Evening Star Newspaper, July 22, 1926, Page 18

18 HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1926. PRISONER ACCUSED OF GHECK FRAUD Effort of Convict to Avoid Telephone Toll Exposes Plot at Leavenworth. LEAVENWORTH, Kans., July 22 (#)—Efforts of a prisoner to avoid payment of a long-distance telephone toll led to the discovery of a conspir- acy by convicts in the Federal penitentiary here to swindie the Government out of more than $250,000, Warden W. 1. Biddle an- nounced on com- pletion of an in- vestigation the plot. One of the pris- oners, into Jasse L. cemmitted slorado, for the 1 ails, a woman in St. Louis over the telephone and tried to save him- WARDEN BIDDLE. self the tolls by charging the call to the warden and later altering the bill from the telephone company to make it appear that the call was a call to a St. Louls business firm. The warden discovered the alteration and secret service men were detailed to check all of the records which Greer had kept as a clerk in the prison office, resulting in discovery of the plot. ‘With the help of the prison motion picture machine and some canceled checks which he stole from the pris- on safe, Greer had been allé to_forge the names of prison officials on fake invoices. Greer was thus able to ob- tain a check made out to a fictitious business firm in Denver. George F. Ames, a prisoner who paroled early in the month, eived the check at a Denver hotel by assuming the name of the fictitious man to whom the check was ad- dressed and presented at a Colorado bank. The check, for $790.91, would have been honored, prison officials say, if the fraud had not been dis- covered. Greer admitted his part in the plot and the officials found 125 additional fake Invoices in his pos- session. They also found the stolen canceled checks nailed to the bottom of a bench in the prison theater and concealed in the false bottom of. a wooden box. Owing to the large number of in- voices and checks handled in the pris- on office and to confusion resulting from a recent change in the adminis- tradon of office, Warden Biddle said the plotters were able to almost per- fect the scheme. assistant postmaster at West Portal, Colo. Ames is under arrest in Den- ver. Charges will be made against the men when the investigation is completed, Warden Biddle announced | today. BUSINESS MEN PICNIC. Columbia Heights Association Holds Annual Excursion. The Columbia Heights Business Men’s Association is holding its an- nual outing today at Marshall Hall with many members of the Columbia Heights Citizens’ Association also Joining in the occasion. Most of those golng on the outing had arranged to leave for Marshall steamer Charles Macalester at 2:30 o'clock, return trips to the city to be made by the steamer at 5 o'clock and 9 o'clock. A tug-of-war between the citizens’ association and the business men's orgamization and numerous athletic events and stunts, including a base ball game, were included on_the' pro- gram as arranged by J. Wolf and James Dewey of the athletic commit- tee. A number of prizes had been do- nated by the merchants for winners in the various events. . Sobotka' is general chairman and rence Youngblood is chairman of the ticket committee for the outing of the business men’s association, of which Willlam F. Dismer is president. Policemn Hart Playing Ball. Frank L. Marshall, member of No, 14 inct police command, particl- pating in a practice game with the police baseball team that is to play a team of firemen in September, re- celved a compound facture of his right thumb yesterday afterncon. The practice game was being played on Monument Lot. Marshall was treated at Emergency Hospital by police surgeons. 3101 Woodland Drive Massachusetts Avenue Park Built by the owner as his permanent home. Must be sold to close his estate. A new stone and shingle Eng- lish house containing 13 rooms and 3 baths. Two- car, built-in garage. This home embodies the best. ideas of design and con- struction and should appeal to those desiring a suburban home which has the con- veniences of a town house. Price and terms upon re- quest. 3504 Sixteenth St. N.W. i A desirable home of eight rooms and three baths, ex- ceptionally well constructed. Contains all modern im- provements, many unusual features, Tvo open fire places, instantaneous hot- water heater, two large rear porches 24x10, one glass-in- closed. All rooms spacious and bright. Brick garage ad- joins rear. Located on 16th St. in a very desirable and well established neighbor- hood. Convenient to car line; bus line passes door. Price ( | | | [ and terms upon request, Kennedy Built 1750 Lamont Street N.W. i | i 11 Located in Mt. Pleasant’s I best. residential section, con- taining 9 rooms, 2 baths, 2 glass-inclosed porches and 1 inclosed sleeping porch, 2 open fireplaces, hot-water heat, electric lights . and hardwood floors. The house is copper screened and il weather stripped throughout. Maid’s room and bath in the basement. A 2-car brick | garage in the rear opening 1 on a_ 20foot paved alley. | Immediate occupancy can ‘be had. Price and terms \ upon request. i I | | ! H. L. RUST COMPANY 1001 15th Street Main 6888 Greer was formerly | Hall on the! MECHANICS ON OUTING. ' Grand Oriental Court, No. 1, Goes The annual outing of Grand Ori- ental Court, No. 1, Junior Order of | rjent, United American Mechanics, is being held today at Chesapeake Beach. The committee in charge of arrangements is composed of R. F. Burgess, chair- man; A. C. Columbus, Willlam Martin, Richard Umhau, John E. Iz Sudworth and A. H. Dalher. Officers of the court are E. H. e e e e e e e to Chesapeake. bler; John the portal; R. H. 81 bearer, and Albert Colllnl‘ past grand Beall, Wil- llfllllllllfl LTI Local Union No. AU Bailey, grand orlent; F. W. Miller, grand vice orlent; grand herald; C. prince; Willlam prophet; W. Sudworth, L. Jenkins, grand scrib- 802 of the United Assoclation of Steamfitters and Help- ers will hold its annual excursion at the beach tomorrow. dred are expec Kresge Building is in charge of ar- rangements. ted. J. M. Botts of the |representing the Loffler Provision Co. STORE GROUPS ON OUTING R. F. Burgess. F. Muller, grand gEeny Managers and clerks of the A. & P. stores here, with their familles and e e o | friends, making & party of about 1,200 persons, were guests of the Managers’ Benefit Assoclation at the organiza tions’ annual outing yesterday after- noon at Marshall Hall. | An outstanding event on thé pro- gram was a base ball game between | Fitteen hun- |the A. & P. 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