Evening Star Newspaper, October 26, 1922, Page 1

WEATHER. Fair tonight and tomorrow; colder tonight, with frost, probably heavy. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 70, at 2 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 50, at 7 a.m. today. Full report on page Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 Entered as st No. 28,669. post office Washington, D. d-class matter C. U. S, WILL [;Ei Bi) |Fate of Italian Government In Balance as Fascisti Prepare 0 ALLIED PARLEY | " ONTHENEAR EAST French, British and Halian Governments Decide to Extend Invitation. CURZON CAUSES ACTION BY PLEA TO ASSOCIATES English Diplomat Insists That American Delegate Should At- tend Lausanne Meeting. Ry the Associated I'ress. PARIS, October 26.—France, Italy and Great Britain have agreed to In- yite the United States to participate offictally in the near east peace con- ference at Lausanne, Switzerland, No- vember 13. The suggestion that the United States be invited came from Lord Curzon. the British secretary for forelgn affairs. The invitation will be handed to the State Department in Washington, prob- ably tomorrow, by the French, British and Italian embassies. Eleven invitations will.be issued in all—to the United States, Turkey, Greece, France, Great Britain, Italy. Japan, Jugoslavia and Rumania for the Leader of Party Lays Plans for Armed Action. “Give Us Power or We Fight” He Challenges. By the Associated Press. ROME. October 26.—Benito Musso- lini. head of the fascistl. has cailed: together all milita: ' leaders of that | organization and » multaneously has ordered all the m.ilitary sections of | the fascisti to keep in readiness the §00.000 workers who have joined the fascisti organizations, ordered to co- operate at an opportune moment with the military sections. This is Interpreted here as prepara. CHANGES IN TARIFF 10BE CONSIDERED Commission Adopts Rules of Procedure in Investigating BENITO MUSSOLINL i tion for the assumption of power by the fasci Japanese Give Vladivostok | Over to Reds By the Associated Proxs. TOKIO, October the red army, 26.—Troops of representing the far eastern republic of Siberia, were in complete possession of Vladivostok today. The last of the Japanese soldiers evacuated the The Ty — ————————————— WASHINGTON, D. C, | Whole-Hearted Support Also WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION LAW DECLARES, INMANIFESTO, FOR - ANGLORISH PAGT for League of Nations Promised. REST AND STABILITY AS GREATEST NEED Parliament Dated for November 20 i in Proclamation of | * King. | By the Associated Press. LONDON, October 26.— Andrew | Bonar Law, as leader of the Unionist party, in a manifesto issued thls afternoon declared one of the tasks of that party If it is returned to power will be to make good the| Anglo-Irish treaty, both in letter and spirit, and to co-operate with the Irish government. The manifesto declares it will be the government's earnest aim, if re- turned, to give whole-hearted and practical =upport to the league of nations, to fullfil obligations Great Britain has undertaken abroad. but not to extend hehr commitments, but 5 News Note: Campaign correspondents declare there is much apathy throughout the country this fall. ening Star. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” ‘The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edition is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 90,383 e — e —ee THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1922—FORTY-FOUR PAGES. TWO CENTS. * “WOMAN ON MULE” IDENTIFIES MAN [NDOUBLE MURDER Saw Him at Office of Prose- cutor During Probe, Says Mrs. Gibson. DESCRIBES SCENES ON PHILLIPS FARM All Principals in Jersey Mystery Summoned for New Ex- amination. the ed Press. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., October ZG,I-Mrn. Jane Gibson, pig raiser, who claims to have wjtnessed the murder of Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills, today told a newspaper man that she had identified the man who, she says, shot the rec- tor, as well as identified the woman who she asserts was with the mur- derer. Mre. Gibson, who was on the Phil- lips farm the night of the double murder looking for corn thieves an¢ Wwho claims to have heard the mur- derer'’s name called by his woman companion. said that she did not know the identity of the slayer at IMARQUIS, WHO WED MRS. MacDONALD OF | preferably to curtafl them. and t | maintain friendship and good under- standing with the United States. city yesterday after handing over to the invading reds