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The Washington times., 1923-02-08
GIRL STUDENT VICTIM ..
OF SLEEPING SICKNESS

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8.-A vic
tim of the dreaded sleeping sickness.
eighteen year-old Alice Dudley, a
Swarthmore College freshman, is re-
ported to be in a critical condition
in the University Hospital. The
physicians are doing everything
known to science to save her life,
but it is understood that, despite
their efforts, the malady is steadily
progressing.
Her father is quoted as saying
her eyes to focus properly and that
her limbs were losing their stead
mess. IAN occulist decided that it
was a hospital case" he said, land
we then found she was afflicted
with the sleeping sickness, though
it is only a partial case, with men,
ingitis.''
The Washington times., 1923-02-08
PRISON BABIES
TENDED WITH
BEST CARE
Infants at Auburn Have Better
Times Than Those Of Needy,
Working Mothers.

AUBURN, N. Y. Feb. s.--A
contrast:
Behind the gray walls of Au-
burn State Prison-daily medical
examinations, scientific nutrition,
nurses on duty day and night to
watch over the babies OF women
convicts. murderers, robbers and
bellies Of the underworld.
outside the prison walls, in
the great American cities and
smaller towns - thousands upon
thousands Of babies, suffering
from want of medical care. from
malnutrition and left alone, I'M
attended. in their cribs, while
their mothers struggle to earn a
few dollars to buy the scanty sup
ply Of milk.
Prison Model Nursery.
That's why Brig. Gen. Edgar s.
Jennings, war hero, warden OF Au-
burn prison, declares that the penal
Notwithstanding the stigma Of
prison baby"-is a model nursery,
offering a baby better care than it
would receive in its own home.
Warden Jennings cites the case
of Baby Julia Kosmowslxi, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Julia Kosmowski, Of
Buffalo, to prove his contention.
Baby Julia, born in the women's
prison here, Is the last child which
will be permitted to romp in the
corridors of the States institution.
A new State law, passed by the
peals made following publicity
given the case of Pearl Odell, Ro-
chester murderess, serving a life
sentence for completely in the kill
ing of her alleged betrayer, pro-
vides that prison-born babies must
be torn from the arms Of their
mothers two weeks after birth.
Respite to Baby Julia.
Under the old State law children
were permitted to remain with
their inmate mothers until two
years old. This law governed the
case of Baby Julia, but in her case
the State prison authorities have
gone even further; because her
mother will be eligible for parole
in March, Baby Julia will remain
In prison here until that time.
According to General Jennings,
who rules Auburn prison, only the
stigma that might attach to prison
babies rules against the penal in
stitution as an ideal nursery.
How many babies on the out
side get the care that the infants
we had in prison got?" asked the
warden. ....
Each child underwent medical
examination every day. Each
was bathed regularly, and it's nu-
triton was scientifically regu-
lated. Each had a nurse who was
in constant attendance. as there
were no movies or shows or dates
to share the interest Of the inmate
nurses.
Never Saw Her Father.
Every care was lavished on the
tots. The prison Is really a splen-
did nursery, and the women pris-
oners will miss the loving assoCia-
ton with the youngsters. But, of
course, the prison stigma should
not be placed on innocent babies"
Baby Julia will be honor guest
at a farewell party when she
leaves Auburn.
In the last few months two pris-
oners were removed to city hos
pitfalls SO that their babes might be
born outside prison walls. When
the mothers went back to prison
their babies did not go with them
Baby Gloria Odell, pretty daugh-
ter of Pearl Odell, whose father
was executed at Sing Sing for the
same murder for which the mother
is serving a life term here, is now
with relatives. Baby Gloria was
born in Auburn prison. She never
saw her father.
The Washington times., 1923-02-08
REPUBLICAN CLUBS TO
HONOR LINCOLN'S BIRTH

The League of Republican State
Clubs. the Republican State com
mittee and the Harding and Cool
idge Club will hold exercises in
commemoration Of the Hath birth,
day anniversary of Abraham Lin
coin TUESDAY evening in the Ma
sonic auditorium.
Edgar G.. Snyder, president OF the
league: William r. Galliher, chair
man of the State committee, and
Louis Addison Dent, president or
the Harding and Coolidge Club. who
are in charge of the program. an
nounce number of prominent
speakers will be on hand for the
occasion.
The Washington times., 1923-02-08
Edison 70 on Sunday.

