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mother of the infant lived for five
months. Mrs. Robbins was present
when the child was born. She saw
it within two hours of the time
the mother left. I would suggest
you cell Mrs. Robbins to the stand I"
|. Larry Mitfords large, beefy head
was now on level with the table.
He asked: us Mrs. Robbins pres
ent?"
Black eyes swapping; the hard,
passionate mouth compressed,
Agnes Robbins took the stand. She
answered the brief perfunctory
questions in an incisive, almost a
threatening manner.
BRUPTLY the coroner con-
IA cluded. Five or six sentences
IL not a word in favor Of
Chickie.
But the foreman of the jury got
suddenly to his feet as though he
were for the first time alive to the
situation.
"Mr. Coroner, I'd like to inquire
a bit if that's agreeable to you"
Then he said to Mrs. Robbins: BE
fore this baby was born did the
mother ever ask you about caring
for it. or did she want to board It
out or get rid Of it in any way at
ALP"
"No-she never did. But she
talked about the child"
What did she say?"
"She said she hoped it would be
son. because a girl has often to
suffer so. AMI it is easier to be a
man. She often said she hoped 1t
would be glad for life AMI that it
would be a happy thing"
did she ever say she was sorry
to have a child?"
"No-she never did. And she
made all its clothes, and wanted
them pretty with ribbons and bits
of lace. She did all that"
After the child was born did she
notice it? Did she seem to care
for it?"
es. She had Mrs. Faris move
the basket right next to her bed.
and she used to stare at 1t for a long
while. She often touched its hair;
she often asked me If 1 thought it
was pretty. She said 1t had such
lovely hands,"
did the mother ever ask you
about smothering child?"
Agnes Robbins glanced hastily
across the room at the lawyer. She
heSitated. then, vehemently: Yes.
she did! I'll tell you why. She fell
asleep once with the baby at her
breast. She dreamed that she rolled
on it and crushed it. She was so
frightened that afterward she
wouldn't even close her eyes when
she held it. I've dreamed that very
thing myself with my own children
in my arms. Every mother does.
Does it mean we want to smother
our children"
ITO Be Continued
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the mention Of her name.
| al the silence parted like cash
whispers spurted; heads
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
RAYNER IS GIVE n
TRAFFIC job


w. Pierce Rayner was appointed
chairman Of the washington Board
az Trade traffic COMMITTEES today.
other clnairmen Of committees. ap-
pointed BY = Harry Cunningham,
president, were: Theodore W.
Moves, national represent alton com
rnitfee: Al j Driscoll American
ideals, and B. r saul, kOnings com.
ynittee.
This ii the second appointment.
Hayner has received to the traffic
OFFICE. His record Of accomplish
rnents III the last year il Ions.
Moves hopes TO work with his
representa- committee to bring
the franchise to residents Of the
District with voice IN the electoral
college and the right to sue and
be sued in the United states
Supreme Court
The coming body looks toward q
busy year, judging from changes IN
coming regulations being forced BY
rapid growth 81 the city. Saul and
his coswofkers meet with the Zon-
ING Commission once 3 month,
when reports and recommend ationg
are made to that group.
First America nizatiOn and then
naturalization II the object Of
DriscOll and his committee. The
board would abolish loose grantings
Of citizenship papers 70 Foreigners
without proper knowledge Of what
America stands Cor.
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
RECALLS BAPTIST GROWTH
IN D. C. SINCE 1902

Addressing the Columbia Histori-
cal Society at its regular monthly
meeting last night at the Cosmos
Club, Miss Lucille w. Wilkinson
took as her theme the EARLY Bap.
lists In Washington"
She outlined the growth of the
Baptist religion since it's foundation
here in 1892 and recalled the Rev.
Obadiah Brown, the first minister
here, who preached for forty-three
years in a shall building at Nine
teenth and l Sts. N. w.
The Washington times., 1925-12-16

