Evening Star Newspaper, July 11, 1923, Page 14

14 MORSE TROUBLES BLAMED UPON . § McAdoo’s Partner Declares Failure to Make Progress Payments Real Cauise. Thurlow M. Gordon, law partner of William G. McAdoo since the latter re- signed from the Wilson cabinet, tostifled today at the trial of Charles W. Morse, his three sons and four others charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and the Shipping Board, before Justice Stafford and a jury in Criminal Division 1. Mr. Gordon said the Vir- ginia Shipbullding Company was In financial straits in 1919 and unable to carry out its contract with the govern- ient because of its inabllity to secure from the Shipping Board progress pay- ments due under the contracts. Mr. Gordon had acted for five years s a special assistant to the Attorney cneral of the United States. The wit- ness stated he made a thorough exam- ination of the Virginla plant at the re quest of Mr. McAdoo and found the com- pany was in serious legal and financial difficulties. His firnf took over the Vir- ginia company’s legal affairs after Mr. Gibboney of/New York had de- termined to retire from the position of cousel for the company. ‘e went Into this p: cclared the witness, “with a_view of presentirg to the Shipping Board the legal claim based on the con- tracts which the Virginia company to progress payments.” The al of these payments st that time, the witness stated, as about $1,000,- 000, and he declared that it was simply impossible for the Morses to put up $20,000,900 in ships and yards without receiving any Drogress.pay- from the Shipping ~Board. | Attorney Gordon ob- s last statement of the position,” Witness said his firm had ad- | vised the pping Board of thel legality of the claim of the Virginia | and of the impossibility of the ships without prog- The withholding of the witr ing Board officials. Conferences men- 1ed by the lawyer resulted in the uring” of an advance of $100.000 fleet corporatton in addi- sh payments to some all ca: t of the company. ol the defense, tion of the witness. Much Tells of Cheek. M. Much, the first of the ants, took the witness ssterday afternoon. Much thirty-nine years old and amily of shipbuilders. 2 had becn twenty years a pbuilder and his grandfather was Admiral George W. DMueh,| stified that with the check which the government| i in evidence he had pur- chased securities fn which were in- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1923 How To Torture Your Wife. 1 DON'Y THIMIK t wAS AT *RE QUITE MAUDE'S FOR TeAa TS AFTERMOOM . THAT TERRIBLE, PiLL MADGE FiKk WAs THERE . SHE'S n SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE? —By WEBSTER. - GRACE WAS THERE. SHE'S AN AWFUL SNOB . 1'VE MET HER A DO2EM TMES BUT SHE MNEVER Knows mE THAT MOROM 7 NES, SHE WAS THERE AMD SHE MADE As BiG A FooL oF "HERSELF AS 1 usuaL SEEMS To ME,FLO, YOU'RE INCLINED To BE A TRIFLE CRITICAL, YOU CLGHT To BE MORE GEMEROUS WiTH YoUR FRIENDS., AFTER ALL YOU'RE NMOT EXACTLY PERFECT YOUR SELF You Kriow 242200 CorR. 31 0x. Y. WOKLD), PRESS TUB. OO '™ AFRALD You Dow'T UNDER STAND I SAW EMuLY ROCKING HAM STAMO HER! AND THE AIRS SHE PuTs ON— FOR AFEW VTCINUTE ss E'S A ou = 11 CANT | | I'M SURPRISED D HEAR THAT, EMILY ALWAYS A VERY FinE CHARACTER THAT'S RIGHT! STAMD uP FOR EVERY WOMAM N Towr BuT Your own W= 'Franklin’s Name for 31 Towns w-wiFe! | totine Secretary Fin registered recipient. FEAR PINEAPPLE LOSS. Cuba Bars Export of Plants to THOUSANDS OF OFFICERS TO HAVE REUNION HERE District Chapter Begins Plans’ for Entertaining Military Order of World War. Plans for the annual convention of the Military Order of the World War, which'is to be held here October 4. 5 and 6, will be discussed at a busi- ness luncheon of the order to be held tomorerw, at 12.30 p.m., at the Army and Navy Club, It is anticivated that several thou- sand officers and thelr families will come to Washington from all parts of the United States to attend the convention. Committees are to be appointed and preparatoins are to be begun by the District chapter for t¥€ entertalnment of the visitors. Among the members of the organi- zatlon who will be present at.the | luncheon tomorrow will be Gen. Wolf, one of’ the founders of the organiza- tion. _ INDIANS THANKED BY U. S. Letter Bears Appreciation for Aid T in New Mexico Wreck. Appreciation of the government was expressed by Indlan Commis- sioner Burke today In a letter to the Santo Domingo PPueblo, N. M., for otficient assistance to fifty persons who were injured In a train wreck recently near the Indlan village. The entire tribe responded to the call for help, bullt bonfires to ajd the resoue work and furnished blankets and other relief. “While thia ready as«stance on the part of your sympathetic and generous-hearted people is only what learned to expect in any " the commissioner sald. appreciated by officlals and workers of this bureau, and hope you will feel that their united thanks and com- mendation are offered to all your community people.” —_— PENSION TAPE SHORTER. Vouchers for Checks Eliminated, Says Interior Official. roved today by y of the Interior Department the execution of vouchers reliminary to the is- suance of pension checks will be elimi- nated. In the future vouchers will be | - b wiueie the pension is lo‘ be pald to some other person than the Under an order aj ayment of pen- a depmmenz| Since the monthl slons became . niaint has re- jpement that a vouchers be n many cases during ching a sum cqual to a full pension. ———— FLOOD IN BUENOS AIRES. Hundreds Forced From Homes by Two-Day Rainfall. BUENOS AIRES, July 11.—The river front districts of this city are flooded with between three and four fect of water as a result of a two- day rainfall which backed up the GETS G. 0. P. OFFICE. H. M. Sewall, Maine, Chosen Mem- ber of National Committee. AUGGUSTA, Me., July 11.—At a meet- ing of the republican state committe here Harold M. Sewall of aBth has been elected as member from aMine of the republican national committee to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Guy P. Gannett. ,furniture manufacturer, is dead at his | home here. Mr. Limbert was born in Akron, Ohlo, sixty-elght years ago. He was one of the leaders in develep- ment of arts and crafts furniture up to the time he disposed of his factory, | located in Holland, Mich., ago, He was unmarried. HALIFAX, Nova Scotla, July 11.— CHARLES P. LIMBERT DEAD. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 1 Charles P: Limbert, nationally known | TWO DROWN AT HALIFAX. | The auxiliary schooner Arequiba of | Shelburne capsized near here and two { men, Sinclair Thornburn of Shelburne and Harold Hemeon of Liverpool, were | drowned. HELD IN FORGERY. Robert B. Clarke Under Arrest in in Philadelphia. Robert B. Clarke, wanted here o tWO years| gharges ot having forged the nam of Edward Horstman, Wheeling, W Va., In connection with the sale of stock alleged to have been stolen, is under arrest in Philadelphla, accord- ing to information obtained by the poltce. Detectives O'Brien and Livingston are in charge of the investigation of Clarke's alleged fraudulent transac- tion in this city. INQUIRE ABOUT OUR DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN W. . 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Morse and notes of $200,000 of and $30,000 in l Metals Com- pany. witness said on these| {helght, forcing many hundreds of per- i sons to abandon their homes. i Firemen and police were busy with | boats yesterday removing families in {the flooded area to higher ground. | The Palermo Park section, a quarter of a mile inland, has been entirely Low-back Porch Rocker. .. 5 o Six-piece Decorated Breakfast Room Suites. . | Porch Hammock, complete with chains.............cc00un.. $3.60 . .$70.00 .$26.00 HAVANA, Cuba, July 1lL—President Zayas has signed the bill possed by congress prohibiung the exporiation ve New ! Of Dineapple plants. Florida has heen Stmilarly there are five New!a big customer for the plants and the Cuban_lawmakers became alarmed after | west. the | York towns bearing the prefix bloo bonds of Thirty-one towns named Benamin Franklin, founder of securities there was realized about| §$775.000, all of which he stated went! fo meet the expenses of the Virginia{ Shipbuilding Corporation. Much said that the $300,000 worth of securities from the $2,000.000 of Londs which the government showed he had receipted for was used to sup- port the credit of the company and was given to Gardner L. Boothe, as for the creditors, and none any of the defendants. The ussed the housing situa- and declared that sought to relieve it ip C. W. Morse to ping Board immedi- ed the vessel and| it_at the Brooklyn navy yardj for housing purposes. DOG OWNER WINS. | Neighbors Fail to Gain Conviction on Nuisance Charge. ! George Elliott, residing at 1815 M street northwest, was defendant in the District of Columbia branch of Police Court today before Judge Schuidt, charged with maintaining a nulsance and disturbing the peace. The case was dismissed, as the government did not produce _enough witnesses to overcome the testimony given In be- half of the defendant. Mr. Elliott owns six dogs. It was charged that| the dogs barked and howled during | . nights and early mornings. dis- g the peace and rest of neigh- Those complaining were David s, arry, 1816 Jefferson place, near- by: Mrs. Ellen Reeves Walters, 1818 postal system, cause postal workers of today a great deal of trouble. duplicate names being one of the chief frritations in the lives of mail clerks. The thirty-one Franklins are in as many states. There are 30 towns named Clinto; Chester, 29; Arling- ton, 23; Washington, 28; Troy, 27; Salem, 27; Madison, 27; Marion, 27; Manchester, 27; Clayton, 27; Glen- wood, 26; Kingston, 26; Newport, 26 There are 22 Buffalos, 14 Denvers, 7 Detroits, 6 Philadelphias and 2 Chi- cagoes. Duplicated names are often not more troublesome than names bear- ing a close similarity. Hazards of loose penmanship send the letter destined for Eldoro, Iowa, to El- dorado, Iowa. In Pennsylvania alone there are thirteen communities whose names bear the »vrefix Green— Greenbriar, Greenburr. Greencastle, Greene, Green Land, Greenpark, Greenboro, Greensburg, Greenstone, Greenstown, Greenville, Greenwald. Slurring the sylvan beauty of the Keystone state may send a letter northeast when it is due in the south- POLICE PROMOTED. Beventeen on Park Force Given Higher Rank. Jefferson place, and Edwin E. Morris, 1814 Jefferson place. TWO SHIPS GIVEN NAVY. Requested by Denby for Conversion Into Submarine Tenders. On request of Secretary Denby the Shipping_Board has agreed to turn over to the Navy two steel ships of the Cantigny class for conversion into submarine tenders. A survey will be made by the Navy of surpius ships now lying in the James river to de- termine what vessels should be se- lected. Ships of the Cantigny type are of gross tons, with a length of 450 | and a breadth of about fifty-two Lieut. Col. C. O. Sherrill announced today promotion of seventeen mem- bers of the United States park police force here, effective as of July 1, as follows: “From acting sergeants at $1,360 per annum to sergeants at $1.580 per annum: Caesar R. Reese, Leonard G. Purtlebaugh and Wil “From privates, class B, at $1,360 per annum, to privates, class A, at $1,440 per annum: John W. Sheedy, Frank T. Cain. Maurice A. Hainey, John N. Browning, Roy B. Jenkins, Michael P. Reddington, Joseph E. Shawhan, Carroll T. Glllesple, Henry W. Brown, jr.. William J. Grissam, John F. Connelly, Waiter H. Scon- yers, August E. Croissant and Paul R. Toland. “All of these promotions are based on eficlency records of the men con- Greenock, | F. Shelton. | | i | | | Floomsburg, Bloomingdale, Bloom- ing Grove, Bloomington, Bloomville Names of Presidentsarea source of inspiration to city fathers and of dif- ficulty to postal clerks. In many cases, of course, the towns bore the names before the President came to the chair. George Washington was not only father of our country, but also inspiration for the names of twenty-ecight towns and cities. There are 27 Madisons, 25 Clevelands, 24 Lincolns, 24 Monroes, 23 Wilsons, 13 Roosevelts, 15 Adams, 12 Tafts and 5 | Hardings. Capitals of nations of the world have been another source of duplica- tion. There are in the United States 18 towns bearing the name of Par: 18 Genevas, 17 Berlins, 12 Moscow 11 Viennas.' 6 Pekins and 2 Brussels. 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