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Evening star., 1926-12-15

Although the temptations today
are greater, perhaps, than faced by
any other younger generation, the
boys of today are stronger and no
fears may be entertained regarding
their decay" William Knowles
Cooper, general secretary of the
Washington Y. NJ. G. A., said today.
From his attendance recently at
older boys conferences in many
States, Mr.. Cooper said, he was more
impressed every day with the solid
ity and the strength of the present
generation of boys.
Mr.. Cooper's comment came in the
course of a discussion of newspaper
dispatches from New York report
ing that the National y. M. G.. A.
and Y. w. G.. A. had determined on
n Nation wide campaign against
"petting." AS far as the Washing
ton Y. M. c. A. is concerned, Mr..
Cooper said. no such campaign has
ever been held or ever will be held
here, and he added that he knows
reports that the national headquar-
ters of 'Y'tcontemplates such a cam
paign ara absolutely false"
For II number of years the Wash
Evening star., 1926-12-15
OPPORTUNITY NO. z.
No cuIErI ESSNESS HERE.

The Woodworking, industrious
father of this colored family must
stop overwork, the doctors say, ana
get more rest and nourishing food, or
the great white plague will claim an
other victim. The mother takes In
washing, besides caring for her nlhe
children, whose ages range from
months to Is years. The OLDEST siri
does her bit. working after school
bonrs and on Saturdays and gives all
her earnings to her mother In spite
of every effort and the mothers thrift
(the father declares "she certainly
can make a dollar go a long wayl
the physician says that six or the
children are anemic, duo to lack or
Evening star., 1926-12-15
RESTRICTIONS ASKED
ON PARKING OF TAxIS
Columbia Heights Business Men to
Send Committee to Inter-
view Eldridge.

The Columbia Heights Business
Mems Association last night, at a
meeting at 1404 Park road, adopted
a resolution to have a special COM
mittee interview Traffic Director
Eldridge with view to prohibit
ing taxicabs from parking along
Fourteenth street and to have them
park only in places designated in side
streets. w. Francis Scott was ap-
pointed chairman of committee to
see Mr. Eldridge.
A resolution also was adopted to
request the District authorities to
raise the dirt space around trees
on Fourteenth street to above the
level of the sidewalk to prevent
water from standing in the spaces.
The association went on record
as seeing no reason why Park road
between Fourteenth street and Hiatt
place should not be changed from
residential to commercial zone, but
did not note to urge the change. A
hearing is to be held before the
Zoning Commission in the near
future.
Resolutions We're adopted extending
fe1c1tatlonS TO former commissioner
Rudolph for his long service to the
District and extending the good will
of the association to his successor,
Commissioner Taliaferro.
The office of third vice president,
temporarily left vacant at a previous
meeting, was filled last night with the
election of Mrs. w. r. Waters. APP
pointment of committee chairmen for
the ensuing year was announced as
follows: Membership. William Smell
lenburg; publicity, f. s. Harris; en-
tertainment. s. l.. Erlbacher; civic re-
lations, Alton b. Carly; streets, l.. r.
Gottlieb: public safety, Ralph Wal
lace; public utilities, j. c. Hiatt; good
and welfare, J. w. Smith, and COM
mittee on finance, William E. Miller.
A. B. Cole & Co., the Park
Press and the fremont Shoppe were
installed as new members of the as
sociation. Frank j. Sobotka, presi.
Hnnf nrnCiIa6
Evening star., 1926-12-15

Crippled to the point of total physi
cal disability, the father of this family
of wife and three children is unable
to provide for them any longer.
There is nothing but pain said the
man to the social worker as she found
him trying to divert himself as best
he could. The doctors cannot say
what his chances of recovery are.
These will doubtless be improved if
the mans mind can be relieved and
if he can be assured that his wife and
children will not suffer. Twenty-eight
dollars a week Is needed for this pur
pose, as there are no other resources
and all savings have been exhausted
during the mans illness. This is
81 ,456 for the next II months.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
OPPORTUNITY NO. 8.
NEARING THE GOAL.

Several years ago the father of this
family died, leaving three little girls
to the care and guidance of q frail
mother. Through the widows efforts
and the generous help of others, this
home has remained unbroken. Re
Gently the oldest daughter, by nature
diffident and retiring. has taken her
first plunge into the workaday world.
Before long a younger sister, alert and
ambitious, will become wage Garner
also With this combination, the fu-
ture of this CHEEKY home is assured.
Meanwhile SIS a week is needed to
supplement the oldest daughters earn
ings, or $3.50 for the coming year.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
CITY STILL NEEDS
| NEW CLASSRO0MS
Opening of Six Buildings This
! Year Fails to Relieve
Conditions Greatly.

