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THE HOBXIKG OKEGOXIAX, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1923
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Two Arrests Are Made in Con
nection With Affair.
60 PRISONERS NOISY
Inhabitants of Houses Xcar Jail
in Belfast Aro Kept Awake
All Night.
the outstanding geographical publica
tion of 1921 by the society's reeearch
committee.
The book, a narrative of five years'
exploration and scientific research by
the Canadian Arctic expedition, was
regarded as especially significant be
cause of its presentation of a new
view of that region, its climate and
its pasturage resources, showing that
Arctic Canada can be added to the
world's food producing area.
The prize, it was explained, is con
tributed by Grant Squires of New
York, a member of the society's board
of trustees, and is awarded only to
the publication of exceptional books
dealing with geographical subjects.
Mr. Stefansson in 1919 received the
Hubbard gold medal from the organi
zation for notable exploration.
TED HOME PUTS
FAMILY TO FLIGHT!
Weird Fires Are Started and
Cattle Untied.
DETECTIVE IS BAFFLED
H0IMJDSirl5T.il
MAIDEN VOYAGE MADE BY
WORLD'S LARGEST LINER.
BELFAST, Feb. 24. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) A party of Ulster con-
frtablea of tho B special class was
bombed last night near Turgan,
County Armagh, it was learned today.
Three of them were wounded. Two
arrests have, been made in connection I
with tha affair.
Slxty republican prisoners in the
Kplfast jail kept the Inhabitants of
nearby liouse3 awake all last night
with a. noi3y demonstration. They
were incensed, it was reported, be
cause, the three prisoners who were
reprieved recently from the London
derry jail, where they were under
.sentences of death, had not been al
lowed the etatus of "political pris
oners." The demonstrators hanped cans
iibout their celis, smashed the furni
ture and windows' and Fang repub
lican songs. Reinforcements of police
restored order early today.
EMBARRASSMENT IS NOTED
Luxurious Line in 7 Days Carries
200 Passengers Across At
lantic Ocean.
English and Irisli Papers Empha
size Uncertainty.
L.ONTX1N, Krb. 34. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The embarrassment
and uncertainty into which the Ard
l-'heis agreement to postpone the free
state parliamentary elections has
thrown the relations betwten England
and Ireland aro emphasized by the
newspapers.
The political writers, however, do
not profess to clarify the situation,
being content to tako the attitude
adopted yesterday by Secretary for
th Colonics Churchill in the house
nf commons, and Ivord' Chancellor
Birkenhead in the lords, that not
enough waa yet known concerning the
action of the Sinn Fein convention to
form mature Judgment upon it.
Tho writers indorse the govern
ment's suspension of further consid
eration of the Anglo-Irish treaty bill
in the imperial parliament until
further knowledge is gained, bufr be
lieve the measure may be taken up
next Thursday or Friday if the mat
ter meanwhile has been straightened
out siitisfautorily.
The Westminster Gazette's political
correspondent says the British min
isters have trust in the good faith of
tho Irish, leaders, but wish particu
larly to ascertain whether the pro
visional government is going to pre
sent to . tho Jrish people a new
constitution which shall bo in strict
accordance with tho treaty, lie adds
that certain IrJsh delegates already
have reached London and are prepar
ing a. statement of their case before
tho arrival of Arthur Griffith, and his
colleagues. These delegates may see
Premier Lloyd George today.
The new development In Ireland has
created suspicion .among the, con
servative politicians. This ia voiced
by tho Morning Post, which sees In
the situation triumph for republican
ism. It says Eamonn de Valera out
witted Lloyd George with "con
temptuous ease," and predicts as the
ultimate outcome that Great Britain
will havo to reconquer Ireland.
The Daily Telegraph attributes the
whole position to operations of the
republican leaders", carried on over the
heads of the people, the bulk of whom,
it maintains, will support the treaty
at the polls If given a chance.
