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The Washington times., 1924-01-24
WOMEN GAINING
MOREFEDERAL
POSITIONS
New Civil Service Policy Pro-
vides for Taking on Of
1900 More.

More women will be employed in
government positions in the future,
according to Civil Service plans.
In practically all examinations
scheduled for the immediate future
the percentage of positions open to
women exceeds that of those con-
fined to male workers. In practi-
cally all of the government depart
menas here the number of women
employed has steadily increased and
will continue to do SO. It Is es-
timated that increasing the women
government employees in Washing
ton during the coming year will
result in the work Of whole divi.
sions being taken over by them.
1.-The governments business is
continually making necessary an in
crease In the personnel" It was
pointed out at Civil Service head
quarters today.
Increase in Force.
classification Of employees. while
it is not expected to operate to
increase the working force, must
take cognizance of the developing
condition. Under the provisions Of
the law when carried out 1t will
mean that in certain instances a
reduction in the working force wNI
be effected as a whole the tendency
will be, however, to increase it, not
as the direct result of the operation
of the law, but as explained be-
cause under It and the ever in
creasing amount Of government
business to be transacted, an in
crease of employees becomes neces.
Sary."
The effect on Washington will be
to materially swell the ranks Of
women government employees resid-
ing here. 1t is estimated the in
crease will approximate 1900 during
the next few months.
Transfers to ID. C.
whether women already employ.
ed in government service outside Of
Washington will, under the new
classification, find 1t easier to secure
transfers to Washington, remains in
doubt. Heretofor such transfers
have been effected in devious WAYS.
It is understood that with the on.
GRAFTON Of new system they WIN
be accorded regular procedure.
Among the interesting facts de-
veloping in connection with recent
Civil Service examinations It an.
pears that the abbreviated exarrii-
nation application form has re-
suited in practically cutting the
work of the commission in this
connection in half. The number
of applications found to be incor-
rectly filled in by applicants has
been reduced to q minimum. In
this direction the economy effected
during the course Of year by the
substitution of the new form win
save the government thousands Of
dollars.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY WILL
HEAR TTALY'S ENVOY

The ambassador from italy, Don
Gelascio Caetani. will lecture before
the National Geographic Society to-
morrow evening on 1.-THE Reclama-
ton of the Pontine Marshes" and
the afternoon lecturer will be Rob.
ert w. Imbrie, who will tell about
his horseback trips across Asia
Minor.
Both as an engineering feat and
because 1t promises to restore the
southern part of the famous Cam
pagna which in the days of Horace
was dotted with villas and farms,
the reclamation project Of the
Pontine marshes has attracted
worldwide attention. The Appian
way traverses the marshes and
relics Of other centuries bestrew 1t.
Both lectures, to be held at the
New Masonic Temple, will be H.
Illustrated with especially selected
slides.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
AS
j. 5. SHRINE
URGED
University Of Virginia Alumni
Hear Senator Copeland
on Project.

Acquisition and endowment Of
Monticello, the home of Thomas
Jefferson, as an American shrine
was urged before the alumni Of the
University Of Virginia last night
at the Willard by a number Of prom
inent speakers. The occasion was q
Joint dinner of the alumni and the
jefferson Memorial Foundation.
Senator Copeland Of New York.
Edwin A. Alderman, president of
the university. and Bishop James e.
Freeman presented arguments sup.
porting the need for the purchase
OF Monticello.
Creation Of a shrine to Jeffer-
son." said Bishop Freeman. would
tend to restore that spirit Of rever.
ence for public men and for funaa,
mental ideals"
Judge Milton G. Elliott acted az
POSTMASTER, and Mrs. Minnigerode
Andrews was in charge Of arrange
ments for the dinner.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
c. 0. P. MEETING.
IN ARLINGTON !
CALLED
Delegates to Be Chosen for the
County and State
Conventions.

