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The Washington times., 1925-05-15
AutOYnOtive

Due to the crowded
condition of store, we
are forced to reduce.
our stocks. For two
weeks we have had
a corps of mechanics
and painters condi=
tioning our used cars
like new ones. Inn or
der to have a quick
sale we will offer for
r ri d a y, Saturday,
Sunday and Monday
about so automobiles
at less than actual
cost to us. come am
now and select yours.
During this sale we
will offer unusually
attractive terms. A
r e a sonable deposit
will hold the car you
want. For conve=
nience this sale will
be held ON our large
sales roof, where the
cars cam be displayed
for best inspection
advantages.
Included i'm this sale
is our complete list
of ''B ue Ribbon"
used, but not abused,
cars.
WILLYS-KNIGHTS
OVERLANDS
DODGES
HUDsONS
ESSEXS
DURANTs
OLDSMOBILES
FORDS
BUCKS
STUDEBAKERS
CHEVROLETS
MAXWELLS
PACKARDS
The above cars have many
miles and months of unused
transportation left in them, and
you should ride in one before
buying elsewhere.
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The Place of Sale
1108 Vermont Ave. NV.
DIN Our Large Sales Roof
WARDMAN MOTOR
CAR CO., INC.
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RATING MD
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ara directed to be made purely upon
an efficiency basis, in which new
arrivals in the service stand upon
absolute equality with veteran en-
ployes. -. 4.
being evaded by subterfuges rrac-
ticed bv home department heaos,
who are discriminating in favor Oh
veterans as against newcomers nav
ing the same efficiency ratings IN
making discharges.
The longevity credits, however
will not be taken into account In
computing efficiency ratings Tor
promotion purposes, it is stated. The
length Of service credits only Will
be given in cases where reductions
of personnel have been ordered. IL
in planned to allow 1 per cent Tor
each wear Of service, this figure to
be added to the efficiency ratings IN
arriving at the separation rating.
Begin Taking Ratings.
In all Federal departments. bu-
reaus and other independent estab-
lishments work began today on the
taking of the second semiannual ef-
ficiency ratings of all employees
coming within the provisions OF the
personnel classification law.
Only 49,767 of the 64,884 clerks
in the various departments are sub
iect to the ratings, as 15,117 en-
oloyes do not come within the pro-
visions Of the classification act.
Under the present law these er-
ficiency ratings will form the basis
upon which all classification en-
ployes will be listed for promotions
or discharges.
Failure to attain 65 per cent
rating will result in automatic dis.
TnissaI from the service, under the
law.
To Speed Up Work.
Efforts are to be made through
out the service TO speed up the
taking of the ratings.
The initial ratings, made by the
various division chiefs, are now
being taken. This work will require
approximately two weeks. All of
these ratings must be submitted
to departmental boards of review,
where they will be under considera~
tion for two weeks or more. after
which they will be submitted to the
classification board.
Ratings begun at the first semi
annual ratings last November were
delayed many months. and, in one
large bureau, they have not yet
been completed. it was stated TODAY:
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Births, Marriages, Deaths
Phone Notices to Main $3.50, Obituary Desk.
CHARLES j. THORPE

A special meeting of Franklin
Lodge, No. 2, of the Knights of
Pythias, will be held tonight at
the Pythian Temple to arrange
for the funeral of Charles j..
Thorpe, who died Wednesday at
his home, 1405 South Carolina
avenue.
The funeral will be held from
his home tomorrow at O'Clock.
Interment will be in Congressional
Cemetery,
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DEATHS.

