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Evening star., 1927-10-30

flashes of light, the falling stars
which shoot down the horizon. The
easiest of the consultations to OBJ
serve, Trsus jor or the Big Dipper,
is pointed out to them and they are
shown how to locate the north star.
The star work is necessarily frag
mentary. not only because Of the
difficulty OF the subject, but because
the skies cannot be observed in school
hours. The lessons are explained
thoroughly by the nature teacher in
the classroom and the children in.
structed to step outside their own
homes for a few evenings. Sometimes
star parties are held. two or three
classes being combined under one
nature teacher.
The teachers turn in November to
the subject of burrowing animals that
are just going into their holes to ward
off the cold by sleeping all Winter.
Cages of rats and mice are brought
into the schoOlroom and their habits
studied. Trips to the Zoo are taken
to observe the preparations for hiber-
nation by the bears and the ground
hogs. The chief objective at this stage
Of the study is to create q more
understanding sympathy for wild
animals. The natural history of the
dog and cat, together with their wild
relatives in various parts of the
world, is taught.
This lesson comes after the out
standing event in the fifth grade ma
ture work, the city-wide pet show held
as soon as possible after the Christmas
holidays. The planning of this pet
show is left largely to the children
themselves. Each boy or girl is en-
couraged to keep "A pet of some kind,
but the city child is somewhat at a
disadvantage in this respect because
dogs and cats are not allowed in some
apartment houses.
One of the most fascinating of OBJ
iects to the child mind is the Christ
mas tree. Just before the holidays
the different types of evergreens pop
ular with kriss kringle are described
and the students learn something OF
the history of pines, cedars, hemlocks
and spruces. They learn particularly
that these lovely objects of the Winter
woods cannot he cut down at random
nor the holly branches plucked with
out serious danger OF eXterminatins
the tree itself.
During January and February
comes the second stage of the childs
introduction to the science of physics.
He already has learned something
about the winds and the weather and
has tested out what he was taught
with home made kites. Now he steps
on to a study of the two simple CON
trivanccs which embody the funda-
mental principles behind the construc-
tion of nearly all machinery-~the
wheel and axe and the lever. Many
older people are prone to take these
devices for granted. Actually, of
course, they are two of the most pro-
found inventions of the human mind,
! and most of what has followed them
has been simple in comparison. The
child learns that somewhere in the dim
past, even before the fairies and the
goblns came to the earth, great minds
| produced these mechanisms for the
| benefit of humanity.
March is an extremely busy
month for the fifth-grade nature stu
dents. This class has the chief role
in preparing and caring for the school
Evening star., 1927-10-30
By THOMAS r. HENRY.

. lie leaves of the maple tree in
the school yard are changing
from green to chrome yellow,
Il tangerine and scarlet.
focE of purpla martins arc
Evening star., 1927-10-30

IN October the class is taken for
L. short walks in the woods and
fields, various species of trees are
pointed cut and simpler sorts of wild
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1877 BUSINESS
To SET MARK

Another record financial year for
American business was indicated to-
day by the Federal Reserve Board.
Official statistics show remarkably
heavy industrial and mineral produc-
ton and probably the greatest manu-
featuring output since the war.
At the years halfway point, manu-
featuring production was at its
heaviest point for the year. Mineral
production. although above last year.
was lighter than in February and
March.
The tobacco, rubber tire, petroleum.
refining, iron and steel and textile
industries showed the greatest gains
from pre-war figures. All have been
operating with steady production
since the first Of the year. accord
ing to the boards outline Of condi-
tions.
In the minerals group crude pc
troleum and anthracite coal were
leading in production.
Factory employment payrolls were
8 per cent greater than in 1919. The
automobile industry, with So per
cent heavier payrolls than in 1919,
showed the greatest gain.
Total building contracts awarded
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RABBIT ACCEPTS
FORD PLEA

Condemning the failure Of mem
bers of the Combined Orthodox Con.
gregations Of Washington to ac-
cept Ford's apology, Rabbi Raphael
M. Barishansky. whose installation
some time ago as chief rabbi,
precipitated controversy among
local Orthodox Jews, declared that
the act Of the organization was
contrary to the Jewish spirit
He denied that the mass meeting
held Wednesday night in Ohev
Sholem Synagogue was representa-
tive of Washington Jewry and de.
clared that for his part, he was
willing to accept Ford's apology
since forgiveness is taught by the
Jewish law"
Members Of the combined congre.
cations are to hold another meeting
July %, it was said. The meeting
scheduled for this date is not, how
ever, to be a mass meeting. Harry
]. Carroll, president Of the organize
ton. said. He said that while in-
dividual members might reopen the
question of Ford's apology, it was
not a subject slated for discussion,
so far ais he knew.
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CITIZENS | R { D.
BY NO WATER

