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The Washington times., 1923-06-27
W|LLPROBE.
WHIPPING
CHARGE
Oyster to Investigate Alleged
Maltreatment in Training
School.

Charges of the Russell Sage
Foundation that inmates Of the
National Training School for Boys
on Bladensburg road are whipped
and sometimes compelled to stand
in constrained positions" will be
Investigated.
Oyster Denies knowledge.
Commissioner James F. Oyster,
an ex-officio member of the board
of trustees of the school. said today
that he did not know that boys at
the school were punished in any
physical way.
II intend to be present at the
next meeting and make inquiries
into the charges" he said.
Several days ago Commissioners
Oyster recommended the dismissal
of Frank e. Kirk. acting director of
boys activities in the Fairgrounds,
who was accused of striking several
boys with a megaphone.
Why Hastings H. Hart, director
of the department Of child.helping,
Russell Sage foundation, who made
an inspection of the school, report
ed as follows:
Last Generation Methods.
The corrective discipline OF the
school is that OF the last generation.
Whipping is administered by family
officers when authorized by the su.
perintendent or assistant superin.
tendent, for serious offenses when.
all other methods FAIL The in
.strument is a rubber hose. A writ
ten record of such punishment is
kept. Boys are sometimes COM
PEELED to stand in constrained posi-
tons, and various other punish
ments are used.
ION the whole we received the
impression of a school which is
maintaining the standards of twenty
years ago and which lacks the life,
spirit and morale that are manifest.
ed in such schools as Massachusetts
Industrial School, the New York
State Agriculture and Industrial
School, the Hawthorne School. the
New Jersey Home School for Boys,
the Maryland Boys School, and the
st. Charles School in Illinois. The
National Training School must wake
up and get in step with the modern
movement"
At the office Of F. H. Duehay,
chairman Of the board Of supervi-
sion Of the National Training School
today 1t was said that Mr.. Duehay
was out of the city to remain a
month or more.
Efforts to get in touch with G. A,
Sterling, superintendent. of the
school, were equally fruitless today
as attaches at the school insisted
that Mr.. Sterling was out and they
did not know when he would return.
The Washington times., 1923-06-27
HISTORY ILLUSTRATED.
DC. INFANTRY ASSOCIATION
WILL HOLD PICNIC-DANCE

Washington chapter members Of
the U. s. Infantry association will
give a picnic-dance at Fort Wash
ington this evening. Officers and
their guests will leave the wharf
at Washington barracks at 5:15.
Arrangements have been made for
parking space at Fort Washington
for those desiring to make the trip
overland by auto. Parking space
at Washington barracks has also
been arranged.
The Washington times., 1923-06-27
IN ALIEN
QUOTAS IS
MADE
Turkey Gains, While Greece
and Austria Lose in Re-
adjustment.

immigration quotas for the fiscal
year beginning July I. were an
nounced today by the Department OF
Labor. The total number fixed by
law is 357,S03 but some territorial
arrangements have changed tho
quotas Of a number Of countries.
Turkey gained 266 while Greece lost
231 and Syria 6. Austria lost 100
which was added to the Hungarian
quota. For the first time Egypt has
been given a quota amount to eigh-
teen which number has been taken
from Afrtca's quota.
The quota from the five Of the
leading countries OF Europe for the
next year are as follows: United
Kingdom, 77,342; Germany, 67,607;
italy, 42,057; Poland, 30.977; Russia,
"a 4O5
The Washington times., 1923-06-27
HOT SPELL OVER WITHOUT
AID OF WEATHER BUREAU

The break in the hot spell came
last night, In the wake of the
Weather Bureaus much heralded
thunderstorm, which, by the way.
materialized to the extent of five
drops.
The wave broke two records for
the month of June-both for the
number of days with an average
temperature of more than 80 de-
grees, and for consecutive days with
temperature exceeding 90. Yester-
day was the eighth straight day.
The Washington times., 1923-06-27
VIOLATIONS
TO BRING
ARREST:
Police Are Ordered to Compel
Strict Observance Of D. c.
Regulations.

