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The Washington times., 1920-01-23
TO ASK TAlORS OF U.S..
TO FIGHT FOR D. c. VOTE

The cause Of the people OF the Dis
trict in attempting to secure repre-
sentation in Congress and in the
Electoral College will be presented
before the Merchant Tailors' Conven-
tion, to be held in Atlantic City next
week.
Henry s. Schick. president OF the
Merchant Tailors' Exchange, of this
city; II. l. Kaufman, E. III. Snyder, F.
J. Heilberger and George 70. Hebbari
arc delegates to the convention. Fred
A. Cochran, ]. c. Wineman, p. J.
Foley. f. A. Carlson and Joseph Will
ner are alternates.
The delegates will inform the con-
vention of conditions in the District,
and the merchant tailors of the
United States will be asked to lend
their organized assistance.
This convention activity is a part
OF the work Of the National Press
Committee for District of Columbia
Suffrage, which has arranged to bring
the subject before every national and
State gathering in the country.
The Washington times., 1920-01-23
s37,50O FOR HUBBY
IN HONEY GIRL SUIT
Jury Returns Record Verdict
Against Wealthy Manu-
facturer.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan 2a--Prob-
ably the largest verdict ever render
ed In q similar case In . PhiiAdsl-
phia court was the award OF ssT.ooo
In the famous Honey oiri" alisna-
tion suit by a jury In common pleas
court Yesterday.
The jury returned the verdict
against Horace q. Fsttsroif. wealthy
Philadeiphia rug manufacturer, and
In favor OF Laurence o'Loane. Boston
travelling salesman. to console him In
the loss or his wifs's love, and the
disruption of his home.
For three hours the jury dslibersted
on the testimony, including the
Honey Girl" letters which Fetteron
had written the Boston mans wife,
after she had left her home and was
living In apartments In New York.
Mrs. Mabel oLosne, "siivsr blonde,
wife Of the Boston salesInan. and star
witness against Fetterolf. hurried TO
as soon as she learned that . verdict
The woman. who was scorned by
her "Fetty'' after he had tired of her.
sank to q chair. Bhe covered her face
In her hands for several minutes.
Then she looked up. her doll-like
face flushed. and her dark eyes
cleaning.
IL did Laury . very. very great
wrong" she said, "but ! was infatua-
ted with Fetty. would have gone
to Fetty without any money. never
threatened him with blackmail. and
never intended to 70 to his wife and
family with the story OF our love.
INV syrnpa fhv In with his wife. She
has suffered. But, I have suffered,
too. My wrong was from the heart
learned only too late that Fetty didn't
Pmean what ne said to me- was too
trusting and believed him. He has got
q just punishment. 80 have j, for !
must go through life with my head
held down."
The Washington times., 1920-01-23
Warm Outing Flannel
Night Robes for Girls

To wear winter nights. There is nothing that
gives the comfort and cozness of outing flannel for win
ter sleeping
One piece Footed Sleeping Garments of outing flannel
in awhite and white and blue, and 10 only s2Go
Outing Flannel Pajamas, one piece coat effects and
also two-pece suits; blue and white and pink and white
stripes. Sizes, to 16, $2.75.
Outing Flannel Gowns, all white and white and blue
stripes; long sleeves and high necks Sizes, to 12
$500. Sizes, Ia to 16, $3.50.
Girls Fourth floor.
The Washington times., 1920-01-23
ROUCED LIPS AND Low
WAISTS FROWNED UPON
Denver High School Boys to Ostra-
cize Girls Who doll Them.
selves Up"

DENVER, Jan. 23.-Now come the
boy students OF Denver's South Side
High School to put a crimp in the
prosperity OF Denver beauty shops.
Recently Miss Anne Mexican Shuler,
woman dean of the University of
Denver, issued a ukase forbidding the
co-eds at that institution using
powder puffs. Miss Shuler declared
that a beautiful new rug that adorn-
ed the floor in front OF a large mir
ror in the women's study at the uni
versity was becoming horribly rag
ged" because so many girl students
fingered in front OF the mirror to use
their powder puffs. Also. she said.
men students breezing through the
corridors can see the undignified per-
formance.
At a meeting Of the Mothers Con-
gres and Parent-Teachers' Associa-
ton a report was read from the boys
OF South Denver High School de-
nouncing the follies OF girl students
who "doll themselves up" in drug g-store
complexions, and issuing warning
that youthfus schoolgirls who appear
In class room attired like chorus
beauties will be ostracised from So
cial functions.
mo lips that are rouged, no cheeks
that bloom like q drugstore blush
will appear at n dance with u.s." the
boys told the mothers congress.
Among other things taboo by the
boys are: Bobbed hair, vanity cases,
short skirts. low-cut waists, flimsy
hosiery.
The Washington times., 1920-01-23

