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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
SCHOOL DESK ROW
ENDED AS M'CAR[
APPROVES AWARD
Purchasing Officer of D. C..
Prepares Formal Order
for Fl, 900 Articles.
CONTROLLER REVERSES
OPINION ON CONTRACT
Thirteen Institutions Now Assured
Furniture Will Be Delivered
for September Opening.

Following receipt this morning OF
Controller General McCarl's favorable
ruling on the District Commissioners
contract with the DERBY Desk Co., for
school furniture destined for a dozen
new buildings in September, Marion C.
Hargrove, District purchasing officer,
announced he would place formal orders
Tor the needed 81 900 pieces Of furniture
this afternoon.
The Controller Generals decision al
lowing the placing of the big order was
received at the District Building, after
1t was revealed yesterday that serious
delay in the carrying out CT the con-
tract, which was already signed, might
make 1t necessary to equip the new
buildings scheduled for occupancy in
September with old furniture.
Mr.. McCarl previously had ruled that
the contract which the Commissioners
had made with the Derby Desk Co. of
Gardner, Mass, was illegal. because the
bid entered by that concern was not
the lowest offered School authorities
held. however. that the Derby bid was
the lowest which conformed with the
specifications.
The Derby Desk Co. acting on the
basis of the signed contract had pur-
chased raw materials and had begun
manufacture of the furniture. and
when the controller generals adverse
opinion was handed down 1t filed an
appeal The decision today. in effect a
reversal of the first opinion, was made
on the Derby appeal.
AS soon as the Commissioners re-
ceived the ruling they notified Mr.. Har-
grove and he Immediately began prep
aration Of the formal order for the fur
niture.
The contract tangle arose over the
failure of two concerns to submit proper
samples Of their products, in conformity
with the specifications drawn for the
class room furniture by the school au-
thorities The samples submitted ad-
mittedly were not the kind of furniture
called for by the specifications but the
two lower bids carried promises that
the desks and chairs to be delivered
under the contract would conform to
specifications. Mr.. McCarl ruled that
samples were not necessary, despite the
fact that samples are required by the
General Supply Committee. purchasing
agency for Federal departments and
bureaus.
The schools which now will be as
sured of delivery of their furniture in
adequate time for their opening in Sep
TENDER are the Deal Junior High
School. Gordon Junior High School ad-
ditions, Brown Junior High School.
Powell Junior High School additions,
Stuart Junior High School and the
Crosby Moves. Congress Heights. Young.
Anthony Bowen, Deanwood. Whittier,
Lafayette and Horace Mann (elemen-
tary) Schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
POWER FIRM GETS
TIME FOR APPEAL
Clarion River Co. Given 80
Days More for Briefs
in Valuation Case.

The Clarion River Power Co. yester-
day asked and obtained additional time
in which to file briefs in its appeal from
the decision of Justice Adkins in Dis
trict Supreme Court denying a tenn
porary injunction to restrain the Fed
eral Power Commission from ascer-
tanning the original cost and net in
vestment of its hydroelectric project
on Clarion River, Pennsylvania.
Because Of the condition of the court
calendar, 1t was said that the 80 days
additional asked by the concern would
cause no delay in ultimate disposition
of the case.
Attacks Valua ton.
The company, which is an American
Gas & Electric property, Is waging a
fight that revolves around that clause OF
the Federal power act under which the
Government exercises the right to re-
capture excess earnings and limits lease
holds to SO years.
1t claims valuation for its project.
completed about four years ago. OF
slightly more than Sill 100000 on which
to base earnings. The tentative valua-
ton set up by the commission, Is, in
round figures, $4645.000.
The injunction which the company
sought unsuccessfully in the lower court
would have prevented the commission
from holding hearings or examining the
books Of the company.
In general, it set up the contention
that the valuation should not be fixed
until the termination of the 50-year
lease.
Decision Held Important.
Justice Adkins on January 20 held
against this argument. but said in ref
erence to the valuation that in all
probability the correct figure is some
where between the extremes asserted by
the parties to this suit
The Adkins decision was viewed i'm
portantly by the commission for its
bearing on other pending valuation
cases involving Federal-licensed pro-
jectS.
About two months after it was
handed down, the Niagara Falls Power
Co., which had fought the efforts OF
the commission to value its project for
several years, agreed to examination Of
its records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
RHEEM TRUSTEES
GET BACK NOTES
$4,000 Securities Given by
Head of Bankrupt Firm
Returned.

