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She douIdr restrain d throb
Of pride, @SiAtisig down the room
with this handsome. exultant fel-
low. He made the men at, the
tables seem bald. shiny:faced,
futile. He. held out her chair
as though she were a princess.
Now wen begin to even this
score right ana you know there's
only one way, to do it right" He
gaveTan Order to the waiter, who
presently brought in two glasses
Of orange. sherbet. Jake took
a SNAIL bottle. from his pocket.
and very quietly poured in a
white liQIiid that might have
been. water. gIIe took u spoon
and mixed 1t vigorously until
a milky foam spread over the
GUAR, my dear, and tell me
how you like Jake's only original
She took it, hesitant, her eyes
lowered, conscious that he was
fixedly watching her, that his
mouth was becoming tense.
"Chtckte, see here! DO you
think I'm giving you a drink
that might hurt you? There's
nothing in that but a spoonful
of the finest old gin. A, baby
could drink It. You had a
couple much stronger last Satur-
day. They didn't seem to cloud
your; reason any"
''Why--I was. only looking at
the colors-pretty, aren't they?"
She raised it laughing, tasted
something Icy and fragrant that
went tingling into her veins
with a warm radiance, brought
a glow OF subtle, relaxed peace
into her heart.
Now" said Jake, leaning to-
ward her, II have three ques-
tions. Will you answer them
honestly, Chickie?"
I'm not sure about that, Mr..
Munson. They say it's much
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CHAPTER XXI.
Golden Days.
Barry Dunno took box from
the drawer of his chiffonier-a
small box, but in 1t there were a
dozen tiny leather volumes. He
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ZER;asesaiyHsa
Fairy Tale
81 MADW CDAHAM PONNrD
OWLS
@NAARY a!s.l :, SRAHAM s!I,3la .!l,.. ,!s! BONt2

'Tve promised to tell you something
Of owls this evening"" said Daddy,
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Post Office Department Locates
Man After Long Search.

New York.-How 5000 in currency
travelled back and forth in the mails
for three years looking for its owner
until II finally reached him, is told In
a recent post Office publication. The
loss occurred In Milwaukee, the loser
being a, midget actor and vaudeville
performer, That was In 1920 and the
bills Were in a wallet. lost in de-
partment store In that city. The wal
let contained $3.50. besides a lot OF
personal papers.
II would appear, says the post Office
paper, that whoever found the wallet
took out for himself or herself all bills
in excess of 500 and then placed the
wallet with the remainder OF the
money in "a small paper box, and this
box. wrapped very loosely in single
thickness of ordinary wrapping paper.
secured by light piece of string, was
offered at the post office for mailing.
II bore the address of the owner OF
the wallet.
When the package was offered at the
post office for mailing. as parcel-post
packages are required to be. the re-
celving clerk evidently requested the
sender to write his or her name and
address upon 1t. as required for. parcel.
post packages. but, Instead OF comply
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A RlddIe Rhyme.

My FIRST Is In rudder, but not In helm,
My seconds In wander. but not In
whelm,
My third u in picture, but not In
paint,
My fourth is in goodness, but not in
saint,
My lfth IL in anger. but not in ire.
My sixth is III flaming. but not In
fre. -
My seventies in Esther. but not in
Ann.
My, eighth is in walking. but not in
ran, NJ
Ny ninth Is In pulling. but not in
push.
Ny tenth is in trse-top but not In
bush,
My eleventh's In swallow. but not
In bird.
My whole is strait Of which vou
have heard.
/ knswes- -Dardansllss.
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W JERSEY COAST LINE
SINKING INTO THE SEA?

