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Show JUNK DEALER IS LOSER ON BIDS Washington. Feb. 5 lullus Sugar-man, Sugar-man, a San Francisco junk dealer, appeared before Assistant Secretary of the N'avv Winthrop lodav to complain com-plain of the details of a $3,100 junk deal which profited him nothing friend of Sugarman quietly informed him that much valuable brass lay beneath be-neath a long disused dump in the Mare island navj yard t the junk deal'--! suguetion. the Mare Island officials advertised bids for the bidden bid-den treasure an as his bid for $;; 100 wag the highest, the privilege was given him to work the ground In a certain specified section. There was nothing of value found Now Mr. Sugarman wants his money mon-ey back or else a chance to stake out a new claim, Representative Julius Kahn of California is aiding him. |