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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-19
WIDOW STABBED
To DEATH IN
HOME
Review Of Life Reveals
Series of Mysterious
Tragedies.
Continued from First Page.)
coins were scattered about the
room.
Zoe Wilkins Staying
Recalls a Series of
Mystery Tragedies
by II. c. HAMILTON,


CHICAGO, March 19.-Zeo Zoe
wilkins, Missourian, has been
shown. Records here, dragged from
dusty hiding places when word was
received that DIR. Zoe Wilkins had
been found slain in her Kansas
City apartment, show she evidently
didn't believe what she had heard
Of the pace that leads to death.
For, although she posed as a
doctor" having been granted a
diploma from the school teaching
the electronic theories of the late
DIR. Abrams, her end was that Of
other butterflies who come too near
the flame and pay dearly.
Eco Zoe Wilkins was born on a
farm near Lamar. Mo-. not far
from Kansas City. Pushed along
by ambitious parents she was sent
to kirksville, Mo-, where she was
enrolled in a school Of oeteopathy.
Attending school also was a DIR.
Caring. They were married.
Shot Her Husband.
Little time elapsed after the we'd
ding when DIR. earring was found
at the bottom of the steps at his
brides home. He had been shot
twice. Zoe said she did it and de.
clared she mistook DIR. earring for
burglar.
That was the beginning.
DIR. Caring left Kirksville when
he recovered and went to Oklahoma.
Mrs. earring also went to Oklahoma
and short time later a prominent
banker Of that State, upon being
sentenced for embezzlement, told the
court he had taken the bank
money to lavish on Zoe.
Zoe went to Tulsa after that and
married Grover Burcham, a prosper
our furniture dealer. He disappear.
ed shortly afterward, taking ali his
money and movable assets. She
apparently did not know where he
had gone and went to Houston,
Texas. But very soon after police
took word to Zoe that BurCham
had been shot and killed while at.
tempting to burglarize a house.
Much loot was said to have been
found in the house where Zoe ad.
mitted she had been living with
Burcham. She said she did not
know his business.
Smith Kills Himself
A few months later Leonard
Smith, of Kansas City, was found
dead in an alley in Claremore, Okla.
II. a note said he had killed
himself because Zoe had spent his
money.
linen came the most sensational
episode. Zoe went to Colorado
Springs, where she met Thomas w.
Cunningham. of Joplin, Mo-, a
seventy-four-year-old man who was
head of bank founded with money
lent him by the woman who was
his housekeeper in Joplin. Old,
easily led. Zoe said he married her,
furnished a house and lived with
her. She posed as his daughter
and with the money he lavished on
her entertained the young bloods OF
the famous mountain resort.
Wife Sues for Million.
But Tabitha Taylor Cunningham
seventy-two years old, didn't SIT
back and watch the man she had
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-19
Dawkins Denies Story
OF Baldwin That He
Talked With Daugherty

IhomaS -. DaWkinS, a poStoffice
inspector, was called. He denied
a statement by Capt. B. c. Baldwin,
Texas ranger, that he Dawkins)
had held a conference with Daugh-
erty on alleged land frauds in
Texas. Dawkins said he never had
talked to Daugherty on this sub
ject.
Dawkins testified that representa-
tives of ten or twelve land loan
companies held conference in
Washington with Postoffice Depart
ment officials and Joseph Stewart,
an assistant Attorney General.
AS result of the conference
Stewart preparing a written opinion
suggesting changes in the opera
tons of the land companies (which
would make them immune from
prosecution under either the land
fraud or lottery laws"
| What prompted that hearing?"
| was ordered to investigate the
United Home Builders, Of which
w. M. Webb was the guiding
spirit" said Dawkins. After 1 be.
ran investigating all the other com.
| .)anles sent representatives to Wash.
,ngton for a hearing"
| Then you never investigated
'ther companies?'
NO, sir, l was never instructed
to do that
Waited ON Washington.
Dawkins said he later filed in.
ormation charging fraud and lot.
cry against the United Home
Builders with the United States dis.
riot attorney at Dallas, Tex.
THE district attorney did not pro.
eed against them" Dawkins added
He said he would not act without
tefinite instructions from Washing.
on. l came to Washington and laid
| the case before Postoffice Depart.
ment officials, and months later the
decision was reached not to prose.
cute"
'They felt here that it would be
embarrassing to Mr.. Stewart be.
| cause he had rendered an opinion
that these companies were not a
lottery If they made certain chances
in their procedure"
But the United Home Builders
"r max" hese changes?"
mo, and there were numerous
Vert acts on which to base an in
1ictment.
None Ever Prosecuted.
Dawkins said the decision not ia
prosecute was reached after the
United States District ATTORNEY from
Texas, Mr.. Sweifer had come ia
washington and interviewed officials
here"
Did he see Mr. Daugherty?"
II don't know"
None of these companies, which
mad operated under the contracts
ondemned in Stewards opinion, were
ever prosecutor"
NO"
Dawkins was then cross.examined
" Rowland. The witness explained
that Stewards opinion did not direct.
~ relate to whether the operations
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-19

