Evening Star Newspaper, October 8, 1929, Page 17

WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1929, FIVE PUPILS REJECT . BOARD'S NEW ORDER N PARK VIEW CASE Refuse to Return to Former School After Transfer Reg- ulation Is Modified. GFFICIALS ALLOW ALL BUT 15 OLD STATUS Only Nen-Platooned Children De- nied Permission to Re-enter Classes Closed to Them September 25. Despite the decision of the Board of Education to permit 42 of the 57 chil- dren transferred two weeks ago from the Park View t oreturn to that school, 5 of the 13 children who were in class at the Monroe School today, to which they had been sent under the transfer, refused to go back to Park View. At the same time parents of the 15 kindergarten, first and second grade pup were undecided today whether they would accede to the board’s order or continue the fight to enroll their chil- dren at Park View. Board Holds Long Session. The Board of Education met as a committee of the whole in executive scssion at the Franklin Administration | B lding yesterday and in a lively ses- sion which extended from 3:30 o'clock until 6 o'clock, it was agreed to com- promise the issues in the Park View “battle of the boundaries.” The 42 children who are in the platooned grades—the third to eighth inclusive— were permitted to return to Park View, while the transfer of the non-platooned children, of which there were 15, was upheld by the board. This action was taken under a 5-to-2 vote, with Henry L. Gilligan and Isaac Gans, the dis- senting members, holding out for the complete rescindment of the transfer order. They had fought for the return of all 57 children to the Park View School. The meeting Brought forth definite pronouncements concerning the policies of school administration involved in the transfer of the pupils and in the gen- eral principles of schol building bound- aries. When the board was about to undertake definite action on the trans- fer after having heard testimony from Selden M. Ely, supervising principal of the fifth division, and Miss Emily Scriv- cner, principal of the Park View, Dr. Charles F. Carusi, president of the school board, made the following state- ment, which he had prepared prior to entering the boardroom: “This appeal (referring to the appeal for the rescindment of the transfer) can be properly considered only in re- lation to the general principles or poli- | cies involved in_the organization and administration of the public schools. General Rules Listed. H 1n considering and determining the | matter of attendance of public school | pupils at the one school rather than the other, the Board of Education is guid- ed by these general propositions: “1. That boundaries between schools | are necessary if the building facilities | are to be fully utilized and if the pu- | pils are to be properly organized into classes for instruction purposes. *2, That boundaries between schools must be subject to modification under changed conditions such as the gradual change from a residential to a commer- cial district or the rapid growth of the suburban residential sections. “3. That a system of public schools cannot be successfully operated on the basis of the parents’ choice of the par- ticular school that their children shall attend. Some school buildings would be ful] and others empty from year to year, and only chaos would attend the recognition or adoption of such a procedure.” This view was accepted as the basis for consideration without argument. Ballou Does Not Insist. Contrary to the belief in some civic circles, Dr. Frank W. Ballou, super- intendent, did not insist in yesterday's closed meeting that the board uphold the transfer of the 57 children. As a matter of fact he permitted his own views to remain as he expressed them publicly in the last stated meeting of the School Board. While the arguments of the various members of the board could not be learned by the excluded newspaper re- porters, it was stated by Harry O. Hine, secretary of the board, that the final action was expressed in a vote taken on a motion offered by Mrs. Leonore W. Smith, board member. Mr. Gilli- gan, previously had moved that the 57 children be readmitted to Park View and Mrs. Smith’s motion was an amendment to that suggestion. She moved that “all of the children in the platoon schools be allowed to go to the Park View School except those in the kindergarten, first and second grades, and they be sent to the Monroe School. At the opening of school this morn- ing, 13 of the children eligible for re- turn to Park View were in class at the Monroe School. Five of these wanted to know if they were obliged to go back to Park View, and when they were ad- vised that they &% zui they refused to be_transferred. Dorothy Simmons, an eight-grade pupil who was transferred tg Park View from Monroe last year when one of the latter’s two eighth-grade classes were closed; Louis Gianoly, seventh-grade pupil who had attended Park View for two and a half years; Frank Barry, sixth-grade boy who also spent two years in Park View, declared they were refusing the transfer because they pre- ferred Monroe to the platoon system school. Mary Catherine Green, a third-grade pupil, told The Star she would rather go to Park View, but that her mother was , who under the board’s final de- | cision must atend the Monroe School | | the viewpoint of the student. LIS TORSLEFF. LONE GIRL ORATOR - IS EN ROUTE HERE Denmark Lass to Make Bid for World Honors at Cap- ital October 26. The only girl who will compete