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New Britain herald., 1925-10-28

rocks Either place suits us II 1t Is
deep enough. We always try to get
in deep enough so that there will
he no danger of freezing to death.
A lot Of us usually make our VIM
ter home in the same place. have
a little burrow not far from where
we are right now. ] don't mind
telling you that, Peter, because !
know you will keep it secret"
Peter nodded his head vigorously
and declared that he would keep
it a secret.
"A lot of my family are around
here now. This bank here is a very
good winter home for Garter
Snakes. ! and my family have used
it for several years" said little Mr..
Garter Snake.
But l never have seen you or
any other Garter Snake over here
in the summer" cried Peter.
Il want to know" said Mr.. Gar
ter Sntke. well, | don't think you
ever will see us over here in the
summer. In summer we have to
eat. In winter We don't. Then We
have to sleep. This is very poor
feeding ground, but 1t is a most eX-
ccllent sleeping ground. So we
spend the winter here, and then
when we come out in the spring
we move off TO better feeding
grounds. suppose you know, Pc
, ter, that l am the last OF the Snake
| family to go TO sleep for winter. u
Are you really?" asked Peter
That's queer"
why is 1t queer?" inquired lit
/ tie Mr.. Garter Snake.
because you are so much small
or than some of your relatives" re-
piled Peter. Il should think a big
Snake would stay awake longer
than little Snake. Do you NEAR
TO say that Mr.. Black Snake and
Ruzztail the Rattlesnake and Bluff.
er the Adder are already asleer
for the winter"
That's just what l mean TO say
replied little Mr.. Garter Snake, re
versing himself.
Il wish you wouldn't run arounC
over yourself So" complained Pc
ter. ut makes me nervous"
I'm just trying all my joints,
explained little Mr.. Garter Snake
1T is the only way can do
without running away, and ] don
want to do that while I'm talking.
He lobped himself into a figur
eight and then reversed 1t in tn
{ most fascinating way. YES, sir,
: am the last of the Snake famil
) to go 10 bed for the winter. sus
pect 1t may happen any day nov
) You may see me again and 70
may not. 1t all depends on tn
r weather. In case l don't see 70
l again, good by Peter Rabbit unit
r next spring"
Little Mr.. Garter Snake stoppe
l running around over himself an
glided away so suddenly that Pete
didn't see just where he went. An
] so 1t was that Peter didn't fin
e little Mr.. Garter Snakes bedroom
Copyright. 1925, by T. W.
Burgess)
/ The next story: shutting L
o | uousa fnr tha w{nfnru
New Britain herald., 1925-10-28

"'Tis science, We're undher rigu-
lations now. deary. Do ye mind the
eggs ! cooked Yesterday? They
wint on the scales first. There's
no more poachin' two eggt for Miss
Alice. I'm poachin' four ounces.
That's science, darlin' dear.
AN there's no more coffee made
in the ould pot No. indade! IT'S
drilled out OF new-fangled
Rooshian machine, so many min
utes to so many ounces, with Eli
vira holdin' the watch. An thots
science. An between whites, whin
we know how. we're, to run an
punch the clock. Science"
Next Chapter: Efficiency in gaso-
line and hats,
New Britain herald., 1925-10-28

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New Britain herald., 1925-10-28

Topcoats of velvcteen and even of
chiffon velvet or heavy satin are de-
Cidcdly new and smart this season.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-28

When Peter Rabbit asked little
Mr.. Garter Snake where he was in
the habit of spending the winter,
Mr.. Garter Snake didn't reply at
once. He looked at Peter in that
staring way of his. You know he
always starcs for the simple reason
that he cannot close his eyes, hay
ing no eyelids. Finally he spoke.
Are people in the habit OF telling
you where they spend their win
tiers ." he asked.
moo. can't say they are" Pc
ter replied. You know l don't
want 70 know Just the exact place,
Mr.. Garter Snake, but l would like
to know the kind of a place where
you sleep all winter, Do you make
nice, soft, warm bed?"
Il should say not" replied little
New Britain herald., 1925-10-28

BOBBI" HAIR loo wouderrul
with the tiny tint of Golden Clint
Shampoo. -adyt
New Britain herald., 1925-10-28

To guide a boat
7 Portion Of school year
To scold
Largest plant
10 Opposite OF brother
10 To hinder
IA Grayish white
23 To finish
25 Small mass
IS To fondle
2S To analyze sentence
% Writing tables
81 Opposite Of wins
80 Irregular as II eaten
"a Money owed beyond specified
time
81 Tanners vessel
80 Pretentious house
40 Metal In rock
Al Knocked
43 Wing part Of seed
A Exhibits indignant displeasure,H
| As Brags
! 4s Pleasure boat
AZ To lift UP
! 40 Cessations
81 Harm onized
50 Cravat
55 Black haw
IS Levee
IS Otherwise
so To join
New Britain herald., 1925-10-28

The next story: shutting Up
House for the Winter"
New Britain herald., 1925-10-28

TOMORROW - Letter from
Leslie Prescott to Ruth Burke -
continued.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-28
Mr.. Garter Snakes Winter Home

BY Thornton w, Burgess
Evening star., 1925-02-01
W|LE START DRAFT
OF RENTAL LAWS
Joint Committee to Meet To-
morrow to Consider WhaIey
and Ball Measures.

