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The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
Adrnonishes Police
To Aid Pedestrians
Maj. Sullivan Says Traffic Men
Must Not Guide Autoists
Exclusively.

Traffic police are at the street in
tersections to see that pedestrians
get across the street without in
jury, it was declared yesterday by
Maj. Daniel Sullivan. superintend-
ent of police. The position taken
by the major was Endorsed by Capt.
James F. oyster, Commissioner in
charge of police.
That the police have felt their
function was to direct the streams
of automobile traffic and let the
pedestrians take care of themselves
was said to be responsible for the
Qualification of the duties.
At o'clock this afternoon the
second meeting of the conference
on public safety will be held. The
committee recently appointed to
draft a plan for a permanent or
ganization to direct a campaign for
public safety is expected to report.
National Safety Council representa-
tives are to be present and will ex-
plain functions of that organiza-
ton
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
Kemal Would Bar Sultan's
Envoy From Conference

PARIS, Nov. 1.-Mustapha Kemal.
Turkish Natiopalist . leader. has
raised new difficulties in connection
with the proposed Lausanne Near
East peace conference.
Replying to the allied invitation
to attend the conference. Kemal in-
sisted he still wants the meeting
held at Smyrna. If that Is impos-
sible, he prefers Paris.
Kemal insists that representa-
tives of the Sultan's government be
not admitted to the conference.
The conference may. split into two
parts. one a preliminary peace meet
ing, where questions of frontiers
and freedom of the straits will be
taken up. leaving the more thorny
problems for a later conference.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
APPEAL TO RECALL
RELY is RENEWED

Another appeal for the removal Of
E. Mont Rely. governor OF Porto
Rico. was made to President Hard
ing yesterday by Antonio Barcelo
president OF the Porto Rican senate
After the appeal was laid before
the President. Earcelo said he fe.-
the difficulty will be solved in three
weeks.
A general conference on the Porto
Rican situation will be held next week
with President Harding. Secretary of
War Weeks. and a delegation Of Porto
Ricans. Senator Barceio. Mayor Graz
zieso. Of San Juan: Commissioner DS-
villa. and Jose Benedicto. former
treasurer of the Porto Rican govern
ment-
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
MRS. HALL, AFTER GRHLNG,
RESTS CASE WITH PEOPLE
Widow of Rector Maintains
Innocence in Answers to
Reporters.

NEW BRUNSWICK. y. j.. Nov. 1.
The amazing case of Mrs. Edward
Wheeler Hall. wife of the pastor
slain in the Hall-Mills murder mys
terry here seven weeks ago. lis in the
hands of the jury
Submitting Cor nearly an hour to
severe crcss-examination on every
phase of the mystery, of her life
with Dr. Hall. and OF the romance
of the pastor and Mrs. Mills. Mrs.
Hall maint aimed imperturbabIe COM
posure thu ughout the ordeal.
Had il not been for the homely
furnishings Of the room. quaint
knick- -knacks on the mantle. an old
fashioned spinning wheel and some
children's toys, 1t might have been a
court room. Certainly as the drama
unfolded. and one questioner after
another took up the searching probe
into Mrs. Halls life. there was
legal air to the proceedings. Two
official court stenographers were
present to take down a transcript
of questions and answers.
Mrs. Hall was not represented by
an attorney. She answered each
question without hesitation, entirely
unaided.
Reporters who have been barred
from the Stevens home. were invited
to enter the parlor. They. ranged in
an informal semi-circle. with much
tapping of notebooks, enough to
disturb even one not generally sus-
pected of completely in a murder.
Attorney withdraws.
Timothy Pfeiffer. Mrs. Halls law
yer. introduced her-as If telling her
H.
diately withdrew.
The newspapermen saw a calm.
grey-haired, rather stern-faced
woman of about so years or more.
dressed in a simple black gown with
her shoulders, standing unconcern-
edly before them. Short in stature,
the pastors widow. gives the i'm
preston of bef thick-set, but her
silk clad ankless were slim as a
girls.
Fer fifty minutes questioners
trained in the art of cross-eNamina-
tion flung questions at Mrs. Hall.
She answered several hundred with
but a single exception. When asked
where DIR. Hall acquired the 100000
which she said was the amount OF
his wealth at the time of the mur-
der. she, requested permission not
to answer.
Denies Any knowledge.
She denied any knowledge of the
perpetration of. the crime. She de-
clared herself willing to confront
Mrs. Gibson. her accuser, IL the au-
thorities saw fit.
In answering questions that ex-
posed ruthlesslyf her life with the
slaih' pastor. she spoke distinctly.
in low voice. Her heavy black
eyebrows were drawn together oc-
casionally In thought as she took
an instant to consider her answer
to some particularly searching
question:
How horrible it would be to
have someone come forward and
tell about the murder" was a re-
mark that gave an ink.ing Of her
viewpoint toward the whole affair.
Sought to Avoid Publicity. =
s"All my life 1 have sought to
avoid publicity'-the phrase was
typical of the aristocracy she rep
resents. Yet there was nothing
austere about the widow during
the trying interview. She showed
no resentment at the most pene-
trating query. She. sat. sometimes
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
FORSAKES RICHES
TO WOO u. S. GIRL

