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NURSE CHECKED
DEAD BABY At
STATION
Mother Said to Have Admitted
Killing infant Sent Re-
ceipt to Alleged Father
By international News Service

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 3D.
Authorities today are investigating
the story told the police at Darby,
q suburb, last night by Elizabeth
Eerber, twenty-nine, a nurse, how
she smothered her newborn baby a
week ago, packed the body in suit
case, checked it at the Camden, N.
J., ferry station, and then sent a
note to the alleged father OF the
child telling him to claim the body
The body was discovered when q
youth called for the suitcase. He
said he had been sent for 1t by John
Savage, Of Camden, N. j., to whom
Miss Serber Is alleged to have sent
the receipt check.
II didn't want the baby" she is
said to have told the police, $50 /
decided to smother it the day It was
born. AS soon as / was able, /
pressed one hand over its mouth and
the other over its chest. It died
without q cry"
After checking the suitcase Miss
Eerber declared she returned to her
duties at q sanatorium near here.
Police say the baby was born July
is in q house on Twelfth street, this
city. The girl probably will be
placed on trial for granddaughter.
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Suspects Confession Jibes
With That Of King Arrest
Comes as Surprise
o. In.srna.lonal Nsws servlse.

NASHVILLE, TennS July 23.--
"A man whom officers declared
was Frank Harrell, wanted in
South Carolina in connection with
the murder Of Major Samuel II.
McLeary. was arrested here today.
The prisoner made ) colnplhte
confession to the part he played
II numbering the major, officers
said corroborating practically
every detail Of the story ag told
BY Mortimer N. King, who Off
GERS said confessed to the crime
shortly after his arrest last week.
Arrest is Surprise.
The arrest here came as q general
surprise as Harrell was thought tc
be hiding in the woods near Union
8. c., where q posse of men have
been searching for him for several
days.
Major McLeary's body was found
near Cheraw, S. c., in a clump OF
bushes after King made his comics
sion last week. Although almost
completely destroyed by the ele
ments 1t was identified as that Of
the missing army officer.
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BEGINS
ON STEAMER
CRASH
Search Still Being Made Of
Wreckage, But All Believed
Accounted. For

NEW YORK, July With
the number Of dead officially
placed at four, Federal steamboat
inspectors today began an inquiry
to determine the responsibility for
the collision Of the passenger Bos-
ton and tanker Swift Arrow of
Point Judith, r. l., Monday night
in dense fog.
All Accounted For.
Y Search was being made this
morning In thu wreckage Of the
liner, but company officials were
certain all passengers had been &C
counted for.
The dead are:
Mrs. Oscar Green, actress, Brook
Iyn, N. Y.
G. o. Copeland. Brookline, Mass
Robert p. Schlemm, Of Fearing
Wilton & CO.. cotton goods, New
York.
John p. Schlemm, brother u
Robert, and connected with the
same firm.
The number Of injured probably
never will be known, as the sur
vivors quickly dispersed to theil
homes after being landed. Five
hundred and twenty-six passenger
were brought to New York, thu
Plymouth left 100 at Fall River and
the Commonwealth took 40 10 New
port,
Eight Cabins Smashed.
7 ~
The known injured included
Oscar Green, theater manager ant
husband OF the dead woman
"Chick" Miller, pugilist. II Boston
and s. X. Paige, jr., Of Winchester
Mass.
Passengers said today that thos,
who lost their lives, with the eK
ception Of Copeland, who died aftAl
being treated for injuries, wer,
asleep in their stateroums anS
never knew what hit them.
Eight cabins were demolished
when the tanker struck the lIoston
Prolonged confusion prevailed
Some passengers said the shock wa
terrific, others said 4 seemed
merely q Rnmnr -
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lO-CENT
FARE on ITS
BUSES
Washington Rapid Transit Co.
Makes Appeal TO Public
Utilities Board

The Washington Rapid Transit
Company today appealed to the
Public Utilities Commission for a
flat 1-cent fare on its busses and
requested that an early date be
set for a hearing. The present
rate Is 10 cents cash or three tok.
ems for % cents.
The company declared that the
present rate of fare does not per.
NIT an increase in the operating
rvenues of the company.
The present rate of fare was
fixed by the commission on April
10 last. The former rate was eight
cents cash.
At the time the present rate was
fixed, the company requested ten
cent rate, but its petition was not
granted. The commission ordered
that the new rate should remain
in force for a period Of three
months to determine it's effect upon
the operating revenues Of the com.
pany.
1.-THE reports of this company to
the commission already made for
the months of May and June, 1924,
and the report which will be made
LOr the IuOuIH OL july 4SAA, Tic
company states in it's petition.
twill show that this increase in the
rate Of fare has not had the effect
Of increasing the operating rev.
enues Of the company, and viii, II
believes, convince the commission
that the original application for a
straight Decent cash fare should
be granted"
The company expects to present
with it's petition the signatures OF
several thousands passengers who
have signed cards circulated by the
company approving the increase in
fare.
These cards were signed with the
understanding that If the company
granted - increase itw ould re-
place all the present bus equipment
with large modern safety coaches
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MORE PANAMA LAND
IS ACQUIRED FOR u. s,

