Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1923, Page 13

I * Wwhen possi * pess standards on a home. IThis was the announcement made by THE EVENING STAR, - WASHINGTON, D. U, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1923. 13 EIGHT-HOUR HOUSEHOLD DAY HAILED WITH MUCH DERISION Special Dispatch to The Star NEW YORK, January 30.—New Fork ‘housewives and profeesfonal Women go not take kindly, to the sug- gestion ‘of Mrs, Dora B: Pinkbam, the first woman member of the Maine legislature, that the eight-hour Wife 13 the next achievement to be evalved by clvilization. Three women, leaders of their sex,; Mrs. Frank B. Gilbreth, member of the American Society of Industrial Engi- neers, noted as an cfiiciency expert \n. $zdustrial plants, and incidentally, zpo; nother of eleven children; Mrs, Harry} Chester Arthur, democratic leader of the Bronx, pioneer suffrage worker, mother of eleven children, and Mrs. Mary Hamilton, policewoman, and | fpother of four children and adopted Wother of a fifth, discusses the plan. They agreed that the suggestion ot Mrs. Pinkham was “absurd.” Carried to its logical conclusion, it would dis- ¥upt the family. Recreation With Children. “I can't take care of my household #: an eight-hour day,” asserted Mrs. Gilbreth in her Montciair, N. J., home. gurrounded by seven of her huskies “Perhaps some women could arrange eftairs so that they could do it all in 4 cight hours, but how that is possible | work. It can follow a_certain eched- with bables to care for 1 cannotjule, but there always will be Inter- imagine. ruptions. It's too diversified to boil “My day—and I try to plan it asidown Into any eight hours, efficiently. as possible—"begins at 6! fn the morning. I am busy 10 or 11 at night. hours away from her children. ®ood times chiefly with her offspring.” Mrs. Harry Chester Arthur was, even more emphatic. “It is absurb.” | sihe said. “No real woman, who is| . would limit herself to t housework or of fam- y more than a captain of steamship would leave the bridge torms impend. Being ® housewife is a twenty-four-hour fob—,in fact. twenty-four hours seems hardly enough. What if Baby Gets Croup? “A home is not & profession nos a Yusiness. You cannot impose busi- About 90 per cent of the working class is made up of men who bring home thejr wages to their wives. He's got to be & rich man now a days who can af- ford much more than his clothes and Tood. The least his wife can do is 710 keep a clean and comfortable home for him. { “1 have been married thirty-two| sears. T have had eleven children, 1he youngest now seven vears old. How'am I going to arrange my work 50 that T'll have only eight hours of | St a day? Suppose the baby gets croup in the middle of the night? Do | T let him wait until the next morn- ing to give him his medicine? “There are something like 110,000.- 000 people in the United States. Of these, about 1500000 employ ser- vants. You can see that the elght- hour day won't work for most wom- en—at least no honest wom as something more th eight-hour day is only for th wives rich enough to afford a ai e cares Tina-: because people insist on O ACCUSED OF B | THEFT FROM ARSENAL Federal Civilian - Employe and ! Salesman Held at Rari- tan, N. J. i Br the As NEwW J.. January | 30-—Cecil K. Tittle, a civilian em- plove of the United States Army ord- mance department at the Raritan ar- senal, ncar here, has been arrested | by Department of Justice agents, | charged with the theft of govern- | ment property from the arsenal. Property valued at upward of $300,- 000 is said to have disappeared m: teriously from the arsenal in recent | months. The agents have been work- | ing on the case for two months, i George J. Perpente, a cigar sales- man of Highland Park, a suburb, was arrested later by the federal agents, charged with receiving stolen goods. Perpente, the agents said. was the *“‘&o between” who arranged the sale of the stolen property. Tittle is specifically charged with ‘thaving stol. N0 automatic pistols, valued at 32 The pistols were s0ld in New York, aceording to the Department of Justice investigators. Tittle had sole charge of the ordnance stores at the ar: . the agents said. Ma). J. Q. onald, commandant ©f the arsenal, btained an inventory ©f the government property at the | arsenal to determine the government's. ! Joss. Tittle and Perpente were arraigned before Uniteq States Commissioner | Franklin M. Ritchie and committed to jail in default of $25,000 bond. { | { i SLAYER MUST DIE. Wegro Who Killed Manassas Mag- | istrate Judged Sane. ! Epecial Dixpateh to The Star. i RICHMOND, Va., January 20.