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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-16
Alexandra Court Files
Have Record Of Death
Of Capt. Hugh De NeaIe

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 16.---
There is much interest here among
the old families Of the city In the
story told by Maurice A. Foley, sixth
sousin Of Mrs. Margaret Kelly. de-
scendant Of Hugh West De Neale,
formerly OF. Alexandra, who was
found dead in Washington yester.
day.
Foley's story Of Mrs. Kelly be.
ing entitled to one-third Of the
estate left by De Neale Is being
traced by several residents.
The Alexandria Gazette, in its
issue of December 4, 1915, carries
a notice of the death OF De Neale,
said to be the grandfather Of Mrs.
Kelly. The notice follows:
Died on Saturday morning last,
Captain Hugh w. De Neale, In the
thirtieth year Of his age, late Of
the United States army. He in
herited a humane and benevolent
disposition. His remains were In
TERED yesterday in the family bur-
ial ground in Fairfax county, Va"
Court records have q reference
to De Neale, showing where three
men were bonded as administrators
Of De Neale's estate. The legal
paper In the Alexandria Corpora.
ton Court follows:
/. Know all men by these presents,
that we. James G. De Neale, VII.
liam Young and Thompson Simp-
SON are held and firmly bound Ia
Robert Young, Esq, Judge Of the
Orphans Court for the County Of
Alexandria, in the District Of Col.
umbia, and his SUCCESSORS in office
in the sum Of $4,000 to the payment
whereof well and truly to be made
we bound ourselves, our heirs, OK.
ecutors and administrators, jointly
and severally, firmly BY the pres.
ents sealed with our seals and
dated this twelfth Of December,
1916.
1.-The condition OF the above obll.
cation IL such that u the above
bound James G. De NeaIe, Admin.
istrator Of Hugh w. De Nealo, de-.
ceased Do and shall. well and truly
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U.S.ARNT ORDER
AFFECTSMEN
IN D. {.
Captain and Major to Leave
Washington Two Majors
to Come

The following army officers were
ordered to or from washington in
special order number les issued
today by the War Department.
Captain Ernest r. Harrison, med.
ical corps, is relieved from duty at
Walter Reed and viii proceed to
New York City sailing on the trans.
port scheduled to leave that port
about November 20 for Porto Rico,
and report to commanding officer
for assignment to duty.
" Major Spencer b. Akin. Signal
Corps, Is relieved from assignment
to First Cavalry Division, and from
further duty at Fort Bliss, and will
proceed to Washington, and report
to the Chief OF Militia Bureau for
duty.
Major David st. Pierre Gaillard
1416 ii street northwest, 10 ordered
to active duty and will proceed t.
Aberdeen, Nd, for training.
Major Louis B. Chandler Infln
try) Tanks, Is relieved from further
assignment to tanks at Camp Meade
and viii proceed to Washington and
report TO commanding general. dis
trict 81 Washington. for duty e hil
headQpaxteras
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OIL STOCKS SUBJECTED
TO ANOTHER BIG STRAIN

NEW YORK, July LEON stocks
were subjected to another test 10.
day when additional cuts were made
In gasoline prices and q prominent
oil refining company, Sinclair Con-
soiidated, passed the regular guar.
terly dividend on it's common stock.
While the earnings Of the company
were larger than in the same period
last year and the financial position
of the company. as revealed by the
seEni-annual report, IL substantial,
the present period of uncertainty"
In the oil business Is creating some
uneasiness among holders Of oil
stocks.
Prairie on and Gas was again
weak and unsettled, the stock SELL
ing down to 1875, representing e loss
of about IL points in the last week.
The weakness In Prairie OIL Is at
tributed largely to the heavy inven.
tories Of crude oil purchased at
higher than prevailing prices and
the necessity OF maintaining the
market FOR crude in order to protect
this inventory.
The recent advance In the stock
Of American Light and Traction
Company Is in reflection OF the LARGO
increase In earnings since the first
Of the year. The company's business
has been expanding rapidly, particu.
larly in Detroit. Milwaukee. St. Paul
and San Antonio.
Some evidence OF profit.talxing was
seen In the irregular course OF In
dustrial stocks which have been
forging ahead in recent weeks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-16
Monden To Deliver
Notification To
Coolidge

