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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
VOTERS SWARM
TO PRECINCTS
Clerks Too Slow; Saturday
Last Day
Saturday marked the final dry
OF precinct registration.

Saturday marked the final dry
OF precinct registration.
When the books close nj $50
O'Clock Saturday evening thry
will be returned 10 the county
city building and will be ready
for further registration. neat
Monday morning.
The books will he closed mt 0
o'clock ON the night Of January
%, 20 remain closed until after
the municipal election on March
End.
Seattle took n running broad jump
at precinct registration Friday, with
the result that hundreds OF men and
women were compelled 10 40 home
without qualifying az voters.
Considerable complaint was voiced
in many precincts at the dilatory
tactics OF registration clerks. In
some precincts the line OF regis
trants moved with the bewildering
speed OF a glacier. which. according
to our best little scientists. is about
20 inches year.
However after an Indifferent day
OF precinct registration on the
opening day. Thursday. Seattle
horned In hard Friday. In dozens
OF precincts extra supplies Of regis
tration stationery had to be rushed
from the county-city building before
the rcgistrsnts could be handled and
sent on their way. Scores OF clerks
were compelled 10 remain on the
job long after the closing hour OF
9.30 o'clock to care for those who
clamored for action.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
Says u. S. Interest
Rate Is Too High

LONDON. Jan. IT, Europs'a re.
construction difficulties may be
traced directly 90 the high rates Of
interest charged by the United States.
J. Taylor peddie. International en-.
change authority. declared today in
an interview.
Continuation % the present system
IL crime against the peoples Of
Eastern and Central Europe. he said
The present system Of international
trading In an unjustifiabie gamble.
which has resulted IN imitation OF cur.
feney that will inevitably prove a
worldwide boomerang.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
Petition Release
of War Directors

WARRINGTON. Jan. I7.--Mefn.
bers Of congress are petitoned by
the Friends Of conscientious Object.
or-' organization headquarters. New
York. TO release all obicctors at once
One Of the arguments made was
that al warning countries. with the
exception Of the United States. have
already freed all DIRECTORS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
$4,000 STOLEN
FROM STEAMER

VANCOUVER. -. G.. Jan. ia
package containing $4,000 in bank
notes was stolen from the anal room
aboard the steamer Ch~ioshin. II was
discovered. Just before the boat on
tered the harbor Thursday evening.
No trace OF the thief has yet been
found. as every passenger discern.
barked before the police arrived.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
4 AM NOT SORRY" SAYS BRIDE HELD AS SLAYEI
Britain's Agent
Escapes Bolshies

PEKfSI, Jan. IA dispatch
from China, filed yesterday. sald SIR.
famson. the British diplomatic agent
at Irkutsk. had arrived there. after
escaping when the Bolsheviki cap
tufcd IrkutEk
The dispatch gave no details OF the
agents escape. but said he was pro-
ceoding 10 Hardin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17

a mile down an unfrcausntsd road.
turned off along the bank OF an
abandoned canal parAlicilng the
Pennsylvania tracks and. about 100
yards from the foad. handcusfod
kneip with hIs arms encircling a
small tree. Then. turning his back.
o'Deu said 10 his wife
III he has wrongcd you. do what
you want"
Mrs. o'Deli had taken n heavy
file from the kitchen table IN the
Arnold home, With this she began
batterinE kneip. IA ahe danced
about her captive. driving tho
weapon axains, his head. he begged
for mercy. lie sank unconscious.
and o'Dell unlocked tho handouts.
knelp rolled down the canal hank.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
Seattle |. w. w. Is
Ordered Deported

NEW YORK. Jan. i7.-Marin
Dewal. a native Of Holland. charged
with conducting /. W. w. activities
in Seattle. Wash. should be dcport.
ed at once and not held by immigra.
ton authorities here. Judge Knox.
In federal court, has announced.
Dewdl has been in Jail for two years.
Habeas corpus proceedings were de
MED.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
MOST CONFESSIONS
TRAGIC MISTAKES

On grounds OF expediency. Mrs.
O'Deil's confession and Evelyn
Thaw's confession and all Of the
kind which have ever achieved pub
iicify. seem 10 have been tragic mis-
takes. Probably the only good which
has ever come from these notorious
cases has been their startling warn.
ing 10 weak minded. weak-willed.
over-emotlonai and much.tempted
young women.
There are doubtless more OF these
emotional and mentally unstable
girls today than ever before in the
history OF the world. This unfor-
tunate condition f. result OF the
war.
Everywhere there's a surplus Of
women and n consequent shortage
Of husbands; new and surprising
familiarity % the sexes in conse-
quence OF war employments for
women: an open curiosity about sex
and a daring desire for experience on
the part OF certain advanced and
Independent young women; a decay
. in the standards Of chivairy among
men, and an alluring tendency In
. almost every form Ct modern art.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
G.. 0. P. in Nevada
o. K. Hays' Reports