An executive order by President
Coolidge made public today grants
authority for the taking over by
the United States Of twenty-five al.
ditional square miles Of the terri.
tory OF the Republic Of Panama and
adding It to the Panama Canal
Zone.
The tract is in the basin Of AHA.
juela Lake, on the right bank 81
the River Chagres, in the Balboa
Division Of the Canal Zone, and il
being taken over by the United
States to increase the protection OF
the Canal.
Authority for taking additional
land from the Republic Of Panama
from time to time, as may be
needed by the Canala Zone, Il
vested in the treaty of February
26, 1904. Most Of the new tract Il
under water.
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will attempt to deal first With the
general nature OF the suit and
then with the point Of view OF the
Government and finally the point Of
view OF the oil company which is
charged with being the chief cul.
prit- namely, the Standard OIL Com.
pany Of Indiana.
Y The picture unrolled Is one Of
the whole pageant OF modern re.
cent developments in the oil in.
dustry and Of modern recent de.
velopments in governmental meth.
DDS.
President Coolidge in the early
MT OF this year communicated to
the Department OF Justice his per.
sonal desire that the situation in
the oil industry be examined from
Continued on Page q. Column 81
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The suit IS one OF the biggest
in which the Government ever has
been engaged. and It is one OF the
most complicated.
It is likely to last for years.
The issues which it raises 60 to
the very roots Of the law regarding
patents and to the very roots OF
the law regarding alleged conspir-
acies in restraint OF trade.
It is not too much to say that
this suit, more than any other
public proceeding now going for.
ward. affects and influences init
mately and profoundly the final
rights and duties Of business men
in the United States and the final
rights and interests OF consumers.
In these three articles the writer
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/ q 10 p 4 Z I.
LAFlLETTE
ISSUES
CITED
Third Party VIII Stress Farm
and Labor Problems in
Campaign
BY KENNETH CLARK.
international News servlee.

A program calling for enact
ment Of Constructive farm and
labor legislation win be the chief
message which the new third
party win carry to the people
this fall, the La Toilette Wheeler
presidential headquartefs an
nounced here today.
In their extensive stump speak
ing campaigns, both Progressive
candidates, Senators La Toilette
and Wheeler, will devote prac-
tically all their attention to pure
" domestic issues, particularly
those related with farm and labor
problems, It was said. Neither
believes that foreign relations
will play q prominent part in this
years presidential race, and for
that reason the League of Ma
tons, the World Court and other
international policies viii be dis
cussed only in a minor way.
Hit Versailles Treaty.
In this. connection. however, both
will rap the Versailles treaty and
urge It's revision ito agree with the
terms laid down In the arrnistice. :"
It was declared that La Toilette. be-
lieves that until the Versailles pact
is. revised, sthere is little opportunity
for anybody to "straighten out the
present chaotic, financial, economic
and social conditions in Europe"
Friends said La Toilette holds that
the Versailles treaty Is Imperial.
istic and ties up Europe's hands"
To put the Government more
strongly in business, especially in
control and operation of public utili-
ties and natural resources, such as
oil lands and Muscle Shoals, was
announced as one Of the paramount
pledges of La Toilette and Wheeler.
The progressive program, as laid
down by the party's managers, cor
sists chiefly Of the following:
/. Governmental farm aid through
establishment Of q great marketing
corporation for buying and selling
farm products.
2. Revision Of the new tax law by
shooting up the rates on the higher
incomes and lowering those in the
smaller brackets.
3. Enactment Of an excess profits
tax.
4. Drastic reduction or freight
rates on farm commodities; repeal
OF the Esch- Culnmins transportation
law; abandonment Of the Railway
Labor Board, as called for in the
HoweII-Barlxley bill.
8. Enactment Of a constitutional
Continued on Page ?. Column 81
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JUDGE CHAMPIONS CAUSE
OF THE MOTHERS -IN-LAW

