Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1925, Page 4

g = COMMITTEE 0. KS WELFARE MEASURE Favorable Report Senate Bill to Merge Three Boards. favor e yester- and take proposed law over the ties, the Bo: 1ans and the 4 of Ch bill last the the d and eo- atrol. Tt report ommenda- me from a t ad Ities and fnst t of Colt abolishi ting boards, Board the Board Child and Board of T: Natic Training School and transferring their duties (includ the su the publicly sup- ported pe and correc- tional inst board of public welfare rd to be un patd and to consist of six residents o the District, appoin e Dis trict ¢ i years powe co-ord hich defina t the thr h0se powe are now set forth 1 be exer Money Involved. me wav, no new bureaus or depart acked et appr fare e ployes now rei W board rgant tra: hority es placed under as will pro- ton. The the board may District Commi a director of pub will be the executive that the who of Ch Guardians ities cor e reformatory at Lorton long-term prisor Hospital, v spital care Tuberculosis in the fct,” which recetve t tu- * patients Home for the / which ca Municipal strict, which trict The the I tem- care »meless Wonld Change Home. Home School for while under of the Board receives all Board of Children's e guardianship the Juven *hool for Anne Arundel fecble-minded persons fro t are sent for custodtal In these fties other &0 to the new fare. Those “The bos additi; {nst1 rvision of Board of Char- les which would board of publle wel- duties as follows: non-resident paupers and @ persons to their place of resldence; provides medical care for indigent patients and insane ersons who are residents; adminis- T8 per dic to the Na- tional Tralning School for Boys to care for boys sent to that Institution from the District; administers cer- tain funds ropriated by Congress for rpectal types of care for needy and tnfirm persons. $20.140 Given for Board. The 1925 appropriation for the ad- mintstrative expenges of the Board of Charittes 29,140; for the malnte- nance of the institutions under its con- trol and for the care of persons who are provided for In private institu. of institutions, the was appropriated Board of Children's Guardians consists of embers appointed by the District missioners. It supervises the Industrial Home School for White Children and sends to that school certain children who are com- mitted to its guardianship by the Juvenile Court. This school would 8lso be placed under the control of the board of public welfare. In addition to its supervision of the Industrial Home School the Board of Children’s Guardians has the following duties: Provides for Children. “It receives and provides for all de- pendent, neglected and delinquent chil dren who are committed to guardian- ship care by the Juvenile Court, except those delinquent children who are sent by the court to the National Training 8chool for Boys and-Girls. The chil- dren are placed by the board in family homes for temporary care at board or in permanent free homos or in institutions. The board also provides care for feeble- minded children and aesiats in the en- forcement of laws for the protection of children. All of these duties would be performed by the board of public wel- fare, “The Board of Children's Guardians received an appropriation for adminis- trative expenses in 1925 of $46,100; for the board d care of children un- der its guardiimerip, §57,608 aBd for v Given of the Industrial Home total of 348,040, of this board Is ining School rtenas 00l §14,440, The sole functio :pervise the Tr It consists o nted by the President, on the 1mendation of the Attorney Gen- It is subject to visitation by Board of Charfties and in fiscal {s under the control of the t Commtssioners. The 1925 ap- ation for the school is $68,500. his school has been called & ma- fnstitution: in reality it fs properly regarded as a District se the girls recelved are, eys have been, girls from the ommitted by thé District It is only rarely that mmitted from a Federal the title to the ated land on is in the is true instit nment ral other Amittedly a1t is persu Dis t all ap- purchase land, const expenditure of for funds 1 District fiscal Duties Inter-Related. Board of Charities, tha Board > board School ing duties which h are con- gle task of elated parts of the s th the physically ally and offenders One board with tal organization of cilitles 4 personnel ccomplish with greater efliciens what three boards now are doing. S the situation now stands thesc ree boards vary In size from five to The Industrial Home School for White Children