Evening Star Newspaper, November 17, 1925, Page 11

CHLD PROEGTIE BODY N EETNG Miss Abbott Says Study Is Way to Correct Juvenile Delinquency. A study of the causes of child de- linquency to arrive at corrective measures is the modern way of deal- ing with juvenile problems, declared Miss Grace Abbott, chief of the Chil- dren’s Bureau, Department of Labor, in an address before the Juvenile Pro- tective Association at its ninth annual meeting in the haliroom of the Shore- ham Hotel last n Declaring tha 1s almost unive cated that th they were mode and have their d venile delinquen speaker ind who believe dren have poor i icceeded in for- | ires from the | “strait and na path” during | childhood. Continuing, she said par- | ents are taking more and more inter- | children and that there ari ! a great increase in the scientific | 1 | methods Business at Meeting. | the board | work done by | Assoclation in in the & the past | 0 of the by- m and other | the | en and fq *olumbia du business meeting. ished at 5. George were elected ne bers of the board Miss Dorothy 1. Allen, pxaouu\~o| secretary of the association, in her an- | nual report stated there were 303 | families, including 750 children, which | were gi id by the assoclation dur- | ing the last ye: More than 50 per cent of the children dealt with came | The once despised REED IS IMPROVING. Former Representative, Hit by Auto, Slightly Better. Former Representative Stuart F. Reed of West Virginia, injured Sun- day night when struck by the auto- mobile of Leo J. Sheehy, 20 years old, of 551 Fourteenth street southesst, while crossing at First and B streets southeast, was reported at Providence Hospital this morning as being some- what improved. A charge of reckless driving was preferred against Sheehy. The cise was in Traffic Court yester- day afternoon and continued until the injured man is able to appear as a witness. from families broken by death, deser- tion or separation, while 33 of the children were living in homes in which neither parent was present, she stated she said that nearly one-fourth of the children had mental defects while one-third of them had some physical defect. “Big Brother” Stressed. Allen emphasized the impor- f the “big brother” and ‘“big worl which had been carried on by volunteer workers during the vear, and cited instances where men and women had through gainig the confidence of children acted in the acity of brother or sister to their oteges and succeeded in influencing hem to lead ood lives. There were 939 contributors the association during the year. Claude W. Owen, treasurer, report- ed that $8.853.03 had been spent by tanc sist to the association during the year, leav- | ing a balance of a little more than $10 on hand. A resolution was adopted to extend the thanks to the Civitan Club, the Parent-Teacher Association and the Twentieth Century Club. Amendments were made to the by- laws to restore the number of direc- tors of the organization to 18, as orig- provided for, instead of 21 mem- bers, as at present; to increase the clas: of membe ip to provide for members at $3, $10 or -more, with a minimum membership fee of $2 per vear, and other changes dealing with the general functioning of the organ- jzation. Dr. L. W. Glazebrook presided. The general officers of the associa- tion_are elected by the members of the board of directors, and will prob- ably be chosen at the next meeting. “love apple” becomes the Cindere!la food flavors How I helped to make its flavor popular THE EVENING FOREIGN DEBTS DUE ON OLD EXCHANGE Supreme Court Holds Euro- peans Must Pay Rate at Time of Contract. By the Associated Press. Debts owed Ameri in terms of the foreign currencies ubj of the central powers of Europe at th outbreak of the. World War must be paid, the Supreme Court held yester. day, at the rate of exchange which prevailed when they fell due, with in- terest from that time until paid, in cluding the period of American par ticipation in the war. The question reached the court in two cases in_which Ladenburg, Th: man & Co. of New York was a party. One was brought by the allen prop erty custodian and the treasurer of the United S ended that la debt owed by the Germa Delbruck, Schickler & Co. should be that prevailing at the time the New York concern obtained judgment on the obligation in American courts, Finding Sustained. The New York firm's contentlon for the exchange rate prevailing when th | courts, but it appealed on the question |of interest, having been