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THE- SUNDAY -OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND OCTOBER 13, 1922 RECTOR'S MURDER working on that lead for three weeks and working so quietly that nobody but myself has known what they have been doing. Within a very few days now everybody will know and will be satisfied we have not been wasting time or bungling." GEIRI01ES "TheStorc That Undersells Because It Sells for Cash" The Diamond Is the Peer of Lasting Gifts STILL BIG MYSTERY 1GRESS Hemstitching Skillfully and Promptly Executed in Our Art Goods Section. Acenta for th Battrrick Pat terns and Publications All New Styles Now Show. w7 Supreme Court Justice Says "Something Doing." SLEUTH ON STILL HUNT Mrs. Hall, Widow of Murdered minister, Suspected of Knowing More Than She Has Told. (By Chicago Trlbun Leased Wire- NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 14. The fifth -vreek of tne investigation of the mWder of Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall, rector of the Church of St. John the Evangelist of New Brans wick, and Mrs. Eleanor Mills, choir singer, started today with a confer ence of Supreme Court Justice Parker and Prosecutors Strieker ana Beekman in the Essex club in New ark. Prosecutor Bigelow of Essex county was with them. The conferees refused to tell the details of the meeting, but Justice Parker hinted that a definite course of action had been decided upon. Followine the failure of Prose cutors Strieker and Beekman to solve the mystery, It seemed certain that Justice Parker will order Attor ney-General McGran to take charge of the investigation. ' The prosecutors of Somerset and Middlesex ounties make no secret of their desire to have the attorney- general "hold the bag." "Something Doing," Says Justice. "Actions sneaR louder than wnrdiL" Justice Parker saidv "You can form your own conclusion of -what took Dlace in a conrerence De tween a supreme court justice and tha tirosecutors of the two counties. It is evident there is something doirnr. The conference followed a letter to Governor Edwards, in which the minister's widow asked that a "com petent official be put In charge of the Investigation. Mrs. Hairs letters aroused the fcnser of County Detective Totten of Somerville, who asserted that "Mrs. Hall, of course, is suspected of knowing more than, she has tola. Totten said . he (bad information Indicating that the Hall-Mills mur der was committed between :JU and 10:15 o'clock on the night of September 14. He further made the startling statement that' he knew the shooting was done by -someone deeply interested in Dr. Hall and Mrs. Mills. Few Facta Established. Lives of those far removed from the little Ivy-covered church, of which Hall was pastor, have been shown to the world. Reputations have been stained, arrests have been made, prisoners have been released, yet the murderer remains uncaught; no promise of his apprehension has been made. Politics 'has entered the tale, with out excuse for its presence. The only facts established are that the minister and choir singer were called from their homes by mysterious telephone messages; that they had engaged In a clandestine romance which caused gossip in the congregation; that they were ehot with a .32 automatic pistol; that screams and shots were heard on the night of the murder in the vi cinity of tne Phillips farm where their bodies were found beneath a crabapple tree near a deserted house; that their clothes were neat ly arranged and their eyelids closed. Except for this action the offi cial slate is wiped clean. No ves tige of a clew now remains to stir a hope that either the prosecutor of Middlesex county or Somerset county belfeves he can bring to jus tice the slayer of the pastor and choir singer. Jfo Wenpon Yet Found. Various clews have been traced to their sources only to reveal sor did tales of Illicit loves, of degen eracy and of adults cursed with the mentality of children. No weapon has been found, though the minister had been shot once and the woman ehot three times. Her throat was cut from ear to ear. Marks on the minister's hands showed that he had struggled for life. The love notes, scattered about the bodies, and the minister's card which was found propped against his shoe, seemed 'to show that the perpetrator of the deed wished the world to know who the victims were and why they had been killed. Both Mrs. Frances Stevens Halli widow of the minister, and James Mills, the anemic little husband of the choir singer,, declare their faith in their respective spouses. Florence North, who offered her services as attorney to Charlotte Mills, lS-year-old daughter of the slain woman, again stated today she had proof that Mrs. Hall had known for some time of the rela tions between her husband and Mrs. Mills. Mrs. Hall's Action Questioned. Timothy N. Pfeiffer, Mrs. Hall's attorney, denied that this was true. Mrs. Hall's motive in securing the services of an attorney before the bodies were discovered was ques tioned by Detective Totten. Mrs. Hall first engaged William