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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-19
REUNION TUESDAY BY
FIRST FIELD BATTERY
Acquaintance to Be Renewed
by Members at Smoker.

Tho first reunion and smoker of the
First Battalion, 10th Field Artillery,
composed entirely of Washington
men, will be held Tuesday night at
tho National Guard Armory, i52 l.
street northwest. officers and men
Of this unit are urged to attend.
The reunion will be for tho purpose
Of renewing acquaintances and talk
ing over old times.
The ti0th Field Artillery spent
more than year abroad as a part Of
tho twenty. ninth Division. II Is COM
posed of local men, and Col. Leroy W.
HERON, who commanded the battal-
ion. desires a complete attendance.
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REHEARSAL CALLED
FOR NOEL PAGEANT
Younger Society Set Active in
Benefit-Business Firms to
Be Represented.

A special rehearsal of the society
pageant and ball for the benefit of
Eoel House has been called for 1880
o'clock Tuesday afternoon in tho Will
lard Hotel. The ball will take place
az the willard. December &c.
All the younger society set will
take part In the pageant, bearing
shields and brassards advertising
local and national business firms
which subscribe to the Noel House
fund.
rs the result OF a meeting OF the
r0ung people yesterday at the home
90 Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins, an
.ppeal has been issued to every auto
mobile house and agency in WASH
ington for representation in the
ageant.
Tt is expected at least forty local
,dsiness houses will be represented,
besides n large number of nationally
known manufacturing plants. Up to a
late hour last night twenty-onc
Washington firms had forwarded sub
scrlptions to the fund and large
number have signifod their intention
81 subscribing tomorrow.
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CITY CLUB ELECTS
| JUNIOR MEMBER
Vincent Callahan, Newspaper
man, First Admitted Under
New Classification.

The City Club has opened its junior
membership roll by clccting Vincent
+. Callahan, local newspaporman, as
Its flrst and so far only member under
this classification. This Junior roll
will remain open indefinitely, and
many OF the members of the club arc
expected soon to present the names
of their sons for admittancc.
Jnuior members get the benefit OF
nonresident membership ratcs-s25
entrance fec and annual dues of ! Ike
amount, They arc haudicapp only
by tho restrictions that they can't
vote or hold office.
Tho Rev l.. NJ, Powers pastor OF
tho Tniversalist Church, has been
elected to special clergy membership
and James ". L. Peters has been
elected IN active member OF the club.
=. y. Pfahlcr has been shifted from
the nonresident ~ active roll.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-19
DC. CHURCHES TAKE
UP HOOVER APPEAL
Money Collected at Services To-
day for Relief of Starving
Children in Europe.

Herbert Hoovers appeal through
the European Council for S33. 600, OOo
to furnish relief to 100000 children
in Central and Eastern Europe, who
VIII starve to death unless this money
Is obtained to feed them until their
own countries can harvest the crops
over there, eight months hence. was
taken up practically in all of the
churches of every denomination in
Washing ton today.
Although personal solicitations will
not start until December ~. more
than $4,000 has been received al
headquarters in the Homer building.
Thirteenth and + streets northwest.
With the cooperation OF the clergy
At their services today. marked prog
ress in the colleC tions will undoubted-
~ be made before the campaign OF.
fcially opens, week from tomorrow
Many OF the ministers agreed to
preach sermons on conditions neces-
stating Americas help for these
stricken little ones and offerings wer"
taken up in several OF the large
churches.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-19
REVIEW
FOR MARCH,
Mobilization of Naval and Mill
tary Forces Of World War
Now Discussed.

