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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-18
TO REVIVE TREATY
IF DEBATED NOW
Democrats Planning to Make
Third Attempt At Passage
Before Convention.
by WILLIAM PHILIP simms'
Iu,-~-.tIou.I News Service.

II the treaty is not ratified by the
Senate tomorrow. IL will be brought
up a third time between now and the
June convention In a last desperate
effort TO prevent II from becoming the
chief issue In the political campaign.
Plans for this are already under
way, and IL is said, will have the
strong support OF william Jennings
Bryan and all those Senators whose
minds Ego along" with his.
DeeIiaes Ts Comment
When seen at his hotel today,
Bryan refused to comment upon what
he proposed to do In the event the
Senate again refuses the pact the
two-thirds majority necessary for Its
ratification. This, he said. implied
doubt in his mind that the treaty
would not be ratified, and he could
not make any such admission.
Meantime ne is bringing into play
every ounce OF his influence in an
eleventh hour effort to swing
enough Democrats over to his point OF
view to secure sufficient votes to
ratify the treaty with any and what
ever reservations there may be at
tached thereto. =
1t is known. however, that he has
been informed that the chances for
a favorable outcome are slim.
81 have had very little opportunity
to talk with the Senator's" he said
today. Ny opinion as to action. there
fore, is based upon the reasons for II
rather than upon a knowledge OF In
dividual opinion.
Still Has Hopes.
I have such faith in the intelli-
gence and democracy of the Demo-
cratic Senators that / am not willing
to believe they will join the irrecon-
cilable enemies of the treaty to de-
feat what a majority OF the Senate
have agreed upon--I mean by that
the majority OF those desiring ratin-
cation, excluding those 'irreconciia-
bles opposed to the treaty"
Bryan refused to look beyond to-
morrow, when a vote on a resolution
of ratification will be passed upon by
the Senate. but his intimates here de-
clare he does not despair OF wrestling
the issue from the campaign regard
less of what the Senate does now.
1.-The people OF this country VIII be
heard FROM" Senator Robert L. Owen.
Democratic candidate for the Presi-
Dental nomination. declared today,
land IL the treaty Is not ratified to-
morrow, II will surely come up again
in the Senate before adjournment"
Senator Owen Is one Of the Demo-
cratic Senators who believes with
Bryan that the treaty should be rati-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-18
T0TTEN'S WILL NAMES
WIFE SOLE BENEFICIARY

Ephraim J. Totten by his will hied
for probate today names his wife
Margaret Totten sole beneficiary of
his estate including his interest in
the firm of f. J. Totten and Company
in banks in his name and his real
estate holdings at Bowie. Md. Attor-
ney Elizabeth c. Harris represents
the estate.
Sarah Tashof Of New York leaves
everything &c her husband for life.
the estate to be divided at his death
between testatrix nephews and nieces
Louis Tashon Of this city Is named
executor.
Mrs. Mary VIRGINIA Williamson is
named sole beneficiary in ;he will
Of her husba 4. william Ralph Will
hanson. da May ~. 1910. The
widow Is also named eXecutrix.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-03-18

Haadches From slight Colds.
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets re-
lieve the Headache by curing the Cold. A
tonic laxative and germ destroyer. Look
for signature K. W. GROVE on box. 3ec-
Advt.
The Washington times., 1920-12-14
CHICKENS
Not Many in Service of
Uncle Sam, Report
Shows.
ALL AGES LISTED
Average for Women Is
27.4 and 28.7 for the
Sterner Sex.

Horrors girls! The Civil Service
Commission has made public your
ages in its annual report to the
President, and according to the re-
port there aren't any Chickens in
the employ of Uncle Sam.
1t has been many years since tho
commission prepared any statistics
relating to the ages Of appUintces
but this year there is table show
ing distribution by sex and age Of
T9,743 appointees. of whom bS,0S7
were men and 20.758 women.
According to tho report he nv.
erage age of the women employed
by Uncle Sam is over 81 wears old.
To be exact. II is PA, while that
Of the men Is 2S.7. The average age
OF the entire number is 2S.4. To
mako II harder, the commission says
that the ages were given at tn"
time OF the applications, and that
since that time each person is more
than year older.
As an added insult, the commits.
sion says that the women are also
paid less than the men. The average
salary OF S4.976 appointces was
s1,176. BY sex the average salary
OF the mon was S1,220 and the WON.
en- si,047.
The lower average salary fer
women Is due, the report says, to
the larger proportion OF men aD.
pointed to higher technical and pro
fessional positions. Tho 32t0 bonus
In not included as salary
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SHOW IS
OPEN TO VISITORS
Fowls on Display in Convention
Hall After Gen. Atterbury
Comes to Rescue.

