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The Washington times., 1919-12-20
MOTHER OF
BUDDY SENT
TO ASYLUM
Mrs. Blake Placed Under Treat.
ment as Result of Report
BY AIienists.

ATLANTIC. CITY, n. J., Dec. 90
Mrs Esther Miller Blake, who Thurs
day night was held responsible by
a coroner's jury sitting here for the
death Of her five-year old son
Buddy was removed to the Atlantic
County Insane Asylum yesterday az
ternoon.
May Never Face Trial.
The action followed the report OF
= special commission appointed by
County Physician Lewis r Souder 20
e1amine the woman While Coroner
George B. Stoddard on Thursday
night held Mrs Blake to await the
action of the grand jury on the
charge Of murder that had been pre-
ferred by Chief Of Police William w.
Sprague, OF ventnor City, IL is be-
lieved that her supposed mental con-
dition viii never correct itself and
that she may never face jury.
The report Of Drs John T. Beck
With and Clarence Garrabrandt, the
examining physicians. touching upon
MrA Blake's history, declares: From
our examination made at the itlantic
City Hospital we found that she Is
N q very nervous state, talking ra-
tionally At times, but again incoher-
entity. She stated that she suffered
from head pains that were 80 bad
that she could not stand them
"She was restless, then depressed.
The pupils of her eyes are enlarged
The pain. with loss of memory and
control, increases at times, this con-
dition lasting several days, usually.
HeafefaaI Teadeneie..
Mrs. Blake also had suicidal and
homicidal tendencies, so that in our
Judgment she Is suffering with recur-
rent homicidal tendencies, with occa-
sional depressions and loss of mem
Dry. The condition is aggravated by
a physical change she is now going
through This form of insanity has
periods OF lucidity. In our opinion
she should be confined In some insti-
tuition under observation and treat
ment for an indefinite time
With relation to her family history
Ihe physicians found 1t was "good.
with on case OF insanity three gem
crations back on the maternal side
The report further stated that Mrs.
Blake had been q patient at the Ortho-
pedic Hospital in Philadelphia, two
private institutions in New York, and
hat she also was under treatment by
DR.. V. Pratt, OF the Insane Hospital,
Baltimore. during the past ten years.
Twice Tried To Burn House.
-On two occasions she attempted ID
set fire to her home, which would
bring the conclusion that she was
suffering from pyromania." the re-
port continued.
Mrs. Blake has not been formally
committed to the county asylum, bat
- merely listed as a patient. DR.
James Mason, resident physician of
The Atlantic City Hospital. where she
was confined from the time of her
arrest last Sunday, will make formal
application for the commitment
papers today. and Drs Beckwith and
'iarrabrandt will subscribe to the
document. The formal hearing OF
he case will come up In the insanity
court before Judge Robert II. In
Sersoll, one week from today.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20

CARL R. GRAY, President
Western Maryland Rail,suy Co.
JOHN H. HAMMOND, Acting Pres
Bangor g Aroostook Railroad Co
CHAS. HAYDEN, President
Chicago Rock Island g Pacific Railoay, Co.
Chairman of Board
Minneapolis g ST. Louis Railroad Co.
THOMAS D. HEED, Receiver
Chicago g Eastern Illinois Railroad Co.
J. M. HERBERT, President
St Louis Southwestern R1ilpdy Co.
c. w. HUNTINGTON, President
Virginian Railuay Co.
J. H. HUSFIS, Temporary Receiver
Boston g Maine Railroad Co.
. c. E. INGERSOLL, Presiden,
Midland Volley Railroad Co.
L. E. JOHNSON, President
Norfolk g Western RdiUdy Co.
LARZ A. JONES, President
Alabama g Vicksb,erg Rail,udy Co.
Vicksburgh, Shrc,eport 8 Pacific Rdl,eay Co.
MORGAN JONES, President
Abilene g Southern Rdludy
HOWARD 9. KELLEY, President
Grand Trtnk Rail.pdy System
WILLIAM T. KEMPER, Receiver
The Kansas City, Mexico 8 Orient r. R Co.
J. R. KENLY, President
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
JOHN B. KERR, President
New York, Ontario g Western Ra;loay Co.
JULIUS KRUTTSCHNITT
President s. Chairman of Ex. Com.
Southern Pacific Company
H. R. KURRIE, President
Chicago, Indianapolis SLo,ds,ileR RailudyCo.
A. R. LAYTON, President
Central Of Georgia Raiiuay co.
.. NJ. LEVEY, President
Western Pacific Railroad Co.
Z. E. LOOMS, President
Lehigh va!Jey Railroad Co.
L. F. LOREE, President
Delaware 6 Hudson Company
Kansas City Southern Railuay COMPANY
ROBERT S. LOVETT, Pres.
Cnion Pacific Railroad Co.
MORRIS MCDONALD, President
Maine Central Railroad Company
{. II. MARKHAM, President
Illinois Centrtt Railroad Co.
N. S. MELDRUM, Pres. 6 Chairman
Texas 6 Pacific RalWdy Co.
J. l. NISBET, General Agent
Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railtcdy Co.
WILLIAM T. NOONAN, President
Buffalo, Rochester hrsbtrgh Railuay Co.
WILLIAM G. OSBORN, Vice-Pres.
Detroit, Toledo 6 Ironton Railroad Co.
A. H. PAYSON, President
Northwestern Padfc Railroad c.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20

