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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27
BABY DEAD,
MOTHER
DYING
Authorities Believe Woman
Killed Child, Then At
tempted Suicide

;.HAGERSToWN, Md, Aug. 81,
Harry B. Smith, eighteen
months old, is dead. and his
mother, Mrs. Sallie Smith, twenty
six, is dying at the local hospital
from poison which the authorities
believe the mother administered
to the baby and herself last night.
Doctors will perform an autopsy
on the baby's body to determine
the cause of his death.
Four-year-old Hilda Smith, an
other child, told the police she
saw her mother feed something
out of bottle to the baby and
then take some herself.
No Motive Found.
Despite this statement, the police
have yet failed to find any motive
for the mothers act. Neighbors
declare that the Smiths were an
ideal family and never quarrelled.
Mrs. Smith was apparently very
happy always, her husband de.
clared. and apparently was normal
when he left the house yesterday
afternoon.
According to the story told the
authorities by Smith, he ran to a
nearby grocery and called a ply
stefan. Upon returning he found his
wife. who was lying on a bed when
he left, in the garnet with sheet
about her neck in an attempt to
hang herself.
Mother Unconscious.
The baby had been dead several
hours when the authorities reached
the Smith home, the mother was
unconscious, and they could get no
statement from her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27
ADMISSION
NA[)EBY
FAHY
Postal Inspector Confesses
to Part in So. 900. 900
Mail Nold-up
By international News Service. :


CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-WilIiam
F. Fahy, postoffice inspector, held
as the "brains" of the $4,000, 900
Rondout mail robbery, has con-
fessed to completely in the crime,
Chief Postal Inspector c. H. Clara
han, of New York, stated today.
"Fahy insists he had no bad
intent in becoming mixed up in
the job" Mr.. Clarahan said. He
refused to go into details of the
degree or character of Fahy's
alleged participation in the crime.
Think Murphy Framed"
According to Chief Inspector
Clarahan. who is in charge of the
investigation that led to Fahy's
arrest. said the evidence against
the latter is absolute"
you may be sure the postoffice
authorities would not have arrested
and charged Fahy unless they
knew they had the goods on him"
he said.
I'VE are convinced from evidence
we have obtained that the same
brain that planned the Rondout
robbery schemed the others in this
part of the country.
I'VE are convinced also that Fahy
framed Big Tim Murphy in the
Union Station robbery and Govern
ment inspectors now en- route to
LeaYenworth will try to get Murphy
to tell all he knows about the man
higher up"
Other Raids PrObed.
Other smaller robberies which
may be hooked up with the raids
which postal inspectors say show
the hall mark Of the same master
crooks handicraft, were in Harvey,
ILL.,, Whiting, Ill.,, Elkhart and East
Chicago, Ind, and st. Louis.
In every instance the bandits
have struck at e strategic time,
when heavy shipments Of currency
or negotible bonds were m transit,
and have lost 40 time in finding
the loot they sought.
Inspectors today were en- route to
Leavenworth Kan. to question
big Tim" Murphy convicted Of
leadership Of the Union Station mail
robbery in hope that he would add
to the information they say they
have already uncovered.
ShaEeup To Follow.
"A shakeup that will rock the
Postoffice Department in the middle
West was in the making here on
the heels Of the arrest.
The tip, Watch Fahy," came
from one Of the confessed partici.
pants in the robbery. Fahy himself
had said from the first that the
gigantic robbery bore the earmarks
of inside direction. This tip brought
A. e. Germer, chief postal inspector,
to Chicago, and shortly after he
summoned Postal Inspectors j. s..
Lemon, Of Baltimore; B. G. Miller,
of Washington: Thomas Mulligan,
of Toledo; c. G. A. Battles, of New
York; r. p. Nicoioy, Of Syracuse.
and John w. Hartwell, OF Albany.
These were strangers to Fahy.
They tapped his office telephone,
searched his files, went through
his home. They reported that in
essential to the Rondout
case had been removed from the
files. ut
The arrest was made after a sup.
posed attempt to trap a west.side
fence" suspected of holding some
of the bonds taken in the Rondout
robbery. None but Fahy knew that
the fence would be approached by
a Federal operative. and when the
operatives move was met with
sneer, the warrant already issued
against Fahy was served.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27
PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE
GOVERNOR OF VERMONT