is supervised by the Board of Children's Guardians, while e Home School for the Colored is Char! s Board, but at the receives all its children Board o ¥ ns. No sound reasons lia d con- sion of control. The sit fon at the Training School for Girls is even more confused. There we have gen- eral sups ision by the board of trustees and the Attorney General, visitorial power in the Board of Charities, control of budget in the Comm ers, and regula- on of expendit: audit by the cal oficers of Unity Need Held Obvious. “The need for unified and co-ordi- nated admin{strative control 1s obvious, any progressive cities and es the Nation have already recognized the problem that now faces the District and have passed legisla- tion along the lines of this bill. From the standpoint of Congress which must appropriate for all this welfare act! 1d mean a great saving of tim ergy if it had before it get prepared by a single board, ng all welfare requ for the District “The bi the C Legis] and men against t proper depart the existing ts 1 was originally prepared by mission on Publ Welfare on of the District appointed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbiz—an unpaid group of 17 citizens, presided over by Justice F. L. Siddons of the District Supreme Court, who have been studying the welfare situation. The commission began fits work J: uary 1, 1924. It held two public hearings which were widely ad- vertised in the press, {n addition to the mailing of 1,500 notices to interested persons. The commiseion has been supported by voluntary contributions of citizens and the Russell Sage Foun- dation loaned the services of William Hodson of its staff as consultant. The bill finally was approved by the com- misslon March 27 and was transmitted to the District Commissioners who for- warded the bill to Congress with their approval early in April, after it had been ascertained that the President would have no objection to the pro- visions affecting his appointing power. Hearing Held January 10. “The joint congressional committee having the bill in charge also held a lengthy publia hearing January 10, 192 “The bill has been endorsed by the Board of Charities and the Board of Children’s Guardians, two of the boards which would be abolished by the bill. The board of trustees of the Training School for Girls objects to the placing of that school under the board of public welfare on the ground that the school is & national institu- tion. Some 40 civio and soclal wel- fare organizations of the District tavor the measure, including the Washington Federation of Churches, the Monday Evening Club and the Federation of Citizens' Assoclations. “No substantial objection to the bill has been offered other than that ot the trustees of the Training School for Girls already referred to. A sug- gestion was made at the congres- slonal hearing that there should be a new department of the municipal government with a single executive in control instead of a board of six persons with a director responsible to it as the bill provides. “The sentiment of the citizens of the District has been markedly in favor of a board rather than a de- partment with an cXecutive respon: ible directly to the Commissioner: Nearly $2.600.000 are spent annually in the support of welfare agencles and institutions, and the sentiment was that so large a sum could be more wisely spent by a director of public welfare with the aid of ex- perienced citizens on the board and under their general supervision and control. There is also something to be sald for the contention that it is wisest at this time to secure co-or- dination under a single board of cit- {zens than to abolish all the existing boards and substitute the extreme form et oo seven members, | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, ISLE OF PINES TREATY i DRAFT IS LOST, SENATE | IS TOLD BY COPELAND (Continued from First Page.) WRITERS SHOW ESTEEM FOR RETIRING SECRETARY Newspaper correspondents present C. Bascom Slemp, Secretary to President Coolidge, with a portfolio in ap- preciation of his thoughtfulness of them during his counection with the White House. J. Russell Young is shown presenting the portfolio to Mr. Slemp, who will retire ax Secretary to President Coolldge on the 4th of March. STONE’S OPPONENTS WANT NOMINATION PROBED FURTHER (Continued from First Page.) Senator Carolina, Simmons, Democrat, North who was a member of the Senate When the first treaty was drafted, does not agree In language with papers relative to that treaty now on flle in the Senate. For that reason he doclares