The Washington times., 1913-11-06
LONESOMEST BABY
WORRIES OFFICERS
Little Fellow, Eight Weeks Old
Again Without a Home.
Law Enters His Case.

This is the story OF the 'Lonesomes,
Baby In the World"
Between Washington and Baltimore
lies Seat Pleasant, Nd, the little ole
home town Of Lee Harkrader, aged sixty
days.
This baby came into the world minus
r silver spoon and ancestral arms. Right
from the very jump, he started out tc
be the Lonesomest Baby. His dad
through force of circumstances and Ill.
fortune happened to be in Jail at Marl-
boro, Nd, the probation people say.
awaiting the sentence of q Marlboro
court His mother was not a very
strong little woman, and there was no
family income to speak of, which made
Lee not altogether welcome
About the fourth week of his young
life, the mother threw up the financial
sponge, and went to Virginia to live.
She took along an older baby that was
born In 1912. and not quite SO trouble
under the numerals IL, some eight
weeks ago. Just before his mother went
to Virginia, she turned Lee over to
neighbors at Seat Pleasant
Set Up Loud Cries.
Naturally. he discovered he was lone
eome-pretty near the Lonesomest
Baby In Maryland, II not ii the world.
Then he cried and cried some more,
and It is limited on the Juvenile Court
records that Lee got his little dose Of
paregofic every day to keep him quiet
which is not good for growing babies
of five weeks.
Finally, the neighbors at Seat Pleas
ant got SO tired of baby that had to
be paci,ed, that they tried turning him
over to the Maryland authorities, who
didn't act quick enough, so they
brought Lee to Washington and turned
him over to the board of charities
here. which was not provided for oy
law.
That was Lees second rundown, and
the Lonesomest Baby was taken. tenn
porarily, by the board of charities-diss
Wilson is the agent-and Judge Latimer
was asked to commit him to the board
of children's guardians. The judge did
50, after the baby had been wrapped in
towels in the corridor of the windy
Juvenile Court, to keep him warm. and
Miss Wilson, who had temporarily as
sumed charge of the youngster, didn't
have time to wrap him up, so one OF
the women probation officers took him
and Quieted his crying. Miss Wilson Is
q very busy woman.
Then the Lonesomest Baby in the
World was shifted to the Board Of
Children's Guardians. and John A.
Cisco. who tends to punches Of babies
and finds homes for them. objected to
the Board of Charities turning over
Maryland baby to him. Mr.. Cisco went
to Juvenile Court today and told Judge
Latimer why the Lonesomest Baby in
the World. and a Maryland baby. too.
should not be shunted into his care.
Again Without Home.
The Judge heard the case. regarded
Mr.. Cisco's claim as just, told the
charities agent that she had acted with
out the sanction Of law In taking the
baby from a resident of Maryland, and
left the lady very indignant. Once more,
the Lonesomest Baby was without a
home
Now, this Baby Lee is the bone of
contention between the District of Co.
lumbia and Maryland, and while the
two fight it out the Board of Children's
Guardians Is going to try and have
Judge Latimer order the childs MAIN
tenance paid by the Board Of Chari-
ties, because the charities agent de-
clared that she wouldn't assume the
care OF the youngster.
That is the story of Lee Harkrader,
eight weeks old, the Lonesomest Baby
in the World.