The Daily Mail thinks the treaty Is
in danger and blames the government
for not stipulating a time in which
the treaty should be ratified. ,
NEW YORK, Feb. 24. The White
Star liner Homeric, largest twin screw
steamer in the world, and the sixth
biggest vessel afloat, steamed to tier
pier today, completing her maiden
voyage across . the Atlantic, while
sirens of harbor craft whistled a wel
come. The luxurious 777-foot liner crossed
the ocean with her 200 passengers in
7 days 23 hours and 23 minutes, two
days slower than her expected sched
ule, her speed having been slackened
by strong winds and rough seas. The
average time was 15.75 knots.
Equipped in magnificent style, the
Homeric is another ocean symbol of
the victory of the allies in the war.
She was built at Danzig to fly the
Imperial flag of the fatherland, but
when her hull had been completed
Europe went to the trenches, and
spiders spun cobwebs over the gor-
what oi;rkss mu as its
DAY'S WOBK,
Senate.
Debated Yap treaty, speeches
in opposition being made by
Pittniau and Reed.
Opinion requested from judi
ciary committee as to eligibility
of Smoot and' Burton as refund
ing commissioners.
Charles A. Rawson takes oath
as senator from Iowa, succeed
ing Kenyon Reed.
Ambassador Harvey flayed
for recent speech urging union
of Great Britain and; the United
States.
Moses speaks in opposition to
adjusted compensation for ex
service men.
Authority given for junket of
senators to inspect Muscle
Shoals, possibly to take some
testimony on the spot.
House.
Passed bill carrying annual
appropriations for department
of commerce and labor.
Ways and means sub-committee
voted against sales tax as a
means of paying the bonus.
MOVIE WITNESS HUNTED
AKBUCKLE PROSECUTOR
AFTER ZEY PREVOST.
IS
geous carved woodwork of the steam
er then called the. Columbia. Under
the reparation terms, she was turned
over to Great Britain and rcchrls
tcned Homeric.
There are several oil paintings of
the discoverer of America in the
salons and lounging spaces, but none
of the 'Ureek who penned the Iliad.
The line suite that was to have been
for the kaiser alone is now available
to the common people. In the smok
ing room a painting of Wilhelm II
mounted on his white charger was
done over so that one sees a lady rid
ing to the hounds. The black spots
were daubed upon the horse to make
it -appear mare democratic At a
landing of the aft companionway
where a likeness of Wilhelm ap
peared, is how a mirror.
In the bedrooms of the Homeric the
old-time upper berth had been elim
inated. Twin beds predominate.
The liner, which has two stacks,
displaces 42,000 tons and has a reg
ister of 33,626 tons. Her breadth is
83 feet, depth 100 feet, and her en
gines, coal burners, are of 28,000
horsepower. Her passenger capacity
is 491 first cabin, 422 second and 1740
third class.
The crew numbers 750 men. Her
skipper, F. B. Howarth, a veteran in
the White Star service, recently com
manded the Baltic.
Xew Orleans rolice Telegraph to
Effect That Girl May Be
Near That City.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb.' 24. A tele
gram from the New Orleans police
that they believed Zey Trevost, prin
cipal prosecution witness against
Itoscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle in a
manslaughter case, could be found In
that city was received today by Chief
of rolice O'Brien. In reply a subpena
was placed in the mail for her, ana
District Attorney Brady telegraphed
asking tne autnorities to urge the
Prevost girl to return and testify "in
the interest of justice."
If She does not return volnnlarilv
Brady said, the testimony she gave in
mo ponce court hearing of a murder
charge against Arbuckle will be read
into tne record In h s third mar,
slaughter trial, which' is set for March
3 3. There is no way to compel her
return wunout an indictment, accord
mg io uraay, wno said he did not
Know tor what she could be indicted
I am convinced she has been
spinteo. away rrora Here, Brady de
ciarea, -ana it she fails to return
thera can be only one conclusion
drawn, because her home and her peo-
TAPIOCA RATE TOO HIGH
Manufacturers Win Victory Over
Southern. Pacific and Other Roads,
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BITRRAT7
Washington, D. C. Feb. 24. The in
terstate commerce commision today
ruled that rates on tapioca in pack
ages, in corload lots, from Ora
Mass., to Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Portland and Seattle are unreason
able, and announced an order award
ing reparation.
