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6 * 1 FEES T0 GOUNSEL FOR CONTRAGTS OF SMITH CO. ARE HIT IN Assistant Secretary of State Believed Successor to J. Van A. MacMurray. Brookhart Asks Bar Associa- | APpointment Not to Be Made tion to Investigate Sums | Paid R. Golden Donaldson. | SAYS BANKER COLLECTED ! $60,000 FOR ASSISTANCE | Senator Would Also Have Con- troller of Currency Make an Inquiry. Speaking in the Senate late yester- day, Senator Brookhart, Republican, of Iowa, launched an attack on R. Golden Donaldson, local banker, charg- ing that Mr. Donaldson, as the retained attorney for the F. H. Smith Invest- ment Co., also received commissions from contractors for assisting them to obtain bullding projects through the Smith company. The Senator alleged that in two instances Mr. Donaldson Teceived a total of $60,000. Mr. Donaldson issued the following statement today: “The statements made by Senator | Brookhart on the floor of the Senate have just b2en brought to my attention. 1 do not propose to enter into any con- troversy through the newspapers with Senator Brookhart declared near the close of his speech that the District Bar Association should consider “under what queer quirk of legal ethics Don- aldson, as the retained attorney for the F, H. Smith Investment Co., could re- ceive more than $60,000, in these two instances alone, under an agreement to influence his client in favor of the contractor who split with him.” ‘The Senator placed in the Congres- sional Record a copy of what purported to be a letter written to Mr. Donald- son by the Boyle-Robertson Construc- tion Co., which stated the construction company agreed to pay Mr. Donaldson $30,000 “in consideration of the serv- ices rendered by you in assisting us to secure, through the F. H. Smith Co., the contract for the erection of the Boulevard Apartment building at No. 2121 New York avenue.” In addition to calling on the bar assoclation to consider the charges, Senator Brookhart suggested also that the controller of the currency also should make an inquiry. the floor in the Senate shortly before adjournment yesterday after- noon, Senator Brookhart said: “Mr, President, a few days ago I had occasion to refer to the Government’s investigation of the activities of the P. H. Smith Co., of this city, and cer- tain of its officers, in connection with the sale of bonds of an extremely du- bious nature through the United States mails. Some of thess bonds went into the State that I represent; but, aside from that, I have a very great interest in the matter by reason of the fact that it appears to me that the institution that conducted the sale of these securities throughout the United States has succeeded in selling many millions of dollars of such securities because they operated from the National Cap- ital and through the United States mails—lending a false sense of security on the part of their victims to their operations. “It is an old adage that ‘straws show way the wind blows,’ and when I found that the president of a large local bank was exacting rake-offs from the contracts that were let to build thx various buildings upon which the se- | curities were based, I became even more suspicious of the general operations of the F. H. Smith Investment Co., for which the bank president, Donaldson, was attorney. Since I last spoke to the , I have investigated this e of he matter also, and I find, az expected to find, that the contractor who was forced to pay Doraldson, the bank president and lawyer, a rake-off, 'was also a borrower from his bank. The me&s of 'ihll transaction u‘dm-c s apparent. This bank presiden is in a position to favor the contractor with loans from his institution. He is Also in a position, because he is attorney for the F. H. Smith Investment Co., to surreptitiously advise the acceptance of the contractor’s bid, and in a position also to squeeze the contractor on his loans if the latter fails to ‘come across’ with the $30,000 ‘fee.” Says Proof Indisputable. “If they have not done so, I would suggest that the controller of the cur- rency order an immediate examination, and frequent examinations, of the bank of which this man is president, to the end that no disaster may occur to it by reason of such practices. This is no matter of speculation. The proof filed with the statement made by Nugent Dodds, special assistant to the Attorney General, who is in charge of the in- vestigation of the F. H. Smith Co, is indisputable. At the very time that the minutes of that corporation show Don- aldson to have been its retained attor- ney, he accepted two contracts, each for & $30,000 rake-off from the contractor whose bid was to be submitted to his client. And he got the money, and re- ceipted for it. “I hold here in my hand as I speak (exhibiting) another contract between this banker—it is a photostatic copy of the contract—and certain building con- tractors for a rake-off of the same nature as has been heretofore mentioned —on another building, however. This one, dated January 11, 1926, contracts the payment of $30,000 to the banker in case the contractor is awarded a con- tract