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Evening star., 1940-05-17
rHE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON B g. FRIDAY NAY H. 1910

Of reports ana model statutes, On
the strength o. = two-year inquiry
into the problem Of Americas crim-
inal youth.
Correction Authority Favored.
The first recommendation calls for
the State Youth Correction Au-
thority. The second calls for the
establishment In large population
centers Of municipal youth courts,
providing for special processes in
dealing with defendants too old for
the juvenile courts but too young, In
the estimation Of the authors Of
the report, for the judicial treatment
accorded older suspects.
The committee found the age
group between juvenile court age
and II "the focal point Of crime, !"
comprising only one-eighth of our
population but one-1ifth of our
criminals.
The Youth Correction Authority
calls for an appointive board Of
three persons Of special qualifica-
ton to govern the correction and re-
habilitation Of young persons after
conviction by regular court Of the
special youth court.
The board members would have
terms Of nine years and would be
responsible for the organization, ad-
ministration and determination Of
policies for integrating the handling
Of young offenders on a Statewide
basis.
The committee report asserts that
the purely punitive system of crim-
Evening star., 1940-05-17
1915 Western High
Gloss to Hold Bunauet

The class Of 1915 Of Western Higi,
School win hold . banquet ct the
Lafayette Hotel at Z pm. tomorrow
to mark the quarter century Of its
graduation. This Was the last class
to graduate under the late Misa
Edith Westcott. The dinner will be
entirely informal and any members
Of the class. whether graduates or
not, will be welcome.
The committee In charge Of the
reunion consists Of Joseph L. Spill
man, chairman; Fay Btssell, Dr..
Roger 8. Cohen, EugeniA. MAuldin
Coleman, Helen Chase Cox, Theo-
dore M. Dewey. Mary Garland Hill,
Margaret Prentiss McKelway. Mary
Pearre Rohrer. Ruth Weeks Staples
and Palmer N. Stearns.
Evening star., 1940-05-17

inal Justice has failed IN two major
objectives- protection Of society
and the reformation Of the In
dividual.
The commuters inquiry has
showed an unchecked rise in the
repetition Of crime and in oRenses
committed by the gang-age youth
group under the retributive penal
system. The committee reports its
belief that the substitution OF 4
system Of individualized training
and treatment for retributive pun
ishment would more effectively full
I'LL the objectives Of American GRIM
inal justice.
The new youth correction au-
thority would be authorized to ret
up district units within the State
and to employ psychiatrists, edu-
Gators and other specialists to carry
on Its corrective and segregative ac-
tivities. The authority would have
the power to approve or to establish
places Of preliminary detention for
young offenders and for the exami-
nation and study Of persons conf
mitted.
Power Of Judge Limited.
The trial judge would have the
usual discretion In acquittals and
assessment Of fines. But In all con-
victions except those involving the
death sentence or life imprison-
ment, the judge would commit the
youth to the authority. The judge
thus would exercise the established
judicial function Of determining
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Law institute Asks
Reforms in DEALING
With Dead End Kids
Correction Authority
And Youth Courts
Are Fuvored

Far-reaching changes in the
country's methods Of dealing with
criminals between l6 and 2l-the
dead end kids"-were considered
today by the American Law Insti-
tute, meeting in Its 18th annual ses-
sion at the Mayflower, with the ex-
pectation that the country's lawyers
would undertake q drive for the es-
tablishment Of youth correction
authorities" in each State In the
Union. The aim is individual treat
ment for every offender In this
group.
more criminals are made than
unmade by our present system Of
handling youthful defendants" the
Institutes Special Committee on
Criminal Law as It Affects Young
Defendants asserted in its reports In
this field. The committee made two
fold recommendations, In the forms
Evening star., 1940-05-17

