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New-York tribune., 1920-12-26
omen Hope tor Place President Hardings Cabinet
W ay May Be Found in the Creation of New Departme
Bills Now Before Congress Would
Provide Place for a Femii-
nine Secretary / y

ness women, employers, social work
ers, teachers and others. They came
from all parts Of the United States.
and they went away greatly inspired
with the vision Of their next Pres,-
dent.
AT that time Senator Harding
went on record as in favor Of a new
department in the government, a de-
partment which would bear some
such name as that Of the depart
ment Of public welfare. Nothing
was said about woman's HEADING
this proposed department. The work
New-York tribune., 1920-12-26
Women's First Bill

Mrs. Maud Wood Park, chairman
of the National League Of Women
Voters and formerly chairman Of the
Congressional Committee Of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage
Association, expressed herself as ia
vorable 70 woman in the Presi-
dents Cabinet. Mrs. Parks chief
interest Of the last month has been
the matter Of getting this bill on ma
ternity and infant hygiene through
Congress. It was the first expression
Of q nationwide group Of women
since the women had the right Of
suffrage.
II should be glad to see a woman
appointed to q Cabinet position"
said Mrs. Park. "Her qualifications
for the office should be, in the
first place, character, in the large
sense. She should have Judgment
and command respect. Her previous
experience should have been along
executive lines and whatever special
training the Office to which she was
appointed called for"
Without Regard to Sex
Jeannette Rankin, now field secre-
tary for the National Consumers
League, is working for the measures
with which the new department
would be concerned. =
II hope the day will come when
we will not discuss whether there
are women in the Cabinet" said Miss
Rankin, while discussing the desira-
bility Of a woman Cabinet member.
Il hope the time will come when
officers will be chosen solely for
their qualifications, without regard
for their SEX"
In this matter Of qualifications
we have a definition Of those for q
Cabinet member given to us by an
officeholder whose name we must
withhold. Much as we should like to
take the definition to ourselves, we
must acknowledge the debt, though
thus unsatisfactory to our readers:
"The head of every department
has many special pieces Of work
under him, often singularly unre-
lated, and, Of course, he cannot know
scientifically about all OF perhaps
any Of them. He needs, therefore, to
know about people. % that ha can
New-York tribune., 1920-12-26
By Hannah Mitchell

ing toward the higher Offices in
~ our government. The creation
Of new executive department
in the Federal government. the pro-
posed department Of social or public
welfare, probably will open a place
for women In the Presidents Cab,-
net.
Nine. Secretary might then be con-
sidered in the line Of succession to
the Presidency. No provision was
made in the Constitution for the
Presidents Cabinet, and consequent
" nothing is said Of the members
succession. The executive depart
ments have been created by acts Of
Congress under the phrase in the
Constitution which says:
The Succession
"The Congress shall have power
to make all laws which shall
be necessary and proper for carrying
into execution the foregoing powers,
and all other powers vested by this
Constitution In the government OF
the United States, or in any depart
ment or Office thereof"
In 1885 law was passed vesting
the succession to the Presidency, IN
the event Of the Presidents and the
Vice-President's death or disability,
In the Cabinet officers in the order
Of the creation of their departments.
AS the interests Of women have
become more and more intensive in
affairs Of government, certain ca
pable members of the sex have been
elected or appointed to official po-
stions. With the opening Of our
next Congress the second woman will
take her place as Representative in
Congress. She is Miss Alice Rob-
srtson, Of Oklahoma. The first
woman ever elected to Congress in
this country was Miss Jeanette
Rankin, Of Montana.
Woman's Highest Job
The highest position held by
q woman in the Federal government
at present Is that of Civil Service
Commissioner, the place to which
Mrs. Helen Hamilton Gardener was
appointed last year. Miss Julia
lathrop, as chief Of the Children's
Bureau Of the Department Of Labor,
has been one Of the outstanding ex-
amples Of the work a woman can
DO IN the business Of the government
since hsr appointment to that place
In 1912.
In several elections women have
run FOR the United States Senate,
but with little success. l. would be
our prophecy that the higher house
of the legislative body Of our gov-
ernment will be the last place
In the machinery Of government to
feel the invasion Of the newly en-
sranchised voters, With the excep-
ton Of the Supreme Court.
In respect to the new Cabinet
poainon, Washington has the no
don pretty firmly nxed that a
woman will be chosen by President
Harding. The remark. wherever
vsutursd concerning the possibility
u . woman In tho naxt Cabinet,
brought the response,
"Oh. yes, you mean for the new
chair Of public welfare"
Representative Women There
According TO many Of the women
in Washington, the whole idea
stax.sd ON Social Justice Day, Oc-
tobex /, In Marion, Ohio, when moro
than Ave thousand women greeted
senator Harding. His speech con-
cerning what was called SOCIAL JUS
sice" contained tho nucleus from
which ths whole movement has
grown.
That was before the election, ana
the women greeting the Republican
candidate, while in the main Repub-
icans, wsys representative of worn
sns intszssts along ths very broad
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New-York tribune., 1920-12-26

