"PAGE EIGHT
Baby Farm Woman is Called Fiend
As Her Sentence ls Pronounced
NEW YORK. July 23.——-Mrs. Hel-
. en Auguste Geiseu-Volk. former pro.
prietress of a homo for children at
:35 East. Eighty-sixth street. was
sentenced yesterday to serve from
«., three and a half to seven years in
Auburn prison for baby substitution.
In pronouncing sentence Judge
McIntyre called Mrs. Geisen-Voik a
I “fiend incarnate," and said he would
show lto clemency. Seven years is
the maximum penalty for the crime.
_ but us first offender three and a half
. years was the heaviest sentence she
' could receive. .
According to a. probation officer's
report 53 babies died at Mrs. Geisen.
" Volk‘a "home." She was described
as a “consclcnccless woman who
strangled. froze to death and other-
wise disposed of infants left in her
care in order that she might profit
thereby" and who “substituted non-
paying babies for paying babies when
paying babies died."
Questioned by Judge.
. Mrs. Gelscn-Volk was questioned
for more. than an hour by Judge Me.
Intyre and Assistant District Attor-
ney Ferdinand Pecora in an effort
to discover what had become of
Stephen Angercr. the baby which
she was charged with substitutim'v
another for. At the end of the ques-
tioning the Judge declared he be-
lieved she was lying. '
When she was brought before
Judge McIntyre in General Sessions
for sentence. Mrs. Geisen-Volk be-
came hysterical and it was necessary
to postpone the pronouncement of
sentence for more than an hour un-
til she had regained hcr composure.
“Without Conscience.”
Before she was sentenced the
judge was handed a report by Ed-
win J. Cooley. a probation officer.
which characterized her as a “wo-
man without conscience." who had
strangled, frozen to death and other-
wise disposed of infants left in her
care at her home for babies.
The report said that since Feb-
ruary. 1918, at least 53 infants under
her care. had died. It charged that
she treated children in any way if
it meant financial benefit to herself,
that she destroyed children for a.
consideration and non-paying babies
because they were liabilities.
"She has no maternal affections
at least with respect to the babies of
other people." the report said. “To
her they were puppies. articles of
merchandise, to be bartered. sold or
exchanged."
Mrs. Gelsen-Volk was arrested last
May when she attempted to give a
strange baby to William Angercru a
steamtitter's assistant. in place of‘
the seven-montbs-old son he had
placed in her care.
Judge McIntyre asked her what
she. did with the missing baby and
the reply was "it died and I left it
in a hallway in a satchel."
Q
“Why did you do that?" askedl
the judge.
”Because one of the relatives of‘
the baby asked me to." was the re-
ply.
’l‘li“ story
Angtrcr baby had
had died in her care.
or fourteen.
Mrs. Geisen-Volk pleaded guilty to
baby substitution several weeks ago.
She. has been held for months in
Jefferson Market prison in the hope
' that a complete confession could be
wrung from her.
Governor Sees Man
Fatally Hurt By Bus
NEW BRITAIN, July
Benny Cerro, aged about 40, died at
the New Britain General Hospital
yesterday soon after being brought
"‘ in from Berlin where he was hit by
a. Connecticut Company passenger
bus. The accident happened at the
underpass on Farmington avenue
» near the railroad station. The driver
of the bus was Paul Griswold. Cerro
was employed as assistant foreman
on the night shift at the Connecti-
cut Company's barns in this city. He
was a wido’Wer.
tried to board the bus while it was in
motion. He grabbed the handles at
the entrance to the machine but
stumbled and went under the wheels
Which passed over his abdomen. Dr.
-7» Matthew H. Griswold. who Was a
' ‘ witness of the accident. attended him
and took him to the hospital. Gover-
nor John H. Trumbull was in his au-
tomobile immediately behind the bus
when Cerro received his fatal injur-
ies.
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BANDITS GET $5.000.
, DETROIT, July 23.——(AP.) Four
armed max? .in a. touring car late
yesterday afternoon held up the
payroll car of the Mills-Fox Baking
company and robbed two employes
of the firm of $5,000 in cash.
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Skin
The First Application Makes
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If you are suffering from eczema
or some other torturing. embarrass-
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rid of it by using Mentho-Sulphur.
~ declares a. noted skin specialist.
