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The Washington times., 1920-11-13

Everybody has seen q peroxide
blonde some time In his life. One
time you see them and their hair 10
black, the next time yellow, the next
time white. ana then IL II yellow
again. Those are all the symptoms
OF Q peroxide blonde.
Being . peroxide blonde 10 the
latest lad to strike Washington femi-
ninity. Nearly everybody who has
the courage and the price 10 having
II done. Open lace-work stockings
weren't bad enough.
Beauty pariors throughout the city
report from two TO three cases q
month OF customers demanding a
peroxide. No reason for the sudden
fad can be accounted for by beauty
experts except that always from
time TO time there has been q break
Ing out OF peroxide blonde.
Miss Katie Dunn. proprietor OF the
Madam du Four Beauty Parlor. DIT
Eleventh street northwest. says u"
girls will ruin their hair II they per-
The Washington times., 1920-11-13
women WILL URGE
WELFARE MEASURE
To Meet Here in Interest of
Early Passage Of Shep.
pard-ToWner Bill.

Representatives of the leading
organizations of women in this coun-
try will meet in Washington Monday,
November 20. to confer on ways and
means OF having Congress consider
the Sheppard Towncr bill when 1t con-
venes in December. The bill affords
protection for maternity and infancy.
Mrs. Maud Wood Park, chairman
Of the National league OF Women
Voters, has called the committee OF
women together. 1t Is representative
of all Of the big welfare organiza-
lions OF women. Mrs. Park declares
that II Congress will consider the
bill immediately after IL goes in ses-
sion q sufficient number of votes can
be mustered to insure it's passage.
Members OF the committee from tho
various organizations are: General
Federation Of women's Clubs, Mrs.
Edward Franklin White, indianapolis;
National Council Of Women, Mrs.
Philip North Moore, Washington.
d. c.; National Congress, of Mothers
and Parent-Teachers' Association,
Mrs.. Arthur c. Watkins, Washing
ton; Association OF Collegiate Alum
nae. Mrs. Raymond Morgan, Wash
fnEton; National women's Christian
Temperance Union, Mrs. Ella A. Yost,
West Virginia
Other well-known women who will
attend the Washington meeting are
Mrs. George Minor, OF Connecticut,
president general of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution, and Mrs.
Florence Kelley. OF New York. repre-
senting tho National Consumers
IxeaRue-
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PRESIDENT RENWS
A. R. c. MEMBERSHIP
Executive and Mrs. Wilson Per.
sonaIIy Sign Applications for
1921 Enrolment.

President and Mrs. Wilson renewed
their memberships in the District of
Columbia Chapter OF the American
Red Cross yesterday. Each person
ally signed the application for enroll
ment and they were given a receipt
for their dollar. The subscriptions
were obtained by Mrs. c. +. Taylor
of the Adelaide Daniels naval auxili.
airy Of the chapter.
Moro than 1000 members were Sc
cured on the FIRST day OF the roll call
and the mails are growing heavier
with the dollar checks of forme,
members who. were solicited through
the cooperation of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company.
Gen. Arson Mills sent his check for
$500; Guy Scott. president OF tho
Continental Trust Company. donated
$3.50, and Mrs. X. J. Burnett contrib
uted 500 for the use of the chapter
The Rotary Club will assist in dis
tributing the posters to merchants In
the business district, John l.. Edwards
heading q committee In charge of this
work.
The Bureau Of Standards turned In
161 members and the National Saw.
ings and Trust Company received a
AVo pNE SuhS hob, oil VI
tho employees OF the bank having
Joined.
The Young women's Hebrew Asso.
citation has notified headquarters that
II II cooperating with tho Young
Mems Hebrew Association to secure
members.
Tho Marine Band will furnish the
music for the big mass meeting to be
held At tho National Theater at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Hon.
Henry y, r. Mcfarland has beer
chosen permanent chairman of tn,
meeting and will be introduced by
Roland Robbins, director of the roll
call.
The school teachers Of the District
will be given IN opportunity to en-
roll as . body. The Boy Scouts also
have offered their services.
Red Cross motion pictures will be
shown at Eleventh street and Penn
sylvania avenue tonight. from TO 10
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ROCKVILLE SUPERVISOR
INDICTED AS SWlDLER
Grand Jury Charges Richard
Evans Padded PayroIIs.