NEW YORK. Nov. Love Of an
American girl and a desire to sup
port her with money earned by him
self has brought Jean Dutey. 2s.
son Of the wealthy Gen. Henri Dutey
or the French army, to America al
most penniless and willing to start
life anew as bootblack IL he can
get no other work.
Dutey arriyed here last Saturday
with a few dollars. Today he sat
In a tiny room on East Thirty-ninth
street counting his last few pennies
But he was not discouraged. Who
the girl is behind Dutey's adventure
Is he will not say. He wears the
French War Cross and Is voucheo
for by American officers who were
trained by him at Fontainbleau.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
WIDOWS FAITH
+" IN HALL FIRM
''If He Were Here He
Would Explain" She
Tells Reporters.

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. J.. Nov. 1.
Here are some of the outstanding
questions and answers in the news
paper reporters cross-examinstion
of Mrs. Frances s. Hall. widow of
the slain rector:
Q. Were you present on the Phil
lips farm on the night of the muir
der"
A. Il certainly was not"
Q. after you had gone to the
church at a m. after the murder
and not finding your husband there
did you take further steps,"
A. Il went past the Mills home to
see II there was a light. and finding
none ! came home"
.. Did you ever see any letters
from Mrs. Mills to your husband or
from your husband to Mrs. Mills
before the tragedy"
4. No
No One Carried.
Q. Did anyone ever carry any
gossip to you concerning your hus-
bands relations with Mrs. Mills"
A. NO"
Q. what is your feeling toward
your husband?"
A. "I feel he was true to me-"
Q. DO you still believe in Mrs.
Mills
A. "I hardly know how to answer.
I have no vindictive feeling"
@. Since the murder have you
given Mr.. Mills or Charlotte Mills
daughter of slain woman) any fin-
ancial aid?'
A ."None whatever"
Q. Were you ever jealous Of Mrs.
Mills or anyone else?"
A. Never"
81 O. Have you ever fired a gun?''
A. Never in my life"
Q. Would you be willing to con-
front Mrs. Gibson IL necessary"
A. II would do whatever the
prosecutors wish me to do"
@. you have no fear in your
mind of the outcome of this case at
all?-
A. mo; owing to my absolute in
nocence I don't see that I have the
slightest thing to worry about"
@. what did you think when
told the bodies Of Mr.. Hall and Mrs.
Mills were found together"
A. 'I was absolutely stunned. /
had no thought"
Q. IF you had known the rela-
tions between the two were very I'm
timate what would you have doney''
A. ct would have spoken to him" "
O.. How do you feel now. after
seven weeks in which to think of
the situation?'' ~ -t-.
A. II feel as IL I were up against
a blank wall. i have no idea what
to think" 49,. s4
@. you are without any direct
knowledge that might clear mp this
crime in any way?"
A. 7 have absolutely no -knowl-
edge"
/ Q. DO you want to see the mur-
derers punished?"
A 81 don't want to see anyone
punished. 1 want to get the soiu-
tion. ! think anyone who has COM
mitted a murder Is not a safe per-
son to have at large. but i have no
vindictive feeling"
Q. Mrs. Hail. do you believe in
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
STAGE STAR DROPS
SUIT FOR 100000

NEW YORK, Nov. Mrs. Maude
L. Ceballos. known by the stage
name of Mona Desmond. the ,"Dres-
den China girl" today asked Justice
McAvoy. of the Supreme Court, to
have her 100000 breach of promise
suit against Clifford r. Hendrix.
broker. dismissed. Judge McAvoy
granted her request.
Hendrix's attorney brought out In
this mornings testimony that the
former Follies girl had sued Hen
dirk in 1910 on similar charge, but
had accepted $4,000 from the de-
fendant to settle the case out OF
~~pvt.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
ONLY ONE-THIRD
PASS TESTS FOR
TEACHERS in D. c.
Supt. BallOu Faces Prob
lem of Finding Com
petent Instructors.