This sulphur preparation, because
of its germ destroying properties,
r seldom fails to quickly subdue itch-
ing. even of fiery eczema. The first
application makes the skin cool and
comfortable. Rash and blotches are
healed right up. Rowles Mentho~
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cynicism wins;
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Wilbur Sees No
Chance of Invasion
Oregon. July
PORTLAND,
honor
The Secretary
23
(AP).-——Major problems of national
naval defense preparedness were dis-
cussed by Curtls D. Wilbur, Secre-
tary of the Navy, in an address at a
banquet given in his
Tuesday night.
here
assured his hosts.
who have urged without immediate
success the recommendation by his
department of early development of
Tongue l’olnt naval base. that in his
opinion the carrying out of the pro-
visions of the disarmament treaty
has rendered impossible invasion by
an enemy force of the territory of
the United States. .
"There is not a man in the Navy
but who feels the Navy should be
which Judge McIntyre
said he did not believe was that the
been put in a
satchel after it died of natural causes
and left in a house "somewhere in
the. Seventies." because Mrs. Geisen-
Yolk did not have a. death certificate.
The defendant denied that 53 babies
The number.
she said. was not more than twelve
23.-—-(AP).
able to defeat any foreign power at~
tacking us before the fleet of that
.power could drop a single projectile
on our shores. and every man is (:0-
operating to make that belief a cer-
tainty." he said.
151.1101) Ml-ZNACICS TOWN.
'l‘lilNlllAIl. tiolo.. July 23.-——(AP)
'i‘i-intr‘ad is divided t‘oday by the
roaring waters of Picket Wire river.
Hundreds of lowland homes are
tracks washed out and heavy pro-
fiooded. bridges wrecked. railroad
porty damage has been done follow-
ing a eloudburst. At 8:30 o‘clock
tonight the waters had begun to re-
cede somewhat, but another licnvy
flood of water was reported de-
scending toward the city from the
Stone Wall Mountain region. 40
miles west. where a. cioudbnrst was
reported at about the same time as
that in Trinidad.
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“’ORKMAN ELECTROCL‘TED
NEW LONDON. July flit—(AP).
Henry Sprague. 28. of Groton was
killed yesterday by electrocution.
while engaged in electrical
in the machine shop of the
lying on the flooraand rushin.
Lawrc 0
Welding
Now
London Ship and Engine. Company.
Workman near Sprague notice . him
to
his 'aid. found him unconscious. He
was rushed to the
Memorial Associated Hospit. in New
London. but had died before reach-
ing the institution. It is not known
how the fatality occurred.
and
Medical
Corro ran out of a barber shop and
Examiner (‘harles Kaufman of this
city, rendered a finding of probable
accidental electrocution.
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Police in Chase As
Car Hits Pole
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. July 23.—
(AP). The death of two men. prob-
able fatal injuries to three others
and serious injury to three more
marked the end of an automobile
joy ride through the streets of this
city shortly before ml'hnight that
was the subject of a rigid police in-
vestigation early today. “
\The police had rcceiv numer-
ous complaints throughou the eve-
ning that a party of young .men
were speeding through the streets
in a large touring car. A police
patrol was sent out and sighted the
flying car shortly after it narrowly
missed an officer who stepped in-
to the street to stop it.
The patrol t‘ook up the chaseand
was rapidly being outdistanced
when the joy-riders’ machine
swerved suddenly and crashed into
an iron trolley pole. Two of the
ten men in the car ran away as the
officers drew up.
Two of the men. Charles Bayliss.
said to be the driver. and Oscar
Williams. both of Cambridge; were
killed. ix others were taken to
the city iospital in the police pa-
trol. Of these Morris Walsh. Den-
nis Ryan and George Burke, all of
Cambridge. received injuries which
it was feared may prove fatal.
Their names we're placed on the
danger list. William Murphy.
ltalph Hamilton and John Bayliss.
brother of Charles. were held for
observation. '
Three hours later one of the men
who escaped was brought to adios-
pital by friends. He was treated
for minor injuries and was ques-
tioned by the police. The police
would make no statement beyond
expressing the belief that a broken
steering knuckle or the slippery
pavements might have caused the
accident. '
Predicts Hawaii
Will Grow Larger
WASHING'l‘UN. July 23.———(AP.)
A prediction that Uncle Sam soon
will be presented by Mother Nature
with a. fair sized continent in the
mid-Pacific. was added. today to tho
profusion of discussion and conjec«
ture that has followed recent seis-
mic disturbances. '
Edwin lt‘alriax Naulty of New
York who has studied earth move-
mefits for many years. declared he
was convincmi that the Hawaiian
Islands gradually and quietly were
being pushed upward and within a
generation @ndd comprise r. high
and dry territory as large as Japan.