A grand review of naval and
military forces which carried the
American flag in the world war has
been favorably considered as fea-
ture of the Inauguration festivities,
it was learned tonight. The in
augural committee is now endeavor-
ing to ascertain how complete the
mobilization of veterans can be
made.
RELY ON GOVERNORS.
THE only obstacle appears to be
. possible lack of time to provide for
an adequate assembly of veterans"
said Clarence d. Miller. secretary OF
the Republican National Committee,
here today.
apparently success Of the venture
rests with the governors. The com
mittee is endeavoring to learn from
various states how far they VIII be
able to rc-assemble their units" he
added.
ON inauguration night Pennsylvania
avenue and all intersecting streets
will be magnificcntly decorated and
be "roped off" for a carnival of
states"
STREETS FOR STATES.
The idea is to devote q street rum
ming into Pennsylvania avenue to each
state" said Mr.. Miller. In past in
augurals it has been the custom for
the populace to eat, drink and make
merry. We all recognize that the con-
stitution has put certain limitations
upon that kind OF program and we
must provide something different"
The inaugural committee, headed by
L. b. Mclean, will open its head
quarters Monday.
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In her mind. however. is a vision OF,
the time when the gathering was an
audience-"her udiencc"--looliing up
to sec her dance. or sing or smile.
But This never happened in Washing
ton. 1t took place in New York be-
fore last June, when she was m.Sried
to an cX-soldier and came to the
Capital to make her homo.
Now Olga Marion. or Mrs. Olga
pavelka. is asking the District SUI
preme Court to award her a limited
divorce from Frank j. Pavclka, IN
employc Of the Government Hospital
for the Insane. on the grounds OF
cruelty and nonsuppOrt. Justice Hitz
last week issued an order for pavellla
t. show cause on January why ne
.nou.u not be compelled to contribute
toward his wifes support. The ex-
show girl. in asking the court to
award her Il limited divorce and ali
mony. also answered the charg" OF
her husband that she has been guilty
of misconduct since coming TO Wash
ington.
HURLED VASE, SHE CLAIMED.
on September Is last. Mrs. Pavclka
charged in her bill. her husband came
home after several days absence,
hurled vase at her. striking her in
the head; took her $500 in savings,
gave her beating, and left for parts
unknown. Since that time she has
not seen him and received no word
from him.
Answering this attack upon her
character, Mrs. Pavelka. represent
ed by Attorneys RAYMOND NcudeCkcr
and Bertrand Emerson. declared that
the charge of misconduct on her part
was not true. She declared that on
September 10 she was deserted IN
Washington. left alone and pennilcss
in strange city. Leaving the
rooms the PavclkaS had occupied,
she set out TO find n new home. y
kindly disposed landlady offered her
the use of Il room and her meals until
she could find work.
Answering the, allegations in her
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husbands bill, Mrs. Pavelka denied
that she has ever been guilty Of mis-
conduct. and stated that her nus
band has continually exhibited to
her his ungoveTnablc temper and his
absolute disregard for her welfare.
and has failed to provide her with
proper FOOD and clothes In accord
ancc with his means"
ION repeated occasions she al
legged, Paveika struck and beat her
about the head and body and threw
vase at her striking her head
from which she was rendered tncon-
sciouS. "FOr days and weeks" II is
further stated in the bill of the wife.
"she has been compelled To go
about with bruises upon her face, the
result of injuries which were inflicted
by pavelka."
I'VE CAME HOME SELDOM.
After PaVclka got n job as officer
at the Government Hospital for the
Insane. it was alleged. The came
home but two or three times week.
never giving any excuse for his ab-
srnce." When she Quit her job as a
New York show girl. Mrs. Pavelka had
saved up 5000 il was further al
legged. all of which PaNelka, has spent
since they came to this city. The. last
5000 If this amount he took from her
trun, on the day h. deserted her,
it Was stated.
When Pavcllla came home the last
time. il was charged by his wife. he
regarded her with silent contempt for
Il while and finally set about TO beat
her. I'm through with YOU. ! don't
want anything further t. do with
YOU" he said to her, il was averred.
The wife charged that he then at
tackled her. choking her and knock
ing her against the wall, although
she had at all times been Kind and
of him and did every
thing possible to promote his well
fare"
Pavelka filed suit last week through
Attorneys O'sShca and Sacks. naming
a Washington man rs 60 respondent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-19

TRIPLETS XMAS GIFT
LEFT BY STORK
IN Dc. HOME
II never rains, but II pours,

- IltNtI IdlliSt phl H. pOuAs.
Which is another way of saying
there was a baby shower at the
home of Goldsboro Kicks. colored
OF 1908 Rhode Island avenue. Thurs
day morning.
Kicks went out to tell his friends
about the arrival of Sarah Eliza
beth. bouncing seven-pounder. when
he came back he found that Alice
Media almost as husky, had also
arrived.
He decided TO stick around and
see what would happen. He found
out. An hour later came Goldsboro,
il.
Triplets.
Mother and babies are doing
nicely, thank you, and from the
present outlook the new arrivals
are to take up permanent residence
in Washington.
Kicks is employed at the navy
yard. There are two other children
in the family.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-19
WANT BUREAU
4 FOR JOBLESS
D. C. Business Men DepIore o.
! fetal Economy Which May
Mean Early Abandonment.

