Evening Star Newspaper, November 28, 1922, Page 32

0 32 SCHOOL TARDINESS - SUBJEGT OF PROBE Western Breeze Intimates That Street Cars Are Not to Blame. s. a serious problem at West- will be reduced or eliminated entire the school's clvic association has ay. Through a committes composed of Roger O'Donnell, Jung, the association ing the street car service transportation facilities to Tardine ern High and other determine if t Students L street car dela write their names on a state how long they W A canvass of students to ascertain how man: ed for the car. lso was taken would patronize 4 bus line to the school via the Q Street bridg a matter of fact. nobody should laved by the street cars, for it has found by observation that the gervice is even bettér than many ad- vs the current issue “Breeze, the offigial organ of the schoo ““The reason why many are tardy is that they wait for their fricnds or for a through car instead of taking the first car that comes along. An- other for tardine: that many v: rs at Wisconsin avenue, when much quicker to walk up hool hool will co- association, at endeavoring to time by getting up ome promptly and tak- 1f such reform is ef- tion will know to what service is responsible here and be able to cordingly.” of fected, the extent the for the tardin adjust conc URGED AS PRESIDENT. Noted Scientist Proposed to Head California University. BER! Y. Calif., November 28.— After meeting of the board of regents of the University of California it became known yesterday that Prof. W. W. Campbell. head of Lick Ob- servatory and noted scientist. had been recommended as a successor to Presi- dent David P. Barrows, who recently resigned. It also was learned that the name of President Henry Suzzallo of the Uni- versity of Washington had been pro- posed. SOLDIER GETS $4,500. Accepts Compromise in Suit Over Injuries in Accident. Ravmond H. Tietze, while ldier in the United States Army, Septem- ber 18, 1919, was seriously injured by a colision of a moving van with a trailer on an Army truck. He brought suit against the Smith Transfer and Storage Company. own- er of the van, for § and his case had been on trial for three days. Yesterday his attorneys. Clephane & Latimer. told Justice Hoehling in Circuit Division 2 that Tietze had accepted a compromise of $4.500 offered by the defendant and a verdict in his favor for that amount was rendered. Tietze was on his way to Camp Meade with the Army truck when the accident occurred, near Bladens- burg, Md. LISTS DEBTS AT $6,889. Keeley Morse, milliner at 1423 F atreet northwest. has filed a general assignment for benefit of creditors to .000 damages Samuel Rappaport and H. Winship Wheatley. He lists his debts at $6,88944 and places his assets at $700. Mr. Wheatley has declined to serve and Mr. Rappaport yesterday asked the District Supreme Court to fix his bond as assignee and to take charge of the settlement of the busines: S ent the phrase “Gifts that Last.” Priced from $8t0 $100 SHEAFF WRW YORR CHICAGO JULIUS H. WOLPE 1402 N. Y. Ave. 14th & R Sts. N.W. Hnaes2PAPFR COMPANY of the! HEAFFER'S PENS—PENCI RS "PENS—PENCILS AT THE BETTER DEALERS EVERYWHERE Serviee Sretion: EAWASCITY DENVER SAN PRANCISCO. “The Ideal Gifts” pJ | _THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTOI\, D. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1922. R[[]U[S]S BY CITIZENS MU'lil: i\ND JEFF—Jeff’s Like a Hundred Pounds of T. N. T. FORD. C. LEGISLATION Senator Ball Promises Early At- tention to Matters Brought to His Attention. (Copyright, 1922, by H, O. Fisher. Trade mark registered U. 8. Pat. off.) —By BUD FISHER. Look HERE, wHere Do You GET OFF COMING (N HeR& DRINKING ALONE. WHAT'LL T OH, 'M T™He BE, STRANGeR? €eLLow You THOUGHT You WERE wHeN You came TAKG THAT AND THAT, You BIG A GLASS OF LAGER, s BARTENDER: Recommendations of a number of citizens’ assoclations for legislation for the District have been received by Senator Ball, chalrman of the District committee, and he has re- plied that he will call the matters contained therein to the attention of his committee. The Park View Citizens' Associa- tion has transmitted to Senator Ball a resolution asking an investigation of the laws affecting the Juvenile Court, the board of children's guar- dians, the board of charities and governing boards of all children’s homes and child-caring institutions In the District, with a view to rem- edying a situation which the citizens® assoclation contends exists here. The resolution declares that, through conflicting laws and lack of co- ordination and co-operation, “unsat- isfactory and_ deplorable conditions™ exist in the District with relation to charities and child welfare the District. The North Capitol and Eckington Citizens' Association has transmitted to Senator Ball resolutions favoring an amendment of the law so that fed- eral employes may serve as teachers in night schools and vacation schools in the District, and also resolutions proposing _increased appropriations for the public schools. Congress is urged particularly to purchase a site for a senior high school in Ecking- ton, on the high ground between R and S streets, Lincolneroad and 2d street northeast. LIGHTED STREETS URGED IN SAFETY CAMPAIGN Neighborhood Magazine Points to Conditions on Rhode Is- land Avenue. work in Soriety RaIAey Calling attention to the poorly lighted condition of Rhode Island ave- nue northeast and the danger of ac- cidents on that thoroughfare through lack of proper lighting, the Rhode land Avenue Citizens' Association, magazine, Neighbor- hood News, says safety week will be well worth while if it serves to ve a single human life. t should, however,” the publica- tion says, “be followed by safety year, to obtain which an important onsideration is properly lighted treets.” “Rhode Island avenue < the magazine continues.” is a scrik- ing example of the highways of the ! District which are so poorly lighted as to constitute a menace at night. | This thoroughfare has but a single irow of electric lamps suspended from {alternate trolley poles in the middle lof the street. The lamps give but a |feeble light, and there are many itreacherous shadows. The danger is lincreased to a great degree by the oc- jcupation of a considerable portion of ithe street by railroad tracks on {which are operated rapidly moving jelectric cars.” | Proper lighting of Rhode Island {avenue, for which the association }striven’ for years, the magazine s {would greatly diminish present dan- |gers to traffic, both vehicular and pe- idestrian. and ‘@ major public Interest | will be served by substituting for the | illumination a satisfactory in its _monthly | s | northea The association will meet in the Sherwood Presbyterian Church Wednesday night and will consider street lighting at that time. TRACTORS TO FIGHT SNOW. Two ten-ton caterpillar tractors will keep the Price to Vernal, Utah, mail route open for mail trucks this winter, the Post Office Department has announced. Recently the became blocked with eight snow. In former vears the direct 125-mile route was abandoned In inter. 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