THE situation in which the Dis
trict finds itself in regard to obtain
ing competent public school teachers,
is the most discouraging local edu-
Gators have experienced for five or
ten years" DIR. Frank Ballou, super
intendent of public schools, told the
Board of Education at its meeting
yesterday in Franklin School.
From seventy-five applicants who
took the examinations for elementary
teachers only one-third succeeded in
passing and this low average was
made, DIR. Ballou explained. despite
the fact that examinations had been
made less difficult in order to fill the
On Probation for Year.
Candidates passing the modified ex-
aminations are put on a years pro-
baton at the end of which period
they are dropped from the rolls II
they have failed 10 make good. This.
i was indicated Nv DIR. EaIlou, would
effect the number which passed the
recent examinations and bring the
average below 81 I-3 per cent.
DIR. Ballou called attentioan TO
W pIlItS d"dTutu TO
in both the lower grades
and the high schools. The state
ment showed that thirty prizes,
mostly scholarships to universities
and colleges. We're given yearly to
high school graduates, and fifty
prizes ranging from 81 to 500
were given to children in the
graded schools for everything
from essays On patriotic subjects
TO obtaining the most members in
local organizations.
Discuss selling Of Seals.
While advocating the acceptance
OF scholarships to universities. DIR.
Rallou questioned the advisability
Of allowing the children to be
used by Orga nizations to increase
their membership.
The board took up the question
Of allowing the children to sell
the seals of the Association for
the Prevention of tuberculosis.
which has been done each year.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
w. P. G. Harding Goes to Cuba

William p. G. Harding. governor of
the Federal Reserve Board, left here
yesterday for Cuba where he will
make survey of financial conditions
there at the invitation Of the Cuban
government. He was accompanied
by his daughter, Miss Margaret
Harding. and Miss, Ailsa Mellon,
daughter of Secretary of the Treas
urv MELLON.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
HAZING is CHARGED
TO ANOTHER MILDLY

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Nov Formal
charge of hazing was preferred at the
Naval Academy today against Mid
shipman John P. Gilmer. jr., of San
Diego. Cal, in connection with the
alleged mistreatment of four "plebes." +"
Gilmer is a first classman.
1t Is alleged he forced Joseph G.
Bonifant, Of Powhatan, Va; Karl j.
Biederman. of Oneida, N. Y; Neil r.
Campbell, of Big Rapid. Mich. and
Etheridge Grant, of San Mateo. Cal:
to take pert in a pie-eating contest,
long continued physical exercises and
to answer a series of nonsensical
questions
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
Murguia, Rebel
Chief, Executed
Shot by Mexican Firing Squad
After Capture in Church,
Is Announcement.

MEXICO CITY. Nov. 1.-Gen.
Francisco Murguia. arch-rebel leader
of Mexico. was executed by a firing
squad today at Tepehuanes. state of
Coahuila, the war department an
nounced.
Murguia was court-martialed and
given the death sentence following
his capture at Tepehuanes church.
where he was hiding behind the
altar.
Murguia. ardent Carranzista and
arch enemy of President -Obregon,
long has been credited with being
the most dangerous opponent of the
present government
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
SPENS CALLS COAL
SITUATION GOOD

A survey of the fuel situation just
completed by Federal Fuel Distribu-
tor Spens indicates the present in
dustrial and railroad coal outlook
now may be regarded as fairly sat
isfactory."
In the anthracite fields. however.
the situation differs" irfs that pro-
duction will approximate but so per
cent of last years output, thus neces-
stating a prorata distribution on
that basis.
From an average price of $5.06 Tor
the week ended September %. soft
coal has been reduced to 1926 for the
week ended October 81.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
PRESIDENT is 81
YEARS OLD TO-DAY