Washington business men are
greatly concerned over the action of
the appropriations subcommittee and
the action of the House in cutting
out of the estimates submitted by
the Commissioners an item OF $lO,-
500 for the maintenance Of an en-
ployment bureau in Washington for
the next fiscal year. This year was
the first time that the Commission
ers asked for money to maintain this
bureau.
AIDED by CITIZENS.
Heretofore II has been maintained
BY the United States Employment
Service during the war and since the
war by the Department OF Labor and
the citizens OF Washington. The Dc
partment of Labor contributed paIi
OF the money and the citizens made
up the deficiency. Frank II. Jellen.
the + street merchant, has been maze
chairman of the citizens COMMITTEES.
1t is pointed out by business men
that the employment bureau Is need
ed more now than at any other tlme'
on account OF the unsettled economic
conditions. They mainain that IT VIII
assist Government employees who face
IL
plans being fostered in Congress ma
terialize.
Roth Commissioners Hendrlck and
Boardman made strong pleas before
the committee for the appropriation.
Commissioner Hendrick said that he
believed it highly advisable to obtain
en- appropriation at this time for the
continuance OF the bureau. because
the people who had been supportinS
III had grown tired of doing so and
ought to be relieved. Miss Boardman
said she thought 1t ought to be con :
tinued as il was doing a great deal
OF good for the unemployed. and that
the men who contributed toward its
Support did not reap any immediate
benefit out of il. The bureau Is To-
,-ated at 141O Pennsylvania avenue
northwest.
Last June, when X was felt that un-
less money was obtained to continue
The bureau II must be abandoned, for
NOR Commissioner Brownlow sum-
moned a meeting of the business men
OF the city and asked them to dcfray
the expenses of the bureau until Con-
gress met and that he would then ask
Tor an appropriation. The business
men readily responded and the bureau
h1s kept going.
HAS AIDED :G,12i.
During the last nine months, the
bureau has registered 26,124 appli-
cants for positions. has referred 20
ia persons to positions and actually
placed 1881 persons in positions. All
This was done at a cost Of $13,379, or
less than 81 person for every one
placed in a position. This record, it
is stated. speaks well for the eff
cheney and need for the continuation
OF the work, and an effort will be
Iuade in the Senate to havo it re-
stored.
II has been the aim of the District
officials for the past several months
to have the employment bureau main
tanned as a unit Of the District gov
eminent. They claim there Is as much
need for an employment bureau as
there is for many other branches Of
social welfare work.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-19
WORKERSAT KINGS
HOLD FIRST SOCIAL
Mutual Benefit Association at
Store Stages First Dinner
and Dance.

\ spirit OF high carnival reiGned
in the Elks' Club ballroom last night.
The employees OF Kings Palace and
several hundred guests were enjoy
ing themselves. They testify that
they had "some time
Tho dance was the first held by the
Kings Palace Employees Mutual Ben
eft Association and the proceeds will
so into the treasury OF the organiZa-
ton, which has just been formed.
Refreshments, prepared in the
homes OF members of the association,
were served Group singing was a
popular feature and card games pro.
vided entertainment for non-dancers.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements was composed OF sylvan
King. chairman: Mrs. Luckett, Mrs.
oliver. Mrs. Agnes Seymour, Mrs. Lula
johnson, Miss Annie Burke, Mr..
Childs and Edward Cairns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-19
STREET CAR SMASHES
COMMISSIONERS AUTO

An automobile owned by District
Commissioner Hcndrick and which
was being driven by Mrs. David S.
Hcndrick. sistcr-ln-law TO the COM
missioner, was badly damaged at
Yesterday at Connecticut avenue and
X street northwest when II was
struck by a street car.
Mrs. Hendrick escaped unhurt. Both
front wheels OF the machine were
demolished.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-19
CATHOLIC Community
HOUSE DRIVE NEAR END

Final returns from tho captains
engaged for the past week In enroll
ing new members in the Catholic
womcn's Service Club will be made
MT the National Catholic Community
House, col " street northwest, to-
morrow night at $50, when the move
mcnt to raise funds to apply on the
purchase price of tho building and
grounds Will end.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-19
SENATEDR0PS
SCHOOL PROBE
Superintendent BaIlou and New
Regime Are Expected to
Work Reforms.

