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The Washington times., 1925-02-23
MYSTERY SEEN
IN DEATH OF
PEDDLER
Police Seek Slayer Of RecIuse
Whose Effects Contain
WanaF1aker Letter

CHICAGO, Feb. s2S.-David Siss-
bee, common peddler or millionaire
exile?
This was the mystery which faced
police here today as they attempted
to trace down clues to the murderer
OF the aged recluse in his little odds
and.end shop here, clues which In
c,rded an unexplained personal let
ter from Rodman Wanamaker, Phil
adelphia merchant, expressing ap-
of Sigsbee's coincidence
for the death of Wanamaker's
fs ther. December IL, 1922.
The letter addressed Mr.. David
Sigsbee, dear sir" and dated
March 1. 1923, read:
ION behalf of my family and my.
self, ] appreciate the thoughtfulness
and kind expressions Of coincidence
In your letter Of February 25.
It was signed, Sincerely, Rodmar1
Wananaker.'
Sigsbee was well known In the.
reighborf1ood Of his shop whore he
was reputed to be wealthy, but his
antecedents, where ne came from
and his family connections, were
c!oaked in mystery.
When his body was found, the
feet were bound and a soiIed towel
was knotted tightly about his neck.
An examination revealed his skull
had been fractured. He had been
dead for hours, physicians said,
when his horse. hitched to rick.
ETY. wagon, which was standing In
front of his shop, caused an in
vestigation.
One suspect, Paul Turner. colored,
is in custody today.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow

Today.
Ball at Mt. Vernon"-Under the
auspices Of George Washington UNI
versity, at 2O14 H street northwest, at
$3.50 o'clock.
MeetingIMid,c City Citizens tns, Assoeia, A..osts,
and l. streets, at 8 o'clock.
MeetinR--west End Union, w. C. T.
u. in the Union NJ. e. Church., at 7:45
o'clock
the American Revolution in the
Lafayette Hotel, today.
Meeting-":Past presidents day tea.
VRdsr the eS SuIpc1s 1saa street 2as ort
west. at O'Clock.
Meeting washington Practical
Psychology Club, at the Playhouse, at
pence&For benefit of Holy Rosary
Church, at so1 street northwest At
the dormitofy committee Of W. r. Hunt
Chapter. No. Is. o. e. s., at Elks
Meetins-Georketown Citizens Assc.
outinF-under the auspices of the
Red Triangle Club. at Mt. Vernon TO-
Gard party-Benefit Of Holy Family
Day Nursery for Children, at the Har-
rington Hotel. tonight. ,s.
Meeting-West End Citi.ens AssociA-
tion in corcoran Hail. tonight
notwithstanding section OF Ihe
Twentieth Century Club, At 2S2z Ash-
mead place. At o'clock. -.
entertainment committee OF the Wom-
ems City Club at o'clock. :,
Colonial baIl-Under the auspices OF
the the. society A";., Of yi.Sna: ssS ocloek. a tn"
Dance-LUnder the auspices OF WASH
ington Chapter, No. 81, Ahepa. at the
Raleigh Hotel At s:aO nsae O'clock =, K.,i-
Do: R:ReUod'Fp e7osto p.Ss sSs aSIR'': SPt and
corps at the willard Hotel tonight
Addresses-By Major General Ely
Me.n. M..Sr fsasrs' Sssors the % %WSm.ns eoHfeTsnes
Of national defence at the Red Cross
auditorium at 2:1S o'clock.
Meeting-District League OF American
Pen Women, at o'clock.
MeAtine-District of Columbia Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs at the Hoose-
Welt Hotel at IL o'clock In the morn
Gard party-under the auspices Of
warren & Harding Camp, No. S. sons
~ vstAyans. and the camp auxiliary
IN the Grand Army Hall tonight,
Meeting-Washington orancn o. tHs ne
tSe Naval Medical school at 8 o'clock.
evening Of Music"---At the Luthsr
place Memorial Church ,un At SIS tSs OclGek. Lex.
nCheOn--NINlldu
q vette Hotel at 1890 p. m.
Banouet-Under the auspices OF the
chaminade GIee Club at LAiElon AZ Z
RaIi-InauguraI frolic by the Robin
Hood Club at the willard Hotel At
O'Clock. c,.-. 81.
w. C. A. at o'clock.
Msrdi Gras-Under the auspices of
the Alabama state Society at the May
SIower Hotel at 8 o'clock.
RaIl-Jnder the auspices OF WASH
,nrton Camp, No. 30b. Sons of Confed !,
crate Veterans. at the Raleigh Hotel
tonight. - e.,...
waIcott Post and auxiliary unit In the
Mount Pleasant Masonic Lodge rooms
tonight. ., W -
c. at AIS o'clock
MeetInK-Southeas Citizens AHsocia
tion at Seventh and streets southeast.
the TYLER School, at o'clock.
Iecture-"The Historical BACKGROUND
of WashinKtons Farewell Address. by
Professor Samuel F. Bemis, in Corcoran
Addresses-By Secretary Wilbur and
Admiral Eberle in the morning ana
ADMIRAL Shoemaker and Admiral Phelps
At 2:I5 in the afternoon before the
women's conference on national defense
at the Red Cross auditorium.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
ART CLUB TO PRESENT
TWO PLAYS AT HOUSE

