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The Washington times., 1920-01-19
SALARY BODY
TO CONTINUE
Organization Of Federal Re-
classification Society
Announced.

Organization of the Federal Re
classification Society was announced
this morning. Considerable signin-
cence is attached TO such an organi-
zation in Government circles, since
it's purposes, instead OF being So
cial, are declared to be In the intsr-
ests of the perpetuation of the work
of reuSGssification.
In other words. the birth OF new
champion OF the Federal employees
cause is seen.
IL has been stated that the re-
classification commission Will rec
ommend to Congress continuation
of it's work through an agency which
probably would be the civil Serv';S
Commission. However. anxiety mas
been frequently expressed over the
fact that the good which the reciass'
ification will accomplish will. In
large measure. depend upon its prop
kr administration.
One member of the reclassincatlon
commission declared today:
"Our work is but the beginning or
an enormous task. What we Will
have accomplished can be made or
unmade by our successors.
Ha. No OniciaI Standing.
"while the Federal Redistribution
Society will have no official standing.
one of it's officers declared this morn
ing, at will attempt to act as an ad-
visory committee to that agency
which will be designated to carry on
the work Of reclassiflcation."
The society would see to II that the
justice provided by reclassification Is
squarely administered.
The new organization will embrace
in it's membership only those clerks
executives and others, numbering
about 200, who have been attached
10 headquarters of the reclassifica-
rion commission. 1t was stated that
these reclassification employees, De-
cause of their intimate connection
with every phase and intention OF the
work, are best fitted to see that the
provisions of reclassification are
properly carried out.
List Of Officers.
DR.. w. w. Stockberger, Of the De-
partment of Agriculture, has been
elected chairman Of the society. The
other officers are: Charles F. os-
borne, vice chairman, Department of
Labor; Miss A. ". Burke, secretary
treasurer, War Risk Bureau; w. r.
Swaaton, historian, Interior Depart
ment
The following executive commit
fee was named: Sidney Smith, Inte-
rior Department; Lewis Meriam'
Shipping Board; DR.. ]. F. Meyer, De-
partment Of Commerce: Miss Edna
Jordan, Department of Agriculture;
A. L. Luedke, Department of Agri-
culture; r J. Quinn. War Department,
and David Neumann, Treasury De-
partment.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
RUSH HOUR SERVICE
FOR BROOKLAND CARS

The rush hour service on the
Brookland car line will not be mate
rally affected when the re-routing
plan becomes effective March 1, ac-
cording to officials OF the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company.
The new re-routing plan detours
Brookland cars at Eleventh and g
streets northwest. During the morn
ing and evening rush hours six cars
will run to Dupont Circle and six to
Connecticut avenue and street
northwest
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
Senate Committee Decides
After Hearing That Necessity
Is Not Urgent.

1t Is not probable that the Senate
District Committee will take any ac-
tion during the pext session Of Con-
gress on the uniform insurance law.
which the American Bar Association
framed at the suggestion Of the COM
mittee.
This course was decided at a brief
hearing on the bill today, when Sena-
tor Jones of Washington suggested
that further hearings be postponed.
Urgent national Legislation was given
by Senator Jones as the reason for
his desire TO postpone consideration
OF the insurance code until the next
session.
griffith TestiAes.
DR.. Louis Griffith, Insurance
Commissioner: Commissioner Louis
Brownlow. and former Commissioners
w. Gwyn Gardiner appeared before
the committee today in behalf OF the
measure.
According to DR.. Griffith. there 10
no urgent necessity at this time to
change the insurance code for the
District, as he explained that the
present code was sufficient to meet all
needs. with a few amendments he
said II would be entirely adequate.
Under the bill proposed by the
American Bar Association, the IN
per cent tax imposed on premium re-
ceipts would be reduced to 1 per cent.
The witnesses thought that this ! u
per cent is not excessive. and in fact
is much less than is required in many
States. They were all agreed on the
retention of the "a per cent tax on
premiums.
BrownIow Speaks.
Commissioner Brownlow was par
ticularly anxious for early passage
of the measure in the interest Of
uniform insurance legislation. Sem
ator SHERMAN took up the question of
postponement in executive session,
and announced later that the COM
mittee decided that cost Of other mat
ters would prevent taking up the in
surance bill, at this time.
When the hearings are reopened on
the bill A. 1. Vorys, of Ohio. chairman
of the committee on insurance OF the
American Bar Association, will tes-
tify.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19

