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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-20
KIDNAPPED BABY
|SSOUGHT BY
THOUSANDS
Mother Fears SickIy Child, Who
Needs Special Nursing,
Will Die.
By III. p. MALKUS.
international News Service.


NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Thousands
Of public employees today Joined the
search for a feeble hree-month old
baby, believed to be dying in the
hands Of kidnapers.
Forty detectives, searching since
Saturday afternoon, were without
trace Of the infant. stolen from its
carriage in front of store while
the mother, Mrs. Helen Mckenzie.
shopped inside.
Not single clue has been uncov-
cred, and today taxicab drivers, mo-
tormen, truck drivers and every one
of New York's thousands of police
men were instructed to watch for the
child.
General Alarm Sent Out.
A general alarm reaching every
city, town and village within a thou
sand miles has been sent out by the
police.
The mother is on the verge of col
lapse, stricken by the fear the sickly
child may die Only special nursing
has kept the baby alive since birth,
and the description given to the
thousands of searchers was to "loOk
for sickly child whose feeble health
causes 1t to cry almost continually"
Police have branded the kidnaDcr
as potential murderer" declaring
that the helpless infant cannot pos
sibly live more than a few days with
out proper attention and feeding.
In the hope that it's life may lie
saved, DR.. David Dudley Stowell,
physician who has been caring for
the child, today asked newspapers to
print directions for feeding the baby
the only means of saving its life.
Directions for Feeding.
The child should be fed seven times
a day, he said, getting four ounces
Of the following mixture at each feed
ing:
Ten ounces of cows milk stirred
with a spoonful of dextri-maltose
and two teaspoonfuls of specially
prepared barley. dissolved in water.
The mixture should be heated
slightly. The ingredients can be
bought at drug store"
While police have promised mo
questions would be asked if the
baby is returned Immediately to its
mother, charges Of homicide will be
made If the child dies.
eff I could only. be sure Lillian
was getting proper food it would
tighten my grief Bit" the mother
said
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-20
DIRECT RADIO OPENED
TO TTADY AND HOLLAND

NEW YORK, Aug. 20-With the
opening today of direct radio COM
munication between the United
States and Italy and between the
United States and Holland, the
Radio Corporation Of America an
nounced New York will soon take
it's place as tho pivot in world
wide radio network, which will he
further extended when Poland is
added shortly with a new circuit.
The stations opened today were
at Caltano. Italy. and at the Hague.
Holland.
There are now eight circuits radi-
ating to European countries from
this city. 1t was announced. The
one between Italy and America is
one Of the largest in existence.
radio waves connecting the two
points travelling about $500 miles,
which is about one-sixth the dis
lance around the world.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-20
Administration Will
Urge Making Mob
Acts Federal Crime

Frequently recurring outbreaks
Of mob violence throughout the ma
ton today caused officials Of the
Coolidge Administration to seriously
consider enactment OF legislation
making these offenses a crime
against the Federal Government.
With governors of four States
alarmed by mob uprisings and mar
tial law proclaimed in one locality.
President Coolidge was reported
deeply concerned by the apparent
increased disregard for law and
order. The President and other
Government officials were said t.
be considering the advisability Of
enacting an antimob bill in the
next Congress. The proposed legis.
lation would apply not only 20
lynch mobs, but to all organizations
of masked men who take the law
Into their own hands"
The. Dyer bill, passed by the last
House but talked to death" in the
will be reintroduced in the next
Congress, 1t was learned today.
The Coolidge Administration is cx.
pected to support this measure,
inasmuch as the Executive was
elected on a platform which pledged
its enactment.
Federal authorities, however. hope
to extend the Dyer bill to include
all masked organizations attempt
ing mob violence OF any nature.
The Dyer bill, in it's original form,
applied only to mobs which lynched
their victims. It provided a pen.
atty OF $4,000 fines upon counties
in which lynchings occurred and
would have punished lax State and
county officers, held responsible for
the outrages.
A movement now under way
would amend the bill to make any
act of mob violence a Federal crime.
Under this inventory would come
the whippings, deportations and
''tar and feather" outrages, fire.
quent1y attributed to the Ku Klux
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-20

