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The Washington times., 1920-08-29

''Home 10 the foundation Of indus
try" said Mr.. Columbus. Anybody
can succeed who makes adequate sac
xihces. Love causes many successes
IN business. For example. the young
girl has . mother. several smaller
brothers and sisters dependent upon
her. with the one thought in mind
to care for her mother and make suf-
ficient money with which to send her
brothers and sisters to school tina.
they may obtain a good education.
the girl enters q department store as
q salsswoman, determined to give her
complete attention to her work dur
ing working hours. She is a success.
and eventually becomes q buyer, and
by-and-by the owner OF the store
Mr.. Columbus cited several incl
dents Of that kind which occurred in
this city Mrs. Jeannie Kafka, who
owns the ladies' and childrens
.tore at Tenth and F streets north
west, became interested In business,
following her husbands death, and
eventually worked her way from a
saleslady in a store in this city to
owner Of the store In which her busi-
ness IL now located.
WOMEN WHO HAVE SUCCEEDED.
other Washington women who have
made such success in business that
they now own stores and are doing q
large business, include Mrs NJ
Brooks. who runs the store at 1109 G.
street northwest; Louise Dougherty,
OF the Louise Flower Shop, and Mrs.
Katie Dunn. who conducts several
hair-dressing psrlors in the city.
'T boh't know OF a more attractive
thing than for girls OF Washington to
associate themselves with business
firms In any capacity" said Mr.. Co
lumbus, who pointed out the neces-
sity OF the young ladies paying atten-
tion to business In order TO be sue
cessfuL Mr. Columbus told OF several
lady buyers in the large department
stores OF this city. who are making
In the neighborhood OF $4,000 an
nuaIly. He stated that one OF the
largest department stores eight or
ten years ago, was owned by n Mrs
Haines, and was located at Eighth and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, where
now stands the Peoples Department
store.
A large number OF women in wash
ington are engaged In the millinery
work, others own hair-dressing es-
tAblishments, still others own mani.
cure pArIors, and for it's size Wash
ington women own some OF the
largest stores in the country In com
parison with the stores owned in
other cities by members OF the fair
ser.
Mr.. Columbus called attention TO
The Washington times., 1920-08-29

thounGnds OF government erHpioycs
arfe being retained only upon pay
ment of political contributions.
The telegram to Mr.. Rodeuberg
follows:
This mornings press dispatches
carried a. statement attributed to you
concerning conditions in the Federal
civil service. which. IL true. call for
imm ediate-criminal prosecution Of the
Offenders. Such action the National
Federation of Federal Employees 10
prepared to demand at once from the
appropriate prosecuting officers II
you will furnish sufficient evidence to
enable US to run down the specific
violations which you allege. As a
former civil service commissioner,
you, OF course, have in mind sections
I20. 12l and 122 OF the criminal code,
which provide, among other things,
| that:
"'No officer or employe OF the
United States mentioned in this act
shall discharge or promote, or de-
grade, or in any manner change the
official rank or compensation OF any
other officer or employe. or promise
or threaten so TO do. for giving or
any contribution of money or other
valuable thing for any political pur-
pose
THE two primary purposes OF the
National FEDERATION Of Federal EN-
ployes are to improve employment
conditions of the Government work
ers and to increase the efficiency OF
the service. Both of these principles
are assailed IL your assertion Is cor
rect and the employees themselves as
TIE chief sufferers, under such con-
ditions, are naturally through their
own organization, the first to repei
any attack on the msrit system. The
employees desire to hold their posi-
tions by reason of merit alone and
therefore vigorously resent any in
fluence which will tend TO place the
terms OF their employment on any
lower plane. Awaiting your reply.
LUTHER c. STEWARD,
president, National Federation OF
Federal Employees"
The news dispatch which lead to
the above action by the National Fed
Grafton of Federal Employees appear
ed inVtoday's papers IN the following
language in quotation marks as from
Congressman Rodenberg:
at is a matter of record in WASH
ington that these employees are taxed
a certain percentage OF their salaries
for Democratic campaign purposes,
and IL the total were made public II
would startle the entire nation. We
hear a lot about the Administrations
failure to cut down the number of
useless employees on the Government
payroll, numbering many thousands.
1t is plain to see the real reason for
not doing So SO long as they are to
pay tribute to the campaign chest OF
the Democratic party, this system Is
plus system-the greater the cost the
greater the profit"
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the assistance rendered men by their
wives, who spur them to greater ef-
forts, making their business more
successful, and the assistance given
to business men by their secretaries
and stenographers.
Not only have Washington women
made a success in the industry line,
but Miss Pauline Floyd, OF this city,
is the youngest woman lawyer to be
admitted to the bar in this country.
She has been very successful In her
law pursuits. Washington also boasts
OF women phyicians, women dentists,
and In one case woman pharmacist.
Mr.. Columbus declared that any
woman who loves her work and pays
strict attention to business will be
successful.
Miss Nellie II. Crock has just re-
signed from the Government service
to practice law in this city, and IL
just the opposite from Miss Floyd.
who In making a speciality OF divorces
Mrs. Mary O'Toole, ts another OF the
fair sex practicins law in this city.
She Ia member OF a number OF To-
cal organizations, including the Wom-
ans City Club. and is looked upon as
one OF washinston's foremost sttor-
neys.
The Washington times., 1920-08-29
OFFICERS
Have Girls All Confused,
Now They're Getting
Out of Uniform.
SINGLE OR "'TIED?"
Dear Me, We Cant Get
Their Record Now,
Says One Maid.

