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: " CROWN POINT. 1nd. April 16.—
fliIr‘s. Anna Cunningham, charged
with the murder of. one or five memo
hers of her family yvho have died in
the last six years. confessed ‘in the
[county jail here last night to Sheriff
, lBenjamin H. Strong that she had
. poisoned three of her children.
' Mrs. Cunningham denied that she
had poisoned her husband or a
Iourth child who died within the six
year period. Her daughter. Mac. 19,
heard ' Mrs. Cunningham’s contes-
sion. .
Mrs. Cunningham also confessed
that she had poisoned her son.
David. now ill in a. Chicago hospital.
and said she had taken some of. the
poison herself, but that the amount
had not *been large ’enough to do
anything but make her ill. ,
The confession of the woman
came with dramatic suddenness.
During the afternoon she had talked
to a newspaper reporter. and had
admitted that she might have placed
some arsenic in the food of her son
David by mistake, but. was emphatic
in her denial that she had poisoned
any member of her Iamily intention—
ally.
112s Daughter Nearby.
Her daughter, Mae, who had been
in Gary, the Iamily home. during
the afternoon. came to the jail last
night and Airs. Cunningham sudden—
ly agreed to talk if her daughter
.were brought betore her. . The girl
was brought to her cell, but she de-
clined to talk there. insisting that
she first be moved to another room.
This was done and she asked to have
Mae stand in front of her.
“Now, Mac,” she said In a. calm
Voice. Without displaying any cmo-
tion. . “l’m done with the whole
bunch of you. I'm done with you,
: zoo. andl‘m coming clean."
; “Oh, mother, don’t talk. don‘t
talk." the girl screamed, as her
imother began calme to recite the
details of her tragedy.
Poison on Bread.
Mrs Cunningham said that she
.had spread the poison in the form
got arsenic on bread and butter that
Sshe gave to members of her family
:and each time she did so, she ate
some of it herself.
She tried to explain her motive
for poisoning only one child at a
time as iollows:
“Something seemed to draw in my
head and told me I had to get rid of
them. I thought that I Was going
to die and wanted to take them with
me. I only poisoned the ones I
liked best in turn because I wanted
them with me."
Her daughter told her excitedly
not to talk and that good lawyers
MRS. CUNNINGHAM 'S‘AYBSNE '
GAVE POISON ; 1‘0 C DRFN ,
1 BECAUSE SHE LOVED'THEM
thing.
Mrs.
would be obtained to defend her. but
ie—Wanted Them
“1 don’t want good lawyers. I'll feel
better after I tell them about it."
The daughter was asked if she
wanted to hear what her
had to say.
"Yes, I want to hear what‘ you at
making her say," the girl screamed
at Sheriff Strong.
“We are not making her say any-
She has volunteered to tell
us her story," the sheriff told the
girl. and the mother assented.
As soon as her statement had been
stenographers
transcribing their notes or her con-
fession.
The son. Mrs. Cunningham said.
she did not poison. was Harry.
was one of the
children exhumed a. few days
and Dr. William D. McNally, oi Chi-
cago, coroner's chemist. said that he
had found poison in the viscera. of
this body as well as in that of the
other body exhumed.
Today the woman was
with the murder of her son Walter,
13, who died in September, 1923.
Cunningham fainted
the warrant was read to her.
The body of the son whom she
admits killing by poison was one of
two sons dislnterred and a. chemical
analysis revealed arsenic
Other members 0: the family who
have died after brief illnesses in-
Cunningham‘s husband,
daughter and a third son.
' Mac. a daughter, submitted to an
examination for traces of poison to-
day‘after she had complained
feeling ill.
A plan to hold a sanity hearing
was abandoned after the
charge was made.
late today talked for about an hour
with a. newspaper reporter.
“I might have left some of the
arsenic that I used to spray plants
somewhere where it could have got-
ten into food that I fed David, but
1 don't think I did." she said.
said she was subject
spells of illness during which
had no recollection of what happen-
{(1 and at such times she had been
told that she became violent,
knives in hc-r bed. abused members
or her family and chased away visit-
ors. She said she had suffered such
an attack just previous to the time
David became ill.
Most of the money gained from
the sale of a form the family owned
near Valparaiso and
once money paid on the lives of the.
five members of the
have died was given to her children
or went to pay doctor and funeral -
For the farm she
received $4,000 but litigation took
half of this and she gave one of her
some $850 of the remaining $2,000 to
Mrs. Cunningham replied angrily: pay on an automobile. she said.
completed.
two bodies of
clude Mrs.
Mrs. Cunningham
bills. she said.