Pho by en
Peter Pan the White House dog
Peter President Coolidge by Dr. AOnzO G.
ROxbury Mass and has been accepted by the
President Peter and is of high
pedigree is Pde Hill Scyon champion of Belgium
and England imported and owned by O. A. Shaw -
Kean Crossing mother owned by Dr. Howard
LADY Babbe WycOlar Peter
Pan a Mire-haired fox terrier.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-20

Prices realized on Swift & Company
sales of carcass beef in Washington. D..
C., for week ending Saturday, August Is.
1928, on shipments sold out. ranged from
1000 cents to 1900 cents per pound and
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Khan. Penalties on a lesser scale
than those applying to lynchings
would be provided.
Although the Dyer bill was BIT.
terly fought in the last Congress.
Republican leaders are more hope
full Of its enactment after next
South" was lined up against the
bills opponents were victorious in
their filibuster when Republican
leaders stopped the fight in order
to enact other pressing legislation.
In the coming session, however.
new issues will be involved and the
bill may be enacted without q great
fight in an amended form. It has
already been Endorsed by the Amer
lean Bar Association and similar stat.
utes have been enacted in the States
Of South Carolina, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Ohio and others.
The Dyer bill will be reintroduced
in the house by its author, Repre-
sentative Dyer (R0 Of Missouri, and
in the Senate by Senator Shortridge
(R.) of California.
81 win reintroduce my bill prac-
tically the same form as it passed the
House last year." said Dyer today.
cit will apply to all mobs, consisting
Of three or more men, but in its
present form would provide punish
rnent only when the victim IL killed.
1t applies to the Ku Klux Khan as
well as any other body of men.
Under existing conditions, State
authorities are helpless to stamp
out mob violence. State laws make
It necessary to obtain indictments
in the county where the crime oc-
CURED, and experience has taught
us local grand juries will not re-
turn indictments. Enactment Of my
bill would transfer the cases into
the Federal courts, where justice
would be more easily obtained.
"One conviction in a Federal court
and mob violence would be ended.
81 have talked to President Cool
idge about my bill and I am pre-
pairing a memorandum for his con-
sideration. Because of the plank in
the Republican platform, which
pledged this legislation. expect the
President will support its enact.
ment."
Reports from Department of JUS.
tice agents from the scenes of re-
cent mob outrages meanwhile are
reaching Government authorities.
Federal agents now are investigat.
ing the crimes in Texas, Ohio, Geor.
gfa, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
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Taken From Officer.

EAU GALLIE, Fla, Aug. 20. =
Citizens of Eau Gallie today were
demanding that officers make every
possible efforts to located G. A. Davis
who last night was taken from q
deputy sheriff by a mob and rushed
away while hundreds Of awe.
struck persons looked on. Davis haa
not been heard of since last seen
In an automobile which was speed.
ing from the city.
Work by the sheriff's depart
ment has proved fruitless as far as
Identifying Davis captors, It is
said, while no trace Of the route
taken has. been found His fate
likewise Is unknown.
5 Davis had been married three
months and wEJs arrested on a
charge Of nonsupport of his wife
when he was taken by the mob.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-20
"OLD DOBBIN" COMING
BACK, REPORT SHOWS

JACKSONVILLE. Ohio, Aug. 90
Despite the trend toward motoriza-
ton in every direction, the auto has
not replaced "Old Dobbin" In Athens
county.
Figures, just given out her by
county officials, show there is an in
crease Of 500 over the number Of
horses that were In this county
this time last year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-20
Coatless Golf Players
Violate English
Tradition
By InternatlOnal News Service.