The eighth annual exhibition Of
the National Capital Poultry and
Pigeon Show, Inc, was opened short
ly after noon today in Convention
Hall, at Fifth and l. streets north
west. But for Gen w w. After
bury. vice president and general
manager OF the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, II is likely that the show
would have been called of. The car
carrying the coops in which the ex-
hibition birds are displayed. was
wrecked the other side of Harris
burg last week
The coops should have been in Wash
ington on Sunday in order to have
the exhibition resdy for opening to-
day. 1t was only when they failed 10
appear that the local association
took up the matter with the railroad.
A search was instituted for the car
carrying them and II was located west
OF Harrisburg. General Aterbury was
appealed to and personally took
charge OF delivering the car In Wash
ington in time to have the display
opened today.
The public will be admitted tonight
for the nrst time. and from then on
until Saturday night at II y. m. II
is expected that the daily attendance
will break all records. There are
moro than 5000 birds on exhibition
The Washington times., 1920-12-14
COMMUNITY HOUSE
DRIVE IS LAUNCHED
Campaign for Funds and Men,
bers Will End on
Monday.

Determined to enroll 10000 new
members and thus raise funds to
apply on the purchase price of the
Catholic Community House, COL K
street northwest, more than hun
dred well known Catholic women of
this city, members of the Catholic
Women's Service Club will begin an
active campaign today.
The value OF the community center
to the Catholics OF Washington has
been emphasized time and again to
the various pastors, practically all OF
whom have followed the example set
by Cardinal Gibbons in endorsing tht
work of the house, which is non-sec'
tartan in character.
Girls, who entered Washington as
strangers are today giving praise to
the service that was rendered them
during their period of getting settled
and subsequently, acquainted. Young
people have found 1t a home OF rec
reation and comfort and the cafe
terra has been n source OF conven.
fence to hundreds of lawyers, law
.tudents and business men.
The campaign will close next Mon.
day night. Charles Jerome sheffield
has volunteered his services to or
ranize the women and Rev. Lewis j.
OHern, president of the clug. is one
OF the most active workers in secur
ing members.
The Washington times., 1920-12-14

1T Is the women OF German. "
mrs. Sanger said. who are al,
nave been the worst sufferers froI 1
the evils OF war and the bIocANt b.
In spite OF the last fve years a.
perate struggle and the present lack
or necessities of all kinds, women
have. at the command OF the state,
continued to bear large families.
Il saw in Germany more than ten
thousand children, hundreds OF whom
could hardly hold up their heads and
many more who. at the age OF three
or four years. could not walk or use
their legs.
The women OF Germany are now
awakening and beginning to rebel
against this situation. In Munich
and In southern Germany the women
are leading in the first strike OF
its kind, a birth strike. Going from
door TO door. these women are call
ing upon other women to cease to
have children until their babies shall
be assured the chance for q decent
life"
Mrs. Sanger characterizes condi-
lions in Holland as the best of any
country In Europe. Franco, she says,
has recently passed legislation
against birth control. even more back
ward than that in the United States.
Mrs. Sanger advocates the repeal OF
State and Federal laws which place
The Washington times., 1920-12-14

