Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1929, Page 7

JORN WTHERSPOON “NEMORIALIS LD Sons of Revolution Mark An- niversary of Birth of of Patriot. The Sons of the Revolution in the District today conducted their annual | memorial service at the statue of John ‘Witherspoon, Connecticut avenue and N | street, on the 207th anniversary of the | birth of the patriot and signer of the | Declaration of Independence. A floral tribute was deposited at the statue by John H. Bartlett, First Assist- ant Postmaster General, preceding a talk on the life and character of the patriot by Charles P. Light, secretary of the local Sons of the Revolution. Dr. William A. Eisenberger, assistant pastor of the Church of the Covenant, delivered the invocation and a prayer. The committee from the Sons of the Revolution which participated in the | observance consisted of Mr. Light, chair- | man; Clarence A. Aspinwall, Mr. Bart- Jett, Dr. Marcus Benjamin, H. Lawrence Choate, Dwight Clark, Edward W. Donn, jr.; G. Thomas Dunlop, Admiral Cary T. Grayson and Gilbert H. Grosvenor. ‘They were accompanied by officers and members of the board of managers of the society, headed by James M. Beck, president. WILBUR LOSES APPEAL ON LAW INTERPRETATION | s Held by Appellate Court to Have Misconstrued Act for Relief of Contractors. ! Becretary of the Navy Wilbur today | Jost his appeal to the District of Co- lumbia Court of Appeals from the de- cision of the District Supreme Court, holding he had misconstrued the terms of the relief for contractors’ act of March 4, 1925, in holding that “any | | Joss” 4n the first paragraph of section 8 means a net loss on the contract as a whole. | The department held that, although 'as the result of the action of a Gov- ‘ernment agency the contractor had suf- | fered a loss (in this case $1,100), the ‘contractor must show a net loss on his contract as a whole to be entitled to || Telief. The C. L. Wold Co. contracted with | the Navy Department to construct a storehouse at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for 1837,139. The contract called for liqui- | ldated damages of $25 per day for each | day’s delay in completion. With the ap- roval of the Government the contract Eflr steel was let to the Kansas City tructural Steel Co. By reason of priority to Government work a delay of 44 days ensued in fur- nishing the steel, and an assessment of 1,100 was made against the company. Suit for mandamus followed. \Justice Charles H. Robb, in rendering “‘net loss.” JNTENTION TO PROTECT WIFE DENIED BY BROWN || A denial of published statements to #he effect that he intended to assume 11 responsibility for the shooting. was made today by Charles A. Brown, who -lis recovering in Emergency Hospital from bullet wounds inflicted by his vife, who shot him when they met in | | e Police Court Building. last Friday. | Brown said that he could see no reason why he should assume responsi- ‘%bility and that he intended to permit ithe proper authorities to take whatever tion they might see fit. He has ht‘iow-n considerable improvement since | |i Ee has been at the hospital, and physi- | | jans feel assured of his recovery. lh'rhe wife, Mrs. May Brown, is being eld at the House of Detention, pending | f ‘the outcome of the husband’s injuries. | | {In a statement, made several days ago, she e the opinion that her usband should and would take all of %he blame for her act. , St. Agmes’ Glee Club Benefit. Poecial Dispatch to The Star. i BRADDOCK, Va. February 5.—St.|j ‘Agnes’ Episcopal School for Girls will | | appear in a recital of folk songs at the | | school Priday afternoon to raise funds for the school’s glee club. Mrs. Edward E. MacMoreland, musical instructor of | |f the school, will direct the recital. of the home suggests that you get MILK from Gregg’s DAIRY e Delivered to Your Home Phone N. 1436 SAY GOODBYE TO THAT ELEVEN THE FEVENING STAR, WASHINGTON,” D. C, TUESDAY,” FEBRUARY 5. 1929, JAILED FOR 120 DAYS FOR BUTTER THEFT | Man Declared to Have Sold Product l REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOT HONORED ‘at 42 Cents a Pound—Brother found not guilty and the charge was ismissed. missed. Clarence Beatley is said to have been unemployed for more than two months and took the butter from a truck parked at Seventh and D streets to sell and procure money to pay his room rent. He admitted that{he was guilty of the charge and exonerated his younger brother, who denied having participated in the theft. Witherspoon. Officer T. E. 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