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The Washington times., 1922-11-01
'|'M|NN0CENT,'
SAYS WIDOW IN
DOUBLE KILLING
Mrs. Hall Accounts for Her
Movements on Night Couple
Was Slain.
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went to the church, as she feared
that DR.. Hall might have fallen
ssleep while reading in his study,
She said he frequently had fallen
asleep over his book in the evening.
Returning TO her home from the
church, Mrs. Hall said. she again re-
tired. When DR.. Hall had not re-
turned at I o'clock in the morning,
she called the police and asked Ii
there had been any report of an ac'
cident.
Mrs. Hall said she did not tell tSe
police who she was or ask concern
Ing any specific accident.
Calls Story Untrue.
What have you to say regarding
the story told by Mrs. Gibson" she
was asked.
What can l say?' she answered.
eft is manifestly untrue"
Mrs. Hall denied emphatically that
she had ever been to the Phillips
farm or that she had received any
telephone calls on the night OF the
staying.
Regarding the letters that are
alleged to have been written Mrs.
Mills by DR.. Hall, she said:
Il think 1t very unlikely that DIR.
Hall eve rwrote those letters"
No one. Mrs. Hall said, had ever
carried any tales to her regarding
DIR. Hall and Mrs. Mills.
How do you feel toward dMrs.
Mills now in the light of the revela.
tions contained in the letters7" a
questioner asked.
IT don't know what to say" Mrs.
Hall replied.
IT have no idea who committed
this crime" Mrs. Hall asserted.
"I have no idea as to any motive
for II nor anything else about It,"
Asked IL she knew Of any In
formation that would aid the authori'
ties. Mrs. Hall replied:
"I have no knowledge of any In
formation that would help solve the
crime or that would lead me to sus'
pect anyone"
No Enemy, She Says.
Mrs. Hall asserted that DR.. Hnll
never had had an enemy. She also
declared that she knew OF no papers
belonging to him that are missing
and said she had heard nothing re-
garding a watch belonging to hei
husba nd tha tbs reported 10 have
disappeared.
~ stlI believe in my husband
Mrs. Hall asserted.
Some very blunt questions were
nut 10 the clergyman's widow, but
she did not lose her poise. The clos
est she came to IL was once or twice
when her voice broke.
Were you ever jealous OF Mrs
Mills or any other woman?' Mrs
Hall was asked.
A smile came into her tired, weary
eyes, as she replied:
mo. never was / jealous OF Mrs
Mills or any other woman"
Asked IL she had ever owned OF
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suddenly turned to the private de
teCtive. and looking him squarely in
the eyes. said:
Il believe you are the man. Mrs.
Gibson doesn't know yo", but her
description fits you very closely. She
even described your derby hat
Denies lie Is the Man.
The private detective affected To
take the whole matter as huge
joke. He leaned back in his chair
and laughed uproarously.
You are all wrong, ! am not the
fellow" he said.
We believe YOU are" Mason
shot back. In fact, accuse YOU
OF being the man who went out
and told this woman that she had
better keep her mouth shut. As
say. her description fits YOU in
detail. She recalled the creases on
the bridge OF your nose--made by
your glasses"
The detective continued to pro-
rest. Mason reiterated his aCcusa.
ton. From what can be learned
the discussion reached very
spirited pitch.
Mrs. Gibson declared today that
money and influence" are behind
the attempt to discredit her story.
They are trying to discredit my
story in order to protect the woman
named as the accomplice of the
murderer" she said. The people
who are attacking me want money
and influence. and the persons they
want to protect have money and
influence: that explains the whole
business"
Talk OF Jury Action.
1t was thought likely today that
Special Prosecutor Mott will lay
the Hall.Mills case before the Som
erset county grand jury on Friday,
which is the regular meeting day
for the jury. Mrs. Gibson's story,
1t is believed. will supply the main
ground upon which Mott is expect
ed to seek indictments.
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WINS
DCLUb PRIZE
BY SALES TALK
Tells at What Times Stores
Should Make Special
Offerings.

