Evening Star Newspaper, January 12, 1930, Page 8

D. C, JANUARY 12, 1930—PART ONE. A8 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, s DEFECTIVES SAVED BY WORK RULES Remarkable Results Achiev- ed in Redeeming Children at Training School. BY GRETCHEN SMITH. About 4 miles off the Baltimore fhighway, east of Laurel, situnted in a | grove of rlne trees upon a lonely 850- acre tract at Annapolis Junction, there 1 devtloglnl and growing an institu- tion which is helping to solve one of the smost difficult problems confronting modern society—the care end treat- jment of the feeb! inded. Neither in- pane nor criminal and frequently en- dowed with splendid health, this la: group of unfortunates, mentally d cient from birth, while unable to con- tribute to the ess of civilization, may, st least, jught to help care for themselves if given the proper guardianship. In 1925, after over a half century of peglect, the Federal Cony founded on the Annapolis Junction tract the District Training Schoel for the feeble- minded of the Capital. Under the able supervision of Dr. Kenneth B. Jones there has developed a bustling, enter- prising little community, with half a dozen modern, brick buildings, side- walks and roads, work shops and school Tooms, where shelter and protection are given to 251 girls and boys, young smen and young women and little chil- dren of kindergarten age, who, through 0 fault of their own, have been rived of the proper mental equipment permit their mingling with normal uman bsings or combatting the prob- ems of the fast-moving modern world. Wilderness 5 Years Ago. Five years ago, when Dr. Jones was jmade superintendent of the District Prraining School, the site designated for ‘the school’s future home was a primi- | ve wilderness. Trees had to be cut ind paths had to bs made through the forest before the first bricks could laid for the buildings. Ten poor ttle boys, helpless and untrained, com- rised the first group of unfortunates placed under Dr. Jones' care. “The most important thing to do with these poor children,” Dr. Jones said, “is to teach them to work. S0 many of those who come to us have not even been taught the habits of cleanliness. Some are little boys and girls from the poor- est families, allowed to run wild in the streets, and sooner or later, through mental irresponsibility, commit some petty felony, and thus come to the at- A of the authorities. It is the duty of society to care for these unfor- tunates and, although it is practically impossible to effect & cure with them, they can at least be taught to help con- tribute to their own support.” At present the District Training Bchool is ca for persons -classed as "h‘h de” deficlents to the lowest grade idiots. As much as it is possible, segregation f ‘The colored and the girls, are kept separated. “With time,” Dr. Jones, “we hope to carry out & more diversified classification of the groups, keeping the higher and lower grades entirely separated.” Results Are Wonderful, ‘Wonderful results have been obtained | by Dr. Jones and his efficient staff of 60 assistants with the helpless, hopeless in- dividuals who are sent to the institu- uuzn. Mlmben of the staff live lon grounds. A young woman psycholo- gist makes 8 personal study of each new arrival to the institution. In the gram: mar school, ranging in classes from kindergarten to fourth grade, boys and girls are taught reading, writing, very elementary aritametic and geography. Once a week there is letter-writing day, when the boys and girls who are able to write send a letter to relatives or The young teacher of the fourth , who, with supernatural patience, taught the maimed minds of her pufim to read and write exceptionally well, tel's amusing tales of some of the boys wiio have come under her care. “One of the boys,” she said, “loves to write big words. Before writing weekly leiter home he looks through a nary for as many important sound- ‘words as he thinks he can use, then ts them in his letter. Last Spring. after we had taken the boys in the ‘woods to hunt for wild flowers, he wrote his mother, “We are having a fine time here, and yesterday we searched in the forest for anemones.” his | cab_fares. near Laurel, Md. One of the buildings of the National Institution for the Fecble-Minded, Below: Dr. Kenneth Jones, the director. NATIONAL HOME FOR THE FEEBLE-MINDED —Star Staff Photos. invaluable as a helper to the painter. Although it would not be possible for him to do the work alone, with super- vislon he does very good work.” Although it is sometimes ible to parole those sent to the school after & period of training and supervision, there is never an assurance that they will not revert to old habits after leav- :r‘tf the school. “However,” the doctor d, “there have been cases where boys irls have returned to their homes ave continued in the good habits One young boy, and and learned at the school. who was paroled from here, secured a very good position with a construction company and is now living with his parents to whom he pays board, and in every way takes entire care of himself.” In addition to the school work and the work about the grounds and on the farms, an occupational theraupy class is conducted by a teacher in the insti- tution. Rug weaving, basketry and other arts and crafts are taught those who show inclination for such work. The greatest problem which is faced by Dr. Jones and his staff at present is the bullding up of the morale of these poor unfortunates and providing some sort of distraction from the daily necessary routine of the institution. Due to lack of appropriations the school possesses meager recreational equip- | ment. $150,000 RUM SEIZURE 1S MADE IN CLEVELAND Shipment of French Wines, Liquors | and Scotch Whisky Taken in Rail Yards. By the Assoclated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio.,, January 11.