The trustees for Swartzell, Rheem &
Hensey Co.. today received back $50
900 in notes which had been given away
by Edmund D. Rheem, vice president
OF the concern. to replace notes secured
by released trusts.
The good notes were turned over
voluntarily to the trustees by the Lin
coin Assurance Co. of America.
Three days prior to the bankruptcy.
it was said. the Washington Loan g.
Trust Co. advised the life insurance
company that trusts securing $4,000
worth of notes held by them had been
released by Rheem
The life insurance company immedi-
ately made demand upon Rheem for
restitution. He turned over the good
notes, but before the released ones
could be returned the firm had been
adjudged bankrupt.
Subsequently the life insurance COM
pany brought suit TO reinstate the re-
leased trusts. Having taken this step,
they voluntarily returned the substitute
notes.
When Referee in Bankruptcy Fred J.
Eden closed his Office last midnight,
$500 claims had been filed against the
assets of the bankrupt mortgage house.
These claims will be paid as the estate
is liquidated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
MERGER
TO Be DISCUSSED
One of Three Lutheran Bodies
Opposing Consolidation in
Southwest Section.

With at least one of the three con-
gregations definitely opposed to the
merger, ccuncilmen for three South
west Washington Lutheran Churches
will meet Friday night to discuss
proposal to consolidate the three con-
grcgat;ons in view OF encroachments
to be made by the Federal building
program on the church properties.
The three churches, among the
oldest in the District, are st. Johns. at
800 Four and-a-half street southwest;
Church of the Reformation. 208 B
street southwest, and St. Marks, 800
B street southwest.
Ordered to Vacate.
The Church of the Reformation, I'M
der the paSt3rate of Rev. John Weldley
which has been ordered to vacate its
building within a year, proposed the
merger. Its members have Withheld
making plans for the construction OF
new building pending action on their
suggestion to consolidate the three in
situations. all Of which will be moved
under the Federal building program
st. Johns Church, however, since
has taken a congregational vote on the
proposal and its councilmen will go
into Friday nights meeting With the
definite opposition of their constituency
to the merger.
The views of ST. Marks Church were
withheld today.
1t was learned, however, that opinions
differ among members of the three
churches. Some of the older members
object to the loss of identity of their
respective churches because of the SEN
timental attachment for the churches
In which they have worshipped so many
wears. Others. feeling that progress
must be faced, together with the grad
ual reduction in the numerical strength
of the three congregations, because OF
the moving of so many families to
other sections of the city, are in favor
of the consolidation.
st. Johns is the oldest OF the three
churches. 1t was organized in 1883 as
st. Pauls Church, but the present name
was adopted early in its career. Seven
pastors have served in its pulpits, Rev.
DR.. George H. Eveler, the incumbent,
having served since 1925. The con-
firmed membership of the church is
$50. while it's communicates total $50.
Founded 1869.
The Church of the Reformation was
founded in 1869, and for 10 years serV-
ices were held in an old schCol mouse
and in an Army hospital Rev. w. E:
Parson was the founding pastor and
after serving his church for Is years
he died and was succeeded by the pres
ent pastor, Rev. DR.. Weidley. DR.: Weld
lev is also president of the National
Lutheran Home fer the Aged: It's cen
firmed membership is 470 and its COM
municant membership is 344.
st. Marks Church was established in
1887. with its first church at Twelfth
and C streets southwest. After the nrst
buildings destruction by hre. the
church moved in 1905 to its present
Structure at Eighth and B streets south
west, Rev. H. bennington Hayes is
the present pastor. The confirmed mem
bership is 200 and the communicate
membership Is $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
U. S. WARNING OF SPIES
ALTHOUGH WAR is OVER
Bureau of Aeronautics Sign, Relic
of 1917, Recalls Secrecy
Command.

