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The Washington times., 1920-12-29
DR.. BUTzS SUED
FOR DIVORCE
Wife Alleges He Drank Eggnogg
With Correspondent During
Christmas Visit.

Alleging infidelity and mentioning
Washington divorce as the CO.
respondent, Mrs. Beulah l.. c. Butt,
of 70l East Capitol street, has
brought suit in the District Supreme
Court for an absolute divorce from
DR.. Abraham De Pue Butt, proml-
nent Washington physician and au-
thor of many articles in the publica-
tons OF the medical societies.
Is PROMINENT PHYSICIAN.
Dr. Butt has been "A practiCilg
physician in Washington twenty years
and is gradual" OF Lafayette COL
leGe and George Washington tnivcr-
sity. He Is a member of IN" Amnri-
can Medical Society.
Mrs. Butt shadowed tho physician
during the hours OF his official visits
between December J and December
Is. she alleged in the bill hlcd by
Attorneys Raymond Ncudecker and
Crandal Mackey, and discovered his
automobile parked for longer than
an hour in front OF the home Of the
correspondent. Between December 10
and Christmas Day. it was alleged, ne
spent hour upon hour" at the home
of the correspondent.
|, PAID CHRISTMAS VISIT.
II surprised them by a personal
visit on Christmas Day declared
Mrs. Butt. following the institution
OF the proceedings. II found them
enjoying eggnog in the home of this
woman aud when ] walked in there
avs a scene. | sat down and refused
OF live until the doctor LETT and she
tired to put me out. The evidence
against the doctor was hrst rought
to me by his scventcen-year-o old
daughter by a former marriage, who
told me OF this same woman and how
she brok" up his former home.
Mrs. IutZ. who Is several years
Younger than her husband. was mar
ricd to the physician after a years
courtship in stafford county, Va. on
September - OF this year. Three
weeks after their marriage, 1t was
averrcd by the wife, the daughter
of DR.. Butt told her of the alleged
| associations of her father with the
| alleged correspondent.
HAS LUCRATIVE PRACTICE.
Regarding the previous marriaS -
| + tho defendant husband and the co
respondent. Mrs. Butz declared the
defendants were keeping company
with each other and were close and
| intimate associates during the tine
| hat DIR. Butt was living win his for
| mcr wife and also during the time
that he and his former wife Lived
apart"
Tho bill charged that Dr. Butz was
guilty OF misconduct on each of the
| DAYS between December - and Christ
! mas Day. the date Of the personal
! visit paid by tho physicians wife to
| Tho home of the 90 respondent. Mrs.
! I.utH alleged that her husbands prac-
/ tiCc amounted to Mt least 10000 y
| year. and he ha- property holdings.
the value OF which she does not
know.
The Washington times., 1920-12-29
Holds Dance New Year Eve.

The Alpine club will hold New
Year Eve dance ut tho clubhouse at
the semi-annual election OF officers.
sunday. Abe Coonin was chosen pres
idcrt: Sam Lazcrow. vice president;
Lawrence Levy, recording secretary,
aud Zen Cohen, financial secretary
ana treasurer.
The Washington times., 1920-12-29
Addresses Post Named for Son

Charles II. Walcott. secretary OF
the Smithsonian Institution, last
night addressed members or stuart
wnIcott Post. No. 10, American
Legion. The post il named after his
son. Lieut.. stuart Wslcott. an aviator,
who was killed in action.
The Washington times., 1920-12-29
O'NEIL ELECTED HEAD
OF MASONIC MASTERS

Charles J. O'Ncil was elected head
Of the Association Of Worshipful
Masters, i. A. A. NJ, at a Masonic
banquet of the association at the Eb-
bitt last night. He succeeds J. Harry
Cunningham, retired.
Paul b. Cromelin was toastmaster
and addresses were made by \. Ernest
Tate, w. W. StockberEcr. Roy. John
C.. Palmer and others.
The Washington times., 1920-12-29
Mrs. Harding Has Picked Her
Social Secretary

Miss Margaret Wade,
newspaper writer, will
be social secretary to
Mrs. Harding, it was
learned today.
Miss Wade held a
similar post with Mrs.
Fairbanks, wife of the
former Vice President.
Miss Wade's social ac-
ouaintance began as
editor Of the society
page of a local newspa-
per. She now does sim
liar work on the news
paper owned by Ed
ward b. Mclean.
The Washington times., 1920-12-29
KiWaniS CIu bio Elect.

