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Mrs. Estel'e Allison, One of the
Women Who Has Sued Lamar
for Getting Away With
Her Money.


heavily into the company, which was one
news item that sent the stock soaring,
was found to be fraudulent.
The man VINO calls himself David La
mar has lighted his life with many other
episodes besides his raids in the financial
district At ore time he was accused of
beating up his coachman. who had re-
fused to chase is wife's dog, as the story
goes and also he was brought to court on
the charge of assault with intent to kill
by obtaining the services of "Monk" East
man, the notorious gunman, and his fam
Gus Cherry Hill gang, who beat up the
coachman. This latter assault took place
in the very court house where Lamar and
bis coachman had both come to testify.
But the jury disagreed in the case.
At the height of his prosperity he was
known to be a frequenter of Kid Nc
Coy's saloon. One day he exhibited a roll
of bills, and, as jest, one of his COM
panions distracted thousand-dollar bill
from the roll The howl that went up
on that occasion did much to lower La
mar in the estimation of his contempt
rary sportsmen. His companions ex-
planned that the loss of the bill was a
joke in their efforts to quiet him. But
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on the witness stand was becoming COM
monplace, he admitted that he was also
known as Henry w. Levy and had taken
the name of Lamar from the famous
Senator from Mississippi, in order 20
further his success in business.
50 far as the financial world knew,
Russell Sage was the first man who pinned
his faith to the ability of David Lamar.
1t seems that amar. had bamboozled him
into the belief that he could exert infu-
ence with high political authorities in
furthering some of Sage's own ideas of
Wall Street finance.
Lamar presently, through his friend
ship with Sage, worked himself into the
house Of James r.. Keene. and is still re-
membered by the older members of the
Stock Exchange as "Keene's gumshoe
man." The pair were said to have made
a considerable amount of money in United
States Leather common.
At another time Lamar presented him.
self to a prominent banker posing as the
agent of an underwriting syndicate de-
string to put Union Pacific on it's feet.
The banker summoned him to inquire how
the syndicate was to operate, and in the
midst Of I.amars theatrical display Of his
financial ability, quietly asked:
'What guarantee can you give us in
the event Of our entering your proposal
that you will be able to carry out your
part Of the programme? 1t involves mill
lions"
Lamar pulled himself up, thrust his
hand into the bosom of his coat and,
striking an attitude Daniel Webster would
have envied. replied impressively:
81 give you my word of honor-the
solemn promise of David Lamar"
The banker embraced him in an angle
of vision from head to foot and, with
quiet irony, replied:
"a very attractive collateral very at
tractive, no doubt, but it's market value
has no quotable figure"
Before this Stanley Investigation Com
mittee, in Washington. which he was in
(CD 1923. by American Weekly In
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to His Friends.

