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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-11

theory Is too preposterous to be
given a moments consideration
Nevertheless, the Baltimore detec
tives went solemnly about the task
OF deducing this and that and spent
several hours discussing and in
vsstigating along the line of "Rc-
cidental death"
After this theory had been
abandoned. and the Washington trail
was eliminated, and the Kings were
Questioned and released. the investi-
gators found themselOes back where
they were on Wednesday night.
Gradually public belief veers to
the earlier Impression that the crime
was committed by some person of in
ferior mentality, q degenerate, or a
negro brute. Nons other, II Is urged,
could have so cruelty slain a woman
about to bring another human being
into the world. That the attempted
assault was abandoned-assumin
there was an attempted assault
does not lessen belief that the crime
was committed by one Of a low type.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-11
DEPARTMENTS WARN
OF GASOLINE NEEDS

Owners OF pleasure cars must cur
tail their use II the United States and
her allies are to have sufficient gas
olsns for war purposes.
That warning went forth from the
Interior and Navy Departments today.
WarshIp, AeroplGns and truck uses
will require $50. 000. 900 gallons year
ly, 1t IL estimated. This Easolene
cannot be obtained except from ex-
istInE American supplies, and the
American car owner 'will probably
soon md himself using q lower grade
OF gas"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-11

10 deaden all sound, must have IN
vaded that little home where love
had dweIt so serenely, and over which
the stork had lowered 50 protecting
u. and changed 10 from q shrine OF
high expectations. to a charnel house
Of dread and awful -eertaintis4
Most Pathetic Feature.
Probably the most pathetic feature
OF the whole tragedy Is the fact just
revealed BY the eoronsr's autopsy
body been found. only . little sooner,
the life Of her unborn child might
easily have been saved. This amaz-
Ing statement from DR.. Walton H
Hopkins reveals for thesnrst time thar
the crime enacted in that little Mary.
land home was VirtuallyIA double
murder, that when the assaliant made
his fatal attack he .ehoksd out, not one
life, but two. 90. ..,- -
The child. . perfectly formed boy.
was quick with life when the mother
was attacked. Had discovery OF the
crime been made soon after the
mothers death. the physicians, in
charge could hastily have performed
q Cesarian operation and undoubt-
sdly have saved the infant. which
gave promise Of being . Iusty. healthy
youngster.
Nothing could have brought great
er grief to the young husband than
this announcement. and nothing
that has happened since the. initial
finding Of the bory has 30 steeled
him to the determination 10 bring
to Justice the inhumAn wretch who
IN the rage OF q few brutal moments
30 wantonly robbed him OF his girl
wife and his hrst born
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-11

children too young for genuine sor-
row or even speculation. They were
just kids, excited and morbidly Gu
rious. They swarmed to the very
doorstep OF the funeral house, and
behind them the neighbors crowded.
just as morbid and curious, though
the women were a bit more consider
ate.
Inside the house. there was the
hushed silence, the heavy. deadly.
ceaseless waving TO and fro Of fans
in the half-light of the darkensd
parlor and dining room.
That was the way they BURIED Lot
tie Brandon. That's the way they
bury people like Lottls Brandon
every day and the police didn't brush
away the curious until they started
to bring out the casket.
Detectives at Funeral.
somshow. though. Lottie Brandon's
death stirred the northeast. Somehow.
too. one felt that something would be
done about It. The police and detec-
tives that hung about in the funeral
crowd were not as bored as they
usually are. They were serious. and
once in a while. they spoke grimly.
Ono even spoke some grim logic as the
coffin was pushed into the heRrss.
There goes the only Witness" he said.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Talbot began reading
the funeral service q few minutes
after IL o'clock, the audience rising
- the gray haired man intonsd the
wordH 81 am the resurrection and
the life, saith the Lord" All OF the
service was read. and no reference
was made 10 the tragic manner in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-11
LANSING WTTHHOLDS
SOCIALIST PASSPORTS

Secretary OF State Lansing today
announced that no passports will be
issued for Americans desiring TO at
tend the Stockholm Socialist confer
ence
The State Department looks with
diSfGvor upon the conference, and the
possibility OF its spreading undesir-
able peace germs in the countries
participating.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-11

