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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-31
CONTRACT s
CHANGE
NADE.

Labor difficulties and diff
ferences between contractors
and their employees will be
eliminated in future Govern
ment building programs, it was
learned today. With the de-
cision of the Treasury Depart
ment to contract with general
contractors instead of several
smaller contractors, the cost
of future operations will prob
ably be increased about 10
per cent, however.
Formerly the department has been
able to reduce bids to the minimum
by dealing with the mechanical and
structural contracts separately. Now
q general contractor will be re-
sponsible for a whole building and
his estimates will necessarily in.
clude an added sum for protection
against labor troubles.
The Treasury believes that with
the awarding of the building to a
general contractor much Of the dit
ficulties such as experienced in the
work on the Government Printing
Office Annex would be avoided.
tiate between union and nonunion
tiate between union and non-union
men but awards its contracts to the
lowest bidders. Consequently when
both union and non-erganized work
ers stepped on the job at the print
ing annex the union men walked
out.
Under the newly adopted system it
IL believed that the general con-
tractor will be able to stop all labor
difficulties and iron out the problems
which have bcset the minor con-
tractors. $3.50 .,
The long drawn.out strike on the
construction work Of the addition to
the G. p. O., which was settled last
week after a two months delay,
forced the decision IF Government Of
ficials to effect new system of con-
tracts. Although there may be an in
crease in the initial construction
casts by reason of the new system
& is felt that money win be saved
q the long run. because conflicts be-
tween union and nonunion men on
Government work will be averted.
Contractors themselves are believed
to be gratified that certain features
of the subcontracting system en-
ployed on Government jobs have
been eliminated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-31
M. w. Hayes Promoted
To Frankenfield Post

Montrose w. Hayes has been Sc.
lected to succeed the late DR..
Harry c. Frankenfield as head of
the Weather Bureaus river and
flood reporting and forecasting de.
partment.
Hayes has been head of the
United States Weather Bureau in
st. Louis for 10 years. He will
enter upon his new duties about
October 1. He will have charge of
IS subdistricts for flood information
and forecasts, 100 substations for
data on the stages of rivers and
other flood information for the bene-
lit OF agriculture, commerce. inland
navigation, power interests, and
bridge construction. Hayes has
been In the weather service for 81
years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-31

1t was announced that the newly
formed Fire Department Drum Corps
would be given an honor place in the
parade. At the same time announce
.ment was made of the police details
for the day. Pennsylvania Avenue
will be closed for the duration of the
parade.
Certain streets will be closed to
parking after o'clock Monday
morning. by order of the Director
OF Traffic. Pennsylvania Avenue will
be blocked at 10 o'clock Monday
morning. Traffic running either
north or south will be allowed to
cross the Avenue if it can without
breaking through the parade. Com
manding police officers have been
instructed, however, not to allow
intersecting streets to become
blocked.
In general order issued yesterday
by Major Henry G. Pratt, superin-
dent of police. 1870 officers and patrol
men will be detailed along the line
of march. These policemen will be
split into small contingents, each
commanded by high-ranking police
officer,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-31
Stamp to Commemorate
Ohio River Canal Work

The completion Of the Ohio River
canalization is to be commemorated
by the issuance of a special 2.cent
postage stamp, according to Post
master General Brown
The new stamp will be placed on
sale first at Cairo, ILL.,; Evansville.
Ind. Louisville, KY; Cincinnati,
Ohio; Homestead and Pittsburgh.
Pa, and Wheeling, W.. Va. The
new stamp will be the same size as
the regular issue but Of different
design and color.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-31
Boy, 8, Severely Hurt
In Plunge From Tree

Falling 10 feet from q tree in
the back yard Of his home, Francis
Williams, years old, 1000 block
of Thirty-first st. N. W., yesterday
sustained "a possible fracture OF the
skull and severe internal injuries.
He was removed to- Emergency
Hospital in a passing automobile,
where DIR. T. Mattingly said that
chances for the lads recovery were
slight,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-31
WORKER HIT BY TIMBER

