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Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-18
TES1|F les
FROM BED
IN court
Physician and Nurse Are
Stationed by Side of
Witness.
CONFUSED AT TIMES
Mrs. Hall Undisturbed
by Accusations Made
Against Her.
By PAUL w. WHITE
p. Staff CORRESPONDENT

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COURT ROOM. Somcrville. y. j.,
Nov. lS.-Mrs. Jane Gibson, telling
her story Of the lIall-Mills murder
from Il hospital cot which replaced
thc witness chair today identified
the defendant as having been at the
murder scene the night Mrs. Elean-
or Mills and the Rev. Edward W.
Hall were killed.
She did more than that-shc add
"a to this already dramatic ease one
of tht. most remarkable scenes in
American court history.
She was carried into the court
room on Il strctches. She testified
reclining on white. iron cot, the
head slightly raised. y docto~
stood beside her. Nurses cluster
cd around. Detectives We're nearby.
Earely concealed were medical kits
and hospital supplies.
She spoke in 4 voice that was
scarcely audible.
But she sworc that:
She saw Mrs. Frances Stevens
Hall, Henry Stevens, Willie Stevens
and Henry De La Bruyere Carpcn-
der at The murder scene the night
of the killing. Each in turn stood
l., fore her in the courtroom and
WAS identified.
She heard someone shout explain
those letters.
She heard :: man curse.
She heard one shot. then later.
three more.
Then. she said. Il woman scream
cd, ooh. Henry, very easy.
'Shc screamed like Il screcea
OWL She testified.
And next she said she had seen
Mrs. Hall. kncclng. 50
She charged she had been order
cd by defense detective to keep
your mouth shut.
Confused at Times
At times it seemed her testimony
nirht become incoherent. When
asked once about money she mum
blcd of 800 and two mules. She
became confused as to the date Of
her wedding. She could not remem-
ber if she had been married more
than once. She muttered of "what
|coplc would think of pig woman
running around.
At those times, physician and =
nurse would hover over her and the
examination would halt for n mo
mcnt, hut Mrs. Gibson, stceled for
her ordeal by the thought that IL
vas the moment for which she had
waited four wears, would wave them
aside and the testimony would 20
on.
Surrounded bv detectives, her
mother sat listening in the court
room while rumors went around that
the mother herself might be called
to impeach the daughters testi
Liony.
The defendants sat showing in
tense interest-ali but Mrs. Hall.
whose remarkable poisc was un-
changed,
To contradict her Identification
cf the defendants, defense lawyers
cad parts Of testimony at pre-
,ious hearing in which she was
quoted as saying she recognized but
one person the night of the murder
it being too dark TO see.
The defense made much of Mrs.
Gibson x inability to recall the dates
of her marriage or marriages.
1t went deeply into her past hfe,
often drawing sharp thrusts from
tho pallid figure on the white cor.
:" He must have been crazy sha
snapped in answer 10 ono question:.
'Why should /, P" she would an
sver 20 others
Identifies Defendants
Then rho doctor and nurse raised
rho head Of the bed in order that
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-18
D STAR
E::NTE EN(E
AT()R[)AY
icted Supervisor Will
rive Here Tomorrow
Surrender Himself.
FREED ON BAIL
let Of Jury is Upheld
Findings Of District
Ilrt of Appeals.

