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South Bend news-times., 1922-10-27
MABEL CHAMPION IS
ON TRIAL FOR LIFE
Jury Hears Evidence Against
Woman Charged With Kill
ing Thomas O'Connell.

CLEVELAND. O.. Oct. 26.-(By
A. P) - The fate Of Mrs Mabel
Champion, %, charged with the
fatal shooting in a restaurant here
last July Of Thomas A. O'Conneu OF
New Haven, Conn, was given to
jury of seven women and five men
today after three days efforts 10
seat the jury. Eighty persons were
examined before the jury was select
ed.
IN his opening statement for the
defense. Atty. w. D. Meals declared
Mrs. Champion had no connection
with any crime committed on the
night O'ConneIl was killed"
Assistant County Pros Cassidy.
opening for the state, characterized
bloodiest murders in the country's
murders" He said Mrs Champion
took a revolver from her husbands 5
coat and "cooly and deliberately
fired three shots at O'Conneu"
Following the opening argumen S,
the state began its case with intro
duction OF County Coroner A p.
Hammond and Or. Charles c. Cas-
tro. physician az the hospital where
O'Connell was taken after being
shot.
Or Castro testified that O'Con-
nell was in a condition OF collapse
and unconscious from the moment
he was brought to tho hospital by
the police until he died. 20 minutes
later.
This testimony was considered &c
have an important bearing on the
case. for Atty Meals declared IN his
opening statement that Mrs. Cham
pion had been brought before the
dying man at the hospital and
O'Connell had told police she was
nor the women who shot him
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-27

JLLETIN

The lives OF scores OF rOomers
ut the Commercial hotel. former
ly the Nickel. f19 Y. Main ST,
were threatened by a fire which
broke out In the building about
2:15 o'clock this morning. BY
the time the nremen arrived the
rear Of the first floor and also the
second floor was filed with smoke.
the escape OF many Of the roOmers
being cut of by the smoke and
flames, the smoke choking the
halls and stairway. The fire was
under control by a. m.
Employees of the hotel and other
night workers attracted from
nearby places obtained ladder
the stranded rOOmers, many OF
whom had gathered at the win
dows on the second floor, from
their precarious positions. Mem
bers OF the fire department. which
arrived shortly after the fire had
got under way. continued the work
OF rescue, and i'm a few minutes
the street before the hotel and
adjoining places OF business
which were open was crowded
with scantlly attired guests.
trunks and other belongings OF
the roOmers. The hotel was filled
to fits capacity last night, which is
about IS rOOmers, according TO
the management
The alarm was turned I'm by
Lester Sheenin, night clerk, who
also assisted in removing the
guests to safety. The fire is said
TO have started in a closet at the
rear of the first floor though the
cause was unknown
The amount of damage could
not be estimated early this morn
. ing. 1t Is not believed that the
damage from tile flames was ex-
cessive, but considerable loss re-
suited from the smoke and water.
It is thought that the adjoining
Murdoch tailor shop and the Blue
Bird shop also suffered damage
by smoke and water.
The hotel, which was formerly
owned by william CIyman, was
recently sold TO Carl RosenbIoom,
and Is managed by Louis Rosen-
baum.
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-27
WITNESS NAMES
mrs. HALL And
HENRY STEVENS
Sworn Statement Involves
Widow of Slain Rector
and Her Brother.
LAWYER DENIES STORY
Woman Farmer Describes In
Detail What Occurred on
Night of Shooting.