refused thi { during American participiition in the r, from April 6, 1 to July 14, the ref- The Supreme Court sustained finding of’the lower courts with erence to the rate of exchange, reversed them in the matter of in- | terest., | In explanation of its decision, court stated, through Justice Hel that the failure to pa e debt W due was equivalent to breaking a con. tract, and that the American firm had a claim, at its option, for damages in dollars. “It no longer could be compelled to accept marks,” the justice asserted. of debt fell dug was upheld in the lower | but | STAR, WASHINGTON, D. PRIZE FOR STAMP HUNT. Boy Who Finds Insect Issue Will Be Rewarded. | To the boy who is successful in dis- | covering the only postage stamp in| the world bearing the picture of an | insect, the Philatelic Soclety will| award a package of rare stamps next Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the | ety's rooms at 1333 G street, it, wnnounced today. Of all the nations on earth, offi-| clals of the society state, only one| has glorified the insect by placing a picture of one on its postage stamps and it s expected that local youths will hours searching | stamp v The committee st is composed o . Duhamel and V. Wiergang. 1t is} announced donations of stamps to help the young collectors in the educational hobby of stamp collecting will be wel comed. . D. K. Smoot, Sale to ieneflt Ex-Service Men. George Baldwin McCoy Unit of the American Woman's Legion is hold. ing a sale of articles made by ex- service men at St. Elizabeth’s Hospi- tal, November t the Transpor- tation Building, Seventeenth and H streets, with Mrs. Walter 1. McCoy, wife of the chief justice of the Dis- trict Supreme Court, in charge. “It had a right to say to the debtors, you are too late to perform what you promised, and we want the dol to which we have a right by the | uw here in force.” | The practical effect of the declsion | was to require payment of the debts involved at the rate of exchange of | 173 cents per German mark, instead | of 000 of a cent, which was the rate prevailing when judgment was rendered in the courts. | Twelve cases growing out of the war-time seizure of German shipsand | vroperty about New York were indefi- | nitely postponed by the Supreme | | Court. ! The action was based on represen- tation by the claimants that Congress, at its approaching session, was ex- pected to settle the questions involved by enacting legislation providing for payment for the property seized. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1925. 11 AGAIN Bringing with it values that thrifty women look forward to once a month. See these bargains. Kiménos, ribbon trimmed; pretty patterns in light or dark colors. Sizes 36 to H4. pils gt AP Four 18-50 Bureau Scarfs Fast-color print- ings on ecru cloth. All hemmed. .00 8 Yards 19c Curtain Marquisette, 36 inches wide, in plain, barred or figured designs. 2 Yards 65c Mercerized Table Damask 58-inch Double-face Damask; full picces and perfect. $1.29 64x76-In. Sheet Blankets Heavy, Warm, Block Plid Blan- kets, in rose, tan, gray and blue. Two 59c Lace Edge Pillow Cases Full 45x36. Made from sturdy strong sheeting, with medal lion in center. $1.98 Fancy Tablecloths Medium size, green and white and green, blue tan, and white. $1.25 45-Inch Lace Curtain Panels No ttingha Lace Panels, scalloped bottoms, in four lovely de signs 3 | | | ! | remarkable || | BEHREND Axents Ladles’ Home Journal Patterns 720-22-24 7th St. N.W. 9 S' C 3 Dropstitch | soles, fashioned tops. Colors: Pr. 50¢ ;lVlt;l;’;D?op Stitch Silk Hose Silk. Hose for men, | and navy. $1.50 Women’s Flannelette Kimonos / Long and Short / 5, double Black, brown ues. No mail funds. this sale only. RED SIGNS Y, | Leading to great $1.00 val- or phone orders, C. O. D.s or re- These prices for 5 Yards 29c Yard-Wide Fancy Outing Flannel Double - fleece checks and plaids. Cut from the bolt. '_ Women’s Flannelette Bloom- ers and Petticoats, 2 FOR Regular extra sizes, of good outing flannel, blue Children’s 69c Outing Flannel Underwear, 2 FOR Sleepi to 14; 6; Slips Combinations, 4 to 10 In pink striped $1.50 Men’s and Women’s Heavy Sweaters and in pink and tripes $1.00 Boy’s Pants—50c Blouses—BOTH FOR sizes 8 to 16 51.50 Boys’ Juvenile Suits '1 50c Children’s Black or White Sateen Bloomers, 3 FOR : ; $1.00 Sheet 35¢ Pillowcase Both for Doub 1 e-bed good quality bleached sheet with 3-in. hem and full size pillow- case, all perfect. size, N SRS ™ I \§ anan 7 e————— = .UIT