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The Washington times., 1920-09-20
7WOHURT BY AUTOS
IN CAPITAL SUNDAY
Sophie Katzman, 80 Years Old.
Struck and Injured Severely.
Child Hit at Crossing.

Two persons were injured yester-
day, one of them seriously, and the
others had narrow escapes as q result
of automobile accidents yesterday.
Sophie Kaufman, eighty years old.
OF 1000 Tenth street northwest, is at
the Emergency Hospital as result
OF injuries received when she was
struck by a taxicab at Ninth and Q
streets late last night. She is ex-
pected to recover. The aged woman
has a broken left hand and a possible
fracture of the skull. She was on her
way home when she was struck.
Dorothy Schafer, nine years old,
was struck and injured by an auto
mobile while crossing Fourteenth and
Columbia road yesterday. The ma
chine was operated by v. NJ. Prescott,
OF 1892 Oakwod Terrace by Westcott.
]. ID. Baltimore. OF 1245 8 street.
northwest, had a narrow escape from
injury yesterday when an automobile
he was driving corlidcd with another
machine driven by Thomas Hennessey.
of 13l6 Oak street northwest, near
Sixteenth and s streets last night
Both cars were badly damaged.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
Cadets to Wear Khaki
Shirts, Blue Trousers;
No Blouses, Due to Cost

High school cadet uniforms dur
ing the coming year will consist Of
blue trousers, khaki shirt and blue
cap, stephen +. Kramer, assistant
superintendent of schools announced
today. AS a measure of economy
the cadets will wear no blouses.
This was decided after a confer
ence between Mr.. Kramer, other
school officials, former officers of
the cadet corps and others.
ITO buy a complete suit. II would
cost the boy S38,' said Mr.. Kramer.
I'VE do not feel that we should ask
the boy to pay that much for n uni
form. We have also found that this
high price, in many instances, has
made IL impossible for some boys
to enter the cadets. This Ia only a
temporary measure. We are doing
this for the boys"
The uniform this year will cost
about $19. Both privates and off,
GERS will wear the same uniforms,
except for shoulder bars or straps.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
FIRST Stone Of DC.
Shrine IS Received
Viewed by Cardinal Gibbons on
Way-To Be Laid at Catholic
University Thursday.

The cornerstone for the Shrine OF
the Immaculate Conception. the *i0.'
OOO. 900 cathedral on the campus OF
the Catholic University. which will
be laid with impressive ceremonies
Thursday afternoon. has arrived In
Washington. ss
The stone was brought here yester.
day on a truck decorated with flags.
On it's way the truck was stopped for
some time in front of the cathedral
in Baltimore. where the stone wa4 in
spected by Cardinal Gibbons. The
cardinal will onficiate at the cere-
monies Thursday afternoon.
The stone was to have been placed
on exhibition last Wednesday in Wall
street. New York city, and would
have been at the scene Of the explo'
sion had not the exhibition been
postponed on account of the absence
of Mayor Hylan of New York. 1t Is
of Milford granite and weighs $500
pounds. James J. Sexton, OF STAN
ford. Conn, the donor OF the stone
accompanied It on it's trip here
Prominent Government officials, in.
GLIDING the President, members of hi.
cabinet and members of the Supreme
Court OF the United States, with
members of the ! diplomatic corps,
have been invited to the ceremonies
Thursday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
new COMMISSIONERS
TO ADDRESS CITY CLUB
]. Thilman Hendrick Will Appear
Sept. 22 and Miss Boardman
Will Speak Sept. 20.

]. Thiiman Hendrick and Miss
Mabel T. Boardman. newly appointed
District Commissioners. have consent
ed to address weekly forum luncheons
of the City Club. according to an
nouncement by John Walsh, chair
man OF the clubs civics and forum
committee
Mr.. Hendric,s will be the clubs guest
At luncheon at 1890 Wednesday af-
ternoou at the clubhouse, Farragut
Square; and Miss Boardman, who re-
.urns to the city September "a, will
be the clubs guest Wednesday after
noon, September 20. J. A. Whitfield.
president OF the club, will preside at
both luncheons.
Mr.. Hendrick Is an active member
Of the club and already is known per-
sonally to many Of the members.
His appointment to address the club
will be his first public appearance
since taking the oath OF office and
will give him his first formal oppor-
tunity to give a message to the citi-
zens of Washington.
The forum meetings have become
10 popular and have attracted such
large crowds that members of the
club have been warned to appear by
1880 II they want to be certain of a
scat.
Tho Public Health Group Of the
club. the seventh OF the activities
groups to get under way, will or
xanise at a meeting at s o'clock to-
morrow night At the clubhouse.
Emile Beriiner, the inventor, 9
chairman OF the organization COM
nittee and will preside.
Tho clubs Public Utilities Group
will meet at 8 o'clock Thursday
evening at the clubhouse.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
HONORED BY VENEZUELA
Foreign Service School Gets Cup
From Government of Southern
Republic.

