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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
WORK IS UNFINISHED.
Series of Paintings in Boston Mu-
scum Started in 1923.
the Associated Press

BY the Associa ted Press
BOSTON. April 15.-The death in
London today of John Singer Sargent
leaves some of the work of the great
portrait and mural painter unfinished
On the last of the artists periodical
visits TO this city, in 1923. he began a
series of paintings in the rotunda of
the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. but
returned to England, leaving compile.
ton of the work for another time.
Although recognized as one Of the
great portrait painters Of his time,
much of Sargent's fame in America
rested on his mural decorat tons in
public buildings of Boston. which was
his home on many of his trips to the
land of his ancestors. The best known
examples of his work are to be found
in the Boston Public Library. the
W1dener Library at Harvard and the
Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The
two firstnamed collections are com.
plete, the series at Harvard having
been finished in 1916.
In 1928 Sargent installed a series OF
paintings in the rotunda Of the Mu.
scum of Fine Arts. A series of deco.
rations in keeping with the work In
the rotunda was 10 have been added
over the main stairway, but death has
interviewed
Painting Caused Dispute
r The series of paintings in the Bos
ton Public Library portra wing the his
tory of religion contains one compost
ton. The Synagogue" over which a
legislative battle was waged for sew.
eral months. Efforts were made 70
have the painting. which portrays the
conflict between Judaism and Chris
tianity, removed on the ground that
IL cast reflections on the Jewish re.
lision. In June. 1922. the Leg
islature passed a bill ordering the IL
brary trustees to remove the painting
but a later ruling by the Supreme
Court caused It TO remain in place. At
the height of the controversy an at
tempt was made to mar the painting
by throwing ink on 1t, but no serious
damage was done.
Prior to his visit TO Boston in 1928
to install the decorations at the Mu-
scum of Fine Arts Sargent last Wis
tied this city in 1916, when he was en-.
gagged in his work at the Widener Ii
brary at Harvard. His visits to Amer
lea were widely separated and were
for the most part in connection with
his art. He rarely spoke for publ
cation and never discussed or com
nented on his own work, leaving 1t TO
his friends or associates TO make
known his opinions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15

continued from First rage
thing relative to the cases of the dis
charged Government Printing Office
employees. or anything relative to
special proposal to reorganize Federal
bureaus.
A. With respect to the suggestion
that Senator Butler of Massac husetts
might resign the craftsmanship of the
Republican national committee. the
President thought one might revert
to the old rule in physics that body
at rest remains at rest, and that A
body in motion continues TO go for
ward until acted upon by some outside
force. The President had forgotten
whether that was one of Newton's
or some rule of that kind. But ii is
applicable especially to people holding
office. and any suggestion of resig-
nation from office should always be
viewed with suspicion.
). The President couldn't attend
the international police convention in
New York.
6. The President liked TO shake
hands with people who came to
Washington and didn't approve of the
suggestion that he assemble the visit
ors on the lawn and speak to them.
Copyright. 1o:S.4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
MRS. STREET TO REST
IN ARLINGTON GRAVE
Funeral of Deaconess National
Secretary Will Be Held Here
Tomorrow.

Funeral services for Mrs. r. n.
Street. national secretary Of the dea
coness depa rtment of the woman's
Home Missionary Society of. the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. who died in
Los Angeles, Calf, last Wednesday.
will he conducted in Calvary Metho-
dist Episcopal Church here tomorrow
morning at II o'clock. Bishop vii
liam F. Mcdowell and Rev. DR.. James
Shera montgomery will officiate. In
terment will be in Arlington Gene
terry. where her husband, DR. D. E.
Street is buried.
PaIlbearers will be J. L. Nuber. DR..
A c. Cristie, Maurice Otterback. II.
Hoskinson, ]. L. LeveTton, Edward
Hall and Judge Joseph Thompson.
Prominent workers in the Methodist
Church from various parts of the coun-
try will attend the funeral services.
telegram was received by rela-
tives in this city from Mrs. Wilbur r.
Thirkield. president of the Womans
Home Missionary Society. in which
she praised the untiring work Of Mrs.
Street and expressed sympathy with
the family.
Mrs Streets work required her 10
travel throughout the United States
and while on a mission for the church
she WIS SIFICheH WIN ItltilNIEds
which resulted in her death. She
left this city several weeks prior To
her death.
Mrs. Street was not only national
secretary for the deaConeSs depart
ment of the Woman's Home Mission
airy Society of the Methodist Fpis-
copal Church but had long been
prominent in welfare activities in
Washington. She was a trustee nj
the Womsns Home Missionary So
ciety, member of the Board Of
Hospitals and Homes of the Metho-
dist Church. was founder and for
26 years president of the Methodist
Home for the Aged, one of the prin-
cipal founders of the Swartzell Chill
drens Home and organized the
woman's guild of the Sibley Memorial
Hospital, in the development of which
she took a prominent part.
Representatives of all these Orgsni-
cations will attend the funeral
services.
Mrs Street husband. the late DR..
Street. was a veteran of the Civil War
and a practicing physician OF this
city for So years. She is survived by
four daughters. Mrs. r. s. Patterson.
Mrs A. B. Conway, Mrs. F. S. Wilson
and Miss Blanche Street; a son, DR..
D. B. Street. jr.; two granddaughters.
Miss Virginia Baen Street and Miss
Barbara Baen Patterson, and a
brother James Gatchel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
WHEELER CASE READY.
Final Preparations Made to Begin
Trial Tomorrow.

