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SYRACUSE JOURNAL VOL. LXXXV, NO. 39 SYRACUSE, N. Y., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1929. PRICE THREE CENTS.

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Striking« wijh unexpected s u d d e n n e s a " t h i s afternoon, Chief Pwfeibition Enforcement Agent Harry W. McWayne di­rected a seriea of spectacular raids in the downtown and out­lying sections, seizing thou­sands of bottles of home brew as well as quantities of beer, whiskey and other beverages.

De-Uverin* a tel l ing blow a t t h e d o w n t o w n "elubeV* Chief M c W a y n e raided an es tabl i shment a t 215 S. W a r r e n a t , * "social c lub" on the upper floor*, A j n l e t wi th search w a r r a n t y t h e i g e n t o crashed Into the pice a n d se i sed a quant i ty .of

' co lored dartiUe* e p l r i U behind t h e smal l bar. A m a n w h o * * * • the n a m e of Arthur L a F e v e w a s or*

+*m& before U n i t e d S t a t e * Com­miss ioner R a s e y on a charge of v i o ­l a t i n g t h e V o l s t e a d l a w .

T h e search warrant w a s baaed on Informat ion sworn t o to « a af f i ­d a v i t t h a t a s ecre t u n d e r cover a g e n t u n d e r Mr. MoWayne h a d pur­c h a s e d three- dr inks , of w h i s k e y to V i e place for f t .W.

T h e ra iders vis i ted a number of o t h e r p laces d o w n t o w n h u t found n o t h i n g , and then shot out to a r e s t a u r a n t conducted by Phi l l ip Gauthler . near the Junction of t h e M al loy and Brewerton roads. H e r e t h e y d i scovered beer o n t a p a n d d e ­s t r o y e d a large quant i ty of It found In t h e b a s e m e n t .

A m i n e t u r e home b r e w e r w a s u n ­ear thed in t h e e s tab l i shment c o n ­ducted by Bernard Dress ier , *284 Park a t H e r e they d iscovered a c a c h e of 1,100 bott les of h o m e brew a n d ket t le* a n d boilers conta in ing ga l l ons of h o m e brew m a s h . I t took t h e a g e n t s more than a n hour t o s m a s h a n the bot t les . T h e m a s h w a s d u m p e d into t h e sewer .

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B 0 8 T O N , F eb . IS ( I .N .3 . ) .—With a f lare of f lame and a reverberat ­ing boom, * n e w explos ion In a ser ies of manho le b las t s In B o s ­ton's d o w n t o w n bat t le - scarred shopping dis tr ict injured three workmen today.

The scene- of the n e w blas t w a s a t the busy* S u m m e r and* Chauncy St. corner, w h e r e las t even ing , 50 persons w e r e h u r t during a ser ies of manho le explos ions a n d a panic of homeward-bound shoppers and office and store workers .

Ed i son Electr ic I l luminat ing C o m ­pany off icials expla ined later, how­ever, that the blast w a s no t another manhole explosion, expla in ing t h a t

i t w a s a f lash of current from a short c ircuited e l e c t r i c cable caused w h e n a n e w cable w a s be ­i n g hauled in to the m a n h o l e to re­p lace one t h a t had been damaged. ,-JJnlike t h e e x p l o s i o n s which s truck terror to the h e a r t s of t h o u ­s a n d s of men, w o m e n a n d chi ldren o n t h e s tree t s In t h e homeward bound rush hour l a s t evening , the b las t t oday w a s i n a n open m a n ­hole a n d the s h e e t s of f l ame did no t r i se more t h a n 10 f e e t above t h e ground.

In t h e prev ious ser ies of exp lo ­s ions 21 l arge iron m a n h o l e covers were torn from the ir f a s t en ings and sen t h i g h i n t h e a i r . ' . .

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Daughter Like Father. Franklin and Johnson. B-ossiA Asks $400,000,000. Gang Efficiency.

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FAMILY OF SIX FOUND DEAD

FROM GAS N E W YORK, Feb. J5 (LN.S.T;—

Kiued b y g a s , f ive chTldren a n d the ir mother w e r e found huddled in a group today i n the ir h o m e here.

A i l g a s Jets w e r e t u r n e d on w h e n police bors t to after ne ighbors s e n t to a frant ic call for help.

