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WMhlagton. Sept. ?4. — Eastern Penna.; T'tisettled weather with showers Sundav. Monday 3hr>-WBrs; ralld   tsmperattirs;     southerly    winds.
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WTLKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY,   SEPTEMBER 25, 1921
The   only   Sunday   Newspaper Published   !a   Lutsrce   (?oaaty
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NEW HORROR CROPS OUT IN ARBUCKLE CASE; RAPPE GIRL TORTURED WITH ICE SAYS FRIEND
DRUG EVIL A WRECKER IN MOVIES
Los" Angeles Hospitals Have Three Stars Listed Among The Many Addicts
^ EXPOSURE PROMISED
Hollywood Declared To Be ^ Centering Point of Activi- ^ ties of the Dope Agents
THOUSANDS INVOLVED
L'^.s .\nB-ele.«. Sept 24—.\n .eipoje . of drug traffic In Los Angeles, e?- peciall>- In the Holb-wood flljn rolony, | Invol' inz pi-omment tjiorie stars was [ hintfd at here today by CUment E. ; Peoples, chief Investip'.tor of the j California St.ate Board of Pharmacy, i
Peoples and his agents have    been
quieflv InvesflgatlnK and listing: SoulhTn <^al!forni,T'.-5 "sinow bird?"' for month.". The lnve=t|esf|on wasi Bfar'ed brfr-re the pran'T*' tnxolvmg^l Rofco*? AibiK kio turned national af- ' tention to alleged immorality in Hol- l\wood motion picture center of the norld.
We have 20 000 addicts    Usted    In Southern   California."   Peorles     aaid H*" "aF retlc-ent about outltnelnjf the I »Mf<= F riean-up prnpraiti. |
"'Wf'll  cr!   f.^nher  if we  Veep  otir' mouthF   shut   abouf   whst   we   Intend tl' do ¦  he rrm'irked  "Wr d be h!ork«»d ¦t every turn by a wealthy and unbe- i Uevabl>- powerful  combination If our i plms became known." f It was .'tafod in  police rirclei" that | T<-^pIes   and   his   organization   were! qiiie-tl>    preparing   a   smsfhlng   ram- ' pCJl^  of not   more  than   one  or tw" d.v!"'   duration,  dcpiirned   to  wreck   a glint  drug dlstrlhu'lnc  machine,   lall If."-   higher-ups   and   furn   tho   spoi¬ lt,'ht   of  puhli.itv   upon   some   of  Its ¦ nationally known patrons. j
raptaln John H. Pellltler. fonner i supervisor of the l* S. Social Hygiene ' Boarfl and prrpen*- secretary- of the '. Morals Fffi'-f^nry Association of: So'itbi rn r.iitfornia. Is cenerally i cr^'dit'd with secrrlh rooperati-''!; , wi'h reoples m the round-up being. made. '
r<-'litirr's Investigations are kn^wn to h ."¦ e b^er centered on Hol!yT»-o"d Blnce the .\rV<ucklP affair. He i? in¬ terested also in stopping the Ilquor tnffic In that communtfy His or- g-in;ratlon 1.' flnnnced by priv-ate ca/'lf>«l
Hospital record.'' tn l,o« Aprp'os toil.I' <;bow fh^t three film ««ni<» >RVin .ire. p'-rhap?. anions fbe "loT.eti Vr'.rrbtest in fhr motion p!'-tn»-e fit-ms- airnt. have verertly urrlersone. or are stil! underpoir.R tn<^dical aten¬ tion m an effort to 'tireak the drug habit.
One of the^e 1= a man. He h«" lust coTiplrted fre.itmenf rit fhe ronnfv Ih.cplt.il mider nn as.«iim«>d name. F'lmors thnt di\nrce prn<eedinRJ! Wir Mlwiut fn be f^turlfil li\- bl« wife nr-^ cti-rcnt In tbo pici'ire colony, hnt M^ e   been   denied
• If fbe two yoting wiiiiien victim*. •rr Is .Tti J»>'tre<:« who w;«r« poseiMy *.}•• most p.ipul:ir in the .-onntrv In the a^.ive wben the i«i.';uri> iii.litslry wi« Ten;.red In N'"' Ymi; Ki.mi b^r he>i|iv of populirit.v. dope lim drsK K* 1 bov to ncnr nliljvlon In « iirlvnlt- Ml i.il.il   n.-MT  l>»«   .\ncclep.
The third w,-i!« fntiivilv n fo-irdicnnre n b" Is fsald fo have been fc-i'ed to.c.Tnrel a serMI ronfraft he- fc-e fbe pictures were romplefed be- CeMS- of a breakdown from excessive U"'«' of drug*.
