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SERVICE OFFICER
MAY BE NAMED AS
HESSE SUCCESSOR
Continued From First Page)


capable Of discharging the responsible
ties of the office.
Henry G. Pratt, ranking assistant SUI
perintendent and chief of the detective
bureau, is prominently mentioned as
Mai. Hesse's successor, II the Comrnis-
sioners should determine to make a
selection from within the department.
The names OF William S. Shelby, as
sistant superintendent and personnel
officer, and Acting Lieut.. Edward j.
Kelly, in command of the detective
bureaus homicide squad, also have
been mentioned In connection with the
appointment.
The retirement board is not expected
to act on Maj Hesses application until
its next meeting March 81. II ordinary
procedure is followed, the boards &C
ton would be forwarded to the COM
missioners the following day for con-
firmation.
Apparently confident that the appli-
cation will be approved, Mai. Hesse
began preparations yesterday afternoon
to remove his personal effects from his
office which have accumulated over the
long period of IS years that he has
been connected with the District serv-
ice. He is anxious to step out as soon
as the retirement board and the Com
missioners give the word.
Hesse Plans Vacation Trip.
Mai. Hesse said he has planned a
vacation trip which will keep him away
from Washington long enough to for
get his worries over the Police Depart
ment He probably will go to Miami for
several weeks and then seek rest and
quiet in small Virginia town in the
Shenandoah Valley
Asked what he planned to do upon
his return, Maj. Hesse. in voice choked
with emotion. replied: There is little
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I can do. My whole life has been de-
voted to police work. Away from that
I am lost"
However, he seemed relieved to know
that retirement Is about to write the
closing chapter OF his career. NV
worries will be over soon," he said.
Perhaps I will be able then to sleep
without a nightmare"
Only few days since his appoint
ment as superintendent in October,
1925, has Mai. Hesse been away from
his Office in the District Building. He
knew no hours in his devotion to duty.
If he was not at his Office at night he
was touring the precincts. observing
conditions and keeping in constant
touch with the activities Of the force.
Although severely criticized by former
Representative Thomas L. Blanton of
Texas. who accused him with lax en-
forcement of the gambling and liquor
laws, the superintendent will leave Of
flee with the knowledge that the first
convictions of professional gamblers
were obtained during his administra-
ton and the consolation that is his that
he put an end to prize-fighting In the
District.
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SCHOONER, PART OF SAILS
GONE, T0WED BY CUTTER
Vessel Leaking When Picked Up
so Miles East Of Cape
Henlopen.
BY the Associated Press.


NORFOLK, Va, March 9.-The four
masted schooner Lieutenant Mengel,
with part Of her sails gone and leaking
was picked up this afternoon so miles
due east Of Cape Henlopen by the Coast
Guard cutter Manning, which is towing
her into Delaware Breakwater. The
schooner was sighted early today show
ing distress signals and requesting the
assistance of Coast Guard cutter.
The Manning was dispatched from
Norfolk to aid the vessel and found her
about O'Clock this afternoon. The
schooner had taken in considerable
water, but her crew had kept her in
fairly good condition by using the
pumps.
The vessel was bound for Norfolk from
Laval de Cora, Venezuela, and has been
at sea for almost two months. She was
last spoken on January 26 when pass
ing ship sighted her in latitude 1900
north and longitude 69.45 west The
Manning will reach the Delaware
Breakwater early tomorrow morning
with her helpless charge.
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tary to the President probably will not
be chosen for some time.
Aside from the changes made yester-
day in the Interior Department. seven
other places in that department must
be filled by the Chief Executive, either
by the retention of the present officers
or the appointment of new ones. These
Offices are Assistant Secretary, Commits
sioners of the Land Office, Indian Office,
Pensions, Education and Reclamation
and director of the Geological Survey.
Another selection before Mr.. Hoover
Is that of an Assistant Secretary of War
to succeed Charles B. Robbins, who de-
sires to retire to private life. He Is In
charge of industrial mobilization for
war purposes.
With the retirement of Walter F.
Brown, now Postmaster General, and
william P. McCracken, jr, from the
Commerce Department, two new assist
ants must be named there, one chief
aide to Secretary Lamont and the other
in charge of commercial aviation.
Four assistants to- the Postmaster
General and one assistant to the Secre-
tary of Agriculture also remain to be
named along with number Of officials
in the Treasury Department, including
Ogden L. Mills. undersecretary, all Of
whom are expected to remain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
FALL OF CABLE BUCKET
BROWNS SIX WORKMEN
Bridge Builders at Charleston,
w. Va, Victims Of Accident In
Crossing Kanawha River.
the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. March g.
Six men at work on new bridge across
the Kanawha River here drowned today
while crossing the stream in a cable
bucket. A post to which the cable was
attached broke, and the six occupants
were thrown into the swiftly running
water.
The bucket was near midstream when
the cable collapsed. One of the men
struck out for the river bank, but went
down before he could reach it. The
others sank almost Immediately.
The men were employed by con-
struction company building the Patrick
Street Bridge.
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Flames Threaten Duluth.

