Evening Star Newspaper, September 19, 1926, Page 3

ke BOOKS BOUGHT =) "rll: Them In” or Phone Fr. 5416 Book' Shpp, 933 G St. N.W. The Pershing 3701 16th St. N.W. Rents Reduced A High-class Apartment House of Recent Construction Elevator and Telephone Service 2 rooms, Dining Alcove, Mur- phy Bed and Bath; $47.50 mo. 3 Rooms, Dining Alcove and Bath; $62.50 mo. 4 Rooms, Dining Alcove and Bath, $87.50 mo. Moore and Hill, Inc. Main 1174 730 17th St. N.W. PAINT Certainteed Flat Wall Finish . 85¢ Quart $2.85 Gallon FLOOR VARNISH Certainteed No. 911 Dries dust free in three hours and dry enough overnight to be walked upon. $3.00 gallon 90c quart SPECIAL &Inch Brush, bristles vuleanized in rubber. Regularly $1.10— 89c Oertainteed Red Roof Paint, $1.50 gallon Expert Paint Advice Free MUTH Quality Since 1865 710 13th St. N.W. SPECIAL NOTIC! BROIDERY SUITABLE FOR Will also take orders for same. . 940 O st oung Mexic heads. guaranteed to talk: < rot stands, $6. ATHERTOM 8. 13 Prince tormer. address. Wash planted 9908 Solt" and 726 10th st WANTED—A RETURN, LOAD OF FURNI- ture from New York. Philadelphia or_Ball more. | SMITH'S TRANSFER AND STO) BAS ] RA\GTS REPATRED. rear 616 H_ uf. nw It 310 8 p.m. P\Prnm NOTNG BOWERI Thone Main 7(m: BY GIV THAT 1 ‘model and T work ToTt with vh frior to mm\w 1.3 will be held until Octo. 15,1028, for the owners. After that time | a1l Nncalled.for remodels and' reaies will be sold {or costs WOL . also_clorice oLr that the [mpenal Theater (om- pany, incorporated under the laws of the State of Virginia, has niracted to sell all of its assets and good will and all creditors. if any. of said cor- poration. are lierebs notified to present their Septem- Claime oh o befs a2 her, 18726 Harry M _Craodall No 931 F st uw 2 o) “Martin Anderson, OPTOMETRIST 20 years with ROE FULKERSON. N od_with E KINSMAN _oPTICAL cO., 5 ldth Si Whare ha will he nd_natrons. Grimes Golden Apples CIDER: GRAPES. Quaint Acres— Iy 8 miles 1 is m_District ‘urn right at Sl YES, WE STOP ROOF LEAKS Call us up. Low charges IRONCLAD Jootns o & APPLES CIDER _ For_the choicest aoples and_the der park at the Valles View Cider Barrel ¥ LLINCARA ORCHARD: _hour out o Frederick Toad: § miles west ot Gaithersburg. Business Men. Is vour own business or corporation mak- r& moner. loging mon reaking aven o Write for an 181ty 18 making you vore profits by eliminating vour present Iostos This we can do by our evsiem of »uping leaks ou rchases ounting_and new > "ioa or expenses attached to this. only small ommission on vour increased profits nhmuu vosition to refl Roive thrayen 9° North Roofing Oth & Evarts 26 or 27 B Souy bust onfidential. At Concord and Niagara best avalits, $2 00 per hushel APPLES Banana and De e Eama b D 5 on ‘qualitc and mize. Cooking apples 00 per bushel 'WEET CIDER. 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"s ook a e b Sbpointosent. e Church surn | hich GUARDIANS REPORT 1,132 DEPENDENTS }Fmal Revnew Ranks Capital | High in Children Under- Public Care. i i Washington ranks among the high- jest of the cities In ‘the number of children cared for under publfc ‘super- | vision, according to the final annual !veport of the Board of Children’s Guardians, made public vesterday by | ihe District Commissioners. | “Covering ‘the operatios { board during the fiscal vear ending | June 30 last, when it passed out of |rmuncp the report showed that in | ! that period care was glven to 2373 | {children. while on July 1 there were | {1752 children under guardianship, | 564 having been committed to the board during the preceding . 12 { months. Adoption of the mothers' pension ilm\ was described in the report as ithe longest forward step that has 'ever been taken in the District's pub- {lic welfare endeavors. An opinion also was expressed that po\ rty is | the fundamental cause of “a very ge number of cases” of child de- 'l»endenr' 41,000 Children Investigated. | Domestic situations numbering 747, {involving 1.473 children, came to the | attention of the department of in- | vestigation and advice of the board {during the year. Fifteen children {were piaced In adoption homes, 346 free homes with relatives and nds, 16 vears of age ~of- the “ living conditions supervised. The report pointed out that since the organization of the board in 1892, 7,407 children were cared for until reached the age of 21, ma om infancy. Temporary iven to 8684 and 593 feeble- {children were edum d and trained. | Investigations of living conditions | | were made of nearly 41,000 children | who were reported neglected, aban.