Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1930, Page 7

B TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 1930. SUSPECT SAYS CHILD . THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. on a special survey on stranded tran- |District was made by Miss Clara Somer- slents made under the supervision of |ville, secretary of the research depart- wr A7 Bank Will Protect OPELAND CITES ALLEY DWELLINGS olds Conditions Here Are “Almost as Bad” as He Found in Dublin. There are alley dwellings and living conditions in the National Capital “al- most as bad” as exist in the worst slums in Dublin, Ireland, declared Senator Royal S. Copeland of New York in rging improvemen ditions in this city and the country at large, in an address at the thirty ning Club in the Hotel Mayflower last night. Senator Copeland had described a visit he made to the slums in Dublin, 'Where he said large families live in sub-basements, and children are found suffering from rickets and in such con- dition that they resemble little more than “slightly animated mummies.” At this point the senator said: “We shut our eyes to the fact that there are alley dwellings here and con- ditions almost as bad as I found in Dublin." ‘While not placing the blame for such conditions upon any group of persons, Senator Copeland indicated they are due largely because Congress has not been asked to grant adequate appro- priation. “Congress,” he said, “never gives anything it is not asked for,” and added, in effect, that practically all re- quests for appropriations are granted. He then stressed that it is up to the people and authorities in the District to ask for adequate appropriations to re- lieve unsatisiactory conditions here and to present their requests in such a man- ner as to show the real need of certain specific appropriations and how they would be spent. Appearance of Citizens Important. “It is more important to have Wash- ngton a model city in the appearance of its citizens than in the appearance of its buildings,” Senator Copeland said, explaining that he was in no sense be- lttling the building program here. ‘The Senator declared that poverty is the one great thing that stands in the way of alleviating un: ditions—conditions th pairment of the health and welfare of the populace. “No people can counted a civilized people until the eco- nomic situation has been adjusted to eliminate such conditions,” he asserted. Senator Copeland took an indirect slap at the huge expenditures for naval armaments, indicating that the many millions spent for ships could be used for humanitarian work. “I don't take much stock in naval parity where it costs a billion dollars Zor parity,” he said. “Fifty million dollars for a battleship—think what could be done with that!” he added in empha- his point. “The most important thing a’country can have is health and the most important thing a government can do is to promote health.” ‘While stressing the need for the fur- ther promotion of public health and welfare, Senator Copeland expressed gratification over the progress made in recent vears, explaining that the aver- age span of life has been increased from about 42 years, several generations ago. to about 58 years now. There are 3,500 persons in the United States who are more than 100 years old, he said. Tells of Child Welfare Work. Senator Copeland’s address followed one of Dr. H. E. Barnard, director of the White House Conference on Child Health and Protection, who told of the, vast survey that body is undertaking with a view to ascertaining facts that will aid in the promotion of the health of children throughout the ‘The problem of the White House Conference isu't to draft legislation,” Dr. Barnard explained, “but to get some fact through which legislation may be, drafted.” ‘The conference is making its survey with a view to covering four general fields, Dr. Barnard explained. First, to obtain general statistics on child health; second, facts regarding Public Health, Service tion; third, education of the child, and fourth, an extensive study of the dependent child, what is :eoing done for him and what might be ne. Dr. Barnard took a slap at so-called “Hollywood diets” among the young people, declaring: “If we knew as much as we ought to know I don't believe there would be so many Hollywood diets followed by high school students— to the impairment of their heaith.” He had previously stated that many discoveries have been made in recent years pertaining to the food properties of certain edibles, but later added- “There is stiil a lot we ought to know about feeding children.” Will Hear Little of Facts Now. Dr. Barnard