Only the peaks of a great range
now rise. above the surface of the
sea. at Hawaii. he said, but a con-
stant "squeezing" process at work
in the bed of Pacific may be ex-
pected to push these peaks con-
stantly upward. He added that. all
the signs pointed to a. gradual rise
over a. period of years. entirely un-
accompanied by seriouo earth
shocks.
.tributed.
Playgrounds Prove Value in
Cutting Down
NEW YORK. July 23.-—(AP). Fa-
tal street accidents to children are
much fewer in cities amply supplied
with well distributed playgrounds
than in cities not. so well supplicdi
with these safety zones. This con-i‘
clusion of the National Safety Coun.t
cil engineers was made public ~ve-l
ccntly by the Playground and Ro~i
creation Association of America.
with which the Council is cooperat~
ing in its safety campaign.
The investigations of the safety cx-
ports in most of the cities cover the
three year period 1922-19“ and
show that cities with the most. play.
grounds had only one-thifl to one-
fourth.as many child pedestrian fa-
talities. '
in Cleveland. with a- high pedcg.
trian fatality rate. less than (to per‘
cent of the victims were children.
according to the study. The city has
72 supervised playgrounds. lts low
percentage of child fatalities in in
marked contrast to the high per-
centage in an~eastern county. where
playgrounds are few and poorly. dls~
1n Toledo, very few child fatalities
were found within normal drawing
distance of playground locations. To-
ledo has 12 playgrounds. The poai-
tions of the grounds were plotted on
a spot map and circles of a quarter
mile and half mile radii were drawn
about each to indicato their oft-Ci",
tivo area for the different ages of
children. Out of 82 child automo-
bile fatalities during the three years.
19224924 inclusive, only four 06.
curred within the quarter mile cir-
cles _an,d sixfln the half mile dis-
tance. .
1n Richmond. which has many
playgrounds in proportion to the
population. the child automobile fit-l
laiitics were less than 25 per cent of
the total nilmber in which pedes-
trians were involved. ()1in 12 chil-
dren were killed by automobiles in
the city during a three year period
ended December 21. 1924.
Two hundred thirty-one cities es-
tablished 635 new playgrounds last
year, the Playground and Recreation
Association reports. New athletic
fields number 132.
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BitlDGEPORT. July 23 (AP).-—.
John H. Miller. 37, of Worcesteng
Massachusetts. was sentenced to five
months in Jail in City Court. yester-i
day. on a. technical charge of breach
of the peace. Miller will be turned
over to Worcester authorities after
serving his term here. its is alleged
to have ordered $1.700 worth of fur-i
iiituro from a local dealer and upon'
delivery. refused to pay for it. where- ’
upon he was arrested on the Colli-
plaint of the dealer.
'l‘0\\'l\' LOSICS FIGHT.
NEW HAVEN, July zit—(AR) A‘
long contest between the Town
Hamden and the New Haven rail-
road. growlng out of the substitution 4 and toilet “mom, and 1.143.818 gal-l. sample ho to of FOLEY‘S HONEY; 7.
lAND TAP.
watchman “l the Morse Street, High by Connecticut iiuinniut-turers in thelCOItis fild hoarsencss: also .
wood. railroad crossing. was'adimti- fiscal year envied June on. its against i-ackase of FOLEY “US. a diur-
of an electric signal for the human
cated in the Superior court. yester-
s
(lay when Judge. E. L- Simpson Ilo‘lyeur. indicating a considerable iii-l FOLEY
(“le ”‘8 ”USEUOH in favor of the. ‘ crease in" production in this industry; for
mad. thereby sustaining the orders . 'I‘ux free alcohol. Hut‘ll as is used li_\ ‘1 These dependable remedies are freei
of the Public l'lllilics connotes-icing
In addition the town of Hamden isl
to pay the roads court costs.
‘t’mm July 7,
Juvenile Fatalities.
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. W. J. Bryan, Jr.
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{BEAUTY WOMEN
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Must Go tin-atherized
1' School in State Un- '
5 der Law Passed Re-
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12-14‘ No. Main St.
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ii rank J acoby a
"the House of Kuppenheimer Good Clothes ‘
So. Norwalk
i
I cently
"Before a girl plans to take any
course in beauty culture and hair-
dressing, she should find out what
the qualifications are." said Miss 13.