The Foreign Service School of
Georgetown University has been
honored twice by the Venezuelan gov
eminent by the presentations of a
silver loving cup and OF a medal
The silver loving cup, which 10 on
exhibition In the office of the Inter
American High Commission in the
Treasury Department, was won by the
students of the school who went to
Venezuela this summer to study con-
ditions, and while there played sew
eral baseball games with Venezuelan
teams. Their prowess won the cup.
The medal has been presented to
DR.. Guillermo A. Shervell, head of the
Spanish department OF the school, and
is the medal for public instruction
granted by the Venezuelan govern
ment to distinguished educators. DIR.
SherweIl accompanied the students on
their trip this summer.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
EXPERTS DE[VE.
IN BOOZE EVILS
J. Barleycorn to Be 0issected by
Anti-AIcohoI Congress at
Raleigh Hotel.
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those countries adopt prohition. An
other interesting discussion viii be
the dual presentation OF the dispens-
airy system by former Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue Daniel c. Roper.
who will discuss the results OF Its op-
GRAFTON in South Carolina; and dis
cussion Of the "Bratt System" In Swe-
den. which Is similar tS this south
Carolina disp -nsary sytsem' by Sen
ator Alexis B)orkman.
Postwar conditions and economic
emergencies have prevented delegates
from Poland and Germany from at
tending Cardinal Mercier. OF Belgium
Congress, sent word that at the last
minute that he would be unable to
be present. Governor Hobby, OF
Texas. has sent delegation composed
entirely of woemn to the convention,
and IL Is the only all-feminine repre-
sentation at the congress :
MANY FOREIGN DELEGATES. '
A feature of the congress is the
who will discuss papers. Nearly every
member OF the diplomatic corps has
sent word that he has been delegated
by his government to be present as a
delegate.
A big pageant vii be given tomor-
row evening on the east plaza OF the
Capitol, under the direction OF Marie
Moore Forrest. director OF Pageants
of the District of Columbia Commun-
iy Service. The performance will
consist of a series of tableaux show
ing the progress OF temperance since
the early days until the passage Of
the Constitutional Amendment which
made the United States dry.
About 300 persons will participate
in the pageant, and vested choirs
from several Washington churches
will assist the community chorus and
about $50 young women from the
Government departments. The per-
formance will start at 8 o'clock.
The Marine Band will play.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
WATCH
AT Rivers Edge for Next
Plunge Of Di1Grict's
September Morn.
LOCKERS" IN CLUB.
Strawberry Blonde Sheds
Clothes and Swims If
Boat Is Gone.

A club OF Silent Nocturnal Watch
ers is being formed today at one Of
the big canoe clubs on the river
near Glen Echo.
Reason:
A statuesque strawberry blonde"
beauty was called to the city early
Saturday evening from the Joys of
camping life on the large island,
Just OF the canal on the Broad.
water.
Arrangements had been made to
leave . canoe tied to the shore SO
she might come over when she re-
turned late in the night. 80
But the owner Of the canoe, which
had been borrowed" seeing 1t
parked at the rivers edge, seized
it and padded 1t away.
Now for the intric-ate" part:
The ss.b.b. returning some time
in the wee sma' hours, dismisses
her escort at the car line, and
blithely desceEds the hillside and
makes for the canoe.
No car back to town: early. very
early, in the morning, and being un-
able or unwilling to arouse the
folks in the camp. she is confronted
with the problem Of finding an
abode for the remainder Of the
night.
But not for long does she stand
shivering in the cold and loneliness
of the approaching dawn on come
her garments, there Is a steRlthy
splash in the chilly water, and your
Modern Amazon is headed for the
other side.
A friendly rowboat takes her
back to her feminine habiliments
she dresses, rows back to camp. and
the deed is done.
Therefore, a club of Silent Moe
turnal Watchers Is being formed
today at the big club UP the river.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
210,OOOExTRA
IN PAY OF i. S.
Civil Service Employees Now
Number 69l,196, as Against
80,327 In 1916.

