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Standard Divorce Law for UnitedStates to v be Asked of Congress sf bt amKY hiist ... WASHINGTON, Jam 1—National uni v form mlrriage and divorce laws—em bodied in «u 20th constitutional amend ' meat—will be sought through the new congress. J 1 Ministerial aid1 reform organizations » grs behind the;movement to dig out of the archives of the senate judiciary ; committee a resolution buried there 19 if months. It was introduced by Senator » Wesley D. Jones of Ij&shington. gome reasons advanced are: The United States grants more di . vorces than all other nations com f bined. Divorces in America increased 160 per cent “in 20 years while population increased 10 per cent. Forty-seven states have 47 different divorce codes and congress enaots an other for the District of Columbia and f territories. Soutfi Carolina alone does not allow divorce for any cause. ‘ . \New York and District of Columbia grant divorce for one cause only—dir fidelity—while reasons for divorce else where run as high as 14 in New Hamp shire. Different codes make some people bigamists and their children illegiti . mate in one state and legally married . and with legitimate offspring in an other. “This conflict,” says Dr. Renwick H. Martin of Pittsburgh, a leader of the national reform bureau, “tends to break down respect for thosej. laws themselves and to their loose interpre ' tation. This tends to lessen respect for marriage.” Figures to be presented to conress show divorces today are in excess of one to every nine marriages. The rate is growing. Dos Angeles is at top speed; six years ago the divorce rate there was one to every *flye marriages, i now 6 to 11. Statistics covering 30 years show to . total marriages in. America decreased during two years (1894 and 1904) and divorces increased each year. Datesf figures show in one year 1,040,778 mar riages as against 112,036 divorces. Wo men obtain sgven of every tetn di vorces. Ten years previously tne tuvorce to tal of the country was 72,062, and 20 years previously 42,237. The increase jfi ten years was 55 per cent and in 20 Years 160 per cent. The movement for a 20th amendment alms toward a national standard be low which ho state may go although any state may enforce more rigid standards. It has been suggested New York's law—permitting divorce for infidelity^ only—be made the national standard. Supporting this plan are statistics showing there was a 20 per cent de crease in divorce last year in New York city over the previous year, as against a 5 per cent decrease in mar ■ riages. Figures also show the number of di vorces per 100,000 is only half as much in New York as in the -United States as a whole. Find Cabin Where Mrs. x Phillips Was Concealed LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 1.—Discov ery of a cabin in a lonely canyon near Los Angeles, where Mrs. Clara Phil lips, "hammer murderess," who escaped from the Los Angeles county. Jail, De cember 5, concea<ed herself for at least four days after the jail break, Vas an nounced at the sheriffs' office tonight. The statement was made that Ar mour Lee Phillips, husband.Of the con victed- woman, "was known to have purchased food at a grocery near the . cabin . for'*four days after his wife’s escape,” and that another man, whose identity has-not been learned, delivered the food at the cabin. The offlceri; declined’to, name th* ex-' act location of the cabin, but declared their investigation proved it had been occupied recently; They said this dis covery offered them'the first .‘‘real clue” to,the.whereabouts of,Mr-s. Phillips and that it would be followed by an inten sified effort to locate her. AitfOng‘thSir first steps, it was stated., woul'd be a requestioning of Phillips, who would be asked to ex plain his alleged purchases of food, and to name the'man who made, the deliv-. erles. After. .that_aU. persons living , near.the .cabin are. to,,be -questioned. The'officers said, they .did not be lieve Mrs. Phillips Remained in the cabin, more thSn'.four.days.. They said they ”, believed ’She - was,, .taken. by friends Tflther/ tu Ajiother state or to Mexicb. ., _ Frank Discussion of Problems Urged by ■ Head of Tuskegee t ■ ". ■ ■■■ ___ , MONTGOMERY, Ala., Jan. 1.