"since many OF the officers In
washington got out OF uniform. II
is hard TO tell whether you are 60
ing out with a married or single
man." a war worker complained
yesterday.
During the war. when we were
introduced TO soldiers or officers,
we had a way OF checking up on
them, but now that they are back
In civvies. we have TO take their
word for II.
az have been working In the War
Risk Insurance Bureau ever since L
came to Washington. and whenever
/ met a soldier l Immediately had a
friend of mine in the record divi-
sion look up his insurance papers
and ] found out all about him.
"One night ! was introduced to
major. and on an automobile ride
into the country he told me he was
not married. / had my friend look
him up the next day and few
nights after that when he called
Q EMBARRASSED him very much by ask
ing him how his wife was, calling
her by her first name, and also in
quired for his thrbe children, nam
ing them. too. or course, he never
knew how | found out. and l guess
TO this day he believes some one
who knew him told me about him."
The Washington times., 1920-08-29
W|FE'SLOVE GONE,
YANK SUES Marine
Army officer Asks $4,000
Heart Balm in Suit Against
Quantico Lieutenant.

Alleging that while he was away
from home serving his country as an
army captain in the world war,
George b. Coke, jr.. a lieutenant In
the marines, stationed at Quantico.
preayiled upon his wife to abandon
him and marry the defendant. James
f. Tompkins, an employe in the inter-
nal Revenue department, has filed
suit against Coke for $4,000 Tor
alienation OF affection.
The plaintiff claims that he sailed
for France on February Z, 1913. and
that on February 20 Mrs. Tompkins
met Coke, and that the defendant
knowing that Tompkins was away
from home and the society OF his
wife. "wantonly. deliberately, pur-
posely and maliciously planned and
undertook to ALLEVIATE the affections
of his wife, with deliberate Intention
to break up his home and to deprive
him of the happiness and comfort OF
the society of his two children"
It is alleged further that the de-
fendant continuously and persistently
sought the society of Mrs. Tompkins
by having her visit him at Quantico.
and habitually entertaining her at
dinner and luncheons at various cafes
and restaurants, and accompanying
her on visits to Richmond and Nor
folk, and finally prevailed upon her
to obtain a divorce and marry the
defendant.
Mrs. Tompkins, according to the
suit, obtained a divorce in Maryland
on December 90 1920. and on Decem-
Der "a married the defendant, there
by destroying the comfort and hap
piness of the plaintiffs home.
The suit was filed by William II
Hoover and George E. Mcneil.
The Washington times., 1920-08-29
FLABBERCASTED
Women, Granted Vote,
Don t Know Just Where
to Light.
ALL PARTIES BECKON.
Elephants Trunk Swishes
While Docile Donkey
'Wiggles His Ears.

