Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1929, Page 16

RARE AMERIGANA TELLS OF ATTACK ON PUERTO RICO Deaths of Sir Francis Drakeé and Sir John Hawkins | Are Related. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS | SHOWS OLD MANUSCRIPT| Diary of Slyph's Captain Relates Items in Boston Block- ade of 1814. ~ The picturesque careers of Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins, scourgers of the Spanish Main, ended in a drab, forgotten battle in a futile attempt to capture a West Indian settlement. The end of the two famous sailors is | told in a manuscript report of the Span- | ish general. Pardo y Osorio, who was in | command of the defense garrison of the | city of Puerto Rico at the time of Drake’s attack in November, 1595. The manuscript now is on exhibition at the Library of Congress, part of an exhibit or rare Americana loaned by Maggs | Brothers of London, which contains 129 | items. Drake, with Haw mand, attacked with 25 ships, 1,500 s: ors and 3,000 infantrymen. The Span- | ish general had 1.300 persons under | his command, with 750 soldiers, 70 guns, and a group of frigates manned by 800 saflors. As a further protection he sank a frigate across the harbor. “Our men,” reads the translation, “fired many guns from the ramparts, so many they caused some damage and we afterwards learned we had killed Juan a Quines (Sir John Hawkins) and that one cannon ball had blown away the table at which Sir Francis Drake was dining and killed one of the persons who was with him.” Drake Is Repulsed. After his first repulse, Drake attacked 2gain with 25 launches, each with 50 to 60 armed men, in an effort to burn the Spanish frigate. The launches, accord- ing to the general's report, ran under the artillery fire and thr fire bombs at the ships. The attack took place at night. The sailors fought back with “artillery, muskets and stones.” - Finally the English succeeded in firing one of the frigates and thus brought about their own defeat. The blazing ship lit up the sky so that the artillery on shore was able to direct its fire on the launches. More than 400 men were killed. The Spanish lost 40. Some of these were prisoners the English had rescued from the burning ship. Two mornings later the English fleet had disappeared under cover of dark- ness. A Spanish prisorer had been re- Jeased with a letter from Drake to Osirio asking mercy for the 25 English prisoners held in the city. “As there ars soldiers and gentle- men in your city,” the great sailor wrote, “I do not doubt they will be given liberty by virtue of honest war- fare, and I also shall do what is right.” ‘This attack on Puerto Rico was Drake’s last gesture. Barely two months later, January 28, 1596, he died on his flagship, the Defiance. Happier War Picture. A happier picture of war is contained in the manuscript diary of Capt. Henry Napier, on board the British warship h ‘during the blockade of Boston He describes a raid into Scit- , in_which the Sylph de- stroyed all the shipping except for one ship, : “the ' skipper of which was a Democrat and a traitor, but for his good service to us was restored. It is good to keep one's word, but I question ‘whether the destruction of such a ras- cal would not justify breaking it.” A few days later the Sylph, always in fear of reprisals from the American warship Constitution, sailed into Annis- quam Harbor and “Burned two vessels, but let one go clear because she be- Jonged to an old man with a wife and eight children. We spared another be- cause she was aground alongside the town and I could neither get her off | nor set fire to her without burning a ot of poor people's houses. We saw some cattle grazing and- brought one down to the boat. A fine little gi, seeing what was going on and fearful for her flock, came down and drove them away in the face of -about 101 armed men and a big gun.” ‘The young navy officer had an eye | for a pretty girl and records with great glee when the Sylph captured a fishing sloop on which were three wom- en, one of them young and handsome. ‘The people on shore, he records, were quite friendly to the British, but were inclined to profiteer on smuggled sup- plies. He had only contempt for the ireason which he saw on every hand and his notes are full of defiance of | the Constitution which, it was reported, { was_installing a plant “to cast balls on board.” The Sylph, he reported, was leaving the fishermen unmolested, but “made the Yankees give us food at a marked price, which is only fair.” He was quite sarcastic with the Quakers on the Island of Nantucket whose pro- testations of good will, he suspected, | were made entirely with an eye to| business. Cites Wonderful City. The collection includes the second report of his operations in_Mexico, sent to Charles the Fifth of Spain by Hernando Cortes, and is quaintly head- ed: “Letter of information to his sacred majesty, the emperor, by the captain general of New Spain in which he gives an account of the lands and people newly discovered in Yucatan in 1519 and subjected to the royal crown of his“sacred majesty.” In part, he gives a relation of a visit to a very wealthy province called Culva, where there are many great cities and won- Cerful buildings. Among these is a city more wonderful and wealthy than all others, called Timixitian, which is built by ma: ous art upon a great Jagoon. ‘The king of the city and province is a very great ruler named mmutecuma, and