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X Medford M The Weather Maximum yesterday 45 Minimum today 39 Precipitation 64 Predictions Rain. Oaily Sixteenth Tear. Weekly Flfty-Ftrat Tew. MEDFOKD, OHUGOX, TIT.SDAY, NOYEMBKli '29, mil NO. 214 ail Tribune ARBUCKLI WITNESS 4 VIRGINIA NOT AWAY DAY NAMED Mrs. Minnie Neighbors' Tes timony Refuted Warrant Issued State in Rebuttal Weakens Defense Miss Morgan's Story of Being In fluenced Denied. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29. A warrant charging Mrs. Minnie Neigh bors of Los Angeles, a defense wit ness, with perjury In her testimony in the Roscoe Arbuckle manslaughter trial was procured today from the Ijond and warrant clerk's office by District Attorney Mathey Brady. Bra dy said he would take the warrant before a superior Judge this afternoon for Issuance. Mrs. Neighbors had testified that in August, 1921, Virginia Rappe, to whose death it is alleged Arbuckle contributed, was a guest at Wheel er's Hot Springs, near Los Angeles. Brady applied for a warrant for Mrs. Neighbors alter two jierBons had testified today that Miss Rappe was elsewhere at the time specified by Mrs. (Neighbors. Mrs. Josephine Hardcbeck, house keeper for MIsb Rappe in Los Ange les, said Miss Rappe "had never been away overnight" during the time cov ered Mrs.' Neighbors' statement. Mrs. Mary Paulin, hostess at M'hceler's said Miss Rappe's name did not appear on the register and she had no recollection of having sene Miss Rappe. The prosecution expects to com plete rebuttal evidonce today In the Arbuckle case. The defense an nounced it docs not expect to intro duce any surrebuttal or answering evidence. Gavin McNab, chief defense coun sel, announced his willingness to submit the ense to the Jury without argument. The prosecution did not make known its decision in this re gard. Harry Boyle, assistant manager of the Hotel St. Francis, where Miss Rappo is alleged to have been fatal ly Injured while attending a party in Arbiickle's rooms, testified today that two of the rooms involved had not been occupied between the time they were vacated by Arbuckle and the time they were taken In charge by the police. One of the rooms Is that In which Miss Rappe is said to have been Injured. Frank Latullpo, diagram expert for the pollco department testified that he had measured the doors In the rooms Involved. E. O. Helnrich, consultatlng crim inologist was recalled as a prosecu tion witness. He said he examined with n mlcroscopo tho floor of the rooms where Miss Rappe Is said to havo been attacked. He said he found " a large amount of dust, many specimens of human hair giving no indication of sex, two women's tortoise shell hair pins, a specimen of women's hair, phono graph needles, and a white feather." Helnrich said ho found scratches on the door paneling and six of the hair Bpecimens found corresponded to the hair of Miss Rappe. . His testimony wan offered to re fute defense testimony by Miss Kate Krennan, hotel chambermaid, that the rooms had been "carefully cleaned." She suld that the doors had been dusted. Helnrich said that the finger prints remained on the doors and the prints did not show cvl dence of bavins been fully dusted over. Frank McConnell. San Francisco police detective sergeant denied de fense testimony by Miss Morgan that he had tried to Induce her not to tea tlfy. He said he had spoken to Miss Morgan regarding her testimony at the request of the district attorney Clarence Sharp, assistant manager fied at the opening of the afternoon fled atthe opening of the afternoon session that Miss Rappe stopped at the hotel for a year and a half and "appeared to be always in good physt cal condition." Dr. Victor I.aTour, Hollywood. Cal. physician, Mrs. Blanche LaTour. hi! wife. Harry Forde, Hollywood chauf feur. and Mrs. Catherine Fox. Chi' cage, all persona! acquaintances of Miss li.ippe, testified her general health was good, but Dr. I.a.Tnur said (Continued on pajo eight.) Prize Winning Fowls Stolen; Recovered With Heads Gone PORTLAND, Ore.. Nov. 29. Eighteen prize Buff Orpington chickens. Including winners of first prizes at the Pacific Inter national Livestock exposition poultry show and at the Oregon and W ashington state fairs were stolen last night from the poul ! try house of J. C. McElroy in fc this city. A patrolman arrested Frank Johnson, colored, not far from McElroy's place and charged he had found the chlck- en's in Johnson's possession in two suitcases. The chickens' heads had been severed with a safety razor blade. E STILLMAN SUIT, Register of St. Regis Hotel Is Shown to Prove Banker, ' Wife and Children Occupied Suite February, 1918 In dian Guide Was Along. POl'GHKEEPSIE, .N. Y., Nov. 29 As a defense of the paternity of Daby Guy Stlllman, the register of the