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. r7.--com.
plcte harmony exists among Nevada
republican leaders. according to VIII
Hays, national republican chairman
who arrived here yesterday after
conference In Reno yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
suE.S TuE ORDINARY
SMALL TOWN TYPE

Pearl o'psu 10. In svey ordinary
aspect. the hafa.worklas. pleasure.
loving Elri 81 the small town type.
aitho abe has lived more than half
Of her life IN Rochester. She ls
tall. distinctly blond. with curly hair
and a small. rather exprssslonless
face.
Members Of Sheriff weidenmann's
staff say tina, from the moment Of
her arrest. the giri has not shed a
tear.
found her. dressed with pains.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17

What ought a girl with past
10 tell her husbandg
Mrs. Pearl o'Deii OF Rochester
told her husband. James l.. ODell.
an ex-soldier. that she had been
wrcnged by a former sutton and to
day. their honeymoon not having
waned. the newlyweds are In Jail on
the charge Of having slain the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
A Brides Confession
and Its Consequences
BY WINONA WILCOX PAYNE
Author of Confessions of Bride" the Most Popular
Serial in America, Now Appearing Dahl
in The Star

II IL always wise 20 be good. II,
pays 90 be virtuous. II rays 20 tell
the truth. Al morality Il based on
eTpcdlency. On this ground. girl
ought 10 tell the truth about herself
to the man she uarriss.
But she ought TO do II before her
wedding day, Otherwise. tragedy will
surely follow her all the days OF her
llfc--tragedy with great publicity. as
In the present murder case--or with
prolonged and horrible domestic dcs.
pousm as In thousands OF cases
which never get Into print
This answer has nothing 70 do with
iustice-wifh the fair swap" OF In
formation between betrothed or mar.
risd PERSONS
Sir Gaiahad ia n creation OF fic-
ton. Man does not and never will
consider himself answernbie 10 any
woman--wifc. sweetheart or mother
for his personal sina.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
MAN "sIR GAI.AIltD"
HOLDS HER RESPONSIBLE

But he holds woman responsible
for hers,
She accepts the double standard
Of morals he has devised. and so
long has she lived by II that when
ever she rsbels. she suffers bitterly.
This Is the rule Of expcdiency. the
force which dominates human af.
fairs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
MODERN CUSTOMS
EXPLAIN TEMPTATIONS

These and a dozen other facts &C
cur Mt once 10 all weli-posted readers
Of newspapers. and they explain why
girls today are beset with romantic
temptations unknown to any former
daughters of Eve.
Very many girls are forced to face
the menace OF changing conditions
without ever having been provided
with the strength to hold fast TO the
fine oId,fashioned safe rules Of con-
duct for young ladies', without being
fortified with native common sense
enough. 10 perceive the dangers OF
their new freedom. or the will-power
to ward them off.
Such girls are often sophisticated
without being at all wise. The
Rochester murder, hideous and re-
puIsive "a IL IL, should show some OF
them how consequences follow close
on certain causes.
The average man takes II for
eranted--hs very rightly takes II for
granted-that the average marriage
able girl seldom has q distressing
past" TO confess 10.
i This honest assumption ON the
mans part suggests the obvious an
swer TO the question: Ought the
( girl with a past TO tell her history
10 the man hhe marries7"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
BRITISH BOND ISSUE

LONDON. Jan. iTt--Austen Cham.
horlain. chancellor OF the excheauer,
has announced a new issue OF ex-
cheauer bonds 20 meet maturities due
within tho next few months.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17

A murder - an
atrocious murder
committed by a
bride and groom
as the conse'
q uen &C of n
wretched c on fes.
sion made By the
wife 10 her new
husband. .revsves
"A evcr.settled
moral question It
is tn question
which aroused col
urnns OF comment
W h en- II AIRY
Thaw killed Stan
ford White:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
RODy DRAGGED To CuIyERT
AND POCKETS RIFI.FD