Continued from First Page.)
Gratis, that, President Coolidge is
forced to rely for leadership in
the fight to put the United States
in the court.
Borah Is Against It
Senator Borah Rep.) Of Idaho,
chairman Of the committee. is lead,
ing the fight against it, supported
by such formidable debaters as
johnson Rep) Of California, Moses
Rep.) Of New Hampshire, Reed
Dem.) Of Missouri and other vet.
Grams Of the memorable League
fight.
II the vote on the court issue
could be had this week, there an.
parently is little or no doubt but
that the Senate would vote lmrne.
date American adherence.
A survey of the SerEte has dis.
closed about fifteen Senators, en-
both sides, who can be counted upon
70 oppose the. court, as against the
thirty-two votes necessary to defeat
ratification.
There has been talk among the
NOAAG GANOCdSCO VI ALLGInDLlNg TO
apply cloture in the debate, thus
assuring an early vote, but it an
peared unlikely today than the at.
tempt will be made. The irrecon.
cilables have served notice that
they will oppose it to their last
breath, and have assured their op
ponents that they can swing enough
votes to defeat any effort to shut
off debate.
Borah, Johnson and their asso-
ciates do not believe their fight is
as hopeless as surface indications
would make it appear.
While conceding that IL the vote
were this week they would be de.
feated, it is nevertheless contended
that in the weeks Of debate ahead
sufficient votes can be weaned away
from the court to make the issue
exceedingly close, il not decided in
their favor.
The opening of the fight is to- be
accompanied by demonstrations in
Washington such as have seldom
been seen in connection with an
issue current in Congress. Liber-
ally financed, many organizations
are sending delegations to attend
the opening speeches and do mis-
work" among members Of
the Senate who are considered to
be ION the fence"
The Washington times., 1925-12-16

viewed, two 81 them, Harold
Philips, dramatic editor and
Skillet Finn, ESQ, official run
poker at the news. are agreed On
the theory that heredity shapes
characteristic and traits but that
environment shapes careers. The
other two, Miss Ruth 3. Jones,
sometimes Jean Eliot, and Jim
Ring, he with the funny pen and
funnier typewriter, are almost ais
much sold on environment as are
Messrs. Phillips and Finn.
What are your views about this
discussion? The washington Times
would be happy to know them, and
the Heredity Editor particularly
would be glad to consider any
thing you may write when he
awards to1morroW's copy Of Harold
Bell Wright's book. which volume,
incidentally. started the whole durn
suuabble
The Washington times., 1925-12-16

Washington Citizens Association
Almas Temple. Dawson Lodge OF
Masons, No. 16, and Mt. Vernon
Chapter, No. 3.
He IL survived by his wife. for
merly Miss Ella Hasselbusch, OF
this city, whom he married Jan
uary 5, 1890, and two sons, Harry
A. and Clifford P. Grant. He lived
at 62 Bryant st. N. w.
Lauded By Hesse
In commenting on the sudden
death of Inspector Grant, Major
Hesse said:
IT have been associated with In
spector Grant for more than thirty
years. From the time he did patrol
duty and after his assignment to
the detective bureau, he put his
work ahead of everything else.
During recent months he devoted
his entire time to his department
with result, 1 am sure, FASTENED
his death. ] sincerely regret losing
him as he was one Of my principal
assistants and upon whom / had
relied in criminal and other
matters"
Major Hesse said that the per-
sonnet of the detective bureau would
act as though Inspector Grant was
on leave, Capt. Walter Emmerson
in charge during the day and
Sergts. Embrey and O'Brien from
p. m. to a, m.
Commissioners Fenning and Ru-
dolph declared that the government
had lost a valuable man.
"I have known Inspector Grant
for twenty-five years." said Commits
sioner Fenning, land / was always
impressed with his efficiency and
courtesy to the public. When as.
sumed office, my opinions were con
firmed, and the vacancy caused by
his death will be hard to fill"
! Rudolph also praised the dead
officer highly.
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
HARRIS CLAIMS
BUDGET ERRS

Municipal Architect Albert L.
Harris declared today that the
budget bureau was mistaken If it
assumed that he could not get out
plans fast enough to take care of
the five-year school building pro
gram.
1t has been intimated that the
reasons the budget bureau gave
Supt Frank w. Ballou for the de-
cisive cuts in the school appropria-
lions for 1862 were that too
much work was being undertaken
at one time.
$4,3S8,750, as recommended, to
81, 672, 500, but It is hoped that ad-
ditlui,al funds will be supplied
through deficiency appropriations.
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
ok. ON FENN|NG
WITHHELD

CONTINUED from First Page.t

Continued from First Page.f
opinion that local income tax
should be imposed upon citizens of
the"eDistrict of Columbia. His idea
did not gain much encouragement
from committee members.
The District Commissioners will
be asked by the Senate District
Committee to submit ito Congress
without delay a measure charging
their powers on routine administra.
tive matters and relieving Congress
Of the burden of a large grist Of
minor legislation.
The Senate will pass the bill,
Senator King declared, providing
the Commissioners will agree upon
the framing of such a measure and
send it to the Capitol.
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
PRESIDENTS OWN WILL
ELECT OFFICERS TONIGHT