THREE   DROWNED   IN   WRECK
Xew York. .^^rpt. 24. Tbr<-r rp»n • •c believed to b.ive drowned »bii af.rnoon x<h€n the small nuxiliarj- rrui.«er. John Hancok, was rammed ari sunk b>- fhe Cunard Une f^r^nit. outbound. near Staten tsln/id
<=rhooner.    stnirk    amidship. in   three  pieces and  sank  Ub- .    ...;'h-.
Saxophone Solo Not Neighborly
"Won't you kindly ••n6 an officer ever here at once to put a stop to this corrtinuous racket?" Some¬ thing to the effect was the message transmitted over tbe telsphone to Sergsant of Police Redington, on duty at ths local police station about 10 o'clock last night. The in- Jividual on the other end of the fine was a woman living in a thi'd floor apartment cn West Market street. Not knowing exact¬ ly what the nature ef the disturb¬ ance might bs, Sergeant Reding¬ ton sent Officer Thomas Lavelle to   investigate.
Arriving at the designated ad¬ dress the officer was attracted to a floor beneath that occupied by the eompainant wbere he found c man reposing in a comfortable arm chair while he was playing to his heart's content on a saxa¬ phone. Sp enraptured with the »trains of this popular instrument was the player, as manifested by the perfect cadence which he in¬ voluntarily sounded on the floor with one of his feet, thet the offi¬ cer hesitated for some time before he informed htm of his neighbor's request.
The musician readily consented to put away the instrument and the officer returned to pobce head- qua'^ers to report the matter rec¬ tified te the perfect satisfaction of all parties concerned. When questioned as to whether or not it was music or common ordinary noise that caused the disturbance the officer gave (he impression that mere than likely it was the steady beating of the man's foot on the floor that caused alt the trouble as he himse't felt more or less like marking time after listen- ng to the foot and saxaphone com¬ bination fer a shert timet
ANOTHER PEACE PACT OFFERED TO IRELAND
Lloyd G3orge Sends New Note England   Will   Continue  To To De Valera With Second     Insist Upon a United Em-
Conference in View RIOTING IN BELFAST
Belfa.=t. Fepf. :.'..— (PundayV — CroTi n forces jr.Tined rontrol of the situ.ation ?hort!y before ' midni.eht after fierce rioting between Catholic ar.d Protestant mobs had lasted throughout the day.
jiarhine gnjn volleys poured down the streets in the buttle area, both factions scurrylnjr for cover, ani definitely r)uellerl the figh'insr. .ql- thousrh here .and there a sniper con- tinue'l to fire ocenFion.il ?hot? unfll after midniehf. Early today every¬ thing was quiet.
The death rol! in Saturday's fight¬ ing was two, with four wounded.
pire Sinn Fein is Told
London,  Sept.  24.^rremi?r    Lloyd
George  has  prepared  a new  note  to
i Pretident    De   Valera   proposing   an
I Iri.-h peace conference early in Oeto-
ber, It was reported reliably tonight.
The note Is understood to recognize
TO MEET IN OCTOBER
see poace In Ireland."
"I am profoundly disappointed at De VaJera s rejection of home rule ' he said. "A conference." he added, ¦•would be helpful, not to the empire but to the entire world. We must clear the m.lsunderatandings which have appeared. Then If otir terms are rejected the support of the entire world will  be ours
"O'lr offer Is generous and sincere. But we must Insiaf on allegiance to the king, whether he be the King of England or Ireland.
"We have reached the  end of our tether." tether."
The mystery of the sittiation lay In the riots in Belfast. The report* In- dieafed fierce fighting had been waged until early today
A sombre quiet hunf over the streets of the ea•^ side, where the troopers      m.ounted      behind      their
De    Valera's  virtual  withdrawal    of j machine guns had poured out severa! his  clams  to  Irish  sovereignty.  This i volleys
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At Least Paris and New York Entertain Prediction of an Interesting Event
RENT HOME IN PARIS
Now York. Pept. ?4.-Mary anil r»otiB were Kurope-bound on the '^lymn'c tonight, pursued by a flock "f rumors
Some of these rumore took tbe .<:hartowy shape of a historic hit^l. al¬ leged to be flapping its leisurely way behind the liner The pursuer, it w<ia said, wae nof experted fo rafcb up with the fanioiiR movie ptarsi for sotne fini». however.
j^n ' "Tl'erostinc «>ven1" In tbe Fair- hurlo: fnmily ba* been whimpered e.bouf ^.ei-eral times recently, only to meet with prompt and laughine de¬ nial from both Interested parties. On one occasion Dougla? wa? quoted as i«a>1ng he "only wisberl It  were true."