St. Regis hotel in New York was Introduced today In the divorce suit of James A. Stlllman against Mrs. Anne I". Stlllman to show that Mr. and Mrs. Stlllman had a suite of rooms there for two weeks beginning February 15, 1918, nine months bo tore the birth of Guy on February 16. It was said, the register disclos ed that Fred Beauvals, part Indian guido who Mr. Stlllman alleges is Guy's father, was assigned to a room at the St. Regis, and a notation made to charge it to Mr. Stlllman s ac count. Mr. and Mrs. Stlllman. Beauvals, two of the Stlllman children and a nurse remained at the hotel two weeks, it Is understood to have been testified by Charles Nascond and Theodore Roth, employes of the St. Regis. Just beforo tho hearing began, Mis. Stlllman arrived by train and Walked to the chambers of Referee Daniel J. Gleason. Mr. Stlllman, as usual, was not Inattcndance. Several Bupocnaed witnesses were roportod ill. IloauvaiB' room wan on the fourth floor and the Stlllman suite on tho sixth floor, Nascond wns Baid to have testified. He told of Booing Mr. Stlll man enter tho apartment whero his wife was a guest, more than once, it was reported. Roth, a head waiter, testified that MrB. Stillman often dined with her mother, Mrs. James Brown Potter, but ho had never Been her with her hus band although he had noticed both of them at the hotel. When these two witnesses had been cross-examined, nn adjournment was taken until next Tuesday. AGE ON NAVIES WASHINGTON, iNov. 29. (By the Associated Press.) The French and Italian arms conference delegations, it was learned today, have had occa sion to talk with each other on the Bubject of the relative naval strength of their respective countries. The French position is that France has no objection whatever to Italy having the tame size navy as France, which It is contended should eventually be 300,000 tons of capital ships and 75, 000 tons of submarines. Kxpellrd from Mexico. AUSTIN, Texas. iNov. 29. William Buckley, president of the American association of Mexico expelled from that country, crossed the border at Laredo this morning, according to ln 'i rmatlon received by relatives and . riends here. DEFENS OPENS OVER UY ALLIED WAR M II President Orders That Any As sociaton Formed Not to Be Rival of L of N. Postpone 'Big Five' Naval Expert's Meeting Jap-U. S. Issues Not Serious. WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. (Dy the Associated Press.) The British arms conference delegation through an au thorized spokesman today took occa sion to Btato positively again that there was no Intention on the part of the British government of bringing up the subject of International in debtedness at the conference. It was said the conference was adhering strictly to the agenda so far as could be observed and tho British dele gates had no intention of asking the other delegates to extend the Jurisdic tion of the conference. WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. (By the Associated Press.) President Hnrd Ing'B suggestion for a continuing con ference of nations is expected by ad ministration officials to become the subject of formal discussion before tho present conference ends. It was indicated in official quar ters today that although the presi dent had no Intention of complicating the For Eastern and armaments ne gotiations by bringing the subject be foro the conference, be fully expected that before these questions are ou of the way there will be a serious effort for an agreement for future similar meetings. As a result of foreign comment on the president's suggestion, it waB nlBO declared by an administration spokes man that there was no intentiou that any "association of nations resulting from these conferences should be come in any way a rival of the League of Nations." Tho president's position waB said to bo that the now "association" should not have tho uttltude of "an under miniug agency" for the league. WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. (By the Associated Press.) Tho meeting to day of the "big five" naval experts, tho first general conference of the naval men scheduled for nearly a week, was poBtponed until tomorrow at the request of one of the delega tion making the request was given. Standing- on the sidelines in ( a moro favorable position for forming or a cool Judgment as to the ultl muto cutcomo of tho tllfforeucos be tween tho American and Japanese na val experts, some of the foreign doloe gates hnve. reached the conclusion that nothing has really occurred that is likely to prevent a satisfactory so lution of tho problem. Those dologates assert that the spirit which has animated all of the deliberations has been so admirable as to Insure mutual concessions and the solution of the Issues In a rea sonable way. WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.