Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 47, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 July 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER 3eneually fair and continued warm tonight and Thursday.

VOL. XXXIV.

SMUTS’ RETURN LEADS TO TALK OF ARMISTICE Dowling Street Session Devoted to Effort to Suspend Irish Hostilities. BLOCK COMMONS DEBATE LONDON’, July 6.—British officials concentrated their efforts toward working out the basis of an armistice in Ireland. Following a conference at Premier Lloyd George's official residence in Downing street.) when Gen. Jan Christian Smuts made a report, a communique w-as issued, saying: * “The conference was devoted to efforts of arriving at a modus operandi whereby hostilities will be suspended.” Premier Uoyd George will make a ■tatement in Commons on the Irish situation tomorrow. General Smuts, who Is acting as mediator, will speak at the South African dinner tonight. His speech may deal w ith Ireland. An attempt was made to precipitate debate on Ireland in the House of Common! thia afternon, but it was blocked by Sir Hamar Greenwood, chief secretary for Ireland, who said there should be no discussions'“in view of the more hopeful circumstances regarding Ireland.” SMUTS RETURN'S EARLY TODAY. General Smuts, premier of South Africa, today returned from his flying peace trip to Dublin. It is understood that he brought back with him an important message of a political nature. General Smuts arrived at 5 o'clock. He went to a hotel for breakfast and shortly afterward departed for Premier Lloyd George's official residence at 10 Downing street for a conference. The conference of the Tremier and General Smuts was joined by Lord Mid.leton, an Irish Unionist, and Sir Jaafs Craig, head of the Ulster government. The International News Service, learned that General Smuts attaches the greatest importance to the proposed Irish ar(Continued on Page Six.)

DIPLOMATS OF OTHER POWERS GET NO LIQUOR WASHINGTON. Julj; 6—Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty has affirmed the Department of Justice of Peb. 4, barring from the United States litjuor in transit. During the last Administration while Former Attorney General Mitchell Fali3fT was absent from his office. 1 rank K. Nebeker, acting to rhim. signed an opinion ruling against the landing of intoxicating beverages It was understood at the time that Miss Annette Anbott Adams. Assastant Attorney General, bad written the decision, and that she naturally was inclined to be “dry ” Immediately after President Harding came in attorney* for liquor interests in Canada and Latin-American countries, and anti-Prohibitionists in the United States, asked for a review of the facts. At first Mr. Daugherty decided to consider the proposition, but finally yielded, snd after a hearing stood by Mr. Nebeker. Miss Adams, who still is in the department, helped to convince Mr. Daugherty that her original recommendation was the proper one. The extremists contend that under this ruling not only is the liquor intended for legations at Washington barred from transport, but that foreign liners cannot land at United States ports with liquors on board under penalty of fine, and even under the provisions of the law g hat makes the vehicle transporting liquor subject to confiscation. The law applies to United States territory and all waters within the threemile limit —only the Panama Canal being exempted—and obviously the Imperator. Olympic. Paris, etc., cannot dock at New York without traversing the forbidden sone. There is general belief, however, that the State department, which preserved the convivial rights of the diplomats before. will not prove to be less resourceful this time. This ruling, however, puts an absolute stop to the big freight business through which Canadian distillers their product across this country to South America and the West Indies and the return traffic of Jamaica and Becardy rums. In effect, the decision of the Department of Justice says that the presence of liquor on bard a ship bound for the United States is prima-facie evidence of intent to violate the national prohibition act. It will result in the issuance of regu-\ lations prohibiting "in transit" shipments of liquor for beverage purposes touching at the ports of moving through the United States when originating in and destined to foreign countries.

Head of Humane Society Refuses to Give Out Report on Medical College Dogs

D. 37. Roberts, president of the Indianapolis Humane Society, today refused to make public a report on the dogs maintained by the Indiana Medical College. made by G. W. Butler, n member of the inspection committee of the society. Mr. Butler, who is at the head of the Indianapolis Federal Bureau of Animal Industry, submitted the report It) the Humane Society members at the regular meeting last night. It was not made public at that time and since then Mr. Roberts has declined to give it out. * WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. m., July 7: Generally fair and continued warm tonight and Thursday. ■* HOL RLY TEMPERATURE. 1 a. m 73 \ 7 a. m 73 ' S a. m SI 0 a. S9 10 a. m 92 11 a. m 92 12 (noon) 91 ■. 1 p. m 91 2 p. m 91

Published at Indianapolis, Entered as Second Class Matter, July 25, 1914, at. Ind., Dally Except Sunday. Postofflce. Indianapolis. Ind., under act March 3, ‘sV9.