an inventory Various Schedules. the time, but that she recently had recognized him in the prosecutor's peace conference, and to the soviet Russian and Bulgarian governments to ONE DEAD, 11 HURT, POST OFFICER GONE, take part in the discussion of the ques- tion of the Dardanelles. American representation at the Lau- sanne conference was insisted upon by Lord Curzon, the British foreign secre- tary, In the course of an interview with Count de Saint Auliare, the French am- bassador at London. He /pointed out that an American observer was present at San Remo when the Sevres treaty was drafted and it would be helpful if the United States was repres forthcoming conference. when the subject of th | discussed. It was even desirable that the United States send not merely an | observer, but & real plenipotentiary. Count'Sforza, the Italian ambas- sador to France, called on M. Poin- care last night and explained the Itallan view. The Italian government, | he sald, did mot make he choice of | an Italian city for the _onvention an essential condition, but thought ft would be better to know where the Turks would wish to go bLefore the invitations were issued, as it was likely they would object tc Lausanne. Under the cjrcumstances Florence might well be’chosen. It appears probable that a compro- mise will be reached regarding the Ttalian proposal to allow Russia both to attgnd the discussion of straits and sigm the treaty, which would.re- move in advaqee two sources of dis- pute—delay either with the Turks or the Russians. U. S. MAY ACCEPT BID. Unofficial Observer Likely to Be Present at Lausanne. By the Associated Press. Pending recelpt in Washington of the official Invitation for American participation In the Lausanne peace conference, official comment as to the American attitude is withheld. There is every reason to believe, however, | that the trend of opinion in American government circles does not favor American intervention in the confer- ence beyond the possible appointment of an unofficial observer, qualified to give the conferees the American viewpoint on all questions in which the United States has a direct In- terest. Should the allied invitation reach Washington in time, unquestionably it will come in for consideration by the cabinet at tomorrow’s session. That discussion must of necessity be » predicated upon the fact that the Lausanne meeting is a peace confer- ence, at_which belligerent nations! propose to arrive at a treaty of peace | as between themselves. The United States is not and has not been a belligerent in the near-eastern trou- bles. Friendly relations between the United States and Turkey have never been interrupted. American interegts in the near east, however, are direct and important. and there is no reason to doubt that the Washington government expects to observe the conference proceedings unofficially and with the keenest in- terest in such matters as disposition of the Turklsh straits, and the guar- antees required to protect racial and religious minorities In Turkey. Tt has been generally assumed that the American viewpoint on these ques- tions would be so presented that the near eastern peace conference could give them consideration in arriving at permanent solutions of the ques- tions of the near east. The presence at Lausanne of an un- official American observer, it is be- lleved by some officials here, would ake possible such a presentation and pave the way for ultimate Ameri. can participation in individual trea fes with the belligerent powers con- cerned, to be negotiated after the Lausanne treaty has been ratified. | PROBE OF DEATH ASKED. End of King Alexander by Monkey Bite Arouses Suspicion. ATHENS October 26.—A sensation has been created by the demand of the newspaper Vima for a scientific inquiry into the cause of the deaih of King Alexander of Greece who died two years ago after a monkey had bitten him. The newspaper intimates the pos- sibility that there was criminal negligence between the time of the bite and of the king's death. What it particularly wants to know is how the accident became irreparable. SENATOR CURTIS ILL. Operation, at First Thought Neces- sary, May Be Averted. Senator Curtis of Kansas, assistant republican floor ieader of the Senate, is 111 here from a digestive disorder which has led attending physicians to fear an operation might be necessary. The senator has been confined to his home for several days, the attack at first taking the form of acute indiges- ¢ tion and later developing symptoms of appendicitis. It was said