for the high school speech-making cham- pionship of “the world in the Fourth International Oratorical Contest finals here Saturday night, October 26, is on the high seas today and she is expected to reach New York next Monday. She is Lis Torsleff of Haderslav, Den- mark, spokesman for the Scandinavian and upper European group of nations, who is bidding for world honors here in the contest with a speech on “Den- mark Today.” Second to Compete. Miss Torsleff is only the second girl to compete in the international finals of the contest. Dorothy Carlson, Salt Lake City girl, who, as champion of the Pacific region in the United States national meet here three years ago, won the right to represent this country in the world finals, was the only other girl‘(o participate in the international finals. United States by her photograph and a verbal description by Viggo Cavling, editor of Politiken, newspaper spon- sor of the contest in Denmark. Accord- ing to Mr. Cavling, the girl orator is a “true Nordic type,” and that, he says, means yellow hair and blue eyes. Her photograph shows her a_vigorous girl, and these physical qualifications, to- gether with what Mr. Cavling declares is an excellent speech, should make her a worthy opponent for the boy speakers of the world corners who will fight her | in Constitution Hall for the champion- ship. Maintains Student Viewpoint. 1In her speech, Miss Torslefl maintains Her ad- dress contains an analysis of the bal- ance set up between the rural and manufacturing interests of Denmark and for all its seriousness of content it preserves the “student - to - student’ characteristics which lend so much sin- cerity to the girl's effort. . The lone girl orator at present is aboard the S. S. Frederick VIII some- where on the vast stretches of sea, which separate her homeland from the United States. Mr. Cavling himself is coming to Washington with his nation’s orator and he will witness the big meet. Miss Torsleff is 18 years old and a student in the Cathedral School at! Haderslav. She will be one of nine national champions in the contest, which will be the culmination of oraterical compe=- tition in 21 nations which began last November. Besides the Danish cham- pion, the contestants who already have been announced by Rudolph Leigh, di- rector general of the contest, are berto Ortiz Gris of Mexico, Roche nard of Canada and F. Whitenall Al- len of England. Others will be an- nounced as information reaches contest Miss Torsleff is preceded to the|¢ Ro- | her 83, LAST OF TRIBE, WOMAN CLINGS ON TOTELL OF LORE Death and Science Fight Each Other While Language and Legends Are Recalled. SMITHSOWM EXPERT SITTING AT BEDSIDE San Juan Indian History Told, Fill- ing Big Gap in Cultural Map of U. S. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. Death and science are fighting beside a deathbed over the language and legends of a vanished people, while Mrs. Ascention Solorsano, 83 years old, tor- {tured by pain and with the black silk dress she has bought to be buried ir laid out before her, bravely recalls out of a tenacious memory the speech and gossip of her childhood. The dramatic story is told in letters to the Bureau of American Ethnology of the ‘Smithsonian Institution from Dr. John A. Harrington, specialist in Indian languages. v As explained by Mathew W. Stirling. chief of the bureau, ethnologists have long despaired of obtaining any first- hand information concerning the San Juan Indians, who occupied a part of central California early in the last cen- tury, but who rapidly disappeared through death and intermarriage. This left a big gap in the cultural and linguistic map, since the San Juans were a key people, forming a bridge between the ‘cultures of the north and south Pacific tribes. One Survivor Living. Mr. Harrington, who went to Cal- ifornia this imer on a different proj- ect, heard rumor that one member of the tribe still was alive. He finally traced this rumor to a house in a suburb of Monterey, where, surrounded by her children and grandchildren, the old lady was bidding farewell to her friends. The doctors had given her only a few weeks to live and she was suffering from a tumor which caused s"c(’i‘i intense pain that she was eager e. The ethnologist explained his mission to her son-in-law, a former colonel in the Mexican army. He was also accom- panied by an Indian woman from another tribe, who talked with the dying old woman until she finally con- sented to devote her last hours to sav- ing the memory of her people from oblivion. The more she thought about it the more enthusiastic she became and when Dr. Harrington visited the house again he ard her muttering in Spanish: sent His agent to save that which would not exist except for me.” Fortunate Discovery. ‘The old lady, Mr. Harrington ex- plained, was an especially fortunate discovery, since she had been a “medi- cine woman” practically all her life with an intimate knowledge not only of the magic and legends but of the material culture of the vanished people. She was born when her parents already were past middle age and she remained with them in a narrow environment until they died at old age. Born within five miles of the Pacific Ocean, Mrs. Solar- sano had never seen it until she was 50 years old, so closely had her life been confined to the dying remnants of her people. But she had long since ceased to speak the language of her childhood and for years she had been surrounded by persons who spoke only Spanish and English. But Mr. Harrington