II. j. Cassett. OF The Hecht Eom
pany, was adJudged winner In
contest for the best talk on Should
Special Sales BE Advertised on Gov.
rrnment Paydays or Between Pay
days?" at the weekly luncheon of
the Advertising G.. ub OF Washington
today at the City Club.
MIR. Cassett declared that the
period between paydays should be
employed by advertisers who wished
TO build up prestige" and that the
payday periods should be used In
the advertising OF large special
sales.
"The sale should not be permitted
10 come on cold" declared Mr..
Cassett. "In the theater you will
notice that when the king enters
he is preceded by herald, who
announces his arrival. or by IA
,hange OF lighting or other means
If focusing attention on the char.
dcter who II entering.
advertising should be conducted
n the same manner. Before the
big sale advertisement there should
ie one or more 'teaser' ads to pre-
l'are the field"
Mr.. Cassett was presented with
q fountain pen donated by the
copies Drug Stores. II. j. Clark.
t The Washington Times, acted
Judge.
Othcg talks were made by George
Snowden. of Parker. Bridget
Company: George Morriscy. Of The
Times: Sylvan Oppenheimer, OF
ODpcnhcimer's The Shop Unique;
and Charles Barry. of Lansburgh
and Brother.
The names of George Morriscy
and J. O. Martin were placed In
nomination for the vacancy on the
hoard OF directors OF the club left
by the departure of K. c. Rogers
from Washington.
Arthur c. Bsnnister, Of the James
=. Bannistcr shoe Company. New.
ark. y. j., was the guest Of honor.
II. G. Church, newly appointed as.
sistant director Of the Washington
Better business Bureau, attended
his first meeting of the club.
In the absence from the city Of
! Lawrence r.. Rubel. president Of the
| club. William II. Wagner presided.
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L|ONSSEEK|NG
BIC MEETING
FOR CAPITAL
President Schick Tells Of Con-
vention Plans at Club Lunch
eon-To Entertain.

James p. Schick. president OF the
Lions Club. announced today at the
clubs luncheon In the New viii.
ard. that plans are under way to
bring the District Conyention Of
Lions International to Washington.
He said he plans to 10 to Baltimore
on November II for a conference
with the governor of this district.
Charles w. Darr, chairman OF
the organ committee, announced
that more than $4,000 had been
raised among members Of the club
toward the Lions organ to be in.
stalled in the new Washington
auditorium. Several hundred dollars
more were subscribed this after
noon.
DIR. A. NJ. Brody, representing the
Near East Relief, spoke briefly, out.
lining conditions across the water.
He said the people over here look to
America as their saviour. He an.
nounced that a campaign would soon
be launched here to raise money to
buy food and clothes for the people
of the Near East.
The appointment Of Charles W.
Darr as chairman Of the November
entertainment committee was an.
nounced. other members are Henry
Talmadge and Charles King.
Announcement was also made
that a ladies' night entertainment
would be given by the club soon.
The committee arranging this affair
includes Fred Walker, George T.
Sharp, e. T. Goodman. Carl Good.
man. David Barry and Roger j.
Whitford.
Four members OF the club assisted
by another member at the plano, en-.
tertained today with songs The
quartet is scheduled to appear he.
fore the club many times In the near
ftture
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BOY AND DOG LOST ALL
NIGHT IN NEW GRAVE

CLIFFSIDE. n. j.. Nov. l.
Holding his pet dog spike" in a
fcrvid embrace, seven year.old Tom
my Hansen was found today In the
bottom OF newly dug grave IN
the Cliffside Cemetery, after his
parents had conducted frantic
search for him throughout the
night.
The boy had been in the grave
for about eight hours and was al
most exhausted from exposure. tie
had gone TO the cemetery last night
In search OF Spike" who had dis
appeared. -
The dog had fallen into the exca.
walton and had injured his leg.
Tommy Jumped in to rescue him,
hut then found he could not get
out. Both boy and dog received
medical attention.
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HAWAIIAN ISLES ARE
WORLDS WETEST SPOT

HONOLULU. Nov. HERES one
of the wettest spots in the world.
The annual rainfall record at the
station of the L. 5. Weather Bureau
located on the upper slopes of Pun
kukui. island of Maui, Hawaiian
group, is 562 inches.
The Pun Kukui gauge stands at An
elevation of 5000 feet. For many
years the summit of Mount Waia.
leale. Kaui. has been accounted the
wettest spot in the islands and one
of the wettest in the world. but the
new record of Puu Kukui defeats II.
The Washington times., 1922-11-01
Bishop" Made Woman
Believe He Loved Her,
Frank Carleton Says