today, however, that his condition had shown improvement and-that an operation Bow was considered improbable. .. cel it I ol b S e WL WILL HEAR COMPLAINTS Any Firm or Individual May Seek Relief by Filing Ap- | plication. Investigations to determine the neces- | ity for changes in tariff rates as pro- | ided for under the so-called flexible ; provisions of the new tariff law, may be | made by the tarifft commission on its own initiative, under rules of procedure | made public today by the comm(ulon.l This applies not only in the case of sec- | tion 316, dealing with unfair methods | in the importation of goods, but also to | section 315, which provides for an in- crease or decrease of as much as 50 per cent, in the rates fixed by Congress or for the decjaration of American valua- tion as the basis for assessing ad valor- | em duties. Under the new rules application for an investigation under these sections or section 317, dealing with discriminations | by foreign countries against American | goods and commerce, may be made by any person, partnership, corporation or association. Such application must bé in writing and must contain a “short and simple” statement of the relief sought and the grounds therefor. Application Under Oath. No investigation will be ordered by the commission unless such application or preliminary investigation discloses to the satisfaction of the commission that there are good and sufficient reasons therefor under the law. If informatlon | contained in the application s deemed | insufficient, the commission may permit the applicant to amend his application or submit evidence orauy or in writing. Application made under section 316 must be under oath and, together with the evidence submitted with it, shall be considered by the commission with a view to determining whether the entry of any goods should be pro- hibited pending further inquiry. The commission will not be con- fined to the issues presented in an application, but may broaden, limit or modify the issues to be determjned. Any person or organization she ing to the satisfaction of the comm ‘on an interest in the subject mati of an investigation may enter app. % ance in person or by representatis \. Hearings under sections 315 and 216 will be public, unless the commis- sion orders otherwise. Evidence, written or oral. submitted in hearin, shall, upon order of the commission, be subject to verification from the books, papers and records of parties In interest. To Summon Witnesses. The .attendance of witnesses and the production of documentary evi- dence may be required from any place in the United States at any designated place of hearing. Parties who .have entered appear- ance at hearings shall, prior to the filing of ‘briefs, have opportunity to examine the report of the commis- sloner or investigator in charge of the Investigation and also the record, except such portions as relate to trade secrets and processes. Final hearings will bé before the commission. Parties who previously (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) Important News Read the ads in today’s Star. They contain the most important store news of Washington merchants. Benefit by the merchandising knowledge they contain and the wonderful economies they afford. Advertising of local stores Yesterday .......... Same day last year... .40,393 .33,012 ..7,381 Gain . Circulation | report to Congress for leglslation .90,383 .87,533 2,850 The latest newspaper cen- sus shows that the circulation of The Star, daily and Sun- day, in the Homes of Wash- ington is practically double that of its nearest cotempo- Yesterday .......... Same day last year... Gain . *no politieal “significanc of the arms left behind and the keys to the warehouses contain- | ing them. The Japanese troops, who had been embarking since Tuesda left the Siberian port in ten trana- ports. making a stately procession, | An American gunboat, British and | French cruisers and Japanese war. | ships remain in the Vladivostok | harbor to protect foreigners until | the Chita forces have taken over the administyation and assumed responsiility for maintaining order. order. The only Japanese soldiers re- maining on Russiar. soil are those in the northern part of Sakhailen Island. But the Japanese public fs demanding their return also. as it | is feared that restoration of trade | with Siberia will be impossible until this is accomplished. COAL FACT FINDERS SEEK SQUARE DEAL Ask Operators and Miners ta Submit Data and Air All Grievances. Seeking to bring an end to con- troversies involving