Tbe present rumors have stfaineil such widesprepfl rirenlntlon fhat fhey .ire iiirrent even In Paris, from where it wa.s reported today that Mai^- and I>oiiR have leased an elaborate •part¬ merit  fnr several months.
A <-onipar:»iix ely small group of friends it ml admirers was on hand to bill tbe  '.111 liruiks hon \ii\ iv. In- d.tv. Thr\ ti;id to divide attention loo. with 19 \ear-old .Amie Slcllin.'in »\\\\ liei rulirr. .lames V.. .Slllliimn. .Mix* SlilliiiHii WHS on ber wiiy to xliiiol in Kraiiee. Noiilier sbe nor the |..iiiker woiilil talk with reporiers and both Hied imsiieeessfiilly to evade pboiogiapbers. Stillman left the i>ier in bis ear «s soon •« he had seen her shoiird
Wltb Mar>- and T>>ug were the for¬ mer's mother. Mrs Charlotte Piek- ford. and fl\ e-year-old nteoe, who %far\ sB>s. "he will sdoff and ehangf Tier name to "Mary   Tirkford II."
BRYAN'S   NEW   HAT
Wasbin-ton. Sept. 24.—WiUiam J. Bryan here to call on President Harding, has a hat thnt .loins sum¬ mer in'o autumn, anrl straw  crown.
"A   sort   of    an Bryan   remarked.
was the obstacle which caused the calling off of the conference previous¬ ly proposed.
Tbo  note.  It  Is understood,  insists fhat England will not '¦onsenf to di?- 1 cuss  separation  of Ireland  from  the empire.
The October conference must be entered by the Irish delegates with this distinct proviso. Lloyd George's note has been submitted to other members of the British cabinet. It is unlikfly fhat their replies will cause a rha nire |n tl\e wording of If.
The premier's ad''i.'=ers at Gairloch , are m.ostly Liberals who favor a pa-' tiflc policy. The I'nionirts are not, represented there. But they sre also believed to be tired of the verbal bat-; tie between Llovd George and De Va- ' lera and to be anxious for a definite settlement. '
Lloyd Oeorge now lS Threatening to' preeipitate a general election If the ^ Irfsh negotiations fail, feeling confl¬ dent the voters will support him and i re-ek-et his ministry. I He would blame the reactionaries for failure ofi the parleys. I
Win.=ton Churehill. speaking on the ! Irish .situation to an audience in Dun- ! dee, Scotland, deeiared he saw no | foundation for hope.
Uncertain Says Churchill
"The Trl'h question is still uneer- faln." be warned. "An Irish repub^ lie means Inevitable civil war."
Churchill declared i."lster had ceased to be a stumbling block to the ne¬ gotiations. Ulster has made great sacrifices, he said, "and in willing to
An lnter\'iew with Arthur Griffiths 1 Sinn Fein minister, clearly outlined I the Irish viewpoint on th" eonference | problem. Griffiths declared Ireland,' Insists upon its plght fo Independence, i but that It does not desire that Eng- | land recognize !t as a republic before the peace parley.
Belfast. Sept. 24.—Fierce rioting between Sinn Feiners and Ulsterltes broke out In Belfast tonight.
This was the    second    consecutive! night of street flghting in this city.     |
^reops swept the streets with rifle j and machine giin fire. I
There was  no  estimate  nf casual- | tie?.   The  streets  were  rlrtually  de- j serted an^  most  of the  shooting by the   military   was   resigned   to   keep | people In doors. j
Th* rattle frf machlnt guns and rifles ¦was contlnuons nt times. '
Six-Year Sentence Not Forgotten; Fugitive Falls Into Police Trap
Btlieving that the wheels of justice had sttopped, Mike Johns, a Syrian, wanted in this city after being convicted of receiving stolen goods from local stores and freight cars Sev¬ eral months ago, returned here last night after several months' ramble and was picked up by the local police.
The arrest was made by City Detective Michael Kittrick at the instance of Captain of Detectives Michael Brown. Johns is being held in the local police station and tomorrow will be given over to Sheriff John MacLuskie to bring him to the Eiastetn penitentiary to serve a six-year sentence.
Johns and two other Syrian residents of the city were arrested and convicted about five months ago in the local courts on grave charges preferred by tbe local police. It waa alleged that the Syrians had orgamized a bzmd of youths of the Rolling Mill Hill section and that raids had been made upon stores in that vicinity, while freight cars in the several yards of the city were robbed of their contents. The loot stolen was estimated at several thousands of dollars. I he youths when arrested by the police confessed to their acti'vi- ties and told that all of the stolen loot was purchased by the Syrians, who prompted them to steal.
