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—_— ———ee———— WEATHER (T.'S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy today and tomorrow; colder tomorrow: lowest temperature tonight about 36 degrees. Temperature—Highest, vesterda No. 30,157." [ouomee, wa DEFENSE ATTACKS HALL-MILLS STORY OF “PIG WOMAN" Detective Declares Mrs. Gib- | son Had Said She Ceuld Not Identify Trio. WILLIE STEVENS ENDS TESTIMONY IN GLORY Wins Battle of Wits With Prose- cutor Simpson Throughout His Cross-Examination. Br the Aseociated Press | COURTHOUSE., SOMERVILLE. J.. November 24.—Defense in the Hall- | Mills trial today strick again at the story of Mrs. Jane Gibson. whose tes. | timony for the State placed all three | of the defendants at the scene of the | killing. Fred David, Middlesex County detective, sald that Mrs. Gibson had gaid at the office of the Middlesex prosecutor in New Brunswick in 1922 | that she could not identify Mrs. Hall | and Willie and Henry Stevens as the | persons she had seen there. The testimony was admitted after a Jegal argument, the State objecting on the ground that the State’s witness was not asked as to what she had said | at the prosecutor's office. Reference | to the record revealed that on cross- | examination the woman farmer had | denied saying that she could not make | the identification of the three de-| fendants. * Ferd David, one of the early inves- tigators, testified that Mrs. Gibson told him that when she heard the} ghots near De Russey's Lane she rode home without dismounting from her v: lowest, 36, a$ 6 a.m. Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 14 Entered as second class matter 56, at 2:15 shington, D. EONID KRASSIN. KRASSIN EXPIRES AT LONDON POST Soviet Envoy Dies From Per- nicious Anaemia — Was Moderate and Respected. By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 24.—Leonid Krassin, Russian Soviet charge d'af- faires in London, died at 4 o'clock this morning from pernicious anaemia. Blood transfusions, made over a pe- riod of months, failed to save him, but of late he had appeared in good spirits, mule. Her testimony in the trial was that she heard the shots after she had tied the animal. ! Mason Attacks Testimon; | James Mason, another detective, | who testified vesterday, was the first witness used to attack Mrs. Gibson's story. He said that Mrs. Gibson had said that she could not identify either | of the Stevens brothers. ! David's testimony today, just before | the luncheon rec came’ after the defense had sent nearly a dozen wit-| nesses to the stand to combat various | allegations of the State. Willie Ste-| vens finished his appearance in his own behalf with a 7-minute stay on the | stand and a procession of witnesses | wag begun. | Clergymen who attended the funer-; al of Rev. Edward W. Hall testified that there was no scratch on the face | of Mrs. Hall, as was testified by State | witnesses, and another clergyman gaid the record of the baptism of Wii- lie Stevens is on file. | The position of the moon on the night of September 14, 1922, when the minister and choir singer were killed was described by a professor of as-| tronomy, who sald that it was in last | quarter. Tells of Seeing Mrs. Mills. A woman witness told of seeing | Mrs. Mills a few hours before her | death, carrying a package or parcel, | which the defense contends contained ! the letters found near the bodies. | This witness, Mrs. Agnes Blust, also | saw Mr. Hall the evening of the kill- | ing. A daughter was used to meet testi- | mony of her mother when Mrs:| Mabel Plickiner testified that she did | not see Mrs. Mills and Mr. Hall in ! Buccleugh Park, with Ralph V. M.! Gorsline and Mrs. Minna Clark “spy- ing” on them. as her mother, Mrs. Mary Demarest, had testified for the State. Mrs. Jennie Waller, who, then un- | married. rode through De Russey lane with Robert Erling on the night | of the slaying, said they did not stop and she did not see a woman on a| mule. Erling had testified that he was sitting_in an automobile in the Jane when Mrs. Gibson rode by. | Finished With Colors Flying. | Willie Stevens, whose oddities of ap- | pearance conceal a ready tongue and| keen, calculating mind. finished his ex- amination as a witness in the Hall-| Mills case today as he began—in a blaze of glory. He was on the stand; only seven minutes, but aimost every minu gave him points in a ittle of wits with the special prose Alexander Simpson The defendant, on trial with his brother and sister, Henry Stevens and | Mrs. Frances Stevens Hail. has been misrepresented by his neighbors, who have suggested that he was out of | step with the fastmoving times and knew little, If anvthing, about sub jeets outside of the firehouse. As a former volunteer fireman he has been pictured with a fireman’s complex and it was freely sugzested hefore