here events which are terrible to hear of have befallen the captain and the Spanish. Another valuable bit of early Ameri- s second in com- | cona is & compendium of geography | published at Cracow, Poland, in 1513, touching upon the first voyage of Amerigo Vespucci in 1501-1503 and try- ing to show that tropic lands are not uninhabitable. “The same thing Is found,” Haller say: the year 1501 were sent out by the King of Portugal to explore the islands of the world and above all the origin of pepper. They sailed beyond the Equator and beheld both hesvens and stars and discovered where pepper comes from in the place they call the New World.” An inter later histo hg sidelight is thrown on in t letter of Sir Wil- liam Johnson describing the battle of | Lake George in 1755. Johnson was in rommand to & twin expedition of the ill- fated Braddock expedition which left Alexandria and was wiped out at Fort Duquesne. The northern party came near meecting the same fate, but turned defeat into victory. Advance Party Wiped Out. Johnson collected an army of 3,000 New England and New York farmers, the report says, and augmented them with 300 Mohawk Indians. He ad- vanced up the Hudson and built a fort as & basls for his operations. From here he sent out advance parties. The . French commander, Baron Dieskau, | Development From River to | gency officer to do,” said Gen. Hines, “py those who in |, Paper “Boy” | | President Hoover's police dog, who each morning proudly delivers the newspapers | to his mastcr. PLANNERS ADOPT B STREET PROJECT Senate Building Decided by Commissien. A complete plan for the development of B street from the Potomac River to the Senate Office Building was adopted and the mapping of a plan was ordered for B street southwest, from the river to the House Office Building, late yes- terday by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, which ter- minated the first of a two-day session. The finished plan embraces various details previously indorsed by the com- mission during the past two years, and contemplates the widening and cut- ting through of this proposed great thoroughfare between Sixth and Third streets. The width of the roadway be- tween Virginia avenue and Pennsyl- vania avenue is to be 80 feet; west of Virginia avenue 1 the river and east of Pennsylvania avenue to the Senate Office Building, the width is to be about 72 feet. From the curb to the building line in the triangle area, 55 feet is proposed as the set-back from the north curb, west of the Ellipse. The commission deeided that in no case should the set-back of buildings be less than 55 feet. The Pan-Ameri- can Union and the National Academy of Sciences, it was explained, have a greater set-back than this. The com- mission requested its staff to prepare a plan for B street southwest, from the river to the House Office Building. This contemplates the cutting through from Sixth to Four-and-a-half street. The commission is of the opinion that this plan should provide for a greater width for B street southwest, than exists at present, possibly with 72 feet as the figure. Normally it is now from 30 to 40 feet in width. Commission members during = the lunch period visited the display, “Wash- ington, Past, Present and Future,” at the Washington Building. o OFFICERS ADVISED NOT TO HIRE LAWYER Disabled Emergency Veterans Do Not Need Attorney, Gen. Hines Says. Disabled emergency officers of the World War need not obtain the services of an attorney to present their claims to the Veterans’ Bureau, according to Director Prank T. Hines. In a statement issued vesterday, Gen. Hines said he had been notified that certain attorneys were soliciting dis- abled emergency. officers who have claims pending before the bureau. “All that is necessary for the emer- “4f he believes that he is entitled to the benefits of the disabled emergency offi- cers act, is to file a proper claim.” The director called attention to the fact that under the World War veterans’ act, 1924, as amended, attorneys may not be recognized to present claims; but for such services as they can legally render under such act they -are not permitted to charge in excess of $10 in any one case. Information with reference to such clairgs may be obtained, without charge, | front® the central office of the United | States Veterans’ Bureau or any of its regional offices, as wefg as mxns the Ris- abled ergency Officers’ ociation, the Aglr:rican Legion, the Disabled American Veterans of the World War, | the Veterans of Foreign Wars and other patriotic_organizations. H The director pointed out that the| claims of such officers are being adjudi-| cated at the rate of approximately 100! per day. The director was emphatic in stating that no benefit will be derived in securing the services of an attorney. SCHEER IS.INDORSED. Membership on Citizens’ Advisory Council Is Approved. The nomination of Andrew F. E. | Scheer, president of the Dahlgren Ter- race Citizens' Association, for member- ship on the Citizens' Advisory Council | Wwas given the ingorsement of the exec- | utive committee ‘of the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens' Assoclation &t its meeting last night. Scheer has previously been indorsed | by his own association, as well as the | Brookland and_Edgemore citizens. | | silver Spring Boy Honored. Joseph M. Pittman, Silver Spring, Md., has been appointed a cadet at the West Point Military Academy on the