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REPORT Oil BONUS
FILED BY FORDNEY
Conference of House Repub
licans Sought.
PETITION IS CIRCULATED
More Than Enough Names Already
Reported Obtained To Bring
Bill TTp Monday Is Aim.
WASHINGTON1, T. C March 16.
There were two developments today
in the soldiers' bonus muddle.
One was the filing: by Chairman
Fordney of the ways and means
committee of the majority report on
the compromise bill, which' was est!
mated to cost the government J4
098.719,350.
The other was the circulation o
s petition by Representative ; Line
bereer of California, an ex-service
man. for a conference of house re
publicans for next Tuesday night to
discuss the bonus legislation.
Mr. Linebergrer announced tonight
that there were 60 signatures to' the
petition, or 10 more than the - num
ber required under the rules lor
conference call. He said, .however,
that he hoped it would not be neces
sary to present the petition to Kepre
sentative Towner, chairman of the
republican house organization
Conference Vital Factor.
Its) presentation, he added, would
Aenend .uton the outcome of the con
ference between house leaders snd
Speaker Gillette regarding procedure
for the calling up of the bill on the
floor.
"If there Is a decision at that con
ference to consider the bill under
a suspension of the rules, Mr. Line
berjrer said, the petition would be
presented. There was some specula
tion as to whether a formal con
ference call would operate to delay
consideration of the legislation. Chair
man Fordney declared it was still his
determination to bring the bill up
Monday under a suspension of the
rules, if that could be done, and if
not, to call it up Tuesday uhder a
special rule, if such rule could be
obtained.
Gillett Is Expected.
Speaker GiUett will be due to arrive
from Florida tomorrow and at that
time the question of whether the bill
will be taken ip Monday probably
will be settled. Mr. Fordney said the
conference with the speaker would
be in perfect "harmony" and that if
Mr. Gillett held against a suspension
of the rules he would proceed with
plans to bring the measure up under
a special rule.
The chairman went on the say that
It was not his desire to limit debate:
that if the measure were taken up
under a suspension of the rules he
would ask unanimous consent for two
days of discussion, which would
throw the final vote over until late
Tuesday. Should his request be- de
nied. debate would be limited to 40
minutes under the house rules.
FATTY'5 JURY COMPLETED
COURT IS READY FOR THIRD
ARBCCKXE TRIAL.
Prospective Juror Tells of Being
Approached Regarding Her Con
victions on Case.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16. The
Jury in the Roscoe Arbuckle case was
finally completed and sworn at the
conclusion of the court session today.
The film comedian is facing his third
trial on 'a manslaughter charge in
connection with the death of Virginia
Kappe, film actress. Four women are
on the completed jury.
A sensation was caused in the trial
late this afternoon when a prospec
tive juror under examination. Miss
May C. Sharon, stated that she had
been approached regarding her con
victions on the case since becoming
a member of the panel.
She said that several days ago a
woman representing - herself as a
member of the Women's Protective
league had called her on the ' tele
phone, asking her opinion a& to Ar
buckle's guilt or innocence. Her re
ply was as follows: "If he is guilty,
thev are all Kuiltv." She said that
her questioner did not give her lame,
but appeared anxious to keep up the
conversation, volunteering the infor
mation that the trial, of the comedian
was costing the people of San Fran
cisco a lot of money.
Attorneys for both sides interro
gated Miss Sharon carefully with the
apparent hope of getting a clew to
the woman who had approached her,
but she was unable to enlighten them
further. She had no fixed opinion
and was temporarily passed.
her. She is young in years and much
younger mentally. She iaughs at the
suggestion that gives her the ingenu
ity and chemical knowledge to 'so
cleverly hoodwink so many sensible
and observant people," said McGilli
vray. "She cannot appreciate her po
sition or the charges against her. Dr.
Prince's report is too noncommittal
and scientifically worded to pene
trate her understanding. So she is
blissfully ignorant."