NEW YORK, July 49,. Pres
ident Coolidge will Be officially
notified Of his nomination for
reelection at the head Of the
Republican ticket, Thursday
night, August IL, ct Memorial
Continental Hall, Washington,
D. c., William M. Butler, chair
man Of the Republican national
committee, announced here to-
day.
The notification speech win
be delivered by the Frank w.
Mondell, Of Wyoming, chairman
Of the notification committee
and chairman Of the recent Re.
publican convention at Cleve-
land.
Charles G. Dawes, Vice Presi-
Dental candidate, viii be OFF,
cially notified at his home in
Evanston, Ill.,, Tuesday, August
10, Butler announced. The mo-
LITIGATION speech will be deliv-
cred by A. w. Jefferis, of Ne
braska.
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build big IaausoIeum for her,
myself and her friends"
Foley said he interviewed an I'M
dertaker, but did not complete ar
rangements for the funeral. He
said he wanted quiet funeral, so
the uncles wouldn't know Mrs.
Kelly was dead.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Chesser
came to Washington and asked
Policemen Stup and Poole, OF the
Second precinct, to go into the
Seventh street house.
The police broke in the back door
and inside found q home, the first
floor Of which was piled so high
with books, boxes and debris that
passage was almost impossible. On
the second floor the rooms were In
worse condition.
The condition Of the room In
which police found Mrs. Keliy's
body on the bed IL almost inde-
scribable. Debris, garbage and gen.
erai filth was found. Coroner J..
Ramsay hewitt saw the body and
ordered It removed 70 the nargue.
He said he believed It was q nat
ural death.
Such is the story Of the nineteen.
yeaF-old fight for q great fortune
relatives Of Mrs. Kelly are inclined
to doubt the size 0f stne estate, 81.
though they do admit tilsf Mre.
Kelly Is an heiress and has & valid
claim to some money.
Foley Is q picturesque old man
He has long white beard ma
continually speaks 81 dear ala
Pennsylvania. " He says he was one
Of twelve children and when IA
died. ---s.','.
7 brought up the whole family.
he said.
Foley wrote poem about bring.
Ing up the children and he recited IL
to reporters today.
Foley, indignant over his arrest.
Wept several times during the inter.
view. Tears came to his eyes when.
ever Mrs. Kelly was mentioned. He.
said he had never been in jail before
Will keep up the fight" he said.
You wait. Some day you will see
me in my court with my LAWYERS
and viii win the, case.
Offers Aid to Foley.
A dog and cat were found In the
Seventh street home. The dog. 4
fox terrier, guarded Mrs. Keiiv'a
body. The two animals were the
only companions OF the woman dur.
ing the many hours Foley was
away from home.
A Miss Sophia c. PitchIynn. Of
1104 Sixth street northwest, visited
Foley at the station house TO-DAY.
She said he had done work for
her.
HE is q good workman ana an
honest man." she said. s'He has
many friends who will give him
any help he needs"
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BONUS PAPERS
RE- A D Y BY
JAN. |
Major W. o. Clark Tells Of
Rapid Progress Being
Made on Certificates

World War bonus certificates will
be issued after January /, 1925. It
was definitely announced today by
Major w. o. Clark. chief Of the adj
justed compensation service Of the
Veterans Bureau.
1.-THE Veterans Bureau is ready to
act on applications as soon as they
are sent to us by the War and Navy
Departments" said Major Clark.
81 expect the first batch OF appllcas
lions to arrive next month. and
these will be disposed Of in short
order"
According to Major Clark. the de.
partments win mail to applicants
postal cards informing them that
their claims have been approved and
sent to the Veterans Bureau.
The Bureau Of Engraving and
printing is now engaged In printing
the certificates. The bureau will
store the certificates until January
/, when they will be sent out.
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WILL NOT SEND
NARSH|P To
BRAZIL
State Department Refuses
Plea BY y. s. Consul, Who
Fears for Foreigners

