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1796
1922
VOL LXIV-NO. 265
t-OPULATION 29,685
NORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1922
10 PAGESt-0 ! COLUMNS
TRICE TWO CENTS
PROGRESS OF MURDER CASES
til OF GEN
CABLED PARAGRAPHS
Prosecutor Beekman Promise "There Will be an Indictment
in the Hall-Muls Case Within the Next Three Days
Testimony Has Been Concluded in the Trial of Mrs.
' Mabel Champion, Charged With Killing Thomas A.
O'Connell In Trial of Miss Clara Phillips the Prosecu
tion Rested Authorities Are Questioning Mrs. Sterrett
About Poisoned Cake.'
Vew Brunewiek, X J.. Oct. 31. By
the A T ) "There will be an Indictment
In the Halle-Mills, murder cae within
the next three days." declared Pnoe
cutor Eeekman of Somerset county, late
teday. II declined 'to amplify ' his
statement.
Mr. Beekman's positive statement came
at the close of a day of melodrama
which gave little indication that the
denouement was approaching in. the in
vestigation of the double-slaying of the
f.ev. EJward Wheeler Hau ana mm.
Eleanor R. Mills, a member of his choir,
on Phillips farm. September 14.-
Mrs. Jane Gibson, ex-ctrcus rider, pur
suer of corn thieves and self-styled eye
witness to the murders, who has been
absorbing public interest In the drama
the last few days, this morning became
Irritated at the repeated efforts of re
porters to Interview her and shooed them
off her farm by the simple expedient of
Bring a eharge of btrdshot over their
heads. Thereafter interview were con
ducted by telephone, whenever Mrs. Gib
son could be induced to answer the bell.
Mrs. Gibson later issued a formal
statement in which she admitted that
she Is the wife of William Easton, a
Kew Brunswick tool maker. Bhe said
thev had separated eight years ago in
Trenton, but that Easton later learnel
that she. had purchased a farm near
Kew Brunswick alii followed her here.
Mrs Gibson said in Iter statement
that she knew that there was at leas'.
one other person who could corroborate
her account of what she saw on the
Phill;Bn-farm on'the night of the two
murders.
" nave been assured that Mr.. Mott
(as no corroboration of my etory. 1
know he has corroboration. I know
that he hie found at least one other
person who was in De Pussy's lane of
the night of the murders ana msr. mis
person has told Mt. Mott, Mr. rotten
and state troopers that a woman wear-
Ins a tray coat was on the farm on
thst 'Bight.
-This person is reputable and hat
uDolled sufficient evidence for one of
more arrests. There la more that I could
say. I could give the name of -the per
ton who corroborates ne, lut ,i will no,
"tuii'l I am permitted l0do" so by the
authorities. -
-It would be far better If the woman
I named would come forward and ad
mit 'frankly that she was present when
Mr. Hall and Mrs. Mills were kllle.i
and give whatever Justification she te
ble to give of the charge that the mur
der was premeditated, and not the re
mit of a sudden quarrel, a sudden de
cision to use the gun' and knife."
a theory that robbery of diamond rings
from Mrs. Carleton may have oeen me
motive for the shootiije. .
Italian Steamer is Sinking. 1 S?
Lands End, Eng., Oct. 51. By the' ..i
P.) The Italian steamship Teti, b
irom Huelva, Spain, for Norfolk- '
Baltimore, is sinking at a nolnt. - :
east of the' Asores, says a wireif -
sagefro. m the- vessel received r Cv da
this afternoon. ' The messaeeA;. - her
position as latitude 37.80 n. : V 'ongl
tude, 23.33, west. ' ' -
FINAL APPOINTMENTS Ti. -
THE KEW BRITISH MINISTRY
.1
Oyster Steamer
Destroyed By Fire
Partial Embargo
On New Haven Road
MRS. CARLETON CONFESSED
LOVE FOR REV. CHRISTLEK
Los Angeles, Oct. : 31. Sirs. Margaret
Carleton, who with Rev. Leonard J.
Christler was found shot to death in the
Christie? home at Havre, ; Mont., last
Friday, had confessed her love for the
Rev. Mr. Christler to her ' husband,
Frank E. Carleton, former judge of the
district court at Havre, .Mr... Carleton de
clared tonight in a signed statement to
The Associated Tress.
"I can no longer remain silent' in the
face of the startling statement of
Bishop Faber given to The Associated
Press that 'I believe as a result of
the investigation I have mado of the
tragedy which occurred' m the--Christ
ler home early Friday morning and af
ter questioning those who knew about
it, that" if, this woman had v been able
to work her will on, Mr. Christler he
would be alive today, unfaithful to , hi;
wife, but stfll living' ", -the statement
said. .
"This attempt - to make it appear to
the world that Margaret threw herself
upon this man and that he tried to
nmonstrate with her and lead her into
a spiritual path has goaded me into ex
pression. "I wonder did his - reverence know
when he made the statement, above re
ferred to, that this .pastor, -who, it s
now claimed.' maintained only a friend
ty and ministerial interest In the Carle
ton family had written letters to Mar
garet Davenports" rcy wife s maiden
name.' and sent them care general de
livery?
"Let It be weu understood thai in
making this statement I ' intend to cast
not the slightest reflection or condemn
ati6n upon my .wife, for no one know
as well as I do the - influence which
this man held over her and which could
reasonably be termed -hypnotic. '
"I have known of Margaret's love for
Oils ,,man for scveraj jears and Jts, js,l I
only- fiir -to her'to say 'fhaf" shet"conFi
fessed It to we. I wilt not further vio
late her '-confidence,' but I do 'want'" to
slate unqualifiedly'' and unreservedly
that It is a fact that this preacher had
..led her to believe that hg returned that
love. .. .
London, Oct SI. (By the A. p.)
The final appointments to the new min
istry formed by Premier Bonar Law, an
nounced today. Include' ministers of la
bor and . pensions, although Mr. Bonar
Law had previously intimated that the
pensions portfolio would be abolished
and was understood to be also contem
plating abolition of the ministry of- la
bor. . . ......