hardship alike | upon the consuming public. mine owne's and nmine workers, the Presl Int's fact-finding coal commis- sion today addressed a letter con- taining a series of questions to the three delegations representing mine workers, 'and bituminous ind an- thracite operators, which, it is hoped, will bring to the commission a work- | ing hypothesis as to how the ooal ! industry may be stabilized. i Emphasizing the importance of arriving at “the earliest possible date | at some policy which would insure an | uninterrupted and adequate supply of coal to the consumer,” the com- | mission put the question directly to the agencies most concerned, as to | what, in their judgment,- were the | practical remedles which would eliminate any or all the elements responsible for “the acknowledged demoraligation in the coal industry.” Seek Much Information. “Your Intimate knowledge of the conditions which at present obtain in the coal mining industry,” the letter said, “your recognition of the prin- ciple that there should be a square deal for all concerned. will enable you to render a great service to those engaged In the industry itself, and to the nation as well, by your co- operation, with this commission in carrying out the functions imposed' upon i€ by the law.” The letter also asked the miners| and operators for other pertinent: data, including_ ownership of mines, coal prices, profits, labor costs, wages paid, distribution and the conditions generally under which coal s pro- duced. In attempting to arrivé at the basic trouble with the industry the commission sought to ascertain the causes “which from time to time in- duce strikes, thereby depriving inter- state carriers of their fuel supply and otherwise interrupting the flow of in- terstate commerce.” Will Present Plan te Congress. In an effort to standardize the in- dustry the commission also sought to determine facts, circumstances or conditions which would be deemed | helpful in determining and establish- ing “a wise and efficient policy by the government relative. to the coal industry.” The letter usked for sug- gestions as to standardization of the mines on the basis of their economic productive capacity and ascertaining and standardizing the cost of living for mine workers and the living con- ditions which must be supplied or afforded in order to surround the workmen with reasonable comforts, and standardizing also as far as prec- ticable the amount of work a man shall perform for a reasonable wage. Such recommendations will prob- ably, when the commission’s hearings are concluded, take the form' of a recommendation in the commission's | | standardizing the industry along the lines of the remedies brought out. The general committee of anthra- cite operators met with the com- mission today to discuss conditions in the anthracite industry. ENVOY BIDS FAREWELL. Sao-ke Alfred Sze, the Chinese minister, called at the White Houxe today and said good-bye to President Harding, preparatory to a visit to Chira. He expects to leave with Mme. Sze within a few days, but the length of his stay at home I8 uncertain. Legation officlals sald &figa‘gr'lv had jwe contemplate, jachieved between the governments i the constitution conferred on her by “Tranqulllity Crying Need.” The manifesto read in part: The | crying need of the nation at this moment is that we should have tran- quillity and stability, both at home | and abroad, so that {ree scope should | be given to the initiative and enter- prise of our citizens. “With this in view, T think it of | the utmost importance that we should return as quickly as possible and as completely as possible to the normal procedure which existed be-} fore the war. i “The time has now come when a | change should be made in the ma- chinery of the central government. Some of the work hitherto done by the cabinet secretariat is essential | and must be continued, but we in-| tend to bring that body in its pres- ent form to an end. Changes Indicated. “As an fllustration of tthe changes instructions already have been given to transfer to the foreign office the machinery of the league of nations, and as regards any future international conferences, ; even where It is necessary that I, as prime minister, should be present, the _machinery of the conference will } Be operated not by the cabinet! socretariat, but by the foreign pffico “In a]l our foreign relations we in- tend to pursue an even course, loyally fulfilling the obligations we have un- dertaken, but resolutely determined | not to extend our commitments, and, should