for the building of the Boulevard Apartment Building, at 2121 New York avenue, in this city; and on the con- tract itself is a receipt for the payment of the money signed by Donaldson. I would like to know whether he paid this money into the bank of which he ‘was president and had it credited on his salary from that institution, or whether he kept the money as a fee to himself for the payment of $30,000 to the banker the bid of the contractor who paid him the rake-off. “I do not want to have to introduce any more resolutions concerning these matters, and it is for that reason that I suggest that the controller of the currency immediately take the steps that are so obviously proper in the premises. Also, I would like to know, from an immediate examination of Donaldson's bank, to just what extent the contractor who paid the rake-off was a borrower from Donaldson’s in- stitution. “It also seems to me that, know- ing the facts, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, should de- termine under what queer quirk of legal ethics Donaldson, as the retained attorney for the F. H. Smith Invest- ment Co., could receive more than $60,- 000, in these two instances alone, under an agreement to influence his client in favor of the contractor who split with Copy of Letier. ‘The copy of the letter which Senator Brookhart placed in the record with his speech is as follows: . Washington, D. C., January 11, 1926. “Mr. R. Golden Donaldson, Washington, D. C. “Dear Sir: agreement, and in consideration of the services rendered by you in assisting us to secure, through the F. H. Smith Co., the contract for the erection of the Boulevard Apartment Building, at No. 2121 New York avenue, Washington, RS o b Pursuant to our verbal | Public Until Approved by Nanking. It is expected in administration circles that Nelson T. Johnson, Assistant Sec- retary of State in charge of Far Eastern affairs, will succeed John Van A. Mac- Murray, who resigned recently as Minister to China. ‘The name of a successor to Mr. Mac- | Murray, who is to take a position with Johns Hopkins University, will not be announced until the Chinese have in- dicated their approval. ™he name of a successor has been submitted to the Nanking government. Expected Home Soon. Assistant Secretary Johnson, if ap- pointed, would follow the same course in the American foreign service to a ministerial appointment as MacMurray, who was Assistant Secretary when ap- pointed Minister to China. MacMurray is expected to return to the United States within two months. Johnson has been in the foreign service since his appointment as student interpreter in China in 1907. The China post is considered by State De- | partment officials and foreign service | officers to be one of the most delicate and difficult abroad and efforts are al- ways made in seeking a person to fill the position to secure on= thoroughly | acquainted with all phases of Far East- | ern affairs. Aside from service at vari- ous times in the department, Johnson has devoted his entire career to the Far East. One of the most important questions which will be dealt with by the new Minister in China will be that of extraterritoriality rights of American citizens. The Nanking government has been urging the abolition of the priv- ileges ever since coming into power. ‘The most recent exchange between the ‘THE EVENING STAR ELSON T. JOHNSON EXPECTED TO BE NEXT MINISTER TO CHINA F) YnpERWIOD, NELSON T. JOHNSON. two governments took place early ‘this month, when the United States in a reply to a note of the Chinese govern- ment indicated its willingness to enter into immediate conferences . f¢ the gradual abolition of the extraterfitorial privileges. Nature of Note. The note was actually a reiteration of the American Government's note of August 10 indicating the willingness of the United States to participate “in negotiations which would have as their object the devision of a method for the gradual relinquishment of extraterri- torial rights, either as to designated territorial areas or as to particular claims of jurisdiction, or as to both, provided that such gradual relinquish: ment proceeds at the same time as steps are taken and improvements are achieved by the Chinese government in the enactment and effective enforcement of laws based on lern. concepts of Jurisprudence. In reply the Chinese desire for aboli- tion was reiterated and the latest re- iteration of the American stand has been sent to Nanking in reply. EASTERDAY TAKEN BACK TO NEW YORK Prisoner, Losing Extradition Fight, Denies Guilt of $300,000 Swindle. Failing to avoid extradition Wilen W. Easterday, former confederate of Jules (“Nicky") Arnstein, was back in New York today after denying while under arrest here that he was guilty of a $300,000 stock swindle. Easterday consented to return to New York after Justice Frederick L. Sid- dons, in District Supreme Court, de- clined to sign a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Easterday’s wife, the former Lora Sonderson of stage fame, filed the pe- tition for habeas corpus through H .J. Sweeney, an attorney. It was contend- ed that Easterday was