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Evening star., 1926-11-24
ALEXANDRIA.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va. Ncvembere "a
(SpeciaD.-The United Charities has
made an appeal to the public to carry
on its work this Winter. II sets forth
that last year the organization ex-
penses were $1.6O6. This. however. is
inadequate to meet the steadily in
that if the organization received an
average of Is cents from every per-
son in the city, the population of
which is estimated at 10000. 1t would
yield $4,000, which the officials think
would be sufficient to relieve the dis
tress. Contributions may be sent to
Thomas Chauncey. treasurer. The
committee in charge is composed of
Robert S. Jones. Miss Corrinne Rear
don, secretary: Mrs. T. Clifton How
ard, Mrs. Windsor w. Demaine. Thorn
as Chauncey, John ID. Normoyle.
Mayor William A. Smoot and James
Y. r. Mansfield.
Three young men bearing foreign
names and claiming to he from YOn-
kers and Brooklyn. n. V. were ar
rested here yesterday afternoon and
held for the authorities of Stafford
IL
gallons Of gas and an inner tube
from airs. F.. Riggs Of Stafford County
and left without paying for same. The
Ouantico authorities were asked to in.
tercept the men and before they could
do so the car passed. Policemen Cor
nell and Bayliss captured the trio
Today they were taken to Stafford.
Practically all business here will
halt tomorrow In observance of
Thanksgiving. Church services will be
the order of the day. Union services
will be held at the Temple Baptist
Church. Many dances and parties
have been planned. The Police Court
and the post office will be closed. 1t
will be donation day at the Alexandria
Hospital and Anne Lee Memorial
Home for the Aged.
The funeral of Harvey b. Ratcliffe.
q former resident. who died Monday
in Lynchburg, Va, will take place at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the
residence Of his sister, Mrs. Lizzie Ro
land, 405 South Fairfax street. Serv-
ices will be conducted by the Rev. F.
NJ. Delaney. pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church. Burial will be
in Bethel Cemetery.
City Manager Paul Morton has
moved from 3l3 North Columbus
street into his new home, 1o2 West
Walnut street, Rosemont.
The Scottish Rite Masons will close
their three days work tonight. when
they will confer the thirty.first and
thirty.second degrees of the order.
They will he presided over by II. Noel
Garner and Robert S. Barrett, respec-
lively.
Edward f. Lynn. 35 years old. died
at the home of his sister Mrs. Evelyn
Calhoun, at pm. yesterday. He was
a World War veteran. having spent
about 90 months in service. He is sur.
vived by his mother. Mrs. James r.
Lynn; three brothers. Bertram. James
6. and Thomas Henry Lynn of Wash
ington. ID. c., and three sisters. Mrs.
Charles Valentine and Mrs. Evelyn
Calhoun Of Alexandria. Va. and Mrs.
James Alexander of Washington, d.
G. His funeral will be held tomorrow
at 1870 pm. Interment will take
place at Bethel Cemetery, Alexa ndria
Evening star., 1926-11-24
BROTHER IS NAMED
IN DIVORCE ACTION
Edward c. Darlington, Once Mary
land Senate Candidate. Filing
Suit. Charges Friendliness.
Ry the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO. November 24.-Edward
g. Darlington. once candidate for
United States Senator from Mary
land, yesterday named his brother.
Campbell Darlington. New York. as
correspondent in his suit for divorce
from Mrs. Anna Walsh Darlington of
New York
CarrinCton's suit for divorce was
filed in answer to petition Of Mrs
Darlington. who seeks $4,000 month
temporary alimony pending a hearing
of her divorce charges.
Campbell Darlington is an oficial of
a number of corporations. and a
member of several exclusive clubs in
New York. He was divorced from his
wife. the former Lucy Hughes of
Baltimore. In 1923.
Darlington. in his petition says. that
the friendliness of his wife for his
brother. caused their business rela
tions to the severed, and reduced his
income. Attorneys said Mrs. Caring
ton would appear here Friday.
Evening star., 1926-11-24