Heat waves work an undue hard
ship on residents Of the exclusive
residential section to the east of
Chevy Chase Circle, letter dis
patched to the District Commits
sioners today, reveals.
Owing to. its elevation and it's
distance from the main water dis
tributing centers, drought by the
heat, makes it impossible to get
water to baths rooms on the Sec
ond floor.
In the scathing letter, H. B.
Myers, of 1906 Rittenhouse St,
states that the condition has
existed for five years.
Last season he appeared before
the Commissioners, Myers states,
and was informed that the diff.
ficulty was due to the type OF in
take pipes employed by the COM
plainants.
In his letter today, he daclared
he barred any such ridiculous, alb
surd" answer, but wanted to know
If the Commissioners intended TO
remedy the situation, if so, when,
and if not, what steps they recon-.
mend to the citizens. Very often.
he adds, it is impossible to get
water on the first floors. Some of
the citizens of the section have in
stalled storage tanks.
In concluding his letter, Myers
makes it clear he is not apologizing
for its tone and says instead: "If
you were as hot as I was yester.
day and couldn't battle upon your
arrival home, you would feel the
same way about it."
Other letters, including one from
s. Francis Moore, president of the
Chevy Chase Citizens Association,
making the same complaint, have
been sent to the Commissioners,
B. w. Holton, of the water de.
partment, pointed out that nothing
could be done to relieve the hard
ship at present, although the COM
pletion of the new water supply
system to be put into service in
the fall would prevent a reoccur-
renee OF shortage next summer.
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Births, Marriages, Deaths
Phone Notices to Main $3.50. Obituary Desk
vERNEI ]. CANNON

Funeral services for Vernei J..
Cannon, a deputy collector Of In.
ternal Revenue, were held today at
Emory Chapel. Interment was in
MattawaEnan Cemetery. Md.
Mr.. Cannon resided in Washing
ton for nine yeas. He was q rail-
road construction engineer most Of
his life. beginning his career at the
age of Is in the maintenance Of
way department. Norfolk and South
ern railroad. He had a part in
the extension Of that road from
Raleigh to Charlotte, N. G. He
died Thursday at his residence. 704
hittenhouse st. N. w.
Surviving Mr.. Cannon are his
widow, Mrs. Pauline Martin Can.
non; daughter. Jean; his mother,
Mrs. Kate Cannon. and five brothers
and sisters.
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H. ARD.
AND
: 7: !: $.
BY Blu PAGES
SPARE TiRE
q ere y s PAT oFFIce G.
VACATION DAYS

We're loading up the fltVVer
With camp stoUe, poles and tent
And tce're starting for the riper
With our hearts UdcGtion bent. .
Soon the city'H be behind as
With Its harsh discordant tones,
And tchere business cannot find as
We shall rest our tired bones;
For many tceeks 4oe'pe planned
For this cGre-tree happy day
As iCe dreamed OF trees and sand
And the TiUer's sphrling sprGy;
HGny months sCe're "bNckIed do4on"
To cash registers aud books
While orr Joreheads toore frotoR
AMd orr faces troubled looks:
Through the year tOe'Ve chased the
coin
Up and docn trades burmtmg
tracks,
70 the riOer noio 4Ue're 0oin'
With old MamDtoM at our backs:
Undcr cool and shady trees
We shall live in careless style
And for 80 days or ease
We shall bGsk in Mattress smile:
On the comp fires OIOWtmO Goals
We shall toast our eggs and beans
And toe'H feast our UeGry souls
On Natures 1condrouS scenes;
We haze heard the riVer's call
From tohere 1t sparkles clear,
And II Henry doesn't stall
We shall soon be rMSWering
here
Oh. the fll0ver's all QatVer
impatient at delay
And tCe're starting for the riUer--
HWrrGh! aOe're on our 4cGg.
!. B. DAMN.
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SOFT. HIGHWAY
BRINGS DEATH
By international News servie.