said the public will hear little of the facts gathered by the con- ference until it is called next Novem- ber after facts have been collected. A number of committee meetings will be held in Atlantic City next week, he said. these will be experts studying child health in the public schools. ‘The speakers were introduced by ‘Walter C. Clephane, toastmaster, who was presented by Dr. Prank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools and president of the Monday Evening Club. Invoca- tion was delivered by Rev. Dr, Preder- ick W. Perkins.. A jiumber of humor- ous monologues were given by James Mullings. Dr. ou introduced the following club committee chairmen: Mrs. E. R. Grant. chairman of the committee on the Children’s Tubercu- losis Sanitarium; Dr. Arthur Deerin Call, chalrman of the committee on feeble-minded and insane; Dr. J. Win- throp Peabody, public health; Sanford Bates, the superintendent of prisons, chairman of the committee on adult of- fenders; John Ihider, housing com mittee; Dr. Viola Anderson, maternal and child hygiene; Miss Patricia Morse, school attendance and child labor, and Gordon F. Rogers, chairman of the committee on recreation. Dancing con- cluded the evening program. Lo Hindenburg Studies Debt Bills. BERLIN, February 18 (#).—Beginning yesterday, President von Hindenburg E 1o confer with the leaders of the R;m &mugs I'Ellldml“'h! blflh e ‘oung reparations plan and German-Polish claim liquidation agreement. ing—its effect te. Excellent for childres— ST TZE 5 i o PISO’'S Jor COUGHS n the health con- | Underground Vault By Wall of Water Elaborate Safeguard Sys- | tem Planned in World’s Tallest Building. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 18.—Some burglar of the future may, literally speaking, get all wet unless he we: | a diving suit to work or operate in a submarine. Walls of water will surround the great vault of the Irving Trust Co. when the building, to be the tallest In the world, is finished on Wall street. ‘The vault will be the third largest in the world. Three stories high, it will rest on foundations cut into solid rock | 69 feet below Broadway and well below !sea level. When flooded, the only way to reach it will be through a compli- cated system of air locks and pumps, such as tunnc) workers use. And the water is only supplemental to an elaborate system of mechanical, chemical and electrical sateguards. Finland will increase its motion-pie- ture-theater taxes. ROBERTS, JOHNSON &RAND st.Louts WELFARE FAGILITIES HELD INADEQUATE Miss Hudnut Charges Provi- sions for Rehabilitation of Transients Is Lacking. the Travelers’ Aid Society and arranged for through the council. The transients ment of the council. Miss Somerville said there are more |stranded transients were divided as | follows: considered in the survey were “those than 600 such persons in the District, who lived in Washington less than a and that the ratio of the blind here in year and were stranded and without proportion to population is greater than plans, or those with plans that could |in any but two States in the United not be carried ‘out without the aid of States. There are 225 blind or near welfare agencies.” :bl:ntd L Institutions in the Dis- Some 11,000 such transients passed frict. sne it ongressional - appro- through the Munieipes “Lodging House | priations, amounting to 11500, permit during the year. Miss Hudnut reported, | the sending of only 21 children to a and as many as 1,512 cases had been SPecial school by the District govern- | repofted in Washington in one month, ment. it costing $500 a year per child she said. she sald. The various groups of |Gty o gmith, president of the council, presided. Inadequacy of lodging house facill- |tles for stranded transients and other Inadequate means for caring for them were deplored by Miss Ruth Hudnut | before the Washington Council of Social Agencies, meeting in the Y. W. C. A Building, Seventeenth and K streets yesterday. Miss Hudnut charged there are practically no provisions for re- habilitating this class of transients, as well as no system for keeping a check | on them and avolding certain duplica- | tions in the work of several welfare agencies. Many of this class of transients, she indicated, seek aid from first one wel- fare organization and then another With all available facilities, however there is still inadequate provision for caring for stranded persons, she as- serted. Miss Hudnut spoke before the council HE United Stat Bulletin of Fe the entire industry produced 17,051,459 more pairs of shoes for the calendar year 1929 than for the year 1928. During this same twelve months the ‘Inter- national Shoe Company alone made a gain of 7,281,134 pairs, while all other manufacturers, approximately 1,20 producing a gain of 9,770,325 pairs. This means tha of the Internation accounts for more than 42 per cent of the total gain for the whole industry, but amounts to more than 74 per cent of the gain made by all other manufacturers combined. The Department of Commerce figures* show a total production for the industry for the year of 361,402,183 pairs. During the same period | women, at a future meeting of the council, it PETERS ST.LoUrs Homeless men, 52 per cent; homeless 10 per cent: children, 9 per cent: stranded families, 4 per cent, and former service men, 25 per cent. Ald to the homeless is given, . Miss Hudnut said, by the Salvation Army. Gospel Mission. Central Union Mission, the Board of Public Welfare, the Mu- nicipal Ledging House, and _certain emergency work done by the Y. W. C. A The lodging house facilities are inade- quate, however, she said, for the great number. . A final report on the survey, with specific recommendations to the council as to what can be done to improve the | facilities for caring for the stranded transient 1s to be made by Miss Hudnut NOTED PATHOLOGIST DIES. Dr. Richard Mills Pearce of Rocke- feller Foundation Wae 55, NEW YORK, February 18 (#.—Dr. Richard Mills Pearce, 55, pathologist and general director of the division of medical education of the Rockefeller Foundation, died Sunday at his home of a hearf attack For several years Dr. Pearce was a member of the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. He held many posi- tions of honor in his profession and was one of the best known patholo- gists of the country He was born in Montreal and was was announced. Mrs. John J. O'Connor is chairman of the council's committee for the survey. A report on a survey of the number of blind persons, or nearly blind. in the 'the University of Leipzig, es Department of Commerce bruary 7, 1930, shows that WAS BURIED IN CREEK | Hannah Makes Third Statement in Horst Case, Claiming Body | Hidden in Thicket. | By the Assoclated Press. | WOOSTER, Ohlo, February 18.—A new area today drew searchers for the |body of four-year-old Melvin Horst, | missing from his home at Orrville for | more than a year. | On the strength of the third state- ment of Charles Hannah,, who has ac- | cused Earl Conald of killing the boy. {On_the day of his disappearence, authorities, organized a hunt to cover the valley of Sugar Creek three miles south of Orrville. | Hannah. in the presence of Conald, |1ast night ‘asserted that Conald dug up the body. Two days after slaying and | reburied it in a thicket along Sugar Creek. Officials were inclined to believe Hannah, but they were determined to remain skeptical Both Hannah and Conald have re- | peated that Melvin was killed when he appeared in a garage where they were educated at Boston Latin School and | drinking, but each has accused the| other as the slayer. Sore spra —or ankle A bruised swollen wrist: Sore to the touch: Too painful to move! Healing white blood cells will hasten recovery. ined wrist = Bring white blood cells to the injured parts with Sloan’s Lin- iment. You feel Sloan's heat warm you like sunlight and drive away the pain. Used in 13 million homes. Get = [resh bottle today, 35¢. SLOAN'S LINIMENT OF THE ENTIRE industry’s gain in shoe production last year was made by a single organization = the International Shoe Company the International Shoe Company produced 55,507,129 pairs, or more than 15 per cent of the total. Thus, while all other manufacturers were pro- ducing 305,895,054 pairs for a gain of slightly 0 in number, were together : of more t the increased production al Shoe Company not only years of than 15 per cent. its existence. # These figures are for the production of boots and shoes (other than rubber). FRIEDMAN-SHELBY ST.LOUIS IW'W ANSHE| By | EATHER MORSE & ROGERS ~ INTERNATIONAL COMPAN Y General Offices. . . St.Leuis, U.S.A." HAUTCHINSON B more-than 3 per cent over their production of the previous year, the International Shoe Company, with its production of 55,507,129 pairs, was making a gain on its own record The International Shoe Company is proud of this record. It is as fine an expression of confidence as an exacting public has ever given to any manufacturer. It is evidence of the high esteem of the more than 70,000 merchants who sold the shoes. It is a remarkable tribute to the sound business principles from which this company has aever departed through all the ~WINCH 0STON v [.ook What's Happened '1n the Shoe Industry 427 VITALITY SHOE CQ srLouts’ N ITALITY Health Shoe