The union, embracing nearly 1000
employees in the bureau. has made the
charge to Director Wilmeth that pro-
duction is being greatly decreased be
cause OF ineffeciency among the
powder and paint and silk stocking
variety of girls This condition Is
declared to be so serious that ire
parable damage will be done unless
remedial steps are taken immediate
ly.
1t is charged that the class OF girls
complained of are the major cause OF
large amount Of spoilage daily ana
that they are employed by the Gov
eminent at a loss totalling thousands
OF dollars annually.
'Immediate steps should be taken
to eliminate from the bureau trifling
girls who have recently been appoint
ed" says statement OF the Plate
Printers Union. "These girls seem
to remain in the printing division be-
cause the other divisions do not de-
sire their services. During the great
stress of the war conditions there
may have been some excuse for this
condition, but not so at the present
time when hundreds of fine girls are
now on a waiting list for appoint
ments to the bureau.
"We believe that the time has come
for the letting out of inefficient and
trifling girls who are causing no END
OF worry and trouble for the plate
printers and who are one OF the many
causes Of the great amount OF spoil
age that is being piled up every day
in the printing division. These girls
do not seem to care whether the bu-
reau increases its production or not,
and care less whether the plate print
er to whom they may be assigned has
to pay for their slipshod methods OF
handling his work
1--WE have no fault to find with a
girl who may be delicate. We know
how hard they have to work, and we
know full well that every plate
printer in the bureau appreciates
their honest efforts to retain their po-
sition."
The plate printers recommend i'm
proved methods of training girl en-
ployes and ask for survey OF the
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Inc board. comprising Lieut.. Col.
Lloyd Smith, chairman: Major l.. l..
Hopwood and Major w. L. Sheep,
said these sixteen removed quietly
and promptly the soldiers trapped
in the blazing wooden structures.
Those commended are:
Majors William S. Rice and Le-
Roy T. Howard, Capt Henry
Hayes. all Of the medical corps
First Lieut.. Anne Williamson. Second
Lieut.. Nell Sullivan, and Second
Lieut.. Catherine Brady. all Of the
army nurse corps; Elizabeth Ans
borough Mabel Kuse and Frances
Holiday. students of the Army School
of Nursing; Corporal Harry Peiser.
Privates Samuel Vanella, Windsor c.
Boole. Junior s. Smith, Moultry Grif-
nth, David Mendelson and John
Casona all of the medical detach-
ment
TIMELY ACTION LAUDED.
The board is OF the opinion that
these sixteen saved the lives of near
ly all the patients in their wards
by their timely action.
The soldier who was burned to
death has been positively identified
at Sergt. Alzin Messenger by physi-
clans who found on his body indi-
cations Of recent internal operations
shown by his record have been per-
formed.
Messenger is charged by the board
with setting ward AZ afire Sunday
morning. The board declares he set
fire to his chair and then either hid
when officers came to search for him
or returned to the building after tn
flames had spread.
FINDS NO NEGLIGENCE.
The board reported the fire was
not due to negligence on the part of
any one connected with the hospital
and declared all rules and regula-
tions had been carried out.
Maj L. w. Webb jr., executive
officer Of the hospital, stated today
all insane patients now housed in
wooden structures would be removed
TO "stucco" buildings, which are a
little safer.
The board in its report pointed out
insane persons have a tendency tc
remain in or rush into a fire and
this made the work or rescuing more
difficult.
The Washington times., 1920-12-14
CAPITAL TO GET SHARE
GERMAN WAR TROPHIES

Washington will participate In it's
share Of war trophies II the plan
worked out by the War Department
md referred to the Congressional
Military Affairs Committees work out.
The committees are now considering
legislation for the distribution OF
German war trophies.
Under this plan Washington would
he entitled to the following: Two
T7-miliimeter guns, two 105milli-
meter guns two 150.millmeter guns
or large howitzers, one 0-millimeter
gun, one 7e-millmeter gun or trench
mortar. three 140-millimeter guns,
and various mounting effects and
caissona- IL.
The Washington times., 1920-12-14
WAR CLERKS
TO KEEP Jobs
Work Expands Since Armistice,
Says Civil Service Board.
No Cut in Force.

That there can be no material re-
duction in the present force Of Gov
eminent clerks doing war work IN
Washington is forecast by the an
nual report of the Civil Service
Commission sent to the President
yesterday.
..WORK EXPANDS
"There is a general failure to real
ize the magnitude of the work which
naturally follows a war; says the
report, and that for a considerable
number OF Government Offices, armi-
stice day marked the expansion OF
their activities. History shows years
were required to complete the records
and wind up Govrnmnt affairs follow
ing the civil war and the Spanish
American war: and there can be no
compa rison between the operations
OF the world war and those of other
wars
As an example OF after-war work
the report points out that the office
of the Adjutant General probably has
received some inquiry, either from
the man himself or from a relative,
In the case OF every ore of the ap-
proximately 100000 who were en-
listed in the American army. In some
cases scores of inquiries have been
received concerning a single man.
a great many instances OF after
war increases in work are mentioned
among them being the Bureau OF In
ternal Revenue, the Finance Division
of the War Department. the Public
Health Service. the Division of Loans
and Currency, the Treasury Depart
ment. and the Federal Board for Vo-
cationsl Training.
The Washington times., 1920-12-14
OFFICIAL RAPS
PAY REVISION
Comptroller Warwick Flags Re-
classification in Report, Fav-
oring Mccormick Measure.