reasonable occasion arise, to curtafl them. “It is my confident hope that under the well tried guidance of the secre- tary of state for foreign affairs the negotiations for the settlement of the near eastern crigis will result in a true and lastng peace. “It will be our earnest aim to give the league of nations wholiehearted and practical support. American Friendship. “The malntenance of our friendship | and good understanding with the United States, based not on any for- mal alliance, but on the community of inherited ideals as well as the recent comradeship in arms, must always be a principal aim of British policy. “Our tusk If returned to power will be the ratification of the Irish treaty. We are prepared to take our part in making good that treaty, both in let- | ter and spirit, and to co-operate with the Irish government in the new rela- tionship within the empire which the treaty will have created. “We are equally pledged to safe- guard the freedom of choice and the | security of the parliament and the | government of northern Ireland. We earnestly hope it will be realized that the prosperity of Ireland can only be and the peoples of the two portions of that couniry. “We desire to promote the quiet and orderly development of India under the act of 1919. The co-operation of all classes and sections is essential to the progress and prosperity of In- | dia. At home our chief preoccupa- tion is tke state of trade employ- ment.” Mr. Bonar Law, in the manifesto, said it was the unionist party's pur-: pose, it the self-governing dominions approved, to summon an economic conference in an effort to discover how the vast trade which the re- (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) —_— OLD SEARCH SQUADS REVIVED IN DRY WAR Customs Officials Say $2,000,000 Contraband Smuggled Into TU. S. During Year. NEW YORK, _October 26.—Re- establishment of customs searching squads, for the purpose of en- forcing the Volstead act and curb- ing the activity of the smugglers of Jewelry, narcotics and other contra- band, was: announced today by the United States customs service. Persons _on varlous ships smuggled contraband valued at more than $2,- 000,000 into the country during the year, customs officials sald. The | DG TRERGTOL | | { Government Employe- Struck Down on His Way | to Work. | | ANOTHER VICTIM MAY DIE| Chauffenr Suffering Serious In- juries in Hospital—Other Cases Reported. One man dead, another probably dv- ing and ten persons more or less bad- | 1y hurt is the toll exacted by traffic accidents (n Washington since noon yesterday. " "Phe dead man was H. H. Brewerj eighty-three years old, of 513 D street southeast. Y¥ie was Kiiled almost ih- stantly at 9 o'clock this morning when he was run down by an eastbound Georgetown car of the Capital Traction | Company. at 6th street and Pennsyl- vania avenue southeast. Mr. Brewer was employed as foreman | of the folding department in the Senate | office building. He was on his way to| work and had gone through a hedge; that skirts the tracks near the scene of the accident, to maks a short cut to the nearest car stop. He evidently did not see the car approaching, as witnesses declared he walked directly in its path. Dragged Twenty Feet. Mr. Brewer was dragged twenty feet before Motorman P. L. Lawhorn could stop his car. Physicians from the Emergency Hospit: responding with the ambulance, said death had occurred almost Instantaneously. Lawhorn and C. A. Brown, conductor of the car, were arrested and held to awalt the action of the coroner. Hobart De Long, twenty-five years) old, a chauffeur living in Riverdale, ! Md., is in Casualty Hospital here, where physicians fear he may die as, a result of Injuries received in an automobile collision on the Bladens- burg road near the District line late yesterday. = According to a report obtained by the ninth precinct police station, the car driven by De Long was run down by a roadster driven by Lawrence Crisp of Berwyn, Md. De Long was taken to Casualty Hosplital, where it was said he had suffered severe con- usions and a probable fracture of the skull. Mrs. S. K. Booth, seventy-seven years old, of the Kensington apart- ments, 14th and Clifton streets north. west, was injured by an automobile near her home. The machine swerved into the sidewalk when it started pre- maturely as its driver was attempt- | ing to crank it. Mrs. Booth was treated at Garfleld Hospital and later went home. Charles Groner, a soldier from Camp -Holabird, Md., was badly hurt when an Army truck he was driving here from Baltimore collided with the automobile of J. W. Ryan of River- dale, Md.,, on the Bladensburg road. Groner was removed to Walter Reed Hospital. Autos Take Toll. Patrick Kane, fifty-five, of 836 New Hampshire avenue northwest, was (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) HARDING GOING TO CUBA. Ex-Head of Reserve Board to Aid Island Install Banking System. | W. P. G. Harding, former governor of the Federal Reserve Board, will, D. C., SELLS CASTLE | By the Associated Press. | LONDON, October 26.