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JARDINE BY PROX | HAS RADIO DEBATE Discusses Cotton Situation With Southern Planter and Urges Co-operation. By the Associated Press. A discussion of the cotton problem between Secretary Jardine and a Southern farmer was broadcast last night by radio stations in a number of Southern cities. Mr. Jardine and the Southern planter appeared fictitiously, being represented in the radio debate by Agricultural Department officials. Views of Secretary. The Secretary’s views were that, while the present predicament of the South is due largely to overproduc- tion, the remedy rests in securing the co-operation of bankers and merchants in promoting a safe farm- ing policy. It was asserted that cotton pro- duction during recent years has in- creased from around 33,000,000 to almost; 48,000,000 acres; that with one-fourth less acreage than was planted last year, the worlds require- ments for American cotton could be supplied. Must Adjust Program. “We must learn how to adjust pro- duction to market demand. But in reducing acreage, we must adjust the program to the circumstances of the individual farmer. It would be unwise and dangerous in most cases for cot- ton farmers to turn entirely or even largely to other cash crops, but no farmer can go wrong by providing homegrown products for his family and farm livestock, and have a little womething to sell besides cotton. If every farmer in the South will be sure to do this much next year, an average of 25 per cent production in cotton acreage will probably result. “The whole problem of adjusted production rests in the hands of the merchant and the bankers, working in close touch with the farmer and our Federal and State agricultural in- stitutions.” Needs Farmers’ Support. Secretary Jardine explained how the President’s special cotton committee, organized to perfect a plan for taking care of the immediate situation on surplus_cotton, sought and received | splendid co-operation from the bank- ers of the South in the formation of cotton credit corporations. The corporations will succeed, said the Secretary, if Southern farmers get behind them. The vital part which the co-operative marketing associa- tions are destined to play in solving the problem was emphasized by the Secretary, but he also stressed the necessity for more farmers to become members of such organizations. NAVY MAKES CHANGES IN MISSION TO BRAZIL Five Officers Are Now En Route and Six Will Sail in February, 1927, Changes in the personnel of the United States naval mission to Brazil have been ordered by the Navy De- partment, and it was announced yes- terday that five of the officers alread. are en route, while six will sail in February of next year. The changes are described as the routine changes 1n assignments. Lieut. Comdr. C. E. Van Hook, ex- ecutive officer of the presidential yacht Mayflower, is one of the officers, now in this city, selected to proceed with the group to go in February, as also will Comdr. James L. Kauffman, now attached to the office of naval intelligence at the Navy Department. Other officers who will proceed in February are Capt. A. E. Watson, now commanding the cruiser Con- cord, who will relieve Capt. T. A. Kearney, chief of staff and sub-chief of the mission; Comdr. Russell Will- son, executive officer of the battle- ship_Pennsylvania; Lieut. Comdr. L. ¥. Thibault, commanding the de- stroyer Bruce; an officer of the Naval Construction Corps, not vet selected. The officers now en route are Capt. B. Babcock, chief of staff of the val War College; Comdr. Leigh office of naval intelligence, s city: Comdr. A. M. Charlton, Bu- reau of Engineering, Depart- ment: Lieut. Comdr. Paul Cassard, a member of the board of inspection and survey, and Capt. R. A. Werner, Medical Corps, from the Naval Hos- pital at Annapolis, Mds R BURTON DENIES U. s. IS SHYLOCK ON DEBTS Opposes Cancellation Project in Address to Foreign Policy Association. By the Associated Press. BUFFALO, N. Y., November 27.— Sharp denial that the United States is acting in the role of Shylock in demands for scttlements from its World War debtors was made today v Representative Theodore E. Bur- ton of Ohio in an address before the Foreign Policy Association Himself a member of th Debt Commission, which a funding agreements of the huge w time loans, Mr. Burton set forth wi that he was irrevocably op- posed to any prop! ! ellation of these obligations. scribing the settlements as “‘gen- aid it was to be remem- loans were not paid i v,” but the jmportant sense the Federal Treasur is merely a trustee.” “Those who vocate cancellation cannot be consistent without sur- rendering their Liberty bonds,” he added. YOUNG STOKES’ STOCK PLEDGED TO PAY LAWYER Court Authorizes Mother to Put Up Shares as Collateral for $166,250 Loan. Br the Associated Press. DENVER, Colo., November 27.