found that the old lady, with the hand of death heavy upon her, had been re- living with increasing intensity the old days, so that when he began to question she showed an extraordinary memory for details. She consented to get out of bed to have her picture taken in her burial dress, of which she was quite proud, but the effort was painful. headquarters here from the foreign centers. o DESERTING SEAMAN GIVEN NATURALIZATION PAPERS John Sluga Admitted to Citizen- ship Despite the Protest of Bureau Officials. The Bureau of Naturalization yester- day failed in its efforts to prevent the naturalization of John Sluga, a desert- ing seaman, who came into the United States December 16, 1920. Justice Al- fred A. Wheat granted the seaman’s pe- tition and admitted him to citizenship. The bureau contended that the new naturalization act which went into effect July 1, 1929, is retrospective and debars such aliens from naturalization. The court took a different view of the law and declared that it is prospective only and applies only to aliens applying for citizenship after July 1 last. Sluga landed in America, at New York, December 16, 1920, and made his declaration of intention to naturalize, at Baltimore, December 18, 1924. He filed application for final papers in the Dis- trict Supreme Court March 22 last. Attorney JesSe Thomas for the bureau noted an exception to the ruling of the court, but did not take a formal appeal from the decision. ELECTION IS PLANNED. sending her to Monroe because she had a little brother who must continue. Charles Albert, sixth-grade boy, who had been at Park View for iwo years, also was refusing to return to that school because of his mother’s wishes. Mother Visits School. Although mo census was taken at Monroe School this moring, it was re- ported there that only “a few” of the *15 lower grade children had reported there this morning in accordance with the school board’s acticn. Mrs. Alfred Hannemann, one of tihe most active protesting mothers, herself appeared at Monroe this morning to “look over the ground.” She declared tie first-grade class into which her chid now should go is overcrowded, and shc quoted Miss Scrivener, Park View priucipal, as say- ing there was plenty of iwom at Park View for the child. Shc declared she ‘was not certain what she weuld do next, but she was determmwed she would never send her children to Monroe School. Mrs. Conklin Tyrell, mother of one of the children permitted to re-enler Park View, accompanied Mrs. Hanne- man to the Monroe today “just to stand by She told a reporter for The Star that a member of the Board The Washington Chamber of Com- merce will'choose a new president, two vice presidents and ten new directors at its annual election meeting tonight in_the Mayflower Hotel. ° - Nominations for president and vyice president are to be made from the floor. More than twenty members have been mentioned, however, as candidates for directorships. of Education advised that the fight is not yet over and that if the parents will protest ‘“hard enough,” all the children will get back in Park View. She would not name the board member, however. Mr. Gilligan previously had informed the parents to abide by any decision the board may reach in its final action. Many of the transferred children were back in school today for the first time in nearly two weeks. When the 57 pupils were sent from the Park View School to the Monroe, September 25, the parents of the majority of them refused to accede to the order, and each day since that time had taken their chil- dren to the Park View Building at 9 o'clock each morning only to have them * refused admittance. Is Propped in Bed. Now, with death getting closer, the old lady is propped up in bed with Mr. Harrington sitting beside her. She is able to endure this only for short periods, when she is attacked by spasms of pain. But so anxious is she that the work be completed before she goes that she grits her teeth, takes some “pain killing tablets,” and continues her con- versation. Mr. Harrington is provided with the only relic-of the culture of the San Juans, & voc-hll,xlnryswnt::;l dc;wx: ov:; a century ago by a Spanish priest, w] apparently knew nothing of Indian phonetics, so that his work is practical- 1y useless. The scientist is going_over this with her, word for word. Every now and then a word will stimulate her memory and she will recount long stories of the pictures it revives. The old words serve as keys to reopen the locked gates' of her childhood. Among the things she has revealed to Mr. Harrington is the secret of mak- ing Indian cigarettes, one or two puffs of which will knock out a strong man. She used to make them for the elders when she was a little girl. Mr. Harring- ton has sent back several of these to the Smithsonian. They consist.of hollow stems of bushes, like Egzeh elq;::r:ax:leg with wild tobacco. ch cf about ten inches long and a half inch eter. mfi“l:n;lglrflth‘:nd jn the steam house before. retiring of these cigarettes. take a few puffs an Religious Significance. = There was some erligious significance in this, for Mrs. Solarsano describes the flect as “like a benediction.” The ir tobacto was a source pride to the San Juans. The dly recounted to Mr. Har- the time when a man of her dang| om mmmulh clawed D D aci - Then the pouch. wfa' ;t:r claw and ran. = She has . Harrington marvel- her girlhood, such of the man “who turned after into a frog as big 23 a man.” The prize story, the scientist writes, is that of “Old One Leg,” a marvelous creature with one leg, one and one eye. who hopped around &t night. knocking et houses. When a little boy came to the door One Leg would grab him. carry him awey and eat him. Finally, as the old lady solemnly re- counts, the mdl:tn ;-mig:l u;x:‘ea hands wait for One Leg. Eln\l‘n‘ o e mythical creature with e i a the apening and ack o iled brush af 0] and se gn. hoping to ':ufloutt: him. g:t h.: escaped through another opening, that it was decided every cave opening od is very good. He has Lost in the woods for hours, after he cab driver to some place where “there were wagon tracks in a dirt road,” Dr. Lyman Dow, 86-year-old veteran of the Civil War and retired physician of 3547 S street, was found by police about 9 o'clock last night in Glover Park, bleed- ing from scratches and weak from ef- forts to find his way home. Why the taxicab driver failed to take him to his home in Georgetown and took him instead to the place which Dr. Dow could not identify and left him there remained a mystery today, which neither members of the family nor offi- cials of the taxicab company could ex- plain. The manager of the company, jone of whose cabs Dr. Dow used, sald there was no record whatever of a trip such as Dr. Dow took from M street in Georgetown to the place where there “were wagon tracks in a dirt road.” Frequently Traveled Alone. The Civik War veteran, who had been accustomed to making frequent trips alone, both to Georgetown on shopping errands and to the Naval Hospital, where he had been under treatment, had been used to taxicabs and had never had difficulty before in having the driver deposit him safely at his home, where he lives with his daughter, Miss had been taken mysteriously by a taxi- | Scl @he Foening Star FHF RETIRED DOCTOR, ABANDONED IN WOODS BY DRIVER, Veteran of Civil War Discovered in Copse, Bleeding From Scratches—Cab Opcrator Sought. FOUND Sara Dow, not far from Western High hool. e Yesterday afternoon,. however, ac- cording to the story Dr. Dow related today, he took a cab on M street and asked the driver to take him home. When the taxi was gone, the doctor said, he discovered he was in a strange place, and from there he wandered about trying to find his way through the woods. He walked for hours, he said. Finally he came near a group of men who were cutting wood with cross-cut saws and axes. He called as loudly as possible for help, but the men paid no attention to him, althougn he was close enough for the wood- cutters to hear. Family Appeals to Police. . At one time the aged veteran fell down in the thick woods, he said, and lay there for a long time before he could arise. Meantime his family had appealed to the police for help and Radio Sta- tion WOL broadcast an announcement of the disappearance. A. Policemen J. A. Wheeler and J. Loftus of the seventh precinct, with the | police “lookout,” and also reports from small boys that they had heard cries. for help coming from Glover Park woods, searched, and after some time found Dr. Dow clinging to a tree, nos far from Ridge road. 02500000 ESTATE Isabella C. Freeman Leaves Bequests in Aid of Churches and Hospitals. An estate valued in excess of $2.- 500,000 is disposed of by the will of Isabel C. Freeman, who died at Corn- wall, Pa, August 31. Petition for the probate of the will was filed today in the District Supreme Court by Attor- neys Peelle, Ogilby & Lesh for William C. Freeman of Cornwall, Pa., a nephew, and the Lebanon Country Trust Co. of Lebanon, Pa., who are named as executors. The deceased owned a half interest in premises 1525 H street, assessed at | $758,323; a half interest in premises 1848 Park road, assessed at $8,530, and property at Cornwall, Pa., assessed at $99,100. Her interest in these prop- | ertles are of the assessed valuation of !3432,976, She also had securities, cash jand other personal property estimated at $2,113,900. Sister Inherits Real Estate. | She leaves to her sister, Margaret E. Buckingham, 1525 H street, all her real | estate in the District, her interest in the Mansion House at Cernwall and the household effects, with some of her jew- elry, in premises 1525 H street. Willlam C. Freeman, a nephew, is given $200,000, now held in trust for him by the Girard Trust Co. of Phila- delphia; all her stock in the Robesonia {Iron Co. and $163,000, proceeds from thedslle of stock of the Cornwall Rail- road. The Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation is given $50,000, the vestry of the parish of the Epiphany $25,000, Epiphany Church Home $10,000, St. Luke's Church at Lebannon $10,000 and Good Samaritan Hospital at Lebannon $10,000. The Cornwall M. E. Church jis to have $5,000. Other Bequests Scheduled. Other bequests include $10,000 to Emily R. H. Freeman, wife of the nephew; $25,000 and a number of dia- mond rings to Isabel Coleman Free- man, greatniece and godchild; $25,000 to Anne C. Tucker; $10,000 each to Richard Darby, Roger A. Darby and James L. Darby; $5,000 each to Laura Buckingham, Josephine Colt, Cornelia R. Newton, Mary C. Chew, Malvene B. E. Fox, Florence W. Schley and Rev. John M. Page, chaplain at University of Tllinois. Allen Butler of Philadelphia is to have $10,000; A. M. Keiser of Cornwall, $6,000, and Charlotte G. Rook, $2,000. The remaining estate is devised to the sister. W. H. LEWIS, 76, EXPIRES. Retired Land Office Examiner Served U. S. Nearly 40 Years. william Henry Lewis, 76 years old, retired law examiner of the General Land Office, where he was employed for nearly 40 years, died at his home, 1270 Morse street northeast, today. Death was_attributed to heart disease. Mr Lewis was a_member of the Masonic fraternity. He was retired from the Government service three years ago. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Laura Wi ._Lewis. ‘Funeral services will be conducted at the residence Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. P —— in the hills must be treated the same way. ¥ Was Finally Killed. In this way One-Leg was killed. Then his body was cut into bits and dis- tributec among the medicine men. Each medicine man, was instructed to cut his portion_into still smaller bits and distribute them to the hills of a fero- cious ant with D‘a r:‘d;l ‘clge:t mdd black belly. So One-Leg was of in the stomachs of millions of ants and the little boys of the tribe were saved from his depredations. This was the only way to get rid of him, for if any bit was left the goblin would havé come to_life again. Mrs. Solarsano, Dr. Harrington says, has told him of several completely for- gotten tribal divisions, as well as of the customs of her people. She is able to reconstruct the picture of what trans- | pired since 1830, especially the wild days of her girlhood, when the Ameri- can_and Mexican miners were over- whelming the Indians. It was then that she picked up her medical lore. T e hment among et Deopis form of ent among people, she says, was whipping. The culprit was bound to a post and given from 50 to 100 lashes. Then t water was thrown over the bleeding body. She did not confine her ministrations to her own tribe. Doctors were scarce and she was the “medicine woman” of the_entire neighborhood. Now, as she lies- dying in the little suburban home with all the manifesta- tions of a new world around her, former tients are mwrin in to thank her a' what she did m'{hem, 3 In his ngort to Mr. Stirling, Harring- ton says that he is working at “11:16 y.‘mfi,t'wlth the death bell to ring at mid- ‘night.” 1S LISTED IN WILL d | law. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP FAVORS SAFETYLAW Association Halts Opposition to Proposed Compulsory Insurance. A change of policy by the Washing- ton Automotive Trade Association, heretofore opposed to all compulsory insurance measures, was noted at the meeting of the membership last night at the City Club, following a discussion of the McLeod safety responsibility bill by Walter B. Guy, counsel of the asso- ciation, Mr. Guy pointed out various advan- tages in the bill sponsored by the Amer- ican Automobile Association, and stated that inasmuch as a measure of this sort would be enacted for the motor- ing public, it was his opinion that a bill penalizing only the reckless drivers was much to be preferred. He advised the trade body to keep a “hands-off” policy and to voice no opposition to the pending legislation. Although no reso- Iution was offered to this effect, it was | the general sense of the meeting that the association would carry on in this manner. Second Association Won Over. This action marks the second rep- resentative body in the National Capi- tal to be won over from a stand against making the motorist responsible—the first organization being the American Automobile Association. Opposition to the plan of banning all-night parking on the streets of the city was expressed by the members. The association reiterated its stand on this matter, and Edward M. Wallace, presi- dent, stated that he would appoint a committee to wait upon the Commission- ers to represent the sentiment of the as- sociation regarding this action. Annual Show Announced. Rydolph Jose, chairman of the an- nual automobile show committee, an- nounced that arrangements had been made for the holding of the 1930 show the week of January 25-February 1 at the Auditorium. Chester H. Warrington was re-elected chairman of the banquet committee, which dinner will be held prior to the show. Nominations for officers for the ensuing year will be made at the next meeting. Mr. Wallace Presided. MRS. LANIER RESIGNS AS MUSIC EXECUTIVE Organizer and for 16 Years Director of New York Society Given ‘Washington music circles and many individuals who are keenly in- terested in music, will be interested to learn that the board of directors of the Society of Friends of Music in New York City, yesterday announced the resignation of Mrs. J. F. D. Lanier from active presidency of that society. Mrs. Lanier organized and has directed this group for the last 16 years. She feels now, however, that the burden of this work, which she has carried on since 1913, has grown too great and exacting for her present strength. The members of the board state that it is only in recognition of this fact that they have agreed to Mrs. Lanier's re- tirement. Mrs. Lanier has been elected honorary president of the society and still remains a director. Mrs. Lanier is the widow of the famous financier. William M. Sullivan, attorney and music patron, has been appointed by the board, of which he is a member, to act as executive vice president until a new president can be elected. Born in New York City, Mr. Sullivan was Eldulied from New York University 1906, and entered the practice of Despite the demands of an ex- tensive practice, he has been untir- ingly active in behalf of music, both through_the Friends of Music and the opera. He has been instrumental in inducing many of the greatest musicians of Europe to come to the United States. Artur continues as musical director of the society. EX-OFFICER IS