NEW YORK, July 49, Mothers
in-law, blamed by many judges for
marital quarrels between husbands
and wives, found champion In
Judge David Gorfinkel, who, In ad.
dressing Mrs. Margaret McGrath
arrested on complaint Of her son.
in.law. said: Mothers,in-law. az >
rule, are all right. always wei.
coined my mother-in-law and was
glad to see her. ! think mothers
in.law are much misunderstood"
Frank Hennessey declared Mrs
McGrath started a fuss In, his home
IN Yonkers. When she refused TO
leave he ordered her arrested.
Mrs. McGrath agreed with the
Judge as she left, accompanied by
two good-lookiQg young married
daughters, for her home.
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WORLD filters TO LEAVE
FOR SCOTLAND MONDAY

BROUGH, England, July 23.--The
Amercain round.the-world flyers
plan to hop off Monday for Kirk
wall, Scotland, where the flight
across the Atlantic will begin.
2 Lieutenant Lowell Smith, flight
commander, has been advised from
washington that arrangements win
not be completed for the hop to
Iceland before August /.
The new engines were given final
tests today and declared perfect.
The work Of fitting the pontoons
has not yet been completed. Lieu
tenant Smith had decided to leave
Brough Saturday. but changed hts
mind when he saw the progress Of
the work Of fitting the floats.
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81 /
COOLIDGE
VICTOR
State Leaders Give Views at
White House Conferences.
Curtis Visitor

President Coolidge devoted the
major portion Of his time today
TO sectional politics. Several con
ferences were held with State lead
ers in which the Republican
chances in various sections Of the
country were carefully weighed.
Pol cal conditions IN Kansas.
low and Ohio chiefly were dis
cussed. In the first two States,
the President was told, the chief
fight win be between himself and
Senator La Toilette, the Inde-
pendent Presidential candidate, al
though his reports Indicated a Re-
publican victory.
Curtis Sees Victory.
Senator Charles Curtis, Of Kan,
sas, Republican whip Of the Sen,
ate. who is in Washington for the
first time since his breakdown al
the close Of the last session OF
Congress. was the first caller. He
predicted Coolidge evictory in his
State. although he said that the
expected detection Of number OF
Kansas Democrats who are dissatis.
fled with the nomination of John
w. Davis, probably would bring
up the vote.
Senator LaFollette win poll to a
point that will place the Democratic
party in third place.
A Republican win in Iowa was
forecast by Vernon Hague, of Fort
Dodge. He said that LaFollette
does not stand Chinaman's
chance" in Iowa, and that the
showing of any strength at all by
the Independent progressive would
depend upon how "he was handled .
Asked about Senator Brookhart
Hague predicted that the Senator
would not openly" support La
Toilette. He added that Brookhart
did not 77present the real senti
ment Of shs Iowa farmers.
His Speech Mapped Out.
Another short conference was
held between the President and
Walter F. Brown, Of Ohio. The
Harding State, Brown declared,
would return a substantial majority
for President Coolidge.
The President, It was stated to-
day, Is about ready to commit his
speech Of acceptance Of the nomina
ton to writing.
His advisors said that, as a result
OF numerous conferences with politi
cal leaders during the past ten DAYS
ne has mapped out in his mind the
entire speech.
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AMERICANS DROP WI1IsKEY
SAYS LINERS BARTENDER

NEW YORK, July %. Most
American transatlantic voyagers
prefer beer and wine to hard liquor,
according to Emil A. HagenfIindt.
bartender for fourteen years on the
Scandinavian American liner United
States.
Hagenfiindt said today that y
the 10000 Americans he had mixed
drinks for in the last fourteen
years. very few called for whiskey
unless II was Scotch. Even they
made a wry face every time they
took q drink, he said.
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STEAMSHIP AGROUND
LANDS 100 PASSENGERS

|. STONINGTON, Me-, July 3D.
The Eastern Steamship Company
passenger steamer J. T. Morse went
aground on Crotch Island, off here,
in a dense fog today, and Is re.
ported leaking badly.
Her passengers, numbering more
than 100, have been landed here.
Efforts viii be made to get the
vessel off at high tide.
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u. S. Starts Greatest
Of All Oil Suits
BY WILLIAM HARD.

