Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1926, Page 4

4 -— TRADE BOARD POS * i BARE BY THE SUNDAY [HUNDRED HYPOCRISIES LAID HALL-MILLS MURDERS! ¢ |S HARD "] Hu-;public Wa;:tsuEagcrly for Tx;ial That May Tinje for Selection Rapidly " Approaching and Many Names Are Submitied. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. President Coolidze is represented as Fapldiy nearing a decision in the mat tor of selecting « successor o H Thompson. who resigned weeks ago as # member of the T Commissicu. No intimation is given at the White House, however #8 1o when this appointment will he made. The opinion of one of the Presi- dent’s intimutes is that hix choice for this important poxt has anrrowed down to two men. cach of whom is a lawyer. He i 1o have indicated recently. while ssing this appoint ment, thuat for several reasons decined it advisable to select some one with legal training for this va His position in this re could be atiributed to the desire on the part of Atto: Sargent that u liwver The Attorney General is represented A& having expressed himself to this affect to the President following the attitude of the Federal Tiade Com- mission in refusing to turn over its records of cectain cases unon the re Quest of the Department of Justice. Many Names Suggested. Judging from the ditticulties that huve confronted him in filling this vacancy, th> President no doubt will Araw a sigh of relief when it has been finally disposed of and has heen passed along to the Senate for con- firmation. More than a score of nemes have been presented to him for considerntion in muking a choice, and 10 make his task all the harder no less than 10 Senators huve present. ed one or more of these names To comply with the law the Presi- dent is required to appoint a Demo. crat, inasmu Commissioner Thompson. whore place ix to be filled, was of that party. When the e stampede among Democrat: the country to land this plum namediately after My expr ney Ge be appointe dent saw the all over Federal . Thomp- he let {t be known that he wanted to ::'\'o this patrorage to the South, and one outside that sec d ! t section need By ty thought matters, ciate: which too ¥ 2 this step, the President he would at least simplify but. according to his asso- . by thus Lmiting the field from 1o choose e succeeded none well in lessening his burden. ivery State in the South and each Senator in the South came forth with candidates. Failure on the part o, Senators and party leaders in more than one of the States in the South 10 compose their differences and come 10 an agreement only contributed to the perplexities confronting the Presi- g::n. M{nreh recently. probably be. use of these differences hetwees somc of the Senators and State lead. eors, the President has let it be under- 8tood that he had narrowed his choice down to what has been described as the Far South. This was taken eliminate Maryland. Virginia, North Carolina and possbly South Carolina. Names Presented. One of the first names presented the President was that of 1. ("I,uj\'i = land of Lenoir, N. C nators Sim- mons and Overman of that State urged his appointment. Shortly after ward son of Grecnsboro, o . thereby causing some sment to the North Carolt Former Senator Dial of South Carolina w suggested to the President, as former Senator Shields of Tennesse The latter recently conferrcd with the President, but he denied afterward that the matter of this appointment was discussed or that he was a candi- date for the place. P er Represor now spec commission, and W mer Democratic to was little ative Morrison of counsel of the Warwick, for- controller of the Treasury, have been listed among ndidates. Alfred P. Dennis of nd. now vice chairman of the Commission and an economist of note, ha: However, well informed pers :l!lsl it now simmers dow nrz ) ot ov Wo names and that one of hese is E. A. McCulloch of the Supreme ('\\ul{t of Arkansas. He is understood 1o have been recommended by Senator Robinson of Arkunsas, minority Jead. er of the Senate. who was personally requested by the President to make a recommendation. Senator Robinson has #clined to confirm the specula tion regarding Judge McCuloch. BISHOP WILL OFFICIATE AT ORDINATION SERVICE Rev. William Lee Mayo to Be Or- dained to Priesthood at Church of Ascension. Right Rev. Dr. James I Bishop of Washington. will this merning at a service of ordina- tion in the Church of the Ascension when Rev. Willlam Lee Mayo. deacon. will be ed to the priesthood of the ind Hugh Valentine Clary Earle G will be admitted to the deaconate. IFreeman, and Mugton for a number of yea as superintendent of the chgol of Epiphany Church In other capacities. He was made a deacon by Bishop Frecman In 1923 He is now assistant