T h e dead a r e Mrs. Mary P a s o s , SS, a n d her chi ldren, Alfreds, 1: Melta, • ; Joseph, 8 ; Beatr ice , 10 and Cecilia, 12.

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Successful Man Must Use Mind, Hands and Feet, Says Henry Ford

1 Auto Haker, in Exclusive Inter­view, Points to Characteristics

of Persons Who Achieve. ( T h i s i« t h e second of a « r u i of

three articles based on a n exc lus ive interview wi th Henry Ford.)

FLORIDA STORM AREA VISITED

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M' ISS A N X E MORROW, t o be Mrs. Lindbergh, la revealed

b y e a g e r reporters a s a n unusua l ly in te l l igent , ab le y o u n g woman. T h e wor ld a lready k n o w s of h e r

'father's abi l i ty . And Galton's work hered i ty proves that the abi l i ty fa thers i s inherited b y their thters . . . . . . . . .

Miss Morrow and her mother a r e .raduatea o f Smi th College. T h e daughter , wr i t ing excel lent v e r s e a n d prose, proves her p o s ­s e s s i o n o f a bri l l iant mind, and, w h a t i s more Important to the fu ture generation* ac t ive In Imag­inat ion . A c t u a l accompl i shment In t h e fa ther , and Imaginat ion in the mother , hi t h e des irable combina­tion. And i n t h e e n g a g e m e n t of Colonel U n d b e r g h and Miss Mor­r o w y o u h a v e t h i s combinat ion c lear e n o u g h to del ight the most e n t h u s i a s t i c eugenis t .

T h e public wilt we l come th is e n ­g a g e m e n t for m a n y reasons , a m o n g o t h e r s t h e fac t t h a t u n ­doubted ly It wi l l k e e p young Lind­bergh o n t h e ground a t l eas t P A R T o f t h e t ime.

By JAMES L. K1LGALLEN, !i M, S. Staff Correspondent.

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Dec lar ing t h a t "work** i s h i s formula for success , Henry Ford . the richest m a n in t h e world , today amplif ied tha t a s s e r t i o n b y adding t h a i a g o o d w i f e or a- 'mother w h o e x e r t s the r ight influence a l so play-, a t remendous part in h e l p i n g * a n ambi t ious m a n a t ta in h i s goa l s .

"I cannot e s t i m a t e t h e a m o u n t of credit , m y wi fe should be g i v e n f o r . w h a t e v e r s u c c e s s I h a v e achieved," sa id Mr. F o r d w i t h s o m e feel ing. "It h a s b e e n incalculable ."

"Fully SO per cent , of t h e credit," Interjected H a r v e y F ires tone , mi l ­l ionaire rubber m a n w h o w a s l i s ­tening- t o the in terv iew w h i c h took place on Mr. Ford's beauti ful t r o p ­ical- estate , where- he h a s been in semi - sec lus ion . k

"Yes,-* an of that." .wid Mr Ford. I reminded Mr. Ford that his old

friend, Thomas . A. Edison, world's famous inventor, had s tated on h i s 82nd birthday last Monday that he did n o t know a s ing le persoa w h o w a s happy.

"t>o you know one happy per­son ,* , , I asked him.

"•Yea," he replied. "I think Mr. Edison is the happiest man I know. He h a s reasons- to be happy. He

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By GEORGE E. D U R N O . I, H. S» Staff Correspondent. .

* MIAMI B E A C H , FUv, Feb; 3,5.—, .In h i s l i f e - t i m e r o l e of a, skilled and competent engineer, Pres ident ­e l ec t Hoover, , s e t o u t from h i e pre,-inaugural headquarters h e r e earl> th i s morning for a t w o - d a y mptM" tr ip t h a t wi l l carry h im near ly 600 m i l e s through the area hardest h i t by the Flor ida hurr icane las t September.