it fmperative that the missing original be found. t should be noted,” Senator Cope- land sald, “that according to avail- ablo records the first treaty, which must have reflected the prevalling Cuban and American sentiment, was founded on the theory that the lsle of Pines, just as was Porto Rico, was eded to us by articlo 2 of the Paris |treaty (ending the war with Spain). |1t the papers on file in the rrect there is left no vestige of |doubt that the Iste of Pines was ceded to the United States with Por Rico and the other Spanish the West Indies ‘It is possible, of course, that papers transmitted to the Senate were not accurate in th tation language of the v that 21 years 1s to pass before this point is ralsed.” NO TROUBLE FEARED. Officlals Reach Isle of Pines for Investigation. By the Assoclated Press HAVANA, Cuba, Jantary 24.—An fnvestigation into the situation in the isle of Pines was started today by representatives of both the American and Cuban governments, members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the island having appealed for military _protection, Amertean and Cuban officials, howhver, aze confident that the presence of the investigators will forestall any possible violence. Excitement over the long-pending Hay-Quezeda treaty, which if passed by the United States Senate would recognize Cuba’s title tho little fsland off the coast .of Cuba, has reached a high pitch since debate on it was started the Senate When the American residents in the Tsle of Pines urged protection Gen Enoch H. Crowder, bassador he’ sent Maj. W. H. Shu- tan, military attache at the em- bassy, and President Zayas sent Dr. Ignacio de la Torre of the depart- ment of the interior, to inquire into the sttuation Every effort was made to Keep even the fact that they had departed a gecret. They reached Neuva Ge- rona last night. Gen. Crowder, in_ response quiries tonight, said that he had not heard from Maj. Shutan and that so far a8 he knew, everything was quiet Cuban officlals would not discuss the situation, the « comment being that “the affair is in the hands of Dr, ds la_Torre” who speaks Eng- lish fluently and has a knowledge of Americans. Ma). Shutan Is highly regarded by the Cubans because he was the man who, as & sergeant {n the United States Army Jowered the American flag on Morro Castle when more than 20 years ago, the Island fo Cuba was tormally turned over to the first Cuban government. e MOON COMES LATE FOR DATE WITH SUN AND LEAVES EARLY (Continued from First Pags.) to in- minute, and then melted into the more commonplace half-light of middusk. Dusk Passes Soom. Most of the city’s populace had ex- pected something more ncarly ap- proaching true night. But old Mother Sun proved that she was still quite & potent light-maker even with only one-twentieth of her power avalla- ble. Almost as quickly as the shad- ows raced In from the west they dis- appeared over the eastern horizon and in an Incredibly short time Washing- ton was enjoying bright daytime agian. There are very few branches of science that are not affected by the sun in some manner or another, and as a result the entlre forces were recruited for the unusual spectacle, the llke of which Washington has never seen. During the eclipse, for instance, Bureau of Standards ob- servers noted marked deviations from normal in the travel of high trequency radio signals. Radlo signals of high frequency, which the bureau defined as those running between 3,000 and 4,000 kilo- cycles, were intensified when sent between 9 o'clock and 9:10 o'clock in the morning from stations located in and beyond the path of the eclipse shadow. Thelr direction also shifted and between 9:05 and 9:15 there was an increase In audibility from long wave stations. Little effect was di tected in signals of medium fre- quency during the eclipse. Like most other cities near the area of totality, Washington dropped its work to witness the spectacle. Presi- dent and Mrs. Coolldge watched It from the White House grounds. Sec- retary of State Hughes, C. Bascom Slomp, the President's secretary, and other high officials braved the frees- ing cold of the dome and roof of the Naval Observatory partment with one-man control in- volves. “Moreover, it is recognized that public welfare is one of the newer developments in municipal govern- ment. It deals with human beings in distress, and its work is not s0 Idkflliltn‘ and measurable as are for example the police and fire depart- ments. A board can educate a com- munity relative to human neéds and can lend the human touch to those Wao