WEST INDIANAPOLIS WISHES TO SECEDE -h + -I- -I- -I- -I- -h / -l- -l- -ISays Ninety-five 'Per Cent of the Property Owners Sign Petition UNFAIRNESS IS CHAR GED AG A 'iNS T CITY

PEOPLE DECIDE TO WAIT A WEEK TO TAKE ACTION Document to Be Filed With Council or Court of County. Ninety five per cent of the resident property owners of West Indianapolis hare signed the petition requesting that territory bounded by White River on the east, the Big Four railroad on the north and the corporation line on the west be disannexed from the rest of the city. Heydon W. Buchanan, president of the Enterprise Civic League, announced today. A total of 4,400 signatures, which includes both property owners and renters has been ohgained and nine principal streets of the section remain to be covered. By next Tuesday evening, when a meeting of the league to repo, t progress will be held, it Is expected that practically 100 per cent of the voters will hare signed, he Faid. At a meeting of the league in Assumption hall. - 1105 Blaine avenue, Tuesday evening, it was decided to wait another week before presenting the petition. It was decided nob to take the document to the board of pffblic works, as was originally planned*, but to go direct either to the city council or a Marlon County court. Just where it will be filed remains to be determined. Officers of the league say that their attorneys have found law to hack their contention that if 75 per cent or more of the property owners petition for disannexation the council can be forced by the courts to give the citizens what they want. 400 FAVOR DISAXEXATION. More than 400 peopde attended the meeting last night. Sentiment for secession was unanimous, following speeches by President Buchanan, the Rev. Joseph F Weber, rector of the Church of the Assumption: Stephen J. Fullen, chairman of the nuisance committee; Harry O. Sheets, former State Senator Henry Harmon. and others. Grievances which the seption has held against the present snd past city administrations were reviewed in detail. So aroused are the citizens that even were the administration of Mayor Charles W. Jewett to decide not to locate the municipal yards at Kentucky avenue and White River, the possibility of which caused the west aiders to open hostilities, the secession movement would not be abated a particle, league officials said I.ucins B. Swift, president of the board of sanitary commissioners, in what the West Indianapolis citizens regard as an attempt to placate them, caused to be published Tuesday a story to the effect that mules will be eliminated >n the collection of garbage and ashes. The sanitary commissioner, league officials said, has the mistaken Idea that the west aiders are chiefly concerned with xi-eping mule* from being stabled in their aaighborhood. ’’We're not so anxious to keep out the mules as we are to make it impossible for the city ever to house a bunch of stinking garbage wagons at the very front entrance to our residence district,” said Mr. Buchanan. "We also want to rid ourselfes of the garbage reduction plant, a chemical plant, and a hair plant which emanate such odors thau we find It almost unbearab'e to exist some times.” City officials have attempted to lull the suspicions of the West Indianapolis lead-

RAIL WORKERS PLAN FOR VOTE Compromise With Officials to Be Sought While Referendum Is in Progress. CHICAGO, July 6—Preparations for a referendum that amounts virtually to a strike vote of the 1,300.000 railway employes of the country were being made today. The referendum will decide the attitude of the workers toward wage reductions that became effective July 1. It must be completed by Sept. 1. Taking of the referendum was decided upon by leaders of the railway employes' organizations at a conference here. In announcing the plan the union chiefs declared they "could not assume responsibility for wage reductions.” Possibility of a settlement of the controversy before the referendum is com pleted, however. Is seen in the announcement of the union leaders that conferences will be sought with, the officials of the railroads. If such conferences are held and a compromise proposition results. these agreements also will be submitted to the workers for their approval. It v. as indicated by union leaders that the chief object of the conferences Is to place the railway officials on record as ito their attitude toward further wage cuts or changes in the working agreements. Working rules, It was made clear, are reg irded as an Issue fully as Important as the wage question.

