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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-17

a belief that pretty Frances
Hutcherson, Il, who disaps
peared from her home, 400
Ninth st. n. e., following q
party at a road house which
ended At 5 a. M, eight days
no, has met with foul play,
was expressed today by the
girl s sister; Mrs. Roberta
Ford.
Brother Tells Of Party
The girl, accompanied by Viii
liam Faulkner, SOB North Caro-
Ina Ave. S E., and the girls
brother, Robert Hutcherson, ac-
companied by 19-year-old Ellen
Hammer, of 33A Todd Place,
N. E., went to- the Mistletoe Inn,
! roadhonse near T-B, Nd, Thurs
day, December 8.
The four persons, according
to the brother, ate, danced and
drank at the road house until
about 1870 and then started back
to Washington.
When they reached Frances
home, the. brother got out and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-17

a long time just to run over to
grandma's house and back again
grandma lived two blocks up the
road that ran past the side street
where the Marbury bungalow is
situated.
Mrs. Marbury had gone down to
the corner to see If Tommy was
on the way back. She carried the
fish knife with her, to keep it
away from Annabel's soft, white.
inquisitive little hands.
AS she reached the gate on the
way back, Annabel was on the
ragged edge of upsetting the little
table that held the fish.
Mrs. Marbury screamed an ex-
cited warning while she struggled
with the none-too-easily opened
gate, unconsciously waving the fish
knife in mid-air the while.
1t was at this misleading moment
that the policewoman turned the
corner and caught a fleeing view
of Mrs. Marbury apparently rum
ming at the child, brandishing a
butcher knife, and screaming in
coherently. 81.
Rescues the Baby
BY the time the policewonaen
had arrived at the gate, Mrs. Mar.
bury had quietly resumed her fish
cleaning. and Baby AnnabeI was
weeping for more worlds of mis-
chief to conquer.
The policewomen took Mrs. Mar.
bury to Gallinger Hospital, where
she was locked up in a ward, along
with Baby Annabel, and Mr.. Mar.
bury was notified over the phone
that his wife had gone insane and
was held in confinement.
Mr.. Marbury hurried to Gallinger,
after a considerable search,
he located the building in which his
wife and child were held.
He was not allowed to speak to
them or to approach the part of the
building where they were confined.
Later the baby was sent to the
House of Detention, whence Mr..
Marbury rescued her at 1870 that
night, after, as he expressed it, con
fracas."
At 8 o'clock the next morning he
put the case in the hands of Attor-
ney James A. O'Shea, who freed Mrs.
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.I
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-17

The woman who staggered
through the Capitol Grounds
early this morning and col
.Iapsed at the foot pf the Peace
Monument bleeding profusedly
from wounds III the head has
been identified today at the
Emergency Hospifa as Mar
Cochran. of 2026 q Sc.
IN. M size II still uncOns ci0iis
Injurie Are Mystery
she vas isseat;fied there this
afternoon BY Miss Catherine
Sebastian, with whom she made
her home.
All efforts by the police ke ac-
count for the incident have netted
no results thus far.
Seen BY Two Boys
Headquarters Detective Harry
Cole ASSIGNED to the case, located,
two Young boys who saw the
NBD1IlcEtf- IGCAA4AE53 bAAA OA&sAA N<NSkSr1s
grounds but knew nothing Of the
cause Of her plight, nor where she
came from.
Cole, in investigating, traced her
steps across the snow to a place
near the corner of the grounds.
He picked mp glove thought to
belong to her. in the thumb of
which were two neatly wrapped
packages OF powder, done, up in
the manner of a narcotic or medi-
cine. They have been sent to the
District chemist for analysis.
Among the theories being secuted
by the police is the one that she
was struck by an alleged bootleg
car chased by the police from Ben
nings Road at rate of 70 miles
an hour and lost in the Capitol
grounds shortly before the woman
was found.
Miss Sebastian is authority for
the statement that the woman Is
employed at the Library of Con-
gress, but officials there deny this.
She is from Boston and has resided
at her present address for six
months.
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Ford to Resume Normal
Production January 8