The Syrians when arrested denied their guilt, but were fotmd guilty and given long prison sentences. Johns applied for a new trial. He was held in $2,400 bail during the time the court deliberatrd on his motion for a new hearing. The new trial was denied. In the meantime Johns could not be found. The local police sfent out information concerning the much-wanted man. It was reported that he had gone to York State towns, and later into Canada. Evidently Johns didn't figure that the police remembered he was wanted here, for he seemed a surprised individual when Detective Kittrick last night took him from his home on Parrish street. He pleaded with Chief Pitcher and Captain Brown to be allowed to re¬ turn to his home over the Sabbath, but the police officials de¬ nied the request. It is likely tomorrow the court order will be given committing him to the penitentiary.
WHISPERED CHARGES GIVE FAT COMEDIAN BAD DAY IN COURT
Semnacher Says Description Of Treatment As Spoken By Film Star Was Given In Words He Would Not Want To Utter Openly And Secret Record Is Made.
SORDID FEATURES ARE DEVELOPED
San Franelsco, Sept 24.—Roscoe lust long enough to turn fhe scene "Fatty" Arbuckle. mo'vle picture (l^.**^** '° '^^ ^^^^ afternoon of Labor actor, sat disconsolate  In his cell at
his
the    city prison    tonight after i hardest   day  in   court   since   he ^ arrested,—two   weeks   ago    today.— I rha'rged with the murder of beautiful
Virginia    Rappe.   the   "best   dressed
girl  in  the movies." His  time In court today  was only
ninety     minutes   but    he   heard     A!
Semnacher,    hU    friend,    and    Mise
Rappe's former manager, charge that
when A'irginia was \ying nude on one I of Arburle'p twin beds, fhe big actor i had  tortured  her Indescribably
Arbuckle    had  .seen   Miss     Rappe's '
, Hothtng.   showing   big   rips    his   fat \ •?*hlb1t eight. I hands   were   alleged   to   have   made.
Day
Semnacher told again that he had picked up and carried away Virginia s i Rappe s tern clothing from Roscoe Arbuckle's room A detective handed 'he prosecutor a bundle of w hife and green. I'nfeehnsli i» wa^ opened, un¬ folding »b» last rlo'he'! worn bv 'the best   dressed  girl  in   Hollywood "
Have you seen theje before?" asked the prosecutor, handing Sem- n*cher a p.air of gold cuff links en¬ graved with the initials  -V. R."
"Tes"  was  the  answer.
"¦WTiaf are they?"
"Thei- were \ir?inM Rappe's cufi links"
The   links    were   dul;-   marked
a*
Confession Made To State Police Solves Mystery Of Costly Blaze That Endangered Lives Of Many
dangled before a court room filled i with women and before the eyea of ' 'Minta Durfee, hie faithful Ilttlewlfe
Roscoe and his wife, sitting cuddled ' close together at the bar of jostlce ' watched unfeeling actors portray the : flret real tragedy of the comedian's I life. '
Next care a green Jade bracelet. It, too. was Identifled as Mrgin:a Rappes.
Torn Clothes Exhibited A white sUk wal?» was held up by the sleeves The cuffs were gone.— torn off Xlrginia Rappe in her ag- ntir. so witnesses said It took Its place among the exhibits.
Whi»e silk  bloomers,  trimmed with
London, Sept. 24.—England fared S new Iri«* crisis tonight. While Colonial Minister Churchill told the crowds et Dnndee that E!ng!and was vindicated and there was little hope of peace and ^^rce rioting wa? re¬ ported In Belfast, if was learned fhat FremlT Lloyd freorge has discovered a new 'ormula which he expects will sweep aside all dissensions and open the door tn peace.
This new formula was said fo em¬ body all the desire? of Sinn Fein and to Incorporate them with the hopes of England.
LABOR WILL DEMAND LAYING DOWN OF ARMS
HELD FOR SHOOTING IN LUNCH ROOM FRACAS
Washinpton. Sept. 24 -Mmions of men and women throughout the I'nited States will lay aside their task? on Xovember 11, to participate in parades, mass meetings and pray¬ er meetings in a naflon-wlde demon¬ stration for fhe success of the limita¬ tion   of  ."irmnmen's  conference.
Tills (lemonstratlon Is jilnnned by tile .\ni<'ric.iii iM-dcration of I>ibor.
I'lccl-^es for »o-oiieiatioii foniijht pniiii'il Into tlie or:^.iiil-/:ifion's he.-id- unaiters from .nil |>:trl.i of the I'niled StatfM. Niinii>roiis otbrr orKanl-.-ji- tlons not affillnfeil witb the n.itinnal liixly will )i.<iitl<-l|ialf in the 'binon- f'l r.l tions.
