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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-22
Harding Back In Ohio
Confident of Election;
RootLs Target For Cox
Democratic Candidate Finds
League Opponents Eager to
BeClOud Issue.
~ HARRY l.. ROGERS.
International News Service.

EN- ROUTE WITH GOVERNOR
cox, TRENTON, n. J., Oct 22.-Elihu
Root Is again to be the target OF Gov.
James NJ. Cox. Democratic Presi-
Dental nominee. who reached New
Jersey today carrying the fight for
the League Of Nations through Presi-
dent wilson's home state.
Governor Cox saw in the morning
newspapers Mr. Roots reply to his
telegram OF Tuesday demanding re-
traction of the assertion that he
stands for the League OF Nations as
President Wilson brought II back
from France. The actual copy OF Mr.
Roots message, however, had not
been received.
BASED solely upon the newspaper
text, the governors attitude Is that
Mr.. Root has evaded the question. He
has not answered directly. Governor
Cox contends. and he proposed to
press the one-time Secretary of state
for a correction OF the statement he
made in his speech on Monday night
in New York city.
The governor believes that Mr..
Root Is begging the question with
many words, going into lengthy
discussion of the League OF Nations
rather than doing what had been
asked OF him, simply TO correct a
"misstatement."
II is the opinion OF Governor Cox
that there has been, on the part OF
enemies OF the League OF Nations. a
revival OF hacking on the subject OF
the Lodge reservations, "in an at
tempt to becloud the issue" and
thereby confuse the mind OF the
voters. Several times during the last
two or three days hecklers have oues-
toned him regarding the Lodge
reservations Last night at Bslti-
more the governor said a bit impa-
ticntly:
"lf there is anything good the
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Republican Nominee Will Spend
Remainder of Campaign
in Home State.
ny GEORGE r. HOLMES.
international News Service.

EN- ROUTE TO MARION. OHIO,
WITH SENATOR HARDING. Oct 22.--
with the major part of his campaign
definitely behind him. Senator War
rem G. Harding is returning to his
Marion front porch today feeling
more confident than ever that eleven
daVs hence the voters OF the nation
will go to the polls and register an
overwhelming Republican victory.
The confidence which the Repubt-
can candidate feels in the result on
November . is manifested in his in
formal talks with newspaper corre-
spondents and by the fact that he
does not consider II necessary to stir
again outside Ohio for the duration
Of the campaign.
Senator Hardings speeches at Buff
falo and Rochester marked his last
invasion OF outside territory and
from now on the Senator VIII con-
f,ne his activities to Ohio.
The four largest cities In the state,
Cleveland, Cincinnati. Columbus, and
Akron. will see him during the clos
ing days OF October. and the rest
of the time the Senator will spend
quietly at Marion.
strona reprcsentatitions were made
to Senator Harding to extend ms trip
into New York city, but IL was zen
by him and his managers that this
was not necessary.
New York state leaders, Including
Nathan l.. Miller. candidate for gov
ernor. and Charles ID. Hilles, ma
tional committeeman, speeded SEN
ator Harding on his way with assur-
ances that New York state ir Repub-
lIcan this year by an overwhelming
majority. Some estimates ran as
high as 100000 for the national
ticket.
Senator Harding's special train
left Buffalo at midnight and passed
through Cleveland at an early hour
this morning,
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HISS NAME Of
COMPTROLLER
Bankers Convention Greets De-
tense of Williams With Storm
Of DisapprovaI.
CENsURES "RING" EXPOSE
Passes Resolution That AIIega-
ton ''ChaIlenges integrity
Without Warrant"