—Mu tual understanding between the races apd a frank discussion of the problems confronting the white and black races . was urged by Dr. Robert R. Moton, principal of the Tuskegee institute, in an address delivered here today at.the " <0th annual emancipation- celebration. . He was greeted by one of the largest negro audiences ever assembled in this fifty. The celebration was held at Old Ship church. ■ The platform of race relations; em phasized by Dr. Moton, ...was heartily Indorsed, by Dr. J. W. Abercrombie, state superintendent of education-, who |commended the negro race, upon the progress made in the past 59 years pnd declared that, “No other man in the. United,-States Could have made the speech we have listened to. today, and I indorse every suggestfon of equal and exact justice to alL races.” v-Dr. Moton spoke - on the subject, "Freedom," declaring that his subject was not on “physical freedom,” but “mental freedom,” and emphasized frankness, understanding and sympa thetic co-operation as essential of liar-* Konious relationship between the . races. - . • ■ The speaker declared there must be •anunderstanding between the- races, “produced by sympathetic co-operation In- the solution Of these problems and ’ an understanding upon absolute justice, individually and: racially, with each other.” > . - ' In concluding, Dr. Moton said: “The white man and the negro have been placed down hore.-together to de velop the possibilities -of this section. Tli^ Jnter-dependence of the two races .can jjp.t he denied..- -Therefore,, let us •work*, together sympathetically that thin section end- nation may be .what’ you and11-want it to be and what God] intended it to be.”. * t - • • • I Aided Needy; Now in Nded «" ,rrj^e jsrSnsr.sS'iSiE ™ ,nw,^!5re»i" nm.ooo ^■•fimtiiW prosperous. days?_ .. • ■"- •■.- ~ ■ ._■-_ Failure of Allied Premiers’ Paris Conference Forecast By LEONARD P. AYRES (Formerly Chief Statistical Officer, American Pence Commission) From reports and rumors that are coming from Europe, it now seems probable that the premiers will reach a decision at their forthcoming con-^ ference, and that this decision will in-’ elude at least three principal condi tions. - The- first will be that Germany must raise a forced internal loan in gold through the~sale of her foreign invest ments. The second is that she must submit to the direct supervision of her finan cial and eoonomic policies by repre sentatives of the allied nations. The third condition will probably be L,that she will be granted a moratorium of perhaps two years with respect to money; payments on her indebtedness, but she must continue her payments of ooal, wood and other commodities. As we enter 192S the prospects of any such temporary settlement can not be viewed with great hopefulness. One thing that seems all too cleo.r is that European conditions\ in 1923 will be worse than they have been in any other year since the armistice. More over, these bad conditions are general and not restricted to any two or three nations. The fact is that almost every nation in Europe is spending more than its income, and is consuming more than It produces. _ The nations that have so guided their financial conditions as to avoid 'great depreciation of the currency are experiencing severe economic diffi culties. .. Among such nations are Eng land, Switzerland and Czechoslovakia. Among the nations which are expe riencing less diffloulty in an industrial way are those where financial problems are most pressing. Among such na tions are Germany, France and Italy. The fact is that no piecemeal solu tion will cure the rapidly growing eco nomic, finanolal and political problems of Europe. The problems are too inti mately related and the industrial life of each nation is too fundamentally dependent on the welfare of the neigh boring nations to make possible at this late date any genuine betterment through a mere temporary set of con cessions relating to Germany alone. Europe needs a general settlement participated in by all the important nations of the western portion of the continent. and embracing mutual agreements ae to the stabilization of currencies, the remission of interna tional indebtedness, the mitigation of Digs Way From Jail With Spoon and Knife LOGANS PORT*. Ind., Jan... 1.—Using two pewter spoons and a pen-knife for tobla, Vern Perrfr, 37 years old, ot Charleston, W. Va., who was being held on a charge of highway robbery, dug his way to freedom from the county jail here early today. Other prisoners confined in the Jail seng-con tinuously to cover the noise made by Perry while digging his way out. Kenilworth Formally Transferred to Owners ASHEVILLE, Jan. 1.