S;iiiniel Gompers. presiilent of the I'eil.iation. haH called labor of for- eeien «oiintrles tiAparti'-lpate In sim¬ ilar denionstratlons. j
The Federation also Is organizing a I disarmament advisory commission i which Is to assist the cause of dls- ; arinam<'nt. Tbls founeil will hold a | meeting here this week. 1
SEARCH-LIGHT   CAUSES   DEATH
\\'nshiiiL-foii.    S'^pt     :i. -A licht    has   proved   fatal    to   Captain John    A.  Minnis.   Montgomery.    Ala. marino corps aviator
! TjOuIs Kelamls. colored, of 30 Lln- ' coin street, city, charged with shoot- ^ ing William Green, also colored, of t Xorth State street, dunng a quarrel : over a woman In a local lunch room about R o'eloek last ^"ednesday j afternoon, was given a hearing before I .Alderman Frank Brown in poliee court   yesterday  mornint.
Traffic Officer   MacWilliams of the loeal  police  department,   stationed   at tbe   corner    of    PennBVlvania   avenue '.'ind   .Vl.irket   street,   teslifieil   to   hav¬ ing caiijrbt   the   defeii<l.iiit   as   be   was j niiining up  i'enn.H\ Ivmiia   avenue   to- ! ward   .Market   streel   .shortly  nft«>r  tbe sliooliiii;.       lie    also    tulil    of    bnviii< taken  a   S?  i-alilire   revolver   from   the prisoner   liiiinediatelv     following    'b" laiiliire.     He   s.ilil   that   one  chamber of the  (full  was empty.
Witnesses    of    tbe    shooting   "^iiini-
moned   the  poljee  patrol  and   had  the
iniiired   man   taken   fo  City   Hospital,
where it was found  he had  been  shot
in   tbe   abdomen,   tbe   bullef   piercing
I the inteptines in four different places.
1 flreen's condition, last   night, wss re-
I tiorte>l  as  fair.
I       .After      bearinK    the    testimon'       of ejivrh ' Ma<Williams.   the  onlv  one  ealled   on
It has a felt brim equinoxial     hat."
the   ^-tand.   Aldormap   Brown   orde'-ed
the defendant held without bail nend-
\rs the outcome of fhe wounded man?
While'p-^acticini'wlth a searchlight ' *"Jy'"^    Jhe  defendant  '^¦aB  "Pre-
..,,._   -.   AW-  . i *i,.:„„  #;„i-»   , sented by Attorney M. H. McAniff.
Iwo
terday to the State police that they aet flre to the Rush-Auburn Insane asylum at Montrose, causing the total destruction of that Institution at a loss of $95,000. The two female flre- [ bugs admitted they fired the building ' twice, the second blaze breaking out I at 2 a. m. on August IT atjd endan¬ gering fhe lives of more than a score j of other demented Inmates. Their I only reason for the arsorw they said, ! was to escape from the institution. The women who made the confes¬ sion are Mrs. Mazie Emmons. 32 years old, and Mr.?. Lizzie Marb.iker. 23 ^ years old. both having been inmates ' for several months. They were com- ' miffed fo the Sustiuehanna County I prison at Montrose le^^'iiday without I bail. .A eharjsc of arson has been made Hcamst them by Trooper C. J. Brennan of the Wyoming barracks. j The Montrose asylum was totally j ' destroyed early on the    morning    of
• August IT by a flrs of mysterious origin. When the flames were dis¬ covered they spread so rai>idVy that tbe   twenty-three   men     and     wonien
I conflned there narrowly esc;ip"d.    .All
• of their person.nl belnnglnes were lost, while the furnishings of tbe institu¬ tion were fuel for the bla7.e. The building was of brick oonstruction. hut being situated in tbe cotintry Iwelve miles  from  (be nearest  -Mont-
, rose hose bouse, it could not be snv- •d. l>'iiim,' the eonllaKiaflon lbe in- .sane Inmates were at liberty for sev¬ eral hours Imt tbey were finally Tr>iinded up.
