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THE CHATTANOOGA NEWS Night Final BASEBALL Night Final BASEBALL VOL. XXXII. NO. 229. CHATTANOOGA, TENN., THURSDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 23, 1920. THREE CENTS. Martindale Waives Examination; Chicaqo Routs Baqhy . ' -- ' I,. mr I if u nt II- wt Martindale, Day After Whipping Wife, Fires Five Fatal Shots in Her Body; Waves Examination; Wants No Attorney I Murderer Had Been Before Judge Fleming for III Treat ment of Wife Was Out on Bond. RUSHED TO COUNTY JAIL Says, "I Can't Live With Her, but Won't Let Any-s- body Else." Waiving examination before Squire J. J. Bork Thursday aft ernoon shortly after he had shot and killed his wife in the James building, A. H. Martindale, a shoemaker, was committed to the county jail without bond. ' The grand jury will convene again on Oct. 25, and one of the first duties of the inquisitorial body will be in the investigation of the sensational crime. Trouble for Some Tlm. There lmv been differences between the young mnn and hia wife for some time. Ho charges that she has not been true to him and names another man us the allagcd home despoiled. It Is claimed on the other hand that he has repeatedly beat her and mistreated her and that she has left him on more than one occasion because of conditions, only to return and try to keep the home go ing. 1 Attorney O. V. Reeves, by whom Mrs. Martindale was employed as a stenog- rnpner, will assist Atty.-Ueb. U. W. Chumlee and W. F. McUaughy, assist ant attorney-general, In prosecuting the wife slayer. When Martindale, learning of a peace warrant that had been sworn out sign Inst him, and denying his Identity to a nepmy anerirr who approached him to serve the warrant, went to the at torney s office. Mr. Reeves was in court. Word of the shooting qulcklv reached the lawyer and he hurried to his office, where he learned more of the horrible details. Peace Warrant Sworn Out. Mrs. Martindale had been feni-llia that something might happen, and her fears were responsible for the oeaoe warrant being sworn out Wednesday before a local magistrate. She was characterized as a young woman of unusual business ability, en ergetic and worthy and was well liked by employes in the big office building. o tar us could be learned, her hus nnd has not been to her offico before. separated Two Months. Martindule did not amiear to he re- retful. It was learned that he and Is wife have been Separated for about two months. Mrs. Martindale was a daughter of "Red" Llnster. formerly employed by the Chattanooga Brewing conipi r.j . buuirv J. J. Bork committed Marlln- dak to the county bust lie without bond. .uy.-uP. tjeurge W. Chumlee hurried tu the Sheriff's office and at once be gan an investigation of the crime. Martindale talked freely about the Idllterences that ended In .the terrible tragedy nnd said ho did not want to employ a lawyer, saying Uiey could do vtiat they wanted to with him. Aiieg corespondent. According to Msrtlndsls's story he snd his wife wsnt to Msoon s yeah or so aoo to reside, and while there his wife met "Noah" Dodson, a newt butch. Whan they returned to Chattanooga Oodson followed, he claimed, and still sought to pay -attentions to her. Martindale said he met Dodson and his wife on the street about a month ago and administered a beating to the alleged home Uespoller. , j The young man said when they moved .ftito the house with his wife's mother he stliied up strife and made bad matters worse. Hsd Scrap Wednesday. On Wednesday afternoon Martindale was in the BrlsbM-Hclbcck store on East Eighth atreet, and, encountering his wife in the store, he attacked her. Patrolman Harris, traffic officer at Eighth and Market streets, was ap pealed to by one of the men in tbe store. slid arrested Martindale on a charge of disorderly conduct. The llefendant made bond for his nppenrance In police court Thursday. When he appeared be fore Judge Martin Fleming Mrs. Mar tindale was not present to prosecute. The defendant made no denial that lie had trouble in the store, claiming his wife was buying collars for another man. The Judge was Informed he struck her several times. Martindale intimated to the court he had had lots of trouble and said he had not been living with his wife. It was hinted there waa another mun In the uaae. On the strength of Martindale s state. ment, Judge Fleming ordered that his wife be summoned to court Saturday morning, the case having been contin ued to that time. , Following, his. arrest. Thursday afternoon Martindale stated that after he sppesrsd In court ha learned s peace warrant hsd been sworn out. Hs explained that when a police officer stopped him snd asked him If he was Martindale He Informed the officer It was his brother they were looking for. HAD WANTED TO MAKE PEACE, According to his admission, It was his Intention to end the .roubles between his wife, his mother-in-law and himself tonight, but upon learning of the peace wrsrrsnt hs became frightened. He later went to the attorney's office and the killing followed. Four shots were fired. . Matindale Is a well-appearing young lian. about 2 or 21 years of age. He lias been employed at the Vanderstoop shoe shop. The shouting created w no excite ment in the James building, and re ports of it spread like wildfire. When h" was before Judge Fleming Martindale was oulet and cool and had he appearance of being peaceable and orderly. He was nicely dressed. The boov of Mrs. .Man innate was re move, to Wann's funeral residence on Georgia avenue to be prepared for burial. Crowds thronged the place t get a glimpse of the body Hit Five Times. All four of the shots took effect In Mrs. Martindale' body, according to information at the undertaking estsb llshment. One of the leaden missiles entered her heart, two penetrated the hodv ist above the left hid and one ntered the left arm Three of the idiots appeared to have been tired front Hi front, somewhat to the side. It was not determined at first from which tll- eettnn the shot that struck the arm wss fired. LOST AND rOUKD Sl'l'.i TAl'l.l'S. geld rimmed, in ir be tween first flapttet church and Mat tery Plsce. fall M. 111. or return to ie Batten Ptaee. itcwsrd n Ti if i on mib K'.id odn attached. k.'hr,nc HOT Reward X1)!'