DEPT. ITEMS THAT ARE BIG MONEY SAVERS 85 Women’s COATS Closing Out £ $1.50 Women’s Guaranteed 35c Men’s Silk and Cotton Hose, 4 PRS. FOR Warm, Heavy- weight Me Hose, in f patterns. ors and 69c Utica Mills Children’s Underwear, 2 FOR bie gu $1.50 Men’s Outing Flannel and Muslin Pajamas $1.50 Men’s Ribbed Suits nnel; Union _Silk Hose 69c Women’s Chamois Lined Gloves, 2 FCR Unlir $ ] (39c Bell Brand Children’s ‘S:t?cking“s‘, fl.PRS. FOR $1.39 & $1.50 Mama Imported and New- = Born Dolls, $3.28 Girls’ Crepe and Serge Dresses Not many years ago the toma- It is now recognized as one of lect the second towas known as the‘loveapple,” admired forits beauty but scorned as a food. In an astonishingly short time, whole peoples have succumbed to its agreeable flavor. In fact, no flavor has taken people literally by storm like the tomato. A pleasing tomato sa-ce for baked beans was the result of my first creative flavor work with the tomato. Now I have produced a new tomato soup, with 7 important improvements, which I feel is a contribution to foods of flavor and a healthful diet. the most nutritious and necessary of foods. I studied people in homes and in public places to find out what flavors they liked best and how they liked them. Before others I learned of the fascination of the winning tomato flavor. Indeed, my knowledge of During the last few years sciencehasdiscovered how people want the tomato flavor has been my many wonderful things about the tomato. greatest aid in creating a new soup. be sure of getting it. years. tomato sugars?” ‘This tomato together with my new quick cooking method, has helped me to bring about a feature in to- mato soup which women have written me persistently about for “Can’t you make a tomato soup,” they wrote me, “out of just that part of the tomato which contains the natural, sweet quality and satisfying taste. tomato flavor. Sweeter and mellower —than any I have ever seen, are the tomatoes I use for my new tomato soup 8o superior is this tomato in flavor and so particular am I to obtain only this vari- ety, that I now furnish the seed to the grower so I may I have accomplished this in a new, rich tomato soup of creamy smoothness; but to do it I had to eliminate not only the skin and seeds, but also almost half of the top of the tomato, so that my tomato essence would be free from those penetrat- ing acrid parts of the tomato. Generous quantities of June butter heighten its appetizing eating ‘Women everywhere tell me that their families are eating more tomato soup now as the result of my new blend of the Van Camp's Tomato Soup 3 cans for 25¢ WITH ] IMPROVEMENTS one for $1.00. Norfolk Jackets and Knicker Pants Sixes 8 to 16 RN — Lot Women’s Rain Coats Formerly £5.98 to £10.00 10 Yards 15c Brown Sheeting 39 inches wide; durable, round- $ 00 thread grade. 6 ChAl to 10 yard lengths. - 3 S $1.39 81x90 Seamless Bed Sheets double - bed tree from a1 $ § .00 chemical dressing. 1/, Yard 56-Inch All-Wool Coating Polaire Coating, in stripes and plaids. $ Beautiful colorings. $1.25 58-Inch Hemstitched Tablecloth Fine Grade Mer- corived Damask Ta- $ T .00 blecloths, in four iy lovely designs. e 6 Yards 25c Printed Cretonne 36 inches wide; in a multitude of pat- $ .00 terns and colorings. Pl Cut from the bolt. T gy 21, Yards 59c Novelty Suiting 36-inch Woven check and Hairine $ § .00 Suiting, all wanted — colorings. 6 Yards 25c Printed Percale 36-inch Printed Per. in light_an L 51 .00 1y patterns for shirts — and boys’ blouses. = = Women’s Regular and Extra Sizes Outing Gowns Good Quality, Fast-color Striped Gowns, in V-neck, $ 1 00 round or collar % styles. Double — vokes, with silk == embroldery. Leather, Calf and Satin. Remainders of the last few weeks’ sales of higher priced footwear. -Misses’ and women’s sizes. $2, $3, $4 Felt — Satin — Metals — Velvet. New stylish mod- els for young girls and women. All colors in lot, in a va- riety of sport or dressy i styles. 69c Children’s Gloves—2 for Chamosette K Fleece-linc Union § ; drop or and rm, Gloves colors. $1.39 Women’s Colored tty Aprons, made unbleached cotton cretonne In a f: med. 50c Babies’ White Dresses >mbroidery trim Infants’ Bath Robes Solid and Gertrudes, 3 FOR fancy Indian d Colors; tassel. 69c Boys’ or Girls’ Umbrellas - BEior Union Suits, 2 for Ribbed . ecru col $ lap-over B 2 to 12 $1.50 Women’s Gingham House Dresses 2 FOR trim- ancy box. heer Muslin in bishop or vies $ colors scroll or nd s; all cord $ silk A T . B e e 3 . T 5 . o s 530 o530 e e e e e e e