with which 1t should be occupied COW
cred the sort Of things in which
women had declared themselves In
terested, but according to women
who made the pilgrimage to the
front porch in Marion, the chance of
having a woman In the Cabinet did
not occur to them.
Newspapermen Started II
With their tendency to prophesy,
however, the newspaper correspond
ents saw tho chance which the vom-
en- themselves missed. They Jumped
ahead and declared that such q de-
partment as Senator Harding rec
commended should and probably
would have = woman az its chief.
And 80 the idea has grown. The
women interested in politics thought
we'll OF the newspapermen's idea.
"a woman in tho Cabinet7 Yes.
Why not? The things which this
department would handle are the
things for which women wanted the
right to vote. Who would be better
able than a woman to manage the
Department." is the way they put 1t.
The next consideration Is that Of
getting a bill passed creating the
new department.
As the Cabinet now stands, few,
II any, persons have considered the
possibility Of . woman's being ap-
pointed TO one Of the posts. None Of
the women leaders has expressed
wish of seeing one Of her sex ap-
pointed to any Of the existing secre-
taryships. OF course, If the Demo
Gratis wished to steal march on the
Republicans, and any more resigna-
tions are handed to President VIII
son, woman might be slipped into
a Cabinet post for the few remaining
weeks Of this Administration. How
ever, that is beside the point, and be-
yond probability.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-26
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MRS. HARRIET 4TAY-
4'A LOR UPTON, active
both IN politics and qOomes's
club qV0rk

ment Of public welfare, since the
Children's Bureau will be under
that department.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-26
New Place Proposed

The new department ia now under
consideration In committees Of the
United States Senate. A bill pro-
posing a department Of public well
fare has been introduced by Senator
Medill McCormick. II creates q new
executive department with . secreta-
~ Of public welfare who shall be tho
head thereof, b b appointed BY the
President, by and with the consent
OF the Senate. The salary 4or this
Office shall b e12!O Z year. accord
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-18
Penrose, Not Sims; Originator of
Charges Against Navy, Says Daniels