DESPITE the fact that six new ele'
mentary schools were opened on sep
fernber 81 the overcrowded conultioh
in the schools on November was
little improved over conditions Whlch
orevailed on November l or last year,
according TO the annual report or Dr.
Frank W. Ballou on schoolhouse ac-
commodations. made public Mt the
Franklin school today. The report
will he presented at q meeting OF
4he Board of Education this after
moon.
1t is shown that on November l
A39 additional classrooms were needed
10 bring the school system up 10 the
goal sought, as compared with 400
GlassroomS which were needed on No
vember !, 1925. or n net decrease of
g6 classrooms.
65 Portable Schools.
The report shows there We're 65
portable schools in operation on
November as compared with &c in
the same month of the preceding
Sear. While there were but 121 class
rooms needed to eliminate part-time
classes on November l, 1925, the re-
port shows that 1875 were shown to
be needed on November / last.
While the housing situation in the
schools is very little changed TINS
wear over last year, comparison or
conditions since 1920 shows that each
yoar gradual improvements are being
made. For instance. in 1920 there
were 73 poItables as compared with
SO today, while there were Al class
rooms in rented quarters as compared
with "a today.
Material improvement is shown in
the overcrowding which has prevailed
at the leading high schools.
High School Statistics.
The report shows that on November
1 the excesses at the various high
schools were as follows: Business, 1872;
Central, $50; Eastern, 251; Mckinley,
100, and Western. 90. The enrolment
at Central High School on November
1 was 1886, as compared with its peak
enrolment on November l, 1928. OF
S276.
While conditions in the high schools
are shown to be improving, the report
sets forth that the net excess in the
senior and Junior high schools on No
vember l last was 1907, as compared
with q net excess last year of 1888.
Dunbar High School leads in the
overcrowded conditions with an ex-
cess of 657 pupils.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
33 ARE INDICTED
IN BIG RUM CASE
Officials Are Accused in ST.
600, 900 Liquor Cargo Deal
at EdgeWater, N. ].
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December 15.--
Thirty-three men, including the
mayor and chief of police of Edge
water, n. j.: a United States customs
inspector and a New York City ma
rine police sergeant, were under In
dictment today as result or an
eight-month investigation OF the land
ing of a $4,000. 900 liquor cargo at
Edgewater from the steamship Eker.
Edgewater is on the New Jersey
shore of the Hudson River, opposite
upper Manhattan.
Mayor Henry Wissel is alleged t.
have received $4,000 from the rum
runners and Sergt. John j. LoWery
$4,000.
The Eker was seized in the Hudson
River near Yonkers on April 2S, two
days after Capt. Hugh Munche of the
marine police fund an unmarked
envelope containing $1,000 on his
desk and reported it.
Indictment Is Unsealed.
When seized, the E,ker had aboard
$500. 900 worth of whisky malt and
6 900 gallons of alcohol The Federal
indictment, returned November "a ana
unsealed yesterday, charged that the
liquor was brought from Canada TO a
point near Berry Island, in the Ba-
hamas. on the bark Till, and that
"a. 600 cases of assorted liquors were
then transshipped. on the Eker'
Off Edgewater. most of her cargo
was removed to bargeS ana trucks, II
is charged. Two barges were selZed
last May with 5000 cases OF. hqupi
aboard. ,
The indictment charges that the
Edward n.
of Union City, n. j., was on duty "a
few hundred yards from the rum
runner while the cargo was oeinS
transferred.
Mayor Wissel, who is serving his
seventh term without salary, ana VINO
earns his living as chief engineer oil
the Edgewater plant of the Public
Service Railway Co., denies knowi'
edge of bootlegging in Edgewater:
He claims he was indicted for poltlcal
reasons.
Constable Is Slanghaied.
Evidence introduced last June be
fore Federal Commissioner ONeil
during the extradition proceedings
against Capt. Reeves of the Eker
showed that George Pindar, q negro
british constable, who came aboard
to seize the E,ker for a tariff viola
ton, was shanghaied and brought 10
this country. Capt. Reeves is now
serving IS months at Nassau, the
Bahamas, for this.
Reeves home is in Brooklyn. HE
and his crew are among the 81 named
i'm the New York indictments. One
Edgewater detective and owners of
an Edgewater shipyard also were in
dicted as were various men in New
York, Chicago, Montreal and other
cities whose connection with the af-
fair is not specifically described. The
Chicagoans are Cecil and Clifford
Kinder, brothers, and d. Turner.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
Which State Gave Us
the Most Presidents?