douglas Company, at Santa Monica,
CahIornla. They are adapted for
use on both land and sea, by de.
tachaole landing gears, interchange.
able with pontoons. The fuselage is
entirely Of duraluminum, the wings
OF wood and fabric, and the engine
OF the improved Liberty type.
-Four ships Of this type are used
It Is quite possible that an en-,
tlrely new squadron Of ships NAV
descend at Santa Monica at the END
Of the flight.
scattered from Sitka to Shanp
hal and from Hong Kong to Hull
are parts enough to assemble fif
teen complete Liberty engines and
sufficient material for 200 per cent
replacement of the planes them
serves. Extra sets Of pontoons are
cached at various points where
water hops are necessary. There
are fourteen sets.
Infinitely, careful plans included
arrangements made through the
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
by which American corporations
with foreign connections prepared
letters Of credit and other conven
fences In advance.
Lieutenant Clarence E. Crumrine
and Lieutenant Clifford c. Mutt
were in charge OF the pathfindine
expedition FOR mapping out the
route. Crumrine covered the terri
tory from Hull, England, to Montreal
canada, while Mutt went to the
philippines, then to Asia and
Europe. The United States Coast
Guard attended to arrangements in
the Alaskan region.
In addition to engine and plane
parts, stored at various points, are
large quantities of food and mis-
ceuaneous supplies shipped from
the United States months ago and
put away at convenient places.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-19
X-RAY USED IN
WHOOP|NG
COUGH
Boston Physician Says Re-
suits Are Satisfactory
in Most Cases.
BY Cosmopolitan News Service.