. EeSC female Air-del. answers to name of "fihsg," one v'sr M lie ward. Notify Bob Klerrht. Main Fer Lost and Found Ads See Want Ad Page.t TWO PHOTOS OF WOMAN HPssSrV tfl i v WatMBgjgjgjBga-l I I I .K" ' I BBS ' Lxfl al B tH l l -.M fa m Br m 'JIM Mrs. Birdie Martindale, whose life was ended by her husband's bullets; the pleture on the right shows the dead wife along his her sister, a little girl of twelve; the snapshots were taken at the home of her mothr, Mrs. O. L. Linster, at 1121-2 East First street. Dead Wife Ready to File Divorce Suit, Said Mother Martindale Waylaid Her Daughter, Weeping Mother Claimed Knocked Her Down Twice Thursday, According to Her Story Sister Bursts in Tears. "He waylaid that poor child and watched his chance to kill her," de clared Mrs. O. L. Llnster, the brok enhearted mother In speaking of the death of her daughter. Contin uing she said: "Only Just yester day he knocked her down twice In that men's clothing store back of Jo Anderson's drug store when she was purchasing some things for her brother." Her daughter had been married to Martindale four years this coming February and had found It neces sary to leave him on several oc casions, the mother said. "She was sepsrated from him this last time since last August and had all ar rangements made to file a suit for a divorce today," said the mother. SUPPORTED HER MOTHER. "When he did live with her Iters, he laid out at night and contributed absolutely nothing to her support. She bought everything that she had and supported herself and was also ths only means of support I had with the exception of her younger brother. In fact, the darling child has been my only support for the past five years, her father having died six years ago." Mrs. Martlndale's mother said that she was talking to her daugh ter Just about fifteen minutes be MILLERAND IS NEW PRESIDENT Frenclh National Assemby Elects Successor to Paul Deschanel. Versailles, Sept. 23 (A, P.) Alexandre Mlllerand was today elected president of France by the national assembly In session here. He succeeds Paul Deschanel, who resigned because of III health. M. Mlllerand received 695 votes out of a total of 82. The election of Mlllerand, who Is a socialist, to the presidency was as sured when the chamber of deputies and the senate, in Joint session, desig nated him as their official candidate. Opponents of the premier, whose an tagonism arose chiefly from M. Mil lernnd't, suggestion that the Const! tulion be revised to give the executive more , power, failed to rally effective strength. The voting began at 2:45 o'clock. One hour wa sallottcd to balloting. The complete vote was: Alexandre Mllierand, 695: Oustave Iielory (social Is', deputy from 1.111c department du Nord) 69. Scattering.' 20. At 4.57 o'clock. M. Mlllerand Was pro. claimed by" i.eon Bourgeois, presiding ollicer of the senate and chairman of the assembly, as the eleventh presi dent of France. The result of the ballotlm- stood M. Mlllerand, 69.',; st, Delory, M; M. Jonnait. 2j M. l'ains, I; M Bourgeois, I 3: M. Perdt, 2; M. Bourmergue, I; If. l'olncnre, L There were twenty absentees M. Mlllerand. Was acclaimed elected by acclamation. M. Helory, himself a socialist, was supported by the radical socialist fac tion. Formal announcement that M. Miltfr snd had been elected president was made by Ivon Bourgeois, president of the senate After the balloting M Miller'nd en tered the presidential salon, w I ere he was greeted by f. Bourgtbl and lead- ; Ing membeia of the senate and the chamber of deputies. Oost to Official Residence. After the congratulations and felici tation of the parliamentarians the president-elect Joined his f mil;. , who had lawn Interested BBSCtStor in the gullery during the balloting President-elect Mlllcisnd ;md his fam lly then I, ft In s motor ear f"r the K1- see palace the ofllclnl reaid. n e nf the Trench president In I'srls If. Miller em! was cheered by larce Sfftrwdl along the road and by a great tllrOAg which lined the Streets In Paris near tin preM-dcnti.