President Harding today will cele-
brate his ffty-seventh birthday.
The occasion will pass without par
ticular observance. II was stated at
the White House. The President has
made no arrangements and plans to
be at his desk as usual.
All day yesterday congratulatory
messages poured into the White
House. Fluctuations were received
from the heads OF every government
in the world.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
American Finances Unstable,
Declares British Writer
Gentleman With Duster" Scoffs at Idea of
England Asking Favors; Says y. S..
Security Is Delusion.

the Eastern hemisphere shaking
the greater part OF II like an aspen.
Americans possess nearly all the
gold of the world. But their
finances are unstable. Their terri
tory is vast. but many of their chief
industries are dependent on the
products of other countries.
Sees Lack of Unity.
Their population Is enormous.
but IL lacks the cohesion OF ancient
loyalties. unity and the inspiration
Of a common language. Their pros
perity is declining. their security is
a delusion. their independence has
never existed. Any considerable
crash in the fortunes of the world
would be more disastrous for the
states than for the British Empire
The proposal that we should go
cap in hand to this anxious and inn
miscible republic. obsequiously ask
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
Holmes Says GOod-by.

Capt. Ralton S. Holmes. commander
OF the Mayfiower for the past two
years, who has been assigned to the
United States Naval Nilsson which
will 20 to Brazil to aid in reorganiz-
ing the navy there. called at the
White House yesterday TO say fare
weil to President and Mrs. Harding.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
WILSON 0NAlDc0tBY
TAKE VERSAILLES
BABY FOR CLIENT
Represent Eastern Cali.
cia in Pleas for Self
Determination of State.

The law firm of Wilson and
Colby, composed of former Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson and for
mer Secretary of State Bainbridge
Colby. has accepted as client
the sem:independent provinces of
Eastern Galicia.
Aside from the interest attach
ing to the choice of counsel the
client" is also unusual.
Unnoticed by Pact.
Eastern Galicia Is one Of the
territories in Europe whose status
was left uncertain by the Yer
sailles treaty. and for whom au-
tonomy was sought. Hence. polit-
ically. the client is of particular
interest to former President Will
son. one OF whose paramount
principles at the Peace Conference
was self-determination.. Colby, It
is understood. will represent the
provinces before the council of
ambassadors in Paris in a plea for
Independence from Poland. the
present occupant. Politically. East
ern Galicia-composed of the three
provinces or palatinates of Lem
berG, Stanislaw and Tarnopol-is
not recognized by the United
States government as distinct
country. Should any international
complications arise between the
United States and the East Ga
lician palatinates they would have
to be negotiated through the
Polish Legation here, for Poland
has set up a military government
there, although degree of auton- =
omy is allowed
Poland in Charge.
Poland has just authorized a dual
form of republican government in
these districts, and has agreed that
a plebiscite will be held within
twenty-five years. While the United
States neither recognizes Poland's
right to occupy this territory. nor
has protested against the occupa-
ton. at the same time. Poland is
recognized as a political entity re-
gardless of boundaries.
Internally. the. Eastern Galician
palatinates. have a population of
about 100000. The area is about
that of New Jersey. Each palati-
nate has a Polish diet representa-
tive of Germans, Jews and other
peoples beside the Poles) and a
Nuthenian diet. This dual form OF
government prevails only for !.,cai
affairs. In foreign relations. when
there are any, Poland undertakes
representation.
Copyright, 1e22.)
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
Predicts Typhus Scourge.

LONDON, Nov. l.-George 3.
Cornick, OF San Angelo. Tex, who
has just arrived In London from Tsar-
ftsin where he has been medical
supervisor for the American Relief
Administration, predicts a virulent
typhus epidemic in Russia this win
ter
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
U. S. RELIEF MAN
REPORTED SLAIN

: ATHENS. Nov. IAN American
relief worker named Right has been
killed by the Turks near Mersina.
according to an unconfirmed report
received here.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02

SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM BIG ss'
leaves Warrington II q. m. arrives At
lanta $50 =. m, One Hour and ~ Minutes
ouieksr Time. Also Train No. l3s leaves
waahingten Sis Q. m, arrives Atlanta 5:2s
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
Edison Too Busy to Die Now.