Without naming John SHELTON
Williams, Comptrolssr of the Cur
rency, the resolutions committee Of
the American Bankers Association
convention today reported reso-
luton deploring those who issued
statements without warning"
which challenge the integrity" of
the bankers Of the United States
and Create unfounded hostility"
and which ''breed violence of ac-
tion."
REPLY TO WILLIAMS.
The resolution was generally un-
ment OF Comptroller Williams charg
Ing that a coterie of bankers are AK
ing interest rates in New York.
The resolutions were adopted by
the convention.
The resolution directed against the
Comptroller led to sharp debate and
the name Of the Comptroller was
brought into the argument.
Delegate Guinan of Mahoning. Pa,
declared there was a propaganda be >
ing conducted against zone OF the
most faithful comptroHers''>sthe ma
tion has had In years. His statement
was greeted with Kisses from other
delegates.
The resolutions committee also re-
ported a resolution condemning those
who attempt to change the policy of
the Federal Reserve Board and who
would use the resources of the Re-
serve Board to Arbitrarily force
prices up or down. This resolution
was understood to be aimed at
groups which are besieging the Fed
cral Reserve Board for extension of
falling prices.
URGE. TAX REvCSION.
Immediate revision of taxes and
repeal of the excess profits tax was
advocated by the resolutions COM
mittee. 1t was proposed that a joint
be appointed of all inter-
ests concerned to impress upon Con-
gress the necessity for Immediate
tax revision
Sol Wexler of New York declared
that there will be a depression within a
few years unless there is immediate
tax revision.
FIERY DEBATE ENsUEs.
Francis II. Sisson. of the Guaranty
Trust Co, of New York, bead of the
resolutions committee, moved the
adoption of the report, and at once
several delegates were on their feet,
to protest against the attack upon
williams. They led a loosing fight.
Comptroller of Currency was fayed
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PEGGY 0'NE|[ SENT
POISONED SWEETS
American Actress, Taken III
During Play in London, Re-
ports Attempt on Life.

LONDON. Oct. 22-Peggy o'Neil,
the actress, who about a month ago
was taken III during the perform
ance of a play at the Savoy Theatcr,
has just returned to her place in the
cast. and declares her illness was
due to an attempt to poison her.
She says a box was sent to her
dressing room anonymously, and that
upon opening II she found II con-
tained chocolates She ate some OF
the candy and was soon taken seri-
ousfy III. First aid was administered.
but she was incapacitsted for some
time.
One chocolate was given to q pst
dog belonging to Miss O'Noil and the
animal died and an analysis OF the
confectionery showed II contained
arsenic and strychnine.
Police authorities were informed.
but they failed to md the person who
sent the box to Miss O'Neil.
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DUBLIN, Oct. 22.-For more than
four hours British soldiers raided
property here today, their activities
being accompanied by rifle volleys
and numerous explosions of bombs.
sINN FEINERs ACTIVE.
II had been reported that Sim
Feiners had raided the Great Britain
military armory at Phoenix Park. but
at military headquarters officials de-
MED that they had any knowledge
OF the raid. No explanation was made
of the numerous raids.
LONDON, Oct. 22.-Explosions and
heavy firing broke out in Dublin this
morning, said a dispatch from that
city to the Evening News. 1t was re-