—The new- | 1y rich continue to take over an- | clent country estates from Brit- | ain's old aristocracy. The latest | Instance is Aboyne Castle, with nearly 6.000 acres of picturesque grounds, near the famous Balmoral Castle, the Scotch residence of the British sovereigr James Mearns, who began life as a counter clerk in Aberdeen and now is the owner of a dry goods store in that city. is the new own- er of Aboyne. He bought the esta from Marquis Huntly, prem marquis of Scotland, whe was mar- ried last summer to Mrs. James MacDonald of Washington, D. C. The castle, more than 250 vears | old. was the home of the marquis’ ancestors. The price Mearns paid ! for It was reported to be £120.000. | COMNECTIEUT GOP. EIPETEDTOWN Democrats’ Hard Fight May Gain Two Seats in House, | However. ! i 1 FACTORY MEN FOR TARIFF| Senator McLean's Opponent for Light Wines and Beer to Be Taxed for Soldier Bonus. BY N. 0. MESSENGER, Staff Correspondent of The Star. HARTFORD, Conn., October 26.— One would have to be an optimist to predict that the democrats will elect their candidates for senator and gov- ernor in the approaching Connecticut | election, since “form” and conditions ; of the campaign are against it. Buta | conscientious political observer must | set down the fact that the dem. rats| of the Nutmeg state are making a splendid campaign and that thelr present high hopes of giving the re- publicans a shock in at least cutting ! the republican plurality to the bone] are not unreasonable. On the House of Representatives ticket the republi- cans are confronted with the prob- ability of the loss of the New Haven | district and possibly the New London district. In thés state, as in others where con- ditions have been reported in The Star, political apathy is in evidence. It may be said that up to this time it is more noticeable among republi- cans than in the democratic ranks. Factional feuds in the republican party are smoldering and creating! bad feeling that may lead fo many republicans staying away from the polls, though the troubles are not strong enough to drive them to vote the democratic ticket. Congress comes in for the meed of disgruntiement which s reported from other states. Bonus Issue Involved. The soldier bonus question is very much involved, the five republican representatives having voted against it,. finally, though favoring it orig- inally, and the two republican sen- ators having voted for it. The dem- ocratic candidate for senator |is against it unless the legislation should meet President Harding's de- mand that i carry means for pay- ment. He would favor amending the Volstead act to permit light wines nd beer and use the revenue derived Jmuagled goods included 150,000 bottles |leave next Week for Cuba to Surveyfrom taxing the trafic to pay the of whisky. The old searching squads were abolished ‘several months ago. | MRS. SIPPI, WEDDED TO CANADIAN, ASKS TO BE NATURALIZED | Mrs. Sippi—not the state, but a member of an old American family —has recently applied to the naturalization commissioner at Buffalo for a petition to become an American citizen, the Department of Labor was advised today. Mrs. Sippl's full name is Mrs. Grace Hamilton Sippl. Her ancestry runs to the early days of the * United States. Her husband is a Canadian and her marri, cost her her American citizenship. = 3 - qsland republic. the financial situation with a view to assisting in the installation of a| banking system somewhat similar to| the American federal reserve. Mr. Harding goes to the island on invitation of President Zayas. His first work probably will be a com- plete audit of Cuban financial affairs, His task Is expected to keep him in Havana for six weeks or more, ‘High Treasury officers said that My. Harding's acceptance of President Zayas' invitation would have no bear- ing on his possible reappointment as governor of the reserve board. It was emphasized that no appointment for the existing vacancy would be made for a month or so, or until Congress teconvened, and that even if the President