"I don’t know whether there is anything in It worth publishing or not,’’ said Mr. Roberts today. "I haven't had time to read it yet myself.” It wag the policy of the Indiana Medical College authorities to maintain a strict silence shout the dogs they keep for vivisection that brought forth a public demand for a change some time ago. At that time the college authorities Anally consented to allow the Humane officers access to the dogs and to allow the public the right to look for canines they believe to be stolen. Mr. Butler was named on a special committee to inspect the college kennels and the committee reports I have heretofore been made public each month. The .policy of aileace seemed to pervade the organization, as Miss Jose C. Meany, secretary of the society, refused to give out the monthly report of the activities of the Humane officers. This report also was submitted at the meeting. Miss Meany produced the data to a reporter. hut declined to allow him to copy it. \ “I can't do that without permission of Dr. Pfafflin,” she said. The ’Dr. rfaffliu” referred to A Dr. Charles A. Pfafflin, a member of , the board, of directors of the Humane Society and known as the "petit chief of polite.”

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er9 with assertions that no garbage wagon ever will be permitted to stand in the municipal yards until after it has been steam cleaned nt the garbage plant. NO CONFIDENCE IN PROMISES. "That * what they say,” snld Mr. Buchanan. "Any one who knows anything about politics knows that political employes are going to get careless. We all know that while they may enforce the wagon cleaning rule for a while it will only be a short time before n driver gefs In from a hftrd day just at quitting' time, and we all know that he's not going to work extra hours to take that xcagou, even if it is loaded to the top with garbage, to the reduction plant. He's going to let it stand right there at the municipal yards until morning. W want to make It Impossible for the situation to be such that carelessness of this kind can injure us.” Corporation Counsel Samuel Ashby, tn commenting upou th*~ rli- annexation move, asserted that the city administration has put many thousands of dollar* In improvements into West Indianapolis and that the section therefore can not cut Itself off. Speakers made light of the corporation counsel's argument, asserting taut outside of the flood wall, which the State Legislature provided for, the city has done practically nothing for West Indianapolis for many years. Meanwhile the section paid Into the city treasury last year th* sum of 525f1.4N4.fi3 in direct taxes, they said. Iu return for this, the ! citizens have receives the services of ! three policemen, one Ore station, and,

Siren Is Hired to Vamp Hubby; Failed, He Says CHICAGO. July 6.— Charging that bis wife had hired a "siren” to work in his office with the avowed purpose of luring him to indiscretions, Claude M. Owens, wealthy Chicagotoui tiutn.,, filed suit for divorce from Mrs. Clara Newman Owens. He also charged her with cruelty and improper conduct with two "other men.” Owens recently was lashed with a riding whip by his wife when she discovered him in another woman's apartment. She also has sued him Tor divorce, naming this incident as the cause. Owtns, In his bill, charged his wife refused to become a mother and that she was infatuated with a certain jeweler with whom she ‘‘spent both time and money." As for the "siren,” he alleged his wife had employed a girl named “Betty" to find employment In his office. “Betty,” he charged, tried to lure him with “wiles and charms," to commit indiscretions The girl, he alleged, was paid $5 a day by his wife and was to obtain SSOO bonus if she succeeded. He charged she failed.

Heat Wave to Stay Few Days Longer; Hotter Thursday WASHINGTON, July C.—There are no indications of a break in tlie heat wave in the Hake region and the great central valleys, and the temperatures will again rise In the north and middle Atlantic State Thursday, according to the forecast today of C. L. Mitchell, of the Weather Bureau. Weather Man Says No Relief in Sight With the mercury hovering about the 34 mark at noon, no relief was in sight from the hot wave, according to J 11. Armington, Government weather observer. Mr. Armington said there were no prospects for rain or for a cool ware to provide even temporary relief from the torrid weather experienced for the last two weeks. On the contrary, he said, the chances are the mercury might possibly find a new high mark before the present hot weather is past. Battleship Starts 2-Year Cruise; Puts Back for Repairs BOSTON, .July 6.—Tho battleship Utah, which started on a two-year European cruise yesterday, was forced to put back to Charlestown navy yard today for repairs to her gun shutters. There is talk of a court of inquiry to ascertain why the ship eras allowed to go to sea with th!r me- hanism in poor order. The I'vah curries the crack rifle team which Is to compete in the international rifle at Eyons, Trance, next month.