being illegally held because there was no proof against him and that his bond of $25,000 was prehibitive. . The petition deplored the fact that Easterday had been held more than 60 hours after being arrested without a warrant, with a telegram from New York as the only basis for this action. Still defiant, Easterday was returned to New York late yesterday by a d:iputy United States marshal and a private dtective, Justice Alferd A. Wheat of the District Supreme Court signed the removal order. Easterday told reporters yesterday he had changed his name to Walter W. Stewart because he had been persecuted as a result of serving a penitentiary sentence. SECRETARY ADAMS AT FOOT BALL GAME Department Head and Other Offi- cials Witness Georgetown-Navy Test Today at Annapolis. Secretary Adams arranged to attend the Georgetown-Navy foot ball game at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., this afternoon and Assistant Secretary Jahncke likewise prepared to see the pigskin classic. Great numbers of naval officers join- ed in the throngs that were hurrying toward the Maryland city for the kick- off at 2:30 o'clock. As the day wore on the Navy Department took on & deserted appearance, as officers and civilian employes obtained leave to witness the foot ball fray. Naval officials were ready to broad- cast by telegraph a play-by-play de- scription of the event to American naval vessels all over the world. The news will be relayed from the gridiron to the office of naval communications in the Navy Department and trans- mitted to the Arlington, Va., radio sending station. From there it will be sent over the air by telegraph and copled in radio “shacks” of naval ves- sels in varlous parts of the world. A high frequency transmission will be utilized to reach the far-distant vessels. Most of the scouting fleet is now in the Chesapeake Bay area. The U. 8. S. Pexas is at anchor at Annapolis and will lend color to the scene. WILL DISCUSS BILLS. Civil Service League Members to Meet Wednesday. Plans to promote legislation in Con- gress favored by Government employes will be discussed at a meeting of 20 members of the League of American Civil Service next Wednesday night at the home of Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell in the Clifton Terrace Apart- ments. ‘This is one of a series of simi- lar meetings at the home of Mrs. Wor- rell. 1 of the first three payments made to us on said building and $7,500 each out of the fourth and fifth payments made to us on said building. If we are paid in full for the building in a less number of payments, then the balance due you shall be paid out of the final payment to us. “This is contingent upon our signing contract with the owner of said building on terms satisfactory to us. “Very truly yours, “BOYLE - ROBERTSON CONSTRUC- TION CO., “J. C. ROBERTSON, Treasurer, | ‘Approved and agreed: “R. G. DONALDSON. “May 6, 1926: Received $10,000 on ac- count. “R. G. DONALDSOWN." “May 17, 1926: Received $10,000 on ac- count. “A. B. ENGEL. “June 25, 1926: Receiver $2,500 on ac- count. “A. B. ENGEL. “July 1, 1926; Receiver $7,500. G. DONALDSON.” Armistice Speaker SERGT. ALVIN C. YORK. IONISTS T0 STUDY PALESTINE STATUS Louis Lipsky to Give Chief Address to Jews of Sea- board Region. ‘The executive committees of the board Zionist Region, United Appeal and the Seaboard Hadassah Regional Unit will meet tomorrow afternoon at the Jewish Community Center to con- sider the Palestine situation. Louls Lipsky, president of the Zionist organi- zation of America, will deliver the principal address. Representatives from affiliated or- ganizations in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia and North and South Carolina are expected to attend. A dinner for the visitors will precede the sessions of the committees. Particular attention is to be given to Zionist roll call, through which the organization in America plans to enroll a half million Jews in support of Zionist aims in the Holy Land. Delegates to the conference will attend a mass meeting at the com- munity center in the evening, at which time Louis E. Spiegler, president, and other recently elected officers of the District organization are to be installed. — ORDERED TO NEW POSTS. Army - Officers Reassigned by De- partment—Resignation Accepted. Col. Harry C. Barnes, Coast Artillery Corps, at Fort Totten, N. Y., has been ordered to Chicago for duty with Or- ganized Reserves of the 6th Corps Area; Capt. Hiram G. Fry, Infantry, attached to the Maryland National Guard Baltimore, and Capt. Don C. Faith, In: fantry, attached to the Wisconsin Na- tional Guard at Baraboo, have been assigned to the 15th Infantry, at Tien- tsin, China; Capt. Barrett D. Lambert, Infantry, from duty at Rochester with the New York National Guard to the 65th Infantry, at San Juan, P. R.; Capt. Grover E. Hutchinson, Infantry, from Hawaii to Rochester for duty with the New York National Guard. ‘The President has accepted the res: ignation of First Lieut. Carl A. Steven- son, United States Infantry, at San Juan, P. R., to take effect December 12. “Live More Abundantly.” “Live More Abundantly” will be the subject of Rev. B. H. Whiting, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, First and H streets southwest, tomorrow at 11 am. Rev. J. B. Roberts will preach at 8 p.m. Sunday school at 10 am. B. Y. P. U. at 6 p.m. Prayer and praise serv- ice Tuesday at 8 pm. Awarded Silver Medal. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. COLLEGE PARK, Md., November 9. —H. J. Orth, jr., of Frederick, Md., has been awarded a silver medal and th senior 3-year-old, 305-day champion- ship of Maryland, by the American Jersey Cattle Club, it was announced by the Extension Service of the Univer- sity of Maryland today. Sermonet for Children. At Takoma Park Baptist Church to- morrow, at 11 o'clock, the pastor, Rev. William E. La Rue, will preach a ser- monet to the children on “A Great Man Buried in the Jungle,” and also a ser- T apistn . & Mot e 1he. €] R il enk 8t O B . pry him, he tes. t oug} th. Sergt. de 1 the Armisf night. Bei T Set . Kimsey will the t | Island avenue northeast last night. She WASHINGTON, SCOUTS, TRIBUTE | 10 UNKNOWN HERO IOPENS OBSERVANGE Wreath Placed on Tomb and Address Is Made by Secretary Davis. MONDAY NIGHT CLIMAXES ARMISTICE CELEBRATION Legion Program Will Be Held at Auditorium, With Hoover as Speaker. ‘The Capital's first formal observance of the eleventh anniversary of the end- ing of the World War was held today when the Boy Scouts of Washington marched to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington and placed a wreath upon the resting place of this nameless hero. The three-day celebration, thus in- augurated, will be climaxed Monday night, when, at 8 o’clock, the American Legion opens a program at the Audl- torium, at which President Hoover will be_the speaker. Praising the high sense of duty which actuated those soldiers who went to their death in the World War, Secre- tary of Labor James J. Davis told the Scouts that “the real joy comes of uervinr try wit] the few friends who watch your un- selfish life may praise you, but in your hearts you 1 know that belong to the great fraternity of the faithful re represented by this unknown friends, fellow beings and coun- hout thought of reward. Only man. Thought Only of Duty. In referring to the th honors paid :l‘uu Unknown Soldier, tary Davis ‘We did all this out of our knowledge that all through life the greatest service is often performed by persons who never are known. In the stress of war it hap- pens thousands of times. Every man then thinks only of his duty. So this man must have thought. When death took , had no idea that such honors as these would be paid him. He did not die to receive these loving trib- . He thought only of the duty to be done, no matter how dangerous the duty. He fought for his country and stuck to the right though it brought him eath.” The Boy Scouts formed at the west ite of the cemetery. The Drum and le Corps of Troop 49 and the massed colors of the Scout Council led the march to the shrine. Col. E. L. Mattice, assistant to the Scout executive, was in command. Other Wreaths Placed. After the wreath had been placed on the Unknown Soldier's Tomb, Richard Babcock, official bugler of the District of Columbia Council, sounded taps. Other wreaths were placed on_ the graves of Scout Brig. Gen. Lloyd M. Brett, former vice president of the D.C. Couneil; Lieut. Edward Comegys, a for- mer Boy Scout, killed in the air service overseas; Lieut. Maurice Snyder, an- other Scout killed in action, and Sergt. Laurence Azbell, who served for some time as scoutmaster of Troop 63. ALVIN YORK ARRIVES. Takes Leading Part in Program at Central High Tonight. . Alvin C. York, outstanding World War hero, will take the leading part in the Armistice day program at Central High School tonight, under auspices of the Community Institute. York reached the Capital today. His arrival was delayed by an unexpected call to lecture at Plainfleld, N. J. He will remain in Washington over the week end, going from here to Provi- dence, R. 1., where he will appear at tice day celebration Monday . York will talk on the work he is doing with his Industrial Institute for the mountain children of Tennessee, his lectures being to aid the school. He has received the mpron of the American Legion in this project, as well as that of prominent individuals throughout the country. m'. u?:: w. 3 Coc:ll}ur. commlnt:- ant o rmy War College, represent- ing the Secretary of War, will preside as master of ceremonies. pre of patriotic songs, led by Howard Wade precede the lecture, -at 8 o'clock. ‘While here Sergt. York is the guest of Col. and Mrs. Leon B. Kromer, at the War College. SRR FIVE ARE INJURED IN TRAFFIC MISHAPS Norristown, Pa., Doctor Is Run Down by Bicycle on Capi- tol Grounds. Pive persons were injured in traffic accidents reported to police over the night. ‘Dr John L. Lafferty, 40, of Norris- town, Pa., was in a serious condition at Providence Hospital as the result of in- yesterday when run down in the Capitol by & bi- cycle ridden by Wi Malloy, 15- year-old messenger hoy, living at 416 G street. No action was taken against the boy. Hattie Franklin, colored, was_seri- ously injured in front