Complaint was made to the com
mission by the Minute Tapioca com
pany of Orange, Mass., against the
Southern Pacific and other railroads.
The decision orders the director
general of railroads, as agent of the
defendant companies, to pay complain
ant J2862.83, with 6 per cent interest
dating from March 1, 1919.
BURGLAR MOST GRACIOUS
Silent Worker Leaves Notes of
Thanks for Loot Taken. .
MONTCLAIR. N. J., Feb. 24. (Spe
cial.) "The Silent Worker" is the
title given himself by a burglar who
has been operating in this town and
who leaves written notes as sou
venirs of his visits.
"Thanks for what we got. Sorry
we couldn't take the silver. The Silent
Worker."
This was one of the messages left
by the burglar, who looted, three
apartments and possibly a fourth, car
rying away such valuables as he could
put in his pocket. It was at the home
of J. R. Moore, 410 Valley road, that
the note quoted was left. Besides this
note, which was written on a personal
card of Mrs. Moore's and tucked in a
box from which a camera had been
taken, "The Silent Worker" also left a
second note thanking Mr. Moore for a
generous quantity of cigars he had
taken from a box the thief had opened.
This merely read: "Thanks for the
cigars" and was signed "The Silent
Worker."
Scientific Research, Institute AVill
Probe Mystery Which Frightens
Nova Scotia Community.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24. (Special.)
Whatever it is that has been lighting
fires, untying cattle and laying un
seen hands on investigating detec
tives and reporters at the haunted
house of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, will
shortly face investigation, if the
American Institute for Scientific Re
search, No. 44 East Twenty-third
street, undertaK.es the investigation
requested yesteraay in a telegram
from the Halifax Herald to Dr. Wal
ter Franklin Tierce, director o the
institute.
This is the latest development in
a mystery, that has routed a family
from its home, sent strange rumors
through tne countryside and finally
stirred the authorities ano the press
to attempt a solution, al! of which
have been baffled.
The haunted house, as it is now
called.by general consent, stands in
grim isolation at the northern end of
Nova Scotia. Antigonish is 100 miles
from Halifax "as the crow flies, across
a scantly inhabited stretch of low
lying country. It is considerably
further by the only railroad. -The
house is 25 miles from Antigonish
and a mile from its nearest neighbor.
It stands back from Wie Antigonlsh
Guysborro, road, between Caledonia
hills and Roman valley.
Queer ThingN Happen.
For 20 years it was the home of
Alexander MacDonald and his wife
and their adopted daughter. Mary
Ellen, and it had been the home of
MacDonald's father before him. The
MacDonalds are popular throughout
the district and are not known to
have an enemy.
Tn 1916 strange things began to
happen on the old MacDonald farm.
Cattle which MacDonald had tied se
curely in the evening were found
loose in the morning. A horse fas
tened in his own way when he left
the animal was fastened in an en
tirely different way . when he re
turned. He sold the horse and bought
another, and the same thing hap
pened. The barn got a' bad name among
the superstitious .in that region. The
trouble began in the house. Fire broke
out in unexpected places and at
strange times. Coming downstairs
one morning to light the fire in the
stove, MacDonald found cinders on top
of the stove, and, looking up, saw a
hole burned in the celling. A few
moments later he saw that a lounge
In an adjoining room was on fire. He
lushed to extinguish it, and, coming
back, found the chair on which he had
been sitting ablaze.
Klrea Arc .Myntfry.
Three young men of the neighbor
hood undertook to solve the mystery.
By passing a night in the house, they
re said -to have found 3S separate
fires between 5 o'clock in the evening
and 8 o'clock next morning.