| hold objected to the Odor of his pipe.
| Willie testified. in taking the stand in
his own defense. and he not only went
| to his room and closed the door after
the evening meal but locked it be-
cause the catch was insecure.
| He said that he went to bed be-
tween $50 and $50 pm. and slept un.
til his sister awoke him, at about 2:30,
| to hunt for Mr.. Hall.
Willie said that at the time Of the
! Staying he owned a .32.calber pistol.
but htat he had not fired it in more
than 20 years. This pistol was taken
from the Hall home after the crime.
but was not introduced as evidence by
| the State. 1t was with a 32.ca1iber
pistol that Mrs. Mills was shot three
times in the head and with which Mr..
Hall was shot once in the top of the
head.
| Denies Being Identified.
| Under cross-examination Willie said
that Mrs. Jane Gibson, States star
witness. had never identified him in
the M1ddlesex County prosecutors of.
| flee soon after the crime as one of
the men she had observed at the
scene Of the Staying. A detective tes-
| titled for the defense before Willie
took the stand that Mrs. Gibson had
said that Henry and Willie Stevens
| were not the men she had seen at the
Staying.
! Cross-examInation of Willie was still
under way when court adjourned YES
terday. The witness defendant was
under direct examination only 2S
| minutes.
| W1ll1e was the second Of the three
defendants to declare his innocence on
the stand. Henry Stevens testified
| Saturday that he was at his home in
LaVallette. N. j., 80 miles away, at
the time of the double murder. Thir.
teen witnesses supported his story.
Before Willie Stevens took the stand
tnree nngerpr1nt experts for the de-
1ense TESTIFIED that a fingerprint, by
which the State hoped to link him
with the crime, was not his finger
print at ALL
Says Print Was Superi,mposed.
One Of these witnesses said he was
OF the opinion that the fingerprint
represented by the prosecution az that
of Willie Stevens, and which the state
contends was on a. calling card found
near the bodies Of the slain couple.
had been superimposed on the card
after f1ngerprints that were originally
| on 1t had been developed and photo
graphed. A county detective, who
| was an original Investigator Of the
crime. testified that he initiated with
ink the calling card found at the feet
Of Rev. Mr.. Hall. There has been
no testimony in the trial showing that
the card introduced by the State bore
any such initials.
| Mrs. Gibson, who has a complica>
ton Of kidney diseases, and testified
from a bed set up In the courtroom,
is in a critical condition at the Jersey
City Hospital, her physicians say
! They predict that she will reach a
| crisis in. her illness by tomorrow
night.
| Her ailment has been diagnosed as
pyelitis and nephrolithiasis, which.
| physicians say, is marked by inter
mittent gains and relapses. sometimes
into unconsciousness. They give her
only a short time to live and say
. she probably will never leave the
hospital +
Evening star., 1926-11-24
ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE
RESULT FROM B0BBING
Two Young Women. One a Bride,
Reflect Sentiment of Many
Feminines in Rome.

Correspondence of The star.
ROME. October c9.-Most people
look upon hobs and shingles as a
fashion. but the fair Rormans take
them far more seriously. Recently
two attempted suicides have been
caused by bobbed hair Both were
among the ''lower middle class" which
is conservative as to changes.
One young bride reused her hus-
bands ire by cutting her hair and in
the scene that followed took poison
Her life was barely saved. A 17-year-
old girl was so perturbed by her moth
er's scolding, following the croppinS
Of her locks. that she threw herself
down the staircase of the house IN
which she lived and is still in the hos
pital.
Bobbed hair started among societ
women and quickly spread also anon.
the peasant classes. But the mass .
Roman women were slow to apprul
short locks.
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Evening star., 1926-11-24
Election Petition Heard.
ecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Nspatch 10 The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md. Novem
her PA hearing was held in Cir
cult Court yesterday on a petition
of Frank Small. jr.. Republican, to
compel the board Of canvassers to
issue him a certificate of election to
the House Of Delegates as a result
of the recent election. The super,
visors. through their attorney, Clar-
ence M. Roberts, filed an answer to
the petition and the petitioners filed
a demurrer to the answer. The court
took the case under adVisement.
Evening star., 1926-11-24
Sue Express Company.