Sir Montague Barlow, who was parlia
mentary secretary to the labor ministry
in the Lloyd George cabinet, becomes
minister of labor, and the pensions port
folio is taken by Major George Clement
Tryon. who was also a parliamentary
secretary under the Lloyd George regi
me being connected with the ministry
which he fa now to head. "
Sir Samuel Hoare Is appointed air
minister, and Colonel Neville Chamber
postmaster, general.
Other, appointments have been an
nounced as follows :
Commissioner of works, - Sir -' . John
Baird. .
Solicitor general, Thomas W.- H. Jn-
Skip.
Civil lord of the admiralty, the Mar
quis of Linlithgow.: . ,
Financial secretary to . the admiralty,
Commander Bolton Meredith Eyres
Monsell.
Secretary for overseas trade. Sir Wil
liam Jbynson-Hicks.
Secretary, to the board of trade. Vis
count Wolmer.
Secretary to the ministry of transport,
Lieutenant Colonel Wilfred Ashley.
secretary to the ministry of . health,
the Earl of Onslow.
Secretary to the board of agriculture,
the Earl of Ancaster.
Secretary to the treasury, Lieut. Col.
Leslie Orme Wilson.
The following under secretaries have
been appointed: . .
-Home office, Lieutenant Colonel Geo.
F. Stanley.
Foreign offfcs, Ronald - McNeill.
Colonial office, William G. A. Ormsby
Gore. ' , -
War office, Walter E. Guinness.'
, Air minister, the Duke of Sutherland.
India office. Bar! Winterton.
Financial secretary to the war office,
F. s. Jackson. .. . '
Crew of the H. C. Rowe of
New. Haven Was Rescued
by the Steamer Peconic. .
New York, Oct. j 31. The steamer H
C. Rowe, an oyster Usher, was destroy
ed by fire in Peconlb bay today. John
Adams, of North Edgecom, Me., the en
gineer, was severely burned before the
crew was rescued by the steamer Pe
conic, The Rowe had twelve oyster drcdzers
at work when thb fire broke out. The
hoisting apparatus was destroyed and
the weight of the dredges, acting as
anchors, held the steamer in a fixed po
sition. The whistle also was broken,
and the crew were making' frantic ex
torts to summon aid when sighted by
the Peconic.
The. burned -vessel was in charge of
Captain Benjamin Leek, of New Ha
ven, and owned by the Rowe Oyster
company, of that city. The boat, for
merly the City of Bridgeport, was at
one time -a passenger carrier between
Bridgeport and New York,
BRIEF TELEGRAMS
Celonel William Boyee' Themsaea
New Tork was reelected president
the Roosevelt Memorial association.
HUGHES ASKS VOTERS TO
UPHOLD PRESIDENT HAKDINO
Caused by Accumulation of
, Shipments Due to Embar
, goes on Connecting Lines.
New Haven, Oct. 31. The New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad tonight
announced a partial embargo on freight,
giving as its reason the accumulation' of
shipments due to embargoes on connect
ing systems. The road announced that
it hoped by means of this action, to reg
ulate traffic and In insure compliance
with the service orders of the interstate
commerce commission.
The announcement, in part, read:
"The necessary regulation of traffic by
this partial embargo will operate grad
ually towaid a reduction of car3 en
route, safeguarding - against congestion
and reducing delay to equipment which
will ncrcase the availability of cars for
all general use."
The Now Hnxi road also announced
the construction c additional facilities
at Cedar Hill liiid elsewhere to increase
its freight carrying capacity and re
ported its shop forces were substantially
fully recruited
Since April 1; lSl, the Cenneetient
public utilities commission has received
1,225 applications for certificates to op
crate Jitneys.
Mr. Diana Merren-HlU. wtesw ef H-.
Morgan Hill, ot Washington, D. C, was
married to Sir George Rhode In Lon
don at Sf. Mary '8 C;h"Uc church.
Selwya C. Edgar, 71 years U cap
italist who was found (hot to death in
his home in St. Louis Saturday, commit
ted suicide.
EXPANSION THE POLICY OF
if itai m nnmirn
lLli
TUT NO
mil iiLii iittLiHiirnrm
easn 1
river
The present Is the latest open i
known on the Yukon river. The
has none but slush Ice In it, and the
tributaries are practically free of ice. .
The French government Is Inclines ts
regard France's war debt to the United
States as lying in abeyance pending some
definite development In the reparations
problem.
Mussolini Regards the Mediterranean as an Italian Lake arid
Advocates Complete Control of That Waterway by Italj
Has Always Bitterly Contested the Claims of Greea
for the Dodecanese Islands New Ministry is Hostile ,c
Extreme Socialists and Communists Fascist! Troops
Have Triumphantly Entered Rome. '
l . S. NOTE OX NEAR EAST
DELIVERED TO TUE ALLIES
VETERAN BALLONIST
, CHARGED WITH ARSON
rESTIMOKT CONCLUDED IN
, THE O'CONNELL MURDER CASE
' Cleveland, Octjl. (By the A. P.)
Testimony was concluded and summing
ip arguments by the state .opened late
:oday in the first degree murder trial of
Mrs. Mabel Champion, 22, charged' with
Jie slaying of Thomas A. O'Connel, car
sjval promoter, of New Haven, Conn., in
t restaurant here last July.
In his opening statement to the jury
Edward C. Stanton, county prosecutor,
itked that the jury 'Impose the death
penal ts on-Mrs. Champion, declaring 'she
waa guilty of O'Connell's murder,
This girl la from Texas and shoots
from the hip," declared Prosecutor. Btan
'on. This statement was objected to by
defense counsel, laying that there -was
no evidence supporting "the hip- shoot
ing." The court sustained the objection.
The stale sprang a surprise In Its re
buttal testimony offering the blood spat
tered clothing ol O'Connell as evidence
and through Captain Daniel Stanton,
lire arm -expert of the Cleveland police
depart menU Prosecutor Stanton demon
strated the death shots could, not have
been fired at close range, as the defenso
contended. t- '
The officer"! testimony was In direct
contradiction of that of Mrs. Champion
offered earlier in the day that the death
shots were accidental while O'Connell was
holding her arm. During the Introduction
of ths evdence - Mrs.. Champon showed
her first emotion, during the whole
course of the case. She turned her face
s the clothing was. presented and as
the prosecutor re-epacted th shooting
the buried her face in her hands. - ,
Captain Stanton was not cross-exam-teed.
