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b he benin é [: 'WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION PURCHASE OF SITE 1S COMPLICATEDBY SUBSURFACE WORK Government Studies Question of Whether It Should Pay for Cables. FURTHER DATA ASKED BY M’CARL IN STUDY Acquisition of Potomac Electric Co. Property Would Require Loca- tion of New Stations. The Government's efforts to pur- ehase the square of ground at Four- teenth and B streets, occupied by the Potomac Electric Power Co., for use as a new home for the Department of Labor, have been highly complicated by the question of whether the Govern- ment should pay for undergrouni con- | struction of cables and conduits, it| was disclosed today. As a result, pur- chase of the site is held up. The Treasury Department, explaining | to Controller General McCarl that ne- gotiations were under way, asked if the same principles should be consid- ered in a purchase as in a condemna- | tion proceeding, especially regarding the value of the conduit and cables. McCarl Asks Further Data. The question was left undecided by Mr. McCarl, who asked for further data | which will be submitted by the Troas-§ ur Department in another letter shortly. McCarl's conclusion in the matter, thus far, which Treasury Department | officials said would require another sub- | mission by them, said: “No reason is apparent why in negotiating purchases | of property pursuant to the applicable | law, the same element may not be given consideration that would be proper for consideration in connection with con- demnation proceedings, but in your sub- | mission there has not been given suf- | ficient facts to permit a dctermmanonl of what element in the particular matter may be proper for considera- tion.” The Treasury Department e‘(plained! to McCar ! that Congress had author- | ized $25,000,000 and appropriated of | this amount $12.000.000 to buy land | in the triangle bounded by Pennsyl- | vania avenue, B street, Third and Fif- teenth streets. The square on which the Potomac | Power Co. is located is beunded by Thirteen-and-a-Half, Fourteenth, B| and C streets in the Federal triangle “Some preliminary negotiations have been had with the power company, sald the Treasury letter signed by ! Secretary Mellon, “for the acquisition | of the ‘square @nd property located | thereon, and there enters into the | negotiations a factor which, in equity | to the power company should be con- ( sidered in the purchase price to be for | the property, but as to which doubt exists as to whether the present au- thorization is sufficient permit of con= sideration. “When the Government causes the | vacation by the power company of square 259 the Potomac Electric Power Co. will be required to establish in other parts of the city at least two SKIvb- stations to take care of the power dis- | ®ibution now handled from the power | station located on square 259. One of these substations is to be located some- where in the downtown district and the other somewhere in the northwest section, probably as far out as Florida avenue. This will require a complete revision of the distributing system of the power company and the abandon- ment of conduits carrying main feeders and distributing systems as now located in the triangle from such point where the main feeders are diverted to con- nect with the new conduits and cables | which must be laid through the cit streets, Compensation Is Factor. “Should the Government condemn this property it would seem that there | would necessarily enter into the case| @ fair recompense for the conduits and | the cables in the streets and outside | e lot lines of the property to be ac- quired since such conduits and cables are inherently necessary and valuable | of the power distributing system which radiates from the power plants. “Your consideration and decision are respectfully requested as to whether in the acquisition of the property of the Potomac Electric Co. by private purchase there may be taken into con- sideration the same elements which would be considered in condemnation | proceeding, namely the value of the conduits and the cables which must be abandoned incident to the removal of the power company from the tri- angle.” As a further factor in the situation it was indicated that before the whole matter may be settled the Department of Justice may be asked to consider whether the matter of underground construction will be considered formally in condemnation proceedings. According to present indications, it will be some