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The Washington times., 1920-01-20
THREE MINOR TRAFFIC
ACCIDENTS IN ONE DAY

An automobile belonging to Harry
Davis, 424 East Capitol street, was
slightly damaged yesterday when 1t
was struck by an army truck oper-
ated by an unidentified colored man,
at Second street and Massachusetts
avenue northwest.
AS the result Of a collision with a
street car OF the Capital Traction
Company on Connecticut avenue near
Woodley road northwest yesterday,
an ash wagon of the District Street
Cleaning Department was damaged to
the extent of $3.50, according to a
police estimate.
A street car OF the Capital Traction
Company last night collided with a
car OF the Washington Baltimore and
annapolis Railroad on New York ave-
nue. near Fourteenth street. Damage
was slight.
While crossing at Ninth and B
streets northwest this morning. Ma
rie Grund. twenty-five years old. III
Rock Creek Church road, was knock ed
down by an automobile and taken to
the Emergency Hospital, suffering
from shock.
, A street car OF the Capital Trac-
tion Company, westbound on Florida
avenue, was struck by n car of the
Washington Railway Company at
Florida avenue and Seventh street
northwest this morning. Both cars
we're slightly damaged.
The Washington times., 1920-01-20
BROWNLOW FAVORS NEW
UTILITIES COMMISSION
Change Should Be Postponed, How
ever, He Tells Citizens
of Georgetown.

District OF Columbia fire and po-
lice departments are the equal or
any similar organizations in the
United States, and the personnel OF
the police department is as brave as
amy lot of men in the civil or mill
tary history of the world" Louis
Brownlow, president of the board OF
District Commissioners, declared at
meeting of the Georgetown Citi-
zens' Association held last night in
Potomac Bank hall.
In answer to a question as to his
opinion regarding the Commissioners
acting as a public utilities board. thu
Commissioner intimated that he did
not think it was prop~ but said the
board should not be chaI.cSd until.
the value of the utilities had been
fixed by the courts.
After heated discussion an amend
ment to the constitution was adopted
changing the membership clause TO
read ANY white male" Formally 1t
had been "any person"
Daniel J. Donovan, District audi
tor, briefly sketched the financial
disbursements of the District and
outlined its other business. Resolu-
tions indorsing the five points of
school betterment, and authorizing
the cooperation of the association
with othe~ civic organizations in the
establishment of a school betterment
council were adopted. Eighteen were
admitted to membership.
The Washington times., 1920-01-20
NATI0NALWAR MEMORIAL
IN WASHINGTON PLANNED

A national memorial for soldiers
and sailors, to be erected In Wash
ington, Is the project undertaken by
a group OF military and patriotic So
cieties, represented at a special meet
ing of officers and others in the
War Department yesterday.
An executive board to manage the
memorial project Is to be appoin'oa
consisting of three members from
each OF the following organizations:
The Army, Navy, Marine Corps,
American Legion, Naval Militia Asso-
citation, Naval Reserve Force, Amer
lean Red Cross, National Association,
Army, Knights OF Columbus,
Y. M. c. A., Y. w. c. A., Jewish We'll
fare Board, War Camp Community
Service, American Library Associa-
ton, and others which co-operated in
war activities.
The army representatives on the
executive board are Generals Wood,
Harbord. and Summerall, chosen
unanimously. franklin D'Olier, ma
tional commander of the American
Legion. has been requested to com
plete the organization of the board.
Congress shortly will be asked to
authorize the building OF the me-
mortal, which will be financed by
popular subscription, unless Congress
should make,a special appropriation.
The Washington times., 1920-01-20
PAINTING TURNED DOWN
BY EXPERTS WINS PRIZE