6bEVLGG
NEW HAVEN. Conn, July is.
Ninety-foot wide highways have
their drawbacks, in the opinion of
State officials. With the widening
of the famous Boston Post Road.
between Milford and the New
Haven city line to 80 feet.
fatalities have jumped beyond all
reason. averaging four a week in
the early summer. The State plans
to place a. Gordon. of police along
that section in an effort to end
the slaughter which has taken
lives of people ranging from 10
to 20 years, all of them pedestrians
connecticut planned to make the
entire Post Road 80 feet wide, but
the condition existing on the, ex.
detrimental section has alarmed of.
ficials.
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Children From Hills
Scared by Elevator

HARTFORD. Conn, July 16.-
Three children who had never seen
an electric light, gas jet or water
running from a faucet, and who
We're filled with terror by their f.rst
ride on an elevator. both because
of what they thought was a bottom.
less cavern in the wall and u sud.
den lift to heaven, have been found
living with their father in a ram,
shackle hut in the Litchfield hills.
40 miles from here.
The ages of the children range
from 10 10, the eldest being a
girl,
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NOTES Of
ARLINGTON

ARLINGTON COUNTY. July is.
Leaders of the Lee Highway As
ISOLATION meeting at Lyon Park
last night discussed plans for the
hearing on the location of the high
way from the new memorial bridge,
July 2S at the Arlington county
courthouse.
DR.. Samuel NJ. Johnson, director
of the Lee Highway Association,
spoke.
There will be special called
meeting of all stockholders and pur.
chasers of bonds of the Arlington
Fairfax railway at the Arlington
county courthouse Monday at 8
o'clock for the purpose of discuss
ing changes in the contract for the
purchase of the Washington-Arling
ton division of the Washington-Vir-
GINA railway from c. r. Hinch-
man. ."'@s
The vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of A. s. Douglas, jr., deputy
sergeant of the Potomac Police
Department. will be filled at the
next meeting of the town council.
Douglas has received an appoint
ment on the Washington police
force and reports for duty today.
III, G. Saffell, chairman of the
Arlington County Water Commits
sion. declared today that while the
District Commissioners have author
ity to close Chain Bridge. they do
not have authority to dismantle it
without AN act Of Congress.
Whatever Is DONE" he said,
"citizens of Arlington County need
have ITO fear about the water sys-
tenn. The mains are across the
bridge now and will be protected"
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you SHOULD HANG. roo

Dear Spare: The other day one
~ these euolutioniSts 40as trying
to pick a quarrel toith me.
"AH your ancestors hung from
trees By their tails" he said.
But shut him up, Spare.
said scGthiMgIy: eyes, aud MI
yours hung from trees, too. But
they didn't hang By their tails.
They hung By their neckS." Hot0's
thGtf FRANCIS S. SMITH.
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GETTING INTIMATE

Dear Spare Tire: have 1t on good
authority that you have donned a
puncture-proof armor which you
wear between your inner tube and
your good-lookinE hide. If this be
true, sir, resent 1t. You should give
your contributors as good a chance
~ you as you have at them. If you
should go flat once, you would know
how we feel when our cherished
blurbs fail to make the column.
print an anatomical diagram of
yourself so we may examine it at
leisure. and in some details and draw
our own conclusions as to what is
the matter. HENRY Y. O'Y.
Dear Henry: Yours is not the first
request of this sort. Take comfort
from the fact that an artist of neutral
and unbiased tendencies is working
on the diagram you desire You'll
get the bad news tomorrow.
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DIR. s. CLIFFORD cox

DR.. s. Clifford Cox, of this city,
who died last week at Fort Bayard.
n. M, where he was stationed at
the Veterans Bureau Hospital, was
buried this morning with military
honors in Arlington Cemetery. He
was a veteran Of the Spanish-Amer-
lean and World wars and had held
the rank OF major in the Army Med
ical Corps. He was a graduate Of
the medical school of Columbian
now George Washington UniYer.
sity and was native Of this city.
DR.. Cox was a member of Hiram
Lodge, F.. A. A. M, which had a
part in the services. He IL sur
Yived by his wife.
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Library at City Park
Is Madrid Attraction

MADRID, July 16.--An open.air
library is an attractive feature of
Madrid's "Buen Retro" beautiful.
woody park in the heart Of the city,
within a stones throw Of the large
business houses.
A large number of good books, in
German. English and Spanish are
kept in large case in quiet cor.
ner Of the park. AS soon as the
guardian opens 1t in the morning,
one is free to go and choose any
book he would like and sit near by
to read it.
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CHARLEs SMEET JOHNsON