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Thomas A.
Edison will celebrate his seventy
sixth birthday with a luncheon of
his associates in the storage bal
terry" building OF the Edison plant
at East Orange next Monday, al
though the actual date of his birth
DAY falls on the previous day Ms.
Edison has announced that he will
submit to his annual newspaper in.
terview just before the luncheon.
The Washington times., 1923-02-08

When q cold
Is neglected it
attacks the lin
in 6 Of tn e
breathing pass
AZ os-then may
be pneumonia.
Gather Johns
Medicine treats
colds and helps
o pre- en- t
,neulnonia be-
:ause it nour-
ishes the sys-
tenn and drives
out the poison
GUS waste mat
ter any other
way of treating
a cold is likely
to lead to pneu-
monia. Not a
"cough syrup"
or 'sbalsam" de-
pending upon
dangerous q a q
W e. Ike ming
but q
/. 90 d medicine
and body build
err.
The Washington times., 1923-02-08
SLAYER, IN FOR LIFE, GETS
SOLITARY ONCE A MONTH

CLEVELAND, Feb. Sired Coet-
Ting, confessed slayer of Harry
Keim, Cleveland hardware dealer,
was sentenced to life imprisonment
in the penitentiary by Judge Phil
lips, of the Common Pleas.
At the request of County Prose
cutor Stanton, the court decreed
that GOettling spend the sixth day
of every month in solitary confine-
ment. IT was on the. sixth day Of
last January Keim met his death.
The Washington times., 1923-02-08
TONS OF MOLTEN GLASS
IMPERIL WORKERS. LIVES

TOLEDO, Feb. S.-The lives of
score of workmen were endangered
here today when a tank containing
$50 tons of molten glass blew up at
the Owens bottle plant.
The liquid spread all over the
floor of the plant, but quick work by
firemen, who used water to cool the
liquid, prevented loss of life. The
property loss is estimated at $25, 900.
The Washington times., 1923-02-08
NEW TESTING RANGE Is
PLAN AT BOILING FIELD

With the sanctioning by the War
Department of an appropriation to
construct a testing range at Boiling
Field, it is learned that aerial ma
chine gun activities will be soon
started.
The range will comprise a con
crete wall twenty feet high and 200
feet long. Work will begin as soon
as weather permits, according to
Maj. George E. A. Reinburg, com
mandant of the field.
The Washington times., 1923-02-08
Wants to Acquire Road.

William Edenborn and the Louis
lana Railway and Navigation Com
pany of Texas applied to the Inter
state Commerce Commission today
for authority to acquire the Sher-
man, Shreveport and Southern Rail.
road. formerly owned by the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas Railroad.
The Washington times., 1923-02-08
Fire Destroys 100000 Plant

NEW ALBANY, Ind, Feb. s.
Fire of undetermined origin early to-
day destroyed the chain shops of the
National Hame and Chain Com
pany's plant here, with an estimated
loss of 100000.
The Washington times., 1923-02-08
BEAUTY EXCUSE
FOR CRIME No
NORE:
Women Stand on Same Plane
Before Courts as Men,
Judge Declares.

Euhat standing has beauty IN a
court of lGaO?
"Too beautiful for her oaOn
good" a0ns the Characterization
applied to tsventy-v e0r-old Ruth
Riley, of Los angeles and San
Francisco, qUhO aUGs recently sent
to San. Quentin for from. one to ten
gears for the chronic habit Of sOTst-
ina aoortltless checks. On other oc-
customs of dereliction judges had
been lsnient Uith her, but q Los
Angeles Judge failed to De ssgcysd
by her beauty. In this article ne
tells 9Ohy.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
WELLESLEY