._ iWomen’us Federation to Make
»Survey of American Homes
Mrs. John 1’. Sherman, president
bf the National Federation of “'0—
men's clubs. made an important an-
nouncement in Boston one day this
week. It was to the effect that the
women's clubs of the United States
will soon take a survey of the na-
tion as a. step toward improving
their living standards. This is the
first time that such a. project has
been attempted on a nation-wide
scale. yet it is wholly logical and
practical, Mrs. Sherman said. She
pointed out. that the government
provides that the census shall in-
clude the number of plows and
tractors a. farmer has. yet never
asks whether his wife has a. wash-
ing machine. Important as tarm-
ing is, the home is actually the basis
of national life, Mrs. Sherman said.
“Raise Living Standards”
a The standard or living in that
home is now too low and needs to
be raised, she said. The first step
is to ascertain just what the present
standard is. hence through this sur-
vey the Federation aims to gain "a
vivid Qcture of the hometmaklng
industry" in each community. Not
{lust the' homes or clubwomen. but
all homes will be studied. When
congress next meets the Federation
will go to that body with a. request
that such information be regularly
gathered henceforth through the
government census. '
Mrs. Sherman’said she was proud
to be able to say that President
Coolidge indorses the project. Con-
inernlng it he wrote her recently:
.5 * “What you have said about plans or
'_ flue General Federation for a na-
tionswide survey of homemaking
-- methods and facilities has impress-
- ‘ ‘e‘d me as having possibilities of
.1 urge usefulness. I am sure that
1:" some of the government agencies
Will be able to give you some sub-
stantial assistance and assume that
' ,v' you will aflord them the Opportun-
: . its. From what yOu have said I
,‘ gather that the program 15 of 5
~ thoroughly practical character and
a”! 'hope may be productive of much
.' good to the women who have to
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,: a Cough. Remedy Without Opiates.
' Many cough preparations contain
,‘some one or more harmful drugs
h'lch are added to take the place
opiates. None ofgthese narcotic
substitutes have ever been used in
3330st HONEY AND TAR com.
BOUND. The name or every in-
yedlent myplalnly printed on every
juicy“. on know what you are
... 'm‘hen you take Foley’s. It
-- to the throat. Good for old
. bung. You have a. much. Why
try it? Refuse substitutes. sun-
o
conduct the affairs
homes." ,
All Clubs Concerned.
Explaining the aims and methods
of the project. Mrs. Sherman
“The General
through'its new department or the
American home has undertaken a
nation-wide survey of home equip-
All clubs, whether they have
as yet created an American home
department or not. are concerned in
this survey for nine-tenths of all
clubwomen are home women.
“Home making
housekeeping, but no woman
he a. success as a.‘ home maker
she is a. failure as a. housekeeper
whether she keeps her house with
her own lone two hands or with a.
in part:
ment.
retinue
housekeeping today requires a. per-
iodical stocktaking of methods and
materials.
mlnded.‘ forward-looking inquiry as
to whether our housekeeping meth—
ods and equipment are the
that are available to us:
the doctrine of thrift extolled by us
to our children is repudiated in our
expenditure of needless labor and
bootleg use or time: whether we are
clinging to any obsolete.
wasting, wrinkle-making housekeep-
ing- methods because we are unwitt-
ingly confusing the simple life with
the primitive life.
Questionnaires Issued.
Q‘The questionnaires which you
will receive shortly will ask you to
get in touch with appropriate city
officials and heads of public service
companies. and learn to what extent
the dwellings in the community are
connected with sewer
mains; how many are constructed
with modern heating plants:
many are supplied with gas or elec-
trlcity for light, heat or 191‘ driving
labor-saving devices. They will ask
you to learn from Your health de-
partments what they can tell you
about the extent to which dwellings
have trash, ash and garbage collec-
tion or are provided with devices
for burning refuse.
to get in touch with the principal
merchants who know what sort and
how many labor-saving devices they
have sold in the community and
how extensive is the use or radio
and other facilities over youth.
They will ask you to take stool: or
your own club programs to rind out
how much concerted study has been
given during the year to principles.
methods and means of household
furnishing and decoration with en-
pecial reference to the
home attachment and the provision
of more entertainment in the home
rather than in public places.
stocktaking questionnaires will all:
you to get the public and private
t. agencies to give you]
of American
is more 111 an
They ask you
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of the outcome. Monuchists, supporters of thei
gagging 31:33am. pmodly‘hccringmlgftqtheimpefioluflc.’
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presidential ;' election}! as ‘tbe'. Notionalicta
supremacylmoodshed is (and regardless
LMarshal .von - Hindcnbnrpgorc
BALTIMORE. Md.. April 16.—
The railroad coach in which Lin-
coln road to Gettysburg to deliver
his famous address on the «battlefield
in 15641193 been fo'und on a. siding
in the yards of the “'estern Mary—
land Railwa)‘. The historic, but di»
lapidated car was discovered by a
Pennsylvania committee of tho Lin:
coln Highway Association that vis-
ited Baltimore.
