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The Washington times., 1924-09-25
WAS DYING
. FOR Love,
PARS()N
| SAYS
Hopes to Get Chaplain's Job
in Prison, Poison Pastor
Tells Reporters
BY international News service.

NASHVILLE, Ill.,, Sept. 25.-
The Rev. Lawrence Hight made
his fourth confession today just %
the bells of the little Baptist
church tolled, summoning worship
ers to the little edifice.
The parson, in Jail here, safe
from the menacing mobs which
are his only terror, told of his
relations with Mrs. Elsie Sweetin,
who is now in jail at Salem
charged with the murder Of her
husband, MILFORD, and detailed the
development of the '1ove pact"
which prompted that murder and
the killing of his wife, Annie,
with which he now stands charged.
Blames Wife "Nagging."
He told it all coldly. inpassion-
ateiy, charged the germ Of murder
was implanted by the "nagging" Of
his wife. and ended with a plea
Tor justice, not mercy"
He stood at the bars Of a cell
in the quaint old Jail here and
traced back over the twenty-six
years Of his married life. He
poisoned the wife who had remained
at his side in days of abject poverty.
to be free to marry Elsie Swestin,
who was his ideal, he said. He
described himself placing the deadly
portion OF arsenic in his wife's
coffee, and told how he kissed her
cold lips. not in sorrow for her
death, but because he could now
rush to the arms Of his beloved.
He was free.
"It would never have happened"
he said, his eyes filling with tears,
| IT my wife hadn't started to nag
about everything five or six years
ago."
Had Code System.
Then he met Elsie Sweetin. He
told Of the clandestine meetings
with her. and spoke irritably Of the
difficulties which q small town pre-
scented for their love trysts. He
! recalled q system of signals which
| they had thought out to deceive
the prying eyes Of natives.
When she put her hand on her
head in church." he said, II was to
follow her and pick up a message
which usually breathed love and
arranged a secret meeting for the
night, and when she passed her
right hand across her heart that
meant that her heart was for me-,
and me alone"
ut was six years ago that my
wife became cold" the little jockey.
pastor began his story, THE first
thing when came home she would
tell me about the children being
bad or would meet me with some
other minor complaint. I asked
her time and again. why don't you
| give me your love- and her reply
invariably was, oh. haven't time
for that! And was yearning for
the love Of a woman who under
stood me.
dying for Love-"
"The first time saw Mrs.
Sweetin. loved her. fought the
feeling off until I couldn't resist
Ut any longer. God. how I wanted
20 Be free"
rxia faaa swlA.haA ana IA .r,naA
The Washington times., 1924-09-25
ON
FARM ARE
CRUEL
Aged Woman-F aTmer's Cloth
Ing Damaged and House
Is Found BaTning

HAGERSToWN. Nd, Sept. rs.
"A weirdly fantastic tale Of
ghostly visitors, damaged clothing,
scattered money and unlocked
doors, unpleasantly like moving
picture serial in which clutching
hands make sudden appearances
and other mysterious things hap
pen, was told today to Sheriff
Richard Duffey by Mrs. S. H.
Mozingo, who lives with her aged
husband in an old log house off
the State road in the western part
Of this county.
For several weeks, Mrs. Mozingo
said, there have been mysterious
visitations in her home like unto
the early stories Of witches and
ghosts.
Woman Runs Farm.
Mrs. Mozingo, who Is fifty-two
years old, lives with her eighty-five
year-old husband and manages
their little farm of eighteen acres,
doing most Of the outside work in
addition to her house tasks. During
the summer she gave a home to
two fifteen-year-old girls, and she
thinks that revenge for. the pres.
ence Of the girls may be the
moving power \back Of the mys.
FERROUS happenings.
The favorite trick of perpetrators
of the strange doings is to cut UP
shoes and clothing, a sharp knife
apparently being used, and q mum.
Der Of pairs of shoes have been
ruined and Mrs. Mozingo's clothing
and the dresses of the girls dam.
aged. Always mysterious, the
cutting process usually took place
on the second floor while members
Of the family were downstairs. Bits
Of clothing would be found hidden
in unlikely places.
Then notes began to make their
appearance signifying that the pres.
ence of the two girls In the Mozin.
90 home was distasteful to some.
one. Vengeance was a prominent
word in them and the last note
found, written on box lid, merely
said "good'by," and under It was
found q blood.soaked handkerchief
Sends Girls Away.
Fearing for the safety OF the
girls, Mrs. Mozingo sent them away
and since then she and her hus
band have been living alone.
Several times unexplainable fires
have started in the house, and o,lly
prompt action on enc part of Mrs
Mozingo saved the home. One tifaC
q rack Of clothing on the second
floor was found burning. While at
tention was centered there, q pail
of curtains in a room downstairs
began to blaze, Mrs. MozlnEo usec
q teakettle Of water TO extingulsf
this fire. and in the bottom of +ht
kettle was found one Of the eeris
notes.
Mrs. Mozingo's pocketbook also
disappeared, and while she lost M
money, the contents of the pocket
book were later found hidden abou
the house and in the yard. AT one
time she had sixty dollars. anc
without intimation TO anyone q
what she intended to do. Abe hi,
the pocketbook in the parIor stove
A few hours later Il was missinI
and a prolonged search revealed
the money cached in ten-dollar Dor
tons over the house and IN I
The Washington times., 1924-09-25
Twenty DROWN
IN LEN|NGRAD
FLOODS
Martial Law Proclaimed and
Food Supplies Are Sent
From Moscow