minister in mm\i creek parish Mr. Clary is a member of the senior class of the Virginia Theological Semi- nary. He has been in Washington since bis discharge from the Army after the close of the war, and has been at work in the Church of the Ancension as a perintendent of the Chinese Sunday School. During the past Summer he worked in the Mountain Missions in southwestern Vireinia Mr. Lier was u resident of Minne apolis, where the bishop was for sev- eral years rector of St. Mark’s Church He was born in Ashby. Minn., on July 28, 1895, He was educated in the public schools of Minneapolis, the Un.versity Minnesota and row a senior at I'rinceton Theological Seminary. BABE TO MEET MARIE. Ruth Delays Hunting Trip to Greet | Queen Today. MINNEAPOLIS, October 20 (®).— Babe Ruth, king of swat, will meet the Queen of Rumania here tomorrow. When the Queen comes to Minne- he first to greet her will be “Babe,” who today decided to stay over the week end from a hunting trip in the North woods ?«lls to spend less than an hour, one | t Czar's Stamp Collection Saved. BUDAPEST. October 23 (Corre spondence). -The stamp collection of the late Czar of Russia, one of the rarest of its kind, Was one of the few valuables which were successfuily hidden from the Bolshevists. It has been sent to the United States. where i1 will be placed on public exhibition in New York and sold at auction, . Federal | he | officiate | Lier { liy reader and as su- | is | T Clear Up Mystcry and Expose Secrets Of LOVEX‘S. Lane. BY I'RANC 5 heve iv o o on destined Americ: o cou of Somer: famous of open in the w ! murders wil i town house on a quite he chink w wur of the civilised | v Brunswick. ! industrial hased on ter would evening in N° I founa in the mniden hat pretences, | hundred b \posed, na horvified and enib Who in N B before taat knife murder? Goiny nea business, lawinl 0 dreams were surely {death, that was so { strangely to cha Iinife Shatters Dreams. drean ! denry H Jane Gihson, Carpender, {margins anl markets: ) {dreaming of stolen corn and circus {days; Pearl Bahmer, dreaming of a otten Sunday School lesson, and Raymond Schneider's dark-circled, | insistent eyes; Willie Stevens, dream- !ing of the radio he'd given the bovs {at the fire-house: Ralph Grosline. dreaming of billards at the dark lane: Frances Stev dreaming of sunlight on Lake Hopa- teong and the new picture puzzle for the little niece who was coming for supper; Eleanor Mills, stirring and turning to dream again of a vietrola playing, “The Radiance of Your E; —vicrystal eves,” he called them: a boat drifting with the wind—which of them, or of the hundred others who lives were at its mercy, dream- ed of the knife that was about 1o fall? Surely not one of them—surely not one. “Society is conducted on the assumption that murder will not be committed.” Murder may touch others—never us. i More than four years have passed | {since that Fall evening when Eleanore Mills, in her blue polka-dotted frock, venue car that E that was to take her farther still. e was hurrying: there was no need of haste. Her eager and impatient tect -ould not bear her swiftly enough o eceape the mes sured tread followin un jed at her flying heels. Four years have passed .md‘ ma things have changed in that civilize community. The critb apple tree. D Russey 11 hom en those who know intimately the ground on which they and stare about be- wildered, saying: ‘‘These are the sap- lings where the Pig Woman sxllnu_d——v no, these—here, wait a moment! Well, | anyway, this is the lane down w nlrh| Gorsline and Catherine Rastall parked their car—or let's see—there used to be a tr just behind those ‘houses— perhaps * * ¢ Well there's the hade in the ground that used to ba the crab apple tree; no mi ke :DOwh| that.” Tree Still Casts Shadow. mistake about that—though a few feet off from the small cavity stands a freshly cut| and a scattered pile of dark, looking forlorn and ister enough to be the doomed tree Tt And probably used as a_substi tuta for It by a baffled horde of soure- nir hunters, loath to return unburdened from their fmplous pilgrimage. Pieces of the alleged crab apple tree were | fctually hawked up and down Broad- way. opens up for someone . P n untramelled _consclence has gore now to join the ghost of that er fatal apple tree thut spread its anches over a garden colled iden— it it sthll casts its shadow ;\;"er‘fltr?: clearing near De Russey } e Ceed almost bevond recognition are the fields about it, where not so Jong ago romance wandered and hor- ror moved. mow tenanted by hoards of neat white boxes of houses, hud- Qled under the far-lung protection of pigantlc slgn stating that this is “Pine Grove Manor." A search for pine, grove or manor would be fruitiess, but