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VOL. 83
DAILY EAST OEEGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, ' THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1921.
NO. 9931
UTFOilBIDIT
RAPIDLY APPEARS
TO BE BIG FARCE
Every Report Indicating
' Fugitive Might be on Is
land Is Rendered Negligible.
PRISON PHYSICIAN CLINGS
TO BELIEF PRISONER DEAD
Warden Persists Convict is
1 Still in Hiding; May be
Sheltered by Islander.
TACOMA, Sept. 16. (C. P.) The
Gardner bunt In rapidly taking' on a
fare appearance, according to popu
lar" opinion hero, - PrtfHIcafly every
report Indicating the fugitive might
be on the Island ha been rendered
negligible. The reported shots were
from hunters and the back tire from
the prison .pumping engine. A boat
thought left for Gardner by a eonlfd
crate haa been Identified) by an Inland
rancher a hi own property. Dr. Jen
to, the prison physician, clings to the
bellof that Gardner war wounded and
died In the brush The hunt 1 now
exhausting that angle.- , t
. Visit Cause KxdtcnHait -.
' Considerable comment was excited
when United Mutes Marshal J. ' B.
Holohail of Ban Francisco., appeared
at the prison. lie only brought some
prisoners to the pentltenttury, how
. ever and hue no intention of engag
ing1 especially In the man hunt. Fol
lowing the conference with Warden
Malosey, Holohan expressed hf( opin
ion that Gardner la still on the Island.
Makmey I"nds in Helk'f
.McN'BIL ISLAND, Kept. IS (A. P.)
-Despite the upsetting of clues Indi
cating RoyOardner In still on the Is
land. Warden, "MahJurrterHUrtS'ln this
belief that the prisoner Is still her.
If suspect some islander la shelter
ing the fugitive.
..Convict Scon In ll-itdi
OLYMPIA, Kept. 15. (If. P.) Ted
Mut.'onlglc, a stage' driver, brought the
report here that member of -a con
struction gang at Summit Lake, J 6
miles away, observed a man In convict
garb In the brush. Gardner la I lie
only prisoner out. It may be the ban
dit. ':.': ',
RAILROAD SIR
BEING BROUGHT NEARER
'.CLEVELAND, Wept 15. (V. P.)
The danrer of a railroad strike ia be
ing brought nearer through the refus
al of the railroad executives to abide
by a "few rulings" of the railway la
bor board favorable to the workers,
the rail union leaders charged here
today.
TAX BILL HF.VISED.
(WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. (C. P.)
The senate Tinanco committee com
pleted it revision of the -house tax
MIL They will vote tomorrow. The
vnrt will nut tha bill In shano foe
submission to the senate when con
grs reconvenes. ,
CONFERENCE IS CALLED
: FAItlS, Sept. .15. The . supreme
council's Itus&lan relief Commission
Called an international congress In
Brussels for October t to discuss the
Russian f ami no situation! I.'nlted
States and Germany and estates bord
ering the soviet republic will be asked
to participate. '
IHMtTIiANlTwilEAT MAKKKT.
f PORTLAND, Sept.. 1G. (A. P.)
Wheat Is $1.08 to $1.12.
. Reported by Major Lee Moorhousc,
weather observer.
Maximum, St. '
' Minimum, $2.
BaromeUr, 29.70.
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TODAY'S
FORECAST
IIS
THE WEATHER
r3 -
m
Tonight and
1 . 'T" . Friday fair.
