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The Washington times., 1920-01-11
Jeanne De Kay, Missing From
Hull House, May Be Victim
Of Plot.
CLUES LEAD ACROSS SEAS
Rumanian Woman Sought on
Rumors That Art Treasures
Figure In Mystery.

CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-Jeanne Anna
De Kay, the lost heiress, Is believed
today to be the victim of interna-
tional plotters. II was feared she
was either being held captive or had
been slain by her abductors.
The search, which opened Decem-
Der 80 when the girl disappeared
from Hull House, where she was the
guest OF Miss Jane adams, had be-
come nation wide today and promis-
ed to extend across the seas.
Father Is Cabled.
John do Kay. jr. brother Of the
missing heiress, had cabled to his
father, John Wesley de Kay, at Lu-
cerne, Switzerland, that Jeanne had
disappeared. The elder de Kay cabled
his son in care Of the Hull House:
Received telegram. Very anxious.
Jeanne confided In Rumanian lady.
Always send wires Lucerne. Love-"
What confidence did LEANING share
with tbs Rumas6ian ia6yf
4 The question could not bo answer
ed today. but from scraps OF infor-
matlOn k4tucI0O AZ was OciicpCo BIC
had told the Rumanian woman OF a
priceless art treasure being brought
across the seas or that she had re-
vealed International secrets that had
been entrusted to her
The Rumanian/ l. y referred to in
the telegram was ientified as Miss
Dedz Salter. OF Rr mania, who came
to America on tn same ship with
Miss de Kay and h brother, John de
Kay. Miss Salter boarded the ship
at Naples. She was accompanied by
her mother, and they told the brother
and sister they were coming to Amer
lea to dispose of some art pictures Of
great value, to retrieve their fortune
lost in the war.
International Crooks.
The authorities worked on the
theory that a coterie Of thieves-in.
ternational crooks-aware of the art
treasure, trailed the party to the
United States. They believe because
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GRIPS
.SlAYERBR|DE;
Wife Who Aided Husband to
Kill Betrayer Loses
Defiant Poise.

ROCHESTER,, N. T., Jan. 11.--Mrs.
Pearl ODell has at last apparently
begun to realize the desperate plight
in which she and her husband.
James l.. O'Dell, have been placed
by the killing of Edward J. Kneip at
an unfrequented spot in the outskirts
of this city Wednesday night, for
which they are charged with murder
in the first degree.
Loses Defiant Poise.
Hitherto she had assumed some
what the attitude of outraged virtue,
martyr to sophisticated man. but
today the defiant extenuating poise
well nigh vanished completely and
left only a slip Of a girl in her teens,
torn by anguish over the peril in
which her husband stands Jointly
with her, and frequently racked by
apprehension over what requital the
law viii exact of her.
The change Is no doubt the reac-
tion from a high emotional stress
that swirled this young wife OF
eighteen years tempestuously to the
frenzy of homicide. The story she
now tells In her calmer mood seems
to indicate that passion for revenge
bereft her first OF normal reason, and
then communicated itself to her hus-
band, robbing him of any sane judg-
ment he might have possessed. Yet
District Attorney william F. Love Is
firmly persuaded that the killing was
painstakingly planned: in short. de-
liberate murder.
Nevertheless, Mrs. O'DelL with
monotonous consistency, feiterates to
everyone allowed to talk with her:
1--WE didn't mean to kill him.
don't know why we did II; 1 can't tell
why"
This is one OF two protestations
that interlard her recital OF the al.
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Keeping Up With
The Times
A FACT A DAY

The progressive charac-
ter Of q newspaper indi-,
Gates the progressive char
acter Of its readers
The young, thinking. men
and women Of the country
are progressive. :.
They are progressive in
mental and material ways.
They are progressive in
prosperity.
They are making money
and spending money.
The old conservative is
settled in his habits. He
goes to his established shop.
He buys what he has al
ways been buying. He is
not accessible to advertis-
ing. Often he doesn't even
read It.
The young progressive
does read advertising, be-
cause it is news to him, He
is influenced by advertising
because he reads II and be-
cause he is a progressive
that is, a man who is open
to new ideas, to new things.
He can be convinced. You
can show him. II you have
a good thing you can sell
him.
You cant sell to a dead
one.
You can sell to a live one.
The young progressive Is
a live one.
Sell to HIM and 10 HER
In THEIR newspaper.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11

PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE Kaiser should
be tried, not by the worlds leading
magistrates and Jurists, but by a rep
resentative bench picked from among
the women OF all nations whose sons
have been murdered on the battle
fields as a direct result of the arch
criminals assault on mankind.
The Kaiser's trial is unprecedented
In legal history, II II true. but his
crimes are unprecedented as WELL and
II Is the duty OF the modern world {,
establish a precedent which viii serve
as n check on future international
dastards n his type.
The mothers OF dead soldiers are
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and Jugo-Slavs. Magyars. Czecho-
Slovaks, and Austrians7
Is she again-perhaps ten times
again-to send the flower of her
youth and manhood In arms across
the ocean. gradually to open her
vita,s 10 the microbes of militarism
renounce her glorious sovereignty
and autonomy, throw away the herr
tage of Monroe. and, IN the end, pos
sibly even help the further expansion
of Japan's sphere of influence and
powerY NJ
These are the things that the treaty
of Versailles asks of America -
Refuse to be Forced.
But the American people want to
remain the moiders and masters OF
their own fate They refuse to be
forced, like knavos Of despot. into
path which is not OF theie owp
choosins-by the dream. the phantom.
the individual whim2 of Sps- man
whose power 10 derived hsN taem,
the people.
America, free and nnfsttered mas
ter OF her fate. need have no fear of
any, coalition, no matter now strong.
But would IL be wisdom---the wisdom,
I mean, that looks beyond the next
day into the future--for her 10 allow
the format ton of an alliance of the
proletariat directed against herself
and the countries OF the most highly
developed capitalism which are SO
Continue don Page ?. Column 81
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Favors Kaiser's Trial
With Jury Of Mothers
ROBERT,
President OF the French
o tonsI Fam

the most hitting Judges for this man.
FOR they combine the high quality OF
womanly mercy with a strict sense OF
the responsibility OF this generation
toward the mothers OF the future,
whose hearts, perhaps, will be SINH
larly torn by brutal bereavement in
unjustifed warfare unless steps are
now taken to put the fear of death in
the hearts OF coming despots.
Judgment Of the Kaiser by the
mothers OF the allied nations will re-
suit In just and practical verdict
unaffected by the Irrelevant legal
by the law trained minds OF great
jurists.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
ODDS 10 TO 4 ON "TlGER."

PARIS, Jan. 11.-Betting on the
Presidential elections was 10 to 4 on
Clemenceau, 3 to 1 against Paul
Deschanel. speaker OF the Chamber
of Deputies: s to 1 against NJ. Dubost,
president Of the. Senate; 10. to 4
against Marshal Foch. and 90 to 1
against ex-Premier Barthou.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
PRESIDENT TAKES WALK
IN WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS

President Wilson took advantage
OF balmy te enperatures and a bright
sun today to spend most OF the morn
ing walking in the grounds behind
the white House. Mrs, Wilson walk
ed with him.
The President planned TO do some
work tomorrow provided Rear Nd
miral Cary T. Grayson. his physician.
interposed no strenuous objection
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ROBBERS FLEE WITH $3.50.
AFTER HOLDING UP BANK

KEoKUK. Iowa, Jan. 1.-Two
men, one of them masked, held up
the cashier OF the Farmers Bank at
Medill, Mo-, twenty-five miles west OF
Keokuk. forced the cashier into the
vault. and stole $3.50 in currency.
The men escaped In an automobile.
The cashier used n screw driver to
unlock the vault door from the In
aide.
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America Exploited and
Fleeced by Continent,
Declares Max Harden
eff / We're Lodge"
BY MACMILLAN HARDEN,
The Famous. German Journalist.