nomination of Senator Tydings With & to_admission July 1 advanced from Ticonderoga al fort and succeeded in ambushing and wiping out the largest of the advance parties. | Dieskau then moved ‘on the English fort, but his men, flushed with victory, got beyond his control and were re- pulsed.” Then Johnson ordered a charge, the French were driven back and many including the com- prisoners taken, mander. The collection includes a series of manuseript _letters from one Pryce Hughes to the Duchess of Ormond re- garding his negotiations with the Cher- okee Indians in Alabama and his plans to establish a Welsh colony in South Carolina. The Indians wanted to pre- it to Queene Anne, through Hughes, Jarge carpet made of mulberry bark for herself to sit on and 12 smaller ones for her councilors.” Hughes acted as a sccret agent of the English, came into conflict with the French in Louis- | the inanimate thing as would a human {of the cage. ___—Underwood Photo | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 9. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. The reactions of a baby gorilla to a rag doll show some striking similarities | to those of a little boy, but they indicate | that the anthropoid lacks almost en- { tirely one of the outstanding qualities the human child—imagination. The experiment now is being made | by Dr. Willlam M. Mann, director of the National Zoological Park, with N'Gi,| the 3-year-old gorilla in the lion house. A special doll was made of stoutly- | stitched canvas for the little ape. After his first fear of the strange ob- ject, Dr. Mann says, N'Gi has treated the doll almost entirely as a plaything and not as a companion. He seems incapable of endowing it with life and personality and making a playmate of of child. Willlam H. Blackburn, head keeper, first stood the doll in a corner N'Gi promptly retreated to the opposite corner and watched his new possession intently for about two hou as if he was trying to reason out what it might be. Then he ad- vanced cautiously and barely touched it with one finger. Then he ran back to_his own corner. N'Gi repeated this performance sev- eral times before he concluded that the doll was not a little monkey which might bite him. Then he grabbed it rudely by one leg and dragged it across | the cage. If the doll had been black instead of white, Mr. Blackburn be- | lieves, he would have beep even more | puzzled, but its whiteness made it seem | unnatural to him. | Favorite Plaything. | He has kept up this attitude toward | his doll for several days, treating it al- | most as he does his ball. He drags and | throws it around the cage and some- times beats it with his fists. Occasion- ally he will carry it in his arms. but never has been observed to cuddle it. It is his favorite plaything. N'Gi promptly “discards the doll at bedtime and never has carried any object to bed with him. “Going to bed,” said Dr. Mann, “is almost a rite with N'Gi. He goes through exactly the same formulae every afternoon.” N'Gi’s life has been insured for $3,000, protecting him for one year. Life insurance policies on exceptionally valuable wild animals are not uncom- mon, Dr. Mann says. The little gorilla was sent a treat in the form of a lot of plantain leaves from Florida by his former owner, E. R. Buck of Camden, N. J., the other day. These are the ordinary food of gorillas in their native jungles, and N'Gi had not had any since he has been in captivity. Sticks Straws in Cracks. Although lacking in imagination, ac- cording to Mr. Blackburn, N'Gi has a superabundance of curiosity. His favorite game at present is to stick long straws through cracks in the doors of his cage into the cage of the chim- panzee on one side and that of the leopard on the other. He cannot see |gles, and it is doubtful whether they BABY GORILLA LIKES RAG DOLL TO PUNCH AND THROW AROUND N’ Gi Has Many Reactions Similar to Those of a Little Boy Toward Pet Plaything. either of these animals. The leopard will pay no attention to the straws, but the chimpanzee clutches them and pulls them through. The gorilla seems greatly mystified by the strange force | acting on the other side of the closed | door. | The Zoo now is trying to hatch its | annual condor egg, vaiued at $700. One ! egg is laid every Spring by the pair of California condors, which are the | only ones in captivity and among the very few still alive. Californians in Washington go to the Zoo to see for the first time their State bird. The egg never has proved fertile, but Dr. Mann is hopeful that finally one will hateh. An effort is under way to build up the deer collection at the park. This | week Dr. Mann obtained a trio of white- | tailed deer, which formerly were wild in | the outskirts of Washington, but which | now have retreated far into the coun- try. The old Zoo herd died out of old age. Natlve animals, Dr. Mann points | out, are among the least known to y | chool children. Normally this trio hould preduce a large herd in about 10 years. The Zoo has received as a gift from J. H. Bush of Mesa, Ariz, a male fallow deer, the common deer of Europe, &s a | mate for the female now in the park. | Dr. Mann plans to add new blood as rapidly as possible to the other deer herds. Tree Ducks Arrive. Among other arrivals at the Zoo are | a pair of mysterious South American | tree ducks of an undetermined spectes. They have crests of feathers on the | neck which they can elevate in the fashion of