise negotiations said
that when democratic senators came
to him and suggested that if modi-
fications were made ratif1catior
might be possible. he had felt he
would not have been justified
either to myself or in the eyes of
the country if I had slammed the
door in the faces of these gentlemen.
Il sa i'd to them that there Were
Evening star., 1920-02-22

two matters of principle on which
there never would be any conpro-
mise he added. These were on ar
ticIe X and the Monroe doctrine, over
which the bipartisan confernece
failed.
The country / believed. desired
action. The country, / believed. was
ALMOST unanimously against ratifica-
ton without reservations ana an
overwhelming majority was in favor
of ratification with reservations. S. :,
Most of the notifications he now pro-
posed. Senator Lodge said, We're
changes in phraseology and unim-
portant.'
81 can go no further than these pro-
nosals" he continued The treaty is
going to be in the campaign anyhow, no
matter what we do. How IDLE II Is
TO think of keeping it out. The repub-
Iicans of the great state OF New YORK
have adopted elaborate declarations on
the subject and that will be the posi-
ton of the national convention Wheh IL
meets. in my opinion.
Under present plans the treaty Will
not be before the Senate again Tor
several days, the leaders having set
aside the beginning of this week for
consideration of the railroad bill and
possibly tariff legislation.
The next reservation on the list is
the all-important article y proU-
sions. but once the treaty does come
up again it is the intention to put
this reservation over until others have
been disposed of. In some quarters,
however, it was suggested that these
plans might be rearranged when the
leaders had weighed yesterdays de-
velopments, and showdown be asked
for next week on article y.
Evening star., 1920-02-22
jlS,37 Benefited
/ BY TRAVELLERS AID
Reports Made at Meeting OF
Citizens Committee Con-
J. Quoting Work.

At a meeting of the citizens COM
mittee in charge of Travellers Aid ac-
tivities in this city. held in the Com
munity Service clubrooms, 140S Penn
. sylvania avenue. last Friday, reports
were read showing that from Septem-
Der Is, 1919, to January 81. this year.
services were rendered to i36,337 per-
sons.
Present at the meeting were A. P.
Shalet, chairman. representing the
Chamber of Commerce; Walter Ufford.
representing the Associated Chari-
F. ties; Miss Florence NJ. Brown, secre-
tary of the Young Women's Christian
Association, and Mrs. Margaret Ialty
OF the National Catholic War Council
The work of the Travellers Aid be-
gan September /, according to the
report read by o. l.. Steele. secretary
of the organization, but no records
were kept until September Is. Dur
ing January 3s.1s5 persons were
served.
No money is accepted personally by
any of the workers. When the per-
sons insisted upon paying. the money
is put into box, and the donors are
distinctly told that 1t will be used to
help cases that require immediate as
sistance. Contributions of this sort
have taken care of the emergency
When needy persons apply to the
Travellers Aid. they are referred to
the Associated Charities. If the per-
son is Jewish, he or she is referred to
the Jewish Welfare Board and Is al
ways promptly cared for.
An average of thirty-seven persons
per day was referred to hotel rooms
No preference is shown for any par
ticular hostelry, II was pointed out.
The traveller is simply told where the
hotels are located and what the rates
are.
An average of 97-10 persons was
referred to private homes for rooms.
the report continues. These were all
transients. The rooms to which the
persons are referred have been care
fully investigated by Mrs. Holiday or
Miss Nicholson, it was stated. The
greatest care is taken to see that
every young woman or man is put
into such a home as would be ap-
proved by the mother of that person.
The Y. NJ. c. A. and the Catholic Com
munity House also accommodate
travellers
Evening star., 1920-02-22