-il palace. While M. Millerand Is nominally a socialist he bns failed to mippnrt sn of 4he radical principles of the social-o-t party since he b. enie a prwcr in the goernmcnt. In feet, the chief opposition against his daigr,atlon as the presidential i un dulate of the w nate and chamber wns led by the extremist fn Hon or the srs inbrts in the chamber of deputies They charged that It, Mlllerand was planning to en-ate undue pocrs In the presidential post During Islur tumbles when the s riVers were aupitorted hy socialist agitator Premier Mdleimid adoptt d tin ns. drastie measures. Brian to Be Premier. It was aener.i !1 scce,i,.d aa a fore gone ciwrloeton that Arlstide BrkMi would bim reed M Millrrsnd as pn mler. DEAD AT HUSBAND'S HAND fore the awful murder was com mitted. She declares that he shot ' her without any reason whatsoever, as her daughter had always been a straight forward, honest girl, i No Cause for Jealousy. She declared further In answer to the question, that there was absolutely no man implicated In the case thut would have caused Birdie's husband to have been 'Jealous. The murdered wife was only 23 years old. Her family has been residing here ior the past twenty years. The mother. Bister and brother of the deceased were stricken with grief when the news came and It was only between the tears of nil three that the story of the trndegy was learned. Mother In Tears. It was when Mrs. Llnster found the picture of her daughter carefully placed away with her belonging" that she held II from her and' broke completely down. The only consolation she bod was that .the person that committed the crime was safely In the clutches of the law nnd would receive Just punishment for his cruel deed. The young 16-year-old brother did not receive the news of his sister's death until he reached the houae from bis work and the first question he asked after being Informed of the awful news was "Where Is he?" He then broke . down and sobbed like a baby. uli hough the "names of lyOiils Harthou and Charles Jonnart were mentioned also. There is (very Indication that the new cabinet will continue the policies especially those International questions inaugurated by If. Mlllerand, while he was premier. It is likely that the new president will have a more Important voice In ministerial deliberations than any other executive who ever occupied the liilysee palace. Former Premier Clemenceau, who Is now nbsV.nt from France, and Marshall Foch Hid not figure as candidates, al though their names had been conspleu ousy mentioned. The election followed, to some extent, a systAn employed fre quently in American polities. whore powerful leaders arrange the result In secret and know beforehand what the outcome Is going to be. Alexandre Mlllerand has long been one of the foremost figures In the po litical life of France, his entry Into parliament dating back to 1885 and his cabinet experience to" 1889, when he beenme a member of the Wnldeck Rousseau cabinet. His enrlv affiliations were with the radical socialists, and h MH" Keen,,- imeresisq JflBtt state and ........ , niiunn an,, inin iniiinmnv. morons measures for the betterment of., the working world, notably the old nge pension act, which became operative In 190B. It was M. Millcrand's services to hi country during the great war, however, as minister of war In the Vlvlanl cabi net and his notable conduct of Frnnee's foreign policy as the successor ofClim encenu In the premiership after ''the Titter's" retirement last January that raised him Into pre-eminent eligibility for the presidency, compelled his re. luctant consent to quit the premiership and stand as a candidate to succeed. "resident peschanel. If. Mlllerand was born In Paris Feb 10, 1859, and was educated for the bar. REJECT PROPOSAL FOR RUSH BALLOT ON STRIKE London. Sept. 2.1 -A prooMl to tiK h new "MJfh hiiU'tt" Oil th' nntlfinal 001 ntrlkr. which n Cho6vlo4 to h r u it! the fnd f thU wepk. hH b !" jVi ifl. It wan ofTtc tally announcm! hy the tvlfi titlon of miner thin Hfti-rnoon, ft hod hoen mJinct'Wtf'd that th- Uon tlon of h'';( nnlnjr natlonnt t r Ik- or rvMlnn- off th- dtrlk- nrlT until rn.ih i.rtcn rouM rHort to nrhltrntlon h put tip to th- rnnk n1 fll of thr worker! In ih cog! floklt on Frhlnv n1 Hntur ilnv. but th l,n1rf. ftftor Ionic OOO- ul tot Ion, doctdftd t allow th miff tool Btiik' nroVt to MHut NEWBERRY APPEAL UP WHHhlnirton, Boot, 2S - Th nppnl of Senator Truman IT .Whrry airnlrixl POnVtd Ion In thr Mich loan court a of xiolatlon of the federal itotlltOO OffOlfWl tccbhI v1 uh of money In elOCtlon ram- tmlgtis wss entered on the -locket ;f the supreme court of the fulled States today No date era set for the hear ing, fharles K lltishes, farmer ssso. ciste justice of th supreme court, an. lered bis ap'K-aranee as chief counsel for Senator Nwfel 11 In the appeal. Democrats, Do Your Bit Every dollar that yeu Qiv to the Cos Roosevelt n fund will helo thst much: NOW is th time it 'i nsdad. not on slaction dsy! Send vour dollar - or five or ten to Ths News. It will forwsrd it to Wilbur W. Marsh, treasurer of the democratic national emme Total t . d .te llCi.ti Ceh I.! Cash WO Cash II" Cash Ml Total gj ,,n County Equalizers Vote To Keep Howell Figures The Hamilton county board f equalisation about 3 o'clock Thursday aftsrnoon unanimously voted not to ohsnge Tax Assessor Randolph How ell's figures on the Hamilton oounty asssssmsnts. Motion to this effect was mads by J. Rogers and wss seconded by Deck Street and Robert Lewis. Every mem bsr voted aye on it. Assessor Howell's figures for Ham ilton county war soma 929,600,000 loss than wars the figures plaesd on it by officials of ths stats tax com- Realtors Report Values On Market Street Land Tiie eomnj of Chattanooga real ted by the county estate meni hoard of Hon to report to It. US OOflCi the cash value of cer- tain Nlnth street business ay gave to the ooarn pi'opertji the if elr deliberations. Their report i only the land values. a nd Into the value of the which have been made half of the rases the fig- C. V. Brown, Herman Eer- i R. Evans, the experl- 1 estate men who compromise mittee: tallied with those fixed Assessor Howell as assess ments. Six eases of this