The 27.OoO.OO0 women Voters OF
the country are frankly bewtldered
as to whether or not they VIII be
Republicans or Democrats, Socialists
or what william Jennings Bryan is.
Single Takers, or Laborites. With
politicians on all sides beckoning.
.congratulating. holding out hand
OF welcome: with the Donkey and
the Elephant. waiting outside the
front door to hand the first bouquet
being a woman voter isn't the
simple matter it is supposed 10 be.
"Join the existing parties" comes
the edict from the headquarters OF
the League of Women Voters, and
signed. Mrs. Maud Park Wood.
Wait" saye Mss Alice Paul,
chairman of the National Women's
Party, I'VE may form a woman's
party"
Let party serve you. but not
dominate you" says Secretary of
State Colby.
Now, what Is a woman to do?
Waking up some bright morning
and finding yourself with a brand
new vote, all ,of a sudden, causes
a capable woman voter little
thought. to say nothing of her hus-
band Hubby is a busy man these
days OF national enfranchisement.
1t starts as soon as the pair wake
up in the morning, and ends when
he is completely exhausted at night
from answering questions.
Now it's decided" chirps WHEY,
you really think I ought to be
Democrat? But look at you. You
have been a Democrat all your life,
and what have you amounted to?
or course, now dear. don't be hurt.
I know you always do your best.
but--Mrs. Smith is going to be a
Republican, and have hunch she
is right. You know he got his pro-
motion the other day. he bought a
new car, and Mrs. Smith has. the
dearest new ,hat-John, ! think I'll
be Republican"
other women are going about IL
in a more thorough and scientific
way. They are intellectual, wear
small hats. carry umbrellas, always,
rain or shine. They are reading up
on Haine's Constitutional Govern
ment. They are taking courses in
civil government.
others want first-hand informa-
ton. They are making a tour of
the slums, visiting their Congress
men. They want to understand
conditions. They want to know
VITO, what, and why, exactly they
are voting for.
Afternoon tea OF the fashionable
drawing room is converted into
pleasane little afternoon lecture by
Professor Easy, OF the School or
Political Economy. Masie, sitting
on the davenport, fluffy. and pret-
ty. doesn't know what he means,
but she smiles at him sweetly and
appreviatively.
SO there you are.
The Washington times., 1920-08-29
CO[ORED "Y TO
HOUSE ESQ GIRLS
New Building to Be Completed
By October ! at Cost
of 100000.

In the completion of the Phyllis
W heatley Club Building. Ninth and
Rhode Island avenue northwest. by
October /. Washington has one OF the
finest colored "Y" buildings in the
country.
Erected at a cost OF 100000. this
colored Y. w. c. A. building is OF
the latest type OF recreation houses.
1t is> probably the only combination
OF recreation and sleeping quarter
"Y" building in Washington. 1t has
a cafeteria, gymnasium. each with a
capacity for $50 girls, forty-five
sleeping rooms. and twenty-four
dressing rooms.
Occupation Of the building will tax
place in late October. Room and
board for colored girls can be obtain
ed at about $35 per month. Secre-
taries and clerks will be furnished
on completion of the. structure.
The Washington times., 1920-08-29
ONNEW
CANAL IN 1921.
Potomac Park "Cut OF" VIII
Save Long Detour for Small
Boats and Canoes.

The Potomac Park canal. which u
is proposed TO construct . short dis
tanee from the highway bridge con-
Meeting the Georgetown and wash
inston channels OF the Potomac. prob
ably will not be started until next
year. Col. c. s. Ridley ofncer In
charge OF the public buildings and
grounds. said today his forces would
content themselves this year with
clearing the park In that section of
the weeds and grading the ground
The work OF removing the weeds was
started Friday.
The new canal will mean a saving
or more than a mile and q half for
small boats and canoes which go
from the Georgetown TO the wash
ington channels. Instead OF having
to make, q detour around the point.
they can cut through the park at .
point opposite the Seventh street
wharves.
The canal will mean that the road
along the river on the south and
north sides will have TO be bridged
and IL is proposed to make the two
small bridges In artistic keeping with
the park.
The gardens just east OF the pro-
posed canal probably will be main
tained next year. as Congress has not
appropriate ed money to make the nee
essary addition to the golf grounds.
Colonel Ridley said the attendance at
the links was more than 100 per day.
and that number will be considerably
Increased when the ground allowed
for the pastime is made larger.
The Washington times., 1920-08-29

required to keep a permanent record
OF all such sales, exchanges, trans
fers, or gifts. along with the rightful
owner of the firearm or dangerous
weapon covered In this law, and shall
keep a permanent and complete iden :
tification record OF the owner OF said
fircarm;
Provided further, that all persons
owning firearms or dangerous weap-
ons covered in this law shall be re-
ouired within three t3D months after
the passage OF this law to register
such firearms with the police depart
ment OF the District OF Columbia"
The Washington times., 1920-08-29
FINISH ZONE
PLANSMONDAY
Commission Ready to Announce
Results Of Six Months
Work.
AN ALL
W ASHINGTON PA