even though he had just learned of
them, because his answer to Admiral
Sims covered the matter fully.
Wanted British Office.
Secretary Daniels said Admiral
Sims highest and dearest ambition"
was blasted when he was refused a
commission to accept an appointment
as honorary member of the British
admiralty.
The secretary added that the admir-
al expressed deep regret and embar-
rassment' when the commission was
denied because the tender had come
from the king himself" Although the
offer was without precedent, Mr.. Dan
iels said it could not be accepted be-
cause, it was un-American," and had
not been made to representatives of
the other allies.
. He devoted the rest of the day to a
resume of the navy departments war
construction activities, compromising
approximately 1000 vessels, nearly
three times as many as there were in
the entire navy when the war started.
He paid high tribute to Rear Admiral
David w. Taylor, chief constructor,
who he said, had no superior in the
world.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-18
SPRONG GIVEN 18
MONTHS; ANDERSON
CR!T|CIzES STATE
(Ry Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 18. -
State courts were charged with fail
ure to do their duty by Judge a. B.
Anderson in United States District
court here today after he had SEN
fenced several persons who pleaded
guilty to theft of automobiles and
transporting them in interstate traffic.
Il have to do this because the state
courts won't do their duty declared
Judge Anderson. For years and years
cars have been stolen all over the city
and state. When the courts do their
duty and sentence the criminals the
governor lets them out.
Parole Board Gets Share.
II have to have the petty criminal
business because the governor or the
parole board or someone let's them out
as soon as they are sentenced. That
is the plain truth, and it is about
time the people of Indiana know
about It,"
Judge Anderson sentenced Otto B.
Sprong, former finance clerk in the
Richmond postoffice, to IS months in
prison when SprOng pleaded guilty to
a charge of embezzling money from
the postOffice funds.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-18
ARMY PLANS
IN DEADLOCK
OF C0NFERES
Volunteer Training of Youths
Is Snag Over Which Senate
and House Members Cannot
Agree.
HOUSE DIVIDES EVENLY

WASHINGTON May 18-A dead
lock on the army reorganization bill
was reached today by the senate and
house conferes. Senate provisions
TO reorganize the force caused the
breach, and the question will be
brought to the house for a vote.
The disagreement, Chairman Wads-
worth, of the senate managers said,
came despite an offer from the SEN
ate side to strike out the senate pro-
vision for voluntary military training
for youths between Is and u years
old.
Under the senate bill. the national
guards would become a part of the
United States army as federal troops.
not militia. The house conferes di-
vIded evenly on acceptance OF the
plan.
Representative Kahn, of California,
chairman, and Representative Nc
henzle, of Illinois, Republican. fa-
vored accepting the senate provision,
but Representative Anthony, Republi-
can, Kansas, and Representative
Demp, Democrat, Alabama, refused
their approval, and the disagreement
resulted
Senate Offers Concession
Senator Wadsworth said that. in an
effort to secure adoption of the gem
eral plan TO federalize the ma tional
guards, the senate managers offered
a concession that the plan be made
optional, so that states could or could
not have their national guard join the
national army as they saw fit.
This concession also was refused
by the house managers. he said Rep
! resentative Kahn will report the dis
agreement TO the house, probably
with motion that the house recede
from its position
Senator Wadsworth said he would
have little difficulty in reaching an
agreement on other points, and ex-
pressed confidence that compromise
legislation would be completed before
the proposed recess of congress.
The sendteS conterees offered to
abandon the senate plan for voluntary
military training was believed to fore
cast final elimination for training pros
poets, for treatment later in a sepa-
rate compulsory training bill being
drafted by the house military sub-com-
mitee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-18
BANKERS may RAISE
RATES OF INTEREST

Richmond and Wayne county bank
ers expect to hold a meeting within
short time to decide whether or not
the rates of interest shall be raised.
The local banks are charging six per
cent on most loans In the event that
the proposed raise becomes effective
the rate on loans will probably be
seven per cent and in some cases even
higher.
Local bankers declare that their op-
Grating expenses are more than double
what they were a few years ago, and
that in order to meet the increased
salaries paid employees and other cur
rent expenses, a raise to seven per
cent Will be necessary.
The rates charged by local banks is
determined largely by the federal re-
serve banks. The federal reserve
banks formerly loaned money to the
local banks at four and one-half and
five per cent
The federal reserve rates to the
local banks is now six per cent in
most cases In order to meet the in
crease in federal reserve rates an in
crease to at least seven per cent is
almost imperative, bankers say.
The rates in COnnersville, New
castle and other surrounding cities
have been seven and in some cases
eight per cent for some time.
Most of the banks in Richmond
charge the same rate on small loan
as on large one. Thus the proposed
increase will affect every person who
contracts a loan.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-18
French Troops Are Drawn
Back to Rhine Bridge