Glaring, dazzling automobile
headlights nightly are endanger-
ing the lives of persons in this
city, James F. Oyster, Commits
sioner in charge of police, declared
today in an appeal to motorists to
''tone down" their lights.
81 have instructed members Of
the Police Department to enforce
vigorously this regulation" said
the Commissioner, land / expect
the motorists to cooperate. It is
dangerous to everybody concerned
for an autoist to use dazzling
headlights.
Orders Law Enforced.
I'm many cases they must be
used. But motorists should put on
their dim lights when other cars
are approaching. Many accidents
could be avoided if motorists would
be courteous to their felIowmen.
ST want the police TO arrest
without hesitation any man who
uses his bright lights in violation
Of the law"
Commissioner Oyster said that
time and again he has instructed
the police to enforce this reguia-
ton.
'AThe police are doing all in their
power,'' the Commissioner SAID,
''but motorists have not been help
ing. We haven't enough police
men to watch every automobile
and we are calling upon motorists
to cooperate with us by obeying
the regulations"
Sixteenth street extended, it Is
said, is a regular home for dazzling
lights. Motorcycle policemen comb
this thoroughfare many times each
night, but motorists continue to
shine their dazzling lights.
Cause Many Mishaps.
Many serious accidents have re.
SUI i, III uazzilng headlights, II
"a claimed
Capt. w. L. McMorris, in charge
Of the park police, said today that
r h" motorists to co-ope-
rate with each other, especially in
Rock Creek Park.
1--WE appreciate, of course, that
bright headlights are necessary in
the unlighted sections of the park"
he said, land for that reason we
make no arrests. But we expect
motorists to be courteous IN passing
each other on these roads by dim
ming their lights"
Captain McMorris~ said his men
are constantly warning motorists
about bright lights in other parks
under his control. He said the
lighting situation is not 50 serious
in the parks, as most of them are
one-way thoroughfares.
The Washington times., 1923-06-27
SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO HOLD
ANNUL PARK OUTINGS

Three Sunday schools, St. Adams
parish, the Centennial Baptist Ind
the Park View Christian, will hold
their annual outings today at Glen
Echo Park. Several thousand mem
bers of the churches and Sunday
schools are expected to attend.
Tomorrow and Saturday will be
two more gala church days as pic
MICS will be given by the Pinkney
Memorial Sunday school, Trinity
Episcopal Of Takoma Park, and the
H Street Christian Church tomor-
row while on Saturday the Brook
land parish Sunday schools are
scheduled to frolic.
The Washington times., 1923-06-27
ARTS CLUB PLAYERS
PRESENT 3-ACT PLAY

Arts Club Players successfully
staged last night 1.-THE Pastime of
Eternity" three-act play by G.. A.
Lyon, at the Chevy Chase school.
The play was given in the open
and the decorations were of true
Persian origin, having been loaned.
by the Persian minister, Mira Illus
sein Khan rAlai. Marie Moore For
rest had charge of the lighting
effect
Denis e. Connell, who directed
the production, took the part OF
Omar. Others who had a principal
part were { Maurice Fl. Jarvis, Ar
thur J. White and Maud Hall
Smith. The members of the cast
made good impressions on the
audience.
The Washington times., 1923-06-27
SHIPPING BOARD TO GET
NORFOLK ARMY DOCKS

Secretary of War Weeks has ap.
proved the request of the Shipping
Board to obtain control Of the two
army docks at Norfolk, Va, ana
will ask the city of Norfolk to sub
NIT new bids for the army base.
with these docks eliminated, 1t was
announced at the War Department
today. -,
Secretary Weeks conferred with
officials of the Shipping SS1ard, who
said they thought the Government
should retain control of the Norfolk
docks even though the rest Of the
property was solo,
The Washington times., 1923-06-27
A THOUGHTFUL CHILD.

Editor Heard and Seen: What 1
saw on @ street a few days ago
showed good training on the part
of some parent A truck load OF
lumber passed by, dropping two
pieces, full of nails, right in the
path of passing automobiles. No
one seemed to care except a gold
en-haired little miss of about eight
years old. She walked across the
street from the front yard of 705
Q street northwest, and moved
those dangerous boards to a place
of safety, thereby saving many
punctured auto tires by her thought
fulness. AN OBSERVER.
The Washington times., 1923-06-27
MRS. ANDERSON WINS
DAMAGES FROM COAL DEAL

A jury in Circuit Division No. 2,
Justice IIoehling presiding, yester-
day assessed j. Edward Chapman,
coal dealer, and William A. Coils,
his manager, $4,000 damages to
Mrs. Edna F. Anderson, who al
legged malicious prosecution.
According to her declaration, filed
by Attorneys Thomas M. Baker
and H. Fl. Benjamin, the plaintiff
was in i'll health last December
when Coils acting for Chapman
caused her arrest on a charge of
larceny of So in connection with a
purchase Of coke. The case was
dismissed when it came up for a
hearing in the Police Court.
The Washington times., 1923-06-27
MANY SMALL BLAZES KEEP
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUSY

Firemen were kept busy last
night responding to small fires. A
short circuit in an automobile in
the garage in rear Of 319 Eleventh
street southeast caused blaze that
damaged three cars 1915. The gar.
age IL conducted by George p.
Hartley.
A motor truck was badly dam
aged at Twenty-sixth and e streets
when a blaze originated from a
"back fire" DamaR0 is estimated
at 5000. Spontaneous combustion
is believed to have caused the
fire that started in the feed room
at the store rooms Of w. A. Gait
4 Co., First street and Indiana
avenue. Damage was slight
The Washington times., 1923-06-27
90, O64 BANDAGES MADE
FOR DISTRICT NURSES

With the record number of 10000
surgical dressings Of various kinds
completed, the dressings department
of the Instructing Visiting Nurses,
Society, under Mrs. Albert Gleaves,
has closed its work rooms at 16
Jackson place for the summer.
Mrs. Gleaves is much pleased
over the response of Washington
women to the call to this work, and
believes greater number Of vol
unteers than ever will be on hand
when the rooms are reorened in
the autumn. Many of this seasons
workers have enrolled in the volun-
teer service of the District chapter
of the American Red Cross.
The Washington times., 1923-06-27

Details Being Worked Out by
Experts and COMMITTEES Old
Lamps Anticipated.

More than 81, 0O0, 900 should be
spent over period Of five years
to. modernize Westinghouse anti
quated and ineffective street cleo
trio lighting system. Except for
retaining lighting posts the entire
system should undergo change;
the candlepoWer of every light
should be increased and the design
Of every lamp improved upon.
Historic Pennsylvania avenue
should be made the well lighted
thoroughfare expected Of the great
street of the National Capital;
Sixteenth street, avenue OF the
Presidents, should undergo rem
ovation of its old-fashioned system.
Views of Committee.
These statements will be included
as part of the report of the District
Commissioners special lighting COM
mittee which today is in the midst
of an Investigation of conditions with
a view to the making OF recommen-
dations.
The committee announced. these
4
ing in the District Building yester-
day with engineers of the General
Electric Company and Potomac Elec-
trio Power Company.
Maps showing the location, design
and candlepower of every street cleo
trio light in the District were before
the committee and those present
were unanimous in agreeing that the
entire lighting system should under
go q complete change.
The question Of gas lighting, II Is
said, came up for discussion and
ways and means Of Improvement
were suggested.
The committee, however, spent a
greater part of its time in discussing
the electric light question.
w. A. Ryan, engineer of the Gen.
eral Electric Company, and j. w.
Goskins, designer of lights for the
company, made addresses to the COM
mittee giving their ideas on neces.
sary changes.
Art Designs Sought.
The committee is considering
recommending that on Pennsylvania
avenue and other important thor
oughfares that instead of the one
light to a lampost that their be
three lights. On other streets they
want better and more effective
lights
In increasing the candlepower Of
the lights, the committee is not
overlooking the artistic side Of the
question. and the design of lamps
Is causing considerable discussion
among committee members. The
designs of the General Electric Com
pany probably will be accepted for
the District, it is said.
Following the meeting yesterday
officials Of the General Electric
Company conferred with Robert
Patterson, expert lighting engineer
Of the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany. Mr.. Patterson is charged
with the job of estimating the cost
Of improvements which the commit
tee has tentatively decided on.
The committee Is rushing work
in order to present recommends
tons to the Commissioners before
the District Of Columbia budget is
completed. The committee win ask
that the Commissioners ask this
year for a large appropriation 70
begin the moderniZation.
Capt. John e. Wood, assistant
District Engineer Commissioner. is
chairman Of the committee. Dis
trict officials complete the roster
Of the committee in addition to
electric company officials.
The Washington times., 1923-06-27
Visitor Victim of Heat.

While in the waiting, room at Union
Station last night Martin l.. Gilmore,
forty-one years old, of Williamson,
w. Va, was overcome by the heat.
After being given first-aid treatment
In the emergency room at the station
he was removed to Casualty Hospital
Gilmore was accompanied by his wife.
The Washington times., 1923-06-27
HIS BUSY SEASON.