Charles Sweet johnson, so, Oldest
member of the staff of the Solicitor
of the Treasury and a member Of
the District bar, who was found dead
yesterday in his stateroom on the
Fall River steamer Commonwealth,
will be buried Sunday afternoon in
tOswego, n. Y, near where he was
born.
His death was attributed to hemor-
image OF the lung. For the past IL
years he had spent his summers on
Nantucket Island and had made
reservations at a hotel there for the
forty second season, being on his
way to the resort at the time of his
death. His home here was at 1874
Kenyon st. N. w. A nephew, Morti-
mer @. Corwine, living in Fleming.
ton, N. T.. is the only survivor.
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LIVES m TUB

PARIS, July Is.-valentin lie
Page. a crippled Partisan chair
mender, is known to many Amer
leans. For three years he has lived
along the highway in battered
bathtub covered with boards.
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lin Six Spasms)
BY GENE BLOSSOM

NIu DIX CpdSN1Sl
BY GENE BLOSSOM
Fifth Boloney
Weakened was heroic Homer
BY the power Of his passion;
All his serenEth was gone out from
him,
He was full Of prunes and punknese.
And the next day he took sick leave
From the Bureau Of Bug Juices.
And the doctor came to see him
And straightWay went and reported
That the only thing the matter
With him was the FakerOsls;
That he took the time from Duty
To. gaze on some flapper's picture!
30 when Homer next reported
To the old Bookkeeping Section
He was called upon the carpet,
Handed lots Of swell sarcasm,
Planned to beat the very dickens
As they tied the can upOn him.
ITO Be Concluded)
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M.ARRIAGE LICENSES

Victor Fairchnds Henderson, 2s, ana
Olliffe Georgina Bliss. ~. The Rev.
Harvey B. Smith
Walter George w. Thompson, 81. and
Meria del Carmen Rodrigux, ~. The
Rev. William d. Jarvis.
Leroy Robinson. 20, and Arzalia
Brazier. 10. The Rev. J. T. Brooks.
Willie B. James. IS, and Della Tun-
ner. 20. The Rev. s. p. w. Drew.
William Harrington Leahy, 20. and
Elizabeth N. Beale, %. The Rev. e.
Urauhart Ansley, 50. and Ruth Clark
Leary, -. The Rev. Dudley Boogher
William e. Fights. As, ana Belle
Thornton. so. The Rev. w. d. Jarvis.
Ira Cnowden Nichols, Fl, ana Janette
Elizabeth Edwards, 10. The Rev. Irving
w. Ketchum.
William M Hoffman, 80, ana Eleanor
Brown. -. The Rev W, M. Hoffman.
c,J John c Hartlovs. q; ana Bonnie A.
Rev. Irving w. Kstchui
RAYMOND v. sloten. " Fredsricks-
Rev. A. Sayies FsE
Dennis H. Smith. ~, ana Marie A.
All, -. both Of KinEsville, Nd. The
Rev. Henry w. Tolson.
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DEATHS

Sarah Smith, 80 years, GaIlinxer Mn
nicipal Hospital.
John Nelson. SO years. Walter Raed
General Hospital.
6. John =. Lang. Is years. 1854 M
James H. Hazel. II years. Home For
9. Homer I. Ewing, u years. ss1 Allison
Ell Ellen Hayes, 70 years 1Os Massachu.
&c Charles 4.s,, 2; ssIby +" years, Home
:. George J. Gingall. So years. s1sS o
ga Fannie 2. zirkls. /" years. 1907
5o RS0f Park I. kloDD' /" years. Cabin
u, Rose swiekey Baker, 50 years asa
t,: John :. E. Days, IS years. 1882 Thlr-
Josephine L. N. Stowsrl, IS years
zoos Columbia Rd. N w.
:. Ellen e; Shedd. So years. 1s4S Monroe
May B. Harmon. AZ years, GeOrr.
Washington University Hospital. =
., Maggie n. Winfield, 4s years. 111s
sixth st. n. q
an Minnie Ellis. ~ years SIT Potomac
no Werner Cannon. 40 years. 7O4 Ritten-
o,, Catherine g. King. Al years. Tuber-
~ Betty Brown. ~ years. 1910 Column
Dounaa Ellis. 10 years. Fre.dmsn's
-, Charles r. Nelson, Al years. sos
n sarah Walker, "A years. Freedmen's
Lucietia Offitt az vaara uv,ar~.n.u
Hospital.
Bulah Bradley. 20 years Freedmen's
Hospital.
Hospital
Hospital
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THAT'S Easy