Lamar could not see the joke. He sum
moned the police, charging an attempt
had been made to rob him, and when the
money was eventually returned his sport
ing friends called him "squealer" and
"tin-horn" sport
Lamar was fond of fast horses, and on
one occasion, when he drove a horse he
had just purchased and which had the
reputation for running away, he went into
a famous sporting place and left his roll
of $4,000 with the cashier, saying that
as the horse had fiery temperament and
a bad reputation and he had never driven
it before. he was not sure if he was ever
going to come back alive. sod
He had a record of consuming in
one day sixty pints of wine, fifty-two
cigars, food and settler to the extent of
$139.75; he refused to pay the bill until
he was brought to court for settlement.
But IN recent years not so much has
been heard of the once famous sWolf of
Wall Street" Not long ago, after fight
ing his way TIN ough every possible court
in the land, he started to serve a term in
Atlanta for his representations of United
States officials, which has been previously
mentioned. While there ne was brought
to New York to testify in war case,
which gave him temporary freedom.
Lamar's days of million-dollar strokes
seems to have passed. The "Wolf" of
late has been able to nip only rather small
bites in his raids in the financial district.
During the war he saw a chance to, make
money by enlisting his services with the
German spies, and it is this piece of activ-
ity which has now firmly caught the
"Wolf's" foot in the trap with a State
prison sentence ahead of him.
The United States Government got on
the trail of the "Wolf" during the war
and discovered, so officials asserted, that
he had become very friendly with Captain
Franz Rintelen, the ex-Kaiser's secret high
commissioner in America. Lamar was
charged with fomenting strikes in NUM-
ton plants during the war and sentenced
to serve one year in jail.
But somehow he managed to evade
serving that sentence and has been spend
ing his time in his home at Pittsfield,
Mass, and incidentally in taking fier
every now and then in the market
The "Wolf's' latest financial operations
are in pathetic contrast to those of his
heyday. Not long ago he was sued by
women, among them Mrs Estelle B. ALI
son, for loss of their savings in stocks in
which the "Wolf" was interested.
The "Wolf," in spite of his gathering
years, seems to have a way with the
ladies, as he has had court suits started
by them for the return of money put of
from time to time. But Uncle Sam is
not so lenient, and after fighting his war
case through the highest Federal courts
the wolf seems at last to have gotten
his foot securely in the trap.
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than 100000, OOO Later this man adj
mitted that he ran a little automob' lie
shop and charged that Lamar had offered
him 500 to make the affidavit, and 5000
for another one,
1t was also brought out that a man
named Peter Powers, who appeared as
the plaintiff in a suit to prevent merger
of the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific Railroads, was an employee in Lam
casters shop, and the Investigators con-
cluded that he, too, had fallen under the
spell of Lamar's friendship.
This method of bringing suit against
some of the most powerful financial in
stitutions in the country served to fatten
David Lamar's pocketbook to the extent
of tremendous sums of money in his raids
on the market value of the stock which he
was at the time attacking.
piece of stock jobbing that created
scandal, and that Lamar has been given
credit for engineering, concerns United
States Leather common, in 1899. Except
from speculative point of view, the stock
was not worth great deal. The company
found itself in such great difficulty that
it was unable to pay full dividends on
preferred stock and something like 80
Great Britain Rights Reserved.
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per cent in unpaid
value had accumulat-
ed thereon. The COM
mon stock was kicked
about the Street at
something like SIS a
share, with two Or
three hundred shares
changing hands on
very active days.
Suddenly the stock
jumped. Enormous
quantities changed
hands and it's quota
tions rose by leaps
and bounds. News Of
a capital adjustment
plan was circulated
No one knew where
it came from.
Leather comm On
went to 20, and then
to 80. Men sold
short, but covered
their sales in the wild
scramble that forced
the stock higher AMI
higher until finally,
within a few days,
the top notch price Of
40 was reached. Then.
when the manipula-
tors woke up they
found they had been
sold out and were the
victims of a dis
reputable coup, Fo"
one thing the story
that John D. Rocke-
feller had h on o. h T.
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His most spectacular
appearance, however, S
was as a witness before
Senatorial Investigate
ing committee at Wash
ington when he calmly
admitted he impersonat-
ed men we'll known to
the leading figures of
Wall Street, such as
Congressman A. Mitchell "
! !" q: !: !: !: !:
Palmer of Pennsylvania
and Congressman Daniel
J. Riordan of New York,
in telephone converse
tions with Lewis Cass
Ledyard, counsel for j.
Pierpont Morgan, and
also with Robert S. Lovatt, presi-
dent of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Never before had the national
lawmakers listened to such brazei
effrontery and acknowledgment d
chicanery as came from the lips
of the wolf of Wall Street" or
ChaL OCCASION his own Col-
LESSONS clearly proved that his
character was a dash of Baron
Munchausen, Ananias and trace
of Caghostro.
His appearance on the witness
stand was no less interesting than
his brazen story. He looked f0E
all the world like a descendant of
Sicilian brigand-of sWarthy
complexion, prominent nose and
with large red lips. He affected a coat
fully padded at the shoulder, with long,
streanlliae cutaway tails. His trousers
sloucheh somewhat ard hurg loosely from
the jelt as If ready 70 accommodate
cu.l9ss or pistol such as was the vogue
in Henry Morgan's day. David Lamar
acted the buccaneer and looked it.
While being closely questioned by the
Senatorial committee regarding these con
versations, the "Wolf' saw that he had
good opportunity to spring surprise ami
make one of his cleanup raids on thu
market. 1t was then, as already eX
planned, he suddenly added to his testi-
mony the charge that there was an $82,
900 900 shortage on the books Of the
Union Pacific Railroad.
Lamar first broke into the financial
spotlight when he made the acquaintance
of Henry Hart, president of the Third
avenue railway company. Mr mart,
man along in years, had accumulated
comfortable fortune Of about $6,O00,0 900
Shortly after, his friendship for Lamar
became so intimate that Lamar was made
his confidential man. A series of stock
manipulations directed against the Third
Avenue line became the financial senaa-
ton of the day, and when the aged Mr.
Hart checked up his balance after they
were ended, he discovered that SIS 900 900
of his own personal fortune had dissolved
into thin air and he was never able to
find out what happened to it.
Investigation into the record of the
man whose name had become linked with
Mr.. Harris at the time of the Third Ave-
nue. troubles led to the fact that Lamar
had made his appearance in the financial
district of New York by way of Kansas
City and Denver. 1t was disclosed that
the man who called himself Lamar was
given some other name by his sponsors
in baptism, but he would not say just
what it was, although he admitted that he
was known in the West as David H. Lewis
Later or, after he had achieved a certain
amount of notoriety and his appearance
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strumental in start
ing, it was brought
out that Lamar,
through his brother
in-law and others.
sued the United
States Steel Corpo-
ration to prevent tl.e
retiring of the issu-
ing of $780, 00,O 900
worth of bonds in
stead. A man by
the name of Jam IS
H. Lancaster, who
posed as an expert
on steel, made al
affidavit that the en-
tire property of the
steel corporation
was not worth more
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David Lamar the "WoLf of Wall Street" Led His Pack
in Many Raid. the Financial District, Emerging
from His Den Ten Floors Up in an Exchange
Place Building, Hidden Lair Known Only
to His Friends
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-08
NEW STAMPS ISSUED
TO HONOR LINCOLN

Two new postage stamps will be
issued on Abraham Lincoln's birth
day, Monday, Postmaster General
Work announced today.
One, bearing the portrait of Lin.
coin, will be Of Scent denomination,
while the other, of 81 denomination,
will show reproduction of the
Lincoln Memorial.
Both issues will be placed on
sale Monday at the Philatelic
agency, room PIG, Washington city
postoffice. The Scent stamp will
also be placed on sale at Hodgen-
vile, l-arue county, Kentucky,
three miles from Lincoln's birth
place; and the 81 stamp at Spring
field, ILL.,, the burial place of the
martyred President.
The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing has established new
speed record in preparing these
issues for sale by February -,
the Postoffice Department an
nounced.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-08
Tells OF
. SHOOTING BY
WOMAN
Had Search Warrant When
Shot, He Testifies in Trial
of Mrs. Tribby.

Ralph E. Ruby, prohibition agent,
today testified before jury in Crimi-
nal Court No. 2, Justice Bailey pre-
siding, that he was shot December
q last by Minnie C. Tribby at 1925
Morrison street northwest while at
tempting to serve a search warrant
and to search the house. Mrs. Tribby
is charged with assault with a dan
gerous weapon. RUBY told the jury
that one of the policemen with him
carried a warrant of arrest.
After ringing the front door bell
repeatedly without any results,
Ruby said, they went to the rear
of the house, finding the kitchen
door unlocked. He said Mrs. Trib-
by did not give them any time to
read the warrant to her, but shot
when he entered the dining room.
The bullet went through his arm.
Mrs. Tribby is represented by
Attorneys Hawken and Havell, who
attacked the validity of. the search
warrant, hoping to show that the
officers were -unlawfully on the
woman's premises and that she had
a right to protect herself. Counsel
also claimed that the accused was
not properly described in the war
rant, which gave her name as
Carrie Tribby.'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-08
MANY OPPOSED
To FILLING
+ STATION
Proposed Connecticut Avenue
Building Brings Out
Strong Protests.

Peppery opposition to the cree
ton at Connecticut avenue and
Macomb street of a luxurious $685.
900 gas filling station was heard
by the District Zoning Commission
today, when they took up this item.
Joseph 1. Weller, appeared in be-
half of those who urged the chang
ing Of the site at this intersection
from the residential to the first
commercial and told the members
OF the Commission that the neigh
borhod would be benefited by the
presence of the expensive station.
Congressman James +. Byrnes
OF South Carolina, who lives at
2949 Newark street, and whose
mother resides at 1929 Macomf
street. led nearly a dozen property
owners of this section in the pro
tests filed.
1t was pointed out by the resi-.
dents that the presence of the gas
| filling station at the suggested juno
ture, would cause their property
to deteriorate and that it would
probably lead to the opening Of a
hacking concession in the vicinity.
1t was said by the citizens that
gas station on Wisconsin avenue
suited their needs and that there was
other property nearby In the first
| commercial zone which is not being
| used.
One of the residents who protested
said that he owned 500, 900 worth OF
property In this neighborhood.
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DEBTS WILL Be
PAID, SAYS
OWENS
Head of Southern Commercial
Congress Replies to
Charges.
Financial obligations against the

Financial obligations against the
Southern Commercial Congress,
which, it is charged, are leading
to the ruin of that organization,
will be paid in full. declared Clar-
ence j. Owens, president, in state
ment issued today.
THE Southern Commercial Con-
gress needs no defense" he de-
clared today. at is willing to
stand on it's long term of faithful
service to the South and to the
Nation
His statement, issued today, is
preceded by the following para
graph of ,transmittal:
clarence j. Owens, president of
the Southern Commercial Congress,
when advised of the published state
ment as to the affairs of the con-
gress, made the following public
announcement:
Denies Directors have Quit.
1.-THE Southern Commercial Con-
gress was organized in Washing
ton in 1908 and has had a career of
usefulness to the South and the
nation.
"Its record of constructive achieve
ment needs no defense.
81 am well aware of the sinister
motives of those who inspired the
publicity as to the affairs of the
organization.
"It is untrue that the directors
have resigned.
. 1t is true that the congress has
its financial obligations and for
several years has had a delicate
and difficult situation to handle,
with the lack of adequate funds.
mo obligation of the congress
has ever been repudiated and all
obligations will be paid in their en-
tirety.
''The work of the Southern Com
mercial Congress will go forward"
Ignores the Charges.
Owens declined to make any fur
Their statement concerning the
charges made against the organiza-
ton.
He made no reply to statements
OF local members of the former
board OF directors that the direc-
tors had not been informed until
last December of any financial in
debtedness, though, it is stated,
there were, prior to that time, sew.
eral obligations standing against
the congress, and that, when they
were informed, the word came, not
from the head of the organization,
but from an under officer.
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Il ROBBERIES
CHARGED To
4 MEN
Prisoness Held in $4,000
Bond for Action of
Grand Jury.

Four negroes arrested last Tues
day in connection with a series of
eleven robberies and housebreakings
were held on $25, 900 bond for grand
jury action when all but one pleaded
guilty before Judge Mcmahon in
Police Court today.
Frank Moten, of 1888 Sixth street
northwest, admitted his implication
in two robberies and one house.
breaking: Edward French, of $40
L street northwest, pleaded guilty
to robbery and housebreaking; John
Chat, alias Young, of 92O L street
northwest, acknowledged a charge
Of robbery, and George Johnson,
1887 Marion street, pleaded not
guilty to similar charge, declar-
ing that he had only been the
driver of an automobile.
Nine other robberies and charges
Of attempted robbery and house
breaking will be made out against
the men in the next few days, and
will also be presented to the jury,
Ralph Given, assistant United States
attorney, declared
For this work." Judge Mcmahon
said, referring to the police, "the
police department is worthy of our
highest commentator"
The seven detectives, Sweeny
Kelly, Waldron, Jackson, Cullinane,
Scrivener, and Jones, who rounded
up the men, besides many of the
victims of the bandits, We're in the
courthouse.
The robberies on which the men
We're arraigned today follow:
Chatt and Moten were accused
of holding up Harry H. Block,
254O p street, and having taken
jewelry and money amounting to
$2O8. From Solomon Aronoff, of 1889
Bennings road, Johnson, French and
Moten are charged with taking 500.
while French and Moten were al.
legged to have broken into the
home of Samuel Hawkins and
taken articles valued at $161.
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Births, Carriages, deaths
MARRIAGES.

William w. Hill. IS, Pittsburgh. Pa
and Helen B. Wisong, 81. Baltimore, Md
The Rev. @. M. Diffenderfer.
John e. Briggs, 80, Greenville, w. Va.
and Roble M. Rife. 81, Lindside, w. Va
The Rev. John E. Briggs.
Lester s. Isaminger, 26. Hagerstown
Md. and Suzanna r. Denis, .26. Harrison
burg, Va. The Rev P. MCDONNELL.
William p. Mulholland. ~, and Kath
crime Bayer. AZ, both of Philadelphia
Pa. The Rev. j. J.. Qually.
William T. Hare. 20. and Flora Smith
90, both Of Ellxo Va. The Rev John e
Briggs.
Maud J. Faller. 30, of this city and
Inga Dybrik, 20, Brooklyn, N. Y. The
Rev. J. e. Freeman:
Earl H. Hennerman, %, and Blanche
M. Roberts. 10. The Rev. D. r. Covell.
Arthur X. Moore, IS. and Alice A
johnson, 81. The Rev. J. s. Montgomery
Raymond SA Sunderland, 81, and
Pauline Williams, 26. The Rev. J. v
Buckley.
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DEATHS.

Clara A. Blandy. sc yrs, st. Elizabeths
Ida T. Beatty. 50 yrs, sss Morton
Mary e. Harris, AZ yrs. 911 7th st. Sc.
81 Mary lar H. Cook 70 yrs" 1929 Lawrence
Edward C. Bowie. $50 yrs. Rhode Island
ave ne.
George w. Oliver. So yrs. 1896 Ma
Theodore wasserbach, II years, 1900
Samuel Hart, SO yrs, Garfield Hos
Henry q. Fellow, % yrs, 1897 Mass
Annie F. Dillon. 81 yrs, Ills r. 1.
Daniel f. Lane. So yrs. Providence
Mary A. Keblinger. 10 yrs. George
| town Univ. Hos =
Angela LOCKER. 40 yrs. Emergency
Hos.
Phebe Jersey. "A yrs, 6s1 e st. ne.
Dorothy e. Yates, / yr., Children's Hos.
Lewis p. Rogers. % yrs, Providence
Sarah Gararich, 81 yrs. st. Elizabeths
Hos.
Margaret K. Nimmo. 81 yrs. s14 R. I.
Sarah A. stonebrook. so yrs, 221e
First st. NV.
Mary 3. Jenkins. is yrs. 1o1 North
Mary A. Noblet, yr.. 500 Mclean
Ida n. Doty, Sc yrs. Emergency Hos.
ASpC4ocIs 90 yISs1 lA1aSOHlC anu
Eastern Star Home.
Harry J. suthard. 10 mos. s612 Rock
Creek Church I'd.
Hos.
Infant of Harry G. and Rose 4. Rob-
ertson. IL hrs, 40 C st. ne.
Infant of Grandson F: and Mary p.
Jones. day, 1894 r ct. NV.
Infant Of James O. and Ella Land,
day, 1914 III St ne.
Texana Rogers, SO yrs. 42s o st. NV
n. hat n
Hos.
Laura Weaver, So yrs, Gallinger Hos.
Margaret Osott. 66 yrs. 2l19 18th
st. NV.
Annie Grasty, SO yrs, Providence Hos.
Nioletta Gordon, "a yrs, 1909 D st. Sc
Charles Grandson, sc yrs. st. Eliza
beths Hos.
Carter L. Jones. 80 yrs, Freedmen's
Hos.
George johnson. ~ yrs, 81 N st. NV.
Rachael Jackson. 81 yrs, S3s New
Hampshire ave. NV.
Bertha Jenkins, 8 yrs, Children's Hos.
Lucille Neale, 4 mos. Chlidren's Hos.
Clarence H. Jones, s yrs, 1907 An
Gier nj
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-08
Washington Women to
Hear CiUic Lectures.

washington women interested in
the study and development of q
knowledge of civic affairs, espe-
cially among their own sex, will
inaugurate this week the first of
a series of lecture courses, under
the auspices of Washington Study,
on the subject of government ana
governmental problems The move
ment begun under the sponsorship
Of upward of thirty women promi-
ent in social and official circles
has already attained very definite
proportions and reflects a wide
spread and serious purpose on the
part of the women of the Capital
to equip themselves for their wider
obligations of citizenship.
The first course, consisting Of
twelve lectures on Government"
began yesterday and the first
lecture, the Forms of Govern
ment," was delivered by Congress-
man Robert Luce Of Massachusetts.
Later two lectures on the Sources
and Makers of the Constitu ION"
will be delivered by Gaillard tiunt.
Senator Thomas j. Walsh Of
Montana will speak on the RE
lation of the State to the
Federal Government" Charles War
rem on the Supreme Court: DIR.
Maurice Francis Egan on Inter
national Relations" and Charles
Moore on the Federal City" The
lectures will be given at the High
lands and Will be open to Subscrib-
ers. On Thursdays, following the
lectures, the speakers will be
guests at round table luncheon to
which the patrons are also invited.
Inc patronesses are: Mrs. Charles
warren, Mrs. Charles Ewing, Mrs.
David Mccarthy, Miss Laura Har-
ian, Mrs. frederick ID, Grant, Mrs
Louis A. Frothingham, Miss Julia
ID. Strong, Mrs. James Warwick,
Mrs. Charles Sumner Hamlin, Mrs.
Virginia White Speel, Mrs. III. FL.
Flather, Mrs. George p. Scriven.
Miss Sarah Lee. Mrs. Gaillard Hunt.
Mrs. Henry A. Peckham, Mrs.
Newbold Moves, Mrs. Theodore
| Roosevelt, Mrs. Charles Wetmore,
| Mrs. Charles 4. Wood, Miss Mabel
Boardman. Mrs. Frederick H. Gill