MacDonald and his family left the
house next day. The weird situation
attracted attention and B,ot some pub
licity. The marks of numerous fires
are plainly to be seen on floor, walls.
ceiling and furniture.
Recently Detective Feter Owen
Carroll and Harold B. Whidden, a
correspondent of the Halifax Herald,
joined in ait attempt to get at the
bottom of the trouble. They -passed
two nights in the home wUii the
owner and a neighbor.
As a result of 'their experiences,
Carroll declares himself baffled. The
newspaper man admits he is puzzled,
and a reward of $200 has been offered
to anyone who can prove the occur
ences are not of supernatural origin.
There were no fires while they were
there, but there were unexpected
noises and the newspaper man felt
a strange slap on the arm. After their
second vigil Detective Carroll said:
I firmly believe that neither the
fires nor the other strange happen
ings were the work of human hands.4
The American Institute for Scien
tific Research is the main body, of
which the American Society for
Psychical Research is section B. Its
president is William McDougall. Dr.
Prince, who lives at Upper Mont
claire, N. J., is its director, and Miss
Gertrude O. Tuby, 5 West Forty-
seventh street, New York, is execu
tive secretary.
English statesman. He served at va
rious times as privy councillor and
from November, 1910, to May, 1915,
was secretary of state for colonies
In 1905 -he was created Baron Nune
ham and was made viscount in 1917.
His wife, whom he married in 1899.
was Mary Ethel Burns, only daughter
of the late Walter H. Burns of New
York and North Mymms Park, Hat
field, England.
' From 1904 until he was raised to
the peerage he was a member of
parliament and was known as a
strong opponent of woman's suffrage.
He was offered the post of secretary
of state for Ireland in July, 1916, but
declined it. Besides Viscountess Har
court, he is survived by one son,
Honorable William Edward Harcourt.
Viscount Harcourt was a liberal in
politics.
COLLEGE WORK REQUIRED
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY NA
TIONAL BAR CONFERENCE.
BILL CENSORS DANCING
STATE LAW PROPOSED TO PUT
"PETTING" UNDER BAN.
Associations Placed Under Moral
Obligation to Work for Educa
tional Standard.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 24. The
national conference of bar associa
tions at its closing session today
adopted practically unanimously the
recommendation of the American Bar
association that future members of the
bar be required to have at least two
years' college education in addition
to their regular school work.
The action of the conference was on
a resolution which, it had been ex
plained, would place the associations
under the moral obligation of striv
ing to have this educational standard
set up In their states and universi
ties. The vote was taken in the midst of
an ovation to Elihu Root, who had
just cci eluded a stirring appeal to the
representatives of the more than 150
bar associations present not to per
mit the "illustrious examples of the
successes of the past" to block the
purification of the American bar of
the future.
Mr. Root took the floor after dele
gates from states had voiced disap
proval of unjustifiable methods to
drive poor but deserving applicants
from the legal ranks and after for
mer Senator Thomas of Colorado had
concluded a denunciatory address on
v. hat he termed "an uncalled-for
movement."
In his appeal Mr. Root pictured con
ditions which he declared enabled
"crooks and blackmailers to practice
fraud under the protection of a shin
gle" and call themselves lawyers by
reason of "deplorable conditions which
should be corrected without delay."
While the demonstration was at its
height as he concluded Julius Henry
Cohen of New York mved the adop
tion of the. resolution and the motion
was carried on a rising vote.
The delegates late today were re
ceived at the White House by Presi
dent and Mrs. Harding and tonight at
tended a banquet, at which addresses
were delivered by C. A. Severance,
president of the American Bar asso
ciation; Attorney-General Daugherty.
Senator George W. Pepper of Pennsyl
vania and William U Frierson. former
solicitcr-general of the United States.
STEFAMSSOM WINS PRIZE
Book on Arctic Is Adjudged lies!