of 1007 Rhode juries suffered was passenger in an automobile which is reported to have struck a rked car. The woman was thrown rom the seat. Police sald two colored men in the car with her fled. 0. L. Miller, 39, of 1506 East Capitol street, was bruised and shocked yester- day as a result, it was reported, of walking against a towline between two automobiles at Fourteenth and R streets. Ernest Gichner, 3405 Woodley road, was driver of an automobile that struck and injured Milton Pryor, 38, of 2128 Stevens court, on Pennsylvania avenue near Washington Circle last night. John A. Bash, 49, of 226 G street, ran against an automobile at Four- teenth and H“nreeu last night and cut his uj Ip. Miss Mnlm Lou Meadors of 636 East Capitol street, an employe in the gen- eral accounting office. is still confined at Casualty Hospital by automobile in- juries sustained last Saturday night. Miss Meadors was bruised and shocked. She says she was struck by the car and' dimo walk into it, as reported by the pol CONGRESSMAN SPEAKS. Representative Doxey of Missis. sippi to Make Address. Representative Wall Doxey of Mis- address the Harrison Bible "ni'u’”‘u""emm Street Methodist ¢l Protestant Church, 1238 Thirty-first street, tomorrow at 9:45 am. in the auditorfum of the church. His subject will be “Our Social Re- sponsibility.” Denald Leatherwood will have charge of the lesson and give a short talk on it. chieh, will fonduch e TeRuIRr o services at 11 a.m. snd 8 pm. | D. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1929. BOY SCOUTS PAY HONOR TO UNKNOWN : When the formal observance of Armistice day was launched in the Capital this morning by Boy Scouts of the Dis- trict of Columbia, who made a pilgrimage Heacock, placed a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. to Arlington Cemetery, two of ’ their number, Eagle Scouts Floyd Willett and Ray —Star Staff Photo. GIVIL LEGION ENDS CONVENTION TODAY Officers to Be Chosen at Final Business Session Here This Afternoon. After spending the morning sight- seeing in Washington delegates to the fourth national convention of the Civil Legion convened in a business session in the Hotel Mayflower this afternoon to elect officers and transact other busi- ness. Dr. John Wesley Hill was the principal speaker scheduled at the afternoon session. The convention will be brought to a close with a banquet in the Mayflower tonight at 6:30 o'clock. Among the speakers listed are Senator George H. Moses, Senator Charles S. Deneen, Representative John Q. Tilson, Repre- sentative Will R. Wood and Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the Veterans' Bureau. Back Naval Reduction. In a statement issued by the League last night hope was expressed that competitive armament_between nations will cease, and that President Hoover will be successful in his program of limitation of naval armaments. The statement expressed confidence that the President and the statesmen who will represent this country at the London limitation of armaments conference will have success in - bringing about the largest reduction in armaments con- sistent with security and necessary for peace and order among nations. ‘The statement also expressed the view that membership of this country in the Wo{}: G;:.Irt mvflld I:et 'fl"fi“ aid in mal e naval pact effective. A resolution was sdopted at the meeting late yesterday asking for a re- vision of postal regulations to make it compulsory for officials of forelgn language newspapers in the country to submit statements to the postal au- thorities as to whether the publishers and editors of such newspapers ars citizens of the United States. The res- olution was adopted with the belief that in case of war a closer supervision over newspapers printed in foreign lan- | poard maintained, it was guages could be pointed out. Would Support War. ‘While making known its desire for armament reduction and other pro- visions for the preservation of peace, the delegates made it plain in their statement that they would be ready to support this country through any means within their power in time of war, if war becomes necessary in the event that peace pacts are broken. Speakers at a session of the organiza- tion last night included tholg- James H. Darlington of Harrisburg, Pa.; for- mer Senator A. O. Stanley of Kentucky, Rev. Charles S. MacFarland of New Jersey and Dr. James Whitney Hall of Chicago. HIGHT IS REPORTED AWAY FROM TOWN Willard Manager Expected to Give Hotel Record of Dinner to Jury. Frank S. Hight, manager of the Wil- lard Hotel, who is expected to tell the grand jury on Monday who made the arrangements for the dinner party in 1926, at which Senator Brookhart Iowa, says he observed drinking, wa: out of town today and his associates at the hotel professed not to know where he might be located. It was sald that Mr. Hight probably will return to Washington late tomor- Trow ev':‘l:h:g.. He is expected to leave in esday. “;n announcing that Hight had been invited to appear before the jury and that he had accepted, United States Attorney Leo A. Rover said yesterday that he wished to fix the date in 1926 on which the dinner occurred. In a letter sent to Hight, Mr. Rover asked him to take before the jury books and records omwl which would show when it 5 Presumably, Hight will be asked to identify those who made arrangements for the function and to give any infor- mation he can in connection with Sen- ator Brookhart's statement that whisky was in evidence at the dinner. The function, which Senator Brook- hart has described as “a Wall Street dinner,” is said to have been given by ‘Walter J. Fahy, New York broker, and to have been attended by a number of others. ~ Following Membership Drive Planned. Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., November 9.— Plans for a drive to build up the mem- of the Arlington County Chamn- ber of Commerce were made yesterday e |11 Commerce Chamber Requests Directors To Honor War Dead Directors of the Washington Chamber of Commerce today were ested, in a letter, to be pres- ent at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier Monday morning at 11 ' for the placing of a mlh. h ducted by the condu Chamber of Commerce, the cere- monies will be in the name of the le of the District of Columbia lem!| ar. This is the first time that a civic organization has taken it upon itself to t the peo- premo ‘Washin, in honoring ‘war 3 FEDERAL WORKERS SLORE PAY SEALE Tell Personnel Classification Board That Government Is Losing Skilled Employes. The Personnel Classification Board was advised yesterday by delegations from various parts of the country that the Federal service is losing trained em- ployes because of inadequate salaries. Varjous unions of the National Federa- tion of Federal Employes sketched for the board conditions as they saw them— specialized employes leaving the Gov- ernment service, attracted by more tempting pay envelopes with private industry. From expert aircraft workmen to em- ployes of the maintenance forces of the Federal buildings in various cities the complaint up that salaries are in- adequate, the board was informed. The service is hurt by losing these skilled workers, it was added. Delegations drew this picture for the : Perry J. Comer, speaking for the Wright Field, Ohio, employes, said there is a lack of uniform system of dutles classification and provision for recognizing capable service through salary increases, with little respect of bettering conditions; 8. T. Maynard, assistant custodian, Baltimore, and John Lewis of the custodian service of Philadelphia said present compensation rates are below those paid in private industry an dsubstantially below those in other branches of the Federal serv- ice; ico J. Andreaccio of New York, speaking for immigration serv- ice interpreters, said their compensa- tion is below that given court inter- preters; B. W. Kiley and David E. Hetzel of New York and George W. Batson of Baltimore, representing Vet- erans’ Bureau fleld employes, empha- sized “the necessity for more adequate recognition of the type of skill required for employes who administer the laws and regulations of Government com- pensation, hospitalization and insur- ance of ex-service men, and whose duty it is to distribute nearly $500,000,000 a year for these purposes.”. F. E. Pedrick of New York described the work performed in offices of collectors of internal revenue. e HORNER FILES ANSWER. Denies Charges in Suit Involving Garage Construction. Henry J. Horner, contractor, Ma- chinists’ Building, has filed answer in the District Supreme Court to the suit for an accounting flled against him some weeks ago by Mr. and Mré. Wil- liam D. Campbell, Army and Navy Apartments. The ptoceedl.ng involves the buflding and operation of a garage on the property of the plaintiffs on Eighteenth street between L and streets. Horner denies the allegations of the bill of complaint and states that he built the garage and filling station, for which, he asserts, he has not been paid. He declares the plaintiffs offered him last January $10,000 to settle his claims, but he says the balance due him at that time was more than $12,000. He asserts that his books have always been open the for lmgecuan and on one occasion g:-ln ;!ur;‘t an -um::dw inspect the -He is re o Tepresented by Attorney | Rev. Henry Wooding to Speak. The Lord’s Supper will be observed at the Eckington Presbyterian Church tomorrow at 11 am. New members will be received at this time. Rcm Sene B. W.:O:l:: 'fllm v. Henry B. i k the theme, “How God Speaks 3’?«‘“‘ bt Sermon Series Announced. JA& Christ L\qul’l‘? (3):\1«:!:!.