not much further than the proverbial stone's throw from the ) k porch steps. where the freckle- faced baby is plaving with a rusty black kitten, runs the red clay strip named after the lovers that haunt- ed it Tovers' Lane is not greatly changed sinee the night that Jane Gibson rode Jong it on her mule Jenny—a ‘‘spe- “ially smart” animal that could jump | higher than its mistress's head and whinnied at the approach of any dan- gerous obstacle. It still cuts,’as on the night that Gorsline backed his car out of it. straight across the flelds that lie between De Russey lane and {the rear of the Phillips farm. Tt { still runs close enough to the vanished ab apple tree for one standing in it | o hear or see what took place under jts shadow—unless one had hidden | sickened eves or closed terrified ears. Sign Warns Visitor. Bevond the crab apple tree—per- haps 75 feet beyond—stand the old | Philipps farm itself. sinister, grim land forbidding enough to form the background for any horror. Outside | of it now a gaunt and menacing dog | barks endlessly. and a sign nailed on !a tree warns a visitor as ominously as he to come no farther. Accord- ing to a reporter's tale in the New York Herald of October 31, 1922, this, {too. is changed. and hardly for the | better. £ “When the bodies were discovered, the Phillips farm was a model of neatness inside, furniture and rugs n place, floors and furniture spotless and free from dust, as though the family had just gone out for an hour or two. Now, doors are battered down. porch pillars tottering, win- dows broken, everything dirty, broken and awry. Everything portable has {been carted off—brass candlesticks 'and lamps. rugs. footstools, small chairs and tables—and all over the whole place torn bits of paper and ! magazines. They have even chipped away the ivory of the piano key Mystery still clings thick about it— strange rumors persist of what it sheltered. Orgies, a gambling club, a secret society—Levine, its owner, stated that it had been purchased furnished by a Mr, Porter, trustee for Willile Stevens, in July, 1822, Changed, too. is the vine-hung ex- terior of the Hall home, now decor- ously sheathed in Georgian brick and white trim, as though to close out more completely the world that stiil | ! No onls black stump twisted branches br by | mentable, through a windy hell? | in the sk | THEHALLMILLS TRIAL | The Hall-Mills murder trial, scheduled to begin next Wed- nesday morning at Somerville, N. L. promises to be one of the most d:amatic and interest- compelfing court proceedings of this or any other genera- tion. The plot expected to be unraveled there never was sur- passed by the imaginings of Edzar Allen Poe or any of the other masters of mystery. In addition to the complete r-orts of the Associated Press nd ot news services, The Star will publish each day of the t:ial special telegraph dis- oatches by FRANCES NOYES HART and DOROTHY DIX, dealln> w'th the personalities of d-fendants and witnesses human interest ele- and -t ments as they devclop from day to day. Ia the accompanying article Mrs. Hart, who is one of the most bri'liant of the younger school of magazine and fiction writers, sketches in the back- ground of the picture and re- views the elements which for four years have made this case one of the most baffling and intriguing of mysteries. Dorothy Dix needs no intro- duction to readers of The Star. Before her column of advice and counsel became a regular daily newspaper feature she had won a national reputation through reporting some of the most famous murder trials of the last quarter of a century. —_— easily defended. The forces that can €0 upheave an apparently sober, righteous, and God-fearing communi- ty. and drive those hurrying figures along that darkening lane to some- thing darker still, are no mean forces, surely. What other forces drove Paola and Francesca to that marble bench in tha garden in Rimini and set them drifting forever. lamenting and la- It s a far cry from that enchanted gar- den to the grim aridity of the Phillips farm, but in the felds that led to 1t that ' night. golden-tod and asters stood knea high, and there were stars It is a far cry from those magic lovers, forever youns and beau- titul and doomed, to the middle-aged clergyman and the pretty, shabby, little choir singer—but the man in ev's lane saw only his “gay dancing at his side, iwith Al eyes, and golden heart and ! heavenly volce—and she had only to out her hand to touch the and wisest and bravest of reach noblest men. This is a love story—as ruthless, as selfish. as frantic, absurd and touching as though it had been writ- ten 500 vears before. True, it is crowded with cheap and tawdry de- talls, In their letters and diarles thesa two