Comptroller of the Currency Wal
ter w. Warwick comes out strongly
against any Redistribution of the
salaries of Federal employees in adj
vance of the reorganization of the
Government departments.
In his annual report he declares
that the Mccormick reorganization
measure-or a similar enactment
must be acted upon by Congress be-
fore the Lehlbach or other reclassi-
fication bill is passed.
WANTS PERSONNEL REPLACED.
This is what he says:
mo Redistribution Of salaries
should be considered as settled
policy unless and until there has been
a thorough Redistribution of the
Governments business itself and a
reassignment of present personnel.
Subsequently personnel should be
considered and paid in it's practical
application to the system and organi-
cation devised, changing in it's as
signments and its classifcations of
salaries as new machinery is intro
duced and old machinery is dis
carded."
Comptroller Warwick recommends
the following raises" for his own
staff in the six auditing Offices:
chief clerks and law clerks. $4,000 a
year: chiefs OF division. $4,000; as
sistant chiefs OF division, $2,250,
and chiefs of section, $4,000.
RAPs ROUTINE WORKER.
Sharp criticism of the mere rou-
tine worker in the Government de-
partments-a declaration that he is
in many respects"-is
made by Mr.. Warwick.
THE bane of the service today" he
says. "is the individualism allowed
that class OF Government employees
whose merits do not entitle it to in
dividual consideration. The individ-
ualism that is based on merit and
qualifications should be
fostered by employment in super
visory capacity, but tho work re-
curing only routine performance and
m edi ocre qualifications should not be
by the necessity OF cater
ing to an individual INSTRUMENTATION
or an individual Independence OF
control and discipline, whether sup
ported by civil service rules or politi-
cal or social or other influences"
lie declares that II will be abso-
lutely necessary to divide the govern
ment employees into two classes--"a
supervisory class, capable OF bearing
responsibility and having an INTEL
ligent initiative, and class OF work
ers whose sole responsibility shall
consist OF performing intelligently
and effectively the details OF the days
work mapped out for them ana su-
pervisod by the first class"
The Washington times., 1920-12-14
CAR HITS GRAVEL HEAP.
PALMER WOULD CHECK
DEATH THREATS BY Mail

day the time has arrived for Con-
Rress to make IL crime to send
death threat letters through the
mails. Under present laws, the au-
thors or such letters, can dispatch
them with impunity Tho Attorney
General has decided to urge upon
Congress the need OF an enactment,
imposing prison terms upon persons
found guilty Of such practices.
Present statutes only provide pun
shmcnt for persons using the mails
in furthercnco OF schemes TO defraud,
or as a means OF accomplishing ek-
tortion. Mr. Palmer said
The Washington times., 1920-12-14
FlIM-FlAMMED OF S25.

The flim-nam trick netted an uni
IDENTIFIED colored man S25 formerly
owned by Frank Wiley, colored, OF
e2s Fourth street northwest, this
morning. Frank saw the man pick up
a pocketbook which, according to the
stranger, was "full OF money and
bonds Frank became very much m
terested, so much so that he handed
over s25 to hSlp the stranger "caah
the bonds" Tfk stranger told Franz
he would meet him later and would
divide the spoils- He did not
The Washington times., 1920-12-14
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
SHOWING DECREASE
Safety First" Campaign Brings
Good ResuItS-Latest Mis-
haps Not Serious.

