Evening star., 1938-02-17
CUMMINGS Halls
GARNETT AND AIDE
Hints Support for Pine to
Vacated Office of u. S.
Attorney.

Former United States Attorney Les
lie c. Garnett and his acting sue
cessor, David A. Pine. were lauded last
night by Attorney General Cummings
for efficient service in what the JUS
tice Department chief characterized
as the most difficult prosecuting job in
the United States.
The broad hint of the Attorney
Generals support of Mr.. Pine as the
next district attorney came after he
had appealed to members of the bar to
cooperate with police. prosecutors and
the courts. who. he said, were doing
an excellent job"
Mr. Cummings was the principal
speaker at a banquet in the Mayflower
Hotel given by the local bar in honor
of Mr. Garnett, who voluntarily re-
tired from Office December 81.
Points to Negligence.
I'VE have been negligent in making
Washington the greatest city in the
world" said Mr.. Cummings. Wash
ington ought to be first in the efficient
handling of crime, first in eradication
of slums, in having an up-to-date Jail
system and in every other respect. 1t
is not, but these things must be reme-
died and they will be remedied"
In an address which brought the
dinner to an end. Mr.. Garnett blamed
the crime situation here on Washing
tons large transient colored popula-
ton. He took occasion to praise the
judiciary. his former staff and the
city's professional bondsmen, who, he
said, always get their man"
Shortly after his resignation. Mr..
Garnett accepted the post of chancellor
of National University.
Rover Praises Successor.
Referring to Justice Department
figures. the POSTMASTER, Leo A. Rover,
who was Mr.. Garnetts predecessor,
said they show more crimes committed
in the District than the city has resi-
dents. He added that more cases were
disposed Of during Mr.. Garnett's four
years OF office than during any similar
period in Washington's history.
The first speaker Chief Justice D.
Lawrence Groner Of the United States
Court OF Appeals, praised Mr.. Garnett
for giving up lucrative law practice
to serve the public Associate Justice
Jesse c. Adkins of the District Court
characterized him as an able, fear
less and vigorous prosecutor
Chief Justice Grorer compareJ the
dinner last night to the civic banquet
recently in honor of Theodore w
MOVES, editor Of The Star. He said
mat on that occasion the leading citi-
zens OF the city gathered to pav tribute
to the loyal services and private vir-
tues OF great newspaper editor, who
IN the sunset Of his life. is giving into
younger hands the tasks of civic prog
ress to which he has dedicated his life :"
John E. Laskey, district attorney
under President Wilson, expressed the
appreciation of the bar for Mr.. Gar
nett's services.
Guests at Banquet.
1he distinguished guests included
associate Justices Harold M. Stephens
and Justin Miller Of the Court Of An
peals, Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat
and Associate Justices Jennings Bailey.
Peyton Gordon. Oscar R. Luhrine,
Joseph w. Cox. James M. Proctor and
+. Dickinson Let's of District Court:
Joseph B. keenan,, the assistant to the
Attorney General; Representatives
Bland and Hamilton of Virginia,
Justice c. Vernon Spratley of the Vir-
glnia Supreme Court of Appeals, the
Rev. Arthur A. O'Leary, S. j., presi-
dent OF Georgetown University: judges
George c. Aukam, Robert E. Mat
tinsly and Nathan Cayton of the
Municipal Court; Judges John P. Nc
Mahon, Walter J. Casey, Edward M.
Curran and Hobart Newman of Police
Court, and Bolitha j. Laws, president
OF the District Bar Association.
Edmund M. Toland was chairman
OF the committee in Charge of the
affair. Those on the entertainment
program included William Stanley.
master of ceremonies; John Uppman.
Miss Beatrice Joyce and T. Talbert
Haslett. singers, and Ugo Carusi, execu-
tive assistant to the Attorney General.