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The Washington times., 1920-05-19

In the cross-eXami Assistant
District Attorney OLeary asked DR..
Augustinus If he was the same man
who is now a prisoner in Jail. Coun-
sci O'Shea objected to the question
and asked that the jury be with
drawn for misconduct OF the District
Attorney. The motion was oyerruled
and the cros-examination proceeded.
The second motion for a new trial
came when Mr.. O'Leary asked DR..
Augustinus:
you left and were absent from
jail"
Attorney O'Shea interrupted.
~ again ask thar thisyjury be with
drawn for misconduct OF the District
Attorney"
Judge Overrules Motion.
Justice Gould also overruled this
motion. setting forth that there was
nothing in the question of OLeary
which could be construed as drawing
any inference.
In the early part OF his examina-
tion DR.. Augustinus testified that he
had given Cockrell the Binet-Simon
mental test. and had found him to
have the mentality of a child eleven
and one-hslf years OF age, or that OF
a low-grade moron. He stated that
se did not believe Cockrell knew the
difference between right and wrong.
During the cross-examination in an
swer to question from Mr.. OLeary
he said that he believed Cockrell was
able to understand what a pipe 10,
and that II he hit person In the head
hard enough with 1t 1t would kill the
person.
Spirits. operating through a ynedI.
um. told Mrs. Brown to tell Coo arell
to plead insanity. Mrs. Brown testi-
fied yesterday afternoon.
Tho spirit of her dead daUg htcr.
Pearl, whom Cockrell is charged with
killing, told her also that Pearl her
self had gone intos tho basement. and
got the pipe with which Cockreli I'D
mits he beat her to death. Mrs.
Brown said.
When Shirley turned and saw me
with the pipe he took 1t away from
me and hit me with it," Mrs. Brown
said the spirit told her.
Mother Of 20 Children.
Mrs Brown said that she is the
mother OF twenty children.
or her psychic communications she
spoke unhesitatingly until O'She a
asked her what the spNt OF her
daughter had said about the pipe.
do you want me to tell that right
out here in court?" she asked
Sure. Go ahead" Mr.. O'Shea an
swered.
She then told OF the message she is
The Washington times., 1920-05-19
RAIL BLOCKADE
BEING BROKEN
Empty Grain and Coal Cars
Given Right e. Way on All
Freight Lines.
ROADS IN UNIFORM PLAN
Operated Under Emergency
Power"-EarIy Improve
ment Is Forecast.

Railroads Of the country today
were being operated virtually under
the emergency power" Of the Inter-
safe Commerce Commission.
Though formal promulgation of
priority orders of the commission
await only a more complete study
OF congested areas, the roads, with
the full sanction of the Commission
and the acquiesence of State and
public service commissions, were
working under a uniform plan to
clear the lines of empty cars, and
thus make for free movement Of es-
sential commodities.
Waive Service Rules.
Rail executives. after prolonged
conferences with the commi ssion, to-
day were personally directing the
forces on their lines to the end that
by closer corporation between the
| roads, and waving car service rules
in many instances, equipment caught
in the traffic jams can be rushed to
sections where 1t is needed to handle
enormous quantities of grain. food
stuns, fuel and other essential sup
plies awaiting shipment. Solid trains
of empty grain box cars were moving
westward under priority orders from
New England and the Atlantic sea
board to the grain-producing sections
of the Central West and Northwest.
Open top cars suitable for loading
coal, in solid trains, also were given
preference in movement ever all lines
from the Middle -Wrss TO coal-proenc-
] ing sections in the East and South
Teast.
Quick shifting Of coal and grain
car equipment will solve an important
phase of the traffic tangle. officials
stated. Rail executives agreed with
the commission to continue this cS-
pedited movement OF empty car equip
inent until a proper distribution OF
such equipment is obtained.
VIII Use Emergency Powers.
The commission today announced
that its emergency powers will be ex-
crcised in other appropriate ways"
to clear up local freight tangles in all
parts of the country. An intensive
study is today being continued by the
comm ission's inspectors in the con-
gested areas OF important terminals
and gateways. The commission indi-
Gated that the demands of the various
local situations might necessitate the
application of varied remedies. OFF,
cials stated that acting upon the re-
ports to be transmitted by investiga"
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The Washington times., 1920-05-19
MOTONTOASK CARRANZA
TO RESIGN IS DEFEATED