Deed it 3 Senate are | American Am- | | tion was entirely pertinent and reached the very meat of the problem. Senator Overman of North Carolina, ranking Democratic member of the judiciary committee, and Senator Heflin of Alabama have taken up the cudgels for James A. Ownbey, a Colo- rado mining man, who preferred charges aguinst Mr. Stone before the judiclary nittee. According to them Ownbey was unju troated in litigation b by the | executors of Morgan estate for ppearcd as { cou Court. Own- | bey, was «n Indian fighter and prospector in the West A man now over 70 years of aKe discovered coal mine properties and, | with the baciking of the late J. P. Morgan, developed them. A corpora- tlon was organized and Mr. Ownbey was glven a large of stock. 1t is reported that at one time he was offered 31,250,000 for his shares, but that he refuscd, believing them worth more. Obsolete Statute Used. of Mr. Morgan, these ¥y, attempts were made by obtain the Ownbey le the company was ds of a recelver and reby tled up, another against Ownbey iIn his case eult was llection of some $50 from Ownbey. Under an old &nd ob- olete statute, which the senators say has since been repealed, bond Wai demanded of Ownbey !n the sum of $200,000 before he would be permitted to answer the suit in the Delaware court This bond was demanded by the attorneys for the executors of the J. P. Morgan estate. With his aesets tied up in Coiorado, it was {mpossible for Mr. Ownbey to appear in the suit filed agalnst him in Delaware, al- though he was in the courtroom and attempted to make appearance. The jcourt r d that he could not do so !ur,hl he had satisfied the bond { Whereupon & judgment was found against him and his stock was taken over and sold for $43,000. Since then it is sald, coal of great value has been taken from the properties. Two Justices Dissent. The case was carried to the Su- preme Court, and Mr. Stone appeared there for the executors. The decision against Ownbey was sustained, al though the lats Chief Justice White and Associate Justice Clark dissented Senator Heflin's contention s that by fixing & bond that Ownbey could not meet, he had been denied justice in the Delaware court. He insists that Mr. Stone, nstead of appearing for the executors in such a case should have urged that an agreement be en- ;}cred into by his clients and Mr. Own. s Senator Walsh of Montana, & mem- ber of the judiciary committee, on the other hand, does not regard Mr. Stone's appearar in the Ownbey case as warranting opposition to his confirmation #s a member of the Supreme Court, and o stated to the judiciary committee before the nomi- nation of Mr. Stone was reported. The controversy which has arisen over the nomination of Mr. Stone, it was predicted last night, would lead to considerable delay in action by the nate. It was said that it might not be possible to reach a vots on the nomination prior to the adjournment of this session of Congress. It 1S ex- pected, however, that the Senate will meet in special executive session atter the close of the session to consider nominations, and at that time the nomination of Mr. Stone could be considered If it shall not have been disposed of before that date. Admin- istration Senators last night declared thelr oonfidence that the nomination would be confirmed and at the present session. In the meantime the nomination of Charles B. Warren of Michigan, for- mer ambassador to Mexico and Japan, to be Attorney General to succeed Mr. Stone, is llkely to be delayed also. The subcommittee of the judiclary committee, to which it was referred, hae reported the Warren nomination “without recommendation” to the full committee. The judiclary committee 1s scheduled to meet tomoriow morn- Ing. But in view of the tangle over the Stone nomination, it s not lkely that it will attempt to report on the nomination of Mr. Warren for the present, it was said. Births Reported . ‘The_following births have been reported to the Health Department within the iest hours: d and Al holdings: t placed in the ha [ ldings th suit was filed Delaware. In brought for the c lina Chicen, girl, rd E. and Pearl Keister, boy. Ralph P.'and Dewey L. MacConneil, boy. Samuvel R. and Nearie L Ball, girl. Edward nd Etbel Hutchine, boy. and Chloe A. Cott: lli g ol Alfred and Amella Burrows, Qus and Laura McKelvin, gir] Willlam and Emelia Johnon, boy. Alfonso and Elsie Douglass, girl. Deaths Reported. The followiag deaths have been reported to the Mealth Departmest withio the last o ours: Martha W. Davis, 0, 2525 Ontario rd. Willlam H. H. Phitlj) 88, 1424 Euclid sf. Rovert Howlett, 53, Walter Reed Hospital. Gertrude McKean, 68, 702 D st. s.w. Mary C. McKee, 82, 1350 Newton at. Joha 3. Mecarthy, 76, Emergancy Hosplt Ohnrleg 8, Zurhorst, 44, 803 East Capitol Edva F. Dumon, 34, St. Blisabeth’s Hos- st Guy Fearson, ibley Hospital. William A. Bopp, 58, 241 11th st. s.e. Saran B. Reding, 62, Georgelown University T. Schnelder, 1 month, Children's Hospital. Guiseppe Di Misa, 1 day, 1740 Pennsylvania ave: "Thomas Smith, 54, Garfleld Hospital. Mary Epps, 20, Freedmen's Hospital. Jamoe B Fowler, 7. 