DULUTH, Mimi March 8 LE).-Fire
starting in the Siegel Hardware Co.
store threatened the city's business dis
trict tonight. Explosion OF paint casks
and a store of ammunition endangered
firemen. Three men residing In hotel
over the hardware store were overcome
and carried to safety.
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POTTSVILLE, Pa, March 9 (P).-
Elverez MIGUEL, 28-year-old slayer, who
escaped from the Schuylkill County Jail
early today was captured tonight in a
barn at Cresona, three miles from here,
by State police. In resisting arrest MIGUEL
shot Corpl. Fleming in the head, but
the wound was not regarded as serious.
The slayer was taken to the Jail.
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Two Die in Road Camp Fire.

MANISTIQUE. Mich, March 9 (P.-
William J Rodda, 49, and Jack Gray,
48, both of Detroit, were burned to
death today when fire destroyed road
camp at Blaney, near here. The fire
apparently started from an overheated
stove.
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BOY, d, IS SCALDED.

Believed to Have Pulled Kettle Off
Kitchen Stove.
Four-year- Ralph Canhill of 225
Indiana avenue was painfully but not
seriously Scalded about his body late
yesterday afternoon by boiling water
from a teakettle on the kitchen stove
In his home.
He was rushed to Emergency Hospital
IN the ambulance and treated by DR..
Leon Gordon of the staff. Police say
no one saw the accident but it is sup
posed the child pulled the kettle of the
stove.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
WURZBACH GIVES BAIL.
Texas Representative to Answer
Six Charges of Election Fraud.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 9 LP.-
Representative Harry NJ Wurzbach
was released under bond of $4,000 fol-
lowing his arrest here today by Deputy
United States Marshal Fleet White on
an indictment returned last week in
Waco by Federal grand jury.
Wurzbach was indicted on six counts
and the case has been transferred from
the Waco to the San Antonio Federal
Court. One OF the counts alleges that
ne accepted 500 June 20. 1926, from
II. M. Holden, at that time United
States district attorney at Houston. as
contribution for political purposes
during the primary campaign that year,
In violation Of Federal statute.
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February Circulation
Daily. ..1O7,O9O
Sunday, 1923

District of Columbia, IS:
LEROY w HERON, Advertising Manaser
Of THE EVENING AND SUNDAY STAR,
does solemnly swear that the actual number
Of copies of the paper named sold and dts
tributed during the month Of February, AID.
1929, was as follows.
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CHINA FARLEY SEEN.
Toxic Hears U. S. May Propose
Extraterritoriality Conclave.

SHANGHAI China, March 9 OP).-A
semi-oficial message from Toxic says
that the United States contemplates
proposing conference of the powers
concerned to consider the advisability
Of the abolition of extraordinarily in
China
Japan was repotred to be in full
agreement with the proposal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
DIXON AND INGALLS,
ARE NAMED BY HOOVER
TO LITTLE CABINET"