Aug. 25.--Roger w. Babson, when
today asked as to what has been
the leading development in the la
Dor situation during the last few
weeks, Immediately replied, "Thc
steel corporations change of atti-
tude relative to the twelye-hour
day" Babson's complete state
ment is as follows:
"Ever since the manufacture OF
steel became an industry, the work
ers in certain portions of the plant
have had a tWelve-hour day. The
reason for this is obvious. The
furnaces in steel plant must be
kept in constant operation at n
white heat. They cannot be shut
down like the furnaces in a shoe
factory or wooden mill. Working
hours were longer when the first
steel plant was built than they arc
today. Consequently as there are
twenty-four hours in a day, the
shifts were set at twelve hours
/ each.
"After a recent investigation the
steel mills reported that they would
, continue on this schedule in spite
of the fact that hours in other in
dustries had been shortened. This
brought down q storm of criticism
and protest from both working men
and the general public. Early this
month Judge Gary announced that
the steel corporation had reversed
! its policy and this week one o!
more of the plants start on an eight
hour basis. 1t is interesting to note
/ that in the announcement made Au
gust 2nd, Gary gave the credit ts
President Harding, who had nrged
him so earnestly to make this
change. Of course, the shift must
be made gradually as it involves the
readjustpent of the whole process
including basis of pay.
Great Labor Test -.
"The event is, of more than pass
ing interest, because it will serve
as great labor test, and the re
/ suits will be carefully watched by
both employers and labor leaders
President Harding and Secretary OF
! Labor Davis told Gary, that he
would get better results per houl
on an eight hour basis than on 4
/ twelvehour basis. Of course, nc
one expects the men to do in eight
hours what they did in twelve, but
their efficiency per hour should
increase if the eight-hour day will
! do what is claimed for It. Careful
/ tests will be made and the results
will be studied with great interest
1t is sincerely hoped that labor will
make good in its claim that >thc
1 shorter hours definitely increase the
output per hour. simultaneously
with Gary's announcement word
came from Sydney, Nova Scotia
stating that the big strike of Ca
nadia steel workers and miners had
been called off by the strikers and
work had been resumed.
g Meanwhile wage increases are
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25

this city. The initial event, which
proved decided success, was held
in Santa Cruz in September and
October of 1922.
All the farm ceuters. in Santa
Cruz and many in Monterey county
will have representative exhibits.
A poultry and stock show will oc
cupy a large tent alongside the
mammoth auditorium and Secretary
Manager r. j. Parkinson promises
that there "will not be dull mo-
ment from start to finish.
Special days have been assigned
to all the cities and counties of
central California, and September
2S an excursion will be run from
the San Francisco bay region.
Governor Richardson has tenta-
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
BE SURE YOUR TIL.
CAMPFIRE DEAD, !
THEN BURY IT
Ranger Bill Tells City
Folks How to Behave
Up In Uncut
BY RANGER BILL,
United States Forest Service

It's plumb surprising how many
Qlreless people there is in tlis
world, said Ranger Bill rs he pull
ed the saddle off his steaming
horse and turned him loose in tho
corral. "And ignorant, too, bout
little things, when they're in the
woods. You can believe it or not,
but I'm giving it to you straight
that just common, ordinary coffee
grounds is the cause of more fires
in this National Forest than most
anything else.
You see it s this way, continued
the Ranger, as he lit his old briar
and puffed away thoughtfully.
"Most people that live in the cities
think we folks up here in the noun
tains are-well, kind of know
nothings / admit that when we go
down to town we do kind of shy
AT the trolley cars, and some of us
don t know whether the mezzaninc
floor is upstairs or down, but some
how we manage to get around with
out getting lost, and I've noticed
that our money is still at par.
But yoN take Mr.. City Man and
put him up here in the "tall uncut
and shoe S On the other foot. To
him anything that not paved is
ga bear of a road" his folks are
'fraid of snakes and wild animals
where there amt none, and when
it comes to north, south, east and
west, why, they just naturally all
look alike to him. He's mighty glad
then to have ranger tell him where
and how to go to camp and fish
and hunt. And we re more than
willing to do it, too, because that s
u part of our job.
Then comes the morning after. A
good nights sleep out in the open
and Il hearty breakfast makes the
world look pretty bright and smil-
ing to the city folks, EveryoneSs
packing up and anxious to be off.
Mr.. City Man bustles around to see
that he hasn't left anything. His
eye lights On a sign on a tree:
PUT Out Your Campfire He stops
and scratches his head. The creek s
long way off, and the shovel, if
lie has one, slowed away in the car.
He looks at the fire. The coffee
pot EureFal He rushes over and
pours the dregs and the coffee
grounds over the smouldering Goals
kicks in a little dirt, and is gone
After that? Well, it's mostly q
race between the morning breeze
and Buck and~me to see who II get
to the fire first. Sometimes we
win; today we lost, and there
amt no camp ground there any
more. But IN still livin' in hopes
that some day Wen be able to
educate people that coffee grounds
won't put out fire. 1t takes
water and lots of it, and heap
of real earth, not rotten wood and
needles.
If You ever go into the noun
tains here's a good motto to carry
under your hat: "Be sure your
campfire is here's q good motto
campfire is dead, then bury it!''
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
OFFICER SAYS
.MISOU0TED BY
BORDER PAPER

