Evening Star Newspaper, July 19, 1923, Page 5

VETS PLAN INQUIRY |ATST. ELIZABETH'S Move Is Part of Nation-Wide Interest in Welfare of Insane Patients. BY ROBERT T. SMALL. Special Dispaten fo Tke Star. NEW YORK, July 19.—Following disclosures here today of the brutal treatment of patients in the Brooklyn ‘Hospital for the Insane, a movement has been set on foot looking to local and state inquiries into all such in- stitutions throughout the country. Froi time to time isolated cases of : mistreatment and cruelty to the in- sanc come’ to the surface, and these have led at last to a well defined Belicf that perhaps in many institu- tions the country over the method of dealing with the helplessly and ! violently insane has not been h.’.\sed‘ entirely upon feelings of the most considerate humanity. Soldier organizations here taking ( coguizance of the local inquiry arejf contemplating a request to Washing- ton for a check-up of the methods used at the Government Hospital for the Insane., Cemplains of St. Elizabeth's. Various officers of the Army and Navy committed to St Elizabeth's al Washington have complained IO{ Sriends al relatives of mistreatment, | but generally speaking these com- have been set down as a fig- y of the disordered brain of the paticut and nothing further has been d e pitiful part of insanity as de- veloped in the hearings here, is the nability of the committed person to make himself understood or be- lieved. It is so easy to cast aside any charges brought by the patient o difficult for the person written as abnormal to make even his riends believe that his story r than s fancied wrong or Something extraordinary must hap- Pen al an asvlum to bring conditions 1o public or official attention. Al- institutions for vhisperings of ts; even of deaths of punishment ; insane the cruelty (o the patie due to some form meted out. Want Better Guards. movement started here no are contemnluted against the ent of the various institu- The effect is rather directed ridding the institutions of or other oflicials who may be unfitted to the trust and k placed before them. recognized that a high patience and tolerance necessari required of all who have to deal with the insane. Their unreasonableness, their violence at times, are difficult ! with, and a_guard without sper degree of patience may | ome act of cruelty. e that these people s of the state and there is Justification for kicking and he i in the hearings York must stoy 3 more pitiful Fublie scenc than the at- empt here y © patients to make themselves understood; to make their stories ar, Their stories nover would have bben told, perhap but for t thut a young employed as an attendant at th | ob becau: d the scenes of | vracticed by some of the at- | i | terdants, i of a patient marching into ing_roor of the a4 six being kicked <o hard | ts that the floor. | this ma not eat his | I he was forcibly fed by the at- tendant, with two other attendants holding him ! doctor o he ployved at the hospi nts in of mis- | ere brought I ommittee. One to tell their | ding very far th poor w .qkl mbled off into | foreign to the in- Tt be by one they attempted stories, but before proc Wounds Testity Mutely, word of mouth | ut the mute tes- | cd bodies was | t the hearing. | * attendants all said the had struck a patient except in self-de- fense. 1t was thi b 1 to shock tho: evelation that attendants at insane pitals feel they must strike patients “in self-defense” that has started the movement here for a general inquiry - Pyorrhea SINGERLY PEELS RIGHT SHOULDER- SITS UP AGAIN VERY SUDDENLY PINALLY FORGETS ABOULT HIS TROVIBLES AND DO2ES (C) Wheeler Syn. Inc. MUSIC-DANCE FETE FIRST IN OPEN AIR Central High Stadium Scene To- night of Summer Amuse- ment Innovation. Music fete and dance carni- val. Central High stadium, to- night, 7:45 o'clock. Admission free. G open at 7 o'clock. March, York Hippo- drome So Overture, S Herbert Band, William J. rd, director. Arm Stan My Old Kentucky Home™ Sverybody. nce, the Estelle Mur- Dancers, accompanied the Army Band, In ' “Hungarian Dance ¥mn of the Republic” Everybody, March, “Mrs. Smith's Welcome to Scotland,” Washington Scotch Pipe Band Quartets, selected, The Capital Male Quartet Estelle Murray “Sailing"” ...... Everybody Announcements March, “The MacKenzie High- landers,” Washington Scotch Pipe Band “Dunce of the Nation," The Estell 4 “Swanee River” Scotch dan < "Highland Fling” ... .Christine Campbell Accompanied on the pipes by her father, Norman Campbell. “Dance of Our Flag.” rhe Estelle Murray Dancers “Star Spangled Banner, Dancers verybody A new addition to Washington's free summer amusements will be in- augurated tonight at Central High School sadium, when the Community Music Association will stage its first open-air music fete and dance car- nival. The Army Band, under the direc- tion of William J. Stannard, will fur- nish the musical background for the evening's entertainment. The band