—Formal trans fer . of the Kenilworth property from the government to J. M. Chiles and J. H. Marvel, owners, wa\s made today. The former hospital units and auxil iary buildings, are being remodeled into a modern hotel. Col. T. R. Payne, former medical of ficer in chargfe, with about ten assist ants, are . daily awaiting transfer or ders ffQm. the veterans’ ' bureau and they are expected at any time. . Allied Premiers Meet to Maks' - Final Effort to Sett' Reparations (Continued Prohi Pag’d Onto will grans him a hearing,, although the German ambassadors at the allied cap itals have made _ formal request that the proposal, be con.flld&red. . ' 'TCmericart Ambassador Herrick who has been spending a bj'fef vacation at Cannes, will return to the captlal to morrow. " \,. , * . * _ Seven Bpmta Explode Near Maui Consulate MADRID, Jan. 1.—Seven bombs were exploded to IAshon last night to the vUtMlI el the Itallito con v solute nnathe residence of the civil governors, saps ah" official report from the Spanish minister. No one ■ -was hjiKd v t \ ■ ■ ,„ , - customs barriers as well as the prob lems centering: around Germany’s repa ration obligations. Such a general settlement will in volve looking the existing situation frankly in the face, and restoring the gold standard for currencies through the distasteful " methods of changing the par values of most curtencles of Europe. .. The difficulties involved are political quite as muoh as eoonomic, but the statesmen of the pld world and of the new must grapple with these problems and crowd them for solution before many more months have gone by, or faoe as an alternative a culmination of a-widespread disaster that everyone must dread to contemplate. Chicago Spends Six Million Celebrating Birth of New Year CHICAGO, Janr—1.—Chicago spent $6,000,000 ushering in new year, ac cording to figures prepared tonight based on returns from seven large ho tels and six leading cafes. ' Th« seven biggest downtown hotels reported that 11,500 merry makers spent 1231,200 welcoming the new year, in six cafes 20,500 revelers parted with $307,500. .There are more than 400 hotels and 500 cafes, here. Hotel and cafe men estimated that the expenditure per guest ranged’ from $3 to $15. and that one-fifth of tjie city’s population cele brated. The threat of prohibition agents to call for the hotel and cafe table reser vation lists and summon all merry makers before the federal grand jury to tell what they knew" about how pro hibition did or did not work new year’s eve met with a varying response to day. Some hotel .keepers said they would not give up their lists until they consulted attorneys. Others said they were willing to comply, if asked, as soon as they had checked the books to show which reservations were actually used. Takes Fascisti Oath and Reviews Troopers ROME, Jan. 1.—The fascisti of Rome took the fascisti oath to Premier Mus solini this afternoon. After the cere mony Mussolini reviewed the men in Piaxze Collonna and delivered a speech’ in which he pointed out the need for work and discipline in order that Italy might be restored to her fornfer great ness. ^ After the review the men marched past the tomb of the “unknown soldier” to the Qulrlnal where they gave oheers for the king and queei*. Their majes ties appeared on a balcony and bowed their thanks for this manifestation. The fascisti were acclaimed by the populace as they marched to and from the palace. .Jt' "■ - " • ^7“— . DeatB’sSefttfiiel For two flay* Teddy.vrae a lonely,.... ' faithful senttMl at the floor of the „. .New York, apartment of hie mle» tres%/Mra. Lena. Schmidt. Police Investigated - de3pite Teddy’s pro* ; .tests apd found the deed oody of -%ia mistress,;.••,• M. - . VH ’t ' ’ ■ A"'-’’ W it FEES TO CHEAT “THE CHAIR” Sing Sing Prisoner Explains This After Death Sentence Is Commuted BY ALEXANDER HERMAN NBA Service Staff Witter. Sing: Sins Prison, N. Y., Dec. SO.—. From the “last minute” ceir in the new death house comes Joseph J a work 1, murderer— To face a living death. “Yet I’m the happiest man in the world,” he says, fie is sitting on his cot in* the hospital ward where he was broughfto recuperate from his trip to the bring of the grave. ' Around him are men, many of them, who mumble that they would rather be dead than “lifers.” But Jaworki shakes his head. “They do«’t know," he sighs. “They can’t know the despair, the dread, the terrible fear that comes over one when he knows that he must die at a certain hour. “It was the last day. I was led i from my dell down a little corridor. The other men. yelled ‘good-bye,’ and ’■ then came a dealthly alienee. I was taken through a little door. I could scaroely see. I was so frightened. Ready for the