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The Washington times., 1920-02-01
VAN SCHA|CK
BRINGS PROOF
District Commissioners Nominee
Gets Affidavits to Dlsproye
He Voted in CobIeskiIl.

The Rev. DR.. John Van Schaicls. Jr
whose nomination for District Com
missioner has aroused vigorous oppo-
itIon, left New York for Washington
.oday with proof that he did not yot,
n Cobleskill. N. Y, In 1e1T.
When DR.. Van Schaick was befor'
he Senate District Committee las
yeek his status as resident o.
Washington was challenged.
Evidence was introduced TO show
Dr.. John Van Schaick had voted ir
'obieskill, N. Y. In 1917. and IL wal
'eclared his name 10 now on th'
oters' list there. DIR. Van Schaicl
enied that he had voted there a
hat time. and claimed that he wa
hen in France.
DIR. Van Schaick contended he ha,
cen a resident OF Washington for th
ast three years, thereby being eligi'
10 for appointment as Distric
Commissioner. At present he Is q
lember OF the Board OF Education.
After the hearing before the Senal
DR.. Van Schaick left for
Cobleskill to investigate the records
OF the 1917 election.
When he arrives in Washington to-
day ne will have with him a copy OF
the election records OF the town clerk
of Cobleskill showing that he did
not vote there in 1917. He also has
the sworn statement of the poll clerk
who accepted vote No. 16S for John
Van Schaick, father OF DR.. Van
Schaick. He also has affidavits of
various election officials that neither
he nor his wife have registered In
CobleskiIl in the last four years, and
the sworn statements OF political lead
ers In Cobleskill that his name Is not
on the Soldiers ticket. and that neith-
er his nor his wife's names appear on
the present registration lists there.
Jared Van Wagenen, member of the
New York State Legislature, swears
that he asked DR.. Van Schaick to
come to Cobleskill, July 4. 1919. to
register so that he could vote that
November, but that DR.. Van Schaick
refused on the ground that he had no
vote in Cobleskill.
The Washington times., 1920-02-01
ADVERTISING CLUB TO
HEAR SEC. MEREDITH

edwin T. Meredith, newly-appoint-
cd secretary OF agriculture and presi-
dent of the Associated Advertising
clubs OF the World, will be the
principal spaker at the semi-monthly
luncheon meeting of the Advertis-
ing Club OF Washington, in the Oak
Room OF the Raleigh Hotel, Tues
day, February ., at 1890 o'clock.
Mr.. Meredith, in addition to his
successful position, is widely known
as the editor of Successful Farm
ing" and as n business man, so that
an intensely practical message Is as
cured.
The Washington times., 1920-02-01
COPS WOULD BETTER
WORKING CONDITIONS

Plans for pettering the conditions
of privates in the Metropolitan Po-
lice force will be outlined at a meet
ing OF the committe on reorganiza-
tlon of the old policemen's union, at
1870 Ninth street northwest, on Tues
day night.
The organization plans to ask for
six-day week and the abolition Of
the present reserve" system, which
requires the men to remain on duty
at the station houses long hours after
performing a days duty.
The Washington times., 1920-02-01
What's Doing; Where; When

vesper services-Young women's Chris
tian Association, 1888 r street northwest.
Meeting-Friends Of Irish Freedom, 8 d.
m, at 6ol E street northwest
Meetine-Pythisn Temple, D. m
Hike-At Thirty-sixth and NJ streets
northwest, f:1b p. m.
Red Triangle Hike-h Cleveland Park
Station, 2 y. m.
Addreas-Miss Mabel Boardman, Eiiz-
abeth " Brown School, . p. m,
Meoting-American women's Legion,
wilmarth Brown unit, auditorium, Powell
school, D. m.
The Washington times., 1920-02-01

Today.
Third Degree-SpauIding Council. K Of
C., exempliication OF. at D. m.
Address-By Miss Margaret siattery,
auditorium, Central High School, Eleventh
and Harvard streets northwest, under aus
pIces Of Y. w G. A., p. m.
Special Birthday meetinE-Christian En-
deavor Society. Columbia Heights, Chris
tian Church, s p, m.
Lecture-Dr Harry Gaze, New Thought
Temple, isii N street northwest, ii;i5
n.
Community slnging--Nstional Catholic
4 y. m
The Washington times., 1920-02-01
c. W. U. HAS COURSES
FOR ENTRY IN MID-YEAR

George Washington University has
arranged its courses SO that students
may enter in the mid-year as we'll
as in the fall, according to announce
ment by DR.. William Miller Collier,
president of the university.
The second semester will open to-
morrow in all departments of the
university. There will be no formal
exercises. Glasses will be resumed
following a week of mid-year ex-
aminations.
The Washington times., 1920-02-01
SOLDIER LAW
BARS WOMEN
Protest Made to Senate Com
mlttee Calls Preference In
Employment Unfair.