guilt rather than emphasizing the
length Of sentence.
The report on the youth authority
and the youth courts were prepared
In their Anal form by John Barker
Waite, Of the University Of Michi-
gan Law School, with the advice Of
10 members Of the COMMITTEES
judges. prison ofacials and sociolo-
sists.
The institute will hold its an
nual banquet tonight, with three
speakers-former Senator deorge
Wharton Pepper Of Pennsylvania,
president: Judge Learned Hand. q.
9. Circuit Court Of Appeals, and
Edwin D. Dickinson, dean Of the
University OF California School Of
Jurisprudence.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
R. {. Williams Dies;
Senior Vice Chairman
Of 6. 0. P. Committee
Expires Suddenly
While Arranging
For Convention
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 17.-Ralph
e. williams of Portland, Greg, senior
vice chairman of the Republican
National Committee and head OF
the Committee on Arrangements for
the party's national convention here
next month, died last night.
The tall, spare, 70-year -old West
erner was stricken with q cerebral
hemorrhage while in discussion with
committee associates at q midcity
hotel. He died in a hospital two
hours later. His wife, summoned
from New York, arrived q half -hour
after his death.
Record for Service.
Mr.. Williams, whose continuous
service as Republican committee
man since 1908 was q record un-
equaled by any other member Of
either major party, came here April
Is to supervise preparations for the
conclave opening June "a.
Upon his shoulders rested re-
sponsibility for a smooth function
Ing convention. He served the party
in a similar capacity in 1892 and
1896 and, although he had not been
IN the best of health for two years,
he carried an accustomed zeal to
the Job again this year.
A native of Polk County, Oreg., he
came from a long line Of Southern
Democrats, but parted from the
traditional political affiliation in
1893 over the gold standard issue.
Mr.. Williams became vice chair
man Of the National Republican
Committee in 1921 and was on the
Executive Committee from 1912.
Refused Political Jobs.
When friends mentioned him as
. possible appointee as Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury in 1922
and as Secretary OF the Interior
In 1928 he insisted he had no as
pirations for ofIicial position.
National Republican Chairman
John D. Hamilton described the
death Of the veteran committeeman
as "a very real and personal loss"
Mr.. Williams death distressed
every member Of the National Com
mittee," Mr.. Hamilton said. HE
gave 80 years of distinguished and
valiant service to the Rpublican
party"
Following his death a meeting of
the Arrangements Committee was
hastily adjourned.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Former Reserve Coptoin
Receives Flyino Cross

Frank w. seifert, former Air CORPS
Reserve captain, today WAS pre-
sented the Distinguished Flying
Cross ~ Secretary Of War Woodring
for his participation In q refueline
duration flight made In 1913
A native Of Cincinnati, he now
is amliated with the Ryan Aircraft
Co, San Diego, Calf. Mr.. 6eifert
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Tokio's Envoy Indorses
Stotus Quo in East Indies

By the Associated Press.
The government Of the Neither
lands East Indies as 1t is now main
tanned by the East Indies authorities
is satisfactory to Japan, Ambassador
Kensuke Horinouchi told reporters
yesterday.
The envoy added that II no other
country sent armed forces there,
Japan certainly would not do 80.
He conferred with Secretary Of
State Hull yesterday. q,
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Controllers to Hear TuIk

George F. Seitz, merchandise
manager Of s. Kann Sons Co., will
discuss "What the Merchandise
Manager Expects from the Con-
troller," at a meeting of the National
Capital Group Of Controllers Tues
day at Gas pm. at 2400 Sixteenth
street.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Prayers for Victory Asked

LONDON. May II R.-Kins
George asked Britain yesterday to
make May 76 Z day " national
prayer ON behalf Of the nation ana
empire, their allies and Of the cause
In which they are united"
Evening star., 1940-05-17
6. A. O. Gets Summer Hours

The General Accounting once is
going on summer hours" June 10
for the first time. Under q schedule
announced by Acting Controller
General Elliott the daily work day
will run from 2:30 to 4 and on Sat-
urday $3.50 to 1890.
Evening star., 1940-05-17

More sporting goods from the
United States are being used in Peru
than last year.
Evening star., 1940-05-17

handed the supply ship which made
. number Of contacts with the plane
making the endurance test.
Evening star., 1940-05-17

quired under recent legislation b.
Congress and scheduled 70 be At
tended BY Chief Justice Hughes are
these members Of the association:
Judge Cayton Of Municipal Court,
United States Attorney Curran,
Assistant United States Attorney
Hart and John L. Laskey, Francis
w. Hill, r.. president Of the asso-
citation; Frederick Stohlman. Al
Philip Kane, Mr.. Gray, Milton w.
King, Samuel M. Boyd. James r.
Kirkland, Frederick A. Ballard, q.
Bowdoin Craighill, Paul y. Lesh,
Evening star., 1940-05-17
u zonine Adjustment
Are
Granted by Board
I Porkine Lots, Additions
!. And Filling Stations
q Among ApprovoIs