orenred. Some discrepancies, however, occur between the assessment figure and the committee idea of the values. Value Land Only. In the report of the committee the value of the land only Is taken Into consideration. No buildings or Im provements are Included In the figure. The figures represent what the realtors regard ns a normal cash value for the land. The figures were drawn by the realtors ns a reside of a request for ex pert Information by the county board. Whether or not the board will accept the figures of the renl estnte men and change Mr. Howell's assessment will be decided by the board In session during Thursday afternoon. Six pieces of property are valued by the realtors nnd Mr. Howell as exactly the seme, The other eight show a dif ference between the assessment and committee's normal cash valuation for the property only. Some Variances. Miller Brothers company, land only. at Seventh Jind Market streets. Is val ued liy the committee at SS01.000 and Is assessed by Mr. Howell at 227.2f0. Thi difference between the assessment nnd the value placed hv the realtors Is J73.7SO. The Hamilton National bank, land only. Is valued bv the com m'ttSS nt J1.13.:iOO. The tax assessor's assessment for land is 1121.800. The committee values the Palace corner at CHAIRMEN TALK "BRASS TACKS" Campaign Chieftains Declare What They "Expect" Elec tion Results to Be. WHITE CLAIMS VICTORY New York, Sept. 23. (I. N. ) The campaign chieftains ef tbe two old parties talked "brass tacks" today. In exclusive, thoroughly frank Interviews they told the In ternational News Service net what they hope for, but what they ex. Peel. Both were specific, citing states and figures. Will Hays, chairman of the republi can national committee sees the whole country, with the possible exception of ten southern states, going republican, He said the republicans this year would break the democratic "solid south." Kentucky. Hnys predicted, would go republican by 40,000, while North t'nrii llna and Oklahoma and Tennessee were "republican possibilities." Maryland, he asserted, would ne republican this year. "Why do you claim Kentucky, Mary land and Missouri, he was asked. "BecSUSe In Centucky and Missouri iue i eti out ii tin won i w o .iPKrn ago in tne state and we nnlv lost Maryland p(ess than SO0 votes," How Hays Reasons. 4 ''Why do you consider North faro- "V. hj "Reci and Oklahoma republican pnnst- s?" aline the le-onle In those states. rh esewbeie, are determined that a responsible political party cannot avoid responsibility for eight years of mat iidmtnlStration, and because, too, there as elswhere. they hold 'America drat.' " Ucorge White, chairman of the dem ocratic national committee, on the other hand claimed Oklahoma, Ken tucky, North Carolina and Maryland would l.e democratic as usual. As to Missouri, he snld: "We don't term missourl doubtful, but the democratic majority there may be cut down." Chairman While listed the following Ing thirteen states as "doubtful": Ohio. Indiana. West Virginia. Illinois. Washington, Idaho, California, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York. New Jcrsev. Iielswnre and North Iia kota , Chairman Hays claimed all of these states as positively republican Thus lv:i electoral votes whlehlthe demo cratic campaign chief considers doubt ful are claimed outright by his repub lican opponent Cox to Carry Split States. While not exactly conceding them to the republican, Chairman White tndi f uled thai the democratic chances Vfgeg not good In these states: KsnsaS, Nebraska. Michigan. Wiscon sin. Minnesota. lows. Oregon. Wyn-' mtng Houttl Dakota, Connecticut. Mftlrie, Pennsylvania. Khodr Island ami Ver mont. These states have a total of 144 electoral votes I'luurmsn HaTI wss emphatic In as serting that Ne York will he republi can. Chairman White said the nght ftonld be very i loe in that stste. The democratic chief ', .i i rjrv Cox's rer rirrl nd lrrg issues had split the republicans In West Virginia I Illinois snd Indiana and thought the split : Would SWInL these gtgtgg. fKiSSlbl,, In addition to Ohio, for the democrats. ) The republican smpalgn pilot retorted I that Ohio was positively uolng republi can anrl that the local lssi.es In the ad- I lucent states would not afferl ths na- J tkffUU Issue In the least The drniorratic national , bairmsn 1 S'd ' I'r irri .ril) ihe doubtful states In th i BTejMgjUgl rdection this ear are ttlii". lagggJUl, and VTeag Virginia, while Illi nois, within tbe past two werlif, csu-e of tt,e republesn spill tbele, bss plkrd lltrll in the drnibtful Hat. 'If wr inn carry these f.rtlr atstes. I baxe no tu sttsnc,- In aavlng that Oo . Cox III lw eteil.d tuesldenf " rr publican nstlonsl rhslrmrrn ' Aa o i hm Indlnna and llllinola (hi Si ' if f ,1.., ImpraBJBJBJBHg IIPntSVBBBBMCKS KfjflBrol r i' 1 pSS1 mission. After s consideration of over 300 pieces of property, and hearing ro ports from committees of real estate men appointed to give thair estimates of cash valuation of disputed proper ty, ths equalisers came to this oonolu sion. In the remarks preceding the motion it was stated that Assessor Howell's figures had boon found so uniformly accurate that ths board bo lisvod that ths entire figures should bo given a blankot approval. There upon a motion to this effect was unanimously passed. IfiC. 200, a difference uv the assessment of Mr. Howell of 18 The D. B i . v mum corner is rd Into two pieces. One part. Is valued at S23U.0M by the comaaill si ssment is mO.llilO, she tee. The