the maned goose. These ducks are native to the Brazilian jun- ever have been classified by naturalists. Other additions to the Zoo this week are 2-year-old lions, apparently of a different subspecies than has been ex- hibited here before. There are now eight lions in the park, but ohe pair is very old, making it necessary to intro- duce’ new blood. There are five sub- species of lions altogether, Dr. Mann says, of which three now are in Wash- ington. ‘The authorization by the last Con- gress of a $220,000 reptile house, upon which work soon will be started, will make possible the display of many animals which hithertoo have not been seen in Washington. Reptiles have been shown only a few at a time in glass cages in the lion house. The majority that come to the Zoo are kept out of sight because there is no place to show them but the present collection will make a_respectable nucleus for the new building. This will be augmented by snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodiles and alligators, and amphibians from all over the world. The new building will also make possible the exhibition for the first time of insects and it is planned to in- stall an ant nest and obgservation bee- hive. GEN. W’COY ASSIGNED TO FT. SAM HOUSTON Officer Had Been Mentioned as Possible Successor of Stimson in Philippines. By the Assaclated Press. Brig. Gen. Frank R. McCoy, who has been mentioned a possible successor to Henry L. Stimson as Governor General of the Philippines, was assigned today by the War Department as commander of the 2d Division, at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio. He will relieve Brig. Gen. Albert J. Bowley, who has been detailed to the General Staff Corps here as assistant chief of staff in charge of personnel, effective April 30. Gen. McCoy was President Coolidge's representative in Nicaragua during the elections there, and recently was ap- pointed United States member of the Bolivian-Paraguayan Conciliation Com- mission. He had been strongly urged for appointment by President Hoover to be Governor General of the Philip- pines, but the President is known to desire a civil and not a military regime in the Philippines, and, consequently, is opposed to the appointment of an Army man as governor general. Gen. McCoy's assignment in the Army has been as commander of the 1st Field Artillery Brigade, at Fort Hoyle, Md. Gen. Bowley's appointment is to take effect April 30. MRS. SHEPHERD, WIDOW OF D. C. GOVERNOR, ILL Mrs. Alexander R. Shepherd, widow of the famous governor of the District of Columbia in President Grant's time, is seriously il at-the home of one of her daughters, Mrs. Walter M. Brodle, 1807 Phelps place. She is 86 years old and has been in rather vigorous health until about four years ago. Since then she has been an invalid and about two weeks ago she suffered a heart attack, Mrs. Shepherd has never lost interest in public affairs, especially in the affairs of the District, in which her husband played such a prominent part. Re- cently she has spent the Winters with Mrs. Brodie and the Summers with another daughter, Mrs. Francis D. Mer- chant, at Somerset, Md. MRS. HOOVER'S SISTER AT AMARYLLIS SHOW Mrs. J. H. Large Among Today’s @uests, Mrs. Edward Everett Gann Visitor Yesterday. Mrs. J. H. Large, sister of Mrs. Hoover, was one of the guests today at the sixteenth annual amaryllis show of the Department of Agriculture. Among the guests yesterday were Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, sister of Vice President Curtis; Mrs. Walter F. Brown, wife of the Postmaster General; Mrs. Norman 8. Case, wife of the Governor of Rhode Island, and Mrs. Willlam M. Jardine, wife of the former Secretary of Agriculture. Members of the diplo- matic corps and the congressional set also were visitors at the show during the day. ‘Today the greenhouses are being be- seiged by thousands of school children from all parts of the District and neighboring Maryland and Virginia. Several large groups of out-of-town visitors to the Capital are going to visit the exhibition tomorrow. Arrange- ments are being made today for a rec- ord-breaking attendance tomorrow, when the greenhouses will be open from 9 am. until 9 p.m. Many persons prominent in Wash- ington society are going to be guests of Secretary and Mrs. Hyde tomorrow, including several members of the new cabinet and their wives. Parking space has been reserved in the Department of Agriculture grounds for the automobiles of those attending the show. Holy Communion Planned. Services at the Church of the Trans- figuration tomorrow will be holy com- munion at 7:30 am. morning prayer and sermon, 11 o'clock; evening prayer and short address at 8 p.m., church school, 9:30 am. Rev. John J. Queally, rector, will officiate at all services. Special Lenten service every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Traces of Queer Race Found. WALLERTHEIM,. Germany (®).