Evening Star Newspaper, July 26, 1931, Page 9

[vasuncron | @he Sunday Shae REORGANZING MAY PROVE BIG SAVING IN WARDMAN CASE Plan Includes Judicial Sale of Properties to Avoid Costly Foreclosure. NEW CORPORATION WOULD HANDLE AFFAIRS First Mortgage Bondholders’ Ap- proval Required If Receiv- ers Act. Receivers recently appointed to take over nine Wardman-built properties here announced yesterday a tentative plan of reorganization which they be- lieve will safeguard investments aggre- gating $11,000,000. One of the outstanding features of the plan is a proposal to negotiate & judicial sale of the properties to & rep- resentative of the first-mortgage bond- holders, thereby avoiding an expensive foreclosure. If, however, a sale under the trust should become necessary, it was said, it would be in the nature of a reorganization foreclosure. The buildings affected are the Ward- man Park Hotel, the addition thereto, the Carlton Hotel, Chastleton Apart- ments, Cathedral Mansions, Davenport Apartments, Boulevard Apartments, Stoneleight Courts, 2700 Connecticut avenue and the Department of Justice Building. Payments Are Missed. The present owning corporation, ‘Wardman Real Estate Properties, Inc., was unable to pay interest on the mort- gage bonds due March 1, last, and also failed to meet certain sinking fund re- quirements. These failures led to a request for appointment of Teceivers, which was granted. The proposed plan, which must be approved by the committee of first mortgage bondholders, would first set up a new corporation to own and oper- ate the properties. After transfer of title, the old first mortgage bonds would be called in and new bonds in similar amounts issued to the various holders. Maj. Julius I. Peyser, one of the se- ceivers, pointed out that a considerable saving probably could be cffected by elimination of a distinct operating cor- poration, Not only might the buildings be more efficiently managed, he said, but a number of salaried otficials could be dispensed with. Maj. Peyser also emphasized *hat one of the unsuccessful properties-—the Highlands—which was included in the 10 buildings originally grouped under the present management, has been dis- posed of through foreclosure. This, he sald, would eliminate a considerable drain on the revenues of the mcre profitable properties. Plan of Reorganization. The spokesman for the receivers made it clear that the plan of reorgan- ization now put forth looks only to the conservation of the investments of bond purchasers under the $11,000.000 first and refunding mortgage, and the hold- ers of approximately $5,000,000 in un- derlying mortgages. . This gave rise to speculation as to what provision will be made for the holders of $4,950,000 in senior and junior debentures issued along with the bonds. It was learned that nearly one- Thalf of these debentures were issued to Emory L. Coblentz, Frederick, Md., banker, who was indicted here recently on perjury charges in connection with the recent F. H. Smith Co. conspiracy trial. Maj. Peyser said the receivers had not as yet interested themselves in this phase of the problem. It was learnad in other quarters, however, that the debenture holders might be given stock in the owning corporation, which would offer them a remote chance of realizing something on their holdings. The Bondholders' Committee, it was said, has been piedged about 80 per cent of the outstanding bonds at this time. It is believed more bonds will be pledged in the near future. Possible Legal Proceedings. Tt was pointed out that the minority bondholders might initiate legal pro- ceedings to stop the proposed reorgani- zation plan, but the receivers are mak- ing every effort to forestall such a de- velopment. f’nge law firm of Douglas, Obear and Douglas, representing the receivers, is expected to have the detailed plan ready for publication within the next few days. LEGION AT LEONARDTOWN NAMES STATE DELEGATES Alternates Also Chosen to Attend Maryland Convention to Be Held at Frostburg. * Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. LEONARDTOWN, Md, July 25— Delegates have just been appointed by the American Legion post of Leonard- town to the annual State convention of the American Legion to be held in Frostburg, Md., August 20, 21 and 22. Those who e been appointed as delegates follo Joseph C. Mattingly of Leonardtow", Emmett Sheets of Hollywood and \..rren Dun- bar of St. Marys City. Alternates are J. Allen Cecil of Valley Lee, Kenneth B. Duke, C. B. Greenwell, and B. B. Love, jr. of Leonardtown; Bennie McKay of Park Hall and A. Dana Hodgdon of the State Depart- ment in Washington. A membership drive is being put on by the post. HEART ATTACK FATAL Epecial Dispatch to The Star. PURCELLVILLE, Va., July 25.