Annual election OF officers or the
Eiwanis club will take place at the
regular weekly luncheon at the
Washington Hotel tomorrow at 1880.
A general Qualification will mark
the closing of tho year.
The Washington times., 1920-12-29
Banquet Wounded YankS.

More than $50 former sailors and
marines, patients at st. Elizabeth's
Hospital. were the guests at a dinner
last night Of the Trinity Community
House, Third and streets northwest
Motion pictures were shown and
there was dancing.
The Washington times., 1920-12-29
Hold Younu for KiIIinu.

The jury summoned yesterday 10
inquire into tho death of Leon Hill,
colorcd. who was shot Sunday at
First and T. streets southwest, held
Herman Young. also colored, re-
sponsible for the shooting. Young
told the police that the pistol was
aocidently discharged.
The Washington times., 1920-12-29
IlOrtlv after January |

The order calls for the printing or
27OOO. 900 individual forms Of diner
cnt classes The order Will require
I 800, 900 pounds of paper. which is
equivalent to nifty carloads Of paper,
and will cost about $350,0o0
INDIVIDUAL CLASSES.
The forms are divided into tho DIFF
fcrcnt classes of returns, those for in
dIvidual returns being the largest.
Nineteen million individual return
blanks will be printed, while the
farmers will get 200. 900 forms. Cor
porations and partnership returns will
require about 2.TOOO
The committee to revise the pres
ent forms was appointed last summer
by Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
Williams and has been working since
that time. deVising the new forms.
Several hearings were held by the
committee at which representative
business men of the country, as well
The Washington times., 1920-12-29
Uncle Sam Finishing
Largest Printing Job
In History of G.. p. O.

One of the biggest printing jobs in the world and the
largest order the Government Printing Office has ever
handled the production Of the income tax return blanks
for next year The printing presses at the big Government
bop have been grinding them for several days
and bid fair to have them finished in time for distribution
shortly after January l.
The Washington times., 1920-12-29
B'nai Birth to Elect.

domination and election OF officers, as
eli a. delegates to the annual con-
.utiuu Of the Grand Lodge at
HYuta, Ga. on January 10. will feat
'r this evenings meeting OF hrgo
odgc No. 4l3. B'nai Birth, at the
Eighth Street temple
The Washington times., 1920-12-29
WAR DESTROYS MORALS.

Undoubtedly tho laxity of morals
resulting from every war has much
to do with the present prevalence of
crime. War destroys morale and IL
will be some time yet before We arc
recovered from the effects of the
World War"
According to Or. Robert l.. Park, Of
the University OF Chicago, the dis
organization Of habits" due to the
war is one OF the chief causes OF tho
crime wave.
There arc many other CauScS
which only scientific investigation
would disclose" he said.
The Washington Times will accept
your Want Ads by phone. Service
that gCryes" Phone Main $3.50
The Washington times., 1920-12-29
16,0OQC[ERKS
CUT OFF ROLLS
Years Figures Show Big Reduc'
ton in Number of Govern
ment Employees.

There will be approximately $1,000
less Government employees to carry
on the work in the various depart
ments in Washington during the
coming year than there was on jan
uary /, 1920, according to officials
OF the Civil Service Commission.
ss.I4s on ROLLS NOW.
At the present time there are Sc, 45
Federal employees in Washington,
while at this time last year there
were 102.O2I. The present force, how
ever, is approximately 81, 1000 employees
less than were employed in the Gov
eminent departments in November,
1918. when the number Of employees
reached it's peak.
During the past month more than
200 employees were separated from the
Bureau OF War Risk Insurance. AT
the present time there are $685. en-
ployes in the bureau, while at this
time last year there were 1925.
The War Department has de-
creased from 37.406 in November.
1918, to 1O327 at the present time.
Other departments doing war work
have also reduced their forces con-
giderably.
REVENUE BUREAU GROWS.
Many departments. however. have
expanded during the past year.
among them being the Bureau of
Internal Revenue, which has added
several thousand workers, and the
Census Bureau OF the Department of
Commerce.
According to Government officials,
there is little likelihood Of there be-
ing any further reductions for some
time. as most of the departments
have released all the employees that
they could and still carry on the
work efficiently.
The Washington times., 1920-12-29
Crime Wave Due To
Prohibition and War
Is Scientific Belief

Prohibition and the responsible Tor the present
crime wave according the composite opinion OF members
of the American Sociological Society expressed here today
The Washington times., 1920-12-29
.M0SHERP[ANS
PAY REVISION
Distinguished Experts Outline
For Personnel Administration
Accepted by Conference.