he- took stand that he would tell the | court and jury about the exccllence | of the New Brunswick Fire Depart- | ment | a Testimony Is Impressive. \ the contrary, he took his place itness as well poised as any to tes thus far in the case, and the lensth and breadth of his vocabulary was impressive throughout his testi mony. He drew delicate shades of meaning by drawinz on his well stored fund of words. and his recital of the events of September 14, 1922, and ceeding davs insofar as they | conc ange | I8 " Column 2. FIVE STUDENTS OUSTED. f OBERLIN, O November 24 (). | —Found guilty of drinking liquor at | “an interhouse dance. five students of Oberlin College were dismissed today. They were tried by the college dis- cipline committee. composed of faculty members and students, which, in turn, reported to the faculty assembly. The five include three juniors, sophomore and a co-ed, who is a fresh- man. Chaperons detected the odor and the investigation followed | Dr. C. N. Cole says the identity of | the person who supplied the liquor has | not been revealed. and that the in. | quiry is being continued. HOMES COLLAPSE, 20 DIE. NICE. France, November 24 () — Twenty persons were killed today in | the town of Roquebilliere. in the | department Alpes Maritimes, when | more than a score of houses collapsed thelr foundations having been under. mined hy a torrent from the Vesubie '}Ure To = and his death came as a shock to his friends. The death of M. Krassin will not interrupt any important negotia- tions with Great Britain. Only last | week the charge d'affaires visited the foreign office, continuing his efforts to solva the problem of Bolshevik propa- zanda which Foreign Secretary. Cham- berlain told the House of Commons was keeping Great Britain.and Soviet Russia apart. Mr. Chamberlain added that he had been informed by the charge d'affaires that the Soviet gov- ernment would welcome better rela- tions with Great Britain and that he had replied that Moscow first must cease Communist propaganda against the British Empire. i Krassin Held Respect. At the foreign office in Daowning street today tribute was paid to M. Krassin as a sensible and responsible diplomat, who, if he had not passed way, undoubtedly would have rought about improved relations be- tween Russia and Great Britain. It was said that Krassin's greatest value to Moscow was that he commanded the respect and confidence of the British financial world. Krassin's exact status in England was never clearly defined. Moscow called him an Ambassador and he oc- cupied the old Czarist embassy with a large staff and entertained on a scale comparable with the other dip- lomats, but Great Britain never rec- ognized his full ambassadorial status. However, the usual governmental ourtesies observed upon the death of an Ambassador will be accorded him. Leonid Borisovitch Krassin first came into prominence in the bolshe- vik regime as negotiator for an Anglo-Russian trade treaty. He was a Communist, but extremely moderate n his views. He was elected a mem- ber of the central executive com- mittee of the All-Russia Soviet Con- gress in January, 1922. For a long time Krassin was Soviet commissioner for foreign trades and ommerce, and_as_such_visited the (Continued on Page Column 2, COUNT WILL LIKELY GET BERENGER POST Three Mentioned for Ambassador, With Robert de Billy Lead- ing Candidate. PARIS, November ceems to have first chance at the am- hassadorship to the United States re- linquished by Henry Berenger. Count Robert de Billy, Minister to, Rumania. remains the leading candi- date, with Count Charles de_ ¢ham- brun, Minister to Greece, and Count Francois de Jean, director of Amer- n affairs at the foreéign office, fol- i ! lowing close The government's choice is believed to be limited to these three. Who- ever is mamed will go without ref- crence to his attitude on the debt Question. as the debt funding nego- tiations are regarded as closed. @ WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Sfar. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1926—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. 