ported that an armory had been
raided and a quantity OF arms and
munitions seized.
Two soldiers were killed when two
Iorries filled with troops were am
bushed and attacked near Bandon, it
was officially announced this after
noon.
LONDON, Oct. 22-Terence Nc
Swiney, the hunger-striking lord
mayor OF Cork. passed into violent
fits of delirium today. during which
he raved about the Irish republic.
McSwiney passed into the seven
ty-first day OF his hunger strike af-
ter a restless and broken night in
Jail infirmary. He got about
one hours sleep, but for the. most
part he tossed and muttered in .
condition. .l
As time passed 'McSwinsy's mental
hA me-
so bad Just before noon that Peter
of New York. brother,
and Mrs. McSwiney were hastily sum-
moned to the Jail
"Is the Irish republic recognized
yet? Is the republic fully establish
ed?" cried McSwiney during one
His sister. Annie. who
watched at the bedside, soothed and
com forted her brother the best she
could. In an interval of semi-con-
scious McSwiney turned to her and
asked:
What is the month? What year
is it? Where am ~
McSwiney rested motionless for a
time, and then he reused himself.
A light came into his glazed eyes as
he muttered:
1--WE did grand marching during
the night They marched too, but
we beat them"
I'll is a glorious death-rying for
the cause of Ireland" said Peter Nc
Swiney this afternoon. 81 wish l had
my brothers place"
Peter McSnwey sent the following
cablegram to friends in New York.
Terry has been delirious at inter
walls since Wednesday. The end is
now expected at any moment. All
the family is at the bedside"
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Evidence was given that Lieuten-
ant Charlton visited Mrs. Earle in
her apartments and was with her
eleven hours on Sunday. April IS.
Many of the letters had been torn.
and only parts had been pasted to-
gether. Lieutenant Charlton was
called as a witness by Earle's at
torneys, John Milton and Frederick
Faulks. Milton showed the en-
velopes and the heading of the let
ters to Lieutenant Charlton, who
acknowledged the writing was his,
and he was excused from any
full uniform.
SAMPLE LETTER.
One of the letters read. which ap-
pears to be complete but has no
signature, was in an envelope, post
marked, Washington, ID. C., March
IL, 1920, $50 p. m, and addressed to
Mrs. II. Renwick Earle, 104 East
Fortieth street. New York City, care
Mrs. p. A. Rose" 1t reads as fol-
lows:
Sweetest Heart: How ! wish l
could be up there every day to help
you get the apartment furnished.
Suppose i shall have - wait until
we c0De 70 IUrnIbStDB "
lin the vicinity Of PhfssdesPhia
nHst fsu. !, wssAer Row that ~"
wsrk out-whether yen Will he free
In the fail to marry ney whether
WIN get the duty I want up there.
This navy life is an uncertain
proposition in itself, but when 1t
is combined with the legal uncer-
tainties attending the freeing or
two people, the combination GER
tainly makes for anything but
a humdrum existence where events
of years ahead can be forecast. Do
you ever wonder IL you can stand
IT. dear:
LIKE AN AUTO TOUR.
But away with such morbid
vaporings. Things will come out
right for us. ] am sure. and year
from now we will look back on
this time as a hard, rough road
that had TO be traversed. but which
we managed to get the machine
over without breaking IL spring
or having q blowout, and the rest
OF the way will be easy going.
"Miss me. precious one, and hove
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DOGS SWELL TOTAL
OF BITE VICTIMS
TO SIX

