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The Washington times., 1921-02-26

the floor. The lights are OF the
greatest Importance. At least three
are necessary in any kitchen, one over
the sink. one over the stove, and one
over the table. A window above the
the table Is desirable. Some COM
plain that a flood OF light while they
are working only makes an unpIeas-
ant glare, but then just consider how
one can look out the window while
performing routine duties.
HANG UTENSILS Low.
"The shelves snould be covered
with linoleum. IL goes without say
ing that the equipment should be
well ordered. Let me ask you not to
place the utensils as high as you can
get them on the wall. so you'll almost
break your neck on a chair to get
them.
Miss Deman demonstrated her talk
with model of kitchen. IL has
been loaned the Housekeepers Alll-
ance, and will be located In the shop.
The report of the placement office
showed that 1 ,440 applications for
servants had been received since last
March; that 1880 servants had APP
piled for positions and that zoe serv-
ants had actually been placed since
March last
The membership report showed that
$50 new members have been enrolled
The Washington times., 1921-02-26
Van Dyke Hurls|
AMean Epigran,
Witty Author and Diplo-
mat Entertains Geo
graphic Society.

Habits OF thrift are worth more
10 a sturdy people than silk stock
ings and grsmophones.
"A little slang, like 4 little red
pepper, Is sood--but no one cares
TO drink tobasco.
America 10 throwing Its money
away; and an extravagant nation is
as bad a risk as q spendthrift in
dividcai.
wv talk nar today. but we say
nothtv wisW than was said a
THOUSAND years ago. We travel fast,
but we don't know what to do
when we arrive.
"We have millions OF illiterate
These arc q few OF the epigrams
and newly wrought maxims with
which DIR. Henry Van Dyke. noted
author. poet and diplomat, delivered
q part of his Message OF Tomor-
row TO Today before members OF
the National Geographic Society
last evening.
Between epigrams DR.. Van Dyke
discussed the shortcomings of to-
day under nve heads; The lapse
from the high ideals of war times,
.he lack OF reason and consistency
In Americas domestic and foreign
policies. public and private ex-
travagance. faulty relations between
capital and labor. and deficiencies
in the educational and public health
system.
The Washington times., 1921-02-26

follow him even II the trail leads me
Into Soviet Russia, where he came
FROM
But in their Philadelphia hall-bed.
room love nest. Schenderof and his
bride view the situation with equa.
nimity. They are very happy. they
say. Just how happy. Mrs. Shen
deroff told a reporter who saw them
there.
JUST LIKE A FIARY STORY.
81 Just knew Oscar would come and
get me-" she said. "Oh, those things
they said about us. They just turned
father against Oscar In few
minutes, and after that he wouldn't
listen to reason.
"Oh, no; they didn't keep me locked
in a room as in the movies and the
fairy stories, but father watched me
carefully, and every time l went out
of the house he sent one OF my
brothers with me.
DO you know, dear" and she smiled
at her equally smiling hubby. "when
you found me in Washington 1t was
the first time ] had been out of the
house alone. MarJie Parry called UP
on the phone and asked me to go to
her house for lunch. I've known
Marble for years and father consented
to let me go. There I was. waiting
for the car, thinking of you and
wishing l were going to you, and
suddenly there you were. 1t is al
like a fairy story. isn't it?"
SHE SAW sEEREss, TOO.
"And the funniest part of 1t all Is
that a little while after father took
me away 1 went to see a fortune tel
ler. i was SO lonely and wanted to
be with my husband. I was desperate
and ready to do anything. Well, the
fortune teller told me I would meet
someone I wanted very much to see
on a street corner. SO always after
that whenever l went out, 1 was al
ways looking for Oscar.
But, anyway, IT. over now. and we
are both so happy. What will we
do? Oh. we'll manage all right. Os-
car is working as a dental mechanic
while he continues his studies. Well
stay at his room until we can find a
home of our own"
The Washington times., 1921-02-26
PASSION PLAY ON BOARDS
MORE PERFORMANCES