The actual drafting of legislation
intended to meet the housing and
rental situation in the District of
Columbia will be begun at meeting
of the joint congressional committee
tomorrow night at o'clock in the
Senate District committee.
The joint committee will have be
fore 1t the Whaley bill, providing for
permanent rent commission for the
District, which was sent to the chair
men Of the Senate and House Dis
trict committee by President Cool
idge. 1t will have before II also the
bills introduced by Senator Ball,
chairman of the joint committee, Gre
ating a licensing board for real es-
tate operators in the District and to
prevent pyramiding of real estate
values and fraudulent transactions,
and bills for the same purpose pre-
sented by Representative Blanton of
Texas
One of the questions which the
Evening star., 1925-02-01

SPECIAL PRICE or 81 FOR MARCEL AND
bob curl for mornings only. guaranteed to stay
put. IMPERIAL BEU TEE SALON, 1872 11th
ct. NV. Irankln 1O1O5
Evening star., 1925-02-01
FRENCH FLAG RAISED
ONCE MORE IN MOSCOW
Tricolor Floats Over Temporary
Embassy and "Marseillaise" Is
Played in Honor.
BY lie Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
MOSCOW, January 31.-France' :
tri-color made its first appearance in
Russia today since the regime of the
czars. To the strident strains Of The
Narseillaise.' played by the orchestra
of the State Opeha House the French
flag was formally raised over the
house of the NanSen Relief Mission.
which serves as the temporary head
quarters of the French embassy No
government or foreign officials We're
present
The Russians in the ueighborhood
startled out of their usual Iethargy by
the martial notes of the French
national hymn, asked: When will the
American embassy be re-establishe ed
When shall we hear the American
national hymn But nobody ven
stured reply. Meantime the old
American embassy building in Lenin-
grad. which was rented from a former
member of the nobility. remains de-
serted and decaying.
Evening star., 1925-02-01
SPECIAL NOTICES.

4 FIRST-CLASS, MODERN DANCE ORCHES-
ira tcoloredl Of eight, who PLAY modern music
IN the modern way. Washington orchestra
with reputation in two continents desires
engagement IN or around Washington. Ad-
dress ROy 423S Star office
Evening star., 1925-02-01
$4O0,0O0 TOTAL RAISED
FOR PHARMACY CENTER
Goal of 100000 Set in Move.
ment to Provide Quarters for
Research and Records.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 31.--The cam
paign to raise $1,000,00O for ma
tional clearing house for pharmacy
has already brought in more than
$4OO, 900, it was announced today by
the American Pharmaceutical Associa-
ton, which is directing the movement
under the Craftsmanship of DR. II. y.
b. Dunning of Baltimore.
This building Will be equipped with
research laboratories for the study of
new drug products from the tropics,
with facilities for the development OF
new formulas and with d national
pharmaceutical museum.
Capitalization of research work,
the upbuilding of a national pharma-
ceutical library and the collection of
pharmaceutical data in the interest
of history and science are other OBJ
jects. Heavy losses of money and ef-
fort through duplication will, it is be-
!ieved, be wiped out
Evening star., 1925-02-01
SCHOOL CROWD|NG
TO Be CONTINUED
Second Semester to Bring
Little Relief Despite
Reorganization.