ZoninG regulations. TO govern fut-
ure building In the District or
Columbia, will be completed tomor-
row when the District Zoning Com
mission officially Announces the re-
suits OF six month work. The
regulations are effective Wednesday.
The commission is meeting today
In the office of Chairman Charles w.
kuts. going over nnal phases OF the
regulations. The work is expected
to be completed late tonight and
announced early tomorrow morning.
The regulations are of interest to
every WashinEtonian. They will tell
just where buildings can be erected.
Just what kind can be erected, how
much open space shall be provided
on the sides. how high the buildings
shall be and TO what use the struc-
lures shall be put to.
About ak months ago Congress
passed Q law creating q soning COM
mission and directed that Washing
ton be zoned, according to area.
height and use." and that regulations
to this effect be formulated and made
elective on September /. Tomorrow
the commission will announce that
It has completed the task.
Business men OF the District,
especially those connected with real
estate offices. are interested in the
regulations to be announced.
Many protests against tentative
regulations announced recently by the
commission were made at public hear
ings and the commission tomorrow will
announce whether these protests have
caused any change in the regulations
Unusual Interest is centered In the
height regulations. The commission
tentatively announced that no build
ing could be erected more than ITO
feet In height in the downtown sec
tions. Business men Immediately pro-
tested. asking for q 130-foot height.
The Washington times., 1920-08-29
MIDCETS
ID. g. Girls Prove to Di-
minutive for Jobs as
Police Women.
Drawn IS ESSENTIAL
That's Why Department
Finds It Necessary to
Hire Outside Help.
BRAWN Is ESSENTIAL

Are Washington girls more di-
minutive than girls of other cities?
Girls of the Nations Capital long
have been famed for their pull
chritudinous qualifications - their
beauty OF feature and daintiness OF
form. One over-zealous enthusiast
recently referred to the Washing
ton girl as "the epitome OF perfec-
ton In feminine delicacy."
Granting all that--and even more
there now arises the question.
Are girls OF the District really
smaller in stature than other
girlsT'
The question is brought forth by
a statement from Mrs. Nina c. Van
Wrinkle, chief OF the woman's bu-
reau, Metropolitan Police Depart
ment. that girls from other cities
are being sought for the womans
bureau because so many Washing
ton girls who have applied for ap-
pointments are under the minimum
height limit.
To be a member of the Woman's
Bureau a girl must be--according
to a recent ruling OF Major Cess
ford-not under Ave feet six inches.
1--WE have had several applicants
recently, who qualified IN all other
respects, and who. I believe, would
have been valuable assets to the
department" said Mrs, Van Wrinkle,
"but from a standard OF height
they didn't measure up.
I'm view Of the kind of work the
girls are called upon to do. Major
Gessford thinks that we should
have 'huskies' on the force. or
course that does not mean that we
want all Drawn and no brain, but q
girl on the police force really does
need a little more reserve physical
force than the average girl"
There are, OF course. other pea-
sons, Mrs. Van Wrinkle says, why
girls from other cities must be
sought for the Washington police
bureau. One of the principal rea-
sons is that so, many OF the girls
who have social service training
are in the Government service.
although we pay a larger salary
than most of these departments
could afford to pay. I do not believe
it would be right to try to take
the girls away from them, Mrs.
Van Wrinkle said. ut would simply
be a case OF robbing Peter to pay
Paul"
Civil service examinations re-
Gently were held in large cities all
over the country for girls who want
to get into police work. A number
of the successful applicants prob
ably will be added to the woman's
bureau.
The Washington times., 1920-08-29
YOUNG SON OF SOLDIER
MISSING SOUGHT HERE
Boy, IL, disappeared Aug. 9-He
Lived With Grandfather at 201
18th Street Southwest.

Washingtonians are asked to assist
IN locating the son of a soldier at
Camp Holabird, missing since August
3, and thought to he In this city.
The boy. who is fourteen, is the
son OF w. b. Matthews. Motor Trans
port Training School. While his faith
er was In camp the lad was living
with his grandfather at 201 Thir-
teenth street southwest.
\ The father gives this description:
Very light hair, blue eyes, weight.
about eighty-hve pounds; wearing
either blue serge knickerbocker suit,
with shoes and cap, or khaki pants.
with white Jacket and baseball cap
barsfootsd.
The boys father can be reached by
telephone At Camp Holabird through
Wolf $500, branch 134, or. at night, at
Wolf <0eo.
The Washington times., 1920-08-29
ARREST D. c. CHINAMAN
UNDER EXCLUSION ACT
Chin Bing Gets Release Under
$1,000 Balls First Case
of Kind in Years.

