Evening Star Newspaper, February 29, 1924, Page 19

# DOUBLE WEDDIN & AFTER TAX} TRIP Couples Reach Rockwl(e Be- fore Daybreak—Forced to { Wait Five Hours. Gerald H. Penney, twenty-three, uzanne Baggett, twenty-one; Thomas, jr. twenty-two, E. Johnson, eighteen, were, Church, after waiting k ‘this morning until 9 nse. ped to Washington to- interviewed at ment house at 12 that ail “are from other re the respective families Iy prominent. is a student at a local busi- the veil of Y regarding the wedding was lifted both announced their determination of going to work. It was a pathetic-looking bridal party when it was learned the secret was out. The girls cried. The hus- bands pleaded and expostulated against publicity. The four had attended the George- town prom at the Willard until an early hour this morning, they said, after which they took a taxi and went to Rockviile. Arriving there they were refused a license until 9 o'clock this morning. FEach couple were witnesses for the other couple, . and the taxl -driver witnessed for bdoth. TEACHER PAY HEARING. House District Committee to Hold Open Meeting. The subcommittee of the House District committee will hold an open imeeting tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in_the District of Columbia ®oom on the teachers’ pay bill. DENIES TEACHER CUT |Burned to Death OFF HEAT AS RUSE Haycock Refutes mport of Move to Get New Heating System for Hilton School. ACTION FULLY EXPLAINED ‘Was Done to Get Warmth in to Other Rooms Is Said.’ Robert L. Haycock, acting superin- tendent of schools, today denied '}calezorlcnlly printed reports that Hugh M. McQueeney, superintendent ©f janitors, had reported to him that Miss M. Gertrude Young, principal of. the Peabody-Hilton Group School, hasl cut off the heat from three rooms in ‘the Hilton School Monday in an ew | atteanpt to obtaln a new heating plant. The, heat was shut off from the three'Tooms of the Hilton School, Mr. Haycods explained, by arrangement with Miss Flora L. Hendley, super- vising principal of the sixth division, “for the purpose of bringing up the heat in other rooms of the building. This arrangement was necessary in extreme weather because the gas en- gines operating the fans had been condemned by the health depart- ment.” New Motors Planned. Two new electric motors will be in- stalled to operate the fans, Mr. Hay- cock said. Meantime, he pointed out, it was deemed 'best to place the third and'fourth grasle classes In the H ton School on a shift plan with clas es in the Peabody. However, Mr. M Queeny, after several days of testing reported that he ‘believed the Hilton School could be adequately heated in are at present, out of commission. As a result the three classes that have been attending on part time at the Peabody School were returned yes- terday to the Hilton School. “Miss Young has been working un- der unusual difficulties this winter becauss of the lack of sufficient heat from time to time in the rooms at the Hilton,” said Mr. Haycock Plant Complicated. “The Hilton has a complicated heating system that can be success- fully operated if the furnace, the fans and the four stack heaters are all in good condition. Unfortunately, mild weather evem jhough the fans,|, Trying to Rescue Children at Fire By the Associated Press. CARAQUET, N. B, February 29. —Five persons, including four sons of Mrs. Adelard Savole, who braved flames to save two of her other children, were burned to death last night In a fire that destroyed .a Maltempeque farm- house, The other victim was Rosalle Godin, a maid. Mrs. Savole rescued her year-old baby and eight-year- old daughter. all three parts of the heating plant have given trouble this winter. ¥The furnaces needed to be cement- ed, the fans caused serious trouble and the stack heaters needed repair- ing. These have been the contribut- ing causes of the lack of heat.” Stephen Anderson, colored janitor at the Hilton School, who claimed that a stigma of ineficlency was placed upon him because of the con- ditions of the heating plant, has been transferred to the Logan School, Mr. Haycock announced. Anoint the scalp by gently rub-! bing Cuticura Ointment through partings in the hair, especially on spots of dandruff, letting it stay on over night when possible. Then shampoo with a suds of Cuticura Soep and warm water. Rinse thor- The governor has communicated with George Brennan, organization leader of the democratic party in Illi- nois, inquiring what steps to take to effect a withdrawal. 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