Contradicting statement APP
pearing in 'Galexico paper earlier
in the week, Undersheriff Bert I'm
derwood denied that there is any
lack of co-operatiop shown by Mex
ican officials in assisting American
officers in the capture of criminals.
The article in question quoted
Underwood as saying that since the
assistant chief of police at McXicai
was killed, American officials have
been handicapped in the pursuit of
criminals who flee to the other side
of the line.
Underwood said this morning
that his only remark was to express
his regret ut the Mexicali officer s
death, with the assertion that he
was u splendid officer, always will
ing to cooperate.
As proof that there is still the
best of friendship and cooperation
between the American and MeXi-
can officials, the undersheriff said
he spent all day yesterday and the
greater part of last night on the
Mexican side of the line with Mex
lean Officers, hunting horse thieves.
They were successful in recovering
two horses which were recently
stolen from ranch at Bonds cor
ners, as well as the man who stole
them. The prisoner and horses are
to be turned~over the American of
ficers Monday, Underwood said, and
added that he is greatly pleased
over the attitude of Mexican off
cials at all times.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25

ent law, except that siIeriffs are
authorized to grant licenses to carry
firearms concealed upon the per-
son, to citizens having the proper
reasons so to do.
Section nine is identical with the
present law, requiring record of
sale to be kept by the dealer, show
ing time of sale, date, name of
salesman, place, make of arm,
model, caliber, number, name of
purchaser, residence, age, height,
occupation, color of skin, hair and
eyes, and the signature of the pur-
chaser. A duplicate copy of this
record must be mailed to the head
of the police department that night.
Stops Hasty Shootings
A new and desirable feature,
taken from the Capper Bill, is in
corporated in section 10. This pro-
vides that in no event shall any
firearm capable of being concealed
upon the person be delivered to the
purchaser upon the day of sale, and
that when it is delivered it shall
be securely wrapped and unloaded.
This provision will operate to pre-
vent any man or woman from buy
ing gun in a fit of passion or
desperation, and start out armed
with it to injure some other per-
son, or to injurc himself or her
self. In conjunction with section
nine, it has the added advantage of
placing the dealers report of sales
in the hands of the police author
tiles before actual delivery is made,
so that if there exists valid reason
why delivery should not be made,
such delivery can be stopped upon
the orGer or fhe police department.
Section eleven is new, and is
taken from the Capper bill. Its
obvious intent, is to place in the
hands of the constituted authorities
means of more closely regulating
the business of selling such weapons
at retail, by the issuing of licenses
to sell firearms. 1t also prohibits
the display of any. pistol or re
volver, or imitation thereof, or a
/ placard advertising them, in any
part of the premises where they can
be readily seen from the outside.
Section twelve supplements see
tion eleven, and provides penalties
for persons engaging in the business
in an unlawful way.
Section thirteen is also new and
is taken from the Capper bill. 1t
is regarded as one of the most val
liable features of the bill. It pen
alizes any person carrying am 'arm
with the number or name effaced
This will serve to trace arms used
in committing a crime. ar..
In conclusion, the firearm law
Assembly Bin Nc. 1853, Chapter $3.50
is the most satisfactory firearm
law to all concerned, excepting the
criminal, ever enacted by any
state in the union.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
STEEL CORPORATIONS 8-H0UR DAY
u GREAT LABOR TEST, SAYS BABSON
UILTS Mass. .geonstantlv

seonstantly taking place on the rail
roads The Delaware and Hudson
has granted an increase of two
cents an hour to two thousand shop
men; and the New York Central
and certain other roads have grant
ed various increases. The railroad
labor board is still holding that
private contract work, such as the
Western Maryland and certain 9th
or roads are doing, is in violation Of
the law, and that the Erie railroad
is liable for suits for recovery of
reduced pay. On the other hand
the president of the Locomotive
Firemen and Enginmen s union says
that the government has allied it.
self with the railroads in seeking
the open shop. All of this means
that the railroad labor board is
granting some increases and is re.
fusing others which is a healthy
condition.
The general feeling, however, is
that wage increases have passed
their peak for this period and that
the labor situation is improving.
! Certainly the railroads are getting
very much better results in the re-
pair of their locomotives and ears
/ than they have had for years. More
/ over, they are continuing to pros
per and are loading about one mil
lion ears a week, which is an unu-
sually high average.
Decrease In Employment
Private reports indicate that
Notwithstanding Ga,y's new policy,
the new monthly statement issued
by the United States department
of labor will show decrease in
employment for August compared
with June and July. For many
months there has been an increase
! in employment for the fifty in
| dustries which the labor depart
ment complies and this situation
has been largely responsible for
the labor difficulties of the past
few months. A turn in the tide,
however, is now taking place. This
already applies to cotton mills,
wooden mills, steel plants, and is
beginning to apply to the building
industry.
"The Babsonchart of business
conditions stands today at 9.1%
below normal. This is due to many
causes, such as the foreign situa-
tion, the condition of the farmers
of the west, and the extraordinary
expense of doing business. An
other factor which is causing trou-
bic in certain sections is the over
production of petroleum. This is
becoming very. serious problem
. and prices of crude petroleum and
gasoline are subject to severe pres
sure. Just what the ultimate out
come will be is unknown, but T
still feel my prophecy of a year ago
that gasoline will sell at IS cents
gallon in many sections of the
5country, will yet come true
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
Traffic Cops Are
Small Town
Vollmer