'Oo'' '"'' oO'
plea from seat IN the parlor OF MS
fathers home on Sixth street with
the arms OF two men about him. His
n.rv. Va. zo,s Tho s,,,ur. ,,d ,b.
-.
nm S"' MN ior'n
from his fGtheTs house q broken
man.
Tenderly they placed him in the
hail n, ,-.., r,o,o- az ,h., ,A-oh
- a.
'Deo away toward 'he cemetery where
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-11
RALEIGH MAN FACES
WHITE SLAVE CHARGE

RALEIGH, N. C., Aug. 11.-Charged
with transporting a woman across
the South Carolina North Carolina
state line. z. f. Colvin, prominent
RaIeIghIan, today was under arrest,
on a charge of white slavery pre-
ferred by the Federal court at Green
willie, s. c. He gave $500 bond.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-11
SUSPECT
IN BRANDON
CASE FREED
BY POLICE
Continued from First PaesJ

CONTINUED from First Page.)
innocence. Then the relative OF the
husband-with whom relations were
not pleasant-wAs closely questioned
here yesterday afternoon, and told to
go his way. Today came the Ques-
tioninE Of the negro.
For q time the NEGRO clue"
seemed to be q hot trail The sus-
pect was In Philadelphia and Bal
timore this week. A pair Of shoes
stolen from Officer Wilson was found
in his home here when II was
searched. and his clothing revealed
. few blood spots, the detectives say.
A half hours "grilling,- however,
convinced the Washington police that
while Il might be advisable TO hold
connected with the Annapolis
tragedy.
Solution Net In sight
Early this afternoon both the
Washington and Annapolis author
tiles were running down various clues
and theories, but there seemed no
prospect OF an early solution OF the
mystery.
Special investigators for The Timea
are cooperating with the official
hunters of the murderer. The reward
OF 81 900. offered jointly by The Times
and Sheriff Sullivan. OF Anne Arun-
del county, has stimulated public in
tSrest, and many clues and sugges-
lions are being submitted to The
Times and the authorities.
No formal request has come from
Maryland For the aid OF Washington
police. MGJor Pullman and Inspector
Grant, nevertheless, have felt It with
in their province to follow every
trail which leads to this city, and
have volunteered to put the. best
men Of the force at work.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-11
Baby'S Skin
With CUtiCuFa SOaD

If mothers would only use Cuticura
Soap and Ointment for everyday toilet
and nursery purposes how much suffer
ing might be avoided by preventing
little skin and scalp troubles becoming
serious. Cuticura Soap is so pure, sweet
and cleansing and Cuticura Ointment so
soothing and healing. that it is a pity
not to use them all the time. Give baby
hot bath with Cuticura Soap, dry and
apply Cuticura Ointment to any rashes,
irritations, chahng, etc. Instant relici
usually follows and baby falls into re-
freshing sleep. For sample each free
by return mail address postcard: Gu
ticura, Dept .l3G, Boston" Sold every
where, Soap sc. Ointment Is and SOC.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-11
NO SOLUTION m SIGHT
IN BRANDON MYSTERY;
POLICE STILL AT SEA

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 11.-There was
no solution here today to the Bran
don murder mystery, which has
stirred this State and the National
Capital There II still no answer
and none appears IN siEht-to ths
question:.
who killed Lottie May Brandon p
Detectives and local officials. pur-
suing this clue and that, have come
back to the starting point The MUIR
der, a peculiarly atrocious one. was
committed wednesday. The third day
Of investigation produced just q MUIR
der mystery. nothing else.
Reports today are that the Balti-
more detectives may return home to-
night and abandon the case a. .
hopeless mystery.
Today the detectives sought to To-
cate q coiored man who was accus-
toned to psddle provisions along the
street where the Brandons lived. HiS
visits were on Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday.
The outstanding feature of the in
vestiEAtion OF the past twenty-four
hours was the queStioninE OF Mr. and
Mira. Thomas King, next door neigh
bors Of the Brandons. Until long past
midnight the detectives questioned
the man and his wife. Police are con-
WINGED they know nothing Of the
tragedy.
Scout Accidental Death.
So h.61tnr h.. the -,ura.- r,v,,.-v
h.cor,. that N. d.,.c,,v., w..,sd 81
No., A. .1,u,,,., =. -,5,,,,,o,,.
:, :, ,..-,.-,h., ~. p-..do- "a
,o.,d.1,.rv. ,Lo, -. ,.u - a-,,-h.S
-, -,
Uil' Ouiseo hel OOo'' anu then
got someho" 10 the oec ana rounded out
her own destruction by choking herself
in convulsiouA-
Til. th.o-,,t, 4. a...- .,
Oeh tAAen seriously oy
practically no one here. The Brandon
case remains a mystery following a.
brutal n murder "A a mend might bav.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-11
BAKER AT CLEVELAND,
MISSION NOT PUBLIC

