Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1931, Page 17

PRATT COMPLETES ARRANGEMENTS 10 REORGANIZE POLICE First Precinct Prepares to Celebrate Abandonment of Old Building. SYSTEM TO BE PLACED IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY Inspectors Who Will Head Three Districts Get Final Instructions. Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of police, tcday put the finishing touches on the plan of reorganization of the Police Department to become effective Wednesday, as the personnel of the first precinct made preparations for a gala celebration Tuesday afterncon to mark abandonment of the old station house on Twelfth street between D and E streets. Final instructions were given by Maj. Pratt to the three inspectors who will command the new police inspection dis- tricts—Louis J. Stoll, Albert J. Head- ley and O. T. Davis—and they in turn proceeded with arrangements to trans- fer their present offices to the precinct stations, to serve as headquarters for the three inspection districts. Will Command Districts. Tnspector Stoll, commanding the first fnspection district, will have his head- quarters at the present second precinct station on ‘Fifth street between M and N streets. The second district will be in command of Inspector Headley, who will establish his headquarters at the twelfth precinct station at Seven- teenth street and Rhode Island avenue northeast. Davis will command the third district. His headquarters will be in the present fourth precinct ta- tion on E strect southwest between Four-and-a-half and Sixth streets. The inspection districts have been created by the abotition of several ex- isting precincts, and the grouping of the remaining twelve. Each inspector will be in @ommand of four precincts. Districts Lose Identity. The existing fifth, sixth and eighth precincts lose their identity as such in the changes. The sixth precinct sta- tion will become No. 1, the eighth pre- cinct station No. 2, and the fifth pre- cinct station No. 4. The present first precinct station, however, will be the only one abandoned. Located in the Government triangle, it is to be razed soon, along with other buildings in this area. The present second precinct sta- tion will be identified as headquarters of the first inspection district, and the existing fourth precinct station will be Jealled second inspection district head- quarters. The first inspection district will be made up of the first precinct station (now No. 6), the second precinct station (Now No. 8), the third and tenth pre- cinct stations. Other Precincts Stand. No consolidations or changes in pre- cinct numbers are involved in the group forming the second inspection district. It will consist of existing precincts 7, 12, 13 and 14. B The third district will be composed of the fourth precinct (now No. 5), th> ninth precinct, the eleventh pre- | cinct and the harbor precinct. Thus, the numbers 5. 6 and 8 will be absent in the numerical sequence of the station houses. Captains will continue to command the precinct stations, and they will be directly responsible to the inspector of their district. O two of the pre- cincts, however, will have new com- manders as a result of the changes. Capt. William E. Holmes of the elev- enth precinct in the Southeast will move Wednesday to tak: command of the first precinct, which is now known as No. 6. At the same time Frank M. Dent, recently promoted to captain, will take command of the eleventh precinct. Changes to Be Made. ‘The consolidation of the first and the sixth precincts, and the second and eighth, served to reduce the number of captains by two. Capt. F. S. W. Burke, in command of the first precinct, be- comes an inspector July 1, and so does Capt. Davis of« the second precinct. Burke has been assigned to command the headquarters Detective Bureau. suc- ceeding Inspector William S. Shelby, and Davis takes command of the third inspecition district. Inspector Shelby will serve as speclal aide to Maj. Pratt. ‘The farewell ceremonies at the old first precinct station will be held Tues- day afternoon between 3:30 and 4 o'clock. Commissioner Herbert B. Cros- by and Maj. Pratt are expected to take part. ‘The following morning at 8 o'clock the personnel of No. 1 will re- port for duty at the present sixth pre- cinct station. Capt. Burke also will be honored at the exercises. BEAT HER, TOOK RING: Mrs. Ethel Nugent Says She Was Attacked as She Tried to Re- possess Auto. Asserting that when she went to Vir- ginia last Monday to repossess an auto- mobile in which she was interested, she was attacked and beaten in a “re- mote, dark and unfrequentéd lane” and had a ring torn from her finger. Mrs. Ethel Nugent, 1343 Euclid street, has filed suit in the District Supreme Court to recover $25.000 damages from her alleged assailants. She names as de- fendants Lilburn (Jack) Brantley and Floyd