time before legal and ac- counting questions involved may be cleared and the Government acquire the site for the Government building. EXPECT EARLY SALE. Report Says Property Owners Willing to Take Assessed Valuation. Acquisition of the site for the new municipal center is expected to be ex- pedited as a result of reports reaching the District Building today that some of the property owners in the four- square area plan to sell at the assessed lue. vnWhfle no direct offers have beer| made to the committee designated by the commissioners to acquire the land, Maj. Layson E. Atkins, assistant engi- neer commissioner, and its chairman, said he had heard the rumors and ex- pected to open negotiations with those property owners who are willing to sell at assessed value. “There is no doubt that some of the property owners in the area are anxious 1o sell and get out as soon as possible and re-establish their business in other locations,” said Maj. Atkins: “Tt is these property owners, I believe, who will sell at the assessed value.” The committee’s first negotiations, F. W. Ruckstull Says Work “Might as Well Be Placed in Cellar.” Statue of Gen. Hampfon, South Carolinian, Unveiled in “Chamber of Horrors.” Its d'm confines cluttered with im- properly displayed works of art, Amer- ica’s famous Statuary Hall in the Cap- itol seems doomed to descend to the level of a “junk shop,” in the opinion of W. Ruckstull, noted sculptor, whose statue of Gen. Wade Hampton was added today o the halls collecs fon. lar,” Mr. Ruckstull commented as the imposing statue of the distinguished South Carolinian was unveiled in what other critics have termed the Capitol's “Chamber of Horrors.” Mr. Ruckstull says the statue of Gen. Hampton had “life” and all that goes to make a good statue when he com- pleted it in his studio in New York City. Today he sadly saw it lose most of that in Statuary Hall when the veil was lifted from it by a delegation of South_Carolina notables, among them !(i‘mv. John J. Richards of South Caro- na. “It's as though,” the sculptor said, “I had been requested by a fellow sculptor I might have known for 50 years to make a statue for him and upon visit- ing him a year later to have found he had set it up in his cellar. Urges Showing for Works. Ruckstull has been advocating Mr. many years to give the good works he says are on display there something of a showing. It isn't the statues, he declared, that have brought the ap- pellation of “Chamber of Horrors” to Statuary Hall; it is the lighting and the general condition of the hall as it stands now. The sculptor advocates changing Statuary Hall so that there will be 48 small alcoves, about 20 feet square and properly lighted, where each State could have its two representatives shown under ideal conditions and where small busts and pictures might be placed. “Most of those statues,” he said, “are good ones. There are only 3 or 4 of the 58 there now I would say are really bad. The great majority of them are good and there are half a dozen masterpieces in these, but you'd never know it. “The States are mot to blame. In “It s like placing the work in a cel- | the remodeling of Statuary Hall for| STATUARY HALL AS JUNK SHOP FORESEEN BY NOTED SCULPTOR RUCKSTULL. —Star Staff Photo. F. W. 1864 they were invited by Congress to send two statues each of their most famous sons to be placed in Statuary Hall. Later this invitation was brought forcibly to the attention of the States by President Lincoln, but it was not until 19 years later that the first statue was placed in the hall.” Mr. Ruckstull believes that when the full quota of the States’ statuary adorns the hall it will look like » junk em- porium. He doesn't know how much it will cost the Government to give these statues the proper display, but says mmh $100,000,000 would not be too much.” Sees Interest in Art Here. Mr. Ruckstull is 76 years old, and looks 20 years younger. He says he | foresees a great era coming in this | country when the appreciation of art will reach the place 1t really should cupy. ‘Al through history, when great na- tions have become prosperous, they have found the leisure and means to indulge their tastes in art, he declares, and in the next 50 years he looks for a great awakening to the beauties of the world in the United States. Besides the statue of Gen. Hampton unvelled this morning, Mr. Ruckstull is the sculptor of John C. Calhoun of | South Carolina and of U. M. Rose of Arkansas in Statuary Hall. He is also the sculptor of “Solon,” an heroic | bronze, at the Library of Congress and of the colossal granite heads of Frank- lin Goethe and Macaulay on the facade of the Congressional Library. Mr. Ruckstall will leave this evening for New York. He is a guest at the Grace Dodge Hotel. THREE MEN FACING CONTEMPT CHARGE Realty Dealer and Assistants Accused of Misrepresenta- tion in Property Sale. John B. Showalter, trading as the Showalter Realty Co. and Alexander O. Campbell and Luther A. Bennett, salesmen in his employ, were cited in contempt of court today by Chief Jus- tice McCoy on a charge of obstructing justice made by United States Attorney Leo A. Rover and Assistant United States Attorney Neil Burkinshaw. The men are directed to show cause Thurs- day, July 18. why they should not be adjudged guilty of criminal contempt. The petition charges that the re- spondents while serving as real estate agents in behalf of Sarah Bennett, executrix of the estate of John H. Burke, deliberately suppressed an offer of $6,000 for premises 1129 G street northeast, procured a sale by the court to Campbell, one of the respondents, at a price of $3.400, and later conveyed the property through Campbell $6,000. Claimant Files Charges, It is stated in the petition that the respondents, or some of them, repre- sented to the executrix and her attor- ney that $3.400 was a fair and reason- |able price for the property and pro- cured affidavits to that effect, which were filed with the court. The petition recites that the executrix, her attor- ney and the court were kept in igno- rance of the negotiations leading to the off of $6,000 for the property. The contract for the sale at $6,000, it is said, was signed January 30, several weeks before the court was persuaded to approve the sale at $3,400. Disclosure Made by Guardian. The alleged transaction was disclosed to the court by Attorney Charles H. Houston, who had been named by the court as guardian ad litem for the in- fant children interested in the estate. | As the Probate Court has no authority to punish for criminal contempt, Jus- tice Bailey, then presiding in that court, referred the matter to the United States attorney for action. HUNGARY RATIFIES PACTS. Arbitration and Anti-War Treaties Given Approval. ‘The American legation at Budapest has informed the State Department that the Hungarian government has ratified the treaties of arbitration and conciliation between the United States and Hungary and the general pact for the renunciation of war. for | RESCUES OWN SON FROM DEEP WATER 'Policeman on Outing Saves Boy, 12, From Death in Rock Creek. Although he was nearly drowned in the effort,” Sergt. O. R. Reese of the U. 8. Park Police yesterday rescued his 12-year-old son, Lester after the youngster had waded into deep water at the point where Broad Branch emp- ties into Rock Creek, it became known today when he made his formal report on the affair. Motorists, summoned by Mrs. Reese, and the boy from the water. the rescuers said his brother was drowned in the same place two years ago. Their names were not_taken. Sergt. Reese 2aid that water pouring over a dam from Broad Branch into Rock Creek has formed a hole 8 feet deep, which he regards dangerous to children. He recommended that the hole be filled or warning signs posted. Sergt. Reese had driven with his family to the park yesterday, and had permitted the children to wade in the water. Suddenly his wife called to him that the boy was drowning. Running 200 yards to the juncture of the two streams, he dived in. After considerable difficulty with the strug- gling boy he swam to shore and was pulled from the water by men his wife had notified. ATTORNEY Sl.JES TURKEY -® 2 & 7 2 ] [ = o 4 3 Vahan Cardashian, a New York law- yer, filed suit in the District of Colum- bia Supreme Court yesterday against the government of the Republic of Turkey to recover $20,000 said to be due him for legal services rendered from 1909 to 1914. The lawer says by reason of the World War }e was unable to collect his bill owing to the action of the Turkish government in abolishing its mixed courts. He presented his claim May 17 last to the Turkish Ambassador at Washing- ton and, he says, was requested by him to file claim through the American De- partment of State. At the State Depart- ment, he says, he was informed that it is the universal practice of the depart- ment not to espouse a ciplomatic claim based on a contract between an Amer- ican citizen and a foreign government unless in an appropriate case the claim- ant has exhausted his legal remedies