NEW BRUNSWICK. y. ]. oct. 26
.-(Bw A. PD-Mrs. Frances Stew
ems Hall. widow Of the slain rector
OF the Protestant Episcopal church
of ST. John the Evangelist. and her
lrother. Henry stevens. are he man
and woman named IN h5 sworn
B-atemt Mt OF Mrs Jane Gibson. self
styled eye witness OF the double
Saying OF the Rev. Edward Wheeler
Hall. and Mrs. Eleanor Reinhardt
Mills on the night OF Sept. il last.
This announcement was not made
by the authorities. but became
known tonight through the issuance
OF a statement by Mrs. Halls at
torneys. Timothy y. Pfeffer, deny
ing the facts OF Mrs. Gibson's ac-
count and declaring that neither the
rector's widow nor her brother were
on the Phillips farm on me night OF
the double Staying.
Mrs. Gibson's statements are con
trary to the facts" Mr.. Pfeffer said.
Mrs Hall was IN her home all
evening. Barbara Tough, one OF the
maids was out that night and Louisa
Geist. the other maid was on the
back street There was no one else
but Mrs Hall home that evening.
Henry Stevens Identification as
one OF the quartet seen on the farm
IS also contrarv 20 fact. Henry was
at Lavallete. y. J., all that night"
saw Four Persons.
Mrs Gibson. IN her statement, II
IS known, declared that she had seen
four persons on the night Of the
murders under the crab apple tree
where two days later the bodies OF
the rector and the choir singer were
found
Mrs. Gibson also said in statements
that she heard the man. whom she
alleges she saw fire a series OF shots
at the rector and the choir singer,
addressed by HIS companion.
The cries Of Mrs. Mills. which
Mrs. Gibson declared still ring in
my ears at night" had hardly echo
ed. the woman farmer said, when
the second woman in the quartet
scsamed IN a terrified tone. "Oh.
Henry"
No hint OF when the climax. cul-
nlinating IN arrests. might be ex-
pected were given by special deputy,
general Wilbur A. Mott. placed in
charge OF the case by the state
when the county authorities had
thrown up their hands
He admitted that Mrs. Gibson's
Identification. generally speaking.
would AFFORD sufficient grounds for
an arrest. but said that under the
present circumstances u would De
well 10 have the real evidence
Sergeant Lang CT the state police,
lContinued on PAGE Twol
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-27
NILES MAYOR IS
COURT LOSER ON
GAMBLING COUNT.
Homer S. Carr and Fred Mar
shall Bound Over to Ber-
rien Circuit Court.
NO BOND is REQUIRED
Cross Examine Proprietor of
Club, but Fail to Shake
His Statements.

NILES, Mich, Oct. 26-Homer s.
Carr. mayor Of the city OF Niles,
and Fred Marshall. were bound over
TO the Berrien county circuit court
this afternoon. on the charge OF con-
spiracy to protect gambling In the
city Of Niles. No bond was required
by the court, the men being released
on their own recogn.zance.
The examination was continued
today with the cross examination OF
George Butler, proprietor OF the
Niles club by F. ]. Donahue. ettor-
ney for Marshall. as follows:
your main source OF income was
from such card games and Kelley
pool. was it not?"
Yes, ii is yet"
You're playing for money now?"
mo for checks to stimulate
trade"
When the I'D went on your anger
was aroused?"
Yes, because II hit me"
Where else were they playing for
money"
"52 and Kugler's"
Did you and Kugler and Griffith
bet $500 on DR.. BONNER" (To win
in mayoralty contest.)
Here an objection by the prosecu-
ton was sustained and the question
went unanswered.
did you know Pete Poke.
brakeman on the Michigan Cen
tral?"
No"
DO you not know that in one
week he won $3.50 at craps?"
NO"
Did not you and Marshall talk
It over and send a man to get him
when you heard he was gambling
at the Oakwood?"
mo"
Mention Mann's Name.
do you know a man named Col
die Mann OF South Bend who tried
to come here and buy out the Oak
wood ?"
'I understand ne did"
You went to South Bend to see
about it and got into an argument
with another gambler named Low
reg. and told him that II Mann came
to Niles you would see he didn't op-
erate?"
Il did not"
Did YOU know a Huss or a HUI
bert who worked at the Oakwood ?
No"
You were arrested in September.
were you not?''
yes"
Were you offered any immunity
from the county officials II you gave
testimony against Marshall and
CARR"
L was made no offer"
Then nothing was said about not
fCor+FD,rad IN PaQa TWO)
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-27
SEEK RESTORATION
OF MAGNETIC FIRM
Sue for Damages of $4,000, 900
Receivership and DissOlu-
ton of Bosch Co.

WHITE PLAINS. y. Y, Oct. 26--
CBy A. P)-Dissolution OF the Amer
lean Bosch Magnetic Co, restoration
Of its control to the pre-war own
ers. and damages Of s2,OOO.oOO were
asked in a suit filed in supreme
court here today by Albert Klein
a resident OF Germany, through his
counsel. Harvey Andrews or New
York
Naming A. Mitchell Palmer, for
mer alien property custodian as a
defendant. along with Arthur I.
Murray and Martin E. Kern, off
cials of the company, Klein alleges
that the trio used Palmer's Official
position to defraud the pre-Waf
owners out OF their property.
The complaint sets forth tha-
Klein came into possession In April,
1917. Of 90 OF the 250 shares OF the
old Bosch Magnetic CO. by the death
OF his brother. Gustav Klein. He
was then an assistant president, he
said. and a friendly allen.
The company then was sold-ille-
cal1v he claims - 70 Harry Grif-
fiths who he alleges was acting
for Kern. The sale price. S4'l5o'-
600 was little more than a quarter
OF the appraised value Of the prop
ertv. and this low price. ne al
leges. was realized because OF mis-
leading advertising tending TO de-
nrec,ate the value OF the plant
Lylet, asks that a receiver be sp-
,olnted 70 take over and operate
the plant pending decision on ms
suit
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-27
HARDING OUTLINES
VIEW ON ARMY SIZE
Believes Minimum Strength
Should Not Be Less Than
l25.000 Men.