—After finishing milking the cows this morning, Charles Reed, 53, resident of Purcell- ville, staggered to his house and died a few minutes later from a heart attack. Reed was a native of Loudoun County, the son of the late Joseph W. Reed and Margaret Reed. He was born near Bluemont, but had resided in Purcell- ville for 37 years where he was em- ployed by the Purcellville Motor Co. He was a member of the Baptist Church and of the Junior Order of American Mechanics, the latter organization to have charge of the funeral services which will be held Monday morning from the residence in Purcellville. Surviving are his widow, who was Miss Alice Hopkins of this county, three daughters, Misses Margaret and Kath- erine of Washington, and Harriett, at ‘home, and four sons, at home. Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery. Beauty Has WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 26, 1931 ISPACE ASSIGNED | Cash Value Businss o Kecping Women Looking Thei 8o 1| TENTATIVELY IN of Staggering Proportions, District Comissioners Learn. ’ “A thing of beauty,” a famous poet once wrote, “is a joy forever.” It is more than that. The poet wrote be- fore the days of mass production, busi- ness methods, and high pressure eco- nomics generally. A thing of beauty is now a good cash investment. It pays dividends, and a new trade has sprung up to collect the dividends, and to keep those who do not quite measure up to the best of the collector’s standards away from the gravy. ‘These thoughts are inspired by the literature recently forwarded to the Commissioners by the Washington Hair- dressers and Cosmetologists Association, which finally resulted in the issuance of an amended set of regulations apply- ing to barber shops and beauty parlors. ‘The association has a picturesque way putting things. of the documents, “even as all women wear silk underwear, so do most women frequent beauty shops.” Here is an- other phrase: “Beauty culture is here to stay—and in large proportions.” ‘The layman will be readily convinced of the staggering burden carried by this new trade when he reads in their pro- posed set of regulations what a hair- dresser is. One would normally think of & hairdresser as a person who dresses hair. Not so! For turning to the pro- posed code again it will be found that “any person who engages for compen- sation in any one or combination of the following practices: Arranging, dressing, curling, singeing, waving, per- manent waving, cleansing, cutting, bleaching, tinting, coloring, or similar work upon the hair of women, shall be known as a hairdresser.” Rank sex discrimination appears when it is found that a person who performs all of these dexterous operations on the hair of a mere man can only call himself a barber. “Today,” says one And here is a clue to the mystery that has long tantalized the curious. The “cosmetologist,” now, what is he, or rather what is she? Well, “any per- son who with hands or mechanical ap- paratus, or by the use of cosmetic prep- arations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or creams, engages for compensation in any of the following practices for wom- en’ (sex discrimination again) massag- ing, cleansing, stimulating, exercising, or similar work upon the scalp, face, neck, arms or bust shall be known as a cosmetologist.” The crux of the proposition of the cosmetologists was that nobody would be allowed to practice these mysterious arts (or sciences) without being l- censed for $100, and that anybody found bootlegging treatment without & license should be thrown in jail or have his profits taken away from him in the way of a fine. But, alas, for the cosmetologists, they didn't get quite all of their stuff across. Their proposed regulations were sub- mitted to Health Officer Willlam C. Fowler for report, and Dr. Fowler is a hard man. When he got through with the regulations that the Commissioners finally adopted, the thrilling word *‘cos- metologist” appeared nowhere in them. Neither did the $100 license fee, or any other fee. The cosmetological emporia dwindled into beauty shops, and the regulations were chiefly on such mat- ters as washing the hands before and after treating a customer, and not al- lowing the beauty shoppers to keep an open powder box in their public rooms into which all of