Approval Of IL applications for
exceptions or vsriances from exist
my zoning rules have been ap-
proved by the Board Of Zoning Ad-
justment, it was announced yester-
day. as a result Of recent hearings.
/. The following appeals have been
approved:
BY George and Veronica Egan, for
permission to inclose rear first
story porch at 6200 Twelfth street
NE.
& BY Charles Walsh, to permit the
erection Of rear two-story addi-
Hon to the dwelling at 1926 U street
NV.
8 Permits Parking Lot.
4 BY Jessie Lown, to permit estab-
Nshment Of an automobile parking
lot at the southeast corner Of Mary
land avenue and Seventh street
S.W.
p BY Joseph D. Gatti, to permit the
extension and inclosure of one
story rear porch at 1900 Sixteenth
street NV.
\ BY Myron Davy, to inclose q
one-story side porch at $3.50 Oliver
street NV.
Z Residences Involved.
s BY the Reliable Construction &
Realty Co., to erect two new dwell
ings at 53l4 Forty-second street and
6315 Forty-second place NV.
J BY Susan K. Hill, to permit the
erection Of one-story rear addi-
Hon to the two-family dwelling at
o4l1 Piney Branch road NV.
3 BY Henry Oxenburg. to permit
The erection Of an apartment house
At Thirty third place and Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc.
{. BY Himmelfarb Properties, Inc,
70 establish gasoline stations at 500
g street NE, 1900 Wisconsin ave-
nue. NV. and S14 Bladensburg
road NE.
BY Brentwood Village Stores
Corp, to establish q gasoline sta
ton at Rhode Island and Montana
avenues NE.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Bar Association Names
Conference Defeoutes

"A list Of IS delegates Of the bar
association Of the District Of Column
bia, who will attend the judicial
conference to be held ct the United
States Court Of Appeals ON May "a
and as, was made public today by
Wilbur L. Gray, the associations
secretary.
Those designated to attend the
conference, the first Of it's kind, re-
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Former D. G. Newsmun
Heads Radio Station

Vincent r. Callahan, former Wash
ington newspaperman, today was ap-
pointed general manager of radio
station WBZ in Boston and WBZA
in Springfield, Mass.
Before leaving Washington, Mr..
Callahan was sales manager of sta
tions WRC and WMAL here. He
went from Washington to New Or
leans, where he was general man.
ager Of Station WWL before joining
the Boston N. B. G. stad as assistant
manager.
Evening star., 1940-05-17

Charles =. Fledssr, jr.: Corporation
Counsel Seal, r. Winship Wheat
ley, Charles v. INLAY, James OD.
Moran, 3. Barrett PTettyman, Wil-
Lam =. Richardson. A. x. shipe,
Gilbert 4. Hall. Camden r. Nc
Atee and Leo N. Mcclure.
Evening star., 1940-05-17

Fodder Crops Favored
Much Of the newly titled land In
Northern ireland is sown to barley,
oats, max and fodder crops.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-10-05
] ennesseans Visit Here

A group of teachers and pa
irons of Fayette County, Tenn,
motored to Mound Bayou in one
of the school BUSES and spent Sat-
urday visiting places of interest.
Among those in the group were:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Simpson and
son, Sammie; Mr.. and Mrs. S. P.
Crawford; Mesdames Sarah Ma
hade, Viola Washington, Malissie
Watson, Addie Coburn, Josephine
Bland, Blanch Jordan, Mr.. West
ly Taylor, Mr.. Gillie Walker,
Prof. S. White, principal, Wright
School, and Miss Zenobia Perry,
primary teacher, Canadaville
Rosenwald School and Messrs.
Sterling and Franklin Tharp, own
ers Of Fayette County Training
School Bus No. 2, also members
of the sophomore class.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-10-05
Notice! Look! Listen!

This is news from the St. Peter
Church of God In Christ, Shaw,
Miss, on the south-end of town,
on old Highway 81. We are crate
full to announce the third ami
VerSary of Elder 0. S. Sheard as
pastor. We take this method to
invite every religious trend and
its leader. Every pastorate in
Shaw is invited. The anniversary
will be held October 2, 3, 4, 6.
Come and hear the history of the
man that we have for pastor, and
the background that has helped
him to make good in the ministry,
as pastor and a leader of the
Church of God in Christ.
You will hear one of our best
speakers during this occasion. Re-
member you are invited. Come
one, come all, a welcome awaits
you. Sister NJ. B. Anderson, Re
porter
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-10-05
LOCALS

(Which Shoe Are You Wear
ing?" A dramatic scene featuring
the two types of Christian. The
first type goes about his way with
out even an attempt of prayer.
The second type always has a
little talk with Jesus and keeps
wondering in his mind whether or
not his life is what God wants it
to be. This play will be given at
Jerusalem M. B. Church Monday
night October 81, 1910. You are
cordially invited. Admission 10c
and 15c.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-10-05
Schools Of Bolivar County
To Open November II