We are 30 busy at this time
keeping icicles broken from our
whiskers we can not stop to answer
the oft-repeated query: rs II hot
enough for you
The Shriners have caravanned
hence; we had to muzzle our cootie
hound; our wife has gone to the
country; prohibition 10 liable to
go into effect soon; our flivver 10
engaged in a marathon rafting.
contest with the w. r.. q e. cars,
and, we are told that II is sinful
to murder the hordes of book
agents and other solicitors that
wear our bell batteries out, so
whassa Teller gonna do?
C. J. MENASCO.
The Washington times., 1923-06-27
U. S. Rail Claim Adjusted.

The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railroad today agreed to close out
its wartime account with the Gov.
eminent by paying the United
States Railroad Administration a
total of $S,60O,Oo0. Approximately
100000 Of this amount already
has been paid.
The Washington times., 1923-06-27

Fathers Day." June II,
passed with just one slogan
that Of the Associated Mems
Neckwear Industries, "Buy Dad
a Tie" and very few acted on
that. The poor old guy could
probably have used a pair of
socks.
FAMOUS LAST WORDS.
"This way out"
''I'n see you later"
Strike three"
''Ten dollars and costs"
"AlI aboard"
Last call for breakfast"
III now pronounce you man and
wife,"
'Game Is called on account Of
rain"
"Ccme early and avoid the
rush."
"Gone but not forgotten"
"And they lived happily ever
afterward."
"G-T-H!'
HANK HAWKINS.
The Washington times., 1923-06-27
Open Public Lands for Vets.

The Interior Department today
announced the opening Of 2,318
acres OF public lands in Routt coun-
ty. Col. for world war veterans.
The Washington times., 1923-06-27
POKEs AND STROKES.

POKES AND STROKES.
Good to the last DROP? zoe
read. But, shMcks, it's only
coffee advertisement!
Frnmce and Germony are
still engaged IN shaking dipLo-
matte dice. If they just had the
sense to. shake hands.
With Oxford training its boat
creIOs on beer the neGt conpeti-
ton for these Rhodes scholar
ships should be decidedly
spirited" affair.
"a hammock is poor place
to look for a hustler" says
Bert Moses. The hammock
hound is usually a hustler NTH
the ladies.
"SeVen aUGys to settle strike"
says headline. The only reliable
sCGy seems to be to give 'ens
what they ask for and slap it
on the selling price.
FRED VETTER. :
~
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-13
Motorists Are
Warned of Bogus
Service Clu b S

Warning against the fraudulent
automobile service club which
-prevs upon the AUTOMOBILE owning
public. is issued by the Automobile
Club of Southern California, as q
result of the collapse of the Golden
State Service Club at Santa Barbara
las. week.
A warrant has been issued for
the president of the Golden State
Club, according to Santa Barbara
dispatches, and members of the de-
funct association are deploring the
money they paid in as "dues and
which went into the pocket of the
president and his Immediate asso-
ciates.
The club sold memberships to al
tomobile owners at So each, in re-
turn for which the members were
allowed reductions on automobile
accessories and supplies at various
stores and garages, which were also
induced TO join the organiza ion.
The Automobile Club of Southern
California sent out a warming
against these clubs some time ago,
and was accused by some Of at
tempting to smother legitim9 e com
petitors. Far from being the truth,
The Automobile Club is known by
automobile owners to be their cham
pion and q safeguard ag@inst the
get-rich-quick - operator who AT
tenpts to work in the same ter
IitOrX
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-13
II men TO PASS
ON FATE OF [. A.
BY United "rcss Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Dee. 13.-Twelve
good men and true were scheduled
to meet in solemn session assembled
this afternoon and hear arguments
pro and con On p.e momentous
question Of whether or not Los An
gelcs festive folk might legally and
morally dance after midnight.
Sitting in dignified Importance,
tho committee. occupying the hon
ored stations of the city council
in the council chamber, will hear
from the "loug hair" leaders of
the community pleas against any
extention of the present II o'clock
dance closing ordinance.
The Liberal delegates will
argue for at least ] o o'clock
amendment asserting that what is
poper and fitting before midnight
is surely just as much 50 for an hour
afterward.
Today S session will be the first
Of "a series of open hearings on the
dance theme. The committee will
later draft a recommendation, upon
which the council will act in dis
/ posing Of the question.
The city furoie, al of which start
/ I'd when two buriy policemen halted
at midnight a ball given by the
/ motion picture directors association
still RACES with little prospect OF
| settlement soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-13
BIRTH RATE is
HIGH HERE, Is
FOR NOVEMBER