Mr. H o o v e r w a n t e d t o v i e w t h e locale personally so he would be m e a s u r e s af ter a s s u m i n g t h e Pres idency . T h e P r e s i d e n t - e l e c t s i t inerary .wi l l , carry h i m through "better qualif ied t o consider relief t h e Everg lades a n d around L a k e Okeechobee, w h e r e m o r e t h a n 2,000 people per ished w h e n t h e s torm l i teral ly hurled t h e w a t e r o u t of the lake and over the country­side. There i s a dis t inct dra in­a g e problem if t h e poss ibi l i ty of another s u c h disaster is to be averted. Ar%l he w a n t s to t e s t h i s o w n eng ineer ing skil l i n tha t c o n ­nect ion-

Aofeornpanying Mr. Hoover were Major General Edgar Jadwin, chief of a r m y eng ineers ; Representat ive Frank Raid (R . ) , o f Il l inois, chair­m a n of the H o u s e f lood control commit tee ; Governor B o y l e E . Carlton of F lor ida a n d the state 's experts a n d engineers . A cavalcade of 20 automobi les w a s necessary to carry t h e whole party .

BRIDGE, TUNNEL DHL IS UP

A L B A N Y , Feb . 15 (I .N.S . ) .—New York City would have authori ty to build inter-borough bridges a n d t u n n e l s under a bill Introduced t o ­day In the Legis lature by Senator A. J. Kennedy, Democrat , of Queens, and A s s e m b l y m a n Wil l iam Brietenbach. Kings . Democrat .

The measure, which h a s the s u p ­port of Mayor J a m e s J. Walker,

I would create the N e w York City Bridge and Txmnel Commiss ion.

The proposed authori ty would be j composed of three m e m b e r s a p ­pointed by the mayor with power to recommend the construct ion of bridges and tunne l s between the var ious boroughs of Greater N e w York.

2 GIRLS Weds Into Nobility '* | • • • — • ' ' — — - — * • • —

P i c k e d up by t w o m e n in an a u t o ­mobi le wh i l e o n t h e w a y to school ye s t erday morning , Dorothy Lane , 18, a n d Margaret Rose , 18, w e r e forced t o ride a c r o s s the border Into P e n n s y l v a n i a a n d t h e n back t o Binghamton , w h e r e la te l a s t n i g h t t h e y j u m p e d from t h e c a r in to a s n o w b a n k a n d f led their captors .

T h e g i r l s t o d a y w e r e objects o f a pol ice h u n t In B i n g h a m t o n after they e scaped from a room In t h e C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e Bu i ld ing oper­a t e d b y t h e Broome County H u m a n e Soc ie ty . T h e L a n e girl g a v e h e r addres s a s 212 Oak St., th i s c i ty , and t h e R o s e girl sa id s h e l ived a t 116 Oak s t . Inquiry revea led t h e g i r l s do n o t l i ve a t those addresses .

L a t e l a s t n igh t t h e girls* h u n g r y a n d hal f frozen, knocked a t t h e door .pjf A 4 f l h e r t Clark, a farmer reaa ing^on , t h e Cast le Creek road a f e w m i l e s but of B i n g h a m t o n , a n d tearful ly a s k e d for lodg ing for t h e n i g h t . : \ / ' . - .

AUTO SPEEDS AWAY. ' Ques t ioned by Clark t h e y to ld t h e

s tory of t h e m e n Invi t ing t h e m t o ride toaehool in S y r a c u s e y e s t e r ­d a y morning. T h e y s a i d t h a t t h e m e n t h e n "stepped o n the gas" , head ing s o u t h i n t h e d irect ion of B inghamton .

N o t once, t h e y / sa id , did t h e m e n s top t h e car, but k e p t on g o i n g t o Scranton where t h e y w h e e l e d around a n d back- tra i l ed t o w a r d s Binghamton .

Hampered b y drifts of s n o w in t h e road t h e car w a s proceeding s lowly w h e n the gir ls o p e n e d the door, jumped o u t a n d r a n t o w a r d Clark's house .

Af ter preparing a supper for t h e t w o and g iv ing t h e m w a r m c lo th­ing, Clark notif ied t h e s h e r i f f s of­f ice. H e w a s to ld t o keep t h e pair In h i s h o m e over n ight .

T h i s morn ing Robert Thompson, head of the H u m a n e Society, brought t h e girls t o B inghamton , where t h e y repeated t h e s tory told t o Clark. T h e y did hot c la im t h a t t h e y w e r e abducted, however .

BUT THEY DEPART. Johnson p laced t h e g ir l s in a

room adjoining h i s off ice whi le he te lephoned to D e t e c t i v e Sergeant Carl N l e s . T w e n t y m i n u t e s later h e returned to the room to find t h a t t h e y had made their e scape through a fire door.