as- wlng a differ nee In the two figure of ftn.OM). The second purl, which la 11x241, Is valued exactly the same tsfsWoth Mr. llowel' and the committee In the report. Ths property Is valued by both at I62.SOO. The Read-Montague property on Mar ket, which Is JtxBS, ia valued by the committee at fl5,TM. The fount v as sessment Is JT.1.S0O. The Hotel Fatten annex Is valued by the committee at jso.ooti. Th unty figure Is 10,000. Times Figure Stands. The committee values the Keystone block nt J30.UO0. whleh Is given ss the assessment of Mr. Howell. The sain Is ti ue of the Times building, whleh the committee values at 170,000, Including land only, as before stated The Flat Iron building Is valued at 130,200 by the committee and la given the same assess ment by Mr. Howell. The Fleming lend at Ninth snd A streets Is valued at 101,400 and assessed at 167,400. The Wilcox holding acmes the street Is sssesaed st 138. !W0 and valued at 112.200. The rommittee places a cash value of 2284,000 on the Read house aite. A value of I7,500 la placed on the Kox Ney property, owned by Mi Rend. The valuntlon of the commit te onthese two holdings corresponds with lb asses sor's value. , No Fsrm CHsnge. The report of the commit ire ssslgned to the task of placing a normal valua tion of farm property enumerated la to the effect that after a careful Inves tigation the figures of the assessor have fully assessed the property and no In crease In any of the assessments Is Justified. The committee Is composed of T. O. Kldrldge. II. c. Hulae, nnd S. P. Long. Th property ronsldered Is ( iimmliiK's place, Hampton estate, land of Chattanooga estates eompsnv. W. It rol.troc. Shepherd farm, snd King and rrltta farm. local issius In thus plates among re publicans are not serious and will not even seriously affect the state elections Ohslrmnn Hnys listed all the four states cnlled "doubtful" by Chairman White undrr those that were "certain" for the republicans. Chairman White said the west whs milte keenly for the league of nations, while the east was apalnellc. "Washington snd Idshn are doubtful states, both being very strong for the league of nations," said the democratic chief. Chairman Hsys counted both Wash ington and Idaho In his "positively re publican" list. Will Win California. "We propose to make an active fight to win CallTornla," aald Chairman White. "The ssme forces that swung that stale for Wilson In 191(1 are operating now. There Is dissatisfaction with the Chicago republican convention's presi dential choice and Oov Cox has had an unprecedented receptlnn there," Chairman Hnys Included California In hla "positively republican" list. "There Is no doubt." Chnlrman White continued, "almut the democrats carry ing New Mexico snd Arlsnpn, nor of Montana, Nevada snd I'tah. which went democratic In the HUH election. 'Volorado normally Is democratic. Mv reports Indicate we will carry It." "New Mexico, Montana. Arlsona, I'tah and Colorado are going repub lican." was Chairman Hays' answer to his democratic rival's claim, "Nevada probably will go republican." Hays added. "I have not enough reports on Kan sas.' resumed Chairman White, "lo In dlcate the trend there." Kansas was not speclflcslly mentioned by Chairman Hey, PLANS INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF BARTER WtiihliifEton Krpt. 23,--(!. N. H.) A 0of! to i ti iiiiiMh nri IntfrnnHomil jiylt 0in of hftftOf lo NiiHM.fh Ihr wny for tmo lift wirn Orrmnrtv and fmf Inn fun it rlffi. nnd thi. ;iM Of-m-iny In pny Inif hrr Indemnity te the -iIIIum. n onr-f-f the rpOftt pi i iik problem to lip nettled by the learnt nt rmtlonM flmtn fpj ronfi'ri'nrr. whlrh opflM In Brttfl hiIf, Rflvlum. tomorrftw. ofTtrlalii of tho i in i f ti mrticfi (reptntiry rhio kkimv. i,j ll una .III. -fnlli' iitifiiiiiM.(I 1nAu- H.hi 1h Amfriran repripf ntnllv would ii'fvey no npfflnl rftvuninendat Ion ffOfn tne offli litgi of ihln Kovernment. hut he UlM HeitUHlnt the fleleKHten from llA it lllfd MVlM with thin ovf romfnO w thut M'-rinnny ioiiIp b rellvrd of ninny rigid 0OMMfOtl1 reHtrh'Ilonn now In fxiee, nnd munt ba Klvin Hilled eivtourHKemnnt In ti Itiulnr out hetter fldfiil rrlatlop with hr ouliiide world An i,t Cnlted 1 terhnh atly la at III af wiir with Ofrmatiy. thin gov irnmenCo partl''ltatlnn In the flMlftr nre In merely thnt of nn ohierr, DEADLOCK IN BRITISH COAL PARLEY HOLDS l.orirlon Heirt 21. The deadlock In the rieguflations whleh were started iri an effort lo avert the national conl irlhe st the and of this week was un broken tialsv. Leaders of the triple slllnin-e coal miners, rsllrosds anrl drwk workers - held a twenty. minute K-awton to rfinalflrr tha replv of IJov.l isOrice to tha fommltte- from the rl Mnnea whleh vlalited hlrn ,entert1iiv. Than tha lalfir landara hroUe mi into enarate aailona, aftar whirl, they mrt pilnfly. It wna fonahle red tirn-ettalu thia aflariionn whather the "trlnlc al-Htim-a" would aaatrt tnMT with tha prrrnlaf. MORRIS FOX RELEASED New York, Hept St. Morris Kn. ar rested lit MonteMdeo as Kngeee lrii) anted for the murder of leathering jsckson in Detroit, has been relsassd, sr eorrtlrig to unofTlrdal advices to hs Now Vork imlii today The Jackson woman's bodv wss found In s tMink 1 .ri.. ' to nTt Vork frirm lietrolt Inst .tune fn, ss srreated when the Brit. Ish steamship I " . Ir n reache,! Monle rlrteu A member of tbe ship's cre. bn left l.elilnd InUI authorities, he hellexed one of the ship's crew i lrox dl Id BARNES RESENTS REED'S PROBING However, Admits 50-50 Con