explosions were explained by Waicott
Day, director of the weather bureau
at Atlantic City, as being caused by
the sliding Of the ocean bed.
His opinion is concur. ID In by DR..
Frederick w. Sohon, In charge Of the
seismic station In Fordham university.
"We do not know Just what Is occur
ring on the bottom of the Atlantic. but
obviously It is something important"
said Doctor Sohon. There Is q con-
tinuous adjustment. The heavy sides
Of the earth are sinking where there
Is not sufficient resistance to retain
them. That accounts for the tremors
or jerks. II Is well known shat the
Jersey coast Is gradually sinking. How
many years II will take to submerge
II probably would not be safe to pre-
Dict"
DR.. Howard Meyerhoff. paleontolo-
gist Of Columbia university. was In
cllned TO doubt that any unusual
changes were taking place In the for
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LOST $500 RESTORED TO
OWNER AFTER 3 YEARS

ing with this request. the sender wrote
upon the package the name Of store.
without local address. and then depos-
tied the package to go forward In the
mails.
The owner of the wallet had re-
moved from the address In question by
the time the package reached its des-
tinatlon and. as those at the address
had forgotten his new one. delivery
could not be effected. AS a result. the
package was treated as unbelievable
and notice was sent to the store name
which had been written on the pack
age in lieu of his correct name and
address. but as this proved to be fic-
tltious. the package was finally sent
to the division of dead letters.
Opened in the dead letter Office, the
500 was found. Using the address on
fort was made to locate the addressee.
He was traced across the continent
and even to. Germany. and eventually
he was located through information
obtained from relative, when dellv-
cry was effected. The post Office has
never been able to find out who found
the wallet. or who mailed 1t to Its
owner.
Apparently" says the writer. "the
finder, though abstractlng $50 as a
reward which he voted for himself.
had some conscience. for he could have
retained all of the money as well as
but part Of It,"
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htists Say Disturbances on
Jan Bottom Is Responsible.

York.-Although only the fishes
)ear enough to see just what Is
ening, great doings are reported
the bottom Of the Atlantis ocean.
ocenn floor is being thrown up
Immense hills or mountains in
places. while In other places II
Ing depressed into deep basins.
accounts. In the opinion of sclen-
for several earthquakes In mid
as reported by captains who re-
y crossed the Atlantic, for trenors
} the American coast and for the
pal sinking Of the whole New Jer-
eoust line.
|ocks felt along the Jersey ccast
, recently caused scores Of per-
to rush out of hotel rooms and
b kept the police In various towns
|ering questions az to supposed
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ind Fairyland
| in Arctic Region

tain streams thunder through II at al
most REGULAR intervals. 1t has con-
siderable stock of game. The explor-
ers met frequently with the Kodiak
hear. the largest creature OF the spe-
cles. Mr.. Lynt killed one These
creatures dominate the valley, feeding
on the smaller animals and on the
great herds of caribou. which take ad-
vantage Of the excellent grazing.
The explorers report the Kodiak as
a comparatively lnoffensive animal.
which will fight only when very hun
cry or when wounded They hive
become so accustomed to their suprem-
acy In the country, however, that they
show no fear Of man.
Speak In Praise Of Climate.
Mr.. Sergeant and Mr.. Lynt praise
the country particularly for Its cli-
mate. The grass was so thick that the
packhorses barely nibbled the tops. In
especially favored places IL grew eight
feet high.
The two mountain ranges cut of
fierce winds. which sweep the coast
line. hut the valley still Is very windy
at times. This Is held partly respon-
slble for the absence of large trees.
There are. however. very thick groves
Of shrub alders. The explorers found
travel through these like penetrating
the dense South American jungles.
The explorers found some evidence
which may indicate oil In the valley.
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ways Is very dlf-
ferent from the
Great-Horned Owl.
"The Barn-Owl
Is rather shy and
isn't often seen
but they do a
great deal Of good
work, destroying
bad insects and
brown rats who
would do a great
deal Of harm.
"Yes, r cannot
say that I have
very much that Is
good to say about
Old Horued-Owl.
but ! have a great
deal that is good
L.
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Finds Radio Sleep
Helpful to Students