Art experts and the public which
doesn't know anything about art, but
knows what IT likes" are in emphatic
disagreement over the relative merits
of the paintings in the contemporary
exhibition of American artists at the
Corcoran Gallery OF Art.
The popular choice for first prize
Is "Girl Sewing" by william M. Pax.
ton, of Boston, which was not men,
toned in the list of awards made by
the expert Judges when the exhibition
opened some weeks ago. prize OF
5000 goes to the artist who is the pub
lie favorite, as determined by straw
vote which was ended last night.
The second popular choice is a tic
between silent Wood" by Allen d.
Cochran, and Chant to the Pain
God" by f. Irving Couse. The tn rd
best picture is "The First Born" by
william w. Churchill; fourth, "A
Child" by Sergeant Kendall; and
nth, "The Boy Scout" by Frank Vim
cent Du Mond.
The first prize received 2ss votes;
the pictures tied for second place, 100
votes each: the third prize, 100 votes;
the fourth, 12l votes, and the nth,
l0S votes.
The Washington times., 1920-01-20
BUSINESS WOMEN PLAN
CONFERENCE ATY W. c. A.
Notable Speakers to Discuss a Wide
Variety of Topics at
Meetings.

The conference Of business and
professional women which meets un-
der the auspices of the Y. w. c. A. at
1888 + street northwest, January IS
20 February / will consist OF the fol-
lowing meetings:
January 2S-S p. m, DR.. Ada r..
Thomas will preside at a meeting at
which Mrs. Bertha Woodward and
Miss Lena Phillips will speak.
January 29-5 p. m, Mrs. Bertha
Woodward will preside at a confer
enCe, the general theme of which will
be Setting New Standards"
7 p. m.-Open meeting at which
Miss Lena Phillips will preside.
January 30-5 p. m.-Conference at
which Miss Z. l.. Dean will preside.
Z p. m.-Twelve conferences will
meet simultaneously on law, medi-
cine, laboratory experts, editorial
work, nursing. physical directors, Y.
w. c. A. secretaries. teaching, adver-
tising, accounting, journalism, and
dentistry.
p. m.-open meeting at which
Miss Ethel Smith will preside.
January 31--7 p. m.-Dnuer. Miss
Mary Stewart and Judge Kathryn Sell
lers will speak.
February Ia p. m.--Neeting in ~"
Central High School auditorium. Miss
Margaret Slattery will speak on -
Go to War--Afterward."
The Washington times., 1920-01-20
BAIRNSFATHER TO TALK
FOR WORKING BOYS HOME
Author to Tell of "Old Bill and Me"
at Polls Theater Tomorrow
Afternoon.

Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather, author,
and veteran of the world war. will
give a talk on "Old Bill and Me"
with original sketches, at 4:30
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Polls
Theater. for the benefit Of the Work
ing Boys Home, Third and c streets
northwest.
Captain Bairnsfather volunteered
his services to the home after he
learned it was in financial difficulty.
In years past, Congress has made an
annual appropriation OF $1,000 for the
home, but it was cut off last year.
Boys between twelve and twenty
years old are cared for at the home
at a nominal cost. Most of these boys
are orphans. Mrs. Arthur Lee Is
president OF the board of directors
of the home. and Mrs. Randall Hag-
ner is acting president.
The Washington times., 1920-01-20
WARN AGAINST CANNED
OLIVES FOR TWO WEEKS
Health Service and Agriculture
Department Advise Abstinence
From the Ripe Fruit.

