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The Washington times., 1920-09-15
KUEHLINC, EXONERATED
BY JURY, IS SET FREE
Husband of Heiress, Who Was
Drowned in Potomac, Re
leased By Police.

After being held by the police for
Ave days in connection with the in
vestigstion of the drowning OF his
wife in the Potomac River last We'd
nesday night. Roy Harper Kuehling
is at liberty today.
The release OF KuehlinE was re-
auestcd late yesterday afternoon by
United States District At
torney James n. Archer when the
Federal grand jury declared the evi-
dence he presented 70 II insufficient
to hold KuehlinR.
Kuehlins, on Monday, was held
blameless In the case by . coroner's
jury which sat In the Inquest over tho
body of his wife, Mrs, Ruth ViGer
Kuehling, Detroit heircss to part OF q
f1,00o.000 estate. Tho police, at the
request of Archer. however. continued
to hold him for investigation until
the Grand Jury had heard the tcsti-
mony OF witnesses In tho case,
The Washington Times today paid
TO Albert RensvoId. tho fisherman,
who found Mrs. Kuehiing's body, the
900 reward II had offered. Rens-
wold's claim to the reward was in
vestigatod by Major Gessford, super
intendent Of police, who certified It's
authenticity
The Washington times., 1920-09-15
COURT BARS PARENTS
FROM SEEING CHILD

NEW YORK, Sept 15.-vice Chan
ceilor Fielder. in the chancery court
in Newark yesterday, gave the care
Of Kathleen Delaney, aged thirteen,
to her foster mother, Mrs. Lillian De-
Isney, and in Ming his decision put in
q clause enJoining the girls actual
parents from seeing her or attempt
ing to gain possession of her.
Since she was year old she had
lived with her foster parents, who
separated few weeks ago. Then she
learned that she was not their child,
but a niece Of the husband. In court
yesterday Il was alleged that he was
helping the girls real mother, who
Ia his sister In her application for
the child's return
The Washington times., 1920-09-15

0WNFUNERAL
Tells Wife He Wants Simple
Rites and 0rations Spoken
In Irish.
CONSIDER F0RCIBLE FEEDING
Jail Doctors to Give Dying Man
Food When He Loses
Consciousness.

LONDON, Sept. difference Nc
Swiney, lord mayor of Cork, realizes
that the end is very near. Today is
the thirty-four-day Of his hunger
strike, and it finds him very weak.
In a moment of strength yesterday
he gave his relatives direction for
conducting his funeral.
81 want it to be a simple cere-
monial," he told his wife, Murial, in
a whisper barely audible, with Cath
olic rites, Of course. And let the fu
neral orations be spoken in the Irish
language.
WILL DISREGARD PLEA.
The request of the dying man will
not, however. stop Sim Fein's plans
for giving the man they consider Ire
lands greatest martyr the most i'm
posing funeral in the history Of the
country.
This itself is giving the govern
mfpt Seme concern. for few people
care TO predict what will happen
when the Irish spirit. already in
famed, is reused to dramatic
climax by the final McSwiney demon
stration.
Physicians are puzzled at the
amazing tenacity with which the
prisoner clings to life. Having pre-
dicted before that he "could not last
forty-eight hours" now they can
not. or will not, make any estimate
| on the number of days he may live.
McSwiney alternately groms ex-
| ceedingly weak and then rallies. As
yet he has never reached the stage Of
delirium.
FORCIBLE FEEDING PLANNED.
| McSwiney alternately grows ex-
iterate that they intend to feed Nc
Swiney forcibly the moment he loses
| consciousness. They have not re-
| sorted to forcible feeding while the
prisoner has been conscious for fear
that the struggle McSwiney is sure
to put up against 1t would result In
| death.
| McSwiney was suffering from
| severe headaches this morning but
| was conscious. His condition was
| officially described as unchanged.
The attending physician at the
(Coptinued on Page 3, Column 81
The Washington times., 1920-09-15
TWO AIRMAL FLERS
BURN TO DEATH IN PLANE
Machine Catches Fire at Altitude Of
500 Feet on Cleveland
Chicago Trim.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Sept 15--walter
Stevens, air mail pilot, and Russell
Thomas, imechanician. both OF Clcve-
land, we're burned to death at ,
o'clock yesterday when their plane
caught Are at an altitude OF 500 feet
at Pemberville. o. fifteen miles south
OF Toledo.
Stevens and Thomas wero dying a
j. l.. all-metal monoplane.
They left here at 1920 p. IN. for
Chicago with 400 pounds of mall,
which they we're relaying after an
accident in which a mail plane was
wrecked here to-day and Pilot Will
lam Riddlesbarger slightly injured,
shortly after taking of.
stevens was veteran of the Air
Mail Service, having been n member
since Its Inauguration. lie came here
from Croswell, Mich. Before depart
ing to-day he told friends at tho
flying field that his would be his last
trip, as he had resigned.
Thomas leaves q bride OF four daya
The Washington times., 1920-09-15

