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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-29
AND
 SUFFRAGISTS LOSE
Consideration of Proposed Constitu- tional Amendments Postponed by
 House Committee

Washington, March 2S.-Considera- amendment introduced i'll the House this session, including those for woman suffrage and prohibition and 1s others
 of a minor character, was postponed in- definitely today by the judiciary com mittee. The vote was 10 to g. Suffrage leaders who vainly sought to have their proposals voted on sep arately, declared tonight that they would continue their fight until the end of the session if necessary. They maintained that they controlled enough votes in the committee today to in-
 sure victory if the other questions had not been included in the motion Ii possible, they will bring the issue to a vote again when the committee meets Thursday.
 Little hope for a favorable report from the present committee is enter tained, however, by members who favor woman suffrage. Chairman Webb is op- posed to the amendment and today he recognized Representative Carfin of NlrBlHld lo make the poStpOnemenI mo tion. while Representatives Nelson of Wisconsin and Moss of West Virginia clamored for the floor. Representatives Webb of North Carolina, Whaley ot South Carolina and Caraway of Arkan- sas voted against reporting the amend ments. Representative Walker of Geor- gia was absent.
 Prohibition leaders have made no an nouncement of their future plans and il is considered doubtful if their proposal will be resurrected for any other pur- pose than to block a separate suffrage vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-29
ABUSE OF FRANK
 COSTS $3OO,0OO Government Burdened With This Unnecessary Expense by COngressmen and
 Senators
By HUGH. w. ROBERTS.

Washington. March 2S.-(Special.)-The abuse of the franking privilege burdens the government each year with an un- necessary approxinated expense ol ssoo,oOO
 The above is the gist of recent report of the House committee on printing. As Congress has never attempted seriously to correct the evil of mileage allowance. it is thought probable that Congress will not seriously attempt to prevent the per petuation of the abuse of the frank.
 The committee reported that congress men abuse the franking privilege in two ways:
 1. For their own political advancement. ?, For circulating advertisements of lob bvists who desire to bring pressure on . Congress to enact special legislation tc which Congress has shown an aversion.
 In respect to the entire subject mat
 SCs.tiaued on Pase Twel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-29
M'ELREE DEPOSITION ALLOWED ID STAND Explained Origin of the Formula for 'sWine
 of Cardui''

Chicago. March 2s.--John A. and z c. Patten. Jr. failed today to have stricken from the record in the $3O0O0O libel suit against the American Medical association the deposition of Mrs Mary E. McElree. in which she stated that the original preparation on which Wine of Cardui' was based was just little. bunch of weeds and quart of whisky
 A deposition of John A. Patten. in which he admitted that Wine of Cardui' con tained 20 per cent of alcohol was read. He admitted that as manager of the Chat tsnooga Medicine company he knew the contents of ''Wine of Cardui. knew. what was stated on the labels in print, and in general way knew the contents, of the company literature"
 Tn the deposition MT, Patten stated that a pamphlet printed by his company en- titled, Home Treatment for Women, '' was composed by E. A. Whcatley, ad-
 (Csatinued en Pare 1hssel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-29
Incited by Evil One to Mur-
 der His Millionaire Father-in-Law
LIVE BACILLI GIVEN
 TO MOTHER-IN-LAW
Did Not Act as Quickly as Expected. Also Fed Germs to Mir. Peck. District Attorney Not Satis-
 fled With His Statements

New York, March 2S.-Statements in. dicating that he believed he was pos sessed .pE dual personality, the wicked one of which impelled him to murder John E. Peck of Grand Rapids, hls wealthy father-in-law, and Mrs. Peck, were made by Dr. Arthur Warren Waite to District Attorney Edward Swann and detective tonight Waite, still in bed at Bellevue hospital, where he is under arrest charged with the mur- der of Peck, when asked by MT. Swann if he wished to make any statement, passed one hand over his eyes and answered vaguely: s
 "Oh, it's all over. He did 1t. This little bad man whom I haven't been able to get rid of until now--he did it all. Clara (Mrs. Waite) knows how have tried to get rid of him. I don't know who he was---he told me he came from Egypt"
 Roy w. Schindler, detective who visited Waite just before MT. Swann arrived, declared the young dentist told him about the dual personality, assert ing that he sometimes was so obsessed by the bad man" that he would run around in the park to throw off the inclination to do evil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-29
Gavira Without Advices

