Evening Star Newspaper, April 10, 1927, Page 2

- i GIRL SAYS PARENT WNFLICTED BURNS Child, 6, Tells Court Foster Mother Used Curling Iron on Her. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 9.—Taking her pen in hand to write al with a decided flouri Roberta Jane Pratt tod: gned the name her foster parents gave her in Des Moines, Jowa, to a complaint charging Mrs. Everett S. Pratt with third-degree assault. M: Pratt was held in $500 bail, promptly furnished, to answer at Special Sessions to charges that she burned and bruised her foster daugh ter in punishing her for leaving a ho- tel room at the Hotel Plaza for the less confining spaces of the lobby. Toberta Jane crossed all three of the ““Ts" and then reviewed her handi- work carefully, as if she might be searching for an “I” to dot. Testifies to Reading. She had one more court duty to per- form and she was lifted to a_couns t:ble before Magistrate Flood to say that complaint had been read to her before Sha signed it. She seemed a bit confu e as she looked down at the court, when she had been accustomed to | cking up, and first said " but quickly changed it to “Yes. Then Roberta Jane was through for the day and running to Mrs. George Cole, welfare worker and her constant companion since she has been in arge of the children's society, she member, I'm to have lunch with 7 The child was the principal witness at the hearing, one of several court actions resulting from charges pre- ferred by the little girl through the children’ soclety, since Mrs. Jane Vallelly, a hotel maid, told the society that Roberta Jane had told her that her foster-mother had burned her with a curling iron. A curling iron was introduced at the Bearing. The little girl's feet barely reached the end of a big witness chair as she seated herself with her feet straight 1n front of her %o give testimony. Drilled in Truthfulness. “It's a bad thing,” she told Magis- trate Flood, when, In a preliminary questioning, he asked if she knew what it is fo tell a le. “Do you k.ow what will happen u tell a lie?” “You will be put in jail.” She was led through a series of questions to the story of the alleged burning. Her foster mother, she said, burned her with a curling iron which had beén heated at a lamp socket. Asked where she was burned, she pointing to her ankle. 'Want to see it?” she asked, bending\ to roll down her sock. 1 The court interposed to say that he previously had made a judicial ex- amination, She testified during cross examina- tion that she had on occasions told “‘whoppers” when J. J. O'Hara, de- fense counsel explained that a “whop- per” is an untruth. An admitted in- stance was when she placed burned matches beneath a cough and said that a man came in and put them there. mjn’t Tell Her Daddy. THé cHd' sald she loved her *daddy,” but did not tell him of the burning, and added that she “liked” her “mother.” She knew, she said, that Mr. and Mrs. Pratt were not her parents and in reply to ques- tions said that she knows who her mother is, but does not know where she is. Other witnesses in addition to the child and the hotel maid were James Devine, hotel detective; Dr. William Travis Gibbs and Vincent Pisarra, su- perintendent of the Children’s Society. A surety company furnished the bail after Mrs, Pratt's counsel waived ex- amination, and Mr. and Mrs. Pratt left the courtroom in one direction, while Roberta Jane went in another with a Children’s Society agent. A hearing is scheduled for Chil- dren’s Court Tuesday on a charge al- leging improper guardianship of Ro- berta Jane. — “SUMMER” HITS LONDON. Buowstorm From Scotland Fol- lowed by Rain and Fog. LONDON, April 10 (#).—“Summer time"” arrived +in London at 2 o'clock this (Sunday) morning, all wrapped up in woolens. A snowstorm had its origin in Scot- land and swept southward over Wales and down into England. In London there were snow flurries, torrential tains, hail, thunder and fog. RO War Industries Active, STOCKHOLM, April 9 (P).—A dis- patch to the Tidningens from Moscow Teports that there has been great stim- ulation in the activities of factorles producing war materials. The dispatch adds that an internal loan of 100,000, 000 rubles is being issued for the in- dustry. NOONDAY LENTEN SERVICES B. F. KEITH'S THEATER 12:30 to 1 O’Clock Speaker Tomorrow: BISHOP W. F. McDOWELL Services conducted by REV. W. L. DARBY Every One Invited—No Collection Roller Skate Fad Replaces Dodging Autos in Chicago By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, April 9.