The committee will seek to have
COACH THAT CARRIED LINCOLN '
TO GETIYSBURG IS DISCOVERED
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the coach taken to Gettysburg and
kept as an historic memorial. An
effort also will be made to have the
coach exhibited at the sesqui-cen-
tennlal in Philadelphia from June 1
to December 1. 1926.
The car is a wooden combination
passenger and baggage coach and
had a stove in the center. At the
time it was used by Lincoln and
mtmbcrs of the presidential party it
was considered one o! the roads
finest pieces of equipment. ‘
Son. La Follette Calls
Senate Tale False
WASHINGTON. April 16. -— A
statement was issued yesterday by
Senator Ln. Follotte of “‘isconsin,
characterizing as a "pure fabrica—
tion" published reports that Gover-
nor Blaine would be the candidate
for United States Senator in Wiscon-
sin: that Robert M. La Follette. Jr.,
would run for Governor next Spring
and that the Senator would direct
the campaign.
The statement ‘Eltld the reports
did not contain "one word of truth."
ULSTER .‘IINISI'ER
BELFAST. April 16.~——John Milne
Barbour has been appointed minister
of commerce in the Ulster govern-
ment. 9. place Edward M. Arctdulo
has hitherto held along with the
ministry of agriculture. Barbour.
who previously had acted as tem-
porary minister of finance, has ox-
tc-nsive business interests in Grout
Britain and is identified also With
some American enterprises.
By “‘ny of Cowman.
It seems there are two ways to
lose one's money in Wall street. the
other being to send it to‘ the Muir
by an errand boy you never saw
before—Detroit News. _
According to the income-tax
statements it appears that many
men have untold wenlth.——Kansas
City Star. 7 -
\Ve fancy that if eSnator Box-ah
has a. pet cat. he strokes it fur up
toward the neck—Houston Post
Dispatch. ‘ .
there are in the family. In short,
this survey will give you a vivid
picture of the home making indus-
try- in your community.
Prompt Other Improvements
“It wlll be the most comprehen-
sivo home survey ever made. Some-
time the Federal Government will
get for the benefit. of the home
maker the information sought in
this survey for it is just the sort
of information which the Govern-
ment gets regularly for the farmer.
the factOry man and the mill man.
Theso' government~collectcd facts
are basis-for the methods of im-
provement devised by industrial as-
sociations, and farm improvement
organizations.
“For the present, however. the
organizatfimc concerned with the
improvement in the business of
home making mitt gather these
basic facts for themselves. and‘thls
is what therGeneral Federation has
set out to do through its Depart-
ment of the American Home. "It is
hoped thahthe results will' be a
convincing argument to Congresa
for incorporating in the law provid-
ing for the decennial census of
population questions which will
supply this basic information every
10 years. :
“Only, then‘ shall we know What
progress is being made in standards
of. equipment of American'hornea as.
a. whole and the homescf thenc-
tlve born as compared with.» the
homes at the foreixn‘born. .
“People must be madcto realize
that the home is the band. 02' 'na-
tional life. that the mamuuow‘
and needs rising.” said‘MrcISheré
Juan. 1 “This In the first practical
plan advancctb Onlyrwhcn we have"
this information periodically. oath“
critically and -completcly.; than .. we,
of living MI‘Only'zthén. shall. firs
know which of the over-centralize?-
representcd among us .most nearlr
and most rapidly , approacher our
.employmen
standards of. living and of ' them at?
logically the object pt assimilated
3'. - at...“
know what the .‘Amcrican landed-d". '
NAT’L GUARD TO
RECEIVE PAY
F OR 48 DRILLS
. .
Government ,Will hot
0
Allow Compensation
In Excess of Appro-
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priatlon
WASHINGTON. April 16.-EI-
pendltlres for National Guard Arm-
ory will pay from the $1,332,000
dcflciency appropriation will be
based on the minimum of £5 drills
during this fiscal year for each
guard organization. No obligation
for drill pay will be created in ex-
cess of the amount apportioned to
each State for that purpose.
For those units which have al-
most completed tneir schedule of
is drills, the policy announced to-
day by the “'nr department re-
quires a. maximum of one drill a.
week for the balance of the fiscal
year, “so far as it is possible to have
such drills within the amounls ap-
portioncd."
