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The Washington times., 1922-10-17
C|bERSON CASE
END EXPECTED
BEFORE NIGHT
Woman Charged With Killing
Husband Cool as She
Awaits Verdict.

TOMS RIVER, N. j., Oct. H..
A verdict Is expected tonight in
the trial Of Mrs. Ivy Gibcrson,
charged with shooting to death her
husband William Giberson at their
Lake Hurst home as he lay sleep
ing on the night of August II.
Mrs. Giberson was again on the
witness stand today to finish her
direct examination and was ap.
parently the coolest person in the
court room.
Attired in a black gown. which
accentuated the paleness OF her
complexion, Mrs. ,Giberson sat with
her hands folded in her lap.
The woman's coolness on the
first day of her examination ex'
cited the curiosity Of the spectators
and the court. Under questioning
by her attorney, James Mercer
Davis. Mrs. Giberson poured out
her story in such. rapid torrent
of words that the stcnographcI
had to call a halt frequently. say
ing that he could not keep up.
Questioned as to her calmness
and apparent lack Of grief over the
violent end of her husband. Mrs
Giberson coolly replied: .
"Oh, / never cry over anything.
On several occasions she laughed
outright as the memory OF some
thing in her story struck her ~
funny.
In marked contrast with tho
handsome. smiling matron, who sS
coolly described the killing Of hel
husband by one Of two robbers
who wore caps" was the father
and mother OF the defendant-Le
roy H. Richmond and his sixty-thre'
year old wife. Their wrinklec
faces were touched with a tragic
grief az they listened with hands
cupped behind their ears.
Mrs. Giberson, when she resumed
the stand today said she had reason
to believe that her husband hat
been employed as a "secret service
agent" during the war. She sale
! her husband had dealt with a mar
named John Kangetta and submitted
bills for 5000 expenses.
Mrs. Giberson said that for severa
| months before he had slain hel
husband would return in an auto
mobile from Mount Holly with large
! quantities of whiskey.
II told him to stop 1t or NJ
would get into trouble" said Mrs
Giberson. He replied: oh. dom
worry about me. I won't get int
trouble"
Upon request Of a number o.
Jurors Justice Kalisch announced
that the jurors would be taken t.
the Giberson home at Lake Hurs
| today. He directed that the juror.
look over the place only and no
attempt any experiments" to prove
or disprove testimony.
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STORM WARNINGS POSTED
FOR MEXICO GULF PORTS

The Weather Bureau this morn.
ing issued a hurrican warning on
account OF a tropical storm central
about latitude 20 and longitude sb.
which is moving northwestward TO-
ward Yucatan channel.
Strong shifting winds, probably
gales, are expected over Yucatan
channel, the northwestern Caribbean
Sea and the southern Gulf OF Mexi-
co. east OF longitude %, within the
next "a to SO hours.
Vessels were advised to exercise
extreme caution In these regions.
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CARNlSHEES SALARY
OF DR.. c. n. PARKHURST

NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-THE $4,000
salary attributed to DR.. Charles II.
Parkhurst as pastor at large Of the
First Presbyterian Church since the
merger Of the First, University
Place and Madison Square Presby
terian churches four years ago was
garnisheed yesterday by Justice Rob
ert F. Wagner.
The Lawyers Title and Trust Com.
pany applied to Justice Wagner for
the order on an assigned claim for
ss9S.S3 from May Cecilia Dillon.
who, in March. 1919. won a fore
closure suit from the Chelsea Ex-
change Bank and DR.. Parkhurst
DR.. Parkhurst was to pay any de.
fiency which followed the sale Of
the mortgaged property.
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NEW CLUE
POINTS To
SLAYERS