MONTEvIDEo. Uruguay, July 16.
The American consul at Santos,
Brazil, reported threatened by the
revolutionary forces has asked hts
government to send e warship there
Immediately to protect American
lives and property. according to
private messages reaching this city
from Santos. The situation il re-
garded as most serious, It is said.
Official Brazilian government com.
muniqueB from Rio de Janetro have
denied that any rebel advance has
been made upon Santos and pointed
out that no ships have been per-
mitted to enter the harbor.
Federal forces on the land side. &C
cQrdinG to the government. are suf-
ficient to repel any attack.
Despite these assertions, infor
nation reaching Montevideo from
various sources indicate the Bitua-
ton ct Santos Is fraught with dan.
ger.
There has been little change In
the state Of siege at Sac Paul. where
the rebels are entrenched. and fed
eral army is being massed to drive
them out.
Intermittent bombardment by the
federals Is continuing, but apparent
ly has had no effect on the defend
err.
The state Department today
turned down an appeal from sthe
American consul at Santos, Brazil,
for American warships to protect
foreign interests in the Brazilian
revolution. The appeal was Tor
warded here by the American en-
bassy at Rio de Janeiro without APP
Embassy officials reported that
foreign life and property IN Brazil
were being given adequate protec'
ton" and that there existed no
need for the presence OF American
warships.
"The Department indicated. how
ever, that 1t would order warships
to the South American republic
whenever their presence was
justified.
Federal Success Reported.
Continued successes along the en-
tire front by the Brazilian federal
troops was reported in two com
munioues received from the Bra
zilian government by the Brazilian
embassy here today. They are as
follows:
Comnunidue Of midnight. July
1916:
"Our troops attacked the rebels
who are giving way all the time.
Our artillery has worked efficiently.
Military operations are following
their normal course with the COM
hlvad action NJ all ornnnizad de4acl1.
mentS. Among the prisoners cap
tured today there were prisoners
from the penitentiary Of Sac Paulo.
who had been freed by the rebels =
Comrnunique Of ~ o'clock noon
Tuesday:
"Great activity along the whole
front We continue to advance, oc.
cupying more advantageous posi-
tons. The superiority OF our artil-
lery is considerable"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-16
HARING NAMED
SUCCESSOR
To WEART
Engineer Detailed as Aide TO
Building and Grounds u
Officer

Captain Ellis p. Haring. corps
Of engineers, who has been detailed
as assistant to Lieutenant Colonel
Sheriff., officer in charge Of Public
Buildings and Grounds. reported
this morning. Captain Haring, sue.
ceeds Major Douglas L. Weart, who
is now at Camp Humphries.
Captain Haring served under
Colonel Sheriff. during the war,
when Colonel Sheriff. was in charge
OF the 302nd. Engineers. The new
assistant is thirty.three years old,
and married. He was graduated
from the engineering school in 1922.
His arrival makes the office per-
sonnet assigned to the Department
OF Public Buildings and Grounds
complete. Other officers on duty
are Major George +. Lull. medical
corps, and Captain w. r.. McMorris
coast artillery. supertendent Of park
police.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-16
SLAYER Of 80.
REVELS IN
GRIMES
NctorIety Pleases German
Whose Fiendish Deeds Long
Defied Police
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one minute appeared frank and
harmless like q child's, the next
were like those Of man at least
partly deniented. capable Of indie
scribable cruelty.
He evidently was experiencing
conflicting emotions. But above II
all was vanity-pride- notoriety
TO him II seemed like fame. He
Feels he has done something nc
human being in the worlds history
ever did before him or ever will
do again. He already IL specializing
on what the scientists win say
when they analyze his skull after
ne 10 executed. He has discounted
that sort Of death--indeed he courts
He does not want to live. r. he
had . chance to kill himself, he
would DO 50. but that has been
rendered impossible because Of the
armed guards who are WATCHING
him In his cell day and night. He
IL heavily chained. and In order to
prevent him laying hands on him,
self to inflict bodily harm. an iron
bar has been placed rigidly beneath
his chin.
Haarmann's eyes CLEANED when
the correspondent assured him his
crime was unique. He eagerly in.
CURED:
Calls Himself Unique
There has never been anything
like it in America, was there? You
had the Franks murder, yes. ]
read about it. but that's nothing
like ] have done. Is it?''
As he spoke he gazed from one
face to another. He scanned the
features first Of the correspondent.
then the detective. then the guards.
always seeking confirmation of his
query that he was an unique char.
acter.
The conversation that followed con.
WINGED the correspondent that no
matter how sane and rational Eaar.
mann may have when he committed
the crimes--and the cold, calculat.
ing nature OF his procedure indi.
Gated the cunning Of q rational
mind--this man is not normal at
the present time. No human being
IN full possession Of his senses could
discourse as Haarmann did upon
the details Of his fiendish butch.
cries.
Haarmann even enacted the
scenes showing the last minutes OF
his victims struggling In his grasp.
He showed by graphic gestures with
his hands, arms, teeth and finger
nails how he put his victims to
death; how they lay extinct.
Left No Clues to Crimes.
You certainly did q scientific
Job" the correspondent remarked,
leading Haarmann to describe more
narrowing details Of his gruesome
tales. He told how. for five years
while sometimes working as q
stool pigeon for the Hanover police,
he piled his. terrible trade" with.
out leaving q single trace sufficient
TO convict him until the fatal June
"a, when he was arrested with a
youth who refused to follow him
to the slaughter chamber In an
attic In Hanoyer's underworld.
Yes, do you think SOP" Haar.
mann queried, to the reporters
comment.
Chief Of Detectives Lange, who
was using the occasion to supple,
ment his numerous examinations OF
the prisoner said. good naturodly
fxe1, EEitzs the MATT thing YOU
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j. s. BOARD OF
TAX APPEALS
ORGANIZES
Charles o. HameI, 81 North
Dakota, Chairman Neces-
sity for Speed Urged