A motion to invite Carranza to re-
sign from the presidency OF Mexico,
made during a caucus OF Mexican sem
ators, was defeated, according to re-
ports printed In Mexico City news
papers of May Is and telegraphed to
the State Department by the Ameri-
can embassy today.
Six justices of the Mexican supreme
court, who accompanied Carranza In
his Night from the capital, have re-.
turned TO Mexico City, press reports
stated
Three million pesos of treasure
taken by Carrsnza when he fcd have
been recovered The amount OF gov
ernment funds and bullion carried by
Carranza on his special train was
originally estimated At 27yoco, 900
.pnsoS
The Washington times., 1920-05-19

womens Republican committee in
New York The time has come for her
to choose between loyalty to party
and loyalty TO suffrage"
wcstcrners to Join Invaders.
Miss Emma Wold. OF Portland, Ore,
said a large delegation from the Pa
cifc Coast would join the "On to Chi
cago" movement II the Republicans
in Delaware fail to act.
At tho headquarters OF the Nationsl
womau's party II was announced that
yesterdays heckling of viii Hays.
chairman OF the Republican National
Committee, was intended as a warn
ing that militant methods will be re-
yiyed ~ the Republican party can be
aroused to action In no other way"
THE women have waited long and
patiently" said Alice Paul, leader Of
the mIlitants. "If necessary we shall
resort to more aggressive methods as
the way opens. The Republican party
has the power to enfranchise tho
women OF the country"
The militants' headquarters today
buzzed with old-time activity. and
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supposed to have received.
Upon question from OShes Mrs,
Brown admitted that Assistant Dis
trict Attorney OLeary. who Is prose
cutting the case. had suggested that
she invoke the aid OF the spirits to
find out how her daughter met her
death.
She said she had conveyed TO Shir-
ley the message from the spirits sug-
gesting that he plead insanity. and
that at first he had said he would
not do IL.
He seemed intensely interested in
the question OF spiritualism." she
said. II always told him when I had
been to a meeting. and l carried him
papers on the subject"
Spirit Cemes to Her.
Mrs. Brown said that the spirit of
her daughter had come to her several
times. pleading with her to save
shirley"
1.-The voice wasn't so troubled after
the first time. But always the mes
sage was the same: Mamma, save
Shirley. I provoked him. 1t was not
his fault"
The phase OF psychic phenomena
was introduced into the testimony
during the cross-examination by Mr..
y.
Previously Mrs. Brown had told of
a conversation she had with Shirley
in the Jail about two weeks after the
killing when he had told her that he
and Pearl had a fuss about another
man. and he had got mad and hit her.
Mrs. Brown identified length of
pipe which had previously been iden-
titled as one found in the closet of
'Cockrelrs room the morning after the
killing. She said the pipe was one OF
several that were in the cellar when
she cleaned il out about two months
before the death OF her daughter. She
said there was a half-empty whiskcy
flask in the bath room the morning
the dead body was discovered.
Asked For Divorce.
Mrs Brown testified that on one
occasion Pearl had told her to ask
Shirley il he would give her di-
vorce. IT asked Shirley, and he said
yes" she stated. "Hc said he would
pay one-half the expenses and he
though the other man should pay the
other half. She denied that Shirley
had said to Pearl on one occasion: III
you don't stop running around with
other men I'll XIII you
Evidence to this effect had been In
troduced in the testimony of other
witnesses.
The entire afternoon session was
taken up with the testimony of Mrs
Brown.
The Washington times., 1920-05-19
Germans Go to paris.

BERLIN. May 19.--Five leaders of
the German industrial world, includ-
ing Herr Deutsch. of the General
Electric Company. and Herr van Elm
berg. of a Casstl aniline dye concern,
arc proceeding to Paris to confer with
the leading French industrial men.
One of the delegates said yesterday
that the motives which actuate the
German delegates to seek contact with
the French are to ascertain whether
and to what extent Germany may
look forward to receiving encourage
ment from her former enemies to
enable her to determine the guiding
lines OF Germsny's future industrial
development in so far as 1t is af.
fected by the provisions of the peace
treaty.
Germany is anxious to discover
what sources of raw material are at
her disposal and what markets are
available for finished articles. Hith-
erto there has been feeling OF uncer-
taInty in German industrial circles
regarding the future French attitude.
The Washington times., 1920-05-19
BIG BUSINESS
.HASCAND|DATE
Monied Interests Behind VIII
sons Son-in-law, Says
Edwards Manager.
PLACE HOLDERS ENLISTED
Dodge, Morgenthau, Crane,
Hurley, and Baruch Give
Active Support

