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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-16

It's good thing the bead vogue
cam" along as dress fabrics began
/" get more and NOR" sheer. and
SKIRTS shorter cthcrwis" many :,
fair w"mnn's scan' and diaphauOus
drap"r!"s might have nu',ercd away
at TIA" irSt sun breeze encountered
Tn" drcssy afternoon frock for
this season il distinguished by sim
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-16

at luncheon on Friday in honor" OF
Miss Anne Tenant
Miss Mary Carter. OF Washington.
spent the weekend with her parent.
MIR and Mrs. Shirley Carter.
Bishop Paul Jones. OF the pr5tss-
tant Episcopal Church. gave most
Interesting lecture in the Hall of IN,
Chamber Of Commerce here. His sub
Ject was. Taking Christianity
SeriouSly''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-16

gone To Santa Barbara Cal. where
they Will remain some time.
MISS Ruth Safer returned on
thursday to Goucher College. Raiti-
more after spending several weeks
at her home near here.
Mrs, William j. Cox. OF Baltimore
~ spending som. time In I.eesburr
at the nome of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. I. W. Edwards
Mrs. George G. Carter entertained
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-16

tom is now guest Of Mrs. u. {.
Sands.
Mrs. n. VI. Bangs. OF New York. is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. J..
l.. Tahb.
II. ID. Whitfield and family returned
10 New York after visiting friends
here.
Miss Ethel Moore is in Washing
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer nsley have
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-16
Baby Carriages
and StrOllers

Any mother Will be proud
to roll baby out for an air
ing In one OF these fine,
well-known Baby Car
riages or Strollers.
And at Low Profit
Prices" they're extremely
reasonable. Easy terms.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-12-30

attack. Both mixed freely in the
third, Villa sending Martin back on
his heels once with a smashing left
hook.
Villa hammered Martin about the
ring in the fourth. opening cut on
his rivals nose but the Filipino was
sent staggering back with left swing
that connected on his jaw Martin
pummeled away at Villas body in the
fifth. The sixth was a slam-bang af-
fair. both mixing frequently with the
Filipino landing effectively with his
hands to Martins head.
Both swung wildly in the seventh
but in the eighth Villa apparently had
Martin in distress as he landed sew
eral smashing Left hooks to the head.
Martin came back strong, however,
at the end of the round and punished
were about even during a lively ex-
change in the ninth.
Martin forced Villa to the defensive
with a terrific two listed attack in the
tenth. The New Highlander landed
hard blows to the body and rocked the
Filipino with stiff left jabs. Villa out
boxed his opponent in the eleventh
and twelfth, neither boxer landing eff
fectively in these rounds.
Villa smashed both fists to the head
in the thirteenth, sending Martin part
ly through the ropes with left upper
cut.
Villa peppered his rival about the
head in the fourteenth, absorbing sew
eral stiff body blows in return.
They mixed furiously in the final
round, Martin offsetting Villas stiff
jabs with smashing rights to the body
Villa was the aggressor in most of the
fighting.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-12-30
ASK PROBE Of
CAP AC|TY To
PAY DEMANDS
Chamber of Commerce Makes
Public Request From Ger
man Business Men

WASHINGTON, Dec. % FurtheJ
aspects of the move for an American
commission to inquire into Germany's
capacity to pay reparations came to
light today when the chamber of com
merce of the United States made pub
lie definite request from German
business men that such commission
be appointed.
The request was transmitted
through the German Industrieund
. Handelstag, a national organization
representing German business inter-
ests. In reply the chamber Of COM
merce expressed qualification at the
confidence shown in American bust
ness leadership, but deferred def
mite decision pending discussion OF
the reparations question by the coun-
Gil of allied premiers at their meet
ing on January 2
The correspondence as made public
contains no reference to previous dis
cussion of the project although it is
known that in less formal way the
American commission plan has been
under consideration in Germany, the
United States and other countries for
several weeks. Only one allusion is
made to the fact that the plan has
been discussed also with officials of
the interested governments, the cable
gram of the German Industrieund Han
delstag saying merely that the Ger
man government will be pleased to
welcome such commission land OPP
EN- to it all sources of information
State department officials who have
been unwilling to discuss in any way
the commission proposal since it first
was disclosed in a recent Associated
Press dispatch from London, contin-
ued silent tonight regarding the whole
project, and White House officials
would not reveal whether the move
was one of the things President Hard
ing had in mind when he wrote to
Senator Lodge today regarding the eff
forts now being made to be helpful
in solving the European economic
problem.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-12-30