Although the World War ended
nearly Is years ago. the Navy is still
on guard against spies.
Conspicucusly posted at the entrance
to the Bureau of Aeronautics sign was
found today which read:
Beware of spies. Don't talk about
what you have done or are going to do.
The enemy has ears everywhere.
Don't discuss naval affairs with
strangers or foreigners.
Don't trust who you do not know.
Don't forget to report at once any per-
son who tries to get information Don't
forget that your want of care may help
the enemy.
Secrecy means safety"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
MAY
PIPE RIVER WATER
TO COOL BUILDING.
Well on Site of Post Office
Structure Fails to Yield
Sufficient Flow.
TUNNEL DUG BEFORE WAR
MAY CONNECT POTOMAC
12-Foot Hole Dug 70 Feet to Bed
rock at Cost of $11,230
Proves Futile.

Failing to find sufficient water In a
big we'll sunk to bedrock on the site
of the new Post ONCE Department
Building engineers now are studying
various plans involving the use OF an
old abandoned tunnel in order to bring
river water to the Post ONCE Building
for purposes of cooling Office air In the
Summertime.
Every one connected with the well
project was surprised that 1t yielded
virtually no water at all. A large hole,
about IL feet in diameter, was dug down
to bedrock, 10 feet below the street
level Only a little trickle OF water was
found at about 25 feet depth, and viz
tually none at all on the bedrock.
Water Found Nearby.
There had been found in the founda-
ton hole for the adjacent Internal Rev
enus Building a large amount OF wa
ter, and when piles were driven in the
internal revenue site, they sank rapidly
through water soaked ground.
The well which had been expected
to furnish sufficient water to cool the
Office in the Post ONCE Department
Building. was dug by Sprague & Hen
contractors, at a price of $ll230.
Heavy steel sheeting was driven down
as the we'll sansdeeper, and went to
the bottom. Various kinds of material
were found on the way down. including
gravel and a h:avy almost impervious
blue gumbo" clay. Near the bottom
was a gravel-bearing mica substance.
Hoped for Large Flow.
Previous drillings of small holes on
the site OF the Post ONCE Department
Building had shown water at low
temperature, but, OF course. the small
holes were insufficient to determine the
amount of flow of the water. 1t had
been hoped that the well would pro-
vide about 1000 gallons a minute. AS
compared to that, the available water
was merely trickle.
The underground tunnel. which Is
being considered as part of a new plan
to bring water from the Potomac, was
made just prior to the World War.
when the Government planned to
build central heating plant for Fed
eral buildings near the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing. on the site of
what is now the Flood Gate Boat
House This property belongs to the
Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
FORMER PITTS AIDE .
ATTACKS CHARGES.
Miss Schneider Adopts 10 of
IL Pleas Made in Per-
jury Case.

Miss Helen L. Schneider, formerly pri-
vate secretary to c. Bryan Pitts, chair
man of the board of directors of the F.
H. Smith Co. has joined her one-tlme
employer in challenging the validity OF
the indictment recently returned against
Pitts. hers.lf and others on charges OF
perjury and subornation OF perjury in
connection with the embezzlement trial
CT F. H. Smith Co. officials.
Through Attorney Martin F. O'Don-
oghue, she adopts 10 of the IL pleas in
abat ment filed yesterday by counsel for
Pitts. Chief of these was the claim that
Regina E. Chandler, while serving on
the grand jury, was receiving compen-
sation from the District government as
an assistant director OF Fairgrounds.
She also asserted improper evidence
was presented to the grand jury and
there were prssnt in the grand jury per-
sons not entitled to attend its sessions.
She contended her constitutional rights
have been violated and that size should
not be required to answer the indict-
ment.
Leon Tobriner and Dozier A. De Vane,
counsel for Pitts, also fil:d similar pleas
in abatement on behalf of Henry o.
Hart, former auditor for the Smith Co.
The indictment in addition to Miss
Schneider, Pitts and Hart also named
Emory L. Coblentz, Frederick, Md,
banker and John H. Edwards. jr., for
mer vice president Of the Smith Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
POLICE TRY TO TRACE
FAXED SHOOTING TIPS
Two False Reports Result in Order
by Lieut.. Richard Mansfield
for Investigation.

Following two fake reports Of shoot
ings. the telephone operators on the
switchboard at Police Headquarters and
the precincts last night were ordered
to endeavor to trace such calls, with a
view to aiding police officers in appre-
hending the party making the false
reports.
The order was issued by Lieut.. Rich
ard Mansfield. night chief of detectives,
after two "tipS" on shootingS in the
eleventh precinct area proved to be false.
Several calls have been recognized a.
coming from the same person, believed
to be q colored woman. Such calls have
been received at intervals in the past.
but have been Of greater frequency durA
ing the past few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
SEEKS PUNISHMENT
OF Immigration MEN
Liberties Union Protests Arrest of
Ann Burlac, Rhode Island
Strike Leader.