tract With Albany Journal on G. 0. P. Book. CLAXT0N IS A WITNESS Says He Tried to Stop Publi cation of Editorial Sup porting Cox. Wsshlnglon, Sept. IS. A commission of 35 per cent, wss paid Kdgar Benning ton, of New Vork. for securing sub scriptions to the hook "RepubllcanUm of 1920." William Barnes, Jr., New York republican leader, testified today bgferg the aenalnrinl committee Investigating campaign ronlrlbiitlons and kpndi tureh. Clashea between BarnaC and Senator Rued, democrat, of Miaaourl. were fre quent aa Uarnes objected to "the com mittee going into hla private affairs." Hanic expressed reluctance at re vealing what Young received In councc Hon wltli (he publication of the book which Haines declared to be n "bualnesa venture" of the Albany Journal, of which he Is the publisher. When Darns re sumed his testimony begun nt yester- na.v a session, ne sunt be would like a ruling as to how far the committer' pro posed to go Into" what he regarded us a -private matter." Senator Kenyon, republican, of Iowa, chairman of the committee Informed llni ncs the members of Ihe committee nun uccnieu l H i, I a lit liorll nvesl gate charges that the llarurs books was a sunternige" for Ihe raising of rs BUhllran csmpalgn funds, although It had no Intention of Inquiring Into Homes' "private affairs" Barnes, asked hy Heed how much Young got out of the book, agreed to tinmn the commission psld Young for subscription. ' Young was to receive 46 per cent, In Albany and oO per rent, elacnh no. :. per cent, elsewhere," Barnes ssld, "What Is Youn's business?" Heed In quired. "He gets nut publication, books of this aort." Harm's answered, Indicating a copy of "Republicanism of III," lying open before Senator Kenyon Barnes sdmltled he and the UbMg Journal shared the subscriptions to the book on a "fllly-dfly basis." "I'ld any part of Ihe money raised for the book go directly or Indirectly to the republican national committee',"' Senator Kenyon naked. Cent Shed Any Light. 'None at all," Rarnr answered Barnes declared he had never "dis cussed" the book with republican na tional Chairman Will II. Mays. Ques tioned hy Senator Iteed. Harms said Young, he believed, had "taken tb book up with Mr. Muys about to yenrs ago," Barnes said he was unable to "shed any light" on what Young did with tha IS per cent, he received for "promoting" I lie llarnes book. 1 ia mi's wss finally excused sfter be promised to Produce later all the book rfrtd papers he had 111 Conner! Ion with the Barnes publication and after Sen ator Kenyon snld It "mUlit be well to call Mr. Young to tell what be knows about th way subacriptlona wr secured for th book." Hr, I'hllanrler Priestley Clayton, fed eral commissioner of rducstlon, who fol lowed Barnes, Identified nn editorial sup porting Oov. Cox, democratic nominee fur president, appearing In ''School Life ", a publication Issued by Ihe de paitment of the Interim Senator Kenyon read excerpts prais ing the league nf nations from "SchOOi Service." another tjlapartmant of the Interior publication. Clnxton anlil the publication w acnl out to fi50Tti() school teachers. The publication wss discontinued, however, because there was nn appro priation for It, Clnxton explained. Triad t Stag Publication. The witness said that ss soon . he saw ths editorial he knew It was par tisan and had tried to stop It, but found that the edition already hail been printed. Minor iro r, ggfppons, chief of ths bu reau of in counts of the department nf agriculture, was questioned about a trip made by Kloyd II Harrison, assistant to the secretary of agrlcllure, to Chi cago on June li, and also to Sun Fran cisco at tho time of the democrat In na tional convr nllon Mr '.apponc said he had every reason to suppose thai Mr. Harrison's visit to Sim I rancisro was official Secretary Mcredtb. Mr, 7.npponr roild, Only charged a part of his San Krnn clseo expenses to th department, Miners Resent Troops' Tactics Charleston. W. Vs., Sept M gen eral strike of bituminous coal miners throughout West Virginia Is threat ened because of the pi anrl al leged activities rrf I'nlted States Irrrops In the Mingo county district. Minn workers' officials snuounce a stranger has been arrested In the strike lone and It Is reported he hud slicks of dynamite In his possession when taken Into custody. The authorities rrf use to reveal the tn.m's name, but he is being behl for Investigation. Martial Law Imminent. Martial law Is imminent in Ho Mingo county mining district, sooordtng to advlcSS received st the state capital anrl the governor's office today. He pruts reaching both the hesdiiuai tern of tiie United Mine Workers of Amiilra and the governor's office Indicate that the situation Is serious, and there Is posslblllry of trouble whleh may de velop into an srmerl clash GOV. ROBERTS TO OPEN CAMPAING IN OCTOBER N'iinM Ilia, Hf't 23 (Hpaclnl ) At demoi-rnth hea'tfjUHHrra tmtNy It wmh anmtiiierl thnt Oov Itohert wnuhl fire tha Op MM aim of hla rump. Ian on the flrnt Motiia In toh r tha tilwe yet to be rleetilr! Tha Men hftvlhtf tha aoriTior open at Inner ha a heen nhaii'lone! for tha rauiion f hat the Htewnrt OOHnty fa Ir I n DOJ " ' Showers, Says Billy 'Possum (By BILLY IBERMAMOT 1 Well, l I I . you've had bay ferl. I v. "iplel brrw V ml rsught It Their rr tu , f w mid Sug gest, but uu I d seyei thought it lt steeping on a StfMW m .Ml in an attic that is I id ob nr ihbiIm' sep4ag ggsnsaiay 1 1 h a nice, charming srasa widow Ths ssitkti I 'lob., Ill shower iiij. iii,i ehasgh Is t, inpetiiturr tonight anrl r'rirlsi VHITE SOX COP OPENING BA TTLE Todav's Baseball Results. AMERICAN LEAGUE t'lllMT UAgta. Innings. I ! I ti 7 H II It II I- St. I ,ou I 2 4 ! 