1.5, GIVES MEXIGO FINAL WARNING ON RETROACTIVELAWS Latest Correspondence ‘Re-: veals Seeming Deadlock on Property Rights Issue. KELLOGG NOTE IMPLIES RECOGNITION AT STAKE! Reply Asserts No Justified Misun- derstanding Can Exist Between Two Countries. By the Associated Press. Four notes published today by the State Department, without comment, disclose the United States and Mex co approaching a showdown on the sue of American property rights and the Mexican government's policy of nationaiizing oil and mineral re- sources. This phase of the troubled rel:tions between the two governments hinges chiefly on the provision in new Mexi- can land laws requiring alien owners of such property to sign away their rights to diplomatic protection of their home governments for their holdings by January 1, or forfeit them to the Mexican government. | American ofl and land owners are | not expected to accede to this demand, and, further, the State Department has reasserted ‘“‘the principle of inter- national law that is both the right and duty of a government to protect ite citizens against any invasion of | their rights of person or property by a foreign government, and that this right may not be contracted away by the individual.” H 1 U. S. Hints Drastic Action. The Calles government, meanwhils, has given no indication of receding from its position that property righlsl legally acquired prior to 1917 by Americans and other foreigners must adjust themselves to the new prin- ciples of nationalization ‘in general interest of the nation.” In the cor- respondence lies a hint as to the pos- sib’e course of the United States if Mexico persists in its position—with-| drawal of its Ambassador, or even of recognition of the Calles government. Clear, though not specific, warning is contained in the State Department’s communication that Mexican-Ameri- can relations will be endangered l(\ Mexico deprives American citizens ‘‘of | the full ownership and enjoyment” | of their legally acquired property | rights, and it is further set forth that | recognition would not have been ex- tended to Mexico without assurances, given in 1923, that such right would be respected. The Mexican government, on the other hand, holds that “special pains” | were taken by the administration of Gen. Obregon, Calles’ predecessor as President of Mexico during the nego- tiations, which led to resumption of diplomatic relations, “not to admit a conditional recognition subject to the outcome of the conferences” of the 1923 joint commission. Mexico Asks for Proof. In its last note the Mexican gov- ernment called for ‘concrete cases in which recognized principles of international law may have been violated or may be violated in disre- gard of legitimate, interests of Ameri- can citizens, since’in such cases it will | be disposed to repair such violations."” The first note, by Secretary Kellogg, dated July 31, of this year, enumer- ated four basic principles which it says have “all been indorsed by the Mexican government,” and said the re- | maining difficulties lie in “specific ap- plication of these general concep- tions.” “First. Lawfully vested rights of | property of every description are to| be respected and preserved in con-| formity with the recognized princi-| ples of international law and of equit. “Second. The general understand- ing reached by the commissioners of the two countries in 1923, and ap- proved by both governments at the time of resumption of diplomatic re-; lations between them, stands unmidi- fied and its binding force is recog- nized. Protection of U. S. Citizens. “Third. The principle of ‘interna- | tional law that it is both th® right and the duty of a government to protect its citizens against any inva- sion of their rish’é% 6f person or prop- erty by a forefgn government, and, that this right may not be contracted | away by_the individual. is conceded. “Four{h. The principle that vested i may not be impaired by legis- lation retroactive in character or con- | fiscatory in effect is not disputed.” Supplementing this presentation in | a long argumentative note, Mr. Kel-| logg asserted that American-owned ' subsoil rights legally acquired in| Mexico prior to May 1, 1917, could | not be reduced by subsequent legls- | lation, nor could the owners be re- quired to waive the rights to protec-| tion of their government under pain | of forfeiture in order to substitute (Continued on Page 5, Column 2. | 'New England Simplicity to Be Observed Within White House A quiet and simple Thanksgiving the White House immediately nl!er-] Day will be observed at the White House tomorrow. President and Mrs. Coolidge will put | aside their daily work and routine and ! like millions of other men and women will give solemn expression of their gratitude and thankfulness for the blessings that have been bestowed by Divine favor throughout the land. While there will be rejoicing within the White House, nothing has been arranged in the form of a celebration or fete. With the exception of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Stearns of Boston, who has been guests at the White House for several weeks, there will be no guests at the Tharksgiving dinner. In the morning the President and . Coolidge will attend special serv- i at the Metropolitan Memorial Methodist . Episcopal Church, John Marshall place and C street. These services will be held under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal churches of this city, and Bishop Wil liam F. McDowell will deliver the ser- mon. Mr. and Mrs. Stearns will ac- company