DETROIT. Dec. IL. ~ The Ford
Motor Company win begin its an
nual inventory tomorrow it was an
nounced today. The inventory IS
expected to be completed and normal
production resumed by January 3.
The forthcoming financial state
ment will prove that the Ford Conn
pany is on sound financial basis
and that there probably will be no
curtailing of production, it was in
dicated.
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MARION TAIsLEY young Metropolitan Opera soprano,
is npeturbed BY mingled acclaim and dsapproval Of her
failure to sing at New RocheIe n X, because $4,000
cash guarantee was lacking st would have been poor
business" says she
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stated that his sister was afraid
to go in at that late! hour--it then
bsing aabout 2:3O-7and told Faux.
ner that she. would go on home with
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Ellen her companion, to spend the
night.
Faulkner, according to his story
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column Sd
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Christmas gifts at prices you can't
afford to pass by. See these wonder
full gift offers in the Shop-O- Scope
Columns OF The Times and Herald
Classified Section.
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Your boy would appreciate a good
used car for a Christmas present.
You can give IL to him after reading
the attractive offers in Times and
Herald Classified Section
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Mrs. Marbury had been inter.
rupted half dozen times while
she was cleaning those fish. The
last time was when she suddenly
remembered that Tommy. her
seven-year-old son, had been gone
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-17
THE HERO

THE HERO sx,.
PHARMACISTS MATE JOHN H. DHBURNE res
cued Cuthbertson his wife and 3monthsold baby from
the blazing building, battling flame and smoke.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
New Ideas in Mental
Tests for Children

In some of the elementary English
schools, today, mental tests are made,
and gagged blythe quickness shown in
solving certain problems presented pic
torially. One test. known as the Por-
teus maze, measures temperament as
well as mind Eleven mazeS, graded
progressively in difficulty are printed
on separate sheets, and the pupil is
told that they show the paths in
garden surrounded by walls. He must
find his way out by the quickest route.
The showing made depends on the
pupils ability to work under pressure
andsto withstand distraction by unes-
sentials in the material or by noises in
the room. \ cube imitation test in
wolves the touching Of four numbered
cubes in certain sequence as indi-
Gated by the teacher, the combinations
of numbers being made more and more
difficult. Each test gives certain
score, and by combining the scores the
mental age of the pupil is arrived at.
Single tests are of no value, The tests
of London boys and girls between the
ages of eight and thirteen showed some
interesting sex differences. The girls
excelled in memory tests and the boys
in reasoning.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
Big Profits Made
In Georgia Pecans
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CITES INSTANCES OF UNUS-
UAL RETURNS IN REPORT RE-
CEIVED FROM CAIRO, GA.

Atlanta, Ga.-Pecan lands in South
Georgia offer greater possibilities of
permanent returns than almost any
crop vet reported, according to Fred
Bridges, assistant commissioner OF
agriculture, who has given out let
ter regarding the profits in pecan Gull
ture, received in his department from
H. B. Griner, of Cairo, Ga, which is
the heart of the Georgia pecan belt.
Mr. Bridges cited case in Stewart
county where one man this year gath
cred $4,000 pounds of nuts off a
150-acre orchard. This grower re-
ceived an average price of 40 cents
per pound for the nuts, bringing him
a gross return of $4,000.
Mr.. Griner in his letter states that
though pecans are new selling at 40
cents a pound, they would prove a
profitable crop even if: the price was
not more than Is cents.
The entire world is a prospective
market for pecans, says Mr.. Griner.
although their growing centers in
four states of which Georgia is the
leader. The pecan has already been
the salvation of South Georgia, he
AYERS, since the boil weevil invaded
the cotton fields.
From now until March Is is the
time to plant pecans, Mr.. Griner
states, and urges his fellow farmers
in South Georgia to plant as many as
they possible can. Concluding his
letter, Mr.. Griner states that he does
not own a nursery and has no stock
in one.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
Milady's Slippers
Show Many Styles
FAsHlaEAYs THERE MUST BE
room AR TO MATCH THE
h, HoUks NADEs OF EVERY