B. Thompson, both having offices in the Homer Building, and Mrs. Beatrice Brantley, an empioye of a de- partment_store. * Through Attorney Robert B. Hardi- fon, the plaintiff charges that, in com- pany with Jack Brantley, she went to Virginia and he drove her into a lane where, she alleges, they ware joined by Thompson and Mrs. Brantley. * The trio then attacked her, she said RATE ACTION DELAYED The board of directors of the Poto- mac Electric Power Co. at a meeting yesterday afternoon postponed action on the corporation’s electric rate con- troversy with the Public Utilities Com- mission until its next mesting, July 22. No explanation of the delay was offered. It had been thought that the directors would have some announcement yes- terday as to their expected fight to pre- vent the - commission from enforcing Jower rates by abrogation of the consent @neree of Equity Court by which rates Bad previously been adjusted. Col. F. L. Bradman Favored for Vacancy Left by Dunlap Death. Gained Renown for Work in Disastrous Quake at Managua. Col. Frederic L. Bradman, hero of the recent earthquake of Managua, Nic- aragua, Is slated to be the Marine Corps’ new brigadier general, to fill the vacancy made, by the death of Brig. Gen. Robert H. Dunlap, killed in France in a landslide while attempting to save the life of a’'woman. President Hoover is expected to send Col. Bradman's name to the Senate for confirmation as brigadier general when Congress convenes in December. Has Outstanding Record. ! One of the outstanding officers of | the famous fighting organization, Col. Bradman has seen much foreign serv- ice. He is a graduate of both the | Army and Navy War Colleges, having completed these courses in 1927-28-29. He served as chief of staff at the Ma- 1rlne Barracks, Quantico, Va., until ’June 9, 1930, when he was sent to Nicaragua as brigade commander of the Marines there. He is at present on j duty at Managua. A native of Newark, N. J. where he was born January 18, 1879, Col. Bradman was appointed a second lieu- tenant in the Marihé Corps for the duration of the War with Spain on August 6, 1898. After the conflict, he was named a first lieutenant in April, 1899. As h junior officer, he served on . WASHINGTON, D. C, HERO OF MARINE CORPS SLATED TO BECOME BRIGADIER GENERAL : N COL. FREDERIC L. BRADMAN, numerous vessels of the fleet and at varjous posts in the United States, in Cuba, the Philippine Islands and in Porto Rico. (i Headed Company at Vera Crus. During the occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico, in 1914, he commanded a com- pany. From December, 1917, to Aug- ust, 1918, he commanded the 9th Regi- ment, 3d Brigade of Marines, serving in Cuba and at Fort Crockett, Gal- veston, Texas. Later, he was detailed as fleet marine officer of the United States Atlantic Fleet, and as aide on the staff of the commander-in-chief, serving in that capacity until July, 1919. Following a tour of duty at Pearl Harbor, T. H., he came to the Na- tional Capital and commanded the Marine Barracks here from July, 1925, to June, 1927. MUMNMIES FOUND IN ALASKAN CAVE Chambers and Ford Report Discovery, Giving Clue to Early Aleut Tribes. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. Discovery of a cave full of mummies on an uninhabited island in Bering Sea has just been reported to the Smith- | sonian Institution by Moreau B. Cham- | bers and James A. Ford, members of the National Museum's archeological expedition to Alaska this Summer. The mummies had been des¢crated. | the exployers report, so the bones were scattered over the cave floor in con- fusion. The cave was a prehistoric { burial place of the Aleuts, who now have | practically disappearsd as a pure race. | Aleut remains, according to Henry B.| Collins, assistant curator of ethnology | | at the National Museum, now are very rare. Only Evidence of Man. The mummy cave was found on Wis- | low Islend, off the northern coast of | Unalaska. 1t was the only evidence !that the lonely little island ever had | been occupied by man. On the Un- alaskan coast nearby the explorers found evidences of a prehistoric Aleut village site, of which the cave prob- |ably was the cemetery. The island seldom has been visited and is almost inaccessible. There have been rumors of the mummy cave for some time, but Mr. Collins was unable to reach the island when he visited Unalaska last year. Besides the desecrated mummies, Chambers and Ford found fragments of closely-woven fabric, coarse matting, parts of the frame of a boat and other artifacts which, with the bones, will be brought to Washington. The bones, they informed Mr. Collins, were in good condition, with dried flesh and l'ga- | ments on some of them. Distinctive Trait Found. The Aleut art of mummification, Mr. Collins says, was a distinctive cultural trait. It consisted of stuffing a body with dried grass, flexing the limbs and | binding all closely together in a cearse |sack. Several good examples are now at the National Museum, but these were collected years ago, and it was thought the last of the caves had been found. ! The mummy caves, Collins says, ap- i pear to have been looted when Unalaska Island was a center of the Alaskan gold rush. Adventurers sought whatever | treasures might have been buried with |the skeltons. Only those caves in in- accessible places remained intact. Other mummies have been found in re- cent years in great log vaults placed on the surface. These through the cen- turies became covered with moss so they were invisible and thus were saved from the looters. Chambers and Ford, according to their letter to Collins, were able to spend only a few hours on the island | because of the difficulty of getting off again. After returning to Unalaska the expedition split up. Chambers pro- ceeded to St. Lawrence Island, where he will excavate a village site in search of the trails of the ancestors of tW ndians on their way to North Ameriey from Siberia. Ford is on his way to Point Barrow, the northernmost in- habited spot on the continent, where he will direct excavations of a prehis- toric settlement. While some archeologists believe the Aleut mummies to be very ancient, Col- lins says. all that can be said of them for certain is that they antedate the discovery of Alaska by the Russians, in the middle of the eighteenth century. From ‘that time on the disappearance of the Aleut population was rapid, and ow the so-called Aleuts have so much | Russian blood that it is very difficult to find any one approaching the orig- inal type. DISMISSAL ASKED OF HOTEL MOTION Mayflower Suit Amended Bill Filing Is Defense Move Subject. Dismissal of the motion of the May- flower Hotel Co. and the Mayflower Hotels Corporation to expunge from the record the order of Justice Oscar R. Luhring of the District Supreme Court permitting filing of an amended bill of complaint asking receivership for the Mayflower Hotel Co. is requested in an answer filed today by Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, attorney for the holders of second mortgage bonds secured on the property, who brought | the original suit. Mrs. Willebrandt points out that the allowance of amendments is always in the discretion of the court and refers to a statement made from the bench by Justice Luhring during the hear- ing of the hotel company's motion to dismiss the original petition. ‘The court then said that if he reached the conclusion to dismiss he would | allow an amendment. Attorneys William E. Leahy, Edmund D. Toland and William J. Hughes, jr., for the Mayflower Co. had contended that they were given no notice of an application for an amendment and pointed out that the District Court of Appeals in setting aside the receiver- ship had expressly stated that any further proceedings must follow notice to the defendants. They contended that the allowing of the filing of the amend- ment was “improvident and irregular,” and in disregard of the ruling of the Appellate Court. PARKING SITE_ TAKEN UNDER NEW CONTRACT 0ld Federal Trade Commission Lo- cation’s Previous Lessee Boycotted. Undeterred by the fact that Govern- ment workers boycotted one man who attempted to rent parking space on the site of the old Federal Trade Com-nis- sion Building, at Twen! and C streets, Victor H. Schuly today signed a contract for rental of the ground. Bchulz, who agreed to pay $130 a month for the concession, will assess parkers $1.50 monthly. Schulz will take over the parking con- cession next Wednesday. The contract. which was signed by Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of public buildings and public parks, is & monthly one, and the Government has the privilege firc making Schulz move on 30 days’ no- e. The site previously was rented by A. Dazendorf, 722 Tenth street, but he abandoned it after a few days’ trial, declaring Government employes circulated a chain letter urging that he be boycotted. POLICEMAN TO GET . ARMY D. S. C. TOMORROW A Distinguished Service Medal will be presented to Policeman John E. Scott, now a captain in the Infantry Reserve, at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn- ing on the polo fleld at Fort Myer. The presentation will be made by Brig. Gen. Edgar T. Collins, and the 3d Cavalry, commanded by Maj. A. D. Surlos, will participate in the 'cle“renwny‘ following | respect which the troops be reviewed b Scott. . Capt. William E. Bergin of the 16th Brigade will read the citation accom- panying the award, which will be made in recognition of Scott's bravery at St. Souplet, France, on October 11, 1918, iFIRE TO BE USED TO TEAR DOWN BIG BACK-STAGE WALL OF BIJOU Fire will be used to raze the old back- stage brick wall of the Bijou Theater within the next few hours. This was learned today from the Leon A. Harris Co., of