CLEVELAND, Aug. 11.-SeeretarY
Of War Newton D. Baker unexpected
ly arrived in Cleveland this morning.
While the purpose OF his visit Is un-
known, IL was intimated that he came
here to consider the teasiSility OF the
establishment here of aeroplans
plants.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-11
WAS BRANDON
GIRLS FORMER
LOVER MVOL WE'D?
Mrs. King Says Murdered Woman Just Before
Death Told Her of One-Time
Sweetheart.
By GERTRUDE STEVENSON.

persistent possibility constantly udes itself into the Brandon
mystsr contained the
nghbor L0ttie Brandon
constantly she discussed him by the the
The heabrOken husband cries bitter
test at the suggestion
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-11
BOY HUSBAND IN
COLLAPSE AS HE
STARTS TO Ora We
"Val" Brandon, Nerve Broken and Facing Blank
Future, Has to Be Half Carried to
Funeral Cortege Carriage

The tragedy that wiped Annapolis
home LOe eternity burs
the beaved brOwneyed boy husband
Nerve s Broken.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-11

The man who croelly slew Mrs. Lottie
May Brandon may have hidden himself on the
upper floor Of the double-decker awaiting the
departure of the husband.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-11

A bush in the back yard, large enough
to conceal q crouching man, may have
formed an effective hiding place for the Grim
inal who awaited an opportunity to enter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-11

! Tells Of Conversation.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-02-23
SYNOPSIS.

Rupert Holmes, q iumberman OF the
North Woods. disappointed at becoming
the father of daughter instead OF son.
abandons his wife and child to the log
tammed river. Thinking them dead. he al
lies himself with the lumber trust head.
whose daughter he marries. But the de-
serted wife and baby are picked up and
cared for by one Dave Dawson. Twenty
years later Rupert Holmes In the lumber
magnate fighting the independents around
him. His daughter Helen. unknown to
by several heroic acts about the camps.
She takes up a fight against the trust and
leads the independents In their defenses
against the great Amalgamated which
seeks to absorb their hard-earped prop
critics. In this Helen IL assisted by Tom
Dawson. young engineer. and her foster
father, Dave Dawson. Helen discovers
that the trust Is not living up to their
charter, and she proceeds against. them.
Tho village council resigns to balk her.
but she helps elect another. Rupert
ginia. whom ne has thought dead and
learns that his own daughter is fghting
him: In an attempt to kill Virginia he
renders fer an invalid, but she tells the
truth about Holmes TO Little Bear the In
dian hoy.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-02-23
Temperance
1wNOteS@
(Condticted nv the Nationat wo,anss
LOCAL OPTION
Conducted by the National womsn's
Christian Temperance Union)


Mr.. J. p. Newell Of Portland, Ore,
has illustrated the local option policy
by a comparison with the ievee sys-
TEN of the Mississippi. He says:
when the country was first settled
the planters looked upon the floods us
a necessary evil. Then one here and
there began to build levees around his
plantation. This proved highly profit
able and the practice spread. Piece
by piece was reclaimed and the low
lands made habitable. But as the
number Of levees increased 1t was no
hced that the difficulty Of maintain
Ing them increased also. The floods,
restricted in area, grew in height. The
expense Of protection became SO great
that many could not afford 1t, and be-
came discouraged. 1t was found nee
essary to abandon the local systems
and join In large districts comprising
all the territory lying naturally to-
gether. BY this plan a few large
levees kept up by all the people of the
district are sufficient to afford protec-
ton even from extraordinary floods
ana the difficulty and expense of main
tenance are greatly reduced.
"The local option system has worked
well for a time, but 1t has proved In
sufficient. AS the reclaimed district
Increases In extent, the pressure
against the bikes becomes more severe.
The liquor power, as its territory Is
reduced in area, becomes more de-
termined In Its efforts to regain the
lost ground, for its leaders realize
that their dominion everywhere is
threatened by successful revolt any
where. Our safety lies in going for
ward. If we stop we shall lose all we
have gained"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-02-23
ALCOHOL AND MEDICINE.