GREAT FALLS. Mont, April Is
Final preparations for the trial TO.
morrow of Senator Burton X. Wheeler
went forward here today.
Edwin S. Booth, former solicitor of
the Interior Department. who. re.
Gently was indicted with Wheeler in
Washington as a sequel to the grand
jury action here a year ago, arrived
in Great Falls last night He has
been subpoenaed by the Government,
but may refuse TO testify because OF
the Washington indictments.
Senator Wheeler is charged with
accepting fee for prosecuting
claims Of Gordon Campbell. Montana
oil operator. before the Department
of the Interior after he was elected
Senator. Senator Thomas j. Walsh
will defend him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
FOREIGN BORN Win
ORATORY HONORS
Take Many School Awards.
One May Be in Finals
in Capital.

Adopted nephews and nieces of
Uncle Sam are winning honors in
the national ora torical contest. In
many cas- the boys and girls of
foreign birth or paJentage are win
ming over the native Americans. II
looks SIS If one OF them might win
place in the national finals Of MAY {.
The Detroit News. in particular, has
discovered a number of youngsters of
foreign extraction among its most
successful candidates.
Laura MacGrain Of Northeastern
High School. Detroit. and Robert
Cruden Of Southeastern High School
of that city. champions in their re
spective schools. are continuing in the
oratOrical contest rivalry begun
when the two were small children in
Scotland.
Laura Is but Is wears old. and has
been in America only a few years.
but has achieved various triumphs in
her school career in this country. II
is her belief that foreign. born Amer
leans are as much interested in the
institutions of American Government
as native America
Boy Wins School Honor.
Robert also. is Is years of age. and
has been in this country two wears.
The great interest in American his
tory. which he has taken since he
has been here has found an express
sion in his Grafton on the tonstitu-
ton which woTr him first place in his
high school
Samuel r. Kerdnof. who was horn
in Brody. Austria. u years ago. will
represent the Detroit High School Of
Commerce in the national oratorical
contest His subject is Hamilton and
the Constitution. George ChumOs Of
Topeka, Kans.. son of a Greek immi-
grant. won his way to the nstional
finals last year with the same subject.
Kerdnoff has had considerable expert
ence in public speaking. and SAYS that
he would rather talk than eat.
Herman Pekarsky was born in Pc
land and moved 10 Grand Rapids,
Mich. three and one-half years ago.
He won the contest on the ConstitU-
tion in his high school speaking on
THE Constitution"
George kosseff. native of Bulgaria.
Thelma Levin born in Boston Of RU-
snian parentage, and Samuel Bar
has. born in Detroit nf Russian par
ents. are students in the high schools
of Detroit, who took part in the con
tests.
A japanese boy. Young Also. was
one of the 200 entrants in the Holly
wood High School, Los Angeles. Calf.
He won the second prize in a pre-
liminary elimination contest conduct
ed at that place. THE Constitu-
ton was the subject which he chose
for his grafton. which was SO good
that it was printed in the Los Angeles
Times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
MASSACHUSETTS AVE. CARRIES
BULK OF TRAFFIC, COUNT SHOWS
900 Boy Scouts Check
FtO,o of Autos From
8 to 10 Am.
TUO More TaLIies to Be
Made Today for
EIdridge.