Claiming that the American Rail
way Express failed properly to venti-
late shipments Of beans from Florida
to New York. H. o. Sebring and H. w.
James. Florida growers, yesterday
filed suit in the District Supreme Court
to recover 1875 from the express
company. The shipments We're made
March 6 and Z. 1925. and it is claimed
the beans decayed and were delayed
SO that they arrived too late for the
market, causing the loss to the grow
ers. Attorney Edward l.. Hunter ap-
pears for the plaintiffs.
Evening star., 1926-11-24
COUNTY POLICE SYSTEM
FAVORED BY COUNCIL
Prince Georges Community Body
Votes to Cooperate and Reflects
Close and Marsden.
S,ec,aI nispatrh 10 The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md. Novem.
her 24-At the annual meeting Of the
Prince Georges County Community
Council. embracing many civic, com.
rnunity and kindred orga nizations.
held in the courthouse here yesterday
motion was adopted instructing the
councils committee on court proceed
ure to cooperate with committees
from the county grange and other or
RaniZationS in preparing proposed
legislation for the creation of county
police court or courts and police force.
Adoption of the motion followed an
address by Waldo Burnside of the
county bar. who expressed the opin-
ion that the present justice Of the
peace and constable systems had
proved inefficient and inexpensive.
Endorsement was given the propo-
sttion Of a new National Guard ar
mory for Laurel. following presenta-
tion of a resolution by Judge Mus
grave II is hoped TO get the funds
from the Legislature.
DR.. II !. Patterson of College Park
stated that the county community
chest was winding up its affairs pre-
paratory 10 disseminating January |.
He stated that unless the county com
missionerS appropriated the money
one of the two public health nurses,
whose salary has been paid largely
through money raised in the chest
campaigns. will have TO he dispensed
with.
Judge j. II. Shepherd told OF the
early history of the county: Miss EliZ-
aheth Fox. director of public health
nuystag of the Red Cross; DR.. w. I.
Pratt, deputy State health officer for
Prince Georges and Montgomery
ron1tjes. Misses Ruth Tighe and Caro-
line Sweeney, county public health
nurses: Mrs. 3. F. Wade and Prof
Nicholas Orem. county superintendent
Of schools. spoke.
DR.. c. p. Close OF College Park was
reelected president of the council for
the fourth consecutive year. II. A.
Mareden was again chosen secretary
treasurer.
Evening star., 1926-11-24
PATENTED ARTICLE
PR|CE-F|X|NG OK D
Supreme Court Confirms
Ohio Decision in General
Electric Case.
BY the Associated Press.


The fixing of sales prices by cor
porations holding patents on their
products was upheld yesterday by the
Supreme Court in the General Electric
case.
Confirming the decision of the Dis
trict Court for northern Ohio, the
Supreme Court held that the General
Electric had the right to stipulate the
price at which the Westinghouse Co
must sell the patented lamp which il
makes under license from the Gen.
eral Electric.
Part Of Price. Fixing War.
The suit against the General Elec
trio and Westinghouse companies was
a part of the Government war or
price fixing.
The action originated in the Federal
District Court for Northern Ohio
where the defendant corporations
scored a victory. In appealing the
Government told the Supreme Court
the practices complained of consti-
tuted a fragrant violation of the Sher-
man antitrust law.
In 1911 the General Electric con-
Sented to decree stopping its prac-
tice of controlling the price at which
retailers and distributors should sell
electric lamps made by it and sold to
them. Although II had cOntended
that the practice was lawful because
the lamps were patented, the company
agreed to discard the plan and in
stead 10 retain ownership o. the
lamps until sold TO the consuming
public. constituting the retailers and
distributors as agents on commits
sion ba sis 1t licensed the Westing-
house Co. to manufacture and sell
the lamps also, but conditioned upon
the maintainance of uniform selling
prices.
The Government asserted that the
new practice was as obnoxious as the
old. and that price fixing even upon a
patented article constituted unlawful
monopoly.
The General Electro replied that
the Government had not complained
of the practice until after it had been
In effect 12 years. although it had
been submitted to the Attorney Gen
eral for approval before being adopt
ed. 1t insisted that as the owner it
had the right to determine the price
Bt which it sold to the consuming
public.
Evening star., 1926-11-24
EX-KAISER OUT OF BED.
Believed Free From Danger After
Rheumatic Attack.

DOORN, Holland. November "a (4).
Former Emperor William of Ger
many. who was confined to his bed
over the week end from the effects
of cold. was able to get up at noon
yesterday.
Rheumatic pains from which he
was suffering had abated and he was
believed fully out of danger.
His illness was attributed to his
tramping about the rain soaked
grounds of Doorn house before he had
fully recovered from a cold Of week
ago. What is variously described as
rheumatism or an attack of lumbago
resulted.
Evening star., 1926-11-24

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, November o4.-~Count
Johann Heinrich Won Bernstorff. war
time Ambassador to the United States.
narrates an amusing experience dur
ing his stay in Washington. One
night he was invited to a reception al
which all the diplomats apeared in
brilliant uniforms adorned with deco
ratiOnS.
The f1ashiest medal. however, was
worn by an American. a self-made
man, generally regarded as a social
climber. The decoration fairly blazed
Evening star., 1926-11-24
WAR VETERAN BURIED.
Rites at Arlington Today for Lieut..
Frank Stephenson.