A smashing Of ancient idols has oc-
Cured in our ideas of the value of al
cohol as medicine. Seventy-five, yes,
so years ago 1t was one of the most
widely-used remedies, not only In
household but also In professional
medicine. We gave 1t to reduce
fever and to brace up depression, to
improve the appetite and to lessen
Overeating In sedentary occupations,
to stimulate the heart and to lower
arterial tension. to break up cold
and to overcome shock. 1t was be-
lieved to ward Off infection, to make
blood, and to support the strength in
septic fevers.
Now we know that 1t is not stimu-
liant or tonic, but depressant; that
though In smalfdoses it increases the
flow of gastric juice at the beginning
Of q meal, 1t checks the process of
actual digestion Of the food later, so
that one influence just balances the
other, and In small doses its net effect
upon appetite and digestion Is just pre-
cisely nothing at all, while In large
doses 1t Is ruinous.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-02-23
AMERICAS FIRST DUTY.

The greatest need In America today
Is the formation of n new national
mind, the construction Of a new ma
tional conscience and reformation
that will bring about new nation-a
nation with firmer purpose, clearer
vision and complete understanding
Of the words patriotism and Ameri-
canism.
To bring this condition about, the
first problem to be solved is the liquor
problem, and the liquor problems only
solution is wiping it entirely and I'M
equivocally Off the map. To accom-
plish the coming of the "New Ameri-
ca" every, saloon beneath the stars and
stripes must be closed.
The great political parties have
failed to respond to this call, for they
do not want the responsibility, and the
time has come for the American people
to disregard political parties and rise
up In a great army and with all their
strength solve the question themselves.
Americas danger Is not from with
out; 1t is from within. Whatever crisis
the United States is facing or will face
is coming, or will come, from internal
causes. 1t Is the American people who
have their own problem to settle, their
own future to decide. And the first
step In this settlement and decision Is
the elimination of the saloon.-Ex-G Gov
ernor Patterson of Tennessee.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-02-23
SEVENTH EPISODE

Little Bears first impulse upon
learning from the lips Of Virginia
Holmes the identity Of his fathers
murderer, was to kill Rupert Holmes.
But his savage Indian nature had been
nodded by education and his hot blood
had been cooled by his lifelong assOcia-
ton with white men. so, instead of
driving knife into his enemy's back
according to the custom Of his people,
he decided to bide his time.
On the morning after the tree fell
upon the Dawson cottage the kindly
old practitioner who attended to the
physical ailments of the Jacksonville
folk wasS returning to his Office after
a visit to his patient when he was
stopped by Holmes.
"What's this I hear, doctor. about
there having been an accident last
night at Dave Dawson'sf" he asked.
I'm sorry to say that Dawes sister,
Mrs. Holmes, has been very badly
hurt" was the grave answer. "She
sustained a spinal injury which has
partially paralyzed her."
"what happened. doctorf" inquired
Holmes. "All know is what have
heard from the porters Of my car.
They told some wild story about tree
having fallen on the house."
"That's Just what happened, Mr..
Holiness" the doctor answered. "There
was a big FIR tree standing close to
the house. 1t was half dead. so Dave
started to cut 1t down yesterday after
noon. but darkness came before he
could finish the Job and he had to stop.
The tree was partly cut through and
the big storm last night did the rest.
II went through the roof Of the house
as knife goes through an eggshell."
Holmes heaved an inward sigh Of
relief. 1t was evident, from the doc
tors words, that no one suspected that
the falling Of the tree was due to other
than natural causes.
II trust that Mrs. Holmes is doing
as well as can be expected"
"She Is In no PAIN" said the doc
tor. "but her death Is only a question
of weeks. There Is no chance Of her
recovery"
us she conscious" Holmes inquired.
"No," was the reply. "She lapsed
Into Inconsistencies just as reached
the house and has not uttered word
since. l doubt If she ever speaks
again"
Sad very sad indeed" re-
marked Holmes feelingly as he turned
away, but he was very far from feel
ing the sadness which he so unctu-
ously expressed, for, with the lips Of
Virginia Holmes sealed forever, his
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-02-23
POLITICIANS FoRsAkE LIQUOR.

