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The Washington times., 1919-03-14
WOMAN FREED OF SLAYIHG;
JURY OUT FIVE MINUTES

Julia brown. colorsd, Is q free Wom-
an today, and the charge which the
grand jury had brought against her
Of murder IN the hrst degree IL con-
Rectioh with the killing Of Frederick
w. Wilkinson has been wiped out by
the jufy's returning q verdict Of not
guilty altar delibSratihg on the case
but nVe mihuteA
The e4Be was tried IN CHIEF Justicr,
MeCoy'S court ana consumed about
three hours, establishing . record for
dispatch and briefness.
The woman was charged with
shooting and killing wilkinson, her
common law husband. at 8 Pierce
street southwest June "a. 1917. Her
testimony convinced the jury that she
acted In self-defenSe when Wilkinson
came home and beat her. She took
his pistol and shot him. Attorney
Armand w. Scott appeared for the
woman.
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
WHISKEY OR TEA?
JUDGES NOSE KNEW

Judge Hardison's nose knows the
difference between the smell of whis-
key and tea.
In Police Court, Robert J. Miller, at
torney for Mary Walker, on trial
charged with violation of the Shep-
pard law. argued that the police had
not proven that a flask in evidence
contained whiskey.
at might be tea judge" said Mil
ler. "the police have not proven it to
be whiskey." Assistant Corporation
Counsel Ringgold Hart passed the
flask over to Judge Hardison. who
withdrew the cork from the obttle.
which he placed to his nose
The court takes judicial notice
that the bottle contains whiskey,"
said Judge Hardison, as he passed the
bottle back to Mr.. Hart
Mary made a little journey over to
the District Jail where she will So
jOurn for a year.
In sentencing Mary. Judge HardiSon
declared: - hope this will be a les
son to you and others like YOU who
are willing to take the chance to
sell whiskey."
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
APPEALS TO COURT TO
GET BACK AUTO LICENSE

The District Commissioners were
served with a court order issued by
Justice Could today requiring them
to certify for review the record &C
cording to which they revoked the
automobile operators license Of Will
liam Elmore Thompson. Thompson,
represented by Attorney Matthew z.
O'Brien. filed q petition In which he
attacked the rights Of the Commits
sioners to deprive him OF "a vested
right" without hearing or notice Of
any charges preferred against him.
Thompson says he has been operat-
ing automobiles since 1901, and claims
that driving q motor vehicle Is his
sole means Of support He was ar
rested February on the charge OF
operating an automobile while intexi-
Gated. but was acquitted OF the charge
in police court. He alleges that Major
Pullman, nevertheless, recommended
that his license be revoked, which WaS
done
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
WILLS MONEY FOR
WIDOWS 4OVER 58u

Conditional provision fer District
of Columbia widows over hfty-eiBht
years of age" is made In the will Of
James H. Hilton, who died here March
9. naming his son. DR.. J. Franklin
Hilton, and his daughter, Catherine
s. Hilton, benehciariea-
In event they have no children their
interest at death goes to . fund to
provide for respectable, indi8ent,
and destitute widows worthy Of aid,
over ffty-eight years Of age, prefer
ably the eldest, born in the District
of Columbia
The money will be thus used for
fifteen years, and at the end Of that
time 1t will be given over to the Little
Sisters of the Poor and the Home for
IncuTables-
Robert l. O'Brien and the testAtor's
sop, are named executors, and In event
the benehciaries Of the will die child
less IT is up to them to provide for
the widows, according to the instruc
tions contained in the will.
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
TEN MORE DISTRICT BOYS
BACK IN U. S. FROM FRANC