Was it Virginia or Ohio? Which
third State ranks even with one of
those two in this respect? Have more
Presidents come f.om Massachusetts
than from Tennessee?
Few Americans can even name the
Presidents in order. A complete fact
story about them, their lives. their
times, their families, their services.
has been compiled. with q portrait
of each. into one neat 40-page book
let. The Washington Information
Bureau of The Evening Star has pre-
pared this booklet.
Presidents of the United States"
one of the most Interesting and use
full works of the sort ever printed. is
now available to readers of The Eve
ming Star at the nominal cost of
cents a copy for return postage and
handling.
Use the Attached Coupon.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
OPPORTUNITY NO. 2.
DECENTRALIZATION AT WORK.

When this family first came TO the
attention of the Associated Charities
they were living in an insanitary
shack. The children showed the eff
feet of a long period of underfeeding.
The school attendance of the older
ones was irregular, with the usual re-
suit that they were far behind in
their grades. Since coming under the
care of the Associated Charities mat
tiers have improved. The family is
properly housed, the children of school
age attend their classes regularly and
already show the good effects Of suffi-
cient food and hygienic living. The
father is serving a penitentiary SEN
tence, leaving behind seven children
under working age. The estimated
need on a carefully worked out budget
is a minimum of $32 week. or 1864
for q wear
Evening star., 1926-12-15
OPPORTUNITY NO. 6.
M EAJTIT OF HERS.

Handicapped by i'll health and de-
serted by her husband to carry the
load of supporting her two children
this mother is making brave strug'
gle to do double duty. Mrs. A., as s,.,, we
viii cali her, was at Camp Good VIII
,sst summer with her kiddies, where
she won the hearts of both the work
ers and the other campers for her at
tractive, sweet personality and ner
devotion to her children, both OK whom
are under school age. seventeen dol-
lars a week. or 1854 for the year. Is
naadad to hold this home together
Evening star., 1926-12-15
OPPORTUNITY NO. 8.
FOUR GENERATIONS.

There are four generations in this
home---a great .gfandparent, who still
tries to work as strength and oppor-
tunity permit; a grandmother, who
waits upon her invalid daughter. the
mother of three young children. de-
serted by their father. The man is
under court order to contribute to the
support of his young family, but he
is badly in debt otherwise. After his
payments, there is still a deficit of
SIS a week in the income of the home,
or 1896 Q year.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
OPPORTUNITY NO. IL.
SACRIFICING EVERYTHING TO
KEEP HER CHILDREN

Daddy was a good provider and
father He had a steady job and the
family (colored) had a nice home.
After his sudden death and with no
money coming in, the mother, stunned
by her loss, gradually sold her furni-
ture in order to feed and clothe her
five children, between the ages of
and 13. Now their home is a sad con-
traSt to what 1t was when the father
was living. The mother needs an
operation. but is afraid to leave her
children to go to the hospital, for fear
they will be taken away. Twenty-one
dollars a week is needed to restore
this home to something of it's former
condition, or 81 ,092 for 1927.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
OPPORTUNITY NO. IS.
DOING WHAT HE CAN.

Sick and yet working until faced
the father h % Of this ooloped famiIv Of
wife and seven children, all under
working age. has struggled hard to
meet his responsibilities and to keep
his home together. Unable longer to
do laboring work, he has fitted up
little shop in the front room of his
home, where he takes in repair work
and SO earns a few dollars as he is
able. Until the children are old
enough to earn, outside help Is needed.
Twenty dollars a week, or $1,040, is
asked for the next year for this family
of nine.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
OPPORTUNITY NO. 10.
A VICTIM OF CHILD LABOR AND
CRVJETTY