Continued From First PageD
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sonry built for any one man in Mont
gomery County
Mrs. Weller concluded with the
statement that many women OF the
county had asked her to extend their
thanks to the Senator for standing.
up for right, not because he thinks so,
but because we think So"
In saying that she heartily Endorsed
the program of Senator Jones, Mrs.
Jesse w. Nicholson of Chevy Chase
said she knew that II there were FUR
ther bond issues the people in the
lower end of the county would pay.
While she said she wanted to see new
courthouse, she did not want it at the
chance of increased taxes.
Announcing that he was for adequate
schools, good highways and new
courthouse, George c. Shinn OF Capital
View said that well-balanced budget
also should be insister upon. He said
however, that responsible citizens had
now stood up to call halt on expendi-
lures While he said that Montgomery
County citizens wanted it to grow as a
part of Greater Washington, with good
roads, excellent schools and public
buildings, it also wanted good gov
residents, he said, oppose legislation by
coercion, referring to remarks by SEN
ator Jones that he had been threatened
with political suicide II he did not APP
prove the pending bills.
Urges Tax Reduction.
DR.. William K. Butler said that the
Federal Government was reducing its
taxes and indebtedness and that the
county should do likewise. He added
that some OF the expense should be left
for posterity to shoulder.
Mr.. Bouic said that it was due to
Senator Jones that the people were
getting back their right to be heard on
legislation. In the past. he said, they
only learned OF legislation several
months after 1t was enacted. He said
that his stand on the courthouse had
been grossly misrepresented. He ex-
pressed his gratefulness to the repre-
sentatives in the House for their eff
forts to build new structure to pro-
tect the priceless records.
Pointing out that those favoring the
project had said they wanted more
land, he said he understood Senator
Jones was willing to give them more
land, but that the difference was
whether they were to take half a square
or all of It, He then said that he was
general counsel for the Farmers Bank
e. Trust Co., which occupies a site on
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LYON VILLAGERS
AID zON|NG FUND
$50 Raised and $3.50 Pledged
to Help Coordinate County
Development.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


LYON VILLAGE, March 28.-Tho
Lyon Village Citizens Association, meet
ing last night in the Priscilla Room, at
Clarendon, raised $50 in cash and voted
the payment of $3.50 from the associa-
ton treasury to help 6efray the ex-
pensc5 of coming the county.
In taking this action the association
Is the first civic organization of the
county to respond to the offer of the
board of supervisors to meet tile citi-
zens half way in providing fund nee
essary for the work. The campaign for
raising the citizens end of the fund is
under the direction of the county
Chamber of Commerce.
The matter was brought before the
meeting by Louis G. Carl. who was sup
ported by Hiram N. Crichton. chairman
of the city planning committee of the
association.
Speaking on coming, P. p. Woodbridge
secretary of the Arlington County
Chamber of Commerce, pointed out
that the proper kind of residential de-
velopment is oftentimes more I'M
portant factor in community advance
ment than industrial plants.
Robert NJ Anderson was reelected
president of the organization. Others
elected we're Robert E. Freer, vice pres
ident; I. C. Buchanan, secretary; A. A
Vaughan, treasurer; Mrs Robert Freer
assistant secretary. DR.. Perry L. Mitch.
ell and Herbert Smith were chosen as
Misunderstanding of the executive com
mittee.
The entertainment committee an
nounced that a card party would bt
held in April at the home Of MIR. anc
Mrs. S. Groome Eareckson.
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ments the townspeople paid for 1t and
got no aid from the county at large :.
Pleading for vote against the bono
issues, r. H. Phillips of Kensington SAID
that the delinquent tax list of the county
was a tragedy He said that people
were being sold out because they could
not pay the heavy taxes on their homes
Mrs. Russell Mclean said that SEN