Milton Slaughter, colored, 80, Of
the 600 block Of Euclid st. N. W.,
while working on a building under
construction in the 500 block of
Eighteenth ST. N. W.. received q
scalp Iaceration when he was struck
by falling timber. He was re-
moved to Emergency Hospital where
his condition was said not to be
serious.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-31

rect. He 'called the Jail. and a
prisoner who had just arrived was
found to be sporting the watch
chain and charm on his vest.
1t was returned to the marshal
today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-31
Complete Plans for
Firen1en S Parade

Completion of plans for the seventh annual remen parade
Labor Day reached last night meeting of interested
citizens members of the judge committee and fremen at the
District Building All of the events the program
for Monday scanned and found to be completed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-31
u. s. Marshal Robbed
By Prisoner

Busyng himself with escorng prisoners from the United
States branch courtroom Of Police Court cell where they
await transportation to JAIL Deputy Marshall John B. Upper
did notice yesterday that one of the prisoners had
collected memento from him
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-31

Later, when the rush Of business
had slowed down. the marshal no
ticed that a gold watch chain, with
a charm bearing. his initials, was
gone.
Upperman's first guess on where
to find the missing chain was cor
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-31

This painting of Lady Essex as
Juliet" by Sir Thomas Lawrence,
the noted English portrait painter
of the eighteenth century, hangs in
the National Gallery of Art.
The painting is part OF the be-
quest of Mrs. Harriet Lane John
ston. niece of President James Blu
chanan, and mistress of the White
House during his term as President.
The bequeSt was made to the Cor.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-06
Fritson, Member of Byrd Forces, Coming Home From Polar Regions;
 Suffered From Rheumatic Attack
South Main Street Man, Released by Commander of Expedition, Working Way to This City Via New Zealand, Has Reached San Francisco-Time
 of Arrival Here Not Known.

Suffering from rheumatism and unable to stand the rigors of Ant arctic climate, Frank Fritson of BPS South Main street. has been forced to leave the expedition of Commando CT Richard E. Byrd who is nearing the South Pole. and he is on his way home. according to a letter he sent to his mother. Mrs. Aurora G. Fritson.
 He is at present in San Francisco where he plans to visit several friends and he will then make his way across the continent to his home in this city.
 Fritson left this city in August, 1928, to become a member of one of the crews of the ships which formed a part of Commander Byrd's expedition. He sailed from New York for the Antarctic regions and reached the base of supplies at the Bay of Whales. He worked as members of the boat crews in trans- fering supplies and equipment from there to the farthest point possible south.
 His experience with airplanes led Commander Byrd to assign him to the base within the Ice barrier to assist in unloading the planes to be used by Commander Byrd and his companions.
 It was here that he was seized with the rheumatism which finally forced him to seek his release. He was given permission to leave for home last March and since that time 1 he has been en route to this country.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-06
RANCH.
 UNDER HAMMER
Auction Today of Three Rivers Property of
 A. B. Fall

Beverley Hills, Cal, May 6 R,- Announcement that the Three Riv- CTS. N. M.. ranch of Albert B. Fall. former secretary of the interior, would be sold at auction today by the sheriff at Alamogordo, N. NJ, in a mortgage foreclosure action and that representatives Of Edward l.. Doheny. oil magnate. planned to buy it for 1so0,0Qes was made here by Robert Sands. personal secretary to the petroleum operator.
 Sands declared the famous ranch which figured in the naval oil re- serve leasing scandals. had been es- timated worth SS00,000 and that it was to be sold to satisfy a loan of S170,0O0. The M. D. Thatcher es- tate of Pueblo, Colo. holds first mortgage for that amount and Sands declared that Doheny held seconl mortgage by reason of the 4100,OO0 loan" made to Fall by the oil mag nate shortly before the interior sec retary leased the Elk Hills, Calif.. naval oil reserve to Doheny com pany.
 The fate of the big ranch thus was to be decided as preparations were being made in Washington 10 execute the jail sentence imposed upon Harry F. Sinclair, central fig ure in the oil lease scandals.
 The 100000 acre ranch figured not only in the dealings between Fall and Doheny but also between Fall and Sinclair according to the testimony of the latter before a jury in Washington q year ago. Sinclair then testified that he had purchased one-third interest in the property for S23S,OOO in Libery bonds. He declared he gave the bonds to Fall a few days before the interior secretary gave him a lease to the Teapot Dome naval oil re- serve in Wyoming.
 Sands declared that Anson Lisk, superintendent of ranches for Do- heny. would bid on the big acreage in behalf of the oil millic naire. He also declared that the ranch recent ly had been surveyed for mineral and oil possibilities.
 NJ. D. Thatcher. whose estate holds tho first mortgage on the ranch, is son-in-law of Fall.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-06
FEAR VIOLENCE IN
 BERLIN WEDNESDAY
Communist Leaders Vote Monster Demonstration
 and General Strike