BY the Associated Press.
Disciplinary measures against Federal
immigration officials who were respon-
sible for the arrest and detention for
deportation of Miss Ann Burlac, youth
full Rhode Island textile strike leader,
were recommended to Secretary of
Labor Doak today by the American Civil
Liberties Union.
Walter Frank, acting chairman Of the
union, in a letter to the Secretary, said
Miss Burlac was arrested July Is on
charges that she was an alien illegally
in the United States.
Despite her protestations that she
was q native American" the letter
added. "she was taken to Boston where
she was held for deportation to Poland.
It took the Boston immigration authori-
ties six DAYS to~become convinced that
Miss Burlac was actually an American.
and that she was born in Slatington,
Pa. Not until July 81 was she freed of
the charges"
Frank said his letter was in line with
the repeated protests by his organiZa-
ton against the use of Federal immi-
grafton agents in breaking strikes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
OPEN-AIR PROGRAMS
TO START ON FRIDAY
Resumption Of Festival Concerts
and Dances Is Planned at
Monument Grounds.

The Summer festival programs will
be resumed Friday night at the Sylvan
Theater in the Monument Grounds with
the presentation Of program by the
Mabel Jones Freeman Dancers and the
Community Center Band, under the
direction of James Miller.
A trained ensemble of colored dancers
will be presented in a series of modern
and classic numbers. Henry Grant will
accompany at the piano. The National
Association of Teachers in the colored
schools will be guests of honor.
Plans are now under way for five pro-
grams to be given in August. featuring
the appearance of players from the Girl
Reserves of the Y. w. C. A. and Friend
ship House. The Overseas Military Band
and the 18th Engineers Band from
Fort Humphreys are expected to par
ticipate in the programs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
GAS OVERCOMES WOMAN
TELEPHONING TO MOTHER
Arrival of Help Saves Her From
Asphyxiation-stove Burn
ers Extinguished.

Overcome by gas while talking over
the telephone to her mother, Mrs. Dor
othy Hill, 10 years old, of 400 Ninth
street was saved from probable death
late Yesterday by the timely arrival of
a relative, whom the mother summoned
to the scene after nearing her oaugh-
ter fall to the floor. Gas burners on
the stove at the Ninth street address
were said to have been extinguished by
the wind.
Mrs. Hills mother became alarmed, it
IS said. when her daughter suddenly
stopped conversing with her over the
phone, and, hearing thud on the floor,
summoned aid.
The Young woman was found uncon-
scious The rescue squad was sum-
moned and she was removed to Emer-
gencv Hospital after receiving first-aid
Treatment. Her condition was said to
be not serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
PRINCE WILLIAM HORSE
SHOW SET TOMORROW
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DSpatch to The Star.
NOkESVILLE, Va, July 28.-Prep-
arations have been made FOR handling a
record-breaking crowd at the annual
show Of the Prince William Horse Show
Association, which will be held here to-
morrow and Thursday afternoons.
This years entry list surpasses in
numbers those for any preceding event
held here and the class Of entries as
sures keen competition in every event,
with blue ribbon winners in other shows
striving to add new laurels to their
crown, while the classes for yearlings
and green hunters are expected to bring
cut the pick of the stables of Washing
ton, Fairfax, Loudoun, Fauquier and
Prince William Counties.
The club house and show grounds are
on the estate of H. w. Herring, about
one mile beyond Nokesville. and may be
reached by following the road markers,
beginning at the intersection OF the
Nokesville road and thu Warrenton-
Manassas highway ..--..--.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
THREE DENTISTS OFFICES
ARE LOOTED BY THIEVES
Goldflling Material Valued at
$685. Taken From Medical
Science Building.

The Offices Of three dentists in the
Medical Science Building were bur-
glarized last night and gold filling ma
terial to the total value of S285 stolen.
Headquarters detectives investigating
the theft today found no traces of fin
gerprints or evidences of the manner in
which entry was gained. 1t was believed
duplicate keys were used.
The Offices entered are those Of DR..
E. r. Stone and DR.. Edward E. Golden,
on the ninth floor and that Of Dr. E.
M. Colvin, on the fourth. DR.. Stone S
loss was $50 worth Of material. that of
DR.. Golden, $3.50. and DR.. Colvin, SIS.
Detective Sergts Robert Barrett and
Fred Sandberg were investigating the
robbery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES
w. q. Gardner Blames Gas Consul
mers, Workman for Injuries.