— ‘Traces have been discovered here of hu- man beings who lived 110,000 years ago. Scientists recently found skeletons of men with big skulls and mouths like spouts. QUESTION MARK Hoyt and Quesada Hop to‘ Florida Delayed by Case. Flyer, Pleading Guilty, Is Given Suspended Fine of $25. Capt. Ross G. Hoyt, pilot of the plane which refueled the Question Mark when 1t recently set a new endurance flight record, was arrested last night for sec- ond offense speeding. Accompanied by Lieut. Elwood Que- sada, a member of the Question Mark crew, Capt. Hoyt was returning to Boll- ing Field from the suburbs of Wash- ington. When traveling at a speed of 34 miles an hour, the noted pilot was t?fien into custody by Officer F. J. Sco- ville. Capt. Hoyt was required to post $50 collateral at the thirteenth precinct for his appearance in Traffic Court today. Although the aviators expected fto take off for Florida early this morning, their flight was postponed until the case in Traffic Court could be disposed of. Lieut. Quesada notified Patrick J. Haltigan, jr., clerk of the court, early fana and finally was killed by the Alabama Indians without bringing his colonial projects to fruitien, IS ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING REFUEL PILOT CAPT. ROSS G. HOYT. who opened court prior to the arrival of Presiding Judge Gus A. Schuldt, in order that the flyers might not be further delayed in their trip, Hoyt appeared in Trafic Court at- tired in his Army uniform and bearing a small handbag, while Quesada was clad in civilian attire. Pleading guilty to the charge, Hoyt was fined $25 by Judge Hitt, who suspended execution of the sentence. ¥ this morning of their predicament. Through efforts of H!lllgnnm. Hoyt was called before Judge Is: 3 H‘"".‘ L Hoyt has just completed a record round-trip fight to San Antonio, A CORNER OF OLD MEXICO IN E IR MBASSY HERE Native Mexican articles dating back to the time of the Aztecs are in a collection brought to Washington by Senora Dona Emilia Benoit de Tellez, wife of the Ambassador. ENBASSY ADORNED WITH AZTEG ART Collection Brought Here by Wife of Ambassador From Mexico. BY GRETCHEN SMITH. On a top floor of the stately home of the Mexican Ambassador, looking down upon the bustling traffic of Sixteenth | street, there is tucked away in a room | specially prepared for it, a little cornes of old Mexico. treat of Senora Dona Emilia Benoit de ‘Teilez, the Ambassador’s wife, who has | brought into her sanctuary, furnishings and knick-Knacks, rugs and tapestries the like of which are to be found no- where in the world except in the country, where long before the com- ing of the white man, Aztec nation had developed a civiliza- tion which to this day is the wonder and admiradon of historians. It is not a large room, this pic- turesque haven of the senora, but it is replete to the ceiling with beautiful and curious objects every one of which has been made by the Indian tribes of Mexico. Tellez, picking up a water gourd, upon which the most delicate and skillfully designed figures had been traced by a master's hand, “the decorations on this gourd have been made by people il- literate and uneducated, who neither read nor write; yet it would be dif- ficult to find more exquisite work than is done by them.” Executed With Skill. The designs in question was a frieze representing a group of animals inter-; spersed among some twisting vines. An Armadillo, native to Mexico, some monkeys, a rabbit, and numerous other animals known to the natives of the country had been executed with a skill, | unsurpassed by the masters of the Old | World. Art, such as represented on the gourd, had been known to the Mexican Indians before the coming of the Conquistadores. Senora Tellez encompassed the room with a sweep of the hand. “Everything you see in the room has been made by the Indians of my country. These rugs,” pointing to numerous rugs and mattings thrown on the floor, “have come from as many different provinces as you can see colors and designs. Each province where the rug-making Indians live produces a different type rug. All the rugs are woven by hand and the materials are dyed by the In- dians who make them.” Fine Tapestries on Walls. On the walls of the room hung many fine tapestries and Indian blankets, quite different in design and fabric from those made by the Indians of the United States. Over the two or three doors which lead into this unique se- clusion were draped some silk shawls, and high above the shaw)s could be seen what appeared to be“fish nets, but which were explained to be native ham- mocks made from the fiber of the “hen- equen plant,” a plant similar to the century plant, which grows in the prov- ince of Yucatan. Senora Tellez drew attention to the shawls or “rebosas” which hung above the doors. “You might say the rebosa is the native costume of the Mexican women. Every woman of the poorer class wears one of these shawls. It is the custom of a young man to send a very handsome rebosa to his fiance be- fore they are married, and the saying is that the shawl, of silk, must be so fine that it can easily pass through the wedding ring. These shawls which I have here are of silk, but frequently those worn every day by the poorer classes are of cotton.” Cabinets Beautifully Carved. Upon entering the senora’s room one is struck immediately by the bright, gaily lacquered furniture with which it is arranged. Against the wall are two cabinets containing many fascinat- ing bits of pottery and other knick-} knacks. These cabinets are beautifully carved and the lacquering and coloring is quite Chinese in eflect. ~Several chairs with hand-woven straw seats, a large table and a beautiful little chest covered with the most exquisitely de- signed figures and scenes of Mexico are included in this set of lacquer, which, although similar to the Chinese work in | color and execution, has a distinction of its own and s unique in the figures with which it