ARRESTED. ‘W. L. Hunt Later Is Released and Collateral Is Returned. Former Policeman William Lawrence Hunt of the tenth precinct was arrested last night on Pennsylvania avenue by Policeman R. F. McCarty of *he third precinct and cl d with disorderly conduct. He 85 collateral ut the third precinct. Hunt appeared at Police Court this morning and the charge later was dropped. Stanley de Neale said that he refused to make out papers against the officer because he found *hat there was nothing to ihe charge against the man. Policeman . when questioned, "He ‘was just o lttle disorderly up The policeman’s colliteral was re- turned to him. 3 IMEASURES BEARING ON INSANE CASES PLANNED BY BOARD Seek Simpler Method for Commitment of Patients to St. Elizabeth’s. REPORT SHOWS INCREASE IN PENAL CONFINEMENTS Cites Greater Development in Prison Industries, Valuing Products at $215,854.49. A bill providing for indeterminate prison sentences and another bil elimi- nating jury trial as one of the incidents to commitment of insane persons to St. Elizabeth's Hospital is being prepared by the Board of Public Welfare and will be submitted by the board to Con- gress at its next regular session, ac- cording to the annual report of the board made public today. “The committee on the care of in- sane and feeble minded,” the report says, “is now collecting information with the view to preparing a bill cover- ing the commitment of insane which will provide for a simpler method of admission for patients and eliminate the harshness of legal procedure en- talled by the present laws which re- quires a jury trial and a finding that a person is & dangerous lunatic before he can be admitted to St. Elizabeth’s Hos- pital.” Increase Over Last Year. ‘The number of those confined at the various District penal institutions in each case represented a substantial in- crease over the previous year. In the jeil the number of prisoners handled was 12,271, an increase of 396. The daily average number was 529, as against 464 the previous year. Among the offences most frequently charged were intoxication, 515; vagraney and disorderly conduct, 1,504; traffic regu- lations, 1315; larceny and robbery, 883; assault, 786; national prohibition law, 583; all other offences, 1,685. The daily average number at the re- formatory at Lorton, whéte prisoners re- ceiving sentences of one year or more are confined, was 439, as against 335 the preceding year. The report states, however, that this does not indicate an increase in the number of gersons con- victed, because many of the prisoners have heretofore been sent to the pene- tentiaries at Atlanta and Leavenworth. Because of the crowded conditions in the Federal penitentiaries the Attorney General has urged that all the District prisoners be cared for in the local in- stitution. The board intends to submit estimates within the next year for ad- ditional buildings to accommodate the extra prisoners. ‘The daily average number at the workhouse at Occoquan was 685, as compared with 666 the previous year. The report states that great develop- ment has taken place in prison indus- tries du: the year and that the total value of the products of the industries is $215,854.49. The industries included brick, foundry, license plate manufac- ture, broom factory, canning shop, mat- t;,ess factory, clothing shop and print shop. Ask Adequate Investigation. In the section dealing with child wel- fare the report states that if arrange- ments could be made for more adequate investigation before cases are presented in court many commitments of children as wards of the Board of Public Wel- fare could be avoided. The division of child welfare during the year investi- guted 505 cases of alleged dependency and neglect and considered it necessary to present only 52 of them to court with petitions for public guardianship. ‘The opening of the new ward build- ing at Gallinger is referred to as “the most outstanding fact in the public medical service for the care of the indigent during the year.” The in- vestigation of the service at Gallinger Hospital is covered in the Board of Public Welfare’s first report on the subject, in which a clean bill of health was given to the institution and which is attached to the annual report as an appendix. ‘The report noted a decline in the number of patients at the Tuberculosis Hospital, 148 to 129 in the current year. This decline, the report states, does not necessarily indicate a perma- nent decrease, since the figures fluc- tuate from year to year. “It is an encouraging fact,” the report'continues however, “that not only is the number less in proportion to populatidn than it was some years ago, but that the prevalence of the disease in the com- munity has substantially declined.” WOMAN, 63, IS INJURED IN FALL DOWN STAIRS Niece Trips and Catches at Elder- ly Aunt, Who Is Walking Ahead of Her. Mrs. Catherine Ruth, 63 years old, of 14 S street northeast, is in a serious condition at Casualty Hospital, the vic- tim of an unusual accident. While visiting her niece, Mrs. Alice Elam, at 3 S street northeast, she accidentally was knocked down a flight of stairs by her niece, who tripped and fell against her. The injus woman suffered & possible fractured skull in additign to a Broken 1eft arm and numerous lacera- tions to the head.