George Foster, 40 years, Emergency
Anna J. Marston Trout, 7s years, No.
a1s I street northwest.
John Bunten, 9s years, No. SO Cedar
Narsaret A. A. Rice, 73 years, No.
21I9 F street northwest.
Charles McFadden. jr.. 66 years, No.
aSe9 Connecticut avenue northwest
Joseph A. Turner, 65 years, George
Harry B. Matchett, So years st.
Winona orveiia Cook, 81 years, sib-
ley Hospital.
Rose Jane Dudley, 4 months. Forty
Thonas Hinton, 4s years, No. 80 Mas
azchusetts avenue northwest.
francis V, Dyson, Is years, No. 1913
Fifth street northwest. -.
Carol Jackson, 10 months, Freed
mems Hospital.
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LUXE ROBERT SMITH

A requiem mass will be sung at
St. Stephens Catholic Church,
Twenty-fifth and M streets north
west, at 9 o'clock tomorrow for
Luke Robert Smith, who died
Wednesday at Mount Alto Hospi-
tai. Interment will be at Arling-
ton Cemetery. The body is now
resting at the home of his parents,
1906 o street northwest. He Is
survived besides his parents by his
widow. Elizabeth Smith.
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REQ REQ
TREW VALUES
in dependable used cars Of
various makes.
NO FINANCE CHARGES.
1924 REQ 4-pass. coupe.
1923 Chevrolet coupe.
1923 REQ 5-pass. sport touring.
1923 Oakland touring.
1923 Dodge sedan.
1922 REQ touring.
1921 Nash touring.
1921 REQ touring.
1921 Ford coupe.
1919 REQ touring.
1928 Chevrolet sedan.
TRUCKS
Used speed wagons of all
models CAL condition.)
(2) 1923 Ford deliveries.
1924 Dodge Graham truck.
Several others.
See Mr.. Fox
The TreW Motor Co.
1909 14th St. Main 4173
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Announcements
SPECIAL NOTICES

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81. n. w, will be found at 904 sth
ST N wv. Phone Main 1899. Give us
a call.
PATENT AMENDING-,Adroit service
Aired e. Glascock 9th and g N. w.
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CIAIRVOYANTS

MME, LENORA, clairVoyant, gives ad-
vorce. health; no questions asked; tells
names and dates; satisfaction or no
fee; hours II am. to s pm, look
e. tln rrrn her 6o2 18th St. N. w.
Evening star., 1925-05-31

Justice Fuller. April %, 1895, and was
the home of Chief Justice Fuller for
IA years. Neither he nor his wife died
in the house.
A DISPATCH To The Star from Bar
Harbor. Me- Monday, July a.
1910, said: Chief Justice Melville ".
Fuller of the United States Supreme
Court died of heart failure at his sum-
mer home, Main Stay, in Sorrento. al
o'clock this morning. The death Of
the Chief Justice was entirely uneX-
pected, as he had been in apparently
good health lately and there had been
no premonitoTy symptoms of any kind
of trouble. His daughter, Mrs. Ma
| thaniel Francis, and Rev. James Z.
Freeman. who was a guest of the
Chief Justice. were with him when he
died. The funeral services will be held
at Sorrento and interment will be at
Chicago. Chief Justice Fuller was in
his 18th year. For many years the
Chief Justice spent his Summers at
Sorrento.-a Summer colony on French.
mans Bay, five miles from Bar Har-
| bor."
In the local news following the dis
patch was this: The Chief Justices
home was at 1901 F street. When he
first came here TO live he rented the
A. L. Barber house. Belmont, where
the family lived for several years. His
/ household then consisted Of his wife
and their seven daughters and one
son. the latter being the youngest OF
1 the group. Chief Justice and Mrs
| Fuller made their home for several
/ years after that at 18th and Massa-
| ChuSettS avenue. which house they
rented. The old-time look of the dou-
| bic house at Eighteenth and F Was
! very attractive to them, and after pur-
chasing the property. putting il IN
! repair and moderniZing the entire
structure and beautifying the spa
cious old garden around il. il became
| one of the most comfortable of homes.
| Since the death of Mrs. Fuller which
also occurred suddenly al their sum
mer home, at Sorrento, Me. a few
years ago. the daughters of the Chief
Justice stayed with their father from
| time to time. Last year Mrs. W. II.
| White of Chicago. the eldest of the
surviving four. spent the Winter here
with her father and went out socially"
The Star of July printed news OF
| Chief Justice Fullers funeral al Chi
cago, and from that issue the Rambler
! picks bits of other news. There We're
stories that George Washington Uni
versity had sold its property al Fif-
teenth and II streets for $3.50. 900; that
the Waggaman estate would pay
about 25 cents on the dollar to gen
eral creditors: that Z. Francis Riggs.
banker. died July at his Summer
| home, Fareham, New London, Conn:
| that politicians were hitting the
trail up Sycamore Hill to see The
! odore Roosevelt; that the hackstanG
| in front of the Post Office would he
abolished; that President Taft would
| take Today cruise in the Mayflower:
that Miss Hazel Van Zandt Cox.
daughter of William V. Cox, unveiled
a bronze tablet to mark the Old Cap
| itol Prison. at First and \ streets
| northeast, and that the widow OF JACK
HaVerly. minstrel king, was dead
1t was told that Haverly died in 1901
| had lost a million dollars in mining,
| left his widow and daughAr Ida poor.
and that fund for their support was
| raised by Lew DoCkStader. George
Primrose and the theater firm Of
| Harris & Cohan.
Evening star., 1925-05-31