Six persons have been attacked
by dogs in the city in the last few
days. Among the victims were
four small children.
Mrs. Emily White. 1912 South
Carolina avenue southeast, was at
tackled yesterday by a dog as she
was walking on Tenth street, be-
tween Il and c streets southeast.
Her skirt was badly torn, but she
escaped injury. The police say the
animal is owned by Mrs. Mary
Crown, 221 Tenth street southeast,
who claims the dog was muzzled.
Five-year-old Howard w. Stein.
1916 Potomac avenue southeast,
while playing in front Of 1918 Po-
tomac avenue, was bitten on the
thigh by a dog alleged to be owned
b" Tomoro Clements, Of the latter
address. The animal was sent to
the pound.
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for any part OF the civilized world
He went on:
"It might have found its parallel in
pagan Rome or in the decadent ma
tions OF Europe long past history.
but nowhere else would you fino IL.
The accused has been able to smile
many times when the rest OF us felt
little like smiliry. 1t has been a
characteristic of this trial.
Her family of boys. to whom she
admits she was faitniess. have been
brought here and on the last DAY
of testimony a helpless infant, her
baby, one year old, was brought here.
The method OF testimony has
taken on the form of a moving pic
ture scenario, in which literary del
icacIes and high-fiown language
abound. But when asked as to the
time this Illicit intimacy began and
when or where IL ended, the accused
tells you she does not recall. She
suffers one of those mental lapses
she pleaded being victim of.
Think OF a woman saying under
such circumst ances the words you
heard last Monday: Where there Is
a mental and spiritual bond between
a man and a woman there Is usually
a physical bond which Is inexorable.
and is as old AS the world"
COAT Is RULED OUT.
The prosecutor sought to show the
impossibility OF the shooting having
been accidental by having a court
attendant put on DR.. fellows coat
and showing fhe hole made by the
bullet. Rathbun objected and was
sustained.
II was recalled today. by persons
familiar with the tragedy class' OF
Dartmouth College. that OF 1898. that
Or. TetIow was the fourth member
of this class to meet violent death.
The hrst was Alger V. Allen, or
Boston. who committed suicide by
taking poison March 6. 1896. The
second was Robert ID. Maynard, of
Ashfeld, who killed himself with
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mey. 1 feel . little blue this naorn-
Ing for some reaso.-I guess I need
you In my arAs."
One other letter was addressed to
Mrs. Earle at 104 East Fortieth street.
care of Mrs. Rose. Four were written
to her at the home Of her sister, Mrs.
Felix Jenkins, in upper Montclair.
and others were addressed to Mrs.
Earle at Al Duncan avenue, Jersey
City. One written on a Tuesday
reads:
..EverythinK looked 50 well .
month ago, and now II In 30 com
pIicated with this horrible raid oc-
curing and my affair changing the
whole aspect. Well. 1 suppose 1t
will clear up In time. "ALEX."
FOUND TOGETHER BY RAIDERS.
On the night ef May . last, private
detectives broke iAtO Mrs. Earie's
rooms In the Catsret apartment house
In Duncan avenue They made an
Savits they found Lieutenant CharA
ton ana Mrs. Earle in q compFistng
Situation.
Evidence concerning the raid has
not been given.
Another. Of the letters reads In part
as follows: -,.-.s.. !. - 4.
~My t.s Aasav Aaa ssy iits~n1Ses.
except I lad hard work TO get -
aleep last ntxht. and wsk - s1eebv
ssAay. I Eness the wagon In the niaee
fer ne. all right.
"Keep MP your spirits. Hestter. and
tomorrow get them right where you
want them and put on the Screws
Mis-. me. .ALEX."
IN WASHINGTON TWO YEARS.
After Identifying the correspond
ence, Lieutenant Charlton sat with
Mrs. Earle's mother and sister to the
finish. He is of medium stature and
has dark hair, eyes, and complexion.
He said he had been stationed IN
Washington about two years.
Vice Chancellor Lewis on Monday
will fix a day for the contiuation OF
the trial. 1t was agreed Mrs Earle
could visit her son, Ellis Potter
Earle. eleven years old, at his grand
fathers every Tuesday and Friday
afternoon until a further order.
The city directory gives the ad-
dress of Lieut. Commander Charlton
as 1900 X street northwest.
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Mrs. Kenyon showed no emotion
when the verdict was given. Her
husband, who has stood by her
through her ordeal. broke down and
wept bitterly.
After States Attorney II. A. Hull
had finished his argument before the
jury today the last word in the case
had been spoken, Miss Kenyon re-
mained, too weak to move, In her
chair at the counsel table. A crowd
of neighbors and friends from
she made her home
and where DR.. Herbert Tetlow, the
man she says she loved. was shot to
death--hurried to her, kissing her
and uttering words OF sympathy and
calls for courage.
quoted THE SAVIOR.
In - plea for Mrs. Kenyon's ac-
quittai, her chief counsel, Herbert w.
Rathbun, called on the jury to re-
member the words OF the Perfect
Man: ... .-
He who Is without sin among you,
let him cast the nrst stone"
Rathbun asked the jury to remem-
Der that the only exact evidence OF
the shooting Of DR.. Herbert Tetlow
was supplied by the accused, and that
the only evidence the State could offer
was Of what happened after that fatal
hour on June IL. He begged the men
not to forget the CHASTITY mistakes
that had been made by conviction on
circumstantial evidence. Rathbun
Iwent on:
"Dr. Herbert Tetiow's death can be
traced directly to his own acts. As
men, ask yQu. in the course OF life.
who do we hnd responsible for the
wrecked homes and broken hearts OF
this worid-woman or the man?
''Yet Mrs. Kenyon has not sought
once to put the blame of her act on
the man who wronged her. j put 1t
there, though, and I believe you and
every other red-blooded man in this
country would put 1t there, for that
is where it belongs"
Mr.. Hull, in opening his argument,
described the case as extraordinary
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-22
ITALY ALLOTS LAND
FOR PEASANTS USE
Idle or Badly Cultivated Tracts
Assigned by Decree-Red
Congress Raided.

