Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1928, Page 32

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, DECEMBER 9 1928—PART 1. CITY FATHERS ADMIT DEFEAT W&mwa&mmxw&xmmaawm&wxwxfl N L STARLING BRBLa CSAY IT WITH CHILOREN'S EXHBIT NEARSCOMPLETION Welfare Work Done in United States Will Be Shown at Seville. Commissioners Wrestle Fruitlessly for Two Weeks, Then Give Up. See No Successful Method of Solving Bird Dif- ficulty. Work upon the exhibit to be con- tributed by the Children’s Bureau of the Department of Labor to the Ibero- American cxhibition to be opened in Seville, Spain, on March 15 is almost complete. Three buildings are being erected in The District Commissioners after two calling attention to complaints of a weeks of wrestling with their annual unisance caused by birds alighting in Seville by the United States Govern- ment in which to display the works | and exhibits sent to Spain by the dif- | ferent Government departments of this country. All of the buildings are being constructed after the Spanish mission style. One is to be built for permanency, as after the exhibition is completed, it will be used as a United States con- | sulate. The Children’s Bureau will arrange its exhibit in this building and elaborate | plans have been made to illustrate the | activities and work of this department as attractively as possible. At one side of a large room will be shown seven reproductions of scenes taken from the various departments of public welfare served by the Children’s Bureau, includ- | ing care of infants and children; in- struction to mothers; work with the | Juvenile Courts; children in the home, | Instead of asylums; work in the schoois and establishment of public play-| grounds. In addition to these repro- duced scenes, the bureau will send mov- ing pictures, one of which will show the work ‘done in this country in the care and cure of ricketts. starling problem threw up their hands yesterday and for the first time on record admitted themselves beaten. The star- lings which flock in great numbers to the trees along Pennsylvania avenue from the District Building to Post Of- fice Department, each Winter result in a batch of angry letters from tax- payers and other indignant citizens de- manding that the Commissioners either abolsih the starlings or else see to it that they confine their attentions to less congested thoroughfares. Recent administrations have tried out many methods of meeting this bio- logical difficuity. At one time the Fire Department was instructed to play its hose upon the pesky birds shortly after they had retired for sleep. This suc- ceeded in moving the birds from one block to another. When the firemen transferred their hose to the second block the birds moved back to the first. Searchlights Employed. At another time strong searchlights were placed on the lawns of the Dis- trict Building and trained on the cor- nices that the birds used as dormi- trees and on buildings on Pennsylvania avenue each evening. This matter has received the attention of the Commis- sioners in previous years, and several methods have been tried to abate the nuisance. The Fire Department has attempted to drive the birds from the trees by the use of water, on the District Build- ing the use of floodlights has been tried and the firing of guns has also been suggested. “The fact of the matter is that these birds appear once a year, staying for a comparatively short time, and cause a great deal of nuisance during their visit. Representatives of the Depart- ment of Agriculture have protested against killing the birds and the Com- missioners believe that no methods should be adopted along this line. “I feel that there is nothing that can be done in the matter, although I agree with you that these birds are a nuisance.” . Watermelon Came From Africa. The traditional appetite of the col- $1.00 Cash Delivers Choice BUY NO =R 3 i W — A S S PAY NEXT YEAR nds of Gift Suggestions are Ready for the mas Shopper and Prices are low. You will be zed to see the Practical Individual Gi hat may be had at this House of Gifts. Many delivered on small payment of $1.00 and balance out of your income. ¥ : : Al Smokers 2ee <4 S8 A large chart will enumerate and ex- plain the different fields of work un- dertaken by the Children’s Bureau. In the center of the room given over to this department will be shown a mas- sive, illuminated volume, opened in the middle and containing on one side “The Child’s Bill of Rights” in English and on the opposite page, the same bill translated in Spanish. The “Bill of Rights” was drawn up by Herbert Hoo- ver and bears his signature. So far as is known, the United States | was the first nation to create a Govern- ment Bureau devoted entirely to the in- terests of children. Since its establish- ment in 1912 many nations have follow- ed its example, including many of the pan-American countries which will be represented at the exhibition. tories, Large numbers of other birds joined their friends in the limelight, and the situation became worse instead of better. Following these and other efforts many ingenious persons volunteered other suggestions. Some of these were considered impracticable, including one for dropping salt on the birds’ tails, and some were frowned upon by inter- ested parties, such as a suggestion to shoot the birds and have done with it, which met a counter blast of criticism from the Audubon Society and the De- partment of Agriculture. Makes Another Complaint. ‘Two weeks ago, Edward D. Shaw, sec- Ty O e et A anufac” | Iater Father Marquette found the West- | plaint to the Commissioners about the | ¢ tribes growing watermelons. “Plugger Bill” Martin, who won the | starlings’ antics. ‘Today Commissioner v - first six-day bicycle race for men Xn’Pmclor L. Dougherty wrote Mr. Shaw | Tokio, Japan, has a surprisingly large 1891, received $1,650 for his efforts, | as, follows: number of retail stores, averaging one which was big money in those days. “I have your letter of November 24, | for every 28 of its population. ont Puf it Off Certainly, No Home is Complete Without a Fine Piano, and surely its purchase constitutes an investment, therefore the earlier you buy, the greater are your dividends as they accrue daily in pleasure, happiness and culture thru the use of a good Piano in your home—Don’t post- pone your selection another day! Two Great Sales Merged Into One! 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