— County Judge George A. Luxford has euthorized the transfer of 10,865 shares of Kesto Corporation stock, valued at $1,086,500, to the First National Bank of Denver as collateral security for a loan of $166,250 to Mrs. Helen Ellwood Stokes, guardian of James and Helen Muriel Stokes, to pay attorney fees of Samuel Unter- meyer of New York. » The stocks are the children’s share of the estate of their father, the late . E. D. Stokes, sr., multi-millionaire New York hotel man. Untermeyer was originally allowed $175,000 fees for his service as at- orney to Mrs. Stokes as guardian of the children in the settlement of the Stokes will. He later voluntarily re- duced the fee to §166,250, ; THE SUNDAY MRS. HALL DENIES MURDERS AND DOUBT OF HUSBAND'S LOVE (Continued from First Page.) cross-examination in a loud voice and permitted it to increase in volume as he asked the few questions possible before adjournment. He was in full voice when he yelled, “You murdered them?” as a part of a question at the close of the day. Mrs. Hall composed- ly answered, The prosecution quoted terms of en- dearment used by Mr. Hall in letters to Mrs. Mills as he asked Mrs. Hall if she did not know of a change in the feeling of her husband for her, but she was apparently unmoved as she replied that she knew of no change. Mrs. Hall told the prosecutor, in re- ply to A question as to whY she had not offered a reward, that “in such a |case I think it would have been in- decent.” Walks Briskly to Stand. Mrs. Hall began her testimony at 2 o'clock. She walked briskly to the stand and in a low but firm voice took the oath with “I do" as her re- sponse “Where were you born?" asked Defense Counsel McCarter, as the first question in the direct examina- tion. “In Aiken, S. C., in 1874,” answered Mrs. Hall. Mr McCarter showed her the fam ily Bible containing the birth records of Mrs. Hall and her brothess, Henry and Willle Stevens. The records of the sistei’'s and brothers’ baptisms were written in the Bible by her mother, Mrs Hall said. These records had been introduced earlier. Mrs. Hali said she moved to New Brunswick when she was a girl and had lived there ever since. “In your early childhood, where did you attend church?” asked Mc- Carter. “At Christ’s Churck” Mrs. Ha'$, “Prior to your marriage and while you were a communicant of Christ's Church, did you have any connection with your husband’s church, the Church of St. John the Evangelist?” “Yes; I taught Sunday school there.’ First Meeting With Hall. “It was there you became acquaint- ed with Mr. Hall?” “Yes.” “When were you married?” “In July, 1911.” “Was your husband older than you or younger?” “He was younger.” “How much younger?” “'Seven years.” Mrs. Hall related that after her marriage she and her husband lived in New Brunswick with her mother and Willie Stevens. “When did your brother Henry move from New Brunswick?” **About 1900.” “Did he come to see you less often after your mother died?” “T think he came more often during my mother’s life.” “At the time of your husband's death. how many cars did you have?” answered “Did you drive both cars “T drove only the Dodge. “Did Willie drive?” “No.” “Was your husband a devoted hus band?” Noticed No Change. “Absolutely.” “Up to the time of his death, did you notice the slightest change in his demeanor and conduct?” “Did Willie have a pistol?” “Yes.” “Did you remember your husband doing anything to that pistol?” “About three years before his death my husband filed the firing pin.” “Where did he keep it?"” “In his room. I never told Willie it had been filed.” “Describe the daily life of your hus- band.” “He was very apt to stay in the house during the morning. Usually he made the calls in the afternoon We always had supper together and he was often out at church meetings in the evening.” “Did you enter into the work of your ‘parish?” “In every way I could. I taught a Sunday school class and helped in every way I could.” “Did you become acquainted with the women of your parish?” “Yes.” Knew Mrs. Mills. “Did you know Eleanor Mills?” “I saw her in connection with work of the church. For a time she was a member of my Sunday school class.” “Do you know of any one who mani- fested greater zeal?” “I think Mrs. Clark was as active.” “Do you remember going to th Home for the Aged at Boundbrook?” Ye: it customary for members of your church to t various institu- tions nearby?” McCarter asked, “and do you remember a visit to the Home for the Aged at Boundbrook?” es.” “In_whose car did you ride that night?” “I rode with my cousin, Mr. Bear- man.” The State, through a sister of Mrs. Mills, had introduced testimony to the effect that Mrs. Hall was pro- voked with her husband for taking Mrs. Mills and her_sister in his car on the trip to the Boundbrook home to hold services. “Have you any recollection of at- tending_a Halloween