NEW YORK, May ia Big
Business syndicate has been formed
to underwrite William G. McAdoo's
Presidential campaign. At least
81, ,O00, 900 has been collected or
pledged"
This allegation was made last
night by one of the most influential
of Governor Edwards campaign
managers.
Baruch Among Backers.
Pioneers in the movement to
finance the preconvention expenses or
President Wilson's son-in-law, as
named by the Edwards manager, are
Bernard NJ. Baruch, Thomas L. Chad
bourne. Cleveland II. Dodge, and
Henry Morgenthau, of New York.
and Charles r. Crane and Edward NJ.
Hurley. of Illinois.
Appofntees of McAdoo as Secretary
OF the Treasury or director genera!
| of railroads are said to have been
enlisted to aid him.
Appointees of Hurley while chair
| man of the United States Shipping
Board. are also on the list Of McAdoo
workers.
The New York Americans inform
ant continued:
"When the agreement was made
between managers for Governor Cox.
| of Ohio. and Governor Edwards, OF
New Jersey, to make common cause
against Wilson for a third term or
| McAdoo as his heir. we satisfied our
selves that a great fund was being
, raised to put over either Wilson or
McAdoo.
Barney Baruch began the McAdoo
finance project Immediately after the
President physically collapsed last
August. Thomas L. Chadbourne soon
! joined Baruch. Within a few months
Cleveland III. Dodge, the most gener-
| Gus contributor to the Wilson cam
paign funds of 1912 and 1916, asso-
| ciated himself with Baruch and Chad
| bourne.
Henry Morgenthau waited until he
assured himself that the President
might not run again. Then Charles
r. Crane and Edward NJ. Hurley came
| in. All these men are multi-million-
aires.
| Combs Found Evidence.
Former National Chairman william
|
tour, found plenty of evidence of how
the pro-McAdoo clique was working
to secretly pledge national delegates
to the Presidents son-in-law. It's
members advised McAdoo to keep out
| of the primaries as did President Will
| son himself-even out of his home
(New Jersey primaries. They knew
neither could carry these primaries.
| These financiers count on Federal
patronage and loyalty to the Admin
istration to put McAdoo over.
Attorney General Palmer, who 10
all but done as rival to McAdoo.
has promised to throw his following
| to him. Vance Mccormick, member
of the War Board and former national
chairman, is also a party to the COM
pact.
| "Thc battle for the Presidential
nomination is this minute between
the Wilson-McAdoo and the Cox Ed
wards wings of the party. William J.
Bryan may be a determining factor.
as he was when at the last moment
in 1912 he swung his followers to
Wilson"
The Washington times., 1920-05-19
Sl,5OO MAY BE MINIMUM
FOR EPISCOPAL PASTORS

The minimum salary for Protestant
Episcopal clergymen in the diocese of
Washington will in all probability
shortly be set at $1,000 per snnum.
according to the belief of the Bishop
Of Washington, as expressed in his
address today to the twenty-fifth an
nual diocesan convention.
The convention is being attended by
"hout 900 clergy and laity, who gave
the bishop close attention during his
DISCOURSE. Sessions are being held in
Whitby Hall.
The goal of the diocese has been for
sometime past the raising of the mini
mum clergy salary to the amount
stated and the Bishop during his ad-
dress said that from the reports Of
the pledges of funds in order that this
move may be accomplished gave him
particular pleasure.
The prelate also pointed out that
the diocese should also give close at
tention to the work of church extern
sion The work at both Good Shep-
herd and Calvary Chapels, he said.
calls for the close cooperation of the
diocese.
Following the meeting luncheon
and at the conclusion II is planned
to hold the afternoon session in
Whitby Hall.
At 8 o'clock this evening the an.
nual diocesan missionary meeting will
be held In st. Johns Church. Lafay-
cte square, with Rev. David r. Covell.
social service secretary of the diocese
and rector of Trinity Parish, and Rev.
Lewis r. Levering, OF Port Tobacco
Parish. Maryland, delivering the ad-
dresses.
The Trinity Community Work"
will be the subject Rev. Mr.. Coveli
will discuss, while "The Church in
Southern Maryland" will be the topic
of Rev. Mr.. Leverlng.
The Washington times., 1920-05-19
YOUTH OF IRELAND
LEAVING FOR
AMERICA

Dublin, May 19-After years
OF suppression the tide OF emf
grafton from Ireland has begun
once more 10 run strongly.
The offices Of the American
Consulate In Dublin are throngcd
daily with crowds of young men
and women asking for passport
Endorsements. Most OF them
come from the western and mid
land counties, which have sup
piled 900 emiprants this year.
Several public bodies have
passed resolutions calling upon
The Dali Eircann (Irish Parlia-
nest) 10 prohibit unnecessary
emigrAGsn.
The Washington times., 1920-05-19
GREEK and TURK FORCES
CLASH EAST OF SMYRNA