Four more performances OF the
Passon Play, written by Monsign Or
Robert Hugh Benson, will be shown
at Carroll Hall. Three of the per.
formances will be given at night, on
March 10. Is and ~. The other will
be given on the afternoon Of Palm
Sunday.
The Passion Plax has been given
high praise by those who have wit
messed its performances. The Rt
Rev. Mgr @. r. Thomas, OF st. Pat
rlck's, and the Rev. Thomas Il. Nc
Guigan, OF st. Johns Church, West
minister, Nd. both declared the spec
taclc impressive, natural and in
spring. Especial praise was given
Miss Dorothy Callahan, who portrsys
the part Of Samuel, the Servant
The Washington times., 1921-02-26
BLAZE IN
SLEEP ATTIRE
Mother, in Night Dress, Carries
Baby to Safety, and Girl
Proves Agile Climber.

Excitement and thrills were fea-
lures of a fire that started shortly
after 3 o'clock this morning at 723
Massachusetts avenue, and which
caused damage estimated at $70O
Most Of the occupants, one Of whom
is baby twenty-six months old had
to flee in their night attire. Miss
Libbie McNaughton. a boarder at
the house, was forced to climb over
porch on the second floor in the
rear of the house, and slide down a
stanchion, the smoke having become
so intense in her room.
ROOMER HANGS BY HANDS.
Thomas Harvey. another roomer,
climbed out of a second story window
in front of the place and remained
suspended by his hands until a tall
passerby assisted him down.
The house Is owned and tenanted
by Appleton Cady, jr., and his family.
The baby, Appleton Cady, 3rd., was
carried from the residence by his
mother. Mrs. Agnes Cady. She fed
from the place in her night attire.
Cady's parents, Appleton Cady. sr..
sixty, and Mrs. Annie Cady. forty
nine, were also compelled to leave in
scanty attire. All of the inmates
were given shelter at the home OF
Mrs. shllie Jordon, who lives next
door.
The blaze is believed to have
started from an overheated furnace in
the kitchen. The furniture in the
kitchen and the supplies in the pantry
were ruined. Although the flames
spread to the dining room and lib
rary little damage resulted in either
room. The smoke was 80 dense that
the whole interior Of the house will
have to be either painted or re-
papered.
Mr.. Cady, ST.. was the first to
detect the odor of the smoke and
he went from room to room arous-
ing the inmates. Despite his sixty
years, he remained calm and me-
thodically went about the place until
he was assured that every one was
preparing to leave the house.
The Washington times., 1921-02-26

Not SO, however, In the case oil
Oscar Shenderofr. young Philadelphia
dental student. and his pretty bride
who was Miss Myrtle Stewart
twenty-two-year-ol daughter OF
William Stewart. wealthy retired
printer OF 1921 Rhode Island avenue
northwest.
Five hours after the wedding In
Philadelphia last February Q, Papa
Stewart whisked his daughter away
from her husband and took her to
to aid the bereft bridegroom. but
shenderoff followed 'hunch' and
came to this city also. Soon after
his arrival, aided by his "hunch'
and a visit to a fortune-teller, he
says. he found his bride on a Wash
ington street car and carried her
back to Philadelphia.
There the young couple are honey
mooning-and waiting for a telegram
that Papa Stewart has followed
precedent and forgiven them.
IN FOR LONG WAIT, SAYS DAD.
But the wait will be a long one II
Papa Stewards attitude when a re-
porter for The Washington Times
tried to interview him is indicative.
And the statement Of the brides
brother. G. r. Stewart, a lawyer, who
spoke for his father. also carry
scant hope for softening of the par
entail heart.
$50 far as father is concerned" he
said, at is a closed incident. He has
nothing whatever TO say as to the
action Of his daughter. expressly dis
regarding his wishes and returning 10
Philadelphia with her husband. Faith
er has nothing whatever to say for
publication.
II feel that Shenderoff will not be
able to care for her in the way in
which she was brought up, and. ac-
cording to her station in life. He
$ dental student with an allowance
from his family of SO a week. There
are too many barriers between them
He is a Russian Jew and she Is a
GENTLE. Their customs and ways OF
living are widely divergent. But I'll
say this much:
"If he doesn't take care of her I'll
The Washington times., 1921-02-26
ASKS PRESENT CAR
FARE Be CONTINUED
CONTINUED from First Page.)