Effects or Strain JSaown.
Leo McGillivray said the Macdon
alds had no intention of returning to
their former home, in spite of the
reassurance the spirit of the house
had given them through Whidde
tnai it wouia never, appear again
They are apparently somewhat awed
by the message- from the dead, th
text of which the world can assum
only, since Whidden and Prince have
expressed their stern determinate
never to divulge the facts out of
deference to the Macdonald family,
Whidden, when interviewed here to
day, still showed the effects of the
strain through which he had passed.
"My life may be ruined," he said.
for all I know. ' I seem to be o
the threshold of- a new life. I am
convinced that I shall have many com
munications with the dead in the fu
ture. It is very likely that when
return to Antigonish the skeptics will
put me down as a fool and the super
stitious will think me possessed of
devil. I may have been the goat in
this matter" he said, "but it seems
that I have been- fated to go through
with it and something within tells me
to go on with 4t- I am dumbfounded
and my mind has not yet been ad
justed to the revolutionary change in
viewpoint that I have undergone in
the past few weeks. I anticipate
many such visitations and I shall wel
come them. Regardless of the fact
that half the world is now probably
scoffing at me, I think I did the right
thing."
AMNESTY IS URGED
III POLITICAL CASES
House Judiciary Committee
Hears Liberals.
EPIDEMIC OF RUBIES ON
DISEASE BIiAMED OX COYOTES
IX EASTERX WASHIXGTOX.
Animals Said to Have Attacked
Persons in Door Yards and
In Small Villages.
WASHINGTON, D. C March 16
An outbreak of rabies is raging in
the eastern section of the state of
Washington, according to the depart
ment of agriculture. Reports from
field agents were said to indicate
similarity of the epidemic with that
of 1916. during which 2100 persons
were bitten by rabid animals In live
Rocky mountain states before it was
curbed.
Spread of the disease was attrib
uted in the department's reports to
infected coyotes. In a number of
cases, it was said, these animals have
attacked people in their door yards
and in the streets of the smaller
towns.
SEATTLE. Wash., March 16. The
epidemic of rabies in eastern Wash
nsrton counties that has caused some
alarm to state officials during the
last six months has been pretty
well brought under control," Dr. Paul
H. Turner, state director of health,
said today. .
There was some alarm," Dr.
Turner said, "when it was recently
reported that rabid coyotes had
crossed the Columbia river eastward
nto Whitman county. Hunters are
rapidly slaughtering the coyotes.
however, and there seems te be little
danger of the epidemic's spreading,
During the six -months, Uie said.
three persons were bitten by rabid
animals but they were given tne
Pasteur treatment promptly, and
there were no . deaths. The state
directors of health and agriculture
are working with the federal depart
ment of agriculture to stamp out tne
epidemic
LEGION TO HEAR TALKS
Open Sleeting for Monday Called
by Vancouver Post.
VANCOUVER, Wash., March 16.
(Special.) An open meeting has been
called by Smith-Reynolds post, Ameri
can Legion, for next Monday night.
C.v D. Cunningham, Washington
state commander of Centralia, and
Henry - Wise, Washington state ad-
utant of Seattle, will speak. A musi
cal programme will be given. All
legion posts in this county have been
invited.
HOT BONUS FIGHT FACED
(Continued From First Page.)
FARM BUILDINGS BURNED
Loss Is About $1000 on Baker Al
falfa, Grain and Stock Ranch.
HAINES, Or.. March 16. (Special.)
Fire on the 1200-acre Baker alfalfa,
grain and stock ranch, seven miles
east of Haines, yesterday afternoon
damaged ranch buildings and prop
erty to the extent of about $4000.
The large dairy barn, hog house and
blacksmith shop were the buildings
lost. Ten head of valuable hogs were
lost in the fire and about 20 tons
of feed.