—Comes now an inter-crossing traffic problem for Chicagoans and suburbanites who depend for locomotion on shoe leather. After successtully dodging through avenues of automobiles they are finding themselves con fronted with another form of loco motion, not equipped with four- wheel brakes, Housewives, college students and school youngsters have succumbed to a roller skate fad The new craze is being laid to the ban on college students using automoblles. The housewives ex plain it is not entirely a fad with them, because they save time and get exercise and pleasure in doing their shopping. Dr. John W. Pollard, Evanston health commissioner, has Indorsed roller skating as a health-building prs CAPT. KOPPER NOW SOUGHT IN CAPITAL Police Aid Hunt as Friends Are Confident War Vet- eran Is Alive. Confident that Capt. Frederick Kop- per, j , retired, who d peared Tuesday from the machine shop he operated at 1008 C street, will De found alive, friends and officials en- gaged in the search for him extended their operations to Washington last night in addition to searching the banks of the Potomac near Great Falis, Md., where his abandoned auto- mobile was found Thursday. ‘With the revelation by L. M. Gaw- ler of Wheaton, Md., that he had talked io Capt. Kopper on Thursday at Connecticut avenue and Tilden street, strengthening the belief now prevailing that the missing man is not a vietim of foul play, the or- ganized searching party of Vincent B. Costello Post, American Legion, of which Capt. Kopper was a mem- ber, augmented by service men from the Navy Yard and Bolling Field continued the search near Great Falls throughout the afternoon yes- terday without resuit. Capital Police Ald Hunt. Policeman Joseph Oldfield of the Montgomery County police force, last night asked local police also to co-operate in the search, with the result that Capt. Walter Emerson, in charge of the detective bureau at night, sent out a look-out and de- scription ‘of the missing man with the request that all local police en- gage in the general quest for him. Oldfield also turned his attention to the possibility that the new auto- mobile which Lawler reported seeing Capt. Kopper driving Thursday on Connecticut avenue might recently have been either rented or purchased in Washington. Last night he made a tour of the rental automobile agencies without success and said he would continue it today. Third Day of Search. Today will be the third day of search of the woods in the vicinity of Grt Falls for the missing man. Legionnaires and service*men, under the leadership of Adjutant William F, Franklin of Costello Post, were ex- pected to be on hand early this morn- ing for a thorough combing of the woods again today. Meanwhile messages to New York and to North Water Gap, Pa., where friends believed Capt. Kopper might have gone, developed that he had not been seen in either place since he dis- appeared. He has a country home at the latter place and he had been due in New York City early Wednesday morning last to transact some legal business at the office of John W. Davis, former Democratic presidential candidate, who is representing an estate in which Capt. Kopper is in- terested. RITCHIE AND SMITH HIT AT M. P. CONFERENCE Dr. Fisher of Yale SBays States of Two “Als” Lead in Al- coholic Deaths. Special Dispatch to The Star, BALTIMORE, April .—Gov. Ritchie of Maryland and Gov. Smith of New York were assailed by Dr. Irving Fisher of Yale University at last night's session of the M. P. Church conterence in Starr Church. “Alcohol Ritchie” and “Alcohol Smith” were the terms used. Dr. Fisher also referred to Senator Bruce of Maryland, and quoted him at length in Bruce’s recent senatorial attack upon the Government method of poisoning commercial alcohol. “Just before he made the attack, Senator Reed of Missouri had put this question, in mockery, to Bruce,” Fish- er said: “‘Why don't you stand for a mo- ment in silent prayer for the victims of the Government’s poisoned liquor’? “The Goverrment,” Senator Bruce replied, ‘has written itself down as a poisoner, and intends to remain so until it determines a malodorous, in- stead of a poisonous, denaturant. In other words, the Government will be converted from a poisoner into a pole- t. “The States of ‘the two Als,’ one of which repealed its prohibition enforce- ment act, and the other of which, your honored State of Maryland, never had any, stand out as the two conspicuous and exceptional States of this Unlon as to the rate of growth in deaths due to acute and chronic alcoholism.” Man Killed by Lightning. ATCHISON, Kans., April 9 (#).— | Cleo Clark, 25, farmbhand, was killed | by lightning today while herding goats north of here. 'I'Hlfl L!