Juarez, Mex, March 2S.-There have been no military developments in the pursuit of Francisco Villa, according to a telegram received today by General Gavira, Carranza commander at Juarez
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-29
FED THEM GERMS

Accordingto Schindler, Waite told him he administered live baclli of various diseases to Mrs. Peck, but they did not act as quickly as he expected. He saN also, the detectives averred, that he fed germs to Peck, but when the results appeared to be unsatisfactory he gave arsenic to his father-in-law. Both Peck and Mrs Peck died at Waite's apartments here. Mrs. Peck on Jan- uary 30, and her husband on March 12. Autopsies on the body of Peck disclosed quantities of arsenic. Mrs. Peck's body was cremated
 Three assistant district attorneys as we'll as an attorney engaged today for
 tContinued on Page Three)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
RUNAWAY GIRLS TAKEN
BACK TO WORK SCHOOL
Two Young Women Are Found i'm
Fort Wayne After Thrilling
Adventures of Escape.

FORT WAYNE. Ind, Aug. IS
Two girls who said they were Nellie
Marie Wooten, 10 years old. Of
Terre Haute. and Hazel Naomi
Huckelberry Of Brownsville, who
escaped from the Julia Work cor
regional school at Plymouth, were
arrested here Thursday night by a
police matron Since their escape
the girls say they have slept by day.
travelled by night and lived on raw
corn and berries. They tell Of many
thrilling adventures.
on the night Of their escape they
claim TO have hung from a trestle
while a pursuing automobile jOlted
across A third girl whose name
they refuse 10 give. was sent TO her
home az LOgansport in custody of a
train conductor. The girls. who
reached here Saturday morning. say
they arrived on a freight train aftey
sleeping all night in box car. All
Of them Will be returned 20 the
school
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
POPULATION 734,562
Waterworks Census at Detroit
Show Gain OF 10000.

News-Times Special Service:
DETROIT. Mich. Aug. 1S.-Final
figures of the annual waterworks
census of Detroit give the city a
population Of 7s4.562 persons. This
is almost 10000 more than the es-
timated figures given out by the
water department three weeks ago
when the figures were first compiled
IN figuring the population, the
water works board uses 4.69 as a ba-
sis. the number of water users being
multiplied by that figure 10 give the
total
As parts of Hamtramck and
Greenfield townships that were re-
Gently annexed to Detroit are not
yet furnished with water by the
water department. the actual popula-
ton of Detroit is nearer the 500, 90.
mark than figures given by the
board.
The water board figures from
1915 place Detroits population at
673,49S persons.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
REPORT THAT FRUIT
PROSPECTS ARE GOOD
Peach Crop in Michigan Will
Begin to Move Within a
Few Days Say Growers.

News Times Special Service.
HARTFORD, Mich, Aug. 1S.-The
peach crop will begin 20 move in the
vicinity Of Hartford next week and
growers are estimating that the yield
will approximate 60 per cent of a
normal crop.
The earlier varieties promise a
fair yield while the Elbertas. which
constitute a large proportion of the
local acreage. are expected 70 pro-
duce a little more than 60 per cent
OF a normal yield Some other va
rieties will not bear so heavily.
That the crop will bring a fair
price is the belief of the local grow
ers. OfRcers OF the Hartford Fruit
Growers and Farmers Exchange
are particularly optimistic over the
price outlook. Several buyers from
distant points have already visited
the associations packing house and
the officers OF the exchange see in
the early influx of the ouyers the
probability of an active demand for
the crop.
The Duchess apple harvest is
nearly over and has brought excel
lent returns to the growers. Prices
have ranged from 1915 TO $500 a
barrel. with the average probably
around 81 The Hartford Exchange
shipped three carloads of Duchess
last week and secured excellent
prices for the pack.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
CLEW is DISCOVERED
Girl Reported to- Know Detroit Rob
bers Kept Money i'm House.
News-Times Special Service :

News Times Special Service;
DETROIT. Mich, Aug. 1S.-A To-
cal paper printed a statement by
Miss Jessie Noltie, a local stenog-
rapher. declaring that the robbers
who looted the pay car of the Bur
roughs Adding Machine company of
$500 or more. on August 4. had
the cash in local rOoming houses and
escaped with their loot last Satur-
day. Miss hottie said she knew of
the alleged bandits.
Miss Notifies statement was con-
firmed by more than one person,
the paper says. The rooming houses
she mentioned have been visited by
detectives. Last Monday Miss Mol
tie was questioned by 50 members
OF the police force. she says. The
names Of the suspected men or of
the rooming house keepers have not
been made public
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
SAVES YOUNG WOMAN
Man Hammers Drowning Girl i'm
Order TO Rescue Her.
NeWs -Times Spe..lal INC:

News Times Special Service;
MUSHROOM. Mich. Aug. IS
Three Chicago women narrowly es-
capped drowning in White lake, near
this city. when the boat in which
they were seated struck a dead head
and turned turtle.
One of the three. Miss Katherine
V. Murphy, secretary of the Porolin
company, was saved by Albert d.
Wilson. another Chicago resorter.
only after he had reduced her TO
Inconsistencies by striking her over
the head. The girl persistently held
him so that both would otherwise
have been drowned. The other two
girls. Miss Margie A. Mcleod. who
is the western business representa-
tive Of Musical America, and Miss
Dorothy Croft, u years old. were
saved by George White burg, who
pulled them into a boat Miss Croft
was the only one able TO swim.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
ONE KILLED AND FOUR
HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Chesapeake and Ohio Freight Train
Hits Machine at Maiden
Crossing.
News Times Special Service:

News Times Special Service:
VALPARAISO. Ind. Aug. IS
Mrs. j. r Small. ~ years old, OF
Wallawalla. was killed and four
others were injured seriously Thurs
day night when a c. and o.. freig ut
train struck the automobile in which
they were riding at a crossing at
Maiden. Ind. near here. The injured
are Mrs. Lester Spooner, right arm
broken and severe bruises; Lester
Spooner, jr., two years old, badly
bruised: Mrs Alvah Leonard, badly
bruised. and Mrs. Clara Denote. left
side badly bruised. All of the injured
live at KOuts, Ind.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
VICTORY
F OR SUFFR AG|STS
Member of English ParIia-
ment Says Women Will Get
Vote as Reward For Help.

LONDON. Aug. 1s.-Writing in a
London newspaper. J. Nj. Hogge. a
prominent member Of parliament,
predicts victory for the women suf-
fragists as "A result OF the splendid
work women are doing to assist in
prosecuting the war. He says:
Women have done splendidly dur
ing the war from the mother. who
has given her son and watches the
casualty list with anxiety through
the long weary months 10 the woman
who is doing nouls work in our mu-
milton factories"
The fact Of women has been made
patent TO the most cynical woman
hater. she has become ubiquitous.
and what she is doing is daily con-
vincing sceptics about her vote. Per-
sonally. l have never had any diff
Guilty about the franchise. as 1 am
IN favor OF everyone having a vote
at the age of twenty-one"
Work Impresscs.
Il DO not doubt that If the men
in the field and in hospitals recov-
ering from honorat a wounds were
asked they would enthusiastically
agree to put the Red Cross nurse on
any franchise she desired. But this
is true Of more than the Red Cross
nurse. Wherever women are work
ing and whatever they are doing
they are impressing the public mind
with the ability. the thOroughness.
and the efficiency Of their work"
To lose the interest OF these zeal
Gus women in the days TO come
would tie pure folly, and the only
way TO retain this interest in the
-rrsSs national movement is to give
I, eli. the vote, which concession, L
fec is now bound 10 come"
'1Ve are looking forward to a new
patriotism. or rather an intensified
patriotism, after the war Women
more than men can assist in that
renaissance, and TO leave them out
of any new register would be to nut
a damper on their enthusiasm. and
induce in them the regrettable feel
ing that the nation was prepared to
use them when their services were
most necessary, valuable and indis-
pensable. and to side-track them
with little show of gratitude and
even less consideration when the
need for those services had disap-
peared."
War Work Surprises.
To many people the part that
women have played during the war
has been the greatest surprise of
all. They never suspected before
the great conflict broke out that
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18

ALTERS $40 IN
STREETS: MONEY II
RESCUED BY POLICE.

News-Times Special Service.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Aug.
1S.-MOnty Brewster and Death
valley scott. in thai- pa,miest
days had nothing on Andrew
Wiles. who last night startled
loungers near Fulton park by
dumping S940 in good United
States currency upon the siCe-
walk.
Go 10 it," ne yelled 10 the
crowd as he emptied a sackful
Of FIVE. ten and twenty dollar
bills upon the sidewalk. For
tunately for Wiles, officer Will
liam Petite broke through the
crowd in time 10 save the pot.
When the crowd refused 10 stand
back. Petite pulled his gun and
Wiles picked up his money. He
pleaded guilty to a charge of in
toxication and paid 1885. the
costs.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
FLINT MAN KILLED
Il. j. Hubbard Meets Death When
Auto Goes Into Side Ditch.