II we got everything we wanted
there wouldn't be room to put II.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-12-30

present Franco-German frontiers,
reached Preparations circles today and
created considerable comment. This
pact, according to the reports, would
extend over period of 80 years and
would be signed by Great Britain,
Italy, France and Germany. The
United States also would be asked to
sign, but without assuming any mill
tary obligations.
Germany is keeping her new pro-
posals much in the dark, so far as the
Preparations commission is concerned
The commission has learned, however
that among Chancellor Cuno's propos-
ais would be one to pay a lump sum
of somewhere between five billion
and eight billion gold marks, one bill
lion to be paid at once and the re
mainder after a period of 10 years.
This would be accompanied by GER
tain form of allied financial control
sufficient to insure the balancing OF
GermanXss budget and the stabilize,
ton of the mark.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-12-30
j. 8. WILL NOT
TAKE PART IN
PARIS C0NFAB
lnter-Allied Conference of
Premiers Looked Upon as
Purely European Affair

PARIS, Dec. 29.-(Ry the Associat
ed Press)-Persistent reports that the
United States would participate in
some form in next weeks conference
of the inter-allied premiers were def
nitely eliminated today upon receipt
of news that the United States gov
eminent would take no part in the
meeting. Unofficial, but authoritative
information reached Paris today that
the American administration regarded
the forthcoming premiers' meeting as
purely European affair and as not
warranting Intervention by the United
States.
Although it IS not believed the state
department at Washington has made
any statement on the matter, interest
ed governments, on inquiring in re-
sponsible American sources, were in
formed that there did not seem to be
the slightest chance of American par
.icipation. There was some sugges-
ton, however. that the breaking up
OF the conference and the probability
that this would certainly be followed
by French seizure in Germany might
provoke some eleventh hour step by
the United States.
Reports that Wilhelm Cuno, the Ger
man chancellor, intended to start to
conference with definite proposals for
four power pact, which would guar
antee the security of France and the
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-12-30
VILLA GIVEN
DECISION IN
FAST BATTLE
Little Flyweight Champion
Again Goes Out of His
Class to Victory

NEW YORK, Dec. 29-Pancho Villa
American flyweight boxing champion,
again went out of his class tonight
and defeated Terry Martin. Provi-
dence bantamweight, in a sensational
10 round contest at Madison Square
Garden. The Filipino received the
judges decision after bout that kept
the crowd on it's toes from start to
finish.
Villa took the aggressive from the
start, boxing in characteristically cy-
clonic fashion but he found Martin
willing to swap punches. The Provi-
dence bantam landed several hard
body blows in the first round but was
sent to the ropes in the second when
the Filipino launched terrific body
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-12-30
LEGION
HEADS CALLED
To FERENCE.
Expects More Than 100 Dele
gates From All Over State
Will Be in Attendance

PHOENIX, Ariz:, Dec. 29.-For the
first time in the history of the state
department of the American Legion,
the state officers and the two chief
officers of each post in the state,
will meet for conference in Phoe-
nix on Friday and Saturday, Jan.
uary II and Is. The meeting, which
is patterned after the conference OF
the national department, has been
called by State Commander Celora
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-12-30
N MATHILpE TO WE'D SOON

BASLE, Switzerland. Dec. 90. -
Friends of Max Oser, Swiss fiancee OF
Mathilde Mccormick, daughter OF
Harold F. Mccormick of Chicago, are
sure that the couple will be married
some time in January The McCor
mick party, accompanied by Oser, has
returned to Switzerland from Italy
and is visiting the scenes OF winter
sports at ST. Moritz and Arosa.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-12-30