Berlin. May ( NeThreats of new violence Wednesday loomed today to mar hopes built on last nights peacefulness in Neukoelln and We'd ding districts where police were in full control after four days bloody communist rloting.
 At secret meeting 1,2O0 com munist leaders, obtaining admission only by giving special password voted to bury Fl of their fallen com. rades in a single grave. and turn the funeral after interment into . monster political demonstration.
 \ resolution was passed calling on workers over the city to begin a gen .ral strike at ? D. m. Wednesday Although the strictest measures were adopted to prevent the public know. ing of what happened :. inside the meeting it was known that there wal in evidence no disposition to accept the truce thrust upon them by the police.
 Meanwhile the state of siege con. tinued in both Wedding and Neu. koelln districts. although there had teen no fighting there since Satur. day. No one was allowed abroad or Hermann strasse after 2 p. m., and until after 1 a. m.. today. While at first it had been believed thii restrictions would be lifted today continued evidences of sullen dispo. sition of the residents of the tive areas made it probable it would bs continued temporarily.
 But one incident was reported Sunday. the fifth day of the distuI b. ances, that being an attack on ] policeman.
 That and occasional shots by DO. lice clearing the roofs where sniperl had held out constituted the onl, firing. There vas no repetition ol tho open street fighting of the firs' four days.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-06
Six Patients Escape as lAO
 Are Saved From Burning Asylum

Morris Plains. N. l., May { (UP) Two inmates of the New Jersey State Hospital for the Insane at Greystone. N. J., scene of an early morning Ire today which destroyed two floors of . building erected in 1871. were the object of police search over several counties today.
 Six inmates escaped. Four of these were recaptured . short dis tance from the asylum before dawn. Neither of those at large is danger ous, according to hospital authori- ties. None of the inmates was in- jured ip the fire.
 Commissioner William J. Ellis of the state department of institutions and agencies reached the hospital while the ruins were still shoulder ing and started an investigation. He telephoned Gov. Morgan Larson at the latter's Perth Amboy home and made . report on the Ire. The gov ernor will visit the hospital tomor-
New Britain herald., 1929-05-06
HUGHES SON IS SOLICITOR GENERAL
President Surprised Poli- ticians by Naming
 Son of Friend

Washington. May 6 LF-The ap- pointment of Charles Evans Hughes. Jr., as solicitor general, was an- nounced today at the White House. President Hoover's selection waa surprise to political Washington as MT. Hughes' name never had been mentioned in connection with the gossip p.A to a possible successor te William D. Mitchell. who was elevat- ed to the post of attorney general on March {.
 Mir. Hughes Is the son of Charles Evans Hughes. former secretary of state, friend of the president and one of those upon whom Mir Hoover has leaned for advice both during the pre-inauguration period and since he entered the White House.
 The new solicitor general is con. nected with the law firm of Hughes Rounds. Schurman and Dwight ot New York city. He is & graduate of Brown university and the Harvard law school.
 The solicitor generalship Is the first of the important posts in the department of justice to be filled by the president since his inauguration An assistant attorney general to suc' ceed William J. Donovan is yet te be selected and the slate of assist. ants to the attorney general has yet to be made up with shc\es. sors chosen for several of those who served under Attorney General Sar- gent.
 The position of solicitor general ol !, the United States is considered the most arduous in the department ol justice. The solicitor general pre-. pares briefs for all government cases that are presented to the su' preme court. reviews the briefs that are prepared for other courts and attends to all the legal business o1 the government.
 The new solicitor general was ad. mitted to practice before the SUI. preme court in 1920. and has ap. peared before the highest tribunal several times, generally 10 assist his 1 father.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-06

