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Evening star., 1922-08-05
WILL SEEK PAVING
FOR GEORGIA AVE.
Mid-City Citizens to Push
Campaign for Work Be-
yond Florida Avenue.

Initiative in inaugurating a cam
paign to bring about the paving with
asphalt or concrete of Georgia avenue.
from Florida avenue to Kenyon street.
has been assumed by the Mid-City
Citizens Association. This was de-
cided upon last night at a meeting
in the home of President A. J. Dris-
coll of the association Of the execu-
tive and street and alleys committees.
A special committee was appointed
to cooperate with other associations
and representatives of the Howard
University, the Corby Baking Com
pany and the Washington Base Ball
Club. in bringing to the Commission
ers' attention the present "deplorable
condition" Of the surface of the
thoroughfare in question, and in OBJ
tanning its improvement.
Those appointed on this committee
are: Joseph Berberich, chairman:
Michael Mahaney. Joseph 4. Geier. DR..
NJ II. Darnall, A. E. Burlingame.
Francis Helan Thomas S. Sergeon
1t was decided also to request the
Public Utilities Commission to change
the south bound car stop Of the Cap
itol Traction Company from 7th street
and New York avenue to 7th street
and Mount Vernon place. and also to
change the stopping place Of the cars
going east on Florida avenue from the
east side Of 14th street to the west
side.
A motion was adopted urging the
Commissioners to provide better
lighting for 10th. 11th, 18th and 18th
streets. between Massachusetts ave-
nue. and Florida avenue. and also to
place traffic officers at the intersec-
ton of Massachusetts, avenue and NJ
street. at Thomas Circle. during the
so-called rush hours. This protection
to pedestrians Is necessary, the mo-
tion declared.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
BROTHERS IN JAIL
! OVER AUTO THEFTS
One of Texans. CARRIED as
Colonel When Taken at
y Hotel Here.

Department of Justice agents this
tion and closely questioned two broth
ers who were arrested at the National
Hotel last night upon Information In
the hands Of William J. Burns. chief
of the investigation division of the
Department OF Justice.
The men in question. Arthur A.
Starnes, twenty-seven years old, and
Charles 3. Starnes, thirty years. who
claim their home is in Dallas. Tex.
according to the Justice operatives.
have been sought for the past three
months on account of the theft of an
automobile in Dallas. and also be-
cause they are alleged to have i'm
personated officers
Attired as Colonel.
Z Attired in the uniform of a colonel
Of the United States Army and wear
ing an array of medals. including the
engage velontane. the mcdaille mill
taire Of the French army, with a palm.
the Italian iron cross. the croix de
guerre and a Spanish-American war
decoration across his breast. Arthur
Starnes. 1t Is charged by the police.
attempted to solicit sympathy from
the management of the National
Hotel
nationwide search for the past
three months. according to the justice
officials. has been conducted by the
department. After leaving Dallas the
men were heard from here, but before
the agents could locate them left and
were next heard from in Missouri.
"sold Car in Missouri
In Missouri they are said to have
sold the machine and returned to
Washington by train. followed by
the justice representatives who cul-
minated their investigation by taking
them in hand last night. assisted by
Detective Scrivener of the headquar-
ters' staff.
1t Is said by the police that Arthur.
the younger. who wore the colonels
uniform. had never been a soldier.
but had been a seaman during the
war.
The justice officials said today they
planned to accuse the brothers Of
violating the Dyer national motor
vehicular act and issue warrants on
this charge.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
P. 0. SLEUTHS, 2 YEARS
ON TRAIL, GET QUARRY
"Michigan Shorty" and California
BILL Broke Jail in Brooklyn.
Get Cookie" for Good Measure.

Two years ago Post Office Depart
ment inspectors set out on the trail
of two notorious criminals who brok e
Jail at Brooklyn. N. Y. while under
Indictment for a $4,000 post Office
robbery al Oxford, N. c. Chief In
spector Simmons of the department
has just received a report that the
men had been captured at Memphis.
Tenn, along with a third, who is be-
ing held for investigation.
The names of the men as carried
on penitentiary records in various
parts of the country are Thomas E.
Murray, alias Michigan Shorty" and
William Dates, alias "California Bill"
George Woods, alias Cookie" is the
man being held with the escaped pris-
oners
Through the aid of stool pigeon"
who recognized their photographs in
the criminal album, the men were ap-
pretended When searched "Michi-
gan Shorty" had in his possession q
can Of smoking tobacco. in the bot
tom of which was secreted eleven
PERCUSSION caps and fuse, the report
said
According to their records, Murray
and Dates have been in and out OF
jails and penitentiaries for more than
twenty-five years. Wood. the third
man arrested, was sentenced TO five
years in the klahoma state peniten-
tiarE for assault to rob and was re-
leased in 1920, the prison records
show.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
Forces Of Pfinte1y Bid
Retiring Veteran FdreWeH
Enlploye S. Years
Began in Odd
Circumstance.
Death of Father Took
Charles II. Welsh
to Washington.