Deserted by a faithless husband,
now awaiting trial for bigamy, this
forsaken mother Is pleading to be
allowed to keep her children. The
mother still shows the effects of work
in the mill to which her parents~sent
her when n mere child. Cruelty
beaten by her father, she finally
sought refuge in her mistaken mar
riage. Now there are three young
children to be cared for and there are
no resources. Twenty-four dollars q
week is needed to hold this home to-
gether, or 81 ,248 for the year.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
DRIVER is EXONERATED.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md, Decem-
ber 15.--Charles Joseph Tennyson, Al
years old, of 80 / street northwest,
Washington, yesterday was freed by a
coroner's jury here Of all blame in
connection with the death. of Mrs.
Florence V. Specht. 45 years old, of
Ballston, Va. who died Saturday
night at Casualty Hospital, Washing
ton, from injuries received short
time before when an automobile
de,ve-. by' Tennyson skidded from the
.Eur.attsville road and into a culyert.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
OPPORTUNITY NO. IA.
HAPPY WITH ONE ANOTHER.

In spite of the intirmities of years,
they are happy, this childless old
couple, in one another's comradeship.
A little money comes in from occa-
sional odd jobs and old friends help a
bit. The old man says so often, 'I
never go to bed without thanking the
good Lord for those who help me-"
and he says it with such feeling that
you know he means it. Naturally,
husband and wife want to stay to-
gether until the end. Ten dollars a
week will make it possible, or $500 for
the year.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
SHOT KILLS GIRL OF II.
,pecial pispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, December 15
Anne Booth, II years old, was in
stantly killed today when a shotgun
was discharged as she bumped into 1t
while it was being prepared by VII
liam Filsinger, Is, for a hunting trip.
The accident occurred in the
kitchen of the Booth home at Eek
hart. Walter Booth, father of the
girl, was to have gone with Filsinger
on a hunting trip.
Evening star., 1926-12-15

Continued from First Pagel
the coming year. Here are oppor-
tunities for the people of Washington
to give christmas gifts that will last
in the fullest meaning of the word
Below are listed accurate descriptions
of each opportunity, together with
the sum needed for each case. Con
tributions may be sent direct to the
Associated Charities. 1922 Eleventh
street northwest, or to The Star.
Each day The Star will publish
list of contributors and the Associated
Charities will acknowledge receipt of
gifts. Contributors who would pre-
fer to have their identity withheld
from publication need only indicate
such a wish in their letter. The IA
opportunities follow:
Evening star., 1926-12-15
OPPORTUNITY NO. 8.
ANT LIVE ON A DOLLAR A DAY.

His eyesight almost gone. the most
that he can make at his trade is
barely more than 81 day-not
enough to support his wife and four
children. ranging in age from baby
in arms to a boy of IS. This oldest
child is retarded in school and unable
to get a work certificate. The mother.
a refined looking woman, does her best
to keep a neat home and to give good
care to the children The new baby
is her special pride. Eighteen dollars
a week, besides what the man can
earn, is needed for this family of six,
or 1896 for the year.
Evening star., 1926-12-15

sufficient and proper food. They
must be built up if they are not to
fall prey to the trouble which
threatens their father. Twenty-one
dollars week, or $1.092 a year. is
asked for.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
VETERAN OFFICER DIES,
Brig. Gen. Charles G.. Penney Elk
pires on Coast.

Brig. Gen. Charles G.. Penney,
u. S. A, retired, died at Ojai, Calf. y,
Monday, according to War Depart
ment advices.
He was a native of Ohio and served
as a second lieutenant in the 51st
United States Infantry during the
Civil War. He was brevetted twice for
gallantry.. During the Spanish War
he served as lieutenant colonel in
the Quartermaster Corps. After 40
years service he was retired, in Au-
gust. 1908.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
HOUSE BODY HEARS CAPITALS
HISTORY IN SUFFRAGE APPEALS
Career of City Cited by Local Residents
as Gibson Subcommittee Listens
to Pleas for Franchise Rights.