their customers could dabble indiscriminately. But the end probably is not yet. There is an ominous note in one of the letters from the cosmetologists. “Some 24 States,” it remarks, “have passed legislation to regulate beauty culture.” DISTRICT 70 OPEN JOBS T0 COUNTRY Engineer Positions in Six De- partments to Be Made Available. The District’s policy of employin[l municipal workers from the District only, in preference to those from the various States of the Union, will under- g0 a partial change soon, and at least one type of job will be thrown open indiscriminately to all who apply and have the necessary qualifications. The ruling will affect inspectors em- ployed by the various engineer branches | of the government, including the offices | of the municipal architect, inspector of buildings, electrical engineer, plumbing inspector, superintendent of trees and | parkings and the highway, sewer and water departments. There are about 170 inspectors employed in these de- partments and their pay ranges from $1,260 to $3,200 per annum, Board Is Named. Machinery is now being perfected for rating of applicants for these positions, although it has not yet begun function- ing. The Board of Civil Service Exam- iners for the engineer departments, District government, to rate the appli- cants on their experience and other qualifications, has been set up. On the board are W. J. Hamacher, an employe of the Civil Service Commission; As- sistant Engineer Commissioner Donald A. Davidson, Capt. Herbert C. White- hurst, District highway engineer; S. B. Walsh, assistant municipal architect, and Roland M. Brennan, chief clerk of the District engineer department. Mr. Brennan acts as secretary of the board. Job analysis sheets have been for- warded to the Civil Service Commission, which will decide the weights to be at- tached to the various qualifications. When this has been_done, the board will begin its work. No inspectors will be appointed in these divisions unless rated and recommended by the board. The recommendation to throw these jobs open to applicants regardless of residence was made by Acting Engineer Commissioner Donald A. Davison, on the ground that it was impossible to secure good highway inspectors locally. Most of them are now secured from the various State highway commissions on recommendations of the Federal Bureau of Public Roads. Only Two Exceptions. When the order was first put through last year, making appointment to the clerical and other lesser positions in the District service possible only through . Civil Service Commission eli- gibility lists, the commissioners stated that only District applicants would be accepted, and that policy, except in two instances, has been followed since. The two cases involve guards for the penal institutions and nurses for the various municipal hospitals, where the question was not one of policy, but one of expediency. It proved impossible to secure competent nurses and guards from among the District residents. But | those positions are still intended pri- | marily for District residents, who would | be given preference over residents of the States, assuming that their qualifi- cations were equal. The order relating to the inspectors is the first definite departure from the original policy. Tobacco Picnic Set. FAIR HAVEN, Md., July 25 (Spe- cial) —Thursday, August 13, has been set for the annual picnic of the Mary- land Tobocco Growers' Association to be held at this Chesapeake Bay resort. In recent years the picnic has grown in importance. A record attendante is expected this year. l Fireman CAPT. GEORGE H. REYNOLDS. Capt. George H. Reynolds, 63, re- tired Fire Department officer, was found dead about 8 o'clock last night at his home, 329 Seventh street north- east. Death was attributed to a heart attack. The veteran firefighter was found by Howard C. Frost, 653 Maryland ave- nue northeast, who summoned a phy- sician from Casualty Hospital. Later Deputy Coroner Joseph D. Rogers was summoned and issued a certificate of death from natural causes. Served 33 Years, Before his retirement in August, 1928, Capt. Reynolds served for 33 years in the District Fire Department. He was one of the best known officers on the local force and for 19 years had been in charge of the job of giving the Cap- itol its annual bath with fire apparatus. Born in Natural Bridge, Va. Capt. Reynolds moved to Washington at_an early age and in 1895 joined the Fire Department, being assigned to No. 2 Truck Company. When transferred to No. 3 Engine Company, where he was attached for many years, he received a promotion to the rank of captain in 1907. Later he served withgNo. 