‘e New jersey avenue near N streel A Prederic Wi the o v will | Wright was driving the car which was M| and EXPECT BIG GROWD AT FLOWER EXHIBIT Chrysanthemum Show to Close Tomorrow Night at 9 0’Clock. The youth of the National Capital and its environs are today thronging the twenty-eighth annual chrisanthe- mum show of the Department of Agri- culture. Three busloads from seminaries for young women were on hand when the doors of the exhibition conserva- tory were thrown open this morning at 9 o'clock, and more than 40 schools sent in word that they would visit the “mum” show today. More than 50 young women from Trinity College were morn- ing guests of the department and were shown through the houses by officials of the Bureau of Plant Industry. There was also a large delegation from Gal- laudet College, whose excited r- talking to one another greatly interested other visitors. Owing to a mistake in street railway advertising, indicating that the show clcses tonight, thoss in charge, calling attention to the error, made it clear that the show would continue through to- morrow. Record Crowd Expected. ‘The largest single-day attendance in the history of chrysanthemum shows is expected tomorrow, breaking all records for 28 years. In preparation for this a force of gardeners will work all night freshening up the show, so that the ex- hibition will be at its best tomorrow, Wwith several hundred new plants added, ‘The greenhouses at Fourteenth and B streets will be open tomorrow from 9 am. until 9 pm. and parking space is reserved in the Department of Agri- culture grounds. Miss Caroline Hyde, daughter of the Secretary of Agriculture, was photo- graphed yesterday with the two seed- ling “mums” named in honor of her two grandmothers. Commercial growers have selected more than a dozen of the new seedlings produced by the Federal experts for commercial cultivation next season. This is one of the strongest indorse- ments of the show and the specialized work of the Bureau of Plant Industry, and each year more and more of the department’s seedlings are accepted as new standard varieties. Popularity Checked. Representatives of the leading florist Societies and garden clubs have been in daily attendance at the show check- ing up on which varleties are most popular with show visitors. The data thus gleaned will be used to guide the florists of the country in their propa- gl'.;un of plants and blooms for “the rade.” The show closes tomorrow night at 9 o'clock for the public, but after that it will be carried piecemeal to the sick and shut-ins, who were unable to visit the department . greenhouses. The blooms are to be cut from more than 1,000 plants in the show and distrib- uted through the National Plant, Fruit| and Flower Guild of the National Cap- ital to the hospitals, homes for the aged and to other shut-ins. TWO ARRESTS MADE IN NUMBERS GAMING Colored Man and Woman, Employes of Taxicab Company, Held by Detectives. A man and a woman, both colored, | were arrested this morning in connec- | tion with the Detective Bureau's drive against “numbers game” operators when Headquarters Detectives Frank Varney H. E. Brodie surprised two em- ployes of the Broadway Taxicab Co. in their office, at 1543 Seventh street. The man gave his name as_George William. Sellars, 40, of the Seventh street address, and the woman said she was Mary Helen Brown, 23 years old, of the 1600 block of C street southeast. Both were charged with permitting gaming and later released on bond. The_detectives said they confiscated several pads and notebooks alleged to have been used in the numbers game and a large amount of change. It was_the fourth raid in as many days by Varney and Brodie, who have | been assigned to work in conjunction | with orders from District Attorney Leo Rover to “clean-up” alleged gambling. e Seeks $10,000 Damages. Mary G. Cokos, a minor, through her father, Gus D. Cokos, has suit to recover $10,000 damages from Roscoe Proctor, 1351 U street, and William Wright, 816 Twenty-third street, f personal injuries resulting from an a tomobile accident. Through Attorney James Shenos the plaintiff alleges that CAGE COMPANION « REFUSED BY NG, CRAVES LIMELIGHT Effort to Provide Playmate for Gorilla Is Resented by Blows. DELIGHTED BY LAUGHS PRODUCED BY ANTICS Adapts Self to Routine of Life and Appears to Be Con- tented. ‘The two-year old chimpanzee brought from the Tanganyika Province of East Africa two weeks ago as a playmate for N'gi, the baby gorilla at the Zoo, has been removed to a separate cage in the monkey house. Hereafter there will be no efforts to provide companion= ship for the temperamental little ape, for the experiment resulted just the opposite from what was intended. After a few days of conditioning to the life at the Zoo, the chimpanzee was taken in a closed box to the gorilla cage. N'gi, with characteristic curiosity, looked through the bars and when he saw another creature that looked some- what like himself he evinced unmistak- able signs of displeasure. Then the box was opened and the chimpanzee induced to come out. Al- most immediately N'gi pounced upon her with blows and kicks. These, ac- cording to Dr. Willlam M. Mann, Zoo director, doubtless were intended to be playful, but they were too much for the chimpanzee, who was no match for the growing gorilla. They were loft in the cage together for a time in the hope that they would get acquainted. But N'gi confinucl to abuse his playmate until it w%s decided to take her out for the safe’y of both. N'gl Craves Sunlight. N'gi, Dr. Mann says, seems to have developed an actor complex. He is Frntly pleased when groups gather in ront of his cage, perforfis strenuously for them, and seems to tnke real delight in the laughter arouse¢ by his antics. The thought of sharing his place as the center of attraction war distasteful. He also seems to _contider that he has property rights in his®cege, which he is not willing to share. He has adapted himself to the routine f life there and appears perfectly hap After a period of decline during tl:fummer he has started to put on ht rapidly and the muscles of his powerful arms are developing so that he now is_able to hold an 8-pound med'cine ball under g:l;e lnlr; l{!g &:ll{mh to the top of his . He tried for months without success. o s When Ngi first came to W on Zoo officials were afraia_that wfiuld die of lonesomeness. He had been given the run of a privatc home for a year before that, being treattd almost like a member of the family. 