E. Flor ence and later Attorney Pfeiffer: Among those who have engaged lawyers to stand between them and their Questioners are Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Charlotte Mills, Raymond Schneider, Clifford Hayes and Nick Bahmer. Raymond Schneider, held on charge of perjury growing out of his statement that Clifford Hayes commtted the murder and also on the charge of corrupting the morals of a minor, was taken to the Middle sex hospital today suffering from blood poisoning, caused from a cut on his finger. He is guarded con stantly. Hayes justice fund tags were worn by the majority of the people in the town of New Brunswick today and thousands of dollars were netted to pay Hayes' legal experts and the remainder will go to charity. Detective Confident of Sneer . Detective lieorge Totten said: "From the moment I saw the dif ferent consideration with which the dead bodies had been treated the eyes of the minister closed lovingly and his glasses placed on his nose and the woman with her head almost cut off and her eyes staring I knew I was not on the trail of any blackmailer or robber or ordinary criminal. I have had four men MR. McNARY TO DEPART Senator to Begin Speaking Tour Upon Arrival Here. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, Oct. 14. (Spe cial.) Senator McNary completed plans, today for his departure for Oregon tomorrow night. He decided to go directly to Portland with no stop-overs and will place himself immediately on his arrival under the direction of the republican state cen tral committee for a speaking cam paign in behalf of the republican state and congressional tickets. Senator McNary has been inti mately acquainted with Governor Bert W. Olcott for many years ana makes no secret of his earnest de sire to have him re-elected as the etate's chief executive. He holds Mr. Olcott in the highest esteem, both as a man and executive, and feels that the co-operation the Ore gon delegation in congress received from the erovernor in advancing leg islation here of benefit to the state makes him worthy of an overwhelm ing vote of confidence on Novem ber 7. If It can be arranged conven lentlv Senator McNary may leave Oregon late in the campaign long enough to make two speeches for Senator Poindexter, one at oeame and the other at Spokane. RECALL IS ATTEMPTED County Judge of Lake Alleged to Be Remiss Regarding Roads. LAKEVIEW, : Or., Oct. 14. (Spe' cial.) With cnarges of extrava gance and incompetence, a petition for the recall of Dr. E. H. Smith, county judge of Lake county, was filed here yesterday for the Novem ber election. From a casual exami nation of the petition it seems to lack the required number of signa tures of legal voters. County Clerk War will check it over the first of next week, and it will be deter mined whether the question will be submitted to the voters. The gist of complaint appears to be that Judge Smith has not Kept all of the old county roads in good rerjair. despite lack of sufficient money for the purpose. In view of Judge Smith's business-like methods in county affairs during tne last six years public opinion seems to deplore the attempt to institute tne recall. Nest of Cowards, Says ex Budget Director. CABINET HELD ENEMY High Power Line Completed. EUGENE. Or.. Oct. 14. (Special.) The electric transmission line of the California-Oregon Power com pany between the big plant at Prospect, Jackson county, and Springfield has finally been com pleted, according to announoMnent of Oregon Power officials here. It Is now only a matter of "tying in?' at each end of the line before cur rent is supplied to the Mountain States Power company from the Prospect plant. The local power company's engineers are busily en gaged In installing substation equip ment to handle the current that will be delivered to the Springfield plant. ARONSON'S Diamonds at Lowest Prices. Jewelry Watches Silver. Washington at Broadway Man Pinned in Box Car. DALLAS. Or..' Oct. 14. (Special.) A locomotive jumping the track at a switch in the Southern Pacuic yards in this city overturned a box car in which Jesse Wilson was rid ing with a quantity of household goods, five horses and a dog. Nei ther Mr. Wilson nor any of the ani mals was injured. It was neces sary to cut a hole in the roof of the car in order to rescue them. , Mr. Wilson was moving from Idaho to Falls City. The traffic on the main line into Dallas was obstructed for several hours by the wreck. Collection Suit Filed. Suit was filed yesterday in cir cuit court by the Michelin Tire com pany against the Western Tire Sales company of Portland to collect the sum of 115,633.22, alleged to be "due for merchandise sold the defendant concern. The complaint stated that goods of a value of 40,544.89 had been sold to the defendant com pany since February 24 of this year and that of this amount J24.911.67 had been paid. Unhappy Wife Sues. Suit for divorce was filed in cir cuit court yesterday by Jean against J. E. Hanset. The wife seeks cus tody of their daughter, Selma, 9, and agrees that tne husband may have custody of the son, Donald, 6. Prune Crop Is Heavy. EUGENE, Or., Oct. 14. (Special.) Mrs. W. T. Pattison, three miles east of Eugene, harvested' 52 tons of prunes from 3 acres of ground this year, besides a good yield from a yonng orchard. A COMPLETE LINK OF" LATE MODELS. UNDERWOOD, REMINGTON, L. C. SMITH, ROYAL, NOISELESS and "ALL MAKES" of other late model Standard Visible Writing Machines. REBUILT AND FULLY GUARANTEED at a saving of Z5 to 75. from Manufacturer's Prices Machines sent anywhere Pacific coast for examination TERMS $5 PER MONTH IF DESIRED ALL MAKES RENTED No. 4 Underwood, No. 10 Rem ington, No. 8 L. C. Smith, 3 months, for $7.50 Send for Illustrated price list or call and .inspect our stock. Retail Department' WHOLESALE TYPEWRITER CO. 321 WASHINGTON ST. Phone Broadway 7481. Stores San Francisco, Seattle Los Angeles, Salt Lake City. Tribute Paid Harding in Enforc ing Acts for Reduction of Expenditures. By Cblcasro T " mm Inn, i n Wire.) KEW YORK, Oct. .--Brigadier-General Charles G. Dawes of Chi cago, familiarly known as "Hell and Maria," told of his experience as former director of the budget, ex coriated congress as a nest of "cowards" and "rats,," called cabi net officers "Comanches" and gener ally had a corking time at a dinner given him by the New Tork city committee of the national budget committee last night. General Dawes defied convention as soon as the coffee was served, for he y-ew from his hip pocket a large and blackened pipe, which he filled, lighted and puffed on with keen satisfaction. When he warmed up to his speech he stamped and shook his fists and let out an occa sional "damn" to the enjoyment of a few women at the tables. "Tve lost the art of moderate speaking," said Dawes when ' he began, "I had it before I went to France." ' - Saving of Billions Possible. The condition "in the business of administration was very like that in the army when it went to France, he said, and it was found that what was needed was to superimpose a business staff to co-ordinate gov ernment financial affairs. "Everybody did as they damned pleased," he said. "A most dis graceful condition of affairs had grown up. "If at the beginning of the war there had been a co-ordinating sys tem, billions of dollars would have been saved." , The cabinet then came in for his attention, and he said: "They are advisers. They are entitled to be dignified, but in' the business organization of the gov ernment they are nothing but vice president managers of the business, and they must take their places. Under this administration they have taken their places. t It wasn't done by the budget law. It was done by the assumption of business respon sibility by the president. Cabinet Held Enemy. "He waved the ax," said the general, waving his arm, "and said that anybody who didn't co-operate his head would come off and don't let anybody here think that Presi dent Harding would have hesitated to use it. "If the president had frowned once at the mention of my name, in 30 days they would have torn my organization to pieces. Tou don't know President Harding was threat ened with revolt because of this imposition of central control. You don't see any of that In the papers. I tell you that the cabinet are the natural enemies of the unified busi ness control of the government." So the cabinet was short-circuited. he said, by the appointment of men to act direct with the director of the budget. He told of sending for Assistant-Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt "I sent for him, I didn't go to his office" and the long row which took place before he could have mine sweepers turned over to the Geodetic survey so that the government would not have to buy new boats while it had useless ones rotting in the docks. He told of the Broom incident. When the chief of operations of the navy refused to give certain infor mation. General Dawes sent for him. 'He said, 'I am doing my duty to the American people to maintain the navy in the proper condition.' " 'The hell you are,' I told -him. 'Gifts That Last" more rry HERE can be no gift A joyously received, more treas ured for its worth and beauty, more perfect in expression of sentiment than the diamond. Large or small, the gift of a diamond is in perfect taste. Over a half century of expert knowledge and reliable service ren ders this store, the largest and old est in the Northwest, the logical choice in the selection of your dia mond gifts. Every diamond in our large and varied stock is carefully selected. Old-fashioned wedding and engagement rings made into the new, dec orated designs. Jrwiusi SiLvnmrrM-OractAx EtTASUMtto ieao Vt&SSUaCTON ST. Eabk. Pohtxakd.Orb- CHARACTER These distinctive features have a vital bearing in de tenning the character of GARTHWICK 1 It is inclosed on two sides by a fine hedge, with ornamental en trance gates, giving it privacy, exclusiveness and quietness. 2 The paved, winding boulevards are dedi cated to and owned by the residents of Garth wick. This means a minimum of traffic and makes the strets safe for the children. 