BIRTH CONTROL.

Grey River Argus, 22 November 1928, Page 5

BIRTH CONTROL.

A Spinster’s Objection. PROPAGANDA VAN SET AFIRE. LONDON. November 20. Mi«< Elizabeth .Ellis, a well-dressed confectioner, aged 34, called at tho Bradford Police Station, and declared: '“l’ve set afire to the birth control van. ” Her action was apparently due to conscientious objections to the circulation of birth control pamphlets, not only among married but among single women. As poi-tion of the activities of the society for constructive birth control with influential headquarters iu London, under the presidency of Dr Marie Stopes, the van tours the country under the supervision of two certificated midwives. Miss Ellis broke a window, poured in paraffin, and ignited the vehicle. The fire we .i out after a curtain had been burnt out. . . , Ellis was charged with malicious damage and pleaded guilty. She announced that she would repeat the performance if Dr Stopes were not dealt with as a law-breaker. Ellis was fined 10s, and ordered to pay 10s damages with the alternative of eleven ddys’ imprisonment. She refused to pay, announcing that she preferred to go to gaol, but her sister discharged the fine.