is decorated. “This art of lacquering as well as the paints used, are secrets of the Mexican Indians, which they have never disclosed to any outside of their race. They were masters in decorative art, long before the Spanish settlement of Mexico and the only changes which occurred after the arrival of the new- comers, were in the subjects used in decoration. A church was copied or other objects brought into the country by the conquerors, ifistead of figures of the Mexican gods—but their skill in execution had been known to them for many generations.” Material Inexpensive. The material used for making the furniture was said by Senora Tellez to, be of the simplest, most inexpensive pine. The great love of ‘the poor coun- | { Must Win.” two-room | try people for pretty things, unable to buy furnishings for their dwellings, led them to produce the lacquered pine furniture, which al- though inexpensive, is chieerful, attrac- tive, and useful. ‘The great pottery industry of her country is well represented in this re- treat of Senora Tellez, #¥wo handsome, the mighty | “Just think,” remarked Senora | | 1 | | | Inset: Senora Tellez. large jars, which are seen standing in corners, might be compared in similar- ity of effect to the glazed pottery found in the Florentine shops of Italy. The coloring and design, however, are more Oriental than Italian. The similarity between the Mexican decorative art and the Chinese, was noticed in many ob- jects found in this Mexican collection. On the lagquered shelves of the Senora’s cupboardgy was a lovely blue tea set of the same pottery as the jars standing in the cofners. Senora Tellez explained that this is the pueblo pottery and some of tiwe finest in the country comes from this province, Although many modern pottery factories are to be found in and about Mexico City, the old art of hand- molding with the crude baking pro- cesses, is still carried on by the Indians. Practically all of the cooking utens used in the kitchens of the countr: people as well as the poorer classes o the cities, are made by the Indians o red clay. “A country kitchen of Mexico is most picturesque,” Senora Tellez remarked, as she drew attention to several quaint “This is the favorite re- | bits of terra cotta pottery which.stood upon a table. “The stove is of red brick, which is . kept immaculately scrubbed by the woman of the house. ‘This stove is her pride, and it is a tra- dition among the Mexican country women to keep the red bricks .of the stove in a glistening condition. The walls of the kitchen are whitewashed, and above the stove, hung on nails, are Yows upon rows of pottery cooking utensils ranging from the most im- mense casseroles to the tiniest little water jugs.” Fine Slabs of Marble. Some fine slabs of highly polished marble, combining an assortment of colors—greens, yellows, browns, blacks and white—served =as trays beneath pottery objects or pretty cigarette boxes of fine onyx. “No Mexican collection would be com- plete without specimens of marble,” ex- plained the senora. The fine, exquisitely colored marbles shown by Senora Tellez justified her statement that some of the finest mar- bles produced in the world are quarried in the country south of the Rio Grande. Some leather-backed chairs invitingly comfortable in appearance testified to another industry known to to the Mex- ican Indians—leather making. A finely tanned and prepared alligator hide which lay upon a chest in the corner gave evidence that these people, primi- tive in so many ways, were experts of many arts and industries. “The leather-backed chairs are made in the south of Mexico,’ Senora Tellez explained. “They are used in the provinces where it is very hot. Leather | is also used by the Indians for many other things, but they do not make shoes, as they do not wear them. “The girls and women in the coun- try provinces make these shell flowers,” | continued the senora, indicating some cleverly finished roses which stood in a vase on the table. The flowers and leaves were made of sea shells delicately colored, displaying the workmanship of master artists. On the table also stood miniature clay figures so infinitely tiny that it seemed impossible that human hands had molded them. Some of these figures were framed in shells and rep- resented scenes of the Mexican coun- tryside. One showed a tiny cabellero with huge sombrero —serenading his senorita sitting behind a minute bal- cony. Innumerable are the curlos and speci- mens brought from the npicturesque home of Senora Tellez, mute but elo- quent testimonials of a multiplicity of arts and industries known to the pa- tives of her country many generations before Columbus discovered the Wie<t- ern Hemisphere. POLICEMAN AIDS 3 BOYS. Ohio Runaways Sheltered on Story of Being Tired and Hungry. Three dejected boys approached Policeman W. B. Kuhns of the seventh precinct as he was standing near the Receiving Home on Potomac avenue southeast about 2 o'clock this morning and told him they were tired and hungry. ‘The officer invited them into a res- taurant nearby and told them to eat their fill. During the meal the boys informed him they had run away from their homes in Toledo, Ohio, were tired ! of the adventure and wanted to return. Accordingly the officer took them to the Receiving Home, where they were lodged. Meanwhile police are attempt- ing to communicate with their parents. The boys gave their names as Donald McDonald, 