.(Continued from First Page)
Europe a week ago. but upon the
advice of his counsel. that he might
be wanted again as a witness, he
postponed his journey.
Chef interest today centered
upon two subjects:
Identity of the suspected
persons
2-Contents of the love letters that
passed between DIR. Hall and his
beautiful charmer. Mrs. Mills.
Hall often referred to Mrs. Mills
as my gypsy" my gypsy queen"
and MY wopder sweetheart" Mrs.
Mills referred to the clergyman as
Dear Babykins."
1t is understood that these were
the letters which were in possession
of Elizabeth North volunteer counsel
for sixteen-year-old Charlotte Mills,
daughter Of the murdered woman.
Other Persons Called.
Later in the day 1t was reported
that two more persons had been
summoned to the courthouse for
auestioning-"Willie" Stevens. &C.
centric brother Of Mrs. Hall. and
Mrs. Annie Langale. a New Bruins
wick woman. with whom willie"
Stevens was said by officials to have
been friendly until a short time be.
fore the murder.
An excerpt from one of the love
notes found on DIR. Halls body when
his corpse and that of Mrs. Mills
were discovered on the Phillips farm
follows:
Dear Heart: How good it was of
you to accompany me to the dentist.
Things would have been different il
you were not along. There was no
pain during the extraction and none
following"
This note evidently had been writ
ten by Mrs. Mills last summer shortly
after DIR. Hall had accompanied her
to the office of New York dentist.
1T Is learned that Mrs. Hall re-
tained a private d,>ective named
Felix Dimartipi. and that he has been
working on the case for about two
weeks. He said his observations had
led him to the conclusion that DIR.
Hall and Mrs. Mills were killed under
the little crabapple tree where their
bodies were found.
In addition to letters, there were
q number of postcards that DIR. Hall
sent to Mrs. Mills while he and Mrs.
Hall were spending the summer at
their cottage in Isleford, Me.
That Mrs. Hall knew that there
was an attachment between her hus-
band and the choir leader was indi-
Gated by frequent urgings Of the
clergyman to Mrs. Mills mot to mind
anything that Mrs. Hall said"
1t now develops that when Br.
Halls body was found he wore a
tie clasp with the letter &c" en-
graved upon it. Mrs. Hall was ques-
toned about it and said that her hus-
band told her he had found 1t in the
church. From the letters found be-
lief has arisen that the clasp was
really a gift from Mrs. Mills and
that "G" stood for her pet name.
Gypsy"
DIR. Hall Kept Diary.
DIR. Hall kept love diary" in ad-
dition to writing letters to Mrs. Mills,
and It, like the letters. is filled with
poetical illusions. Most of the let.
ters were signed ID. T. L." which
stood for the German expression,
"Deine Treue Liebe"-"Your True
Love-"
The Washington times., 1922-10-17
MRS. HARDING IMPROVED;
RECEIVES THREE VISITORS

Mrs. Harding, wife Of the Presi.
dent Is so much improved that
yesterday afternoon she received
three visitors-the first since she
was stricken early in September.
They were Mrs. Edward B. Mclean.
Secretary Of War Weeks and Brig.
Gen. Charles G. Dawes.
Brig. Gen. Charles E. Sawyer.
White House physician. said today
that Mrs. Harding Is now strong
enough to be permitted to sit up
for a short period twice each day.
just out to eat solid" food. This
fact is expected to expedite the re-
covery of her strength and hasten
the day when she will be strong
enough to make the proposed trip
10 Florida for the winter.
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HUGHES WILL TAKE PART
IN NEW YORK POLITICS

NEW YORK. Oct. 17.--Charles E.
Hughes. Secretary of State. will be
spokesman for the Harding Admin
istration in voicing approval Of
Governor Miller and appealing to
the reason of the voters Of this
State to re-elect him for another
two years at Albany.
Mr.. Hughes will speak at a mass
meeting in Cooper Union on the
evening of November I. Governor
Miller may be present II his sched-
ule permits. Mr.. Hughes will make
two other speeches in aid Of the
Congressional campaigns, one in
Boston on October 80 and another
place for the latter has not been
fixed.
The Washington times., 1922-10-17

BAND CONCERT

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra, John 8. N. Zim-
mermann,A conductor. at Stanley
Hall. this evening, beginning at
$3.50 o'clock. The progTam:
March, The American Legion"
Vandersloot
Overture. Venus" Bikge
rTG Woi1sn numbers from the suite IN IN.
a Evening Sounds" -
b Love in April"
Excerpts from musical comedy
THE OBrien Girl. .Hirsch
Fog % tr9t ScIt popular. Say Il While
Waltz. "Amaryilis".. 100. .Vecsey
Finale. "All Over Nothing at AL"
Rule
THE star-spangled Banner"
The public Is invited TO attend the
tIi-weekly concerts on Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday at $3.50
y. m, but for the moving pic
turee afterwsrd . special pass is
required.
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LEGION LIKELY
To REAFF|RM
BONUS STAND
Subtle influence in Convention
Work Against PIan-Landis
and Gompers Speak.
Continued from First PageJ