CLARENDON, Va, Jan. 24.-Ths
Republicans Of Arlington county
will hold a mass meeting at the
court house at 1880 tonight to elect
delegates and alternates to the Dis
riot convention to be held at Alex
andria February 4, and also to
select delegates and alternates to
attend the State convention at
Roanoke on February S. The Re-
publicans are planning for a hard
fight to carry the county at the
November election.
Richard Cleveland. appearing be.
fore Police Judge Harry R. Thomas
yesterday on charge of operating
punch boards, was fined IS and
sentenced to serve ten de- In TAIL
The Jail sentence was suspended.
A special meeting of the board Of
supervisors of Arlington county will
be held at the courthouse Monday
morning at 10 o'clock.
visor from Arlington district, the
appointment of superintendent of
roads is to be made then. The ap.
pointment of a health officer in
place of DR.. J. W. Cox Is expected
shortly also. DIR. Cox is acting at
the request Of the State board of
health until his successor is ap-
pointed.
The Arlington Hall Association,
the holding company for the new
Odd Fellows hall being built in
ing last night in the Clarendon Cit
liens hall and elected the follow
ing officers: c. Eugene Doyle, pres
ident; c. J. Ives, vice president;
Thomas s. O'Hallorin, secretary,
and ]. c. Ristine, treasurer. Di-
rectors, besides Messrs. Doyle. Ives,
O'Hallorin and J. c. Ristine, are
Harry X. Green, Herbert H. Por-
ter, Robert f. Brooks, jr., DR..
Frank T. Staone, w. R. Boyer, A.
C. Jones, w. L. Bragg, E. Lester
Bennett, e. w. Newman, o. L.
Briggs and George H. McCrilIis.
The regular meeting Of the Boy
Scouts Troop No. 104, of Claren-
don. will be held in the Citizens
hall tomorrow night at 1880 O'Clock.
Lem Sebastian defeated Fay Fur
by a score Of 100-77 in the pool
tournament now on at the billiard
rooms of Harry johnson, of Claren-
don. johnson said today that the
tournament will continue until Feb
ruary IL, with a game each night,
starting at 1880 o'clock.
Plans for the annual banquet Of
the CherTydale Fire Department, in
March, will be started at the regu-
lar meeting at the engine house to-
morrow night at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
SUICIDES FIRST SUCCESS
Is ACHIEVED IN DEATH

NEW YORK, Jan. 24--A bus boy
in a downtown restaurant achieved
what he considered his first success
yesterday. He ended his life by
inhaling gas in his furnished room
at 231 West Twenty-third street,
where he was known as Fred Mil.
ford. He left directions that a suit
case be sent to his sister, Miss J.
Mae Milford, Blanca, Col, and then
wrote:
EFF I succeed in this act am
about to attempt, 1t will be my
first success in life and my last
Life in this world is made for men
of sterner stuff than I am. Ac-
cording to prevalent ideas, this is
a cowardly -.act / am committing.
Be that as It may, offer no ex.
cuse. I shall now see what, II
anything, lies beyond"
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
STEALS DICTIONARY TO
BEAT SCOFFLAW WINNER

BOSTON, Jan. 29.-The hunt for
words as good as ''scofflaw" led
John Allen to steal a dictionary, he
told Judge Sullivan In municipal
court prior to receiving sentence
OF thirty days in the house Of cor.
rection for larceny.
Allen said he had become inter.
este din Delcevare Kings contest
for the best word to describe q pro-
hibition violator.
whats your business?" asked
the clerk of the court.
"I'm a porter in a near beer
saloon was the reply.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
MAGNUS JoHNSON'S BILL
ENDS DEATH PENALTY HERE

Senator Magnus johnson, of
Minnesota, yesterday showed his
keen interest in District affairs by
introducing a bill which would abol-
ish capital punishment in Washing.
ton.
Senator Johnson believes that life
imprisonment Is a sufficient pen.
atty for any form Of crime. He
expects to appear before the Sen.
ate District Committee shortly and
urge his measure.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
EDUCATION PORTFOLIO
IN CABINET Is URGED

A widespread demand has grown
up all over the country for passage
OF the Sterling bill creating depart
ment Of education in the Cabinet,
the Senate Education and Labor
Committee was told yesterday by
John H. Cowles, sovereign grand
commander of the Southern jurisdic.
ton Of the Scottish Rite Masons.
DR.. c. r. Mann, director of the
American Council Of Education, also
urged passage Of the bill.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
CANADA AWARDS FIVE-YEAR
ICE-BREAKINC CONTRACT

MONTREAL, Jan. 24.-Thel Do.
minion government has entered into
a contract with the Canadian Tow
ing and Wrecking Company for the
ice breaking in the Port Arthur.
Fort William harbor for the next
five years.
The new contract was made re-
Gently. Last year and for several
years previous the Dominion Tow
ing Comp0ny. a Playfair subsidiary,
had theE-contract.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
RAIL STRIKE IN
BRITAIN IS
UNBROKEN
Companies Demand Award by
Wage Adjustment Board
Be Enforced. =