MOSCOW, Sept. 25.-Martial law
was proclaimed today at Leningrad
as result of the flood.
Twenty deaths have been reported.
The waters Of. the Neva are SUBJ
siding. Food supplies have been
sent from this city.
The Washington times., 1924-09-25
HoNDURAN REBEL is
HOLDING cOMAYAGuA

General Ferrera, the Honduran
revolutionary leader, captured the
town Of Comayagua, forty miles
west Of Tegucigalpa. on September
%, after thirty-six hours OF fight.
ing, the State Department was ad-
vised today.
Forces Of the provisional govern
ment are reported falling back
toward Siguatapeque. Provisional
President Tosta left TegIicigalpa
September % to assume. command
e his troops In the deld.A
The Washington times., 1924-09-25
BOY WALKS
TOCL|N|I',
DROPS
DEAD
Other Youth May Die After
Knife Fight in Armstrong
Technical High

One boy is dead and another
seriously wounded as a result of
. fight over a seat in classroom
at the Armstrong Manual Train
ing High School today.
Following the encounter, which
took place in the middle of the
classroom before forty Mortified
/. pupils, the boys, despite their
wounds, walked block to an
emergency clinic in the main Arm
strong school building.
Here one Of them, Edward Rob-
erson, coIored, sixteen, son of a
janitor at the Clifton Terrace
Apartments, Fourteenth and Cliff
ton streets northwest, dropped
dead. The other boy, Charles E.
Cooper, colored, fifteen, of 1908
Sherman avenue northwest, coll
lapsed while doctors and nurses
were staunching the flow of blood
from stab wound in his chest.
Other Boy May Die.
Young Cooper and the body of
Robertson were taken to Freedmen's
Hospital, where Cooper lapsed into
unconsciousness. Physicians have
not determined whether his wounds
will prove fatal.
The classroom in which the fight
took place is in portable school SS,
Of the Armstrong school group. at
Second and o streets northwest, one
block south of the main Armstrong
school building.
The pupils, moving from class
room to classroom for their various
studies, had just entered the room,
which is in charge of Ophelia Nice.
Dawson, colored, 1887 r street north
west. Robertson and Cooper, going
to the rear of the room, got into q
dispute over seat.
Before the teacher could reach
them they, had whipped out pocket
knives and stabbed at each other.
Cooner's knife entered Roberson's
breast on the left side. just graz
ing his heart. Cooper at the same
instant received blow in the left
breast.
Both Walk to Clinic.
Dropping their knives, the boys
staggered into the cloak room.
where the teacher took them by the
arm and walked with them to the
clinic, a block away. The Rober-
non boy suddenly dropped to the
floor, dying instantly. Though
thrown into confusion, the pupils
left in the room were quickly
0uieted and remained at their
desks until the conclusion Of the
class period.
Doctor H. L. Bailey, colored,
faculty doctor in charge of the
clinic, summoned the police. Doctor
A ri Mckinney, 1915 First street
northwest. seeing the boys as they
entered the clinic, assisted in CIV,
ing first aid treatment to Cooper
and accompanied him to the hos
pital, in the automobile Of Roscoe
Vaughn, colored, sos I street north
west.
ar the hospital and policeman
from the Second precinct assigned
to watch him at the hospital. Nc
charge has yet been placed against
him and he will be held for in
vestigation pending the outcome Of
~ inuleat a.-
The Washington times., 1924-09-25

"The first time I saw Mrs.
sweetin. I loved her. I fought the
feeling off until I couldn't resist
Iit any longer. God. how wanted
20 be free"
ia faGS lyiichsa- -spa b -naaS
The Washington times., 1924-09-25
OPPOSES FEEDING BREAD
TO PET DOGS IN PARIS

PARIS, Sept. 25.-The Matin is
vigorously opposing the feeding Of
white bread to dogs, urging the
need Of economy because of the
poor wheat crop.
Bread. because 1t Is cheapest, has
been the favorite food for dogs.
The Washington times., 1924-09-25
DirigibLes May Aid in
Campaign Tours
BY s. D. WEYER,

lCopyrEht 1874 BY International News sevice)
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Germany Sept 25-A presidential
campaign via drgbe in 1925 forest fires smohered by
bonic acid bombs hurled from the air. defense Of
America coast line against the willy runner by air
cruisers larger than the ZR forecast
in look into the future of aviation today by Ernest A.
Lehman vice president of the Goodyear Zeppelin Corpora
ton of Akron. Ohio
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
Another Masterpiece ON Exhibition!
''Christ on Calvary"
Famous $85, 900 Painting
by Franz A. Lundahl

Critics have Judged painting to be the most real and
plausible conception Cs last of imaginable Inc
inspires universal everywhere stand pc
fore with 1t will remain exhibition until
April L. it and to bring friends
Also see the Kruger GO panngs) in adjoining gal
leries.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23

4 trial size OF Three
Flowers lace Powder ana
Cream Free with each
pure base OF Hudnuts
Cream.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-21
Miss Charlotte B. Fraser
Says Americans Must
Teach Foreigners Customs
Of the Land; Came to
America in Storage to
Find Out What the Alien
Is Up Against.

III I could persuade 100 women
Of San Antonio to adopt one Mexican
family apiece, I believe that many OF
San Antonio's problems resulting from
her foreign population would &c
solved"
Miss Charlotte B. Fraser, "frienl
10 the foreigner" stated Midday morn
ing that her mission to San Antonio
is for the purpose of making San
Antonio people-especially the women
realize that "the foreign problem
of this city is not the fault of the
foreigner, but the fault of public SEN
dment and neglect.
San Antonio's foreign problem
must be solved through its public
schools and civic clubs, and through
the personal contact of American peo-
pie having the welfare of the ignor-
ant alien at heart" Miss Fraser
stated. "The true spirit of America.
and the high ideals of American
homes, can only be taught to the for
eigner by a public interested enough
to carry vital messages of citizenship
TO the front door of strangers here
from other lands"
Miss Fraser, who is one of the best
known Americanization workers in
the United States. was brought to San
Antonio TO study its foreign prob
lens, by the Women's Christian TEN
perancc Union of Texas, of which
Mrs. Claude Van Watts of Austin,
is president. Mrs. Van Watts will
arrive in San Antonio on Friday. 10
confer with Miss Fraser in regard to
her work in this city and in Texas.
Worked on Ellis Island.
As field secretary of Americaniza-
ton work for the National w. C. I.
o., Miss Fraser has studied the prob
lem Of Americanizing the foreign pei
pie OF this country for the last ten
years. As her citizenship in the
United States does not date much fur
ther back than ten years. she has
spent practically her entire time in
this country in carrying the germ of
true American spirit and ideals to
the ignorant foreign-born citizenship
of America. Her work in the slums
of New York. ard in the immigra.
ton houses Of Ellis Island. and in the
congested alien districts of the East
ern and Middle Eastern states. has
brought her so much success that sh2
is now the official Americanization
organizer and promoter for the Ma.
tional Women's Christian Temper
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-21
Ameriicanization Worker Here
to Study Mexican Problems