DEVAL'ft,A REAFFIRMS
I RIF INDEPENDENCE
A fSOVERIGN STATE
Principle of Government by
v Consent of Governed Must be
Basis for Agreement.
oopi. j. yv. r.) ire.
land will negotiate aa a free state. De
rcpiy io uiuya-ueorge s invi-
tution to the ' . Inverness . conference
Sept. 20 contained this definite state
luent. Premier Lloyd George bad In-
lilted that Ireland understand its
status aa an Integral part of the Brit
iah Empire before any conference will
he held. De Valera pointed out that
Ireland already haa asserted her Inde
pendence. JDe Valera Insisted that the
Sinn Fein objected to any conference
with Britain regarding the assoclat.on
as tw.o sovereign suites, but the nego
tiations would bo on an equal footing
as independent slate,
DUBLIN, Sept. 10. (A. . PY.) De
Valera In. Ms latest letter to Premier
Lluyd-Ueofgo accepts the invitation to
the Inverness conference but reaf-1
'firms Ireland' Independence as a
I sovereign state and declare that only
J as representatives of such have the
I lr.ah negotiator any authority. ' The
principle, of government by consent of
the governed must be a basis of any
agreement which will aohieve final
recognition," said the letter.
Hooting Breaks Anew.
BELFAST, Sept. 15. (I. N. &)
Two women were. shot during a violent
outbreak of rioting here. Kevolvers
were fired and stones and brickbats
thrown The police were powerless
to disperse the mobs, and sold era
with machine guns were summoned.
The machine guns soon cowed the ri
oter. ,
Publicity Not Given Kepi). '
LONDON, Bept. 15. U. P.) The
text of the "irtstl reply- Is not forth
coming from Downing street as lute as
5 o'clock this afternoon. Officials re
fused to give out De Valera's letter or
comment upon it.
, 1 .
ittTTKU PiUCja KCMAl i'llt.M i
POKTLAND, 8opt. 15. (A. P.)
Killing cattle are weak, choice sleeps
tt to 16.00. Feeders are 60 , cents
lower. Choice , feeder M.du to $5;
h'lgs, top are DO cents lower, other
classes are 76 Cent lower, pr me lleht
$11.50 to $12. hheep are steady. Eggs
and butter are firm, .
ALL ARE NOW tS CirsTODY.
SKATTLK, Sept. 15. (A. P.) The
secret arrest or three men late yes
terday, according to the police, means
all thoao Implicated in the $25.0U4
robbery of Leland Higbee, the North
west Trust and Saving Hank messen
ger on July 14, are now in custody.
Twenty five Plnkerton detectives have
been trailing the fugitives for (several
weeks.
GAMBLING DEVICES, PROFITEERING
WILL BE UNDER BAN NEXT WEEK;
TRANSIENT MERCHANTS LIKEWISE
Outside Taxi Men Who Make
Extortionate. Charges Will
be Handled by Ordinance.
' !
An effort to give the Pendleton
visitors during the Ilound-L'p the best
protection from profiteering possible
U an Ideal which was expressed last
night by members of the city council
when different phases of treatment of
the public came up for consideration.
Action taken will bar gambling and
lottery device on tho streets, an ef
fort will be made to keep taxi prices
down to 26 cents any where within
tho city limits; and peddlers who at
tempt to sell merchandise from" va
cant lots or along the curbs within
the fire limits will be subject to ar-
... ........... .. .
rest unuer xne amenumem to m tire
ordinance which waa adopted luot
night - . ". '..' '
, A request was made to tho council
for permission, to dispose of Indian
foods on the streets through u, me
thod of chance, but the request -was-not
countenanced, and the council re
fused the permission.
v After Taxi Profiteers. .
Comptaints about overcharging
made- by taxi operators were brought
to the attention of the council by
Deun Tatom, .chairman of tho com
mittee in charge ot accommodations
for the Round-Up. The operators ; last nlffht by Harold J. Warner, city
guilty of sky-rocketing prices In the : attorney. The dairymen, the rami
past have not been lofial men, ac- j bureau, women's clubs a.id tho city
cording to Chairman Tatom, but have ; officials have co-operated in tho frani
come from other cities, and a discus-'ins of this second measure. Proviso
slon disclosed the fact that under the, Ions which were framed with the Idea
present ordinances on the subject, the In nilnd of providing protection for
city la powerless to remedy the evil. the clean dairymen as well as for the
A new ordinance will be drawn cover-I purchasing public throws restrictions
Ing this point, and a special meeting around the sale of milk and milk pi-ti-will
be held probably tomorrow to .ducts; , -
pass the ordinance. ' I Criticisms were made last night by!