4 plan OF organization for per-
sonnet administration Of Government
employees was this morning submit
ted to the joint conference on re-
classification of salaries by DR.. W.
f. Mosher. of the Bureau OF Munich
pal Research of New York City, and
formerly an expert connected with
the Congressional Redistribution
commission.
PRACTICAL WORKING BASIS.
The plan was accepted by the con-
ference as the first practical and
working basis for an organization Of
the Government personnel under
which the Government employees
would have a voice in the Administra-
ton Of their own affairs.
According to DR.. Moshers outline
there would be three divisions in con-
troll of the personnel Administrator.
comprising an advisory council Of
administrators and employees, the civil
service commission, and personnel
committees in organization units,
composed OF administrators and en-
ployes in the Government service.
4 health and safety department is
provided for. The former will have
control over rest and relief rooms,
visiting nurses. ana the proper in
spection of working conditions. so rs
to more properly safeguard the
health OF employees. The safety de-
partment would include an employees
compensation commission and bureau
Of standards, which would look out
for safe construction. safety inspec-
ton. and safety education in Govern
ment departments.
FUNCTION OF COUNCIL.
The functions of the advisory coun-
Gil would be tho official advisory
powers on all civil service policies
and regulations, a clearing house for
all personnel matters affecting more
than one establishment, and the Gre
alton Of personnel committees and
the definition of their functions.
The Civil Service Commission would
handle classification. revision of COM
pensation, entrance Examinations,
probationary periods. efficiency rat
ings. promotion examinations. trans
fcrs. training, sick and annual leave,
and appeals.
CIVIL SERVICE DETAILS.
Suggested functions for the divi-
SION OF personnel commuters dI' VI
GcicnCy ratings, personal service
regulations, methods and organiza-
ton of work, working conditions.
ard appeals. the latter to include
initial placement. classification, COM
pensation and discipline.
The details Of the personnel ad-
ministration would be handled by the
civil service commission extension
agents and personnel officers of the
government departments would be
responsible for all matters affecting
efficiency and the morale of working
forces in given unit.
1t is understood that this plan of
personnel administration has the
backing of Congressman Madden.
who recently introduced in the House
a bill providing for a civil service
court Of appeals His idea oil Great
ing body to which unjustly treated
government employees may appeal,
links very closely with the idea of
personnel committees in the various
government departments. through
which employees arc in contact with
the administration of their every day
affairs.
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HAVE sIMPLIFIED FORMS.

For several years 1t has been the
complaint Of the taxpayers that the
forms were so complicated that IT
required the services Of lawyer TO
make them out. The committe" went
to work with the idea in mind OF
simplifying them so that the person
OF average Intelligence coluld easily
make out his tax returns to the Fed
cral Government.
The committee is composed OF
Oliver Kinscl. chairman; Il. NJ. smith.
secretary: II. c. Weston, ]. q. Remey,
II. c. Armstrong, David W. Bell. and
w. II. Lawder. The members OF the
committee are chiefs of bureaus OF
the income tax division OF the Treas
ury Department.
The Washington times., 1920-12-29
WOULD HANG ADDICTs.

Hang every drug addict who has
turned desperado--that is my sugEcs-
ton for ending the wave OF crime,
said DR.. Francis Munson Of the de-
partment of health. Yale University.
1T sounds cruel but it isn't. De-
privcd OF his usual stimulants the
drug addict suffers indescribable
agonics and 1t would be an act Of
mercy to Kill him.
"In his present state he constitutes
a terrible menace to society In his
desperation he will commit any crime
and no one is safe. The price OF
dope" was never so high. and the
average addict cannot afford It. The
price OF liquor H. also at a prohibitivc
nriCo So far as he is concerned
The Washington times., 1920-12-29

a. professional men, gave their views
Of changes that should be made in the
return forms
The Washington times., 1920-12-29

Prob bition has placed all slim
ulants beyond the reach OF the aver
age drug addict and driven TO
desperation he kills even to get the
means to buy either dope or liquor at
the prevailing high prices eminent
sociologists explained. Analysing the
causes for the saturnalia OF robberies
and murders spreading through the
country.
The Washington times., 1920-12-29