ROCKVILLE. Md, Nov. 13.---Amons
those indicted by the grand Jury now
in session is Richard Evans, Of Cabin
John, until recently supervisor Of
roads for the Fourth Collection dis
trict. comprising Bethesda. Potomac
and Rockville election districts. He
Is charged with embexxlement. lar
ceny and obtaining under false pre-
lenses the sum Of $250 from the
county commissioners.
As supervisor of roads II was part
Of Evans duty to employ and pay
men for county road work in his
territory. 1t IL charged that he pre-
sented padded" statements to the
commissioners as to tho amount due
his men.
A bench warrant was issued yestcr-
day for Evans arrest. His trial will
take place at the term OF criminal
court which begins next Thursday,
He will be defended by John A. Gar
rett, of Rockville.
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northwest, Informing him OF the teie,
phone message. Barbour suggested
that Mrs. Beail report the matter 10
Detective Sergeant Stringfeiow'
SENT MARKED MONEY.
on the advice OF the detective. MIS-
HealI, after marking and otherwise
Identifying two SO and one 20 oiIls'
placed them In an envelope ana SEM
them by messenger to mn. warren,
Plaza Pool Pariors, sos Ninth stree,
northwest" strinSfeliow followed
the messenger In the poolroom ana
says he saw Knox take the enVeoipe
and leave the poolrooms.
Knox ran into the Lorenz Jeweiry
Shop, on the first floor. where he was
arrested by Stringfeilow. The DE-
tectiyo claims to have found the en-
veiop containing tho marked money
In Knox's pocket. The young man was
then taken to Police Headquarteri
where he was charged with black
mail.
Knox, the police say, declared M
had acted as q "middleman' Tor some
one else. He said he was told te
accept the envelope. but that ne ha'
no knowledge OF It's contents or pS
whom II was sent.
Detective stringfellow said thi'
morning he expected to make anotne
arrest In the case today.
The Washington times., 1920-11-13
TOTAKE CAR FARE
FIGHT TOC0NGRESS
Citizens Associations Will Ask
Relief From Demands of
Utility Corporations.

The fight against any raise In
street car fares, gas rates or electric
light rates, will be taken to Congress
as soon as that body meets, II was
forecast today. Prominent members
Of citizens associations said they
would ask Congress to put a halt to
the rapidly increasing charges asked
by the Public Utilities corporations
at a time when everything else in
the country was on the downward
trend.
The officials of the Washing ton
Railway and Electric Company think
that the Public Utilities Commission
should give them relief and not wait
for Congress 10 act. They claim that
the Utilities Commission should grant
them relief and not 'pass the buck
to Congress. They assert that Con-
gress has been asked to enact legis-
lation doing away with the method
of taxing the gross incomes OF the
street railway companies, and SUBJ
stituting a tax on the net income,
and SO far has failed to act. 1t Is the
duty Of the Public Utilities Commits
sion, they say. to give immediate aid
and II Congress enacts legislation
that will give the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company relief, the
fare can be reduced.
Members Of citizens association are
against this method, as they claim
that once the fares are raised. II
would take too much persuasion to
get a reduction.
William Mex. Clayton. who has APP
peared before the Utilities Commits.
sion at every hearing for an increase
by the utilities companies. in behalf
OF the citizens OF Washington as the
representative of the Federation OF
citizens associations, says the organ
izations of Washington will oppose
any further increase in street car
fares. Any increase for the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
he says, will mean a corresponding In
crease for the Capital Traction Com
pany, and it Is because of this, he
says. that the increase will be
fought.
The fact that Il would be useless to
raise the fare of one company and
not the fare of the other company
so far as helping the company that
received the increase Is concerned, IL
the basis of the fight against any in
crease, 1t Is said. IL the Washington
Railway and Electric Company
should be granted an increase, II Is
claimed by District officials. the Cap
ital Traction Company would also be
given a raise, because IL this were
not done, the Washington Railway
and Electric Company would lose SO
many passengers that 1t would hurt
rather than help. The people would
go several blocks to ride on tho Cap.
ital Traction cars, u Is said, to avoid
paying the extra fare.
At meeting of tho Brightwood
IT,, 10 n
Georgia avenue and Colorado avenue,
last night. that body pledged It's aid
to lighting any increase in street car
fares. as well as pledging to work for
other legislative changes concerning
the District government. Tho pro-
posed gas increase also was. con-
demned.
The Washington times., 1920-11-13