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1921.

railroad the north and the corporation lino the west face of the triangular section. It contains approximately 25,000 in habitants and ten and one-half square miles of territory.

within the past few weeks, a small amount of grading on some of the unimproved streets, it was asserted. "We can give ourselves four times the service for one fourth the cost,” said Mr. Buchanan. NEGLECT CHARGED AGAINST CITY. League officials have figured that the section could govern Itself for SOS 000 In salaries, leaving thf rest of the $250,000 to be spent on improvements for a few years, after which the tax rate could be materially reduced. A number of instances of official neglect of the west, side were pointed out. It was stated that the park hoard a few years ago was given much publicity for a plan to establish a lagoon in Rhodivss Park. Park hoard records, according to the league leaders, show that sl3,fifio was spent on excavation for the artificial lake Iqjt not a .drop of water ever was turned into It. The only Improvement Rhodlns Park has seen for some time Is a well, which was dug about three weeks ago at a cost of $75, it was stated. In 1917 the park board spent $540 for shrubbery In Rhodlus Park and then let it burn up because there was no water available to keep St in shape, another speaker said. The longue does not want business men to get the Idea that clean industries are not welcome in West Indianapolis. I’resl dent Buchanan said. “We welcome such industries as Nordyke A Marmon, hut we’re not going to stand for any more stink factories," he said.

COURT HOLDS UP PONZI VERDICT Alleged Victims of Black Loan Company Organizer Explain Money Scheme. Alleged victims of the plans of Samuel G. Bullup, a negro, known as tho “Black Ponzi,” appeared In the Marlon County Criminal Court today when Bullup went to trial. Bullup was specifically tried on a charge of embezzling SIBO from James Hunter, a negro, living at 730 Hadley street. Hunter testified that Bullup secured SIBO from him under n promise to issue him stock In Bullup's proposed loan company. Hunter testified thnt Bullup never Issued him the stock nor returned his money. The State also placed several witnesses on the stand who testified that they loaned Bullup various sums of money for thirty days. At the time of making tho loam Bullup would Issue a check dated thirty days from the date of the transaction, tho evide.nco sho\sed. The witnesses testified thnt Bullup promised them high interest but, when they went to cash the checks the banks refused to honor them for "lack of funds.” It was at this stage of the game, according to the witnesses, that Bullup attempted to issue stock to cover tlie value of the notes. The State claims that negro citizens of Indianapolis lost several thousands of dollars by Bullup’s alleged scheme. The court took the case under advisement until Saturday. Bullup did not take the stand In his own defense.

ICE TRUST’ CASE UP TOMORROW Judge Eichhorn Agrees to Hear Motions. Announcement was made today that Judge W. H. Eichhorn of BluiTton would hold court In Superior Court, Room 1, at 9 a. ro. tomorrow to hear arguments on n motion for a temporary injunction ns well ns for the appointing of a receiver to wind up the affairs of eleven local ice companies and three individuals who are alleged to be operating as on ice trust In the fity. Judge Eichhorn accepted the appointment as special judge after a change of venue was taken by Stanley Wyckoff, one of the defendants, from Judge W. W. Thornton, who Is the regular judge of the court.. The original action was brought by Attorney General IT. S. Lesh in an effort to dissolve the alleged Ice combine. In Wisconsin, Too SHEBOYGAN, Win., July 6.—The intense heat Tuesday caused an explosion of the street pavement here. The heat forced such a rapid expansion of the pavement that it gave way. Bricks were thrown in*o the air and there was a lond report da* to a rush of air. One woman, Mrs. Barney Mercs, was injured In the shower of bricks.