8ut the prob- lem of finding some cnimal to keep company with the pathetic little ape was a difficult one. First he was placed in a large cage with two gibbons. They were too fast for him and he was, re- moved lest he injure himself in his clumsy, enraged efforts to chase them after they would strike him and run away. Likes Living Alone. He was placed in a cage by himself* while some cther companicn was select- ed. But he seemed to be so well satis- fied in his new quarters that placing another animal with him was J;hyzm Then he became sick and was kept alone for fear of further infection. So he has bscome adapted to living alone and likes it. Meanwhile the little chimpanzee temporarily has taken the place of N'gi as the baby of th> Zoo. Boisterous and mischievous on the long voyage East Africa, she now is very quiet, de- mands attention, and cries for her P atute fag played & pranks ature played some queer at the Zoo this week. t, an_Aus- tralian silver gull laid a nestful of eggs and started hatching them under the de- lusion that Spring was close at hand. In her native home, below the Equator, the seasons are reversed. Almost in- variably, Dr. Mann says, birds from the Southern Hemisphere adapt themselves fo the change immediately they are brought North and hatch their eggs in the Spring like Northern birds. This is the first case of the kind in the rec- ords of the Zoo. Then a baby llama was born. This animal also is native below the Equator, but always subconsciously adapts itseld to the changed seasons in the North, bearing its young in the Springtime. Tapir Dies After Operation. The Z0o collection sustained a seridhs loss in the death of a Brazilian tapir, which had been taken to Johns Hopkins University for a hernia operation by a prominent surgeon. The tapir has been seriously disabled for several months, the necessary operation was delicate, and the unprecedented SQCJJ of sending it to a specialist was decided on. The animal survived the operation, but probably from the weakening effects of the anesthetic, before it could be sent back to Washington. Delicate animal surgery which re- quires the use of anesthetics, Dr. Mann said, always is doubtful because differ- ent anesthetics have different effects on animals. and practically nothing s known of these effects. R. L. SHANNON FUNERAL TO BE HELD TOMORROW Plate Printer Was Connected With Bureau of Engraving for Near- 1y 25 Years. Funeral services for Robert Lee Shan- non, 53 years old, a plate printer in the Bureau of Engraving for nearly 25 years, who died suddenly Thursday at the Park Central Hotel, will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the chapel of the A. J. Schlpgen un- dertaking establishment, 2008 Pen: - vania avenue. Rev. R. Y. Nicholson, pastor of the Rhode Island Avenue M. E. Church, will direct ths services. Mr. Shannon was born at Philadel- phia, Pa., in 1876. Coming to this city 23 years ago, he immediately entered the service of the Bureau of Engrav- ing. Mr. Shannon is survived a sister, Mrs. P. R. Comer of Lander- ville, N. J.; a brother, L. M. Shannon of Alden, Pa. and a 15-year-old sem, Robert Lee Shannon, jr., who has re- sided at Aldan with his uncle since the death of Mrs. Shannon, 18 years ago. WILL CONTINUE SERIES. Dr. Joseph Sizoo to Resume Topic of English Traits, R, Slmo.wm at owned by Proctor when the child was discuss ;tr’::k at Third and C streets, August 5 last. ing 'Why Believe in a God, Since You Can- not Prove That There Is One?” Mount Zion churt;i:. “The Basis of Permanent Peace” will be the subject of the sermon which Rev. .M.hu‘ %h Carroll, of mm‘ Int S o' ‘They Die in Vain?” preach at the regular evening serv- for the PR Armistice Day Service. A special Armistice day service will| be heid at the Rhode Island Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow evening, when the pastor will deliver a patriotic address upon the topic, “Did The sermon topic service at 11 Influence,”, e Dr. Joseph preach both the morning and evening services tomorrow at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. In all the serv- ices, as well as in the Sunday school, the remembrance of Armistice day will stand foremost. Dr. Sizoo will preach l. sermon on “The God of the Val- leys.” At the 8 o'clock service Dr. Sizoo will continue his series of sermons “Some English Traits and Their Re- ligious Values.” His theme this week will be “Aspects of Scollana-