(Wrtten Expressly for Universal Service)
BERLIN Dec. 90 (By mail l).-Before lies Rubcon.
Shall we it or shall back We confronted
with the necessity of reaching decision faefu than
that which was sought in Rome-whether Carthage
should die whether Julius Caesar should be allowed to
live and continue his reign.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11
Albert N. (Gunner) Depew,
French Army Hero, Victim
of Outlaws.
OFFICER SHOOTS arzEs
Death Of Porter, Oil Man, Acci-
dental, Says Consul's
Report.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Jan. IL
Albert N. (Gunner) Depew, war hero.
is dead at Tucson, Ariz., the victim
OF Mexican outlaws, according to q
telegram received in Los Angeles to-
day from Joseph Burnett, secretary
of the Tucson Y. M. c. A.
Depew was attacked by the Mexi-
cans after he left Tucson alone on
a prospecting expedition, the mes
sage stated.
His body was riddled with bullets.
He was veteran of the French
army.
He became widely known while
working for the Liberty loan and
similar drives.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Jan. lin
formation has reached here that
-Lisssdro Gonzales. an 9lfrIcan, Of
Rio eranis City, Tex. had been shot
and kf1it1 by Mexican federal officer
at camargo. across the river from
Rio Grande City.
The shooting, according to the in
formation, occurred several days ago
and followed an argument between
Gonzales and the office. Gonxales
was nephew of Rudno Clarke.
ranchman, OF Starr county. Gonzales.
the information said, wss shot Ave
times.
Gabriel Porter. an American en-
hNF ~
pany. who was killed at Tuxpam,
Mexico. December 81, was shot acct
dentally by Mexican federal officer,
according to letters from officials Of
the oil company received by Porter's
son here. Porter was returning from
a dance with the officer, who was in
toxicated, the letter said.
copy OF the report Of C. L. Carter
acting American consul at Tuxpan,.
and reports OF Mexican and private
Investigations all agree that the
shooting was accidental, according to
advices here. -.
More than a month has elapsed
since the murder OF James wallace
an American citizen. in the Tampico
oil region. with no effort on the part
Of the Mexican government to punish
the slayer. simply because the only
reports Of the killing the State De-
partment could obtain from Mexican
sources were ones which placed a,i
the blame on the American.
The murder OF Wallace was par.
ticularly nendish, according to the re-
ports first received by the State De
partment. These said that he was
riding a mule along a roadway on
which, at intervals, were stationed
Mexican soldiers. The mule shisd at
a machine gun emplacement, behind
which was a Mexican Federal soldier,
and without explanation or warning
the soldier raised his rife. fred one
shot, and Wallace toppled from his
mount. He had been instantly killed.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11

another Revolutlon7
RomantIclsm and Maeterllnck
Next Week Heine.
Writing Free Speech OUT.
~ ARTHUR BRISBANE.
(Copyrtsht. iSSe.)

The week ends with . row In
uAs Democratic party, the recent
leader OF the Republicans. Mr..
Hughes. warning his party in New
York that Il is not exactly wise to
tell 100000 citizens they can't
choose their own representatives,
and with an announcement of
Revolution" In Germany.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11

Many newspapers yesterday. with
~oxact information" told readers
that revolution had come and that
"the German Socialist party Is In
power" II is interesting to note
that In some cases even news
paper men. compelled to follow
the news for a living, do not know
that socialism has been' running
Germany ever since the war.
IL there were q revolution or
rebellion. which seems doubtful as
this is written, 1t would be a re-
bellion against hunger, against
money that will not buy anything.
and especially against an outlook
In which there is no HOPE. moth
ing upon which to base courage
for the future.
IL there be another revolution
you can find the explanation In
two lines Of Goethe:
~Muth VerlOren, allies verlorcn
Besser Du Waerest Me Geboren."
"Courage lost. everything lost.
Better thou vert never born.
The Washington times., 1920-01-11

This writer has heard very
''Red" gentleman In Hyde Park,
standing on his little box. de-
nouncing the British government
from top TO bottom. Among other
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
WOMEN VOTERSCALL MASS MEETING ON
 GW|N CONTROVERSY
New Voters Not for or Against Batson or GWin, But Want
 Facts In the Case