ator Jones had a clear idea of what the
people want, and Donald Bowie, jr., OF
Aspen attacked the bill which proposed
a new road extending Connecticut ave-
nue. from Kensington to Georgia ave-
nue. He charged there was no need Tor
such road, but it was to be developed
for land specializing syndicate. :,
John w. Coffman OF Takoma Park
said he recognized the need of improve
ments, but said he was for reasonable
improvements. He said that instead OF
spending the money obtained by taxes
on the increased assessments, the peo-
pie should be given the benefit by mild
reduction in the tax rate. He com.
mended Senator Jones for what he said
was his stand in safeguarding the best
interests of the county.
Senator Jones announced that he was
placing in the record a telegram from
Walter B. Lambert of Takoma Park.
letter from Dr. Guy Clinton of the same
place and a petition of so citizens OPP
posing the courthouse bond issues.
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RICHIE ROAD BILL
HIT IN ASSEMBLY
Joseph Declares S4,000,000
Measure Is Designed to Aid
Friends Near Here.
BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 28.-Charg-
ing that Gov Ritchie's S4,0O000o State
read improvement bill was "distri-
button bill to give his friends, includ-
ing those in Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties, roads from the Fed
eral estate tax which the State has
ignored for several years, Daniel G.
Joseph, Baltimore, Democratic insur-
gent leader, attacked the measure on
the floor of the House yesterday.
Two of the main provisions of the
bill provide for improvement of road,
which would make a direct route from
the Baltimore Boulevard at Laurel TO
the Sixteenth street entrance to the
District of Columbia, by way of the
Columbia pike to Silver Spring, and
for the Rhode Island avenue connec-
ton, by way of Hyattsville, also from
the Baltimore Boulevard.
Delegate Joseph A. Wilmer of Charles
County, minority floor leader, also took
occasion to attack the bill, saying that
when the gasoline taxes were laid ii
was said that there would be no more
bond issues for road improvement
Mr.. Wilmer charged that the State
had lost the Federal taxes for the past
three years because the governor was
so arbitrary on States rights.
| Delegate Curtis of Baltimore, Demo-
| crat, said that it was one of the most
constructive pieces of legislation ever
put forward. He said that those who
planned to offer an amendment tc
make Baltimore's share one-fourth were
not doing so for the benefit of the city
| but were doing it for the purpose Of
| harassing the administration.
| Speaker E. Brooke Lee of Silver Spring
said that Baltimore had less equity in
this bill than any other piece of leg
| islation. because all of the money was
being spent primarily for the develop
ment and improvement of major trade
routes leading into the Monumental
City.
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the land which it is proposed to buy
for the enlarged courthouse project. and
that at the time the proposition for the
enlarged project came up the bank had
already entered into contract for a
larger building, which it was bound by
until it was discovered that the charter
OF the institution prevented it from hav-
ing such building at the cost agreed
upon.
He contended that the question of
taxation was the important one in con-
nection with the bond issues, and all
he asked was that it be deferred for a
year and half until the will of the
people could be ascertained at an cleo
ton. If the delegates are correct, he
said, they will be reelected
Sees No Need for Bonds.
Also explaining that she was in favor
of a new courthouse, Mrs. Dodge of Ia
koma Park asked what had become OF
the surplus collected in taxes in the
past year and added that she did not
see any need of a bond issue. The
county, she continued. is taxed to the
utmost limit now. If Montgomery ave-
nue., in Rockville. needs widening, she
went on, then the people of Rockville
should pay for it, pointing out that if
Takoma Park needed street improve
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COURTHOUSE BOND
OPPONENTS RALLY
Senator Jones Refuses Lee
Permission to Speak at
Montgomery Session.
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY,
SiaH Cnrresnnndent of The Star