A c h e c k - u p m a d e b y Detec t ive Oscar N a u m a n n revealed t h a t nei ther the Lane or the Rose girl l ived a t the Oak st. addresses .

B inghamton authorit ies , however , are convinced tha t the fug i t ives did not fals i fy w h e n they g a v e their residence a t Syracuse . Close q u e s ­tioning* disclosed that they were famil iar wi th the city, naming s treets and buildings.

The y o u t h s w h o drove the gir ls nearly 200 mi les have disappeared a s complete ly as the runaways . Search is also being; made in Bing­hamton and Syracuse for them. Their description w a s furnished ITHACA, * e b . 15 ( l .N.S . ) .—Lrlp-authorl t les by the girls before they pled children a t the Reconstruct ion

yy^mx^^m^mmm U p s t a t e N e w Y o r k h a s a c a n d i d a t e f o r a t i t l e i n M i s s E l i z a ­

b e t h D . R o b i n s o n , d a u g h t e r of D o u g l a s R o b i n s o n , a s s i s t a n t s e c r e ­tary of t h e n a v y . S h e w i l l b e w e d d e d s o o n i n W a s h i n g t o n t b J a c q u e s B l a i s e de S ibour , s o n o f t h e V i s c o u n t de S ibour .

SLAY1NGS NINE ST. JOSEPH, Mich.,'Feb. 15 (I.N.S.) .—Disclosures com*

ing with kaleidoscopic rapidity today raised the estimated death toll from seven to nine—seven infants and two adult*—in the alleged ruthless "baby murders'* plot as police officials sought to unravel the tangled skeins of grim poisonings and strangula­tions which have caused even veteran detectives to blanch in horror.

Mrs. Oakel Gorham a c c u s e s h e r mother. Mrs. E t h e l L e w i s , o f d o i n g a w a y w i t h :

Clarence Gorbam, S m o n t h s , Mary Jane Gorham, 9 d a y s . . Mary L o u i s e Gorham, IS m o n t h s . I sabel la Gorham, 6 w e e k s . T w i n g ir l s b o r n t o Mrs . L e w i s ©s

a f a r m near B i g Rapids , Mich., y e a r s a g o . Another baby Is amid be mys ter ious ly miss ing .

Mrs. L e w i s , In turn, d e n y i n g charges , dec lares h e r father , Geori Clark. Watf po i soned b y b i s brothei E m e r s o n , a n d t h a t t h e la t ter then poisoned tils housekeeper*

N E W YORK, Feb. 15 (I.Jf.S.).— S w i n g i n g a blackjack, s imi lar t o t h o s e carried by pol icemen, a f iend early today beat a s i x t een-year -o ld t e l e p h o n e operator into s e m i - c o n ­sc iousness in the h a l l w a y of a Bronz apartment house , battered a t e n a n t w h o ran to her a id a n d e s ­caped.

H e took to h i s hee l s after s ey -

a n au to parked before t h e apar t ­m e n t house . A n hour a f t er t h e a t ­tack . P a t r o l m a n t John Lee , of tbe Alexander A v e n u e Stat ion, ident i ­f ied the car a s h i s and sa id 4t bad been s to len from i n front of h i s home.

T h e girl, Li l l ian Dermody, w a s a b l e t o g o t o her parentis f lat i n the apar tment house , af ter a n ' a m ­bulance surgeon dressed ' h e r

B y F R A N C * Jfc r t S A L Y . CHICAGO, Fbbi 1S.-~A d i r e c t

charge f h a t ' ^ i C a g o po l i cemen bad ki l led t b e s e v e n g a n g s t e r s w h o w e r e l ined a g a i n s t a w a i l a n d m a s s a c r e d w i t h m a c h i n e g u n s w a s m a d e here t o d a y b y F.. D . Stt loway, deputy prohibit ion administrator .

S l l i oway m a d e t b e charge after be h a d e x p o s e d reports m a d e by h i s pr ivate prohibit ion a g e n t s , m a k i n g a n independent Invest igat ion of t h e horrible s laying, t b e w o r s t i n the h i s tory of gangland, i n w h i c h t h e ent ire "mob" of .George "Bugs" Moran, N o r t h S ide l iquor k ing , w a s wiped out.