A difference of opinion by mem- council members that these provisi-!
bers was expressed when discussion ons were too strict, but Mayor Hart
was held on an amendment to the fire man upheld the measure, declaring
ordinance which will prohibit the of- that It had been framed to protect the
ferlng for sal or even the storage with
ln the fire limits of intlamable mer-
ehandise except ln permanent build-
Ings. The amendment was offered by
Councilman Willard Bond of the po-
lice committee who explained that a
jntova was oo toot to import heavy
London Kent, in t..nt.. kv
There is fierce fighting In the White
iHctL coaBt between Russian naval and
iinnrf f,.m. son hin kiiie.i i.,.nr,i.
Ingtoan unconfirmed Hclslngfors dls.
patch to the Dally News. The dis-
patch did not give any details. .
i
CATIIALMBT. Wash:. Sept 15. A.
I'.) The county ' court house was
burned to the ground this morning.
The hard work by the volunteer fire
men prevented the spread of thewit.li employes Ignoring the union of
names, rue loss is i&,ou,
impossible to check fiamis
It was
n the
court house, a frame two story build
ing 20 years old. i
NKW OHLEANH, Hept. 15. (V. P.)
Two are dead and two others were
serlously burned as the result of an
explosion In a whiskey still. Too
much pressure In the copper . tank is
Xa'd by the police to have caused the
explosion. The still was in a barn.
(AS FRANCIHCO," Sept.
) Unemployed workmen
15.
In
i
three Puciflc Coast Htates,
ureon,
Washington und California, total 71,
SS7, according to an official estimate
made by John Kelly, district director
of the United states labor department,
California lies 45,450, Oregon 9,340
and Washington 18.477.
San Francisco showed the largest
number, over 17.000; I.os Angeles sec
ond, nearly 1 1,000; Oakland third,
nearly 10,000. : Seattle showed over
7,000; Portland over 9,000; Tacoma
over 4,009. In the smaller cities they
range from 300 to 4,000.
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vacant lots during tho Itound-I'u.
Councllmen KU and Putin iiiestlolid
the possibility of enforcing the ordi
nance, and on tho final vole. I hey vol-
ed against it, but It was adopted with
the emergency clause wMd makes It
effective at pneo. '
Bids from half a dozen supply
houses for 800 feet of fire hoso were
opened and read, and the recommen
dation of the fire committee that the
contract lie awarded to the V. 8. Rub
ber Co. was acted on by the council.
The price bid by the company is $1.15
thc foot, the hose to come in 50-foot
lengths and metal connections to be
furnished, delivery to be mado wlth-
ln su days to tho city hall.
Fire Chief W. E. Rlnguld will at
tend' tho national firemen's "meeting
at Vancouver, 11. C. soon as a result
Jf the council voting to furnish $t5
' ,. , a k( ..f l,tu Av,...nu.,u I Kn l..t..
aj a part of his expenses for tho trip.
Name Hearing Mci-ting.
"October 5" was designated as tlie
meeting time when the public will
have the right of either condemning
or commending the1 budget for 1922
which was recently passed on by tl e
budget committee. This hearing is
required by' luw to afford the tuxpuy-
jcrs on Oiqiortunlty to express their
opinion on the measure.
No Action on .Milk Ordinance.
The milk ordinance which has been
In course of prepura'lnn for ieverul
mouths was presented to tho council
jcitlxens and that It should be utriet
In order for tle city to have power lo
safeguard public health. , More time
.was reque ted by council members for ,
study of the lengthy measure and It
.was postponed until the next regular I
J meeting. ,
NATION'S LARGE
PACKERS FORM
F
4
Packing Plants Will Deal
Henceforth With Employees,
Ignoring Union' Officials.'