washington.-The "learn-while-
you-sleep" system Of radio in
struction received credit from
the Navy department for the
fact every student at the. Pensa-
cola air station had made sat
isfactory mark.
Notwithstanding controversy
over Che efficiency of the sys-
tenn, under which students 60 to
sleep with the receivers over
their ears. the Pensacola au-
thorfties reported all Of those
with low ratings had been pulled
up through the agency of the
subconscious mind. which had
absorbed those things missed In
the classrooms.
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ems little animals almost out of their
wis and eats them. He hunts at
night and oh, how afraid the little rab-
bits are of him.
odd Horned-Owl, as they call him, is
their enemy and their little hearts beat
with fear If they think he Is any
where around.
How many Of their little hearts he
has stopped beating altogether!
He doesn't even mind Mr.. Skunk
and his family and he thinks It's a. fine
sight to see Mother Skunk walking
along at night, followed by her small
children, each walking one by one as
though In drill.
The Skunk family sleep during the
very coldest part of the winter but the
rest OF the time they are awake, which
reJoices old Horned-Owl's hearth he
can be said to,have a heart.
THE poor Skunk family would like
to be sociable but no one wants to be
sociable with them except old Horned
Owl and they do not caro- for his kind
of sociabilityl
"Old HornedOwl has tufts upon his
ears so that he can be told from other
owls and then he Is very big and very
strong.
He gives terrible shrek and
mournful call and the little animals
tremble.
He doesn't bother about building
himself home but he tries to find a
nest that has been left vacant and has
out birds To Let sign.
THAT sign in the bird world Is sim
ply an empty nest
"And when nest is TO Let or For
Rent no one need do anything but
move inf II Is a suitable place.
Now the Barn Owl Is quite differ
ent. The Barn Owl is far more gentle
looking in appearance, for Old Horned
Owl Is dangerous looking creature
tool
THE BarnOwl Is known, too, as the
Monkey-Faced Owl for his face is
rather different from the faces Of most
owls
HE has soft feathers of gray and
brown and yellowish white, with
speckled decorations.
He hasn't any tufts over his ears
such as the Great-Horned Owl has.
He has little brown eyes and long
legs, and he likes to have his nest In
the hollow of tree as sometimes the
Great-Horned Owl does, too, or under
roof Of a barn.
Mrs. Barn-Owl lays six beautiful
white eggs in the nest and she thinks
no other eggs would do!
The Barn-Owl is one of the latest
OF the Owls to nest and in many, many
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orers Mapping Valley Area
covered With Grass and
Flowers.

ashlngton-What may prove the
r. fniryland of the far North Is
= laced on maps of the United
IOr the first time.
b long. narrow valley. or sue
of valleys. shadowed on both
by snow-covered mountains,
u over mile after mile of level
~ rich herdsgrass grows five feet
(. here a rainbow-like profusion
Eers extends in ribbons along
pthllls. and from which even
ing Indian families have been
by superstitious fear.
existence of this country was
Fsied and hardly suspected until
arties of explorers from the
States geological survey. made
washington men, entered II with
lorses early this summer. The
IA of both parties. X. III. Sar-
|| 875S Mckinley street n. W.. and
d A. Lynt, 1915 Lawrence street
- have returned full of enthu-
tover the wonderland of the
md are engaged in making rx.
biographical records Of the ter.
est White Men to Explore.
one exception they are perhaps
n white men ever TO have en-
the country. One lone prospec-
built cabin at the upper end
valley. where he Is guarding.
0fter year. a copper claim.
~ country lies at the extreme
western base Of the Alaska pen
~ II is less than 100 miles over
ftom that section OF the territory
b is most familiar to tourists, the
% coastllne surmounted by the
Han mountains. Numerous ships
|'the shore. but the prospect Is so
viting that none suspect what lies
~ the desolate coast.
Sargeant led his party into the
FROM the north. Mr.. Lynt went
b the south, making his way
ard through the famous "yal.
Ten Thousand Smokes" the
liking scientific data along the
I'd coming together somewhere
center. )nce the mountain
was crossed the two parties
much cut Off from mankind as
were on another planet. Dur
B entire summer they did not
human being or hardly a trace
who had gone before.
party carried its entire sup
food, tents. blankets, over the
bins on six pack horses.
eilence Held Supernatural.
valley is one of almost super
silence. Lost prominently
II looms the volcano Katmai.
has the reputation of being the
active in the whole North. The
ers claim. however. that I grad
becoming quleter. Its frequent
)ns long before frightened away
Ilans.
country Is well watered. Noun
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There Is some trace Of copper In the
surrounding mountains. The territory
is about 80 miles long by 80 niles
wide. making approximately 1850
square miles added to the map of the
United States.
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and Il think per-
haps I'll choose
the Great-Horned
Owl and the Barn
Owl as the ones to
talk about.
"T HI e Gre a {
Horned Owl Is the
first bird of the
year when II comes
to nesting. but l
don't know that I
can say very much
else for him.
He is a very
cruel creature
going after rabbits
and other small
animals.
20 h yes. h q
81
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useful Barn-Owl and so told about
Horned-Owl first and Barn-Owl last,
saving the better owl for the last
"That Is the way 1t should be when
one is telling about these two Owl fam
ilies."
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nation II the Atlantic's bottom. He
said II was one part Of the sub-ocean
world which had been pretty well set
tied.
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TROLLEY ACTION
D|SAPP0|NTS
HAM
President of w. r. and E.
Awaits Official Denial of
One-Man Cars