dead lovers deal with great things in small words, the tarnished and counterfeit coin of the lost dlime nael and the discovered tabloid, but he tvho runs ever so swiftly through theta may read that this tinkling stuff purchased something dearer to them than much fine gold. Love and Murder. It is a love storv—and it is a mur- der story. It would be an exigent public, indeed, that would demand more to rivet its attention. However much the fastidious may shake heads and draw back skirts, murder is a gripping and irresistible thing to the vast majority of those who love the drama_and savor and incongruity of life. For life, to its lovers, has often a dreamlike, a mechanistic and unreal quality—it is only when the red hand of murder falls heavily on the shoul- der that it waWes to a shuddering and profound sense of reality. Here—here is life, even more in- credible than death. Some force stronger than all other forces has de- scended on the principal actors in this drama—a force that has swept from them the one tenet that makes this uncertain world moderately safe for humanity—the tenet that human life is sacred. The murderer has found something more vital to him than life, his own or his victims. For as surely as he takes another’s life, he risks his own—he is at once victim and execu- tioner. We are not dealing here with the murder by a stray shot from a drug- camged bandit’s gun, or a blow from a drunken wife-beater—those are hideous tricks of fate, with no mean- ing behind their empty cruelty. It is the motivated murder that rivets us. however unpremeditated that motive may be. Slayings Plainly Motivated. Obviously, the Hall-Mills murder was motivated. The strewn letters, the carefully arranged bodies, the cut throat, prove that beyond dispute— though it is difficult to find one motive to cover those incongruous details. Whatever that ' motive was—ven- geance, passion, fear, retribution, blackmail—it was strong enough to make death more real than life to those who moved under its spell. That fact clothes even murder in a strange and terrible dignity. This is a love story, and a murder story, and a mystery story. There have been a hundred solutions of it, plausible and preposterous; you and I and the man in the street and the girl in the telephone booth and the old lady in Dubuque, each has his or her favorite one, but not one has yet been advanced that quite covers every phase of this most perfectly plotted of all mystery stories. That is why all eyes are turned to the pretty town in New Jersey, where on Wednesday the law, which has once more taken up the book that it laid down four years ago, ¥ turning the last pages of the story, hoping that there it will find the final solu- tlon of the mystery, the final un- raveling of the clues. World Waits Eagerly. And because it is & story compact of tragedy, of pity, of honor, because in it are all the eiements that go to make great drama, irony, and incon- ruity, a moving touch of beauty and lespair, something grotesque and something poignant—the world will lean eagerly over the law’s shoulder, reading those concluding pages. Who used the brass lamp and the ivorv-keyed pilano in the Phillips’ farm? Who led the footsteps of those relentless pursuers to the crab apple tree? What did Eleanor Mills say when she called the rector to the telephone that sent him hurrying to her and death? fastens eager, prying eyes upon fit. One Factor Unchanged. But in ali these changing factors. one factor still remains unchanged. The interest in the Hall-Mills murder case is as vivid. fresh, eager and un- restrained as on those first Fall days fh 1922, | Was it the wind or a reckless hand | that strewed those small, desperate, absurd and heart-breaking notes of Eleanor Mills over the blue lawn dress, notes that at once damned and ab- | solved he It is because you and I and the man in the street and the girl in the telephone booth and the old lady in Dubuque want desperately STAR. WASHINGTON. o 5 D. C. OCTOBER 31. 1926—-PART 1 PROGRESS SHOWN ON WASH Upper: This is the cinerator and other spec also will be in this structu Lower: Here one may childre well planned private dwellings. (tractively designed service building at *“Hillcrest,” whel al facilities needed for the operation of the large institutional group. Employe: n an idea of the “homey” aspect of one of the typical cottages bein; cf The appearance of institutional seclusion has been studiously avoided in the group, which will resemble | . will be tocated the laundry, in- quarters erected for the LONDON PRELATE VSTS SEMNARY Bishop Ingram Urges Vir- ginia Theological Students to Carry on Missions. Speaking in the ivy-covered chapel at the Theological Seminary of Vir- ginia, near Alexandria, alma