their hosts to these services. The presidential party will M on Thanksgiving Day wards. The Thanksegiving dinner is sched- | uled for 7 o'clock tomorrow evening. The meal will be typical of the American Thanksgiving dinner, with roast turkey as the outstanding | feature. From all accounts the dinner is to be a sumptuous one. Besides | the 24-pound bird, a present from Gov. Sam Baker of Missouri, the White House menu will include among other things oysters, raw and | creamed, mashed and sweet potatoes, boiled orlons in cream, celery, peas, | cranberries, apple sauce, pumpkin | pie and ice cream. John Coolidge, who is a junior at Ambherst College, will not be with his parents tomorrow. He will not re- turn to Washington until the Christ- mas holidays. The White House has been ex- tremely fortunate in the matter of receiving turkeys for Thanksgiving day. Five large birds were received during the past 10 days. It has not been disclosed what will be done with the other turkeys, but they have been killed and dressed and put returp tolon ice The four principles are: Ip: | beautitul i | QUEENLAUDS U.§ ONEVEOF SHLING Declares Reception in Amer- ica Pleased Her—Prince and Princess See Revue. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 24.—Queen Marie of Rumania, with Princess Ileana and Prince Nicolas, sailed for Bucharest today. cutting short their American tour to return to the bed- side of King Ferdinand. Before the Berengaria, hearing the royal party, sailed some 200 persons were received in the roval suite and the farewell cheers of other hundreds crowded on the pier were acknowl- edged by the royal visitors from the deck. Queen Marle spent the night on the Berengaria and the prince and princess boarded the ship in time to have a few hours’ sleep before sailing. As their last adventure in the New World the young members of the royal party attended a musical revue last night and were then guests at a private dance. The princess reached the Berengaria about 1 o'clock this morning and the prince some three hours later. Too Daring for Princess. The revue which the prince and princess attended was George White's “Scandals.” It was decided after the first act by the princess' chaperon that the play was a bit too daring for one so young and unsophisticated and Ileana was escorted from the theater. The prince, however, stayed until the final curtain. Before the Berengaria sailed Queen Marie received representatives of the press in the royal suite. “As to any stories which may have appeared,” she said, “saving that I had made any criticism of my recep- tion or of America, they are pure fabrications. Every moment I have spent in_this country has been a hap- v_one.” She said she had been particularly impressed by the “immensity” and “efficiency”” of everything in America. She also spoke in warm praise of the | police who escorted her @t every stage of her tour. “Never have 1 been so well pro- tected,’ she said, “but never, I am sure, have I been in o little need of protection. I have always felt that I could walk through the densest crowd alone and hear nothing but words of love.” Speaks on Radio. The Queen bade farewell to “her dear America” by radio, after a 30- day tour of the United States in a spe- cial train that covered 10,000 miles. Her last full day in the New World was filled with excitement, in some of which she did not share. The police homb squad confiscated bundles of incendiary _ecirculars in which the rulers of Rumania were assailed for mistreating of peasants and the labor- ing classes, A closer guard was kept over the Queen, but she was not in- formed of the confiscation. No ar- rests were made. ; The Queen occupied herself yester- day with a stroll in fashionable Fifth and Park avenues, and thence to First avenue and the gas house dis- trict, where children broke through Police lines to win her smile by calling out, “Hello, Queen; a dinner in her honor given by Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Astor. a tugboat ride in New York Harbor and her radio speech. “Good.by, dear people of America, good-by America, blessed child of Which progress and understanding will come,” she said in her radio talk. “Do not shut your heart away from the Old World, for the Old World and the New must live together and help each other and understand each other. So good-by, America, dear, America.”” She reiterated that she had come to the United States simply to make friends and not to negotiate a loan. The visit to the East Side was made after the Queen had thrown the switch that started a new 100,000-horsepower generator of the New York Edison Co. She was then taken to the First avenue plant of the company in order %o see the contrast between the old and the new. Princess Visits West Point. Princess Tleana and Prince Nicholas | their _mother not stay with o The Princess throughout the day. motored to West Point, where 'Hiker Is Marooned | | On Ledge 3 Days; Saved by Boat Crew By the Associated Press. AVALON, Santa Catalina Island, Calif.. November 24.