- According to Dr. J. Rogers Young of the hospital staff, Mrs. Ruth had been visiting her niece and was leaving for her home when the accident occurred. Mrs. Elam was following directly behind the woman when she tripped, and, in an effort to prevent falling, grabbed Mrs. Ruth. The elderly woman was caught off balance and plunged headlong down the stairs. Mrs. Elam was unhurt. Sweet Tooth Leavesl | Clue to Burglar Who Strips Apartment Taste for Strawberry Jam Results in Sticky Fingerprints. A taste for strawberry jam at least is one personal trait of the burglar who looted the home of Capt. Joseph Gregory, U. 8. A, retired, at 21 Girard street northeast. ‘The burglar, attracted to the pantry by the rows of preserves, left his sticky fingerprints upon a jar while he emptied it of the strawberry sweet. Police, summoned by Capt. and Mrs. Gregory on their return from the American Legion convention at Louls- ville last night, photographed the fingerprints as their only clue. ‘The householders found the burglar had taken advantage of their absence to strip several rooms of mirrors, raperies and other furnishings. He iad wrapped the silverware in a sheet, leaving the bundle near a doorway for some unknown reason. A preliminary check-up by Capt. and Mrs. Gregory placed the loss at $1,500. It was said the intruder probably came in sometime yesterday, since a roomer had been in the residence until Sunday. None of the neighbors had seen any- one loitering about the place. o PLAYGROUND SITE ROUSES CITIZENS Arbitrary and Secret Meth- ods Charged in Group Resolution. Charging the District commissioners with arbitrary and secret methods in purchasing District playground sites, the Cathedral Heights-Cleveland Park Citizens’ Association made a formal de- mand last night that all playground improvement be subject to approval by the community concerned. ‘The association adopted a resolution proposed by C. P. Carter, which ex- pressed extreme dissatisfaction with the purchase of the playground site at Thirty-fourth and Macomb streets, the property, the resolution charges, inade- quately meeting the school recreational requirements of a large community. Concerning the present closed method of purchasing playground sites, the resolution declared, “the association is not in sympathy with the policy adopted by the government of the District of Columbia where major sectional im- provements are provided without con- sulting the wishes of the community affected.” ‘The meeting was concluded by a brief talk by Comdr. W. E. Longfellow, assistant national director of first aid and life saving of the American Red Cross, who reviewed the rescue work of the organization during the past year. The association, which met in the St. Albans’ parish hall, will meet again November 7. MORE U. S. AGENTS IN CAPITAL URGED Howell Plans Local Dry Law for| ‘Washingtin for Police to Enforce. More Federal agents should be as- signed here and all District policemen should be made responsible for prohibi- tion enforcement, in the opinion of Sen- ator Howell, Republican, of Nebraska, who plans to draft a local prohibition law to supplement the Volstead act in ‘Washington. ‘The Senator said he has not worked out the provisions of his bill yet, but that it undoubtedly would have as one of its objects to make the entire Police Department a part of the local prohi- bition enforcement machinery. At the present time, he pointed out, only 38 members of the police force are prohi- bition enforcing officers. With regard to Federal enforcement efforts, the Senator - ex] that ‘Washington is only part of an enforce- of patients in the Tuberculosis Hospital | ing ment area which takes in the surround- country. ‘The Senator said he understood only two agents are actively engaged in searching for violators in ‘Washington, while the other agents as- sIfiwd to this area operate outside the District. MRS. MIRIAM SCOTT DIES. Funeral Rites For Life-Long Resi- dent Will Be Held Tuesday. Mrs. Miriam Scott, 62 years old, widow of Charles H. Scott and a resi- dent of this ‘city since a young girl, died at her home, 821 Emerson street, today after a long illness. Mrs. Scott was a member of Bethlehem Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. Funeral services will be conducted at the residence Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be in Cedar Hill Cem Mrs. Scott is survived by a son, Ralph T. Scott, and two brothers, John E. Tyler of this city and Robert Tyler of Montreal, Canada. YOUNG WIFE IS SLAIN. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., October 8 (#). —Mrs. J. C. McWhirter, 24, was shot and killed as she fled from her home Lere late yesterday faf custody. by police cust pol pending furtheér investigatio Colored Man’'s Amusement Stunt Loses In Quality When He Pays His Fine of $25 His actions on Sunday may have been amusing to a thousand persons living in the neighborhood of Twenty-second and K streets, but on reflection Phillip | galloped Irving, colored,, has arrived at the con- clusion that the scene *vasn't so funny. 1t cost him $25. Policeman Patrick S. O'Brien, being off duty, was taking nis newly pur- cl car for a short run about the city. When touring near the above- mentioned stiect interrection ne saw & vestigation ne beheld the cause of the gg , & colored man parading up street very scantily clothied. O'Brien parked his shining coupe and procecded to place Phillip under arrest. Phillip had no desire or intention to be taken into custody so easily. He down K street, with the police- man close on his trail. Alas, I had placed too much faith in his abil- ity to run. With a great effort O'Brien grabbed for the fugitive. He missed the smallest fraction of an inch, whic! was indeed terrible, for in his hand was the last of Phillips’ clothing. man gave up, but refused to ride to the third O’Brien ct in a patrol 3 m in Nl"M' u'r.uw Judge Gus A. Schuldt fined the man $25 on a charge of disorderly conduct. PAGE 17 COL. GRANT OK.