LONDON, Aug. 20.-Crash,
Bang, Blooey-another fine old
English tradition gone to smash,
amidst wailing and crashing
teeth.
The fetish Of English golfers
that they must never appear on
a golf course without coat has
been smashed into smithereens.
And it took two Of hte vetrans
Of English golf to smash this
tradition, too. j. H. Taylor and
Alex Hord appeared at the
Broxbourne tournament and
shocked their opponents by play
ing in their shirt sleeves.
The Evening Standard head
lined the appearance Of the two
golfers in shirt sleeves on page
one:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-20
GARRETT TRIAL
FOR KILLING
BEGINS
Defense Fights Prosecutions
Demand for Change
Of Venue.
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page)
and the facts will be argued to.
gether.
Attorney Smith then said the de.
tense would ask that the Carrots,
who were jointly indicted, jointly are
raigned, and pleaded together, be
tried together, because separate trials
are illegal and because the motion
for severance came too late.
George B. White, for the prosecu-
ton. then began reading the aft.
dkvits gathered in support OF the
motion for a change Of venue. many
OF the Ae1kAMts expressing belief that
AN unbiased jury may not be i'm
panelled, and some saying they
feared violence.
When the preliminaries are finally
over and the trial begins. whether
in this county or elsewhere, the de-
tense will again concentrate Its
effort on proving that the Rev. Mr..
Pierce, whom Garrett. with his
brother, is charged with numbering,
fired the first shot.
Two witnesses testified to this In
the mistrial of Larkin Garrett
The testimony Of one OF them.
Judge Smith. the Commonwealthss
attorney, was widely broadcast and
considered highly significant, but
the testimony which corroborated
Judge Smiths statement is known
only to few persons. It was
offered by Glenn Pierce, fifteen-
year old son of the slain minister
When introduced, it was spoken in
a low tone, 50 that few people in
the court room heard it, and, inn
portant as 1t was, II was soon SUBJ
merged in speculation over the
prosecutions sensational motion for
mistrtal.
Says Father Fired First.
The Pierce lad testified that his
father shot first, into the ground,
and that Larxin Garrett immediately
fired. This point will be emphasized
by the defense attorneys In their
final addresses TO the jury.
There are several ministers to
be summoned to tell Of alleged
threats made by the Carrots
against the preacher. and one man
is to tell why he undertook to have
Pierce accept call to another
church in order to get him away
from the neighborhood of the Gar
retts.
This fight for q. change OF venue
will last for at least two days, and
if that is unsuccessful the next
step will be to have jury from an
other county far removed from the
scene of the crime. That is the one
thing the CARROTS do not want, q
trial by any jury except that Of
Cumberland. sA
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to make any move In the repara4
tons imbroglio.
1t was made clear. however. that
the Administration would remain.
adamant in its stand that repara-.
tons and payments of war debts
cannot be linked; that this govern
ment is determined that European:
nations pay every cent of outstand-
ing war debts, in accordance with
the policy enunciated by the late
President Harding, and the man
date laid down by Congress. :,
Mellon said he found general con-
ditions in Europe improving, espe-
cially in France, where unemploy-
ment is nil and crops are favorable.
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ton, were being formed in Jeffer-
son county were scoffed at by
Sheriff Lucas today.
This fight is over for the present,
and I don't look for any more
trouble Unless the klansmen try to
hold another big meeting or demon
stration," the sheriff declared.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-20
Ship Snagged on Reef.

SYDNEY, New South Wales,
Australia, Aug. 20..-The English
steamship Changsha, 2200 tons, is
on a reef Off the North
Borneo coast and assistance was
rushed today.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-30
$35,0O0 Loss In Cotton Yard Fire
Grant Final Payments to Mutuals
Swing. Gives
Reasons f or
Fighting Pact
BY PHIL D. SWING
Congressman, Etc veuth Distric

Congressman, veuth District
Being charged with the rcSpon
sibility of securing Favorable leg
islation for Imperial Valley, /
feel ] owe it to myself and I'M
-perial Valley to express my view
of the relation of the compact to
Imperial Valley legislation now
pending before congress.
Thecompact in itself -ontains
nothing for California except
concessions to upstream states.
Amy benefits we may h3re to
gain must be found outside of
the compact. California 3 sole
interest in the compact is 10 use
it to help win federal legislation
authorizing Boulder dam and the
All-Amcrican canal
The compact is worse than
nothing unless it is used as in
strumentality to secure that end d.
If the compact is considered and
ratified without reference to
such federal legislation, Califor-
mia, and particularly Imperial
Valley, will have lost a means of
our legislation requiring consid-
Grafton by the various state leg
islatures. California should care
full examine the terms of the
compact to the end that Its in
tercsts may 4oe properly protect
ed before the compact becomes
final.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-30
FRENCH CONTROL
ALL NEWSPAPERS
In RHINELANDS
Martial Law Reigns and
German Officers
: Expulsed
by United Press

