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Evening star., 1922-08-25
DROPS DEAD IN OFFICE.
Miss Mamie Broun Came Here as
War Worker.

Miss Mamie Broun Of Mobile. Ala.
who came here as a war worker and
accepted q position in the loans and
currency division of the Treasury De-
partment, dropped dead yesterday in
the government building at 14th and
B streets southwest, where she was
employed.
Miss Broun. who resided in the
government hotel near Union stas
ton, yesterday morning complained
of feeling i'll. She left her desk and
was on her way to the rest room
when she was stricken. Death occur
red almost instantly.
Coroner hewitt gave a certificate of
death from an attack of heart dis
ease. Funeral services will be con-
Quoted at Geier's undertaking estsb
lishment, 1113 9TH street, at o'clock
tonight. The body will he taken to
Mobile.
Evening star., 1922-08-25
MEXICO PROTESTS SLUR.
Consul Ordered to Leave Texas
Town by Band,

Protest against the treatment accord
ca Lisabdro Pena. Mexican consul at
CorSus Christi. Tex. when he went to
Charco. Tex, to investigate the whip
ping or a Mexican national, has been
LOGGED with the State Department by
the Mexican embassy.
according to the protest. Pena, on
reaching Charco was ordered by a hand
or twelve or fifteen men to leave the
place. and was subjected to slurring
remarks. The embassy is understood
to take the stand that the consul was
within his rights in conducting an in
Vestleatlon or the reported mistreat-
ment of a Mexican national Ren1ast
was made by the embassy that an in
Vestlgauon be conducted by the Ameri-
can government and appropriate action
be taken
Evening star., 1922-08-25
EXPOSITION FOR SOUTH.
Chicago Coliseum Will, Be Scene Of
Products Display.

Agricultural and industrial products
OF the south will be exhibited in Chi.
cago next October. when the south
erny states exposition opens in the
Coliseum. The affair will be under
the auspices of the Southern Com
mercial Congress
Chicago was selected as the site for
the exposition because of its COM
handing position at the head Of the
mississippi valley. the south's great
trade lane
Evening star., 1922-08-25
U. S. TO AID HERRIN TRIALS
Daugherty Names Middlekauff to
Assist Illinois Prosecutor.

To forward the prosecution of those
responsible for the Herrin, Ill. mas
Sacre, Attorney General Daugherty
has appointed c. w. Middlekauff as
Special prosecutor to assist Attorney
General Brundage of Illinois Mr..
Middlekauff is special assistant to Mr..
Daug gherty and considered "a very
forceful prosecutor
1t was announced that the grand
jury to investigate the ''massacre'
will convene in Herrin next Monday
Evening star., 1922-08-25
COAL ORDERED HERE,
Priority Orders Issued for Tota,
of 1880 Tons

Priority orders for a total of 1850
tons of coal to be delivered imme.
diately to the Potomac yards. for the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac railroad, have been issued by
the federal fuel distribution COM
mittee. Five thousand tons are to
be sent from the Huntingdon, w. Va,
district, while $3.50 tons are to be
sent from the Bluefield district
Evening star., 1922-08-25
FOPef4n
% an. Greenwich time. I
APPOINTMENT ASKED,
Harvard Professor Proposed for
Coal Commission.

W. 2. Ripley. professor of politi-
cal economy at Harvard University,
has been suggested to President
Harding for appointment to the fed
eral coal commission, which Is to
Investigate thoroughly the coal sit
uation in this country. The name of
Mr.. Ripley was placed before the
President by Representative Rogers OF
Massachusetts,. who took occasion to
describe his candidate as one eminently
and peculiarly qualified to serve on this
investigating commission.
Evening star., 1922-08-25
P0STMAsTERS NAMED.
Clinton Wright Gets Norfolk Post
Woman Among Nominees.