408 224 t. -, 7 moths, Children's Hospita 2 Vesis, T dage, bAi1 Hade st n | D. U, JANUARY 25, 1925—PART 1. DENIES PRESIDENCY “FORM OF SUICIDE”" Slemp Cites Coolidge Gain in Weight in Talkk to Press. The oflice of President of tha United States Is not the “man-kiiler” and “suicide™ Job [t is ganerally eupposed {0 be. according to €. Bascom Slemp, the President’s secretary, who retires March 4 Mr. Slemp's resignation as secretary becomes effective sometime next weelk, when he will take a two weeks vaca- tlon in the South and then enter upon the practice of law here. Ha was bidding farewell yesterday to a gather- ing of newspaper White House Corresp swocta- tion, who had just presented to him & written testimonial of their- apprecia- of his courtesias and friendship during liis term as secretary and con- taining an expression of thejr admira- tion of him personally and their regret at his leaving After thanking the correspondents for this tribute Secretary entered upon & discussion of activitles at the executive office. sald he belleves the nawspapermen 4 do a real public service by re- the thought that appears to be the public mi t when a ted to the presidency he “form of sulcide.” Coolidgo Gaine Weight. the case,” Mr. r of tact Coolldgs weighs elght pounds than he did_when he came here as head of the Natlon, and I, too, am in better heaith than when 1 entered upon this so-called man-killing White House work. “This doesn't mean lighter than previously,” "he con- tinued. “We have gone through a nominating campaign, a general elec- tion, Investigations, o that the pub- lfc ought to feel that when the work goes on here it s attended with a terrific physical strain which every- body seems to think necessarily goes with the office. This thought has undoubtedly grown out of the break- down of the last two Presidents in office. The matter of maintaining the physical condition and the health of the President !s a matter of sys tematic work, relaxation and rest I think it would be assuring to the American people to know that they are not killing their President. The administratiod of this office for the last 18 months is proof of this. Own Work Real Joy. “president Coolldge has used all e helpful resourc his command better ndvantage, perhaps, than other Presidents. In the matter of business with executive departments he will call In the best minds to func- tion with his on the probiems pre sented. And, If I have been of any help to him I feel that I have been of service. The presidency does not necessarily break a man down. It is most _attractive form of public and my work here has been joy. Of course the work of Presldent has had to be systematized 50 that the Executive may get time for relaxation and recreation. That ts most important “President Coolidge, the American should know, trains for the work of his office as a prize fighter trains for a fight. He has his breakfast at 7, his luncheon at 1, and his dinner at 7 He takes his exercise regularly in the morning and late In the afternoon, and then he rotires early. The drive s not 24 hours long. The real day's work is between 9 and 1 o'clock. After that the President’s time is his to do what he wants. He can study, he can pore over State papers, he can have me make some engagements for him for the afternoom, or he can rest. That Is the secret of our Presi- dent's good health, despite the vicis- situdes of the presidential office. If the present system is kept up I do not see why he should not come out of his term enjoying the same health he now enjoys.” Praises Correspondents. To make his remarks more per- conal to his newspaper n;xdunt;a,hl:‘t. secratary then went on to Ba he appreciated thelr friendship He sald that no part of his service as secretary has been more pleesant or more profitable than his association witi the newspaper men. Nobody in public service depends more for his scess or fallure upon the newspa- per man than does the secretary to the Prestdent. I appreciate this, Besides the letter of apprectation