Six hundred Boy Scouts. commits
| stoned by Director of Traffic Ed
ridSe TO make a traffic count TODAY
on principal thoroughfares of Wash
lngton, removed their hats upon COM
pIeuon or the to 10 am. check,
wiped their foreheads with the back
or their hands and sat down on the
curb In retrospection of the following
observations:
l. 1T looks as If most Of the city's
motorists start out about a Quarter
10 every morning in a grand rush
10 feach the downtown section two
or three minutes before o'clock.
2 Trying to check up on every car
When the rush is at its height. viz,
ABOUT or 10 minutes to 9, is humanity
impossible.
3. More automobiles travel fast
on Massachusetts avenue between
dupont and Scott Circles during the
morning office trek than on any other
| thoroughfare.
4. The next most busiest thorough
rare at the peak hours is Pennsylvania
avenue between Washington Circle
and Seventeenth street.
IL Cars Pass i'm Minute.
D. The ma ximum number OF auto.
mobiles which are able 10 pa sS q given
! point during the 8 TO 10 M. lam is
ABOUT dozen per minute This max.
mum was recorded on Massachusetts
avenue between the two aforemen-
| toned circles
6. AS the traffic converges in the So
| called congested district. the move
ment Is slowed up to half the speed
maintained a few minutes earlier. SO
that, Tor example. but about six south.
bound cars are able to pass a given
point on Thirteenth street near r
two or three minutes before O'Clock
These are just few of the random
observations obtained by the BOYS on
me nrst shift this morning. There no
doubt Will be other interesting things
| noted during the two hour shifts this
afternoon, from noon TO and from /
to O'Clock. 1t is expected that the
| latter count will virtually repeat the
findings OF the morning rush period
except as to direction
The final tabulstion of the result
! or the three. counts will not be com.
pleted for several days. it is under
stood, but enough of an idea of how
| the traf1c was moving was obtained
! this morning 10 give the above gen
| eral deductions
MoIler Is Pleased.
| Col. l. G. Moller. assistant 10 Ira fic
Director Eldridge. in personal charge
| OF the count, made round OF some
! of the stations today and expressed
| himself well pleased with the work OF
| the Scouts.
| When the results are tabulated. Col.
Molier expects TO record them in
diagrammatic form on a map of the
| city, so that he will have before him
| bird 's-eye view of just how Wash.
I ington's streets look at the height of
! the traffic jam. He believes this chart
will help In determining the course 10
take in reconsidering the local ion OF
| one-way streets. and in the mapping
| out OF traffic lanes on other thorough.
| fares.
Some OF the results of the morning
| count at downtown locations follow:
/ ast-bound on Massachusetts avenue
/ at point just west OF Scott Circle
/ .453 passenger cars. so trucks, l has
and horse-drawn vehicles. ".
! 'Southbopnd on Connecticut avenue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
Many Witnesses Heard.

Fifteen witnesses were on the stand
this morning. Each testified regard
ing events on the night of September
81, 1924 Their testimony and a short
argument by Leahy, in which he dep
recated the bitterness injected into the
trial, concluded the hearing of the six
ca ses by the trial board against Lieut..
Person Proctor and Pvts. c. P. Rob
inson, r. B. Carroll, Del Mar Mil
stead and J. F. Gowen.
1t was charged that Davis he'd been
beaten by these officers on the night
mentioned, with a bag over his head
to prevent identity of his assailants
being known.
The trial board, consisting of w. H.
Wahly and Capts. Brown and Sheetz,
reserved decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15

contest and the movement has ire
mendous significance,
The project is veritable snow
ball of patriotic education, gathering
even greater momentum and worth
as il rolls along. Unquestfonably
valuable in 1924. it should be even
more so this year.
Not only should the school su
thoritles back the contest in it's most
commend BILE efforts. but parents Of
high school boys and girls should
see the concrete values in the prep
sration Of an. Grafton on such sub
ject and the winning or losing OF
such contest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
$243 Is Received
For Fish Net Fund
As Gifts Continue
Cro,Un Men Join Small
Boys in Promoting
Tidal Basin Plan.

