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Gertrude Gay, Shows
She Isn't Tired
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side the hotel to cheer and fare
well the American girl.
With the mayor of Dover, Miss
Ederle posed for photographs be-
fore the statue erected to Captain
Webb, the first channel swimmer.
After the photograph was taken,
the mayor inquired: would the
lady like a glass of port 2"
Pop" Bars Any Liquor
mo liquor for that young lady
interjected Pop" Ederle.
Then I'd like a four.pound
steak" said Miss Ederle.
That's o. H." said Pop"
Miss Ederle announced that Dud'
ley Field Malone, her attorney. Is
now on the ocean, bound for New
York, and will consider all offers
which have been made for her and
win arrange for any receptions that
may be proffered.
Miss Ederle today received cabled
offers OF contracts from several
American vaudeville circuits.
Hailed At Gay Party
Miss Ederle got to bed at 2:45
o'clock this morning after a gay
supper party in the Grand Hotel
There she had been toasted and
hailed as the worlds supreme
woman athlete of today and al
time
The loyal group which had
superintendent the girls training
did not abandon their duties, even
though the channel crossing is
now thing Of the past, but IN
sisted on a thorough massage be-
fore they would permit her to re-
tire. Her sleep was deep and ap-
parently refreshing.
Her first act after breakfast was
to rush upstairs and warmly kiss
her father, Henry Ederle. Her next
was to run down and dive into the
Channel for swim.
Hailed At Gay Party
Miss Ederle got to bed at 2:45
o'cIock this morning after a gay
supper party in the Grand Hotel
There she had been toasted and
hailed as the worlds supreme
woman athlete Of today and all
time"
The loyal group which had super
intended the girls training did not
abandon their duties. even though
the Channel crossing is now q
thing OF the past, but insisted on q
thorough massage before they
would permit her to retire. Her
sleep was deep and apparently re-
freshing.
Little Tired" She Says
Asked this morning by Ishal
Helmy, the Egyptian swimmer, how
she was feeling, she said:
II am a little tired. but nothing
more than that"
Except for a slight twinge in the
left knee the New York girl showed
no Ill effects Of the long swim
The absence Of muscular ache was
attributed to the massaging she had
received.
kilograms of congratulation pour
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ACCOUNTSOF SUSPECTS
N BANKS CHECKED
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detailed to gather further evi-
dence to support Mrs. Barn
hardt's story.
Evidence showing that the
autopsy performed on the Rev.
Halls body shortly after the
murder was committed was not
complete, has been submitted to
Simpson. A new autopsy is pre-
dicted.
Two men, who according to
Mrs. Barnhardt's story; were
eye witnesses of the murder
under the crab apple tree. were
being sought by detectives.
May Solve Mystery
Their names were not revealed.
Mrs. Barnhardt,s story may bring
q speedy solution OF the murder
support her information, investiga,
tors working under Simpson be.
Heye.
Case Is Strengthened
Senator Simpson said today he
had considerably strengthened his
case against Mrs. Hall.
He charged Ralph ". n. Gorsline
with being an accessory after the
fact in the murders Of the Rev.
Hall and Mrs. Mills.
He also caused the issuance of
five other warrants for material
witnesses. Those named were
AIRS. Maria Gildea, cook in the
home of Mrs. Hall; Peter Tumulty,
the family chauffeur: and Mrs.
Nellie l.. Russell, the colored wo-
man who attacked the story OF
Mrs. Jane Gibson, who identified
Mrs. Hall as having been at the
murder scene. Barbara Tough,
former maid of Mrs. Hall, was
named in fourth warrant.
William O'Rourke, a contractor
Of New Brunswick, who was not
called before the first Grand Jury.
was named in another warrant.
O'Rourke is. supposed to have
seen two women and three men in
@ car near the murder scene.
Besides this, Senator Simpson
examined nearly score. Of wit
nesses. From some of these he Sc
cured statements winch coHIucleu
seriously with those told at the
time of the first investigation by
Mrs. Hall.
Hits Mrs. Halls Story
Most serious of these was the
statement, which the Senator made
public, Louise Geist Riehl had
given out on: Thursday at Jersey
City.
This read as follows:
Q.-When the phone rang Mrs
Hall came from the sun porch and
picked up the receiver?
Ayes. Mr.. Hall was in the
bathroom.
Q.-Where was Mrs. Hail?
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off Red Top. According to those
present, which included Frank
Sullivan, of Truck s; George Burrows
and George Burrows, Jr., fishing
was equal to by-gone days
The youngest member of old Crow
Duck. George Burrows. Jr., proved
to be the best angler and made 4
cleanup with numerous trout,
ranging around the two.foot length.
At the conclusion of the trip they
returned to their former wigwar1
grounds and gave q farewell snake
dance before returning to civiliza-
ton.
John S. Cole who has been en-.
joying a long sojourn with the
Boy Scouts at Camp Roosevelt. on
the Chesapeake, has also met with
big success off Red Top. John "
cotton thread angler and gets a
real kick out Of every fish taken.
Imagine. you fellows of heavy
artillery" says John, landing .
four-pounder on cotton thread and
then throw away your outfits
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Gertrude Makes Pop
Find Flag Her Tug
Boat Displayed