Clinton L. Wright of Norfolk, Va,
has been nominated by President
Harding to be postmaster at that
place. Mr.. Wright for some time has
been acting postmaster at Norfolk. and
his promotion was recommended by
Postmas ster General Work.
The President also nominated John
Rodgers to be postmaster at Hamp-
den Sidney, Va, Leila ON. Scott to be
postmistress at Amelia Court House
Va, and Harry M. KINNEY to be post
master at Westminster, Md.
Evening star., 1922-08-25
MRS. GLADYS UMHAU DIES,

Mrs. Gladys Umhau, wife Of Will
liam Umhau, 81 r street northwest,
died last night. following long ILL
ness. Mrs. Umhau before her mar
rfage was Miss Gladys Hawkins. She
is survived by her husband, her
mother, Mrs. Mary A. Hawkins; two
sisters, Misses Leila and Anita Haw-
kins, and a brother, Archibald Haw-
kins. The funeral arrangements have
not been announced.
Evening star., 1922-08-25
TWO VETERANS BURIED.

Philip McGrath. hfty-thfee years old,
and Michael Kelly. forty-six years old.
veterans Of the 6panish-American
war, who died at the United States
Soldiers Home Wednesday, were bur
led this afternoon from the chanel Of
the home. The interment took place
in the home cemetery. McGrath serv-
ed in Indian and the war with Spein
ana Kelly in the Philippine insurrec-
ton and the world war.
Evening star., 1922-08-25
RITES FOR MRS. HEETKR.

Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret
Heeter, who died Tuesday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Henry r. Dur
zee, 1905 Morrison street northwest,
were held at the Centennial Baptist
Church yesterday. The interment was
in Fort Lincoln cemetery. Mrs. Heeter
was sixty-eight years old. She had
resided in Washington most of her
life.
Evening star., 1922-08-25
HANDLES BRITISH CLAIMS
Solicitor Nielsen Of State Depart
ment Made Chief Counsel.

Fred X. Nielsen has relinquished
the office Of solicitor Of the State
Department, which he has held for
several years and assumed the duties
of chief counsel of the United States
in the arbitration of long standing
claims between the United States and
Great Britain.
Evening star., 1922-08-25
HUGHES LETTER DECRIED
Senators Denounce secretary's De-
fense Of NeWberrY Verdict.

The recent letter Of Secretary
Hughes defending the seating Of
Senator Newberry of Michigan was
assailed yesterday by democratic SEN
ators.
Opening the discussion, Senator
Robinson, democrat. Arkansas, de-
elared that Mr.. Hughes letter, "in
the judgment of many familiar with
the record. discredits the reputation
for sincerity and fairness which Mr..
Secretary Hughes long enjoyed"
Later, Senator Pomerene. democrat,
Ohio, and others Joined in the at
tack.
Evening star., 1922-08-25
SI25,OOO for Entertainmen ent.

At yesterdays session of the conven-
ton T. Semmes Walmesley of New Or
leans announced that $l25. 1000 has oeeh
raised in New Orleans for the enter
taiument of visitors at the national le-
gion convention IN that city next month
feature of tomorrow's session will
he the election Of officers. Among those
prominently mentioned for commander
are Col E. E. Goodwin OF Emporia.
Col. H. l.. Opie Df Staunton and Col.
Inhn A CutshinS of Richmond.
Evening star., 1922-08-25
VETS DEMAND SALE
OF WINE AND BEER
Virginia Department Of
Legion Asks Modification
of VoIstead Act.
a, tn. Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. august
e5.-Oficials of the Charlottesville Post
of the American Legion announced to-
oay that a resolution. sponsored by the
local post, will be introduced at the
convention here today Of the Virginia
department of the legion advocating a
modification of the Volstead law per-
mitting the sale Of light wines and peer
and strong liquor for medicinal pur-
poses.
BOotleggers Scored.
The resolution, drafted by T. J;
Niche, ir., local attorney and woria
war veteran. reads in part as follows;
BIT it resolved by the Virginia de.
partment Of the American Legion, That
we do urge the modification of the pres.
ent LIQUOR laws and permit the sale OF
light wine and beer in order that this
lawless class of bootleggers and moon
sinners would be driven out of existence
through the failure Of demand for
their prOduct
Evening star., 1922-08-25
GOES TO HOSPITAL SHIP.