| doned, abused or destitute. ‘Looking back over 33 vears of ex: perience in public care of children, a disinterested observer might see that | the Institutional group and foster home group (of theorists) were equal- Iy at fault, each claiming that its par- ticular method was the proper one for every type of dependent child,” said the report. ‘“Today, we have come to understand that any environment ex- cept the normal and natural home with the child's own parents, a mere substitute for a birthright of {iwhich the child has been robbed. | Original Home Held Best. | ‘Such a substitute can hardly he | expected to be as good as the normal original home: for the ties of blood | and natural love and affection have heen broken. Yet it has taken a quarter of a century for even social workers to see that both methods are | often bad and that each has a place | in the field of care for the dependent child. “It is now generally agreed that {the method of foster home care for normal dependent children is su- perior to institutlonal care, if the foster home is properly selected and closely supervised by competent, prac- tical, trained social workers. “It also is agreed that the foster home method without proper inves gation and supervision is the mo: dangerous substitute for the normal home. The normal home, however poor. from a material standpoint, is better than its best substitute. | Separation Called Crime. “Social workers now realize that the | crime of the last 50 vears in welfare 'THE SUNDAY STAfi, WASHINGTON, D. C.. SEPTEMBER 19, King, a 7-year-old airedale of Col- lege Point, Long Island, doing the slackwire_stunt ington has always been high, and even now, as compared to other Ccities, it ranks among the highest In the num ber of children cared for under public supervision. “Sufficient ald to dependent chil- dren In their homes, applied with the hest family casework principtes, will in time cut down the number of de pendents under public guardianship.” e “Here Comes the Bride. Before the wedding ceremony consult Gude for floral decorations. 1212 F.— Advertisement. Fear Output of Cheap Gems. CAPE "TOWN, August 20 (Corre: The discovery and pr f an ever-increasing number of alluvial diamond diggings is said here to be causing anxiet 10 the directors of diamond mines, who fear the consequences of flooding the market with cheap stones, but also by the government and soclal reforme: who fear the dislocation of persons who desert their work for the chance of picking up a fortune in rew fields and find only disappointment and pov- erty THE BEST BUY CAFRITZ LIFETIME HONES 142 &K - M.9080 Over 1,000 Sold 300 More Under Construetion. - work has been needless separation of jchild and parent—the intentional | hreaking up of homes by those who | professed to advance social progre | “In the name of welfare work chil- | dren have peen kept in institutions | and foster homes at great expense | to the public when, with or without a small amount of aid, the proper type | of soclal work would have saved nof only the taxpayvers' money, but also | the home and normal heritage of the child. “Congress, at its last session, pro- | vided for public aid to dependent chil- dren in their homes, and that action, together with consolidation of public | activities in the Public Welfare Board, | constitute the longest step forward in the District's public welfare en-| deavors. | Poverty Fundamental Cause. “Any thorough survey through the | records of the District of Columbia | will show that, in a very large num- | her of cases, poverly was the funda- | mental cause of the child’s depend ency.. The dependency ratio of Wash The Argonne Several attractive apartments available. Desirable and conveni- ent locations combined with unexcelled ' serv- ice and reasonable rentals. TheArgonne 16th & Columbia Rd. N.-W. YOUR CAR—THE BEST MATERIAL AND FOR CONSTRUCTION AT A 1 US AT ONCE! rooms and bath. EXPERT ADVICE: SERVICE AND GUARANTEED DEPENDABLE OW COST—THEN CALL GARAGES PHONE MAIN 94207 YOU BUY YOUR GARAGE AS YOU CHOOSE LATEST DESIGN: THE WORKMANSHIP: ASK LOOK FOR PROMPT WE REMODEL REBUILD N.W. REPAIR Live in a Well Built A partment and Have a Real Home Embassy Apartments Cor. 16th and Harvard Sts. N.W. Facing Public Park ONLY 3 VACANT There must be a reason. One of the highest points, with magnificent view of entire city, convenient to Conn. ave. and 14th street car lines, markets and theaters; arranged in 1 to 4 4 Elevators—Frigidaire Large Porches—Incinerators Hardwood Floors—Kitchen Cabinets OWENSTEIN C INCORPORATE | | | (ORATOR CHAMPION BOUND FOR MEXICO - International Fmahsts WI“ Be Feted There, and in Chicago and Return. The - finalists in the international Oratorical Contest. representing Eng- land, France. United States, Canada and Mexico left last night for Mex- fco City to participate in a meeting there