should decide to name him %o his old post, time would be allowed for him to finish his work in the 30z bonus. The “wet” question is an issue raised by the democrats, in rather ambiguous terms, but more openly espoused by the democratic candidate for senator. The republican platform omits reference to the subject, but the democratic platform sa “We favor revision of the Volstead act so0.that the same may be made to accord in letter and spirit with the provisions of the eiglteenth amendment.” You can oonstrue that yourselves. ~Tke democratic candi- date for the Senate states his position as follows: Position on Beer. “I am in favor of an amendment to 'Hnd Been in Charge of Exchange | quarters district of Washington, has | been investigating the case since the| jof the officer with the funds, but of-| the Volstead act which will allow the manufacture and sale of be 1 have atated my reasons for this letter to Supt. . Claypool of .the. Connecticut (C*llnll!.d on Page 2, Column 25) - ALSOS3OMNFUNDS Lieut. Harry N. Jennings Missing From Walter Reed Hospital. IN ARMY TWENTY YEARS for Two Years—Former Enlisted Man. Following the discovery of a short- age of slightly less than $3,000 in the Post exchange funds at Walter Reed Hospital. Second Lieut. Harry N. Jen- | nings, Medical Administrative Corps. Post exchange officer, disappeared and has not yet been apprehended. Lieut. Jennings has been gone since October 14_ it was disclosed today. 'His home is at Vienna, Va. where his wife and a child, ten years of age, live. Maj. Robertson, inspector, head- | disappearance of the officer. but he| declined today to discuss the case in any of its phases. The Army intelli-| gence service has spread out its net| in an effort to apprehend the officer, | but so far no trace has been fcund of | him. The civil police authorities have | not been asked to ald, and Maj. Rob- ertson said today that he did not| know whether they would be asked | to aid in the search or not. Number of Rumeors. There were a number of rumors to- day of reasons for the disappearance | ficers at Walter Reed Hospital, while admitting they had heard of them, said they had no information of the facts. Lieut. Jennings has been post ex- change officer at Walter Reed Hos- pital for two vears, and he has been | in the Army for twenty years, most | of the time as an enlisted man. The | post exchange accounts are examined and audited once a month by a board of officers, termed the post exchange council, and when making their monthly examination for the current period they discovered certain dis- crepancies. i | Disappeared During I They Immediately instituted a further Investigation and while it was being conducted, officers at the ! post said. he disappeared. The money was taken during the period of a month between the audits by the post | exchange neil. The post exchange is a semi-official branch of the Army. It is a co-opera- tive affair in which the officers and enlisted men take stock. Varlous ar- ticles used by the officers and men at the « sold, and at regular iuends are declared and These dividends are used ' for various purposes, some going to the hospital fund, some to the com- pany messes, etc. _———— COURT AUTHORIZES SALE | OF $420,000 PROPERTY Justice Siddons of the District Su- preme Court today authorized the ac-, ceptance of an offer from Charles P. Knapp to purchase the property at! the southwest corner of 10th and F! streets northwest, which belonged to | the estate of John Frederick May. The National Savings and Trust Com- | pany, trustee of the estate, presented | the offer, which is to net the estate ! $430,000. The property includes prem- | ises 1000 to 1006 F street, and the tenants are the Washington Rubber Company, Newcorn & Green, the Goodyear Rubber Company and Lig- gett's drug store. Attorney Frank J. Hogan presented the order to the court. DEMOCRATS SPEND $7,736 The democratic congressional com- smittee, according to & report filed with the clerk of the House of Repre- sentatives, has received contributions of $9,186 and disbursed $7,735 in the present campaign. Contrbiutions, mostly by democratic candidates for the House, range from $5 up, South Trimble, former clerk of the House, heading the list with $1,000. The law requires the filing of pre- liminary reports fifteen days prior to the general elections. The repub- lican congressional committee is ex- pected. to file its Statement tomorrow ‘or Saturday. office in New Brunswick. Mrs. Gibson, who it was learned yesterday had told the authorities the murderer's