in the course of a proposal to ad- iourn discussion of the naval ques- ton until some future meeting of the disarmament commission a proposal which had been forecast 10 permit the five great naval powers to find a common ground for naval reduction before jeopardizing the cause by premature open discussion in a League of Nations forum.
 Count Massigli. French delegate to the conference. announced today his government would withdraw it's pro- posal for international control of armaments.
 Count Massjgli said France still believed in international supervision but realized it was not feasible for the moment. He said his govern ment later would offer ideas for cen ,ralization and exchange of informa. tor regarding armaments.
 Ambassador Gibson paid tribute tc his spirit of ooncessioa aAA oempro. mise.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-06
FIRE BOARD LAUDS
 DEP PARTMENT HEAD
Chief Noble Crodited With Con. trOl of Years Fires
IMPROVEMENTS SUGGESTED

Commission Again Asks For New Station, Ladder Truck, lncincra.
 tor, ctc.-Bureaus Report On Ac-
 tivities of the Fiscal Year. Out of 476 fires fought by the fire department in the fiscal year 1ses-1s2s. none progressed beyond the structures in which they were discovered, the annual reports of that department. completed today. set forth.
 Members of the board. in their re- port, give Chief William J. Noble the major part of the credit for this success and compliment him upon his efficient direction of the depart ment.
 1 Recommendation is again made ! for the purchase of 8 ladder truck i for service in the northern districts of the city. erection of a Barnesdale fire station. construction of munici- pal incinerator, and for more pow erful pumping equipment for fighting fires in the eastern section of the city.
 4eS Alarms In Year In the year brought to a close March 3l. 154 bell alarms and 3f2 still alarms were received. 20 of these being false alarms. Chief Noble reports damage to buildings and contents of $146,c5346. with property at risk being $3.179,295. In fighting fires. S1.13O feet of hose were laid, 1909 gallons of chemical used and 3.661 feet of ladder raised.
 The force at the close of the year numbered Ss men. This has since been increased to 99.
 The chief acknowledges the CO., operation given him by his assist ants, the men in the ranks, the mayor, common council and his board. Appended to his report is a detailed statement of fire alarms re. ceived. fires fought. the cause and damage done in each case.
 Men We'll Drilled Deputy Chief Eugene F. Barnes reports having instructed the men " 4e evolutions of fire departmen, work. the new drill tower in the real of Station ' having aided him ma terially fin his work. He has taker classes compoaed of one man from each company during the drill sea
 (Continued on Page Four)
New Britain herald., 1929-05-06
Disarmament Conference Awaits
 Agreement by Big Naval Powers

Geneva. May P-The prepara- tory disarmament commission ad- journed today with the next move toward disarmament awaiting action by the big five naval powers.
 In adjourning, the commission left the date of the next meeting open. but with the understanding it will be convened anew when the naval powers announce they have achieved enough progress towards a naval agreement 10 justify summoning of what is expected to be the last ses. sion of the commission before con. vention of an international confer ence on disarmament
 N. Sato, Japanese disarmament spokesman. told the preparatory commission on disarmament today that his government has authorized him to say Japan accepted the
 American point of view that there should he effective reduction in na. .ional armaments.
 N, Sato's announcement was madt
New Britain herald., 1929-05-06
BUSSEY RELEASED
 IN LAWYERS CARE
Torch Staying "Witness'' to Be Produced When
 Wanted

White Plains, N. Y.. May 6 RI Eugene Bussey, Baltimore student arrested as a material witness in the staying of Mrs. Dorothy Peacox, for which her husband is charged with first degree murder. was released by Supreme Court Justice Arthur $. Tompkins today.
 The release was made after Bus sey's lawyer agreed to produce the student at any time he was wanted by either the prosecution or defense.
 Bussey entered the case when it was reported he had been friendly with Mrs. Peacox and had aroused the jealousy of Earl Peacox. the husband
 District Attorney Frank Coyne said today he had spent Sunday visiting the various scenes of the crime. the house where Peacox has confessed he beat his wife. the thicket where her body was hidden and later burned. and the place where he husband burned his Mife's | fur coat.
 Photographers Arrested Bussey's release was the indirect cause of the citing of three news (Continued on Pare 1D
New Britain herald., 1929-05-06
NEW TARIFF BILL PUBLIC TOMORROW
Congress and Press Will Get Copies Simul-
 taneously