Execution “The door closed. I was in a new cell—‘the’ cell, larger than the others, but ever so muoli more terrifying, v“I looked around. There at the oth er end was another door. I couldn’t take my eyes off it. I knew what was on the other side. They Datneq me, snavea my -neau ] and dressed men in a black suit. My body was ready I grew dizzy. Another few hours and it would all be over. It couldn’t be.. Yet there was the lit tle door— "X though of my home in Poland. I though of my friends, relatives. I thought of my mother. I almost went mad. But I kept on praying, praying. "It became so quiet. I thought I was dead. ... “But suddenly there cams a com motion. The door was v opened—the other door.- In rushed Father Cashin, and the warden with the news. "My prayers had been answered. My sentence was commuted." Jaworkl was a farm hand who had been working for the past nine years on the farm of Mrs. Michaelfne Mer chelski near Jamestown, N. Y. £fter a drinking revel one night the woman was found murdered. The man was ; arrested and charged with the crime. “How could I have killed her?” he asked. "I loved her so.” But the jury reasoned differently. They found h'lm guilty. JHla lawyer, Walter Rexford, car ried ■ the case to Governor Nathan L. Miller, who had commuted only one death sentence in the two years since he took office. The attorney’s plea was successful. The reprieve came only a few hours before the time set for the execution. “Where there’s life there’s, hope," i smiles Jaworkl. "I hope to keep on hoping a long, long time." HIGH COIFFl’RE The high hair dress grows in favor. Frequently a profusion of puffs and curls are piled high on the head. Braids or ooils of hair, tightly wound, outline the head at the hairline. Thie is, of course, ari evening coiffure. Athletics Play Very Important Part in ' Life of Every College _ By «BO» UcMILLIN . All-Amerlen fta«rt^ib»ck 'Many college! are being accused ot over-playing athletics. This question has caused many worries to the col lege presidents. It is of vital Interest to all of those who are. Interested In the advancement of public education in our colleges and universities. I would like to put in a good word In favor of the college athlete. I believe that the athletes in the American., col leges of today have proved that they are.a'very important cog in the school life. Now it .is not my intention to infer that athletics are as important as the academic program, but they do help to promote an Interest in the class' work. Nowadays nearly all of the schools re quire their, athletes to have a certain 'high scholastic standing befpre they are eligible for a contest. This, nl course, helps to keep the student's in terest in his work up to a higher point. It is mighty hard .on .a good man to have to stay out of a contest on 'ac count of low grades and the ones who amount to anything at all will work their heads oft Just to keep off the de linquent list. Many will advance the argument that (he will nojt have tlmS to spend many hours on his studies after giving so muoh time to the work on the field. But if you will notice the scholastic rec ords made by *he majority of the noted athletes you will find that their class work Is far above the average. During my four years at Centre Col lege there were two of our "star foot ball "players who graduated as valedic torians of their classes. The soholastio standing our our team was above the average as compared with that of other organizations. Of course, there were reasons for this. The honor and gelf respeot of an athlete demand that he maintain the grade required by the fac ulty. Another line of reasoning that will usually work out is that it takes a bright student to be a successful ath lete. My main thought in covering- this subject is to bring out the necessity of having organized athletics in an insti tution. If we can educate the public to this faot then we wilunot accuse the schools that have been successful ajqng athletic linss of using unfair means in getting a team together. Where a school has a permanent organization in athletic* It will have a good publicity bureau and they will get big help In -the securing of new student*. Take as an Illustration Penn State. There you will find » wonderful organ isation and It ha» done much toward helping to build .rip the school. In 1921 they not only excelled' in football, but competed successfully In all branches, and I am told that. 86 per. cent of the student' body participated In -some brandh. If ^tblfl-ls true, then 86 per cent of the. Penn State students must have passe# 12 op mors hours of work In order to be eligible for the various teams. This in. itself show* that organ ization along these! lines plays a prpm lnent part in the program of a school. Implicated in RoKbery I. by Confession of Wpman James Martin Alleged to Have [ ' Participated in Bank Robbery . .