—Raymond Koutmey of Pasadena, marooned for three days on a ledge of a cliff 300 feet above the sea near here, was rescued yesterday after a boat crew had seen his distress signals. Koutmey was lowered by ropes to a boat at the foot of the cliff. He said he slipped over the cliff while hiking. His food supply fo~ the three days consisted of two apples. TWO ARE RESCUED INAPARTNENT FRE Smoke Drives Argonne Resi- dents Out at Early Hour. Damage Is Slight. A comparatively small fire among awnings in the storage room in the basement of the Argonne Apartments, 1629 Columbia road, at 2:45 o' clock this morning sent thick billows of smoke through the building and scores of residents scurrying from their suites as fire apparatus responded to two alarms. Only two rescues were necessary. Mr. and Mrs. Sumner E. Kimball, 32 and 30 yvears old, respectively, choked by the smoke in their apartment on the fourth floor of an eastern wing of the building, were carried down a ladder to Columbia road by Sergt. E. A. Sweeney and Pvt. Wilkerson of No. 9 truck company. Mrs. Kimball, it was stated, had fainted. Neither was. seriously affected. No Panic In Leaving. There was no panic, although the stairways were packed with descend- ing residents for several minutes after the smoke had spread into the upper floors. Neither the lobby nor the first floor of the apartment building re- ceived much smoke. The apartment fire alarm was not sounded, but firemen and attendants in the apartment house went through all the upper floors rapping on doors and waking sleeping persons who might be menaced by the smoke. As the residents awoke, they made for stairways and gathered in large groups in the lobby. Many others went back to their apartments for more clothing and joined the large crowd outside the apartment building watching the progress of the work of the firefighters. About 1 o'clock every’ to bed. Acting Battalion Chief J. R. Groves, responding on the first alarm, took a hasty survey of the situation and esti- mated correctly that the apparatus already turned out could handle the blaze. But he was worried about the smoke menace and turned in a sec- ond alarm which brought out addi- tional firefighters. This extra force was utilized to warn persons in the apartments. The cause of the fire has not been determined. The damage was slight. _hnrl)‘ went back EEREITREge - Two Die in Hold-Up. FAIRHAVEN, Mich., November 24 (P).—Louis Dulpsien, one of the pro- prietors of the Vernier Hotel, and an unidentified robber are dead, follow- ing an exchange of revolver shots early today when three men attempted to rob the hotel office. Two of the holdup men escaped. ONEPLANEFORGED DOWNINCOLONHOP PN-10 No. 2 Descends at| Isle of Pines—Other Be- lieved Near Panama. Br the Associated Press. An exhausted oil supply forced the | Navy seaplane PN-10 No. 2 to descend | today at Nueva Gerona, Isle of Pines, spoiling her chances to make a non-| stop flight from Hampton Roads to! Panama, but so far as naval officials | knew, the PN-10 No. 1, her companion craft, still was in the air over the Caribbean Sea. Lieut. Comdr. H. T. Bartlett, in com- mand of the PN-10 No. 2, and also in| command of the flight. notified the | Navy Department of his misfortune and requested that a supply of oil be made available for him at Siguana Bay, Isle of Pines, to which point he expects to proceed during the after- noon. Reports from the PN-10 No. 1, re- cefved earlier in the day, sald she was 230 nautical miles south of the | Isle of Pines. The oil in one of her engines was increasing in tempera- | ture, it was sald, but otherwise flying | conditions were good. Officers Feel Concern. | Officers of the Bureau of Aeronau- tics expressed some concern at the heating of the oil, declaring it might | indicate that the motor was not re- | ceiving sufficient pressure. This, they said, might interrupt the non-stop try. If one plane reaches Panama this afternoon it will have established a new record for its type, smashing the | mark made hy Comdr. John Rodgers in_his sensational hop toward Hawail (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) FORMER 'NAT | ORMER SENATOR'S | WEDDING ANNOUNCED Davis Elkins and Miss Mary Reagan Were Wed May 8, Bride's Mother Says. | | The marriage on May 8 last in New York of former Senator Davis Elkins of West Virginia to Miss Mary Reagan of 2614 Cathedral avenue was an. nounced today by the mother of Mrs. Elkins. The announcement today was the first word received in Washing- ton of the marriage more than six | months ago of the well known Wash- | ington clubman and former Senator. Mrs. Reagan