CONTINUED from First Page.)
ating costs. and to provide an i'm
proved and uninterrupted service and
sons hereinbefore mentioned, tho ap-
plicant merely asks at this time. for
a continuance of the present rates Of
fare within the District of Columbia
for all street railways"
EARNED SEVEN PER CENT.
In the petition for a continuance Of
the present electric light and power
rates after March 81. the company
says that operating conditions have
not materially changed since Septem-
Der when the rate was esta blished.
and that the company does not ex-
pect a reduction in the near future.
Some few items have decreased, the
company admits but they have not
been large enough to make any ma
terial difference in the total.
The company earned 1858 per cent
on the fair value of it's property dur
ing the year, 1t Is admitted, but asks
the commission to take notice that Sc
curities free from risk. can be freely
bought to yield per cent. The COM
pany is of the opinion that 1t should
at least get 8 per cent return on its
fair valuation.
more recent decision Of Courts and
Commissions have indicated the rate
Of return must by 8 per cent or
higher says the petition (which It
Is respectfully submitted should be
allowed in this case and all Of which
is necessary in the public interest to
enable the applicant to maintain an
unimpaired credit to meet tho pres
ent high operating costs. and to pro-
vide an improved and uninterrupted
service, and to make extensions to
its operating plant, rs well as to pur-
chase much other additional appurat-
US and equipment, including the
meeting of unprecedented demands
for additional extensions Of it's serv-
ice."
At least s5.ooo.ooo will have to be
raised to meet the requirements Of
1921, 1922. and 1923. the petition says.
in addition to which the company has
maturing in 1923 $5,0O0,0 900 Of it's
general mortgage 9 per cent bonds.
Georget e. Hamilton. president of
the Capital Traction Company, said
that he had not taken up with the
management Of his company the SUBJ
ject Of asking that fares be continued.
The Washington times., 1921-02-26
PAY REVISION
VICTORY SEEN
Reclasslficatlon viii Win al
Next Session, Federal Pub
lioatIon Predicts.

"Reclsssification will win in the
next session." is the optimistic cap
tion over the leading article In this
weeks issue Of The Federal En-
ploye, official organ Of the National
Federation Of Federal Employees.
TEXT OF ARTICLE.
The article follows:
"The reclassincAtion fght Is ended
Tor this Congress. IL has Just begun
for the next session. The session now
closing has been one OF education and
progress. When IL began there were
plenty OF men In Congress who were
opposed to any kind OF ree!assir-
cation. Now everybody knows that
some changes must be made. 1ne
nrst battle has been won In the pres
ent Congress In the acceptance of the
principle OF reclassincation. Now let
us get together and put IL over.
"A very large percentage OF the
next Congress will be new members.
See that they know your viewpoint.
See that they are Informed at once.
When the new session begins time
will be important There is none to
lose now. A few people with q sound
idea and an aggressive fight will do
more than great number with a
weak cause. We once knew a small
man who always won his fights no
matter how big his opponents were.
Here was his secret: Always strike
the frst blow. II takes all the tight
out OF the other fellow 1t was good
advice. Keep in training for the win
ming fight and we will put reclassi-
fcation over early in the next ses-
sion"
Representatives from national, In
| ternational, and Federal trade unions
affiliated with the American Fedora
tion Of Labor last night completed
| the organization OF "The Trade Union
Legislative Council" the object OF
| which Is to press the immediate en-
actment of reclassification legislation.
SANCTIONED by A. r. OF L.
The council. which has been in the
process of organization for the past
| month. is sanctioned by the A +. of
l.. and its chief function will be to
guard the interests of trade union
| members employed by the Govern
| ment in the matter of reclassifica-
| resented in the council and each
union is entitled to three represen-
| tatives.
Luther C. Steward. president of the
National Federation of Federal EN-
ployes. is chairman Of the council
| Frank J. Coleman, secretary: +. r.
Williams, vice chairman. and Miss
Ethel Smith. treasurer.
The Washington times., 1921-02-26
NEEDED
FOR DISABLED
Goods Claim 1000 Are Vacant
Disputed by Legion and
War Risk Head.