WASHINGTON. oct. 26-(By A.
PD-Pres't Harding belief that
the regular army now at the present
strength-12.OcO Officers and 1885,
600 men Is "as small as should be
contemplated unless there should be
a decided change IN military condi-
uons throughout the world" IS stat
ed In letter to Secretary Weeks.
made public today by the war de-
partment in order to correct any
misapprehensions as to the size OF
the army. asked for N budget es-
Inmates for 1929
The letter was written in reply
10 a communication from Sec'y
Weeks Sept. 90. explaining TO the
president that while estimates for
1900 officers and 1850 0
men were being submitted the
opinion OF The military leaders.
regular, national guard or reserve
was unchanged that the minimum
force 10 carry out the National de-
fense act of 1929. was $4,000 ofri-
GERS AMI 10000 men
In reply the president sad that
while he did not believe the govern
ment would be justified in exceed
ing its resources for the coming
year there are links In reduction
being beyound which We cannot go
even IN the praise worthy of econ
omy. without destroying the exeeli-
ent foundation row laid for our
national defense and forfeitlng the
occurred benefits OF world war ex-
perlence."
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-27
SAYSLANE LETTERS
WERE HALF TRUTHS
William c. Redfield, Wilson
Cabinet Member, Takes Ex-
ception TO Publication.

NEW YORK, oct. 26.-(By A. P)
William c. Redfield. former sec
retary OF commerce today expressed
the opinion that the letters Of the
late Franklin X. Lane. secretary Of
the interior in Pres't Wilson's cab
met. which have just been published
IN book form, contain instances Of
hai truths. which AIr. Lane him
self would never have permitted pub
lished. he said tonight.
Mr. Redfield said the Lane let
ters throw an incorrect light on
politics and do not represent the
mature Judgment or Mr. lane.
TO my mind. said Mr. Redfield
lit Is a grave misfortune 10 the me-
mory OF a good man that the letters
should be pubEshed--if they are so
without any qualifying editing or
that they should be printed in
scraps
IF you were in" ne said and.
ir addition had worries on YOUR
mind. II would be unfare 10 YOU 10
accept statements made under such
circum stances as representing YOUR
actual and weII-cons 'dered opinion
That was the case with Mr.. Lane
and so. he wrote in private letters
what he probably never would have
written had ne had any idea they
were 10 be published without his re-
vision
Mr. Wilson's attitude toward
preparedness was. IN my opinion. a
medium between two extremes. on
one hand positive neglect. and on
The other obviously military prepara-
tiou There were members OF his
cabinet who became impatient with
him. and MT Lane. through a sin
gllar temperament, was one OF
them
"I have not read either the book
or the letters and so far as extracts
from the letter have appeared in the
press. my first thought Is % recall
that Mr. Lane. whom ! counted as
a dear friend. was q greatly over
worked man and. as the sad event
proved a man suffering 10 some
degree from illness. do not think
therefore that the tenor and spirit
of his notes represen. the deliberate.
mature judgment OF the kindly man
he was
Mr. Redneld in his comments re-
futed the Interpretation OF MI Lane
concerning the subject OF conveys
for battleships during the war,
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-27
Give B0NAR LAW
HEARTY OVATION.
DURING ADDRESS.
New Premier Sets Forth Man
ner in Which He Came Into
Party Leadership.
PREPARATIONS Is ISSUE
Insists Upon Importance of
Maintaining Friendly Re-
lations With L. S.