Chicago, which is clearing the whole area between Ninth and Tenth streets and Consti- tution and Pennsylvania avenues for the new Department of Justice Building. ‘Workmen now are preparing the fire trap which is to throw the big V-shaped brick wall as soon as all arrangements are completed. A large hole is being dug in the base of the wall in the middle, where the two arms of the “V” come together. As bricks are being knocked out of this base, large blocks of wood are driven in to support the wall temporamily, Blocks of Wood, Replacing Bricks, to Be Burned to Weaken Structure. ‘The hole is point where it is e: wall off bal of the wall fi in readiness to wooden kerosene cable then will be SCHOOL SHRELP ROUSES PROTEST AT BOARD SESSION Physics and Biology Depart- ments Abolished and New Center Director Named. DRS. HEDRICK AND HAY, DEMOTED, MAY TEACH Gilligan Denounces Treatment of Men in Service Years—Mrs. Peeples Honored. Abolition of two departmental head- ships, with the demotion of their incum- bents, who have been in the school service 44 and 33 years, and appointment of a new director of community centers, both over the violent protest of Henry Gilli- , board member, marked the final rd of Education meeting of the cur- rent fiscal year late yesterday. The same meeting witnessed the Jaunching of organized opposition to the recently ordered transfer of the Green- f School, at Four-and-a-half and M streets southwest, to the colored divi- sions. The two positions eliminated from the official make-up of the school system were the head of the department of blology and chemistry and the head of the department of physics, both in the white schools. Concurrent with this ac- tion, the board created a new depart- mld.: of sciences, which embraced both flelds. Mrs, Elizabeth K. Peeples, adminis- trative principal of the new Brightwood School, was appointed director of com- munity centers to succeed Miss Sibyl Baker, who resigned to become super- visor of playgrounds. Mrs. Peeples was shosen over Mrs. Lucretia Walker Hardy, general secretary of the department, Who was championed by Mr. Gilligan. In his opposition to Mrs. Peeples’ ap. ntment, which more accurately was is objection to the failure to appoint Mrs. Hardy. and in his opposition to the demotion of Dr. Willlam A. Hedrick from head of the department of physics to teacher of physics, and the demotion of Dr. William P. Hay from head of the department of biology and chemistry to a teacher of these subjects, Mr. Gilligan argued for kinder consideration for per- sons of many years' service against the less sympathetic basis of efficiency in office, upon which the board took its final actions. Status Much Discussed. ‘The abolition of the two departmental headships and the resultant establish- ment of a single position brings to a close & long controversial consideration of the status of these departments among school officials and School Board members. While the discussions never had been in public and while school authorities consistently declined to dis- close any facts connected with the vari- ous proposals concerning the itions and their incumbents, “out of kindness to the men themselves,” it was strongly indicated that dissatisfaction over the two departments under their respective heads was the basis of yesterday's ac- tion. The formal action yesterday failed even to mention Dr. Hedrick and Dr. {Hay, but much of the history of the | case was revealed in Mr. Gilligan's own protest in their behalf. Stephen E. Kramer, first assistant superintendent, following the meeting, declared that Dr. Hedrick and Dr. Hay probably would be assigned to teaching positions. Both men will suffer an ulti- mate cut of $500 & year as a result of their demotion. In his protest against the demotion of Dr. Hedrick and Dr. Hay and the abolition of their positions, Mr. Gilligan asserted that “such treatment of men who have given and are yet giving to the scientific education of our children after a lifelong setvice in our system should not be sanctioned by this board.” that Dr. Hedrick was first appointed to the school system in 1887, and that he has been head of the physics department since its creation in 1906, and that Dr. Hay, who entered the system in 1892, organized and was made first head of the department of biology, Mr. Gilligan contended that both men “have long records of outstanding scientific accom- plishments, and their high standing na- tionally a¥ well as locally as scientists is unquestioned.” Proposal First Made. “The proposal of the superintendent, first made to the board informally in the Fall of 1930, was, on December 15, 1930, communicated to us in the form of correspondence and rating reports from the principals of the senior high schools of divisions I to IX (white),” Mr. Gilligan asserted, “with the recom- mendation from Asst. Supt. Kramer that these two departments