Flat denial of Congressman Goods
statement that there are 1000 vacant
beds awaiting wounded men In Gov
ernment hospitals has caused the
Representative to arrange with Di-
rector Cholmeley- Jones, of the War
Risk Bureau, for q conference to-
day.
DENY HIS sTATEMENr.
The national Legislative commit
tee of the American Legion Issued
statement declaring Congressman
Goods beds are OF the paper variety.
and charging he evidently "didn't
know what he was talking about"
"one by one Mr.. Goods beds dis
appear when put 10 the test OF
whether they actually exist or not"
says the statement
Taktg up Goods claims In detail.
the Legionaries refer to the soldiers
home at Marion, Ind, where. accord
ing to the Congressman. there are
500 beds. and only seventy-one dis
abled ex-service patients. Mr. Good
called the Marion home "thc most
modern sanitarium for the treatment
Of nerve cases In all the world"
DOCTORS OvERwORkED.
"rhere are only $50 beds in the
b&yS tho LcBiou
statement. "and 200 OF them are occu-
pied today. The others would be oc-
cupied but for the fact that there 10
not a sufficient number of doctors
and nurses at Marion to care for any
more patients. The American Legion
was called In to help quell what was
q near rebellion by the patients there.
1t was found that the few doctors
and nurses there were hopelessly
overworked and unable to cope with
the situation.
"The entire statement shows
not only that Mr.. Good is grossly ig-
norant of the whole problem of hos
pitalization for disabled soldiers. but
that he is deplorably ready to pass
the buck to someone else, and, failing
in that, to declare there Is no buck.
DISPUTE HIS CLAIM.
"The 1000 vacant hospitals beds in
Government hospitals which Con-
gresham Good talks about, simply do
not exist Every Public Health Serv-
ice Hospital in the United Statss Is
full to the limit at this very hour.
In addition there are $4,000 disabled
soldiers scattered in moro than 1000
max eshift affairs that do for hos
pitals There are also at least 10000
disabled men suffering from tubercu-
lar and mental disabilities due to
service. who are taking what treat
ment they can get, at home.
"Mr. Goods 1000 vacant beds are
paper beds"
The Washington times., 1921-02-26

They grab the frying pan on the
stove, walk half a block around the
table to the sink. and several blocks
more to tho cupboard" she said.
"And there's no reason why there
shouldn't be a rocking chair In the
kitchen to make II more CHEEKY ard
comfortable
"The Model Kitchen" was the sub
ject OF Miss Deman's address. II
your kitchen measures up to this one.
you may we'll be proud, for II Is a
model kitchen.
DESCRIBES MODEL KITCHEN.
. "The ideal kitchen should be nine
by twelve feet" she began. THE
walls should be oil painted and should
he OF the same color as the floor.
You have seen those kitchens with a
pink ceiling. blue floor and yellow
walls. Don't they Jar on your nerves7
I may be exaggerating It, but keep
this in mind, harmony Of color is es-
sential to a well-ordered kitchen.
There should be no cracks or crew
Ices for the little reaches and water
bugs to get in. There should be equal
distance between the sink, stove and
table And the distance should be
as short as possible. Women are
whIrling around the kitchens and
don't know where they are going.
''of course. iinoleum should cow
The Washington times., 1921-02-26
.KTWANE CLUB TO HEAR
MISS MABEL BOARDMAN
Commissioner Will Be Speaker
at Informal Ladies' Niqht."