Chin Bing. twenty-years old, said
to be the hrst Chinese arrested Ia
Washington in recent years for vio-
lation OF the Chinese exclusion act,
yesterday was released on $1,000 bond
by United states Commissioner Isaac
r. Hit for a further hearing on Sep
tember %,
vania avenue and was arrested by
the police at the instieation OF I'm
migration Inspector Leo b. Russell.
Bing's arrest was the result OF his
failure to produce an immigration
certificate, showing he had entered
the United States in bona fide
manner.
The Washington times., 1920-08-29
TO BURY 63 YANKS IN
ARLINGTON TOMORROW

Chaplin James E. Duffy. OF Fort
Myer. will officiate tomorrow morn
ing, at the committsl services for
the sixty-three soldiers who fell on
the battlehelds OF France. and whose
bodies will be inferred at Arlington
cemetery.
Relatives OF the men have been in
vited. Delegations from the Ameri-
can Legion. q. A. r., Veterans OF
Foreign Wars, and other patriotic
societies will attend services.
The Washington times., 1920-08-29
CELEBRATE SUFFRAGE
VICTORY TUESDAY Eve

The Washington branch OF >the
Farmer.Labor party will celebrate
the ratification OF the nineteenth
amendment at eight o'clock tuesday
night in the Labor Union Auditorium.
the Musicians building. 1905 E street
northwest.
Miss Emma Wold of Portland,
Oregon. secretary OF the National
woman's party, will be the principal
speaker.
The Washington times., 1920-08-29
Capital Boasts Most
Successful Business
Women In the Cou11tr1

Washington women have of the largest business
establishments of their kind in the country according to
Charles Columbus secretary of the Merchants and Manu-
facturer Association in reviewing the work done by the
of this city in the industrial line during the past
fou
The Washington times., 1920-08-29
FORM ITALIAN LEAGUE.

The National italian League has
been incorporated here with the ltal-
ian ambassador as honorary president
for purpose Of bringing 1tlaians and
Americans into closer relationship.
The Washington times., 1920-08-29
U.S.. Workers Demand
Congressn,an's Proof
OF Campaign Gifts

Insisting that the merit system in the Federal service
upheld the National Federation of Federal Employees to-
day wired Congressman W. "A Rodenberg of Illinois, asking
him for details to subsantae his sensational charge that
The Washington times., 1920-08-29
Major Gessford Seeks
Drastic Law to Check
Purchase of Weapons

The urgent necessity for legislation placing more re-
sriction the sale Of firearms and other weapons and
cerfcaton of all purchasers by the police will be en-
phasized in the anual report Of Maj Harry L. eessford
The Washington times., 1920-08-29

OF
Education miss Ina
al 1odoh fr rehearsal
The Washington times., 1920-08-29
$1,000 REWARD

I JUST FROM The PRESS READY
Especially for the Lovers Of musical
Tsients--The Song without Refrain.
Memories Of love and devotion Tor
everybody and soul. By Phyllis ana
Morris W. Askin. ,
For sale at Droop's Music Co, 18th
and q sta N. w, Robinson Music Co.
1908 q ct. N w, The SONG Gft shops
9th and ID sts. N. w.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-12
.OLDC.. U, BOY, KILLED 81. /.
...-.s.a m AUTO ACCIDENT


'7 Major Trueheart Bourne, aged
about 35 years, was, instantly kill
ed in an automobile accident at
Chipley, Fla, Tuesday night, says
the Stanford Interior Journal.
Major Bourne, known in his boy
hood days as "Peck," attended old
Central University here. He later
practiced dentistry and went into
the army, where he advanced rap
idly. He was for time in active
command of the 10th division in
France. The body was brought
back to his old home at Stanford
for burial. A sister, Mrs. U. v
w. Darlington. wife of a Metho-
dist bishop, survives, together
with many friends rase m
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-12
MADE ATTACK ON
0NE-ARlMEE) MAN

Leonard Abney, Of Berea, was
held to the grand jury under 500
bond and placed under peace
bond Of $1,000 by Judge W. K.
Price in county court Friday
morning. A charge of assault and
battery was preferred against Alb
ney by w. B. Walden, the one
armed attorney of Berea, who
testified that Abney had attacked
him and beat him when he pre-
sented note for collection.
Abney furnished the $500 bond
with Mr.. Smith as security,
while his $1,000 peace bond was
furnished by Pleas Evans and an
other Mr.. Abney.
Attorney G. Murray Smith for
the defense contested Judge
Prices jurisdiction in the case as
a warrant charging breach Of the
peace had been preferred against
lAbney in the Berea police court
Attorneys for the commonwealth
County Attorney @. P. Jack
! son, A. r. Burnam, and w. t
Short, contended that the war
rant at Berea has not been legally
ldrawn or served.