Plans for the mass meeting at the Jefferson theatre, when women of Bir- mingham and Jefferson county will hear both sides of the Gwin and Batson vs. the grand jury controversy, are rap idly being completed.
 The meeting will be held at o'clock Sunday afternoon and representatives
 "The women are placed in an unique position in that they are suspected of favoring both sides" said Mrs. S. L. Ledbetter, chairman of the City League. Since we decided to have this meeting l have had representatives of both sides say to me that the meeting was being called as a sympathy meeting with the other side. Other members of the ex- ecutive board have had the same ex- perience. This distinctly is not so. The women are not trying to excite feeling either for or against Mir. Batson and MT. Gwin. They simply feel that they are not well informed on the subject and they want to know more about it. Furthermore, they are not being used as a dupe by either side.'
 At meeting held yesterday morning the members of the city executive board and the county board met to discuss the project. Mrs. Solon Jacobs, secretary of the national executive board, and Mrs Jack Bowron, chairman of the Ala bama State League of Women Voters, attended the meeting and were enthusi- astic in favor of the mass meeting which is being called the better to in- form the women on this vitally impor- tant question.
 The official call of the League of Women Voters follows:
 "A mass meeting of the voters of Jef- ferson county is hereby called for Sun day afternoon. October r, at o'clock, at the Jefferson theatre.
 ''The object of the meeting is to af- ford the public an opportunity to learn the facts as presented by both sides of the controversy arising from the recent findings of the grand jury concerning Jere Gwin chairman of the board of revenue, and s, R. Batson, county engi- neer.
 "In issuing this call the League of Women Voters has no intention of pre- judging anyone, but is actuated by a sense of fair play. desiring as they do to vote intelligently and conscientiously in the election November g.
 (Signed) "Nettie Morrow Ledbetter, chairman Rosa Munger Earle. Annie Rush Nesbitt, Emma Weilman Hart, Katherine M. Morrow, Daisy Randall Colvin, Annie Moore Yancey, Neal R. Wallace, executive board, Birmingham League of Women Voters"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
READY RESPONSE ID DEMOCRATIC APPEAL
 BY WHOLESALE MEN
Chairman Currie Reports That Practically Every Man Ap- preached on Morris Ave-
 nue Has Contributed

W. A. Currie. general chairman of the special county democratic fund canvass reported yesterday that the work was proceeding satisfactorily and that democrats everywhere were show ing ready response. MT. Currie and J. Ed Keith yesterday give personal attention to Morris avenue and the wholesale district.
 The attitude of the wholesale men toward the democratic ticket is fine and highly gratifying said Mir. Cur rie last night They are in hearty sympathy with what the party stands for and they are willing to show it by helping the national cause financially.
 Practically every man we approach ed in the wholesale district contrib uted to the fund.
 ''The committees in Ensley, Bessemer and Fairfield are now at work and are also meeting good responses. Reports which come to me from the precinct cnairmen who were named at the meeting last Saturday are also report irg good results so that taken alto gether I think Jefferson county is go- ing to do herself proud in coming up to the quota that has been fixed for us."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
MEMORY OF bYGONE. DAYS IS RECALLED
Judge Fort Orders Sheriff to ConSign Evidence to Last
 Resting Place 4

Thirty-three gallons of corn liquor and several gallons of wine were condemned and ordered de- stroyed yesterday afternoon by inal division of the circuit court This "cvidencer was seized by off, cers in raids or on search warrants.
 When brought into the courtroom the spectators who prior to that time had apparently been sleepy, immediately took n new interest In life. Some were even seen to smack their lips ns the odor of this bever- age permeated every nook and cor ner of the courtroom. This man1- festntion of interest did not last very long, for 1t took only . short time and n very few words for the judge to condemn it and order 1t de- stroyed.
 At the beginning of these saA rites the smiles on the faces of the spectators vanished and by the time last words were uttered practically every person looked as if he haA lost his best friend. Many remarks were heard regarding this liquor, nnd mt the mention of the wine some declared they thought that was just a memory of bygOne dayu when n person could wnllk right up to the bar. put his foot on the rail and have it served to him right hexo in Birmingham.
 However. that was a long tim ago, and the memory of those days brought about by seeing the liquoe and wine left the veterans of those days very sad. Sheriff Chris Hsrts- field expects to pour the condemned whisky into the sewer within tho next few days, just as soon as tho necessary papers are prepared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
MAIL A PAPER DAY" ID BE CELEBRATED

"Mail a Paper Day" will be celebrated tomorrow. Every citizen in Birmingham is asked to read his morning paper, stick a stamp on it and mail to an out-of-town friend.
 The same thing holds good with every fellows afternoon paper. The man who mails out the most papers will be hailed by his neighbors as the best citizen.
 Just write or print the slogan Come to Birmingham for the Inter national Balloon Race October 23," on the paper and then send it out of the city to any friend or acquaintance who knows little of Birmingham and should Know much.
 This is a movement that every man, woman and child in the city is push ing, and pushing unselfishly for the good of the city and to let the world know that Birmingham Is city of importance on the international as well as the national map.
 The Birmingham papers Thursday will contain full details of the inter national races which will start in Bir- mingham October 23. There will be photographs of the last race and pie lures of the field to give the out-of- town people an idea of what balloon race start is like. There will be a full list of the contestants who will be here for the international race, be- sides list of men of international importance who have been invited to attend.
 The people of the city are urged to back up the Chamber of Commerce and other civic ganizations who are pushing the mover ent, by mailing out at least 30.oo0 papers to people all over the state and nation. Every man is asking:
 ''Will Birmingham people fall down on anything that they undertake for Birrlingham?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
OLD-TIME MEETING
Rotary Club to Make Plans for Con-
 ference at Meeting Today