w4l b h in Souns: ew York March,” Licutner's over- and selections from the light opera, “The For- tune Teller,” by Victor Herbert. The band also will accompany the Es- telle Murray dancers and play for the community singing, under the di- rection of Robert Lawrence. The Murray dagcers will contrib- ute three numbery to she program, REALLY effective weapon against Pyorrhea has at last been found. This weapon is the new anti- septic, Zonite. In connection with its use by the general public a dental authority has recently written us as follows: “If you can educate the American people in oral prophylaxis through the daily use of Zonite Yyou will greatly aid the dental profession in their efforts control pyo{rheq. g i The above letter speaks for itself. Scented, pleasant tasting mouth washes have little or no germicidal power and fail to kill the ard laboratory test! zerms_ that cause pyorrhea. By stand- s Zonite has greater germicidal power than pure Carbolic Acid, yet is non-poisonous, non-irritat- ing and perfectly safe to use. A teaspoonful of Zonite in a quarter of a of disinfects the mouth and eliminates brea'.h‘ol;:::. i If you wish to protect yourself against throw away pleasant tasting mouth w. scented, ashes, see your dentist regularly, and use Zonite at least once a day. i | | i j of- the association’s programs. {set aside for members of the asso- THE EVENING GINGERLY TEELS LEFT SHOULDER- TO L EASES HIMSELF DOWN - ON LEFT SIDE UNTORTUNATELY MOVES, /32, OP AN INCH BRINGING SHOULDER INTO CONTACT WITH PIiLLOW SUNBURN the first belng a Russian dance to the music_of Brahm's “Hungarlan Dance No. 5. Miss Murray’s solo dance w be the waltz from “Blossom Tim In addition to these numbers the group will repeat the dance given for President Harding during Music week and conclude the program with the | “Dance_of Our Flag." The Washington Scotch Pipe Band will make its first appearance on one The pipers’ contributions will be two typ- | ical Scotch marches, entitled “Mrs Smith's Welcome to Scotland” and “The MacKenzie Highlanders." Chris- tine Campbell, accompanied on the pipes by her father, Norman Camp- bell. will present the ~Highland Fling.” Popular Quartet Numbers. The vocal feature will be the Capi- tal Maie Quartet, composed of J. H. McCready, Earl Carbauh, W. W, Gantz and Bdwin Callow, in popular selec-} tions. The band is scheduled to play from | 7:45 to 8:15 o'clock, when the gen- eral program will begin. For the & commodation of the pubile, both gate to the stadlum will be opened at 7 o'clock. These gates are located on the 11th street and 13th street sides The concert is free to the public The usual collection will be taken to assist in defraying cxpenses, and a section of reserved seats has been | ciation, those holding reserved seat tickets' and any others desirous of purchasing reserved seat privileges for 25 cents. — Revenue stamps to ths v $25.000 were required to stamp a| $50,000,000 mortgage recently given | by an Illinois telephone company to secure a bond issue, and which it was necessary to have recorded in ninety counties throughout the state. STAR, WASHINGTON, —By GLUYAS WILLIAMS. (300 Cases Tried 2 DECIDES THERE ISN'T MUCH HOOSE BETWEEN THEM AND AND AT ONCE TURNS OVER TO RIGHT SIDE D. C. THURSDAY. JULY 19, 1923. Daily in Chicago Speeders’ Courts BY the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 19.—No words are wasted in disposing of cases in the speeders’ courts here, which are attaining the reputation of be- ing the fastest operating courts in the country. They try approxi- mately 300 cases a day. “I did have a few drinks,” said Herman Holden, arrested in a motor car in an alleged intoxicated conditlons yesterday. “Make it $100 and—" began the court. “But, your honor,” pleaded Hold- en, “I was just sitting in the car. I never drove a car in my life.” *Dismissed!” sald the judge. “Next case. —_— Unmined supply of iron in the United States at the beginning of 1921 was | estimated at 9,855,000,000 metric tons. Sh-h! ‘Watch your step, if you are a government employe, or ycu may find a post office inspector on your trail. And a postal inspector is admittedly a bad man to have looking you over. “But I don't work in the postal service,” proclaims’he or she who works In the Interior Department, or the Treasury Department, or the State Department, or any one of the other departments or inde- pendent establishments of the gov- ernment here. It makes no difference. Already | postal inspectors have been put to work In_the Interior Department, and employes know not what hour or day they may start actlvities in other offices. Four postal inspectors began Post Office Inspectors Start Probe of Interior Department operations three or' four wecks ago in the Interfor Department, and two are understood to be on duty in that department now. They are elusive fellows, o It is pretty hard to give any definits account of their activities. Employes, however, are