DEMANDS SQUARE DEAL
i IN GIVING OUT OFFICES
I
Miss Lucy Burns Charges There Is
Discrimination Against Wom
an Applicants.
Charging gross discrimination in favor
of men and against women in the dis- J
posal of employment under the govern-1
ment. Miss I,ucv Hums, editor of the of
ticial organ of the Congressional I'nion j
for Woman Suffrage, the militant branc h I
of the suffrage advocates, has issued a
statement of conditions. This discus
sion of the discrimination against wom
en is based on testimony given before
the federal industrial relations com
mission i>y Mrs. Crystal Eastman Bene
dict. and the conclusion pointed is that
e?|tial suffrage is needed to give woman
a tair opportunity under the civil serv
ice.
Miss Burns cited facts and figures to
s lpport her claim that-Cncle Sam is not
fair to his woman citizens. She pointed
out that the census of 1 !? 1?? showed that
in post offices in cities 75,000 or more
in population in the I'nited States there
were 1.t?4*? male clerks and twelve fe
male clerks. "Such a contrast." she
says, "proves conclusively that opportu
nity is not equal between the sexes in
these ottices. To begin with, the exam
inations are all conducted by men under
rules provided by men.
Quotes From Figures.
' A compilation of figures show." said
Miss Burns, "that during the fiscal year
I'M-, 'or positions in the departments at !
Washington. 7 2 men and 2.615 women |
were examined, of whom -."57 men and j
1.14K women passed.
Of th--.se successful applicants for en- :
amination. .".?>?? men and 121 women were j
appointed. In other words, of the men:
examined ."1 per cent passed and 2J per !
cent were appointed; of the women ex
amined. 44 per cent passed, and only
l?l; per cent were appointed.
"It is interesting to note that for years
the calls made noon the commission for)
clerks have persistently been for men, |
until a point was reached where to make j
an appointment frequently meant certi- i
fying a young man whose examination
average barely cleared the passing mark. J
while on the lists of eligihles were ,
women whose averages ran up into the
nineties."
Women at a Disadvantage.
In conclusion Miss Burns says that
?^throughout their service women, even
after appointment, are at a disadvan
tage. They are kept, as a rule, on
Routine work, the opportunities for
advancement to high-grade positions
involving original work and executive
ability being seldom opened to them.
It is the exception rather than the rule
for a woman to be promoted to a posi- j
tion carrying a salary of more than !
$1.4?", though this is an average sai- i
ary for a man. Men and women alik.3
are promoted to $1,200 in a reasonably j
short time, and at that point the ma- ?
jority of woman clerks remain during
the remainder of their service. A
woman who achieves a salary of$l,500
or $1,800 is considered exceptionally
fortunate.
"With the exception of Miss Estelle
-.eel. formerly superintendent of In- j
dlan schools. Miss Margaret V. Kelly
was the only woman who ever rose to *
a salary of $'5.??00 in the classified
service. Miss Kelly, after a service of J
fifteen years in the Treasury Depart
ment. was appointed assistant director'
of the mint August 1, 1911. A year
later she resigned her position, upon
her marriage to Maj. Robert Callan
of the Coast Artillery Corps. Miss
Julia Eathrop. chief of the children's
bureau, receives a salary of $.">.000 per
annum. Hers is, however, a position
by appointment. She was appointed
by President Taft when the children's ?
bureau was created, and reappointed {
by F'resident Wilson. No other woman I
has ever been appointed to ;r position I
of equal salary or influence."
PRESS CLUB VAUDEVILLE
Excellent Program Arranged for j
Ladies' Night Entertainment
Next Thursday.
At,other gala event at the National i
Press Club, the .June ladies* night, is to j
be celebrated next Thursday with an
elaborate program of music and special
tie^. All the numbers so far arranged j
are feature affairs, and there are to be !
added starters. Among the specialties is
a special club affair - the presentation of
? up trophies to the winners of the singles
. id doubles in the domino tournament.
The domino champions are W. A. Schlo
i* i;rn. who won first honors tn the single
matche's, and Arthur Plant and Edward
li Padgett. who won the contest for the j
double teams. Charles E. Stewart will :
administer friendly advice in a speech !
ol presentation to the- tournament charn- ;
pions.