—r"~ -a . DENVER, Colo.. Jan. 1.—Martin l Ryan, alias James Martin, arrested here Saturday night In company with a wo man giving the name o£ Margaret Yard, aged 20, today was Implicated in the robbery of the Drovers National bank In Kansas City on December j2, In a confession made and signed by the wo man, according to the Denver police. Ryan, refused to admit the truthfulness of the statements in the confession. Kansas.City authorities will send of ficers for the pair. Police said an in vestigation showed that the couple had no connection with the bandit gaing which on December. 18. obtained $200, 000 in a federal reserve truck at the government mint here. Police found more than $8,000 hid den in a coat in a trunk belonging to the couple. According to the girl, who says she. has been married, she had been employed in a restaurant In Kan sas City for about five months prior to meeting Ryan. She met Ryan about | two weeks prior to the robbery, she said. I On the day of the robbery, she de clared, in her confession, according to the police, Ryan, came home in the evening with a bundle wrapped In a newspaper. She declared he told her that he got the. $10,000 in bills it con tained from the Drovers National bank. She continued in her confession that coming to Denver on December 22 she j and Ryan went to Chicago. Ryan and Miss Yard were arrested at j the depot Saturday night-as they pre pared to leave for San Francisco. Names of the ether members of the gang now at large as given by Miss Yayd have been sent to Kansas City police, local officials said. j Herrin Murder Trials Reopen This Morning ' MARION, III* Jan. 1.—-(£y the Asso ciated Pres#).—With nearly 400 de fense witnesses waiting to be oalled, attorneys for the five defendants charged with murder in connection with Herrin riot of June 22, spent New Years preparing tor the resumption of the trial tomorrow. When court adjourned December 2:1, the prosecution had rested Its case after Introducing 39 witnesses and ll defense witnesses had testified. The' 11 farmers and one union miner, composing the Jury spent the Christ mas holidays in a dormitory on the top floor of the Jail where four of the de fendants, Peter Hiller, Joe Carnaghi, OtiB Clark and Bert Grace were con fined. The fifth. Leva MAnn, was al lowed his liberty because of illness in his family. ‘ - ..... , . Indlotments against 72 individuals were returned ‘by the. grand jury which investigated the riots at the Lester ’■strip mine," 48 indiotments charged murder and the other cfflenses ranging from assault to conspiracy. The first defendants were selected by agreement, the- number being limited because of a provision of the Illinois law which gives 10 pereftUtory chal lenges to every defendant and an eijual number to the slate in murder cases. Separate verdlots will be returned for each defendant and the jury also will fix any penalty, ranglhg from one year in the penitentiary to death in each case. Jupiter Makes Port; Bergdoll Not Aboard PENSACOLA, Fla., Jan. 1.—The Germnn steamship Jupiter, on which fit was reported Grover Cleveland Bersrdoll had ahlpped dlaguised aa a' sailor, arrived in 'port early this morning. Exhaustive search of the vessel failed to loeate Bergdoll and the captain expressed surprise nt the report as he said he was at CerdilY When chartered for the Pensacola loading. ATTENTION I I. & M. 1. HURW1TZ WILL CLOSE OCT THEIH STOCK OP W. L* DOCGLAS SHOES, \ Ml GENT’S FURNISHINGS! ALSO FIX TURES, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, AT THEIR STORE, 005 N. POI KTH SIX SALE OP STOCK STARTS THURS DAY, JANUARY 4, 1*28. l-Ii-tfc The Chorus of Broadway’* Glorious Girls wltk Blanch Bins. Charles Winnin*er in the New Musical Play, "An Vou Were,” at thn Victoria Theatre Ont Nl(U Only, Monday. January 8. * i 'CWe wish to remind you that today, Tuesday, January 2nd* is the beginning of our 91st Regular Interest Period and all deposits made with us on or before Wednesday, Januafy 3rd, will draw interest from January 1st, receiv ing credit fora full period’s interest on April 1st. C Start the New Year right by opening an account with us, or add to the one you already have. 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