7 Truck and No. 18 Engine Cor¥panies, and was retired from the latter unit. During the Taft administration Capt. Reynolds was presented with a large flag by the late Superintendent Woods, then manager of the Capitol grounds. in recognition of his services in giving the Capitol its annual cleansing. Each year thereafter, on official holidays. Capt. Reynolds displayed the flag from a pole in front of his home. Cherished Fire Plate. Another Tellc cherished by the vet- eran officer was a volunteer fire de- partment plate acquired by his family in the days when fire extinguishing was done by volunteer companies. In order to insure the enthusiastic co-operation of the volunteers in stopping a fire Washington property owners who were members of the volunteer association hung the volunteer plates in a con- spicuous spot about their buildings Capt. Reynolds always kept his family volunteer tag on display in front of his home. The fire captain was unmarried. Nc members of his immediate family sur- vive. Funeral arrangements will be completed today. BRIDGE TO C.LOSE 2 DAYS Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge over the Eastern Branch will be closed to all trafic Wednesday and Thursday while a new asphalt surface is being laid. During construction of the wooden fiooring_the bridge has been kept open for traffic at all times, but this will be impossible during the asphalt work, ac- cording to Capt. Herbert C. Whitehurst, trict highway engineer. THREE LOOT COLORED CONVENT AS SISTER WATCHES IN TERROR Robbers Escape With Silver Ransacking Detected while ransacking the col- ored St. Vincent de Paul Convent at 233 I street early last night, three colored robbers threatened and pushed aside Sister Abrisa and escaped with a quantity of loot, including some of | hood. the convent silver and candlesticks. With two other sisters from Balti- more, Sister Abriaa had just arrived at the convent, which has been closed on week days during the Summer, when they heard & noise in one of the rooms. Opening the door to investigate, the sister was confronted by one of three men who nearly pushed her over and warned her not to cry out. They es- “m?.l through the back door and down an_alley. The three sisters, who in¥luded Sis- ter Mary Sebastian and Sister Modesta, and Other Valuables After Institution. furnished the police with a descrip- tion of the men. These descriptions tallied with those of a band of sneak thieves which have been breaking into & number of houses in that neighbor- Most of the rooms in the convent had been ransacked and in their hurr; to get away the thieves left a suit case filled' with clothes and linen. The sis- ters, two of whom are from the Philip- pines, come to the convent each Sat- urday night and remain over Sunday, returning to Baltimore. Declaring they would not remain at the convent without a guard, the sis- ters were preparing to leave last night. }3 t:;lr :’xcne:gt t)))le'{ :‘ould not, rnish police s S missing MUNICIPAL GENTER Police, Juvenile Court, Re- corder of Deeds, Traffic Get First, Second Floors. MUNICIPAL AND POLICE COURTS UP TO SIXTH Superintendent of Weights, Meas- ures and Markets to Share Seventh. Assignment of space for the first | unit of the new Municipal Center, ten- tatively decided upon, was announced yesterday by Assistant Engineer Com- missioner Holland L. Robb, chairman of the Space Assignment Committee. The Police Department, the Juvenile Court and the office of the recorder of deeds will occupy the first and second floors of the building. The new De- partment of Vehicles and Traffic also will be installed on the second floor. Floors for Police Court. The Municipal and Police Courts will have the third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors. The municipal archi- tect’s office and the office of the super- intendent of weights, measures and markets will share the seventh floor. There has been some talk of assigning space in_this bullding for the library of the District Bar Association, now housed in_the District Supreme Court building, but there has been no de- cision on this_subject, according to Maj. Robb. The bullding will face John Marshall place and extend from Pennsylvania _avenue to Judiclary Square, extending back to the alley between John Marshal piace and Third street. Designing of Foundation. The foundation for the building now is being designed in the drafting rooms of the municipal architect. The por- tion of the building nearest Judiclary Square will rest on concrete footings similar to those used in buflding the ordinary residence, except that they will be designed to carry a much larg- er_load. Toward Pennsylvania avenue the building will rest on concrete piles, put in place by driving steel shells into the ground, scooping out the dirt with a “sand hog” and then filling up the space_with concrete. Assistant Buogin- eer Commissioner Hugh P. Oram is chairman of the Committee on Design of the Foundations. CHILDREN'S HOME | FOUNDER SUCCUMBS Mrs. Mary Davenport, 82, Was Widow of Pastor 30 Years in Anacostia. Mrs. Mary Converse Davenport. 