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, EArch IA
Soldiers from Washington, D. @, are
arriving at this port daily from
France.
Among the District arriv IS yesteF-
day were Sergt. Maj. John W. UTnold,
14Oth infantry. 153 Adams street
northwest; Lieut.. Bennett L. Ault,
1920 H street northwest PRIVATE
Richard T. Short, Twenty-h:th anti
aircraft battery; Private Joseph n.
Bennham, 31Oth machine gun bat
TALON, of GA Eighth street northeast;
Private Joseph Greene, S08:h pioneer
infantry. 1928 Eleventh street north
west; Lieut. George L. Bliss, 1858
Columbia road northwest; Lieut.. Nc
Terald Hale, 1920 G street northwest;
Sergt. John r. Glenn, 1882 Euclid
street northwest; Private Harry
Rhodes, 112th engineers, sSR II street
northwest: Private Ira H. Spencer,
Seventy-ffth coast artillery, OF 1245
Irving place northwest
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
SIX MONTHS IN "JUG"
FOR ToTING A PISTOL

Another pistol toter will spend six
months in the District Jail. He is
Richard Dixon, colored. of Southwest
Washington. Dixon was sentenced by
Judge Mcmahon in Police Court.
Again / want to give fair warn
ing that pistol toting must end in
the District,S said Judge Mcmahon in
imposing the sentence. 81 am going
to help break up this practice OF
people carrying pistols around in
their pockets. Jail sentences will be
imposed until the practice is broken
up"
Dixon made the plea that he had
"just bought the pistol" but he got
nc lenienCy from Judge McMghOn
In the past pistol toters have got off
with a $50 fine
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
BOYS UPSET BABY,
THEN STEALPURSE

Tipping over a baby carriage in
which the fourteen-months-old son
Of Mrs. Mary Keys, 415 Twelfth street
northeast, was riding, to detract a.
tention, three colored boys yesterday
snatched an envelop containing a
navy allotment check Mrs. Keys wBs
carrying and escaped.
The theft took place at Maryland
svenue at Twelfth street northeast.
Mrs. Keys reported the affair at the
Sixth precinct station where her hus-
band who has just been discharged
from the navy is stationed as a de-
tective.
When the colored boys grabbed the
check they tore in two another en-
velop containing Detective Keys dis
charge papers
The boys. according to the descrip-
tion given by Mrs Keys are between
the ages of II and 10.
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
TONGUES,
ASKSARTISAN'SIOB

His name is Alfred =. BolcsFne- Ne
lives at 1881 East Capitol street Hs
fought with the American army IN
the Boxer uprising. in the Spanish
American war. and the Great War,
He served on the Mexican border. In
the Great war-at Vetdun-he wa
wounded in the head BY a she'll ffaS-
ment.
Boleerne was discharged from wal
ter Reed Hospital as cured three
weeks ago, and has since been look
ing for a job.
Boleerne, who was born In SWitz-
erlahd OF French ancestry. was nat
uralised several years ago. He speaks
French, Italian, German, English.
Spanish, and Latin. and q . Bfadu-
ate OF universities In Paris and
Lyons, France BolceFne would like
to have position In which he might
find use for his six languages and
university training, but
II am q machlnist-and II . job
as machinist d the only one avail
able shall be glad 70 apply for
the place." says BoleeFne.
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
BILL TAFT EXPLAINS LAW
AND THEREUPoN BILL PRICE
SAYS He STANDSCoRRECTED