COBLENZ, May 17-American au-
thorities here were informed today
from Mayence that all French troops
which have been in Frankfort and
other centers in the Main district had
returned to the Mayence bridgehead
at $50 o'clock this morning.
Four hours were required for the
French and Belgians east of the Rhine
to withdraw. No incidents or disturb
ances were reported during the day.
Mayors of several of the smaller towns
evacuated expressed appreciation of
the attitude of the French, upon with
drawing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-18
COOP. COURSES TO
Be PUT into H. s.
DURING FALL TERM

According to plans outlined by Fl.
G. McCOmb, vocational director Of
Richmond schools, a cooperative in
dustrial course will be offered the
male students of high school next
term.
McComb returned Monday from a
two weeks conference with vocational
directors from all over the country,
where the latest plans and ideas have
been given consideration. The coop
eratlve course did not originate with
the conference. however, McCOmb
having been working on the project
for several months.
The cooperative course has been
tried and found successful in several
Of the leading high schools of the coun-
try said McComb. The course
proves of mutual advantage to stu
dents and manufacturers.
Manufacturers chiefly benefit be-
cause two boys are assigned one ma
chine. One boy will work at the fac
tory for about two weeks. then return
to school. Another boy will take the
machine for two weeks and then he
will return to school, the first boy re-
turning to the factory. This plan is
used for any number Of boys and
throughout the school term. The boy
will then work at the factory during
the summer.
THE course will provide Richmond
manufacturers with high grade labor
and will serve to cut the labor turn
over. This latter trouble has proved
of great concern to manufacturers
lately"
Several Richmond factories are en-
ploying high school students after
school and on Saturday. 1t is expect
ed these will readily cooperate. Among
the school that have found the course
a great success are Woodward high of
Cincinnati: York, Pennsylvania, and
Fitchburg, Mass.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-18
Meats Only Commodity
TO Fall in Year, Says
-llIetin of Packers

CHICAGO, May 18-The wholesale
price of meat has declined 16 per
cent during the past year, while the
prices Of nearly all other necessities
have increased. according to the
monthly bulletin of the Institute of
American Meat Packers.
The decline in the price Of beef be
tween March, 1919 and March of this
year averaged cents a pound, the
bulletin says. It further states that
the following increases were recorded
by other articles while meat de,
creased:
Clothes and clothing 65 per cent
fuel and lighting, IA per cent; lumber
ana building material 81 per cent;
house furnishing goods, 81 per cent
farm products five per cent; food, not
including meats, q per cent; all com
<1odities combined, 26 per cent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-18
U. s. WOMEN TAKING
PROMINENT PART IN
ENGLISH DRY DRIVE
Bv MARY HENkE

LONDON, April 29.-Temperance
workers from all over the world have
just closed a meeting in London. The
meeting was held in London prlmar-
lily, no doubt. to stimulate the cam
paign of the 'pussyfooters," as proh1-
bitionists are Indignantly termed over
here.
But, as far as England is concerned,
the effects seem to have been dubi-
Gus. The workingman still clings to
his beer. and even the churchmen
re not so enthusiastic as Yankee op-
timism has led the workers from the
other side to anticipate.
Women who campaigned to make
America dry did not spare their elo-
quence here, and if they did not con-
vince their British audiences, at least
they won their admiration.
Mrs. Mary Harris Armour, of Geor-
gia, known as the Georgia cyclone"
because of her rapidity of speech and
whirlwind methods, was one of the
leading figures in the convention. The
London press ironically referred TO
her by the nickname of "Matchless
Mary and directed most of their
shrapnel of attack and sarcasm in her
direction.
America Holds Stage
AS afr as the convention itself was
concerned, America held the stage.
Whether for praise or abuse, the dele
gates from the United States came in
for the lions share and speakers who
started out to address the entire con
vention invaria bly, narrowed down to
the friends from America"
AS far as the British temperance
workers are concerned, unstinting ad-
miration is given the republic, and
Continued on Page Sevenl
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-18
80 Join American Legion
On First Day of Drive