party at your husband's masquerade aff “1 don’t recollect doing Mills, testifying for s id she attended a Halloween party at which the Rev. ! { Hall danced most of the evening with N Mills and that Mrs. Hall showed | signs of jealousy, sitting apart and not taking part in the festivities. “Do_vou_recall that in February, Mrs. Mills was ill?” 1 do,” answered Mrs. Hall, her voice s ng a trace of tremor as i she testified concerning the ‘“other { woman.” “Who took her to the hospital?” “1 did.” “In your car?” “Yes. ‘'Did you visit her in the hospital?” “How did she get home after leav- ing the hospital?” “I took her home in my car.” “Did you help pay her hospital bill? I did.” The defense was pressing the point that Mrs. Hall never suspected that her husband was engaged in a love affair with Mrs. Mills. The State has contended that her knowledge of the affair provided the motive for the double slaying. “Do you remember on arriving at Mrs. Mills’ home, after she'd returned from the hospital, that she made any remarks in Charlotte’s presence?” asked McCarter, referring to the daughter of Mrs. Mills. Question Ruled Out. Alexander Simpson, special State prosecutor, objected, and McCarter 'We intend to show there was a friendly relation between these people as late as February, 1922.” The court overruled the question. “Do you recall that your husband in the Summer of 1922 attended any camps In the southern part of the State?” “Yes, at Polnt Pleasant,” replied v “Did you go down to the camp?” “Not to stay. I drove down with some friends for a visit.” The State has contended that the conduct of the Rev. Mr. Hall and Mrs. Mills at one of the camps for girls caused gossip, and that this gos- sip must have reached the ears of Mrs. Hall. Mrs. Hall next was asked about the vacation which she and heér husband spent in Isleford, Me., in the Summer of 1922. She satd they left New Brunswick near the end of July. Earlier testimony showed that the va- cation lasted until near the end of September. “What was the life of your hus- band and yourself at Isleford?” asked McCarter. ¢ “We spent much of our time walk- ing over the mountains.” “Did you notice any change in the demeanor or conduct of your husband toward you?” “None whatever.” "{fe ‘was attentive to you?” “Yes." “Did you notice that your husband, while at Isleford, was receiving letters from Mrs. Mills?” “Yes.” “When did you last see those let. ters?” b Simpson_objected to the question, and Mrs. Hall then was asked: ‘‘Have you since been through the desk and private possessions of your husband to B‘fe what papers he had left?” ' Yes." She Finds Letters. “Did you find those letters?” “Yes “What did those letters say?"” Over objection of Simpson, Mrs. Hall was allowed to answer, “As well as I remember, they con- tained descriptions of church serv- ices,” said Mrs. Hall. Letters read earlier in the trial, and written by Mr. Hall, referred to sea- coast mission church services he had attended during his vacation in ine. “Did you receive letters from Mrs. Mills?” 338 you show th M & you show them to Mr. Hall?” “I did” “Did_your life at Isleford in the Summer of 1922 vary in any way from pr;e.vlou‘g Summers there?” ! “Did you see your husband write pos- tah;{ to members of his congregation?" “Yes.” “Did you know of letters, affered in evidence in this case, either found at the body of your husband or in the home of Mrs. Mills?"" “I never heard of them.” “Had you heard of the diary intro- du l\eld here?"” 0. Ignorant of Love Notes. ‘At any time at Isleford on your re- turn in August of 1922 had anything occurred to indicate a change in the attitude of your husband toward you?” ‘Had you any idea of a clandestine correspondence between your hus- band and Mrs. Mills?” “None.” “HAd you any idea that, as it now appears, the apparent place of ex- change of these notes was in the church?” . “No idea.” “As far as you knew, what were the relations of Mr. Hall and Mrs, Mills?” “She was one of his parishioners.” “While you were on your vacation, where did Willie stay in 19222 “At Bayhead.” “Who looked after your house?” “James Mills slept there at night.” “What were the relations of your husband and Willie?"” 'Very friendly.” ‘What was Willle's life from day to day?" Willie at Home Nights. ‘“He went downtown every day. He spent considerable time at the fire house. Sometimes he came home at noon, but always for the evening meal and very often spent the evening in his own room, but always at home.” “After return of you and your hus- band from your vacation in 1922 did you notice any interruption of feeling between Willie and your husband or yol{;‘ husband and Willie?”” “Noo ““Was it customary for you and your husband to take a few members of the congregation on an outing each year?” Yes, we did that for three years.” “Where did you go in 19227 “We made a trip to Lake Hopat- cong. Mr. Hall's mother, Mr. Hall, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Mills and 1. 