More than 900. 900 persons were on
the clvil payroll OF the United States
Government at the peak OF the war
period. the Civil Service Commission
announced today.
This 10 a revision upward" Of more
than 10000 over the highest pre-
vious estimate, and Is due largely TO
late returns from various branches of
the War Department. where large
NUMBERS OF extra employees were
brought lin under lump sum" appro-
priations without reference to civil
service requirements.
This peak force" has been reduced.
In the twenty-five months since the
armistice was signed. to 091.ll6 civil
service employees, comprising those In
the District of Columbia and in all
other sections of the United States.
This fKure compares with $50. 1927 en-
ployes on June 30. 1915. the high
water mark before the war period.
While the process Of reducing the
Federal force of workers IL continu-
Gus. II Is not likely to show any
marked decrease for q long time to
come. The Navy civilian personnel
has jumped from 2S.455 before the
war to 10000. and the War Depart
ment's from $3.50 to l+7.2l2. The
vastly Increased operations of the
army and navy on a peace footing
the army Is being organized on q
standing basis three times as large as
IL was three years ago. and the navy
III in the process Of becoming the most
powerful in the world---have made the
organization OF an enlarged civilian
force Necessary.
The Adjutant Generals office main
tained huge clerical force to classify
the draft records of the more than
1000, 900 men who went into the army
during the war. Several hundred tons
Of records from the local draft boards
are now in process OF classification.
They must be kept up to date. for
the purposes of the War Risk Bureau
and other Governmental agencies.
The Treasury Department also has
increased its force more than 100 per
cent in the past three years--it now
has 70,336 employees. az against 30,S2s
in 1875. The increase is due chiefly
to the work of the Internal Revenue
Bureau In prohibition enforcement
and taxation work. But consider
able share of II Is absorbed in the
work Of the War Risk Bureau. al
though this force latterly has been
considerably curtailed.
The total of Federal workers in the
District of Columbia is now s0,55s.
as against 36.<77 on June 30, 1916.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
BABIES 0PENDR|VE
FOR CHANCE T0LNE
Little Chaps at Florence Critten-
$ den Home Hold Show Where
Prize Is Milk and Bread.

1t isn't any ordinary baby show
which 10 being conducted today. to-
morrow and "wednesday at 1927 q
street northwest. There aren't any
prizes for the prettiest baby nor the
most perfect baby. nor the baby with
the most winning smile.
The only prizes for these babies
who are taking part in the show are
milk and bread and clothing for an
other year.
The show is being conducted by the
local board of managers Of the Flor
cnce Crittenden Home to get funds
for carrying on the work at the hon.
during the coming year. Heretofore
IL has not been necessary to resort
to public exhibition of the babies to
get funds.
But abnormal conditions have
forced former contributors to discon-
tinue their contributions, according to
members of the board, while the ad-
vancing food prices practically have
doubled the expenses of the home. at
21S Third street.
There are twenty four babies now
being cared for at the 'home-babies
who were born there and who are he
ing kept there while their mothers
fnd employment and get themselves
fitted to take up che double burden OF
motherhood and fatherhood.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
TESTS RIGHTS
0FFLAT BUYER
Suit Before Rent Commission
Asks Decision on Co-opera-
tive Purchasing Plan.

The cooperative sales apartment
pian." recently inagurated by Wash
,ngton real estate agents was
brought before tho District rent COM
mission this morning. when the CON-
mission was asked to render de-
cision as to whether the agents In
such cases have authority to serve
apartments which have been sold un-
der the new plan.
The question came up In the case
Of Lulu i. Waters and others. versus
swartzell. Rheep q Hensey Com
pany. agents for Fontanet Courts.
l+00 Fairmont street northwest
The tenants upon whom notices to
vscate had been served presented TO
the commission arguments to show
that the agents had no right to serve
such notices. They claimed that the
persons who had purchased the apart
ments had no authority to serve eVic-
tion notices. inasmuch as they had not
yet become owners OF the property,
one clause of the contract of sale
stipulating that until forty-four or
the sixty-nve apartments In the house
had been sold, no actual sale OF any
one apartment could be declared con-
summAted. In the case OF the Fon-
tanet Courts. the necessary number
of apartments have not been sold, 1t
was charged, and therefore the pur-
chasers Of individual apartments have
merely been given long time leases
on the property.
The only phase of the case which
the commission will be able to decide is
that OF possession, and whether evic-
tion of tenants has been legally
brought about.
1t was argued that, inasmuch as the
eviction laws Of the District require
that property ordered vacated must
be wanted for the use OF the owner
himself, any eviction notice to be
served on apartment house tenants
must be served by the owner himself,
and not by the agent and must state
whether the property was wanted for
possession by the owner.
The decision Of the commission on
this case is awaited with interest BY
the many persons in Washington who
have taken advantage of the Co
operative apartment house sales
plan" as It 10 the first case Of the
kind to be brought before the COM
mission and Is looked upon as a test
case.
whsn the rent commission recon
vened kkfs morning after q short sum-
mer vacation. 1t found twenty-one
cases on the docket.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
BOOST BLAMED
Head Of Housing Corporation
Explains Rate Increase at
Plaza Hotels.