Z
Faced by appeals in tax cases
aggregating probably 500, 900 900,
the Federal Board of Tax AppeaIe
organized at the Treasury today.
with the election Of Charles ID.
Hamel, Of Grafton. n. d.. ais chair
man.
Twelve members Of the board al
ready appointed by President Cool
idge were sworn in. The remain.
ing sixteen to be named will not be
selected until the return of Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Mellon from
Europe in the fall.
Chairman Hamel indicated that
the board would at once plunge into
the heavy task Of cleaning up the
appeals which have accumulated
IN the Bureau Of Internal Revenue
since the old appeals machinery was
abandoned following the passage Of
the new law.
To Open Subj ffIces.
Ar soon as machinery OF the
board is perfected, q division VIII
be effected and members scattered
over the country to open sub-offices.
Under consideration for district Of
fees are Chicago, st. Paul. Atlanta,
Boston, Kansas city, Dallas, SalS
Lake City, and San Francisco.
Probably three district offices viii
be opened at present. the others to
be named when the boards person.
mel is complete.
Sub-offices are expected to have
final jurisdiction In cases coming
before them so far as the board is
concerned. Appeal may be taken
to Federal courts.
Acting Secretary OF the Treasury
winston directed the board urge
promptness in decisions.
IF your board permits itg
dockets to become congested the
Government Is delayed in collection
OF its revenues and in order to OPP
crate must find money elsewhere,
Winston said.
Speed Needed.
During the last fiscal year.
taxes ran to $4O0, 900 900. We were
averaging $50, 200, 900 and $40 .O0O.-
900 a month when the new revenue
act was passed. In June our re-
ceipts dropped to $3,0O0,00O. You
can readily see therefore, unless
your board acts with promptnees
and fairness to the Government our
revenues viii not be sufficient to
carry us through the next fiscal
year, the surplus Of which is now
estimated at under $1,000. 900. TO
delay is to deny justice to both the
Government and the Taxpayers"
Board Personnel.
!, The personnel Of the board fol.
lows: Adolphus e. Graupner. OF San
Francisco: J. s. Y. WINS, Of New
York: "A. 3. James, Of New Jersey;
John NJ. Sternhagen. Of Chicago:
Sumner L. Trussell, Of Minneapolis;
John J. Marquette, Of Washington,
p. c.; w. c. Lansdon, Of SaIina,
Kan, representing the general pub
lie.
Charles B. Hamel, Of Grafton, N.
D.; BENJAMIN III. Littlcton, OF Nash.
vile; Jules g. Korner, IT., OF win.
ston-Ealen, N. c.; Charles T. West,
OF Boston, and Charles M. TramnneI.
Of Lakeland, Fla, from the Bureau
OF Internal Revenue.
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!. c. c. PROBES FREIGHT
RATES IN MIDWEST ZONE