NJ Stoddard and notices of the con-
ference were sent out tonight TO all
post by Neri Osborn, Jr.. state adj
jutant.
The conference is to be attended
by the officers of the department,
the commanders and adjutants OF
every post in the state, the mer.-
bers of the departmental executive
committee, the national committee
man and his alternate. and the mem
bers of the legislative committee.
The president of the women's aux
iliary of the legion also has been
invited to attend the conference in
addition to a number of the officials
of veterans bureaus and of the ma
tional department of the legion.
The greater part of the conference
will be given over to the discussions
by the post commanders and the
post adjutants on matters of special
interest to their respective posts,
it was stated. All proposed state
and national legislation also will be
discussed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
ORIGINAL LETTERS
OF MINISTER T0BE
GIVEN AUTHORITIES
BY Associated Press

New Brunswick, n. j" NoNemoel
aboriginal letters, said to have
been written by the Rev. Edward W.
Hall to Mrs. Eleanor X. Mills, who
was murdered on September II, are
TO be turned over to the daughter
of the slain woman, 1t was ALL
nounced tonight by special detective
Mason.
James Mills, widower of the choir
leader. today received $500 of the
81 900 which Miss North is said to
have obtained through the sale OF
the publication rights of the letters.
These letters are expected to figlre
prominently in the case in connection
with the prosecutions claim thal
Mrs. Frances Noel Stevens Hail,
widow OF the rector, had knowledge
before the murders of the intimacy
that existed between her husband
and his choir leader.
Detective Mason also announced
that the prosecution would pre-
sent to the grand jury testimony Of
two more witnesses whose stories
have never been made public. The
stories of these witnesses, he said.
were CT nsidered trump cards" in
the case which would almost surely
result in the return of indictments.
The story of Mrs. Jane Gibson the
states alleged eye witness of the two
killings. has been checked up in
every way, detective Mason said.
and all attempts to find flaws in t
have failed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17

When talking about work, here's
a woman who has been up against it
all the week Is chairman of the in
formation booth at U. ID. c. head
quarters-this job being given her,
because, say the Daughters. she
doesn't lose her head"
She Is Mrs s. H. Gardner, and
was chairman for the luncheon where
Tennessee women, their guests and
friends assembled Thursday.
Mrs. Gardner and her committee
have inaugurated a brand new thing
for any U. ID. c. convention. in that
they have had committee of 20
women to meet every train coming
In this week which might have wish
tors or delegates upon it. This SER
vice has been most gratefully re-
ceived by the out-of-towners, who
said SO In no uncertain terms.
Mrs. Gardner was president of her
chaptert-the Pelham-in 1866.
and her hobby is working for the
veterans. Her committee has. in the
past raised $1,000 to send the veter-
Mrs Gardner always is live wire.
no matter where you connect her up.
Assisting Mrs. Gardner in her
work at the information booth are
Mrs. Herbert Stocvkham and Mrs. E
e. Smith, who are conducting the
card file; Mrs. Clarence Bonham, who
IS keeping the chapter bulletin board.
Mrs. Edgar Lester. Mary Stobart and
| Mrs. Fannte, stevens, who have
charge Of the programs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
WEATHER ROUGH, BUT
CLEMENCEAU IS HAPPY
Copyright. North American News
paper Alliance and Press Pubiish-
Ing company.
NJ, EEIspINt<n ,rOlTuy

On Board S. $. Paris. November 16.
Clemenceau spent his pre-lunch hour
today racing the deck arm in arm
with prominent member of fa-
nous American banking firm. who
drew a black picture OF the imme-
diate European future.
After lunch he withdrew to read
book lent by Mrs Whitney Warren
and in which war leaders are Sc
verely criticised. Owing to sea
sickness of operate stars pro-
POSED concert was abandoned and an
auction held instead Clemeneeau
presided and signed IL snapshots
which went at an average of $40
each. Weather continues rough as
throughout voyage. but 1t is hoped
Paris will berth at 10 o'clock Satur-
day morning. On landing. Clemenceau
wishes to drive Immediately to the
home of Charles Dana Gibson. He
hopes to see something of New York
on the ensuing two days. especially
Washington Square quarter. where
he formerly lived. He also desires to
visit the opera house and study the
acoustic nature of the auditorium
Americans may be unfavorably inn
pressed when they see Clemencean
hobbling painfully along. This how
ever. is his one infirmity-gout-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17