The announcement said Presi-
dent Coolidge had specifically up.
proved this policy. which also is
understood to be satisfactory to the
National Guard association. -
The new policy approved by th
President represents an eirort by
tho \Vnr department officials to or-
range the allotment: to meet the
needs 0: each guard unit. Each or-
ganization will be able to attain the
required minimum of 48 drills dur-
ing the fiscal year no matter how
large a percentage of the personnel
of the unit turns out for drill. It
also is flexible enough to permit
drills in excess of 48 for the year
on a basis of one drill a. week for
such units as have a. comparatively
small percentage turnout and
therefore have available a consider-
able proportion of the original cur-
rent appropriation for drill pay. ,
Under the first policy'lald down
saying that the maximum number
of drills tor any unit would be 48
for the flscalvyear. some organiza-
tions with ample funds still avail-
able for additional drills could not
have continued with \their program
while other units in which the per-
Acentagc turnout has been very large
could not have attained the mini-
mum~ o: (48 drills required'by law
before they can be granted Federal
recognition and aid;
best- results. ~ ‘
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MAY RE—CIIECK»
BOOKS OF CITY
. IN STAMFORD
Former City Clerk In-
sists He Left Appro-
priation Ledger Pro-
perly Figured
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STAMFORD. April 16.——Formcr
city clerk and auditor Harry A. Wil-
liams, insisted, today. that he left
his appropriation ledger properly
encumbered so that bill: contracted
in 1925 could be paid out of 1924
appropriations alter the city books
closed on December 15. In a state-
meat he said that Mayor John F.
Keeling intimated that he would rc-
call tho auditors to ascertain the
exact amount or money needed. The
mayor denied that he had made such
statement or intimation. Mr. Wil-
liams said after a conference with
the mayor and City Clerk Provost.
“We went over some unpaid bills
and. with one exception. 3. bill for
84.66 for ice. found there were or-
dered out and entered upon the ap-
propriation ledger. My honest belie:
is that every bill outstanding when
I left otilce was encumbered by at
least enough to pay for it, and that
a record of such cncumberanc-e is
entered on the appropriation ledg-
or."
Mr. Williams intimated that
Mayor Keeling would recall the
auditors to go over the books again,
to uncertain the exact sum needed.
"I did not intimate that to Mr.
Vl'llliams." said the mayor. “0n the
contrary. I will ask them to explain
some phases at their report which
confuse the lay mind. 1 am not an
accountant but I‘assumc 1119 audi-
tors are accurate and I rely on their
report. They say there is a dis~
crepancy between the ledger and
the former city clerk's annual rc-
port of 877.004.). To date. We have
received bills of the former city ad—
ministration for between $64,000
and $65,000.
“So your Pops ninety years Old?
How‘s his health?"
“Taln’t much now. Ho's been
complainin' {or a few months
back."
“What: the matter with him?"
"I dunno: sometimes I think
iarmin‘ don't agree with him."—
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Stamford Couple "FOLEY’B HONEY a: ran con- BLl
Married 50 Years POUND u the only cough medicine < FRISBIES
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Mrs. James Glynn of 4D Leeds street writes Mr. George Force. 3-4-55 Bigo-
cclebruted their golden anniversary low Blvd» Chicago. Ill. Contains no
yesterday. Married in St. John's “’1‘”; Good for old and young.
“”0““ Ch‘m‘h "‘10 °" Fe?“ 85“ FOLEY'S noxnr a: TAR COM-
thcy today attended celebration ol.a POUND is one of the largest selling
nuptial high mass at St. Mary's in cough medicines in tho world. In
honor or the anniversary. In the demand over fifty years. Insist upon . .
church were their children and FOLEY’S. Refuse substitutes—Adm PAJINTIBG and bio?
grand children and many iriends. 85 Lowe St. 5:
Tonight at.5:su there Will be a Telephonezsa ‘
golden wedding subtler. for the 110 Main St. 55
couple and their immediate fame Telephoneses '
lly, and this pill be followed by 3 Al ’
social time. exan er 8
Mr. and Mrs. Glynn each are 67
years of age and each was born in
King's County. lreland. They were
sweethearts overseas and. when they
d “The Home of ' ' ‘
cam-2 to this country. Were marrie . . .
For 3‘7 years. Mr. Glynn worked for Good W1“ F‘nmlture” : . . ,
lhe Stamford Manufacturing com- .f Babv C I‘ve: 3‘ 2‘:
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pany. and. Winn tit-3 concern went
out of business. he was employed as 42 so. Main St. 5
Phone 3560
Locks and Keys '
watchman until last Christmas when
in: was injured in a full. He has not
worked since. Apart from a slight
lameness. he is in good health, as is
his wife.
Eight children were born to Mr.
and Mrs. Glynn and they have nine
grand children. Death has yet to
visit the family all of the children
and the grand children being alive .
and healthy today. The children are: I
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Stamford. Mrs. Theresa Clcar)‘. Mrs.
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Katherine McCormick and Mrs.
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of Brooklyn. Mrs. Nellie Neuwien of
New Britain.
The grand children are Anna.
Hazel. Dorothy and Eleanor. daugh-
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McCormick: Reginald and Dorothy,
children of Mrs. Nclile Neuwien:
Marie Shea, daughter of Mrs. Rose
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