Attorneys for Sirs. Champion when glv
ta an opportunity -by the court to sum
mon rebuttal witnesses to his testimony
leclared they were 'willing to let the case
reel." .
. Attorneys tor the state and defense
hare each fceen allotted two hour for
'.heir summing up arguments. Prosecutor
Stanton apoka fpr half an hour before
sourt adjourned late today. Tomorrow
' smrnlng attorneys for Mrs. .. Champion
rill make their argument (or two honrt
tfter which the state win clot the caae
villi an hour and a half argument.
A, brief charge to the jury by Judge
Maurice Bernon will follow and the case
'B exported to be In the hands of the
, lury tomorrow. - .
dl'ESIION MRS. -STERRETT
' ABOUT. POISONED CAKE
. : Philadelphia," Oct. 3 1. Mrs. W. W.
Sterrett will be ouestioned further by
authorities regarding her movements
twenty-four hours before the poisoneJ
cake, which caused - the., death of h&
husband, an expert accountant, of De
von, and her own serious . Illness, was
received. It waa announced tonight.
'Coroner'' William Neville, of v Mont
gomery county said today: 1
"I feel' certain that Information which
would solve the case is being Wiethe's.
There are many points about it that do
not jibe." . ; ,
Investigators pointed out that the . box
containing the poisoned pastry was
J mailed within a. Vatone's. throw , of Mr.
i oicrrcn s uuiue..
Mrs. Sterrett- explained the . dlff erenti
In' effect of the poison upon her hus
band and herself by the fact that her
husband suffered from indigestion.
"I cut the cake In hail and ate as
much as he did," she said.: . "I can only
believe that because of his- indigestion
the cake had more effect on him," .
St. Louis, Oct SI. John Berry, 75,
veteran balloonist, was arrested this
afternoon following a fire In a building
where he- conducts an automobile re
pair shop and an aviation school.
Police and firemen easily- extinguished
the Waze: 'The police said ihsy receiv
ed, advance, information fronr Don Scar
PPtousfomjrBanjc. enroloyM-bv Berry.
sum oerry planned to" mint sown thd
structure and obtain J 2,000 insurance.
Berry steadfastly ..denied any , knowl
edge of tha fire. ' '
Berry is a well Itnourn billnnniti In
tnis 'country and Europe. He was a pi
lot in tne- international race from Stutt
gart, Jermany, in 1312.
which he said he found near the scene' of
the murder Sunday. ,
Sheriff Spink declared he was Investi
gating It from three angles in the hope
of identifying the fingerprints; Identify
ing the . handwriting, and . locating the
persons whose' names are on the paper
for their possible assistance in sheddine-
light on the identity of the murderer and
the motive.
Burns 1b now held In Hie Lake county
jail, charged with the ursi degree' murder
of his wife. He steadfastly' maintains his
innocence.
Jersey City, Oct. 31. Declaring that
in the present campaign the democratic
leaders are waging "a futile controver
sy with no promise of. achievement,"
Secretary of State Hughes asked the
voters of the country in an address
here tonight to uphold the hands cf
President Harding by returning to office
those who have helpe dto write the ad
ministration's record of accomplish
ments.
In every field, foreign and domestic.
Mr. Hughes said, the administration of-
carried Into effect the desires of the ome.
-n-eiwence to tne
made in
Medical eertillostea wonM be reonirea
from all members of the . Episcopal
church, who xnmrry In Chicago under the
terms of a resolution adopted at a- meet
ing of the rectors of the diocese.
The Rev. Elliott Patrick. ythrnl
Methodist minister .- of . Statet,lro, Oa..
went on trial charged with first cree
nii.rder in connection- with the killing of
his wife and mother-in-law last June 1
St. Paul's Episcopal parish. Kerwalb,
tne first established in America, at a
special parish' meeting, reaffirmed . a
vote passed In April, 191".. to- replace
the present church, bulldiug with A stone
structure.
All Ave ef the Central Am eric-an jst-
.he iiKts department made public thl I :rnmen; I"T,te tne Unlte,d Sl""
governments position on the conference I cun,er m yiT a
ss ruthned In the "aide memoire which 1 4 un measures for closer friendship and
was transmitted yesterday to, the three I L1ert:n 1have ""Heated formally
i . .. . .. (that thev will arawnt.
governments concerned tnrougn tne ' r
Taat I
Lord Hardlnge has resigned his pest
as British ambassador to Paris. Ac-
Washington. Oct. 31 (By the A. r.).
The American government, in notes de
livered today tothe British, French and
Italian embassies here, formally declined
to participate in the Near East peace
conference, scheduled to be held in Lau-
ssnr.e. Switzerland, next month. Late:
Home, Oot 31 (By the A. P.) What-1
ever the outcome may be when the new
Mussolini cabinet goes beore the cham
ber of deputies, there Is general agree
ment that the new premier has gath
ered about him a cabint exceptionally
strong from the nationalist standpoint,
comprising a body of men who were
leaders uf Italy in the great war and
the outstanding protagonists for Italy r
territorial cla'roa In the peace.
Mussolini brings with b'S ministry a
well-defined foreign policy, the comer
stone of which it ' expansion. The fas
cist! party,' ever since its inception a
year ago, has always preached the ex
tension of Italy's territorial claims.
When former Premier Glolltto ordered
the evacuation . of Albania by Italian
troops, the fascist! sent up a cry of
protest against the veteran statesman.
burning h:m in effigy and hurling sting
ing epithets against him in hostile
demonstrations.
MiiMnllnt hlmwlf Haa AfrA ths
the Mediterranean is an Italian lake ?n?:ThuVh''y reached the mono:
h. -w.ir. -.,i of -t Victor Emmanuel and the total
American people.
i. ,ui. j i : . ; . .
