Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1928, Page 18

a3 THE . EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMEBER 28, 19%. ; I]EA]’H PENA”’IES AMUSEMENTS |EXPRESSES FAITH i B A R B SR g B O POLI'S—“Well, Well, Well!” - FOR MINORS BARED ‘ - |N MYSTERY wom AN | o, the late Car who deciare she is|has not been at our home fof five not the grapd duchess have never even | months, but when she wishes to come taken the trouble to see her. back we will be glad to have her.” : Were Given in Britain 100 Years Ago, Home Office Report Discloses. BY ROSE PATTERSON, Correspondent of The Star and North B erican Newspaper Alliance. LONDON, December 26.—The amaz- dng difference between England's treat- ment of her young offenders a hundred years ago and today is shown vividly in the newly issued report of the home office on the work of the children’s} branch. The frontispiece is a reproduction of an old broadsheet now in the London Museum headed: The Dreadful Life and Confes- son of a Boy, Agedy12 Years, Who was Condemned to Die at the Last Old Bailey Sessions. Printed by James Catnach, the fa- mous Seven Dials publisher of street literature, about 1820, this broadsheet records the career of a boy criminal, T. King. “With horror we attempt to relate the progress of evil gencrally prevail- ing among children,” the broadsheet begins, and it goes on to blame the parents of the unfortunate “T. King.” “The horrors of a suilty conscience crieth to Heaven for vengeance against such wretched parents * * * who har- bored the vilest characters and wicked- 1y encouraged the only son in Jying, stealing, etc.,” it says. Telis of Wickedness, Then {t how, at the age of 7, the parish bound young King as an apprentice, and how his wickedness soon caused his master to discharge him. Later he was bound to a chimney sweep in the borough, in whose serv- ice he “plundered every place that he was sent to work at” and was duly im- prisoned. Eventually his parents bound him to a gang of thieves, who “sent him down the chimney of a jeweler in Swallow street, where he * * * unbolted the shop window * * * and handed a con- siderable quantity of articles to them.” The noise made by the wretched child alarmed the family and he was seized, although his grown-up accom- plices escaped. So he was tried and sentenced to death. Mothers Warned in Verse. The old broadsheet is completed by a picture representation of the boy in prison, kneeling, with his arms out- stretched in an attituds of desperate If the man who wrote the name of this week's presentation at Poli's in- tended to supply a phrase for the mouths of the audience to sum up their collective opinion of the play he suc- ceeded admirably. “Well, Well, Well!” expresses as suitably as anything else the more polite comment of those who chose Christmas night to follow the undernourished story of this new mus- ical comedy, fashioned on line similar to those which brought fame to “Potash and Perlmutter.” The best that can be said of the play is that it keeps going along until near the end when some graceful and clever dancing is introducted. Some of the humorous situations come dangerously close to the border line of offensiveness. Jatk Pearl and Fred Hillebrand furnished an occasional bit of comedy which was really funny and probably could have multiplied these instances had their opportunities been greater. Ann Orr, with impersonations of Irene Bordoni and Mae West, was very clever. The brightest spot of the play was |~ the Spanish dance by Velez and Yo- landa. The Donahue-Boyle girls danced and sang well, their showing in the second act being far superior to that which preceded. T S Ttaly has set aside $157,000 to be advanced to agriculturists for pur- chasing tractors. William B. Leeds Believes Grand Duchess Anastasia Is Daughter of Late Czar of Russia. e By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 26.—Willlam B. Leeds has reaffirmed his belief in the claim made for Mme. Tschaikowski, Russlan mystery woman, that she is the youngest daughter of the late Crar. Mme. Tschalkowski, or, as her friends insist, the Grand Duchess Anastasia, was in seclusion in the Long Island home of the Leeds for several months after her arrival in this country. Where she is now is undisclosed. Mr. Leeds arrived yesterday on the liner Majestic, with his wife, the Princess Xenia of Russia. He sald in regard to Mme. Tschaikowski: “I believe for myself that she is the grand duchess. My wife s convinced t_h.n she is. hSe came to us a very ill Men’s Dress Oxfords for the Social Season —the models to complete the en- semble of men who demand correct style and high-grade quality. Dress Ozxfords by Nettleton at $14. Y i Cordova Orfords at $10. Patent Leather or Black Rus- sta Dress Oxfords at $8. OFFERS Thursday amd Friday ANY HAT Including Our Original Paris Models Hats Previously Priced at $10, $12.50, $15 and $20 After-Christmas Sale of All Furs Post-holiday repricing, in anticipation of in- ventory, GREATLY REDUCES prices throughout our entire stock of Fur Coats and Neckpieces These bargains suggest a worth-while invest- ment for your Christ- mas Money. Charge Accounts Invited SARS FUR CO. IN THE, CONFIDENCE OF THE PUBLIC TR TR OVER FORTY YEARS 610 Twelfth St.