LONDON, Jan. 24.-The deadlock
In the railway strike negotiations
was unbroken today.
The managers OF the railway COM
panles issued letter insisting upon
enforcement Of the wage awarded
the locomotive engineers and fire
men by the national wage adjust
ment board.
The new labor cabinet Is still
seeking basis for agreement.
Two hundred thousand workers
were idle today as a result Of the
strike.
Some centers are beginning to feel
the pinch of food and coal short.
ages.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
N. Y, N. HAVEN, HARTFORD
IS GETTING OUT OF HOLE

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.--The New
York. New Haven and Hartford
earned a net surplus Of $40O. 900 in
December, bringing the net deficit
for 1923 down to $2,925, 900, the best
showing in six years, according to
a statement by President e. j. Pear
son yesterday.
In 1921, the New Haven system re-
ported deficit Of SIS. 1876, 1896, and in
1922, one Of $4,865,767
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
January Birthdays

Benjamin Franklin = Jan.
18th, 1706.
Daniel Webster-Jan.. 18th,
1882.
VIM. McKinley-Jan. 29th,
1913.
Benjamin Franklin, the
Father of Thrift, rose from a
poor boy to be the Greatest
American Webster, born in
a cabin, became a "Parliamen-
tary Hercules. VIM. McKin-
ley, started at the bottom Of
the ladder and become Presi-
dent Of the United States.
And American 4oGnts to ask that
however humble our positions, 1Oe
let these "liVes of great men re-
mind US" that there Is GlpOGys room
at the top. Many of the Men on
American wagons are no1O stock
holders IN the cop,tDdNN.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
By BURTON X. WHEELER.
United States Senator from Montana.
written Expressly for COsmO-
v,MIakaw Ma 0AVvaON-

pOlitan NewS Service.
The death Of Lenine removes
from the scene Of action one Of
che greatest factors in European
politics and the greatest Russian
since Peter the Great. Whether OF
not we agree with his political
philosophy, all must admit his &c.
MUS as practical statesman. Out
Of the haf-civilized hordes Of
northeastern Europe, Peter the
Great built compact and power
full nation; out Of the wreck left
by the world war and the revolu-
ton that overthrow the Gar, Len
inc built stable government that
has brought peace, order, and Sc
curity to 14O,OOO,O00 people.
Loved By Russians.
The Russian people loved Lenine
as the American people loved LIN
coin. To them he was q Moses,
OANdAAVA " 401O SuSLu OuI VI Cuo
wilderness to the promised land.
We are too close to the scene,
our. minds are too much occupied
with anti-Russian propaganda to
Judge the work of Lenine and the
Russian revolution without preju-
dice, but it Is my. deliberate opinion
that Nickolai Lenine will take q
place in history with the other
great social and political reformers
Of the ages. 81
, 1t took the French seventy years
to secure the fruits of the French
Revolution in a permanent Repub-
lie. 4e3e
It may require many years to
overcome the influence Of centuries
Of Czaristic rule and establish a
government Of the people, by the
people and for the people by the
great empire Of Russia. but I doubt
not that the time will come and
much sooner that 1t did in France.
Predicts Democratic Spirit.
The death of Lenine, in my
Opinion, will not disturb the orderly
administration Of affairs. His poll
cies of moderation and Of the adap-
tatiOn Of means to ends will without
doubt prevail.
The Red army of 100000 will
back up the government. Respon.
sibility by those in authority will
make them more conservative.
:, Those controlling the government
viii continue to modify their policies
and make them more democratic.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
strider Estate Value, $16,2so

An estate valued at $16,250 con-
sisting entirely of personal property,
was left by Laura c. Strider, who
died December 81, last, according
to the petition for letters Of ad.
ministration filed yesterday in Pro-
bate Court by her brother. Luke
G. Htridars
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
CARS SPEEDING
TOF|RE IN
CRASH
Rockville Firemen Escape In
jury, Though One Auto
Is Demolished.