Operatic Program.
A special operatic program will be j
rendered by Miss Clara E. W. Lambert, j
ai*? omfwiiitd by Mrs. Oeorg?? Met calf, '
with selections from "La Tosca" and >
"Madam ButterfU "
The <ieorgc Washirgto.? Indies' Glee j
Club w tii be marshaled for the occasion i
w:th a notable and varle?j program. Miss!
fsabelJe Malhilde Pechin will give im- j
j?ersonations. William Seward Shelby. |
dramatic reading* . Maurice p Fitzgerald
will g;\e a t? ?>???- number and there will i
i e ??tber features by leading talent from j
the local theaters
The roof garden and assembly hall will j
be tij tin- card guests of the club >
BOYS TRY TO SWIM.
Alert Policemen Halt Nude Young- j
sten on the River Wharves.
Trough the weather has not been at j
p hot, boys are constantly inviting ar- t
rest f.ij- violativei of the laws against
?i idr nathing ;n the harbor and hardly a
da ? rupees at th?s season thai the police .
are not trying to prevent mid* boys i
swimming from the wharves, yesterday j
scroup^pf youngsters at the 9th street
v harf were overcome with the desire
r<>r a plunge and, stripping off their
< othing. t\ w ere soon in the muddy
?\ater Then ram* a policeman and the
bov? scattered. Several "f them were
? Iotbed only with badly frightened ex
I re- . ons as the. ran off the wharf and '
T-p l'?tb >treet. and another boy bad on a
portion of his chiming and one shoe. J
The last seen of him lie was making
: oo?! time through an alley south of c;,
Mree! between 1Mb and J?.?t h southwest. I
BAND CONCERT
B> the l*. S Soldiers Home
Band. John S. M Zimrnermann, ,
director. at bandstand Monday
ev.-ming at ?> 40 o'cloc k.
March, "Pica do re" Sousa
Overture. "The Italian in Al
giers' Hosslni
Son^' for cornet, "The Kosary."
Ne vi ii - Zi mmermari n
.Musician William T. Davie.
Selection. "Th* Pink I?ady."
< ary 1) j
M.-'\;\c . "Bregciro" . Nazareth
Kussian l-'olk Songs. "Bemiriis- J
cences of Bussia" Tobani
V.dse Hesitation, "Enchanted
Nights' Moret
rinaie, "When It's Night Time
in 1'ixietand Snyder
"The Star Spangled Banner."
STREET CAR MEN'S OUTING.
Feature to Be Skit. "The Jitney on
a Rainy Day."
Announcement has been made that
among the entertainment features plan
ned fcor the annual outing of the Wash
ington Railway Relief Association at
Chesapeake Beach, June 24, will be a
skit entitled "The Jitney on a Rainy
Day."
"The Jitney on a Rainy Day" is de
clared to be a clever satire on the new
mode of transportation.
Chairman De Neale of the amusement
committee has divided his committee
into teams or subcommittees, in order
to expedite the arrangement of a very
extensive program, which will include
sports of all sorts, with several prizes
in each event.
Mr. De Neale offered to provide a din
ner for the team that arranges the best
program.
Rocks and stone buildings that are
struck by lightning often are mag
netized by the electricity.
TETANUS TERROR END0
BY PROMPT TREATMENT
Public Health Service Shows De
crease in Cases, Due to Care
Quickly Given.
Tetanus from Fourth of July pyro
technical mishaps, by virtue of the
twentieth-century wisdom of the med
ical profession, need cause no terror
if wounds are treated promptly. "Lock
jaw."' the fearful common name ot'
tetanus, is easy to prevent, but prompt
measures are necessary, for nothing
is more difficult to cure if it sets a
vigorous start.
The public health service is pro
jecting a Fourth of July without any
of its usual terrors to relatives and
friends over the long: chances taken
by Young: America whooping: for Lib
erty.
"In 11)03 there were 417 -Fourth of
July victims of tetanus," according to
statistics gathered by the public
health service; "in the number
had be^n reduced to I"", while from
last year's celebration there were but
three."
The public health service suggests
that the American people have reason !
to congratulate themselves over the J
rapid disappearance of tetanus. While
the casualties of the day are less than i
a quarter of the number live years j
ago. the deaths from tetanus have j
shown a much greater reduction.
