Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1924, Page 10

URGES 5-YEAR PLAN - INSCHOOLBUILDING Petworth Association Favors P Proposal Made by Senator Capper’s Committee. A resolution urging that the 'Fed-! ration of Citizens' Assoclations “con- tider the wisdom of taking up with 1n Board of lducation the matter ©i preparing for introduction to Con- | iress™ a bill based on the Capper | committee report on ar | building program for was wdopted by the Petworth As- =ociation at a ting last night in the Petworth S ol Chairman J. G. Yaden of the &chools committee introduced the vroposal, explaining that -for major | school Luilding operations one year was insufficient time to complete a | project, with the result that the ap- th, tho five- . xchool improvements conld ranged in a manner similar to that jollowed out in river and harbor S.worlk. Reports on Legislation. The association approved a number of reports. introduced by W. L. Gute- lius, chairman of the legislative com- mittee, on separate pieces of legi tion these were the “blue of stock iesmen: the the utillzation erating electricity, opening of a minor street north of | Tlorida avenue between Sth street und Georgia avenue on a line of V street or thereabouts. so that street r traflic of the Washington Railway and Electric could be moved there . from Florida avenue. In the last in- stance the organization reaffirmed a vroposal previously made. . Attempt to gain_approval for the House resolution which would change the method of capital punishment in the District from hanging to clectro- cution resulted in a debate. The mat- ter was finally laid on the table. Mr. ¥a in on the Iieed t pointing out that a s duced by Representative Keller of “"Minnesota, had neither the approval istrict Commissioners nor of nd u bill for the 1o need of taking a d id on one of the .- though the Keller bill, tained chedules in ces some hundreds of advanee of the teed m the latter had th sing, and if that the £ dollar: i alary increases would have to} v Reed A t for grade 3 salary range of from $1.500 to § pbstituted for the one coytained in the bill, e $1,600 the maximum, me minimum figure, and Bird That Dances on Water : And Eats Feathers Revealed Most Picturesque and Interesting of Bipeds. The North American grebe, one of the most common native waterfowl, cats great quantities of its own feathers, dances on water and holds the world championship civing rec- ord, according to a study of the species just published by Dr. Alex- ander Wetmore for the bureau of biological survey. Why it makes a meal off its plum- age remains a mystery after Dr. Wet- more's re but the stomach of nearly cvery imen examined re- vealed mass eathers with remain <h and inse The grebe the ntist's m:icroscope one of the most interest- ing denizens of the and thoroughly benefig due to its appetite fishes. mating season. water and calling excitedly, stand bolt upright on the surface facing each other. Is Born Swimming. The grebe is _practically born swimming, Dr. Wetmore reports, Grebes make their nests in piles of decaying vegetation in shallow water, with a depression in the top barely above the surface. The eggs almost lie in. the water. On hatching the down-covered birds start to swim, their_ bodies almost entirely sub- mergbd. They tire easily, however, and with plaintive whistles approach mingled | the mother. She Ahen depresses her back, allowing the little omes to crawl on this living raft, where they take refuge under the long inner fouthers of her wings while she swims about slowly. In a few days. however, the chicks become expert swimmers and hide among the water y | vegetation so that it is practically R ke inex: | impossible to observe them until they diving powers, Wetmore | are three quarters grown, according 3 upernatural, and | to Dr, Wetmore. it the names of “water| As Soon as the young are able to “hell dwer.” | take care of themselves the parents g suddenly grebes spring|d r in the dense brush to molt: and di pear head fore-| They shed all their wing feathers oving pidly that they | simultaneously, §o that they are un- elow the curface before a charge | able to fly for weeks. hot ~can ch_them. Normally | The grebe's feathers they spend most of the year swim-|been valuable and great have been slaughtered. when they congregate during the ' during the breeding VETERANS’ BUREAU U. OF P. CLUB TO DINE. | District Alumni Announce Banquet _AGAIN UNDER FIRE/ | for Saturday Night. The annual banquet of the District of Columbia Club of the University of g ylvania is to be held at the Uni- Club at 7 p.m. Saturday. ist of alumni includes one cabt net oflicer, two United States senators, ntatives, the director-gen American Un ter to Belgium, the surgeon gen- 1 of the Navy, the special counsel 10 the President for the oil investiga- jons. an e e of the Supreme rict of Columbia, a Maryland n ex-White House physi- ker of the Porto Rican presentatives and the tes marshal for the District Its long have numbers especially cening and car- 1 colonies ming about slowly, p ing for their pluma; in Conditions in "Offices Described as“ “Inefficient” — Heads **Hardboiied.” Conditions in both the central