\F CFFERS TO ITS READE ERS “Answers to Questlons” By Frederi tor Bur Ans Rea tion: new book by the author of —po “The American Govermment” Sgat Five 15¢ c J. Haskin —the Question Book by the Diree- of the Largest Information eau in the world. thousand Questions and wers in 70 well arranged chapters. dable, entertaining, educa- al, informative and fascinating from cover to cover. Present Thi: Coupon and at the business office of The Evening Star and secure your copy today. Mail Orders, $1.00 stpaid to arfy point in the United es or its possessions. THE SUN DAY STAR, WASHINGTON. D. €, APRIL 10, ORATORY CONTEST IN HOME STRETCH Janet Sheppard and George | L. McCallum Winners in Two Group Trials. The fourth national oratorical con test will swing into the home stretch in The Star's area this week, when nine District contests will be staged to determine the remaining contest- ants in this newspaper’s finals, May 4 Virginia, the first district to choose mpion, is biding its time until May date with John Bell, jr ivate and parochial schools and districts have just emerged from the group phase of the contest. Two group competitions con ducted simuitaneously last night at the National Museum and at Corcoran Hall, George Washington University concluded the private and parochial group series, and the Maryland dis trict ended its group tests with the meeting Friday night at Rockville. In the meantime the best orators of the Washington public high schools have been chosen through a serfes of elimination contests within the indi- vidual buildings and these will launch out into the public spotlight with their finals, Tuesday and Thursday. As each Washington public high school constitutes a ‘district,” seven of the scheduled “district finals” will be held those two days. Will Win Place in Finals. One hundred dollars in cash, the gift of The Star, will be the prize awarded to each of the nine district vinner: who urvive the week's battles, and in addition to that con- crete reward, a place in The Star finals will be accorded each of the capable and fortunate young speech- makers. The last two contenders for district honors to be chosen—the winners in last night's battles—were Janet Shep- pard, 16-year-old spokesman of the Holton Arms School, and George L. McCallum, 19-year-old orator from the Devitt Preparatory School, and each of these victors defeated two opponents in_his contest. Little Miss Sheppard’s oratorical ability comes as a birthright, as she is the daughter of Morris Sheppard, United States Senator from Texas, who is himself considered an orator with a golden tongue. Speaking on “Benjamin Franklin and the Consti- tution,” Janet came within 40 seconds of using the full ten minutes allowed delivery time. Before the contest meeting was called to order and in the height of its duration, she showed absolutely no evidence of nervousness. A wee little girl, Janet stood in the center of the rather large auditorium a complete mistress of her tiny self, strengthened, perhaps, by the line of congressional battles from which her father has emerged unscathed. Defeated Two Boys. The two boys whom she defeated were George Kundahl, 18-year-old senior of the Woodward School for Boys, who spoke on “The Constitu- tion,” and who was awarded a very close second by the jury, and Godfrey Barber, 17 years old, spokesman for the Cathedral School for Boys, whose subject was also “The Constitution.” Miss Sheppard’s victory was the re- sult of the composite decision of the Jury of picked members of the George ‘Washington University senior debat- ing squad, and, as an innovation, an the audience rated the contestants in ad no bearing on the official finding. Peculiarly encugh, the audience rated the cntestants in the same order in which the jury had scored them, but with a far greater victory being given the little lady from Texas. It happened that her school chums came out in large sup- porting numbers, and—well, friends will be friends! Gilbert Hall, head of the public speaking department of George Wash- ington, presided. “‘You see,” Miss Sheppard explained, “My father succeeded his father as a member of Congress, and I want to succeed him. When I am graduated from Holton Arms I will come right here to George Washington and study English. I want to do some writing and more speaking and perhaps Eng- lish teaching.” Would Put Money in Bank. When she was asked what she would do with the $100 she has a chance to win in the finals of her district Wednesday, Janet considered a moment before she answered: “Well, first of all, I'd give $5 of it to my little sister and the rest—1'd put that in bank.” Miss Sheppard declared that she had to exercise considerable discre- tion in her speech because of the possibility of becoming involved polit- feally. . “This country is becoming such a snob, you know, that one can’t say