CoNSTANTINoPLE, May 19.--Greek
and Turkish troops have clashcd
about twenty-five miles cast or
Smyrna, where the Turks are taking
the offensive and are apparently mass
ing reinforcements preparatory to
further advances against the Greeks.
Fighting has occurred between
Magnisa and Menamen.
Jafer Taysr, Turkish commandant
at Adrianople. has sent n message
hero from that city saying 10000
Turks and Bulgarians are prepared to
resist the Greeks. He declares they
will meet the Greeks midway between
Tchatalja and Adrisnople when the
Greeks begin the occupation OF
Thrace.
The Washington times., 1920-05-19
TEXAS RANGERS CALLED
FOR STRIKE TROUBLES

GALVESTON. May 19.-Four Texas
Rangers arrived here yesterday to
lend their aid in preventing possible
clashes between union and nonunion
men employed at the southern Pa
ciflc steamship Docks.
Their arrival followed message
TO Gov. W. T. Hobby. from Mayor II.
O. Sappington, which read:
AT the request of our chief OF po-
lice and myself please send US four
or more rangers
Two carloads OF lsborers. nonunion
men. to be used In handling csrgoos
OF the Morgan line vessels, srriveA
herA
The Washington times., 1920-05-19
KNOX PEACE MEASURE
UP In HOUSE FRIDAY

The Knox peace resolution will be
taken up in the House Friday for
passage.
House Republican leaders will move
o. substitute the Knox resolution for
tho measure previously passed by tho
House and rewritten into the Knox
resolution,
The resolution terminates the state
OF war with Germany and reopcns
commercial intercourse.
The Washington times., 1920-05-19
IRISH FIRE COURTHOUSE;
THEN Use EXPLOSIVES

CORR, May 1o.-The session court
house at Riverstown. four miles
northeast OF Cork, was burned yes
tcrday morning. Explosives were
used during the Are, completing the
destruction OF the building. Many
records were lost Forty or fifty men
were involved In the attack.
The Washington times., 1920-05-19
BANK EMBEzzLER DIES
WHILE FLEEING WEST

BOSTON. May i9.--oscar Jesseman,
the young bank messenger who dis
appeared January ~, taking with him
$4,000 In $1,000 bills. is dead at Raw
Inns. wyo., the police were notified to-
day. Jesseman died on a train be.
tween Kansas City and Denver.
At the time Jossemsn fed he WAS
with Fred Tymm, of Chicago. whose
arrest in a Western city In expected.
the police said
The Washington times., 1920-05-19
Sufragists To hnuade
G.. O. p. Convention IF
Defeated DeLaluare
BY MILDRED MORRIS,
International News Service.

If Delaware again fails to ratfy the suffrage amend
ment great protest army of women will sweep upon the
Republican convention in Chicago to demand the reason
WHY militant suffragsts here announced today.
The Washington times., 1920-05-19
Pleas For NeuU Trial
In CockreN Staying
Case Denied by Court

Justice Gould sitting in the case of Philip Shirley
Cockrel this afternoon adjourned the trial until Mon
day out of respect to John R. Young clerk of the court
who died this morning Before the trial be con-
tnued an acting clerk must be appointed
The Washington times., 1920-05-19

Two motions for trial made by Attorney James A.
OShea in the of Philip Shirley Cockre this morning
were overrued by Justice Gould. The motions made
during the examination of Dr. Ludwig Augustinu who is
under Indictment for grand larceny.
The Washington times., 1920-05-19
WEATHER

probably seoesssssI
showers sestOhs $50 ss-
OesvUwp stsste ehssse In
senS<rstsEe. Tea0~rs-
ture as D q. -. ~ de-
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The Washington times., 1920-05-19

Question Yourself
And Think on News.
4 Robber With System.
Ancient Beauty Window.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE.
lcopyriskt. isso.)


MF. Hoover. explaining Hiram
!ohnsons gigantic vote in Cali
Iornia, says 1t was due to Cali
iornia's gratitude BECAUSE
JOHNSON FREED HIS STATE
FROM CORPORATION DOMI-
NATION"
wouldn't it be a good idea to let
johnson, as President, free the
otner forty-seven States FROM
CokPORATION DOMINATION?
II You doubt corporation domi-
nation, ask yourself a few ques-
tions.
Who puts up the price Of gaso-
line?
Who multiplies the price Of
sugar by six?
Who mismanages railroads with
iudicrous incompstency and has you
taxed to foot the bills?
Who supplied patriots" at a
dollar q year, to take u thousand
millions of your money and spend
It on flying machines, giving you
no flying machines?
The answer is CORPORA
TIONS.
The Washington times., 1920-05-19