and | New Yorlk district offices of the Vet-|e eruns’ Bureau were the subjects of ween Di vet- was and United of Columb ‘The speaker of the evening at the banquet will be Dr. Josiah Harmar Pennim provost of the University of Pennsylvania. Hines aints of both was dec with nted adminis- tration in York oflice some of its offi- iled _atti- | UNDER UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION , that there was room mprovement in both of- . Hine le B high school teachers ! be from $2,900 ad of from £2,700 to $3 ed in the bill. The i pointed out, be grade, under th ¥ little increase in! at all. | The public utilities committee of the | tructed to protest | cents to | to lvl‘, st solutely imperat r ed confidence that the U ) on would do all possible to rexts of the public. | Tichner pre All short lines in High & ."Low Shoes “Included Ity now expe d of complaints would be removed. Rk 4 mportanc this respect the propo: v the ratings of disabled veterans made | by the men who examine them, in-| stead of by various boards, a% ;.xa‘ . present. CHARGED WITH iJESPiBTION. ' William H. Kehl, giving dress as 1708 Wisconsin avenue 1 by D 4% Savings Deposits 4% 5% Certificates of Deposit5% Free Checking Service Banking Hours: 5:30 to § P.M. THE DEPARTMENTAL BANK 1714 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. his ad-| rter yes where he at ated, had been working a local man months. N s driver for past three q Styles régularly $5 to $10 pair B| NOW or no snow, our Men’s Shops will be jammed to capacity tomorrow! For when Hahn's high-grade men’s’§ anythin, but remember, o hoes are offeréd ‘dt $3.35 pair, men don’t let" g keep ’em away! Most all sizes to start— nly 1,200 pairs altogether—and ‘they’ll go like greased lightning! You’ll have to come early! Open Tomorruw ; 8AM. Come in on your way to work Cor. 7th & K 414 9th St. BRI, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. Grebe Comes From Biologist’s Microscope One of |pescrive Weather Warranting Cut C.. WEDNESDAY.® raining at 9 o'clock, so that pupils should come to school provided with umbrellas or rubbers, it should not be expected that there will be a one- sesslon day, even if it js raining at 12 o'clock. On such days however, if the storm attains unusual propor- | tions, so that there is a driving rain with ‘high winds, or if a rain follow- ing a heavy snowfall causeés the side- walks to be covered with a deep slush, the morning session of the elementary schools will be extended to 1 o'clock. SCHOOL HEADS FIX HALF-DAY STANDARD in Sessions of Elementary Classes. e NE-aialios vl Should Consult Heads. Both birds, treading | SOME EXCEPTIONS “2. On days when the pupils come to school wholly unprepared for rain and a storm develops before noon so that pupils might become drenched, a one-session day should be ordered. However, If it seems apparent that the storm is only a passing shower or a gentle rain, the principal should defer dismissai at 12 o'clock until-ten or fifteen minutes after 12, and re- sume the afternoon session at ten or { fifteen minutes after 1, as the case| may be. At times of indecision like this the principal should consult the supervising principal. Here and there in the outlying sections there may be schools the approaches to which are muddy, un- | paved roads. The supervising prinei- pal should exer: his judgment in regard to one-session days at such NOTED Step Taken to Keep Parents In- formed of Policy. In order to give parents of ele- mentary public school childfen a definite understanding as to what days are sufficiently inclement to ‘warrant a half session, school officials today made the following announce- ment: forecane and When falling weather has been it is threatening or [+ More Heating Comfort With HONEYWELL Temperature Reqgulators ‘With a Honeywell Reg lator there is no more fussing with the fire. The clock watchesthetime; the thermostat watches the temperature; the motor operates the dampers or valves. This action is automatic, 24 hours a day. Just determine the temperature you desire at any hour of the day or night and set the dial on the clock. The Honeywell Regulatcr coes the rest. Automatically controlled heat means the elimination of waste—an important factor in these days of costly fuel. B JOHN J. ODENWALD, | " 1209 H St. N.W. Fr. 6903. Foneywell Regulators are used on any type of heater—steam, vapor, hot water or warm air— whether you burn coel, oil or gas. OMANCE lies within the cir- cle of your cup of Maxwell House. That fragrant aroma breathes of Araby and distant sun- wrapped lands where the finest coffec is grown. There are visions of the grecat ships brcasting foamy milcs to bring the treasurc home. There's the long, long quest for the exact blending of these fine coffees to create the flavor that is *‘Good to the Last Drop.”” COLDS, FLU. GRIPPE CASCARA-BesTTONIC LAXATIVE known B 603 FEBRUARY 20, 1924, schools. If the roads are paved the |sidewalks in the school nelghborhood matter of distance should not become [ the matter of deep snows becomes un an important factor, because most of | important factor. the pupils bring their lunches at - . 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