IS Adams. former chairman
,oard Of supervisors of Impc-
unity. viii start SATURDAY
far san Q4entin pli on, 70
irving a scn:c1.c - r.sa
y years imposed a rcaI ago
dams VA found e2iliy on
UNITS Of embezlling $232,000
Y funds.
iug his convention. Adams
the verdict aud the app".
| affirmed The verdict Of the
court. Pending the hca.
fore the appellate court
ENas released on $2o.0o0 bail.
several months past he has
Santa Ana.
cmitiitur from the appellate
as received this morning hv
lerk Moussoau. by prcvi.
angement, Adams was mott.
agreed 10 come here tomor
surrender himself Ia the
office. This morning Tn.
II Bert Vnderw ood stated
,ams is expected tomorrow
N. Papers in the casc
feady been made out aud
III be only Il slight delay
arrival here before Adams
way to prison.
Sc in Imperial County in re
rs attracted more attention
ease against Adams, who
b a member Of the board of
prs for eight years.
ts chargad with using ficti.
mes for three men supposed
'rEing on the road in the I'm
strict and drawing pay for
Ter a period Of yenrs The
tpieion Of irrcgularitv in
accounts came to District
ttlcy, who questioned the
pr regarding the identity OF
Adams agreed 10 bring
o the district attorneys of
failed 10 do 80.
then presented the informa-
he grand jury and an indict.
arging Adams with cmhcz.
ON three counts was return
at body. Adams remained
bard of supervisors until jus
is trial when hc resigned,
se being appointed to sue
|ial attracted n large GROVE
from All parts of the val
dams stoutly denied ihe
gainst him. but was unable
&c the three men for whom
rawn the wages, or any per.
had ever seen or heard Of
Expert Testifies
nviction was obtained large.
gh the testimony of j.
Hers, handwriting expert
into the ease by the district
who sworc that Adams had
he three names as endorse.
various warrants. The cN-
Jared one set of endorse.
ere signed with pen held
sht hand between the thumb
finger, Il second set with
held in the left hand and
set with the pen held in
hand between the third and
gers.
ry astonishcd spectators by
Il verdict Of guilty on all
lnts within five minutes
wing the courtroom. Judge
cnnings of san Diego, who
at tn ctrial, admitted
D bail. when the district at.
,grecd to this proposition.
I sentenced Adams to serve
to II wears on each count,
first and second counts to
Ecutivcly and the second and
operate concurrently.
I Attorney Utley prosccut'
tse against Adams who was
by Byron Hanna of Los
hnd Edgar y. Helyey of this
plication for q review. of the
till pending before the su,
urt, but Adams decided to
wing his sentence upon re.
he findings. Of the appellate
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-18

The Cn'c lael.L house tor dried
f&uits and Hpts at Delano, Kern
,oplity, has ~, ned a month earlier
than usual.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-18

Lompoe, Santa Barbara county,
has been shipping tomatoes at tho
rate Of carload day, -.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-18

The almond growers Of Banning,
: Fcrside county, grew oc carloads
~ nuts this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-18

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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-09-10

Every dollar spent in Grays Harbor brings the pender good
dividends but every dollar sent to out of business
Is utterly lost as far as this community is concerned This
muniy could if all of its mercantile
done with firms having interest this community other
mailing packagaand then "houndng purchasers for their
money
All Of which by way of leading up to this pontgnore
the seemingly quality goods of pedders and
for their goods be had at lower prices from
right here in town. Silk stockings brushes of all kinds SUITS
rancoa and etc. all of which offered by sundry
who from house to house, look all right
lower prices than similar articles offered by merchants
Yet when everything taken into consideration the goods
reputable Grays Harbor merchants the economical
the long
Whenever Gays Harbor merchant carpentry
done, plumbing fixtures installed painting goes
restaurant for food he invariably calls upon union labor
union workers always ready to buy cheap-ofen
prsonmade goodom the peddlers berngers The work.
ing to his community to patronze local merchants
who here take active in the welfare
the CITY, and who often lengths here take
active in the civic welfare of the city, who
to great lengths to aid the Of organized labor.
Last when the mill workers strike did of
the mail order houses contribute to the strike fund of the workers?
Did representatives Of the mail order offer
agment? And there should be another strike would the outof
town firms to the aid Of Grays Harbor workers? You
bet not
BY all means trade at hOme for it pays big divdendsl
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-09-10
CHILDRENS FARM HOME

The Chdrens Farm Home Lacey 3 project worthy Of
support and which at this time is in dire need Of such
This is doing tremendous service to the poor chill
of Southwestern Washington Fynine children
finding shelter and help the home twennne Of these coming
Aberdeen The capacity Of the institution IS overaxed at
present many who need its help must be turned away
Organized Labor Of Aberdeen has done great deal toward the
Of the home Carpenters have done much work
testory boys building and electricians plumbers
painters and others pledged their ses However, there Is
much left to do building and unless Mrs Clara Upton
obtain least $4,000 the next two weeks the building must
be boarded up for want Of funds to complete it.
present time the boys at the home living in tents
these youngsters crowded into the attic OF the
building With the apprach OF winter the necessity Tor
the building grows more urgent
Aberdeen Central Labor council and the Building Trades
this home opportunity for big service and which
Organized Labor be proud to help Since the Aberdeen
Community Chest provision for this home Organ
lied Labor may represent the local contribution to the nst
tuition which doing such splendid work Plans are under way
for systematic support the and when these plans
BY Building Trades council citizen of Grays
arbor will have opportunity to share in this worthy cause
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-09-10
PASSAIC MILL BARONS STAND PAT
AGAINST AMERICAN FEDERATION