connect- ing up their activities with recent dismissals_in one bureau of the Interior Department and retire- ment for age of many employes in the pension bureau. It is declared that Secretary Work of the Interior Department, former Postmaster General, liked the research abilities of the inspec- tion service so well that he asked Postmaster General New for the loan of a few inspectors to work for him in his new job. Inspectors working at the In- terior Department are not doing any gumshoeing. They are mere- 1y using their keenly developed « powers of research and observa- - tion, it is understood, to look over: the organization of the Interior Department, ‘much as -they .are often called in to check up on the} organization of post offices, and to suggest chahges in their manage-~ ment. . et e e In anclent Egypt trained monkeys were used to help gather the fruit from trees. METAL GARAGES “Only the Best” As Low as $5 Cash, $7.50 Per Month Phone Main 7984 WASHINGTON GARAGE CONSTRUCTION CO. 701 Continental Trust Bldg. @(77"017\\’ 4e AVENUE o NI NTI- < Half-Yearly| Half-Yearly Clearance Entire Stock of P-B Shirts for Men (at about) AROUT 2 A.M. TIN- ALLY . DISCOVERS COM TORTABLE POSITION BOOSTERS FOR FORD | PLAN RALLY AT HOME Will Try to Bring Him Into Open in Race for the Presidency. By the Associated Pross. CHICAGO, July 19.—Ford-for- president boosters will stage a general roundup in Henry Ford's home town, Dearborn, Mich., late in August, \Dr. P. L. Clark, president of the lllinois Ford club, announced here. At that time boosters will try bring Ford out in the open in the race for president, Clark said. Pe- titions now being circulated through- gut the country will be presented to im. to natures already have been obtained in Chicago and its suburbs “If Ford runs there ought to be state and county tickets ~placed in the fleld on the Ford ticket.” Dr. Clark declared. ford’s popularity would help carry them through and we might as well make a clean sweep.” e The great steamship Leviathan can carry passengers enough to fill a good-sized country town. nearly 5.000 in all. to her actual carrying capacity, for during the war, as a transport. shi once carried 1 crew and soldiers —easily the world’s record in ocean travel. < i’op\!fie AVENUE o NINTH-® The PB Half-Yearly Clearance Sale In THE BOYS’ SHOP Our entire stock of wool and wash suits and summer furnishings reduced as follows $12.75 wool suits, now ... $15 and $18 wool suits, , IOW . $20 and $22.50 wool suits, now $25 and $27.50 wool suits, now. $2.25 wash suits, now .. $2.95 wash suits, now ‘$3.50 wash suits, now .............. ceeeee- $2,63 $4.50 wash suits, now ... $1.50 and $1.75 summer shirts, now $1.00'and $1.25 sport $1.50 and $1.75 pajamas, now $1 union suits, now . The Avenu Open Saturday blouses, now e at Ninth Until 2 P. M. ~ i i { Dr. Clark said more than 5,000 sig- | But this number is nothinig{ | Clearance Regular Stock ~ Men’s Fine Suits hE Mixtures and Blues $35 to $40 Suits. ... now $29.50 $45 to $55 Suits..... now 339.50 $60 to $75 Suits. .... now $49.50 FIRST TIME REDUCED. NO CHARGE FOR ALTERATIONS. gEvery Six Months We Clean Out Our Stocks, Ours Being A Policy To Carry On Without Car- rying Over. The Suits Included Are 3 And 4-Piece Types, Suitable For Sports And Business; English And American Fabrics, And Blue Serges, All Hand-Tailored Ex- pressly For Us; None Bought For A Sale. The Value In Each Case Is A Great Deal More Than The Price Calls For, And A Great Deal Less Than You Will Pay Later On. $30 and $35 Silk and Gabardine Suits - §25 gClearance Covers Our Entire - Stock Of Natural Shade Shantung Silk Suits, Plain And Sport Backs, Sizes 33 To'46. No Summer Suit Has Quite The Class Of Shantung Silk. : gAlso, Our Entire Stock Of Gab- ardine Suits, Tan And Brown, With Plain And Sport Back Coats, In Sizes 33 To 46. As The Quantity Of These Two Groups Is Limited To About 110 Suits, We Suggest Quick Action. The Avenue at Ninth Open Saturday until 2 P.M. NATIONALLY? $2.50 & $2.75 Shirts. . . now $3.00 & $3.50 Shirts. . . now $4.00 P-B Shirts...... now $4.50 & $5 Shirts. . . ... now Off $1.85 $2.65 $3.00 $3.65 AND SIMILAR REDUCTIONS UP TO $12 SHIRTS QThis Clearance Includes Every Parker-Bridget Shirt In Stock— 3,167 Shirts, To Be Exact. White And Colored Shirts, Collar A:- tached Or Collarless, Of Ma- dras, Soisette, Oxford, Silks And Silk Mixtures. Manhattan Shirts Alone Are Excepted. QThis Clearance Is Not To Be Confused With Those Special Shirt Events With Which The City Has Been Recently Deluged. gFor Every Shirt Is From Our Regular Stock—And Not One Was Bought For This Sale. They Were Made Up From Fabrics Personally Selected For Our Own Particular Clientele. Men’s Neckwear 79¢ Regularly $1.50, $2, and $2.50 4957 Neckties, Odds And Ends, Reduced From Our Regular Stocks, And Placed On Sale At A Price That Will Move Them Quickly, Regardless Of Cost. The Avenue ‘nl Ninth Open Saturday until 2 P.M. JKNOWN STORE