Two plays THE Teeth of the Gift
Horse" and THE Sweetmeat
Game" will be given by the Arts
Club tonight and tomorrow night
at the clubhouse, 2O17 l street
northwest.
In the casts are Mrs. Gorinx
Bliss, Mrs. Maud Howell Smith
Mrs. Edna Ellis Hilton. Miss Har.
riet Murphy. Miss Patty William.
son, Mrs. Jean Farnham Peterson,
Arthur J. Rhodes, Denis e. Connell
and Maurice H. Jarvis
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
Nina Wilcox Putnam Better

WEST PALM BEACH. Fla. Feh.
23.-Nina Wilcox Putnam, well
known writer, who has been suf-
fering with throat trouble, spent a
comfortable night, and her condi-
tion today showed marked improve
ment. according to an official bull
letin issued by her physicians.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
Staying BARES
DOUBLE LIFE
Of OFFICER
Policeman and Chauffeur
Found Cruelty MutiIated in
Bootleg Rendezvous
BY international News Service.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Feb. ga
man hunt started today for the
swamp murderers who killed and
mutilated Burt G. Lovejoy. police
man. and George Peters, former
police chauffeur.
The bodies of the missing men,
their heads crushed in, their
throat cut and the corpses partial
ly consumed by fire, lighted after
gasoline had been poured oyer
them, were found yesterday in the
heart of the Willows. desolate and
sinister hang out" Tor bootleggeRs
and automobile thieves.
From the trench in which the
bodies were found LoveJoy ana
Peters had taken sixty-seven five
gallon jugs of illicit liquor to sell.
Today, bowed by grief as she
sits by the bedside Of her sick
baby. Mrs. Lovejoy is almost in.
coherent with the double blow or
her husbands death and the revelA-
ton of his double life. For it was
Miss Ruth Phillips, posing as MISS
Martha Clauders, friend or the
family. who told the police OF the
disappearance of the two men ana
who, it is said by neighbors IN
an, apartment house, was known
for three months as the wife OF
Lovejoy, going under the name OF
Phillips.
Fear for Mrs. LOvejOy.
Fears are entertained for Mrs.
Loveioy. She knew nothing about
"the other woman" until Chief OF
Police Shreeve told her yesterday
and she was entirely ignorant OF
her husbands alleged relations with
a bootlegging gang.
Gruesome murders have been the
history of 1.-The Willows" for years
past. None have been solved and
none have been more fiendish than
the Staying of the two men founi
yesterday. From cuts on the
bodies, physicians today say the
prisoners were tortured and that
1t is possible the gasoline was
poured on them and fired while they
were yet alive.
Six to be Quizzed.
Six persons are to be questioned
today regarding what they may know
Of the murder and also of the whis-
key deals of the murdered men. They
are:
Ian -. COlIIldH, tSdIHSlST, I1dINSy
Genslor. who was with police on
fruitless raid of Saturday: Robert
Jones. who admits he was shot when
the woman, then posing as Martha
Clauders, and Edward Jodst, went
into 1.-The Willows" to search for
| the men; Jodst, Ruth Phillips and a
| Mrs. Martha Hassal, whose name
| the Phillips woman took for few
minutes when quizZed by police Sat.
Urday night
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
LIFE BOATS UNABLE TO
REACH DISTRESSED SHIP

RYE, England. Feb. 23.-Life
boats which attempted to answer
distress rockets sent up bv d dis
abled steamer off the coast here.
were prevented by the storm today.
The vessel was making slow heal
way toward Dungeness. apparently
under its own stcanl.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
PROF. EDMUND E. DAY
MAY SUCCEED BURTON