ance Union in its extensive foreign
education program.
As a native Of Scotland, a gradu,
ate of one of Glasgow's finest wom-
ems colleges. Miss Fraser came to
America in the storage of a great
American liner, in order that shC
might study the intimate problems
of the wondering. intimidated foreign
er through his journey to the land
of promise, and after his reception on
Ellis Island as a newcomer to this
country. Through her observation.
as a stranger in America. during heI
first few years of residence in New
York City. Miss Fraser learned moi
only the attitude of America toward
its foreign visitors, but she discov
cred as well the typical viewpoint Of
the foreigner in his new environ
| ment. 1t was this combination of tn,
situation in her own case that caused
Miss Fraser to become the American
ization expert that she is, according tC
| comments from prominent citizens II
| this country. who have endorsed Miss
Fraser's work.
This Is Her Platform.
Ierse!y given, Miss Frasers plat
form is:
L. We must ourselves realize the re-
sponsibility oil American citizenship
and what America and the laws Of
our country mean.
z. That We must love and try IN
our lives as well as in our deeds .
teach the foreign mother. first, tn,
language Of our country, and second
the laws OF our country. especially ~
regard to the Eighteenth amendment
y; That we must see to it that oul
public schools, are doing all they car
to educate the foreign-born in oui
community, and that we must person
ally visit a foreign mother and MAKE
her a friend.
4. That We must teach the foreign
mother the responsibility of her right
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-21
Old Mother Hubbard;s Dress
Reappears in a Mew Guise

narrow. coming well over the hands
and fitting tightly or there are no
sleeves at all. Skirts are short. even
shorter than last springs sport dress
cs. There are four thugs which
serve TO differentiate the new de-
signs from the ordinary nightie which
is built on similar lines. They are
color. material. the fact that the gar
menlS are cut tight enough to follow
the lines of the figure and indicate
the curves beneath and the circular
treatments around the skirts below
the knees which employ pleats, godetS
and ruffles.
So snug is the appearance given
by the new designs that many women
who wear them look as il they were
dressed, not for coming out
party" but for Il bursting ont party.
Scarfs and Plumes.
Dresses. suits and evening costumes
all seem to have a scarf as a neces-
sary adjunct ut present. For the
dinner gowns. these Scarfs usually are
OF self material trimmed wit hostricll
feathers. The plumes have won n
new popularity. And many of the
afternoon frocks and suits are orna-
mented with feather trimming.
As feathers have found additional
admirers. furs seem to have declined
in popularity. The scarfs. some OF
which are fur-trimmed. seem likely
to supplant the fur neckpieces this
spring to some extent and there is a
notable scarcity of fur jackettes shown
in the smart shops.
On one or two attractive suits
seen on the Avenue. however. have
had their pockets and collars trim
med with leopard skin. The coats OF
the three piece suits are taking on
added length. The shorter coats seem
reserved for sport costumes. but for
street and afternoon wear the coats
are long. falling TO within a few inches
of the hem of the skirt and accenuating
the long slim lines.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-21

intendent. will conduct Miss Fraser
through the Mexican section of San
Antonio, and the problems found there
will be studied at close range by the
two experts. A general summing up Of
impressions and opinions in regard
to San AntoniO's foreign situation will
follow from this trip. and statements
pertinent to the question will be given
in . lecture Mt Madison Square Pres
byterian Church on Sunday morning,
March %.
Miss Fraser's engagements include
lectures before the following organiza'
tons of San Antonio. until and in
Guiding Wednesday, March 2G'
Christian Endeavor of the Madison
| Square Presbyterian Church. Sunday
evening: the Mexican Union Of the
w. G. II. L.. Monday. March "a. at
$50: luncheon of the City Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs. Tuesday.
March %: Tuesday at 4 O'Clock in
the afternoon, the Republican Womer
of Bexar county.
One of the great detectives planned
bv Miss Fraser in her Americaniza-
ton work is the injection of instrUc-
ton of adult foreigners into the pub
lie schools of the country. She be-
| lieves that the mother and father OF
| forcisn-born children should be edu-
Gated in American principles in order
to teach them properly to their de-
sccndants. and she would reach them
through the school rooms of Amer
lea.
Enforce School Law.
al am in San Antonio now for the
purpose of stimulating among its PEG.
pie especially among its women and
amGrs the prominent civic clubs. an
interest in educating the foreigners in
Your city," Miss Fraser stated. Il
will endeavor to stimulate an interest
in Sar Antonio for the enforcement of
the compulsory school law. which j.
not enforced at present i'll Texas.
Still another feature of my object in
coming to San Antonio is the estab-
lishment. or the suggestion of estab'
| fishing. Americanization departments
in every woman's club in the city,"
Miss Fraser has visited every state
on the way from Maine TO Texas since
December. and she is on years trip
at present. She will remain in San
Antonio until Wednesday. March 20
and possibly will stay longer.
Il love your city," Miss Fraser
said. 1T is so different"
During her visit in the city. MIS-
Fraser will attempt 10 build strong
foundation for Americsnization work
among our foreign population, for as
she stated:
"Your foreign problem will really
become problem only when it is neg
lected. The foreign element in any
country is not problem unless it is
overlooked and ignored by the natives
of that country. The responsibility of
good citizenship among any people
rests not on the newcomers to that
nation. but on the people who have
made and enforced its laws. The
message Of Amercanization must he
carried to strangers within our doors
by Americans, or it will not be car
ried at ALL
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-21
Don t Squeeze Black
Heads-Dissolue Them