Lieut.. Henry A. N. Bruckshaw.
Naval Medical Corps. has been de-
tached from the Naval Medical School,
this city, and ordered to the hospital
ship Relief.
Evening star., 1922-08-25
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white head. All Lamont NV.
DOG. white female ALASKAN spits; answers to
bonnie; last seen in me-; tag sos: reward.
Miss Ienney, 1918 St NV. Fr. 256O: 26s
DoG-Iarge Airedale; tan with black back. 4
white feet, white spot on breast. Reward. $40
81 at. ne. Lincoln 1901.
EYEGLAssEs. tortoise shell. in black case,
Wednesday evening. between Bureau Of En-
craving and 11th and G SITS. NV. Finder
please return to 13S Hickman ct. Sc. Re-
ward.
EYEGLASSES. shell Inn, in Leese's black
Reward. 25s
EYEGLASSES, in case; Monday, On 18th st.
bus or st. from 18th to 10th. Mrs: p. D.
ClmMings, 1908 18th st. nm. Col. 8s03-J. "a
FRATERNITY PIN-Peasl- studded Sigma Chi.
Return to 20 Woodward bldg, or call Colum-
bta 478. Liberal reward. 20.
case, Saturday in Keith's Thester or On way
to theater. Reward If returned to 1a00 Conn.
GOLD BRAG1IET. with neme and date In
aide, Tuesday: Finder will please communicate
with P. o. Boz 1SS Ter phone 97-J-0 Falls
Church Va. Reward. 27s
SEITERs-Two. black and white; Nip and
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UMBRELLA. six; from Mount Pleasant car
near Irving IT., about 1880 pm. Thursday.
Kindly communicate with 1871 Irving st 26s
TIREIee cord tire; a611; lost about three
days.s Home Ice o.. 12th and sts. NV.
TIRE, inner tube and RIM (Fordl. Finder re-
turn 70 1883 Potomac ave. se. Reward. 26s
The New York herald., 1922-11-06
WEST END AVENUE FIRE
ENDANCERS SEVERAL
Children and Nurse Rescued
From Apartment House.

Fire last night in the dumbwaiter
shaft of the five story apartment house
at $40 West End avenue. corner of
Eighty-ffth street. caused considerable
excitement among the seven families
that occupy the building. All were got
out safely. including the two small chill
dren of John Vance Hewitt from the top
floor. but they had to grope their way
through smoke filed hallway to the
street.
The fire was discovered by Herbert *.
Stroud, who lives on the ground floor
and who saw smoke coming through the
floor. He and his wife went through the
house, notifying the other tenants. and
all of them got out when 1t was learned
that Mr.. Hewitt's maid and his children
still were in the Hewitt apartment.
Stroud then went upstairs and carried
the children out of the house. The fire.
men confined the flames to the shaft, the
first floor hallway and the fifth floor.
where 1t mushroomed on its way to the
roof.
The New York herald., 1922-11-06
MOONSHINERS USING
ODOR TO KILL ODOR
Prohibition Officers Have
New Force to Combat.

PARKERsBuRG, w. Va; Nov. 5.-Pro-
hIbition officers who search the wooded
hills for moonshiners declared tonight
that these liquor makers have been en-
ploying skunks to defeat the ends OF JUS
tice.
I'VE used to be able TO smell the
stills" explained Officers Bee and Sum-
mers. who arrived from Mineral Wells.
where they made an arrest. yesterday.
But that was before the moonshiners
began using polecats."
The officers reported that they de-
stroyed a distillery on the form Of
George Nickles, near Mineral Springs
and incidentally brake up skunk ken
nele
The New York herald., 1922-11-06

or will not lead to an indictment. Its
efforts are positive. not negative. 1t is
for the defendant to establish innocence
at trial. not before a grand jury.
The New York herald., 1922-11-06