glven to Mr. Slemp by the newspaper men, they presented him with a large handsome leather brief case, with an inscribed plate upon its side. E. Ross Bartley of the Associated Pres: president of the assoclation, presented Russell Young of The Washington Evening Star, who made the pres- entation &peech. George E. Durno of the International News read the newspaper men's letter. Text of Letter. The letter #ald in parti: “We, the newspaper men whose work brings us daily to the White House, desire to e:?r;u mi::“y;h: ep regret with which we v! ul O Pemont as secretary to the Presi- dent. “The giving up .of the official du- ties which have occupled you for & year and a half means much more to ue than a change In adminlstrative personnel. We usually see ofcials come and go with equanimity, but in your case it involves a personal loss to all of us. We e looked upon you not merely as secretary to the President, but as our friend. ¢We have come 80 to regard you because through experience wo have found you ever to be trus, helpful and sympathetic. It is a relationship we are loath to have severed and it is involved in the one story we would prefer not to have to write. “We feel that we cannot let you leave the Executive Offices without expressing to you in this formal way our feelings and also our apprecia- tion of the work you havé done her the work is Special This Week 14=kt. Solid White Gold Elgin, tatesi e 67 85 Watch for Oar Weekly Special Edwards & Zanner Jewelers 704 7th St. N.W. ARRANGING HADASSAH CLUB DANCE Left to right: Mrs. George Goldberg, general chairman; Mrs, Maurice Milstone, choirman program committee; Mrs, Isadore Kahn, president of |PRINCE IS REPORTED SEEKING LOAN [N U. S. Monaco Ruler Said to Need Money | 1. Washington Chapter of Hadassah. HADASSAH CHAPTER PLANS ANNUAL BALL Mrs. Ge mittee rge Goldberg Heads Com- Benefit Affair Set for Tuesday. for The Washington Chapte will hold its sixth at the ub George ball, arrang: features. Mrs. Isadore Kahn the local chapter. Goldberg, chairm: Milstone s In ch committes, Mrs tickets comm heads the flower committes and Mrs, Leon Brill the pub- licity committee. Hadassal nnual char{ Tu fs president of In addition to Mrs gram fs chairman We belleve that we have been priv- tleged to know. more than any others he value of the publi have rendered, and at this time of leaving we frankly say to you that ur work has lent a new significance and given a new dignity to the office you are relinquishing. “May we present to you our earnest and sincere hope that the pleasant assoclations begun while you were ecretary to the President may be continued.” ads the | to Buy Out Rivals and Avert Crisis. By Cat MONACO, tempting to America terests to be $400,000 deposited in predec de G Should he fail t 1o The St Jan ra Mo to sor from 1 ages and New York World uary 24.—Ths of Monaco is reported here to be at- sufficient ise out several regain A with which to buy out the unable to co situation in The chief prince is of the local confirmed crisis this already afternoc “The vet, but whe very note that being given is a strong chance back, & He possess merica b ed the I o tense is Pri cap! GIRL FIRED TWICE, ACCUSED ASSERTS Man Who Admitted Shooting Companion Changes Story When She Dies. By the Associated Prees. PEKIN, Iil, January 24—Clangig his story that he fired two shots ar his 20-year-old sweetheart, Mar Eitenmiller, and then fired two shot into his own body, Fred Lichtenber ger declared that the girl did half the shooting, wh informed toda that had died couple wer found wounded after spending nights and a day in his autor The man s belng held on a chargs. Auth note | to oy He n nurd rities satd und fn th that a e automo tenber crumblea bear ou ers ne &0, m, officials addad pted suicide tw oting. ne 1 didn’t lived. I 1 n and |asleep f volver two shot if st two night p. and { Mary took pocket and fir T re in the car. out of my | the r innin in- obtain the dol & opponents will administration cir person Raoul op! the & y e n im Gunzbourg, era, w tory ported ed at by £ a more by exclaiming I do 1 shall big our ¢ to = peras er the feanwhile, | a nger | are no 1 prince’s dire time for me to speak is not | and pas —Good-by I wanted at MILLER." s Mre. Edward ner MacDowall, be ser, has w who pat- | bution JORDAN’S GREAT CLEARANCE PIANO SALE SOON CLOSES! This great sale cannot last long, the way thrifty buyers are snapping up the tremendous bargains offered. Don’t be too late—this is your op- portunity! It may not come again. 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