Whether fishing is a sport for grown
men or small boys. there are many of
the former who are interested in the
plan, already approved by those in
charge. of stocking the Tidal Basin. to
make 1t one of the finest fishing places
in Washington.
Additional contributions were com
ing into The Star Office today from
fishermen who are going on record,
through their subscriptions to the
fund to equip the basin with the neces-
sary mesh gates, as being interested
enough to see that the plan is carried
through. They were reminded today
that through their subscriptions they
become listed as the donors of what is
expected to be one of the finest recrea.
ton spots IN the District.
The fund raised so far is about one
quarter of what is expected TO be
necessary. Col. Sherrill's office already
has made preliminary surveys for in
stalling the wire nets necessary to re-
tain the fish. in the basin, after the
Bureau of Fisheries completes the
work of stocking it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
Ice W0ter ReUiUes
"Dead" Woman. so;
No,o May Get Veil

WHEELING. w. Va. April 10.
An application of ice water resus-
cisted Mrs. Sarah Burge, so years
old. as friends and relatives gather
ed at her home to arrange for her
funeral after the aged woman had
lapsed into a state of coma and
was believed to have died
Returning today from Woodruff.
w. Va, where they had been sum
moned by the report of Mrs.
Burgess death, Mrs Margaret
Davis and her daughter. Mrs. Ger
trude Jones, related the circum.
stances of her rally. Mrs. Burge is
the mother of Mrs. Davis.
While those at the bedside were
discussing funeral arrangements
Mrs. Jones said she began bathing
her grandmother's face with ice
water. Mrs. Burge opened her
eyes a few minutes later. she said.
to inquire what was the matter.
Her recovery from an attack of
pneumonia was expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
POLICE TRIAL ENDS;
PROSECUTION AWAY
Man Who Charges He Was
Beaten Too Busy to At
tend,,He Says.

With the prosecuting witness and
his attorneys absent. the trials of
Lieut.. j. w. Davis and Pvt Ralph
Proctor. charged with four other
policemen with beating Arthur Davis
while he was a prisoner at the seventh
precinct station on September ~. 1924.
came to an end before the police trial
board this morning amid a f1are-up of
verbal and written interchanges be
tween counsel.
+. j. Ryan. counsel for Da Wis. pre-
scented a letter to the trial board be
fore its session in which it was stated
that now Mr.. Davis has reached that
stage where he is tired out and is
satisfied TO leave his case in the hands
OF an unbiased public and, lin view
of the fact that he has a living to
make and a wife to support. he is not
inclined and cannot afford to waste
further time upon this case. and for
the further reason that his patience
has been worn out by the dilatoriness
of the trial board"
The letter stated that the appear
ance of Davis, his witnesses and coun-
sci would be waste" of valuable
time if they had to attend the session
TODAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
SHERIFF SO YEARS DEAD.
Special Dispa tch to The star.

Special Dispa tch to The star.
RICHMOND, Va, April 15.-W. c.
Gill, sheriff at Chesterfield died to-
day. He was "a years old, and had
been in Office So years.
Sheriff Gill handled the famous
beattie murder case some Is years
ago. obtaining the evidence upon
which II. X. Beattie was convicted
and hanged for shooting his wife to
death while they were out for . ride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15

sketches are scattered all over Eng
land. in great town houses. country
estates. in clubhouses and the homes
of various organizations.
During his long career Sargent was
prolific both with pen and pencil.
while his portraits and sketches of
prominent and wealthy persona Ges
total very large number Most
of the great public galleries of Eng
land long have exhibited some of the
better examples of his work and last
year his collection of portraits of the
Wertheimer family was hung in the
special room in the national gallery
This was rare recognition of his
genius, for the national gallery sell
dom accepts the work of living artists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15

among the youth
of this country
than this encour-
a gem ent OF q mil
lion high school
boys and girls TO
think seriously on
the Constitution
Of the United
States, as they
must in ia king
part in the ma =
tional orstorical
contest" said Sem
ator Watson of
Indiana. "A do TO
this million the
many millions OF
listeners as tn e
orations were de-
liyered in the 1924
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Continued from First PageD
occur will be carefully studied nv MI.
Eldridge in an effort to devise every
means possible of cutting down fatal
ties.
Most of the data in the analysis
was compiled by Henry r. Trum-
bower. economist of the United States
Bureau Of Public Roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
LA TOILETTE HITS RUMOR
Denies Son Will Run for Wisconsin
Governorship.

A formal statement was issued to.
day by Senator La Toilette of Wiscon-
sin. characterizing as pure fabri-
cation" published reports that Gov.
Blaine would be the "a ndidate for
United States Senator in Wisconsin;
that Robert NJ. La Toilette, jr., would
run for Governor next Spring. and
that the Senator would direct the
campaign.
The statement said the reports did
not contain ''one word Of truth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
Sheriff's Son Acquitted.
srecisl Dispatch TO Tn. star.