'Ig’lyu.i anything unusual happen that “Nos ““When did you return?” bout 9 p.m.” n your return what did you do?” “I retired.” “Who did you find at home when you returned?” ; “Mr. Hall's niece, Frances Voor- hees.” “Did you occupy the room with your husband that night, as usual?” AR You were familiar with your hus- band's watch?” “Yes; it was an old-fashioned gold ;u:)mingme watch with a ribbon rob."” Has Not Seen Watch Since. “Have you seen that watch since his death?” “No.” “Did he carry money with him?" “He always had some bills in his wallet.” “Can yvou recall what happened on Sdep 'mber 14, the day of the trag- e ‘My husband and Willlam and I had breakfast about 8:30. We had luncheon and then went to Burdine's Corners to a meeting. I was in the kitchen preserving. Mrs. Clark came to call. She had come to ask if she might make a photograph of Marian Stokes in her graduation dress in our vard. My husband came into the kitchen and then went to take flowers to the hospital, taking Frances and Barbara Webb, who had come to play with her that day.” “‘At some time in the afternoon did you have a phone call from Mrs. Mills?"” ‘“Yes, she asked if Mr. Hall was there and sald there was somethjng about her hospital bill which she “did not understand.” Mrs. Hall said that she, Mr. Hall, Willie Stevens and Frances Voorkees, then 4 years old, had supper at her home the evening before the slaying. “There was no change in Mr. Hall's demeanor?” asked McCarter. “None whatever." Mrs. Hall said that after supper she went to the front porch with Fran- ces Voorhees, and while sitting there she heard the telephone ring. When it rang a second time, she said, ‘she went to answer {t. “As I reached the telephone,” she said, “I can’t remember which, but I either heard Mr. Hall take the re- ceiver off upstairs or Louise Geist called down that it was for Mr. Hall. I then put the recetver back.” Heard Nothirig, She Says. "X]zld you hear anything?” No." It has been the State’'s contention that Mrs. Hall listened in on the tele- phone conversation, learned of the trysting place of her husband and Mrs. Mills, notified her brothers, and the three followed the couple to the deserted farm, where the slaying oc- curred. ““What did you do after putting the receiver back?"” “I went back to the porch.” “What time was this?"” “‘About 7 o'clock.” -t with the little Voorhees girl for a time, and then they went in, and she played games with Frances in the library. Mr. Hall, she said, came in and stood at the door for a_ while, logking on. Then he told her he was ng_to see about the Mills “bills,” rs. Hall testified. ‘This was between 7 and 7:30 o'clock, she said. ‘“Was there anything peculiar about thg way he stood there?” Mrs. Hall's voice was calm as she described the circumstances under which she last saw her husband alive. After he had gone, she said, she took Frances Voorhees and put her to bed, about 9 o'clock. Then, Mrs. Hall said, she went back downstairs and sat in the library. Mrs. Hall sald one of the maids al- ways closed the shutters in her home about 10 o'clock at night. Heard Maid Come In. She sald she could not recall the closing of the shutters that particu- lar night, but that she seemed to re- member that either Barbara Tough or Louise Geist had closed the shutters. Mrs. Hall sald she heard Barbara Tough when she came in the back door, after her day off. A milkman testified for the State that on the morning after the crime he had to close a door blocking the driveway back of the Hall home. Mrs. Hall said there was no door opening into the driveway. “Where was Willie that evening?” asked McCarter. “He went 'to his room after sup- per, then came down again and said good-night before going to bed.” “Did you communicate by telephone or in any other manner with Henry Carpender that evening?”’ 'No.” . “Did you communicate with Henry Stf‘vgn's‘ Mrs. Hall said she hadn’t seen Henry Stevens later than in the Summer of 22. “What time did you retire that eve- ning?” asked McCarter, referring to the night of the murder. “About 10 o’clock.” Lights Left Burning. Mrs. Hall said she left the lights in the hall on, as was the custom when some member of the family was still out. “Did you go to bed?” “Yes."” “Did you sleep?” “No; I read for a while, I couldn’t sleep. I was worried about my hus- band.” Mrs, Hall related that when her husband had failed to come home, after hours, she went to the room of ‘Willle Stevens about 2:30 a.m. “I told him Mr. Hall had not come home, and I didn't know where he could be. I asked him to go to the church with me to see if he had pos- sibly fallen asleep there.” Mrs. Hall said she wore a long gray coat on the trip to the church with ‘Willie. This coat, she explained, was not the one that was subsequently dyed in Philadelphia. The gray coat, McCarter brought out, had been taken by the investigators of the crime. “I tried the door of the church, but it was locked. I thought there might be some possible chance that he was at the Mills house. I went there, but saw no light and came back.” “How long did it take you to make the trip?” “Less than a half hour.” 