wrote TOR The Times a few days
ago q story Of the peculiar situation
by which state. county and munici-
pal offceholders, clerks, policemen.
fremen, constabIes, ct al, are exempt
from paying income tax on their sal
aries, while the same class OF people
In the employ of the Federal and
District governments are required to
make returns and pay.
1 referred to the fact that the eX-
emption was. supposed to have been
made on constitutional grounds, but
that these political workers are also
members OF able political machines
and will rejoice in escaping taxation.
Three or four Of my Congressional
friends have upbFaided me for the
tone gave to the story which was
one Of the Voteless, defenseless
washingtonian getting q strong kick
instead Of a boost.
One of the letters is from Congress
man J. B. Aswell, Of Louisiana. He
says:
Dear Price-RefeTring to the
enclosed, I do not believe that
you would deliberately misrepre-
sent any situation, and in justice
to yourself you ought to read the
several decisions of the Supreme
Court Of the United States pro-
hibiting Congress from taxing
the salaries of State officials, and
then square yourself with the
public.
Claude Kitehin can give you
in q sentence why State, county
and municipal officers cannot be
taxed BY the Federal Govern
ment"
1t still seems TO me that sUme way
could have been found TO have put
everybody on an equal footing IN in
come tax payments. but the truth is
that Mr.. AsQuith Is right as to Su-
preme Court decisions on this par
ticular point Ny old friend ". H.
TAFT, who knows constitutional law.
told me yesterday that the
Of State officials or any OF
the subdivisions thereof cannot be
taxed by the Federal Government
That settles IL with me.
Congress, Of course, has frequently
found methods Of doing things indi-
rectly, and to let of from taxation q
bunch of political ofhceholders, near
ly all belonging to machines that
elect Congressmen, governors, etc, is
things mighty easy for these
folks at q time when everybody is
coming across"
BILL PRICE.
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
l9 SOCIETIES
IN FIGHT ON
6-CENT FARE
Speakers at Big Meeting De-
clare w. R. & E. Submitted
False Figures in Plea.

The biggest fight against a street
Washington is under way today,
with an organization composed OF
members OF nineteen labor and civic
societies pledged to oppose the 6-cent
fare appeal of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company.
Plans for the campaign against the
6-cent fare were made last night at a
meeting in Musicians Hall where the
representatives organized into a citI.
zens' convention on public utilities.
Contributions 10 aid the campaign
will be received at Room +39, Treas
ury building.
The Public Utilities Commission will
hear the 6-cent fare case on March 21
The citizens committee will appear
to protest against the rate increase.
Speakers last night declared that
the w. R & Z. used incorrect statis-
tics in putting through its recent fare
raise from six tickets for a quarter to
q straight scent rate, and the con-
vsntion voted to employ counsel to in
quire into the legality Of this in
crease.
B. W. Payne, vice president Of the
Central Labor Union, one OF the prin-
cipal critics OF the financial statement
published by the W. r & z. in the
Trades Unionist a labor Iaper. said:
1T was a rank attempt on the part
Of the company to hpodwink The public
regarding its financial statuL'
George "A. Ward, of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association, declared
that he did not believe the commits
sion would dare raise the street car
fare in Washington to & cents, in
view of the alleged error in the fg-
ures presented by the w. r. & Z.
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
mot A THIEF,
JUST WEAK, =
Clerks PLEA
Bureau Of Engraving Employs
cOnfessing Embszzlsmsni
Says Arrest WIN Break Wltss
Heart.

MY arrest win break MP wifs'a
heart. stole in moments Of weak
ness"
This was part OF the confesslon
made BY Edmund H El5tOn. tWsuty-
eight years old, clerk in the ofiss q
the diSbdfsing officer OF the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing, follOWing
his aEyest on charge of smbsssiing
t24B from the Governments
ElSton was trapped BY Secret ssFV-
ice agents after the ,disappearanes e
aAlaRy pay envelopes. ne GoVs5h-
msnt agents saS that while EIstOn a.
mits stealing e245, the amount In
VolVed probably will reach $500.
When Harry McCullough, the dis
bufBing officer Of the bureau. suspect
ed several weeks ago that . system
attic theft OF monsy was being mads
from .hia office, he consulted Jalnes
L Wilmeth, director Of the bureau,
who called IN Secret Service agsnts
TO make an Investigation
a trap was laid for Elston, and
the Government agents who had kept
him under surveillance for several
days. say he fen into 10. His arrest
followed.
Elston was taken before United
States commissioner Mason n. Rich
ardson Whe committed him TO jail lu
default Of $1,000 bonds for the action
OF the Federal grand jury.
The young man was IN the employ
OF the Bureau Of Engraving En1
Printing for more than q year. El8
salary has been 81, ,32O.
Ef'm guilty Of stealing some % ~
money" ElBton said, ''but not an that
IS reported a. missing. ] don't knew
why stole, other than that I do q
10 moments Of weakness. r knoW O.
VIII break my wife's heart"
Elston lives at so4 3 street soufh-
east
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
BOY FIREBUG
SOUGHT FOR
$2,OOOBLAzE
Lights 0iI-SOaked Paper in
DumbWaiter, ImpsFiIlng
Apartment DWslIars' Lives.