Stepping out OF a private life hlied
with mornings and afternoons OF soif'
evenings OF entertainments and sew
erAI days a week of work. Commits
sioner Hendrick entered upon duties
which were destined to change his
whole life.
There is hardly a day that passes
that the Commissioner does not
make a speech somewhere. Sometimes
he makes two or throe \ day In this
city. He has visited about twelve cit
liens associations and has about five
more on his date schedule this
month.
Clubs are demanding him every day.
He has been the honorcd guest at
The Washington times., 1920-11-13

si.t in this fad OF psroxidins It. shs
said:
"Peroxiding the hair makes "
brittle. and II soon breaks ana faiis
out. The peroxide blonde soon loses
all the hair. The effect only lastA
about two weeks and she must have
her hair done all over again. shs
puts herself 70 great expense ana
needless worry. have never IN my
experience seen q successful peroxide
blonde. They never look natural.
The hair 10 too yellow. And the iisht
shines from the hair instead OF
through II. That 10 q sure sign Oh
bleached hair.
what I recommend for girls and
women 10 the henna champoo. This
10 q wash which does not aye the
hair, but simply makes II brighter.
IL can be used by blonde. brunette. OF
Gray-haired woman, for the snect Is
simply 20 bring out the natursi
brightness OF the hair.
The Washington times., 1920-11-13
free Ireland" Vanishes
and Flower Men
Worry

Washington Irish are up in arms.
Free Ireland" rare green
orchid. has been reported missing
from the National Capital Chry-
santhemum Show in Old Masonic
Temple. The plant, the property
of a Summit. n. j., exhibitor, Is
valued at $4,000.
Dark rumor has IL that tho orchid
wasn't taken for monetary gain.
II is said ro-British hands may
have caused Free ireland" TO van
ish.
1T looks as though this were an
International affair" muttered one
veteran sleuth. when appraised of
the mystery this morning. EITHER
that or some dsggoned press agent
Is on the job"
You can take your choice.
The Washington times., 1920-11-13
NEW HONOR IS WON
BY MRS. MANSFIELD
Wife of Once Noted Actor Given
Junior Red Cross Ap-
pointment.

Mrs. Reatrice Mansfield, widow of
Richard Mansfield. the actor. who was
under. Are for sixty-two DAYS last
spring when the Turks besieged Urfa,
has been appointed an assistant to
the head of the American Junior Red
cross work in Cxecho- Slovakia. Il
WIN. announced TODAY.
Announcement of Mrs. Mansoe,d's
appointment in recognition Of her
splendid relief work among tho Ar
n,enian orphans is OF general interest
70 WILMINGTON. where shc is we'll
known. Her new work with the
Juior Red cross will he along the
same lines "a her former work
Mrs. Mans6oId.s diary Of her ex-
nerience. az thn .isge n Irrfa when
The Washington times., 1920-11-13
BUYING IS CURTAlED
IN FARMING DISTRICTS

Farmers, holding back products
hoping for higher prices, have cur
tailed buying, and this tendency IL
reacting upon retailers In the asri-
cultural regions, the Federal Reserve
Board was informed today In reports
from reserve hank agents.
outside OF the crop growing re-
gions, however. moderate increases In
retail sales are noted, but the usual
fall activity still IL lacking. because
of the more conservative attitude OF
the buying public.
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The alleged attempt to biackmaii
Mrs. Lila c. Beall. the engineers wife.
was made yesterday Afternoon. After
receiving . telephone message that
"shs would be exposed In the news
papers ~ she did not send by mes.
senSor $25 to q. Mr.. Warren at the
Plaza Pool Parlors. SOC Ninth street
orthwtst. by 4 o'clock Mrs. BeAll ar
ranged TO send the money - directed
but before doing SO marked and other
wise identined It to trap the black
mailer.
DONALD w. KNOX HELD.
As q result Of the ruse. Detective
Sergeant J. II. strinsfciiow arrested
Donald Warren Knox. twenty years
old. an automobile mechanic, OF 441O
Kansas avenue northwest. In the
United States Branch Of Police Court
this morning, Knox waved q preiimi-
nary hearing before Judge Mcmahon
and was released In $500 bonds for
the action OF the grand jury.
II was Just two o'clock yesterday
afternoon that Mrs. Beall received the
mysterious telephone message. After
making several threats. the man on
the telephone declared. she told the
police, that III you have not the $25.
get Il from Fred Barbour"
A few minutes later. Mrs. Beall
communicated with Barbour, who
lives at 1741 Rhode Island avenue
The Washington times., 1920-11-13
PAY REVISION
. TO Be SPEEDY
Smoothing Out Of All Differ.
ences Expected at Short
Session by Clerks.