— United States customs officers yesterday seized a sealed shipment of 420 cases | of French wines, liquor and Scotch | whisky in a Cleveland railroad yard. The shipment, valued at $150.000, was said by customs officers to repre- sent the largest seizure ever made in the interior. Customs Agent Frank E. Jewell was in charge. ‘The boxes were labeled “roofing in- sulating cement.” Agent Jewell received information Thursday, that the shipment had been routed through Cleveland and notified the railroads, who placed detectives in charge of the car until it arrived here. The shipment was en route from a Michigan town to New York City. Names of the shipper, the town from which the freight was shipped and of the consignee were withheld by officials. PARIS TAXIS ON STRIKE. Drivers Protest Proposed Increase in Tariff on Fares. PARIS, January 11 (#).—Nearly every taxi driver belonging to the union in Paris went on strike yesterday in pro- test inst the decision of the Paris Municipal Council to raise the tariff of The drivers, most of whom work for large companies, complained that the companies would be the chief bene- ficlaries by the increase and that they themselves would gain only a corre- :&mdlnl decrease in tips. Out of 6,890 v ers in the union 6,507 joined the strike. The absence of automobile cabs B.R.BUCK FILES ABATEMENT PLEAS Former Head of Brokerage| House Attacks Validity of | Grand Jury. | Benjamin R. Buck, former head of B. R. Buck & Co, a brokerage concern, who was recently charged in five in- dictments with embezzlement and viola- tion of the bucket shop law, yesterd filed pleas in abatement to all the five indictments, attacking the validity of | the grand jury which returned them. | The defendant renews the pleas made | against the grand jury and its organi- zation in a previous case which are being held under consideration by Jus- | tice Peyton Gordon, and added a new | lea, attacking the action of the United tates attorney's office in conducting an “unauthorized” inquiry into the qualifi- cations of the 23 persons designa by the court as grand jurors before the oath was administered them. | The plea says that after the examina- tion of talesmen in open court October | 1 the court tentatively selected 23 per- sons, and thereafter the United States attorney's office, without the presence of | court, examined these persons, touching “their qualifications and fit- | ness for service as grand jurors” and | these persons were sworn October 2. | Assistant United States Attorney Nej | Burkinshaw said the Government will file a demurrer to this new plea tomor- | row. It will admit that it has been its | custom for many years to check records | of persons designated as prospective | and jurors, and has often brought to ight & disqualification which did nol‘ appear at the court examination, and Established 33 Years Specials Monday and Tuesday Genuine Toric Glasses® Far or Near Complete With Shell or Metal Frame Complete Outfit, With Case and Cleaner Included Genuine Toric KRYPTOK Bifocal Lenses Invisible such investigation, the Government, will | claim, tends rather to strengthen than | impaiy the legallty of the inquisitorial qy. Attorneys Harry S. Barger and H.' Winship Wheatley appear for Buck. Queen Marie Honored on Birthday. BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, January 11 (4).—The thirtieth birthday of Queen Marie, daughter and namesake of the Queen of Rumania, celebrated Thursday. Opportunity for permanent em- ployment for several young gradu- ate electrical engineers. Advance- ment is limited only by ability. Give education, former employment, present salary and references. Ap- plications treated confidentially. Address Box 282-K, Star Office FOR RENT Two Bed Rooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Bath and Reception Room. Electric Refrigeration. THE ARGONNE 16th & Columbia Rd. Established 33 Years 'YOUNG FOOT BALL HERD FACES DEATH Cousin Who Sought to Take Him Home Held After Motor Accident. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 12.