More than 80 new members were
added to the local post of the Ameri-
can legion as a result of the Mondays
campaign, the leaders Of the drive
estimate. All of the ward captains
have not reported and it is thought
that the total will exceed that mum.
ber when the returns are all in
The membership campaign being
made by Harry Ray post, No 65 is a
part of the national campaign by which
the legion hopes to add 100000 ex-
service men to its membership rolls.
The city has been organized into
wards and precincts and a house to
house canvass Is being made The ad-
vantages and purposes of the legion
will be explained to all the former
soldiers, sailors and marines and they
will be urged to join.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-18
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator
Penrose, Republican, Pennsylvania,
and not Rear Admiral Sims, originated
the basic charges against the navy
department contained in the admirals
letter of January Z, Secretary Daniels
asserted today before the senate COM
mittee investigating the naval conduct
Of the war.
Mr.. Daniels recalled that the Sen
ator in a speech in the senate, Aug. "a,
1918, declared that prOcrastinatiOn on
the part of the secretary delayed the
termination of the war at least three
months, cost SIS 1000, 100000, and many
lives.
The words used by Senator Penrose
were almost identical with those used
by Admiral Sims more than a year
later, Mr.. Daniels said.
Either Admiral Sims is a plagiarist
and appropriated his views and
charges from Senator Penrose, or by
the new science of mental telepathy
the views of the senator were COM
raunicated TO Admiral Sims, declared
Mr.. Daniels.
"PenroSe comes from Pennsylvania
and Sims was appointed to the Naval
academy from that state. Did they
collaborate or exchange mental tele-
grams?"
Might Have Probed Penrose.
The committee might have saved
thousands of reams of paper and hum
Greds of thousands Of words" by in
vestigating Penrose's charges, the wit
CeSS said.
Senator Penrose was Imposed upon
by some informant almost as reckless
in his figures as Admiral Sims was in
his accusations" Daniels continued. 1T
Is also worthy of note he said, that
at the very time Penrose was making
this speech. Sims was writing to Cap
tain Pratt threatening an investigation
of the conduct Of the war"
Mr. Daniels said he would not an
swer the Penrose charges at length,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-18
772 Is Dog Population
Of County by Tax-Tags

Woof, woof! Seven hundred and
seventy-two dogs have been properly
licensed in Wayne county, according
to the annual report made public at
tie assessors Office Tuesday morning.
The exact number OF dogs upon
which taxes were paid last year is not
known, but only $2,113 dog tax money
was assessed in comparison to $2,436
this year. 1t is thought the dog
colony must have multiplied.
Probably $50 dog taxes are delin-
quent this year, it is estimated. De-
lnquent taxes are payable to Town
ship Trustee Edgerton at his office in
the courthouse A fine, in addition to
delinquent tax is charged all dog tax
evaderS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-18
UNCLE SAM GOES TO
WORK ON RAILROAD
MESS; CARS ROUTED
(Bv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, May 18.-Respond-
ing to telegraphic appeals, state rail-
way and public service commissions
throughout the country today were
working in conjunction with the inter-
state commerce commission in an ef-
fort to relieve the practically nation
wide freight congestions.
Hundreds of Investigators were at
work securing data on conditions at
important gateways and terminals,
and most of this was expected to be
in the hands of the commission to-
night.
After informing themselves of the
situa ton through this data, the COM
missioners are expected to announce
course of action for relief, but at
best, they pointed out, it will require
several days and possibly weeks be-
fore anything like normal transporta-
tion conditions can be renewed
Complaints Increasing
In the meantime an increasing num-
ber of complaints from shippers and
requests for assistance from railroads
themselves continue to come in, and
numerous suggestions for embargoes
and priorities have been made.
The committee is keeping in con-
stant touch with every move and Is
urging cooperation between all ele-
ments concerned as the only possible
solution.
NEW YORK, May 18,-Eighty per
cent of New York City's export trade
has been diverted to Philadelphia,
Baltimore and other eastern ports by
shippers desiring TO avoid the conges-
ton caused here by harbor and rail-
road strikes, according to estimates
made by shipping men here today
Thousands Of carloads of export
freight have been switched to other
cities because of railroad embargoes,
it was stated.