—Alvin | $Harris, colored, who shot and killed AMagistrate Thomas S. Meredith at Manassas several months ago, will 0 to the death chair February 6. Lhe governor, Harris having been judged gane by an examining board. Harris was beating his wife when he magistrate was sent for, and rhen made to desist he turned on the| t efficer. I SRR e e % |m|ml|flugmxmmnnnmmmlmnmnunmmlmummmnuummmmmmn N AreYouRobbingYourself? When you permit yourself useless expend- itures—when you buy for the sake ofp buy- ing—you rob yourself and those for whom you care: You do the same when you money in the house or carry it about with you. UNION looking on marriage as a business proposition, there’s a lot of bunk spoken about it. have you noticed that within fiva years of so of obtaining the vote the womahn legislator 'is being relegated to the background? that women have not learned to be practical in politics.” ically when the eight-hour day was suggested. 3 S can’t legislate human behavior, nor can you legislate for the personnel of human needs. eight-hour wife is such & good idea, it should be made so by law. we ‘would become a réal nation of slaves. 0 limited, but, after all, that is what the {dea means. wife and the housewifo have it pretty casy after all. rock She can flop on the couch with a magazine Where's the foreman who i9 going to stand over her and make work? Housework is different from oflice until,;on an eight-hour day for the As for eight)the home? hours for recreation, well, no mother - hours, beat the rugs elght can get or would dare to take eightiwalk the dog the other eix As a couple of days you'd neit matter of fact, a mother gets her best | Man nor bome, through playing (Copyrient. 1925) - Anne Severn and the Fieldings, AiLift Off with Fingers | on an aching corn, instantly that corn stops hurt Sngers. 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Middy or button-on styles; sizes 2 to 7 years. It will pay to buy now for Easter—even for next season. Two styles sketched Wednesday! 300 boys’ wash suits, 69¢ BOYS’ WASHABLE SUITS—Fast color fabrics in plain and combination colors; middy, button-on and Oliver Twist models; sailor and Eton collars—some braided; sizes 3 to 8 years inclusive. (The Heeht Co., tird fleor.) i ;o_i woolen prices * “Slipova” play suits 09° | “SLIPOVA” SUITS —Ask mother, she knows the utility of these genuine denim suits that wear like iron, launder to perfec- tion and save the clothes of her little boy or girl. Piped with red, double stitched for strength and buttons that “stay put”; roomy, comfortable—sizes 3, 4, 5 and 6—350 in the lot. Keep the kiddies clean— Rompers and creepers 69¢ Mothers! Note “this surpris- ingly low price for garments made of Pegg cloth, linene, ginghamt and retta cloth. .Self colors and combinations. Banded at knee—some have touches of hand-embroidery. Rompers, sizes 2 to 6 years, Creepers, sizes 1 to 3 years, (The Heebt Os., third foor.) Carefully-planned, fully-accomplished sale! Special purchase of 500 refreshingly new Spring Silk Frocks, $16-50 Biack satin- headed logse panels Satin canton- rich bisque tone Cantoir sn Lanvin grecn— metal braid T ailored like a man’s Langham coats for Spring, - $17-50 This coat is sold exclusively by us in the city of Washington— it has that breezy:American-woman ‘style that bears such a thoroughbred air! = Fashioned of mnhihh fabrics in novelty weaves. Collars, sleeves, pockets: and everything that you expect The Hecht Co. to.provide for the well dressed woman and Washington, the National Capital. Also Overplaid Polaire Toppers in gray, tan and novelties. Loose-back and belted effects. Sizes 14 to 40. Clearance—46 winter coats, $8.95 Silk lined and tailored perfectly—in fact, they are regular $15- to $25 coats, re;viced to hurry them ouf, as we need the room. One style Sizes 14 to 38." Velour and Polly cloth. sketched (The Hecht Co., second Soor.): 600 lingerie blouses, 59° We say “seasonable” advisedly, for they are just the trig sort * of blouses women will adopt to wear with a new business suit, sepa- rate skirt. Some are trimmed, others tailored—both kinds are desirable in every way. : p Dimities Pongettes Batistes Voiles Long sleeves, Peter Pan or roll collars, Venise and filet edgings form the trimmings. Sizes 36 