YYIICH lllls UUIUIlllbl.ril.LlUU ciu inu I . . . , , .
power,'-' said" Mr. Hughes, "everyone "ul" pa; "cipaiuin out wn.cn
was talking of the difficulty, if not the;were. ni,1iec,';iveLby e ste depart
impossibility of its tasks. It saddenej I mfnt unt" a".er the ajf.e "ioire car
our friends of the opposing' party toryine .'-tractions regarding the Amcr!
thlnk of what we could not do. But we ?" T'CW had to the
have gone forward so successfully and American representatives in the three
swiftly with one accomplishment after ! frel cap tala. The formal replies, like
another that our opponents are com-1 tne formal invitations were directly
pelled to resort to xaiae issues which , 'orIed and explained that the Lnited
cannot serve them. . . States would send only observers to the
"You wanted the revival of business. : Lauwnne meeting, and added that that
You have it. . Instead - of operating at
ce to tne aioe memoire was i . . . , .
the formal reply to the allied ; dn'f'.th"?frn " ET2FPSJ
ouncoou. 4 .l.Llf .1. V- U'l vw.
Grahame, now the British ambassador to
Brussels.
less than sfafty per cent of capacity, in
dustry Is now operating at about nine
ty, per cent of capacity, which meah3
the top level of useful work, an enor
mous gain. .
"Tou wanted ' employment. " A ' year
and a half ago we had about five mil
lions unemployefl. Now we have no
problem of unemployment. The serious
question . confronting' business,) industry
and agriculture is how to get the nec
essary labor to..jneet'.. IJta. needs. -,Tif
?pratired ttctitnt h taxes,-- i6h"
gress has reduced, taxes over eight'
hundred . million dollars, reductions
which "'have" benefif ed ' everyone.' : "
"Tou wanted a reduction in the
enormous debt which had -been accumu
lated during and after the war. The
debt has been reduced by over a billion
dollars. . ' -
"Tou " wanted economy In govern
ment. For the year ending June SO.
1920, our public expenditures aggre
gated JS.403.343,000 ; a year later $5,'
115.920,000; for the fiscal year 1922,
J3,373,607,000. -
"Tou wanted protection for American
Industry. Tou have ii This country
has . never been willing to abandon the
protective policy."
Secretary Deabr and Bndget Director
Lord reached an., agreement on contro
verted phases of the navy's budget' and
it is now In this hands of President
Harding for approval. It was announced
at the navy department.
Ten million tens ef 'ere, the largest
tonnage shipped through Superior, Wis.,
since the period of depression following
the war, has been sent down the lakes
from the three ore docks there this sea
eon. , . .
"I am not trying- to take away any
one's beer ; I want' to - give- -the - voters
freedom to control the. drink trade." Thus
speaks Lady Aator In an election address
Issued tit Plymouth in which Bhe denies
that ane . desires - to impose prohibition
Ln the people, bysome atft-ef- pUL -t -v-
' .rive- stats witnesses la the - tshal - a
John Kamlskl. charged with' murder. In
connection with the armed march of
miners On the Cllftonvllle mine last July,
at Wellsburg.-W. Va testified to events
be tare and during the pitched battle in
DEFENSE OF MRS. PHILLIPS
TO BE MENTAL DEFICIENCY
KBI'S TERDICT THAT MM.
XABLET05 SHOT CHBISTLES
Havre, Mont,. Oct. 31. The course of
bullet which killed Mrs. Margaret
Cartoon in the tragedy In which Rev.
ronard J. Christler also waa killed last
Friday r.voromr ranged downward at an
am! of 41 degrees with the line of the
sodr. ana slightly from left to right, c
ordirg to Dr. W. F. Hamilton and Dr.
W. ,EL Wll!'.am of Havre, who made an
examination of the body this afternoon,
lira. Carleton waa left-handed, aoeordog
L acquaintances.
A coroners jury na returned a ver-
. lict expressing the opinion .that Mrs.
irleton shot Dr. Christler tntf then coni
iiitted suicide.-' ; ,
trs. Carleton'! funeral service waa to
e held this afternoon and ths body was
;o be gr-nt to Helena for burial.
Mrs Josenh PySe, mother of Mrs.
Carleton, passed the day with her hus
and and an attorney preparing 'a, list of
r-i nations which she said she wpuld pre
lect to the county attorney and h!ch
e "-r!ire4 would tend to show that her
laurhter did not do the killing. .'The
lues-ions she outlined bring Into till cis
DETELOPMENT8 IX THE .
ROSIER MURDER TRIAL
' Philadelphia, . Oct.- 31. Developments
today In the trial .of Mrs. Catherine Ro
sier, accused of tiio slaying , of her hus
band, Oscar Rosier,, an advertising man,
and at present being tried lor shooting
hi tenosranhci', Mils Mildred. Geraldice
Rechitti to doath, at the same. time. In
cluded the following.:
The defense closed Its case after sub
mitting medical testimony in support of
Its theory of "emotional Insanity" for
Mrs. Rosier.. - '-';.'
Rebuttal testimony' was begun for the
commonwealth" with "the Intention- of
showing that the defendant waa - sane
and normal in the hours just after the
double- slaying on -Jan. 21, 1922, "
Women spectators' hissed a ' prison
guard who testified, that Mrs.' Rosier had
shown' no signs of Insanity and on-several
other occasions the unruly disposi
tion of the spectators brought warnings
from Judge-:Earratt. , . '" ' ' -
Xr. Margaret Nelson, -jk prison physi
cian, testified that . 'in her opinion Mrs.
Hosier was sane", but admitted under
cross examination that she had made an
official report that Mrs, Rosier waa subnormal-
and mentally deficient. - --
Attorneys are "expected to be ready to
start final arguments tomorrow and the
case may co to the jury before night.
- counsel lor the defendant, stated that
It had twelve witnesses to call in stir
rebuttal and at the close ot court the
commonwealth had nearly finished with
Its rebuttal witnesses.
Dr. Charles . K. Mills and "Dr. George
Wilson! alienists, both testified that Mrs.
Roster was unabia to distinguish between
right and wronj at the time of the shoot
ing .and for some time thereafter. Cross
examination failed to make them alter
their opinion. r . ;; i -
Los Angeles, .Calif., ' Oct. 31. Mrs,
Clara Phillips is a "moron" "subject
epileptic convulsions" and A, has "the
mentality of a child," her attorney,
Bertram Herrington, declared today ic
opening; -the defense in her trial for the
murder of Mrs. Alberta Meadows.