That no woman can be appointed
to the Federal Civil Service withou
a special request for the certincatioi
by the Civil Service Commission of
woman instead OF a man II there ar
ex soldiers or sailors on the eligible
list, and that this condition Is due TO
the preference granted by law TO re
turned soldiers and sailors, wa.
brought out by President Martin A
Morrison. OF the United States Civil
Service Commission at a hearing yes
terday before the Senate Committee
on Civil Service and Retrenchment.
There are already $4,000 preference
men on the registers, Commissioner
Morrison stated. and 100000 who
may apply, and these men, ate
passing the examinations at a grad
of 85 while other applicants mus
make a grade of 20. are then auto.
raaticalIy placed at the top OF tn,
register. irrespective OF their quail.
fcations.
statement Surprises.
Comm issioner Morrison's statement
surprised the members OF the com
mittee and the advocates OF the bill
to amend the civil service statutes
for the purpose OF preventing dis
elimination against women In ap-
pointments and promotions In the
Government service.
The Civil Service Commission has
repeatedly advised against the pas
sage OF veteran preference legisla-
tion, and IL is said that the American
Legion is on record as not wanting II,
but half a dozen bills introduced at
he last session of Congress received
immediate consideration and the
census act for one, carried a clause
requiring the Civil Service Commits
sion to give the preference above re-
ferred to.
Since the legislation has gone into
fleet, Commissioner Morrison point
ed out, the only chance women now
have Of being appointed or promoted
on equal terms with men lies in the
exercise of the discretionary powers
Of the head of the department who
at present has the authority to
specify men or women for the posi-
ton in question.
1t is this very discretionary power
which women declare has heretofore
been used against them, and which
the Mclean bill was designed to pre-
vent.
Hiring Deterioration
Senator Ball expressed the view
that although he was In favor OF
lelping the soldiers, this way OF
Ioing so would seem to be a serious
handicap to the Government and some
Jther way ought to be found
At the hearing on the Mclean bill,
he director of the Woman's Bureau
OF the United States Department of
Labor, Miss Mary Anderson and the
legislative secretary of the National
Women's Trade Union League, Miss
ethel Smith, appeared to advocate
the geenral purpose Of the bill. but
requested that it be redrawn in order
o reach the difficulty aimed at.
Senator Sterling of South Dakota,
chairman Of the committee. granted
their request for opportunity to pre-
sent a substitute provision, and SEN
ator Mclean, author of the bill, eX-
pressed his willingness to confer with
them with view to arriving at the
lesired language.
The Washington times., 1920-02-01
3-DAY RUMMAGE SALE.

rummage sale under the auspices
of Fidelity Chapter, No. 19, o. Z. s.,
will b, conducted February %, "a and
25. A dance given by the chapter will
be held at the Washington Club, Sew
enteenth and K streets northwest
February II.
The Washington times., 1920-02-01
I.RS.GLYNN'S BROOCH FOUND

A few hours after reporting the
loss of a 81 600 brooch, Mrs. Martin
p. Glynn. wife OF the former governor
Il New York, had the jewel returned
0 her at the Shoreham Hotel, by a
man who said he was a poor in
ventor."
The finder of the Jewel would not
give his name and refused to accept
the reward,
The Washington times., 1920-02-01

MRS. GERTRUDE BoNNIN, full-blooded Sioux In
iS4 dian granddaughter Of the famous chief Sitting Bull
who will be one of the interesting characters in the
American pageant to be given by the Navy League
Lncoln's birthday anniversary
The Washington times., 1920-02-01

DR. MARY STONE, the
~ "httle doctor" Of
China, who will be one Of
the prominent figures at
the convention Of the In
terchurch World Move
ment in this city.
The Washington times., 1920-02-01
MI 8 8 z DIT II O.
Nl STRAUSS, of Wash

ington, who is leading a
nationwide fight Of women
against the high cost Of
living. The campaign has
been carried into Congress.
The Washington times., 1920-02-01

The fun text Of the new District Of Co
luushin Rent Law, With exP,MnAtoyy
notes by the Real Estate Editor Of The
Times has has been printed In eonvenisn. 'I''sn On.
the asking at the counter Of The WASH
ington Times.
The Washington times., 1920-02-01
T. r.. L. says

3o2 competent clerks, bookkeepen,
cooks, nurses, etc, offered their services to
you last month. When you want good help
read The Times Situation Wanted Ads.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
Great Falls Power as a Drawing
Card For Manufacturers
By BILL PRICE.