SENATORS PLAN TO MAKE TOUR OF HOSPITALS

Special Committee Told Broomstick Used at Marion, Ind. HEAR OTHER VETERANS WASHINGTON, July 6.—A personal inspection of many hospitals, sanitariums and vocational education center sis planned by the special Senate committee investigating charges of neglect and ill treatment of disabled and sick World War veterans in such institutions . Senator Walsh (Dem., Wash.), at whoso request the investigation was authorized by the Senate, expressed the opinion today that the committee should acquire first-hand know-ledge of the conditions under which maimed and sick exsoldiers are livinz. MOKE SOLDIERS TO TESTIFY. When the committee resumed its hearings late this afternoon, more ex-soldiers were to testify as to their personal experiences at some of what are described as the worst qf Government institutions Intended for their welfare. The hearings are expected to continue another month. Walsh declared they already have developed a '.‘national scandal which should make the Government ashamed of its treatment of the men who fought under the American flag In the World War.” Some of the most startling testimony j yet given before the committee is that of William A. Baugh, of Chicago, with respect to conditions at the Marion National Sanitarium, at Marion, Ind.. where Baugh has been since Feb. 2S, suffering from a nervous breakdown. He was sent there from the public health service hospital at St. liouis. FOURTH HOSPITAL AND THE WORST. “It is my fourth hosplt.-rf and it is the worst,” Baugh testified. "A number of us were supposed to get thereapeutlc treatment. We were unable to get it. We were aide to get a slight electrical treatment. CMy condition is worse than when I went there.” Baugh charged that some of the “mental patients” nt the institution are ”tnan handled by attendants who strap them to beds and keep them in locked wards ” "They strap them down and. let them go from one fit to another,” Baugh con tinned “If a mental case give* any stubborn opposition to one of the attendants, he will work on him.” “What do you mean by ‘work on him?’ inquired Senator Sutherland, Republican, We*t Virginia. BROOMSTICK •TEHSI ADF.U.” "Even to the exter, of using a broomstick. They call it a 'persuader.' ” "Do they heat them With a broomstick?” "They use it and they have been using It," Baugh responded. Baugh charged that one man, a sailor, who was six feet six Lichee In height and weighing about two hundred pounds, was so badly beaten by attendants that Ills body “Is covered with bruises.” Other patients are forced by atteqdsnts to scrub ami mop the floors, althotih most of them are in urgent need of proper medical attention, Baugh slid.

When’s Next Train? COLORADO STRINGS, Col., July 6. Snow which hns been fulling on Tike's Teak for several days Is reported to be flcifn Inches deep. CITY TO ASK FOR LOAN OF $500,000 Controller to Seek Council’s Permission to Borrow Tideover Funds. Authority to borrow s*>oo,ooo on a temporary loan for a period of not more than flvp months in order to tide the city general fund from the middle of August until the November tax Installlmcnt is received from the county treasurer will ho sought from the city council by City Controller Robert H. Bryson within the next few days, the controller announced today. Tlie city now has left of the tax money received In June approximately $90®.0"0. Out of this $500,000 Is to be used on July 12 to retire a temporary loan made In February. The $409,000 balunce will be sufficient to run the city only until some time In August. On July 1 $300,000 was paid to retire part of the $305,000 temporary loan made last August. The remaluder will be paid In December. The city council Is expected to hold a special meeting early next week. The orilinanee authorizing the general fund loan and another for a temporary loan of $200,000 for the board of public health and charities will be introduced at this meeting. The city general and flood prevention sinking funds earned $45,297.73 in interest during the fiscal year which ended Juno ,30, Mr. Bryson reported. The general fund earned $37,331.64 and the flood prevention $7,900.12. Bonds totalling $107,000 were retired out of the general and $lO,009 out of the flood prevention sinking funds were retired during the same P p riod. An Issue of $105,000 was retired out of the general sinking fund on July 1, width is to be credited to the now fiscal year.

150 Enlisted Men at Ft . t Harrison Seek % Discharges Approximately one hundred and fifty enlisted men, stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison, have applied for discharge under authority of telegrams sent by the War Department at Washington, D. 0., authorizlnfpthe release In order to reduce file Regular Army, It was stated at the fort today. The discharge applies to all enlisted men who are not under charges and serving sentence, and those men who are indebted to the United States and who do not have credit to cover their indebtedness. The men so discharged will not be permitted to reenlist until general recruiting ii resumed. The men discharged are being allowed their travel pay. Applications of the men for discharge should be made in writing during the month of July. The Government is cutting down the enlisted strength t>f the army from 223,(M0 men to 150,000 In conformance with the act recently passed by Congress.

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If You Would Be Beautiful! Have More Babies —Doctor Have Fewer Babies —Editor

PARIS, July 6.—“American women must have more babies if they .wish to retain their beauty,” Dr. Brettman, one of the foremost beauty surgeons of Paris, declared in rn interview. Contrary to what seems to be the general impression iu America, Brettman said, motherhood really is not .only an aid to beSsuty, but is recessary if a woman wishes to realize the acme of beauty. Brettman declared that American women also make a great mistake in rearing their babies on bottles. ‘‘The glands which function during maternity are eonuected with those in the neck which govern the complexion,” he jxplalned. “Restrict the functioning of one and you check the functioning of the entire system.” Brettman declared the effects of this practice of “evading the obligations of motherhood” were already evident, in that it was becoming more uncommon in America to find beautiful women of middle age. “America is a country of beautiful gtris, not beautiful women,” he said. “The American girl is wonderful. She has a remarkable complexionn, the charm of health and good features. But unfortunately- she is coming to lose the first, often even the first two attributes, early in life."