companion, sald today that she had once met her at a rum- mage sale and instantly had recog- nized her at the scene of the murder on the Phillips farm. She added that she had seen her since the double kill- ing and was sure of her recognition. Tralling Wagon at Time. Amplifying her previous story, Mrs. Gibson said she rode on muleback from her home into De Brussey's lane, fol- lowing a wagon without lights, which she thought was driven by corn thieves. She said she saw the wagon turn Into Easton avenue toward New Brunswick. The lane intersects Easton avenue beyond “Lovers’ lane.” on nmch’:‘kfi two bodies were found Just at the intersection, Mrs. Gibson said, she saw an old style automobile standing in De Brussey’s lane. Beside the machine, she declared, were a man and a woman, and she £topped her mule about forty feet from them. Just then, her story goes, another machine turned wtohm:"l‘;:e and the flood of light from s headlights fell upon the tw benide the old automobile, R The second automobile backed out of the lane and sped away on Easton avenue, Mrs. Gibson says. but while its lights were thrown on the old machine she recognized the man and woman. She says they both stepped out of the light into the shadow before the second automobile turned around. Mrs. Gibeon eaid today that the woman wore a gray coat extending to her knees. She says the man had a heavy dark mustache, bushy eyebrows and was of a heavy build. Man Is Recognized. “When I went to the prosecutor’s office,” the farm woman sald today. “I saw this man and recognized him as the one who was standing beside the car.” Mrs. Gibson says that after the scc- ond car had withdrawn the man and woman crossed De Brusseys lane and vent into the flelds in a general direc- tion of the crabapple tree. Judge Mott, the new special state prosecutor, came to New Brunswick | today and summoned every principai in the case to the courthouse, S0 that he might personally hear thelr stories. Mrs. Hall, widow of the Trector: James Mills, husband of the woman Who was killed; Charlotte Mills, their daughter: Henry and William Stevens, brothers of Mrs. Hall. and Mrs. Gib- son, all will be questioned. Mrs. Gibson. 'in continuing her story, said that instinctively she fol- lowed the man and woman who crossed the field. “When 1 turned into the dirt road.” she said. “I lost one of my moccasins. 1 dismounted to get it. When 1 had put it on and climbed back upon my mule’s back the couple had disap- peared. “A few moments later I heard loud voices In the direction of the crab- apple tree. 1 saw a man and a wom- an each with a flashlight. They threw the beams on another man and wom- an. Then out of the darkness I heard more loud talking, as if all were quarreling. Then I heard a shot. “I heard a woman's voice scream in horror.” Name Called Out. Mrs. Gibson said the woman who screamed uttered a name and shouted: “Please! Please!" “And then,” said Mrs. Gibson, “I put my heels into my Jennie mule and went on home.” Mrs. Gibson fixes the time of the shooting at 9.30 p.m. She said the bus from New Brunswick to Millstole passed her door about 9:11 and that she started out to follow the corn thleves just after the bus went by. Her story fits in with that of Mr. and_Mrs. Norman Tingle. who live on Easton avenue. not far from De Brussey's lane. Mrs. Tingle has de- clared that on the night of the shoot- ing she called her husband's attention to a falling star. He looked at his watch at that time, Mrs. Tingle said, and it was 9:30. A few minutes later, both report, they heard shots in the direction of the Phillips farm erab | apple tree. Mrs. Tingle said that she recalled the night, because when she saw the shooting star she said to her hus- band: “That means death.” WOMAN'S STORY CHECKED. Authorities Unable to Find Flaw in Mrs. Gibson’s Evidence. BY DAN RING, Staff Correspondent of The Star. NEW BRUNSWICK, October 26.— Authorities are giving close attention to every detail of the story told by Mrs. Jane Gibson, “eyewitness” of the murders of the Rev. Edward W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills. They have checked and rechecked and say no inconsistencies have been found. Ferd N. David of Middlesex county and Detective George M. Totten of Somerset_county both went to the home of Mrs. Gibson four nights after she made the statement. They went at approximately the same time of night that e spoke of. They re- hearsed every scene of the dramatie story Mrs. Gibson tells and checked up with watches. Every point of the (CoutilLuct Oii « wpe 2 COILLN 1), *