in the contracting sta‘e with the resulting denial of justice. As he may not sue in the Turkish courts, the lawyer seeks to have a judgment rendered in his favor by the local tribunal. Attorney Weston Ver- non, jr., appears for the plaintiff. Divorce; Asks Su Mrs. Ruth Clarke Bliss, 1819 M street, today asked the District Su- preme Court to nullify a divorce de- cree given to her at Reno and to re- quire her former husband, Arthur Lorraine Bliss, now residing in Flor- ida, to contribute to her support. She says she went to Reno while under the domination of her husband and only. nine days after being released from a hospital following a surgical operatiol filed her complaint Maj. Atkins indicated, will be with the property owners who are willing to sell at the valuation figure of Tax Assessor William P. Richards who, with Cor- poration Counsel William W. Bride, constitute the other members of the purchasing committee. The square which District officials are particularly anxious to acquire earl: is bounded by Sixth street on the west, C street on the south, john Marshall place on the east and Louisiana avenue on the north. The courts building, the initial project in the development, is to % located in this square. n and through a lawyer, with whom ar- rangements had been made by her husband and whose fees were later paid by her with funds, furnished by the husband for that specific R Mrs. Bliss tells the court, that she was married February 7, 1920. and lived with her husband until May 7, 1920, She declares she was in rance of the extent of her husband’s finances and at his request, after be- ing told by him that he wanted a di- vorce, she signed a paper which walved her dower and marital rights, but which, she claims, was not read Mrs. Bliss Petitions Court to Nullify pport From Husband [to her. She has since learned that her husband owned property worth more than $250,000 which he had in- herited from the estate of his father. The real estate involved has been transferred, she states, to-a corporation known as the “Bliss Properties” and that her former husband owns $225,000 of the shares of the corporation and is in rece“ ipt of an income of $25,000 an- nually. The petitioner tells the court through Attorneys Julius I. Peyser and Milton Strasburger that in the latter part of April, 1920, she underwent an opera- tion and was in a nervous and weak- sfiznm‘ of the 5, 1921, she sa; contributed to asks that her marital rights be restored and that his property for her and main FOR UNCOLLECTED FEES! _ WASHINGTON, D. (., WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1929. PAGE 15 NEW LIGHTS HERE FOR INSTALLATION AT BUSY GORNERS Traffic Heads Plan Soon to Put New Signals in Place. PROGRAM’S COMPLETION IS NEAR REALIZATION City Counsel Approves Cruising Taxicab Ban for F Street. ‘The traffic light installation program which has been delayed for several months by the lack of poles on which to attach the signals wiil be resumed with- in a few days it was announced today by Traffic Director William H. Harland. ‘The 125 poles needed to complete the program have arrived, and orders have been given to proceed with the instal- lation” on K street from Washington Circle to Fifteenth street northeast. This is the largest project in the in- completed prograg. | after the K street network are the long- planned installations on Maryland ave- nue northeast from Second to Fifteenth | street. Eighteenth street from H street | to Massachusetts avenue and around | Thomas and Iowa circles. Others Planned. In addition to these Mr. Harland has planned to install independently op- | erated lights at the intersections of Georgia and New Hampshire avenues | and at Connecticut avenue and Albe- marle street . An independent signal at Georgia and New Hampshire avenues, Mr. Harland said, will relieve an acute traffic situa- tlon, which exists at this intersection. The signal at Connecticut avenue and Albemarle street he said has been | urgently requested since an accident near this point several weeks ago in ! which a child was killed. Although the lights along K strect will be connected to operate on the progressive system like other network | installations, Mr. Harland intends to have the signal at Fourteenth and K streets controlled independently, so when traffic congests at this busy inter- ?icgc‘l‘:on, & policeman can operate the | 3 Protection Needed. Special attention will oe given the installations around Towa and Thomas Circles in order to afford greater pro- | tection for