MORRIS AND CO. ONLY ONE
rn Tn .PDCr Tn m . .,
TO FAIL TO AGREE TO PLAN
Packers Declare 90 Per Cent
of Employes Favor Plan; No
Immediate A d j u slments.
chicaco m..ii ir..M-k v
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Four of the nation s largest puckers
established an "open shop" plan to-
day. They will deal henceforth only
flclals. The packers declare 9 per
cent Of the employes favor the plan,
Morris und Company was .the only
large packer to fa.' I to agree. There
will be, no Iranied ate wage or work
Ing conditions adjustment. The out
line of the "American pfan-' includes'
Men and women are elielblo to em-1
ployment whether un on mamberH or'
not; no person may. represent the em-'
ployes In disputes who Is not an em
ploye himself; employes must elect i
I their own representatives by ballot!
the representatives beirtcr . American
citizens: reuresentalives so elected
mv triit wlih th mhnv execu-
lives reeardma waise scales and work-
ng conditions.
X(h Came Like BomljslicIJ.
Charles "Hays, Union pres'dent, and:
other union officials,, are asking the
packers for another year's continu-1
anee at the same wage scales and1
working rules provided In the Al-j
schuler' war-time agreement. They .
were rebuffed at every plant. Th j
news of the 'pal-Vers itioe cam Hke f
a bombshell In labor ccles. Pending
the union official conference, there,
was no statements furthcoming.
'i ne union executive commiiieni
called on tlje packers' o
hi thfl iititcnmn of the
officials. Pend-i,
moetin- iliev
meet n tnej
d-(,pnej tQ disenss what act on they
would take in the event the packers
refused to rescind their
President Hays, however,
hasty steps will be taken."
decision.
said
"No
EI.SH
SPIRIT AND VISI
Fl
Club Members at Forum Today
- . Endorse Move to Have
More Light3 on Street.
In nn eloquent, forceful talk before
the' Commercial association members
p' tl'p f rt week'v forum luncheon ot
the season Rev. John H. Secor, pastor
of the Methodist chiu-ch, paid a tribute
to Pendleton and the Eastern Orezun
territory of which this place is the
metropolis. The speaker told of his
srrtval here a year ago as ' it total
Bt.niPTcr and of the prrowinir apprecia
tion he has acquired for the town and
Us peoples He expressed gratification
over the svilwlant'sl hoou'H here
OPEN
Si
the fact that Pendleton Ih a city with cu8t.ed tonight when the first meet
nAilhan mansions nnr hovels. Lrke-'l,iv nt fl.A nlltlinill seiison of the COUT1-
wise he commended the civic progress 'ty federation of commercial associa-,
and the 'bigness of this territory and!tinns will be held in the office of tho 1
tho lirendth nf vision shown by the ! p..,iii rnminereial Association. i
people. He pictured the material aod t (j r.. lurcher, president of the fed
moral advancement of the place uslerutionj said this morning that the
going hand in hand and said that the j McKay' Creek project, the county
ultimate aim of all commerce and en- booklet, the visit of the Middle' Wesl-
or'se is niimi'ii oeuermem.- juci,.,,, liomesecKers, una me quesmm v
address hy Itov. Secor was warmly ap
plauded. ',
Ir. K. A. I.'eunllen served as chair
man of the nicotine, today, heiolng,,. ctnsidenition.
ono of the coiiiinittee tu'ined to have
charge of the forum ltmclieon auruiT
."Vntember and O-tolier. The only
other speaker at the luncheon was J.
Alple'uto, of the Pioneer employment
nimrwiv who told nf the alms of his
company to make Pendleton the em
ployment center for Eastern tireeon.
i On inot'nn by Willard Bund th
ctii mein"-i'rs "ndo'sed the pro"ost
tion.of raising JBO'I tor the purpose cT
Instelltru? some streamer lights on the
streeta during the l!otind-t"p. Th
matter referred to the lioarl of
managers for action. , ' t
DOVER, N. J;. Sept. 15. U. P.)-
Several persons are reported to have
killed when' the Iiekawanni
tram was derailed between Dover and
nenville. Tho cause of the derallmepl
is not known. Two engineers were
kiiifd. according to the renort. Several
jet - tipped over. ;
TICKETS FOR ROUND-UP
REMAINING UNCALLED FOR
! MONDAY TO BE RESOLD
I'endletnn people who have
ordered tickets at the Hound-
I'p ticket office must 'claim
thrm 'before Monday or they will
l
i
again be placed in the unsold
division, according to announce
ment made this morning by
!eore Baer, business manager
for the Round-Up association,
which made this decision last
night. Many local people have
ordered tickets put. away ..but
have not yet culled for them.
