Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-09

Annual Report of the Superintendent
Made Public.

Annual Report of the Superintendent
Made Public.
The annual report Of Col John Tracey,
superintendent of charities, has Just been
issued, printed in the same volume with
the reports made by the officers In charge
Of various charitable and correctional in
stitutions of the District. The proposed
appropriations for Institutions and agen-
cies supported entirely by public funds
amount to s426O6S; appropriations recon-
mended for aided institutions aggregate
S97,95O. The report states that in response
to requests for Information from a con-
gressional committee concerning juvenile
dependents, twenty-five letters with sixty
one Enclosures, were sent to the committee.
In the letters there were discussed a num-
Der of recommendations for new legislation
emanating from several sources. After re-
ferrfng to the charge made that a child
named George Turner had received Sc
rious injury from beating inflicted by
the superintendent of the German Orphan
Asylum, and the exoneration Of the SUPER
intendent by committee Of Investigation
Col. Tracey says:
My own viction. based upon careful
observation. Is that whipping of minor de-
pendents should very rarely be resorted
TO- that 1t naturally tends to produce evils
greater than 1t can cure, and that far bet.
ter results can he secured by other pun
ishments into which the element of temper
or momentary irritation is less likely to
enter, and which would he more elective
| in correct ting the child without deterioratins
OF the dignity and disciplinary control OF
the institutional guardian. Neither the re-
ports above printed nor facts revealed
by constant inspection and inquiry show
any general or serious abuse in this re ga ~
70 be prevalent in the District. 1 submit
the question whether general regulations
on the subject shouli be issued or prohibi-
non OF bodily punishment need be enforc ed
ny law as coniitioa Of appropriations.
Unless otherwise directed 1 win continue
of ON
discourage corporal punishment of chill.
dren by striking. with or without any
weapon
A list is given of property within tina
District OF Columbia devoted TO charitable
use and exempt frora taxation. This shows
| a total Of sd. OF this amount s..
and -. 122.sO .he assessment on improve
ments. This table, Colonel Tracey saws.
furnishes additional! evidence of the extent
od the eontriouitoE of District Taxpayers
TO the charities of the city.
| Want Relief for the Wool Industry.
The National Wool Growers Association
| at Its meeting last Saturday adopted A
memorial to be presented to Congress fof
| the relief of the wool industry Represen-
| tatives of sixteen states signed the me.
mortal 1t will be presented to Congress
| by committee, consisting of Frank p.
Bennett of Boston, A. E. Shepard Of Texas.
Calvin Cowgirl of Indiana. T. B. Catron Of
| New Mexico. B. L. Crouch of Texas, M. F..
| Greedy OF South Dakota, Joseph Tweedy OF
| Iexas. j. X. Dodge and w. T. Wieder OF
| Colorado. The memorial asks for a duty
| on merino woods and woods of the mutton
breeds of sheep of IL cents per pound ON
| nnWashed. double on washed and triple on
secured. thus making but one class of these
| two kinds of wool. 1t asks for a duty Of
cents Per pound on third-class WOODS
| without reference to valuation. 1t is de-
1 RI toe nf 1.ss.r
| lutely necessary to save the American wool
4 industry from ruin.