Major w. Il Peak. senior vice
commander Of the Presidents Own.
Garrison, No. 104, the Army and
Navy Union, u. s. AZ, and superin-
tendent of the District jail. who.
was nominated for commander Of
the garrison December !, heads
candidates to be voted on at the
Municipal Building tonight az s
O'Clock.
The adjutant, 4. i. Clinton. and
Al. ii. Renoe are named for senior
vice commander; hudson KnapDen
for Junior Vice commander; y. F
EMcI1ree, paymaster; the Rev. IT, ~.
Snyder. chaplain; Nv. ]. West. Off
Ger of the day.
tive council. four comrades were
placed IN nomination: q. H Harris
q. i. Fox, G. o. Howard and 9. =.
Whif1ock.
The Washington times., 1925-12-16

The editor or this newspaper
asked four Of its reportOTial staff
TO outline the force in their lives
which brought them to the news
paper profession, and not one or
the quartet could credit their I'M
mediate forebears for handing on
to them their talent for writing.
In other words, as between
i1eredity and environment, the lat
ter won the argument today by 2
score OF to O.
And on top Of that the winner
of today's award Of one copy OF
Harold Bell Wright's novel, A
Son of His Father" is a gentle
man who has some very strong
ideas along the lines of hered1ty
and he. too, believes that in so Tar
as leadership in ones work Is
concerned, that blood doesn't count
for thing.
aBloOd Tells Nothing"
He. is Mr.. M. A.. Nesbit. who
gives his address as $50 Invest
ment Building. Mr.. Nesbit de-.
clares that blood tells nothing. He
ayers that blood speaks a queer
and contradictory language and
he bears out his beliefs by citing
the following careers that blood
played no part whatever IN
shaping:
ct didn't tell that Christ, born
of most humble parents IN
Manager, was to be the greatest
leader of all time.
att didn't tell that Martin
Luther. the son of a peasant, was
to be the possessor of such strength
of mind and character.
"It didn't tell that Joan or Arc,
whose parents were peasants,
would lead the King Of France to
victory at Orleans and make the
French generals Of that day look
like thirty cents.
ut didn't tell that Shakespeare.
whose father could neither read
nor write, was to be the most
transcendent dramatic genius or
the ages.
"It didn't tell that Grant and
Lincoln, born Of humble parentage.
were to be the great leaders In
a great civil war.
"Nor did 1t tell that Aaron
Burr, of distinguished parentage.
whose pedigree could be traced
back ad infinitum, would turn out
to be traitor.
Napoleon said, !. when asked
who his ancestors were, My an
cestry starts with me-, but the.
weaklings who have followed him
have never had sufficient sand to
start anything
Ancestors Discounted
So, today, the preponderance Of
opinions sways severely in the
direction of ''self made men," dis.
counting ancestors and the in
fluence that their lives may have
had on progeny.
You have just read what the
winner of today's copy Of "A Son
of His Father" has to say as be-
tween heredity and environment.
Elsewhere you will read that of
the four newspaper people inter-
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
SCHOOL CONTRACTS
TO BE GIVEN SOON

Contacts soon will be let for the
Francis and Stewart Junior High
Schools, it was announced today
by Or. Frank w. BalIou, superin-
tendent OF schools.
Money for these two schools al
ready Is available The work will
be started probably early in the
spring.
Pending the money allowed in
by Congress, two other contracts
viii be let One for q junior high
school in Georgetown and the other
for Garrett Patterson School.
Purchase of the proposed sight
for q school in Petworth win be
made also when the funds are
granted DR.. RalIou said.
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
ESTATE FIX UP
N HOUSE

The House today fought over the
Federal estate Stax In the new reve-
nue. bill.
Attacks on the provision were
scattered. however, and indications
were that the House would ap-
prove the 20 per cent maximum
rate proposed BY the Ways and
Means committee. This also allows
an so per cent return to States
which impose an estate tax.
The appeal Of twenty-fOur State
governors FOR repeal or adjustment
Of the tax within six years APP
parently had little effect on the
rank and file Of the House.
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
FIFTEEN TAKEN IN RAIDS
DEMAND JURY TRIALS

The fifteen persons arrested in
series of spectacular raids by
Captain Burlingame's Flying Squad.
ron last. night, when 100 gallons
of alleged whiskey and gin were
confiscated, were all arraigned be-
fore Judge George Fl. Macdonald
in Police Court today and demanded
trials by jury.
All were released on bond without
a hearing.
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
LEADER IN MASON LODGE
FOR rs YEARS Is DEAD

LUTHERSVILLE, Ca. Dec. L.
Funeral services were to be held
here this afternoon for DR.. James
w. Taylor, 81, former general grand
high priest OF the Royal Arch
Masonic organization of America.
Taylor was a leader in American
Masonic activities for nearly three
quarters OF a century. He was q
Confederate veteran and former
State senator.
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
BY HAROLD PHILLIPS
dramatic Editor. The Timesl