ROME. Oct. ga royal decree al
lowing the occupation OF uncultivated
or insuffciently cultivated lands by
peasants. and annulling any lease OF
the same land without right TO in
demnity except for work, is in the
course of execution.
The National Anarchist Congress at
Bologna was raided by the police,
who arrested many of the delegates,
said a Bologna dispatch to the news
paper Messagero today. The police
seized large sum of money.
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PREMIER IGNORES I'll TINA UNI; MINERS RIOT
Need You In MyArn1s, ,
D. c. Officer Writes to
Another Mans Wife

JERSEY CITY, Oct 22-Sixteen love letter addressed
to Mrs Hester Renwck Earle of Jersey City, which Lieut.
Comdr Alexander Charlton of the engineering department
of the United States navy at Washington, d. c., acknowl
edged in his handwriting read at the joint trial
before Vice Chancellor Lewis of the suit of Mrs Earle for
separate maintenance the ground OF cruelty and the
suit of her husband Theodore Lounsbury Earle mining
engineer, of Denver Cblo and of Ellis Potter Earle
of Montclair reputed muItimillionare, for divorce
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'BLUEBEARD' FACES
SW|NOL|NG CHARGE
French Wooer, Accused Of Kill
ings, Placed on Trial
for Thefts.

PARIS. Oct. 22.-Henri Landru, who
has been under arrest for more than
two years charged with knowledge
OF the disappearance OF eleven wo-
men to whom he is said to have
promised marriage, was arraigned
before a police court here yesterday
on several charges of swindling
growing out OF his venture in the
automobile and garage business in
1918. Since his arrest he has been
known as a modern "Bluebeard."
The prosecuting attorney at the
arraiRnment did not mention the
charges Of murder against Landru,
but demanded that. the most severe
penalty OF the French law for
swindling-five years penal servitude
and then deportation to Noumca or
DEVILS Island--be meted out to the
accused II convicted.
During the arraignment Landru sew
eral times sneeringly asked the Judge
der, and his attorney asked the court
that Landru be tried on the charge
for which he had been arrested.
The opinion was expressed by Of
feials in court house circles that
the state would drop it's charges Of
murder against Landru IL Il should
secure conviction on the lesser
charge. Tho judge reserved decision
for one week.
There has been no trace found Of
the eleven missing women.
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l,2OO YANKS HELD
IN ENGLAND BY
COAL STRIKE

LIVERPOOL, England, Oct Il
The sailing Of the Cunard liner
Kai erin Augusta Victoria for New
York from here on Saturday with
1000 American passengers has
been csaceled wing 10 the coal
strike.
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For some time 1t has looked as IL
the fight over the Senate would be-
come of overshadowing interest in
the final weeks of the present politi-
cal struggle. The one-sided nature
of the contest between Harding and
Cox is substantially agreed on among
impartial political observers. The
skilled political writer's from various
parts of the country who are numer-
Gus in Chicago, and who make this
the center from which they visit
many States, West. East and along
the border, are predicting Harding S
election without regard to whether
they are writing for Republican, In
dependent. or Democratic newspapers.
This is. perhaps, the best evidence of
how the tide is running.
INTEREST IN SENATE.
Because Of the feeling that Hard
ing is as nearly assured of election
as anything can be assured in poll
tics, and likewise because of the
feeling that the House Is certain to
be Republican. while the Senate lis
close, the Senatorial campaigns in the
different states, where there Is any
degree OF uncertainty, are drawing
even more attention than they would
if the Harding-Cox race were more
nearly an even one.
Senator PofndeItcr, OF Washington.
chairman of the Republican Senatorial
Committee, who was in Chicago this
week. gives II as his opinion that
the Republicans will gain six seats
in the Senate. This, obviously. would
insure the Republicans a substantial
working majority. which Is what the
Republican leaders are anxious to
achieve.
NEW PREDICTS GAIN.
Senator New OF Indiana, former
chairman OF the Republican National
Committee and a skilled politician.
predicts imnortant gains by the Re-
publicans in States now represent ed
by Democrats in the Senate. As re-
suit, he thinks tho Republicans will
control the Senate by a substantial
majority.
THE really doubtful States this
year in tho matter OF the senate
elections" said Senator New, arc
Maryland. Kentucky, South Dakota.
Idaho, oregon, California, Nevada,
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CANNED VEGETABLES KILL 3

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2n.-Threc
persons died here yesterday from poi.
soning said TO have followed eating
canned vegetables. Another was said
to be in serious condition.