Completely reorEanized the Dis
trict public school system will start
the second semester of the current
scholastic year tomorrow with but
little Improvement in the overcroWd =
ed conditions which prevailed
throughout the first half of the term
Only one new school. the Raymond.
an elementary eight-room extensi ble
building at Tenth street and Spring
road, is all that the second semester
brings in the way of additional school
facilities. This school, recently com
pleted. will relieve congestion in the
Petworth and Park View sections.
The new semester also will be
marked by the opening Of the Powell
as a junior high school Conversion
of this school from an elementary to
p Junior high school was completed
last week and it will start its career
under the new system of cooperation
with an enrolment of about 41O
pupils, drawn from the schools in
Mount Pleasant and Columbia
Heights.
Grades Transferred.
Another important change design
ed TO alleviate overcrowding will be
the absorption OF the seventh and
cighths grade classes Of the Abbot
bia Junior High School. The classes
in these two schools will be trans
ferred en- masSe to the Columbia,
making it possible for school officials
TO put the first and second grades i'll
the Abbot and Twining on a full
fve-hour day schedule.
School authorities expect but a
roIlment for the second semester.
hicrh yrFill rpl
TO some extent the congestion in the
senior high schools. although the
latter institutions will continue to
operate with student bodies eQuiva-
lent in size to those during the first
half OF the school year The pupils
promoted to the senior high schools
from the junior high and elementary
schools about equal the number
graduated by the senior institutions
at the midyear commencements.
Iater Increase Seen.
While the junior high schools are
now playing the relief role for the
senior institutions, stephen +. kram-
er, first assistant superintendent of
schools, expressed the opinion yester-
day afternoon that within a few
wears they will increase the high
school enrolment Mr. Kramer point
I'd out that the courses of study in
of the junior high schools who have not
so popular that pupils attending these
institutions not only complete the
three-year term, but a vast majority
of them go into the senior high
schools. The number of graduates
of the junior high schools who have not
continued their education in the senior
high schools, in the last several years.
Mr.. Kramer said, has been very small.
The senior and Junior high school
principals announced Yesterday after
noon the time freshmen students are
expected TO report tomorrow. East
ern High School and the Columbia
and jefferson Junior High Schools
are the only institutions that want
their new students to report at Q
o clock. Langley and Mdcfarland
Junior High Schools want their fresh
mon students TO report at 10 o'clock.
and Western, Business and Mckinley
High Schools and the Hine Junior
High School. at II o'clock
Evening star., 1925-02-01
DENIES POSTAL THEFT.
Former St. Johns Employe Pleads
in $4,000 Embezzlement Case.

ST. JOHNS. Newfoundland, Janu-
airy 31-AleXander Rooney pleaded
not guilty today to the charge of en-
bezzlhng $12.600 from the post office
department He will go on trial on
February 10.
The grand jury recently reported
a true bill against Rooney, a former
clerk of the department.. Six other
postal officials men and women, ac-
cused of similar offenses, are now
under preliminary eXamina tion on the
charges brought against them.
Evening star., 1925-02-01

committee will have to determine is
whether these various proposals shall
be Incorporated in a single bill for
introduction and report to both
houses. If it is determined to press
for the establishment of a permanent
rent commission, or even for d tenn
porary commission, 1t is not unlik keIy
that this will be separate measure.
it was Indicated yesterday.
The extensive hearings on rent
legislation will all be printed by to-
morrow and available sor the use of
the committee.
The joint subcommittee of the SEN
ate and House, which is considering
traffic Legislation for the District, will
Evening star., 1925-02-01
ZOGU HEADS ALBANIA.
Head of Usurpation Movement to
Serve Seven Years.

ROME, January 3l.-The Albanian
Constituent Assembly, according to
advices from Tirana, has unanimously
elected Ahmed ZoEu president of the
republic for seven years. Ahmed
Zogu headed the movement which
recently overturned the government
of Premier Fan Noli
The constitution. which is based or
that of the I'm ed States, eStablishe-
Tirana as the capital.
Evening star., 1925-02-01
PER DIEM WORKERS
LEAVE IS RESTORED
Bill Carrying D. C. Fund to
Allow IS Days With Pay
If 1t Becomes Law.

If the District appropriation bill
becomes law in the form in which II
was reported to the House a few days
ago it Will restore to the 1000 per
diem employees of the city govern
ment the Is days annual leave privilege
recently taken from them by ruling
of the controller general.
Prior to 1922 per diem men in the
District service were not entitled to
any leave. Beginning with that year
Congress authorized the Commits
sioners to give these employees Is
days with pay, provided they had
been in the service for 10 consecutive
months.
The controller a few months ago
held, in substance, that the use of
the word temporary" in the clause
Of the bill in which the pay Of these
men is appropriated excluded them
from any leave privilege.
Clause Effective mt Once.
The situation was brought to the
attention of the House subcommite e
on Disric appropriations and Maj. Dan
lei J. Donovan, District auditor, ex-
planned that the per diem work RS
must now go without leave.
The new District bill is so worded d
that the leave privilege viii be re-
stored as soon as the measure be
comes law instead Of on July l.
The Commissioners felt that this
leave privilege should be restored be
cause most of the per diem men are
IN fact continuously employed, al
though they are paid out of lump sum
appropriations for temporary employ
ment.
Evening star., 1925-02-01

meet Tuesday morning to put the fine
ishing touches on that measure be-
fore reporting it.
Insurance Code Bill
Another joint subcommittee has
been called by Senator Capper Of
Kansas to meet Tuesday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock to consider the bill
establishing an insurance code for
the District.
The District committee OF the Sem
ate will meet Wednesday at 10 am.
to consider the bill providing a five
year public school building program.
The joint subcommittee, headed by
Senator Capper, has completed its re-
port and draft Of this measure.
Evening star., 1925-02-01
60 NABBED FLEEING
FROM POLICE RAID
Much Alleged Gambling
ParaphernaIia Seized-RaCe
Betting Is Charged.