I t w a s pointed o u t b y S l l ioway that t h e automobi le u s e d by the , murderers w a s a Cadillac, s u c h a s a police squad car, a n d t h a t in the g e t a w a y all w i t n e s s e s test if ied t h e mach ine b a d both s iren a n d a gong .

?A s q u a d f rom t b e bureau h i ­jacked a load of Uquor from the Moran crowd three w e e k s ago," S l l ­i o w a y charged. "That t o o k place i n Indianapol is b l v d , accord ing t o o u r Information.

"There were- 500 c a s e s In t h a t load a n d t h e Moran crowd w a s b i t ter ly resentful .

START PRESSURE. "They s tarted pressure t h r o u g h

the ir pol i t ical connec t ions t o force t h e return' of t h e l iquor a n d t h e s q u a d w a s fearful of g e t t i n g in to trouble w i t h t h e Federal courts .

"Our t h e o r y i s t h a t the- pol ice

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eral. unsuccess fu l a t t e m p t s t o s tar t wounds .

HOME O F made their escape.

THE WEATHER.

In London , a l e t ter wr i t t en by B e n j a m i n Frankl in, s e n t from P h i l a d e l p h i a t o h i s slater in B o s ­t o n , sold for t 5 . n o .

A tetter w r i t t e n by Samuel J o h n s o n . w»nl t o hts wife, sokl on t h e s a m e day for $5:750.

Frank l in a n d Johnson are a s far - - • « • kerosene lam us a n d e l ec ­

t o r Syracuse and Vicinity—Light rain or snow tonight or Saturday, little change in temperature.

T B l t r E S A T l B E S .

Highest, yesterday . 31 Lowest last night 25 S a m . . . . . . . 25 Sunrise 7:03 Sunset . . . 5 :36 Humidity. S a. m 94 Pressure. S a. m 29.3S Precipitation . . . T Wind at % a. m. . SW-S

0ttt*r Cttieo. S .4. M. Atlantic City. SS!Montreal .. Boston SitXew Orleans Buffalo iSlXew York . . Chicago ... . l *j f u L o u t s

18 56 2S

m Francisco SO

» w York Market. Pk. loin, fresh..2l !Pork chops . . . Presh shoulders l$iCreanu butter Pork steak 24!Pr. spare ribs. . Legs *p. lamb. . .34;Pork loin Round steak ...32jSug. cured ham Pun Sausage . . .22|Fr. pig's feet . . Veal chops 2»>;Pig's hearts . . Fresh plK hcks. IfilShoulder lamb Skin hams 23,Plate beef Smoked Callles lflli lbs. pure lard..29 259 W. Fayette st. Phone 2-931!).

Adv.

2S 52 i s 21 2S 10 18 28 12

Cooper's Market Sanitary. 133 North Salina St.

Small fr. pork loins. 6-8 lbs 24 Small fr. pork shoulders, 8 lb. a v . . . .19 Lean fresh hams 2tt Fancy fresh fowls 33 Best cuts sirloin steaks 37 Boneless round steaks 29 Swift'tt Pr., Rath Blackhawk hams Jfi K.-ith's Black, boneless hams ,T_' T.can Cala. hams Hi Haby spring lamb legs. ,">-<> lb. av. . .xr Onon. boneless veal roasts ;;n Fancy creamery butter, 2 lbs $l.o.~, N k S. Bibs, t lb SSiLamb shoulders. .20

Adv.

Daniel Horan's Empire Market Great Sale on Meat and Butter.

Our high quality steer beef at rea-i sonable prices Is tender and Juicy. You will be delighted with it. Z lbs. delicious creamery butter. $1.05 Large stock spring lamb legs, lb . . . . 34 I Smoked Callies. nice and lean 15 2 lb. pkg. Swift's Silverleaf Lard 30 dren High quality rib roast beef 25-30 High quality shoulder roa^t beef 2t High quality shoulder steak 26

I High quality beef plate 12 High quality shoulder stew beef . . . .Hi High quality round steak 'M High quality sirloin steak 3s High quality Porterhouse steak 4."> Spring lamb* shoulders 2ii Spring lamb shoulder chops . . . . ' 30 Cloverbloom butter. 1 lb. prints .">4 P r e m i u m h a m . a or whole 2it Star sk lnback h a m . Ms or w h o l e . . . . 2 9 Medium beef shoulder r o a s t . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Medium beef rib roast , bone out 30 Arpeako sugar-cured hams 30 Onondaga veal, leg or l o i n . . . . . . . . . . 2 4

Home for Infantile Paralys i s today had the honor of shaking hands with Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt , himself a sufferer from the disease .