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Feb. 23.-
Professor Edmund f. Day, whom
the late Doctor Marion Leroy Bur-
ton brought here from Harvard
year ago to head the law school, is
q possible choice of the board OF
regents to succeed Doctor Burton
as president of the University of
Michigan. it was reported today.
Another possibility, it is under
stood. is Dean Roscoe Pound. of the
HerVard law school.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
HUGE TASK
LEI 7 BY
STONE
Successor Faces Greatest
Volume of Work in Justice
Department History

Attorney General Stones retire
ment to become a justice of the
Supreme Court transfers to his
successor direction of probably the
greatest volume of work that has
ever been pending in the Depart
nent of Justice.
At Stones direction, war fraud
cases involving more than $780,
100000, many Investigations of
alleged monopolies in restraint of
trade, several dozen antitrust
actions and other activities of the
department are being placed in
condition that their prosecution
may be continued without inter-
ruption by the new incumbent.
Big Cases in Courts.
War fraud actions now pending in
Federal courts involve more than
$50, 900, 900 while other Investigations
are in progress that probably will
result in the filing of suits doubling
that sum.
A great number of cases are being
probed by agents of the Department
Of Justice in cooperation with the
War Department and other Govern
ment agencies.
Many antitrust actions were in
stituted by Attorney General Stone
and others were anticipated when mis-
appointment to the Supreme Court
was announced.
Four important investigations are
in progress-those of the gasoline
situation, radio equipment, the
aluminium industry; and the pro-
posed merger of West Virginia AMI
Ohio natural gas companies affect
ing the gas supply of the Eastern
Central States.
Third to Attack Problem.
Included in the antitrust cases
pending in Federal courts are the
General Electric Company, Standard
Oil cracking" case, Sisal Sales Cor
poration, International Harvester
Company, Wheeler-Osgood fur
door, case in Washington, Jeffery
Manufacturing Company mine ma.
chinery action in Ohio, the Chemical
Foundation, and others. s.. s-,oraY-
The new Attorney General will be
the third to attack the trade as
sociation problem on which a rul-
ing was originally sought by Sec
retary of Commerce Hoover.
Three or more trade association
cases are pending in courts, incIud-
ing those of the Southern California
Wholesale Grocery Association, the
Dressers and Fur Dyers Association,
and a suit against the alleged
peanut trust" in Virginia.
Among the important studies
started by Stone, which probably
will be carried on by the new At
torney General, is an investigation
Of the Federal prison system.
Tax Case Left Over.
Stone has already initiated a plan
to industralize the prisons requir-
ing that every able bodied inmate
do eight hours work a day.
Plans must be rn~ried through
for the erection of the women's .
Federal prison at Anderson, w. Va,
and the mems reformatory the site
Of which has not been selected.
Prosecution Of the appeal in the
publicity case to determine the
validity of the publicity clause II
the revenue act will also fall II
Stones successor.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
KalIipoIis Dance

Kallipolis Grotto Band Drill and
Drum Corps will hold q colonial
informal dance tonight at the New
Willard.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
ADvERTIsEMEMT

Prices realized on Swift e Company
sales of carcass beef in Washington, D.
C., for week ending February ~. 1925.
on shipments sold out. ranged from 800
cents to 1900 cents per pound and
averaged 1894 cents per pound.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
Catholic Daughters supper

The Catholic Daughters of Amer
lea will give q Dutch supper to
morrow night at 601 e street
northwest, from to 1870 o'clock.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-30

IN the day the Armistice was signed Premier
1 i Clemenceau of France, was the center of the
~ celebration in Paris. Turning to friend he
said cyncay 81 ought to die At least they would
give me burial"
Some men have had the misfortune to drag on
through years of bitterness after their days of greatness
were over Others have dramatically passed away at
the elimination of their fame.
A number of people during the past year have died
when they were achieving their greatest work.
Clifford Holland, the engineering genius who
planned the vehicular tunnel between New York and
New Jersey is one The day the final blast finished
this his greatest feat of SKILL he was laid to rest
Percy Houghton, the famous football coach, had
taken seemingly impossible task and had made good
Even while the papers were saying he had achieved
the impossible and had reached the apex of his career
he was suddenly stricken by heart disease.
Amy Lowell the poetess, had just finished her life
of John Keats which received universal praise when
she died.
William Jennings Bryan, the Great Commoner,
passed away at the high tide of his spectacular career
when his apparent at Dayton had fixed the
of the nation upon him.
Those who thus "died in the harness." living their
lives and fighting up to the last the ones whose
passing most deeply affects those around them.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-30
Humanity's Progress
y ROGRESS is spiral.