WOMAN IN HAMMER
MURDER CASE WILL
APPEAL DECISION
BY Associated Press

Los Angeles, November 16.-Mrs.
Clara Phillips, convicted today of
second degree murder for beating
Mrs. Alberta Meadows. young widow.
to death with a hammer, will seek
new trial and If that is denied
will appeal from the verdict. ii was
announced by Bertram A. Harrington
her attorney.
There Is fatal error in the record
and finally Clara Phillips will be
freed" Harrington said. Il will not
quit the fight until she is"
The motion for new trial will be
made when Mrs. Phillips is SEN
fenced Monday. The verdict which
was compromise one from a jury
of nine men and three women, car
ries penalty of from 10 years 20
life Imprisonment.
Il expected to be acquitted" Mrs.
Phillips said in commenting on the
verdict. They didn't give me fair
deal. | am going to ask my at
torney to appeal and believe with
another trial 1 can be acquitted /
don't think / will go to the peni-
Tertiary. But If l have to go there
/ could face life in that place with
the same poise have here. 1t would
not make much difference to me. All
my hopes are crushed anyway
The three women members of the
jury voted for the death penalty until
the final compromise second degree
murder was reached, 1t was said In
the early balloting. there were four
who voted TO acquit. The jury
reached an agreement late last night
after the Judge, the attorneys and
court attaches had gone, but the
verdict was not returned until this
morning. According to members OF
the jury, they did not consider the
insanity contention set up by the
defense.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
CONFERENCE SEEKS.
TO CORRECT FAULTS.
OF AMERICAN YOUTH
War Officials Join College
Heads in Fight to Improve
Young Men Physically
and Mentally
BY Associated Press

Washington, November 16.-Under
leadership of the war department
representatives of American schools
colleges and organizations dealing
with the mental and physical better
ment of the race went into confer
ence here today in the hope that q
systematic method of developing
young Americans to better citizen
ship could be evolved. A basis from
which to proceed, the conference was
told by Secretary Weeks that sta
tistics of the wartime draft system
showed so per cent of the men called
for examination to be physically sub
normal and disclosed a deplorable
percentage of illiteracy0
Mr.. Weeks and General Pershing
and Brigadier General William Las
sitter, who also addressed the con-
ference. laid stress on the fact that
war experience had demonstrated
that great proportion of the physi-
cal defects could be corrected by
proper physical training and develop
ment beginning in the schools. Mr..
Weeks pointed out that good physi-
cal condition among the children
would materially aid in their mental
advancement and the development of
such ideals of citizenship as would go
far to offset waves of popular unrest
and the work of un-American agita-
tors.
GLfIIed NarEu1em
All OF the information gained by
the war department from several
years of study of draft statistics in
connection with actual experience
were placed at the disposal of the
conference which divided itself into
subcommittee that will report at q
general session or the conference
Monday.
General Lassiter declared the draft
had shown that only one-third OF the
Continued ON Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
PRIVATE DEALS OF.
INSURANCE AGENTS
ARE NOT BINDING
Supreme Court Holds That
Agents Cannot Accept
Goods in Payment of
Insurance Premiums
MONTGOMERY BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD
Montgomery. Ala. Nov. IG,