by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25.-
Traffic cops are ''small town
stuff according to August
Vollmer, Los Angeles new
scientific" chief of police.
Traffic has outgrown the
policeman. It is row the work
of expsrt engineers, declares
Vollmer, who is urging the es-
tablishment of a separate traf-
fic bureau.
Such a divorce of traffic
from police duty would leave
the police free to do their real
work of fighting crime and
catching crooks, the chief
claims.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
WINDSHIELD RATTLE

When the windshield glass be-
comes loose in its frame it causes an
ANNOYING rattle. 1t is very diff
cult to close the frame so that it
will grip the glass more securely
without the possibility of breaking
the latter. If the glass is not too
loose the rattle can be eliminated by
filling the space in the frame with
shellac. This can be applied with
q sharp pointed stick or brush
and should be applied slowly so that
it will pack tightly in the opening.
-
tivelyApromised. to be the guest of
the fair ON the closing day, which
has also been designated as 81 home
coming dav.'
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
CRUZ
TO GIVE BIG
COUNTY FAIR
by United Press Leased Wire

WATSONNILLE, Cal, Aug. 20
Friend w. Richardson at his execu-
tive office in Sacramento will press
a button at 9 O'Clock Tuesday
morning, September 80, which will
officially open the second annual
Santa Cruz county fair under the
auspices of the FARM Bureau asso-
citation in the civic auditorium in
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
TOURIST ADMITS
ROBBING MAILS
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. Aug.
25.-Orin Townc, 23, arrested here
for an alleged theft of $4,000 from
registered mail at the Sacramento
Cal, postoffice, has confessed, post
al inspector Goble said today.
Towne was arrested while travel
ing in a motor car. His three small
children were with him.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
The her

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair. Moderately warm weather
tonight and Sunday with probably
fog or clouds in early morning.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA -
Fair tonight and Sunday except
cloudy or foggy tonight and in
morning near coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
LEGION OPPOSES LENIENcY

WASHINGTON, August 25.-Op-
position to President Coolidge's IS re
ported intention to be lenient as
possible with political prisoners was
voiced today in letter present
ed to the President by John Thomas
Taylor of the National Legislative
committee Of the American Legion.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
QUAKE CAUSES CONGESTION

SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 25.-
Congested conditions which resulted
from the recent earthquake IS de
struction Of old buildings at the
State Hospital for the insane at
Patton, uciw here, are to be re
lieVed shortly by the construction
of four cottages, each to house APP
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25

Going hunting? Then be sure it S
a buck; and be doublv sure your
camp fire is dead out before you
leave it.
A one-cent cigarette may start It
$4,000 forest fire. Stamp out your
burning snipes.
Why spoil your hunting trip by
having to face the judge for care
lessly setting the woods on fire?
To be a good hunter you must
be Il good woodsman, and that
medns man who is always care
full with fire.
Hunters and smokers annually
start over 80 per cent of the forest
fires in California. Preach and
practise care with fire when in the
woods.
Forest fires drive away game and
spoil the fishing. Be careful with
your smokes.
Stop and think! A hunting IL
cense only costs $1.OO, but a forest
fire set through carelcssness may
cost you $500 or more.
The woods in September are as
dry as finder. Dom flip burning
matches and cigarettes into the
brush.
Eternal vigilance with matches
tobacco and campfires is the price
of successful hunting trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
Forest Service
Hunting. Hints

Going hunting? Then be sure it s
buck; and be doubly sure your
camp fire is dead out before you
leave it.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25

A one-cent cigarette may start Il
$4,000 forest fire. Stamp out your
burning snipes.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25

Why spoil your hunting trip by
having to face the judge for care
lessly setting the woods on fire?