—In El Paso, T, George Hunt, 18 years old, is a hero over whom hangs the Damotlean sword of death. The big game was too much for him. That was October 18, El Paso foot ball | team against Pontiac. Hunt had been hurt early in the season. He couldn't move his neck, and he sat on the bench watching his team battling Pontiac. The score stood 6 to 6. He pleaded for a chance to get into the game, but it was not until the third period that the coach | ]fll!m"tl :‘;nl to his tion un - e e e, o e, called his own signal, and pounded from the Pontiac 40-yard line to the Pontiac 10-yard line. On the fitth ! his interference around onp:h:n?f s:x:‘l: ran, unprotected, around the other—a daring maneuver—for a touchdown. A tackler got him, and George Hunt didn't get up. He was paralysed. A vertebra was dislocated. He was brought here, and surgeons sald he couldn't live much lonw. There wasn't much money. Hunt is of the kind who have to work hard for their nickels and dimes. But since his in- jury there have been benefit games and funds raised, and more than $1.000 was made available to give him the best surgical attention. availed. His cousin, Still, nothing Harry Massey, came here to take the boy home. "Now Massey is in_ iail, chlrgedm hwg:n ‘mans: u(hwh!;.,‘ mck on whicl was ac ran down a man mnny. lhnu%h only a passenger, was held with the truck driver. Hopes for Freedom. Today, Massey believed he would be able to convince a judge that he was not criminally invoived in the death the truck caused. If he could get free, he said, there still would be time to take George home. One man in jail, charged with man- slaughter; a youth , and ite it all, the big game @ m.?-?’z‘:.. sl Lauds Mrs. Hoover as Cook. NEWARK, N. J. January 11 (®.— the Land is one of its best cooks. James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor, praised Mrs. Hoover's ability in urging pupils of the Girls' Vocational School to emphasize the domestic arts, because they tend to create happy homes. WARNER FORESEES 3.DIMENSION FILM Speaker Predicts “Miracles” in Talking Picture Industry in Next Five Years. Extension of the sound motion pie- ture art into \h'&!d of three dimen- sions was prediet Friday by M. Warner, president. of w’lrnn my Inc, in an address before more than ‘Women, Government offi- cials, educators and other 5“-" at the second of a series of Old English Coffee House talks, held at the Na- tional Press Club auditorium. “The next five years,” said Mr. War- ner. who was accompanied by Albert S. Howson, head of the Warner Brothers scenario department, “will make the motion picture miracles of the past decade, vivid as they have been, only a preparatory . The abso- lute perfection of synchronization is here. While we are bringing the pres- ent proved inventions to a constantly higher plane of performance, the ms chanical brains of the producing c: r:nlec are coneentrating on such ms as full natural color and the three. dimensional film. The latter will make the screen seem not a flat surface, but a complete room or countryside with opticon of childhood days is to under- transformation.” Mr. Warner's the scrgen. MRS. JANE E. WULSIN INVESTIGATES SUIT: Husband’s Remarriage Raises Question Over Mexican Sep- aration Validity. By the Associated BOSTON, January 11.—Mrs. Jane Elliott Wulsin of this city yesterday en- gaged counsel to investigate the action of Frederick R. Wulsin, scientist, in divercing her'a year ago in Mexico and his marriage Wednesday at Hartford, Conn., to Susanne Carey Emery of Providence, R. I ‘Wulsin was former curator of Afri- archeology and ethnology at Peabody m, Harvard University. His sece ond wife is the widow of Prof. Henry C. Emery, whom she married in Russia in 1917. He was at one time chairman of the United States Tariff Board. Mrs. Wulsin is the daughter of the perspective in all its true values. A sculptural ‘quality will be added movement, sound and color. The stere- late Howard Elliott, former president to [of the New York, New Haven & Hart- ford Railroad. Appealing Reductions on Living Room Suites We are going to have a week of special selling of living room suites—with a splendid assortment from which to select at prices that are very materially less than the regular prices. caused the reappearance in the streets of antiquated horse cabs, the time- honored “fiacre,” which had a great success. First and best quality. Toric Kryptock Bifocal Lenses—(one pair to see near and far). Best Talents Are Demonstrated. Some of the boys and girls committed 1o the school have demonstrated re- It is not a difficult matter to find living room suites at a low price. But living room suites of “Furniture of Merit” qual- ity and character is another matter—and even we cannot ordi- narily, offer such values at such prices. So if you have in mind | refurnishing the living room now or a little later it will pay i you to take advantage of this opportunity. . ~$7 .50 KAHN OPTICAL CO. 617 Seventh St. N.W. Between ¥ and G Strects markable talents in music and art. One — lenses made. Sold regularly $15. Dovatinur ree-numd ‘drawings. But the| TAX FOE IS ARRESTED. Special price Monday and Tues. poor little fesble mind. lacking in bal- ance and judgment, exhibited its weak- ness even in the drawings. Told to draw a bouquet of flowers by his teacher, the boy would quickly sketch out the ‘most exquisite bunch cf flowers, but in- stead cf being placed in the center of the paper, or in proper proportion to the space upon which he was drawing, the flowers would appear high or low in a corner of the paper—never in the place which would give balance to his Bengal Authorities paign Against Civil Disobedience. CALCUTTA, India, January 11 (P).— The Bengal authorities made their first arrest yesterday since the signal for a campaign of civil disobedience was given by some leaders of the India Na- tional Congress at Lahore recently. 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