Washington's history from the days
of it's first appearance as capital
city of a nation to the present, with
all the financial ups and downs" ac-
companying it's development, as well
as the changes in political form of
government, was given a thorough
inspection and exploration by the
Gibson subcommittee of the House
District committee last night at the
second hearing on the suffrage ques-
ton as allied with proposed govern
mental changes for the city.
The major part of the hearing, in
fact, was devoted to. an inspection OF
Washington's life from its earliest
days.
This came, however, after Wash
ington Topham, an authority on early
Washington, had appealed to the COM
mittee to urge the bestowal upon
Washingtonians of some form of
citizenship.
THE best element" he said, wants
a national representation and not local
self f-government. We realize that
Congress must have control over the
National Capital, but the people want
a share i'm the National Government
of the United States.
1.-THE lack of voice in the Govern
ment, / fear, is causing some loss OF
local pride"
He pointed out the interest Wash
ingtonians have always taken in
Washington, Of their desire for the
Improvement and Identification of the
Nations city, and Of their pride IN Its
appearance.
Cites Madison Quotation.
At one point he told the committee
that he would search for and attempt
to produce for them a quotation OF
James Madison during a debate at
constitutional convention, where Madi-
son said: "Of course, the right OF
vote will not be taken away from
these people" Madison referred 70
Washingtonians, he said.
AS Mr.. Topham concluded, Repre-,
sentative Gibson, presiding. pointed
out that 1t probably would be neces-
sary to obtain constitutional amend
ment in order to grant national repre-
sentation to residents of Washington
"In theory, at least" he said, the
CITY of Washington has 435 representa-
tiyes in the House. It is true some OF
them do not represent the local resi-
dents. but nevertheless it is the duty
of all of the 435 to consider them
selves as representatives also OF the
| city of Washington"
Following Mr.. Topham, John Il
Evening star., 1926-12-15
Would Force improvements.

Mr.. Underhill offered the suggestion
that the District government should
assess property on the north side of
Pennsylvania avenue at such rate
that the owners could not AFFORD to
hold 1t undeveloped, which would
force the building up of the north side
Of Pennsylvania ave1D@ Al. Under
hill. in opening tie heits.;i>- 'rr~ ~2
that the chief reason tCt ac.-4 :, ..>w
in acquiring the entire triangle area
Evening star., 1926-12-15
DAMROSCH RESIGNS.
FROM ORCHESTRA.
Conductor to End az Years.
Service at Close of Pres
ent Season.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 15.-Walter
Damrosch, who became conductor Of
the New York Symphony Orchestra
AZ years ago at the age of %, has re-
signed at the peak of his popularity
rather than wait until music lovers
begin to whisper he no longer is the
Damrosch of old.
The directors, in accepting his res
ignation, declared it marked "the end
of q musical era
Mr.. Damrosch took over the leader
ship of the orchestra upon the death
of his father. DR.. Leopold Damrosch,
who founded the orchestra in 1873.
His resignation will become effective
at the close of the present season,
when, at the request of the directors,
he will become honorary and guest
conductor. He also will continue to
direct concerts for children and young
people.
Finds Work Too Trying.
Two men cannot drive the same
team of horses or conduct the same
orchestra said Mr.. Damrosch.
Therefore. when ! decided l could no
longer direct four concerts a week, or
a hundred each season, it seemed
right to let another man have the
whip hand.
"In looking back | seem always to
have been a pioneer, first with the
Wagner music dramas, then with the
concerts for young people and chill
dren, and now today with something
entirely new, the radio.
I'VE have played concert each
week for six weeks past to an audi.
ence estimated to number 1000, 900
persons. One can hardly conceive it.
They listen in from Alberta and Hud-
son Bay down to Louisiana and
Florida.
Hears From North Dakota.
up in North Dakota a man wrote
to me: My wife and 1 are seated by
the fire in our wooden shack, with a
Winter gale bowling outside, while
we listen to your playing of Schu-
bert's Unfinished Symphony" and
we are hearing it perfectly
IF I continue broadcasting our or.
chestra for two or three years only,
shall reach more people with the mes
sage of great music than / have
played to and talked to in my entire
AZ years as opera and orchestra con
ductor."
The directors, in q resolution of re
gret, said:
due in no small part to his artistic
ideals. the standards of orchestral
technique have steadily advanced
until now American orchestras, in
Guiding that of the Symphony Society
hold the foremost positions in the en-
tire musical world"
Evening star., 1926-12-15
SNOW BRINGS PERIOD
OF INCLEMENCY, WITH
ALL-NlGHT PROSPECT

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1926-12-15
BILL TO PURCHASE
LAND IN TRIANGLE
PASSED BY SENATE

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1926-12-15
ID OPPOR RTUNITIES LIST is OPEN
NOW BY ASSOCIATED CHARITIES

Continued from First Page.l
Evening star., 1926-12-15
DISTRICT LEADING
IN RELIGIOUS POLL
OVER u. S. AVERAGE

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1926-12-15
OPPORTUNITY NO. /.
CRIPPLED AND IN CONSTANT
PAIN

'he opportunities follow: