Evening Star Newspaper, June 7, 1924, Page 18

'REAL POSTAL MEN SNARE LONG-SOUGHT FORGER _ Prisoner in Buffalo Confesses $100,- f 000 Operations, Prosecutor Says. | — Iszo‘ooo COUP IS BALKED U — TUsed Decoy Letters to Obtain Sig- natures of Bank Officials. Associated Press "ALO, N. Y., June 7.—A whole- attempt to defraud Buffalo banks nipped early today when James Calhoun Coll a long-sought forg- . was arrested by a postal inspector and detectives. Coilins, who had has a balf dozen planned to cash bad at nine Buffalo banks this morning, tho infpector said. A grip containilg the checks on the local banks was found in his room. ptry-wide search has been or Collins for the last three or Thomas J. Penney, jr. ‘nited States attorney, an- t Collins had confessed ¥ checks for more than $160.000. 1 charged with using the mails with intent to defraud. Worked Through Mails. ruse used by Collins, the de- stated, consisted In writing al of a bank, preferably a vice president, asking for an inter- View, saying that the matter was one that ‘could not be stated in a letter. When he received he reply he would gractice the signature, They said he Would then take a check on an out- of-town bank and make it out for a ranging from $300 to $3,000, us- counterfeit signature as an aliases, checks The toctives 10 an offi i he would present a without indorsement at the teller's window, and when it was turned back ask for the official with whom he had corresponded. He would then walk over to the official's k for a few moments about r or some other subject, mentioning the letter or the . return to the teller and pre- uplicate with the official’s checks to have been 4 bank In Nashvilie and indorsements said to be 1 detail as to the signatures. hecks totaled $20,000, pector said Collins had the scheme in Nashville, Columbus, Cleveland, Chi- Detroit, Greensburg, Pa., and burg, Pa. R JAPAN TO OPEN HARBOR. ZU. S Firm Also Gets Contract to Build Coal Road. ated Press. FHAL June T—Signature of @ r construction of a hagbor | and a railroad in- 1 fields, was an- | Asia’ Develop- rican corpora- tly finished a ours’ of K Cieveland Park 3403 Rgd}nfn St. ESTATE. FOREIGN. China recognizes the soviet govern- ment. Argentina seeks loan from American bankers. Russia-Rumanian war declared near. Dr. Schurman as United States envoy. United States world flyers reach Kushimoto. Americans guarded by Japanese police. Public funeral to be given to man who ends life in immi- gration protest. Villa Hermosa falls into Mexican federal hands. Italy denies landing troops on Island of Rhodes. Dr. Seipel, Vienna chancel- lor shot; near death. More Japanese take lives in protest of United Stat, ban. Painleve's chance to oust Mil- lerand ghaken by chamber ballot. Geman cabinet crisis ends; Marx to be leader. Herriot refuses to form gcabinet. United States fiyers in Shanghal, China. Tokio gives Woods farewell.' China to resume German payment. Greece will oppose Serbin in Albania. Japanese cabinet to have extra sessions June 9. Seven hundred Italians glead 1, Ualians Mlead to bring relatives to NATIONAL. Uncalled witness stirs outb nes urst in augherty inquiry. Leopold and Loeb confess to having slain Franks. Jap. anese protest delivered to Hughes Bishop Brown found gullty of heresy, Japanese protest asks removal of dis- crimination in exclusion clause. Gib- bons defeats Carpentier. La Follette Sure to make presidential race . as third-party head. President signs tax bill under protest. Lowden backed for vice presidency. _Coolldge be- stows Roosevelt medals. Mondell s named G, O. P. chairman. Farm re- lief bill defeated in Hox Senators reject German relief plan. Leglisla- tive jam bothers Congress. Franks' slayers watched for suicide; other crimes by them suggested. Daugherty flatly refuses to heed Senate inquiry summons. Walsh favored for Demo- cratic convention chairmanship. Sen- ator Brookhart wins in lowa. il probe report charges flagrant disre- gard of law; Harding attacked. Ral- ston opposes presidency boom. Four leading choices dodge Republican vice presidency boom; Hoover. Lowden, Borah and Dawes. Charges by Means Japanese oppose’| THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO! denied by Mellon. Leopold and Loeb held without bail after indictment. Lowden conceded vice presidency upon Coolidge O. K. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Confeérees split on 60-40 basls, ask House to vote. Blanket rent board injunction sought. Preparations made for oratorical contest finals; all seats taken. Speelal meeting on Dis- trict bill called. Radio sets for all- “shuts-ins” sought. Park com- mission has first meeting. Extra es- timates for District submitted. Dead- {lock on 60-40 fiscal relations con- tinues. House adjournment ordered for June 7. Realtors from all parts of the country attend real estate convention here. District scientist and pilot_killed when balloon ex- plodes. Senate votes to adjoufn. Commissioners request 250 more Dis- trict workers. Senate sends District fund measure to conference again. President gets reorganization data. District and Maryland sewer paot signed. Central High School wins cadet drill. Seventy-thirty fiscal plan for District may end conference fight. President addresses 3,000 realto; here. Plank for District represent tion in G. O. P. platform submitted. Lehlbach bill tabled. Gas chamber at Edgewood performs marvelous cures. Great Falls plan hearing ad- journead. Many important District bills passed by House. Sixty-forty plan killed; agree on $9.000,000 con- tribution. President signs District park bill. Rent board fights plea for injunction. Realtors urge extension of District parks. BEAST PERILS ROYAL PAIR Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice Charged While Hunting. CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 7. —Governor General the Earl of Ath- lone, brother of Queen Mary, and his wife, Princess Alice, are reported to have been placed in considerable dan- ger in a hunting adventure at Messina, in the Transvaal. They had stalked and wounded a bull hartebeest when the animal charged them. It was shot dead when within thirty yards of the party LONDON, June 7.—One report of the hunting adventure in which the Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice were endangered says (hat the earl was wounded by the hartbeest. Another says the princess was forced to take fuge from the infuriated animal be- hind a sapling and that she shot it at close quarters. MT. PLEASANT HOME - $10,950 Within one block of 16th St. bus and 14th St. cars. shopping district. Convenient to the 14th and Park Road Built With Day Labor By V. T. H. BIEN, Inc. Six rooms, A. M. I. Open fireplace in living room. Kitchen equipped with built-in refriger- ator, Hoosier kitchen cabinet. Pullman breakfast EASY TERMS 1464 Ogden St. N.W. set. To Inkpect go west on Porter from onn. Ave. (or east from Wis. Ave.) A4th St. and then two blocks | morth. Detached brick house, 8 rooms, | > hy, lot 100 feet wide; bullt nl ¥For sale by Owner and wilder at reducced price. W. D. Sterrett IFFERENCE | WLUMBER DIFFERENCE ON'T be misled by the smooth talk of a lesman. Come to us lirect and get lumber of lasting quality at rea- sonable prices. avma e gy “Better lumber here” Galliher & Huguely Sherman Ave. & W St. Northwest Thone North 488 T T 3 SUNDAY Remaining Detached Home At 33d & Lowell Sts. Cleveland Park Overlooking large and beau- tiful estate within 2 squares of Mount St. Albans’ Cathedral. Eight spacious rooms, 2 bath- rooms with shower; lot 37x107 feet, containing every modern convenience; two-car garage. FLOYD E. DAVIS Cyrus Simmons 3118 11th St. N.W. Col. 9636 Evenings, Col. 6063-J. sistency. Wesley Heights. livableness. deviation. interesting terms. 7th & E Sts. S.W. Main 353 You'll Be Charmed with the Natural beauties of Wesley Beigh that wonderfully picturesque “Miller - Built” Every day in the year it offers a strong attraction of scenic loveliness— to which has been added the touch of pleasing awchitectural design—fitting into the picture with harmonious con- Nowhere else in Washington will you find such a setting for a home as in National .Capital are to be found Homes of such distinctiveness and practical From one end of Wesley Heights to : the other is presented standard—from which there will be no No land is for sale—but the lot with a Miller-built Home can be bought for a most attractive price—and upon most Ride out Sunday and see Wesley Heights in the glory of its new foliage. Motor through Mass. Ave., across Wis- consin Ave. to Jewett Street. ley to Wisconsin and Mass. Aves. Our representative will be’on the to give you any information you desire. C. AND A. N. MILLER Realtors 1119 17th St. Main 1790 Community else in the a Miller-built By trol- ] KENTUCKY UNVEILS SHAFT TO JEFFERSON DAVIS Memorial 351 Feet in Height Is Dedicated to Only Presi- dent of the Confederacy. By the Assoclated Press. FAIRVIEW, Ky., June 7.—Ken- tucky today dedicated her memorial in honor of the second of her war presidents, who, in the stormy days of the “'60s,” guided the destinies of the warring factions. Abraham Lincoln, leader of the north, is honored with a &hrine at his birthplace, in Hodgenville, and now, after years of work, Jefferson Davis, first and only president of the Confederacy, is honored with a me- morlal obelisk at his birthplace here. The obelisk stands 351 feet in height, the highest memorial in the world, excepting the Washington Monument, and the highest concrete zeption. Fairview is credited with but 109 vesidents by the census bureau, but today thousands were here to witness the dedication, including the gov- ernors of Kentucky and Tenncssee Confederate veterans and their com- mander-in-chief, Gen. W. B. Halde- man, Louisville,' who also is president of the association which erected the memorial. The shaft cost approximately $200,- 000, and the largest gift was $48,000 from the late Gen. George W. Little- feld of Texas. The Daughters of the Confederacy and the Kentucky leg- islature likewise contributed sub- stantially. et Home Run Excitement Fatal. CHICAGO, June 7.—Excitement ac- companying FEabe Ruth’s home run In yesterday's game between New York and Chicago was believed to have superinduced the death of Thomas Lynch, forty-five. He was stricken with 'internal hemorrhages while watching the game and died scveral hours later at hospital. o You Want Two Blocks West of 3812 Jenifer cally landscaped. and pantry. closets and two tiled baths, throughout. Vapor heat. Oak floors on bath floors. Winter’s Athey Cloth and draughts. warm, : Stop rain from fresh. monument in the world without ex- | CHEVY CHASE, D. C. A bit unusual. The house is located on one side of a 100-ft. front lot leaving a beautiful side yard which has been artisti- First floor—reception mom, living room with stone fireplace, dining room. breakfast room, library, kitchen Second floor—jour large bedrooms with spacious ¢ Large attic. iront porch. Cabinet-made screens and metal weather stripped Asbestos covered heating plant. Instantaneous water heater. papered and painted throughout and exterior painted. Reasonable Cash Payment and Terms OPEN FOR INSPECTION Quinter, Thomas & Co. EXCLUSIVE Real Estate Financing 819 15th St. N.W. MEMWBERS WASHINGTON REAL E D. C, SATURDAY, POLITICIAN WEDS AGAIN. W. J: Conners Marries Miss Ham- mond, “Worth Million.” NEW YORK, June 7.—William J. Conners of Buffalo, announced that he and Miss Grace J. Hammond, for- merly of Brooklyn, and recéntly of 8t. Petersburg, Fla, were married last April. Mr. Conners, veteran news- paper owner and politician, is sixty- seven years old, while Mrs, Conners, his third wife, is about thirty years old. Mr. Conners' second wife, who be- fore her marriage was Miss Mary Jordan, a school teacher, died in Buf- falo on March 26. At the time she had been estranged from him two years. They had three children. Mr. Conners also has two children by hls first wife. The third Mrs. Conners i the owner | J of a drug store and soda fountain in West Palm Beach, Fla, Mr, Conners d today In their suite at the Ritz- iton Hotel. He added that she was a “friend of the family,” and “worth about a million in her own right.” SIX MOTORISTS KILLED. Struck by Train When Auto Stalls on Track. GREENVILLE, Ohio, June 7.-—Six persons, virtually the entire family of Adam Pittman of Bradford, were killed late yesterday when their au- tomobile stalled on the tracks and was demolished by an castbound Big Four passenger train at Dawn, nine miles north of here. STUDEBAKER Just Drive It; That's All Environment? Connecticut Avenue Street N.W. Screened-in cement Newly AGENTS Main 8416 STATE BOARD Woodmard & Lothrop " You Can Save on Next Coal Bill ‘ By Installing Lined Metal Weather Strips Now Athey Cloth Lined Metal Weather Strips keep out dust and dirt. Keep out winds Make your home warmer. Reduce your coal bill because it is not nec- essary to burn so much to keep the house - getting in around your windows and doors. Keep your home clean, protect furnish- ings, keep wall paper and decorations And save much of the tedious, endless toil of house cleaning. Now is the Time to Equip Your Home With Athey Metal Weather Strips so as to Get the Benefit Next Winter Let us Give you an Estimate— Phone Main 5300 Woodwatd & Littirep Miscifactaring Plant South Capitol, Canal and D Sts., S.W. . EEEEEEEEHEEE]EEE JUNE 7, 1924 ELKS LAYING $3,000,000 MEMORIAL CORNER STONE Members From Throughout Coun- try in Chicago for Ceremony. Honors World War Service. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 7.—Prominent members of the Bencvolent and Pro- tective Order of Klks from all parts of the country, Including 4,000 dele- gates to the state convention, gather- ed today for ceremonies attending the corner stone laying of the 3$13,- 000,000 memorial commemorating the service of 70,000 Elks in the world war and the supreme sacrifice of nearly 1,200. The principal address will be made by James J. McFarland, Watertown, 8 D, grand exalted ruler of Elks. Tener, former Governor of Ponnsylvania, and Bruce A. Campbell, Goldsmith & Co. First and Second Trusts REAL ESTATE HANDLED INSURANCE ALL KINDS GOLDSMITH BUILDING 1405-07 Eye St. N.W. Main 9670 POE Washington Office: Edgemoor Office: REAL ESTATE. East St. Louls, IIL, members of the memorlal committes, also are on the program. The edifice, representing tions of a million Elks through 1,500 lodges, will tablets in the rotunda in memo contain those who served In the world wi' and will house the executive offices JAMESON-BUILT HOMES 1313 to 1319 Taylor St. N.W. 4004 to 4022 13th St. N.W. Only One Square From 14th St. Car Line 6 and 8 large rooms, attic, tiled bath, h.-w. h,, double floors, built-in ice box, servant's toilet, wide double rear porches, cement front porch, deep lot to wide alley. ASK THE MAN WHO OWNS ONE Built, Owned and for Sale by Thomas A. Jameson Co. Ownery and Builders 906 N. Y. Ave. NW. Phone Main 5526 | 4 f \ I fi | 1 OPERATIONS EDGEMOORE . Corner Arlington Road and Morland Lane Lot 115x150. A beautiful, well constructed home, convenient and cheap to maintain. 4 master bedrooms, two master baths. Servants’ room and servants’ bath. The terms of sale are especially attractive. FRANCIS BENNETT POE 1734 Connecticut Ave. Telephone Potomac 2711 Open Sundays Your Broker’s Co-operation Is Invited Built-in garage, [olc——=]clc—=]o[c—=]ol——Fla]——=]al—=2]a]l—=} (o P (ol e o e 0 e || e | B o | e 0 | B [ Edgemoor Lane e el lellele—lalelale 4| - Beautiful New Corner Home 2700 Woodley Place N.W. Price Reasonable—Terms Liberal Detached Homes 8 rooms 2.car garage Sample House 2712 Woodley Place Eight large rooms, three baths, hardwood floors, open fireplace and numerous other features, including French doors connecting large living room and dining room, also leading to breakfast sun porch: Pittsburg instantaneous heater. Large bedrooms and numerous closets; fine kitchen with enameled range and built-in conveniences; two screeped rear porches, etc. Large yard to paved alley. —take Chevy Chase car or Connecticut Avenue bus to Woodley Place and Calvert Street—one short block north. mn 1140 Open Daily Until 9 P.M. YLD SHADIRO CO 010 13*4: /l*ltteet nw oo