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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-07
PLEA FOR HIGHER PAY !.
By SCHOOL employees
Janitors and Others of Custodian
Force Ask Congress to Approve
Increases Recommended.

Appeals to members of Congress 20
approve the increase in pay recon-
mended for them in the District ap-.
preparation bill will be made to mem
bers of Congress by janitors and other
employees of the public school custo-
dian force through committee OF
the Janitors' Union. Plans for a cam
paign to impress on members of the
Legislative bodies the need of the
school custodian force for "a decent
living wage" were discussed at a
meeting of the union committee this
afternoon at Mckinley Manual Train
ing School. The committee is com
posed of William J. McQueeney, presi-
dent of the Janitors' Union; u. },
Jones and NJ. j. Trainor.
A substantial increase in pay has
been recommended for the janitors.
engineers and laborers in the District
appropriation bill. now before the
aouse subcommittee on appropriations
The Janitors have learned unofficially
enat the raise recommended was
slightly lower than the salary scale
provided for them in the recommen-
cations OF the joint congressional
commission on Redistribution.
The janitors decided to wage
campaign in an effort to have Con-
gress approve the proposed wage
scale. when it developed yesterday.
1t is said, that members Of the sub
committee of the House appropria-
lions committee were inclined to dis
favor the raise asked from them by
the board of education and the Com.
missioners. Unless increase in pay
is forthcoming. the janitors claim.
many of their number will resign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-07
Women undergrad,
= y
!. DEPARTMENT SAYS
Office Building Cleaners Re-
ceive Less Than Car Conn.,
panies Pay.

Women employed as cleaners,
maids and elevator operators in Of
flee buildings, banks, theaters and
similar institutions in. the District of
Columbia receive less than a living
wage the Department of Labor an
nounced today, summarizing recent
survey made by agents of the depart
ment.
At the same time woman car clean
ers, employed by the rail transporta-
more than a living wage" the de-
partments statement said.
Or 261 women employed as building
cleaners, 10l, or 1871 per cent, receive
less than 81 week; 1913. or 1853 per
cent, less than $40 week, and 258, or
9S.9 per cent. less than $12 a week.
Estimated on an hourly basis, IS, or
1871 per cent of these women were
paid less than % cents an hour; ISL,
or 69.3 per cent, less than IS cents an
hour, and 254. or 97.3 per cent, less
than 40 cents an hour.
when it is remembered that 40 per
cent of the cleaners begin work at II
pm. or midnight the wages seem
even more inadequate" the depart
ment statement said.
Wage rates of cleaners in theaters
were, on the whole, higher than
those of cleaners in buildings, accord
ing to the statement. None of the
thirty-eight women employed in this
while four. or 10.5 per cent, were paid
$14 or over. None Of the theater
cleaners were paid less than 80 cents
an hour.
Theater maids are on a part time
bass. and only one-thrd receive less
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-07
WOULD GIVE CLERKS
| THEIR. DAY IN COURT
Appellate Tribunal for Gov
eminent Employees
Proposed.

Representative Madden of Illinois
is to introduce in Congress shortly
Ia bill to establish a civil service
court Of appeals" which will apply
to the entire civil service, not alone
to the postal service, as had been con-
templated
This will be one Of the very first
features for amelioration of the en-
ployes which were contained in the
bill Of the Redistribution commission,
but omitted from the classification
bill Of Representative Leh1bach.
The new bill will provide in the
Civil Service Commission a tribunal
where employees Of the government
may go on appeal against any grew
ance which they may hold against
treatment they have received in gov
eminent service.
Under present laws and regula tions
the department head in each case is
the final judge respecting charges
against employees. involving ultimate
dismissal.
peals would give the Civil Service
Commission, it is understood, an OBJ
portunity to pass in review on all
such cases, and would afford en-
ployes opportunity to have their cases
considered.
Passage Of such bill would prob
ably give organized government en-
ton Federation Of Federal Emnloves
the National Federation Of Post or,
flee Clerks and other bodies new az
tivity in carrying before the .sconrt
Of appeals" the cases Of members who
seemed 10 nave been treated uniusfly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-07
HEAR MISS ZELL SING.
Presents Arias From Mozart at
Central High School.