FRAUD ABSENT IN PETITION TO GET PLAZA VOTE \V. S. Miller Declares Purpose of Document Was Printed on Every Page. Charges that several signatures to the petition cai!iig for an election on the memorial plaza project were obtained 1 through a misrepresetnatlon of the text |of the petition were characterized as ‘‘ridiculous and without foundation." by \V. G. Miller, w-ho, with his brother. C. w'Miller, ws 1u charge of the circulation -of the petitions. i “Certain persons are charging that the text of the petition was misrepresented in several cases,” Mr. Miller said toi day. “This is ridiculous and without I foundation In fact. The le.xt of the petl- | tlon, only twelve lines In clear-cut Eng- ! Hah language, was clearly printed on | every page of the petition, and any one | signing the documeut could not help but ! read the text. The text dearly sets out sits purpose. | "All persons familiar with public lue ! in Indianapolis have had experience with ’ the Indianapolis News' custom of writing letters to Itself. A pretty conceit, which seems to strike the editor as the height |~f subtlety. If one cares to test this statement ho needs only to -write a com munlcatl'll to the News which slncerely opposes a News' project. It will never be printed. It is a political organ possessing no scruples whatever: and never prints news without an ulterior motive. “The tactics pursued by the News In seeking to silence demand for a public hearing on the memorial proposal have been so silently hypocritical as to discourage honest expression of opinion In the matter. We have a few smnll matters to present to the city council which should silence the cry of fraud, by the men who filched our remonstrance from the city clerk s office and hold it out over a week-end. “Efforts of any person who signed the petition to withdraw his or her name on the ground that they did not know what they were signing certainly will not hold : good In the courts, If It is brought to that. Furthermore. I doubt very much whether it would have been possible for any person who did the actual work of circulating the petitions to misrepresent the facts in the case, when the petition Itself was printed on every page inNilaek and white—not in legal phraseology, but In clear-cut language, understandable to any person who is qualified to sign his own name. “It Is very strange, to me why those ! persons who'are doing so much to cause I the creation of the memorial plaza and j who are so loud in proclaiming that the i great mass of Indianapolis people favor it. should be so fearful of the subject being submitted to the voters of the city nt an election.” A committee composed of Joseph Collier, former Judge of the Superior Court; L. O. Hamilton and W. N. Harding, attorney, has been organized to prepare plans for the campaign against the project.

MEN SEEK TRUCE AMONG WOMEN While Boyd M. Ralston. Democratic nominee for mayor; Thomas S. Meeker, Democratic city chairman, and Mrs. Grace Jackson Botlenmlller, city women’s organizer. were to go into a meeting with Democratic women at city headquarters in the Peoples Bank building at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon in an attempt to restore harmony among the female members of the party, no etinnge in their attitude which caused the breach they are trying to cTbse was noticeable. The Seventh District Democratic Women's Club, led by Its president. Miss Julia E. Landers, has been Insisting that representative Democratic women be recognized In the organization of women for the city campaign. Club members have declared themselves to have been affronted when Meeker appointed Mrs. Bodoniniller as city s>rgnnlzer andd formulated a plan of organization without consulting them. Ralston, Meeker and Mrs. Bodenmlller state that they want party harmony and that they Intend to recognize the Seventh district club, always qualifying the assertion, however, with the addition ot a statement to the effect that the club will be considered “In Is proper place.” It was understood that Ralston, Meeker and Mrs. Bodenmlller Intend to insist before the women at this afternoon's meeting that the plan they have chosen Is the right one and that they will sick to It through thick and thin. The Seventh district club will meet, at the Indiana Democratic Club Friday evening. All of the Democratic candidates have been invited, but Meeker has been purposely ignored. It is said. Lloyd George Not to Visit America LONDON, July o.—Reports that Premier Lloyd George migh visit the United States in August were apparently disposed of today when word was received from Geneva that the premier was arranging to spend a holiday In Engadlne next month. Engadine Is a famous Swiss mountain resoxt.

