Evening star., 1915-05-20

Investigation into the accounts of the
bathing beach. following the suspension
of DR.. William E. Hudson, superintend-
ent, began today under Deputy Auditor
Daniel j. Donovan, who temporarily
laid aside the work of examining the
accounts of the Fairgrounds office. At
the same time the Commissioners hint
ed that the bathing beach and the
Fairgrounds office may be united as the
result of the Developments recently,
and the two outdoor recreation features
combined III 4 department of recrea-
tion.
The Commissioners also denied the
published statements that wholesale in
vestigatious and oismissals are to fol-
low. At the same time the Commits
sioners qualified their denial by say
ing that "if they found anything
worthy of investigation they intended
TO investigate it
The Commissioners have not an
nounced the specific charge which has
been brought against the administra-
tion of the bathing beach. and will
not do so until they have completed an
audit of the books and an examination
of the pay rolls The instance which
caused the suspension is small enough,
it is said at the District building, to
warrant leniency on the part of the
Commissioners. However. they are
Withholding Judgment until their in
qulry is completed
Pay Roll Under Scrutiny.
The pay roll is being examined with
extreme care.
The allegation on which the original
inquiry into the bathing beach ac-
counts began did not originate in the
District h1li1Iinu il lao
but started with member of Con-
gress and percolated to the Commits
sioners through two members of the
subcommittee of the House appropria-
tions committee. which handles the
District appropriation bill
1t is said that Representative Mon
dell of Wyoming, who keeps his auto
mobile in the same garage where Dr.
Hudson's car is cared for. heard some
thing from an cmploye of the garage
which he took TO Representative Davis
OF Minnesota. who took il to Repre-
sentative Page, chairman of the Dis
trict appropriations subcommittee who
IN turn passed it to the Commissioners
with the result of the inquiry which
has caused DR.. Hudsons suspension
Suspended as Instructor.
DR.. William B. Hudson, who, in ad-
dition to being superintendent of the
municipal bathing beach, was instruc-
tor of physical culture at Business
High School. was yesterday suspended
from the latter position by the board
of education. DIR. Hudson's request for
a leave OF absence for fifteen days,
pending the investigation of his ac-
counts by the District authorities was
refused.
Henry +. Blair. president OF the
board, explained that as soon a 8 he was
Informed by the District authorities of
their action regarding DIR. Hudson ne
had an interview with the physica
culture instructor. Following this said
Mr. Blair. he had received the letter
from Dr. Hudson requesting a leave Of
absence. as stated.
THE board can take either of two
actions said the president. 1T can
grant DIR. Hudson a leave of absence,
with or without pay, or II can suspend
him. VIII some one make notion"
Long Silence Follows.
A long silence followed Mr. Biair's
statement. For fully fve minutes not
member SPOKE,
This is a matter for the board said
Mr. Blair. breaking the silence.
81 move his suspension, said w. T.
Galliher after whispered converse
tion with Supt. Ernest l.. Thurston.
Mr. Blair put the motion, which was
carried without dissent, and the board
proceeded to further business.