(By As sociatcd Press.) Co-Incident with the first meeting today In nearly a week of the committee of naval experts the question of a sixty or seventy per cent naval ratio for Japan had become the outstanding issue of the conference through the definite announcement by Vice Admiral Kato, chief Japanese naval expert, that Japan wants the 70 per cent Btntus. In the first authori tative announcement that Japan sought to replace the 5-5-3 ratio! basis of the American naval limitation pro- liosal, giving her a GO per cent status, with a 70 per cent ratio for her fleet, Vice Admiral Kato declared this was the minimum necessary for Japan's security. Against this definite announcement of the Japanese position the American naval experts still gave every' Indies Hon today of firm adherence to the view that 60 per cent for Japan Is the maximum naval strength that could be accepted In view of American llabll Itles and interests in the Pacific. in addition to a final agreement looked for today to gradually abolish the system of extraterritorial rights In China, under which foreign govern ments have set up their own courts there, tho Far Eastern committee ot the conference also was prepared to (Continued on Pago Ktght). a I m m. m a a a LAUNCH PLANS i FOR FORMATION OF G0LF CLUBjPLACE 53 PLAN 200 Members at Initiation Fee Plenary Session to Be Held of $100 Each Mayor, December 5 to Consider lla- Gates Appoints Committee! to Canvass Another Meet-) ing in 15 Days. i At a well attended meeting last ! night of thoso porsons Interested In! forming a Medford golf club and es tablishing first class golf grounda. after discussing the subject from nil points of view and considering va rious plans of organization, a tenta tive plan for tho latter was decided on. This plan Is for tho new club to consist of 200 members who will pay in nn initiation fee of $100 each, which will constitute a share In the property of tho club to be acquired later, and to pay annual dues of $10 each. A committee is to be appoint ed by Mayor Gates, who was chair man of the meeting, to endeavor to sign up 2 00 prospective members on these, terms, and a meeting will be held in 15 days to receive the re port. R. II. McCurdy is tho secre tary of this committee The concensus of opinion was that before making any move to acquire the land for golf linkB the club should be sure of ltsorgnuizatlon and the wherewithal to pay for and Improve the same. It Is estimated that it would take Jill of the $20,000 thus raised to buy the land and con vert It into first class Jinks. Funds for a club house would have to be raised later on, after tho grounds had been established. Only two sites for the golf grounds on which options are already held, were considered at the meeting last night, one of 80 acres, and another of C7 acres, at a cost of between $4, 000 and $0,000. Tho matter of grounds will be decided as soon as the organization plan is perfected. It is claimed that under the $200 member ship and $40 yearly dues plan, 125 persons Blgned up recently in only an afternoon s solicitation. If this another plnn does not go through plan will bo tried out. IN SCALDING VAT GRANTS PASS, Nov. 20.-Albert Borde of Jacksonville, about CO years of age, ia In a very critical condition as a result of his falling Into a vat of boiling water Sunday afternoon while helping A. Mco on Thompson creek, scald hogs, Borde had placed a rope around on..- of the hogs, and was dragging It toward tho vat, when the rope slip ped, precipitating him Into the boil ing water. About two-thirds of his body was badly burned. Dr. E. J. Billlck. who was called, again visited his patient this morning, reports that though Bordo was able to Bleep for a short time, his condition Is in no wise Improved. RELIEF TO TEUTONS PARIS, 'Nov. 2:-. (By the Asso ciated J'ress.) The French govern ment, it was made plain today. Is strongly opposed to the proposed moratorium for Germany's debts to the allies, tho movement for which Is understood here to bo gaining great Btrougth in British official cir cles. Tho French view is that Ger many Is potentially quite capable of meeting her reparation paymetns and will do so unless given encourage ment from allied sources to resist payment. Capitalize "l'nnt." SALT LA K K CITY, Nov. 29. Tho West nil ou Id capitalize tho unrest and unemployment situation by pushing reclamation plana that will provide, homen fur the fL-rmer service men and work for tho army of unemployed. Oovernor I J". Iavls of Idaho, pres ident of tho Western Ht rites Keclama tion association, declared today at the oponlntr meetlnc of tho association hcl'i here. A. BORDE HURLED F 110 - 10 - 7 val Armament No Alter ation of 5-5-3 Plan to Be Considered By Americans. WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. (l!y the Associated Press)- A plenary session of the arms conference probably will be held Monday, December 5, to con sider the question of naval armament, it was indicated today by delegation spokesmen. There was some indication that the Japanese had sought the postpone ment, although thiH was not capable of confirmation in conference circles generally.- It was known, however, in view of the statement last night by Vice Admiral Kato, chief naval ex pert of the Japanese group, that Japan still was hopeful a 10-10-7 fleet ratio would bo accepted instead of the American 5-5-11 proposal. Because of this It whs regarded that the com mittee of experts might still face con siderable discussion before a report to the conference committee itself was framed. For the American viewpoint as to American experts and oh to tho membership of the American delega tion, it was asserted that no altera tion of lite Ii-(-:l rut lei would be ac ceptable to the United States. Tho report that a tentative date has been agreed upon for the plenary ses sion was agreed upon to mean that naval experts were proceeding rapidly and satisfactorily with their work and that tho committeo on naval arma ments would be rendy to submit at least a partial report to the confer ence next week. WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. (Hy the Associated Press) Another mooting of the folic American delegates was called by Secretary Hughes for late today, presumably for discussion of naval matters. E IN TRAIN HOLD-UP SEATTLE, Nov. 29. Ben Willo ford, proprietor of a road houso at Union Mills near Olympla, Wash., was nrrested hero today on a war rant charging 1)1 in with possession of stolen goods in connection with the robbory of $150,000 in negotiable bonds and securities from a Southern Pacific train nt Sacramento, Col., last May 19. ' Tho warrant was based on a socrot Indictment returned by a federal grftnd Jury hero lust night. Willo ford's bond wan fixed at $10,000. VADFR, Wash., Nov. 29. Robbers who some llmo during last night pried open safe deposit boxes in tho Little Falls Stale bank of Vader escaped with Liberty bonds and negotiable papers to tho extent of several thou sand dollars, according to bank offic ials. Although they opened the vault, the robbers were unable to enter an Inner safe containing tho bank's cash. JURY SELECTED TO TRY LOS ANGKLKH, Nov. 2fl. A Jury to try Arthur C. Ilun-h, aroused of thr murder of J. Helton Kennedy was completed and sworn at 1 1 : 0 J this morning. It wan composed of ten women and two men. This court or dered the selection of an alternate Juror and that was taken up imme diately. Made Homeless by Fire MONTREAL, Nov. 29. Many fam ilies were made ho melon a today by fire-that doutroyed thirty flat houBes on Tenth avenue, Hosemount, a fl" urb. JAPAN AVOR RATIO War Head Discovers That Rain Drenching Good Cure for Cold WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. Sec- rotary Weeks of the war depart- meul has discovered a novel cold fr cure. Ho revealed Its discovery upon his return from New York, C where he witnessed the army- navy game Saturday. "I should not havo gone up there," he said, "becauso I had a bad cold. The rain anil eosure 4 wns not expected to help It but after getting a good drenching for 6 several hours, the cold was sud- denly and completely cured.'' I E 10 SUJJRIIISH London Press Enthusiastic About America Participating in Europe's Affair Like the Stand of Harding Tonic, Says Times Editorially LONDON, Nov. 29. (By Associated Press.) Increasing attention is given by tho London press to President Har ding's suggestion of an "association of nations" through a serlos of inter national conferences, tho conclusion of which would be obsorved under a "gentlemen's agreement" rather than by treaty. The Times In its oditorlal columns today says that Mr. Hardlngs' concep tion or tho principles underlying such an association has In Itself a "topic effoct.." Tho newspaper nddu: "lt Is heartening to know that the president, Inspired by the results of the Washington conference, Is al ready looking forward to a future from which tho possibility of active co operation by Amoilca lu tho solution of ucuto problems Ib not excluded." The Morning Post says: "Tho president's aspiration domnnils serious and respectful consideration. ' Any mothod whereby Amorica can bring to bear her vast Influence for tho restoration of civilization Is most welcome As for tho exist ing Leugito of Nations, in default of (ho adhesion of America, it is Impos sible for it to fulfill tho purpose of its existence" Tho Post, however, cxpiossos Itself as not a strong believer lu any league or association, disapproves Great Bri tain's, suspension of warship building, and says: "Tho debutes In Washington begin to bear a disquieting likeness to The Hague conferences which noarly brought disaster to Great Britain." "Interest lu and sympathy with the growing movement In America, for greater participation In world affairs" is expressed by the Dally News. E SHIPYARD GRAFT WASHINGTON, Nov. 2!). The government Is preparing to lay he fore a fodernl grand jury hero on December H the results of Its Inves tigation ill connuctlon with certain transactions between Charles AS'. Monro and the shipping board. Reports havo bono current In Washington and New York for some llmo that the government was con templating a grand Jury proceeding. Fletcher Dubyns, special assistant attorney general, attached to the shipping board, when asked regard ing the report would say no more than that tho case would be present ed. Tho roport, which bus been cur rent, hus said that others hcsldo .Mr. Morse, would bo Involved. So far there Is no confirmation of that. Italian Destroyer Sinks LONDON, Nov. 29. Tho Italian de stroyer Centrauro has gone down in the Mediterranean off tho port of Adalla. during a storm, according to a dispatch from Urlndlsl to tho Daily iMall. ARMS ALK 1 LI HAGUE EROOF A MS SELF SLAYER Lt. Col. Whittlesey, Com mander of Lost Battalion, Broods Over Agonies of Struggle Services for the Unknown Depressed Dies at Sea Won Medal. N11W YORK, Nov. 29. (By the Associated Press.)--Conflrmatlon of tho report that Lloutonnnt Colonel Charles W. Whittlesey had commit ted BUicIdo last Saturday night on his way to Havana was recolvcd today by tho Associated iPross In a wireless mesasgo from Captain Grant of the steamship Toloa. Captain Grant said that tho com mandor of tho famous "lost battal ion" had disappeared from tho ship after loaving him various instructions and that ho had seemed In a normal condition and good spirits on quitting tho Binoklng room to retire. NEW YORK, Nov. 2 9.-rSocret brooding ovor tho memories of his oxporloncoB In tho war from which ho emerged ono of America's greatest Individual heroeB was ascrlbod today by friendB and relatives pf Lieutenant-Colonel CharleB W. Whittlesey as the cause of his taking his llfo Sunday while on the way to Havana. Leaving soveral lottors, presumably explaining his, act, tho commander Of tho "Lost liuttallon" disappeared' from tho steamship Toloa, 24 hours out from Now York, ills intimate friends had no idoa ho was making an ocean voyago. : Mombors of his family and business associates wore Incredulous nt first and then recalled Incidents as indi cations that his spirit was shaken by rocurrent memories of his brothers in arms who had died bofore his eyes in France. 'The last blow, they said, more trying than tho rest, was in Wash ington a fortnight ago whori ho took part In tho funeral services for Amorlca's unknown soldier. He re turned from tho capital moro de pressed than beforo, the haunting visions clearer than ovor, bearing him down. Thero ho had mot hundreds, of former friends and had mnrkod anew tho gaps in tho ranka of tho men ho loved. "His mind stoppod," was the ex planation of Robort Forsyth Little, of the law firm of Whlto and C'aso, with which Colonel Whittlesey had been, associated for ubottt a your.' "It had till It could boar, romarkablo mind, though lt was. I don't think thero was a man in tho country who has had tho trying experiences Colonel Whittlesey has had In tho past two years. "lie was the horo who was always accessible to thoso who thought ho could help them. The disabled, the JoblesB, tho friendless, tho widows of tho war all of them wcro on his mind constantly. For tho laBt two years there has scarcely been an hour when tho grief and borrow of tho war was not brought vividly and spe cifically before him." When ho loft bis offlco Friday n.f tornoon lt was with soma cheery re mark regarding teh army-nuvy foot ball game, which ho intended to sec.. At his boarding house on east 4 1th street ho told friends ho waB going away to bo by myself to rest, when ho loft Saturday morning with a traveling bag. Colonel Whittlesey's uncle, C. I Whittlesey of New York, agrood with his nephew's legal associates, that bo had come back from Arlington with tho recollections Induced by tho , ineinoriul serives weighing heavily on bis mind. Colonel Whittlesey's name leaped Into world wldo promlnonce over night through his retort to the Gor man officer who culled on him to surrender aftor he was surrounded in tho Argonno forest. For four days and nights his command, tho first battalion, 30Stli infantry, 77lh division, had lain tinder flro, cut off from aid, without food or fresh water. AH but S7 men hud been killed or wounded. Blindfolded and undor the protec tion of a white flag, a German soldier stumbled Into tho American, strong point. - .(Continued on raga Eight). i