ROCKVILLE, Md, Jan. a.
While ON their way to a small fire
near Rockville at a high rate of
speed, automobiles operated by r.
Barnard Welsh, a Rockville law
yer, and Edgar Reed, local garage
man, both members Of the Rock
Vile volunteer fire department, col
lided near the fair grounds. Al
though his machine struck and de-
molished large gasoline pump,
lost a wheel, spun around several
times and came within few inches
Of running into a big plate glass
window, neither Welsh nor a COM
panion, William Cuttings, was hurt.
The auto was virtually demolished.
Reed escaped injury and his car
was not seriously damaged.
Accompanied by the Rockville
Brass Band, about forty young PEG.
pie of Rockville and vicinity ten.
dered Mr.. and Mrs. James p. B.
Veirs, who have just returned from
their honeymoon trip, Serenade
at their home on the Rockville
Gaithersburg pike, near Rockville.
Tuesday night. Mrs. Veirs was for
Hagerstown. Nd.
Robert Costello, until recently re-
siding at Bluemont, Va, died early
yesterday morning at his home near
Potomac, aged sixty-four years.
Apparently in good health, he was
stricken in his home and died al.
most instantly of heart disease.
Surviving him are his wife, four
sons and five daughters, among
them being Mrs. Eta G.. Putnam.
Mrs. Dora D. Putnam and Charles
Costello, of Washington. The
funeral will take place at 2 O'Clock
Friday afternoon from the Metho-
dist Church at Potomac, burial to
he in the cemetery near the church.
Mr.. Costello was a farmer and
dairyman.
The county commissioners have
appointed Joseph w. Bowie a con-
stable for Bethesda district.
The report Of Judge Samuel
Riggs for November, just filed,
shows that fines and costs collected
in police court here aggregated
$1,654.1O, considerably more than
enough to pay all expenses. of the
county's police system during the
month.
Licenses have been issued here
for the marriage Of John l..
Stevens, of Quantico, Va, and Miss
Ruth Parks, of 1go, Va, and Leroy
8. williams and Miss Estella r.
ellison, both of Virginia.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
$4,000 WILL BE GIVEN
IN PRIZES AT AIR RACES

DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 24.--Fifty
thousand dollars will be given as
prizes in the international air races
to be held this fall It was an
nounced by Frederick B. Patter.
son, president Of the National Aero.
nautic Association.
This amount, 1t was said, is four
times as much as has ever been
given In this event heretofore.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
UULOIO LONOpJtG1EOUs
NEW YORK CENTRAL GIVES
WAGE RAISE TO TRAINMEN

NEW YORK, Jan. IA wage
increase Of approximately per
cent has been agreed upon for
$1,000 engineers and firemen of the
New York Central lines.
Engineers, firemen, hostlers, and
hostler-helpers receive the following
increases: Passenger service, "a
cents per 100 miles; freight service.
SO cents per 100 miles; yard and
hostler service, 80 cents day.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
RED ARMY
REMAINS
LOYAL!
Points Out That It Took the
French 70 Years to Establish
Firm Republic.

Can RGssiG carry on? WI
there be noe, strife and tssrnsOil
following the death of their great
leader, LeniM? The jONowing com,
nsemt Is sOrittem by a member of the
United States Senate 10hO toured
RmssiG last gear to get tirst-kGnd
Attenuation that 4OOMId enable him
70 act iHteIEigentIy sVheM matters
affectSssO the greet SloV nation
sgise for decision.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

It's worth while TO know what's
going on In the sports world. Read
The Times sport pages. edited BY
Louis A. DOughcr.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

DIR. Frank Crane. one Of America's
foremost writer's. Is q daily con,
tributOr to the editorial page Of The
Washington Times. There Is inspi.
ration I'm his articles.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

Are you reading Helen ROwland'S
witticisms ON the magazine page?
Don't miss them today and every day.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
CHILD GUARDIANS SEEK
FARM NEAR ANNAPOLIS

Definite steps toward the aban-
donment of the Industrial Home
School on Wisconsin avenue north
west has been taken by the Board
of Children's Guardians. A bill is
being prepared to have the board
take over the Newbold farm, hear
Annapolis Junction, Md. which will
be converted into a cottage city for
wards of the board.
The measure will be forwarded
to the District Commissioners in a
few days. 1t is expected the Com
missioners will turn the measure
over to William w. Hods0n, con-
sulting adviser of the Commission
on Public Welfare Legislation, who
is making a survey of the child
caring institutions and agencies Of
the city.
Acqusition of the farm property
will result In the Abandonment Of
the home school. This farm has
been offered free to the board, but
Congressional sanction is necessary
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

Read Elsie RObinson's article ON
the editorial page today.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

Licenses have been issued here
for the marriage Of John l..
Stevens, of Quantico, Va, and Miss
Ruth Parks, of 1go, Va, and Leroy
8. Williams and Miss Estella r.
ellison, both of Virginia.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

The county commissioners have
appointed Joseph w. Bowie a con-
stable for Bethesda district.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
Welfare Association
 Re-EIects Officers