BERLIN. Jan. 30.-Virtually all
the occupied area is under martial
law. Passive sabotage reigns every
where throughout the Rhineland,
and wholesale expulsion of German
OFFICIALS continues as reprisal for
anti French demonstrations and acts.
French, it is reported, cut all COM
munications with Berlin when cor
respondents rcfui ed to refrain from
violent language.
Roundabout reports reaching this
city, tell of the most stringent meas
ures adopted in the occupied zone.
They are said to include control of
I'll newspapers, and a ban against
certain dailies because Of their anti
French sertimems. Such delegates
ore not perm tilted in the occupied
zone. Miner delegates meeting at
Bochum decided Ia continue resist
ance to the end, regardless of conse-
quences and unanimously denounced
the actions of the French "invad-
ers.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-30
5 New Citizens
for Uncle Sam

Eight applicants for citizenship
were accepted in the superior court
Saturday before Judge Franklin j.
Cole, three others had their appli-
cations continued until May % and
several more were dismissed for
temperance or other causes.
The new citizens are, Herbert Wat
son Fawcett, j. p. Labrucherie,
Emil c. Schultz, Victor Berrienne,
Safar Davidson, Francisco Berret-
ia, Richard Mitchell and Michael T.
Pavlakis.
Mrs. NJ. Zoff, deputy United
States district attorney, in charge
of the naturalization department.,
conducted the hearings for citizen
ship, and according to court at
taches, this was the first time a
woman has appeared in such a role.
That the government officer knew
her business, was quite evident to
all who were present at the court
session, and were impressed with
her efficiency.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-30
Take Over No. 3
On Lease Plans

j. c. Allison and committee of
the board of directors it Imperial
Water Company No. 3, appeared be-
fore the directors of the Irrigation
District this morning with reference
to the relations between No. and
the district. At the recent meeting
of the stockholders of No. a quo
rum was not present thus making it
impossible to ratify the agreement
of sale to the district. The Imperial
Valley Farm Lands Association il
holder of d large block of the stock
of No. 3, which il holds for those to
whom lands have been sold on terms.
While this stock stands in the name
OF the Farm Lands Association it
was thought important to get the
consent OF those holding the land
under contract of sale. It was not
possible to do this in time for the
stockholders meeting and adjourn.
inent was taken until March 3.
In the meantime operation of No.
3 is to be taken over under lease
as of November |, when other COM
panies were taken over, and matur.
ing June !, 1923. Deed to the dis.
irict will be executed by the direct
ors of No, 3 ;:nd no doubt is felt
that ratification will be made at the
'dlourned meeting of stockholders
in March.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-30
M'IVER RETURNS
WITH AUTHORITY
WITHOUT DELAY
Three and Half Per Cent
Cut Taken By All
Water Concerns
When Final Payment Is
Made District Will
Have $500 Left

Secretary Frank -..civer of the
Irrigation District returned from
Sacramento with authority from the
California Bond Certifcation Com
mission to p; out the funds to con
summate the consolidation Of the
mutual water companies with the
district. This represented the eli
max of quite a story of efficient and
painsta liing work on the part Of Mr..
McIver, the records Of all details of
the deal being in such excellent
shape that the board was able to
take action without the customary
delay.
The amount authorized to be paid
out is $4,724 $4,000. This amount
represents Il cut of $lG9, 6l8.40 pro-
lated between the l3 companies, or
exactly 3R per cent.
The amount authorize d for water
stock is $i,22S,7l5.50 and for equip
nent is $G25, 10000, or a total OF
$4,S94, 6l8.40. The total is in ex
cess of funds available Aby $780,
d1S.40.
Discussion was had with the COM
mission as to whether a cut ef 80
or per cent should be made, the
larg6r cut leaving balance o. about
$4,000. In view of the spirit in
Which all phases Of the conSoi latiou
deal have been carried ont ~ the
Eutuals it WIS decided to pay out
the larger amount. This will about
cover. all costs and leave little
over 5000.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-30
COURT ORDERS
BOYS BACK TO
JUSTICE CO U RI
Youths Appear Pleased
With Position as
Crowds Gather