PAsSAEC, N. J., Sept. s.-The
Passaic mill bosses refusal to deal
with an A. F. Of L. union after their
weeks Of denouneing the strike because
Of alleged Communist leadership, has
So plainly shown them up for the rot
ten anti-union and anti-labor bosses
that they are that even the capitalist
press has been forced to spey
them up.
In the bosses own private city o.
Passaic, which they absolutely domi-
nate, the Daily News in a weasel edi-
torial which tries hard not to offend
the bosses, is nevertheless forced to
confess.
"The truth Is that the min owners
no more want the American Fedora
ton Of Labor than they want the
United Front. They want no union
that is not what is called a company
union, and they win resist an A. T. d
L. union As strenuously as they re.
sisted United Front union, the only
difference in the situation being thai
the mills are weakened ID their posi-
ton to the extent that they no ionsel
have the issue Of C0mmunisia as :
rallging cry"
The New York Evening World put
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-09-10
WADE KEEN CONTENDER
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY

Few men in the legal profession
possesses that combination Of natural
gifts and hard won requirements that
mark A. M. Wade, who is a candidate
for prosecuting attorney Of Grays
Harbor county. He is a man Of nat
ural force and possesses an unusually
high order Of oratorical ability. His
record Is a good one and if he is
chosen by the people to fill the office
of prosecuting attorney Of the county,
he win undoubtedly win new laurels
for himself.
Those who prevailed on Mr.. Wade
to enter the race for prosecuting at
torney believe that he win staunchly
uphold the sound principles Of justice
and fair dealing which have guided
him in the past.
Mr.. Wade asserts that he is q
stronge believer in the principles Of
the American FederotiOn Of Labor and
has many friends in that organization.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-09-10
SHEET METAL WORKERS
SUBSCRIBE FOR LABOR
INSURANCE STOCK

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. g.
The Sheet Metal Workers Interna-
tional Alliance, of which John J.
Hines is president, and William L.
Sullivan secretary, has just purchased
$4,000 worth Of Union Labor Life
Insurance company's stock, paying
cash for the full amount. This pur-
chase was voted BY the organisations
Convention following an address BY
Martin :. Ryan, director in the insur-
ance company, vice president Of the
American Federation of Labor, and
president Of the Railway Carmen Of
America.
Ryan's own organization is one Of
the leading contenders for honors IS
purchaser Of the largest amount Of
the company's stock, including his
own, the Photo Engravers, the Musi-
clans and the Plumbers and Steam
filters.
The Musicians scored heavily during
the week, with the purchase Of 81 900
worth Of stock by the Niagara Falls
local union. Three lodges Of Railway
Carmen made purchases which helped
Director Ryan's international union to
hold its place in the race.
During the week a stock subscrip-
tion came from a local union Of bar
bers in San Juan, Porto Rico. This
matches a subscription from plumb
ers local union in Honolulu, leaving
only the Philippines to complete the
list Of insular possessions. The Pana-
ma Canal Zone was one Of the early
entries, with an individual subscrip-
tiOn.
President Matthew Woll is highly
pleased with the progress Of stock
sales and looks forward to a rapid
accumulation of the balance which
must be raised before the company
begins writing insurance throughout
the country.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-09-10
PHILIPS TO BACK
TABOR LEGISLATION
# He is ELECTED

In q short address before the Gem
traI Labor council Friday evening. j.
d. Phillips. q former member Of the
trade union movement and Of the
Aberdeen Central Labor council, urged
the council to build a Labor temple in
Aberdeen. Eighteen hundred mem
bers Of organized labor could easily
finance such . project and nothing
would add so much to the credit Of
labor as q good. eommodious building.
No organization is more permanent
than the Aberdeen Central Labor
council" said Mr.. Phillips
Commenting on his candidacy for
State Representative from this dis
trict, Mr.. Phillips declared that he
was in favor Of certain labor legisla-
ton as advocated BY the Washington
State Federation Of Labor and other
Legislation affecting local conditions.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-09-10
DR.. HOPNNSON PLEDGES
TOCOOPERATE WITH ALL
THE COUNTY OFFICIALS