Heredity for personal traits; environment
for career.
My grandfather was a clergyman, much
taken to Understanding in spare r<no-
ments. My father was a craftsman who
went gray over my algebra reports. There
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
Heredity Dealt BLosO
By Writer'S NeuUs

Heredy took the chin today the discussion Of its
influence human lives compared with that of heredit
The Washington Times which has been inviting views Of It's
the general topics Of Incredibly and environment
decided that it wouldn't 60 outside Of its fold take
testimony It also decided that would learn once and for
what kind Of ancestry i takes to produce newspaper
writers.
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
BY JEAN ELIOT
(society Edisor. The Tlmesl

In my boarding school days when letters
were written home about my delinquencies my
fathers invariable reply was 81 can't do any
thing with her, it's the Cuttings in her"
Cuttings being my mothers name.
There must be certain satisfaction IN 4
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
By JIM RING
tCartoonlst-Writer The Times)

Heredity may be all right in its way, but
its way is not so good. It is far too important
subject to discuss without the benefit Of
years of study and research.
In the first place, the protagonists Of the
theory that the traits Of father and mother
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
ALL WRITERS, AND THEY DON'T GIVE HEREDTY LOOK-IN
BY KIRK MILLER
.tsometimes slklIIess Finn. ESD

Heredity gives US personal characteristics
and traits; likes and dislikes. Environment Is
garden III which these instincts thrive Or
perish, as the case may Be.
think the arguments so far presented in
The Washington Times on these subjects are
The Washington times., 1925-12-16

plunging into newspaper work as pr0fes-
sion or anything in my immediate ancestry
to account for the traits which seem-to
myself most Characteristic.
"A love Of reading may well have come
from 3 boolish father, but he never went in
for writing. Perhaps q Hoosier descent may
have had something to do with making
writer Of sorts out Of me. The flashing wit
which remember in him doesn't seem to
have come my way. Moreover, mother who
has q positive genius for making friendships
has daughter to whom new. contacts are
trying.
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
MITCHELL lied,
SAYS NOLAN
1continued from Firat PAGES

Continued from First Page,
Reid, eft was more important. than
being chief clerk to the general
staff.
Court Is Cleared
| In the hubub and angry shouting
which followed. the court WAS
cleared and the jury of generals re
tired to an ante-chamber to con-
THE court votes that it, pro-
lceedings be continued with proper
dec0rufn. Incidents that have just
arisen will not be permitted to oc-
cur again" announced Maj. Gen.
Robert L. Howze, president OF the
court
Reid had savagely attacked
Drums testimony before Congress
sional committees as misleading.
He repeatedly protested to the court
over Drums refusal to answer
speech
The defense scored q strong point
when Drum was forced to read or
ders to all officers as to how they
should testify before Congressional
committees.
Did Review Curry Bill
Drum aQmILLeQ Ln0 TSV1SW Oh the
Curry bill by the War Department
came from his office among others.
The Secretary Of War was directed"
by Drum in a communication as to
the, proper policy to pursue over
agitation for unified air service.
I'm view Of the refusal of the
witness to answer direct questions
refuse to question him further"
bluntly announced Reid shortly
after court again went into session.
After brief questioning by mem
bers Of the court Drum left the
stand.
Maj. Gen. Dennis C. Nolan,
deputy chief Of staff, was the last
prosecution witness.
II recommend that Gen. Drum
appear before Congressional COM
mittees to outline War Department
aviation policy" he said.
Drum was very sympathetic to
the development Of aviation in the
army as he had been PerShing's
chief of staff"
The Washington times., 1925-12-16
Facisti Kills Off Paper

NAPLES, Dec. ia Fascist
boycott on the Liberal newspaper
Mattino has forced the SUSPENSION
of publication of that paper.
The Washington times., 1925-12-16

characters against the supposedly overWhelm-
ing influence Of heredity. / think that in
many cases of heredity is nothing more than
poor alibi for personal defects.
Ny father was, and still is, interested in
literature. Ny mother studied art. The four
children of these parents all are engaged in
writing. In addition, this writer is also en-
gagged In cartooning.
the fact that our parents ingtilled into us,
while very young, q liking for literature and
other arts, and for self-expression by these
arts? don't think so.
The Washington times., 1925-12-16