. The attorney asserted he would prove '
that the -defendant did not yield the
hammer with which the state contends
Mrs. - Meadows was beaten to death on
Montecito drive on July 12. last. He
declared it would be shown that Mrs.
Phillips' every action that day waa
"guided by Peggie Caffee," prosecution
witness who testified she saw m. Phil
lips striking Mrs. Meadows' with the
hammer.' The state rested after exam
ining Lester Atkins, who "corroborated
Mrs. Caffee's statement that he and a
man 'named K.Gentry met -Mrs.' Caffee
and Mrs.i Phillips . at. Long Beach a few
hours before the slaying. He said, ihe
women -came to h'.s apartment and
Gentry and Mrs. Phillips went out and
returned with a pint bottle of- whiskey,
of which all (our partook. - He said he
and Gentry drove the women to Los
Angeles, : Mrs. Phillips tarrying with
her the bottle and what remain edof.'ta
contents. ' ..
Herrington . declared he would , show
that Mrs. Meadows- was -slain -after" an
altercation and flght between her and
Mrs. .Phillips'- In which the latter's little
finger was practically - broken and she
appealed to Mrs,. Caffee for aid. It was
Mrs. : Caffee, Oge asserted, who bought
tne nammer, -not airs, rnimps.
After the slaying,, the' attorney went
on, Mrs, Phillips went to a hotel and
was there told by her - husband that
"something awful ' had happened and
phe must go to Texas at once. Phil
lips, he - said, got her some money and
She started east.
Weeks defends foreign '
1 . polict op administration
Danbury, Conn., Oct. 31. Declaring
i that the United States would have be-
1 come embroiled in the war between Tur
key and Greece If it had been a mem
ber, of the league of nations, Secretary
of -War. Weeks tonight defended the for
eign policy- of the Harding administra
tion at a republican rally here. -r
Secretary Weeks declared that while
the United Statesh ad barely escaped the
necessity of becoming involved in the
Turkish situation, it ' would- certainly
have had to take a hand in it as a mem
ber of the. league. ,-' - ;:',
In discussing . the . tariff, secretary
Weeks. said that while the present tariff
was not i perfect, he ' considered It the
best ever enacted. ' ,He also declared
that a protective tariff was necessary
for Connecticut Industries.
While on the topic of foreign relations,
Secretary Weeks said- that a "certain
nation" had . made application to the
United States last week for the purchase
ot 500,000 rifles and millions of rounds
of ammunition. ' He declared that this
application, had. been, refused anda dded
that he would rather see them unitions
tossed Into the sea than sold for the.por
poseof 'war. ; . ' ' ' , '. . "
BOOT OP KANGAROO POUND ' " fy
'...'..i IS WOODS NEAR DA BURT
Danbury," Oct. 31. A kangaroo in
the .Connecticut, hills ,waq a problem puz
zling amateur naturalists' hers today.
The kangaroo was found, last night near
Botsf 6ird bya section gang returning from
work. Its body was still warm and the
blood from a bullet wound was fresh.
The animal ' was almost five -' feet -tall
and weighed about 200 . pounds. There
ts a possibility that it escaped ' from' a
circus which passed through this section
last week. ' .'
'conlercnce was primarily a peace con
ference to end a war in which the United
States was not a belligerent.
In the "aide memolre" upon which the
formal replies were based - "certain sub
jects of particular Amercan concern" at
the conference are enumerated as follows-.
. ,
"1 The maintenance "of capitulations
which may -be essential to the appro
priate safeguarding of non-Moslem Inter
ests. . ' r ' ' ' ' ,
"2 The. -protection, under nrooer ruar
ante a, nhllanthropiCv educational and
reitg louw-institutions. .
"I Appropriate undertakings In ' re
gard to-the freedom of opportunity, with,
out discrimination or special privilege,
for commercial enterprise.
"4 Indemnity for losses suffered by
Americans In Turkey as a result of arbi-" which seven persons lost their lives.
.1 1 Hll ttUlQ.
"5 Suitable provisions for the protec
tion of minorities.
"8 Assurances touching the freedom
of the straits.
"7 Reasonable opportunity for arch
aeological research and study." '
The "aide memoire" continues:
'This brief summary, while not ex
haustive, may serve to indicate the gen
eral nature of American Interests. To
safeguard such interests and to facilitate
the exchange of views, the government of
the United States Is prepared to send
observers to the proposed conference, u
this action is agreeable to the powers :
concerned.
"As the object in view In submitting
this suggestion is the elimination of any
possible - cause of misunderstanding. It is
considered appropriate to- call attention
to the attitude of the United States In
respect to secret treaties and agreements
It is . not felt that arrangements previ
ously made with respect to Turkish ter
ritory,, which provide for the establish
ment of zones of special commercial and
economic Influence, such, for example, as
the tripartite, agreement of 1920. are con
sonant with the principle of the equality
of economic opportunity. It is assumed
that the allied powers will not now de
sire, and do not now Intend, to carry into
effect previous arrangements of this na
ture. ,
"The United States has no desire to
take any action which might embarrass
the allied powers In the proper effort to
secure peace. It desires nothing which
need conflict with the interests of other
countries, if the principle of commercial
opportunity for all nations is recognized
at the outset. The United States, has no
Intention of seeking for Itself or1 Its na
tionals a- position' of special privileges.
but it desires to protect its rights and to
assure the open door. Finally, It wishes
to afford protection to Its citlsens who
wish to continue the humanitarian work
which has been carried on for genera
tions in ths Near East and is rendered
more 'essential' than ever by the present
.conditions.-; ' .
New Tsrk arm - ing fcnsasera with
Mexico and the various departments of
the Mexican government were unable to
determine how far President - Obregon's
order to suspend ail commercial rela
tions with New Tork '' business 'firms
would affect their Mexican business.
After Investigating the naaiag of
three bodies in a rough box in the attic
of a down-town block In Rochester, N".
Y.. the police learned that the bodies
were specimens shipped to a commercial
anatomist who a few years ago had a
laboratory there.