—Just Above F—Phone Main 1647 T T appeal to a priest, while his jailers stand by. There are added some verses headed “A Copy of Verses” and be- I/ é ginning: 1 Give ear, ye tender mothers dear, And when this tale you read E Of a little boy of 12 years old 'Twill make your hearts to bleed. ‘The report says the particular case of T. King cannot be traced in the Old Baily Sessions papers, but it is well known that it was not uncommon in those days for boys to be sentenced to death, though the sentence was not carried out. T. King's sentence pre- sumably was commuted to one of trans- portation, which is terrible enough, con- | sacrificed! you! Prior to inventory—we must reduce our stock to a minimum. To effect this we are sacrificing nearly 500 hats, regardless of former prices, at $5.00. Many of these hats are genuine Paris imports. Phenomenal values! WoopwWARD & LOTHROP 10™ 11™ F axp G STreEETS ;li;iermg the nature of his offense and Cl r c u c hd o S is age. The author of “Old Bailey Experi- n tl n ences,” printed in 1833, says: “Nothing ’ g & 3 ea a e e can be more absurd than the passing ?f sentence “o! duthx o boy:n undernu . Le 9 lor petty offenses. wve lown five in one session in this awful situation; RD O R 0 P ln t n t LT OODWA TH e Men’s Store ess, two for @ cl s s nny s book, another for a man's stock and the 0™ 17T F annh G STREETS fifth for pawning his mother's shawl. “In foilr of these cases the boys put " : " : T — ’ s o : o - . their hands through a broken pane of : ! 4 glass in a shop window and stole the . h articles for which they were sentenced - § i 4 4 5 ! : 2 :n dle;?th and subsequently transported % - i 3 e b ¥ 5 5 1 ’ O e or e o i & g e 4 ,'~ 4 % £ iy s st | et AW AR S ENI Y ; Men’s Two-Trousers Suits In 1838 the boys’ prison at Park-| i g : . 5 : o 3 ’ i g . i‘.éxrst w{'eas c:éfi&flsh;d, andubuoy! under | e i sentent ansport lon wert sent to it. Even there they were guard- | -y % ; i " o 3 Reduced to ed by warders with fixed bayonets. Not | - « 2 i 4 4 i a ew venpos and Mary 4 - T i Y 3 # $ Carpenter, the first of the reformatory £ % A : 26. » schools wes established. g s ; The ‘x’m‘)‘dem stysur? o{] itl:l:.g‘ex:‘)t for 1 young delinquents, of whicl e Juve- £ nile Court of today is the outcome, be. . Were $35 Were $45 . gan ebout the middle of the nineteent H century. The mew report, dealing with the | of the Juvenile Courts, the edu- | Worsteds, serges, cassimeres and cheviots in plain colors and fancy patterns. Single and double-breasted models for men and young men. Some 4-piece Golf Suits at $33.75. THE MEN’s SToRE, SECOND FLOOR. n of boys and girls in home office (reformatory and _industrial shools) and the value of international work, records that even the peeod | which has elapsed since 1925 (when | the last report was issued) has been | marked by a growing interest in the | - - In the Evening Spotlight treatment of the young offender and in | Printed Taffetas—Velvets the protection of neglected young peo- ple. : Girls home from school are having new dance frocks made Decrease Is Indicated. : . . : The Sgures inicte o gemuine de- up from these new printed taffetas, printed chiffons and crease - in juvenile lelinquency, and i A T velvets to take back with them. ticularly satisfactory because it has| taken place during a period of unpre- cedented unemployment. , . . . . diled Men’s Foreign Fabric Suits Among the educational features of Printed Taffeta, $2 yard. Printed Chiffon, $3 yard. the treatment of y i (gt 1 ; Li i isi ' s mfleme"flg;‘gg}g“;‘c';g‘;f“;a;’s’_, : Lightly tinted grounds Exquisite new patterns— i Reduced t E’fri} :;;ensdr:;ru:\fglec}i Sm;etgrg‘;yr;d Eng- with a variety of floral pat- many bright colors on light e < a There are even school magazines, to | i terns. Plain and moire backgrounds. Others, 7 which the pupils contribute. | L 4 = . o . $ 75 sl v i AL taffeta in evening shades. $3.50. Plain colored chiffon, ! el 1 ) 23 Also, $3 yard. $1.75, $2.50 yard. 5562 GENERATIONS |, o ; v W Were $65 Were $75 3 FAIR DEALING ' . Plain Velvets, $7.50 yard. Transparen® velvet and all- DIAMONDS ’ : b" silk velvet are here for WATCHES ’ % lovely evening gowns and Finest woolens from the looms of Great Britain offered in these individually i X : cut and expertly tailored suits. The better styles of the season; the wanted ih boil - . _ colors, styles and fabrics that well dressed Bond Street and Wall Street men § are now wearing. 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