Mystery Solved I'ntll  yesterday the oripin  of    the flre had always been a mystery.   The State police bad been working on the
, ease while fhe State Kire .Marshal's office at Mairishurg: was also con- ductinK an invegtigation. Acting up¬ on information which he h.nd picked up    among    the    Inm^ites
A third major phase of Hemnacher's testimony dealt with • conference hc. ' « narrow band of green silk, were -Arbuckle. Fred Fishback and Lowell ] next held up for all who eared to look. Sherman held In the offices of Sid ' They were torn end crumpled They Grauman, theatre owner of Los I too. had been Virginia Rappe's and Angeles, two weeks ago Friday. It ' became exhibit nine. wae then that Arbuckle had leamed ' A jreen sleeveless tackef torn open tiglj- accusations were being made i fr"™ 'he left shoulder fo the left arm against hjm .and he determtne<1 to i P't eame next. Then a Jersei skirt. . f^"">» <" San Franelsco. et the reqi/eet I     ^^'*  =»   Panama   hat.  'Tumnled  hut
night of August "?.    On that occastonH of the San Francisco chief of pohce    ' »t"'   Kav   ™"b   a   bright   gr-en   band, Mra. Emmons, according to her o^n j     Semnacher  was  eg.itiously   led   bv [¦»«•     eihiblted       P     was     Virginia
the prosecutor through a story of R«PPe's haf whieh Arbuckle ivn, aj. how on the day following Arbuckle's ••t*'^ 'o haie hid op a.^ a "rl'rxnish Ivibor     Dav   oerty     which   had     Ite   P'*'''*"    when   he   emerged   from   the
Insane women confessed yes- ] that fashion.    They  made    two    at¬
tempts, one proving unsuccessful The flrst attempt was made on the
confession, applied a match to eome .-traw that had been placed arouHd the foundation? as a protection against frost. The blaze was discov- ered by a guard in time to extinguish It.
Make  Second   Attempt
Their ne.xt  attempt     was    on    the
• moriiing of August  IT.    Both women
I went to a woodshed and    secured    a
I large  quantity  of    shavings.     These
were scattered around  the floor and
then soaked with oil taken    from    a
lamp in one of the women's    rooma.
When the match  was    applied,    the
flames rapidly afe  their way  through
the oil-soaked shavings.
A'.cordinie to the police, the odd part of the entire conspiracy was that after the flre had demoralised the force of guards at the asylum, neith¬ er of the women made any attempt to escape. They remained on the ground watching the tire and then submitted without resistance to the Kunrds who rounded them Op with the otber inmates.
climax In the death of Virginia Rappe he with a party of friends had been tn Arbuckle's suite at the Ht. Francis hotel here.
room  after his alleged assault   upon Virginia.
Two   bl-ick   garters   concluded     the
display.      On   ope     three     Inches     of
The conversation had ttirn#d to the    **''<''<  °'"« l«ee and a  tin-   pink    and
party of tbe dav before. | blue bow- wera inta<t.    On  fhe other
Tortured With  lee j fhe bow.- if there bad ever been ont
¦Did  Arbuckle   say  anythinr *t  that' —was gone and tbe lace was tom to
J^t tl '  P'^fe of ice',  suddenly   shreds     The  garters,     bracelet    and
"He  dld''"'*'ll??K '  """"«»'• ! hat,   Semnacher   3aid.   he   had     found
He did,    was the answer. _„ ,w_ <,     ,  a  v.    , , .
"What did he suV" I "" *^' ""'^'^ "' Arbuckle ^ room after
"He  fold   us  that   he  bad   placed  «    **'"" "^PP" ^^'^  ^''*'" earried    away, piece  of  ifp  nn   Mis«   Rappe.'"   replied,'''*"   "'•"¦*  ""'    'b"  .»erse\    )art.Pt.     be
FRENCH   LEADERS TO  COME
Paris, .Sept. :.'4. Pi'emier Briand and .Aiiibus.sador .liiserand will at¬ tend the Washington disarmament conference,    it    wa.s    learnnl   toiil<hf.
KriHiiil will .stay only a short time, however, returning «s siKin aa pos- .>;ible to Praine to "'?ioid compromls- int; domestic affairs.'"
WHISKEY ONCE OUT
BARRED FROM RETURN
Semnacher,
•"On?"   oame fh? relentless question.
"No." was the answer.
"Well"""
The answer was unprintable hut I it did not satisfy- the man who repre- j sentafed the people of the state. ]
"Exactly what did Arbuckle say?"| demanded  fbe  prosecutor. '
"T dont want fo say hin words."', sand Senmacber. i
"T insist; they are imporfafct," con-' tinued tbe district attorney.
Senmacher hesitated.
"Well,   whisper    to    the    conrt    re¬ porter."     Hiiggested    the    prosecutor. I Senmacher  did i Too Foul te Print
j     The   wnrJv   were   then   written   on 1% bit  of pap>-r and paaeed around the counsel  table.
