Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
MO[LER TO APPEAR
AGAIN AT INQUIRY
Will Be Given Chance to Tell
All DetaiIs-Western High
Probe Next.

a proposal made to the Gibson sub
committee of the House District of
Columbia committee in executive ses-
sion this morning that Col. 1. G.
Moller, who was suspended as traffic
engineer CT the District after admis-
sions of irregularity in his office, be
accorded an opportunity again to ap-
pear before the subcommittee and
relate in full all details of transac-
tions in his office was accepted by
the subcommittee, Chairman Gibson
announced at the close of today s
session.
The fact that the Bureau of Eff
ficiency experts need considerable time
to analyze a mass of data concerning
Col. Moller's office, which was ten
dered the committee at the executive
session at which the above proposal
was made, will prevent Col. Moiler
from taking the stand. Mr.. Gibson
said. until after the investigators had
checked up carefully on these data.
The committee recessed shortly
after 1880 today TO recOnvene at 1:3O
tonight, when the investigation of the
traffic directors Office will be shelved
temporarily while Representative
vestigation into certain phases of the
expenditure for an addition to West
ern High School made some time ago
Sure He Did Not See Order.
Warren B. Hadley, electrical engi
neer of the District, appeared before
the body this morning to ampiffy his
statement of Saturday, in which he
had declared he did not think" he
had seen an order of the Commls
sioners to supervise installation or
Sixteenth street and Massachusetts
avenue. He had later stated Satuf
day that he did not supervise light
installation which was done by the
Potomac Electric Co. Today he de
clared that further investigation ir
his Office tended to confirm his belief
that he had not seen a Commission
er's order He said he had looked
through his files and had made an in
vestigation along this line. but that
he believed his attention had not been
called to the order. Under question
ing by Chairman Gibson, he stated
that many administrative details were
left to his chief clerk, and he was
instructed to summon the latter for
today's hearing.
Pepco Engineer Testifles.
Daniel Fl. Lockwood, junior engi
neer of the District department of the
Potomac Electric Co.. who said he had
supervised the work of the company
In installing the traffic signals, was
called to the witness stand. His testi
mony was primarily centered upon
the signallight supplies received from
the Grouse Kinds Co. He stated he
did not know and would not have
known of any check-up on this prop.
erty having been made at the time OF
its receipt by any District officials
but that last Friday he checked ur
on the signals on hand with Alfred
Seller, confirming the statistics Seller
presented the committee Saturday with
relation to the amount of supplies on
hand. He stated that the Potomac
Electric Power Co. had not made q
check on the amount of supplies at
the time the shipment came in, and
Melvin c. Sharpe. representing the
power company, here interrupted to
point out that the keeping of the SUD.
plies In q storehouse of his companv
was merely an accommodation extend.
ed to the District government by the
company and that no responsibility
for a check-up on the receipt of such
supplies rested upon the Potomac
Electric Power Co.
Mr.. ellison stated at this iuncture
that arrangements had now been
made a complete check-up on all
supplies received by the District for
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