PLYMOUTH, W, Aug. 81
President Coolidge had only one en-
gagement today, that with Governor
Redfield Proctor, CT Vermont.
Governor and Mrs. Proctor were
to entertain the President and Mrs.
Coolidge at Rutland, about twenty
five miles from here.
Mrs. Coolidge probably will con-
tinue on after luncheon to Eurling'
ton, VT, to visit ner mother. The
President planned to make this one
of the quietest days of his vacation.
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00ANT1AV
NENxC/

Here are a few OF the new wants APP
pearing in today's classified section:
MANS PocKETBooK lost; SO re-
ward.
WHY THROW YOUR MONEY
away when you can buy q 4-room
and bath bungalow for 500 cash
and $40 monthly.
LOT SOxl6O near Chevy Chase Cir
Gle.
DESK for sale; reasonable.
SALES MANAGER wanted; willing
to invest $500 to $1,000.
A1RDALE lost. Reward.
NECKPIEcE Aost: Sunday night.
GENERAL AUTO repairing service
given.
Floor scrapSrU wanted.
ron FuRTHER DETAILS TURN rC
THE CLASSIFIED SECTION.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27
JOHN ELLIS.

England's famous hangman, who
lost his nerve ana relinquished his
sinister occupation after executing
Mrs. Edith Thompson, the last
woman to suffer the death penalty
In Great Britain, and who was
found at his home in London Sc.
riously wounded, with a revolver
lying beside him. Ellis, who iso-
lated himself socially during near
" a quarter Of a century he
served as public executioner, is
said to. have broOded over the
fact that he had sent to their
doom more condemned murderers
than any other man who ever
held this office. Two hundred
souls he dropped into eternity, and
these lost souls haunt his days
and his dreams.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27
Education Section

Educational institutions
make first fall opening an
nouncements in today's
Times. Readers seeking in
formation about schools and
colleges can find opportuni-
ties for learning in many
day, evening and home study
courses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27
Wales to Wed Choice
of Parents, Report

MANCHESTER, England Aug. 27.-The Prince of Wales,
bacheorher to the British throne may his intention
of entering matrmony after his return from America accord
ing to the Daily Dispatch today This newspaper sad that
while the Prince has desire marry, lit is probable
that after his trip he will accede to the choice Of
King George and Queen Mary to BRIDE,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27
100000 Stock Dividend

The Florida East Coast Railroad
today asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission for authority to
sell $16,0O0,000 Of first mortgage s
per cent gold bonds. and to dis
tribute $25.000,000 Of capital stock
as a stock dividend.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27
Race to Rival Walsh.


HELENA, Mont, Aug 27.-Frank
B. Linderman and Wellington D.
Rankin were leading the field of
four Republican candidates in the
race for United State Senator, &C
cording to scattered returns today
from yesterdays primaries. The
primary choice will oppose Senator
Thomas j. Walsh in the November
election. The vote from thirty
four precincts gave Linderman 1919
and Rankin 1,049.
Early returns showed Lee Dennis
of Great Falls leading Governor
Joseph NJ Dixon in the guberna-
torial race.
With 1913 candidates for Sena-
torial, Congressional, State and
county tickets in the field, the pri-
mary was the largest ever held in
the State with indications that
close to 100000 votes had been
cast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27
LEASE Is
LEADER
|NS.C.
Congressman Byrnes Runs
Second, With Incumbent
Third-McLeod Victor

COLUMBIA. S. c., Aug. 81
With returns from yesterdays
Democratic primary practically com.
plete. it was definitely determined
today that Senator N. B. Dial has
been decisively defeated in his race
for reelection and his successor will
be selected in a second primary be.
tween Former Governor Cole l..
Blease and Congressman James F.
Byrnes.
Although Blease had q large lead
over his nearest opponent, he fell
short of the majority necessary for
nomination in the four-cornered
race.
Governor Thomas G.. McLeod's
reelection over his only opponent,
John T. Duncan, had been conceded
after the incumbent piled up a lead
of more than 10000 votes.
: A tabulation of the returns
showed the following Blease,
67,411; Brynes, $3.50, and N. B.
Dial, 1856. ]. j. McMahan was
running a poor fourth.
With a lead Of more than $4,000
over his only opponent, John T.
Duncan, Governor T. G. Mcleod
reelection seemed assured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27

prince last nignt engaged her as
his partner for three dances.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27
WHEELER NJ A !.
GUT TRIP FOR
TRIAL
Progressive Party Candidate
Wants to Answer Federal
Charge in Person