G. A. PEABODY, Chairman Ex. Com.
Illinois Central Railroad Co.
E. PENNINGTON, President
Duluth South Shore 6 Arianne Ralu.u, Co.
Minneapolis, St Pad s Sa,.li Su. Marie
RalUds Co.
c. E. PERKINS, President
Chicago, Burlington g Qsdnc, Railroad Co.
Colorado 6 Southern Ralway Co.
For Worth & Denver CSo Raaudy Co.
MARK w. POTTER, President
Carolina, Oinchfeld & Ohio Radu0,
SAMUEL REA, President
Pennsylvania Railroad System
J. H. REED, President
Bessemer & Lake Enc Railreod COMPANY
E. P. RIPLEY, President
Anhson, Topeka & Santa Re R1nlwo5Cs.
BIRD M. ROBINSON, President
American Short Line Railroad Assoaanon
W. L. ROSS, President g. Receiver
Toledo. St Lo,as & Wessrrn Ral-oad Cs.
c. E. SCHAFF, Receiver
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railud, Co
T. M. SCHUMACHER, President
El Paso & Southwestern System
A. H. SMITH, President
NeW rork Ccrno Lines
E G. SMITH, President
Certrdl Vermont Rdilud, Co.
MILTON H. SMITH, President
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.
w. T. STEWART, Vice-President
Gulf & Ship Island Railroad Co.
r. H. SWARTWOUT, President
Norfolk Southern Railroad Co.
|. B. TIGRETT, President
Gadt, Mobile & Northern Railroad Co.
W. H. TRUESDALE, President
Detau'ore, Laokauanna & Western r. r Co.
FRANK TRUMBULL,
President and Chairman Of Board
Chesapeake 4 Ohio Rdiludy Co.
Hooking Volley RaiI,pay Co.
F. D. UNDERWOOD, President
Enc Railroad Co.
Q. P. VAN SWERINGEN. President
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad 20.
ROBERTS WALKER, President
Chicago & Alton Railroad Co.
HENRY WALTERS
Chairman Of Board
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
Louisville e Nash,llle Railroad %.
WILLIAM II. WHITE, President
Richmond, Frcderioksbeg g Potomac r r Co
Washington Southern Rail,ody Co.
CHAS. A. WICKERSHAM, Pres.
Atlanta & West Point Railroad Co
Western Raaudy Of Alabama
DANIEL WILLARD, President
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
w. H. WILLIAMS, President
Wabash Rad,a, Co
B. A. WORTHTNGTON, Presiden,
Cincinnan, Indianapolis 81 Weste-n RR Ca
The Washington times., 1919-12-20

osfy o. ~nooM0 0UrTNr-
10 get the senuise, call for full nam. LAY
ATiNE PROMO oUrNrNK Tshlets -.
Cold In One Day. sec-Advt
The Washington times., 1919-12-20

A branch OF the Woman's Moose
heart Legion will be organized in this
city soon. The local lodge of Moose
now numbers 4so members
The Washington times., 1919-12-20

Invitations have been issued for
the marriage OF Miss Carol Van Ant
werp Wilson to Joseph Harris Frank
lin The marriage will take place
January 81. at Trinity Church. Upper
Marlboro.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20

At the Free Methodist Church last
night Bishop William Pierce delivered
the sermon He will preach again this
evening and tomorrow at IL a. m and
at I:3O p. m.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20

A meeting of the civic bureau Of
the chamber OF commerce will B..
held at its rooms Monday, at D. IT.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20

Announcement has been made OF
the marriage of Miss Anna {. Burke.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ
Burke, 10 Walter Moore. The GER
emony was performed by the Rev
IL r. Kelly, at the rectory of St,
Mary's Catholic Church, last Thurs
6ay
The Washington times., 1919-12-20

The basketball team OF Camp Hum
phrles officers last evening defeated
the Lyceum basketball team of this
city. ~ to II. The game was played
at Camp Humphries.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-10-18
ST. JAMES METHODIST CHURCH.