Jimmie this afternoon and asked him
why he had never had photograph
taken in which he was smiling and jim
roie said sadly:
Holy gee, you wouldn't do much smil-
ing II you had the things happen to you
did. would you? I'm getting tired OF
this photographing and all this reporter
stun anyway. I've had enough shots
made at me by cameras to kin an army
II they were shootin' bullets"
Mills a. Election Worker.
Tomorrow night Jimmie will get to
bed early. for on Tuesday he officiates
In the Lord Sterling School. Of which
and will be on the job, from In the
morning through most of Tuesday
night There are few things that
Jimmie hasn't done or tried. from foot
ball to carpentering, and he knows
quite bit about the curing Of tobacco
and the distilling OF liquor. On any
subject Jimmie Is great converse
tionalst and he Is quite positive about
his statements.
THE New YORK HERALD reporter sug
gested that Jimmie had had much noto-
riety. and as they stood In front OF
the Carman street house at least a
dozen automobiles drove SLOWLY py ano
the occupants gazed at the little wooden
house and then at Jimmie.
Look at those fools.' Jimmie said
What the devil can they see In look
ing at few old weather beaten boards
on the front of the house? Only yes
terday a dozen persons who came from
New York and who apparently had
money and education stopped at the
church while I was cleaning UP and
asked me a lot of foolish questions.
They wanted to go through the church
but I have no authority for anything
like that. They all make me sick"
why don't you consider gong Into
the movies. Jimmie?" he was asked. and
said laughingly:
wouldn't that be a scream! Jimmie
Mills In a five reeler. who scared the
crows out of the cornfield. No. guess
I'll stick to this place here. ] haven't
the stuff to be movie actor
The New York herald., 1922-11-06
BEAR PREFERS FINGER
TO YOUTHS POPCORN
Central Park Animal Bites
Hand Feeding II.

Benjamin Diner, 10, OF 500 Delaney
street stood in front OF the polar bear
cage In the Central Park menaRerie yes
terday afternoon and fed one of the
bears popcorn from the palm of his
hand.
The bear ate the corn and then began
to eat one Of the boys fingers. He
found this much more to his liking than
the popcorn. 1t was some moments be-
fore the keepers were able to part the
bears Jaws. The boy was sent to Belle
vue Hospital. Surgeons said he had a
badly lacerated finger
The New York herald., 1922-11-06
Inst Talk with Rector.

1T became known this afternoon for
the first time that Mills saw Hall as
late as after 6 O'Clock on the afternoon
of the murder, when the rector made
visit to the Sunday school and re-
manned there for about fifteen minutes.
He said:
THE very last words that man said
to me was about some paint which was
to have come for me to paint the church
door. I had been working around and
cleaning up and Hall said to me: That's
a good job, Jimmie Then he asked me
about the paint that Bartholomew was
to have sent. He went away from the
church toward his home about ten after
six, and that's the last I saw Of him
alive.
"The paint arrived later and one of
Bartholomew's men must have left 1t In
the vestibule, for it was there a couple
Of days later when I got time to go to
the church. ] was too busy after Thurs
day night to go to the church so i didn't
know about it."
Jimmie was busy reading the story in
THE New YORK HERALD this afternoon
and read it aloud making comments
here and there when something struck
him favorably.
You know they had a photograph OF
my wife In the paper the other day that
was the best one / ever seen since the
case started. 1t looked exactly like my
wife, and 1t was sure good one. the
only .one they ever used that looked
exactly like her."
And he rummaged among pile OF
papers and found the photograph that
was printed exclusively in THE NEW
YORK HERALD about ten days ago.
That's my wife all over again." he
said proudly as he looked at the news
paper clipping showing the face Of his
slain wife.
Then Jimmie talked Of his visit to the
old Phillips farm last week. and ex-
pressed his opinion Of the thousands OF
curiosity seekers who have stripped the
crabapple tree to the ground and dug up
the roots. 1t was suggested that he take
a ride out to view the vast crowd OF per-
sons who came here to-day, and he de-
INJURED, saying:
Gee! I'd attract more attention there
than the Salvation Army"
Jimmie Mills Is All Alone.
He spent to-day looking after the fires
in the Lord Sterling School and the
church. He was all alone. Danny having
gone to visit some relatives and Charlotte
being in Paterson. As far as Charlotte
is concerned. Jimmie might as we'll have
no daughter at all, ne says, Ior she -
rarely at home and then for but few
minutes. His constant companion Is 1T
tie 12-year-old Danny. and the strange
pair sit by the hour in the kitchen,
which is the main room OF the house.
Jimmie said again that he is positive
about his remarks to the effect that
when he called at the Hall home the
afternoon the bodts were found Mrs.
Hall was composed and showed no signs
Of extreme grief.
"She was as calm as you are now" he
said. And there was no sign that she
had even been crying. As for me. ] was
In bad shape and had to sit down before
/ could say anything. ] was all In. The
shock OF the whole thing had about
knocked me out. and I had been worry
ing over my wife's disappearance ever
since Thursday night, when she didn't
come home"
One OF the photographers spoke to
The New York herald., 1922-11-06
MRS. HALL UNLIKELY
TOFACE GRAND JURY
Mott Believes 1t Best to Re-
fuse Request of Widow
of Slain Rector.
WILL WARN SERVANTS
Women. Believed to Know
Much About Case, to Be +.
Forced to Talk.
CROWDS AT MURDER SPOT
Girls and Aged Women in
Majority-Pictures Of APP
pie Tree Sell at so Cts.