Los ANGELES, Nov. Mrs.
Margaret Carleton. who. with the
Rev. Leonard j. Christler. was
found shot to death in the Christler
home at Havre, Mont. last Friday,
had confessed her love for the Rev.
Mr.. Christler to her husband. Frank
f. Carleton. former Judge Of the
district court at Havre. Mr.. Carlc.
ton declared today In a signed state
ment.
II can no longer remain silent In
the face Of the startling statement
Of Bishop Faber that II this woman
had been able to work her will on
Mr.. Christler. he would be alive to-
day, unfaithful to his wife, but still
living" said Mr.. Carleton.
This attempt to make II appear
to the world that Margaret threw
herself upon this man and that he
tried to demonstrate with her and
lead her into spiritual path has
goaded me into expression.
"I wonder did his reverence know
when he made the statement above
referred to that this pastor, who, IL
is now claimed, maintained only a
friendly and ministerial interest in
the Carleton family, had written let.
ters to Margaret Davenport, my
wife's maiden name. and sent them
care General Delivery?
Let II be well understood that in
making this statement I intend TO
cast not the slightest reflection or
condemnation upon my wife, for no
one knows as well as I do the In
fluence which this man held over
her and which could reasonably be
termed hypnotic.
II have known OF Margaret's love
for this man for several years md
Il Is only fair to her TO say that she
confessed Il to me. I will not
further violate her confidence, but
I do want 10 state unqusliflediy and
unrescrvcdiy that II 10 q fact that
this preacher had led her to believe
that he returned that love-"
The Washington times., 1922-11-01
FOUND GUILTY
OF ASSAULT IN STRIKE

CUMBERLAND. Md. Nov. t.
The jury here Saturday found
Charles Upton guilty of assault with
attempt 10 disable John FaZenbaker,
near Midland. the second account
of an indictment for murderous
assault. Upton is striker and
Fazenbaker had gone to work at
the mines as a laborer. II 10
stated. when he was attacked on
the night of Oct. in front OF his
home. He was called a "scab."
according to the testimony, and
Upton used a large pocket knife
with a sharr pointed blade in the
attack Fazcnbaker's lung was
ounctured.
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WOMAN IS
ASSA|LED

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Put ON the other hand, Mrs. Mary
Kennedy WOOdhOuse loaned Mrs.
Mcclellan $1,000 and Douglas law
ished rings valued at S3.50O on her,
licensed AN automobile In her name.
and even gave his wife's beaver
furs to her. After he brought his
action for divorce, Douglas asked
Mrs. Mcclellan 10 return the rings.
and she returned them, not to
Douglas, but to the defendants.
Lorenzo T.. Woodhouse the first
witness called. admitted to the ap'
parent astonishment Of the jurors
that he had never met or seen his
daughter.in.l before the begin
ming NJ this trial.
Admits Disinheriting Son.
He also admitted that he had
disinherited his son and that with
out doubt the road was pretty
rocky for the boy.
During his long examination the
defendant, a slim man Of medium
height. with grayish brown mus
tache and goatee. plainly but neatly
dressed, met the barrage of Ques'
tions fired by Attorney Austin with
calm, deliberate. perhaps somewhat
sarcastic, answers.
Interest centered in the plaintiff,
an unusually attractive young woman,
becomingly dressed in a gray pleated
short skirt, with embroidered blouse
70 match. Her wedding ring was
the sole article OF jewclry displayed
There were tears in her eyes during
her attorneys recital OF her court.
ship. wedding. and honeymoon, hut
1t the mention OF Hrs. Mcclellan,
the young woman, with a flash Of
anger In her eyes. half rose from
her seat.
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INDUSTRY AccUMULATES
SMALL COAL RESERVE

Industrial users of coal are be.
ginning to accumulate some re.
serves. and the general steam coal
situation may now be regarded %
fairly satisfactory, Federal Fue.
Distributor Spens said today in
summarizing the present coal out.
look.
While In the greater part Of the
country supplies OF domestic btu.
minous coal are fairly well az.
sured. Spens stated that the an.
thracite production this season will
probably not exceed so per cent OF
that OF last season.
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TOO BUSY TO TALK"
EDlSON'S death cry

WEST ORANGE, N. j., Nov. L.
Thomas A. Edison, electrical wizard,
has not talked over the telephone
for thirty.five years. His hearing
is bad. His secretary made this
known today when he spoke for
Edison in denying reports that the
aged inventor was dead.
Asked II he had told Edison Of
the report. the secretary replied in
the affirmative and said that his
employer only smiled and said he
was too busy to talk"
The Washington times., 1922-11-01
GUN FAILS, so WESTERN
MAN "BUllDOC'S" BUCK

ARMADA. Wyo.. Nov. 3.-Be-
coming provoked at AN unmanage-
able gun. y. p. Brown. member of
the Sheridan City Fire Department.
is credited with 'bull.dogging" a
buck deer in real Western style.
Brown Cornered the animal in a
draw along Powder river. where he
was hunting. and succeeded in
graspng the antlers Of the buck
and. after a terrific battle. choking
the deer into unconsciousness
The Washington times., 1922-11-01
A.-Mile Fire Under Control.