to 44. Clearance of silk blouses 51.95 Georgette, crepe de chine and matelasse jacquettes. Over- blouges, ty-backs and regulation models. Georgettes trimmed with genuine filet; many colors; sizes 36 to 42. (The Hecht Co., second Soer.) In the spring a woman’s fancy seriously turns to thoughts of clothes. We forestalled the most exact- ing demands by searching New York markets for the newest, the most charming, most varied, most dis- tinctive frocks available to offer at a price so far below their value level that Washington will be astounded. Success crowned our efforts and here are the frocks in all their glory! Fascinating in.color, trimming touches, soit silk fabrics of many weaves—all inconsistently fine when vbu consider the temptingly low price. Flat crepe Satin crepe Canton Taffeta_ Paisley Combinations Drapes, circular, umbrella and cling skirt effects. Basques, semi-empire, regulation, long-line and novelty waist sections. Uneven hem line, three-piece, coat and many variations of all. Models to serve for dressy, practical and even semi-formal wear and an array of colors that put to shame the flaming rainbow —to say nothing of quiet tones in myriad assortment. Ribbon, metal braids, motifs, deep lace collars, plaited girdles, embroidery, floral and novelty corsage and groups in hosts of arrangements—and the Deauville collar! Sizes 14 to 20 for misses and slight women. Sizes 36 to 44 for women. (The Hecht Co., second fioor.) Only 50, but worthy--- Girls’ winter coats $6.95 . Jaunty coats for girls of 7 to 10 - years'and made of fabric now the vogue and which manufacturers are ordering for next year’s man- ufacture. . Herringbone cloth, that stands for service and always has an air of quality. Then the sport model —full belted and four pockets. Just a pointer, mothers—it will pay vou te buy sizes a year ahead, for woolens are taking such an upward flight that you'll pay more—much more next season. One style sketched. o Heavy Denim Laundry Made for the U. S. Gov- = ernment-—that’s enough -to rompt immediate orders, ?or every one knows Uncle Sam uses the best. Heavy draw cord through brass eyelets, size 2x3 feet. It will pay you to buy several of these bags, for it isn’t likely . duplicates. will ‘be avu\igble at any time, In white orily, (The Neckd Oe., fourth floer.) (The Hecht Co., third floor..) Bags Philippine gowns, $1.89 A price cnabling you to have a plentiful supply of these dainty gowns—refined to the utmost degree. Handmade in every stitch. Handsewn seams, fells, hems. Hand-scalloped edges. Hand - embroidered de- signs. Done in the inimitable manner that characterizes Filipino wom- en, who vie with each other in turning out beautiful work for Americans. Of fine, silky nainsook, amply fashioned, in sizes 15, 16 and 17. (The Hecht Co., second fioor.) Shoes for boys Shoes for girls $9.89 Out they go regardless of their actual worth. New goods are arriving daily and we must avoid congestion, so we disregard the fact that these shoes are far and away above their price—you reap the benefit. FOR GIRLS—Patent, dull and tan leathers—not all sizes in any one style, but all sizes 2% to 7 collectively. Some of these shoes are valued at $6. FOR BOYS—Black and brown leathers with Goodyear welt soles; leather and rubber heels; sizes 474, 5 and 53 only. Originally priced up to $6. (The Heeht Co., third fioor.) Perfect window shades, 45¢ Complete with fixtures—PER- FECT! Get that—complete with fixtures for hanging, metal ring pull and at a price that would be low for seconde. WATER COLOR SHADES, product of a manufacturer na- tionally renowned. Guaranteed spring rollers; size of shade 3 feet by 5 feet 9 inches. White, cream and green. SUGGESTION — Owners of apartment houses, hotels, boarding houses, institutions, as well as private homes, can refit their windows with these shades at minimum cost. Oil opaque or linen finish shades, 75¢. Sunfast Holland shades at (Tie Hecht Co.. fourth floor.) A\ ! (i Timed to the minute! Women’s silk-and- wool hose, 69¢ Slight seconds—so slight that we eagerly bought 1,500 pairs that an over-scrupulous manufac- turer didn’t consider up to the highest point of perfection. Fine, soft weave with silk on surface. Brown, oxford, green, blue, tur- quoise, black. Also Thread Silk: Hose in this group. Seamed backs that form a graceful line; mercerized tops. Black only. (The Hecht Co., 8rst fioor.) 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