The Interstate Commerce Com.
mission today launched an invest.
cation into the interstate class OF
freight rates applicable TO the ter.
ritory east Of the Mississippi and
north Of the Ohio. The INQUIRY was
requested by railroads operating
within the zone.
The commissions efforts win be
directed toward eliminating ''high-
err rates on short hauls," which
have come under Congressional ban.
Dates and places for public hear
ings VIII be announced later.
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JURY HERE LEARNS THAT
MAJORITY DOES NOT RULE

Much to the surprise Of the EN-,
paneled jury in Police Court yester.
day 1t was discovered that q
majority does not rule.
In the case Of Harry o. White,
who had demanded a jury trial on
the charge of running an unlicensed
entertainment at sos Ninth street
northwest, the jurors filed into the
courtroom and Foreman Edward r.
Reeves announced that a verdict OF
guilty had been reached.
When Clerk Addison asked Il
each Of the Jurors assented, two
vigorously explained that they had
voted for acduittal. When Judge
Schuldt declared mistrial which
would necessitate o re.hearing Of
the evidence, the defendant with
drew his plea OF not guilty and
asked for. a sentence by the court
Judge Schuldt imposed the mini
MUM fine az G10
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Re G USE
LIVED
FEAR
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- house was when Foley moved
1--WE had to rnoye.n he said. che,
s,nrlos So,,,,d c,,t ,,,,a,.. ~. 80.
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atvdIis.
Foley. earning living as car
penter, has studied the case "a,
s.s-s..s,. -. .s-- -, .-.s s ~
years. k1ls mousse on
seventh street. in 3 delapidatec
condition and unfit for human iii
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Ki,a name 81 Maioy r.,arIa Lee. r,d E. 8
Rehle, was sick st the Washingtor
Asylum Hospital" he said, land
TINS man was William II. De
Neale. I talked with him and ht
confessed al and promised to righI
the great wrong he had done Mrs,
Kelly.
was dead and had been buried In
cemelery ana found no one by that
name had been buried. It was all
9 frame up and Just another move
% duck from me. He never died
at all.
The other uncle. James c., uses
the name OF Major Hamilton, he
9ays.
saw both OF them two years
ago., Foley said, They were dressed
in plug hats and were riding down
Massachusetts, avenue in q big auto
mobile.
Foley says he has power OF attor-
ney for Mrs. KEY and will keep on
fighting. When he gets the estate
and ne does not Tor one moment
0Ouht that ne Willie VIII give It
s0 otner neirs, All OF sWnom I'VE In
alexandria va.
Over > Hundred, He Says.
bxact ages of the two uncles were
kEuitless.
they are way over hundred
years oio. ne says.
Foiey teils an amusing incident
- 9 recent Jon: ne sald union
Ts[penIer Ie1useo % WorK Witn nin.
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srstion ~ T .sI,or NY h,,sId;ne ~ N5int1,
street because az what he said I'd "a
Yne.S Foiey declared. Foley then
told & Times reporter that the Ii.
Dor building was on property be-
Sonring fo Mrs. Kelly. Re also
said part Of downtown washington
was included In the S166, OO0, 900 es.
tate.
Attempts have been made to bride
him, he said.
''Why, one time one Of the De
ngeale brothers tried to yet me to
accept money" he said. .'but never.
4 am going to fight the rest Of my
life.
He Doesn't Need Money.
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Iut III nuI sosns y WOEA On
bnSM until tnls 1op y over.
Foley has cared Tor mrs. Kelly
- FL OF the nineteen years.
Sne was the most Wonderful
woman Goa ever made, he said.
and ! am 80 sorry she never lived
p the dav When she would get her
proneV.
So successful was Foley IN hiding
Hkrs. Kelly that neighbors on Sew
smith street always believed he
lived alone. They never saw her.
Story Of Her Death.
The story Of Mrs. Kelly's death
BIZ told by Foley follows: