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Wished Or. Hall Was.
MyDod, Says Mills Girl
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singer. she had ! pretty soprano
voice and later on she took y few
lessons, but there wasn't enough
money and she had TO stop before
she finished the course. She
wasn't happy in her home; there
were 30 many in the. family.
She had q girl friend and one
night It was raining hard and the
girl friend saIds there's my brother
Jim. coming down the street; he'll
see you home; it's too late for you
to 90 alone In this rain.
Married - . Way Out
Mother was rs, and that was
her first meeting with my father.
He liked her: nearly everybody
liked mother; she was real pretty
and bright, with beautiful hazel
eyes, brown hair that ciIrled nat
nrally, and perfectly lovely teeth.
She vas l6 when she married.
ana n did &c ON an impulse, be-
cause Iae thought II was = way
out tss terrible how girls do
such things. She always sid 90
me- & larI0tte, listen ldd, never
do Witt did. Think what you
14NN6 AIEIttt48aa MNEA ~ aAANe4M DAA WAAs
Look into the f1tugsp. nd when
vol marry. marry 8 man That
feels the same way ~ VOC do
about things. Promise me.
And used to promise her, hes
fore I knew hardly what she was
talking about.
Mother also used to look at me
and say, Charlotte. you're going
to have d hard time when I'm
gone. Poor kid, you're going to
have an awful time, I'm afraid.
Try TO remember what I've told
you about everything" / think
of that often now, and cry and
cry
Mother spoiled me a lot. I guess
it's always that way with the first
child. She used to make little
white dresses for me and try to
curl my hair over her fingers
with a wet brush. My hair was
thick and almost cream-colored but
it wouldn't curl and 1t always dis.
appointed her. Her hair CURED
naturally but 1t was dark.
Wanted Charlotte Educated
When she had me all dressed uD
she'd let me go to see my Grand
mother Reinhardt. They lived about
three blocks from us then. Al troll
ley ran on one OF the streets I had
to cross. Mother was afraid of the
trolley but I used to yell and carry
on terrible If she didn't let me go,
and after while she found / could
manage it all right, little as / was.
/ used to be SO proud going over
there by myself. It took me nearly
half an hour because always wait
ed at the trolley street until there
was nothing at all in sight Some
times ladies would take my hand
and help me across, and they always
kissed me and made fuss over my
being smar: enough to go alone, be-
ing 60 small.
Mother was happy when got old
enough 20 go to school. One OF the
things Iii never forget is Mother
saving about a thousand times, II
want you to have what didn't"
and she used to get out Of patience
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ENGINEERS LEG HURT
BY PASSING ENGINE

Oliver M. Lee, 81 years old. an
engineer for the b. & o. railroad
of 900 e st. N. E., received a frac-
tured ankle and badly bruised leg
today when he was struck, while
on his engine, by a passing locon4o.
tive in the Washington terminal
yards.
Lee was treated by DR.. Ernest Of
the Washington terminal. and later
removed to Emergency Hospital In
q taxicab. Tis condition was said
to be not serious.
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to ask for news.
"Mr. Hall had no private enc
mics. I can form no conjecture az
to the motive. of the deed or the
perpetrators. Our life together has
been absolutely happy and sympa-
thetic. Ny confidence In him is TN
bounded and mistaken.
tSigned)
ORANGES STEVENS HALL"
Mrs. Halls diary did not go under
the name of diary, however. It was
issued in the form of diary state
ment.
In this diary issued to the press,
Mrs. Hall made one contradictory
statement:
'I came home and telephoned
Mr.. Halls sisters"
A few moments before the state
ment was issued, Mrs. Hall admitted
to the prosecutor that she had tele-
phoned to Mr.. Halls sisters from
a booth downtown.
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TRIP WHINE rs
To SEE GAME
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the necessary points to earn them
fight ticket. Loew's Theater man.
agement will give two passes each.
to the Palace and the Columbia to
be used whenever the Winners
choose.
AS a. party, the September IS.
junket to the City OF Brotnetly
Love. or the City Of BroLhsrly
Fights as it is called by the
testers. this party will surpass any
ever given by The Washington
Times and Sunday Herald Tor It's
readers.
Two hundred points win auto.
natically elect a, candidates. 1na
points are given for subscriptauus
to the Washington Times and sun.
day Herald.
Complete details Of how to win
one of the free tickets to tha fight
and seat on the Big Time Limited
are given in an advertisement elass
where in today's Times.
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'RlIDT'5' BODY
GOING WEST
RMANW NNKN =