'The public is advised, as a precau-
tionary measure, TO abstain for a few
weeks from the use of canned ripe
olives" the hygienic laboratory OF
the Public Health Service announced
this morning. following the death Of
six persons from bacillus botulinus
poisoning in New York.
This poison is comparatively rare,
but there have been four cases in the
last few weeks, possibly from the
same pack OF olives" the warning
states.
THE botulinus bacillus is peculiar
in that ii develops and eXcretes pol
son even in a vacuum or a hermet-
ically Sealed container. The poison
is one OF the most powerful known,
a microscopic quantity being suffi-
cient to kill.
There is little or no danger from
ripe olives which have not been
canned. Dropping the olives for two
minutes in scalding water also would
be sufficient to destroy the poison,
but II would be preferable If the gem
eral public abstained entirely for the
present"
From the pathological division of
the Bureau OF Animal Industry, Agri-
cultural Department, the message
was: "Do not eat canned ripe olives
least odor of decomposition about IL.
Throw 1t away rather than try to
remedy the defect"
Serum to combat botulinus poison
ing was rushed by special delivery
mail from both the pathological divi-
sion and the hygienic laboratory Sat-
urday, and reached New York in time
60 be used on the two children surviv-
ing of the Delbene family OF eight.
That from the Agricultural Depart
ment was obtained from an animal
that had been immunized to the poi
son; that from the hygienic labora-
tory OF the Public Health Service was
obtained direct from the botulinus
bacilli.
The serum is kept constantly at
both places, and is available night or
day. 1t is believed by officials of both
bureaus that others OF the New YORK
family could have been saved II the
calls had come earlier.
A direct investigation OF the cases
is being made in New York by B. X.
Hart, of the pathological division or
the Department of Agriculture.
The Washington times., 1920-01-20

with strict economy, not including
doctors or dentists bills OF expenses
for recreation for himself and family.
he operates his home on an average
cost OF $4,000 a month, s7.b7 more
than he receives in salary from the
Government-his salar y ayerag ing
S1639O monthly, he says.
incidentally, he says that Wash
ington Is confronted with a condition
Of race suicide because OF landlords
not wanting tenants with young
children"
His letter reads:
Having noted with gratitude the
stand your paper takes on the sala'
ries of Federal employees In the Dis
trict, desire to submit for publica-
tion the following "plain, unvarnished
tale" for consideration by Senator
Smoot and others who may think as
he does, he says.
am Federal employe with q
wife and two children. aged nine and
six years, absolutely depending on me
for support. am employed in an
executive capacity in branch OF the
War Department which has disbursed
hundreds OF millions OF dollars an
nualIy during the past three years.
The great majority OF the clerks
under my supervision are engaged in
highly technical work, which requires
many years of experience to perform
satisfactorily. and / take the liberty
to invite Senator Smoot, or any or
his colleagues, to visit this branch
during any OF the working hours, and
I defy them to find any person, from
the officer In charge to the office boy,
"lying down on the job" In fact.
during the past two years every EN-
ploye in this branch has been work.
ing at high pressure all the time:
could not find a place to live with
The Washington times., 1920-01-20
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
SCORES SEDITION BILLS

An employees compensation law for
the District was indorsed by the Cen
trail Labor Union at its meeting In
Musicians Hall last evening.
Resolutions were adopted strongly
opposing the Sterling and Graham
sedition bills because they infringe
upon the constitutional rights OF free
speech and free press.
The compensation bill as proposed
by the Central Labor Union would
provide for damages to employees in
jured during working hours. the
funds for these. payments to be OBJ
tanned either through the insurance
system or funds conducted Jointly by
employe and employer.
The Washington times., 1920-01-20
FIND WOOD ALCOHOL
KILLED AUTO DRIVER

A verdict Of death from wood alco-
hoIic poisoning was returned yester-
day by a coroner's jury holding an in
quest over the body OF Andrew Owens,
OF HOS Sixth street northeast, who
died at Casualty Hospital about a
week ago.
owens was arrested on a charge OF
driving an automobile while under
the influence OF liquor. Two hours
after being taken to the Ninth Pre-
cinct police station, he lapsed into
unconsciousness and was taken to
Casualty Hospital, where he died a
short time later.
The Washington times., 1920-01-20
RENT Commission
FOR D. c. C.AREAL|TY
President Signs Commissions OF
New Appointees This
Morning.