by both sides during the action on the
brow of the hill.
Covered, in part, by the fire from
their reinforcements, the whole body
of the American forces retired over
Charlestown Neck where they were
met by additional troops tardily
marching to the heights.
The enga cement ended about 5
o'clock when the British gained full
possession of the hill and the fortifica-
tions which had been so laboriously
built the previous night. The Ameri-
cans were chagrinned over the loss of
the land and the British were despond-
ent over the loss of so many men.
The most important result of the
battle was to establish the fact that
open hostilities existed between the
Colonies and England. When the rest
Of the provinces learned that the New
England farmers had twice repulsed
British regulars they felt a new con-
f1dence in their own military power
and all arrayed themselves side by
side with Massachusetts, determined
to obtain the acknowledgement of
their right to government.
DR.. Joseph Warren was the most
outstanding casualty of the encounter.
When Gen. Gage learned that the
president of the Continental Congress
had been killed he could scarcely be-
lieve 1t, and is said to have declared
that such a victim was worth 500 men.
An idea of the esteem and respect in
which Warren was held by his coun-
trymen can be obtained from a letter
of Mrs. John Adams: Not all the
havoc and devastation they have made
has wounded me like the death of
Warren. We want him in the Senate;
we want him in his profession; we
want him in the field. We mourn for
the citizen, the senator, the physician
and the warrior"
1t was appreciation for the fine spirit
of patriotism and self-sacrifice typified
in this early revolutionary martyr that
led to a suggestion that a monument
be erected on Bunker Hill. Warren
had been buried the day after the bat
tie on the spot where he fell. After
the British had left Boston in 1776 the
sacred remains were reinterred in the
city. In a vault under ST. Panl's Ca
thedral
A wooden pillar 1s feet high, sur
mounted by a gilt urn, was dedicated
to Warren's memory on Breeds Hill
December 2, 1894, by the King Solo
mon Masonic Lodge of Charlestown.
But as the flftieth anniversary of the
battle approached a stronger desire
commemorate the heroism displayed
there was felt by many members of
the community. Accordingly a society
for such a purpose was organized,
funds collected and a design selected.
The corner stone was laid by Gen.
Lafayette exactly 1y6 years ago.
Evening star., 1925-05-31