tn ROGRESS is spiral
That is, it often seems to be going around in a
= circular way, and that former times were good
these But it is found that the advancement of
is spiral.
While he seems to be only revolving, each revolu-
ton brings him little higher,
Those Athenans who listened to the orations of
Demosthenes doubtless clever and intellectual
as the people of today.
But the trouble was that the whole community was
not far advanced and had difficulty in using
the information of others
person of modest intelligence and means today
has access to the accumulated wisdom of society.
We advanced than the ancients not be-
individually know more but because society
has progressed.
The individual level of culture is probably no
higher than used 10 be- but the level of social culture
has risen
One may make use of the telephone, the radio and
other inventions nowadays when formerly he would
have been compelled to resort to his expediences
Progress is continually revolving around in circles
sbut it is also continually rising.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-30

Overlooking is one Of the obstacles
to A baby's happiness. He is un-
happy for a few moments if he is
not permitted to take all the food
he thinks he wants. He is miser-
ably unhappy for long time If he
is permitted to take this surplus
Of food.
The baby's stomach is limited in
its capacity. It just cannot hold
more than this limited quantity. If
too much milk is given, the excess
is returned through the mouth.
The doctors call this particular
rejection Of food Reorganization"
That is big word, isn't it? Re-
gurgitation differs from real vomit-
ing. 1t is merely a return of the
surplus, without sign Of pain or
illness.
Nature is very watchful Of the
health and welfare of the baby. The
stomach is supplied with watchful
nerves and strong muscles. On the
first sign of overlooking the good
little stomach makes known that it
can handle no more food. The
reorganization Of the milk is the
warning TO the mother that baby
has had enough.
The mother has more milk than
the very young baby needs. As the
child grows older and stronger he
can take more.
Vomiting is quite different thing
from simple regurigtation. In the
latter the milk is returned sweet
and normal. In vomiting the eject
ed material is sour and may be
clotted.
True vomiting IS accompanied by
certain pronounced symptoms which
indicate real illness. Thc baby is
cold and pale. He may be bathed
in a clammy psrspiration. IL is
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-30
'Life's Hurdle
tlI Our Miscarried Actions
Have Meaning.
By L. E. Bisch

No doubt every one Of us, at one
time or another, has lost a treas
ured object, forgotten the name OF
a friend or telephone number, has
said or done things that were never
intended.
Such slips have significance.
What l mean is, If an action OF
yours is enormously carried out,
there is n reason behind it.
We must realize that no thoughts
or feelings or actions are ever ac-
cidcntal.
Everything has a meaning.
We may not always be able to
find the meaning. We may be un.
able to trace down or interpret the
fundamental cause.
Nevertheless, nothing is too trivial
for consideration, and when miscar-
ried actions concern striking varia-
tons in the routine of our daily
habits, we may be sure that there
is an unconscious purpose response
bic.
Why should you, for example,
suddenly find yourself unable to re-
member the name of a friend whom
You have known for years and whose
name you have spoken dozens OF
times?
Can that be merely coincidence?
No, the reason probably is that
somewhere in your unconscious as
sociations you are thinking some
thing agreeable about that friend.
Perhaps he has done something OF
which you do not approve. Per-
haps, when you sec him, he re-
minds you of some one you dislike
although he never reminded you OF
that person before.
But whatever the reason you may
be sure there is one
I know Of a man who forgot his
own name.
He was sending check for an
old debt and he didn't like to pay
it. He could not think Of his own
name for several seconds.
People sometimes worry when
they notice themselves forgetting.
To be sure, memory begins to
fail when one gets old, but the or
binary Slips" of memory are so
common that everybody is a prey to
them.
II you want to overcome such a
habit, analyze each occurrence and
try to find the reasons why.
You will always find in the end
that there is some disagreeable as
ISOLATION with the failure Of mem
DRY, a miscarried action, or what
ever it may be.
But in no case is there cause for
alarm!
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-30
OVERRIDING THE BABY
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. d.
United States Senator From New York
Former Commissioner Of Health, New York CITY.