Sunday services at st. James will
be as follows:
Sunday school at 1915 a. m, Ed.
NJ. Earnest, Superintendent. "Friend-
ship" class-the young mems class
will meet in Tilghman Hall and elect
officers and a teacher for the current
year.
Divine worship at 1880 a. m. and
8 p. m. Subject for the evening
hour: The Anarchist.
The Epworth League will meet at
$3.50 p. m. in Tilghman Hall to ar
range their work for the season.
The old former officers and members
are requested to be present on time.
Mid-week service on Wednesday at
8 p. m.
HOWARD DUTILL, Pastor.
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SOUTHERNERS URGE
STAND ON PEACE PACT
SAY RESOLUTION OFFERED
HAS NO BACKBONE
Episcopalians will Have Lively Fight
Charge of Muzzling Free
Speech

DETROIT, Mich, Oct .18.-De-
termined that the triennial general
convention of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church shall take a definite
stand on the League of Nations is
sue, the Southern delegations are
marshalling their forces against the
the resolution adopted by the House
of Bishops that the United States
enter into "a covenant of nations"
DR.. G. Gordon Smeade, of jackson,
Miss, characterizing the resolution
which was fathered by Bishop Brew
ster of Connecticut, as "spineless,
colorless, and meaningless" declared
today that he would wage fight to
prevent it's adoption in the House of
Deputies. With him are aligned the
Southern delegations, almost solid.
he stated. DR.. Smead has before the
House of Deputies a resolution en-
dorsing the League of Nations cove
nant in it's present form.
Ostensibly to prevent delay in
legislative action of the House of
Deputies because of the heavy pro-
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gram vet untouched, a proposal Ifiat'
there be no debate on the League OF
Nations was made and approved to-
day, 3O7 to III.
Presentation of further resolu-
tons, however, will be permitted.
DR.. Smeade declared that this &C
ton establishes a dangerous pre-
cedent in muzzling freedom of
speech" and said the League issue
is above politics "the greatest issue
before the world today, the greatest
document that ever emanated from
the mind of man."
The Board of Missions today asked
the convention to authorize a cam
paign among the church membership
for pledges to finance the church
work extension program, to cost an
undetermined amount that probably
will reach 100000, 900. Considera-
ton of the detail of the program is
expected to occupy the attention OF
the convention several days.
The House of Deputies today au'
thorized the appointment of com
mission to consider fuller recognition
by the Church of "the ministry Of
healing an dthe need of its revival
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NEW RADIO CONTROL POLICY
Station to Be Opened to General
Ppublie Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-A new
policy for control and development
before Congress today by Secretary
Daniels.
1t provides for the maintenance of
both naval and private stations, with
the latter under control of a national
radio commission, and proposes I'd
open existing tations to general pub
lie correspondence at rates to be fix
ed by the Navy Department and Con-
gress. General public transoceanic
correspondence through naval sta
tons would not be permitted, how
ever, except during temporary sus-
pension of private service.
Private radio stations would be IL
censed by the national radio COM
mission, and their corporate affairs,
apparatus" operators, and trans
miion rates would be under super
vison of he commission, which would
be composed of four members and a
secretary appointed by the President,
with representatives from the Navy,
War, Commerce, and Post Office De-
partments. The Secretary would be
an active line officer of the Navy.
Under rev bill, aliens or al
h;s-s N--A~4h-.-lA-,;., sI;o o,s11l
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Germans. He will return for lunch,
answered the woman. we will wait
here the detectives said. DO not
leave the place Then they hid in
the store.
But the woman had made an
agreement with her husband that if
the Germans ever arrived during his
absence she would place on the door
the sign: Closed Without losing
any of her nerve she said to the Ger
mans, 4 had better put this sign on
the door, to keep away customers
who may come in and annoy you by
their presence The detectives con-
ferred and decided it was splendid
idea. But not bulge yourself,
they said, we will put up the sign
ourselves And so they did.
Wren noon came the husband ap.
preached his store and seeing the
sign walked nonchalantly down the
street, and was saved.
One day the Germans made tire
mendous ecort to capture the collab
orators of the Libre Belgique. One
hundred and twenty-five persons
were thrown into prison. Everything
had been discovered The secret Of
flee had bee mt
ing house am o1 paper.
"That night the German governor
gave a banquet to celebrate thu
death of La Libre Belgique. At DIES
sert, the governor thanked every
body who had anything to do will
the discovery of the paper and it
editor Then raising his glass, h,
said, 4 drink to the end of our night
mare and the death of the Libre Bel
gique'
"But at that moment a German
officer came in and threw a paper OF
the festive board. The governor
consternated, beheld a new issue O.
La Libre Belgique, in which appear
ed a photograph of all the detective
who believed they had discovered tn
editors and plant.
"The legend was: These mel
think they have killed La Libre Bel
gique. As they see, it still exist
However, they must not dispair, an,
to stimulate their zeal, we ocer
lprize of 100000 marks to anyone o
their number who will come to visi
US in our ONCE"
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well balanced, but not of particular
brilliance.
The dialogue was clever and kept
those present amused throughout.
Hilary Harrington is a novelist.
When he suddenly discovers hat his
wife has ceased loving him and is
about to elope with another man he
sets about, in rather uncommon
and decidedly polite manner to make
things extremely comfortable for
both. This, of course, in the truest
sense of the word. He does not by
any means, proceed to make WHEY
see the folly of her way and explain
to her that his work has kept him
from showering all attentions upon
her.
On the contrary, he proceeds in a
most charming manner to suggest all
sorts of nice things for the pre-ar-
ranged elopement. In fact, he goes
so far as to even suggest that they
give up thir intended journey to
California. The long, tedious train
ride would, in great measure, erase
all elements of romance from their
journey. He suggests and finally
persuades them to journey in a
motor to his country bungalow and
spend their proposed honeymoon
there, just as he did almost a year
before.
The clipping wife lnds she does not
love the other man, a realization
brought about by jealousy, and the
piece ends with all happy.
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SERVICES AT THE FIRST \ 4P.
TIsT CHURCH AS FOLLOWS:

1915 A. M. Sunday School meets,
H. M. Fearnside suerintendent, E. H.
Collier assistant.
1870 A. M. Preaching, The Road
to Greatness.
7:15 P. M. Meeting of the B. Y. P.
U. Mrs. E. H. Collier presiding.
S:15 p. m. Sermon, A Business Talk
tc Young Men and Boys.
Wednesday prayer meeting 8:15 p
m. Devotional and Bible study.
A cordial invitation is extended tc
all to attend these services.
J. F. SAVELL, Pastor.
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LA LIBRE BELGIoUE
BY Don E. Chamberlain.

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-How the
famous mystery paper Of occupied
Belgium-La Libre Belgique (Free
Belgium -deled the German Gov
eminent and told the truth of the
war right under the nose of the Ger
man officials in Belgium, 9 was told
here today by Pierre Goemaers, one
of its staff of reporters. -
Goemaere, who is only 20, is ac-
comparing the Belgium rulers" on
their tour of the United States, and
today for the first time he told the
United Press some of its history.
Gomaere, who acted as one Of the
twelve contributors of the famous
newspaper, has written a book on his
Experiences which is shortly to be
published.
''The Libre Belgique was founded
at the beginning of 1915 by the aged
Brussels Journalist Victor Jourdain,
who gathered around him several
devoted collaborators," said Goe-
maere. Together this group of
friends wrote thearticles for the pa
per. To do this they retired with
their chief to a secret chamber,
where an electric bell had been in
stalled to warn them of danger.
While waiting to send articles to the
printer, the wriers nd the rsanu-
scripts in the pipes of the radiators.
"The day on which the paper had
to be printed saw the manuscripts
transferred to the hollow interior of
several walking sticks, and thus were
they transported through the streets
Where was the paper printed? is
question often asked. The Libre
Belgiqque had no less than sixteen
printers (they were al thrown in jail
one after another, so it can be i'm
agined that the place of publication
changed often. The Germans believ'
ed the printing place was in an auto.
mobile, but the Libre Belgiqque was
often printed in the cellar of aban'
doned houses or in secret under.
ground spot.
eff the work of printing was dan
gerous there was another part of the
task of publication even more peril
ous-that of distribution. Here il
how managers generally proceeded:
when the paper had been printed
-lfty thousand were run off at s
time-they were carried to certain
places known to the men in charge
of distribution. To enter these plac
es pass words were required, such a
"For the King" praise Cod
princess Marie Jose," or Lonl
4, II Nm -Tzxf~sns<een -s-;s.<-<
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\ l41fC ENhSAASd'
"After thus obtaining their sup
plies the distributor went about the
even more perilous task of giving
them to the people. To give an idea
of the audacity of these distributors
it is we'll to remark that one man in
variably found way of placing a
copy of the paper on the desk of the
German military governor of Brus-
sells, who ragged and fumed, but
never found the guilty one. The
distributor learned that at a certain
hour each day the Governor went in
to room adjoining his to dictate
letters. He chose this hour to enter
through a window. After several
times, Germanu detectives were but
on the job, but they never succeeded
in catching this man.
"The Germans were highly en-
ragged. Their pride could not sup
port the thought of thus being mock
ed But the more the lion roared the
more the mouse tickled. Street urch-
, ms took great delight in pinning the
secret paper to the backs of dandy
German omcers.
"When the Libre Belgique had