William F. Ham, president of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, today expressed disap.
pointment over the Public Utilities
Commissions denial of its abplica-
ton for more one man street cars.
AT the Public Utilities hearing.
Mr.. Ham limited that the w. r.
and e. would ask a higher car
fare if the application was turned
down.
Il am unable to. say what the
company will do" Mr.. Ham said.
I'VE have not received the official
announcement Of the commission
and therefore. are not prepared to
comment on it."
The commission, in denying the
petition for ten more one-man cars,
said it would not grant the
application "at this time" This
leaves the door open for another
application in the future.
Members Of the commission in.
spected the one man cars Saturday.
This inspection, together with the
many protests against these cars,
was followed by the decision
yesterday,
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MAN DISRoBES ON STREET
AS BIG CROWD FOLLOWS

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21.-As a
crowd of nearly 1000 persons
walked behind him. Abraham
Besant, about forty-six years old
no home, gave South Philadelphia
"a shock as he promenaded Second
street, discarding his clothes as he
walked along.
The first step in his disrobing
came when Abraham took off his
hat at Second and Moore streets
and, with an underhand swing,
shot it to the other side of the
street. Sauntering along, Besaut
removed his coat and stuck it
down a cIlvert and began to undo
the buttons of his vest.
Abraham hung his vest on a
lamp-post and continued the trip
down the street. His striped shirt
came next and he opened a door
and stuck that in a hallway. Next
came his Shoes. socks and the
rest of his attire. =
When he reached Second and
Queen streets. Abraham was
yanked inside by a fireman of
Engine Company No. 8.
He was taken to the Seventh
and Carpenter streets police sta.
ton, where Doctor Goodman exam
ined him and sent him to Phila.
delphia General Hospital for OBJ.
gervation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
URGES PARENTS LEARN
TO PLAY, WITH CHILDREN

ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 21.-Train.
ing classes, where parents may bet
ter learn how to play with their
children, were advocated at the
eleventh National Recreation Con-
gress, in session here, by Mrs. A.
H. Reeve, Of Philadelphia, president
Of the National Congress of Par
ents and Children.
Nowadays the home. lamp stays
unlighted," Mrs. Reeve said. "Par-
ents used to settle down at the age
Of thirty, when their buggy riding
days were over. Now they go one
way for their amusement while
their children go another. 1t is cas-
Ter for them to give their children
money for dance or a show than
to provide recreation at home. They
should have recreation suitable for
their years. When we pour into
immature minds the strong and
often tainted foods of maturity, bad
mental and moral indigestion sets
In"
Mrs. Mowry w. Kearns, national
chairman of the committee on bet
ter films, urged parents to support
the better motion pictures. Miss
Sarah B. Askew, State librarian of
New Jersey, declared that reading
aloud in the home cements one of
the closest bonds Of understanding
between parents and children.
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e3-Fuel. Feed. Fertilizers.
64-Good Things to Eat.
5--Homemade Things.
66--Household Goods.
61--Jewelry, Diamonds. Watches.
68-Machinery and Tools.
89--Miscellaneous for Sale.
70--Musical Instrhmepts
71--RadiO and Supplies.
72--Seeds, Plants, Flowers.
72-A--To Swap.
73--Wearing Apparel,
H-vWanted to Buy
TX ROOMS FOR RENT.
--Rooms--Furnished
tyr Observation-Disclosures
77--Rooms--Sub
7S--Rooms With Board,
-Rooms-Furnished and Unfurnished.
S0-Wanted to Rent--RoemH.
STANDARDIZATION and Board.
s2--Where to Eat.
S3--Where to Stop in Town.
x. REAL ESTATE FOR RENT
s4-Apartments--F
86--A partments--Un
SEA partments--Eurn. and Unfurn.
s7-BusIness Property for Rent
SS-Farms and Land for Rent.
90-Garages for Rent.
G1-Houses--Furnish
Observation-Disclosures
93-Houses-Furn. or Unfurn.
94-Offices and studios.
95--Out of town Property
96--Shore Property to Rent
97-Suburban Property to Kent
9g--Stores to Rent. -
9s-Wanted to Rent.
XII. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
1Oo--Acreage for Sale,
l10I--Apartments for Sale.
| 1O2--Business Property for Sale'
| 103--Country Estates.
| I04--Farms and Land for SAFE.
| IO5--Houses for Sale.
disbursement Property.
1O7--I4ots for Sale.
! 10s--4-Out -of Town Property.
| iO9--Real Estate to Exchange.
lliiO-Shburban Property for Sale.
| fii-Shore Property for Sale.
| Ii2--Wanted--Real Estate.
VII. AUCTION SALES
VII BIDS AND PROPOSALS
XIV. LEGAL NOTICES
XIV. CLASSIFIED DISPLAY
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
REALTY REPORT
DISCLOSURES
DENIED
District Attorney Refuses to
Tell of Findings on Al
legged ring"