.Mrs. Arbuckle waa looking straight downward. She played wiih a long string of solid amber beads. Her big e.ves dimmed beneath long black lasbea. Her eheeks were red and swollen. If seemed she was going to burst into tears—that she wanted to
Shooting Of Miss Mildred Hanan Is Still Veiled As To Motives
• Xew Tork. S^epf 74.- Mlss.Mlldr-d H.'jnan. ;6-year-c!d heiress lai Ojhting for life In a BrookljTi hospi¬ tal tonight while police continued their im-estlgatlon of her shooting lr. »sln search of a motive.
The "Inside' story of the affair on «n apa^»nf-nt doorstep laat night •rh«r« Miss Hanan was shot by Mrs Grace Lawes. her chum, who then killed herself, lay sealed between Vl!' H«nan'8 lips.
Pence believe If she li^-se the stery oiAv be told. But if she <!lee they think the story will die •w.nt her They harve reached the ur.sa^flfc«.ctor>- •onclusion that it waa a caae at "la- •an* ]Maouay/*x
Mr" tj»we9 'o«t her mind n h-^n she lea'-ned 'hat John S Borland, wcalthv importer, was paving atten¬ tions tc> Miss Hanan who had be-jn her dearest friend for years, police say. But thsy are unable to fudge from the evidence whether Mrs. Lawes was prompted fo kill her eiium and then fake her own Ufe th»-ough love  of Borland  or  Miss  Hanan.
Peterrfve Captain .fames Sulliva'i wept fo the hospital to fiuec'i'-n M^>s Hanan despite her eoaditien. Rela- tivee said they would allow him but a short time
Miss Hanan told h^ that Mrs Lawes recently had   threatened    her
battalion at the marine flying field. ; Quantico, Va., Captsin Minnis was \ I eaugl^t in a beam of light. He was aeen i to dil e wtth his ship at a steep angle in an effort to get away from the ' IiETht. His machine trot out of control and crashed into the Potomac.
marines"WILL ENACT I CIVIL WAR BATTLES
Washing'on,* Sept. 24.—Five thou- ' sand "devil doss' of fhe U. S. ma- j rines toniaht are ready to start for I the battlefields of the Virginia w ilder- I ness, where next -week they wil! re- enact fighting of the Ci\-ll and World Wars.
Marine Corps headquarters here an¬ nounced tonight that the total force to be employed In these maneuvers will be more than oOO"i men equipped with all arms and will be the r.iost powerful militar\- army assembled under the American flag since the great war. All preparations are com¬ plete for the march of the marines be¬ ginning before da> light Monday from Quantico. Va., to Fredenclis, which will be reached Tuesday; Wednesday^ the encampment in the wilderness WiU ba raachM.
STOVE WORKS DESTROYED
Rome, Ga.. Sept. 24. -Fire of un- j known ongin caused a property loss i estimated at IIOO.OO" here tonight when the Bowie Stove -Works was destroyed. "U'ater pressure failed, hampering firemen in controlling the blaze.
Brennan went to an improvised .^y- ! lum in a farmhouse ne,ir Montrose. where the insane patients have been kept since the fire, and confronted Mrs. Emmons and .Mrs. Marbaker. The two women immediately con- ^ fessed. Their confession, contained ' some sensational facts.    Both admit-
Washlngfon.  Rept.  24.—Prohibition scents   will   coneenlrHte   on   keeping -Ameriean  whiskr.v from coming ba''k into the country af'er it Is withdrawn : I from  bond  for exporf.  'Commissioner i Tt-ooper I y^^.^gg said  todav.    During fhe last' twelve   months.   236.000     gallons     of | whi?key  were  withdrawn   under  ex- j port permits, but most of It found Its ' JfJ^g^ way  back into the l.'nited  States.       i'   penally The whiskey is shipped bark from | changed. the  Bahamas or Cuba after  the ex¬ porters comply with the formalltj  of
Arbuckle turned hla head away. Hia face waa fbiahed and Jerking. He spread out bis i^rrn" acrosa fhe h.irks of neHrbv <h8irs and wltb one band 'lutched nervoijs'v tbe brass rail which separated the defendant's chair from those of free men.
Mrs. Arbuckle's mother, gray, hut still   alert,    amiled   wanely    towards
led having conspired to burn down ^ the building. They believed tbey| could secure their freedom    only    in,
Half Of Police Force Of Chicago Allied With Bootleg Syndicate
moving it out of the countrv-.
TO FIGHT INJUNCTION
UPON MINE WORKERS
the    sordid    sub.iect    wa« But onhf for an Instant,—
.said,   were on  rha irs      The  h|oomefa_ abirtwais'  >^d ruff link-' he had fish¬ ed from fh* wa-^**   pip'r bj-ket. Fstty Shows Fear
The court room was silent durtng the display of the wardrobe of the dead girl Arbuckle's face was red and twitching.