was going to California. The New
York police, who ere cooperating
with the Bridgeport authorities. be-
lieve this may have been written 20
confuse the search.
The suit case. in which the child
was carried four hours. is black. and
punctured at the top and sides with
small round holes. There are no dis
tinguishing marks on the baby's body
Florence Wagner, chief nurse Of
the Hillside Home. said the baby was
one Of the healthiest she had ever
seen.
The Washington times., 1920-01-23
BUSINESS LEAGUE URGES
IMPROVEMENT IN SCHOOLS

Resolutions urging betterment of
public school conditions in the city
were adopted last night by the Wash.
ington Business League.
The league went on record as
favoring the following immediate
measures:
Ito increase the school buildings
to meet the present urgent needs Of
the children OF Washington.
2--To increase the pay of teachers.
3-To provide n business head OF
the school system with adequate as
sistants.
4-To provide for additional
teachers.
John w. Lewis Is president of the
league, and Thomas T. Galloway r.
secretary.
The Washington times., 1920-01-23
Mlks Walking Dairy" AT
Customers Doorsteps;
Finds Business Growing

wAYHESBoRo, Pa, Jan. 23.-
A walking dairy" 10 the inno-
walton OF sherd cresser. a far
mer and stock dealer. He not
only serves milk at the door
fresh from the cow. but brings
the COW along and draws tho
milk while his customers walt.
He carries his milking stool.
bucket and tin measures along
and does the milking at the curb
in front OF the home OF the GUS
toner.
sherd says his customers have
many advantages from his sys-
tenn as the milk comes not only
direct and warm from the COW.
but is sure to be absolutely free
of water.
The Washington times., 1920-01-23

THE Broken Blossom Baby" who was left In
gentlemans satchel while he was buying ticket
in New York In the upper lefthand corner is shown
the baby in the hospital nurses arms The right upper
picture shows the removing baby from the satoheL
In the bag was found note from the mother reading:
"I leave him behind, the same the gentleman who
caused me all this trouble. Broken Blossom. "
The Washington times., 1920-01-23

Clip your Liberty Bond coupons and
exchange them for w. 8. s., thereby
aiding yourself and your country.
The Washington times., 1920-01-23

few stomachs are strong enough to
|grapple with all conditions of re.
|staurants, hotels clubs, depots and
banquets. The tafe plan is to be
provided with Btuarts Dyspepsia
Tablets, that you may eat rich and
palatable food served or selected
and not be troubled with gas, sour
risings or such forms Of indigestion.
These tablets digest food, they as
sist the stomach secretions and for
this reason people who travel away
from home and must eat as IL is
or two Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets
after each meal.
You can get these tablets in any
drug store anywhere in the United
States or Canada, which shows in
what general favor they are among
Joy their meals.
The evening world., 1920-12-28
WORkEPS Nm:!eF Nm:FaS!E: F8SE JOBS -as6s5R fsEssEE

Co THE New York EVeuins worldl
at them, she still continues TO talk,
taking very little interest in
whether I am going TO buy the
gloves or not.
"And when / ASK her to show me
something else, am made to feel
that l am committing a crime. and
she hastily informs me. that's all
We have
TITS most sickening," concluded
this man
Many stories Of this kind have
come to me from time to time. It
does happen. And / venture to say
that these are the kind OF workers
who will find themselves without
jobs when the employer goes to
weed out his business after the
Christmas rush.
My theory IS. II you work for a
person, work for him or else get
out During the hours in which one
is employed, the best that you can
bring 70 that work must be had. or
you will nnd yourself on tho tobOg-
gan some day, some time.
Personal matters are not for busi-
ness hours, and certainly not when
some ono is there 70 do business
with you,
Many a good sale is lost by the
person who Is anxious TO get rid OF
a customer, because he has some
thing to tell some associate. Also
many a good sale Is lost by the
ever-ready answer, We haven't got
t."
The best kind OF salesmanship ia
10 try TO interest customers in what
you have, rather than TO tell them
and 10 dismiss them In the easiest
way by discouraging any interest in
anything else, except exactly that
for which they ask
Many a patron leaves the store
with a bad impression OF one
worker and rarely returns 20 that
? place. 20 that Il 20 plainly evident
, that the worker must not only thinh
OF the possibility Of losing the Gus.
toner for that particular thing h'
, was s0sEinE. but also q rlAkiAg IN
The evening world., 1920-12-28