14 years old; Charles Dunn, 16 years old, and Albert Werner, also 16. SPEAKERS TO COMPETE. Pennsylvania High Schools’ Con- test at American U. Today. The Pennsylvania State High School Extemporaneous Speaking Contest will be held late this afternoon at American University to pick winners to represent the State in the interstate contest March 23, also at American University. Winners of first and second places will represent Pennsylvania in the contest later with winners from Maryland and the District of Columbia. The girls’ debating team of American University will meet a girls' team from New York University tonight at New York City. —_— Dr. Bullock Announces Topic. Dr. George Bullock’s topic at 11 a.m. at Third Baptist Church is “Christ At 8 p.n, he will preach the annual thanksgiving sermon to the Order of Moses. Sunday morning pray- er meeting, 6:30 to 7:30; Bible school, 9:15 am.; I C. E. Society, 5 pm.: Junior C. E. Society, 4 p.m.; Senior C. E. Soclety, 6 p.m.; prayer meeting Tuesday, 8 to 10 pm.; T. P. prayer meeting, Thursday, 8 to 9 p.m. TYDINGS RENEWS ART EXHIBIT PLEA | Senator on Radio Sees Ap- | preciation of Beautiful Na- tional Benefit. By the Associated Press. Declaring that the soul of a nation an best express itself by the cultivation of an appreciation of the beautiful, | Senator Tydings of Maryland. in a radio | address here last night. renewed his ad- vocacy of an annual art exhibit in ‘Washington, sponsored by the Govern- ! ment. | He has introduced a bill to provide | funds for such an exhibit, to be arranged by a committee of experts in painting and sculpture. In the field of art the Nation is not | in the vanguard and has neglected this | side of the national life, the Senator | declared, adding that this is partly due to the newness of the United States and to the fact that the people have been busy developing and settling the coun- try. He proposed the offer of five prizes | annually ranging from $10,000 to $1,000 | to be competed for by American artists. and asserted that the contest not only would stimulate creative work in this country, but would provide the Govern- | ment with a pictured history of its growth that would become valuable in future years. 'CHURCH WORKERS OPEN CONVENTION| Every Tendency to Levity Must Be| Laid Aside, Seventh-Day Adventists Told. | tendency to levity and work with re- newed zeal for the salvation of the! world, Rev. J. L. McElhany of Takoma Park, presiding elder of the Seventh- Day Adventists of North America, yes- terday told the opening session of a| seven-day convention of home mission- ary and publishing leaders of the de- nomination, meeting at Takoma Park Church. Some 250 delegates from the East and | Midwest are in attendance, guests of the Review and Herald Publishing As- soclation of the church. A committee, head:d by E. R. Palmer, general man- ager of the association, is looking after the comfort of the visitors. Other speakegs yesterday were: F. M. ‘Wilcox, editor of the Review and Her-f |ald, and Prof. J. L. Shaw, treasurer of | the general conference. STATEMENTS READ TO PRESS BY HOOVER Custom of Whife House Confer-| ences Changed as Affecting ‘ Direct Quotation. I By the Associated Press. ’ President Hoover, at his second press conference yesterday, departed from the usual custom of such gatherings by treading two prepared statements cov- ering several questions which had been submitted some hours before for his consideration. One of the statements dealt with the work of the law enforcement commis- sion, which he is to appoint, while the othér had to dq with appointments which the President is to make. Mimeo- graphed coples of the statements had been prepared in advance and were | handed to the correspondents as they left the executive office. Very rarely during the Coolidge admin- istration were thg news writers per- mitted to quote the Chief Executive di- rectly, and it was even upon rarer occa- sions that formal statements were is- sued. President Hoover is conferring with a committee of Washington correspond- ents concerning methods of conducting the semi-weekly press conference. 70TH CONGRESS LEADS IN MEASURES REPORTED Establishes Record for Number of Bills and Resolutions Passed Upon by Committees. By the Associated Press. ‘The Seventieth Congress did not es- tablish a legisiative record for the num- ber of measures introduced and passed, but the committees reported more bills and resolutions, exclusive of pension measures in omnibus bills, than any of the recent Congresses. A total of 23,238 bills were introduced, 5,000 short of the record. Of these 17,- 335 were in the House and 5,903 in the Senate. There were 846 resolutions in- troduced in the House and 613 in the Senate. House committees reported 2.820 bills and resolutions. Senate committees re- ported 2,074. ‘The House passed 1,601 bills and 117 resolutions. 