o'Dell had threatened Kncip with
a small. unload.d revolver. half Of
which was found near tho tree. Its
barrel was broken off and the butt
smashed. II was one ~ the several
weapons usei in the killing. Mr.. and
Mrs. o'Dell stripped Knsip and took
two letters from hi. pocket and a
small penknife They rolled up his
clothing and tossed the bundle into
tho brush nearby.
With his penknife. tho revolver.
rasp and later with a rock and a
chunk 81 wood torn from rottlnr
log. the two crushed Kneip's skull
and dragged the body TO n culvert.
where they loft Il. TO be discovered
In the morning by the engine crew OF
passing train.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
SHEDS NO Tears FOR
HONEYMOON MURDER
81 Did What Was Right; He Wronged
Me-" She Says
BY LEE ]. SHIFTS

taking neatnesH. reading the news.
paper accounts Of. the horror In
which she Ia involved.
This reporter who says that l
sat with my feet on table 10
wrong that certainly wouldn't be
iadyllke"
That was all that seemed 10 be
Worrying her particularly. aitho she
II not flippant OF Himporing in her
manner. Merely BIT seifcousclous.
as any siri of her type might be
among strangers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
winter Cholera"
Strikes Wisconsin

MADISON. Jan. 1.-THE malady
which has spread TO several Okla,
homa towns has now appeared In
Northern Wisconsin. Oklahoma state
health men diagnosed the epidemic
as winter cholera" More than 800
persons are III in one Wisconsin com.
munity.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
EXPRESSES No PITY
FOR Sf.I.fsOk VICTIM

but neither for herself nor Cor
the former lover whom she and her
husband confess they battered 10
death IN a lonely wayside. does Mrs
o'Deii express pity.
She Is anxious lest her husband
be blamed for What she insists was
her own deed. and at the same time
James Louis o'peii II equally Co
tsrrninsd 10 shoulder the fun r..
sponslhiii,y.
Sheriff Andrew wsidenmann and
District Attorney william y. Love
say that each Il tryinE to shield the
other IN nartneThlp crime which
they Jointly Planned and executed IN
a fashion more resembling the
studied cruelty Of Turks or the an.
eient Chinese than anything modern
or American
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17

the bin creating court OF industrial
relations. The vote was 80 10 8. The
blu WIS sent to the house immedi-
ateiy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17

ROCHESTER,. n. ". Jan.
1T am not sorry: ! did
what was right in furnishing
the man who wronged me-
Mrs. Pearl Beaver O'Dell.
Is years old. comfortably
seated in the home-like
woman's section of the Mon
roe county Jail. very calmly
assumes full responsibility
for what local authorities
consider the most ferocious
murder ever committed In
this section of New York
state.
They buried Edward J. kneip the
day after hts twenty third birthday
from the home OF his widowed
mother. a modest little home kept
up by the earnings 81 the boy and
hts sister
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17

A small boy says coasting Is all
right in It's way, but It has It's draw
backs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
HERE'S COMPLETE STORY OF
STRANCEST RECENT MURDER

ROCHESTER,, ~. r.. Jan. IL
According to statements made BY
AFR. and Mrs oDeii and from the
footprints and marks on tho scene
90 tho killing this Is what befeli Ed
ward J. knclp.
In hls fostcr-fathsr'a car, o'neil
called at the factory where kneip
worked nights Kneip had never
seen the husband OF his former
sweetheart. and o.Dcii introduced
himself ms Detective Arnold" and
told Knelp he was under arrest.
KNEIP oBEys ORDER
or DETECTIVE"
Knelp. who never had been in any
sort Of legal trouble. accompanied
the home o< Mr.. and Mrs. George u.
Arnold, who had reared o'Deil since
he was n year old. Here he was con.
fronted by Pearl o'Dell and by MIR.
and Mrs. Arnold To the accusations
hurled at him by o'Deli and support.
ed by the mild rcmons;rsRce OF
Arnold. Kneip said hardly n word.
Handwriting his wife. whom he
addressed as Pearl Beaver. to kneip.
o'Dcii started ~ drive toward the
country. His car broke down and
he hailed a taxicab. the driver Of
which was Immediately suspicious OF
him and notified police headquarters.
He was told TO take n companion
and 10 watch tho fake detective"
Da.x,.~s r-uvE NrIEg
UANDCUFFED TO A TREE
Five miles from the city limits
opel dismissed the car. He walk.
cd his wife and o'Dell nearly half
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17

CREATE INDUSTRIAL COURT
TOPEKA. Kan. Jan. 1.-THE
Kansas senate late yesterday passed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-17
DRIVEN FIVE MILES.
HANDCUFFED TO A TREE

Five miles from the city limits
opel dismissed the car. He walk.
ed his wife and O'Dell nearly half
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-08-18
GREAT CORN CROP is FORECA sr
Estimate Of Three Billion Bushels is
Made-Spring Wheat Smaller.