CLEVELAND, Miss, October
1.-The colored schools of Bolivar
County will open November IL,
This year will mark the begin
ming of free school books in our
schools. The problem that is to
confront us is the distribut ION of
the proper manner as authorized
by the state. All teachers and
trustees of Bolivar County Col
ored Schools should at their con-
venient time call at my office and
I will be glad to explain the text
book "setup."
Cordially yours,
B. L. Bell
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-10-05

Mr.. Dan Ishmon, ST., wants the
public to know that he will sell
coal this fall and winter, despite
the fact that there have been
rumors to the contrary. He is ex-
pecting his first car load of coal
within a few days.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-10-05
A. G. Springfield, ST.,
buys Montgomery Home

A. S. Springfield, ST., of Round
Lake, Mississippi closes deal for
purchase Of Montgomery Home
stead, at Mound Bayou.
Through this purchase, valuable
property in Mound Bayou is re-
turned to Negro ownership.
The sale was handled through
Mayor B. A. Green, as Outside
Broker for the Home Owners Loan
Corporation, w h i C h formerly
owned this property.
Mr.. Springfield, when contacted
by a representative Of this paper,
said: Il have not as yet decided
just what use I shall make of this
property | want it to always be a
monument to the memory of Mr..
Montgomery, one Of the founders
Of Mound Bayou. I have always
been interested in Mound Bayou,
and desire to see it grow and pros
per as it should. Realizing that
Mound Bayou needs outside help,
l decided to make this investment
to aid it and to show in real way
my faith and confidence in its
future development. I believe
Mound Bayou is one of the COM
ing towns of the Mississippi Delta.
1t deserves the support of the Ne
groes of Mississippi
II feel as never before, that I
am now a part and parcel of
Mound Bayou, and I join hands
with the citizens of Mound Bayou
in an effort to help it develop"
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-10-05
Rosedale News

The Wings Over The Delta
Chorus, paid their teturn engage
ment to the Gospel Temple Mis-.
sionary Society, Sunday night. The
program was enjoyed by all. Rev.
and Mrs. Purnell were present.
Mrs. Pearl Payne left Sunday for
Chicago.
Among the visitors from Gary,
and Chicago, are Mr.. and Mrs.
Dave Harvey, visiting Mr. E.
Harvey, Mrs. Lena Dotson. visit
ing Mr.. Duff Dotson, and Miss
Lottie Jones, visiting MI. Sam
Jones.
Friends sympathize with Mrs.
Ruth Reans in the dea,h of
her husband in Gary.
Visiting Miss. Virgie Burdell,
Sunday, were Mr.. Jessie and John
Henry of SCOTS.
Mr.. ]. w. Williams is on the
sick list.
Mrs. M. L. Duncan attended
services in Beulah, Sunday.
Mr.. c. A, Johnson, Mr.. c. H.
Armstrong. Mrs. Willie B. Nicely
and Mrs. Classic Lewis spent Sun
day in Pace.
MRS. G. G. Brooks has returned
after visiting her sister in Ark.
Among those who visited in
Mound Bayou, and shopped in
Cleveland, Thursday, were Messers
Leoa Allen, E liza Mason, ard MIS-
SEES Henry Roach. Grace Duncan,
and Virginia and Gilda Hooks.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1940-07-21
Scores Hospital
Refusal to Treat
Badly Injured Boy

The Holy Cross hospitals re-
fusal to give first aid to young
Robert Davis, 10, Morgan Park
youth whose fingers were ampu-
tated and his left arm badly man
gled when he caught them in an
airplane propeller at the Harlem
airport on June 26, was sOundly
criticized by the John Brown Or
ganization in a release to the BEE
this week.
Young Davis, it was disclohed,
was rushed to Holy Cross follow
ing the accident, but hospital au-
thorities, upon learning that he
was colored, refused to operate.
After the boy had been in the
hospital more than an hour with
out first aid, and was losing blood
freely, the hospital finally agreed
to give him first aid, but request
ed that he be removed to the
county hospital.
He was removed to county
where he is now a patient His
condition remains critical, it was
stated, and doctors there are
working to save his left arm from
amputation. Young Davis, it was
stated, was formerly of the c. A.
A., but was forced to discontinue
his studies because Of lack Of
funds. He was injured when he
attempted to crank the propeller
of a plane and his left arm was
caught.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1940-07-21
PIONEER BRINGS ROAD
TO HIS CABIN DOOR