ranged for this afternoon to permit
them to deal jointly with the draft
ing Of resolution covering the
bonus situation which would be most
likely to meet with the approval Of
the convention. Anti-bonus influ-
ences were again at work in a sub
terranean effort to persuade the con.
vention to put the soft pedal" on
the bonus question or at least to
prevent it from taking an unquali-
fled stand on the bonus fight. These
influences would be check.mated it
was predicted and Hanford Mac.
Nider. retiring national commander,
upheld In his demand for an lad
justed compensation for ex-service
men,"
While the different committees
wrestled behind closed doors with
a number Of knotty subjects, most
Of the ex-service men deserted the
convention hall for rifle shooting
and athletic events arranged for
them in different parts of the city.
Celebrate Noisy Night.
Many Of them awakened after a
night Of hilarious and noisy celebra-
tion which typified the numerous
reunions Of veterans who had not
seen each other since last years
convention or even longer. Until
an early hour this morning hun
dreds Of former "doughboys" and
"gobs" paraded with blaring bands
and other noise-making devices,
which made sleep impossible.
The hotel lobbies were jammed
with pushing. yelling throngs. while
even their upstairs corridors re.
sounded with the riotous tumult of
unrestricted merriment.
National Vice Commander George
l.. Berry, Of Tennessee, who threw
yesterdays session Of the conven.
ton into an uproar by protesting
against the city being CLOSED" be.
cause Of the assembling of the Leg.
ion host here. was being doomed as
a candidate for national commander
The Tennessee delegation was work.
ing hard for Berry, who Is president
Of the International Printing Press.
mems Union. Berry insisted he was
not a candidate.
Several candidates were, however
busily engaged in pressing their
booms in anticipation OF the election
Of national commander on Friday.
The names Of William L. Deegan, OF
New York: Alvin NJ. Owsley, Of
Texas, and Col. A. A. Sprague. OF
Chicago. were again being freely
mentioned, but the race was not re-
garded as having yet narrowed down
to any probable choice.
The Washington times., 1922-10-17
100000 Damage Suit
Following Flogging
Involves Klan Inquiry

LIBERTY, Kans.. Oct. 17.-Entry
Of the State Of Kansas into the
investigation of the activities Of
the Ku klux Klan was believed
assured today by the announce
ment Of Theodore Schierlman, mayor
OF Liberty, that he will sue the city
for 100000 damages as q result of
O flogging administered to him Satur-
day night by a band of men said to
be members of the khan.
The action will proceed under the
Kansas mob law pSoviding for al.
lowance Of damages caused by three
or more persons.
Governor Allen is expected to
take a hand in the investigation in
an effort to save the State from
being mulcted in damages.
The Washington times., 1922-10-17
FOUR PRISONERS BREAK
JAIL IN LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. H.
Herbert Wilson, millionaire robber.
Of Detroit and Chicago, convicted of
the murder Of his pal, Herbert .Sox,
last spring and three other men,
made a successful Jail break this
morning by overpowering Jail at.
taches and severely injuring one
Of them.
The other men besides Wilson
are said to be Adam Ward, a man
whose last name Is said to he
Spignolo, and who Is known as
"The Mouse" and an unidentified
man.
After leaving the Jail the men
are said to have succeeded In TAX,
ing a mail truck and disappearing
toward the river in the east part
Of town.
The Washington times., 1922-10-17
SUS0UEHANNA TENANTS
ASK CUT IN RENTS

Hearing on the rent controversy
in the Susquehanna Apartment
House, 1880 w street. northwest,
where tenants Of thirteen apart
ments are seeking reduction in
their rent, was begun today before
the District Rent Commission and
will be concluded tomorrow. De-
cision Of the Commission will not
be made until next week.
The. commission this afternoon
ordered a reduction in the rent OF
Mildred z. Jones, on property NJ
7O4 T street, northwest, the rent
being reduced from SIS to s55 per
month.
The Washington times., 1922-10-17
WHITE" RUSS FORCES
COLLAPSE. REDS ADVANCE

TOKYO. Oct. 17.-Advices received
here today stated the white" front
had completely collapsed and Nikolsk
has been abandoned by the anti
Bolshevik forces in Siberia.
The Japaneses will prevent the
Red forces from entering the
Vladivostok zone until the Japanese
withdrawal is completed about
October 25.
The Washington times., 1922-10-17
Holy Name Church Drive.

d. J. Creamer, secretary Of the
campaign executive committee, to-
day announced that plans are be-
ing completed for the drive Of the
Holy Name Church to raise $4,000.
Matthew Lally. has been appointed
director or the drive, and today
opened headquarters in the base
ment OF the church. $40 Eleventh
street northeast.
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c. M. ScHWAB TO BECOME
AMUSEMENT co. DIRECTOR

NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Charles NJ.
Schwab, Of the Bethlehem Steel Cor.
poration. will become q director OF
Loew's. Incorporated, which controls
the theatrical enterprises Of Marcus
Loew. president Of the company, It
was learned today.
Action on the matter will be taken
Wednesday at a directors meeting
OF Loew's,
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Presidents Program

10 a. m.-General Dawes and
committee from the Chicago
Bar Association.
IL a. m.-Cabinet meeting.
1890 p. m.-Associated Ad-
vertising Clubs Of the World
delegation. and members of
the Research Club, all to pay
respects.
l2:45 p. NJ Washington
newspaper men.
The Washington times., 1922-10-17
Telephone Deal Authorized.

quire the property Of the Chippewa
County Telephone Company.
The Washington times., 1922-10-17
Live Stock Freight Cut.

mission today reduced from 5000
to s945 per car the freight rate
on live stock from East ST. Louis,
ILL.,, to st. Louis. Mo.
The Washington times., 1922-10-17
DIR. Hall Kept Diary.