The Welfare association of New Britain elected officers and directors at its postponed annual meeting held last night at the association rooms on Center street. W. l.. Hatch was reelected president, and other off, cers were also continued, as follows: Vice-presdent, w. E. Atwood: treas urer. F. w. Macomber; secretary, l.. r. Neumann. W. E. Atwood was appointed chairman of the eXecu- tive committee, which also com- prises F. r. Nnumann, c. J. Parker, r. W. Macomher, C. F. Chase, J. II. Andrews, and L. A. sprague.
 The following directors were chos- en: For the term ending October i. 1925, C. F. Chase, E. C. Connolly, A. F. Eichstaede W. L. Hatch, F. W. Macomber, W. c. Hungerford, Rev. Lyman S. Johnson, J. H. Kirk ham, E. r. Neumann, c. P. Spear, F. c. Vibberts, M. H. Pease; for term ending October 1, 1928, w. F. Atwood, C. J. Parker, Mrs. F. G. Platt, Mrs. J. H. Robinson, Paul K. Rogers. Maurice Stanley. William E. Cowlishaw, Fred o. Rackliffe, Law renee Humason, Mrs. R. N. Peck; for term ending October i, 1927, J. H. Andrews. W. r. Brooks, l.. A. Sprague, Herbert Swift, H. E. Er- win, +. E. Pritchard. Miss Mary A. Campbell, Peter Crona, F. c. Plat, Mrs. I. D. Russell. Philip B. Stanley.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
A HARD NIGHT FOR TENDERS

An automobile driven by Henry r. Johnson of 3S7 Main street and a jitney operated by John Gradeck of AS Willard street tcollided last night at the corner of East Main and Main streets, the lenders of John sons machine being slightly dam aged. Patroman George Collins in- vestigated the accident and found no cause for arrest. He reported that the two machines were coming along East Main street, the jitney just ahead of the Johnson machine, as they approached Main street. John son swung up beside the jitney as 1t approached the corner and when the turn was made into Main street, Johnson's machine ran into the jit- ney.
 Nicholas Sidoti of 16S Washington street was driving his automobile north on Main street last night when an automobile driven by Andra Po- lockow of 2S Connerton street came out of Winter street and colided with it. The lenders of both ma chimes were slightly damaged. The police made an investigation of the accident but found no cause for ar rest.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
BURGLARS SCARED AWAY,
 MAY HAVE SOUGHT GUNS
Attempt To Enter Lafayette Street Pawn Shop Frustrated-Break
 At Gasoline Station

An attempt to cut the glass from the pawn shop on Lafayette street
 conducted by David Feingoh was
 reported to police Headquarters this morning about 4 o'clock by Patrol 1 man William J. Doherty. The po- liceman reported that he discovered two men in the doorway of the store and as he approached, they ran I away through an afleyway. He chased them, but when they disap- peared from view, he rapped his nightstick on a pole and attracted the attention of Patrolmen Thomas Lee, William Politis, Thomas Rou- ski and William Mccarthy,
 When these patrolmen arrived on the scene, a thorough search of the neighborhood was made, but no trace of the men could be found. An investigation was made of the store and Doherty reported that marks made by a glass cutter were found on the window. In the window were two revolvers and the police believe that the two men tried to obtain these.
 Patrolman William J. Mccarthy reported that he found the front window of the Dixie Gas station at IS Hartford avenue broken early this morning. Investigating at the rear, he found a window also brok- en and the latch of the door off. The owner of the station could not be located to learn if anything was missing. so the policeman boarded up the windows.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-23
COMPLETING LAST
 LAP OF CAMPAIGN
Davis Leaving Middle West for
 the East

Indianapolis, Oct. 2S.--With an address scheduled for Cleveland to- night, John W. Davis, democratic candidate for president, was on his way east today, completing the last leg of his two weeks final campaign drive in the middle west.
 The train passed out of Indiana early today headed for Cleveland and thence on to New York, where the final drive of the candidates per- sonal campaign will be started Sat- urday.
 Mir. Davis put the finishing touch es on his Indiana tour last night at Evansville after speaking earlier in the day at Yincennes and for brief period of time at Princeton.
 In Evansville, he replied to Sec retary Weeks address in New York Tuesday evening, characterizing the war secretary as "one of the still unmuzzled" members of the cabinet
 In Vincennes, MT. Davis charged that the three and one-half years of power by the Harding-Coolidge administration have produced this radical third party of which they complain"
 The radicals" Mir. Davis said had aroused the American people and offered strange doctrines, urg-