NEW YORK. Nov. Thomas. A
Edison was too busy today 70 deny
he was dead. the wisard'a SECRETARY
.-s- vhcr informed of the reports
The Washington herald., 1922-11-02
ny A GENTLEMAN WITH A
DUSTER

By A GENTLEMAN WITH A
DUSTER
Author Of the .Mirrors Of D0wning
Street"
The Gentleman with Duster," who made
the ears Of British statesmen burn with his
anonymous shafts In the mirrors Of Down
ing Street" published some time aso. now
turns his rapisr on those who cap In hand
ask America to .carcel its war loans to
Great Britain. THE Gentleman with a
Duster" Is a. weii-known British publicist
who uses this nom de plume to expose the
hypot risies Of his contemporaries.
LONDON. Nov. LIN the midst
on a tempest which threatens to
overthrow civilization. one country
stands four square to all winds of
calamity. This is Great Britain.
Across the Atlantic. geograph-
ically far removed from the storms
of Europe. the United Estates of
America are trembling, under the
same gale. which sweeps through
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-03-09
Power From Vegetation.

at is no part of my task today to
discuss philosophical questions which
originated In the Garden of Eden"
said Sir William J. Pope. president OF
the Society OF Chemical Industry OF
Great Britain. In his address before
the Chemical congress In New York.
"but II seems plain that modern sci
ence Is called upon to find a means for
curtailing the expenditure OF such high
potential forms of energy as human
labor and mineral.
The solution Of this problem must
come from the proper utilization Of the
radiant energy which comes To MS
from the sun; we need its use in our
more temperate climes. II is perfectly
possible that the scientific study Of
oil-beari plants in tropical regions
may leaL TO such Improvements IN
yield and cos, Of production that yege-
table ole will replace the ordinary
fuels. coal and petroleum. now used
the whole world over"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-03-09
WOULD PRESERVE OLD HOUSE
Plans Made fer Restoring Structure,
Said TO Be the Oldest In
the Northwest.

Plans are being laid by the vancou.
yer Historical society to preserve the
old Covington house at Orchards. six
miles from this little town. The house
Is said 10 be the oldest 10 tile north
western part Of the United States. II
Is OF logs and Is In a ruinous condi-
tion. being used as a sheepfold. The
historical society expects To restore II.
The cabin was built early In the last
century by Richard Covington. an en-
ployee OF the Hudson's Bay company.
when Fort Vancouver was the capital
OF the fur company on the western
side Of the Rocky mountains. II was
the first schoolhouse in the North
west. Covington taught the children
Of fur company employees and settlers
there. Mrs. Elizabeth Bird. eighty
FIVE years Of age still living In Clarke
county. Washington was married In
II in 1853 by Chaplain John McCarty.
stationed at Fort Vancouver. This
was a short time after q. s. Grant.
after his return from the Mexican
war, visited the fort.
When Fort Vancouver was owned by
the Hudson's Bay company. the com
pany was ruler OF three-fourths Of the
North American continent. Its do
minIon extended from Labrador to the
Pacific and from the Arctic ocean to
the Spanish settlements in California.
II moved Its western headquarters to
Fort Victoria on Vancouver island
during the dispute between England
and the United States over the Oregon
boundary line. II surrendered Its sov-
ereignty TO Canada In 1870.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-03-09
Paraehutss Rescue FLYER.

Wireless and aerOnautic science were
recently employed In very timely
combination which saved the life Of an
air-service cadet flying from Mather
field. California, over Crater National
forest in Oregon, according TO an
article in Popular Mechanics Maga.
zine. While in the neighborhood Of
Crater lake, the spark plugs ceased
working in the engine OF his plane.
and landing was necessary. Choice in
landing places was confined TO either
the rugged mountain peaks below or a
small island Of black lava in the middle
OF the luke. After some deliberatlon
he chose the latter and made a land.
ing in the huge cIIff-rimmed cup. The
plucky pilot theh set his radio outfit
in operation and after many hours of
waiting, rescue planes arrived carry
ing the necessary spark plugs. Ad.
verse air currents within the great
moon hole" prohibited the descent
OF the rescuers. and so the plugs were
attached to parachutes and dropped.
The lost pilo, placed the plugs. started
his engine and made a perilOus take
OF over the lake surface.