Special Dispatch 10 THE New York HERALD.
New BRUNSWICK. n. j.. Nov. 5.--
The chief effect OF the announcement
that Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall,
widow of the Rev. Edward " Hall,
the murdered minister of the Church
of st. John the Evangelist, is to de-
mand the right to be heard before the
Somerset Grand Jury has been to
clarity the situation and make it obvi-
Gus that Special Deputy Attorney
General Mott. in charge of the case,
will not permit her to testify.
On the other hand Mr. Mott is to
call virtually every one who has
been examined in the long drawn out
inquiry conducted by Prosecutors
Stricken and Beekman before Mr..
Motifs entrance into the case. and in
preparation for this Mr.. Mott will re-
examine several OF these witnesses
again this week. 1t is probable that
Barbara Tough and Louise Geist. SER
wants in the Hall home. will be called
for examination tomorrow, when Mr..
Mott is expected to come to New
Brunswick.
The authorities are decidedly Of the
opinion that the Hall servants know
great deal more than they have
told and that the time for handling
them with gloves has passed. Con-
sequently Louise and Barbara are
likely to have somewhat difficult
time of it, and it may be more than
inferred to these two that withhold
ing information in case such as this
borders on acting as an accessory
to a major crime.
Long Grind by Grand Jury.
Just when Mr.. Mott is to confer with
the foreman Of the Grand Jury is not
clear, nor is the reason for such a
move explained. II. as is said, the
Grand Jury is to hear all the witnesses
the proceedings before that body will
last three or four days. Mr.. Mott will
take some action tomorrow but the
| likelihood of the Grand Jury being
called before the end OF the week is
slight This would mean that indict-
ments would not be found and no ar
rests made until next week
The legal status of Mrs. Hall, in view
of her proposed demand for hearing
before the Grand Jury. was made clear
to-day by a prominent member Of the
New Brunswick bar. who has been
active in some phases of the case and
is thoroughly familiar not only with the
law but with the standing of the vari-
GUS parties in this particular matter.
lie said:
Neither Mrs. Hall nor any one else
can demand the right to appear before
/ the Grand Jury. That body does not
have to consider such demand. IT can
accede to II or ii can ignore 1t as 1t
sees At. A person may request an op-
portunity to testify in a Grand Jury
Inquiry but the prosecutor or the Grand
Jury may feel that 1t Is best not to re-
ceive that persons testimony.
"A grand jury is not whitewashing
| body 1t is not organized to establish
| innocence but to receive evidence that
will lead to an Indictment being found
The New York herald., 1922-11-06