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taken place this morning in the
Italian Roman Catholic Church oe
the Sacred Heart OF Jesus and Mary
viii not be held. it was stated. In.
stead mass win be celebrated later.
GuglieIni said today that he had
no plans ct the moment beyond talk
ing his brothers body to CALIFORNIA;
The question OF Valentines estats
and other matters, he said, viii be-
taken care OF later.
The body win be accompanied
West by GugIielni. Pola Negri.
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CIR ACCUSES
SOLDIER
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NohIAu1u AHOLH FATAI EdS5s1
sister, was that she took walk
with Whitaker Tuesday afternoon.
as she had done q number OF times
before. When they approached 4
clump of woods near the old Hill.
top Clubhouse, OFF the Mount YER
non Boulevard near Green Valley,
the girl said the assault took place
while she was struggling to free
herself.
The girls father Is dead. She
came to visit Mrs. Davis for the
summer after close OF school III
Newcastle last June,
Whittaker is serving his second
enlistment in the Army. He joined
the service in December, 1921, and
re-enlisted in 1924. He was at one
time an acting sergeant, but was
reduced to the rank OF private for
attractions of Army rules.
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CRUSHED BY
THUGS, WILL RECOVER

Ralph G. Poyner, 20, managar
Tot gasoline station at Flof.da
Avenue and Champlain Street.
Northwest, whose skull was c. ush.
ed when he was struck down by q
l1old-up man, the. night OF August
'26, today was discharged from
Emergency Hospital.
His recovery is regarded as re-
markable, as it had been expected
he would die. He probably VIII be
able to return to work in about
two weeks, It was stated.
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Quizzed II, Hall Case

HENRY STEVENS, brother Of Mrs. Hail. accompanied
by Detective Walsh who interrupted the brother Of
Rev. Halls widow It his fishing to take him to State
Troopers headquarters at Soervle N j. for question
ing. Mr. Stevens took his fishing paraphernalia with
him, as can be SEEN
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LEAGUE COUNCIL
RAPs l. s

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difficulties. but Why not let The
United States come in On 4 basis az
equality and leave the details to the
future2,
tween the wording Of the fifth
reservation and what Senator
Walsh says if MEANS said the
Czeoho- slOvalxian delegate. II SEN
ator Walsh Is right then the 60Iaf
ton might Be easier.
Wants Question Definite
u. FremasAot. French delegate
objected to the proposal 0f BE cecil
that details be LETT to the future
II think IT b never wise u leave
anything obscure, he said.
The United States has not eeen
1it to join the league, vet the league
Is 3 very potent machine ana cef
tainIy the United States w0n1 want
to hinder the proper function 81 this
machine, responded Sir Cecil
The discussions Were replste VITA
references 20 the league ana con.
tiuual comparisons were ma de be-
tWeen the United states position
and that Of q member OF the council
Of the league, which some observers
accepted as an Indication that the
two institutions are closely linked
Spanish Action Awaited
GENEVA. Sept. The council
of the League of Nations i mark
ing time now until Spain sends
formal note, setting forth her
opinion on the refusal 81 the com
rnittee on reorganization to grant
her demand for permanent seaE
In the council.
Spain was not represented when
the council met today, and at first
was interpreted as being ali n
dication that Spain Intended e.
withdraw from the League. Latter
however. q REPORT was current
Spain would take no drastic action.
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Their Lines Gouded

Of the HallilIs murder mystery and its many ramif
cations for The Washington Times, is pictured here with
time.
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September % will be a red.
letter day for 200 WashingtOnlans
who are going to see the Demp-
sey-Tunney championship free as
the guests Of The Washington
Times
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HAROLD II MCCORMICK AND GAMMA WAIlSKA
MURIEL MCCORMICK has lived lonely life, it is
said since her mother and father came to the part
ing Of the ways. Mccormick then married Gamma
Walska, opera singer, and has passed much Of the
time since abroad
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Two hundred Neutrality-suspicious.
Eill see the ey.Tunney
championship fight at philadelphia
as the guests Of The Washington
EamOR
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Today's Scratches
At Raceland

AT M0cel0mU
SECOND RACE--Coleen o.
THIRD RACE--Countess ClafidgA
Cross Village
SIXTH RACE--Sugar Master.
SEVENTH RACE-Shafe.
Maa&has, ,elAnes track EnnaaSk
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In tOmOrrOw's fascinating chap
ter of "My Story" Charlotte Mills
gives a truly intimate picture u
the unconventional Rev. DIR. Hall
and tells how as a child she wished
he were her father.
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SIN P5O n
STUDYING
ENTRIES

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der Of the Rev. Edward w. han, his
brother inIaw and Mrs. Eleanor
Mills.
The reason for this action il that
the appearance Of the diary in
this Inquiry IS the first time that
It has been known that Henry
Stevens ver kept q diary
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-11-03
SMITH WINS BY
SWEEPING LEAD
IN new YORK
Governor Gets Fourth Term
IN Wax and Carries
State Ticket with Him

NEW YORK. Nov. Gov Alfred
f. Smith won a sweeping victory in
the State election yesterday, win
ming his fourth election as Governor
by a tremendous majority and carry
ing with him the entre Democratic
State Ticket. including Judge Robert
+. Wagner for United States Senat-
or and Edwin Corning of Albany for
Lieutonant-Govcrnor The Democrats
have made large gains in the Lagis-
lature. but the returns are not yet
complete enough to indicate which
party will control the organization
of either branch.
The indications are that Gov.
Smith will have little difficulty in
directing the reorganization of the
State machinery under the new Con
stitutional amendments providing for
the shorter ballot and the eiimina-
tion of about 100 bureaus, commits
Sions. etc.
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phlll Nnss,A'FTy
SUCCESSFUL IN
fist DIVISION
Partial Returns Indicate In.
denendert Candidates
viii Ee Defeated.

Unofficial returns ON "a out of
40 precincts in tho First Division
indicate that tha entire Paul legis
lative ticket WAS elected yesterday
Only two OF the independent candi
dates had places today and theiI
leads were so sleht that it was
virtually ccrta,n that they would be
wiped ont by later reports.
Allen Shatruek he'd a margin If n
votes over w. A Steel for the Sen
ate. Lawrence II. Kubloy, high man
on the Independent Ticket for tho
House Of Representatives was lead
ing William Worth, low man on the
opposition ticket, by lGS votes. Az
the bggeH part of the unreported
vote IS Indian. there is little hope
that either Mr.. Shattuck or Mr..
kubley will hold their places.
Vote Is Record
All early returns indicate that a
record breaking vote was cast in the
Division The 81 precincts reporting
cast pbout 5000 votes. which is
more than the entire vote for the
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Democrats Elect Governors

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-The Demo
Gratis elected Governors in Ohio
where Gov A Vic Doheny was
chosen for the third term By sub
stantial majority; in Maryland
where Gov Albert G. Richie wa.
elected for a third term.
other Governors elected include
Colorado. Adams. Democrat; Idaho
Baldridge, Republican; California
Young, Republican; Iowa, lIammill
Republican,; Kansas. Paulen, Repnb
lican: Massachusetts. Fuller, Repub
lican: Minnesota. Christianson, Re
publican, who defeated former Sen
ator Magnus Johnson; North Dakota
Sorrie Republican; oklahoma. John
son, Democrat; South Dakota, Bnlow
Republican; Tennessee, Peay, Demo
crat; Wisconsin. Zimmerman, Re
publican; Wyoming, Emmerson, Re
publican, who defeated Gov. Nellie
Ross. Democratic candidate for re
election by narrow majority; Rhode
Island, Pothier, Republican.
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D!M0Nl ELECTED
TO SENATE FROM
THIRD DIVISION
Returns Also Indicate that
Republicans Will Send
Four to House.

Attorney A. j. Dimond. of Valdez.
has been elected Senator from the
Third Division, by good majority.
according to telegram received
this Afternoon by The Empire from
the Cordoya Times.
The Times also asserts that from
returns tabulated in the Times Of
flee this afternoon J. II. Murray.
Thomas S. Scott, Ben X. Grier and
Sumner S. Smith, Republicans, have
been elected as Representatives by
good majorities
The following are returns received
from the Third Division by The
Empire:
Valdez: Marquam 101, Suther-
land 73; Dimond ia, Frame 5S;
Coffey rs, Grief "a, Murray 102,
Price 5s. Scott 80, Sherman 54,
Smith 81, Wilcox 104.
Chitina: Marquam AZ. Sutherland
A; Dimond Sc. Frame 30; Coffey
10, Grier Al Murray 50, Price 81.
Scott II, Sherman 20. Smith 81,
Wilcox 20.
Mccarthy Marquam "a, Suther-
land SO; Dimond 81, Frame "a;
Coney II, Grier 20, Murray 73.
Price -, Scott 10. Sherman IL,
Smith 80.
Moose Pass Marquam 2, Suther-
land 81; Dimond s. Frame II; Grier
10, Murray Is, Price 2, Scott II,
Sherman 7. Smith 20. Wilcox 4.
Cordova: Marquam 246, Suther-
Coffey 106, Grier 239. Murray 29s,
Price 1873. Scott 324. Sherman 1873,
Smith 217, Wilcox 1913.
Tunnel: Marquam 3, Sutherland
12; Dimond 2, Frame IL; Coffey
s, Grier II, Murray ., Price 3,
Scott 5, Sherman s, Smith IA, Will
cox /.
Girdwood Marquam II, Suther-
land 16; Dimond II, Frame Is;
Coffey 30, Grier Is. Murray 6,
Price II, Scott S, Sherman IS,
Smith 16. Wilcox 10.
Anchorage: Marquam 1877, Suth-
erland 675; Dimond 274, Frame
551; Coffey 261, Grier 574, Murray
/ 276, Price 1856 Scott 2S3, Sherman
54S. Smith 643, Wilcox lis.
/ Woodrow: Marquam s, Sutherland
20; Dimond IS, Grier 10, Murray
II. Price II. Scott 16. Sherman IL,
Smith 20, Wilcox 7.
Kennecott: Marquam 40. Suther-
land 25, Dimond So. Frame al
Coffey 5, Grier 3S. Murray Ga, Price
| 27. Scott 63. Sherman Is. Smith
Al, Wilcox Z.
Bonanza: Marquam 80, Suther-
land 10; Dimond 2S, Frame 10:
Coffey 8, Grier 25, Murray 32, Price
(Coatinued on Page Eight,l
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FOUR BROUGHT
To TRIAL. FOR
AN old MURDER
Mystery in Staying of Min
lister and Choristcr, Is
Legally Probcd.

SOMERNlLLE. \. J., hov. 3.-The
clandestine affection Of an Episco-
palian minister for his sections wife
will bring the rectors wealthy and
aristocratic widow, and three of her
male relatives to trial for murder in
this county seat today, after four
years of mystery, speculation and
investigation
1t was because Of this infatuation,
the state will contend that Mrs.
Frances Stevens Hall, Willie and
Henry Stevens. her brothers, and
Henry Carpenter. her cousin, became
involved in the staying of the Rev.
Church of St. John the Evangelist
New Brunswick and the lowly Mrs.
Eleanor Mills, who sang in the
church choir.
All four have been indicted for
murder in the first degree but Car
pender is not to face trial until the
first three have been tried jointly.
Bodies Are Found
1t was on the morning of Septem-
Der 16. 1922. that the bodies were
found. laid out beneath a crabapple
tree on the Phillips farm. just off
DeRusseys Lane. Strewn about
were torn fragments of their letters
which had been exchanged through
the medium of church hymn book
Only one bullet had been fired into
the minister's head but there were
three wounds in the head of Mrs
Mills and in addition, her throat had
been cut. But this latter fact was
not discovered until her body was
exhumed II days after her death.
A dual investigation got under
way, one in Middlesex and the other
in Somerset County. New Bruins
wick, the home of the victims and
all of the accused, save Henry Stev.
ems, is in the former, while the Phil
lips farm where the bodies were
found is just across the line in this
county An arrest was made on Oc-
tober g. but the confession on which
it was based was later admitted un.
true and the accuser was sent to
the reformatory for perjury.
Wrong Suspicious
Raymond Schneider. who with
Pearl BANNER had found the bodies,
accused his companion Clifford
Hayes of the killings, asserting that
Hayes had been jealous of Schneid.
er's attentions to the girl, and had
killed the rector and Mrs Mills by
mistake. 1t was later established
that Hayes and Schneider had fol
lowed the girl and her father to the
Phillips farm on the night of the
killings and that Hayes was armed
From the start, Mrs. Hall insisted
that she knew nothing of her hus
bands interest in Mrs. Mills and
that she did not believe reports tc
that effect A month after the slay
ings, she demanded that the bung
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Mexican Bandits Levy
Forced Loan, Amer. Mine

WASHINGTON, Nov 3.-American
Consul Blocker at Mazatlan reports
that Mexican bandits attacked Ro-
sario, Sinola, and released the in
mates of the Jail and imprisoned
the local authorities. The bandits
placed a forced loan of 1000 pesos
on the American owned Tajos mine.
Federal troops have been sent IN
nursuit OF the bandits. Nobody was
killed and no one injured
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MARQUAM LOSES
IN FOURTH DIV.
DELEGATE RACE
Early Returns Indicate Suth.
erland Leads = Dunn
Probably Senator.

Incomplete returns from the Fourth
Division Indicate from early reports
that Thomas A. Marquam, Independ
ent candidate for Delegate to Con
gress, has lost by IA vote of 56S tc
27O
John w. Dunn has probably beer
elected Senator, his vote, from re
turns now in. being 4GO.
Other candidates received the fol
lowing votes, according to the early
returns: for Senate. j. M. Cunning
ham II, Dunn 46O. George c. Moody
4O7.
For Representatives Dan Callahan
2S0, Walter Fisher Ala, J. Fl. Groves
269, Fred B. Johnston 437, Martin
Knuppe 1856. Thomas J. McCroskey
BAT, II. II. Ross $50, Robert E. Shell
don 447, and Henry A. Wier 474.
Tacotna: Marquam 10, Sutherland
20; Cunningham 4, Dunn 25, Moody
4; Callahan 16, Fisher Is, Groves
II, Johnston IA, McCroskey Z, Ross
30, Sheldon 16, Weir 10.
Iditarod: Marquam 5, Sutherland
8: Cunningham 2, Dunn 7, Moody
1 Callahan Z, Fisher 3, Groves 5
Johnston 3. McCroskey Z, Sheldor
/, Weir 7.
Bethel: MarQuam 2, Sutherland
40; Cunningham 5, Dunn 25, Mood,
|5 Callahan s, Fisher 4, Groves 26
CONTINUED on Page Eight.)
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WINS in
CLOSE RACE IN
SENATE RACE
Washington S Senior Senator
Defeats Pullitt in Exciting
Contest for Upper House

SEATTLE. Nov. :. - With three
fourths of the precincts in the State
heard from Senator Wesley l.. Jones
Republican, candidate for reelection
is leading A. Scott Bullitt. Democrat
ic Senatorial nominee. by II 900. 1t
is believed that his lead will in
crease as more complete returns are
received. The vote reported shows
Jones had received 129 $50. Bulliti
1880.
All but seven precincts in the
First Congressional District, which
includes the City of Seattle. and Kit
sap County, give John f. Miller. Re
publican candidate for reelection tC
Congress, 34,420. and Stephen F
Chadwick, Democrat. 33,414.
In the Second District. half of the
precincts give L. H. Hadley. Repub
lican, for reelection, 1880, Mrs
Frances Axtell, Democrat, 6,486.
Congressman Albert Johnson and
John w. Summers, Republicans, have
been reelected in the Third and
Fourth Districts, respectively
Congressman Sam b. Hill, Demo
cratic candidate for reelection, is
having close race with Fancher
Republican, in the Fifth District
Up to date the Democrats have
won five seats in the State House
of Representatives, including Mrs
Belle Reeves of Wenatchee, re
elected The Republicans have los
four members of the last House Of
Representatives.
With the exception of James M
Sparkman. Democrat, who defeated
William r. Gaines, Republican. broth
er of Wallace Gaines. recently con
victed of the murder OF his daugh
ter, for County Commissioner, the
Republicans have elected their en-
tire county ticket. including f. ID
Colvin for Prosecuting Attorney, who
defeated former Mayor Edwin J
Brown, and former Chief of Police
Claude Bannick who defeated former
Chief of Police Seyeryns for Sheriff
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VETS WIN SIX
\ AND DRYS TWO
!, REFERENDUMS
California, Illinois, New York
Nevada, Wisconsin, Mon
tana Go Wet.

UNDATED BY Associated Press.
Six States censured Prohibition in
referendnms yesterday and two sup
ported it according to incomplete re-
turns.
California voted at the ratio of
five to four in favor of the repeal
of the State prohibition enforcement
law.
Illinois voted five to two in favor
V modification of the VOlstead Act
New York voted for the modifica-
ton of the Volstead Act by a vote
of four to one.
Nevada voted three to one In
favor of denouncing the Volstead
Act, and calling a convention to sub
init amendments to the Eighteenth
Amendment.
Wisconsin voted for 275 per cent
beer by six to five.
Montana voted three to two in
favor of repeating the State prohibi
. tion law.
Colorado voted by ratio Of five
to six against repeating the State
prohibition law
Missouri gave majority of ap
proximately 10000 against repealinr
the present State prohibition enforce
ment law. However, this is not re
garded as fair test of the senti
ment of the people on prohibition be
cause both the Democratic and Re
publican candidates for Senator and
Senator James A. Reed all vets
urged the voters to defeat the pro
pOsal.