matter" said Mr.. Poole. in discussing
the Importance of life insurance,
rather than a means of saving as
well as family protection.
perhaps ones wife has never had
to make a living, and her time is
pretty much taken with household
duties and her children. A man wants
his children to be good men and wo-
men, an honor to him and a credit
to the country. To do this they must
have education and home Influence,
which they could not have IL they
were to be left in want. A man wants
his wife to respect and remember him
when he is gone, and she cannot do
this If he fails to provide for her.
1t is the duty of every man to pro-
tect his wife and his children by
carrying life insurance"
The Importance of life insurance
Is not readily recognized by a large
proportion of the people. he said. 1t
must be looked upon as an asset that
will help prevent some OF the misery
in life and make for a higher type Of
citizenship.
Some of the reasons for carrying
life insurance, as enumerated by the
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
NAMES. CORRESPONDENT.

Alleging misconduct and naming a
correspondent, Edgar X. Hodges to-
day fled suit In the District Supreme
Court against Edith M. Hodges for
absolute divorce. Plaintiff, who II
represented by Attorney John G. Fos-
ter. also asks for the custody OF their
minor child. The couple were mar
ried February 20. 1919, at Aiexan-
dria. Va
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
WOULD Be SECURE?
YOUR LIFE insure
This Is Slogan of Insurance Day
of National Thrift Week
Drive in Capital.

ITO be secure. your life insure" Is
the motto of life insurance day OF
the national thrift week campaign al
The Washington times., 1920-01-19

w w. BRIDE, who has
W. been appointed
chairman Of the speakers
bureau for the Community
Service campaign to raise
funds to carry on the work
of the service in Wash
ington.
The Washington times., 1920-01-19

announced
{ o d a y by
John Poole,
chairman Of
the District
of Column
bia eXecu-
tive COM
nittee.
M a n y
persons still
think Of
life inSur-
ance as "A
die to win
The Washington times., 1920-01-19

re fan tsxt 81 tie hsw nStTsos Of o.
lumbia Rent Law, with explanatory
notes by the Real Estate Editor Of The
Times. has been printed In convenient
the asking at the counter of The WASH
ington Times
The Washington times., 1920-01-19
4. r. L. says

"All roads lead to Rome" All telephone
lines lead to The TIMES. Whenever you
want to insert an Ad Phone Main $500.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-23

I In this picture the genial Bill dis
ports himself as vulcan, the god of
thunder and patron of ironworks,
hammer-t tlrowers and other iron
fisted humanity. Clad in an abbrevia-
ated costume of cheese-cloth and ac-
complained by his pal. Dinny O'Moore.
who is cast as our old friend Bacchus,
god Of booze and the grape, Desmond
,ttends banquet of the gods and god
desses on Mount OLYMPUS (Ritz-
Carlton, New York City.l
"Vulcan" and "Bacchus" live up to
their names. "Bacchus" acquires a
beautiful bun by imbiding too much
"nectar." and ''vulcan" uses his mail
ed fist on the skull of "Adonis,"
who gets too gay with "Venus." This
is the aftermath of the orgy, but Des-
mond proves he's genuine vulcan
lby Knocking the everlasting tar out OF
"Adonis" VINO is social sybarite in
disguise trying to- lure away Venus
who happens to be "Vlucan's" sweet
heart.
You viii get little of everything
sn this picture. There is humor, and
n lot of it, too. The kind that reaches
the vitals. There is a tragedy that
isn't tragedy What it is, we can
tell you, else we'd give away the big
surprise punch in the elmas' BUT y
ends with a fast finish-two husky
men battling underf milady's window
and the best man wins.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-23