Observers see possibilities Of seri-
Gus trouble in the fact that 5000
special deputies have been sworn in
and armed by Sheriff Peters and sta
toned at polling places throughout
tho city. More than 1000 city police
also are on guard. '
FIGHT ON GOVERNOR.
The chief fight in Chicago and
throughout tho State is between the
regular" Republican forces. headed
by Gov. Frank o. Lowden, and Lieut..
Gov. John G. Oglesby. who is a guber-
material candidate, and the so-called
"Tammany" organization Of which
Mayor William Hale Thompson, OF
Chicago, Is the head. Thompson is
supporting the candidacy Of Len
Small for governor.
The Thompson forces allege Sheriff
Peters had appointed the deputies in
an attempt to steal the election"
They declare the deputies have no
legal authority. Conflicts Of author
'ity between the deputies and the Chi
cago police are feared.
The Washington times., 1920-09-15
VETS ACTIVE,
WHEELERSAYS
Tells Anti-SaIoon League Off,
ciaIs Liberal Congress Is
Threatened.

A drive for more rigid enforcement
OF the prohibition law opened here
today. when State and national Of
ficers OF the Anti-Saloon League met
in conference.
While the conference was not call
ed fer political purposes. Wayne B.
WheefSr. general counsel of the
league. In addressing the gathering,
declared that It has been learned that
liquor interests are collecting money
to elect a President and . Congress
whom they claim will favor a beer and
wine amendment"
Amy candidate who accepts the in
dorsement and financial aid OF the
liquor interests to accomplish their
purpose will have a hard time to con-
vince law-abiding citizens that he is
worthy OF their support Wheeler
declared.
Means TO prevent corruption of Fed
by Wheeler. He declared that investi-
.gation has shown that few OF them
have been corrupted"
mo excuse can be given for Fed
eral agent who will accept money and
permit the law to be violated" Wheel
er said "As bad as they are they are
saints in comparison to the outlawed
liquor dealers who corrupt them in
order to make money out OF . lawless
traffic"
Dry leaders were urged to bring
about closer cooperation between
local and Federal officials in the
enforcement of prohibition as one OF
the most effective means Of wipine
out illegal traffic in liquor.
State and Federal prohibition laws
must be harmoniIed II prohibition IL
to be successful, Wheeler told the con
ference.
National prohibition did not re
lease the duty resting upon State and
local officials to enforce prohibition
Wheeler said
"Without q State enforcement code
the State will lose all the fines and
forfeited bonds arising from the en-
forcement of the law. Failure &c
adopt State enforcement code en-
courages lawlessness within the State
"The state by falling to adopt 9
state enforcement code will make tho
trial of offenders unnecessarily bur
derso some.
different standards Of prohibition
lead to confusion an dconflict"
The Washington times., 1920-09-15
MEXICO SEEKS
B|GU. S. LOAN
New Government Would Borrow
$1,OOO,OOO,OO0 and Give
Oil as Security.
BY LOUIS p. KIRBY.
International Nevys Service.

MEXICO CITY, Sept. l5-Now that
Gen. Alvaro Obregon has been elected
president and an era OF more cordial
friendship between Mexico and the
United States Is at hand. Mexican gov
ernment ofncials and fnanciers arc
hoping that the way has been opened
for the Goating of a &1.oeo.O0o.oo 600 loan
in America.
Officials who have made q study OF
Mexico's financial needs say that with
81. 600, 600, 900 Mexico could pay her
debts, which amount to about 1900
900. 600, satisfy the claims Of Ameri-
cans and other foreigners whose prop
erty was destroyed during the vari-
Gus revolutions and counter-revoin-
tions and the years of banditry, and
finance Mexico's railroads and indus
tries, which have been seriously Grip
pied.
GIVE OIL As SECURITY.
1t is proposed to offer Mexico's oil
revenue and customs as security Tor
the loan.
One thing in the way of the loan Is
the'unwillingness Of the Mexican ofn-
cials to tell American financiers in de-
tail what they intend to do with the
money.
They insist that. as the security Of
fered is good. they should not be ques-
toned. They feel. also. that 1t would
be a blow to their pride II they were
called upon to explain how they plan
to spend the desired billion.
FINANCIERs sKEPTICAL.
But outside Of official circles there
Is little expectation that American
fnanciers will lend 81 900, 900 900
without learning how 1t is to be used.
II IL should be wasted. and II is more
unusual for Mexican officials to waste
money than 1t Is for the officials OF
other governments to do so. II might
be hard to get the billion back,
CONTINUED on Page 10. Column b.
The Washington times., 1920-09-15
GUATEMALA ON ALERT
FOR LABOR OUTBREAK
New President to Take Office Today
and Government Acts to
Avert Disorders.