DOVER, England, Aug. 4.
Gertrude Ederle had an exciting
time today, when she was mn
able to find the American flag
which flew over the tug which
accompanied her on her VIC
torious swim across the channel.
Pop, you 60 out and find
that flag" she said, and Pop
went. He discovered it floating
over the hotel where they were
stopping.
With the flag as q back
ground, Gertrude then posed FOR
the photographers in the winter
garden of her hotel.
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B[. Low PAR As
BR|NY F|SHSHOW
BY 4. "A. Angler

upper holding the angling
cloudy condition.
the tributaries Of the lower Potomac making stand Ct equal
by the agnant hot weather few bass either
the small clans being red from Their homes
the Of the season. ana the
blanket for angler Of local experience for he
customed such yearly It IS occasion indeed
considered
hot weather. !.
Saltwater fishing the spell of weather and
than before this that
will fish history being banner Hard
variety have Stacked of bit but their going will
scarcely missed Of large proportions daily arriving
gil the Bluefsh gamester OF no mean ability appeared
change Of tide Norfolk spots the hdb Of nearby
King William perch running close second.
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this morning was the newspapers.
She wanted to read all about the
swim.
'sshe ii fresh and fit"
Gertrude went. down to The Dover
beach at noon, and took d running
dive into the water size had con
quered, sort Of q defiant dive 1t
was, Haunting the channel waters.
Nope, I'm not going to swim
back to France" she said, as she
laughed and struck out from the
shore.
II just came in for q swim. ]
can never face a day without q
swim.
st don't feel tired" said HTrudie, -
and she splashed about in the shall
low water after q good brisk swim
my arms and legs acne some
times, though.
when / awoke this morning
Pop grabbed my hand and he
made me vince.
my legs are still tender"
Miss Ederle was the cynosure for
all eyes on the beach and she at
tracted a great crowd, as she came
from the water. but she wore an
ordinary bathing suit and was not
distinguishable from the other
bathers.
IT have never known a swimmer,
either man or woman, with such
grit and powers Of endurance as
Miss Ederle," said William Bur-
CESS, the veteran trans.channEl
swimmer who trained Miss Ederle.
When halfway across the waves
were throwing her about like a
cork and ! naturally wanted to
take her out because feared her
life was being endangered. but she
was entirely composed throughout
swimming steadily with a crawl
stroke whenever the waves permit
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Mrs. Hall tell this same person:
DO not tell mef anything over
the telephone"
Barbara said she did not know
whether Mrs. Hall had telephoned
the police of the rect0r's disappear
ance before the bodies were found.
Senator Simpson asked her il
there had been a small cleaver in
the Hall kitchen where Mrs. Hall
says -sle spent the afternoon of
the fatal Thursday making pre-
serves.
Barbara said she could not re-
CALL She said there was a large
knife in the kitchen and added she
believed this to have been there
after the murders.
1t has been suggested that the
throat Of Mrs. Mills had been cut
with q cleaver.
Witnesses Questioned
Other witnesses appeared to be
questioned. Two of the most i'm.
portant, Maria Gildea, the cook in
the Hall home the night of the
tragedy. and Peter Tumulty, the
family chauffeur, were grilled.
The fact that Mrs. Gildea was
the cook in the Hall home was dis
covered in the investigation made
by the New York Daily Mirror and
her name, like that Of O'Rourke,
the contractor, turned over to the
New Jersey authorities.
Mrs. Minnie Clarke, too, was
brought before Senator Simpson by
State trooper. She denied that
she had run away or disappeared
and. said she had been out on a
picnic. .
Mrs. Clark has been accused OF
handling over the love notes of
Dr., Hall and Mrs. Mills to Mrs.
Hall. She denied she had done
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) Airs. Hall was listening i'm on
the telephone down stairs.
This statement Of Louise Geist
conflicts violently with the story
told by Mrs. Hall. Mrs. Hall said
she only picked up the receiver
and replaced it when DR.. Hall was
called at 7:15 on the evening of the
night Of his death.
The statement OF her former maid
that she listened in on the CONVEX.
sation becomes doubly significant
in view of the other statements
made by Louise to the effect:
"That whoever listened In on that
last conversation knew where they
were going to meet and why"
Break In Friendship
This statement from Louise wac
taken az an indication OF the posi-
bility of q serious break between
Mrs. Hall and the maid who has
previously been loyal to her.
Another such indication OF the
lack of the restraining influence
which marked her first testimony
came wien Barbara Tough the
other maid in the household at the
time OF the killing, was examined
by Senator Simpson.
Barbara's statements were sarceiy
less significant than those OF Louise,
although she vigorously denied
that Louise had told the truth when
she said that Barbara had tele-
ahoned her mistress that Dr. Hall
and Mrs. Mills were in Bucceleugh
Park the night of the tragedy.
81 wouldn't have done such q
thing, even IL I had known it,"
Barbara said.
But as she went on, her testi.
mony differed radically from that
attributed to her four years ago.
Gossip Was Around Church
"It was common gossip among
the church members for a year end
half that DR.. Hall and Mrs. Mills
were lovers" she admitted. 81 do
not know II Mrs. Hall was aware
OF this
The bodies of DR.. Hall and Mrs.
Mills were found at 1890 Saturday,
September 16, 1922.
Miss Tough told Senator Simpson
that at O'Clock that Saturday
morning Mrs. Hall handed her .
pair of white sOx and told her to
wash them for DIR. Hail.. DIR. Hall
was buried I'm these.
At the time of the first inquiry
Barbara said Mrs. Hall had said:
"Wash these, Barbara want
him to be buried i'm them"
It was impossible to learn
whether she repeated this state
ment, which she denied af.erward
four years ago, to Senator Simpson.
Afraid Of Phone Message
However, she said that at 1
o'clock of the Saturday afternoon
some one called Mrs. Hall on the
Telephone and she heard Mrs. Hall
say:
DIR. Hall is out Of town"
Later she said she had heard
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Afraid Of Phone Message