'T. ate passed 889 bills 321 resoluf The church must lay aside every : BURLINGAME TRIAL 70 CLOSE MONDAY: SURPRES LOOM Defense May Call One or Two More Witnesses Before Resting. { TRIAL BOARD TAKES WEEK END RECESS Both Sides Give Assurance They Will Be Able to Conclude Case in One More Day. The extraordinary trial board hear- ing the charges of conduct unbecoming an officer against Capt. Guy E. Burlin- game rested today while the defense | and prosecution prepared for the clos- | ing events in the trial which is to be re- sumed Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The defense has_virtually completed the_presentation of its case. Willlam E. Leahy, the chief counsel for Capt. Burlingame, has indicated, however, that he may call one or two more wit- nesses before finally resting his case. Conclusion Seen Monday. According to the program of pro- cedure agreed upon by the opposing attorneys, the trial will come to an end | some time Monday afternoon, the rebut- tal and arguments, as well as the test mony of the additional defense wit- nesscs, being crowded into one day. The original schedule agreed to by both sides called for a session today for the rebuttal, but it was altered shortly be- fore adjournment of the trial board yesterday afternoon when the defense and prosecution gave assurance that they would be able to complete the final presentations in one more day. ‘The closing session is expected to de- velop several surprises. The defense has intimated that it may call one of the two sisters of Mrs. Helen F. Bla- lock, the accuser of Capt. Burlingame, as its final witness. According to Leahy. There is some doubt about her appear- ance, however, as she has been fright- ened by several anonymous threats, one of which, he said, warned her that her tongue would be cut out if she talked. Mrs. Blalock also may return to testify in the rebuttal for the prosecution. Counsel Clash Verbally. A sharp verbal clash between oppos- ing counsel marked the close of the trial yesterday afternoon. It was pre- | cipitated wheh Leahy served notice ° that he intended to include in the record {of the hearings remarks made by for- {mer Representative Elanton of Texas about Capt. Burlingame. It was met | with a vigorous objection from both | Chief Prosecutor William W. Bride and | his assistant, Walter L. Fowler, but the i tyXal board failed to sustain the prosecu- | tion. Leahy declared that Blanton's state- { ments would support his contention that Capt. Burlingame is the victim of a “frame-up” and the defense was en- titled to put into the record anything and everything which might show the motive behind the charges against the veteran police officer. The defense, Leahy argued, has made Mrs. Blalock repudiate statements in her affidavit made before Blanton in the same way it has “rippéd to pieces” the testimony of the palmist. “Now, I maintain,” he declared, “we are justi- fied in presenting to this board such facts as will show the animosity and venom and the desire for vengeance which prompted this whole proceeding and without which there would have been no proceeding.” Corporation Counse! Bride responded vehemently with a declaration that the whole defense was nothing but a “smoke screen” designed to confuse and mislead the trial board. “Smoke Screen” Charged. “We are willing to have the defense counsel show whatever he may show that is pertinent to this case,” said Bride. “There has been no effort on r part to clog the presentation of any ible explanation the defense might have against these charges. But this simply is in line with other things which we have permitted, and, in fact, the whole defense is nothing but a smoke screen raiced in an effort to divert and deceive the trial board.” Leahy also sought to show that Mrs, Blalock had not produced various perti- nent papers before the board because those papers were in a_trunk in the possession of Blanton, but Bride in- sisted that evidence in the record showed the trunk to be in Chicago where the woman was located by De- partment of Justice agents. Bride also argued that the date on the letters showed an association between Burlin- game and Mrs. Blalock prior to Blan- ton’s entry into the case. Leahy con- tended, however, that the defense did not admit the accuracy of the dates CENTRAL STUDENTS PRODUCE COMEDY “Take My Advice” Presented by High School Cast to Large Audience. ‘With Howard Harlan giving the best performance, Central High School's American comedy, “Take My Advice,” was presented last night in the school auditorium before a large audience composed mostly of students and their Harlan portrayed the part of Bradley Clement, a reserved college professor who interested himself in the assistance of others. ‘The action of the play took place in the living room of a large suburban home ruled by a Mrs. Weaver, played by Margaret Gilligan, and inhabited by a thoughtless son, Bud Weaver, and & “henpecked"” father. Robert Ball, as Bud Weaver, gave a good performance as a youth who in- sisted, despite the objections of the parental section of his family, on marry- ing Marella Scott, a woman of the world, played by Virginia Rand. The father, portrayed by ne Stevens, pessessed a weakness for pur- chasing bad stock, put before him by an ingenious salesman, Joe Danzansky, as Jim Thayer. The daughter’s troubles consisted mostly of downing efforts to refuse stage offers made by Kerry Van Kind, portrayed by Cleve Norcross. :!ulh Leon took the part of the daugh- er. ‘The professor takes it upon himself to rid the family of their troubles, and his efforts form an amusing climax. Altogether it was an excellent per- formance. Boys' Club Plans Supper. ‘The fifth annual athletic supper of the Boys' Club of Washington, to be held at 6:30 gm,. March 21, at club X field and vocational class champions. Fathers of members have been invited to attend. A speak- ing and entertainment program has been arranged for the supper., RIS Brown University Community Chest committee raised $2,200,