pedestrians. These signals will be operated somewhat similar to the Jights around Dupont Circle, where { pedestrians are given a path clear of all moving traffic at certain periods. Announcement also was made at the | Traffic Bureau that the corporation | counsel’s office had approved the legal | construction of a proposed amendment | !to the traffic code to prevent taxicabs | from “cruising” on F street between Ninth and Fifteenth streets from 8 am. jto 12 midnight. The amendment was | drawn by Inspector E. W. Brown, in | charge of the Traffic Bureau. and will | be forwarded to the Commissioners this | | week with a recommendation for its | | adoption. The proposal wotld make it a viola- tion of the traffic regulations for taxicab to enter F street without “fare” unless called. Inspector Brown believes the adoption of this measure | will greatly alleviate congestion. 'WELFARE OFFICIAL DENIES “WASTE” | Kirby Answers Efficiency Bureau. Says Move Taken to Save Freight Cost. | Paul L. Kirby, as assistant director of public welfare, said today that he did not think the board had shown “poor business judgment” as charged by the Bureau of Efficlency in ordering a ship- ment of surgical supplies, destined for seven District institutions, sent to one | point for redistribution. The action was taken advisedly, ac- cording to Mr. Kirby, to save freight charges. By having the shipment sent in one lot it was sent as a carload, and by that means a cheaper rate was ob- tained than could have been for seven separate shipments. Besides freight charges, a saving was made by not hav- ing the goods crated separately, Mr. Kirby said. ‘The bureau charged that the District was put to labor expense in having the materjgls sorted out after they arrived, but Mr. Kirby said the work was being done by prisoners under supervision of the physicians at Lorton, and that no expense is incurred. Even assuming that the charges of the bureau are correct, he said, the dif- ference in money involved would have been slight. Speaking of the bureau's recom- mendation that a business manager be appointed for the board, Mr. Kirby pointed out that there is a business manager for the penal institutions, which is the only place where such a position is needed, and that the busi- ness manager had approved the ship- ment to a central point. Mr. Kirby said that the board had not expected the shipment to be so difficult to redistribute as it had proved, but that an additional business man- ager probably would not have foreseen that difficulty either. The work of re- distribution of the supplies has been under way for a week, he sald, and substantial progress has been made in getting them where they are needed. HORSESHOE TOURNEY EQUIPMENT OFFERED Winfree Johnson, supervisor of ath- letics of the Office of Public Buildings and Public_Parks, in addressing the Burroughs Citizen Association last night on Community Center development, of- fered such equipment as may be neces- sary for residents of the Burroughs community to participate in The Even- ing Star Horseshoe Tournament. Ray- chairman of the | help fill up the new Langdon School, to the Langley Jumor High, was The other projects to be undertaken | it | Australia on the question of establ accepted by NEW GROUP GOFS T0 CAMP GO0 WiLL 160 Mothers and Ehildren to Spend Two Weeks at Rock Creek Park. A second party of 160 mothers and children left their homes today for a two-week vacation at Camp Good Will in Rock Creek Park, financed by the Community Chest. Karly this morning a large number of children assembled at the Hyde and*Greenleaf Schools for medical examinations, upon passing of which their admittance to the camp was predicated. In motor busses and private cars the 160 were driven to the camp. which had been thoroughly cleaned in anticipa- tion of their arri Miss Rachel Havi- land is in charge. Kiwanians Furnish Autos. i ‘The first group, which completed its stay at the camp yesterday, was re- turned in private cars furnished by ‘members of the Kiwanis Club. Cars for this purpose were donated by the following members of the club under direction of William Bailey: Vaughn Darby, Harry Hahn, Steven ‘Talks, Edward Morris, George Winslow, Charles Guest, Willilam Freeman, Leroy King, John Harding, William Schmuder, George Shaeffer, Edward Wallace and several others. Volunteer helpers at Greenleaf School were Mrs. George S. Fraser, Miss Helen B. McBride, Mrs. Herbert J. Taylor, Miss Louise Allman, Mrs. W. S. Davis, Mrs. Raleigh Taylor, Miss Kelsie Mar- tin and