'Was Willie with you?” “He was.” “All the time?” “Yes." “Did you go into your house by the front door?” “Yes.” “What did you do then?” “I went to my room; I did not sleep all night.” The witness’ lip quivered and it seemed that she might not be able to hold back her tears. “Was Willie in his room all night?"” “He was.” Telephones to Police. On the next morning Mrs. Hall said she telephoned the police at about 7:30, asking if there had been any ac- cidents, and was informed to the contrary. She said she did not think it necessary to give her name and was not asked for it. “I thought my husband might have been injured in some way and was un'able to communicate with me,” she said. “Later, I don't remember whether it was before breakfast or after, I drove past the church, the door was open, and I can’t remember whether I saw James Mills before I stopped the car or not. He came out and I asked him if any one was ill at his house. He said there was not. “Then I asked him if Mr. Hajl said where he was going when he left the Mills house the night before. He said he did not know that Mr. Hall had been there.” *‘He hasn’t been home all night,’ T sald. ‘My wife hasn't been home either,” he replied; ‘maybe they've gone to Coney Island.’ " “Did he say anything about their having eloped?” McCarter asked. “No,” she replied. Continuing her story of events on the day after her husband’s disappear- ance, Mrs. Hall said she telephoned Mr. Hall's sister, Mrs. Voorhees, in Jersey City, and met both Mrs. Voor- hees and another sister, Mrs. Bonner of New Brunswick, at the railroad sta- tion in time to bring them home for lunch. Sees Mills Again. On the way to her house, she said she told them what had happened. Seeing Janes Mills on his porch, she asked hifi if he had heard anything and he said that he had not. McCarter attempted to get into the record that Mrs. Hall and the rec- tor's sisters, on looking over his checkbook that afternoon, had discov- ered that a large sum of money had been withdrawn. Mrs. Hall said that the checkbook had been taken from her home by some of the investigators four years ago and had not been returned. “‘Have you seen it since?” McCar- ter asked.’ “I have not,” she replied: “Did you telephone Senator Flor- ance?” “I did.” “For what purpose?"” Simpson objected and McCarter as- serted that the State had broyght in testimony to the effect that “this lady lay supinely by” and made no effort to learn what had become of her hus- band. “I want to show that she was doing everything she could,” said McCarter. The question was permitted in modi- fied form. Phones to Carpender. She said she asked Mr. Florance to come to the house, and he did so between 3 and 4 o'clock. She asked him to communicate with the police, and Saturday morning she telephoned her cousin, Edwin Carpender, who came to see her before 9 o'clock, fol- lowed by Mrs. Carpender a little later. A telephone call from the Home News, a New Brunswick newspaper, was described. The' witness said that in this call she was asked if Mr. Hall ‘was at home, and when her reply was in the negative, she was asked when he would return. When pressed for an explanation of the reason for the questions, she was told that it was belleved something had happened to him. “I said to them, ‘Don’t tell me any- m;lg over the telephone,’ " Mrs. Hall She said that she learned of her husband’s death about 1 o'clock Sat- urday afternoon. The witness told of calling the Rev. Mr. Conover at St. Bernardsville by telephone, and of his arrival at her hause. “I think James Mills testified that you said to him before the bodies were ‘They mufit be dead,’ " Mr. Mc- STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, NOVEMBER 28, 1926—PART 1. DEFENDS HERSELF ON WITNESS STAND MRS. FRANCES Carter said, “do you remember saying that?” “I do not.” She said that Edwin Carpender took Mr. Hall's clothing from the house and went to the church to get his vestments at her request. Denies Removal of Papers. She testified that neither Edwin nor Henry Carpender nor :any one else took any papers from the Hall home Sunday. “Did you have a scratch on your face, Mrs. Hall?” McCarter asked. No» State’s witnesses have testified that Mrs. Hall's face showed a scratch as she went to her husband’s burial and that Henry Carpender carried away packages that seemed to contain papers. This Henry Car- pender denied on the stand. Mrs. Hall said she recalled a visit to her home by George D. Totten, Somerset County