Geographical Publican.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 24. The
U rant; Squires prize, it was announced
tonightj has been awarded to Vil
njalniurj.stefansson by the National
Geographic- society for his book. "The
Friendly Xfctic," which was adjudged
PECK IS RENOMINATED
Promotion of Major Held Up Be
cause of National Guard Remarks
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 24. The
renomination of Major Robert G. Peck
of Chicago to be a lieutenant-colonel,
was ordered reported favorably today
by the senate military committee, and
a vote of 11 to 3. Last year the sen
ate refused to confirm his first nomi
nation, following investigation of
charges that he had spoken in dis
parageanent- of the Missouri- and
Kansas national guard troops in the
A. E. F.
The fight to prevent promotion of
Major Peck is to be continued. Sen
ator Capper, republican, Kansas, said
today.
VISCOUNT HARCOURT DIES
Ex-Secretary of State for Colonies
Passes in London.
LONDON, Feb. 24. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Viscount Harcourt
died here last night, aged 59 years.
Lewis Harcourt was born February
1, 1863, the son of Sir William George
Granville Venables-Vernon-Harcourt,
Harding to Give Marine Plan.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 24.
President Harding will deliver per
sonally to congress early nett week
the administration plan for extension
of aid to the American merchant ma
rine, it was said today at the White
House.
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BUTTERFLY BILL IN HOUSE
Purchase of Famous Iienidolilcra
Collection Proposed.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 24.
Furchase by the federal government
of the Deipidohtera collection of
William Barnes of Decatur, 111., said
to be the most complete display of
North American butterflies and moths
in existence, is proposed in a bill in
troduced - today by Representative
Moore, republican, Illinois.
An appropriation of $300,000 would
be authorized to purchase the collec
tion for the Smithsonian, institution
with an additional $10,000 for trans
portation of the specimens to the na
tional museum in Washington.
Measure Prescribes Exactly How
Partners Shall Comport
Themselves on Floor. .
ALBANY, N. T., Feb. 24. (Special.)
The shimmy, the turkey-trot, the
bunny hug and all types of cheek-to-Jowl
dancing where the proximity of
the dancers is perilously adjacent, are
made an out-and-out violation, of
state law in a bill being drafted for
introductionat the instance of Canon
William Sheaf Case of Brooklyn. The
Christian lobby in the reform work
of which Canon Chase plays a con
spicuous part will back the measure.
Persons who have seen the tentative ;
draft of the bill pronounce it a r
markably worded attempt to regulate J
through the statute the conduct ol
the individual. It defines. among other
things
Exactly in what manner the young
man shall approach his prospective
partner when proposing a whirl
around the dance hall.
Exactly how he shall encircle her
waist with his arm and where the
palm of his hand "rhall rest upon her
back.
Exactly how her arm shall drape
itself about his shoulder while the
two are embraced during the dance.
Exactly how far apart she and he
shall remain while the dancing
progresses, specifically prohibiting
cheek-to-cheek positions.
If the expert drafting the bill can
overcome constitutional obstacles,
there will be a provision against
"jazzy music." Canon Chase thinks
this, contributes in no small degree
to the prevailing impulse among
dancers to discard all modesty and
make what he calls "public spec
tacles" of themselves.
$10,000,000 Voted for Irrigation.
MANILA, P. I., Feb. 18. The legis
lature today passed bills appropriat
ing ; $10,000,000 for irrigation and
$9,000,000 for the University of the
Philippines for nine years.
Rp-ar The Oregron.au classified nrf.
RAIL CLAIMSBILL LAW
Sleasure Amending Transportation
Act Signed by Harding.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 24.
President Harding today signed the
bill amending the transportation act
so as to extend for one year from
February 28 the time for filing with
the government claims growing out
of governmetft operation of the rail
roads. The measure also provides that the
statute of limitations against claims
for which no award has been made by
the interstate commerce commission
shall not begin to run for a year after
the making of the award.
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