mater of many of the most distinguished lead- ers of the Protestant Episcopal Church, the Lord Bishop of London, Right Rev. Arthur Foley Winnington-- Ingram yesterday urged the voung men who will be the future leaders of the church to carry the spirit of Christ with them and guard against heretical teachings and beliefs. After his address, in accordance with his wish, the lord bishop lunched informally with the students in the seminary dining hall and then boarded train for Charlottesville, Va., where he will speak to the students of the University of Virginia. Younger Boys Present. In addition to the theological stu- dents the congregation included the boys of the Episcopal High School, which is situated near the seminary. To these younger boys the lord bishop gave special words of counsel, telling them never to be afraid to confide in the Lord in moments of temptation and to read and know the Bible. Bishop Ingram urged the future ministers to keep up the missionary work of the church and warned them against sitting in their studies and expecting people to come to them, telling them to carry out their pas- toral duties by “seeking out the lost sheep.” “Carry with you the spirit of Christ,” he said, “but remember that you cannot hope to pass it on to others unless you have received it yourselves.” Urges United Church. The lord bishop explained how the Episcopal Church in this country grew from the Church of England, and outlined the history of the church, asking the students to keep in mind the traditions of the past and work for a united church. After his address the lord bishop blessed the seminary and its work, and then, with outstretched arms, asked a special blessing for the boys. Bishop Ingram was presented by Right Rev. B. D. Tucker, Bishop of Southern Virginia, who is nearing his 80th birthd, ind as he began his address the Lord Bishop referred to Bishop Tucker as “a real father in God.” The diocese over which Bishop Tucker presides was original- 1y a part of the diocese of the Lord Bishop of London, more than 300 years ago. After speaking at the University of Virginia, Bishop Ingram will go to Nashville, Tenn., the next stop on his spiritual pilgrimage of the world, dedicated to the mission of renewing enthusiasm for the truths of Chris- tianity. VIRGINIANS PLAN FETES. Five important function are planned this Winter by the Society of Virginia it was announced yesterda. A ball in honor of Gov. and Mrs. Byrd, and the annual colonial co tume ball will be notable features. The soclety is also asking for rec- ommendations from the members for a sponsor from each of the 10 con- gressional districts of the State and one from the District of Columbia. The officers of the soclety are: I. Cloyd Byars, president; Representa- tive Joseph T. Deal, first vice pres dent; Dr. Joseph D. Rogers, second vice president; Capt. William G. Har- vey, jr., third vice president; Fred P. Myers, treasurer; Miss Frances Car- ter Linfoot, secretary, and Sparrel A. ‘Wood, financial secretary The of- ficers and the following five members elected compose the executive coun- F. C. Raggarly, C. Conway Baker, jr. Miss Myrtle E. Ketcham, Df. Henry Taylor Miller and Campbell Dudley Shreve. tions that next Wednesday evening, before we read what Marie of Rumania wore in Oklahoma, or what Smith thought about butter| solids in milk. or what the League is doing for peace and Mussolini for war, we will all turn to the same column of the paper, setting back with a long sigh of anticipation to the article that begins “This morning at 10 am. the State of New Jersey opened the trial for the murder of WASHINGTON ONLY SPECTATOR OF BIENNIAL CLASH OF PARTIES Voteless National Capital Is Most Politi- cally Minded City in Country Despite Lack of Local Battles Under a Washington date line, sev- eral million American citizens throughout the country will read, in | their Sunday morning papers tod something about the activities on elec tion day of their fellow-but-votele: citizens who live in Washington. uch a description is carrled in an Associated Press dispatch which was sent out from the Washington bu- reau last night, and which follows in full: “With most of its high political personages departed or departing to do their bit for the G. O. P. amid the tumult and the shouting of election day, voteless Washington has re- signed itself to its customary biennial role of vitally interested but politi- cally impotent spectator. “On that one November day, every two years, the National Capital, despite its half-million or so of popu- lation, ceases to be the national center of anything. The real business of Government virtually comes to a stand- still. Nobody knows and nobody cares what Washington—the voteless mas