DIR. Hall kept a love diary" in ad.
dition to writing letters to Mrs. Mills,
and it, like the letters. is filled with
poetical illusions. Most of the let.
ters were signed ID. T. L." which
stood for the German expression,
"Deine Treue Liebe"-"Your True
Love"
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CONTINUED from First Page)
watches will offer an. explanation t
some wives as to why their watche
have been missing Attorney Bal
predicted.
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SCHOOLS TO GIVE
"CHILD LIFE" PACEANTS

Spartanburg, Apr. 24.-Much in
terest is being aroused over the state
In the series of community child life
pageants which are being promoted
by the South Carolina Sunday School
Association and which will be held in
practically every county in the state.
In most of the counties from five to
dozen of these pageants will be
held. Cooperating with the South
Carolina Sunday School Association
In the work which is something entire
ly new in this state are the State
Board of Health, the State Depart
ment of Education, the State Home
Demonstration Service and the State
Federation of Women's Clubs.
Miss Laura Blackburn of Columbia
has been engaged as secretary of the
Pageant Committee and has already
begun her work. She is eminently fit
ted for it and is now engaged in visit
ing a number of the counties that are
contemplating putting on the page
ant.
The theme of this educational page
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I H A NIX OU
WITHOUT STREET ADDRESS
YOUR MAIL is DELAYED
AT OFFICE OF DELIVERY

The Dead Letter Office has been in
existence ever since Ben Franklin
started our postal service. Even then
people addressed mail to Mr.. Ezekiel
Smithers, Atlantic Coast" and e1-
pected Ben to know Just where Zeke
lived.
Perhaps they had Zeke's address In
letters up in the garret, maybe chest
full OF 'em. but then 1t was easier to
let Ben hunt Zeke. Today people are
addressing letters to John Smith, New
York, N. Y, or Chicago, ILL.,, thinking
Uncle Sam can locate him, which is
just as incomplete as was Zeke's ad-
dress OF yore. The Postofflce Depart
ment asks you to put tho number and
street In tho address. It heIps you.
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POSTAL IMPROVEMENT
WEEK IS OBSERVED
May Sees Inaugurated First
General Campaign of
Kind in Service.

Without the Postal Service, business
would languish in n day, and be at a
standstill In week. Public opinion
would die Of dry rot. Sectional hatred
or prejudice only would flourish. and
narrow w-mindedness thrive.
1t Is the biggest distinctive business
In the world and 1t comes nearer to the
innermost interests Of a greater num-
Der or men and women than any other
institution on earth. No private busi.
ness, however widespread. touches 20
many lives so often or sharply; no
church reaches into so many souls,
hutters so many pulses, has so many
human beings dependent on its min
istrations.
postal Improvement Week" bos
been set for May 1, by the Postmaster
General. This is the first general cam
paign OF its kind In the Postal Service
Tor several decades. Business men
ana their organizations, large users of
the mail. newspapers, motion pictures.
advertisers, and the entire organiza-
tlon of 100000 postal workers are to be
enlisted In this countrywide campaign
or interest in postal improvements.
Your help is vital. Address your let.
ters plainly with pen or typewriter.
give street address. Spell out name
OF State, don't abbreviate. Put your
return address in the upper left hand
corner OF envelope (not on the back)
and always look at your letter before
dropping In the mail to see II Il Is
properly addressed. This care In the
use OF the mails Is for your benefit and
speeds up the dispatch and delivery
of mail matter.
u you have any complaints Of poor
service make them to your postmaster.
He has Instructions to investigate them
and report to the department.
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SOUR STOMACH
INDIGESTION
Thedford's Black -Draught Highly
Recommended by a Tennessee
Grocer for Troubles Re.
sultng from Torpid
Liver.