Any hopes Lawrence Campbell
and Charles Davis, youthful murder
crs of Leslie Nichols may have had
that they would escape severe pun
ishment for their crime by being
tried as juveniles, were set aside
this morning in the superior court
when Judge Franklin j. Cole order
ed their ease remanded back to the
justice court for preliminary hear
ing.
The court s action was taken fol
lowing the reading of telegram by
District Attorney Ernest r. Utley
from Campbcll's home, advising
that he is over Is years of age, hay
ing been born November %, 1904.
Judge Cole stated he believed the
seriousness of the crime with which
the youths are charged warranted a
trial in the superior court rather
than III the juvenile department.
The exact age of Davis has not
as yet been determined. He claims
10 be only II, but it is believed he
may be over Is. The district attor-
noy received telegram this morn
ing from Sheriff j. W. Hughes of
Winchester, Tennessee, advising
that the county kept no vital stats
ties which would show Davis ex-
act age but stated he would en-
Gcavor to get in touch with the
boys relatives and ascertain the
date of his birth.
Davis Seems Older
+ From all indications, it would
seem that Davis is the older of the
! two. Certainly his mind is more ac
tive and his intelligence is above
that of Campbell. This was shown
particularly Mt the hearing in Judge
MayticlI s. court yesterday morning
/ when the boys were told they were
entitled to counsel to represent
them. Davis did all the talking and
stated he desired counsel. Campbell
agreed with him in every statement
he made, either by nodding his head
CT changing his facial expression
though Davis did not consult with
him al all.
Ernest r.. Simon, formerly dis
trict attorney, represented Davis in
court this morning but stated he did
not represent Campbell.
Like Position
The courtroom was wei! filleC
with spectators who listened to tn,
proceedings and marveled at tn,
Youngsters who could confess tC
such n hideous crime and show 81
little concern about it. Far from
any feeling of shame at being the
exposure of all eyes under such con
Continued on page 6
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-30

Definite action in !hc FCrnaSero
ease is simply a matter Of ii few
more days according to District At
torney +. Il. Utley, who said this
morning that Mrs. Fornasero has
fully recovered her senses at the FL
Centre hospital and it is only ncces-
sary to allow her a little longer time
to gain in strength before subject
in CHER to The strain Of identifying
the men held in the county jail as
the murderes of her husband a1d the
ussailnnts of herself and three small
children at the Fornasero home in
Meloland, January 2.
Rumors have been rife that Mrs
ForNaScro positively identified Nas
quez, Mendez and Perez rs the per-
petrators of the crime, but this the
district attorney refused either to
affirm or deny. Asked if she had
implicated jim Ortaga in the crime,
he was again non-committal, stating
he preferred to have all the evidence
"om" ont at Ortega's preliminary
hearing tomorrow.
The hearing viii be held proviC-
ing the condition OF Mcndel, whD
is the complaining witness against
Ortcga, is. well enough to allow him
to he brought into court. M"ndez
has been in q serious condition ut
the iail ne result of an attempt to
cut his throat following his arrest
on suspicion of being implicated in
Fornasero death. In ease ne is
not sufficiently recovered ~ ipnear
in court. the case will no most ,oned
The above picture of the Forna.
sero family, taken a little over n
year ago, shows a happy and pros
porous family. No one who saw the
victims of the foulest attack in the
history of Imperial County when
/ they were found two days after the
| tragedy, would ever connect them
/ with the subjects of this photo
/ graph. Covered with blood and
dirt, weakened by exposure and tor
ture, disfigured and battered, with
their features hardly recognizable
as those of human beings, there
was little to make one believe they
could have looked as the picture
shows them.
Fortunately, with good care and
skillful attention, the mother and
children will eventually be well
though they will all carry SEARS as
reminders of their terrible expert
ence. The husband and father how
ever, is dead-and he die das only
real man dies, with his fists
doubled up and making the best
fight possible in defense of his
family and home.