of it that sticks on the job—think: about the issues of the campaign or the rival issuers. Nobody Else Cares. “At least, nobody but Washington cares, and even Washington doesn't know what the majority of it thinks. It has no means of finding out. But if its five dailies, with combined cir- culations that make a tidy figure, cor- rectly gauge the views of their read- ers, Wi ington thinks a lot about its votelessness. Its host of Government publications, headed by the venerable and amazingly verbose Congressional Record, and its wealth of special-pur- pose prints don't deal with the que: tion. They leave it to the dailie: which devote columns to it, in season and out. Yet this political impotency of the ma of Washingtonians’ has not dimmead their interest in politics. Far from it. Washington probably is the most political minded and politically interested city in the Union. In a it is natlonally minded in poll- since it has no local politics of wn to circumscribe and provin- cialize its outlook. Interested in States. “Actually it is like a political cross- section of the country. There is not a Federal election district in which some big or little group in Washing- ton, quite aside from party hench- men and political writers, is not vital- ly personally interested in the outcome at the polls. Virtually every member of the Senate and House brings with him from back home secretaries or clerks. There are hundreds, thousands FATAL MINE BLAST MIAY BE UNSOLVED Explosion Which Killed Nine at Nanticoke Expected to Remain Mystery. By the Associated Press. WILKES-BARRE, Pa., October 30. —The explosion which caused the deaths of nine employes of the Sus- quehanna Collieries Co. at its No. 7, operated at Nanticoke, today may be listed with other unsolved tragedies of the anthracite field. Rescue squads late today recovered the last bodies. With two official investigations an- nounced, officials point out that there is little possibility of determining the cause of the blast which wiped out every trace of life in the section, seal- ing the lips of those who might know. Joseph J. Walsh, chief of the State Bureau of Mines, will investigate in behalt of the commonwealth. The other inguiry will be under- taken by the company. Eight mem- bers of the rescue squads were over- come by gas fumes. They responded, however, to first-aid treatment at the colliery hospital. In the Philippines are large de- posits of coal, as vet undeveloped, Eleanor Reinhardt Mills and Edward 1f that fact needs- defense,-it 18 ta know the answer to these ques: Wheeler Hall" A which it is calculated can be mined among the permanent employes of the Government, too, wo believe, de- spite civil service, efliclency ratings and the like, that their promotion, even retention of their jobs, depends directly or indirectly upon the success of a particular Federal or even State candidate in some remote corner of the country, “Party chiefs and the political w ers n look lightly upon individual returns in casting up the congres- sional ballots next Tuesday night. After all, each is but a unit in the total that will determine party con- trol, and in neither Senate nor House has that question ever turned on a single vote. “But when newspaper telephones ring their endless clamoring for news here, after sundown Tuesday night, the questions asked more often than not wiil reflect interest in more per- sonal matters than party success or failure. They will mean that the im- mediate bread and butter of the ques- tioner is at stake. May Be Federal Official. “An odd sidelight on the telephone queries of election night in Wash- ington is that one never knows, on taking off the receiver to answer, how important a unit in Washington polit- ical life may be at the other end of the wire. It may be a Nenator or Congressman_asking for the verdict of his constituents in his own case. It may even be a politically marooned cabinet officer with a more gen- eral but no less intense interest in the results. Or it may be a shaky-voiced girl clerk in some congressional office who receives in stunned silence word that out under the light of sputtering candles or smoky lamps, in a ha- score of rural precincts many miles away, groups of tired, emotionless election judges are slowly but surely counting’ her out of her Washingtomn job." Al MA TI bank. and sensible reason—past accounts, sickness, home provement months. for $3 a ton, - ASYLUM GOING UP Old-Style Severity of Archi- tecture Avoided in Nebras- ka Avenue Site. A .noteworthy example of modern institutional architecture, substitut ing for the cold severity of the old- style orphan asylum a cheerful, home like ‘“children's village,” is taking shape on the 1d-acre plateau at Ne-| braska avenue