GLASGOW. Scotland, Oct 26.-
(By A. PA rousing ovation was
given Prime Minister Bonar Law
when he rose TO address an audi
ence Of 1000 persons in St. An
drew's Hall tonight. and set forth
the principles upon which his party
stood. He devoted the opening of
his speech TO an explanation of how
ne came to resume the leadership of
his party.
This came about. said the prime
minister. when II was said that the
coalition was losing ground and a
split in the party was inevitable, not
through intrigues, but bowling to out
siders.
Mr.. Bonar Law said he believed 1t
would have added to the strength of
labor to have set up a party on the
one hand representing opinions Op-
posed to labor. and ON the other a
party representing labor alone.
Mr.. BOnar Laws speech largely
covered the same ground as his
afternoon speech and his election
manifesto. He emphasized the urg-
ency Of a near eastern settlement
and the necessity Of showing an in
tention to be equally fair to both
Turks and Greeks. He believed there
was no danger OF either Turkey or
Greece declining to accept the de-
cision Of the peace conference.
Preparations Is Wise
of
fairs was the reparations question,
but he did not despair of its solu-
tions; he could not agree that Ger
many was unable to pay anything.
There was no difference IN aims as
between England and France on this
question but only difference in the
means Of obtaining them. In gen
eral European interests. England
and France, must remain together.
Again insisting on the importance
OF maintaining good relations with
the United States and bringing the
United States into the league of ma
tions. thereby strengthening the
league, he said the government did
not desire to make Gallipoli a sec
ond Gibraltar and expressed the
hope that the. treaty with Turkey
would enable England to bring her
troops home.
He then turned to internal prob
lens and promised that the govern
ment would observe patience while
the Irish government was trying to
carry out the Anglo-Irish treaty.
The government would try to i'm
prove the plans for dealing with un-
employment. the only real problem.
be affected by readjusting the work
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-27
WOMEN MAY ATTEND
HEARING OF VOLIVA

WAUKEGAN, H., Oct. 26-Wou.-
en- will be allowed in the court room
during the trial II Overseer Wilbur
Glenn Voliva OF Zion city for Grim
inal libel. Judge Claire c. Edwards
ruled today IN denying a motion fer
the exclusion OF women made by
Voliva's counsel.
Libel charges were brought against
Voliva by Thomas II. Nelson, an
independent Zion pastor, who Volt
va once employed as an evangelist.
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-27
Will Wage War Upon Short
Measure Coal Operators
Merchants Association Names
Committee to Meet Fact
Finding Body.

CLEVELAND, O.. oct. 26.-(By
A. P0-The board OF directors and
the executive committee of the Ma
tional Association OF Retail Mer-
chants meeting here today named
committee of five to represent the
retail coal dealers before Prest
Harding's fact finding commission
making a survey Of the coal indus
try and took up the matter Of Ohio
coal being shipped outside the state
and sold at a higher price than is
permitted under the Ohio fuel COM
mission laws.
The directors also took action di-
rected at the "gypt' dealers in the
retail trade. The resolution pledged
the association to devote its maxi
mum strength TO a program OF ex
posing and Furnishing the short
weight and fraudulent coal dealers"
"It is estimated" the resolution
read. that so per cent OF the poor
people Of the country are robbed
OF hundreds OF thousands OF dollars
annually through short weight. Coal
is cumbersome and bought seldom.
1t is impracticable for householders
to have big scales at their home
and therefore crooked dealers take
advantage Of shortage periods and
under the pretense OF serving the
poor people at cut prices these
crooked dealers deliver 1900 POUNDS
instead OF a ton or 1000 pounds. II
coal is SIS a ton the customer is
robbed Of four dollars"
Officers of the association said the
reason the meeting OF the associa-
ton was held IN Ohio was because
they had heard that Ohio retail coal
dealers were in trouble" with a law
they characterized as the most re-
strfctive in this country
Get Coal Outside.
Coal dealers from states outside
Ohio declared they were buying
quantities OF domestic coal mined
in Ohio at $3.50 TO s6 a ton at the
mine. This. they said. was the rea-
son Ohio dealers could not get much
Ohio mined coal at the rates OF
S3.S1 TO SSH at the mine fixed by
the Ohio fuel administration. Ohio
dealers declared at the meeting they
were being forced 20 purchase coal
from other states.
Homer D. Jones OF Chicago, pres
ident OF the association. declared
hat as a result OF the Ohio law an
excess burden was thrown on the
car supply. An Ohio mine might
have short hauls and quick empty
car returns II the mine were ship
ping 10 Ohio cities, he said, but in
stead the cars go long distances out
side OF the state and likewise cars
carrying foreign coal come long dis
tances into the state.
Roderick stephens, president OF
the board OF directors, said Ohio
dealers in the meeting told OF buy
ing most OF their coal outside OF
Ohio because they were unable TO
get dealers within the state 10 offer
them coal AZ the new prices. The
good coal mined in Ohio is moving
20 other states" said Mr.. stephens.
They are going into other states al
prices higher than those fixed n
Ohio"
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-27
BANKERS REJECT
COMMISSION THEORY
OF FINANCING RAILS
Interstate Body Throws Open
Discussion of Underwrit-
ing Carriers.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-(By A
P)-The interstate commerce com
mission today threw its methods Of
supervising issue of railroads secur-
tiles open for discussion before re-
preventative railroads and invest
ment bankers whom il summoned
TO Washington seeking advice part
iCularly as to whether II should re-
quire sale Of such issues TO the high
est bidder after open competitive
bidding The latter open competitive
with emphatic objections by both
railroad men and bankers, while
Judge Robert S. Lovett. chairman OF
n special committee of railroad ex-
ecutives appeared to formulate
views. challenged the legal power OF
the commission 10 institute such
practice.
Otto Kahn Of Kahn, Loeb and Co.
expressed the opinion that such a
system would prove ruinous TO rail-
roads, while Jackson E. Reynolds.
president OF the First National bank
of New York said that the commits
sion in the matter will not hurt US
(the bankers) but can hurt the rail-
roads. Dwight W. Morrow OF J. Z.
Morgan and Co, c. II. Harris, pre-
sident OF the New York Central, and
Fordney Johnston. counsel for the
Association OF Railway Securities
Holders, were among the speakers
called.
Underwrite Larger Loans.
Mr.. Kahn. first spokesman for the
bankers said that the relationship
of great banking houses TO the rail-
road corporations had brought into
existence the practice OF private an
derwriting of larger loans. It has
assisted the carriers, he continued.
in getting loans successfully and N
making up securities OF a form and
type TO it markets and above rall,
had maintained a stable broad in
vestment market on which railroad
securities could always be bought
and sold.
For many years 10 come, rail-
roads VIII annually need large
amounts OF new capital Mr.. Kahn
declared and It will be primary
consideration with the interstate
commerce commission to maintain
the stable broad securities market
from where this capital must be
drawn"
Does the banking house which
makes loans regularly to a particul-
ar railroad seek in any way TO in
huence the management Of the rail-
road in its transportation policy ?"
Commissioner Esch asked.
Conclude Hearing I'm Day.
L have never known anybody to
do So" he replied
Mr.. Harris said he had never
known of such influence 10 be ex-
ecuted over railroad management
and did know OF an occasion where
bankers concerned had refused 10
intervene in points OF management.
The hearing was concluded in the
single day assigned for il.
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-27
OPERATES HOTEL ONE
DAY. KILLS HIMSELF