Dear Spare: Dorothy Ann is \
rood evOlutiOnist. can't get from
APE to NAN In less than six. but 1
can 20 from WORK to HOME in
YOuFs W0 R * - wore sOre--sOme-
HOME. Now let's see Dorothy Ann
Or ANYBODY else 20 from TAME to
WILD In six or less.
ARETHUsA A.
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were heavier than last year in every
month Of the half-year excepting
January and February. with the ap-
parent indication Of new record.
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BIRTHS

Leo NJ. and Martha A. Swords, girl.
Oden c. and Nellie E. Catterton. boy.
Giovanni and Elena DiBeliO. girl.
raymond ]. and Adelaide Ferry. girl.
benJamih b. and Ruth L. Gordon, boy,
FRANK y. and Helen H. Knapp, boy.
Louis W. and Rosina T. Labefish, girl.
Karl o. and Dorothy Lehman. boy,
Andrew s. and Ruth e. Mills, girl,
Edward g. and Elsie N. O'Brlen, girl.
James X. and Gretchen NJ. Polk. girl.
Ralph l.. and Bernice s. Simmons, girl.
benjamin +. and Marie r. Statz, girl.
frank and Agnes Streets. boy.
James E. and Ethel Wilson, boy.
Thomas e. and Margaret Wrathali, girl.
Iheoleus and Mildred Alexander, hoy.
Frank and Alberta Robinson, boy.
Isaac and Alice Butler, girl.
ernest and Sarah Chinn, girl,
Frank and Mary Cook, girl.
Arthur and Lillian e. Dawkins. girl.
George and Lucille N. Gibson, how.
Wesley and Sadie Green. boy.
wallace 7. and Pearl Jackson, boy,
David Il. and Ella L. johnson. boy.
Frank ana Alice kirkland, boy,
henry and Ozzie Lewis girl.
Lewis and Winnie Laps. girl.
Philip and Mabel A. Mayo, girl
Ike ana Eva Narcisenfeid, girl.
george NJ. and Amy Meter, boy.
Edward B. and Charlotte Prince. boy.
Theodore A. and Mollie Strong. how.
Frederick d. and Zaida L. Vanison. girl.
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Every successful business man has
civic PRIDE Yours will be noticed IN
the type OF dwelling you maintain in
your city. Huy n homo today through
Classified Real Estate,
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Mr.. Outer Casing: Ny
friend bought a mew car the
other day. "Hoao is the pick
up" I asked. IL don't knosC,"
he replied, "the wife has been
riding 4Oith me every daN
since / got It," DECAY.
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WORK to HOME? W.,

WORK to HOME? WIN,
that's easy. Four. It's like
this: WORK - cork core.
come-HOME. How many
courses WilL it take Dorothy
Ann to 90 from SOUP to
NUTS? BILLY BOWEN.
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THEY LEAP, ANYHOW

NV AAO "
Look before yOu leap"
Is advice that sounds fine:
) But how will poor thInEs heed IL
y WheR '1OVe is blind?"
HA-sia4. aas.s.st.s. KATYDIp.
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY. NJ. ID.

ter from an apparently well educated
reader--as educations go-who in
forms me he has been troubled with
high blood pressure for several years
and having thus provided me with u
diagnosis proceeds 10 ask whether
diathermv helps to reduce blood pres
sure. but lest i give bad advice he re-
minds me that about five years ago
he had slight stroke and. of course.
would not want to do anything to
stir up the circulation"
Then this we'll educated man
whose education Is a blank so far as
knowledge of himself is concerned
winds up by asking whether cod liver
oil will reduce high blood pressure.
Even If it were reasonably possible
to construct lists of things which In
crease or reduce blood pressure. OH
the order of the quaint old diet lists
of things the victim might eat and
things he might not eat. j should de-
cline to furnish any such information.
for the very good reason 1 have al.
ready indicated, namely. that blood
pressure is a thing with which Il
patient or valetudinarian should
not interfere. 1t Is a matter which
should be left wholly to the considera-
ton of the physician, just as a sem
consideration of "rales," Babinski
signs and leucocytosis..
Every living person has a blood
pressure. The blood in the arteries
is under a certain amount OF constant
pressure Just as the water In the
municipal service pipes is. The blood
pressure is maintained by the pump.
ing of the heart and the resistance of
the blood vessels and the weight or
pressure of other structures such as
muscles on the blood vessels. In
health the degree or amount of pres
sure ranges between certain fairly
regular low and high limits. But 1t
is no concern of the laynan's what
these arbitrary limits may be. It is
likewise of no advantage to a lay.
mans health or wellbeing to know
how high or how low ones blood
pressure should be in any circum-
stances.
tCopyright. 1927