Private deals entered into by
agents of life insurance organiza-
tions and holders Of life insurance
policies as to the payment of pre-
miums on such policies have no
weight in a court OF law and are not
binding upon the organization is
suing insurance.
In addition to this, life insurance
premiums in Alabama cannot be paid
by the insurance on goods and chat
tells that must be RENTED for IN
good hard CASH
These two points In law were es-
tahlished by the supreme court Of
Alabama Thursday in deciding on ap
peal the case OF Sovereign Camp w.
Q. W. VS.. John Blanks. ct al, APP
pealed from the Clay circuit court.
Cow on Premium
According to the official records in
the case, Blanks sold to the agent
who issued him the life Insurance
lolicy in the order, COW, the con-
s!deration being SIS. There WAS an
agreement between the two parties
IL was stated, that the agent instead
of paying the purchase price to
Blanks. was to apply the money %
the payment OIL premiums On bihHhs
insurance policy.
Six months after the alleged agree
ment Blanks was accidentally killed
and his heirs sought to collect his
life Insurance policy which was in
the amount of $4,000. 1t developed.
however that for two months prior
to the death of Blanks. the premiums
on his life insurance policy had not
been paid and payment of the policy
was therefore denied.
Action was brought by the heirs as
benefieiaries of blanks for the amount
of the policy and jury awarded the
plaintiffs verdict for $3.50 S..
From this judgment an appeal was
taken.
Case Is Reversed
Passing upon the appeal majority
of the Alabama supreme court held
that the transaction between Blanks
and the agent who issued him the life
insurance policy was personal one,
that the order had no notice of It and
was not Interested IN the. transaction
and il. was thereferA not btnune
fContfnued ON Pnge Three.l
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
SIX JURORS in BOX
TO HEAR RIOT CASE

Marion, Ill, November 16.-Six ju-
rors were in the jury box late today
at the end of the fourth day Of the
trial of five men in connection with
the Herrin mine killings. Two ju-
rors, Berry Deaton, IS years old. and
w. H Davidson. SO. farmers. were ac-
cepted today. and four jurors pre-
viously had been agreed on.
The state late in the afternoon ac-
cepted four prospective jurors and
rendered the panel to the defense,
which excused one with its second
peremptory charge and excused an
ether for cause. in which case the
state objected. and Judge D. 7. Hart
we'll. presiding, agreed to rule on it
tomorrow.
Clyde Grain, miner. who was ac-
cepted by the state, was rejected by
the defense.
Attorneys expressed belief tonight
that the first regular and special
panel OF $50 yeniremen would be ex-
hausted Friday, and that recess
probably win be taken until next
week for which another Ranel OF 100
has beeh called.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
DAUGHTERS DECIDE:
THEY ARE PLEDGED
TO ENLARGE CHAPEL.
Virginia Delegation Leads
Doomed Fight, But the
Sacred Relic Will Be
Preserved

The Lee chapel at Washington ane
Lee university will be enlarged anc
made fireproof.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
decided that they were so pledged
to this course, according to the con-
tract made in st. Louis last year
and their support pledged at two
previous conventions-that they
could not turn back.
Heated was the fight to save this
venerable little chapel, built by Lee
and worshiped in every day by him,
but the Virginia division, led by Mrs
C. E. Boiling of Richmond, was
doomed to a losing fray from the
beginning.
However. for all time, they put
themselves on record as trying to
keep this shrine as a place to pray,
and its historic lines intact.
Arguments
They were beaten down by these
arguments.
That if the U. d. c. should at
tempt to withdraw from the con-
tract 1t would not be able to partici-
pate in any changes to be made IN
the enlargement of the chapel, which
the university trustees have declared
they will make in any event.
That, in honor, the daughters had
put their hand to the pillow and could
nc turn back, no matter If the Vir-
ginia Daughters and sympathizers
protested
That If the building was not en-
larged, the student body of Wash
ington and Lee would be unable. al
stately gatherings. TO be housed in
the chapel, and that they would lose
the inspiration afforded the studen,s
when they gathered before the re-
cumbent statue of the heroic gen
eral
! That relatives of the Lees wanted
4 the enlargement made rather thar
have the chapel abandoned and left
as a historic house.
That Lee, himself. probably would
have wished this done, being a pro-
1 gressive man with the idea of al
ways rendering the best service I,
his boys. Lee naFtng been once pres,
ident of the school,
| That the U. d. c., as a corporation
was liable and could be sued If i;
broke its contract.
Protests in Vain
II was in vain that the Virginia
Daughters set forth that it was desc
Grafton to disturb this shrine of the
| great leader and that a new chapel
should be built in preference to en-.
larging the old
When the time came for the vot.
to be taken on the question. the
| ayes" had it by vast majority.
At the close of the fight, in which
many OF the women had tears in their
eyes. and in which the visitors even
were taking sides, the president
general warned the Daughters to be-
tcopt,rued -, par. re,