The Washington Society Of the Fine
Arts was treated to that rare thing,
some excellent Mozart singing. last
night at the Central High School when
Miss Harriet Zell presented arias from
"Cherubino." "Zerlina" and "Pamina,' -
with q beauty Of tone phrasing and
style that fittingly matched the love-
Illness OF the music. Miss Zell may
wei be proud of her success with the
audience, in view especially Of Mr..
Surette's just, though somewhat enig-
matte statement, that Mozart is Of all
composers the most difficult to sing.
TO play and to understand
The occasion was the second in the
course OF Thomas Whitney Surette's
lecture recitals. and the subject for
the evening was the classic com
posera Mr.. Surette made a clear
presentation Of the chief character
fstics of the classic style as COM
monty accepted. drawing hts fIustra-
tions chiefly from Mozart ~ the most
perfect exemplar Of that style. He
made an earnest appeal to music
teachers that they should not NEGLECT
the classic composers for the more
modern romanticists, and So deprive
their pupils Of q true 4ppreciat ton of
the fundamentals Of the musical art.
The concluding musical ILLUSTRATION
Of the evening was furnished by Mrs.
Mary Carlisle Howe. who played Mo-
zart's Fantasia" in c minor with nne
musfcfanshfp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-07
CENTRAL UNION OPPOSES
TEACHERS PAY PAIRING.
High Average of Educators Must
Be Maintained, Say
Speakers.

Central Labor Union last night
went on record as opposing such Sec
tlons Of the estimates by the Dis
trlct Commissioners as would de-
crease salaries for grade school
teachers form $1,440 to $1,000 DER
year. At the meeting held in Mu-
sicians Hall. a resolution placing
the central body on record on this
topic was adopted Several address,
es from the floor by delegates were
made on the proposition. It was
pointed out that the teachers Of the
schools should be the last considered
IN event Of any salary cut. and fhe
need Tor maintaining high average
for the educators Of District children
was held to be the most PRESSING eof
trict Lbs
Announcement was made that lar,,
counsel CO had been retained to appear
IN court for the presentation az tha
centrAl body's side in the Injunction
application brought by a large mill
olS,nooting concern Of the CITY.
rams Tor pushing legislation ar
lec1ing District workers in the. sas-
SION Of Congress- which convened
yesterday, were outlined. Rnnf;ne
business occupied the greater part of
the meeting. part VI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-07
81 PERSONS ASK TEST
OF METERS THIS MONTH
increase in Gas Rate Believed to
Bring Requests from
Userx

me inspection, bureau of the Puhl;c
otnities Commission has been NODDED
slncS November 80 with requests from
nousekeepers to have their gas meter.
tested, 1t was learned today. To date
this month .the bureau has recesvsS
BIZ applications for tests. a. cnn-
pared with only $50 for the enti,.
mouth Of December last year. An Of.
nc1at OF the bureau stated TO-DAY that
out Of 122f Of the meters already test.
ed forty-eight have been recorded as
fast.
The increase In the gas rate from
$l.z5 to $I32 Per thousand cubic feet
effective last month, is believed to n.
the principal factor Responsible for
the large number Of appeals for
meter tests
An official Of the testing bureau
said the speeding up or slowing
down Of a gas meter il usually caused
by the leather bellows which meas-
ures the gas as IT vibrates. II this
leather shrinks. the onicial pointed
out, tho bellows vibrates withour
transmitting the. regular amount of
gas. resulting in a so-called fast
meter. II tiny hole occurs in the
leather. he continued, gas will get
through without being measured, with
tho result that the meter registers
slow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-07
EXTENDS WELCOME TO
RED CROSS WORKERS
DR.. Livingston Farrand Presides at
Conference Representing Every
Section of Country.