BOSTON, Mar. 19.-Will the X-ray
prove itself the long-looked for re.
medy for whooping cough?
A new departure in the treat
ment Of this disease has been in
augurated at the Boston Floating
Hospital where, for the last year.
patients have been experimental
upon with great success.
DIR. Henry L. Bowditch, physician
in charge of the hospital, has re-
newed the treatment Of whooping
cough with the X-ray, which treat
ment was discovered in 1911 by a
Russian physician-and abandoned
by him as impractical.
DIR. Bowditch is the pioneer in
this method Of treatment in the
New England states, and while
cures in all cases are not com
pletely affected through the agency
pected of 1t In the near future
the doctor said.
Results Are Good.
"Seventy-five per cent Of the
cases respond to treatment" said
DR.. Bowditch. During a period OF
two months last year. we treated
1913 cases with gratifying results.
This treatment shortens the du
ration of the disease, lessons tho
cough and enables the child to gel
much-needed sleep.
These treatments, which last
from one to five minutes, according
to the age and condition Of the
patient, are given three times the
first week, with one day between
treatments; then a week is allowed
to elapse, and another series begun
and then a third. We can, If we
wish, make slight deviations from
this course.
About eight hours after the
patient has first been submitted t.
the X-ray, symptoms Of relief are
experienced. However, on the sec
ond day reaction sets in, and the
patient may feel worse than ever
After the third, and sometimes al
late as the fifth treatment, per
manent relief is felt.
Prolonged Cases.
"If case of prolonged whoopins
cough is brought to our attention
we can stop it almost Immediately
But IL the patient contracts colo
after the disease is cured, it results
in another attack of whoopine
cough.
II wish we could induce parents
to report all whooping cough cases
to US. In the instance Of yer,
young children, this disease is fatal
and, other considerations aside, IL
is very infectious and goes or
spreading until an epidemic Is ere
ated.
Again, people do not realize that
whooping cough may produce a re
Taxed condition, leaving it's victims
susceptible to- such diseases az
pneumonia and tuberculosis.
1.-THE important thing for parents
Is to be able to recognize this dis
ease and then have it treated.
mo unpleasant sensation Is ex
perienced as the results of these
Gray treatments. The ray is re-
duced to a minimum to prevent
possible burning.
II am going to New York to con
suit with physicians who have USED
this method since shortly after we
started 1t, and after we compare
notes, we will submit our report
which should be ready about the
middle of May. We will then be
better able to tell the public Just
how much Of a success this mod,
Of treatment is"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-19
SAUNDERS GOES
BROKE BUT IS
CHEERFUL
"Here Goes Three MiIIion,"
Signs PIGGY WiggIy Head,
Conceding Bankruptcy.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 10. -
Clarence Saunders, who filed a peti-
ton in bankruptcy, remarked as he
signed the document: Here goes
81, 1000, 000," and added: Il will have
it all back again in a year or
two
Whether Saunders acted for him.
self or for the Piggy Wiggly
Stores, Inc, of which he was presi.
dent when he conducted his famous
corner in Piggy Wiggly stock on
the New York Stock Exchange
early in 1923 will be determined In
court decisions and will have a
vital bearing on the settlement to
his creditors. In the $3,244,07O to-
tai assets listed, as against 81 49,
919 liabilities, is an "unliquidated
claim" for $1,S8O,56O, which repre-
sents the amount for which Saun-
ders is suing the new management
of Piggy Wiggly Stores, Inc. OF
this amount $1,408,000 represents
debts. largely stock purchases, for
which Saunders claims in his suit
he acted as agent OF the Piggy
Wiggly Stores, Inc.
Loses Two Homes.
Ae@OAASAS III Alo OkCI DIS eSOSL0 Oil
Of his worldly goods" as he
termed it,. This includes his two
homes in Memphis. One, as yet un.
completed, is pink marble sub
urban residence which was to cost
approximately $1,000, 900. His house.
hold goods, automobiles, life insur-
ance policies, totaling $3.50, 900, and
number of notes signed by frieFids
and payable to Clarence. Saunders
are included in the assets.
OF the liabilities there is a total
Of $652,73 secured by $24,531 shares
OF Class A stock of Piggy Wiggly
Stores, Inc. Out'of-town creditors
listed in this classification include
Hudson Trust Company, Of New
York, $3O,OO0 First National Bank,
Of Florence, Ala, $4,000; Barnett
National Bank of Jacksonville, Fla,
$40 ESQ; American Trust Company of
Nashville, Tenn, $35 200; HN~lilton
National Bank of Chattanooga.
Tenn, $35 900; Interstate Trust and
Banking Company, of New Orleans.
$91,S75; I. B. Tigrett, Jackson,
Tenn, $36,38S, and a number of
| others to whom smaller amounts
are due.
The obligations listed in the liabi-
tiles which Saunders claims "ulti-
mately" must be paid by Piggy
Wiggly Stores, Inc, totals $1,40S,-
1853. These include contracts for the
famous pool which backed Saun.
ders in his Wall Street drive, AS
well as money secured on contracts
to deliver Class A stock of PigElv
Wiggly Stores, Inc.
Saunders, who began as a gro.
Gerry clerk and formed the self
serve" chain of grocery stores, an
nounced that he would launch at
once a similar system, starting
with a store in Memphis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-19
BURNS DISMISSED HOLDRLDGE
HE SAYS; DENIES STORY

hoK the companies were legal but as
to the type of literature they could
send through the mails.
Dawkins was then excused.
The investigation Jagged today
due to the absence of Senator e.
X. Wheeler, Democrat of Montana.
1t was announced that Wheeler was
"sick in bed with heavy cold
and would not attend the days
session.
The Senator's condition was not
serious enough to cause alarm, ii
Was SAID.
When Dawkins finished his story
the committee unexpectedly recessed
until 10 o'clock tomorrow. The
absence of Wheeler forced the ad
journment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-19

helped struggle to fortune go away
with a younger woman She sued
for 81 100000 from Cunningham and
$250,000 from Zoe. She also asked
a legal divorce to make legitimate
her association with Cunningham.
Cunningham was arrested as he
was about to depart for Chicago to
join his young bride. She was
quartered in an expensive suite at
leading hotel. Zoe never saw
Cunningham again. He had gone
back to Tahitha, his aged helpmate.
Zoe then married A. w Mark
sheffel, an automobile salesman, of
Colorado Springs, but also di-
vorced him She is said also to
have married and divorced another
man and to have recently been sued
for alienation by the wife of a
former saloonkeepep in Kansas City.
She lies dead now, her beauty
hacked and Scared with a rusty
knife.
Anyway, Eco Zoe Wilkins as Mis-.
sourian certainly has been shown.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-19
Would Jail All Film
Exhibitors, Daugherty
Threat. Letter Shows