Numerous complaints are being ~
ceived by the United States Housing
Corporation as q result OF the pre-
posed increase from SAC to &50.50 .
month for room and board paid By
Government workers living at ths
Dormitories. which goes into effect
october !.
According to a statement issued By
Robert Watson. president of the u.
s. Housing Corporation, the minimum
wage act passed by Congress In
largely responsible for the increase.
as this act boosted the payroll Of the
help used at the dormitories approxi-
mAteiy $50. 900 a year.
The statement also points out that
last year a large iiEt OF provisions
could be bought under contracts made
by the general supply committee for
all Government departments. but
this year, owing TO uncertainties IN
the market, many articles are not on
contract and bills for provisions In
July exceeded June bills by more ghar
$1,000. other supplies, including ccsr
have increased under the schedule or
must be purchased in open market
The Housing Corporation estiEAteS
that the expenses for the fiscal year
le2c-zl will exceed the receipts at the
present rate by over 500. 900. and thte
estimate cannot be lowered. 1t il
claimed, unless the standard OF serve
ice was eppi iably lowered.
In one of the letter received By NJ.
Watson. ens Of the women living 1t
the dormitories Suggests that tfoussnde
Of collars could 5e saved 10 the w@uce
VINO take their meals at the dogmitor,et
II they would wait upon themselves
Others suggest that many OF the ems
ployes now working there could be dis
charged. and that their absence would
not be felt TO any material extent
According to a letter sent TO The
Times by "Six Indignant Wsr " ork.
ers," Indignation meetings have been
held in the various buildings In re-
gard to the proposed increase. q
At the yresent time there are ap.
proximateIy 1, 800 women employed ov
the Government living at the dormi-
tories. There are twelve buildings
each one containing 122 single roomo
and 20 double rooms. with a total OF
1872 beds in each house.
The executive staff Of each house
consists Of one manager, who receives
800 a month with room and board.
and two assistants. who receive from
$40 to $50 a month with room ana
board. depending upon the length q
service. Each house has six maids and
one charwoman who receive $71 .
month without room and board. u
According to officials Of the Hous-
ing Corporation they have from
twenty-five to twenty-nine rooms to
care for. which are cleaned every
day with a general cleaning, includ'
ing the moving of all furniture once
a week.
IT is understood that tho war work /.
ers are planning to storm their COM
gressmen and senator's with tele-
grams and letters protesting against
the increase and asking that the
present rates remain a. they are.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
ESMONDE SAYS BRITISH
NSTICATED IRISH RIOTS
Counselor of Republics Diplomatic
Mission Makes First Ad-
dress Here.

Osmond Grafton Esmonde, coun-
selor of the Irish republics dipIo-
matte mission in Washington, made
his first public address here last night
at the meeting OF the Friends of Irish
Freedom at 8OI Il street northwest.
Esmonde. whose father is an Eng
lish nobleman, said that Ireland has
ceased to be a question for Ireland,
and Is now a question for the English.
The Emerald Isle Is no longer worry
ang about her emancipation, he said
because the establishment of the irish
republic is now an established fact
and England Is worrying how to get
her back to the English fold The
Republics authority is recognized
throughout ireland. he said, and It's
courts are being utilized and rec
ognized by all Irishmen.
The recent riots in Belfast. he said,
were instigated by English officers
to stir up religious hatred.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
D. c. SOCIETY WOMEN TO
HOLD MEETING FOR cox