The Washington Times Covers
Washington Like the Sky.
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The Washington times., 1920-12-29

Edward B. Mclean, chairman Of
the inaugural committee, will con-
fer with President-elect Harding on
the plans for inauguration, and ask
him for suggestions toward making
the ceremony the most elaborate
ever held in Washington. Chairman
Mclean will leave Washington for
Marion, Ohio, at 4:10 this afternoon.
He will return to Washington next
Monday.
The Washington times., 1920-12-29
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
REPORTED TO HOUSE
Record Economy Mark Set With
Over 400 Millions Cut
From Measure.
CONTINUED from First PagcD

$4,000 for a new building to b'
erected for the National Training
School for Boys.
Government Printing Office. Si,i52,
1920, an increase OF $4,000, oVel
last years appropriation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-30

informed me. she will be twenty the
twentieth of this present month. So,
she has been for some time legally
competent to come into her estate.
If, under the terms of your will, she
should fall heir to your fortune as
well, which she bids fair to do, as no
word has come and none likely to
come at this late day she will be quite
the richest heiress in my knowing.
Now, my dear Colonel, let me hear
from you. Why should a fomous SOL
der and the greatest cellist of his time,
longer isolate himself from the world
Ito nurse his sorrow? For the sake of
the little girl. if not your own-and
ours-leave your Flatwoods hermitage
and come back to us.
Awaiting-urging- early reply to
this letter, beg to remain, as ever.
Your obedient serv't,
GEO. ESKRIDGE.
A voice out of the big world she
had visited only ire dreams. She
glanced again at the letter, looked
hard at the opening of the third para
graph, dropped her hands in her lap
and turned to her companion. He
had bent forward and sat staring at
the floor.
What does 1t meanW
Her words were less a question than
q puzzled reflection.
1T means" he said slowly after a
time, with his eyes still on the floor.
that you are rich heiress; and
you've got a-name."
"a name!" she repeated. her wo-
mans intuition instantly catching the
minor note. so have you, and"-she
L. i
the draft-"a fortune. And you made
them both yourself"
He glanced at the draft; waved IL
away without lifting his head.
Keep it, please, for me till after
tonight"
She put it back in her bosom, pick
ed UP the letter and sat bordering.
stealing an occasional glance at his
glum face. The tick of the clock on
the mantel under the sword and spurs
came out of the silence. A robins
vesper song stole in from the surround
ing solitude; and the call of crows
flying home. The sun had worked
so far down the west that it had left
the south windows. Articles in the
corners of the room were already be-
ginning to hide in the shadows. She
knew what held his face to the floor;
knew in part. and guessed the rest.
A man without a namel She knew
what it meant to be without a name.
She sprang up. laughing gaily.
"Just for that. I'm going to make
you lie down while 1 put some more
smarty medicine on your side.
His eyes, after long time turned
toward her. The guinness had left
his face. @a&N3
"HesIer Dawn" He came over
the words as If they were suspicious
strangers he distrusted, whose ac-
quaintance he was loathe TO make i
felt all the time you would turn out to
be some great Iady-like. the princess
in the fairy tale"
(To Be Continued Tonorrow.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-30

written by fond mother to her son
which tipped the scale in favor of her
sex.
Nothing has been more dastarCly
than the attempt to blacken the rept.-
tation of this fine young man. He is
only twenty three years old, but is
president of bank and has won fine
success in business and politics. That
his mind was already made up for
suffrage was shown by tbe fact that
he told the clerk of the house that if
his vote were needed to pass the meas
ure he wanted to be recognized so as to
record it. He stood by his position
despite attempted blackmail. The
most disgraeeful article that has
been printed about him is to the effect
that he was sent home on special
train. That train was secured for
Representative Dodson, of Kingsport
who by reason of being in the house
Saturday had missed his train that he
expected to take to reach the bedside
of dying child and friends chartered
a special train so as to send him on
his sad mission. Representative Burn
found it convenient to take the same
train. That's all.
IF kind with the above are most
of the accusations that are made
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-30
HAPPY CUES.