However, she said that at 1
o'clock of the Saturday afternoon
some one called Mrs. Hall on the
telephone and she heard Mrs. Hall
say:
Later she said she had heard
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-07

Last week few members OF the
original Crow Duck tribe gathered
on the grounds to hold a pow-wow
and then try their hand at angling
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-07
New Caruso Found

DISCOVERED in Paris, M. e.
III Muzzei Is being touted as the
possessOr Of - CaTIIso.Iile voice"
and for this reason has been
signed by. the Opera CoHniGue,
despite his lack Of technical
training.
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Returned Again

TENNESSEE VOTERS, ballot.
ing in the Congressional races in
their state. have returned Repre-
sentative FINS j. Garrett, to the
House, where he has served for
20 years. He Is the minority
leader of the House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-07

One of the best catches Of the
week goes to DR.. and Mrs. Paul
Miller and their son Nick. Of
Uhricksvile, Ohio, and Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Leslie Malcolm. The party left
the Malcolm Cottage at Chesapeake
Beach. and made q record run TO
Solomons Island, in time to catch
the early outgoing tide. where they
found hardheads and Norfolk spot
to their liking, with an occasional
tailor or trout butting In on their
lures. Before the tide was spent
they landed something over half
a hundred choice fish.
DR.. Miller, who is looked upon in
his home town as pigcator Of
real ability. was compelled to bow
to his understudy, Nick, for II
was the youngster Of the party
who kept Captain Lnsby continually
batting and unloading his hooks.
The captain honored the young
man for his ability and permitted
him to pilot the craft into port.
BloodworKnS and crabs were used
as bait, but the latter proved the
best lure. According to Leslie
Malcolm crabs are more plentiful
at Solomons now than they have
been at any time this season and
peelefS can De nad Tor $z per
dozen.
Crow Duck Camp I'm the ma-
teriaI may be dead issue, but
its spirit stu lives on. Several
years ago this well established
outpost at the extreme point OF
Southern Chesapeake Beach, was
flOurishing anglers headquarters,
where fish were caught within a
stones throw OF its main en-
trance. and tales were spun in
the night light of monsters that
failed to hold, but today only
rememberances live with an &C. f
casiOnal gathering Of some Of the
OldtimerS.
Last week few members OF the
original Crow Duck tribe gathered
on the grounds to hold a pow-wow
and then try their hand at angling
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GERTRUDE EDERLE