The administrative officers OF the
Government will pursue q hands
, off, policy In the coming conflict
J n Congress over Redistribution.
NOT ron ANT ONE BILL.
They will not indorse any one bill
or prosram---at least the group known
a. the Federal Club. which within .
period Of . few months has risen to
. position Of authority among the de-
! pArtnentai administrators. will not do
%.
Col w. c. Greeley. chief of tho
, Forest Service. and one OF the In
Auential factors IN the club, today de-
| olAred all the differences Of opinion
| On rehabilitation probably would be
ksmoothed out and that a satisfactory
measure would be enacted my Con-
cereas.
'.rhe differences are slight" he
saya. 'and will lend themselves to
adjustment ! do not think there will
b any trouble. Congress itself will
mako the compromise"
URGES CENTRAL AGENCY.
Colonel Greeley declares that the
dnal Rehabilitation bill ought to
place the right OF allocatfng the Fed
, esal employees within the various
classifcations with the administrative
chiefs of the departments. subject to
review or supervision by some central
agency.
"It does not matter much what this
central agency shall be-" he declares.
ct may be the Civil Service Commits
sion. tho bureau of tho budget, the
Bureau Of Efficiency, or q Congress.
ional Commission. But there should
be some responsible central bureau
to hArnonixe the rulings and the In
terpretations Of the various admini-
strative officers.
The Civil Service Commission
should be vested with the power to
AZ the qualifications for the various
0lassincations." continued Colonel
Greeley. However. those qualihoa-
tons should not be rigid and should
not be ixed by statute. as would have
Joint committee on reclassification
been embodied in the Jones bill. as
proposed. The administrators, with
the consent Of tho commission, should
be given the power to waive Qualiflca-
tions In exceptional Cases"
EXPECT SPEEDY ACTION.
There ia a general expectation
among departmental officials that
Congress will act upon reclassifica-
ton at tho coming short session. Its
passage in the House is likely to be
accomplished, but until Senator Smoot
10 willing that the measure should
be transferred from the Senate APP
propriations Committee to the COM
nittee on Civil Service 1t Is likely
to strike snags in the upper chamber.
This probably will remain the case
as long as the Senate Appropriations
Committee is without dependable esti-
mates as to what the salary increases
involved in reclassifcation will
amount to in the aggregate.
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Merchant Points Out That
Tardy Christmas Buyers Must
"Take Leavings."
~ A. LIsNER
Manager Of the Palais Royal

"Tarde venientibus ossa J.
This bon mot was gotten off by q
young Trojan at the feast given oy
Queen Dido some years ago. Fun feo
and merry. having gotten the best
there was to be had by appearing AZ
the festiv board early. ne ickeo
his chops and repeated the exclama .
ton for the benefit OF those VINO ola
not hear him the nrst time.
What he meant to say was TO
those coming late--bones," which
was his way Of serving notice that
those who did not have the fore.
thought to reach the banquet nall
well in advance of the soup course
would have to take what are popu-
larly known as "the leavings'
SAYING IS STILL AFT.
This young Trojan's adjuration to
late corners applies just as strongly
to late Christmas shoppers today as
II did to tardy banqueters some years
back, for those who delay the fule-
tide buying until a few days before
December IS cannot possibly expect
tn fare as we'll a. those who take
time by the forcloek and make their
purchases early. In other word TO
those coming late-what Is left
There is everything to be gained
and nothing to be lost by doing the
Christmas shopping now. and the
wiser the people. the sooner they Will
do their buying. Today the stocks
In all the stores are new, fresh and
complete. A wider range of selec-
tions 10 possible today than 1t will be
next week. In many cases merchants
have laid in a limited supply OF GER
tain kinds Of merchandise and the
carly corners will get novelties and
the late arrivals will be unable to
purchase them because the stocks
cannot be replaced in the midst OF the
selling season.
MORE CARE POSSIBLE NOW.
Practically all tho heads of de-
partments in the larger business es-
Establishments have on display the full
range of articles that will be offered
for Christmas sale. Articles pur-
chased for Christmas gifts should be
selected with care, thoughgt and ap-
propriateness, and, almost invariably,
with an eye to the cost. Today both
customers and clerks can devote a
great deal more time to purchases
than they can later on and better
values can thus be obtained.
The Washington times., 1920-11-13
CITY CLUB TO EXTEND
OUTSIDE RELATIONS

The City Club has established
reciprocal relations with four add
tionai clubs, bringing the total num-
Der up to twcnty-onc, according to
announcement by tho board OF gov.
errors.
The new clubs with which rela-
lions have been established. are the
City Club OF Philadelphia, the Balti-
Club.
Members OF the City Club are en-.
titled TO all Of the facilities offered
by the various organizations with
which exchange relations have been
established.
The Washington times., 1920-11-13
DRESS, DIET, AND BEAUTY
BLUE TRIANGLE" TOPICS

They're going to have a busy time
next week at the Blue Triangle
Recreation Center, Twentieth and b
streets southwest Beginning Mon
day night with a lecture on proper
styles for women by Mrs. Renter. edu-
cational director of the Palais Royal,
and ending Friday. night with a
hoalth party for men end girls.
On Tuesday night the weekly Blue
Triangle dance will be held, wedncs.
day evening will be given over to
talks on proper food, and Thursday
on the caro- OF the scalp, hair and
skin.
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MARINES COMMANDER
TO DELIVER LECTURE
Mai. Gen. Leieune VIII Enter.
tain at Army and Navy Club.