Continuing his defense against
charges that he participated in a
conspiracy to exhibit prize fight
films in the United States, Attorney
General Daugherty has made pub
lie a letter indicating his intention
to imprison anyone who tried to
transport or exhibit pictures Of the
Dempsey-Firpo fight.
The letter was from John P.
Harris, theater operator Of Pitts
burgh, who had planned to show
the Dempsey Firpo pictures until
blocked by the Department of
Harris reminded Daugherty that
he had come to the Department of
Justice to seek information on the
attitude Of the Government toward
efforts to transport the fight films
in violation of the Federal law.
II wanted this information from
the fountain-head, and so 1 came
to you," Harris wrote. "In reply
to my question as to the view the
Attorney Generals department took
on these questions, you said:
"'There is only one way these
or any other prize fight pictures
may be transported for exhibition"
"'How is that? I asked.
"'By repeal of the Federal law
prohibiting their transportation,
you responded. Furthermore, the
Government will prosecute anyone
who transports them, and will ask
for punishment. not by fine. but
by imprisonment
THAT is the gist Of our CONVEX
sation. 1t convinced me that the
pictures could not be legally trans
ported. I. therefore, dropped the
matter entirely"
Harris said he wrote the letter
to refresh the Attorney Generals
memory, suggesting that it might
clarity the present situation"
The letter was made public at
the Department of Justice without
comment
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-19
RENTAQR
\AND DRIVE TT.
MAIN 622 !.
Thousands Die Who
Ought Not to Die
AMERICAN AUTOLNEN0
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Kidney Troubles Responsible
Take MarShrOOt.

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-19
JERSEY BLUE LAWS
SNUBBED BY JURORS

JERSEY CITY, N. j.. March IL.
The Hudson county grand jury,
charged by Justice Minturn in
Jersey City with enforcing the
Sabbath laws of 125 years ago
and burdened with lists of ap-
proximately 10000 Violators. re-
ported yesterday it had decided
to file no indictment until the
whole situation had been inves-
tigated.
Justice Minturn warned the grand
Jurors that their term would end
April / and unless they acted be-
fore that time another grand jury
must be charged with the task. In
their presentment to the court the
jurors pointed out the unfairness
of proceeding against any one bus
mess or residents Of any one city
when violations were SO general.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-19
Teachers Are Needed.

About 1000 additional certified
teachers are required in New
Zealand schools. and the education
department proposes to bring a mum.
Der of teachers who are now out of
employment in England and Scot
land to fill positions in the country
schools.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-19
Publisher a BANKRUPT.

READING, March &c. Goodwin
Turner. publisher of the Reading
acknowledgement, filed a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy in the United
States District Court at Philadel
phia
Liabilities were listed at $62,1OO,
and assets, $3S,400.
Washington telegraph., 1924-02-08
PASTOR
RECEIVES INJURY
The ReU. SuiliUGn "Sprinkled"
With Bird Shot While
Hunting Yesterday.

Mr.. Frank Y. Thimble, depu-
ty circuit clerk of Hampstead
county, accidentally shot and
inflicted two slight wounds on
the person of the Rev. w. T.
Sullivan at 800 o'clock yes
to-day afternoon, on the Swat
ford Bros. farm three miles
east of town.
Mr.. Trimble, the Rev. Mr..
Sullivan, of Washington, and
Messrs. j. S. Conway Jr. and
Harvey Belts of Hope drove
out to the farm to hunt. The
party separated; Mr.. Trimble
and Mr.. Sullivan flushed a
covey and followed its course.
The dog pointed a bird in a
brush-pile, Mr.. Trimble walk
ed it up and fired quickly, not
knowing of Mr.. Sullivan's i'm
mediate presence. Two shot,
believed to have glanced from
hanging limbs, entered the lip
and back of left hand respec-
lively.
Mr.. Trimble at once carried
the minister to Hope for treat
ment. The shot were removed
and they returned to Washing
ton.
The Rev. Mr.. Sullivan, who
has been pastor of the local
Presbyterian church for sew
eral years, suffered but little
physically from the wounds
and is out and ready for his
ministerial duties.
Washington telegraph., 1924-02-08