Funeral services were held at the
Arlington National Cemetery this
afternoon for Lieut.. Frank Stephen
son. formerly attached to the Quar-
termaster Corps of the Army. who
died at Hyattsville. Md, Monday.
He served in the Spanish War
and in the Philippine insurrection
and was retired November 81. 1906.
His wife. Mrs. Ida Stephenson of
Hyattsville, survives him.
Evening star., 1926-11-24
Bernstorf Says Highly Decorated u. S.
Citizen Admitted Making Medal Himself

with diamonds. sapphires and enler
aids. Everybody wondered by what
Oriental potentate this citizen had
been honored.
Count Won Bernstorff said he was
finally elected as the man TO probe
into the origin of the unusual piece
of jewelry.
What an extraordinary high deco
ration" the eX-Amba ssador said he
asked the man. whose chest expanded
with Yankee pride.
Yea" the man replied. MY own
invention. Amt 1t a beauty?"
Evening star., 1926-11-24
r. @. Rider, Contractor, Dies.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAPITOL HEIGHTS. Md. Novem.
Der 24.-Richard @. Rider. a Contrac actor
and builder. 68 years old. died at his
home here last night after an Illness
Of nearly a year. He was born in
Baltimore and lived for some time at
Kenilworth, Md. He was a resident
here about 20 years. His wife died
five years ago. Mrs. Elver Boyer. a
daughter, living here. survives. Flu
neral services will be held at pm.
Friday. Burial will he at Glenwood
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1926-11-24

ehipments of leather from the United
States to Greece have jumped in value
from 46S. 900 year lust before the
war - about ee35, 900 in the past ~
months.
Evening star., 1926-11-24

a, secret process in Germany has high
electric resistance. and Is said to keep
its form up to 200 degrees centigrade
and to not be affected by oil, air or
hlif1aiditE
Evening star., 1926-11-24

a clubhouse for business wolf.
and girls is to he erected at e..
Of 81 $50 900 in London on 81
formerly occupied by a brewery.
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Evening star., 1926-11-24

Rev. Thomas A. Conover. rector of
st. Bernards Episcopal Church, Ber.
nardsville, then told how Mrs. Hall
met her great SORROW He said
that she broke down while receiving
communion on the day Of the funeral
and that he observed no scratches on
her face in the three times he saw her
Immediately after her husbands s
death.
when did you first see Mrs. Hall
after the killing?" Case asked.
"On Saturday, September 49," re.
piled the minister. Mrs. Hall tele.
phoned me at about IL o'clock, saying
Edward has disappeared and I said
I would come to see her"
This was before the bodies were
found.
did you receive another call from
Mrs. Hall that day."
Later she telephoned me that his
body had been found and I went to
see her Immediately. arriving in New
Brunswick at about 3 pm"
did you see herr"
II was at the house for about two
or three hours
Yes"
Were there any scratches on her
face?"
Not that I noticed"
What were her actions at that
timer"
Just as any other woman In great
sorrow at time of terrible tragedy"
did you see her on Sunday again?"
"I did,
when did you administer COM
munion to herr"
"On Monday morning"
What happened then?"
Just after receiving communion.
she broke down completely and wept
and then begged my pardon for 1t"
mo cross-eXamination," announced
Simpson, and the morning session was
concluded after Is witnesses had been
placed on the stand.
Says He Was Asleep.
Willie Stevens is positive that he
was asleep in his room when the choir
singer was slain.
Other memberS Of NE Hall house
Evening star., 1926-11-24