William F. ouinlan, Rector. st. An
drew's Rectory, Pasadena, Cal, wrote
to the author relative TO the story: n
wish you every success. am con-
vinced 1t is going to accomplish vast
amount OF good. bringing out, as it
does, so forcibly tho necessity OF TAX
ing strong stand against the terrible
evil that Is eating into the very vitals
Of our American life. You have my
hest wishes and prayers for its success.
Sincerely yours, (Signed) William F.
Quinlan."
Miss Dell Gray, the young dramatist
OF New York, gives her impression of
"Are You Legally Married? ?" after
seeing it at Quinn's Rialto Los An
sees, during its phenomenal four
weeks run, wherein it made all Los
Angeles gasp, This young writer al
ways sees more in a play than is there
but in this one she declares All there
=. is there Her own words:
a legal secret has been lifted right
out of the supreme Court of Justice
Of the United states and laid bare and
guilty before the innocent public-a
secret that hangs like poisoned dag
ger over every man, woman and child
in this United States. 1t sounds like
Common Law Marriages. No, 1t is
about an Uncommon law that governs
marriage and is Illegally legal. The
picture brings out this secret of our
( Court of injustice like thunderbolt
I from a clear sky, and YOU literally feel
I hailstones on your head and chills
down your spine from their icy con-
/ Ia Il And. mind you, this thunder
I bolt is not fiction. but reality ii
7 YOU are not married, you will think
twice before you are-if you are mar
ried YOU stay married., And If you
are diycrced-God Help YouF
7-he os Angeles Record speaks OF
Are You Legally Married?' on the
front page over the caption and on the
Irieht-hand column front page, saying;
Are You Legally Married.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-23
ALTA TODAY
SHIRLEY MASON AND
NILES WEIGH ARE IN
..THE WINNING GIRL

Little Shirley Mason, who has for
nerly co-starred in Paramount pic
lures with Ernest Truck, and VINO IS
now starring in The Winning Glrl
a Paramount picture, will be seen with
Mites welch in that production at the
Alta Theatre today.
Miss Mason is one of the dainuest
of screen players, with both talent
and beauty of high order, and mas
a notable record for legitimate stage
work in "The Squaw Man, The foor
Little Rich Girl and in many other
VOL known and successful motion pic
lures.
me is in the five foot class. but
when in short dresses. which she
wears in many scenes of the new PIC
ture looks even smaller. Miss Mason
was born in Brooklyn, n y, anu
privately educated. She made hel
stage debut when she was four years
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-23
Very truly yours.
QUINNS RIALTO THEATRE,
BY ]. A. Quinn.

Verdict Of press and public on Are
You Legally Married ?" conceded to
me: 'sThe picture sensation of the CEN
tury."
Florence Lawrence. of the Los An
geles Examiner. saws; HAS a dis
tinct appeal; packed to the doors at
every performance"
Grace Kingsley, Los Angeles Times,
says; Human. poignant and appeal
ing-whclesome and amusing"
Esctella Lawton Lindsey, former
Los Angeles Councilwoman, says: "A
revelation OF astonishing legal facts
no one can afford to miss
In discussing Are You Legally
Married - Dr. Jessie Russell. presiden;
of the California Congress of Mother
and Parent Teacher Associations and
prominent newspaper writer and au-
thor. said for publication: 1T is a
mastery exposition of the chaos re-
sulting from marriage laws being
made by the states. Everybody should
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-23
NEW FLU CASES IN
CHICAGO CUT BY 500
IN LAST "a HOURS

CHTCN~o J1n. GA slight
decrease IN the number of new
Influenza cases is reported today
Ly the health authorities. There
have been 200O new cases in the
uast .; hours, as compared with
$500 on the previous day. Sixtey
nine deaths have been reported.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-23
PAsTHnE TO-DAY
WESTERN HERO IN
VJLCAN'S ATTIRE

William Desmond has played hui
morous cow-punchers, daredevil ad-
veoturers and whimsical characters
galore, but he has never appeared
quite so funny as he does on Danger
nrs Waters his latest production dis
tributed by Exhibitors Mutual 1t
was made by Jesse d. Hampton for
Robertson-Cole.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-23
GEO. WASHINGTON
TOO LATE TO ENTER
PRESIDENTIAL RACE

PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 2S.-Among
the belated applications to get upon
the ballots of different parties of this
state as presidential candidates are
those of George Washington of Brook-
lyn, n. ", who wants place as can
didate of the new American party
Lucy Page CASTOR of Chicago, OF the
Anti-Cigarette league, as republican,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-23

and whitefield Leon Tuck of Win
Leicester, Mass, as a democrat.
| AS none of these applications was
accompanied by petitions and all came
in after the filing date they get no
place on the ballot.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-23
ofr.oc of ,. \. Quinn
orINN's RI,Ilro

sl2 South Broadway. Los Angeles, Cal
April 1 2, 1919.
Mr.. l. J. Meyhery, S'iccess Picture
Company, culver City Cal:
Dear Sir-The production, Are
You Legally Married. is founded ON
unauestionably authentic facts that
every man. woman and child in the
limited States should know and in
0hich everyone is vitality Interested.
II satisfied my audiences during The
phenomenal run of four weeks at my
theatre in Los Angeles. and l can as
sure every exhibitor in the United
States that II is a positive. sure-fire
box office attraction
II can be OF any assistance to you.
or IL / can help any exhibitor toward
making this production the success 1t
deserves. / will be only too glad to
have either you or the exhibitor call
upon me.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-23

old, with William Faversham. as Little
Hal in THE Squaw Man. She Is
splendid swimmer and equestriephe
and an accomplished pianist.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-01-23
ARCADE THURSDAY. FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY
ARE you IDcArLY MAnnrrpG

Following is fac-simile Of what MIR,
]. A. quinn said about the picture and
ite worth.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-03-18

"Mrs. Delario will conceal Claire.
and for myself" he stopped to con-
slider this moment and asked again:
"You do not sink Eat so-called detec-
tive suspects Eat I am here? Well, zen
I hide here for re present"
"Oh. can't keep you here!" I cried
in some dismay.
mo, madame-I do not suggest It."
He smiled little. "But I can trust
you to keep my confidence Eat I have
gone to my apartment below?"
"Oh-I remember! But how are you
going to get into it? There's probably
man in the hall now, waiting for you
to come down."
"Ze fire escape-after dark. Eat is,
If dare trespass upon your hospital
tty for zis afternoon2"
Eyes, Of COURSE" I answered as cor
daily as I could; though the prospect
didn't fill me with any joy-a whole
afternoon shut up alone with him and
the diamonds!
1T really isn't safe for you to stay
here" began, when the rumble of the
dumb-waiter gave me another bright
thought. "And the fire escape won't
do, either-somebody would be sure to
see you. You'll have to go down by
the dumb-waiter, and you'd better do
1t as soon as possible-in case that
man comes back. And he WILL know
he will"
Monsieur considered this a moment
and then asked: "But how should
arrive inside my own apartment? Re
door to Eat little lift is shut and fast
ened on re inside"
"1'n lend you my icepick and you
can pry the door open. It's easy
enough to do-the elevator boy once
got into my own fiat that way for me
when I had lost my key-borrowed an
icepick from some one in a fiat below
and came up the dumb-waiter."
"Ah-I see," and he agreed with me
it would be safer for him to go. Think
ing I might start him on his down.
ward way and be rid of him before
Billy came-and was expecting him
to return from Mrs. Delario's every
minute and thought it much wiser to
see him alone and hear the news about
Gaire-I stepped into the kitchen, to
get the icepick and show monsieur
how to use it on his door.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-03-18

The dumb-waiter was rumbllng up
and up-apparently it was stopping at
my flat; and thinking it might be
something for me, or else a mistake for
the fiat below, to which would have
to call down, you've got the wrong
fiat!" I stopped a moment, icepick in
hand, to see If the bell would ring.
There was a slight pushing against
the dumb.waiter door-three or four
little clicks against the catch, such as
the wind might make blowing up the
shaft, had there been any wind to
blow. Almost before had taken this
In, there was different sound along
the crack, like tool on sheet metal-
q sort Of scratching, followed by a
sharp creak. The door burst open
and found myself looking into the
eyes of my just-dismissed detective.
1t would be hard to say which of the
two Of us, the man or myself, was the
more flabbergasted by the situation.
AS for me, was too astonished to ut
ter peep; and on his side, the rumble
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-03-18
Jane Bunker:
oppyriatss.Tte Rehhs.ltu1ll O.