Semnacher told "of the midnight meeting in Ihe offices of Sid Grau- man. I>>a AiiKt-L-M motion pieture theatre owner, wben be. .Arbuckle and Iii>w>'ll .siici iii.-iii determined to come to Sun l-'miMiscii after n>aring of the ili'Mlli of \iiKiiiia Itappe.
.S«riiiiu<'li«-i' ilriiifU hu tutil gone to liiaiiiDmi'.s ibiulie tliHt iiight by ivucident. Ilia niece, Irma .Mortise, wunteii to are i:us4'oe .\it>uckle In a film lieiiiK nIiowii tb.it evening and -She wuiiled to s»'e her friend, whoae nama waa given as .Mildred Harris. danca
It wsa not revealed in the testi¬ mony whether this -was Mildred Har¬ ris who was on^-e the wife of Charlie Chaplin. »*
.«temnaih»r. l-'i ¦•»! Fishback, Iy>we|l .^herm«n aod Ailoiekle with "two Or 'hree othr£«" h;id lalked for an hour in Graumin s office about ttie death of Miss Rappe.
"Wa all thought It was    very    un¬ fortunate."  .Semnacher oatd   "and we could  not   iirders'and T "    He could (Continued On Pags 4)
Serious Split In The Ku Klux Klan Rumored In Georgia Headquarters
Chlca^,. Sept. 24.—Fifty per ceat of Chicago's policemen are involved in illegal transportation and sale of liquor. Chief of Polic* Charles Fitx- morris declared tonight.
-A thorough clean-up of 'he depart¬ ment with a ^1ew of ferreting out the ffuilty parties wa-'= ordered by the chief. Immediate removal of ofhcers found guilty of being connected with the booze traffle In Chicago 'will be ordered.
The chief* aanonncement came : -^ith the dispatch of letters to United I Statee  Dlatrlct Attomej-  Charles  t.
I Klyne   and    John   A.   Alcock,   first. ' deputy superintendent of police.
In  ills   communication  to  the  dls- ' trict   attomey.   Fitzmorris   requested ; Klyne to turn  over  to  him  evidence ! gathered by his assistants which in¬ volves  Chicago  police.    Cor-lderable evidence   of   this   character,   author¬ ities   sa: .   was   collected   recenth'  by prohibition   cfficials   workin?   under the  direction  of John  Kjellender in charge   of   the   central   divisicn   and by specia! agents operating under A. C.  Bernsha-^-   intelligence  officer for the Tuterna! Revenue bureau, In the investigation of dr>- lav aotl-vltlea.
Washington. Sept. 24.—Elffot^e of mine, owners to secure a enurt In¬ junc" ion against further attempts hy unic:. to ciganize the Mingo county coal helds were assailed tonight by Secretary Frank Morrison of the Amefican Federation of Labor.
Charging that the mine owners are turning to an Injunction Judge to aid theni in their peonage pirrposes, Mor¬ rison declared an in.lunction would accomplish noftiing "iward restoring peace in the mine war district.
"The West Virginia sltuatlOB." Morrison said, "cannot be cleared up by injunction any more than it can be by gunmen and thug govemment The only remedy ia the ¦widest pub Udty."
Atlanta. Ga.. Sept. 24.—CUmaxing a week of agitation and rumors for and ' against the. K K K whjch ha^ Hter- ally ro€ked Atlanta and divided Ite citizens into two camps, rumors that a "serious break" has occured fn the •Inner circles' of the Klan were circulated hege tonight.
Although all'  Klan offldata    who could   be   reached   denied   there   had_ been   a   split   in   their  ranks,   reports' persisted 'hat "'higher ups' in the or der have been at wide variance    for" nearly two weeks
William     I        Simmons.     Impei^al, wlrard of the Klan. could not be lo¬ cated.   Members of his family stated he waa out of the city on Klan buai¬ ness
ESorta to locate S. X. Clark, tm* | wtalt.
perlal kleagle who. wtth Mrs. EHlza- beth Tyler, head of the woman's de¬ partment's propagation b'lreau. has become the story center, were un- svalllng. He was reported otit of tht clty.'fcut hla whereabouts remained a secret.
Mrs. Tyler, third member of the "Inner clircle." alone remained on the job at Klan headquarters. She de¬ nied there had been a split among the ch'efa.
Ifitimatiena at the Klan headquar¬ ters ^ere that Simmons had practic- ally completed hts Investigation of pubHahed charges that Mrs. Tyler and Clark were arrested here In 1919 on a disorderly conduct charge and be will act on their caaea earl:, next