'Emphatically denying that he had.
given out any details of the report
Of his investigation Of housing con-
ditions in the District, and assert
ing that he had not said that his
report would or would not exonerate
any group Of real estate operators,
District Attorney Peyton Gordon to-
day said his report in the matter
would be submitted to Attorney
General Stone, who, in turn, will
submit it to President Coolidge.
Major Gordon said that if any in
formation on the subject is given
out 1t would have to come from
either the Attorney General or from
the White House.
Major Gordon admitted that he
had conferred with the receivers
and counsel for and against the
Commonwealth Finance Corporation
OF New York which is alleged to.
have invested largely in these so
called encumbrances on local real
estate.
The investigation of the District
Attorneyfs based on that of a re-
port made to the Senate by Senator
Ball of the District Committee en-
titled Survey of Housing and
Rental Conditions in the District Of
Columbia"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following persons yesterday were
licensed to marry. Unless otherwise
District Of Columbia. ~
Robert K. Poole, 20. No. sos Irving
street northwest, and Marion u. Cron'
81, No. 1910 P street northwest. The
Reverend H. B. Hosley.
Philip Tralinsky, rs, No. 2O24 Fourth
street northeast, and Clara Stein, %,
No. 4O14 Marlboro place northwest.
The Alvin cSsSter A. cSaneE as No
Seventh street northwest. and Elsie ID.
Pitt, %, Wheaton, Md. The Reverend
Richard Schmidt
George F. A. stutz:. Jr. "a Palmer
No. 1915 Hobart street northwest. the
Reverend Bernard Braskamp.
Milton Miiler 81 Joplin va va and
erend William NJ Hoffman.
Frank A. Stevens 20. Fredericksburg.
Va, and Virginia A. Edwards, 81,
Fredericksburg. Va. The Reverend Will
Paul Delafield Bowden, 81, Warren
ton. Va, and Margaret Spilman, 20,
Warrenton, Va. The Reverend James
Amos Martin Slack. 81, Burlington,
N. J., and Mary Jenison 40, Buriin gton,
N. j.. The Reverend s. carroll Coale.
UIes Lane, 20. whitelaw Apartments,
ments The Reverend s. P. W. Drew.
Cooper Beaie Wysong, 26, Baltimore,
Nd, and Mary Florence Tenney, rs,
Detroit. Mich. The Reverend John e.
Briggs.
John Corbin Taylor, jr., 26, No. 2s5s
Tilden street northwest, and Katherine
Louise Doherty, 26, No. 924 Emerson
street northwest. The Reverend John
NJ. Mcnamara.
Robert H. Felsinger, 40, New Cumber-
land, Pa, and Daisy NJ. Anderson. SO,
No 644 / street northeast. The Rever-
end s. Carroll Coale.
Walter j. Newton. 20. Anacostia, and
Caroline E. Barrett, 20, Anacostia. Tho
Reverend Edward q. Richardson.
George NJ. Shelton, rs. No. All B
street northwest, and Gussie L. Frye,
20, No. All b street northwest. The
Reverend NJ. w. d. Norman.
James Paul Brown. 81, Frederick,
Nd, ana Doris Kelly Burchard, 80,
Cherrydafe, Va. The Reverend Freeley
Samuel A. Lerch, 20. No. COZ Twenty
third street northwest, and Elsie +.
Pohlman, rs, No. 2204 / street north
west. The Reverend A. A. McCallum.
Odes Elwood Sweeker, %, No. 1926
Twenty-first street northwest and Jes-
sic Pauline Simpson. ~, No. $3.50 Q
street northwest. The Reverend w. A.
Claude 4. Humpkrisa. 81. No. A71
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Births, Marriages, Deaths
Phone Notices to Main $3.50, Obituary Desk
CHARLES M. COLYIN.

Services for Charles M. Colvin,
forty-seven, who died yesterday, will
be held tomorrow from the resi-
dence of his sister, Mrs. Susie Mex.
Boyle, 446S Conduit road. Inter
ment will be private.
Mr.. Colvin died of asphyxiation.
He was found in his apartment at
2740 Fourteenth street northwest
by Frank Diemer, a member of the
firm of Charles M. Colvin & Co.,
grocers. Mr.. Colvin was a member
of the Retail Grocers Association
and the Mount Pleasant Citizens AS
ISOLATION.
Besides his sister, he is survived
by his mother, Mrs. Mary Colvin
and two brothers, of Catlett, Va.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
PEPco TO CELEBRATE
TURBINE INSTALLATION

The Potomac Electric Power
Company will hold ''open house"
tomorrow afternoon at its Bennings
Plant where new $500, 900 turb-
ing has been installed. District
officials and other prominent people
of the District have been invited
by William F. Ham, president, to
inspect the plant.
The new plant will increase the
kilowatt hour production of the
company from $4,000 to $4,000
kilowatt hours. Another addition
Of 10000 kilowatt hours will be
made by 1927.
The new addition to the plant
81 located at Thirty-fourth and
Benning >road northeast, on the
Eastern Branch Of the Potomac
river.
The addition is equipped with
three 1 400 horse power boilers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
POLITICS BARRED FROM
SYRACUSE U. CLASSES

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Oct. 21.-
Doctor Charles Wesley Flint, chan
cellor Of Syracuse University, in a
statement to deans and directors
setting forth the attitude of the
University on political issues, said:
Professors will not take a
PARTISAN attitude before classes or
present in class personal prefer.
ences and convictions on the i'm.
mediate campaign issues and candi.
datesy9