September 22, in the presence of President Calles and other notables. They will refurn the first week in October and will participate in the grand final meeting of the Interna- tional Oratorical Contest, ‘to be held in Washington Auditorfum October 15. The national spokesmen follow: Willlam Meades Newton for England, Jose Munoz-Cota for Mexico, Henrl Rubidon for France, Herbert Moran for Canada and Herbert Wenig for the United States. The Canadian speaker, who had passport details to straighten out, began the southward Journey from Washington, the others from New York, the party coming to- gether at night at Harrisbu ] The Mexican, Canadian and English spokesmen, as 11 as Herbert Wenig the United States champion, came New York with National Ovaiorical Contest at the close of their tour of eight European countries. Will Arrive Tomorrow. ‘The international finalists will reach Mexico City be presented 1o the Mexican Pre: dent the following dav. The meeting | at which they will deliver th speeches will be in the Hidal ‘Theater the evening ol piember An entertainment program worked out for the com El Unlversal, the Mexi paper which is the chie events, in addition to Construction of the Best 2548 Mass. Ave. N.W. Open Daily and Sunday Until 9 P.M. For Further Information See Your Broker. the finalists of the | tomorrow night and will | | sight-seeing tours around the city. win | be a reception given by Dr. Alfouso Prunedl president of the National . and the faculty. The pu-| National parator Jose Munoz-Cot Mexican champion, is a pupil. e a special entertainment, in co finction “with ail the principal schoo! boys and girl: party will 1 | ton via Chicao. n in their hong | leading citizens of Chi i U. 8. Winners Included, | In addition to the five international fnalists the honor guests at _the Chi- o~ meeting will be the finalists of | the 1926 National Oratorfeal Contest |in the ‘United States, and Randolpn Leigh. organizer and diretor of the National Oratovieal Contest and of the International Oratorical Contest. Leigh, owing o the nearness of big international meeting here nex month, i€ not making the trin o Mexfco. Miss Myrtle Pose represent- ative of The Washington Star in.the contest and winner of second place in the national finals here last June, will be present-at the Chicago hanquet, as well as at the Washington affal honor of the contestants. Preparations are going the meeting here urn to Washine- by 600 of the go October 1. aven the national finals of last June, when all previous records for appli tions for tickets were broken. ‘The distribution of tickets wili not begin ntil September 30, but applications are being filed e received and will he same order, until the sup- Michigan Park Com- Sem Mod-*| A Hnghlv Restricted munity of Detached and i| detached - Brick Homes of erate Price. 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Wardman Management Resident Manager—Phone North 10,000 SEE THEM TONIGHT BARGAINS $300 CASH Monthly 3rd & 4h & T & U Sts. Overlooking the Payments N.E. Site of the New $2,225,000 McKinley High School We Are Building 72 Desirable, Conve: Rooms and Bath—H Thess houses are not nvenient Lul (Ao g R H.R.HOWENSTEIN New Homes at This Locati Electrie Lights—8ix the suburbs, rete stroets, O teatly "and get et € INCORPORATED A banquet will be! | chorai 1926—PART 1. .- 3 —_—_—— TEACH CHURCH MusIC. | Noted Leaders Contribute to Course i at Northwestern. EVANSTON, Ill.. September 18 (#). ~In an effort to elevate the standards jof church music in America a special |department of church and choral music will be esiablished at North- western University this Fall under ! Dean P. €. Lutkin. widely known au- - gn church music. ral noted leaders in church turers. i “There is a definite need Tor such a 7 said Dean Lutkjn. “to provide an educational program espe- jcially designed to train . talented jvoung muslcians in church music, conducting and choral com- ! position. Music has played 2 tremendous lvole In the religious life of the world, {and properly used it Is a vital and es- sential function.” Full Protection for the Finest Car CORRESPONDENTS NEEDED Good Starting Salary, Interesting Duties, Splendid Chance For the Future I'wo good correspondents are needed immediately by old, established. nationally Washington corre- Men with mail-order firmly known spondence schocl. letter-writing or experience preferred—not less than 22 or more than 35 y of age. The right men w given good starting salaries, will find their duties intereat- ing and pleajant from the start, and rapid advancement into an executive position is possible for the man who is willing to dig in. 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