be abolished, the heads of ‘those departments wo be demoted to the position of teacher of their respective subjects; that a depart- ment of sclence be created and a suit- able head be appointed. A third recom- mendation dealt with another head of department, and made the suggestion that he be notified that he must demon- strate within a year a better leadership. ‘No such recommendation was made re- garding the heads of the departments of physics and biology and chemistry.” Continuing, Mr. Gilligan explained that the three points of Mr. Kramer's memorandum relied upon for the “rec- ommendations of demotion” were edu- cational leadership, ability to command respect and following of the teachers of their department and initiative. With to “educational leadership,” Mr. Gilligan declared four of the high school principals rated the men ‘“unsatisfac- tory” and one “very good.” But, he explained, the “unsatisfactory” rating was ‘“‘deduced” from principals’ statements and not “stated.” On the contrary, he continued, ‘“the verbal statements of the principals regarding the year 1929-30 were certainly not of such a nature to imply ‘unsatisfactory’ service, implying failure. Moreover,” Mr. Gilligan contended, “the principals’ reports for the current school year indi- cated satisfaction and great improve- ment in this subject.” 4 ‘With respect to “ability to command the respect and following of their teach- ers” and “initiative,” Mr. Gilligan con- tended that the varlous papers, corre- departments_measure sion Mr. G the to our sttention, I am compelled that I resent the humiliation that the lot of these men for the up.” In conclu- come to sa has past year.” Motion Not Seconded. 's motion that the report 1 Committee be laid l:lzlncnne aside a subsequent meeting re- ved no second. mmmmend!mon Pointing out in his typewritten protest | THURSDAY, JUNE 25, New Arrivals From Tropics on Parade at Zoo arf 1931. THEGE DADDY LONG LEGS, CUBAN mumadzs. ARE A FRIENDLY LOT. NEVER failing scource of interest to visitors to the Washington Zoological Garden is the collection of rare tropical birds which have recently been placed on exhibition there. a group of grotesque, long-legged and equally long-necked, Cuban flamingoes, who looke as though they might have stepped out o¥ “Alice in Wonderland” or a similar fanatasy. in front of the camera. Among the most striking specimens are Photo shows a group of them, strutting ~—Underwood Photo. Learned, president, who in the absence of other members participated in the balloting. Mr. Gilligan cast the only | dissenting vote. # i In his protest against failure of school authorities to advance Mrs. Hardy to | the directorship of the community cen- | ter department Mr. Gilligan contended that the only “concrete objection” was that Mrs, Hardy “was not of an execu- | tive turn of mind.” ~He cited a case of | “misinformation” which he said may | have influenced the board against her. | The “misinformation” cited was a state- | ment that Miss Baker, former director, | ‘was unable to present her annual report | because material due from Mrs. Hardy was not forthcoming in time. Mr. Gilli- gan sald Mrs. Hardy later denied she was tardy with any material for reports. In his objection Mr. Gilligan made it plain that he did not object to Mrs. | Peeples, but that, on the contrary, he | is “favorably impressed” with her as a potential director of that department. “My objection,” he asserted, “is the failure to advance a loyal an ASS! to d capa- ble employe without stated cause and upon actual misinformation.” His motion to postpone action on the appointment pending further study of the situation was seconded by Rabbi Simon, who said he did it, “not because T think you are right, but out of cour- tesy to Mrs. Hardy.” In the vote, how- ever, Rabbi Simon failed to cast a ballot. | The' appointment of Mrs. Peeples then was voted upon, with only Mr. Gilligan opposing. | Teachers' Unlon Protest. The Executive Committee of the | Teachers' Union last night adopted a 1esolution protesting against abolition of the two positions. A statement issued by the committee | follows in part: “The Executive Committee of the Teachers' Union protests the changed policy of the Board of Education in merging the physics, chemistry and biology departments and in abolish- ing the positions of two men without affording the parents, the teachers and the citizens in general an opportunity | to voice their opinions in so drastic an | action. “A changs in policy that endangers the tenure of teachers who have been given a very definite status by the Con- gress of the United States. | “A policy that undermines the peace | of mind of the teachers, thereby affect- | ing their teaching, their initiative, their | growth and their service, “A policy that takes such drastic action at the close of the school year, when the teaching corps is leaving