The speaking campaign of Sena.
tor Burton K. Wheeler of Montana,
Independent Vice Presidential candi.
date on the La Toilette ticket, may
have to be curtailed so that he can
appear in his home State on Sep
TENDER l to answer to a Federal
charge Of misusing his official posi-
ton, 1t was learned here today.
Conferences of the Progressive
party leaders were called at the
Capitol to discuss the situation and
to determine Senator Wheeler's
course of action.
Wheeler's lawyers have advised
him that his personal appearance
at the trial will not be necessary
as the charge against him is a mis-.
demeanor, rather than a criminal
charge, but the Montana Senator
has expressed a desire to be pres.
ent and may cut short some of
MS tentative speaking engage
ments.
The speaking trip outlined for
Wheeler will take him into New
England next week. He had then
intended to stop in New York, New
Jersey, and Pennsylvania before
striking westward. It was suggest.
ed today that he might make sew
eral speeches in the West after
the Montana trial, finishing I'D in
the East.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27
Sen. aIDefeafed; Rum off Primary Slated
28, TO WE'D
HOKE SMITH, SO

Young
secretary
of Hoke
Smith, former
United States
Senator,
Secretary Of
the Interior,
and governor
of Georgia,
who will
celebrate
her twenty
eighth birth
day today by
marrying
her employer
at Rye, N T.
Miss Craw-
ford is a
native Of
Virginia. Mr.
Smith is
sixty-nine
years old.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27
COrIey Made Southern Manager

r. l.. Corley, OF Atlanta. Ga. TO-
day was named Southern manager
OF the La Toilette. Wheeler cam
paign.
Mr.. Corley, who will open head.
quarters at Birmingham, Ala, win
have charge Of the following States:
Virginia, West Virginia, North and
South Carolina, Alabama, Florida.
Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky. Mis-.
sissippi and Louisiana.
Phil Painter, of Birmingham, was
selected as Corley's chief assistant.
In a statement, Senator La
Follette declared Painter was "a
leader in the McAdoo preconven.
ton campaign.
Senators La Toilette and
Wheeler stand for essentially the
same progressive principles that
Mr.. McAdoo stands for" Painter
said in accepting the post.
In working for the Progressive
ticket. Painter said he felt that
he In no way would compromise his
principles az a progressive Demo
GRAFT" sr
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27
BABY DEAD, MOTHER DYING, FROM PoISo
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight and
tomorrow; probably local
thu ndershowers tomorrow;
warmer tonight; cooler to-
morrow afternoon.
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ON BOARD THE LINER BER-
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
MISSOURI LEADS CENTRAL WEST
SECTION OF u. s., ONLY One PCT.
BELOW GENERAL BUSINESS NOW

further we uncover another mistak-
en- impression. | find that business
men III other parts of the country,
at least, discuss this section as the
wheat country and talk as though
they assumed that wheat was the
llost important crop if not the great
est source Of income. From an agri-
cultural standpoint the figures on
the relative Importance of this cop
are decidedly interesting. In North
DAKOTA and Kan3as only do we find
it as the most important. crop. In
South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and
Missouri corn provides greater
income and is more important to the
prosperity of local community.
Analyzing the situation in Mime
sofa I find that wheat represents
but II per cent of farm products
while 95 per cent is derived from
hay, % per cent from corn, Is per
cent from oats and % per cent from
miscellaneous products. '''
"Judged on the basis of live
stock production these states of
the west central group divide them
seive into two clearly defined
groups. The income of Minnesota
and the Dakotas is almost wholly
bound up with dairying interests.
''In Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and
Missouri, however, | find the oprin-
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01

BABSON PARK, Fla, Mar. l.
Roger w. Babson today made public
tie fourth section of his report ON
general business conditions based
upon his recent personal tour of IN
vestigation. His findings for the
north Mississippi states show Mis-
souri, leading with a gain of l6 per
cent in crop value over last year;
Nebraska coming next with gain
of II pre- cent; Minnesota third
with a gain of per- cent and South
Dakota and Iowa each with Il gain
Of per ceNt. Kansas shows a loss
OF per cent and North Dakota a
less of Sc Per cent.
when III Minnesota recently I
made a statistical analysis of each
of the western. central states, com
pairing sources ,of purchasing power
an relative condition,V says Mr..
Babson "It is generally under
stood that crops provide the major
portion of the income of this section
aad that manufacturing plays u rel
atiyely small part. But the in
crease in manufacturing has been
cry rapid recently and our old
conceptions must be corrected if we
are to think constrpctively regard
ng this section.
Wheat Not Important
q HFAnalyzing the situation d. bit
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
RAIN DEAL is
Still, PENDING
WITH HATFIELD
Ventura Co. Option on
Services Extended to
Monday
ny United Press Leased Wire.