Washington, May @-Chair- man Hawley of the house ways and means committee announced today the new tariff revision measure in all probability would be introduced in the house as soon as it conyenes tomorrow.
 The bill, which has been in the making four months. will be made available to newspapers and mem- bers of congress simultaneously with its introduction.
 It had been planned by Chairman Hawley to furnish the newspapers with advance copies of the bill for l publication when introduced, but some members of congress protested and it was decided to make 1t avail able to both at the same time. | Several days will be allotted mem bers to study the measure before it is taken up on the floor. Mean while. the democratic members of the ways and means committee. who took no part in the writing of the measure. will be called in to vote on reporting it to the house, and . republican caucus will be held to determine procedure to be followed during it's consideration. 1 The text of the bill is estimated ito embrace about ss,00o words. Al the time of its introduction the cem- mittee will make public . report on its provisions and also explanatory statements by the chairmen Of the subcommittee on each of the IS i schedules of the law. The report also will show the changes propos- ed in the existing Forney- McCum- ber act.
 A tentative print of the measure was completed last night. corrected. and sent back for final printing. The job is expected to be finished to- night. Copies will be placed in the mail tonight for delivery to mem- bers of congress at noon tomorrow and not before.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-06
BIC l. Q. O.. F. PARADE
 TO OPEN CONVENTION
More Than 90 Lodges to Be Represented
 May IA

More than 90 lodges of Odd Eel lows will have delegations in line in the street procession which will open the 1929 grand lodge convsn- tion of the l. o. o. F. here May 14, according to plans made public to- day by the parade committee.
 Places of assembly have been as- signed to each lodge with orders to move at o'clock, traversing the principal streets of the city and dis banding at the Palace theater where a show will be presented.
 Lodge members will be attiied in dark trousers. light shirts. will wear caps and carry canes. Out of state Odd Fellows will fall in line with the local lodges. A request has been made that all homes and places of business display the American flag on the evening of May 14th. The first unit of the parade will form on Franklin square. with suc- ceeding divisions falling in the rear. extending through the west side of that street. and circling through Bas- sett and Glen streets, the rear units being on Rockwell avenue.
 The route of march will be as fol- lows: Rockwell avenue to Glen street. to Locust street. to Arch street, to Main street. to East Main street, to Spring street, to Winter street. to Main street.
 , Orders have been issued to com- manders Of divisions that. in the event of fire in the parade area necessitating the use of any part nl the route of march by the fire de. partment, the entire column will be halted and commanders make the
New Britain herald., 1929-05-06
SENATE WILL LIMIT
 FARM RELIEF DEBATE
Wednesday at ! O'Clock Set as Time When Members Will Be
 Restricted.

Washington. May 6 @-The sen- ate agreed today to limit debate after 5 o'clock on Wednesday on the export debenture plan of the farm relief bill.
 Senator Walsh democrat. Maasa- chusetts. said today he had been .importuned to pair" with Senator Shipstead, farmer-labor. Minnesota, for the vote on the export deben- ture plan and that he was inclined to accede to the request. Shipstead has been represented as being in favor of the debenture plan.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-06
BRISTOL BANK MERGER VOTED BY DIRECTORS
National and American Trust Boards Approve
 of Combining
Especial to the Herald)


 Bristol, May 6-At a meeting 0f bank and the American Trust Co. this noon it was voted to recommend to the stockholders at a meeting 10 be held in the near future the mer- ger of the two institutions which will be put through when approved by the state authorities and the stock holders. A new institution will be organized under the laws of the state of Connecticut to take over the business of the two banks.
 The combined capital and surplus under the merger will be approxi- mately 3SOO.00O with resources of over $S,O0O,0O0.