BERKELEY SPRINGS. W. Va.
A pril 15.-Harry Hovermale 26. son
NJ Sheriff o. h. HovermaIe. Morgan
County. was acquitted this morning
Of charges of criminal assault upon
Matte Dawson. II. relative of his
wife. The jury received the case Ia st
aiSht
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
Defense Retorts Warmly.

In his concluding argument, Will
liam f. Leahy. attorney for the ac-
cused policemen; came back with an
equally warm reply, in which he
characterized Mr.. Ryan's letter as "a
weak attempt to explain what can
not be Notwithstanding this court
room without putting-in testimony TO
refute the evidence. There was time
to drag these men through the news
papers. through the grand jury and
the petit jury consideration. but when
he is all through and has put us 10
all the trouble and bother he can,
counsel submits that his client is I, o
busy and counsel cannot waste time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15

ing he was recognized as a great
painter, and great he has been from
that day TO this.
For many years Sargent made his
home in London. He is the only
American artist whose works have
been given place in the great British
National Gallery of Art. He Is one
of the few American artists who have
been invited to paint their own por-
traits for the Ufizi Gallery. in Flor.
ence, Italy. He has received almost
every honor which an artist can
win. During the Great War an I'M
painted canvas by him, with his prom
Use to paint any one who purchased
1t, sold at auction for $4,000. the
amount going to one. of the great
war funds. His works have been
purchased by practically all OF the
great governments for their national
collections.
II was Sargent who painted the Dor
trait Of Roosevelt in the White House
His is the great portrait of Maj. Hig
ginson at Harvard. He painted por-
traits Of John Hay and of Gen. Leon
ard Wood, both of which have been
exhibited in the Corcoran Gallery
When a great exhibition of Sargent's
paintings was held in the Grand Cen.
tral Galleries, New York. last season
II was NISllSu, accounting 10 report,
by, not thousa nds, but hundreds of
thousa nds
Paintings for Library
Some years ago he accepted the
commission for a series of mural
paintings for the Public Library in
Boston. To this series belongs the
Frieze of the Prophets" so we'll
known through reproduction. He had
lately completed a series or mural
decorations for the Boston Museum
of Fine Arts. =
Some years ago he gave up portrait
painting and since that time he had
painted only for his own pleasure
landscapes with figures in oil and in
water color, works which however.
have found not only ready sale but
eager purchasers.
Since the war Mr.. Sargent had
spent part of each year In this coun.
try completing the decorations for the
Boston Public Library and Art Mu-
scum and experimenting their place.
ment. taking excursions into the
Canadian Rockies and showing him.
self in every way at heart an Amer.
lean. His power as a painter had
witnessed no diminution and his
death may be regarded in the light of
national calamity.
LEILA MECHI.IN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15
Count on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Count on Pennsylvania Avenue.
East on Pennsylvania avenue at
Twentieth street. 1,l94 passenger
cars. 210 busses. 202 trucks and 80
horse drawn vehicles.
East on Pennsylvania avenue at
Seventeenth street, 042 passenger
cars and $50 trucks treduced number
due TO traffic turning south toward
Potomac Park).
South on Fourteenth street be
tween F. and PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
80 passenger cars and 125 trucks.
up to $50 a M
South on Fourteenth street between
g and F. $40 passenger cars and l24
trucks. Cup to $50 ann
Both directions on G. street. be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets. 545 passenger cars. Cup 10
$50 AMI
West on Pennsylvania avenue at
Seventeenth street, 945 passenger
cars and $40 trucks. up to $50 ami
South on Seventeenth street AZ
Pennsylvania avenue. 40 passenger
cars. Up to 900 ann,
F Street Total.
West on r street at Thirteenth. PAT
passenger cars. "a trucks, J bus and
horse drawn vehicles.
South on Thirteenth street at r,
S24 passenger cars. 3S busses. 16
trucks and 4 horse drawn vehicles.
East on F At 18th, 542 passenger
cars, 81 busses, 3 trucks and 4
horse drawn vehicles
South on Sixteenth street, just
south of Scott Circle, 5l3 passenger
cars. 81 buses. 13 trucks and horse
drawn vehicles.
Today's count will not he taken as
final. The Scouts will be called on
again A week or two hence to repeat
their assignment and the average of
the two counts will be considered n s a
fair criterion Of actual conditions.