LOS ANGELES, March l.-The
loca. weather and Rainnaker ,
Charles NJ. Hatfield S possibility Of
being called into action in an en-
dcavor to break the Southern Cali,
fornia drought were both unsettled
today.
While overcast skies gave rise 10
the hope that dame nature had be-
stirred herself and would\ come to
= DELAYED rescue of the parche1
southland, the "RainmakerN turned
an eve toward the heavens and
upined that only through his min.
istrations viii precipitation be as
sured.
So confident was Hatfield the
high clouds hold nothing but de-
cent, he extended Ventura County :
option on his services until Mon
CAV noon, following 4 mass meeting
there last night
should the Ventura ranehers not
underwritc his proposal by that
time. the san Bcrnardino County
board Of supervisors can sign II,
contrac. for the "Rainmal1er 81
servies. 1t is understood San Ber-
nardino viii pay $4,000 fer five
inches of rain if Hatfield can ps-
sure that much.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01

In Ashland, Neb., poor old mon
Of 70 eloped with woman lawyer;
hut maybe he doesn't like to taIk
much anyway.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
HALT FIRE IN
S. B. MOUNTAINS
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN BERNARDINO, Mar. /. -
Halted a quarter of mile from
the San Bernardino playground,
near the top of the Waterman Can
Won switchbacks, the forest fire
which has blazed there for So hours
was dying out today.
After sweeping over 400 acres
of underbrush on the ridge between
Waterman and Devil Canyons, the
blaze is now under cntrol, and no
further damage is anticipated unless
a strong wind should develop and
cause the flames to break out anew.
No mountains cabins We're consur
cd in the fire.
a large force of men is guarding
the flame-swept area today, to pre-
vent a fresh outbreak.
The fire started Thursday night
when a blazing automobile went
over the canyon-side, leaving trail
of fire as it rOlleds down the noun
tain.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
Y. W. c. A. DRIVE
FOR FUNDS STARTS
Continued from page II

ttontlnued from Dage II
lott on the membership comnitttee,
;,nu lnrs. hoss n. hlckeox who
fills the vacancy made by the
resignation of Miss Lenore Eallon
Mrs. Hickcox viii represent Fl Cen.
tro or O. county finance commit
tee.
Among the local women who wiz
assist m Monday S work are Me-
DANES y. p. Shibley, I. C. Dyer,
Gilbert Preston, X. +. Pope, Bird
Hobby, L"ta Brvau, Calvin Nous
se&u, Robert w. Campbell, Ross 7.
IIickcox, Frank D. Morgans. J.
Keyes Mitchell, L. B. Scott, join
Stewart Ross, f. b. Fuller, Roy
Breedlove, Fred II. Eldred, J.. /.
House, A. II. Keller, Mrs Russell,
c. r. Courtney of Ieber, Miss Flo
ra jane Vaughn and Miss Agnes
Ferris.
s. L. McCrory, Boy Scout execu-
tive, today was enthusiastic in his
commendation of the work done By
the Y. w. G. \. organizations in
the county and offered his full CO.
operation and assistance for the
fusd drive /
The Boy Scout movement his
been Gberapy supported" he sam,
but any amount Of supervision for
the boys will not reach the desired
results if the girls are not equally
supervised.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01

Five bandits held up crowd of
500 in Detroit. This is 100 per baa-
dit Ford should hire them as eff
cheney experts. q
Counterfeiters were caught rails.
ing dollar bills to $1,000 bile, maxi
ing almost as much profit as gov
ernment oil men.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
Barton Home Is
Sold to Watson