othe- finishing touches and the
rooms are ready for use.
The officers and teachers are
in a state of pleasurable antic-
ipation over the prospects Of
the Sunday School classes be-
ing taught in separate rooms.
Two flues extending from the
ground have been erected
through the new rooms. The
flue in the auditorium is a
ioist hanger, and in the opin-
ion of some, dangerous. AS
a guard against fire and the
loss of the church, Mr.. w. P.
Agee starts a fund with $1,000
to extend the flue to the
ground. Mr.. Agee's offer is
liberal and about one-third of
the cost of the improvement.
Washington telegraph., 1924-02-08

have gone to Larma, Wyoming,
to assist in developing new
fields there. Those going from
Washington were VIM. Hacka-
tho-ne, J. 0. Clark, Jack Sher-
rod and Dock Wimberly. 9th
ors are dropping in to take
their places; it is the way of
the oil worker.
Mr.. Hackathorne had charge
OF drilling at the old Tycap o.
Mason we'll when oil showed up
there a year from last Septem-
Der. He still believes a big oil
Development program is ahead
Tor this vicinity, but had an un-
usual opportunity in a proven
9eld in Wyoming and has gone
tne"e to sink a well.
Washington telegraph., 1924-02-08
SUPP. AUSTIN
PLANS A DRIVE
Would Held Opportunity
Schools TO Help Stamp
out HIiteracy.

Cooperating in the state
wide movement to reduce the
states percentage of illiterates,
County Superintendent o f
Schools E. E. Austin is mailing
out letters to the teachers of
the county asking if arrange
ments can be made in their re-
spective communities for con-
ducting opportunity schools
from Feb. 18 to March 15.
n his lette, Superintendent
AHstin states there are 240O
ill.terates in Hampstead coun-
", 210O of whom are negroes
antita9o whites.
Supe -intendent Austin's let
ter to the teachers follows:
There are in Hampstead
-oyRty 2400 illiteratcs; of these
2'o0 are negroes and 300
whites. This number is too
large for our county.
we are asking eve, y teacher
of the county to write the
County Superintendent, giving
number of illiterates in the
different districts and stating
whether O. not arrangements
can be made for conducting
opportunity schools from Feb
ruary 18th to March 18th.
Our teachers have responded
to every call made for the ad-
vancement of education. This
is a worthy cause and all
friends Of education are urged
to help stamp out illiteracy in
Hampstead county. Please
write me- as soon as you read
this and let's make a team
work pull" from February 18
to March 15."
e. r. Austin, County Supt.
Washington telegraph., 1924-02-08
PREVENTS INJECTION

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Bad wounds or cuts which
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dinary liniments mend quickly
under the powerful influence Of
this wonderful remedy. Price
(Liquid) soc, 60c and $1.20.
Powder soc and 60c. Sold by
Bates Drug Co.
Washington telegraph., 1924-02-08
SEARCHFOR BODY
NOT ABANDONED
Thorough Examination Under
Direction of FOrGSeer Re-
reals Nothing.

A. Telegraph representative
interviewed Mr.. B. A. Springs,
of Washington, who found the
drowned body of Mr.. Frank
Wolff in Red lake.
A letter received from a ne
gro clairvoyant of Salisbury,
Mo-, which, in part, is correct,
was the incentive to publish
the facts. When the negro
wrote, 81 see three brush
piles" he might have seen them
as three fallen trees, the limbs
of which jut from the water.
One, as he wrote, is fartherest
east, but thorough search IN all
the fallen, submerged tree tops
revealed nothing.
The east side of the lake, up
to the waters edge, is cluttered
and tangled with logs, brush
and old snags. In the center,
the bottom is 20 ft. deep and
there is no litter of any kind to
obstruct thorough search. At
ter l6 days of uninterrupted
search along the edge, Mr..
Springs has come to the con-
clusion that the body of. Mr..
Emory Smith is probably in
the clear channel of the lake,
mudded down. In view of this
decision, Mr.. Springs is making
an instrument with four
strai yht, barbed spines with 20
foot handle. He is also making
tool, with curved teeth, to
drag the bottom.
No clue as to the location of
the body of Mr.. Smith has
been discovered though search
continues.
Mr.. ]. B. Shuts and Others
have a project in mind to re-
claim wet land in the vicinity
of tie lake, that if carried out,
may aid in uncovering the
body Of NJ. Smith.
These men may cut a ditch
from the lake to the river,
which will lower the lake. How
ever, before the ditch is start
ed, one and a quarter miles of
levee must be constructed. The
levee and ditch projects are
uncertain and indefinite.