than sign painting, gave posterity
| many portraits which descendants
charge against Joshua Reynolds and
Rembrandt.
| William Huddleston. living on the
Frederick road : miles from George
town, advertises that he has taken
up two horses that broke into the sub
scriber's enclosure" and wants their
owner 10 prove property and pay
charges. Another advertisement: For
sale, likely young negro man between
Is and 20 years OF age. Apply at the
| Jail of Washington County for infor-
nation of the owner. his terms, etc -
Conrad Crebs of Winchester, Va
publishes a hard-luck story. He says
that negro man, Pharoah Evans. IA
wa aggon-maker. his nose somewhat pit
ted by the smallpox, and has d mark
occasioned by a fellon on one of his
hands, not recollected which" left,
taking clothing and two silver watches.
Mr.. Crebs continues: He went off in
company with my son, Conrad. who. 1
regret to say is much addicted to
strong drink"
Allison F. Beall, manager of Piscat-
away Farm. Prince Georges County,
offers $50 reward for the capture of
three very likely young negro men
sla ives, named Yellico, Phil and John,
L
John Tayloe of Washington offers a
"barouchette" for sale and says: "One
Of the completest travelling carriages
that can be used. light, neat and COM
| modious and as good as new. Light
gig or sulky would be received in part
payment.
DR.. Darragh dentist, whose Office lis
nearly, opposite Union Tavern" ad-
vertises that he makes setts of the
hnC ~ A.. i
| teeth with silver or gold to be as use
full as ever they We're. He cleans,
separates and extracts teeth. roots and
stumps in the best manner"
The steamboat Washington is run
ming daily from Washington TO Aquia
Creek, connecting with the stage for
Fredericksburg and there with stages
for the South and Tennessee. Hazel
wood Parish was secretary of the
steamboat company.
Among the few death notices was
this: ''T- rhe city of Santo Domingo,
in to West Indies, after a few days
severe illness, Robert Walter Dyer, in
the 9Th year of his age, son of Mr.
Giles Dyer of Prince Georges County.
Md. Separated as he was from all
that was dear to him in this life, his
death must have been doubly severe. -"
X x
YOU were told in one ramble that
papers of administration of To-
bias Lear's estate were lost in fire in
our courthouse long ago. I found the
will of his son, Benjamin Lincoln
Lear, probated November 9. 1892 Let
me digress. Louisa Lear Eyre, In the
preface of her compilation of George
Washingtons letters to his secretary
and confidential man, Tobias Lear,
wrote:
Evening star., 1925-05-31

theatrical than military, for while it
presented an amazing spectacle, II in
no way intimidat ted the Americans and
did not result in a smoke screen. The
wind directed the smoke so as to leave
a clear view of the British as they
started their second attack.
This assault was similar to the first
the Americans using the same tactics
as before and refraining from firing
until the enemy was close at hand.
The British fired as they advanced and
continued to resist for some time after
the intrenched troops had brought
their musketry into action.
The officers tried their best to urge
their men on, but the shower of steel
from the defenders of Breeds Hill was
too numerically destructive, and King
Georges men were again forced to re-
treat-this time in greater disorder
than before.
1t was some time before the British
made their next and final attack. Gen.
Putnam made use of the interval to
urge forward reinforcements from
behind Bunker Hill. but his efforts
met with little success. Col. Prescott
remained at his Notifications, steady
ing his men. But he found that his
supply of ammunition was very low.
Most of the troops had but one round
left, and none had more than three.
In this extremity the last remaining
artillery cartridges were opened and
the powder distributed. 1t was Col.
Prescott's belief that If the enemy
could be repulsed the third time they
would not renew the battle. Hence he
ordered his men to conserve their
powder, cautioning them mot to waste
a kernel, but to make sure that every
shot should tell
Meanwhile the British, unaware of
the predicament of their opponents
and having new respect for the
fighting qualities of the Americans,
prepared for another advance. Their
officers could not bear the humility of
defeat at the hands of what they re-
garded as "a collection of armed
rustics." The men were, reluctant, but
most of the leaders determined to
fight, conquer or die"
When the attacking forces we're
once more within close range the
Americans again discharged well
timed volley with such accuracy as to
momentarily halt their advance. But
the British quickly rallied and rushed
forward without returning the fire.
1t was one-sided struggle from the
start. The Americans, with all their
pluck, were at too much of disad-
vantage, and Col. Prescott was finally
forced reluctantly to give the order to
retreat. just as the order was being
obeyed DR.. Warren was killed.
The patriots slowly gave ground,
passing over Bunker Hill, where Gen.
Putnam made futile effort to rally
them. Many casualties were sustained
Evening star., 1925-05-31