Members of the Rotary Club have planned regular old time Rotary meeting for this afternoon at 1 o'clock in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel. All members are urged to be present as preparations for the entertainment of the district Rotary conference to be held in Birmingham March 2S and 29 will be started. More than 1000 tele- gates and visitors are expected at this time from Florida, Alaba ma Georgia, Cuba and Porto Rico.
 Chairmen of various committees will be appointed.
 In addition several entertainment features have been arranged for today, but the secretary is not at liberty 'to disclose the nature of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
PLANS UNDER WAY
 FOR BALLOON RACE
Committees Make Preparation For Big International
 Event

A gigantic campaign for ad- vertising the international bal loon race which will start in Birmingham October 23 is be- ing put on by the Chamber of Commerce.
 Besides the Mail a paper day." which will be celebrated by Birmingham citi- zens Thursday. hundreds of rubber stamps are being manufactured and will be distributed to various business houses and private individuals so that all mail going out from their offices may bear the slogan, Come to Birmingham to the international balloon race, October 23"
 Plans for the street decoration and the entertainment of the visitors will be dis cussed at meetings today of the two committees having these features in charge The entertainment committee will meet at Il o'clock at the Tutwiler hotel to make plans for the entertain ment of the hundreds of visitors who are expected.
 Members of this committee are: Dr. Courtney W. Shropshire, chairman Harry Halfacre, Carson Adams, W. A. Streit, Dr. P. H. Woodall, Edward Armes, Dr. M S. Barnwell, Dan B. Dimmick, Val J. Nesbit, H. G. Seibels, Crawford Johnston.
 The committe on decorations, composed of J. Ellis Brown, chairman: Coleman Black and Julian Caheen, will meet in Mir Browns office at the city hall at 2 O clock to discuss decorations for the in- ternational event.
 The finance committee is working day and night to secure the funds which will enable Birmingham to pull off this great event in the most approved style. The valiant efforts of the committee will be augmented by the committee appointed by the council of Italian societies of Bir- mingham. Besides their finance commit tee they will appoint an entertainment committee to arrange some special en- tertainment for the members of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office of the probate judge:
 Henry W. Coker and Mrs. Lizzie Smith.
 Baker L. Hough and Miss Mabel Day. Burns Macdonald and Mrs. Sadie H. Cheeseman.
 James H. Strickland and Miss Blanche Trott
 N. c. wi1lbanks and Miss Jennie Ger trude Merk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
APPEAL FILED ON
 TAX ASSESSMENT

An appealed tax assessment case from the decision of the board of revenue or Jefferson county was filed in the circuit court yesterday by H. G. Woodward. This involves the largest property as- sessment made by the board on review from the valuations placed by the Jeff terson county board of tax adjusters. The assessed valuation was $1,NS212 on his property in Birmingham and Jeffer- son county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
Hoods  M Makes Food aste Good

Creates an appetite. aids digestion, purifies the blood, and thus relieves scrofula catarrh, the pains and aches of rheumatism and gives strength to the whole system.
 Nearly 50 years phenomenal sales tell the story of the great merit and success of Hoods Sarsaparilla. It is just the medicine you need now. Hoods Pills help--fine catNartic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
Fourth Annual Red Cross Roll Call Campaign Plans
 Completed Here Yesterday
Dr. Walter Brown of Washington in Stirring Address, Tells North Alabama Members of Post-War Work and War ByProducts Making Problems
 That Now Must Be Met

Plans fourth annual Red Cross roll call campaign completed the convention of Red Cross workers held yesterday in the ballroom of the Hilman hotel.
 More than fifty delegates representing twenty-five chapters of the organization north Alabama and large number Of visitors present Harry Hopkins gulf division manager
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
Card of Thanks

Mir w. G. Bickell and family of Fir mingham and MT. and Mrs. McCul1y of Philadelphia, Pa., desire to express their thanks for the messages of sym pathy extended them by their Bir- mingham friends in their recent be- reavement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
Pathologists to Meet

The Birmingham Pathological Society will meet Thursday at D. m. in the di- rectors' room of the Civic Association. Several matters of importance will be discussed and a full attendance is urged.