An appreciable decrease in trafhc
accidents has been noted in the last
ten days. The "safety-frst cam
paign waged by civic, social, ana IN
dustrial organizations apparently Is
having good results.
George w. Armigner, ffty-hve, OF
Beltsville, Nd, was thrown from his
seat in his auto truck when the
vehicle collided with a street car at
Delaware avenue northeast and ID
street early this mroning. He suf-
fered a scalp wound. After treatment
at Casualty Hospital he was removed
to the home of his sister at 93o r
street northwest.
WOMAN CUT BY GLASS.
Fannie Ellison, 1000 G street south
east. was cut on the face by glass
when two autos collided on / street,
between Eighth and Ninth streets
early today. An automobile operated
by John Pyles, OIL Eighth street
southeast, was backing out of an
alley when it hit a machine driven by
Nathan Ellison.
The police are looking for the
owner of the machine bearing dead
license number which collided with
the car operated by Milford h. Rob-
erts, 1911 Webster street northwest
at II. and Sixth streets northeast last
night. Damage to Roberts automo-
bile is estimated at $50. The uniden-
tilted car sped away after the acci-
dent.
Another man is being sought whose
machine struck c. S. Hilton, sixty
eight, of BAG Dunbarton avenue, as
he was about to board a street car at
Twenty-eighth street and Pennsyl-
yania avenue northwest last night
He was bruised on the arm and leg
and his wrist was sprained. The
operator placed the old man in his
machine and took him TO his place of
employment. Later Hilton returned
to his home and is now confined to
his bed.
CAR HITS GRAVEL HEAP.
An automobile operated by Robert
L s. Peel, $40 Third street northwest.
collided with pile of gravel and a
concrete mixer in front of 529 sixth
street northwest last night The car
was slightly damaged.
A machine operated by James Head
ley. is Franklin street northeast, was
damaged to the extent of 500 this
morning by collision with another car,
whose operator left the scene before
Headley could get his name. The
mishap occurred at Fourth and Il
streets northeast.
The Washington times., 1920-12-14
PAY RAISE URGED FOR
POSTOFFlCE WORKERS
Carriers and Clerks Start Drive
For Action by CONGRESS.

Postoffice employees from all parts
Of the country will endeavor to have
legislation adopted this year which
will further increase the salaries Of
letter carriers and clerks.
In a letter to members OF Congress
R. +. Quinn. of Philadelphia. chair
man of the Executive Board OF the
National Association of Letter Car
riers, urges the members OF tho
House to petition the postoffice and
post roads committee for further in
creases in salaries for the postoffice
employees in behalf OF the employees of
their respective Districts.
THE present salaries do not
make 1t attractive to invite capable
employees to come into the service to
secure more capable and efficient
service" Quinn In his letter declared.
The Washington times., 1920-12-14

of
buildings photographed they considered
buildings The members
Ridley officer charge public build
Capitol building
acting supervising architect OF the Treasury Depart
John W. Langley
Edward
Clark secretary Of standing
The Washington times., 1920-12-14
MRS. McSWINEY TO BE
COLLEGE CLUB GUEST

Mrs. Muriel McSwiney, wife OF the
lord mayor OF Cork, and MISS
Mary McSwiney, his sister. viii be the
meats OF the College women's Club
A. a special tea to bo given at the
clubhouse, 1922 | street, tomorrow
aft.rnoon from TO g Miss Mary
Mcsyiney will address the club mem
hers and their guests
The Washington times., 1920-12-14
RECEPTION FOR STUDENTS.

Students of all departments OF
George Washington University have
been invited to attend n reception to be
given from 9 until IL o'clock tomorrow
evening at Sigma NJ fraternity house,
1888 n street northwest by Mu chapter
OF Kappa Beta Pi legal sorority.
The Washington times., 1920-12-14
Washington's Greatest Need
Votes for Its Inhabitants.
German Mothers on
Birth Strike to Bak
Possibilities of War

Returned from six months tour of Europe Mrs Mar
garet Sanger who will make her first public address in
Washington Thursday 430 o'clock at the headquar
tiers of the National Womans Party described the first
strike of its kind in the world "birth strikc recently
begun in Germany
The Washington times., 1920-12-14

situation by the chief of the print
ing division in order that "construc-
tive methods may be introduced whlch
will increase the production or the
bureau many thousands of sheets each
day without the printing Of a single
additional sheet. A large saving
would thus result to the government
which will be a real economy"
The Washington times., 1920-12-14
ArnyNursesA mong16
Cited For Rescues At
Walter Reed Hospital

For of seventy insane patients two burning
buildings at the Walter Red General Army Hospital Sunday
morning. sixteen army officers army and enlisted soldiers
today commended in report made the hospitals
handing officer by board of inquiry which fire.
The Washington times., 1920-12-14
Bureau Sweet Things
Doll Up So Much u. S.
Faces Money Famine

With the Bureau of Engraving and Printing already
working twenty-four hours day to furnish Uncle Sam
with adequate paper money supply, trifmg girl EN-
ployes threaten to cause ''money famine" the Plate
Printers Union declares
The Washington times., 1920-12-14

scientific information on this subject
in the category OF the obscene and
punish the giving OF this information
even by doctors, by fine and impris-
Her address on Thursday will be
on the topic, voluntary Motherhood
and the Future Race"
The Washington times., 1920-12-14

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and ask for Circulation"
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