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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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