The Washington times., 1921-07-07
PEACE HERO GOT
500 FOR FLAT
FEET, IS CHARGE
Investigation in Alleged War
Risk SwindIe Shows Faults In
Compensation System.

Arrest of two more pals" OF Clar-
ence Howard. held at the Tenth pre-
cinct on the charge Of conspiracy to
defraud the War Risk Bureau. both
OF whom are charged with forging
the name of Towards legal wife to
Government compensation checks, to-
day brought the total thus far tn
voived In the case to hve.
The slip-up in the scheme, by which
Howard and his companions are al
legged to have muIcted the Govern
ment OF compensation, 10 also said
to have revealed how interference by
a Congressman. in xealous effort to
expedite payment or compensation
claims Of constituents who are not
constituents, has aided the alleged
conspiracy: how war Risk examiners
have awarded compensation to claim
ants whose eligibility they doubted.
merely to follow the orders coming
from the HILL" and how there 10
something at fault in the compensa-
ton awarding process which enables
any man to receive $50 = month for
nat feet while worthy ex-soidiers
without any feet struggle along on
misery pittances.
As War Risk Investigators. under
guidance of NJ. p. MrInerney, Sc
cret Service operatives under Harry
Sheppard, and local police continue
to shift the case, two men and three
women are being held They are:
Clarence Howard. twenty-five years
old, recently an inmate of Mt. Alto
Alto Hospital. who, according to off,
cial War Department and War Risk
records received his shell-shock and
claw feet" while doing guard duty in
East Potomac Park here Charged
with conspiracy to defraud the Gov
eminent
Helen Dennison, nineteen years old,
daughter OF Randolph Dennison, Of
Frostburg, Nd. who lives at 1755 p
street northwest and who 10 alleged
to have posed as Howard's wife TO
enable him to claim compensation.
Charged with conspiracy TO defraud
the Government
Gladys Dove, nineteen years old. of
HARDWOOD, Nd, who lived at the p
street apartment with the Dennison
SRI. and likewise Is said to have ad-
mitted she posed as Howa<d's wife.
Charged with forgery of the name of
Howard's real wife on . check.
Clara walker. twenty-one years
old, living IN a hotel ut Four-And-A-.
half street and Missouri avenue, al
legged to be doubly married to q navy
man and an army man Charged with
forgery.
Charles Edward CarneiI, twenty-five
years old. living at the same hotel, out
on bond for . housebreaking charge en-
tered against him year ago. Charged
with forgery and held At the Third
precinct
Investigators first became suspi-
cious OF Howard when he appeared
with fhA Jamaican st1 - ~
Risk Bureau and complained about
back compensation Armed with his
real marriage license. obtained when
he married Miss Mildred Mulligan
November 0, 1919, two days before the
asrmistfce, Howard and the Dennison
girl recently went to Congressman
Knight of Ohio In the House Office build
ing They succeeded IN dipping the Con-
gresham into believing they were
married, and, despite the fact that
Howard claimed his home was In
Clarksburs, w. Va. Congressman
Knight, of Ohio. IL alleged to have
carried the case to the War Risk Bu-
reau and demanded compensation for
his Constituent"
On the claim OF -claw feet How
ard was awarded 500 compensation
The Dennison girl posing as Mrs
Howard, gave her address as Mary
land Park, Md Checks were forward
ed to that address. The Dennison
girl is alleged to have driven to the
postoffice at Maryland Park each
month, after ascertaining by tele-
phone when there was mail for her
and received Mrs. Howard's check.
which was Endorsed and cashed, the
money b~ing turned over to Howard.
Investigation Of the address at
Maryland Park followed the receipt
OF cancelled checks bearing dissimilar
hand written endorsements Howard
was called to explain He At FIRST de-
eiared he had received the checks al
ready mysteriously Endorsed. Under
cross-examination he admitted the
Dennison girl had posed as his wife.
When asked who else had written in
dorsements apparently not written by
the same hand he named the Dove
girl
The check alleged to have been
forged by the Dove girl was cashed
In payment for a photograph At a
q street music store.
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