George Sprague. The doctors examining were Dr. J. S. Arnold, Dr. J. 8. Heitmuller, Dr. J. 8. Stanford. . The volunteers helping with the party at the Hyde School were Rev. Bland Tucker, chairman of the first district conference; Mrs. A. Darcey, Mrs. C. Darcey, Mrs. B. Riley, Miss Bertha Looker, Miss R. F. Whitehead, Miss Carry Naylor, Miss Elizabeth Naylor, Miss Cora McCarthy, Mrs. John lhider and Mrs, Charles Wagner. Physicians Give Services. ‘The physicians giving service for this party were Dr. Joseph A. Murphy, Dr. R. L. DeSaussure, Dr. Margaret DuBois and Dr. Thomas Linville. They were aided by these trained nurses: Miss Eulah B. Flynn,-Miss Inez Sager and Miss Mary E. Jordan. ‘The transportation of the Hyde School party was provided by the Capital Traction bus donated by Edward Pardoe, three cars by Harmon Pardoe, the Rotary bus and Kiwanis cars given by Harold Marsh, Pinkney Harmon, C. D. Blackstone, James B. Evans and M. O. Chance. A party of 151 mothers and children was taken to Camp Pleasant, at Blue Plains, D. C., yesterday to replace the first group, which had completed its stay. AUSTRALIAN WHEAT MEN TO VOTE ON POOL By the Associated SYDNEY, New South' Wales, July 10.—A recommendation that a ballot be taken among the wheat growers ‘of & wheat pool was the cahi- net today. 1t is understood that banks are willing to guarantee a certaim amount in event of the formation of the pool. The ; ernment share of the suarantee discussed later. { Hamilton-Burr Duel Brought to Memory By New $10 Bills ‘Those mew smaller $10 bills, out today with other dencmina- tions, are starting in_circulation tragec on the anniversary-of™a They bear the picture of Alex- ander Hamilton. One hundred and twenty-five vears ago today Hamilton wrote a farewell note to his wife. The next day he was wounded fatally in & duel with Aaron Burr. ANACOSTIABUSLINE PROBE IS ORDERED {Formal Move of Commission Clears Way for Trial of Altman Case. ‘The Public Utilities Commission to- day formally ordered an investigation into conditions on bus lines east of the Anacostia River, As a matter of fact the investigation has been under way for some days, members of the commission having made a personal investigation of the routes last week. The order was entered, however, to enable trial of an existing case re- lating to the bus line to Bradbury Heights, D. C.,, operated by L. L. Alt- man, Mr. Altman recently was granted an extension of his present rates within the District until September 30, and when his case comes up after that date for final adjudication, a public hearing probably will be held of the entire sit~ uation east of the Anacostia. Meanwhile, members of the commis- sion’s staff will check the length of the various routes, the rates charged, the transfer rules, the service given and schedules maintained, “and other mat- ters. No cost will be assessed against the companies for this work, but should it develop that outside assistance must be employed for the ‘investigation, the cost of this will be assessed among the companies affected. MRS. BRANDSTATTER DIES Funeral Services to Be Held at St. Matthew's Tomorrow. Mrs. Engelbert Brandstatter of 1309 P street, for 10 years a resident of Washington, died at Providence Hos- gunl yesterday. She had been in poor ealth for some months past. Born in Wurtemburg, Germany, in 1883, Mrs. Brandstatter came to this country 20 years ago. She was a trained nurse for many years. Mrs. Brandstatter is survived by her husband and, a daughter, Helen M. Brandstatter. Funeral services will be held from St. Matthew's Catholic Church, at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Dog Hospital Erected. PARIS (#) —A dog hospital with a capacity of 80 patients has been con- structed at & cost of $140,000 in Alfort, a suburb. The institution has the usual operating and laboratory rooms #nd also a park for convalescents. SMALL SIZE CURRENCY MAKES ITS APPEARANCE HERE Upper: Runners from the Second Na- tional Bank leaving the Treasury this morning_ with their first consignment of the “little money.” Lower: Robert V. Fleming, president of Riggs Bank, with his secretary, Mrs. B. B. Shropshire, inspects the new legal tender. —Star Staff Photo. NEWBILLS NESTLE INCAPITAL POCKETS “Little Money” Appears, With “Curiosity Demand” Be- low Expectations. New, small size currency made its ap- pearance in Washington today in com- ron with the rest of the country, but the “curiosity demand” here was far short of expectations, although bank | messengers crowded the cashroom