detective, soon after the slaying, when he told her a night watchman stationed across the street from the Hall home had seen a woman enter the house after midnight. Totten had testified on the wit- ness stand that when he told Mrs. Hall of the information given by the watchman, she explained that the woman he had seen was herself. Mrs. Hall said she never had conceal- ed or “held back” from investigators any information to aid them in solv- ing the crime. She told how a detec- tive investigating the case went through her husband’s desk, with her permission. “When did you see your brother Henry after the bodies were found?” asked McCarter. “Saturday evening,’ answered Mrs. Hall. This statement agreed with that made by Henry Stevens on the wit- ness stand, in relating how he had gone to New Brunswick by train after being informed of his brother-in-law’s death.. Smiles for First Time. Mr. Florance suggested that she em- ploy some one to have charge of the case, Mrs. Hall said, and she engaged Pfeiffer to help clear up the slaying. Mrs. Hall smiled for the first time when she answered “‘no” to the ques- tion “Did you discharge Florance?” 1t was Pfeiffer, the witness said, who advised the employment of investiga- tors, and as a result Felix Di Martini, a detective, was employed. “Meantime, you were receiving threatening letters?” asked McCarter. “Yes.” As a result of these letters and on the advice of Pfeiffer, a night watch- man was engaged to stand guard at the Hall home. “Now, Mrs. Hall,” McCarter asked, “did you kill your husband and Mrs. Mills?"” “I did not,” replied the accused widow in the low voice which has marked all her answers. “Did you play any part in that dreadful tragedy?” “I did not.” “Did you participate in it in any 2 wa “I did not.” “Were you in the neighborhood of the crabapple tree, De Russey’s lane or the Phillips farm on the night of September 14, 19227 “I was not.” Denies Hiding Evidence. “Did you suggest to Barbara Tough, Louise Geist or the cook that they conceal evidence from Di Martini or Pfeiffer 1 did nof “Did you ever learn that Di Martini had offered money to Mrs. Demarest or to any one else?” “I did not.” “Has your bank account been open- ed to the inspection of the prosecuting authorities at all times?” “I have offered it to them.” «Did you do everything you could to aid the authorities solve this mur- der?” “I certainly did.” “Were you aware that one Jane Easton, alias Jane Gibson, alias the ‘Pig Woman,' had undertaken to identify you at the office of the Mid- dlesex prosecutor?” “Some one came in and looked at us, but I couldn’t say who it was.” Mrs. Hall said that she had been abroad twice since her husband's death and that a newspaper interview to which she had submitted in Novem- ber, 1922, had been suggested by her counsel, Mr. Pfeiffer. Told Truth, She Says. “Did you make straightforward, ac- curate statements to the authorities of your movements on the night of s and at that time?” “What, so far as you know, were the relations between your husband and your brother Henry?” “Very friendly.” “Something has been said about Henry Stevens not attending your wedding; why was that?"” “He was away.” “Is your brother William subject to epilepsy?” “‘He is not.” Two State's witnesses testified that William Stevens, suffering from epi- lepsy, without eyeglasses, wearing a derby hat and carrying a gold watch, was at Plainfield the night of the kill- ings, inquiring the way to the “Parker House.” Mrs. Hall said that the description did not fit her brother. She also said that he is right-handed. A card in evi- dence, alleged to bear the fingerprints of Willlam Stevens’ finger, shows the print of the left index finger. Mrs. Hall said that she had sent a blue scarf and a brown coat to Phil- adelphia to be dyed for the funeral. Cross-examination by Simpson be- gan immediately. “On the night of the murder, how long had you been married?” Simpson asked. STEVENS HALL. “Eleven years.” “You saw no signs of your hus- ban:x's affections diminishing?” “No.” “He never stayed out all night be- fore?” “No.” “And you were frantic because he hadn’t returned?” Mrs. Hall merely nodded, seeming to think that ‘frantic” was perhaps not just the word to describe her feelings that night. Simpson quickly passed to the visit to the church and to the Mills home about which Mrs. Hall had told on di- rect examination. “You were frantic over your hus- band’s not coming home, yet you never sent your brother upstairs to knock at the Mills door, nor made a single inquiry at the Mills home?” There was sarcasm in the prosecu- tor’s voice when he spoke the word “frantic,” but Mrs. Hall seemed ob- livious of his tempestuous manner and simply answered: “No.” “The next morning you called the police?” “Yes."” “And you asked if there had been any casualties?” Mrs. Hall said she did not recall