East Nashville, Tenn The effio
iency Of Thedford's Black -Draught, the
genuine. herb, liver medicine. "a
vouched for by Mr.. w. N. Parsons. q
grocer Of this city. "It is without
doubt the best liver medicine, and I
don't believe could get along without
It I take 1t for sour stomach. head.
ache, bad liver. Indigestion, and all
other troubles that are the result Of
. torpid liver.
II have known and used Il for years,
and can and do highly recommend II
to every one. I won't go to bed with.
out 1t in the house. 1t will do all Il
claims to do. I can't say enough for
f."
Many other men and women through.
out the country have found Black.
Draught Just as Mr. Parsons describes
valuable In regulating the liver to
it, normal functions. and In cleansina
the bowels Of impurities.
Thedtord's Blacl-D Draught iiysr naedi.
-
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partitions on both sides but they ap-
peared solid. He put the drawer back
In and went on to examine the next
one, and, after that, the others. The
clocks In the house had been wound,
for presently the clock in the library
struck six, and another In the ball
chimed slowly. An hour later, when
the clocks chimed again, Alan looked
up and saw WassaQuam's small black
eyes. deep set In their large eye sock
cts, fixed on him intently through the
door. How long the Indian had been
there, Alan could not guess; he had
not heard his step.
what are you looking for, AIan7"
the Indian asked.
Alan reflected a moment. "Mr. Sher-
rill thought that Mr.. Corvet might
have left record Of some sort here
for me. Judah. Do you know Of any
thing like thatf'
mo. That Is what you are looking
for?'
Eyes. Do you know of any place
where Mr.. Corvet would have been
likely to Ryt away anything like that 2"
ben put papers in all these draw
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ant to teach statewide lesson is,
The Rights of the Child" 1t pre-
sents five rights, namely, "The Right
to HEALTH" "The Right to Educa-
ton;' The Right to Projections,
The Right to Home Training;" and
The Right to Religious Nurture"
1t is announced by Leon C. Palm
er, superintendent of the South Caro-
lima Sunday School Association that
no admission will be charged at any
OF the pageants since they are being
promoted in the interests of the child
ren of South Carolina and not as a
money-making enterprise.
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The old negress who washed for
MRS. Worth came one day with a tale
OF woe calculated to awaken pity i'm
the hardest heart.
Cheer up, auntie," said Mrs
Worth consolingly, there's no use
worrying"
But auntie held other views. "How
come dere's no use worryin'?" she de-
manded. when de good Lawd send
me tribulation He done spect me to
trlbulate, aint I?"-Everybody's.
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Stunning, Crushing Low Upoa His
Head From Behind.
way, they were being lawn closer to-
gether. For he knew row that she
was caught as well as he i'm the mesh
or consequences of ac'r "ot their own.
lie staggered, slipp,d fell suddenly
forward upon his knees Under a stun
ming, crushing blow upon his head
from behind. Though. consciousness
almost lost, he struggled. twisting him
SELF about TO grasp II: MS assailant.
He caught the mans clothing. trying
to drag himself up; !l.htng blindly.
da"edly. unable to So or think. he
shouted aloud and th"a again. aloud.
lie seemed i'm the distance to hear an.
swering cries; but tnv weight and
strength of the other WAS bearing him
down again tn his kn; he tried to
slip aside from II. to = e. Then an.
other hloW. crushing uIid sickcninr.
dcscen I on his hcaA rven hearing
ieft him and. uncorSc:'us. he fen for
ward Oh to the snow ami ay stu.
(lo be continued nr.it weekly
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more BUSINESS
IN GOVERNMENT"

This apt phrase was used in Presi-
dent Harding's first message to Con-
gress and applies particularly in postal
management where postmasters are
being impressed with the fact that
they are managers Of local branches
of the biggest business in the world.
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HUMANIZING THE
POSTAL SERVICE

There is no unlmportant person or
part Of our service. 1t Is a total of
human units and their cooperation Is
the Key to It's success. In Its last
analysis, postal duties are accommo-
dations performed for our neighbors
and friends and should be so regarded
rather than rs hired service per
formed for nm absentee employer
Postmaster General Hubert Work.
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HERE COMES A STRANGER!

Let's make our post office look neat,
Mr.. Postmaster. Straighten up the
rural letter box, Mr.. Farmer. Tidy
up some, Mr.. Rural Carrier. First
Impressions are lasting Maybe Mr.
Stranger, taking notice OF these i'm
provements, will come back, bringing
you benefits. Start these with "POS-
TAI IMPROVEMENT WEEK" May
1-8
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CO u r T SY

lt sticks in human relations like
postage stamps on letters. The
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT ex-
poets it to be used by it's postmasters
and employees in dealing with the
public.
Help them in it's use beginning
with POSTAL IMPROVEMENT
WEEK, May 1-6. 1922.