a man and woman, perhaps-step up
to her and say, You are KIDNAPPING Eat
young girl-you are under arrest
come wis us Immediately And Ma
dame Delario-what does she dot She
goes wis zem-naturally; she dares
not do uzzerwise. She gets in a car
rage wis zoze strange people and zey
take her where zey please-she and
young girl can do Messing. I do not
need to be told how easy it isl have
experience in zoze sings-I know how
easy it will be, even in your boosted
New York and your America !-be'
cause know re people have to deal
wis"
realized that that was the way he
had fixed it for me-the time he sent
me the decoy telegram-but I did not
remind him Of it. Instead, admit.
ted:
"Yes-I see, it could be done. It
wouldn't be SAFE"
"Zey care not for zat," he broke in.
"Mon Dieu! How Is she to be saved?''
He looked at me and there were tears
In his eyes.
The only thing could suggest was.
I'VE might appeal for police protec-
tion," which he met with something be
tween a grOan and shrek.
"Ze police! Never! We must ex-
haust all Eat we can sink of to try
all places where we may hide, she and
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-03-18

"And do you not see re plotT'' he
"cried. "Zey accuse me Of some crime
-zey have me put under arrest and
while / am in prison zey get my little
= Claire"
But what crime, monsieur7 You
have not done anything on this side of
the water: have you, that any one can
get hold OFF,
bah! I do Messing! ley bring
forged papers from France-perhaps
szey extradite me before I can even say
farewell to my child"
but haven't you got some proofs on
your side?" I ventured. sYou can make
it evident to the court"
"To-ze-court!" he fairly Kissed
the words ut me. "Mon Dieu-what is
it you say? Re messenger Of ze en-
peror under arrest in American" He
drew out his handkerchief aud wiped
his brow. "What does it matter If
prove zis or zat-I am under arrest
she is left at re mercy Of zoze scoun-
drels! I could kill zem with my naked
hands!''
"Why not let Mrs. Delario take her
Immediately to Californian was the
bright suggestion from me.
He met it with scorn. "How far does
madame get wis herr To Chicago7 To
Pittsburgh? Probably she does not
even leave New York; She gets into
sleeping-car, and man-two men
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-03-18

o..n .utu the nan, siamming the kitch.
en- door after me and locking 1t. In
two seconds more had up the chain.
bolt and had warned monsieur of dam
ger and to keep absolutely still; and
all this while Mr.. Detective Man was
scrambling into the kitchen.
He gave wrench on the door han.
die, expecting to find me trying to
Lang on to the other 'side-and found
the door locked.
"Diable!" heard him say, low un-
der his breath.
Monsieur had tiptoed to place be-
side me, and though white as sheet,
conducted himself admirably. I had,
by framing the words with my lips,
made him understand that the man
who had just broken in through the
dumb-waiter shaft was the detective
I had dismissed at the front door not
fifteen minutes ago.
BY signs then communicated to
monsieur the suggestion that now was
his chance to escape by the front door
while held his pursuer In the kitchen.
Monsieur disagreed with me, fatty,
and by signs Informed me that there
might be half dozen men waiting in
the outer hall to nab him the instant
he showed his face. Which seemed
reasonable and likely and I had no
means of disproving the contention.
therefore made the next move on
my intruder.
"Hello. mister" I called through the
door at him. "You may as we'll go
out the way you came in. for you've
got as far as you'll get into this fiat"
Madame, listen," he returned. ION
my word Of honor mean you no harm
Il wish only to speak with you, pri-
vately and Immediately"
"Your method of obtaining private
Interviews is most inviting-also con-
vincing Of the truth Of what you say"
you left me no alternativeI am
obliged to see you"
The truth flashed into me that he'd
already traced monsieur to my fiat
and the determination to see me was
only an excuse to lay hold on him :
and at the same moment monsieur
touched me on the shoulder and by
signs communicated the same fear,
ending with pantomimic appeal to
me to save him.
"Mr. Smith," called through the
door again, you asked for private
interview with me and now you have
it. will put my ear to the keyhole
and you may whisper through what
you have to say"
He said something that I didn't
catch-I know it was q bad word
and replied with politeness, IF you
will kindly unlock the door and allow
me to enter, you will have no cause
to regret it. On my word of honor,
assure you that no harm shall come to
you-or any property Of yours"
Thanks for your kind assurance
and won't unlock the door,"
Madame. I beg Of you to listen to
reason"
''Mr. Jones. If you are not out Of