left Washington today to visit her daughter in New York. Davis Elkins is a son of Stephen B. Elkine, for several years a Senator from West Virginia and owner of vast coal and timber properties in that State. On the death of his father in 1910, Davis Elking was_appointed by Gov. Glascock of West Virginia to fill the vacancy in the Senate from that State, serving in the Senate from Jan- uary 9 to January 31, 1911. During his absence in France, where he attained the rank of major in the 13th Infantry Brigade, Division. Mr. Elkins was elected to the Senate and served the six-year term from 1919 to 1925. He is a_graduate of Harvard Uni versity and left the university in 1898 to enlist as a private in the 1st West | Virginia Volunteer Infantry, serving | through the war and attaining the | rank of captain. Mr. Elkins has been a prominent figure in club life in Washington for many years. I By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, November 24.— William Karg, a bent, old figure of 73, who was mourned as lost in an Alaskan snowslide 36 years ago, re- newed old acquaintances at a cheap lodging house here today after hav- ing refused to return to a life of she had | jyxury offered by his sister, Mrs. luncheon with some of the cadets.| [eslie Sutherland, society matron of and both she and Prince Nicholas 100k | Yonkers, N. Y.. who recently found enough time off for a little tea dancing | him in a pauper's home here. in the afternopn. by attending the theater. Prince Nicholas joined his mother only long enough to inspect the New York Edison plant, where he displayed much They closed the dav | yr.0 1oved to the lodging house | vesterday as his only concession to |2 new-found prosperity. He lived there years ago. He refused to re- turn to New York because of the interest in the massive machinery.)colq weather, and refused to move The Queen was accompanied bY|anywhere except to ‘hat rarticular {Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) lodging house because the others Man, Mourned as Lost for 36 Years, Spurns Luxuries When Found by Sister| were “too ritzy for me, and I'm not used to ft.” Years ago Karg ran away from Fordham, N. Y.. where he was at- tending St. John's University, to join the Army. The reunion with his sis- ter was brought about through a| brother of the two to whom William | wrote when in needy circumstances. | The brother died several years ago, but his secret as to the whereabouts | of William lived, with the result that | Mrs. Sutherland recently learned it. “Maybe I'll go back next April, but not now,” Karg told his sister. She returned home yesterday. Karg is 0.5 WOULD | by war or m: 7th | B | will include holy communion at every city. tion is delive: as fast as thi English Community Has Twenty Golden Weddingsin Month By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 24.—The Vale of Evesham, in Worcester- shire, seemingly is a healthy place in which to live. Twenty golden weddings have been celebrated in the district during November. Men of 70 years of age are con sidered youngsters. Early rising is their habit. Several couples who have just celebrated their golden weddings are up and at work at 6 oclock in the morning the year THANKSGIVING DAY to Include Prayer for Prosperity Abroad. When America turns tomorrow to another Thanksgiving day. expres- sions of gratitude will rise from Pulph | and rostrum throughout the Nation | for the Divine blessings of peace and prosperity that have been bestowed upon this country in such full meas- use, and the hope will be voiced, too, that during the next year these blessings may be granted with equal generosity to all of the nations of the | earth. Since 1564 the United States has recalled at this time each year that first Thanksgiving day in 1621, when the Pilgrims murmured prayers of gratitude at thegend of their first suc- | cessful harvest. This year, however, a new note will find a larger place in | the public and religious observances | that will mark the day in Washington | and throughout the Nation. Prayer for 0ld World. It will be a spontaneous prayer that the blessings which have fallen each year upon America, may be shared by those other nations of the Old World that are still torn sunderstanding. In this appeal the churches will take the lead, and in Washington many of them will attempt to set the example of banishing differences by forgetting denominational barriers for the day and joining together in union services. The day will be a holiday every- where in Washington. All Govern- ment workers who can be spared will be dismissed at 1:30 o'clock this aft-} ernoon to permit those from other | citles to return home, only a handful being obliged to remain at their desks | to complete tasks of the utmost im- portance to the country. Most of the stores here will close