Blank Cartridge Wound Worst. j
The blank cartridge wound, it is in- I
dicated by the public health service, j
is the great cause of Fourth of July j
tetanus. When driven into the tissues
the wadding carries with it innumera
ble bacilli, and the absorption of the I
poisonous products given off during i
the growth of these organisms pro- I
duces the disease. The bacilli thrive in
the absence of oxygen.
"It is for this reason that the phy
sician enlarges the wound of inlet."
says the public health service, de
scribing the means of prevention, "and
after removing all foreign material
dresses the injury in such a manner
that development of the organisms is
inhibited.
"In order to accomplish this it is
usually necessary to administer a gen
eral anesthetic. Anti-tetanic serum
is of great value as a prophylactic
measure, but it should be given soon
after the receipt of the injury.
Easy to Prevent.
"Parents should realize that Fourth 1
of Jul\ tetanus is easy to prevent. I
but extremely difficult to cure. No i
blank cartridge wound ,is too trivial
to receive careful medical attention. !
However slight the injury may ap- j
pear, summon a physician and at once j
adopt energetic measures. Reliance
upon home treatment may prove dis
astrous and result in the sacrifice of'
life.
"In loo::, before the widespread rec- I
ognition of the possibilities of pre- j
ventive treatment, one case of tetanus
developed to every four blank car
tridge wounds reported. In 1914 there
was but one case to every forty such
injuries."'
BELGIAN SUFFERERS' WORK
RENEWED BY D. C. WOMEN
Relief Committee Earnestly Solicits
Donations of Money, Food
and Clothing.
Work for relief of the Belgian suf
ferers now in France has been re
sumed by the members of the District
of Columbia Belgian relief committee
and the wonwn who have banded
themselves into the "Endless Chain"
to make clothing for the destitute.
They met Friday at the home of Mrs.
John A. Ix?gant chairman of the com
mittee, Eagle Lodge. Kith street
northwest.
Mrs. William H. Hill of Boston, for
merly one of the prominent workers'
on the District committee, who is now
laboring in a reftigee camp in France,
has appealed to the Washington com
n^ittee. asking the Washington people
to renew their efforts to secure cloth
ing. milk and other supplies desired
by the commission for relief In Bel
gium, through the clearing house in i
Paris. Every good thing will be ac- j
cepted. Quite a large quantity of |
second-hand clothing, shoes, etc.. has I
been brought in since this appeal was !
received. And the committee hopes I
to send forward very soon a large
consignment of milk and supplies of
all kinds.
The chairman of the District relief j
committee earnestly solicits donations 1
of all kinds and begs those who are .
interested in the Belgian sufferers,
whose condition is said to be growing
more and more distressing, to come
to meetings at her residence every
Friday, to work from 2 to 5 o'clock
i p.m. /
I At the meeting Friday the women
I finished a large number of garments.
I Mrs. Logan yesterday received $."?
j from Mrs. O. F. Cook of Lanham. Md..
( and $2 from Mrs. I. Gray. Anacostia.
which sums will at once be added t<?
the milk fund, which will now aggre
gate $4W>. ,
Two House Robberies Reported.
Mrs. Ella Parker, 519 H street north
west. complained to the police of the
theft from her home of numerous art:
cles of clothing: and bed linen. Sin
nave the police the names of suspects.
II. II. Walker. 112.". 14th street north
west. reported to the police that hi*
house was robbed yesterday about
noon. Kntrance was gained by usiim .?
duplicate key. he said, and the -
truders took two suit cases ant! >. ?
worth of clothing.
$1 Weekly Quickly Pays For It
II il I II i Truth
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Furnishing a Home Now-a-Days I x ~F 1 ],.
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p OLDEN Oak Wardrobe
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' Ends and doors are paneled and made
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bel at useless kitchen labor, long hours and thousands of extra steps. Even now you are
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Escape Summer Drudgery
p\ ON'T wait until fall to buy your A HOOSIER vacation costs so little and
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Golden Oak
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Heavy Khaki Hammock Couch
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Bungalow Lamps,
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papers, adjustable wind
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Removable Trafi
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Grass Rugs
9x12 Stenciled Jap Grass Rugs, reversible $6.98
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