DIR. Lawrence Hopkinson, candidate
for reelection to the office of coroner,
has been resident Of Grays Harbor
county for the past ID years. He is
graduate of the Milwaukee Medical
college, receiving the degree Of Doctor
Of Medicine, and Of the Marquette
university, receiving the degree of
Bachelor or Science, and for time
was professor of anatomy and sur
gerry in these institutions.
DR.. Hopkinson served in the Medi-
cal Corps Of the United States army
during the world war and is now a
reserve officer in the National Guard
and the United States army He Is
also local medical officer Of the
United States Veterans Bureau.
In announcing his candidacy Dr..
Hopkinson made the following state
ment: "If | am elected to the office
Of Coroner | shall faithfully and i'm
partially discharge the duties Of the
trust and shall lend every effort to
maintain that cooperation with all
other departments Of the county as
has prevailed in the past and which
il so essentially necessary to a sue
cessful administration Of the affairs
of the office"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-09-10
BLDG. TRADES COUNCIL
SUPPORTS CHILDREKS
FARM HOME AT LACEY

An appeal to the Grays Harbor
Building Trades council at its regular
meeting Tuesday evening. in the IN
terest Of the Children's Farm Home
at Lacey met with such favorable re-
sponse that the Council is considering
ways and means of not only donating
labor but Of raising funds with which
to purchase a portion of the material
required for the completion Of the
boys dormitory which is only about 90
per cent completed.
It IS most imperative that this build
ing be completed at the earliest possi-
be date, as the recent heavy rains
have compelled those in charge of the
institution to take the boys out Of the
tents in which they were housed and
place them in an attic Of the building
in which the girl children are housed
There are at present IS children in
the home, 90 of which are from Aber-
deem. The unions of the Harbor have
practically contributed all Of the
labor which has been done on the
building. under the supervision Of r,
s. Ford, member Of Carpenters Local
317 Of Aberdeen. Mr.. Ford and Mrs.
Upton formulated the plans for the
building on July 9TH.
Among those who have donated
labor on the building from Local S17
are: Purkapile, enc Saturday after
noon and one Sunday; Abby, two Sat
urday afternoons and two Sundays;
McGraw, two Saturday afternoons and
two Sundays; Jack Blake, one Sun
day; L. E. Garfield, two Saturdays
and two Sundays; Pete Howard, three
Saturdays and three Sundays; c.
Ricketts,, one Sunday; Ramsey, one
Saturday afternoon and one Sunday;
Mr.. Crawford, five Saturdays and
Sundays; Allen Boyd, five Saturday
afternoons and five Sundays; besides
four carpenters from Hoquiam have
donated one Saturday and Sunday,
four carpenters from Elma, one Sun
day, and one from Olympia one Sun
day. R. s. Ford has donated every
Saturday and Sunday since building
was started.
Not only have the carpenters
donated their work, but Mr.. Canfield's
entire family have aided in packing
lumber and other material in order to
speed up the work. Mrs. Jack Blake
and a number Of other women in the
labor movement have done likewise.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-09-10
GAS AS WAR WEAPON
UPHELD BY SCIENCE

WILLIAMST0N, Mass, Sept. g.
At the Institute Of Politics Prof. Nor
ris Of the Massachusetts Institute Of
Technology said that chemical war;
fare Is a most powerful defensive
weapon, and that if this mode of war
fare disappeared it would not be by
international agreement, but only be-
cause it was inefficient.
Predicting that the next war viii
start where the world war left off,
and that mustard gas viii be used
from the beginning, Prof. Norris asked
if the United States should stand by
and let other nations have q surprise
ready, He agreed with Sir James G.
Irvine Of Scotland that so long As
chemical factories exist they can cas-
lily be converted to make poison xaz
and IN that sense the scrapping ol
ships and reduction Of armies Wonld
not really mean disarmament.
Sentiment and not Knowledge was
the driving force behind the women's
clubs and associations which attacked
chemical warfare prior to the
Washington disarmament conference,
called by President Harding, accord
ing to Prof. Norris. Under the pres
.ent structure Of society, he said, war
is inevitable and preparation for war
necessary. Both he and Sir James G,
Irvine indicated little faith in interna-
tional treaties that would regulate the
use Of poison gas. :
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-09-10

