New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 9, 1927, Page 12

PERPETUAL RIGHT CAMPAIGN DRIVE Women Stil Striving for Higher Honors Washington, Aug. 3 (A — When women walked “out of the kitchen” and into public life they took a long step forward towards attain- ing equal rights By agitating and by preparing themselves for special service they soon paved the | way that woa appointments to gov- | ernmental positions. For the most | part, however, th in the branches of which dealt with dren. Even today equal tional Women's that while many entailing tions of highes few. The appointment tion of women mental office js on the party has unde of its “perpetual right Only three won hold offices ment bureaus. two commis: fesistant cabineta chiefs of burcaus Abbott. of the and Miss )ary Women's B au, both sections of | the department of Labor, and Miss | Louise Stanley. chicf of the Bureau of Home Economics, department of | agriculture. Mrs. ggeman man of the Federal Compensation Comm Jessie Dell is Civil Service Com gioner. An assistant attorney gene. 1s also a woman. Mrs. Mabel Walk- | er Willebrandt of Californi; holds one of the most influential “woman | jobs® in the government. ‘ Miss Dell, who comes from Geor- | gla, holds the highest position and in addition the one most highly | paid of any woman in the govern- ment service. Furthermore, it is a | life appointment. The salary of a Civil Service Commissioner starts | at $6,000 and increases according | to length of service fo a maximum | of $7.500. When the position fell | vacant on the death of Mrs. Helen Gardner in 1925 a nation-wide G - mand for Miss Dell’s appointment was made by women. She worked for many years in the War Depart- | ment. A life member of the Na- | tional Womar's Party, she was one | of tia Eenresstitatives | at-the con| vention of the International Suf- frage Allianc in Paris in 19 Recently a few more women have risen to prominence in departments in which work is not confined to women and children, but extends to law and finance. Miss Mabel Owen of the Doard of Tax Appeals in the Treasury Department is the first woman attorney to represent the government in the courts. Other women prominent in finan- i cial affairs of the government are | Miss Mary M. O. Reilly, Assisiant | Director of the Mint and a lnundflr‘ of the National Women's Party. | Miss Laura Eerrien, who has been a leader in the campaign for equal- ity for women and is a member of the District of Columbia bar, is an expert in the interpretation of the income tax law for the Treasury | Department. Berrien organ- ized the Government Workers' | Council of the National Woman's | Party, one of the largest and most | mportant in the Party. for the privilege | co posts wer the wor government en or chil- after eight ye however, th Party points cut omen do work sibility, rank as ch T e minister, are Miss Childr ie is Chalr- The most famous queen bee of all | time was valued at $1000, Her daughter sold for $300. (« The Nationally VICTOR %' Improved The best for the office, home, rectory or li- brary. Sample now on | the islands | as variz1 GREAT AERIAL DERBY IS AWAITING STARTER’S Any hour after August 12 will prize awards for transpacific air flig left to right—Al Henley; Major Li Dole, donor of the prize; Bennett H. Griffin; Avthur C. Goebel, and Mrs. W. P. Irwin. San Francisco, Aug. 9. (P—Only the starting gun is awaited for what has prospects of being America’s greatest aerial derby Any hour after August 12 will be zero hour for the hopping off of the fifteen or more entries in the Dole and other special iprize air races to Hawali, and possibly on to Japan. One award of $35,000 awaits the first two to land on Another money prize will go to the fliers who succeed in Teaching Japan, provided certain conditions have heen met. The types of planes are almost e number of Some of m probably will be flown “'solo” across the great ex- panse of water; navigators and pas- sengers will accompany others. Captain william P. Erwin Dallas, Texas, a world war accompanied by his wife, who also has qualified as a pilot. They will fly a Travelair monoplane chris- tened, * irit of St. Louis” Tt has a Wright radial type motor and 180 Dot 1 B pate usir year in T weel He entries. | sery kno that of flier, m ial 0 is A who plane plane has NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, AuGUST 9, 1927. GUN ON AUGUST TWELFTH| be zero hour for these entrants in the Dole and Easterwood ght from the mainland to Honolulu, and on to Japan. Upper, | vingston Irving; Capt. William P. Irwin. Lower—James D. motor and a gasoline capacity of | 425 gallons, carrled in the wings and fuse Another California competitor is Major Livingston Irving of Berke- who plans to fly alone in a | specially bvilt monoplane. His plane will have a gasoline capacity of 383 gallons. Licutenant Norman A. Goddard, | member of the United States Naval Raserve at San Diego, accompanied by Lieutenant K. C. Hawkins of San Diego raval air station, were granted special leave to make the flight, They will use a monoplane designed by Goddard specially for the flight. Captain Arthur V. Rogers of Los- Angeles, form of the British navy air service, will take Leland A Br Tos Angeles architect, as navigator, They will use a full cantilever monoplane. Mr. Dole is chiefly respopsible for the Darby to the Hawaiin Is- lands. He is a wealthy pineapple dealer. carries a gasoli gallons. They the James D, Dole prize W. E. Eastwood award. ennett H. ¢ and his navi- hopped from neisco to partici- by. Griffin also is velair monoplane with Griffin, 32 r flier. He ion and lines few ne capacity of compete for h and ¢ old, is a world w students in avi over the ene and Ttaly. For 2 was stationed in England in the army air ice and it was because of his wledge of radio and navigation caused him to be chosen to mpany Griffin. Henley, 32 old, likewise is a pilot. After he entered commer- | bombers rance ks he ley also wa v service flying. ne of the California entrants rthar C. Gobel of S Monig also will vse a Trave He expects to fly the Wright radial type |tococcic infection, was reported to- | FIRE DESTROYS COTTAGFE. Jackson. Miss, Aug. 9 (A—Bel- lege was destroyed by fire as a result of a stroke | of lightning during cal storm which swept the city. AII} fire companies were called out and | fought the blaze for more than three | hours. N has four hon: with Roc Al bee) Cou JAMES 0. CURWOOD TMPROVED | Okosso, Mich,, Aug. 9 ( — The condition of James Oliver Curwood, author and conservationist, serious- ly ill at his home here with a strep- | day to be slightly improved. thei Known The New Victor Come in and see it. our floor. You will be interested in the new features. ADKINS PRINTERS AND_STATIONERS 66 CHURCH STREET | Torrington Man Missing severe electri- | which to Joseph Couch of Torrington, who that several thousand persons in bathing there unable to learn anything that would T L 3 lead to Couch to determine whether After Going in Bathing | ne had been arownea. ew Haven, Aug. 9 (A—Clothes = reported fo have belonged AMBASSADOR CALLED HOME Lima, Peru, Aug. 8 (UP)—United | States Ambassador Miles Poindexter | s been summoned to Washington | for a conference and it was under- | stood that recent developments fn | the Tacna-Arica controversy between 1 Chile and Peru necessitated the jour- {nev. Poindexter will sail tomorrow lon’the §. 8. Santa Ana been missing since day wer nd in the bath house at Light- se Point here today. Couch went h a party of friends to Savin k for the day. ttendants at Light House n unable to shed any ch’s disappearance, poin Sun have light on out ere inday. 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