just anything without getting into trouble,” she remarked. Verdict Is Acclaimed. In selecting McCallum, a senior at Devitt, as winner of the contest in the museum, the board of judges ren- dered a verdict that met with whole- hearted acclaim. Speaking on *“The Constitution and Its Meaning Today,” McCallura won a well merited victory over ‘two other contestants. Though the winner only was announced, second honors in the balloting went to Charles B. Murto, 17-year-old orator of Gonzaga High School, whose subject was “The Constitution.” The third young con- testant was Miss Laura Murray of Bridgeport, Conn., also 17 years old, who represented Immaculata Semi- nary. Her subject was “Jefferson and the Constitution.” As winner of this contest, McCal- lum has earned the right to partici- pate in the private and parochial schools district finals Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock in St. Paul's Academy, when the prize will be $100 and the privilege of entering The Star area finals. Nearly Up to Age Limit. McCallum is a youth of 19 years, gifted with personality and spirit. Had he been born, in fact, on Jan- uary 31, 1908, instead of February 10, his age would have eliminated him from entering the oratory contest. From the first it was apparent that he had made a deep impression on the judges ror his ease and confidence of manner was matched by a spirit of delivery that left little doubt as to the eventual outcome. _McCallum oceuples a unique posi- tion among the local contestants, for he is working his own way through the night school department of Devitt, being employed as an inspector of sand and gravel under the District government. He is the son of A. R. McCallum of Silver Spring, Md. It s his ambition, when he completes his course at Devitt this_year, to enter George Washington University and pursue studies in economics. He was delighted over the prospect of entering the finals in this group and frankly admitted he could put the $100 to so many good uses if lucky enough to win it, that he didn’t know just what he would do with it. “I'll cross that bridge when I come to it,” he said. Left His Mustache Behind. When young McCallum made his appearance on the stage there was a look of blank amazement among hls supporters from Devitt School. Some- thing seemed strange, and they couldn't quite make out what it was. Then it dawned upon them, with ac- companying smiles, t) McCallum was minus his customai ustache. its cf the Prof. Fred P. Myers of Natipnal Undversity, the presiding officerf an- 1927—PART 1. HIGH SCHOOL FINALISTS IN ORATORICAL CONTEST lists in from cham- The Oratorical Contest fin three Washington High Schoo! whom the respective school pions will be chosen. Top: Tech High orators, who will contest April 12; left to right: Hazel Boyce, Catharine Birch, Martha \il- liams, Felisa Jenkins, Leo Shrider and Elizabeth Hoeke. Center: Eastern High contenders for school championship, April 14; lv(t to right: James Dietz, Alvin G Theodore Bishoff, Be: ma Hickoy and Cha I»- Critch Right: l!i iness High speec! h makers who will ca S il I 5 ] eft to right: Stanley Segal, Josel hes, Marga- ret Eberly nml l'lml(‘rl('l( \ltmre nounced the winner following the bs loting of the judges. These w composed of the legal debating class of National University, of which Prof. Myers is coach. In his introductory remarks Mr. | s emphasized the importance of atory in developing needed leader- ship and personality. was not necessar ancient times to effective use of crises of history. In this conne tion he cited Otis Smith, Patrick Hen and other orators of the Revolution whose speeches aroused the Colonic Speeches Before Civil War, Before the Ciyil War, he p out, the different ideas of the C tution were established 1 speeches of Daniel Webster, Calhoun and Henry Clay, With per. sonalities like Bryan and Roosevelt as examples of latter day speakers, he declared there is still a demand for oratory. It is for the purpose of siimu- lating this interest in developing the gift of public speaking and to back to the fundamentals of the Con stitution,” Mr. Myers declared, that these contests are being held through out the country. The audience that comfortably filled the spacious auditorium was repre- sentative of many of the private and parochial schools of the ci with approximately 100 pupil haps had the largest delegation. Rivaling the contest itself in popu- | larity was the splendid concert given | by the Powell Junior High School Or- chestra, of about 30 pieces. Many of the student musicians were scarcely more than 9 or 10 years old, but they played like veteran The director of this smart orchestra is George E. Hurt, an ex-British