Merle Wilcox. secretary of the Con-
necticut Hair-Dressers' Association.
last night. Miss Wilcox warned pr04
spective beauty specialists that the
new state law will not admit mere
tyros to practice. '
Must Train Now.
On July 1 the state legislature
passed a. law requiring that those
girls who wuuld start up beauty
shops must get their training from
registered schools. As yet there are
no accredited schools but by Sep
tember 1, Miss Wilcox promised.
there will be such schools. Those
girls who would like to study beauty
. SUMMER FOOTWEAR
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A shoe for every dccasion, a style for every cos-
tume. For day and evening wear, for sports and
recreation we'have just the shoe you will like.
Store closes daily at six. Open Wednesday afternoons.
MILTON ELWOOD
South Norwalk, Conn. t
122 Washington St.
culture should get in touch with
Miss Wilcox or Miss Katherine
Crowley, a member of the state
board of hair-dressers and cosmeti-
clans.
'is usurping some of the spotlight
‘glaring upon his father in Day
.‘on' Tenn] The younger Bryan;
a Los Angeles lawyer, is aiding
In the Scopes prosccution._ '
Another Mental Test
For Clarence Baring
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.. July 23
t.’\i’).-——Clnrcnce 0. listing will sub-
mit to another mental test, his coun-
sel announced yesterday when Su-
preme t‘ourt Justice. Taylor gaxo
that as the alternative to Baring be-
ing held without bail until tried on
charges of having attempted the
murder of his wife.
The indictment alleges that he led
Airs. Iiuring disease norms.
It was stipulaied’iiat the defense
might be represented by alienists at
the test and that statements made
by Daring would not be. used against
him in future pvot.-t:-edings.
liaring had been held at Matted-
'.‘.iill Stult‘ lim-pital for the insane
tori. until last week
“hen examiners found him sane.
TBA N SFI-Ili ('UN TRUL
liAll'l‘li‘t’till'. July ESL-“Ml“. Ur-' ,,
drrs to prepare to transit-r control“.
‘of manutacturers‘ special denatiii'uii
alcohol to ill". li‘edr‘ral prohibition
.idtiiinistrnior at New York were re-[
rcived today by l’nitcd States in-
tcrnnl Revenue. t‘ollet-tor llobert t).
"f, l-Jaton. alcohol 0 fthia type is usleChica 0. lil.. writing your name and
for the. manufacture of linirdovirgi
ions of it were authorixcd to be used
881,224 gallons used the pretiono:
hospitals and unlicrsitics. will rm}
main in the control of the, internal'
revenue collector in each state. i
0 William Jeniinngi‘fith‘i-J ,
{i there were a. number of beauty
t
bliss Wilcox said that. before July
Islmps which lured girls to take
icoiirses in beauty culture in three
. months. The girls would pay $100 or
i one for fees ulltl then try to got. the
isle a week jobs promised by the;
‘ "blue-sky" instructors.
- Money To \l'inds.
“The girls who took their courses
from those people," said Miss Wil-
cox, "will find that they have spent
their money for nothing and that
they cannot practice as beauty ape.
riaiisis now."
The new law makes beauty cul- ‘
tuve a profession with recognized
standards just us dentistry anti medi
A Shoe Store for Particular Men
If you’ve never bought shoes here you cannot know how
much “Conneally d: Bracken shoes and service" means to
men who rely on us year after year.
Nowhere else in the city can you find more complete assort-
ments of styles and leathers and you 'll hunt long for a better .
opportunity to get exceptional value for your money.
Conneally 69° Bracken
side. Norwalk, Conn.
'l‘ine, according to Miss Wilcox. The
girls who got a smattering of beau '
practice often became upsatlsfac-
tory as helpers in the, shops. In fact
many beauty shops could not afford
to take chant-es on hiring girls with
limited training because they might
burn a customer's scalp. involving
expensive damage suits’ or they
might otherwise prove inefficient.
t‘lll‘lt‘lv l'.\:~‘r~1i£li ARRES'l'l-ill.
H'I‘AMWHH'. July :3.-—(.\l’.)
~ l ouiw .\ivlim-. :‘ii. formerly of New
‘ York. v. ho l\‘.t) weeks ago was mar-
{ri d \ .-i Hirllllriil‘d girl was arrest-
lct )'P'~.ii‘i‘tlit\ on :i clutrgc of passing
1 \i'i'othi s».- i'ilt‘l’lifl. A check drawn on
lot-:ii built; for 1'! and given to
Michael Stella was alleged to have,
been returned nuirked “no account."
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