Squeezing and pinching out black
heads make the pores large and cause
irritation. Blackheads are caused by
accumulations of dust and dirt and
secretions from the skin and there is
Only one safe and sure way and one
that never fails to get rid Of them
a simple way. too-that is TO dissolve
them. Just get from any drug store
about two ounces of calonite powder
sprinkle little on a hot. wet cloth
rub over the blackheads briskly for
a few seconds-wash eff and you'll
be surprised TO see that every black
head has disappeared, and the skin
will be left soft and the pores in their
natural condition.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-21
ROTARY in HOLLAND
ChicagOan Making Tour Of Country
TO Found Clubs.
nv IEOPOID AJETRINO

by LEOPOLD AI4ETRINO.
Special Cable to The San Antonio Light
and the Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1924.
Amsterdam, March 21.-Fred War
rant Teele, special commissioner of
the International Association of Ro-
tary Clubs, is making brief tour of
Holland in order to found Rotary
clubs in various towns. Last year
he assisted in official admittance of
the Amsterdam club into the interna-
tional association and he lectured be-
fore the Amsterdam club Tuesday on
the situation of the Rotary movement
in Europe. Wednesday he went TO
Rotterdam to cooperate in the founda-
ton of a club.
There are two Rotary clubs in
Holland. Amsterdam and Utrecht. and
preparations have been made at The
Hague to found one there.
Next week Mr.. Teele, whose home
is in Chicago. will visit Belgium and
France. for the purpose of founding
a club at Bordeaux.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-21

WEISS MILLINERY.
Special showing for Saturday. 600
beautiful patterns Mt $3.50. 70 and Sc.
Keen values for the money.-(Adv.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-12
PH-H-U! PRINCE DEPARTS
His Highness of Persia Does Not
Like StOckyards.

By United Press
CHICAGO. Dec. 12.-Prince Red
neddine Mirsa Of Persia has Quit this
city for Miami. Fla. crying in Il loud
voice that Chicago. minus its stock
yards, is the finest metropolis in the
world.
After society had shown the prince
everything there IS 70 be shown. he
was taken Thursday 20 the stock
yards, where he saw the wholesale
sIaughtering of the hogs. and the
sheep and the cattle. II was too
much for his royal highness.
"Ahi I would sooner kill man
than a dumb animal" he cried when
he saw a knife slide into the throat
OF q bell gerent steer"
The prince will remain in Miami
until February, when he viii sail for
Europe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-12
DADDY YULE TO RETIRE
Manual Forging Instructor Leaves
After Thirty Years Service.

James Yule, rs, for almost thirty
years forging instructor at Manual
Training High School, will resign
Dec. 81, it was announced today.
Yule, born in Sunderland, County
Durham, England, came to the
United States by way OF Quebec
when he was 90. He went to Oil
City, Pa. and about two years later
came to Indianapolis, where he be
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-12
TRAINING SOUGHT
Conference on Religious Training TO
Be Called.

Religious training Of pupils OF
school age will be discussed IN a
state conference on religious edu-
cation here next month. according
10 II Noble Sherwood. State super
intendent Of public instruction.
Carlos NJ. Dinsmore. general SUI
perintendent OF the Indiana Baptist
convention; Rabbi Morris NJ. Feuer-
LIGHT Of the Indianapolis Hebrew
Congregation; Mgr. Francis II. Cav
SIX Of ST Johns Church and F. T.
AIbertson, director Of the Indiana
Council OF Religious Education, were
named as a committee to arrange
Tor the meeting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-12
The Indianapolis Times

and tracks with a capacity of a
cars aand office of freight house
foreman and auditor. are on sec
ond floor; and division agents of
flee on the third floor.
Four mammoth high speed electric
elevators will handle the freight in
surfing minimum delay. A private
telephone exchange has been in
stalled.