Indicating Sthe practicability of
leaving entirely within the chapters
province the decision as to which
phases of the peace-tiE9e program OF
the Red Cross should result most
beneficially to any community. DIR.
Livingston Farrand. chairman of the
central committee of the Red Cross.
presided yesterday over a chapter
conference at national headquarters
and welcomed the nearly 300 delegates
who came from all over the country
Following the address of welcome
there was a general discussion Of
chapter policies and activities, par
ticipated in by Mrs. Richard Noye,
secretary of the Buffalo. N. Y, chap
ter; W. P. Schenck. executive secre-
tary of the Fayette county chapter.
Uniontown. Pa, and Mrs. Ohio S. Lee,
executive secretary of the Bel Air.
Md, branch Judge Herbert Utter
back. chairman of the Polk county
chapter of Des Moines. Iowa; Rev.
G. H Nerison. chairman of the South
Roberts county chapter. Wilmot. S.
D.; D. D. Dutton. Kansas City. Mo, !:
G.. f. Jones, Dodgeville, Wis, and
Seymour H. Stone of the Metropoh-
tan chapter Boston. Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-07

ural fresh water lake In Panama Was
'''~o~-- e''es. ~"cHrt,'' hv Army ay:ators
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-07
ANNIVERSARY DINNER SET.
Oldest Inhabitants to Meet at the
Ebbitt TONIGHT.

Members Of the Association Of Old
est Inhabitants Of the District Of CO.
lum bia will observe the dfty-dfth an
niversary Of the founding of the or
ganization At q banquet At the Eb-
bitt Hotel at O'Clock tonight
All members are urged to be pres
ent at 7:3e for the reception which is
to precede the dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-07

than 50 a week, while one-fifth were
rated at over s14 a week.
OF the thirty elevator operators
for whom wage raises were obtained.
FIVE. or 1877 per cent, were paid less
S67 per cent were paid less than s14
per week. Two-thirds Of the Office
maids in buildings in the District
are paid less than $40 a week and all
less than-$ 12 week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-07
SENT TO STEEL MILLS.

, Lieut.. Commanders Glenn B. Davis.
Norman C. Gillette and Justin McC
Miller, at the navy yard here, have been
ordered to take a course of instruction
at the Mievale Steel Company's plant,
Nicetown. Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-07
ASSIGNED TO SEA DUTY

Lieut.. Commander Joe R. Morrison.
at the Annapolis Naval Academy, has
been assigned to duty on the staff of
Rear Admiral Robertson, comma nding
the destroyer force, Atlantic f. ct.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
town GIRLS TO
HAVE Y. ". c. A.
Association Maintains So Town
Secretaries-Wants to Ex-
pand Work at Once.

During the war girls all over the
world had their first lesson In nation
wide and world wide thinking" says
Miss Mabel Head, director Of Town and
Country Work for the National Y. w.
G. A.
"Girls learned something of the
inspiration of working with hundreds
and hundreds Of other girls. I'M
selfishly and unstintingIy, through Red
Cross work. Now tile Y. w. c. A..
through its world wide program Of
service for women, Is planning to ex-
pand its work so that girls all over the
world, and particularly in smaller COM
munities will not lose this experience.
"Citizenship forums are being organ
lied for girls in small communities,
where girls may come together to learn
more about their country and their re-
sponsibility to 1t and as citizens of
the world.
Reading courses have been planned
at National Headquarters in New York
20 that girl in any community may
carry on course of study, either by
herself or with other girls, on wide
variety Of subjects.
"The Y. w. G. A. has at present thir-
ty-nine secretaries doing county work.
This means that they travel about from
one community to another helping
girls to plan out social, recreational,
educational and religious activities for
themselves and organizing them to car
~ on these activities. These secreta-
ries work with the county agents Of
he Department Of Agriculture in car
-ying on home economics work. They
help plan pageants, arrange benefits,
assist the girls in going to Y. W. G. A.
summer conferences and help plan all
,orts Of social good times for the COM
nunity." .t sa
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
1000 Women Expected to Gath.
er in Cleveland the Week of
April 1920, 1920, for Ma
tionaI Convention.
MEETING POSTPONED
TWO YEARS BY WAT
Delegates Will Discuss New Member.
ship Basis for Students and Question
Of Future Support for Work.
Many Other Things.

The Young Women's Christian Asso
citation Of the United States of America
will meet In national convention in
Cleveland, O., the week of April 10 to
20, having postponed the convention
from the spring of 1918 in order to
comply with government request that
expense and travel be reduced to a
minimum during the war.
| The department on conventions and
conferences Of the National Y. W.. G..
A., of which Mrs. Harry Emerson Eos.
dick Is chairman, estimates an attend
ance Of 1000. women, representing all
departments Of Y. w. c. A. work
board members, secretaries, students,
club girls, Girl Reserves, girls from In
dustrial Service Centers, women from
the International Institutes for foreign
born women, members from city, town
and country Associations
Each Association in the United
States will be entitled to one voting
delegate for every one hundred voting
members in the Association.
Two Of the most important questions
which will come up before the conven-
ton will be the membership basis and
the question Of support. OF old bust
ness to be considered the most impor-
tant question will be the membership
basis for student associations, the
granting of charter membership privi-
lege to the ,Chicago Young Women's
Christian Association and recommen-
dalton providing an increase in men,
bership Of the National Board Of the
Association will also be presented
Rev. Charles w. Gilkey, pastor of
Hyde Park Baptist Church, Chicago.
will give series Of morning addresses
during the convention week. Dr. Rob
ert e. Speer secretary to the Foreign
Mission Board Of the Presbyterian
Church. North, will also give AN adj
dress Mrs Speer is chairma.. of the
National Board of the Y w. C. A.
TIE convention will be in session
and evening, the afternoon
holm" given over TO sectional meetings
IflN III NHllUuS cr.i' -. ~ cHudDcG
at these meetings will be determined
Wy Group membership and also by ac-
,jties.
Mrs. W. P. Hartford of Omaha, Neb.,
: Il preside at the opening session.
rnving been elected as president at The
It convention of the Young Womens
tristan Association, held In Los An
.C|es in 1917
The committee on BUSINESS TO come
t"rore he convention has for its chair
woman Mrs. John French and includes
mong its members Mrs. John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., Miss Eliza Butler, Sis
er of Nicholas Murray Butler, presi-
ent of Columbia University; Miss
fartha McCook, Miss Mabel Crafty,
eneral secretary for the National
'oard Of the Y. w. c. A., and Mrs Will
am Adams Brown, all Of New York
|ty.:
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13

Fire insurance. ]. H. Early
adv. 26tf
Wallace Stultz has taken a posi-
tion with the Goodnough Cleaning
e tailoring Co.
George Sample was up from Poca-
teilo Saturday afternoon visiting his
sister Mrs. C. V. Fisher.
Lowell Holbrook went to Salt
Lake City Friday, to spend several
days there on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. MacCosham
will leave this week for California
for visit of from four to six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil F. Boyle spent
the first of the week at Salt Lake
City, where Mr.. Boyle attended
meeting of the Winchester club.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. ]. Thorstenberg
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
NOTICE OF ESTRAY SALE

Notice is hereby given that I the
undersigned sheriff Of Bingham
county, Idaho, will sell at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder for cash,
at the farm of G. L. Burriston, five
miles northeast of Pingree, Bing-
ham county, Idaho, on the fourth
day of February, 1920 at o'clock
in the afternoon Of said day, the fol-
lowing described animals, to wit:
One bay mare colt, coming two
years old, weight about 700 pounds,
four white feet, no brands visable.
One bay gelding, coming one year
old, weight about 600 pounds, right
hind foot white, no brands visable.
A. H. SIMMONS,
g. Sheriff.
BY T. B. DAYLEY,
adv. 26a-4m Deputy.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
Girls Of Senior
Class Entertained

Miss Bernie Morgan very delight
fully entertained the young lady
members of the senior class at her
home on East Alice street Friday
evening, at stag party.
Every other girl of the class took
the part of boy and they made
quite some hits with their lady
friends, when they were all "dolled'
up in brothers best suit, hat, collar
and loud colored tie, coupled with
the never-failing dignity and court
esy of a gentleman escort They left
no part unfinished, even to the call
ing for their partners at their homes.
Dancing was the main feature of
alternated with
restful season of games and music.
Miss Morgan served dainty refresh
ments later in the evening and the
happy guests departed declaring
every minute of the evening had
been a pleasure and most interesting
because of the uniqueness of it all.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13
Commercialize
Coyotes and Rabbits
Continued from page one

spending few months in Idaho
studying the situation and the re.
sources of this state for its fitness
as a place for breeding wild game
New Industry for Idaho
1t lies within Mr.. Hulit's power
to recommend locating the great
game preserves and breeding places
in Idaho, to be launched and main
with headquarters in Chicago. They
have their plans perfected for max
ing use of 10000 acres in Wisconsin
for such a purpose, but thru the eff
forts of |. B. Perrine of Twin Falls
they were led to believe that they
might better transfer their activities
to Idaho. Mr.. Perrine made such
good showing that they consented
| to sent man to Idaho to investigate
and report upon it.
Mr.. Hulit is here to make such in
vestigation and came very much
against his wish thinking it would
not be possible to find better loca-
ton than the 10000 tract in Wis
consin. Immediately upon his ar
rival in Idaho he began to find
natural resources that do not exist
in the eastern states and his recon-
mendation will be favorable to
Idaho. Arrangements have already
been made to give them, il they will
accept it, 100 acres of land bor-
dering Snake river in the Hagerman
valley, and to set aside as a game
preserve a belt on both sides of the |
river, extending from Hagerman
twenty-five miles up the river, to be
set aside. and protected from all
trespassers.
The state administration and the
state game department are very anx-
ious to have this work undertaken in
Idaho and the following named
Idaho Men, along with scores of
others are endorsing the proposition
and giving it their support: P. s. A.
Bicknell, Alfred Bulge, o. O. Haga,
James H. Hawley, L. P. McCalla,
John Mcmillan, Mrs. G. W. Manning,
Joseph Pence, DR.. F. A. Pittenger,
]. H. Richard, R. S. Sheridan, Edwin
Snow, w. Van Irons, R. Van Irons,
2. R. Gooding, F. H. Dewey, w. G.
Dewey, w. A. Coughnour, Fred R.
Reed, I. B. Perrine and Mrs. l. B.
Perrine.
Mr.. Hulit, in his talk at the city
lall Thursday evening, opened up a
inc of thought that is new to the
'ank and file of people in this county
md because of it's great value we
hink it possesses, we are publishing
Is much as we can of his talk, given
rom memory by the writer.
Mr.. HuIit'S Talk
Every new country has it troubles
n subduing nature and Idaho is no
RECEPTION. New settlers invariably
ry to make living in new country
" doing things as their fathers did
hem in older states and older
Our grandfathers spent {
Continued on page two
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-01-13

Chairman of the Educational Cam
paign Committee of the Young Wo
mems Christian Association.
cuIties which beSet the lives of girls
and women everywhere. In meet II.
tie postwar needs Of women The
Young WOmen'S Christian Associations
stands as an instrument of service
tested and proven ny war, and organ
ized to meet the manifold problems of
peace.
Because of its fifty odd years of ex.
perience In meeting fundamental prob,
lens affecting girls, the Young Won.
ems Christian Association is an Organi-
aation particularly fitted to exert
stabilizing influence upon the troubled
times through consistent program of
service for girls and women.
American women are asking how
they may share in the worlds recon,
struction. They can do so by enlisting
the support of their communities for
his World Service Program. which will
insure to the world healthier and bet
ter womanhood
This campaign of the Y. w. c. A,
70 tell the people of the United States
about Its work and to raise $3,O0O,OOO
with which to carry on Y. w. G. A.
work during 1920 in the United States,
Europe, China, Japan, India, South
America, Egypt, Siberia and Mexico
will close the week of February % to
%, which will be known as Y. w. G. A.
Week.
"The Federal Council Of Churches
will probably set one Sunday as a time
for ministers throughout the country to
address their congregations on general
conditions affecting women and the
Young Women's Christian Association
as an instrument Of service.
"The immediate task is to bring to
the people Of the United States a
of conditions affecting the
ives Of women In all parts Of the
world. We can no longer ignore the
the manner of life and the
deals of other peoples, whether we
want to or not A special call Is now
coming to the Association from China,
Japan, India and South America,
where work was held back during the
var because Of the necessity for spe-
ial activity in France and the United
,tates
"The World Service Program calls
or $4,500,O00. OF this amount $1,5OO,-
100 has already been secured"
The educational campaign commit
ee includes among It's members Mrs.
sobert e. Speer, president Of the Ma.
lonal Board Of the Y. w. G. A.; Mrs.
Ienry p. Dawson, Mrs. William Van
:. Hayes, Mrs. Robert L. Dickinson
frs. William Adams Brown, Mrs. Van
anford Merle-Smith, Mrs. Lewis n
,apham, Miss Ellen Hale Stevenson,
IRIS. Frederic B. Pratt and Mrs. Her.
ert Lee Pratt.