Benito Massollat has seat a saesaaa-c
to the British prime minister, Mr. Bo
nar Law, and the French premier, at
Polncare, announcing - his accession ' to
the premiership- as ''ths representative
of Italian ideals born at ,Vittoria Ve-
neto. --.-.. .
Lack of proper ea-eeratiea by the
United States department of .agriculture
in the consideration of national . legisla
tion Is charged in a report, just made
public - by the legislative - committee of
the principal grain' exchanges ' of the
country.
Aatanl. Rsians. s harber knewa at
the, Savin Rock section as ' "Tony the
Barber" who killed Frank Cosso, of
Waterbury, a frequenter of -.hotels la
tnat snore resort, on July 13, was sen
tenced to .state prison for five to eight
years by Judge Marvin In the superior
court ' ' .
The nattenal nsisrtnrtsn . for the ad
vancement of colored people of New Tork
sent, a telegram to Governor Henry J-
Allen, - or Kansas, congratulating hint
upon his assertion Saturday that he had
directed the attorney . general -. to take,
action to expel -from the state all offi
cials of the Ku Kluz KJasu -
klNKS' JN VIDENB OT . ..-. '' :
MURDER OF MBS. BURNS
Cleveland.' Oct. 31. Following the find
ing' of more than one ' hundred blood
stains on ths oar of Henry . J. . Burns,
whose ' wife's mutilated, body was -found
burled In a shallow grave near Paines
v (lie . last Wednesday. Sheriff Spink of
Lake county announced tonight he had
discovered another important link of evi
denoe which he declared may prove "very
Important", to authorities working on the
case.t . '- - " ; ,.- ..'
Joneph-Xennon, of near Painosvllle.
brought to the sheriff tto'day a sheet of
paper' apparently ' tornv from a "time
bo6k,"' stained-with wall defined bloody
finier prints tnd bcrin.;- several "name.
PAD RICK CASE TO BE
K ' GIVEN TO JURT XODAT
Statesboro, Ga., Oct. 31. The case of
Elliott Padrick, young Methodist minis
ter, on trial in superior court' here for
the.-.mnMer of his mother-in-law,. Mrs,
Mamie Lou Dixon, last Juno was expect
ed to be given the jury, before court ad
journed tonlgnt. . ,. - . . i. . .
Following completion of defense tes
timony this tnornlng the. ntlr afternoon-was
consumed' In ' arguments of
counsel,!, who continued their, addresses
at a night session. Eight speeches were
to be ssade, ? four by each side, after
which it is expected 1 that' Judge Pork
would charge -the. jury before adjourn
tnent '-.? , " , ' ' ' " ' .
1 Interest in , the .trial continued urtabat
ed today, the court house being crowded
throughout the session. ' The young min
ister following his dramatic appearance
before the jury- this morning, when he
delivered a prayer and preached a ser
mon on -the text "Thou shalt not commit
adultery," again lapped Into the state of
seml-wakefulness which -has characteris
ed -his attitude throughout- the trial. -.
Padrick Is charged with ' killing his
wife and inother-ln-ltw, : but -Is being
tnea oruy ior the murder ol ths .attef,
1,1M IN LIQUOR FINES ...
': . IN CITTf COURT. BRISTOL
Bristol, "Oct. . II. Dollars ' rolled info
the scity treasury today by the way- ot
the city ,eourt whei- four liquor viola
tion cases netted fines ot f 1100. William
J. Brown was fined S400 and cost and
given 90 days in Jail, .this latter feature
boing because this was his fourth of
fense. Harry'- Peters -was 1 fined V 1200
and costs,-. Mary 'Runzilla- $200 - and
costs, and oratnick Sinlsgalli, S300 and
costs each with1 a 39 days . suspended
jail sentence. .
' 1 : V. ,, I
SENT TO STATE PRISON FOB ;
' J.- THBFXl OF AUTOMOBILES
New Haven," Oct. 31.-Ioseph J. Steen
hoff, one ot three men arrested .on sus
picion of having stolen automobiles to
a considerable number and' who waa
brought back from Providence was sent
to state prison- today for- one . to two
years for theft of a car -here on August
30.: Onj of the others has been sent to
the reformatory, but the third was dis
charged today for lack- of "evidence. ; . ;
Mrs. Beth Sehermerhorn, . Des
Moines, 23 years old widow, who recently
offered to sell herself to any man for a
sum of $5,000 that she 'might be able
to , obtain skilled ; medical treatment in
an effort to recover trom paralysed nerve
THREE PERSONS KILLED IX.
.- v - SOUTHERN PACIFItJ WRECK
v Kew Orleans, Oct. 81. Three persons
were killed and five others seriously In
jured today when Southern Pacific pas
senger train- No.. 109 crashed into the
rear of a special train carrying the C.
A. Wort ham shows, at Adeline, La., about
nine miles west of Franklin.
' All of the -killed and injured' were
members of the. Wortham shows. - -
One of ths passenger coaches used on
the rear of the show train as a caboose
and four othersas sleeping -quarters were
reduced to klndllnr - wood. ' The loco
motive of the passenger train burled Itself
In the rear coach causing the four cars
in front of it to telescope. -
According to testimony at a coroner's
inquest today the show train -was back
ing into a siding at Adeline' when the
accident occurred.-,. . k- f
NEW HAVEN DEMOCRATIC U ,
DEPUTY REGISTRARS FINED
Release ef the British
and Edna at New Tork- was ordered hy
the - department of justice - after , a re
view of the evidence in the case which Is
understood .to -have established that pro
hibition officials making the- selsars- were
unable -to-show conclusively that ths ves
sel had been In Illegal communicatloa
with the shore. . , ,. . .
that fvaterway by Italy. The claims of
Greece for the Dodecanese island wa4
always bitterly contested in ' fascist;
councils.
Total repudiation of all Soviets has
been a constant cry among . fa-'-cisti.
When the Russian commercial mission
arrived in Rome in 1921 their rooms
were broken into and their bag-gage
ransacked by fascieti who contended for
no negotiations in any form with the
soviet. .