The Governor, here to addres s a farm and home week m e e t i n g a t Cornell Univers i ty , spent some t ime a t the home chat t ing w i t h the chi l -

H e w a s particularly interested In the home, a s Dr. Leroy Hubbard , Its first superintendent , Is now in charge of the W a r m Springs, Ga., hea l th resort which the Governor founded.

Later in the day before h i s a d ­dress h e w a s accorded a guberna­torial sa lute of 17 guns , the first s ince h i s Inauguration l a s t month . Officers of the Univers i ty R. O. T. C. were in charge.

C U T T E R G O E S T O R E S C U E O R E MAN

Old Mattresses remade like new. r.ni ndera. Cor. State * J amea, 2-73»ft.

Fancy fresh fowls 3N | Big skinback ham. TTS or whole 22 j Sliced skinback ham, center cu t s . . . . 32 jPork shoulder hockles. It? I^ean pork shoulders, any size 18

j Roast pork cuts from shoulder 2o Small pork loin, '« or whole 23 Onondaga pork pan sausage 24 Sm:ill pork loins, center cuts 2"> \ :>\ breast ami lamb breast II Kat.i's nice lean bacon 2">

iBrooh^leld sausage. 1 lb. box 30 i Spring lamb rib chops. 35 | Spring '.<unb loin chops 45 iPremtum bacon in p i e c e . . . . . 34 Pork liver . . . . ^ . 1 2 p o n e y s . . . . . 2 4

ILink sansase . . . 24 s Frankfurts 28 • \ rf-th flaltna a\trmtmart's

C O R D O V A , Alaska, Feb. 15 (I .N.S.) . — The s t eamer Al loway, abandoned with the except ion o£ one man, has been located by the cutter Chelan, according to radio adv ices received here today.

T h e rest of the crew of the Allo­way were taken to Dutch Harbor after an ineffectual effort had been made by the Monuiuk to tow the disabled craft to port.

T h e Chelan reported t h a t Posey , an oiler, w h o refused to l eave t h e Al loway, could be s een wa lk ing t h e decks of the v e s s e l and t h a t a boat w a s be ing lowered to g o t o hla r e s ­cue.

Meanwhile , the rescued c r e w of the Melyo M a r u . ' wn lch Is be ing pounded to p ieces on the shores of one of the smal l Islands in t h e Aleutian group. Is en route to J a p a n on the N'ank Maru.

LABORITE GETS COMMONS SEAT.

L O N D O N , Feb. 15 n .N.S . ) .—Oaoroa 8hieW, a Labonte , elected to tha House of C o m m o n s in a bya-o leet ton a t Wannsbnolc. Ha is t h e fourth member of tho Labor party to be elected to Par l iament in

I bye -e l ec t ions recent ly . A general • l e c t i o * wi l t b e held i » J u n e . ^

ROOT IS

TSTEW * O R K , F e b . 18 ( O f . S . V -EHhu Root , former secretary o f state, quie t ly observed h i s e i g h t y -fourth b ir thday today a t the h o m e of h i s son, E l ihu Jr., here prepara­tory t o sa i l ing t o Europe t o n i g h t on t h e l iner A u g u s t u s .

T h e former cabinet m e m b e r i s g o i n g to Europe a s a n unofficial emissary of the Uni ted S t a t e s i n seek ing a n unders tanding a m o n g world powers o n America 's r e s e r ­vat ions t o t h e Wor ld C o u r t - « • • i i mi ii i • *

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Wife k Fined $2 for Kissing Him

V T E W YORK, Feb . 15 (Univer ­sal) .—If a w i f e has « net t ing

party w i t h her husband in a parked automobi le , i t i s not a matter for traffic court , but if s h e t u r n s o u t t h e l ights of t h e car, i t is. '

So Magistrate Macrery col­lected a $2 f ine from Mrs. B e t t y Foster, 22, of Hol lywood, w i f e o f Ray Foster , noted Film director and c a m e r a m a n .