ANNAPOLIS. Md, March 2s.--With
o display of anger at Speaker E. Brooke
Lee of Silver Spring, when the latter
sought to make an announcement at a
public hearing on the two measures pro-
viding increased funds for an enlarged
courthouse project at Rockville, SEN
ator Eugene Jones of KenSington re-
fused him an opportunity to have any
thing to say to the delegation and sat
him down. This episode sent forth
shouts and cat calls in the dignified
Senate chamber that brought scores In
the corridors running to ascertain the
cause of the disturbance.
1t was in the course of hearing
which the Senator had granted to cit
liens of Montgomery County who were
opposed to the two bond issues. After
a couple of addresses had been delivered
Speaker Lee, who with the other dele
gates from Montgomery had been in
vited to the roStrum to sit with the
State Senator, arose and asked permis-
sion to make an announcement.
Wanted Names for Paper.
Senator Jones Jumped from his seat,
banged the gavel and said:
II don't see why should grant you
the courtesy of making an announce
ment here. 1t is my meeting and you
are my guests. I move you out OF or
der"
The assemblage seemed to get much
enjoyment out Of the clash. Speaker Lee
then wrote a note to the Senator and
explained that he merely wanted to ask
those present to put their names on
slips. so that they could be printed in
a county newspaper, as was done when
the hearing was granted the proponents
in the House. On this slip the Senator
wrote NO"
Shortly after this men started pass
ing around the slips and it was report
ed to Senator Jones, who jumped up In
the middle of an address of one Of the
speakers and announced:
1T has been reported to me that
papers are being passed around here for
you to sign. You do not have to sign
anything here. I am tired of such gum
shoe politics"
Louis Yost, jr., an employee of the
Speakers Office, who had obtained about
two dozen names, was rustled into a
corner of the Senate chamber by those
who had signed and the Slips taken from
his pocket.
Members of the House delegation, in
Guiding DR.. George L. Edmonds Of Rock
vile, said after the meeting that they
were at a loss at this attitude of the
Senator, as when the hearing for the
proponents was held in the House last
week, the courtesy of presiding was ex-
tended to Senator Jones and he was al
lowed to make as many Interruptions
as he desired, and he did make num-
Der to ask questions.
Chamber Is Packed.
The opponents packed the Senate
chamber. as the proponents did the
House. They jammed every bit of avail
able space.
The remarks of the various speakers
were punctuated with yells and howls
at frequent intervals as pointed verbal
darts were leveled at the recognized
leader Of the Democratic faction In the
county. They seemed to get keen en-
joyment out of these.
While generally the speakers said that
they were for progress in Montgomery
County, they opposed. the bond issues
now pending for the reason, they pointed
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out, that the taxes were too high and
the people could not stand them. AL
bert NJ Bouic, attorney, of Rockville, and
leader of the anti-organization Demo-
cratic faction of the county. took the
stand that the matter of the increased
bond issues should be put over until
after an election, matter of year and
half. he said, when the people could
60 to the polls on the courthouse issue.
He pointed out also that the delegates
now were serving on a four-year term
and that there never had been an elec-
ton at which the matter of the in
creased expenditure of funds had been
submitted to the people.
John E. Oxley, attorney, of Rock
vile introduced the various speakers,
While he said that the people of the
county were for progress, and said that
those present were not there to fight
progress, they did want progress COM
patible with good financing. He said
that bonding companies and financial
experts have said that political sub
divisions should not be bonded for
more than 10 per cent of the assessable
basis. While the bond issues for the
county are below this, he admitted, he
said that the bond issues in the sub
urban district and In the sanitary dis
tAANt uAC lAdU1lltlCS dBdlIlSb tIlc COullty
as a whole, which put the issues In
excess Of the 10 per cent. He said that
this is time of depression in the rural
sections, and he did not think that any
more Indebtedness should be added to
that already resting on the county.
Mrs. Weller Speaks.
While she said that she did not be-
lieve that there was person present
who would say that there was not a
real need for new courthouse, Mrs.
Parker L. Weller said that year after
year there had been an increase in the
Indebtedness and the taxes. She added
further that there could not be any
one present who did not know that
the increased bond issues meant in
creases in the debts which the people
would have to pay. Mrs. Weller said
that taxes In the lower end of the
county, the metropolitan district end,
had mounted year after year, and that
people there were being forced into
the rural sections. People, she con-
tinued, move into the county from the
District of Columbia, and, knowing little
about county politics. approve anything.
She said they then sell their property
for profit and then leave the county
and the expenses to be paid by the old
time residents. She said that while
| they want courthouse, I'VE do not
want monument of stone and ma
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EASTERN STAR INSTALLS.
Mrs. Mary E. Middleton Takes Of
Ace as Matron in Herndon.

HERNDON, Va, March % (SpeciaD L.
The Eastern Star chapter here in
stalled the following officers last night:
Mrs. Mary E. Middleton, matron;
Mrs. Esther Thompson. associate ma
iron; william E. Middleton, patron; H.
carton Hanes. associate patron; Mrs.
Eudora Armfield, conductress; Mrs.
Alma Breckenridge, associate conduc-
tress; Mrs. Kate Kirk, treasurer; Miss
Marjorie Bell Reed, secretary; Mrs. Nate
Lewis Bradley, organist; Miss Mary
Brockman, Adah; Miss Rebecca Middle
ton, Ruth; Mrs. Nellie Goode, Esther;
Mrs. Inez May Gross Martha; Mrs. La
vina Harrison, Electra; Mrs. Minnie
Matthews, marshal; Mrs. Lottie Meyer,
warder, and Julian d. Thompson, SEN
tinel. Mrs. Mary E. Teachum, grand
lecturer Of the District of Columbia. in
stalled the officers. Mrs. Lucille Allan
of the District acted as marshal.
The Washington times., 1929-12-16
ADVERTISEMENT

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1929. on shipments sold out, ranged from
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