82, | founder of the Episcopal Home for Chil- dren here, died yesterday at her home, 1303 Mapleview place southeast. She was the widow of Rev. Dr. Willard Goss Davenport, for more than 30 years pas- tor of Emanuel Episcopal Church in Anacostia. He died 12 years ago. A native of Vermont, Mrs. Daven- port was educated at Mrs. Buell's School here and came to Washington 41 years ago to live. She married Dr. Davenport 61 years ago and one son, Right Rev. George W. Davenport, is | Bishop of the Maryland Eastern Shore Diocese. A former president of the Daughters of the King, an Episcopal woman's or- der, Mrs. Davenport also was the found- er of the Junior Daughters of the King, a similar organization for young- er women. She also was a_charter member of Electa Lodge, No, 3, Order of the Eastern Star. After funeral services Monday at Emanuel _Church, her body will be taken to Brandon, Vt., for burial beside her husband in the family lot of his grandfather, Thomas Davenport, inven- tor of the electric rallway motor. Besides Bishop Davenport, she is sur- vived by four daughters, Frances Vir- ginia and Mary Emily Davenport, Mrs. Anna H. Mullikin and Mrs. Arthur W. North, DRIVER IS CAPTURED AFTER CHASE OF MILE Raymond Werner Charged With Leaving Scene When Auto Strikes Another. After an exciting chase of about a | mile through Northeast Washington, Policeman John Sirola of No. 9 police station last night overtook and arrest- ed Raymond Werner, 25, of 809 North Capitol street, on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident. Werner's machine is said to have struck an automobile operated by Ed- ward M. Leak, 1407 W street, on the Benning Bridge, Leak's machine nar- rowly missing going_through the bridge railing. Officer Sirola, who was nearby, chased Werner along Sixteenth street, northeast, Benning road, Kraemer street and Rosedale overhauling the man at Fifteenth and H streets northeast when Werner's car was caught in a traffic jam. Sirola said Werner was driving without an operator’s permit. BOY SCOUTS .WILL HAVE GLEN ECHO FIELD DAY Facilities of Park to Be Available Without Cost to Youths in Uniform. Boy Scouts will have a pashington, Glen Echo Park tomor- all the amusement devices, wimming pool, will be without cost to any boy who himself in Scout. uniform. If cannot wear his uniform his membership card will entitle him to participation. will present an informal prmm‘;umunnc sports at the big pool from 10 until 1 o'clock, during which perim} tire pool will be at their e r for the outing were Arrangement by Leonard B. Schloss, ma (o ‘Those esents % oy liaf e e, assistant # the ecutive. * GENERAL NEWS Great Memorial Parkway Trustees Named POTOMAC RIVER PARKS WASHINGTON REGION FROM MOUNT VERNON, PAST THE CITY OF WASHINGTON TO GREAT FALLS VIRGINIA NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION LIBUT. COL. U. 5. GRART 389, EXECUTIVE MAJOR CAREY CHARLES W. EUOT 24D, =LEOEND~ (8 Panxs & pusLIC GROUNDS PROPOSED PARKS EZ3 private mstivuTions. ceugTenies & Dissumsing ormceR. . SROWN, ExaiNEsR STy PLannes MARYLAND MARYLAND Members of the board of trustees appointed to carry out the task of collecting $7,500,000 to match the Govern- ment's contribution for the purchase of lands for the George Washington Memorial Parkway. ould not be obtained. Top, left to right: Cloyd H. Marvin, R. Walton is chairman of the board. His photograph Cehter, left to right: E. Brooke Lee, W. Bladen Lowndes, Charles W. Eliot, 2d, Moore, O. O. Kuhn and Harry F. Byrd. and Gardner Booth. Below: Map of the proposed parkway as shown by surveys now under way. RESERVATION of the scenic and historic sites along the Potomac River above and below the Na- tional Capital will advance a step nearer fruition Thu when the newly created board of trus- tees for the George Washington Me- morial Parkway me::‘a to t}ucctun meth- ods of carrying out the project. The board has undertaken the gigan- tic task of collecting $7,500 with which to match a like Federal contribution so that development of the parkway may proceed. The George Washington Parkway, when completed, will be the most mag- nificent memorial of its kind in_the world, stretching from Great Falls along both banks of the Potomac to Mount Vernon on the Virginia side and Fort Washington on the Maryland side. Passes Historic Site. North of Washington the parkway will take in the rugged bluffs overlook- ing the river, the rushing rapids and falls and the quaint Chesapeake and Ohio and Patowmac Canals, the latter built by George Washington. Opposite the city it will pass stately old Arling- ton Mansion, home of Robert E. Lee, and the wooded hillsides of the Arling- ton National Cemetery, while to the south it will skirt the majestic, bay- like river, passing Alexandria with its famous e and Fort Hunt, the home of Lear, George ’s secretary. l\kar the wqummlr: gwhnd for way Congress passed ar r-Cramton act authorizing the ,500, tion, which —must o and or , or po- litical subdivisions thereof, or from other responsible sources. Already Congress has made available $1,000,000 of its donation for land purchases, buf this cannot be spent until a like amount has been raised, either from ;hoe States, c&nfiu or: mulx;;n\;meus rdering on the parkway or val tribution. rsday | reimbursement of one-half the cost ‘Wash- | Baltim the | Pul the con! That the day be hastened somewhat for completion of the project, Congress did offer, however, to advance the| whole cost of acquiring any unit in| the parkway upon agreement with any State or subdivision thereof for without interest within eight yeais. Several units in different parts the project, involving sums ranging from $50,000 to over $1,000,000, have been_approved by the National Capi- tal Park and Planning Commission, which laid out the parkway, but can- not be acquired until one-half of the cost is ed. Just how the board of trustees will go about raising the money is ex- ected to be decided at the forthcom- g meet Thursday. Nothing definite has been worked out yet, last Tucs- day's session having been confined solely to organization of the board. ‘The members of the board are George B. McClellan of Wi n, former mayor of New York and at one time a professor at Princeton University, [ an; Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, George Washington University presi- dent, general vice chairman; Oliver Owen Kuhn, managing editor of The Star, vice chairman for Maryland; for- mer Representative R. Walton Moore of Virginia, vice chairman for Virginia, and former Gov. Harry Flood Byrd of of | added, if the parkway is never devel Winchester and Attorney Gardner Boothe of Alexandria; E. Brooke Lee, chairman of the Maryland State Roads Commission, and W. Bladen mw:d;d" of planning in the office of blic Buildings and Public Parks, and a prime mover for the new parkway, was chosen secretary. Board Relieves Tasks. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of Pub- lic Buildings and Public Parks, pointed out that by forming the board of it | trustees the task of collecting mon:g and acquiring property will be speed up considerably, while at the same time safe-guarding inf terests of donors in | pert ject is never carried George B. McClellan Treasury and later it was found that the total public donations failed to match the Federal appropriation, Con- gress would have to authorize the re- turn of the money. With this board functioning as a collecting agency, he | view as PAGE B—1 | THIEF SNARE GETS DISBARRED LAWYER S. L. McLaurin, Colored, Charged With Attempting to Substitute Exam. Papers. NIECE APPLICANT FOR CLERICAL JoB Janitor Tells Police of Money 0f- fered, and Watch Is Placed in Building. What police charge was an effort te substitute fraudulent examination papers for papers with a failing average in the files of the Board of Education yester- day resulted in the arrest of Sylvester L. McLaurin, 49-year-old disbarred col- ored lawyer of 217 I street. McLaurin was charged with “false pretenses” after his arrest by head- g\’n;n‘ex:mdeuczges in the examination file division at the Pranklin inistra- tion Building. i According to police, McLaurin first visited the building last week, when he approached Frank Carter, colored Janitor, and represented himself as an ’15“1,:.:“;;:! Howard H. Long, in charge of ard of Education’s tion division. e e Declares Money Offered. Carter told Detectives Robert Barre! and John Wise that McLaurin oflere‘: him a large sum of money to help him gain access to the files in the examina- tion division. Carter said that after McLaurin gave him a “dollar for cigars” ;;.:mwmbehsm to keep “mum,” he left, g would return later keés to the files. i arter reported the matter who in turn informed police. Y‘fflm Detectives Barrett and Wise concealed themselVes in a room adjoining the file division and watched McLaurin's activities through a transom. The detectives reported that Mc- Laurin _entered the file room, care. the files. said they believed that Mc- was about to take the exam- ination papers of his niece, Willi May tll:'::-lufln‘ lrflfl“\1 t'ihethflk& and substi- a paper e passing grade. Detectives said they found the X‘l’rlud- ulent examination paper in Mc- Laurin's possession. ~McLaurin was brought to headquarters and ques- tioned. McLaurin told police he had nothing at all to say about the matter. Niece Job Applicant. Detectives reported that McLaurin’s niece had made application to take l.l: examination for a clerical job with the Board of Education. They said records in the flles show that she failed to the examination. In 1930 McLaurin was adjudged in contempt of court on charges that he appropriated $5,600 from an estate which he had managed. The court gave him an opportunity to make good the loss, which he did. Later the Bar Association Grievance Committee filed charges against him, and he was or- dered disbarred last May. He noted an appeal, which still is pending. —_— VIRGINIA SHOWS GAIN IN PELLAGRA DEATHS Health Officials S8ay Drought May Have Caused Impairment of Diet Due to Poverty. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., July 25—State Health Department officials do not “particularly alarming” the slight increase in deaths from pellagra throughout the State during the first half of 1931, as compared with the same period of last year, as reported by Dr. W. Ai‘;'lecker, State registrar There . were 82 pellagra deaths in Virginia during the first five months of this year, as against 71 for that pe- riod last year. The 1930 drought was believed by the Health De) ent to be partly responsible for the increase in the disease, since it may have caused an impairment of diet, due to | poverty. It was pointed out that pels lagra results from a lack of fresh meats, milk and vegetables. N $1,000 HAUL IS MADE Robbers Take Clothing From Home in Family’s Absence. Robbers who entered the home of Mrs. James W. Bean at 1506 Allison street yesterday morning in the absence of the family made off with clothing valued at $,1000. The intruders, who entered through a basement window, gid not molest anything else in the ouse. ‘The theft was discovered shortly after noon with the return home of Mrs. Bean's brother-in-law, Thomas officers Laurin oped, the money can be returned With- out congressional action. Hours Spentin Hunt For Gem; Detective Finds It in Moment Elusive $2,000 Brooch Turns Up on Window Sill for Officer. This is the story of a $2,000 diamond brooch which should have been a col- lar-button. Yesterday morning Francis Russell V. Dichowsky, 3210 Macomb street, lost the broo;!; Yesterday afternoon it re- y knew it was in the house— bo> chiffoniers collar-buttons—and he had a beaten man. He lost his temper. He went to the telephone. He said: “Give me police headquarters.” Then a moment later, “Listen, you fellows,” he told a detective, “I've lost a brooch— I've searched all day for it and can't find it. Send u&;"wuple of your ex- Detective James Tolson responded. He looked around for a moment, finding the brooch on a windowsill--about _feet from a brother of the late James W. Bean, who was prominently identified during geu lifetime with race track activities re. —— e UNDERPASS IS PLANNED Will Open Bids for Piney Branch Road Project August 25. Bids will be opened August 25 on a contract for the construction of an underpass under the tracks of the Balti- more & Ohio Railroad at Piney Branch road. The underpass will make pos- sible the closing of the present grade crossing at Chestnut street. ‘There is mpmmuon of $250,000 for the job, one- of which is to be paid by the railroad company. Piney will be widened to 40 feet lair road, where it e ADAMS PRAISES MARINE Secretary Honors Lieut. Williams for I!nty in Nicaragua. C., now on duty aragus, commended yesterday by Secretary of Navy Adams for his ‘“excellent per- formance of duty” with the Nicaraguan Guardia Nationale. Lieut. Williams, 'hg,u home is in lod two ' erous