the city and is unable to make their opin- fons felt. “The Executive Committee of the | Teachers’ Union deplores the removal of men who have national and interna. tional recognition in the field of sci once, men who are academically well equipped and who are professionally recognized; “That men who have given years of faithful and efficient service should be subjected to such humiliating and un- justifiable treatment. “The Executive Committee of the Teachers' Union feels that men and women who have contributed to the upbuilding of the Washington educa- tional system should not be go ruth- lessly cast aside.” School Transfer Opposed. Further consideration of the transfer of the Greenleaf from the white to the colored divisions loomed when the board agreed to hear at its reorganiza- tion meeting next Wednesday further testimony from residents of the neigh- borhood. J. M. Shaffer told the board yesterday that the Greenleaf was in a white neighborhood whose white pop- ulation would be increased still further by the erection of the new Jefferson Junior High School Bullding and the carrying forward of the Government's building program on the Mall. Trans- fer of the school to colored children, he declared, would result in an influx of colored residents which would virtually destroy the Neighborhood House located around the corner from the Greenleaf School. Dr. Ballou, in response to Dr. Learn- ed's suggestion, cited figures to show that the white population of the neigh- borhood is declining. In 1926, he said, there were 1,053 white children attend- ing the Bowen, Greenleaf, Smallwood and Amidon Schools. In 1927 the total dropped to 931, 1928 to 894, in 1929 to 848 and in 1930 to 796. On the other hand, he pointed out that while the colored school population in 1926 was 2,131 it was 2,106 in 1930. He added that he did not believe it the function of the school authorities to undertake to decide what the character of a neigh- borhood should be with respect to the white and colored population. Among those who will be heard at the next meeting of the board will be Mrs. John P. Neligh of the Neighbor- hood House. Police Seek Geaslin Dog. were asked today Caddy Criticizes Police Chief’s Golf In Vagrancy Trial A defendant . criticized Maj. Henry G. Pratt, chief of police, and got away with it in Police Court today. Arraigned before Judge Gus A. Schuldt on a charge of va- grancy, Eddié Enell, colored, was asked if he worked. “Sure, I work,” he responded. “I'm a caddy. Sometimes I cad- dy for Maj. Pratt, but he doesn't play very good.” The charge was dismissed after the laughter subsided. HATLESS BANDITS Three Youths, Unable to Make $40,000 Bond Each, Held for Grand Jury. known as the “hatless bandit trio,” were bound over to a grand jury under a bond of $40,000 each by Judge John P. McMahon of Police Court. Only one robbery charge was pre- sented against the defendants, Nicholas Vasilion, 22; Peter Sala, 23, and Jack Ross, 20, although Milford F. Schwartz, an assistant United States attorney, in- formed Judge McMahon additional charges probably would be filed here series of other similar cases by police of Newark, N. J.; Richmond, Va., and Philadelphia. Have No Lawyers. The shabbily dressed defendants were not represented by counsel. Although guilty pleas made examina- tion of government witnesses unneces- sary, Judge McMahon expressed a de- sire to learn the facts, whereupon Ed- ward Cocky, clerk in Whittlesey drug store, in the 3500 block of Connecticut avenue, declared the three men entered cash register of approximately $30. sald Ross brandished a pistol. No other witnesses were examined. Auto Theft Charged. | Vasilion and Sala were held to the grand jury on another charge, result- ing from the theft of an automobile, owned by Charles S. Miller, of 421 Cummings Lane, Chevy Chase, Md. Vasilion and Sala were reported to have been the occupants of Miller's car when it was wrecked near Alexandria recently. The accident resulted in their arrest. Ross was taken into custody near Richmond a few days later on information supplied by Vasilion and He Sala. The defendants were unable to post bond. Police said they would be ques- tioned again in connection with other recent holdups befors any further charges were placed against them. S Ly BAR PLANS OUTING Barristers to Meet at Annapolis Roads Club. The annual Spring outing of the Barristers, organization of Washing- ton lawyers, will be held June 29 at Annapolis Roads Country Club, An- napolis. The committee on arrangements in- cludes R. Aubrey Bogely, chairman; Francis W. Hill, jr.; Francis C. Brooke, Norman B. Frost, Clifford P. Grant and Ross H. Snyder. Entering pleas of guilty, three men | and that the men were wanted in a| the pharmacy June 8, and rifled the | START ON HEALTH - BUILDING IS NEAR %Raymond Company Expected to Get Contract After Making Low Bid. ! i ‘The Raymond