since then / have been interested In writing
and in the theater. What more natural than
to try and indulge both tastes, get paid for
it and turn work into play?
Perseverance, counts" though had in
tended saving that observation for the
American Magazine their lazy reporters
ever get around to interviewing me.
All my sisters, save one, showed up in the
city directory as "home girls and how they
dreaded the classification. The exception
taught elocution, bequeathing such eloquence
on her pupils that they talked her out Of the
tuition. So she, too, became q home girl.
The Washington times., 1925-12-16

isn't q dra1
matte CT IT'D
in an ances-
trail line that
goes back
unbroken TO
the year of
tn e B ig
w in d. Ger
tain captious
people about
t o w n S q v
t h at s till
holds g God.
To them /
always s ay,
"Aw Gwani"
A loose
board in my
back -yard
fence dis
covered an
outer world
to me at the
Eton jacket
ag g and
The Washington times., 1925-12-16

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The Washington times., 1925-12-16
WORLD COURT
ROW LOOMS

Continued from First Page.)
Gratis, that, President Coolidge is
forced to rely for leadership in
the fight to put the United States
ir fh0 no111sf
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1925-08-21

Vysledok predvoleb East Youngstown a v Stru-
thers so sovenskeho ohladu bo nemlo prekvapujuci
zahanbujnci Mnohi nasi kandidat prepadl. Prepadli
TAXI, kori uz boil tych radoch zapracovan prepadl
novackovia East Youngstown Slovaci ut1atili styri
v6znamne pozicie ktore i'm patra: pokadnctvo, pred
sednictvo messkej rady dvoje miest rade. Stru-
theirs Slovac utratli st nominacu clenstva mestske
rady l. wardy prospech nigra Dvoje miest NEST
skej rade B. Youngstownu ktol patria Sovakom dosta
tez nigri
Svet sa Sovakov sn1eje. Keby boil nasich porazi
bie este by to nebolelo TAX Ale cern Cernosi zastp
cami Slovakov To nesnie tax zostat. Toto lie vazna
vec Tu je ohrozena cest dobra povest Sovakov Ma
honing dolne Slovaci musia dosat svoje miesta Slo
vaci mlsa somknut' dovedna hlasovat bud1cei ja
semi ako jeden muz jedna zena neodvsych kandida
tov Muslme jednat' roz,nnne, ME ako deti. Musme
ri postav kanddatov ktori su prijateni vsetkym vo-
icom. Tuna osobne ambcie musa ustupit vseobecnemu
dobru Odporicame dorazne svolat' sch6dze vsetkycE
slavianskych klubov E. Youngstown Struthers ma
mich vybrat neodvsch kandidatov ktor vysdpia proti
fernochom. ked to budl kanddati suci p1iiatelni
vsetkym obcano tax mech kazdy istv ze vol bach
dostanu Masv nielen ssoverske, ale al ,ostatnych ma
rodnosti. ss-
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1925-08-21
CLANOK XVIII.
Zaverok: Vyznam Ameriky.

Sedovali rozpravu Amerike cd isteho dina rozhod
nua ked nekOl ko melych muzov zen zanechalo svoj
europsk domov pusto do dvoke zemi az ku dnu ti
soroa neskorsie, ked Amerka vzrasa ohromne mad
ky pilgrmov, posaa miony bojujdcch muzov nazad
do Europy zachranit sarn vast cd uacovana Nuz, co
znae ato rozprava pre- vasg Co Amerka pr vas osob
me-, co ste Wy Amerike? v..-. u. ..
Cie ON tohto canku je, preh adom historceh faktov
pomocou trochu ludskej fiozofe odpovedat takeo
otazky. .. ...
Zem prileltost Ako kazdy vel'ky voca cd Mojzsa po
Lncolna e stelesnenm cea kto jeho ud spozoruje
naseduje 5ako naseduje prapor do azva aebo poraz
ky tax e to narodami kazdy eden panuj1ci ideal
Celia historic starovekho Rmu prkad m6ze byt pove
dana edmkym sovom zakon' ktory prpomina savu pad
veke rise postavenej zaklade kory e prmaly pre- lud
ske potreby.
Ably vedeli co Amerika znaci musme citovat Emer
soma, ktory poveda Amerka je druhym Prilezto
st Nasa celia historic jaw ako poedna namaha Bozske
Prozretel nost zau5me ukeho plemena Amerika znac
pre- sve ze tuna kazdy covek ma royhak1 pri
eitost urcit svoj ce osiahnut ho fst voou
dllsou byt elovekom medzi l'ud mi.
Zem slobody Tato savna prileztost ktor vsetci dia
81 zadaju prcinou ale ysedkom vyviera ona
eoho hbieho ako kve uryteho korena tyto hlbokym
korenom americkej priezitosti je sloboda