ginia: Box, Brand, Briggs. Brinson.
Brumbaugh, Buchanan. Byrnes. south
Carolina: Byrhs. Tennessee; Caldwell.
Campbell. Pennsylvania: Gambler. Ca
Cullen, Dent. Dickinson. Missouri;
Donovan. Dooling. Doremus. Dough-
ton, Eagan. Evans. Montana; Evans,
Nevada; Fisher. Gallagher. Gallivan,
Candy. South Dakota; Ganly, New
York; Gard, Garner. Goldfogle, Good
win. Griffin, Hamill, Hardy, Texas;
Hastings, Hayden, Helm. Howard.
Huddleston. Hull. Tennessee; Igoe.
Jacoway. Johnson. Kentucky; john
son. Mississippi: Jones. Texas; kinch-
eloe. Kitchin, Lanham, I.ankford, La
zare. Lea. California; Lee. Georgia;
Duffie. McGlennon, Mckeown. Nc
Kiniry. McLane. Maher. Major. Mans
field. Martin. Mays, Mead. Minahan.
Moon. Tennessee: Mooney. Ohio; Mel
son, Missouri; Nichols. South Caro-
lima: o'Connell; New York; oGonnor'
Quin. Rainey. Alabama; Henry II.
Rainey, John w. Rainey, Raker Rior-
dan. Robinson, Romjue, Rouse. Ken
lucky; Rowan. Rubey, Rucker. Sa-
Sims. sisson. smithwick, s,edman.
Stol. Tague Taylor. Arkansas;
Thomas, Tillman, Watkins. Weaver.
Welty, Whaley, Wilson, Louisiana;
Wilson, Pennsylvania; Wingo, Wise,
Young, Texas. Total, 125.
observation-disclosures, independent;
Randall, prohibitionist. Total. 2.
Grand total against, $50.
Twelve Members Paired.
Twelve members were paired on the
vote, as follows:
Kennedy, republican, Iowa, for, with
Dominick. democrat. South Carolina,
against; Scully, democrat, New Jer-
sev, for. with Clark. democrat, Mis-
souri, against: Fordney, republican.
Michigan. for, with Summers, demo-
crat. Texas, against: Sanders. re-
publican. Indiana, for. with Davey.
democrat, Ohio, against; Blanton.
democrat. Texas for. with Curry, re-
publican, California asa''S'; anu
Graham. republican, Pennsylvania.
for with Vinson democrat, Georgia,
against.
Evening star., 1920-02-22

clock this morning at the parsonage
of the Second Baptist Church. Rev.
o. p. Lloyd. pastor. officiating. The
rouple were attended by Miss Agnes
Bartlett and Raymond Perry.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangement for the Holy Name parade.
which will be held in this city early
in the spring, will hold a meeting at
Z o'clock tomorrow night in the Lyceum
Hall.
The first annual ball of the Hadasa
Club will be given Monday night in
the auditorium of the Elks' Home.
Under the auspices of the Alex
andria Fairgrounds Association
Cherry day will be observed Monday.
Artificial cherries will be sold on the
streets. Proceeds will be for the
Fairgrounds. Mrs. T. c. Howard is
chairman of the committee in charge.
Evening star., 1920-02-22
C. L. VAN DE WATER IS DEAD

Charles Livingston Van de Water
died Thursday at his home. 1884 Ma
comb street, Cleveland Park.
Funeral services will be held at All
Saints Church, Chevy Chase, at IL
O'Clock tomorrow morning. Death
was due to heart failure. following a
long period of i'll health. Interment
will be in Rock Creek cemetery.
Mr.. Van de Water, who was sixty
six years old. was an attorney and
had a wide acquaintance in New Jer-
sey and in New York, where he lived
until coming to Washington during
the war to act as expert adviser for
the government. He served for time
as a member of the New York gen.
eral assembly and was former chair
man of the New York state republi-
can committee.
Evening star., 1920-02-22
Dies at Age of 105 Years.

Eugene Hamon, 1o5 years. was the
name and age recorded at the health
department yesterday in the death of
an inmate of the Home for the Aged,
conducted by the Little Sisters of the
Poor at Sd and H streets northeast.
He was a native of France and had
been an inmate of the home the past
to senility,
Evening star., 1920-02-22
HAVE YOU 100
IDLE DOLLARS

that you want to in
vest to good advan-
tage? You can place
them safely, securely
and proftablys in a
successful business en-
terprise. For details
address
Box l2+E, Star Office.
Evening star., 1920-02-22
T0MOpPO"

TOMORROW.
Meeting of the Association of Old
est Inhabitants at IL am, at Old
Union Engine House, 1sth and II
streets Address by J. Harry CoVing-
ton.
Evening star., 1920-02-22

The Woman's City Club of Indian
apolis has opened a downtown clubhouse.
Evening star., 1920-02-22
SHOW OF REVOLT
FROM PRESIDENTS
TREATY LEADERSHIP

CONTINUED from First Pase.)
Evening star., 1920-02-22

Address by Roger w. Babson at 6:45
o'clock at the Church Of the Covenant.
Evening star., 1920-02-22
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TODAY.


wanderluster hike commences at
Cabin John bridge at 2:SO pm w. h.
Sigh, leader.
Calvert Ch,b hike will commence at
II Dupont circle at 2:45 pm.
Tea at the Calvert Club, II Dupont
circle from 5 to 7 o'clock.
TONIGHT.
Address by Roger w. Babson at GAS
o'clock at the Church Of the Covenant.
George Washington memorial eXer-
cises by the Masons at o'clock at
Trinity Community House.
Memorial services of the Jonathan
Davis Consistory, No. I. at o'clock,
at John Wesley A. NJ. Z. Church.
Evening star., 1920-02-22
TONIGHT

Tea at the Calvert Club, II Dupont
circle from to o'clock.
Evening star., 1920-02-22

Calvert Club hike Will commence at
Il Dupont circle a 2:45 pm.