tomorrow. | so that Washington may enjoy the | traditional turkey dinner and then devote the afternoon to some health- ful recreation. Although the various Federal de-! partments and bureaus were prepar- | ing to cease functioning promptly at| “From Pre () Means Associated Pr to Home Within the Hour” ‘The Star’s carrier system covers block and the regular edi- red to Washington homes e papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 102,825 TWO CENTS. LENRODTSAYSFAL DECLARD Y EAN SENT W SO0 Wisconsin Senator Testifies After Rancher Tells of Being Paid $91,500. {DEAL FOR LAND OPENLY MADE, IS DECLARATION Josephus Daniels on Stand Briefly, But Not Cross-Examined—No Session Tomorrow. The famous $100.000 loan from Ed- ward L. Doheny to Albert B. Fall and what became of it featured the PBoheny-Fall conspiracy trial today. After testimony from a ranchman who sold property at Three River N. Mex., to Mr. Fall for $391.500, tor Irvine L. Lenroot of W told_the jury of his visit to Fall at ¢he Wardman Park Hotel here in 1923 and of Fall's declaration that he had obtained the $100,000 from Edward B. McLean, wealthy newspaper pub- lisher. Senator Lenroot recalled that when he asked Mr. Fall where he obtained the money Fall at first was reluctant to answer, but then told him that he got it from Mr. McLean. Mr. McLean was to follow Senator Lenroot on the stand. Previous to Senator Lenroot's ap- pearance witnesses who are heirs of the original owner of the New Mexico ranch which Fall bought were called | to the stand and detailed the story of the purchase, declaring that the for- mer cabinet officer had paid $91,500 for the land. Former Senator Atlee Pomerene of Ohio. one of the special counsel for the prosecution, conducted the examination of the witnesses on this phase of the Government's case. Will Ed. Harri a ranchman of Carrizozo, N. Mex., and his brother- in-law, A. D. Brownfield, of the same j town, were the chief witnesses con- cerning the ranch purchase. Harris said Fall had the purchase money with him in a “little handbag.” Wit- ness did not say whether it was “black.” as claimed by the Govern- ment, or “brown,” as stated by Mr. Hogan. Contract Declared Lost. Harris explained the absence of the contract of sale. in answer to an in- quiry by Pomerene, by saying that it had been lost. Frank J. Hogan of defense counsel interrupted to ask the witness if the contract had been destroyed. The witness sald it had not. The cross- examination of rris was conducted both by Mr. Hogan and by Wilton J. Lambert, who_elicited the admis- &ion that Fall had made no attempt at concéalment in connection with 1:30 o'clock this afternoon, District employes were to “carry on” through | the afternoon. The presidential order releasing Federal workers. according | to Daniel E. Garges, secretary of the | Board of District Commissioners, did ! not extend to District employes. | Many are employed on a per diem ( s and their Lours of work are prescribed by law. he said. At the White House the day will be observed in old-fashioned*® New England manner, except for the usual family reunion that marks Thanks- v in that part of the country, it originated. The President will rise at his usual early hour and spend the morning with Mrs. Coolidge and his guests, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stearns. At 11 o'clock he and Mrs. Coolidge will attend services at the Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, John Marshall! place and C street. | Turkey at White House. Special union services of the Meth- odist churches of the city have been ar- ranged and the sermon will be preach- ed by Bishop William Fraser Mc- Dowell. Turkey will be no novelty in the White House by the time this week ends. There are four handsome turkeys from which the Executive chef will select the Thanksgiving day | bird. The rest will probably be con- signed to the oven later in the week. All were presents from admirers of Mr. Coolidge. | St. Patrick’s Catholic Church will be the scene again tomorrow morning of the annual colorful and symbolic | Pan-American Thanksgiving mass, in which the Catholic observance of the | day will reach its zenith. Many mem- bers of the resident diplomatic corps, officials of the Government and_high officials of the Army. Navy and Ma- | rine Corps will be present to see the | Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, Arch-| bishop of Baltimore, celebrate | mass. ‘Assisting Archbishop Curley will be Rev. James O'Connor and Rev. Fran. | cis X. Cavanaugh, deacon and sub- | deacon, respectively. Deacons_ of honor to the archbishop will be Rev. Edward L. Buckey and Rev. McNamara, with Very Fitzgerald as assistant priest. sermon_will be preached by William J. Catholic Masters of remonies will Francis J. Hurney and Rev. John R. Cartwright. Dean of Chester to