NINETEEN-YEAR-O OLD New York girl,
who plunged into the English Channel at
Cape Gris-Nez yesterday in her second
attempt to cross to the Dover cliffs. A
slightly choppy sea greeted her, but she
succeeded.
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GERTRUDE, HER TRAINER
RECENT photograph the
William Burgess Lillian Bai
divides
Ede Wolff directed her
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MUSCULAR

MUSCULAR
MISS EDERLE has add
ed a few pounds in the
last year, but that addi-
tional weight has hard
muscle behind it.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-04-09

NOBODY expected to see such
things ccme to pass, but PasquOtanll
County Republicans in session here
Saturday, gave The post of County
Chairman to Ralph Pool, Associate
Editor of The Advance. the local
Democratic Daily newspaper Of
coarse Ralph has been Republican
all his life. and in spite of his
arCmaIOuS duel position, feels CRATE
full for whatever honor his fellow
Republicans have bestowed on him
in giving him the Office. But it
puts me i'm a bad fiX,' says Mr.. Pool.
MY Democratic friends will be say
ing next that I'm writing too much
Rcpubiican news, and The Republi-
cans will be saying | ought to give
them mere than they GET Mr.. Pool
succeeds j. W.. Wilcox, who has
bcrr hcnOrcd aS Il delegate 10 the
State CCnventiCI, at Durham, along
with j. W. Johnson and W. j. Stan
ton. {. X. Pugh. H. f. Ownley and
Ralph Pool are aItcrnateS. The
Republican Executive Committee
! consists of {. \. Banks, T. \. White,
\. II. Luton. j. w. Griffin, W. Z.
| Cartwright, $. S. OvClman, +. COp-
pcrsmith, II. T.. 0wnley, }. NJ. War
den and CCrtcz Temple.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-04-09
THINK TOMMY MANN
KNOWS WHO SHOT HIM
Evidence Accurnulates That Elizabeth City
Boy Shot on Highway at Midnight Knows
More Than He Cares to Tell

daughter of Dennis Overman. ST..
near Rrrca Church. Sunday night.
lie said they had gone riding to-
gethrr. had .unc aS far nS South
Mills. eight miles distant and had Il
Coca Cola. Returning to the Over
man home l.. found he had flat
tire and rGde on past the Overman
home to SmithSOu'S Garage. three
miles distant. To get the tire fixed.
Failin. To set the tire fixed. he re-
turned to the Ovcrman hCme. left
the young lady 1T midnight and
started back to town. At Il bend in
the read close to Berea SchoOlhouSe
and only few hundred yards from
the yOun" lady'S home. he says he
stopped tO fix the tire himself.
While bending down fixing the tire,
some one shot him. he doesn't know
who.
Miss Dverman. when interviewed
hy Sheriff Carminc early Monday
morning showed instant surprise
and shock by the news of the shoot
in" and told story C0rrohOratln%
Mann in every detail up To the point
of his departure from her home.
She told of having given Mann her
( watch To bring To town for repairs.
and Il compact To he filled with
rnwdcr. The watch anG compact
were on Mann'S person when he
was brought 10 the hospital.
! Signs of Scufrle.
Early Monday m0rnin" Tom
/ irclhcrS. Negro. found cheap %
: ra!ihrr Spanish type mail order
,i>tol at about the point where
Mann waS shot. Two bullets had
been fired from the pistol. Broth
ELS SAWS there were signs of Il Scut-
fic i'm the road where the pistol was
found. Also nearby The police
found the footprint of woman III
the ditch hy the side of the road.
Ard This Looks Funny
Eut no tools or tire repair ma
trr;al were found IN the "oad where
Mann says he WAS St"ppinS over
fixin. his tire when shot. And
lcrc is another thing that botherS
the police: according - Mann :
story. he had run Il distance OF
more than six miles on 4 tlat tire
before hr >toIiped. The inner tube
o.. the punctured tire was not rim
cnt and showed only two small pune
turcS. The tire was found Ill the
road several hundred yards from
where the shooting is alleged to
have occurred.
The Shoutin" is alleged 10 have
occurred at the bend of the road
lust above Rrrca school house. just
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-04-09