England, possessing statesmen
with brains, will not allow any
thing to interfere with her oil sup
plies. No foreigner can own an
oil we'll in the British empire or
control any British oil supply.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-10-23
GOV. BALDWIN
POINTS WAY

Issuing his statement as an author
ity on International law, Ex-Gov.
Simeon e. Baldwin has come out with
a strong statement in favor of the
Democratic ticket: His statement
reads:
at seems to me that no one who
favors a general association of nations
to promote the judicial settlement of
international disputes can do other
wise than vote for Cox. And why?
Under the treaty of Versailles such an
association called the league of ma
lions has been created, It came into
existence in January. 1920. and has
ever since been actively at work and
has as its members substantially all
the important powers of the world
except the United States, Germany
Russia, Bulgaria and Mexico.
There are few points in which
the covenant to form this league I'M
der the treaty of Versailles seems to
me susceptible of improvement. Sen
ator Hitchcock has sketched certain
statements or reservation enbodying
amendments of that nature Presi-
dent Wilson has assured him that he
favors them. Governor Cox favors
them. Senator Harding, on the con-
trary, holds that the United States
should reject the league of nations al
together.
This is the dominant issue in the
presidential campaign: Shall we
amend or shall we reject?
believe that any other reasonable
amendments suggested by the United
states as a condition of its adherence
TO the league would be accepted by all
the other parties to the treaty and
that this alteration could be promppt-
ly effected. All that would be neces-
sary would be for the United States to
frame these amendments as the con-
d1t1on of it's accession, sign the treaty
with the conditional qualifications
and add the statement that the United
States would consider the treaty, as so
modified, to be accepted by all the
powers which did not file notice to
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-10-23
COCHRAN FLAYS
DESERTERS OF
IRISH CAUSE
Supporters of Harding Keep
Torch Alight In Ireland,
He Says

W. Bourke Cochran in his speech at
Chicago denounced attacks made on
him as 'deserter of the cause of
Ireland Coming at the same time
that Cardinal Gibbons at Baltimore in
his interview in support of the
League of Nations was saying that
what he particularly liked was the
sentence in Article XII providing for
bringing before the council of the
League any situation which tends 10
disturb international relations his re-
marks were considered as particular
ly significant. Mr.. Cochran said in
part:
1.-The only deserters of the cause of
Irish freedom are those persons who
are keeping the torchight in Ire
land by standing for Harding against
armament he said. ct am standing
the League and against world dis
tonight where I stood when L ap-
peared before the Senate committee
The need of the world is disarma-
to champion the cause of Ireland.
ment. Nothing but complete. dis
armament can arrest the peril that
now threatens not merely the pros
world, but the very existence of the
perity of this country and the whole
''Cox stands for disarmament. The
!. plan he suggests may not be the best
that could be devised, but it offers
something. Mr.. Harding, on the 9TH
er hand, if elected could not support
the very nature of his position he
must resist that.
THE profiteers who have waxed fat
from mun1tion making are the chief
subscribers to the fund which will
elect Mr.. Harding, if he is elected.
FinancierS do not elect a President
who would reduce their profits but
they do elect a man upon whom they
can count without question to main
tain, if not increase. their profits and
their opportunities to profiteer.
IF Mr.. Cox is elected the influence
OF this country will be exerted for
peace by disarmament, which is the
only means by which peace can be
made sure. In an unarmed world no
nation can Cypress another. Justice
will be supreme because there will be
no machinery by which injustice can
be perpetrated on an extensive scale.
with all ornaments abolished
English rule in Ireland would ter
inmate over night, would every
other International wrong from which
people in any other quarter of the
globe are SUFFERING
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-10-23
DIR. BARTLETT TO SPEAK.

The sixth season of Cheerful Sun
day evening services at the First Uni
versalist church will begin tomorrow
evening. An exceptionally strong pro-
gram, including many speakers and
travellers of national reputation, has
been arranged for this season. The
same high standard of excellence in
the program and the same spirit OF
good fellowship that has marked
these services in the past will be
maintained.
The opening speaker will be DR.. A.
e. Bartlett, of Brooklyn, N Y, with
his fine illustrated lecture, THE New
Europe" DR.. Bartlett has recently
returned from an extensive tour of
the European countries and will bring
to his audience first hand informa-
ton as to the conditions there His
lecture will be amply illustrated with
stereopticon slides. DR.. Bartlett has
attained wide reputation as a
for those who hear him tomorrou
evening. The public is invited.