Scattering alleged gambling para
phernalia in all directions as they
rushed for the doors. 90 patrons OF
"WashingtOn's most openly operated
gambling and bookmaking establish
ment,' in the words of the police,
located at 1917 Z street were caught
in a raid by the vice squad yesterday
afternoon and carried in three patrols
TO No. precinct.
Three Of the men were charged
with gambling offenses and the other
prisoners, white and colored. young
and old, were released to appear as
witnesses against the trio held. Those
against whom charges were placed
were: Louis Chipouras, Greek restau-
rateur, giving his address as T16 4th
street, said to be the proprietor OF
the place, charged with bookmaking
and permitting gambling. and Sam
and Charles Whit, 90I r street. coll
ored. both charged with matchmaking.
Visible From Street
The room to the restaurant in
which the alleged gambling was go
ing on was plainly visible from the
street through the large glass win
dows of the building The place is
only a short distance from No. pre-
cinct and police headquarters.
According to the police two
coteries OF patrons We're Dusilv en-
gagged in their fayorite pastfmes-a
group in the front being composed OF
turf fans and much more excited
bunch in the rear comprising seekers
after the mystic seyens and eIevens
When Lieut.. Davis and Detective
Holmes entered the elsa blfshment
through the front door the turf
habitues headed pell-mell for the rear
door, taking the hurdles of the star
tied group in the rear with neck
and-neck jump, the raiders reported
Exit Was Blocked.
But Sergt. McQuade aud Prohibition
Agent Duke, sensing that the finish
would be close, were on hand to pre-
vent any disputes. with pistols drawn
and more or less leveled
The officers say they found numer-
Gus tally and betting sheets used in
laying wagers on the horses, together
with enough other gambling para
phernalia ito fill a bucket"
So complete were arrangemen for
getting dope" on races, the police
say, that a boy was employed as a
runner TO bring in the latest news. II
was also suspected by the police that
much news was received over the
telephone.
Crowds lined the sidewalks as pa
troll wagons were loaded and there
was merriment as several in the
crowd recognized some Of those being
loaded in the wagon.
Evening star., 1925-02-01
WILL FIGHT LOVE SUIT.
Second Wife of Julius I. Baer to
Answer Predecessor.

DENVER. colo. January 31.-Ac-
tion was taken today 10y Mrs Elsie
Baher Baer. widow Of julius I. Baer.
wealthy Boston importer, who died
here last November, to fight a $40
GOO alienation suit filed by Mrs Irene
Baer, the importers divorced first
wife.
A motion FLED in the District Court
asked separation Of seven causes Of
action in which Mrs Baer No. !
bases her claims for $4,000.
In her suit Mrs. Baer No. l alleged
that Mrs Baer No. ,. while acting as
nurse for the importer. through
use of drugs and sundry other ways.
alienated his affection and caused
him to marry her.
Evening star., 1925-02-01
DR.. Euband to Preach

DR.. NJ ID. Euband, medical mission
any from India, will preach at l I'm.
today at the Fifth Baptist Church
Of which Rev. DR.. John f. Briggs
is pastor. At the evening services
DR. James Franklin Of Boston. secre-
tary of the American Baptist Foreign
Missionary Society, Will speak.
Evening star., 1925-02-01
Guides Flowers

Say it notwithstanding plants
or bouquets 1912 F.-Advertisement
Evening star., 1925-02-01
$4,000 VIRGINIA FIRE.
Three-Story Mercantile House a
Chatham Is DESTROYED.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHATHAM, Va, January 31.-A
three-story mercantile establishment
owned by J. II. and w. H. Whitehead
and ]. W. Yeats was destroyed by
fire here this morning with loss OF
over $4,000. Other nearby buildings
including the post Office and bank
caught fire. The net loss after de-
Quoting Insurance will be about $50
600. Falling walls half demolished
the machinery plant of ViccelliC
Brothers. Firemen came from Dan
vile to assist the local volunteers
The cause of the fire was not learned
Evening star., 1925-02-01
ISCHISM CONES IN ADVENTIST
CHURCH OYER SEND OF THE AGE''
Controversy Causes Sharp Differences Among
NeighbOrs and Euen in Families at TaIOma
Park Colony of Followers of Sect.