or will not lead to an indictment. Its
efforts are positive. not negative. 1t is
for the defendant to establish innocence
at trial. not before a grand jury.
Forced to Waive Immunity.
IF suspect is permitted to testify
before grand jury that person Is
warned that his or her testimony may
be used against him or her. He or she
is required. either orally or in writing.
to waive immunity.
MRS. Halls reported purpose to de-
mand a hearing probably resulting from
the insinuations of the last several weeks
will fail II 1t is decided that the Grand
Jury does not wish to hear her testi-
mony. On the other hand. she may be
welcomed to the witness stand. II Is Tor
the Grand Jury to decide"
Jimmie Mills Is ready and willing to
go before the Grand Jury whenever that
body convenes. he said to-day In an in
terview with a reporter for THE New
YORK HERALD, who dropped In to see him
in his kitchen. Except when Jimmie
goes to bed the kitchen seems to be his
favorite and only spot in the little house
on Carman street He passed about an
hour discussing Mrs. Halls statement
that she would demand that the Grand
Jury hear her story whenever the body
meets.
"You know, as ! said the first thing
they should have done was to Are all
of both families into the coop until they
had found out what they wanted to
know about the whole blamed thing"
Jimmie said seriously. Yes, stree.
that's what they should have done. but
many strange things are going on that
know nothing about. Well. they'll call
on us all this week for the Grand Jury
and I'll go. They got an alibi for me.
and several persons saw me sitting on
the stoop here that night l have moth
ing to hide and I'll tell them all ]
know"
The Washington times., 1922-04-23
yOTELESS WASHINGTON.
By NEAR LAURET.

Peosse of these United States,
[ Citizens, voters, ON every hand,
t,i~ctIor time IA fast approaching,
You're lining 'em up-issue and man.
When the votes have all been counted
win or lose, you've made stand,
But, in that booth, be reminded,
We I'm Washington are . vossiess band
We're here, four hundred Thousand
More people than several states,
Pay our taxes-same as you'
Go 20 war-shsre your fatos,
But To vote, we do not know,
Every want ON Congress waits,
Matters not how small the need,
voteie.s we-they let ms pirate.
washinston, your town, In ID. G.,
Appesls TO you, who have q vote
Writ. or tell your Congress- member
Don't fall 60 make q note,
Give to MS q voting pleasure,
And not continue Ms a goat.
IT'S up 20 him, and none other
To take us out this voteiess unosa
Talk n, write a., also pray,
sing n, preach N 60 the skyi
Congress heeds not cur prattie,
We've no yOtes-reason why
But Won held n vote above him,
And to you he will comply
All n needs r. your insisteuce.
May we thank you for the tryI
The Washington times., 1922-04-23
; NAPLES IN A GLOBE TR0T.

News dispatches recently stat
ed that Naples and many other
cities are moving toward the
equator owing to the shimmying
OF the earth. Naples has moved
a mile in forty years)
Il has been rumored In the daily
That Naples manifests = dispOsi-
ton
To cut some extraordinary capsrs
And change her geographical posi-
They say, accompanied by her lovely
bay, sir,
She has already mad. her get
away" sir.
There Is no doubt that Naples needs
to wake up
And pack her grip and take the
elevator,
Or some fine morning there viii be {.
shake up,
And old vesuvIus viii sure cremate
Lava. ashes. cIndsr. and such
Are aIi that will be left of lovely
Naples.
II she should call in her peEeErinatIOns.
bulstOr
The fairest capital OF all the nations
Between italian skies and the
equatorI
Wen also show her what IL not 30
pretty
In q demOcracy-a yOteless city.
Wen likewise show this visitor Of
ours
Who prides herself on her eternal
summer,
That we can boast OF climate, fruits
and flowers,
although last winter surely was =
hummerl;
And then we'll show that with HIGHT
wines and beer
Prohibition may prohibit here.
WILL T. WHEIAN.