3 Single lots are not for sale ; homesites of from two to five lots insure spaciousness and make possible charming landscaping. 4 -Garthwick fronts on and adjoins the beauti ful Waverley Country Club grounds on two sides. 5 It is served by five car lines sixteen minutes to the city. Where can you duplicate these advantages? There is no better district than GARTHWICK Buy now at less than cost. Prices advance Nov. 1st. Coe AJIcKenna & Co. ESTABLISHED 1889 208 Artisans Bldg. Phone Bdwy. 7522 You are a subordinate to the presi dent of the United States and .the edhstitution of the United States puts on the president and congress the duty of imposing a policy in . . operations of tne country, the duty of imposing an alternative policy, and you talk of your duty to the people of the United States. Either you get out of office or I do I got the information that the opinion of the president was found to conform to the opinion of the chief of opera tions, minus 10,000,(K0." , General Dawes then switched to the subject of congress and at tacked it for its subserviency to minorities advocating vote-getting bills. The bonus came In for special condemnation. "One of the reasons we have this trouble Is the direct primary," said the general. "The trouble is the cowardice in congress, men in office who would barter the interests-of their country in order to stay in office, and if there is any organized opposition, they run. Look at the way they ran before the organized minorities of the soldier bonus bloc, the farm bloc, the labor bloc, the maternity bloc, the good roads bloc. The damned cowards run and run. Enforcement Is Keynote. "I wish some of the young men here would start out to call a spade a spade, and take his successive lickings at the hands of the politi cal bosses. I can promise him a career of statesmanship, the only career worthy of an honest man's ambition. Look what the direct primary law has done to congress. Read the roster of congress and think what the names meant 25 years ago and read it today." "Pusillanimous fellows," he called them. No budget law, however good, will be worth anything if It is not backed up by a man who wants tc make it work, said General Diwes, in paying a tribute to President Harding. "Look at Illinois. It had a fine budget law put Into effect by Gov ernor Lowden and it reduced taxes, cut down state expenditures. But under Governor Small taxes and expenditures have gone up until there isn't a state worse adminis tered than Illinois at present. A budget law is useless unless you have someone to enforce It' Stayton Plans 'Water Bonds. STAYTON, Or., Oct. 14. (Special.) As the city water plant does not at present comply with the require ments of the Oregon state rating board it is -proposed to put before the people at the coming election a measure to bond the town for $12, 000 to make such improvements as are necessary. The recent fire proved that new hose and more water power are badly needed. Flavel Clam-Packing Begun. ASTORIA, Or, Oct. 14. (Special.) 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A Wealth of Value-Giving in the Best in Women's Hosiery And remember that low pricing alone does not mark the bigness of these offerings, for the standards of unswerving integrity of this store's established reputation are woven and designed into every pair of these stockings true service stockings fashion able and perfect fitting. Woolmixed Heather Hose Ar PAIR Made with seamed back, seamless It D,60 foot reinforcej heei an,i toe and wide garter Lem. Sizes 8 to 10 in a variety of heather shades. Art Silk and Wool Hose A x. P" pTA PAIR These splendid toe Icings are ."Al. tD-L.cllS shown in heather mixtures and come with seamed back, seamless foot, reinforced heel and toe and wide garter hem. AIL sizes 8 to 10. Silk and Wool Heather Hose Ai- QP, PA1R Shown in the popular two-tone tpiJO cojor combinations. They come with seamed back, seamless foot, reinforced heel and toe and wide garter hem. All sizes 8 to 10H. 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Men's Fall Shoes $4.85 Well-known makes in the fashionable styles in black and brown leathers. All sizes in those with wide or narrow toe and full double sole. Women's Fall Shoes $4.35 ' The most popular styles in both high Shoes and low cut models for street or dress. All sizes and widths in black and brown leathers. ' A Special Showing at Popular Prices of the New Styles in Tuscan Net, Filet Net and Marquisette CURTAINS- For each room of the house for rooming houses and hotels here you'll find appropriate Curtains at exceptionally low prices. Better than usual value because of our good fortune in purchasing several lines at special price concession from the manufacturer. Therefore it is opportune that you should select now and profit by these offerings. $2.75 Pr. Marquisette Curtains in hem stitched and lace-trimmed styles they come in white, cream and ecru and 2 yards long. Curtains $1.75 to $225 Each Scotch Lace Curtains in ecru shown in styles with fringed ends. $3.00 Pr. 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