Winfield S. Gardner, 1118 Tenth
street filed suit in District Supreme
Co,rt Yesterday asking $4,000 damages
from, the Gas Consumers Association.
1904 tenth street, for alleged personal
injuries.
vorkmen left kit of tools on the land
inc Of the cellar stairs in the Gardner
honoe where he was working on March
O and as the plaintiff started down
the stems he tripped over the bag o.
tno1s and fell down the steps, suffering
serious injury.
t Gardner is represented by Attorney
Alvin L NeWmyerS l..-....--
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
$382,2O1 COLLECTED
ON AUTO LICENSES
Current Year Shows Increase Of
$25,17S Over 1880, Coombs
Reports.

The annual report of Wade H.
Coombs, superintendent of licenses.
shows collections of 1882 pol SO during
the 1881 fiscal year, an increase Of $685.
1874 over the previous year.
The report. filed with the District
Commissioners yesterday. shows the
largest single item was automobile
licenses. which yielded $195.168 in 1881
and $183,517 in 1880. Beginning with
the 1882 fiscal year, the task of dis
tributing motor license plates has been
transferred to the jurisdiction Of the
Department of Vehicles and Traffic.
Miscellaneous licenses yielded $685.
437.39, an increase of $l3,834.24 over
the previous year. and other sums were
realized from sale of duplicate vehicle
tags and duplicate registration cards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
SOCIETY TO CRUISE
Virginians to Make Trip Down Po-
tomac River Tonight.

The annual outing OF the Society of
Virginia tonight will take the form of
a moonlight cruise down the Potomac
River aboard the S. S. City of Wash
ington. program of entertainment,
headed by solo song numbers by Mrs.
Fannie Shreve Heartsill, has been
arranged.
Committee reports on activity OF the
organization during the past year will
be read by officers. Arrangements for
the outing are in the hands Of T. s..
Settle, 1890 Clydesdale place,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
BUILDINGS TO BE RAZED
Three on Municipal Center Prop
erty Called Nuisances.

Three buildings on property acquired
by the District for the new Municipal
Center project were ordered torn down
bv the Commissioners today on COM
plant by the Health Department that
they are nuisances. The buildings are
at the southeast corner of Louisiana
avenue and Sixth street. Although no
buildings will be put up in that section
for many years, the Commissioners de-
cided it would be cheaper to destroy the
buildings than to attempt to repair
them. A contract for demolishing the
buildings was given to the Hechinger
Engineering Corporation, which put In
1ae low bid Of &163 ---------.---I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
RECEIVE COMMISSIONS
One Made Major and Two Lieu
tenants in Reserve Corps.

Commissions in the Army Reserve
Corps have been issued by the War De-
pertinent to Aubrey L. Sharp. Depart
ment Of Agriculture, as first lieut. nant
of Infantry; to Edward M. Hall. jr., 1455
Harvard street. as a second lieutenant
of Infantry, and to Edwin L. White,
Chevy Chase, Md. as major in the
Signal Corna,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
LIQUOR SALE CHARGED
Former Customer Obtains Warran'
Against Silver Spring Man.

BY Stan Correspondent OF The star.
SILVER SPRING, Md. July ga
former customer who may not have
liked the wares" he received is said
by local police to have furnished in
formation leading to warrant for the
sale of intoxicating liquor. sworn out
against Moses Boyd, colored.
Some of the officers, armed with the
warrant were on the lookout for Boyd
when another officer brought him in on
charges of driving while drunk. Boyd
obtained his release on $3.50 bond for
his appearance in Police Court, Au-
gust II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
HlT-RUN DRIVER SOUGHT
Auto Passenger Treated After

Crash With Fleeing Car.
Police today were seeking a hit-and-
run driver who ran into an automobile
at the railroad viaouct and Florida
avenue northeast late yesterday, injur-
ing jeremiah O'Connor, 81, of 10 N
street. passenger In the automobile.
O'Connor was treated at CASUALTY
HoSpit& for o fractured hand