n PROMINENT man said TO mo
~ the other day;
why don't you write an
article about the people in the
stores who are so busy talking
about their own affairs with their
associates that they fail to give at
tention TO the customer?
1T there is anything that gets
my Goat 1t is to go into a store and
for example, go to the glove counter
to buy a pair of kid gloves.
'"The procedure Is something like
this; The young lady is telling her
friend about the night before. She
says: oh, yes; we had a wonder
tul time, but John gets mad so easy,
You know he makes me sick-oyer
just a foolish little thing. He got
cross and nearly ruined the whole
party. He's such a sorehCad some
times over nothing at all.
"Now ALI ] did was then this
young woman proceeds TO relate a
foolish, lengthy incident, while
am waiting all the time TO get her
attention. The other one is hunting
some gloves for customer on
whom she is waiting.
She sympathizes with the one
whose friend is a 'sOrehead' and
proceeds to tell her what she would
do In this matter All this time ]
am waiting.
81 finally look as though am NOT
interested in the 'Borehead' and the
lOvelorn young woman, with great
condescension, bawis out, Well,
with a why-dO-you-botheT me toni
Of voice.
81 then tell her the size and kind
Of gloves I want All the time she
Is looking for them she continues
the conversation with The girl. HsI
mind isn't on the number or th'
kind Of gI1ves. and therefore II taksI
her some ,ittle time 10 set them,
When ibhe finally does show M
The evening world., 1920-12-28
G1GHDR
FANlIIM
Copyright. IolO. By ths Pres Iublishins %.
tue NrW York Evening Worldl
BY RoY L.N1ecARDELL

THE New YORK Evening woTid.I
GET7tlIlRES a lot OF sickness
down at the office" said Mr.,
Jarr gravely as he was pre-
pairing to go downtown the other
morning. And we haven't anything
in the house, have we7"
mo, and we are not going to buy
intoK!cants at bUotlegRers' prices, II
that's what you meant" replied Mrs.
Jarr.
''oh, well. you see," answered Mr..
Jarr. III | was TO get sick-Just a
little cold, or II you got Biok"---
Then we can get well on aspirin
and hot lemonade, We don't need
wh.skeyl" remarked Mrs. Jarr with
moro aSperity. yet It's no wonder
Mrg. StryveT can look 30 well. They
have a wine cellar and cases aud
cases OF everything. But who "a sick
at your otfice1 Is II that Jenkins7"
"Oh. no, some new men you don't
know" replied Mr.. JRrr.
"It'a that johnson, then, / know"
cried Mrs. Jnrr. "WIll, It's no woGder
he Is sick the way he drinks, or al
least the way he used to drink"
1T isn't Johnson, it's three fellows
AAA"A A.AH' bN'AA "a AAAH 0AAARN AeA bAAAs
a short whilo!" said Mr. Jarr. "Bui
you don't know them, as said be-
fore"
- suppose don't know them Il
they are nice fellows" .retorted Mrs
Jarr. but It seems strange thai
there nre three OF them s'ck at once
That's the case. however, and III
ny turn 10 sit up with them" said
Mr.. JRrr.
How can you sit up with three
men7 Are they all In the same hos.
pltal7" asked Mrs. Jarr suspiclously
Certainly not" said Mr.. Jar
They all live together. / think, keel
bachelors quartCr5-they aren't mar
ried.".
Young snipsT suggested Mrs
JarT.
well" said Mr.. Jarr. shaking MI
head, they are young, but they ar,
no. ships. They feel bad / havsn'
been 10 SEE them, so promised I,
COunp to- night"
"You think It will cheer them 40
ch?" sad Mrs Jarr, "You will keel
the invalds amused; you will Civ,
them medicine?"
"Well--er-yes, suppose SOL
stAmmered Mr., Jnrr.
"You can't fool me, Mr.. Jarr," re
marked the good lady The wa,
youHl amuse them will be 10 let then
win your money from you at cards
And the medicine yOull give them
Huh. we'll / know what kind Of med
icine that will be! Three office mate
OF your / never heard of Mayb
YOU DO not know Mr.. Rhngie told hi
wife the same story about tonight
yesterday and she was foOlisl
enough to believe itT'
'SOh, we'll, II you are going TO objec
TO my doing a charitable thing''--be
gan Mr.. Jarr
II DO mott" snapped MrH. Jar
.'But there's one true saying in thl
world and that Is, that charity be
gins az homeH"
Mf JaTr arrived at the office look
ing doleful.
TT didn't work. boys" he sal
sadly, ''that little affair will have q
be pulled OF without me-"
SOh. these married men make m
aaa o. e
The evening world., 1920-12-28
@MMOR
OfDELHI
. BY RIDE DUDLEY