In the 1905 when Illinois roads
struggled across unsettled lands,
a pioneer decided that his cabin
was too far from the great Ga
lena Road, an important highway
in early days.
To move his cabin would have
meant much work, and the new
location would have been less
pleasing. The settler, thereupon,
says the Illinois Writer'S Project,
w. P. A., staked out a spur in
the road and drove over it time
after time to "make tracks" Trav-
elers, noting the we'll beaten
route, readily followed it and
the resourcefuI pioneer soon real
lied that, instead of moving his
cabin to the main road. he had
brought the road to his cabin
Goor.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1940-07-21
WASHINGTON, D. G., July 10

WASHINGTON, d. G., July 18
Appointments of Charles Hub
bard Judd of Chicago to be direc-
tor Of the National Youth Admin
istration student work program,
and of John H. Lasher Of Wis
consin, to be director of the work
projects division in the Washing
ton office, were announced today
by NYA Administrator Aubrey
Williams.
DR.. Judd, chairman Of the de-
partment Of education at the Uni
versity Of Chicago for q years
and a leader in American educa-
ton, has been on the NYA staff
as a consultant for nearly two
years. In this period he has di-
rected the development of NYA
program Of related training for
out-of-school unemployed young
men and women. DR.. Judd was
born in British India, Of American
parents, in 1873 and came to this
country in 1879. He received his
A. B. degree from Wesleyan Uni
versity in 1894, Phi. D., from the
University Of Leipsig in 1896, and
A. NJ, from Yale in 1907, and
degrees from several other COL
leges.
During the World War he was
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1940-07-21
BEHIND THE SCENES
Silkworrns Crowd
Famous Weapons
Off Front Page

When in 1892 agents for the Co
lumbar Exposition, Chicago
Worlds Fair of the following
year, sought interesting items to
place on display, they came upon
one important discovery without
stepping outside the state. Ac-
cOrding to the Illinois Writer'S
Project, w. P. A., pistols supposed
to have been used by Alexander
Hamilton and Aaron Burr in their
famous duel were reported found,
one in Pike county and one in
Jersey.
Of equal interest to newspapers
Of the day, however, seems to
have been the story that a Jer-
sey county resident who owned
one Of the pistols "was engaged
in the production Of silk, hand
ling it from the moths egg to
the finished cloth" The entire
state was 50 much excited then by
the possibilities of silk production,
that not even references to the
firearms Of Alexander Hamilton
and Aaron Burr made much of
a journalistic noise.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1940-07-21
CHICAGO PROF. TO HEAD
STUDENT WORK PROGRAM

in charge of preparing pamph-
lets for school use published by
the Federal Government, entitled
Lessons in Community and Ma
tional Life" He is a former presi-
dent Of the American Council on
Education, the American Psy-
chology Association and other ed
ucational organizations. He has
written extensively on psychol-
ogy as it affects education and
democracy.
Mr.. Lasher is so, native of
Waterloo, Wisconsin, has been
State Youth Administrator in
Wisconsin for the last five years,
and has developed there a. high
degree of cooperation between the
NYA program for unemployed,
out-of-school youth and that
states splendid vocational school
system.
Lasher was graduated with
honors from the University of
Wlsconsin's school of education,
was a high school principal for
. years, the principal of a coun-
ty normal school for years and
supervisor of the State Board of
Vocational Education for 8 years.
He Lad overseas service in the
World War as first lieutenant in
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1940-07-21

current national program is fur
Their accelerated by the demands
for national defense housing, are
largely for the purchase of build
ing materials and for the pay
ment Of. wages to Workmen on
project sites.
Money is advanced to local
housing authorities with which
the USHA has entered into loan
contracts as it is needed to fl
nance the development of their
projects. Up to July 1, estimated
local expenditures of local hous-
ing authorities amounted to 1894
100000
Well over half Of the 100000
loW-rent homes for low-income
families projected in the current
USHA program now are under
construction or completed, USHA
Administrator Nathan Strauss said
today.
Estimated cash disbursements
by local housing authorities dur
ing June, 1910, amounted to S21,-
100000. Compared with June,
1889, this was an increase of more
than 1875 per cent.
The, important aid to private
industry given by the constitute
ton Of USHA-aided projects,
through the purchase of building
and the employment Of
thousands Of building trades work.
men, will increase sharply in vol
ume, Mr.. Strauss asserted, from
month to month up to next Jan
uary. During that period 1875 adj
ditional public housing projects
with USHA loans are
to 60 into construc-
ton.
There are now 225 USHA-aide
loW-rent public housing projects,
which will provide 84,927 fit
homes for loW-incOme families re