sol- dler, who has had much success in organizing orchestral work in the schools. Solo By Mr. Hurt. | One of the features of the program | was the rendition of “The Spangled Banner,” especially ar-| ranged by Mr. Hurt, in which the wind {nstruments simulate the tones of an organ against the steady roll of snare drums. Mr. Hurt also gave as a violin solo Kreisler's “Paradise,” accompa- nied by Mildred Kolo Schulze. | At the conclusion of the program, | after Mr. Myers had held the eager audience in provoking suspense for 10 ! minutes before he would release the| name of the winning orator, the entire agsemblage stood and sang “America.” Western Entries Ready. Western High School will fire the first oratorical guns of the two-day bit ter battle among the local public high schools Tuesday morning, when six of its best orators meet in a combat which | only one will survive—the Western High School champio) At 9:15 o'clock that morning, just 15 minutes after the large student body will have reached its hill-top school, a general assembly will be called to witness the contest of the year. Three boys and three girls, deliver- ing orations on three different sub- jects, will be the principles and they and their respective subjects ai Dorothy Cook, “The Constitution Margaret Rupli, “Washington' tribution to the Constitution’ ‘Whitwell, “The Constitution rence Ellsworth, “The 14;n~4[u\|lxun H Richard Greenwood, “The Ct tion,” and Horace Torbert, of the Constitution.” In accordance with the nation-wide rules governing the oratorical contest, each of the six speeches will be con- fined to 10 minutes and the merits of the content and delivery will be judged by a jury of three. The judges will be Elmer Louis Kay- ser, secretary of George Washington | University, and k., Hilton Jackson and Dr. Emma Wold, attorney Dr. El- mer 8. Newton, principal of Western, will preside, while an official of the National Oratorical Contest office will | complile the decision of the judges as recorded on their individual ballots. Business Orators Ready. Less than two hours after the West- ern finals are begun, Business High School's four finest orators will meet for the determination of that school's champion. Like the earlier contest, the affray will be staged in the audi- tortum of the school building before nted jr., Star | G a general assembly. Three boys and one girl will consti- | tute the contending field at that school | and only two different subjects will be expounded in the four speeches. The Do You Buy The Milk Law of the Di first-class supply, in this city it does not guard against inf, We adv pasteurized Cream. Winners in the last group contests of the private and parochial school district last night. Left: Janet Sheppard of the Holton Arms School, who won at Corcoran Hall, ieorge Washington University. Right: George L. McCallum of Devitt Preparatory School, who was victor at the National Museum meet- ing. orators, who have survived the sev eral elimi n cont in the Bu ness High School, to face each other for the school championship are, with the respective subjects, Joseph Tarshes, “America’s Contribution to Constitutional Government,” and Stan- ley Segal Frederick Moore and Anna Eberly, each on “The Constitution.” The system of judging the orations to determine the champion awill be identical with the Western High jury method, and the judges at the Busi- High contest will be Joseph Mc- aghy, James Wilkes and Miss attorneys; Edwin A. Mooers, professor of law at the Wash- on College of Law, and Mrs. Grace Hays Riley, dean of the same Institu- tion. Allan Davis, principal, will be the presiding officer, while the ballots will be compiled by Miss Louise B. Proctor, contest manager for The Star. Fol- lowing the contest and the announce- ment of the victor, a luncheon will be served in the school with the judges and Miss Proctor as honor guests. McKinley Finals Tuesday. While oratorical smoke is still en- gulfing the city, McKinley High School will conduct its final contest for the selection of the Tech cham- pion. At 8 o'clock Tuesday night, the contesting fleld of five girls and one boy will battle for their school honors in the auditorium of the school build- ing. Only three subjects will be offered in the orations for the judgment of the jury of three. The six contestants and their respective speeches are: Hazel Boyce, Martha Willlams and Catharine Birch, “The Constitution”; Elizabeth Hoeke and Felisa Jenkins, “‘Madison and the Constitution,” and ider, “Lincoln and the Con- stitution.” Frank C. Daniel, principal, will be chairman of the contest in his school and, like in all the other final contests, the ballots will be counted by an offi- cial referee of the contest office. The Tech contest judges will be George Anderson of the George Washington University faculty, Robert Hickman of the Hickman School of Expression and George Jones, head of the history department of the District of Colum- bia public high schools. A program of music will be present- ed by the widely known Tech High School Orchestra, under the direction of Dore Walten, faculty leader. The school Opera Club will contribute to | the musical program also. Central Comes Next. Central High School will lose its heavy oratorical guns two days after the first three schools have chosen their champions, and during the morning session of the school day that school’s four finalists will battle for the championship at a general as- sembly in the auditorium. Once more the girls will predominate when Etheliwynde Hine, speaking on ‘Hamilton's Contribution to the Con- stitution”; Ruth Markwood, on “The Constitution,” and Marjorfe Shaw, talking on “Hamilton's Contribution to the Contribution,” battle with Safe Butter? strict of Columbia insures a of Milk and Cream, but cted Butter made of un- ise householders when buy- ing Butter to ask for such which is made of pasteurized Cream and if possible ha it so marked on the container. The Department of Agriculture has positive proofs that when Butter is made of raw cream from infected Milk containing disease germs, like typhoid or tubercu- losis, these germs remain alive and virulent in the butter for a number of months. Such butter is dangerous for children. invalids and all those whose resistance is reduced by lack of proper care. Nobody knows caused by infected butter. Association for the Prevention Telephone Main 992 how much disease has in the past been Tuberculosis 1022 Street N.W. Who have paid for the above bulletin ( Maurice Neufeld, whose lone fizht will be put up with his oration on “The Constitution.” The judges of the Central finals will be George Jones, Rabbi Abram Simon of the Washington Hebrew Congrega- tion, Eighth Street Temple, and Judge Mary O'Toole, of the District of Co- lumbia Municipal Court. ~Alvin W. Miller, principal, will preside, and an official of the contest office will handle the administration of the ballot. Eastern High, the institution which has already produced ‘‘placers” in the national contest which is held each year in the Washington Auditorium, will determine its banner-bearer for this year’s contest at 8 o'clock Thurs- day night when four boys contend with two girls for the school cham- | plonship. Winners Girls Heretofore. Eastern's winners heretofore have been girls and with the over-balance in favor of boys this year, the young men have renewed hope for victory. The speakers and their orations will be James Dietz, “Daniel Webster and the Constitution”; Alvin Graves, “America’s Contribution to Constitu- tional Government”; Theodore Bishoff, “The Constitution and the Voter"; Miss Beryl Edminston, “Our Obliga- tions to the Constitution”; Alma Hickox, “Transforming the Constitu- tion Into Action,” and Charles Critch- field, “The Protection of Our Rights Under the Constitution.” The Eastern High contest jury will be composed of Maj. Henry Leonard, U. 8. M. C; B. T. Foster, attorney, and Ringold Hart, assistant corpora- tion counsel. Charles Hart, principal, will preside. UNION SUSPENSION CUTS COAL OUTPUT Reports Indicate 50 Per Cent Drop in Production cof Bituminous. By the Associated Press. Indications that bituminous ecoal production was cut almost in half by the suspension of Union mining on April 1 were given yesterday in the first official Government figures covering output since that date. Telegraphic returns made public by the Bureau of Mines showed that the soft coal output from mines which continued to work on Friday, April 1, was 20,085 carloads, while on April 2 the total dropped to 15,521 car- loads. On Friday of the previous weels, when all mines were in opera- tion, the carload output jvas 40,943. Monday, April 4, héwever, soft Joal car loadings were 24,774, or ap- proximately 1,300,000 tons of coal. April 5, the last day for which tele- graphic returns were available, load- ings declined slightly to 23,423 cars. The drop shown April 1 was in part due, the Bureau of Mines said, to the fact that this day is celebrated as a noliday generally by union miners and a good many union mines which were in operation April 5 were closed down the previous Friday and Saturday. CHICAGO LEADS IN AIR. Has Greatest Mileage of Routes Operating in World. CHICAGO, April 9 (#).—Chicago, the Nation’s railroad center, is des- tined within a few years to become its aviation center, a committee of the Association of Commerce con- cludes in the first chapter of an ex- tensive aeronautical survey made public today. The survey revealed that aviation leaped from a total of 1,170,000 miles flown throughout the world in 1919 to 12,480,000 miles in 1925. The re- port also s 11 new air mail routes openél last year. Chicago, the report said, ready has more mileage of air routes opef- ating on a gegular schedule than any other city iff the world. On this basic Chicago hal 5,973 miles daily while New York, it8 nearest competitor, 3315 PERSONS GIVE 0 CHARITIES FUND Secretary of Labor Davis Praises Organization for Relief Work. Up to last night 3,315 contributions | had been received by the joint finance committee of the Assoclated Charities and Citizens' Rellef Assoclation. Corcoran Thom, vice president of the Associated Charities and chair- man of the joint finance committee, yesterday received a letter from Sec- retary of Labor James J. Davis, as| follow: “The Assoclated Charities are de- porving of the praise and assistance of every patriotic citizen of the Dis- trict, and your splendid efforts to ameliorate distress among the needy cannot be questioned. The Associated Charities stand out almost as the star of hope to those who need help and have no other place to turn.” Donation Is Memorial. Yesterday's mail brought a letter from Mrs. John H, Dennison with a contribution of $30, with a request. that the sum be used for the benefit. of Easter appeal No. 3, the colored tamily described under the lead ““N body Knows the Trouble I've Seen, a_refrain subsequently changed to “Only the Associated Charities Knows the Trouble I See.” With the rent overdue, her husband slowly recover- ing from a long iliness and her three | little children to feed, she had her troubles_aplenty. Mrs. Dennison asked that the gift | be recorded “In Memory of My | Uncle, Col. Archibald Hopkins.” This suggests that similar gifts in memory of relatives, who, during thelr life- time, like Col. Hopkins, have beea noted for their interest in relfeving human ills, will serve to perpetuate the work which these loved ones would still be doing were they alive. Receive Contributions. Contributions may be sent to the office of The Star, or to Ord Preston, treasurer, joint finance committee, 1022 Eleventh street. No. 10—~A “Pound of Cure.” It should have been the ounce of prevention, but delay is costing a pound of cure. As a result his wife and six children have had to suffer, | for he felt he must keep at work for their sakes as long as he was able. | Finally bad tonsils, sinus trouble, and decayed teeth laid him flat on his back, a complete cripple. His eyes, too, were affected. Now the doctors ai the hospital are trying to remove the cause of infection and it is hoped that in a few weeks the man will be able to go back to his job and sup- port his family. Meantime, food, fuel and the rent have to be supplied. $20 a week for at least six weeks or a total of $120 is needed. No 11—The Motor Failed. Mr. K. had a good job as long as his motor was hitting on four cylin- ders. But when it failed him he was down and out. It is his heart which | Is affected, and now the doctors say he must not work. Mrs. K. is an un- usually good home maker and man- ager. She makes every dollar count. The oldest of five children is a chronic invalid. The other four are vet In their ’teens. By subletting two rooms, the rent is taken care of. The mother is a church woman and the children go to Sunday school reg- ularly. $12 a week or $312 for the next six months must be provided to keep the home together. No. 12—He Misses His Wife. Because his wife is seriously ill at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, this hard- working colored Government worker is obliged to employ some one to board himself and his children, for which he pays $80 a month out of his earnings of $96. The $16 left he uses to meet incidentals. The Asso- clated Charities is paying $5 a week to care for the baby, while the mother is in the hospital, or $20 a month. $120 is needed for the next six months. CHARGED WITH ROBBING CRIPPLED EMPLOYER Joseph H. Katz, Clerk in Haber- dashery Store, Trapped With Marked Money, Police Say. Charged with petit larceny on com- plaint of his crippled employer, Jo- seph H. Katz, clerk in the haberdash- ery store of Abe Senator Resh, 1014 Fourteenth street, was arrested by Detective Patrick O'Brien of police headquarters last night. Resh, who was permanently in- jured during the World War, had re- cently come from the hospital and suspected that money was being stolen from his store. Accordingly, police say, he placed $10.45 in the hands of an agent to make a pur- chase yesterday. Finding the cash register