Miss Mabel T. Boardman. District
Commissioner. will be the principal
speaker at an informal '1adies' night
to be given next Tuesday evening at
the Washington Hotel by the XII
wants Club.
The social event Is to be given in
recognition of the services of wives
and daughters Of members Of the club
In distributing gifts among the poor
last Christmas.
There will be several real surprises
on the program, according to Roy L.
Neuhauser. chairman Of the entertain
ment committee. Among the entertain
ers will be Maurice Jarvis, Miss
Frances Scherger. soprano; and George
Flemer. violinist. A supper will start
at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1921-02-26
FORESTRY ASSOCIATION
ELECTS LIFE MEMBERS

Seven life members OF the board OF
directors OF the American Forestry
Association were elected last night
Hotel.
They are Prof. Herman II. Chap
man, Yale Forestry School; Charles
Lathrop Pack. w. r. Brown, DR.
Henry s. Drlnker, c. w. Lyman
Charles +. Quincy. and e. A. Sterling
Charles Lathrop Pack was re-
elected president. with Charles +.
Quincy as treasurer. The following
were chosen directors for three years
each; e. +. Baldwin. N. c. Brown
Standish Chard, John Hays Ham
mond. and Addison S. Pratt.
The Washington times., 1921-02-26
TIMES CAKES
JUDGED TODAY
Names OF Winners In Prize Bak.
ing Contest to Be Announo-
cd Tomorrow.

Cakes large and small, cakes tiny
and tall. cakes round and square.
cakes here, cakes there, cakes every
where.
Such was the sight to be observed
in The Washington Times Office.
twelfth floor Munsey Building, to-
day. For
Today Is the day the judges will
name Wsshington's champion cake
bakers.
JUDGING 10 ZIG JOE.
The judging. scheduled to begin at
3 o'clock. will continue several hours
because Of the large number OF cakes
submitted.
The names OF the winners will be
published In The Washington Times
tomorrow. The names of the cakes
and the recipes followed in baking
them also will bo published.
Cakes began coming to The Wash
ton Times office yesterday afternoon
because IL was more convenient for
some Of the contestants to deliver
them then. Several score cakes were
This morning at 8 o'clock the real
stream Of cakes began pouring In.
and they were delivered at the rate of
one every minute.
CAKES IN GREAT VARIETY.
little cookies to an elaborate confec-
tion weighing about ten pounds and
bearing q miniature reproduction of
the White House. with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harding on the lawn. Several Of the
cakes were ornamented with land
scapes and seascapes in variegated
colors OF icing on the white top icing.
One Of the surprises Of the contest
was q four-story wedding cake. top
ped off with q large and elaborate
bouquet of Easter lilies, sweetpeas and
other flowers, made Of candy. This
cake was baked by Clement Maggia,
pastry chef at the Washington Hotel.
1T WAS NOT ENTERED IN THE
CONTEST, because Monsieur Maggia
is q professional cake baker and Is
therefore barred from the competi-
tion. He said he baked the cake
merely to show the possibilities of
making cakes attractive. However, he
may have have had another motive, be-
cause Monsieur Maxine Huguet. chef
at the Washington Hotel. Is to be one
Of the judges in this contest. and M.
Maggia may not have wanted M.
Huguet to romp OF with all publicity
in the cake contest. And then again.
NJ. Huguet, who has taken q keen
interest in the contest. may have or
dered Pastry Chef Maggia to bake the
cake so as to set standard for
Washington housewives. However,
the cake may have come to be baked
suffice 1t to say that It looked to be
a gastronomic sanctifcation and
knocked everybody cold" that saw 1t.
CAKES ARE NUMBERED.
As soon as the cakes reached The
Washington Times office the recipes,
names and address and everything
else that would give the Judges any
clue to the identity of the baker was
removed and q number placed on
the CONNECTIONS. Therefore, the judges
will not know to whom they are
awarding the prizes.
The judges will consider two classes
OF cakes-those In which eggs are
used. and eggless cakes. The two
classes will not be compared with
cakes entered in the contest The
prizes in each class are $25 for the
best $15 for the second best and $40
for tho third best
Arrangements were made to re-
ceive cakes up to 8 o'clock this after
noon. All cakes received before
, o'clock will be eligible for this con-
test.
The Washington times., 1921-02-26
MOTHERS CLUB SEEKS
BETTER FAIRGROUNDS