Concrete Pile Co. of New York, which drove the concrete | piles for both the new Internal Revenue ;Eulldmz and the Department of Com- merce, probably will start work soon on the first phase of the new Public Health Service Building. on the square between Nineteenth, Twentieth and C streets and Constitution avenue. The prospect loomed today when it was learned at the Treasury that the | Raymond company was low bidder for | the combined job of wrecking all old | buildings on the site, excavation and construction of the foundation. As the work of the company Was found satisfactory on both the other big jobs which it did in the Government building program, it was taken as a | foregone conclusion that the contract. | within a day or so, would be awarded to th: organization. The Raymond company bid $60,000. The site is to be cleared, excavation | made and new foundations completed within 120 calendar days from receipt of notice to proceed with the work. The new Public Health Service Building is to be of monumental na- ture to correspond with the beautiful structures along Constitution avenue, such as the Pan-American Union Build- | ing and the National Academy of | Science. Its exterior is to be of marble. | Plans were drawn by J. H. de Sibour, | | architect of this city. One of the buildings which is to| | be left standing for sometime, as it} | is outside of the line of the new build- | | ing foundations, will be the White | House garage, where automobiles are | kept for the use of President Hoover. A new White House garage site is to be selected, but the old one will be used | for_some time. | ‘Three cafeterias, where thousands of | Government workers in the vicinity | have been lunching at noon, will.be | | torn down. ROTARY CLUB MEMBERS - ARE GIVEN GOLF PRIZES L. J. Goode Awarded Radcliffe Cup on Net Score of 87—20 Visi- tors Present. Prizes given for the annual golf tour- nament were distributed yesterday at the luncheon meeiing of the Washing- ton Rotary Club at the Willard Hotel and 20 visiting Rotarians were in- troduced by ®resident Henry N. Brawner, ir. Golf awards, distributed by Eugene C. Gott, went to L. J. Goode, with a net score of 67, who obtained the Rad- bot, with low gross scores, who won golf blfs, with net scores of 77 and 72, respectively; Maurice E. Horton and S. Percy Thompson, with net scores of 71, who got golf clubs, and William Earle Clark, net 73; Frederick B. Pyle, net 75; Calvert Dickie, net 77; Harry Kid- well, net 78; Martin Rittenhouse, net 80, and Grant Leet, net 93, who ob- tained boxes of golf balls. E. C. Graham and Allen Pope, who celebrated birthdays during the week, were con- gratulated by President Brawner. Mur- ray Horton, son of Maurice Horton, one of the club’s members, entertained with songs, while George H. Wilson accom- panied him on the piano. {and her eldest son, John R. 2d, cliffe Cup; Clyde Asher and Allen Tal-| pas FIGHT FOR POST 10 BE ENLIVENED BY NEW BIDDERS Mrs. McLean Returns as Time Nears for Resuming Hearings Tomorrow. WIFE OF PUBLISHER CONSULTS FRIENDS Efforts to Retain Newspaper for Two Sons Cause of De- lay Recently. ‘The battle for possession of the Washington Post will be resumed in District Supreme Court at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morning with interest cen- tered on the efforts of Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean, estranged wife of Ed- ward Beale McLean, owner of the Post, to retain the paper for their two sons, John R. McLean, 2d, and Edward Beale McLean, jr. The vigorous representations in be- half of Mrs. McLean, by her counsel, Frank J. Hogan, was responsible for the extension until tomorrow of the time in which bids for the paper would be received, when the petition for its sale to David Lawrence, Washington newspaper man, came up for hearing :;foore Justice Jesse C. Adkins a week Revised Hearst Bid. At that hearing also a revisd bid came in from William Randolph Hearst, owner of the Washington Times and Herald, whose previous offer had been rejected by trustees for the Post and the guardians ad litem of ®h= McLean children, who were agreed on the Law- rence offer, and this also is under con- sideration by the court. Additional bids by unidentified parties also have been promised by W. C. Sul- livan and Willlam J. Hughes, jr., local attorneys, and the interest of Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, editor of the Wash- ington Herald, in the disposition of the Post, also is due to be clarified. Mrs. Patterson was prescnt at last weck’s hearing, accompanied by Louis G. Caldwell, former general counsel for the Federal Radio Commission, who also had sat in at a previous confer- ence on the sale. While always declining to discuss his connection with the affair, Caldwell said today that it should be no “mys- tery” after tomorrow. Mrs. McLean Returns. ‘There were indications that