Search Of the city for = Roy @Ars-
bug" Is being made By the police to-
day.
The boy. coIored and about IouFtesn
years old, was frightened from the
Hampton apartment, 174O Eighteenth
street northwest, yesterday, Several
minutes later fre started in the dumb
waiter.
Before firemen arrived the huilding
was filled with smoke. Mrs. Mary
Gardner, eighty-six years old; Mrs,
Roland Harrington and her ope-year-
old baby, Jack, were traDped Ia their
apartments.
George Davis, colored tAnItor, ran
to Mrs. Gardner's apartment on the
second floor. He took the aSfed WOim-
an in his arms and carried her down
o fre escape.
Mrs. Hattie Davis, vife Of tAs Japi-
tor, went to the apATtmsGa Of Mrs.
Harrington on the fourth 1i9<i. TAX
ing the baby in her arms MIS- Davis
carried him to the street. The mother.
almost blinded By smsks' followed
Mrs. Davis to safety.
When fremen arrived the fre had
spread through the FIRST, second and
third floors. but in about thFee-auaT-
ters Of an hour the blaEs tas under
control.
The apartments Of Mrs. FontAine
Dawson, Mrs. T. c. Jones. Mrs., Doug
las Tschiffely, and the Rev. ThomaS
A. Johnstone were damaged. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
The boy "hrebug" started the blaze
by filIing the dumb waiter With paper
end sprinkling oil over It. Just efteF
ne had put a match 70 the paper Mrs..
Davis heard him, She ran from her
rooms in the basement Just In time
to see the boy running up the StAirs.
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
MAID eoFF;T MISTRESS OUT;
JUST LIKE PIE FOR THiEF

The maid was enjoying an altar
noon oR, the mistress was sLOpDing.
and the thief had an easy JOB.
He used q Jimmy" In 0EEning the
door OF Mrs.. !. W. DarPRbs apart
ment In the CordoVa. TWsnL'cth street.
and Flroida avenue northwest, and
rot jewels worth 81 Loco.
Mrs Darfah returned from her
shopping tour and found the weed
work Of the door splintePed. she en-
tered the FanBacked sbAftr1eat
looked around, and then phoned the
fessional'' job.
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
MRS. ROE LEAVES BONDS.

Mrs. Eliza J. Roe, widow Of Ad-
miral Francis y. Roe. l.. s. NJ, who
died here March > last, i'm her will,
filed for probate. names her nephew.
Carlisle Roe, of Napa, Calf, princi-
pal beneficiary of her estate. She di-
Tects that her executors, William r.
Harr and Charles ii. Bates, give to
Louis II. Bliss. of this city. one $500
bond; to friend. J. Parker Naugle,
five $1,000 bonds: TO Fanny Rixeyo
one $500 bond, and to her cousin.
Catherine V. Berry. one 81 900 bond.
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
HIT BY CAR, GETS $1,000.

jury in Justice GouId's court to-
day awarded $4,000 damages to Isaac
Pearson, retired captain of the Metro
politan police, in his suit against tht
Washington Railway and Electric
Company for $4,000 damages for ir-
juries received July 16. 1917. when Le
was struck by a car on + street, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth.
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
Not Enough Snow Fell
In Capital All Winter
To Grease" One Sled