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NEW YORK, July fl.—“American women should have fewer babie3 and their complexions and general health would taka care of themselves.” Mrs. Anne Kennedy, associate editor of the Birth Control Review, declared in an interview today. Airs. Kennedy made this statement in refutation of a theory advanced by Doctor Brettman, of Paris, cabled to tha United Press. “If what Dr. Brettman maintained were true, the American women living In the congested districts of cities and in the poorer farming communities would be the greatest beauties iu the world,” she said. “These women, with families of six to twelve children, always are prematurely aged. Asa rule they have neither beauty of face nor figure. And their children/generally are inferior. physically and mentally.” “Mrs. Margaret Sanger, with whom I am associated, believes thiee children to be the ideal family—providing health and economic conditions permit the proper rearing of even that, number. “And with that comparatively small family a woman must willingly undergo the possible partial loss of her beauty.”

RESOLUTION ON PEACE MAY GO TO SUPREME COURT Opponents Expect to Attack Validity of Terms Signed by Harding. WASHINGTON, July C.—Validity of the peace resolution will be challenged in legal buttles which probably will he carried to the United States Supreme Court, Representative Flod, Virginia, ranking Democrat on the House foreign affairs committee, predicted today. He declared that it will never be determined definitely whether Congress can declare peace with eGrmany and AustilttHungary until the high court passes on the question. The suits to test the resolution probably will be brought by Germans whose property was seized by the alien property custodian during the war, or may arise through other suits which won 1 .! hinge on the state of official peace. Flood sa’.d. The Germans it is known, are planning a big legal * drive against the Federal Government to regain their property. The peace resolution recently signed by the President confirms all the seizures penalties and fines affecting these interest:-,. Hundreds of lawyers In New York nave been retained by' the Germans to fight for the property and the first suits -probably will be to set aside sales to American citizens which were made by the alien property custodian under the authority of an act of Congress. These sales involved many of the invaluable dye patents which are now in the hands of American*. Acording to constitutional lawyers in Congress, the Supreme Court never has pased directly on whether peace can be effected by congressional declaration. Some indirect references are being xefered to as evidencing a belief of the court that Congress has no such power. "I believe the peSve declaration 1* plainly unconstitutional and will be held so by the courts,” said Flood.

RETAIN MUCH OF OLD TREATY WASHINGTON. July 6.—With the emphatic declaration by Administration officials that the rights and interests guaranteed to the United Stages under the Versailles treaty must be -jfeguardod in any plan which may Be worked out for permanently settling the multitudinous questions resulting from the war with Germany, conviction grew here today that whether the plan evolved by Secretary Hughes rs to bear the name of the Versailles treaty or not, mueh of that document will be retained. Secretary Hughes himself has carefully refrained from public statements as to the form the covenant will take, and has even declined to indicate whether negotiations with Germany will be necessary in the process of bringing about a definite settlement. Employs is laid, however, upon the fact that Congress, by an overwhelming vote, has registered its demand that the United States lose nothing conceded It by the Versailles pnet, nml the Administration has heai£ly indorsed this view. Every conceivable problem, It was pointed out. Is provided for in the document, which is the basis of the present political and economic organization of Europe. . , ... Many of these clauses have to do with questions in which the United States is immediately nnd vitally interested. It provides, for example, for the reimburse (Continued on I’nge Six.)

Kaber Jury Completed; Men Sit in Judgment on Alleged Husband Slayer

COURTHOUSE. CLEVELAND, July 6. —A 'jury to try Mrs. Catherine Eva Kaber, alleged arch conspirator in the murder plot which resulted in the death of her husband, Daniel Kaber, was accepted at noon today. The accused woman won her efforts to keep women from "the jury. Twelve men will sit in judgment on her The first, act of the Jury will be to visit the “murder mansion" to view the room where Kaber, wealthy publisher, was stabbed to death by a hired assassin. The accused woman will waive her right to accompany the jury, her attorneys announced. She has no desire to visit the house of tragedy, they said. All members of the jury are mafried with the exception of three. The oldest juror Is 50 and the youngest 22. The visit to the "murder mansion” was to be made as soon as court convenes for the afternoon. The defendant, with her face buried In her handkerchief, did not look up even when her attorneys announced they accepted the twelve men in the box. TRY TO SHIFT BLAME TO DEFENDANT’S MOTHER. Who was the "fiend, the brains,” that engineered the plot to murder Daniel Kaher, wealthy publisher? Not his widow, Mrs. Kabel, according to tho defense, but a 69-year-old woman

