The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
BATTLE WITH EYES
AT HEATH HEARING
Women Opponents and Aids Of
Housewives League Head
i'm Clash.
CASE on AGAIN JAN. 4

II looks could kill many would have
Generals Office at 29s Broadway yester-
day aSter the adjournment until Janu-
airy 4 Of the investigation into the af-
fairs Of the National Housewives League.
Women from New Jersey who
launched the attack against Mrs. Julian
Heath. national president. and her man
agement arose as one and shot angry
slances across the lawyers table at Mrs.
Heath and her supporters. who were
equally numerous and equally indignant.
Lawye rs Frank c. Mckinney for the
Jersey contingent and Martin Lippman
for Mrs. Heath looked apprehensive
Deputy Attorney-Gcnerai Leonard J.
Obermeier. before whom the hearings
are being conducted. talked office
business and made believe he didn't
see.
The fusillade OF angry looks lasted
only n few tense seconds Then came
the explosion and all talked at once.
Mrs. Heath was heard 70 ask "why
can't you see tho big viewpoint? Why
are you not constructive instead Of de-
etructive?'
"Why don't YOU tell us the things
we want to know was the retort by
q New Jersey housewife.
One woman turned her attsn ION TO
MIR. Mckinney and told him he ought
TO he ashamed to be a lawyer in such
. case"
Mrs. Heath Not on stand.
The Jersey women, Mrs. Heath's
friends declared. had another barren
day in court. Mr.. Lippman was 80
confident hat Mr.. Mckinney hadn't
scored AT all that he again refused tn
permit Mrs. Heath to go on the stand
until Mr.. Mckinney produced testi-
mony specifying at least one charge OF
misconduct in Office sgainss the ma
tional president.
This was the sixth time that Mrs.
Heath was called by Mr.. Mckinney TO
testify and Mr.. Lippman wouldn't let
her.
Mrs. Chauncey II. Marsh. president OF
the Montciair Housewives League, testi-
fed that Mrs. Heath told her there
wasn't any board of directors or council,
as provided in the league constitution :
only an executive committee. She told
OF her inability to get Information from
Mrs. Heath concerning the league. Once
Mrs. Heath informed her. she said, that
when the league had its headquarters In
Mrs. Heath's home Mr.. Heath complained
that .the house was 80 " with
work. he didn't have room 10 shave"
Mrs. Anne Scribner Hart. chairman
Of the New Jersey state committee on
constitution and bylaws. said she once
asked Mrs. Heath why tho housewives
league had food products analyzel by
chemists and Mrs, Heath replied /:
would you take the report Of the De-
partment of Agriculture"
Mrs. Hard said on cross-examination
that her husband writes Cor Ererybody's
Mngdsinr. She admitted that she once
suggested to Mrs, Heath TO abandon the
8ouserires League Mugaeinc as Official
organ of the league. hit denied sug-
costing Lrerybody's az a substitute.
"Do YOU want to see Mrs. Heath re-
move from office ." asl' ed Mr.. Lipp:nan.
Not sure About Removal.
do | have to answer thai question:
asked the witness. Then she replied /:
at all depends on what comes out of
this trial"
Mr.. Mckinney argued that il had been
proved that New Jersey member were
unable to get Information concerning
the League that the league had three
subsidiary corporations that one of
them. a Delaware corporation (the edu-
cational committee) is conducting busi-
moss in New York. supposedly for the
profit OF the league. and that 1t appeared
a New Jersey corporation was con-
trolled by one person. He asked Mr..
Obermeier 90 make "A request upon them
to come in with their records showing
dealings with Mrs. Heath. Mr.. Ober-
meier promised to do so.
The adjournment until January 4 was
taken at the request o. Nj. Mckinney.