It's never too late to be ambitious.
It's a wise failure that admits his
own fault.
OF all mad words tongue or pen
the saddest are; Il never had a
chance"
Futility. thy name is Envy!
Be it ever so humble, there's moth
ing like good start.
All promotions are ready If our abil-
tiles be so.
Never put off till tomorrow. the de-
cisions you should be making today.
There's no fool like an idler.
An hour saved is an hour invested.
Too many side issues spoil the main
chance.
A library in the house is a we'll
spring Of profit.
TO every man upon this earth the
speculation tempter cometh soon or
late.
Sweet are the uses of a savings
bank
A big thought day brings great
ness aaf way.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-30

boy! Won't we knock that loose. We
can hardly wait for the time TO come
to swat it.-St. Augustine Record.
Tusning the Sawgrass Paper Project.
Since the announcement made in
the Leesburg Commercial some time
ago of the perfection of the plans for
manufacturing newsprint from saw
grass the greatest interest has centered
upon that point awaiting further de-
yelopments. Last Friday the Com
merciaI told of the laying off of ground
for the foundations for three buildings
for the new pulp plant at Leesburg.
This shows that work is actually I'M
der way of the construction of great
plant-and certainly means a great
deal for Florida. Plans have pro-
crossed to the point where the machin-
cry is being purchased for the first Is
ton plant. About so men will be en-
ployed at first and the number will
be increased later.-Times-U Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-30
The Mieanopy Hog Sale.

The Herlong sale of hogs at Mica
nopy Tuesday, while not SO big an af-
fair as the two previous sales, was
yet very successful 1t was not to be
supposed that at this time of year and
the market unsettled anything like the
success of last fall and winters high
mark could be attained. Notwith-
standing, Mr.. Herlong sold % sows
and gifts at an average price OF $3.50,
and two boars at larger price. Be
tween three and ipur hundred people
were present. There will be bigger
sales later on. Most of the hogs sold
went to other states-to Georgia, Ala
bama, Tennessee and the Carolinas.-
Ocala Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-30
Should Keep At 1t.

OF what avail is it that we start in
on a campaign of rat elimination. push
the thing to an extreme, wipe out a
few father rats and a few mother rats
at so much per-and then quit the job
just in time. to allow the children to
become grandparents in another week
or SO? If the rodents are to be total
ly exterminated there should be a uni
versal effort and a perpetual continu-
ance at wiping 'em out; otherwise the
work done will be about as consequent
tiai as sitting in a grove for few
evenings after dark and slapping all
the mosquitoes that come and light
on you-and then the next week ex-
pect to see marked decrease in the
number.-Thorn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-30
Why Net, Indeed7

There is a great deal of good land
in Duval county-some of it as good
as can be found anywhere If it were
settled by men relying on the jack
sonville market they would be inde-
pendent of transportation rates and
could make themselves comparatively
independent of middlemen. The pro-
ducers would get much larger pro-
portion of what the consumers pay
so much larger that they would make
more clear money though the con-
sumers would pay less than now for
their products.-Florida Times Union.
Just change the name Duval to
that of any other county in Florida,
and Jacksonville to any other town,
and you have an editorial that any
paper in the state could publish with
propriety. 1t is fact that every
market in Florida is poorly supplied
with local products. 1t is also fact
that within easy truck driving dis
lance of every market there is good
land, upon which something to eat
could be grown every month in the
year. Why not make the Florida con-
sumner the first consideration-Lake
land Telegram.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-30
hacks Pep

8dCNS II f1s
Republicans and democrats are do
ing all they can to get some spirit into
the national campaign-but so far
have been unable to do SO. Harding
says Cox is four flushing and Cox says
Harding is four flushing there
you are. More excitement could be
worked up over fonetic spelling.-De
Land News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-30
viii Just Swat It.

For some time we have been just
itching to roast a drive. but when the
time came there was always so much
good TO the cause. that we not only
didn't hop on the movement, but
helped it along some. But our chance
is coming. The Ants saloon league OF
America is, going to drive for SIS, 900
600 for prohibition enforcement oh,
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es;!s;l&stcNNN
GINGER ALE

MOT to the feetest of
~ foot, but to the driest
of throat goes the first de-
lightful sip of Clicquot Club
Ginger Ale. Butfevery
kiddie shall have a glass if
mother will thoughtfully
keep a bottle or two on ice.
How the children love
Clicquotl theresa snap and
zest in the bubbling, spark
ling golden liquid that makes
them want to drink the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-30
AS IL Functions

The high commissioner at Danzig,
under the league of nations, has is
sued an order that no ships with NUM-
lions for Poland shall be permitted to
enter that port. So the Poles have
good reason to know that the league
is in existence and is operating
Times Union.