Hands off d. c. schools" will be
the policy of the Senate this ses-
sion, according to a statement today
by Senator Pat Harrison Of Mis-
sisSippi. The proposed bill chang
ing the manner of appointing the
school board is to be withheld to
give the new regime, headed by DR.
Ballou. a fair chance.
INCREASES PROMISED.
Then" says Senator Harrison. ali
certain reforms are not brought about
within a reasonable time, no lack
of support in Congress will be found
70 make conditions harmonious"
Bigger salaries for teachers and
jaGitors, Llorc Fairgrounds and larger
accommodations are promised by the
Senator. who promises to work hard
for adequate appropriations AT this
session
In his statement. he regrets the
oustinS of Superintendent Thurston.
but adds words of praise Tor DR.
Ballou. and thinks the future, from
the present outlook, rather roseatc.
PROPOSES SCHOOL SURVEY.
He says he intends to see that n
proper and full survey is made of
the entire system" but thinks any
action at present would not be giving
the new school head a square deal.
"Since the very thorough investi-
cation made by the Senatorial Select
School Committee this year, some OF
the very glazing defects found in the
school system have been remcdied,"
the statement says. Some OF the
very bad conditions have been re-
moved. And while there are many
other improvements to be made lor
the bcttcrment of the schools. ! am
OF the opinion that II would probably
be wise to allow the new regime to
have time to work out these reforms.
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OLGA PAVELKA, former actress who is working as
v shop girl here during the Christmas holidays
while awaiting hearing her petition for divorce
from her husband who is an employe at St. Elizabeth
Hospital for the Insane.
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Dancing Girl, Sued by
Husband, Misses Stage
PLaudits as Salesgirl

In the crowded aiscs of Washington department store
olga Marion the gathering of strange faces to
which she has been accustomed. but they do not make up
audience and instead of coming in the store TO her
pay tribute her charms they merely shopping
duty praisn2 this that lovely creation that set be
Christmas buVer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-19
Xmas Crowds Induce
Women to Join Ranks
of Petty ShopHfters

Since the Christmas rush began in the shopping dis
trict, dozen persons have been taken police head
quarters charged with shoptng Most of the accused per
sons Included among them women Of
high intelligence and respectable families Two outo
town women were detected carving off articles.
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Mrs. Fanny Mckenzie Dies.

Mrs. Fanny Mckenzie, hfty-ninc
years old q lifelong resident Of this
city died this morning at the homo
OF her son, -. @. Mckenzie, SIS \
street southeast Mrs. Mckenzie Is
survived Ivy her husband. John Nc.
Kcnli', her son aud daughter.
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colors which
black and white reproduction
appreciated ALI
should these highly artistic dcey
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SYMPATHETIC TOWARDS
WORKERS.