CULVER, Ind, Oct. 20 'opeC'a'|
Howard Z Reid OF Fort wayne,
who took possession OF the hotes
here wednesday, committed suicide
about O'Clock Thursday evening
Nv drinking carbollc acid. This 10
ssid 70 have been his fourth at
,ernpt 20 end his life within the last
few months.
Reid. who was 20 years OLD ana
unmarried. was q former service
nan and IS said 10 have suffered
shell shock during the war A rope
about FIVE feet long was found 70
his pocket
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-27
SlCdlLOICS The EUidenCe
But Utmost ChOkeS To
Death On Paper MOrseI

NEW YORK. oct. 2s.-The time
honored trick. beloved Of fiction
sriters, OF swallowing the evidence.
almost resulted in death today for
Dominick Pecaro. alleged book
maker.
As TWO detectives approached him,
PecarO stuffed several slips of paper
into his mouth. One OF them lodged
in his throat and he vas nearly
choked before an ambulance surgeon
arrived and extracted 1t. The slip
bore the notation stone Jug"
When he had recovered he was
arraigned and held in bail OF 5000.
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-27
MINER FLEEs JAIL

CHARLEsTOWN, " Va. Oct
as-Jesse Prather. under indictment
here in connection with the march
of armed miners. escaped from the
local jail some time during the
night and today was = fugitive with
no clues known
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-27

THE WEATHER.
Indiana: Fair Friday and Satur-
day: warner Friday
Touer Nichiganf Fair and warmer
FRIDAY. SATURDAY probably fair.
South Bend news-times., 1922-10-27
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-04-25

Oklahoma City. April 25.-lSpecisll
April . will see the close Of the
second annual Modern Health Crusade
Tournament conducted in oklahoma
by the Oklahoma Public Health asso-
citation. Helen NJ. Hastings. acting
secretary announced today.
The tournament started February
- and has been carried ON with rest
in many Of the schools Of the state
since that time. More than 5000
children took part in the tournament.
While this number Is les sthan the
enrollment for 1921 enthusiasm and
energy Of the participants more than
made up for the lack Of numbers,
Miss Hastings said;
The tournament i based ON the
ability Of the children to observe a
series Of health building rules called
Health Chores,' Credits are de-