0 (I l 0 0 1.7 1 Al Detioii ii ir li 2 1 Mi 0 1 4 9 :i attgrag- Hnvls and Suvereld; Mor tlsette, l'reUI. Bnoiiigni teller, Danes nnd Alnsmith. SKi'tiN'll O VMK Innings. 1 2 3 4 & A 7 I 11.11. K St. louls 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 I At Detroit OOOOOAOOO 0 7 2 Bitttrrlea Hayun end Billing; Bogari Ayers and Mnnlon. Innings. I 2 'I 4 6 t 7 I O R. 11 K I'hiladelphla .0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 t 10 0 At Boston . . .0 0 ! 0 0 0 48 0 H IS H.itterlrs Ptrr) and Walki'r: Mvns and Srlinng. NATIONAL LEAGUE FIRST tiAMK. Innings. I 8 8 4 6 7 1 'i n K. Roatnn 11003000 0 1 At Phlla 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 I 1 15 ! Itatttrlea Scott ami O'Neill. Belts. Smith nnd Wlthcrow. IBCOND O A MB Innlngl I 2 :i 4 R s 7 K -n.ll K. Ilnstoit fl II I 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 g a At PhtlS 0 2 2 1 I 0 0 II 0 13 0 Srtter&is McQuillan, I'crodl and dowdy! lliibbell mid Wheat. Inbliigh I 2 3 I R ti 7 s It. II. K Cincinnati . .0 0 I) 0 II 0 0 0 0 0 7 II At rilta II 0 0 ? I) 2 0 0 0 4 1 Batteries Mllei iinrl llnrldl'ti; Cooper and Ichmldl. GOV. ROBERTS 0ITE1MEWARD $500 for Arrest and Convic tion ot Slayer of Young Knoxville Woman. Naghvilltt, Sept. M, (iov, A. il. Roberts today offprctl a rc tvartl of I?fl00 for the nrrral and conviotion of the slsyei of Miss Alic Bnriirti, of Knoxville, who (it'll last tiilil nn a result of a pistol allot iircil ly a niiclnifilit intruder, Ihe attack brinn one of a long ierlS nmdf upon vvoiner in their homes, Ban en Deps Fiends. Knoxville, Hept. 2,1 (Mpecla1 ) llnv Ing com luded thst the assaults and shooting of women tu Knnxvllls by midnight marauder I the work of a dope fiend, Atty.-Oen. Mynatt today, after a conference with the chief of po. lice and other nfnelals, announced that done Urmia In the city are to be ar- real ml and eunnnvd In tbe workhoua, He ssld thy would hn given treat ment which will either cure or hill thorn A rleputv aberllT this morning was roused by a begin who attempted to enter his home The negio was ,au Ing his slinee and when the eith er csine toward him the Intruder threw a ho t Mm, stunning hlrn tor a moment U.S HANDS OFF IRISH QUESTION Harding Says America Has Al ready Meddled Abroad Too Much Without Invitation. Marlon, O.. Sept. IS. Ths so. railed lu ll question la not a euh)ecl for con sideration by oftlelsl America, regard leas of how deeply American ns Indi vidual r' gympsthlg with Irish aa. plratlongi Senator Warren 0, Harding salrl today. Siniitor Harding' attention wa called In an Interview appearing In th I, onr Ion Morning I'osi In which thesen ntrrr sppenrr,! to sny that the Irish gutOg was purely a British domestic matter When shown this dispatch by an International Newa serv)re corre. spondsnt, Meimtnr Harding said- "There are two phaess nf ths so called Irish riuenilon In Amerb'. In. dlvldunl sentiment Is one thing, and It Is reiiignlseil thnt there Is s wide spread sympathy here for the cause of Irish aulonomv. We voted an expres. alon of thai svrnpsthv In the aensts st the time tbe peae delegates were con ferring In I'nrls "fihVlnl consul-ration Is quits an. nthr thing It I" not a question for oftlial America. America alreadv has meddled sbrond excessively without In vitation. "I have said, ss I truly believe, that under the provisions of the league of natloiin the Irish question Is Internal or domestic, and I recall distinctly that at Ihe heatings before ths senate fnr cIkii relatlong committee the American gdvoealsa rrf Irish Indenendence were bitterly OpBrOgsM IS the league a pro i,.,'. i lir.-.iuse It not only gtSfSS the door r,, Ireland, hut committed us to Hie ore of force tn uinlntaln territorial Integrity as It exists today" Prominent Young Man Mentioned Knoxville Sept :j. - (Ipgcial.) itu- HMjr that lb midnight marauder who has terrorised Know III by a series of attacks on women is a voung man from one of the i Ity's most prominent fami lies snd whose nsm would surprise eltlsens are current here Seversl suspicious characier h-oe been errinrr.llted to Jail bv the MM hi their ill agio I ef the city, but Ulc ere merely held fur Investlaat Ion, no charges bring mad against them Or. iter rre lasued lo Ihe police to arrest .ill men out t midnight who could not furnish sallsfs. inrv credentials T rrrrrr arrralml sre aid t" be drug ad dicts r'l.l.f of foil,,' Hn, lies Sara Ihe WxNneg tu man, Isjgtanggg had gO'n rlilTeirnt deaoriptlons in a vagus way, but thst nn detailed description hss SM been gl,en gpggj which detective eouhl wink with anything like a rltgree of irrtalntv In a few tnstsnces the women sal'l th" marauder was dark akinnml snd wore a short mnstsche boui (went,- assaults on wmnen have treen commit I- l SOCIALISTS TO TOUR N. Y. New I'tk sent M The r..iallst ileleist Mated flop, the Sew Tork aagembl) win gh s tour gf the stste With Ihe hog "f inning election for Stsaugh so-UBsi eandhlalee "to U , , .. i ool .. the hstrdx ef tbe present blnartlaan reactionary clique" Morris HSgJttll pnrl leader declared this fleroiH-r, Indians Explode in Sixth In ning, After Jackson Opens With Double. THREE RUNS FOLLOW Gleason's Team Now But Fraction of Game Behind League Leaders. Cleveland, O., Sept. 23.