This letter from prominent Washingtonian contains
suggestions by new, but at all times important to
Washington and its future:
While starting to bring manufacturing
ington (referrng edoa why the
Fits report in 1913! When the United this long
needed Improvement light manufacturing establishments viii
here by the thousands locate lands and employ the
of Government employees found
to go away TO get employment These factories will
their products made IN Washington, D. c. E. W. w.
This writer wisely immense development for Wash
ngton should the giant power of Great Falls be har
messed and someo its energies turned to commercial pur
poses There strong hope that this wasted power
would saved when Senator NORRIS had inserted in the
Senate water power bill large appropriation for utilizing
the power of the falls well its huge flow of water for
increasing the water supply of the District Having passed
the and gone to conference the prospects looked
bright Then the old thing happened The conferees
whatever their motives struck out the appropriation and
provided for an appropriation of $4,000 INVES
TIATION to be followed by report to Congress- That
investigation about to begin by neers the third
or fourth which has been made in the past fifteen
twenty years Much will depend what the engineer Of
fcers report but rule these Investigations
less junking of good money.
In speaking the subject in the Senate, the Nebaska
Senator stated that electricity could be brought into Wash
ington from the falls at something like oneourh the
present of corporations electricity Electric
rent for commercial purposes is cheap in Washington
anywhere else but the Great Falls project would sell
lit cheap that manufacturers would rush here in large
numbers to obtain the benefits.
Washington business have not been unmindfu Of
a this to the District and the community has long urged
Congress forward with plans for saving the huge
at Great Falls.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
Wnfred Blacks Article on Love-As Pearl of Great Price

she isn't telephoninE her friends
or trimming a new hat or some
thing-and when he comes home he
sees that something is wrong, but
when he asks her about 1t she sighs
and says. "Oh. never mind-its
nothing
And now she's written to ask
me what think of a man like that.
Why, you little, delicious darling
of a goose, you! I think he's an
honest, truthful. conscientious fell
low, and you ought to be tickled to
death to be married to man like
that. Be careful, or you'll teach
him that It doesn't pay to tell the
truth-it doesn't take much to do
that, you know--it really doesn't.
Marry again? Why not. II you
were gone? Don't faint-you'd
probably be the very ono who
would marry again IL he died. Oh,
yes, you would! You emotional
creatures always do. Yes. l know.
It's a pretty picture. the one they
sell you in the shops, shes never
loved but one''-a pretty, wistful
girl, with a background of Scottish
heather and a foreground of blue,
blue sea. But how do you know
she has loved, or how long she loved
him?
Love Is a balm. Love is song
at twilight. Love is the Tilt OF the
birds carol in the dawn. Love is
courage. Love is hope. Love Is
sacrifice. Love Is illusion. Love
is courage. Love is the one thing
that makes this gray old world go
round-be thankful that you have
found it, little woman, this pearl OF
great price, and don't keep trying to
see whether II would melt II you
should apply the right kind of acid
to II.
Copyright. 1890. Newspaper Fcsture
Service, Inc.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
: rHf aAnf The WASHINGTON TIMES ~!
Three Ways in Which Public Can
Assist the Railroads

There are at least three ways by which public oooprs
tion can help to reduce the shortage
The average freight is loaded TO only 70 Per osnt
Of its capacity Moro dgeut loading therefore, VIII mako
the existing equipment yisld increased service
Thirty per cent Of all mileage goes into the hauage
Of "empties" Better organisation Of trac could reduce
this.
Domestic shippers have forty eight hours in which to
unload before having to pay dsmurrags The margin Is
brief but emergency conditions justify prompt action
Every hour saved in cars detention hour gained
for new traffic.
Closer organization of shippers by trades districts and
communities with view speeding the existing equipment
would do much toward improving the situation
More than generation ago Prussia had similar prob
lem Bismarck worked out by organizing in each village
local transportation council to advise with the railroads as
to local needs These local councils fed into district coun
cs and the district councils in turn into central council
Thus every condition and need throughout the kingdom
reflected promptly and made the subject Of joint study
between shippers and carriers for mutual advantage When
the Prussan railroads taken by the state ma
chinery Of helpful advice was already in operation
Not all German examples are bad
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
From The Public To The Editor