and Loughboro road. The new group of buildings, to be called Hillcrest, will relegate into his- tory the familiar red-brick home of the Washington City Orphan Asylum, which has been a landmark at Four- teenth and S streets for more than 60 years. Located just beyond the Mount Vernon Seminary on a site reputed to be the highest in the District of Co- lumbia. Hillerest will provide for the unfortunate charges of this 112-year- old orphanage a community group de- signed to look like private dwellings, with facflities surpassing many mod- ern residences. Plans for Institution. The complete plans call for a cen- tral administration building with office and clinical equipment, as well as an auditorium and gymnasium, around which will be grouped the cottages housing the young wards. The ce tral buflding will face Nebraska ave- nue, overlooking a wide lawn and shrubbery to the front and a circular terraced garden, with tall flagpole, on the eastern slope, toward Wisconsin avenue. Three of the cottages and a service building, the latter containing laun- dry, garage, employes’ quarters, tem- porary infirmary, etc., already are nearing com:pletion. There is nothing to suggest the in- stitutional character of the group even in the service building. The buildings to the second story are of fleld stone, and are finished off above with Eng- lish half-timber trim and slate roofs. All construction is fireproof. Feature for Children. A feature of the development will be a nursery cottage, the gift of an anonymous donor, which will take care of the smaller “runabout” chil- dren. This wil be a rambling one- story structure built around an open patio, where the youngsters may romn with perfect safety under the eyves of the house mothers. The furniture is to be children’s size and there will be a specfal toy closet. Interior decora- tions will be colorful, to please the eves of children. The cottages for the older children will accommodate 20 each. They are I-shaped and so placed as to afford the occupants plenty of sunshine and fresh alr. The second floors will con- tain six single rooms for older chil- dren who wish to exercise their sense of proprietorship. ‘h cottage has living and dining rooms, screened porches, study room, kitchen, play- rooms, visitors' rooms and domestic sclence shops. The latest developments of science in the way of home equipment will be incorporated. including oil burn- ers, electric refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, incinerators, automatic wi heaters, etc. Grounds Well Planned. The ground plans have been laid out with a view to preserving as nearly as possible the natural topogra- phy of the land. A wooded ravine to the rear will be an attraction for the children, and well planned play- grounds, including a~—*children’s cir- are provided. ‘The Washington City Orphan Asy- lum is one of the oldest child-caring institutions in the country, having been founded in 1814 as a refuge for orphans of the War of 1812, It is supported by invested funds donated by public-spirited men and women. of this city over a period of ‘more than 100 years. Further funds will be necessary, however, to complete the present building program, officlals of the home state. It is hoped that private donors will subscribe funds for the erection of cottages as indi- vidual memorials. Money also is need- ed for the administration building. A scale model of Hillcrest is now on view at the Riggs National Bank. Appleton P. Clark, jr., is the architect and Horace W. Peaslee the landscape designer. The board of trustees con- sists of W. E. Edmonston, Blair Lee, Erwin B. Linton, C. Clinton James and George Francis Willlams. Mrs. W. V. Cox heads the board of lady managers. The first white settlement in Ne- braska was the trading post b- Clork, professional or busines man of moderate means who needs $50 to $5,000, or more, is_as welcome at THE MOR- RIS PLAN BANK of Washing- ton as the more prosperous merchant is at his commercial Loans are made for any sound taxes, discounting bills, and many other demands. TIME—TWELVE MONTHS OR_LESS. MORRIS_PLAN Totes are usually made for 1 vear, though they mav be given for any period of from 3 to 12 lished by the American Fur Co. in Bellevue in 1810. Pay Weekly Deposit 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 100 IN Easy to Loan $ 100.00 200.00 300. 400.00 500.00 600.00 700.00 800. 