Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1924, Page 5

ASKS U.S. ATTORNEY 10 PROBE CHARGES Mothers’ Council Alleges Mis- management of Juvenile Court by Judge Sellers. A request for an inquiry into al- leged mismanagement of the Juvenile Court by Judge Kathryn Sellers was received today at the office of United States Attorn Gordon from the M Council of which Mrs. L. M. lements is president, Mrs. C. F. Winters legislative representative and Mrs. George Pardee secretary. The letter asks for an investigation by the grand jury of the charges, which, if substantiated, “will readily demonstrate that the reappointment of Judge Sellers would not be for the best interests of the children of the District of Columbia.” Maj. Gordon is on his vacation and Assistant United States Attorney West will write the Mothers' Coun- cil that he will bring the matter to the attention of the prosecutor on his return, hers’ Text of the Letter. The letter, signed by the three offi- cers named, reads: “An appointment is to be made within a month or so for Juvenile Court judge of the District of Colum- bia, as the term of the incumbent will expire in September, Judge Kathryn Sellers, the incumbent, is a candidate for reappointment he Mothers' Council, an organi- ion of mothers of the District, has Citizen Soldiers At Camp Devens To Be Milk-Fed By the Associated Pres: CAMP DEVENS, Mass, August 4.—Students at this citizens' mili- tary training camp will be milk- fed soldiers. After milk wagons had left a lot of bottles at each drill field this morning, ‘' buglers sounded an unexpected mess call and every student was required to drink a pint of fresh milk. An order from the camp commandant announced that senior officers would be required to see that each student drank a similar milk ra- tion daily hereafter. Brig. Gen. Mitchell Better. Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, ant chief of the Army Air who recently returned to this from a trip to China and Japan, i Walter Reed General Hospital, re- cuperating from an operation on his tonsils. It is expected he will be able to leave the hospital in a few day: JOSEPH CONRAD DIES AT HOME IN ENGLAND (Continued from First Page.) city, ing and knowing the sea; knowing only alien tongues until manhood, yet then becoming one of the great masters of English; following the o cupation of a sailor until middie life, yet then at a stride taking foremost rank among men of letters—such THE EVE was the paradoxical career of The- odor Jozef Conrad ~ Corseniowski, known' to the world and literary fame as Joseph Conrad. He belonged, too, to that race and country which for' more than a century seemed to solace itself for its political and ma- terial martyrdom by producing a suc- cession of unsurpassed geniuses in various departments of literature and the arts He was born in Poland, in one of the southeastern or Ukrainian prov- inces, on December 6, 1857, the son of a poct and critic of distinction, who established at Warsaw a literary ard political review with disastrous re- sults. Just before the Polish upris- ing of 1862 the magazine was sup- pressed and the father and mother were exiled to Siberia, where the latter soon died. The boy was per- mitted to remain in Poland, however, under the care of his mother’s broth- er, and was educated in a school at Cracow, learning French in addition to his native tongue. Becomes French Sailo; He early developed a passion for the sea, and also a militant spirit, and conceived the notlon of entering the Russian navy. Instead, he en- tered the French mercantile marine and made several voyages, including one to the Gulf of Mexico. At the age of 20 he visited Lowes- toft, Ingland, and there transferred his activities to the British merchant service in an humble capacity on a coasting collier running between toft and Tyne. A little later he ed the papers of a mate and set out on a voyage to the Far East, where he came into intimate contact 5 s and people which fill ] f his best works. The story of tl eventful voyage is told in his story of “Youth.” Commanded Sailing Ships. In 1884 he renounced his Russian allegiance and became a British sub- ject, adopting the modified and NG STAR, Anglicized form of his name, Joseph Conrad. His experiences at sea ranged from the laborious and often most unpleas- ant tasks of an ordinary sailor up to the command of steam and sailing vessels in the Pacific, chiefly in com- merce between Great Britain and Australia. Conrad remained in that engagement until 1896, when he w. almost 40 years old. ~Several yea before that date, however, he beg writing, though not offering any of his works for publication, nor, in- deed, letting any one else know about it. Conrad’s Literary Venture. One evening in 1893, he was captain of a ship bound for Australia, he got to chatting on lit- erary top with one of his passen- gers—a Cambridge man—and asked him if he would read a manuscript which he had writter The reply was, of course, favorable, and highly fa- vorable w the critical opinion of it which the delighted reader expressed, The manuscript was that of “Al- mayer's