very apparent he is sick young
ster.
Vomiting does not Of necessity in
dictate stomach trouble. Usually 1t
does. but the infectious or contagious
diseases are sometimes introduced
by this symptom. Pneumonia and
other ailments may begin this
way.
In most instances, however,
vomiting especially if the discharged
material is disagreeable to the smell,
is a sign of a disturbed stomach
due to improper feeding. On TIM
account, the first thing to do in cJse
Of vomiting is to stop the food.
It seems terrible thing tot n
young mother to deprive her baby Of
all food, but it can 90 very well for
seven or eight hours without Any
food whatever. Then barley water
can be given.
Always notify your doctor IL the
baby is seized with vomiting spells.
There is something wrong in your
method of feeding and you should
find out what must be changed to
make the feeding exactly right.
Copyright, 1925. by Newspaper
Feature Service, Incl
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-30
How You Say 1t
BY "The Spectator"

The other day the writer talked
to a young gentleman who was in
difficulty.
He said he had "oversold7 him
self to the sales manager Of a big
corporation in applying for job.
Now he was expected to handle
work he knew nothing about.
What he meant was that he had
lied to the sales manager. He had
told him he was experienced in a
line of selling of which he was en-
tireIy ignorant.
But that word "oversold" was
such a new, suave, Immediately
dressed, fine sounding way Of say
ing it!
1t took me several minutes 10
undress it down to its cold, stark
nakedness and gee that its ulti-
mate value was only the word that
is short and ugly.
Expressing an idea in slick terms
does not change the truth behind it,
but it does make whale Of diff
ference in the impression it makes
on others.
Too many people are trying to
make up for a lack Of fundamental
virtues by slick talk. 1t never can
be done.
On the other hand too many peo-
pie are failing 10 take into con-
sideration the vital Importance Of
how a thing is said.
Yes sir" and "yeh7 mean the
same thing, but there is a world Of
difference in the impression they
make.
In a world conference Of young
people held few years ago, stu
dent from India with limited
English vocabulary made a speech
on international good will.
Desiring TO make the point that
= flag is a symbol, that it is a piece
Of cloth and the spirit behind it is
the important thing. he could not
think Of the word cloth. The only
synonym he could think Of was rag.
The next day the papers all over
the country came out with the head
lines that a foreigner had called
the Stars and Stripes rag.
The idea he wanted to give had
been expressed before without
arousing excitement. The unfor'
tunate selection Of one word made
all the difference.
A few days after Brysn's death
a German butcher was discussing
the event with a negro customer.
He ended by saying, "Vel, We all
hat to 20 some day
The colored customer answered
Yes, dat's de truf. We all gottel
die some time"
In every group you will notice
one who says things in a smoother
way than the others. This abilit!
gives him added power.
1t is well worth yOnr time I,
study the effect Of the way thing
] are said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-30
Business Optimistic

recent article B. c. Forbes mentions the grounds
for being cheerful in regard to the business out
- look
Improvement in various lines of business is reported
The railroads carrying the largest volume of
traffic in history
Building operations show marked expansion over
last year.
Iron and steel production are on the increase.
The textile industry gives promise Of better things
The automobile industry has been doing very well
this year.
The recuperative power Of the stock market has
exceeded the expectations of many.
Taking it all in ALL the prospect for better business
during the remainder of 1925 is encouraging.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-30
Something to Think About
Good Words.
By BRUNO LESSING

because it represents a personal de-
sire to get somewhere in the next
world.
Both these thoughts are purely
natural and very simple. But wheth-
er either is better than the other
depends entirely upon your point OF
view. The same thing may be su-
perior from one viewpoint and in.
ferior from another.
To a member Of a religious sect
who believes that his is the best
way to get to heaven, the word
love" seems better than the word
truth" because most religious sects
preach the doctrine of love. (This
does not mean that they follow it,
OF course, all believers proclaim
that their doctrine is the truth.
But that does not mean anything.
There are too many beliefs and
sects in the world for any two oil
them to be right.
The free-minded individual who
has no faith but is seeking faith
naturally thinks the word truth
better than "love."
When you start TO think about
the significance of words and be-
gin to study and weigh the IDEAS
which they represent you enter
upon an interesting field ofthought.
Great profit can be derived from
this mental pastime. IL will de-
veIop the processes of thought.
But this profit can only be de-
rived from an honest attempt TO
grasp all these ideas and under
stand them thoroughly. And not
from the desire to find out which is
"the best"