The ticket office received
large mall orders both yester
day and today.
'
-DID KILLING
CHICAGO Sept 15. (A. IMjHamley this morning that he had
Harvey W. Church, the confessed slay-;. f , . Ieilow" John
ler of Bernard Daugherty and Carl ' - . , , ,,j .,,,Me.Ti -,h
....... ... ki ....idi8iiereed Wlln nim Bna eo'ted the
nunuiuit. nuivjiiiuv io ioa i niiir ii iuuuj
the district attorney's office laced
his mother for the first time since hi
arrest. He reiterated that the com
mitted the murders without -uny as
sii)tance. ";
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CHICAGO, Sept. 15. (A. P.)-
national unMy couivil is being organls-j
ed here with Edward F. Dunne, former the youth's trail. Clifford s arrest fol
govemor of Illinois at the hcaa, to lowed shortly afterward,
promote harmony among all clases, j Besides the hat, Hamiey Identified
races and religions. One of the prime his trousers, his monogrammed belt,
motives the onranizers said, was to a sh.rt and other apparel. When the
combat the Ku Klux Klan,. ,
REPRESENTATIVES TO
i:
. - ner. - . .
; " ' Chief W. Pw Taylor la of the opin-
phkW ;. "isi-tA.-' P.)-a"" thaveral otthe robber es may
,V, . .,,,. , w,
, . .,
face a gel,cral ralr0ad strike may re-
suit from the meetings In the next
week ot reureseiuauves 01 wie hhp-i
men and the Big Four Brotherhoods
to determine action regarding the
wage cut and changes of working
rules. Unofficial reports from some
of the organizations ' indicate that a
large majority favor striking.
SOHOOXFH IOTUS HCUNS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15. (A. ' house and store rooo.ng are aiso
P.) The schooner Lotus, owned in .Ing watched carefully, and the offi
San 'D eeo, was burned off Point I ' ern expect to make a cleanup within
Hucneme last night. The crew was 'a few hours which will solve several
saved by the steam schooner Hum- j perplexing problems that have been
boldt' 'troubling them for several t""th3-
GREUL1CHS BUY ROSS CARNEY'S INTEREST
IK PENDLETON MEAT COMPANY; SINGER WILL
RF SUPERINTENDENT: BERT YUAN B
VITAL QUESTIONS TO
BE DISCUSSED TONIGHT
, BY COUNTY FEDERATION
Some vital questions will be dls
good rmids will be discussed. Other
matters may be brought before the
meeting, but they are definitely slateu
T1H n,wtliii? will
be held at 8
o'clock. Secretary C. I. Parr said
that a majority of the representatives
of the various organisations have indi
cated their intention of being pres
ent. COUNTY COURT MAKES
DIVISION OF FAIR
FUNDS TO FOUR SHOWS
The money in the county s fair rutin
was d'strlbuted yesterday by act on of
the county court. According to the i
nfrreement reached, tho money is j
vlded between the emmty schools, thet
ihows In the east and west ends of the '
county and the North-west drain and
Hay Show.
The mm of $tMt was awarded to
County Supt. W. V. Green for school
fairs. The Herm'ston Hog and Dairy
.Show receives the Northwest
drain and Hay Show, $622.06, and the j
east end show, $622.07.
HARK BREAKS 1US RECOHO.
,NF.W YORK, Sept. 15. (A.' P.l
p,,l Rnih nuila hi f.Sth homer
day, breaking last year's record of 6i.Max Maximilian his bonus money,
MAY BE
$15,000
PRESS MAKE
STOLEN CLOTHES WORN
BY ALLEGED BURGLAR
Young Man Wearing Clothes
Taken From Hamiey Home
Few Days Ago is Arrested.
"Where did you get those clothes?"
Wneu an lS-year-old youth, who
uuvi h in fftmrlin Clifford, told John
vounir man to uol ce station. becise
the ciothes that Clifford was wearing
were stolen from the Humley tcsi
dence a few days since.
Conironted .tn accusations that
he had stolen the goods, Clifford is
said to have confessed to the whole
thing; and a search made by the po
lice of his rooms disclosed nearly all
lot the things that John itamk-y had
! missed from his room,
j Clifford was wear.nB Hamley's hat,
I and It was ims wn.cn caused his un
doing because Starling Llvermore, who
is employed at Hamley's, saw the
stranger in the postoffice this morn
ing and he recognised the headgear,
He telephoned to Hamiey to get on
iroom where CI fford has been stay
ing was searched, a number of silk
shirts a coat, a pair of field glasses.
(some coats, a purse and other things
were found which belonged to Hamiey.
Clifford U held in jail. He confessed
to the police that he had also been im
plicated in another job. and he admlt-
j ted under pressure that he has a pan-
ve -d to tneyo-n? eanSsver
F. M. McBnde,- 5 1 years o.u, wi:
. . ,..... r!Jt of
Bakerauthorities who have charg-
,., ,,r,urv Ps.lll8t hm. McKride
' is an old-time offender. He Is said to
have been in custody here in 1902
when Til Taylor was sheriff, and the
local police believe that theyr.have
sufficient evidence to show that Mc.
Bride haa been active in Pendleton.
Several other men who 4iave been,
ttiimioctpil nf doinz local jobs of
. Hy a deal closed today Ross, Carney
i retires from the Pendleton Meat Com
I pany after having served as secretary
of the local packing plant since its
! organization in 1911. His interests
I are taken over by, Charles Cvreullch,
Burton (ireulich and Oeorge Singer.
The Greulichs, father and son, have
been well known residents of Pendle-
ton for many years. In fact the name
of flreuliob Is almost synonomous with
the meat bus ness so far as the city of
Pendleton is concerned. Mr. bingcr
has been associated with the Greulichs
In the Umpire Meat Company for the
past year and has demonstraated that
he can cure meats equal to those turn
ed out by the bisr eastern packing con
cerns. As a matter of fact Singer had
ten years actual experience curing
meats for .wift & Company and for
Armour & Co.
H. P. Whitman, president of the
company since it was oiganixed, still
retains his interests. He will remain
ai president of the reorganized com
pany and will continue to do ull the
'mylns.- for the company.
Mr. Sinifer wMl ! manager and su
perintendent of the packing plant and
Mr. Whitman says that under Singer's
d'reet'on the plant will turn out cured
meats that when eaten will cull for
"more" and will relieve the necessity
of Pendleton people using other than
home gr(iwn Hlld home cured meats
wh(,n ,iairing R really superior article,
,,c heii,,veH ,ht in the new packing
plmit g iper ntendent they have a man
f whl.n) k,w company and the city of
Pendleton can feel Justly proud. '
SOLDIERS MAY BE DENIED
BONUS MONEY ON ACCOUNT
OF STATE COURT ACTION
OLYMPIA. Sept.. 15. U. P.)
7
'
Hundreds of Washington veterans' may
be denied bonus money and those
paid may be forced to rotund as the
to-ireault nf the auureme court denvins
RELEASED
BAIL; FREIICII
MANY COffllTS
Federal Officials May Seize
Film Actor's High Powered
Car for Transporting Drinks.
2 FIRMS ATTACH MANSION s
OF ROSCOE ARBUCKLE
One Attachment Suit is for
Unpaid Furniture and Other
One is for Decorator's Bill.
,SA NTRANCISCO, Sept. 15. (L.
P.) The grand Jury formally return
ed a charge of manslaughter against
Fatty Arbuckle before Judge Shortal.!.
Hib bail wa set at $10,000 bonds and
$50U0 cash. Arbuckle 'was not in
court.
Would Seek Seclusion -
SAN" FRANCISCO. Sept 15. (C
P.) Roavoe Arbuckle, charged wtth'
causing the yiolent death Of Virginia
Rappe ncill probably be freed today
under a $15,000 hall.- Both the grand
Jury and the coroner's jury charged
"Fatty" ' with manslaughter.- District
Attorney Brady practically decided to
prosecute the comedian, on that
charge, letting the murder charge go.
The grand Jury Indictment goes- to
Judge Shortall today, . If bailed, Ar-, '
buckle Intends to go to Los Angeles
Immediately to seek seclusion. It is,
rumored that many prominent movie
actors and actresses wilt be called to
testify to Arbuckle's previous charac
ter. It is also rumored that authorities
are pushing the investigations of th.
alleged habitual orgies ln the Holly-,
wood movie colony., ,
May Soixer 'Fatty's" Auto
Federal officials are considering
seising Arbuckle's $28,000 automobile
on suspicion that K carried the UeUor
drunk at the -fatal party. San Fran
cisco's vigilant committee appointed 1$ ,
prominent, club women to aid In the
prosecution of Arbuckle. Witnesses
are being carefully guarded to see that
no, Arbuckle money causes them to
cbanze their testimony. , Two Los
Angeles firms filed attachments
against the comedian's $100,000 man
sion, one for the decorators bills and
the other for unpaid furniture. ' , ...
Amcrk-ans too Inflammable . ,
PARIS. Sept. 1$. U. P.) The
French press is using the Arbuckle ;
case as an object lesson of the evils Of
American prohibition. Many papers '
are urging the lesson is an argument .,
for light wines and beer.
The M:di says: "Americans are too
inflammable. They drink -too tnpch
whiskey. Had Fatty drunk wine, MUs
Ranpe would be still alive.'' , ,
The Journal Des De Bats says;
"There is liquor in America after all.
The states are only dry for those who
do not "know the system." , ,
The La L'berte incredulously ex
claim; "Could that great comic one
v asfass.n?"
Attorney's Maintain Silence
SVN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15.-Lr.
P.) District Attorney Brady declared
that it is his expectation that it will be
announced definitely within the next
24 hours whether they 'would prose
cute Arbuckle for manslaughter or
murder in connection with Virginia
Rappe's death. Arbuckle's attorneys
still meet questions with eloquent sil
ence. Arbuckle Spends Restless NlRht
Arbuckle spent a restless night. He
appeared weary when he breakf.isted.
Secretary Harry Kelly, of the grand '
Jury wh'ch indicted Arbuckle for
manslaughter, received a letter, pur
ported from a relative - of Virginia
Rappe, threatening Arbuckle with
death. It was postmarked Sacramen
to. "I will shoot him down If It is
the last act of mv life," the wrUr
said. The belief here is growing that
ArbunMe- will not return to pictures,
despite his two year contract with
lasky. "He is through." un official
of the Lasky company Intimated.
Fourteen Witnesses to Testify
SAX FRANCISCO. Sept. 15.- ( I. N'.
S.) "Fatty will be home again In Los
Anseles Sunday night. They will have
to dismiss the murder charge against
him and release him on ball," said his
attorney, Frank Domlnguez.
He said at least 14 witnesses all of
whom visited the Arbuckle suite at the
St. Francis during tho wild Party that
was followed by the death ot Virginia
Rappe are ready to testify for the
defense when the case goes to trial.
Fatty Never Smiles Now
"When a number of those 14 wit
nesses are called to the stand therg
will be a sensation. They ar mighty
orom'nent people and they are not all
motion picture folks, either."
"You mark my words, when these
witnesses are called, the prosecution'
case will fall to piece."
Dominguea admitted that 7S ' per
cent of the people of San Francisco
are earalnst Arbuckle.
"Fatty" himself 1 very much fright
ened. "Scared" would be a better
word. He never smile now.
Australia liars AdnrUnemtula,
SYDNEY, Australia. Sept 15, (V.
P.) The Arbuckle scandal catnwd
the newspapers her to refu tn
cept Arbuckle film advertuMimsnt tut
their publication , , ,