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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-04-09

Its nothing new to lind
Knockers of a hotel project
who say it wont pay and
spread malicious reports that
a few will gobblc it up III the
end" declares Grover {. Wlnn
Of the Hockcnbury System,
who mentions that similar tac-
tics have been employed in
four fifths OF the towns in
which he has directed cam
paigns.
"Such things don't discourage
anybody who are used to them
he continues. respectfully when Eliza
beth City has such able and en-
thuSiaStic men on its sales Organ-
izatiOn."
More than S1O0.000 has been sub
scribrd to the hotel and SubScrip-
tionS average over 5000 each. The
sales committee believe there are
easily 900 men in Elizabeth City
oione who can easily subscribe to
ten or more shares apiece. Eli
tbusiaSm seems TO he growing since
tha having possibilities Of the hotel
become more apparent. one memher
Of the committee reminding the
othrrs of Roger BabSOn report
saving that next TO banks. hotels
nay more revenue to the Stackhold-
is to hold its place anon" the lead
crs than any other investment.
Realizing that if Elizabeth City
ium cities of tn" state. it must pro-
vide Il modern hotel. the committee
ore becUmin" mere enthusiastic. and
taking the stride for an effective
campaign. the height of which will
10 reached in two or three weeks,
The fact that Elizabeth City's
hotel facilities were reported crowd,
ed to the limit this week is further
encouragement. One man here
driving to Michigan pushed Oh be
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-04-09
o7hl BANN CIEI2N ANS EE oOU8 usRNeN
THEY DISCUSS THAT GEO. WASHINGTON HIGHWAY

Sims | don't see why they don't
puf sign at each end Of the road
and let it 90 at that. as ninety per
cent Of the Virginia built Part 0l
the George Washington Highway Is
rs full of holes as Il pair of Mclcl-
Ian silk hcSe after one weeks wear.
Why do ynu suppose Virginia ever
spcnt its good money for any such
,,;ece of road work? Why, half Of
that durn road was already worn
cut before they got the other half
completed.
You don't know Virginia poll
tics" said the Bank Clerk. u am
told that an approved cement road
could have been built from Deep
Creek To the North Carolina line
fer S1O.0OO less than Virginia spent
OF the road that it built. But there
isn't 50 much graft in il cement road
as in the more obsolete and dis
credited types
There isn't aS much graft to be-
lin with. and then when the cemeht
rcad is built the graft stops for
many years. because cement ROAD
properly built will stand up with
ont repairs for Il good man, years
But with macadam. it is different.
"A maradam read has to he con-
Stantly repaired. which means the
continual employment of crew
OF overSrerS and laborerS and con-
tinual purchase Of crushed rock. oil
;INd road machinery. Your Norfolk
county pulitician is rot the kind IL
work himself ont of Il job by build
ing anything that is permanent: he
feathers his own nest and keeps th'
tax PAYERS money in circulation IL
his own peculiar way"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-04-09
KUCLER NOT A
Nine FOOT Man
Elizabeth City Pleased With
New Commissioner Who
Favors lS-Foot Roads
by ID. Y. MEEKINS

There will be no nine foot
roads constructed under the ad-
ministration Of Frank {. Kug-
Ter, the new Highway Commits
sioner for the First District,
according to Mr.. Kugler him
self, who was a visitor in kllz-
abeth City for the first time
officially Saturday morning,
and made a good impression ON
the several leading citizens OF
the city that he met.
The new Commissioner was Just
looking things over Il bit, and Will
return later to look after the work
in this section.
Mr.. Kuglcr pleased Elizabeth City
felix's by reason of many things.
Having been up against it because
Of nine foot paving on some of the
most important highways of this
section. Elizabeth City people
warmed up to him at once when
he declared that he would resign
before hr would build nine foot
roads. and expressed himself aS be-
irg in favor IF 1S-fOUt roads of con-
crc;c construction. stating his opln-
ion that the volume and safely or
traffic on the important roads de-
maudcd they he that wide. This
doesn't mean that hC will under
take tn build nothing else but Is
foot concrete roads. but that the dis
,rict has at the head Of its road
wCrk Il man who has learned from
ryprrirmcr what To build and has
vision enough to stand for something
worth while.
Altho the district offices are iocat-
CG in Tarhoro. Mr.. ku"lrr stated
that for the present they would not
h. removed To his home town ti
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