mass meeting to open a local
campaign for the support of Governor
Cox and the League of Nations will
be held at an early date by an organ
izatidn OF prominent Washington
society women just been formed
under the leadership of Mrs. Kate
Abrahams.
Mrs. William Athertop Du Puy, ma
tional president of the League of
American Penwomen, Is chairman OF
the publicity committee. The women
who have assisted Mrs. Abrahams in
forming the organization, which have
not been named, are Mrs. L. Saul. Mrs
f. II. Todd. Mrs. Norma II. Hussman.
Mrs. Mary Rice Johnson. Mrs.
strother Smith, Mrs. George A.
Kicker, Mrs X. l.. Dayton. Mrs.
Frederick A. Young. Mrs. Murray G.
Adams. Mrs. r. Taylor. Mrs. william
Atherton Du Puy. Mrs. Crete Hutch
inson, Mrs. Harry II. Kinkaid, Mrs.
Grace Porter Hopkins, Mrs.. Monte
GriYith. and Mra Rose Gouverneur
Hoes.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
K|WAN|ANS T0MAKE
CONVENTION PLANS
Meet Thursday to Complete Ar.
rangements for Visitors
Entertainment.

The Kiwanis Club will meet Thurs
day night on the Washington Hotel
roof to complete arrangements for the
annual convention OF the Kiwanis
clubs Of the Capital district. to be
held here October 9.
william Mathers Lewis. director OF
the Savings Commission, Treasury
Department. will speak on Back
Stairs Gossip"
The following plans have already
been made for the conventions:
WILL. GIVE LUNCHEON.
A registration booth will be opened,
under Nate WE'LL Luncheon will be
served in the Salon dcs Nations of the
Washington at 1880 o'clock After
luncheon the visiting ladies will be
entertained by the Washington fair
oncS. They are scheduled to return to
the hotel at 4:30.
The convention will be called to
order at 2 o'clock by Gus Goodrich,
governor OF the district, on the hotel
roof. Dinner win be served in the
Salon Des Nations at Z 80 o'clock, and
will be followed by an entertainment,
and dancing.
LOVING CUP FOR ATTENDANCE.
The Capital District comprises
clubs in Baltimore, Lynchburg, New
port News, Norfolk, Portsmouth. Rich
mond. Washington, and Wilmington,
A silver loving cup will be awarded
to the club having the largest attend
ance at the convention, figured on a
mileage basis, and on membership.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
ACCOUNTANTS HERE FOR
U. 5. CONVENTION TODAY
Business Meetings at New Willard
Close With Annapolis Banquet
Wednesday NiOht

With $50 members present, repre-
senting every state in the Union. the
convention OF the American Institu-
tion OF Accountants opened this morn
ing In the New Willard Hotel This
afternoons program includes an in
formal meeting OF members of the
state boards of accountancy.
Tomorrow business sessions will be
held beginning at 10 a. m. and 2 d.
m. The afternoon session will be fol =
lowed by n Sightseeing trip. A the
ater party at the II. f. Keith Theater
will be held tomorrow night.
Election OF officers will take place
"wednesday morning. followed by a
business session Mt 2 o'clock. An in
formal banquet will he held at Carvel
Hall, Annapolis Wednesday night A
meeting OF the council on Thursday
viii close the convention
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
PERD|EM WORKERS.
ASSURED FAIR PLAY
"They Will Get Square DEAL :
Hendrick Tells Association
President. I

District government per diem en-
ployes will "get a square DEAL" Com
missioner j. Thilman Hendrick today
told Joseph H. Hurley, president Of
the City Employer Association. <
Mr.. Hurley conferred with the
Commissioner on the question Of the
pay of per diem employees. He told
the Commissioner that the employees
were seeking the navy yard wage
scale. which Ia in excess Of tho Dis
trict standard
-I am too new in this position t.
express my views at this time,- the
Com missioner said. when Miss
Mabel Boardman takes Office, the
commission will consider the matter.
I can assure you that the men win
ret n square deal'-
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
FOR EXPLOSION VICTIM
Worth Bagiey Ellsworth, Killed in
Wall Street Disaster, Is
RuVicd.

Funeral services for Worth Bagley
Ellsworth, killed In the New York
explosion last week, were held early
this afternoon at his home, 124S Cir
ard street northwest The services
were attended by Congressman, naval
officers, Government officials and
schoolmates.
Six marines. led by Captain Decarre,
world war veteran, were honorary
pallbearers, six young men who were
friends of Ellsworth, acting as active
palibearers Interment was in Glen
wood Cemetery.
Young Ellsworth was returning to
Washington after vacation in the
Adirondack mountains and was In
lower New York on = sightseeing trip
when the explosion occurred. He eel
ebratcd his twentieth birthday two
days before his death.