President Wilson this morning
signed the commissions for the newly
created District rent body. With this
Executive approval the commission
is now ready to settle down to busi-
ness. II will establish offices In the
temporary war building at Four
teenth and B streets, according to in
dications this morning.
With President Wilson's approval
OF the appointments, the commission
tomorrow expects to Jump into the
Job and complete its organization II
Is planned to procure the services OF
about eight civil service employees as
an office force, in addition to Daniel
c. Roper. jr., son of the internal
revenue collector, who has been ap-
pointed secretary to the commission.
The Washington times., 1920-01-20
dc. TEACHERS
MEET FRIDAY
0ut-of- Town Speakers Will Ad-
dress Pedagogues at
Institute.

twenty-five hundred public school
teachers OF the District will gather
Friday morning at o'clock In the
auditorium OF the Central High School
ers' Institute, held in Washington
yearly. All public schools will be
closed on that day.
Noted educators from different parts
of the country have been secured to
lecture TO the teachers. A tentative
program for the institute was an
nounced today by A. T. Stuart, chair
man OF institute committee. and
Charles Il. Hart, secretary.
The meeting will open at with an
address by N'illiam Mather Lewis. di-
rector savings division, Treasury De
partment. The subject OF the talk
will be DOLLAR Education" Ernest
L. Thurston. superintendent OF
schools, will preside at the institute.
Brooklyn Mnn 10 Speak.
Following Mr.. Mather. at 9:30,
speech on THE Moral Opportunity OF
the Teaching Profession Today will
be delivered by Henry Neumann. OF
the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Cul-
ture, Brooklyn, N Y.
Lieut.. Hollis Devanny will sing
solo after Mr.. Neumann's talk.
At 10:45 Angelo Patri, principal.
Public School No. 43. will give a talk
on THE Larger Life OF the School"
This will end the mornings speeches
and luncheon will begin.
The first speaker after lunch will
be thomas II. Briggs, OF the Teachers
College, Columbia University, New
York city, who will discuss "The
Junior High School" Prof. Briggs
begins his talk at 1870 and closes
at 2:30.
The address will be by Nelson G
McCrea, OF Columbia University, New
York. who will take for his subject
THE Lucidity of Cicero's Style" This
address will be made in the library OF
the school.
To Talk on Grammar.
At the same time Prof. McCrsa is
making his speech. Edwin Farley,
from a high school in Jamaica, New
York, will talk to teachers in the Will
son Normal School on The Bugbearl
OF Grammar"
In the music room of the Central
High at 2:30 another group of
teachers will hear Miss Bertha Hen.
derson, OF this city make an address
on Fundamental Ideas in Teaching
Geography"
This will complete the first day of
the institute. The second day OF the
institute will be held March -, and,
March 5. as originally planned.
This institute Is held at the request
of the teachers who bear the burdeni
OF payment of fee and expenses of
lecturers brought here from out OF
town
The Washington times., 1920-01-20
NEW FLU
CASES IN D. c.
Or. W. C. Fowler, Health OFF,
Ger, Takes Steps to Check
Epidemic.