For more than fifty-five years an
employe of the government printing
Office and now the oldest living mem
Der Of the nations largest print shop
Charles H. Welsh. an estimator. will
voluntarily retire from the service this
afternoon with the approval Of Public
Printer Carter.
In recognition of his long "nd fai'"-
full service, his many friends at the
office assembled in Haru.ns Ia. =,
noon today and bade him an affection
ate farewell. MIR. Carter delivered a
brief commentary address and lauded
the record of the distinguished smploye,
following which NJ. r. Speelman fore
man of bindery. presented to MIR. Welsh
a handsome bigsllin travelling bag. filled
with useful toilet articles. as gilt
from his fellow workers.
Two days before his name was
added to the pay roll Welsh did not
know there was a government printing
office His father, who owned farm
in Howard county. Maryland. had in
stalled modern mill, and. in testing
it. was caught in the machinery and
killed. leaving Charles. the oldest OF
three children. His aunt who had
married a Hyatt. was explaining the
horricle accident to Cornelius Wendell
then pubic printer. who was guest
Charles would have to go to work
Send him up to my office and l will
give him a position" Mr.. Wendell inn
mediately said. So at the age oil four
teen Mr. Welsh became a messenger
for Mr. Wendell. and a successful ca
reer in the printing office began.
Service Nearly Continuous.
His service has been continuous
except for a break from July 29. 1879
to August IS. 1889. a period of four
teen DAYS when he was out of the
service.
Mr.. Welsh was born in Prince
Georges county. Maryland. near Hy-
attsville. where he has resided for
forty years. December s. 1852. Work
ing during the day. he attended Copp's
Business College. 7th and d streets
northwest. at night.
After serving as messenger fol-
two years. he WAS promoted to an
snprenti"" bookhinder in 1869, and
May 1885. found him assistant fore
man of the bindery department. Sew
eral years later while superintendent
of the folding room Public Printer
Benedict called Mr.. Welsh and II. G.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
SEARCH ON WARRANT
OF ARREST UPHELD
Court Rules Whisky Is Evidence
Against J. M Williams, Given
Six-Month Sentence.

simple warrant for arrest en-
titles an officer to search the prison
ers premises, Judge Robert Hardi-
son ruled in United States Police
Court yesterday in the case of j.
NJ Williams charged with illegal
possession of whisky.
Williams. who has been arrested
nineteen times. either for alleged
sale. possession or transportation of
whisky. and convicted in many of
aggregating $4,000. which cost him
$1,000. was convicted yesterday and
sentenced to serve six months or pay
a fine of $500.
Two other charges against the man
are yet to be tried. and AssistaRt
asked $4,000 bond. which Williams
has been unable to raise.
When the case was called the court
appointed J. William Shea the de-
PENDANTS attorney. Police Capt.
Doyle testified that the arresting Of
ficers had warrant and that he had
instructed the officers to search the
premises of Williams. who conducts
a near beer saloon at III 4th street
northwest.
Attorney Shea raised objection t.
the introduction of a container Of
whisky. taken from Williams place,
SIS evidence. on the grounds that there
was no search warrant, the search
was not justified under the simple
warrant of arrest and that the police
had no right of search without a
search warrant, and, therefore. the
introduction of the whisky taken as
evidence was illegal. The court ruled
otherwise.
In another case. tried some weeks
ago, in which Williams was convict
cd and sentenced to serve nine
months. and which was appealed,
failure to perfect the appeal, the time
limit having expired. the sentence
was ordered to be placed in force.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
GLOVE INDUSTRY THRIvEs.
q. S. Drought Has No Effect on
Herb Sale.

Prohibition has had little effect
upon the Clove-growing industry. ac-
cording to H. H. Markham. a repre-
sentative Of the Western Electric
Company. who has just completed a
30.000-mile tour Of business investi-
cation through Africa. He reports
that Zanzibar. British protectorate,
is deriving virtually all of its reve-
nue. from Glove exports and is ac-
cepting payment in cloves
AS the cloves are sent to the Gus
toms officers prior to shipment to
the United States and other places
where alcoholic breaths are no longer
in favor 25 per cent of the quantity
is taken for duty. 1t is enough, OF
course. to keep quite a colony above
suspicion through many a thick
Saturday night. but as a matter OF
fact, the cloves thus taken are sold
at weekly auctions and the proceeds
deposited to the governments credit
Evening star., 1922-08-05
Committees Come Next.
COURT FINANCIAL CLERK
ONCE A STAR CARRIER
Andrew j. Sanford, Newly Ap-
pointed, Started Selling The
Star Fifty Years Ago.