JERSEY CITY, Nov. Fire
which started in garbage dump
ragged today and ravaged four miles
Of the meadows about Secaucus,
menacing dwellings in the southern
section. Firemen were handicapped
In fighting the fire by the intense
heat. But the flames were brought
under control.
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Suggestions

:" RE standard measurements OF
teaspoon. tablespoon and cup
q are level. The measuring cup
now TO be found in almost every
town and village. because so uni
versally adopted. has the market
divisions indicating quarters and
thirds II is made of glass and
tin and holds exactly One-half pint.
In many recipes rounding meas
urements are mentioned of tea or
tablespoon 10 save time OF the busy
hOusekeeper. One rounding spoon
full is equivalent 10 two level. II
one prefers to make all measure
ments level il is only necessary.
therefore. that the two level be
allowed for the one rounding.
The modern hOusekeepeT has be-
gun TO learn that there are other
WAYS % cooking food than by boil
ing. brOilinE. or roasting. all OF
which processes call for high heat
She has come TO know that long
slow cooking. at a gentle heat
best COu-rrkrs the nutTitiTe ele,
ments of Hood aud the iiaVOTs that
render it most agreeable To as il
D. this method OF cooking that The
parthen casserole. with It's close
fitting cover. has made possible fol
as. Then. too. the casserole is tn,
serving as well as the coOkinl
dish; aud besides. as from its ma
ture it retains heat for a long time
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Vacation Wisdom

0OME people seem 10 think that
when one has to work hard 10
~ set ready for % vacation. the
vacation is not worth while. The
amount gained by the rest does not
seem TO be worth the additional
fatigue and anxiety caused by the
preparations. But this is seldom
really the case. Even il you do
have TO work hard getting your
daily work into shape so that you
can leave ii, the effect produced
by the change Of scene and air is
of enormous value. You may feel
little direct benefit. But you do
not realize what would be the
fatigue and the WEAKNESS Of work
ing through the whole year with
out any such change.
Don't expect to feel benefited
/ by change Of air or relaxation for
the first days Of your vacation. ID
is natural to feel stupid and
languid as a reaction. The man or
woman who gets up TO work al an
early hour every day. cannot swing
into the habit Of sleeping late
without some difficulty. Moreover
any change OF air that is enough
To do you real good is going 10 be
enough 10 be trying at first. Don L
expect TO feel the good results OF
your vacation until four or five
days have elapsed.
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What -
Cooking Does

TT IS a popular falicy To belive
that cooking does away with all
= food impurities and that stale
vegetables or fruit became whole
some II cooked
To be sure cooking does dimin-
ish danger from improper food.
But remember that if ptomaines
have formed in food cooking does
not do away with it. The ptomaines
are chemical bodies formed by
bacterial growth and though pro-
louged cooking may kill certain
bacteria il does rot do away with
the ptomaines.
Remember. too. that some bac-
terra are not killed by the usual
cooking process Some bacteria
have 10 be heated under heavy
pressure before they succombs.
Remember. too. that If food is
unclean II is undesirable as food.
whether cooked or not. The actual
presence of matters unfit for food
renders il harmful. Thus Vege-
tables should be very thoroughly
washed 10 rid them from sand and
grit or from other impurities.
The ordinary harmful bacteria
found in milk are. as q matter oil
fact. killed by boiling. But milk
that has stood long Is unfit lo1
food whether boiled or not.
II is a mistake TO think thai
stale eggs. SO long as they are no
actually spoiled. are good enough
for cake making or other CoOkin;
processes. and that II is necesssr!
to get strictly fresh eggs only whel
they are to be served boiled Stall
eggs are never as wholesome a
fresh eggs and II you buy this sor
~ eggs ordinarily use you will b.
sure 10 find an occasional one tina
s. positively spoiled and this los
will more than offset the smalle
price yru pay for the eggs that ar
not guaranteed.
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Your Cellar =
- in Summer