An item Of considerable local in
fefest II The confirmation Of fhe
rumor Of the sale Of the C. w. Bar
ton home, located at 500 Wenslcy
avonne, TO II. y. Watson, formerlv
~ Brawlcv aud now manager OF the
southern Trust and Commerce Bank
Of this city.
The property includes 90 foot
frontage, spacious ninC room home
and donble garage. The deal WIS
handled direct, and it is understood
tha. the consideration was around
$500.
Possession win be granted to Mr..
Watson and his family on April J.,
after which the Bartons win move
to other quarters. Mr.. Barton stat
ed today that they would remain
IN this city until the end of the
school term, when their son, Ber-
lard, win complete mis- sophomore
year in the Junior College. They
viii probably locate in Los Angeles
shortly after that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
Five Senators
To Probe I. S.
z
Dept. Justice
CONTINUED from page y


to William j. Burns, head IF the
bureau Of investigation OF the d.
paI.ment.
Duckstein Must Talk TOO :
Duckstein today stated his wife :
name is Jessie, but that she had
used the name of Mary ON oeca-
sionss One of the code telegrams
to Duckstcin, signed MARY, IN.
formed him that Burns had sent
for Mary and said to tell Mclean
he was being Investigated by the
justice department.
Walsh wants Mrs. Duckst2in te
tell whether she sent this message
and whether Burns had given her
such instructions. lie also wants
TO know how Mclean got the 0lJ-
solete department of justice code
in which the telegrams were sent.i
Burns win be called TO tell more
about these things also. Fl
The committee today adjourned
until Tuesday after John +. Major,
Mclean confidential man, told
how all messages that passed over
the special leased wire from Nashi
ington TO Palm Beach had been de
stroyed. Major said he DESTROYED
those received in Washington every
night after the wire closed. - h
Francis McAdoo, son OF William
G. McAdoo, and Mclean counsel,
was excused until Tuesday. He serv-
ed notice today he win srefuse to
reveal his relations with Mclean
on the ground that as counsel he is
privileged to remain silent. The
committee will try to make him
talk
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01

einal live stock income derived from
eggs and chickens. 1t is apparent
tlat the agricultural interests of all
Of these states are already praetie-
ing diversified farming and il Is
nigh time That the rest of the couar
try cease to consider this section as
one great wheat field
Every year wien travelling
through these states find more
and moro capital being invested in
manufacturing mining aH} other
than agricultural activities. The
princlpal industrial plaiits as yot
are confined to milling and slaugat-
cr1nga industries directly connected
with agriculture. Canning factories
are being erected ut Il rapid rate;
dailics are increasing;I and the lmns
Der industry still plays an impor-
tant part. Itis apparent that these
states are gradually becoming more
self contaiacd and. are building up
a group Of little commercial em-
pires.
Distribution Problem
,Turning to the current business
situation continued Mr.. Babson,
~ find Iowa and Missouri ledding
this group with Il gain Of ? per cent
over last. year, The difficulty IN
North Dakota is in the finansial
situation while Kansas is suffering
from inactive tendencies i'll the oil
fields, refineries, railroad shops, and
certain curtaiIment in building. g
"The farmers in this section got
about as much for their corn in
l92&as they did in 1929. 'The wheat
growers got about 20 per cent less
for their crop, but the dairy dis
trict Jared better than last year.
Bearing in mind that general busi-
ness throughout the United States,
as reflected ON the Babsonchart, to-
day stand at per cent below nor
NAL this west central section does
aot show up as being very far oat
-oe line.'
Mr.. yBabsop was asked why there
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01

Mrs.sJones: "Well, Sarah, where
have YOU been for the last two
days? Have you been sick -
Sarah; "Ah guess ah has. The
doctor he cal4s it IN Atack OF
acute inl:scretion. y
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01

was SO much complaining ON the
part Of these states tand particularly
ON the part of their politicians. He
replied that the difficulty is large
ly a problem in distribution ana
that it viii have to be solved in the
marketing rather than in, the pro.
dnction field.
''1t is true that fundamentally
these western states are better off
today than ever befofe. Their
>erops are more diversified, they are
continuing to manufacture greater
variety of goods; and they are ac-
cumulating more capital. The one
weak point in the situation lies. in
the inability of this section to mar.
ket Its products on a satisfactory
baSis.''
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
so CHEVROLETS
ARE SOLD DURING
MONTH FEBRUARY /


February may be 1 short month
in the calendar, hut IT was not IN
the local automobile market a.
cording, to Q. i, Perkins, sales man
ugeE Of the john R. Robertson Mo-
tor Company. ~
During the month just closed. the
company SOLD 10 carloads. Of Chev-
r2lets, amounting tol so antonie-
hiles. A year ago. the company ais
posed Of q news cars during Feb
ruary, and considered this IN ex.
cel!ionally good record for 9 short
month. A.
The excellent record made last
month, is taken by Mr.. Perkins 50
prove not only that business in
Imperial Valley is good aud get
ting better, but that the Chevrole.s,
is as popular with local residents
rs is the retesn % prosperity