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Ante-Mortem Statement of Miss Hood Presented at Murder Trial. DEFENSE INSANITY Prosecution Completes Case And Witnesses for De fense Heard. X*' Mia* Lillian P. Hood, the murdered war worker, received mortal wounds while lighting to protect her honor, she stated In her dying declaration made at Emergency Hospital and ad mitted aa evidence for the prosecu tion ta the case of James Henry Jack son, on trial for murder In Justice Miens' division of the District Su preme Court yesterday The statement of Miss Hood was taken by Miss Pauline M. Scott, a stenographer from the office of the district attorney, and read to the lory by her from the stand as a witness. She said that Miss Hood became very weak while making the direct statement and her voice became almost unintelligible when questions: were asked her. so much so that James J. O'Leary, who asked the questions, was obliged to lean over J the bed with his car very near her' lo understand ? hat she waa saying. ! *tandiag By Bed. Miss Scott said thai Miss Hood slated that she was awakened by some one standing by her bed. and ?ha called out to know who it was. ~ 1 aai-l that the man said. 'It's me," I began climbing in the bed. "* fought him back, calling for which did not come, and he shot p She seised him by the Ankles, was dragged out of the window. Sfc?- was then shot and beaten over tl?-- head with a pistol. ?Miss Ifood then grew very weak and n pealed, almost unintelligibly. "I J-I'oot im: 1 shoot 'im!" she had been ? -?Id before Miss Scott entered the ?'ard that she could live but :i short i'me. Miss Hood told her when she catered that she knew her condition. Dr. J. H. Mankln, surgeon at Emergency Hospital, told on the stand of having been requested by officers from the office of the district attorney to tell Miss Hood that she could not recover and ask her to make a dying statement. He said he hesitated, then when . .,T'nt to her *rard h* could not leU her and went back to the officer with the statement that he could not do It. The officers insisted that tt was Important that it be made and he at last went back and told her. She said she was aware of her condition. Preseeatlea Rests. District Attorn ey^ohn E. Lask-y '"''V*1 ov? objections, that the voodltion of Miss Hood at the time she made the statement be given to w jury. 'The prosecution rested their case before noon and the defense asked time to get their witnesses to the court. Justice Siddons gave a re teas until 1 o'clock when the de detu^* the submission of evi Offlcla1 Stenographer John T U?, " lho fir?' witness .ailed when convened yesterday. He Iden tified the statements made t? the po lice at headquarters by Jackson after ? WM arrested and told of the cir cumstances surrounding Its being made bv him. District Attorney Laskey read lhe statement to the jury J? it Jackson h?W h" had 'raveled over w l v^0' ,he tra" <>' "imc and now he had committed each act as had been testified to by police officers. mPi - of Emergency Hospital. '.*!? J.ur>. hts having treated Miss Hood when she was brought to that institution. .Mr Ljiskey an nounced. "Thar, the case of the go? ernment; your honor, pleaye." Defease OfrM. The defense, in stating their case to the Jury, made it known that they would ask that it find on evidence to be submitted that the prisoner was degenerate with a continuous crime record extending over a period of fif teen years of a diseased and Insane -Meh*i ,ime ,hat ,he "ImesTfor which he is on trial, were committed. J1"' " a 60>' Jackson had traits f^cterlstics and tendencies dlstlnc tfrely foreign to the average hov ' .Tr!" h'" Hth'i '**;T?nworth peniten tial he developed evidences of In sanity. Mrs. Pannle Jackson, mother of the prisoner, was the first witness and - rather rescu ed in speaking out for her son He was always un ruly and of a bad nature, she said so# was away from home when sev eral years ago he was arrested for nrlnir the house, s Haael Roy Henderson, a colored ?a" and ? former bellman, now serving time In jail for house breaking, told of having been to Jackson 9 room many nights for JS" "d ,hat there was a dope outfit there from which Jackson aw-ti doc'or^I hl? liquor before K?^. F had ?*?? the needle which Jackson also used. But two witnesses of the defense were examined at the afternoon ses sion of the court. They will call ?ereraK Dr William A White, who nad been called as an expert on in sanity. was excused until today. | TO LAUNCH FIRST 3-YEAR WARSHIP Plan* are being completed by the 4^ Pe'*rt"en? 'or the launching ?f Brooklyn navy yard 2L Tennessee. three-year building Program battleships to be completed. ? ,L wnes,see ls of the ""tn* class ^o,^!.^ary^nd ,nd Td?>?o. already wmi^eted. Though her weight will 'hik*amT " that of he/ sister ?hips when she is completed, the Ten T??ee will be the heaviest ship munched by the navy in point of weigh t?16.000 tons *Ct'n? of Navy Roose 1,1 ?Wend the launching cere tofT of Tennessee present^ rx??cted to be MUST SHACKLE GERMANY TO SECURE FRENCH ENTITY ? ___ League of Nations Drafters Have Overlooked Curbing of Numerical Superiority of Foe, Says Famous Italian Historian.^ Pari*. April M.?U the Oerman prob lem lnsolvabte? No?but the only war to solve it la the war that waa not chosen?through the league of nt Wwi. It would t>e fool lab to believe Ger many would forget the toes of her colonies even if she retained Anal*. The moderate Intentions of the extra Conttnental power*?England and | America, are Insufficient to avert the | Qerman dancer. Equally Insufficient Is the HTMltr of the Continental powers. France and Italy. The ooly war. of course to "tame Germany In a decisive w?y" would be to dis member her oomplately, but that would not be a peace of Justice. On the other hand, he d?-mllltarlm tton of the left bank of the Rhine would be a partial guarantee If an enemy coalition knew how to act with energy and swlftneas. Experi ences which we have had with the enemy powers during the war and armistice are not vety encouraging. Mast Limit roe Army. Stace her superiority of numbers would assure Germany of a decisive advantage la future wars, the ' first condition of peace that should have been evafted from her Is that she should never have a military force superior to that of France, and that the necessary control be estakM'l d to assure the world that "ie tr ment would be kept. ALEXANDRIA-1 ?i1' / Hie Hcrakl Bom I A S DonlpL r 4 717 King iiwt Alexandria. Vi., April 22.- Alter a squabble tonight the city cw?icll i parsed an appropriation of j to continue the work of cleaning ! the streets and removing aahe*. This is to make up a deficit and had it? not gone through tonight i Alexandria's streets would ha * teen unswept and ashes of house holders not moved. Finally It was I passed. Councilman Sullivan voting ! in the negative. The board of aldermen adopted a resolution that the corporation J attorney take the necessary steps to prevent the proposed increase in telephone rates becoming opera ; tive in this city. It being set forth 1 in Its franchise granted by the council t,hat the company nfu^t I notify the council of its intention to apply for an increase in rates t?? the State Corporation Cotnmis I sion. Resolution that the salary of the city auditor be made $1,100 a year, and that the dog license tax be paid to the 1 city treasurer and the treasurer here after receive that fee. was referred to ; the finance committee. The salary of F. W. Latham, super ; intendent of gas. was increased from ! $1,200 to 12.000 a year and Mr. Latham afterward was re-elected superintend ent of gas for a period of two years at a joint session. Resolution that the increased salary of firemen and police be continued after June 1. 19l?. was referred to the finance committee. Resolution appropriating l?0 to ; standardize Are hydrants was re j ferred. Another resolution asking for an ln j crease in the salaries of the flre f ngine drivers and motor-truck drivers j was referred. It provides an increase | of from $8? to *100 for motor-truck drivers and fixes the salary of team drivers at $90 a month. It was referred to Che finance committee. Mutual Tee Company was granted permission to erect sales stations on tt lot south of Princess street on'Alfred street, and one on Alfred street be tween Wolfe and Wilkes streets. Reso j lution appropriating $200 for purchase of horse, cart anj garage wagon for city almshouse was referred to a com , mi t tee. Christ P. E. Church has elected these vestrymen: Gardner L* Boothe, William I?. Wood. R. H. C Beverley. David X. Rust. jr.. H. R. Burke. Gil bert J Cox. C. C. Umond. V. W. Boswell, Albert Bryan, Clarence How ard. I>r. V. Berry and H. C. Griffith. The Raster ofTering at this church amounted to $813 and the Sunday school offering to $123. Grace P. IT. Church has chosen the following vestrymen: C. X. Moore. C. E. Cox, Frank T. King. Charles J. Deahl. C. A. Shaffer, A. M. Simpson, W. H. Thorpe. W. C. Lynch. J. I. Stafford. George M. Reynolds. Charlee W. King and Harry E. Arnold. A large delegation of (Scottish Rite Ma.-'ons left here tonight for Lynch burg to witness conferring of de gree work on a large class of can didates. The Alexandrians will re main over Saturday and witness the exemplification of degree work on a large class of candidates of the Shrine. The women of the" city from the different churches, business houses and other institutions have organized for the Victory Loan drive and al ready have disposed of many bonds. Ten booths have been erected for the sale of bonds and a systematic can vass will be made by those engaged in the task. The committee is headed by Mrs. Percy Evans and Miss Nellie i Uhler. co-chairmen of the Women's | Committee. Mrs. John L. Hagan. Danville, Va.. I State president of the Virginia Fed eration of Women's Clubs, will be i tendered a reception at 4 o'clock Wed nesday afternoon in Chrfht Church7 ! i nrtsh hall by the Cameron Club, of this city. Mre. Hagan will deliver an But long experience of history that limitation of armament is unsuccessful when * victorious power OB a . "*7,^ country In a binding manner aa tltt supreme humiliation. I 2? ia^^ss5?K the other nation* would Ka?e had the necessary moral authority to exercise , severe check on the Oerraan ?m?; menta because they themaelvM wouW be subject to ?uch a check, with the lea cue of natlona a? the orfan of the general limitation and mutual con trol of armament*. Kh1?< aad Vrmmtr Bffiw. But it la this conception of the league of nations that the P*?" Conference has been unwilling accept. England and France have refuaed It In an Indirect way.Pre?l dent Wtlaon after a long fight and much hesitation Anally yielded, and thus the German problem has re mained unsolved Thla la the first great cheek on the Peace Conference and on the idea of the league of natlona a? well. ' I am afraM Europe and America will hare to regret It for a long time to address on the varloua phases of war work that the clubs of the State have accomplished. Charles U Padgett, a retired car i renter. died this afternoon at his rea l i-ice. as North Alfred street, after I ?. nng Illness The deceased, besides ' 1j? wife, is survived by three chll 1 drci. Mrs Marvin Hemdon. Mrs. Al | li?<., C. HUlllnga and Prank Padgett, i Tb* luneral arrangements have not i been ' ompleted. | Mr. Margaret A. Power. 78 years 1 old. sited yesttyday afternoon at her remklT.v'. 29 North Payne street. ! devax *.' children survive. Her fun eral w?1 :ake place at S o'clock Wed j naaday af.ernoon. Tlx foi rral -of Sebastian Mayer, who died Sunday, took place today from St. Vary's Catholic Church, nerrloes w?r- conducted by Rev. O. I F Kelly, assistant pastor, and the body ni ftpped to York, Pa. for I bvital, "P?rroch" Uniform Cloth, Jerry McMahoq Arretted New York. Ap.ll 12.?Jerry Mc Mahoc. pairoli'rg Ms beat in Brook ? lyn. sa it with his own eyes. The young at?n entered the tailor shop "as skinny as a % scarecrow" and emerged with a shape like Fattie Arbuckle. fclcMahon found several yards of uniform < loth wrapped about th* y**urr n's equator. The y^r. e. i ho gave the name of J. . was arrested on a burns* Bookbinders Demand $30 Week; Go Oat on Strike Raleigh, N. O.T April !2.?Book binders of the RtJ^lr!. union, forty nve In nu - V. T'"1' *>" strike to da> n 1 < ' employers to al low i wag -?'eMe from 121 to Sid a t oeic tij rr eysn#**. 1v.ev d* *t '? proposal of the employers i J'Urate. Raleigh s three bind* f? a" closed. tofcW Sj?^* Freed. Jtr?- *ri1 2 a.?I. Roy Tyler, held *Hn jI lyn on tusplclon of havi^ ^sfceto t>srt in the robbery and jrjurier la an East Brooklyn sarin** >.???* last December, was dis^Har^d lr'the county court to day arf turned over to Cleve land jf-.er.1vi . He Is wanted for band d le'.enlvi . id jobber/. THEY PIC CED UP G'-NUINE MONEY Great ;Ejtcitefrent Prevails at Ninth j Street Establishment. 'Tw <4., tisud I tell why such enthu siastic) e*^wxl. congregated at 428 Nln'h' itrae* i nthwest all day yes terdn.r'. vnt. U. 'estigation proved the imr ciy-nt/ of ' .ie wonderful Trous??r Sal* I prof.'Mv at this popular estab lishing Thrakifi afwiunate transaction t>e twe 't\ l^ie firr* at the above address and th* Hftraufc* Manufacturing Co.. of Halt :he most aatoundinx ~ B were secured and [-eccromy to every patron during this event. ya c splendid trouser val la unusual offering, name your choiec of hui)dred? of Trcm*ni -ft^erly sold up to $5.w>. at $& - a p%vr: 'lot No. 2, your choiqf of all Trains formerly sold up to 15,50, for tfc * a oair; lot No. 3, your choice o' ?' ViU d* of Trousers for -.17.00 at $4 98 a pair: tfWice of all $8.60 Trou 4.e splendidly tai y latent and most .Is, and the fit, fin >.ahip of each pair class obtainable, a most remarkabl" for savings pronounced Vio? Don't miss the event ith afreet northwest, ivhere *avin>. daily.?Adv. But Heiress of "Laird of) Skiboo" Brings Husband Potential $600,000,000. New York, April 21?Andrew Carne gie. one of the world's richest men. 1 gave to hla d&UKhter. Margaret, to day when she wed Ensign Roswell Miller. U. 8. N.. "a sunny disposition, a smile and a hearty kiss." This waa the description of Charles M. Schwab, who was one of the guests at the wedding, as- the "Ironmaster's" gift to the bride. The cold fact i* that Miss Carnegie that was is heir?* to the* $<iOO.<ini),OC<l fortune of "the Laird of Skiboo." Miss Carnegie was married in the breakfast room of the OarncW?e mai?-? sion, 2 East Ninety-tirst street. The ceremony was simple by choice of the : bride, whose upbringing had .been ; markedly democratic, despite her fu j ther's vast wealth. She was given j away by her father and had no at I tendants except Miss Dorothy Miller, slater of the groom and the bride's closets friend. Her brown hair covered with a lace Tell, which Mrs. Carnegie helped make, the bride, attired In white satin trimmed with point lace, and carrying lilies of the valley, en tered the breakfast room which had been transformed Into a bower of her favorite flowers. Behind her walked Miss Miller, while the groom, a son of the late Roswell Miller, president of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Ratfk-oad, a comparatively poor man. awaited her. Beside him were the Rev. Dr. William Pierson Merrill, pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church, who performed the ceremony, the Rev. Dr. Henry Slone Coffin, of the Madi son Avenue Presbyterian Church, who assisted, and the groom's best man and ushers. A string orchestra of twenty pieces played the wedding march. Bagpipe* Skirl. Immediately after receiving con gratulations from the guests the bride and groom were conducted to another flower-decorated room, where the wedding breakfast was served. As the bridp and groom emerged from the house, covered with con fetti and laughing gayly. they were pursued by the guests who shower ed them with rice as they entered Miss Carnegie's limousine. The skirling of bagpipes from within the house was heard as the auto mobile whirled them away on their honeymoon. The brfde's going-away gown was ?f Victory blue tricotine and a small black toque, trimmed with I blue flowers crowned her head. She 1 had thrown about her shoulders a sable scarf against which the rice and confetti showed conspicuously. The honeymoon will be spont, it was reported, &t "Shadowbrook." the Carnegie place at Lenox. Mass. As Mrs. Walter Damrosch, one of the guests, emerged from the Carne gie mansion after the ceremony, she heard the wails of a small boy. sitting on the curb at Fifth avenue and Nine ty-second street, crying lustily. "Here, here; tears will never do at a wedding, even outside the house." said Mrs. Damrosch. She left the canopied, carpeted lane. and. drawing near the lamenting &hlld presented him with a monogramed box of wed ding cake, whereupon his tears van ished. .\ The bride's age was given as 22 and the groom's 24 on the marriage license. Miss Carnegie was graduated from Miss Spencer's, an exclusive girls* School. In 1916. Miller, at the time he went to France to become a truck driver in the French army, in 1916. was a sophomore at Stevens Insti tute. where he was preparing to be come an engineer. When America en tered the war he returned to enter the navy, receiving an ensign's com mission. He served as engineer of operations of squad 11. submarine chasers, and was stationed near New York during most of the war. BISHOP WOULD GIVE KAISER. LIFE TERM -* Cr*cluag Stone for Church e? De stroyed Su(fested as Punishment. Boston, April 22 ?Making big ones Into little ore* as a permanent occu pation (or William Hohensollern. erst wWle emperor o( Oennany. la the recommendation of Bishop Theo. 8. Henderson, 'of Detroit. Addressing the member* of the Bos ton Methodist Social Union at the , People's Temple, he declared that If he had a voice In the punishment of I the former kaiser he would have him i spend the remainder of his life crack 1 in* stone for the rebuilding of churches wrecked In the war xone. Bishop Henderson has recently re turned from a tour of En rope. ;U. S. AVIATORS TRY' OCEAN FLIGHT PLANE Naval Flier* Make Trial Trips in The NC-2. New ,York. April &-Niaval a** atom today tried out the NC-2, one of the flying boats which la preparing to attempt a cross-ocean night shortly. The NC-2 arono and landed on the water several times and then arose to a considerable height. Only a short time was spent In the air. Sixty of the 103 destroyers anchored In the Hudson will be placed under the command of Rear Admiral Charles Plunkett, to act a# a patrol when the flight la staged. Rats Destroy Evidence. St. Louis. April a.?The defendants have been eaten by rats," the dis trict attorney declared In petitioning the court for a continuance in the case of the United States vs. 268 sacks of flour. MILLION DOLLAR HOME PLANNED FORD. C. CLUB CONTINUED FROM PACK ONE. You must provide a club for the Na tional Capital which will perform the highest kind of service. You must challenge the attention of prospective jnembcrn by something very much worth while. "It the proposal Is large enough to challenge attention and excite ambition. I deem the plan a suc cess." Frank P. Milburn. architect, told the members just the kind of a building that would be needed for the proposed club. "You want to get a building site which will be consider ably longer than Its width. You must consider the length of bowling alleys, swimming pools and other Incidentals." he said. "The club must have an easily accmHible location. Get It as near the center of the city as possible. But sacrifice location to suitability for the purposes." Col. Robert N. Harper, president of the Chamber of Commerce and president of the District National Bank, also made a speech In fasor of the proposal. Frank J. Hogan. Percy Foster and others spoke favorably of the project. I mbImu Vote. When the question of ratification of the activities' committee report on the Si.000,000 club was put to a vote not a single dissenting voice was heard. The program went through GROW YOUR HAIR FREE RECIPE After being almost totally bald a New York business man grew hair? and now has a prolific growth at age of 66?for which he will send the gen uine recipe free on request to any man or woman who wishes to overcome dandrufT or gain new-hair growth. Or testing box of the prepara tion. Kotalko. will be mallwl with recipe If you send 10 cents, stamps, or silver. His address is John H. P.rittain. BT-301. Station F. New York. N. Y. Genuine KOTALKO Is sold by busy druggists.?Adv. Shoppers and Business Men Our Famous Club Lunch 12 to 3 P. M. Table d' Hote Dinner, $1.00 Every Evening from 4 to 8 P. M. FRENCH PASTRIES Baked Fresh Daily We Deliver to Any Part of City THE MAYNARD CAFE (Formerly the Tea Cup Ian) 611 12th Street Northwest MAKE IT 100 PER CENT This community has achieved a splendid record in four Liberty Loans. It must keep up this record. The Victory Liberty Loan is in many ways the most important ot all. It MUST be oversubscribed. Let us help you to make your contri bution 100 per cent. UNION TRUST COMPANY OF THE DISTRICT OT COLUMBIA. EDWARD J. STELLWAGEN, President The rota wu unanl Worlc on the deUlU of the proport ion bcflu Immediately. Committees n flMWoe.%fculldlnr and membership rill be appointed In the near future, rhich will cet down to definite plui a the subject. The membership real will be tWO r 3.00ft it was announced. This Quota ? expected to be exceeded by a blc oargin as soon as the details for the lubrooms and facilities become refl ation*. The report of the tee which drew up the tl.000.000 clubhouse, uni maaship of E. C. Of " by President Jos. A. The report read: ?Xhir commercial activities be broadened, better te senre the iness interests of \h? dty. "Oar civic activities shook Creator and co-ordinated with commercial interests. "We should have : very ranch better facilitlss tor for the Think it Over! \ Even a slight dash of pure Turkish - makes ait ordinary cigarette smokable. Then how sbout Melmar that's ALL pure Turkish tobacco??why, it's one o! the luxuries of life! / Is the best too good for you? ?of course not!