News-'Times Special Service:
FLINT. Mich, Aug. 1S.-Bruce j.
Hubbard, of Flint, was instantly
killed, and Waterworks Superintend-
ent Fred ". Baldwin of Flint. was
badly injured when Hubbard's auto
mobile. in which they and Plumbing
Inspector G. G. NJ. Shaw were return
ing from a fishing trip TO Lake Nip
issing, Lapeer county. went into a
ditch on the Lapeer road four miles
east of Flint.
Shaw was unhurt. when the ma
chine upset, Hubbard was pinned
under the steering wheel and his
head crushed.
known young business men in Flint.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18

woman could adapt herself to so
many purposes. 1t never occurred
10 them that the day would come
when woman's labor would be sub
stituted for mans labor practically
in every sphere of usefulness-in
banks, the country house. the fac
tory, on the tramway-car and the
railway; indeed wherever the de-
mand for labor has arisen woman
has responded to the call and shown
herself competent to fit the job"
IF women can do the work of
men they can debate the problems
connected with that work ably: they
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
GIRL RAISES BEST PIG
Defeats Eighteen Boys i'm johnson
County Club Contest.
News- Times Specla1 service:

News Times Special service.
FRANKLIN, Ind. Aug. 1S.-Miss
Beulah HolcOm, IL years old, daugh-
ter of John 4. Holcom of near here,
was Thursday declared the winner
of the Johnson county pig club con-
test. She defeated Is boys. having
a score of $50. Harold Borden was
awarded second prize with "a. The
pig she raised was a poland china.
Since May 1, when the contest
opened. it made an average daily
gain in weight of one and one-siX-
teenth pounds.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
PROMINENT MAN DIES
Veteran of War, Leading Mason and
Former Auditor Passes Away.
News Times Special Service

News Times Special Service:
RUSHNILLE, Ind. Aug. 1S.-CoI.
Edward Il. Wolfe. 81 years old. a
veteran of the Civil war. and for the
past II years grand inspector Of the
Masonic lodge of Indiana. died at
his home here Thursday after an ill
ness OF two months. He served one
term as auditor of state. Col Wolfe
was born in this city in 1924. He
had been a member of the Masonic
order since 1865.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
CONTINUED PROSPERITY
ASSURED.

BY the Underwood law this
administration has taken the
tariff out of politics by the new
tariff commission it proposes to
take politics out Of the tariff.
Speaking at a banquet of the
Republican club in New York
last January. by virtue Of his
lifelong allegiance 10 the re-
publican party, Mr.. SchiG de-
clared:
Il want to explain that
nothing can stop the great
a prosperity we now have except a
renewal Of tariff agitation in the
next campaign. Standing here
on holy republican ground L say
without fear or favor If YOU re-
new in the next presidential
campaign the tariff agitation OF
the past, if you threaten the
country and show it you want
a renewal Of special privilege
and high protection. the people
will have none Of it. The peO-
pie have learned; the workmen
and the farmers have learned
and they can not be misled any
longer. ! do not say that be-
cause love the republican
party less, but because 1 love
il more Ny heart is for the
republican party, but my COM
mon sense makes me a demo-
crat."
And in these words Mr.. Schin
voices the opinions Of men with
whom special interest in sec
ondary to the welfare OF all
From Gov. Glynn's keynote
speech at 81. Louis convention.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
JOHNSON COUNTY ALSO
SUES THE STATE CAPITAL
second suit Against indianapolis
For POIluting White River l.
Filed at Franklin.
News-Times Special Service:

NeWs-TimeS NDcI1aI NerVlCe.
FRANKLIN. Ind, Aug. 1S.-Dam-
ages amounting To- 100000 is asked
Of the city Of Indianapolis and eight
packing concerns of that city in suits
filed in the Johnson county circuit
court today by II owners of farm
land along White river. The COM
plants declare injury has been done
20 their property by virtue Of stream
pollution, resulting from obsolete
sewage systems. Similar suits were
filed recently by Morgan county
farmers, who asked 1929, 900 dam
ages.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
PLAGUE CASE IS
FOUND NEAR ELKHART
Five Year Old Child Suffers
From Malady at Bristol.
Pronounced Mid.