Preach. Very Rev. F. S. M. Bennett of Ches- ter, England. will preach the sermon at the Thanksgiving morning service at the Washington Cathedral. The service will begin at 11 o'clock. Right Re\. James E. Freeman, the Bishop of Washington, will preside. Other | services at the Cathedral tomorrow 7:30 | and 9:30 o'clock in the morning and evening praver service at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon. Many of the Epis- | copal parishes of the city will hold individual Thanksgiving day services. Union Baptist Service. The spirit of this Thanksgiving day will find expression for those of the | Baptist denomination here in a union | service of the Baptist churches at | Calvary Baptist Church, Eighth and | H streets. In this service, beginning at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, the First Congregational Church will join. A similar interdenominational service will be held at Western Presbyterian Church! H street near Twentieth street, with the congregation of Union Methodist Episcopal Church joining in. The Protestant churches of Capitol the | Harry the purchase. He had not asked that the sale be kept secret and had not requested that any papers be with- held from record, the witness said. While Brownfield was under cross examination by Attorney Lambert he testified that when negotiations for the purchase of the Harris ranch were begun, Fall told him he had no money and would have to borrow it “Didn't he say he had some friends in the East, one in particular, Mr. E. B. McLean?" asked Mr. Lambert. “T remember his calling Mr. Me- Lean's name.” replied the witness. With the exception of the testimony relating to the purchase of the ranch, the trial today was taken up with routine matters, mostly of a technical nature and relating in a large meas- ure to the exchange of correspond- ence between Fall and Doheny. Daniels Is Witness. Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy in the Wilson administration. was called to the stand for a few minutes and asked if there were any leases in the Elk Hills reserve during his administration or before it. Reply- ing in the negative, he was excuse defense counsel declining to cross-ex- amine him. It is expected he will appear ‘later. There will be no session of the trial tomorrow, Thanksgiving day, be. cause it is a legal holiday. Sessions will be resumed Friday and the ques- tion of sitting in the morning hours of Saturday is as yet undecided. United States Marshal Snyder and his chi>f deputy, Stephen B. Callahan, are making arrangements to relieve as much as posisble the tedium of a no-session day for the jury. A turkey dinner witn all the trimmings has been arranged at the St. James Hotel and following the repast the 12 men and two deputy marshals will be taken for a ride about the city and its en- virons on the sightseeing bus. Hugo Worch has loaned the mar- shals a victrola and a number of re | ords, which have been augmented by loans of other records, so there wiil be plenty of music while the jurors enjoy games of cards, dominos and anything else that can be found to play with. Some Seats Are Vacant. ‘When the court opened this morn- ing there were several vacant seats | in the section set aside for spectators and also in the press “gallery.” As soon as Justice Hoehling took his place at the bench, Mr. Lambert an- nounced that Henry A. Wise, asso- ciate counsel for Mr. Fall, would not be in attendance today, as he is ar- guing a motion before the United States Court of New York. Mr. Roberts then called the first witness of the morning session, Comdr. N. Stuart of the Navy Depart- ment, who produced specifications ac. companying the contract of April 2 1922, which was entered into by the Government and the Pan-American Co. for the construction of fuel tanks at Pearl Harbor, Hawail. Comdr. Stuart identifled the printed specifica- tions and Mr. Roberts offered them in evidence as exhibit No. 7. Mr. Hogan cross-examined the wit- ness, asking him if the copy was on file in the Bureau of Engineering. Navy Department. The witness re. plied that it was. Then defense coun- sel wanted to know by whom and where it was drawn up, but the wit ness had no personal knowledge of s. Roberts Reads Paragraphs. Mr. Roberts then read several para- Hill will join services at Keller ‘Memorial Lutheran Church, Maryland avenue and Ninth street, at 10:30 known here as Edward P. Harrison. Radio Programs—Page 25 - ¢ Q o'clock in the morning. The.congre- tions represented will be Eastern esbyterian, Ingram Memorial, Ep- graphs from the specifications dealing with details of the Pearl Harbor pto. ect, and in all of which appeared t words ‘‘Secretary of the Interio One of the paragraphs stated the con- tractors must submit drawings to the + (Continued on -Page-5, Column. 4) - «. ) +(Continued on Page 4, Column 1)