In their domestic policy the aims of
the fascist! have not been so clearly de
fined. - Indeed, It has been constantly
maintained by their opponents that they
had no domestic poMcy. One thing.
however, has stood .pre-eminent in all
their domestic actions,' namely their
hostility to the extreme socialists and
communists. '
They have defiantly fought the strike
In any form. Wherever and whenever
strikes have been declared they .have
etratned every effort to keep industry
going.
Communism has been rendered a
most helpless In Italy by the onslaught
of fascism. The- TaMtaat aatiomallsts
have- carried their battle Into- the labor
temples' and -meeting places of their an
taglnlsts. They have seized the record!
and rosters and burned them, and on
many occas!ons even set fire to tbs
buildinra. The fascist!, however, hav
manifested strong friendship for the la
borers provided the latter became na
tionalists- and embraced tne lascisu
principles.
Besides the strength which comes is;
the government with -the appointment
ot General Diss and Admiral Thaon Dl
Revel to cabinet positions, there Is an
accompanying assurance ot stability
with the other appointments. Prof. El
naudt. the minister of the treasury, I
distinguished for being one of ths lore-
most Italian economists.
81gnor Rossi, the minister of Indus
try. 1 himself a mannfactorer and had
held cabinet positions previously. He
was on ot the chief advisers to the
Italian government In ths Genoa con
ference. Another member who gives consider
able weight to the new cabinet Is Dep
uty GiuriatL Ho was Gabriels D'An
nunslo's chief of cabinet during the
poet's 'occupation of Flume, and , previ
ously distinguished himself during tbs
World war.- He has been a stauncn
supporter -of- Mussolini sines ths insug
u ration of the -fascist ic party.
While the cabinet 1 In Itself
posed of strong personalities, thsrs M
always the ! question of support la the
chamber. '. It remains for the Catholics
to announce their program -when th
chanrber opens "next week.- If they are
pleased with ths Selections and will give
their support, it would aeem that sum
clent strength could be. counted oa front
the various 'other constitutional partial
to .render .ths ministry stable and likely
to be durable.
In taking the portfolios of. foreign Af
fairs and interior In addition to the pre
miership, Mussolini occupies the posts
which mean most for the fascisll sphere
of . action. . - By occupying . ths foreign
office be can put forth the policy which
has again and .again "been enunciated
br ' his party that of expansion.
By being minister of ths rntsnor nl
controls the police fores and .will be
ab'.s'to maneuver ths various public In
struments for-, ths maintenance ot or
der In accordance with ths program of
his. party.
socks, and shoes that ranted from top
ooois to aancinc jumps. Ther wan
armed only with riding crops and hlod
geonn, one man from Attacona swinging
oaseDsii oat.
Briskly they swung Into line tn.ths
tunes of innumerable bands, the Roman
conttngest leading the way along tbs
Plncian Hilt roai to the Plana Del Po-
polo through the I'ortal Del Popolo.
The army of people entered the kingdom's
capital through the gate of the people '
Into the people's square, then marched
down the Corao L'mlnrto, Rome's main
street, lined with Mags. Every window
was filled with Romans cheering, soma .
showering flowers upon the passing black
shirts, while those In the streets saint-,
ed straight-armed from the shoulder rtts)
hand extended toward the west.
Straight through the heart of the ctt
the procession continued, the y oaths
never looking to the richt or left, and
acknowledging the acclamations and the
cheers only by singing Fascist! marching -
at
ths tossh of
the Unknown Soldier.
After the ceremony was concluded af '
the tomb of the Unknown Soldier the
Fascial! proceeded to the Via National, -Rome's
national highway, past the rami
cf the earliest wars and reached Quirm- -al
square, where they were formed hi .
iront of the palace.
By this time the number of Faackstl
taking part In the procession waa vari
ously estimated at fifty to sixty thous
and, lste arrival at the gates of Rosnt
hastening to fall in behind the unit
which had formed In Borghese Park. -
Homage having been paid to their kmc.
the celebration was now over. The Fasds
tl reformed and marching directly to th
station, where fifty train capable of
transporting from &aa to l.Ot soldier :
each had been held in readiness sine
morning In accordance with the demoM-
llxatlon order that every soldier most
be on his way borne before nightfall." '
At the tomb ot the Unknown Soldier
each contingent, with banners flying,
halted before the imposing monument ;
then two men from each contingent, oa
bearing a huge palm, th other a boa
quet of flower, ascended th steps lead
ing to th tomb and deprwlted them upon
R on til It Has lost to sight beneath th
mass of bloom. The first wreath placed
on the tomb was carried by a veteran
GaribaMian. nearly a hundred years of
age. who waa assisted trp th steps . by
two youths whose combined" age totalled
leas than his own.
On-departing from the tomb the Fas
ehrti proceeded at double-qatck p ths
steep Cemare Battisti hill to the Qutria-
sL where the king appeared on the Bal
cony at two thirty. He stood at as hits.
A each' con tin rent arrived the flag Va
dipped, a before the tomb of the Un
known Soldier. Tne kng was accorded
a great ovation by the assembled multitude.
MCSSOLIXI SEKDS MESSAGE -
TO SECRETARY BrOKEI
DISAPPEARANCE OF ROSALINE '
SHANTY, THB "SWIMatlNO GIRL'
- Muskegon, Mich., Oct, XI. An all-day
search failed today, to reveal th where
abouts of 13-year-old Rosaline Shanty,
ths ' "swimming ' girL" -who 'disappeared
after attending Sunday school last Bun
day.' City and county officers, aided by
Boy Scouts combed the nearby
district without finding a trace of th
girl. Th authoritlest onlght declared
they believed the girl 'was taken awsy
by a man who had witnessed her fancy
swimming exhibitions at a local beach
last summer and had either become In
fatuated, with, the child or' planned tqj
train her for a circus or , stag career. I
Officials in Chicago and other cities
were today enlisted In ths search.