Extreme precautions against dis
order will be taken today In Guate-
mala city when President Herrera,
elected late last month, assumes Of
flee. according to Information re-
ceiyed here. These precautions were
dictated by che knowledge that the
workmen Of the Guatemalan capital
have some 5000 rifles and an ample
supply Of ammunition concealed.
These arms were sequestered after
the revolt In which Manuel Estrada
Cabrera, for more than twenty years
president Of Guatemala, was deposed
Extreme dissatisfaction 10 said to pre-
vail among the workmen because Es-
trada Cabrera has not been brought to
trial, although . prisoner In the cap
ttal
Apprehension was increased by the
fact that a clash between students and
workmen a few days ago, led to fir
Ing in tho streets.
The Washington times., 1920-09-15

Early reports indicate a heavy vote
is being cast.
Bloodshed and rioting between the
deputy sheriffs and the police are
probable. The sherifrs office defied
the police department and the States
attorneys office, while Charles Ciyne.
United States attorney entered the
fight with promises OF drastic action
should they be interfered with.
Sheriff Peters defied the Thompson
Tammany forces and the latter inti-
mated the police would be instructed
to treat special deputy sheriffs as
lawbreakers and arrest them.
Sheriff Peters said any such move
by the police would result in some
body being killed. The police have
orders from Chief Garrity to wait at
the polls for complete returns OF the
election and to take results to the
city hall.
On the other hand, Sheriff Peters
ordered that the final figures be
seized by his deputies and taken to
the sheriffs office.
The Washington times., 1920-09-15
MAINE G. O.P. SWEEP
PUTS HARDING
ODDS 3TOl

NEW YORK, Sept 15--The
victory Of Colonel Frederick II.
Parkhurst In the Maine guberna-
torlnI contest, was responsible
for odds in favor Of Senator Hnr-
ding jumping to Q TO I In Wall
Street yesterday. One bet Of $4,000
against 5000 was reported placed,
and several more thousand dollars
are available at the same figure.
Cox bettors were dema ndIng odds
Of 4 To l.
The Washington times., 1920-09-15
Primary Election Results in
Five States

NEW YORK-Machine candidates nominated by both Repub-
eans and Democrats in yssterday primaries by votes Of to
Thompson. James W. wsdsworh Republican Senatorial
nomination Ella Booe George Henry Payne In Demo-
cratic Harry Walker nominated United States
ator George r.
SOUTH CAROL.NA-Senator d. renominated the
Democratic primaries He defeated George Warren by large
majority Wilson lieutenant
COLORADO-Late returns indicate nomination OF Karl c.
Schuyler H. Shoup
Republican ticket
LOUsIANA-Jared Sanders leading in
Democratic Senatorial Andrew j. McShane
nominated mayor Marin Behrman incumbent
VERMONTJames Hartnes nominated for Governor the Re
publican primary Congressman Porter Dale renomnated the
Second district
The Washington times., 1920-09-15
bar ALL JAPANESE" VETERANS DEMAND
Shidehara Will Confer With
Colby on Japanese Issue

Japan has authorized Ambassador Shidehara to
enter into formal negotiations with the United States
in attempt to settle the controversy which threatens
to arise out of japanese immigration to California it
was learned at the State Department today.
Up to this time the negotiations between Secretary
of State Colby and Ambassador Shidehara have been
informal
The japanese ambassador has no authority to enter
into an agreement, it learned but he is directed
to recommend agreement to his government.
The Washington times., 1920-09-15
ITALIAN WORKERS SEIZE
ESTATES OF WEALTHY
Soldiers Reported to Have Taken
Over Considerable Church
proDrrty

PARIS. Sept 15.-Itslian peasants
have begun to seize farm lands, 40
cording to a Rome dispatch to Lin
formation today. Farm laborers on
the estate Of Prince Torionia- a rich
Italian land owner, took forceable
possession OF the property and Inn
mediately began digging up the land
for their own use, the dispatch added.
Soldiers 1 nthe Albano district have
taken over much church property. In
the same region huge farm was
seized by 400 Italian laborers.
to Alebtr Rensvold. the fisherman,
The Washington times., 1920-09-15
GEORGE TO VISIT PARIS
TOPATCH ALLIED POLICY