reached it's first anniversary hu-
morous cartoon was published under
the title "The Woe of Lofe." 1t
showed the German governor seated
in an arm chair, with an air of des-
olation. Before him wer ethe records
of all the searches which had been
made to discover the publishers of
La Libre Belgique, also the bills paid
to detectives. Above the governors
head was the indication of his dream
an automobile rushing about in a
cloud, with the poor official wringine
his hands and crying: For veal
now l have searched for thee night
and day, o beloved, but always thou
hast escaped me-
"Another time the Libre BelgiquC
published the portrait Of the gov
ernor, and under it these words
Our dear governor has done US thu
honor of sending his autographed
Photographic, and we thank hin
heartily The alleged autograph wa
as follows: 4 thank you sincerel.
for all the compliments you have no
ceased to shower on me, but l asl
you please to treat the animals wit
gentleness.'
. 81 regret not to be able to recoun
. all the ruses employed by the cour
. ageous collaborators of La Libr
Belgique in the moment when the
were on the verge of ruin throug
; discovery, But l can tell one of tn
thousands One day the German de
tectives learned that one of the re
porters for the paper lived in pape
!. store and, with revolvers in hant
. they burst nto the place. The man
! wife was behind the counter. 'Whei
! is your husband" demanded tt
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fen interests could not upCaff. : 5cfis-
es from the commission, and all Of
fcers and directors of private radio
companies would have to be Ameri-
can citizens. A majority of stock of
each of such companies also would
have to be held by Americans.
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THE NAUGHTY WIFE"

A small audience witnessed the
presentation of "The Naughty
Wife," aSelwyn production, at The
Arcade last night, despite the rainy
weather. 1t was an enjoyable enter
fainment, presented by a company
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in connection with the visit here of
James Moore Hickson, Church Of
England exponent of apostolic heal
ing of disease by ('laying on Of
hands"
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Much Cut Up!

One day recently a dilapidated, apa-
thetic man entered the Office Of the
Syracuse Medical college and offered
to sell his body cheap, adding that he
was out of work and almost discour-
aged. You're almost discouraged, ar
your" rejoined the superintendent,g
always tried to change the deteH =
ton of these unfortunates.
man, If you sold your body to-
first chance our students@EQ
take the heart out of you ent
Cartoons Magazine.
i,
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-10-23

the United States department of agri
culture and the North Carolina Agri-
cultural college, has a fine five-year
canning record. She joined can
ming club In the spring Of 1914. when
the work was new, aud canned $50
No. 3 cans Of tomatoes from her tenth
acre that year. She was awarded the
medal for the largest number Of jars
canned from tenth-acre plot, and
also won number OF merchandise
prizes The next year she canned
1000 cans, and again won the medal
for canning the largest number of
cans in the county, Her exhibit In
glass won SIG in cash prizes. In 1916
her canning exhibit won several prizes
IA pure-bred Jersey heifer, worth
500; college scholarship in domes-
tic science and 81 in cash. The fourth
year 1900 cans We're filled, and an eN-
hibit of them won blue ribbons at her
township fair and S27 in cash at the
county fair. In the summer of 1918,
although il was bad fruit year in
North Carolina, she canned 1000 cans
and won medal and subscriptions TO
magazines.