News IT mes Special service
ELKHART, aug 1s.-A case OF
infantile paralysis has developed at
Bristol The patient being Lucretia
Warner. hve-year-old niece Of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred App. with whom she
lives. The case was pronounced in
fanule paralysis by Dr. q. W. Hay
wood Of this city. 90 whom the
child was brought by Mr.. and Mrs.
app this forenoon.
The case IS mild" said Dr. Hay
wood. and / do not anticipate a
fatal outcome. but ] do fear the
child may suffer permanently from
paralysis OF the one limb. the left,
which is affected"
The child has been III a week.
the disease beginning with "A high
fever. II was not until yesterday.
however. that the paralysis mani
tested itself. The muscles Of t. leg
below the knee are the most severe
Is affected although there is slight
paralysis OF the thigh muscles.
Dr. Haywood notified Dr. ID. i.
Miller Of Goshen, county health Of
fcer. as soon as he had diagnosed
the case. Or. Miller ordered rigid
quarantine Of the house. He also
inquired II the child was brought
here on a street car, intending To
quarantine the car If such were the
case However. the patient was
brought in an automobile
So far as Or. Haywood was in
formed the child had not been away
from Bristol
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
ORDERS WHISKY BACK
Mayor Orders Police To Return Con
fscated Liquor to Druggist.
News- Times sperial Service: :

News Times Sperial Service
MARION, Ind, Aug. tS.-The re-
turn of 1,O1O quarts of whisky taken
in a raid by the police from the drug
store of w. A. Dugan recently, was
ordered Thursday by Mayor ]. o.
Bachelor. in sustaining the objec-
ton made TO the search warrant is
sued by the police. Mayor Bachelor
then refused to sign another war
rant isz ned by Pros. Atty. Williams
TO incl~ue the liquors stored at the
Jail and taken in the raid.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
WIFE KILLS HUSBAND
Mt. Clemens Woman Shoots Life
Mate in Front of big Crowd.

News Times Special Service:
MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich, Aug
1S.-Beleving her husband Roy
Petit, unfaithful Mrs. Erma r. Pet
tit killed him on the main street OF
the city and in the presence of a
large crowd. Petit was a night clerk
in n hotel After her arrest. Mrs.
Petit discussed the shooting calm
ly. Five bullets were fired into Pet
tits body.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18

can form opinions about the daily
interests of life as accurately. and
they can exercise the franchise as
inteIligently."
The opponents Of the franchise
for women before the war more or
less argued that political power
must ultimately rest upon physical
force. Woman has shown her phys
ical force in productive channels
that have materially assisted the ma
ton TO prosecute the war. Her war
work has been a definite form of
physical force, and those who pur
their reliance upon this argument
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
MAKE LARGE BOND ISSUE
Power Company Asks Permission to
put out Three Million.
'imes Sne-inI Nervice

News-Times Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. IS
Permission to issue $4,000 in capi-
tai stock and s945. 600 in bonds of an
eventual issue of S3.5OO,OO0 is asked
cf the state public service commits
sion in a petition filed today by the
Indiana Power and Water Co. Of
Bloomfield. The project is being
financed by Chicago capitalists. 1t
involves the purchase of water and
power utilities at WOrthington,
Bloomfield. FL Nora, ogden and
Bicknell
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
"JOHN'S" HOLD REUNION
Four Hundred People Bearing This
Name Have Annual Outing.

News Times Special Service:
MUNCIE. Ind. Aug. 1S.-AbOUt
400 men and women answering 10
the name OF John attended the an
uual reunion at Eaton Thursday.
John A NJ Adair. democratic nom
inee for governor. delivered the prin-
cipal address. John w Long OF
Eaton was chosen president and
John Cooper Props of Muncie, sec
rotary.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
RAISE TIrITIoN CHARGE-

international News Service.
CHICAGO. Aug. 1S.-With every
thing else. the cost Of education is
going up. Chicago university an
nounces that beginning with the
summer quarter OF 1917. quarterly
tuition IN the colleges viii be ad-
vanced from $40. 20 $50.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18

Mrs. Gladys Kiser. wife OF Private
OrVine =. Kiser. formerly a men,
her or Co. + but now member OF
a machine gun company recently or
ganized. said she would leave Sat
urday 90 join her husband at Mer-
cedes Tex. where her husband has
arranged for a boarding place for
her.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18

have had it rudely shattered by the
facts"
The munitions have destroyed
the last refuge of the anti-sufrra-
gist."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18

Nicholas the Christian name of
the car. means victorious. George
means farmer; Albert, illustriOus
Peter. a rock; William defender,
and Frances, free.