Every gasoline viii be interested to know that the
Governments suit against the principal Standard Oil
Companies and against also forty other oil companies
appears clearly to have had its origin in politics
routine in buncombe but in absolutely sincere and
firm resolve the part Of this administration force
sriced and unlimited competition upon the oil industry
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If danger, Finley. after an iustant's
hesitation, agreed. and the two went
of.
I'm glad YOU came down here"
Kent began. soon after they left the
house; you may be able to cheer
things UP a hit. ~, We're in doleful
dumps, somehow"
What about? Servants leaving"
Finley asked. uncertain what line to
pursue.
no. But Douglas is getting so
queer"
Mentally. morally or physically"
"Oh. every way. He's fiendish TO
Nan"
WHAT" and F'inley's sharp tone
made Orville turn and stare at him
oh" he said. and then fell into a
silence.
/ After n moment he resumed, Il
say. perhaps it wasn't a good thing
for you TO come. either. / see you
still care for her"
Look here. Orville. cut that out
/ H. - tipltOAS y JdEA iif-sNN " ilClAACA
/ care for anybody or not When you
see anything in my conduct toward
/ your sister that calls for criticism.
come and tell me so. Until then. ]
must ask you to refrain from even
thinking about It."
"All right, old fellow. l under
stand. And so I'll tell you how
see it. Douglas is hateful to Nan,
but it's partly her own fault"
II don't believe it, This burst
involuutarily from Finley, and
quickly, in order to cover it, he said.
Il mean. I can't think Nan would
do anything deserving Of Raynors
censure."
"Censure? Oh. no. That isn't it
But she's never Of the same mind
with him-never sees things as he
does-never really agrees with him
Yet she pretends to. And that, to Il
man like RaynOr. who can't be de
ceived by anybody, is unbearable."
And just what can I do about ftp"
! "Oh. moth ing definite. OF course
not But I thought maybe your be
I itlB mere IpI Il llilIt WOAkd NtFtAl NlIt
current, shift the cards about, and
give us all a new angle on things"
[ You expect an unusual effect from
mere casual guest"
| Don't take it so seriously. ! don't
expect anything. But If you could
! just influence Nan a little TO be more
/ lenient to Douglas ways, or rather
| to his opinions and convictions that
differ from her own. That's the
trouble, they never see things
alike
But. my dear boy-I can't"
Il tel you, don't take it Ike that
] don't want you to do anything def
nite-only-oh. pshaw, l thought
you'd understand"
Same little old Orry! Petulant
impatient and unreasonable. Well,
son, III do this; I'll look about a bit,
and If l can act the part of guide,
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philosopher and friend TO your sis
ter, you can just bet ~ do IT,"
CHAPTER II
Why Did She Marry Him?

The house at Flower Acres faced
north. on the western side ter
race and on the eastern side a
veranda ran the full length Of the
house. and fro meach opened a door
into the sun parlor that spread
across the southern front This sun
parlor was an ideal room. Three
sides and a roof Of glass, with con
venient curtains and lattices. it was
always available for occupation or
/ for Idleness.
on the fourth side. against the
house. was a wide stone fireplace
and a door opening into i rear hall.
The appointments included reading
tables. writing desks, card tables and
tempting swings and lounges Of
ease and comfort.
out here the family often had
their coffee and smoked after dinner.
and Malcolm Finley following the
others was fighting a strong tempta-
ton to seat himself near his hostess.
/ He had sat at her right hand at
dinner, and their conversation,
/ though Of the lightest. had been in
tently listened to-Finley couldn't
help noticing-by Douglas Raynor.
and also by his sister. Miss Matte.
Continued in Our Next Issue)
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place has gone to my he'd. and I'm
not quite sure OF anything
"Oh-that is what has gone TO
your head, is 1t? The beauty OF the
place.
Not only was the emphasis uu-
mistakable, but brief glance in
the direction of his wife added mean
ing to the mans words.
Yes. indeed" Finley went on
lightly. I've just come from Japan,
but even there l saw no profusion
Of flowers that so charmed my
senses as your gardens here"
Nor no such beautiful women as
we have here?" Again the slight
glance at Nancy. which was accom-
pIshed by merely moving his eyes
and not his head.
Finley felt himself clnching his
hands. and with all his power of
control in force, he returned, Japan
is the land of beautiful women, if
one cares for that type. All. Or
Vile, old chap. how are you?"
He left RaynOr and crossed -.,e
terrace to shake hands with C~vilIe
Kent, Nancy's brother. who greeted
him with a smile
It's good To see you again, Nal
colin. You've been away a long
time"
Two years. You look Just the
same. Orry. In fact. I find little
changed except the traffic laws"
Prohibitions"
"Oh. Well. that's liquor traffic law
and. too-is it very much
changed?'
Miss Raynor." Orville said, as he
turned TO an alert-eyed lady, who
was quite evidently impatient for an
Introduction. Il want you 10 know
Malcolm Finley-an old friend of
ours. just back from Japan"
How wonderful" she exclaimed,
you must tell me all about it. Will
YOU. Nj. Finley2 All about the kick
shaws. or whatever they are-and
the cherry-blossom carnivals and
everything"
surely I VIII. if you want to hear
it,"
But not now" Orville inter.
rupted, seeing that the good-natured
Finley was willing to begin at
once. Lets go for a stroll, Nal
colin. I'll show you the swans on
the lake"
was fraught with an undercurrent