~ New York City is really in earn
est in 'ts plan to rid the city of
criminals. Delhi viii lend the po-
lice authorities its efficient officer,
Constable Pelee Brown.
Tbs decision was arrived at Thurs
day night at a meeting OF citizens
held in Hugus Han and presided over
by Mayor Cyrus Perkins Walker.
Tho meeting was called by Mayor
Walker, who caused 20 be printed In
the BaEoo card stating that our
sister c.ty, New York, Is in dire
straits and needs more police pro-
lection. 1t IL up 70 Delhi to assist
her"
After the Mayors suggestion, that
Delhi lend Constable Brown TO New
York, had been acted on favora.bly by
the assemblage. the brave officer was
led 10 the rostrum.
Constable Peiee," said Mayor
Walker, would you Ike TO go "a
New York and clean that town up?".
" hO.r . L at!' asked Brown.
TITS located down east near Jersey
Cily."
sure, rl go II they'll give mo good
wages-say about 3l5 a week"
Mayor Walker assured the Con-
stable no would be we'll paid and
Brown returned 70 the rear Of the
hall.
Il may 30 with him." announced
Mayor Walker. Il was once con-
stable here, you anowi and have a
fine record as a criminal detectog."
why add the 'deteCtor." " asked q
mans voice back In the haN,
The Mayors face COloreI. DO you
mean 70 insinuate that / am a Grim
inal2' no demanded.
who got 20 per cent. OF the saloon
license money when We had saloonsY
asked the man.
The Mayor became thoroughly
eXaspereted. "oh, Constable BroWni"
he called.
Here, siri" replied the officer.
Arrest that mani"
A fight followed in which BrowT
was knocked down four umes anC
brown down the back stairs into The
livery stable, but he subdued his mar
by threatening TO have Mrs, Brown
beat him up,
The man proved 70 be Heck Hop
klns. an Anti-Wake Democra (
The Mayor accuses hopkins ot tiT
ing 70 ihJure him II nls race -
election, but considerable wonde
exists, nevertheless, about b pc
The evening world., 1920-12-28
| NOW
HACKETT
CAN SHOW
'EM WITH
{ oyT A
BLUSH
Of legs which needed no pads, ~

Of legs which needed no pads, ~
would tit into tights just 50 80"
"And then you were happy
Indeed. my troubles had only
begun" interrupted Hackett, II had
the sort of legs l wanted. but how
was to keep them7 Would they ever
shrink again? Would they keep on
gaining flesh and muscle?"
"Ah, then beautiful legs, like a
beautiful face, must have constant at
tention?"
They must indeed. No doubt you
have noticed that many opera singers,
both mon and women, are burdened,
overburdened. with flesh. In Italy all
they demand Is the voice But in
France and in America music lovers
demand both voice and figure. Now
the reason so many OF these foreign
opera singers become 80 stocky is be-
cause whenever they go through an
operate role they are just simply ali
in
Every move upon the stage, every
finger which is raised is studied.
Therefore by the time the singer is
through he or she mas passed through
a tGrtInC mCnLaI anu sslyS.cal strain
10 they feel like walking, exercising,
a cola shower or a horseback ride {
Nonsense, he or she feels Ike a big
feed and an easy chair, SO after
Cecil performance they add a few
pounds of flesh"
Ana yUu-w nat do you do to keep
those perfect pedal pipes In TRIM"
81 refrain from eaung at the close
OF my role. l take a walk. II / am
living uptown / walk home. Then
take a shower, a cold one, When
do eat, l eat well, and ! am upon no
particular diet But after have dined
do not allow myself immediate
rest. stand. walk. will not
allow the fiesh 70 gather as the mOSs
gathers upon stagnant brook"
Ana therein lies the secret OF q
beautiful par OF legs.
IN fact, so famous have Hackett's
legs become that recently his sister.
who is in college, was exhibiting his
photo among her chums when one OF
them exclaimed:
Oh! / don't want 10 see his face.
l want to see his legs!'
The evening world., 1920-12-28
By Fay Stepenson.

O'f9'igal 1890 BY the Press Publishing Ca
+u' Ne" York Evening WOrldI
N/ HIGH ia more essential for a
w masculine opera singer, a
beautiful voice or a magnifl-
cent pair OF legs7
ITS case Of hfty-ffty," SAYS
Charles f. Hackett, the American
tenor, who has played many leading
roles for the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany and can boast Of the handsomost
pair Of legs upon the operatlc stage.
And the best part OF it all is that
,Hacketts legs are SELF-MADE!
''Of course my legs are self-madel"
laughed Mr.. Hackett, as his manager
and l. sat in the McAlpn and talked
over the subject OF making ones self
as beautiful and artistic as pJss bic,
you see l began my musical career
by singing in churches" continued the
beautiful-lygg gged tenor. There | was
practically hidden by the rain ami
choir curtains. Later l sang in New
York at ST. Thomas's Episcopal
Church and there my limos and
calves (which were none too perfe1t)
wero hidden beneath hong back
Iobe. AN that counted in those days
was my voice. Then decided to sing
operate roles, but when | looked at
my limbs and tried to ina Gins now
they would look encased in silk
ilghts-Whew!"
Il suppose you realized that legs
legs Cwith apologies 10 Ellis Parker
GHtle')" laughed.
les and that 'drumstcSs' must
lot be too fat and not too skinny;
they must be muscular and stll small
at the ankle, they must be plump
rounded, curved--in fact just so.
Il realized" continued the famous
tenor, that my future in operate
roles depended just as much upon
my legs as upon my voice. had
the voice, but on, my ears and
whIskers, how was l to obtain the
logs?"
But couldn't Jou pad them"
sked. some Of our best opera
singers have many 'symmetricals
added to al parts Of their bodies"
You just venture could pad
them," replied Hackett, but
WOULDN'T. Pigs is pigs, legs Is legs
and pads Is pads. wanted my legs
TO be as perfect as my voice, And
wanted my own real legs, TOO"
80 how did you set about III"
asked, hoping to secure information
Ior the sklnny-legged man. the mar
with calves which resemble a barrel
ana the lSnock-lIieed chap who set 81
many girls to Saughing when the1
stalked by in their tight-fitting khaki
beautiful legs are merely a matter
OF the right proportion OF flesh anC
muscle" asserted this Patti in pan,
falcons, "As my legs we're a trife too
slender / had 10 fatten them up,
ate starchy, fattening foods to develoI
the flesh and / walked miles each day
10 develop the muscle. Every night
would pinch my legs with the sam,
aa5ernSss as the old witch II
'Grimms's Fairy Tales who pinohe'
the l~Vs OF ohildre' she was plaNninl
20 eas. After thres weeks / saw tina
my,leEs Wero becoming infinitely NOR
anfarontinr. And A the cloaa Of thra
The evening world., 1920-12-28
COUDTSHID
LAND
MARRIAGE
LtnEAR mss VINcENTI Isn't
Copyright. 1890. by the Pres Pubilsliins Co
THE New York EyeninG wordl

HNENh MOO NlNSEN'I IbNN
Il Just natural that I, a girl
Of twenty. ono, would want
a beau7 don't mean the kind who
insists that he loves one during his
third visit, but = real, true pal. Ono
who would bring a box Of chocolates
once in a while, or would enjoy a
night Of ice skating or Saturday af-
ternoon hike or an evening at home,
with some eats afterward. Do you
know what moan7 Am living In
the pastI 3. B."
No, indeed. There are plenty Of
young men and women enjoying lust
such pleasures as you describe. OF
course a city is dlIncut p.,.ce TO
meet people, but II you will be pa
tient am sure that YOU viii hnd
just your ideal beau.
"Dear Mise Vlnesnti During my
vacation | came in contact with a
very pleasant old lady. Since 70.
turning TO town have met her SOW
sraI times and accompanied her TO
her country home. Now she has con.
fssssd her love for me and wants mo
10 marry her. shs is almost sixty
nine and am twenty-four. What d.
you think2 ANXIOUS"
That you would be selling your soul
II you married her. think your dear
Md friend ought To be tarred and
teathered. A woman at that age
ought to be, a dear sweet grand
mother. but II she wishes to wear
knee dresses and nifty hats we can
forgive her, However. when II comes
70 wedding young men and rObbing
the cradle, then--Oh, THEN II 10 time
you Qult going 70 her country hudnt
ana select a gtrl who " near yOui
own age.