One hundred and forty-nine new
cases OF epidemic influenza were re-
ported to the District Health De-
part .nent today. During the past
twenty-four hours two deaths. both
women. have been recorded on the
books OF the department. The total
number OF cases reported since jan
uary ! now Is 442.
DR.. Fowler. District health officer
reiterated past statements today 10
the effect that the influenza situation
is not causing him undue alarm.
DIR. william c. Fowler took steps
today to check the spread OF the dis
ease. His first move was In the Dis
trlct public schools. DR.. Fowler or
dered DIR. Joseph A. Murphy. chief
sanitary and medical inspector OF the
schools, to ask school authorities to
release temporarily all children suf-
fering with severe colds or showing
signs OF grip or influenza.
Investigate Lunch Roo.s.
DR.. r. II. Ashworth, chief food in
spector. received instructions from
DIR. Fowler today to turn his entire
force of inspectors on the work OF in
yestigating conditions in lunch rooms.
soda fountains and soft drink estab-
lishments, with a view OF improving
IL tHCTc DC any Hccu.
The sterilization law of the District.
relative to glasses used in various
places must be complied with. sad
DR.. Fowler today. II will not hesi-
tate to prosecute proprietors OF stores
or any places where glasses are not
properly sterilized," said DR.. Fowler.
II have ordered my men to keep a
strict lookout and make reports i'm
mediately"
Increase In Cases.
"It appears there is q steady increase
In the number OF cases." said DR..
Fowler. This was to be expected. We
are watching the situation very close
ly. The present condition does not,
in my opinion, warrant immediate
dractic action.
For the first time since the out
break, the cases reported show child
teen years. Most OF the persons re-
and twenty-five.
Thus far the cases reported seem
to be OF a mild form. Deaths in
comparison with the number OF
cases are exceedingly few.
The only serious cases known to
the authorities today are several at
the Government dormitories for girl
war workers.
Fifty-six cases are now being cared
for at the dormitories. All public
assemblages in these dormitories
has been ended temporarily and the
recreation hall has been turned into
a hospital, caring for forty girls.
The Washington times., 1920-01-20
PERIODIC PAY
RAISES URGED
Efficiency Increases Would Do
Away With Inequality, Com
mission Thinks.

"Periodic Efficiency Increases" for
Government employees probably will
be recommended to Congress by the
Joint commission on reclassihcation
OF salaries, 1t was learned this morn
ing. BY such a system regular sal
ary increases would be made IL the
efficiency record Of the employs mer-
tied It.
Within the limits of a minimum
and maximum salary intermediate
grades would be established. Thus,
il the minimum were 81 200 a year
and a maximum 81 400. the interme-
date grades might be set at S1,250,
81 800 and 1880. The period Of sal
ary advances likely will be every
twelve months. since appropriation
bills are on an annual basis.
Thus, II an employe entered a serv-
ice with a minimum OF 81 200, at the
end Of the first year he would re-
ceive $3.50; at the end of the second
year, 81 300, and so on until he reach
ed the maximum figure, when he
would be In line for promotion to a
higher position. Such increases how
ever, would be entirely dependent
upon the efficiency rating.
Justice Ii Apparent.
Inc JubllCt vi oNth q SehtuoAC ~
the Government employe Is readily
apparent. 1t would at once eliminate
present inequalities by which some
employees have not received salary
increases for years while others.
through favortism, perhaps, have got
ten a half dozen or more raises. 1t
would be the foundation stone Of Civ
ing credit where credit Is due.
Now, one OF the most discouraging
features Of a Federal job Is declared
to be the uncertainty OF future.
Within the different divisions en-
ployes are rated one, two, three, and
so on. Number one is in line for
promotion.
But such promotion may only
come through a vacancy, created by
resignation or death. Then number
two moves up into first place and
awaits his turn. And II may be a
long and dish eartening vigil, accord
ing to the average Government clerk.
Bolster Up Morale.
It Is believed that periodic eff
cheney Increases will contribute more
toward a bolstering Of the morale OF
the Government personnel and the
Offering of a future than anything
which the reclassification could rec
ommend.
In this connection. II was apparent
this morning at reclassification head
quarters. that a minimum and maxi
mum salary will be established for
each position. Many have received
the impression that a minimum to
cover all positions would be set. How
ever. it is not deemed likely that
minimum to apply to both guards and
school teachers, for example, will be
recommended, although there might
be a difference OF $1,000 in the maxi
mum figure for these two positions.
The Washington times., 1920-01-20
D. c. JEWS FORM SOCIETY
TO RRIGATE PALESTINE

Scientific aid in the rehabilitation
OF Palestine will be given by the
Zionist Society OF Engineers and Ag-
riculturists, formed last night at a
meeting held In the Y. M. II. A. Build
ing.
II was pointed out that the large
arid portions OF Palestine present an
engineering Nroblem similar to the
one which confronted the engineers
who reclaimed California
Benjamin Hirschensohn was elect
ed president and Myer Pnrkiss secre-
tary of the new society.
The Washington times., 1920-01-20
WOMEN SOLVE
HELPPROBLEM.
Mrs. H. ]. Patterson Offers Set
of Rules for Treatment
of Servants.