Andrew J. Sanford. who has just
been promoted to the position OF
financial clerk of the United States
and District branches of the Police
Court. where nearly half a million
dollars pass through his hands an
nually. points with pride to the fact
that fifty years ago he was a carrier
for The Star.
Mr. Sanford is sixty-two years old.
so he was but twelve when he first
embarked upon the uncertain seas OF
finance as a news carrier. The Star
was just a single sheet of paper then.
Mr.. Sanford recalled, and was printed
in an office on 11th street. next door
TO Dowlings's auction rooms. He
remembers distinctly the names OF
most of his old patrons. and pointed
to the fact that the children of quite
few Of his customers now hold
prominent positions in the official and
commercial life of Washington.
Mr.. Sanford's route started at
1lth and B streets southwest and
ended at 7th street wharf.
Evening star., 1922-08-05

Espey. then foreman of b'nderv, into
his office and told them the govern
ment printing office was in bad
shape.
I'VE are behind in everything" he
said, land are working with primitive
!. implements" He then sent the two
officials to New York with instruc-
tions to inspect all the latest printing
machinery they could find and rec
ommend purchase Of same as far
as possible. The two men gathered
wealth Of new ideas. and, after
their recommendations were. ap-
proved. the government printing
office almost over night was modern
ized Mr. Benedict sent Mr. Welsh
alone to Cincinnati and more ma
chinery was added.
Everything Done by Hand.
When Mr.. Welsh entered the serv-
ice in the old building located on
; the northwest corner of North Cap
itol and II streets. everything was
done by hand
! For the past fourteen years Mr..
Welsh has been an estimator, with a
salary of 80 cents per hour. His
fers as proof the statement that
within the past six months he mas
turned out more work than during
any corresponding period SINCE ne
has been an estimator.
, When Mr. Welsh retires today he
will not act as the word itself i'm
plies He is treasurer OF the Hyatts-
VILE Building Association. and his
duties have been so heavy that 1t was
necessary to employ clerks and assist
ants. Now he can devote all his time
, to that work. which he proposes to do:
-; MIR. Welsh resides at Johnson and
Ryan avenues, Hyattsville. with Mrs
Welsh and son. T. Hammond Welsh,
! who is assistant secretary of the
building association. A daughter.
Mrs. Paul S. Herring. lives in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
IRISH TO CELEBRATE.
Free State and American Union
Dates to Be Observed.

A celebration to commemorate the
formation of the Irish Free State
and also the flfty-third anniver rsary
Of the establishment of the Irish
American Union will be held by the
union on Tuesday at Chesapeake
Beach. Delegations from Whining
ton and Baltimore will attend. max
ing the trip by boat. The Catholic
Daughters Of America and the Junior
Catholic Daughters. Court No. PIP,
will be special guests.
The committee in charge is COM
posed Of ]. F. O'Meara. H. ]. Murray,
f. p. McCabe, P. Quinn, M. r.
O'Meara, J. ]. Murray. Thomas P.
O'Dea, James Quigley. J. J. Conroy.
P. H. O'Dea, ]. J. Carley. T. ]. Casey.
Thomas McGrath, A. ]. Gleason, N.
J. Collins, Michael Mckinley and
Joseph McEnerney.
The Ancient Order Of Hibernians
and its ladies' auxiliary will give
an excursion Monday to the beach.
Daniel NJ. Stanton is chairman of
the arrangements committee, assisted
by Joseph A. Daily, state president
of the Hibernians; Miss Catherine A.
Breem, state president of the aux
iliary, and the members Of the state
boards of both organizations.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
HYMN SINGING EATERS
OF WATERMELON FINED
AS PEACE DISTURBERS

If the evidence Of David and
William Johnson. colored. charged
with disorderly conduct and using
profane language and making
loud and boisterous noises. dis
turbing the peace and dignity of
the commonwealth, as they told It
in Police Court yesterday were
true. then the police officers max
ing the arrests could not tell the
difference between the fong-meter
doxology and Yankee Doodle
However, Judge Mcmahon accept
ed the story Of the policemen.
The Johnsons. who are twin.
brothers, were arrested in LINER
tick alley last night. They put up
the defense that at the time of
their arrest they were eating wa
termelon and that they were sing
ing the hymn Nearer. My God. to.
Thee" Both men claimed that
they were prohibitionists, mem
bers of the church, and did not
use profane language. and that
they had not made any disturb
ance. However, 4 the court fined
them IS each.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
NAME RESERVE OFFICERS.
War Department Chiefs Appoint
Residents of District,

Appointments of residents of this
city in the Officers Reserve Corps of
the Army are announced by the War
Department as follows: De Lapointe
Rice of 2031 Park road, colonel, staff
special; Kirk L. Simpson of 1919
Irving street. major, military intel
ligence; Frederick Simpich of 1901 K
street. major, military intelligence;
r. J. F. Quigley of 1850 18th street,
major. Quartermaster Corps; John R.
McDfll Of 1857 Mintwood place, major,
Medical Corps; Samuel r. McElwee
of 3211 Macomb street, major, staff
special; Herbert Corey of the Chastle-
ton, captain, military intelligence;
Harry T. Wells Of 1900 R street, cap
tain. Quartermaster Corps; Thomas
P. Brown of box 236. Pennsylvania
avenue station, captain, STAFF special:
George c. Peck Of the Continental
Trust building. captain. military in
telligence; Harry f. Taylor of House
office building, captain. STAFF special:
Abraham A. Lustig of the National
Press Club. first lieutenant. finance
department.; Ednor M. Rossiter of
House office building. second leu
tenant. air service; Jack E. Buckley
of 1892 Newton street, second lieu
tenant, finance department.
Evening star., 1922-08-05

Believing that a man in a supervisory
position should be of higher rank than
those he supervises.. the Commissioners
yesterday made Capt. William S. Shelby
of ne police department an acting in
spector.
AS executive aide to Maj. Sullivan 1t
has been the duty of Capt. Shelby to
give instructions to men of equal rank
in the precincts. The designation of
acting inspector does not give Shelby
additional salary: but it doubtless means
that he will be appointed full inspector
whenever an opening occurs.
At a board meeting yesterday after
noon the city heads also approved the
appointment of Third Battalion Chief
Timothy O'Connor of the fire depart
ment to be drillmaster OConnor will
go to Boston next week to study the
training methods in use there.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
ASKS TWO CHILDREN.
Wife Charges Cruelty in Divorce
Suit Against Poultryman.

Mrs. Ida Lindner yesterday asked the
District Supreme Court for a limited
divorce and alimony from Frank Lind
ner. employed by the District as poul-
tryman at Blue Plains. She charges
cruelty and seeks the custody of the
two children. They were married at
Philadelphia February l, 1911. The
husband makes $75 per month in addi-
tion to his board, the wife tells the
court. She is represented by Attor-
neys Toomey & Toomey.
Annulment Of marriage is asked in a
petition filed by Charles H. Seek against
Abigail Seek. whom he married two
weeks before being drafted and sent
10 France. Last March, he states, his
wife admitted to him that she had a
husband living from whom she was not
divorced when she married Seek. At
torney A. D. Esher appears for the hus-
band.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
TAXLAW CHANGES
IN D. c. SUGGESTED
Personally Returns in May
Instead of July One OF
Recommendations.
EARLIER HEARINGS ASKED
Two More Reforms Urged in Re-
port of Special Committee to
District Commissioners.
EARLIER HEARINGS ASKED

Four minor changes in the tax laws
have been recommended to the Com
missioners by the committee ap-
pointed several weeks ago to inquire
into the subject They are:
That personal tax returns be filed
a; the District building in May of
each year instead of July, as at
present.
That hearings on personal assess
ment appeals begin in September of
each year instead of January.
semi-Annunl Payments.
That the corporation tax levied
upon public utilities. banks and other
financial institutions be paid semi
annually in November and May, as
now required on real estate ana per-
sonal property bills.
That the tax ledgers in the District
building be kept on numerical sys-
tenn instead of the present alphabet
cal arrangement.
In memora ndum accompanying
the committees report Assessor
Richards suggests to the Commas
sioners that the present penalty OF
20 per cent for failure to MAKE a
personal tax return in the required
month be increased to 80 per cent.
Personnel Of Committee.
The committee which made these
recommendations was composed of
Corporation Counsel Stephens, Audi :
tor Donovan and Assessor Richards
Congress. in putting through the
current appropriation act. changed
the method of collecting real estate
and personal taxes from an annual
to a semi annual basis. The amend
ments suggested by the Commission
ers' committee are designed to cover
points that were overlooked by Con-
gress in ordering the new system.
The report will be considered by
the Commissioners when Mr.. Ru-
dolph, who supervises tax matters.
returns to the city.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
T. R. TO PITCH BALL.
American Legion Benefit Game at
League Park Today.