-HE condition of the cellar
ought not 10 be overlooked N
= warm weather. ii there is a
good circulation of air in your eel
lar the ground floor Of your house
will be cooler. Your cellar may
be cool because it is dark and
damp but this will not keep your
ground floor cool as will the pres
ence of circulating fresh air in
your cellar.
To produce this circulation see
that two windows in your cellar on
opposite sides are left open, always
during very hot weather, and for a
certain time each day always while
warm weather lasts. These win
dows should OF course be screened.
You may not want to go the ex-
penSe of having screens made for
your cellar. The wire screening is
not expensive. Ii may be bought
in pieces OF the size required, with
/ Il little allowance for trimming
Then il may be tackled neatly TO the
outside of the cellar window. II
/ you wish YOU may bind it off with 4
/ little metal binding. The binding
and tacl1s may be removed in the
autumn with 4 claw. although some
persons like t. keep this screening
in two cellar windows all the yeai
round as it makes possible occa
sional ventilation without chance
of letting in cats. For summe
use you may prefer 10 have you,
cellar ventilated from window!
that are out of the sunshine, bu
for cool weather ventilation it is ;
good plan to have the ventilatini
window in the sunshine, 50 tina
the air may be fairly warm as
enters the cellar.
Be especially careful abOu
dampness and little puddles Of wa
. ter in the summer. Such stagnan
water even though very smal
forms excellent places for bacteria
: dey elopments in summer. File
and other insects like to breed i
= the cellar and like nothing bette
than little stagnant water. II W.
d ter spills OF leaks in your celia
scatter il at once with = broom c
A wipe il up. See that is drie
a promptly. II there is any damn
1 ness left apply some good dish
n fectant.
.cssse-,.y5~ ,sSAsz.-. ~. So.
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The smart candle at the present
time is either actually hand dipped
or gives the effect OF being so. 1t
is the taper type of candle.
The twisted candlestick or the
candlestick with elaborate and
crusted decorations Is not smart.
The candlestick il an important
part OF table decoration at the
present time, but silver candle
sticks are not in first vogue. Those
OF alabaster arc most admired
while glass OF amber or amethyst
Is also liked.
Sometimes n single candle is
placed in a candlestick formed by
some exquisite figure OF alabaster.
An attractive sort of alabaster
candlestick is in the form of an
Ionic column about six inches high
With the alabaster candlesticks
may be used or those of green, il
the dining-room decorations are oil
green. With amber candlestick.
you have yellow candles.
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TT Is a simple matter IL you are
one of the housewives who
q leaves a town house or apart
ment every summer to take up
residence i'm country house. Then
all that you need TO do is to take
down window draperies and cur
tains, and put them away clean
and moth proof for the next
Eutumn. Expensive rugs may be
sent TO be cleaned and left at the
cleaners. insured against moth,
until you return.
But II you remain In your winter
quarters all or nearly all the warm
weather then your problem be-
comes a little more complicated.
And il really is possible by Gang
ing the arrangement of furniture
and substituting summer curtains
for those OF winter and making
some other changes in the furnish
ing of your house TO produce an
entirely different effect. Not only
does il afford a pleasant change
from the winter arrangement that
YOU have became tired of. but il
offers the opportunity to have an
other pleasant change in the
autumn when you go back TO win
ter arrangements.
IL YOU have carpets tackled down
in your rooms then by all means
take them up at housekeeping
time and do not put them back
during the warm weather. No
matter If the floors are old and
worn. Fill in the cracks and paint
them and then cover with rag rugs
that may be- bought very reason
ably in the stores now days.
II you have hard wood floors
with rugs. take up the rugs and
have summer rugs mating rugs.
rag rugs or grass rugs. Grit and
dust are bound 10 be tracked into
hour house in summer and the
damage done la rugs by this is far
greater than the cost OF the sum
NOR rugs.
There is something bare and un-
hom6like about windows left with
ont any drapery at all. So ii is n
good plan 10 substitute old cur
tains or inexpensive ones for sum
mer. OF course you will not need
double set.
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blocking the gaze. They interfere
with conversation and cross-table
fllrtations and all sorts OF inter
esting things.
Ask the hotel man why he puts
shades on his candles and he will
say that women like softened
and subdued light. II Is less harsh
on their complexion. Women al
ways select the restaurant where
they feel that they will appear to
the best advantage. Cuisine Is n
second consideration.
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An organdie frock is made with
out sleeves, save triple row Of
scalloped organdie points. set in
like shields, extending perhaps
three inches under the arm and
running up TO nothing on the
shoulder.
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Candles by Day and Candles by Night Are inVogue

YERE'S one good way of telling
private house dining room
from that OF q hotel. In the
hotel dining room they still use
candle shades. They have long
been banished from the private
house.
Ask the discriminating hostess
and she will say that candle-shades
make it impossible for guests at
opposite sides OF the table to see
each other. They are forever