S h e pleaded gui l ty to Magis­trate Macrery and paid t h o fine. Asked w h y s h e w a s s i t t ing in the unl ighted car, s h e replied;

"My husband w a s go ing a w a y *mii I had turned out the l ights t o k i s s h im goodbye. Yew s e e w e haven't been married long.**

Asked w h e r e her husband w a s going , she s a i d :

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May Hold Women as Feeble-Minded

By H A Z E L M A C D O N A L D . 1. f t . S. Staff Correspondent .

S T . J O S E P H , Mich., F e b . JJ.—Ia-dlcat lons t o d a y w e r e t h a t E t h e l Lewis , 40, a n d her daughter , Oakel Gorham, 2 t—both w i t h t h e inte l l i ­g e n c e quot ients , author i t ies e s t i ­mate , of ch i ldren of 8—wiU n e v e r be a t large in the c o m m u n i t y a g a i n . T h e w o m e n a r e In Berr ien C o u n t y jail, charged w i t h f irst degree m u r ­der.

T h e charges or ig inated fa* Mrs. Gorhan's accusa t ion tha t her mother killed, s i x u n w a n t e d babies, by m i x ­i n g "sour mouth medic ine" w i t h the condensed mi lk in t h e babies ' bott les . »*-•, * . .

T h r e e of these children were born to. the mother , a n d t h r e e to t h e daughter .

Sheriff F r e d G. B r y a n t t o d a y d e ­clared h i s Intention of t ak ing s t e p s t o w a r d deta in ing t h e w o m e n a s publ ic charges , e v e n t h o u g h t h e accusat ion of o n e subnormal n e r -s o n a g a i n s t another m a y prove i n ­suf f ic ient t o secure a conv ic t ion for murder .

"The w o m e n a r e obv ious ly Irre­sponsible;** the sheriff sa id . "But it's a t o u g h c a s e to prove. I n t h e event of a n acquit ta l , o r d i smis sa l of the murder charge , I sha l l p r o b ­ably pet i t ion for a h e a r i n g to s e ­cure c o m m i t m e n t of t h e w o m e n t o the S t a t e H o s p i t a l l o r t h e I n s a n e a t Kalamazoo."

IN I f M i N W E S HE GETS 'LIFE'

SENTENCE N E W YORK, Feb . IS CLN.S.).—

H e n r y M. DOnner, 88, a c c u s e d of h a v i n g po i soned h i s wi fe , w a s s e n ­t e n c e d t o l i fe impr i sonment a s a fourth of fender u n d e r t h e B a u m e s l a w t o d a y a f t er a trial a n d s e n t e n c ­ing in Brooklyn t h a t took j u s t SI minutes .

T h e a c t u a l tr ia l took 15 minutes . The Jury del iberated four m i n u t e s a n d Judge Frankl in Taylor p r o ­nounced sentence i n t w o .

Bonner w a s conv ic ted of f irst de gree a s s a u l t a n d h i s record s h o w e d three prev ious fe lonies . H e w a s a l ­leged to have g i v e n h i s w i f e s t r y c h * nine to "cure" her headache*

M. SHaKES^DIP FOR STRAW

H A V A N A , Feb , t f (Lies'.).—i^JMT* Smith , former governor of N e w York S t a t e and) Democra t i c greet* dent ial nominee, t o d a y discarded t h e f a m o u s b r o w n d e r b y torn h s t r a w hat . T h e ex -governor a p ­peared i n a sa i lor s t y l o s t r a w a s av c o n c e s s i o n to t h e s u m m e r y w e a t h e r hare .

FIRST ELECTROCimOM IN CHICAGO PUT OFF

CHICAGO. F e b . 15 ( U n i v e r s a l ) . — Chicago's f irst e lectrocut ion w a s postponed las t n i g h t w h e n H a v e Shanks , a negro condemned to d i e today, w a s g i v e n a reprieve u n t i l March 8. Earl ier i n t h e n i g h t Charles' W a J s a n d T o n y Greeeo , w h o w a r e a l s o scheduled' to M a - vgf t -av- fgpAe** ittHHtS Untitled Document

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