Atlanta, Ga.-Slippers by the
clock. We can't get around it. For
fashion says there must be slipper
to match the hour.
Since the days of Cinderella the
a certain dainty slipper. But II
O'clock today sees the fair follower
of fashion in Atlanta in more sub
:stantial makeup, one with the lni-
tials of the wearer on the long leather
toe.
And then for the rest of the day,
Milady, comes out at 10: 100 in parch-
ment shade slipper with lazy red
spider across the toe. At II 100 it is
an alligator pump. At six o'clock she
changes again, for it is round of
things these days, and comes forth in
q blue ivory sandal embroidered in
gold.
Tick-tock. On with the new-off
with the old.
For the hours that are still to come
she will choose soft shades of tan,
high heels and low heels, trimmings
of leather, trimmings of kid, tinted
white satin and even the much-in-
vogue new crepe soles. All of this
will find place in the slipper ward
robe of the miss who is seeking the
best. . .
And back we come to the stroke of
twelve.
Into the round of shoes have gone
the high heels of Spain, the vamps of
France, the puzzling little trimmings
of China, the skins of the jungle and
the silks of the east. The lover of
such luxury inherits it all.
Tick-tock.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
Hospital Trustees
OF Shrine Assemble
MORE TEMPLE OF BABIES
SMILES" UNDER WAY; SHRINE
SPENDS MILLION ANNUALLY
ON CRIPPLED CHILDREN.

Atlanta, Ga.-With the meeting in
Atlanta this week of the board OF
trustees of the Shriners' Hospital for
Crippled Children, attention is called
to the fact that the Shrine is spend
ing more than million dollars a
year, from a two-dollar assessment
upon its more than 100000 members
to build and operate these hospi-
tails, which have been called the
temples of Babies Smiles"
There are now eleven such insti-
tutions in all parts of the United
States and Canada and one in Hon.
olulu and others under way. More
than 500 beds are now available and
the number will soon be doubled, it
was stated here today. Six thousand
cripple children were successfully
treated up to January 1.
Forrest Adair, of Atlanta, who is
secretary of the board of trustees,
is one of the founders of the Shrine
hospital movement, which, in a meas
ure, grew out of the Scottish Rite
hospital in Atlanta, though it has no
connection with it.
The trustees are all heads of big
business enterprises who have given a
large part of their time for several
years to carrying on the work of
these hospitals, without any form of
pay. One is from California, one
from Winnipeg, Canada; one from
Helena, Montana; one is mayor of
Philadelphia; one from Dallas, Texas,
and they travel great distances from
home to keep up the work.
The need for such hospitals is
shown in the fact that more than
1900 children are on the approved
waiting list, to be admitted When
their turns come.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
Went South to Plan
For New York Show
SOUTHERN EXPOSITION WILL BE
HELD AGAIN THIS YEAR; EX-
HIBITS LAST YEAR PROVED
GREAT ADVERTISEMENT

Atlanta, Ga.-With the announce
ment of the decision that the South
ern Exposition will be held again in
New York this year, business men
and manufacturers here are urging
early and adequate preparations. The
date as fixed for the opening OF the
exposition is October End, and will
extend through the following week.
This exposition, as pointed out by
editors, business men and agrlcultur-
lists, is one of great Importance to the
South and especially to Georgia. Last
year the legislature failed to make an
appropriation for this purpose, but
through the efforts of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta,
and the Georgia State College of Ag-
riculture at Athens, the exhibit from
this state was one of the outstand-
ing features of the exposition.
As a result of the exposition last
wear, it was stated here today, hun.
dreds of new citizens located in the
South and many of them in Georgia
coming from many states in the east
and west,
With representative presenting the
resources and opportunities possessed
by Georgia and other Southern states
much interest could be aroused, bus
mess men here state, among those
who are interested in locating where
the climate is mild the year rouno
and where the lands are especially
adapted for agricultural and stock
raising purposes.
Atlanta business men said today
that the Southern Exposition is 8
Southern enterprise and should re-
ceive the support of all Southern
states. The people of the nation
have been attracted southwark, ii
was shown, and with the proper dis.
plays and advertising the results are
expected to be far-reaching.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
Tested Patrons Hospitality