§ PLANTING PROGRAM IN DISTRICT PARKS Sherman Circle, Rock Creek Parkway and Anacostia Will Be Beautified. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT IN CHARGE OF PROJECT Naturalistic Plan Will Be Car- ried Out Wherever Possible, Featuring Native Trees. An ambitious program of planting in the parks is proposed for this Fall under direction of Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of the Office of Public Buildings and Publc Parks, who has just put his stamp of approval on the plan. Irving W. Payne, landscape architect of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks, who mapped out the program, explained today that planting will be done in Sherman Circle, in Rock Creek Park and the parkway and In Anacostia Park, as well as in some 10 smaller reservations, if the weather permits. Frank T. Gartside, head of the park division, and Charles Henlock, chief of the horticultural division, will have major parts in the conduct of the planting program. Sherman Circle Program. Sherman Circle, Mr. Payne ex- plained, it is proposed to put in peren- nial flowers, surrounded by a dwarf boxwood hedge. The innermost circle is to have a fine selection of Pfitzer junipers, he added, as well as white and pink azaleas and Japanese andro- meda and abelia. The remaining in- terior of the circle is to consist of decidious and evergreen trees and a selection of flowering shrubs. The pro- gram calls for such planting as will permit a succession of blooms through- out the flowering season. In Rock Creek Park and the Rocx Creek and Potomac Parkway. the nat- uralistic plan of planting will proceed. featuring native trees and shrubs, par- ticularly the American redbud and Virginia white fringe trees. The area in the parkway to be planted lies be- tween the Zoological Park and Massa- chusetts avenue, where a new roadway is now being constructed. A number of trees will be set out in East Potomac Park in the vicinity of Hains Point. In Anacostia Park, from a point near the District nursery northward to the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge, the pro- gram calls for the planting of crepe myrtle and several varieties of mag- nolias that will display different colored flowers in bloom. Look Forward to Blossoming. Officials of the Office of Public Build- ings and PubMc Parks are looking for- ward to the blossoming for the first time next Spring of the flowering crabapple trees in Anacostia Park. ‘They made it clear, however, that ‘Washingtonians should not be disap- pointed if the display is not pretentious, explaining that the plants are still very young. It is proposed to feature crab- apple blossoms in the Springtime along the banks of the Anacostia River. In Rock Creek Park and the parkway that will lead down to the Potomac River, the officials propose to feature dogwood, redbuds and the Virginia white fringe tree. In Potomac Park the well known and much advertised Japanese cherry blossoms will continue to attract numerous visitors around Eastern time, in the opinion of the offi- cials, as those threes will be the main attraction in that park. “NUMBERS” OPERATOR JAILED FOR 6 MONTHS Alexandria Court Metes Out Heavy Sentence for Samson ‘Weinstein. Special Dispatch to The St ALEXANDHYA, Va. October Charged with operating a “numbers” game, Samson Weinstein, 26 years old, of 1318 Fourteenth street northwest, ‘Washington, was fined $250 and cos's, sentenced to serve six months in jail and placed under $2,500 peace bond never to repeat the offense when ar- raigned in Police Court this morning before Judge William S. Snow. Weinstein was arrested here last Wednesday by Police Sergt. Lawrence E. Padgett and Motor Cycle Policeman Ernest Suthard. A number of tickets were found in his possession, together with $106, which he is said to have col from persons playing the gal ARMY OFFICERS NAMED AIDES TO THE PRESIDENT Assignments Made by War Depart- ment in Addition to Those Al- ready at White House. Announcement is made at the War Department that the following named officers of the Army have been assigned to_duty as aides to the President: Maj. Oliver L. Haines, Cavalry, on duty in the office of the chief of Cav- ;. Pirst’ Lieut. Willard A. Hoél:roon:i gineers, Fort Humphreys; Second Lieut. James A. Willis, jr., Air Corps, Bolling Field, and Second Lieut. Thomas W. Hammond, ’;&‘d 12th Infantry, Fort Wi n, L ‘These officers are in addition to the following officers who are now on duty as White House aides: Maj. Raymond E. McQuillin, Cavalry, on duty in the office of the chief of wvalry. Maj. John M. Eager, Feld Artillery, in the office of the chief of . Upston, Air Corps, on duty in the office of the chief of Air Co DS First Lieut. Don E. Lowry, Quarter- master Corps, on duty in the office of the quartermaster general. First Lieut. Edward H. Young, Infan- try, the Army War College. IN HANDS OF WRONG MAN. Probably some motorist has found a '$65 vacuum cleaner in his tonneau. It belongs to Dr. Louis C. Lehr, 3 a colored porter to put the cleaner in his sntomggfle, p-r{"eld near Sixteenth and H streets. The porter placed it in the wrong car, and an unidentified motorist, per- haps unknowingly, dtove off something l&w the way of household conven- 2500