900.00 1000.00 5000.00 due im- C veron ary orena asviow | (CHEERFUL ORPHAN | HOBGOBLINS STRUT GAILY IN CAPITAL Halloween Merrymakers Up to Minute in Costumes. Little Disorder Noted. hington, seat of govcrnmental dignity, forgot itself for the nonce last night and suffered its annual hilarity relapse at the hands of a weird army of spooks, goblins and other envoys of Halloween. The same city which but lately be ed In staid deference to th of a flesh-and-blood queen. unbent itself with contrasting informality to pay homage to another reigning po tentate. his royal nibs King Karnival of Mardi Gras. ‘The sovereign of joy held sway from early afternoon until carly dawn to day, spreading his messuge of cheor to the sound of trumpets, ratchets Jazz bands and automobile horns, and amid continuous showers of confetti and paper streamers. Few Instances of Rowdyism. Inside and out-—from night club. hotel and private nome to downtown thoroughfares—the spirit of revelry ruled, and those imbued with this spirit heeded not the mouthfuls of con. fetti, the tickled chins, the chiding of strangers that marked the occasion. Few instances of undue liberties or disorder came to the attention of the alert, but sympathetic policemen, who patrolled the city, Less than 30 arrests for disorderiy conduct had been made at midnight, and from precincts all through the city came the same report—that the célebration was the most orderly on record. The outstanding casualty attributed to the evening’s celebration was the virtval destruction by fire of an un- occupied frame house at Cedar averue, Takoma Park, Md. Firemer of the town expressed the opinion that the building was fired, perhaps unin- tentionally, by Halloween ‘“cele- brants.” ~ About $10,000 damage was done the residence, which is owned by E. A. Robey. Seven False Fire Alarms. Seven false alarms of fire were turned in during the evening b; tical jokesters with an abnormal sens of humor. Police are attempting to trace the calls, with a view to arrest- ing the perpetrators. A fine of $40 is provided by law for such offende; The big feature of the observanc of course, was the annual pageant of fantastic sprites, ghosts, grotesque characters, clowns and other fanciful personages on Pennsylvania avenue and other prominent s, Thousands of spect and par- ticipants lined the sidewalks and thou- sands of automobiles jammed the streets. The air was heavy with gayety, shrieks, shredded pap laughter and gasoline fumes, as the merrymakers strutted their stuff before a chuckling audience, Queen Is Represented. The costumes ranged from those depicting ancient superstitions and 1:ersonages to more modern get-ups, representing Queen Marie, Uncle Sam, Charlie Chaplin and other well known persons. Her majesty could be di- tinguished easily by her crown of Jjewels'and her Rumanian attire. As is ever the case, large numbers of men essayed to di s as membe of the opposite sex and vice versa. ome of these characterizations we quite deceiving, and it sometimes re- quired econd look at the broad shoulders or muscular limbs of a : the question. on moved slowly in great triangular course in the down town section, following Pennsylvania avenue, K street and Ninth street. Upper Fourteenth street and parts of Connecticut avenue also were thronged with celebrants. Hotels Draw Throngs. Every night club had its special program of entertainment, and nearly every hotel ballroom was filled with masqueraders. At the Mayflower members of the Kiwanis Club made merry. The Willard was stormed by Kallipolis Grotto dancers, and Wood men of the World. Legionnai cavorted at the Raleigh. The Pala Royal Benefit Club wus at the Wash ington. The opening of the Carlton Club of the new Carlton Hotel on Sixteenth street drew a crowd of joy seekers from official ety. Other s entertained various organiz: parties of staged through nd its environs. It was a gala _evening from evers viewpoint, for the National Capital had purposely lifted the lid off the mystic cauldron to let joy bubble over strained—just for one night, at s, and countless a private character wer out the city . The terms of Morris Plan Loans are simple and prac- ticable and fair. . Thoughtful people who do not abuse credit facilities wxl! find it possible to borrow on the Morris Plan to “their advantage. LOANS—FOR THE AVER. PAYMENTS—WITHIN THE RANGE_OF _YOUR EARN- For each $50 or frac- tion borowed you agree to de- posit $1.00 per week on a Sav- ings Account, the proceeds of which may be used to cancel the note when due. Deposits may be made on a weekly, monthly basis is suggested that borrowers ar- range to pay on their own pay- days. SERVICE — PROMPT AND mi - monthly you prefe: FIDENTIAL. Loans are passed within a day or two after filing application—with few ex- ceptions. 1408 H Street N. W. There are 100 Morris Plan Banks or Companies in the U. S., and since 1910 these institutions have loaned over 640 millions of dollars on the above terms to over 3 millions of persons. THE MORRIS PLAN BANK Under Supervision U. S. . “Character and Earning Power are the Basis of Credit.”