Stepping into taxicab the other
day, says the Paris Intransigeant, q
fare discovered a package of choco-
late lying on the seat. Without hesi-
tation he put it In his pocket, paid the
chauffeur, adding a good pourboire,
and was about to depart when the
driver called out: what about my
chocOlate?"
your chocolate?" queried the client,
greatly taken aback. Then the chauf-
feur explained that he was testing the
honesty of his fares, and Of eleven
whom he had carried that morning
only two had informed him that a
package Of chocolate was lying on the
seat. The two honest folk were SER
geant leaving for Morocco and mil
liners messenger girl. Honest pee-
pie are scarce" said the philosophic
chauffeur.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04

school board after very interesting
program they were served sumptu-
GUS dinner by the Woman's CLUB.
Mrs. Cawley Brown, of Miami, Fla,
was here last Thursday the guest OF
Mrs. Katie Brown.
Mrs. G. w. Warren was in Triton
Thursday.
Rev. 7. E. Murray was at Warwick
last Thursday. -,
Prof. Lewis, President of A. & M
College, Triton, was here Saturday.
Mrs. j. T. Butler spent several days
last week in Cordele the guest of Mrs
w. P. Fountain and Mrs. c. P. Hardy
Mr.. Chas. Fountain was in Fitzger,
aid Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Baker have re-
turned to their home in Atlanta after
a pleasant visit to relatives here.
Miss Jewel Williams of Fitzgerald
spent the weekend with her parents
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Edison spent
last Thursday with relatives in Moul-
trie
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Freeman, of
Triton, was here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Green were in
Albany recently.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
Rebecca News

Miss Nina Bowden, one of Rebec-
cas- popular teachers was called to
her home in Fleetwood Saturday on
account of the serious illness of her
father
Rev. Claxton, of the Baptist State
Mission Board, conducted series Of
meetings here last week. His ser
mons were very helpful and instruc-
tive.
Miss Inez Pittman, who is teaching
at Cloverdale spent the weekend
with home folks.
Little Norma Gilmore is on an ex-
tended visit to relatives in Allapaha.
Misses Virginia and Baby Ruth
Ivey were weekend visitors to home
folks.
Mi Mildred Gilmore who is teach
ing the Consolidated School at
Ome spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford Gil
more
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
Can't All Be Vegefarians

There is one very good reason why
we cannot all be vegetarians, even If
we would In the first place there are
not enough vegetables in the world to
feed everybody. and in the second
place there Is not enough land on
which to grow vegetables, Meat IS con-
centrated vegetable food. Again, we
must have leather, wool, feathers,
horn. ivory, fur, kid, hides, hair, etc,
and to get these usually means the
death Of the animals. So, we put our
coverings outside. and their flesh IN
side. Vegetarianism is good enough
for poets, artists and preachers, but
the strenuous, virile, fighting, aggres-
sive man requires meat.-Beauty.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
lightning in Forests

When lightning strikes tree the
ordinary result is to splinter the wood
or strip off bark through the sudden
generation of steam, says Nature
Magazine In the great majority of
cases the tree is not set on fire. New
ertheless the aggregate number of for
est fires started by lightning is, in
many parts of the country, greater
than the number due to all other
causes combined.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
Hoke Smith to Speak
At Atlanta Banquet

Atlanta, Ga.-Hoke Smith, former
United States Senator and Governor,
will be the principal speaker at the
twenty-fourth annual meeting of the
Atlanta Freight Bureau to be held
Friday evening at the Biltmore Hotel.
An elaborate banquet will precede the
business meeting, which will be feat
ured by the election of directors for
1926. The meeting will bring to-
gether the largest and most repre-
sentative gathering of business men
in the history of the bureau.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
No Dust-Free Air

Dust free air does not exist any
where in nature, though 1t can be OBJ
tanned by certain filtering devices In
the laboratory, says Nature Magazine
From the eartrPs surface up to regions
far above the highest clouds every
cubic inch Of air contains dustmotes
Near the earth the dust is mostly
blown up from the soil by the winds
Far aloft the millions of meteors that
enter the earth's atmosphere every
day contribute their quota of fine solid
matter Lastly, every great explosive
volcanic eruption spouts up enormous
quantities of dust to great heights.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04