some time had changed his mind
about it and gone back to his busi-
ness
Rev Mr.. Nichol, who said the
church was "disgusted' with such
wild prophecies" made the following
statement: when the world fails to
come to an end on February 6, the
Seventh Day Adventist denomination
will be justified in the sight of the
people for communicating Mrs. Mar
garet w. Rowan. On this day there
will be a showdown as to whether she
and her followers or the Adventist
denomination were right"
Evening star., 1925-02-09
Disastrous Fire in Danbury, N. C.

DANBURY, N c.. February o
This town was visited by a disastrous
fire at noon yesterday, the post office,
two stores, cafe. garage and one
dwelling being destroyed. Offices of
two lawyers also were burned The
fire originated in the cafe. and. due
to the fact that the town has no
water system or fire protection, the
flames spread quickly. No insurance
was carried on any of the property.
Evening star., 1925-02-09
EDISON AND FORD
ENJOY VACATION
Old Friends, Living Side by Side
in Florida Town, Spend Holi-
days Together.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
FORT MYERS, Fla February 8
Secure from disturbances by the out
side world, Henry Ford and Thomas
A Edison have settled down side by
side on adjoining estates besides the
banks of the placid Caloosahatchee
here.
The two old friends spend much of
their time together. visiting each
other by stepping across the light
wire fence separating their backyards
or seated on the broad. green lawn on
which both houses front.
Saturday the two spent in a small
houseboat on the Caloosahatchee, ac-
companied by their wives
Little has been seen of Mr.. Edison
since his arrival Thursday. but Mr.
Ford and his wife frequently are seen
about the streets.
He has made several trips to La
belle, 3S miles east of Fort Myers. on
the Caloosahatchee, where he has ex-
tensive land holdings. To these he
has made several additions since
being here. For several years Mr.
Edison, Mr.. Ford and Harvey Fire
stone, tire manufacturer, have been
experimenting with the production of
rubber plans in this area.
The Ford and Edison homes are
plain frame houses set in tropical
cabbage palms. The Caloosahatchee.
upon which their homes face, is 2
miles wide at that point.
Evening star., 1925-02-09

A one-day disposal of
remaining lots from the
Rummage Sale that will
establish a new record
for values.
Every department
must dispose of all odd
lots, ends of lines, rem-
nantS, broken sizes and
m u s S e d or rumpled
merchandise.
No m all or phone
orders flied; all sales
final.
Evening star., 1925-02-09
FARM RELIEF CHIEF
CALLED TO TESTIFY
House Committee Unwilling
to Wait Until Wednesday
as Carey Desired.

After having been informed that
Chairman Carey of President Coolidges
agricultural conference desired to post
pone his appearance until Wednesday,
the House agricultural committee voted
today to request Mr.. Carey's presence
before 1t Immediately.
The committee is considering an agri-
cultural Legislative program. Mr.. Carey
agreed to testify at once.
Representative Jones of Texas.
Democratic committee member. declared
If Mr.. Careys appearance was not re-
quested he would press for action on
resolution to ask the House for author
tty to subpoena him.
Favors Dick kinson Bill.
Preceding Mr. Carey's appearance,
William F. Schiling of st. Paul. repre-
senting the Minnesota Milk Producers
Association, opposed the commissions
report. and favored a bill by Repre-
sentative Dickinson, Republican, Iowa,
to set up a Federal advisory board of
cooperative association heads.
Putnam patriot., 1925-02-20
North Grosvenordale

On Wednesday morning an ami versary requiem high mass was sung for Mrs Aglae Denais,
 Miss Jeannette Despelteau of Wor- cester and formerly of this town was a visitor in town on Saturday.
 Miss Irene Hamel of Southbridge visited with her parents. Mr. and Mrs Clodouais Hamel, on Sunday.
 Next Saturday Spencer's Serenad- CTS Wiil be at the Grosyenordale Co. s cloth house Co furnish music for dane ing
 Joseph Laroche has moved his store Go the place formerly occupied by the Atlantic < Pacific OF Main street
 Mir and Mrs Herbert Sward, A. E. Sward and daughter Mildred attend ed the Odd Fellows ball in Putnam on Monday
 Misses Mildred Swanson. Florence Bhd. Carrie Anderson and Hulda Stem visited with Mrs Paul Bochm on Sunday
 Miss Annette Marchessault of Fall River. formerly of this town, visited