''There certainly was high birth
rate in FL Centre and the surround
irg country rs compared with the
death rate last month"; said City
Clerk John Loofborouw in refer
ring to the summary of the vital
statistics report which he sent in
20 the state Board of Health few
days ago.
According to birth certificates
filed. there were / births outside
Tho city in this district, which in
c,ndes several miles of adjacent
country and the ,owns of Hcber
and Sccley, during November, and
Is in Fl Centre. This total of -
is more than ,:ouble the death rate
for the same period, which was five
inside and five outside, total of
ten,
For the moE,h of December the
deaths appear to run ahead of the
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-13
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Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-13
Unit to
Be Formed Here
After January ]


Imperial Valley is to be given an
opportunity to recruit an infantry
battalion to be part of a regiment
planned to be raised in the southern
part of the state, according to in
formation received from the adjntant
general s office at Sacramento.
According to Adjutant General
Meklestaedt an intensive campaign
will be conducted after New Year s.
With the large number of ex-ser-
vice men in the valley, also young
men who have attained their major
ity since the war, it is felt that the
organization of battalion here will
be popular and that recruiting will
not prove difficult.
While there is little necessity for
militia in the valley, it has always
been deplored by leaders in this
section, that Imperial Valley has not
heretofore been represented in Cali
fornia s army.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-13
Bland Declares
War on Pickwick
Sta ge Concern

In connection with recent an
nouncement by the Railroad Com
mission that Pickwick Stages, Inc.
had applied for a certificate to op-
crate an auto stage line between FL
Centre and the Yuma bridge, A. B.
Bland of Holtville declares that he
viii fight the granting of such a
franchise TO any other concern other
than his own.
Bland, who operates the Bland
stages from El Centre to Holtville
aud Yuma declares that he has been
operating stage line between here
aud Yuma since last June and that
in view of several attempts on his
part TO secure a permanent fran
chise, he has prior rights in the mat
ter. He states that he has filed an
application for permit three diff
ferent times. He has been eperat-
ing out of the Pickwick depot in
this city, and was unaware of the
attempt ON their part to secure the
desert stage rights until he read it
in the Imperial Valley Press, he
saws
Bland announced his intention of
leaving for san Diego tomorrow to
take the matter up with the head
office of the Pickwick Stage Com
pany in that city. He may go di-
reetiy on to San Francisco to lay his
case before the Railroad Commission
at headquarters in that city, as he
is determined, he says, to fight the
case TO IA finish.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-13
BASHFUL CO-EDS,
TIMID SWANS
AT CUT PRICES
New Dating Agency" at
kas. College Busy
Place
by United Press Leased Wire

EMPORIA, Kan, Dec. 13.-Miss
Margaret Marklev Emporia college
beauty, today brought timid co-eds
and bushful suitors together at
bargain prices.
Incidentally, Miss Marklev, who
advertises herself as "Miss Cupid,
launched business experiment
which she claims will keep her in
spending money the remainder OF
her college career.
At the "Markley dasing agen-
cy. which She operates single
handed, "'Miss Cupid arranged
dates for scores of satisfied clients
at the nominal service charge of >
cents for men students and 80 for
co-eds.
Il charge the girls more because
ii is a good investment for them,
she explained. "Any boy who
will pay Two bits for date will
pay two doll;fs to make it good.
The ''dating agency was busy
sorting out applications when the
interviewer interrupted.
80 A Very Busy Place
"'This is my busy day. she be
gan. 1.-The annual football ban
quet and ball is on tonight and eve
~ studen. will want to 90. m
flooded with applications.
- guarantee every date. If the
match flivvers, they get their
money back.
Each applicant states in detail
the type of parsner wanted. Now,
here is a boy not very good looking,
but good natured; he claims low
abla disposition, is tall and a good
dancer. He wants :; slender girl,
blonde preferred. She must be a
good dancer and not homely. i,
nave Just the girl he wants and
he will suit her just right. His
qua ahfica lions just match with what
she wants. | viii get my six bits
for handling the date and it is a
safe bet they will both count it "A
good investment.
St@id professors 'an6 chaperons
viewed the experiment with alarm.
Rumors fitted about that the dating
agency would be closed by faculty
dictum.