Little Apes of Nikko," sometime
known as the ."rhrae Wise Monkeys, "
is the name of monkeys which appear
in mural decoration among ancient
tombs at Nikko, Japan. The three
monkeys are as follows: MiZaru, who
sees no evil; Mikazaru, who hears no
evil, and Mazaru, who speaks no evil.
The legend connected with these mon
keys is simply moral idea to point
out the wisdom of Winding ones own
affairs.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
Limit to Her Anger

$50 the engagement Is Off"
eyes. She was so indignant when
she heard about what he'd done that
she tore off her engagement ring enc
flung 1t onto her right hand"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
Sycamore News

Miss Nina Cox. County School Su-
perintendent, held the monthly
Teachers Institute here Saturday.
There was about thirty teachers pres
ent with several members of the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-08-06

candidate selected by minority. The
convention delegate was chosen at q
called meeting of the voters of pre-
cinct, attended generally by about a
dozen, who selected the delegate die
tated by the boss.
The situation brings out. the truth
that any system of election, or for
that matter government, is efficient
only to the extent the people take
an interest in public affairs. The sue
cess of system is in exact proper
ton to the peoples interest.
The direct primary is a vast i'm
provement over the convention. While
it is not perfect, it is the best yet de-
vised and we should vote to retain it
The elector who signs petition te
abandon the primary insults his owr
intelligence. He admits he is unqual
flied to select the candidates in his
party for whom he wants to vote
Exchange.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-08-06

substitute for the present primary
system.
It is proposed in the amendment to
place in the hands of the legislature
the power to provide how nominations
shall be made. This is but step,
and a long one, towards return to
the old discarded convention plan for
nomination of officers.
All who remember the county and
state conventions, with their log-roll-
ing, boss controlled delegate system
and it's attendant train of corruption,
will hesitate when it comes to ques-
tion of a return to that method of
choosing who shall be candidates for
office.
The primary system is not a per-
feet, or corruption proof system. 1t
can be, and is, controlled to an ex-
tent by political bosses. But that is
the voters fault and not the fault
of the system.
The present primary system further
provides that political parties, if they
SO desire. can endorse candidates at a
!,
convention. Why have they hesitated
to do so? Because they know the vot-
ers would consider it an affront to
their intelligence to have the poll
ticians hand-pick the nominees by
| convention methods.
The primary system gives the voter
| the chance to weed out the undesir-
able and untitled aspirant for office,
and best of all, the opportunity is
the peoples. Through it it is theirs
to say who shall be the candidate and
not the political boss's.
| OHu6T UIe Olu COHNeHIloH SyolClh
it was an easy matter for the pro-
fessional politician to build up
through his control of the hand-pick-
ed precinct delegate machine with
which he absolutely controlled, that
made him master of the convention
and he could dictate every nomina-
ton.
| One of the reasons given for aban-
doning the primary is the apparent
| indifference of the voters and theil
| failure to vote with the result that
a small minority say who shall be
the party candidates.
But to a more pronounced degree
under the convention plan, was the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-08-06
HILZ BROS. co.
Celebrated Anniversary
Week in Attractive
Manner


With handsomely decorated win
dows with cut flowers and streamers
and flags floating front of their build
ings on Main street, the Hilz Bros.
Co., dry cleaning establishment, at
tracted a great deal of attention and
drew much favorable comment all DUR
ing last week.
The occasion was the third anniver-
sary of the taking over of the busi-
ness under the sole management of
Mr.. Joseph Hilz. The establishment
has made wonderful strides during
these three years under the able man.
agement of Mr.. Hilz with great in
crease in trade.
Mr.. Hilz announces the same bust
ness policies of the past three years
will continue in the establishment,
thus continuing to merit the con-
fidence and patronage Of Hamilton and
vicinity people.
Congratulations and best wishes
are extended for the continued sue
cess of the Hilz Bros. Co.