of | the Treasury at 8:30 o'clock in order | that depositors throughout the city | might have a glance at the new money. | About $2,000,000 of the currency was | availabie here. The cashier of one downtown bank arrived at his office 15 minutes earlier than usual today in anticipation of an imagined line of depositors and was sur- prised to find that the new currency ap- parently was being taken for granted. As a matter of fact, his bank's de- | positors were taking it any way they could get it. Hulbert in Charge of Distribution. At the Treasury Department the dis- | tribution was in ‘charge of H. H. Hul- bert, cashier of the Treasury, and James N. Kline, assistant cashier. Bank mes- sengers were supplied with amounts previously requested by their banks and the cash room was open to the public, with individuals limited to $20 in $1 bills and larger bills “within reason.” While it will be three or four months before the new currency supplants the old, the consensus of bankers taday was that ithey would be able to meet the demands of depositors. Little confusion was reported and it was the opinion of bank officers that the public would accept the change in currency—the first undertaken by the Government since 1861—with apparent unconcern. The amount of new money that went into circulation today depended largely on the number of worn-out bills re- ceived by the banis. Treasury officials estimated that $50,000,000 or more of that immediately available will disap- pear to be held as souvenirs, They do not anticipate a shortage of currency, however, because only bills of small de- nominations, from $1 to $20, were in- cluded in 1he first issue. The new biils are one-third smaller than the old, measuring 65-16 inches long and 211-16 inches wide. It proh- ably will be difficult for the man in the street to realize that he isn't getting any more for the new bill, because the imagination will insist that quite a simall a piece of money. ‘The shades of Alexander Hamilton may be smiling in gratification, for the great exponent of a firmly centralized Government is the symbol for the new ten-dollar bill and on its back is em- bellished the United States Treasury, while Jefferson, Hamilton's fellow cabinet member and arch-antagonist in the theories of government, adorns the new two-dollar bill and is backed up by an embellishment of his home at Monticello. On the other hand, chances are that more people will get their hands on Jefferson than on Hamilton, $10 being $10, regardless of the size of the bill The first issue of the new currency included United States notes, silver certificates, gold certificates and Fed- eral Reserve notes. National bank notes will not be put in circulation until next week. The bills available today were: Denomination. Face portrait. $1 ‘Washington 52 Jefferson $5 Lincoln $10 Hamilton $20 Jackson $50 Grant SALE OF BUILDING . SET FOR AUGUST 15 The Washington Building, 10-story stone office structure fronting on Fif- teenth street, New York avenue and G street, opposite the Treasury Building, which has been the subject of a long series of legal actions involving many litigants, will be sold at auction to the highest bidder August 15, it was an- nounced today by Harold E. Doyle and Andrew B. Duvall, trustees. The property will be sold free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and leases, including existing trusts on the property, it is stated. The property will be knocked down to the highest bidder by an official of the firm of Thomas J. Owen & Son, auctioneers. The sale will be conducted on the first floor of the building, east of the main lobby. Advertisements of the forthcoming auction sale have been published in Boston, Philadelphia and other cities as well as in Washington. ‘The building occupies approximately 22,358 square feet of ground space. Under the terms of the sale a de- posit of $200,000 is required. quantity of goods can be had for so| TWOKILLED.FOUR INJURED N D. . TRAFFC NIHAPS Inmate of Maryland House of Correction Steps to Death in Front of Truck. OFFICER HURT WHEN MOTOR CYCLE SKIDS Colored Woman Succumbs to In- juries Sustained on Bladens- burg Road, Md., July 4. Traffic mishaps in the District and nearby Maryland late yesterday and early today took a toll of two lives and resulted in the injury of four other per- sons. Among these was Motor Cycle Policeman Anthony Richitt of the fourth precinct, who fell from his machine. The dead are Andrew Page, colored, 30-year-old inmate of the Maryland | House of Correction, and