To tho Editor OF THE TINES:
The pay OF common laborer Is
about f5 per day in this city. Under
stand me, this is for labor, with pick
and shovel, or with the sledge driv.
ing spikes in railroad ties or in ex-
cavatinR. There Is no public official,
who works longer hours, or upon
whom more depends, than upon the
members Of the police force. They
ere compelled to walk long distances,
endanGer their lives at all times, and
are selected carefully from among
men because Of their probity and
honesty. Yet they are being paid but
little more than those who do not
undergo one.hslt the hsrdships or
offer one-hslf the qualifications re-
auired. II would seem that an en-
ployek. q Government or municipal
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
WOMEN MUST BE PATIENT
SAYS LADY AST0R
By LADY ASTOR-

PARIS, July 16.-Woman suffrage
can't be judged by the few elec-
tions that have been held within
the last year. IL will take a gener-
alton, at least, before womens CO.
operation in public AFFAIRS can be
calculated. Until then women must
educate themselves and work stead
fastly and patiently toward their
goal, which includes not only equal
political rights but a better social
body.
Reforms come slowly. Only wom-
en- can really reconstruct the world.
All women should develop the best
within them, study fearlessly the
various issues at stake and act sim
cerely for the good OF mankind
have always felt It was natural
fer women to take part in public
life. My political career does not
seem extraordinary to me. When
my husband was in the House of
Commons l worked for the same
things that he represented.
Both OF us wanted our district
to be one of the best administered
In England. When he left the COM
mons for the house of lords, i be-
came candidate in order to keep
UP his work. My presence as the
only woman member may seem
strange to the other members, per-
haps, but not to me. for l have
ideas that wish to sec carried into
life, and II Is perfectly natural for
me to stand up for them.
Women must not try to force the
issue, In political life they must
work for whatever Is best for the
State. BY their wisdom in dealing
with vital problems they conquer
ground for their own Advancement.
The two go hand In hand. The
more educated woman Is, the better
will her influence be. And as her
influence becomes stronger and bet
ter, her rights will Increase.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
HIS AWFUL FALL.

This is about big, strong, husky
chap who allowed the lizards to get
him. l saw him dancing out at
Chevy Chase Lake:
wild Irish Lieut.. with q wild Irish way
And bit OF broEue which used to charm
me.
Too rough to be cute, divil caring and gay
Was Ed, when he nrst left the army.
Where the will o wisps, frogs and skeet-
les
Mid the orchestra's strains. tell their
troubles again
To the moon cheperoning the sweeties
Oh, Eddie, I'm sad. since VI fell for the
lad
OF a.slicking your hair like q lizzie,
Wearing tcuch-me.not clothes and n kiss
mC-kid pose
You're slipping, you've slipped. Ed, You're
dizzy.
W. c. c.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16

official, would take little heed to
this matter. IT is n burning shame
for any municipality to be a stingy
employer. paying as little as possible
and giving as an excuse that other
men can be had for tho same or less
pay No man who has any say in the
matter can live on the MUNIFICENT
sum OF 1920 per month, yet no be-
lieves that tho guardians Of the pub
lie peace are amply provided for by
this wonderful salary, when the
plumber. the mason, the carpenter,
and the wiremsn Ia asking and re-
celvins from $40 to s12 per day for
his services. Should not people Of
the city be ashamed to ask OF their
protectors their best endeavors in
such work for so little money!
DAN0ERFIELn.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
By Winifred Black.