ton and Concord on the 10Th of the
previous April. the Minute Men had
kept the British bottled up" in the
Hub In May Gen. Gage comman~
der of the Red Coats, was reinforced
by the arrival of about 5000 regu-
lars under Gen. Howe. This total
was thought to be large enough easily
TO crush the rebel army-an or
ganiZation still looked upon with dis
dain by the British militia. in spite
of the losses they had received at its
hands.
One British officer expressed the
opinion that two regiments would he
sufficient TO conquer the Province of
Massachusetts, and that a force of
5000 men could readily subdue the
entire country.
1t was only natural for men of
such opinions to be irritated by what
they regarded as arrogance on the
part of the Americans in bloCkading
them in Boston so completely that
their food had been reduced almost
entirely to salt provision, and they
were anxious for an opportunity to
bring the insurgents to their senses" ."
:: X );
THE opportunity came in June.
n Early in that month Gen. Gage
decided to seize some elevated ground
back of Charlestown, across the bay,
known as Dorchester Heights. It was
q strategic position which, if occu-
pied by the Americans, would consti-
tute menance to the British i'll Bos-
ton. He fixed the night of June IS
as the time to take possession.
Word of the DESIGN of the Red Coat
commander reached the American
camp on the 18th and caused consider
able CONSERVATION there. For two
days there was much discussion among
the leaders as to what should be done
20 thwart the enemy's purpose. On
the 18th the Committee on Public
Safety passed the following resolve:
Whereas it appears of Importance
TO the safety of this colony that pos
session of the hill known as Bunker
I Hill, in Charlestown, be securely kept
and defended; and also, some one hill
or hills on Dorchester Neck be like
wise secured: therefore, resolved,
unanimously, that the above mention
ed Bunker l4tll be maintained. by Suf-
ficient forces being posted there"
This resolve, the genesis of the bat
lie of Bunker Hill, was sent by Spe-
cial messenger to the council of war.
then in session at RoXbury. To insure
its secrecy it was not recorded until
after the battle.
On/Friday, June 16, after receiving
the{ resolve of the Committee of
Safety, the colonial commanders took
the first steps toward carrying out it's
recommendations by fortifying Bunker
bMfl. This en1inence was 1f0 feet high,
and at that time consisted mostly of
hay fields, pastures, orchards and gar
dens. To the south. nearer Boston,
was another ridge. now known as
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Bunker Hills Sesquicentennial
Recalls Notable Battle by Patriots
First of
Was First Definite Ameic Freedom
BY GEORGE PORTER.

q ESQUICENTENNIAL anniversa.
ries of early Revolutionary
events, have been quite frequent
~ since' last April. and will, for
sonI@ time to come, continue to
oe faYorite theme. But. however
rich in historical "reminiscences the
past SIX or eight weeks may have been,
the coming weeks will be even more
abundant in interest for those who get
@ thrill out of rejecting upon events
that occurred exactly $50 years ago
today" Two such happenings will be
rommemorated soon-the selection of
George Washington as leader of the
Continental Army on June IS. 1775.
and the famous battle of Bunker Hill,
fought two days later.
Both of these occurrences effected
the subsequent course of the war pro-
foundly. Washington's personality,
his executive capacity, and his mill
tary ability were largely responsible
for the transformation of a band of
Unframed patriots into an army that
: ultimately defeated some of the best
troops of Europe.
Bunker Hill was the first great battle
of the war. 1t was the f1rstl big act
in the drama of the Revolution. 1t
was the first definite step toward free
dom and independence in the New
W OIlO. II eSIdDllSneu lDS TACT IIdl
the colonies were openly al war with
the mother country. X showed the
world that the colonial rustics" could
tight in the real sense of the word, and
that their spirit and grit would remain
undaunted. even in the face of we'll
executed attacks by seasoned soldiers
From the American standpoint it was
a military defeat but a moral victory.
The Second Continental Congress,
which was destined TO continue in
session for nearly six years, had met
an May 10, 1875, III Philadelphia.
After having unanimously resolved
to put the country in state of de-
Tense, it voted to raise an army and.
on June Is, chose Col. George
Washington 10 be commander-in-
chief. The Virginia soldier accepted
the appointment on the condition that
ne be permitted TO serve without pay,
and six days later set out to join the
Continental Army, then numbering
about 10, 600 men, who were at the time
engaged in besieging Boston. Word
OF the battle of Bunker Hill reached
Washington upon his arrival in New
York.
Ever since the fighting at Licking