Demands for better Fairgrounds
for the johnson and Powell schools
were made last night at meeting
of the joint Mothers Clubs in the
Powell School. Arthur d. Call gave
a lecture on Health and Happiness"
in connection with the showing of a
motion picture on school health
clinics.
Louise Davis, a pupil in the sew
enth grade, Johnson School, made a
plea for improved school lighting.
The Washington times., 1921-02-26
FREE EY.MCA.MEMBERSHlP
OFFERED TO VETERANS

Arrangements have just been com
pleted by the Washington Y. NJ c. A.
management to give ex-service men
three months free membership In the
association. the only condition being
that the applicant must be able to
show by his discharge papers that be
has not been more than three months
out of the service. This offer. how
ever, does not extend to any Of the
commissioned officers, being wholly
for the beneflt of tho private soldier.
Randolph z. Myers. director OF
social work. in the past four days
has kept a record of the number of
soldiers who received accommodation
and entertainment at tho washington
.'Y" and the number totals 6Sn an
average of 17A daily.
The Washington times., 1921-02-26
OutuUitted Dad--Not In
Mouies-- Won't Relent

1t happens in the movies, but never in real life
You've those pictured where the struggling
young eopes with the pretty daughter of wealthy family
There's always ate father who chases the coupe-usual
in automobie-and tries to prevent the marriage. But, in
the end father relens and pronounces his benedciOn.
The Washington times., 1921-02-26
r. AND MRS. OSCAR sHENDERoFF. who we

reunited by chance meeting on Washington street
car after the bride of five hours had been "hdnaped
In Philadelphia last February by her father, William
Stewart wealthy retired printer Of 1921 Rhode Island
avenue northwest The young couple now are In Phila
dephia, where Shenderof is studying dentistry, living
In hall bedroom and awaiting telegram OF forgive
from Papa Stewart.
The Washington times., 1921-02-26
New Vice President Due
Early Next Week With
Mrs. Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge and Mrs. Coo
lidge are expected to arrive in
Washington Monday night or early
Tuesday, so that the Vice Presi-
dent-elect may have an opportunity
to "look things over" before his
Inauguration next Friday.
Governor Coolidge's two sons will
come to Washington later in the
week,
The Washington times., 1921-02-26
Laobr Delegates Chosen.

c. Clinton James, James F. Shea
and Albert Schulteis were elected
delegates Of the building association
council to the United States League Of
Building and Loan Associations
which will meet In New Orleans
April 20. william s. Quinter, Charles
Schafer and Julius Maedel were chosen
as alternates
The Washington times., 1921-02-26
Model Kitchen Saves
Wifey's ShoeLeather,
Says Expert On Home

"Women walk miles in their kitchens because of bad
arrangement Miss Ruth Van Deman, home economics
expert of the Department of Agriculture, told the House
keepers Alliance at its meeting at the New Willard Hotel
Yesterday.
The Washington times., 1921-02-26

BLUE and gold silk banner
presented 10 the washing
ton Kiwsnis Club BY the WASH
fngtOn Rotary Ciab st their
get-togcther meeting In the
Hotel Washington, Thursday,
February IL. The banner was
presented BY Rotsrian Roland
3. Robbins, and accepted by
Kiwsnian Claude II. Woodward,
president Of the kiwanis Club.
The Washington times., 1921-02-26

Rambler Pastime Dance.
q dance at 1101 Il street northwest to-
niRft at 8 o'clock.