empty chase, he O'Brien, who arrested Katz. It is al- leged by police that a bill which the agent used in paying for the goods and which had been marked for the purpose, was found in the possession of Katz. O'Brien said that Katz voluntarily accompanied the detective to his room at the Colonial Hotel, where articles of wearing apparel found there, valued at approximately $200, were identified by Resh as his pn)perty Secretary Mellon Retunnng CHERBOURG, France, April 9 (&) —Secretary of the Treasury Mellon sailed for New York today on the Aquitania. He reiterated that he had held fo conference, official or unofficial, and seen no French financial authorities during his stay in Pa | sharks" ' DAN SHARK CASES ORDERED T0 COURT About 25 Alleged Offenders to Be Required to Answer in Local Police Tribunal. . The campaign agalnst money lenders who have been privately ac- cused by nearly 300 persons here of violating the “loan shark law,” has been transferred from the District Building to Police Court, where evi- dence against the alleged “loan is being whipped into shape for a series of prosecutio Hatisfled that all “victims™ of usury have come forward with stories of dealings _with irresponsible meney lenders of no standing in the financial world of Washington, Corporation Counsel Francis H. Stephens caled in Richmond B. Keech, an assistant corporation counsel at Police Court, | turned over a mass of documents and interviews in writing and gave him instructions to work up the cases, which Mr. Keech now is doing. About 25 Involved. Altogether, about 25 alleged money lenders have been involved in the large number of cases from which a list will be taken into court. Convic* tion carries a fine of $25 to $200 or a sail sentence of 5 to 30 days. or “oth ¥ hope Is that T can be in court with these cases in about 10 day: Mr. Keech said yesterday, “but the matter is of such great importance that, if a longer time is necessary, 1, shall gladly take it, in order to be well fortified.” When the duty of prosecuting viola- tions of the law where they are found was given Mr. Keech, the corporation counsel sketched the different types that had been brought into his office by a steady stream of complaints and then turned the bulky evidence over to his assistant for study. Before Mr. Keech undertakes to draw up an information against any money lender which will enable him to £0 before the court, an examination of the allegations has made it necessary for him to interview a number of people heretofore mot examined and also to obtain, if possible, some flles and records. <Able to Cover Up. “If the persons involved were re- sponsible, established firms in the District, this work would be unneces. sary, as we would have ready aces to the files and records. But those 1 intend to prosecute have been ap- proached by persons in desperate eir- cumstances, in some instances, and were in such dire need of funds that they signed anything without looking at it. And these money lenders were cute enough to cover up immediately afterwards.” Mr. Keech declared he would not be conteated with presenting just one or two examples of usury to the court when he feels that more {llustra- tions are available to convince a judge or jury that the accused actually were in the “business” and knowingly vio- lated the law. The law, embodied in a special act of Congress approved February 4, 1913, regulates the husi- ness of loaning money on securities of any kind by persons other than banks, building associations and real estate brokers in !ha District. WILL MEET STIMSON. {2t vt Paag Admiral Latimer to Greet Special Envoy on Arrival. Henry L. Stimson, who sailed yes- terday from New York to Nicaragua as a special representative of Presi- dent Coolidge, will be met at Balboa, Canal Zone, by Rear Admiral Latimer, commanding American naval forces in Nicaraguan waters. ¢ Admiral Latimer advised the Navy Department yesterday that he intend- ed to meet Stimson at Balboa Friday, and if practicable would make the voyage from Corinto on his flagship, the cruiser Milwaukee, Mr. Stimson will pass through the Panama Canal on his way to Corinto. March Circulation Daily...103,121 Sunday. 1 10,99& District of Columbia, ss.: FLEMING NEWBOLD, Business Manare of THE EVENING and SUNDAY § solemnly “swear that the actual Copies, of the paper named soid and uted d the month of March, A. i Total daily net eirculation . Average daily net vaid circulation . Dally wverage number of copies for service, ete. Less adjustments Total Sunday net circulation . Avful! net paid Sunday oir ubscribed and sworn 1o before me hts sm gday ot Avril. 1623 ELMER E. 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