MAI Gen. Archer Le1eune, VINO
commanded the Second Division Of
Marines in the Meuse-Argonne Of
fensive, will deliver an address be-
fore the Sons of Revolution Monday
night at the Army and Navy Club.
General Pershing is expected to be
present at the meeting.
The affair will be OF two-fold sig
nifcance. The organization will
celebrate tho signing Of the armistice
and the 143d anniversary of the adop-
ton OF tho Articles of Confederation.
Moving pictures OF the Meuse-
Argonne drive, taken by the Signal
Corps OF the army, will bc shown.
other addresses will be delivered by
Gaillard Hunt, and the Rev. Thomas
r.. Green, who will deliver n culoSy
of the late DR.. Randolph II. Mckim,
past president and chaplain OF tho
Sons Of the Revolution.
The Washington times., 1920-11-13
Do Shopping Early or
Suffer, Says A. Lisner

In the past, many Christmas pres
ents have been given with tho acoi.
osy, 81 wanted to get SO and so, but
all the stores were sold out ana
had to take this" The way to
avoid the necessity for having to
make explanations which somewhat
dull the edge OF Christmas giving.
Is to do the buying when the STOCKS
are full and complete. and ADEQUATE
time can be devoted to looking
around and making the best selec-
lions.
SHOULD BE A PLEASURE.
Today Christmas shopping can be
done in far more comfort and in less
confusion, rush and hurry than later
on. The Christmas buying should be
made a pleasure and a labor of love
Instead OF a trying ordeal. which II
Invariably proves to DO when 1t Is
put off until the aisles Of stores are
conRested and the battle OF the bar
gains 60 to the strong. Sometimes de.
iayed Christmas shopping resolves 1t
self into a question of the survival
Of the fittest. This Is exactly as
it should not be,
By stocking their stores with
Christmas goods several weeks In
advance of the Yuletide season. the
merchants manifest their disposition
to cooperate with and accommodate
the public. Buyers should cooperate
by availing themselves Of the earliest
opportunity to make their purchases.
II the reason for delaying the Christ.
mas shopping be lack OF funds. II
should be remembered that a 10 per
cent deposit will reserve practically
any article In any store In Washing
ton, and tho entire list Of purchases
covered today by the outlay OF only
one-tenth OF what It will ultimately
cost.
HOPE FOR COOPERATION.
The merchants Of Washington have
done practically everything In their
power to stimulate early Christmas
shopping. and arc horefui that the
cooperation on the part OF the buy
ing public will be such this year M
to eliminate as far as possible the
final weeks congestion and rush.
School children Of Washington are
offered prizes sggregating 5000 by
The Washington Times for the best
100,word essay In which reasons for
doing the Christmas shopping early
are set forth. The contest for the
best essays will close December !.
The first prize Is $50, the second
$50, the third 500 and there are ten
consolation prizes consisting OF or
ders for SO worth of merchandise.
1t would not he consistent for es-
say writer's to delay their entries in
this contest because. IL they intend
urging other people to do their
Christmas shopping early, they
should do their essay writing early.
The Washington times., 1920-11-13

SH-SH-SH
This Article Concerns Real
Warm STUFF For
Today.
READ IT PRIVATELY.
But Don't Tell Your
Best Girl Anything
About II.

Don't read this story aloud
among strangers.
IL contains q vital message. but.
geel There are some thinGs you
can't talk about In public.
Now that that IL out Of the way
let's get down to business.
Have you put on your heavy
underwear II not. how heavily
are you insured? OF course this
doesn't apply TO those hardy young
ladies who brave the biting winds
Ia Cor out of-which 10 it?) roll
tops, v backs and c fronts.
Here's what a prominent wash
inkton doctor said today about the
t'heavies."
underwear. IL you don't ] can't
help you. Leave Off your overcoat
II you like. but IL you want to
steer clear OF the boneyard don't
leave on the other. One good suit
OF heavy underwear 10 better than
two overcoats."