Many residents however, expressed th
hill, democratic - general registrar of
voters, ,and one of his deputies, Georg
Ctmroy, were discharged by Judge ''Ja
cob Caplan, ' Id city court 'today on the
charge of leaving almost two hundred
namse off ths party check lists -which
ware used at ths democratic primaries
In August. . Deputy Registrar Eugene
Harfigan was fined $250 and costs, and
Deputy Registrar John' Cahill fined $160
and costs in the same case. All four
men were, tried together, and th court
hearing .'extended . through . 1 several
.weeks. .-' i- -' f
centers sustained when shot by" her V-s f Eoth' irien took appeals' and furnished
band three years ago, .has accepted an I ootids,, Thomas E.. Cahill foinc' as .their
oftir of a Chicago bank' employe, - .- I Sond3man. . , . .' . ',.. i- -
( New Haven, Oct, 31. Thomas K. Ca-J belief the girl was spirited away, by a
degenerate and feeling was running so
high tonight that officials took .step to
avert, disorder should the man be found.
' Rosaline, who appeared much -older
than 12, and who was unusually attrac
tive was induced t enter an autowobil
driven by a man who had aked two
boys to point out. to him !th swimming
glrL" As the car sped away -from th
church, th girl began t. cry, and th
man was aald to have told her. ah
would 'nver ae her horn a rain."
, Previously the sam man had driven
to Rosaline's home and asked her moth
el's permission to take her out for din
ner, "with ' it Jlttle' girl ah anew, at the
V - . - .' ',- ' - - ,-
THE FASCISTI TBOOTS HATE - ..
ENTERED ROME IN TRIUMPH
triumphant' entry of raociatl' troop into
Rome tooay was tn gpotneosis ot Italy s
bloodless revolution. J Old Romans who
witnessed th entry of the soldiers" of
the ktog -of-Italy hrto th capital of his
hewly welded kingdom on September 20,
187, wept for joy sad vowed tnat Oc
tober (1, 122. will forever Burk a great
epoch In Italy's national life. For la
1$70, they said, Italy was born; today
he baa been saved from bolsTievtsm.
The younger generation, which- m
few days accomplished their tremendotsj
change' in Italy's political aspect, declar
ed they will look back upon their Youth
ful leader, Benito Mussolini, as the
veterans with, dimmed eyea today .recall
Garibaldi. ' ?
' The day broks clear and fine, with
one .of Italy's brightest suns lighting th
way to Borgheae Park a th Fascist!
troops, abroad early, proceeded op Pin
Cian Hit!, from Tlvoli. -Aanta- Marinaila
and other places on ths outskirts of th
city, where they bad' been wiping for
the past three days. . - , . . - I
; "U Is -a fascism sun" said, a sturdy
young black ahlrted -peasant front ths
plains ef Piedmont 'a b led th Pied
mont 1 contingent into Borghesa Park,
where IS .900 Fascist!, represemtlnr all
th provinces ef the kingdom from north
ern Vessua and Lombard y to Southern
Calabria and ficJdlly, assembled.
- With military precision tnsy formed
and automatically fell into the places as
signed to then dark visaged youths,
with sot determined faces, upon Which
shoo the light ef victory, all weartes;
th obtujuitou. black shirt. . But th rest
of their equipment varied from skull caps
to soft felt bats and steel helmet. .
them wer without bats and
Rom. Oct. SL (By th A. P.) Pr-
ler Mussolini has sent th following saex
sag to Secretary of Stat Hugh -at
TA aahlngtoa :
'In assuming th task of govern mral
at tn request ot his majesty, th king.
am addressing to your excellency tay
most' cordial good wishes, and I ventur
to express my conn dene In th friaodly.
economic and spiritual collaboration ef
our - twe countries. Sues collaboration
will be rendered all th mors, agrwabl
byt be fact that th Itallk people look,
to the noble American nation with roT!
eonndenc that it will understand and
estimate th value of th efforts eoaocBs
lis nee oy tn Italian nation jot tn re
alisation ot a common victory." , . '
JUDGE BRANDED LIQUOR .
. AS "TARNISH RKMOYXnT
'w Haven. Oct Jl. When Abra
ham Krlvftsky was before - Judge Mar
vin today on a liquor violation, thhd ..
offence, the state's attorney said that
alleged gin which was sold la the man l
salooa was "varnish remover." - The
Price charged was said to be exertow
taat Judg Marvin warned Krlvltsky
If be or hi wtf engaged la liquor sell
ing again b would hav to go to jail
for It months. A fin of $$Mwaa im
posed with a suspended jail sentence of
on year. The court said that sal ef
such, concoctions as described, was a '
menace to . public health.
- . - ORITTART - , t,
jCeauaaader Werrse U Sawyer
.Stamford. Oct 31. Commander War
ren L. Sawyer, U. S.. N, mired, be
lived at Sbtppan Po.nt died while visit
ing In Nrw Jersey. He was a veteran of
the 8panlB-Aie'lc sad 'World wars.
In the former having been an txecmiv
officer on a vessel and in th latter be
ing for a time In command ef the -tram-big
ship Granite Stat, which was tm th
Hudson river. H was also as onnoen
tlaL officer for th navy Srpartment and
part of bis duty was to took after In
coming and outgoing convoys. Command
er Sawyer was bom In New Tork elty
In IfI, was graduated from Princeton
university, .was k lawyer by profession
and since' retirement from active servio
has been a-specialist la real estate law.
H bad many club membership. KJ
wife and two sons survive and a sister ki
Mrs. B. W. Brooks of Hyack, N. J.
". . Tylr Lefti'Tensld -Greenwich,
Oct II. Tyler Longstreet
Redfleld, bnstnea man and pubhaher of
"Wewspaperdom," died at his horn her
today after a week' 111ns. , He era $7
yars eld. He leaves ble wtf aad a
brother. Jed H. Redneld.- . . i
Mr. Redneld was a member ef ths firm
of Red field. Krnnebanka. bd rit'.l.
printers of New Tork, aad was interested
in several other concerns. Ke was al
so active as the publisher of the mor'. li
ly publication "Newepaperdom " Be was
A member pf th Indian Harbor Yacht
club. ' ' '. '
. Tbeedere T. Whselrr :
Bouthbory. Conn, Oct" II. nt3t
F. Weeks, selectman la this town for 13
years and a former-repreaenta-.ive, e ?
at his horn here tonight in hi $-
year.. 'On week ago th sight cf i.r.
Wheeler being . carried Into th!r t,c,
after a stroke, caused Mrs. whee ,er, . -
some ef
most non descript r troosers, malUcolored years old. to drop dead from
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