what- ever action would be taken by Mrs. McLean would be developed today in a conference of her counsel, who. in 2d- dition to Mr. Hogan, include his asso= ;‘law, Nelson T. Hartson, and Alpeit W. 0x. Mrs. McLean returned to Washington last night, where, accompanied by Fox ske has been in consultation with friends who are described as being interested in her fight to keep the Post. Mrs. McLean is said to have the assurance of whatever support is necessary. WARNING IS ISSUED OF BOGUS MONEY Police Search for Passer of Coun- terfeit $20 Bills at Stores. Business establishments throughout the city were being notified by police today to watch for a man who has been passing counterfeit $20 bills in payment for meals at restaurants and for small purchases at stores. Another victim of ofle of the worth- less bills is Mrs. Mollie E. Duvall, 1466 Columbia road, manager of Lowman's Confectionary Store, 3042 Fourteenth street, who was told a $20 bill in her possession was counterfeit when she went to deposit a sum of money in a bank. Reporting the affair to the police, Mrs. Duvall said she remembered re- ceiving the bill from a man in payment of 80 cents for a pound of candy. Mrs. Duvall described the man as being about 5 feet 6 inches tall, weigh- ing approximately 160 pounds and of a ruddy complexion. He wore a light shirt, dark tie and a brown flannel coat with striped flannel trousers, she said. Police also report they received a& call to Park Savings Bank saying & man there had a spurious $20 bill. They found Meryle Uffelman, a restau- rauteur, 3200 block Thirteenth street, who said he had recelved the bill from Peter Matrakos, proprietor of a lunch room in ihe 3200 block of Fourteenth street. Matrakos in turn said he received the bill from a man. who answered the de- scription of the man given by Mrs. Duvall. ‘The man passing the counterfeit bills first came to notice Tuesday morning when he attempted to pass one of the bills in a drug store on Georgia ave- nue, after purchasing a tube of tooth te. The man ran from the store when the druggist noticed the bill was counterfeit. BUS LINE TO SERVE NEW OFFICES SOUGHT Route Would Loop Around In- ternal Revenue and Com- merce Buildings. The Washington Rapid Transit Co. today applied to the Public Utilities missioner, Seeks Solace George J. Adams, secretary of the District Committee on Employment, was ousted from his sunny and spa- clous office on the fifth floor of the District Building today and compell to take up quarters in a smaller, darker and less well ventilated office in the basement. The office which Mr. Adams leaves is one of the sulte of those be- longing to Commissioner Herbert B. Crosby. Gen, Crosby ‘wanted his voom for some time and’ the negotia- tion leading up to the change of , was Mrs. Geaslin, on | day by % nnyd. ‘who told police the dog had len | strayed or been stolen while she was ting friends in the vicinity of Hy- Barrett al e last night. offices by Mr. Adams was one full of goglgmme delicacy. Mr. Adams does usus Mr. led | ment, especially in this OFFICES MOVED TO BASEMENT, ADAMS THREATENS TO QUIT Employment Committee Head, Ejected by District Com- From Worries on Links. give the new Toom a thorough try-out and if then he was dissatisfied with it he would resign as chairman of the ittee. ‘There is, however, one great improve- weather, in the . The room is equipped with a shower bath. It had previously béen used for storing a large model of the Municipal Center, although the presence of the shower bath and its 1f any, with the Municipal Center model, remains rather mysterious. A regrettable incident occurred dur- ing the change, and Mr. Adams found that for his office staff of six only two chairs been provided. ‘Mr. Adams velzt out to seek sqlace in & game of Commission for permission to start a new bus line to serve the new Internal Revenue Bureau Building and the new Department of Commerce Building, the line to start when the latter bullding is first occupied. ‘The proposed route during the morn- ing hours is south on Sixteenth street, east on I street, south on Vermont ave- nut and East Executive avenue, through the park to Fifteenth stiest, south cn Fifteenth street to Constitution avenue, east on Constitution avenue to Twelith street, thence north and back over the same route. In the afternoon, the busses would come south on Thirteenth street as far as Constitution avenue and back over the same route. ‘The Washington Railway & Electric Co. also applied for permission to pur- chase four new busses, two of them to seat 23 passengers each and two to seat 29 passengers each. Still and Mash Seized. Police yesterday confiscated a 100-gal- Jon still, fully equipped, and 600 gallons of mash, found in a house at 1040 Bla- densburg road northeast, by Pncxx't Detective W. B. Satterthwaite of ninth precinct. No person was lound‘n the huuarnmmmuu-sds ; 3 }