When more than 200 members OF
the Housekeepers' Alliance. includ ms
many representative Washington
women, met this morning at the New
willard Hotel to discuss ways ana
means OF lighting the high cost OF liv-
ing. Mrs. Henry J. Patterson. OF New
York. formerly OF Washington gave
this solution to the servant question
which is worrying many District
women:
"Give the servant an eight-hour
day.
"Pay her time and a half for over
time.
"Givc her two weeks vacation.
Let her observe the ten legal hoii-
days in the year.
"Pay her a salary on the basis that
your husband pays his employees In
the office and workshop"
Explains Budget Value.
Mrs. Patterson, who Is the daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, or this
city, spoke on business methods In tn"
home, explaining the value or the
budget system In running the mousse
And. you will have to drop the
class distinction with housewife ana
servant" said Mrs. Patterson. House
wives should not appear OF better
social distinction than the servant.
Il
they will give better service"
The alliance pledged themselves TO
cooperate in.e every way with the De-
partment of Justice In reporting
flagrant cases Of profteering In the
District. They also passed resolu-
tions to the effect that strict econ
omy would be practised in the home
to bring down the high cost OF liv-
ing.
$50 Extra Sold Coats.
This action was taken after MISS
Edith Strauss, head of the high cost
of living bureau OF the Department
of Justice, had dwelt on the failure
of most women to buy wearing ap-
pareI at nominal prices, because they
were marked down."
An instance OF her contention was
illustrated by Miss Strauss when
telling of a Washington merchant
who had on display in his show win
dows nobby, smart top coats OF gooo
quality at $36 apiece.
THE merchant" said Miss Strauss,
told me he could not sell the top
coats at that price. His patrons told
him they were too cheap. He became
worried, fearing he would have them
left on his hands. He took a tip from
a friend and increased the price to $55
a coat He sold out in few days.
That's just like women
Miss Wihson Not Present.
II was expected that Miss Margaret
Wilson, daughter of the President,
would address the meeting, but be-
cause of another engagement she was
unable to be present.
Congressman M. Clyde Kelly, OF
Pennsylvania, urged that Washing
tonians buy foodstuffs through the
w
shipments through the parcel post
motor trucks that run into places
within 40 miles of the Capital.
Miss Helen Atwater. OF the De-
partment Of Agriculture. also spoke
on home economics as suggested by
experts Of the Government depart
ment.
Mrs Rose Gouveneur Hoes presided
at the meeting.
The Washington times., 1920-01-20
W. & |. ALUMNI HONOR LEE.

The memory OF Gen. Robert r. Lee
was honcred by speech and song at
an observance OF the Southern leaders
18th birthday anniversary by the
alumni OF Washington and Ice tni-
versity at a banquet at the Lafayette
Hotel last night. Addresses were made
by Secretary of War Baker, Senator
owen. Congressman Flo 4. Dr. =. ~
Campbell and II. p. Davis. Judge
Samuel ]. Graham OF the Court OF
Claims, president of the association,
was toastmaster.
The Washington times., 1920-01-20
ice SKATING RESUMED
ON THE TIDAL BASIN

Ice skating was resumed this af-
ternoon on the Tidal Basin. Workers
with huge snow plows, drawn by
horses, began early today cleaning
the srow off the ice.
Col. c. S. Ridley, in charge OF public
buildings and grounds, has issued or
ders for the park police to be on
hand today TO see that order is kept
among the skaters. The basin will be
open to skaters until 10 D. m