The Weather Bureau makes this
announcement:
Only three and three-tenths
inches Of snow has fallen in
washington this winter.
Last winter, thirty-three and
nine-tenths inches Of snow fell
here.
Records Of the bureau, which
go as far back as 1888, show that
this years. is the lowest snowfall
in the National Capitals record.
There Is no more snow in sight
for this year" says the weather
man, "ahd winter ends a week
from today"
That is to say. It ends "official-
ly''-althouEh today may make
folks skeptical.
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
"FeeI Myself SIipping,''
Man Writes Girl Here
After Drinking Poison

hotel employees and sent to a hospitaI,
where il is said he is dying.
When Miss Rood, who is Il studenet
at the Mt. Vernon Seminary was told
that Davidson had taken D"isOn she
collapsed. She is under care CT physi-
clans today.
One letter written by Davidson
after he had taken poison was ad-
dressed to Floyd simmons, care "Chief
Simmons" The police are endeavor-
ing to locate Simmons.
The Washington times., 1919-03-14

Il am bound for the land Of begin
ming. Notify Marcie Rood. Of Mt
Vernon Seminary, Washington. feel
myself slipping away" wrote ].
r. Davidson, Of Los. Angeles. who
drank poison in his room at the Nc
Alpin Hotel, in New York Yesterday
Then, with the poison slowly pro-
ducing Inconsistencies, Davidson
scribbied his farewell messages.
Davidson was found Unconscious by
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
Asks $4,000 DAMAGES.

On August 1, 1917. Irene z.
Wiegand tripped In a hole in the
sidewalk on GirGrd street, between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets north
west. Today she fled suit against
the District OF Columbia for $4,000
damages, claiming she was seriously
injured. ]. Wilton Lambert and
Rudolph Yeatman are the attorneys.
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
WATCH FOR BOOZE AUTO.

Police of several precincts were
called out today to guard roads lead
ing from Maryland ana stop an auto
mobile containing 5000 worth of
whiskey. The police were informed
that the automobile had left Balti-
more laden with whlskey was en-
route TO this city,
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
mo BEER, NO WORK BUTTON
MAKES APPEARANCE IN D. C.

The mo Beer-No Work" button
has made its appearance IN Washing
ton.
Stringing from the celluloid but
ton on a red, white and blue ribbon
was a tiny reproduction of a foam
ing glass of beer-memories.
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
HURT GETTING OFF CAR.

William A. Hackley. twenty nine
years old, is at his home, 1103 Third
ST rect northeast suffering from injury
to the right arm. sustained yesterday
when he fell while Rlighting from q
street car at Eighth and H streets
northeast.
The Washington times., 1919-03-14
TWo snIALL FTRRa.

Fire OF unknown origin In the home
OF George X. Holmes. 13R8 Irving
street northwest, caused 100000 dam
age yesterday. Damage estimated ~
s25 was caused by hrs IN the base
n,snt OF the home Of John Curtin. 1855
" tseonsin avenue northwest, yester-
day.
Evening star., 1919-04-25
|ND|CTS FORMER MAID
FOR $4,000 Thief!
Grand Jury Also Returns 1ndict'
ments Against Two War
Labor Board Employees.

Marian A. Callily. formerly maid at
the Willard Hotel. has been indicted by
the grand jury on a charge of grand
larceny. She is accused OF taking Jew
eIry valued .at SIS 900 from the room OF
Mrs. Nathan b. Scott. a guest Of the no.
tel. last December. The woman left the
employ of the hotel shortly after the
jewels were missed and was taken into
custody only few weeks ago.
Edwin S. Gee, auditor Of the National
War Labor Beard, and his assistant,
Wilbur D. Coan, were indicted for
forgery. 1t is alleged that they forged
OF the United States. one for s19o, No
vember Is last, and the other for $3.50,
November 90 In connection with the
larceny of number Of Treasury notes
from the bureau of engraving ana print
ing last November the grand jury In
dicted John r. Tate and James M.
Doone, formerly employed at the bureau.
The men are charged with extracting
102 sheets Of notes. each consisting OF
eight SO bills
indicted and nine others exonerated
by the grand jury. Bertram c. Spur.
chauffeur of an automobile which
caused the death of Abel savage
March / last, was exonerated. OtherS
acquitted by the grand jury were
Robert C. Jones and Obediah Bell. as
sault with a dangerous weapon; Frank
l.. Williams and George Rector. lar
ceny: William A. Hammond. Alvin H.
Davis, Rosetta Brooks and Catherine
Jasper, robbery.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: William Jones. i'm
personating an officer: Morris Burns.
Arthur Sheppord. George Bernard.
Joy riding: Charles E. Harris, Robert
Banks and Louis NJ. Borders robbery;
Lee Roy. housebreaking and larceny;
Myrtle A. Brown, Willie Wells. Henry
Wood, Julia Hunter, Lottfe Jackson.
Ernest Sewell, Annie E. Low. Lillian
Hunt and Wallace D. Trusty. grand
larceny; Orion-T. Whiting. assault
with a dangerous weapon; Charles Ma
son, Charles Strivers. Nicholas U.
Jackson. John Wells and George
Greenfield, robbery: Charles A. Thomp-
Neville, seduction and adultery. and
Walton Howard, forgery.
Evening star., 1919-04-25
NEGRO RACES SUCCESS
Attributed TO CHURCH
Bishop Heard Addresses Extension
Board-District's Receipts
Are Reported.