washington, Aug. ia three
billion bushel corn crop for the third
time in the history of the country
was forecast to-day by the Depart
| ment Of Agriculture on the basis of
conditions existing Aug. /. Inasmuch
as August Is the critical month for
! the crop in the great corn belt Of the
Middle West, it II uncertain whether
the promise Of crop almost equal
to the enormous ones Of 1912 and
1917 will be fulfilled. Improvement
was reported during July in the I'M
portant corn States, with the excep-
tion Of Illinois, and as a result a
crop forecast Of 224,000,000 bushels
larger than that predicted July l was
issued.
Spring wheat was adversely affect
ed during July, principally by rust,
and production forecast Of the crop
was reduced 29,000,000 bushels from
month ago, or to total Of 262.-
100000 bushels.
The preliminary estimate Of win
ter wheat production was 100000
bushels larger than forecast in July,
making the combined crop Of winter
bushels smaller than estimated
iHoh'h hSo. ~ totdi vi
bushels was predicted in to-day's re-
port.
The tobacco crop, which has been
promising from the start, has shown
additional improvement. and proba-
bilities are that it will exceed the
record crop produced in 1918 by
about 200, 100000 pounds. The total
production forecast is placed at f.
544, 100000 pounds.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-08-18
Legion Checking ;'rimc Wave.

spokane, WASH. Aug. Crime
Is on the decrease in the United
states. and the aftcr-thc-war wave
OF hold-ups. murders, bunco games
ana robbery is waning. according to
WIN. j. Burns, master detective, who
makes the statement after a long
trip through Western cities.
The environment of war turned
many eX-scrvice men into the crimi
nal path, says Burns.
On the other hand, he AYERS, the
American Legion is the greatest force
against crime in the country TODAY,
NO man ever was born q crimi-
nal. he says, "but the environment
to which men were subjected in the
army made them careless Of human
life and property. That's one reason
why hold-ups are the most common
crime to-day.
"But the principles and workings
of the Legion will go long way to-
ward restoring these boys who have
turned, temporarily, from the right
path, back 10 ways Of honesty and
hard work"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-08-18
NEW FREIGHT RATES WILL ADD
Only Six Cents to Pair of ShOcs-Dc-
partment Makes Illustrations.

! Washington, Aug. 1l.-Just what
the increased freight rates which will
go into effect by the first Of Septem-
Der mean to the average consumer in
the way Of contributing to the cost
Of necessary articles Of clothing and
| standard food products is shown in
some interesting illustrations made
| by the freight traffic department OF
the Southern Railway system
The rate on shoes from Boston to
Atlanta is now $1.G4 per hundred
pounds. making the transportation
charge Of pair Of shoes which, with
its share OF packing. weighs three
pounds, approximately five cents.
The new rate will be $2.1Sk per 100
pounds, making the transportation
charge Of the same pair of shoes ap-
proximately 2-3 cents Everyone
| knows that the pair Of shoes which
formerly sold for 81 Is now selling
around SIS.
Shirts are shipped from New York
to New Orleans by freight for S1.54
per 100 pounds, making the trans
portation charge on a tivc-ounce shirt
| about half cent. The new rate will
| be $2.05 R per 100 pounds, making
the charge on the same five-ounce
shirt about two-thrds of one cent.
The old $3.50 shirt is selling for SO
and up.
Clothing manufactured in Chicago
can now be shipped to Jacksonville
for 5 SO per hundred pounds. or less
than cents for suit which, with
its share Of the packing, weighs six
pounds. The new rate will be $2.3S1a
per hundred pounds, or about il
cents on The SiX-Dound rrndy-made,
which formerly was offered for $50,
but now cannot &c taken home for
less than $50.
Coming to articles of food, the
rate on fresh beef from Chicago to
birmingham is now 50 cents per 90
| pounds-less than one cent per
pound. The new rate will be s1.O6h
per 100 pounds. or slightly more
than cent per pound Beef that for
merly sold for 20 cents per pound
has been bringing 35 cents.
sugar can now be shipped from
New Orleans to Greensboro. N. c.,
for 90 cents per 100 pounds, or just
about half cent per pound The
new rate will be GO cents per 100
pounds-still less than thrce-uuar-
ters OF cent pound. And sugar,
which formerly sold for five cents
per pound. has been retailing above
80 cents per pound.
These illustrations. which are of
articles and commodities taken at
random. may be considered as fairly
representative OF the addition to the
Transportation cost Of articles used
in the South which will result from
the increase in rates. Similar illus
trations could be made on almost
every article used in the household,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-08-18
THE CRACK O. DOOM
FOR NASTY CAIONEL.
Folks Abandoning Old Drug for
"DodsOn's Liver Tone" Here
In South.

Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. It's
horrible! Take a dose Of the dan
gerous drug tonight, and tomorrow
you lose day.
Calomel is mercury When It
comes In contact with sour bile, ii
crashes into it, breaking it up. Then
is when you feel that awful nausea
ana cramping. II you are sluggish.
II liver is torpid and bowels consti-
pated, or you have headache, diz-
ziness, coated tongue, If breath Is
bad or stomach sour, just try a
spoonful OF harmless Dodson's Liver
TOne tonight.
Here's my guarantee: Go to any
drug store and get bottle Of Dod-
sons Liver Tone for few GEMS.
Take a spoonful. and IL it doesn't
straighten you right up and make
you feel fine and vigorous. go bacl,
10 the store and get your money.
Dodson's Liver Tone is destroying
the sale OF calOmel because it cannot
salivate or make YOU sick. adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-08-18
DEATH OF MRS. X. l.. BEARDEN.
Young Italian Woman Who Married
One of OCOnce's Soldier Boys.
(Tugaloo Tribune, Aug. 1O.)

tlu6alOo lrlDune, Aug. lU.)
We regret to announce the death
| of Mrs. Keith l.. Bearden, which sad
event occurred at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. l.. D. Bearden in Westmin-
ster last Tuesday afternoon at 2.3O
Mrs. Bearden was brought here
from Asheville, n. c., only two or
three weeks ago. Her health failed
several months ago at Roanoke, Va,
where Mr.. Bearden located after
coming back from overseas. She
was carried to Asheville with the
hope that the climate and care at the
sanatorium would prove beneficial
She grew worse and was brought to
her husbands home to spend the last
days on earth.
Mrs. Bearden was before marriage
Miss Honorine Lucia Carminai, and
she was born at Ratauori, Italy, on
i March 80, 1900. Her parents later
moved to Paris, France. She and Mr.
Bearden were united in marriage at
Paris on Aug. 9Th, 1919.
Besides her husband she leaves
father, mother, two brothers and two
sisters TO mourn her death.
Mrs. Bearden was Of the Holy
Catholic faith. Her body was inter
red in Eastyiew cemetery on Wednes-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, the SER
vices being in charge Of Father
Mackin, Of Anderson.
The pallbearers were as follows:
S. G. Moon, j. X. billiard, G. NJ. Mar
tin, w. S. Bearden, Raymond Pitts
and Dr.. i. II. Simpson.
Many friends deeply sympathiZe
with the husband in his sore be-
reavement.
Although Mrs. Bearden was far
away from her homeland, she was
tenderlv cared for by loving friends,
physicians and by Gather Mackin, of
the Catholic church, in her last
hours. Her body was embalmed and
buried in metallic casket and steel
vault. IN order that it may be disin-
TERED and returned to France in the
event that it Is so desired.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-08-18
HOPES FOR \ BIG GATHERING.
Sunday School Convention ut Seneca
Next Tuesday, Aug. 21th.

Clemson College, Aug. II, 1920.
Editor KeOwce Courier:
The Oconee County Sunday School
Convention will be held on Tuesday
Of next week. Aug. oath, at Seneca,
in the Presbyterian church.
The program will soon be publish
ed and mailed from the State Asso-
ciation's office at Spartanburg. Let
me urge all workers interested to
write at once to General Superinten-
dent Leon G. Palmer, ia Allen-Law
Building, Spartanburg, S. c., for pro-
gram and other literature.
Among the speakers already Sc
cured are Miss Cora Hollant, Prof.
r. d. Webb (now Of Georgia), Rev.
w. E Davis, Of Clemson, president of
the Pickens County Association. The
others will be announced later.
Other counties are breaking rec
ords. Let's move forward, too, Oco-
neeans!
Sunday school workers arr e. ENDS
of the cause Of Christian e1u a,ion,
Lets not plot as rivals. but plan as
allies!" VIM. S. Morrison,
Pres. Oconee County S. 5. Assn.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-08-18
Mother Shoots Two Children,

Petersburg, Va, Aug. 10.-Mrs.
Maude Westbrook, wife Of c.. w.
Westbrook, a prominent farmer and
deputy sheriff Of Surry county, shot
and killed her six-year- daughter
to-day and probably fatally wounded
her son, aged five years. When her
husband, hearing the shots, rushed
into the room, the mother was re-
loading the gun, saying that she
wanted to finish the job" Her s.
weeks-old baby on the bed was un-
harmed. Mrs. Westbrook had been
in i'll health for some months. The
wounded boy died about three hours
after being shot.