Ella Davis, also colored, 50 years old, of 1302 C street southeast. Page was killed instantly early today when he stepped into the path of a five-ton truck on the Baltimore boule- vard near Waterloo, Md. According to State Policeman McCarthy, he was walking along the shoulder of the road with three other prisoners on their way to work when he suddenly stepped in front of the truck, which police say was traveling at a rate of about 15 miles an hour, Driver of Truck Held. Emory Watson of Glenburnie, Md., driver of the truck, was detained pend- ing an inquest. Ella Davis died at her home yester- day afternoon following injuries sus- tained in an accident on Bladensburg road, Maryland, June 4. Maryland au- thorities have been notified of her death. Richitt was hurt about 9 o'clock last night as he was riding west on N - treet southwest and attempted to make a turn into Water street. His motor cycle skidded, throwing him to the roadway. At Emergency Hospital he was treated by Dr. C. B. White of the staff tor shock, lacerations to on= shoulder and bruises to both elbows. Samuel Louis Wright, 78 years old, of 645 C street northeast, was knocked down by an automobile as he was cross- ing in front of 245 Eighth street north- east last evening. The driver of the car, Dominic Mulloy, 26, of 1313 Emer- son street northeast. took him to Cas- ualty Hospital where he was treated by Dr. H. J. Konzelman for injuries to his head, face, elbow and left leg. Truck Driver Injured. When two trucks collided yesterday afternoon at West Virginia avenue and K street northeast,1Bernard V. Moran, 37 vears old, of 419 Twelfth street southeast, the driver of one of them, was slightly injured. First aid was ad- ministered at Emergency Hospital. Al- fonso J. Eiggs, colored, of 1203 Water street southwest, who was operating the other truck, was not hurt. Anderson’ J. Marks, 21 years old, of Capitol Heights, Md., sustained a frac- ture of his left foot and injuries to his leg yesterday afternoon when his motor - cyele was in collision at Twenty-ninth street northeast. Marks was treated at Emergency Hospital by Dr. White, During the 24 hours énding at 8 oclock this morning, 271 persons were arrested in the District for traffic violations. Of these, 69 were speeders, 2 were charged with leaving after col- liding. 5 with reckless driving, 1 with driving with dazzling headlights, and the others were booked for lesser Jffenses. RUM CAR UPSETS, POLICE GET CARGO Machine Plunges Down Embank- ment When Chased—Occu- pants Escape. A speeding rum car plunged down a 10-foot embankment at Livingston and Giesboro roads near Anacostia early today, when the driver failed to make the sharp turn while trying to escape & policeman, and the automobile, with its cargo of 125 quarts of corn whisky, fell into the hands of Policeman C. O. Rouse of No. 11 precinct, although the two occupants of the machine escaped. Rouse was cruising in a new police car near Good Hope road and Nichols avenue when he sighted his quarry and gave chase. The fugitive automobile led through Anacostia, moving swiftly. At Liv- ingston and Giesboro the driver at- tempted to turn into the Fort Wash- ington road, apparently with the idea of getting back into Maryland, where he is thought to have picked up his cargo. ‘The hard-pressed rum car, however, skidded on the curve and swung over the embankment. Two men iu the front seat of the car leaped out and fled into the undergrowth. Policeman Rouse stood guard over the car until assistance came from his precinct. WALES ACTS FOR KING. LONDON, July 10 (#).—The Prince of Wales held a private investiture in behalf of King George at St. James’ Palace today. ‘Wearing morning dress, the prince walked from York House to St. James, where he presented insignias to 860 per- - sons on the list of birthday honors. Traffic Fatalities In D. C. Outnumber Those From Disease ‘The deadly nature of modern traffic was shown by. mortality figures released by the District Health Department today, which show that during the calendar year 1928 there were 120 deaths from trafic accidents in Wash- ington and only 111 from the following diseases combined: Diphtheria, scarlet fever, whoop- ing cough, measles, smallpox, typhold fever and infantile paralysis. ‘The figures ' given include deaths which occurred in Wash- n from traffic accidents out- le and, therefore, are iblished the eases also include all deaths in Washington from the tive diseases, whether the were contracted here or not, and are, therefore, comparable.