PARIS, Sept 1b.-It is Understood
that Premier Lloyd George will visit
here soon, probably this coming week
end, to confer with Premier Miller
and. with the object of arriving at .
united allied stand on Soviet Russia
and also on German reparations.
The visit is considered significant
In view OF stories growing out of the
meeting between Millerand and
Premier Giolitti. OF Italy, that these
two nations are pairing UP In oppo-
sition to British desires.
The Washington times., 1920-09-15
TODAY

to our finite minds. But the sins
of the mothers are not visited upon
the children.
There Is comfort in that. The
limitations Of the parents are in
herited by the children.
No black infant born In the
baboon country could write Dante's
"Inferno;" no Eskimo child
from the ice region could discover
differential calculus. But each has
a new chance to be as good an
Eskimo as it can be-
The Washington times., 1920-09-15
MAINE DOOMS
LEAGUE HOPES
Women Crush Wilson Cove
nant's Chances by Heavy Vote.
Democrats Chagrined.
(By Usiversal Servtee.)

The Maine election, as viewed by
experienced political observers here,
is a crushing blow to President Will
sons hopes for the League Of Ma
tons.
The President and most Of the
other League advocates approached
the solemn referendum" in the be-
lief that the votes of the women
would enable them to ratify the
League.
WOMEN BLAST HOPES.
Bst the result 4. Maine demon
str.tes that the women are against
the League and Will not vote for can
didates who stand committed to the
President's League policy.
More than nifty per cent OF the
Maine women. exercising their fran
chise for the frst time. voted the Re
publican ticket, thereby enabling that
party to roll up the greatest ma
jority in the States history.
REPUBLICAN GAIN 50 PER CENT.
The returns show that while only
about one-half OF the potential
woman vote was cast. the Republ'-
cans gained more than so per cent
over their 1915 vote. while the Dem
ocrats not only failed to show any
gain but are actually behind the vote
they cast In that year.
Hence the larger aceretfos Of votes
due to passnwe ~ the suffraxe amend
ment went to the Republicans, and
4 - StN~1UhNAmt
issue Of League or No League.
Republican leaders here jubilantly
assert that the same ratio will hold
throughout IN country, and that
when the No .ember returns are
counted tt will show that the women
OF America are against the League.
Thus the President and his sup
porters appear doomed to lose the
greatest asset on which they have
built their hopes Of forcing the league
covenant on the nation.
CABINET MEMBERS SENT.
The fact that President Wilson sent
number Of his Cabinet and other
Administration spokesmen to Maine
to solicit votes for the Democratic
candidate emphasizes the gravity of
the defeat from the Administrators
viewpoint.
Officials connected with the Ad-
ministration were glum as they sur
veyed the election returns today. 1t
is understood that the defeat was one
Of the principal subjects discussed at
the Cabinet session.
While no statement was given out
at the White House. the result was
admitted to be decisive" The pre-
diction was made that New Jersey
will go as heavily Democratic in
November as Maine went Republican
yesterday. The result in Maine was
attributed to lack of Democratic or
ganization in the State.
1t was unofficially stated at the
White House that. despite the over
whelming defeat administered to the
League OF Nations issue, the plans
for the remainder OF the campaign
will not be changed. Democratic
managers will combine to make the
League the issue in every State.
Secretary Daniels, who made sew
eral speeches in Maine at the request
of the President, said the result of
the election "does not indicate any.
thing as to what will happen in No
yember."
The Washington times., 1920-09-15
1000 Men on Guard
To Prevent Trouble
AtChicago Pri,71ariie!

CHICAGO Sept 15.-Disorders that may seri-
proportions feared today than half million
Chicago voters among them thousands of to the
polls nominate candidates for State county and city
Offices The primary closes what has been called the bit
terest campaign in the history of the State
The Washington times., 1920-09-15
DYING McSWLNEY DICTATES PLANS FOR HIS OWN FUNERAL
WEATHER.:

Fair tssiSht and prob
ably Thursday. Warmer
to~ixht. Ge.tie, variable
wtads, beeonsisx Heoder-
ate sSUtherby. T~mpers-
tsr~ az b o'clock eI de-
Grees-
The Washington times., 1920-09-15

Mrs. Pearl O'Dell, sentenced to
prison for twenty years, had mur-
dered Edward Kneipp under hor-
rible conditions. killing him slowly
with a file, while he was tied to
a tree, aided in the crime by her
husband. now under sentence of
death.
Mrs. O'Dell has been taken from
prison to a hospital, where her
girl baby was born. The sensible
theory was that it would not be
fair to let the baby be born in
prison.
The child was living, but un-
born, when the mother commit
ted the dreadful crime. What eff
feet will that have on the baby?
"a most dreadful, lifelong eff
feet" say superstition and igno-
rance.
"No effect at all,' says science.
Fortunately every newborn
child has a new start. The sins
Of the fathers are visited upon
the children, we are tod on high
authority, and that must be true,
although it seems cruelty unjust
The Washington times., 1920-12-12
SPORTING GOSSIP.