the matter more frankly. In an
editorial, "Light on Passaic'', this
paper declares that the action Of the
mill owners in refusing to deal with
the A. F. Of L. "gives the public the
9ow-down' on the strike"
1T means, Of course, that the mill
owners are determined that the work
ers shall not organize, and that there
shall be no increase in the extremely
low wages. The light thus thrown
npon the trouble at Passaic is SO bril-
liant that even the blind may see."
The Baltimore Sun raises the cues
tion of The right Of the mill barons to
enjoy the benefits Of the high protec-
tive tariff while at the same time
declaring that it's none Of the public's
business how the mills are run. IN
the following editorial, @Feudal Pas
saic", the Baltimore paper makes a
keen analysis Of the situation ii
Passaic today:
'sLast week Mr.. C. F. H. johnson,
vice-president Of the Botany Worsted
Mills af Passaic, N. j.. announced
what the company has advertised as .
new policy in dealings with the man
fCo~ff.sua9 an pnra Ton9
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-09-10
DE WITT BARBER SHOP
IS DECLARED UNFAIR
TO BARRIERS UNION

The proprietor of the De Witt
barber shop on South G street has
ignored every plea of the BARRIERS
and the Grievance committee Of the
Central Labor council to comply with
the reasonable requirements Of the
local BARRIERS union. He has emphatr
ically declared that he viii conduct q
non-union shop.
After exhausting every effort to
induce Mr.. De Witt to recognize the
union, and having failed, the labor
unions Of the Harbor have placed his
shop on the "Don't Patronize List"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-09-10
JOURNEY OVER n. ?.
INTERESTING
TO Penn. GOVERNOR

What the governor Of North Car
olina said to the governor Of South
Carolina Is history now, or at least
tradition.
But what the governor of Pennsyl-
vania said to the Yakima, Washing
ton, Chamber Of Commerce on the
subject of potatoes raises an old
moot point.
"Can you give me the address of
some Of your farmers from whom
can get a barrel or two Of the very
large optatoes which you grow in
your valley? l mean such potatoes
as are served in the Northern Pacific
dining cars" Thus writes Clifford
Pinchot who supervises the common
wealth Of William Penn, to the gem
tlement of Commerce in Yakima,
Wash.
The occasion Of the request, rec
ords show, was a journey the other
day over the Northern Pacific, during
which some Of the famous "Big Baked
Potatoes" Of the Northern Pacific
dining service were served Governor
Pinchot.
There is no secret about the grow
ing Of these potatoes, although many
people think there might be, accord
ing to A. B. Smith, passenger traf-
fic manager Of the Northern Pacific.
Like Topsy, they just grow,-depend-
ing, however, on certain arbitrary
conditions. They are tempermental
creatures. They have to have things
just right or they won't "play."
For one thing, they are the only
specimens of their kind that insist on
picking their own birthplace. They
say, in effect, "Plant me in the va
kima Valley, Washington, or in the
mountain valleys of Idaho or Montana,
Mr.. Farmer, or else I'll stay small
when / growi" There are few
other places they sometimes COM
promise on, but very few.
Then they demand lots of sunlight
during the growing season, and
plenty Of water, applied at the right
times. To provide enough starch to
fill out one of,those huge two pound
skins, the sun and water have to have
q good fling at the plant leaves,
which do the starch manufacturing.
The real technical secret of the thing
is that out in those Western fields
where frosts are late, these big pota-
toes put in the last three weeks Of
their growth deliberately getting fat,
storing up starch. While the plants
in other regions are killed by frost,
leaving the tubers at the ordinary size,
those in the Yakima and in Montana
simply die of old age, and while they
are dying the potatoes themselves
work overtime getting big.
Another mark of their tempera-
ment is shown in that they do not
necessarily reproduce their kind.
Many potato growers have learned
this to their disappointment. In fact
many Of the seed potatoes are im-
ported into the big Potato" districts
from other northwestern states, and
are Of ordinary size. But planted
and reared correctly, the three to six
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