whether she used the word ‘casual- ties” or some other word. She ex- plained that she thought her husband might have been injured in an auto- mobile accident. “Why did you use the word ‘casual- ty?' " pressed Simpson, after drawing her attention to a detective's state- ment in which she was quoted as using that word. Mrs. Hall insisted that she did not remember whether she had used just that word. “You knew that in the World War deaths were repgrted as casualties?” asked Simpson. Objection by Case. Case interjected, *“No, they were not,” but Mrs. Hall calmly answered “Yes” to the question. “‘Hospitals would be the place to call in case of automobile accidents, wouldn’t they?"” “Yes," “Did you call the hospitals?” Simpson flung at the witness: “You were frantic, and yet you didn’t go to the hospitals?” Mrs. Hall did not seem to notice his sarcasm. “Did he go out because of this tele- phone call?” asked the prosecutor. “I presume so,” answered Mrs. Hall. “Why do you presume so?” asked the prosecutor in a high voice, Mrs. Hall quietly explained that her husband had said he was going to see about the “Mills bill,” and that she assumed there was some connec- tion between his going and the tele- phone call. “You are sure you didn't overhear the telephone conversations?” “‘Absolutely.” Took Call for Hall. “You had taken a telephone call from Mrs. Mills for Mr. Hall that afternoon? “Yes.” “And had told your husband of the call?" “Yes. AGE MAN. el prote: back. and sensible reason—past accounts, sickness, home OR_LESS. MO year, though for any period months. Loans are made for any sound provements, taxes, discounting bills, and_many other demands. TIME—TWELVE MONTHS S PLA] notes are usually made for 1 they mav be given of from 3 to 12 “You didn't hear anything?” asked Simpson, quickly, returning again to go telephone call made in the eve- 'No."” “This marriage to Dr. Hall; it was your first marriage?” “Yes." “At the time you were engaged to him was he engaged to another woman?" “No." “Your brother Henry did not at- tem;‘ your wedding, did he?” o “Didn’t you tell authorities that he was away, when as a matter of fact he was only in Philadelphia?” “Yes." “As a matter of fact he was only in Philadelphia, wasn't he?” “Yes." “During all the time that Dr. Hall was pouring out his heart to this woman in his letters, telling her that he loved to hear her dear voice, that he did not know what he would do without her, there was no change in his affection toward you?” “Absolutely not.” “He was pouring out his heart to her, telling her how he loved to look into her eyes, yet he never changed in his devotion toward you?"” “He did not.” “He was always loving and affec- tionate?”” “Yes." Saw Mrs. Mills’ Letters. “You say yaur husband received two letters from Mrs. Mills while you and he were on vacation in 19227" “Yes." “Did you read those letters?"” “I saw them.” “Do you remember that you told newspaper men in 1922 that he had not received those letters?” “I know that he received two let- ters from Mrs. Mills referring to church work.” “How did she address him in those letters?” ‘As Rev, Mr. Hall.” “Did you see anything that he ‘wrote in reply?” “I did not.” “And you say all you did on the day after the murders was to ask police if there had been any accldents?” “I phoned Mr. Hall's sisters, H“Why didn’t you phone your brether n ‘He had no telephone.” “Why didn't you telegraph him, when you were in trouble and this hus- band that you idolized had failed to come home? Did you communicate with him?” “I did not.” “Why didn't you stop in some hos- pital and ask if he had been brought there?” i ""I thought I would have been noti- ed.” “You didn’t think the accident was such to make his identification impos- sible?” “No.’ Explains Lack of Reward. “And all you did was to telephone Mr. Hall's sisters from a place out- side your home?" Simpson stressed the fact that the witness had not offered a reward. “What reason have you for not of- fering a reward for the arrest of the murderers of these people?” he asked. “It would have been indecent.” The prosecutor scoffed at the reply and repeated the questiop to get the same answer. Mrs. Hall denied that she knew anything of firearms and said she had not said that she could ‘“shoot the heads off rattlesnakes.” Just as court adjourned until Mon- day Simpson was about to question the witness about an alleged conver- sation with Prosecutor Toolan of Middlesex County. The morning session was occupied with widely scattered testimony, the defense losing a fight to get into the record documents relating to corre- spondence between Timothy N. Pfeif- fer, attorney for Mrs. Hall, and the attorney general of New Jersey, in 1922 and 1923. Mr. Pfeiffer was used as a witness to describe activities of Mrs. Hall and her agents to help solve the crime. The State has charged that the defendants