All hands were employed at a dis
tant point on the ranch and neighbors
managed to save the machinery build
. ing, which house a large combine
a.,- other machinery, only by tearing
down several small structures be
tween the burning shop and . the
larger building. The property was
owned by Cornelius & Cornelius. The
origin of the fire has not been de
termined. The loss is partly covered
by insurance.
GHOSTS FLEE TO SAFETY
(Continued From First Page.)
straightforward, was spoken to this
afternoon by long-distance telephone.
He was apparently much surprised at
Dr. Prince's report.
"He is wrong," said Leo, "and I
would tell him so to his face. I was
there and saw and I know that Mary
Ellen did not set those fires, either
of her own accord or actuated by an
invisible force. She just didn't. Sh
couldn't have; I was standing right
beside her when many of the fires oc
curred. I am not a fool and I have
had enough experience out in th
world to realize the significance of
such things.
"Mary Ellen is too young to realize
what has actually been said about
good at the expense of some sacrifice
among those .in the ranks.
The present republican majority is
so big as to be unwieldy and unman-
beable. A two-to-one majority
makes for looseness, for schisms and
blocs. A narrower majority would
make for compactness, team work and
willing assent to leadership. . That
may conceivably be the thing' that
Harding is not unwilling to see come
about. In any event there may be
some real politics in this town next
week.
The bonus bill in its present form
isn't any nearer to ready money in
the soldier's pockets than it ever was.
The bill in its present form will never
go on the statute books. But if the
bonus isn't any more nearly in sight
the row in the republican party is
leaping swiftly and joyfully over the
horizon.
RELEASE OF 113 SOUGH
Report on Resolution Asking Pres-
: '. Ident to Take Action Is Re
quested at Meeting.
WASHINGTON. D. C, March 16.
In the face of apparent and outspoken
opposition, lawyers and representa
tives of various lioeral organization
plaaded with the house judiciary com
mittee today to report a resolution
asking. the Dresident to give "carefu
consideration" to the propriety of
granting immediate amnesty to 113
political prisoners, serving long terms
for violation of the espionage act.
Committeemen indicated that the
resolution never would be adopted,
insisting that congress has no right
to direct the president In sucn mat
ters, especially because of the lack of
opportunity to review the cases. Gil
bert E. Roe, an attorney of New York,
who advocated the general principle
of amnesty, said when questioned that
he saw no impropriety in requesting
the president, the attorney-general
and the secretary of war to look into
the appeals because "the resolution
seems as harmless as the four-power
treaty."
" Federation's Plea Heard.
Speaking for the American Federa
tion of Labor, Edgar Wallace declared
that war laws were necessary, that
they should have been enforced, but
in peace times there was no good rea
son for keeping war-time offenders
in jail.
There were many clashes between
members of the committee and wit
nesses. Representative Tates, repub
lican. Illinois, charged that Repre
sentative London, socialist. New York,
author of the resolution, who declared
he would free men convicted of vio
ence if they do so because of a deep
religious feeling, was advocating vio
lence, which Mr. London was quick to
deny.
Another verbal clash centered
around Harry Weinberg, a New York
lawyer, one time counsel for Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll, the draft dodger,
who added that he had notnlng
whatever to do with Bergdoll's
esoape. In a tilt with Representa
tive Reavis, republican, Nebraska,
Weinberg said he would express his
opinion on political and economic
questions at any time and "In any
place, despite the supreme court of
the United States."
Intercession la Charged.
Referring to the release of some
offenders, Weinberg charged that
ne obtained his liberty through the
ntercession of the Italian ambassa
or and some of his comments drew
from members the reminder that they
would not sit there and hear the
president and the attorney-general
criticised. This was after the lawyer
ad stated that one of the men in
whose behalf he had appealed did
not - get out, because ' ho did not
happen to be "a trust magnate."
Weinberg denied any desire' to criti-
qlse the president. Time was called
n him while he was still trying to
peak. .
Miss Caroline Lowe of Kansas City,
counsel for a number of Industrial
Workers of the World members, tried
at Wichita, charged that men arrested
n the "famous Oklahoma case" were
il workers and that the animus
back of their arrest "was the desire
on the part of the oil men to crush
any attempt f the workers to
organize."
Some of the witnesses expressed
conflicting views on the pardon of
ugane V. Debs. Many agreed, how-
ever,hat President Harding's Christ
mas list of pardons contained the
names of persons who should have
served their terms, which they in-
isted were for offenses more serious
than those charged against "the
political prisoners." It was contended
that no overt acts were committed by
the latter. ;
tracted much attention, Tut no one
saw the big dazzler. Customs offi
cials never even suspected she had it.
And so the princess came to New
York not knowing how little $13,000
amounts to along the gay white way,
After she found out something of the
cost of living in the United States she
hinted one day to Mayor Hylan that
she might be willing to part with the
large diamond for say . $500,000. His
honor smiled, but offered no Turther
encouragement. Then the princess
went to Washington and -when she
came back she was just about broke.
Weinberg contracted to sell the stone
for not less than $350,000, and the
princess dreamed of buying an Amer
ican estate and forgetting about Af
ghanistan.
Jewelers Not Enthusiastic.
For some reason Jewelers never be
came very enthusiastic over the un
cut stone and the most any offered
for it was $25,000. By this time the
growing creditors of the princess
waxed impatient. They attached the
stone. Presently one of the prince
lings obtained a $2000 loan on the
gem.
That soon dwindled and the Fatima
household drifted from one hotel to
another, each a little cheaper than
the last. -
Rapt crowds ho longer camesto gaze
upon the princess. Reporter's forgot
her. Even the photographers had
had enough. Soon no one thought
about her except the Salvation Army,
which found the sultanic household In
a squalid east side tenement.
Salvation Army Aids,
For' a while .the Salvation Army
supported the family, and then the
Travelers' Aid society helped a bit.
After a while someone suggested that
since Afghanistan was a British pro
tectorate, Britain should assume re
sponsibility. Britain did to the extent
of putting . the family into a two-
room and bath apartment and having
the princess contract to accept ocean
passage as the guest of the British
government.
A few days ago the American cus
toms officials and federal attorneys
succeeded in taking the 44-cara stone
away from the sheriff. Yesterday the
princess convinced them that ehe
hadn t meant to smuggle In the stone
she simply had not known the rules;
but word came from the federal build
ing tonight that Uncle Sam would
keep it until he obtained his dues.
. Pool Hall Robbed.
ABERDEEI?, Wash ' March 16.-
(Speclal.) Burglars Tuesday night
looted the Smith & Miller pool hall
at Carlisle, stealing about $10 in cash
and $200 worth of clothing, tobacco.
candy and barber shop articles.
Among the articles stolen were two
new suits of clothes, several cartons
of cigarettes, two razors, several bot
tles of hair tonic, , two shaving
brushes and an undetermined quantity
of candy.
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RINCESS FATIMA GONE
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her board and room for four per
sons for more weeks than you count
the fingers of one hand. These
were the cola winter weeks that
passed between the time the princess
topped paying her own way and the
afternoon the British government be
gan paying it for her.
Stephen Weinberg, who took off
his morning frock and put on a naval
uniform the day he went to the
White House and told President
Harding he was the official escort
for Princess Fatima, also was in
trouble today. He was put under
$5000 bail in Brooklyn on an indict
ment charging him with having im
personated an officer in the United
States navy. Then another $1000 was
loaded on his bail because Washing
ton authorities started removal pro
ceedings to take him to the capital to
face a similar indictment there.
Princess Become Bored.
The princess became a bit bored
with Afghanistan last summer and
decided to visit America. She gathered
her three sons around her, put on her
most vivid oriental costume, drew her
$13,000 fortune out of the bank, stuck
a jewel in her nose, secreted the 44
carat stone under her clothing and
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