Not many years ago it was fire.
quent comment, rarely contradicted,
that the man who championed the
prohibition cause was committing po-
litical suicide. Today, so great has
been the change. in the sentiment OF
voting public that man In public
life dares not admit an alliance with
the brewery combine or the distillery
trust, realizing full well that If he were.
TO do so he would antagonize the de-
cent element In his constituency and
arouse suspicion even among those
who have no strong moral convictions
on the prohibition questionable
Union Signal.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-02-23


After giving orders that his car
should be attached to the afternoon
train, which connected at Port Jeffer-
son with the limited for Seattle.
Holmes telephoned to "Big Bill Beh.
rens at the railway construction camp
and ordered that worthy to come In ut
once to confer with him.
"Now remember, Behrens," he said.
rs they rose to part, shat ex-
pect you 20 make MI the trouble you
can for the independents. They've
beaten us once or twice. d---n 'em,
and they're feeling pretty cocky over
II, but mark my words, Behrens, the
game isn't over yet. Before it's fin
ished they'll wish that they'd left me
alone. I want you to block them In
every way you can. You can have a
free hand and as much money as you
need-that Is to say, anything In rea-
son. I understand that Morrissey and
his crowd have some big contracts that
have got to be filled quickly. II you
can think Of some plan to delay their
deliveries they'll probably lose the con-
tracts"
Behrens was the head Of the re-
markable intelligence bureau which
the Amalgamated maintained for the
purpose of keeping itself informed Of
the doings Of its competitors. Much
Of his information Behrens obtained
from men who, though in the employ
of the Independent owners, secretly
drew pay from the agent Of the Anal
gamated. In Morrissey's employ were
two such spies, Burke and Anderson,
for whom Behrens sent that evening.
"The Big Boss wants Morrissey and
his crowd to fall down on the delivery
Of those ORDERS" Behrens explained,
''and the only way to hold up the
deliveries that I can figure out is to
start strike. II you can induce the
boys to strike, I'll give you double pay
for every day 1t lasts"
"The food Is pretty rotten" Ander-
son suggested. 1.-THE boys have been
kicking about 1t for weeks, but It don't
seem to get no better"
"There you arew Behrens cried tri-
umphantly. "Get 'em to strike for bet
ter food"
One night when the men were at
supper In the mess house. Wong. the
Chinese camp cook. placed on the ia
BILE great dish Of what purported to
be Irish stew.
'"This here slop amt At for hogs,
let alone men," growled one Of the
lumberjacks, as he tasted the unsavory
looking mess, and, picking mp his plate,
he hurled 1t straight at the head Of
the Chinaman. A general uproar fol-
lowed.
When the camp boss related the in
cident to Morrissey the next morning,
the latter looked exceedingly grave.
''If the food Is as bad as that, Han
sen," he said, ut must be changed. We
can't afford to have the men discon-
tented. We've got too many orders
on hand"
"Just tween you an me, Mr.. Nor
rissey," said the foreman confiden-
TALLY, ut Amt the food. They only
trouble. Unless l miss my guess, the
Amalgamateds at the bottom of II all.
/ happen to know that two of our men,
Burke and Anderson, are mighty thick
with Big Bill Behrens, who Is old Dol
lar Holmes right-hand man. They've
been dom good deal Of whispering
among the men lately, and 1t looks to
me as though they were tryin' to work
'em up to strike" $40.
ave mustn't have a strike at this
time" declared Morrissey.
my advice, Mr.. Morrissey." said
Hansen, would be to round up all the
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-02-23
DEFICIT IN PEORIA.

The whisky manufacturing town Of
Peoria, ILL.,, is reported as showing n
deficit In the treasury heavy tax
rate, large police court docket, many
arrests; big business st the city prison.
and an actual Increase In bank clear
ings. Quite contrast with dry Rock
ford, In the same state.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-02-23
FOR WonpERMENr.

We were Justkdndering how an In
tehigept. sltlsen ,cspId vote to continue
the liquor traffic and then look little
chud In the face. g..