u am willing to do anything on
earth 10 be able to get it SO as to
relieve these people who come every
day TO their work from the suburbs
and have to transfer and pay two
fares to come to work, and two
fares to get back home" Congress
man Sisson says. II think it is the
duty of Congress to project them
against that sort OF injustice. II
costs them thirty-two cents a day.
III the Utilities Commission viii!
re-route these cars and re-route them
wisely, the street car company will
much less cars than By having two
companies.
some OF the street car tracks now
laid in Washington could be torn
up and the passengers walk 4 block
or two further. do not see why
Washington cannot adopt trailers a.
they do in other cities in congested
periods"
Colonel I-utz in answer TO Congress
man Sissons plan to tear up some Of
the tracks are almost to the limit OF
their capacity. This Is notably the
case on the Fourteenth street lin.
Colonel kutz says.
KUTZ PLAN FOR MERGER.
Colonel Kutz has suggested TO til
District of Columbia legislative COM
mittee a plan which he believes viii
bring about a merger.
The difficulty mat confronts IL"
Public Utilities Commission is this
that the earning power of one roa
is greater than the earning power q
the other road" Colonel Kutz say.
"and yet IL we attempt to flN one rate
of fare for the Capital Traction Cor
pany and another rate for the Was!t-
ington Railway and Electric Con-
pany, we would disrupt the tran3por-
tation system because the two Inns
are highly competitive in the hca
OF the city"
The Public Utilities Commission ia
spent since its creation few yeaii
ago $4,000. 1t has been grained
an appropriation by the House Appro-
priation Subcommittee for the noNS
fiscal year of S30.Si0. An appropris-
ton of S39.6S0 was asked. but the
subcommittee pared it down TO M
amount OF money expended last year.
The people of Washington pay NOR
than s26,o0Oooo year to the public
utilities OF the District Of Colu 'nbit'
IL Is declared.
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inspector Clifford j.. Grant, Cnlel
of detectives. said today that private
operatives are working in co-opcra-
tion with the city police and that tn.
merchants in the business section OF
the city have ample protection.
"T have no doubt that there will be
a few petty thcfts in tho downtown
shops during the holiday rush" he
said, "but / am confident that the
merchants will not suffer loss t. any
great extent. So TAR. only articles
OF small value have been carried
away. In fact, the thefts have been
so petty that not one OF the persons
arrested was charged with grand
larceny. ] am sorry to say that some
OF the women taken into custody were
among those who certainly ought TO
havo known better
Tho methods Of the professional"
shopliftcr are varied, but II would
serve no good purpose to relate them
here. Suffice II to say that most of
them arc as clever, and sometimes
clcvcrer. than tho operatives detailed
to watch for them. They have been
known TO leave store with many
valuable articles unpaid for and vet
escaped detection Tho slightest
tiCcablc.
NOT ALI CIRCULARS"
As has bccr demonstrated recently.
not all Of III" shopliftors are "rcgu-
lars" In somc instances tho most
pathetic cases have been brought to
lieht. In such cases the merchant
who has boon robbed usually declines
70 prosecute, on the condition that the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-19
MAY COMPEL
CAR MERGER
Congress Discusses Law to
Force Traction Consolidation
or U. S. Control of Lines.

II the street railways of Washing.
ton, the Capital Traction Company
and the Washington Railway and
Electric Company do not voluntarily
merge, or steps taken to merge, dur
ing this session Of Congress. steps
will be taken in Congress at the
extra session to compel a merger c.
the two companies.
KUTZ ESTIMATE CALLED Low.
This is the opinion prevalent In
congressional circles and from tho
utterances OF the Commissioners, II IS
believed to be not very far from their
own ideas.
During the recent hearings on the
District appropriation bill, the mem.
bers OF the congressional committee,
made many significant inquiries as 90
the possibility OF a merger and what
rate or interest the companies wouid
earn IL they were merged.
Col. Charles w. kuta. Engineer
Commissioner for the District ana
chairman Of the Public Utilities Com
mission. said in answer to a question
asked by Representative Sisson:
but even If the two ra,Iroads were
consolidated today, / do not believe
that the combined earnings would
yield as much as 7 per cent on the
combined fair values OF the two prop
critics"
1t is believed in congressional cir
cles that this estimate is a little low,
because il the two companies were
merged Il would mean that much -
the duplication in the way OF sala-
ries OF officials and inspectors could
be eliminated. This Is especially
true In the case of the higher paid
officials. who get large salaries.
ADVOCATES COMPULsION.
Colonel kutz told members Of Con
gregs that IL the stree. railways Go
not voluntarily merge after theil
earning power has been equalized
that Congress ought TO enact legiS-
latiol similar to that embodied in the
Esch-Cu .TminS bill for the regulation
OF railroads. whsreOy !. voluntary
merger il not brought about within
IA Reasonable time that Congress
acquire tho properties and turn them
over To i new corporation.
When the TWO companies a-e
merged. Colonel kutz believes. there
Will ba Il chance OF economy b. the
/ fuller Lse OF equipment.
Congressman Sisson, who has been
a resident ol Washington Tor some
| time ami Naa been a student of the
street ~ ilWay situat ton has some very
decided Views On i street car merger
in Washil 1toa and believes that II
UoEIG rot only be good thing for
Washing tDn il particular, but would
a;s" mean 4 great saving for tt.
sui urbauites