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The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
SKSTOLEN CARS
FOUND BY POLICE;
FOUR MORE GONE
Automobiles Valued at
$4,000 and Tires Worth
%. $1,000 Recovered.
SHACK is WATCHED
Police Guard Cache of Loot,
Expecting Thieves
Z Will Return.

Police scored a victory over au-
tomsoile thieves yesterday when
six Machines valued at more than
$4,000 sand twenty tires worth
$1,000 which had been stolen dur
ing the past week were recovered.
In contrast. four automobiles were
stolen yesterday in the District.
No arrests were made, although
a squad of headquarters detectives
with Arlington County police are
guarding an abandoned shack
aIong the Potomac River near
Rssslyn. Va. believed to be a
rendezvous for thieves.
Early yesterday morning Sheriff
\. c. Clements found the shack,
abandoned a long time ago by the
Washington Gas and Light Com
pany. had been recently inhabited.
Breakins open the door. the off,
Ger discovered the twenty tires
stolen Saturday night from the
Accessory store of James r. Dey-
mer. A5t0 Conduit road northwest.
Finds Tools and Keys.
The tires had been hidden on
the second floor of the galvanized
iron structure. Numerous tools
used. by automobile thieves. includ-
ing hundreds of keys and wiring
equipment. was found.
Believing the thieves would re-
tufh to their home. Clements
guarded the place until late yester-
day. He then obtained assistance
of Headquarters Detectives Con-
nors. Jett. Davis and Alligood. Up
to an early hour this morning the
thieves had not returned
The automobiles recovered yes
terday belong to Ralph Clark. 72S
Eighth street northwest: John r.
DenRison. 1884 L street southeast:
John Donalds. 1902 Bladensburg
road northeast; John F. Work.
III Fourteenth street northwest: +:
W s. Lynn. 435 Fifteenth street
southeast, and Robert s BurneIl.
Pill Bancroft place northwest
Clark's auto was almost a total
wreck. having been driven down a
3O-foot embankment along Aurora
HIS. Va. The thieves were seen
to leap from the car as il left the
road crest. They escaped injury
and fled through the dense thickets
Some I'm AIleyways.
All of the other automobiles were
found abandoned or in hiding places
in different sections of the city.
Some were in alleys. while. others
were LEFT standing along the streets.
The auto belonging to w s. Lynn
was found in an alley in the north
east section, covered with boxes and
rags. in an effort to hide 1t from
the authorities.
The automobiles stolen Yesterday
belong to David V. Rickett. Of
Bethesda. Md. stolen from Twenty
second and NJ streets northwest; ;
Admiral E. r. Stitt, 1908 r street
northwest. stolen from Eighteenth
and p streets northwest: Oliver Hill.
Capitol Heights. Nd. stolen from
the Center Market and John r.
Wopk. III Fourteenth street north
west. stolen from Fourteenth street
near New York avenue northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
HIGHLANDS GROUP
ELECTS OFFICERS

E. r. WoodsOn was elected pres
ident of the Sixteenth Street High
lands Citizens Association at It's
meeting n the Sixth Presbyterian
Church last night.
Others elected were. John D.
Rhodes. vice president: Jesse Ben
jamin. second vice president,
George c. Shoemaker. secretary;
r. c. NJ. Burton, treasurer. Il. -
Dalby and Clyde A sher. delegates
to Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions. and Dr.. Lewis ]. Battle, al
ternate delegate.
The association went on record as
favoring the new police booth at
the corner Of Fourteenth and Ken
nedy streets northwest. It tslled
the secretary o draw up a warning
to parents whose children ride BIZ
cycles, pointing out especially the
dangers at corners and alleys.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
WOMAN "PONZI"
ON HUNGER STRIKE

PoMERoY. Ohio. Oct. 2.-charged
with fndulging In "Ponzied finance"
by promising large returns on unse-
cured notes. Mrs. Susan Kraus. SO.
went on the fourth, day Of her hunger
strike in Jail here Monday.
Mrs. Kraus. who with her husband.
George Kraus. is specifically charged
with the misappropriation OF $4,000. Is
said by authorities to have secured
$4,000 on unsecured notes during the
last few, years.
This both the woman and her hus-
band deny.
Susan doesn't owe a penny" said
Kraus. she paid back all she owed. .
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
James c. Wilkes Quits
His Post as SecretarU

James c. Wilkes. secretary to the
District Corporation Counsel. has
announced his resignation from the
District service to enter private law
practice.
Wilkes. who lives at 23ls North
Capitol street. has been connected
with the District government since
July Is, 1917. with the exception
OF year spent with the Marine
Corps overseas during the recent
world war. He is a graduate of
Business High School and Is an ex-
president of Business High Alumni
Association. He graduated from
Georgetown Law School with the
class of 1921.
In his new practice Wilkes will be
associated with Harvey T. Winfield
and will have offices in the Evans
Building. His successor has not
been chosen.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03

OONtHsoo TWIN koVo SWcs
Bard. James M. Mansfield. R. c.
Northwood. c. A. Rye. L. T. Bar
row. R. s. o'Neal, C. r. Marvin and
E. T. Bowman.
Indictments were returned
against the Crystal Glass Cssket
Company of this city. charging CON
spiracy and using the mails to de-
fraud. Assistant District Attorney
NJ. Pearl. Mccall declared that ct
no time had the firm manufactured
a life size glass casket of the type
described In its prospectus as be-
ing manufactured on a large scale
to hll a supposed nationwide de-
mand.
The men named In these indict-
ments are: James w. DeCamp. Ed
win c. Reed, secretary-treasurer |;
Samuel N. Acker, director; Ander-
son B. Lacey. president, and Ralph
A. Howe. director.
Oscar F. clifford and Harry b.
Thomas, described as the alleged
promoters of a stock scheme known
as the Anderson Tire. and Rubber
Company with patents covering
puncture proof tire were indicted on
charges Of conspiracy.
Misrepresentation Charged.
1t Is charged that Clifford and
Thomas sold to Arthur Arlington
stock supposed to have been issued
by the successors OF the Anderson
Tire Manufacturing Company. Of
this city. with plants, at Anacostia.
1t was further charged that the SELL
ers misrepresented the facts when
they made II appear that they were
to operate under the patents of
James C. Anderson. inventor of the
Anderson spark plug and the An
derson tire.
The report of the grand jury de-
clares that Washington has been the
victim of wholesale swindling
schemes for years.
James H. De Pue, former pastor
of a Washington Presbyterian
church was Indicted on a charge of
using the malls to defraud. De Pue
is alleged to have inserted adver-
tisments in papers offering a half
interest In a civil service course Of
coaching and to have used the names
of Senators and other prominent
men as indorsers Of the business.
1t is charged that De Pue's inten-
ton was to sell a half interest to
every one who should offer to buy II.
wholley to Make Report
To prevent fraudulent advertising
and the sale Of fraudulent securities.
the membership committee and the
retail practices committee of the Bet
ter Business Bureau have directed F.
X. Wholley. director. TO go over the
local field. industry by industry and
after a thorough research report to
board.
A committee onsisting OF Gen An
ton Stephan, NJ. A. Leese. Sydney
Strauss. r. B. H. Lyon. John Dunn
and Director Wholley have arranged a
conference with Commissioner Oyster
to discuss the selling of diamonds by
suggested weight, or a weight other
than the actual weight, covered by a
section of the weights and measures
law.
The conference was called in an
effort to prevent the sale of diamonds
where the weight is not the exact
weight OF the stone indicated In the
advertisement
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
N. u. Law SCHOOL
OPENS FALL TERM

National University Law. School
opened last night with an ENROLL
ment OF approximately 100 students,
the largest In the ffty-four years OF
the schools existence.
Justice sIddons. OF the District
Supreme Court. a member Of ths
faculty, Eve the address OF well
come. lie emphashized teh advan.
taaes OF q legal education and the
advantages which the Nations Cap
ita1 presents 10 the law student
Other speakers were Associate Jus
tiee U0bb. OF the Court Of Appeals
who Joined the faculty this term
and Prof Conrad syme. former cor
poration counsel of the, District
who has bee nA member of the fac.
ulty for several years, and DR.
Charles v. caruai, dean of the uni
yersIty.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
Southern System Orders
$50 Miles of Steel Rail

Two hundred and fifty miles of steel
rail. most of 1t being the finest 100
pound sections. have been ordered by
the Southern Railway System for de-
livery during the first part OF next
year, 1t was announced yesterday.
The heavier sections included in this
order. It is stated. have been adopted
as standard for the lines of greatest
traffic density A portion of the order
which specifies IS pound steel. will
be used for the lines of secondary i'm
portancc.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
SOrOptiniists Welcomed
By Other Club DELEGATES

Greetings were extended to the
SOroptimist Club at their regular
weekly luncheon held in the blue
room of the City Club yesterday by
Mrs. ]. w. Frizzell. speaking in be-
half of the D. c. Federation of
WOmen's Clubs. Roe Fulkerson,
speaking for the Kiwanis Club. also
extended greetings to the club.
while yesterdays luncheon was
only the fourth one held by tho
Club. the attendance was more
than was expected" Stuart Morrow,
managing director, said.
The club now has a membership p
of sixty-one women. each repre-
senting some profession or busi-
ness. 1t is expected. Morrow con-
tinued, that the membership will
exceed one hundred members"
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
Band Will Open Drive
To Get Work for Idle

A 60-day Get Work" drive will be
inaugurated in a program by the Jenk-
ms Orphanage Brass Band. of
Charleston, s. c.. on the steps of the
District Building at $3.50 this morn
ing. The drive will be conducted by
DIR. Simon p. w. Drew. president OF
the White Cross Free Labor Bureau OF
America, and will be featured by city
wide revival meetings among the col
ored people OF the city.
In addition to obtaining work for
idle colored citizens. IL is expected that
the drive will augment the member
ship Of the colored churches DR..
Drew is preaching in the Rehoboth
Baptist Church. between o and n
streets southwest. every night this
week.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
HONOR MEDAL MEN
MEET IN REUNION

Men who received the congrss-
sional Medal of Honor and Disting-
uished Service Cross assembled IN
a reunion of their organization. the
Army and, Navy Legion of yaior.
at Potomac Hotel. New Jersey ave-
nue. and c street southeast, last
night.
Commander Patrick J. Kyle, Of
Boston. formally opened the re-
union, and reports OF officers were
read. T his morning new bushes,
will be taken up and Commander
George w. Brush, Of Brooklyn.
chairman OF the executive commit
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
Negroes Held in Death
OF Third by Stabbing

Two negrose are held in connec-
tion with the death OF Sonney Kill
well. colored. % years old. of Ar
lington county. who was stabbed
IN the arm during a fight near his
home and died early yesterday
morning in the Emergency Hospi-
tai of loss Of blood.
Those held are William Macklin.
rs years old. and Edward Rummell.
% years old both OF Arlington
county. They were arrested by
Sheriff A. c. Clemments.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
Calendar Says Fall,
Weather Says Sunan,e,

Top coats and winter fannels
were taboo yesterday, for Wash
ington experienced one of the
hottest October 2's on record. The
mercury registered 81.8 degrees, as
its highest, while on the same date
last year rs degrees was the
highest II reached.
The weather man predicts fair
weather again for today and to-
morrow, with little change in tenn
perature. The present hot spell,
according to the weather bureau,
Is due to southerly winds for the
last few days.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
ALLIES MAY HOLD
THRACE FOR TURKS
AS GREEKS LEAVE
contsnsea from Pape o.e.

Confinsed from Page ops.
movements of its ships In the Black
Sea trade.
The British foreign ONCE issued the
text of the Soviet note which protests
against an alleged blockade at the
straits. The Soviets charge that their
effort to rehabilitate their country Is
being frustrated by the alleged block
ade. The Soviets charged that the
British commander at the straits had
ordered all British warships to fire on
any ship disregarding the blockade.
This Is the third note received from
the Soviet government in three weeks.
None has been answered.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
Train Passenger Robbed
of $50, He Tells Police

Police are searching fort wo
white men who snatched $50 from
the hand of Herman wuensthe, of
Long Island City. n. Y. a passenger
on Southern Railway as II was
slowing down just south of Alex
andria, yesterday. The men were
seen to board tn train at Culpeper.
Va. They escaped by jumping from
the train before It picked up speed
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03

tee. will read q paper on the medals
and their relative rank.
At noon there VIII be q reception
Of the wonan's organisation. fol-
lowed by a luncheon. This after
noon at 3 o'clock the members will
drive to Lincoln Memorial and Ar
lington- There win be a theater
party tonight
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
Gives Address on Near East.

A talk on Egypt. Palestine and
the OberammerRau Passion Play by
Rev. George A. Miller. pastor of the
Ninth Street Christian Church. was
the main feature of the meeting of
the District Christian Endeavor
Union at the Church of the Breth-
rem, Fourth and n streets southeast,
last night. DR.. Miller has recently
returned from his trip through the
Near East.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
DEATHS

this life on Sunday. 0c-
toher / 1922. at 1896 p. m. VIVIAN
A. age - years beloved son Of Mar
garet Z. and the late George o. Wood.
Funeral from residence. Ola X street
southwest Wednesday morning. Re
QUEEN mass St DDminic's Church . a.
m Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery.
50
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03

Prices realized on Swift Company sales
q carcass beef in Washington d. ~. FOR
week ending Saturday, September 80 on ship
ments sold out. ranged from 1000 cents to
1900 cents per pound and averaged l4.l5
cents per pound.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
Board Will Meet Tonight.

A meeting of the executive board
Of the Columbia Federation of Bap-
tist Young Peoples Union will be
held at the Fifth Baptist Church
tonight at s o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
Grand Jury Adds %
Nonsupport Indictments

The District Grand Jury finished
It's business yesterday with the return
OF sixty-one indictments. Nonsupport
charges, as usual, lead in number,
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
ALLEGED STOCK
FRAUDS LISTED
IN INDICTMENTS
Officials of 8 Companies
Accused of Using the
Mails Illegally.

Continued from Page ons.
The Washington times., 1922-05-02

congregation when Irwin preached
the Jake l.. Hamon funeral. Hemon
had been shot and killed by Clara
Smith Hamon, who was later ac'
quilted OF his murder.
, Saturday night three men seized
the minister, chloroformed and
beat him, and threw him into a
mudhole outside Lawton. He was
found early Sunday morning and
removed TO a hospital.
Mr.. Irwin said today his assaii.
ants had discussed whether 20 Kill
him or permit him to 70 with a
beating.
He said: while I was under the
influence OF chloroform l still re-
call I heard one Of the men say.
Let's do away with him now put
the other two replied: Lets give
him another chance to get out Oh
town before we kill him
The board OF the First Prespy'
terian Church resigned today De,
cause Of the discussion. The boaro
contended Irwin was being per
secuted"
The Washington times., 1922-05-02
STUDENT OF DOYLE FAILS
TO HYPNOTIZE POLICEMAN

PITTSBURGH, May 2.-"He's the
bunk" snorted Paul Jones. who,
with a book in his pocket by
Conan Doyle. "Hypnotism, or
Strange Powers in Love and Crime"
tried futilely to hypnotic police
man who had arrested him for the
alleged theft of an automobile. At
the police court hearing this morn
ing Jones case was held over.
Policeman James Ritchey, who
had been watching Jones, boarded
the car which the latter was driv-
ing last night and directed him to
drive TO the F'rankstown avenue
police station. Instead of starting
the car, Ritchey said, Jones later
began making strange passes in
front OF the officers face.
Quit the monkey business and
go ahead" commanded Ritchey. But
Jones earnestly and assiduously
continued his motions Ritchey drew
back his strong right arm and
landed a smashing blow on the
others nose. As soon as Jon es
recovered his equilibrium he unpro,
testingly followed the policeman q
orders. In his cell in the police
station Jones explained that he had
been reading Doyle's book and he
felt confident that he knew how
to hypnotic anybody.
The Washington times., 1922-05-02
BIG-TOWN
TOPICS
Relayed From
GOtham's RialtO
BY Alan Dale
Cosmopolitan News Service.

NEW YORK, May 2.-The affable
Mawress Perlmutter and the allur-
ing Abe Potash have broken out I'm
a new place-the Selwyn Theater-
and In a new rash entitled Partners
Again" This is billed as a comedy
Of the automobile industry. and the
authors, Montague Glass and Jules
Eckert Goodman. have removed the
dialectic twin from garments to
motors-quite a leap for them to
make. And it must be admitted that
there is nothing particularly spon-
taneous or appropriate in the in
vasion OF these characters by auto
mobile interests. Sun whilst there
is life there IL hope and Potash and
Perlmutter are not dead yet.
In the motor sales rooms they are
still funny. Those who understand
the automobile intricacies-and who
doesn't today-will appreciate Abe :
troubles that are general rather than
racial. For instance, 1t Is not
Semitic peculiarity to take long
ride with the emergency brake ON
and TO wonder why-why the car
won I run SnlOOlnlS. NOT are any
OF the motor troubles essentially
those that would enlist the
sympathies Of Potash and Perlmut-
ter.
In Partners Again" the humor is
entirely divided among the partners.
There is very little feminine interest.
Rosie Potash is a mere souvenir and
the others scarcely count. 1t Is all
business" and business talk. II
is a show that the youthful drummer
will "eat up" with its atmosphere OF
trade and it's generally commercial
activity. But there is one scene at
least that is quite excellent. II is
that in which Abe, inveighing Z
against the engagement Of the girl
and boy. actually forces It. This is
genuine amusing. To me IT was the
only amusing incident in Partners
Again" as a racial idiocraCy.
Partners Again" Is the least
funny OF the Potash and Perlmutter
combinations, but IL will neveTthe'
less make plenty OF friends and auto
mobile fans, of course, will be i'm.
mensely amused. There is just a
suspicion of a plot with the usual
young inventor" who saves the
situation at the critical moment,
Barney Bernard is quite as good as
ever and Alexander Carr, with
sl!gnter opportunities, manages "a
The Washington times., 1922-05-02
Keith'S Jubilee
Brought to Close
r UBILEE WEEK, celebrated n

UBILEE WEEK, celebrated in
every house on the Keith
u circuit last week, marks the
close Of the B. F. Keith "Third-of-
a-Century" anniversary.
1t celebrates the establishment
OF Keith Vaudeville and its devel-
opment from a tiny store show"
in Boston to one OF the greatest
amusement enterprises in the world
today. When b. F. Keith took all
his circus savings and rented the
little store on Washington street
in 1888, there was no such thing
in America as vaudeville. There
was variety, but variety had su h
a bad name that no decent woman
would think OF going to see 1t, and
few men OF any standing in tho
community cared to risk their rep.
utations by going to a variety
house.
Keith had one great ambition.
To give a clean show in a clean
theater. He started a tiny museum
with two attractions, Baby Alice"
a midget baby, and one OF p. T.
Barnum's mermaids. with his
hands he scrubbed the little store
until II fairly shone. He was his
own Janitor. ticket taker and thea
ter manager.
BY the time e. F. Albee joined
him, in the autumn OF 1885, he
had added variety to his show, and
had moved the museum upstairs,
and built little stage In the thea
ter below. He had added the joo
OF censor to his other tasks. He
still kept the premises spotless.
And he fatty refused to have a
word. gesture or costume in any
variety act which bordered on the
suggestive.
1t was not until b. F. Keith had
taken over the handsome BiJou
Theater. however, and purchased
property for the b. F. Keith Thea
ter which was TO be one CT the
sensations of its day, that Keith
vaudeville really came to be fact.
The B. F. Keith Theater, com.
pleted In 1894. and the most lux
urious and beautiful house OF its
day brought visitors from all over
the country, and put the final seal
OF approval OF the elite OF Boston
upon vaudeville. Since that time
Keith ideals have built up a chain
OF hundreds OF houses. reaching
from coast to coast. Moreover.
they have enlisted the services Of
the greatest stars OF tie dramatic,
operatio, concert and musical com.
edy stages for the two-a-day.
The Washington times., 1922-05-02
A Last Chance.

THE art and skill OF Richard
Walton Tully, as playwright;
and producer of THE Bird Of Para
disc" which opens at Polls to-
night. has resulted in giving the
American public a close view Of
the atmosphere and indefinable
charm of Hawaii. which Tully Oh.
tanned by his observation and long
residence in the islands Of the
South Pacific years ago, where he
wrote his play.
This gripping story, with its tin
kle of the ukulele, started a fad
when the play was produced
eleven years ago for everything
Hawaiian in the United States,
This probably is the last oppor-
tunity to see this play as IL is pro
posed to withdraw IL from the
stage at the close of the present
season.
The Washington times., 1922-05-02
"TeH Tales" Is
Distinct Hit With
CrOpd at Polls

UNIVERSITY OF PENN
sYLVANIA players last
night put 20 shame not a
few professional musical comedy
outfits engaged In the merry
business OF troupins minstrelry,
when the Mask and Wig Club
packed 'em In at Polls and held
'em right through the final cur.
tain.
II is the customary thing
almost In the manner of writing
an obituary OF some old scoundrel
Ito say nice things about visit
ing college lads. 80 IL would seem
the thing TO wax enthusiastic
over visiting collegiate drsmatists.
But the praise that is still rip
pling in the wake Of "Teli Tales"
Pennsylvania thirty-fourth an.
nusl production is truly war
ranted.
Tell Tales" the story OF Bill
Tell, jr., deadshot Dick of the
mountainside, is crammed with
campus cleverness. In Charles
s. Morgan. jr.'s own words
and being the author he ought TO
know-it's a musical bull-'s-eye in
two shots. With Ben McGivsrn
in lavender tights as the male
vamp. Charley had heavy artil-
lery that so overswept the la
dies IL was rather annoying TO
the boys who were merely es-
corts sitting In the pit.
j. III. Hoff, the crack female
impersonator of the piece. more
than once made sdmiring gen
tlemen In the audience forget he
wasn't damsel in truth.
Fully as remarkable as the fe-
male impersonations were the
speciality dances throughout. En-
cores that were neither forced I'm
the professional manner nor
born OF family audience,
were demanded and given just
grudgtngly enough.
IL In easy to understand why
Pennsylvania has q reputation
for good stuff. and why the
present group of players could
successfully play a full week in
Philadelphia-to say nothing of
hitting Washington and Broad
way this week. c. L. NJ.