did not co-operate with the authorities in the investiga- tion. Stenographers on Stand. Mrs. Annie Bading, stenographer for Ellis Parker, a detective, testified that in a conservation with Parker James Mills, husband of the slain woman, indicated that he knew of Mrs. Mills’ affection for Mr. Hall. Felix di Martini, private detective, who was employed by Mrs. Hall as an investigator in 1922 and 1923, was recalled to the witness stand for brief questioning. He was asked if he had told a man in New York that he had seen Mrs. Jane Gibson. He had testi- fied yesterday that he had not seen her. He said today that he told the New York man that he had not seen her. Di Martini’s status will not be dis- posed of for the present. He was ad- mitted to bail in $3,000 yesterday on a charge of being an accessory after the fact of the murder of Mr. Hall and Mrs. Mills, with a possibility of a further hearing today on a motion of his counsel to dismiss the complaint. An agreement was reached to permit the case to go over until the present trial is concluded. WANTS MEMORIAL T0 FIREMEN HERE Watson Will Urge Chiefs to Erect New Building in Washington. Location in Washington of the pro- posed building which the Interna- tional Association of Fire Chiefs is planning to erect as a memorial to firemen who lost their lives in line of duty or in the World War will be sought by George S. Watson, chiet engineer of the District Fire Depart- ment. Mr. Watson has just been ap- pointed a member of the committee of the organization authorized at the last convention in New Orleans to con- sider a method of financing the proj- ect and to promulgate rules setting forth its aims and objects. The idea of a firemen's memorial was conceived by Fire Chief Watson in 1922, and although he pushed it vigorously before the annual conven- tions of fire chiefs, it was not in- dorsed until this year, when the asso- ciation authorized the appointment of a standing committee to take steps to carry it out. Serving with Mr. Watson on the committee are Thomas R. Murphy, chief engineer of the Sun Francisco Fire Department and presi- dent of the association, and Battalion Chief Frank C. McAuliffe of Chicag Besides a memorial to the firem: the association plans to ke t building serve as its international headquarters and a bureau for all firemen who care to use it for in- formation pertaining to fire depart- ment matters of all cities within the Jjurisdiction of the organization. By the terms of the resolution the site for the building should be located within the association’s jurisdiction. Fire Chief Watson believes that Wash ington is the most logical place for such a project, and will make every effort to have the association vote for its erection here. Mr. Watson has also been honored by the association through his selec. tion as a member of the committes appointed to work out a system of fire protection for Mount Vernon. Other members of this committes are Fire Chief August Emrich «f Balti- siore and Fire Cnief Murphy of san Francisco. Arrangements are being made by Mr. Watson to go to Mount Verron some time this week with Chief Em rich for a preliminary survey of the present fire-fighting equipmeat st the ‘Washington home. ‘MUST HELP EACH OTHER, SAYS SHAW AS SHOWMAN Writes Lines for Play Containing His Own Flattery of Hall Caine as an Immortal. By Cable to The Star and New York World LONDON, November 27.—George Bernard Shaw declared today that “all of us in the show business must help each other,” and demonstrated it by writing lines for a young actor who is going to impersonate Shaw in a forthcoming play, “His Wild Cat.” Shaw also told the actor how to make characteristic Shawvian gestures. “Don’t pull the beard,” he said. never do that. Push back the mus tache with the back of your hand and tug at the coat lapels. And don't wear plus fours, because I hate them.” In the play occurs a scene between two actors representing Shaw and Hall Caine. Shaw complained that the lines did not sound like himself He substituted these lines: Shaw to Caine—When you open your lips, Hall, 1 seem to hear the immortal bard himself. Caine (surprised) to Shaw—This from you, George? Shaw to Caine—You deserve it, Hall, you deserve it. There are not two men who admire themselves and Dns t}nother more sincerely than you and 1. WOMAN INHERITS $95,442. ‘Washingtonian Gets Life Interest in New Yorker’s Estate. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, November 27.—Miss Daisy L. Doubleday of 2123 California street, Washington, D. receives a life interest in $95,442 from the estat: of her aunt, Miss Ella F. Hubby, who died January 19, 19 it became known here " yesterday. The estate was appraised in the office of the State transfer tax department and was found to have a net value of $388,000. 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