The Vincent 3. Costello Post of the
American Legion and the Capital Trac-
tion Company base ball mines are
primed for their game at American
League Park this afternoon for the
benefit of former service men.
Acting Secretary Theodore Roosevelt
OF the Navy Department Is expected to
toss out the first ball. Disabled vet
Grams from Walter Reed. Mount Alto,
st. Elizabeths and the United States
Naval Hospital will be guests of the
clubs.
A base ball bearing the autographs
OF Ken Williams, leading home-run
slugger of the American League; wal
ter johnson. Washington's pitcher idol
Clark Griffith George Sisler and Nick
Altrock will be auctioned of between
innings
Evening star., 1922-08-05
IS AUTOS LOST IN MONTH.
Estimated Value of Stolen Cars
Is Given as $4,000.

Fifteen automobiles of different
makes and models of an estimated
value of $4,000 have been stolen
during the month of July, according
to the list compiled at police detective
headquarters under the direction Of
Maj. Sullivan, superintendent OF police
Four of the motor cars were taken
on July 26. the report reveals. while
two were stolen on July 10 and a
couple more on July 81. The bal
ance were taken at the rate of one
a day. the first being stolen on July l
and the last on July 30.
A Premier touring car bearing a
New York license heads the list in
the value Of the stolen cars. while
the balance range in value from $500
to $500.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
COAST GUARDS TO DRILL.
Eight Cutters to Join Maneuvers
Near Cape May August IL.

A fleet Of eight coast guard cut
ters carrying a personnel Of approx
mately 600 officers and men will as
semble August IL at Cold Spring In
let. n. j.. few miles north of Cape
May. for inspection, target practice.
Joint drills and exercises which will
continue for a period of ten days.
The fleet will be in command OF
Commander W. v. E. Jacobs and will
include the cutters Vicksburg, Mo-
doc. Tampa. Seneca, Manning, Yama-
craw. Seminole and the kickapoo.
On August IT the feet will be re-
viewed by Assistant Secretary Cliff
ford. and on this occasion the Vicks-
burg will be rechristened the Alex
ander Hamilton IN honor of the first
Secretary of the Treasury, and who
was in charge of the coast guard at
its organization in 1890.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
POST OFFICE MEN FIND
GOLD VACATION MONEY,
LOST FROM CONTAINER

How three coins of sufficiently
large denominations to be attrac-
tive. were lost in the mail, found
by two different railway postal
clerks and returned to their owner
safely. after all hope of their re-
covery had been abandoned. is be-
ing told throughout the Post Office
Department.
The money-two twenty and one
five dollar gold pieces-was mall
ed in a cardboard container by q
prominent Washington man to his
wife, who is summering in Maine.
The container arrived, but minus
its contents.
An investigation soon revealed
that the money was found by the
clerks, each on a different occa-
sion. and 1t was Immediately for
warded to the person for whom 1t .
was intended.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
W. R. E. SUED FOR $25, 900.
Woman Asks Damages for Alleged
Injuries in Collision.

Ida A. Eakle yesterday filed suit in
the District Supreme Court to re-
cover $4,000 damages from the
Washington Railway and Electric COM
pany for alleged personal injuries.
She was a passenger on a car of the
company which was in collision with
another car at 9Th and F streets north
west July 13 last. She is represented
by Attorney T. NJ. Wampler.
The same company is named as de-
fendant in two suits for $4,000 each
for alleged assault flied by Jesse b.
Martin and his wife. Laura V. Martin.
The plaintiffs. through Attorney
Wampler, say they were passengers
on a car of the company and were
assaulted by the notorman near the
Senate office building July 13 last.
Evening star., 1922-08-05
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

GARRICK-"The Gentleman From
Mississippi with Tom Wise. Per-
formances at 2:30 and $50 pm.
BELASCO-'Up in Mabel's Room.
at 2:30 and $3.50 pm.
KEITH'S-Florence walton. Vaude-
willie, at 2:15 and Sis pm.
COLUMBIA-"Nanoo Of the North.
photoplay. at 1910 am, 1882, 2:lS
4:15. s, 7:45 and 9:45 pm.
Observation-Disclosures Hot Ro-
NANCE" at 1l:43 am. and 1:42. 3:43
SAP. 7:44 and 9:44 pm.
PALACE-Wanda Hawley. in The
Truthful LIAR" at II am. 12:45, 2:So,
4:2O, 6:10, 1855 and 9:55 pm.