No Scratch on Face.
Mrs. Hall, one on the Sunday after the
killings and the other on the day of
the funeral, and both were positive
there was no scratch on her face.
They were supported by neighbor
who went to condole with Mrs. Hall
shortly after the bodies were found.
ate, Mass her Summer homo until
Mrs. Anna K. Bearman, a relative,
testified that she could not have help
ed remove papers from the Hall home
on the day after the bodies were
found. since she did not leave Scitu.
ate. Mass, her Summer home until
am. of that day and did not arrive
in New Brunswick until the next day.
A State witness had testified to hav.
ing seen her with Henry Carpenter
carrying out drawers and bundles,
which seemed to be filled with papers.
The ministers were Canon Wells, in
charge Of social service work OF the
Episcopal Church in this district. and
Rev. Edward Stevenson Of Plainfield
Their testimony contradicted that of
a hearse driver and a newspaper
photographer.
John Chambers and Mrs. Moncure
Carpenter testified to having seen the
coat and Mrs. carpenter said she was
one of the persons who advised having
1t dyed. Both the witnesses declared
there were no spots on it.
ElMimg's Companion Testifies.
There was little ross-examination
Of these witnesses.
Then came Mrs. Jennie Waller, a
shy. beshful, little person, whose
name Robert Ehrling, a State witness,
had attempted to keep out of the case
when he testified to having seen Mrs.
Jane Gibson in De Russeys lane on
the night of the killings.
She was married in 1923.
She said that with Ehrling she left
her house about $50 pm. drove
through the lane without stopping.
saw No woman on a mule. went to
Bound Brook for soda and returned
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-09-16
ASK
BIGGER YARDS
WILL PETITION COMMISSION
FOR ADEQUATE SHIPPING
FACILITIES HERE

Stockmen and live stock ship
pers, who for several years have
been hampered in handling stock
here by cramped, inadequate
stock yard facilities, will endeav-
or to secure better and larger
accommodations through an APP
peal to the Montana Public Ser
vice commission. Thursday a pc
tition was headed by Joe Evans
and Dwight Cox and will be found
at the First State Bank. All those
interested in obtaining yards of
sufficient size to meet the needs
of shippers are requested to put
their names on the petition.
About five car loads of cattle
is all that the present yards will
take care of while as much as 20
cars are some times brought in for
shipment on the same train. At
least II cars were here at one
time this week and had to be put
in the pens at the Stampede
grounds oriherdedin the open, with
no convenient means of water 'ng
or feeding. The attention of the
Public Service commission is also
being called to the filthy, unsan-
itary condition of the yards.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-09-16
Golf Tournament
September 26-27

The invitation golf tournament
being arranged by the local club
will begin September 26th instead
of September 18th as formerly
announced. At meeting Mon
day evening it was decided to ad-
vance the date one week in order
to bring the meet less in conflict
with the open season for prairie
chickens and grouse, which began
on the 18th in Montana and the
18th in North Dakota.
The Tournament held at Glen
dive on the 5th and 9th was large
ly attended and big success. DR..
Stangeby of New England, N. D.,
was the winner and Charlie Tripp
of Glendive runner up. A. G.
Paulson of Richey was medalist
with the best score for the quail
flying play, 79 for 18 holes.
I'm last weeks mention of the
driving contest, in connection with
the local club tournament, held
the 5th, the statement that j. B.
Switzer won with total distance
of $50 yards for four drives was
in error. 1t should have read three
drives.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-09-16
MONTANA SEPT.
CROP SUMMARY
TOTAL PRODUCTION WILL
EXCEED 1925-CORN,
SPUDS, FLAX, LESS

AN of Montansis grain crops
except corn now have a larger
production outlook than in 1925
according to the September esti-
mates made comparatively by the
United States division of crop and
livestock estimates and the state
department of agriculture. The
September estimates place com
bined winter and spring wheat
production at "A, 1928, 900 bushels
or 1O,322,00O bushels larger than
last year; the oats crops at IT,
100000 bushels, an increase of
3,065, 1000 bushels; the barley
crop at 100000 bushels, an in
crease of $4,000 bushels; and
the rye crop at 1908, 900 bushels,
an increase of 2O8,0O0.
The corn crop now indicates
6,031,00 bushels and is 5000
DuSNeIS SHIdIeI LHdH ldSC ySoA
flax at $4,000 bushels is 2S1.-
600 bushels smaller than year
ago; the potato crop at 3,552,0O0
bushels is 228,O0O less; the bean
crop at 483.000 bushels is 1900
bushels less and all tame hay at
/ $751; 600 tons is $4,000 tons
less than in 1925. The apple crop,
however, placed at $4,000 bush
els is 427,OOO bushels larger than
the very short 1925 crop and is
the best production since 1928
Likewise the sugar beet crop is
considerably larger than last year,
Montana and Wyoming districts
having 731.OO0 tons
prospect compared with last years
production of 627,O0O tons.
Exceeds 1925
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