~ HEY'vE been married four
months-four long evcntful.
Joyous. amazing months. She's
had three dinner parties, and used
all her wedding silver. and two
luncheons. and used her lovely
luncheon sets.
They've had four cooks. one .
Swede and one a Lithuanian and
one a colored woman and one
wierd being from nobody knows
where-and the little bride has had
to learn that she dosen't like toast
II it's burnt, and that he is really
most particular about his coffee.
The bridegroom has discovered
that her hair isn't naturally curly.
She does 1t up with curriers' when
he's down at the office. Also, she
is a little-just a wee bit-less
agreeable In the morning-until
she's had her coffee.
He has made UP his mind that
her mother has never understood
him and never willard she has
decided that his mother is a per-
feet darling, but, after all, she's
glad they're not all living together.
as they planned at first.
His best friend, she really rather
likes-when he doesn't call too
often; and her best friend, she isn't
fond Of at all any more. Not since
she came to dinner and sat off In a
dark corner and looked pensive
until husband had to go over and
comfort her. Oh, they've learned q
lot Of things in these four months!
And now, out Of all the sunshine
and the roses, through all tho lilies
and the moonlight-there's a deep,
low rumbling of a distant storm.
The other night they were talk
ing about second marriages, and
she asked him IL he would marry
again, IL she died.
And he didn't answer right away.
He didn't shout "No" at the top of
his voice and catch her in his arms
and ask how she dared even to hint
at such an idea. He stopped and
thought and then he said quite
calmly, and very deliberately, mo.
I don't think would"
Wasn't that simply too awful
for anything
or course, II he'd been sure, he
wouldn't have had to think. and IL
he wasn't sure, why then IT means
that he doesn't really love her, for
IL he really loved her, he'd rather
die himself than to dream OF put
ting some mean, old, Jealous, schem-
ing, hateful thing with black eyes
the brides eyes are blue--in her
place.
oh, tho shock of II all, the hid
eous awakening! How can she
stand IT. Must she 60 on smiling
and pretending and meeting the
world just as usual with this dread
full secret knowledge snswing at
her very heart strings?
All day, while he Is gone, she
thinks Of It,
They've . rather sood cook. now
The Washington times., 1920-07-16

iyton NcWSl
Since Tammany reciprocsted for the
brogans treatment which the braves
until recently always received at the
top of the Treasury steps, we miss
our daily news from tho McAdieu
home at Huntington.
Although Senator Underwood tells
the Rainbow vets at Birmingham that
the will OF the mob def,es the peace
OF the land. those real boys don't
seem to be disturbed In the least over
tho general situation, as they remem-
Der how they took care OF far more
difficult drive over there.
WILLIAM NJ CONRAD
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
The Automobile

How people complain that this is q dull world?
We are living in the most dramatic age of history.
More astounding changes have taken place in human
society during the lifetime of living than during
any five hundred years preceding the nineteenth century
On tho 4th of July 1894, Of Kokomo Indiana
had the first automobile hauled by horse three miles out
into the country where there nearly level turnpike
There he tried it out It moved off at once at speed OF
about seven miles hour When he had driven about q
mile and half into the country he turned around and ran
all the way into the city without making STOP
That was Elwood Haynes. he at the time superin
endent of the Indiana Gas and Oil Company but business
being slack he had put in his spare hours in devisng
horseless buggy.
In 1910 Mr. Haynes presented this to the Smith
sonan Institution in Washington D. Co. where it is now on
exhibition the pioneer model of what is America
fourth greatest industry.
On July 1884, there was but one practical automobile
in the world On July 4, 1920 short twentysx years aft
erward horses have almost disappeared from the main
of Americas cities where automobiles thick
as Junebugs around a lamp on a summer night
Americans did not improve the automobile at first
fast the French and the Germans but they made the
automobile universal We make than all the rest
of the world
They throng Fifth avenue in New York during business
hours that they move in solid procession They dart
and crawl and nger along Michigan boulevard Chicago
like army of giant beetles They have cogged up the
business streets of Los Angeles that they prohibited
from stopping minutes during certain hours They
the most important single factor in the late
whether in the form of tanks armored motor ores
We have every logical reason to suppose that the air
plane which is the automobile adapted to the air. will be
common twenty years from automobiles today
Aplanes especially adapted to the carrying Of mail
and probably do this better and cheaper than railway
trains that within the next ten years the bulk of tho
first class mail matter will fly to its goal.
Mr. Haynes says that he well remembers when his little
machine unloaded for the Times Herald in 1895
at Englewood, suburb of Chicago He riding down
Michigan and had scarcely proceeded than six
eight blocks when he accosted by policeman who
ordered him to leave the boulevard at he remon
sated with the officer asking what harm the machine could
do to the road since it equipped with rubber tires and
made but little noise The policeman hrm however
and Haynes had to proceed by another street Contrast that
with the stream of automobile traffic in cities today.