'"The success Of the American ne
gro during the last hfty years is
due to the fact that he has turned
his attention to building churches
instead Of flne homes" declared
Bishop w. II. Heard of philadelphia,
in addressing the church extension
board Of the African Methodist Epis-
copal Church yesterday at headQuar-
ters. 1885 14th street.
The meeting opened with prayer
service, conducted by Rev. DR.. burden
Of Mississippi DR.. B. F. Watson. sec
rotary Of the board. in making his
report referred to the death OF Bishop
C. r. Shaner. DR.. ]. T. Jenifer and
James Jones.
year ending March 81. 1919. receipts
by districts were as follows: First.
Bishop Evans Tyree. $2,33423; sec
ond, Bishop J. Albert Johnson, $3.-
&S4.s3; third. Bishop c. T. Shaffer (de-
ceased), $1601.02: fourth. Bishop L.
]. Coppin. s9.739.06; fifth. Bishop H.
Blanton Parks. $3.450.62; sixth. Bish-
op ]. s. Flipper. $s.239.49; seventh.
Bishop w. p. Chappelle. $2.36s.07;
eightf, Bishop ". Ii. Heard, $2.325.9S;
ninth. Bishop B.. 3. Lee. $3.e74:22:
4l7ls: eleventh, Bishop John Hurst.
ner, S2.2ss.2s: ntteenth. Bishop c. g.
Smith. $2s7.49. Grand total from all
sources, including interest on loans
and balance brought forward from
previous year. ,$63.319.71.
Bishop John Hurst of Baltimore.
Md. and Prof. John r. Hawkins de-
livered short addresses.
Evening star., 1919-04-25
CAMOUFLAGE SPECIMENS
ON VIEW AT ARTS CLUB
Examples Made by Army Men
Overseas in Odd
Times.

A collection of 153 drawings and
sketches. examples on a small scale
Of camouflage work made by over
seas men Of the camouflage division
Of the Army. on exhibition at the
Arts Club Of Washington. 2017
street. is to remain open to the pub
lie over Tuesday Of next week. The
drawings. etc. made at odd times
when the artists were not busy at
their regular work Of making things
look like wholly different things or
like nothing at all. were contributed
to the exhibition by A. S. Mcleod.
Francis Swain. Fl. J. Finley. Louis =.
Rosenberg. A. Rather. Kenneth Hart
well, Robert Lawson. c. c. Allen.
Adolph Y. Blondheim, E. Henry. L. F.
Voorhees,. W. B. -Platt and others.
Included in the exhibit are scenes
from the vicinity of Nancy. the Ver
dun sector. Dijon. Grandpre. ST. Mi
military works fortifcations and
other characteristic bits.
Some excellent portrait studies are
also included, among them one Ct
Lieut.. Col. H. s. Bennion, in charge
of the camouflage corps in France.
Portraits of other officers of the corps,
all by H. ]. Finley of California, are
included. Several clever cartoons and
comic drawings also are shown.