Jim Tolbert. varsity guard, is acting,
captain of the Harvard basketball
team.
Toronto led the International League
in fielding last year with an average
of .967.
The Southern Associations winte.
meeting will be held December 20 at
Memphis.
Colombia students are up in arms
because. after paying $40 TO support
athletics, they can't get seats at tho
basketball games.
West Virginia wants to meet the
Boston College eleven in Boston on
October %, 1921.
With Americas, the veteran wrest-
Ter, coaching the team. Princeton ex.
poets to do something in college wrest-
ling ranks this winter.
George Maisel, n three-time failurs
as an American League outficlder, is
to have a trial with the Chicago Cubs
next season.
Tex Richard expects to break all
financial records Tuesday night when
Jack Dempsey proceeds to make a
punching bag out of Bill Brennan.
The Washington times., 1920-12-12
BASKETBALL WILL START
FOR NAVY YARD PLAYERS
Two Teams Will Be Supported
BY Recreation League.

The Navy Yard Recreation League
has decided to back a basketball team
and has issued a call for candidates
for teams of men and women. The
league has set aside a sum OF money
for uniforms for both teams, and
play has started.
In past years the Navy Yard bas-
keters have made little progress.
Here and there team has been
formed. but no real organized effort
has been apparent. Abraham Marcus
has been appointed manager OF the
teams and will be glad to arrange
games with fast teams.
A departure is noted in the appear
ance of the girls team, which will
play mems rules. The first game for
the girls will be staged Tuesday
night at the Carroll Institute gym
nasium. War Rick Insurance will be
the first opponent of the Navy Yard
girls.
Abraham Marcus can be reached at
the optical Shop. Navy Yard. for
games.
The Washington times., 1920-12-12
COMMITTEE WORKS
ON NEW AGREEMENT
Lands, Pepper and TooIe Will
Report to Big Leagues
Today.

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.--Into the ca
pable hands of George Wharton Pep
per, the Philadelphia attorney, and
John Conway Toole, frequently men
toned as a possible head of the Ma
tionl Commission, and Judge Lands,
of Chicago. has been placed the task
of drawing up the national agree
ment under which professional base
ball will live in the future. They will
submit their report todayto the joint
committee of the big leagues.
When Judge Lands arrived here
he learned that there was much dis
satisfaction over the change OF the
meeting from New York to Chicago,
not only among National League club
owners, but those of the American
League who had come to New York.
After the Judge was informed that
the business of drafting the new
agreement could be disposed of by
Monday at the latest, he was pre-
vailed upon to call the joint session
in New York and it was agreed to
hold the meeting here next Thursday,
provided the other business is out of
the way.
Later Judge Lands announced
definitely that the American League
meeting would be held in Chicago
next Friday, and that the joint rati-
fication meeting would probably be
held there Saturday, or, If delayed,
either in Chicago or New York after
New Year.
The Washington times., 1920-12-12
CENTRE. IS ASKED
FOR FLOOR BATTLE
George Washington Invites Ken
lucky Colonies for Basket
: ball Game.

Centre College, OF Danville, KY,
has been invited here to play George
Washington University in basketball
this winter. The famous Kentucky
Colonies will be up in this part OF the
country the latter part of February,
and George Washington University
has wired the basketball management;
to come here for game just before
or after Inauguration.
The Kentucky men, who will have
McMillen, Weaver and several of the
football stars playing basketball this
winter, have planned Northern tour.
They are to be In Baltimore some
time in March, finishing up an ex-
tended tour of the North.
The Hatchctites announce their
basketball games for the varsity and
freshmen today. Georgetown, Cal
laudet and Catholic University. Della
ware, V. Z. J.. Roanoke and Hopkins
arc on the c.. w. u. schedule.
A call for candidates Will be made
for tomorrow night, at which time
the prospects will meet in LisneT
Hall, 2023 q street northwest. Plans
are under way for downtown hall.
Fifteen games have been listed for
the varsity and the same number of
games for the freshman team. Ac-
cording to reports there will be any
number of first-class players in line
for the teams.