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TARIFF ISSUE . BEFORE HOUSE WITH FIGHT ON Democrats Trying to Force Peace Legislation Ahead of Fordney Measure. PASSAGE IN TWO WEEKS? WASHINGTON, July 6.—The tariff battle was opened in the House today when the report on the Fordney hill was formally presented. The report blames Industrial depression on the present low Democratic tariff and urges the Fordney bill as a corrective measure. White Honsd leaders were hoping to have the Fordney tariff bill passed in two weeks, some Republicans were threaten-, ing to join the Democratic opposition and others were reviving the attempt to have' peace legislation put ahead of the"tariff/ The Democratic minority report also was expected to come In. Republicans will caucus on the tariff tonight. Representative Frear, Wisconsin, one of the Republican members of the House ways and means committee already has made public a minority report of his own attacking particularly the dye schedules in the tariff bill. Frear charged that the dye tariff would aid a “trust” which he said has been given a practical monopoly by an embargo on dye stuff imports. He also, charged that Francis P. Garxan, for-! mer alien property custodian, sold valuable dye formulas, which were seized, to a company of which Garvsa i* president. COMPETITIONERS AGAIN FELT. “With the ending of the war and the resumption of production in Europe, foreign compention is once more being keenly felt,” the majority report says. “Industry and trade in the United States is at a low ebb. This industrial depression is the inevitable result of the offering of foreign goods upon the American market at less than the American cost of production.” Prediction was made that the-duties on farm products as carried in the bill would become “the magna chtrta” ,sfor the perpetuation of American of living and be the constitution of uniform and universal prosperity “This is an all-American tariff on a normal basis.” the report says. “When the farmer needs the protection of the tariff his need is very serions. The best service a protective tariff can render the farmer is, first, to effect a stabilization of his industry am! of the prices re'dived for his products so far as legislati n can accomplish this and to secure a steady, normal and reasonable return rather than to have periods of high prices followed by periods of acute distress, similar to that through which we are now passing and by a flood of imports of competition products produced at a much lower cost than our growers can produce then, and second keep down the prices of the things he buys.” Regarding wood pulp anw newsprint, the report says: “The paper schedule removes from the dutiable list wood pulp of ail kinds and standard newsprint. The American consumption both of pulp and standard newspaper newsprint is greatly in excess of our production. It is therefore logical in the interests of conservation and suitable supply that these articles should be upon the free list. Sufficient authority is given the President to protect American interests should any discrimination be shown against us by foreign nations.” WOULD RELIEVE BUSINESS DEPRESSION. The Republicans claimed that the enactment of the bill would do much to relieve the present depression. “Rates of duties are proposed, the report states, “which will permit the products of American labor to compete with fofeign goods in the American market without sacrificing the standards of livTaking up the schedules in report says the average rate on chemical oil and paints is 25 per cent ad valorem. The embargo on dye stuffs which can now bo made in this country is justified on the ground that the development of the dye industry is necessary to national defense. The report says "utterly unscrupulous as the German syndicate was before the war when its supremacy was uncontested, practicing ruthlessly every form of corrupt and unfair competition known to commerce, it inevitable that in the almost immediate future when instead of safe supremacy it faces possible destruction. it will attack all competitors with reckless disregard of business decency. “That attack inevitably will be concentrated upon us.” REDECORATING GOVERNOR’S OFFICE Work w-as begun today on the redecoration of the office of Governor Warren T. McCray. The office will be entirely redecorated and refurnished. The Governor said he had that this be dona in order that the appearance of the office be in keeping with the dignity of the State.

confined In the detention house, a pathetic, wrinkled old creature, who invokes curses on Mrs. Kaber, heY own daughter. A battle between mother a\id daughter, each willing to send the other to the electric chair by her testimony! “She dragged me Into this. She made me wash and slave for her so she could tell Dan Kaber others did it and collect pin money from him,” said the mother. Mrs. Kaber, her brain diseased, weak and helpless, was the victim of her mother’s machinations, tho defense will claim, It was learned today. "Paretic brain,” will be the unusual line of defense put forth to save the socalled "murder queen.” CHOOSES ELECTRIC CHAIR TO ASYLUM. Between the death chair and the alternative of spending the rest of her Ufa In a hospital for the insane, she chosa the former. "I will take a chance with death,” sha is said to have informed her attorneys, tabooing a move contemplate by them to have her declared Insane. Alienists will testify that she is suffering from a form of paresis which renders her irresponsible at times. This brain disease, it will be claimed, is the result of the general acts of-'Kaber, the murdered man. Baring her,soul .and all tho (Continued on Pago Six.)