- ( In cafto gained a full game on the Cleveland Indiana, league lead er, today, winning a free-hitting contest, 10 to S. The While Sox drore both ilagby and Caldwell from the box before a fnsilade of hita. Kerr proved a pnnrle to the fn tlinna even when he let tip after srYuring a riHiimaniling lead. The fiinnl aeore follows: R. H. K. Chicago 10 IB 1 Cleveland ( t II First Inning. White Sox Htiunk hit the first hwil Pin bed to center for a single. Wcavee twice tried tn sacrifice and then grounded to Wambeganss. Kddle Cp llns Hied to .speaker, .lacksnn walked. Kelsch forced Jgckson, Hewell to Wsmbsganse. No tuns, one hit, no errors. Indiana Kvans singled throug short. Wnmbsgsnss sarrlfled, Weaver to J. Collins, speaker hounded to 3. Collins. lUaberg fumbled Smith's grounder, Kvans scoring. Gardner singled to rlghr Kddle folllns threw out Johnston. One run, two hits, on error. Second Inning. White Snx-Hewell threw nut Strunk. Collins. Ilaghy toaaed out Rls-n-rg Hchalk singled lo center. Kerr filed tn Smith No runs, one hit, no errors. Indians .Newell popped lo Kddle Col lins. O'Neill p.. pp.-, I lo J. Collins Bngbv singled to renter. eV'vnns forced Bagby. i'laherg.to Kddle Collins. N'o rung, on hit, no errors. Third Inning. White Ro Newell threw out strunk flardBer'i flashy ulrh-un of Weaver's drive bent weaver oul of a hit. F.drlle t?olllns singled tn enter Jackson filed to Speaker. No runs, one hit. na errors Indians Telach's running catch best Wambagiinss out of a hii on the let ter's drive lo left center. Speaker bounded to nisherg rtmlth fanned, No runs, no hits, no errors Fourth Inning. Whits Sos Velsch singled to center. .1 Collins sacrificed, Johnston unas sisted. On lllsberg's fast bounder I'Vb.ch was oul, llnrdner to Wemby. Huhnlh singled to rksht. Hlsberg taking ipirq, ,r( a qouiun ,ei.i iimio. uiul fh'halh took second. Kerr hounded to Johusten. On run, two hltg. no rorr. i .' ,1...... i:r,ll,l iiiiiihiih inr in'" vm With th count .1 and t Johnston hit one rinn'i) n, nvi i . ,'.. , ...... M pitcher knockeil It down, threw John m , . , ,.-.. .. ,. ti.. , ' i, i .... n ston out and men oasnen urwan, ,, lnnh. It was thought his pitching l, ...1 !,,! h,.n lo In red hill ll resumed pitching Immediately. Newell .flld to lilsbeig. NO runs, no nils, no wror Ftftn inning. n nil, r-l ' niiun. o " ' " - HmlUl backer! u pagalnst the wall to take Weaver'a line drive. Ed Collins hounded to Johnston. No runs, no hits, ne errors. Indians -O'Neill lined to Ed i:otnns. Weaver grabbed nagby's grounder close to the foul line and threw him out at drat. Kvana died to relsch. No runs, na hits, no errors. glstn inning. .-,.- .IuIum rimihlait tn tft. 1'elsch sscrinced and wsnt to aeond on Bagby s wiin llirow, jacaaon nwrirn, I r'olllns sarrlfleed and waa safe whsn i... a. .,1 lt..ul. ' throw tn Oral. Klsberg singled to left, scoring Felseh nnd took second on Kvsn's sttempt tn throw out J Collins st third. Bwll threw out Schslk. holding J. Colllna on third. Kerr's grounder bounced pST Johnston's glove to Wamby who tagged first retiring the batter. J Collins, scored on the play, and It I a berg took third. Nwll Ihrew out fUrons. Three rune, two hits". Iwo errors. Indians- Wambysganss (lied to relsch Speaher filed lo Jsckson. etmlth iMilkrd. Osrdncr slngld to cwnUr. Johnston fouled to J. t'nlims No runs, on hit, no errors. Seventh Inning. Whit Pol Hewell threw out Weaver. Scwelt'e error ssved Ed Collins. Jack son slng.d to right snd Ed ' olllns went to second. Felseh doubled Into the crowd In renter, scoring Kd Col lins. J Collins tapped to Gardner. Jackson being run down at the plate, nnd J. t'olllne being doubled. Gardner to Wambsgsnss. One run, two hits, on error. fc Indian Wambsiranss flled to FWIscn grounded to Wvr. O'Neill single thro-igh Weavr. hnitsd for Sagby and fanned Evans doubled in r. nter sending O Nel IMrd Kd Collins threw out Wamb gnnss No tuns, two hits, no srror. gighth Inning. White 8oi-Coldwll now pitching and 1-unt Play short for Chxv.lan.1. Itlaberr Bled to Evans. 8cha(h sin ",d to left center Kerr douhled Inio , crowd In left "eld. Ground rules held hchalk on third, "trunk doubled tn left scoring Nenaia am, ,r slrg'ed to left. corlng Strunk fhl. cl Cldwell Ed Collin. forcd Mm, I 'hi to Wnmhsgansa. Kd In, stole second Jackson dJle Into the crowd In left scoring Kd Col- , Kelsch singled to left scoring lachson. J Collins fouled to Johnston. r-i,e rum. six hits, no errore. Inrllans- Spesker lined to JaetaS4S. Smith walked Gardner rtubiJ to right. Smith stopping at third. Jhn .ton walked, dlllng the b..a Wood batted for I.unt and lngld to right. Ice l. Smith O'Neill Sled toJitruk. .coil." Gardner. Johnston taking thh- UI Collins threw out I hie. Tno nn. I wo hits, no errors. Ninth inning. White Sox K,ans went to short s no W.nmI to left field for nevelsrL SUs hers fanned S. h lk filed to Sr'aher Ken pcPP"l l Evans. No rune, no hits. rs errors. rndNn.-Kvana nirflio J", K" " ' . . , u'.mhasiuiM W e er irx ifii, w No runs, no hit threw out Rlicnkrr no e r rora I.lne-up Chicago strunk. rf Weaver. Jb. Kddle Collins, lb. lackaoa. If Kelsch. cf. I, Collin, th lllnwerton. s Scb Ik. r. Kerr, p i "lev-eland r . ana. If. Vnhgn. pekrr. cf. Smith, rf. Gardner. b. lohnstcw. lb Sewell. aa. O'Neill, c. Ilaghy. p. ADMITS M'SHANE WON Vew Orleans fet. -' M.r. tin Behrmsn ti'av con.-,!.! hla erai In the recent democratic prlmaew re nomination for mayor to Andrew J. V, sh.,ne c.iwdlog to otTlclat cuev McShane won In tbe nrlmarv "eV V he a nrahwltv ..f I ?47 Behrma-i SaS been mayor continuously for txteen veers, i