Folly,” a romancc of the Malayan Archipelago. Before this time his health had been gravely im- paired by exposure to pestilence while in command of a river steamer on the Kongo, and the good opinion which his friend expressed of Imayer’ encouraged him presently to the s and to mar settle down in England as a writer of books. First Book Well Received. “Almayer’'s Folly” pub! d in 1895 and was well received. he next year came “An Outcast of the Islands.” In 1898 he divided the an- nual purse given by the Academy of London for the most worthy literary production, b fales of Unrest” thus being bracketed with Hewlett's “Forest Lovers” and Sidney Lec’s “Life of Shakespeare. This was a most I.r||h nt succes for a beginner, but it proved substan- « Jrom_the AVENUE o NINTH-= filed a list of specific charges at the White House dealing wth the conduct of the Juvenile Court under the incum- These charges are based upon fic cases, and the facts were gath- after much labor and inconven- ience through personal investigations. I beg to include a copy fo the charges for your information. Demands Investigation. “If these charges are substantiated by responsible authority, it will read- ¥ be seen that the reappointment of Judge Sellers would not be for the best interests of the children of the District of Columbia. Moreover, it is believed that it is the duty of ali con- cerned to ascertain the truth of these charges before an apupointment is made “Therefore, representing the Moth- ers’ Council, T most respectfully and arnestly urge that you cause a grand jury investigation of the charges list- cd,"of which a copy is inclosed. We are most anxious, in the children’s in- terest, that these facts, the result of personal investigation, be fully con- sidered and brought out before an ap- peintment is made.” ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., August 4 (Spe- 1).—The Rockville council has fixed the town tax rate for the year beginning July 1 at 85% cents on cach one $100 of real and personal property. {This is 2 cents less than last year's rate, the reduction being made possible by an increase of something like $100,000 in the town's taxable b notwithstanding that the estimated expenses for the cur- rent year will be somewhat greater. Receipts this year will total $19,923, and the expenditures, according to expense budget, will aggregate which will allow a margin of The receipts will include the owing: Taxes on real and personal property, $12 water rents, $4,000; ? 5; miscellaneous, The principal items of the ex- » budget are: Work on streets, st on bonded indebted- $3,4 redemption of bonds. alary of town engineer and $1,500; salary assistant en- , $960: salary town clerk and arer, $500; s and material, power ho: electric current or power house, $2,000; street lights, $1,550; opening new street, $1,000; fire 0; material for streets, $900. andy Spring and vicinity gave a dance in the audi- torium of the Sandy Spring High School building Saturday evening. A ashington orchestra furnished the music, and refreshments were served. A license has been issued by the clerk of the circuit court here for the marriage of Niels J. Hausen of Chevy 'Ma., and Miss Mary B. Woods of Hatfield, Mas Members of the Ch ty of Warner byterian Church, sented the three-act tween the Ac in : town hall Saturday evening. In the cast were Misses Virginia Graham, Melcinia Hess and Elizabeth Wil- liams and Ernest Fisk, John and Ray mond Hughes and Grier Linton. The annual picnic of the Laytons- ville Camp of the Modern Woodmen of America will be held at Laytons- ville on Thursday. base ball game between Bovds, county, and Woodbine, Howard County, is on the program for the afternoon and in the evening a dance will be held. A brass orchestra will be in at- vailiff, $800: misce Young men of stian Endeavor Memorial Pres- Kensington, pre- comedy, “Be- the Kensington thi band and tendance. The following picnics and festivals are scheduled for the next two weeks in this county: August 5 6 and 7, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Rockville; August 6, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, White Oak; August 13, St. Peter’ Catholic Church, Olney, and St. Rose's Catholic Church, Cloppers; August 16, Liberty Grove Grange, Burtonsville, and Clarksburg M. E. Church, Clarks- burg: August 9, Hvattstown Farmers’ and Community Club, Hyattstown. In the Saturday afternoon games in the Montgomery County Base Ball League Rockville defeated Dickerson, : Boyds won from Glen Echo, 12-8, and Washingion Grove downed Bethesda, at Washington Grove, 8-7. Bethesda and Bovds are now tied for first The clubs now stand as fol Bethesda, 12-3; Boyds, 12-3 Rockville, 10-5; Dickerson, 6-9; Wash- ington Grove, 4-11; Glen Echo, 1-14. U ey High School Girl Dies. Bypacial Dispatch to The St: RIVERDALE, Md., August 4.—Miss 3lizabeth Hollingsworth, 17 years old, a junior at the Hyattsville High School, died of pneumonia yesterday t Ridge Summit, Pa., where she is visiting. Mrs. Marie Hollingsworth, her mother; accompanied the body home. Funeral services will be held at 3 clock tomorrow afternoon at the Pinkney Memorial Episcopal Church, Hyattsville. Tooth of Mastodon Unearthed. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., August 4— James Amick, son of Sherman Amick, found what he thought was an odd- shaped stone in a stream on their farm near Bedford. Noticing its similarity to a tooth, he took it to Bedford, where it is on exhibition. It is believed to Dbe the tooth of a prehistoric animal. 1t weighs four pounds. Wife Sues Fruit Grower. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., August 4.— Suit has been filed _in_Corporation Court by Mrs. Mary V. Wall against her husband, W. Taylor Wall, prom- inent business man and fruit grower, for a divorce. Mrs. Wall is at pres- ent residing®at the home of a friend near the Wall residence, in a fash- ionable residential district Clearance Saley An important thing to remember about Clearance Sale is that it is a Store-wide Event. Women’s Top Coats, Men’s the Semi-Annual Boys’ Wash Suits, Shirts—everything at reduced prices. Good business on our part to price thm"s so low that therell be plenty of room for fall merchandise, and good busmess on your duced prices. and domestic straws. Flat- foots, Sennits, fancy straws. Some with fancy bands, some with the bon- ton ivy sweatband; all of them are worth a great STUDEBAKER - Just Drive It; That's All Hundreds of imported 310.75 In our former Palm Beach ads we talked a lot about style—that a P-B Palm Beach was more than just a cool suit. We're still talk- ing about these same suits— but we've increased the value of the argument by decreasing the former price. 518—522.50 Mohair Suits. $1475 $25-$30 Tropical Worsteds, $19.75 $18 Linen Suits, now priced $14.75 $25 Silk Suits, now at, $16.75 $35-$45 Flannel Suits are $27.50 $35 Silk poplins. priced at $2750 Special lot $35 to $50 Suits, $25.00 Other P.—B. Suits—were $45-$50—now, $37.50 $60-$75 P.-B. Suits, now priced at $49.50 (These are all-wool suits for early fall) (No blue serges in the last two lots) Hat in the $15% Palm Beach Suits Are Now Palm Beach Knickers $4.25 Not only cool —but comfortably tailored. Re- duced for clearance. Linen Knickers $3.25 Duck Knickers $3.25 $6.00 Knickers $5.25 (Plain, Plaids, Checks) White Flannel Trousers, $7.75 Were $9.00 $12 Striped Flannel Trousers, $7.75 P-B Store deal more than the sale however, when | 1.35 Were $3, $4 and $5.00 The Avenue at Ninth price—but it’s clearance time—so come and share. The size range won’t re- main complete much longer. WASHINGTON, and | Maurice | .0 tial and not a mere flash in the pan. Volume after volume came from his facile pen, marked with indubitable authority serious purpose and un- failing charm, the amplitude of his knowledge being matched by the ease and distinction of his English style. Naturally, a number of his stories were of martitime life in the E: which he drew unrivaled picture the effect of the climate and of con- tact with the natives upon European visitors and residents. Two of them told of the savage life of the K region and two others were studies of anarchica attempts at revolution, | white yet others were devoted to the eat control passions of life and form humanity which the insoluble | problems alike of romance and of | philosophy. Intensely English. 'onrad was, after reaching mature ensely Inglish in thought t, regarding the 1nglish » as the world’ most beautifu]l vehicle of although he never lost his love for his native land or his interest in its welfare. He had a delightful home near Hythe, in Kent, whare he lived with his family, his books and his work. His first visit to New York and the United States—wonderer MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1924 though he had been for many years —was not made until the spring of 1923, when he was in the fullness of his fame and was esteemed in this country, perhaps more than in any other, ‘as one of the very foremost masters of fiction in the English or indeed in any language. Among his best-known works, in addition to those above named, werc “Lord Jim,” “Victory,” * “The Nigger of the Narcissus,<” Mirror of the Sea,” “The Rover,” and “The Rescue.” He made one or iwo ventures as a playwrignt, but with- out the success that atiended Pis story-telling. WOMAN AUTHOR DIES. he SAN FRANCISCO, August 4.—Mrs. Daniel Lothrop of Boston, whose pen name was Margaret Sidney, died at a hotel here last night. She was the author of the “Five Little Peppers,” @ series of stories for children. The funeral will be held today. %he was the widow of Daniel Loth- rop, founder of a large Boston pub- lishing house. In 1895 she founded the National Society, Children of the American Revolution, and was it honorary president at the time of her death Bankso @tfierlfiaf[i’m CAROCO LABORATORIES WOODWARD & LOTHROP DOWN STAIRS STORE Silk Dresses Radically Underpriced = _ In dresses this group are of Rayon summer occasions. cuffs smart (artificial silk), cool and fashionable for so many Finished with white crepe de chine collar and and narrow ribbon ties. sports summer colo: satin canton, taffeta. styles. mings. 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