The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-20
PLANS BIC
RANCH IN
WEST
Harvey G. Ellis, of Los Angeles
Police Force, Here to
Settle Estate.
By GEORGE FRANKLIN.


From trailing and capturing
desperate criminals, lured to the
Pacific coast by the prospect of
finding among the winter visitors
rich and easy victims, to manag-
ing a ranch will be the transition
of Harvey G. Ellis, detective, be-
longing to the Los Angeles plain
clothes force, when the formalities
of settling up the estate of his
aunt, the late Mrs. Hetty Halliday,
of Washington, places a million
dollars or more to his bank credit.
Ellis Here with Cousin.
Ellis is in Washington with a
cousin, F. D. Wood of Louisville,
KY, also a beneficiary under the
will of the millionaire aunt whose
Washington holdings included the
property now occupied by the De-
partment of Justice Building, as
. well as several other equally valu-
able properties. They have been
guests at Wardman Park Hotel
eyes, it is true I am a detective
Of the Los Angeles police detective
bureau" said Ellis this morning.
eft is also true that I will receive
-
will of my aunt. Mrs. Hetty Hal
liday, but it will be some time be-
fore the bequest will be available.
mo, i cannot say just what /
will inherit as my share Of her es-
tate. IT may approximate a mil
lion dollars. The estate is valuable
and is being settled as quickly as
possible. There are nine benefi-
Charles under my aunt's WILL
Ellis has little about him sug-
gestive of the bull" as detectives
are called in criminal circles and
by denizens of the underworld. He
is 1.-THE, boyish looking, over
medium heighth, given to standing
ers pockets with a convenient door
jam for a prop. He smiles while
talking and confesses he is thirty
two years old. Six of these years
have been put in as a Los Angeles
city detective attached most of the
time to what is termed "the flying
squad" This latter unit is as
signed to ni@ht work, the most
dangerous hours of detail, respond
ing when tragic crimes are most
= frequently committed. creating sit
nerve and that spirit of daring
perate chances are life's best safe
guards.
Served Six Years at Sea.
Before taking up police work in
the South California winter resort,
Ellis spent six years in the British
merchant marine service. Thus he
saw the world, much of its sean1y
side under all chimes, and acquired
that fund of universal information
which has stood him well on many
an occasion since he became a Los
Angeles detective.
1--WE been round a Bit said
Ellis in discussing future plans,
land I've seen enough to learn
that sudden riches are not neces-
sarily a blessing. I am not exactly
afraid of them, you know, because
I know enough to steer clear of
the dangers accompanying them.
Becoming rich just means I can
now carry out plans to become a
producer, grower of something
the country needs, and so I will
take over ranch property, pref
erably one that has run down
through neglect, or the inability of
the owner to finance it, and build
it up.
''One thing 1 intend doing is to
see that the owner gets a fair
price for his ranch. I do not care
TO profit by anybody's bad luck.
Ill get my fun hunting. like
big game hunting, taking a friend
and a couple of pack horses and
hitting out for the open country.
There is nothing quite so diverting
and quite so healthful. That's the
dissipation for me-
Ellis is married. He is sure his
wife will endorse his ranch plans.
While she likes metropolitan life he
feels certain she will prefer life on
q ranch, once they own one.
Hollywood, Ellis declares. is not
quite SO shady as pictured.
places" he declared. You find all
kinds of people among the movie
population. AS a whole they are a
decent, law abiding class. You
would not ask for better neighbors.
They are kindly disposed, charitable
and courteous. Whenever a start
is made to raise funds for char
liable purposes they are always
quick to respond. They will vol
unteer to do stunts to amuse the
audience and give their time free.
70 bet it counts in getting the
crowd out
VI SOUiSc YOU lIHu some nlRn-
rollers among them, men and wo-
men who have lot to learn be.
sides signing up payroils and de-
posting salary checks. But they
are a minority, a small one at that,
yet by getting into the lmelight
in the wrong way they give the
place an unpleasant reputation.
It's too bad. for Hollywood is a
beautiful place"
Ellis and his cousin will spend
the next ten days in Louisville, KY,
returning to Washington at the
expiration of that time when, 1t is
understood, the settlement of their
aunt's estate will be we'll underway
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